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THE OMAHA DAILY OsrK-DAY , AtTWTOT 10. 1890.
wires was only delayed about half an hour.
The -wind blew down the patrol box at
Eighteenth and Parn&m street * , but It was
easily restored to Its former position.
Buperlntcndcnt Tucker of th Street Hall
way company reported no Ions , except that
occasioned by the stoppage of the cars
from 5 30 until 6.20. They wcro all run
ning OD time last evening.
During the first part of the storm one of
the delivery wagons belonging to W. It.
Dennett & Co. wan at Eighteenth and Dodge
streets , when n sudden gust ot wind picked
the wagon up and turned It completely over ,
It was heavily laden at the time , and most
of the contents was thrown out on tli8
Kround , where the downcomlng v torrents
completed the wreck. The loss was about
$20 , Irrespective ot the wagon , which vvns
badly broken.
Two of the electric wired belonging to
the Thomson-Huston Electric Light com
pany fell during the storm and made thlngn
lively In their neighborhood for a few mln-
titco until the current could bo shut off ,
The breaks occurred at Tenth and Howard
Rtrcets and at Twenty-fourth and Cumlnii
itrects. No one was harmed.
PIHNCIPAb LOSSES.
Among the larger buildings damaged , the
losses principally being confined to break
age of gloss , were the I'axton building , loss
IJIOO ; the Dcllono hotel , $100 ; Arlington block ,
J50 : Boyd's theater , J50 ; Crounso block ,
near Sixteenth and Capitol avenue , 50 |
Karbach building , $76 ; Paxton hotel , $100 ;
Barrett-Johnson tailor shop , large plato
glass window , J7B ; Omaha Brewing asso
ciation , 1,000 small window glasses broken ,
loss $125.
At the old fair grounds on North Sher
man avenue a portion of the grand stand
\v unroofed and several sections of the
fences blown down.
At the Intersection of Twenty-fourth and
Spencer streets the sewer catch basin became -
came clogged and In a few moments the
wattr reached a depth ot two feet , floating
away sidewalks and the cedar block pave
ment.
The homo of President Hamilton ot tha
United Stales National bank at Twentieth
nnd Lcavenworth streets was visited by tha
storm. A large portion of the fence was
blown down , Immense boughs oT trcea were
blown off and the fine grounds were strew U
with debris.
The telephone wires on Hamilton street
nro temporarily out of service. A largo
tree between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth
Btreets was broken off by the wind and In
falling carried one ot the tall poles with It.
The street was blockaded by a mass of tim
ber and wires , which had to bo cut away before -
fore teams could pass.
No serious damage was done In the north
west part of the city. The heavy wind broke
oft large branches of trees and a number of
good slzeJ trees were broken oft near the
ground The hall storm vvns of short dura
tion. A largo percentage of the stones were
fully an Inch In diameter , but proved to beef
of snow and not especially hard. Windows
on the north side of buildings were broken
by the hall , but not to the same extent as
In the down-town district.
The Bee building was also a sufferer from
the storm. A few windows on the north
side ot the building wore knocked out and
a number of largo panes were brakon in
the upright portion ot the glass dome.
ALMOST" TUMID I.N IOWA.
LJITKC Ari-n of Tvtrltnry In the Inth
of n Sc\oro .Storm.
DES MOINES , Aug. 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) General Iowa , In n territory which
Deems to have Included an area of fifty mllca
in every direction from this city , was swept
by a terrific rain storm this evening about
8 o'clock. It came from the west , nnd to
night wires are down and railroads under
water or washed out In all directions. The
full extent of damage cannot even be es
timated } ct. The olllclal report shows that
one and one-half Inches ot rain fell In ten
minutes In this city. At other places It Is
reported even heavier. At Stuart , forty
miles west , there was a high wind , which
blow trees down and did considerable prop
erty damage , but there was no cyclone , as at
first reported. Trees were blown down
across the railroads and all wires are down.
The Coon , Skunk , Heaver , Jcs Molnes and
other rivers nro higher than for many years.
All are out of their banks , and the Cooa
and Skunk , are , In places , five miles wide ,
covering the entire bottoms. Thp Milwaukee
bridge acioss the Coon at Daw son was washed
out , and passengers will have to bo trans
ferred for several da > s. The track on this
Una Is under water for miles , and there are
numerous cerlous washouts , some ot them
ot fully halt n mile. Along the Chicago
Great Western southwest and northwest of
here conditions are oven worse A train
from Kansas City came In during the storm
that had run miles on track that was sub-
inorgod so deep that at times the water
almost put out the flrcs. The Wabash train
li" from the south came In after the storm
with a similar report.
The water has washed away an Immense
amount of grain In stacks and shocks. There
has bocn no report of. loss of life.
3I5VEHB IIAIl ] STOUM AT 1UAIU.
Much * > l'r i Tt > III Uie
Tim 11 mill C uiitr > .
BLAIR , Neb. , Aug. 15 ( Special Tele
gram , ) One of the most soveio lain and
hall storms ever known In Blair struck the
city about 5 p. m , today and lasted about
foity-flve minutes. Hall stones two Inches
in diameter fell thick and fast and a severe
wind storm came with U and blow down
trees and shook up things In general. The
cilcctrlo wlies nro down so badly that the
city U In darkness , ncpoita from the coun
try say that corn Is damaged badlj , although
It seems to bo only a strip running north
and south about seven miles Wide. How ex
tensive the damage will ba cannot be learned
at present. The railroad boys coming from
the north say that some fields ot corn around
Herman arc lying ilat on the ground. All
crooks arc running level with their banks.
Io OIIN HUH iv Ilrjiiu dull.
LYONS. Nob. , Aug 15. ( Special. ) A
Bryan club was organized hoio last oven
InR by electing Grorgo Llttlo president ; C.
r. Hoclt. secretary ; T. E. Hall , treasurer.
They selected tha 'following delegates. Con
gressional convention at Noifolk , J. J. Blx-
ler. Van Uanghart. Lovl Williams , J. A. Gar
ner , H. D. Kclley , Cph Johnson , J. D. Mabcn
C. J. Brown , Frank Hoalcy , J. J. Carey. Wil
liam II. Ilaleei , Phillip Scott. J , M. Maher
Fred Thedde , Alex Thorn. James Harvle
Horriidn Hexlno , Prcd Howe ; senatorial
Hugh Robertson , James Crulckshank , David
Scott , Andrew Ilaivoy , Charles Baker , J. A ,
Close , James Becker , J. S. S. Dull , W. II ,
Ma > srlU. O. Ber jqulst. Phillip Scott , II. I' .
Clove-land. G , C. Martin , J. J. Carey , C. J ,
Drown , Thomas Sheals , C. S. Fowler anil
William Qarri'tt. No county tlcknt was
nominated. A committed was appolntod to
confer with the democrats In regard to
county uttoinoy and n list of names waa se
lected to bo submitted to the democrats
from which a legislative tld'cl jcJAh : b
selected ,
TKCU.MSEH , Neb. , Aug. 15. ( Special Tale ,
Kram. ) Thn Bryan men ot thin city havq
finally organized themselves Into a club. A
incutlnc wait held tonight and organiza
tion perfected. Officers weio named aa
follows : Charles Graff , president ; Trail1.
Clailt , sacretaiy ; It. G , Warren , treasurer
A number of the free silver oniluialuHt
present at tht meeting dellevorud addrebses.
About forty voters wuro out tonight and
the club haa a membership of over SOO.
which Include ! ! f miners and men from towns
Jn the country.
Miirilrrt'r Coin
WATERLOO , la. , Aug. 15. ( Special Tele-
cram. ) Mort TrufBilalc , the young man who
created a sensation at Cedar Kails last win
ter In the Williams revival meeting by con
fessing the murder of William Sheldon at
l.padvllle , Cole , disappeared last night.
( earing that h was about to ba nnostei !
nnil tuKon buck to Colorado to Etand tilal
Trucsddle'8 scare vvas precipitated by a
visit of a no\vspap r iran and a
whose manner led the xelf-conftese d wui-
deror to believe ha vvn an anker from
Colorado. TrucsdMo weut armed with a re-
tolvrr end a dagger.
Shu Know "VV'urri-ii Hi
A woman who knew Warien Hatting * died
tb other day at Itugby , England , She was
> Ir Powlett , granddaujjhtor of Sir Charles
Vvheler , IUrt. , of Li-Jiulnstou lUntiuc *
Warwickshire , and was born iu 1799. Her
treat-uncle wan a member of thu supreme
council In India lalo ID tha last century , and
lil wldow'4 liouuc In Paik Lane wan a place
Iu which maiiv AnKlo-Indlana used to remit.
It wi iicru that tUo law tba treat tovernor
SEEK PROTECTION OF COURT
Union Pncifio Telegraphers Allege the Wage
Echedulo Has Been Violated ,
RELY ON THE ORDER OF JUDGE CALDWELL
Tim I I InOfllclnlN Arc Hnntllo
lr > ( In" Orili-r n { KnllMnj Trlr ; -
rniilivrn mill lli < i < rliiilni tu
Aunlnxt Itn Membcrx ,
A suit was filed In the United States cir
cuit court yesterday afternoon which la
likely to demonstrate just how great perma
nent benefits the meu on the Union Pacific
are to reap from the famous wage schedule
conference hold before Judge Caldncll In
March , 189t , When the findings In that
famous case wcro handed down Judge Cald-
wcll snld ! "If any of the men on this sjs-
tern have a grievance which the officials
refuse or neglect to redress , let them comu
to this court and they shall have a hearing
and If their complaint IB Just It will bo re
dressed , " Among the other results of this
famous conference , In fact * tha result It
was called to accomplish , was the adoption
of a wage schedule and code of rules which
wna to govern the relations of tbo men and
the receivers. Among these rules was one
which provided that no man should be dis
charged without just cause and another
vvas that the schedule of pay fixed upon
at that tlnio was not to bu altered except
by order of the court.
The meu In the telegraph branch of tha
service allege that both of these provisions
have been violated and on this the Issues
will be joined In a case which was tiled
yesterday In the United States circuit court ,
n this case J. T. Wojbrlght , L. M. Tudor ,
4. Roscnbauin and N. A. Smith , rcL'.escntlng
ho Order of Hallway Telegraphers , mom-
> ors ot the Joint Protective board ot tha
mployc-3 of the Union 1'nclflc system , appear
as plaintiffs. They assert that the order
which they represent was a party to the
learlng before Judge Caldwcll , Is bound
> y It and Ita mumbers nro entitled to any
benefits and protection accorded by that
order.
The petition recites the order entered by
Judges Caldwcll and Klner at the conclusion
of that hearing In March , 1891 , and the con
ferences leading up to It. They then pro
ceed to state that the following rates ot pay
for telegraph operators wcro fixed by that
order : Rogers , JC2 per mouth ; Bentou , $67 ;
Alda , $02 , Boone , $45 ; Ilockvllle , $45. With
out notice to the men or to the court and
In violation of that order , the petition states ,
the wages nt these stations have been re
duced as follows Rogers , to $35 per month ;
Bouton , $25 $ ; Alda , $35 ; Boouc , $25 ; Ilock
vllle. $25. They petition the court that tha
wages of the men bo restored to the amount
named In the schedule and the difference
between that and the amount they have re
ceived since the reduction bo paid to them.
CHARGES DISCRIMINATION.
By far the most Important portion of the
petition Is contained In the next paragraph.
In It the petitioners allege that the manag
ing olllclals of the company arc hostile to
prganlzed labor and particularly to the Order
ot Hallway Telegraphers , and that a sjs-
tomntlc effort hag been made to weed out
the leaders In the order by summarily dis
charging them without cause. Among these
are cited F. E. Gllllland and F. R , Ores-
back. Gllllland was formerly agent of the
company at Papllllon and vvas discharged
without just cause , the petition alleges , on
May 12,1836. On the 6th of the same month
Dresback , who was employed at Bitter
Creek , Wyo , was also discharged , it Is al
Icged , without just cause.
The petition goes on to relate that the
olllclals of the company discriminate against
old and faithful employes of the company
who are members of the order In favor cf
young nud Inexperienced men who aio not
It Is further alleged that the officials are
seeking to disintegrate the order by thicuts
and hints at discharging Its members , and
thus Induce the men -to. keep quiet tn re
gard to grievances and to cease from en
deavoring to Induce now men to join the
order. Thej are subjected , they allege , tea
a scries of petty annoyances and little acts
of tyranny which they petition the court
to have stopped. The statement Is made
that the general manager of the road Is
openly hostile to F. H. Gllllland , who at
the time of the hearing before the court
was the representative of the telegraphers.
The petitioners pray the court to enforce
the schedule decreed by the court and to
also Investigate the claim ot the two men
discharged , that their dismissal was without
Just cause , and to grant them such relief
as equity demands , and fuithur that the dis
criminations and petty annoyances of the
men shall cease.
The telegraphers have another grievance
which will bo brought to the attention of
the court In a petition which will be died
Monday. It has been the custom ou the
Union Pacific for a long time to deduct
from the pay of each man on the system tha
sum of 40 cents per month for the maliito
nanco of hospitals on the system In the
first place the telegraphers allege that they
receive no benefit from the hospitals exccpl
In case of the very few who reside at th
places whore they are maintained , as they
are not subject to Injmlcs , as are other
employes of the company , and when they
are taken sick they are generally so far re
moved from the hospitals that It Is Impos
sible to reach them. They also complain
that they arc not given any accounting o ]
the expenditure of the money collected for
this purpose from tbo men , which they allege
lego amounts to about $100,000 per year ,
and that It they must pay they are entitled
to know what becomes of the money. They
will also allege tn thu petition that at tha
present thno the Union Pacific Joes nol
maintain any hospitals , simply having thu
use of a small number of cots In hospitals
conducted by private parties or associations
and that the expense attached thereto U
not sufficient to warrant the collection 01
the amount of money that Is nt present
taken fiom the employes.
DU.VM3V.S UOOMEKS UMJKIl AIIHKST.
AVI It HP ClmrKoil with ( lie Ci-lnic of
FnrKuo.
A man and a woman , who were arrested
Friday night on a description received from
Council IIIufTs , have pioved to bo parties
who are badly wanted. When locked up
they gave tha names John and Mary Doe ,
hut their real names are Mr. and Mrs. Jarnus
Hoag. Hong alleges to have been at one
time a Chicago attorno ) .
Thn Council Bluffs authorities want these
people for stealing a number of articles of
clothing from William G , Denney ot that
city. They boarded at Denney'a bouse and
departed a few days ago wlillo the Denney
family nas away tiom home , A portion of
the stolen property vvas found In their pos
session. The two , however , will not betaken
taken bacK to Council Bluffs , because thuy
will be prosecuted hero on a charge of
forgeiy. After coming to the city they en
gaged rooms ) at tlio house at Thomas R.
Pelloy , 1112 South Eleventh street. In pay
ment they gave Pelloy a worthless $20
check and received $5 In change. Policy
has positively Ideutlllcd tlioin and a com
plaint charging foigeo has btca filed against
them.
oi'usf noon ; ons OUT or JIIISI.MSS.
IiiHtltiiUnu In llunlilr to Iliiulilutn ItM
Inilc-titriliir * * ,
The doors ot the Open Door will be closed
on September 1. Piactlcally tha Institution
Is closed now. Lack of funds and no pros
pect for Immedlatn aid sufficient to liquidate
Its Indebtedness ar responsible far this ac
tion. The Opou Door , which has looked after
and cared for unfortunate women , was eight
years old > esterday. It Is located at 2015
Plnkney street , U U said that the board
of the Women's Christian Temperance union ,
which hac had charge ot the institution's
affairs for the past three yearn , la in arrears
to Mia. G. W. Clark , superintendent of the
Opan Door , to th extent of $2.910. The
work haa bean carried on by subscriptions
and In the past tnvr > ears them have ceased
to come In with the regularity nict-ssary to
the success of the Institution ,
Mrs. Clark , who haa acted as matron and
nurse durluK the life of the Open Iloor , has
hauded tn the followlug icport of her eight
'
> far 'work :
"From Aucust IS. 1SSS. to August 15 ,
Thn Rlrls sheltered , 1 008 , died at the home ,
3 ; married at the home , 10 , married after
caving the home , 34 , babies born , 306 :
liables left at the homo , on the doorstop or
n the yard , 6 ; sent to tbo homo by the city
'rom the police station , 9 , kept by their
mothers , "G ; adopted by other persons , 205 ;
still born , 12 , prematurely born , 14 ; died at
he home , IS ! died after leaving the home ,
24 ; children fiom 2 to 8 years old tent by
ho city to tha home , 13 ; girls nnd babies
cared for , 1.311. "
AUTHOR OP "SWIIHT 1IV.VMI1V. . "
Jlmr the 1'ninoiin Solid Clinic ti > llo
Written.
An Item appeared in a recent Issue of
The Bee rcgardlni ; the author of the fa
mous song , "The Sweet By-and-By , "
coupled with a story purporting to glvo
the history of Ita origin. Mr. F. C. Squires
of this city , a friend of the author , Mr. S.
rillmoro Bennett , sent the clipping to hla
liome at Plalnfleld , Ind , and received In
reply the following statement signed by
Mr. Bennett :
The prcsi has given and Is giving so
many versions of the story of the origin ot
the "Sweet By-and-By , " many of them or-
loncous , ( hat I feel Impelled to give Its
true history to the world through > our
columns.
In Eomo of tha accounts mentioned cur
rency is given to the shameful story that
Mr Webster was drunk when ho wrote the
inmlc and olio excerpt sent me from Massa
chusetts has It that wo vvero both drunk ,
It pains mo to mention this matter , and to
any reasonable person the history of the
origin ot thu hymn hero given should bo
sufficient answer to the charge. But I ant
thankful that I live to do Justice to the
man I loved one of the noblest men that
over lived , one of the Quest and purest
natures I ever met. And hero I put on
record for this and future generations the
solemn and earnest assertions that the
charge ot being drunk Is a false and shame
ful slander upon the memory of the noble
dead. And wore the report true , would It
not have been more generous In the public
press to have thrown the mantle ot mercy
over the dead master's memory by re
maining silent ?
Again , Mr. Webster and myself nro
claimed to bo "atheists" nud "Infidels" by
Gomo of the papers sent me. While 1 claim
that every man's religion Is something sa
cred to his own soul , and something no
other man has a right to personally question ,
I feel compelled to say that the hope and
the longing of every Immortal soul , as ex
pressed In the "Sweet By-and-Uy , " was not
to us a "painted lie , " but the firm convic
tion and faith of both ot us , * and to both
Creation would have seemed a farce unless
associated with a belief In a Supreme Being
of Infinite love and an Immortal existence
for man bojond the grave
In the jear 1SC1 I became a resident of
the vtllaKc ot niKhorn. WIs. , the home of
the composer , J. P. Webster , and shortly
after became associated with him In the
production of sheet music ( songs ) ami other
musical works. In the summer or fall of
the year 1SG7 we commenced work on "The
Signet Ring ; a New Sabbath School Book , "
afterwards published by Messrs L > on &
Healey , Chicago. Tlio "Sweet By-and-By"
was ono of the "songs written for the work.
Mr. Webster , like many musicians , vvas
of an exceedingly nervous and sensitive na
ture and subject to periods of depression.
In which ho looked upon the dark side of
all things In life. I had learned his pecu
liarities so well that on meeting him I could
tell at a clanco If ha was In one ot his
melancholy moods , and had found that I
could rouse him from them by giving him anew
now song or hymn to work on. On such
an occasion ho came Into my place of busi
ness and walked down to the steve and
turned his back to mo without speaking. I
was at my desk writing. Presently I turned
to him and said :
"Webster , what Is the matter now ? "
"It Is no matter , " ho replied ; "It will be
all right by and by. "
The Idea ot the hymn came to mo like a
flash of sunlight and r replied : "Tho sweet
by nnd by ! Why would not that make a
good hymn ? "
"May be It would , " said ho Indifferently.
Turning to the desk I penned the follow
ing words as fast as I could write :
SWEET BY-AND-BY.
There's a land that Is fairer than day.
And by faith wo can see It nfiii.
For the Father walti over tlio way.
To prepare us a. dwelling place there.
In the iwcet by-and-by.
Wo shall meet on that beautiful shore-
In the sweet -und-by. .
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
Wo shall sing on that beautiful shore ,
The melodious songs of the blest.
And our spirits shall sorrow no more
Not a Blgh for the blessing of rostl
Chorus.
AVe will offer the tribute of praise ,
For the glorious gift of Ills love ,
And the blessings that hallow our days.
Chorus.
In tha meantime two friends , N. II. Cars-
well and S E. Blight , had come In , and I
handed the hymn to Mr. Webster. As he
read It his eye kindled and his whole demeanor
meaner changed. Stepping to the desk , he
began writing the notes In a moment ,
Presently ho requested Mr. Bright to- hand
him his violin and played the melody. In
a few moments more ho had the notes for
the four parts of the chorus Jotted down.
I think It vvas not over thirty minutes from
the time I took my pen to write the words
before the two gentlemen before named ,
myself and Mr. Webster were singing the
hymn in the same form In which it after
ward appeared In the "Signet Ring. " Whllo
singing it Mr. R. R. Crosby came In , and
after listening aivhllo with tears In
his eyes uttered the prediction : "That
hymn Is Immortal. " I think It was sung
In public shortly after , for within two weeka
children on the streets were singing It.
The "Sweet By-and-By" was published In
the "Signet Ring" In 18G8. Tlio publishers
ot the book , Messrs. Lyon & Healey , Chicago
cage , heralded Its advent by distributing n
very large number of circulars , upon which
selections from the work were printed ,
among them the "Sweet By-and-By. " These
circulars first brought the hymn to the
notlco ot the public and created the prin
cipal demand for the book. Sometime to
ward the close of the year 18G8 , I think , the
hymn was first published In sheet music
form , first by Messrs. Lyon & Healey. Its.
publication passed from their hands to O.
Ditson & Co. Boston. It is now published
In numerous collections of yocal music In
America , and , as a newspaper account Bayti :
"It Is translated into various foreign lan
guages and sung In every land under tha
sun. "
Webster , Crosby and Cars well are now
dead , uud S. E. Bright of Fort Atkinson ,
WU , and myself are the only remaining
living vvltnessca to the birth of the "Sweet
Bj-and-By , "
HIGH mVI.VO IS M > T"l llOriT.VIll4l5.
I'lirlln In u Local Show
( Iu Into Court.
Judge Koysor Issued an order yester
day morning restraining a number
of claimants from attaching the
goods and chattels of the high
diviner combination which lias been exhibit-
Inn at a local bicycle park during the past
week. The plaintiff Is John Bradford , who
alleges that ho Is the owner of tha show
and that ho contracted with one George B.
Nichols to bring his combination to Omaha
and exhibit it for two weeks for the sum of
$000.On
On the other hand , Bradford alleges that
Nichols agreed to provide a suitable place
for the exhibition , provide the necessary fa
cilities and do the necessary advertising.
The plaintiff says bu brought his aggrega
tion to the city and found that the fittings
had been provided , but discovered , a few
days ago , that Nichols had not paid any of
the bills for work and material , and "that
the several claimants were about to levy
upon tha paraphernalia of the plaintiff on
the ground that the obligations had been
Incurred Iu bis name and that ho was about
to leave the city with all his belongings.
Thesa claims , according to the petition , ag
gregate $340 and Include bills for bill post-
lug , constructing a tank for water , supply
ing tha water , constructing the tower and
other Incidentals.
Judge Kevsor set the case for hearing
next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock before
Judge Powell , and In tha meantime tha de
fendants are restrained from attaching or
luteiCoring with the property of the plaintiff ,
12uroj > e' * A u lit It" .
The queen ot Denmark , who , although 78
yeara of age , U still pretty and retains her
vivacity , affirms that she Is auut to all of
Europe * to which ha la not grandmother ,
FAIL TO mil A CANDIDATE
Congressional Corjfcrenco of Silvcritea Hold
To Pnrposo ,
POSSESSED $ AUTHORITY TO NOMINATE
After nn Afternoon Siienl lt Sppech-
iiinUliifr IHv Ht > flNloit Aiipolnlcil u
CoiiiniltijV in Confer with.
the ( Viirlotin 1'iirllei * .
'
t
About 100 frca slhcrltca , representing all
tha political parties , met at Crelghton hall
yesterday afternoon to consider the con
gressional situation. Some delegates called
It a convention , others a confarjnce , butte
to a disinterested observer it resembled
nothing so closely as ono of the curbitone
debates , vvhhh may be encountered on the
strict an > hour of the diy. The Ratlurlns
wan In ccsMon for over two hours , but If It
accomplished anything It was not visible
to the naked cje. U afforded a lot of poli
ticians , who have not had an opportunity
to nay much In the regular party conven
tions for sonic time past , a chance to un
burden themselves , and theie tlio apparent
utility ot the proceedings ended It was
ostensibly called to draw the various free
silver elements Into harmony , but the pro
ceedings only served to Indicate that tha
vailous delegates had not changed their
temperaments &luce they seceded from the
old parties They wanted their own way
or nothing There were a lot of delegates
who wanted to nominate a congressman
right there , but they were outnumbered , and
the only result of the meeting was the ap
pointment of n conference committee to act
with the congressional committees of the
regular psrty organbntlnns
Judges Gregory called the convention to
order and Introduced John H. Camel on of
Washington county as temporary chairman.
W. It O'Shoughncssy of Douglas nnd W. H.
Patrick of Sarpy wcro named as temporary
seerelarles
On motion of J. I ) Kenney of Omaha HID
list nf names as selected by the committee
vvas made the accredited list of dclcK-ites.
The committee on permanent organlratlon
vvas composed of J E. lllley , Dr. J J. Savlllo
and A. A. Perry ot Douglas ; S E Kent and
C 11. Sprnnuo of Washington , nnd S. O.
Salisbury and Ainos Gates of Snrpy. After
a short conference the committee recom
mended Judcp B. H Duffle for permanent
chairman. The secretaries previously named
were continued with the addition ot Olln
Athan.
Judge Dump accepted the chair In a short
speech , In which he urged the Importance
of the occasion and asked that all discord
ant elements should work together.
BV WHAT AUTHORITY.
Samuel P. I-rlgUam of South Oraha wnntel
to know what they were there for and how
they came there. He said that no meeting
of populists had been held at South Omaha
to select delegates' to a congressional con
vention , , and he did not understand that
he , or any other delegate , had a right to
represent the populist voters of South Omaha
on this occasion. The call was read a second
end time for Mr. Drlgham's Information , and
J. D. Kenney statedi that the committee had
made a mistake -In presuming that this con
vention had ally right to nominate a can
didate for cougrcss. They could only rec
ommend a man to the regular parties for
nomination.
Mr. Brlgham arraigned the committee for
acting withoutconsulting , the South Omaha
populists and G. M. Hitchcock , and moved
to bridge the gap by offering a resolution
which stated that the cause of sliver would
bo best served by not attempting to dictate
the nomlnatlofi to huy of the regular con
ventions. He spoke , at some length In sup
port of the resojutlon , and urged that abso
lute harmony \vas essential If they expected
to beat Mercer. If they should endeavor to
fiomlnate a candidate they would lay them
selves open to the charge of endeavoring to
usurp the functions of two of the great po
litical parties. He recommended that this
confeienco name a date oh which commit
tees representing the democrats , free silver
republicans and popullsta should get to
gether and select a candidate on whom all
elements could unite.
E E. Thomas said that he was Informed
that the democratic congressional commit
tee was composed of gold men and would
refuse to co-operate with the free silver
people , as suggested.
Ed P. Smith of Douglas and Langdon of
Sarpy supported the resolution. Mr. Smith
mentioned the candidacies of C. J. Smyth
and Judge Duffle , but declared that this
conference had no right to declare who the
democrats of Douglas county should sup
port. It was one thing to force conven
tions to endorse candidates and another to
force the people to endorse them nt the
polls.
J. E. Rlley offered a substitute , which
provided that this conference should select
three men , whoso names should bo recom
mended to the regular paity conventions
Chairman H. C. Miller ot the demociatlc
county central committee urged In behalf
of Tils committee that the substitute should
be voted down and the original resolution
adopted.
Mr. niley withdrew his substitute In tho.
Interest of harmony.
DEMANDED A NOMINATION.
George E. Gibson made a long speech , In
which ho demanded In behalf of the sliver
republicans that a candidate should be nom
inated right there , Ho declared that If It
vvas left to the populist and democratic
conventions they would find themselves "In
the soup. "
"Who Is your man ? " yelled a delegate ,
but Gibson vvas not affording any Informa
tion on that point.
J. B. Kitchen improved the opportunity to
explain how the democrats had packed tha
congressional convention two jears ago and
nominated a gold bug , but did not state
that W. J. Bryan had supported that candi
date.
All this was only nrnllrnlnary to a pro
tracted discussion. In which the Interests ,
of men who wanted their candidacy boosted
up a notch clashed with the opinions ot
the more conservative clement , There were
speeches and then more speeches until every
one was tired but the orators.
Finally Judge Ambrose was admitted to
the floor to offer an amendment tp Mr.
Hitchcock's resolution. It provided that a
committee of five bo appointed to select
a conference committee of twenty-live to
meet the representatives of the different
parties. Mr. Hitchcock stated that ho had
a lesolutlon of his own on that line , the
only dlfferoncuj' being that he favored a
committee ot jjlrto as less umvelldy and
more effective * ' Jjuflgo Ambrose withdrew
his amendmeuJ'dnd.tho ( resolutions an pre
sented by Mr. Httchpock wcro adopted. Tim
conference commlUeo was constituted
as follows : illoilitlaa county , G , M.
Hitchcock , n. " . V. Williams , John
Jeffcoat ; Was"hlml0n | county , Bminett
Bolt. John , vHj/ ! Cameron , C. B
Sprague ; Sarpy'jcounty , A , E. Langdon , S. O.
Salisbury , Charles Nownes. The commtttco
authorized IjO'rpcall tha conference
was ! or
ganization In wo , pioy failed to effect a
union of forces-1 n
Judge GregoiyMsnggested that he vvas
out $6 which 116' ' hart paid for the hall and
after taking a Jebljfctlon to reimburse' him
tha convention ofl , finference or caucus ad-
journcd.
SOUND SIONHV J1H5MOOUATS MR 1ST.
Cull iMNiivil for'it" GiilherliiK- Thin
OH > .
Hon. Kuclld iVartln , chairman ot the
sound money democratic state central com
mittee , sent out a rail Friday night for a
meeting ot tlio committee to bo held at the
Mlllard hotel In this city August 20. The
meeting Is called for the purpose of con
sulting regarding the sending of a delega
tion from Nebraska to the convention of
the national democratic party to ba lield
at Indianapolis September 2.
It is Intimated by those who are posted
that th central committee will probably
select tha delegation to the national con
vention and not call a convention for that
purpose , the Intervening time being too
abort.
There Is a division ot sentiment among
the sound money democrats as to the ex
pediency of putting a tbird ticket In the
field. The sentiment Is growing that the
old line Bound money democrats In the
lUte are li log rapidly weaned from tlie
Idea of supporting Drjun because he Is pos
ing AS a democrat , regardless ot the fact
( hat they arc opposed to the platform adopted
at Chicago. H has been practically decided ,
however , to send a delegation to the Indian
apolis convention and let the sequence ot
Its events decide what shall be done In Ne
braska ,
DEMOCRATS C.M.M2I ) TOCir.Tlir.ll.
Monster C < in\ out Inn Cnllril to 31trt
nt St. l.otiln Sciitcmlicr JH ) .
WASHINGTON , AUK. 15 The officers of
the National Association nf Democratic
Clubs have begun the work of preparation
for the St. Louis convention September 3D.
A letter from Chairman Jones to President
Black , urging Immediate and energetic at
tention to this work by the officers of the
national association and of all associated
clubs , has been received here , together with
a draft ot the call for the convention from
Mr. Black , at his home In Pennsylvania.
The letter indicates n purpose to have a
thorough popular organization throughout
the country. Chairman Jones' letter to
President lllack Is as follows :
WAS1IINUTON- O. . Aus. 7. rai-Hon.
riiuuincy 1 * iilnck , President National As
sociation nt Democratic Clubs Sly Dear
Sir In view of the Brent services ren
dered to the democratic party In the past
by tlio oruunlzntlon of which > oil nro presi
dent , I taku the liberty of writing vou to
urge tint you push the orgnnliMtlnn of
clubs with nil possible energy In nil the
stall's of the union If you can have clubs
oiK'inl/ed ' In every township nnd "cliool
district In the country and In uvory ward
In tlio titles nnd towns you will , In my
opinion , accomplish great results for the
democratic prtvPlease nlvi > Immediate
attention to this most Important matter
nnd urge upon ) our stnto nnd county or-
Knntrntlons In nil sections of the union the
necessity for prompt nnd energetic action ,
Hoping to hear from you favorably , 1 am ,
very truly jours , JAMES K. JONKS ,
OhAlrmnn National Committee.
President Black called the second quad
rennial convention of democratic clubs to
meet at St. Louis at noon Wednesday ,
September 30. Cach democratic club league
or democratic society on the roll of the
national association -will ! 'be entitled to
one delegate for each hundred members
In good stanclng , but no club or society
will bo entitled to more' than flvu dele
gates. Wherever the clubs or societies of
any state or territory , Including the Dis
trict of Columbia , no less than ten In num
ber , have formed state , teiiltorlal or dis
trict associations , or shall hereafter ha\c
dona so , such association will bo entitled to
eleven delegatcs-at-large.
The call Is addrcbsed to all popular or
ganizations under any uamo which support
Uiyan i.nd Sow all or fusion tickets In be
half of the democratic candidate for the
presidency , and which may seek enroll
ment with the association for the purpose
of Intelligent and general co-operation In
the pending campaign.
I'll may be announced , " said the call ,
"from Information received at the head
quarters , that the present campaign will In
a large measure bo a campaign of clubs , and
that the approaching convention to bo held
in the heart of the controlling states will
be one of the greatest political assemblages
In the history of the world It will show
the power of the ppoole in their home or
ganizations and demonstrate In advance the
ov01 whelming triumph of their cause , de
spite the mighty Interests openly syndi
cated upon the other side to crush and de
stioy It. Organized Bryan clubs of every
name and dc.sciiptlon are cordially Invited
to oicort their delegates to the city and
convention ball , whore ample accommoda
tions.for such bodies will be reserved out
side the seats occupied by the delegates
Parades , mass meetings and entertainments
will bo under the management and control
of the St. Louis committee in co-operation
with the executive committee of this as
sociation. "
1UAGO RKTb T1IK II I3AI ) < lUAllTiilh
Democratic Ciiniiiilirn | to lie Mnnncx-il
f i 0111 llic AVi-Nl.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 15 Senator Jones ,
chairman of the democratic national com
mittee , airlyed In Washington today. He
went at once to the headquarters of the
democratic congressional campaign commit
tee and was busy nil forenoon with corre
spondence and telegrams , besides seeing the
moro prominent arrivals In the city. He
was not ready to announce the executive
committee or to state what decision had
been reached regarding national headquar
ters
It is known , however , that the dotcimln-
tlon has been reached to locate- head
quarters at Chicago. There will bo main
tained In Washington a branch head
quarters working In connection with the
national campaign committee , which will at
tend to the sending out of all campaign
literature and will work also In connection
with such other campaign committees as
may be established here and are Interested
In the success of Mi. Bryan The pressure
from the west to have the headquarters In
Chicago has been more than the committee
nnd campaign managers could w Ithstand. It
has been pointed out that the republican
headquarters are practically In Chicago and
that the hard fighting1 during the campaign
will be In the west.
It Is presumed that Senator Jones will
announce the decision of the committee In
regard to the headquarters and the appoint
ment of the executive committee later in
the day.
Senator Jones at 4 o'clock this afternoon
made the following statement : "The head
quarters ot the national democratic com-
mlttco will be established at Chicago , with
a branch In Washington city. A part of
the campaign committee sufllclent to con
duct the business of the campaign tor tha
present has been appointed. The gentlemen
elected no far nro Mr. John I ) . McLean ,
Ohio ; D. G. Canipau. Michigan ; J. D. John
son , Kansas ; Clark How ell , Georgia ; Bradley
Smalley , Vermont ; Mr. Gahan , Illinois. J.
L Norrts has also been selected as assist
ant treasurer of the national committee to
ba located at Washington. Other appoint
ments will be made as occasion requires
The executive committee will be appointed
later. Mr. Gorman v/as requested to ac
cept a place on the campaign committee.
Jio declined because of the selection ot
Chicago , as bo could not very well go so
far from his oun state. Ho will bo a mem
ber of the national committee engaged ac
tively In the campaign , especially In his
own and neighboring states. "
Third Wnril Ilrjmi Club.
Quito a number of Third ward people
met at Knights of Labor hall last evening for
the purpose of forming a Bryan silver club ,
B. Stoddard was elected temporary chairman
with M. Nelson as secretary. Nothing
definite was done toward forming an organ
ization last night except to elect a committed
composed of Tom Swift , J. A , Norton , W.
H. Church , F. Larsen and Dap Klnnoy with
power to look over the field and see If such
a move should bo necessary. They were
ordered to report at the next meeting which
will bo held on the call of the chaliman.
Short speeches on the silver question wcro
made by J. J , Points , C. A. Mayo and Lewis
I bin a. .
Union Count } ll
CRBSTON , la. , Aug. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Union county republicans at tholr
convention today nominated the following
county ticket , all present Incumbents : L
J. Camp , county attoiriey ; J , B. Cherry ,
auditor ; C. N , Mayer , recorder ; H. A ,
Hogaboom , clerk. Congressman Hepburn
then addressed the convention at leangtb.
M3W.H TOR TUB AIIMV.
Cluinnre In ilie Huuriilnr Service nn
Hcci-iitlr Aiiiioiutctril.
WASHINGTON , Aug. H. ( Special Tele-
grain ) The following transfers have been
ordered : Ninth Infantry , First Lieutenant
Frank L Uoods. from company A to I ; 1'lrst
Lieutenant John M. Slgworth , company I to
company A. Fifth cavalry , Sicoty * Lieu
tenant Powell Clayton , Jr. , troop C to M ;
Suond Lieutenant Eugene P. Jervey , Jr. .
troop M to C.
Captain James S. Jlogers Twentieth In
fantry , has been ordered to the cavalry and
Infantry school at Fort Leaveuvvorth for
duty ,
Leaves ot absence : Flut Lieutenant
Hugh J. Gallagher , Fourth cavalry , two
months ; Captain Henry P. Klngjbury. Sixth
cavalry , thirty-seven days ; Major Henry Mc-
Blderry , eurgeon , extended , two mouths :
Post Chaplain William 11. Scott , extended
one month on account ot disability : First
Lieutenant Samuel 0. Stur&li , Fourth artil
lery , extended one month.
t i * \irveuuu
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
As to the Admirable System of Drs. Copclniid
Shepard is Rapidly and Favorably Increasing ,
Everybody Knows Sotnothlna of Wlmt They nro Doing for * Chronlo
Invalids. But to Those Who D3lro to Investigate Fully n
Trlol Treatment Will b Olvan Froa of Chnrjo.
t > ra. Copclnnd and Shepnrd can do some-
thlrlg more than ccoiio > nlo the euro of nlrk.
nois l > providing expert trctlnnt nt Mio
nitc of $3 00 a month , medicines lUcKiM-il.
A Krent dlfllcully with innny sufferers HM
In their Indecision Lack of means , joined
to Inch of Information us to what course to
pursue , nt to what Bi > eclallst to consult
nnil trust , results too often In u listless
postponement of nil treatment whatever.
To meet this too frequent condition of piti
ful Indecision and to solve n conundrum
thnt distracts too many Invalids , Urs Copeland -
land and Shepnrd have announced the plnn
of trial treatment free to nil applicants on
their first visit. Instead of leaving tlio
patient either to perish "for want of n good
doctor , " or to experiment helplessly and
blindly at his own expense It enables him ,
before paying out a dollar , to know just
what he Is paling for. It Is n mere mat
ter of honesty toward the pitlent , and ,
whllo the plan Is awakening considerable
public Interest because now , unique and
exceptional In medical practice. It Is really
the plan to be pursued by every specialist
whoh has the welfare of his patients hon
estly and truly nt heart.
IN A MirSHELL.
Krluf statement fiom an Onmlm luvv-
yer. A honm t'inltit > einciit that tolls
much.
OMAItA , Neb. Aucust llth , 1K-W
Slnco the 15th of Juno ult. , l > r. Shcpird
tins treated mo for chronic uitarrh , which
hud .itlllcted my nose , thioat and ccncrnl
system the past live jc.us. I consider the
results marvelous , as I am not now
troubled In the least , and T believe a per
manent cmo lias been effected
HEIUUCItT S CHANK.
Attorney nt Lxw ,
917 New York Life Hulldlnjr.
HAY VKVmt.
K cry one who IH ntiltjrct tit IIY
Fl.VHIl iliirliifr AiiKtiHt anil Mrptcm-
IIIT Nlioiilil ! > ( : Iii irriitnieiit IIIMV. Tlie
rciMlrrrlK'r of thin mum ) liiu : nnil dls-
trcHNlnir innliul ) can limn lie prc-
% on ted.
HAY i-nvnu.
Ait I n Hunker tin < li CnptOnnil
TriMitiuoiit of ( In * Muliul * .
Mr. Trederlck Finn of HadclllTe , Iowa ,
and well known as local manager of the
Iowa Savings and Loan association , has
thlH to nay of the Copeland treatment of
h ly fever :
"UeKiinlliiK the celebrated Copol.tnd
tioativuMit for liny fover. I am able to
testify to Its absolute cllle.u'v fiom my
own iiuiMinsil expedience. I had boi'ii
snttVrhiK the usual toi incuts of the
malady and found It iinno lbp ! to Hot
leliL-f. The slopping up of tliu nosu
and Its constant Itching and miming ,
the dull , heavy pains actoss the fiont
of the head , the weak , vv.tt cry and
smartinj ; eyes , the soie and aching
joints , the routing and btu/int ; in tlio
ears and the violent coiiKliiiiK and
sneiv-ing seemed an alillctlon sent mo
for life. Hut tlie Copeland tie.itment
acted IlUe < i cliaim. I K t well almost
before I could realize it. "
AM , AIIOUT IT.
.V NolimsUix Lntl > DrKcrllioH the Iro-
v-i-sH f Treatment 1 Mull.
Sirs M. l > . Pool , Wafo.ish , Neb , long an
Inv.illd from disease of the stomach , blood
, ind skin , haa rctently been trying the
HE DIED FROM THE DRUGGING
Morphine Poisoning Caused the Death of W.
P , Eystcr at Lincoln.
ROBBERY WAS PROBABLY THE MOTIVE
Uetid .11 nii Hnil Alonex anil llnil H
on 11 > | > r < - - -\vlth Clill HIIKI- > ,
Who IH Uinlei-
AircNt.
LINCOLN , Aug. 15. ( Special. ) This
afternoon at 1 o'clock doctors performed
an autopsy on the body of W. F. Kyster
of Chambeisburg , Pa , who was found dying
last night from tha effects of foul pla > .
They are convinced that morphine poison
ing caused death , although there wcro con
tusions on the scalp that might have been
atal. This morning a coioncr's Jury was
summoned to sit upon the case , but did not
view the body , and the evidence will not
probably bo adduced before Monday. There
Is not the least question that Ejstor waa
robbed ind but little doubt that he was
fiist fatally drugged for that purpose. It
Is not believed that muider was intended ,
but that the lobber meant simply to drug
the man in older to get his money anaj
from him. Cliff Hagoy , who was around
with E > stcr during the afternoon of jcs-
tnrday , was ai rested this afternoon at Val-
painlso and brought back to Lincoln. Stis-
plrion seems to point strongly to him , al
though a friend of Hagu > 's , Tred Vance ,
was last night aricstcd and held at thu
station. Hagej'B wife resides at Valparaiso
raise with her father , nnd the officers made
a thorough search of the fatliur-ln-luw's
place , but without HUCcesR , hut nfteiward
found Haguy concealed in a brush heap
near the railroad track , not far from the
house. Hagoy explains by saying that ho
had gone to Valparaiso to HCO his wife ,
having taken a freight up there last nlsbt.
When ho lead In a Lincoln papei that hu
\vas suspected of luvlug canned Cyster'a
death ho became scared and changed his
mind. He had Intended to como back to
Lincoln today , but concluded ho would go
to some place where he would bo aafo un
til It blow over. Ho denies having had
anything to do with the man's de-ath.
An Inc deut occurred at a saloon at Ninth
and O streets which may throw Borne Unlit
on the subsequent details of the case. Thin
was jestcrday. . Kystoi4 and Hugny had
stopped In there to get a drink. Hagey told
Est r that ho would give him his address
so that no might write to him. Kyster
handed the young man his largo pocketbook -
book , which had aorao sheets of paper In
It , and Hagoy wrote something therein A
few moments later IJyster opened tlie pocketbook -
etbook and noticed that a roll of bills was
missing. Ho accused Hagey of robbery and
there came near being a fight , While the
men wcro wrangling and disputing , a gen
tleman standing near saw a roll of money
In thu sawdust around the base of the bar
and this roll was handed to Eyatcr. It
vvas counted In the presence of the men
standlnc around the counter , and vvas found
to contain 185 ,
WHEIIB THEY HAD FUN.
From tba saloon tbo men apparently pro
cceded to the IIOUEO of Laura and Maud
Clark , In ibi bottoms , Just a few doors
away from where ISyster vvas found a few
hours later. Ono of the Claik women Is
aliened to bo the mistreat ) ot llagey , and
she and her companion weio ai rested noon
after the man died. At tbo Clark house
It Is pretty difficult to ascertain just what
occurred. Tbo women say that Eyttcr and
Hagoy drank a fuvv bottles ot beer , and
that the former complained of bclnx bteepy ,
When tin men left they went out the back
door of the house nnd engaged In some sort
of a quarrel. They then separated , Hagey
going toward the city and Eyater going
down the alley , where he was found Utur ,
This afternoou Mlle McCord was arrested
on eusplclon of knowing something about
the murder. For uevere ! dayt be ban been
hanging around different saloona , wceplne
Coprland and Shcpard xj-item of treatment
through the malli , under the saino nominal
nsjcHsmcnt. InclinlliiR free medicine * , nt
olllco patlonm Referring to the results ,
M is. Pool now writes :
'I nml been sick o long from vvhnt physi
cians termed a catarrh of the stomach nnd
salt rheum nnd obtained i > llttlo relief
from the remedies prescribed for me that I
became dls ( out-aged. I had hoard nbout
the Copelund nnd Shcpard treatment by
mall from Onmlm nnd conceived the Ide.v
that It would help me. Finally I determined -
mined to try U , nnd without further postponement -
ponoment I sat down and wrote to the doc
tors requesting them to send mo a symp
tom blank.
"I wrote out answers to thn lonff list ot
question * , returned the piper to Omaha ,
nnd vv.is soon In receipt of a vviltten diag
nosis of my cusp , accompinled with medi
cines mid Instructions. In n veiy short
thmi I observed that the weakness , MckncRs ,
bloating nnd distress at the stomach , to-
nether with the Impurities of the blood
and fnclal eczema of elpht yearn' stnndlup.
were being Krudually corrected This con
tinued HO Rteadlly tint 1 know I could not
bo mistaken After years of suffering and
debility I vvas ronlly Kettlnp well
"Of course , when my llrst lot of medl-
clneH wuru out I wrote iiRiiln. RlvIiiK results ,
mid bv return mall received a newsupplv
with further advice and Instructions. And
so It continued till I saw that I wa com
pletely cured nnd needed no further nttcii-
tlon To Invalids llvlns In the country I
consider thu Copeland and Shepurd mall
licutmeiita great nnd unqualified Messing. "
MI-N. llp > . . II. MonKiinViiilnir
\Vnlrr , 'NH . , IH one of tinnuint lildli-
ly ri-miccli-il tviniicit lit lior timii. Her
Itiinlimiil In iiirmlirr of tin * INi'Iira.ska
conference ami U iluKtov of tlio Metli-
oillHt U | > | KIMIIII | vlinruli \\VciiliiB
Wilier. Mio vvrliom
"I hnd suffered fiom catarrh of the head ,
and for the last wlx. > enrs from a form of
nervous catarrh of thp thro it. My whole
s > stcm vvas In a greatly debilitated condi
tion. There was pre.it mental depression ,
bearing donn pains , weakness nnd nervous
prcstiiUlon and rhuumittsm. Much of the
time I have bee-n compelled to lie down
ovary few minutes wlillo clohur my house
work I commenced with Dr. Shep.ird
four months ago I felt n gie.it chaiiRu
utter the llrst inonth'tt triMtment , and for
the last threu months I IIIXP been almost
entirely free from pain The catarrh
trouble , which 1 had given up nil hope ot
finding help for. Is pr.irtlc.illy rund and I
am free from rheumatism I cannot say
enough In f.ivorof the treatment. 1 most
I'c.irtlly endorse the Copeland and Shepard
plan of curing sick people at their homes. "
W. II. COPULAM > , M. ! > . , I consulting
C. S. Slini'AllD , VI. II. . f rhclclnni.
ItOOMS 312 AND 313 NEW YOUK LU'G
BUIL1MNO. OMAHA NHD.
Ofllce Hours' 3 to 11 a m ; 2 to 5 p , m. Evo-
nliiBH Wpdn " > ( lnjB and S.UuruUys only
C to S. Sunday 10 to 12 m.
out and cleaning up , for what liquor was
given him. He had no money up to jester-
day afternoon. Last night he stopped clean
ing cuspldois und began to spend money
with a lavish hand. Today when arrested
ho attempted to secrete $30 In bills by
tin owing them on the floor. When searched
at the police station bo had $2 CO In Ills
pocket.
IJjster was a widower. He was an old
soldier and had been a member of company
A , Ono Hundred and Twenty sixth Pennsyl
vania Volunteers. News of his death has
been telegraphed to L I3rrt Eystor , his
nephew , a lawjer at ChanibersburR , Pa. Tbo
Knights Templar will look after the body
and see that Cyster'a friends are notified.
ANOTHER IUUIQATION ENTKHPUISfi.
The Pottawattamle Canal company , with
headquarters nt Taj lor , Loiip county , filed
ai tides of Incorporation today with the secretary -
rotary of state. The general business of the
corporation Is building Irrigation ditches and
canals In Loup and Garfleld counties Tbo
capital clock Is $25,000 , and the corporators
are M. E Getter and D A Raid of Ord and
D. O Getter and William Noxon of Madlsrn.
Governor Ilolcomb has reielved an Invita
tion to speak at thu llutler county fair ,
which will open nt David City on Soptem-
bei 11 Ho Is also Informed that Hon J.
H MacColl will appear nn the same occa
sion , and the two candidates for governor
will address the people from the same plat
form.
Tor some time the populists of Lincoln
have been circulating the re'port that a
majority of voters having ofllccs In the Me-
Murtiy block wcro for liryan The law
ofllco nf liryan & Talbott Is In the Me-
Muitiy block , and thu report was rliculated
for the purpoie of showing that the friends
of the Chicago nomlmo Intended to vote for
him regardless of party nfllllitloni 'ihls
mornlm ; John F Doty took a poll ot the
block with tha rebult , McKlnlcy , 2S. 13rjan ,
11.
11.CHAMiiRRsntnia , Pa , AUK ir ; wiibur
F KyHte'i , who was found murdered In an
alleyway In Lincoln , Nrb , litbt nlKhlna \
one of thn most piomlncnt business nfii
and politicians In Tianklln ronnly Ho
was for anumber of jours In Iho foundry
business In this city , and at the time of
I Is death ho was a director nf the llaltlmnru
S. Cumberland Vnlluy railroad Hu wa i a
son of Judge Jatob 1-jatcr , and owned
considerable property here He leaves no
family His body will bu biuught hciu by
the Masonic fraternity for builal.
Ul'lllllH Of II Dll ) ,
LIMA , Peru , Aug. ! ) . ( Via Galveaton ,
To\ . ) Advices iccelved hero today fiom llo-
llvla announce that the ex-picsldcnt , Cum-
pcro , died on August 1 ,
LYONS , Neb. , Aug. 1C ( Sptclal.-Lyinan )
Rogers , ouothci of Uurt county's old set
tlers , llvliiK six miles east of town , died
yesterday of heart dlsiane.
WILSONVILLH , Neb , Aug. IB , ( Special )
A free silver club was organized at Hind-
loy Wednesday nlxht.
UI30 CLOUD , Neb. , Au 15 , ( Special. )
Peter Con o MM , onu of the oldest anil most
lespccted fltlztna of this community , died
yesterday of typhoid fever.
i : < | iinll/ < loii Iliuiril \ < IJoiiriiH ,
PIKrUlK , S. D , Aug. lr ( Special Tele-
Brain. ) The State Hoard of Equalization to
day adjoin nod Bine die. The valuation of
the state Is reduced $250,000 fiom last year ,
rimsov u. IAHfit.u > iiM.
0 , A. Maxwell of Kearney is In the city.
Charles Wiener of lied Cloud was In the
city ycatciday ,
Charles Walte of Pcaduoud was unions
theyeuterday jnlvnlfl.
O , W. fattens ot Pawne-a City > vas an
Omaha visitor yesle-rday.
L. G. Cou fgiiey of Avoca , la. , was an
Omaha visitor ye tcrday.
W. 13. Peebles of Ponder came down to
take a look at Omaha yesterday ,
C. F , Culhoun of thu Spi liigHcld Imulr ,
took Iu the shoot across thu river yester
day.
Councilman Goorxo Mercer Is back from
his trip tbrouxh the west with tbu city
official * . He left lht rest of tha party at
Ilutlo on Monday. .
John nond rieiului ; , assistant business
manager of the St. Joe Herald will spend
Sunday with bU undo , J. O , llood , nlebt
furtwau ol Tta iitsa.