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THE OMATIA DAITA BEE : WEDSESDAY , AUGUST 24 , 1808. BILLS FOR CAMP SAWDERS' | Btat it Aiked to Pay 52,100 for the Use of tbe Old Fair Grounds. | _ I 'rnEE ENTERTAINMENT COSTS SOMETHING Governor Uolrniiitt'i MIMnUe In He- linril to the l > l | H > llli > n of Ihr Lin coln Cltlsen * Proven lspeiilte for the ( Sot eminent. LINCOLN , Aug. 23 ( Special. ) At the time the Nebraska troops were ordered to n.oblllze at Lincoln It was widely adver 1 tised In the newspapers that the city and citizens of Lincoln had patriotically come ' i to the front and tendered to the state . the use of the old state fair grounds , including fuel , lights and water free of charge. A few days later when the matter of changing the location to Omaha was broached the governor sent a telegram to the War department stating that the e local expenses were to be paid by the city of Lincoln , using this as one of the arguments that the troops should be mobilized here. It now seems that through the failure of the governor and the citizens to have any definite understanding a bill of 5"HO U to be saddled upon the state or general government for these items which the city was supposed to have guaranteed. One of the bills filed against the state reads In detail as folows The state of Nebraska to the Nebraska Exposition association. Dr. . for damage * to its grounds and buildings by the soldiers of the First and Second regiments of Nebraska volunteers while In camp thereon : To lumber torn from sheds , pens and stables and burn'd S 2M To fences de. troye < l ) To damagrx to bulldlnc ? 200 To doors of stabler pulletl off and burned 1M To trees and sod destroyed 150 Total Jl.OOO The State of Nebraska , Lancaster County , ssThe The undersigned being first duly sworn , on oath says the above account is Just , cor rect and reasonable , and that the same has not been paid. " ( Signed ) J. D. MACFAULAND. President Nebraska Exposition Ass'n. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this IRth day of July , 1E3S M. I AITKIN , Notary Public , \Vntor niul MKht Illll . The water department of the city cf Lin coln has also filed a bill , being sworn to by Vater Commissioner Tyler , as follows : LINCOLN , June 6 , 1S9S. United States Government : To the water department "f the city of Lincoln. Neb. , for the use of the United States volunteers while in camp at this place : AVater J 7CO 1'lpe and fittings 5G Water barrels 15 Jjibor to Marfarland's claim for rent of grounds 2jO Total $1.101 A curious tblng about this bill is that when It was made out the last item read "Macfarland's claim for damages , } 250. " This had later been changed to read as shown above. The Lincoln Gas company files along with these a bill against the state "for seven arc lights for Camp Saunders from April 2T to May 21 , all night. JS4. " The total of all these bills reaches J2.1S3. The bills have been in the hands of the governor for some time waiting for his endorsement to be placed upon them in order that they raay be presented to the general government for payment. So far he has not placed his offi cial "O. K. " on the bills , and when Inter viewed this afternoon , said It was his recol lection that the bills were to be paid by the city , and that a committee from tbe coun cil and the commercial clubs called upon him Ju't before the mobilization and made defi nite arrangements to that effect. He thought there was a letter or formal tender of the grounds in writing , but was unable to find It today. A reference to the files of the city news papers published on Monday and Tuesday , April 25 and 26 , shows , however , that there was no very definite arrangement made , and In these reports the governor is quoted as agreeing on behalf of the state to see that all bills would be paid. What Happened at ( he Meeting- . The principal report of the meeting of the council and the citizens appears in the State Journal of Tuesday , April 26. It tells of the meeting called by tbe mayor , and of the talks that were made telling of the pecuniary benefit the city would derive from having the troops here. A quorum of the council not being present the meeting was changed to a public one , with Councilman Webster In tbe chair. It was then learned from some committee that J. D. Macfarland had the fair grounds leased for a cow pasture , and refused to give his consent to have the troops encamped there. Mr. Slaughter , manager of the street car lines , made a speech In which he reminded the meeting that thr. matter was urgent , and advised tbe appoint ment of a committee to notify the governor. He did not believe Macfarland would hold out against the wishes of the citizens. The report of tbe meeting then goes on as fol lows : After a coed deal of talk a committee was appointed to notify the governor. When this had been done Gran Enslpn appeared and stated that he had Just had a conversation with Mr. Facfarland and had found him irore opposed than ever to the proposition , The meeting did not take this Information very kindly and after more conversation In regard to the necessity of the occasion a resolution was passed Ruaranteelnc indem nity for nil damage done to the buildings or grounds , and a committee was appointed to confer with the directors of the associa tion to see- what arrangements could be made. The meeting nf directors was hurriedly called at tha Lincoln hotel. Mr Macfar- Ind proved Jlrm In his first decision No one could collect , he said , on the r olutioin of any meeting and he would not givn his con sent without a bond. He sail th tliy would not get near the benefit out of the en campment that was supposed. A few pri vate Individuals would derive profit. The association , besides , was -ntlrely In the dark as to the requirements of the mate. At tbe conclusion of a long talk Mr Web ster mo\ed In order to arrive at some set tlement that the board of directors terder the use of the grounds to the state li r the season at VM. Others thought the state would foot the bill If It was allowed the use of the crounds. Mr. Slier appeared at this point r-fter having had a talk with the governor The governor had said that the state did not expect any city to pay for the privilege of securing- the encampment. The state would not locate the guard at any place because It submitted the best bid. Personally , the povernor favored Lincoln , but he felt that If the troops were to remain In tamp for a lone while Fort Crook , by reason of its distance from the. city , would be a more flttlnsr place. Lincoln was the hcaJi'j-irters for the militia , nnd for that reason the gov ernor thought the troops should come here If a long wait was not contemplated. The state would pay expenses Incident to the mobilization and It was not expc'ed that private citizens should do so. The board on hearing the governor s view of the situation came to an r-envjnt more quickly and , while requiring ome suarantv for the use of the grounds mad * an arrangement by which the trroun-ls were later tendered the state. A small bum will be needed , but this the city or citUn < vlll furnish by contribution if necessary. 1'mrnl * .Some < laeer Feature * . . \ m. It seems from this that the arranrement was made on tbe representation on the part ot the governor that the state would pay the bills. If the governor was misquoted In the Interview with Sizer he did not ee Ct to make the correction. As to tbe Items charged ID the bllli , those who are acquainted with the circumstances to not bwltate to * oy that every Item i exaggirated to a ridiculous degree. The men of the regiment * were specially cau- tloned by their officers to be careful of the grounds and buildings , and It Is well known tbat no boards were burned except during the raiar dir < wbrn tbt mrn * fr fur * nwbol nothing but green rot Ion wood to burn , ind tbit Ibea onlr * om locwr fluff win gathered up sn-J burned. The felicej and thedt are not ilimagtd to anr toiler- bli degree , and the building * and trers do 1 Hot fteai to hare luffered In any particular j Probably three acres of blue ( trass sod wa tramped out Tbe bill for water barrels $1 It exorbitant , from the fact that there were ! > than half a dozen barrel * fur-1 nkhed , and the ; * ? have not been account for since the troopt left the camp. Neither haa any accounting be n nnde of the "water pipes and flttlngi. " As to the claim of MacFarland for rent , the general opinion is that the ground ! do not rent for that much by the year. Jutt what action the governor trill take In tbe natter Is not knc n. but it Is quite probable hat the claims will be held , up for tbe preterit , and w < U bob up at come future - ture eesxlon of the legislature. Judge C. L. Hall Is reported very low to night. His right lee was amputated today In an attempt to arrest the progress of blood poisoning and tbe shock of tbe operation has a weakening effect. It is also feared that the poisoning baa gone through his system. The drouth was broken tonight by a splen did shower. During the storm lightning struck the tall steeple of the Christian Scl- j ence church , setting it on fire. Tbe flre de- I partment succeeded In confining the flames | to the tower and very little damage was done. The new union depot of the Missouri Pa- clflc and Elkborn roads was dedicated to night with appropriate ceremonies. Officers cf both the roads nere present. City of ficials and members of the Commercial club also took part In the program. There was a large crowd present. The new depot is a handsome structure. > fiv Ilnnk nf Itnnhvlllt. The State Ranking board has issued a charter for the establishment of a new- bank at Rushvillc , to be known as the "Stockmen's Bank. " T he authorized capital Is $ : ; .CCO , with J15.000 paid up. The offi cers are A. M. MoJlsett. president. H. A. Dawson , vice president ; H. C. Dal ! , cashier. Thomas H : Huntlngton also Joins in the articles of Incorporation of the bank. The Southern Lancaster County Farmers' i club will hold s session at the residence I of Charles Aronson on September 1 , for which an elaborate program has been pre pared. Including recitations and music and a discussion of the question , "What Is Your Method of Securing a Good Crop of Wheat ? " Mrs. Mlaa Clark , while In the city Jail , -esterday pending an eiamlnatlon for in sanity , tried to commit suicide by hanging icrself , and created some excitement. The Clarks formerly resided in Johnson county and the authorities will try to send Mrs. Clark back to that county. Floyd Ezra Overton , son of Alvln and 'ranees Overton , died at his home , 1004 Turn street , this morning , aged 12 years and nine months. The remains will be taken to Sarpy county for burial tomorrow morning. A bicycle meet will be , held at Lincoln iark next Friday and some interesting races are In prospect. Among the racers from abroad who , vlll be there are Lament , of Saa 3iego , Cal. , Vaughn of Denver , Lawson of Jhicago aad Meiersteln and Gadke of Omaha. Hot Weather. WINSIDE , Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special. ) For : he past few days the weather has been successively hot , thermometers registering 'rotn 113 to 130 degrees. A hot wind has beca blowing , but as most of the small Train is now In stack or threshed , and as .he cora has had tha benefit of many fine rains , crops will not be injured much by the heat. Work In fields and at threshing machines and corn sbellers was stopped be cause men and horses could not work hrough the daytime. Wheat has averaged , 'o ' far , from thirteen to twenty-one bushels o the acre and Is of splendid quality ; oats average from forty to fifty bushels to the acre and are fine. KEARNEY. Neb. , Aug. 23. ( Special.- ) The last three days have averaged the hot test of any three days in succession lor many years. The thermometer has stood at 100 , 101 and 104 respectively , but no damage has been done to crops unless It is the late corn. This will probably be about half a crop. Llzht Qnmtlon nt IlanUntcii. HASTINGS. Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special ) The light question In Hastings Is soon to be settled , and then for the first time in : hree years Hastings will be properly llumlnated. Last night at the regular meeting of the city , council the opening of bids for furnishing street lights for the city was deferred until the next regular meeting in order to give the members of ; he council a chance to find out how many ights will be needed and fix the different locations. There are two bids in , one from : ho gas company and one from the Hastings Electric Light company. As the matter has been delayed so long already the citizens are now anxious that It should be pushed as fast as possible , and everything Is favor able for decisive action by the council at Its next meeting. The city clerk was Instructed to advertise for bids to do the city printing. The clerk was also instructed to advertise for bids for the building of several long sidewalks. Banlnms Failure at Chadron. CHADRON , Neb. , Aug. 23. ( Special. ) James L. Paul , proprietor of the oldest and largest wholesale and retell grocery establishment in this section of the statf. has gone into voluntary bankruptc order declarlnc him a bankrupt ' been issued by J. A. Habeeeer , rr bankruptcy in this district , yesterday .Jt- preciatlon in values of property and failure to collect outstanding accounts Is assigned as the reason for the failure. Mr. Paul's resources are J4.SIO. liabilities. J6.S42.3S. Among the list of creditors are the following ing- First National bank. Chadron , $3,300 ; Paxton & Gallagher , Omaha , J2.079.50 , Robert Hood , Chadron , JD81.S3. Richardson Drug company. Omaha , J40.30 ; Standard Oil company. Omaha , 3109.24 , Rocco Bros. , Omaha , JSS.75 , William McCormlck. Blair , Neb. , } 21 15 ; Straight & Howes , Omahn , J33.46 , Allen Bros. . Omaha , J3S.44 ; Car penter Paper company. Omaha , J21.1S ; Voe- gele & Dunning , Omaha , J31.05. Wheat Yleldi Well. KEARNEY , Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special. ) Threshing is now being pushed as rapidly as possible and grain , especially wheat. Is yielding better than was anticipated. John B. Neal of Odessa says his wheat will average forty bushels to the acre and his spring wheat twenty-file , Others who have threshed in th same neighborhood and other places surroundlnz Kearney report from thirty to forty bushels per acre for winter wheat and seventeen to thirty for spring wheat. Edward Webster has commenced shipping celery from his bis celery field and It Is looking fine. Mr. William Schram has about ten acres of celery standing now over two feet high and still growing. It Is estimated that there will be hundreds of tons of celery shipped from here this season. Badly Uurcpil. KEARNEY. Neb. . Aug. 2S. ( Special. ) Last night , while a young daughter of Deputy County Clerk John Shahanwas | pasting tbroueh the kitchen , her drrsi blew Into the Came of a gasoline stove and Immediately took flre. She atarted to rua out Into the yard , where ter slater was watering the lawn and have the stream turned on her , but her mother , not knowing her ourpose. caught her and put the fire out with her bare hands. One hand wai burned so terribly that it Is feared the flesh will come from the bone. The little elrl escacrd without Injury. 'WEATHER ' CROP BULLETIN ! I i Hot Dry Week Sends Corn Along Toward I Maturity with a Rush. j 'RAINFALL ' ' IS UNEQUALLY DISTRIBUTED I Crntritl Portion of Ihr ttnlr GtU a Fnlr > i re of MnUlurr , lint Other I'nrtlnnii hnffei Knll I'lovr- Inu Wrll fnder Way. United States Department of Agriculture , climate and crop service of the weather bureau , weekly crop bulletin of the Ne- iraska station for the week ending Mon day , August 22 ; Rainfall chart for week ending 3 a. m. , Oenernl Summitry. Tbe past week has been hot and dry , with an excess of sunshine , and brisk southerly winds. The average dally temperature excess varied from 5 degrees In the western coun ties to comewhat more than T degrees in the eastern. The dally maximum tempera- lures were above C'O ' degrees generally on the last three days of the week and In many southern counties were above 100 degrees. The rainfall has been light and consisted of showers the first days of the week. In most of the southern and In a few central and northern counties the rainfall exceeded one-half of an Inch and in small areas ex ceeded an Inch. In a considerable portion of the state the rainfall was less than one- tenth of an inch and in many places no measurable amount fell. The cloudless days and high temperature of the past week have caused corn to ad vance toward maturity very rapidly. In the northern counties and in sections where the moisture was sufficient this has been escedlngly favorable for corn. In many sections the lack of moisture , combined with the high temperature , has caused corn to dry out and ripen too rapidly. This will cause much chaffy corn In the southeastern counties and will quite generally reduce the yield of corn In the southern counties. Fall plowing has made good progress , but the ground Is getting too dry in some coun ties. A little rye has been sown. Pasture * need rain. Report by counties : Southeastern Section. Butler Corn drying up too fast for best results ; much plowing done , but getting rather too dry to plow ; some rye sown. Ca s Corn has advanced , but is drying up too fast to make a good crop ; pastures drying up ; wild hay good. Clay Corn has shown an Improvement , but needs more rain ; cane sown for forage Is good. Flllmore Corn improving ; plowing well along ; potatoes light. Gage Clear , dry and hot. Hamilton Thrashing out of shock In progress , good headway being made in plow ing , but getting rather dry ; too dry for corn. Jefferson Fall plowing Is progressing nicely considering dry weather ; corn poor Johnson Little change in condition of crops , tame grapes ripening and fair crop ; apples llsht and poor quality , pastures dry. Lancaster Corn has made good progress ; pastures setting short ; cutting of wild grass for hay begun. Nemaha Hot and dry ; corn and potatoes need rain badly. Nuckolls Corn has Improved In condition ; some potatoes scalding and rotting in the ground pastures holding out well. Otoe Yield of corn will be reduced by hot , dry weather ; apples going fast ; too dry to plow well. Pawnee Corn yield being lessened each day by the continued dry weather ; much ploving done for wheat , fruit needs rain. Polk Corn doing fairly well , chinch bugs doing damage ; ground getting very dry for plowing. Richardson Corn crop is being reducjd every day because of lack of rain ; too dry to plow Saline Corn has grown well and Improved in condition the last week ; wild hay looks well. Saunders Corn maturing too fast ; pas tures drying , rain needed ; a little rye sown ; much fall plowing being done. Seward Corn improved by rain of 15th ; much wheat will be sown. Thayer Corn doing fairly well ; early corn beginning to harden , late corn to ear. hay ing general , crop light ; much plowing done. York Thrashing progressing ; rather dry for plowing , pastures dried up ; hot weath-'r has Injured corn by drying It too fast. TCortheufttern Section. Antelope Corn doing well and will make an average crop If It is not damaged by frost. Boyd Prospect for a large crop of corn if September is warm and without frost ; ground is in fine condition for plowing. Burt Corn has grown well , but would be Improved by rain , thrashing well advanced and yield very satisfactory ; plowing com menced. Cdar Excellent weather for corn , which looks like a large crop well eared out ; fall plowing has begun. Colfax Stacking done ; wheat , oats and rye turning out fairly well and of fair qual ity ; coin Improved very much. Cumin ? Corn doing well and yield will be better than expected. Dakota Dry weather good for ripening corn , thrashing in progress. Dlxon Stacking about finished : thrashing in progress , corn doing well wild bay very good , fall plowing has commenced. Dodge Weather very favorable for corn and shock thrashing , fall plowing In prog ress , but It was a little dry the last of week. Holt Corn ripening very fast ; haying upon uplands about finished , pasture * goo , fall plowing commerced , ground In good I I condition. | I Madison Corn doing well ; haying well ' along , sugar beets looking fine ; pastures need rain , grass is getting very short. Platte An excellent wild bay crop is be ing secured , the late corn is greatly Im proved in condition , the early corn Is poor. Sarpy Corn doing well ; oats heavy weight ; potatoes and apples very poor ; pas tures very dry and some feeding stock hay. Thurston Good week for corn and haying ; pastures doing well. Washington Corn growing well. Wayne Corn has grown rapidly and promises good crop : stacking about done ; wheat and oats yielding well. Central Section. Boone Corn has advanced rapidly ; haying well advanced and crop good ; second crop of alfalfa being cut. Buffalo Corn damaged by the hot , dry weather. Custer Corn growing finely ; hall de stroyed some corn and damaged wheat in shock In localities ; oats light yield and poor quality. Dawson Much damage to crops by wind and hall , stalks and shocks blown to pieces , corn Injured , windmills and buildings blown down. Garfleld Good rain Wednesday helped corn , which was doing well. Grecley Corn much improved , but about ten days late' hay and paitures beginning to suffer drouth. Hall Corn ripening nicely ; email grain stacked or thrashed ; much fall plowing be ing doue ; rain would be beneficial. Howard Thrashing and iiaylng la prog ress ; corn do'ng ' veil In rarthern part cf county end nf-cds rain In southern. Loup Corn backward , grcund very dry. Merrick Corn growing and eartag much better than expected a f vr week * ago ; pas- lures bare , thrashing and plowing In prog ress. ress.Nance Nance Wh at yields well , good quality : potatoes good , rain plentiful. Sherman Corn cefds more rala to fill the cars already et. Valley Torn rlpcnlne fast and Injured some by hot , dry weather Adam * Thrafhlng out of thock about fin ished. plowing for ( all wheat well advanct J ; corn late. but seems to tc making fact. Chase Corn nerds r ln. Dundy Corn doing well and promises a good crop , good wtek for thrashing , wheat a good crop. Franklin Too dry to plow on old land. corn doing well , but will not be a heavy crop. Frontier Corn promises fair crop ; stacking - ing and thrashing in progress , ground in fair condition for plowing. Furna * lltavy rain , with some hail , on 17th caused some damage ; corn generally doing well , fAll plowing in progtes ; . Harlan ScconJ and third cuttings of al- faJfa light , corn suffering muh from hot , dry weather of last three days of week. Haye * Corn doing well ; much hay being harvested. Hitchcock Corn needs rain badly ; much hay being put up. Kearney Corn making good progress , commenced glazing ; pastures Improved plowing about half done ; thrashing con tinues. Lincoln Corn Is maturing rapidly end needs rain. Phelps Corn needs rain. Red Willow Stacking rbout completed ; fall plowing and seeding commenced ; cora has developed rapidly. Webster Cora maturing rapidly ; little plowing for wheat. Wemern and Aorthwmtrrn Sectlonn. Brown Corn promises largest crop ever raised in county , but needs five weeks of favorable weather. Cheyenne Hay harvest about half through , corn doing well. Keith Weather very hot and dry ; corn needs rain. Kcya Paha Rain has greatly Improved corn ( and potatoes , thrashing and haying hindered ' by frequent showers. Logan Too showry for haying ; prospect of full crop of cora. McPherson Corn growing fast ; some hall. but no damage. Rock Nice rains excellent for corn , but Interfered with haying. Scotts Blufl Corn making fine growth and maturing rapidly. Sheridan Wild tay about all cut ; second crop of alfalfa being cut , hardly winds enough to run mill ; to furnish water for stock. Sioux Some early corn , being cut ; lats corn doing will : melons ripening fast and are a big crop. Thomas Hay an unusually large crop ; range in fine cordltion. G. A. LOVELAND , SecMon Director , Lincoln , Neb. Chnnjce In Editor * . COLUMBUS , Neb. , Aug. 23. ( Special. ) J. L. Paschal of this city has assumed "Charge of the Telegram , the deal being consummated this morning. He hag pur chased the plant and good will entire from N. H. Parks , who has been publisher and editor the last five years. The politics of the paper will continue to be straight democratic. Continued ill health is the only reason that could Induce Judge Parks to sell the Telezram. Mr. Paschal has been manaslng editor of the Platte County Argus for a cumber of years and is a newspaper man well known throughout central Nebraska. The Woman's club of this city has opened to the public a free reading room in the city hall. They have nearly 400 volumes , Including setae of the very best authors , and the room is very freely patronized. They expect to add considerably to the library in the near future. After a Minneapolis Attorney. PIERRE , S. D. . Aug. 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) John P. Hay , superintendent of po lice , arrived this morning to secure Michael E. Lennon , the Minneapolis attorney who was arrested here Saturday on a grand lar ceny charge. A justice of the peace had given Lennon a preliminary hearing and re leased him on his own recognizance until tomorrow and he had skipped. A search is being made for alia. Sister Seraplna , mother superior of St. Joseph academy , SU Paul , is here today to look over the buildings -which have been se cured as a hospital and to decide upon what is necessary to open up the institution. Pleased TrltU the Appointment. WEST POINT , Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special. ) The appointment of Alonzo L. Krause as postmaster of West Point elves treat sat isfaction to the republicans here. The democrats concede that no better man could be chosen for the position. Mr. Krause is a stalwart republican , a young man. who was born and brought up in Cumlng county and who possesses a wide acquaintance. The retiring postmaster , August Klelne. a cold democrat , goes out of the office with the good will of all classes. Arm Crashed. HUMBOLDT. Neb. , Aug. 23. ( Special. ) Abe Billings , who has charge of a thresh ing crew , had his left arm badly crushed by getting it entangled In a moving belt. He was brought to town and physicians amputated the Injured member a short dis tance below the elbow. Edward C. Wlttwer , private from Com pany I , Second Nebraska , arrived in this city yesterday on a furlough. He hai been in the hospital from an attack of typhoid fever and came home to recuperate. Killed br GERING , Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special. ) Frank Busby , aged 19 years , was struck and Instantly killed by lightning on Saturday evening , while at work In the alfalfa hay fields on the Pratt & Ferris ranch , about forty miles above this city on the North Platte river In Wyoming. Two companions who were with him were severely shocked. His body was brought to this place for interment , until Instructions could be re " ceived from bis parents , who are said to be well-to-do citizens of Marion , la. Fast Tekantan Horse. TEKAMAH , Neb. , Aug. 23. ( Special. ) Lena Rusiell , who won the 2:20 : pace at Jollet , 111. , laat Saturday , easily In three stralsht heati , time 2 10 , 2:11 : and J-12 , Is owned and driven by Bud R- , son of W. W. Latta of this city. The mare is 4 years old. was foaled and raised here and her speed developed on the home track. The Lattas own her dam and sire and also have a number of otbT young horse * that prom ise ecu ally as well as Lena R , Choose a v Sheriff. WILBER , Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special. ) The county commissioner ! at their meeting to day declared the office of sheriff of Saline county vacant , by reaeon of the absconding of Frank L. Dorwart , and appointed J. R. Doane , Dorwart's deputy , as eherlS to fill 1 the vacancy. Representative Convention. LYNCH , Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special. ) The republican representative convention for the Twentieth representative district , con . sisting of Knox and Boyd countiei , was held her * yesterday and nominated A. C. Logan of Crelshton for representative. DrnUeman Killed. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Spe cial ) Harry Ellsworth , a brakeman of the Union Pacific , running between this city f\ I and North I'Uttc was In romp manner ' thrown between the cars tifar Mistrtll l t nlittit and to badly Injured aad mangled that he died m > s result of the a-nJect a * S o'clock this morning He leave * * wt ( and three children , the oldttt of which I * 7 years. The remains were brought here for interment. Old "rltlrrv I'lrnlc. WEST POINT. Neb. , Auc. 23 i Special ) I , The annual picnic of the Old Settlers asso- , , elation of Cumins county was held today In I the Riverside park. The attendance of , farmen and their families was the largest i for many years , returning prosperity apparently - I parently Infusing more enthusiasm than has t been shown for the last four years. About , ! ; 2,000 persona were on the grounds during . jthe \ day. ' Wnnt to Divide n t'onntr. WAUSA. Neb. . Aug 23 ( Special. ) Pe tition * are being circulated throughout this vicinity for signatures , asking the Board of SuoervUors to submit a proposition di viding this ( Knozl county. The proposed new county Is named Dewey. enough sig natures will be secured to assure the sub mitting of the proposition. Wtimlnicn I'lciilr. LOUISVILLE. Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special. ) The Modern Woodmen of America of this place , together with many representative ? of neighboring campa , picnicked la Jack- man's grove today Jetae L. Root of Platts- mouth and E. J. Burket of Lincoln , repub lican nominee for congress la thl * district , delivered addresses. Two Children Droivned. NIOBRARA. Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) Two children of Thomas Mackey were drowned in the Missouri river while wading near the shore , having stepped Into a deep hole. Their father , vho was near , not knowing how to swim , was not able to rescue them. The bodies were recovered. Annlicnment nt Republican ritr. REPUBLICAN CITY. Neb. . Aug. 23. ( Special. ) Kelley Brothers of this city , hardware dealers , turned their stock over to he sheriff today for the benefit of their creditors. Liabilities are near } 700. Crystal Wedding Celebration. BLAIR , Neb. , Aug. 23 ( Special ) Mr. and Mrs. W W. Stockton celebrated their crystal wedding last night. Many of their friends aad relatives were present. They received several fine presents. CHOCTAWS' ELECTION DAY Ratification or Rejection of Havre * Comralsalon to lie Decided Much Excitement OUT Itooult. HARTSHORNE , I. T. . Aug. IS. An elec tion will be had In the Choctaw and Cnicka- saw nations tomorrow to ratify or reject the Dawes commission or Atoka agreement or else fall into the arms of the Curtis bill as passed by congress for the territory. Much j feeling and Interest is manifested and the contest is painfully close. Governor Mc- Curtain , to help his side in favor of the agreement , by a proclamation debarred all the Choctaw freedmen , 715 , and the secre tary of the interior annulled his proclama tion. United States deputy marshals and Indian police will guard every voting pre cinct in the Choctaw nation on election day to see the negroes have fair play , as here tofore. The 260,000 whites have no voice In It. Philatelic Axoclntlon Meetn. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. The thirteenth annual convention of the American Phila telic association met today. The following board of directors was chosen , as it has been practically decided to elect officers from the board as follows' Frank F. Olney , president ; W. C. Vancerllp , vice president ; C. L. Laphan , second vice president , E. M. Carpenter , third rice president , all of Boa- ton. W N. Howe , secretary. Portland , Me. : C. P. Knauth of PIttsburg , International sec retary ; H. G. Smith , treasurer. Wlnona. Minn. ; H. B. Phillip. San Francisco , and H. F. Burner. New York. Knoxrllle A Northern Wreck. KNOXVILLE. Tenn. , Aug. 23. The south bound passenger train on the Atlanta , Knoxville - ville & Northern was wrecked today three miles south of Knoxrllle. The train started an hour lite and ran into several freight cars left on the main line at the junction. Two of the train crew were fatally Injured. Engineer Bert Carwood of Blue Ridge , Ga. , will die , as also the fireman , name un known. Several passengers were slightly injured. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Variable Wind * and Clondr Weather Will Prevail Thunder Storms for Iowa and Kan a > . WASHINGTON , Aug. 23. Forecast for Wednesday : For Nebraska Partly cloudy weather ; variable winds. For Missouri Thunder storms ; much cooler ; variable winds. For Kansas Thunder storms ; variable wlndi. For Iowa Partly cloudy weather , with thunder ttorms In southern portion ; variable winds. For South Dakota Generally fair ; warmer In western portion : variable winds. For Wyoming Fair ; variable winds. Local Record. rSF lCE .LOCA'L WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA , Aug. 23. Omaha record of temperature - perature and rainfall compared -with the corn spending day of the last three years : "L. , 1&35. 1837. US6. 1SS5. I Maximum temperature . . 2 S7 S3 71 Minimum temperature . . . . 75 C2 55 C5 Average temperature 73 74 f9 C5 Rainfall ( o .00 00 - > o Record of temperature and precipitation t Omaha for this day and since March Normal for the day - > Excess for the day c " ' ' ' ' " Accumulated excess since . . . . Normal rainfall for the day 10 inch Dtflciency for the day . lOinch Total rainfall since March 1 is.'sc Inche" Dene ency since March 1 2.40 Inches Deficiency corresp'g period 1897. . 8.32 Inches Excess corresp'g period 1S96 2.90 Inches Report * from Station * at p. ui. , Seventy-ntth Meridian Time. TATIONS AND STATE OF WEATHER , Omahi. cloudy North Platte , clear i. . . ! . ! ! ill 75 Salt Lake , clear i 54 , ts , ' Cheyenne , clear i 70 7fii 'T Rapid City , clear j 75 , SO .w I Willlst'on , clear . . . ! ! . . . ! ! ! ! ! ! . " ! " cs < x < T Chicago , cloudy $4 , 01 St Louis , clear M 9i | St Paul , part cloudy . T Davenport , raining . | 72 , 94 .16 Helena , clear . > ; tji oo Kansas City , part cloudy . . . . | fit 931 ! oo Bismarck , part cloudy . 661 79 .00 Galveston. clear _ . , . . M , | 93 , .00 T Indicates trace of precipitation. \ L. A. WELSH. Local forecast Official. GAIL BORDER EAGLE BRAND CONDENSED MILK. OUR ILLUSTRATED PAMPHLET ENTITLED "BABIES"SHOULO Be m EVERY HOUSEHOLD. SENT ON APPLICATION. Mew YORK CoNpcNseo MiLx Co. new YO M. The fragrant aromn from first-class malt and hops.so pronounced In "Dlatrr convinces you of its purity and high qualltyrThe moreyou drlnk.the more you are convinced. VAL.BLATZ BREWING Co. MILWAUKEE , U.S.A. For Sale by Fsley Bret , Wholesale DC tiers , 1412 Dcuglw Street. Omaha. Neb. Tel. 1081 COMBINED TREATMENT -OF THE GREAT CURATIVE POWERS 1 1308 Farnam St. , Omaha , Neb. refer to tlie Best Biinkb , Business .Man and Merchants in ths city WHEN ALL OTHERS FAIL Rcmembcl the wonderfully successful specialists ind treatment of this Institute combine - bine the two preatest factors if the heullnsr art known to thb medical profession ELECTRICITY and MEDIC'INK. It Is the largest , moU : horoup.hly and completely equipped Institute , both ck-ctrlcally and medlc-uly. evi r established In the West for th" tre tmcnt and ab olutc cure of all nervous , chronic nnd private diseases of MEN and WOMEN Honorable and fair dealing accorded to all THESE DOCTORS CAH CU9E YOU. SPECIALISTS for DISEASES of MEN SPECIALISTS for DISEASES of WOMEN The great electrical and medical specialists of this Institute are far the best , most successful and scientific the world has ever known , all of whom are graduate * of the best medical collects In the world , each having had long ana iuc- cessful practice In hi initially , and are achieving results in curing the sick and suffering by their tomblned Electro-Medlcai treatment which would be Im possible to secvr * ly either electrical or medical treatment alone. The State Electro- Medical Institute Is the ON1.V PUACB where you can obtain the benefits of this successful treatment und < T the most iklllfui and larn l < 1 np rlallsts BE ASSURED that if cny power on earth cnn ciir yon these doctors can. They have effected com plete and permanent cures after all others had failed. Some doctors fall because of treating the wrong disease ; others from not knowing the right treatment. NO MISTAKES 'V-ri ' , ! : NO FAILURES. A perfect cure guaranteed in all cases accepted. Our special combined ELEC TRO-MEDICAL TREATMENT for NERVOUS DEBILITY never falln YOUNG , MID DLE-AGED AND OLD MEN Lost Manhood. The awful effects of Indiscretions In youth , self-pollution or excesses in after life , nnd the effects of neglected or Improper ly treated cases , producing lack of vitality. SEXUAL WEAKNESS , undeveloped or shrunken parts , pain In back , loins , or kidneys , chest pains , nervousness , sleepless ness , weakness of body and brain , dizziness , failing memory , lack of enercy and confidence , despondency , evil forebodings , timidity and other distressing symptoms , unfitting one for business , study , pleasure and enjoyment of life. Such cases , If neglected , almost always lead to prematur ? decay and death. RUPTURE. VARICOCELE , HYDROCELE. SWELLINGS. TENDERNESS. DIS CHARGES. STRICTURES. KIDNEY AND URINARY DISEASES. SMA1..L. WEAK AND SHRUNKEN PARTS , ALL BLOOD , SKIN AND PRIVATE DISEASES , abso lutely cured by this treatment after all other means have failed. DISEASES OF WOMEN. The combined Electro-Medical Treatment of the State Electro-Medical Institute ii especially effective In the cure of all female complaints , falling or displacement of the womb , inflammation or ulceratlon , bloating , headaches , spinal weakness , dischargee , bladder and kidney troubles. OPEN Daily , from S a. m. to S p. m. Sundays 10 to 1 p. m. WRITE if you cannot call , a letter carefully describing your symptoms and we will send you In plain envelope our scientific and honest opinion of your case fr e of charsa. Our wonderful s > stem of home treatment enables ua to successfully treat by means of correspondence , thosellvlng at a distance and we hav In year * past cured many thousands in this way. State Electro-Medical Institute , 130S FARNAM ST. . OMAHA. NEB. 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