THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , AUGUST 11 , 189D.
FACTIONS HAVE MANY MINDS
Lancaster Fusion Forces Try to Reconcile
Their Selfish InteieiU ,
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POPULISTS MAY BE LEFT TO THEMSELVES
I'nlltirc lo Invite llryun to Welcome
the Volunteer * Cminc * ll iilonnurc
JIlfMv Aliueil at llolcnmli
IN I'nrrlcil.
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LINCOLN , Aug. 10. ( Special. ) Dele
gates to the Lancaster county conventions of
the allied forces of the fusion party , rein
forced by state officials end employes , met
in this city today to nominate candidates for
county and Judicial omccs. The sessions of
the thrco conventions were anything but
harmonious , lasting from morning until this
evening. The usual wrangle resulted over
the distribution of oRlcctt among the thrco
parties , the populists showing a determina
tion to secure every nomination possible.
An attempt was made to condemn ex-
Governor Holcomb In the democratic con
vention , which perhaps would have resulted
successfully had It not been for the pro-
, vlous prohibition of such resolutions. Cau
cuses -were held in all of the wards and
precincts last night and loud protests
against fusion were made In nearly all of
tha country precincts. At these places mass
meetings wore held nnd It was discovered
that the populists were attempting to carry
everything their own way. Prohibitionists ,
democrats and free silver republicans
evinced a doslro to break away , but the dif
ferences were all compromised.
Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed
In the populist camp because Bryan had
not been Invited to address the First regi
ment during its reception In this city. Pres
ident McKlnley has been Invited to come
to Lincoln during the reception and assur
ances havs been received kto the effect that
ho will bo hero If possible. An attempt was
made to secure the passage of a ressolutton
In all of the conventions authorizing the
appointment of a committee ask Mr.
Bryan to deliver an address on the state
bouso grounds September 14. No mention
was made In the resolution of the fact that
[ McKlnley had been Invited to speak , and
the populists voted unanimously In its favor.
The democrats refused to consider It favor
ably and ns a substltuto referred the- matter
to Its central committee.
All of the morning sessions and nearly all
the afternoon were devoted to discussions
and wrangling. No nominations were made
until late this afternoon and the thrco par-
tics were unable to agrco until tonight.
Following Is the resolution that was di
rected at Holcomb , but which failed to pass :
Whereas , The democrats of Lancaster
T
county , In convention assembled , look with
pleasure on the past record nnd progress
made by the reform forces of Nebraska , and
among many other good things point with
pride to senatefllo 108 , passed In 1837 , re
pealing deficiency Judgments of mortgaged
property , as a step In the right direction ;
therefore , be it
Resolved , That we pledge ourselves and
Instruct our delegates to the state conven
tion to support only such men for the offlco
of supreme Judge of Nebraska as are in
true sympathy and accord with the true In
tent and meaning of such law referred to.
Ilolcomli'n Eiicmle * Arc Strong.
Thla resolution was prepared by W. C.
Gray , who , a short time ago , published a
nlgned statement denouncing Holcomb for
ihfs attitude toward the deficiency 'bill. ' The
( act that Holcomb's name was left out of
the resolution made no difference to tbo
convention as there \\as no doubt as to its
Intended meaning.
This morning a friend of Holcomb's dis
covered Gray's object and secured the pas
sage oif a resolution restraining the con
vention from considering propositions of this
character. Shortly Tjeiforo the * democratic
convention adjqurned Colonc , ! . . Vlftjualn
' * '
Holco'nib'for - supreme
Then started a sensational debate , which
terminated some time later with the voting
down of the motion by 30 to 15. James O'Shea
and other prominent democrats vigorously
opposed adopting the motion , which was
first put to the house for a viva voce vote ,
resulting In its defeat by an apparent over
whelming majority. A division was called
( or , the result being as unfavorable to the
Holcomb men as before.
The three conventions were unable to
agree on candidates for county clerk and
district Judge. The county central com
tnltteos will decide upon candidates for these
positions. The candidates for these offices
finally agreed upon are : District judge , T.
J. Doyle , democrat ; George E Hlbner , free
silver republican ; county judge , Fred Shep
herd , populist ; clerk of the district court ,
F. .D. Eager , pcpUlist ; county treasurer ,
William McLaughlln , democrat ; county com
missioner , J. Meyer , populist ; sheriff , P.
James Cosgrave , democrat.
/Two of these candidates , Eager and Cos-
eravo , nro officers in the First Nebraska.
Nnlther of the conventions were well at
tended , only fifteen delegates to the free
silver republican convention being prescnl
this morning and cloven precincts were not
represented in the democratic convention.
On Trull of GriiHHlu > iii > 'rn.
W. D. Hunter of the State university has
teen engaged by the government to Invest !
gate the grasshopper plague In Minnesota
North Dakota and Montana. It Is reported
that the grasshoppers In those states arc
Increasing very rapidly and are doing much
damage to crops. Mr. Hunter has been
BABY'S ' EAR
WOULD
DROP OFF
Body and Head MassBloeding Soros.
Buffered Beyond Description.
I'llyslclnii Gould Not Even Hollovo.
Ilad to bo Put Under Opiates.
Father Gives Up Utterly Discour
aged , Read OUT1CURA Testhno-
niai and Got CUT1CURA Reme
dies. Cured In Sevan Weeks.
My Infant boy wai afflicted with a terrible ikln
dlieane. The upper part of hl body wai one ma
of bleedlngBore * which extended to bit bead , and
one of hU ears waa ao affected that wo thought II
would drop off. Ilia aufferloga were beyond
deacrlptlon , and he had to bo kept constantly
under the Influence of oplitei. Our pbyilclandld
ever } thing for hla relief ; but Instead of tba child
getting better , the dlieato teemed to become
more aggravated every day , until I became utterly
dlicouraged. I could find nothing that would
even relieve my child till one day my attention
wai called to a Ccrtcciu Uttlmonlal publlihed
by you. I bought the CUTICUIU remedlei , using
the CUTICUIU , CUTICDRA Boip , and CUTICUIUL
HEBOLTINT. Tbe reiullwifi almply rnanelloui.
After the third day tbe oplatca weredlicontlnutd ,
tha child w i free from pain and tbe terrible Itch.
Ins aenialioa. From day to day Improtement
progretted , and in nvtit itttki from ( A < day
tot itarftil on the Curicun * remedlca tht cfillJ
wai cured , tbe tcaba falling off , lea\lng a clean ,
amooth baby ikln la their place.
Aug. 15 , 1603. J. 0. UAUmVlOK. Clara , da.
Coriooni RKVIPIEI bar * effected tbe moit
vondtrful euro of torturing , dliflgurlng , Uamtil-
atlaitalcln , tcalp , and blood Buraort.wltu Ion of
hair , ercr \VirmbithiwlthCimccitA
X SOAP , followed by gentle anointing * with Con-
cuui , purs it of emollient akin cures , will afford
tcitant relief , permit reit and deep , and point to
ipeedy , permanent , and economical cure , when
the belt phulclani. hoiplltli. and all else ( all.
BoM IbiouttouUht wo U. Pom D.i o C.Co r ,
kui. ' How to Cut mia tbn t , " tin.
SAVE YOUR SKIN
Itrscly associated -with Professor Bruner at
ho university and understands the subject
horoughly.
The street fair project continues to attract
much attention In this city. Committees
have been at work during the present week
ilrculatlng contracts to be signed by all bus-
ness men In the city who Intend to partici
pate In the street exhibition. These com
mittee , ! arc expected to finish their work
within the next day or two and a meeting
of the executive committee to take the
next preparatory steps for the fair wilt beheld
held In a few days. It Is believed that quite
a number of exhibits will bo brought hero
rom out of town. With the street fair , the
Irand Army reunion and the reception to the
< * lr t regiment , Lincoln 'will ' , present an
active appearance during the month of Scp-
cmber. Perhaps the gayest event win bo
.he flower parade , for which preparations
mvo already begun. Several hundred car
riages and vehicles will be In this parade ,
all decorated with either natural or paper
lowers.
The Anti-Saloon league of this state , which
ins been operating for several years under
ho supervision of the national association ,
has perfected Us organization and Hied artl-
clrn of Incorporation with the secretary of
state. It Is the Intention of the league to
enter into a fight for temperance with re
newed energy , As a large proportion of
ho members of the organization are hero as
delegates to tbo Epworth assembly a meeting
has been held In this city and the foltowtng
officers chosen : ,
President , Rev. II. O. Rowlands , Lincoln ;
vlco president , Prank Carpenter , Omaha ;
second vice president , W. E. Morgan , Oreo-
oy ; secretary , J. W. Dougherty , Lincoln ;
.reasurer , Walter Hoge , Lincoln ; superin
tendent , Rev. J. D. Cams , University Place.
The following trustees were then elected to
mvo charge of affairs for ono year : Rev.
L. Wharton , Lincoln ; W. B. Morgan ,
Greeley Center ; II. L. Summers , Norfolk ; B.
P. Gordon-Grand Island ; Mrs. Ollvo White ,
Lincoln ; Father J. J. Loughran , Mlnden ; C.
A. Slpple , Norman ; J. H. Mickey , Osccola ;
Thomas DarnaN , Lincoln ; L. P. Ludden , Lin
coln ; J. C. Murry , Fremont ; President Hill ,
Wahooj Prof. A. D. Falrchlld , Crete ; J. P.
Roe , Omaha ; Rev. J. A. Sunderland , Omaha ;
Frank Carpenter , Omaha ; W. Robb , Te-
cumsch.
Thomas Darnall of this city has been
elected superintendent of legislation and A.
G. Wolfonbarger , manager of the legal de
partment. Thcee men Will conduct an offlco
In the Burr block. It has been decided to
make a special district of the South Pintle
territory and headquarters will be opened
In Omaha.
Iiinuriincc Comimny Leaven Stnle.
State Auditor Cornell has returned from
Chicago , -where ho went to examine the se
curities of the Fort Wayne Fire Insurance
company , which 'has ' 'been doing business
n this etato for several years. During the
year 1898 the company collected about $4,000
n Nebraska as premiums , having two losses ,
amounting to $7,000. On account of a delay
In the adjustment of these claims the
auditor decided It would , be 'best ' to investl-
; ate the condition of the company. When
ho called at the home office of the com
pany on Monday morning he was Informed
.hat ho might look over the securities the
next day. The understanding was that no
fees were to be charged for the examina
tion. Auditor Cornell called again at the
office by appointment and waa Informed
that the company had decided to withdraw
from Nebraska and that there was nd rea
son why the securities should be shown. All
certificates of the company have been can
celed.
Complaint has been made to Deputy In
surance Commissioner Dryant concerning the
Roman Catholic Mutual Protective associa
tion of Dyersvllle , la. , which , It Is alleged ,
la doing business.Illegally in this state In
that it has failed to secure the necessary
recognition from the Insurance department.
No permit has been Issued to the company
by either of the'Insurance departments , and
noneiiiasibeen'iujked-.for. lU-isMl'solclalmed
that the company has violated similar re
quirements In Iowa. Mr. Bryant has taken
the matter under advisement and if the
charges are found to bo true proper steps
will be taken toward forcing the company to
comply with the law. One of the 'by-laws
of the association provides that any mem
ber of the association who becomes a mem
ber of any secret society 'forfeits ' at once
all his rights In the order. Quite a number
of people In Nebraska have joined the as
sociation. I to membership Is limited to mem
bers of the Roman Catholic church.
ClnHRlctnm In Innurnncc Office.
The use of Latin terms on cards and let
terheads is somewhat of a fad -with the
deputy Insurance commissioner. He has re
cently had cards printed with the words :
Fulmen , grande , turbo , ignis et mors , " In
a conspicuous place , meaning "Lightning ,
hall , storm , fire and death. "
The State prison board met this afternoon
to open bids for convict labor at the state
penitentiary. All of the contracts now in
operation expire September 1 and bids for
now contracts were advertised for several
weeks ago. Quite a number of propositions
were submitted , but none were specific
enough to satisfy the tjoard and all were re
jected. All bidders were notified of the
action taken and will be supplied later with
blank contracts.
Governor Poynter this afternoon appointed
Dr. O. Grothan of St. Paul to succeed Cap
tain Talbot as first assistant surgeon of the
First regiment. Talbot was discharged be
fore the regiment left Manila. Grothan let !
for San Francisco this afternoon and will
remain there until the regiment is mustered
out o ( the service. The appointment was
made on the recommendation of Major Snyder -
der , the chief surgeon of the First.
DRIVER FALLS UNDER WAGON
Younn Man Tnmhle * Tlenenth Wheels
In Unexplained Manner and
I * IiiHtantly Killed.
M'COOK , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A sad accident occurred a few miles
southwest of this city early this morning
In which Harvey. Kay Ludwtck , a young
man , lost his life. He was driving an Ice
wagon to the city , following another team
similarly loaded. About 300 rods from the
Ice house he in some way fell from the
wagon , the ponderous load passing over bis
body , killing him Instantly. No one was on
the wagon with him and so the manner of
his death Is unknown , the driver ahead only
being aware of the terrible accident when
the drlverless horses reached him.
SCHOOL HOUSli CORMSR STONE.
Fine Iliilldlnir Dedicated Under Mu-
vonlc Au ploe * at Loup City.
LOUP CITY , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The corner stone of the new elx-
room brick school bouse was laid today
under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity.
Grand Master William W , Keysor of Omaha
officiated. Hon. Aaron Wall delivered the
oration , which waa a masterly effort. It Is
expected that the new building will be ready
for occupancy by November 1.
Mayor Dndd * Hn * Anplratlon * .
W.YMORE , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
Mayor J. R. Dodds of this city Is a candidate
for the nomination of county clerk upon the
fusion ticket and will go into the conven
tion with a good following from this point
of the country. Inasmuch as the fuslonists
have a majority of nearly 1,000 to over
come hla candidacy Is not considered seri
ously.
Had 1IU Hand Nearly Amputated.
"HASTINGS. " Neb. . Aug. 10. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Will Hill , a carpenter for E. E.
Ladd , had his left hand nearly amputated
by a saw this afternoon , and It was thoughl
for a while that be would bleed to death ,
but be is now considered out of danger.
MYSTERY OF WOMAN'S ' DEATH
Suipicicras Circumstances Attending Suicide
of Mrs. Lee at Hastings ,
NO IDENTIFICATION HAS YET BEEN MADE
Unknown Mnn tlint Arrived In Ilnnt-
IIIRH irltli Her UlNnnncnrn Onmlin
Mnn Ilecounlzm the
JJoil- .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special Tel
egram. ) There Is just as much mystery as
ever surrounding the death of the young
woman who died In the Lin Jell hotel of
this city last night from a heavy dose of
morphine. She had registered as "Mrs. W.
L , . Lee of Salt Lake City , " but as telegrams
have been sent to Salt Lake and various
other places and no Identification has been
made , It is generally believed that "Leo"
Is not her true name.
At the coroner's inquest , held today , It
was learned that the woman arrived In
Hastings Tuesday night on Burlington flyer
No. 3 , and that she was accompanied by
a man A\ho escorted her to a hack. The
couple were driven to the Bostwlck hotel ,
where both registered. The man registered
as "George P. Crosby of Fort Madison , la. "
He remained at the Bostwlck over night ,
but left on the Kearney freight In the morn-
Ing. The woman failed to get a room , eo
she went to the Llndcll , where she left word
to call her In time to go to Cowlcs , where
she claimed her father lived. It seems that
she was not at the hotel long before she
penned the following letter :
Letter to Her Father.
Wednesday Dear Papa : I am so gTad I
am coming home , as I know you always
loved me. My life has been so full of bitter
disappointments since wo parted. I am so
glad to get home. Your loving daughter ,
MRS. W. L. LEE.
P S. Walter is In Seattle.
Ao the. letter was not addressed no clue
was given to the father's residence.
When her valise- was examined It was
found to contain a pocketbook with IS in
It , a four-ounce bottle labeled "alcohol , Hayden -
den Brothers , Omaha , " and one or two small
articles. Her shirt waUt had been marked ,
but the name was removed.
At 1:16 : this afternoon a stranger called at
the morgue to view the remains. Ho gave
his name as H. Spencer of Omaha. He was
escorted to where the body 'was lying on a
cooling board and as soon as he caught sight
of the face he gave a slight start and his
eyes became moist. For several minutes ho
looked upon the face of 'the dead woman.
Tears gathered and he swallowed as if try
ing to remove a lump that had gathered In
his throat. When asked if ho recognized the
woman ho refused to answer , but imme
diately made his way to the street.
Omnhn Mnn lilmippenrii.
It is said that he made the statement that
ho was going in the country and would re
turn at B o'clock , but at a late hour has
failed to materialize.
A hotel porter claims to have carried a
grip to the Burlington depot shortly after 2
o'cfock for a man who perfectly answers the
description of the man who gave his name
as "H. Spencer of Omaha. "
Whoever the stranger was that viewed the
remains In the morgue , he certainly recog
nized the corpse.
The .coroner's Inquest has been going on all
day and adjourned tonight until 8 o'clock to
morrow morning , * when It Is hoped sufficient
evidence will "be " in to identify the remains.
A good description of the woman is as fol
lows : She was a brunette of medium height ,
strong physique , a nose little larger than
the ordinary , high forehead and of pleasant
appearance. She wore a white-corded shirt
waist and a black silk , sklrt and reeked
rather neaU Her ago was"about 26.
CREAMERY MANAGER DECAMPS
Leaven Stockholder * nn l Patrons In
the Lurch for Several TIioii-
nnd Dollar * .
CHADRON , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) C. E. Ingalls , who recently came
here from Illnols and established the Cbad-
ron creamery , has decamped from the city ,
taking with him about $3,000 which belonged
to the creamery company. In order to In
duce Ingalls to establish a creamery here a
bonus was made up by the business men and
liberal subscriptions were made. The affairs
of the institution seemed to have been pro
gressing satisfactorily and branch separator
stations were established at Whitney and
Hay Springs. Ingalls left the city a few
days ego , ostensibly for a short business trip
to the cast. He has not since been heard
from and today the property belonging to
the company which he had organized was
taken In hand by the sheriff. Since Ills de
parture the local plant and sub-station have
been closed and the farmers who invested in
cows for the purpose of furnishing milk for
the creamery have suffered considerable losa.
Stockholders In the Institution will bo able
to realize but little on the money which they
have Invested.
Street Fair nt
LEXINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
The business men of this < lty hefd a meet
ing last night to complete arrangements for
holding a "street fair" in this place. It was
decided to hold tbo fair the last week in
September , beginning Monday , the 25th , and
closing on tbo 30th with a grand carnival
at night. Washington street has been leased
for the occasion and booths will be erected
continuously from Fourth to Seventh streets
inclusive. Every effort -will bo put forth to
make this a grand success. There will be a
full and complete mercantile , merchandise
and agricultural exhibit , also sports , races ,
parades and up-to-date attractions of every
kind , The management is in the hands of
the best and most enterprising business men
and the publi : is assured that an attendance
upon the fair will fully justify any outlay of
time or money that may be expended In vis
iting this enterprise.
and IlodKe County nonrdu
FREMONT. Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
The Douglas county supervisors mot with
the Dodge county board this morning to
confer with them in regard to a proposed
road to the southeast part of the county on
the line between Douglas and Dodge coun
ties. The matter was discussed at conslclera
ble length without any definite agreement
being arrived at and Is occupying the atten
tlon of the Dodge county board this after
noon , A committee was appointed to confer
with the Gumming county commissioners In
regard to a drainage ditch near Crowe ) . Res.
Idents along the line of the ditch In Gumming
county insist on something being done by
Dodge county to enlarge and extend the
ditch or change It In some way.
Unknown Floater Hurled ,
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Spe
cial. ) John P. Saltier , coroner , held an In
quest over the body of the floater found in
the Missouri river about thirteen miles south
of this city yesterday , but as no clue to the
identity of the unknown man could be ascer
tained or the cause for bis being there , the
remains were laid to rest in the cemetery
near Union at the expense of the county.
On the body was found only a flannel under-
ehlrt , a linen shirt and a black sweater with
white cords. He was about five feet eight
Inches high , weighed about 150 pounds ,
brown hair , but no biard ,
Sunday School I'lunio at Havennn ,
RAVENNA , NC'b. ' , Aug. 10. ( Special Tel
egram. ) A Sunday school excursion num >
berlng 675 persons spent the day picnick
ing in Beaver park In this city today. Tha
excursionists were well entertained consld
erlng the short time Ravenna people hafl to
jireparo for thler coming and the visitors
expressed themselves as well pleaded with
their day's outing.
Ravenna people and the Ravenna band
A 111 help nrokcn Dow In the reception to
'be given to Company M. of the Flr t regi
ment about September 1.
IIBAVY 11A1N AMI 11AII * AT HARVARD
Knrloim Storm of n Locnl IVntnrr , Dnt
\o Mntcrlnl Hnrm Ilrnnltn.
HARVARD , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
Yesterday was a meat intensely hot day , the
thermometer reaching 110 degrees in the
shade. A rain and hall storm quickly came
up from the southeast and 'began ' falling
about 6:30 : p. m. In less than half an hour
three-quarters of an Inch ofwater had
fallen and , while the hall storm was quite
severe , ns it was not accompanied by any
wind no material harm 'Wan done. The
storm seemed to be of a local nature , as it
did not extend north or west only about
ono and one-half miles and southeast only
a tew miles and is therefore not sufllclcntly
extensive to materially help out the corn
generally , which has been and continues to
be each day materially damaged for want of
rain. The damage to corn is largely from
the burning sun that burns the tassel odd
leaves , though perhaps leaving the stalk
at first uninjured and the ground fairly
moist.
BATTLE CREEK , Nob. , Aug. 10. ( Spe
cial. ) Yesterday was the -wormeot day of the
season here. The thermometer registered
100 degrees. In the afternoon a rain storm ,
accompanied by wind and hall , came up.
Some damage was done to crops. During
the storm the mercury fell 30 degrees la
about an hour.
CREIOHTON , Nc < b. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
The recent continued rains In this oectlon
have delayed the farmers n little In their
harvest. However , the small grain Is now
harvested and In shock. In conversation with
several farmers it Is learned that many of
them will thresh their grain from the shock
this year , and even now the threshing has
begun and more threshing mechanism has
been sold hero In any previous year.
( HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. ,10. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The farmers of Adams county are
beginning to get accustomed to having a
good soaking rain Just at the right time , ns
was the case tonight. Elghty-flve-hun-
dredths of an inch of rain fell upon the
growing cornfields In less than thirty min
utes tonight. This puts corn In the very
best of conditions.
TILDEN , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special. ) A de-
estructlvo hall storm passed about six miles
south of this town lost evening , destroying
all growing crops and seriously damaging
the shocked grain in Its path. The strip of
country affected Is about two miles In
width nnd appears to be five or six miles
In length. A perfect deluge of rain ac
companied the ball. Fortunatelr the farm
ers profited by past experience. All carry *
liberal amount of Insurance.
Chapter of Ilu livllle Accident * .
RUSHVILLE , Nob. , Aug. 10. ( SpacUl. )
Last Friday Mrs , John Boor , who lives with
her husband near Pine Ridge , was out riding
when her horse became scared and ran away ,
throwing her out of the eaddlc. Her foot
becoming caught in the stirrup , she was
dragged some distance , and when rescued
from her perilous position she was found
to have sustained serious injuries , both In
ternal and external , but her wounds were
dressed and she is now progressing toward
recovery.
On Sunday evening a young man named
Edward Wasmund , a son of the county
treasurer , was killed on the hayfleld by
falling from the top of a stacker on
to a pitchfork handle , which was sticking
up in the ground. He' died Monday mornIng -
Ing as no was being brought to Rushvlllo.
Today at Gordon the eldest son of J. C.
Jordan , a hardware merchant , was dragged
to death by a horse whlle-i racing'with some
companions. He was only (14 ( years of age.
Fred C. Duerfeldt , .foreman of the Spade
ranch , was kicked in the'fate and breast" by
a mule this morning. Ho'was Unconscious
for two hours. ' * ' " * '
Epworth Lcagnerii Protect.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Aug. 10. The Nebraska
Epworth League assembly- ) which concluded
today , adopted resolutions on the army can
teen as follows :
"The Nebraska Epworth assembly , 7,000
strong , representing a constituency of 50,000 ,
condemns the Infamous decision of Attorney
General Griggs in nullifying the act of con
gress abolishing the army canteen and appeal
to President McKlnley to exercise his author
ity as commander-ln-chlof to carry out the
win of the people , ns expressed by congress ,
and protect our soldiers from the injury and
outrage inflicted on them and their families
by the shameful 'blot ' on our military system
which Is more destructive to life and char
acter than fever , famine and war itself. "
The assembly passed resolutions warmly
commending the administration of President
McKlnley.
Sum I'opc Look * for Death.
FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
Sam Pope , the man shot Tuesday morning ,
is still living and shows a remarkable vital
ity. This afternoon he sent for his attorney
and made his win. Ho also signed some
papers in connection with some business
matters. He says he knows be cannot re
cover nnd looks for death as a relief from
his sufferings. An Information was filed In
the county court against Jerome yesterday
by County' Attorney Martin charging him
with assault with Intent to kill. As soon
as Pope dies this , of course , will be amended
to charge murder In the first degree. Phys
iclans say they do not think it possible for
Pope to survive and are much surprised at
his condition.
Recruit * for the Thirty-Second.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special , )
Major Mapes has secured another squad ol
recruits in Hastings for the Thirty-second
regiment of the United States volunteers.
Drum Major Theo Knapp took the following
recruits In charge and started this mornIng -
Ing for Fort Leaveoworth : Edward Barn-
house , Frank M. Fountain , Jacob Kortum ,
William C. Warden , Andy Zlegler , Walton
F. Boyd ,
Iiinect KIIU the Hopper * .
TRENTON , Neb. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
The farmers are somewhat encouraged In
the corn crop , as the hoppers seem to be
leaving ; also a great number are found dead ,
supposed to have been killed by an Insect.
The Burllnston has a large force of men
at work putting in a new side-track. It
Is also preparing ditches west of town to re
ceive slag. '
Wyinort * Will Hnvc n Midway.
WYMORE , Neb. . Aug. 10. ( Speclal.Tbe )
reunion which will be held here August 21
to 26 , Inclusive , promises tq be the biggest
thing ever attempted In this part of the
state. Thousands of people will be here
every day and $2,000 will be spent In enter
taining them. Hundreds of dollars' worth
of concessions have already been granted ,
VnlparaUo I'opnlliit Cnucn * .
VALPARAISO , Neb. , Aug.10. ( Special. )
The populist party held a caucus last evenIng -
Ing to elect delegates to the county con
vention and put a precinct ticket In nom
ination , The eleven delegates elected are
favorable to C. T. Johnson for commissioner.
They nominated one justice and left a va
cancy for the democrats to fill.
Cn * * County Republican * to Meet.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neto. , Aug. 10. ( Spe
cial. ) M. * M. Butler , chairman , has called
the Cats county republican centrat committee
to meet In Weeping Water on Saturday ,
August 19 , at 1 o'clock p. m. , to transact
any buelnces that may come before it.
Floater Found In the IMatte.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. )
John P. Saltier , corcner , received a tele
gram from Attorney Graves of Union itat- '
ing that A floater had been found on a sand
bar In the river , and that the body WAS
badly decomposed. The coroner. Rush 0.
Follows of the Post and Frank Green of the
Journal and others departed on the 4
o'clock tr.iln , and , If necreoary to aid In
the identification of the body of the man , an
will 1)e held ,
GENERAL WESTERN NEWS
Mny llnlne Ilnlltrny
PIERRE , S , D. , Aug. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Representatives of several railroad
and telephone lines and express companies
were given a hearing before the State As
sessment board this afternoon and while
no action was taken toward assessments ,
the general trend of the discussion would
Indicate that the board estimates that real
estate has been llotcd at two-thirds Its
actual value and that railroads should be
placed on practically the same basis , esti
mating their actual value to be from $7,000
to $10,000 per mile. If this 10 token as a
basla it will mean a raise of nearly 100
per cent on most of the lines operating in
the elate.
A board of appraisers appointed by Judge
Carland yesterday appraised a bunch of
forty-two cattle which were seized abjut
a year ago as the property of the Bank of
Hannah , N. D. , on a charge of having been
smuggled across the Canadian line. The
appraised value was fixed at $900 and the
cattle -will bo eold.
In There n tin * In the WhentT
SIOUX FIALLS. S. D. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
According to those who have made a study
of the matter , as the grain Is cut and a more
careful examination made it develops that
the weather is not at fault for cutting the
wheat yield down In some localities In the
state. Enough rain has fatten , more , In fact ,
than during any month of July since a record
has been kept. With that amount of moist
ure there is never trouble from a few hot
days or winds. This season the chaff or hull
falls from the heads and the grain shells
very easily. Some of the straw Is down with
no apparent reason , and some of it appears
to have ripened green. Those who claim to
know say the cause Is the Hessian fly.
Others say It is some kind of a bug. The
Alexandria Herald urges that AS It is some
thing unusual and unlocked for tha matter
should bo investigated so that lie recurrence
may be guarded against.
Mn t do to Jnll or Annrrer.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug. 10. Judge Scott
of the district court ruled today that John
Mlsklmmona , the Laramlo county ranchman
who was buncoed out of $1,100 by Raff nnd
Hough recently and who refused to answer
questions propounded by the prosecution in
the preliminary hearing of Raff and Hough ,
recently and who refused to answer ques
tions propounded by the prosecution In the
preliminary hearing of Raff and Hough ,
must go to jail or answer the questions.
Mlsklmmons chose to go to jail and he Is
now confined in the county bastllc. The
matter has been appealed to the state
supreme court and iMlsklmmons must remain
in jail and await the result. The hearing of
Raff and Hough was again postponed , this
time until August 21. The case has now
created great Interest here and It Is the prin
ciple topic of conversation in the clubs and
public places.
Eprrorth Aaaemblj- Huron.
HURON , S. D. , Aug. 10. ( Special. ) The
vast audience at the opening of the Ep-
worth assembly in Ashland park Tuesday
evening was delighted with the program
and are happy in anticipation of a grand
feast of Intellectual , musical and spiritual
good things for the next eight days. The
crowd was greatly Increased today toy ar
rivals by trains and teams , many bringing
tents and camp outfits , Intending to remn'n '
during the assembly. Each day's program
Is of an interesting character and every
thing points to a very euccessful and profit
able meeting throughout. Rev. W. J. Calf -
f * . r.ieeldent of the assembly , Is assisted
In the management of every detail by a
sof * of competent women and men ,
and it will be a surprise if the assembly
does not prove to be the grandest educa
tional , moral and religious gathering over
held in the state.
New * front Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN , S. D. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
Arrangements for the state convention of the
Christian Endeavor society are nearly com
pleted. The sessions of the convention will
be held In the Presbyterian church and the
Congregational church wlir be used for head
quarters. A special musical program has
been arranged and several of the ibest eolo
singers in the city will be heard at that time.
The attendance it Is anticipated will be
large.
Mr. W. F. T. Busbnell and family have
gone for a trip on the lakes as far cast as
Niagara Falls.
Joe Ward has resigned his position In the
Chicago , Milwaukee. & St. Paul train dis
patcher's office and accepted a position with
the Great Northern at Grand Forks.
Rnlilemlc of Pontofllce Itouberlrn.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
The frequent robbery of South Dakota
postofllces Is becoming a serious matter.
Within the past few weeks the postofflcts of
Lake Preston , Lennox , Planklnton , Tyndall ,
Artesian and other places In the state have
been robbed , while the depredations also
extended to one or two Minnesota towns
near the South Dakota border. One of the
beat hauls the robbers have recently made
was one night this week , when the post-
office at Artesian was entered , the thieves
securing $265 in cash and stamps to the
value of $300. The robberies are without
doubt the work of an organized gang , the
members of which are experts at the busl
ness and very shrewd , aa not In a single In
stance have they left the slightest clew to
their Identity. / ,
Xeir Itearnlta nt Mitchell ,
MITCHELL , S. D. , Aug. 10. ( Special Tel
egram. ) In addition to the three men en
listed by Lieutenant Rice for the Thirty-
fourth regiment , he secured seven more to
day , making ten In all. Their names are :
F. C. Wagner , Hastings , Mich. ; Will Tls-
dale , Mapleton , la. ; Albert J. Christopher ,
Xonla , O. ; John Anderson , South Omaha ;
D. E. Smith , G. W. Seitz and C. E. Reid of
Mitchell. The latter recently came here
from Shell Rock , la. The ten recruits were
sent to St , Paul , Minn , , this afternoon In
charge of Wagner , who was recently mus
tered out of the Nlnteenth Infantry. Lieu
tenant Rico went to Chamberlain this after
noon. More men were- recruited at Mitchell
than at any other point In South Dakota.
Wyoming Volunteer Munlcnl Cnrnlvnl.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug. 10. ( Special , )
The Wyoming Votunteer Aid society is mak
ing arrangements for a grand musical car
nival which , will be held In the opera bouse
here next Monday night. The proceeds will . ,
b used for the benefit of the returning j
Wyoming volunteers who are now en route
home from the Philippines. The best talent
in Wyoming will participate In the affair ,
which will be a grand success. It Is expected
that the money thus raised will go toward
defraying the expense of a special train to
bring the volunteers from the coast and
toward the expense of making medals for the
boys. *
KlliM Arrive In Drnilirnod ,
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 10 , ( Special Tel
egram , ) The excursion of Elks from the
eastern part of the state arrived In Deadwood -
wood today. A lodge of Elks will be insti
tuted here tonight with fifty members , fol
lowed by a grand banquet at the Hotel Bul
lock.
Iniuect ( he I'honollte Ilelt.
DBADWOOD , S. D. . Aug. 10. ( Special. )
F. A. Waters and O. E. Stubbs , both of Colorado -
orado Springe , Colo. , have arrived in Dead-
wood for the purpose of giving the phonollte
belt 1 west of Deadwood a personal inspection.
Both ' men arc heavy operators In Cripple
Creek. Colo. , and they arc going to spend
a week or more examining the formation of
the district. They are going to report on
what they see to a number of the heaviest
mine operators in Colorado upon their re
turn , and If their report Is satisfactory ten
men from Colorado Springs have agreed to
como to the Hills and place money ,
lleernltlnfr In AV ? o in I n ST.
LARAM1E , Wyo. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
The recruiting station , which has been In
charge of Lieutenant Mastcn here for sev
eral weeks , was closed last night and the
officers have gone to Rawllns to open A re
cruiting office in that city. A largo number
of recruits are being enlisted for the Thirty-
fourth dcglmcnt , which Is being organized
at Fort Logan ,
New Chrlntlnn Scientist Clinreli.
LEAD , S. IJ. , vAug. 10. ( Special. ) The
Christian Scientists are about to construct a
new church In this city and the contracts
have been already let. The building will
cost nearly $13,000.
A decree of divorce has been granted to
Nellie Kamsbottom from her husband , Obc-
dlah Ramsbottom.
noulil limiting Nrnr t.nrntnlc.
LARAMIE , Wyo. , Aug. 10. ( Special. )
George Gould , president of every company
forming the famous Gould system of rail
roads and a nuiltl-nillllonalrc , Is In the
mountains south of this place , In the vicin
ity of Steamboat Springs , on a hunting and
fishing trip of tmo months.
Xevm of South Dnkotn.
Faulklon will have a new bank to bo es
tablished by Fatilkton and Redflcld business
men.
men.Frank
Frank Schumacher nnd John Suhr nro
building a new grain warehouse of 10,000-
bushcl capacity at Eureka.
The stockyards at Condo have been en
larged and otherwise improved in anticipa
tion of an Increased business this fall.
A total of B30 carloads of wheat were
shipped from Bristol since fast fall , a prod
showing considering the size of the town.
The Oacoma Gazette says there is nn open ,
ing for a drug store In Its town. Centcr-
vlIFc wants a first-class hotel , and a good
man to run It.
Charles E. Plckctt has been bound over to
appear before the next term of circuit court
In Splnk county to answer to the charge of
criminal assault.
It fs reported that Prof. Aaron Beede has
severed hs connection with Rcdfleld college
and has accepted the chair of Greek in the
college at Fargo , N. D.
The town of Pukwana , since the recent
starting there of Another newspaper , is now
bolter supplied with newspapers than any
other town In the state , having ono paper
to each fifty voters.
Railroad men at Rodflcld say tbo Rcd
fleld fine of the Northwestern railroad will
bo given a passenger train this fall. If the
proposed train , is put on it will , it Is said ,
run from Trncey via Marshall to Groton.
A Scotland dry goods merchant has em
ployed a Sioux Indian to do the tailoring in
his establishment. The red man is educated
nnd is said to be an export In his line. He
Is the only member of his tribe in the state
who works at his profession among whlto
men.
Sheepmen in the vicinity of Belle Fourcho
ire talking of following the example of
the flockowncrs of the eastern portion of
the ceded Stoux lands , who win meet at Fort
Plerro October 30 for the purpose of organ
izing an association and forming an asso
ciation of their own.
Several good two-inch artesian1 wells ,
sunk for farmers , have recently been struck
In the vicinity of Doland and many more
will be sunk during the next few months.
The wells , although of small diameter ,
furnish an abundance of water for stock
and other purposes at minimum cost.
Moody county has an assessed valuation of
32,634,533 , an increase of $139,428 over the
assessment of 1893. There are in the county
10,160 head of cattle , an increase of 1,618
head over 1898 ; 6,373 colts and horses , an
Increase of 40 ; 3,626 sheep , an increase of
36C over ) ast ; of swine , 5,960 , a gain of
1,774 , or nearly 30 per' cent.
South Dakota has scored again. John , a
son of Christopher Manncrud of Volga ,
who is a typewriter In the office of the
Burlington railroad at Chicago , will be cent
to the Paris exposition next year by ono of
the leading typewriter manufacturing com
panies in charge of its display , and as an
expert on the typewriter to exhibit the mer
its of its machines.
Sanpectcd Murderer Attend * Funeral.
NEW YORK. Aug. lO. Nathan Kronmann ,
the commission merchant committed to the
Tombs yesterday on suspicion of having
killed his wife , Annlo Kronmann. last Mon
day , was permitted to attend the murdered
woman's funeral today under police guard.
When brought into the room where the body
lay Kronmann wept and moaned and ap
peared to be completely broken down.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Some SIlRht Relief Promlned for
Today nnd Tomorrow vrlth
Southerly Wind * .
WASHINGTON , 'Aug. 10. Forecast for
Friday and Saturday :
Nebraska Fair Friday ; cooler in western
portion ; Saturday , fair ; cooler ; southerly
shifting to westerly winds.
Iowa , Missouri and Kansas Fair Friday ;
continued high 'temperature Saturday ; fair ;
cooler ; southerly shifting to westerly winds.
North and South Dakota Fair Friday and
Saturday ; cooler Friday ; west to northwest
winds.
Wyoming Generally fair Friday and Sat
urday ; westerly winds.
Local Record.
OFFICE OIT THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA , Aug. 10. Omaha record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last threa
years :
1S19.1S9 < , 1557. 18SB.
Maximum temperature . , D5 78 KO S9
Minimum temperature . . . 76 62 61 70
Average temperature . . . . 86 70 70 SO
Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .62
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1 ,
1893 :
Normal for the day 70
Excess for the day 10
Accumulated deficiency since 'March ' 1..272
Normal rainfall for the day 11 Inch
Deficiency for the dav. . . . , 11 Inch
Total rainfall Blnce March 1 19.33 Inches
Deficiency elnce March 1 , 1.14 Inches
Deficiency for cor , period , 1898 , . . , 1.10 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1897. . . . 7.61 Inches
Report * from Station * nt 8 p. ni.
"I
WEATHER."I
31S3
OP WEATHER. -S3
II
IIJ J
Omaha , cloudy & 6 .W
.North Platte. clear 90 .00
Bait Lake , clear . . , SO .00
Cheyenne , clear . . . 80 .00
Rapid City , clear . . SOW .00
Till pQ p ' W .00
Wllllst'on , clear ' , . . . , . , . , 71 .00
Chicago , partly cloudy 82 .00
St. Louis , clear . . . . . S6
St. Paul , clear 90
Davenport , clear , . & 0 .00
.00T
Helena partly cloudy . . . 62 T
Kansas City , clear 84 .00
Havre , clear , . , . . , , . , . 846S .00T
Bismarck , clear SO .00
Galveston , partly cloudy. 82 .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
LUCIUS A. WKLSH.
Local Forecaet Ofllclal.
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