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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUN DAT , ATJatJST 18 , 1809. . EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE Eoldlen of the Pint Nebronka Endono the York 0 , A , B. Besolutioni , POYNTER'S ' VETO DOES NOT PLEASE THEM nurllnnton SnhmltH n Proposition to Trnnnport Tr opo Ilnnie l.nlior Day Ienlitnntp < l TITO Impor tant Iiimirnnce UeclfilonH. LINCOLN , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) The sol diers of the First Nebraska , through Colonel Mulford , have expressed their gratification over the action of the Grand Army ot this state In condemning tbe governor's veto of. the resolution of thanks , passed by the last legislature. A copy of this resolution of con demnation -wan recently forwarded to Colonel Mulford by General James D. Dago of this city and the following reply has been re ceived : HEADQUARTERS FIRST NEBRASKA VOLUNTEERS , PRESIDIO , SAN FRAN CISCO , Aug. 6. General James D. Gage , Lincoln , Neb. Dear Sir : Your favor of the 3d Inst. enclosing a copy of resolutions passed by the Grand Army of the Republic at their encampment held at York May 10 to 12 , 1899 , duly received and published to the regiment. It Is a source of much gratification to the soldiers of ' 98 to receive such compli mentary rcsofutlons from the nolillers ot ' 61 , Very sincerely , H. B. MULFORP , Colonel , Thin letter from Colonel Multord confirms other reports that have been received from the coast to the effect that the resolution of the Grand Army mot with the heartiest approval everywhere.The resolution was made public as soon as received and the colonel In writing the letter to General Gage poke for the entire regiment. Ilemilutlonii Panned by Grniiil Army. Following Is the resolution paused by the Grand'Army at York : ' Resolved , That wo condemn the veto of senate flic 279 , the last legislature's vote ot thanks to the First Nebraska volunteers , now serving In the Philippine Islands , as un. kind , un-Amcrtcan , and unpatriotic , and MO particularly rcsdnt the Implication contained In the governor's words , when ho says : "I cannot stuftlfy myself and the calm judg ment of the thinking people of this com -t monwealth by giving olllcl.il sanction to the , statement that the war now carried on in the far away Philippines Is In defense of the principles ot our government and Is adding more glory to our flag. " Resolved , That wo acknowledge with gratitude and pride the debt we owe the boys of the First Nebraska for their valor and heroism on the battle line In the Philip pines where they have so gallantly sus tained the undlmmed luster of our arms and the glorious reputation of the American ooldlors , from Lexington and Bunker Hill to the Philippines , In upholding the principles of our government , and adding new glory to our flag. Resolved , That we pledge to the volun teers of 1898 and 1899 our support and to defend them and their good name against ofl their enemies , whether at homo or abroad. Resolved , That to the dead , their fathers , mothers , wives and relatives , we extend our kindest sympathy. Signed : John M. Thayer , H. C. Russell , P. C.-Johnson , S. T. Caldwell and William Glfford , Proportion to Trnnnport Troop * . Governor Poynter and Colonel Stark are considering plans for the transportation of the Nebraska soldiers from San Francisco to their home * In this state. A proposition was Bubmltted to the state military authorities this afternoon by a representative of the Burlington railroad to transport the troops to their company headquarters for $40.83 1-3 per man , which Includes sleeping car ac commodations. Without sleeping berths the rate would bo $37.50. It Is Intended to pro vide the beet accommodations for the sol diers cnrouto and according to the proposi tion made by the Burlington railroad only three men are to bo assigned to each sec tion. This will not crowd the troops for day travel and it night it la proposed to carry two men each on the lower berths and one man on each upper berth. An Invitation has bean extended to sev eral competing Nebraska lines tb submit propositions for tbe transportation of the troopa , but tbe Burlington road was tbo only'one that responded. It has been found impossible to secure a reduced rate for the \ reason that the Southern Pacific , running ( between San Francisco and Ogden , has a U monopoly on buslncm from the coast to its eaitern terminus. Exclusive of the excess tar sleeping car accommodations the rate Is the regular summer tourist rate. Total Will Hench SJKltS.llO.OO. The regiment now numbcra 860 men , but of this number about thirty-five will prob ably be unable to return for some tlmo yet on account ot sickness. All are Included In the estimated expense ot transporting the regiment , however , the total amount being $35,116.66. The [ Madison and Fullerton companies will bo taken to Columbus but all other com panies will bo taken to their original head quarters. The additional expense for trans lating the two companies the balance ot the With the beginning ot August torture be gins for many thousands who are annual victims of Hay Fever. The vegetable mat ter afloat in the air after harvest la ended Irritates'tho ' too sensitive mucous membrane with every breath , which soon becomes In flamed. Water pours from the nose and ( reams from the eyes , there is constant neezlng and wheezing. In years gone by many who were thus afflicted fled to the mountains for relief , often at a great sac rifice of home or business Interests , but there were many more forced from strait ot circumstances to "grin and bear it , " Tbe New Medicated Vapor Treatment of fers unspeakable relief to every sufferer , and a cure to a large number. Its first ap plication , soothes and quiets the Irritation end gives Instant roHef. Dr. Shepard will welcome any hay fever patient during Aug ust who dcatres a trial treatment , without ny charge whatever. All residents ot the city or country who have not tried it may now come and test tbe new treatment until they are satisfied of its merits , all without money and without price. SPECIALTIES , Diseases , Female Diseases , and other cura- bla chronic ailments treated successfully by mail. mail.TAKEN BY MAIL , A letter to Dr. Hbepnrd tvlll lirluff to you by return until hln free U--IUIKO book on tbe treatment of tbeve olirun- io ( lUaaic * , bin Coumiltntlon nuil otber liUcrentlnu literature. Write for tlu-iu today , Ailtlrm * , Bhepard Medical Institute , ail , ! 11 nod 81U N , Y. Life Uldv , Oiimbu , Neb , distance will not amount to considerable , the extra distance for the Fullerton com pany being only twenty-seven miles and for the Madison company only twenty-five miles. No action waa taken regarding the trans portation of the regiments this afternoon. It In the Intention of the governor to raise the amount required by private subscription and to recommend that nil contributors be reimbursed by the next legislature. It will bo necessary to raloc the entire amount by next Saturday , several days' time being re quired by the railroad companies to provide the coaches. The proposed route will be over the Southern Pacific from San Francisco to Ogden , from there to Grand Junction via the Rio Grande & Western , over the Denver & Rio Grande to Denver , and the balance of the distance over the Burlington. I'roclnmntlon DcnlKnntlnR I.nlior Dny. Governor Poynter today Issued the follow ing proclamation designating Monday , September - . tember 4 , as Labor day : STATE OF NEBRASKA , EXECUTIVE I CHAMBER , LINCOLN. Aug. 12 , 1899. Rec- ognlztng the worth and dignity of labor the statutes of our state have provided that the first Monday In September ot each year be set apart for a legal holiday , to be desig nated "Labor day. " Upon that day It la In tended that all places ot business employ ing labor should be closed and those who learn their living by toll be permitted to celebrate and enjoy the day thus legally dedicated to them. Labor Is the foundation of all progrosa. It Is prior to and above capital , being Its creator. In recognition of Its Importance this legal holiday is dedicated. Now , I , therefore , William A. Poyntcr , governor of the state of Nebraska , in com pliance with tbe laws of the state designate and proclaim Monday , September 4 , 1899 , Labor day. In witness whereof I have hereunto net my hand and caused to bo affixed the great scar of the state of Nebraska. Done at , Lincoln this i2th day of August , 1899. i W. A. POYNTER , Governor. | W. F. PORTER , Secretary of State. T vo Importniit Iniinrniice Dcol lon . Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant today handed down two important insurance decisions , one relative to reinsurance In Nebraska nnd the other to the form of in surance policies. Several different Interpretations have been placed upon the language of the law con trolling reinsurance within the state , the following section being most in dispute : "Except under a policy which shall be reg ularly Issued and duly countersigned by Its authorized agent resident In such county or state where such property Insured or to be Insured IB situated. " An Omaha agent of an eastern flre Insur ance company asked for a ruling on the ques tion ot where these policies may be issued and whether they milst 'be ' Issued by an agent within the county where the property Is sit uated or by any duly authorized agent wlthlo the state to cover property In a county out side or beyond his location. Deputy Com missioner Bryant's ruling on the question follons : "Tho question narrows Itself down to the construction which shall be placed upon the word 'or' contained In the latter part ot the section. In constructing statutes the most sensible method Is to place upon words the meaning given them in the ordinary affairs of life. In popular and legal significance 'or * may be equivalent to 'to-wlt , ' 'either' or 'and. ' It Is equivalent to 'towlt'when the words It connects are aynonomous , as pistol tel or revolver , bag or sack. It Is equiva lent to 'either * when an alternative IB pre sented , as , you may ride or walk. It is equivalent to 'and * when the sense obviously so requires. Bishop on Statutory Crimes , 243 ; State against Smith , 670 ; State against Brant , 41 Iowa , 593 , 614 and other cases therein cited ; The People against Swcetzer , 1 Dakota , 308 , , A good example of converse construction , which may apply to this case by parity ot reasoning , Is found in section 14 of the Slo- cumb law , which reads : " 'Every person who shall sell or give away any malt , spirituous and vinous liquors on the day of any general or special election , or at any tlmo during the first day of the * week , commonly called Sunday , ' shall forfeit and pay for every such offense the sum of ono hundred dollars. ' " 'Will any sane man claim that a saloon keeper must sell whisky , wine and lager beer to be guilty under this section. It may be argued that there Is no reason in requiring the agent of the re-Insurer to reside In the county whore the property Is situated. But a purely executive officer hat no right to thus revise the action of the legislature. A statute may be constructed to mean nothing and not be Interpreted out of existence If the word "or" 1s copulative , the word "state" and "county" used In the suate , both have a meaning , otherwise one of them Is meaningless. " 'It Is the opinion of this department that the statute In question should be con strued to read as follows : Except under a policy which shall be regularly Issued and duly countersigned by its legally authorized agent , residing in such county and state. Tbo question propounded Is answered as follows : The policies must be Issued by an agent within the county where the property is situated. ' " This opinion has been submitted to Deputy Attorney General Oldham and he fully concurs In the construction. The de cision regarding the forms of policies fol lows : "It Is not necessary for an Insurance company to copy Into Its policy the statute under which It Is organized. If there Is nothing In Its policy In conflict with the statutes tbe law Itself "will supply what does not appear. A copy of a policy has been submitted In this case for construction , It Is too long to be quoted , but It appeared to comply with the law. " Epworth I.rnuue II r In Kit Suit. The Nebraska Epworth league and tbe lessees of Lincoln park , Crawford Bros. , are in dispute over the division of the receipts of the recent assembly and the league has taken the matter Into the courts for a settle ment. It Is claimed by the league that tbo Crawfords are entitled to $693.86 as rent , but that they wrongfully retain and bold $635. The dispute arose over repairs on the grounds. INDIGNATION AT NORFOLK Iu liic Men Clulnt Tbcy Have Ileen Unfairly Uaeil liy State Hoard of Transportation. NORFOLK , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) The announcement that the State Board ot Transportation had dismissed the case of the business men of Norfolk against the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha Railway company , was received here with indignation. The business men ot Norfolk feel that they have been unjustly used by the board , and that tbo secretaries of the board , G. L. Laws , J. W. Edgerton and J. C. Dahlman , have misrepresented them in pre senting the dismissal of tbe case to tbe public. For tbe last eleven months the bualneei men of Norfolk have attempted , through the State Board of Transportation , to compel the Omaha road to post a tariff schedule be tween South Sioux City and Norfolk , and be tween Omaha and Norfolk. Under various pretexts the board refuted or neglected for several months to give tbe business men a hearing. Last fall , during the campaign , Attorney General Smytbe came to Norfolk to deliver a political address. The question was discussed with tbe attorney general pre vious to bis speech , and In his address he promised that he would prosecute the Omaha company and compel tbe road to Issue tariff sheets as rcqueited , if the business men of Norfolk died a complaint. He advised them to go ahead and make a fight and promised them his official support. Finally , after considerable correspondence , the secretaries of the board came to Norfolk and announced that they were ready to re ceive complaints against the Omaha com pany. Aft r listening to the attorney * for th business men regarding the action ot the road In refusing to poet tariff sheets between South Sioux City and Norfolk , and Omaha and Norfolk , tbe secretaries said the busi ness men of Norfolk had A good cose , and promised to consult with the attorney for the board and compel the railway company to comply with the requrot of the petitioners. This la all the business men of Norfolk ex pected. They did not expect the board to adjust rate * between Sioux City and Norfolk. A complaint covering oaies of discrimination from points outside the state has already been drawn up and flldd with the secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission against the Omaha , Erkhorn , Union Pacific , and other roads. GRACE SAYS DON'T BLAME JIM "He Shot Hlmnelf , I Shot My elf" De- tnlli of the Double TraRedy nt Arnpnhoe. ARAPAHOE , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special Tel egram. ) The tragedy ot yesterday has cast a deep gloom over the village. Tha funeral of Grace Cooper occurred at 10 this morn- Ing. That of Jamca Bloodworth at 2 p. m. The causa ot the sad affair seems to have been a , case of youthful love , which would brook no Interference from fond * parents. Early Friday morning they met In the north part ot town and proceeded to the school house. Janitor Whltohead , who was assisting In repairing the bulMlng , entered at the west door , passing through the hall and unlocking the eaat door , he was startled by the body of young Bloodworth fallen In the doorway. The body of Miss Cooper had fallen across the lower part of Bloodworth's body. The flrat impression was murder and sui cide. Later a memorandum was found In which ho had written to his father , saying good-byo to all. Ho was wholly to blame , signing Jim. The next leaf read : "Dear mother , I shot myself. Jim ehot himself. Don't blame him. Grace Cooper. " On the next leaf In the boy's writing : "Wo dlo happy. Grace didn't want to go to a con vent. " On another leaf : "Bury us to gether. " Preparations were being made to place the girl In a convent. SELECT BIGHT MAIDS OF HONOR. Preparing for Carnival Week In Itoyal Fnnhlnn. HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) There will be eight maids of honor from Hastlngnor carnival week. Mrs. William M. Lowraan , v flo has been selected to preside as queen , will > -elgn the entire week. The maids selected are Misses Georgia Fowler , Eflle Mclntyre , Flora Fisher , Nclllo Klrby , Rachel Alexander , Edna Cramer , Mabel Bally , Jc&sle Pease. In a letter from J. Edgar Jones , one of the First Nebraska regiment , to the Hastings Tribune , ho said In part : "San Francisco welcomed us right royally and I wonder what our governor thought at the recogni tion a distant state gave u when he refused once to our own state to send congratula tions. " The contract to erect a new brick engine house at the chronic Inoana aaylum , for which the last legislature appropriated $16- 000 , has bsen awarded to Butzlrus & Polenskl of Hastings for $7,43G. The contract has been signed and work has been commenced. The building must be completed within sixty days. Edgar J. Wentworth , executor of the estate of George Gowcn , has brought suit In the district court against George S. Hayes for 11,800 and interest , advanced to said Hayes for Investment on August 8 , 189S , in the town of Sanford , Me. GILBERT ACTS IN GOOD FAITH. HI * Promotion ot Otto F. Todd Wa Entirely Regular and Should Go. YORK , Neb.-Aug. 12. ( Special. ) The article in ' The Bee which stated that by some mls'chanco Otto F. Todd , color sergeant of the fighting First , has never received the commission as second lieutenant , given him by Acting Governor Gilbert , has created quite a sensation here. Many labor under the delusion that Todd was only recom mended for promotion toy Gilbert , but such is not the case. Gilbert was Nebraska's ex ecutive , as Governor Poynter was absent from the state , and Todd was regularly appointed a lieutenant and It Is difficult to conceive how by any possible combination of circumstances any person could legally withhold the commission even temporarily. Mr. Gilbert , when he became aware of the state of affairs yesterday , expressed consid erable surprise and It did not require n mind-reader to discover considerable Indig nation mlneled with his surprise. He de clares that he Intends tosift the matter to the bottom and find out If possible who Is responsible for holding back the commis sion. He maintains that he made tun appointment a * announced and that In good faith , and that he ho * never entertained the slightest doubt but that Sergeant Todd had long since received his promotion. NeTr Note * from Grafton. ORAFTON , Nob. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Warren Eastman was here from Mollne , 111. , visiting his uncle , Dr. Archard William Hcald , who baa teen visiting his parents for the last week , returned Friday to his home In Omaha. Charles Burns has bought the Doobler eighty-acre piece ; $2,100. Father Jnnnette of Omaha is here visiting Rev. D. Fitzgerald for a few days. Merrltt Comte and wife moved their house hold goods from ' Exeter to take a position In the Graf ton'elevator , made vacant by the promotion "of Tom Arrowsmlth to Montclalr. Thursday the dry weather was broken by a heavy rain of three hours which will help the corn. Mies Ida Berrlgan has secured a nice- months' school four miles souti > of town. Mr. Cushlck , a cousin of John Kcenan , ar rived from Michigan Wednesday on a visit. D. D. Spayed came In from Ohio to visit with C. C. Miles and family and to take back with him bis daughter , who hns been spending the summer 'hpre. ' There has been considerable stubble plow ing done this last week. Nnmerotm Accidents t PInttamoiith. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Spe cial. ) Several accidents have happened here recently. Bruce Dore had the end of one of his fingers amputated in a elder mill yesterday and J. N. Tidd , who U employed In the Burlington supply department , had the misfortune to have a finger broken while handling bars of lead. M. N. Anthony lost a portion of one of his fingers while help ing to unload a piece of marble. Robert Propst has received a new thlrtecn- terse power engine weighing 13,000 pounds with which to run his threshing machine. While crossing Four Mile creek on bis way home the bridge and engine dropped ten feet , smashing the engine badly , A warrant was Issued by Police Judge Archer for the arrest of William Barr of Eagle , who Is charged with threatening to fill the anatomy of John Frollch with cold lead. Sheriff W , B. Wheeler brought him to this city today , lie gave bond for hia appearance. Folln City Public School * . FALLS CITY , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) At the last meeting of the Board of Educa tion it waa decided to open the public schools the first Monday In September , The resig nations of Miss Pearl Hlbarger and Mlas Anna Crook as teachers were accepted and Miss Lillian Dorrlngtoo and Miss Katherlne Wilson elected to fill the vacancies. Mies Pearl Lawrence and Miss Jessie Morton were chosen as assistants. Severe Storm at Fremont. FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 12 , ( Special. , A severe storm struck this vicinity about 2 o'clock this afternoon. For a few minutes the clouds in the- west were very threaten ing and eomo people took to their cellars. 1 ( A large blaoklsh-brown cloud gathered In the west with the usual whirling motion , but soon bore off straight to the south. A very heavy rain fell. 1'lrlilx Arc Drenched ROSELAND , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Last evening this vicinity was drenched by a rainfall of ono and one-quarter Inches. In talking to a number of farmers It is found that the hot. dry weather of the last two weeks reduced the averageof the corn crop one-half to two-third * . This has been a peculiar year tn regard to rain fall. The rain lost evening was the first real soaker of the season , but there has been a. great many little showers , which have kept the top of the ground Jn fnlrly good condition up to the middle of July. Since that time these little showers have failed and as a consequence this rain was too late for the majority of the corn , but with ( favorable weather In the future the late corn will make nearly a full crop. Sheriff In on HI" Trntt. NORFOLK , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special , ) About a week ago a painter who claimed his name was Harry Roberts , and who had resided hero only a short time , hired a team at ono of the livery stables for a drive out Into the country , but failed to return , He wrote the owner of the rlf ? from Genoa that ho would return to Norfolk last Sunday. The team was located yesterday at Central City , -where Roberts had exchanged It for a fresh one. Last evening a. postal card was received from Roberts , dated nt Kear ney , Informing the liveryman that his team was In Hastings. The aherlff of Madlsou county is now on the trail of Mr. Roberts. Democrat * Itcnorc Free Silver. ATLANTIC , la , , Aug. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) The democratic county convention was held In this city this afternoon with Senator J , M. Emmcrt as chairman. The following nominations were made : For rep resentative , S. P. Lamborn ; treasurer , AUen Smith of Massena ; sheriff , John B. Lake ; superintendent of schools , A. J. Burton ; supervisors , Dan Brcen and L. P. Sopor. During the convention the populists , meet ing in another building , Rent over a con ference committee , but it was given the cold shoulder. The resolutions did not mention free silver , but took up the trust and ex pansion Issue , opposing each. Proupcrltr Striken WccpliiK Water. WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Spe cial. ) Excavation Is under way for the erection of three new brick storerooms , ninety feet "deep , which will be built by J. H. Davis. Ho Is also remodeling another business room , which will be occupied as soon as completed by milliners. The machinery for the new mill has arrived and Is being placed by the mill wrights. The additional story to the largo brick school house Is almost completed. Prosperity has struck the town this year and more substantial Improvements have iboen made and under way than has been made In several years. Saniidem Comity Fnnlon Ticket. WA1IOO , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) The fusion forces of Saunders county held their convention In this city yesterday and the following ticket was nominated by both con ventions : J. L. Coleman , county treasurer ; A. B. ChapeH , county clerk ; John H. Barry , county judge ; clerk ot the district court , J. H. Crawford all populists ; F. W. Farrls , sheriff ; J. W. Galloway , county superin tendent democrats. The populists endorsed S. H. Sornberger as their candidate for district judge. The democrats selected for their candidate B. F. Good. ' "Coin" Harvey nt Poiic-n. .PONCA . , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) "Coin" Harvey spoke here yesterday after noon. The audience .was very small , as the farmers In this county are too busy to turn out and listen to professional pol iticians air their theories. Mr. Harvey spoke again last night in the opera house to a fair-sized audience ot townspeople , who had a curiosity to see "Coin" spoke hU speech. His address Is memorized and as delivered here last night Is verbatim to the speech as reported In The Bee on Thursday of this week. Hum Pope May Hccovcr. FREMONT. Nob. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Sam Vope , the man shot by Jerome , Is re ported by his physicians as doing remark ably well and this morning for the first time since he was shot he Is thought to have a small chance for recovery. Pcpo'n father and two brothers are here looking after his Interests and everything possible will be done to assist In his recovery. All that the physicians have done so far Is to keep him as comfortable as possible. Jerome has not yet been arraigned. ONcrolii 'IVnchcrn' Iiintltnlc. OSCEOLA , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) County Superintendent of Schools George Horst Is closing hln first week at the County Teachers' Institute today. There Is a largo enrollment of young women that are teachers , besides a large number of men. Superintend ent Horst Is ably assisted by Prof. W. S. Heltzman and Miss Haas as Instructor and lecturers and It Is very safe to say that the present meeting of teachers and professors IB the best ever held in the county. Ti-iichcrM Meet nt Iliirtlnnrloii. HARTINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) The teachers' instltuto opened hero this week for a four weeks' session with an attendance of seventy-five teachers. County Superintendent Panabaker Is conducting It , assisted by Profs. A. F. Bell , University Place ; W. R. 'Hart ' , Lincoln ; C. B. Wortraan , Laurel ; Joseph O'Gam , Laurel ; J. W. Crab- tree , Lincoln ; Mrs. W. R. Hart , Lincoln , and Miss Eva Mixer , Pierce. Home Thieve * \enr Fnlln City. FALLS CITY , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) While Oscar Maddox was attending lodge Thursday night his horse was stolen. Ho had unhitched the animal and turned It Into his father's yard. When be returned in on hour the horse was gone. This makes the fourth horse stolen from this place In the last two months and not the slightest clue has been had of any of them. Cu ml UK County Democratn. WEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) The Cumlng county democratic conven tion will meet In this city on August 19 for the purpose of electing delegates to the district , Judicial and the state conven tions. The convention will consist of fifty- seven delegates. Candidates for county offices will not bo nominated at this con vention. Hey Nerlonnly Injured , TECUMSBH , Neb , , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Ray Sherman , son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Sherman of Tecumseh , was seriously Injured in a boiler explosion of a traction engine near Virginia , Pawnee county , Thursday. A flying portion of the machinery struck him on the head. Three other threshing hands iwere Injured In the accident. Democrat In Judicial Convention. TECUMSEH , Neb. , 'Aug. ' 12. ( Special , ) The First district democratic Judicial con vention will meet in Tecumseh Friday , August 25 , A candidate for district judge ls to be named. The representation is as follows : Pawnee , 10 ; Johnson , 10 ; Jeffer son , 16 ; Nemaha , 16 ; Richardson , 23 ; Gage , 23. Total , 98. LOHHT DlHttince Telephone Open * . MINDBN , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Long-distance telephone communi cation was opened this evening with Omaha. Conversations were held with several offices in Omaha and , despite the storm , results were surprisingly eatlsfactory. Eleven Windmill * lllinv Down. FRIEND , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Later advices from the storm district east of town show that there are eleven wind mills blown down and thut a stack of oats belonging to Mr. N. C. Nelson was struck and burned by lightning. RECEIVE ALARMING REPORTS Storm Indication ! from Along th Gulf of Mtxioo Coast , DIRECTION IT WILL TAKE IS NOT KNOWN l/nnally Throe CJnlf Storm * Cnrre Up the Atlantic ennui nnd Arc Lout Out nt Sen Keep Watch of It. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. The Weather Bureau has received the following : JUPITHR. Flo. , AUK. 12. 8:20 : n. m. Storm velocity began with hour. Puffy and Equally. Moderately heavy sea now prevail ing. Tide remains normal. The Weather bureau la unable from the reports received up to 9:30 : o'clock this morning to tell whether the storm will con- tlnuo on Its course weUward throughout the Gulf of Mexico or recurve up the Atlantic coast and out to sea. The latter Is the usual track of West Indian hurricanes at this season of the year , but slnco 187S two have continued on their way across the gulf. Ca ble communication with Nassau has been Interrupted since 10:30 : last night and noth ing has been heard from the Island slnco. The storm , of course , would not affect the cable , but the land terminus mlcht bo de stroyed , as It was in several cases on the Island of Porto Hlco. The hurricane has traveled about 1,200 miles elnco Monday , which Is at the rate of about 400 miles per day. It Is now central over the Gulf stream , with the edge Just touching the Florida const. As a rule , while crossing the gulf stream a hurricane In creases In Intensity. It has about reached the critical point In Us journey , the place where It usually recurves to the north. This Is the point whcro Its Intensity Is usually most severe. The very high barometer at Bermuda has had the effect of keeping the hurricane off to the south and west , as hur ricanes always follow the path of least re sistance , and this is ono of the reasons why the Weather bureau officials are inclined to believe that the storm may continue on to the -westward through the gulf. The diam eter of this hurricane , so far as can bo Judged from reports , Is unusually narrow- not over 400 miles. The fact that the present storm la narrow In diameter Indicates that it Is of greater severity than usual. ATLANTA , Ga. , Aug. 12. The following was received by the Associated Press from Savannah , Ga. , at 10:10 : this morning : "Hurricane reported on south Florida const. All shipping is tied up In this port. Vessels from north Atlantic ports arriving report good weather at sea. " ' V PENSACOLA , Fla. , Aug. 12. 1:45 : p. m. A terrific storm struck this city at 1 o'clock this morning. The wind has Increased In velocity until at this hour It has almost aesumed the force of a hurricane. All ship ping Is tied up and no serious damage la ap- prehendod. FIJTAL DETAILS OF CUBAN CENSUS. Preacnt Appointment * from the ! - Innil AV111 lie notified. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12.-JA conference iwas held in the office of Secretary Hoot to day to which the. final details of the proposed Cuban census were agreed upon. These present werp ; Secretary Root , Assistant Secretary Melklejohn , Victor H. Olmstoad of the labor bureau , -who Is to be the director of the census. General J. P. Sangcr , who has been selected to represent the War department In the work , and Senor Quesada and the other representatives of Cuba , who are hero In relation to the census. The conference was brief. Secretary Hoot Informed the Cuban representatives that their appointment as supervisors as made by General Brooke < will be ratified and that commissions would soon bo Issued to them , and also to the enumerators to be chosen. Ho also Informed them that the work would bo done under rules to 'be ' prescribed by himself. The blanks for the census have already 'been ' prepared. They are in Spanish and enow the facts to be covered. A very complete school census will bo In cluded and advantage will be taken ot the opportunity to secure Information concernIng - Ing the agricultural condition of the people. There will also bo a careful inquiry Into nationality , with the view of ascertaining whether the farmers are Cubans or Span- ards. COMMISSION'S III2POR.T AT HAND. Document In Voluminous and "Will Not He Made Public Yet. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. The report of the Samoan commission was received at the State department itoday. It Is a voluminous document and until there has been an op portunity for the ofllclals to go over It de tails will not be made public. Its essential features nro well known , however , and In clude the abolition of the kingship and the substitution of an administrator or governor general agreed upon by the three powers , and the adoption of certain measures of local government among the natives. The report was accompanied by a private letter from United States commissioner Bartlett Trlpp to Assistant Secretary Crld- ler summing up what toad been done and giving much light upon personal phases of the Inquiry. Mr. Trlpp took occasion to dis pose of a report that the failure of Mr. Eliot , the British commissioner , to return with the party on the Badger had any inter national significance. He stated that Mr. Bllot had gone foome by way of New Zea land because he bad a sister llvlnir there and desired to visit her. No mention was made of the circumstances leading up to the retirement of Chief Justice Chambers. Mr. Trlpp will not come to Washington at once , but will first go to his home in Yank- ton. After going over the report Mr. Crldler will make a summary to be forwarded to Secretary Hay. Now that the report is In hand. It remains for the three government * to determine whether the recommendation of tb'o commission is to bo adopted , and as yet thcro ban been no step In that direction. INCIDENT AV1TII 1IAYTI CLOSED. United .MinteK I.enratlon Not to Be n HefiiKe fur CrlralnnlH , WASHINGTON , AUE. 12. The Incident with Haytl , growing out of tbo effort of one Duvlvler to seek asylum In the American legation there ) Is thought to be closed. In structions were sent Minister Powell Just a week ago and he has not been heard from except to say that the instructions would be carried out. While the nature of the In structions has not been disclosed H IB un derstood they conform to tbo well-estab lished usages of the State department , that the right of asylum la not to bo so extended as to make the United States legation a refuge for those committing offenses against tbo local authorities. tn Government Properly. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. The quarter master's department has received a cable message from Major Clem , at San Juan , eaying that the lighters belonging to the department which were to be taken to Santiago hare been 10 badly damaged by tbo storm that they cannot make the voy age. The damage to the barracks and quar ters in both Ban Juan and Ponce la fully as much as at first reported by the quar termaster. Dentlm In Army In Porio Hlco. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. General Davis , from San Juan , today reports to the War department two deaths in the following cablegram : SAN JUAN. Aug. 11. Adjutant General , Washington ; Private John G. Yancey. Elev enth Infantry , Company D , killed by fair from barracks today ; Corporal Andrew Peterson , Eleventh Infantry , Company F , died Ponce yesterday , gwtro-enterltli , CARPENTERS STRIKING Diligently with their Hammers and Tools Working with all the Energy , like busy bees , Doing Their Utmost to get the "Peoples' ' store" In shape for the Grand Opening of the New Dry Goods , Shoes and Grocery Depts , The Constant Cutting Down and Altering is in no way a Comparison to thi Cutting of Prices , Our Great Tearing Down Sale has Aroused the In habitants of this Great Clry as they never have been Aroused Before. This Store Is Turned into a Veritable Bee Hive by the Enoi mous Crowds that take complete Possession of it Daily which will tend to Create a Sensation Unrivalled in this Commu nity Read these Lines of Glittering ; Offers Take Ad vantage of it. and you will Unquestionably be a Heavy Gainer It is Very Important for You to make an early Examination While Assortments are Complete in Order to Buy. THEATER TICKETS FREE. Wo give away absolutely free , Boyd's ' Theater tickets , entitling - titling the purchaser to any Beat in the house. Best seats sell for 60c. Given away to all purchasers of ono dollar in merchandise , bought anywhere in our store. This is an ex ceptional opportunity to see a first class show , in a first class theater , given by the world famous Woodward Stock Co- Tickets are good for any one performance given this season by the Woodward Stock Company , HOT WEATHER GOODS AT HALF PRICE. Beautiful decorated cuspidors , EC. 15c Ice picks and breakers , 7c. CARRIAGES AND GO-CARTS ALMOST Ibc etcol Ice clippers , 7c. GIVEN AWAY. $2.00 improved ice cream frcezcra , $1.25. Elesant polished oak Go-Carts , with rat 12 Inch $4.00 lawn mowers , $2.25. tan scale , nickel wheels and steel springs , $4.00 4 gallon water filters , $2.69. iworth $9.00 to make room , $4.98. $3.50 two-hole gasoline stoves , $2.39. GOO Hcywood Carriages , no two alike , all S5o 4-quart tin sprinklers , Iflc. samples , you must sea them to appreciate. $1.50 lemctmdo eels for this sale , 9Sc. Beautiful reed porch rockers in rod 01 $1.50 combination Ironlne board , 89c. green , extra strong , former price $3.50 to $1.50 parlor lamp , nicely decorated , 89c. make room , for the other departments , $1.95. PRICES MARKED TO DRAW CROWDS TO OUR CROCKERY DEPARTMENT- MOST COMPLETE AND POPULAR IN OMAHA. 100 pieces English semi-porcelain Dinner Set , warranted not to crackle or craze , in dainty patterns , latest styles , regular pr Ice $16.00 to make room , $7,98. 12-plece imported English toilet sets , with baled slop Jars , fine decorations , regu lar $7.50 value for thld sale $3.98. $ ESplcce Dinner Set , imported English underglazcd 'ware , formerly $9.50 to make room $5.19. , 3,000 imitation cut glass 8a.lt and Pepper Shakers , former price lEc to make room 5c. VALUES IN FURNITURE SURE TO ATTRACT THE MOST ECONOMICAL BUYERS. Beautiful Lawn Reclining Chairs , can be Nice largo cane seat rockers , brace arm , adjusted to any position , former price $1.75 nicely carved , regular price $2.50 for this for this sale , 98c. sale $1.35. Beautiful mahogany Tea Table , former Good heavy strong trunk , with iron cor price $5.00 special $2.98. ners , former price $4.EO to make room $2.48. Handsome large couches in all the latest Antique wood seat Dining Chairs , high colors and deslgno , richly covered in velour back , carved on top , very beautiful , well finished In oak or mahogany , cold drawn made former price $1.25 for this great steel springs that won't sag , thoroughly clearing sale , 79c. dust proof for tills grand sale , $7.48. Baby Jumpers with fine tempered steel Solid oak Bootblack Cases , with Iron foot spring attachment , seat covered with flno board , carpet on top , former price $1.25 , for creton , former price $2.00 tor this sale 93c. this great clearing sale , 49c. THE PEOPLE'S ' FURNITURE & CARPET CO "The Peoples'Store , " 16th and Farnam Sts , MONEY , FOODAND CLOTHING to the Appeal of Secretary Root for Porto Rico Storm Suf ferer * Are Gratifying. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. Responses to the appeal of Secretary Root for old for the suffering and destitute In Porto Rico are coming In from the mayors of the different cities in the moet gratifying man ner. Promises of money , food and clothing are made and It is nald that the work of relief -will be commenced at once and pushed with all vigor. The War department Is already areurcd of having a full shipload for the McPherson , which sails next Monday. The secretary hai designated tbo Bank of North America , New York , as the repository for funds , and Colonel B. P. Jones , chief quartermaster , to receive supplies and provisions. His office Is in the army building , on Whitehall street , New York. PLATTSBURG , N. Y. , Aug. 12. Slnco the late hurricane in Porto Rico General and Mrs. Guy V. Henry , who are stopping here , have- received many telegrams as to the ad visability of sending assistance to these people. In reply Mrs. Henry , who is presi dent of the Colonial Aid association , has sent out an appeal for aid to relieve the dis tressed Porto Rlcans. The Merchants' association of New York City at Broadway and Leonard streets have been asked to receive and forward all dona tions. Relief "Work In New York. NEW YORK , Aug. 12. Acting Mayor Gug genheim Issued today an appeal for aid in behalf of the , Porto Rlcana who have suffered from the hurricane , A Wall street move ment for the relief of the Porto Rlcan suffer ers has been started by H. B. Holllna & Co. , who have headed a subscription list with $1,000. James Speyer of Speyer & Co. , bank , ers , telegraphed to the acting mayor today from Newport that he had mailed to him a check for $1,000 an his contribution to the Porto Rlcan relief fund. William R. Cor- wlne , secretary of the Merchant * ' associa tion , also notified Mr. Guggenheim that the association had at its disposal $1,100 that It Is ready to donate 'to the fund. DOUGLAS TO WKLCOMI5 TUB HOYS. Company F , Wyoming : Ilattalloii , Will ( Jet a Grand Home Reception. DOUGLAS , Wyo. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) A mass meeting WAI held here last night to de- vlie means to properly welcome the re turning members of Company F of the Wyo ming battalion -when they reach here from the Philippine * ) . It was decided to give the boye a public reception and welcome and a committee of five on genera ? arrangements was selected , A ball and supper win be given on the evening of August S to raise funds for the reception. Dr. J. M. Wllflon , administrator of the Charles Reid estate , sold 7,000 bead of sheep Monday to tbo Gutbrle Live Stock company. W. C. Sullivan and Charles T. Padden have purchased a band of sheep from tbo Platte Valley Sheep company and will go into the sheep-raUIng business. HlK Horn County Term nf Court , OTTO , Wyo. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Consld. erable activity IB reported in the Sunshine mining district In Big Horn county , George H. Vlcker * U driving a tunnel on the Tip Top claim which IB showing good results In copper and galena. J. R. Painter has contracted for a 300-foot tunnel upon a group of four clalmi. Dr , Slmpion of Sheri dan U developing ( several claims and the entire district is bowing very encouraging reaults. Activity In tbe 8uu hlne DUtrlut. OTTO , Wyo. , AUJ. 12 , ( Special. ) The term of court for Big Horn county was closed Tuesday on account of the Illness off Judge Stotts. B. F. Coftman , who was in Jail on the charge of forgery and passing worthless checks , pled guilty and was sen tenced to one year's Imprisonment in. the penitentiary. W. McCoy , convicted of cattle stealing , was eont to the penitentiary for three years. The Conway murder case , the cose of Will Smith , charged -with assault , and the Bloom cattle-stealing case wont eve to the next term ot the court. , DEATH RECORD. llnrlnl of Jlluc"FninfiyT GIBBON , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Th bodies ot Mrs. Frank Blue and two chil dren , who were killed In the terrible street car accident near Bridgeport , Conn. , last Sunday , caino into Gibbon on train No. 3 Thursday night and were interred in Rlver- sMo cemetery hero yesterday evening. The bodies were accompanied iero by the hus band and father , who lost hla entire family In the wreck. Mr. and Mrs. Blue wera formerly of Gibbon , but removed to Con necticut on account of poor health , The parents of both still reside hero in Gibbon. The bodies were all interred in the euraa grave , walled and arched over with brick. Joncph HouliHtclii. HARTINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Joseph Hochsteln , a wealthy and highly respected German farmer llvlns In the north part of this county , died at bis homo yester day evening from the effects ot an injury which ho sustained several days ago. He was driving from Bow Valley to his home and accidentally fell from his wagon , in juring his eplnal chord , causing hU death , Mr. Hochsteln was ono of the- earliest net- tiers and for ycare served as a Mcmbar ot the Board of County Supervisors. Omvold ( Jiitllimnitii Ilnrlcd. PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. , Aug. 12. ( SpeolM. ) The funeral services of Oswald Gutthmann were held In the Catholic church this fore noon and were largely attended. The Bo hemian band accompanied the cortege to Rldgo cemetery , where the body was laid to rest. I'n n oral of John Hiilbronk. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Spe cial. ) The remains of John Holbrook , who waH drowned In Cut-Oft lake , arrived her last night. The funeral -was conducted thli afternoon from tbo Cumberland Prcnhyterlan church , Holbrook was well known hero. ICiiirriil of Mrx. DuvliI Cooper. HASTINGS , Nob. , Aug. 12. ( Special.- ) The funeral of Mrs. David Cooper was hold yesterday from the homo of Mrs. M. M. Ab bott. Rev. Mr , Wilkcneon officiated. Th remains -were interred In Parkview coma- to-y- | Orvllln Oliver. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 12 ( Special. ) Orvllle , the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oliver , died last night with dysen tery. The funeral will be conducted at the residence Sunday afternoon by Rev. H , B. Hughes , Dr. R. M. Hnyei , CHICAGO , Aug. 12. The dead body of Dr. G , M. Hayes of Haytl , Mo. , was found lying on the floor of bla room at the Tro- rnont house thlx morning. Heart dleeas I said to bo tlio cause of his death. T. J. R ynnlil , PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) T. J , Reynold * , 75 years ot age , died at hit home at Nehawka today. He was an old resi dent of thla county and well known. Kriink Tlionipiion , FRIEND , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. ) Frank Thompson , who was stricken with , paralysis last fall while attending the Tram- ml iilcelvl ( eipotltlon , died last night
