THE OMAHA DAILY BE.E : WEDNESDAY , AITC5-UST 23 , 185)0. )
NO FREE PASSES , NO WATER
Another Chapter in tha Matter of Drink for
the Epworth League ,
DEFENSE OF SUPERINTENDENT COFFIN
Ord Hdltor Who In Kntcrtalnril at the
Inmnnn Anytiun at State Kx-
ponne , COIIICN to the Iloii-
cue of Co III n ,
LINCOLN , Aug. 22. ( Special. ) Copies ot
o , newspaper published In Ord , Valley
county , and containing a column and a half
In defense of Supcrlntcdcnt Coffin of the
State Insane asylum for his attempt to bold
up the authorities of the Epworth league
for over 100 free passes to Its assembly , have
been circulated In this city. The article
ROCS Into details concerning the position of
the superintendent and shows that It was
directly Inspired by the superintendent him-
nclf , who entertained the editor of the paper
and his family at the asylum n few days
after It became known that he had refused
to give the league water because bis whole
sale cl cm an da for passes were not compiled
with. This Is a matter that has occasioned
considerable comment among the 2,000 or
o.OOO people who attended the meetings of
the assembly arid who all agreed that the
water furnished by the city was as good as
nny they had ever tasted.
It Is admitted that the superintendent had
no legal right to give away the state's
water , OB It was pumped at considerable expense -
ponse and at the same tlmo was not very
plentiful. This admission Is not very con
sistent with his policy of supplying the
state's water so long as his demands for
passes were honored and refusing It as soon
as they were rejected. It Is also asserted
that the water furnished by the city was
impure and unheftUhtul because it was
pumped from a well that was long ago
discarded because of its Injurious proper
ties. It Is true that this well has been dis
carded , but the water In question was not
drawn from It but from the regular city
water mains , all of which are now In the
same System.
The publication of this article In the Ord
newspaper , which Is republican In politics ,
Is accounted for by n small personal Item
in another portion of the same edition , stat
ing that the editor and his family had en
joyed the hospitality of Superintendent Cof
fin for a whole day at the Asylum for the In
sane. Superintendent Coffin , as a means
of defending himself , entertained the pee
ple'at the state's expense and was Instru
mental In making public the statement that
the city water here Is Impure and unhealth-
ful.
Coniicll Fnvorii n Cnmi > rnmlne.
The proposition ot Vlco President Bel
cher of the Lincoln Traction company to
compromise the claim ot the city tor $110-
000 , pavlhg ami grading taxes , has been
accepted by the council' but remains to bo
' approved by the mayor. The acceptance of
this offer Is considered a good step by most ]
of the citizens but Injunction proceedings
will bo commenced In district court by Dr.
Farnnm tomorrow to restrain the mayor
from signing the agreement. In conuec-
tlon with the settlement of this claim the
point has been raised as to whether the
city council has the authority to remit taxes
that have been levied according to law. As
the acceptance of the compromise offer ne
cessitates remitting a certain amount ot the
taxes that have already been levied the
eult to enjoin will bo based on this point.
Professor B. H. BSrbour of the geological
department of the State University , re
ports a number of Interesting discoveries
In the great fossil fields and dynasour beds
, of Wyoming , tram which ho has recntly * e-
' ) fiirned.He ' jvras'onojof/a' party of ono hiin-
dro'd-scientists , organized by the'officials ot
the Union Pacific railroad. In the party
were represented five nationalities , twenty-
two states and fifty-three colleges. The ob
ject ot the scientists was to Investigate
great unexplored fossil fields , searching
especially for the remains ot the giant
saurian. Quito a number ot new species of
dynasour were discovered and the great
problem over which oslentlsts have 'been ' di
vided for-'some tlmo'that ot whether these
gigantic , pre-hlstorlc lizards , were sur
rounded with fresh or salt water , was de
cided beyond a possible doubt , the unani
mous opinion being that the monsters lived
4\ \ io or near fresh water.
* Jr On the excursion Professor Barbour secured -
- cured nearly two thousand valuable speci
mens for the university museum and sev
eral hundred photographs , Including ono of
the new species of dynasour. The party of
which Professor Barbour was a member will
remain In the fields for a few weeks yet.
The "Charlee II. Jtorrlll geological expe
dition , which started from Lincoln August
/ B , has returned. Professor Barbour wa
J , was also a member of this expedition and a
] number of equally important discoveries
were made on the trip. The chief point Of
Interest visited was the National Park.
Hero It was found that the geyser phe
nomena are decreasing very rapidly and
many geysers nro now wholly or partially
extinct. This decrease In geyser activity
is attributed to a general cooling off all
over the region.
Lincoln Local Notcn.
Funeral services over the remains of
Florence Halo , the 2-year-old daughter of
Secretary Porter , were hold .this . afternoon
at < ho family residence , Twentieth street
nnd Euclid avenue. All state offices were
closed this afternoon In respect to the memory
'
ory o'f the Httlo clrl and qul'to ' a number
of < the state house attaches attended the
'
funeral , . . ,
The mortgage record for Lancaster
county aa reported to the Bureau of Stalls- i
tics at the etato house Is : Number of farm J I
mortgages filed , 235 ; amount , J325.71C.39 ;
number satisfied , 3S9 ; amount , $514,212.55 ;
number of town and city mortgages filed
237 ; amount , 276,435,33 ; number satisfied ,
2S5 ; amount , $397,004.14.
An independent ifund.Is . being collected
In this city to defray 'the expenses of a re
ception tp company D of the First regiment.
This reception will bo entirely distinct
from the reception to the regiment. For
the latter affair an attempt Is being made
by citizens of Lincoln to secure the spec
tacular "Iiattlo of Manila , " which Is being
down on the Midway at the Greater
America Exposition. It Is proposed to have
this exhibition for three successive nights
nnd to admit all veterans and members of
the First regiment frco of charge ,
Elaborate preparations are .being made
for the flower parade which will take place
during the street fair , Immediately after
the reception and reunion festivities. Free
Instruction In booth construction and
flower decoration hno been provided for with
about twenty women In charge.
Native Virginians who reside In Lancaster
county hnve formed A local organization
with a charter membership of nearly 200
persona. U Is the Intention ot the organizers
of this club to extend Its membership nil
over the state and thus make U n tao
affair. H Is estimated that there are sev
eral thousand Virginians In Nebraska.
The central commlttcecs of the populist ,
democratic and free silver republican par
ties meet Thursday for the purpose of com
pleting the nomination of n full county
ticket. Tljcro arc yet to be nominated on
the fusion ticket candidates for district
Judge , county treasurer and county com
missioner.
Work has been finally been commenced
on the N street rcpavlng district by Hugh
Murphy of Omaha. A largo force of men
has been employed and It Is thought the
pavement will be completed by September
1st.
Invitations have been- Issued announcing
the marriage of Miss Edna Mcscrvo of this
city nnd Prof , Edwin E. Magee , also of
Lincoln , nt the homo of the bride's parents
tomorrow evening. The bride Is a daughter
of State Treasurer Mcserve and the groom
has been professor of chemistry at the Lin
coln High school for a number ot years.
They will make their future home In this
city.
city.James
James Crcclman , the well known war cor
respondent and political writer , has been
visiting W. J. Bryan In this city.
The prospects are that there will bo no
lack ot music In Lincoln during the reunion
of the Grand Army of the Republic and the
reception to the First regiment. The rail
roads have offered a special reduced rate
of 1 cent per mlle to and from Lincoln for
all musicians In uniform.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
Department of AKrlciilturc IimncH
Weekly Ilnllctlh of XcliraHka
Crop Situation.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA , Lincoln ,
Aug. 22. ( Special. ) The past # eek has
been warm , with heavy showers In the
northern counties and only light , scat
tered showers elsewhere. The average
dally excess In tcmperaturo has
"been " between two and three degrees. The
maximum temperatures have generally been
about ninety degrees.
The rainfall of the week has been very
heavy In the northern counties , ranging
from two to slightly more than three Inches
In parts of Box Butte , Cherry , Rock , Cedar
and Dakota counties. Only light , scattered
showers occurred In central and southern
counties , the amount of rainfall being gen
erally less than a quarter of an Inch.
The heavy rains In northern counties de
layed haying and threshing , and caused some
slight Injury to both hay and small grain.
The week has been very favorable for the
progress of work and the growth of crops
In the central and southeastern counties ,
but rather dry for the best growth of corn
In southwestern counties. Corn has dete
riorated slightly In some south and south
western counties because of the dry weather
and continued to grow well in other parts
of the state. The ground Is In excellent con
dition for plowing in most counties and
rapid progress has been made In preparing
the ground for the fall seeding.
GASOMM2 E.VGI.VE KXPLODKS.
Terrlhle .Accident . at Table Mock One
Hurt. Coiinldcrnlilc Property Lont.
TABLE ROCK , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
Just a'bout ' twelve o'clock last night the
gasoline engine used by the Table Rock
Clay company exploded , throwing ten gallons
of burning oil In every direction. The only
man near the engine was Charles Kidney.
He was saturated with the burning oil , and
started on the run for town which was a
halt mile distant. Ho was met on the road
by persons who were hurrying to the scene ,
and the fire was extinguished only after be
had-been fearfully burned.
In the mcantfme , ono of the 'principal
buildings of the company caught flre and'
.burned down , Involving a loss of three
thousand dollars , with no Insurance. The
flro company saved the other buildings after
hard work. The brick plant has a capacity
of 25,000 vltrlfled ibrlck per day , and was
running nights to fill orders. The machin
ery was not greatly damaged , but the dlsaa.
ter will cause several days' delay In the
business.
At last accounts Kidney , the workman
who was terribly 'burned ' , was In a critical
condition.
Vcterann' Reunion at Sidney.
SIDNEY , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. ) The
eleventh annual reunion of the Fremont
county Sons of Veterans' Association will
be held at Sidney on August 29 , 30 , 31 and
September 1. The following are some of the
speakers for the reunion : United States
Senator M. L. Hayward of Nebraskai
General John Y. Stone of Glenwood ; Con
gressman Smith McPherson of Red Oak ;
Congressman John S. Robinson of Madison ,
Nebraska ; Walter L. Anderson of Hot
Springs , S. D. ; Judge Walter I. Smith of
Council Bluffs ; Hon. L. T. Genung of Has
tings , Iowa.
Old aettlors of Mills , Pottawattomlo and
Fremont counties will hold their annual
gathering on the first day of the reunion.
Special trains will bo run on that day. Hon.
Frank Shlnn of Carson , and Hon. J. A.
Perry will address the peopjo on this day.
Old Boldlera * campflro at night on Wednes
day. August 30 will be Sons and Daughters
of Veterans' day.
Dark Hornc GetN the .Nomination.
FENDER ' , Nob. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
Guy T. Graves of this place , a democrat ,
was nominated for district Judge for this ,
the Eighth district , by the combined demo
crat , popullat and silver republican con
ventions , which assembled here yesterday.
The contest was a long one , fifty ballots
being taken before a nomination was
reached , and then the candidate named was
a dark horse , not having been an avowed
candidate. He Is little known over the
district and will not stand much obow of
election against Judge Evans , the repub
lican candidate , who has made a splendid
record on the bench the last four years.
IIu rKin TO Operate in York.
YORK. Neb , , Aug. 22. ( Special. ) Sun
day evening O. Frold's boot and shoe store
on the north side of the court house square
was entered by burglars , who hacked their
way through the rear door. The store was
completely ransacked , but the stock Is too
largo to admit of any estimate as to the
amount of goods stolen. The police have
hopes of eventually Jailing the thieves.
Klopenicnt at VnlparalHo.
VALPARAISO , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
Leslie M. Cheever gave this town a sur
prise by eloping with the fifteen-year-old
daughter of Levl Pike , leaving a young wife' '
and one child. No clue to where they went
has yet been obtained ,
"THE POPULARITY OF
( "THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS" )
is chiefly due to its irreproachable character. "
The Times.
' DRINK NOTHING but Natural Mineral Water , such as
Apollinarls , free from all vegetable poisons. "
Boston Journal.
CONFIDENCE IN M'lUNLEY
Dawes County Republicans M et in
Convention at Ohadron.
UNION FLAG MUST BE SUSTAINED
Hlcct llplcKntcn ( o tlic Stnlp , Coii-
Krcnnlonal anil .Iiiillulul Conven
tion * StroiiK County Ticket
\oiiilnatcil ,
ClfADnON , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The bone and slnow of Dawes county
republicans met In convention In this city
today. As n , fitting result of their earnest
mid united efforts , a ticket was nominated
strong In Its entirety and composed of men
whoso auallflca-Ions for nubile office will
demand the attention and undivided sup
port < jf the entire host of republican stand
ard bearers of Dawcs county. A temporary
organization wns effected In the morning
with Senator Reynolds acting chairman. A
neatly constructed address lauding the party
and Us principles by Chairman Reynolds
concluded the morning session , when nn ad
journment was taken until 2 p. m. At this
tlmo the organization wns made permanent
and delegates admitted to scats. The fol
lowing resolutions were 'then unanimously
adopted :
"Resolved , That we reaffirm our confidence
In republican principles and believe that
the continued prosperity and welfare of the
country depend upon their application to
the laws of the land , and In the adminis
tration of public affairs.
" \Vo hereby declare our confidence In the
Integrity and patriotism of President JIc-
Klnley.Vo believe that the hearts of the
American people have been with him dur
ing his successful administration of foreign
affairs. Whllo wo may differ In our Judg
ments ns to the beat policy of dealing with
the Philippines we are , nevertheless , united
for our country. Our flag symbolizes our
aspirations. It represents what we bollovo
nnd what wo moan to maintain and wherever
It floats It Is a flag of the free and the hope
of the oppressed and whenever It Is assailed
at any sacrifice It will carried to a
triumphant peace.
"We congratulate the people of Dawcs
county upon the wise and economical ad
ministration of county affairs under the
management of the republican Hoard of
County Commissioners. "
The state delegates are : A. M. Bartlett ,
W. . Reynolds , Sidney Woodward. J. L.
Paul , A. R. Julian. J. E. Porter , George
Hamilton.
Delegates to congressional convention : W.
H. Ketchum , Robert Pomeroy , Lee Van-
Vorhls , W. W. Wilson , W. H. Fanning , A.
M. Bartlett , W. H. Reynolds.
Judicial delegates : C. Dana Sayrs , A. R.
Julian , E. M. Shtttery , G. A. Eckles. J. E.
Porter , William Agnew , G. E. Gorton.
As a special compliment to W. H. Fan
ning , he was privileged to name delegates In
his own Interests. C. Dana Sayrs , to be
Castor's postmaster , was a conspicuous
figure In the convention. Amidst great en
thusiasm , the following ticket was nomi
nated :
Walter C. Brown , treasurer ; Harry O.
Eastman , clerk ; William Blrdsall , sheriff :
Fred J. 'Houghton ' , county Judge ; Charles E.
Foster , superintendent of schools ; Frank
R. WIngfield , clerk of the court ; George
Peabady , surveyor ; Doctor Elmore , coroner.
STOCKVILUE , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
The popullet county convention for Fron
tier county was held here today. There was
an unusually large attendance. A strong
effort was made to nominate- straight pop
ulist ticket and turn down R. D. Logan , a
democrat who has served one term as treas
urer. This failed on a close fight. The fol
lowing ticket was placed In nomination :
Clerk , A. J. Mecham ; clerk district court ,
Harry Roach ; treasurer , R. D. Logan ; "judge ,
E. P. Pylo ; sheriff , C. E. Tunis ; superin
tendent public Instruction , Joseph H. Nlck-
erson ; county commissioner , Thomas
Taylor.
Resolutions were adopted Instructing the
delegates to the Judicial convention not to
support John T. McClure for district Judge.
This was afterwards reconsidered and
struck out , It being one of the resolutions
presented 'by ' the committee on resolutions.
The following delegates wereelected to
the Judicial convention : G. D. Miller , John
Kyeer , Charles DeChant , C. F. Slobeckcr , A.
J. Miller , W. A. Bradbury , G. Taylor , J. C.
Chambers. The delegates are unluatructed
but are understood to 'bo ' divided In their
preference between J. L. White , democrat of
Curtis , and J. H. Lincoln both of whom arc
candidates for district Judge ifrom this
county.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
The democratic , populist and free sliver re
publican county convention met here today
and nominated n full county ticket and se
lected delegates to the state and Judicial
conventions. Following Is the ticket nomi
nated : Treasurer , W. R. Wyatt ; clerk ,
George E. Schneider ; Judge , John Gagnon ;
superintendent of public Instruction , C. W.
Whltchead ; clerk district court , Charles L.
Motz ; coroner , Dr. Wagoner ; surveyor ,
M. W. Ban. The nominees are all the same
as two years ago with the exception of the
treasurer. The populists wore given clerk
and surveyor ; the silver republicans , sher
iff and court clerk , and the democrats the
remainder of the ticket. J. H. Morchcad
was re-elected chairman of the county cen
tral committee.
CREIGHTON , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
The populists nominated their county ticket
at Vcrdigre last Saturday. The old officers
with the exception of one or two , were re
named. The democrats met on the same
day at Niobrara and endorsed the entire
ticket.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Hon. A. JI. Post , cx-Judgo of the
supreme court of Nebraska , was In Kearney
today , and In reply to the query In refer
ence to candidates for nomination , made the
foUowlng written statement :
"Tho selection of Mr. Calkins by the re
publican state convention ns a candidate for
Judge of the supreme court would bo no
mistake , from whatever point It may be
viewed. Ho Is considered a first-class lawyer
and Is well and favorably known through
out the state. I violate no confidence In
saying that no lawyer of Nebraska stands
higher than ho In the estimation of the court
of last resort of this state , "
ORD , Neb. . Aug. 22. ( Special. ) The re
publican county convention met here yester
day and elected A. Ward of Mlra Creek
chairman and Otis Palst of Ord secretary.
After the various committees had reported
the convention proceeded to elect delegates
to the state , congressional nnd Judicial con
ventions. The following nominations for
county ofllcoM were made : W. B.
treasurer ; J. A. Patton , clerk ; Lewis Thomp
son , county Judge ; Adam Smith , sheriff ;
Lorenzo Blowing , county superintendent ;
Dr. C. A. Brink , coroner , and C. J. Nelson ,
surveyor ,
Union n Strict rriililliltloii Town.
PLiATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
County Attorney J. L. Root attended the
old settlers reunion In Union last Saturday
and while Jhero learned that Mede Ruther
ford had recently started a .business under
the name of the Union 'Commercial club ,
All that was required for a person to be
come a member was to write his name In a
book kept for that purpose , and then ho
could buy any kind ot llijuors desired. A
complain * was filed and sworn to by R. H.
Franz and Henry Wolfe , two of the village
trustees , charging him with the lllecal sale
of liquors. Constable J. C. McKean and the
county attorney raided the place and ar-
restde Rutherford and seized several Jugs
of liquor. Rutherford cave bond and will
bo clven A hwrlng hero next Monday A
majority of the citizens In Union are bit
terly opposed < o havlnc a saloon In their
quiet HUlo vlllnce nnd a license for ( hat
purpose has not been Issued for three years.
CIIUISTIAV liMltSAVOItr.tlS MI3I3T.
\plirn Un Society Open * n Five Inr '
Scftxlon nt IliiMllnRK ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special Tel
egram.1 The thirty-second annual conven.
tlon of the Nebraska Christian Endeavor
society opened a five days' session In Hast
ings tonight nt the Christian church. Al
ready there U a large attendance of dele
gates from all over the state nnd bcforo the
week hns passed several hundred nro ex
pected to bo here.
Mr. J. Z. Tyler of Cincinnati addressed
the meeting upon "Tho Supreme Purpose
of the Gospel , " which proved most Inter
esting and was greatly appreciated. Presi
dent T. A. Bright of Beatrice will arrive
tomorrow morning when the program will
bo taken up nnd business of Importance will
bo thoroughtly discussed.
Among the business to como before the
meeting Is the arrangements of missionary
repoits to bo made at the Jubilee conven
tion which Is to be held the last week In
October at Cincinnati , ns nt that time fifty
years of missionary work of this society
will hnvo been completed.
CATTI.K AMI SHKKP MUX ANOllY.
The SliootliiK of Tom Ujnii Inorcnncs
Slrnlnril Uclntliinn IlutM'ccit Them.
OHADRON , Nob. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
The shootlns of Tom Ryan on Monday by
young George Cell , creates another very
wide can In the already strained relations
existing between the cattle nnd sheep men
of this section. Numerous unpleasant meet
ings had taken place between Ryan nnd
Coll. The murderer makes the assertion that
Ryan had made on attempt on his life , only
a few weeks ago , a pistol shot barely miss
ing him. The Cell family have a very un
savory reputation , and It Is only about n
year since a 10-year-old brother of Cell In
a moment of wretchedness ended his miser
able existence by hanging himself with a
rope. There being no witnesses to the mur
der , the natural assumption Is that young
Cell will never bo convicted of the murder
of Ryan. The murdered man leaves a wlfo
and three small children to mourn his un
timely death. Captain Fisher nnd Postmaster
Eckles have been retained by Cell to defend -
fend him.
Ileil Men * * I'OWWIMT.
OMAHA AGENCY , Neb. , Aug. 22.
( Special. ) The Omaha Indian annual cele
bration being held hero , and more commonly
known as the "Red man's pow-wow , "
breaks up tomorrow. They assembled on
August 12 nnd since then It has been one
continual round of feasting and dancing.
Yesterday they reproduced one of their old
primitive war dances. Old warriors , mir-
vlvors of the Sioux struggles , took part In
the affair ; the exhibition was wild nnd
fascinating. Young men with nothing but
breechcloth on , a profusion of feathers on
their heads , ibodles highly decorated with
bright colors , entered Into the spirit of the
war dance , or "Ha-lus-ka" as It Is called ,
with such enthusiasm they were ready to
faint away with exhaustion. The. day was
very warm , and some of the men danced
for hours.
Picture of the Korby fliinnlN.
GENEVA , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. ) The
Forby guards drilled last night and suc
ceeded in having a good negative taken In
front of'the court house. Each member was
presented with a flag. In the rear of the
girls , as the picture Is taken , was a beautiful
new silk "Old Glory" on which Is ' 'Company
G , United States volunteers , First Nebraska"
decorated with heavy blue and white tassels ,
to be presented to Company G.
Tons of evergreen have been gathered to
decorate an Immense a'rch which will span
Main street on the day of the reception.
Work Is already commenced on the towers
for It. I
Rain is needed badly. The ground was
EO dry the last rain did not more than wet
the surface.
Arrenteil on 11 Serloun
BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) Thomas Cox , who was recently
shot and painfully wounded on the farm of
W. S. Locke , south of town , while. It Is
asserted , ho was undertaking to raid .1
melon patch , has sworn out a complaint
charging Locke with shooting with Intent
to kill. Locke was arrested and the hearing
was called In Justice's court today. By
agreement of attorneys the hearing was
continued till September 20 In order that
Important witnesses now absent may bn
summoned. Cox , who had formerly worked
for 'Locke , claims that ho was not on the
place as a marauder , but had come to stay
all night with a young man working there.
A'ctcrmiN * Kiicaniiiiiieiit nt Waterloo.
WATERLOO , Nob. , Aug. 22. ( Special Tel
egram. ) At the afternoon session of the
Grand Array of the Republic , held nt Camp
Clarkson today , Captain J. R. Gllmoro of
Valley , past president of the association , was
made the recipient of a gold mounted cane.
Hon. Paul Vandcrvoort of Omaha was the
principal speaker of the day. It Is expected
that Lee S. Estcllo of Omaha -will bo here
In tlmo to address them this evening , and
great preparations are being made for a
campflre and a general good time.
New Cliuerh nt Fill IN City.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , Aug. 22. Special. )
Work on the new $3,000 Episcopal church
will bo commenced this week. The foulld-
Ing will bo of brick. The money Is all sub
scribed.
H. L. Finn , who has been dealing In
pianos and organs hero for the past year ,
left very suddenly a few nights ago , and a
number of our citizens are looking for him.
Ho moved his goods In the night and the
next morning his storeroom was empty and
the proprietor was not to bo found.
Hurt County Teuelierw' Inxtltiitn ,
OAKLAND , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. )
The Burt County Teachers' Institute con
vened here yesterday. There are about
ninety teachers enrolled , moro that a full
quota of the county. Instructors present
are : Miss Haas of Fremont , W. M. Kern of
Dnvld City , and J , M. Pile of Wayne. A
lengthy and Interesting program of Instruc
tion Is being conducted dally besides a
lecture every evening which has added
greatly to the Interest of the association.
Accident to n Sin ii 11 Iloy ,
YORK , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. ) A 7-
ycar-old son of Mrs. J , McDonald filled a
small bicycle pump with powder and then
touched It off. The next moment he was
lying bleeding and lacerated , the recoil
having sent his Impromptu cannon back
against his breast , Inflicting a painful wound
sufllclcntly deep to cause the attending phy
sician to look rather serious for a time , but
the little fellow Is now all right ,
Urolith UOCN Much DIIIIIIIKP.
EDGAR , Nou. , Aug. 22. ( Special. ) The
drouth Is doing very destructive work with
the corn crop , pastures and hay crop , In this
part of Nebraska. The corn crop will be
very small In comparison with what was
expected six weeks ago. Plowing for fall
wheat Is also difficult , as the ground Is very
dry.
i : < lK r to Honor UN Soldier Iloyi.
EDGAR , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special. ) Edgar
Is to have a reception for the returned sol
diers of the late war with Spain ; that Is , for
thwe who return to this part of Nebraska.
A reception committee has been appointed
and are now arranging for the reception , to
be held early In September.
H. A. Cook IN a Candidate .
LEXINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 22. Special
Telegram. ) E. A. Cook of Lexington Is a
candidate for the republican nomination for
Judge of the Twelfth Judicial district.
EIGHT HUNDRED HOUSES BURN
I'rnctlcnlly All lln Illinium * Sccdon
of Vlotur , Colo. , In lit
VICTOR , Colo. , AUK. 22. The total num
ber of buildings destroyed by the flro which
broke out here at 1:30 : o'clock yesterday
afternoon Is estimated at SOO. Nine-tenths
of these were wooden and the flre spread with
great rapidity. Fourteen blocks , compris
ing almost the entire business section of the
city , are In nahes. The totnl loss Is vari
ously estimated from 1,000,000 to $2,500,000 ,
and he Insurance from $400,000 to JSOO.OOO.
The most valuable buildings destroyed were
the Gold Coin mine shaft houses , the loss
on which Is $100,000. All the newspapers
wcrts burned out , but they have already ar
ranged to continue publication.
Victor Is the mctrooolls of the southern
end of the Cripple Creek district , havlnc a
population of 12.000 , and will be quickly re
built In a more substantial manner than be
fore.
1 < Mrt1 Dcnlrnyn n llnrn nnil Cuntrntn.
REPUBLICAN CITY , Neb. , Aug. 22.
( Special. ) The barn and outhouses belong
ing to Dr. Rush , at about ten o'clock this
morning , burned to the ground. Only a
favorable wind prevented the destruction not'
only of Hush's house but of several adjacent
buildings. Everything In the barn Including
the buggy nnd three horses was a total loss ,
estimated at about $ SOO. No Insurance car
ried.
I'nrin llotinc Do'lrovptl.
NELSON , Neb. . Aug. 22. ( Special. ) The
largo farm residence of Thomas McCumsey ,
Just south of Nelson , was destroyed by
flro this morning about four o'clock. A
portion of the household goods were de
stroyed. Loss will bo about $2GOO. In
surance $1,000. The place was occupied by
James H. Gourlay.
Knrm llntinc Hum * Down.
WEEPING WATER , Nob. , Aug. 22.
( Special. ) Marlon Carter , living two miles
east , lost his house and household goods by
fire yesterday. Valuation $500 ; Insurance In
Homo Fire , Omaha for $300.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION
I'vro Dcnd , I'.lKht Wounded am riaii-
IIIR Mill In 11 Complete
Wreck.
APPLETON , WIs. . Aug. 22. A boiler ex
ploded at the A. H. Wlcltert planing mill
today , killing two men and curiously In
juring eight others. The dead :
NATHANIEL PATTERSON , engineer.
ROBERT PASCH.
The Injured :
William Boldman , scalded ; will die.
Paul Hoppencr.
John Foster.
Edward Koletzke.
Herman Miller.
August Rehfeldt.
William Hoffman.
Joseph Wcttlngelt.
The entire factory was wrecked and the
windows In the vicinity were broken by the
concussion. The end of the boiler was car- ! |
;
rled through the engine room roof and fell j !
100 feet distant. The loss Is estimated at !
$50,000. i
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE
Wealthy Mlnnonrl Farmer Ivllln Hln
Wife , uVttcniptn to Ilrnlu IIU Son
mid KlllH lllinseir.
MILAN , iMo. , Aug. 22. Early this mornIng -
Ing , twelve miles northwest of Milan , Daniel
I do not believe thcro
IB a case of dyspep
sia , indigestion or
nuy stomach trouble
that cannot bo re
lieved at once nnd
permanently cured
by my DYSPEPSIA
CURB.MUNTON.
MUNTON.
At all druggists ,
25e. a vial. Guide
to Health nnd medi
cal advice free. 1505
Arch street , Phila.
KUUCATIOXAL.
USELL SEMINARY
FOR
"In your walking nnd sitting so much
more erect ; In your general health ; In your
conversation ; In your way of muctlni , ' people
ple ; nnd In Innumerable ways ; 1 could see
the benefit you are receiving from your
training and nssoclatlons at Lasell. All
this you mtiHt know Is very gratifying to
me. "
This Is what n father wrote to his daugh
ter after her return to nchool from the
Christmas vacation at home. It Is unsolic
ited testimony as to Laaell' ? success In some
Important lines.
places are now being taken for the year
beginning September , 1699. Catalogue free.
C. C. IIKAC.OON , ITInelnul.
AUnimMIALK , Mann.
DAY ACADEMY OF THE
Cor. 27th and St. Mary's Avo.
CIiiHses will be resumed Wednesday , Sep.
tembcr Gth.
The course of study pursued nt this In
stitution embraces nil the branches of a
thorough English Education , nlso the lan-
Ruagtn , music , drawing , painting nnd nee
dle work ,
French , German and Latin nro Included
In the curriculum of studies , free of charge.
THE HARVARD SCHOOL 4672
will re-open Wednesday , Sept. 20th , Oldest
college preparatory school In Chicago. Pri
mary and higher departments- . Hoarding
pupils received. Apply to principals , John J ,
Sclioblnger , John C. Grant.
Montgomery , a wealthy farmer , murdered
his w.to In a most horrible mntimr , at
tempted to kill their Httlo boy nnd then
killed himself , cutting his throat from carte
to car with a razor. Montgomery , who has
been 111 , arose from his bed apparently de
mented nnd procuring a hammer pounded
his wife's head to a pulp. The ten-year-
old son dodged a blow from the murderer
nnd fled to a neighbor' * , giving the nl.irm.
When neighbor * arrived Montgomery nnd
his wlfo were dead.
HYMENEAL.
Wn Kt e r-r.miii Int.
Thomas Wagner nnd MUs Tena Knqulst
' were married on Monday at the home of
the ofllclatlns minister. Rev. Charles W.
Savldge.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Wednesday \ptirnNkni Cooler
In WcMcrn I'orllon , ivlth
Ynrlnltti * Wind * .
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. Forecast for
Wednesday nnd Thursday :
For Nebraska Fair \Vedncsdaj , cooler In
western portion ; Thursday fair , cooler In
eastern portion ; variable winds.
j ' For Iowa Generally fair Wednesday nnd
I Thursday ; cooler Thursday , with northwest-
I I crlylnds. .
For Missouri Generally fair Wednesday
nnd Thursday ; cooler Thursday In north
west portion' ; variable winds.
For South Dakota Fair nnd cooler
Wednesday ; Thursday fair ; northwesterly
winds.
j I For Kansas Fair nnd cooler Wednesday ;
i I Thursday fair ; cooler In eastern portion ;
southerly winds , becoming northwesterly.
For Wyoming Generally fair Wednesday
nnd Thursday ; cooler Wednesday In south
east portion ; westerly winds.
I.ocnl Hceord.
OFFICE OF THE WKATHKU HUREAV ,
OMAHA , Aug. 22. Omnlm record of tem-
pernturo nnd precipitation , compared with
the corresponding day .of the hist thrco
> < MIS'
1SW. ISO ? . 1SD7. ISOtl.
Maximum temperature . . Sfi 100 M 71
Minimum temperature . . . TO "I BS ill
Average temperature . . . . 7S S7 7D &S
'Precipitation ' 07 .00 .00 .11
Record of temperature mid precipitation
nt Omnhn. for this day nnd since March 1 ,
1S ! > 3 :
Normal for the dny 71
Kxcesfl for the day 7
Acomulnted dollcleney slnco March 1 21 ! )
Normal r.ilnfnll for the day 10 inch
Deficiency for the day 03 Inch
Totnl rainfall since March l..2n.3tInches
Deficiency since Mnreh 1 1.51 Inches
DcMleloncy for cor. period , IR'JS. . . . 2.SO Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1S37. . . . 7.72 Inches
Itci > orN from Statloiin lit S i > . in.
STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHEH.
Omaha , cloudy Rfi | .1X3
North Plntte , clear . . . . RSI .00
Salt Lake , clear ft ! T
Cheyenne , clear SO .1)0 )
Rapid Cltv , clear .00
Huron , clear .00
Wllllston , clear .00
Chicago , clear . .00T
St. Louis , part cloudy . .00T
St. Paul , cloudy T
Davenport , part cloudy .on
Helena , cloudy .00
Kansas City , clear .00
Havre , raining .or ,
Bismarck , clear .00
Gnlveston , clear .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
1AJCIUS A. WELSH ,
Local Forecast Official.
DEPRESSED ?
TRY
( MARIANI WINE )
WOKLD'S FAMOUS TONIC
Mnrlml Wlno Id n tonle prepared tip-
on truly sclrntltlc prliu-lples.lt Is s.ifc nnd
benell li'lal , as well as ogreeabK * .
MarinnlVlne 1ms more tlmu S.OOO
written endorsements from loading phjsl-
elans in all IMI-U of the world.
iMnrlnnl Wlno Hives power to the
brain , HtrciiKlh nnd elasticity to tin * mus
cles nnd richness to the blood. It Is a promoter
meter of good health md longevity. .Makes
the old young ; keeps the young Htrong.
Marlanl Wine Is specially Indicated
for Cienoral Debility. Overwork , Weakness
from whatever ontisos , Profound Depression
nnd Kxliaustlnn , Throat and Lung Dlseusus ,
Consumption nnd Malaria. It Is u dlrtunlblo
tonic for the entire system.
Marinnl Wine Is Invaluable for over
worked men , delicate women , nnd sickly
children , H stimulates , strengthens ami
sustains the systoni and lir.tros body And
brain. It Is Invaluable , ns n Hummer Tonic.
It can bo taken with crnckt'd li-o or soiia.
water. Try It. Hcwaro of Imitations.
To those who will kindly wrlto to
MAHLAN1 & CO. , 02 West Kith Street , New
York City , will bo sent , postpaid , boolc
containing portraits with endorsements at
Emperors , Empress , 1'rlncos. Cardinals ,
Aruhblshops mid other Interesting ma ! tor.
Mention this paper
Forsalo by all druggists. Avoid Substitute * .
BUFFET LIBRARY GARS
Best Dining Cat Service.
STotliernt Mother * ! Blnthcrnl
Mrs. Wlnslow'B Soothing Syrup has besn
used for over titty years by millions ot
mothers for their children while teeth ntc
with perfect success. H soothes the child ,
softens tUsB ms , allays all pain , cures
wind colic nnd la the best riniedy for
Diarrhoea. Sold by druggists In every part
of the world. De sure and ask for "Mrs.
Winslow1 ? Soothing Syrup" and take no
other kind. 25 cents a bottle.
Jas. S. Kirk & Co. , the well known manufacturers of White Russian soap , recogniz
ing that nine-tenths of the laundry soap consumed in this part ot the country Is of .tbelr
manufacture White Russian Soap wish to show their appreciation by giving away , ab
solutely free , very valuable prizes on December 20 , 1899 , to the ten women having saved
the greatest number of White Russian Soap wrappers.
White Russian
First Prize A genuine XXXXX Alaska These prizes are displayed In the show
Seal , London dye , 26-inch long Jacket , the window of II. 13. & H. . Hubermnnn , the
finest $250.00 Jacket money can buy , with well known furriers , US South 15th street ,
the very finest trimmings and best satin Omaha. Go and ECO them.
lining made to measure , perfect flt guaran SAVE EVERY WRAPPER
teed to the woman having secured the larg that either you or your friends can secure
est number of White Russian Soap wrappers. and bring them or mall them to JAS. S.
Second Prize Choice of any $25.00 collar KIRK & GO'S OMAHA OFFICE , 300 SO.
ette made of marten , beaver , krimmer or 12TH STREET , under the U. S. National
Seal Jacket Free
grcbo to the woman who collects the 2d Bank , where you will bo given a receipt for
largest number ot White Russian Soap them and duo announcement will bo mndo
v.'rappers. of the standing of the contestants. It makes
Third Prize Choice of any $25.00 muff- no difference who It Is , every woman In the
sealskin or stone marten , or choice of any entlro stnto of Nebraska and tbo city ot
$25.00 fur set consisting of collarette and Council Bluffs , Iowa , may bccomo a con
muff or scarf and muff to the woman who testant.
secures the third largest collection of Whlto
Russian Soap wrappers.
Fourth to Tenth Prizes Inclusive Each to the woman having the largest number ot
ten ( $10) dollars In cash. White Russian Soap wrappers to her credit
Every White Russian Soap wrapper counts at 12 o'clock noon.
no matter what may bo on the wrapper. JAS. S. KIRK & CO.
I3IJUCATIO.VAL.
„ - . Milifarsf jBeademy TSSnd ? ?
Government supervision. WatecommliTon ( tnur ilu tf . I'rrparallon fur ltilvi'r ) 'ille
and HMI < m l Acudemli' . M JOR SAIvPFOnD SELLERS. M. A. . Siipl. . LEXINGTON. MO.
HOWARD-PAYNE COLLEGE B22S
POll YOUNCJ WOMEN AND OIRLH. Modern and progrnHtlve. Preparatory and colloK
r.oursns , muslo. art , elocution , Doliarto , physical culture. Klfty-tKth urnuml Hussion Ijeidiii *
Bept. 7 , IblW. Send for Illustrated catalogue , IHUAAI 1) . UROVEH. PrenldenL
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It places a steady , even , mlfd current In the system while you steep , The weakened nervcH gradually
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