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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JL'E 10, 1S71.
oy.ADJi, TIESIAV 3H01t2si:NG, JULY 23. 1001 TEN PAGES.
S1XGLE COJ?Y' FIVE CEXTS.
HEAT HOLDS HIGH
Timpmtnri Takei but Slight Tui
from Ecerd of Pmiout Daj,
ibl
DIFFERENCE IS ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE
High Mark for Monday Standi
Ag&init 104 8 en En id ay.
104 1,
GREATER HUMIDITY BURDENS ATMOSPHERE
Eain Btpoitid in Tiim, but No Tract
This Lccalitj.
in
SEVERAL DEATHS AND PROSTRATIONS
Wenther Vlvldlr Hecnlli
lntr Julr of a, Former lem 'C
braakn South Omnhn'a Snffei
In Particularly Severe.
DEATHS FIIOM HEAT.
David Monroe, Stiuth Oinnlin.
Michael Fleck, South Oninliu.
Clarence D. Clbaon, South Onmhn,
appendlcltla, nmcrnvnted )- hent.
Infnnt dnnifhter of fiui .Mnttann,
South Omnhn.
Fred Coruclln, City hotel.
rilOSTItATIONS.
Tlinmna MrCntialnnd, Fort Omnhn.
It. W. Johnaim, Cnuiicll Illuffa.
I5d Krntr, Knuana City.
Mr. Hurry 12. llurnnm, 2-12B Dode
trcrt.
The unprecedented heat that has pre
vailed during the past three days begins
to show slight signs of abatement.
The thermometer weakened a little,
falling by about seven-tenths ot a degreo
to reach tho maximum of the previous
day. The dtfforencc was not sufficient to
bo appreciated, for sweltering humanity In
Omaha and South Omaha took It for granted
that the mercury was bcut on outdoing its
ambitious climbing ot Sunday.
In fact yesterday seemed hotter than the
preceding day and as the start durlt-g the
earllrr hours of the day showed the hcr
mometer running over a degree of Its clip
at Ihe same hours Sunday there was rea
son behind the submissive spirit of petu
lant uneasiness with which people nopp-id
away their perspiration throughout thu
day.
It will doubtless afford somo relief to
them to learn that the maximum for yes
terday was 101.1 degrees as against 101. S
on Sunday.
It ii In In Tenia.
While the weather bureau gave no en
couragement to hope tor any material Ira
provemsnt In tho temperature today the
fact that the mercury had fallen down al
most one. notch and the further tact that
thet' w,ia '.g6iidralrj3v"ln TexufajesUrday
and symptoms ot prospective rains as far
north as Kansas was considered encour
aging, although there was nptblng to In
dicate positively' that any of It was headed
this way.
It affords some satisfaction to know that
traces of rain were experienced at DoJge
City and Concordia, Kas., and at Okla
homa City. Santa Fo had .34 of an Inch
of rain, Amarllla, Tex., had .-IS ot an Inch
and at Galveston tho heavens opened and
poured out 3.8 Inches, of refreshing rain.
But while this grateful relief was being
extended the peoplo on one side of us
It was somewhat depressing to learn that
on the other side, over at Des Motucs,
the government thermometer registered
a temperature of 10S degrees, the hottest
weather ever known at that point and
two degrees hotter than was the tempera
ture during the dreadful hot wind In Ne
braska seven years ago.
Iteralla Another liny.
No one who lived In Nebraska In 1894
can recall July 26 of that year without a
shudder. That was the day when the sun
rodo majestically over tho state and
showered death-dealing darts upon King
Corn until the latter was completely and
absolutely annihilated. Under the blister
ing wrath of the god of duy fields of corn
that were on that eventful morning full
of hope and promise for the farmer curled
up supinely and expired, leaving behind
them nothing but wldo wastes of brown
and brittle embers to mark their faded
glory.
It Is frightful to realize that during tho
last three days tho heat has been prac
tically ns Intense as It wns during tho hot
test hour of that fearful holocaust of vege
table life. It seems almost incredible, that,
while a temperature of 106 degrees for a
single day In 1894 burned up a state's fer
tile fields so completely as to cause almost
a famine, humanity and vegetation have
this year been sweltering through a period
of several days of almost equal temperature
and arc still shotting signs of life and
animation."
All Ilecorda Ilrokcn,
The current heated spell has beaten all '
records of the United States weather serv
ice, not only locally, but all over the cen- '
tral section ot this country, and possibly !
throughout tho entire United States. The I
last three days has each been a record
breaker. Saturday brought a temperature
of 103 In the shade as shown by tbc gov
ernement thermometer, watch Is 111 fcot
above the heat of the asphaltum pavements,
which seem to bo so charged with heat dur
ing the day that at night one feels the
caloric ooztng out ot them as from an ex
piring woodflrc. The record made by the
government Indicator is indeed a modest
ono as compared with that made by many
of the thermometers located along tho pave
ments and which come In contact with the
heat that Is meted out to humanity In gen
eral. Humidity Roe Higher.
Monday morning brought no relaxation of
bis partiality, for at 7 o'clock ob
servations showed a temperature of S3. 3
degrees, over a degree higher than at tho
same hour ony day this season. The
humidity was 3 per cent higher In the morn
ing than It was on tho previous day, reg
istering at t2. While this condition made
the day even more oppressive for humanity,
It exercised a saving effect upon the vege
tation and gives hope ot an Increase until
It Induces precipitator
As far as government reports Indicate,
there Is no probahtllty of rain In the period
for which the observations are made, as
the weather Is generally clear over the west
and the fieotlng promise of cooler weather
which was remotely made by the appearance
ot a sharply defined area ot high barometer
In Washington on the Pacific coast last
Saturday has passed away without results,
the high merging Into the low, which ttrai
(Continued on Second Page.)
CROPS SUFFERJN GERMANY
Hurrlcnnca iiuil lliillMnrnta Snccp In
Wnkr of Hut
Wnvfi
BERLIN. July 22. Tho weather through
out Germany continues excessively hot and
reports of terrlffie thunderstorms arrive
from many points. Numerous sec-Ions
have uftered heavily from hall, wind and
lightning.
Berlin had a cloudburst today with
hall and a whirlwind. Many trees were
uprooted and some houses damaged. Nil
morous violent thunderstorms have oc
curred In the Hartz mountains. All the
bulldlnga In an entire street of St. Igo were
burned In consequence of an electric bolt.
In the valley of the Fulda hailstorms have
wrought great havoc among crops. Other
sections had much the same experience,
tome of them reporting deaths from light
ning. VIENNA, July 22. Intense heat prevails
In most parts of Austria. The temperature
In this city rose today to 93 degrees.
Numerous cases of sunstroke were, reported.
CHRISTIANIA, July 22. The hottest two
'ivs ever recorded In Chrlstlanla were
'ay, when the temperature reached
In tho shade, and yesterday,
when i.
led Do.
SOUTH DAKOTA REAPS WELL
Early .Sown Whent Show a
Yield Than Unci Ilccn
Expected.
Better
HURON. S. D.. July 22. (Special Tele
gram.) The early sown wheat harvest be
gan today throughout the Jim river valley.
The grain stocd the heated term better
than supposed. Wheat heads are long and
seemingly well filled but the kernols aro
mostly small nnd shrunken, showing the
effects of the Intense beat. The yield will
fall 20 per cent below the estimates made
two weeks ngo. The temperature Sunday
was 103, against 101 today.
MITCHELL, S. D.. July 22. (Special Tel
egram.) Excessive hot weather has pre
vailed for the past three days. The I
thermometer has recorded 104, 100 and 103 I
respectively and all former heat records In
this locality have been broken. The
greater share of wheat has been cut In this
county and the only apprehension felt Is
for corn. Up to the present time corn has
held Its own against tho hot weather re
markably well. In some parts of the
county the corn Is Injured to some extent,
but generally speaking It Is In good
condition now, but badly In need of rain.
Early wheat Is nil cut and Is going to mako
a much better yield than was anticipated.
ILLINOIS HOTTEST IN HISTORY
.SprliiKlleld Itccorda One Hundred und
Seven, hut Corn Stnnda
Hent Well.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 22. All heat
records In Springfield were broken today,
when for three hours tho mercury In the
government thermometer stood at 107, the
highest ever recorded. Thermometers on
tho street level registered as high as 110 In
tho shade. Thero wcro several prostrations.
Director Guthrie of the local weather
bureau states that jeportaXronj .flljpycr
the state Indicate that corrf Is withstanding
tho beat and drouth remarkably well.
'FRISCO FRUITHAS TO ROT
Strike of Thnuannd Tcnntatera Cntchea
Some Cummlaaloii Finns In Con
dition of Helplcaaneaa...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22. The draytng
business of this city Is almost at a stand
still. The teamsters' strike went Into ef
fect at noon and nearly 1,000 teamsters are
now Idle.
On the water front thousands ot tons of
freight are piled up an the docks and In
coming steamers are continually adding to
the congestion. The larger wholesale
dealers thb fruit canneries and the facto
ries have been the most seriously affected so
far. Most ot the small commission houses
and other business establishments having
their own teamsters were able to get tbclr
freight icoved this morning.
One consequence of the strike Is the
abrupt fall In the prices of farm and or
chard products. Potatoes and fruits suf
fered mo6t In this respect and the Impos
sibility of moving largo quantities of
peache-j, pears and plums made those com
modities almist unsalable at the wharves
this moirlng. Freight arriving by rail Is
In the same shape as that coming by tho
water route. Tho business of the local
custom houses is-nlso Interfered with. Tons
of dutiable freight aro nt the docks await
ing removal to the
bonded warehouses.
Is vnluaDlc.
appratsers' store and 1
Much of this freight .
ELKS HEAR CODY'S CLAIMS
Colonel Appear Ilefure Committee on
Aattounl Home to I'rcNent Ad
viin tnpTcx of Ilia Tinrn,
MILWAUKEE. July 22. Trains
and
sieaniDonts nrougnt about 15,000 Elks to
the city today and a largo number will
arrlvo tomorrow, the onenlntr dav of (h
convention. The chief Interest centers In
the elec'lon of the next grand exalted ruler.
Supporters of the active candidates. Charles
E. Pickett of Iowa nnd Judge John C. Neth-
away of Minnesota, make extravagant
claims tonight, each taction claiming a
prospective victory.
Out of 700 to S00 delegates to tho grand
lodge 400 registered today.
The committee on the National Homo for
Ind'gent and Aged Elks gave an audience
today to Colonel Cody, who spoke In favor
of tho home being located at Cody. Wyo.
No decision has been reached by the com
mlttoo nnd the report will not bo presented
before Wednesday.
STILL COVETOUS OF OMAHA
Kunana C'ltj
for
Ilualncaa Men AaU Again
Army llriul
iiniirtcru. WASHINGTON. July 22. Application has
been made by business men of Kansas City
to have the army headquarters of the Du
partment of the Missouri moved from
Omaha to Kansas City. The matter Is un
der advisement at the War department.
Movement of Ocean Veoaela, July
At New York-Arrived; Phlladelphl i,
from Liverpool; Meaaba, from London;
Mlnnfhiiha. from London.
At Liverpool Arrived: Campania, fion
New York, Lako Chnmplntu, from Mon
treal, At London Arrived: Minneapolis, from
New York.
At Movllle Arrived; Australasia, from
Montreal and Quebec, for Liverpool.
At Manila Sailed; Ping Suey, fiom Seat
tle and Tncoma, for London.
At Yokohama Sailed; Hyson, from Hong
Kong, for Seattle.
At aiasgow Sailed: Sarmatlan, for
Montreal; State ot Nebraska, tor New-York.
FIRST OF STRIKE BULLETINS
Amal(amated Aiuciation Iisuii it, Rtput
lag hhaffar'i EihorUtUi.
CONFLICT STANDS STILL ANOTHER DAY
At WelNvllle nnd MeKecaport tho
Predicted Crlala Fnlta to Mn
terlnlUe L'nloti Men Watch
ing, for Nonnnloiilata.
PITTSDURO, July 22. The expected did
not happen today at Wellsvllle or McKees
port. At Wellsvllle the rumored Importa
tion of men failed to materialize and at
McKeesport tho expected attempt to resume
nt the Dewees-Wood plant was not made.
At both points, which are considered by
each side to bo the strike centers, the 'sit
uation Is In statu quo, neither ot the
parties to the controversy having made any
decided movement. From the other Im
portant point, Duncansvllle, conflicting re
ports are received and the result of the
quiet struggle going on between tho Amer
ican Steel Hoop company and the Amalga
mated association Is still uncertain, with
the company's chances probably better for
winning In tho end.
Late this afternoon the Amalgamated as
sociation Issued its first strike bulletin
from the general offices. The bulletin of
today gives an outline of tho conditions pre
vailing and reproduces abstracts of Presi
dent Shaffer's recent addresses nt Wells
vllle and McKeesport. In tho most prom
inent part of the bulletin aro printed the
warning words:
Advlaca Snhrlety mid Courniie.
Do not drink, especially If the trust tries
to break the strlku by Importing nonunion
men. Don't believe any one who says the
mills will be closed forever or taken 'Ut
of the community If you don't go to w r.
There were not enough men In the country
to run the mills before the strike, so n I
, ui( iiceu iu uo 10 win ine ninne 18, uou i
I worn enjoy your summer snuwwwn; u
rnp.ma mure work nn-rt winter. That 1 th
time for mill work, anyhow
Absolute dental was made by President
Shaffer of the story that a delegation from
the Vandergrlft mills of the American
Sheet Steel company bad been In con
ference with him. IIo said lie had seen no
one from Vandergrlft and knew nothing ot
their presence In Pittsburg or McKeesport.
Whatever Is being done by tho Amalga
mated people nt Vandergrlft Is being kept
so quiet at present that tew general offi
cials ot tho organization are acquainted
with the status of affairs.
There has been no change in the arbitra
tion movements so far as the officials ot
the association are aware. The hopo l
still general among these officials, however,
that a way will be found to bring about a
settlement of tho difficulties. President
Shaffer has never yet declared that there
was no possibility ot concessions on the
part of the Amalgamated association.
When asked his opinion on this matter to
day he replied that he was unable to
answer tho question. Friends of the pres
ident who have talked to htm on this lino
express the firm belief that If the proper
steps were taken the manufacturers would
find the association In a conciliatory mood
and ready to meet any reasonable proposi
tion consistent with honor. Thty say the
whole tone of President Shaffer's remarks
is Inclined toward peace If he can secure
It honorably.
CALL OFF FIREMEN'S STRIKE
Joint Meeting I" Stormy, hut Mine
Workers Pnah Peace Mena
nre Through.
WILKES BARRE, Pa., July 22. The strike
of the stationary firemen was officially de
clared off at a Joint meeting ot the strikers
and executive boards of United Mine
Workers tonight.
The meeting was a stormy one. The com
mltteo appointed by the Joint conference
yesterday to call upon the coal operators
and to oscertaln how many of tho strikers
could hope for reinstatement reported that
sixteen ot the companies wero in favor of
taking back the old men and that seven
refused. Among the latter was the Lehigh
Valley Coal company, which employs In
this district about 3,000 all told. The
Traders' Coal company, It Is said, refused to
reinstate Its old firemen unless they con
sented to work for a decrease In wages.
The hoisting engineers who went out In
sympathy with the firemen were also re
fused reinstatement at many of the mines.
Tho officers of the Stato Firemen's asso
clattcn made n powerful plea for tho en
gineers and asked the United Mine Workers
not to consent to a settlement of tho strike
until the engineers were taken caro of.
State Secretary J. A. Gerrlty, In behalf of
the firemen, said the calling off of the
strlko under present conditions would be
a disgrace to tho United Mine Workers.
President Fahey replied warmly for the
United Mine Workers. He said that If a
mistake had been made the blame could not
be placed on the United Mine Workers. A
resolution was then offered requesting all
strikers to report for work tomorrow and If
1 they are refused by any of the companies
then the Unl'ed Mine Workers will tako up
their cause. The resolution was adopted by
an almost unanimous vote. A motion to
declaro the strike off was then passed by
a large majority.
ST. LOUIS AVERTS STRIKE
Terminal Trouble la Adjuated to Snt
lafnetlon of the Switch-
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 22. The differences
existing between the switchmen In the cm
ploy ot the St. Loufs Railroad association
and the management of the association,
which resulted In a strike on Saturday last,
were settled at midnight. The men will re
turn to work this morning. It Is stated that
the settlement Is practically a victory for
the men.
Still Another Strike.
N. V.. July 22. About two hun
TROY.
dred collar cutters went on strike t'day.
The men stopped work because, the Manu
facturers' , association refused to rdeet ths
demands ot the union relative to the em
ployment of apprentices. Nearly all cf the
most Important collar concerns aro Involved
HIGHWAYMAN FATALLY SHOT
I.envenrrorth Police fiet Will Jonea
nf St, Joseph hy Performing
Ilia Spine,
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. July 22 An al
leged highwayman, giving his name as Will
Jones of St. Joseph, Mo., was fatally shot
through the base of the spine tonight, while
seeking to escapo from a, policeman. His
companion, giving the name of Murphy,
was captured.
IOWA NINE ABOVE CENTURY
Ilea .Mnlue Hent llrrnka Alt Itecorda
nnit Several Oentha Follow
1'roatrntloiia.
DES MOINES, July 22. (Special.) The
government thermometer broke all records
today and gave Des Moines an official
record of 109 degrees for today. At 2 p, m.
the marking was 106.7, but the clouds ob
scured the sun tor a time; and then at 3.30
o'clock the mercury went up to 109 even.
While this Is by far the hottest day ever
known here, the heat was not as long con
tinued as yesterday, when for "nearly eight
hours tho thermometer registered over 100.'
The crop report of tho Iowa weather service
to bo Issued tomorrow will be more dubious
In tone than any that has been Issued tor
years, although reports still Indicate that
the corn Is capable of standing a great deal
more of this weather where tho stand has
been good.
A remarkable thing In connection with
the present unprecedented hot season Is
that there has not been reported In Des
Moines a siiigle genuine case ot sunstroke.
A number of persons died from the effects
of the heat, but they wcro those who had
been 111 or were enfeebled by age or disease,
A few minor prostrations have, been re
ported, but In no case has ono been serious.
The largest number of deaths directly
attributable to the heat occurred last night
and this morning.
John Weber, a tailor, was found dead In
his bed at a boarding house this morning,
his death probably being due to the heat,
as' ho was In good health apparently on
Sunday. He had but recently came from
Ames, was 69 years old, and leaves a son In
Ames and a daughter In Kansas.
Jacob Stctnau, a bartender, died In bed
last night at a hotel. Ha had been a resi
dent of tho city ten years and leaves a
wife and two children In Peoria, III. He
complained ot feeling IU last evening and
calling for a pitcher of Ice water, drank
two glasses. He wns later found dead.
John Trcpanler, Rged 31, died this morn
ing. He had been HI a long time but the
heated term caused total collapse. Ills
father had been a prominent merchant of
tho city up to a few years, ago. when he
died.
KEOKUK, In., July 22. The weather bu
reau recorded 108 degrees of heat here
today, It being the sixth day ot temper
ature above 100 and the thirty-second
of above 90. All reports Indicate that cru
Is being seriously damaged. .
SII1LEV. Ia., July 22. (Special Tele
gram.) This afternoon the government
thermometer registered 100 degrees. This
evening there are Indications of rain. Much
ot the grain Is harvested. Corn Is not
seriously Injured.
SIOUX CITY. Ia.. July 22. Tho maxi
mum temperauro here today wna 103,
three degrees below yesterday's maximum.
BURLINOTON, Ia., July 22. Tho official
thermometer marked 110-In 'the shade here
today. Ono death Is attributed to the heat.
COUNCIL BLUFFS VICTIMS
Five rrnatrntlona Include Sheriff
Coualua OliDenth
from IleaUX
.
In Council Bluffs yesterday Sheriff l. D.
Cousins was overcome by ' h heat and tiad
to be removed to Jjla V'.G,)'. . 'Inqulrlei at
his residence last evening showed that h
was confined to his bed, although his con
dition was net considered critical by tbc
attending physician.
Deputy City Marshal White, who was
prostra'cd by the weather. Is still In a
critical condition.
John T. Ross, a cooper on East Broadway,
who was overcome by the heat Sunday
evening, was reported to be in a critical
condition yesterday.
A. Snyder, nn employe of the motor
company, was overcome with tho heat yes
terday afternoon while working at Pearl
street and Broadway. Ho was removed to
a nearby drug store, where, after receiv
ing medical assistance, he regained con
sciousness and was removed to his home at
Thirty-fourth street and Avenue A.
Tho funeral ot Charles Suit, who died
Saturday night as the result of being over
come with heat, was yesterday aft
ernoon from the family residence on Har
rison street. Burial was In Clark's cem
etery. His wife and live children survive
him. He was 33 years old.
SIX DEATHS IN ST. LOUIS
One Hundred und So en Degrei-i
Urenkn Every Ilecord In
Mlasourl.
ST. LOUIS. July 22. The terrible heat
which broke all records In the state of M.s
sourl Sunday was unbroken today. Accord
ing to many dispatches received tonight by
tho Associated Press, higher temperatures
were recorded In every section of the
stato today than wcro ever known In Mis
souri before. A thermometer reading of
100 was considered comparatively cool, so
fierce was the torrldlty common over the
state. Small towns with no established
weather bureau report as high as 115 de
grees In the shade.
In St, Louis the weather bureau re
ported 107 degrees, the highest ever offi
cially recorded In tho city.
On August 12, 1SS1, a record of 106 de
grees was recorded and these figures were
equaled Sunday. Prostrations were re
ported from almost every town and village
In tho state. Workmen In cities and cn
farms were compelled to cease their labors.
The sky In most places was cloudless and
a burning wind rendered the heat more In
tolerable. In St. Louis hundreds ot men
and women spent the early hours of the
morning In the parks, being unablo to find
rest In their homes. The memory of tho
oldest Inhabitants Is unable to recall such
occurrences In the state. Six deaths re
sulted from the heat in tho past twenty
four hours In St. Louis and twenty-five
prostrations were recorded.
PRICES OF F00DS GO UP
Chicago Ships Cnrlonda of Vegetnhlca
to the Drouth-Stricken
Sectlona,
CHICAGO, July 22. From four to six
cars of vegetables aro being shipped from
Chicago dally to tbe drouth-stricken sec
tions of Illinois and Missouri, which ordi
narily supply thts market with produce
cf this character. To n certain extent tht
supply for Chicago use Is curtailed By tho
shipments out ot town.
Numerous other food products have been
affected by the drv weather to an extc'
resulting In an advance of prices. Milk
commanded fancy prices today and a sharp
rise Is predicted. Meats went up 10 per
cent In some Instances and predictions
were current that Ice would go up tho
scale after this week unless cool weather
sets In.
The out-of-town demand for vegetables la
ono of tho new phases of the drouth. Buy.
ers were present today from Kansas City,
Centralla, Keokuk and half a doztu less
Important places.
NEBRASKA'S DAY OF PRAYER
QoTtrier EaTaga Appoints Fnda or Fso
pla'i 8npplicatlDt.
RELIEF NEEDED FROM DROUTH AND WINDS
Aaka thnt Men nnd Women Aaacmlilc
In Their Churehea nnd Offer L'p
Pctttlona to lilt lite Provi
dence. NF.HHASKANS DEAD FIIOM HEAT.
At Lincoln Itolicrt Opp of Omnhn,
lltidge llodgera.
At .VCliruakn City Jnmea I). Llvlng
atnn, Joaeph Kemmn, Andrew Jeaprr
aon. At Fierce Son of Mr. llndtke.
At Oauiond Orrmnii hnrvrat hnnd.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July 22. (Special.) Governor
Savage this afternoon Issued tho following
special message to the peoplo of tho com
monwealth: EXKCFTIVE DEPARTMENT. LIN
COLN, Neb., July Ti.ln response to im
portunities and at the ea.nest rtquctl cf
members of the ministry that a day net t
apart and designated as a any upon which
me pcopie may meet in tneir respei iivj
houses of worship and offer up prayer o
Divine Providence for relief from destruc
tive winds and drouth, 1 hereby designate
Friday, July 26, ns said day.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand this 22nd day of Juiy, 1901.
EZRA P. SAVAGE. Governor.
Two moro fatalities resulted from the ex
ccssivo heat of ycoterday. Robert Opp,
1-year-old eon ot R. C. Opp of Omaha, was
overcome last night and died at 12:30 this
morning. The body was sent back to
Omaha on an early morning train.
Tho other victim, Budge Rodgers, a
pioneer printer, was found dead in his yard
at S23 North Fourteenth street at 6 o'clock
this morning. From the condition ot the I
body It Is supposed that he died about 10
o'clock last night.
Three Dend nt .ehrnakn City.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 22.
(Special Telegram.) James D. Livingston,
aged 75 years, died at his boms
ne.ar Lorton, a victim of the excessive heat
of the last few days. Mr. Livingston was a
farmer and has lived In Otoe county nearly
forty years. Two other deaths have oc
curred in the last twenty-four hours from
causes mainly attributable to the extreme
heat. One was Joseph Kemma, aged
St years, nnd the other Andrew Jesper
son, aged 27 years. Mr. Komma
was a retired farmer and an old rteldent ot
the city. Ho enjoyed his usual health until
within a few hours ot his death. Jcsperson
was an Invalid, who lived alone In a small
house near the river. He was discovered
In a fainting condition and died within two
hours. The mercury ascended to the 105
mark today, but a breeze tempered the heat.
CONCORD, Neb., July 22. (Special Tele
gram.) Today was a record breaker, It be
ing 111 la the shade. Farmers are much
discouraged over tho prospect for corn.
Crnirla Dying From Field.
PIERCE, Neb., July 22. (Special Tele
gram.) The 12-year-old son of Mr. end
Mrs. Radtkc, while working In the harvest
field for Herman Krchnko yesterday, was
overcome with the heat. He crawled Into
a atack nearby and waa found dead a short
time after. The boy's parents live in
Pierce, the family coming here from Ger
many one month ago.
GENEVA, Neb., July 22. (Special.)
Saturday was tho hottest day on record,
reaching 107 degrees In tho ahade at 2:30
p. m. There aro no signs of rain. Somo
farmers had an extra big yield ot wheat,
a few reaching thirty-eight and forty
bushels an acre.
KENNARD, Neb.. July 22. (Special.)
Yesterday was a record-breaker, the ther
mometer registering 105 to 111 In the shade
and 140 In tho sun. The Email grain Is
about all cut. Oats and wheat will be a
good crop. Corn Is needing rain, although
It Is not suffering to any great extent. A
good shower would revive It.
WEST POINT, Neb., July 22. (Special.)
While tho heat remains unabated and tbe
drouth continues, corn In this county Is
standing the weather remarkably well. The
best opinion seems to be that If rain falls
within six days there will bo a fair crop
ot corn. The damage so far is confined al
together to the high, sandy fields, corn
In the bottoms and second bottoms showing
little sign of suffering. The aggregate crop
will, of course, be somewhat smaller thun
usual, but no fears aro entertained of a
failure, The wheat harvest Is nearly over,
The yield is about the average, the berries
being c little lighter and more chaffy than
last year on account ot tho grain ripening
too fast, but on an average It can be said
that Cuming county Is all right on small
grain. The thermometer today is 105, The
Elkhorn river is lowering rapidly, but is
not yet down to Its normal summer depth.
Crop Coiidltlona .N'enr Crete,
CRETE, Neb.. July 22. (Special.) Yester
day tho thermometer reached tho highest
notch since tbe hot wave began. The mer
cury stood at 105 In the shade at 3:30 p.
m. Wheat harvest Is over and threshing of
the not stacked grain Is one-half done.
Wheat Is a magnificent crop twenty
five to forty bushels the latter Is
what the average yield will bo In the end.
The berry Is plumb and of good and even size.
No wheat Is under sixty to sixty-three
pounds a bushel. The crop in this vicinity
has been hurt by the heat and dry weather.
Early planted corn In some of the bottoms
near the Blue river is silking out and
showing good sized ears and Is still of good
color. All of tho upland corn Is hurt. Ex
perienced tarmcrs claim that the crop of
corn will not average more than ten to
fifteen bushels an acre In this part of
Saline, Seward and Lancnster counties.
Oats In this vicinity with the exception of
some Isolated fields are a failure. Most
of the crop nad to be cut with the mower,
being too short for the binder. Early
planted potatoes are fine and of good yield.
Late planted tubers are a failure. Garden
vegetables of all kinds are In bad shape.
Peaches are suffering from heat, not grow
ing any and beginning to shrink. Pastures
are brown. The receipts ot cream and milk
at the station of the Fairmont creamery
In this city have fallen off over one-half In
comparison with June, Owners of pastures
have notified their patrons that cattle can
not longer live In the field and would better
be taken home and fed. Several Lancaster
county farmers began this morning to cut
and bind their corn with binders to savu
the fodder. This Is the situation In north
east Saline, Bouth and southeast Seward
and northwest precincts ot Lancaster
counties,
llnrveater Stricken In Oamond.
OSMOND. Neb., July 22. (Special Tele
gram.) While working In a harvest field
south ot town yesterday a young German
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CONDITION 0FJHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Generally Fair,
Continued Warm. Tuesday and Wednes
day; Variable Winds.
Temperature lit Omnhn Vcaterdayi
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THUNDERSTORMS ARE DRY
Fcritlclmia Low Treasure Coiitlnnea In
Morthvreat, Which Mcnua Swelter,
Uonat nnd llroll.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Ouc-hundrcd-degree
temperature was common through
out the great corn belt today, according
to tho reports to tho weather bureau horc.
In various places In Illinois, Iowa and other
states all previous heat records were
smashed. There appears to be no prospect
of decided relief from these exhausting
conditions for tho next two days at least,
except such as may come from the always
present possibility .uf scattered thunder
storms, which nre predicted tor some por
tions of the superheated area.
Todiy dry thunderstorms, unaccompanied
by rain, prevailed In several sections of
the west, hundreds ot miles apart. They
temporarily cooled the atmosphere, but
brought no relief to tho famishing crops.
Absolutely no rain fell In the corn belt, ac
cording to the official reporta received here.
In western Iowa It was a trifle cooler to
day, while In the central portion of the
state It was warmer
There Is a little belt of high pressure
over the Great Lakes and another over tho
south Atlantic coast, but It offers no pros
pect ot relief in the west so long as the
continued low pressure remains In the
northwest. The warm weather again was
general throughout the entire country, ex
cept on the Pacific coast.
In the east the' temperature, while high,
did not approach anywhere the extremes
prevailing In the west, and a recurrence
of the hot wave of two weeks ago Is be
lieved to be unlikely in the Atlantic coast
region. Thundcrshowers have continued
from tho south Atlantic coast westward Into
Arizona and a continuation of them Is pre
dicted for the south and southwest.
In Des Moines, Ia., the temperature offi
cially reported today was 10S; In Spring
field, 111., 10S; In Cincinnati, 106, and In
Loulivllle, 106; In each caso breaking all
past records. In Indianapolis It also waa
106, 5 degree higher than over before re
ported. In St. Louis It was 106; Omaha, 104; Bis
marck, N, D., 104, and Concordia, Kan., 102.
In tho eaot, Boston reported a tempera
ture of 94 degrees; Now York, 90; Phila
delphia, SS, and Washington, 83.
HEAT BROKEN IN SPOTS
'vnuana City. Clneliinntl ami Chicago
Get Symptoma of Re
lief. ' KANSAS CITY. July 22. This was the
hottest day over known In Kansas City,
the temperature reabblng 106 In the middle
of the afternoon. Twenty deaths from the
heat wore reported today and yesterday
and many prostrations. At 11 o'clock to
night a local thundershower brought re
lief to the suffering people, In much lower
temperature, but the rainfall was small.
CINCINNATI, July 22. Tho thunder
storm which brought relief to the heat
stricken peoplo here early this evening
passed across the river and assumed cy
clonic proportions and left a trail ot de
struction In Its wake. Fences, trees, hams
and outbuildings from Newport cast to
Fort Thomas and south Into the state for
a considerable distance were leveled. Tho
frame house of John Schrader, near Fort
Thomas, was overturned and his wife and
10-year-old daughter were seriously In
jured. COLUMBUS, O., July 22. All the heat
records were broken In this city today, tho
government thremometer registering 103.9
degrees. This evening a strong breeze
greatly cooled the city and tho temperature
dropped to 83. Thero wcro two prostrations
during the day.
CHICAGO, July 22. Ten dead, one man
driven Insane and flvo prostrations showed
today the result of yesterday's sweltering
heat. The temperature today was pleasant,
being below 80, and tho deaths and prostra
tions were therefore the work of yesterday.
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 22. Great rain
storms have occurred In the past forty-eight
hours In the mountains north and east of
Phoenix. Tho rain came Just In tlmo to
snvo the cattle and sheep ranges and to
stop a number of large forest fires In tho
San Francisco and Mogollon mountains.
Tho Gila river Is out of Its banks and Is
putting water on tho Indian reservation In
time to prevent much suffering from drouth.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. July 22. Tho weather
here today was phenomenal In that between
4 p. m. and
7 p. m. the thermometer whip-
30 at 5 o'clock to 72 at 6 o'clock
sawed from 9G
and rose within an hour to 84. The heat
during the day was trying In the extreme
and numerous prostrations were reported,
among them Alex Dodds, night editor ot
the Dispatch. Lato tonight It was thought
he would recover.
INDIANA SOLDIERS DROP
Slity Are OTereome, Though Drllla
Are Stiapended nt the State
Cn m p.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 22. This was tho
hottest day on record .In Indianapolis. The
official record was 106 at 2 o'clock In the
afternoon. At tho same hour thermometers
along tho business streets recorded 110 and
112. There wcro two deaths and three
prostrations from heat.
At the camp of the Indiana National
guard all drills were suspended. Slx-ty
men were overcome during the day. but all
rapidly recovered, with the exception of
seven who are In the brigade hospital.
Many animals were stricken today and
liverymen are refusing to hire horses.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINE
for
Terre Hnntc I'uta Up a Hent I'ett
All Amliltlnus Cltlea
to l'nan.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., July 22. The
burning heat of today was responsible for
two deaths and at least a half dozen pros
trations. At 2 o'clock th thermometer
registered 109H, breaking all previous rec
ords, PINE BLUFF, Ark.. July 22. James Hol
land, aged 35, ono of the most prominent
men In Pino Bluff and a grandson of Gen
eral James Yell, died from sunstroke today.
CONTEST IS ENDED
Tw1t Ptlightnu Vacation Ginn Away
bj Thi Omaba En.
VALUABLE PRIZES ARE FAIRLY WON
Spiritid SciBfi AtUnd thi Oliiiig Hin
of tho Voting.
BALLOTS COME IN BY THE THOUSAND
Pmj Coittitanti AnxUnslj Await Ruulta
f the Ctant.
EVEN THE LOSERS HAVE CONSOLATION
List of l'lncea Included In the Offer
ing of Vncntlnna nud Incidents
of the Cont cat Nnnici of
the Wlnnera,
VACATION WINMCHS.
NEBRASKA Vera L. Kramer, Co
lumbus; Anna Ouhl, Grand Island;
Lydla Harrison, Nebraska City.
OMAHA Emily Wlgman, Amanda
Llndblad, Jennie Fcrren, Alice Hod
der. COUNCIL BLUFFS Mamie Aumann.
SOUTH OMAHA Mary Sargent-
IOWA Jennie McElroy. Dunlap; Liz
zie Kennedy, Missouri Valley.
SOUTH DAKOTA Nora Harris, Lead.
It Is all over.
Twelve delightful summer vacations havo
been won by twelve Independent young
women.
It was a spirited fight as fair as It was
spirited.
Tho end camo at 5 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon, that date having been announced In
the beginning as the closing hour.
The winners aro ns follows:
Nebraska Vera L. Kramer, Columbus;
Anna Ouhl, Grand Island; Lydla Harrison,
Nebraska City
Omaha Emily Wlgman, Amanda Llnd
blad, Jennie Ferren, Alice Hoddcr.
Council Bluffs Mamie Aumann.
South Omaha Mary Sargent.
Iowa Jennlo McElroy, Dunlap; Lizzie
Kennedy, Missouri Valley. .
South Dakota Nora Harris, Lead.
Thcso young women will bo given their
credentials on application to the business
manager ot Tho Beo.
First choice of tho twelve trips goes to
the candidate having the largest number ot
votes; next choice to the ono having the
cecond largest number ot votes and so on
through.
As an additional prize, the- winners of tho
vacations those of the Omaha list, four of
them aro to be the guests of Manager
Sam Bear ot the Ferris Stock company at
Boyd's theater tonight.
These young women will sen an excellent
play from luxuriously appointed boxes, and
each has the prlvllcgo ot bringing flvo
friends.
It was a pretty race from start to finish
and there Is consolation even for those who
failed to win, for Tho Beo Is going beyond
Its original offer In the extension ot trans
portation courtesies to those who ran tip
into tho high figures and yet lacked
enough to prevent them from winning.
Further particulars of this offer to
losers are found elsewhere In this Issue of
Tho Bee. Nothing was promised tho
losers, but the management ot Tho Bee,
recognizing the bravo fight that has been
made, volunteers free transportation to
several points of Interest.
Tho figures printed herein today show the
exact standing of each candidate at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon when the end
came.
Nchrnakn.
Vera L. Kranic-r, Coltimhua. ,
Annn finlil, Grnnd Island...
Lydlu llnrrlaon, Xcb. City....
04,S.S1
,84,17.:
... $0,991
... 71.4--3
Mayme Graham, David City
Nora M. Whiffet), Crete
Goldle llrooklnus. Wayne
6J.S-3
Olive Patterson, Fremont 4.322
Celta Hoffman. York ; C3,Sj6
Mary Phulun, u'ahoo 47, i7
t.arrie venreeae, ueatnee ssj-h
Edna Balson. Arlington .SJ
Pestle Snowden, Kearney S1,'"1
Sadie Cain. Ulalr 29,435
Jennie Stanton, Tecumseh :3,2 8
Rose Ilelser, Lincoln 20.M)
Inez Crawford. Auburn 10.79
Lizzie Malchow, West Point 4 2 5
Zoe aild.ien. Fremont S.Wi
Ora E. Crum, Norfolk 1,00
Myrtle uatcs. urnic '
V H Thnmnmn M r Ntl nr.
l Mna Hyan. Nellgli
' A.nna " nanaoni. Bancroft
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.urs, cmniii mucuei, i-upiiiioii
(jvrtruue Aliler. "VcuniBeti
Mattlc Gibson. Chadron
aiae Wetib, Trcurrneh ,
Blanche Buckles, Fremont
Ulllnn Shryock. Plattamouth...
Llbbla Strunk, Schuyler
. Elizabeth Mctller. Fremont ,
Ida Penrlman, Plattsmouth
' Jennie Ilrenton, Nelluh
Magglv O'Connor, Central City
. Anna Hopkins. Auburn
Edith Foley, Blair
Mae McCormlck Blair
Mert Jones, Hlalr
Florence Talbot, Iirxlnard
i Wllma Wesley, Ilralnanl
: Creta Duggett, Chadron
Daisy Thomas, Chadron
, Mna Cllbsun, Chadron
Mabel Young. Auburn
Fannie Oorl Seward
Ella Shearer. West Point
Mae Pi.riaml. Norfolk
Anna Lung, ScluiylT , ,
Mary Howard. Columbus
Miss S Carpenter. Valley
Vlrdern Welch, Paullllu
Miss Rose, Gllmore
Adeline Keyes, Hprlngtleld
Alice Stewart, Auburn
Mrs. Fenwlck. Craig
, Maty Cralsr Crnlg
Miss Gnrdnri. Auburn
Mary McDougel. Nnllgh
Margirut Walsh Btelln
flertri.de Ross. Tecumseh
Dora Frlcke. Plattsmouth
: Josephine Murphy. Plattimouth
I Blanche Sullivan. Plattsmouth
I May P.itersen. Plattsmouth
May Eaton, Pldttsmnuth
Antnnfa tT- rl t imnil t h
Clara Hattan, Plattamouth
Anna Hel.iel. Plattsmouth
Addle Smith. PUttamoutn
Alice Petersen, Plattsmouth
...
Edna Poteraen, Plattamouth
Madge WINon Lincoln
Catherine Wood Beatrice
Irene Byam Auburn
O hi u m.
Emily Wlttmnu, C. W. Hull Co..U8,(lt)5
Amanda I.lnillilud, O. IC. Ncofteld
Co 102,32.1
Jennie Fcrren, Kllpntrlck t- Co hlt.'ltl
Alice Hodder, .Nell. Tel, Co.... 50,2(11
Blanche Wiley, W. U. T. Co 42,207
Julia Kleffman, Haarmitn Bros 30,919
Orllla M. Ruttcrrltild, Flelschinann
Yeast Co , 20,453