Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JULY 29, 1001.
night. It Is still cloudy and looks like more
rain. The rain seems to have been general
throughout western Douglas county and
eastern Saunders and DodgA counties. The
corn and vine seed crops hereabouts prom
lee to yield a good Average, generally
speaking, with occasional poor patches.
LAl'ltEL, Neb., July 28. (Special Tele
gram.) The continued drouth was broken
last night. An hour's steady rnln fell to
ward morning. Corn and pastures nre
greatly benefited. The atmotpbere Is de
lightful today,
PETEHSBMIO, Neb., July 28. (Special
Telegram.) Heavy rain fell hero this after
noon, amounting to one and one-half Inches.
This Insures a fair corn crop to northorn
Doone county.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., July 28. (Special.)
At 4 o'clock this morning It began to
rain and tho drouth of twenty-five dny
was over. For two hours the rain continued
to (all and at Its close the fall measured
2.02 Inches. There had been no rainfall
slnco July 3 here, although there was a
slight ono near hero two weeks ago. The
corn looks greatly Improved and It Is now
thought If the rain continues many fields
will furnish a good crop. It has remained
cloudy all day, thus doing nil tho good
posilble. "Oovcrnor Savogc's rnln," as
some term It, was opportuno and the Im
plement man who has been selling ma
chinery for harvesting corn fodder will
havo to postpone such selling. Many will
plant fresh gardens of various kinds of
vegetables. Much good will be dono to
tho crop of peaches, which was beginning
to wither nnddr"p to tho ground. This
morning tht mcrcu:y was 73, which seems
qulto different ':iov. 100 to 107, where It had
been for tho past 'wetity-flvo days.
JMrlla n nrlKlit Slur Axnln.
STELLA, Neb., .'uly 23. (Special.) This
vicinity wnt vlHlted by a soaking rain, be
ginning nt i oVIock this morning and last
ing three hours. Over an Inch of water
fell. Late corn will bo a good crop nnd
even early corn will matfo n fair yield.
Pastures will turn green ngaln and with
continued showers southeastern, Nebraska
will ngaln assume Its rank among the best
agricultural sections in tho state.
WEEPING WATEU, Neb., July 28. (Spe
cial.) The first rain slnco July 4 fell last
night, about one-half Inch.
CENTRAL CITV. Nob., July 28. Special.)
An Inch and thirty ono-hundredths of
rnln July 4, 1.40 Inchos July 11 nnd .65 of nn
Inch last night cannot fall to produce a
good crop of corn In this county.
ELK CREEK, Neb., July 28. (Special.)
A soaking rain fell here early this morning
which will make lots of corn In this
county. Johnson county will not only have
corn enough to food hut will also havo
lots of It to ship. More rain Is looked for
today.
HUMBOLDT, Neb.. July 28. (Special.)
A two-Inch rnln visited this section nbout
4 o'clock this morning, doing Inestimable
good to the lato corn and pasturage,
The thermometer also showed a decided
decline and' with a good cool breeze from
the south today has been tho first really
comfortable one for sixty days or more.
Clouds obscured the sun a greater portion
of the day and tho prospects nre good for
further showers. The rain fell steadily
with llttlo wind nnd lightning and every
drop went Into tho ground where it would
do the most good.
Mtthlnlnir Kill Norilen Hoy.
NOItDEN. Neb., July 28. (Special.)
The drouth is broken. A heavy storm
passed over this section Friday afternoon,
accompanied by somo hall. Lightning struck
the house occupied by F. E. Roblson, four
miles north, killing his 6-year-old son and
badly burning' tho fathor. The rest of tho
family wcro unhurt. Thcro aro Indications
of nioro rain.
STANTON, Nob., July 28. (Speclal.)-
Ilaln began falling here at 2 o'clock this
morning and .35 of an Inch fell In a gentle
showor, unaccompanied by wind or thunder.
This Is thii first rnln hero since July 1 and
will go far toward saving tho corn. Tho
atmosphero Is still murky and thcro may
bo another shower tonight. Thero nre wldo
differences of opinion as to tho condition of
the corn, All, ngrco that It has held out
rcmarKamy wen. Estimates on me op
vary irom si to to per ceni or n iuii crop.
Small grain generally In this county was a
fair crop, It Is about nil harvested and
much of It Is In the stack.
BANCROFT, Neb., July 28. (Special.)
The drouth was broken yesterday afternoon
by a good half hour's rain, which Is th
I! rat that has fallen this month. The great
est benefit will bo to tho paetureB north of
town whero thousands of cattle nre grazed
FAIRMONT. Nob.. July 28. (Spoclal.)-
One nnd thirty-seven hundredths Inches
of rain fell here last night, break
ing the drouth. Most of the grain
Is either in stack or threshed out
Tho yield Is gooc also tho quality. Twenty-
five bushels to nn aero Is tho average. Corn
will mako a folr crop. During tho storm
last evening lightning struck a stack of
wheat on tho farm of Charles Perkins, north
of town. Glen Mattlson, a neighbor, saw
tho occurrence, ran his team to tho houso
and, hitching on to a plow, plowed around
the stack and prevented a serious Are for
Mr. Perkins.
Three ami Onc-llnlf Indies.
ASHLAND, Neb., July 28. (Speatal.) A
soaking rain began falling here at 7:30
baturday night, continuing until early this
morning. Tho government gauge on Quality
hill reports three' and ono-half Inchos of
rainfall. At the D. & M. depot 3.08 Inches
fell. A few miles northwest tho rain was
heavier, over four anil ono-half Inches
falling at H. L. Hovcy's and W. B. Lucas
placea In Clear Creek precinct. A heavy
wind accompanied tho shower, but llttlo
damage was done. This Is tho first rain
that has visited this vicinity slnco July 1
Crops along tho Platto river bottom will
bo tho most benefited by this downpour,
there being prospoctB there for a fair ovor
ago corn crop. The corn crop o tho up
lnnd Is badly damaged In many placos, al
though this rain will be of great benoflt
to tho pastures and fall plowing, besides In
surlng n good crop of fodder for cattle to
winter on.
LYONS, Nob.. July 28. (Special.) A
soaking rain fell hero this afternoon, (ho
tlrst slnco tho dry spell began, twenty
three days ago. About ono nnd one-fourth
Inches fell, which will Insure a good crop of
corn, The dry wenthor has enabled tho
farmers to get tho small grain In good
shnpe, and It Is threshing out well.
WA1IOO, Neb., July 28. (Special.) The
drouth in this county has been broken. A
copious rain fell horo last evening at S
o'clock nnd from reports it was genoral
throughout the county. Tho measurement
was" ono inch. Saunders county, (hough
Nlamuged by tho long period of no rain and
high temperature, will havo plenty of corn
to food itnd some for market, If conditions
continue favorable.
IiiKiirrM Splendid Corn Crop.
ELGIN. Nob., July 28. (Special Telo
grara.) Nearly two Inches of rain fell this
afternoon, practically Insuring a splendid
corn crop, Scarcely nny of the fields have
been Injured by tho drouth In this vicinity.
Tho fields look green and rank and with
tho molsturo lately fallen cannot fall to
do well. Threshing Is under wsy. Rye la
nbout two-thirds at a crop. Spring wheat
Is nearly an average and oats are good.
LYNCH. Neb., July 28.-(Speclal.) The
Hood's Pill
Do not grips nor Irritate the alimen
tary canal. TUey act gerftly yet
promptly, cleanse effectually ana
Give Comfort
Sola bj all (lroEElste. 25 cents, J
drouth for Boyd county was thoroughly
broken by a splendid rain and everyone Is
Jubllnnti 104 Inches fell. Tho rain assures
n splendid corn crop. A'large yield of
wheat nnd oats has Just been harvested
nnd threshing Is beginning. Indications
are that an average yield of seventeen
bushels of wheat has been raised, somo
fields threshing twenty-flvo bushels to the
acre. Corn li looking flno nnd growing
well. Conservative men aro estimating tiro
corn at sixty bushels an acre, which will
give the rounty the largest all-around crop
over raised.
AUBURN, Neb., July 28. (8poclal.) A
glorious rain fell here nt 6 o'clock last even
ing and moro Is likely to follow. Every
thing has been refreshed and the spirits
of the farmers have ceased to droop.
GENOA, Neb., July 28. (Special.) The
people of this vicinity had nbout given up
ever getting nny more rain In this neck of
tho woods when, Friday evening, It began
to rnln without any warning and ono-half
an Inch of water fell, Tho shower made
up northwest of town and pastod to the
northeast. A heavy shower also passed
north of town yesterday nftcrnoon and
thcro jro good prospects of more rain to
night. Corn has stood tho drouth well and
with plenty of rain from now on two-
thirds of a crop will bo raised. Corn that
Is under tho Irrigation ditch cast of town
will make n big crop.
Iloiini; Uftninnci! In Hut tin Crrrk.
BATTLE CREEK, Neb., July 28. (Spo-
cla!.) A light shower of rain fell here yes
terday, tho first to visit this place slnco
July 2. Tho thermometer has stood at 100
or nbovo nearly every day slnco about
Juno 23, but fell yesterday during tho
shower from 100 to 80. There have been
n number of showers around through tho
country the last few days and conslderablo
damago was dono by lightning yes
terday. Joa Detrlch's house was struck,
but not badly damaged.
NEHAWKA, Ncli., July 2S. (Special.)
This section of the country wns blessed
with ono-half Inch of rainfall last night.
This, If followed by other rains or cooler
weather, vlll make n good crop of corn.
Tho potato crop Is much damaged. Apples
aro falling badly. The hay crop Is fine.
HOOPER, Neb., July 28. (Special )
This part of Dodge county nt least had
n good soaking last evening. Clouds hung
around nil Saturday afternoon and for
awhllo It was thought they would pass by,
but about C o'clock It began to rain and
kept It up nt a lively rate, until 8 o'clock,
the precipitation being 1. IS Inches. Some
farmers claim one-third of tho corn crop
dimaxcd, while others think they will havo
more.
l'liKturcN Are In vlorntotl.
TECUMSEH, Nob., July 28. (Special.)
Johnson county was visited by a good rain
last night. The precipitation was ono Inch
and tho fall very Btcady. This was tho
first rain of any consequence since tho
Fourth ot July. Late corn Is greatly ben
efited. Pastures arc invigorated and late
gardon truck will bo given new life.
ADAMS, Neb., July 28. (Special.) A gen
tlo rain began falling nt 10 o'clock last
night and continued several hours. Tho
total precipitation measured two Inches.
This Is tho first rain In this part of Gago
county since July 4. Pastures nnd late corn
will be greatly bcnoflted.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 28. (Special.)
Two and slxty-flvo hundredths Inches of
rnln fell here last night. Tho rain began
nbout 11 p m. and did not ccaso until 3
a. m. The water all went Into tho ground
and Into corn will bo greatly benefited. Po
tatocs will bo a much better crop and tho
pastures, which were drying up fast, will
bo greatly helped. Threshing will be set
back a day or two, as most of tho threshing
so far tas been dono out of tho shock. Few
are stacking their grain this year.
FREMONT. Neb., July 28. (Special.)
This rart of the country was visited by
a good sbowcr last night, tho total preclplta
tlon being three-quarters of nn Inch. There
was scarcely any wind. Northwest of tho
city there was more wind, but uo dam
age Is reported.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., July 28. (Spe
cial.) Two Inches' of rain fell In this vi
cinity lost night, which was highly np
predated by all. Farther west In the
county thrco inches of precipitation Is re
ported.
Churches ICxnres firntltmle.
TRENTON, Neb., July 28. (Special Tele
gram.) This locality was visited by an
other flno rain last evening, accompanied
by a slight hall. Ralu began about 5
o'clock and poured down for half nn hour,
The precipitation was hnlf an Inch hare,
heavier north and' cast and nono a few
miles west. Yesterday's and Friday's rains
aro the most that havo fallen hero since
.April. It Is somewhat cooler today than
yesterday, but tho thermometer registered
S? at noon. It Is believed more rnln Is In
sight and the drouth Is nt nn end. Special
mention wns made of the rnln falling on
tho thirsty soil at today's church' services.
WEST POINT, Nob., July 28. (Special.)
A wcicomo thunderstorm visited this sec
tlon last evening. Desultory rains fell dur
lng tho wholo of last night, with good pros
pects of more. The ground is wet seven
Inches deep. The. rain will help lato corn
materially end revlvo pastures. Tho rans
were aounnant west, or xne city,
EVERETT, Nob.. July 28. (Special Telo
gram.) Rain fell during tho night over tho
central part of Dodge county, greatly bene
fiting crops and pastures.
ST. LOUIS CONTINUES HOT
One of the Warmest Plnoc In the
llnltril Mntcn nt
Mncty-Klulit.
ST. LOUIS, July 28. St. Louis was one
of tho warmest points In the United today,
maximum temperaturo of 08 degroes being
rocordod. The absenco of tho rnln promised
for today was a great disappointment to
tho city nt largo, although the cloudy sky
enabled tho day to be passed In more com
fort than would have been expected from
tho temperature. Up to 12 o'clock tonight
tnreo deatns directly nttrlbutable to th(
heat had been reported, a marked con
trout as compared with preceding dnyB
Only nine prostrations wore reported today
CHICAGO WELCOMES DELUGE
After a I)ny nf ftuffcrlnir the City
Get Cnol llrccicn nnd
a Sonklim.
CHICAGO, July 28. For half nn hour In
Chicago today tho percentage of humidity
was 03, with the thermometer registering
DO In the shade. Not a breath of air was
stirring nt tho ttmn'nnd tho atmosphore
was suffocating. At 1 o'clock a heavy
downpour of rain and a stiff breeze from
the lnko brought relief nnd In less than
an hour the temperaturo had dropped 16
degrees. Over three-quarters of an Inch
of rain fell during tho afternoon.
TINCAN PLANT IS A FAILURE
YomiKStnwu Factory lU'iuoveil tu
Cleveland ta He Operated
by the TrnM.
YOUNOSTOWN, O., July 28, The
Youngstown 4ilant of the TIncan trust will
be romoved to Clcvoland, where It will be
operated In connection with the plant at
Clovoland. whet tho trust was forraod It
was expected that the Youngstown plant
would bo one ot toe most Important In It
i no unio uuciotn company will resume
operations August 1, aftor having been
closed down pending negotiations with the
trust.
TWO FACTIONS WILL UNITE
Ilrlrnxilcd from Ilnth AVIiih nf feudal
I)r mocrnttc Party Meet In
Indlnnnpiill.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 28. The largest
convention of socialists ever held In the
United States will assemble tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock In Masonic hall. Tho con.
vcntlon was called by the executive boards
of tho two divisions of the social .democratic
party for tho purposo of uniting tho two
tactions and Adopting a new name for the
united organization.
Delegates from almost every state In the
union nre here. By midnight thero wero
at least 100 representatives here, some com
ing from places as far distant as the Pa
cific slope nnd others hailing from New
York nnd Maine. Porto Rico also was
(oprcscnted, wntie the western states par
Icularly sent n number ot men to attend.
It was said tonight that tho convention,
when Its sessions havo been concluded at
the end of the week, will havo accom
plished the work of reuniting tho two fac
tions, drawing In the Independent state
organizations and ndoptlng n new namo and
new platform. The platform, It wns pre
dicted, will bo moro emphatic In Its de
nunciations of the sovereignty of capital and
more radical In Its assertions regarding thu
fundamental socialistic Ideas.
CONNECT WITHTHE ORIENT
8an Pedro Itonri Out of Halt Lake
Will Have n Htcntn
ftltlli Fleet.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 28. The
Herald today says: Tho San Pedro road
Is not to stop at San Pedro harbor. By
tho tlmo tho last eptko has been driven a
licet of ocean steamers will bo flying the
flag of tho Hawaiian Island Navigation
company as nn adjunct to the road. These
steamers will ply between San Pedro har
bor, Honolulu, Yokohama, Chlnn nnd the
Philippines and n controlling Interest In
tho stock of tho company will be owned by
tho samo men w,ho control tho San Pedro,
Lob Angeles & Snlt Lake railroad,
It. C. Kerens of St. Louis, who roached
Salt Lake from California yesterday, tuld
the company was now being formed. "Many
details remain to be perfected," said Mr.
Kerens, "but the steamship lino li a cer
tainty. The steamers will work in con
Junction with the road and be practically
a part ot tho samo corporation."
SULTAN SLIPPERY AS EVER
Promise to Comply With lltlkslnn
t Deninmln, lint I)ur Noth-
Iiik More,
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 27. Yesterday
the sultan agreed to comply with tho de
mand made by tho Russian government for
tho release of the Servians recently ar
rested In Albania, together with tho res
toratlon of tho arms taken, and for tho re
call of DJomal Bey, tho mutcssnlt ot
Prlshtlna, the Instigator of tho arrests.
Notwithstanding this prompt compliance,
tho arrests were continued and today Russia
repeated her demand In porcmptory terms
Franco Ih pressing for n settlement In
connection with the French-owned docks
tho contract calling for their purchase by
Turkey.
All the legations aro making roprescnta
Hons against Interference by tho Porte with
tho decisions of the snnitnry council. The
palace officials receive these protests with
tho utmost serenity, replying that the sul
tan Is the sovereign of Turkey.
STILL CLOUDY AND COOLER
Itnln In to Hover Over Ncbrnsku nnd
Iowa n Day or Two
Longer.
WASHINGTON, July 2S. Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska Partly cloudy and coolor
Monday with showora In eastern portion;
Tuesday fair; variable winds.
For Iowa Local thunderstorms Mondny
with cooler In western portion; Tuesday
fair, except probably showors In extreme
eastern portion; variable winds.
For Missouri Local thunderstorms nnd
cooler Monday; Tuesday fn-lr In western
showers In eastern portion; south to west
winds.
For North Dakota Showers and cooler
Monday; Tuesday fair and warmer; west
erly winds, becoming variable
For South Dakota Partly cloudy and
cooler Mondny with showers In eastern por
tion; Tuesday fair; northerly winds.
For Kansas partly clqudy Monday with
showers nnd cooler in eastern portion;
warmer In southwest portion; Ttueday fair;
vorlablo winds.
For Colorado and Wyoming Cooler nnd
rartiy cloudy Monday- with local thunder
storms; Tuesday fair In western portion,
probably local thunderstorms In eastern
portion; northerly winds.
For Montana Generally fair Monday and
Tuesday; warmor Monday In southwestern
portion; varlblo winds.
For Utah Partly cloudy Monday; cooler
In northern portion and local thunderstorms
In southern portion; Tuesday fair; north
erly winds.
For Illinois Partly cloudy Monday; local
thunderstorms In northern and central por
tions; cooler In central portion; Tuesday
probably ohowors with cooler In southern
portion; vnrlablo winds.
For Western Texas Partly cloudv Jinn
day; probobly showers nnd coolor In tho
rantinndlc; Tuesday fair; vorlablo winds.
For New Mexico Partly cloudy Monday
nnd Tuesday with thunderstorms In north
ern portion; northeast to enst winds.
For Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Ar
kanBos Partly cloudy Monday; local thun-
acrsiorms ana cooler at night or Tuesday;
euuiiiiTiy winus, upcoming northerly.
I.ncnl Itecord.
Lnerature ar.il precipitation
Hit ".I M . . --- --- - "
u.it.iuinih uuy ih me mst three
. . ' lfwi. 1900. is;o. iya
.tni xi in um temperature .. im -,9 1 jjj
.-Minimum tcmperiiturr. .. 72 m g
.ueuii iuiiiitrniuru ai ,4 75 77
Precipitation (1) t .00 t
iiecoru 01 temperature and pnelpltutlon
t uttiwim iui nun uny unu since Aiarci! 1!
.Normal toropornture , 7r
excess ror tne tiny ,- b
Total excess since Mnrch 1 .,5:5
I'unimi iirt'ciinutuuii 13 Inch
Exce8 for tho tiny 47 inch
Total slnco March 1 1. H
Deficiency since Mnrch 1 (i.23 Inchts
Deficiency for cor. period, 1899.. 3,tS Inchts
Itrporla froui Station at 7 I'. M,
53
STATIONS AND BTATB
Or WKATIUiR.
to
2
3H
;5
Omahn, olenr
North Platte, partly domic1
Cheyenne, partly cloudy ...
Salt Lake, clear
ltapld City, clear
Huron, raining
Wllllston, clear
ChicAgo. raining
St. I.ouls, cloudy
St. Paul, partly cloudy
Davenport, cloudy ,
Kansas City, partly cloudy.
Helena, clear ,
Ilivre, clear
Bismarck, clear
Galveston, clear
70 70 T
.12
.w
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH.
Local Forcast Official.
-Ml
mill
NEBRASKASS OF THE WAR
Iowini A1b An to Bt Accommodated at
Phlllppln Gathering.
GLOWING TRIBUTE TO THE HEROES
Special Train to lie Trovltletl for
Annnnl Session Omaha Mnn
Fcnra Mnn Killed In
Ills lirotlicr.
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July 28. (Special.) P. James
Cosgravo of this city, treasurer of the Na
tional Society of the Array of the Philip
pines, makes tho announcement that rbr
tho accommodation of Nebraska nnd Iowa
members who go to tho next annual meet
ing of tho organization a special train will
bo run from Denver .over the Denver &
Wo Ornndo routo to Salt Lnko City, whero
tho meeting will bo held. Each train will
leave tho Colorado capital nt8 p. m., Au
gust 11, and arrive at tho destination dur
ing tho evening of the following day. Tho
raeotlng will bo held on the third anni
versary of tho battle of Manila.
Tho officers ot tho organization unlto In
the following address: "Thoso matchless
men of our beloved nation, tho very flower
of our youth, who, with winged feet nnd
heart aflame, clnmorod for the opportu
nity to uphold the flag we love; thoso boys
who came trom every rank In life, and, un
skilled In tho art of war, but animated
with loftly purposo nnd Insplrod with un
wavering courage, offered themselves their
youth, their lives on the altar of our na
tion's deeds; thoso heroic youths who, on
that unforgettable 13th tiny of August, thou
sands of miles from homo, suffering from
unspeakable nostalgia, oppressed by terrl
bio heat, surrounded by n barbarous foo,
weary with long days nnd nights of un
familiar danger, facing for the first tlmo
tho horrors of war, Bhakcn by the nwful
din of that terrific bombardment, yet, nt
tho first call, dashing Into that treacherous
ford at San Antonio do Abad, nnd with
nrms held high, above their heads, rushed
through that leaden hall of death and with
wild yells of dcflanco nndcrles of triumph,
raced up the pitiless height and flung their
half-naked bodies against an overwhelm
ing foe. To commemorate this event In the
great history of n great nation these same
men have banded, together In tho peaceful
walks of everyday life tn annually racot
on tho nnnlvcrsnry of tho great fight and
renew tho scenes of that memorable day,
but nmld surroundings far more plensunt
than on tho original day In far-off Luzon."
Slrel Strike ftovn IIiiIIiMiik.
Work on tho' Carnegla building has been
temporarily suspended becnusc of, the fall
uro of the contractors to supply necessary
material. The structural steel ordered sev
eral months ago has not arrived and there
Is no prospect of it getting her for at
least a month. -The delay, It Is explained,
Is caused by tho unusual demand nnd the
Inability ot thotccl manufacturers to fill
ordors.
Unite Ilnll Itiilniunk vr.
The Alliance base ball team was defeated
by tho Havelock Burlington employes yes
terday afternoon, 17' to 9. Although It has
suffered many 'defeats during tho scnton
tho visiting team polntu with pride to Its
record, for it has brought rain to twclvo
of the fifteen towns visited.
PcnrM It'n Hli lirother.
Mayor Wlnnett has received a lotta? from
T. W. Kearney of Omaha nsklng for In
formation concerning tho death of the mnn
found two weeks ago under a Rock Island
Drld go n mile sputtt or tno city. Mr. Kear
ney fears thai the man killed was his
brother, who has not been heard from for
several weeks. A nhotocranh of the miss
ing man does not bear any resemblance to
the man found under tho bridge. The
foundation tor Mr. Kearney's suspicion wns
11 letter from his brother, which announced
that he would arrive In Omaha on July 20.
DAKOTA ABANDONS PROJECT
Proposed Improvement) In Hivninp
Ditch Ton G'oMlr for Thone
Ilciicdted.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb., July 2S. (Special.)
Tho proposed Improvements In tho swamp
ditch, which wero ordered by tho county
commissioners several months ngo, will not
bo made, as tho board at Its last meeting
wsB confronted by forty citizens who wcro
benefited thereby and were nssesscd nc
cordtngly, who protested against such Im
provoment being made. Tho contemplated
cost of the Improvements to be mndo In
cleaning out, widening and deepening tho
ditch and constructing two lateral ditches
was $15,000 nnd already about $500 In costs
had been 'Incurred. Tho board has rescinded
all Its actions In the matter, nnd decided
the public good did not warrant the ex
pendlturo.
For AnaanltliiK His Fntltor.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., July 28. (Spo
clal.) Alexander Baker, Jr., who was ar
rested a tew days ago on the charge of oa
saultlng his father, was sentenced to :ov
cnty-flvo days In the county jail on bread
and water. However, tho sentenco was
suspended upon tho express condition that
he leave the city and with the understand
lng that It ho returned the sentence would
bo enforced, linker took the first train for
Wyoming to work on a railroad.
Cnnn County IteiHilillenn.
WEEPING WATER, Neb., July 28. (Spe
clal.) Tho Cass couuty republican central
committee yesterday fixed the dnto for
the primaries as August 17 and tho con
vention August 24. Tho delegation Is based
on the voto of John F. Nesblt, presidential
elector, one delegate for every fifteen and
mnjor frnctlon votes, nnd one delegate ot
large from each ward and precinct, or a
total of 120 delegates. Tho convention will
bo In Weeping Water nt 11 o'clock.
Victim of Cold Until.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb,, July 28. (Spc
clal,) Tho funern! of A. F. Sttchweh of
Stlchwch Bros was from his rostdence at
5 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Stlchwoh was
unable to oleep Thursday night becouso of
tho heat and arose and took a cold bath. Ho
heenmo chilled and, having been afflicted tn
former days with rheumatism, wns taken
with cramps. A physician wns called and
worked vlth him fifteen hours, but was un
abjo to relievo tho patient.
Muto llrotlicm Full TlirniiKli IlrldKc.
AlBURN, Neb., July 28. (Special.) As
Peter and James McMonnles were croestng a
hrldgo three miles south of town Thursday
nno ot the spans gave way and tho team,
wngonload of oheaf oat and tho two young
men fell nearly thirty feet, alighting 011
Inrgc stones. Tho boys are both mutes and
It was somo time before they succeeded In
attracting the attention of anyone. Fortu
nately no bones wero broken, though they
wero badly bruised.
Cun County Ilriulillcnn.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 28. (Spe
cial.) Tbo Cass county republican central
committee yesterday decided to have the
county convention In Woeplng Water, Au
gust 24, and the primaries July 17.
For Selling Mortawited Property.
BLAIR, Neb., July 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Sheriff Mencke today arrested Wil
liam M. Llubrlck, wanted for obtaining
money under false pretenses and selling
mortgaged property at his homo In Jersey
vllle, III. He has been at tho homo ot his
brother-in-law hero for nearly one week.
Illinois officers have been notified.
Killtorn llomrwnril Itotinil.
SIDNEY, Neb., July 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Attached to train No. I tonight
was ono tho Jolllest set of excursionists
that ever pnsscd through this city. They
wcro' newspaper men on their way home In
n special car from tho trip over tho Union
Pacific. Superintendent R. W. Baxter con
ducts the party to Omaha.
Station Awent nt Fremont.
FREMONT, Neb., July 28. (Special.)
John K. Fuchs, who has been lu tbo em
ploy of tho Elkhorn company many years
as head clerk In the freight do pot, suc
ceeds Ned Pcttlt as station agent at Fre
mont. Mr. Pcttlt will cngago In business
tn Omaha.
Itlelinrdnon County Sundit)- School.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., July 28. (Special.)
Preparations are being made by local com
mittees for entertaining the delegates to
tho Richardson County Sunday School con
vention In the Presbyterian church August
C, '7 and 8.
For Herelvlnjc Stolen Hornem.
AUBURN, Neb., July 28. (Special.)
Lemuel Goldsbcrry and two eons wero re
arrested on Friday, charged with receiving
nnd selling stolon horses. Thu trial Id set
for Monday.
CHANGES ON THE FORT PIERRE
IlurlliiKtou Comunity Snld to Vay
One Million llnllnrn tor
lllnck lllllii I. Inc.
LEAD, 8. D., July 28. (Special.) The
Burlington company has set to work 150
men on the Black Hills & Fort Pierre nar
row gaugo road between this city and
Englewood. Tho third rail will be put on
and In some places It will bo necessary to
c linn go the curves nnd grades In order to
make It possible for tho standard gaugo
cars to enter tho city. It Is reported here
that tho price paid for tho sixty mllcn of
track, rolling stock, etc., by the Burlington
company was something near $1,000,000.
That prlro Is considered by the business
men to be about what tho property was
worth.
For the present, thero will bo no change
In the schedule of tho trains over tho Fort
Pierre road, the passenger train running
tho same and making tho samo connections
with tho Fremont passenger train at Pied
mont. G. W. Holdrege, general manager ot
the Burlington company, states that there
will bo an electric system on the Dead-wood-Central
lino between this city and
Deadwood, before many months. TrnliiB will
bo fun every twenty minutes Instead of
hourly as at present. There Is llttlo doubt
that tho city council of Lend will grant
the franchise for the rlght-ot-wuy through
Main street for an extension of the Dead-wood-Central
narrow gauge, which will then
connect with tho Fort Plorro rond In tho
western portion of tho city.
Tho passenger depot tor both lines will
bo moved to a moro ccntrnl part of tho
city. By putting on tho third rail to the
standard gauged track between Englewood
and Kirk, tho oro In tho Galena district
can be hauled dlroctly to tho smelter and
cyanide plants ot Deadwood.
Good IlnrvcNtn In .South Dnkota.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 28. (Special.)
Wheat harvest In many parts of the stato
Is completed, whllqln other portions It Is
rapidly nearlng "completion. Tho hot
weather ripened grain so rapidly that In
some Instances farmers wero compelled tem
porarily to abandon oat harvest and turn
their attention to wheat to harvest It be
fore It shelled out to a serious extent. The
wheat yield was materially reduced by the
excosstvo heat through the kernels shrivel
ing, but to what extent It was damaged will
not bo definitely known until the threshing
machines begin to toll their stories. Not
withstanding the apparent damago, many
farmers In this and other parts of tho state
claim their wheat will average not less than
twenty bushels an acre. Estimates In other
parts of the stato vary nil tho way from
twolve and fifteen bushels on aero down to
five and six bushels, The outlook tor a
good business next fall In nil lines Is prom
ising. For Stnte School of Mines.
RAPID CITY, S. D July 28. (Speclal.)r
Mullcn & Munn, contractors of Deadwood,'
will put up tho new building for the State
School of Mines. The plans furnished by
Architect Gibbs of Lend called for (1,000
more than tbo appropriation modo by- the
state. Tho citizens ot the place raised the
necessary $1,000 and work will bo com
menced on the bulldlug lmmudlately.
KlKht ThoiiNttnd DellnitnentH.
HURON. S. D., July 28. (Special.) A list
ot 8,000 names of persons delinquent in
personal taxes to Beatllo county has been
turned over to Sheriff Kerr by County
Treasurer Mahaffy, In accordance with the
law that went Into force on the 1st of
July. The sheriff is busy hunting up tho
delinquents and collecting tho tax.
Htnte GetN Sclinller Collection.
HURON, S. D July 28. (Special.) Henry
Schaller, taxidermist, has sold to the stato
for Brookings Agricultural college his fine
collection of birds, animals nnd reptiles
and It will bo shipped to Brookings In n
few days. The collodion Is tho most com
plete and valuablo of any. In the northwest,
Hloux Fnlln I.ohcn Helen tint.
BIOUX FALLS, S. D July 2S. (Special.)
At a mooting of tho local school board tho
resignation of R, II. Johnson ot tho science
department was accepted. He has been
elected assistant professor In the science
department ot the State university at Mad
ison, Wis.
No I'ii ril 011 for Ilcder.
DEADWOOD. S. D., July 28. (8peclal.)
Word has been rccolved from President Me
Klnloy that a pardon for Odo Redor, who Is
confined In tho county Jail tn this city
cannot be granted.
jllilrt Knetnry In Slonx Inlln,
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 28. (Special.)
Among the new Industries secured for
Sioux Falls Is a shirt factory, tho first In
the state, )
LAST MEETINGAT DETROIT
Annlveraarr Sermon nt Session of
Itrotlterhnnd or St. Andrew Ir by
It i v. Dr. J. II, Mellvalne.
DETROIT. July 28. The final session of
the convention of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew, which began on Thursday last, was
held tonight at St. John'B church, Right.
Rev. Arthur C. A. Hall, D. D,, bishop ot
Vermont, presiding. The anniversary ser
mon was delivered by Rev. James H,
Mellvalne, D. D., of Pittsburg at tho morn
ing session. At 3:30 p, m. a mass meeting
for men wai held at convention hall pre
sided over by N. Ferrnr Davidson ot
Toronto, Short gpoechen were made by a
number of delegates and others on brother
hood work. At tho ovenlng meeting ad
dresses were made by Rev. J. A. Richard
son, M. A of St. John, Neb., on "His Life"
and by Rev. William Guerry, chaplain of the
University of South Suwaneo, Tenn., on
"His Klugdom."
t
TO HANG THEIR NEIGHBOR
Ranchman Near Grant Vliit Adam K'aft
with Repi and Quns.
FORCE HIM TO REMOVE HIS STOCKADE
Seek Vnlnlj to llnve Hint I'niiril
InMHiie for I'eiu'lntt Out Their
Cnttte llnmngr Suits
Instituted.
GRANT, Neb., July 28. (Special.) Adam
Kraft, a bachelor south of Grant, was
brought hero yesterday on n chargo of In
sanity. Kraft Is a- former surrounded by
ranchmen who, he claims, have perstftcit
for years In allowing their stock to run
over nnd destroy his crops. This spring
ho plnnted enno around his land as a pro
tection, knowing bow fatal It Is to stack
when they eat It. He thought It would
compel tho ranchmen to herd and It worked
successfully until Wednesday, whon eight
head of milch cows belonging to C. O. Day
ntc of the enne nnd dted. This led to the
banding together ot part ot his neighbors
who; visited him with rope and gun and
compelled him to plow up the cane, threat
ening him with hanging If he did not leave
also. This ho refuted to do and they then
lirough the charge of Insanity ngnlnst him.
He was released this afternoon nnd Imme
diately Instituted proceedings against hU
persecutors.
MAY BE SETTLED THIS WEEK
(Continued from First Page.)
Associated Press tonight that he was Just
in receipt of n call front President Shaffer
for a mooting of the nntlnnnl executive
board of tho Amalgamated association to bo
held on Tuesday morning In Pittsburg. Mr.
Lnrklns snld the rail meant thnt another
confcrcnco would bo held with tho rcpro
sontatlvoa of the steel combination Tuesday
nt Pittsburg. Hp feels that the strike
will bo scttlod at this conference.
DEMAND RAISE IN WAGES
Nnllern nnd t'lit'liom In MlnuciiiinlM
Mllln Wuut More Money With
Ouv-Yenr Contract.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 3S. The 535 natlers
nnd packers In the twcnt-tWo flour mills
of Minneapolis have presented to their em
ployers n demand for $2.25 per day for pack
ers and $2.15 for millers, 25 cents more than
they are now receiving. They nlso demand
a contract for five ycnrB. The employers
havo agreed to rnlne the wages, hut will
enter Into no contract.
Tho men met tctlny and decided upon a
demand for only a one-yeur contract. To
morrow tho revised demnnds of the men
will bo presented to the employers. If nn
nctlvo strlko Is declared tho nailers nnd
packers will havo the support of tho
thousands ot other employes In the mills.
Hitch In Settlement of Thin Strike.
NEW YORK, July 28. On account of a
hitch In tho settlement of tho st."ko of the'
garment workers only a few thousPitl of the
25,000 strikers who expected to return to
work today did so. Tho hitch was cauccd
by the contractors demanding Increased
prices from tho manufacturers who hud
settled.
It was announced today that tho 7,500
Italian tnilors will be organized as a branch
of the United Garmont Workers.
PERUVIAN CONGRESS OPENS
President Itomnnu Enthunlnntlcnlly
Ilccelved on Ilia Arrlvnl II)'
Imiuenne Anxeinlily.
LIMA, Peru, July 28. (Via Galveston.)
Surrounded by a brilliant cortege nnd In
tho presenco of tho diplomatic corps,
President Romana opened tho Peruvian con
gress today. Ho was enthusiastically cheered
on his arrival by an immenso assembly.
His speech was frequently Interrupted by
loud npplnuse, especially the portions re
lating to tho financial and commercial posi
tion of Peru,
Senor Candamo, president of the senate,
made on eloquent reply congratulating tho
president upon tho progress of Peru nnd
declaring that the whole nation supported
Scnor Romano In his desire for penco and
progress and In his determination not to
tolerate any disturbances,
A largo cheering crowd nccompnnlod tho
president on his return to the place,.
United States Minister Dudley, whoso
health had sufficiently Improved to allow
him to attend tho opening ot congrers,
will now go to recruit his strength nt Cho
slca prior to a trip to tho United States.
CH0ATE GOES TO HOLLAND
Iluiuorcil Thnt He In Called
Kr.uRer to Act nu
Mediator.
by
LONDON, July 21). United Stntcs Am
bassador Choato has left London for Hol
land, says the Dally Express, not for a
.holiday, but, so rumor states, at tho In
vitation of Mr. Kruger, who desires him to
act as mediator In bringing about a set
tlement. It would naturally bo supposed that n
settlement could not take place without
tho trrcprcsslblo Dr. Leyds, but if Mr.
Choato has gone to Holland, Dr. Leyds
has left tho country for Brussels, starting
Saturday.
Clnclnnntl 'Welcome Wct Wind.
CINCINNATI, O., July 28. Ono death and
eight prostratloiiB on account of tho heat
was tho record hero today, with a maxi
mum temperature of 101, Tonight there Is
great relief from western winds nnd much
lower temperaturo with Indications of rain.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
B. C. Schnefer. n moulder, tiled at his
residence, 1913 South Twentieth htreot,
yesterday morning of typhoid fever, lie
lcnoH n widow, but no children. The fu
neral will occur nt St. Joseph's church,
Seventeenth nnd Center streets, nt u:30
Tuesday morning.
James It, Kelkennoy, lawyer, who wn
Injured lu n runnwny a week uuo Sun
tlny night mid whoce life wns consldorei
In the balance for several days thereafter,
linn Improved bo well that he will be re
moved from tho Presbyterian hospital to
Ills homo today. Mr. Kclkenney's mother,
who wns injured with lilm, Ib on tho road
tn recovery, tint he will be detained it
tho hospital for Mime time yet,
The breaking of n water main Saturday
night nt Thirtieth street and Woolworth
avenue caused water to be cut off from
tho portion of the city depending upon
thnt main for supply Sunday. Tho break
occurred where tho street hail been filled
nbQut fifty feet and It Is believed that tha
settling nf the filled ground Is responsi
ble for tho break, A considerable part nf
tho older redor block pavement was
wiiHhvd out before tho break could be re
paired, PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
H, B, Peters of the Merchants' hotel will
return from Grnnd Island Tuesday morn
ing. Dr. Jennings, presiding (Oder of the
Omaha district of the Methodist Epic
copal church, loft Sunday for Dickinson,
Neb,, where ho held services last night.
At this tlmo thero nre forty-four places
In the district where services aro held by
twenty-seven ministers nnd the presiding
elder makes a practice of visiting at least
two ot the churches each Sunday.
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