THE OMAHA DAILY IJEEt .MONDAY, AT OUST 12, I JI01. the sluatlon In Wheeling district tonight, eald: "At the Hlversido plant of tho Na tional Tube company tho plato and tubo mills will be off Monday morning and pos sibly the steel departments. Already we have taken Into membership In the Amal gamated association C.0 of tho 800 skilled men at the Htvcrsldo and the remaining 160 workers In tho steel departments havp asked us to call a meeting, nt which they may organize a lodge. This request hns been granted and the meeting will bo held Monday evening at 7 o'clock at Moiart hall In South Wheeling. At this afternoon meeting of the Rlversldo men at Mozart hall we took In 109 new members from the tubo and plate departments. "We havo succeeded In tlelng up the Hollalrc steel plant of tho National Steel company. Wc organized 250 of tho skilled men Saturday and at ft meeting this after noon thcro were more accessions, though I havo not yet received my deputies' reports as to the exact number. Hut even without a single nccesslon this afternoon wc havo enough to keep tho plant Idle. "Tho I.a Hello plant of tho American Tlnplato company la closed tight, as are the Aetna Standard mills of tho American Sheet Steel and American Steel Hoop com panies. Tho Mingo Junction plants of the National SU-el and American Steel Hoop companies also are closed. "Wo are arranging for a great strikers' rally to bo held at tho West Virginia street fair grounds In Wheeling next Wednesday or Thursday. President Shaffer will bo tho principal orator." At tho meeting of tho Ohio Valley Trades and Labor assembly this afternoon reso lutions were passed denouncing Andrew Carnegie and calling upon the labor peo ple of Wheeling to vote against tho accept anco of the $75,000 library he has offered Wheeling. ntriitn iif I'lrtl liny. Pittsburg paused the first day of tho strike In a spirit of calmness. There aro strong tin-dcr-currcnts of sentiment and sympathy running through popular feeling, but there were few surface Indications of thorn. It was a bright, clear day and the plcasuro places were filled with holiday crowds. Thsro itecmcd to bo a general agreement to throw off tho worry and evils of tho serious labor conflict for the time being. The strikers and their leaders kept a clnso watch on tho strike situation, how ever. Tho early reports were unfavorable to them, for they showed the responses to the general order to go out had not been ns largo as they had been led to expect. They seem confident, however, that. more men would decide to strike today and that the showing Monday would bo satisfactory to t li o m. The strikers did not congrcgato In forco at any point and thero was not a suggestion of disorder anywhere. The po lice authorities reported at 6 o'clock that they had no word of prospective trouble anywhere. President ShafTer spent the day quietly at his homo In this city. He received re ports from a number of his lieutenants, but during tho day denied hlmsolf to caller.-). Ho holds rather strict Ideas as to Sabbath observance and throughout the strllio has insisted that ns Ilttlo as possible bo dono on that day. When an Associated Press representative called at tho house today ho was received by Mrs. Shaffer, wlfo of tho strike leader. "My husband can see no one today," sho said. "Ho Is resting and preparing him self for tho work ahead of him tomorrow and through tho week. He will bo at tha Amalgamated association headquarters to morrow and can bo seen there by anyono wishing to seo him." Tho day at McKcesport passed without nny startling developments. Tho Indica tions nro thnt tho Demmler plant of tho American Tlnplato company will start up soon. Superintendent Pltcock, who had Just started on a two weeks' vacation, has been recalled from Virginia and work Is being pushed rapidly on high board fences around tho plant. Steam Is being kept up in tho boilers and nil indications point to nn early resumption. Many meetings wero held today by tho workers, but no results aro made known except tho nnnouncoment by tho strikers that many new members wero taken Into tho organization, Tho rolling men of tho National Tubo company have been ordered to report for work nt S o'clock Monday morning. Tho Htrlkors mako tho boast that but few will respond. Tho company offlclnls, howover, tieera to havo no doubt of thotr success. Fortify Ximv Cnxtlr IMiiiitn. At Now Castlo thero aro now r,,700 men out of work through the strike. Four thousand of theao quit work when tho Shonango and dreer tin mills were closed and 800 moro went out when the steel and bar mills of tho National Steel company closed In rrsponso to, President Shaffer's second call Inst weok. , Tho stopping of the two lattor plants caused tho local furnaces to close, as thcro was no placo for their product when tho 'stool mill Is off. nut ono furnace, tho Nesbannock, Is now In operation, tho others having beori blown out. This Indicates a long strike, as thoy would simply havo boon cooled down If tho Intention was to resunio soon. Tho striking Amalgamated men will hold nn open air mass meeting Wednesday afternoon. Tho local situation Is now qulot nnd It Is not known whether or not nny attempt will bo mado to opernto tho Now Castlo plants by nonunion men. Tho American Tlnplato company this aftornoon began building high plckot foncos about tho Shcnango and Greer plants. Thojo mills were closed down at tho first strike ordor Issued by President Shaffer. Tho fenros aro RUftlclcntly high and strong to resist any attempt mado nt onslaught nnd their erection now seems nlgnincant. Howover, Oeneral Manager Uenrgo Oreer stated today that this has no connection with tho strike, but that tho company has Intended for months past to build fences, Kven with this statement, crowds of strikers watched from n dlstanco tho work with scowling faces, Fiirnncp Mon to OrKnnlio. A meeting will bo held tomorrow for tho purposo of organizing tho furnaco men Into tho American Kedurntlou of Labor. Nearly fiO.OOO furnaco workers havo been thrown out of employment by tho strike nnd thoy will afflllato with tho American Federation of Labor. A second meeting to complete tho organization will be held tomorrow night nt tho samo placo. The furnace men will nlso bo nftlllatcd with tho Mahoning Valloy Furnaco Workers' union, which was formed tho first of this year This era braces Youngstown, Nlles, fllrard, Struth ors, Sharon, Middlesex and nil points In tho Mahoning nnd Shcnnngo valleys but New Castle. R. J. Mullen of Youngstown, O., a Federation organizer, Is now hero for this purpose. The local furnaco men havo nover beforo been organized and their present step will strengthen the forces of tho strikers horo. SOME LODGES VOTE IT DOWN Order to Aaaoclntlnn Men to (lute Work Will lie niareiuirileil by Mnny. CINCINNATI, Aug. U. Local lodges of Amalgamated Association of lrou and Steel Workers of Covington and Nowport, Ky., havo btcn notified that thoy must contribute Constipation Headache, blllouincss, heartburn, Indi gestion, ana all liver Ills re cured by Hood's Pitts Bold by all drucElsts. 25centi. , 10 per cent for the benefit of tho strikers. Alt the mills In theso cities nro Independent of tho trust. CHICAOO. Aug. 11. There will bo no strike of the Amalgamated association In South Chicago. At a meeting of the local lodges this afternoon, predded over by a representative of Vice President Davis of tho Fourth district, It was dfclded by al most unanimous vote to remain at work and, If necofsary, to give financial support to tho striking brothers In other mlllJ. In ft statement to the public defining tho posi tion In tho struggle between the associa tion and the United States Steel corpora tion, the men claim that In Justice to them selves ond tho Illinois Steel company they nro compelled to disregard the order of President Shaffer, ns they have no griev ances nnd havo contracts signed that vlll not expire for another year. Vlco Presi dent Davis was present nt the meeting, but took no active part In the proceedings and left the hall a few minutes before the de ciding vote was taken. Miltvniikre Will Not Oticy. MILWAUKEE. Wis,, Aug. 11. Tho Day view lodge of the Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, at Us meeting today decided by a unanimous vote not to obey the strike order of Presi dent T. J. Shafler and In conjequence the plant of tho Illinois Steel company In this city will be running ns usual tomorrow. According to the onicern of the lodge, the decision was final and a dispatch was Im mediately sent to Vice President W. C. Davis of the Fourth district In South Chi cago, notifying him of the nctlon nnd re questing that President Shaffer nnd the executive board In Pittsburg be Imme diately notified. The sentiment was overwhelmingly against tho strike, and the only doubt In the minds of the men was as to whether they owed thlr allegiance to tho asso ciation or to tho company. Several of the speakers pointed out that a strike at this time would be of no ad vantage to tho Amalgamated association and would do no harm to the United States Steel corporation, Inasmuch ns tho trust la propared at short notice to transfer all tho work of South Chicago, Hnyvlew and Jollot mills to Its plant nt Duqucsne, which can bu converted Into n plant for the mak ing of bnr steel. Allusion was made to tho friendly rela tions existing between tho Illinois Steel company and Its employes nnd strong emphnsls was laid upon tho wage scale Just ngreed to by tho company, which provides for an Incrcaso of 5 per cent In wages, dat ing back to July 1. It was shown that If they decided not to go to work tomorrow tho company would be Justified In with holding this extra money on the ground that the provisions of the contract under which It became duo had been broken. Tho members of tho Hnyvlew lodge will contrib ute liberally to the strikers in tho cast. Whether the lodgo Is in danger of losing Its charter Is tho only question that Is dis turbing many of the workers. Kniinnn City Wnltft Awlillr. . KANSAS CITY. Aug. 11. Tho Industrial council of this city, consisting of repre sentatives from all of the local labor unions, met today to consider tho question of ren dering llnanclal and moral aid to tho Amal gamated association strlkors, but as the manifesto from President Rompers of tho American Federation of Labor giving the exact demands of the steel mngnates had not been received, no nctlon wnB taken. An other meeting will bo held. JOLIET, 111., Aug. 11. At n meeting of tho four lodges of tho Amnlgnmnted nfsocla tlon, which includes the skilled mechanics and workmen of the Illinois Steel com pnuy's plnnt In this city, tho situation was thoroughly discussed nnd a secret ballot taken on tho question of striking. Tho meet ing lasted from 10 o'clock this morning un; til 7 tonight. Tho ronult of tho vote Is knowu only to Vlco Prestdont Adams, who has gono to Pittsburg. Tho announcement will bo mado Wednesday. In tho meantlmo tho mills horo will run ns usual, starting to morrow morning. It was learned later that tho secrot bal lot resulted In a decision to disregard President Shaffer's order to strike. Mr. Daniel Hnntz, Uttervlllo, la., says: "Havo had asthma and a very bad cough for years, but could get no relief from tho doctors nnd medicines I tried, until I took Foley's Honey and Tar. It gave Irume dlato relief and dono mo moro good than all tbo other remedies combined." l'lnlnvletr tiliul to lie Wet. PLAINVIEW, Neb.. Aug. 11. (Special.) A good rain fell this afternoon. FAIR MONDAY AND TUESDAY Tliere In Alno a Pronilne of 111 fle coiulnR Warmer In Xehrnnkn. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Forecast for Monday and Tuesday: For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas Fair Monday nnd Tuesday; warmer Mon day; varlabtc wind's. For Iowa nnd Illinois Fair Monday and Tuesday; rising temperature; light north easterly winds, hocomlng variable. For Arkansas Showers Monday and Tuesday; varlahlo winds. For Oklahoma aud Indian Territory Showers and cooler Mondny; Tuesday fair; northeasterly winds. For Western Texas nnd Now Mexico Showers nnd thunderstorms Monday and probably Tuesday; varlahlo winds. For Missouri Fair In northern, showers followed by fair nnd warmer In southern portion Mondny; Tuesday, fair; northorly winds. For North Dakota and Montana Fair Monday and Tuesday; variable winds, For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Mon doy and Tuesday; warmer Monday In east ern portion; northerly winds. I.oonl lleoord. OFFICn OF THE WRATHKR nUIlF.AU, OMAHA, Aug, 11. Ofllclnl record of tem perature and precipitation compared with tho corresponding day of the last thre years: 1901. MM. ISW, ISfft Maximum temperature... S6 f ss 77 Minimum temperature.... fi7 72 71 (t Mean .temperature 76 79 hi 61 Precipitation 01 .13 .00 .(0 Itccord of temperature nnd precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1. 1901! Normal tomperaturo 71; Kxccss for tho dny , 1 Totnl excess since Mnrch 1 c Normal precipitation n inch Denclency for tho dny 07 tin h Totnl slnco March 1 13. o Inche Deficiency since Mnrch 1 . 71 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1!V)... 3. IS Inches Petlclency for cor. period, 1819... 1.25 Inches Helton Ironi Mntloim nt 7 11. in. l3 k- STATIONS AND STATE OF WEATHER. P 5e Omaha, part cloudy North Platte, clcnr Cheyonne, clear Salt Lake City, clear Hapld City, clear Huron, part cloudy Wllllston, clenr Chicago, cloudy St. I.outs, part cloudy St. Paul, clear Dnvrnpnrt, cloudy Kiuihuh City, clear Helena, clear Havre, clear,...., , Hlsmnrck, clear,..,, OalvoHton, clear S2I M .01 7S 2 .CO 72 71 T St 81 .00 12 ill .10 S2 2 .-0 81 SSi ,00 M SS ,C1 8 90 "0 82 nil .00 lh 721 .02 2' 6 T SOI Hi .00 841 Jti' CO 101 H . 0 82 ,C0 T Indicates trace of precipitation. U A. WELSH, i,ocul Fyjecnst Otllclil. FIRE SWEEPS OVER P1LCER Nebraska Towt Lotos Hiriral Buildings in Daybruk Blizi. ENTIRE BUSINESS CENTER IN PERIL Whole I'oimluep to tile Ilenoiie Suit unit lllnnkrt !ironil (Iter Itoofn In Hope of Check liipr the Finnic. PILOEn, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special Tele gram.) Tho town of Pllger, ten miles cast of Stanton, had a heavy loss by flro be tween 3 nnd I o'clock this morning. The A. C. IClng building, occupied by Hare .4 Hartlctt as a meat market; the King resi dence in the renr, the Davis building, oc cupied by I. II. Jeflrles ns a drug storo and postodlce; two barns and an lechotiio wore burned. The King building, Davis building and drug stock were Insured. Tbj halancu were a total loss. Hare &. Hart lctt lost everything, Including household goods nnd family clothing. The postodlce outfit was saved. Only tho vigorous efforts of the citizens and the fact that no wind was blowing saved the rest of tho town. Salt and blankets wero put on the roofs of adjoining buildings nnd tho citizens continued throwing water over them, pre venting the flro from spreading further. The Mathcson hotel nnd Pllger Stnto bunk barely escaped. Louis Pllger, a merchant, was hurt Internally by tho explosion of a hand flro extinguisher. The origin of the fire Is unknown, but It Is supposed to he from cigar stubs left on tho Moor of tho hall over the meat market by the lodgo which met thero last night. GOOD CROPS IN KNOX COUNTY Ylclil of .Hmnll Rrnln lleuvy nml Corn Prodlieet llrtter Thnn At emtio. HLOOMFIELD, Neb., Aug. 11. To the Editor of Tho Hoc: We notice In your Issuo of August 7 In tho report of crop con ditions that tho correspondent from Knox county nays: Knox Snuill Rrnln threshed, oats yield ing twelve to fifteen bushels per acre, whent about ten; stock doing well. This may possibly bo true of some par ticular locality in Knox county, but Is certainly not true of tho whole eastern half of thu county. Small grain thresh ing has but Just begun nnd from nil re ports thua fnr received In this section of Knox county oats have yielded not less than twqnty-flvo bushels and as high as forty bushels per acre, wheat from twelve to eighteen with the exception of one Piece, on very new ground, which yielded but seven ami n hnlf. Wo havo learnod so far of but two positive yields of barley, one going twenty-live and tho other thirty six bushels per acre. Corn has excollent prospects. Late abundant rnlns havo mado excellent pas turage nnd stock Is doing well. Plcaso cor rect report and oblige our people. Yours very truly, W. H. NEEDHAM. I)peKiie from l'leree County. PIERCE, Neb.. Aug. 11. (Special.) Tho following hnve been named by the Plerco county ccntrnl committee n delegates to the republican state convention nt Lincoln August 28; Thomas Chllvera of Pierce, H. S. Heck of Pierce, August Schwlchtenbcrg of South Hrnnch, Ceorgo W. Mitchell of Osmond, NIs Nlssen of Thompson, II, S. Lecdom of Thompson, P. D. Corcll of Dry Creek, W. L. Mote of Dry Creek, Harrlsou Hammond of Dry Creek, L. P. Cox of Fos ter. It was thought best not to call tho county convention to nomlnato county ofil cers for the present, as It was too early. The central committee gave tho chairman, H. S. Deck, tho power to call tho conven tion whencvor ho thought best. Candidates for county offices on tho republican ticket thnt have so far been mentioned are: Cloorgo Pe croft of Osmond for county clerk; J. V. Mixer of Plnlnvlew, Ocorgo W. Llttell of Hlalne, Ocorgo W. CJoff of Pierce and Er nest Sonstock of Plalnvlow for sheriff, and F. H. Orunwnld of Logan nnd Henry Kop pclman of Allen for county commissioner. Held for llnrfclnry nt Orniul Inlnml. GRAND ISLAND, Ncb Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) Tho two alleged burglars, who gnvo their names 11s Thomas nnd Johnson, chnrged with breaking tho plato glass win dow of Max Eggc's Jewelry store and taking n tray of torquolso rings, valued nt f GO, had their preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon beforo County Judge Mullln nnd wero bound over to tho district court. It developed thnt tho men disposed of Mr. Eggc's rings at Kearney nnd thore s strong evidence that thoy robbed tho residence of Mr. Cnmeron at Kearney Tuesday night, tho night nfter tho burglary In this city. From tho Cameron residence $20 in money and some Jewelry wero taken. Among the pieces of money wero a Columbian half-dollar and a Mexican half-dollar with a holo In it. Theso wore found on the prisoners when they wero searched. Ceilnr County's (ioinl Crops. LAUREL, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special Tele gram.) A fine rain fell last night. Cedar county hns coma, through tho drouth In hotter shapo than was expected. The small grain not threshed out Is safely In stacks; wheat Is making from twclvo to twenty bushels nnd Is of n suporlor quality; oats Is making thirty to forty bushels an acre and Is of excollent quality; oats straw Is nlraost ns good ns hay and Is being care fully stacked. xHay Is plentiful nnd good; fall pastures promise to bo nbundant; corn has grently Improved since the rnlns. Farm ers of good Judgment place tho yield of corn nt twenty to forty bushels nn ncrc. Under County Conventions). DAVID CITY, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) The democratic nnd populist central com mittees of Butler county both met In tho supervisors' room nt tho courthouse yes terday nt the samo hour and presided ovor by ono chairman. A porfoct fusion schedulo was completed. Tho fusion con vention will bo held Tuesday, September 10. The republican county central committee met nnd cnlled tho county convention for August 21, to olect delegates to tho state convention. Every member of tho com mittee wns present nnd without n single exception reported republicanism growing nil over Ilutler county. Slellu DrtiKKlsi Ttnlileil. STELLA, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) On complaint (lied with tho county Judgo yes terday aftornoon, the sheriff nrrlvcd with a search warrant for Intoxicating liquors In A. E. Tlmerman's drug store. Over 400 bottles of "cream of hops," nn alleged sub stitute for beer, were found In tho collar. In various parts of the building were found bottled goods of a different character. Evon the Iron safe and soda fountain held bottled stuff which the sheriff confiscated. Tho owner was plnced under arrest nnd taken to Falls City on the evening freight to nwat trial. The town votod temperance by a largo mnjorlty last spring. Iliiccnlniire ntr nt Fremont, FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) The baccalaureato sermon to tho members of the graduating classes of tbo Fremont Normal was delivered In the Normal audi torium this morning by Rov. C, W. Weyer of the Presbyterian church, Tho Normal male quartet furnished music. The scrip- turo reading was by President Clemmons aud tho prayer by Prof. J I. Hay. Mr Weyer's subject was "Tho Greatest Chris tian Hero." Tomorrow evening the gradu ating exercises of the musical department will bo In the auditorium. I'nvor Wrlnlit for Trenmirer. WYMORK, Nob., Aug. 11. (Special.) At the republican primaries Saturday afternoon tho following delegates were elected, all of whom aro favorable to the candidacy of W. W. Wright for county treasurer. There wns no content, except In tho South pre cinct, where n 'ticket run In opposition to the regular organization was defeated by nn overwhelming mnjorlty. Dolegatcs: Country Precinct Frank Pearl, James Crawford, Dan Spoon, Charles Wldener. For ccntrnl committeeman, James Crawford, North Precinct Ous draft, 11. Murray, E. N. Kauffmnn, R. W. Laflln, 9. E. Yoder, H, W. Dlmraltt, R. P. Iloyle, O. E. Jones, Jesa Newton, Dnn O'Shea, 11. H. Hnlrd, Ed Ryan, Moses Allen, W. II. Johnson, Frank Acton, J. N. Summers, T. M. Salglvor. For central committeeman, S. E. Yoder. South Precinct C. H. Rodgerj, J. A. Reu llng, J. C. Hllder, John McQuInn, 1). A. Skinner. J. H. Rice. W. H. Huston, J. W. Oorman, C. H. Hcnsloy, It. R. Jones, J. M. Dumhnm. For central committeeman, C. D. Henslcy. I.IkM nine' Work nt Tecnntncli, TECUMSEH, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) The rain gauge at tho Hurllngtou depot hero gave the fall at (hrcn and one-halt Inches during Inst night. A severe elec trical storm prevailed for n time after midnight, during which lightning struck In many places In this neighborhood. In the city It struck the' residence of Sam Haughtnn, but aside from giving the family n good scare did little damage. Judge O'Conncll's barn was struck nnd destroyed by flro. The horse and carrlngo were re moved, but the grain and hay were lost. Tho barn wns valued nt (500 and was In sured for f 350. Creeks arc running high and tho problem of water for uso of stock scorns settled. Wnlioo tteniptM Irieiitirirnllnii. WAHOO. Neb., Aug. 11. (Special Tele gram.) A young man ramo to Wahoo Thursday night claiming to have como from Denton, Neb., whero his parehts live. He spent money lavlthly while here, which nftcrwnrd proved to have been stolen from his father, a message being received by tho city marshal to that effect Friday night from the young man's father at Denton. Tho young man had gono to Omaha when the message came, having gono 'Friday morning. It Is Judged this Is possibly tho youth drowned nt Lake Mnnawa. Inniiiilty ClinrKe DiMinlsweil, HU.MHOLDT, Neb.. Aug, 11. (Special. ) Judgo Lctton finally pnesed upon tho caso of Dr. J. A. W. Hull, the Richardson county phyalclan who had been declared Insane by tho board ns n result of immoderate nan at cocaine, and as a result of tho habeas corpus proceedings tho doctor lin.i been turned over to his friends, who prom ise to give him the necessary care and medical treatment to roHtoro mind and body to their normal condition. The In sanity charge was dismissed, Kimloti In emnlin Comity. ORANT, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) Tho populists and democrats met In separate conventions yesterday nnd the result was a spirit of dls3.itUfnctlon on both sides. Some wanted to fuse, others did not. Finally the pops agreed to' let tho democrats have the treasurer If they would fuse, nnd they con sented. Tho ticket Is as follows: T. W. Lyon, county treasurer; Frank Lance, county clerk; A. Softley, county upcrln tendnnt; M. D. Hull, county Judge; K, W. Solby sheriff. Wind Uuhri FrelKht Cnr. FAIRHURY, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) A heavy ralu fell last night, amounting to 2.47 Inches. The wind blew n gale, but did Ilttlo damage except for blowing down tho timber tower which sustained the wlro ca bles transmitting power from tho river to tho Fnlrbury mills, breaking the cnble aud pulleys, Five box cars were blown along tho track from tho siding nt Douglas, flf teen miles north, and wero within two mlloa of Fnlrbury when tho wind lulled and they stopped. finnil nalnn In llnrrnrd. HARVARD. Neb., Aug, 11. (Special.) A rain continued to fall two hours, during which tlmo 1.08 Inches of water fell ns reported by Observor Fleming. The rain waB uecompanled by a strong wind for n few minuter , blowing down considerable corn and some trees, but no material damago was done. The rainfall for tho past three, days amounted to 1.62 Inches. nnek from the West. TAHLE ROCK, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) Mrs. Sue A. Wright returned from her trip to southern California on tho early train from Denver this morning. Her daughter Pauline, who has been at tho Dell telephone office so long In Table Rock, remained at Orange, Cal., In hopo that sho might bo benefited by tho sea breozos and will not return until after tho heated term. Wyniore'd CreeUn nine. WYMORE, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) This part of tho stato wns visited by n rainstorm last night which lasted several hours and fully two Inches of water fell. Thore was n high wind nt times, but no serious damage was done. All of the rivers and creeks aro up several feet this morning and still rising. SIGNOR CRISPI DEAD (Continued from First Page,) persons knew that as soon ns tho Insurrec tion of 1847 had been suppressed by nn nrmy of Swiss and other foreign merce unrles, a large number of the most re spected members of tho sonnto and cham ber, among them being Haron Poerlo, Profs. Settcmbrlnl nnd Spaventn and others well known to English society, had been Imprisoned In the dungeons of Ischla and Proclda nnd had been confined thore for years in spite of tho fact thnt Mr. Gladstone. Lord Aberdeen and Lord Palmertou had exerted themselves to prd cure their release. VolmiteerM with (nrllinlill, A brighter day, however, soon dawned. Garibaldi led his famous expedition to Sicily In 1859 and Crlspl accompanied It as a simple volunteer, landing nt Palermo In May, I860. Mnny hnd pinned their faith upon Crlspl In this enterprise, the suc cess of which Is generally but somewhat erroneously attributed to tho prestige nnd the red ahlrt of tho "Lion of the Apcnlncs." Courageous as Garibaldi was, his courage would hardly have curried the day. In order to insure success tho bralna of a man like Crlspl were necessary. Thero were two Swiss regiments nt Palermo, quite rendy to dlo for the king who paid them regularly, and their ofllcers told Crlspl that they meant to stand to their colors. Crlspl's reply was characteristic. "Loyalty llko yours morlts Its reward," he said, "qnd If you will send In a petition for an tncrenso of pay as soon ns your term of enlistment expires, my friends at court will see that It Is granted." Tho Swhs fell Into the trap; tho petition wns sent nnd was pigeonholed; no answer came and the two regiments marched out of Palermo In anger. Had they remained the red shirts would hardly have conquered the city. Tne redsblrts conquered, however, and Crlspl was soon so busily engaged In re organizing a government nt Palermo that he foil. id it Impossible to ncconip.iny Gari baldi to the mainland. This work done, ho wns elected a deputy for Palermo In tho first Parliament of I'nltrd Italy In 1S61, and at once began to dtsplny nn eloquence for which his friends had never given him the credit. An Independent thinker, he oon showed thnt he would not slavishly follow any lr.ider, a'nd the disappointment of some cherished political hope eventually brought him to tne front as the leader of tho con- ctlttittonul opposition. Subsequently, by Joining his fo-ces with those of Urbsno Hnttaztl, he cteated a third party, which Mipported tho Rattazzl ministry of 1SB7. Tho electors of Cnstelvetrano had made him their candidate, nnd, though a tra ditional republican and separatist, he an nounced his program In the celebrated formula, The monarchy unites us, the ro public separates us." Fortune In the l.nn, Wealth hnd como to him by this time. As a lawyer he was In great request, and he hnd practically made his fortune as the counsel of the Calubro-Slclllau Rallw.iy company in the numerous lawsuits grow ing out of thu concession by Garibaldi, which the Italian government disavowed, tils riches Increased Ills political nnd so cial Importance nnd enabled him, with good grnce. to refuse the offer of the portfolio of tho Interior, mnde by Rattazzl In U67. Other offers be also refused, and nut until tho advent of tho Depretls-N'lcotoni cabi net, In 1S76, did he come to the front ns president of the Chamber of Deputies ami minister of the Interior. Ho had now reached tho highest flight be had yet at tained, and when Victor Emanuel died In January, 1878, 110 man enjoyed a moro com manding Inllucncc in Itnly thou ho did. His enemies and ho hud many were awnrc of this- and looked nn all sides for n weapon with which to attack him. The opposition press had grown tired of hound ing him on the political side of his life and his enemies saw that some other weapon would be necessary to attack him with. Where wns this weapon to be found'' Crlspl himself furnished It. In January, 1878, hu was married and a few days later presented his wlfo at court, where she wnu moat cordially received by Queen Mar guerite. A royal gala was given In honor of tho event aud It was scarcely ovor when n popular paper In Naples published with out ono lino uf comment a document, which, before a week had passed, h.id been copied In overy uewspapcr In Europe. It was simply nn alleged copy of the mnrrlugu certlflciitov of tho statesman dated March 4, 1S51, by which It appeared that he hnd been regularly nnd legitimately married to n woman of low origin, who wns still liv ing, nLd on u pension from him, her legal husband, at Maita. Did Crlsul Hue from his enemies ns Georges Houlunger fled, or did he light for his llfo ns Charles Stewart Par-null fought? He did neither. :i his first burst of passion ho denounced '.ho htory ns n base slander nnd defied his enemies to prove their nssertlons. Then he returned It ls ofilclal duties ns though nothing bad happened, and not until Queen Mnrgunrito let It he known that she would not appear ct nny reception or ceremony nt which he wns present, did he resign his portfolio of minister of tho Interior. He announced at the snmc time thnt ho would retire entirely from public life, and for sovornl weeks all Italy waited to see If tho governmmt would permit blm to enrry out his threat. The government' did not permit him, nnil with his return to power ended hit ostracism. Only Clnntl In III" Cureer. In this nffnlr he was not so nlnmclosE ns some of I1I3 admirers have mado him out to bo. When ho received word of t,hn death of his first wife In Malta, ho felt free to marry again. This may seem strange but tho' facLVas that Crlspl, being' a law yer, know very well thnt his second mnr ilage wns null nnd void nnd that for all the Inw was concerned It might never havo been, He promptly uvalled himself of his freedom, nnd this tlmo married u young and beautiful girl of noblo birth. Tho second Mine. Crlspl was of course very much put out, nnd talked of having hlin prosecuted for bigamy, hut Crlspl had never really been married to more than two women at n time. At nil events, this storm blew over, ami tho second Mine. Crlspl quietly retired on n handsome, al lowance und was never heard of afterward. This Incident Is the only cloud on the great man's personal reputation, and his friends contend that the lives of few great men are absolutely hpotlcsB. Much sym pathy was felt for Mine. Crlspl No. 2. She accompanied her husband during his Garl baldlnn campaign; shn shared with him all Its hardships, and, together with Anita Garibaldi, she was tho heroine of the hour. His unfortunate marriage affair is an ugly blot on his carcor and for soma tlmo It hold him back from those great honorn which Iny In his way nt the time. Hut he finally overrode this one difficulty and emerged completely trlumphnnt In later years. Never Out of IlnrneH". Hut Cilspl, In splto of tho unpleasant Bcnndals which were clattered all over tho world nbout him, nover got out of his har ness. In 1882 he was nlonc nmong Italian politicians In urging co-operation with England. In tho samo year ho promoted the commemoration of tho Stclllun vespers as n demonstration ngnlnnt Franco In re turn for her entry Into Tunis and drew on hlmsolf tho nttucks of French Journal ists. Shortly after ho Joined tho lenders of tho left who wore combating Deprotls' Trnsformlsmo policy, but In tho election of 1SS6 ho held aloof- from his collcngues nnd when the cntastrnphe at Dognll shat tered Dcpretls' health and his ministry the former opponent of Trasformlsmo came to tho veteran premier's nld as homo min ister and showed himself an adept In tho political arts, which ho hud denounced nn Immoral. Tho reversion of the leadership was assured to him nnd he had not long to wait for It. Deprotls dlod In 1897 nnd Crlspl became president of the council and minister of foreign affairs. Greater distinction ho could not attain and ho strove by vigorous and energetic work to prove to his countrymen that he wns tho right man In the right plnce. To mnke Itnly great has been his dronni and his worst enemies do not deny that, In splto of abnormal emigration, an unusual deficit and a largo Incomo tnx, the present greatness of Itnly Is mainly duo to him. All Itnllans recognize this truth and when Emlllano Cnponnll. a half-cracked Nea politan youth, trlod to HVKnsslnate the pre mier In September. 18S1), nil classes vied with each other In congratulating him on hln escape. In hlH earlier life the Sicilian despotism excluding all political activity, Crlspl was greatly devoted to classical study and ho kept up his classics with unabated affec tion, but during n half-century divided be tween his legal practice tho first In Italy nnd the cares of tho state ond political work, ho has left little literary record. A largo volume of papers, mostly on affairs of the state, was published In 1890. It Includes a mnstorly Btudy on tho com munes of Itnly nnd two historical papers which ihow tho author to possess tho com prehensiveness and Judicial temper of a great historical mind, the study on "Tho RlghtR of tho English Crown Over tho Church of Malta," nnd tho "Letter to Glusoppe Mnzzinl," tho former belr.p n masterpiece of research Into tho ecclesi astical relations of Malta to Its former governments and the latter n contribution of the highest vnluo to tho history of tho reorganization of Italy and n reply to tho reproach brought against hlra by tho great Agitator of having deserted tho republic and bis principles, NEBRASKA'S VACANT LAND Stats Freptrrs to Unke Known Buonrcii that Ar AitdUbl. GOVERNMENT ACRES SUBJECT TO ENTRY t'lilnn I'nellle llolitlnn Also Are C'lnB! lit (I liti to Minn .Ncu l-'eiitiire of Vnluo to In veNtorn. LINCOLN, Aug. 10. (Special.) New and Interesting statistics relative to tho ncnwge of vacant government land and farmland values lit Nebraska will soon bo Issued by tho State Hoard of Public Lands and HuUtllng. The Information will be pre sented In connection with the map showing tho resouices of the state. Labor Com missioner Watson and Chief Clerk Hodge, who havo been collecting tho statistical Information, assert that tho map will con tain many new features of interest to thn Investor. The following statement, which will ap pear with tho other statistics, shows tho government land in Nebraska subject to entry at the present tlmo; Alllnnce district Acred Uwo Cheyenne ai.tsi ?a,wef' K.:.7J Deuel IKJ.tMD Hcotts Illtllf Hherldau j; jij Bloux Sui.Ui Hroken How district Illlllno SMiiil Drown Hj.M'i Cherry 537.MI Custer t!,3U Ornnt 314, i!l Hooker ;ivj.2tj Logan 150,10.1 Mcpherson 4U2.D1') Thomas 'H'j.n-i Lincoln district Custer PS) Orceley ; to.lgi Platte :::) Vnlley I,o0l McCook district Chape SU.oOi) Dundy Iim.wj Hnyen iiu.CMi Hitchcock S.VM North Platte district Custer 12,413 Dttw.oon , l-M Keith I19.SM Lincoln EK.16J Logan :t.ti;5 McPherson , IM.iS') Pcrklim ll.ro O'Neill dlMtrlot- Antelope :i0 llooiic 7,551 Hoyd 23,1121 llrown r,9.) Unrfleld 175.119 Holt i:t:.l")7 Kuyit Paha J.iHM Knox 810 1.0.1 1 'jas.'B.1 Rock 51,701 Wheeler lOI.Mi Sidney dlBtrlct- llnnner 77,0)7 Choycnne 277.2j1 Dellel 17U,U9! Keith 1W0) Klmhnll 14I.CS) McPhorKon 28,tw0 Scotts Uluft :VJ,1W Vnletuine dlHtrlct Drown 311.107 Cherry ." '.',114,5X9 Kcya l'ulia 0.1, CD.' Hock 205.8;ij Vacant land best adapted to grazing pur poses may be found In tho counties of Hlulno, llrown, Cherry, Custer, Grunt, Hooker, Logan. McPherson. Thomas. Chase, Keith, Lincoln. Hoonc. Wheeler, Hanner. Scotts Hluft and llrown. Vucnnt land de scribed by the registrars as being rough und broken Is found In the following coun ties: Greeley, Platte. Valley, Chase, Dundy, Hayes, Hitchcock, Custer, Dawson, Lincoln, Logan, Hoyd, Garfield, Holt, Kcya Puha. Knox, Loup, llrown nnd Hock. Sandy land subject to entry la In Cherry, Rock, Brown nnd Cheyenne counties. Level pralrlo land la avnllnblo In Uox Hutle, Scotts Hluff and Shqrldan counties. A small area of timber land Is subject to entry In Dawes and Sioux counties. Acreage and estimated value of Union raclflc lands on tho market are ghen as follows: Vnh e Acrrs. PrAcr Washington W. 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