.TIIE OMAITA DAILY HEE: TUESDAY, FErTEMRER ft. 190.1.
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BIG CROWD AT STATE FAIR
Labor Day Ca'abrarye Hilp t) Swell Open
ing Day A'.tnr.anoe.
GAS OVERCOMES STATE HOUSE FIREMAN
Mlaa Rath Drita Uealea That Bha la
Eaaaned ta Marry C'aptala
Ilobaoai of Merrlmae
Fame.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. 7. (Speciul.)-Wlth prob-
oMv & fMrit vUllnra In th alnla fair
opened" formally this morning under most ' h" been , Tnad ,ov" ,n' a UAr'! ,W!t"r'
fohi M,e..m. Th.....h.r ...I'001" nl ' large, offlcea. A floor has
just breexy enough to stir the duat, making I
atrong demand for batha this evening. A
alight rain began to fall at tha finish of !
tha second race, causing a few of tha timid
to hunt the tall timber, but it waa only a
bluff, not enough rain -falling to even set
tle the dust on tha track.
It was Labor day here and everyone In
town took oft hla hat to the worklngman.
He was In all his glory and the parade he n1 th roome will not be ready for occu
gave waa aald to be the beat In the history I Pancy until tha laat of tha week or tha
of the city. Over 1.000 oeoole were ln line
and they all had the appearance of having
been agalnat the full dinner pall for these
many years. The boya from the Havelock
shops, with their Mack shirts, were espe
cially husky looking lada and were received
with much applause.' The statehouse and
all public buildings and atorea were closed.
The parade formed shortly after 10 o'clock
and, with Hagcnaw's band at Its head,
made a march through the principal streets
of the city, witnessed by Immense crowds
all along the line and viewed by Governor
Mickey and prominent citizens from the (
veranda of the Lincoln hotel. It disbanded ;
to go to the .rounds. The speaking did not
materialise ffa waa advertised. Jamea Man-
ahan was there and one or two other ora- j
tors, but when the first man began to talk I
tha crowd made a break for the race track I
j, . , . . . .. i
and only the lame and the halt and the
blind remained. Mr. Bryan and the other I
speakers were not on hand and the crowd i
,, .... .
"" no, one oreerea
objection
Two very pronounced features of the fair
this year are the number of restaurants
and eating houses and tha number of exhib
its by tha machine men. On the grounds
there are engines, engines everywhere;
separators, threshing machines, rakes, har
rows, buggies, plows, wagons and every
thing that would Induce the farmer to aave
labor. Every known variety of whistle
tooted constantly,' Including the alren, and
that was tuned to Imitate the steam callope.
The fish hatcheries, the bees, the hogs, the
cattle, mercantile hall, the county exhibits
were surrounded with visitors all day. The
midway did lta share of business and the
eating houses served dinners and break
fasts and suppers regardless of the time
of day. Spellers aro there In plenty. In
fact, it Is a regular fair with good pros
pects of being tha best In tha history of
the state.
Cresceus, tha famous trotter, who. with
hla owner, arrived thla morning, was put
on the track for a little spin-out after the
races and made a hit with tha crowd at
once. The horae la better looking than waa
supposed, which was a pleasant surprise to
tha people.
The roadsters' pacing races wore good and
the grandstand waa comfortably filled to
watch them. Nearly all tha starts were
poor and It waa only after many attempts
that any start was made. .
Flrotaaa.at State Hosts Overeotne.
1 John McOance, fireman at tha State
house, was overcome by gasoline gas while
at work In the pumping pit about 10 o'clock
thla morning and waa resuscitated : only
after hard work on tha part of George,
'Charles and Howard Bums. A "valve ln tha
' pump worked " loose and It was through
thla that the gaa escaped. McCance was
hunting for tha leak when ha waa over,
coma. Ho waa found by Charles Bums
and at that time was standing In the bot
tom of the forty foot pit. on tha edge of
a six foot pit, ready to topple over. Burna
grabbed him and called for help, his broth
ers responding. ' McCance atruggled vio
lently to release himself from tha broth
ers and in doing so caught hold of a wire
and at once lapsed in unconaclousneaa. In
tearing Jooae hla hand from the wire tha
brothers had to almost break tha man's
fingers. .
They then carried him up tha step and
out Into the open air, where by using his
arms for pumps, they got the gaa out of
him and pure air ln. When ha became
conscious MoCanoe said ' ha felt no 111
effects from his experience. Ha felt, he
aald, as though ha had drank too much
fair liquor. '
Mlaa Bryaa Denies Raaaor.
Anent the atorlea being circulated in the
oast that Miss Ruth Bryan la to marry
Captain Hobson of Merrlmao fame, Mlaa
Bryan aald today: "There Is absolutely no
truth ln tha report." Mrs, Bryan aald
"We have been hearing about that atory
for two or three days. I don't want to
ay anything about tt because there la '
no truth In It.1' Tha atory first came out
from Wayneevllle, N. C, and among; other
things tha dispatch read:
"Tha goes! pa at ' thla resort never had
ao much to talk about aa at present. They
hare It that Captain- Richmond Pearson
Hobaon, tha famous hero of tha Menimac,
Is engaged to marry Ruth Bryan, eldeat
daughter of William Jennings Bryan. Cap
tain Hobaon himself declines to either con
firm or deny the rumor. Thla much la cer
tainly true. Captain Hobaon write a let
ter to M(sa Bryan every day In the week
' and Juat as often does he receive a plainly
addressed i envelope' postmarked Llncotn,
Neb."
It haa been auggeated here that Miss
Bryan, . if aha desired to atop tha talk',
ahould do like the democratic Mlaaourt girl,
Mary Anderson, did when tt waa ntmorod
that she was engaged to marry Jesse Hen
derson. Mlaa Anderson placed a notice In
her home paper to the effect that the
rumor waa not only false but that she
a "would not marry Jesse Henderson If he
waa the last man on earth." That worked
ao well that the two names have never
been coupled at nee.
V'atvereity Halldlaaa Delayed.
The new physics 'and administration
buildings that were to have been erected
this year on the university campua will not
be erected until next aprlng. Because of
this tha foot ball ground will remain the
same aa laat year. The postponement of
tha beginning of the buildings waa due to
tha fact that the plana are not yet com
pleted and when they are finished It would
be at such a lata data that It would be ira
poaalbls to get all the material thla fall.
Tha work on tha new atructurea at the
farm la progressing and tha contracts for
the dairy barn and tha horticultural build-
mm
"The Food With
5.
Ing will be let at the meeting of the bul'd-f
Ing committee that la to be held at tha
unlverrlty tonlelit. The new 165,000 recita
tion building for the farm will alao ba al
lowed to go over until next year for tha
rame reason thut the building on the
campus cannot be atarted now.
A great number of changes and Improve
ment In the arrangement of the campus
buildings will greet the returning students
thla fall. The old main building, especially,
has undergone Immense changes at tha
hands of the enrpentera and decorators,
who have been busy there during the sum
mer months. The old chapel haa been torn
out and the room thus given hat been util
ized for new quarters for tha law school,
which, since tha eatenston of tha course
of three years, demanded new and better
1 facilities. The lower floor of tha chaiel
bMn ut ln th llrjr and thla haa the
; same arrangement as the second floor. Tha
Ur room bove the tura room will be
used as a library, and fitted up as la tha
main library of tha university. One of tha
smaller rooms near the hall will be occu
pied by the deans, and the other will be
given to the law atudenta aa a cloak room.
The men are atlll at work on the building
nrat of npt week.
ASSIGN PAST0RSJN NEBRASKA
German Methodist Ceafereaet Cfli
eladea Ita Aaaaal Ressloa at
St. Joseph.
BT. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 7. (Special Tele
gram.) P. C. Schramm, for the riant threat
years pastor of tha German Methodist
Episcopal church. Third and Robldoux
streets, has been transferred to Omaha,
being succeeded here by Rev. O. D. Becker,
who ha, neld a profeor,nlp ,n the low
Wesyan university at Mount Pleasant,
la. Blsn Merrlu made h foIlowln, M.
snments-
, r H, ',.. t i i mi ,.,.
otelninger, Lincoln, presiding elder;
J. o. Mueller. Beatrice, Neb.: John
Kracher, Platonla, Neb.; H. A. Trelver,
'-". Jjeb.; to be supplied Cosby and
Graham, Mo.; Ed. Gruen. Friend. Neb.;
c. G. Meyer. Humboldt. Neb.; C. J. Keller,
Janaen and Gllead. Neb.; F IL Schults,
ivramer ana zion, iseo. ; diaries Harms,
Lincoln, Neb.; H. A. Llckmann, Oregon,
Mo.; G. D. Becker, St. Joseph, Mo.; John
Hi haum, Sprague, Neb. ; V, W. Matthael,
Sterling, Neb.; G. G. Grassmueck, Swan
ton, Neb.; J. A. Nlgg, Wathena. Kan.; U,
I). Beck, White Cloud, Kan.: G. G. Reln
hardt, Macon, Neb. North Nebraska dis
trict: J. G. Leist, presiding eider; H. C.
Worner, Arlington, Neb.; A. J. Ross, Ber
lin, Neb.: John Lauer, Boelus, Ansley and
Scotia, Neb.; Benjamin KUenmann, Cul
bertson, Neb.; Fred Hauser, Denver, Colo.,
First church; Mathew Herman, Denver,
Second church: W. P Frlcke, Denver,
Third church; Julius Wegener, Duncan and
Columbus, Neb.; J. M. Zwlnk, Eustls, Neb..
William Tenat, Grand Island, Palmer and
Hamton, Neb.; A. J. Wurst. Kalamazoo,
and Falrvlew, Neb.; P. C. Schramm,
Omaha. Neb.; H. C. Elfeldt. Papllllon, and
Portland, Neb.; W. R. Velte, Pueblo, Colo.
To be supplied: Rushvllle, Neb. To be
supplied. South Omaha. M. Hermann,
Plattsmouth, Neb.; C. H. Sudbrock, West
Point, and Scrlbner, Neb.; H. H. Hackman,
Waco, and Seward, Neb.; O. lG. Ponath,
Osceola, Neb.
DAKOTA DEMOCRATS MEET
Weak Coaaty Ticket la Hamed and
i
Defeat la Almoat As
aarea.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Sept T. (Special.)
The democratic county convention waa
held In South Slouz City Saturday, and
after four houra of political struggling the
following ticket waa nominated: For treas
urer, Carl Larson; for clerk, William A.
Morgan; for sheriff, Henry Lenafalter; for
judge, James Ireland; for coroner, George
Lord; for superintendent, Sid Stlnson; for
elerk of courts, Jamas Bresalln; -lor, asses
sor, Peter Carney; for commissioner,. C. H.
Smith.
The ticket is considered a very weak one
and waa mostly tha carrying out of politi
cal promises made two ysare ago, and was
not what tha leadera of the party wanted,
aa they felt they had at least an oppor
tunity to win one or two offlcea thla fail
If the right nominations had been made,
but dissension, In their own ranka accom
plished tho above result.
Next Saturday the republicans hold their
county convention In this place and In all
likelihood will do as they have tha paat
eight years place In nomination tha same
candidates aa the citizens' county conven
tion selected on August 23.
Tha combined tickets of tha citizens and
republicans havs been successful ln this
county for tha last eight years and there
seems to ba no good reaaona why It will
not again ba auooeaafuL
SCHOOL B00KS IN DEMAND
Chlldrea Flaolc to Their Taaka la tha
Tarloaa Nebraska
Towns.
HARVARD. Neb., Sapt . (8peetal.)-
Harvard publlo schoola .began their years'
work thla morning with fourteen teachers,
Harvard achool district la alx mtlea square,
there being five outside schools.
WEST POINT, Neb., Sept. 7. (Special.)
The publlo and parachlal schools of tha
city re-opened for the fall term thla morn'
Ing with a large attendance. The prerent
achool accommodations of the city ore to
tally Inadequate for the needs of the prpu-
Llatlon. The overcrowding which neceasar
lly enauaa emphaalsea tha crying need of
ward achool houses being erected.
ALBION, Neb., Sept. 7. (Special.) School
opened this morning with a large attend
anca, and from Indications tha enrollment
will be larger than any prevloua year.
Kaw Paper for David City.
DAVID CITT. Neb., Sept. 7. tSpeclaO
David City la to have another newspaper.
E. A. McNeil, formerly of Surprise, this
county, and L. B. Pltzer, who his been
foreman of the People's Banner tor tha
last two years, are tha editors and proprie
tors. Both of these gentlemen are exper
ienced printers and good hustlers tor busi
ness. The name of the new paper will be
The David City Journal, and will be re
publican In politics. This will make three
papera and one Job o.Uce for David City.
The initial number will probably be Issued
next week.
Castle la Held.
C. A. Castle, charged with entering tha
home of F. A. Swanson at 2S1 Cuming.
-ll I..am tt. pftmmll Hi 1 1 r 1 a rv wna n r-
mlmed In oollce court yesterday and 1
wi-ived examination, being placed under
HU bonds to appear In district court. He
waa to have been given an opportunity to
aectire bonds, shin nil at once he discov
ered that he didn't know what a waiver
nient. and asked that he re mven anotner
chance and that the hearing be held as
,er wla & compiled with.
. - in.
hiln wishes in tne mat-
Grain and Fruit
Nothing Baiter
Nothing as Good
the Fruit in It."
NEBRASKA CITY CELEBRATES
Over Oae Thousand Union Labor Men Join
in Pura.de.
BIGGEST DEMONSTRATION SEEN IN CITY
Other Nebraska Towns Also Observe
the Day With Kmerclses Appro
prlate to the Oe
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb., Sept. 7.-"pe-clal.)
The labor unions and cltltens gen
erally celebrated Labor day In a manner
never before attempted In this city. A
big street parade waa the feature of the
morning, being over two miles In length and
the largest street demonstration ever held
ln this city. Loeb's concert band and the
Merchants band furnished the music and
numerous floats enlivened the procession.
Nearly twenty unions were represented,
comprising about 2,(01 people, over 1,000 of
them being uniformed. The parade wis
formed on lower Central avenue and
marched west to Morton's park, where a
basket dinner and tho exercise of tha
day were held. Athletic sports, games an!
music made the day a pleasant one for
the thousands who took advantage of the
holiday In the city's finest park. Speechei
were made by Rev. Samuel Garvin and H.
H. Hanks.
Apropos or me ceieoraiion or i.aoor aay
It might be well to mention that the 1
growth of the labor movement here has '
Apropos of the celebration of Labor day
been phenomenal. Two years ag or
ganized labor was not thought of here
and now every trade Is represented end
practically every laboring man In the city
have adulated with the organization. Never
In the history of the city have times been
as propitious to labor as at present; every
factory In the city Is running full ca
pacity, some running tha full twenty-four
houra a day.
Building has been active during the sei
aon and yet houses for rent are a very
scarce article. The Morton brothers are
building a magnificent country residence
at Arbor Lodge as a memorial to the r
late father, J. Sterling Morton, former
secretary of agriculture. The house alone
will cost about $160,000 and ln addition to
this several thousand dollars will be Ex
pended ln Improving the ground. This
building has furnished work for hundred!
of laborers this summer and when com
pleted will be one of the. finest residences
In Nebraska. Several new buildings have
been erected ln the business portion of
the city and the Merchants National bank
Is at present constructing a banking house
that will compare with any In the state.
The local building; and loan association and
others doing business in this territory are
enjoying a very material Increase ln build
ing business and from present Indications
the Increase will continue for some time
to come.
It la probable that no city of thla size
In the west haa aa many manufacturing
establishments.
DAVID CITT, Neb., Sept. T. (Special.)
Labor day was not generally observed In
this city, the only evidence of a legal holi
day waa the poatoffice waa closed during
tha day. Tha banka and business houses
transacted business ss usual.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Sept 1. (Spe
cial.) Labor day waa generally observed
In Plattsmouth today, ths weather being
favorable. The day'a exercises consisted
of a big street parade at 11 o'clock ln the
forenoon, band concerts, tpeechmaklng and
a varied program of athletlo contests. The
apeaklng and sports took place In South
park. Practically every labor organisa
tion ln Plattsmouth and soma from 'Omaha,
Lincoln. Fremont. Nebraska CUy " and
Other cities participated In tha parade,
which was headed by the Plattsrrtouth B.
& M. band. Among the speakers were Mr.
Adair, president, of the Metal and Sheet
Iron Workers' union of Omaha, and Hon.
R. B. Windham of Plattsmouth.
Fall Breaks m teg.
BEEMKR, Neb., Sept. 7. (Special.) Mr.
William Drusker, one of the leading mer
chants of Beemer, yesterday broke one of
his legs. He was out to the farm of O.
Karlen and ln scuffling with a friend made
a mis-step and In some way caused the
break.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Promise of Fair -Today i Cooler la
Eastera and Sonthera Parta
of Nebraska.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7. Forecaat:
For Nebraska Fair Tuesday, cooler ln
east and south portions; Wednesday, fair.
For Iowa Showers; cooler Tuesday, ex
cept fair ln extreme western portions;
Wednesday, fair.
For Illinois Partly cloudy Tuesday;
cooler in north and central portions and at
night ln extreme southern portion; Wednes
day ln north and central portions and at
night ln extreme aouth portion; Wednes
day cooler and generally fair; brlak to high
weat to northwest winds near Lake Michi
gan.
For Missouri Showers; cooler Tuesday
Wednesday, fair.
For North Dakota Fair Tuesday; cooler
ln northwest portion; Wednesday, fair.
For South Dakota Fatr Tuesday and
Wednesday.
For Colorado Fair; warmer in north por
tlon; Wednesday, fair.
For Wyoming Fair; warmer Tuesday
and Wednesday.
For Montana Fair Tuesday; cooler In
southwest portion; Wednesday fatr and
warmer.
For Kansas Fair Tuesday; cooler In east
portion; Wednesday, fair.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. Sept. 7. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
yer in. 13m. i90t liwo
Maximum temperature... 83 M 79 M
Minimum temperature.... 67 68 7 W
Mean temperature 75 i2 73 73
Precipitation 01 0 T 0
Record of temperature and precipitation
nt Uinana for tins duy and since March 1,
JSA3:
Normal temperature , 97
Excess for the day s
Total excess since March 1 .33
Norm"! pievlpllntlon M Inch
Deficiency for the day 0 Inch
Precipitation since March 1 27.63 Inches
Ex onus since Marcn i in intra
l)fftcler-y for cor. period, IM.. 1.66 Inches
Deficiency for. cor. period, 19ul.. 9.M triches
lteuurls fraut lislluaa at T P. M.
Hi
CONDITION OF THE
WATHKll
: ci: e
3
Omaha, clear
Valentine, clear
North Platte, clear
Cheyenne, partly cloudy....
Salt Lake, cloudy
Papltl City, partly cloudy..
Huron, raining
Chicago clear
Si. Louis, cloar
St. Pau'.. cloudy
Davenport, clear
Kanaas City, raining..'.....
Havre, partly cloudy
Helena, partly cloudy
Mlxmarck. clear
Galveston, clear
79) 831 T
64 71M.18
70 761.01
6z ! T
64 M 0
66 64 . 01
6) 72 .22
80 86 0
86 W 6
74 74 .01
80 Ml 6
80 :.09
.. 64 0
62 6S T
64 TM 9
82 86 9
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L, A. WELSH. Local ForcaaUr.
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY
The twenty-third annual convention of
the Nebraska Woman SufTrage association
will be held In Nebraska City, October 6,
7 and (, the place of meeting having been
changed from Omaha on account of con
flicting dates and because It will be Im
possible to secure the national speakers
expected for any other dates. AH state
officers, presidents of auxiliary county
and local associations and three delegates
from each local club, with one delegate
additional for every twenty-five members'
are entitled to vote In the convention. All
delegates will be entertained for lodging
and breakfast by members of the local
club. The program will be superior to any
that haa previously . been- given and' will
Include addresses by two national speakers,
both women of national reputation as
speakers and thinkers. Rev. Anna How
ard Shaw of Philadelphia, vice president
of the nathwial Woman Suffrage associa
tion, and Miss Gall Laughlln of New Tork.
Miss Shaw will speak on "The Fate of
Republics" and will conduct a question box.
Miss Laughlln Is already widely known ln
Nebraska from previous visits here, and
aa expert agent of the United Statea In
dustrial commission has attracted audi
ences from various . labor organizations
where ever she has spoken. Another ses
sion of Interest will be given to the discus
sion of property rights for women by some
of the most prominent attorneys of the
tttte- 'A auxiliary organizations are urged
to e"- complete delegations and all f rleaue
of the cause are Invited to attend the meet
lngs and accept the same hospitality of
fered delegates.
The annual state conference of the Iowa
society. Daughters of the American Revo
lution, will be held at Davenport, October
t and 7. While the full details for the con
ference have not aa yet been arranged, the
presence of the president general of the
national organization. Mrs. Charles W.
Fairbanks, attaches unusual Interest to j
the meeting. The Iowa society Is composed
of twenty-flve chapters, each of which will
be entitled to representation by Its regent
and one delegate. In addition to the voting
representatives it Is expected that not less
than fifty prominent Daughters of the
state will attend the conference. It Is ex
pected tha tna visiting women will be
tendered a reception by the members of
the local chapter. At a meeting of the
Council Bluffs chapter held last week, Mrs.
Victor E. Bender, regent of the local chap
ter, and Mrs. D. W. Bushnell were elected
to attend the conference.
A prise has been offered by the City Im
provement society of Lincoln for a photo
graph of a Lincoln residence having the
best and most artistic landscape effect, and
at a recent meeting a committee consisting
of Mrs. M. D. Welsh, Mre. Evangeline Win
ger and Mrs. J. E. Miller was appointed to
judge the photographs and award the prize.
The resignation of Mrs. W. G. L. Taylor
and Mrs. W. B. Ogden as president and
vice president of the society was accepted
and a committee appointed for the selection
of successors to the offices. The absence
of both Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Ogden will
be keenly felt- ln the society, aa both were
charter members, Mrs. Taylor having been
at Its head alnca its organization.
The Hull House Woman's club la the
first among the Chicago women's organiza
tions to resume work this fall. Its first
meeting of the season having been held
Wednesday afternoon.' Cooking and par
liamentary law were ' discussed by Miss
Jane Addams, and classes ln both these
branches are to bo formed at once. Tha
club's membership Is limited to four hun
dred, and the organization' lacks but fifty
of this number. If eras announced that
during tha aeason the club wIlLbe addressed
by Eugene . V. Debs, Mrs. Theodora
Thomas, Mrs. Ella W. Peattie, John F.
Flnerty, Miss Julia Lathrop, Mrs. Alice P,
Norton and William J.. Bryan.
Boaton club women, and all other club
women- for that matter, who have worked
for the suppression of obnoxious bill boards
and disfiguring advertisements, will be
gratified by the action of the Boston Park
commissioners ln ordering all such removed
from the parks and park ways of the city.
ALL DEPENDS ON WEATHER
Moat Cropa Aro la Coadltloa to Yield
Abandantly If Fall la
Favorable.
Tho crop report given out by tha Burling
ton officials, for the week ending Septera
ber E, shows that If the weather continues
as It Is at present, the outlook will ba
very encouraging.
Tho fact that very little rain has fallen
ln the' last week leaves the ground in
good condition. Although there Is no lack
of moisture ln tha east, the ground ln
the territory west of Sheridan appears
very dry.
Considerable small raln has been
threshed and information received changes
the prevloua estimates on the ytold of "this
crop. The corn Is late generally, but the
weather Is favorable for maturing the
crop. The corn In the western halt of
the corn belt of Nebraska and Kansas Is
a great deal more advanced than in the
eastern half. The crop la In excellent con
dltlon in all parta, but will require favor'
able weather for at least twenty-five or
thirty days- to mature. If no killing frost
sets In during the latter part of thla
month and the weather Is reasonably fa
vorable, the corn crop will be consider
ably better than last season.
If frost cornea by the mlddlo of fleptem
ber one-half of the crop will be past dan
ger, provided the frost Is a light one, but
If It comes In the next few days there will
be very little aound grain In the territory
The condition of the crop depends a great
deal on the date of the first destructive
frost.
Sugar beets are doing well In all ter
ritory, but the crop of potatoes Is falling
way below the average. The excess mois
ture Is a great hindrance to the fall plo
lng, but weather conditions look very
favorable for thla work at present.
Fruit Is generally falling, only here end
there a very small crop of apples, and
these are very poor In all sections. The
whole outlook of the entire crop ln every
way dependa upon weather conditions.
OMAHA MINISTER TO LEAVE
Rev. Jobs Koehler Goes to Illgalas-
vllle, Mlssoarl, and nor. P. C.
Schramm Cornea Here.
At the German Methodlat conference of
the Missouri River district at St. Joseph
Rev. P. C. Schramm of St. Joseph was
chosen to succeed Rev. John Ko-hler o
the German Methodist church of Omaha.
Rev. Mr. Koehler goes to Hlginsvllle,
Mo. Rev. H. J. Llest ef Kansaa City waa
selected aa a professor ln the Iowa
Wesleyan college at Mount Pleaaaut, la.
These Thawed Powder.
EVERETT, Wash.. Sept. T.-Three men
were instantly killed and two other men
and a boy badly Injured bv an explosion of
nynamite in tne Mrice mine In tha Mont
Citato district last evening. The killed
are Frank Kaushan. Joe Valentine and
Morris Vanultl. The Injured are A. K. Nle-
man and Jo Po'lah. and Orvllla Kimball
aged 6. son of Shift iioas J. I. Kimball.
The men were thawing powder when the
explosion occurred.
POLICE HUNTING FOR KNIFE
Weapon Ellsworth Used on Homer Baa Not
Tat Been Fouad.
MURDERER IS LOCKED IN CITY JAIL
Says He Was Assailed by Homier and
Fosdlck aa teed Ills Kalfe
to Defend Himself la
Fight.
In the Houser murder case the efforts
of the police are being directed toward
securing the Itnlfe with which the fatal
wound waa Inflicted. Charles Ellsworth,
who dd the stabbing, has told two stories
regarding the disposition of the weapon
after the commission of the crime. First,
he said that he had thrown the knife away
after he got Into the buggy, but later he
maintained that he had given It to May
Burns. She was brought to the city Jail
yesterday morning, and when questioned
said that ahe had never aeen the knife.
Ellsworth asserts that the wound waa In
flicted with an ordinary wooden-handled
pocket knife, but owing to the fact that
he will not tell where the weapon can ba
found, the police doubt thla part of his
story. Special Officer Baldwin and Ser
geant Cook visited tha scene of the crime
yesterday morning with the Intention of
finding the knife, if possible. They found
plenty of blood In the road where the blow
was struck. A woman's comb and a few
hairpins were also found, but the weapon
waa not located.
KUavrorth ta Jail.
Ellsworth was lodged In the city jail
at 4 Monday morning. He says Fosdlck
and Houser Jumped out and grabbed his
norses Dy me nenos wnen no was an.in, , an(, ,R other prtB of ne dBtrot
along the road. He says he was afraid of ; Georr E. GihBorii formerly of Omaha,
the two men and drew the knife with , nd flr,t miprlnt,m.,.nt of the Hold Run
which he stabbed Houser and Jumped out j comp(inyi 8 working away at his own prop
to defend himself. Houser came at him , ilea ,na rlveg nut verv favorable reporta.
and he sunk the weapon Into his shoulder. FranK M crowell. also formerly of Omaha.
After he bad stabbed Houser he threw the ow at ft ln of nr0nertles
knife away. It was an ordinary pocket
knife, one-bladed and with a wooden
handle.
Charles Macklln, living at 183 Llnooln
avenue. Council Bluffs, Is the man known
an Charley who was with Ellsworth. May
Burns, Bernlce Webber (who is said to be
the wife of Fosdlck), Pearl Brown and
Letha Lock wood were the women In the
rig with Macklln and Ellsworth, all from
Council Bluffs.
Ellsworth was not aware that he had
committed a murder until an officer placed
his hand on his shoulder In Council Bluff i
and Informed him of the fact. He Is a
young man about 23 years of age and of
very quiet demeanor. He did not seem in
the least excited when brought to the jail
and seemed to regard the proceedings ln a
matter of fact sort of way.
Quarreled Over Barns Woman.
The nollca have ascertained that Houser
and Ellsworth were at one time bosom
friends. Tffelr first falling out was over
the woman in the case, who Is known to
the police of the "Burns womap." The
young men had quarreled over the woman.
It has come to tho knowledge of tha
police that Houser was first to leave the
roadhouse and that ha with Fosdlck and
Opal LaBlanche waited about a half mile
down the road until Ellsworth and the
Burns woman came along. Houser, the
police say, stepped out Into tho road and
halted Ellsworth's rig and ordered htm to
get out. Ellsworth complied and It was
after he had got out of the rig that the
cutting of Houser occurred. Tho knife with
which Houser was cut, waa found to ba In
the possession of the Burns woman, or
rather Ellsworth told the police thla morn
ing that she had it. An oflloer was dis
patched for the knife and it la quite prob
able will bring the woman back with him.
Police Surgeon Schleler, who examined
Houser'a wound shortly after tho cutting
scrape happened, stated yesterday that
It was a deep, penetrating wound ln tha
region of the heart, which had severed an
artery and that Houser's death had been
hastened by the great quantity of blood he
loit
Post-lHortem Examination. I
A post-mortem examination over the
body of the' dead man was held shortly
after noon by Surgeon MacDIarmld and
Aselstant Schleler which disclosed that the
axillary artery had been severed and that
the axillary vein had also been cut in
two. I
The woman, May Burna, over whom
the young men fought, was brought to
the station and will be held until after tho
Inquest today at 9:30 a. m.
The other two women who were with
Ellsworth are In the city jail, held as state
witnesses. They were brought over yes
terday evening. All parties who saw tha
crime commuted are now held at the jail.
The mother and sister of Ellsworth came
over from Council Bluffs and visited him
at the jail yesterday evening. The prisoner
waa brought out and they were allowed to
talk together for about thirty minutes. The
two women seemed to be very much
affected by the meeting. This was the
first time they had seen the prisoner since
he left home Sunday afternoon to go to the
dance.
GOOD NEWS FROM BIG HORN
Oil Mea Iteiarn with Enthusiastic
Reporta of Wells la that
'Country.
A number of more or leas prominent
Omaha cltlsens were noticed on downtown
streets and ln office yesterday enthusi
astically shaking hands with themselves
and with each ether and In explanation
stated that everyone of them is on the
high road, with no obstacles In sight, to
becoming a Rockefeller.
P. J. Barr brought the glad news this
morning when he arrived from the Big
Horn basin oil fields, where he accompa
nied J. H. Qalcy of Pittsburg about ten
days ago. Mr. Galey and James M. GulTy
of Pittsburg are the largest oil producers
In the I'nlted States, having developed the
Texas end other fields, and for several
months Omaha and eastern men who have
become Interested in the Big Horn basin
field have been endeavoring to get either
Mr. GufTy or Mr. Galey to visit it.
After a thorough examination Mr. Galey
stated that his company would bo ln the
field next spring, If not sooner, and that If
the second well now being drlKed by the
Hoosler OH company of Goodland (Ind.)
turns out aa favorably aa did the first
one, ln which oil was struck at 1,124 feet,
his company would drop everything else
and begin active operations ln the field
Immediately. Mr. Galey, from the aamples
Sale Ten Million Boxes aYear,
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furnished him some time ago and from
samples taken by himself In the field, de
clared the Big Horae Basin oil positively
tha best found In the country. It was the
high grade of the oil which first Induced
him, he said, to examine the field.
A contract, on which a cash bonua was
put up, waa made Saturday In Chicago for
1,130 acres of land In the basin, the contract
providing, for a roj-alty and that drilling
be commenced within sixty day. Work In
the field, Mr. Barr reports, Is progressing
rapidly, and he predicts a decided boom
within a few months.
NEWS OF OMAHA MENS MINES
Jadge W. Felker Brings Reports
f Work ta La riata
Moaatalaa.
Judge W. 8. Felker and Mra. Felker, who
haa been 111, arrived home Sunday morning
from the La Plata mountains, Montezama
county, Colo.
Judge Felker has for several years been
developing some mining property on the
West Mancoa river, and being now satisfied
that he haa a true fissure vein of free
milling gold ore which assaya up to lis
per ton, will push the work. His property
Is located a ahort distance from that owned
by the Gold Run Placer Mining company,
composed of Omaha men, on the East
Mancoa river, and he brings favorable newe
of the district.
James Doyle of Portland-Independence
mine fame now has his mill on the North
Star mine, at the head of the gulch running
night and day, and has forty or fifty men
at work. The free milling ore Is running
very high, up to $150 per ton. It Is claimed
by some thnt It Is being taken from a Vein,
while others state that a rich pocket Is
being worked. Mr. Doyle Is saving the
concentrates and shipping them to the
smelter at Durango. He Is also doing some
development 'work further down the gulch
which he located several years ago. and In
which he sold an Interest for several
thousand dollars In cash and a large block
of stock In the purchasing company.
Very little prospecting. Judge Felker
reports, Is being done In the district, through
all those at work are doing well.
MERCER DROPSJN FOR A DAY
Former Consrreeemaa Oat front Hla
Eastera ((Barters Jnst for
a Visit.
David IJ. Mercer got In from tho east
yesterday and was about town all day. The
disappearance of his mustache caused the
forfeiture of many salutations on the street, J
but the former congressman explained that
he felt so much better with the mustache
off that he didn't mind. His friends agreed
that his original beauty was much enhanced
by tho amputation.
"Just out for a day or so on some private
business matters," said Mercer. "Expect
to have to go to New Tork tonight, but
will be back In Omaha just aa aoon aa I
can. I am going to be In Omaha aa much
aa I can this winter and am trying to rent
a house. It Is difficult to get anything I
want. I had the same experience last
spring. Omaha certainly needs more
medium sized comfortable cottages. With
materials at their present prices a man Is
almost afraid to build.
"I have been spending the rummer look
ing after some business affairs In the New
England states and Canada. Things are
pretty quiet In the east. The people there
are looking at tha cropa of the west. It Is
these crops that they expect to balance
things up and tide them over the present
financial depression. Every weather and
crop report from the west Is eagerly
scanned by them and they are praying for
good ytelda mora heartily than the farmers
of Nebraska.
"I don't know a thing that has any news
in it. I am glad to see the republicans have
decided to try the new primary nomination
system and I hope it will aucceed and wipe
out the old sores."
MAY HAVE TO EMPLOY GIRLS
Messeaarer and Telegraph Officea Af
fected by Compalaory Law and
Beginning of School.
Boya are in demand by tha telegraph and
messenger companies as the result of the
opening of school. It Is due to the com
pulsory education law, which requires
attendant by all lads from 7 to
IS years Inclusive; further, that the at
tendance at achool must be during the first
two-thirds of the school year. The school
authorities have made It plain that they
Intend to enforce the law to the letter this
year and the American District Telegraph
managers are wondering how they are go
ing to recruit their ranka. It may mean
larger boya and better pay. Manager Urn
sted of the Western Union has sounded the
alarm and Is trying to get boys who have
finished tha eighth grade, promising them
speedy promotion to clerkahlpa if they
prove efficient and adequately educated.
The Omaha Messenger and Express com
pany Is looking for boys and the other tele
graph and errand-service concerns are
anxious about the situation. It Is possible
that tha managers may be driven to tha
employment of glrla aa a laat resort, as
young women past tha achool -age can ba
obtained for tha amounts paid boys much
younger.
Fatally Hart by Thrasher,
ALBION, Neb., Sept. 7. (Special.) A
young man by the name of Mitchell, whose
parents live between here and Cedar Rap
Ids, met with an accident Saturday, from
the effects of which he died yesterday
morning. While working around a thresh
Ing machine he In some way got his foot
In tha cylinder of the machine and his leg
was terribly lacerated to the knee. By
the time medlcan aid could be secured the
loss of blood waa ao great that an opera
tion waa Impossible. After Intense suffer
ing he died yesterday, morning.
Molllo Sheara la Iowa,
Sheriff Power haa returned from Dea
Molnea, where he took Mollis Sheara. At
first tha Iowa city authorltlea object to
taking the woman, who waa pronounced In
sane by the Douglas county commission,
but finally did so. Investigation developed
that for four years she had lived In a little
shanty with a man who It la reported la
now in Kanaas City, and that before com
ing to Omaha aha had ahot at and at
tempted to kill a woman of whom ahe was
Jealous.
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