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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, A ('OUST 30, 1903. tf c ' BIC ATTENDANCE AT FAIR Fifty Tbouianl People on the Ground the Eecond Day of ibe Exhibition. BEATS THE RECORD OF PREVIOUS YEARS Divinity Student Lritti la Rhmki to Forced Not aad K Trace e( lllm llaa HI ape Br tFrom a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Auk. 29. (Speclal.) Twenty thousand, people saw the state fair yesterday and there wit never mora than 7 oro on Monday for any year before that. Tu"wlay of last year there were 4R.WO paused through the gates and today It In believed there were over Sft.OfiO. Late to day the tickets for the. da; had not yet been counted. The people swarmed the building and grounds all day. Thla was Governor'. Soldiers' and Children's day. The old soldiers and children were admit ted free and there was no count kept, but C. W. Phillips, superintendent of tickets, estimated at noon that there would be 60,000 people on the grounds by the end of the day. " Corporal Tanner was the principal speaker at the Old Soldiers' day exercises. Me advocated a service pension for all soldiers of the civil war and Said history nhowed that a aervloe pension had always been granted to old soldiers about forty years after every war. Governor Cummins alio spoke and paid a high tribute to the old soldiers, declailng that much of the high opinion held by foreigners was due to the valor and worth of the old soldiers to the country. An order was Issued by the superintend ents of stork today that all stock must be In ,the pavilion within ten minutes after the call J made or be counted out. and that there must be three classes of stock In the pavilion at one time. It was found that with the large amount of stock on hand this would be necessary or the stock rould not all be Judged by the close f the week. Tomorrow, is Postmasters' day at the fair and the state association of postmas ters will meet and hold a convention on the grounds at the assembly tent. Divinity Student Gone. All weeks ago Orris E. Thomas, a young divinity student of Dea Moines college, re ceived a note and left for Bondurant. He lias not been seen since. The note asking lim to go to Bondurant waa algned by J. E. Marshall, who now says the signature waa a forgery, as he never wrote such a note. When the young man'a parents, who reside at l.TTT East Twelfth street, failed to hear from him they-investigated and learned that the note was a forgery, and they now have no -knowledge of the whereabouts of their son and have asked the aid of the police. There seems to be no clue to his disappearance and there la no known rea son why ahy one should wish to do him barm or why he should disappear. Chtcaao Man Shot. Hurry Munn of 1.115 Western avenue, Chi cago, wus shot through the back by Charles J. Miller a special merchant policeman, and will probably die. He had been ar rested on the Dts Moines Union tracks, but broke away and ran, when the officer flred at him. The officer claims he stumbled Just as he fired, which caused him to fire too low, as he had Intended to fire over the boy's head. ' Corn Needs Month. The weekly report of Director Sage of the crop service of the state. Issued today, says that the corn erop will be safe from, frost by September 20 or 25. He thinks 80 per cent will be, jwfe by.that tiro- The bulletin stales that while there has been excessive rain In some localities, damaging the corn, the general conditions have been, favorable for maturing the corn. Pnnl Defeated Again. The anil-Paul faction in the Brotherhood of American Yeomen won another victory last night when the two local lodges re fused to condemn the action of the board of directors In removing Paul from the position of grand foreman. The Paul fight has been going on now for the past two years and has seemed to grow with the ad vance of time. It will, It la claimed, be settled for good In the annual convention at Colorado Springs .next month. fttnart Man Robbed. E. B. Sergeant of Stuart, la., reported to the police, today that while he was writing a letter In the Iowa hotel he waa robbed of nis pocxetbook rontainlng a large sum of money and a 1,000-mile mileage book. ' Fighter In Conrt. LOGAN. la.. Aug. 29.-Bpecial.)-Mayor Wood presided over the trial yesterday af ternoon of the principals of a disturbance pulled off In the public aquare Friday night. Nlles Kurguson and Robert Qulnn were bound over to the district court under :00 bonds. Ferguson is the son of George. E. Kurgyson, a prominent Iowa democratic newKpajper man, and once an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant-governor. Furgu son's .women companions were thrown inlc Jail 'lor being intoxicated, but the next morning were dismissed and sent horn to Missouri Valley. hot. While Hesl.no Arrest. DJ MOtXES. Ia., Aug. 29.-Whlle try ing to escape a policeman who wanted to urret him for ajleged insult offered to Klrls, Hurry Milium of Chicago was per haps fatally wounded last night by Special Policeman C. J: Miller. The bullet passed through Iiih buc k and abdomen. The young man In 'at' Mercy hospital and Is In a serl ou condition. .He may recover.. He' re sides t 1S15 Western avenue, Chicago. Sooleiy for Ailvaneement of Deaf. ' CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. Aug. .-(Bpeclal Telegnon.) The Iowa Society for the Ad vancement Of the Deaf began a two days' session - here today. About 200 delegates are present. Rv. Austin Mann of Cleve land. O., and Mayor Houston addressed the meeting. The religious meeting at night was addressed by Rev. Mr. Arthur, fol lowed by a banquet, the appointment of committees, and 'general business. Trouble lor Loaan Lawyer.' LOGAN. U ... Aug. -(Special Telegram ) Anne Chrwtsnsen. aged 17, a hired girl on a farm near Missouri Valley, through Mrs. S. W. Bore n sen, her next friend, and F. A. Turner, of Avoca, an attorney, today filed action against tK-orge'W. Egan. of Logan, claiming 10.(M) damages for criminal as sault alleged to have taken place In Egan's office err May I. - Army Officers at Missouri Valley. XHSSOl-KI VALLEY, la.. Aug. XSi-tSpe-clal i-General Wlndt and four other offi cers of Tort Crcok, together fcUu George West, the Northwestern agent at Omaha. wr in Missouri yalley yesterday looking for a rtfle range. Several locations were InajHcled, but none has been chosen jet. Ratlaiaar and loss Convention. CEDAR BAriDS.. la..' Aug. .-(Special Teletram.) The fourteenth annual meeting of the Iowa Domestic Building and Loan league waa held here today. In the evening there was a banquet with aneeches and toasts. About eighty delegates are preoeht. "rl"w eis me next meeting. Hoax III, Man In Jail. Will Altwn.im l . K, "T iwimi oinui t n as L;nl, ?" y,tir4 'nt and Mandemon streets last night bv Officers th.' ,mn? Thar. and la no w , iu!nP"'K' '"'"' charged with being a u-pfm cnafactar. can y lug ceuueli.J weapons and with firing nrssms within the rlty limit. Altlmus flrd several shots in the direction of a passing Fherman avenue rsr snd people In the vicinity thought that he wss trying to exterminate the peengr. but he claims to have only shot at a psaslng dog. GOSSIP ON COMMISSION ROW Whet Tssr Appetites for the Oyster, for He Is on His Way West. W'het your appetites, ye disciples of Epi curus and prepare for that which is to come at once In the way of gastronomic delicacies. That luscious bivalve, tfie oys ter, fat and fresh. Is to be placed upon the market and will be at your service Thursday. The decree has gone forth from A. Booth & Co., who are the Inrgost dis tributers of fish and shellfish for Omaha and the surrounding territory, that the season for the tempting motlusk will open Thursday, August 21. The oyster catch began about a week ago, when the fishing smacks along the At lantic coast began work In the various har bors. Inlnnd cities get their orders filled first, and shipments were made to arrive so that the east, west, north and, south, would all get the oysters at the same time. The Omaha houses have received a suffi cient quantity for Immediate needs and are filling orders from all parts of the state. The oysters are said to have enjoyed a prosperous ntimmer and the are fat and Juicy. The crop la a large one near Long Island and along the Jersey coast, where present fishing operations are being made. It Is not known how large a crop there Is In the Chesapeake and the river mouths. This Is harvested later on. The announce ment Is made that two rises of cans are to be offered to the public this year, qunrts and pints. It Is promised also that the cans are to contain oysters and not liquor. so that when a man buys a enri be will be sure of gettlt.g his money's worth. Prices will be about the same as at the beginning of last season. At wholesale, quart cans will sell from 37 to 42 cents, and pints will sell from SI to 36 cents. T. A. Fry. manager of the local house of A. Booth A Co., said today that the com pany is expecting a large trade In oys ters this fall. The Initial orders from all parts of the state, he said, are larger and more numerous than last year. ANSWER OF THE HIGHLANDERS Reply to Dr. Uooden Ready to Be Filed In the Federal Conrt. In the case of Dr. Good en against the Royal Highlanders, which comes up for hearing on application for a temporary in junction before Judge Munger Wednesday, the defendants have replied to the counter showing made by the plaintiff and will make their filing Wednesday through their attorney, II. A. Brome. This reply consists of a statement made by H. S. Wiggins, state Insurance exam iner, showing that he has made a detailed examination of the business transacted by the Royal Highlanders for the last four years, and especially in respect to its pres ent financial condition. The books show total assets of 1564,613.72. The examiner further says: In view of the age of the society, its rapid growth and the accumulation of as sets, the expense of management has been reasonable. I find no evidence of any spe cific Items of extravagance or anything In the financial management of the company which calls for criticism. On the other hand, the results would Indicate an honest, capable and energetic management, The affidavits of W. B. McQueen of Hast ings. A. B. Taylor of York and E. P. Klefer of Spokane, Wash., delegates and members of the executive castle, attached are to the effect that edlcta of the organ isation as published and promulgated are In preolsely the same form as enacted and adopted by the executive castle. The affidavits of A. H. Lewis, A. E. Stekman, F. J. Sharp, Joseph Johnson, L. A, Morris and A. Mc Williams, supple mented by a transcript of the records and proceedings of the executive castle and of the bills and accounts, are filed to sub stantiate the claim of the defendant that the action of the executive officers, with respect to all these matters, waa entirely proper and known of, acquiesced In and voted for by the plaintiff while a member and officer of the defendant organisation. WAY TO HAVE ILLUMINATION Rotation of Problem How to Light Cp for Ak-Sar-Ben Fonnd nt Last. Arrangements somewhat out of the ordi nary are to be made by the city council tonight to provide for the annual .expen diture of $2,500 for the electrical Illumina tion of the streets during the Ak-Sar-Ben festival. Instead of paying the money di rect to the electric .light company when ever the cash is available aa has been done for ten yeara, the council will appropriate 13.500 to the Ak-8ar-Ben for "street deco rations," on the theory that the municipal ity has the right to fix up its thorough fares as nice as It pleasea. In return the gracious Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben will guar antee assurance to the mayor and members of the. couneil that the organisation will stand all costs and damages if any disap pointed office seeker or disgruntled politi cian raises his fist to smite. The money for this regular appropriation has been set aside In the general fund since the first of the year, following a long established custom. The legal department has snld that It is not lawful, strictly speaking, to take money out of the general fund for "lighting." Now It is proposed to take a chnnce with the word "decora tion," and let the brave knlithts defend the hard pressed city officers should any Don Quixote break out again. EIGHTY-FOUR JAPS WIN OUT Boarders Get Derision When Sued by Countryman Who Fei , Ttarui. Judge Tins-inhaler, after a long string of evidence In a strange tongue, haa decided In favor of the defendants In the case wherein Sorsslshl Ase sued eighty-four of he warriors of N'lppon for the price of their board during an anxious few weeks In the Cudahy packing house. Mr. Ase claimed he had furnished many meals of the sun god kingdom, made up acorfltng to the rules of the butlers of the old Samurai, for which he acquired ho yen whatever. Among other things speci fied In the bill of particulars are several pounds of blark pepper, rice, sago and curry, together with the neighboring king dom's prise dish, chop auey. la various guises. ANOTHER ESTATE TO PAY UP Attorney Follows W harton's Example of- Remitting; Tna Rather Than Fight Snlt. Attorney L. H. Holmes haa Indicated to County Judge Vinsonhaler that the estate of Japhelh Hughes, for which he Is at torney, will at once pay to County Treas urer Fluk the amount or state Inheritance tax due under the law of 1J01. In thla es tate the tax will only amount to 15.45, while the appraiser s bill is 16 20. This, however. Includes the cost of typewriting, which is not, apparently, admlasable. The law says that the appraiser ahail if allowed U a day aad, mlleaf a. . BIG MAN HAS GOOD ilEMORI E. H. Harrimaa Does Not Forget Incident of Two Ysan Age, RECALLS MAN WHO BLUNDERS AT CUT OFF Refnsea to Go to Hotel Represented by reruns Who Tried to Drown Him In Salt l.ake. In explaining the outcome and tha rea sons therefor of a rivalry between Sin Francisco's two biggest hotels for the en tertainment of E. H. Harrlman and his party on their recent visit to that city en route to the orient, the San Francisco Chronicle revamps an Interesting story which has the merit of truth and veracity to commend It. It will be of Interest to some railroad officials in Omaha and a few newspaper men who were on the trip re ferred to and witnessed the embarrassing, albeit Intensely amusing episode. Here is the Chronicle's story: The keen rlvalrv between the Palace and St. Francis hotels was manifested in an Intense degree yesterday by the efforts of the two big caravansaries to capture President Harrlman and his large party. The Palace won. and for some reason Sllllam McMurray, who attempted to lure the party to the Ht. Francis, lost. The reason that prompted the Southern Pu-Klc magnate to avoid tne St. Francis, according to reliable information, dates back to Thanksgiving day two vears ago. On thai day Mr. Hr.rrlnian's special trnln. with a lot of prominent railroad officials aboard, made the Initial trip over the Salt iHke rut-off. Mt.Murrav was with the Southern Pacific company at that time and had the company's photographers In charge. The president's train was hauled put on the long trestle over great Halt luke and all the railroad magnates and prominent cltlxens of Ogden permitted tnemselves to be photographed. There was a picturesque and notable person In the crowd I.orln Farr, a bearded apostle of the Mormon church, one time mayor of Ogden, a railroad contractor in the early days, and builder of the line over 'he Promontory mountains. He was present at the driving of the golden spike In 1'iO and the company wanted his picture. Mc Murray undertook to arrange It. It happened that n plain-looking person of small stature blocked the camera's view of Farr, so McMurray grabbed him by the arm and unceremoniously told him to stand alde. "We want to get a picture of one of the notables tf the party," explained McMur ray. "Oh, very well," said the small man, quite humbly, permitting himself to be leaned up against a post on the edge of the trestle. It was not until later that McMurray discovered that the small man was E. II. Harrlman. "This man McMurrsy tried to drown me In Salt lake once," Mr, Harrlman la said to have remarked yesterday. "I think, perhaps, I had better stop at the Palace." Harrlman'a Own Proposition. The fact of the matter is Mr. Harrlman himself, who had always seen the hardest man In the country for the photographers to catch, proposed, when the party's train got well out on the cut off and the party disembarked to view surroundings, that the assemblage have Its picture taken. There upon, Horace G. Burt, then president of the Union Pacific, took Mr. Harrimun by the arm and stepped to the center of the large group In front so the camera could get a clear shot at the great railroad king. Meantime Mr. Burt was, called away for something and McMurray, who It Is true, did not know who Mr. Harrlman was, though he waa a Southern Pacific land agent up to that day, In his blind eagerness to get a ahot at Lorln Farr, abruptly snatched the "plain-looking person, short of stature" by the arm and asked In a rather peevish tone: "Here, won't you please stand aside so we can get a good picture of Mr. Barr and Mr. Harrlman?" "Certainly," replied the railroad king, as he stepped off to the very edge of the cut off overlooking the water as the picture shows him. When Mr. Burt returned he sawtr. Harrlman bad changed his position. "Why. Mr; Harrlman," said he, "why aro you standing over there, why don't you stand here so the photographer can get a good view of youT" 'The gentleman yonder," rejoined Har rlman, pointing to McMurray, "asked me If I would get out of the way." That was the Inst of McMurray that day and the next he was In San Francisco. He was not an employe of the Harrlman road a great while after that. AMERICAN CITIZEN IN TROUBLE Natnrnllsed Tnrk la Accused of Kllllnn n Prominent Armenlnn In Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 29.-The police and other officials here are making Inquiries into the mysterious death by assassination August 26 of Apik Vndjlan, a prominent Armenian, who was shot in the Oalata quarter of this city by a man named Ghlrkis Vartanlan, who clalma to be a naturalized cltlxen of the United States. According to the official version of tho affair, Vartanlan, who is a native of Harput and resided for ten years in the United States, says he was ordered to kill Uudjian, but refused to say by whom the order was Issued. Undjlan waa arrested as a revolutionist during the massacres of 1896, but had since discontinued his con nection with the revolutionary party. The question now arises whether the prisoner will be tried by an Ottoman court or by an American consular court. Turkey hus always refused to recognize as foreign sub jects naturalized natives of the empire. TRIP TO PIKE'S PEAK IS OFF Trade Excaralon Cancelled Beeanse Not Sufficient Number Want to Blake It. The proposed northern Kansas and Pike's Peak trade excursion of the Com mercial club has been declared off, as the 100 men necessary to secure rates and char ter a special car could not be secured for the trip. Many of those who sent In their names were attracted by the prospects of a day's outing In Colorado, but many others had made the trip and were not anxious to go. From the commercial standpoint, a number said It would be better to visit the larger towns in the eastern part of Kansas than those In the northern and western part of the state. There are at present no plans for another trade excur sion this summer. FIRE RECORD. Barn nnd Live Stock. DAKOTA CITY. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.) John F. Berger. a young and prosperous farmer residing about I miles southwest of this place, met with a 12. Ou) loss last night by the destruction of his fine new barn, seven head of horses, one colt, a calf, several sets of harness, and numerous farm Implements, by fire. About 12 o'clock Mrs. Berger was awakened by a noise at the barn and upon arising and awakening her husband, they found their barn all enveloped In flames, which seemed to ema nate from the Interior of the building. An effort was made to rescue the stock, but the heat waa too Intense. The origin of the fire Is much of a mystery, as no one had been In the barn since I o'clock. MlnnU Smith Locked I p. Minnie Smith, colored, has been arrested along with three other colored women on a charge of larceny from the person. The Smith woman 11'es at fs)6 Dodge strct. and Is thought to know something of the disappearance of two lo bills from the pockets of two young white men who were owe of MluuIb a t4i p luudsy uigtit. r? MO FOR THE ROUND TRIP Tickets on sale August 30 to Sept. 4, inchiBive. n Stop-overs allowed 1L NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS Corn AdTtncing Rapidly Toward Maturity and About Up to Normal for Staion. BULK OF IT WILL BE SAFE IN THREE WEEKS Hsfisf Proicreaalns Ilaldl- nnd Over Half of the Heavy Crop is Son secured Uood Progress In Threshing. LINCOLN, Aug. 29. The past week was warm, with maximum temperatures above to degrees on several days, and but one cool day. The dally mean temperaturo averaged I degrees above the normal. Scattered showers occurred, with rain falls exceeding one Inch at a few places and exceeding one-half inch In a consider able portion of the southern part of tho state. In the northern counties the show ers were lighter and more scattered. Haying progressed rapidly and more than half the heavy crop is now secured in good condition. The third crop of alfalfa is a good one and Is being cut. The showers generally did not interfere with or retard threshing. Fall plowing has progressed well and Is now well advanced and some have finished. A little rye and some win ter wheat have been sown. Corn haa ad vanced toward maturity rapidly and now has nearly reached normal condition for the season of the year. Some early corn is dented. With normal weather the bulk of the corn will be safe from danger of dam age by frost by September 18, while, as usual, some late corn will need until Octo ber I to mature. Southeastern Section, Butler Corn In roasting ears and ma turing rapidly, some fields damsged lj to 2f per cent by lute storm; rather dry for plowing. Cuss Some early corn ripening, all corn advancing rapidly; pastures much im proved; stock doing well. Clay Pastures and wild hay good; plow ing for wheut well advanced; corn ma turing nicely, early corn too bard for toasting ears. Fillmore oats ard wheat about all stacked; some threshing from stack; corn maturing slowly, will be excellent crop. Gage Oats yielding better than expected; prairie hay being cut; pastures good; corn extra line and will be heavy rop. Hamilton Pastures good; much grass not cut; plowing well advanced; corn dam aged In places by storm, but generally in fine condition. Jefferson Haying progressing fast; plow ing nearly done, ground In splendid condi tion; wheat and oats In stack damaged some by wind and rain. Johnson Full plowing about finished; paxtures and all vegetation Improved. Lancaster Corn looks tine and will be big crop; corn ripening, but needs more dry weather; oats In stuck some damaged. Nemr.ha Pastures improved by recent rain: wild hay belnr made, fair rrnn: cm. dltlons excellent for corn. Nuckolls 1 hreshing progressing with grain In poor condition for rumd work: some oats spoiled; corn doing well; potatoes good. Otoe Rather poor week for cutting prai rie hay; corn maturing well, ears well filled and promises large crop. Pawnee Pustures and meadows good; plowing for fall araln nroaresslnv ll- early corn beginning to harden; corn in ex cellent condition. Polk Plowing progressing rapidly; corn blown down some, but not InHired to anv great extent; early corn dented. Hirnaruiuti-r uu plowing about finished; pot Hoes helna dug; corn In excellent ren dition, early planted past roasting ears. online Plowing well advanced: threshing delayed some by mln; corn eared nlcnly and doing well: prairie hay very heavy crop; potatoes good. maunders Plowing more than half done: some rye sown; pustures Improved; pota toes light crop; threshing progressing rap idly ; cm doing well. eewara i nrestilng and plowing delay J by rain; corn about ten divi Ti i. growing fast and very promising. jnujer ran plowing progressing rapidly, many have finished; corn doing finely; po tatoes good cron: Dastures lmi,rnvl' .-!.. damaged some In shock. tura ihreshlng delayed by rain; corn doing well, early corn beginning to dent' plowing well advanced. Northeastern Section. Antelope Haying and threshing progress ing nicely- potatoes light crop; early corn glased and dented In some fields Uoyd Small grain mostly In stark or threshed; oats good; wheat fair only; corn growing well but good maturing weather needwi. Hurl TUreshlag fem shock lale en ao- NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC "TM" i SEPTEMBER 4-7, 1905 VIA ON SEPTEMBER 2d AND 4th Special Trains Leave Omaha 11:50 P. M. EVERY DAY, AUG. 30th TO SEPT. 4th Trains Leave Omaha 7:45 A. M. Trains Leave Omaha 4:10 P. M. Trains Leave Omaha (via Cheyenne) 4:20 P. M. Provided with extra chair cars, also tourist cars and standard sleepers, etc. on all through tickets to attend celebration of y CHEYENNE, WYOMING. Sept. 2, 4 and 5, 1905. ONLY LINE TO DENVER VIA CHEYENNE. Ws-tJU-Lfjgo.yyjai .iujiisyttM jamiik, INQUIRE AT CITY TICKET OFFICE. 1324 FARNAM STREET. 'PHONE 316. UtasWasI count of rain, some Just finishing: pastures good; fall plowing In progress; coin doing well. Cedar Harvesting finished; corn matur ing finely. Colfax Threshing well advanced; corn dotrx well. Ulxon Bmall grain in shock Injured somewhat by ram; outs lair crop; corn do ing well. Uodge Oats and wheat practically out of tho way; corn In excellent condition; pas tures Improved. Douglas Hot, showery weather has ad vanced corn very rapidiy. Holt Corn growing Iniely,. haying pro gressing very nicely; shock thresnlng well advanced. Knox Threshing doliiyed by rain; oats good crop; fine corn weather. MudlHon Much small grain still In shock; some damage from rain and hull; corn do lr.2 well. Pierce Corn mostly In milk; some very early shows slight denting. Sarpy Slack tlirennliis in progress; fall plowing well advanced; corn doing finely; Some hay being secured. Stanton Corn growing well and beginning to harden. Thurston Stacking and haying proceed ing very well; corn doing finely. Washington Bonie corn blown down but Is coming out all right; weather conditions excellent for corn, Wayne Threshing retarded by rain; oats damaged some; corn earing extra well; potatoes good crop; alfalfa ready for third cutting. Central Section. Blaine Corn needs rain; stock looks fine; haying progressing well. Hoone Tnresning unci plowing progress ing well; hay fine crop: third crop of alfalfa being cut; corn doing well. Buffalo Threshing progressing slowly; wheal and rye good; oats slightly damaged by wet weather; corn growing well; needs dry, warm weather. Custer Threshing progressing well; al falfa good; grass good; corn growing well with just about enough rain. I Dawson Haying and threshing progress ing wen; corn wen earea ana in gooa conui tlon; good growing week. Ourheld potato crop good; threshing well advanced; plowing backward. Hall Corn heavily eared and filling well; some early corn maturing; fall plowing well advanced; hay crop fine. Howard Oats and rye good; fall plowing and haying in progreess; corn making very rapid growth and promises fine crop. Merrick Threshing progressing rapidly; corn advancing fust; much plowing done. Nance Farm work well advanced; large area being prepared for winter wheat; fine week for corn. Sherman Shock threshing about finished: hay making In progress; too dry for good plowing; corn growing finely. Valley Haying and fall plowing in pro gress; corn fine and progressing rapidly. Southwestern Seetlon. Adams Corn Is maturing fast; fall plow ing about half done; third crop of alfalfa being cut; prulrle hay being secured. Chase Corn and hay big crops; lute corn in roasting ear. Dundy Haying Is progressing slowly; showery week; corn rank growth, large ears. Franklin Com growing finely. Frontier Thrashing progresnlng nicely, good yield; corn promises big crop. Furnas Uood week for haying and threshing; corn earing nicely and growing finely; millet and wild hay good crops. Oosper Haying progressing well; small grain all stacked or threshed; corn all looking fine. Hsrlun Threshers working steadily; most too dry for plowing; good week for mnturtng crn; haying progressing rapidly, with fine crop. Hayes Threshing and haying well ad vanced ; very little full plowing done. Hitchcock Much prairie hay secured in fine condition; potatoes mostly ripe, good crop; threshing and plowing progressing well. Kiearney Potatoes maturing, moderate crop, of good quality; plowing well ad vanced; some wheat sown; prime condi tion for making prairie hay. IJncoln People busy threshing, grain turning out well: corn doing fins. Perkins Hot, dry week; corn maturing fart. Phelps Haying begun, big crop; fall plowing In progress; good week for corn; stock doing well. Red Willow Corn maturing fast, early com denting, crop will be large; fruit scarce. i Webster aood crop or prairie nay being staiked: pastures excellent; third crop of ' alfalfa secured In good condition; corn do ' lug well. Western and Xorthw e.tern Sections. ) Box Butte Grain largely In stack; good week for haying. I Urown Spring wheat poor to fair crop, but badly smutted; corn maturing fast; .grain In stack; rain needed. I Cherry-Flue week for haying; threshing I begun, yield excellent. I Keith Late oats and barley belnr cot. fair crop; prairie hay about half cut, heavy crip; potatoes fair crop. Keys Paha Small grain Injured by dry weather and rust. ; Scoits Bluff Oats mostly cut; potatoes I and beets look well. Sheridan Harvesting about finished; j corn doing well. BIaux Haying about half done; alfalfa I ready to cut. ! l'.uck-Thrashing bolng dune; oa.ta (air Pt& Mi 13 e: crop: wheat rather light; rye poor; rain Would be beneficial. Thomas Haying progressing steadily; runge drying some, but plenty of grass. O. A. LOVE LA NO. Section Director, Lincoln, Neb. W RATHER CHOP Bl I.LKTI Tempera to res Generally FnTorable to Mntnrlnsr of Corn. WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. The weather k bureau's weekly summary of the crop con ditions is as follows: During the week ending August 28 the temperatures were highly favorable In the central valleys and In the gulf and Atlantic coast districts, with the exception of the northern portion of the middle Atlantic states and New England, where it was rather cool. Wet weather Interfered with farm work and Injured crops In portions of Virginia, the Carollnas. Kentucky, Ten nessee, Iowa and the Dakotas. Ha In Is much needed over the southern Rocky mountain slope, the greater part of Texas and on the north Pacific cosst. The princi pal corn states of the central valleys have experienced a week of exceptionally favor able weather conditions for tne develop ment and maturity of corn. There Is every where ample moisture to Insure satisfactory development of the crop except In Texas and portions of Kansas, but In the last named state It is only the late planted corn that Is suffering for rain. Cotton Is in progress In Oklahoma, Indian Territory, southern Missouri and over a large part of Kansas. Reports indicate that tne bulk of the early corn will be safe from Injury from frost by September 16 and most of the late corn will be safe by October 1. Some damage from local storms Is reported from portions of Illinois and South Dakota. Spring wheat harvest Is finished except In the northern portions of Minnesota and South Dakota and In North Dakota, where, although well advanced, it has been delayed by rains and the grain Is over ripe. Stack- I ing and threshing in the southern part of me spring wneat region have also been hindered by rains. Good yields are gen erally reported. More favorable reports respecting apples are received from Maryland and Virginia, but elsewhere tho outlook for this crop looks very poor. The general outlook for potatoes Is very unfavorable except In the MIssmi-1 vsller, where a good crop Is promised, l'lght arid rot are very generally reported roughout the lake reglo-i. Ohio valley, nnunfrn por tion of the middle Atlantic states and New England. Ploughing for seeding has been active nearly everywhere exrept In Texas, where the soil Is too dry. This work is much further advanced than usual and some aeed ing has been done. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Pair In Nebraska, Today, Rxeept Showers in Southwest Portion Cooler Fair Tomorrow. WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-Forecat of tha weather for Wednesday and Thursday: For Nebraska-Fair Wednesday except showers In southwest portion, cooler; Thursday, fair, warmer In west portion. For Iowa Fair, cooler Wednesday; Thursday, fair. Tor South Dakota-Fair Wednesday, cooler in central portion; Thursday, air, wanner. I.oeal Record. rUrB PF T2E 'LRATHIR BUREAU. OMAHA, Aug. 29. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of tha last three J."1?' . JrH. 1RH. ljnj. ijoj. Mnxlmum temperature... 91 71 6 K2 i minimum temperature ... 70 (12 IS Ag Mean temperature go M 62 75 j Precipitation 00 .35 T 0j 1 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha sine March 1 1 and comparison with the last two yearsi 1 Normal temperature 71 I Excess for the day Total excess since March 1 grs I Normal precipitation lOlneh 'Deficiency for the dsy .....10 Inch ' Precipitation since March 1 U J Inches I Deficiency since March 1 t M Inches uenciency lor cor. period 1904.,.. 2 47 inches Excess for cor. period 1901 4.13 Inches Reports from Stations nt T P. M Station and State Tern. Vfav c 1 -. or eatr, r. I p m. ini. Jail. Rlsmarck, clear Cheyenne, cloudy .... Chicago, clear Davenport, clear , Denver, cloudy Havre, clear j Helena, partly cloudy Tfl as (M M M 71 7 W T M .02 M M M .00 2 . .00 .00 M .Aft M u no l") . n .m 2 4 M .00 M 1 M .0 M .60 TS .09 Kansas Cltv. ciear t ...7 North Platte, cloudy M Omaha, clear (7 Rapid City, clear 7 St. I-ouU. clear n Ht Paul flair 9a Suit Lake City, part cloud y.SS Valentine, clear 1 Wllliston, clear .1 TJ a uiiiiw int or preriptTai ion. L, A. W JbLH. Local ForsaAgUi. 2 C YELLOW FEVER ON COAST InBpecton from Hew Orleans Find Many Cam Among Fishermen Along Bajoui, SITUATION IN THE CITY IMPROVES Steady Diminution of Cases fader Treatment Enronrages Isrgesar In Charge of tha Fight. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 19. Report of yel low fever situation to 6 p. m.: New cases 5 Total to date 1.S32 Deaths 7 Total 267 New foci 9 Total 209 Remaining under treatment 174 The most important development of the yellow fever situation today waa the report of Dr. C. Mllo Brady, who had been sent by tha State Board of Health on a tour of In spection of the bayous and lakes In Jef ferson parish, where there are many aettle ments of fishermen in constant communica tion with New Orleans. Dr. Brady made the trip with Dr. Shanley of North Dakota. Without completing their Investigation they turned up thirty-five cases of yellow fever, mostly along Bayou Baratarla; learned that several deaths had occurred and found much Buffering. After Dr. Brady had made his report the State Board of Health de elded to organise Immediately a relief party, consisting of a physician and two nurses. A large supply of medicines and provisions also will be forwarded and tha state board will keep in constant touch with tha situation In the effort to oontrol the sickness. Situation In City Improve. The local situation continues to be tha most hopeful. On August It, there weer estimated to be ibt cases under treatment, but since then there has been a steady diminution until today thera were reported only Wl sick, 74 1 per cent of the total of 1.7S8 cases having been discharged as cured or convalescent. Dr. Qultpraa will be sent to Natchea aa soon aa ha returns to this city. Saturday and Sunday of thla week hara been aet aa additional fumigation ' days. Showers continued here throughout tha day, succeeding a heavy rain yesterday and there was a great moderation In tem perature. The weather forecast ia for showers tomorrow. Whatever work baa been dona in the matter of oiling and salt ing gutters will, of course, be undone by the rain, but Dr. White's organisation la now sufficiently perfect to Insure that thara will be prompt re-olling and re-saltlng when clear weather comes agatn. Rln Csses at Jlatehea. NATCHEZ, Miss, Aug. 2.-Dr. Eugene Wasdln, of the Marino hospital service, rlslted here today th local patlenta who; were said to be Buffering from yellow fsver and others regsrded as having auspicious symptoms and decided that nlna had the fever. Five were placed on the Hat of suspects. All except two of tho patients' are colored. CAPITOL COUTH ACT It AWARDED Work. riERRE, a. V.. Aug. (opsclal Tle gram Ten blda were presented to th state capltol commission thla afternoon for th contract on tha foundation of tha eaat wing of the new capltol. They ranged from 10,X to K.Cwo. Th lowest bidder, C. Lepper, formerly of Rloug Falla. now of Minneapolis, was awarded tha contract. Tha final total figure of state valuations did not reach tha estimate, th total blng fcl.47,o74 an Increase of K,0U.0U over last year. Mrs. Taaarart Denies Stories, WOOSTER, O., Aug. Ip.-Mra. Taggart again lk the stand In th opening of th Taggart divorce caa today and in th most pi,slilva manner denied ma ay f the charges heretofore made against her by varloua witnesses. Sh declared that ah had alwara been devoted t hr haahaui until tha Uttar had. bUuai4 aadabus! Us.