TIIE OMAHA' SUNDAY BEE: JULY 17. 1010. I Nebraska Nebraska HOUtiti, HOTHL AND nFKlCK FUHN IWHF.RPI ) PLAN TO DOUBLE ON BURRETT Eelf-Styled Republicans Set a Well Laid Trap. register of deeds; i. T. Reynolds, democrat, register of deed: M. J. Morsn, democrat, supervisor Sixth district. Re HARD &-WIbHELM- A i ; t Ml J CATCH HIM GOEJG AITD BACK cavitation to Ooaafrr Optima Mass Meetlaa la Plan to Make ho Llqaor Qaestloa the laaaa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 1 (Special Tele gram.) It la the plan of the Bryan demo ' crats, aided by bunch of tryanlte, who have at y led themaelvea republicans, to fight the senatorial battle on the county option Issue. At this time they are laying their lawa to compel Henator Burkett to get Into the county option band wagon and let up on national Issues. They are ar ranging mass meetings for Lincoln and Grand Island to endorse county option and they have Invited Senator Burkett to address the meeting here. Rchard L. Metoalfe. the democratic candidate for senator behind whom the near republicans are lining up", la publicly committed to county option, and It la the hope of theae Bryant tea to have Senator Burkett get on the same plat form or on the antl-optlon platform, so that county option will be the sole Issue of the campagn and thus the splendid record of the republican national ad ministration will te overshadowed. These near republicans figure the only way they can hope to bring about the de feat of the republican ticket this fall Is by clouding the Issues so their polltcs.1 records and the democratic record will not be brought to the fore. The meetings are to be under the auspices of what Is known as the state county option, which ' was organsed here last winter. This organisation proposes It Is reported to hold one meeting at V Grand island and one meeting at Lincoln the night before the state convention. At I the Grand Island meetings the speakers united are Lyale J. Abbott of Omaha, W. R. Patrick of 8arpy county, Richard L. Metcalfe, Hoke Smith of Georgia and W. J. Bryan. Chaplain Harmon will be asked to preside. It has not been de termined who will speak at the Lincoln 'm meeting, but Invitations have been sent 9 to E. P. Brown of Lincoln, C. F. Reavls ( of Fall City, R. B. Windham of Cass 1 county, C. O. Whedon of Lincoln, C. M. I Brown of Cambridge and Senator Burkett. It Is proposed that E. P. Brown will preside at this meeting. The politicians who are behind these meetings are not giving It out that their Whole object la to make county option the one Question of the campaign so that the democrats may have a chance to elect senator and state officers, though from the most reliable source it Is learned that this la the object of the meetings. Me teal fe F.HUe Way. Should Senator Burkett attend the xn--a meeting and declare himself In op position to county option, they intend to at once denounce him as an agent of the brewers, and if he endorsts county op tion, they will continue to ' boost Met- calfe Just the same. A aother Bryaa Plaa. , N,lfc developed today that C. W. Bryan had 7 fnore to do with that so-called republican convention laat Thursday than was tnt mated this morning in The Bee. Mr. Bryan bad arranged It ao that at least half dosen near republicans were to Jump on Senator Burkett had he (persisted In his de mands to.be chairman of the convention, and each waa to do a separate and distinct tunt to confuse him. It Is even reported on good authority that these Bryan helpers bad their little pieces written out, but Whether the carbons had been furnished by Charley Bryan or Paul Clark cannot be learned for a certainty. Richard L. Metoalfe has hsrkened to the calls to arma and Is now a full fledged candidate for United States senator agatnst Mr. Hitchcock and Willis Reed. He ac cepted the filing of the petitions today and Issued a formal statement. State Coaptation af Eacles. CHADRON, Nb.. July 1 .-(Special.) The state convention of Eagles Is not so largely attended as was expected. Their first meeting was called to order by J. H. Barrett of South Omaha. Father Doflan of Chad ran led in prayer. Addresses were made by J. M. Tanner, editor Midwest Eagle, and Willis Reed of Madison, candi date for United States senator on the dem ocratic list. Mayor Flnnegan of Chadron gave the address of welcome, but when It waa found Mayor Dahlman waa not here to renpond It was a wet blanket on the Chadron audience. Later In the afternoon when Mayor Dahlman arrived In an auto mobile, atamped "Jim Dahlman," the whole city waa turned Into a "Welcome Dahl man," who Is a former mayor of Chadron and many terms sheriff of Dawes county. Huge streamers with "Welcome Dahlman" printed thereon were Hung out everywhere, and the heartiest welcome ever given to an Individual at Chadron was given htm when he arrived. There are 300 Indians camming outside the city and the largest number for over twenty years In fact, since our pioneer days joined In the famous "war dance" last night The Sioux were out In "full dress," consisting of paint, feathers, beads, elk teeth, all decollettc at both ends. Doctor Hart la A afro Accident. LINDSAT, Neb., July 11 (Special.) Dr. D. G. Walker sustained a compound fracture of the right leg In an automobile accident early this morning, when his ma chine was upset while returning from the firemen's tournament lat Newman's Grove. Nebraska Hem ote. SEWARD This county has the best crops of any part o fthe state. Corn is fine. There will be ro fruit. SEWARD Police Judge Gladnlih suf fered a second slight attack of paralysis last night. He Is over Ml years of age. BEATRICE Hugh J. Doubs yesterday finished harvesting his oats crop. He re ports that the grain will yield about fifty bushels to the acre. , 1 GENEVA On August 4 the Ancient Order of United Workmen, lodges of the country will hold a picnic In Geneva and It Is ex pected to be the event of the summer. 8E WARD Mrs. Sussanna Parish will cel ebrate her 100th birthday August 1. She Is very active and walks about with a cane. She has lived In Nebraska fortwenty-stx years. BEATRICE--Clarence Scovllle of Dlller and Mlas Ltssle Schroder of Harblne were married at Lincoln the other day. They will live at Dlller, where he Is proprietor of a hotel. REPUBLICAN CITY The city band, or gaulscd this summer under the leaders, ot James Frasee, gave Its first public cot cert Friday evening on the parsonage lawn. SEWARD George Baner, republican, of Gaehner has filed for the nomination before the primaries for representative. Many fil ings will be made before evening, as can didates arethlck. SEWARD The Red Cloud base ball team, which was arrested for playing Sunday bane ball here some tlmo ago, had a hearing before Judge Gladwlsh yesterday and the case was continued. REPUBUCAN CITY The separator of E. C. . gw&yne's new thrashing outfit caught fire this afternoon and was com pletely destroyed. The cause of the fire is unknown. It la a total loss. NEBRASKA CITY The book store of W. S. Hyer waa closed Friday because of a suit brought by M. Garder for t2.7E and one by E. D. Tlbbltta for $170.75, both being for rent of the store room, which they claimed was due them. . . . CHADRON Harold Olds baa been com pletely, paralysed for over twenty-four hours ' from the effects of sinking, while bathing In the Niobrara river. He has been sent 4 ha Methodist hospital. at. Omaha. His recovery la doubtful, REPUBLICAN CITY A meeting of the stockholders ot the Commercial State bank waa held Friday. At their meeting in March last they voted .to Increase their oapltai stock to K20.MM and at their meet- tug TlUy this amount was fully paid up. CLAY CENTER About fortv automobiles from Hastings, constituting the Hastings Automobile club, made a sociability run to this city lent night. They were entertained by the oitlxens. A short program was rend ered, and refreshments served upon the court bouse lawn. BEATRICE Announcement was received here yesterday of the marriage of Oscar ri. Buchanan, a rormer Beatrice resident, and Miss Dorothy lnKersoil. which oc curred at Fairbury Thursday night Mr. Buchanan is employed in the Rock Island offices at that place. BEATRICE Mrs. J. A. Van Orsdel enter tained a large number of the Grand Army of the Republlo and the Woman's Relief corps of Blue Springs yesterday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Barnum. The gathering waa a re union of old friends. CAMBRIDGE Threshing has berun In this vicinity, while in many places large fields of wheat have yet to be harvested. Wheat is yielding better than many farm ers anticipated. Oats will be verv lleht. Corn Is In excellent condition. The second crop of alfalfa is being cut this week. NEBRASKA' CITY William Hoffman. who was comicted of breaking Into a barn belonging to John M. Elser, cashier of the Farmers bank, and stealing therefrom a valuable saddle, was laat evening sentenced to two years In the penitentiary. Coffman served a Jail sentence before for stealing grain. CLAY CENTER An alarm of fir waa given this morning at 6 o'clock and proved to oe ine nouse or Mary is. i nomas, occu pied by W. F. Stone and family. The fnr department promptly responded. The loss to furniture was complete, about $600, with no insurance. The building was a partial loss, with insurance of 1600. CAMBRIDGE The fourth annual assem bly of the Southwest Nebraska Chautaunua association will be held here from July 30 to August S. Ex-Oovernor Folk of Missouri will appear on the program Sunday, July 31, and with the many other extraordinary features of this year's program the manage ment anticipates a large attendance. NEBRASKA CITY The enaarement of Mr. Rueben B. Beard and Mss Evelyn Storms, one of the most popular young women in mis city, nas oeen announced and they are to be married In the early fall. The enaaicement of Mr. l.eo V. Cailin and Miss Josephine M. Shoonhers has also betn announced. They are to be married in October. REPUBLICAN CITY The threshing season has begun In this section. The yield will be far better than last vesr, some fleidH turning out as high as thirty two bushels per acre. The estimated aver age yield by many Is at least twenty or twnty-two bushels per acre. Corn Is In fire shape and the . late rains will make an extra line third crop of alfalfa. CAMBRIDGE During an electrical storm Wednesday night the dwelling house of 11. p. Kline was struck and slight v dam aged. None of the occupants were Iniured. A light rain accompanied with heavy wind aaaea to tne seventy or the storm. C. N. amer or mis city wnuo worklnc on a barn at Red Willow was blown from the icaffoid and as a result Is suffering with a rranturea arm ana dislocated elbow. imhikamv i in a lively runaway nere mm cvninn, lauwa Dy a neavy team belonging to W. A. Forbes, the horses beoonilng frightened by an automobile, one ot the line horse waa caught on a heavy iron nucnina poi, wnivn ran mm through and he had to be killed. A horse and buggy belonging to Mr. Ulmschnclder of -aul was tamy wreckea and a horse anil buggy belonging to Sheriff Fischer was saved ny me merest scratch. NEBRASKA CITY At Jullen Vrldav evening some men were en toying a keg of beer and got Into a discussion over th Johnson-Jeffries fight and some one re mained tnat a man from Missouri was as gooo as a nettio as long as he b. haved himself." This started the flvht and when It was over Ernest Chum waa found to o so namy cut that It required twenty stitches to close the wounds. The physlclsns are inclined , to the belief he win recover. DAVID CITY-B. C. Perkins. Jr.. has be. riiian la Cane ('!. sun the erection of a larxe brick bullritnr BEATRICE. Neb.. July M.-(Speclal.)- ?" '.'"Jf thuuare. and expect, ... . . , . ' to have the same resdy for occupancy by LABORER KILLED BY CAVE-IX i ftfaa Sappoeod to ' Bo from Oaeeela, Ja., Meets Death at Hartlaartaa. HARTXNQTON, : Neb., July,- ia-(Speclal Telegram.) While digging In the new sewer ditches near the depot B. L. Fleming, one of the laborers, waa instantly killed. - He wa In one of the lateral ditches about fifteen feet under .the surface of the ground f and the' walls caved In and burled him, and ' before he could be reaches life waa extinct Very little Is known of him here, but from papers found on him It Is thoug.it that his relative live In Oaceola, la, The coroner has taken charge of the body and will try to reach relatives or friends. r Blg-amr Case at Nebraska City. NEBRASKA ClTT; Neb., July 11 (Spe cial.) The preliminary hearing of Lester X Adams of Omaha, , who. was arrested some days since at Omaha and brought 4 her to anawer to the charge of bigamy, J filed by his wife,- Marie Ferln Adams of Omaha, was called In the county court here yesterday afternoon and after considerable Ustlmony 'was taken the hearing waa con tlnued over until next Tuesday. Adams and the complainant were married In this city ou June t. 1909. and his w.fe charges him with having a wife In Los Angeles, Cai., from whom he had not secured a divorce . before he married her. The complainant say they had not been married twenty days before her, husband received a letter from his California wife, charging him with having a wife before he married her. IU admitted the fact, but later denied It. The county attorney has been Informed that wife No. t will put In an appearance before the trial Is over and will be ac companied by a baby. The laat one is sup posed to live In Wyandotte, Neb. A young woman of Council Bluffs, la., ha put In an appearance and says she love tbe priso ner so well that she will spend every dollar she has to defend him from the charge From all of the stories that have come to the county attorney, he must certainly have been a very popular man. He has been unable to give ball and is still con fined In the county Jail. His mother and two brothers are here trying to get him out of trouble. s. t Aaaess Car L.enlslatara DUNBAR, Neb., July l.-(8peclal.)-An application was circulated here yesterday and signed by more than the sufficient number of republican voter In behalf of Wilber W. Anness a, a candidate for the house of representatives. Mr. Annee is well known throughout the county and nan the endorsement of the republican county central committee. His friend say .be will accept The following candidates filed yesterday OeneraJ L. W, Colby, republican, county at Ufa ay J Mia AUso Htnsisy, republican. the first of the year. The Butler I'ouniv 1'ieaa has already entered Into a lease for the entire first floor. The Press at present vceupie ui grouaa noor ex tag Odd Fl' 414-.6-1S South Sixteenth Street. Great Remnant Sale nf 750 Rolls and Odd Pieces in China and Japanese Matting i,uuo icug Lengins in warpci ncmnanis. iwv uuu nous lapesiry, velvet ana iixminster carpets Monday Morning, July 18th v We will place on sale in oar Carpet Department the above assortment of remnant and odd pieces taken from our retail and wholesale depart ments, thus enabling us to clean up all odd lots and discontinued patterns before the arrival of our new Fall Stocks. The great advan tage to the buying public is the price, which in all cases is less than half the usual retail prices. We expect to move these quickly. See the windows m a m 11 I 1 A. 1 uJAa. ' ana notice we iouowing us. ana priues and 5c Matting Remnants Consisting of short lengths, in both China Japanese goods, from one to ten yards of a kind. Splendid value, per yard 200 Rolls China and Japanese Matting, in mixed and carpet pattern designs, all colors; regular 25c and 28o values; special at, ff per yard I C 150 Rolls Extra Heavy Quality China Matting Our best selling stock all colors and weaves, values up to 40c per yard; special 1 Slf Monday, per yard OC Many other lots of Mattings with quantities too small to itemize 300 Ingrain Carpet Remnants, in one yard and one-half yard pieces. These have been used as samples of our best all wool and cottou chain carpets; many pieces alike in the lot; priced at, J QCm 5C 300 Sample Lengths of Axminster, Velvet and Brussels 1fl Carpets, suitable for rugs; choice, each '. eVlC 100 Samples of Extra Fine Wilton and Axminster Carpets, finished for rugs; carpets up to $3.50 per yard, 50 4 75 J00 75 marked to sell at, each I ai 6 200 Brussels and Velvet Carpet Remnants, all neatly fringed JQ and in great variety of patterns and colors; choice, each. . . . . .afc7C 1,000 Yards Matting In mixed colors up to 60 yards of a pat- Q tern; regular Belling prico 18o to 20c a yard; special, per yard. . .C 250 Rolls Fancy Japanese Matting, in reds, greens, blues and fanejs colored combinations; regular 30o and 35o values, special, 1 per yard '. IDC 100 Rolls Finest Woven China Matting, made in neat colors from extra fine straw, the best wearing matting on the market; ' aa regular 45o value; Monday , JL iC separately; splendid values; enough for small rooms.' 200 Remnant Lengths of All Grades of Carpet Values up to $1.50 a yard; special price '. . . 4) 1 500 Yards Ingrain Carpet, 36 inches wide, slightly soiled; aq all regular 55o quality, at s&iC 45 Rolls Tapestry and Velvet Carpets, in lengths large enough to cover small rooms; values up to $1.15 a yard, priced at, rj n nr per yard from .. .DDC 10 ODC 35 Rolls of Body Brussels, Velvet, Axminster, Etc. Dropped patterns ana smaii lots; values up to $l.b'J a yard; to close quickly at, per yard, from. SOctoVl Hs Time Goes on ur Big July Furniture Sale Seems to attract great interest. One person tells another. of the unusual the extraordinary bargains. Here you will find furniture for the Bed Room, Dining Room, Parlor, Library and Living Room. In such an assortment that choosing will be a comfort. Then again there is a price consideration. You save about one-tnira juere are some or tne specials: Golden Oak Combination Buffet and China Cabinet regular price $60.00; July Sale Price 943.00 Golden Oak Serving Table, regular price 135.00, July Sale Price $29.00 Golden Oak Sideboard; regular price $9.60; July Sale Price $70.00 Golden Oak Buffet; regular price $68.00, July Sale Price '. $45.00 China Cabinet, golden oak; regular price $35.00, July Sale Price $28.00 Golden Oak Buffet; regular price $40.00, July Sale Pric $31. CO Golden Oak Buffet; regular price $27.00, July Sale Price $20.00 'Combination Buffet and China Cabinet; regular price $36.00, July Sale Price .$28.50 Combination Buffet and China Cabinet; regular price . $50.00, July Sal. Price .. $34.00 Combination Buffet and China Cabinet; regular price $45.00, July Sale Price $33.00 Golden Oak Buffet and China Cabinet; regular price $78.00, July Sale Price $61.00 Early English Buffet; regular pric. $87.00, July Sal. v Price ..$62.00 Early English China Cabinet; regular price $56.00, July Sal. Price $42.00 Early English Buffet; regular price $125.00, July Sal. Price $75.00 Early English China Cabinet; regular pric. $48.00, July Sale Price $36.00 Dining Table, round top; regular price $38.00, July Sale Price $26.00 Dining Table, round top; regular price $42.00; July Bale Price $20.00 Dining Table, round top; regular price $47.00; -July Sale Price $33.00 Early English Dining Chair, wood seat; regular price $3.60. July Sale Price $2.00 Early English Dining Chair, wood seat; regular price $2.50, July Sale Price $1.50 Early English Dining Chair, leather seat; regular price $2.50, July Sale Price $1.50 Early English Dining CLalr; regular price $6.26, July Sale Price $4.25 Golden Oak Dining Chair, leather seat; regular price $4.76, July Sale Price $3.00 Golden Oak Dining Chair; regular price $7.60, July Sale Pric. $5.00 Golden Oak Dining Chair; regular price $4.60, July Sale Price .$3.00 Dining Chair, golden oak; regular price $3.60, July Sale Price .$2.25 Mahogany China Cabinet; regular price $80. Oil, July Sale Price $50.00 Mahogany China Cabinet; regular price $96.00, July Sale Price . .$55.00 Combination China Cabinet and Buffet; regular price $97.00, July Sale Price $65.00 Mahogany China Cabinet; regular price $6300, July Sale price t $42.50 Mahogany China Cabinet; regular price $4fi!oo, July Sale Price $27.00 Mahogany Book Case; regular price $20.00, July Sale Prlc $16.50 Mahogany Book Case; regular price $29. (10, July Sale Price $22.50 Mahogany Library Table; regular price $22.00, July Sale Price $14.75 Mahogany Library Table; regular price $45.00, July Sal Pric .... .$20.00 Mahogany Library Table; regular price $22.50, July S Pric ...$14.00 Mahogany Library Table; regular price $68.00. July ' Sale Price $45. OO Mahogany Library Table; regular price $70.00, July Sale pric $54.00 Mahogany Divan and Arm Cbalr, loose velvet cushion; regular price $120.00, July Sale Price ....$00.00 Mahogany Divan, leather cushion; regular price $27.00, July Sale Price , .$14.00 Leather Chair; regular pric. $35.00, July Sale Price, t -i.. $22.50 Leather Chair; regular price $24.00, July Sale Price, at ail.TK Exceptional Values in Our Drapery Dept. for Mid-Summer Use Snow Flake Curtains, cream ground with cross strip. In colors; clean and washable, from per pair at 49 to $3.75 Madras Curtains, In light cream color for Bed Rooms. All washable colors and clean looking, per pair at $1.95 25o Printed Madras and Printed Swiss, good line of colors, to close lot, per yard, at 12 tt Madras, 20 pieces to be dropped from our regular lines; worth up to 60o per yard. Your choice while they last, per yard 19 50c Fancy Nets, In the best designs. ' A special lot bought exceptionally cheap, on sale per yard, 29 Portiere in all colors with fringe top and bottom, worth $5.00 per pair, only one pair of a color. Marked special to close $3.75 Remnants Our table of short lengths will Interest you, they are pieces left over from last season's selling abd are all good. Prices marked to sell for, each 5 to 95 Lace Curtains, one pair ot a kind only. Slightly soiled. Including all grades of curtains, will be sold for . . , Half Price Cretonne Bed Spreads, all slightly, they come with balster covers and are worth $6.60, special, each at .., $2.95 I i 1.1 t . i. Hr ,1: I Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases We are showing the largest, most complete and up-to-date line of traveling equipment in the west Steamer Trunks, from $6.00 to $35.00 Regular Style, from ...$6.50 to $60.00 Traveling Bags, from $1.50 to $75.00 Suit Cases, from . .$1.00 to $45.00 We are the exclusive agents in Omaha for the cele brated Mendel Wardrobe Trunks. The strongest, lightest and most convenient trunk made. Prices from ....$35.00 to $110.00 lows building and when thy move out the hutidinf will b occuDied by F. Sellhorn, the furniture man. A. JU Hughes has started building a isxgs omcs uunun. un the south side of the square next the opera house. Mr. Hughes will occupy the entire building with his abstract and loan busi ness. . FOREST FIRES IN NEW GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Bias Which Has Bets Raffia Near &rts, Meat., (or Two Weeks Mearlr Oat. WASHINGTON, July 16-Seriou forest fires are raging In the new Glacier Na tional park In Montana, which was created at the last session of congress. The forest service was apprised of the situation today In a telegram from District Forester Greety at Missoula, Mont. The new park contains Immense forests of pine and cedar. ' MISSOULA. Mont, July W. The forest fire situation this morning is better, ac cording to the statements of forestry of ficials. The fire which has raged at Quarts for over two weeks Is practically out Heavy rains have fallen In the Bitter Root district and all the fires on that forest re serve have been extinguished. The railroads passing through Glacier park have 200 men fighting the fires there. The worst local fire is reported on the Big Blackfoot land near Clinton. There the lumber company has about 600 men at work In an attempt to subdue the flames. The mill company has closed Its mills at 8t Regis and Lothrop and all hands have been detailed to fight fires. Mrs. Fenar Heroiaa of Bliss ard. HOT 8PR1NG8, 8. I)., July 16. (Special Telegram-) Mrs. & D. Penny, a promi nent woman from Fullerton, Neb., who was Injured by a runaway horse here yester day. Is the heroine of a Nebraska billiard a few years ago. In which she rescued fourteen children by tlelng them together and leading them to a place ot safety. Editor to Take Bride. ABERDEEN. 8. D.. July 1. (Special. -Mollne (III.) newspapers announce the en gagement of John H. McKeever, managing editor of the Aberdeen Pally American, to Mlas Maude Bradfleld of Barneavllle, O. The wedding, It Is announced, will take place feast spring. BIC STRIKE IN PROSPECT Pennsylvania Railroad Arranging for Care of Nonunion Men. EMPLOYES IN SECRET SESSION rrcsldeat Smith of the Joint Coamlt teo Says Saapenslon Is Probablo Wltala Nest Forty-Eight i II o are. . BULLETIN. PHILADELPHIA, Pa July It. -At the request of General Manager Myers of the Pennsylvania Railroad company the entire commute representing the company's con ductors and trainmen on the lines east ot Pittsburg will meet the general manager at the offices ot the company in thla city at 11 a. m. Monday. This announcement waa made by Presi dent Leo of the trainmen's order at- the close of the afternoon conference of the labor leaders at 1:46 p. m. today. The resumption of negotiations is taken to mean a possible settlement of the con troversy. PHILADELPHIA, July ll.-The Pennsyl vania Railroad company today Issued Its first statement in which a strike Is fore casted. The company announced that ar raneements had been made to accommodate Its men In the yards of the company In West Philadelphia. Freight cars will bo fitted out for their occupancy and they will be given police protection. No strike breakers, the statement says, will be em ployed, and the men will be recruited from the shops of the company. Tbe statement says the company expects many of the old men to remain loyal and. In making up train crews, the company will send out one Inexperienced man with twa experienced men. Employes la loorot Ceaferoaeo. The representatives of the conductors and trainmen of the Pennsylvania railroad, who are considering the question of ordering a strlka oa the system of that company, went in secret session at t a. m. today. Before entering the hall, George Smith, chairman of the conductors' com mittee and by virtue of that position also chairman of the Joint committee, stateo that Indications point to a strike within forty-eight hours. Much speculation la being indulged In hero today, as to the contents of a cir cular letter that President Lee of the Brotherhood of trainmen dictated over the long distance telephone to Cleveland laat night It Is said that the letter waa mailed to all the trainmen east and west and that they received It in today's mall. "The situation Is unchanged," said Presi dent Lee shortly before be entered today's meeting. 1 When informed of Mr. Smith's statement, Mr. Lee appeared annoyed. Speaking for himself and Mr. Garretaon. he declared that Mr. Smith's statement was not au thorized by them. HOLLIDAYSBURG, PV. July w.-ins cnn.viii,r.i. Railroad company today .a . ri.mand on William H. Orr, sheriff of Blair county for the appointment and swearing in ot 1.200 special policemen, ...v,.. A,if It shall be to protect railroad property In the event that the threatened strike of the trainmen ana conauciwre called. NEW ORLEANS. July 18.-N early J.OOv motormen and conductors of the New Or leans Street Railway company are vwuno today as to whether they will strike. If a strike Is declsred. It Is said It will become effective at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. Bl Prlco for Blar Fa rot. SIOUX FALLS. 8. D.. July 16 (Spe cial.) One of the largest real estate transactions in this part of the state waa the purchase by James Walklns of Sioux Falls of what la known as the tlO acre O. H. Smith farls. near Dell Rapids, for when Mr. Walklns paid tbe sum of $(0,000. The i'arm Is one of the finest In the northwest, tbe buildings being ex ceptionally fine. The farm la provided with a water works system, an electric light plant and other modern conveni ences. Including elevator and automo bile houses. With . this purchase Mr. Walklns now Is the owner of about 1,000 acres of Minnehaha county farm land, which he has purchased during tbo last year. CLOUDBURST IN KENTUCKY Two Million Dollars Damage in Vicinity of Henderson. ALL STREAMS ARE OUT OF BANKS Fifty ThoaaaaA Acres of Pooled To oaeco ' Destroyed Uzteaslvo Dam a are Reported la West ern ladlaaa. HENDERSON, Ky July 16,-Roports reaching here today from Henderson, Union and Webster counties indicate that damage approximating 3,000,000 was don by a cloudburst laat night It Is estimated that 60,000 thousand acres of pooled tobacco in Henderson county alone have been destroyed and one tobacco plantation of M0 acre is a total loss. All streams are out of bank and many bridge have been carried' away. The tracks of the Illinois Central railroad near Highland Creek are under water for two miles. No lives are reported lost, but hun dreds ot cattle, sheep and hogs were swept away. Many fields with the entire crop of tobacco, corn and wheat were ruined. It ha rained nearly every day for the laat three week and last night' storm con tinued from 10 o'clock until daylight LOUISVILLE, Ky.. July 14. -Very heavy rains fell over central and western Ken. tucky during the night, the precipitation In Louisville amounting to t6 Inches. A miniature cloudburst I reported at Hen derson and several stream ar out of their banks. The storm, according to the local weather bureau, I moving eastward. In damag to crop I largo. Lead Big Strike-Two Heavy Damage la ladiaaa. TERRB HAUTE, Ind.. July 11-Raln which ha been falling In torrent for eighteen hour, ha flooded this section of the country and ha don great damage to crops. Hundreds of sore of wheat In hook havo been washed away and most of the bottom land oern ha gone. T the Coat and Pants TO ORDER Reduced From 25 and $2S Make your selection early. 200 nice patterns to select from. Blue and gray serges, cool crashes and homespuns In abun dance. Every garment guaranteed per fect In fit and style. MacCarthy-l7il.on Tailoring Co. S04-404 South hlxteenth St, Rear Farnuun. My name will appear In the re publican column of the primary ballot a a candidate for the nomj nation for secretary of state. ADDISON WAIT northwest of her, many of the telephone and telegraph wire are out of commission. A waahout on the Monon railroad near Elletsvllle, Sad., del eyed traffio several hour. At Martinsville, III., two and a half lnche of rain fell In six hours, resulting In the breaking of .a reservoir. Kockvjllo, Ind., trot wer covered with llitet:j lnche of water for Revere! hour. All streams ar out of their hank and many bridges have go&a. i r