Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 29, 1882, Page 1

N ol ’ \.\“““‘}11 v U ~ HE OMABHA " TWELFTH YEAR, THE SANDY ASSASSIN. Buiteau Swelters in His Cell But Keeps His Temper Cool. A Dramatic Scene Promised Wten the Crank is Launched Off The Domestic Broila of the Scovilles Given to a Per- epiring Public, The Star Route Trials Expe- dited by an Exasperated Court. Congress Rushing Bnsiness Pre- paratory to Early Adjourn= mont. The Jersey Knave Laughs ai His Opponents in the House. CAPITAL WNOTES. Natlonal Associated Press. CALLERS, WasuiNaron, D, C., June 28— Rev. Hicks and.Miss Chevallier called at the White house, but neither saw the president. Conkling had a long interview with Arthur, STAR ROUTE TRIAL, star route trials to-day, , 38,140 and UPISEGraWY In the routes number 38,13 46,247 were taken Sweeney indentified papers belonging to the routes, Petitions wers pro- duced by Bliss asking for expedition and increase of routes, Defense asked that they be read, but the court decided against reading, as there was no evidence that the defendants did not act rightly. J. N. Mayor, sub-contractor, was exan Joseph McCormick, post- master at Redding, Col., was put on the stand, and closed the evidence on route 46,247, and route 38,134 was taken up. The prosecution putin evidence lotters from Senator Chaffee, Chief Justice Thacker, ‘and other Colorado ofticials and proceeded to read .them, when the court inter- rupted and eaid it did not want to hear evidence of thut kind from that side, but wanted them to prove their owiiside of the case. GUITEAU 1 half dressed all day. ed to talk, ho is ready to Rev. Hg thinks he will make 2 dramatic scene on the ecaffold. Jno. W. Guitcau has not given up all hope of respite from the president. Mrs. Scovilie appears resigned. The Star published letters from Scoville to his wife, in which FAMILY TROUBLES appear aggrevated. He seems to have been constantly berating her for con- duct during and eince the trial. He yrites to John Guiteau to-day that he fears for the safety of his child Ber- tha, and begs him to see that her mother does her no harm. A correspondent of the Brooklyn Eagle has had 2n interview with Gui- sau, in whish the latter rep- resented ashavingmentioneda possible PLAN OF ESCAFE 3D ABGUT THE CELL Heis little he connivance of Gen. Crocker, en of the jail, plan iy for warden to go to Baltimore os on range to busine o ) carry xecution will ha be po for soma months until the | oner can be resentenced, CHICAGO HARBOR, Lincoln disapproved the recomme dations of the board of engineers con- cerning the improvement of the Chi- cago harbor. POSTAL, Postmaster General Howe, in an- swer 0 a communication from the senate committee on post offices as to reducing letter postage one third, says such reduction could not be ac- complished with the revenue of the government, WARREN'S CASE, Swain presented to Secretary Lin- colu an advirse report in tne case of Warren, who was relieved of command of the fifth corps, by Sheridan, after the battle of Five Forks, and who petitioned for restoration. STRIKES, The memorial of the national con- federation of laborers of the district of Columbia, presented by Senator Blair in the senate to-day, secks to enlarge the scope of the proposed in vestigation into the cause of strikes by including the relations between laborer and capital, wages ani kouvra of labor, the constitution of the laboring classes in United States and wages as compared with similar classes abroad and the causes of and agencies producing strikes. The committce on education and labor was directed to make an in- vestigation, and was empowered to sit during the vacation, to visit different localities and examine persons under oath, ete. INVITATIONS, The following invitation was sent to-day by Gen, Crocker to those who are to attend the execution: WarDEN'S Orpick, U, 8, Jam, | WasuiNcron, D, ¢, To Mr, ~— You are respectfully invited to wi ness the execution of Charles J, Gui teau at this jail, Friday, June 30, 1882, between the hours of 12 m. and clock p. m. Signed), Joun 8, Crocker, Warden. | Dr. Noble Young will be the doc- tor in charge. The jury will be em- panelled from members of the press, | who will be selected Friday morning, | General Crocker’s oftice will be turned into a telegraph office, and the West- 16th and Cuming ern Union telegraph company, the United States Press Association and the New York Associated Press will run o special wire into the building for transmission of he account. CONGRESS, National Associated Press, SENATE PROCEEDINGS, Wasnizoron, June 28,—The bill authoriziny the construction of ves- sels of war for the navy was favorably reported The conference report on the con- sular and diplomatic bill was agreed to Senator Plumb introduced an amendment to the internal revenue bill to repeal 25 per cent. of the port duty on sagar by the of 1¢ Senator Beck introduced mond | ment to ‘the same bill reducing the duty on Bessimer stesl to $14 a ton, Tho bills extonding national bank harters and rolating to the Japancse mo back from the ich refused to agree to cer- Referred to con dments, f the Was teken up in considering the legisl tive, exeoative and judicial appropria- tion bill. Good progress was made, and the bill will pass to-merrow, The senate at 5 p. n. adjourned. I'he remainder session HOUSE PROCEEDINGS, Mr. Orth reported from the foreig fairs committee a resolution cailing upon the president for any further correspondence in relation to Ameri- cns in British prisons and whother any person holding a United States offico had urged any prisoner to accept release upon conditions. Adopted. A similar resolution was offered by Mr. Wilson and adopted. Tho naval appropriation bill was taken up, Mr. Robeson explaining the items, Mz, Calkins immediately led the opposition to the bill on the ground that the house commitiee on naval affairs had not consulted concerning many items, The house deci to close the de- bate on the naval appropriations to- day. During the discussion Mr. Whitehorn charged the recent report sent to the house in answer to the in- quiry about enlarging the expenses of repairing the navy, was made disgraced ofticial, Robeson. winistration was dismissed after Robe- son retired for dishonesty, Hesaid | Robeson squandered §12,000,000 . to §20,000,600 building vessele, and that $64,000,000 appropriated was not ac- counted for in the construction of vessels, and only a small part of it was shown in the material lon hand. He opposed the completion of moni- tore, Mr. Robeson] in replying to a ues- m s to the condition of the navy, ho himself caused the constryc- tion of every vessel in the navy. Ho said with a laugh, “T built them whether T had a right er not, and it is too late to impeach me now.” Without action on the bill and after passing the senate bill to erect a monument on the hattle field of Mon- mouth, House at t 112 adjourned. Washington News ietlonal Asadciated KFeos. . WasHiNaroN, D. 0., June 28, Tae president signed the bill granting the Sioux City railway the right to con- struct a bridge over the Missouri river. The president refused to pardon Ed. Folson, to be executed at Fort Smith, Ark., on Friday, Conkling in Washington. nal Associsted Press. Nat WASHINOTON, Jur and . M. Johuson, clerk of the Now embly and of the New York committee heve. Tho Campbell-Wall ing Figh mal Associated Press, Pa, June 28, tight tock . Campbelt N. GIREENSEORO, he Campbell-Walling sevon miles from he in 31 minutes, o won Inaignant Police Commissioners National As ociated Prese. Sr. Louts, Mo., June 28.—Three police commiseioners have resignod because Governor Crittenden pardon- ed the convicted gamblers. The Malley Trial. Nat'onat Press Assaciation. Hawrrrorn, Conn., June 28, —Stod- dard summed up for Blanche Doug- las, claiming no connection with Jon- nie_Cramer's death had been proven ngainst her. Blydenburg summed up for the Malleys, claiming Jennie had suicided. Shut Down by the Strike National Assoclated Prods, Troy, N, Y., June 28, —Walter A, Woods' mowing machine works, at Hoosic Falls, N. Y., have shut down in consequence of the inability to se- cure the movement of freight, owing to the freight handlers’ strike, Murder and Saicide, ounl Associated Press, OrseiNyart, 0., June 28,--Henry Cole, attorney, shot dead his wife and daughter, aged 18, and then himself, this morning, The cause is unknown, The tragedy was discovered at noon; passersby hearing groans, broke open the house, Omaha and Ashland Natlonal Associated Press Cuicaco, 1L, June 28, —Articles of incorporation of the Ashland railroad company were filed with the secrotary of state at Madison, Wis. Capital stock, $100,- 000. The road will connect the Omaha road with Ashland, Lafayette College, Natlonal Associated Fresa, EastoN, Pa, June 28,—At the alumni dinner of Lafayette college, this afternoon, Hon, J. J. Blair offer- ed to give the fourth of §80,000 to endow professorships, if the balance could be raised. It 18 said the balance will be forthcoming. — - Part of the Machinery. National Associated Pres: New York, Jure 28.—The Trib- uae states that of the eighteeen collectors of internal revenue per: S8ts, OMAHA, NEB 28.— Conkling | COMATIA, sonally selected and appointed by Arthur up to the present day, but one, Leonard Lettridge, of the Sixth Wisconsin district, is anti-stalwart and has made five appointments while the seventeen others are all strong stalwarts, and that fourteen out of the seventeen have together 1,005 subordinates, - POLITICAL NUIHS. Political Aw ated P'ress, essments. National Pritaperenia, June ecutive committee of reform association to-day adopted resolutions authorizing the standing committee to begin procoodings at law to enforco ox-President Hayes' famous civil service order, No. 1, and invit ing civil gervice reformers who are un willing to be aesessed for political cam paign purposes to eend their com ints to the committee. The civil serviee ox Ponnoylvania Dewoorats. | National Associsted Prese. Harrisnurg, Pa, Ju democratic state convention assem- bled here to.day. Malcolm Hay, of Alleghany, was temporary, and Geo, M. Dallas, Philadelphia, pormanent airman, The p rej ublican party for misrule and cor ruption in stato and nation; denounce the boascs and apoila systen; declares against political asscssmont: aganst co-operative monopolies; favors pro tection of labor and Pennaylvania in- dustrial interests, The candidates named for nomina- tion were: For Governor, James H., Lopkins, Robert E, Pattison, Eckley B. Coxe, W. H. H. Davie, Robert K. Monahan, John M. Hall, S. P. Wol- verton, M. Nelson. ballots were taken, Hopkins and Pattizon leading off with 87 and 674 respeotively. Coxe was third, but developed no great strength, although it assertod he would carry the convention by storm. The decisive ballot stood: Pattison 1263, Hopkins 119}, and Pattison was deciared the nominee of the conven- tion, Pattison is a young man, belongs to the young men’s derrocratic club of Philadelphia, He has beon twice clected city comptraller, the last time in the presidential year by a majority of 13,000, although Garlield carried tho city by over 20,000, The convention reassembles to-mor- row to compléte the ticket. Comptroiler Pattison accepted the gubernatorial nomination at a serc- nade tendered him late to-night. S | 5 Illincis Republicans, National Press Assoclation. Cutcaco, June 28,-—The republi- can state convention held a very har- monious session to day et Springfiold. Gen. J. C. Smith was nominated for the treasuryship on the first ballot. Charles tratton, of Mt. Vernon, was, after sev ballots, nominated for state superintendent. A. M. Jones was nominated by the committee for temporary chaivman of the central committee, wh decided to mect in Chicago on the 19th proximo, to elect permanent oificers, To is thought Jones will be re-clect- ed to the permenent chairmanship. 133 W, Malson, of Chicago, attompted to secure the introduction of a plank in the platform favoring a prohibitory amendment, but the convention fused to consider the subject. re- Another Custom Houso Row. onal Associated Press. | New York, June i:. ry of the treasury ha: il yeut Jrackott to investigato cha i againgt Ap- praisc wrtment of the New York custom house. Howard is v Hayes appointeo and a half-breed. orman D. Sampson, who makes the charges, is a strong stalwart, who were turned out of the custom house where he exami under Howard on sustained charges of irregularities and is now on bail under two crim indictments, Sampson’s bondsman ia o brother of Barney Biglin, the noted stalwart. Brackett investigated and approved the charges aganst Samp- BOn. Binder Trial at Friendville, Bpecial Di-patch to Tie Beo, FrasoviLe, June 27, —Grand trial in green ryo, between Deering, Woods, Buckeye, New Marsh, Reli- ance and Adams & French. The Deering takes the cake. Five sold on the geound. Not a skip nor break, Now Marsh completo failure, Re- lattorm avraigns the ) EB., THE BATTERED BELT. “Buckeye's” March to See the Hail Holes of the State, THURSDAY M( Tae Ruin of Crops snd Homea Complete in Pilaces, Moet Partionlars of tho Death of Peter Advean's Childre Many Families Rende smeleas and Destitut o of The Bee. Nob., Juno €71 last Sunday Corresponden Wanoo, the ng T ean storm of nowhere lind any tr: wind, or severe rotary uter 80 no- ticeable in the tornado. The storm seems to have moved acroes (he state in aline from wost structive par five or ten miles wide, snd the wind and hail doing its worst damage somo- what irrogularly, but goscrally within a belt of about six 1 Within this belt the small grsin is nearly all ruined. It would seen almost impos- sible to make a more completo de- struction of the wheat, cats, rye and nearly to enst, its about more ¢ being flax, as traw ig literally ground up, leaving o short, baic stubble, and the rain washing the frag of tho stalk, leaves and grass into the road- sides or water courses, leaving the fields almost naked. A helt {welve miles wide, covered by the storm, has little corn that is not more or less in- jured, although much of it will grow again if tho season is otherwise favor. able, but there are large parts of this in the regions of the severe hail where the whole stalk and roots secem to be HEAVY the PLOWED OUT BY THE and heavy water until thero scemed to remain really nothing. As there seems to bo many wild storics, and as somo dispatches and newspaper re ports are quite conwradictory, 1 hay taken the paina to drive some distance aver the grounds in Butler and Saun- HALL ders counties to see the work of de- struction and to talk with roliable persons from several Jocalities east and west. The general appoarance of the storm when 1t struck Omaha, as described in Tite Bz, was as seen at David City, and dariag the half hour that T watched it as it approached, 1 thought 1t was quite plain that the whirlwind or rotary movement was a horizontal one, as though the clovd s being rolled along, Tho wind at the time was blowing a good breeze directly from the east toward the storm. AT RISINGS there were 120 lights of glass broken from the hotel windows, and the livery barn by the =i, of the hote! was blown down. A liouse with the family still in bed, was moved up the side hill, 102 feet, one of the large stones of the foundation, remaintng under tho building and plowing a good furrow in the ground. The In dependent oflice was mach damaged, and will require quite a re pair before 1t can be used a; The new Methodist church struck by lightning, but just how moch damage I eannot report, One lady had broken by a chimney DAVID CITY | comes in for a althcugh the e 8 two or three | miles south of town. The flax house, | by the A, & N, track, was set on a undation, the stone be it was dumped The lurgo corn west of the depot was destroyed, a large section ot one side being hurled across two side tracks and over a ¢ car, onto the main track in front of the depot: whilo one of the posts was t past the end of the depot, strik- ar on the west side track bzhind lepot, breaking the side of a box The timber was found with one r, it having gone through thicknosses of inch boards, car, end in tho the two The kitchen part of the E, O. and C, I. Barker's house was blown away, cross tho stroet, into a flax field, and as soon as the storm slacked liance and Adame & French not much better, CROP REPOKTS, Nationsl Associated Pres KANEAS, Arcnrson, Kan., June 28 —Careful estimates from authentic sources place tho Kansas wheat yield for 18 at between thirty-five and forty mil- lion bushels, This is an excess of sev- eral million bushels over any pre- vious year, The state board of agri- culture estimates the yield at twenty bushels to the acre. DAKOTA, YANkrox, June 28,—Crop reports from the Red River valley, the great wheat section of Dakota, are uni- formly encouraging, Good judges say the yield will be about eighteen mil- lion bushels, or about double that of last year, All kinds of root crops are in excellent condition, Poisonea by Smoked Tongue. National Associated Press New Youk, June Seven per- sons of the family of James M, Sted- man were powsoned by eating smoked tongue on Monday, and till very ill, but out of danger, merely because of prompt and scientific tre The tongue was purchased in a g and subsequently boiled, Yellow Jack: Natlona) Associated Prese, PuitaveLriia, June 28,—The vrig Emma from Havana arrived, having aboard @ sailor suffering from yellow fever. The sailor was sent to the quarautine and the vessel detained, She will be fumigated. every one began to rush to the stores and timber yards to secure glasa, for mast of the unprotected glass on the west side of the buildings was destroy ed, Bix or seven miles southeast of David City the houss of Ad- reans was BLOWN DOWN, The family were not all up at the time, Mr. A, noticed as he went to the attic to cali the children that the roof was already broken in and was going to pieces. Henry Axsemaker, was looking from the west window of a houso fifty rods to the cast, and as the storm slacken so e could see that distance, he discovered the house was down, and at on, wut on a coat and hat to go to the assistance of the fam- ilIy, and met Lotta, the twelve year old daughter of Adrean coming in. This gave the alarm and a man was sent with a horse to call the neighbors, and as socn as the facts were ascer- tained messengers were sent for D, T J. Murphy and the priest at Dayid City, and for Dr. Harriger, of Brain. ard. Mrs, A, was found sitting up, BTILL CLAf I a year old Her arm was badly bro kén, some of the bones protruding several inches through the flesh, but beyond this and the general shock and fright, the physicians believed she was not scriously injured, although she re- mained, during the day, in & some- what stupid condition. Mr. A, was found sitting up with a wet blanket wrapped around himself and Ella El- gers, a neighboring girl of ten years, who was spending the night with the family, Mr. A.’s lower jaw was bro. ken on both sides and at'the front, a large piece commng out. His throat THE BABY, B Y BN B VA Bk, £ QYN AL 0% New York with the privilege ufl Souttiern Hote! Gus. Hamel 9tk & Leavenworth DAILY JRNING, JUNE was cut across terribly, and his faco so distigured that a_discription would be impossible, and he has only ““one chance”’ to live. The son Theodore and daughter Josephine. about fifreen and ten years of age, were INSTANTLY KILLED by the falling timbers, Fragments of the house were scattered for a long distance, the sills and floor being ear riod from the foundation fifty ora hundred feet, and fragments of the | bedatead and furniture were ecattered | wer the fielde The MoeCarty house, two or three miles to the northeast from this, was | a new house, and owned by John and | Charles McCarty, Charles was alono in the house, and when he felt tho houso start he jumped from bed and startod for tho cellar, while tho house was seattered over the prairics, who examinod it say the: 2 whole board loft. MeCarty mado | livoly time for a neighbot’s house, with only a single garment on, and gotting the full bonefit of the hwl | storm. AT DRAINARD Reliable parties state that several porsons were injured north of town, and one is, perhaps, doad, Thero is terriblo destruction of ero While Valparaiso was south of the storm, WESTON was in the southern part of the hurri- oane, and roports one or two badly in- jured and one child drowned on tho prairio while blinded and driven be- fore the storm, AT WAHOO soveral buildings were blown down. p's twostory dwelling with mansard, not yet finished, was moved cight or ten feet to tho east. It was a venoered building, that is a framo sheeted up on tho outside and one layer of brick outside the sheeting. | The brick fell down, and the whole building is racked very badly. This will probably bo a damage of 500, lmsu{l‘a the barn, which is a complete wreck, and the thirty-five dollar coal stove stored thero is scatterod in frag- ments, Mr. Trainor’s house and barn, just east of this, aro a completo wrock. When the storm was seen appronch- ing, heavy timbers were sot up against the bulding to brace it, and one of theso was driven into the ground two feet. The beautiful spire of the now Methodist church is leaning to the east. And the front torn from a store building. Tho new church, a half dozen miles to the northeast of this place, was blown to fragments and a dozen or fifteen houses and barns in that samo precinet are do- stroyed. West of here, & herd of one hundred and twenty-one rON were driven before the storm through wire fonces and hedges, and 1 have not learned how many have been saved, while all over this part of the storm, as was in sections west, there has been a great wreck of glass, signs, cutbuildings and the same de- struction of crops; and to-day while the people of Iowa are trying to amend their state constitution, we are having a number of heavy rains and more hail. The storm of Sunday morning is one of THE MyST DESTRUCYIVE on account of heavy rain fall and hail that has been known n the state. It is noticeablo that most of the houses destroyed by this storm was situated on an eastorn slope, so that the wind scemed to ‘‘drop onto them” af- ter it had come over the hill, and they wero nearly all now houses, just built this spring or summer, An- other peculiar featuro is-tho sizo and quantity of the hailstones, and the extent of territory covered by them, men toll of mensuring hail | stonos soven inches long, and all sizes | below thut. Semo of theso cut the Good | bodies of trees very badly, broke [ through roofs, and” were™ driven [ through the s of houses into the cooms, while those of two or three |inches wero seen by muny; but usually the sizo was smaller. In some places the hail is said to have been six inches and in somo places twelve inches deep, and in Wahoo it fell, in between two buildings onto a stairway, several feet decp, like a great snowbank, and some piles remain to-day. Some corn ficlds at this pluco were wold since the storm ut $2 per acro, but the general imprescion is that most of the corn will star: again. The loss of garders, buildings, and crops is very serious, and in places some familica must have assistance for thoy aro loft destitute, although last Sun- day morning this part of Nebraska had as fino prospects for good crops as were over known h Buekeye, Arrosted for Frandulon! Transac- tions National Asicolated Pro y, Niw Yo , June 28— Dolectives st evening arrested Courtland Kent, alias Chas W, Kent, alias Chas W Wilson, occupation real estate agent, Newark, N. H. M. Johnson, a friend of Kent, who endorsed his notcs and mortgages, Benjamin Siro, Myer Sire and Henry Sire, his sons, all charged with fraudulent business transactions, The Cowboys in Missouri, onal Associated Press, Mouvxnr Grove, Mo,, June 28,—An unsuccessful attempt was made to blow up the jail with two kegs of powder by friends of cowboys. Three cowboys shot Jumes Burns dead in a quurrl«{ over the matte Ponusylvauia Democratic Convens tion. National Associated Pres Hanrmspora, Pa., June The democratic state convention met at 10 a. m, The attendance is large. Mal com Hay, of Allegheny, is temporary chairman, Committees were appoint- ed, Adjourned until 3 p. 27 27, The National Baengerfost, National Associated Fress. PHILADELPIIA, June 25 800 singoers out of the 1,000 expes from out of town are here already, to participate in the Thirteenth Na- tional Saengerfost, which begins to- morrow at the Academy of Music, profusely decorated, BEE. A MENACE TO MORALS. The Millenium of '"‘Peace and Plenty” Produced by the Amendment. Iowa Immersed in Imaginary and Perfec- t Purity But the Spirit of Evil Will Still Bo Oa Tap for the Thirsty. The Water Spouters Plle Up Moun- 1 Majorities ne The Burial of Budge. Special Dispateh to Tik Ber, Drs Moises, Juno 26 coived here to-day from more than Roturns re two-thirds of the townships, cities and towns in the stato show the majority for the amendmont will be near 46, 000. The strongholds of the opposi tion have all been roturned and the remainder of the stato will ouly in. crease the majority, Hon. A. Kim ball; John B. Finch, Mrs. J. Elten Foster and other active prolibition workers during the campaign had a jollifieation gathering at the Aborn house hero to-night. STILL CLIMBING, Natlonal Associated Pross, Dis Moines, June 28, — Full reporta from voting on the prohibitory liquor Inw amendment to the consittution have not yet been recoived, but suf. ficiont is known to indieste that the amendment is adopted by » majority ranging from 000 to 50,000, The temperance state committee claim a majority of 60,000. Asn vale the Mis- sissipi countios voted ageime: peohibi- tion, but in tho agriculteral counties of the interior farmers rolled up large majorities for tho amendment, With the exception of Des Moines, where tho amendment was adopted by over 1200 majority, the chiof cities voted against it, Scott county voted 3,000 against. Roturns from 647 townships, including all largo cities excopt Sioux City, give a majority for the amend- moent of 2,426, Judging from these fig- ures the majority in the state for the amendment will probably bo not less than 10,000, coMMIT were particularly active at the polls in many places, and the success of the amondment is almost duo to pri- vato and public efforts in its behalf of the femalo population of tho state. The saloons were generally — closod during the hours of voting. The temperanco people throughout the stato aro jubilant, church bells are ringing every where celobrating the victory. I8 OF WOMEM MORE FIGURES, Roturns from 732 townships, in, cluding all large cities, and many amall ones, give a net majority of 28,004, The estimated total majori- is 45,000, the témperance atate com- mittes claim 60,000, THIRTY THOUSAND, Drs Moises, June 28.— Returns from yesterday’s election continue to coms. The wsuccess of the prohibi- tion wumendment ticket is more appa- ront. x hundred and thicty town- ships, representing four-fifths of the entire vote, give veb majority of thirty-tve thousand, The temper- anco stato commibtes claim a majority of eixty thousand, but this is doubt- large, An impression pr Sherman will at once ion of the lesislature of enacting penulties ment of the law. less too vails that Goy call an extra se for the purpo for the enfo THE MAJORITY CLIMBING U, New York, June 28.—The Weekly Witness to-duy published a dispatch from E. W, Brady, publisher of the Northweetern News, Davenport, Ia,, that the constitutionalamendment was adopted by thirty thousand majority; from the editor of tho Towa Capitol that the amendment was carriod by forty-fivo thousand to possibly eighty thousand; from Mr, Valkor Given, tho governor of Towa’s private secro. tary, that at 1 a. m. to-day the returne indicate 30,000 majorit The cities and Misswsippi river counties voted againat prohibition, the ferming and interior regions supporting. The chief citios wero against the mmend F. C. FESTNER COMMERCIAX. PrUer, Boo Binders AND BLANK B00K MANUFACTURES. Cor. 12thZ Farnam S5, OMAHA, NEB. Magazines of 'all kinds BOUND TO ORDER. Send for REBUCED price-list of Job Print- ing. J. T.FESTNER, Tmporter of, and Dealer in Zithers, Zither Strings and Music. 1121 Farnam St,Omaha.. English and_foreign residents, gone , aro leaving in large num- bers. Meanwhile military prepara- tions are progressing with dispatch, nd the arrival of large reinforce- ments, including cavalry and artillery, are daily expected both at Alexandria and Malta. SPORTING. lonul Assoclated Prees. CONEY ISLAND RACES, New Yok, June 28.-—-The Coney Diland Jockey Club races at Sheops- | Fead Pay continued to-day. First r purse §500, all agos, one wile, two en- trios, was won by Lucy May, Blumen second; thme 1:474 Second race, purso $500, all ages, selling allowances, three quarters of a mile, was won by Little Phil, Chick- adee second; time 1:16, Tho third race, haudicip sweep- stakes, all nges, mile and a (aarter, was won by Col. Sprague, Fraukio B, wecond; time, 2:11, The fourth race, purse $400, two year olds, threo quarters of & mile, two entries, was won by Fairview, with Erin second; time, 1:18 The fifth race, stirrup cup, handi- cap sweepstakes, all nges, two miles and a furlong, was won by Faireount, Blia Warfield s oond; time, 3:47], The sixth Brooklyn stecplzs chase handicap, full courso, was won AN IRISH ATION, DusriN, June 28,—The Freeman's Journal, in its issuo to-day, publishes the confidential circular of Lord Lieu- tenant Spencer addressed to the magistrates of the various districts throughout the country, The circu- lar is a lucid explanation of the work- ing of the prevention of crimes bill The publications “croate a sensation in official circles, NIHILISTS DISPATCHED, Sr, Perenssune, June 28, —There were tried and sentonced Saturday twenty gen’de arms and eight soldiers, guilty of aiding nihilists to coires- pond with prisoners. Twenty-two were sentenced to hard labor, while the other six will probably be shot, AFFAIRS IN EGYPT, Loxnoy, June 28, —An official dis. patch fromAlexandria states that the foeling there is, one of insceurity and apprehonsion, This was in- sod to-day when threatening symp- toms appeared, looking to a general uprising against the English, Yester- day the soldicrs cleared the public squares and hold themselyes in readi- ness for a momentary outbreak. To- day the guards were doubled, Tho determined rosistance of Great Britain alone to any arrangement with Arabi Bey on a basis of conces- Watas Moros I Consrant Orassrion | LAIge RLUUK meont, Dos Moines, however, giving it y 5 3 1,200 majority. Women worked all | %2 Le Bonhum, Fiank Skiort second. day at (ie polls, and the vote very| A BOW DY NOREL fuil, WisNirig, Man, Jaue 28 —~The AR regatta opened to-day under iavora- FOREIGN NOTES. ble auspicos and a largo attendance, PR gt iy Wallaco 1 ms defeated John A, Ken- vedy in the two mile race. He re ceived a purse $1,000, and starts to morrow for New York and Boston, BASE BALL. CiNcisNam, June 28— 11, Baltimores 4, Dernorr, June 28,—Worcesters 4, Detroits b. neinnatis R ‘Water in Kentuoky. National Associated Press Frexcusure, Ky, June 28.—Y tordu{'l rains flooded Beaver creek and the water is eight feet deep in the streots, Three dwellings were swept away, Mrs. John Fox, Mrs. Byrne and two grown daughter, and Rev, Watking' two daughters are all drowned. Four bodics were recov- ered, Al fences and crops in the val- The French- its contents ley were swept awa, burg postofiice and a were swept away. Marine National Associated Fross. New York, June 28,— Sailed— Seythia for Liverpool, Persian Mon- arch for London, Shedam for Amster- dam, State of Florida for Glasgow, Neckar for Bremen, Arrived— Awmerique from Havre, Querxnsrowy, June 28,—Sailed— Cityo f Montreal for New York, Loxpon, June 28.—Jason, from The German section of the city is [sions has aroused the native feeling [New York for Amsterdam, passed up to a pont which threaten serious dan- ) the channel, ALWAYS UL aauu,