Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 18, 1887, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH! YEAR. OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING JULY 1 1887, A BRUTAL MURDER AVENGED. Bensational Midnight Lynohing By Infuri- ated Oitizens of Nelson. HENRY SALLEN'S SLAYER HUNG. Farmer Coonrad Taken From Jall and Holsted Into Eternity By Will ing Hands—Investigating the Havclock Disaster, Lynching of a Murderer. HAsTINGS, Neb,, July 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bege.|—Reports have just reach- ed here of a lynching at the town of Nelson, on a branch of the B & M. in Nuckolls ty, last night. Although full particul not obtainable, the case would seem to be a most sensational one, Last ‘Thursday Henry Sallen, a farmer living about ten miles west of town. drove to Nelson with a load of hogs and disposed of them for about $50. Another farmer named Coonrad was present when the hogs w old and saw Sallen draw the money. When the latter started to drive to his home in the country Coonrad asked for a ride, which Sallen readily granted. This was the last seen of the two men together, About two hours afterwards the dead body of Sallen was found about two miles west of Yown with a bullet hole in the back. The news of the dis- covery was at once taken to Nelson, and as Coonrad had been seen to leave town with llen, a searcning party was at once organ- 1zed. A number of citizens accompanied by the sheriff visited Coonrad’s house and found him in a clean suit of clothes, while at the back of the house his wife was discovered washing the blood from the shirtin which the dastardly deed was committed. Coonrad was at once placed under arrest and taken to the county Jail at Nelson. The threats of lynching were loud and deep, and the sheriff placed an extra guard In the jail. Friday night was passed safely, but last night about mid-night a mob of over one hundred men surrounded the place and demanded that Coonrad be surrendered to them. ‘The sheriff refused to give his man up, and the infuriated crowd immediately attacked the jail, foreing their way in after battering down the doors, and secured the prisoner. Coonrad was completely terrified and plead with tears and heart-rending groans for his \ife, but the mob was inexorable. A rope was placed about his neck and he was fairly iragged to the new bridge of the Rock Is- and road, and without turther preliminaries, was strung up to one of the timbers. After accomplishing its ends, the mob quietly dispersed. The body remained iwinging in the breezes until this morning, when the coroner was notitied and cut it lown. A jury was empanelled, and after 1earing the evidence, returned a verdict that Joonrad came to his desth at the hands of a nob, to the jury unknown. 1t is revorted that Sallen’s wife, who was In a delicate condition, died last night from the effect of the news of her husband’s murder, An Investigation Begun. . LiNcoLN, Neb., July 17.—Special Tele- tram to the Brg.|—Che county coroner de- sided this morning that he would hold an Inquest over the remains of Dr, Max Randall, burned in the B. & M. wreck, and work upon the same commenced in the afternoon. The lemand that the inquest be held was wide- ipread, and the belief was common that there should be no hidden secrets conlined to an Investigation held by the company, but that the matter should be understood for the public good. One of the county commission- ars placed himself in the wretched position that the investigation would be expensive and was therefore unnecessary. A written spinion from one of the railway commis- rioners was ziven the coroner, and the in- quest was then decided uvon and a list of pames furnished the deputy sherif for Jurors. At 3 o’clock the coroner swore in the fol- lowing jurors: Austin Humphrey, W. C. Lane, C. C. Jerome, O, B, Beach, Major Bo- banap and C. C. Pace. The body of the dead man was brought to the office, examined and Identified. A large number of B. & M. em- ployes were present and two of thew posted themselves on each side of the coroner to whisper suggestive questions to the official. It was notlceabie that the answers to these questions alwavs showed up well for the company. Willlam Cornwell, conductor, and Deland and Lobby, brakemen on the extra freight that had the right of way, were axamined. Their wslhuon( ‘was much s has been heretotore published In a zeneral way and added little light to the subject. 1hey had the right to the track and were nearly stopped when they found the other train coming on them. The testimony ot F, G. Rowboltom, the operator at Havelock, showed that he was an entirely new man; that he had no experience on_train work on this road, and but three weeks' experience elsowhere, lle received the order to hold the train, and a young man in the depot. not in the employ of the road, turned the signal hmr ‘The operator did not go out on the Pitform to see 1 the train came to s halt, ut after it passed he notified the Lincoln ottice, After this evidence, and before any of the Iu’llu‘hill witnesses or those on the train who were to blame were heard, an ad- journment was taken to 8 o'clock. When the coroner’s Jury reconvened in the evening Judge Mason appearea for the rail- road commissioners and the hearing was ad- iounlml to the pollce court room and the udze coddueted the examination. Condue- or Norton and his brakeman on Engineer Bowser’s train, testilied that as they were passing Havelock that they saw the danger signal and immediately commenced setting brakes, the brakeman running to the heau ot the train to notify the engineer, The train, however was not stopped before the colision. Kngineer Dowser’s testimony wasstraight- forward. He smd they received orders at Waverly, and as they neared Havelock he watched the slgnal and it was white, indlca- ting a clear track, He watched it as the en- gine passed tha depot before reaching the The fireman and himself had but did not A quarter of a mile beyond the depot he saw It was a train and he whistled brakes, but could not stop in time, He staid on his engine. Judge Mason then recalled the operator at :'I‘ne dbflflk and among other things showed I t hia first night on duty or in charge of a station to receive and send out orders; he had enly three weeks' expe- rience in that work In Dakots, and had worked only five days in Nebraska, at the Western Union ofiice in lincoln 45 & month: that he did not turn the sig him- self, but & young man in the office did. It vas & rigid examination compared with the one in the efternoon. The Lm'y adjourned at 11 p, m, to complete work the nextday, ———— A Very Narrow Liscape. NEW Yonrk, July 17.—A crew under com- mand of Captain Thomas were prevaring for a voyage to Porto Rico. In the cargo was n quantity of baled hay and 150 kegs of vowder, Lightning struck a carboy of vitrol on deck and exploded it. The blazing liquid flowed into the hold and crept townrds the powder and hay, ‘The panic stricken erew took to the boats, leaving Captain Thowmas, his mate and the colored female cook on board, 'The eaptain and mate suc- ceedep in quenching the flawes before the powder was reached. fu the Peekskill this worning originating wachine shiop of Nailor Bros & Allen, lotal 1058 18 18 estimuted at §5¢,000, The: THE CROP OUTLOOK. Coundition of the Various Grains in Weatern States. CuicAaGo, July 17.—=The following crop summary will be printed in this week's edition of the Farmers' Review: The drought throughout the northwestern states is injuring all the crops more or | Corn, although not materlally damaged so far, is commencing to show the effects of the dry season and must suffer considerably if rain does not fall soon and in sufficient quantity. As a result of the drouzht the oat crop is ripening too fast and will hardly make tnree-fourths of au average crop if the drought continues. The estimate of the averaze yield of winter wheat in differ- ent states from reports of threshing or caleulations of probable returns are as follows: Sixteen couniies in Illinois, 15 bughels. This is a falling off of two bushels compared with our report of last week. Morgan county reports a yield as high as 25 bushels, and Pope as low as S bushels. Twelve counties in Indiana give an average of 15 bushels per acre. Four Kansas coun- ties report a yield of 13 bushels, but the ort the returns as light to very For the whole state the yield is un- poor. Four counties in Kentucky, three Michigan counties, 15 bush- Sleven counties in Missouri report an averaze yield of 19'¢ busi . Our Oliio reports indicate a fair to good yield of wheat, but fizures are not viven. Keports from Wiscon- sin place the yield at from 14 to 20 bushels. Reports on the condition of spring wheat are as follows: Nineteen counties in lowa place the average at per_cent, Carroll, ‘ass. Clayton, Howard, Keokuk and Madi~ s0n countles cannot state an ave rage, the crop being almost totally destroved by in- secls, Eleven counties in Minnesota place the condition at 71 per cent. ‘Twelve coun- ties in Nebraska report an average con- dition of 84 per cent, and seven counties in I'akota 80 per cent. Insects are doing considerable damage in some localities to corn, chinch bugs having. as we feared, at- tacked this crop after the harvesting of win- ter wheat. ‘The average condition of crops are caleu- lated from our reports received last week. In the different states itisas follows: Twelve counties in Illinois report an average condi- tion of 91 per cent; twelve Indiana countie: 93 per cent; seven counties in Ohi cent; fourteen Missourt counties report the condition as high as 106 per cent, while thirteen counties in ' Nebraska place it at 104 per cent, and twenty-four counties in lowa peat these ligures with an average con- dition of 103 per cent. Fourteen counties in Minnesota report the condition at an average of % per cent, and seven Wisconsin counties report a like averagze, Dakota counties lead the whole list with an averaze of 120 percent. Six Michigan counties place their agerage at 101 per cent, and _Kentucky counties repor ing teis week at 100 per o in Kansas per cent. rain, Potatoes and apple: mucli more than haif crop. reaches that ligure. 98 per ing trom lack of do not_promise Hay hardly lowa's Crop Prospects. Des Moings, la., July 17.—The secretary of the Stat8 Agricultural society sends out the following bulletin of erop prospects: Corn—There are complaints from various portions ot the state of chinch bugs workin, upon the crop, but up to date no material damage is done. With the earlier cutting of small grain to take it from these pests, the next report may show differently. Its con- dition, taken from 1.022 reports, is 114 per cent, the same as in the June report. Broom corn—One huudred and thirty-five Toporty give its condition at 100 per cent, a &ain ot b per cent in the past month. Sorghum—Reports show the condition at 91{ per cent, a gain of 1’{ per cent over foriner reports. Winter wheat—There are reports of the sale of the finest fields ever grown, promis- ing & heavy yield. Other yields will be varied. Three hundred and thirteen reports glva its condition at 863; per cent, a loss of }gpfir cent from former reports. pring wheat—Eight hundred and four reports give its condition at cent, a decrease of 128 per cent from June report, or two-thirds of a full erop. Winter barley—Its condition from nine- teen reports is 145 per cent. Spring Barley—Four hundred and forty- nine reports its condition at 68 per cent, ‘a decrease of 18 per eent from former reports, caused by the ravages of chinch bugs. Winter Rye—Seven hundred and thirty-six reports 1ts” condition at 823¢ per cent, a de- crease of about 5 per cent. Spring Rye—Seven hundred and thirty-six reports its condition at 71 per cent, a de- crease of nearly 16 per cent. Oats—In various localities the erops arg damaged by chinch bugs. Ten hundred and eighteen reports glve Its condition at 8214 por_cent. 'Ihe Juna report was 90 per cent. Flax—444 reports its condition 8% pe cent, the former report at 85 per cent. Timothy—It goes without saying that the rass crop is a_poor one. The condition of "imothy froin 1011 reports Is 453 per cent, a decreass of 16i¢ per cent. From the June report, comparad with the season of 186, the loss in_the product of hay alene is nearly 2,500,000 tons. i Clover—From 965 revorts its condition 501-3 per cent, agalnst 7 per cent in June, ‘Weather Crop Bulletin, WAsHINGTON Juty 17.—The following Is the weather crop bulletin of the signal oftice for the week ending July 16: During the week ending July 16, 1887, the weather has been warmer than usual except in the gulf states, northern New England and on the Pacific coast, the aver aily excess rangiug from 3 to 8 dogrees from the middle Atiantic states westward to the Rocky Mountains. [t has been slighdy cooler than usual in the cotton region, and on the Pacitic coast the average was from 3 to 5 degrees below normal. ‘The sea- son has been slightly cooler than usual on the south ~Atlantic coast and from Luke _ Superior westward to the Pacific coast. Durlng the week there has been a deficiency in rain fall generally throughout the agricultural districts of the lgnck{ mountains, excevt in AMissouri, northern Wisconsin, Colorado and Dakota, where slight excesses are reported. The large seasonal deficiency rain fall previously reported in the upper Mississipni and lower Missouri valleys "has been still further in- creased during the past week,and it now ranges from five to ten inches In [llinois and Jowa. Local showers have fallen in sections of the corn belt, but not over the entire area, and the rain fall was not in sufticient quantity. The weather has been favorable for the harvest- ing of wheat, which has been generally com- pleted, except in Minnesota and Dakota, where'it is now in progress, and where all owing crops were improved, In New E’llxllnd and the middle Atlantic states the weather has affected favoraply all growing crops. _The indications at 7 a. m. to-day (July 17), are that showers will occur in tha next lvnnt‘-four hours in the western por- tions of the corn belt, where they are greatly needed. o e The Pope Loves Ireland. DuBLIN, July 17.—Manager Persice of the papal commission to-day dedicated a chapel at Wicklow. Im the course of his remarks he sald that since he had been in lrvland he had been inspired with admiration for the peone in whase breasts he believed patriot- 81 and reverence for the Catholic faith were deeply rooted, ‘The pope, he said, d and for that reason had sent a com- wmissioner to inquire into the condition of the people. e Broke the Bicycle Record. 1.oNDON, July 17.—At Birmingham yester- day Templa won the halt-mile bicyele charn- pionship and beat the quarter-mile grass rec- ord made at Norwich on Thursday. Wood- slde lost the twenty-five mile championsuip race by a yard. e Earthquakes in Italy, Loxpoy, July 17.—Slight shocks of earth- quake were felt iu Sicily and along the Ital- ian coast at 8 o'clock this worning. Mount Etna is in a state of eruption. No damaze is reparted. et e Death of an Editor, Hagrroun, Conn., July 17.=David B, Moseley, founder and editor of the Keligious | Heraid, died hero to-day aged soventy-four. ANOTHER BOOM FOR DAVID. Governor Hill's Friends Again Pushing Him For the Presidenoy. THEFLAG OF TRUCE WITHDRAWN, Cleveland’s Big Mistakes Open the Way For aNew and Open Wars fare on the Executive n New York. Hill Coming to the Front. New York, July 17.—(Special Telegram tothe BeEk.|—Considerable and important changes in the tone and talk of the New York democrats huve taken place within two or thres weeks. It has been growing since President Cleveland revoked the rebel flag order and changed his purpose with refer- ence to the visit to St. Loms. Prior to that time, while the workers of the party were all sore and disgusted with the president, they were in & measure tongue-tied. Most of them had made up their minds that the pres- ident would be renominated and that they could not afford to antagonize him. Others still were convinced that a bargain existed between the president and Governor Hill which would prevent them from taking up Hill as the only availablo man for a candi- date against Cleveland, That there has been and still is an under- standing between Hill and Cleveland is now acknowledged by both friends of the presi- dent and friends of Governor Hill. It was the result of a dinner conference at the house of Secretary Whitney less than a year azo, at which the guests were Governor Hill, Dantel Manning and Smith M, Weed. Ac- cording to a well authenticated report, at that dinner Secretary Manning told Gover- nor Hill what he thouzht of the New Yorl situation in regard to President Cleveland. 1n the secretary’s opinion President Cleve- land was sure of a renomination, either with or without New York’s co-operation and as- sistance. He said to Governor Hill that even If New York should be solid azai nst Cleveland the other states would renominate him and leave New York in a most ludicrous and disgraceful situation. He ninted out to Governor Hill also the fact that by such a result in the national convention, all the governor's chances for such ndvancement would be gone, and en- deavored to show him that his wisest course asa politician was to accept the luevitable, assisting Cleveland's renomination and elec- tion, and then take his own chances of pres- identlal succession at a later period. The discussion of the situation was full and frank. Secretary Manning admitted that the rank and file of ihe varty were exceed- inegly sore on the adwlinistration, but he warned Governor Hill that before the close of the president’s term there would be such a wholesale removal of republican oflice- holders who would be supplanted by dem- ocrats that there would be no ground lett for complaint by the bitterest bourbon and bitterest anti-civil service democrat in the party. At that conference it was understood that'if Governor Hill refrained from antago- nizing the president, leaving matters to drift as they might, he should be renominated for governor and should not be nlipv)sull by the administration as a presidential candidate in 1502, It was Immediately after that conference that the talk about liim as & presidential can- didate practically ceased. Ifis factotums and near friends suddenly hushed up, and gradu- ally there came up from the demacrats of the state a united declaration that Cleveland for president aud Hill for governor was a great combination. 'Lhe comwonness of these to leave no q been practically admitted by the followers of both sides at’ the conference. Governor Hill, however, made no secret of his inten- tion to control the next democra mittee, which would give him the key situation in this state next year. also been engaged in laving nipes to secure, if possible, & majority ot the mext senate, which would give him the health office, the immigration commission, under the new law that has not yet gone into force, and other important placcs. Until within & short time the governor had apparently abandoned lhis de- signs on the residential nomination next year. The recent change in the situa- tion hias been the result of the mistakes made by President Cle d by which he has drawn on hin the fre and condemnation ot the old soldier elen and the patriotic and loyal minded people of the north. Since the rebel flag and ouis affairs any democrat feels warranted in mocking the president, and Governor Hill's friends especially, aré encourazing the attacks. Once more they are talking about Hill for president. They say that Cleveland has lost so much in popu- larity ™ it hie nowination - wotild surely be followed by defoat, and that the only safety for the party fstoturnto a new man—Hill, of course. Lieutenant-Governor Joues last weok made aspeech in which he olwnl y condemned the order tor the return of the flags, and others of Hill's friends have publicly taken similar grounds. The growth of the labor party 18 alsoused a3 a club to break Cleveland’s head with, Hill’s friends are now asserting that if the administration does not want the party defeated next vear Cleveland must witlidraw in favor of Hill, e LAST OF THE MERRIMAC, The Famous Fonfederate Gunboat's Armor Sold For Old lron, RICHMOND, Va., July 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—The barge Lizzie Wallaco arrived at the Richmond & Danville railroad company’s dock, opposite the Rocket, yester- day with 200 tons of old iron, consigned to the Old Dominion iron and nail works. "This iron is what may be called the remains of the confederate gunboat Virginia, for- merly the United States ship Merrimac, which enccuntered the Monitor at Hampton Roads during the late war, causing ome of the most noted naval engagements of mod- ern times. The Virginia reticed toward Nor- folk, but was never 1n active ser- vice' afterward. The armor plates of the Virzinia ‘were laid aside at the Cosport navy yard In Plattsmouth after sha was blown up by the confederates, and remained there until a day or two ago, when all of it was placed en_the barge, Lizzie Wallace, to be brought to Richmond. It was sold recently as scrap iron, and was purchased by a northern gentleman, who subsequently sold it to the Old Dominion iron and nail works, Itis now to be taken to Bella Isle and converted into nafls. Much of the nor plate shows sigos of hlvlnfi lm!senl through severe cannonading, an here are numoers of small pieces well suited 1o be preserved as relics of that celebrated naval engagement. — Boston Buys Gladstone Bricks, BosToN, July 17.—(Special Telegram to the Bee.)—Boston has purchased 155,000 so- called Gladstone bricks to be used in the construction of part of the new court house. ‘They are from the kiln of W. E. Gladstone & Son, Hawarden, Wales. Their trade name 18 “‘the premier brand,” first called so, proba- bly, when Gladstone was premler of Eung- land. The brick is seven times larger than the ordinary American brick and weighs six or seven pounds. 1ts exact dimemsions are Hx43x8Y{ inches, Op both the top and bot- tow are grooves 63(x13{ inches in size and about 1 inch In depth. ~ When the bricks wre laid these grooves are closely filled wT{h mortar, giving added firmness to the wall, ‘The bricks are of a light buff color and their mission is to face the two large interior courts of the building, where they will re- flect light. 'The price paid delivered is $4.550 per thousand. —_— Fire at Pittsburg. Prrrsnvea, July 17.—This evening a fire broke out iun the plate department of Ham- { wond & Son’s iron works. The loss i esti- | mated at $150,000; lusurance, $35,000, l last yoar, X HORRIBLE HEAT. Appalling Death List of People Stricken By the Sun. Cireaco, July 17.—The hot weather of Saturday was continwed to-day and there was much suffering throughout the city. From7 a. m. until 1 p. m, the mercury ranged from 90 to 103. The records ot the police department for to-day show that net less than _forty-five persons were stricken down. Eightecn have already died. Satur- day’s list was appalling. The total number of eases cared for by the police department was over 100, Thirty have proved fatal. When a complete record Is made it will be unprecedented in the history of the city. Such n degree of heat has not been experi- enced in this city for (hlrtf years, A wind storm followed by a light rain passed over the city at b this evening and at 10 to-night the temperature had dropped to 6%, At 11 0’clock to-nig!it the latest returns show that sixty-two persons have died either in or on the way to the various hospitals in this city since Saturday morning. These deaths were all the direct result of sunstroke or heat prostration, A number of patients in the hospitals are in a state of coma to- night and the physicians consider their cases hopeless. At the county hospital the physi- cians and nurses have been working almost unceasingly for thirty-six hours, The crush f;\rli ceeds that following the Haymarket riot. Both Hot and Dry. Prrrsnuna, July 1%.=This w: and at the same time the driest Sunday ever known here. Through the efforts of the Law and Order socicty every saloon in the city was closed tight. For several hours to- day the thermometer registered 101° in the shade, the highest point reached for years. Six fatal cases of sunstroke and fully a score prostrations were reported. A number of sudden deaths also occurred, which may be attributed to the torrid spell. This afternoon about 3 o'clock the dead bodies of William Corrigan and John Jennis were found in their rooms in John Dolan’s tavern on Grant street, The men were not addicted to ex- cessive drinking, and the cause of their death the hottest 1s shrouded in mystery, At Cincinnatl. CINCINNATIL July 17.—There wero re- ported up to midnight forty-cight cases of sunstroke in the city to-day, of which eighteen were fatal, and at the midnight lour there were numerous additional calls for patrol wagons for new cases, Tihe mer- cury on the street during most of the day ranged from 100 to 1045 and the air very still. People to-night are standing, sitting, even sleeping on the sidewalks, and the hos pitals are filling up with patients, At Philadelphia, PuiLADELPIIA, July 17.—With a single exception—July 8, 1576—to-day has been the hottest for over thirty years. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the thermometer registered 102 degrees in tho shade, being_ just one degreo’ less than that of July 8, 1876, and 11 dogrees greater than yesterday. Up to a late hour to-nixht about thirty cases of sun- stroke were reported, fourteen of which re- sulted fatally At Bt. Louis. St. Louts, July 17.—The city was visited with another day of torrid heat and the suf- fering was very great. The thermomcter, street record, registered 104 in the shade. Eleven fatal cases of sunstroke and fifteen prostrations were reported. The warm brecze continues, and to-morrow promises to be still more oppicssive. In Michigan. DeTROIT, Mich.,, July 17.—At Kalamazoo three cases of sunstroke were reported, one fatal. No fatalities occurred in this city. According to the sign-] servica the mercury reached 100° in the shade during the after- noon, It is growing decidedly cooler to- night. At Chenoa, L. Cirteaco,July 17.—An Inter Ocean special from Chenon, IIL., says: The thermometer to-day registered 106° in the shade at 3 b, m. This hot spell has been without a paratlel. For six days the mercury has ranged above 100% To-night at 8:30 it is 94% No fatal prostrations are reported. At Indtanapohis. INDIANATOLIS, July 17.—The heat hero was intense to-day, the maximum by the siz- nal service thermometer being 100, a record which has not been equalled since July, 1851, Four cases of prostration occurred, two of whicn resulted fatally. At Cleveland. CLEVELAND, O,, July 17.—The thermom- eter in Cleveland reygistered at 3 o'clock to-day, which is the highest voint reached this far since the hot season began. Oue fa- tality. At Galesburg, I, Citcaco, July 1%—The News spocial from Galesburg say: ‘The heat for the past six days has averaged 100 To-day it reach- nlnl 100°, Four deaths yesterday and two to- day. At Joliet, 11, Jovtem, TIL, July 17.—The record was beaten to-duv. The mercury touched 113° in the shade. Two deaths and eizhteen pros- trations, At Fort Wayne, Ind, Forr WAYNE, Ind,, July 1 The mer- cury at 1028 in the shade and a number of fatalities was the record of the day in this city. At Wheeling, W. Va, Wu NG. W. Va,, July 17.—The mer- cury ranged from 105% to 105%, No fatalities, At Rockford, 1. RocKFORY, IlL, July 17.—No prostrations have been reported. Mereury 1043, HEAVY STORM IN NEW YORA, Destructive Work of Wild Winds at the Metropolis, New Youx, July 17.—The air was very close this morning, Towards noon heavy clouds tilled the sky. Without any warning aterrible wind storm set in. Thousands of of people out for aday's pleasure were caught in the wild rush of the elements. Trees were torn up by the roots in Central park, and at the Rattery the wooden fente around Castle Garden, south side, was blown down. On Sixth avenue two trees were torn op by the 1oots and carried some distance. Along the river front and bay, the storm raged with great fury, Ilundreds of sail boats and other crafts were .out. Their occupants ex- in making a safe ing. Police patrel boats atonce steamed out on the bay to assist the unfortunates. A crew rescued abous thirty occupants of capsized sail boats: As far as can be learned at 9 p. m. no ene wasdrowned, but it s pro- bable that drowntmgs have occurred. Dr. Edson, of the health rd, was awmong the rescued, They were taken from a sinking boat off Clifton, Statem Island. 1t is said that two sall boats containing elght men were capsiaed oft Fort Hamilton, but no facts can be learned. Five Me Drowned. JeRsEY Crty, July 17.—The storm did considerable damage in this scction. A large number of trees and fences were destroyed, The yacht Tough, of this city, was sailing near Staten Island when the’ storm arose. Those on board saw another yacht with tive occupants go over, The Tough’s crew were unable to render aid and five men were drowned, CARLISLE, Pa, July 17.—A terrihle wind and rain storm, accompanied by hail, struck, this locality about 2 o'clock this afternoon causin g a great deal of damage. B The Clearance Record, Bostoy, July 17.—A table compiled from specials to the Post trom the manageérs of the leading clearing houses of the United States shows that t es of the week ending July 4, an’”increa of 10,5 per cent over the correspaniing peric IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. The Omaba Clab Returns to Its Wallowing in the Mire., KANSAS CITY WINS Prince Defeats Whittaker in the Bi- cycle Race By a Quarter Sec- ond—Dwyer Bros. Big Pur- chase of Kingston. 16 TO 6. Another Defeat Scored. Kansas Crry, Mo, July 17, necial Tele- gram to the Beg. |—T'he visitors dropped the third of the series to-day to Kansas City, though not without a struggle. Their base stealing, particularly that of Genins, who stole second and third successively, was fine. ‘The trouble lay in the fact that the Cowboys vounded Healy unmereitully, knocking him out of the box in the seventh inning, Jantzen coming in from right field to replace him. Four out of tive of Omaha’s runs were made in the fourth inning, on Messitt’s hit to cen- ter, Bader's base on Jantzen's beautiful three bagger and Joyee's wild throw. The fifth run was made in the eighth by Walsh’s double to lett and Krehmeyer's single to een- ter. Kansas City had Joyce, who played vith the Denvers last year, on trial at third to-day,and he will probably be retained in that position. ‘There was no brilliant play ing and the conlest beeame too one sided to nuch interest. The official THE OFFICIAL RANSAB CITY. PoB. Al 1 B 800 samaer 8 2 Mansell. 10 Legg...... ) Joyce . 4 38 Crane. o appis. She: 25 10 “Totals...... B OMAIIA, Walsh.. P 0 Krehmeyer. . 0 0 1 0400 ( ed-“Kansas City 10, O hits—McKeon 2, Hassamer, Bitt, e hits—Joyce, Mappis, McKeon, Jantzen. Left on Bases-—Kansas City Struck out—Crane, Lilli¢, W ach. Double plavs—Legg, Crane and McKeon: Walsh and Fusselbaek. First base on balls—Lillic 3, Mappis 3, Hassamaer, Joyee, Krelimeyer, Jautzen, Ba- der?, Genin rst base on errors Wild pifches—Healy Passed balls —Manpi Time of gamo—2 hours Umplre—lencle, # McKeon declared out at third i seventh funing for running outside the line, Omaha 2. Jantzen 1. Krehmeyer 3, > minutes. The American Association. LOUISVILLE, July 17.—The game between the Louisvilla. and Baltimore teams to-day resulted as follows: Louisville, 10100010 0-3 10001000 0-2 Baltimore.. . AT, July 17.—The game between Cincr: the Cincinnatis and Brooklyns to-day re- sulted as follows: Clneinnati ... 0000000 0-0 Brooklyn 10000210 0—-4 St. Louts, July 'ho game between St. Louis and the A -day resulted as follows St. Loui Athletic 18 70 010 0— 8 The Prince-Whittaker Chase. “The prediction that there would be great sport at tha ball park yesterday afternoon was amply verified. ‘There was great sport there and a very large and enthusiastic crowd witnessed it. In the grand stand there were probably four hundred people, ludics and gentlemen, while the bleaching boards were jammed, and carriages werc numerous in the extreme outfield. "The Secon 4 infantry band oceupied seats in the east wing of the grand stand. The judges, R. E. McKelvy and the sport- ing editor of the BEE, and thie timers, Lucien Stephens and J. C. Crawlord were chosen ud the initial event of the day was on. his was a quarter mile professional foot race, two best in three, with George Ken- dall, Fred Cuuninghan and Jesse Butler as the Starters, Kendall and Canningham in scarlet trunks and Sheffleld sprint shoes, Butler, Dlack trunks and sandals. Harry Currier was starter, and at_the crack of the pistol the racers got off well together, and after a splendid dash Cunningham _cross the chalk linea yard in front of Ker Butler was never in the race, Time—1 "Lhe second heat was taken by Kendall in 1:00. and the third and race by Cunningham in 1350, Following this came the halt mile amateur foot race with J. J. Gromme, Ed Washburne, P. J. Kirby and Elmer Kane as the starters, Gromme winning in two straight he , in Washburne second, Kirby a fivemile ama- teur nandicap, with John Roy tz and Charles Pix- ley to start, Rovston scrateh, Wertz 50 yards start and Pixley, the kid, oneé-half mile start, Pixley was an easy winner, but the strugile for second place between Royston and Wertz was_sufliciently close to arouse at least a semblance of enthusiasm, Resul Pixley first in 15:2017 and Wertz second, 18:534, “the fiye mile professional ‘cycle chase be- tween Thomas W. Eck, Toronto; } Knapp, Denver, and Charles Ashinger and was ™ Ed. Bullock, Omaha, followed. Mr. Eck made a_good beginning, setting the pace and keeping in the van for the first wile, but here he began to fla pany with Bullock, drovped hopelessly to the rear, leaving all_interest centered in Knapp and Ashinger,who fought bitterly for victory. Ashinger maintained an uninter’ rupted lead until the first turn in the last lap, when Knapp threw in a little extra tar and passed him, crossing the chalk line but !y of @ second the best of him. Time 15:585¢, 1t might not be amiss to state that Ashing- er was handicapped by the fact that he rode w eavy roadster and Knapp e full racer. Mr. Whittaker, the Chicazo champion, in a black jersey suit and old gold sash, now rode out upon the track, and “was welcomed by a burst of cheers from the grand stand while the band cracked away at that old chestnut, ‘“‘See, thu Conquering Hero Comes " But for nonnce the gentlemen of the con- voluted brass were mistaken, as the sequel will show. The next moment Mr. Prince, In a fersey suit of peacock blue and a broad Birmingham sinile, rolled out, amidst the plaudits of his friends, and up to the scratch, where he Mn‘ppod, dismounted and awaited the arrival ot his doughty rival, In another moment they were off, and a ‘\relll?r ‘cycle enase was never witnessed. rince got the start, but was quickly passed by Whittaker, who led the wav for seven nilles, when positions were shifted for a lap or two, when Whittaker again resumed the front, and kept it until the outset of the last mile. Here the cerulean bued Englishman bent to his work with almost superhun vigor, and desvite tne tact that Whittaker was splitting the breezo at A rattling Bait, he shot by with the swiftness of & ecanvas back upon the \\'In;i. Whittaker's nose ap- proached closer and closer to the tire, his naked and very unsymmetrical shins, worked but all'to no avail! While the ost thrillingly and excitingly close, and made amidst the wildest and most enthusiastic contusion of the dellghted throng, he shot across the chalk line like a blue streak, yet with but a foot or two to and in com- nt the course and un with people, and rected with every lm- aginable demonstration ot approval * ana ubilance, There were several gentlemen lough who had lost some money were in- clined to pronounce the affair a ‘‘fake,” ““hippodrome,” aud” and sundry other undignitied names. _ Whittaker made the first lap in 44 seconds; five miles, minutes, and Prince the ten miles in 8% W hitaker, 83:504 ; which, considering the fact that the track was not in, prime condition, was first-class work, The atternoon’s card was exhausted ina uarter mile ‘cyele dagh, between two bovs, harlle Pixiey and Charlie Armstead, the latter receiving 50 yards start and being beated about that distance. Dwyer Bros.' Big Purchase. NEw Yonx, July 17.—|Special Telegram to the BER.|=The Brooklyn turfmen, Phil- 1ip and Michael Dwyer, have purchased Sne- decker’s great three-year-old colt Kingston, that stood in the way of Hanover'’s triumph in the rich three-year-old stakes yet to b de cided at Monmouth Park, Sheepshead Ba Saratoga, Jerome Park and Brooklyn Jockey club ‘This_is a masterly move by the Brooklyn® turtmen, With Kingston and Hanover in their stable all three-year-old stakes are at their merey and no other stable has an animal that can push Hanover to lis best. The prico said to be paid for Kingston was 870,000, The purehasers are reticent. Some of the trainers at the track say the price is $24,000 ande othiers 20,000, but the weight of evidence Is in favor of $50,000, ——— THE WEEK WALL STREET. How the Market Was Aroused From the Prevailing Oppressive Du NEw Yok, July 17.—|Special Telegram to the Bek.]—This has been another short week on tho stock exchange In consequence of the sudden and somewhat trazic death of Vice President A. B. Hill. which brought business to an abrupt end on Friday shortly before noon. After the tirst few days had elapsed business dwindled down toinsigniti- cant proportions, with operations contined largely to room traders. There came a new phase in that ever mystifyitg problem known as the Baltimore & Ohio deal, which aroused the market from the dullness that had become positively oppressive. The stock of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton road, which last sold at 146, but for which there had been no quotation for a long time past, was suddenly offered down to 00 without a single transaction, This was the great op- portunity of traders, most of whom were on the bear side, and they improved it by making a dash acainst the list generally with signal success. ‘That numerous nu- favorable rumors shonld follow the break in Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton goes without saying. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western and Wheeling & Lake Erie de- clined b@slg points. The pressure to sell was very decided on the way down, and for atime great dugn‘cslnu prevailed. Follow- ing the remarkable movement in Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton just noted, came another of an entirely ditferent character, the stock having been bid up rapidly 236, with sales of 1,200 shares at 135 and 141at 14215, With this shares change there were rumors just as favorable as they were un- favorable on the drop, with a complete trans- formation in the temper of speculation, A number of stocks fully recovered the early decline, and others pmlh\llfy regained their losees. ‘T'he feeling generafly was much im- proved near the close, and sote of the trad- ers turned bulls, while others continued to fight the rise. Such events as have marked the course of business this week are not culated to draw in the public, and notwith- standing outside conditions are favorable, sreculnuon 1s confined chiefly to profes- slonaly, and the market Is a narrow one. So much has been said and written about the Baltimore & Ohio deal that it has become the leading factor, and from present appearances no settled condition of alfairs may be looked for until it culminates. It appears rather alous that the whole street could be Vi te and be swayed toand fro by every passing rumor in regard to it, While matters remain as they are, opintons with rezard to the future of the niarket are simply idle, as prices change with every hour, Railrond bonds were affected more by the fluctuations in their kindred stocks than by any other cause. ‘Lhe tendency of prices was downward until near the close, the decline having been equal to ;@5 points, but finally an improved feeling set “in and a mn; of 14?2 points oceurred right through the his Governments were relatively firmer for 43¢s than the4s. ‘The bids for the latter were lowered considerably near the close, but ask- ing prices showed less important change. ‘he foreign exchanges were heavy and lower during the greater part of the week, and the decline induced some further moder- ate shipments of gold from London to this side. But » week wore along sight rate was advanced and the tone of the market was firmer. he monetary situation was easy and rates for all loans ranged from 2l to 6 per cent, with the bulk of business at about 5 per cent. The July disbursement for interest ana dividends had their effect, and the banks were more liberal lenders than of late. — 7. THE CLEARANCE RECORD, Monetary Transactions in the Coun- try During the Past Weok. BosToy, July 17.—| Specal Telegram to the BrE, iled from dispatenes to the Post from mal 8 of the leading clearing houses of the United States shows the gross exchanges for week ending July 16 together with rates per cent. of in- crense or decrease, as compured with gross exchanges for corresponding week in 18 g |g 4 | g CITIES, CLEARINGS. A |3 8 8 (A | New York [ 603,070,561 =T Boston. | 140,206 18 Philadeiphia . 1. Chicago. .. YT TN San Kraneisco. . 0650025 45 Louis Itimore, inn Cil ¥ Pittshurg . Detroit Minneapolis Milwaukee, Cle Denver. Hartford . Columbus Indiananolis Svringiield. New Ilaven. . *Duluth Portland . St. Joseph... Lowell Memphis. Peorin. . Galyeston, *Topeka. Syracise Nortolk. . Total Outside Now York 5,024 105,405 $ | T#Not ineluded in tot e Car Works Destroyed, | INDIANAPOLIS, July 17.—Fire broke out in the car works at ‘Terre Hauto at midnight, and destroyed the whole establishment. The 1ose wili be about $150,60, Lusurance not Known, B4 - Cleveland's Quiet Sund Fouxsr PArK, N. Y. July 17.—Tlie pres ident and Mrs, Clevelana spent the day T DELIVER THE GOODS, The Weaver Combination in Iowa and the Union Labor Party. NON-FUSION GREENBACKERS. A Novel Question Before the Board of Health—lowa's National Guard— The New Soldiers' Homoe—Cho Prohibition Party, Our lowa Letter. s MoiNes, July 17.—(Special 10 the i |="The old greenback tusion outit thy has boen trying very hard to hand over the remnant of their party to the democrats as heretofore, has run against another snag. ‘The leader of this faction are Weaver and *tte, both of whom have been to congress, by trading votes with the democrats. They tried the same dodige this year, but were de- feated in the Marshalitown convention, which organized a new party made up of greenbackers and labor men, and took the name adopted by the Cincinnati national convention “Union Labor” party. ‘The new party declared against fusion with either ot the old parties and determined to stand alone on its prineiples. The Weaver-Gillette crowd were downed temporarily but determined to bring about fusion after all, and so went to work to secure an- other couvention on the ground that the othier was not reprosentative and fair. ‘Taking advantage ot the state meecting of Knights of Labor at Boone, they slipped upon them and ran in & notice for & new convention to be held in this city in August. But ex-Congressimnsn aver, who 18 a straight-out anti-fusion greenbacker, was not caught napping, and getting together a ma- jority of the stato comimities appointed by the Marshallta convention they repudi- ated the call for a new conventlon and satd they proposed to stand by the old. This le: atters as t with a_Unlon Labor ticket in the id the Weaver- Giilette outiit still vainly looking f way to deliver to the democracy t v had promised but can’t toueh. THOUGHT IT WAS POISONOUS, ‘The state board of health tor lowa isa very lively Institution. It is constantly stir< ring up things for the beneiit of the publie, ually very wisely. One of the last is_the color of the ,in publie schools, any schools have aiming thatthey yesight and bet~ ‘Ihe board of health were m ter in T respect, ! had an idea, however, that the green coloring matter was' poisunous, and painter who lad been He promptly declared that it was harmless, and to the ass tonishment of the medical men put a hand- tull of it in his mouth and began eating it The doctors made o break for stomach pumps and emeties, expecting to have n dead man on their hands unless relief was soon aftorded, The painter, however, iad no use for their services, and still lives to attest the harmless- ness of his mixture, So green paint will stay, and before long the blackboards of Lowa will all be green. 10WA NATION In a few days the 80 called up n JUARD, National Guards of lowa go into their annual encampment. The First brigade leads off with an encamp- ment at Ottumwa, comimencing August ¥ and lasting five days. This brigade s composed fhird and Filth rogimenty mmand of General Wright It includes some of the best of Centervyille, soldlers of the state, and will be in good fighting trimn after its outlm‘. There has n been a great lmprovement the lowa National guard in the last few years. The quota is Kkept right up full, and there is always a company ready to take the place of any f may drop out.” The standing of the state militia'is pretty well shown by the re cent distribution of the appropriation mada by the last congress for the National Guard, Of the £400,000 l\\v ropriated for this purpose, lowa receives SILUSL3, the sixth highest sum in the list THE SW SOLDIERS’ H( " The new soldicrs’ home at Marshalltown is progressing nicely, and it is hoped to have it ready for use in December. There seems to be no doubt now that all of its accommo- dations will e d. re over fifty old soldiers now kn the poo! of the ad as follows: te 5, kson, Kookuk Davis, Fremont, Greene, Hamilton, 2 cach; Adai Benton, Buchanan, Beuna Vista,' ~C Gordo, Clayton, Clinton, Decatur, Dub Fayetfe, Henry, Humboldt, Johnson, J Monona, Montgoniery, Page, ‘I en, Washington and Webster 1 e There will be a ood deal of comfort i fact that lowa will soon have a ha its old veterans will not have to spend their declining years in the poorhouse, or be the recipients of private charity, when the na- tional government negleets its duty to the men who saved the Union. THE STATE LIBRARY. ‘The advance sheets of the librarfan’s an- nual report to the government shows the state library to be in a flourishing condition. It contains now over 50,000 volumes, with constant additions beng made to it. One very interesting feature of the library is whaf is known as the “Aldrich collection” o autographs, photographs and engravings of noted people. There huve been many ad- ditions lately made to the collection, and now there s a fine display representing Kings, queens, famous warriors, statesmen, literary celebrities and other people ot note. WORKINGMEN'S WAGES, The adyance sheets of the annual report of§ Commissioner Hutchins, of the labor bu=. Teau, present some very interesting statisties, One table of great value will be glven show-| ing the average weokly wages paid artisans. and mechanics in European’ countrigs cotn-§ pared with those received in lowa. Taking! the table for England, a comparison of thaj wiges for fowa, sliows an Increase for thag Town workman' of a fourth to a half aboveq the wakes received by the Englishmen, 'Thal 10wa bricklayer mukes an average of $20 pes week ; the Englishman but The lowm carponter an avorage for his week work of $15.44; the English carperter get 700, The lowa harness maker makes. 50.68 per week; the Englishy rness maker gets but $6.63, and so on through the different trades. No better are cument could be given of the advantage 1o the workingman “of a protective tarifl than this comparison between free trade England and protected America, THE IOWA PROUIBITION PARTY, If there were & pluca in_the country where: one would imagine thata prohibition party was a superfluity., it would be lowa, that for the past few years has been enforeing a pro=. hibitory statite the best it knew how. But there s nouse In trving to satisly cranks. Aithough prohibition is the law of lowa, there are prohibition cranks wlo ingist on keoplig Up a separate party, as if the subjuo of prohibition hud never' been discuss here. Their convention iR this city the past week was @ great farce, 'There were only eighteen wembers toit, but they looked ser- fous, talkoed loud, and stormed around as 1 they were ® thousand — sUong. n plunging around atter candidates to nomi- nate, they dropped uvon Judge Lowis, of Sioux City, for supreme judge. Nobody knows why this afiliction was put upon the judge. He has always been rexarded asa Line man, but the little convention mnst have lia@ & spite against him, which they sought ratity by nominating him oo their ticked liout his knowlwage or consent. A coun- try lawyer named Wood, who was quite cons 44 iy the Haddock trials at Sioux City; to be responsible for Judge Lewis e, for Lie bulldozed the other sevens ) into nominatiug him, assuring them it the Jude was all right, and he belicved sympathized with them. It is too much to expeet to luve a lnw forbidding people from waking fools of themselves, but it would 1@ A Lo have a law that will keep thent i to make {ools of other people, A Young Man's Patal Pall Dis MotNEs, T, July 17~ [Special to tha Bre. |~ Frauk Ihes, a young man of eighe teonr, was kilied this m s very pes culiar munner. windo