Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 6, 1887, Page 1

A s el i - R ISmmmmm—erE———— HE OMAHA DaiLy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNID G, AUGUST 6. 1887, NEBRASKA CROP PROSPECTS, Special Reports on the Subject From Twenty-Eight Oounties. WORK OF DROUGHT AND BUGS. 1n Bome Counties They Have Nearly Ruined Grain but in Many Oth- ersthe Outlook was Never Better —Re, uring. « Fine Outlook. The following dpecial crop reports received from correspondents of the Bek in twenty- eight counties in the state, indicate that the condition of the various cereals is much bet- ter than was generatly supposed. While in some tew counties corn has been so dried up by arouzht that the farmers have begun cut- ting it for fodder, and wheat, rye and barley, owing to the combined ravages of the drought and chinch bugs, i8 regarded as hardly worth harvesling, in the majority of them such is not the case. In Clay, Cheyenne, Keith, Jefferson, Lan- caster and Nemaha counties, crops of all kinds are poor, butin all the other counties heard from both corn and small grain are in good shape. In Dundy county rye and oats are fair, and the prospects for corn are said to be excelient, In Furnas county this grain promises an enormous yield; in Dakota county prospects for grain of all kinds were never better, while the outlook for the farm- ers in Pawnee, Sarpy, Seward, York and Dawson is almost equally gratifying, The following specials from the counties named give the situation in detail: (Spectals to the Bee.) BUTLER. BerLLwoop, Neb,, August 5,—Wheat and oats are just harvested. Oats will yield from 45 to 60 bushels tothe acre; wheat S to 12, ‘This is not half a crop. ~ Corn is “king” and prospects are far in _advance of last year, There is a slight increase in acreage in small grain, also in corn. Corn will yield 75 b els to'the acre, Flax is a fair crop, so s rye. Potatoes are also a fair crop. Farmers are feeling jubilanty CLAY. August 5.—"This will be n decidedly unprofitable year for farmers in this vicinity. ‘T'he acreage of both small rm\n andcorn will probably exceed that of ast year, but the chinch bugs and dry weather have practically destroyed all crops in this section, and to the south and west of us for many miles. A great many fields of oats, wheat, rye and barley were not worth an attempt at' harvesting, and most farmers are cutting up their corn for fodder, A few miles north of us the crops are reported to be much better, and there are a few isolated cases of fair crops in this v cinity. CHEY KNNE, Neb., August The increased acrea ver last year of small grain 15 100 per cent. ‘The yield generally is very light. Corn is domg nicely and prospects are good for a matured crop in nearly every part of the county. Law millet and grasses are Browing nicely. FAIRrIELD, Neb. Sioy DUNDY. BrNKELMAN, Neb,, August 5.—The wheat average is about 150 bushels per acre, rye 12, Oats cut short, but fair yield, Acreage of all small grais double that of lastyear. Hun- dreds of acres of millet as fine as raised anywhere. Broom corn in excellent condi tion; increase in acreage one-quarter o last year. Beat tho world for fine melous— millions of them. About ten times the corn planted this year than there was last. Pros- ts for an énormous yield were never bet- —probably 55 bushels per acre. Plenty of rain, everything booming, farmers jubilant and emigration pouring in. The product- iveness of Dundy countysoil is demonstrated beyond any doubt. Other counties in the bhllY will have to look well to their Jlaurels or Dundy will carry off the palm at the state tair this fall. DAWSON. CozAD, Neb., August 5,—The condition of all crops is vood and small grain has all been harvested in good shape. — The acreaze of all kinds of grain is probably 30 per cent greater than last year. The corn outlook is the brightest ever known in this community and the yield will average fully 50 oushels per acre. Spring wheat will average ushels per acre. Not much oats or bar- ley raised here, DAKOTA. EmeRsoN, Neb.,, August 5,—The condition of small grain is very good. Oats will yield 80 bushels per acre. * Fho agreage 1S 50 per cent larger than last year. \Wheat will yield 15 to 15 bushels per acre. ‘T'his year’s acreage of llliS{mlll exceeds that of last year 20 per cent. There was three times as much barley sown this year as last and it will yield from 40 to 50 bushels per acre. About 2 per cent more corn was planted this year than last and the yield promises to be 50 to 75 bushels er acre. 'The hay crop is very good, Pota- 0es arc an average crop, Stacking is nearly finished and threshing has begun. This couuty never had better crops, FURNAS, ARAPATNOE, Neb,, August5.—The crops of small grain around Arapalios are beyond the average. Some have as much as twenty to twenty-iive bushels of wheat to the acre. The greatest part is now in the stack. The in- creased acreage is about 10 per cent, North Furnas and Gosper counties will take the cake for corn. The large patches that dot this locality this year are splendid, and strik- ingly promising for an enormous yield, FRANKLIN, BroomiNaron, Neb, August 5 —Small Tain is in stack, and Some threshing has n done. ‘Ihere is an average yleld, ‘wheat 8 bushels, o 30 bushels, rye 20 ‘bush- els, corn increased acrea 30 per cent; aver- ave about 75 per cent of last year, or about thirty bushels, GAGE. CORTLAND, Neb, August 5 —There is a larger average of oats than usual in this county. The yield 18 good. 1t is all har- vested. Corn is considerably damaged by dry weather, but will probably make 35 and 40 bushels por acre, The averageof eorn is about the same as last year. Wheat s a light erop. It was damaead by chinch bugs, Flax 15 o good crop. Potatoes are a tair yield. Gardens are a failure. NALL GRAND 1SLAND, Neb,, August5.—The pros- pects were never better for oat Corn vromises an abundant yield and will be a great crop as seasonable showers come from wee ck. Wheat is damazed some by chinch bugs, The hay crop promises a £ood average, ‘There is "increased average of about 10 to 20 per cent n oats and cern. Wheat is about average. The corn and hay prospect is unusually good throughout Hall county and a larger surplus will be barvested ot both. JEFFERSON, Famuuny, Neb., Auzust Harvest is done on swall geain. There is an ave yield of oats, about 3 bushels to the acre. ot much wheat has been threshed, but it will be below the average yield. Corn varie according to location by reason of loe: rains, but the yield is likely to be eonsider- ably below the average in ‘the county. The acreage is somewhat increased. ‘The general condition of erops is rather poor by reason of continued dry weather. ‘There was some nin the south part of the county last evening. KEARNEY, MiNDEN, Neb, August 5,—Chinch burs have dumaged small grains considerably in the south partof this county. ‘The north half of the county shows an average erop. Aver- age yield for the count Wheat abou bushs oats 10 bushels.” barley bushels, Harvesting and stacking are completed. ‘There is but little it @y Increase of acreage over last year. Corn throughout most of the county is damaged by dronght, The prob- able average will be “about 20° busuels per acre. ‘There is about 10 per cent Anerease in the acreage over last year, Tame hay was extremely light. Wild hay 1s a faic erop. Potatoes will yield well, KEITH, OGALALLA, Neb, August 5.--On account of the dry weather vats and wheat will not uverage ouly 14 bushels to the acre, the oats being damaxed more than the wheat, but the Yleld is a great deal better than was expeeted. The acreage was not great. Corn will make an average crop geuerally throughout the county, Ahere 1s a large acreage, aud vne or ~ two fuod rains will be sure to make a large leld. A LINCOLN. Nonrtin PrAtre, Neb, August Lincoln county small grain harvest is nearly over, Yield—Wheat, 15 to 20 bushels per acre oats, 25 to 30 bushels, ‘I'he increase in acreage over 186 is about 400 per cent. Corn is doing well and will goabout 40 bushels per acre. Increased acreage over 200 per cent. LANCASTER, Lixcory, Neb, August 5 — Laneaster county, from present indications, will har- yest a corn erop reduced one half from the average of other years, The present rains may, however, beiter It somiewnat. Oats are narvested and are two-thirds ofa crop: wheat ditto, Hay is half a crop and pastures are very dry. The acreage of corn the present year is siightly increased over 1556, MADISO! Neb,, Augus good this season, an 1. Harve 8 ss. Wheat will y oats 40, barley 30, A slight NonroLk, this locality ers are ple: threshing is in pr bushels per acr ~All erops in farm- stand in_wany felds brings the acreaze down. ‘There was an_increased acreage of wheat of probably 20 per eent. Corn is in fine condition and will yield well, 40 to 60 bushels ver acre, Acreage about the same as Iast year. ‘The potato crop will be zood. The hay crop is also good and much will be cut in places where it has heretofore gone to waste NUCKOLLS, Svpekior, Neb, August 5.—Crop pros- pects were excellent until within a few day: pust except small grain, which was destroyed by Bugs early in the season, The hot wind of July 25 did mucl injury to corn in this section. There was a good rain fell yester- day which will greatly benefit late corn. On the whole there will be about one-third ot a crop of corn. ‘The increase of acreage of small grain is 50 per cent: corn, 10 per cent. “There will probably be corn suflicient to sup- ply the demand for feed. There will be no stock cattle fattened liere this season, NEMAHA. Auvnuny, Neb., August 5 —Small grain in this vicinity is about all harvested. It felded from 15 to 30 bushels per acre. Corn 8 suffering severely from drouth, and will make only about one-half a crop. Many farmersaré cutting for fodder nlread{, but with plenty of rain hereatter they will have some corn. ‘I'he increased acreage over last year I3 considerably larger. Hay 18 a fair crop and millet gives promise of fine results. Apples are short this year, excepting the Ben Dayis variety. There is a good crop of those. There are a few peaches, but not many, Grapesare abundant. A line shower is falling this evening, which, if con+ tinued long enough will nake a wonderful change in the condition and yield of growing érops, 4 OTOF TaryyRA, Neb., August5.—Corn is “lired” a little. It will probably average 30 bush- els per acre; about the same as last year, but perhaps a little better. Barley is plentiful, 'he wheat yield 1s pretty fair. Harvesting about finished. Hay isplentiful. There is not mueh rye : NEBRASKA CrTy, Neb, Aurust 5—The crop condition is an average, Wlieat is below average: about 10 bushels her acre. Oats and barley averaze well. The grain avera is less than usual. Potatoes, fair average. Frut, good average, except peiclies, Corn looked unusually well until the hot winds of July 20, whien'burned and rained it. Early plant- ing very fair. That planted late is a total failure.” The yield is probably 25 bushels per acre. Increased acreave over last about 25 per cent. OMAHA RE Neb,, August 5.—' er than ever before in_ this ‘I'ne acreage has been largely inci and everything highly satisfactory except prices, ‘The following may be taken as the approximate yield: Spring wheat, 15 bush- els: oats, 407 early flax, 7; late tlax better: corn, 50 bushels. Increase of acreage, small grain, 25 per cent; corn, 40 per cent. TAWNEE 1rawxer Crty, Neb., August 5,—The con- dition of crops'is good considering dry weather. The rain last night will help corn and pasture out splendidly, The harvest is all done. The yield of oats was never better, Wheat good yield. Corn at present is fast drying up, but with prospective rains the crop will in very many places over the county run up to almost average. The weather has been very dry, but the condition of crops in- dicate fair results generally. RICHARDSON, Farwis C17y, Neb,, August 5,—Small grain is all harvested and threshing well under ‘The acreage of wheat is about the » asusual, The yield is rather above the average. Oats, large yield. Rye, good, but rather small acreage, Corn in” fair con tion, considering the fact that a soaking rain has not fallen for five wecks. If a heavy rain comes within the next few days the yield would be fairs if not the crop will be rather light, especially on late planting. Acreage rather larger than usual, Siunerr, Neb, August 5. —The wheat crop is harvested 1n good condition and fair quality, yielding 15 bushels per acre, with an ed acreage of 25 per cent. Oats, el per acre, good quality, acreage in- creased 40 per cént. Corn, acicage inereased over Iast year, 2 bushels per ac and a tinely rain will Increase th bushels. ‘The potato crop s short. The Lay crop is fair, Pastures are poor on account of the dry weather. 1t rained here this morn- ing, wetting the ground about an inch. BED WILLOW. . INDIANOLA, Neb, August 5. Small grain is about all harvested, The crops threshed indicate an average yield. Oats will yield 35 bushels, wheat 10 bushels, and rye 12 bus! els. The shortage in yield was largely due to chinch bugs, but is largely compensated by an Increase in acreage of 20 per cent, In corn there is also an increased acreage of 15 to 20 per cent. Bugs have done considerable damaze to corn lpl:mlml on stubble ground, but all other fields give prospects of an aver- age yield. The general average will be about 90 per cent. In flax the vield willbe about 100 per cont of a full crop. root and vine crops will show a large increase in both yield and acreage, RARPY. SeRINGFIELD, Neb, August 5.—~The erop of small grain in this section of the county 1s unusually good, Oats will agerage 50 bush- els, wheat about 20, with an excellent out- look for barley and rye. The rain Thursda evening saved the corn from complete de- struction and the prospects now are that it will average from 20 to 25 bushels, or about half a yield. ‘I'he general increase in ac age is much farger than usu: Hay is very SHort and the pastures are o dry - that tue farmers have to teed their cattle, SEWARD, SewAnDp, Neb,, August 5.—The hay crop has nearly all béen put in stacks and i3 nearly up to the average in quantity and of an excellent quality, AL other crops are an average yield, A good rain fell last night which was general over the county. The acreage of small grain is about the same as last year, the quality Zood, the ?'iehl diminished and the harvesting all done. Corn has been damaged in some parts of the county by drought, yet it will average nearly 10 bushels per acre. * The acreage of corn will exceed that of last year, SAUNDERS. @WESTERY, Neb., August 5 fell here last night of ‘IThere will be A soaking rain X bours’ duration, two-thirds erop of corn and an average of 45 bushels to the acre. Qats is half o crop. Barley is a total failure, Lye i a full erop, but the acreage is less than last vear. Spring wheat isa half crop, Winter wheat is a tull crop. Tame bay is searce and thin: wild hay is about three-fourths of a ton to the acre, TIAYER, HeuroN, Neb, August 4.—IHarvesting is nearly finishied, ‘Threshing 1s in progress. Oats are of a good quality and yield from 25 to 40 bushels per acre, Wheat Is poor quality and a small yield, The acreage of oats is larger than last year. Wheat s about the same. Ryo is a Tair erop, but the acreage is small, The yield is 15 to 25 bushels per aere. ‘The acreage of corn 1s 20 per cent greater than last year. in is badly needed in some parts of the county, Early planten corn, from the present outlook, will yleld from 40 10 60 bushels per acre, e planted corn without rain soou will hardly be worth har- vesting, YOR Yonrk, Neb.,, August 4.—Wheat is about half & crop. Oats are fair, ‘I'he acreage is soe larger than last year, but the yield is lighter, ‘I'ne total number of bushels will be about the same. Corn is gaod and there is & larger acreage than last year, The rain just now will make a very heavy yieid, Marvest is about over in this count, Yonk, Neb.' August 5,—The small graln harvest is over, and vats, the principal crop, was good. Flax was immense and perhaps the largest yield ever known in the county, Corn will wake two-thirds of a 7goed crop or over, and the acreage is greater than last year. The acreage of wheat was very small and nearly all the crop was destroyed by chinch bugs. A heavy, soaking rain whieh lasted nearly all of last night insures the corn crop, All York county crops may be said to be a fair averaze, Yonk, Neb.,, August 4.—Harvest i3 about completed. Small grain is veing threshed. The acreage of wheat is unusually small. Not more than 50 per cent of last year, The ield of wheat is very small, almost a failure, The yield of flax exceeds the average yield from 10 to 20 bushels to the acre. The acreage of oats is probably 10 l]l('l‘ cent greater than last year and the vield is not so good. Thirty bushels to the acre would be a fair estimate of the average. The condition of corn in this county 1s fairly good, notwithstanding the dry season, but the average yield will probably be cut down materially by the drought. A fine rain prevailing at this writ- ing will very atly help the corn. 'The yield will, however, not be more than 25 or 30 bushels to the aere through the county, there being many localities in which it has suffered very much. The acreage of corn is vrobably 10 per cent greater than last year. The rain is a regular old soaker, and will make 40 bushels of corn to the acre. ——— Pensions Granted Westerners, WasmiNGroN, August 5—|Special Tele- gram to the Beg. |—The following Nebraska pensions have been granted: Florinda, widow of J. B. Lenington, Bordeaux; tiar- riet, widow of Williain Shuman, Guide Rock; William Gregg, Fleteher; J. C. John- son, Neligh. Iowa pensions: Marearet J., widow of James Robb, Willetts; Elizabeth, mother of H. C. Craig, Atlantic; Daniel Campbell Howard; W. B. Stoue, Alpha: William E Burrows, Hamburg: ‘Thomas Barrett, Prince- ton (increase): Thomas H. Dearborn, Red Arthur_lngersoll, Burlington; James Sineclair, Oskaloosa: '~ William Bente, Elkader; John W. Bartlett, Creston: H. J. Teets, and View; George H. Randall, Jessup; William G. Baker, Ilillsboro. Mexi- can war, J. T. Baggs, Onawa. Presented to the President. WAsHINGTON, August 5—The Siamese prince, accompanied by several members of his suite and General Haldeman, was for- mally presented to the president this morn ing.~ 'The prince was atlired in citizen's clothes, but meinbers of his suite wore full court costumes. ‘The visitors were received in the blue parior. ‘This afternoon the four young sons of the king of Siam, who accompanied Prince Dev- awongse to this country, called at the white house and had a pleasant interview with the president. This visit was in compliance with the request of the president, who at the morning interview noted the absence of the youngsters and expressed an carnest wish to see them. Why They Are Sor WASHINGTON, Augnst b--[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—Grand army men are amused by Rosecrans’ assertion that the as- sociation ‘‘as a republican machine was a farlure.” They attribute his antagonism, as well as General Ilack’s, to the fact that both were unsuccesstul candidates for com- mander-in-chief when the national encamp- ment was held at San Francisco last year, Commissioner Black is again a candidate tor the oftice of commander-in-chief, and again, probably, he will be disappointed despite his ("fll)rli to ride veto and anti-veto at the sawe time. f.amont Talks For Cleveland. WASHINGTON, August b.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—The president could not be seen yesterday, but Lamont said the presi- dent had not read Curtis’ speech on ciyil ser- vice reform, and added: “I suppose the speech will come to us in the course of a few days, and we will be able to form soime opin- ion on the subject.” Lawmont declined to go into the merits or demerits ot the case against Higgins, Rasin and Thomas, Only a Newspaper Sansation, WASHINGTON, August 5.—The Indian of- fice has received the foliowing telegram,dated to-day, from Indian Agent Sheenan, from Aitkin, Minn: “The killing of three In- dians at Kimberly was done by the Indians themselves. No Serious trouble between In- dians and whites. Will remain here with the Indians until they are quieted. Reports apers o ensational.” A Memphis Delegation, WASHINGTON, Aug. bH--A delegation of citizens from Memphis, Tenn,, called on the president at the white house to-day and in- vited him to visit that city on his western trip. The president said it he could ar © it to visit Memphis he would do so and would let them know definitely through Sen- ator Harris in a few days. P A STRANGE FrE H DUEL, 1t Takes Place Near New Orleans and Reaults 1n Bloods| . NEW ORLEANS, August 5.—A duel with short swords took place this morning in St. Bernard parish, between Emile Revoire, one of the edltors of the L'Opinion and formerly of Trait Unlon, and Larrien, jr., president of the club Demoeratic Francais. The con- test resulted in Larrien being wounded in the breast and right hand by & single stroke. He was removed to Mr. Roy’s house. The wound in the chest is considared seriol ‘The trouble grew out of an article in L'Opin- ion reflecting on the gentlemen of the Deino- cratie Francais for the action of the club recently in endorsing Governor McEmery, - Two Vesscls and Eighty Men Missing. N August 5.—An Indian ar- rived at Guayamas two weeks ago from down the coast and reported having seen the sloop Sara dismasted and rolling helplessly in a rough sea. ‘The sloop was then eizhteen days overdue from San Blas. The consignees dis- patehed the steamer Valie in search of the sloop. The Valle has now been out ten days and it 15 feared she also has gone down. If the sloop and steamer are both lost eighty lives are gone with them. The owners will dispatch another vessel in search of them, ————— A Railroad Strike in England. LoNDoN, Auzust 5.—The number of men on the Midland railroad who went outona strike last night is 4,000 and the strike is spreading. Freight traflic on the road con- tinues partially suspended. -~ Death of Mrs, General Curtis, OGDENSBURG, N. Y., August 5,—The wife of General N. M. Curtis died from heart di: ease in this city last evening, aged torty-uine. Mrs, Curtis’ maiden name was Emeline (l'lllnrl»,v and she was a native ot Springtield, Five Fatal sunstrokes, Prrrssuna, Pa., August 5.—This was an- other hot day, the humidity of the atmos- phere making it very oppressive. At3o'clock the thermometer N'xlsli‘n-rl 0%, Five fatal cases of sunstroke were reported. —~-~ Hotels Burned, DUNKIR! Y., August 5—The James and Eastern hotels burned last night, by fire_which started in the former house. Loss £75,000. Insurance small. 'The fire is thought to have been of incendiary origin. - Don't Want Fr Panis, August 5,—It is nch Water, ated that the Ger- 1 men to try the waters of Cauterets, in e,but that Prince Bismarck snd Kin g 1 oppose the su RisiNG nesday Night Marshal K triot, 1nd., shot and instantly killed Pad Lampkin, who attempted to sboot the oflicer wlhile under arrest. e renchmen Expelled, Panris, August 5.—Thirty-eight French railroad employes residing at Avricourt, Lo- raine, near the Freuch ‘imuher‘ Lave been expelled from the country, —~ The Sugar Bounty Conference. Roame, August 5—The Tribune says that Italy has consented to joln the sugar bounty CORLGIENSY ABADDAY FORTHE BOODLERS The Jury Brings in Verdiots Against the Eleven Defendants, TWO KINDS OF PUNISHMENT, Seven Given Two Years in the Pen, While Four Are Let Off With Fines of One Thousand Dollars, All of Them Found Guilty, CiicAGo, August b —The last day of the great boodle trial began this morning with the court room jammed to suffocation with people from nearly every class in the com- munity, Mr. Sullivan, who made the closing speech for the defendants, warned the jury solemuly that it was not any part of their duty to find whether these men were the worst lot of commissioners Cook county ever had. The single charge was conspiracy together jointly to defraud Cook county by false pretense If they could not be found guilty, not simply of con- spiracy, but of conspiring together to defraud Ly false pretenses, the jury taking heed of their oaths must not conviet. After Sullivan had finished his speech, States Attoruey Grinnell commenced his. He commenced by making a forcible statement of what the jury should do. He denied the statements of the opposing counsel thatthe jury should not be influenced by public sentiment, The foundations of our institutions rest upon the people—upon all veople, and their sentiment {8 what produces honest administration of our laws. With that sentiment the laws are honestly admin- istered; without it everything is amiss Grinnell then began recalling to the jury the overwhelming evidence of corruption and combination in the connty board. His speech oceupied two hours preceding recess and was masterly throughout, After recess Judge Jamieson read bis in- structions to the jury, There was nothing in them that differed materially from those usu- ally given in consplracy cases, the courts in- structions here being furnished jointly by counsel of both sides according to law. When the judge finished reading, the case was at once given to the jury. The eleven defendants were at once led to a room by themselves and kept under a watehful guard. The v crowd remained seated. showing no inclination to leave. After a waitof an hour and a half. Judge Jamieson, despairing of an early verdiet, ordered an adjournment until 6:50, At that time the jury senthim word that there was no prospect of an im- ;.Im.m e agreement, and supper was sent hem. About 9 o'clock the information was re- ceived that the jury had reached a conelu- sion. Instantly the court room was in a commotion while the people in the corridors and along the sidewalks were on the tiptoe of expectation. The defendants filed in and took their seats, and were quickly followed Dy the jury, Wiien the verdict was handed in and the clerk announced one after an- other of the entire eleven guilty, the defend- auts seemed rooted to their ehairs, the em- bodyment of despair. Then came the liste of penalties, “Commissionar MeClaughey, two years.” There was a start of surprise among the spectators. ‘The extreme penalty ot the law was three years and . fine ot $1,000. Nothing less had béen expecica vy the great majority of those present. “Commissioner Ochs, two years,” read the clerk, and the defendants began to look up. Cominissiouers Leyden, Van Pelt, Wren and Vas rman and Warden Varnell all got two ars, and every one looked measuraby re- :d, except Wren. He turned ashen and cemed utterly dazed. The crowd was now prepared for any surprise, and it came sud- denly in the statement: ‘“‘Commissioners Mc('urmv} ol of §1,000.” A look of unmistakable exultation took ossession of the countenance of “Buck” AleCarthy, the burly commissioner, who had throughout the trial and for months previons been the most conspicuously attacked of all the crowd. 5 *I move that the jury be polled,” shouted the irrepressable McCarthy. It was done and immediately those of the defendants who had escaped with a fine were released on bail. The otheis were remanded to jail. A motion for a new trial for every ore w: quickly entered by the defendadts’ attorney, Alexander Sulliv; and then the crowd melted away in wol l'l{UB,(ll Finding Casselman and Giis, & fine Y MURDERED. of the Horribly Mutilated Body of Joseph Hart, LeADVILLE, Col,, August 5.—[Special Tel- egram to the Ber.]—The horribly mutila- ted body of Joseph Hart was brouzht to this city on this evening'’s train from Ilayden, the second station on the Rio Grande, where it was taken from a sand bar In the Arkansas River, into which it had been cast by the leaping waters. Upon the head are two deep zashes that broke into the skull, while the limbs have been literally ground to pieces. In the pockets of the floater was tound a large number of lettel most of them being signed by Mar- tin Hart, who e\'im»ullg occuples a responsible position on the board of trade in Chicago. In this correspondence the effort of the brother seems to have been to in- duce the wanderer to return to his home in Chicago. Other letters were found from which it was ascertalned that he was a member of the Moulders’ union at Topeka, and had lately worked athis trade in 'ueblo. He left this city, where he has been working on the grade, some time this week, and it is thought he was murdered by companions, ‘T'he case has created much excitement and will be followed by a caretul investigation, - - Salmon Are Scarce. SAN Fraxcisco, Angust 5. —The latest advices from northern parts verify state- ments heretofore made that the salion cateh wiil this r be light. Dispatches received to-day from the Columbia river region are that a canvass of all the eanneries shows a total of 824,460 cases, this being 100,000 cases less than w year, 200,000 less than in 153, and 5 than in 1584, The pack on the Sacramento river is also light. " Advices from Frazer river, Dritish Columbia, continue discouraging, The Alert bay (lsheries have been a failure. All now depends on the Alaska pac Tobacco Dealers lndignant, LOUISVILLE, August 5.—The July report of the agricultural bureau at Washinzton has stirred up tobacco interests all over the state. The report puts the tobaceo crop at 52 per cent of the average, while it is claimed by all who Lave paid any attention to the matter that it cannot be more than half so larze. ‘The Louisville and Hopkins boards of trad have protested against this report as cxceed- ing hurtful to tobacco dealers generally, and 1o farwers especially. C-— Kossuth County Republicans. ALGONA, Ia, August 5—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—The republicans of Kos- suth county, in convention here to-day, nom- in A. D. Clarke for representative in the legislature and chose a delegation favoring the revomination of Senator Chubb, Steamship Arrivals, Poutsysours, August 5.—[Special hramto the Brg.]—Arrived from New York for Hamburg. W Yomrg, Auzust S5.—Arrived Werra, from lremen, and City of Chie from Liverpool, e ‘ree Delivery at Cheyenne. Cuey Wyo., Augusth. —|Special ‘el egram to the Brg.|—The free delivery sys- tem has been extended to the Cheyenne post- oftice and will go into effect.on tue st of September, ela- ‘The Moravia, THE SHENANDOAH SPY, Death of Pardaw Warsley—His Won- Aerful Career. JAvestowy, N. Y., August 5.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.l—Pardaw Warsley, the “Union Spy of the Shenandoah,” died at his home at Foster Brook Welnesday, aged sixty-seven years. Beginning life as a fancy goods merchant in Massachusetts, at the opening of the war he raised a company, the Fourteenth Massachusetts heavy artillery. He was soon afterward employed by General Butler in the name of the United States to ®o into the British provinces to look into the system of blockade running then in vogue. He was successful in this mission, for Major General C. Augur, in his report of August 25, 1865, says that it was through the instru- mentality of 1*= Warsley that the extensive system of blockade running from Baltunore and Washington was broken up. After re- turning from this trip, Warsley went out as a spy upon Mosby under orders from General Augur, thongh not until he had returned to Boston and married Helen Isabelle Francis, who survives him. Accompanied by his young wife Warsley set out ostensibly upon a peddling trip throuch Virginia. Iis real object was soon suspected by Mosby, and a spy was placed upon his track. The 8py was a liandsome young lady, who was to be con- ductel to Washington by Warsley, ‘The union spy was too smart tobe eaught, and in- stead of using his pass through the union lines he conducted the lady through swamps and by roads until she became dis- ginted with the trip and siie returned to {osby convinced of the loyalty of Warsley. Mosby was not convin placed a pistol to Warsley’s head, threaten- ing to blow his brains out. The young lad: interceded and Warsley's life was saved. Afterward Mosby became his firm friend, tighting a duel with a nephew of General Lee, ause Lieutenant Lee had set a wuard on Warsley and had condemned him as spy. On two occasions Warsley furnished ormation by whi the federal forces were enabled ‘to surround the house in which Mosby was quartered, but the dashing rebel cut his wn& out and escaped, Un sev- eral occasions Warsley got information of intended raids upon Washington in time to allow the authorities to mags their forces and save the capital. At the time of the assassi- nation of President Lincoin Warsley was given command of a squad ot detectives, When Booth was killed Warsley returned to private 1ife and for years ran a restaurant in the Bradrord oil fields. —_—— , and at one time PROHIBITION'S BIG DEFEAT. it Was Signal and Decisive in Texns. GALVESTON, Tex,, August 5—The Iatest returns received here are from over 500 vot- ing precincts and clearly indicate that the vrohibition amendment has been defeated by a majority ranging from 50,000 to 60,000, Allthe other amendments have undoubt- edly been carried, except the one extending the time of the sitting of the legislature from sixty to ninety days, and making the pay of meiibers 85 per day for the latter period in- stead of for sixty days as is now Ia The defeat of prohibition in xas has been a signal and decisive one. The total vote polled in s at the gubernatorial election last November was )00, of which 240,000 were demoeratie, 66,000 republican and 19,000 prohibitionists. his, however, does not represent the full voting strength of the state as clearly as does the presidential vote in 1584, whieh was in round numbers as fol- low: Democratie, ),000; republican, BLOOO; prohibition, 16,000 In yes terda: election the democratic and republican were obliterated. The large German element, which is usually repub- lican, went almost solidly against prohibi- tion, as did at least two-thirds of the colored yote. Thus a good majority of the repub- licans, under the leadership of Dr. Cochram, republiean neminee for governor in 1850, and other leahers ot that faith, voted against the amendment, while a respectable minority of the democrats followed such leaders’ of the paity as Senator Reagan, ex-Senator Maxey, Congressmen Culberson, Hare and anham an ers into the prohibition fold, Taking the vote of 1584 as a basis the prohi- bitionists, to have achieved victory would have had to_secure 5 per cent of the demo- crats and 38 per cent of the republicans, “Tlie returns so 1ar received show a_majority against {n'nhilli"m\ ot 70,000, with eighty counties to hear from. - WIPED OU The Village of Millbrook, Mo., stroyed By a Straight Wind Kaxsas Crry, August 5 — Millbrook, Graham county, twenty miles north of here, was almost destroged about sundown yester- ¢ by a straight wind coming from slightly ‘The place esntains abot 500 Only one house, a residence, escaped damaze, One person, a boy thr years old, was Killed. About twenty-live were injurad. Some sustained broken limbs, but onlv one of the injured is likely to die. Thisis W. B. Keith, a furniture dealer of Wankeeny. De- — - Kentucky Still in Doubt. LouisviLLE, Ky., August 5,—|Special Tel- egram to the BEE. |—-Returns from the state election are meagre. The Louisville Com- mercial-Independent of to-day s Bradley, republican, may be elected. Jighty-nine ounties show republican gains of 25,000 ¢ republicans gain three state senatol und eight members of the house, with five districts in doubt. P. 0. Hawes. LouIsvir August 5—[Press. |—No ad- ditional returns have been received this morning and the situation ,of the Kentucky election is not changed from last night's re- ports. ‘The democrats estimate Buckner's majority is safely over twenty thousand and though the republicans are claiming that it will be under that, their claims are not borne out by the returns. All the larger counties are in, Only a few mountain counties are to be heard from, and giving these all to Brad- ley by an increased republican vote he will not come within 10,000 of Buckner’s vote, sk A Killea By a Rock Cave, PorTLAND, Ore,, August 5.-—The Ore- gonian’s special from Ellensbury (Washing- ifty tons of rock fell in the of the Cascade tunnel now pnild- v the Northern Pacitie railroad, killing four men and wounding several others, It is thought none of the wounded will die, The men claim that the contractors were careless and did not timber the tunnel ough to keep up with the boring. e No Concession by Canada, OrTAawA, Ont., August 5. —There is nota word of truth in the report that fresh pro- posals for a settlement of the fisheries dis- Pute emanating from the American _govern- ment have been approved by the Canadian government, Asa matter of fact, negotia- tions are still in prozress and a cabinet min- ister stated to-day that the government would not mudify the stand already taken by Canada. - Arrived From the Banks, GLOUCESTER, Mass,, August 5-—The schooners Argonaut and Colonel J, H. French, whose boats and scines were seized, arrived home to-day. No fish were broueht by either boats. T'wo of the crew of the sehooner W. N. Stevens got astray while tending trawls aud have not been heard from, e Bethesda Springs Earn MiLwAUKEE, Wis., August the late Catherine Dunbar, who died in France last April, was nled for probate to-day. Her estate 15 valued at about $100, 000, "The Dunbars the discoverers of the famous Betiesda springs, at Waukesha, g, The will of - Were the Evictions Legal? PrersnuiG, Pa., August 5.—The oflicl of the Knights of Labor are perfecting plans for brin :inz suit to test the logalit the evietions of the salt work st Natrona, Pa. ir of kers at - rthquakes in Africa, August 5—Violet shoeks of LoNnox earthquake have been felt at. Lishoua Algeria, A puwmber o Lovses were df stroyed, A RAILROAD RING. Officials of the ssourt Pacific Charged With Crookednes St. Louis, Angust 5.—[Special 'l‘\'l!zmm to the Be Te Glove-Demoerat sa; *‘There {8 a flourishing ring in the cflice of the Missouri Pacitic railway company, and another ring within it, the depredations of which are seriously impairing the interests of stock and bondholders. The reporter’s in- formant said: ‘There was one mun in the ofice of the Missouri Pacific road to whom I paid $50 each w ot the year for the privi- leze of shipping men over the road free, 1 was one of the several who furnished con- tractors under Cowan & Co, with tie makers and graders. These men were presumed to be workingmen, but 80 long as they paid the rice it was _not my place to e too Inquisitive, 1 had to give one man percentage on every man who went over the road as a workingman, ‘T'nis whole system is rotten and the matter of reckless tie contracts sinks into insignificance when compared with the transportation steal.” “Another labor agent complained that there was only one way to get men to their work over the Gould system and that was to end them by the passof a certain contra and to do this &1 had to be paid to the o Three-tourtis of the men sent dow said, were not laboring wen at all, § many & man that's gone to Nettleton for §1 where the regular fare is $7.25. In this hot weather only about ten men a day take pas sage this way, but that will amount to § amonth, and'in the traveling season it g item.” " THE PACIF1CO IN \;V';I"IG;\TIUN. Senator Stanford is Asked Ahout Uer- tain Charges of Crookodnesas, SAN FrANCISCO, August 5.—Senator Stan- ford’s examination was resumed by the Pa- citic commission to-day, He denied that a contract had been made with Wells, Fargo & Co. for the exclusive right of transportation over the Uentral Pacifie. His attention was then called to a certain case 1n which the allegation was made that E. B. Crocker, on behalf of the Central Pacilic, made with Wells, Fargo & Co. a contract for the ex- clusive right of transporiation over the Cen- tral Pabific and in return theretor Wells, Fargo & Co. watered their stock from $10,- 000,000 to $15,000,000, and gave Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins and Huntington $1,500,° 000 without consideration, Comwmis- sioner Anderson asked if the al legation wis true and Stanford replied: “1 don’t think itis. If1am to be interrozated on all these charges, blackmail and others, it will take six months and we er get through all the eharges that v made during the last twenty- seven years.” Stanford had never hea f large tra ot lands granted by the govern- ment being sold tor the benefit of a certain stockholder of the company. He was of the opinion that the “exposur made by ‘Theophilus French in the New York papers was a scheme to blackmail Huntington. "The witness was examined on several other points regarding the Central und Southern Pacific roads but nothing of general interest was learned. A Magnificent Success, ADAMS, Neb, August 5.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre |—=The camp-fire and re union which Is now being held at Adams, Gage county, is a grand and glorious sue- cess, 'This is the second-day, and fully 5,000 people are in attendance, The Tecumsen, Sterling, Crab Orchard and Firth Cornet bands are present. Monstrous delegations trom the surrounding towns are here, and the very country is alive with people. ' Tiio success of the ‘occasion was due largely to presence of Battery A, from Wymore, under_Captain Lurnock, and company 1, First Nebraska state guards. Governor John M. Thayer spoke at 3 o’clock this aft:rnoon, and gave one of his characteristic and en- thusiastic speech which the ex-soldiers love to hear. ‘The camp-fire was also enter- tained by A. B. Ball, of Tecumseh, and other able speaker: — - Where s A. B. H.? Kansas City, Mo, August 5.—A letter signed “A, B. H.” was found in Kansas City, Kan., three days ago. It indicated the purposc of the writer to Kill himself, re- ferred to friends in Pomoua, Kan., and spoke of unrequited love, To-day's Journal, ot from J. J, Pomon this city, received a letter Whetstone, a merchant of asking tor intormation, Mr.Whet- stone that A. B. Harris, a clerk in his employ, left Pomona last Friday to visit his sister and daughter in Mattoon, 1L, €oing via Kansas City. He was despondent when he left and Mr., Whetstone fears that he was the author ot the letter and that he has com- mitted suicide. S The Burning Mines, . Derrorr, Mieh,, August 65, —The Evening Journal's Houghton (Mich.) special says: he Calumet and Heckla shafts have been closed to- night, and steam pipes inserted in the shaft could be only got down 930 feet owing to obstructions, The steam was turned on last evening and the miners have hopes it will put out the fire. No one can tell how long the fire will last. More than 1,000 men are idle in consequence of the fire. The stamp mills and new smelting works will have to be closed if the mine does not resume soon, S IMinois Prairie Fire, Jorter, 1lL, August 5—The prairie fire which raged all day vesterday in the vicinity of Manhattan had been gotten under control, but it broke out afresh further down the rail- road In another place and burned over one thousand acres, One house was destroyed. In some places the flames were twenty or thirty feet high, The fire, which would go faster than a man could run, finally sub- dued near Mattoon, The fire is still burning in the woods, where it destroying trees, taking roots and all, thus making deep hol in the ground. —— Mail Robber Arrestea. C11eAGo, Augusts.—A young man named J. V. Baptist was arrested at Jacksonvilte, 111, to-day, charged with robbing the mails. 1e has been for five years past employed in transporting mails from the trains to the postoffice there. Suspicion being attracted by linding the remnant of a missing ter in his coat, he was arrested and contes 1 that he nad been systematically robbing the |u:u2~|ur years. llo was taken to Spring- ueld. -— Yonng Hades Cremated. PrirspunG, Pa, August 5.—Last evening Mrs, Hade, living on the Morning Side road, near Etoa, Pa., left her four little ehildren in the house alone. The children during her absence were terribly burned by an explosion of kerosene, which one of them had poured on the tire. The youngest, aged sixteen months, died in a short time, and the others are still living but physicians say they can- not recover. S £l Russian Regulaui L PETERSBURG, Angust 5.—1he Bourse Gazette states that a clause in the recent im- perial ukase ordering the removal of foreign- s from their positions in private comm cial houses will be suspended until it is de- cided whether such removals witl benefit howe industries, Provincial governors have been instructed to urze foreiguers to become naturalized. e anada and the United States, ToroNto, Ont., August The excentive comm:ittee of the Central Farmers' institute of Ontario held a meeting here and declared itself strongly in favor of unrestricted re- ciprocity with the United States, and hns de- cided to push the work of organization throughout the provin - Caughta Skipptng Swain, Ci110AGO, August 5.—The sherif tr mer county, lowa, passed through he lasing in custody Fred Ackerman, of Wa- verly, Li., who prowised to marry & gil liy l 1uyg theis wud then skipped, n 1 NUMBER 49, WORK OF MORE WILD WINDS, One Fatality Results From the Storm a§ 8t. Edwards, HAIL, LIGHTNING AND THUNDER, David City Again Shaken Up Livelp and Hastings Gets a Dose= Death by Electricity at Blue Springs. Only One Death, ST Enwanns, Neb, August b—|Speeisl Telegram to the Beg. j—Only one death has resulted so far from the effects of the wll\(’ and hail storm which swept over this plact yosterday evening, ‘The deceased was a gens tleman by the name of Witherspoon, who hiad only Iately arrived with his family fro Detroit, Mich. He had purchased a tract of land six miles from the village and erec new and commodious buildings, which the; lad only been oceupying a short while bes fore the stroke came which tore him fom his family. The body was brought to towm to-day. Itisbadly bruised and cut up, and his legs were broken in three places. Great| sympathy is felt for the family, who are' thus left alone almost among strangers. - ¢ The Storm at Haatings. N IAsTINGS, Neb, August 5.—|Special Telegram to the Dee,|—A disastrous ral and wind storm struck Hastings last ovela‘ ing about §:80, doing extensive damag The storm lasted thirty minutes. ‘I'he net three-story brick building erected for thel wholesale grocery firm of Moriarty, Trim bell & Co.,, was entirely demolished, loss about $15,000. The car stables of the Hastd ings Improvement company were blowi down, loss about $5,000, I'art of the nortl wall of the three story brick building erect by the Enterorise Building association wi demolished,involving a loss of probably §3 ‘I'welye treight cars standing in fronvof the B. & M. denot e blown from the track, Several smaller buildings were blown down! the loss of which is not yot determine The storm was _the hardest known here fof years. ‘The wind did not come in tho shap of a cvelone, but was merely a rushing windg! blowing with terrine force. The Storm in Butier County, Davip Crry, ugust 5.—[Speciah Telegram to the BEE. | —A terrific hail nms wind storm passed along the valley jusf north of this city 1 nieht, mowing a swath{ three miles in width and about ten miles iny length, Great damage is reported to growingy crops. Hail fell as close as one mile north o this place. The wind blew furiously here,! accompanied by heavy rain, deep thundef and sharp flashes of lightning, Many of out tornadoed eitizens became frightenca and sought shelter in cavesand cellars, No dam< age was done in this eity. At Bellwood wing dow glass was broken and small outbuildings' demolished. S | Death in a Well, WAvNE, Neb,, August 5.—[Special Tole< ram 1o the B 'wo brothers, ’eter an Jens Nelson, living four miles south of Wayne, were cleaning a well this morningd While Peter was in the well Jens heard & noise and saw Poter overcome by gas, 1 went down to his brother’s rescue and wag also overcome. 'The hired man started to th neighbors for help, and down with a rope.’ He gas. A fourth brother then wi got out the third, but was himsclf prostrated, | but recovered finally, ~The first two werd, brought to the sirface but could not be rps vived. ‘They were Danes, aged zwenu--tvfd and thirty years, Hail and Wind at Columbu, ] Corusnus, Neb., August b,—[Special tod the BEE.|—A severe hail and wind storm | passed over the southwest corner of Colum-! bus, doing considorable damage. ‘Che h‘ll{ stones were very large, cutting a wide swath through the 100 acre field of corn on the farm f Hon. G. C. Barnum and breaking all the, glass on the north side of the house. It is stated that the hail did o great deal of dams, age in Polk and Butler counties. 'T'wo men, strangers, were Killed by lightning neal Shelby. Other casualties are reported, bu not autheuticated. \ Serious Shooting Affray. Woon River, Nev., Aucust 5—|Specials to the Buk.j—A shooting affray #ook place here on Wednesday night last, which wilk probably result in the death of Mat Nevills, Nevills and a man named Lory Kilkinney, got into a quarrel, when Kilkinney drow a revolver and shot Nevills in the fleshy part of the right arm, The ball passed through s and entered his right side, lodging under shoulder blade. Etforts to extract it have not yet been successful. Kilkinney was are rested on a warrant charging him with an assaultewithpintent to kill, Platte County Prohi pLUMBUS, Neb., Augustb.—|Speclal Tele- gram to the Ber.| =The prohibitionists of Platte county held their convéntion this, atternoon and nominated a full county, ticket and elected the following named gen- tlomen as delegates to the stato convention to be held in Lincoin on the 16th of Aufi S| J. G, Feuneman, E. A. Gerrard, A. Allarl E. 0. Newton, G, W S, C. Terry, \V and M. Brugger. itionists. k! . Brown, A.'B. Williams, D. Hanchett, A. Hecinrich' Lightning at Bassott. £o1, Neb., August 5.—[Speclal to the Bk, |—About 8 o'clock last night lightningi struck Skirving's store, tearing off the cors ner boards and shattering it considerable, Fortunately a wire used to hang goods on ran the full length, ncted as a conductor and carried it ofl. but sat fire to the outhouses in the rear. Had it not been for the wire the oceupants would have been hurt, Arrvanging For a Tournament, Loue Crry, Neb.,, August pecial to the Bie.|—Arrangements are almost com- pleted for a tournament of the western Ne- braska pigeon and target shots, to take n'ace Augnust 90 and 51 The citizens are sub- Seribing liberally to a fund to defray exs penses and make the tournament a grand suceess, Killed by Lightning. Brur Srnixas, Neb, August 5.—[Speclal legrani to the Bri. [=Mrs, John Caseber, ssiding six miles oast of here, was struck by ivhitniing and killed last evening while milking her cow, The bolt struck her on the temple, killing her instantly, The cow wag knockdd down but in o few miuutes gov up and walked away. I Railroad Activity at Fairbury. Fam v, Neb,, August 5,—[Spocial Teles gram to the By ‘I'racklaying commenced this morning on the Denver extension of the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska -— the Rock Lsland —from here west. The St Joo & Grand Island and Kansas City & Owaha from here north is avout shed in thig county, Mangled By a Thresher. Prxoki, Ned. August 5. Correspons dence of the Brp.j—A serlous aceident hap= pened here on Monday by which Mr, Frank Brennan lost his right arm. He got canght stumbling rod of a threshing machine, 1 the limb. e s doing well il treatment of Drs, Stoud terribly under th and Dennis, Fatal Stabbing Affray, Frrrerron, Neb,, August 5 Special to ¥.|—Itussian Charley and Johu Flynn, l son the B, & Mrailroad twenty miles | b, quarreled and later Flynn stabbe n G harley In the back, Killiog Lim ime