Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 6, 1888, Page 2

. AWOEFUL WEDDING JOURNEY Five Pereons Drowned in the Elk- horn at Wisner. TREACHEROUS BOAT CAPSIZED A Farmer Murdered at Culbertson— Heavy Hail Storms Near Pender —A Debtor Absconds — Ne- braska Railroad News. Washed Off the Boat. Wisser. Neb,, June 5.—Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—The high water of last week swept away the iron bridge over the Elk- horn, opposite Wisner, and the citizens con- structed a temporary flatboat for the crossing of foot passengers, At 1 o'clock to-day, while a party of eight persons were crossing from the west bank, the boat dipped, and the scurrent being strong, swept the whole party off. Lena Matthis, aged sixteen years, Anna Matthis, aged five years, Otto Matthis, aged cleven yerrs, all children of Ferdinand " Matthis, of this place, and Franz Marx, aged fifteen years, a son of William Marx, a farmer living five miles south of Wisner, were drowned. The wife and cldest daughter and cldest son of Ferdinand Matthis were “saved by the prompt action of some who wit- nessed the accident. The Matthis family were returning from tho wedding of their son, Frank, which took place lust evening, * six miles south. An cffort was made by the citizens to recover the bodies, but the high water and swift current made it impossible to do anything and the search was abandonea. Murder at Calbertson. CuvrperTsoN, Neb,, June 5.—[Special Tel- egram to Tne Brr.]—A little before noon to- day, John B. Hunter, a hardware merchant of this place, deliberately shot and killed Harry B. Hill, a farmer living two miles cast of town, The shooting took plece in a bil- liard hall and was the result of a dispute be- tween Hunter's father, Galant V. Hunter, and Mr. Hlull. A jury was empanelled and aftor an examination a verdict of death by a pistolin the hands of John B. Hunter was rendered. Mr. Hull was a man generally es- toemed by his neighbors, while the Hunters have been regarded as quarrclsome and dan- rous characters, There is some talk of neh law being ted to to-night. Heavy Rainfall Near Pender. Pexoer, Neb., June 5.—|Special to Tne Bee.]—The heaviest rain storm of the sea- son visited this neighborhood last night ac- .companied by hail and wind. Several build- 1ngs were damaged by the wind and consid- erable corn and other crops were either ‘washed out or buried. Trains were delayed several hours by a washout between Pender and Emerson. Deserted His Debts. Lour City, Neb., June 5.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—William Townsend, late grain and egricultural implement dealer and cattle feeder at Rockville, Neb., sold his elevator and has left for parts unkuown, leaving property valued at about $4,000 and many anxious creditors. Weir, Shugart & Co., of Council Bluffs, Ta., Deere, Wells & Co., of Omaha, and Berryman, Patterson & Co., of Central City, Ncb., the heaviest croditors have attached all his property. Several other creditors have appeared, and many more are yet to hear from, which will swell his liabilities to probably 58,000 or $10,000, Tt is also claimey that he still owes several farmers for grain purchased of them, all of which he had shipped. His family is thougnt to be in lowa. M. K, & T. Graders. Graxt, Neb., June [Special Telegram *to Tue Bree.—A large force of railroad graders passed through Grant to-day enroute for Kansas, where it_is reported they are to work on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas ral way which will be completed to this place Defore the winter months. A Church Dedication. HastiNgs, Neb., June b.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue 13 ~An_important event in the history of the First Presbyterian church of Hastings was witnessed to-day by the im- pressive ceremonies attending the laying of the corner stone-of an elezart and commo- dious new house of worship, situated on the cornet of Seventh street and Lincoln avenue, The auditorium is constructed in a circular “form with an ope floor, and will have a ~seating capacity of 1,500 people. The mod- ern style of architecture prevails, and no fea- ture appropriate to such a structure will be spared to beautify the wi planned into- rior or adorn thy stately exterior of the mag- mificent building. When completed and suit- ably furnished throughout and supplied with & fine $3,500 pipe organ, the total cost will ag- gregate £0,000. Tha church was first organized August 10, , by Rev. N. C. Robinson, synodical mis- *“Blonary, and the first regular minister was wv. J. A. Grippes. The present able and much Toved pastor is George T. Crissman. The membership is the largest of any church in tho city. +The ceremonies to-day were presided over W Rev. Crissman, assisted by Revs. Holden, alters and Britt, of this city, and Rev. W. _W. Morton, of Blue Hill, moderator of this Upresbytery. The leading address was deliv- ered by Rev. Ringland, president of the ' ‘Hastings Presbyterian colloge. A. L. Wig- ton read a brief history of the church in thi city, and Hou. J. B, Heartwell gave an inter- esting sketch of Sabbath school work. The _operations of the building committee were explained by Samuel Alexander, A bible, ..fhe church manual, copies of important church documents, and numbers of all the + ity papers were inclosed in a tin box and firmly cemented in a receptaclo provided in the stone. A large number of people, members of tho 1 mhureh, and Sabbath school children were “present at the ceremon; The stone was . safely laid, and the exercises concluded with prayers, songs of praise and thunksgiving. [ o — Stanton Notes, SranToy, Neb., June 5.—|Correspondence . bf Tuk Bee,|—Stanton s still going ahead §u improvements, The council has ordered 8 ten-foot sidewalk on all business streets " and an eight-foot sidewulk on nearly all the Fesidence streets, 1" The Masous have made extensive improve “aments in their hall, costing not less thau §400 _The hall has been nowly papered and painted @ flue new emblematic carpet and an eutire mew set of furniture added. The Odd Fel- Tows occupy their hall this week for the first &lma. The store park is to be occupied by a . rom Ilinows with a large stock of gen- eral chandise and dry goods. This store ¥oom is thetinest room in Stanton for this class of business, and comipares favorably with any of the fine Omaha store rooms. It is wenty-five feet wide and seventy-five feet eep. ‘The implement dealers ull say that-the farmers are paying cash for all machinery this year, which is a good showing for the of the countr; The banks say y they have not made a loan to any Farmer, while in former years a great deal ‘was louned to farmers to help out until after Barvest. A Dead Body Found, Fresoxt, Neb, June 5.—[Special to Tur Bxe.]—The body of an unknown man was found this morning five miles west of Fre- mont, near the railroad track, by the crew of ® passing train. Coroner Abbott, of this %~ city, was summonod and an in juest was held ou the body at Ames. The coroner's jury, ®fter weighing all the facts and sourroundiug elroumstancos, returned a verdict to the effect thut the deceased came to his death by l‘a\.unn of & blow upon his head, crushing his : I, but when, where and how the blow : admivistered they were nnable to toll. T'he man wus docently dressed and evidently Mot & tramp. U'wo leiters were found on his person wrikten al Waboo, and us uearly as uld bo decipbered the signature to the let- fgor was “Mrs. R. MoGag Meugher.” The ‘body was brought to Fremont and unless identified will be buriéd in the potter's field. ———— Agricultural Board Election. LixcoLy, Neb., June 5.—[Spocial Tole gram to Tne Be ernor Furnas, secretary of the state board of agriculture, came in to-night to attend a meeting of tho state fair b3rd, which will be held to-mor- row evening. There will be two vacancies to be filled—that of superintendent of the educational department made vacant by the resignation of Prof. H. H. Wing, who will soon leave the city, and that of superintend- ent of police, made vacant by the death of Shoriff J. H. Hamilton of York. The ques- tion of advertising and attractions for the state fair will also be discussea and other preliminary work done. A Barn Burned. Davio City, Neb, June 5.—|Special to Tie Bew.]—The large barn of Orrick D. Bunting, thres miles south-cast of town, was struck by lightning Monday night and burned to the ground. It contained three horses, several sets of harncss and various farmlng implements, besides a quantity of hay. The horses were gotout but evi - thing else was lost. The barn was insured for a small sum me fivo years ago Mr. Bunting's house on the samo premises was burned with all its contents, the family barcly having time to make their escape. Nebraska Central Commencemant. thaL Crry, Neb,, June [Special to Tne Bre]—The closing exercises of the Nebraska Central coliege will take place here Sunday, Juno10, in the Methodist church. The baccalaureate ad- dress will be delivered by President H. S, Hilton. On Tuesday ovening tho students will listen to a lecture by Rev. T. B. Hilton, in the college chapel. The final graduating exercises will take place on Wednesday even- ing. S — Thrown From a Buggy. Corvmpus, Neb., June 5. -[Special to Tur —Last evening J. W. Early, a promin- izen, met with what was at first consid- ered a fatal accident, resulting in a broken limb and a number of body bruises. Mr. n company with three others, was out hunsing about four miles west of this city, when their horses became unmanaga- ble, upsetting the buggy and percipitating all to the ground. Struck By Lightning. Nevioi, Neb., June 5.—[Special to Tie —About 12 o’clock last night during a terrific shower, lightning struck the house of N. D. Jackson and completely wrecked it. The most marvelous part of the accident was that none of the family, which consisted of Mr. Jackson, his wife and three children, were injured. About two hours later firé broke out in the ruins but was extinguished before it had burned much. EeRsgy Hail at Norfolk. Nonror.x, Neb., June 5. —[Special to Tne Bee,]— Very heavy showers fell here last evening. About 10 o'clock chunks of pretty solid 1ce began to thump upon the roofs of buildings. One stone is reported as being nine inches fn_eircumference. Not much wind was stirring and the hail was not abundunt, so but little damage was done be- the breakiug here and there of a win- pane. A Recvy Cattle Shipment. Tonias, Neb., June 5.—[Special Telegram to Tk Bk, |[—A special train of twenty-five cars of cattle from Nelson, Edgar and Shick- ley in charge of Trainmaster Granger, passcd through here to-day over the B. & M. and will be run to Chicago at the rate of thirty miles per hour. The cattle are some of the finest ever shipped out of the state, several of the cars averaging 1,500 pounds per head. Very Large Hail Stones. STANTON, Neb., June 5.—[Special to Tk Bie.]—A very heavy rain and hail stormn visited this section last night betweon 9 and 11p. m. Moro or less damage was done to all the windows on the north side of all build- i Some_ of the hail was as large s a man’'s fist, 1t did not last but a few minutes. Tho dumago o fyuit and. crops was vory ight. For the Chautauqua. June 5.—[Specal . -Mr. G. W. Flick and Colonel W. W. Patterson arranged to-day for building on the Chautsuqua grounds and by tunneling the hills north of town and tappiug the canal to form a magnificent lake from which they will procure a natural overflow into the Wood river, le- Will Build at Once. V. 5.—|Special Tele- gram to T Bee,]—Information of a most reliable nature reaches here this evenin: t. Louis that the Missouri Pacific rail- pany will push the work on their forward to this point at Burglars at Nebraska City. Nenasks Ciry, Neb., June 5—[Special Tolegram to Tie Bre.]—The residence of Dr. Campbell was entered last night and robbed of a quuntity of silverwarc and §25 in cash. The thieves left no trace. District Court in Oroe. Nepmaska Crryv, Neb., June 5.—[Special Telegram to T Brr.]—District court con- vened to-day, Judge pman presiding. There were but fow cases of iuterest on the docket and the term is likely to be short. Red Cloud's Strect Railwav. Rep Cooup, Neb., June 5.—([Special Tele gram to Tue Bee.]—The Red Cloud strect railway opened for trafiic this evening. T Nebraska and Iowa Patents. WASHINGTON, June 5.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—The following patents were granted Nebraska and Towa inventors to-day : Nickolas Barry ir., Muscatine, Ia., plumber’s trap; Edward C. Bartlett, assignor to J. L McCague, Omaha, Neb., seal lock; Albert Biber, Des Moines, Ta., tongs; William H. Comstock, Oskalooss, T, bottle filler; Henry W. Hathorn, Clear Luke, Ia., felt boot; Charles A. Henry, Monticello, assignor to W. A. Overing and A. Reichart, Sandy Springs, In., hay-loader; John Jackson, Clinton, Ta, sash fastoner: Edward P. Lyuch, Davenport, I, walking cultivato James Phillips, Washington, Ia., castrating instrument; Charles H. Watson, assignor to J. L. McCajgme, Omaha, Neb., seal locl Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, June 5.—|Special Telegram to Tk Bek.)—The following pensivns were granted Nebraskans to-day: Original inva- lid—Ferdinand Weiler, Neligh; William H. Moore, Wilsonville: Charles 13, Nobles, Wa- hoo. Pensions for lowans: Original invalid dmund L. Krause, Andubon; James Me- iookin, Magnolin; Perrin Shaul, Lamoile; James B. Short, College Springs; Moore Redgedale; Jasper N, Thompson, Original 'widows, ote.—Minors of Gibson, Kuoxville Mexican survi- vors—Robert Hobeson, Creston; Allen B, Wheeler, Hopkinton, Mexican widows— Martha A, widow of James Aumos, Kuox- ville. Drunk and Cluhbed. Opnosite Jamos O'Malley's name in the police register last night was the charge “drunk and assaulting officer.” He was ar- rested by policeman Bloom at Tenth and Dodge streets, and on offering resistance was quicted with a billy. His head was cut opeu, wud when turned in at the central station his face was covered with gore. Dr. Ralph was called 1o dress the wound. . The Barbers Ocfliered. The Barbers' Protective assoclation held its sewi-annual election last night with the followtng result: President, William Se vice president, Jerry Jacobs; sec s Phillip Miller; tressurer, Charles Vineent; sergeant-at-arms, Harry Westphal. It is expected that delcgates 1o the central labor wion will be chosen st the meeting vext week, NEWS FROM THE CONVENTION It Is BEagerly Sought For at the Capital. THE PRESIDENT KEEPS POSTED. Constantly Supplied With Bulletins— A Red Bandana Demonstration ~Sunset Makes a Mistake —The Fisheries Treaty. Given Over to St. Louis, WasniNeTox Buneav Tre OMana Bre, 513 FOURTEENTI STRERT, WasniNaros. D. C., June 5. Intense interest was manifested by both houses of congross to-day in the news from St. Louis. The two press associations mani- folded their bulletins and distributed copies on both sides of both the senate and house of representatives, The interest centered on wi the convention is likely to do on the tariff question. The republicans are anxious that the thing which is likely to be done will be done, They want an affirmation of the tariff plank of 1884 and a refusal to specially cndorse the Mills bill. The democrats pre- fer that-this be done rather than a regular endorsement of the bill as it stands now or as it camo from the ways and means com- mitteo, They say it is incomplete and should it receive endorsement in its present shape the party would be placed in an embarrass- ing sitnation in the event of material amend- ment hereafter, and these are likely to be made. REMEMBERING THURMAN. Nearly all of the democratic members of tha house wore large red roses in the lappels of their coats. They came from the farm of Representative Lee in Virginia, a few miles below Washington. They were emblematic of the red bandana. General Lee brought a basket full of them with him when he crossed the Potomac this morning and put them on a desk on the democratic side, where every one helped himself. Several republi- cans wore the roses until they learned what they were intended for, when they quictly took them and laid them gently on their desks, HOW THE PRESIDENT GETS THE NEWS, There was quictude at the white house day. The cabinet meeting at 11 o'clock wi attended by all the officers except the attor- ney general, who is ill, The wire in the tele- graph office was kept busy receiving bul- etins, and these were promptly delivered in the cabinet room as fast as received, and the business of the meeting was frequently in- terrupted by discussion of the work as far as it has progressed. He will be satisfied with an endorsement of his tarift measure and the reestablishment of the tariff plank in the last platform. DEMOCRATS SEE THEIR MISTAKE. The democrats are kicking themselves vig- orously for ever permitting under any eir- cumstance the fisheries to be treated with open doors. They say that they now see that they made a fatal mistake in permitting open session under any condition, as it is the in- tention of the leading republican senators to attack the administration from a new lo- cality. They intend to assault the diplo- matic branch of the administration, and to uncover the incapacity of the department of state. Senator Ingalls is preparing & speech in opposition to the fisheries treaty, which is said to bristle with his characteristic denun- ciations, and he is to be followed by Senators Sherman, Fuller, Hawley and others with similar attack A DEMOCIATIC ROORBACK. Sunset Cox in the house this afternoon arose and asked to have read at the clerk’s desk a telegram from Louis as a rejoinder to the announcement made by Mr. Herman that the people of Or y & large majority at the polls yesterday bad repudiated the administration and the Mills bill. The tolegram simply stated that the name of Clevelund was received with wild enthusiasm and immense applause in the convention. The democratic members jumped to their feet, applauded and screamed with delight. The enthusiasm was taken up in the galleries and an unusual scene followed. Finally Mr, Springer, who was in the chair, succeeded in restoring order, and Mr, Webster, a repub- lican asked imous cousent to read a telegram, s from the Buffalo News, which until recently was an ardent advocate of the Mills bill and the administration. The telegram announced that when the Buffalg delegation left for St. Louis the other day eighty-eight men marched to the depot be- hind a brass band. When the delegation in 1884 for Chicago left it numbered 2,000 men. The telegram inquired what had brought apout this change. The republicans in the house now enjoyed themselves with applause and cat calls. WEARING THE BED BANDANA. Shortly after the house conveuned to-day a weyl-known newspaper coarespondent — en- tered the press gallery, and walking down to the front immediately above the speaker, and where every one on the floor could see him, be deliberately drew from his pocker a large red bannal handkerchief and blew his olfactory vigorousl, Some democratic members observed the “red flag” and began an applause which immediately became in us on the eastside of the house, and democrat arose and joined in a demon- stration that was extremely exciting, and which lasted some minutes. During the ex- citement the correspondent leaned against the railing and waved the Thurman emblem over the gilded eagle immediately above the speaker, and this started the people in the galleries, It was a regular wmass meeting demonstration. MISCELLANEOUS, The comptroller of the currency to-day ap- proved as reserve agent for the First Na- tional bank of McGreger, Ia., the National Buuk of the Republic. He also approved the E hoard Natiooal of New York as reserve agent for the Miunehaha National bank of Sioux Falls, Dak, A petition from the Omaha board of trade in favor of extending the time of the Union Pacific railway to pay its indebteduess to the government was presented in the scnate to-day by Mr. Manderson. There are forty-one pairs of members in the house, nearly all of the democrats paired are at St, Louis, Perny S. Hearn, bR N Milwaukee Railroad Officials, Swoux Ciry, 1a, June 5.—[Spedlal Tele- gram to Tk Bee.]—A party of ofticers of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul system stopped here this evening en route for Chi- cago after an extensive tour of inspection of their lines in Dakota. In the party were President Miller, e President Bend, and General Superintendent Clark, besides John Plaukinton, of Milwaukee, J. G. F. Ander- son, of New York, and about twenty other directors or heavy stockholders in - the system, President Miller denied that the visit has any significance with reference to rumored extensive railroad movements in northern Nebraska. e A Retaliatory Amendment. WasmiNGToN, June b.—Senator Chandler has introduced a bill to amend the fishery “retaliatory act” by striking out the words “in his discretion,” and also striking out reference to “other products of the dominion’ than fish. This would absolutely deny Cana- dian cle the right of eutry wheue the president is sausfied the rights of American in Domnion ports are abridged or whenever they are subjected to annoyance, and would also forbid the importation of Canadian fresh or salt fish, e English Nobility Arrive, w Youk, June5.—Among the passengers who arrived to-day on the steamer Werra were Major General Sir John C. MeNeil and General Sir Donald Stewart, Bart, who are on their way to Canada on official business. sl s B0 Terrible Railway Accident, TY OF MEXICO (via Galveston), June §.— A railway accident occurred yesterday even- ing, just outside of Tawpico, in which eighteen were killed and forty-one injured. -~ Pensions for Union Prisoners. WasHINGTON, June 5.—Senator Quay been authorized to report favorably his bill granting pensions to soldiers and sailors con- fined in confederate prisons. - Wisconsin Forest Fir AsuLaxy, Wis., June 5.—Forest fires are doing much dumage on the Omaha line about fourteén miles from this city. s it i 3y e NET WITH SUCCESS. The Irish Scientific Bpedition Se- cured Somg Hare Specime |Coyaright 1589 by James Gordon Bennett.] QUEENSTOWY, June [ New York Herald Cable—Special to P Ber,1—The members of the Irish solontific $xpedition which loft here May 2 aboand thid Clyde steamer Fly- ing Faloon, as thom cabled the Herald, on a dredging expedition ifv the Atlantic under the auspicious of the Royal Irish academy of Dublin, returned héve thst night after a suc- cessful cruise. Tha expedition was the re- sult of & desire on the part of the Royal Irish academy to ascertain the nature of animal life at the bottom 6t Me Atlantic at a depth not exceeding threo hjndred fathoms. The discoveries show thaf the occan teoms with life at a depth of more than one thousand fathoms. The first soundings were made in 345 fathoms. A boam trawl and a small dredge were sent down and brought to the surface a good haul of rare and unknown specimens in north latitude 50, 52, west longi tude 12, 2. They again sounded at a depth of 1,020 fathoms and succeeded in bringing up a few ounces of globigerina ooze. A deep trawl was then shot with 1,270 fathoms of steel rope, and on being brought to the sur- face was found to contain some interesting features, a perfectly black fish with white eyes being particularly remarkable. After more dredging they closely examined the various specimens secured, which showed a strange decp sea fish, soveral spacimens of that strange gemous of echinod- erms calveria, .and a few s icious sponges and rare beautiful cassideria tyrhena, and some large and exquisitely colored sea anemones; also a quantity of carinaria and pteropoda which were captured in surface nets. One of the party photo- gaphed the animals, and anothor with his brush secured the bright colors which vanished quickly from the specimens. Mr. Spladen of London, will examine the toniroderms, Prof. Salas of Mrinity college, will examino the sponges, and Mr. Wright of Belfast, will examine the foramimifera, after which the specimens will be forwarded to the Royal Irish science and art museum. Other expeditions aro to follow later, —— A HAPPY WIFE, Mrs. Folsom Says Her Daughter is Supremely Contented. Copyright 1883 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, June b.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tne Ber]—I was speaking to Mrs. Folsom this afternoon, and our con- versation, which had been about the season in Paris and one subject or another, turned upon home and Mrs. Folsom's return to America. *Isail by the Red Star line for home next week,” she said, *‘and as was ar- ranged from the outset shall go direct from New York to Washington.” Mrs. Folsom spoke of her agreeable stay in Paris, and somehow—TI forgot just how itcame about. the campaign story started by the republi- cans in rogard to the presidents alioged troat- ment of Mrs. Cleveland came up. “All that is beneath motice;” said Mrs. Folsom, with quiet dignity, . “and is a matter best treated ith contemptuous silence. Who wuas o foolish as to start a story so eflsily digproved. 1 suppose they counted on the' f: that neither the president or his wife would deign to utter a word in reply. What woman happily mar- ried will consider it necessary to say, ‘My husband is kind to me? [What husband de- voted to his wife will say, ‘Iam not unkind to her,’ but they were so foolish as to bring my name in. That was not clever, was it? But let us taik of something else. Ttisalla foolish campaign story withouta shadow of foundation. 1T only wish' all Americun girls were half as happy in their wedded life as is my own good daughtr id’the love and care of her worthy husband.’ ; RAILROAD MEN MEET. The B. & M. Boys Declare The Bee Their Only Friend. Kaxsas Ciry, June 5.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.J—About two hundred members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Firemen met in secret session in this city to-day. They finished their work during the afternoon and at night left the city. The members of the greavance committees of all the western roads were present and every person entitled to attend the meeting woré a red badge. Those who had no badge were refused admission, The meeting was held to take some action in re- gard to the strike on the Burlington system but the men are silent as to what was accom- ished. It is well understood, however, that adopted a resolution asking Chief Ar- thur to declare the strilke off. On this point, however, the men positively refused to talk. They were extremely bitter toward the re- porters and claimed Tuek Ber was the only friend they had in the west. - Weather Indications, For Towa—Light to fresh northwesterly winds, cooler, fair weather. For N a: Light to fresh winds, becoming variable, weather, For Dakota: Light to winds, becoming variable, weather, northerly warmer, fair fresh westerly warmer, fair ——— The Emperor and Bismarck, Benwiy, June 5.—Prince Bismarck, after an audience of an hour with the Emperor, lunched alone with the Empress to-day. The Emperor remained in his room this after- noon. Tt is reported the recent increase in the discharge from his throat has afforded him relief. A Canadian Town Scorched. OrTawa, Ont., June 5.—This afternoon a fire swept over the city of Hull opposite Ottawa, destroying between three and four hundred houses and rendering twenty-five hundred persons homecless, Six or seven blocks are now a smouldering mass of ruins, To-night hundreds of families are camped in the open air without shelter. The loss is estimated at from 400,000 to $300,000; insur- ance small, ‘The houses were nearly as dry as tinder, and in almost every instance the occupants barely escaped with their lives, Wowmen were wila with terror and rushed around, searching for their children, the blindid, smone tending o increase the confusion an excitement. o Cricket is Booming. The regular mecting of the Omaha Cricket club was held on Monday’ evening in Judge Auderson's ofice, Vice-President Stringer in the chair, The followieg names were pro- posed for active membership, to be elected by the exvcutive committée: Messrs. Ma shall, 0. H, Gordon, W, §. Drummond, E. ( Miller, C, V. Bainsfopd, W. Pitkin, T. S, Ferguson and Mr. John Worthington, and Rev. A. A. Morrison, of Ashland, for hono: ary membership. Phe resignation of M Richard pen, of Councit Bluffs, a member of the executive committee, was accepted, and Mr. Tom Chalmers appointed to the vacancy The most important business of the e mg was then proceeded with, namely election of a president, and aftér many *eulo- giums upon, and expressions of confidence in, the nomination of George W. Holdrege, that gentleman was elected 10 the offic Messrs. Chalmers, Jopp and Stringer were appointed a committee to secure the services of & competent mun to take charge of the grounds, and Messrs. George H. Vaughan, Chalmers and Prince, a committee to choose the teams for matches, The utwmost enthu- siasm prevailed at the meeting, aud the management of the executive committee was hl’)ill‘lh;' endorsed by the members. Verily cricket is booming this year. Remember that the Union Pacific— The Overland Route”—is the only line that will run through sleepers and coaches to Salt Lake City on June 6; $40 for the round trip. The “Droslen” concert and ball is postboned to Satuiday, June 23, | sud wrecked BROWN POISONING MYSTERY. The Coroner's Jury Criminates the Dead Mun's Son. A COFFIN MAKER'S APPRENTICE. He Beheads Himself on a Railroad Track—lowa Masons in Session ops Ruined By a Hail Storm. The Brown Poisoning Mystery. Masox Crry, Ta., June 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnue Bee.]—The jury in the Brown family poisoning affair made known their verdict to-day. It concludes as follows: ““The said jury upon their oaths do say that the said Hiram H. Brown came to his death by taking arsenic poison intentionally placed in his food or drink by some persons un- known, but the said jury are load to sus- picion from the evidence before them that he [Brown's son| is guilty of the deed.” Mat- ters are so complicated that no arrests will be made. The matter will be investigated again by the grand jury which convenes in September. Mrs. H. £, Brown has left for the parentul home in' Wisconsin. - Towa's Raflroad Troubles. Des Morses, June 5.—The meetihg of gen- eral freight agents with the railroad commis- sioners was held here to-day. The Rock Island, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chi- eago & Northwestern, and other Towa roads were represented. Lengthy arguments were presented at the morning session. Remarks were made by President Stickney, of the Diagonal, and in the afternoon by J. M. Johnson, of the Rock Island, and by Mr. Wicker, of the Northwestern. The speakers were closely ques- tioned by the commissioners and no point was left untouched. The freight man- agers stated that the ovils complained of were created by the operations of the inter- state commerco law, before which the job- bers and monufacturers of the state had ‘en- joyed special rates. They suid they were as much in fayor of building up Towa business as were the jobbers and manufacturers, They psked that the commissioners adopt rates as near as possible conforming with those agreed upon by the companics, and give them a fair trial. g Towa Shooting Tournament. TDEs Mor Ia.. June 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.]—The annual tournament of the State Sportmen’s association opencd here to-day with a large attendance includ- ing many famous shooters from other states. The tournament lasts three days for special prizes and the usual trophies of the associa- tion. The shooting to-day was divided bo- tween traps and live birds, two shoots being made. The winners to-day of first money in the first shoot were Messrs. Vansaurr of Greene, Phelps of Marshalltown, and Harris. In the second shoot the first winners were Budel of Des Moines, Hughes of Fonda, Ruble of Albert Lea, Minn., Parmelee of Omaha, Spencer of Carlisle and Wilhelm of Des Moines. The late trains brought many additional sportsmen and a great attendance is expected to-morrow, A Boy's Strange Suicide. BrRLINGTON, Ia., June 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie BEe.J—A singular suicide oo- curred in this city to-day. A boy named Jacob Gieson, fifteen years old, steady, dustrious and employed in a coftin factor deliberately got between the rails of the . tracks and placing his head on the track in front of an approaching engine- he was in- stantly killed, His dinner bucket was stand- ing near the fence where he had been hiding till the engine was close at hand. No motive for the strange suicide appears. Crops Ruined by Hail and Wind. Oxawa, Ta., June 5.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A furious rain, hait and wind storm passed over the country several miles north of the city last night which did con- siderable damage. Farmers m from that section this morning report that the growing crops have been materially damaged. Corn in some sections is beaten into the ground and must be replanted. Small grain has also been badly damaged and fruit, within a radius of many miles, is totally destroyed. Chimneys were blown from houses houses and other small buildings were fre tossed around by the gale. In houses the hail smashed window glass as casily as if it bad been a shower of stones. e Supreme Court Decisions. Drs Morxes, Ia., June 5.—[Special Telegram to Tne Be 'he supreme court filed the following decisions here to-day : State vs I, L. Boynton et _al, appellant, Audubon district, opinion by Kobinson. Affirmed. State vs R. M. Jamison, apellant, Shelby district, defendant convicted of the crime of grand larceny, opinion by Reed. Aaftirmed. Saline Wooster vs Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul |'n(l\\'n¥, appellant, Jones district court, question of damages, opinion by Roth- rock. Aftirmed. F. E. Ellott, appellant, vs H. Eberts, Mont- gomery district, o{)inion by Rothrock. Afivmed, Reed dissenting. Towa Masons In Session. Cepar Raprmns, Ta., June 5.—The Masonic grand lodge of Iowa convened in its forty- fifth annual convocation in this city this morning. Between six and seven hundred delegates are present, representing 450 subordinate lodges. The session will con- tinue three days. —— An American Crew Arrested. Sr. Jonxs, New Foundland, Juve 5.—This morning Captain Diggins, of the American schooner A, H. Knight, which had been seized here for violation of the bait act, or- dered the lines to be let go and preparations made to have a tug take the vessel ouv of harbor, Flive policemen tried to arrest the crew. American Consul Malloy advised the captain to submit, but he refused to do so and ran up the American flag. A strong force of police then arrived and arrested .the captain and crew who ware brought beforo Judge Prowse. Postal Changes. WAsHINGTON, June 5.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bek.]—William J. Robertson was to-day appointed postmaster at Cleveland, Holt” county, vice Jacob A. Jacques, re- signed. e Miss Rives Great Hit. RicuyoND, Va., June b.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—The seusation of the hour in fashionable circles is the announce- ment of the marriage next fall of Miss Amelia Rives, Virginia's gifted authoress, to John Armstrong Chandler, of New York, & Rrandson of Johu Jucob Astor, and several times a millionair Grain in Sight and Store. CHicAGo, June 5.—The visible supply for the week ending June 2, as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, is us follows: Wheat, 26,423,000 bushels; corn, 0,210,000 bushels: oats, 5,399,000 bushols; rye, 206,000 bushels; bariey, 24,000 bushels, - General Weaver Renominated. Orresiwa, la., June b—General J. B. Weaver wus to-day nominated for congress in this district by the union labor party. The nomination was by acclamation, Cain, the union labor candidate for governor last yeur, was called out after the convention and de- clined to endorse the nomination. Caiu was not & delegate. s Safely Republic B.--Later returus for cougress, is Orego Poxrraxp, Ore, June indicate Hermann, (rep.) elected by 1,000 majority. 13oth houses of the legislature will be republican, standing in joint ballot republicans, sixty-8ix, demo- crats about twen Two Men Killed, Youxgstowy, Ohio, June 5.—A construc- tion train on the Cleveland & Mahoning rosd was derailed. near Niles, Olio, this moraing d wi wo men were killed. FIFTIETH CONGRESS, Senate. WasniNaroy, June 5.—-Among the amend- ments reported by the committee on appro pristions and ag the senate were the following: Transferring to the grade of envoys extraordimary and ministery pleni potentiary the minister resident in Belglum, Nethorlands, Sweden and Norway and Ven- ezuela without change of salary (¥7,508); inserting the item “minister resident and consul general in Corea, §7.500;" transferring to the grade of “‘minister resident and consul general” the charge of affairs to Paraguay and Uraguay without change of salary, 000) ; inserting provisions requiring all consulates and commercinl agenies where the foes collocted or compensation allowed for the fiscal year, 1888, excecds 81,000 to be esti mated for specitically under classified con- sulates. On motion of Mr, Sherman an item of £25,00 was inscrtod for tho salarios and_ex penses of o scientific commission of throe persons—an ofticer of the army or navy, geol ogist and minerologist and naturalist—to visit and report on the commercial resources of the Upper Congo basin, salaries (not ex- ceeding £,000) to be fixed by the president and the commission to evpire June 89, 1859, The amendment that was offered by Mr. Call to incrense the salary of minister resi- dent and consul_general to Paraguay and Uraguay from £.000 to was debated at much length. Finally the amendment was oxeluded on a point of order, and Mr. Call appealed from the decision. 'The bill” went over till fo-morrow _without further action and the senate at 8:50 adjourned, House, Wasnisaroy, June 5. —After routine busi- ness tho house went into committde of the whole on the tariff bill on the pending clause (wood manufactured, not specially enumer- ated or provided for), debate being limited to thirty minutes, Mvr. Mills called attention to the fact that Canada imposed a tariff on sawed lumber and asked why it was, if the tariff meant high wages, that it did not bring high wages in Canada as well as here. Mr, Hermann of Oregon presented to the democracy the complements of Oregon and a message from her people saying that Oregon had voted for protection by 500 majority. Mr. Moffat moved to strike out the para- graph. The motion was rejected, Mr. Sowden of Pennsylvania and Mr, Tarsney of Michizan voting with the republicans in favor of the motion, Mr, Fuller of Towa voting with the democrats against it. he clerk read the nextclause of the free list: “Hubs for wheels, posts, last blocks, wagon blocks, headint blocks and like blocks or sticks, rough, hewn and sawn,” which Mr. Bayne moved to strike out. He said that he had heard that the St. Louis platform would straddle the tarift question. He predicted that 1t would, although the democratic banner would read,*'Cleveland and thered bandana.”” [Tromendous applause on democratic side. | Mr. Weber of New York read from a Buffalo paper the statement that a few days ago eighty-cight men started trom that city for the convention in Cleveland’s interest, where in 1884 over 2,000 men went to Cnicago on the same errand. After further debate the motion to strike out was rejected by a party vote. “Staves of wood” was next considered. After a long discussion Mr. Buchanon of New Jersey offered an amendment adding the words “in rough, straight and not shaved,” which was rejected. Mr. Bayne of Pennsylvania read a number” of telegrams showing republican gains in Oregon. Mr. Lawler of Tllinois replicd by reading a ¢lipping from un Orogon newspaper denouc- ing high tariff as humbuggery. An amendment to strike out the paragraph was lost, and the committee rose. The speaker pro tem laid before the house a message from the president, returning without his approval bills for thé ercction of apublic building at Bar Harbor, Me., and for the purchase of additional ground for the building at Council Bluffs, Ia. The announce- ment of the veto of the first named bill was received with laughter by the repub- Yicans. The conferces on the bill relating to postal rimes presented their report, and the senate amendments were agreed to. The house then adjourned e POLITICAL NEWS. tepublican Judges. Criorco, June Clections were held throughout Illinois yesterday for judges of the supreme court. The returns, which are nearly all in, show that the republican candi- dates, Davis J. Baker, Jacob W. Wilkin, Joseph M. Bailey and Benjamin D. Ma- eruder, were clected in the First, Thurd xth and Scventh districts, and John M. hotield . present incumbent, in the i d akes the supreme ch of T11 republican for the first time inits history. They Want Alger. Aveusta, Me., June 5.—There is an inti- mation here coming from reliable sources that a strong movement is being made to concentrate the Blaine delegates of the Chicago convention on General Alger of of Michigan. Depew is objected to becausc it is thought his ruilroad conncetion hurts him in the granger stutes. Gresham is not in favor because his friends boomed him by fore Blaine's declination was accepted as positive. Harrison is out of the question, and Shermen and Allison are rogurdod ud ad. Jubilant Over Uregon News, WasuiNa1oy, June 5.— [Special Telegram to Tur Bee]—The greatest interest has been manifested in the Oregon election here to-day and reports from that Pacific state have been eagerly looked for. Senator Mitchell has just received a dispateh which is highly gratifying to the republicans and correspondingly depressing to the democrats, The dispateh reads: “Free trado democracy routed, horse, foot and dragoons. Herman wajority (for congress) more than four thousand. The legislature will stand: sixty republicans to thirty democrats,” This in- sures tho election of a ropublican to succeed Senator Dolph. Arkansas Democrats. Lirtie Rock, Ark, June 5,—The demo- cratic state coavention finished its work and adjourned this afternoon after nominatmg B, B. Chism for secretary of state and finishing the balanse of the state ticket. The con- vention elected William Fishback and W, Hemengway presidential - elcctors-at-large, ana appointed Governor 8. P, Hughes of Avkansas wember of the democratic national commttee. g The bricklayers hold a meeting last nmght, but transacted only routine busi- ness, The importanco of purifying the Llood cane not be overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good health, At this season nearly every one needs & good medicine to purify, vitalize, and eor the blood, and Hood's Sarsaparilla 1s your coufidence. 1t Is pecullar in that it strengthiens and builds up the system, creates 2 appetite, and toues the digestion, while ireradicates disease. Glve it a trial. Hood's Barsaparilia is s0ld by all druggists. Frepared by C. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar Notice of tncorporation of the Mu« tual Investment Company. IO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-Take notice that we, the undersigned, in_pursuance of the Taws of ‘the state of Nolraska, HAve ASS0- cinted onr s as a body politic and corporate in the name and for the purposes hereinafter mentiones 1. The name of this corporation shall be “The Mutual Investment Company,” of Omaha, Ne= the busf. braska 2. The prineipal place of transacting ness _of this corporation shall be the city of Omatia, county of Douglas, and state of N braska, . The business to_ba transacted by this cors poFation shall be: To buy, sell, hold ana_lease Teal estate, to improve the same, to erect. builds ings for sale or rent, to loan and fnvest funds, to recelve on deposit, from individuais or core porations, monay, bonds, or. other sccuritios, and to hold and acconnt for the same, to act a8 financial agents for individuals or corporations desjring to invest funds, and transact such other and further lusiness as shall be compatible with a general investment and loan business. 4. The capital stock of this corporation shall e one hundred thousand (#100,000.00) dollars, divided into one thousand shares of ene hun dred dollars each, which shall be issued a: directed by the hord of directors to be paid in full when lssued, and which shall be non-assess: 16 time of commencement of this corpor 1 shail bo the Sth day of April, 188, and it \nate on the fourth day of April, 1908, unleas cooner dissolved in the manmer pro- vided by Inw. - he highest amount of indebtedness or lia- h this corporation shall at any itself, shall be two-tlirds of its 1 up capital stock, . 'The officers of this corporation shail be a president, vice president, sccretary and troas- uirer, and such other officérs as the board of di- 5 may deem necessary, who shall be ed by the board of directors from amon, thieir number, and whose terms of office an duties shall bs defined in the by-laws. Witnessour hands thissecond day of April, 1883, A. K. MCKONE, G. H. PAYNE, i TASTINGS, C H. Stxwonri, H. RUSSELLy T H. Tavion, W Hi ) Gro M. NArTINGER, A, GopARD, « “OFIELD, DM HAVERLY, mis231-8 Notice of Chattel Mortgage Sale, Notico is heroby glyen thut wheroas on the Jstd of Giihor LORE ik i oTecuied TSV 10 Willinm Wallace, n bifl 0f aaio or chaftel o conveying four boy horses with harness and oa) known w Higgin’ four, inhand toam. to soe gayiment of a bromis aled Getobor lnt 11 it upon which there 1y Bow du a HE00 Wndt tntarest. thereot, rom the Qotubor 1857, at thio rate of t6n. per cont p Said (natrument w i o office of the county clerk of onuly. on the 20 day of March 1% ereu liam Wallace, for value recelvod, ther a all hisright. title and ntorest {6 and to sald | mient and the property therein desos o' Who pronifssory note secured thereby, o tho undersigned, T as) WANLEAS, on tho 2 day of November 1907, anig O 8. Higglus executed and deliverdd to Glaaston, 8. &Co.,ac tel morlanr upon the ‘Qp orein. oned, subjoct to the sa equted to Willlam' Wall {- the other PHoporty’ horeinnftor dosorbed, (o seouire the pa meut of the Tollowing promissory notes: . One 'EF {ur SN0.58, dated July 20th lm.flyl 1 ust N Doc. 5th 167 One 'Oog: , payable Dee. 2Uth 1 One note ‘ E Intere on allof sald notos from date at the rate of 10 cont per annum, acoording to the tenor ory notes thote is now 4ug e following sums to-wic: £520.35 and interest at 10 por cont from July e, Im"m and tntorest at 10 per cont from August 15th 1 F67.7 und Intorest 0t 10 per cent from October 21st, & 1857 3111360 and intorost thoroon at 10 per oent from November 1897, recorded In the office of the ¢ounty clerk of uj Nebraska, on the 2(th day of ])?Ofimhlll o mber, 185 o W Tiikam Gxocuted wid delivered 1o Gl Bros. & Co., a second chattel filg nge of Bient of three promissory notes One note for $31.:8 dated Dee. ‘Ghe note for §173.00 dated Deo. 2Ath, 1887, payuble 0 Anys after dato, 0 anys after date, and upon whiohsald b 0Ty BOte3 the following sums are now due and unpa from Dec. 2ith, 1857, ll'iflim and Interest thereon at 10 vllfi}p m Mf filed and recorded in the ofice of the cou °E of Douglas county, on the 24th day of Decem bej ‘l i u AV O bua Bow FoalLing dua and uEndld as specitically above set forth, Giadstone Bros. ? . bofure men ut ex. (e, and upo Onnoto tor 841549 datad Aug. 1040, a1, . 1ith, 1587 One note for 'I.V’ L 101 .07, di v, 4'i6%, pagable on demand, with | 10 Upon' which 3aid promis innow ¢ i . 67 and interost at 10 per cont from October 2lat, Said coati Imgrunl T7oa duly figd and WHERKEAS, on Lhe Htl duy upon the proporty hereln de: gl 1 @emand. One note $1,000 dated Dec. th, 1867, paya) romls $SIL35 and intereat theroon at 10 per eent, 24th, " which said second chattel mo Now, thorofcto, default having been mi will sell the property in said chafte] bill of sgle an mortguges described at publio auctdn at igging brick barn on the alloy tmmediately north of Leavens Worth strecl; botwcen lith ahd lpth stroets in, tho clty ot Omuha, Touglas county, Nebraska, on Sgturdny, the 16th day of June 1588, commencing at 10 o'clock a. ool v, ‘which said property 15 described ag ollow e, sed us Mgl towm b Tilggian” b with louble haraess used on nald. horage Back ono pair bi bubtalled,brows boryon, g h oub) Ope pair of grey horses, about nine years o‘fii ok ‘.b It soven yonrs of age, together with o a8 used on sald horse: o one Vi rrage. iy Borses, ench avoull’ seven crwith doublo hnrness used oh ‘Meadlmoer muke” ““fi Ono (bought in Fremont, Neh.), tos gethior with double hnrness used on said popies, And oneMeadimber make Burray wigon. One puir of large bay horses, one horse six yeurs of age and one nine yeours of nge, together on #aid horsos, and one lumber wagon.- id tenm, har- wess wud wiigon Knowin ws furia g Qny palr of Foun horss ench ine years of ke, mediumn. s together with doutie harness used on safl hors One sorr Tk, wilh white face, about nine years of nga. bay horse dbout gleven yohrs of Age Ono snyder maky road wagon, One roRdWagon mado in Council Llutls, dark box, gear red. One ny- 0! , Hingle seuted. ne new One pew Ih\t:l.fl‘t nydor naie, \éimhomul uerny. w# us Hipgins'gour §a band rringo ugdt with same. NI BROS. & GO, nees & Mortyagees. By J. L. KENNEDY, Their Attoruey, Omiabiu, Neb., Muy Zitl, 1855, m 25to §15 DESIRABLE HOMES, C. ¥F. HARRISON 418 South 15th Street, &7 (){m Highland place, West Farnam s t, A roum house, gas and city water, go enll bells and burglar alarm to every do and window, honse heated by furnace, lanndry in o Inr, burn for swo horses and cow, with nian’s room in the barn, granary, coul and carriage bouss Terms small cush payment, balance in monthly oryoarly pay- onts or all in monthly payments. A bargain £0r (5o Tost fustidions. [ Hanscom Houso T rooms, lot $5,000 4 Gash, Dulanoo 1 and 4 yourn. Pluc unders St., lot 40x110; houseT rooms $6,000 Snuntem S0t 0 houmeTsooms andt A yoars; will trado for other property. ) blance arranged for. us Central Park; new house of 10 rooms, EB 000 gerimm s how hovas,of, 10 oot Lir, Barn for 4 horses, fargo chicken houso. Terms, h, balunce 1,4 and i years, 500 oyhlon K, con 10 132 foot on 10th KL, by 6 Teet dee) ottugos on 106 ude troo . {uoumbrance, Term: foe in 1,2 and S yeurs; n big bargain ON) Vipdsor Pince, enst front, lot graded, B linde troes, neat b room oottage, good i cistern, house finishod in ouk, bullt by'owner livesin it, baen on lot. ‘Terms b3 Gush, balanoe to R0 purchier. 3 Walnul 1111, 6 room cottage, good wall $2,600 JneE 108 room sottays. sood Tal torms ensy; will trade for property nesr 10t ot depot, I3 Joods Iat AAd. New cottage 6 room 5,000 et ok, AN So5 98 ol cash balanoe 1,7 and 4 yon B2 5()() Katrmount Vinco, nice oot torn, well and conl hous lrm;n: eust front. Terms §500 to $1,000 cash Gony. $10,000 5 Y imubn s, 1ot o 3 0 room, 8 closets, puntry, baywindc ado snd fruitteaon, brick storo’ house, 2 wells with wind-milf and pump, M Ll clstern, gas and city water in Louse; toris 8,00 cash, bklsiice 1n 1, 2 and b yeurs, A bl barguin. §§l,()( )0, 5, aieh Tn Voue. " f Dorcas; worms 81,50 cusl i At K Houth 15th St., 8. E. Rogers Add. Kast 00 cront bbb s, oistom i Vitolhgns elognnt house; torws 200 cash, bualauce vasy oF Lo for farin. (8L YOUF Property with HARRISON, 418 South 15thStrect, MADAM SCHACK'S ABDOMINAL -« HOSE LUPPORTERS, DRESS REFORM Where Bl nd Houlth are X140, two- stern, olty wiid 57 fool 0 monthly payments months sutlor (1 Ly wear) by lunding culinrs and EARL MFG. CO. 208 State St., 6th Ploor, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS w Grab Orchard " WATER. ™ Gul::'g’;‘u.l'nv. I o FORIPIVE CURE #OW Dyspepuis, Siok-Beadache, Constipatin, soie <. Crab Orchard Water Co, Loulsville, Kyy