Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 22, 1889, Page 1

ST A e —_— . NINETEENTH YEAR. MONDAY MORNING, JUL 22, MIRAGE OF THE SILENT CITY. | Prof. Willoughby's Tales of a Won- derland in Alaska. A BEE MAN INVESTIGATES. Miner W. Bruce Nearly Loses His Life in an Attempt to Explore the Frozen Region of Mystery. A Correspondents Experience. Gracten Bay. -A1nska, July 10. (Via Vie- toria, B, O, vuly 21.) —[Speciul Telegram to Tnp »ee]—Karly this month, Miner W. osruce, correspondent of Tur Bee, left Juneau, Aluaska, in company with a party of native Indians, on an expedition to the Glacier country for the purpose of exploring the region of the wonderful mirages ulleged to have been seen there by one Prof. Wil- loughby. He went particularly to satisfy himself of tne existence of the mirage of the **Silent City,” the reports of which have mystitled hundreds of people. The party arrived at the glacier and at once set about the investigation. Detach- ments were sent in different directions with Instructions to report at a given point at a stated time. On the Sth of July one of the @etachments returned to report the sudden and mysterious disappearance of Mr. Bruce. Bearch was at once instituted, and over twenty-five natives were soon scouring the mountains and valleys. Grave ap- prehensions were felt that he had fallen Into one of the crevises, Some of Mr. Bruce's shorthand notes were found by one of the natives, and put in possession of L. B. French, a member of the party. Mr. French greatly aided in the search for the missing man, which was continued up to July 15 under the most trying circumstances. Ou the morning of the 15th Mr. Bruce was taken from a glucier by the Indians and found to be alive but unconscious. Restoratives were quickly applied and in twenty minutes te gained consciousness, In the afternoon he and party started for Juneau, where they arrived July 15. Bruce will recover. A full account of his sufferings and rescue will be mailed by steamer leaving this port to-mor- row, Bruco i Safe. Juxrav, Aluske, July 14, (via Nanaimo, B. C.,July 21.)—[Special Telegram to Tur. Bre. | —Hruce was taken from a glacier by Indians July 15 and arrived this morning fairly well Ltried to interoept n steamer with former dispateh; particulars by the next steamer. ANOTHER DAM DISASTER. The Hocking Valley Torn Up for Twenty Miles, LANcAsTER, O, July 21.—One of the mont disastrous storms ever known in the Hock- ing valley -culminated yesterday in the breaking of Sharp's dam at Sugar Grove, on the Hocking canal. The dam held In store the large body™ of water that supplies the lower levels of the canal. The heavy rains had filled the reservoir full, when suddenly the dam gave way and the water went out through the valley, taking with it every moving object. For twenty miles the soil is plowed up. Trees, fences, crops and hun- areds of head of live stock were swept away. No lives were lost, because the houses are situated on a bluff that overlooks the valley. The canal for miles is: wrecked aud thou- sands of feet of railrond track are washed away, e The Old Story. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Beans't.] Loxpos, July 2L.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne F |—The unex- pected and unusual pricos paid at the recent art salo for pictures which o few years ago wero hawked about by starving artists and eold for o song, are awukening the usual comment upon the ingratitude of the public and the cruel fute of men of genius, who die guinfng o crust and leaving their children in rags to beg for bread at the feet of their statutes, Poor Millet, for instance. What sunshine would have fallen upon his life could he have obtained for his masterpiece half the sum yielded at the recent auction. The ‘“Augelus” was us noble a picture in 1850 as to-day, but the people apparently did not so understand. ey Lord Randolph Buys a Paper. 1Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxpox, July 21.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tnr Brg.]—The announce- ment that Lord Randolph Churchill has be- come a newspaper proprictor in Birmingham is wo important an incident in the present curious state of politics to pass without com- ment, The journal in question is an after- noon 1ssue and has been doing good and hon- orable work in Birmingham in fdvor of the conservative cause, but it means more amnbi- tious ventures and the public are asked to subscribe £50,000 worth of new life und euergy. ———— A Prosperous Company. (Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennat.) JonANNESHERG, July 21.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.]—At the statutory meeting of the Johanuesberg Es- tate company to-day a5 per cent dividend was declared for the four months which have clapsed since the company’s formation. The balance sheets show a clear profit of over £11,000, and since it was drawn up ove- inth of the company’s Dornfortein property s been sold at £2,500 profit. Shares were dealt in ot 13§ per cont premium. The Whitechapel Mystery. | Copuright 1589 by James Gordan Bennett,) Loxvox, July 21.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tuk Bee.|—How the “Ripper” spent Sunday the police are Iguor- aot. They are as much 1 the durk as ever. Whitechapel was crowded to-day with vis- itors, who bothered the bobies with ques- tions about the various murders. The police directed all inquirers to Scotland Yard, where no information was obtainable for obvious reasons. - KILLED AN OFFICER, Escaped Prisoners Fire on Thelr Pur- suers. CLEVELAND, O, July 31.—~Two prisoners, W. A. Smith und Richard N. Manstield, broke from the county Jail last night, going through the slate roof. Deputy Sherift Goldsol went to the western part of the city, where one of the men lived, and with & po- ficeman, lay in wait for the fellows. About midnight § carriage contuining the two men passed ulong the street. The oficors called o’ the oceupants of the vehiclo o stop. Beveral shots were exchanged and Golasol was fatally wounded, The carriage was driven rapidly away. An hour luter the rig was found a mile from the place of shooting. In the buggy was tho dead body of & man. It was at first thought that the dead man was Smith, but those who knew him failed 1o identify the corpse, and the police are still in the durk. They think, however, the dead man was up to mischiet, for in' the buggy were found two ruvolven, @ club, a screw-driver and 8 piece of rope. 'The horse, ‘which had been stolen in the eastern purt of she city, was wounded. SALT LAKE NEWS, A Trusted Brother Beats the Mormon Charch—The August Eleotion. SALT Lage City, July 91.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber |—William Fisher, of Oxford, has been cut off from the Mormon church. Some two years ago the church deeded to Fisher $13,000 worth of cattle to keep them out of the hands of the United States marshal, who was confiscating Mormon church property. A few days ago the church requested Brother William to hand them back, but the good brother, with a bill of salo in his pos- session, told the church authoritics to ‘'gzo This is only oneof amcore of similar 'he campaign has commenced here in earnest for the August olection. While the Gentiles have no great hope of carry- ing this election, yet the prospects for carrying the 'city next February are excellent. The city hus beon under Mormon domination Jor forty years and to- day some wards of the city are without a drop of water, the result of rank misrule. Taking this us a text, George Q. Cannon, in a tabernacle address; Sunday, made the fol- lowing assertion: “If our water supply is scarce, bear it patiently, notseeking to blame somebody for that which God is the causo.” That is, not to blame the city council for not providing an adequatesystem of waterwor ks, Brother Cannon also opposed the sewerage ystom some time since, because, “1f the Lord had wunted sewers, they would have been placed here long since.”” The Gentiles are taking the water question as their text and propose to push it. Never before have the Mormous been so dissatisfied with their chiefs ns now, and the indications point to & rebellion against those in authority, and that very soon. i A A PROPOSED CONSTITUTION, Lawyers Prepare a Document North Dakota’s Consideration. Bissanck, July 21.—The constitutional convention has been given a surprise by the presentation of the complete constitution which is to be considered during the coming week. This constitution is said w have been prepared with great care and after consul- tation with some of the ablest constitutiona) lawyers in the union. In many respects it is identical with the articles ulready introduced. It is a compilation of the best provisions of the constitutions of the different states and the United States fitted to North Dakota. In regard to taxation it has no specific provisions, embodying the Wisconsin constitutional provision on this subject, which provides that the rate of taxation shall be uniform upon property made subject %o taxation by the legislature, leaving the power of regulating the mode of taxation with the legislature. It also provides that the property of non-residents shall not bo taxed at a higher rate than that of residents, gives the legislature power to fix passenger and freight rates on rallroads and transporta- tion compavies, the rates to be reasonable, and the courts to decide what are reasonable rutes; prohibits the loaning of the credit of the state to any association or corporation; vests the judicial power in a court of impeachment, consisting of the sen- ate, supreme court, district court, couuty courts and pstices of the peace, thus pro- viding for “the estublishment of county courts; lunits the number of judges of the supreme court to three, which may be increased after five years. It~ provides against female suffrage, The house of representatives shall consist of not less than seventy-five nor more than 120 mombers, and the senate shall not be less than one-third nor more thau one-half the sizo of the house. Each orgunized county shall be entitled to at least one member of the house. Senators are aivided nto two clusses—one to be elected every two years and tho other every four. It provides for bicnnial sessions of the legisla- ture, mot exceeding ninety days' Two- thirds of the members-elect may override the veto power. 1t is against minority rep- resentation, providing for etections by a plu- rality vote. It gives the leglalature full power to regulate liquor licenses. Any coal lands which' the state may acquire by con- gressional grant_shall never be sold, but way be leased. The school fund shall be in- vested in Unised States bonds, bonds of state or first mortguge securities of state, at not move than balf tho value of the lund. The school fund shall bo cousidered a trust fund, tho interest to be used for ' schools, und ip the case of the loss of suy part of the principal the state must make it good. It prohibits the pascage of special laws. The property of o wide before marriage, aud what she may acquire during marriage, shall be exempt from _execution on claims against tho husband. It directs the legislature to pass liberal homestend laws; prohibits foreign corporations frowm trausact ng business in the state until they appoint an agent in the state who suall be subject to process by law; provides that no foreigner ~ shall vote uutil two years after he has declared his intention to become a citizen and that the reading of the declaration of independence with facility be considered a test of the qual- ification of a voter. No act of the legisla- ture shall take effect until within sixty days after adjournment unless specially provided in the preambio or body of the act. This constitution will furnish abundance of material for discussion, and those who have read it predict it will be adopted with very few changes. i s HE e AN EXTRAORDINAQRLYY BEQUEST. A Woman Leaves atl Her Property to a Couple of Curs. NasuviLLE, Tenn,, July 21| Special Tel- cgram to Tug Bre]—The most extraordi- nary will over known was probably made public here yestorday. Mrs. Mary Aun Schaub, an aged German ludy, who has lived in Nashville for the past sixty years, died at hor home in the northern suvurbs of the city, whero she has lived for nearly half wcentury. Sho had no kiu in the world of whom uny oue knows, and had surrounded herself by & number of dJogs and cats. She had accumulated property valued at about $3,000, and this she leaves in trust for two of ber favorite dogs. The ani- mals are of the commonest broed. She pro- vides that suflicient sum skall be reserved from her personalty Ly maintain thieso dows in comfort us 10ug s thoy live, and especially one bed and clothing for their occupancy. A young lady whom she adopted some years o is made second beneficiary upon theé con- dition_that she will live in the house and care for these dogs fora period of eight years. If at the end of this term her task has been dutifully performed, she shall come into possession of the entire property. —o— A Narrow Escape. New Yomk, July 2.—Karly this morning fire gutted the three-story building occupied by Moses Weill s a storage place for car- riages. The neighborhood being a tenement district great excitement was created and it was necessary for the police to clear the street, which was filled with half clad peo This was burdly accomplished when the front wall of the buildiug fell into the street. Several firemen and policemen were slightly fujured by the ying bricks; loss, D — Three Negroes to Be Lynched NEw OuLEANS, July 2L—A Vicksburg special suys: A dispatch received here from Clinton, La., states that three of the five negroes who murdered Pratorian o few months ago, were captured ut lied River Junction, brought to Clinton to day, and will ‘l‘:u ivnched to-night at the scene of the whur- er, for et Steamship Arrivals, At New York—The Stato of Indiana, from Glasgow; the Daventry, from Humburg; the Porsiav Monareh, frow Loudon; the Indiau Privce. from Havans, sod La Normadie, trom Huvre. ALMOST A DOUBLE DROWNING W. H. Paton Meets His Death in the Cedar River at Fuilerton. MEIKLEJOHN'S NARROW ESCAPE. Nebraska's Licutonant Governor At- tempts to Rescue His Friend and Very Nearly Finds a Watery Grave. Sad Drowning at Fullerton. Fureerrox, Neb., July 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tr Bre.]—Fullerton was the scone of an accident this morning which resulted in the death of W. H. Paton and came near costing the life of Lieutenant Governor Meikiejohn. Meiklejohn and Paton had spent Saturday night av Paton's ranch, a short distance from Fullerton. Sunday morning they walked to the Cedar river, and Paton stepped in to measure the stream for the purpose of finding out it there was o sufficient depth of water to float a smail yacht which they taiked of putting on the river. Paton got beyond his depth and commenced calling for help. Meiklejohn at once threw off his clothing and plunged into the water. The water was deep and the moment Meiklejohn reached his friend the iatter grasped him, rendering help impossible. Meiklejonn finally succeeded 1 reactiog the shore and called for help. The Emery brothers, at the Union Pacific depot, were the first to reach the place. They found Meiklejohn nearly dead from exhaustion and heat. Paton’s body was not found until two hours afterwaras, Meikiejohn will undoubtedly recover unles bram fevor should ettack him, At present heis resting quietly at the Union Pacific station, Paton and Meiklejohn were firm friends andthe latter is wild with grief over the accident. He was powerless to avoid it. Grant Forging Ahead. GRrANT, Neb,, July 21.—[Special to 'rue Bre.]—A gentleman traveling for a safe company came into town the other day, and in the course of conversation, said: “You fellows here at Grant have a remarkable faculty for keeping your town before the public. Grant is the best adver- tised town of its age in Nebraska. I travel all over the state, and everywhere I run up Aguinst Grant. There 18 always some one around who has been there, or there is some daily puper or circular lying around which has something to say about the town. But then it 18 all right. I think myself, without any of the enthusiasm of interested parties, chat Grantdeserves every word ever said in her favor. There is a ‘Ret there’ ex- pression in the face of every man you meet on the street, and you can see the same in- domitable spirit in tho various improvements going on. I was over this road in July, 1857, and if anybody had told me then that in two years I would see such 4 town here as this, I should exther huve considered him insane or an abnormal Nebraska har. The public is watching you with a good deal of interest, and you have but to pursue your present bant w make Grant first among Uhe western cities of the state.” The people of Grant will give this opinion a unanimous endorsement. In fact, every Grant man is, using a western oxpression, utterly stuck on the town. Her strokes of good fortune have come with such regu- larity and frequency that we believe the town born, like the happily lamented Mr. Cleveland, to have greatness thrustupon her. Will Tue Bee and its readers listen to a storyi It is short. 1t 1s tact. The story will show that it must, governed by the luw of cause and effect, have u sequal, The man who runs and reads may tell the sequei with- out waiting for time to write it. ln 1886 Grant, or the spot on which 1t _was destined to stand, was a howling wilderness of buf- falo bones and buffalo grass. Notonly was Grant destitute of a house, but the surround- ing country abandoned to coyotes, prairie dows and owls. In 1587 tie conquering army of settlers invaded the country, and Grant rose from the carth like a sphynx. What mysterious power is it that championed the new town aud forced it at one stride to pros- perity und stability? In 1885 that power in- creased the inspiration of her people and sent her many more of the same mettle. A wilderness of buffulo bones and buffalo grass in 1880; a wilderness of water trenches and rising houses in 1889, There is an army of wen ovening up and laying pipe in five miles of ditches, I'here is army of men en- gaged ou the foundation for the stand pipe, which, when completed, will stand nearly one hundred feet above the level of the town. A visiting stranger who heard us talking about the water works iu March, remarked that half the men in town were stark crazy and the other half visionary idiots. But, as has before been remarked, there is a got- thereness about Grant which turns up its nose at ridicule and doubt. She singles out her object, sees that her gun is loaded be- fore she fires. and then shoots a hole through every barnacle who puts in an_obstructing appearance. She undertakes nothing but to succeed, and there is but one end to her un- dertakings—success. 1t will be heard by and by that Grant has a system of water works embracing all modern improvements, and that the event of their completion will bo auly celebrated. Grant, ut the age of two years, stands infinitely 1 advance of any town in the west, Politics at Columbus, Covrumsus, Neb,, July 21.—[Special to Tue Bek.|—Politics in Platte county are warm- ing up. Caudidutes for the various ofives in great numbers are being groomed for the fall campaign, First in importance is the treasurer, who has the funds at his disposul. The republicans will, without doubt, re- nominate tho present incumbent, August G. Becher, who has served but oune term. He is the only ofcial iu the history of the county who hus paid @ surplus of fees into the county treusury. He is not s politician, The democruts are somewhat frustrated in their cfforts to find an available candidate to run against Mr. Becher. J. B. Delsman, a prom inent merchaut of this city, and Michaei Mabier, & wealthy and infiiential farmer, will try for tae ewpty houor of representing Platte county democracy in the race for treasurer. For county clerk the republicans are look- ing for the man who can beat Johu Stauffer, the present dewmocratic incumbeut. Men are scaice who think tuemselves capable of per- formiug this feat. Mr. Stauffer has been clerk for more than twelve years and a short time ugo stated that he would not run again ; that G- W. Plillips, his deputy, wouid be the candidate; but 'later information indi- cates that the party managers have induced bim to reconsider his former statements, Should he accept the nowmination he cannot be defeated. For county superintendent L. J. Cramer will be renominated without opposition by the republicans, and the democrats Lave not foundw man yot who wants to measurc swords with M. C is & cupable official and understacds the workings of pol- itics throughout the county. H. J. Hudson, tho present incumbent, will undoubtedly be renommated by the republicans for county Ludl\:, 4s ho has had but one term, He has oen wu excellont Judge and possesses politi- cal strengtn, The democrats thus far have found no candidate for this place, For sheriff the democrats bave a half dozen candidates, embracing some of the best wod some of the Worst men in the county, Among the most prominent candi- dutes are Cuacloy Taylor, one of the Cojuin- bus city police, who has made quite a record 8 a shrewd ofilcer and detective. Curley Caldwell, at present the coroner, is # candidate who will develop strength if' he makes an_active fight Mor! the nomination. He is a_resident of Hehiphrey and has & large following from the Worthern part of the county, D, C. Kavanaugh, of Platte Center, and Carl Headdt,"of the western part of the county, ate Waking an active canvass for the nomination. On the repub- lican side William Bloadern, the present in- cumbent, i§ the only one wientioned for the nomination, He bus mado & good official and will probably be re-elected. For county surveyor, Richard L. Rossiter, of Platte Center, sad John Eusden, of Cc lumbus, will contest for the nomination be- fore the democratie convention, George L. Truman, of Monroe, Will be nominated by the republicans without opposition. Platie dourty on 8 Sraight party vote 1s demooratic by 200 majority, and if the cam- paign is properly maoged overy man on tho ticket could be elected, but a division of the democratic party Intotwo factions has for the last few years resulted in dividing the offices with the republicans, By nominatiog a clean ticket the republicans can re-elect every man now in oftice and perhaps galn ono or two more. The Kearney Camp Meeting. Keanxzy, Neb,, July 21.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—It is estimated that over five thousand people attended services at the lako this morning. At a. m. the love feast was administered by Rev. F. W. Ware, of Lexington. Evangelist J. H. Webber, of Chicago, delivered a discours: on ‘*‘Ara These Things So!” which was taken with interest. This afternoon the sacrament of the Lord’s Sunper was conducted by Presid- ing Elder Stevens, president of the Camp Moeting association. Rev, T. B. Lemon, of Omaha, preached one of his inimitable ser- mons to u large crowd, The singing was furnished by Prof. H, M. Draper's chorus class, assisted by » double quartette. The association now congratulat itself upon the great success of the first serics of meet- ings held under its direction, Sherman Cpunty Orops. Lovue Ciry, Neb., July 21.—| Special to Tnr ~The crop outlook in Sherman county has very materially clianged for the better in tuo last two weeks. Very heavy rains have thoroughly soaked up the ground again and grain shows a wonderful improvement. The oats crop will be light, but of better grade than vhat of last year. In some local- itics wheat s rather short, but the heads are large, well filled and plump kernel. Taking the county over the acreage is about 10 per cont incréaso and the grade 50 per cent bet- ter than last year's crop, The corn crop promises to be much better than that of last year. ‘The recont heavy storms did no dam- age to crops. Farmers are now i the midst of harvest and are jubilant over the prospec- tive results of their labors, The Long Pine Chautauqua. Loxa Pixs, Neb., July 21.—[Speoinl Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]-"The trains from the east, and west this morning brought many people to attend the ‘wssembly. At 9 a. m. Mr. J. D. Stewart conducted a Sunday 0ol. At 11 o'clock‘Rev. A. W. Lamar, of Omaha, preached a sermon, which was highly ‘appreciated. Rev. Audio M. Palmer, ot Bornsboro, Ia., also delivered au excellent disc 'wrse on gospel temporance. This was followed by an address to_young folks by H. Bross, a children’s meeting, and vespers, Rev. Meacham, of Boston, preached a prao- tical sermon in the evening. Two More Conductors Bonnoed. Nenraska Ciry, Neb, July 2L—|Special Telegram to Tik Br.J=Two more B. & M. conductors, Redtield and Gudd, were dis- charged from service lastmight. This makes the third in a week. Their friends olaim it is because thdy belong to tho Conductors’ Brotherhood, but it'is more than likely that the reason was for drunkenness, as thoy were known to imbibe 0o freely. ~The al- leged troublo threatened by the conductors’ order will probably amount 1 nothing: Coming toOmaha, Nenrasga Ciry, Neb, July 2 1.—]Special to Tuk Ber.]—Mrs. Green and children, ool- ored, who have been under quarantine hare for some time because of & small pox scare, will be sent away to-morrow by churity. Her husband sent her here from Denver to get rid of her, She wants to g0 to Omaha. Mrs. Carey and children, wife of the em- bezzling blackswith, will also be sent to Omaha to-morrow, whero they huve friends. They are in destithte circumstances here, A Wisner Citizen's Demise, WisNER, Neb,, July 31— [Special Telegram to Tue Ber.|—Frank B. Van Dorn, prop: ctor of the Wisner rolling mills and presi- dent of the Citizens’ State bank, of Wisner, died at 8 v'clock this morning after two days’ illness, aged thirty-three. He leaves a wife and one son in good circumstances. His death is & great 10ss to this community, and a sad blow to his family and relatives. 'The remains will be interred Wednesday after- noon by the Masonic fraternity. Phillips to Bs Bailed Out, Nunrasga Crry, Neb,, July 21.—| Special to Tur Bee.]—The B, & M. officials have prom- 1sed Mrs, Phillips, who has been carnestly working in behalf her husband, the engineer who committed the murderous assault on Wallace Roach, to seciire his release from 1ail to-morrow by gofng on his bond for $300. 1t is likely thav the cuse will not come up for trial in court, as Roach has entirely recov- ered fromw the stabbing. The Sheriff Chosen Assignee. Guaxp IsLaxD, Neb,, July 21.—[Speclal Telegram to Tue Bek.]—Thoe creditors of ‘Thomas Garrett have chosen Sheriff B, A. Wedgerwood as assignee and the stock will be sold in a few days D. F. Jamieson, wmortgagee, bought the furniture of the Jamieson house, which was owned- by Frauk ke The house was closed about three weeks ago, A G. A. R. Surprisc-£arty. Broomixarox, Neb., July 21.—(Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—The menibors of Antictam post, No. 181, accompanied by their wives, gave Hon, O. G. Bailoy a birth- duy surprise party yesterday afternoon at his home, four milesugreh of here. A hand- some cane, with his name engraved thereon, was presented to him by Chaplain 8, Cole in behalf of the members, Cuming Couney's Harvest. Wisxer, Neb, July 2L—[Special to Tue Bee.|—Harvestlog is 'im full blust, Rains during the past’ week hmve damaged barley greatly, Wheat snd-ogw are about half cut and in good conditiom, The wheat yield is large and. quality fine, The oat yield is a little short, but of geed quality. Corn crop in splendid condition mad protises an im- mense yield, New School House at Wabash, Wasasi, Neb, July 21.—[Special Tele gram to Tun Bee.] <The bids for wne new school house were opeped yesterday. Abra- ham Ficker reccived the contract for $8 Work will begin at oneo and this improye- ment brings Wabash. up to the tront with othier Cass county towns. Overcome by Foul Air, Hovant, Ind,, July 21.—On the farm of Heury Hoffman, near bere, this morniig, the hired man weut down into & well to get a piece of meat which had fallen into the wa- ter. Ho was overcome by foul air and fell iuto the water. A neighbor named Michael Hoffuer went down to reseue him and was ulso overcome, Neither of the bodies bave been recovered up to this evening. - Four Hundr:d Houses Burnen. Prsri, July 2L—Four hundred houses and public bulldings were destroyed by fire in the town of Paks to-day. Many children are reported missing, Hundreds of people are rendored homeless by the fire, aud the greatest distress provails. — | MBER 33. POLITICS ACROSS THE RIVER. ‘Wheeler Ahead in the Iowa Gov- ernorship Raco. ANTI--MONOPOLY wiLL WIN. Railrond Rule Over and Oorporation Candidates Gotting the Cold Shoulder—Democracy's Forlorn Hopo, The Situation in Towa. Drs Moixes, Ia, July 20,—[Special to Tne Bre.]—The political canvass in this state be- comes more and more animated as the weeks roll by. The three leading candidates for governor, Hull, Hutchinson and Whoeler, wre contesting the ground inch by inch, and have no scruples against invading each other's territory. Locality, which always figures largely in political struggles, has been lost sight of in some instances, and tho candidates are having a ‘‘free-for-all race.” ‘Wheeler, aided by the powerful influevce of the Sioux City Journal, will likely hold northwestern Towa solid, but neither of the other candidates will be able to secure the ununimous support from his immediate sec- tion; Captain Hull 18 meoting with very hard luck in this particular. Both Boone and Story countios, which adjoin Polk, Hull's home, on the north, are likely to go for Wheeler, audt so may Dallus on the west. Jasper county on the east, will probably go for Hutchinson. Warren county, which joins Polk on the south, will stand by Hull to the last. Hutch- inson is alsoafinding things anything but lovely with his immediate neighbors. Keo- kuk county, which joins Wappello, Hutchin- son’s home county, on the north, has elected a delezation divided on first choice between Hutchinson and Hull, and Davis on the south, went solid for Hull. Aun attempt is being made to work up a boom for Hutchin- son in southwestern Towa, but the movement finds only weal support outside of Montgom- ery county. Senator Wildman, of Montgom- ery, who voted with the railroads and broke his pledges to the people in the last lewisla- ture, is out stroug for Hutchinson and’ may be able to carry his county for the “Wappello statesman.’ Fremont and Mills prefer Larrabee, but as the governor has most emphatically de- clered himself opposed to a third term, aud has positively stated that he would not ac- cept the nomination under any circum- stances, these votes will likely go to Wheeler, as being a more radical anti monopolist than exther Hull or Hutchinson. In the davs when railroad politicians ruled the state, a candidate living on a leading line of railway was almost sure of the votes of the counties which the road penotrated. Under the ola regime, southwestern lowa would come up to the convention howling for Hutchinson as the “Q" candidate, but since Peter Hepburn and his followers are no longer directing political uffairs in that section, it is not likely that such will be the case in the present contest. The iniluence of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail- road as a political factor, which formerly ruled the Kighth district with an iron hand, has been reduced to the minimum, and since Hepburn's defeat the *‘railroad politician” has not dared to ns- sert himself iy party. counoils. It is-there- fore safe to say that the votes of that section will go to that candidate who is the least in- fluenced by corporations. In the county cou- ventions hela this week, Wheeler is olearly in the lead, and, if the same ratio holds out, he will come into the convention witha small majority over both the other candidates. ‘I'he four banner republican counties of Hur- din, Hamlton, Marshall and Story, which lie contiguous to cach other, are almost cortain to go for Wheeler. Marshall voiced her sen- timents last week, and_a few days ago Har- din selected a strong Wheeler delegution by a vote of more ihag two to one. Othor couu- ties in northeaste® Towa which adjoin these have caught the infection and this part of the state will undoubtedly cast a heuvy vote for the *‘farmer candidate.” Senator Fiun, the irrepressible anti- monopolist from Taylor cqunty, Lus finally decided to become a candidate for lieutenant- governor in earnest, and is wobiliziug his forces and gerting ready for the fight. His leading opponent will probably be Senator Payneer, of Tam, who is farmer of exceed- ingly conservative tendencies, and who would be entirely unobjectionuble to the corporations. Hull and Payneer live in al- most adjoining counties, and would not make & good team on account of locality, but Pay- ueer would make a good running mate with Hutchinson. Wheeler and Finn, from the standpoint of locality, would make a good team and pull well together on general orin- ciples, and *'to this complexion will it come at last” or all political signs will fail. ‘The democrats do not seem to be able Yo recover from the demoralization produced by the railroad combine last year and are hope- lessly floundering in the mure of political despondency. No candidate has applied for the empty honors of a nomination for gov- ernor, and it is doubtful if any man of state reputation can be found who wiil accept the position as a free gift. Hall, of Burlngton, says he will not tuke it under auny o cumstances, Judge McHenry is being petted and coaxed and flattered and constantly ro- minded of his great popularity with® the masses, and it is possiblo thut ho may yet re- luctantly consent to lead the forlorn hope to its certain defeat. McHenry is probably the strongest candiaate that the democracy can name, but if the republicans are united he will come many thousand votes short of the necessary numbers, In his own city and district he would run much ahead of his ticket without doubt, but mot_ enough to overcome the 80,000 wajority rolled up last year for Harrison, The recent crushing defeat of prohibition in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and the adoption of high license as the settled policy of the republican purty In 80 many stutes, hiis in.a measure opened up the question in this state. Many conservative republicans ure quicty talking resubmission. Just whether the question will take definite shape is burd to determing, ‘fhe more radical pro- hibitionists, led by B, F. Wright, president of the State ‘Temperance alliance, are clam- oring for more_legisiation and boldly threat- ening to knife the party at the polls if it fal- ters or fails to adopt the most radical means for the enforcement of probibition. A state constabulury is favored by some, while others are warmly supporting the scheme to confer municipal suffrage upon women, Hoth of these measures will likely be y sented to the coming legislature and in some localities will have u bearing on the cam- paign. The party is in 10 condition Lo ad h radical measures and it is highly probabie that no advauced temperauce legis- ation will b recommended by the state con- vention, Rex. eat A SOUTH OMAHA MAN. Jacob Heller Dies K in St Sr. Joserw, Mo., Jul, special ‘Tole- gram to Tk Bee. | —Jacob Ileller was sun- struck yesterda; died at the city hospi- tal to-day. He is unknows in St. Josepn, was learned from letters he carried in his pocket, which also stato that ho is in the employ of Jetter & Co., of South Omsha. He is provably about thirty yearsof age. . Weather Indications. Nebraska—Fair, precedad by slight show- ers, cooler, winds becoming northwesterly Towa--2'air, cooler, northwesterly winds, Dakota—Fair, cooler in southeastern, warmer in northwestern portion, northwest- erly winds. Sunstroke e s in Manitoba. WiNNIPEG, July 21.—A report has reached this city that a cycloue passed over vha Dolo raine district yesterday. l THREE AFTER THE HONOR, Pettigrow, Moody and Edgerton Want to Be Senators, Hunox, N. D, July 21.—|Special to Tre Ber.|—As stated in your Sioux Falls corre- spondence, only thres names are now men- tioned for the senatorship—Pettigrew, Moody and Edgerton. Mr. Loucks and his friends desired that he should go; but the constitution of the United States declares that Mr. Loucks can't, in these words: “No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years citizon of the United States.” is gentloman is & native of Canada and only took out his firat papers in 1862 or 1883, Judge Moody made two very fine specches on Thursday and Friday at Foster's grove, near Redfield, and on Armadale island, in Spinlk county. RReports are coming in_from the conven- ventions. Hamlin county's five delegates to the state convention are instructed for Mel- lette for governor; two of thom are for Matthews for congress and three will op- pose him. In Brown county McCoy has tho eutire delegation of twenty-four for con- gress, who will also vote for Mellette for wovernor, There is no oreanized opposition 10 Mellette, und it is _imbossible to forcseo how he can' be defeated for the nomination. Judge Gifford for the first time announces himself 1n the race for nomination as con- gressman, Major J. A. Picklor, speciul agent of the interior department, would also be a congressuian. THE CLEARANCE RECORY, Kinancial Transactions of the Coun. try the Past We BostoN, Mass, July 21.—|Spe gram to Tur Bee]—The following table, compiled from dispatches to the Pust from the managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross ox- changes for the week ended July 20, 1830, with rates por ceat of increase or decrease as compared with the amounts for the cor- responding woek in 1883: crites, CLEARINGS. New York. ... Boston..... Philadeiphi Chicago... St. Louiy San Francisco.. ... ialtimo Pittsburyg . Cinemnati’., Kansas City .. New Orlonis.. Louisville Minneapolis Providenc Detroit 8t. Paul Clovolnnd. Milwaukes Omaha. Donver. ... Columbus | Harttord Richmond Memphis Indianapois. o0l 1 Peorln ... . 44,0091 12 8 Josipi’. 2 Portiand Dallas Duluth New Haven Soringfleld Worcenier. . *Haltfux Portland, Or Wiohita. Plongrel ) ort Worth .. [ 108101 1420479 6.004.34 BUSS 04 3,866,247 .11 8/ e hw 2,112,600 2. 424,008 U058 Los Ancele: *Des Melues Galveston .......... Norfolk *Birmingham.; 48,450 © Topeka. HI0TT6 | *Buffalo Total... | #.004881,520" Outside New York:| 8837348 ... *Not included 1m totals; no clearing house at this tune last year, A BLOODTHIRSTY WRETCH. An Onlo Politician Kills His Wife and Father-in-Law, C1EVELAND, O., July 2L.—A special from an, Williams county, says a horrible tzagedy was enacted at Edgerton to-day. ‘The wife of Hiram Hoadley,jr.,left him some ne ago on account of domestic trouble and returned home to her father, a farmer named Newman, This morning Hoadley went to Newman's residence early and when his wife came out. o KO into the barnyard, scized her by the left hand, and held her whilo he fired three bul- lets into her breast, leaving her for dead. Her father hurried out on hearing the sho and was fired on and killed by Hoadley, The miscreant then pursued his mother-in-law and his wife's younger sistor, und but for the timely aid which reached them, would doubt- less Bave killed them, too. Ho then returned to where his wife was lying, and, finding her still alive, emptied two more chambers of his revolver into her head and then shot himself, inflicting a fatal wound from which he died 'soon after. He had three revolvers on his person and it is believed he intendod killing the entire family. Hoadley left four children by a formor wife. Ho wus a p omi- nent politiolun of Williams ~county and was prosperous in business affairs, — HE WAS A SOCIETY MAN. The Absence of a St. Joe Boy Deeply Mourned by Creditors. Sr. Joskem, Mo, July 2L—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—William A. Perry, o real estate agent doing busin: at 519 Ed- mund street, has left'the city under a cloud, and numerous creditors are bemoaning his sudden flight. Perry left Thursday night, presumably for Omuba, He told his oftice oy he was going to that city to purchase a farm which ‘8 correspondent hud for sule. For several years Perry has been bourding his horse ut Rogers' livery stable, and the bill baving reached the sum of about $150, he was informed on last Thursday he could npot take his rig out of the stablo again until he had settled for the provender furnished, He promised to pay a7hon the following evening and_to give & negotiutle note for the balance. While the prapriotor wus #t dinuer in the afternoon of Thursday he obtalzed possession of the horse, buggy and harncss #nd sold them at ridiculously” low figures, obtainiug only $20 for the horse and $10 for the harness, His bills ageregate o large sum. Porry belongs 10 one of the wost prominent famlics in the city und his futher is C. A, Perry, one of St Josepl's ploncers, He was & leading soviety wan. ey Holyoke Happenings Hovyoke, Col., July [Special to Tie Bep.]-Rey. Hervy, of Obio, is here organ- izing o United Presbyterian church socioty. The trustees have made the se site aud contemplate building soo will give to Holyoke, a city of twe months’ growth, four good churclies. An iustallation of the oficers of the Knights of Pythias was held here last night. ‘Ihe lodge is i a flourishing condition, 15 Now u Sport. Dexves, Colo, July 21.—[Special Tele- gram w Tiug Bee.)—H. E. Cole, the wyste riously missiug real estatc agent, is here und passing himself under the namo of Ells- worth, He does not want to be known, and weets old Omaha sequaintances us @ strau. ger. He was recognized by the writer in stantly. Cole appears as the wanager of the ludy wieyele rider, Williams, T Spain and the Pope. Mapuip, July 2L—Tho government has forbidden any demonstrations calculated to encourage the pope to come Lo Hpwin in Lhe eveat of Lis leaviog Howme, BOULANGER WANTS OFFICE, He Will Agaln Place Himself In the Hands of His Frionda. GETTING AROUND THE NEW LAW. The Scheming Frenchman Will Stand For Eloction in Districts Which Are Not Coverod By the Plueal Candidacies BilL - Boulanger Will Test His Popularity, [Coppright 1899 by James Gordon Tewnett, | Paus, July 3l.~[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee,]—General Boue langer. belng prevented by the recently passed plural candidacies bill from present- ing himself us w candidate in several dopart- ments for the chamber, intonds to test his popularity by standing for couseils generaux and coseils d'arondissement, the plural can- didacies bill not veing apvlicable to the lat- ter elections. Boulanger will therefore be at liberty to present himself us a candidate in eighty conters, which ho has prom- isod to designate, although, not ful- filling the legal conditions of residence in Frunce and the consequent payment of direct taxes, he is ineligible. Electors are at liberty to vote for him, und their votes will be counted and made pubiic. Moreover, if he heads the poll he will be declared to have been elected. The council of state will, of course, afterward annul the election, but this will not detract from the importance of the demonstration upon Boulanger's nume, But what is the imporvance of the demon- stration! Even if Boulanger is clected in oighty centers for which he stands it will mean v little, The gencral’s plan looks like the parody of an appeal to the peo- ple—a plebiscitum on u small scale, n mock consultation of the nation. Out of the 8,000 municipal seats which the clectors are about to fill, Boulancer asks for only eighty. The proposition is modest. Even if fortune favors him to be returned for cighty out of 8,000 circumscriptions, will it not be a great triumpb, more so as Bou- langer will take good care to stand only for those wwns where he is certain of successi Onoe newspaper remarks thut the signifi- cance of the demonstration would have been enhanced had the eignty cir- cumscriptions in question been chosen by lot. But Boulanger is scarcely likely to try his fortune under such conditions, It will be understnod, then, that Boulauger's latest departure is intendec to throw dust i the ayes of credulous people. The only persons who come under this category are, however, very numerous among the masses of the country. It is mot improbable that his pseudo plebiscitum may be taken seriously by a large proportion of tho clectors, If Boulanger is returned in eighty circumserip- tions out of 8,000, the newspapers that « blow his trumpet will not fail to sound an extra blust to say that the people have spoken and that universal suffrage has pronounced its ver- dict, The end which the Boulangists have in view is to provoke fresh agitation in the country, to advertise themselves, in the hope of thus, increasing the chunces of the candidates whom they will put forward for election to the chamber. They desire to sub- ject the electors to o kind of preliminary training. They also pose as champions of universal suffrage, which, they say, has boen crueliy outraged by the law against plural candidacies, Bonlanger takes this ground in the procla- mation which he has issuea within the last few days. ““The elect,” he writcs, ‘*have laid hand upon the rights of electors. Noth- ing like this, nothing so monstrous, has ever been dreamed of under any government that has preceded the present one,” With reference to this matter it is re- marked that Boulanger 18 blessed with a short memory. He should have, but appar- ently has not, borne in mind that he has had a hand while minister of war in the passing and execution of excep- tional laws which have deprived Frenchmen, under the pretext that they were princes, of the rights of citizenship and rank in the army, laws which made them wcligible, which robbed one of them—Duc d’ Aumale— of the right of offering himself as candidate for pariiament, a right to which he was legally entitled. At that time Boulunger did not show himself so sensitive with regard to the right of universal suffrage, What reason has he to complain now! Boulanger's Manifesto, Loxvox, July 21.—General Boulanger, Count Dillon and M. Rochefort have issued the following manifestos to tue Freuch elec- tors: ‘“We have disdnined to reply to the ab- surd columnies concocted by the ministers who have been convicted of peoulation. Our abstention from this odious comedy 18 now justified by the indignant repulsion of the ate tempts to extort from oficers of the army lying denunciations of their former chief. These suborners of witnesses have not hesi- tated to employ the tuxpayors’ money to ub- tain false depositions from jail birds in their very cells at Mazas. Thesg are the miserable prevaricators who accuse their former min- ister of war of corruption. Public disgust has already condemned and the justice of the country will speedily overtake these malfac- tors, They sppealed to the penal code, but the outcome of their infa- mous machinations was that they could bring absolutely nothing against us. If they could have obtained the most trivial proof they would not thus have risked the assize court by negotiating with forgers, Itis for you, dear feilow-country judge between us and these thie await with confidence your seateuce, from which these baundits who feel its approach vainly endeavor to escape. Loug live re- generated France | Long live the honest republic! " —— OVER HORSESHOE FALLS. A New Foundland Dog Strapped in & Barrel. Niaoana Fares, N. Y,, July 21.—Hundreds of people crowded to the southern shore of Goat islund and Three Sisters' sland this afternoon to witness the effect of the trip down tho river and over Horseshoo fulls on the burrel Carlisle Graham had announced he would set adrift at 8:30 p. m. It con- tained a New Koundland dog sccurely strapped to cunvass suspenders attached to the lvside of the barrel. At firs it drifted lazily onward, but the more rapid current caught it. varrel appeared to keep far toward the Cunadian shore untl it got well into the rupids, when it was speeded somewhat to- ward the American side. At 8:30 o'clock it sached tho brink of Horscshoo falls and passed little west of the center, Many expectant eves watched for its appear- wuce on the rufiied surface, but it did not shiow up. Pieces of the barrol were picked up soon afterwards. The dog was not to be found, - uple Cremated. July 21.—At Trackville st night the dwelling occupied by wn aged couple, Michael MeGrath and wife, was de- stroved by fire, nd the old folks perished in the flames. An Ot C PorrsvilLe, Pa,