Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 7, 1891, Page 1

OMAHA. MONDAY NING, 1801, MANY EVIDENCES OF THRIFT. - ’ hd Flattering Display of Nebraska's Products at the Btate Fair, NUMEROUS EXHIBITS OF VEGETATION. Rare Opportunity Offered to Observe the Results of Western Farming — Ingenious Preparations for the Occasion, Lixcory, Neb,, Sent. 6.—[Special to The Ber. |—The annual state fair opens tomorrow ana overything is in readiness for the great crowds that will assemble providing the weather continues propitious. Tho exhioits, particularly the cereals and vegetables, will astonish the myriads who throng to see them All who have thus far gazed upon them de- clare that they eclipso anything in size and yield to the acreage ever exbibited at the state fair before. A walk through agricultural bhall Is suf- ficient to make one beliove that Ceres or whoover the deity is that presides over harvests had omptied the entire contents of her cornucopia 1n Nobraska, The other aispiays are also entirely in keeping with this magnificent agricultural exhibit. Thero are nearly 400 fat porkers, while the 120 shoep pens, 300 cattle pens and 400 horse stalls are nearly all occupied or spgken for. Horticultural hall is a bower of beauty, flowers and fruits vielng with each other to deiight the eye. The exhibit is so great that the building 1s oo smalk to bold it, and part of it will have to be displayed in a temporary structure ad- join There is a perfect wilderness of labor sav- ing farm implements and machines, wind- wills and vehicles, while all the special pavilions, representing private euterprises, are filled to overflowing. The art hall which is adorned with paint ings by Nebraska artists, has a display niueh superior to that of any preceeding year. The daubs of former exhibits are b Ing succecded by genuine works of art, dis- pliying the development of an ideal artistic talent and appreciation in the state in- keep- ing with the othor forward steps being taken oy Nebraskans. But invariably the beholder wanders back to agricultural’ hall, with its wealth of products. kverything there is on a mommoth scale. Gigantic squasnes, towering stulks of oats ana rye, immense cabbage heads, Brob- dignugian , oxtensive cucumbers ears of corn vicing with each other in length, splendid apples, magnificent potace moth onions and a galaxy of other products on an equally liberal patfern. Great ingenuity has been many of the exhibits. The Holt county display is in the hands of Messrs, W. J. Dobbs, G. C. iHazlett, Tom Morns, Charles Hall, Joe Sturdevant, and Mesdames Gammel and Hoxie. These ladies and gentlemen have procuroaa patent on what they call the Holt county hog palace. The structure is a frame work covered with cane stalks on the sides and angles in a very artistic manner. The roof is thatcned with tivs of cane stalks. At each corner rises a turret, on which sits upright a little pig composed of kernels of corn, and other swine constructed of the same grain, are seon in various positions about the palnce representing different ideas, The exhibit also embraces a display of 150 different grasses. The hay croo this year in this county is enormous, and is baled “and shipped to the Black Hills and the west in large quaintities. Gran of all kinds will have a heavy yield all tarough the couuty. Red Willow county comes to the fair with arigged vessel named “City of McCook," with sails set, loaded with the wealtn of a most abundant barvest. It is constructed entively oi cereals and othor products. Cabbages, melons, pumpkins, squashes and potatoes from this drouth- stricken district are tmis year the tokens of venewed prosperity that will lift many a mortgage, sugar cane and corn fifteen feet high aud well filled ears, flanked by rye, oats and flax in abundance will show the enormous yiold of grain, Above the display aro tho words, “Cargo for Europe from Red Willow county.” Stanton county exhibits a banner with the state cont-of-arms and vegetables, Lincoln county has a splendid exhibit, the central figure of which is a large locomotive built of grain and grasses. Two young American eagles, alve, are also calouiated to claim attention, The exhibit is accompanied by B. Buchanan, James McDonald and Arthur B, Hoagland of North Platte and J, G. Beeler of Wallace, Box Butte county displays a potato el phant that will attract a great deal of atten- tion. It does not require many of the mam- moth _potatoes to coustructethe towering pachyderm. The display of vegetables and graius are both remarkable, while the colery bunches eclipse anything ever seen in the state, Sheridan county has an unusually fine dis- play of vegetatles. ‘Two mammotii squashes wolghing ninety-cight and 102 pounds loom up alone side of radishes of which one speci- mon is larger than a mangel wurtzel, beets a foot loug, votatoes and pumpkins, turnips and other garden truck of immense size, all ranged about. ‘T'he grain yield in this county shown by the samples here will be mag uiticent. Wheat goes from twenty-five to forty bushels, oats average seventy-five bushels, ryo sixty bushels. Potatoes will yield ' on any farm from 300 10 400 bushels to the acre. Shocks of oats standing six feet hieh indicate what tho other cereals will show. As a motto the county has this legend on its exhibit: “Wo come from the Great American desert, but when the Overruling Power saw fit to give us rain then we blossomed like a wild sun- flower. Morrick county makes its fiest display this year and will present something that will equal many of the older counties. Amongst the curiositios of vegotation produced in this soction is u beot weighiug thirty-five pounds. Another s a hewp bush raised from a single seed this yoar, some fifteen foet in heighth and measuring two and a half inches through the butt. Pampas grass grown on the bottom lands twolve feot high and a to- mato bush which produced by actual count 813 tomatoes. The grain and corn will equal the average yield over the state. Chase counuty first attracts attention with n largo map of itself in seeds. Burt county hus a similar devise in which there is a remarkably fine steer represented by various colored kernels of covn. The ef- fort is thoroughly a work of art. 1In addi- tion, Burt makes a magoificent display of turnips, boots and cubbuges, The Kearney county display is the first thing to attract the visitor as he steps in from the west entrance. The special features of this exhibit are grain and vegetables. ho sumples of wheat, oats, rye and corn are tho pride of the exhibitors while the pump- kins, potatoes, beets and cabbage are equal to those of any othor displa, In tho \Wasnington county exhibit are cornstulks fitteen foet high, ali toaded with ears. The display of apples is unusually fine, . ‘Phe finishing touches to the various other oxnibits are being put on aud they too will s00n be worthy of mention Towc¢ duy, aud to tho this, in will displayed in W the opening day is old seldier’s all veterans will ve admitted grounas free. lo auddition to the various societies belong to the Nebraska turn boji contest for prizes iu athletics. T'his ovent is causing great enthusiasm Germun-American and all persous intorested in atbletics ‘The spoed programme for tomorrow is as follows : Trotting - Foals of 18 L., Fiance & Braudes; & ‘Dickey; Counsollotts dell, Edwurd Pyle; I Dibdell: Dictator Prince, Bylvia B,, U, J. Beedle, Trotuing—2:30 class, purse §ii0: purse §0: RBilly a J., Williwmws T. Sivin; Bur- illerton Boy, J. W, L. Bank Wilson; John, £, M., Plerson; Montgomery, Edward A‘)‘lu;‘ among | Black Ball, William Huston; King H#lida W. H, Barsfoul; Venossa, Fairview stosk farm; Trix, McCullom & Elliott; Dick Til- den, ‘B. S "O'Kane; Cullaton, G. W. Penn; Harry K., Kreeder & Gage; Saturn, jr., J. N. Baxter, Running- One-half mile dash, purse $30, Farmers' Reunton Proposed, Crawronn, Neb,, Sept. 6.—[Special to Tnr Bee, |~ September 24 will commence the first wrand farmers' reunion ever held in the northwest. The uffair will be conducted on the same plan of the state reunion just neld at Grand Island. Reduced rates will be mado from all points, Eminent speakers will be present. Tonts and accommodations for hundreds will be made. Roast ox, ete., will add to the affair. Last Tuosday the mecting of the repub- biean county central committee proved a drawing card. Charles . Read, W. H. Me- K v, A. Morrison, E. S. Nesbitt, Fred Daniels, W, I, Fanuing, Leroy Hall, B, H Mctirew, S, Meseraull, Nick Welling, J. Burger und George Read attend The Harvest Home festival at Willowdale #chool house was a success, Commssioner Burger is home from Chad- rou. He said the funds expended so far this year are $13,000.13 general fund; §944.00 bridee fund: $434.32 road a. ‘The Catholics of Whitrey will hold a pic- ric at that place on next Thursday. A big time 1s anticipated, The soldiers made a pretty showing as they departed Saturday morning for Hot Springs. They will remain there until September 25 S. 1. Meseraull spant Sunday in Chadron. The campaign has fairly opened. The re- publicans hold their convention September 15, while tho domocrats will do the sume Sep- mber 12, Nebraskans Intervested. Lincory, Neb,, Sept. 6.—[Special to Tug Bre. |- Nebraska will take an active part in the irrigation convention to be neld in Salt Lake City, September 15 to 17. At the request of the governor of Utah, Governor Thayer has appointed a list of delegates com- prising many reprosentative men. The list is as tollows: W. L. Carlock, M. Baird, Professor H. S. Bowers, H. 5. Lemen, Wil- linm Crombis, Professer L. N. Johnson, Lin- colu, H. Dunhan, Roca. R. O. Phillips, Lincolu P, Carey, Henry St. Rayner, . (. H. Peck, Trenton. "C. H. Meeker, MeCook: A. L. King, Culbertson; J. Gra- bol, Crawford: F. M. Dorrington, Chadron: Hon. J. H, McColl, Lexington; Prof. 1 Hicks, Lincoln; Leroy Hall, Crawford; C. Warner, Omaha; Dr. L N. Cooke, C. k. Loowis, Lincoln: J. D. Graves, Benkelman, aud R, M. Wildman, Culbertson. ‘I'he stute 1s entitled to seven more dele- gates and the goveruor is ready to receive applications, Fusion in Webster County. RED Crovp, Neb., Seot. 6, —[Special to Tuz Bre.—The democrats of Webster county held their conveution yesterday at Blue Hill, and it was largely attended. After going through the usual formulas they named the following for the judicial convention: Ber- nerd MeNerry, T.J. Ward, R. S. Prouafit. I'or the state convention: Fd Hilton and . G. Koebler. They also elected a nomin- atiug committee to put good men in the field this fall for the county ofices. It is gen- erally supposed that the democrats and re- publicans will work together and put 1p a ticket out of both parties composed of good reliable men. If this is done, the alliance party in this county will bo a thing of the past. T'he following resolution was unanimously adopted: We heartily endorse many of the demands and principles adopted by the national inde- pendent pirty, claiming for ourselves the first to udvocate the reformution of that part of the constivntion and the laws as would be con- ducive of the higiest patriotism and best in- terestof the furmer. the mechanic and the wage worker, anG that the demooratic party, natlonal, stute and local, 18 the nutural ally of the independent peopie’s part; Thut we, 48 o pirty. and perh: individual exception, contributed means to our support at the lust general clection to the ccess of the candidates named by the con- fonsof the independent people’s party, Riving success to such (in . great measuro) as wore clected. The dennnclations, vitupera- tlons, condemnations and fa usistions made by the independents agninst the demo- eratic party, is deserving political chastise- ment. and especially do we criticizo the wetion of Hon. Willtum Arthur MeKeighan for the fn- eratitude he exhibits to the purt possible for the honored position holds, Pioneers’ Golden Wedding. KrArNEY, Nob,, Sopt. 5.—[Spocial to Tue Bere.|—A remarkable golden wedding took vlace Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Wilson were married at Belvidere, N. J., Septem- ber 5, 1541, They have lived in Kearney for tne past nineteon years. Their nine chiliren are all iiving, though three of the boys wont throueh the war, ‘Their nine children, with their husbands and wives and thirteen out of fourteen grandehildren, were preseut at the gold wedding, A fiue dinner was en- joyed by the reuuited family in the after- noon and the ctildren preséuted their pa- rents each with a gold watch, The follow- ing is u list of the family present: Captain J. L Wilson and wife, Chicago; J. H, Wilson and wife, Macon, Ga.; Z. T. Kinsell, wife and two children, Mount Ayr, Ia.; Mrs, k. R. Griftin and three children, Pueblo, Colo.; Frank C. Wilson, Texas; C. W. Greer, wife and two children, Cozad, Neb.; W, C. Wil- son, wife and three children, W. H. Roe, wife and one daughter (Mrs. Charles Wiley), Judge Hull, wite aud two children of KKear- ney. Captured a Thieving Tramp. Gueriey Cester, Neb., Sept. 6.—[Special to Lie Bee. | ~While the station agent was at dinner Saturday a tramp who had been noticed around the depot picked the lock to the expross room aud stole u pair of $10 pants and left at once for parts unknown. The stolen packago was soon missed and the tramp suspicioned. Telegrams were sent to all ofices to look out for the man and arrost Lim if found. Ho was located in a freight car at Brayton by Station Agent Dennis about 11 o'clock p. m. ‘Thore being no oMcer at hund Dennis took chargo of him. At first ne was inclined to fight, but with the aid of a six-shooter Mr. Donnis persuaded him to go along. He had the stolen goods hid in the freight car, and only after being promised his liberty would he give up the zoods or acknowledge that ho took them, A fter many »misos 10 be A bettor tramp i the futu d looso. Sudden Death at Elkhorn. Eriknony, Neb, Sept. 6.— [Spocial Telo- gram to Tk Bee,] -Mrs. Hanna Miller died suddenly this morniug, Her death is attrib- utod to heart disease. The deceased was the wifo of Mr. Audrew Miller, one of the old sottlers and ropresentative farmors of Doug- las county, who resides four miles southeast of this city. When the final summons came Mrs. Miller was at the well urter a bucket of water. Sho was seon to fall but before she could be reachod sho bad breathed her last. sudden death has cast a gloom over the v Day at Lincolr Laxcowy, Neb, Sept. 6.—([Special to Tue Bre.|—In view of the fact that Monday is duy Mayor Weir has issued his pro- clamation ordering all city work suspended during the day except 1 the fire and police departaents and other work which cannot be deluyed. He also requests business men to close their business houses not luter than 12 m., 1n order that ull may attend the celebra- tion At Cushman park r Boand Oy, BeLievie, Neb., Sept. 0. —|Special Tele- gram 10 Tk Bre. ] —~Andersou, the man who was arrested a fow days ago for selling liquor on the sland without a license was arragned i the county court yesterday and waived exumination, and was held to the district court in tne'sum of 00 by Judze Hoyt. Lagua Reduced the Freight Rates. Louisviiie, Ky., Sept. 6.—The Louisvile & Nashville and the Chesapeake & Ohio rail- voads have reduced freight rates to Missis- sipl river poluts, so that they can pay the local vatos of roads icto Arkausas aud still comwpete with St Louls roads, ENCOURAGING CROP REPORTS, From Every Section of the Country the Same Story Oumes, NATURE REWARDS WITH A LAV.SH HAND, In Every State Bountiful Harvests Have or Will Be Reaped— Wealth in Corn and Grain. Wasnixaros, D, C., Sopt. 6.—The weather bureau of the Department of Agriculture tonight issued the following weather crop bulletin : Tewperature—The woek has been cooler than usual in aistricts east of the Rocky mountains, whilo to the westward and on the Pacific coast the excess of temperature above the normal for the week ranged from three to six dogrees. Over the rincipal corn producing states and over the morthern portion of the cotton region, the average daily temperature for the weck was about six degrees below the normal. Waile the weather was gener- ally favorable for growing crops, the cool weather during the past week has not hastened the ripening of corn, which at pres- entis not safe from injury by frost in many sections, Frosts occurred during the week from Wisconsin southwestward to Colorado, but have not yet reached the principal corn states with suficient severity to cause auy particular dumage to the crops. Rainfall.—More than the usual amount of rainfall occurred in the northern portion of the cotton region east of the Mississippi, in southeast I'lorida, northeast Michigan and in limited areas in the Ohio vallev and to the west of the Mississippi. (ieneral ramns oc- curred along the Alleghany rauge, while light showers are reported in all other sections east of the Iocky mountains, excopt in southeast Texas, No rain occurred on the Pacific coast. The seasonal rainfall continues in excess from Alabama northcastward to New kng- land, and generally on the eastera slope of the Rocky mountains as far east as the Mis- sissippi, except over the greater portion of Louisiana, where thoe deficiency amounts to about 40 per cent of the normal rainfall: the same deficiency exists in northern Florida. On the Pacific’coast the rainfall was genor- ally in excess, except in central California, where the rainfall for the season has been equal to two inches less than usual, but near Portland aud Olympia the deficiency amounts to about five inches. New England — Crops ripening slowly potato rot not spreading seviously; tobacco harvest nearly completed and the ctop is in rood condition. A large crop of cranberries is indicated; picking will begin next week, New York—The conditions were generally favorable for growing crops aud seeding; corn is from one to three weeks late. The votato blight is increasing; hops badly damaged by moisture; tobacco harvest is well advanced. Penunsylvania—Corn is excellent, but needs warm, sunshiny weather to mature it. ‘The buckwheat crop will be unusually large; tobacco cutting continues and the crop 1s reported fine; potatoes ouly slightly damaged by rot; crop very large. Seeding has been delayed by wet weather. Neow Jersey—The cranberry crop promises an average yield. The weather has been unfavorable forripening fruit and vegetables, and the ground s too wet for digging potatoes and for plowing and seeding. Maryland—Peaches, potatoes and tobacco were injured by rain in southern Maryland; otherwise conditions were favorable to grow- g crops. Sunshiny weather is needed in all sections, Virgia—Crops advanced, necds dry, Warm weather. North Carolina—Cotton 1s ovening very slowly: some rust and shedding reported. Tobacco curing progressing rapidly. The weather has been too cool for best re- sults, South Carolina—Cotton has been serionsly njured by cool, cloudy weatker and contin- ued heavy rains, the damage being estimated at from 20 to 30 per cent; nearly five inches of rain fell yesterday. Towa —Two weeks without frost and 60 per cent of the corn will be out of danger. Lato corn will require a mouth; fall plowing and seeding is in progress with increased acre- age. Wisconsin—The conditions were unfavor- able to corn, buckwheat and potatoes; frost oceurred iu nearly all portions of the state on the 4th with considerable damage to corn and buckwheat in the northern counties, and slight damage to tobacco and corn in the southern counties. Minnesota—Threshing progressing: frost soriously damaged garden truck in some lo- calities, and also greatly injured corn in north and central counties and slhightly in southern, Two weeks of warm weather in the soutnern portions of the state will mature corn. North and South Dakota: The North Da- kota harvest is advancing, but has been re- tarded by delaved ripening of grain; in South Dakota late haying, threshing and grain niarketing are general; rain is noeded goner- ally for late hay and to prepare ground for plowing. Nobraska—The week has been generally dry, cool and sunshiny; the bulk of the corn crop requires threo days to mature in southern Nebraska, and fifteen days in northern Nebraska wilt placeit beyond dan zer from fros light frost occurred on the drd but aid no damage. Missouri—A splendid week for farm worik, but too cool for maturing corn. ICansus—Cool sunshiny weather with very little rain has been favorable for haying and barvesting but unfavorable for the late corn crop und has made the ground teo hard for fall plowing; light frosts occurred on the $a and 4th; 1o damage roported. Colorado—Third crop of alialfa is being cut; threshing is general in the San Luis valloy, and the ost is progressing favor- ably 10 the Avkansas valley: standing crops are fine, and all fruit o favorable, Oregon—Threshing is nearing completion, and wheat anda oats are a heavy yield; hop picking is progressine; hop lice ana mould injured the crop considerably, About 20,000 bales of hops are produced in Ovegon. California—Tne weather has been favor- able to crops; potatoes are pleantiful and rices so0 low that some of the crop will bo eft in the ground. More bales of hops than last season, owing to an increased acerage; in southern’ California grapes, peaches and pears are being shipped to canneries in car- load lots. Alabama—There has been no material chauge in the condition of the cotton crop since lust report; the rains arrived rather late for cotton but benefited potatoes and vegotables, (Last week's report stated that cotton was sheddiug badly ana the yield ro- ported reduced 30 per cent from tho indica- tion of July 1.) Mississippi—A cool, dry, sunshiny week, Cotton is sufferiug badly from the combined effects of drouth, rust, worms and opening of immature balls aud promises from 20 to 40 per cent less than the month previous: other unmatured crops are boginning to sutfer per- manent inju Louisiana—~The weather has been unfavor. able to cane and cotton; rust and shedding being roported from northern parishes and cool nights injuring the top cotton crop. Rice is being barvested with good yields; wurm rains needed. Avkansas—Tho weather has beeu favorablo to ull crops save cotton, which continues to deteriorate: the cool uights have beon injur- | 1ous and the condition of cotton has fullei oft from 10 to 25 per cent. Texas—Unless genersl rains fall within ten days late covton and the huv crop will be light. " Cool weather has checked the ravages of the boll worm, cotton pickiug is progress- 1wk rapidly, ground is too dry for plowing. Tennessee- The growth of cotton has been checked by vool nights. Late corn and tobaceo doing welk, fall plowing has beon retarded by dry weather, crops geuerally are In prowiatag condition, l entucky—The weathor has been gener- but tobacco ally beneficlal to crops, the eorn crop promises to be the largest in years, tobacco shows some improvement butis below the averago the early crop beingieut, late fruits and potatoes abundant, fell plowing pro- gressing, Ohio—Corn promises well and will mature in two woeks: buckwheat fs the heavy crof clover is clean and is & good yield; wheat- sowing is in progress aud the soil is in good condition for plowing and seeding. Michigan—The weather has been t0o cool for a marked improvemons in corn nndx)- tatoes; corn will be safe in tén aays; fall seeding is progressing. ! 1llinois—Corn Is maturing slowly owl continued cool weather; the soil is in lent condition for plowing; light frost, out injury, on the 4th inst, Indiana~Corn, though ripening -Wm continues in excellent condition; plowing wheat nearly completed, but sowing has not yet commenced: slight frust in northern counties ou the 4th | B diST LIBERTY'S BIRD, Bt It Attacks and Kills a Chippewa Indian Child. Savrt Ste Mante, Mich., Sept. 6,—John Cowadj rippewa Indian, living on the shore of Echo lake, started gut yesterday to guide a party that was moving over into Canada, His only child, a gir] baby, was on the outside of the hut, near the door, his wife being on the opposite 8ide of the little dwell- ing. When tho Indian father and the party had proceeded half a mile oty 80, they suw an enormous bald eagle circling over the edge of Echo lake near tha hut. There was no thought of danger to thd®child, but their sportsman’s instiuct prompted them to turn back to get a shot at the bird, As they turmed to retrace their steps the eagle made a sudden SWO0p to the earth, The Indian quickened his pace and reached his cabin in advance of the white men. When they arrived at the lake they saw a dead eagle of unusual size and formidable appearance lying upon the ground, near it, the Indian babe, torn and bleeding, and also dying. The scream and rush of the great hird upon the child brought the Indian mother upon the scene. Her babo was already sey- eral feet in the air held by the ugly talons of theeagle. ‘I'tie child was “evidently too heavy for the bird and was dropped to the earth, The fall caused its death. The eaglo made another plunge for its victim but was fought Off by the mother who succeedod in driving it away. As the bird arose fu the air it was shot by the father, who had arrived too late to savethe child. The white men had no difficulty in securing the eagle and they will bave it stuffed. P RELIGION OF THE INEFFABLE. Words of Wisdom and Truth Uttered by Dr. Lorimer. Cuicaco, 11, Sept. 6.—Tho recently com pleted Fourth Baptist church, located at the corner of Ashland boulevard and Monroe streets, was dedicated this morning. Dr. George C. Lorimer, formerly of this city, but now in chargs of Tremont temple, Boston, delivered the dedi- catory sermon, taking his text from the meeting of Christ with the woman of Samaria who 1as drawing water at the well—*“The hour cometh, and now is when true worshipers shall worship Him in_spirit and in truth.” In the coursé of his address, Dr. Lorimeradvanced some thaories which, bad they been uttered in the days of the Puritans, would have oaused their author to be branded as a rank heretic) He asserted that Sunday, being the tirst day of the weok called to remembrance the ‘day of resurrec- tion, but that while man should cease from labor on that day, he should not consider ’it as a sacred day, but should amuse and rest himself as he saw fit, not forgetting the significance of the day, Emotional wor- ship was deprecated, as was the theory that all worship should be conducted in places set apart for that purpose. No place was con- sideved as especially sacred when man desired to worship God—it could be done in one place as well as another, Dr. Lorimer also asserted that the sacraments were not means of grace or remission, but instruction, which those desiring to learn of the grace and goodness of God should attend. Animmense congregation attended the dedicatory service, e - GETTING THERE WITH BOTH FEET. America Driving Competition from the Field of South Am-pica’s Trade. Wasmixaroy, D. C., Sept; 6.—The consul general of Germany at San Jase, Costa Rica, has made an official repoft to his govern- ment, under date of June 8), 1591, in which he says: “There 1s no doubt that the extraordinary endeavors which the American industrial world, backed up by the governmeut, is making to increase it's trade with Spanmish Awerican countrics are’ meeting with success. The difference in price, if any, is more than compensated for by the attractive and handy get-up of American goods. Germany, however, plays a large part in the imgort. trade of this country having shippea $179,367 worth of rchindise in 15%) as agdinst $175,621 in Still our trade 1s closely pressed by Greut Britain and the United State “The German, Amorican and Britisn in- dustrial worlds are now doing their level best to crush each other’s trade in ironware of all kinds; cotton shirts, underclothing, proserves and the like, this 6 move uspecially the case as regards cotton pisce goods, chead calicos ap about seven pends per yard and common Shankerchiefs connot be got from Germany, owing to the great distance; but in the dearer qualities wo ocompete success- fully, e ON THE WILD ATLANTIC SHORE, Seaside Visitors Treated to a Rare Spectacle, Asnvny Parg, N, J,, Sept./6.--The visitors who journeyed to the beach yesterday to watch the unusually heavy sga, wore treated to a sight ravely witnessed near shore. About 0 ¢'clock the wiad was blewing furiously from the northeast. Suddenly the sca at a spot near the shore was unupually agitated, uwnd, as the oyes of all; were directed to the spot, & huge wll’nm)ub formed and began moving seaward {in a southeasts orly direction, The volumg of water was balloon-shaped, and was fnlfy 800 feet high. There were no vessels infits track, but Tylor Emmons, @& fisharinan, narrowly escaped bewng caught by the mountain of water, He saw it approactang and pulled bis boat out of the way f the whirling columu, which passed within 100 yards of him, The waterspout left jn it's wake a broad track of water, and the incoming breakers rolled mountuin high for nalf an hour after the spout disappeyred. A heavy rain storm and high seas have caused micn damage along, the New Jorsey coast. The bluffs at Loug Branch have been euten away in many pla aad bulkbeads badly shattered, especially in front of tho Octagon hotel. ¥ At Seabright the Highland Beach railroad tracks are inundate ‘Tho lowlands near the first Hoors of dwelling houses are flooded -~ Want a New Leader. Nasuvieie, Tenn.,, Sept, 6.—Parnell branch, of this city, of the Irish Nutional league, at a meeting this afternoon, elected delegates to the national league convention and resolved as tho sense of the members that Paruell and McCarthy should both re tire and a new leader of the Ivish party be called to the hem, Parnell “branch bas hitke erto been almost unadimous for Parnell, — Colorado’ lepublicans, Dexvi, Colo., Sept. 6, —(Special Telegram to Tuk BeE.|—At & meeting of the republican state central committee yesterday it was agreed to hold stata@ew veution for the nomi- uution of & candidate for supreme judge at Glenwood Spriugs ou Tuesday, September 29, 1 WOULD BENEFIT BOTH CITIES. | W. H. H. ftowell On the Advantages of An Omaha-Duluth Air Line, AN IMPORTANT SAVING OF TIME. Reminiscences of an Ocean Steamship Steward — Gossip About Notables Which Might Create Sensations if Names Were Mentioned. Cricaco Bureav or Tie Beg, } Crcago, 1L, Sept. 6, “The early completion of a dircct line be- tween Omahaand Duluth is & project which ought to enlist the iuterest and hearty sup- povt of every business man of both cities,” said W. H. H. Stowell of Duluth, at the Pal- mer house. Mr. Stowell is secretary and treasurer of the Duluth Steel and Iron works and one of the very wealthy and influentia ens of that town, 'he advantages of such a road,” he con- tinued, “would be wutual. To Duluth it would mean another large and rich torritory to draw from and to Omaha it would mean another conpetitor with the Chicago roads. The fact that even under present conditions a great deal of Nebraska corn is going east by way of Duluth demonstrates the advan- tages of that routs. Corn shipped from Omaha can reach Buffalo much quicker than if shipped by way of Chicago. While by the present indirect route the dis- tance rail between Omaha and Duluth may not be shorter thau that to Chicago there would be a difference of 100 miles if there were a direct route from Omaha to Duluth. Such a lino could be secured without the expenditure of agreat doal of capital, because it would not be necessary to build the entire distance. The filling in of & few gaps would accom- plish the purpose, *“fhe auicker vessel dispatch to be secured at Duluth makes a saving of a couple of days in shipment. In Chicago it takes a vessel of coal from Buffalo a good day to get up through the various vridges to her dock, and another day to get out into the lake again with her cargo of wheat. At Duluth tae docks run out iuto the harbor and there is no such wasto of time. I have often scen a vessol come in whilo I was eating my breakfast, with 2500 tons of ' coal, and go out at supper time with 90,000 bushel of wheat. The fact that Duluth is the first inland city the Unitea States from which grain was ever shipped by an all-water route to Livor- pool is very significant. The voyage of the Wetmore "has introduced an entirely new feature into the grain-transportation prob- lem and the success of the Whalebaclk is _the success of Duluth.” ~ William Stowell is a firm believer in the Zenith City and thinks the day is not very far off whén it will be one of the great commercial centers of the couutry. ‘“T'he sume conditions which gave Chicago its impetus will send Duluth for- ward in the race for commercial supremacy. Both are at the extreme end of the greatest of inland water rootes and the same distance from eastern snipping poiuts on the lake.” Mr, Stowell drew a line between Chicago and Duluth and showed tnata line bisecting it at right angles would come out in the neighborhood of Lower California. “The courso olvlmmigmtlnn when Chicago was building,” sald" he, ‘was south of this line, and Chicago being the nearest point at the end of the water route from the east, gov the benefit of the commerce of this region. Now the country 1s building up most rapidly north of this line, and as for points n this rogion Duluth is the nearest place for water ship- ments. It will, year by year, get an increas- ing proportion of their business.” President Hnghitt and H. C. Wickers, then gencral froight agent of the Northwestern, speaking on this subject two years ago. said that Nobraska was bound ‘to ship much of her grain by way of Duluth. “It don’t make any difference to us,” said he, ‘‘pecauso we have a line up there, but it is going to hurt some of the Chicago roads which haven't.” Recluations «fan Steamship Steward. A gentleman stopping at the Richelien gave me an interesting account of a conver- sation ho hid with the steward of one of the big trans atlantic steamers a few months ago. “My physician advised me to take a trip to Furope, to make the voyage, always a d agreoable ordeal to me, as pleasant as pos: ble, I engaged a suit consisting of two rooms and a bath on the City of New York, As [ was alone and felt in the humor for the light intellectual pabulum usually furnished by stowards I encouraged the one who looked after my part of the ship. Numerous tips soon placed us on the very best of terms, He grew reminiscent and gave me a long list of notables on both sides of the Atlantic who had at various times occupled my roows and those immeaiately adjoiniug tnem. There was every evidence of truth in what ho said because he displayed a familiarty with the personal appearance and characteristics of prominent people whom 1 happoned to know that could only have been acquired at first hands, I have forgotten a great deal of what he told me but if I were to give you the names of many whom I do remember and the stories ho told me about thew it would create a decided sensation, On ono well kuown New Yorker, many times a millionaire, he told this stor had been making an extended tour of Europe uccompunied by his wifo and family and was making the return voyage in this vessel. The steward, knowing that he was very wealthy, took particular pains o look aftor him. The gentleman, who was rather lofty 10 his manner, failed to recognize these at- tentions in the substantial manner which, to tho mind of the stewavd, became his station in life. he steward, how: comforted himself with the roflection that' perhaps it was his custom to reserve his little remem brances until the end of the voyage. Ho con- tinued his attentions until the vessel reached New York and personally looked after the luggage of the entire family at the landing. When he had finished the man of millions turned, and oxtending one hand with sena- torial digaity towusrd the ship, said: “My good man, I wish to assure you that I appreciate your services to my family and myself. 1f you will go into my room vou will find lyving on the table something that will be ®ood for the homestead.” *The steward thanked him profusely and veturning to the room found lying on the table & package containing about 50 cents worth of brown sugar. The New Yorker, cither because he retained a taste acquirved in nis earlier days or for some other reason, had provided himself with tho uableached artice and had generously ddnated to the stoward what had survivea the voyage, He Paid the $3.62 “On another occasion the ship had among its passengers a certain well known Englis actor on his way to the United States. He patronized the bar quite liberally, and as the rule of the ship required all single drinks to ve paid for when ordered, the steward was frequently obliged to pay for thewm out of bis own pockot. When he came to settle with the actor he disputed &1.65 of the bill and refused to pay it. The steward accepted the situation with the best Rraoce he could uunder the circumstances, but meditated revenge. Not long aiterward the actor was again a passenger on the return trip. tle was aloue as before but an actress belongiug to another company occupied an adjuiniog room. Oune night the steward found tne actor in her roow at a very late hour and wrapped o tho door. When "the actor demanded the cause of this intrusion he was told that o must go 1o his own raom or the captain woula be noty fed. After some ineffectual blustersug ne acquesced and retived. Later in e night be was found under the same compromising circumstances and this time the steward ia sisted that he should notify the captain. The Englishman argued and threatened and final 1y, a8 of it bad just occured to bim, said 1 believe I owe you a swall bill.” The steward replied that his memory was by entirely correct, and forthwith collocted the . Then he again declared it to bs his duty to notify the captain and didso in spite of the offer of a respectable bribe, 1he cap- tain, very docidedly told bis distin- guished passonger that any further conduct of that character would necessitate his going below for the rest of the voyage. The uctor retired in a very bad humor and the steward smiled comfortably. “Of Patti he said that she was very fastidgious and exacting but correspondingly liberal in tips; Chauncey Depew was both geninl and generous and s0 was Phil Armour. Indeod all the Armour family were very ploasant people aud assumed no superior rights on account of their weaith. Of Mrs. Pullman he spoko very highly but was not o well pleasea with the marquis. Robert Lincoln ho spoke of in the highest te ne of Poke incident of the Interesting G “Ihe most intoresting voyage was a poker gawme which took place when we were a couple of days out. The persons engawed in it were toree New York men whom I didn't know and a young western millionaire, The we.tern man looked much more like a divinity student than a poker player, twhile the other three men were much older and evidently wore experts at the game. It was evident from the outset that thero was a combiuation among them to beat tho westerner. Before tho game began the young man made an agreement that all the” money ho won was to be expended for the benefit of the other pas songors or given to the servants about the ship, and that he was at liberty to quit when- ever he saw fit, “From the outset luck seemed to be with the western man and he had the sympatby of evervbody on the vessel except his three opponents, ~ There was the greatest excito- ment and nearly every adult male on board was crowded around that table. As they lost the three men began to show signs of irrita- tion, but the young westernar was perfectly cool' and looked as pleasant as if ho woro playing a friendly game in his own parlor, The other three so far forgot ~ their good broeding as to order the drinks for themselves and leave the other man out. Whenevor he took in a good sized jackpot, however, and he did so very fro- quently, he ordered for everybody, his ‘threo uneenerous opponents included. This was the signal for prolonged cheers and the peo- ple about the ship got more tips in a few b s than they bad had in weeks before. Finally tho threo men threw up in disgust and the westerner quit the game just §700 winner but no better off than when he sat down, because ho had spent his entire win- uings for the entertainment of the x'rnb\‘\'dx’ e PLEASED WITH THE NEWS. Chili's Council of State Will Rective Minister Egan Cordially [Copyright 1801 by James Gordon Bennett.| SaxTIAGO, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), Sept. [By Mexican Cable to the Herald —Special o Tue Bek.|—The provisional government of the republic of Chili will be formally recognized by the government of the United States tomorrow. Minister Patrick Igan today received a cable dispatch from the State department at Washington, instrueting him to treat the junta aegobierlo as the gov- ernmaat de facto of the country. Information to this effect was unofticially conveyed to Senator Georze Montt., presigent of the Juata, soon after the receiptof the cable dispateh but ofcial action will not be taken befora tomorrow. Minister Egan will be cordially received by the junta for the news he brings if for nothing else. Members of the provisonal government were much pleased at the receipt of this information, though they were not greatly surprised. They felt that as soon as the United States understood the situation here, that order bad been restored through- out the country and that the authority of the junta was universally recognized, Mr. Egan would recoive the iustructions which came to him today. It is the opinion here that Senor Pedro Montt, who is now in Washington as the reprosentative of the junta, will be regularly accepted as the minister from Chili to the United States as soon as the matter can be reached. This, it is thought, will not be many days. WEATHER FOKECAST, Omaha and Vicinity — Fair; warmer. For. Missouri—Fair; stationary tempera- ture, southerly winds. For Kausas —Fair; stationary temperature, except warmer in extreme western portion, southerly winds. For lowa—Fair; southeasteriy winas, warmer in northwestern portion; stationary tom perature in southeast portion. For North Dakota--Fair; generally warmer, variable winas. For South Dakota—Light showe shtly cooler except extreme eastern portion, slightly warmer, variable winds, For Colorado—Generally fair; stationary temperature, \ariable winds, For Nebraska--I"air, warmer in eastern portion, stationary tomperature in westorn portion, southerly winds. WasmiNaroyn, D. G, Sept. 6.—Showers nave prevailed on the Atlantic coast and in lower lake region during the dav, the rain- fall being hoavy on the south Atlantic coast and in Southern New Buogland; elsewhere fair weathor continuos, The slight disturbunce which was central over the lake regions this morning has passed northeastward to the lower St. Lawrenoo and there are indications of a disturbance off the south Atlantic coast. The pressure continues abnormally high in the central valleys, but it has declinod rapudly in the extreme northwest Shoivers are likely to continue Atlantic coast on Monday, but will bo generally fair in 'the intorior. The following heavy rainfalls (in inches) were reported during the past twenty-four hours: New Castle, Pa., 1.55; Frecport, Pa., 1.65; Brauchville, S, C., 2.40; Now Haven, Conn., 211, slightly along the the weather ONCE - HE FAILED, Rain-Maker Melbourne Makes a ure at Cheyenne, Creyexye, Wyo,, Sept. 6, —At 8 p. m, Mel- bourne's rainfall had not yet materialized. There was every indicution of a storm befare sunsot, but tha sky is now clearing off over- bead. He has been doubtful about getting rain on Sunday since Friday's wind storm, which, he says, counteracted his operations and obliged him to make a new start with his rain machine on Saturday morning. He is positive there will bo a half inch of rainfall tomorrow, but complains of tho cold nights and the long distance from the ses. 'The committes originally fixed the limit 10 Mon day and the indications aro that the rain will coe, judging from the preliminaries of the former experiment, — rovaur ro rn Kentucky One Anoth Lovisviie, Ky., Sept. 6.--In the peniten- tlary at Frankfort this morning £l Lucas and William Bellmeyer, both long term con- victs fought. Lucas fatally cut Bellmeyer with a putty knife and Bellmover beat Luvas till he was “unconscious. William Jonnsou, avother convics who interfered, bad his skull cracked. DEATH. Desperate Convicts Kill - 2, Turkish Happenings. CoxstavriNorLe, 8ept. 6. --Achmed Eyab has boen appointed ‘governor of Crete to succeed Djenod Pasha, \who has Just been promoted from the goveknorship to be grand A ramor, which it was impossible to con- firm, is current to the effect that Kismil Vasha, the recently deposed grand vizier, is suffering imprisonment, His dismissal is now understood to be due to complicity in the plot for the deposition of the sultan, "NUMBER 81, 'LUABLE TIMBER WASTED, Interior Department Confronted With Unfortunate Condition of Affairs, FORESTS OF THE NORTHWEST DAMAGED, Settlers Unable to Secure | to Mave Any Portion of Property from the Fires Swept Region nission the IOURTEENTI STREET, WasmiNarox Brreat or Tir I\rr,} Wasmsaroy, D, € unfortunate condition of affairs has come beforo the Interior department. Tho forest fives which have swept ovor masy sections of the northwest, have partially de- stroyed large tracts of government titiber, which must go to waste unless it is saved this fall and winter. Much ot the lund is in contest, and tho people who hope to secure title are anxious to save the timver before it is lost, but they are debarred from doing so by the timber laws,which prevent tho cutting of timber while contests are in progross. Many applications have been made to Land Commissioner Carter for permits to cut the partially burned timber, and thus avoid the wasto. The commissioner says however, thay be can give no relief to theso appiications, It woulda be unwise, he thinks, to sot aside the law protecting government timber whene ever thero was a forest fivo, for such a pre- cedent would induce fraud and there would be forest fires started all over the country in order to base an application for a permit to cut timber. If a case of impending waste is made very clear to him by afidavits showing the exact amount of timber to be cut the commissioner says he might grant a heatfng, aithough the proof would huve to be so clabos rate that the waste would occur betore the permit could be eranted. In view of this feeling 1 the land office much of this timber in the corthwest, which has beet. partially burned, will be a total loss. WILL COMPLIMENT Mit REED, Tho talk about serious opposition among the republican members of ‘the Fifty-second congress to giving Mr. Reed the’ compile mentary vote for the speakership hus almost died away. By a strauge coincident quite, il uot all of the republicans, and they wore few, who criticized Speaker Reed’s geaeral career in the chair, were defeated for re- clection, and were they in tho house whon it convenes next December there is not the least indication at this time that they would at- tempt to thwart the determination of the re- publicans to cndorsa their late spealor's work, Despite the fact that at times Mr. Reed’s actions appeared to be unjust and arbitrary to some of bis personal s well as party friends, his ralmgs and work have lastéd better than any one hoped. Timo has @iven them the endorsement of near perfec- tion. He will receive the complimentary vote for speaker by the republican caucus without opposition. Mr, Reed’s action in recommending Mn Mills of Texas for the democratic speaker- ship has beon regavacdin many quarters as five sarcasm. I am told that ne is in earnest—that he veally believes that the Texan would make an ideal democratio speaker. Mr. Keed does not have o very exalted idea of a typical democrdtic presiding oficer, He believes that Mr. Mills would be fractious, excituble, irvitable at times. but he bolieves further that any man who served faithfully his party—the democratic -in the speaker’s chair would be tho same. fo re- gards the predicament of a democrat and that of a republican in the speaker's chair as very different-—one dealing with traditions and insurrectionary problems, the other with the present and the future ana in candor aud without passion. But above all Mr. Reed thinks Mr, Mills has earned the cowpliment. Surely Mills has been given about as little satisfac- tion and venefit from “his party as any man Sept. b An just MILLS FOR THE SPEAKERSHIT, The campaign of Mills for the spsakership will be regarded from this point of view with not ouly interest, but significance., If he is turned down he will be looked upon as a monument to defeated tarift reform, for he 18 the only man among all the domocratio aspirants who has taken & prowinent part in the move for a defliuite r duction of the tariff. The subject has been but & jueidental awithgthe other- uspirants, The precedents are discouraging to Mills. Morrison of Illinois, who ma tariff a specialty, was notuing in tho speaker- ship quantity. “Carlisle was not prominent as atarlfl roformer when choosen speakor. Randall was a high protectionists of the Penusylvania school. The democratic tariff rveformers in the senate have amouuted to very little in committee or on the foor. Those who have taken the lgad in the same direction in the house have boen 1 from some cause. And now Mills s will retire from coniress at the end ol this term—if perhaps ho is not given the speuker- ship. There is something fatoful about tam- vering with the tariff, and if Mills falls it is not likely his mantel will rost upon any illus- trious patriot. EX-SENATOR MANONE DISGUSTED, Barring accident, it looks as though ex- Senator Willinm Mahone would nover ugain igure prominently in tho polities of Virginia, His recent cireular, doclaring that thero was 10 use to make another strugglo for success, was provably intended to stir up the poople to the necossity of better election laws, but it has brought upon the old leader’s head & storm of disapproval. Virginia has for sev- eral yours sent to congress a divided aslogas tion,” and twice or thrice durving the past decade a majority have been republicans. 1t is true that the last defeats were aiscourags ing, for thoy were compassed by the most outrageous frauds. Thei t of the national election bill was ve scouvaging to General Muhoue. But his followers bes lieve e should have stood up Lo the front and braved adversity. A groar many indiznant let hiuve been sent hove during the pust week commenting upon the surrender of Gieneral Mahone, and tko bulk of thew, from the ablest republicans in the state, rologato him from the leader- ship, 50 that It is not improbavle that o new teader will be chosen and the party will put forth a tickel again and not hecd Goneral Mahone's advice. Here is a letter which is & very good sample of thoso being received daily from Virginia republicans —this one be- ing from Mr. €', A. Heermaus of (‘hristians- burg and one of Virginia's most poteutiol re- publicans : “Marshal Bazzain has surrendeved Metz, The empire is gone. Virgiuia under a now republican form of government, with & lender eleoted by the people, may be s0 reins vigorated that in 12 sho can give twelve electoral votes for the rapublican nominee; but it must be & prophet of vivid imagination o foresee it. I shall, liko Jeremiuh of old, lament our sad fate, but still hove for the best.” ANEOUS, t the Rtandall, of Miss Advocate I'rank Tomp= S, H. MisC Lucas of Omaha, is eugagement s anuounced Alice Burr, daughter of Judge Bare, of the army, 1o Lieiutenint ‘Pompkins, son of General Charles I Kins of the arm 1” H. C The o Oregon Railronds Astonia, Ore., Sept C. P. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacitic Ruilnoad company, bas purcnased the Astoria & South Coast railway, The sale was made to R, Koehler ana g, C. Stubbs, who acted s agents for Huntington b ation ‘s $34,000. Just what the Southern Pacitic vroposes to do has not been divulged. It is likely, however, that the company will at ouce construct a bridge across the river aud run trains into Astoria direct. The purchase demoustrates the see tive interest the Southern Pacific has in the rilroad situatior, and will doubtiess compel the Uniou Pacitic to stiow its land. consider