Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 10, 1891, Page 1

WEN WHAT THE COUNTIES SHOW. | Bome of the Features of the Exhibits at the Big Btate Fair, SIGHTS AND INCIDENTS OF THE SHOW. More Think the Sta Who With Notes Among Exhibits. Farmers Blesse mous Crop th an Knor- [ rne | state | oLy, Neb,, In the early a shght rain fell Sept Special to morning at the and was followed by a iho far mist which prevailed until about noon. sky then cleared and the sun shone and the 20,000 people on the grounds visited all the places of interest | The exhibit of Sioux county displays both taste and ent It consists of a L hut trilmed with corn, oats, wheat, ryo, und of grain or vegetable raised in the count The logs in the hut are varieties of timber grown in the county while ther are boards and shingles of the same material manufactured in the county Thero are also samples of building rock found within casy reach of tho principal towns. ‘The exhibit is in enarge of J. A. Green of Rayville, Eli Smith of Bodark and E. C. Holmes of Harrison, The city of McCook contributes one of the moat interosting featuras of tho fair. Itisa ship made of grain, fruit and vegetables, and is loaded with the cereal richuess with which the country around McCook abounds. ‘The ship is the resutt of McCook's enterpriso and handsomely repays both the effort and the outl The Holt, County Hog palace is admirably advertising the intelligence and the rees of that county. It 18 uniquo and offective. 1t represents a hog pen of a palatial order, built of sugar eane and displaying both ucat- ness and order. Outsido is a school in which & number of skoats are reciting lessons Tho teacher asks how many ears of erain and hay Holt county shipped in 1500 Ono of the youngsters answers, 8,015 cars of hay and 309 cars of grain. The questions how many cars of logs and shipped and the answer is made hogs aud 395 of cattle. There is mosaic work about the palace really artistic and must have weeks in its performance. Douglas county is reprosentod by no dis- play on the partof the Agricultural society It has one represontative, however, James Walsh of MeArdleville, who occupies a prominent position under ono of the domes in the agricultural hall. Ho has two bushets of Apotatoes. Ono of these ho styles the Beauty of Beautics and the other the New Queen. The former is almost as white milk, as solid s o healthy potato ought to bo and almost as transparent as_amber. Tho other aiffers somewhat in shape and color. Such potatoes were never seen tore before, and Douglas county will undoubdtedly receive a first preminm, Ropublican City has a display which shows its enterprise, 1 consists of a pyramid of hiay, corn, wheat, rye, oats and millet which terminates in - boautiful sheaf of wheat The display is mado under the auspices of the Itepublican City Realty exchange and is in charge of A. F. Smith, the treasurer. The wealth of the county i3 admirably repre- sented and is well explained by the manager. Chief Newberry of the Lincoln Firo de- partment sent out & chemical engine for duty near the Art department today and placed it undor the eommand of Captaia Sloak. The exMibits are now coraplete in ovory respect. Those which seemed erude on thio first day have been beautifiod, and those which wore fmporfoet have been filled out and supplemented with novelties which, the carlier stages could not bo imagined in counection with the design. Many. of the exbibits display patience, skill, " intélligence, and artistic taste. They ard mf ndvance upon the best of preceding vears. They are of the order which scems to characterize the displays in the Corn palace at Sioux City. In tho latt place there seems nothing which may not be fllustrated by tho uso of cor from the display of & singlo car to tho paint- ing with kernels of various colors of storms upon the ocean or the transcondent beauty of tho Yosemite valley. FProm these Towa dis- plays, the people of Nobraska have recerved A uumber of suggestions and as . conse quence, there are unique and artistic de- iizns to be found ull over the grounds and in all the buildings. As it stands now, tho fair excols in beauty and completeness any ever held in the state. “The races are being well patronized and wenerally well conducted. Theopinion is ox- pressed that in succeeding years the board will offer larger purses and thus securoe bot- tor horses becauso the patronaze moro than warrants the outlay which has thus far been mado. Yestorday, while several thousand peoplo were admitted to tho grand stand, yet less than X0 were paid to the competing s boen noted by old faie patrc more interest has been exuibited this year in farm displays of il kinds than was ever noted on the ground before, It has too fro quently bocn the case that the moment a Sarmer's family or young people from the rural district ontored the grounds, for them to seck the side shows, the art and mercan tilo exhibits, leaving'the farm features till tho close. Sich is not tho caso this year. The visitors as o rulo walk down along the stables in whichhundreds of blooded horses ave quartered, hence past the exhibition ring iu_ which the prizes are awarded to the best animals. T ving is invaribly surrounded sometimes three rows deep with mon, women an children. Some of the spectators hang on tho rtail for hours. They are all well repaid, because the dis- play of horse floshi is remarkable. Im- agine twent, or thirty blooded stallions, welghing frequently 00 pounds, neighing, whinnying, pranci tossing their heads aloft and then with arched necks and dainty steps appealing to tho appreciation of the spectators. Beside their carefully groomed and glossy sides and solid limbs, the grooms appear like dwarfs and cause many to marvel how it is at all possible for thom to keap under control such powerful and kingly animals. The threshing machine ground tracts attention. Kach thresher is accom panied by a steam engine. which 1s also ocom:otive. The desire of the enginecrs of these smoking, steaming, hissing and shrick: ing contrivan to show how many times their machines can plrouetto m a ininute, run over logs nnd drop into excavations with out being overturned, leads o a dispiay of rivalry which is both {nteresting and. thrill- in, % rprise in fact every species ro also asked cattle were 420 cars of detail of which s cousumed as ns that also at- morrow (Governor Hubbard of Texas, with bis adyertising train, will reach the fair. Ho will deliver an address on the grounds in the afternoon, Views from Various S Sevator Poynter, Albion--Th this fuir amazes me. ~ We havo delegation and more will come week, Our crops are good, as they always are. Nostate reliof evor came to us, Th corn this will double any erop wo have ever raised, ulthough the drost is respectfully requested to keep away from us for u couplo of weeks yet J. . Frederick, St. Paal-Our fruit is n exceilont condition. We have a great many apples and porhaps more crabs than we can use, Corn will bo plentiful, but we are not entirely freo as yet from danger by frost Tbero is no prospect of reduction of railroad rates and everybody thinks they ar too high Thoe people's party is devoting a great deal of atteution to this subject, but many people feel thut they aretoo radical. I voted the people’s tickel, but there aro many things b tho platform whichd donot and canuot sent a largo later this | ford support, The people ous our way have notas THE OMAHA DALy BEE. TY-FIRST YEAR. yet studied up the warehouse bill, and as far as I am concerned I cannot yet appreciate its ndvantages for the same reason. H. Carper, Harva Crops are backward and a couple ot weeks more wlil be quired I them out. But they will perhaps to ono as compared” with those of This season will lot the farmers out pretty well. We don't look for any ro: sef from railronds in the matter of railroad @ have been looking for it to wman, Tecumsch—Our cort best we have had in several years, but not yet ripaued. It grew both cold and wet down there, but will av o at le forty bushels acre, Last yea was not than tv ty bu 1s T, . Warnor, Tecumseh—We have not been struck very hurd with the alliance cra and it is they who are raising all this talk about railroad rates, [If they did a little moro rustling they wouid have less com. plaints to mak It is they who into town, sit around and smoke eigars, talic rievar But it isn't they who put up the S, Snick. Seward —Last just notting. We have against prosont railrond r do us any wood B, F. Westbrook, Dunbar—Our crops we never better, but the corn will be la gonerally ship to Omaha and Chics alittle grain occasionally goes south, are timos when better prices are o St. Louis, but they do not oceur v quently, Omaha furnishes a very good 1 ket, and the people as a rule are satistied with it. I. Lightner, Monroe, Platte County -The corn crop 15 good except where 1t was flooded There was considerable of an_overflow from the Lookingla iero tne crops along that stream w st season the; re poor this year. Wo nre having nice Tains now, keeping the ground soft, making casy the fall plowing. On tho question of ruilroad rates no one denies that they are too high. But we can do nothing about it, Hore is asamplo of those rates: I bought ten bushels of potatoes he in Lincoln county and shipped them to Genoa, perhups distance of 100 miles. [ paid 25 cents a bushel for them, The freight on them cost 24 cents per bushel. The freight, you see, was as much as the cost of the goods. M. I. Counor, Nemaha County— We wiil have only a fair érop of corn, but everything else will bo good. Tho corn i3 not s0 good us it _was two years ago, becauso it has been aflicted with root grubs. These gribs eat the roots aud the corn falls over. Besides somo of the cora was poorly cultivated and a great deal of it was raised in old corn land 1 which there has not boen for years a ciange tn crops. By a fair crop I mean an average crop. With regard to railroad charges, we have what are called river rates, We are not kicking exactly, but the rates could be lower, Our local rates, however, like those all over tho state, are t0o high and ought to be reduced. A. Bath, Nemaha, —The rates west are too high entircly. They keep us from shipping our fruit to the west wherethere is a demand for it, Nemaha bas fruit lyinzupon the ground, which railroad rates will allow to be shipped only toward the cast whera there is no demand for it. It's ashame. Itcd more to shap 100 pounds 150 miles in braska thau it does a similar weight to Chi- cago, which is nearly four times the distan ce, N.' (. Wells, Ashland.—The prospect for rood crops in my neighborhood is very poor. The corn hasn’t got the stand. Root worms I thivk have aestroyed baif of it. It will be 00 way o last vear. I am pretty well acquainted for about fourteen miles around my place, and that is the result of iny observation. Thero was some rain, of course, but that flooded the lowlands but did not dumage the corn as much as the worm Qid. There was only a small amount of wheat sowed and we af® not much encour- aged by it Johu Heye, Hastings—The grain was too wet. We had too much rain, ~ Our railroad rates aro too high entirely aud the State Board of Traosportation ought to afford us some reliof, J. K. Campbell, Howard—The people are kicking quictly ngaiust the railroad rates, but are making no special effort to have them reduced. The State Railway Commissioners ought to reduce them, but we do not oxpect any relief. The crops are magnificent, They are ahead of places which last year led others. They have almost treoled. Oats will riiu from’ forty to ecighty-five bushels, wheat from tweaty to thirty-four. The supply of vegetables is = enor- mous. I iive on my farm oats higher than auything on the eround. They stand about six feot five and three-forths inches. Of course a great number of our farmers are in debt but they have not boon pressed. ‘Tho banks and loan cownpanies let themn have wonoy and tided them over and now tho bast of feeling prevails, Some time ago I did not think, because of the shortage of seed aud feed, that half the county would be d, but you can scarcely find an acro s not cultivated. X hursday Thie progr s A.. horses T cattle swiie Cluss Dy, swine T. H. B st it is slowly, It was I think it the more st 10 0 average and year our crop was awful kicks but it doesn’t some Progeamme. mme for tomorrow is as follows : HBoest show of horses, Grand sweepstakes No. 1, Grand sweopstukes No. Grand sweepstikos No. Grand swoepstikes No. Fair Notes, Tho Lininger and Motealf company of Omuha oxcel all their former displays. Their bug: exhibit, especially, is something worth ssemg, being unquestionabiy largest on the grounds. This firm mukes o specialty of tine buggios, carriages and phae- tho city and country. Their ally ars being favorably com- monted upon by e visitor. They have, in fact, moved their retail depository stock from Omaha to show the lutest, styles in ve bic Among other att us, what is without doubt the highest priced gentloman’s light road wagon with top, that has been shown. Tuis little beauty weighs less than 200 pounds aund costs #00. Besides their buggy display, which occupies their own largo building, thoy have an agricultural im- plement displiy, the largest on the grounds, occunying 100 feot buek of the building and distributed over soveral lots near the power shaft. Tue intorests of the farming commu nity are centoered in watching the latest pattern of four-hole Kureka corn sheller at work and one of the lugest sized Belle City fodder cutters running by its side. They ave assisted in muking their display by Mz, U. H. Browu of tho Brown Manufactur- ing company of Zanesvilio, O., who exhibits his line of Brown cultivators; Mr. Charles Volk of the Barlow Corn Planter company of Quiney, Iil, with the new Barlow ebcck- rower, and Messvs. J. Dain and J. C. Bram. hall of tho Dain Manufacturing company, Carrollton, Mo., who dispiay thoi Duin bu stacker and swoep, Eureka corn harvester aud now front cut mower Merrick County Agricultural society make a fiue exn! iu Agricultural hall. A large beet in the form of & hog's head with an ear of corn in its mouth attracts much attention, as'does a radish formed like an animal, The rains and yegotabios equal anything shown, aud tlax that excels all other exhibits and coru fourteon feot high, beets by Mr. Hox- of Central City that cannot be beaten, Samuel Batty's table beots veceived fir pre: miu I'his is Me ok county’s first als play at the state fair. Their county fair takes place nex! week. The Omaha branch of the Colu Bugey Wy exhibit thivty di styles of velivlas of their own ake, inciu ing w few uovelties, They occupy every avaliabl Mee with their r which, tuken ull in all, niake au clegant display. Al thew travelingmen are on band, us well as Mr. G D. Edwards, the managor, and they report a big trad © the opening of the fuir The Adamant Wall Plaster company of Omaha ave here, located in the Mevcantile nall with a supply of sumples of their differ- eut wall plaster fiuishes, The crowd una heir quarters shows the interest manifested in the oternal plaster. The Scleutific Amor: ican suvs “Adamant is destined to revolu tionize the plastoring business,” nud from marks made by the visitors oue would think all Nebraska wowd be ada manted fu short time - - tal Locomotive Explosion Javaica, L. L, Sept, 9.—A locomotive the Long Islaad railroad exploded at Oyster Bay sta this morniug. Englueer Do aldson, Fireman Dickerson and Brakeman Mabouey were killed, and Couductar Joaes was scalded, i mbus on OMAHA. THURSDAY Dl()I(NlN(}. {TWO KILLED 0N THE CURVE. Hand Car and Special Train Meat on the Union Pacific, TERRIBLY ~ MANGLED. SECTION MEN Several € Excu aches Loaded with Lincoln ve a Narrow Full K. sionists H cape Near Featrice Details of the Wr Beatuice, Sopt. 9.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie: | A state fair special on the Pacific from Barneston to Be- atrice struck a hand car on a curve a short distanco southeast of the paper mill, two and a half miles east of this cit this morning, killing Mike Kornorth instantly and fatally injuring Johu Ossowskl, his death resulting at today, The men, five in number, were proceeding southward on the hand car to do some track repairing, and had on the car a thirty-foot steel rail. Three of the men succeeded in jumping when the dunger was but Kornorth and Ossowski prevented from so dolug at the Instant by tho handles of thoe car. The rail was forced under the front trucks of the engino badly dumaging the pilot, bending the axle, disar. ranging a number of operating rods under the engine and demolished the ash box. The cngincer sotthe air brakes but the reversing lover refused to work because of the wedged raii underneath, The rail was carried iu this dangerous position for a quar- ter of a milo when the clear end struck the guard rail of the paper mill switch and dropped. The throitle then responded and the engino was reversed. In passing over the rail the engine toppled and as it was approaching a bridge over a deep ravine the engineer and fireman jumped. ‘It train fortunately remained on the track, the eneine stopping on the bridge. The haud car was broken into atoms and scattored along the track for o quarter of a mile. Kornorth was thrown upou the pilot next to the boiler head, but fell off before the Il was reactied. Ossowski was picked up o the cugine and hand car met. Kornorth’s neck and _legs were broken and his death occurred a few moments after the surgeons from this city reactied the scene of the nceident. Ossowslki's legs were broken and there was a frightful gash cut in his_head, from which his brains were oozing. Kornorth leaves a wife and seven childron and Ossowski a wife and three young cuildren, The engine, 450, is tho same machine that weut into the ditch at Holmesville last winter, and this was its first trip south from Beatrice since that fatal aceident I'he responsivility for the accident has not vet been determined. The coroner's in- quest will mnot bo held until Fri- Gay. It is reasouably certain that no blame can attach to the eogineer of the spe- cial. A drizzling rain was falling at the moment of the accident and the fact of its occurring on a short curve precluded the possibility of Enginecr William Jobsen and Pireman ~ William Gentleman secing the hand car until too late_to avert the collision, The engine was cousiderably damaged and the yard engine was dispatched from here to bring the neavily laden passenger coaches to the city. No other casualties occurred. The funeral services of Kornorth and Os, sowski will take place tomorrow morning. Neb., oo section observed, wero NEBRASKA CITY SURRENDERED. Thousands of Veterans Citizens' Hospitality. Neorasga Ciry, Neb., Sept. 9.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Tho city 1s fairly alve with Grand Army of the Republic men and their families. Hundreds of them paraded the streets tonight. Bands of music can bo heard on overy street, The businoss houses are all appropriately decorated and between the exposition and the Grand Army all find ample amusements, ‘This morning the revielle was sounded at 5 o'clock and salutes fired. At 7 o'clock break- fast was served. Then the old soldiers and bauds marched to the Missour: Pacific depot, whero they met the special train from Au- burn containing tho mombers of the post at that place and their friends, accompanied by a band. All wero escorted to tho camp, where they were given quarters and break- fasted. The Falls City Cornet band headed the procession. The principal foawure of the morning was the enrollment of the old soldiers. Thero was n largo atteudauce. Mrs. S. W. McCaslin, in behalf of the Woman's Relief Corps, delivered a very neat address, and was followed by her husband, who had to make his spoech very brief, as u light rain set in and keot up till hooa, Despite the inclement weather, every train brought new arrivals to the camp. After dinner Hon. J. C. Watson deliverod a very avle address of welcome, which was heartily applauded by thoso presont. He was fol- lowed by S. W. McCaslin of Kunsas City ina vleasing address on “The Grand Army of the Ropublic of Today.” His address was timely and well received.” Judge Cobb delivered a very good speeeh, Accept the York News Notes. Neb., Sept. 9.—|Special Bee.|—The United Brathren colle menced its fall term yesterday with a iargely iucreased abroad. Yons, to Tue v com- worning, attendance from The city council recently passed an ordi- nance requiring the threo railvoads passing through the city, the B. & M., Fremont, Elk- horn & Missouri Valley and the Kansas City & Omaba, to maintain lights at_their priuci- pal street crossings at night. Yesterday the roads contracted with the eleetric light com- pany to place are lights at the crossings in compliance with the law, The school directors of tho county mot in this city to_discuss the now toxt book bill, wnd see about adopting @ uniformity of books 1 the county. The bill was th oughly discussed, and it was fouud that at present the school books ured were chiof supplied by the Tainter Publishing company and American Book company, both of who bad state agents preseut at the meeting. No agreement could bo reached s to uni formity, and the prospect is that there will be a school book war in the county between the two publishing coucerns. The American company dovated 00 worth of books to tho town of York to hold its track, and tho school boards of the county are hauging back to enjoy the benefits of the conflict. Democrats Nom nate. Cotvsus, Neb, Sept. 9, —|Special gram to ik Bee. | ~The demoeratic county convention was held in this city today. Tho following wero nominated: Troasurer, J, W. Lyuch; county clerk, G. W. Phillips; shorif, 1. Kavanaugh: judge, W. N. Hensley; county superintendent, Max M. Rothlight- nor; elerk of the district court, G. B, Sperce; surveyor, R. L. Rossiter; coroner, A. Heintz With only one or two exceptions the candi dates nre the present incumbents of the re spective of The main fight was on the sherifl's position. To I'rate Sopt, O'Neill, Special Telegram the city council coln today for the pur pose of investigating the fire department and fire protection devices with the object in view of either purchasing u chemical engine or somo other modern device for protection against tire, Th uncilmen will also visit Omaha and Fremont, O'Nen to Tk B of O'Neiil weut to Li b. Members of At a Kevolver Muzzle, Faesont, Neb., Sept. 9.—[Special 1 gram to Tus Bee Au all around ¢ Peter Christensen, alias Edward N | mee capbired bana tonight by Doputy Sherlt | | was Buer of Hooper and lodged in jail. Jensen working with threshing gang near Hooper and last night he stole #0 from H. W. Brown and fled. Buer eaptured him ut the point of a rovolver. Christansen has been in the Fremont police court twice within a month, WILL JOIN THE SCHEME, stic Advertising Train ing Held at Lincoln, Lixcory, Neb,, Sept. §.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bre. | —The representatives of a num- ber of counties which have exhibits at the state fair met tomght in the Capital hotel. They assembled in response toa call from the advisory board of the State Business Men's association to discuss the project of a special irain to the east, the object of which should be to advertise the products aud resources of every county in the state. Thirty-seven counties bad expressed o willingness to take part In the enterprise. Iifty counties, however, should be required to defray the expenso of the undertaking, which it was thourht woulda be from 12,000 to 815,000, These facts wera set forth by Secrotary Hodgin of the Stato Business Men's association; also the assessment against eachi county and the extra amount which would be demanded In the event that any county should decide to send more than one representative, There were presont ropresontatives from Adams, Boyd, Buffalo, Cuming, Furnas, Greely, Kearney, Koya aha, Kimball, Mad- 1son, Merrill, Lancaster and’ several other counties, All of these gentlemen spoke in the highest appreciation of tho enterprise. Somo of them had never heard of the uudertaking and as soon as _they were apprised of tho objoct became its warmest supporters, Short addross were made by the representatives referred to. In these it was shown that those present had no_authority to pledge their county to the schome, but they did promise to’ bring the project before their county boards and thoir leading citizens. and leaving nothing undone to make the affair o suce It was decided to leave tho tho 20th of this month. Counties which do 1ot in the meantime notify Secretary Hodgin of their desire to join the ontirprise will not be allowed to take part in the display. 1fa sufticient number of counties can be secured the tr will leave Lincoln not later than October 5, and ve gone thirty days, during which timo it will visitall of the principal cities in thoe east. Valle Enthus Meet- list open until Republicans' Ticket. Onp, Neb., Sept. 9.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The republican county conven- tion met in the court house this afternoon. Resolutions were passed commending the patriotic, wise and courageous administration of President Harrison, tho. party’s tarift revision act, the liberal provision made for the old soltiers, the colnage act, policy of reciprocity, and favoring tho revision and equalizing of taxes. The resolutions veforred to the candidates of the independent party in Valley county, who prowmise, 1f elacted, to roturn part of their salarios, as offering a bribe to voters. The ticket nominated is: Clerk, George W. Hall; treasurer, Adam Smith: judge, William | A. Prentice; sheriff, Rovert C. Nichofs: superintend- ent, 'Fred L. Blossing; survey Charles J. Nelson; coroner, Dr. A. ton. Delegates to the state couvention Marcus E. Gotter, John Wall, Brnost J. Bao- cock, Molvillo B. Goodenow, Edward M. Coftin. The judge for tais district was al- lowed to select the aclegates to the judicial couvention. He named: ErnestJ. Babcock, James Vose, Virgil H. Stone, L. D. Liuner- man and Chairman County Central Commit- tee Azabel Ward. Shot at Fort Robinson. Forr Ronivsoy, Neb., Sopt. 9.—|Special Pelogram to Tie Bre.|—The 4-year-old son of Sergeant Donahue of company C, Eichth infantry, was snot lateyesterday afteknoon by a colored boy by the neme of Walker, aged 6 vears, with whom he was playing. "The Walker boy had picked up a vistol left cavelossly lying amongst the furniture of u family who wero moving. He pointed it at his playmate, and it went off, sending a bul- lot into Willie Donahue’s head just above the eye and coming out near the top of his head, burning his face with the powder. Tho wound is believed to be fatal tings' College Prospects. ept. 9.—[Special to Ti Bee.|—The fall term of Hastings collogo was commenced this morning with a lecturo delivered by Rev.J. D. Countermine of York, a large number of auditors were presont, ding a large numbor of male students. The prospects for Hastings coliego were never better than now. On account of rain the Fromont-Hasti pames billed for yesterday and today w not played. St. Edward's Rewr Sr. Enwann, Neb,, Sept. 9.—[Special Tolo- gram to Tue Bre.]—Arrangements have been made for a grand time at this piace for the Boone county reunion, September 16, 17 und 13, A small city of teuts are now going up, wells have boen” pui dawn and every- thing prepared that is needed for a first class time. Gypsy Queon will give an exhibition and there 1 be sowme other fing horses on the race course. Harting HARTINGTON, gram to T Ber. | m's Poisoning Case. Nob., Sept. 9.—[Special Tele- ‘The preliminary hearing of the O'Fiarety poisoning caso procceds slowly. Tho examination of the state's wit- nesses was completed and the state rested its caso, This evening witnesses for the de. fonse were examined. The evidence is sub- stantially tho same as adduced at the cor- onor's inquest. Died from the Shock. STERLING. Nob., Sopt. §.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.|—Ora, the 1i-year-old son of Colvin Hall of this place, had bis leg run over by a freight train in trying to get on tho freight cars last night. This morning tho pysicians amputated the limb, but the oy could not recover from the shock and divd ut noon Fort Robinson Rumors, Forr Romixsox, Neb., Sopt. 9.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bek,)-—Rumors are rife around the post that the troops wh left lust Satuvaay for Hot Springs, S. 1., are or- dered to retirn immediately in anticipation of & yisit from tho secretary of war. Drowned in a Rain Barrcl. Anaraiior, Nob,, Sept. 9. [Special Tele gram to Tne Bee)—A 8-year-old cuild of William Zike, living near, was drowned in a rain barvel last eveuing., The child was in the water but a short time. Edison, - WEATHEK FORECAST. For Ouw warmer, For Missouri winds | warme; ba and Vieinity-—Fair, slightly Generally fair; southerly except in extreme northeast portion; stationary temperature, For lowa ; southerly: wimds; warmer in wostern, stationary temperature in west- ern portiou; southerly windsin eastern por tion, For North Daketa—Fair; warmer in east ern portion; local showers followed by cooler weather during the night iu’ western portion ; winas shifting to westerly For South Dakota ‘air, southerly winds, warier in suutheust, stationary temperature in_uorthwest portion For Nebraska ~Generally southerly winds, For Kunsas snowers in w warmer For Colorado—(Gonerally winds, warmer in northeast perature in southwest portion Wasninaroy, D. C., Sept. ¥.—An extonded arca of high prossure covers the couutry east of the ltocky mountains, attended by goneral fair weather, A disturbance has appeared north of Montans, where the barometer has fallen three-tenths of an iuch in the past twelve hours, and howers are ported from Montaua westward 1o the Pacide const. | fair, warmer Fair in eastern, light local stern portion, southeriy winds, fair, southerly stationary teni- EPTEMBER 10, 1 (OPENED THE WAR ON HILLISM. New York Republicans Assemble in State Oonvention at Rochestor. WHO THE STANDARD BEARERS WILL BE. Ha and Enthusiastic the Coavention Nominates a Wit ning Ticket — Speeches and Iesolutions, us SLOAN FASSE JOHN VROOMAN EUGENE F. O'CONNER ARTHUR €. WAREF TRA M. HEDGES “WM E, THERLAND VERPLANC COLVIN ROCHESTER, , Sept. 9 —At noon eral Knapp, chairman of the state committee, called the republican state convention to order. He spoke briefly and his referen to the “matchless man fromm Maine,” was ro- ceived with terrific and prolonged applause, W. W. Goodrich was then chosen tempor- ary chairman. On taking the chair he made an address. He pointed with pride to the record of the republican party since its foundation, and said that four years of demo- cratic rule nad convinced the people of the auty of recalling the partial power conferred upon the party, which had been on the wrong side ever since the days whon it championed the extension of buman slavery into the free territory of the northwest. At the last election, however, 1t again obtained a majority of the lower housoe of congress. This was accomplished by a campaign of colossal lying and deception. He poiuted with pride to the pure, sagacious and con- servative administration of President Har) son; to the growing commerce of the count under reciprocity with our American neigl bors, induced by the matchless foresight of Secretary Blaine, and to the navy already ranking with those of other great maritime powers of the world. The speaker reveiwed the taviff question at great length and spoke in high praise of the MeKinley bili, % Upon the subject of silver ho said: honest dollar for an honest debt. We ap- plaud the courage of the utterances of Presi- dent Harrison in his recent speech at Albany. This is to be a campaign of education and not of deception. The republican party never fears investigation of its principles or its practices. X *““The democratic party, like tho lizard, changes 1ts colors according to its environ® ments. At the south it stands for prohibi- tion: inthe north for free rum. On tho Pacific coast and mountains it demands free coinage of silver; in the Ohio convention it adopted a free coinago plank by a bare ma- Jority and placed a hard money man upon it, and at last it demands a gold and silver coinage on an equal basis. “‘We sorrowfully bohold the governor of this great state as he stands like a modern Colossus, one foot in the executive chamber ut Albany and tte other in the senate cham- ber at Washington, his hands grasping the lever of the democratic machine, which he controls by filling tho public offices with his subservient tools; his eye greedily fixed on the presidential chair, in which he will never sit; pandering to the liquor interest; vlaying with the guestion of honest money cheating the laboring mon by defeating for years the Austrailian bailot system; ob- Structing the entire logislation of the state to prevent the investigation of his partisans in the canal«ring: rising to no higher level than the ward politician. Verily the coming contest is that of Hillism grafted on to Tammanyism against the political con- science of the voters of this commonwealth, and on such an issue wo shall suffer no e’ foat.” Whon reference was made oy Goodvich to President Harrison and Secretary Blaine in connection with the recent reciprocity meas- ures, there was hearty cheering, about evenly divided between the two. 'L heé usual comwmitteos wore appointed and arecess was taken till 4 o'clock this after- noon. It is believed the convention will fin- ish today. There will be a bitter contest ovor tho nomination for tho head of tho ticket. When the delegates commenced gathering for the 4 o'clock scssion the doorkeepers found tickets coming which bad a suspicious appearance. They became s0 frequent that a close examination was made and the strange tickets were found to be counterfeits that were being sold for a consideration outside. All the holders of bogus tickets were there- fore turned back., There was a fiu i sulting from this fact, and by some strange means the rengrt went through the hall that some one was seeking by bogus tickets to pack the convention. The delegates weore brought to order in second session 8t 5:20 p. m. General Husted, chairman of the permanent oganization coni- mittee, reported the names of James M. Varnuin for permanent chairman, and then read the lists of vice presidents and secre- taries. ‘The report was adopted. Mr. Varnum was escorted to the chair and addressed the convention at great length, Mr. Varaum said: Mr. Va 1's Speech The victorles that we would h try Winaro the victorios through honorable treo mutual concessions - betwee tions of Amoricn, whereby the wel country muy be' honorably and udyincod. publican principle erloans, not Iy ! senso, but for the » ved clizen as the. native. fo Mexican” or Awmerlean as well as the eitzen of our cpublie, What we huve sought in order hplish th FoMult hus boen Such B0to a8 1ight bind tozothor in an alliance of friendship and mutuul Interest all nu- spite their differcnces of climate, cus- toms and langua; Weo belleve that the imeans for aftcoting such o strong, firm and ring all has been fou in the plo of The tories of ar i, it s Do £ reciprocity n be earrie xtent, ft will be a crowning glory to the present national adniin!stration, hewded by President Benjamin Harrls espectully 1o our A far-soeing seore y of state, non. G, Bluine Now, as at every stage of {ts existence, the of the republicun party has been ot With g viow o y supremacy, but with the' Tuture and - pe the third of w century the repub- o 'party has been fo oxistence 1t hns proposed and advocuted muny new and ad- Many of them have been bitterly opposed within the party as woll as withouat, hut al- WIthoht execption Lhey Nuve hecn event (deliberate bettor indgment of “the coun- Fevord, Such princivles i it has honostly procluiued hive boen overwheimingly ro- promptiy rejectod and repudiated by - the Fank aud 16 of the purty Pavty ol Poog The republican party lius Hean party belleves lirmly in the prio nistlon stricted free tri For Governor J Lieut Socretu Comptr State Treasuror Attorney General For State Englneer it Governor v of State lor n- “An ve our coun- secured through the — ni- s, ny tn 10 1 wrinciplo out to the desired ws woll us and requirenents republ aperation at the v It 18 O surpr tacks uj of lust autu ciun party But noarly a year has #8 ropub leans of the s tidently s t record of the pust tholr suffraze in fay Ivappenrs thut tho leg slution of ! S8 on tarlff, without native industry. or fnji farmer or workman, hus and larger trade than | huve been lnrgely jorts hiave becn Tur In those articies wh and which we believe sl With rezurd 1o finanee, the republicans Now York have alwiys, even In the durk | davs ot the eivil war, been o tavor of soundest and most honest inancial prineipl i measures, and | confident that th convention will not hesitate to prociuim the eloarest and most emphatic terms its ad lierence to tha principies of honest morey ably and well exprossed rocoutly at Alhar and elsowhiers by the distinguisied pres dent of the United Stites, Hon. Benjumin Hareis S0l Ballot that sonvention will not 5 g Lin favor of o ntolligent amendment to the 11=-s0 thoroughly eninseulated All {15 zood uses through the machinations of David B, Hill=in favor of | ®ome fnteilizent and rational regulation ot the liquor teathie, nnd in favor of the perfec tion of the civil service reform laws. Which having como to stay. should bo rendorod as practical and effielent ag possibio, Itis not imappropriate, [ think, for me to call the attention, not only of this eonven tion, but of all horest eltizens throughout the state, without rogurd to party, to the great demacratie octopus, Tammany hull. which now holds the city of New York in its grasp, wnid 15 already preparing to extond its tonta: cles over the entire state, The good people of this et state 100k to the repubilean pariy to check the advances of this dangerous wud wsidious enenny. actional Differences Must ¢ The times call for actlos and aggrossive action, on publican party. In tho faco of the oncuiy all aotionul differences must ccase., ull personil griovances and disappointnient miust bo for Kotten und the republican party pross for- ward with united front and with st solve to elect republican as governor of t Enipire stute. Thore was no room for doubt as to the relative volume of applauso when General Varnum referrad to the reciprocity policy of tho administration as_tho work of Benjamin Harrison, and especially of Secrotary Blaine, A generous outburst greeted Mr, Harrison's name while a tumult aroso when Mr, Blaine's name was uttered. A cannon just outsido the hull was fired at tho moment to swell the clamor. After a roport of the committee on creden- tial, and a resolution of the state committeo by congressional districts, the chairman, iu the absence of the resolutions committee, de- clared nominations in ordor, Before proceeding with the nominations a letter was read from Andrew D. White with- drawing his name from the contest before the conyention. Seuator Edward O'Comnor of Binghamp ton then placed in nomination for governor J. Sloan Fassett of Chemung. T. M. Farthing of Erie county, as the voice of the working- mon and the farmers, uominated Phulip Becker of Buffalo. Created a Sen on the nominating speeches Kenefick, a young unknown of cong {mpor ng Any Aticr resulted in o f ovor botore. Exp incroused, while the ply decreased -but ¢ I we can muko at he 1ld be protected teform. I trust, t hesitute practical hallot roforn and shorn of ase. earnest, vigorous the part of the re- During D. J. Buffalo, speaking' in support of Beckor, sensation by referring to Folger's de; 1852 and declaring that tho people did not want a candidate who was holding oftice under the national administration. The young man, who at the mention of Folger's name had been met with a storm of hisses, held bis ground and shouted back I have a right to spoak here and I will be hoard.” Judge Seymour Dexter of Elmira next see- ouded the nomination of Mr. Fassett. Jumes H. Polk of Troy placed General Jirr of Renssalacr in nomination. William H. Wlliams of Brooklyn thon placed General Stewart L. Woodford in nomination. The name of Mr. Wadsworth vresented by General Buttorfioid The Becker element thon sought to ad- journ the convention until tomorrow for a ballot. The effort was stormed down undor nays, The the roll call was ordered and at ance proceeded with., Presently General Woodford said: 1 find now that that splendid young brother, J.S. Fassott, has now a cloan majority of all possible votes, and I now ask pormission to cast the eighty-one votes of Kings county solid for Senator Fassett, and I move you Mr. Chairman, that the nomination of Mr. fassott bo now made unanimous.’ Young Mr. McKenifick of Buffalo, who made the sensational specch in betalf of Beckor, on his foot. “Iam authorized sir,’” hé cried, “to turn to Fassett the eutire Erie delegation.” The confusion grew and fncreased when the name of Mr. Woodsworth was with- drawn and his ballots were turned over to the Chemung whn. General Carr's naherents then hurried into eamp, Senator Sloan made a brief Fassett talk and the Woodford mo- tiou was then carried with a rusn and with cheers, making Mr, Fassett's nominution unammous, while the gun outside the hall began booming & gubernatorial salute of thirteen guus. Text of the Platform, Congressman Paine of Auburn hairman of the resolution committoo, then prescnted and read the platform, which is as follows The republicans of tl state of New York, their chosen reprosentatives, appont 1o (he ctors and deolar 1. They adiwre to the principles on which the national victory wis won in 185 by the decisive electoral votes of this stute, und they approve the logislation of the FIfty-first o gress in the eobod iy 2, They o¢ and purlty of Hurrison, who has b ¥ heurts of the people by his and fidelivy i the enforeenent of the Liws and of the pei- formance of his duties, and also by the admir- able presentation of Awmerican prineiples which he has wade in his addresses the e 4 The fdence was thon patriotism sident o th o Iuistration commends the con- nect of the American people Its 1 fzent, efMcient and sugacious ¢ ct of the public business i all the depart ments; especinlly by tho ability and enercy displnyed by n dist 1 citizon of this stato in bullding & navy to becono adequito tionul defenses by the thoroueh wnd stceesstul munugoment of the vist Lransio- Lons of the tronsiry undor the 1t e ro- tary and his lumented prode i by lunt and conservative itinent of 1gn relitions by the s ary of stute v has ral the Amerleun nanme to the highest position ever attained o the na- tions of the glob 4. The revenue | cong’ both In the taritt and the adminis- trative uet, Is a just und proper appli- cation of thi policy of protoction to Anorican Jor iind Lo control of home mirkets for the dustry of our own people and the fruits of ths lexislation aro fncreasing dally in thy estublishment of ne factories, In steadlor Gunploy ment 1o Wage-earners, i hotter prices tion of the Fifty-first to the furmer for the products of the soll wnd in the assuranco of financiil independenco for our country in faco of monotury distress throughout Earope and South America 5. By well ndjusted treatios of reciprooity, thé administration 1s opening the warkets of the western world Lo our Surpius farm pro- ducts and manufactories, by admitting froe i neticles us wo don't and cannot ) adequite quantity, and securing W exchange the exenption from duty of such wrticles s it s preferable fOF our faris and factorios to export, ‘The Joint opeartion of sueh reciprocity nnd the protective systen, with the restorition of the American flag to the ocean currying trade, promises to develop our forolgn commerce on a healthful busis. wdvie tageous 1o our industries 6, The act of July 1, Ini0 purchig of Lo siver product of Ame ines and Issuing of the new treasury Protected by n reserve of 100 conts worth Nilver for overy dollar fssued.” We commend this poiley of muintuining gold und siiver at A parity, the trewsury notes puid for silver to be kept it par with goid. The volee of New York hatle ugainst degredation of *the currency ands with President Harrl- son eyery dol by the government, provides for the the otting o the rep v treasure, while iy wnd avolds of aporopria letates of v 1iod by oxoess 1ons, sy fulfilient of the pledzes g ven 10 the soldiers of the that the uwitlon 130 thoy sived w tfall n just troat Went of surviviy ans and of the widows a1l oFphians of U who suorificed thelr lives th on mlght dive ah A pproye the T thy Kk canil charter. by Amerivis Americin Coplti Qetonse mindful o i ng reaction Wi Speedy const American wid with | nutlonal ter-stute oy M \\l. he or und th per o protect its | KU OX BECOND FAGE.] = NUMBER b-!.' WHOLE CITIES ~ DESTROYED, wful Effeots of an Earthquake In San Salvador, ANY KILLED BY FALLING BUILDINGS, Streets Crowded Inhabitants Fleeing Country for Satety of the Disaster, With Halt Dressed to the Open St | Copyriaht 1891 by Jamas Gordon Benn SAN Sarvanon (via Galveston Tox 9. By Moxican Cable to the Herald to Tue Bee Millions of dollars property and many were destroyed in this republic by an eartiquake today. Whole towns were wiped out and so far us advices roceived hero indidate, hardly a city in the country, except those along the coast, have escaped the awful offocts of the convultion, I'here have been indications for several days past that a seismic disturbance of more than usual power might be expected. The voleanoos of San Salvador, San Miguel and Izalco havo been unusually active and doop subte mbiings and slight carth tromors have boon felt. Such things are not uncommon here, howa ever, and while there was a foeling of ness here last night, thore no great alarm felt. At just fivo minutes bofore 3 o'clock this worning the earth began to shake. The wave had & strong vertical and oscillatory movement. People rushied into the stroots in their night clothing and while tho stock lasted only twenty seconds, beforo it had y there was @ panic stricken mob muking its way to the open country outside of the city. The sceao was terribly sublimo. Mon, women and children shricking and praying in the streets, while walls of houses wked, tottered aud foll There was a deep, continuous rumbling, as of heavy thunder wstand the air was fitled with a fino, penetrating dust. While the shock lasted the carth rose aud fell in long waves, and strong mon wers unable to keep their feot. The panic-strickon poople flocked to the open ground outside of the city, Temporary sheltors were thrown up wherever possible, but nearly all the mon and a great many of the women and childaron had only the sky for a cove All through the morning there have been slight shocks, but none approaching in intensity that which had been 5o dostruce tivo. The inhabitauts aro afraid to return to thelr houses and are making themselves comfortablo as possible in their temporary camps until the commotion subsides, Presidont Ezota is doing ovorythiug ho can to stop the pauic and care for tho homeloss people until it is considered safe for them to got back to their homes. The towns throughe out the country have suffered more scverely than the capital even Analquito and Coma- sagna have been complotely destroyed. Cojutepezue, Santucla, San Pedro and Musas huet were so badly shaken that they are practically ruined while the shock was plaiuly felt at Santa Ana and Susimiepequo, fully sixty miles from here. 1t is impossible at this writing to form any ideans to the number ot lives which have been lost. Two people were killea here, though there were many almost miraculous escapes from death. It is feared, howover, that thore have been many people killed in tho smaller towns. The loss of proverty will run well into the millions. This is the third time within less than forty years that San Salvador ins been destroyed by carthquake shocks. In April, 1854, not a smgle house was left in the city fit for hubitation and over 300 Lives weve lost. The dust and dobris from the faling build- led up ull of the wells and drinking places. Again in March, 1873, the city was shaken to the ground, over 5,000,000 worth of property was destroyed then and upward of fifty lives lost. So it scoms that destruos tive disturbances visit the country at intere vals of nineteen years. THEM TO CONTAGION, es Would Rath reir Children Die Than Sta Loxnoy, Sept. 9.—An epidemic of diphe theria is raging in the province of Tamboft, Mothers purposely placo their chile ing to s00 " L Sopty Spocial worth of lives ancan 1noasi was passed awa B Tho sky was ove ings fi EXPOSE r See ve Russian Mothe Russia, dren in tho way of infection, profer see them dio of tho disease rather than them starv - CANNOT AGRE urymen fn the Davis Will Case Still Out Sept. 9.—The jury in the this in sroe, It is learned that they stood soven to five for est 1o last. They Burre, Moat., Davis will case was brought into court jing and reported they could not coutestants from f elimine ated the Knight will from their deliberations, OLD HUTCH'S HAND, hof the Ex-Bear Strikes Terrop to the Hearts of Speculitors, Cuieaco, TiL, Sept. 9. —The sensation of the Board of Trado was the slump in corn. During the early partof the the margot nad been weak, but the decline was not of much Importance until the last hour, when the bottom suddenly went oo & rumor that the cligue was beginning to uns load. There was & wild rush to sell and Seps tember, which had sold early nt 6630, wont with a to 62ije, and October, which had touched 5o eurly the day, broke to hi'se. The steady decline in tne wheat pit, where December fell from 98¢ to 43¢0, gradually developed demoralization in corn. Some of the prominent brokers, who are supposed to genorally act for Hutchingon, s00n began to soll cautiously, but the crow. thought they detected tb move and them thero was one avalanckoe of offerings and § frantic struggle to oo who sell the out rush ould most. Demoralization quickly ensued and the drop was rapid sovere, Soptember, which it was supposed the cligue teld with a firm grip, was weaker uny other future, It wus vumored that the fiue weather, the big receipts and tho pronounced weaks ness had finully produced discouragement and that the syndicate which was supposed to be buck of the deai haa concluded to lia down A sharp drop in corn in Now York symp'om of the elique's weakness the decline 1t wis remarked that the brokers and managers aid nov appear to be disturbed, and 1t was further uoticed that they did not sell much corn, leaving that pers formance to the crowd, which sold right and left and than was the With all clique's view of this ot a fow who pon it as # r h o the ubinit its holdings, The wide 1 had brought the selling of Septemoer and Octo- 1 to o standstill, vith this breals purchases are blo and ay compared With those ¢ tog 1 to greatly increuse publicity the combinut srent