Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 10, 1902, Page 3

LINCOLN GETS A DELUGE People in Lew Lying Sections Warned, but Nogleot to Move in Time. RAILROAD YARDS ARE ALL UNDER WATER Beatrice and Other Towns Along the Blue and Nemaha Rivers Suffer Severely from Overe flovws. LINCOLN, July 9.—(Special Telegram.)— Great waves of water, rushing all the way from Sailtillo, ten miles southwest of Lin- coln, spread with terrific force over the western portion of the city tonight, driving hundreds of people from their homes, sur- rounding & majority of the manufacturing plants and warehouses of the city and en- dangering both life and property. The flood-swept district at 9 o’clock to- night included nearly all territory west of Bighth ctreet, bounded on the north by O street and on the south by J street. But beyond these lines the waves kept spreading In jagged lines. On the north side of O street the water covers nearly all of the Burlington and Union Pacifi¢ freight yards. At 8:30 a stream found its way through the labyrinth of tracks and ‘warehouses and ran down Seventh street in front of the Burlington enger depot. About this time a notice was posted on the entrance to the depot basement “Closed on account of the flood.” The water lles in an unbroken sheet from Firat street west for a distance of at least two miles. Tracks Under Water, Telegraph poles, railroad ties, boards and rubbish are floating around through the streets, over the roads and across the rail- rond tracks. The main line track of the Burlington west is covered with water to a point within two blocks of the passenger depot platform. The Unfon Pacific road south s similarly covered, in some places the water reaching a height of five feet. The outgoing Burlington passenger train, which left at 7:30, had its platforms sub- merged before it reached the eity boundary lne. The deluge came from Saltillo and be- yond. At Hickman there was a downpour of rain at noon and a cloudburst fs re- ported to have occurred at Saltillo at noon. . At 8:30 this afternoon a man rode & horse up to the entrance of the police station and gave notice of the oncoming flood. He came trom Saltillo at the top of the horse’s speed to warn the ity of the approaching danger. Chlet of Police Hoal land summoned the police force and gave ‘orders to have the warning conveyed with all possible haste to the inhabitants of the endangered district. About 4 o'clock the first signs of the flood were seen in a light wave, which spread over the water in the lower bottoms. With increasing force the water kept coming, and at § o'clock was speeding at the rate of five or six miles an hour and rising a foot an hour. Move Out of Bottom The inhabitants of the bottoms paid but little heed to the first warning, but when they saw the water approaching with such terrific force they began to move, but many of them were too late to save anything but their own livs All along the border line of the water are crowds of terror- stricken women and children, some crying, some hysterical and some fainting. One slck woman, living with four children in a small shack near the Burlington depot, was riven out with only the night clothes about herself and her children. Carrying the two smallest In her arms, with the other two coming along behind her, sl waded through two feet of water and sought refuge in an ‘almost unconscious condition In a nearby restaurant, and from there was taken with her children to the home of a friend up town. Near Sixth and J streets a 4-year-old child was saved from drowning by Bert Brooks, a young man who had been assist- ing the refugees. He swam a distance of 200 yards and took the child from its father and swam with it back to dry land. The father came later in a floating wagon, drawn by a team of horses swimming and floundering in the water and floating rub- bish. On Eighth street between N and M, 100 barrals of lime packed in a shed and belonging to Searle & Clapim, wers inun- dated at 9 o'clock and soon after the water reached the lime it began to slack. Great volumes of smoke arose from the building and then flames were geen. The fire de- partment responded and soon had five streams of water playlng on the shed from above. In this block is a big lumber yard, and numerous small bulldings well stocke: with bullding material. For a time It Jooked as If the flames would spread, but the firemen held them In check in the bullding ia whick they originated. Another fire started from the same cause in a shed in the Dierks lumber yard at Seventh and N streets. Firms Affected by Flood. Some of the princtpal bulldings in the manufacturing district that are surrounded by water are those owaed or occupled by these firms: Curtis"& Bartlett, sash and door factory: Western Mattress company, J. 1. Case Manufacturing company, Hedges Iron works, Searle & Chapin, lumber; Schaupp & Hurd, coal; Hutchins & Hyatt, coal; Lincoln Gas and Electric company's works, Wisconsin Furniture and Coffin eompany, Whitebreast Coal and Lime com- pany, Dierks Lumber company. The F. W. Brown Lumber comgpany is partially surrounded. The big graln elevator of the Central Granaries, at Fifth and J streets and the Lincoln Ice company's bouses standing near by are in the center ot an immense lake, with all dry approaches cut off. The people living in the flooded dlstrict are of the poorer class. Only a few of them saved their furniture and many of them wsre driven bare-footed in front of the waves. From the resorvation came & mob of women, all thinly clad, wading In water up to their knees. The police force gave all the assistance it could in removing people and furniture from the houses in the flooded district. Firemen were kept busy several hours and cltizens gave valuable assistance wherever they could. The water ceased rising at midnight. Bighth street is impassable between N Brainy Hair Under your loose, thin, falling hair is a brain. Use it. The result? You will use Ayer's Hair Vigor. It checks falling hair, restores color to gray hair, and makes the hair grow. No need of having rough and unruly hair. ‘“At the age of 20 my hair turned y and soon 'w almost white. 1 had been in this embarrassi: condition for ffteen years, | wu: Ayer’s Hair Vigor, and three bottles of it tback the old color. Knight, Baldwin, Mont. G106, Al éraggiets. J.C.AVER CO., Lowsll, Masa. | | the offices in the and L streets O stroet is flooded as far as Seventh and the Beatrice Creamery com- pany’ bullding at Seventh and P streets ie partially surrounded. The cellar of the Hargreaves Bros.' wholesale grocery house was filled with water, Rallroad Track Soon after the westbound Burlington pe senger trains left the * Washed Out. ity a portion of the main line track between J and H streets was washed out senger trains, unable tracks westward, were Three Rock Island pas- to go over their own taken over the Bur- lington via Aurora. Freight trafic was in- terfered with in the flooded region and to a large extent paralyzed. City train had not arri and it usual route. The homeless are taking friends or in the public buildings. was not expected to come by The Nebraska tved up to 11 o'clock its refuge with Four large rooms in the Park schoolhouse are packed with women a nd children, and the court and other rooms in the court houss are giving shelter to many. th the Richards ment room A large base- block was opened for the accommodation of half a score of the homeless. 1t 1s impossible to the damage dome by ago, when the same was covered, that was because the damage was light, the occupants of the give an estimate of the flood. Ten years section of the eity but various houses and bulldings were prepared | for the flood and had belongings to places mi moved most of their of safety. Some of anufacturing houses have been flooded and the loss cannot be estimated until an investigation is made. The water tonight, however, is sald to be several inches higher years past. There were no accld ture so far police. A chilled by the water than the flood of ten ents of a serfous na- could be ascertained by the large number of people were and bruised in their haste to escape, but none of them eustained severe Injuries. The damage by fire will not amount to much more than $1,000. Un- less there is more rain tomorrow and next day most of the warer will leave the man- ufacturing and business district. Beatrice BEATRICE Neb., July 1no! .—(Speclal Tele- ted. gram.)—A rainfall of two and a half inches visited this locality last night and the river, which had fallen nearly two feet since yes. terday noon, began rising early this morn- Ing as a result. A rainfall of four inches is reported at Crete, three and a half at Wil- ber and three at Pickerell. This city s practically isolated from the outside world tonight and the indications are that the flood of 1897 will be surpassed, as the river only lacks a few inches of that polnt. in many places boal through the principal This evening orders ‘West Beatrice is flooded, and ts could be streets. were issued prohibit- rowed ing people from congregating on the Court and Sixth street bridges which span the river. At § o'clock the water works was shut down on account of the water, which reached the firebox. The electric light plant was also forced to s evening. uspend business this Several malin line trains on the Burling- ton are tied up here and traffic between this place and Lincoln of a washout near De Witt. 1s suspended because The Union Pacific is unable to get trains out of this city either north or south. The Rock Is- land is the only road able to operate trains over its line here tonight. The Beatrice pavin, g brick plant is in immediate danger and a six-inch rise will cause the plant to suspend business, as its kilns are In full bla Many residents of now. the west side are leaving their homes for places of safety on the high ground. The damage wrought by the flood will be enormous The Blue river dam at this place has given way. Tri NEBRASKA CITY, clal.)—~Two and a qu fell here last night. here was very much figures. The damage Tied Up. Neb., July 9.—(Spe- ter Inches of water The rainfall west of in excess of these done to growing and harvested crops cannot be estimated at this time. The Missourl Pacific northbound was held at this point train from 4 until 9 o’clock this morning by a bad washout four miles north of town. The even worse condition Burlington is in an . The freight traln from Lincoln due here at 6 o'clock in the morning has been lay! while the passenger ng at Bennet all day, that left here at 9 o'clock has succeeded in getting to Unadilla, where it is & ed. The Nemaba river at Unadilla is higher than it has been for still rising at the rate an hour. At Brock it twenty years d s of about four inches is Inundating all the low land and the wheat that had been cut and put in the shock I s being carried away. The B. & M. train for the south reached Peru after a struggle and left that sta- tion an hour or more lat heard from eince. It It has not been is probably etuck in the mud along the river this side of Brown- ville, On the lIowa side of is under wa the river everything Field Grains Devasted. SHELTON, Neb, Heavy rains have fallen July 9.—(Special.)— ery night dur- ing the last week and unless dry weather s00on comes many flelds of fall wh rye will be ruined on sive wet. The potato reised here, but these unless rain soon ceases. t and account of the exce: crop is the best ever will rot in the ground Some flelds of the first crop of alfalfa are yet uncut and those that have been to be mowed a second harvested arg ready time, but the ground is tco soft for the machines. The heavy rains have ralsed Wood river to bank full and fears are entertalned that the stone milldam will be washed away. LOUP CITY, Neb, Loup City ha July 9.—(Spectal.)— 2.35 inches of rainfall last night, swelling the total for the last week to six Inches, which causes considerable diffculty In the gathering of the crops of wheat and rye. Nemaha Beats Old Record. AUBURN, Neb., July 9.—(Speclal.)—It began raining here yesterday evening about 9 o'clock and continued through the night. It was estimated that fell. The Nemaha ri in its banks only one day, began rising last 2.50 inches of water ver, which had been day since last Mon- night, and this morn- ing it is higher than it has been this year. The bottom lands are covered to a depth of three or four feet. Travel is cut off both from the east and north of town. The cornfields on the bo destroyed. been harvested have Many wheat crops ttom are practically that had been destroyed, the shocks having been floated and lodged in wire fences, The river is still ris) ing and it is reported that heavy rains up the river have fallen. FAIRFIELD, Neb, The continued rains ation here somewhat urday evening a rain pletely wiped out the July 9.—(Special.)— e makiog the situ- deplorable. On Sat- and ballstorm com- ‘wheat remalning un- cut over a fortunately rather small scope of country adjacent south and west. were very large, aver: did much damage to windows and tin roofs to Fairfield on the The hallstones, which ing as big On Sunday night about two inches more of rain fell, on Monday night the rainfall was about one lnch ai about one and one- Balt of the wheat s that remains uncut wil nd on Tuesday night half inches. About in the shock, much Il be a total loss and tnless the rain ceases soon it will all be lost. Owing to & washout Grand Island rallway on the St. Joseph & there has been no through trains since early Sunday merning. FREMONT, Neb., July 9.—(Special)— {1t dries off soon will be considerably dam- The continued wet weather comtinues to worry the farmers. A large part of the wheat crop s In the shock and, unless | aged. On wet land oats lay flat. Late corn s very weedy and will be too far along for plowing before it becomes dry again. Cellars Flooded at Hickma: HICKMAN, Neb., July 9.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The heaviest rain in a decade fell here last night. It poured all night and by 5 o'clock this morning Salt creek was higher than it has been for twenty years. Tho cellars in all the business houses were flooded, doing great damage to merchan- dise. Farmers having crops on the bottom lands will suffer considerable loss. David Steele, living half a mile east of town, had twenty-five acres of wheat in shock and every bundle went down In the flood. The oat crop is badly damaged by the late rains. The rallroads also came In for thelr share of the damage, no trains were run between Lincoln and Table Rock today on aceount of the roadbed being washed out. At Roca damage was considerable and at Satillo, the grade was washed away for 300 feet and the track swung over against the telegraph poles. The rain gauge meas- ured 3.30 inches. BPFUKEN #OW, Neb.,, July 9.—(Spectal Telegram.)—The heaviest rain of the sea- son fell here last night, the precipitation being 295 inches. As there was neither wind nor hail with it, no damage was done to crops. All kinds of crops are in prime condition and from present prospects C ter county will have the largest crop of all kinds ever produced in the county this season. Papplo Creek Still Rising. PAPILLION, Neb., July 9.—(Specl: | Another heavy downpour visited this vi- cinity last night. The Pappio creek is nearly as high as last Sunday and is etill rising. |1t 1s thought it will be higher than It ever | has been. The Papillion Times office, which is sit- uated under the bank, has about four inches of water covering the floor. TECUMSEH, Neb., July 9.—(Special Tel- egram.)—The continued rains have brought the Nemaha river out of its banks and the bottoms are flooded. The water is about as high as it was a month ago. Many acres of wheat, corn and oats are submerged. Here in Tecumseh several families bave been obliged to move out, the water mill has shut down and the south and west wagon roads are impassable. The body of water is at least a mile wide west of the city. The Burlington has run trains over its Nebraska City-Beatrice branch today, but the St. Louis- Portland and Atchison- Lincoln trains were unable to reach this clty. CROPS IN SEWARD COUNTY Excessive Ralns Darken Dright Out- look, but Oats Suffer Least Da BEAVER CROSSING, Neb., July 9.—(Spe- clal)—During the month of June ffteen Inches of water fell here, and thus far in July there have been about six inches of precipitation. This is the most tbat has ever fallen in the same length of time in this part of the state. The gardeners and potato growers have suffered heavily as a result of so much ratn. What 1s left of the potato crop Is ex- cellent. A large acreage was planted, but the heavy rains have destroyed 7 or 8 per cent of the crop. The wheat crop was as promising as could be desired, but the rains have de- stroyed about 20 per cent of it. That which has been harvested is being damaged somewhat in the shock. The oat crop is fine and bas been dam- aged as yet but little. Some of the earllest will be harvested this week. The corn crop was very badly damaged by hail on June 17 and retarded by con- tinued cold and wet weather for two weeks, but is now growing rapidly. The river was again out of its banks on Sunday and Monday and It was feared the gardeners would again suffer heavy losses, but the water is now receding. FARMHAND DROWNS IN SLOUGH Falls with His Horse in Stream Near Columbus and Body Not Yet Recovered. COLUMBUS, Neb., July 9.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Henry Wllcke, employed as a farmhand by August Loseke, thirteen miles north of Columbus, was drowned this morning while trylng to cros slough into which a flood had backed from Loseke creek, forming an island, from which it was his purpose to drive some cattle. The horse he was riding went into the water unwillingly and lost its footing as he finally plunged into It, going down three times below the surface before get- ting out. Wilcke in some way lost his bal- ance, perhaps getting caught in the brush, and his employer at a distance saw only his hands above water. The body had not been recovered when the last messenger reached town. Wilcke came from Germany twelve years ago and has no relatives in this country. He served twe years in the Philippines as a private in Company E, Thirty-third r iment, provisional volunteers. Last night a heavy rainfall had materially increased the already greatly swollen con- dition of the stream, which is nearly out of its banks today. CUSTER EDITORS GATHER Meet at Broken Bow ~Are Ten- dered Banguet and Name Ofcers. BROKEN BOW, Nebh., July 9.—(Special Telegram.)—The Custer County Editorial assoclation held its anoual meeting at the Grand Central hotel in this city last night. The records of the assoclation show that the business of the members of the as- soclation had more than doubled since the organization of the association & year ago. The proprietor of the Grand Central tendered a banquet to the editors and their wives as the compliments of the house, which was greatly appreciated. ~Mr. El- Iott in return recelved from the assocl tion a very fine present in & gold watch chaln with appropriate inscription, as & memento of the occasion. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: D. M. Amsberry, president; Tom Wright, yice president; R. R. Barnard, secretary-treasurer; George B. Malr, auditor. Accidental Shooting at Linwood. LINWOOD, Neb., July 9.—(Special.)—E. G. Hobart, & barber, while trylng to extract a shell from a 322-caliber revolver last evening, received an ugly wound in the right band. The cartridge accidentally exploded and the bullet went through the palm. Dr. Ross dressed the wound, which will not be serious unless blood polsoning sets 1n. Rain Fal Dry Convention. FREMONT,’ Neb., July 9.—(Spectal)— The Dodge county prohibition convention was held at the Woman's Christian Tem- porance Union temple yesterday after- noon. The elements were in sympathy with the party and it rained hard all the time they were in session. The city of Fremont and four preclncts were repre- sented. No ticket was put up, the matter belng left in the hands of & committee. HE " OMAHAR DAILY 3 BEE:ATHURSDAY,VJULY#10 " 1902 3 Delegates were elected to the state con- vention. There wers about fifty people In attendance, a large majority being women. enson for Closing Bank. LINCOLN, July 8.—(Special Telegram.)— Information obtained by the State Board of Banking ir connection with the recently closed German bank of Murdock was re leased by Secretary Royse today because of the reports being circulated by some mem- ber of the institution, presumably its cash- ter, H. R. Nitsel. It is being said that the board closed the bank because Nitsel made too large loans. As a matter of fact, one of the irregularities which led to the clos- ing of the institution was the issuance of a certificate for $3,000 which was never registered on the books of the company, nor was any credit made of the deposit. Mother Saves Som from Dea NICKERSON, Neb., July 9.-(Special.)— The 8-year-old son of David Herman, who lives near this place, was bitten on the thumb by a rattlesnake Sunday afternoon and the quick work of the boy's mother, who sucked the polsen from the wound, saved the lad’s life. The boy's father found the snake and killed it. It had four rattles. Postpone Tecumwseh Chautau: TECUMSEH, Neb., July 9.—(Speclal Tel egram.)--The Tecumseh Chautauqua, which was to have been held from July 12 to 20, has been postponed Indefinitely on ac- count of the continued rains and the flooded condition of the grounds. Manager Dundas sald tonight the meeting would probably be held in August. Delay in Calling Convention. KEARNEY, Neb., July 9.—(Special Tel- egram.)—On account ‘of the lateness of the trains and the nonarrival of delegates, the populistic and democratic managers de- sided not to call their convention until this evening and then make the temporary or- ganization, appoint committees and ad- joun until Thursday morning. Bullding and Loan Incorporates. LINCOLN, July 9.—(8pecial.)—A charter was given today to the Laurel Building and Loan company of Laurel, Cedar county. The company 1s capitalized for $100,000. Its In- corporators are: Guy Wileon, C. L. Ward, T. Graham, F. P. Voter, Dr. C. 8. Sackett and C. E. Nevin. BAD LUCK FOLLOWS FAMILY One Son Murdered and Another Son and Daughter Killed in Minne. sota Storm. 8T. PAUL, Minon, July 9.—News was re- celved here today that as a result of the terrific storm which prevalled south and west of Waseca, Minn., the family of Adam Bishman, jr., is again, within the space of a month, plunged Into the grief of a tragic death in the family. On June 19 Phillip Bishman, the son, was murdered at the wedding row in the town of Wiiton. ‘When the storm broke Adam Bishman, Adam, Jr., his two sisters and the hired man were in the basement of the large barn at- tending to the milking. The barn was torn asunder and the heavy mass of farm ma- chinery and hay with which the upper floors were filled fell upen the Inmates. One of the daughters Was killed instantly and Adam, jr., was so crushed that he dled trom his injuries last evening. The other two occupants were rescued from suffoca- tion only after long hours of work by the neighbors. The rest of the family sought shelter in the house and were unharmed. At Wapda the damage from the storm ‘was very heavy and at Perham the wind leveled a circus tent, which caught fire from the lights. Se 1 people were burned and bruleed, but pone was fatally iptured. —————— e~ SAENGERFEST AT WEST POINT Omaha Sin Take i Societies in the tval in Aw Invited to Choral at. Part Messrs Fred Sonnenscheln, Willlam Breitinger and Martin Kerl, a committee from West Point, arrived at the Millard hotel yesterday, the purpose of their visit being to invite the Plattedeutscher Maen- nerchor, the South Side Singing soclety and the Danish Singing soclety to attend and take part in the great saengerfest at West Polnt on August 8, 9 and 10. They have assurances that all the socletles will cor- lally accept the invitation and that there will be a very large and general attend- ance. The excirsion from Omaha Sunday, August 10, going and returning the same day, is expected to number at least 1,500 peopl FORECAST OF THE WEATHER i and Warmer Thursday and In- creasing Cloudin, Fri in Nebraska. CHICAGO, July 9.—Forecast: For Nebraska and South Dakota—Falr and warmer Thursday; Friday, increasing cloudiness, probably showers in western portion. For Illinois—Fair Thursday, except showers and cooler in extreme eastern por- tions; Friday, fair, with rising temperature in western portion; fresh northerly winds on the lake. For lowa—Falr Thursday and warmer In western and central portions; Friday, fair and warmer. For Missouri—Fair Thursday, except rain and cooler in southeast portion; Friday, fair and warmer. For Kansas—Falr in northern, showers in southern portion Thursday; Friday, falr and warmer. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, July 9.—Official record of tempera- ture and precipitation, ccompared with the corresponding day for the last three years: 1902, 1901, 1900. 1599 Maximum temperature.... 6 103 9 2 Minimum temperature.... 6 73 64 63 Mean temperature 6 88 T 1 Precipitation ... 8 00 00 T Record of temperature and precipitation a¢,Omaha for this day and since March 1. 1902: Normal temperature [ Deficiency for the da Total excess since March 1 Normal precipitation Excess for the day.... Total rainfall since March 1 Excess since March 1. Deficlency for cor. period 1901 Deficlency for cor. period 1500.. Y s from Stations a¢ 7 ¥, CONDITION OF THN [: WEATHER. H Omaha, cloudy. Valentine. cl North Platte, clear.. Cheyenne, part cloud: Balt Lake City, clear. Rapid City, part cloud: Huron, cleas Williston, clear. Chicago, cloudy. 5338332 38 J. B. Felber, H. A. Akeny, | ARRANGE NAVAL NANEUVERS Plans Are Not to Bo Made Publio Until Late in Summer, WILL TAKE PLACE SOME TIME IN AUGUST There Are to Be ’I“;vo Sets of Manen- vers and Principal Battle- ships Wil Take r WASHINGTON, July 9.—Beyond a general character of the army and navy maneuvers which will take place on the Atlantic coast this summer, nothing bearing official au- thentication is obtained in the War and Navy departments, nor is it likely that any epecific detalls of the maneuvers will be given to the public, as information regard- ing the details of either defenders or in- vaders will completely thwart the main ob- Jects of the exercises. But from a high official source a general sketch of the ex- ercises has been obtained. There are to be two distinct sets of maneuvers. The first will be purely naval and will consume probably the first three weeks of August Two or perhaps three of the vessels belong- ing to the North Atlantic station will rep- resent an enemy's fleet and will attempt to elude a defensive squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Higginson, and accom- plish a landing at some point on the New England coast Inside of limits not yet pre- scribed. The duty of the defending squad- ron will be to send out scouts to locate the ‘“‘enemy’'s” vessels before they can reach the coast. The vessels participating in these maneu- vers will include the battleships Kearsarge, Alabama, Massachusetts and Olympla, com- prising the North Atlantic squadron, as well as Montgomery, Scorpion, Marblehead, Hist and such other vessels as can be spared.at the time. During these naval maneuvers the officers hope to experiment with wireless telegraphy it sultable ar- rangements can be completed in time and |1t 18 sald there will be experiments in coal- ing ships, transporting supplies and other comparatively minor features of naval war- tare. Further general detalls of the naval maneuvers, such as the commander of the ‘‘enemy” ships and the division of the ves- sels into defenders and invaders, are not to be had as yet. Captain Willlam Swift is now engaged in a consultation with Rear Admiral Higginson, commander-in-chief ot the North Atlantic squadron, concerning these and other points of detail. Arrangement for Second. The second and more important set of summer maneuvers will consist of a naval attack on a point on the north Atlantic coast by a supposed hostile fleet, which at- tack 18 to be met by a joint defense by the army and militia, assisted by a small num- ber of naval vessels detached for the pur- pose from the North Atlantic squadron. Active preparations are in progress by the army for its part in the coming maneuvers. The defense will be under the general direction of the commanding officer of the east, although the actual work de- volves upon the coast artillery, whose officers in the districts which are to be attacked will be in active command. It has becn determined that the attack will be made between New Bedford, Mass., on the east coast, and the eastern defenses of Long Island sound. This will include the artillery district of Narragansett, com- manded by Colonel Henry C. Hasbrouck, and the district of New London, com- manded by Lleutenant Colonel J. M. K. Davis. The Narragansett district includes Forts Adams, Wetherell and Greble, Rhode Island, and Rodman, Maseachusetts. The New London district is composed of Forts Tumbull, Connecticut, Mansfield, Rhode Island, H. G. Wright, Michle and Terry, New York. The New York forts are sit- uated at the entrance of Long Island sound and are located for the purpose of defend- ing all the cities of the sound as well as the upper approach to New York City. All the engineer officers available have beed ordered to these districts and are direct- Ing the preparations of such portion ot the defense as would come under their charge. Ordnance officers have been directed to glvo attention to the inspection of arms and quantities of ammunition with blank charges have been sent to the various torts. Not only will the defense consist of handling and firing the guns, but will also be a test of the appliances, such as range finders, telegraphic facilities, signal opera- tions and everything else that is necessary in a perfect seacoast fort. Within the radius of the operations the army will have no notice of where and when the attack will be made. The army must find that out for itself. The signal corps will be utilized for this purpose as well as all telegraph and telephone stations along the coast. The navy will take every precaution to conceal the point of attack and the army will do its utmost to find out just where the fleet will approach the coast and at what time. Owing to the secrecy to be maintained by the navy the troops in the different forts will be kept in a state of readiness, either for a day or night attack. E. W. Grove. The name must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tab- lets, the remedy that cures & cold in one 8t. Louis, cloudy Paul, clear... Davenpoi cloudy Kansas City, cloudy. Havre, cle Helena, clear. Bismarck, clear Galveston, part cloudy T indicates trace of precipitation. L. A WELSH, Local Forecast OMclal 352RRoRE 13 day. 25 cents. DEATH RESULTS FROM FEUD Jei Patton Constable After Fight with Three Brothers. . ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 9.—A special to the Daily News from Skidmore, Mo.; thirty miles north of this city, Jesse Pat- ton, & prominent farmer, is fatally fnjured as the result of an assault made upon him by Lee, Willlam and John Peters, brothers, who sought to settle an old feud. The fight was flerce, and although Patton was unarmed, he grabbed a club and dealt his assallants damaging blows. Later he se- cured a knife and tried to defend himself. He was mortally injured, and after a running fight with a conmstable, in which many shots were exchanged, the Peters brothers were captured. SMALL BOAT ON LONG TRIP Thirty-Eight-Foot Kerosene to Sall from America to England. Launch NEW YORK, July 9.—The thirty-eight foot launch Ablel Abbott Low, commanded by Captaln Willlam C. Newmas, sailed from College Point, L. I, today for Falmouth, England. Captain Newman's only companion on the trip is his son Edward, a youth of 16. The launch is equipped with a ten-horsepower kerosene oll engine and is expected to reach Falmouth in about twenty days. THE GENUINE EAU de COLOGNE < Sobann /Marfa Farina Glocase- 9 11 in Kila. For sale by W. R. BENNETT CO. 8. W, Cor. 16th and Harney Sts. Fatally Wounded by|- AN ITALIAN CAPTAIN Cured by Pe-ru-na of Catarrh of the Stomach After Doctors Failed. The following lotter from Comgreseman Botkin speaks for ftself House of Hepresentatives, Washington, D. C. Doctor S. B. Hartman, Columbus, O. My Dear Dootor—It gives e pleasure to certify 1o the excellent curative quali- Hon. J. D. Botkin. Congressman| from Kansas, Writes an Interesting Letter, ‘ ties of vour medicines — Pe- P RRBE N ROh TR L L H § lin. I have been ‘ § amie more 3 ¢ or le! for a e ¢ quarter of a + ] century with b { catarrh of the + t stomach and z 4 cons¢fpation. A M t residence in : { Washington 43 has .increased 3 1 thess troudles, (3 ; A few tottles of ' | St bt olane YOur < MW | have glven mo | almost com- plete rellet, and I am cure that a continu- ation of them will effect a permanent curs, Peruna is surely a wonderful remedy for catarrhal aftections.—J. D. Botkin This I a case of catarrh of the stomach which had run for twenty-five years, ac- CAPTAIN O, BERTOLETTO. cording to his statement, and Peruna has Captain O. Bertoletto of the Italian | At once come to his relfef, promptly accom- Barque “Lincelles.” in a recent letter from | PUShINE for him more benefit than he had the chiet office of the Italian Barque Lin- | been able to find in all other remedics dur- celles, Pensacola, Fla.,, writes RS & QELIT L & century 1 have suffered for several years| It 8tands to reason that a man of wealth e . Y and influence, like a Congressman of the with chrdmic catarch of the stom-=| o0t United States, has left no ordinary ach. The doctors prescribed for me | means untried and no stone unturned to without my receiving the leust| find a cure. benefit. Through one of your pam-| If such cures as these do not verlfy the phiets [ began the use of Peruna, | ¢/aim not only that dyspepsia is due to 4 two bottles have entirely cured | CMATFh of the stomach, but also that Pe- and two bottle e y runa will cure catarrh of the stomach, it me. I recommend Peruna to all | my friends,” O. Bertoletto. | In catarrh of the stomach, as well as ca- | tarrh of any part of the body, Peruna is| the remedy. As has been often 1d It Pe- runa will cure catarrh of one part, it will cure catarrh of any other part of the body. Catarrh is catarrh wherever located, and | the remedy that will cure it anywhere will cure it everywhere. is impossible to imagine how any evidence could do so. 1t you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving & full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad- vice gratis Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohfo. Very Low Rates e PO e Colorado «~ Utah via UNION PACIFIC July 1 to 13 Inc, g $15 52TTORIE | $30 ek §28 g | $30 nown,, The Fast Trains to Denver are via the UNION PACIFIC Trains Leave 7:10 a. m. an maha daily 2% p. m. Tickets, 1324 Farnam Street Telephone 816. ALL,ABOARD for Wind Cave . Jolly good times. & Healthful rides over the pine-clad hills. COMPARE THE RATE. Omabha..........$14.50 Missouri Valley. 14.50 Linceln ......... 13.50 Round trip to Hot Springs, So. Dakota, ]:ly 113, 1902. Limit, Oetober, 31, 1902 ~KINGSFORD’ SILVER GLOSS STARCH Imparts to Shirt Waists, Linens and Muslins a deli- cacy and freshness such as no other starch can give, For s by all firet-cla: “IT IS IGNORANCE THAT WASTES EFFORT.” TRAINED SERVANTS USE SAPOLIO SCHOOLS, BROWNELL HALL Graduates of five of the best known ¢ olleges tnstructors. Music, Art and Modern Lang uages taught by women of extended resi: dence in European' capitals, under the instruction of the best masters. Gives good general educilmn and prepares for any © ge open to women. Principal's certifi- ‘admits to college. = Out-door sports, & plendid gymnasium under direction of pro- onal irstruetor. MISS MACRAE. Principal, Omaha. of America included In corps ot military sch Olgest and largest | Wentworth Military Academy gzt | 8 resy ocer detatied, Prepares s Uutycisiios i Goverament supervision and equipment. Ariny officer detatied. Frepares for Universities, Natioual Academien or for Life: GOL. SANDFORD SELLERS. M.A., Supt. Lexinglon, We FOR LAD 30th year. The College—s U - | Business Stimulaters wity "German-Ameriean_ Gonsarvaiory. mansed by specialists. Wm. H. Barber, Concert Planist (May) Resident Professors—Gusrue, Fichtel, Kuemmel, For rest, Roberts, Thomas. Horoaday. For catalogue ad- dross JOHN W. MILLION, President Ko, @ Cellage Flace, Mexico, ¥a. | BEE WANT ADS