Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-10

mas overfowed its banks, and Lake Phillippi,
the village, covering forty acres OF
has raised four feet during the past
twenty four hours, and the rip-raping which
protects the B. & NJ. railroad grade has been
and swallowed up by the floods.
communication from the west
has been cut off on account of the inundating
and falling of telegraph poles. washout at
Eustis has been reported. A cave used by
y. A. Harris, one of our prominent mer.
chants, for cellar and storage purposes, ,caved
in this morning, damaging him about $500.
Bought General Grants Horse.
BEATRICE, Neb., May 9.-[Special Tele-
gram to THE BEE. Gen. L. w. Colby, COM
mander of the Nebraska National guards,
has just purchased from U. S. Grant, jr., for
81, 500 the famous white stallion, Linden
Tree, which was presented TO General Grant
in 1879 by the sultan of Turkey. The horse
win be shipped here next week. He is said
to be the finest blooded Arabian horse in
America, besides being noted as having
been the property of Americas greatest gen.
eral. General Colby will have the horse on
exhibition at the next encampment. The
animal is now ON the Grant farm at Wash
ington, Penn.
The Favor Dorsey and Allison.
BARTLETT, Neb., May Especial to THF
BEE. AT the republican county convention
held at Bartlett, May 5, the following dele
gates were elected to the congressional con
vontion at Norfolk: b. S. Leedom, l.. p
Glaseburn and John w. Baird. They were
instructed to favor the denomination of G.
w. f.. Dorsey. w. w. Powell, M. j. Kirk
prtrick and j. G. Fletcher are the delegates
to the republican state convention. The con
vention favors the nomination of Allison.
Sad Accident to a Farmer.
GIBBoN, Neb., May Especial Telegram
to THE BEE. IA serious if not fatal accident
occurred to Moses Cook, a prominent farmer
living near this place to-day. While hitch
ing team to the plow the team took fright
trampling him down, the point of the plow
striking him in the lower part of the abdo
men, making an opening through which the
bowels protruded. One of his feet was also
horribly mutilated. His recovery is doubtful
Dorsey Feels Confident.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 9.-TSpecia
Telegram to THE BEE. The Hon. George
Dorsey was in the city to-day and was Sc
renely happy, he being fully confident of his
denomination for congressman. tits reported
that Mr.. Darnell comedies the nomination tc
Mr. Dorsey and he will return to ST. Pau
satisfied to wait for two years. MIR. Dorsey's
friends have secured him Custer, Valley
Sherman and Logan counties.
Second Victim OF a Fire.
BARTLETT, Neb., May 7.-[Specal to TIL
BEE. Edgar, the two-year-old son of ID. w
Caswell, who was so badly burned by the
burning of Mr.. Caswel's house, died Satur
day evening, May 5. He lived eighteen days
after the accident and was great sufferer
Mr. Caswell lost another son of seven years
who pershed in the fire. Another child was
severely burned, but will probably recover
BartIett's New Bank.
BARTLETT, Neb., May = Special to TIL
BEE The Wheeler County Bank was
organized May l by Robert Brown and A
Yeazel, of the Exchange National bank O.
Hastings, and E. A. Bohne and James A
Hall of Bartlett. Mr.. A. Yeazel is president
Robert Brown. vice president and j. A. Hall
cashier. Its place Of business will be Bart
lett 1t will commence business at once
This is the first bank to open in the count,
and was much needed.
ADorseS Delegation.
ORD, Neb., May Especial Telegram t.
THE BEE. THE Valley county republican
convention held here yesterday elected 6
Dorsey delegation to the congressional con
vention, and the following delegates to tn,
state convention: A. Trout, V. II. Stone, S
G.. Bruce, Adam Smith. James Bowen anC
l.. ID. Termmarman.
Dorsey's Nomination Assured.
FREMONT, Neb, May 9.--[Special Tele
gram TO THE BEE. Returns from enough
counties in the third district have been re
ceived here 10 date to give Congreeman Dor
sey majority in the Norfolk convention ani
more than third of the district to heal
from. His nomination is foregone con
cluson.
His Skull fractured.
PALMYRA, Neb., May9-[Special Telegram
to The BEE I-Hanz Foster, living four miles
north of here, was kicked on the head by q
vicious horse. The blow fractured his skull
letting some of the brains fall out. He will
die.
Grant Real Estate Booming.
GRANT, Neb, May Especial Telegram
TO THE BEE. Real estate Is advancing rap
idly in prices. An addition Of sixty acres il
to be laid out to the original plat at once, an,
by fall the boom will be running in full blast
Taken TO Lincoln.
ORLEANS, Neb., May 9-[Special Telegram
to THE BEE Charlie Eaton, one of the un
fortunates wounded in the Rope Creel
wreck, was taken from Alma to Lincoln to
day on an officers special car of the b. IL M
road accompanied by Dr. Hart of Lincoln.
RESULT OF THE STRIKE.
What 1t Has Cost the 20" 10 Quarrc
|. With the Engineers.
CHICAGO May 9.-The Chicago, Burlington
& Quincys statement of earnings and eX
penscs for March and for the quarter endin
March 81, was issued to-day. March was tn
first full month during which the strike o
the engin GERS and firemen was in progress
The earnings for the month were 81 1,2l1 ,lSS
decrease of $l,741 ,493 compares
with the corresponding period of las
year. The expenses were 81, 1851 ,6l3 a reduC
tion of S2l ,5l3 while in net earnings defici
of $l46,4l5 is shown, indicating a decrease o
> 4 al,g.g,