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Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
INTEREST UXAB4TED.
Many Pleasing Features for the En-
tertainment OF Guests.

BEATRICE, Neb, June 26-ISpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. The day has been show
cry yet withal the interest in the Chautau-
qua continues unabatod AT O'Clock large
audience listened to DIR. Parkhurst in his
bible lectures at the tabernacle Leon H.
Vincent was the principal speaker and gave
very interesting talk on Carlyle. Tomor-
row he talks on Dickens, Monday on Thack-
cry and Tuesday on George Elliott. The
classes maintain their usual interest and
Tonight DR.. II. $ Heron lectured on Fools
to large audience. Tomorrow night, under
the direction of Prof. Case, Madame Rosa
Linde of New York, soloist, will give n con
cert, with recitations Interspersed by Prof.
w w CarneS
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Probably Fatal stahhing Afrrny.

SCHUYLER, Neb., June 26.-TSpecial Tee-
gram to THE BEE.l-A probably fatal stab
bing occurred last night about four miles
northwest of this city, the victim being John
O'Connell, who was stabbed four tunes 0y
John Higgins The victim was cut three
times in the left shoulder, and the fourth
and probably fatal cut being IN the left side
under the arm. The particulars, as near as
can be learned, are that the two were return
ing home from town, both under the influ-
ence of liquor, and on the way dispute
arose which caused the deed DR.. Long was
called To attend the injured man, and says
the wound in the side will prove fatal.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Disastrous Cloud Burst.

WEST PorNr Neb, June 26.-[Special to
The BEE. One of the most disastrous cloud
bursts that ever visited this section appeared
last "Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Scarcely a vestge of the vast public i'm
provements carried on for three years at u
heavy expense remains. Every business
man has his cellar full of water and the
damage amounts to nearly $4,000 Hundreds
of residences have their cellars filed with
water and mud. 1t was second Johnstown
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
HE VAS ~ iT.
story of Man Who Came Rack
Through the FlOoi.


Through the FlOoi.
Sioux CRY, Ia. June 26.-[Special Fele-
gram TO THE BEE. A. w. Thresner, the
mail clerk who went east from this city
Thursday night with the Chicago, MiIwau-
kee Il ST Paul passenger which is now
waterbound at Hornick, reached here today
and thus relates his experience: "Our
train reached Rodney in the Little
Sioux valley along in the morn
ing There we were told that
we could 60 no further, on account OF wash
outs in Maple river, and started BACK tor
Sioux City. When we reached point mlle
or so this side of Hornick a flash OF lightning
revealed a sea of water over the tracks, ana
further progress was impossible, so we ran
back to Hornick. The train is still there
with the crew and twenty three passengers,
and no prospects of getting out for couple
OF DAYS.
The track in the Sioux valley, from what
we could gather from meager reports, is out
and at . o'clock Thursday afternoon the
water at Rodney was still rising at the rate
OF four inches an hour. Between ttornlcK
and Hedges Siding the track is out in many
places and so great was the force OF water
that the rails were carried far from the road
bedn
"How did you get back here"
"Well, got hungry, as did all the pas
sengers. Our rations were rather slim, and
so | made up my mind to come to Sioux City.
put my letter mail in pouch together with
my clio hing and started to wade. | waded
through fully a mile aud half of water be-
tween Hornick and Hedges, and IN many
places it was up to my neck At Hedges |
caught construction train and rode into
Sioux City.
"What does the country look like thereF'
"The low lands are covered with water as
far as you can see. Field after field Is sub
merged, and all over the flats the water is
from one to four feet deep in the first floors
of houses. The farmers have moved out to
the high ground ip nearly all instances. The
homes and buildings have mono of them
been washed away. / saw farmers
wading in the water up to their waists push
| ing RATS on which were loaded their fami-
| lies and household goods ahead of them to
the high land. One farmer at Hornck whose
| house was flooded, pushed big hog-trough
ahead of him in which his wife holding her
| baby was seated. He was making for the
| high grou I'D near our train
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27

gram to THE BEE. The Fremont Eltthorn
& Missouri Valley line to Lincoln and York
have been running no trains out of Fremont
today. The washout AT the Platte bridge,
which was partially repaired last night, was
enlarged by the swollen stream again today.
The company Is vigorously repairing and
will have traffic moving at the earliest possi-
nlp moment
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Want to Change Their Water sy stem

CuADRON, Neb,, June 2O-ISpecial to TuE
BEE. AN election has been called for July
to vote on a proposition to issue bonds to the
amount of ,0J0 for the purpose of changing
the Holly water system now in use to that of
n gravity system The plan is pronounced
by competent engineers as entirely feasible,
and will receive the cooperation of the FIRE
mont, Elkhorn Il Missouri Valley railroad,
which uses an immense quantity of water at
tho machine shops and round house. The
present supply is insufficient and it is alto
gether likely that the bonds will carry.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Disastrous Worx of tho torn

YoRK, Ncb, June 2j.-ISpccinl Telegram
to THE BE-. The heaviest rain storm that
this county has ever known has just ceased.
1t began at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening
and poured down in torrents until 10 o'clock
Thursday morning. when it stopped only to
begin again early in the evening. The down
pour continued steadily until the afternoon.
Eb,Imates Of the fall of water are placed at
teOm fourteen 10 sixteen inches. Beaver creek,
q small stream south OF the city, which Is
usually about eight feet wide, left its banks
and rose sixteen feet above low water mark.
Many houses were partly submerged and
some were flied to almost the second
story. but none were washed away.
Cellars il all parts of the city are fun. Nu-
merous barns aud sheds were dislodged and
went drifting down the torrent. The iron
bridge on Lincoln avenue was swept away ike
chatf and only one wagon bridge is known
to be left on the stream in the county.
timers brick yard was almost entirely de-
stroyed with two full kilns OF brick. Feed
and hogs lost. The Fremont Elkhorn Il
Missouri Valley railroad bridge was badly
damaged, but has been made passible. Tue
Kansas City X Omaha bridge was badly
weakened and the approach was out
for sixty feet. A large gang OF
men are at work on 1t and
will be able to get trains out by tomorrow
morning. All roads running into the city
sustained numerous bad washouts in EN-
excepting the Burlington. No wind accom-,
panied the rain and the damage to crops will
not be as heavy as it would have been had
there been strong wind.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
THE vEATHEX s'ORGcAsT.

For Omaha and vicinity--Showers fol-
lowed by fair, slightly warmer,
For Nebraska North and South Dakota
Showers cooler; westerly winds
For Missouu-Showers; stationary tenn
perature; variable winds.
For Kansas-Showers; westerly winds I;
cooler
For Colorado-Showers; cooler; variable
winds
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
VIII Snmer for Food.

Sioux Cry, Ia, June 26-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE, IA report from Moville
on West Fork, which was completely inun-
dated, says there is only $50 pounds of flour
in the town. The town is almost completely
cut off from succor. Hundreds of horses
and other live stock out in the fields in tho
valley were fearful!y lacerated by the barb
wires carried down by the swollen torrent,
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Missouri Nearly over Its Banks.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Juno 26.-ISpecial
Telegram to The BEE. The river has been
steadily rising at this point for the last
twenty four hours and has reached its high
est mark this season. At midnight the water
was within six inches of overflowing the ap-
proach to the new wagon bridge with good
prospects for an overflow. This work has
not vet been completed and in case Of an
overflow will cost the B. tS NJ. several hun
dred dollars besides the delay. Drift wood
is coming down in perfect gorge, and the
people on the bottoms are getting ready to
yacatc III hurry.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
An Effect Of the Flood.

HoLsTEIN, Ia, (via Ida Grove, by Tele-
phone), June Especial Telegram to The
BEE. Mrs. John Click was fatally bucaed
here yesterday by an explosion of gasoline.
She started down the cellar with lighted
lamp to see about water filing the cellar from
the flood and the explosion followed, evil
IDENTIFY caused by gasoline being raised by the
water Her funeral was held this afternoon,
and Notwithstanding the terrible floods
which have swept away roads and bridges,
was the largest ever held here.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
RnilwaY Commmnicntion stopped.

CLAY CENTER, Neb., June 26.-LSpecial Tel
egram to Tue BEE. Tho washout ut York
on the Kansas City & Omaha has isolated us
from the outside world, We have nett her
received nor sent out any mail for over fifty
hours and report has just arrived that we
will receive no trains before Q o'clock to-
morrow. The rains here did no particular
4
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Ovcr Inch am Hour.

VALeNTISE, NeD,, June 26. Especial Tele-
gram TO Tue BEE. According TO measure
nlent made by the United States signal ob
server here, very nearly two and one-half
inches Of rain fell here this afternoon in two
hours time, No damage, Crops of every
kind hnnmlnr
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
raised s,yen Feet i'm an Hour.

REYNOLDS, Neb., June 26--fSpecial to
rng BEE. The rainfall here amounted to
about two aud one.half inches in three hou RS
Rose creek raised about seven feet in ono
hour The wheat crop has been somewhat
injured, but will be good fair average.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
IOWA'S AWFUL FLOOD.
The Damage at Cherokee Worse Than
First Reported.

FoRr DopGT, Ia, June 26.-The latest ad-
vices from Cherokee say the damage by tho
flood is greater than at first reported. As
the waters recede the carcasses of cattle are
exposed and the stencil from the same per-
.meates the air. IL is estimated that hum
dreds Of mead of stock We're lost there. Two
miles OF track of the main line OF the Illinois
Central between Cherokee and Sioux City
are washed out and ii will take about a week
10 repair tho damage. The Onawa and
Sioux Falls branches Of the same road
are in a worse condition. The wires
over both branches arc stll broken aud au-
thentic reports OF loss OF life have not been
received While the Sioux river is going
S5wu, IL is still forty feet deep. The work
OF clearing AWAY the debris is now in pro
gress, and and is being given the uutor-
tunates at Moville who are camping out.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
assossinoted nj His Door.

ST. JosEuH, Mo, June 26,-Theodore Smith
OF Agency, a village fourteen miles from here
on the Santa Fe was shot and instantly
killed about 10 O'clock last night by three un-
known men just as he was closing his store.
cred.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Buildings Flooded.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., June 26-[Special
Telegram to Tue BEE. The heaviest rain
of the season fell this afternoon, flooding
number of store buildings and residences.
The greatest damage viii bo to the Hotel
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Russians strike.

HASTINGS, Neb., June 26,-[Special Tele-
gram to THE Bee. Forty Russians, en-
ployed digging sewer trenches, struck for
higher wages and refused to go to work.
Superintendent Heffren, after considerable
inconvenience, put other men to work.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27

five hours. The wind blew a perfect gale for
aDout fifteen minutes. E. y. Briuge's new
barn was blown ABOUT thirty rods and
smashed to pieces. One Of Nj. a. Sentcr's
houses was blown from its foundation, but no
one in the building was hart. Clate viii
mots house (unoccupicdl was completely de-
stroyed Several wludnllls were blown
down. Sheds and small buildings were scat
tered in all directions, Several persons were
severely shocked by electricity No lives
were lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Papillion Flooded.

PAprLuoS, Neb,, June 90 2G-[Special Tele-
gram TO TnE BEE, loving to the heavy
rains Of yesterday the Pappio at this place is
out OF its banks. The whole of the southern
part OF town Is under water to a depth Of six
feet. The water is stin rising.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Unm Brlken Away.

NEBRAsKA CITY, Neb., June 26.-[Special
Telegram 10 TuE BEE. The j. Sterling
Morton hsh pond overhowed and the dam
was carried away tonight Tho damage will
be considerable.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
sla.25i IS sIl4oyQ.

The witness could not answer why Norfolk
was less expensive, claiming that he knew
nothing about the place, There might, per
haps, be some shortcomings He had to keep
his own books, act rs head farmer and In fact
do the work of three men.
specimen bill of groceries was furnished
II would cost the average dealer $4,000, at
the prices paid by the asylum it would cost
$l5T@.
DR.. stones estimate Of the deficit was
sls, 1902; that of DIR. Test and Livering-
house was SIS, 300. DR. Stone represented
that on August /, 1890, there was in the cash
fund S3S9.45. According TO Mr.. Ltvcrlng-
houses showing there was none there. Sec
rctary Allen also showed that while rolled
oats could be bought tor 81 per barrel Liver
inghouse was paying 80 for the same for the
asylum.
The attorney general asked why EPSON
salts should cost only cents pound and
suphate of magnesia, the same substance
should be charged for at the rate of Sl.20 per
pound. No answer could be given.
Chairman Humphrey put the following
posers; why is it that in the last month
the drug bill has decreased from between
800 and $500 TO less than S}On'
Mr.. Lverlnghouse did not know.
Mr.. Humphrey-Are the patients healthier!
Liveringhouse-I can't say The question
seems to lnslnuate extravaganza. will say,
gentlemen, we court the closest scrutiny in
that respect
The board then made an examination ofthe
books and number of features were dis
covered which will perhaps be adverted to
tomorrow at a. IN, TO which time the board
adjourned.
Governor Thayer told an intimate friend
this morning that he had never spoken
word to anybody about wanting the invosti-
cation conducted with closed doors. He
said he had never mentioned tue subject to
any member of the board or to any one else
and had never entertained thought of the
investigation being secret.
The governor, it is said, will insist upon
having fair and impartial Investigation,
and If the accused are found guilty they will
suffer the consequences. He is determined
that the charges against the Hastings asylum
management shall be sifted to the bottom.
A member Of the state board said today
that the governor may be expected to act
promptly after the board makes IL finding
upon the showing made in the Investigation
"lf the board should recommend the eXpul-
sion of the accused from public service" he
said "the governor will order their discharge
at once. Depend upon that"
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27

tered the institute was weighed. <-r,
were l5T patients in tho asylum ana III
forty-hvc employees.
Secretary Allen then fired al him 5 -
questions which is best epitomi2cd in :
following statement showing tn rrat
cost for running for six months the asyl
at Hastings and that at Norfolk, the luu
having eightY moro nntinmts.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Wind Did Consldernhle nnmnge

BANCROFT, Neb, june 96.-lSpecial to TUE
BEE, The rain IL this vicinity lasted about
Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-27
Dnlpn Elnnnr,I.

DoDoR, NeO,, June %. Especial to Tue
BEE.i-When tho storm struck Dooge it
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-31
ISIT CLOTHES YOU MANT7|

We ask your kind attention for brief m talk ON ,a,,
o. tact subject You buyers Of %sns wearing apparel about to
The idea uppenost your gets omeng good and
servceabe the lowest price With all you down
good clothes cheap deal Of deciding
what Clothing House viii do the best by its
WE WILL That's to the point is it And why when
have the good and make the prices that will back this
esry hye
Fall on this basis giving good honest goods re prices You
will find prepared and certain carry promises
OVERLOOKING complete and elegant line Of new Fan
and Winter Styles shown this locality every one of them
positive bargain in quality and price Every article stock has been
selected with and bought bed figures grades varc
ties represented this stock with best goods
durable in that line From end the other from top bottom
1t all the the very best money buysus the of
the styles and bought figures that makes possible but
EASY to sell at the lowest Of low prices
10 DC well dressed man from top toe come be
nomc well satisfied buyer this all corners
and do well and thoroughly Our clothing merits
strength and durability that makes you It's honest
good CLOTH strong buttons trimmings and Innings No
these points you are not apt to when buying but
well in the kind made and YOU will think more
when have had suits few months
We also pay greatest style fit You can lust as
well bu the times little behind make you more
be in than otherwise Shapey garments and for
all builds is thing we will have.
latest fashions Our assortment is large and complete that
latitude possible gratifying individual He will be
Winter display Our stock grades well from low high Should you
want low priced suit for work and hard service please
the finest dress suit will find well willing to do
better by than else And you prepared take
word sufficiently call and that in all
and prices represented OF no one buy be-
claim bargains quality prices merely state
these facts in order that you may be sure to When you
are our store we will proceed to thoroughly and completely
with high grade goods the e prices that bargains do
exist that Them and that there will be pleasure satisfaction
and in buying Fall and Winter Clothing Extend
ing invitation all call our wonder
fully complete stock fresh and unbroe and promising convince
you that we have line OF wonderfully fine goods wonderfully
moderate prices
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The beginning of operations down
at Georges Creek by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, is the sure
sign of promised activity in the B.
q o.
We don't care which builds the
road, but we are quite certain that if
one don't the other will, and that
very soon. The Pennsylvania Com
pany has obtained reliable informa-
tion that the B. q o. has determined
on the Georges creek route and there
fore it sends its engineers and a
large force of employees who have es-
tablished winter quarters and gone
to work with good show of bust
ness to grade their road bed up the
river. But the farmers who have
granted them rights of way hereto
fore, and upon which they have been
sleeping peacefully for 10, these many
years, do not propose to have any
more foolishness. They have notified
the Penna. Company that they will
not renew the rights of way unless
the company gives positive assnr-
ance that it will go on at once and
complete the road.
This is business. And the farm
ers will stick to their demand the
Pennsylvania Company will either
have to get down to business or quit
monkeying.
The B. d O. has more inducement
to begin operations than merely Sc.
curing the rights of way. 1t wants
to close up the gap between here and
Unioutown, and is really under con-
tract to do so. And that it intends
to do so at an early day is well es-
tablished by the very fact that its
competitor is making haste to head
it off.
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Maidsville.

VAUDEVILLE, Oct. 26.-Mrs. Christina
Stoneking has been quite i'll for the past
week. B. f. Dawson has also been on
the sick list.
Mrs. Nancy Morris and family have
been visiting friends at Point Marion.
James Morris from up Dunkard, was
visiting relatives here this week.
John Coda will begin to build the
foundation for Fisk Waters new house
in few days.
Jack Sanders is having his new brick
residence covered with tin shingles.
w. J. Sanders is having his residence
repainted.
A singing school was held at John
Smyth's last Sunday evening
The marriage of Barnett Smyth and
Miss Fannie Tapp was quite surprise,
but they were more surprised when
about forty serenaders opened up on
them.
George w. johnson has two six
horse teams hauling timber here.
Aaron Carlow and his brother Marion
passed through here few days ago with
l75 head of cattle.
Mr.. Lindsey Stoneking will teach our
school. He is one Of our best teachers.
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SICK AND DEsPoNDgNT
He Went and Hanged Himself to Es-
cape His Misery.

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Repent the Lesson.

Last year the people voted down
the Republican party with unan-
unity unmatched since the Federalist
party was voted to death for its trea-
son.
Is there any sound reason why
any man in any State who cast his
ballot last Fall in rebuke of Repub-
lican misconduct and in protest
against Republican tendencies
should this year vote other than a
Democratic ticket?
Last years rebuke was not need
ed. The chastisement brought no
repentance. The Fifty first Con
gerss repealed none of the measures
ofextravagance and injustice against
which the election was a protest
On the contrary, it went on to enact
other measures of like character. 1t
defied popular sentiment and mock
ed at the popular condemnation Of
its course.
1t is necessary to repeat the pun
ishment and emphasize it's meaning.
Every State that went Democratic
last year should give an increased
majority on the same side this year.
Every man who voted last year to
rebuke the Billion Dollar CONGRESSES
misdeeds must vote in the same way
this year if the lesson taught is to
be learned.-N. Y. World.
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Laurel Point.

LAUREL Point, Oct. 26.-Picking APP
Piles is the order now.
Some of our farmers have commenced
gathering their corn.
Henry Mercer has gone to Sutton to
clerk in store.
Clark Baker is putting tin roof on j
M. Jamison's house.
Fleming & Loar are still repairing
their mill.
Everett Potter has sold his Dunkirk
colt to Mahlon Riggs for $65.
VIM. Hare and Luther Brand will teach
the Laurel Point schools.
Dave Thorn made a flying trip to
Pittsburg last week. He took in the
Waynesburg fair on his return.
Mrs. E. M. Potter has returned home
from Grafton where she was visiting.
Mystic Seymour is visiting her many
friends here.
j. M. Jamison and Luther Jamison
have been in Nicholas County buying
stock cattle.
Charley and Marshall Martin were in
Preston county last week.
There is considerable sickness here at
present. Mrs. Jno. Potter is confined
to her room three OF Charley Martin Is
children are sick Mrs. Jos. Brookover
had severe attack Of cholera morbus a
few days ago.
Doc Cole and Pearl Hall are visiting
friends in Pennsylvania.
Born, unto Jacob West and wife a
daughter.
Died, October 23d, OF scarlet fever an
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Shaffer.