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Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
WARM CONTEST PROBABLE
Features Of the Approaching Iowa Republican
State Convention,
LIKELY TO ABANDON PROHIBITION
Indications that tho Platform WIN Declare
Tor Resubmission-Libersl Element In
Controi-Somo of the Capdi-
dates In the Field.

Mason CRY, Ia, Aug. l2.-The republican
state convention will be held at Des Mones
next Wednesday, and unusunl interest is
centered in it. Senator Harlan, the venerable
statesman, will be the temporary chairman
and will surrender the gdvel to j. S. Law
renee of Sioux City, who is the leader of the
LIBERAL republican element. There will be II
warm contest for the governorship, and
there is no probability Of any candidate win
ming on the first ballot.
Ben Clayton of Indianola, j. A. Lyons of
Guthrie Center, Colonel Il. $. Ormsby of En-
mettsburg, e. H. Conger of Des Moines, w Ii.
Torbett of Dubuque, George Drake of Center
vile, Frank d. jackson Of Butler county and
Lafayette Young of Des Moines will divide
the vote pretty evenly on the first ballot, but
it is the consensus of opinion that the CON
test will ultimately narrow down between
Young and jackson.
For lieutenant governor, George M. Curtis
of Clinton, j. II. Smith of Cedar Rapids and
ii. b. Wyman of Sheldon are mentioned.
The selection of lieutenant governor will
depend on the head of the ticket. Judge
Robinson will be renominated for supreme
judge. as will j. w. Luke for railroad com
missioner For superintendent of public in
struction The names are innumerable, but
Superintendent Jarnagin of Montezuma is IN
the lead. The platform will probably de-
clare for resubmission of prohibition with
some relief for cities and towns where
saloons ayiSt
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
Polk County Republicans.

DEs MONIES, Aug 12.-ISpecial Telegram
to THE BEE. The Polk county republican
convention was largely attended and an cx-
cecdingly lively assemblage today. The
contest was between the friends of A. B.
Cummins ana j. G. Berryhill as to which
faction should be represented in the state
convention. The Cummlns crowd won by
vote of 139 to 10. Resolutions were adopted
reaffirming the principles enunciated in the
state and national platforms adopted by the
republican party in 1892, and stating that If
the country was now governed by the party
advancing these principles 1t would be in
just as prosperous condition as ii was then
and that the republicans of Polk county do
not believe that the restoration of the
saloon would lessen in temperance.
The resolutions concluded with endorse
ments of Young and jackson for governor
dividing the vote equally between them
until such a time as the forty votes from
this county could elect one of them when
the delegation shall cast its entire vote for
that man. Thomas A. Cheshire was nom-
mated for senator and G. G. Dewell and o. E.
Doubleday for representatives in the legisla-
ture. The nominations of McGarraugh for
sheriff, Mrs. Hepburn for recorder, Dilworth
for treasurer and DIR. Greassly for corner,
also followed.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
News fora he Army.

WASHINGTON. Aug. l2. Especial Telegram
to The BEE THE following army orders
were issued today: Leave of absence for
fifteen davs to take effect September l is
granted Second Lieutenant William +.
Clark, Seventh cavalry.
The extension of leave granted Second
Lieutenant Edwin b. Wnans. jr, Fifth cav
airy Department of Texas, is further ex-
tended one month.
The following transfers in the Twenty
first infantry are made: First Lieutenant
Lawrence j. Hearn, from company ID to COM
pany L First Lieutenant Francis j. Herman,
from company to company ID.
The leave granted Colonel AnSon Mills.
Third cavalry, Is extended two months.
Leave of absence for two months to take
effect on or about September l, is granted
Colonel Anson Mills, Third cavalry, is ex-
tended two months.
Leave of absence for two months to take
effect On or about September |, is granted
Captain W. S. Scott, Twenty-fifth infantry.
So much of special orders of April as re-
lates to First Lieutenant George o. Squire,
Third artillery, is revoked
Second Lieutenant John S. Winn, Second
cavalry, will report in person to the superin-
tendent of the United States Military
academy at West Point on August % or as
soon thereafter as practicable, for duty at
the academy. rr..3
The leave granted First Lieutenant Victor
E. Stottler, rcgimental quartermaster,
Tenth infantry, Is extended ten days.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
KNOCKING FOX ADMITT4NCE.
Cholera Patients in New York HarbOr-
DIR. Jenkins Last Bulletin.

Cholera Patients in New York Harbor-
DIR. Jenkins Last Bulletin.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The health officers
bulletin says that at midnight Francisco
Mola, one of the passengers on the steamer
Karamania, died of cholera at Swinburne
island, and that the remains were crema ted
this morning
Nine more suspected cases were removed to
the island this morning. Examination shows
that all patients sent there yesterday are
suffering from Asatc cholera.
There are now seventeen cholera patients
in the hospital, one of whom is convalescing.
Eight of these are known to be cases of chol-
era. The rest are suspects.
DIR. Jenkins issued the following bulletin
this evening:
AT IL o'clock Giuseppe Adamo aged 4
years, was transferred to the Swnburne Island
hospital The census of the hospital tonight
shows: Cholera patients, IA; convalescing, / (;
suspects, 8; total, 10.
All the patients in the hospital are improv-
Ing and think all Will recover with the eXcep-
tion of three, The meteorological examna-
tions have in all cases confirmed the diagnosis
of cholera.
The following cable, mailed to Paris and sent
from there, was received tonight from my rep
resentatiye In Naples: "Cholera cables for
New York frequently confscatcd by Italian
government. There were eighteen cases and
seven deaths today here and in surrounding
prOyncesn
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
Cutting Down Expenses.

DENVER, Aug, 12.-H. Collbran, general
manager of the western division of the
Santa Fe system, returned from Chicago
this morning. He had been called there by
President Reinhart to consult on the best
methods of reducing the expenses of the
road in the western country The edict of
the president was given to him to abolish
several of his offices,
This morning Mr. Collbran gave his
orders and Charles s. Lee, division passen-
ger agent, 9. f. Zimmerman, commercial
agent, and J. II. Waters. division freight
agent, were all discharged. Their Offices
will be abolished temporarily. Eleven
clerks in the three offices lose their positions.
There are four in Mr., Lees Office, four in
Mr.. Zimmerman's and three in Mr. Waters
Office Mr.. Waters has already received in
formation that he will succeed Mr.. thinner
man. The two Offices will hereafter be com
bined.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
If rHs Cn0LBRA COMES.
Facts and Suggestions from q Distinguished
Authority.

Facts and Suggestions from q Distin guished
Authority.
DIR. Cyrus Edison, health commissioner of
the city Of New York, will say in the forth.
coming issue of the American Druggist and
Pharmaceutical Records 1t is TO be re-
gretted that some OF the newspapers resort
to sensational headlines and thus unneces-
sarily alarm the public in connection with
contagious or infectious diseases. While
much good is accomplished through leading
the public to observe the laws OF sanitation
in their own persons, there Is also much harm
done through unreasoniug fear and nervous
dread which is caused by these sensational
methods. The mere fact that the Kara
mania was detained at quarantine should
not be source of great alarm, for never in
the history of this country has its sanitary
condition been so good.
Cholera has been generally prevalent in
the interior of Russia and in Asia ever since
last year and has been known TO be epidemic
in the south OF France since March of this
year. Its existence in Naples has recently
come to life, though it has not yet become
epidemic there. The north of Europe has
been free of cholera since April when some
cases occurred in Laurent, one of the
northern provinces of France. | have said
that the sanitary condition of the United
States in general is excellent, and this is
hioio SSbCIldlly bIut VI but ltiRt
Since the great source of infection is the
water used for drinking it is around
this that the most stringent safe
guards should be thrown. This has been
fully recognized in the larger cities aud,
thanks to the energetic work of the various
Boards of Health, there is little or no cause
to fear as TO impure drinking agcr. So
journers at summer resorts. however, should
exercise particular caution, as the water
used Mt these temporary places of residence
Is frequently contaminated not at present
with cholera germs, but with other germs of
diseases which may weaken the system so
as to afford a lodging place for cholera germs
should these be introduced later That the
health authorities of this city are able to
combat the disease, even should IL reach
this country, contingency which | scarcely
class among the possibilities, was amply
/ demonstrated In the way that the few eases
were handled which appeared here last
year, and further 1T may be said that the
sanitary condition of this city now is better
than it was then, There are just three
points to bear in mind:
EirSt-That cholera can only be taken into
the body by means of food or drink.
Second-rhat even if taken into a healthy
stomach cholera germs are harmless as the
| acid gastric juice at once kills and diges is
them.
Third-That they are ccrtaiuly killed
when submitted to the boiling temperature
Bearing these facts in mind every person
may face the problem, "lf the cholera
comes" with equanimity, feeling assured o
his ability to care for himself
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
WIPED OUT Il TERK Bid GANG.
Citizens of Alabama Rid the Countay of a
Crowd of Holy Terrors.

Citizens of aIabam. Rid the Countay of
Crowd of Holy Terrors.
JACKSON, Ala, Aug 1.-THE counties IF
Clark, Cherokee, Wilcox and Marengo are
greatly exclted over the murderous doings
of the notorious Meacbamites and between
400 and 500 heavily armed men are at
Meachambel for the,avowed purpose of wip-
ing out every member of the gang.
From resident of Jackson, who is well
acquainted with the operations of the gang,
this story was had. The Meachamites
number between thirtyTfve and fifty men
and the point of operation is Meachambel,
six mile s from Coffeyville and seventeen
miles from Thompsonville. Five years ago
when the settlement was founded, these
men piled their vocation as farmers. The
county is prohibition, but one day last year
a sign was displayed in the village that
whisky could be obtained on certain nights
each week by applying at u certain store.
Customers were plentiful. When they en-
tered the store they were met by masked
men, who dealt them out whisky in such
quantities as desired.
This violation of the law led to crimes
being committed. The best citizens ex-
pressed themselves freely and several were
action. Finally John Hare had his barn and
house burned and on going into the
yard to fight the flames he was
shot at. Joseph Anderson was
another victim. He was shot down while
walking through his field and died instantly.
His assassin was never arrested, although
it was well known who committed the decd.
A few months later a thrifty old man was
killed while at work in his mill. AT this
time the colony was widening and taking in
more men. Many joined the gang through
fear, to protect themselves. In December
last Ernest McCorquodale's death followed.
This assassination occurred on Christmas
night in the presence of the victims
family, worked up the entire community,
and his assassin was finally located. He was
a man named James, the leader Of the
MeachamiteS. The posse captured James
near Coffeyville. He was shot to death.
About month ago man named Willis
House was shot down while at work in the
field near Coffeyville for an alleged as
sault on n white woman. Two weeks
later Sam House, brother of Willis, was
killed in like manner Subsequent develop
mcnts showed there was no attempt to out
rage the woman, and the affair was a ruse
to get chance to dispose OF the House
brothers, who were enemies of the gang. A
posse has been searching for the gang for
two days. Tooch Bedsoe one of the Meach-
amite gang, was captured tonight after a
hard chase. He confessed that the gang
committed all the crimes with which they
were charged.
The posse riddled Bedsoe with bullets.
Kirk James was located an hour later and
shot to death Other members of the gang
are located in the swamps and the posse
proposes to kill them all by tomorrow night.
One man named Norris, who was taken
today, was in so pitiable q condition that
the posse turned him over to the sheriff in
stead of shooting him.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
NATIONAL LE18UB GAMES.
Boston and Baltimore Give Beautifu
Exhibition of Hard Hitting.

Boston and Baltimore GIvo Beautiful
Exhibition of Hard Hitting.
BALTIMORE, Aug. R-Today's game was q
grand fusilade Baltimore had eighteen
hits Of which three were home runs. Bos-
ton made seventeen connections with the
sphere, OF which one was for four bases, but
the champions hit when the hits meant
runs. Attendance 1000. Score:
Be.i,%o'e BesiG%''...:..M... . M S-,a Ga
Hits, Hts Baltimore, 49, Boston, II. Earned
mo,re, more, 81 Boston, T. Batteries: Hawke and
hoDlhsoni Staley, Nichols and GauzeL
spiders Cinoh Third Place.
CLEVELAND, Aug 12-The Clevelands
noon by better work at the bat. Attendance
3,2U0. Score
St. Louis. .......... 80. o @ Q Q Q 0 O. s
aas m' ceSsand 81 s. LS%. tSns FaFnsa ElF@fs
81. Louis g. Batteries: Young anu Gunssnr
Gleason and Petz,
Second game:
SSieYyelaind ynMi, nd'.o".. Q ? 00 GO 4 O !
HITS: Cleveland. o. St. Louis, g.; Earned
runs: Cleveland, 81 Errors; Cleveland, 8; St
st. Louis, 1, Buttrcs; Cuppy and Gunson:
Brcitcnstien and Petz.
Colonies Surprise the Johans.
PITTsBuRG, Aug, 12--The crippled Pitts
burgers went down twice before the
Louisvies today. Attendance 100 Score: :
ffis,iSSnTE: fnais~ITs... :... g @ GO 5-i9 5-l5
runs s rtssnF rfsiS%rs H. EnF9fs
| pittsburg, 4; Louisville, 2. Batteries; killen,
| and Weaver.
| Second game:
fUai.yiilFs.:... fis,fSaflF: :.a $50 ga ga
| Hits; ,pittsburg, g.; Louisville, II. Earned
| pittsburg, 8: Louisville, 8. Batteries: Killcn
| and Earl; Menaffe and Weaver.
Both Saved by Rain.
| New YORK. Aug. 12-Rain stopped the
game today with the score of n tie. Score:
FsiiadSipSa.::........ FsT GaTa $50 d d
Earnsd s rSss Ssw New 4SFf York o. fhssapha
Errors: New, York, 3; Philadelphia, l. Bat,
teres: Baldwin and Doyle; Weyhng and
| Cross
Senators Won in the Last.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 12-After having today's
| first game with Washington well in hand
the Brooklyus lays down and quit. Rair
stopped the second game at the end of the
first inning. Score:
Washington .....,...'' ........ Q 0 Q s.
Hits: Brooklyn 4; Washington, 6. Earned
n0pky i ErEers Kss
| "
! nedy and Daley; Maui and Mcclure.
Uncle Made a Mistak.
| CHICAGO, Aug. l2.--Hutchinson pitched
splendid game and the Colts won with ease
| Attendance, 1,S67. Score:
chshEoi clnsiHnati ,i:::2 ::: S999 @
Hits: Chicago, 13; Cincinnati, T. Earned
runs: Chicago, 8; Cincinnati, L. Errors: Chi
cago, l.; Cincinnati, l. Batteries: Hutchinson
and schriver; Chamberlain and Vaughan,
| Standing of the Teams.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
ONE OF THE LOST TRIBES.
Strange Tribe in India and Their Equally
Strange Beliefs.

Strange Beliefs.
Scattered over the breezy downs of
the Nilgherries, in little villages of
wicker houses that look at q little dis
tance like nothing in the world so much
as colony of beehives, lives a COM
munity of 600 or 700 people, who, accord
ing to the Bombay Times, are variously
believed to be the descendants of one of
the lost tribes of Israel, the aborigines
of southern India and community of
Manichasens. They believe in strange
trinity and hell, dismal stream full
of leeches, and this they must cross by
means of single thread. The soul
burdened with sin is too. heavy
for this slender support and the
sinner falls into the stream, but the
good. The funeral of Toda, for that
is the name of the singular tribe, is as
odd in its ways rs Its religious belief.
His body is wrapped in new cloth and
his toes tied together with red thread
grain, sugar, tobacco and money are
wrapped in his funeral toga to provide
him for his journey across the Styx and
the dark plain beyond. Two butfaloes
are slain beside the corpse and the dead
mans hands are placed upon their
horns. A piece Of his skull, his hair
and his tingernails are removed, to be
used later on at the great celebration of
| the death of all those who, during the
| twelve months, have taken the leap
| over the great pr ecipice into the bottom
! less abyss. When these tokens are re-
moved clarified butter is smeared on the
| fragrant wood of the funeral pyre and
the body is burned to ashes and the
ashes scattered to the four winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
CASTOR'S PULL EXHAUSTED
Yesterdays Limited Grist Of Nebraska Post
masters Not His Work.
HAS NO FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
Applicants for Positions In Western Land
onloes win Have to wait for Several
Weeks Before Receiving Auy
Confederation.
WAsRiS5 roS BUREAU OF TnE BEE,
5l3 FoURTEESTH STREET,


WAsHiSGToS, Aug l2.
Tobias Castor's Job lot of recommenda-
tions for tho appointment of Ne5rssxa post
masters has been exhausted. The grind OF
Que or two now postrnasters made out today
does not represent Mr.. Castor's WORK. The
only appointment for Nebraska at the Post
Office department was that of L. G. Geno-
waie at Bromfield Hamilton county, vice a.
Y. b. Peck, removed
Other postmasters appointed today were
rs follows lowa-Avery, Monroe county.
Thomas Scavinger, vice j. c. Thayer, re
signed Harper KeoKuk county, Clara A. Kill
mer, vice NJ j. Clanagan, resigned; Hills Sid
ing. johnson county, II. b. Cline, vice Edith
A. Lloyd, resigned: Houghton, Lee county,
Daniel Cowell, vice John HouRh, removed;
lie Grand, Marshall county, A. L. Creger,
son county, j. o. Harter vice II. l.. Schalk,
resigned; Yale. Guthrie county, Charles
Schnelzie, wee Mrs Mary J. Meller, re-
moved.
South Dakota: Arlington, Kinsbury county,
+. f. Baker, vice f. r.. Wheeock, removed.
Utah: Washington, Washington county,
Mrs Hullca Pearcc, vice Annie Wilson, re
signed.
Nebraska Democrats Disappointed.
The absence of President Cleveland from
Washington will, it is believed, delay the
nomination of new land officers for Nebraska
another month. IL was the program to have
the president nominate officers for Lincoln,
McCook and two or three other offices next
week. The president may be away month
vet 1t is believed that the president is
almost seriously i'll and it is known that
when he left here he told cabinet officers
that he would not return till he had re-
covered from his indispositon. Aspiring
Nebraska democrats may as well make up
their minds to wait u few weeks for their
rewards.
Western Pensions.
The following pensions granted are re
ported:
Nebraska: Increase-Frank G. Green. Re
issue-Wiliam j. Emigh.
va: Additlonal-Edward Hibbard. In
crease-Ihomas Burris. Reissue-Leonidas
J. Wilson Original widows, etc.-Elizabe beth
]. Waddell.
Miscellaneous.
L. M. Overstreet of Lincoln arrived this
afternoon.
Senator Voorhees,, chairman of the COM
mittee on finance, says he will support the
unconditional repeal of the silver law and at
the same time will not surrender his friend
ship for silver. This settles much dis
puted issue. The senator will report q bill
next week to give national banks the par
value of circulation upon bonds deposited,
and he says it will pass. 1t meets the prac-
tically unanimous endorsement of the finance
sommittee. PERRY S. HEATH.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-13
CHILDREN'S LULLABIES,
A Philosopher Discourses on the Degen-
eracy of Song.


"The degeneracy of the present age"
said Mr.. Grcathead softly, sis, to my
mind, no better exemplitied than in the
| was youngster, such melodies as
'Greenville, Come Where the Lilies
Bloom We Will Gather by the River
and Hush-a-by Baby in the Treetop'
were considered to be the proper lula
bies. You can imagine my surprise, my
dear when, in the course of little out
ing, l heard some of the songs which
are used nowadays to superinduce
feeling of sleepfulness IN the young.
| was walking in one of the parks
when | heard young mother
grooming to her infant child. The
strains seemed strangely at variance
with the low, sweet and dreamlike notes
of the conventional lullaby. and | drew
nearer. Sir, you have never had occa-
sion before to question my veracity, and
| trust in this case that l shall not over
tax your powers of belief.
"As | am standing here, sir, that
young woman with brow of Ma
donna and complexion that would
have held the admiration of Titan,
was singing to that child tropical
song from trifling burlesque which
has been running for the last two years.
1t was maudlin song of the Bowery.
"Then the young woman sang of a
dimlnutive person named William, who
had been so deeply stepped in vice that
he was in it every minute. To cap the
climax the last strains which greeted
my ears as | hurried from the scene
were the notes of weird song made
popular in this country by an English
concert hall singer. 1t is no wonder,
sir, that the younger generation is so
prematurely old when at an early
period their brain fibres are infiltrated
by the vicious tendencies of a degener-