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Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

Potato pickers are paid 7 cents a sack
in the Kaw valley.
The Topeka council has adopted an ordi-
nance taxing the premium stamp business
5000 a year.
The demand for government liquor IL
censes in Kansas this year has been the
greatest in the history of the state.
George Plumb. son OF the late repub-
lican senator, p. b. Plumb. is a fusion
candidate for the legislature in Lyon
county.
Four open saloons pay $500 a month into
the Lincoln Center treasury. The author
tiles are expanding $500 for the enlargement
of the Jail.
There Is due the state for delinquent
taxes from the counties s644. 052. so. Leaven-
worth is the biggest delinquent, being in
arrears s27, 2l1.
Telegraphic dispatches from Wichita say
that lots of college-bred Kansas girls as
sisted in the harvest fields. owing to the
scarcity OF hands this year.
f. and Nose Lowe of Fort Scott have
started on a 1.60O-mile row to ST. Louis in
a skin. They go via the Marmaton, the
Marais des Cygnes, the Usage, the Mis-
souri, and the Mississippi.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
New Mexico Sheep Interests.

FORT WORTH, Tex, July 1o.-(Special.)
Henry James, from the neighbour
hood of Folsom, N. M, states that
there will be $4,000 fewer lambs
in New Mexico this year than last.
The shortage in lambs was due, he thought,
to the drouth that prevailed over a large
area in western New Mexico. where are
located some of the most extensive sheep
ranges in the territory. The lambs foaled
in the Ricos country, however, will this
year greatly exceed in number those of last
year. Neither have the Pecos valley people
deteriorated their focks by selling out their
stock animals, as many have done further
west. The Roswell country has also kept up
its immense sheep interests and has been
greatly benefited by being able to market a
fine wool crop this year at good prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Rnin In Ncbrnnkn.

BEATRICE, Neb., July 19.-(Special Tele-
gram)-ThC people Of Beatrice fairly
cheered today when the drouth and heated
spell we're broken by a heavy thunder
shove Fully an inch of water fell. 1t is
believed the rain was general over a large
portion Of the country. The corn has been
seriously hurt By the lack of rain and burn
ing hot weather.
DUNBAR, Neb, July 19.-(special Tele-
gram)-A heavy rain fell here this after
noon and will be of great benefit to the
growing corn and pastures. Three miles
northwest of town a heavy hail accompanied
the rain. The damage to corn was slight
but oats were beaten down, making it difn-
cult to find them.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Disasters 10 Alaska shipping.

SAN FRANCISCO, July ia report re-
garding disasters to shipping in Alaskan
waters has been received from E.. Anderson,
collector OF customs at st. Michaels. HI
says that only two of the recently con-
structed river boats, the Louise and the
Leah, are likely to reach Dawson this year.
Besides the vessels already reported
wrecked on the way to st. Michaels, the
bark Rufus f. Wood lost a river steamer
in tow, the old tug Governor Stoneman lost
a barge with a large quantity of freight
when the river broke VI, and the twelve
steamers sent out from Seattle June ~ by
the Moran Brothers, were counted among
the missing July 7, These vessels each
cost $50, 200. These boats had a capacity
of $50 passengers and 400 tons Of freight.
Their ocean convoyers were the tugs Reso-
lutte, Captain Tom Kilton, and Richard
Holyoke, Captain Klinger, and the steam
schooner South Coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Why the TrnIn Was J,ate.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 19.-(special.)
Train No. 20 IN the Southern
Pacific arrived here behind schedule
time yesterday. The cause OF the
delay was one Of the most peculiar
ever reported on the road. When making
the upgrade at Beaumont Hill, near Fin
gal, a horde of small lizards were encoun-
tered on the track. The wheels and rails
became SO slippery from the crushing of the
saurians that the train came to a stand
still. The engineers pulled the sand box
wide open and ran along till the sand gave
out. Then the crew went to carrying sand
from the hillside, and ran along ahead of
the engine to drive the reptiles off. FL
nally the train got through the pests at
Cabazon and resumed its journey. The
crew say they never saw such a swarm of
lizards on the desert and think they were
migrating from the lowlands up to the foot
hills.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
South Dakota News Notes.

Senator James II. Kyle has returned to
his home in Aberdeen.
The Board of Education is asking for
offers on $4,000 of school bonds for Dead
wood.
/. A. Webb has retired as editor of the
Black Hills Mining Review and has been
succeeded by #. w. Bower.
1t is expected the Rapid City ohlorina-
ton plant will be ready for the treatment
Of ore by the 18th of next month.
On the recommendation of the State Rail-
road commission the Milwaukee road has
agreed to establish a station midway be-
tween Sioux Falls and Baltic,
Receiver James Mcdowell of the Cham
berlain National bank has been authorized
to auction off the institutions real estate
and personal property August 16.
The Buchanan Bros circus, which was
originated at Sioux Falls last spring and
has been touring South Dakota and Mime
sofa towns, has come to grief at Pipe
stone.
Judge Palmer OF Sioux Falls, candidate
for attorney general on the fusion ticket,
has gone on a fishing trip into Wyoming
to gather material for his campaign
speeches,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

SEDALIA. Mo, July 19.-(Special.)-
A. l.. Strang, general manager of
the Missouri and Iowa Southern
Railroad, a standard gauge air line
extending from Sedalia north to Marshall
and Mama, Saline county, received informa-
ton before his departure for the east last
night that the corps making the final survey
had reached Longwood, Pettis county, and
had shortened the route 1000 feet, and 1t
was confidently expected to shorten it
another thousand feet before Heath creek
was reached. There are no bridges or large
~trestles along the proposed line, and as the
necessary funds have been secured 1t is as
sumed that the line will be constructed and
in operation before the end of the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Harvest Notes.

TRENTON, Neb., July 19.-(Special.) y
The next ten days will see the immense
wheat crop in the shock and a great deal
OF it in the sack. Hands are scarce at
$1.5O and 81 per day. The crop is the larg-
est in the history of the county. Grass
hoppers are on the move and it is thought
their ravages are about over,
ST. PAUL, Neb., July 19.-(Special. 1.-THE
following is the acreage of Howard county for
the season of 1898: Corn, 1881 acres
wheat, 0 ,7S5 acres; oats, 1887 acres; rye,
$3.50 acres; barley, 954 acres; potatoes,
500 acres; total, 1874, $50. Rye, wheat, oats
and barley are now either cut or ready to
be harvested, and this week will see most
OF 1t down. All small grain is a good crop.
Corn is in fair condition yet, but needs
rain badly.
BLAIR, Neb., July 19.-(Special. 1.-THE
last few days have been so hot and windy
that 1t is cutting the blackberry crop quite
badly. If no rain comes within a few days
early corn will suffer. Farmers are busy
harvesting wheat and oats now and report
the yield good.
WINSIDE, Neb., July 19.-(Special.) >
Farmers are through cultivating their corn
and will begin the harvesting of wheat
this week; oats are now being cut. The
prospects for small grain are not very good,
as oats are much injured by rust and wheat
has been In need of rain so that the heads
are not well filled out. The wheat fields
are remarkably free from weeds, however,
though cookie can be seen in many fields.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
HnrNesting Nearly Finished.

DEADWOOD, S. d., July 19.-(Special.)-
Harvesting in the Black Hills is now nearly
finished. 1t can hardly be called a crop of
anything in most places. The drouth-
stricken district commences over in Wyo-
ming about fifty miles and extends down the
valleys as far as the Cheyenne river. The
reports brought in from most of this dis
trict show that a great deal of the wheat
and oats have been cut for hay and in some
localities 1t has hardly been fit for that.
There was a very hot spell for two weeks
at the very time that rain was needed most
to aid the grain in heading out. This is
true only on the unirrigated districts. On
the streams Of water such as Spearish, Red
water, Belle Fourche, Rapid river and other
streams, where water can be taken out on
the land, the crops are in excellent condi-
ton. During the last week there has been
considerable rain, but 1t comes too late to
do any good TO small grain, but will be of
great value to corn and the range.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. July 19.-(spe-
cial)-Hall county will be represented on
one OF the state tickets this year If the
efforts of the local lights will be of any
avail. The republicans are likely to pre-
sent the name of o. A. Abbott for lieu
tenant governor and the populists are buoy
ant with the hope that Judge ]. r. Thomp-
son will be the candidate of the fusion
forces for governor. The latter has already
two counties in this section of the state
pledged to him, the Howard and Sherman
county delegations being instructed for
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Queer California Political Situation.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, July 19.-(Special.)
The populist state convention held here
has resulted in splitting the party wide
open. The question of fusion was the rock
which caused the trouble. Congressman
Charles G. Mcguire was the fusion candi-
date for governor, while T. w. Shanahan
was supported by the middle-of-the-road
element. Mcguire was nominated on the
first ballot by a vote of 154 to 1876. Shan
ahan's supporters promptly bolted and held
a separate convention at which Shanahan
was nominated for governor and a full
state ticket chosen. The fusionists also
named a full ticket, so populist politics is
badly mixed. The nomination of Mcguire
places the democrats in a peculiar plight.
They must either accept the practical dicta-
ton of the populists and endorse Mcguire,
or repudiate him when he is probably the
choice of a majority of the party.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Improxemcnt. az North Inn

NORTH LOUP, Neb., July 19.-(Speciai)-
The North Loup Improvement company, in
corporated, recently organized here, has
purchased a frontage of sixty-four feet on
Main street and will commence at once the
erection OF two large brick store buildings
to be completed by September Is. The Off
GERS Of the above company are: DR.. c. e.
Coffin Of Lincoln, president; A. T. Jones,
secretary; J. p. Goodrich, treasurer; Geo. e.
Johnson. chairman of the board, the last
three being prominent business men of this
place.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

'N'NNN ~ eNNA tAtNihks
Southwestern section.
Adams-winter wheat all cut and some
spring wheat and oats being cut; corn
growing nicely, but needs rain.
Blaine-Rye ready to cut; wheat, oats
and barley ~ripening and filling nicely; corn
making fair growth; all crops need rain.
Chase-Rye and wheat about cut; corn
doing well; hay crop good.
Dundy-No rain during the week. but
crops have done well and winter wheat is
mostly cut; corn laid by, but will need rain
soon.
Franklin-wheat nearly all harvested;
oats ripening; some damage to spring wheat
by chinch bugs; corn looks we'll, but needs
rain.
Frontier-Smal grain being cut in every
direction; corn growing fast, but will need
rain soon.
Furnas-Fine week for harvesting wheat.
mostly cut; corn all laid by and not suffer-
ing yet; pastures need rain.
Gosper-Corn growing nicely; fall wheat
and rye all cut; spring wheat damaged
and oats rusted, but will make a good
crop.
Harlan-Good week for harvest; small
grain nearly all cut; second crop of al
falfa being cut; corn good, but will need
rain soon.
Hayes-Fall wheat and rye about all cut;
spring wheat ~ripening fast; corn doing well,
but needs rain.
iiltNuNONh Iiul NtSI VI oIllhi gram plO
crossing rapidly; g~rosshoppers have done
Some damage; corn growing very rapidly.
Kearney-Winter wheat cut; spring
wheat being damaged by chinch bugs; corn
in good condition, but needs rain.
Lincoln-Small grain harvest almost An
ished; corn needs rain badly.
Red Willow-Rye and fall wheat about
all cut; corn in good condition and grow
ing rapidly.
Notwithstanding nearly all done;
corn doing well and has a good color; po-
tatoes are good; second crop Of alfalfa is
short.
western and Northwestern Sections.
Brown-Rye nearly all cut; oats and
wheat ripening nicely.
Cherry-Corn Is tasseling: hay harvest
progressing.
Cheyenne-Second crop of alfalfa being
cut: some corn tasseling.
Keith-Harvesting progressing rapidly
corn growing nicely and has not suffered
yet.
Keya Paha-Fine growing week; all crops
doing we'll; corn laid by.
Logan-Corn has grown rapidly this week
nearly all laid by; small grain filling well
McPherson-A first-rate growing week;
corn growing finely and about all laid by.
Rock-Good weather for harvesting; corn
is in good condition.
Sioux-Corn doing we'll; haying COM
menced; small grain being cut.
Z. NJ. RAVENSCROFT. Observer.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Giant Powder Mill Blows I'm.

HANNIBAL, Mo. July 1s.-The separat-
ing house at the Hercules Powder works, To-
Gated twelve miles below this city on the
st. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern road,
has been blown up as a result OF the acid
becoming heated. Two employees were in
the building. but they had warning and
escaped before the explosion occurred. The
was totally demolished. No esti-
mate OF damage has been made as yet, but
the principal loss will be the closing of the
plant. Only giant powder and similar ex-
plosives are manufactured at the plant.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.-(Special. y
The new revenue law has had some peculiar
effects on prices. At scores OF cheap French
restaurants in this city wine has been served
with meals at 5 cents a pint or 10 cents
a quart. Under the new law a 1-cent
stamp is required on each quart bottle. Re
staurateurs have fixed a new schedule which
certainly insures them against loss. Pints
now sell for 10 cents and quarts for Is
cents, increasing their profits materially.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
No Miners WILING TO Work.

PANA, Ill, July 19.-An attempt today
TO resume operations at the Penwell coal
mine tailed. A force of armed deputies
and police were on hand, but the plan OF
conveying the miners in carriages TO the
mine To work was abandoned by the opera
tors for the reason that no miners could be
Induced to return, almost all the ~nonunion
miners having Joined the union. 1t is said
that the next move OF the operators will be
mines.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
The Climate of Cuba.

Because of frequent rains in Cuba malarial
fevers are a common ailment there, Just as
they are in many sections of the United
States. Ailments of this kind, no matter in
what part of the globe they occur, are
quickly cured with Hostetter's tomach Bit
tiers. Besides being a specific for malarial
troubles these Bitters also make pure
blood, strong nerves and muscles, and firm,
healthy flesh. They have no equal for
dyspepsia and constipation.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Murder In a Texas Town.

HOUSTON, Tex, July 19.-At Cypress. a
small town near here, at noon today Peter
Burton. a negro, murdered Henry Meyer,
a white farmer, his wife and infant child.
Robbery is thought to have been the mo
tive The negro has so far escaped, though
several posses of officers and citizens arc
after him. The crime was committed with a
Ratchet. A boy, who was sick In bed, es-
capped slaughter by crawling two miles. He
gave the alarm.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

ranging downward and making a severe
flesh wound. Before an alarm could be
given Tolliver Ned hatlcss and %coatless from
tho house aud It still at large. He is an
all around tough character and has served
a torn In the nenlLentiary for robbery.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Bitten by n Rattlesnake.

FA1RMONT, Neb., July 19.-(Special.)-
While Eddie Foster, the youngest son of
John Foster of this place, was shocking
oats OH the farm of Alexander Fisher, seven
miles southwest of here, he was bitten on
the foot by a large rattlesnake. The bite
may prove fatal.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Sertnus Emil.

PAPILLION, Neb., July 19.-(Special.)-
Last Saturday David Krambeck, living a
few miles west of here, near Portal, while
riding on a self-binder, fell backward off
the machine and suffered a compound frac-
ture Of his right arm. A physician set the
injured member and now the man is rest
ing easier.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

CHADRON, Neb,, July 19.-(Special.)-
Allen G. Fisher, captain of company II, sec
ond Nebraska Volunteer infantry, and
county attorney of Dawes county, has ar
rived in the city from Chickamauga park
and will remain here until Sunday night,
when he will return to his command.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Hanks SIN nIisstnu.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 19.--(Spe.
cial Telegram.)-The mystery surrounding
the whereabouts of Canoy Hanks, the
wealthy farmer who disappeared from his
home near Minersville, a week ago, is still
without solution. His family offers a re-
ward of 5000 for information regarding him,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Attempts to XIII His Wife.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 19.-(Spe-
cial Telegram )-Charles Tolliver, a we'll
known character of this city, attempted to
kill his wife by shooting with a revolver,
early this morning, He had been drinking
during the evening and had quarreled with
her and threatened her life. The bullet
took effect in the fieshy part of her thigh,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

Field of Rive nestroych.

SEWARD, Neb., July 19.-(Special.)-The
Burlington flyer going west set fire to a
field of rye belonging to Sam Balm, who
resides a half mile west of town, last even
ing and destroyed about three acres of the
grain which was cut and in shock.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Closed the Sulphur Mines.

PHOENIX. Ariz., July 19,-(Special)-
The business of the Mexican Sulphur COM.
pany at Yuma, Ariz, has been suspended
until the war with Spain is over, The
Offices of the company are at Yuma and
P%ittsburg. Pa. but the sulphur mines are
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
Last Week Was One Of Unusually Even
Climatic Conditions.
EXCELLENT WEATHER FOR THE HARVEST
Grain Nearly All Cut and In
Prime Condition-Corn Doing
Well and Making Good
Growth Everywhere.

United States Department of Agriculture,
climate and crop service of the weather
bureau, weekly crop bulletin OF the Ne
braska section for the week ending Monday,
July Is, at s a. M:
Rainfall chart for week ending s a. m,
July is.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Teachcrs' Institute,

A1NSWORTH, Neb., July 19.-(Special.) J.
The teachers institute Of Brown county
opened here today under the management
of Superintendent C.. B. Goodspeed. Among
the instructors are Prof. ]. A. Collins oil
Fremont and Prof. H. c. Peterson of Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Close of Tcachera, Institute,

BARTLETT, Neb.. July 19.-(Special.) y
The annual teachers institute of Wheeler
county closed this week. Prof. r. H. Wade
of Neleigh was instructor and the teachers
in a resolution unanimously adopted, COM
mend him.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Election Chilled.

HEM1NGFORD, Neb., July 19.-(Special
Telegram.)-The Board of County Com
missioners convened today and called a spe-
cial county seat election. October II was
the date set.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Teachers for CuIbcrtson.

CULBERTSON, Neb., July 19.-(Special.)
The Culbertson school board met today
and elected the following teachers: Misses
Sara Williams, Minnie Keller, Cora Whitley
and Robert Knowles. No decision was made
for principal.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20
Garretson Goes 10 Porto Rico.

CLEVELAND, July 19.-General George
A. Garretson cabled from Santiago to his
wife, under date of July is. that he would
embark for Porto Rico that day.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-20

7 indicates trace OF precipitation
J.. A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
BATTLED WITH THE MOB
TWO MEN PREVENT A LYNCHING
AT DEVILS LAKE
Blind PiEsers and Their SympaA
thizers Make n Raid on Law and
Order Workers, hut Are Fooled in
Their Designs-Three of the
Others

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
DEVILS LAKE, N. D., June Fan
attempt to lynch or tar and feather
two members of the state enforcement
league at midnight last night by blind
piggers and followers was frustrated
by A. P. Jones, foreman of the Great
Northern, and Fred Saunders. cook,
who gave fight to the would-be lynch
ers. thereby allowing John Siverson
and E. Dybing. the parties wanted. to
make good their escape. The ring
leaders of the mob, w. F. Manning
William Elliot, James Dowd and Smith
Fassett, are Jailed. Warrants are out
for James Collins, Frank Ash and T.
Shannon, who escaped.
On Thursday w. E. McGovern, Dan
Maxcom and Gus Swanson were ar
rested on complaint of Dybing for vio-
lating the prohibition law Siverson,
who is farmer. residing in this coun-
ty, and a strong advocate of prohibit
ton, knew nothing about the matter
till he reached the city yesterday. He
was rooming with Dybing at the
Cairns hotel.
About midnight a two-seated rig
filled with men drove up to the hotel,
and ordered the night clerk to show
them the mems room. He refused.
They commenced slapping him. Jones
objected to their abusing the boy. and
they attacked him. He got the best of
two, when others attacked him. Saun-
ders came to Jones' assistance, and
was beaten and kicked savagely. They
then covered Landlord Fred Farna and
his night clerk with revolvers, while
two of the party broke open the room
door. dragging Swerson and Dybing
down stairs partially dressed, pounding
them numerically. When they reach
ed the outside door with the men,
Jones renewed his attack, allowing the
captive temperance men to break
away and run for their lives, taking
refuge for the night in the house of
Rev. Dingle. the Methodist minister
A large crowd was congregated across
the street while the fight progressed,
evidently sympathizers. intending to
render assistance after the men were
abducted. The outrage. has solidified
the prohibition sentiment here and the
perpetrators will probably go to states
prison. 50 . = g. -.-eo- -t&z