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Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
FrightfuI wabash Wreck.

WABASH, Ind, oct. pa frlghtful
wreck occurred on the Wabash road about
four miles from here about 1880 o'clock this
evening by which two men were killed
and seven box cars and a new engine COM
pletely wrecked. Thirteen loaded cars
broke loose from freight train No 10 and
ran down a gradd to point where there is
a sharp curve in the track, Train No. 81,
coming west at a lively rate. of speed struck
the cars with terrific force. Engineer
Mosher was Instantly killed. Engineer
Bickle jumped and escaped with a sprained
ankle. Fireman Bloomfield sustained prob
ably fatal injuries. Head Brakeman Rey-
nolds was also badly hurt
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Showers and Cooler Tuesday with
Fair and NOrthwesterIy Winds
Wednesday in Nebraska.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-weather fore
cast:
For Nebraska-Showers and cooler Tues
day; Wednesday, fair; northwesterly winds.
For Iowa-Fair in southeast portion and
cooler and showers in northwest portion
Tuesday; showers and cooler Wednesday;
southerly winds.
For Missouri-Fair Tuesday; cloudy and
cooler Wednesday; southerly winds.
For South Dakota-Fair in northern por-
tions and showers and cooler in southern
portion Tuesday; Wednesday, fair; north
erly winds.
For Wyoming-Fair In northwest and
showers and cooler In southeast portions
Tuesday; Wednesday, fair; westerly winds
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA Oct 23.-Omaha record of temper
ature and precipitation compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years:
1899. 1898. 1897, 1886.
Maximum temperature. s. 81 g 90
Minimum tempecature.... n 80 So ~
Average temperature..,.. IS 10 GA 81
Precipitation .....,...,.,... 10 ,V 10 W
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March J.,
1S99
Normal for the day.,.,................... 50
Excess for the day. ....,................,...,. y
Accumulated exec IS since March 1.,,...,. 8
Deficiency for the day.....,........,..0 .07 inch
Total rainfall since March 1,.....2l72 inches
Deficiency since March 1.......... $50 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1885,. 3.Ol inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1884,. 9.S5 inches
Reports from stations mt s u. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
DEATH RECORD.
Burial of ola Resident.

WAHOO, Neb., Oct, 23.-(Special) THE
body OF Mrs. Laura Gaffin, wife OF Hon.
J. N Gaffn, who died at Lincoln Saturday,
arrived over the Union Pacific at 1886 a. m.
today and was taken to the residence of
p. b. Olson. A long funeral procession left
Marietta Presbyterian church near Colon,
where services were held, interment taking
place at Marietta cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gaffn have been old residents of Saunders
county
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Nebraskan for Forty Years.

wAHoo, Neb.. Oct. 2S.-(Special Sarah
Ann Watson died at her home in this city
Saturday, aged IA. The funeral services
we're held from the residence and from
st. Johns Catholic church in Weston. The
death OF Mrs. Watson removes one of Ne
braska's pioneers, she having lived in the
state since 1860, and in Saunders county
about thirty years. oliver Watson, a son,
lives two miles west OF Wahoo.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Large Sale of wyominu Lnpd.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 2S.-(Special)-
A representative of the Bay State Live Stock
company of Omaha yesterday sold to T. ].
Rutledge of Pine Bluffs, Wyo., 4,7O0 acres
of land on the south side of the Union Pa
cific railroad and situated near Pine Bluffs.
The company recently sold TO Wilkerson
Bros. OF Egbert, Wyo., $4,000 acres on
the north side of the railroad The price
received for the land was 81 per acre. There
are still several thousand acres on the mar
ket, the company having determined to close
out its holdings.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Old Soldiers Hold Beanbake.

NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., Oct. 23-(Spe-
cial.)-saturday the Grand Army of the Re-
public held its annual beanbake at this
place. 1t was largely attended, not only
by the Grand Army of the Republic and
Womans Relief corps, but by the citizens
as we'll, The occasion was success, both
socially and financially.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
FIRE RECORD.


PLATTsMoUTH, Neb., Oct. 29.-(spe-
cial.)-The large new barn of Joseph
Schrader, who resides near Nehawka, was
consumed by fire Saturday night. All but
one of the six horses and mules which were
in the barn at the time perished In the con-
flagration. The carriage, wagon, imple-
mente, hay, grain, ETC., were total loss.
The origin of the fire Is unknown at this
writing. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
with only $1,000 insurance.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
New. from Superior.

SUPERIOR, Neb., Oct. 23.-(Special.)-
Horsethieves escaped with two valuable
mares belonging to Taylor Lewis. two miles
south of here, at midnight Saturday night.
A rig was also stolen from another farmer,
The Commercial club is turning over sums
OF money to road overseers to put the sandy
roads near the Republican river into shape
so that heavy loads of corn may be brought
to town. The overseer has s43O to use on
a two-mile stretch.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Wholesale Fruit store.

SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Oct. 23.-(special
Telegram) last night gutted the greater
portion of the three-story brick and stone
building owned and occupied by b. G. Nc.
Crossan G. Co., wholesale dealers in fruit.
The fire was the worst in several years
The loss will reach many thousands of dol
lars, which the members of the firm state
is fully covered by insurance,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Allen mt newman Grove.

NEWMAN GROVE. Neb., Oct. "a
Especial Telegram, )-Ex- Senator Allen de-
livered a speech here tonight to a good
sized audience. The senator's speech was
full OF personal abuse He was accom-
panied by j. b. Donovan. editor Of the
Madison Star, who is a member OF the state
central committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
New Opera House opened.

ARAPAHOE, Neb., Oct. 23.-(Special
Telegram )-Arapahoe can now boast Of an
opera house which is a credit to south
western Nebraska. The Woodward Stock
company formally opened it to the public
this evening, this being the first of three
nights engagement. The company was
greeted with crowded house, the reserved
seats being all sold in advance.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24

BEAVER CROSSING, Neb., Oct. %
Especial John Eicher, living six miles
east OF town, lost his best team on Satur-
day night. This is the second team stolen in
the last ten days. Neither team has been
recovered. 1t is believed by many that
there is an organized gang doing the
stealing.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24

the malady and that three others we're in
an advanced stage OF the disease. The sheriff
was sent there today with orders to kill
the diseased animals and have their bodies
burned. The locality Will be closely watched
and any further development of the disease
promptly eradicated.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24

PIERRE, S. D., Oct. 23.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Colonel John II. King reports the
strike of strong flow of artesian water
in the well his syndicate has been sinking
near Oneida, in Sully county. The flow was
reached just over the granite at depth OF
$50 feet
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
OsceoIn High school Expands.

oSCEoLA, Neb., Oct. 2S-(specal.)-T
crowded condition of the osceola High school
has been relieved by the employment of
two more teachers Mrs. II. NJ. Marquis and
Miss Grace Pratt. The enlargement is made
possible by the revenue secured from a
liquor license just issued
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Dies on Native Soil.

LYONS, Neb., Oct. 23.-(Special. WORD
has been received here of the death of John
Behn on October at LaEgendorf, Germany.
Mr.. Behn was highly respected and sue
cessful farmer here, but sold his farm a few
months ago and left for the fatherland,
where he hoped to enjoy the proceeds He
bade his friends here goodby in the best
of health.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Injured Huntsman RECEIVERS.

AlNsWoRTH, Neb, Oct. 23.-(Special
Telegram)-H. P. Savage, who was so Sc
riously wounded by the accidental discharge
of a shotgun some time ago while hunting
south OF Answorth, was able to leave for
his home al Sargent, in Custer county this
morning. All indications point to a speedy
recovery, but his arm will be permanently
crippled.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24

the new opera house here last Saturday.
Besides the candidates there were present
Judge Tucker OF Humboldt, who was listened
to with marked attention and repeatedly
cheered. A careful poll OF the county shows
Splendid republican gains.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
STRANGE CASE OF A VOLUNTEER
Nebraska Soldier owes His Recovery
to Use of the N-Rny.

COIITMBUS, Neb., Oct. 23.-(Special)-
Conrad Egan, a member OF Company X,
First Nebraska, arrived this morning from
San Francisco, where he has been under
treatment since the regiment returned In
August Egan's case is perhaps without
narallel in the whole category OF wounded
soldiers. He was shot early on the morning
of February 5 while advancing on block
house No and was reported number OF
times as dead,
The Mauser bullet struck him just above
the left eye and after passing through
mart of the brain passed down through the
lower part of the skull and lodged in the
head near the right ear He was In the
hospital seven months and was operated
upon several times, but the true location OF
the ball could not be ascertained until he
got to San Francisco.
There an X-ray photograph was taken and
the battered bullet could be seen. He sub
mitted to another operation and the ball
was removed and he now carries 1t in his
nurse and prizes it very highly as me-
mento OF his soldier experience He left
this afternoon accompanied by his father
for his home in st. Edward
ST. EDWARD, Neb.. Oct 2S.-(Special)-
The Modern Woodmen of America, of which
G. V. Egan is a member, is making arrange
ments for a grand reception in the neaI
future. 1t has also presented him with fnC
gold Modern Woodmen badge
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24

OSAWATOMIE, Kan, Oct. 23,-The com
fession of j. G. Mcbride. the saltwater
(Mlnn0 convict. of a postoffice robbery and
murder committed here, has been verified.
The marshal who was shot by Mcbride
was doubtless James Helms. who was
killed January % 1895. The identity of the
murderers had never been known.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Foreman Killed hy Train.

DEADWOOD, s. D., Oct. 23.-(Special
Telegram John Driscoll, section fore
man of the Burlington, was killed near this
city last night by Burlington train. The
man was unmarried and was we'll known in
Lead and Deadwood.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
summers speaks at Harvard.

HARVARD. Neb.. Oct, 2S,-(Special Tele-
gram)-W. s. Summers gave one of his
Characteristic and forcible talks on political
questions at Fell's hall this evening. The
hall was well filled and the audience showed
much interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Fnrmer Loses an Eve.

LYONS, Neb., Oct. 23.-(Specal.) while
husking corn one day last week w G. Car
rell, living near this town, accidentally ran
sharp pointed weed in one of his eyes
The accident injured the eye so that 1t had
to be taken out OF the socket.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
GI.nders Appear In stock.

TEKAMAH. Neb., Oct. 2S.-(special)-
There is considerable excitement in the
northeast part OF the county over the dis
covery OF several glandered horses. vet
erinary surgeon was sent up there yester-
day and found that two mules had died OF
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24

FINDLAY, o.. Oct. 23.-The City Home
and Hospital building was destroyed by fire
today, caused by an electric wire. By heroic
work the helpless patients were removed,
the last being taken out but a moment before
the walls fell. The loss was $50 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
HY M E NEAL.
Mnyer-umenkettcr.

James p. Mayer and Miss Edith d. Um-
ensetter were married Sunday evening, oc-
tober %, at the home Of the officiating min
lister, Rev. Charles w. Savidge.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
Asks Damages for Brakeman's Death.

COLUMBUS, Neb., Oct. 23,-(Special,)-
f. j. Maloy, as administrator of the estate
of William B. shannon, deceased, has COM
menced an action in the district court here
against the Union Pacific Railroad company
for 81 $3.50. The petition alleges that Shan
non was brakeman in the employ OF the
company and was killed in wreck at Silver
Creek October 26. 1885, Shannon was max
ing his first trip as brakeman for the Union
Pacific and was riding in the engine when
the collision occurred.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24

PERU, Neb.. Oct. 2S.-(special)-A large
audience greeted the county candidates at
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
A SOURCE OF DANGER.
Queen Victoria's AIlusIon to the
South African Situation.

London, Aug. 9.-Parliament was pro-
rOgued at o'clock this afternoon by
royal commission. The house of lords
met and summoned the commons to the
bar and the proceedings terminated
with the reading of the queens speech.
The queens speech contained the fol-
lowing statements:
My Lords and Gentlemen: My re-
lations with the other powers continue
friendly.
THE conference summonde by the
Emperor of Russia to consider meas
ures for promoting the maintenance of
peace has completed it's Sittings. AL
though the results of its deliberations
did not fully correspond with the lofty
aims which it was summoned to ac-
cOmplish it has made a considerable
measure of success The institution of
a permanent tribunal of arbitration
cannot fail to diminish the frequency of
war, while the extension of the Geneva
convention mitigates its horrors"
After reference to the conclusion of
the AnglO-French convention on the
subject of the Nile valley and the An
glo-Russian convention in relation to
railway enterprises in China, the speech
continued:
I'VE have received a petition from a
considerable number of my subjects re-
siding in the South African republic
praying my assistance to obtain a re-
mOval of grievances and disabilities of
which they complain. The position of
my SUBJECTS IN the South African re-
public is inconsistent with the promise
of equal treatment whereon my grant
of internal independence to that repub-
lie was founded, and the unrest caused
thereby is a constant source of danger
to the peace and prosperity of my do
miniOns in South Africa. Negotiations
on this subject with the government of
the South African republic have been
entered into and are still proceeding"
Another paragraph deals with the sat
isfactOry reports of the recovery of the
agricultural trade in India from the
depression caused by the famine but
it adds, fears are now entertained for
the prospects of the harvest in western
and central India owing to the INSULT
cient rainfall, though the officials are
taking timely precautions to meet any
scarcity.
The speech then reads:
L regret to add that the plague,
though still confined to the total of 1873
areas affected during the winter shows
no signs of abatement"
The speech thanks the commons for
the liberality with which they have pro-
vided for the naval and military de-
Tense of the empire and concludes with
references to the benefits which may be
expected from the domestic legislation
passed.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
HEAD LIKE a FROG.
Fossil Remains of an Animal go Feet
Long Dug Up.

Laramie. Wyo., Aug. 9.-Dr. w. J.
Holland Of the Carnegie museum,
Pittsburg, Pa, who has a large force
of scientific people working in the great
fossil quarry near Laramie, was seen
today and it was learned that DR.. J. L.
Worman and Mr.. Arthur Cogshall
formerly of the American museum Of
natural history, who have charge of
the work in Carnegie fossil quarry in
Wyoming, have discovered and ex-
humed a, monster fossil dinosaur in a
perfect state of preservation and have
obtained nearly the whole of this new
species of diplOcodus, one of the NAM
moth dinosaurs which existed in juras-
sic times, and he has already more
complete restoration of this species
than all the other institutions of the
country combined. This animal is call
ed double raftered' and had a long
neck, tail and hind legs and short fore
legs, the whole length of the animal be-
ing sixty feet and it stood twenty feet
high at the hips, the thigh bone, or
femur, being six feet long and fifteen
inches diameter, and had a head like a
frog.
1--WE found the animal near the sur
face" said Mr.. Holland, ''and we have
already the vertebral column, the cen
terum of the largest verterbra being y
about six feet long, the entire pelvic
girdle, which is something very few
persons have gotten complete. most of
the bones of the legs and feet and be-
Heve we will get them all. We also have
nearly all the cervical vertebrae and are
following them into the bluff and hope
to get the bones of the head.'
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
GOVERNORS SPEECHES
VIII Attend Civic Federation
and Anti Trust Meeting In
Spite of Protests.

Despite the fact that some of the pOli-
ticians have been opposing Ralph Eas-
ley's Chicago Civic Federation, and
have advised against it, Governor Stan
ley has accepted an invitation to attend
the meeting in September and will make
a speech.
Some of the governors advisors have
counseled him to stay away from this
meeting, urging upon Mr.. Stanley the
claim that Easley is irresponsible, but
the governor sees the matter in a diff
ferent light and he will attend.
IF there is any good in this organ
ization I want to help push it along,'s
said the governor today.
Some of the Republican politicians
have also urged the governor to stay
away from the convention of governors
called for st. Louis by Governor Sayers
to take action against the organization
of trusts and combines.
Governor Stanley has written to Gov
ernor Sayers of Texas for particulars
concerning the plan for the meeting
Governor Stanley said;
IF this conference is called for the
purpose of outlining a fight against the
trusts I want to be present and take
Governor Stanley's speaking dates,
officially announced, are as follows:
August 15-Norton Old Settlers meet
ing.
August 16-JewelI City reunion.
August 17-Blue Rapids reunion.
August 22-Seneca reunion.
August 23-Corbin reunion
August 24-Cherryvale reunion
August 26-Garden City Sunday school
convention.
August 30-Washington reunion.
August 3l-FultOn, Woodmen's con-
VentiOn.
September Baxter Springs reunion.
September 4-LindsbOrg college.
September douglas reunion.
September S-Opening Kansas uni
versity.
September 12-Arkansas City reunion.
September 13-16-Chicago Civic Feder-
alton.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
ABANDONED.
Dominican Government Troops
Desert Their Leader.
And Join the Enemy without
Firing a Shot.
COMMUNICATION CUT.
Between National Headquar.
ters and the Interior.
Jiminez's Forces Are Being
Augmented Daily.

Cape Haytien, Hayti, Aug. 9.-Gen-
eral Francisco Lariano, sent from
Monte Christi by the Dominican gov
ernment to attack General Ramon Pa
checo at Dajabon, the headquarters Of
the revolutiOnists, was abandoned when
he arrived in front of the enemy, by his
troops, who, without firing a shot, de-
serted and entered the camp of Cen
eral Pacheco. The advanced posts OF
the latter are at Las Aguas and the
reVolutionists are masters OF the fords
across the river Vague, thus cutting on
communication between Monte Christi
and the interior.
nez, leader of the revolution, are being
augmented every day and the news
from all parts of the Dominican repub-
lie is favorable to him
CAN'T LAND IN TfAYTI
New York, Aug. "a Herald dispatclI
from Port Au Prince, Hayti, says:
Word comes from Monte Christi that
Dominican troops have been hurried
there.
The Haytien government is prepared
to prevent Jiminez from landing on
Haytien territory. All is quiet in Port
Au Prince. Suspects are being inter-
rogated by the authorities.
FILIBUSTERS ACTIVE.
Philadelphia Aug. 9.-A morning pa
per says:
Three officers representing the insur-
representing those who do not like the
manner in which President Sam man
ages affairs in Hayti have been here
three days endeavoring to find vessels
to carry munitions of war recently pur-
chased in New Haven. To avoid sus-
picion, all the members of the party
crossed the Windward passage in small
boats and embarked on a steamship at
Guantanamo, landing last week in New
York.
Those from San Domingo were de-
Ia VA nv he GigraT1 of a
claim that there is little danger in
landing contraband war material any
where on the coast of either country
except near the principal ports, as the
coasts are not patrolled because nei-
ther of the governments has war yes
sells to do the work. What they claim
are needed are small steam tugs to take
out their purchases and to land cargoes
landed on the eastern shore Of Cuba
some months ago.
The tugs have been selected and the
only thing that prevents their sale is
a difference as to the price, which it
is thought win soon be settled.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
MAYOR TURNS IN
And Will Help Along the Antitrust
Meeting at St. Louis


st. Louis, Aug. 9-Mayor Zeigenhein
announces that ample arrangements
will be made for the antitrust meeting
of governors and attorney generals to
be held in this city on September 20. A
suitable hall will be provided and every
convenience placed at the disposal of
the guests. Details of the arrange
ments will be announced later when it
is definitely known about how many
guests may be expected.
This meeting was called some time
ago by Governor Sayers of Texas. He
extended a general invitation to all the
governors and attorney generals in the
United States to be present Replies
have been received from many of them
indicating that they will attend and it
is believed now that more than three
fourths Of the states will be repre-
sented.
It appears that Mayor Zeigenhein
was under the impression at first that
the meeting would not be participated
in by Republican officials, but that it
would be purely q Democratic affair.
When he learned that the gathering
would be non-partisan and a number
of Republican governors and attorney
evincing a lively interest in the meet
ing and now promises to leave nothing
undOne to give the visitors a royal well
come and make the meeting a success.
The sole object of the gathering is
to devise means for eXterminating
trusts and combinations, which control
prices of commodities Of trade and the
output of the mines, fields, shops. and
factories.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-08-09
WASH THE STREETS.
P. L Bonebrake's Suggestion About
Clean Pavements.
the Editor of the SAC journal:

To the Editor of the State Journal;
You seem to begin in stirring up pub
lie sentiment in behalf of reforms Let
me call your attention to much needed
reform. 1t is the practice of sprinkling
Kansas avenue every hour or so to keep
down the dust Did you ever notice
the result of the sprinlzling? A sIush
COMPOSED of dust and deposits from a
quarter of an inch to an inch deep
forms. A smell of the most Ioathsome
kind meets you. The deposits are wet
and dried about dozen times a day.
so that the nostrils and lungs of the
people get the full benefit OF the nause-
ating dose. Again, our people who have
carriages and buggles may start out
with them ever son clean, drive down
Kansas avenue and have them filthy.
Now as to a remedy.
Under the contract with the water
company the city is authorized to flush
the cutters when necessary free of ex-
pense for water This will cover at
least six featzo each side Now, sup
pose that the city purchase enough
water to wash the streets three times a
week at or o'clock from June to
October on Kansas avenue from Tenth
street north. 1t would not cost much
as the street force now employed
could do it. This method would make
the streets clean, cool and healthy. The
expense would be no greater than now
attends the present method, while the
would be avoided. believe the water
company would furnish the water at 81
per block for each washing as needed,
az it would come at a. time when the
power and supply would not be taxed.
P. L BONEBRAKE