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TILLMAN WRITES OPEN LETTER. (Continued from First Pago.) make up their Anal judgment. Till? mani8m as Tillman preaches lt and has always preached lt ls noblo, high and elevating. Bleaaelsm is selfish, low, dirty and revengeful. I have boen very gr *atly blessed In my life and every day I returr? thank? to the Creator for His many bless ings. The greatest among theso has been a good woman whom God gave me in her youth and purity 45 years ago. I have had one grief and that was the knowledge that so many good men in South Carolina soemed Implacable and Irreconcilable In their hatred of me. Theso men truly and honestly hated me as badly as many Soul h Carolinians bato you now, but there are more of thom In your case than there over were in mine, thank God. Honesty compels mo to say that you deserve the hate and dis trust in which they hold you. I never did. You had an opportunity when you went into the Governor's office such as comes to few men In this life. Your Inaugural w?s a great disappointment to your friends and provoked your enemies to ronewed and relentless activity. You had shown yourself too little and nar row to bc Governor of any State, for, my dear slr, the Governorship ls a very high honor Indeed, but lt also carries tho very heaviest responsibil ities. You will recall when you were elected two'years ago I wired you congratulations and added, "let the heathen rage." Tho heathen have raged, but the righteous have also moaned and their cries aro now ris ing to heaven in accusation of you. One Satisfaction. Returning to the blessings which have been showered upon mo, I have before 1 die the satisfaction of know ing, as 1 now do know, that l have won the admiration, love and confi dence of the anti-Tlllmanlts of old, and of tho llnskellites even. I owe my re-election to the Senate to these men that came to me when some of my old friends, tho "wool-hat, one gallus boys" and my fellow citizens who work In the cotton mills were shouting "crucify him!" "retire him to private life!" "we can no longer trust him!" etc. My re-election to the Senate is assured and I shall die in harness "when the Lord's time comes for me to go, conscious that all of the good people of the State now appreciate me and realize at last what manner of man 1 am." It ls a sweet thought to feel that nany of the llnskellites voted for ne, and right here I want to say that .Hnskellltos" ought not to be an epi thet of opprobrium in South Caro lina any longer. Judge Haskell and l made friends before be died, and 1 always felt that he was a blind fa natic who had been led off into the frenzy of indopendentism by the same emotions which your election bas produced. He was a knightly gentleman and a brave soldier. Peace to his ashes. Haskelllsin and Blease lam ought to be burled in the same grave and the world bear no more of either. Ti it* fin rbi South Cai 'Amt m Va and. dog-i ow .> oi -?/vi will follow If we do not realize that a "house divided against Itself can not stand." As good men voted for Please gs voted for Jones. They felt lt to be their right as citizens, and many of them religiously believed that their liberties were in danger, for you. Governor, are reported as saying that If Jones was elected they would never vote again. Jefferson said once that as between government without newspapers and newspapers without government he would take the latter, for the news papers would keep tho peoplo in formed and they would have intelli gence enough to give themselves good gove;.:meat in some way. Our news papers in South Carolina have !ost sight of the necessity for fair and square dealing with their readers, so much so that they lia vc not the In fluence with the people that they ought to have. There is room for a great many reforms in this particu lar and 1 sincerely hope that the edi tors of the South Carolina papers will seriously consider how they can regain the confidence of tho people again. So great lias been tho dis trust caused by Hie dishonesty and partisanship that hundreds, nay '* thousansd, of my friends could not be made to believe that I had writ ten the letter to Ferguson or given out the statement accompanying lt. 1 received many, many telegrams and letters asking whether lt was authen tic. Tliis condition of the public mind has been brought about. by seeing that the newspapers in their headlines and in the body of the ar ricies themselves distort and color unrighteously the !''.'.ct3. When Hic people are taught, they can always be trusted, hut whim the people dis trust the newspapers and believe them corrupt and dishonest and given to all manner of lying they lose that respect for Hiern that is necessary to preserve free government. Would Ttalk to Prienda. Il I ever get able to speak again I want to go to three COU "Hes In South Carolina and talk to p. old friends face to face -Anderson, Laurens and York. You have stolen the love and confidence ol' those people-1 did not lose it; you stole it. Who would ever have believed it possible thal thc men who 2 2 years ago were so frenzied in their TlUmanlsm and wor ship of Tillman as to unhitch tho horses from his carriage and hitch .themselves In to drag him in triumph through tho street would come to distrust, hate and abuse him without cause? Madame Roland before sho was guillotined exclaimed: "O liberty. , what crimes are committed in thy name!" Noting tho progress which bas been made toward the demorali zation among the Democrats In South Carolina ono can shout, "Oh, Democ racy, will the people never learn to know their true friends from their false leaders, never to distinguish be tween a statesman and a demagogue, always llstonlng to flattery and sweet words without looking bolow tho sur face and thc true Inwardness of things and men." To think that the very men for whom I have done moat, the poor farmers andi factory people, ?hould turn and rend me this way! I guvo them Clemson College and Winthrop. At least I had more to do with lt than any other ono man. I gaye them the primary, for I wrote thV Democratic** State Constitution with my own hand In conjunction wUh my brother, G. D. Tillman, and made the rules governing the pri mary and safeguarded In every pos sible .way their rights, so that now every citizen hag a voice in the gov ernment and can protect himself If he haB sense enough. All pleasure and satisfaction in my re-election to tho Senate ls gone be cause of the d OHO rt ion of these old friends and followers of mine. It makes mo doubt seriously whether I have not erred grievously In giving the power of self-government to these people and teaching them their rights. They show such a woful lack of gratitude. I feel that when I am dead and in the grave that they will realize and understand tho criminal folly of their action and the enormity of the betrayal of their best friend. I know If 1 could have spoken to them this summer this tragedy could not have occurred. When theso old friends hnve had time to cool off and think it all over they will curse themselves for such base Ingratitude, and for their idiocy In being misled hy n demagogue. To think that they had been such fools as not to under stand and grant the old man's last plea to "die in harness" serving them and serving the State and nation. Oh, lt is pitiful! The object of every true patriot should bo to pour oil upon the 'trou bled waters and bring a return ol harmony and' good will among out people. "Let us l.avo peace." And If that cannot be given us, let us sec what a return to decency and sanltj will accomplish. If you clear yourself of the fou accusations made against you In tin Governor's ofllce and will pursue ? wholly different policy hereafter there is some future for you in tin State yet. if you do not, your nam? will go down in history as the ver: worst native South Carolinian win was ever Governor. Moses not ex cepted. I repeat you arc "eminentl: qualllled to he Governor as far a brains go," and if you reform am make good in the two years you hav> yet to serve In that office thc peopl may forgive you. Hut you must b governor of the whole people and no of your friends alone and they wll take care of your future destiny, al ways supposing that you clear vom self of the Infamous charges'1 tint have been brought against you. Po unless you do that you can nevi hope to aspire to higher promotioi for the people of South Carolina wi never send to Washington a man tu above suspicion. Your destiny largely In your own hands, Governo For the honor ol' the State I hope yo can and will clear yourself. May Gc forgive you for the t.ins you hat committed against yourself and tl people of this State. Governor Blease, you are give another opportunity. Will you mal use of lt and show that you are man and not a demon! Put the do imh?ud "you tut J V t'l?Yi Cnvrrrv all thc ?>eopl<: ln?; inti ot : ' abm;: ??.onduor 'vyvii lo.SfVand I hat qt f.he i cottle th" Cove1 ii. . bf! ttl? i lp [bl men in South Carolina i JU you this, the "heathen will quit raging while the righteous will rejoice. Yi have the brains. Make Use of the instead of giving way to your e liassions. I do assure you that y will die a happier man if you will f< low this advice. Conquer your er mles by kindness and justice. Y cannot conquer them In any otli way. B It. Tillman. MOWS PROM WKSTMIX ST E R. Nigh School Opens With il?Sft Pup On the Boll. Westminster, Sept. 3.-Sped) The opening exercises of the We minster High school were held the school auditorium Monday moi ing. A large number of patrons a friends were present. There w* 325 pupils enrolled. Devotional ereises were conducted by Dev. lt. Grier. After this speeches w< made by K. W. Marett. M. S. Str Ung and Rev. F. G. Lavender, resp lively. Mrs. J. W. Shelor offeree medal to the child who would nil the greatest Improvement in penni ship. The faculty for this sch year is as follows: W. C. Taylor r P. W. Jay roe, teachers in tho h school department; seventh gra Miss Manilo Blalock, Blacksbu sixth grade, Miss Elma Mayes, Maj ville; fifth grade, Miss Kate Lol Pendelton; fourth grade, Miss . nie Johnson, Greer; third grit Mrs. W. C. Taylor; second gm Miss Clara Itasor. Donalds; I grade, Miss Louise Welborn, Fo tain inn. Miss Rasor. teacher of second grade, is sick, and Mrs. T Peden will have charge of that gr until Miss Rasor ls able to take ber work. Mrs. J. I). Witherspoon, of Cl Hill, ls visiting Mrs. C. J. Mulke> Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Strickland two children have been visiting r ti vos at Pelzer for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Singleton lt recently moved from Harbin to W minster. J, lt. Williams, of Greenville, the guest of relatives here last wi Miss Elinor Knight, of Pick was among the visitors in town week. Mrs. J. lt. Garner, who has 1 visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs A. Terrell, returned home Satin'' .lohn George, of Atlanta, si several days hero last week with daughter, Mrs. George Marett, his granddaughter, Mrs. Loos 5 merman. Misses May and Daisy Willis, Liberty, are visiting Mrs. Leo I chale. Miss Irene Bl rod, of Seneca, the guest of Mrs. F. W. Cannon wcok. Bu gene Milford, of Ander Misses Irene Hartzog, of Atlanta, Louise Sheldon, of Fair Play, guests at the home of Mr. and E. C. Marett last week. D. C. Davis, of Mississippi, ls visiting relativos in and near V minster. Mrs. F. G. Lavender has retu from Greenville. f THE GOVERNOR TO TILLMAN, i.H i i iVoph Love Tillman No Lesa, But Trust Blease More. Ou Sunday, September let, Gover nor .Cole L. Blease, after reading the open letter of Senator Tillman to him, sent to the press of the State tho following Open Letter to Tillman. Columbia, S. ?., Sept. 1.-To Hon. B. U. Tillman, Trenton, S. C.-Dear Slr: Your letter, In this morning's Nows and Courier And tho Columbia State, has been carefully read, and It but adds to the efforts which have already boon made by the newspapers and others '.o dlscrodlt the people of South Cnrollna by charging them with dishonesty and injuring them by lidding them up to the world that ber government is selfish and cor rupt. However, 1 shall say nothing harsh lu reply thereto. The newspapers have abused mc most wilfully and maliciously, and after my Inauguration they had a bill Introduced which gave to thom un limited power In their abuse of can didates for public oiflces. 1 vetoed that bill and succeeded in having il rejected. Since then no act of mint has met with the approval of the edi tors, but, on the contrary, every sug gestion of mine -whether lt be foi the best interest of the State or no -has been fought and sneered at Tho result has been that great lu jury bas been done to the State b: the newspapers. The people lnsldi of the State, knowing that the news papers were publishing what was un true and that they were unfair, hav< been made stronger for mo. Charges Utterances Distorted? During this campaign I have beei most maliciously lied on. M; speeches have been misconstrued distorted and parts of sentence which I used have been publishe which have made it appear that said things which I did not say-fo Instance: "To hell with the Constlti: tion"-was used by me In 'this way Jones said that the separate coac bill was unconstitutional. I sal that if there was anything In th Constitution which forced the whit ladies of South Carolina to associ?t with negro men, then to hell wit tho Constitution, and every honei white man in South Carolina, whof mind is not diseased, will thorough! agree with me in tills statement. 1 said, at another time, that If was defeated for re-election by tl old Haskeltlte crowd that 1 woul make them sweat political blood, meant that when I said it and mean it now-not by pardonii criminals, which you seem to ha1 dreamed with your eyes open, or 1 any oilier maladministration of tl office of Governor; but strictly in political way. Now you see, sir. these two sentences had been pu Itshed in full none would have lu a right to have complained. Blease and (he Legislature, Thc last session of the Legislatu fought me bitterly and unjustly Jones, having been brought out f Governor, remained in Coluinl practically during tho on tl re eppati and directed Ita afin}rn fm selfish I icrost; ar.i not for tho Sieot . ai or*. ? wht'.i' tbs1 cainjuiigti lirai: open? be arid lu. i>i ?nd i pitched li. not measures or principles, but on i and my personal character. J.n charged me and my friends with 1 lng anarchists, and charged nie wi being a crook, by protecting crii: nais and otherwise. I, too, mn many speeches before the opening the campaign, but nover referred Mr. Jones at all. At Sumter, In i opening speech, 1 did not. He f lowed, and his harangue was blt against me, and from that day ur the close of the campaign, he nc presented a single reason why should be Governor of South Ca lina, but took up his time abusl me and my friends and trying to plain the miserable record he mi as legislator and Judge. Blshopvlllo Speech. At B?8hopvlUe 1 exposed lils i ord, mid after that speech was r< by the people of South Carol Jones might as well have rot i from tho race, for ho never lind look-in from that time on. I conducted my campaign on high plane, but having been ill severely criticised, lied on and al: ed. I struck back, and in no uncert terms. When the Augusta slush caine ! ward, and the John Crace filth pc ed forth, when dirty and flltliy ch lars, unsigned, were slipped un tho doors of the people at night broadcasted throughout the St when the ministers and preacl were praying against me, I con till to hold my temper, did not get i -as they hoped I would do oven when Jones Insulted me, V loo much respect, for his gray h and old age to even slap him with open hand. Au Incident of 18)10. Some may call this cowardice, as some called lt cowardice w (?on. Duller gave you a general C ing in a railroad train, when you ? as your excuse for not resentln that he had only one ley. I had o' reason to believe-having stood you in 1890, at Helena when 1 a ped between you and a man who a pistol drawn to kill you, and w the crowd rushed forward and bl down the platform, 1 had you ph Up by your admirers and carried my father-in-law's home (which in a few yards of the grovo w you were speaking) for protectlc that you were my friend. In the Legislature I differed you sometimes and did not vote cording to your dictation; hut, ? tor, I have never worn any n political collar; bavo never bossed or dictated to by any man I never expect lo be, for I have elected Governor of South Car by the people and recognize no but the people, and tho people shown, last Tuesday, that they ognlzo no boss at all. "Stood hy a Tillman." In addition to my political sui of you, tho position which I to? lawyer and witness In saving nnmo of your distinguished bro! son from hoing britten upon pages of tho South Carolina poi gjMMn? . nu?-i--> m i II III II Iti i vords^-r.wbjie . my posl'ton Wff a and the correct one-^ln eurre i 'for me the hatred of the edi ts it tho Columbia State, and from ?tl 'i di -y ? thia nothing too mean or futter could bave been Bald by them aVmvn mei and why?-because I si . Tillman. Ceri IhlV then I had tho right to o: t you would not take any li ; rt lu race for Qovernor, but, on tl'?v ry, that you were friendly aud thal If you were not friendly, tt < ?-. redly that you would be n i rrj . irtlcularly, Senator, when ni j de il would not only have ruin ed <.? i Itically, but blasted my p' l< laracter for all time-and ye 1 shout tho entire race I 8)i M i idly of you and even after y i waB published, 'when fTloru i limed and wired mo ?what to il igard to you, I said that 1 wan wi! lng for the, people of South Cai'?:;::' ' . pass between us and say which they wanted, or if they v ; .h. V1 ISl iilgton Conversation. dngton Mrs. Blease and P';- an wero both present N hoi ionversation I referred to t" . You say Mrs. Tillman to ? remembor, but 1 wish to s ?u, sir, that the veracity of 1 1 ld not bo Involved lu such J Vou may speak ot lt, but 1 - talnly not bring either I nan or Mrs. Bleaso Into this < ' ' LU /. ? targes which you have seen J r to in your letter have be i i lutely and Hally refuted. p ' to Augusta slush and es which I have put for ig this campaign.) I haw ci ci ived one cent for granting .. pm ?n, nor have 1 ever received jr any official action since a Governor, except my sal nt the State of South Caro not como to mo or rn; . explanations; you tool i) aper articles for lt, whei elf, say that they lied mos ualh Ri ' on you. U ii ///rs tho Senator. r slr, what about th gainst you, when the iat Hubbell sent you $20, 00u . i Lyon and Christensen ha Turnipseed brought befor rove that be delivered yo the ge while he was expr?s olumbla? What about th ' claimed you received it the Hub!ell money the av ecelvcd? What about th j J hieb they say were ser lill from the penitentiary il ut the Oregon land dei . Roosevelt laid at yon . m said tiley were lin tm i you, Senator, as yoi ids believed you. .'ant some furl lier inform some of the Investigatloi ro made against you I Christensen 1 will bo plea isb you with copies of tl Detective Agency's report vhJ e flied with some nienibe . ommlttee, but which we de known to the full coi Ittei .-.id never made public, ai ?,r... H .' '.tvo bee if ??lliy .I'MO toTg slncfe J nave been (?overnoi p ti Sn;*s i'MltiMUiv l/0,Vlll. SrOii ?a.t i laid' o'] < is nt and Bl ea: i? m _,i_'u... i. v buried ii. ?.ito o tx i grave." The men-tho laboring pe pie-who buried Hnskelllsm hroug forth Bleaselsm and they are fait fully protecting their eause and lo ally upholding their chief. Nobody can truthfully charge i with not being Governor of all t people. I have stated on the stun often and repeatedly, that when came to holding the scales of just! between my fellow men, and in t discharge of my duties as Govern I found that my enemy was right a that my friend was wrong, that i enemy would he upheld and that i friend would go down, anti such i plies as "That Is righi,' "That ls t I boy," "Wc know it, Governor," a loud applause bavo como back fri j tho audiences. I 1 added to that, that when lt cai Ito giving 3iit political pat rona, j "none but a Blease man need appl; I I mean lt, Senator, because I bein truly and honestly that a man shoi stand by bis friends, and you shot i have stood by me. Owns to but One Ambition. You charge nie with ambition, had no ambition, Senator, but to Governor of my people. The o ambition that I had, or that 1 ha is to serve my State and my peo fairly and imparitally, honorably i straight-forward, and to stand by friends. In closing my speech on the St House steps a few nights ago, I sa "My friends, disperse and go to y homes without a parade and wi out boisterousness; try and foi and forgive the bitterness and hat of the campaign; let's all join ha with our fellowmen, both our or nents and our friends, and work gather tn one common cause-for uplift and upbuilding of the peo the peace, the happiness and p purity of our State and of oursel and may Cod, in His allwise Pr dence, direct nie that 1 may si my people better and that l ser?'e Him better In the future t I have tn Hie past, and may w< slug, with one glorious accli "Praise God, from whom all bl ings flow." I repeal that now, Senator, you Join with mo and help nie will you join with those who are deavoring to show that white S< Carolinians have stolen from < other at Hie ballot box, and fur endeavoring to show to all the Hons of the earth that your fa and mine (and you) arc raising children to steal from each o and defraud at tho ballot box. Declares Victory Shall Stand . believe that I have been eh fair, and squarely, for, so far, c recount that has been mado sho gain for me In tho votes cast, people have risen; thoy have em cd me and my administration, g me a victory-the greatest tho : has ever known-and we prc to havo lt stand. You speak of Dr. Babcock-tc I need make no reply, for you, solf, have admitted enough. As to helping mo grant par Honk! Honk! They are going by-seventy-five thousand of them-a procession thousands of miles long-and a.l new Fords. Don't watch them go by. You'll join the army of the matchless Ford-if you but bring yourself to understand the true economy of this wonderful car. AH Fords ait? Model T's-all ?Uko except the bodies. TIUJ two-passenger runabout costs $090-tho live-passenger touring cor $000 tho delivery car $700-tho town car $000 f. o. b. Detroit, completely equippvd. ?et latest catalogue. L. O. White or R. C. Carter. DRUGS KEEPING PACE WITH KING COTTON. READ THE PRICES BELOW AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. I I i ?j li Dr. Green's Sarsaparilla Com pound, $1 bottles for 60c. Dr. Fairey'8 Sarsaparilla Compound, $1 bottles for 50c. Waverly Chemical Co.'s $1 slzo Sarsaparilla for 75c. Waverly Chemical Co.'s Ex tract of Cod Liver OH, with hy popbospbltv's, $1 bottle for 75c. Waverly Chemical Co.'s Hypo phosphites of Lime and Soda, $1 bottle for 75c. Hunt's Lightning bottle for 1 5c; 2 for Hunt's Cure, for itching eruptions, 25c. 15c, or 2 for 25c. St. J isepb's Liver Regulator, 25c cans, 2 for 25c. " Raymond's Cough Syrup, 25c bottle for 15c; 2 for 25c. Raymond's Nervo and Bone Oil, 25c. size 15c, or 2 for 26c. Raymond's Rellei, 25c. size, 15c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Pain Relief, 25c bottles 15c, or 2 for 25c Andrew's Chill Killer. R0? . 1m? fro i:vv"!>., ... Oil, 25c. 25c. skin and. size for 25c. bot Andrew's Sure-Shot Vermi fuge, 26c. bottle 15c; 2 for 25c. Andrew's Expectorant, 25c. bottle 15c; 2 for 25c. Andrew's Little Black Devil Pills, 25c. bottles 15c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Cold and Liver Tea, 2ne. can 15c, or 2 for 26c. Lightning Cough Syrup, bottle l6c, or 2 for 25c. Lightning Hot Drop, 25c. tlc 15c, or 2 for 25c Andrew's Cold Tablets, 25 to a box, 25c. boxes 10c. Lax-Phos, 50c. bottles for 25c. Pitcher's Gastorlu, 20c. Soothing Syrup, 26c. bottles 15c Colgate's Talcum Powder, 25c. cans 15c. Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream, 20c Prophylactic Tooth Brushes, 35c kind for 25c. Blue Seal, Vasallne, 6c bot tles for 4c. Cclrry CmiVr'vn'?.r ft .botU^f for 7 0c. III Pllllli, Iggjill or giving me advice, I thank you very much. If your services are' needed, you will be called upon, but you need not at, all fear being dis turbed along that line. You also say that 1 have stolen the affection of your people from you. Not true, Senator. In this contest and crisis of political affairs, lt ls not that they love Tillman less, but that) tiley trust Cede Ii. lthmso more. Very respectfully Colo L. Blease. Many Driven from Home. livery year, in many parts of the country, thousands are driven from their homes by coughs and lung dis eases. Friends and business are loft behind for other climates, but this Is costly and not always sure. A better way-the way of multitudes-is to use Dr. King's New Discovery and cure yourself at home. Stay right there, with your friends, and take this safe medicine. Throat and lung troubles lind quiek relief and health returns. Its help tn coughs, colds, grip, croup, whooping cough and sore lungs make lt a positive blessing. f>0c and $t. Trial bottle free. Guar anteed by all druggists. Electrocuted on Main Street. (Anderson Mall, Sept. 2.) ('laude A. Kellnr, a lineman with the Southern Dell Telephone Com pany, became entangled with an un insulated live wire of the Anderson Water. Light and Power Company while working on a pole on North Main street Monday about 1 1 o'clock and was critically injured by the cur rent which went through his body. When the current was turned off, he fell to the pavement and sustained a fracture of his skull. He Iles in thc Anderson Hospital unconscious, and, lt ls feared, in a dying condi tion. Tills young man was engaged In splicing some new cables tho tele phone company had recently strung, and In some way his foot came in contact with tho wire of the power company, which was uninsulated and carrying a voltage of 1,100. A con siderable number of persons were standing on the sidewalk in front of tho Martin Drug Company and wit nessed the accident. The Men Who Succeed as heads of large enterprises are men of great energy. Success, to-day, de mands health. To all is to fail. It is utter folly for a man to endure a weak, run-down, half-alive condition when Hlootric Hitters will put him right on his feet In short order. "Four bottles did me more real good than any other medicine ? ever took," writes Chas. H. Allon, Sylva nia, Ga. "After years of suffering with rheumatism, livor trouble, sto mach disorders, and deranged kid neys, I am again, thanks to Electric Bitters, sound an well." Try them. I Only 50 cents at all druggists. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! For Sale in Bulk: My entire stock of Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes. When stock is closed out store room is for rent. Best stand for Dry Goods in Oconce County. M. S. STRIBLING, Westminster, S. C. Crowded Train Goes Into Uiver. Camp Douglas, Wis., Sept. 2. Pour persons were killed In the wreck of passenger train No. 10, on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad, which plunged Into the Demonwclr rivor, near Camp Douglas, to-day. A bridge had been washed away. Twenty-six persons were Injured, six of them seriously. lOvery car, Including the sleepers with passengers still In their berths, was hurled Into tho stream, whose waters, augmented by tho cloudburst of last night, had made lt a torrent. Panic-stricken occupants of the sleep ing cars, clad only in their night clothes, escaped through broken win dows. The train had passed safely over tho hrldgo a short timo before, but was flagged at Tunnel, becauso ft wash-out further on had made the track Impassable and was ordored back to Camp Douglas, so that tho passengers might have breakfast. Meanwhile, tho Lemonwoir, flooded by a cloudburst sevoral milos up tho valley, had torn away tho bridge, and, unwarned, tho engineer ran his train into the river.