Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1884, Page 1

X THE OmMAHA DALy BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB. WEEN SDAY MOR NG, FEBRUARY b6, 1884, authorizing that a committee investigate tho condition of the work on Hot Spring FROM FOREIGN LANDS. The Reception the Queen's Speech Met in Parliament, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. What is This Meat Onr Congressmen Do Peed Upon? Mr., Hatoh Makes Washington Steak a Trifle Unsavory. creek. Mr. White (rep., iy.) opposed tho resolution, on the ground that it merely looked toa junketing expedition. This statement was emphatically de- nied by Mr. Young, but the resolution was rejected, Mr. Dorsheimer (dem., N. Y.), from the committee on the judiclary, reported a bill granting copyrights to citizens of Some Very Sharp Criticism and Proposed Opposition, A e e ] (dom., Mo.), from th . i r. o lem., 0.), from the U H Tho River and Harbor Bl Agony |, 2, Drsdbesd e, e, from | Bukor Pasha’s Army Out to Piooes Going On. joint resolution proposing & constitutional in Sondan i amendment for the election of postmas- i S ters, revenue collectors and United States district attorneys. Tabled. Mr. Hardeman (dem., Ga.), trom the committee on territories, reported ad- versely the bill for the election of terri- torial governors and secretaries by the people of the territories. Tabled. r. Robinson (dem., N. Y.), from the committee on pensions, reported a bill for the relief of General Ward B. Ben- nett. It grants him a pension of §100 per month, in addition to $60 a month grant- ed under a special act. Mr. Curtin (dem., Pa.), from the com- mitteo on foreign affairs, reported back the resolution calling on the president for information concerning the arrest of B. The Engineers’ Estimates Scare the Committee. The Alarming Condition of Things in Austria, The Extent and Remifications of the Sociallst Movement, The Proceedings of the House and Senate Given in Detail, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, RUMORED DEFEAT OF BAKER PASHA, Loxpoyn, February b.—Advices from Suakim, report rumora to the effect that Baker Pasha is defeated and has suffored great loss. 1n the lobbies of the House of commons FROM WASHINGTON, THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. WasniNeroN, February b.—The limit of appropriations for rivers and harbors for the next fiscal year was informally discussed to-day lz{ the house committee having in charge ose subjects. While M N F. Lowis and other Americans in Jan- " no decision was reached, the majority of g . a rumor_that Baker Pasha’s army had k8 ommir{ b BAEVIAN LOIHVEFRA Bppte? yuy by the Colombin - government. | heon annihilated wos considered authon- priation of not more than $10,000,000. | 4GP 4S tic. Another report says, Baker lost Mr. Browne (rep., Ind.), introduced a bill to prohibit lotteries, lottery adver- tisements, and the sale of lottery tickets in the District of Columbia and territor- ies, . The house went into committee of the whole, Mr. Cobh, (dem., Ind.,) in the chair on the bill establishing a bureau of animal industry. After reading the report, which is an exhaustive statementof the circumstances which make it advisable for congress to legislate upon tho subject of pleuro pneumonia among cattle, Mr. Hatch (dem., Mo.,) chairman of the committee on agriculture, explained the provisions of the bill. The committee, ha said, had met with difficulty in_harmonizing the power which belonged to the federal government and the power which belong- ed to the states over private property within their borders. There was no doubt that under the constitutional pow- er to regulate commerce congress had the right to control the transportation of dis- eased cattle from one state to another. It had also been difficult to deyise a measure by which the co-operation of states could be secured to stamp out pleuro-pneumonia. The committee be- lieved the proposition submitted was the best that could be framed. It directed the commissioner of agriculture, by prop- er investigation, to locate the disease, to notify state authorities of the fact that it exists and to what extent and to co-oper- ato with the state and request it to pay half the expense to eradicate it. There was not a single state that would not co- operate heartily with the federal govern- ment in the good work. The federal 2,000 men bat he has escaped. Later dispatches reiterate previous reports, that Baker Pasha has met a se- rious defeat. Baker Pasha had with him $,600 men, and he was advancing when attacked. The losses in killed and wounded amount to 2,000. Baker, with the remnant of his force succeeded in reaching Trinkat where the gun boat Ranger is laying. Baker Pasha intends to proceed immediately toSuakim on the Ranger. Catro, February 4.—The khedive has a tologram from Baker Pasha,: regarding his defeat near Tokan. His losses were 2,000 men, four Krupp canon and_two gattling guns. The Turks and Euro- peans fought well. Baker Pasha will re- turn at once to -Suakim with the re- mainder of his troops. FURTHER DETATLS OF THE BATTLE, Cairo, February b.—A portion of Baker Pasha’s force left Trinkitat Satur- day and_throw up entrenchmenta on the shore of Laquada, four miles_distant. The rest of the troops followed Monday. Baker Pasha intended to advance to the well of Teb, five miles further and half way to Tokar. Nothing was heard after- wards of his movements until the news came of his defeat. This disaster was rather expected as the force consisted of raw, badly equipped, drilled and dis- ciplined recruits. Some of whom were sent to the front without arms and some with only muskets. The gloomiest rumors have prevailed sinco the start of the expedition. Advices about the defeat are conflicting, but the following details have heen received: dnd expressed themselves desirous, if posatble, to confine it within $9,000,000. The estimates of engineer officials havin; in charge the improvements of rivers ang harbors amount to about §35,000,000. Members of the committee thought it im- possible to secure the passage of so large an appropriation bill, and cited the failure of the bill in the last congress which appropriated only about $8,000,000. The plan which the committee proposes to follow is to recom- mend on an average about ene-fourth of the estimate by the engineers for im- provements in progress, but in some cases where the work is of great public importance the appropriations will be as near the estimates as the committee can make them. Some improvements of a local nature will not be considered. The committee decided to hold sessions four days of every week in order that the bill may be prepared as soon as possible, It is thought it will be ready to be reported by the last of Avril or 1st of May and will provide for making the appropriations immediately available. A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION, Wasmixeroy, February 5.—The pres- ident gave a reception to the public this evening. The mild weather and the fact that it was the first public reception of the season at the White House drew a great throng to the executive mansion. The rooms were handsomely decorated with plants and flowers from the con- servatory. Promptly at 8 the marine band began playing a march, the doors were thrown open and the public entered the blue room where the president stood with Mrs. McElroy on his right, | states where the disease existed had tem- ap. ance from Trinkitat and next to her members of tho cabinet. | porized with the question long enough, | § i troops badly armed Soon after the crowd began to pass, a|and the demand from this bill came from [ '#hort of a ition, many of whom delegation of Flat Head Indians was | the great cattlo states west. He reforred [ wero unwilling to proceed. Ho had conducted to the parlor, and after shak- ing hands with the “Great Father,” formed in line opposite the president and his lady friends, where they stood half an hour looking with evident curiosity at the Presidentin party, but saying not a word. The number in attendance was fully as great as ever appeared atany presidential reception. Many delegates to the Mississippt river convention and members of the Illinois Press association were present, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SENATE, Wasnixaron, February 5.—Mr. Coke (dem. Tex.) presented a memorial of the 'fexas legislature for opening the wes- tern trail through Indian territory leased asked for rifles instead, of muskets, but received orders to try to force his way to Tokar without delay, and obeyed expect- ing d?fsnt. Spics falsely reported the AP WINAlG exue) HSH «14ll bands. Mon- day mornitig & 1‘?’1 on of the advance encountered a body of Osman Degua’s troops, and a fight with them ensued, being more of a rout than a battle. Baker Pasha lost all his camels and baggage in the fignt. Most of the Egyp- tian officers and men bolted. The Euro- peans behaved splendiy. The enemy pursued them almost into Trinkitat. The Europeans, police and Turkish infantry were cut to pieces. Fourteen Kuropeans and three native officers aremissing. The fight began by a fow Arab horsemen at- tacking Baker Pasha’s cavalry, which to the fact that the disease existed in the District of Columbia, and ventured the assertion that within the past month every member of the house had eaten beef cut from animals infected with 117+ trouble. Mr. Belford (rep, Col.) said he had been informed that this bill was the re- sult of the combined genius of the cattle kings west and it was to destroy men who owned thoroughbreds. If that were the object the house should have courage gnough deliberately to investigate the question before passing the measure. Mr. Hatch (dem. Mo ) denied having ever heard of any question being raised between cattle men west and the owners of thoroughbreds. Mr. Wilson (rep. la.) supported the for grazing purposes. bill and described the great advantages|fled. Baker then formed a equare, The following bills were reported | that would accrue from its passage to the | which ~ the enemy surrounded. fayorably and placed on the callendar: | cattle industry of the country. The|The rest of the Egyptians By Mr. Coke (dem. Tex.)—Author- izing the secretary of the treasury to examine certain vouchers and claims said to be due Missouri by the United States. Mr. Coke from the committee onIndian affairs—To provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians of the sev- eral reservations, By Mr. Allison (rep. Ia.)—To author- ize the location of a branch home for volunteer disabled soldiers in one of the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Towa, Minnesota or Nebraska. By Mr. Hawloy (vep. Conn.)To amend the pension law. 5 r. Hawley offered a resolution, which was agreed to, directing the committee on printing to inquire into the expedien- cy of publishing in The Official Gazette of the United States certain advertisements for proposals, contracts, general orders, and announcements by heads of depart- wents, the'more important appointments and such other matters new publised by different branches of the government as advertisements, or in special sheets, and directing in the report of said committee that the expense of the present methods of publishing such information be given in detail. The chair laid before the senate a reso- lution by Mr. Morgan (dem., Ala.), call- ing for the correspondence of the desutv ments of justice and the interior, and the opinion of the attorney general con- cerning the confliet of jurisdiction in the case of Johnson Foster, the Oreek In- dian, accused of killing Arapahoe In- dians. Mr. Fair (dem., Nev.) introduced a resolutionor an appropration to renove the remains of soldiers from Fort Chur- then fled in confusion and the gunners desurted their guns. Baker Pasha was several times surrounded by tho enemy but with his stafi’ managed to cut his way through, The enemy's forco was inferior in numbers to Baker Pasha’s. Only threo sides of the square wero formed owing to the fact that two com- panies of Kgyptian troops stood still, overcome with fright. The enemy poured into this gap when the Egyptians threw away their rifles and flung them- selves upon the ground, screaming for mercy. The troops on this side of the square killed many of their own men by wild firing, OPENING OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, Loxpox, February 5H.—Parliament opened to-day, The queen’s speech an- nounced a continuance of friendly rela- tions withforeign powers. Correspondence with France relative to Madagascar tended to confirm the cordial understanding betweenthe two countries. A commercial agroement with Spain was signed and awaits the action of the cortes, The revision of the commercial treaty with Japan is nearly completed and a treaty of commerce and friendship with Corea cattle in the United States amounted to 40,000,000 head, worth fully $1,000,000,- 000, and it was of extreme importance that this great industry rhould not be endangered by the spread of pleuro- pneumonia. The disease was here and unless the foderal power did something to stamp it out, it was here to stay. The committee rose and the house ad- journed. C ——— Mississippi Valley Fruit. Sr. Louls, February 5.—The Pont- Dispatch published this afternoon an ex- haustive report of the condition of the fruit crop of the Mississippi valley, which is summarized as follows: Illinois, the each crop is entively killed, cherries g-\dl injured, blackberries and black raspberries killed to the snow line, pears touched to some extent but red raspber- ries, strawberries, apples and other fruits in good condition; Kentucky, peach cros severely blighted; Mississippi, first bu all right but fears felt of wet and frost in the spring, prospects are better tham have boen for six years; the winter in Alabama is so severe as almost to com- pletely ruin the fruit crop, and gardeners have turned their attention to the culti- vation of vegetables; Texas, peach and other fruit crops bid far to be a splendid one; Arkansas, onlz part of tho peach crop injured, strawberries promise plenty mt‘F other fruits in good condition ex- cept grapes. Lastautumn the conditionin Egypt wasso satisfactory that instructions were given for evacuating Cairo, a further reduction of English military forces, and concentra- tion in Alexandria, but in November the Egyptian army in Soudan suffered a se- rious defeat, and therefore the evacua- tion was recalled as a precaution against the possible effects of military reverses in Egypt itself. et S e, A Change Opposed, Corompus, 0., February b6,—At a meeting of the department encampment G. A, R. of Ohio at Zsnesville the fol- of tho sinister news received to-day. For his part he could not listen to such spoeches with complacency. Ho criti- cised the spoocH for containing allusions to the wrongs suffered in Madagascar, Tho paragraph respecting Egypt was probably intended to create the impross sion_that tho government did not hold itsolf responsible for the disaster in Fgypt. Robert Bourko (conservative) will move an amendment pointing out the want of success in the government's policy in Egypt, Thursday. Henry Chaplin will introduce a moas- uro providing for the exclusion ef foreign cattle. In this motion regret will be ex- ressod that adequate measures have not on taken in consonance with the resolu- tion of lnst session to prohibit the land- ing of foreign cattle. It is believed that the government will announce its policy on this subject, which will obviate the necoessity of a decision. In the commons Charles Bradlaugh sat on one of the benches under the peers gallery. Loud cheering greeted G stone on his arrival, He gave notice that the franchise bill for the United Kingdom will bo introduced Friday, if possiblo. John Barry (home ruler) gave notice that he would introduce a bill amending the land act. A. Staveloy Hill (conservative) intends to move that the colonies be represented in parlia- ment, and have a responsible govern- ment. THE AUSTRIAN RCHISTS, Viesna, February O.—In the lower house of the reichstag the minister, in oxplaining the additional leglslative measures necessary owing to the proceed- ings of tho anarchists, the murder of officials, and the spread among working- men of seditious v - itings, said the ground was mined far and wide, and that there was reason for grave disquictude regard- ing other parts of the country, but the government confined its action to Vien. na, where there was special danger, as shown by reccnt murders. The house, with threo dissenting voices, voted for the appointment of a committee to con- sider the action of the government. An amendment proposed by the opposition was rejected. FRENCH AND AMERICAN WORKMEN. Panrs, Feb. b —Oitizen Dumay recent- ly in America at a meoting of mechanics yesterday, said American workmen were better paid but not better off than French artisians. French machine work better than American because it is not so rapid, freer to come and go from shop to shop tian Americans. 1t is not unusual for American shopsgto forbid em- ployment of trades unionists in violation of personal liberty. DISLOYALTY IN SPAIN. Loxvoy, February 5.—A Berlin dis- patch reports that advices have been re- ceived from Madrid to the effect that dangerous symptoms of disloyalty are manifesting themselves in the Spanish army and another revolt is feared. A SECRET REMOVAL, Loxnoy, February 5.-——A pumber of Irish convicts, including imprisoned in- vincibles, will be removed from English prisons'by a man-of-war. Their destina- tion is secret. THE TONQUIN CAMPAIGN. Loxvox, February 5.-—Advices from Canton report that Li Hung Chang, com- mander in chief of the Chinese army, has been ordered to make a detailed plan for the campaign in Tonquin. AN ILL RETURN. Benuiy, Feb 6—The editor of a paper at Posen, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for publishing an ad- dress of congratulation to cardinal Lech- awasky on his birthday. e — e RAILROAD RATES. THE MANAGERS' DILEMMA. Cuicaco, February 4,—After a session of several hours the general managers of the western trunk lines adjourned with- out having acted upon the matter of Utah rates or considered the attitude of the Burlington toward their association. The matter of arranging Utah rates was referred to the general freight agents of the various roads interested, who, to- gether with Commissioner Vining, im- mediatoly convened for the purpose of considering the question. After a short conference the freight agents also ad- journed. It is believed tho general managers were unable to approve the ac- tion of the Union Pacific in ordering a restoration of Utah rates and that in their dilemma they remanded the matter to the general freight agents who are to agree upon certain rates which it is be- Jieved will be aunouuced by the com- mission at an early day, Burlington was not represented at either meoting, It is understood that questions relating to Burlington and the Western Trunk Line association were not discussed but by agreement laid over until the next meeting. PASSENGER RATES FIXED, Kansas Crry, February b,—The local passenger agents met to-day and adopted one or two modifications, and all roads ro-entered the Kansas City agreement. The clause for which the Hannibal held out was added, namely, that no road can cut the rate without the consent of all roads instead of a majority of them, Shertly afterward a Wabash caught scalping on the easte he was promptly fined. A LONE HAND, & Alion gaye notice to-day of its wi The aim in the occupation of Egypt remains the same as heretofore. Buch counsels have been offered the Egyptian government as & prudent regard for its resources and condition seemed to re- quire. General Gordon has been sent to assist in carrying out the resolution of the khediso to withdraw from the in- terior of Soudan and a favorable issue to the negotiation transvaal delegates is ex- pected, The revenue for the current year it is believed will not fall short of expectation. lowing resolution was adopted: Resolved, That we look with disfavor upon the efforts being made in congress h the agencies for tho payment of pensions throughout the country and the transfer of the business of such pay- ment to the treasury department, be- lieving such action would result in delays and confusiol —— A Bankrupt Explosion, Derrorr, February 5.—About 4 o'clock this morning a loud explosion was heard in the barroom of Thomas Swan's res rant, followed almost immediately b, several smaller vxnlosions, and althou, an alarm was promptly sounded, snd the fire department was promptly on the ground, the whole interior of the build- ing, four stories, was almost immediately in flames. The fire burned fiercely, and the whole interior was speedily gutted Loss, $15,000; insurance unknown, It is thought however to be considerable, as only last week he failed for with $20,000 estimated ussets. chill to the soldiers cometery of Carson City. l\’ir. Butler (dem., 8, C.) offered & res- olution requesting of the president the record of Ll‘xu proceedings, testimony and findings of the court of inquiry relating to the loss of the Proteus. Laid over. The bill suspending for a further period of five years the section of the re- vised statutes which prohibits the hklmg of guano, except for use in the Unite States, from t‘le Guano islands under protection of the United States. Passed. The senate resumed the unfinished business which was the bill for settling incomplete titles ts lands acquired by the United States from Mexico. 4An extend- ed debate ensued. Amendments by Mr, Plumb (rep., Ks.) and Mr. Conger (rep., Mich.) were noted, but without action the senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned. HOUSE, M. Young (dem., Tenn.), chairman of the committee on expenditures in the in terior department, reported a resolution speech, address in reply to the speech. dress trusted that the oy in Egypt would be attended wi ith with cheers, He did not move au 'he galleries of the house of lords were crowded during the delivery of the Marquis Tweedale moved an Baron Vernon in seconding the ad- good results, 1t was founded on the liberal motto ef peace, retrenchment and reform. Mar- quis Balisbury arose and was received smendment, but expreased surprise at the optimistic views of the mover and the seconder of the address in the face own special and e lnvestigating Frencl Ixpiaxarorss, February 65.—The com mission to investigate the charges agains n of the railway mail timony to-morrow. with favoritism, woighing of the m ty rann{, son thereof, — Roasted Allve. last night. with four children who were sleeping 1 ) girls, aged 7 and 11, sleeping ents' syes. broker was rn rate, and |was threatencd, but tugs ‘ile"fi 81, Louts, February b.—The Chicagol,, prefers o bo in a position to make its | French, superintendent of the fifth service, or; ganized to-day and will begin taking tes. Freuch is charged and dishonest | the' wharf and ship) ‘ostmaster Gen- | norning. Many residents on the river eral (iresham guarantees the railway mal clorks who testify from suffering by rea- Wiaeeune, W, Va., February 6, —The dwelling of William Morrisin, of Poca- hontas county, was burned at a late hour | o’clock it was rain orrizon aud wife escaped | bids fair to be a the room with their parents, but two | fourt 4 in ancther | only want: room were roasted alive before their par- | banks. THE RAGING WATERS. People Driven from Home and the Wheels of Industry Stopped. Removing Goods in Cincinnati to Save Them, Pittsburg and Allegheny in Fear of a Rinsing, People at Madison, Ind The W Ready to Move Ouit, Reports fron Trmnn l—’nlnllshnwlng a Dangerous State of Things. RISING RIVERS, THE OHIO PRETTY FULL, CixersNati, February 5.-—With slight intermissions it has been raining hard all this morning. Theriverat 9 o’clock was b2 foot and rising an inch an hour, Reports from up river points say no rain to-day but threatening weather all along. The river is rising from Cairo to Pittsburg and serious damage will undoubtedly follow. PROBABILITIES AND POSSIBILITIES, [&)3 11, February 0, —At 11 a the rain ceased. The temperature and the weather cloudy. Very little business was done on 'change. The prospect of high water and disturbance of railroad transportation has checked many kinds of business, Many an order to stop shipment has been sent out. The railroads are taking every precau- tion to prevent kaving freight caught by the water. The Ohio & Mississippi rail- road, which last year was among tho first to feel the effects of the floods at Lawrenceburg, has since been raised there five feet and will not be disturbed until the river reaches sixty foet unloss the levee breaks. The river is now rising here three inches an hour. 9 p. m,, the river continues to rise at an_alarming rate, the rise being three and a half inches in the last hour. At this rate the gas will be shut off by to- morrow night and the water works will be stoped by Thursday. For the last hours a heavy rain has been falling. The weather is quite warm. Business n the lownrémrt of the city is practically sus- pended, and all energies are bent on sav- ing proverty. Apparently all the teams in thecity are gathered in the lowerstreets hauling goods to higher localities, The cellars in all parts below Second stroet, are filled with water. The railroad tracks are beginning to be covered. ~The Cin- cinnati Southern cannot reach the grand Ccontral depot on account of a break in McLean avenue. No freight is coming in except such as can be immediately re- moved. The coal elevators will be obliged to cease work to-morrow. Licking riveris reported 060 feet and still rising higher than ever known. Opinioiris general that the rise will ex- ceed that cf last year, when it reached 66 feet 4 inches, but people are better prepared to meet the exigency. CixciNNaTi, February 6—1 a, m.—The river is 00 feet 7 inches. 2 a. m,—b5 feet 11 inches. Raining steadily. PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY IN FOR IT, Prrrssunc, February 6.—Rain has been falling steadily since last night and the indications at 11 to-night are that Pitubur;; and Allegheny will experience one of the greatest floods for eighteen years, The Monongahela and Allegheny vivers aro rising rapidly at all points. Thirty feet of water 1s expected here be- fore morning. Thereis now twenty-four feet 4 inches and it is rising ten inches an hour. Portions of this city and Alle- gheny are partially submerged and people living on the low.lands are moving out. At midnight the water had reached the tracks of the Pittsburg & Lake Krie and Pittsburg, and McKeesport & You- hiogheny railronds on the south side. Traffio on the latter is entirely suspend- ed. Trains on the Baltimore & Ohio road were delayed several hours, Prrrspure, Fobriary 6, 2:40 a, m.— Tho river is 25 feet 9 inches and_rising six inches an hour. No serious damage is yot veported in this vicinity. AtWest Newton, on the Youngihogeny, families have . been removed from second:sto windows in the lower part of town,whicl flooded rapidly when the gorge of ice gave way. At Coultersyille a famil named O'Donnell was nearly in the flood. The family of Thomas Finley, of West Newton, also barely escaped with their lives. Several umnfi houses, stables and and buildings were carried away. The river banks from West Newton to Me- Heesport are piled high with ice, wrecks of houses, furniture, etc. At Alpsville Bigley's coal tipple was carried away, causing a loss of about §1,000, A TOWN INUNDATED. CreveLaNy, February 5,—Floods have been feared in this part of the state to- day, but thus far no great damage is re- ported. The river rose here nearly on a Jevel with the docks, and an ice gorge away. Findlay All danger is believed pi the gas works and streets are under water, Arlington is deluged and great quantities of lumper and ship timber The railroad " |have been washed away. morning and the temperature is aprin .| like. it DRIVEN FROM HOME, Loussviuie, February 6 —It has been rising two inches an hour. If it cont ues, the water will be in the houses ng stoppod by bank are moving out. Boatmen hav he Kentucky river at Frankfort is at stand, PREPARING FOR THE WORST, Maviso, lnd., February b.—At eigl fast. s hig n | has risen ‘at the rat ¥ ver are preparing for the wors of the ri raining nearly all day, and the river is | Y | thousan %‘ruzv. trouble in keeping barges secure, " Tho river h as last year. It o of three and one- b inches an hour since noon, and |of the session, s two feot to bring it over the | made a felony and the governor provided »eople who live along the banke | with £50,000 to use in the suppression All factories along the river have shut down. VARIOUS REPORTS, Bostox Statioy, Ky., February b, — Licking river is cighteen foot, and has boen rising a foot an hour since 4 p. m. It has been raining hard since noon. ZaNrsviiLe, O., February b,—The ice in the Muskingum river broke up last night and destroyed Taylorville bridge, ton miles below. Tt cost £28,000. NEw 1ANY, Ind., Fobruary 6,—The Ohio is rising two inches an hour and has been raining forty-eight hours. A great flood is expected. CixorsNary, 0., February b.—At 11 o'clock the river had reached b4 feet 10 inches, at midnight it stands 50 feet 3 inches, a rise of 9 inches in the last two hours, The rain is still falling, Lawnexcenvra, Ind., February b.— Poople are much frightened and are re- moving from their houses as rapidly as | A Desperate Fight with Texas Stage possible. Robbers. Witkesparne, Pa., February 3.—The — Susquehanna has risen threo foet to-day. The farmers are preparing for a flood. ORIME AND ORIMINALS, ——— ppl Convention. Wasnixaron, February 6.—The Mis. insi ntion to-day adopted a resolution providing for the appoint- mont of committees on credentials, rules, permanent organization and for each state to be represented on the com- mitteo. Commissioner West, of the Dis- trict of Columbia, welcomed the dele- gates in a briof address. He said this convention stood pre-eminent in im- portance among the conventions held here, 1t concerned the welfare of the wholo people. Strike from the map the Mississippi rivor or obstruct ita flow and decay and deterioration would rapidly spread throughout the life of the coun- try., The convention selected commit- tees and took a rocess. When the convention reassombled a rosolution was adopted extending the privileges of the convention to members of the Ohio river committee now in the city. The committee on permanent or- ganization presented the following names for officers, and the gentlemen were unanimously elected: President, 1. O, Stannard, of St. Louis; vico-presidents, C. C. Sheets of Alabama, John C. Cal- houn of Arkansas, H. G. McPike of Illinois, M. A. Marks of Indiana, Gen- eral G. M. Dodge of lowa, A, H. Shoop of Kansas, George C. Waddill of Louis- iana, H. C. Waite of Minnessota, John R. Lynch of Miesissippi, Hon, R, T. Van Horn of Missouri, Hon., Frank Hanscome of Nebraska, Gieorge H, An- derson of Pennsylvanin, 8. Colyer of Tennesee, John McLure of = West Virgina, William Wilson of Wisconsin, James M. Freeman of Colorado, and J. H. King of Dakota; secretary, George L. Wright of St. Louis; assistant secre- taries, John W, Bryant of Now Orleans, D. F. Wilcox of Illinois, 8. L. Mc- Henry of Pennsylvania, and C. ‘A, Lounsberry of Dakota. Mz, Stannard addressed the convention, He said the delegates were neither republicans or democrats but both when the objects of this convention are in view. They were not here to button-hole con gressmen, but to express themselyes in favor of cheap transportation and see that these great national waterways were made the means of transportation for products of the country. He believed the east was interested in this matter equally with the west, for were not cheap freights as important to consumers of produce? If this country repeated its history and doubled its population in the next fifty years we would have 110,000 - 000 people, and could their freight be handled? Suppose the _rail- ways were quadruplex? What guarantee was there that they would not pool their receipts ana maintain present prices? The maintenance and improvement of the water ways of the country were tho only checks upon railroads. If New York state spent over 70,000,000 on her canals was 1t not proper that this great nation should spend what, is necessary for the improvement of the Mississipp improvements thatwould benefit directly 50,000,000 people, Sinco tho creation of | the Mississippi river commission | congress had placed at its disposal about §6,000,000. - He believed the only way to get adequate improvements of the Mississippi was through a commission. |Applause|. Stanard read extracts from the report of tho senate special Mississippi river committee commending the work done on the river by the government_engineers a8 valuable and important. He recom- mended the attention of delegates to that part of the report concerning jetties, and said it was fresh and clfioiu‘f. While he would not recommend appropriations for rivers not now navigable and which never could be made navigable, He earnestly hoped to see the day when the government would so improve the vast waterways of ihe west that they would be navigable from the gulf to the lakes and seaboard, [Continued ap- plause). A number of resolutions concerning river improvements were introduced and referred to the committee on resolutions, The convention received with applause a resolution favoring a continuance of the improvements of the Mississippi river now in progress under direction of the secrotary of war, A motion was adopted thanking the president for his twu spe- cial messages to congress, embodying {’1 broad and statesmanlike views on the improvement of the Mi ppi river. Adjourned. drawal from the St. Louis passenger us- | racks are under water in many places e —— sociation, 1 in understood the company | Fecks weghats are roported. - The ice| ~ The Royal Havana. 4 oing out without gorging at Mead- | CHICA February b.—Special agents slon rates, e e the flood waa very destruct. | of the lpubtofllco_ department to-dey ar- ivo last yosr. Tho rain ceased this |rosted Robort Riley and James MoCar. g |roll for using the mails for fraudulent purposes, undor the name of *‘Winship & Co,” The parties arrested have been acting as agents for the Royal Havana Lottery company, Their plan of “‘work- ng” the country was to insert glaring | full-page advertisements in certain after- ' | noon papers of this city, buy several copies and send them broadcast through the country, Postmasters esti- mate that they huve received at least 7,000 through the mails during the past few months. It cannot be ascertained that a single ticket sold by *Winship & Co." ever drew u prize, e ng a Felony February 0. € it Fence « Avsnin, Tex t. | of fence cutters. The legis- lature has virtually completed the work Fence cutting has been KID WADE'S GANC. How Grim Justice Has Been Meted Ont 1o Them, ““The Pen" Which the Guilty Enter and Disappear. The Kid Taken to It and Settled With, By the Mysterious and Terror Inspiring Vigilantes. THE NIOBRARA VIGILANTES, Stovx Crry, February b.—Reports have reached here from the Upper Elk Horn country in Nebraska that Kid Wado, leader of the Niobrara outlaws and horse thieves, has been hung by the vigilantes, who have their headquarters at a place called **‘The Pen" at the mouth of the Long Pine. They have arrested a large number of men in various parts of northern Nebraska and taken them away to *‘The Pen,"” where they are tried and disposed of in a manner unknown, but as they are never scen again it is sup- posed they are shot, hanged or conducted out of the country. The terrible earn- estness of the vigilantes and the mystery of their ways causes men to shudder when their doings are mentioned. 1t is posi- tively known they have lynched eleven men, and it is equally sure that others have met the same fate, but how many or by what means only the grim execu- tioners can tell. Kid Wade was cap- tured at Lemars three weeks ago. He seemed to realizo the fate that awaited him, but manifested no more concern than if going about his ordinary business. A DESPERATE FIGHT, Coxcno, Texas, February 5.—This morning a u'.nf(n going to Abilene met the incoming mail, which gave the informa- tion that it had been stopped about one mile back by road ugents. The first named conch had on board Sergeant Tur- bow, of the state rangers; Sheriff Gerald, of Don Juan county, New Mexico; Edgar Stetson, of Oskosh; 8. P. Cochran, of Dallas, and United States soldiers. The ranger and the sheriff alone were armed. They laid their pistols across their laps, and when the coach was halted by two mounted men they began firing. The fire was returned, one robber being winged. ‘A running fight followed, in which the sheriff was wounded in the shoulder and stomach. He will die. Cochran was wounded, but not seriously. The wounded road agent was carried off by his companion. arties are scouring the country, and a reward of $1,000 been oftered. MURDERED BY MEXICAN ROBBERE, Nasnvinig, February 5.—A special from Culiacan, Chituahua, Mexico, says Judge Henry Cooper, formerly United States senator frum this state, was killed by robbers near there yesterday. No further particulars are given. He was manager of the Polk silver mine. He left here in November with $30,000 to pay o’[l:ha debts of the concern and start the mill. | m— The Massachusetts Prohibitionists, Bosron, February 5.—Six hundred persons, of both sexes, from all parts of the state met to-day, to, answer the call of the committee having in charge ar- rangements looking to the prohibition of the aleoholic drink traflic by constitu- tional amendment. Dr. Daniel Dor- chester said the platform upon which the committee works and proposes to work has one distinct issue. Constitutional prohibition is to be put into the constitu- tion of Massachusetts forbidding the munnfacture and sale of aleoholic liquors for the purpese of beverages, Dr. Dor- chostes spoke of the strength of the movement among the Catholics, and their promised co-operation with the commit- tee making a general movement of all creeds, the objective point being the suppression f liquor saloons, The plan of action reported Lo effect this is the prayer of tie prohibitionists if not granted by the present logislature, then in 1880 a campaign will be inaugurated to secure as large a portion of that bod; a8 possible and then the proposed amend- ment shall come directly before the peo- ple for a vote, The homa shall ha pro- teoted against encroachm- s ¢ the liquor traflic, A conting. «¢ fund of $10,000 will be raised to cacry out the prohibition policy, ————— The LA, O, U. W, Davesrort, Iowa, February H.—The old grand lodge, A. O, U. W., of Towa, asgembled here to-day in biennial session, and 235 lodges and 9,700 members are represented by 218 delegates, The ad- dress of Grand Master Miller counselled firmness and resolution in the fight with the supreme lodge, declaring that the or- ganization in Towa was never on so firm a foundation. The report of the grand re- ceiver showed that in two years there have been 61 deaths in the order, and $242,000 have been paid to the families, There is 15,000 in the general fund, and §7,000 in the beneficiary fund in the reasury. The delegates were enter- tained at a public reception, concert and ball to-night, e — Blackburn Nominated, , Ky., February 0,—The democratic senatorial caucus met again to-night. Speaker Carlisle's name was withdrawn, he positively refusing to be a candidate while Williams and Black- burn were in the field. Ou the first ballot to-night Congressman Jos. O, Blackburn was nominated for United States senator. The vote stood: Blackburn, 73; Wil- liams, B7. Senator Williams' term ex- pires Maxch 3, 1885, e — Underground Telegranh in Chicago, Ouicato, February b.~City Electrican Barrett, who hus been oxamining the underground system of telegraphy in va- rious eastern cities, in convinced of their racticability and has contracted for wiles of wires to be used as a basis for the new fire alarm system, sud will be put under ground, re poles in the center of the city, Lexy