Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 7, 1884, Page 1

HE OMAHA DALy BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. I —— OMAHA, NEB. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1884, THE ANNUAL SOAK. The High Water Mark Pat Up Several Notches. Still the Rain Pours Down and the Rivers Rise, A Liquid Paradox. Too Much Water and Yot No Water. Thousands of People in Various Cities Driven from Home. Railways Under Water and all Trains Abandoned, Reports from all Points of the Flood's Ravages. Cities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Other States Extreme Sufferers, THE GREAT FLOOD. EFFECTS IN Prrrspure, February 6.—The rivers at this point passed the danger line last night and at noon to-day had reached 51 feot 6 inches, the higheat stage since 1852. Dispatches from the headwaters of both rivers report the water still rising while hereit iscreeping upnto the streets at the rate of 8 inches per hour. Miles of property in this city on the South Side and Allegheny is submerged and hun- dreds of families are compelled to vacate their houses. All mills and factories on the banks of both rivers have suspended operations, {and connection between Pittsburg and Allegheny by street cars is entirely cut off. Prrrssura, February 6.—The greatest suffering and damage reported in this vicinity comes from the Youghioughny where mining hamlets and portions of towns lying in the lowlands have been inundated. Hundreds of families have been forced to desert their homesand fly before the coming flood. In some cases it was found necessary to anchor dwell- ing houses to trees and rocks to keep them from drifting off to total destruc- tion. The scene along the route of the great ice gorge which extended thirty miles up the Yough ioughnybeggars de- scription. Streets and door yards are piled full of ice, with dreary heaps piled in many instances fifteen or twenty feet high, standing as silent monuments to the might of the flood. So far as can be learned no lives wore lost, but the total damage will reach hundreds of thousands of dollars, Specials from Washington, Pa., says the Charles railroad bridge at Bridgeville, was washed out but no seri- ous accidents reported. Ieaver river rose suddenly yesterday and carried off’ $15,000 worth of lumber, The schools in the First and Fourth wards are closed. On Duquesne way the water covers the office and furniture of the Rodinsen house and 1s within one foot of the Duquesne depot. Merchants on Water street have moved their goods to the second floor, a precaution never necessary for them to take before. Rail- road traffic on all the river lines is greatly retarded and the Baltimore & Ohio, Pittsburg & Lake Erie road, Pittsburg & Lake Erie road, Pittsburg & Western, Pittsbure, 4 McKeosport & Yougiouhgny, West Pennsylvania & Allegheny Valley railroads have suspended entirely or will be compelled to before evening. So far there have been no individual losses here and damage is contined exclusively to the flooding of property. Telegrams from the head waters re- port the rivers risingat all points but nsboro, where it is stationary. Rain has been falling almost without a mo- ment’s cessation since Monday afternoon, and from present indications the flood will be greater than that of 1832, when the water reached 35 feet, its highest vecord, All the lower parts of Alle- gheny are now under water, and it is es- timated that 1,500 houses in Allegheny City alone are inundated. The water and gas supply of the north and south side has been cut off, and if the rise con- tinues a few hours longer Pittsburg will be withou! either gas or water, Fears are entertained that Sixteenth street bridge, over the Allagheny, will be washed away. It was declared unsafe this morning, and travel suspended, 1f the water carries it off it will take with it the railroad and Hand streeb bridges. Only one fatality is reported up to this hour—an unknown man drowned in the Monongahela river, foot of Short street. 1t is thought he committed suiclde. 9:30 p, m,—Still raiming, The Monon- gahela is still riging, and is now 30 feet G inches, and the Allegheny 34 feet 7 7 inches and still rising. Dispatches from PITISBURG PA. water falling. At Fraeport, on the Alle- gheny, it is also falling, but rising at Oil City and Parker’s landing. 1In this city, strects bounded by Duquesne way on the from the junction of the two rivers to Sixth street, including Pennsylvania ave- nue, Liberty, First to Sixth, Ferry and Short streets, are almost entirely sub- merged, and every street south of Penn- miles, is under from 1 to 10 feet of wa- tery. was suspended, patrons were conveyed to from the museum in The city is in semi darknes and the museum boats, every street south of Carson, Charties river in Alleghen: loss will not fall short of §1,000,000. up the Monongahela valley report the nerth and Water street on the soush, and sylvania to Sharpsburg, a distance of five In Library hall the performance and The gas is still burning dimly. On the south side creek to Thirtieth, is inundated, while all property within three squares of the is submerged. The Five thousand families are homeless, but arrangements are made to shelter them in the public halls, To-morrow morn- unable to print on their own presses and will have to rely on the courtesy of com- petitors. re, Fobruary 7, 2:30 a. m.— heny has receded half an inch since midnight. The Monongahela is at astand. Raining very hard. BFFECTS IN CINCINATL O sxNar1, February 6.—Conserva- tive men, who yesterday were unwilling to admit that last year's flood would be duplicated, cannot be found to-day. There is no longer a doubt that the water will reach last year's height; on the con- trary, with the rain &till falling and the weather mild, the only question now is by how much last year's flood will be exceeded, The most alarming feature of the present situation is the rapidity of the rise. Last year when the river had reached this height it was rising less than an inch an hour, At noon to-day the gorge showed 5 feet. 'his is an unprecedented stretch of the high stage and shows what a prodigious rainfall there has been. With last year’s experience merchants and manufacturers will lose much less than then. No time is now wasted in pumping water from collars, Every available man and team is employed whero the water may en- croach in placing goods or higher toors or in removing to higher ground. The river is rising five inches an hour. All small streams throughout the country are at flood height. Reports from up river points are that rain is still falling and the river rising rapidly. Portsmouth 48 feet; Ironton 45 feet 7 inches; Huntington 42 feet, Wheeling 40 feet and rising 6 inches per hour. Business is completely suspended throughout all the lower part of the city. The Grand Cencral depot is abandoned. The Ohio & Mississippi railrond has its eastern terminus at Aurora, Ind., and will run steamers between thut point and Storr's station, thenco by omuibus. - The Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore traing will use the Cincinnati, Hanulton & Dayton depot. This can be used until the water reaches sixty.six feet, then trains will have to stop at the stockyards. The Bee line trains make that their terminus to-mor- row. The Pan Handle and Louisville & Nashville can use their depot until the water reaches 76 feet. The Cincin- nati Southern will not be troubled in reaching its McLean street depot until the water gots higher than it was last year,but can not reach the sidetrack to do freight business. The Cincinnati, Indian- apolis, St. Louis & Chicago bids fair to be shut out altogether, unless arrangements can be made to reach the city via Rushville over the C., H. & D. road. The Ciucinnati North- ern, and the Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis are the only roads that cannot be reached by the floods. This morning the ware house of Buckworth’s distillery was undermined and fell into the water. caus- ing a large loss. Soon after the cattle pens, capable of feeding one thousand head of cattle, were swept away. They had removed the cattle yesterday. Loss Leavy. CixcinNaTL, February 6.—The cham- ber of commerce transacted little busi- ness to-day. Measures were taken to provide o relief fund for the destitute. A committee of fificen was appointed, aud the secretary was kept busy for scme time receiving subscriptions, mosntly $100 each. The chamber itself approprinted $5,000 to the fund. The health ofticer announced that he would place fifteen men of theé sanitary force at the disposal of the relief committee. Rain is still falling, wind from the south, temperature not falling, Evening—The river is rising two inches an hour. The rain has almost stopped. The rise is 6 feet 6} inches for the past twenty-four hours. The water has stopped the street car travel between Cincinnati and Covington and Newport. Skiffs will be used in carry passengers to the susponsion bridge before morning, The lower part of the city is almost sub- merged. Hundreds of houses are invaded on the first floors by the water. ' The flood will be greater than last year. Business will suffer comparatively small loss aside from the cost of remov- ing goods and a suspension of busii b There is even strong talk of raising the low grounds of the city above the flood height, as there is no other m of averting future trouble. Relief work has started promptly. The committee of fifteen appointed by tho chamber of commerce licld a 1esting this afternoon and put (he wachinery in immediate motion for taking all cases of distressin charge. The gas works closed when the water reached sixty feot. The gas in the maing and netrcs is suflicient for to- night, but to-morrow night the recourse will be lamps, candles and eleotric lights. A great source of trouble will be a water famine. The engines of the water works are working now with diffi- culty, and will be entirely disabled with five or six feet more rise. There doubt- less will be an order to-morrow stopping all manufactorics that use the stream from running in order to save the water supply as much as possi- ble. The general opinion is that the river must exceed the highest stage of last year, 66 feet 4 inches. The railroad situation is unchanged. The floors of the depots are weighted with iron to keep them from being lifted by the water. No freight is recoived. Newport and towns on the Kentucky shore above are already in deep water and families have ‘been busy removing their goods in wagons and ckiffs, No casualties aro reported. Lawrenceburg, Ind., is cut off from communication by railroad, telegraph and telephone. There were grave fears of much damage if the new levee should break. Ciyersyai, February 7, 2 a. m,—The river is 61 feet 1 inch, ~ It is still raining, Telograms have been sent to Sandusky, Toledo and Cleveland, asking for boatsto be used for the relief of families in sub- merged districts, WHEELING VA, WiegLING, Va., February .—Street car travel was stopped on all lines at noon, No serious damage has resulted o far in the city. At Elmwood Fred- ing, in accordance with & proclamation of the mayor, public meetings will be held for the purpose of making provis- ions for them until the flood subsidcs. The Allegheny council also meet to-mor- row to devise mesns for the relief of the unfortunates, erick Hogan, aged 16, was drowned. At Maynard, Ohio, Mary Casto, aged 17, fell from a bridge and was drowned. Neither body has been recovered, The bridge at Port Martins Ferry und Bel- laire, Ohio, are largely submerged. At the latter place the gas is shut off, gino rooms. Inhabitants of lowly lying lands aro seeking safety in higher parts of the city. Groat excitement was occasioned this evening by a report that many females were imprisoned by the water, in houses in the lower part of the town. Relief parties were organized by the Mayor, and about 20 families rescued from per- 1lous positions. CLEVELAND 0. Creveraxn, Fobruary 6.—The rail ways entering here report very high water at various potnts and considerable daaage in some places. There is a big washout on the Cleveland & Pittsburg at Waynesburgh, Tho freshet at Bavard is very high, Water along the Bee Line is high, but no danger yet. The New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road is not seriously troubled so far. The Valley road is covered with high water for fif- teen miles south, chiefly overflow from the Cuyahoga river, which hae spread over a part of the upper flats here. The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling depots are under water, CLevELAND, February G'—Evening. Rain has fallen steadily for forty heurs. The Mahoning and its tributaries are much swollen and people are being taken from their houses in {:nnts. The rail- ways are mostly covered with water. At Conneaut the ice gorge broke, car- ried away the dam at Rathbone’s flour- ing mill and destroyed a part of the paper mill dam, At New Philadelphia the Tuscarawas river is rising six inches an hour and al- ready is considerably higher than last year. Great alarm is felt along the low lands, The town 18 nearly cut off’ from outside communication, No traing are run _betweon here and Akron on the Valley railway. Much damage has been done to bridges. The ice gorga has pushed the bridge at the paninsula out of place. LOUISVILLE KY. Louisvitie, Ky., February 6.—The river is rising 3 inches an hour, It is 33 feet 10 inches by canal marks; 31.10 on the falls, rising 3 inches per hour, It rained hard all night and is still raining. No business, boats laying up. Very lit- tle wharf room above Third street. Great excitement, and the people are moving, A greater flood than any heretofore is predicted. LoutsviLLe, February 6.—It looks as though the flood of last year was to be repeated. The river at noon was 4 feet in the canal, and rising at the rate of 4 inches an hour, Shippingport and Port- jand are flooded. Already over 800 peo- plo are driven out of their homes. The government building is the only house not submerged in Shippingport. Four moxe feet of water will bring the flood over the cut-off above the city, and that point will be flooded with great loss of property, and perhaps lives. It has been raining steadily all day. The Ken- tucky river is still rising rapidly at Frankfort, Considerable excitement is prevailing, and the river banks are thronged with people. No loss of life in reported yet. Much “apprehension i felt lest the town of Jeffersonville be totally wun- dated as last year. People are moving and preparing for the flood. No dam- age as yet. Midnight—Raining; river rising, four mches an hour; families moving out by the hundreds. EVANSVILLE 0. Evaxsviiie, Ind., Feb. G —Gloomy prospects; the river is forty fect on the guage and rising two inches per hour, It rained hard all night and is still raining. The bauks of the river are, covered with corn awaiting shipment, with prospects of a higher river than in February last. All the boats are busy moving corn, but there is not half enough tonun Evaxsviiie, Ind., February 6 -—The river is rising two inches an hour to- jght and boats are busy moving fami ies, corn and stock, A million bushel of corn are on_ the and Paducah, muc stroyed. Tho V ed, and there will of which will be de- I hus hardly start- jot ben big flood in lary 6, —Ab six to-night the i s three inches an hour with 35 feet in the canal, 33 foet on the falls and raining steadily. People are cxpecting the water to como over the cut off by morning .nd are moving out to escape inundation, re- membering that which caught them sloeping on the night of Ju'y 12, 1883, The flood scenes of 1883 will' doubtless be repeated. Only one case ot drown- ing, a sick men numed Frank Rudema- ker, is reported. 1t resulted by the overturing of a skiff, YOUNGSTOWS, 0110, Yousastowy, Ohio, February 6. Ma- honing river is on the rampage, having veached the highest point since 1832, At Warren the west part of the city is over- flowed, scores of families have been driven’ from their homes, and manufac- turing establishments on the flats are all closed. 1In this city the Fifth ward is and Mahoning avenue is five feet deep. Newton Falls will go out to-night. iron bridge on the roadway went down thero to-day at that point. has been no loss of life, inches an hour, to-night. STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, 7 o'clock to- feet, and rising, ect ever known, material, All trains have ceased run- ning. The water works are submerged. COLUMBUS, 0. Cowvmnus, February 6.—The Sciato at nine to-night was within a foot as high ag last year and still rising. along the flats below the city broke to Tho flood is the great in hopes the water will fall, are running and many bridges are down. LAWKENCEBURG, IND, Auvnona, Ind,, February 6.—At 10 to night the alarm bells of Lawrencebur, two miles away, were distinctly hear Travel is suspended on every railrozd running out of the city except the Pen: sylvaoia Central, Many who lelt their homes in the suburbs this morning were compeled to remain in the city over night, The newspapers aro suffering trom flooded cellars, gome of them are At the Wheeling creek coal mines, the the houses are threatened with destruc- tion, The depots on both sides of the iron works subjected to a rushing flood. Cisoryyary, February 7.—2 a. m.— nver are surrounded or flooded. The|Itis impossible to obtain further news in the vicinity were com- | from Lawrenceburg as there is no means pelled to shut down by water in the en- | of communication except by boat. | banks between here | inundated. The water on Mill strect The Pittsburg, Cleveland and Toledo is the only rond open east and west from this city, and it is foared tho bridge at The So far there Since noon the river has raised from four to eight It is raising but little ErgupeNviLie, Ohio, February 6, —At ght the river is forty-four Local damage is not The dykes night and 100 families moved out while others have gone into the second stories " THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The House Arguing tnu Ploara Pnen- monia Bill The Question of State Rights Raised Against It. Various Bits of Information Call~ ed for By Resolution. The Proceedings of Congress Given m NO. 198, struotion of the constitution should al- wni‘- be given when great public good is to be accomplished or a great public evil averted. Mr. Rowell (rep., I11.) contended that the propused legislation was absolutely necessary to protect the cattle interest, and it was not possible for states to do 80 without the federal will. Mr. Porkina (rep., Kan.) assorted the ll'igh! of congress to legislate on the sub- ect, Mr. Belford (rep.. Col.) said ho wonld not vote for the bill unless it was funda- mentally reconstructed, but his objection was not the flimsy one of states’ rights. He objectod because the bill authorized somo scientific crank to takecharge of the subject and investigate the condition of Detail, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SENATE, Wasninaron, Februagy 6.—Mr, Millor (rep., Cal.), from the committee on for- eign relations, reported tho senate bill prepared as an amendment to the anti- Chinese act. Placed on the calondar. Its provisions have been published. 'rfm following bills wero roported fa- vorably with amendments and placed on the calondar: By Mr. Miller (rop., N. Y.), from the committes on agriculture—A bill provid- ing for the extirpation of pleuro-pneu- monin and other contagious diseases of domestic diseases. By Mr. Miller (ren., Cala.), from the committee on foreign relations—A bill to provide for executing treaty stipulations rolating to Chinese. Bills mtroduced and referred: By Mr, Logan (rep., 111.)—To incroase the efliciency of 11 army. By Mr. Allison (cop., lowa)—To pro- vide for the indemnity of the state of TIowa, due uuder various acts relating to swamp and overflowed lands. The chair laid before the senate a reso- lution offered by Mr. Butler (dem., S. C.), requesting the president to transmit to the sonate a record of the procvedings of the Proteus inquiry. Agreed to. Tne chair (Sherman) laid before the senate the untinished business of yester- dry, it being the Mexican land grant titles bill. It was debated at great length and several amendments proposea and rejected. An. amendment offered by Mr. Ooke (dem., Tex.) was agreed to excepting from the limitation act the three years within which claims have to bepresented by all minors, marriedwomen and insane persons, Without action the senato went into executive session and soon after ad- journed. HOUSE, Mr. Curtin (dom., Pa.) introduced n bill for the establishment of a branch home for disabled volunteers in ono of the western states, Referred. Mr. Belmont (dem., N. Y.), from the committee on foreign aflairs, reported a resolution requesting tho president for copies of the correspondence between the United States and Great Britain respect- ing tho extradition of fugitives from jus- tice since December 23, 1876, whon the suspended extradition clause under the treaty of 1842 was resumed, together with any proposal for a new extradition stipulation submitted by either goyern- ment to the other since the suspension in 1876, and its operations under article 10 of the treaty of 1842, Adopted. Mr., Clemn's (dbm, Ga.), from the same commiltee, reported a resolution calling on the etary of state for infor- mation as to who, if any, consuls or agents had been absant from duty since January 1, 1882, the length of such ab- sence, and whether the salaries were puid. Adopted. The house went into committee of the whole, Mr, Cobb (dem., Ind.) in the hair, on the pleuro-pneumonia bill. Mr, Lauham (dem., Tex ) strongly op- posed the bill as endangering one of the vast interests of the country. Why had not the committee seen fit to restrict the operation to states in which the plague exists! There were in this measuro evils aud dangers infinitely worse than the cattle plague. He criticised oepocially the sc which provides for a diver- rion of tho expense of eradication bo- tween the United St and states. The United States had right to say what zmount should be paid by any state and in caso of refussl lay an embargo upon the shipment or exportation of its cattle. The $250,000 proposed as an ap- propriation would ba found not to bo pocket change comparod with the vast sums needed. No more magnificent plan has ever been concosted to unlock the vaults of the treasury and disgorge the public funds, Mr. Reagan (dem., Tex ) took similar ground, and argued that many of its pro- visicns are unconstitutional. Heo fully sympathized with the purpose of the bill, but thoughi as reported it would create on eyil greater than it proposed to remedy. Mr, Hunt (dem., La.) contended that the bill gave the federal government powers oxpressly reserved to the states Mr, Eaton (dem., Conn.) considered the bill the most mischievous presented to congress the present session, because it was a violation of the constitution in taking from the states their powers and rights. It undertook to make the presi- confederation of stats of those wedges d. Lon, It was another en into the constitu- support of the measure, industrics of the country, to stamp it out, and yet a do #o met with the old, ol state sovereignty and states’ | case came up. be dent master of the people of this great Mr. Anderson (rep., Ks.) spoke in A terrible dis- ease was threatening one of the greatest Congress had power on the ground of protecting the general public and the rights of property roposition to argument of rights, While the wholo animal induetry was in danger of being anmihilated it ‘was con- tended that congress had no power to step over a state line and eradicate dis- No such objection was made, however, wheu the Mississippi levee bill Gentlemen were willing that whole herds of agricultural states should rmitted to go to the demnition cattlo shipped from one state to another, That was too groat a power to put into the hands of any one agent of the nation. He made a constitutional argument in support of the view that the government could in the exercise of its power regu. late commerce and legislate in the man- ner proposed by the bill. Mr. Cox (dem., N. Y.) assorted that the bill trenched upon the rights of states, Mr. Gibson (dem., W.Va.) said he did not mean to reflect upon the committee on agriculture, but it must have been over-reached, for the bill was a fraud on its faco and intended to perpotuate a great wrong upon the people. It pro- posed to create a force of officers to take the place of collectors of internal reve- nue and search every man'’s farm, He was utterly astonished that the commit- tee put euch unlimited power in the hands of subordinate ofticers ef the gov- ernment and opened to such a wide ox- tent the doors of the treasury. Pending further action the committee rose and the house adjourned. L —— A Terrible Plur ge. Freeronr, 1L, February 6.—The I1li- nois Central stock and accomodation train, which loft Freeport this morning for the west, struck a broken rail a mile west of Apple river. The caboose and soven freight cars out of the 24, loaded with live stock andjhousoholdgoods, were thrown down a sixty foot embankment. Three trainmen were injured, the con- ductor seriously. There were seven German passengers in the caboose from near Springfield, Tll.; going to Fayette county, lowa, and all were more or less iojured. two having arms broken. The passengers were saved from the frightful plunge by lodging against a tree near the track. The caboose caught fire and was partly burned. Four horses were killed in the fall, and about a dozen cattle so badly injured that they had to be killed. The wounded passengers were brought to Freeport and cared for. No blame attaches to the employees, — Belmont's Resolution, WasuiNGroN, February 6.—Repre- gentative Belmont's resolution concern- ing the extradition correspondenco be- tween the United States and Great Britain is accompanied by a report by Belmont, in which he says the existing British treaty only specities murder, as- sault with intentto murder, piracy, arson, robbery and for ery, but none of the modern criminal nor political crimes. In the existing relations of the two coun- tries, growing out of events in Ireland, it is of the utmost importance that the house shall know what views the British govprnment, has taken and expressed on the question respecting the quantity and quality of political motives and purposes which can make murder an inextradita- ble ofiense in the eye of her own statute or in the eye of international law. e Qanadian Politics, Orrawa, February 6,—In parliment Sir Richard Cartwright has given notico of his intention to move, Thuraday next, & resolution impoaching Sir Leonard Filley, minister of fiuance, in connection advancing 30,000 to the Kxchange bank of Montreal, after knowing the same to be insolyent, It is rumored that the New Brunawick and Nova Scotia membors will baud. to- wrother and oppose the proposed loan to the Canuda Pacific unloss Halifax is made the ocean terminus of the road. Advancing Uiah Rates, C11cAGo, Fobruary G.—-At the meot- ing of tho general freight agents of the northern trunk lines to-day it was de- cided to advance Utah rates to-morrow. The trunk lines in deciding to restore rates on west-bound Utah business de- termined to puv in force the old schedule rates which the Burlington and Atchi- son, Topeka & Santa Fe nave been charging since January 28, or the date of the conference between the Burlington and Union Pacific roads, A Reduction on L hor ¥reights, 10460, February G.—Commissioner Vining of the Western Trunk Line as- sociation announces a reduction of lum- ber rates from (Chicago to Council Bluffs and Omaha from a basis of 16 to that of 10 cents per hundred pounds, This re- duction ineets one announced by Com- missioner Midgely of the Southwestern association a few days ago. The Hennepin Canal Bill Wasminaron, February 6.--In the house committee on railways and canals Representative Murphy was instructed to favorably report his ‘bill for the cone atruction of the Hennepin canal. The bill provides for an appropriation of $1,- 000,000, e —— Outting Down Wages, Satmon Fauws, N, H,, January G.— The reduction of wages by the Salem Falls Manufacturiug company, of this place, and by the Portsmouth Manufac- turing company, st South Berwick, .Mu:. will be from 4 to 10 per cent. A strike is expected. at Frisco. Sax Franoisco, February 6,—A fire last night on the corner of Mission and Stewart streets destroyed a sash mill fac- tory, flour mill, machine shop and a ngm- ber of lumber piles. Loss, $125,000, 1t supposed he fell through the bridge while intoxicated striking on his head, producing iustant death. Tho coroner’s verdict was ‘‘accidental death.” —— The Mississippi Convention, Wasnixaron, February 6..--The dele- gates to the Mississippi river conven- tion called at the whitehouse to-day in a body and paid their' respects to the pros- ident. Stanard, the clairman, made a short address in which he expressed the thanks of the delegates to the president, for the intorest shown in the Misaissippi river improvement, and his cflorts to se- cure favorable action by congress. The president replied briefly, saying his viows on this subject were well known and have been expressed in messages to congress. He hoped that the coavention would secure the legislation looking to a speedy and permanent improvement of the great Mississippi river. When the convention reassembled to- day the delegates at once began to pour in the resolutions upon the chair, most of which wero roferred immediately to the committeo on resolutions. A Kan- sas dolegate offerod a vesolution which was adopted requesting the serveant at arms to display our national flag in and about the hall during tho meet- ing of the convontion and espe- cially on the rostrum and about the speaker’s chair. A resolution was adopted inviting Senator Logan and membors of the senste Mississippi river committee to visit the conven Reso- lutions were presented looking to the enactment of a law requiring bridges to be 80 located and constructed as not to endanger life and property and prevent obstruction of nnvigab}ln waters by rail- roads. A resolution passed inviting all membors of congress to attend the con- vention, At this point a young man entered the hall bringing a large Amorican flag, which was saluted with boisterous ap- plause and was unfurled behind the president’s chair, A resolution was offered and referred approving the plans for improvement made by United States engineer officers, declaring that public works ought to be done by ofticers of the United States, that no work should be done by contract, 1o convicts should be employed on any public works except public roads, that congress should entertain no project to establish artificinl waterways until the condition of navigable streams is im- proved. Among other resolutions offered was one urging an appropriation for improve- ment of the navigation of the great Iakes, one urging also liberal appropria- tions to enable the chief signal officer to improve the signal service at river ob- servations, one approving the Hennepin canal project. While the resolutions were being offer- od Senator Logan and his colleague ot the senate committee that recently ex- amined the Mississippi river improve- ment entered the hall. The delegates rose and greeted them with long ap- plause, When the senators had taken scats on the platform loud calls were made for Logan and Senator Logan was introduced and made a brief speech. Ho said the report of the committee showed how they stood, Senators Sawyor, Jones and Walker wore also called upon and spoke. ' Senator Jones described rapidly the thorough examination by the committee and said he trasted the roport\would havu its effect. b Senator Walker declared the great states of the Missiseippi valley were the controlling power in the government. Gon, Turner (Tenn.) offered a jocular motion that congress be requested to make an appropriation to pay. the ex- penses of this convention, = Mr. Lowry (Mo ) took the floor and made a lengthy speech on cheap trans- portation. He eaid this convention did not come to Washington to petition con- gress but to mstruct the young democra- cy and young republicans of the Missi sippi valley. The speaxer declared that ho will not follow any party that will not advoeate a policy of choap transporta- tion. The party, he said, that offers tio these principles would surely win in th next national campaign. At this point the convention took n re resolutions apportunity to report. wag_announced that the committee on resolutions had not been able to com- plote its report. understood the committee was not har- monious in its views. A resolution was thereupon adopted instructing the com- mittee to make its report to-morrow morning, Gen. Lloyd King (La ) was invited to the stage and addressed thoe delegates in a brief speech, in which he aavocated the causo of the convention, Turner (Tenn.) made a strong speech in denunciation of the spirit of intoler- ance formerly shown towards projecia for national improvements in the south, His speech was filled with quaint and humorous remarks, and croates laughtor and applause, Adjourned until to-morrow, made arrangements with the Mississippi, from St. Paul to Orleans, e A Methodist University. CuarraNooGA, February 6. —The uni versity of the Methodist church was lo. cated to-day with imposing ceremonies. Bishop Wyley presided. Contral Methodist soutn and $80,000 will be spent this year. —— A Contest Decided, Carolina contest of Pool versus Skinner, retain the seat. @ i Good-Bye, Billy. New Yourk, February 06.—Billy Me: law, has been sentenced to the peniten: most substantial proof of its adherence to | cess in order to give the committee on When the convention reassembled it A delegate said_he shouta of The Mississippi river commission has marine hospital service for treatment in its hos- pitals of all thewr sick employes nlonngIm ow It will be the university in the Wasminaron, January 6.—The house committee on elections in the Worth has decided to report Skinner entitled to Glory, convicted of violating the excise FROM FOREIGN LANDS. The Painfal Scenes in Beleagured Suakim, And Proparations for a Desperate Defense. The Egyptian Soldiers Show De= spicable Cowardice. How Morace ey and Dr. Leshie Met Death, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. THE ATTACK ON BACNINH, Panis, Fobruary 6.—Admiral Courbet tolographs that affairs in Tonquin cong tinue quiet. Soundings show that the water is of sufficiont depth to enable the gunboata to attack Bacninh. THB COWARDLY EGYPTIANS. Loxvox, February 6. — Gladstone stated ii the commons to-day that Ad- miral Hewitt had decided to strengthen the forts at Suakim and the government had taken mensures to increase his forces in order to insure the safety of that city. Bakor Pasha telegraphed Sir Evlyn Baring, British minister at Cairo, that the force by which he was attacked was less than a thousand strong, but the l:‘.ggptimu threw away their arms and fled. HOMEWARD BOUND, Haybura, February 6.—At 10 o’elock this morning the remains of DeLong and comrades, of the Jeannette expedition, wore quietly placed on board the Frisia, which sailed for New York. BRAVE CAVALRYMEN, Loxvoy, February 6 —In the fight near Tokar it seems that the Egyptian cavalry threw away their saddles and turned their horses loose, effecting a re- troat on foot in order that they might not be sent back to fight again. THE DEFENSE OF SUAKIM. Suaxin, February 6 —New and strong entrencnments ave being made. Three thousand men, including the survivors of the recent battle, are available for the defense of the town. Morice Bey and Dr. Leslie fell together in the recent fight after a desperate resistance. Cne hundred and eights sailors have landed here to occupy a strong position with Gatling guns. THE SCENES AT SUAKIM, Losvoy, February 6.—The scene at Suakim is descril as_painful. The wives of many dead soldiers are bewail- ing thoir loss and tearing their hair and clothing in anguish. A thousand sailors on the transport Orontez at Suecz, have been ordered to Suakim, The govern- ment has advices confirming the report- od massacre of Tewfik Bey and his fol- lowers, IN OPEN REVOLT, Catro, February 06.-—The tribes be- yond Koosko are in full revolt. Generals: Gordon, who has arrived at Kooska, is unabloe to proceed on his journey to Khartoum. BAKSR'S FALL AT TOKAR. Lonpox, Febraary 6.—All epecial dis- patches agree that Tokar and Trinkitat are hopelessly lost. The fact that Brit- ish gunbouts left Trinkitat creates a bad impression upon the minds of tne Egpy- tians and encourages the rebels in their fanaticism. The rcbels captured five guns, 36,000 pounds of cannon ammuni- tion, 3,000 rifles an enoymous quantities of cartridges. Later advices of (he defeat of Baker Pasha state tho elaughter of his forces continued all the way back to TPrinkitat. The BEgyptians were panic stricken and fell upon their kneos but their appeals for morey were froitless, The Arabs seized them by the necks, thrust spears to their back, and savagely cut their Tho BEnglishmen missing are “lanrice Bey, Surgeon Leslie, Captains I sster and Walker, Lieutenants Car- rotl, Saith and Watkins, Ten other n oflicers sare missing. The fi ves huddled together on the shore at Trin! and might easily have been sluught but the enemy gave over pursuit, T me ombarked as quickly as possible v, o cix transports lying there and itk Laker Pasha and Colonel Sartorious arrived at midnight at Suakim. Inutense excitement prevails in Suakim. An attack of the encmy is expected. The forts are occupied by English marines. The Irench agent has telegraphed for a man-of-war, The cnemy surrounded . Gestroyed Towfik Bey and his four Ly sored follow- ers hotween Sinkat and the cosst while attompting to cut their way through the enemy. e A Heartless Capiain, Bosros, February 6.-—Captain Burn- ham, of the boara of inspectors of steam vessels, says tho captain of the steamer Glavcus M{miued to hLim that the Glau- cuy passed the wrecked City of Columbus after daylight on the morning of the dis- aster and recognized her; that signals of distross wore seen from the Glaucus but the latter did not stop because the cap- tain did not wish to delayed on the trip, This, said Burnham, is one of the most heartless things I ever heard of. 1t was outrageous aud I propose to sum- mon the ontire crew of the Glaucus and take their testimony before the board, No trains The levee above that town has given works and houses are surrounded -ndhvny 1o doubt, and the place is being smithereens before they would put any vower in the general government to prevent it, Mr. Muldrow (dem., Miss.) favored the general Eulpolu of the bill and gave notice that he would at the proper time move to recommit it for revision. Meesrs, Peters (rep., Kas. ) and Law- rence (rep., P'a.) supported the bill and urged the necessity of immediate action. Mr. Cameron expressed hearty concur- rence in the proposed legislation and g failed to find any constitutional stum-|ing the body of Irank . bling block in the way. A liberal con-|under Coon river bridge on the ice. 1t is believed to be an incendiary. — Fourtcen Injured, construction train on the Vicksbur teen men wounded, one fatally, thre dangerously. Hiw Last Drink Des Moines, February 6. Porr Gissox, Miss., February 6,—A road, carrying a large force of laborers, had eight flat cars overturned and four- tiary for six months. Laxv, passong srer, Ont., 13 er train struck a Agnos and the horse. 0 Carro, 111, February above Jo This morn- | Louis railroad, caved uff, was found | causcd by heavy rains, 1t will 1| in a couple of days. Killed by a Train. ing, killing Alex. Ricardson, William ——— A Tunnel Oaves. boro, ou the Cairo and February 6,—A cutter at & croas- G.—The tunnel St. § in last night, bo cleared