Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 5, 1890, Page 1

i o e e ——— —— BLOTTED OUT IN A TWINKLING A Vicious Tornado Visits Tts Awful Wrath on Bradshaw, Neb, FIVE KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED. Buildings Tossed About Like Feathers —Not a Roof Standing—The Ex- tent of Damage Cannot Be Ascertained, Bransnaw, Neb,, June 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber.)—A terrific wind, hail and rain storm visited this section of the country last night at 8:20 o'clock. At 7 developed southwest of Aurora, trd a southeasterly divéction. A few miles east of Aurora it began describing the arc of a gigantic circle, moving east and north, cross- ing the B. & M. railroad at this place, com- pletely demolishing the village, and prostrat- ing the wires for several miles on either side. A messenger was at once dispatched on horscback to York for surgeons and other W. Shidler, Davis Farley, Sedgwick, McConaughay, Reynolds stall at once responded to the call, of the dis- Aurora Hougher, assist Doctors G e. and and soon after reached the scene aster. Word was also sent and Doctors Bricher, Williamson and . accompanied by Tite Beg reporter, boarded tal, pl at their service by the B, & M. railrond, and hastened to the stricken vills The scene which met theiry 3 simply appalling and beggars description; in all the city not a single building was left uninjured, while four-fifths of them were completely de- to e r0. pti molished, The dead and dying had been sheltered as well as possible in the few buildings left standing. Atour of inspection of these impromptu hospitals was like a visit to u fleld hospital pt that instead of bronzed and bearded veterans being the victims, the after a battle, exc were in most cases frail women and children. Alln worked, nor ceased band of doctors labors until tne long list of injured had been visited, and their wounds attended to, by which time the sun was high in the he t long the small their vens. 1e when viewed by the prignt light was even more awe inspiring than when scen by the dim and uncertain light of the moon. Thesite of the erstwhilo thriving little city prosented w the eye one continuous mas s. Broken and twisted lumber was mixed pell mell with brick and lime, houschiold furnituro and merchandise, all beat by the pitiless hail into a confused and sodded heap. The bodies of dead horses, cattle, dogs and cats added to the scene of desolation. +~ Loaded f of de ight cars weve tumbled about like dry goods boxes, oue car loaded with stock beiug forced out of the side teack onto the maln, and sent whirling down the line to York, a distance of seven mi > it was caught, ® u able to sy 1o suffe me, as but few were ept what > wer they any clothing wore at the time and the aked by rain aud covered by mud. Food was also a sel article, nearly all the stoves be brokeu and chimueys demolished, renderin cooking almost an impossibility. At a comparati hou however, help began to arrive, ies of Yor d to the relief of their stric] Nurses were sadly needed and the Aurora ralli ncighbors with hearty good will. Nor came \ury cmpty handed. Hampers aud baskets of food, clothing and bedding they brought with 1o niggardly hand. Hon, Edward Blgnall, superintendent of the B. & M. ruilroad, reached the scene dur- ing the morning with a special traln Lincoln, bringing physicians and supplies. Much help is still needed, however, as 100 familics are homeless. So far as known, five persons were killed and upwards of thirty seriously injured. “The work of removing the debris has al- ready begun, and it is feared that dead bodies way be found in the ruins. At11a. m. the wounded are being removed by special traiu to York. People for miles in evory direction and tho Hampton and from coming sands ave on the grounds at the wreck. The business houses wrecked are as fol lows: A. Kline, hardwuare; S. V. Moore, hardware; C. B. Palmer, general merchan dise, 8. C. Stubbs & Co., grocerics; Ran- dull, grocevies; J. T. Englehardt, gencral merchandise; Hankins' and Brown's dvy goods stores; Heath's furniture store; Gie- ren's and Dewitt's 1 v barus, THE KILLED, MRS. ISAAC PENNER. Three children of JOHN SCHILE. Young sou of J. A, BRUMSEY. THR INJURED, J. A. Brussey, arm broken, with internal injuries. Muis, Biussey and two children ; the former, back and hip bruises, with internal injuries; the latter, cuts and bruises, Mus, Brossky (mother of J. A, Brumsey), face and back hurt. UNKENOWN EMIGRANT. Die. Mook, compound fracture of the arm, with severe cuts and bruises. P. M. and T, Corny, cuts und bruises, Mu. Suaw, the father of John Shaw, is missiv My, and Mus, 1 bruised W. H. Cursiars; the former, b the latter, intornal injuries. Mus. WILLIANSON, back injured. Nivnig Dokse, ribs broken and head cut Must . Cuariy and child, cutsand bruises. Pror. H. B. McDERyon, face injured, Mgs. ToLsoy, face bruised, Mas. REvNoLDS, face bruised, . Mus. WiLL Tuowas, arms bruised. Mu. WilTriELD, eyes injured. Mus. Wuireienn and child; the former, eyes injured; the latter, cuts and bruises, Tuonas Gray, log bruised. Tromas Tavron, lo bruised. M. CLAKK, cuts and brulses. Qup MiLen cPasiy—John Miller, vibs NINETEENTH YEAR. | and John Itner superintendent of building, fractured, internal injnries; Mrs., Miller and Alexander Miller, cuts and bruises; Lulu Miller, arm crushed, dangerous; Carrie Mil- ler, foot broken; Emma Miller, hand broken. Miss Nonrox, cuts and bruises, Mpn. and Mne, Kevsen. Mpr. and Mrs. Bancock and three children, J. N. Cook. Witsie Hearm, Incidents of the Storm. The Russian settlement southwest is de- stroyed, ns are also the places of D. Chicken and H. Koch, An unknown emigrant was taken up by the wind, dashed half way up an elevator's side and 5o badly injured that he will die. At9:30 thus morning Captain Lundeen re- a message from Governor Thayer ordering him to report Company A to the Mayor Williams ordered the company to Bradshaw, where it will re- main on duty till order is brought out of the chaos that now reigns there, The injured have been removed to York by special train, Seven men were in a hall over a_ store and 2 until the blow was over. The but not a ceived mayor of York. remained th hall and store are a mass of ruin: man was hurt, Provisions and clothing the homeless peo- Every- ple must have and that without del thing most of them had w The stocks as lost. of goods ly all a total are n loss. The cyclone was preceded and accom- panied by rain and small hail effectually spoiling what the wind did not make way with, It is reported that in & ncighborhood four of Bradshaw John Shaw had three children killed, and a Rus- sian lost his wife and a child, their houses being demolished. It is rumored that two were killed in one family and three in another in farm houses near Henderson, six milos south of Bradshaw. Six persons are reported killed in one fam- ily of Germans, southeast of here. One young man was car The family of William Morrison, one-half of here, escaped by secking refuge The barn, outhouses, ete., were or five miles southwest ed one mile and landed unhurt. mile cas in the completely wrecked. The B. & M. stock yards and depot have vanished; also three elevators. The Cutshaw family had a peculiar experi- During the tornado their house tipped overon oue side and then completely up- ended, spilling them all out into the lot. Alittle boy of Mrs. Chapin's had a forced into his mouth, running through the voof. The Williamson family took refuge in a cave. When the house began to topple the mother, watching it from the rear of tho cave, rushed out wildly thinking she could prevent it. Her husband flew af ter her, and trowing her down held her securely. Just at that moment a heavy piece of timber fell and pirme dthem down, injuring both se- S ence. k . H. Buckmaster’s family had no time to seck the storm cellar, but huddled closely in the corner and escaped unhurt. The three churches were all razed to the cround. After the whirl passed a little baby, Just old enough to creep, was found uninjured, sitting contentedly in o mud puddle paddling in the water he physi hurt will not One man had a great cut across his face and was bleeding profusely. We asked him how he came throush and he answered joy- fully: “Oh, I'mall vight; I dun’t get one of the little fellows huvt.” Considermg the complete destruetion of the t scems mivacilons that so few lives lost and that so few were injuved. Tholongth of the storm was declared by many to bea half hour, but it probably did not last over ten minutes. At 10 o'clock the moon was shining and looking down through a clear sky with only a gentle breeze in the air, looking upon the dead and the wounded and the wondorful desolation that had been brought upon an unsuspecting and pros perous community. aus state thata number of those town, we The homo of Rev. W. H. Prescott, for- merly of Lincoln, was only partially wrecked. Thivty-five persons were in the hotel dur- ing the blow. The roof was torn off, the sides partly caved in and the . windows knocked out, but no one was hurt. Seven men were in a hall over a store and romained there until the blow was over. “The hall and store are a mass of ruins, but not a man was hur A horse was four One man’s famil burner, It sav for their caves and w girl clung toa young doubtedly saved b ina grocery cellar, huddled around a big 1their lives. Many ran 0 SV One little maple tree and it un- from sevious injury at least. Oune woman and her two children got out on plowed ground, laid down flat and got off unhurt. About 4 o'clock am. an congregated in pointed a tempe ther of citizens Burns' barber shop and ap- ry relief committee of nine, as f ws: R.( , Oscar Stubbs, I €. Walrod, Henry Koch, A. Z. T. Heath,' 1 Sitrs, Joseph Tighe, Bd Felton and J. H. Tilden. The committee took churge of tho clothing sent out in drays from Yor established headquartors at Burns' barber shop. The York people went back on th passenger to get vreakfast and w more medicines, provisions and_clothing, for all of which articles the Bradshaw people have a pressing need. A little pu rso was made up on the t: by some kind hearted young men, and .5 the needy. The crowd that congr v quict and ord Ropes w round the business houses and a_patrol established, and Sheriff Shreck and Marshul Afilerbach were on_hand, but no act of vandalism was attempted, Yo Youg, Neb, June 4, gram to Tue Bee]-A citizens was held in the court house tonight to take steps to furnish to the rolief of the Bradshaw suffercrs. One thousand three hundred dollars was vaised to begin tho work, & committee was appointed to solicit aid throughout the county, and o general aid soliciting commtte of che mayor of Y county judge of Y were made for using the mechanics and laborers N. M. Ferguson was pecial Tele- mecting of nsisting | surer and rangements v labor of in repairing houses, coted geueral trensurer volunt The or Appeal LIXCOLY, , June 4.—[Spec ogram | to Tug Bee]—An appeal from Bradshaw was recoived by Governor Thayer this after- noon asking for tho te use of tents, cots and bedelothes, There were fifty tents and cots found stored in the | basement of the state house, but no bed- clothes were available. No provisions were ed for, as the people of York were liber- ally providing the same, PREFER THE ROWELL BILL, The Republican Caucus Thinks Lodge's foheme too Intricate. WHY BAYNE REFUSED RENOMINATION. His Wealthy Wife Wants Him Travel in Burope-—Senator Blair's Latest—The Bank- ruptcy Bill. to WasniNaToN Buneauv Tue Owama Bee, } 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, Wasmisaroy, D. C., Jun 1t would seem from the expression of opin- fon at the republican caucus Sunday that a large majovity of the members of the house are in favor of the Rowell election Dbill in- stead of that presented by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, This will be a great disap- pointment to the latter gentleman, for his bill is the result of two or three years' study and the new committee of the house on the elec- tion of president and vice president was au- thorized and appointed and he was made chairman of it expressly to consider this measure, His plan is a very complicated one, almost too complicated the older mem- bers of the house think to be car- ried into successful operation, while the bill proposed by Mr. Roell is sim- ple and only extends the existing machinery and inereases the authority of officers now authorized by law. The Rowell bill is not so offensive to the members from the southern states as the Lodge bill, although in the opin- fon of the best judges it will be quite as B ve in ac iplishing the purposes de- here will be another caucus for the purnose of considering these two measures when a final decision is likely to be reached. WIY BAYNE RESIGNED, 1t is understood among the friends of Mr. Bayne, the representative from Pittsburg who déclined a renommation yesterday after working for several months and spending thousands of dollars to secure it, that he abandoned political life solely to gratify b wife, who wants him to retice” from conjzre and travel with her in Europe and other parts of the wovld, After the primaries in Pittsburg were held the other day and it be- came known that Bayne had been elected, he sent his wife the following mysterious mes- sage: Mrs. Thomas M. Bayne, 10 avenie. Washinzton—T hive Massachusetts good wajority in the convention, but will keep mise. T. M. B, Its meaning is now understood. Mrs. Bayne is very wealthy. Her fathor was the proprictor of Hosfetter's Bitters and left ~ hev an cnormous fortune, Her mother usually resides in Washington, but is now in Geneva, Switzerland, wherd another son-in-law is United States consul. It is not believed that Bayne 1l finish his present term, but will sail for Europe at the close of this session. It is believed also that he will be a candidate for the Spaunish mis- hich is now ant. William Stone, nominmated in tead, w United States ¢ for the western district of Pennsylvania and was removed from oftice by President Cleveland for “of- fénsive partisanship,” The case excited P interest at the time for t ason that M. A. Benton, United States d t ttorney for the western distriet of M souri, had also been suspended for making campaign specches, Mr. Stone was a repub- lican and Mr. Benton a democrat, and under order of July 1¢, 155, both apparently amenable to exceutive dis- pline and on similar grounds. Both made ation for reinstatement, and on Novem- the suspension_in Mr. Benton's case was rescinded, On November 24 the order in the case of Mr. Stone was confirmed. BLAIVS LAT s puilanthrophy has taken a who was the president’ Senator Blai new shoot. He has today reported from the committee on education and labor a bill providing for theestablishment under federalauthorit at the expense of the publie treasury of employment bureau for the poorand a bure of information relating to_oceupation, me of livelihood and homes. Such bureaus ar be i in geogr thereare inhabitants and the duti of the officers in charge are by correspon- dence through the mails and te) press, personal intercourse and local iny tion to colleet information relating to em- \Iment, oeeupations, lihood,ete., condition of industr the rate wages, the costof living facilities and ¢ of transportation, our material resou matic and other conditions, opportun education, etc., for the benetit of all persons who are in need of employment or desire to change their homes, and it is alsomade their duty to diffuse this intelligence among the people in answer to inquiries and by the of bulletins from time to time. Another branch of the proposed service is the ascertainment and publication of cases of extreme poverty, hardship and distress for the information of the c| able, and an ad- ditional section of Mr. Blair's bill requires that all persons employed upon public works shall be American citizens, THE BANKKUPTCY BILL, I asked Re ative Adams of Chicago today if the judiciary committee, of which he is u member, intended to push the bankruptey bill reported some time ago and if it expected to pass it at this session. He replied that the committee would be given another day for the consideration of mensures reported from it and that the bankruptey bill was at the head of the list and would be the first meas- ure they would call up. He did not expect the committee on rules to assign a day dur- ing the present week but said that the bill would probably be called up for consideration before June 1 DELEGATE SMITI'S CHARGE, pgate Marcus A. Smith of Arizona, a rat, charg senate with holding buck the bill tates out of Idaho and Wyoming because the politics of these two territories ave doubtful. He says that the house acted upon the Wyoming case more promptly than it did on the Idaho bill be- cause the former W more surely a republican territory, but that the s ate has come to the conclusion th neither of the territories is surely enough publican to warrant statehood are to be held over till the exact political complexion is known, The trouble with Delegate Smith is that he wants New Mexico and Arizona admitted to statchood simply be: cause they are democratic and the republi. cans have refused to give statehood to these tervitories because they have not had enough population to warrant such action. ADIOURNED IN CONFUSION, In the conference of the republican mem- bers of the house this evening Reprosentative Connell made a fight for the proposition to strike the bullion redemption feature out of the Windom coinage \M\l $0 that the cer- tificates iss for the purchase of bullion would be ler, as they would be re- deemed in coin, ked the chair before a vote was taken on the amendment whether this was a caucus which would bind all who participated in it to support the conclusions of the body. The chuir answered that it was uot i caucus, but a conference, and that no one would be bound to vote in the house for the resolutions of the conference. With this understanding twenty-nine members voted to strike out its bullion feature, but twenty-four voted to retain it, and so it stays in the bill,making certificates redeemable in bullion or coin, at the option of the govern- ment. Mr. vs voted with My, Connell, and with them were Messes. MeKinley, Pay- | son and other prominent memt After | thisa resolution was adopted by the same vote making the action that of a cus and | binding. Nearly all of the twenty voted aye urose and announced y would not under the circumstanc feel bound by the action taken, and the confercnce | adjourned in confusion. Speaker Reed was on the floor und voted and spoke with the | bullion redemption members. Mr. Connell said to Tue Bre correspondent touight that | it now looked as though the success of a legal tender coinage bill depended Wpon the support of_the democrats. S T OMAHA JOBBERS WANT A REDATE, A number of the Of jobbers have written to the Nebrasks s requesting them to see that a provisiot s made in the tariff bill giving a_tariff rébte on the sugar in the hands of dealers at time the tarift bill goes into effect if the- fEde sugar clause is maintained by the senate. ‘Bhey say dealers in the interior of this countsy 'have not the | to take advant of congres- the coast have y & tariff, FARD, opportunit, sional leg and they ask to be prot A HEARING FOR enator Mandersou hasSbeen before the e committee on lhmm"mnl requested n ng for Mr. Oxnard an@others in behalf { the beet sugar indus and it will be granted. They have a bill before the com- mittee admitting free of duty machinery for the manufacture of that sugar, and believe it will receive favorable consideration, with an amendment which will give® Mr. Oxnard a rebate on the mnvhluv? he recently im- ported to Grand Island. This kind of legisla- tion has mor ce been successful. The act of Februal 875, seb a pr ent by admitting freo of duty machinery for the manufacture of flax, jute and other fibreous productions, NEDRASKA POSTMASTERS, Wellington _White, Hutchinson, county; Miss Lizzic Glass, Cushing county; Alfred Hendricks, Huxley county. Deuel Howard , Custer MISCELLANEOUS, Rev. R. 8. Flickinger and flithand wife of Towa ure stopping at 204 Delwware avenue. They have presented many petitions and are deeply interested in securing the pas- o at the present congress of a bill that will so amend the interstate commerce lnw as to allow the states having prohibition laws to control the sale or prohibit ths impor- tation of intoxicating liquorin original pack- ages, The Wilson bill as it passed the senate lust week is approved by thém. John C. Frye, for the past twenty-five ¥ connected with the Gate City, a leading republican daily of southe@rn Icwd, is in the city, I find by inquiry at the treasury that there is considerable probability of the appointment of Charlos H. Ham of Chicago to the._omice of general appraiser under théicustoms adminis- trative bill recently passed. The only doubt is_ whether Assistant Secretary Tichenor who is slated for one of the places, is charged to Illinois or mot. Tichenor was originally from lowa, but after holding ofiice for several years resigned gnd went to Chi- cago, whera he lived fora fow months, just ¥ long ‘enough to lose his savings on_the board of t wde. Then he went baclk into office, hie has sinee He wants the sneral appi introduced_pension bills today Seernan ol O'Neill and N, W. iobrara, Heulso int ed resolutions from the alliange at Mapleville, Neb., for the Butterworth bill, the anti: option bill and the Conger pure lard bill. The Josie Howard land contract in the O"Neill district has been dismissed with a de- cision in fayor of the woman. H. Wash and wife of Dubuque, Ta., were at the ‘Willard. Prriy S. Hearn, —e—— DUC D'ORLEANS PARDONED. After 117 Days' Impriconment He Breathes the Air of Freedom. | Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.) Panis, June 4.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tie Bre.)—Prince Phillippe, Duc @ Orleans, quitted Clairvaux prison to- night and will be out of France tomorross morning, as indicated by the Herald. President Carnot decided to exorc his prerogative to pardon in favor of the prisoner of Clairvaud. This decision was put into execution tod#y, and when the ministers assembled in courcil at Elysee the president informed them that the decree had reccived his signature and he lad entrusted to M. Constans the task of seeing it carricd out. The minister of the interior forthwith instructed M. Morin, the commissare attached to M. Gare de L'E to proceed to C| 1x and inform the pring of his hberation. Toward 11:30 o'clock to night the gates of the prison closed behind the prince, who, accompanied by M. Morin, traveled Dby the haste ex- press, which stopped at Clairvaux. station for the purpose of taking him. M. Morin will leave the prince at Delle on the Swiss frontior at 4 o’clock tomorrow morn- ing. The terms of the document, by virtue of which Due D'Orleans has thus been set at liberty, ave simple. It runs thus: “The president of the repablic orders that Duc d’Orleans shall be conducted outside of he territory of this republie.” A Herald correspondent was fortunate enough to find Marquis do_Beauveir, Comte de Paris’ right hand man, late last evening after the prince’s release became known. “I am enraptured,” said the marquis. “We were informed of the measure taken only a few hours ago. We should have liked to send some one to accompany the prince after his 117 days in prison, but we refrained rather than give his departure any semblance of a demonstration, - —.,—— ACROSS THE RAGING MAIN. Tid Bits of Society Gossip from the English Meteopolis, [Copyright 189 by James Gordon Bennett.\ Losvoy, June 4.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tine Beg,)—Count Alexan- dea Muster, son of Count Muster, for many years German ambassador to England, was married today to Lady Muriel ay, daughter of Eurl Dinnoull The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a magnificent dress of vich satin duchess, with 8. full court tvain, claborately draped with antique Brussels lace; a dress collar and bodice trimmed with the same lace,, and a long tulle veil fastened with a diamond star. The bridegroom wore the uniform grades dw’ cops of the German empire. There was a largp and aristocratic attendance, | Another pretty wedding' celebrated today was that of Ballard Smith of New York to Miss Catherine Butterfleld, also of New York, at Sanoy chapel. BHe bride was given away by Robert Lincoln, United States min- ister to the court of St. James. Major Post, 4 United States military &ttache in London, was the best man, There Was a large attend- ance of Americans, Creigbton Webb, one of the Vanderbilt family, presided at the organ during the ceremony. { The marriage between (Lionel Sackville West and Miss Victoria Satkville West, the eldest daughter of Lord Sagkyille, will take place at the residence of the bride's father on June 17 The Northwestern Associated Press. Ci0aGo, June 4, —The tm\ml meeting of the Northwestern Associated press was held here today. The following papers were rep- resented by proxy: The Gazotte, Cedar Raplds, Ta.i Kepuvlican Frinting company, Codar Rapids, la.; Gazette, Burlington, Is.} Hevald, Dubuque, Ia.; Tinies, Dubuque, In.; Hawkeye, Burlington, Ia!; Pantagraph Bloomington, 11l Gate' City,’ Keokuk, Ia. Democrat-Ga. DavenpBrt, Ia; Illinois State Journal, Springfleld, I11l; T A ia, 1113 State Register, Springfield, 111, } t, Keokuk, la, The I Constitution-Democ meeting adjourned until June 11 at 10 a, at the Tremout bhouse, Chicago. . e . Anti-Jewish Policy Suspended. Loxboy, June 4,—~The czar has issued a ukase ordering the abandonment of the Rus- siun anti-Jewish policy fo# one year. This measure is understood to have been takem in refeience to the nUMCrous protests again the recent wholesale expulsion of Hebr fi ifforents parts of the empive and is merely tent ative, JUNE 1890 NUD o IBER 346, THE. AFRICAN CONFERENCE, It Opens at Mohonk Lake With Many Noted Men Present, EX-PRESIDENT R. B. HAYES' ADDRESS, The Fate of the Nation s Inseparable From That of the Negro and Duty and Policy Demand His Uplifting. Monosk Laxe, N, Y., June 4. —The negro conference was opened here this morning with a large number of distinguisned men from all parts of the country present, The gather consider the question of Christianizing and_cducating the colored people. After the conference had opened with address by S. K. Smiley, ex-President clected president. | He then made , as follows : an addr Ladies and Gentlemen -What was the thought —wha the facts which led our good friends, Mr. and Mrs, Smiley, to invite us to meet in this conference at their wond fully attractive home! We do not need to go into a lengthy review of the pastto find a sufficient answer to this question. Let the exact condition of the negroes of the United States—especially in that part of our country where they are a lavge clement of the popu tion—be filly known and thoroughly undc stood, and every good citizes ey Triend of humanity, and,” of cours Chvistian, will sur be persuaded that the American people have a grave uand indispensable duty to perform with respect to the millions of men and women among our countrymen whose uncestors our fathers brought “from Africa to be held in bondage here in America, 1t may be justly said, in_the de of > inde of W 1d condition on this con- ved thewm of their labor, and grown nd Iy , We havi neglecting them, if our selfishness prompted us to do so. But in truth, their w and, ours, if not one and the same, arc insepara- ble. These millions who have been so eruelly degraded must be lifted up or we ourselves will be dragged down, The eminent gent man who is the ge 1agent of the Peabody education fund, Dr. Curry of Virginia, spoke wisely when he said to the legislature of Ala- “As nman, a patriot, a Christian, 1 have labored for the elevation of the negro. o the words, that we i “tour brothers in bl ble for their presence ti Having dept rich Nor bave 1 been entively unselfish, for 1 know that we are bound, hand and foot, to lowest stratum of society. If ther s remuin s co-occupants of the land and co- izens of the states, aud we do not 1ift them will drag us down to industrial ptey, sociul degradation and political uption.’? “Upon the constitution and the laws of the nation and the states, and upon their ad- ministration, the w of the like that of their fellow. citizens, largely depends, This wide arca of daty and’ of efort belongs to the domain of practical statesmanship. 1t will be explored, investigated, discussed and dealt with by those who make and those who exceute the laws, state and national, by the public ¢ political parties,’ Thesc agencies, guided Dy their sense of duty and supported by public_opinion, we may hope will in the long run be adequate to the re- sponsibil devol upon them. Our Mobonlc con s the less conspicu- ous but hardly grave and influential place of cmploying the forces which con- cern the educational, the benevolent and the religious side of the ques- tion. We wmeek conscientiously “to avoid whatever is sectarian, or that smacks of partisanship or sectionalism. Po. litical duties iti ion, however vital in their g ald, in this conferenc floor to impartial investigation and carest dis sion of the best methods for uplifting the ored people in their industries, their home life, their education, their morality, their re- ligion, und in_short, in all tha tains to their personal condiet and chars If we can with harmony, prudence and good sense adhere to this course we 1 expect to do something on this momentous subject tow forming and enlightening that public opini which, in a land of free institutions, must regarded under Providence, the final sov- act, the governme ew of the gencral aim and pur- pose of this conference, we are met at the threshold with the question: *‘What are the true conditions and prospects of the negroes southt” No full answer can be given to this inquiry without more careful and ex- tensive juvestigation than can be attempted in this paper. We hear from various quar- ters statements which challenge serious and candid attention. In the southern states are seven miilions of colored people, of whom probably one-half are unable toread and write, and illiteracy in their case, we are told, means far wore than ignorance of let- It means a condition, according to a thority, ‘‘compounded of ignorance superstition, shi ness, vulgarity anc vice,” The o gross exaggeration in the tales we hear of the voodoo paganism which, under the name of religion, - lurks, it it does not. prevail in the cotton and cane growing districts of the south kuown as the “black belt.” There is, however, enough of truth in these state- ments to call for investigation and action. One of the devoted friends of the colored peo- ple tells us that their ignovance, indi cnce, indolence, shiftlessness, superstition and low tone of morality are prodigious hin derances to the devclopment of the great low country where they swarm, 1t is, perhups, to conclude that half of the colored popu- of the south still lack the thrift, the tion, the worality and the religion re- quired to make a prosperous and intelligent citizenship, “How is this unpromising and deplorable condition to be mett What is the remedy{ Those who meet here do so, I assume, in the faith that education and religion—using these words in the broadest scuse—if faithfully, wisely and persistenly brought home to thesé people, will be found in good time amply ade quate to lift the African up to the full stuture of American manhood. “I have referred to the most unfavorable re- ports as to the condition of the southern negro which intelligent and fair minded people are prepared to believe, There is an- other and far brighter side to this picture and itis full of encouragement, A century or two ago the ancestors of the great majority of the present colored population of the United States were African barbarians and pagans of the lowest type. They were simply savages practicing fetichism the ve lowest form of idolatry. They were the slaves of the most revolting superstitions, be- lieving in spells, charms and incantations and having no moral code.” 'hey had no skill in any kind of labor, no industrious habits and knew nothing of any printed or written lan- guage. 'This heathen people, brought from the dark continent, after soveral generations of bondage, followed by a fow years of free- dom, have all of them learned to understand and speak the English language. All them have been taught the first —the essential lesson in civilization: they can all carn their own liy- ing by their own labor, A very large number of them have been converted into Christi- anity. Idonot include in this statement those who profess and practice a merely emotional religion which docs mot purify morals, guide conduct or elevate character. Considered 83 & community, almost all of them are peaceable, orderly and law abiding. After only twenty-five years of freedom, one- third of them—perhaps more—ave returned | o census as able to read and write. Not of them are scholars of falrattainments and ability, and in the learned professions and in conspicuous employments are viadi cating their title to_ the consideration and vcspect of the best of their fellowmen. | 1 how much of this gratify- | last twenty-five years 1s | great fact of freedom wnted, s the most suc cessful, unmatehed the almost sublime educa- tor of the human race, But other causes have been st work longe list could easily be tiade, veuching possibly to even more than & hundied, of enterprises and notable efforts by | | religious seets, by educational and beneyolent 1 do not try to t | ing progress of th to be ercdited to the Liberty, it must be assocl ing of the late the southern sfates. pli the others and moving on atfons, by philantt 2, individuals, having, in th <* 1. Slater, for their “'gene emancip Al have bgen of necessity, as t 2 1eds, experimental, eac = lines without any thoroug what othiers were doing or at 1t may prove one of the impot this conference that it will fui tunity and a place where all ¢ mect work commy freely i encour advanc public anc is the some ducatic of S ko « past may gt itiment for i firs ite to n 0 face one , methods, successes and that valuable instruction and ement will thus bo i ment of the good w At this juncture to enlighten and create upport_and continu- ssity. plainly to be seen now than hitherto, the trustees of the P fund, under the distinguished le their wise and vene Winthrop, h ward with confident ) 0 to the people of the United Stat general govert ful 1 been without regard to section would have supported the mea ure if it could have been brought toavote, The recent adverse action ot the senate adinon no longer look ment aid, plaint or regre tion and Ch for b but for the welfare of the whol ymmon huma of for our 1o sucrif human moj sacrifices whic uplifting of th Our wish a to tho o for the duties of citizenship which have ast upon them, years u decided majority of both houses St N R ho1 1 ou worle may go on. enc veral madd zed the neces: te CONGRE! WASHINGTON, the conferenc tion bill was p; After the report v The disug: - SSIONAL ome deba ag ement mittee on the sena was reported. mendment (pr and another hearix The houso a discussion tested clection The miuority clected v resolution to—yed oath of oftics Wasnix a resolution was agreed to for an ing the management of the fish commissioner’s office. The presiding office Bdmunds, Sherman, Ingalls, Blair, Dolph, Harris, Butler, Gibson and Barbou srtification bill was then taken up, the pendin two items for the Watcryliet lieu of the and and inserting i “Ror o chine cquipped for th guns at tho §35,000. was m .ded by we e i thestnate. on the d boring and_an eighty Ly peared at (he bar o Ad e ase resolution referrod—y The roll was then cating MeDuflie Lave 1 pra, Henee this Mohonk confe lity. comfort, health and effort, no mone it, would give' their power- tion of th No doubt 05 us, howeve th confidence Viiile we may hope for and strive for u better result in the future, it is the part of wisdom to waste no time in un , but with to make every jldicious effort for the educa- nity of the negro, not mercly own salce or for the sake of the e « "y colored people of the south. papers wore n the subject. ty of indus a means of developing the The PROCEEDINGS. lainly productive of lay, results than the mone the een s ar read i House. nted. ced te ther of s, 1 journ: \ June 4.—In the house to Yeport on the army approprin- » over the canteen clause of the conference com- dependent The hous viding for a sc vas ordered. e the culled of McDuft [ s, 1 an Mel f the house and took the n Watervlict After discussion t! amendme le committee on apy dtoanl the There mcvdment in to. All tion for ritled sea coust £ 100,000, the biil passed. The concn authorizing th istrativi he amendm g All the other amendments were agreed to and nt tur on traveling nufacture of twelye | L separ mortars fro; ¥, June 4.—In the senate today announced as a sele committee on the bill for the establishment of auniversity of the United States Messrs, question being on the stiking Hill W 1z it resolution from wrecked vessels. A resolution as to the diversion of funds for irrigation to topographical survey that there was any such diversion, sented, read and ordered printed and was re- ominittee on irmgation, Mr. Frye offered a joint resolution author ing the president to form alliances with for- cign countries for the suppression of the Referred to the committee on Adjourned e Nebraska, Iowa and Dakota Pensione, ‘WASHINGTON, ram to Tur Bk, Orig ferred to the liquor traffic. forcign affairs. Nebraskans Seward; Isaac Mile P. Dayis, Harr Increase B. den, issue—Oti Breck. lowa: Trenton; Wil Tho V Grinucll; Glasgow Trwin; T crense Wil John H. Dc Jan Union; Rel rion. South Dakot: Athol, Lake Preston Original wido Rutherford, Stra am Newmarket omis m S, ford, Mt. Stérling; Amos Longfleld, West Tucker, Mason City; Joseph May ng; L. Nash, Avoca; l'l‘lm:lm\ H, Whecler, ol M Wy Original-John Parmentor, Rewssue—Johathan W, 27.—[Special Pensions granted to- inal—Lloyd D. Johns, paugh, Atkinson; Daniel ; James J. silas Hunt, mith, Kearney; George M. Victor Narragon, sue and inerease—Churles Curran, Ma- i Nathan WS, ote.—Johanna, mother of nrolling clerk to insert in the bill a certain proviso agreed to onference committce, but omitted by c in_tho envolled bill, explained by Mr. Allison dnd agreed to. has reference to the duties on imported goods Original Invalid—TLeonard Renner, A. Livingston ; s D. Hartshorn, Thornbur Winnie, Clear Lake; Thomas Stafford, s ll, B t, Keokuk L Charles Liebing, Milbank. e A Mayor Arrested for Perjury. Juno 4. charging Mayor James G. Wyman of Alle- perjury in swearing that he ccted ‘mayor was issued by The information PITTSBULG, gheney City w had been legally o rman Reilly last night. Ccharges him with contributing and promising | Ald Pa. ith f to contribute money and othe cure his nomination and e @ave bail in the sum of §1,000 for u he He assorts th mude at the instauce of political enemies, B Three Mine Accidents, LeApviLue, Col. June 4.—News has been recelved hare that Engineer Polk, while re- paiving s pamp in the shatt of the Mikado company’s mine, fell 200 fect to the bottom into & horrible mass, Saturday. and was crashed sooner had the coroner brought his remains than he was called Flanagan blown to atoms by & premature explosion g Jumes O'Donnell prol to the elt; mine, where Smaull Five at Ponca. ob., June ast night at 0 o'cl It harness shop located in the sout h The Bee) inas eas fine tire busin Th n part of town to the building, and thus saved tho 238 portion of the city from destruc omus - [} ly fatally in, S ‘;l- of Mr. John ject the uplift peaker uegro's chara insisted on_ the majo i th ing Was pre: k f and patriotio population of them are, or thods and’ ap- lopendent of wi_peculiar rowledge of ting to do. features of an oppor- ed in tho face and her the 1res, and much needed mparted for the k. This is moro ble president, e looked for the time when , through tho w0 emancipated during se 'y, that we may for gove rnest solicitude outh, untry and dur faith is that life, no ended was ever > and gracious labor and the devoted to the « that the g and speeches cmpha al education pension bl on_its ce pension) ed into et Alubama Tur wing Turpin nuys, 130, 34 it was agreed Juflic then ap- y into ul N. Y, ar al, N he recom- reported to ¢ vote taken the was agreed to, of the house ted, It , denying was pre- Tele- Ta, He or, Min- rick, Re- "racey, Klk Newto V! Willamn urlington. In' Reissue William 1. Zast Nodaway. Hainmond, Smith, Huron, he warrant valuables to se- tion, Wyman ug he charge was No to the Aticon had been 1 red, Al to Tie brokg out nes were con- tion, The fire 1s supposed to have been in cendiary. o -— | The Death Roll. Arcnisoy, Kan., Juno 4.—[Speclal Tc gram to Tur Bee.)—James H. Lea, a wealthy citizen of Atchison, died of heart failure at noon today, aged cighty-one years, His bod will be taken o Altou, 1L, where he fore werly vesided, LISTENED TO THE WARNING. The Republican State Central Committes Does the Right Thing, CONVENTION CALLED AS DEMANDED. July 23 Settled on as the Date and the Capital City as the Place - oly Republicans Pass Resolutions. ] pecial Telegram The republican state central | committee convened in this city today. At cight o'clock L. D, Rechard called the committee to ordor in the parlor of the Capis tal hotel. Millan, Jone: M repul cight p. m. The absente wore Messrs, Mos Bowman, Carton, Julian, Fure ley and Hymen, On motion it was decided to hold the net state convention in Lincoln MceNish made a motion that the state can couvention be held July 30 at Church Howe aroso and said there was present a committee from the anti-monopoly to spealk. publicans and hie The requ Howed nted. b was g Mr. Nettleton came forward and said that he had been a lifelong vepublican. He recognize the gentlemen present as the republican state central committee, “There is a movement to ovganize n new party for the state,” said he. It is vapidly gaining strength. The republican party should endeavor to fovestall it and in orde achicve this it is ne convention, should be a time attend farmer held about Jul about the ¢ that we may the unific ask that the Mur. Teft o ish's motiol th. MceNish ace Daubach would inte other merc by u vote of 15 £0 12 Ayes Stenber i ambertson, It was dect Daubach, The has all, s between July that the primarics 1 of o to have an early no for holding the same the farmers could timo that a leisure ir at wad 5. We recomme be held ab , 50 U whon only any 1t J that the county conventions can be held about July 8, 5o that the Iy | unty conventions can bo and the state convention . There ave two districts look toward Weo therefore and the we party mu; onvention bo hetd July 50, cred an amendment, to My, Me- nosu iting July 23 for thoe fossrs, Barlow ted t mendment, A the amendment, saying it his business and that of he amendment was lost d this Wortham, Howe, 'Teft, Bacon, Brady, waison, - , Bechel, Lindsay, MeNish, Clurk, Andréws, Harte Zuzer, Dawson, Dilworth, 1o} o hold the convention at 8 p.m Church Howe moved shat the com- mittee recommend that no proxics be allowed at the state_convention and that the dele du Daubach ates present ed to cast the cntir offered from b Vot amendment county be in- an unties select nsued. e L alternates, ignoring alternates. The for unific want a third ticket in the field Daubs *h's o Dilworth offercd ing no proxi matter of He iy vly convent v the best it that t the Ho their w question of t s had thousands of voles dictate an earl or not there w demanding an ot sion of one w 1t is o very in that you can.” Thi and on mo! mously dec Church Howoe ms substitution of July date was sclectod On motion it was d ion L weancies for itself. The original motion us offered by avried. 5 decied to invito M. nut ol e I mgs would 1 hirty 1y ¢ remarks wore g ool led to reconsider the question, Tlowe said the farmers objected to proxies, u. They looked of the ¢ and’did uot par tment was withd yamendment at each county Los awn. mmend- cttlethe Church 1t Rosewater to I favoring fe pleaded that it was sof the party. He said paper ho had asked L to leave the i ssured them thitt svighted, 1t was not a v sixty days butone of It was not an attempt to wwention, but was whether 1 extraordinn ency ntion, ite ave discontented on. The conc thousands of votes 1t thing not to do a thing ted with applause, AMr. Danbach it was unani- 1 ch favoring the July 30 and v ot dissent, sentation be based upon the vote of (irorge H. Hastings for presidential elector fu 1888, ono for each 138 votes or major fraction, and oue at large, to Tae werd adopted at 11 o'l mittee of fiff oly confe June 4 Bek.]-- Republicans Pleased. {Special Telegram following resolution tonight by a com ting the anti-monop sprese Whereas, The actlon of the republican state central cotna!ttee Gpow ! 5 deemed to be of interest to the purty and the people has been Lo gestions of the forence he wsolyed st In i splrit s ant A f fairness the sug. mopoly republican cons thereforo be it puimitiee of fiftecn aps Ly pointed by rente 1o present the views of the ¢ erense to the central coms= mittee urze thewnti-monopoly. ropublicans o Nebraska to ren eud st o the party, belleving it is united and determined in its Purpose to carry out tho expressed wishes of the people. CRUTICISED ©H PRESIDENT, A Lieutenant in the Mexican Army to for the military men court-martial Tturbide for tho public ‘Tiemps newspaper o president of the republic United States, is o army and n the officers who will today started will take pla woek, The m W Bantiu; of i od the labors of and Martial, [Special Tele hus been cr authoritics o act as jurors in the 16 pro Lieutenant Augustine de tion of letters in the ticizing the acts of the who, a8 in the -in-chiof of the work of summoning t as jurors will be nman d I it is stated that the trial 19 tune during the coming ry prosecuting attorney his the preliminary ox- uls the first of publie, . wh tary prison, by stin Verdug, one of the best cribial luwiers in Mexic The opinion of muny military men is that Iturbide will be ind guilty of censuring his superior officor wnd will be seutenced, re «vahng executive clenwncy, the president pardoulog him ut au early day. Tho trin), owing to the high social standing of Iturbide, and the fuct of his beine u grandson of 1he flest emmperor of Me e the stoine teresti urt i that of Maxi- milian, of whom jer is the adopted heir, Mus, Iturb wor of the licutens ant, who \ il Wushington, flatly de- nies th doved aid or assistance on behalf of her son from auy foreign wine ister, The “Ho0" o Election, MixsgaroLis, Minn, Juue 4.—(Special clogram to Tue B AL the mecting of 500" roud just held, the resignation of mas Lowry lont was accepted and K. N. Fiun WS ¢ d to the gosition, . Van Horne, president of the Cuni dian Pucifie, and Mr. ' Fluney were clected db reolors,