Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 18, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAalLy BEE. 'WENTY=FIRST Yl‘i\R, THE GENERAL CONFERENCE Methodists Select Men to Fill Some Soft Berths in Ohurch Work, SCRAMBLE FOR PREFERRED POSITIONS Bome Charges on the Side Concerning the Aftairs of tho New York Book Concern—Discussing the Itineracy Problem. Tho featurs of the Methodist conference yesterday was tho clention of officers!for auxil- fary dopartments of the church. These officers aro clocted overy four years. Th aro positions of nouor and responsibility, 1n sddition to tho fact that they command’ sal- aries that aro not to be sneczed at. The tirst oficer considered in the election today was that ol thotwo agents for tho New York book concern, un wstitution hav- fng a capital of £2,000,000. Dr. Sanford Hunt and Dr. Homer Eaton, who have boon the agents during the past quadrenuium, were unanimously elcctod to succeod thein- selves. Dr. Earl Cranston was elocted as one of the agents of tho Cinclnnati hook concern, and Chaplain McCave, Dr. J. O. Peck and Dr. A. B. Leonard wore re-elected as tho threo missionary secrotarios, Tho elections were not cempleted. Discussing the Itinerncy Problom. After the preliminary excreisos Dr. Mooro, of the Central Christian Advoeate, wanted 10 take up tho matter of allowing the bishos to select their residences with reference to their sentority. ‘Che conferenco would not depart from the recular ordor which was the calling of committeo reports, The committeo on itineracy brought in a ort recommending the abolishment of five-year limit on #ppointmest of pastors. “Che report favored the idea of permitting the bishops to appoint pastors cvery year without reference to the place to whick the minister hud boen assigued the year previous. As the church law has stood for many years a pastor could not remain at one pluce longer than five years in succession. A motion prevailed to mako tho report the special oraer for 10 o' clock \Wednesday. The Ms The commitiee on temporal cconomy re- ported adversely on the question of making a change in tho manner of electious, Adovted. “Tho order of elections was taken up. Dr. Lunaban preseated a resolution 1o 1ix tho orderin which the elections were to bo taken up. Tbe resolution provided that nowmina- tious should vo made iv open conterence, and all elections should bo made in open cou Dr. Goucher moved that tho clection of the secretarics of the 1'reedmen’s Ald society be postponed until next ‘Thursday bocause the committee was ot ready to report. Dr. Lanahan's rosolution with™ Dr. wmendment was then adonted, “The order of elections wil Agcats of tho booic concer agents of the book con sccrotaries of the missionary societies, secre- tarics of the Freedmen’s Aid und Southera Faucational society, cditor of tho Methodist Review, and then ihe cditors of the Advo- cates at' New York, Cinciuati, Chicago and San Francisco. Denounced Southern Outrage The committee on the state of the church brought in a report that fairly bristied all over with denunciation of the outrages prae- ticed upou the coloved race in tho soutn, It called upon tho government, tho state ofi- cials, the Mothodist chureh aud all good eiti- zens 10 ariso in their mizht and abolish the indipnities and outrages that aro heaped upou tue colored peoply, and all white people who dure to work for the elevation of the colored raco in the southern states. "Tho resolution declared that the colored peoplo wero treated shamefully on the rul- wiy trains and at hotels ana \n oevery wuy. They were shot down likoe dogs and the law of the land was tramplod undar foot by peo- ple who despised tho colored vace. The resolution stirrea up tromendous en- thusiasm. Dr. Queal, Dr. Payne and others vehement speeches, calling upon the it Methodist chureh to sound the alarm and stand firmly for the rights of the colored race, Dr. Miley advised the conference to be moderate 1 the language employed, *We aro not perfect oursclves, breturen, except- ing 1 words,” said Dr. Miley. “Pie report was adoptod by o vising vote, evory delegats in the confereuce rising to hus feet. A Bomb that Was Not Exploded, The order of the day was then called. [t was tue election of ofticers, and cording to the plan adopted the election of \he agents for the book concern at New York was first taken up, Dr. Miloy nommated Dr. Sauford e rof Goucher's made Hunt zents for the soncern, ‘I'nese gentiemen been the agents of that concern for yoars, ‘The nominations were secontea by a dozon delegations. Mr. Field of Philadotphia wanted some questions. ‘I'he chairman decided that be was out of order. e persisted in the de- mand that e should be neard on a question of privilege, Ho was called to order by the chair. It he had been eiven the floor L would have exploded a bomb, It was a busi ness affuiv touching the managemeut of tho New York book concern, Mr. Field had fizures 1n his possession showing thut the great book concern at New and Dr. Homer IZaton as the New York book bave to ask Yori with a capital of 2,000,000, bad only made @ et profit of 0,000 per wnuum during the past four years. Mr. Iicld wished to ask if that was cousidered good busiuess ability, Would it not bo better to fuvest the moey at 6 vor cent in the west, aud seure su ivcome from it of §120,000 per annum, Another strange fact in_the busit:ess of the book concern, so Mr. Field holds, is that whils the huuse tid & busiuess of §00,000 last year, the amount of mouoy on the books and. uncollectedywus 00,000, ~ In otber words, two-thirds of the business of the year is still_outstanding, The concera al30 shows a dobt of £200,000, Dr, Hunt says be could explain this matter to tho satisfuction of all reasonable men if he had a beariug. A lurgo awount of the capital of the New York book concern, ho suid, is locked up in o building that is used by othier depar wients of the church and brings in no reat, He says that the whole capital of the concern has béen made from nothing by the concern and the debt doss Lot represent any money suuk, Agents k The first ballot for the clection of agents the New York concern resulted in the on of atou nud Hunt with practically L0 opposition. Tho nomivations for s gents of the Cinel natl book concern ‘wero us follows: Dr. W, 1t. Halstead, Dr. lewis Curts, Dr. Earl Cranston, De. W, 1. Stowe, v, Samuel Pemberton, Dr, J. D. Hamwond, Dr, L, A, Belt, Hon, Samuel Dickey and Suinuel k. Hign, Tho whole number of ballots cast was 470, 12 to wako a choice. Crauston received 405 votes, only man clected on the first others received votes as follows: Halstead, 40; DBeit, 47; Curts, 145: Dickey, 8] Hammond 24 and the rest were scatiering. Mr. Knox, 8 coloved man from IKentucky, got ono vote, o withdrow from the coutest laconically, Dr. Hammond was the other colored mun in the race. Dr. Cranston was elected and a second vallot was ordered to elect the second nzont. Tue second ballot on the election of book ageats for the Cincinuati book concern was then aunounced. It stood as follows Stowe, 2043 Curts, 201; Halstead, 89: Belt, 164 Dickey, 10 tho rest scattering, A third ballot was ordered as there was no election, ‘I'hie result of the third ballot was not made kuown before the couforence adjourued. Alter the baliot bhad been tuken the confer- ence decided thut when the body adjourned At sbould be 1o meet at 7:40 ia thie evening to 1t required Dr. Earl and was the ballot. The recoive the fraternal delegate Mothodist Episcopul church south, Dr. Cranston reported that the manual or- dered hy the conferonce was at last ready to be delivered, from the Misslonary Changes. The missionary committee offered a few amendments to the rules relating to confer- ences in foroign lanas, In _India the church holds a central conference annually, which delegates from all tho other annual conferences in India attend. The missionary committeo recommended that the missionary bishops bo requested to uttend the annuai meetings of the missionary board, Chaplain McCabe was obposed to the change, He said it woula be a needless ex- pense. T'he missionary board was not in need of information with regard to the needs of foreizn mssions, What the bourd needed was money. Informatinn regarding the work was furnisbed in abundance, No- body doubted the groat need of the work abroad but tho money to accomplish the work was the thing that was not so easily ootained. Ho thought it would be a greut wasto of time and money to have the mis- sionary bishops coming half way around the world every year to attend these moctings. Dr, Shire; Dr. Peck and others held thut the question of expense should not be permitted to affect the work, The mission- ary bishops should coms to the meetings. Chaplain McCabe said that India was get- ting £200,000 & year, and he thought that it had reached a point whero the question of expense should begin to cut something of a figure, Dr. Parker of India held that where so much money was being expendea it was nec- essary that tho general superintendonts should be present togiveinformation regard- ine the work, The recommenaation of tho committee with regar missiona; missional missionary to the visits of tho ry bishops to the meetings of tho board wero adopted. Eleeting Misslonary Seerctaries, Then came the clection of three secretaries for the missionary society, The nomina tions were: Dr. T, B. Noely, Chapiain M Cabe, Dr. J.” O. Peck, Dr. A. B. Leor William Jones, Dr. J. W. Hamilton, Dr. J. Pulmer, Dr. S. L. Baldwin. The tu- cumbents during tho past quadrennium wero De. J. 0. Pock, Chaplain McCabe and Dr. A. B. Leouard, it was generally concedod that MeCave and Peck would secure a ro-election. ‘I'he third place, it was thought, was in tho air for the wan who might get it. 3y resolution, Rev. John M. Reod was made honorary sccretary of the missionary socioty. Lo result of tho ballot for missionary secretaries was then aunounced. It stood as follows: Total number of votes cast, 470, of which Dr. Peck cot 3% Leonard, 243; MeCabe, 412; 5; Dr. Hamilton, 2023 Dr.' A. 7. i De. Baldwan, 13, and the 1est. sc The colored mea were not 1 it, Hammoxd, the coiorad _can- didate, got but two votes, McCabe, Peck and Leonard, tho socretaries for the past quadreunium, were doclared to bo elected. Reform in | Ar chit While tho tellors were out counting the ballots on the various olections the call of the committce reports was continued. Tho committee oa church oxte roported in favor of oncouraging the study of church architecture, The report stated thut the chiurches bost suitod for worship were those tuat wero builtall on one floor. Tao con- mittee recommended that reful study be given to tho best stylo of buildings to secure grace and practicability of the structures. “The report recommended that provision bo wade for the knoeling of the audience in wor- ship. It provided for good light, good ven- titation ani good heating. Dr. Neely declared in- presenting tho re- port that the peopie would kuecl if tho pews were far enough apart. Churchos in those latter years were beiug built too much like opera housos. Dr. Fisko uroso and sad that the commit- tee on the reception of fraternal delegates had received u communication from the fra- teroal delegato from the United Brethren church asking when the conferonce would receivo him. -~ The conference docided 1o re- ceive him on Friday. On Constitutional Changes, Judge Lawrence asiked leave to offer a rosolution. 1o was given the privilege of proseating tho resolution. It read as fol- low “Resolved, That tho constitution of the Mothodist Ispiscosal church can only be altered or changod by the modo authorizad.” Judge Lawrence spoke upon the resolution, Io held that there was but one way to amend or alter a constitution, Dr. Knight, speaker said, had stated were two ways, but this was revolutionary, Judge Lawrence reforred to a long list of legul authorities showing that a coustitution could not be legally amended or chunged excepting in the way brovided in the constitution it- sclf. Dr, Iynett's o dmission tuat tho constitution could be amended by a representative meeting of tho people of o church 8s a logislative act was not in ac- cordance with tha coustituti hio held. Judee Lawrence was uot given very good attention. His resolution was referred to the committee on judiciary. The delegates “all took dinner with tbe laqies of tho church at the armory. urel ure. tho thero Much Iuterest Felt, The facts given to the press by John Fields of Philadelphia relative to misman- ugement of tho affairs of the New York book coucern bave precipitated a scnsation among tho members of the conference, The matter was the principal subject of discussion last evening and knots of delegates congregated in tho corridors of tho ~ hotels und expressed the opmlon tnau M Pields was all right, even if lio failed to carry hs voint at yesteraay's session. Mr. Picld’said last night that he was confident that now that the inatter was understood ho would have the support of nine-tenths of the delegates, Bishop Bowman sat_down on mo hard yesterduy,” said he, *but I am sure that my action was just. It was only rizht that this matter should bo investigated beforo the agents wero olected. The report of tho agonts will bo submitted soms vime during the session, and perhups I will get a chance o say something then,” W D, Tigert Recelved, The mass meeting at Exposition hall last nignt was devoted to the reception of Rov, John J, Tigert, D,D., the fraternal delogate from the Methodist church South, ‘The re- ception of Charles J. Baler, from the Inde- pendent Mcthodist chiurel was schoduled for tho sume cventag, butas Rev. Tigert ocou- pied two bours i payiug his respects to the conference, Mr. Baker's recoption was postponed urtil this morning, Bishon Merrill presided and Dr. Hartzell presented tho fraternsl delegate, Rev. Tigert's ad- dross was devoted to a rather tedious recital of ecclesistical bistory and ue was on- thusiastically applauded when be finished, Favor Dr, Cretghton, The election of an editor for tho Central Christian Aavocate st St. Louis is of much interest 1o western Mothodists, Dr, Croigh- ton's many friends hope to seo him elected. ———, Stoamer Arrivats, At Bremeruaven—Saale, from New York. At Southampton—Laha, from New York. vt o Janeiro—Enchantress, from Now ork At New York—Ariesland, from Antwerp; Norwegian, from Amsterdam, At Gibraltar—The Werra, from New York, e Moville -The Furnessis, from New ork. yAL Soutbampton—Tho Saale, from New ork. At New York—The Aller, from Bremen. -~ Califorata Democrats in Sesslon, Fi Cal, May 17.--The democratic state couveution met here at noon to choose delegates to the national conveution, then di- vige iuto districts and nomiuate congres men. It is expected the convention will last tbree days. The matters of special interest to come up are whetner the delegates shall ve instructed for Cleveland and whether the platform shall endorse the San Francisco 'raflic association. The Hill meu 1u the con- veation oppose both, SN0, "OMAHA, WEDN ESDAY MORNING, MAY 18, AY AMERICAN REGISTRY Scnator Chandler's Bill to Provide for the Registration of Foreign Built Vessels, OPPONENTS OF AN EFFICIENT NAVY Vilas and Mills and Vest Ralse Thelr Volces Agninst the Appropriation Billin the Sonate—A Lively Discussion in the ouse, Wasmisaroy, D. C., May 17.—Chanaler introduced a bill to autnorizo the registra- tion of cortaln steamshins as vessels of the United States, Roferred. The preamble recites that Austin Corbin of New York and othiers proposed to organize an American steamship.company with a capital of £10,000,000 to construct and pur- chuse first class steamers for the ocean trade and it is to allow such vessels as may be purchased to receive an Amorican regis- try that the bill was introduced, Naval Appropriation Bill, Tho naval appropriation bill was then taken up, the pending question being on the provision for an incroase of the navy. The house bill provides for one armored cruiser of about 8,000 tons displacement, o cost, ex- clusive of armament, not less than 3,000,000, aud the sonate amendment provides (in ad- dition) forone sea going coast line battlo ship of about 9,00) tons displacement to cost notover £1,000,000, also for one harbor de- fense double turrot ship of the monitor type with n dispiacement of about 7,500 tons, to cost not over 5,000,003 four light draft guuboats and six torpedoboats Mr. McPherson, who had on last Friday offered an amendiment 10 strike out the house provision for an armored cruiserand the senate provision for a battleship, aud to pro- vido for threo nstead of one harbor defenso double turret ships of the monitor vy pe, mod- ifica his amendment 50 as to confine it simply w0 the striking out partof it, leaving tho number of monitors at one. ~ Mr. Higeins made a speech favoriug tho increaso of the navy. Economieal Mr. Vilas, Mr. Vilas refarred to the present condition of the publio treasury aud saia that the amount of annual appropriations now im- posed upon the country might not improperly bo described ns apvailing. He tuought that the sonato should measure the supposed necessity for an mcroaso of the navy appro- priation” on a irm business principle and he was unable to think that tne senato should o farther under tho present circumstances than the house bill provided. He would havo been glad to sce oven that provision with- drawn unless there appeared to bo a greater uocessity for it than he had yet heard sug- sted, M. Vest reforred to Shorman’s statement, mado some days ago, that they werc con- fronted witha deficit, and suzgested that the warning would have been more approvriate and infinitely of more utility if it bad boon made to the last congress. 1t was now very much like locking the stable door atter the horso was stolen. Ho would voie with the greatest pleasure against the proposed in- crease 1n every shape and form, Mr. Allison, chairman of the committee on sppropriations, asked the democratic sena- tors to indicate what statutes they would like to report sous to reduce the approbriations thut were ow u necossity. Where Vest Would Cut the Expenses. Mr. Vest replied that so far as he was con- cernad he would repeal the sugar bounty law ana the postal subsidy law. Mr. Allison calculated the amount that would bo thus saved at about 8,000,000, and said that the country wus asked to clect a democratic president und & democratio sen- ato in order that the suzar bounty ana the postal subsidy law might be repealed. Mr, Vest—That woula be just a starter, Mr. Allisoa referred to the coundition of the public treasury, and among other things sad: ] will say 'to tho senators who aro distressed about the swking fund, that at this time the sinking fund has $34.000,000 to its credit, and the chances are that veforo tue end of tho fiscal year every dollar that ought to be applied to it for the year (or within a few mililous at least) will be ap- plied to it. And 1 will say another thing: When this tiscal year ends wo will have (in- stead of being in baukruptey) §25,000,000 of surplus, ‘That 1s the latest estimate. 1 have no doubt that wo will keep within it, and I 1y we will have asurplus of £30,00,000. wilt venture my statement ou_the §25,000,- 000. I do not mean to say that all the money appropriated will then be expended: we kunow that that is never the case. But what I mecan to say is that every requirement of tho treasury will have been satistied and that there will Je 25,000,000 of & surpius on the Ist of Junuary next.)’ Mr. Mills said the report of the sccrotary of the treasury did not coincide with Mr. Allison’s statement as to the surplus. Kind ot Vessels Noeded In the Navy. Mr. Hawley said that none of our warships were ships that could go out to open sca for abattle, They were splendid chasers aud probubly splendid runners, but what was wanted was a few, at least, of the old kind of 1855 to 1560, that could walk out into the miadle of the ocean and say: *Here [ am with the stars and stripos.”” Mr. Hiscock expressed the belief that if Me. Gormar. or br, Palmer would be the next president and be would advocate an cn- largement of the navy thesenators from Mis- rourt and Wisconsin (Messrs, Vest and Vilas) would sustain their administration or else sit silent 1n their seats, Finally the vote wus taken on Mr. Ma- Pherson’s umendment as modified, and it Jus rejected—ycas, 18; nuys, 50] as fol- oy Yeas—Messrs, Cockrell, Coke, Faulkuer, Pherson, Mills, Palmer, Pottigrew, Pugh, Turpie, hees—18, Nays—Messrs. Allon, Allison, Butler, Casey,Chandler, Davis, ) .wes, Dubois, Kl ton, IPrye, Gallinger, Hule, Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hiscock, Manderson, Miteholl, Morgan, Paddock, IPerkins, Proo- tor, Quay, Kansom, Sanders, Sawyer, Shoup, Stanford, Peller, Wilson—i, Mr. Morgan offered an amendment provid- ing thatif the harbor defense ship be put on whe Pacitic const an allowaace of 3 per cent may ba made on its cost to the contractor in addition to the contract price to cover the cost of transportation of material, The amendmeut was agreed to without a division, ‘The question recurred on the amendment reported by the comwittee on appropriations, Mr, Cockrell opposed it on the grounds that there was no ubsolute need of tha vessels contemplated una that the coadition of the treasury did not justify such an expenaiture. Without comiug 1o @ vole on the question the senate adjourned, Berry, Blodgett, Carlisle, Hill, Kyle, Mc- Pascoe, Poffer, Vilas and Voor- IN THE HOUSE, Members Engage in # Noisy Controversy Over the Sundry Civil Bill, Wasnixaroy, D. C., May 17.—Even the prospec's of a lively skirmish. if not a battle, today did oot have tne effect of bringing a large attendance to tbe house this morning and there were not 100 mewbers in when the hour of noon arrived. The sundry eivil bill was discussed and the clause relative to dep. redutions on public timber gave rise to a good deal of merriment. Mr. Ous of Kausas, Mr. Wilson of Wash- ington, Mr. Bowers of California and Mr. Snodgrass engaged in 4 noisy coutroversy as to whether or not tho law was eflciently executed, Tuey all spoke in an excited manuer, but what they said was unintellig- ible ow1ng to the fact that theyv all talked at once, regardless of the speaker's gavel and regardless of the laugbter of their col- leagues, r. Bowers and Mr. Snodgrass had a dif- ference as to sowe remark that had been made by the forwer, or which Mr, Suodgrass had understood him to make: and although the lie was not passed, the i did not” style of argument was indulged in to the amuse- ment of the members. Reported and Placed pn the Calendar. Aftor some o}-qmsmnl the journal was ap- proved and the following bills were reported and placed on the caleadar: ‘To provide for additicnal associate justices of the supreme coutt 6f Oklahoma; for the survey of a rond; for 88D canal to connect Lake Erie and the Ohio #fver, Mr. Holman of Indiana wishod to procoed with the sundry civil bill, but he was stopped by Mr. Watsol domahd for the ‘‘regular order,” which the spoakier stated to ve tho Walker expunging resolution, Mr. Walker himself a8kod (hat the consid- erution of the resolution b postponed, but Mr. Watson was adamat aud reucwed his ,demand. Tho house then wcnlhfl.a committoo ot the wholo (Mr, Loster of Georgia in the chair), on_the sundry civil bill Mr. Pickler of South Dakota moved to fn- crease, from §120,000 @) §240,000, tho nppro- priation to meet the expenses of protecting timber of tho public lands, Lost. It was during the diséussion of this motion that tho sceno alluded to above took place. Pending_action on the bill the committee arose and the house adjourned, BERING SEA ARBITRATION, Some of the Terms of the Agreement— Washington Nows No Wasnixaroy, D. G May 17.—-By the terms of the agreement between Great Britain and the United States, under which the arvitration proceetlings in the Bering son watter are to bo conducted, ninety davs is allowed each govgknment after tho exchange of ratiticationf, iu which to pro- pare its case and state the briefs on which it rests its position in the controversy. Theso briefs, as they may not! properly bo styled, are then to be exchangdd and an additional period of ninety days s given tha represontatives of cach mation in which to prepare any matter to rebut and controvert facts and claims mado by tho other side. The agents of tho two govern- ments are now engaged ou this preliminary work, and it will not baruntil it is completed thut the active labors oft tho arvitration com- wission will begin, though the arbitrators in the mean time naturally will inform them- solves, ns far as possibi, on all the facts and questions bearing upon %{w dispute. It will thus be seen that it wll be next autumn at the earliest befors the’ commission assom- vles, and how long it wiil then take to con- cluds n settlement of tho controversy is problematical. It 18 reasonavly ~certain, however, thav Justice Harlan will bo away from the supreme court 8 considerable part, it uot all of next term. Fortunately the great number of unusyaly important cases decidod at the term of the court just enaed will make his tomporary loss from the bench less keenly felt than wuld have been the case nad the absencesoceurred during the past term. ¥ Bryan's Free ipmber BilL Reprosentative Bryau of Novraska toduy fntroauced a bill placing rouzh lumber on tho free list and imposing dulies as foliows on partly or entirely finished lumber: Lumber, each side planed or fluished, 50 cents per 1,000 feet; planed on oue side and tongued and grooved, §1 per 1,000 feet, and pluned on two sides aud tongued and grooved, §1.5) per 1,000 foet, Tho bill was not introduced as the result of an agreement on a lumber bill by the aemacratic majority of the ways and means committee, but.it Indicates Mr. Bry- aw’s purpose to urge that the committes settlo tho lumber auestion, ono which had been beflore ft for some ‘lime, by rgporting o biil on other lines. : Internationul Silver Conference, At tho request of theaacretary of the treas- ury the secretary ot stito has instructed the Utited States ministers in all the European countries wvited to participate in the pro- posed international silver canference to cablo as soon 03 known thoaction of the resp.c- tive governments in tho mattor. The formal invitations have been received at all the capitals, snd 1t Is deciaea to have the result by telegraph so far as possiblo, and await the recetpts by mail of the formal responses. (reat Britain, ltaly and Austro- Hungary have already acceptéd the invita- tion, and it is understood that assurances have been reccived of favorable action on toe part of France, Switzerland and other European countries, Will Not Aid the Flood Sufferers. Represontative Catchings of Mississippi a few days ago, on the receipt of letters from Warren county, Mississippi, calling attention to the fact that'a largo number of the inhab- itants of the county had been driven from their homes by the fioods in the Mississippi river and several thousand tegroes rendered destitute, introduced a resolution appropriat- ing &0,000 for the reJief of the destitute until the high water had receded, the land- lords being unable to aid the sufferers, as this was the second year in which their lands had been submerged. Today Representative Breckinridgo of Kentucky reported thé resolution trom the appropriations committeo with an adverse recommenaation. The report says that the facts have excited the warmest sympathy of the committeo and they would gladly report the resolution favorably if there wero no other question involved than tnatof giving succor to persons in aistress. But they do not think the case is one which would justify congress in making the appropriation asked. Washington Not The remains of Senator Barbour, accom- pavica by the congressional committecs, his immediato rolatives and & few personal friends, all in charge of Sergeant-at-arms Valentine, were taker from his residence this moruing and convesed to Poplar Hill, Mo., where they werajinterred beside thoso of nis wife, Adyerse aclion was taken by the houso judiciary committeo today on the senate bill 1o extend the jurisdiction of tho suvreme courtof the United States toinclude tho fudgments and decrce of the highest courts of tho Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw and Chicinsaw tribes of Indians, The bill to provide for the examination and classification of mincral lands in Montana and Idatio was today reported to the hcuse from the committee on public lands. The object of the bilL1s to prevent the acquisi- tion of lauds said to be rich in minerals by the Union Pacifio Railroad company under its land grant, Tho total collections of internal revenuo during tho five monthy of the fiscal vear ending June 30, 1802, wero 152,580,001, an incraase of £5.609,84%, ‘compared with the collections during tna’ porresponding period of the previous fisc ;% Secretary Fostér: has informed Mr, Walker of the Worlals fawr dircctory that ho will do what he ean t9 secure favorabls log- islation on the propositjon for the coinago of 10,000,000 50-cent piecey for the use of souve- uirs for the World’s fae, When Congress Will Adjoarn, Wasmgroy, D. 0., May 17.—There ap- pears to ve a decided difference of opinion among congressmen 8s/to the time when the work of the preseat session will be con- cluded. Some demodratic representatives express the belief that the adjournment will be early. Speaker Ovisp says the work ought to be completed by the middle of July. Xir, Holman says that August 1 is the latost date that ought to be fixed upon. He believes that all the lmportant moasures will have been considered by that time. Mr, McMiliin (dem,) says the house should adjourn July 10, ‘ Mr. Cockran (dem.) said be aid not be- lieve the work would be completed in time to ouavle the members to gol away before August 1 In the senate the idea of an early adjourn- ment does not appear to have much support, even among the democrats. Mr. Munderson thought August 1 would be the date. Other republicans said that Mr. Frye was entirely out of bis reckoniug. ‘I'nose repub- lican senators who do not believe bat ad- journment will be very early sayt. at poli- fos will cut no figure in the” maiter at all. Wo have every reason to desire o get away as early asour demceratic friends wish 10,"" was the way ouo senatbr put it, CLOUD BURST AT HARTINGTON Part of the Towa Inuadated, Bridges Swept Away and Crops Ruined, SEVERAL WASHOUTS ON THE RAILROADS | Beatrice Cltizens Su; Water— Great Heavy Rains—n Other of the ‘g from the Tigh Damage Dono by tie arts Stato, Hantietoy, Neb, May 17 —[Svoclal Telegram to Tur Bee.] -A cloud burst in this scction of the country last night lasted from half past 6 until 7 o'clocs, doing & great doal of damago to fields of grain. According to Ovserver Watson's rain gauge, over thres inches of water fell in loss than thirty min- utes. Many bridges along the country roads wero swept away. The main Bow creek, south of town, rose over filteon feot in less than an hour. Basements and cellars wero filled from three to five feet. J.G. Bestee & Co. and Charles E. McChesney will 1oso heavi on drugs which were stored away in the basement and rulned by water. The lower part of town was flooded to such an_ extent that houses were floating and the families wore compelied to come up town and put up attho hotels, The'bus line was put into use, conveying families from the lower part of the town to the.city. Tho vailroad track is washed out in three places between this place and Coleridge, which will delay trains for a day or two. A T BEATRICE, Monday Night's Raln ¥looded a Portion of the City, Beartmier, Neb.,, May 1 |Special Tele. gram to Tue Bee, | ~Auother heavy rain fell here last vight. The total amount of water falling was two and sixteen-bundredths inches. Much damage resulted in the north- east and southeast parts of tho city. The clevated storm sewer burst and flooded a big section, Outhouses and sidowalks wero washed awayv and cellars and first floors were badly flooded in the inundated districts, A torrent flowed down Court street from Ninth to Seventh, flooding business house cellars and even the ofico of the Beckly house at Seveut and Court. A large slico of the Burlington embank- meut was washed out at Ninth strest and 800 or 400 feet of track shifted several fect on the same line two_miles northwost of the aity. 'The Union Pacific had a bad _washout two miles southeast of town, near the paver mill, and avother near Pickrell. Tho Bu lington ot 1nto running order late this af noot. No effort is being mado to operate tho Union Pacific truins this evening. ‘The Blue river is now at its highest stage since 1853, and has nearly reached that staze. i'he basement of the Dempster mill is flooded to u depth of three feot and the river is stili risg. West Beatrice south of Court and east of Center street to the viver is a foam- ing sea of surging waters, Numerous build- ings are completely wrecked and nany fam- ilies have been driven from their homes by the risiug waters, Much live stock has been lost in the flood. Indian creek has reached its high water stage and thut sectiou is flooded and many houses wrecked. A big force of men, including the poliie and fire department, has been engaged all day rescu- ing wowen snd chitdren from the inundated districts. Glenover suburb is almost com- pletely cut off from the main part of the city by the Indian creek tlood. The only means of reaching it is by the Burlington railway bridge. “The electric light plant is so flooded as to provent tho use of the dynamos tonight, and is the city is in darkness, 'I'he waterworks plant is also badly flooded, and the only reli- anco in case of fire is the inaaequate Pad- aock pasture waterworks plant. A large scction of tho south foundation wall of Black’s mili gave way this afternoon, It 1s vaining again tonight and serious fears ave entertained of greater damage to follow ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE. Much Minor and Some Serious Damage Donc by the Rain. StepiE, Ciry, Neb, May 17.—|Speial Telegram toTue Bre, |—A terrific rain storm struclk this place last night about 10 o'clock, deluging the entire country. Small streams were entirely izadequate to earry tho water off. The St. Joc & Grand Island passenger train was held until morning about three miles west of here on account of approaches being washed away from a small bridge. Tho Little Bluo is bigher thau for ten years and threatens to overflow about half the town. The damage to country bridges will reach into the thousands. 1t is impossible Lo form any estimate of the damage to persons living on the bottoms, but 1t is enormous, Syracuse, Neb,, May 17.—|Special to Tug Bre, |—Yesterday favmers were in the fields planting corn but last night the ground was again flooded by & beavy vamn, followea by a sprinkle of hail, ‘Some coru is up and looks fine, excopt on the flat lands, where it is drowned out. Oats 18 looking fice and winter wheat is tho best over seen here at this season of the year. Warektoo, Neb., May 17.—[Special to Tug Bee]—The Elkhorn rivers again on thorise, being out of its banks, and a riso of about one foot more will bring it up in town, The farriers are all atastandsull, Somo of them were unfortunate enough to get their corn in before the rain and will Have to replant, onions being the only thing that seems to thrive in this weatber and are gotting & great sturt ahead of the wec Some of the oldest farmers here seem to think if the rain will only stop and they can get to work planting by~ the first of Juno they will get an average crop. LiscoLy, Neb, May 17— Special to Tie Bee, |—Trains on the B, & M. from Beatrico were delayed this forenoon by cxtensive washouts, No. 02 was unable to make the run from Beatrice to this city on account of damage to track near Wymore, a hulf mile of track being badly washed out. A stub train was run from Lincoln to Omaba to accom- modate passengers desiring to make closo connections, Trains on the Uunion Pacific have been beid here ull day by a washout between this city and Beatrice. Henroy, Neb.,, May 17.—|Special to Tae Bee,|—Last night's rain was the first to do any damage in Hebron. For five hours the heavy rain continued, flooding cellars of pri- vate residences and business houses, Tue Little Blue is out of its banks, but no seri- ous damage has occurred, Pariiioy, Neb,, May 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The Poppie creek is out of its banks and flooding the bottom and the lower part of town, No damage will be dono atthis place except from sidewalks belng carried oway. A further rise is oxpocted before morning. Paiknuky, Neb., May 17.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bree')—The heaviest rain of the season iell during last night, two and three-fourths inches of rain falling within three hours, The streots were flooded, side- walks washed away, aud great damage done iroads, The railroads were badly dam- aged. The St. Joe & Grand lsland had wastouts cast and west, but trains ure now nearly on time, The Rock Island has a bad washout east of here, but got a train out this afterncon on the Nelson branch, The passeugers ana mails were transferrod at 8 break a mile west of town. It will be three to five days before the farmers can get at work planting, It is etill raining. Youk, Nob., May 17.—[Special to Tng Bee. |—Sunday was a bright, warm day here and put tho ground in a good condition, Ao that yesterday corn planters wero at work sl day. While it bas been raiuing here for the last three weeks everything looks nicely. Small grain was never in better condition than vow. A few days of nice weather and ihe farmers will have their corn planted and the outlook for York couuty will be very bright. Lour City, Neb.,, May 17,—)Special Tele- 1 cram to Tie By Tha* fviost rain fall cver known in tnis part ¢= [ stato occurred here last eveniog. Rain® fn falling ut 6 o'clock and tn one hour t2 hd three quar ters inchies had falien, a1 iring tho u t thero was a total fall o > incnes, Tho entire town was flooded | = Kin tne business part uearly every celld s filled. ‘The parties sustaining the ¥ st losses were the weneral merchiants, Mlger, R, Tay lor and Charies Gasteref Jiger hiad about 2,000 buehels of potata everal hundred bushels of onfons, bosid | nis stock of SyTups . ote, idhis coltar, and his loss will ty lieavy, All tho bridges on the small streams 0 cither carried away or badly damaged. The grade of the B & M backed tho water up in tho lower part of town and caused several families to vacato their homes for the night, WHIRLING WINDS OF DFATIL vall One of Texas' Fertile Visited by a Destruetive Cyelone, Gaisrevine, Tex., May 17-Nows has reactied hero of a terrivlo cyclono in Turkoy vallev in Green county. Itswopt from one end of that fertilo spot to tho othor, literally demolishing everything in its path, Even dugouts were unroofed aud peoplo lifted out of thom, Tho oxtent of tho loss of lifo can- not t bo ascertained. Five aro known to have been killed and ten probably fatall hurt. Hardly o person in tho valloy os caped without injury of some kiad, Much Damage tn Lowa, Siovx Ciry, In,, May 17.—[Special Tole- gram to Tiie Bre.)—The cold rains of the past two weeks have played havoe with the heras fn Cedar, Kuox and Holt countios, Nebraska, and in northera lowa, &ua hun- dareds of dead cattlo strew tho ranges and pastures. Various reports wero current at the stock yaras today s to the probable loss, and tho most_ conservativo estimato placed the numbdér at from 1,000 to 1,600 head. Cat- o owners from tho agoncy report their losses as small, but say that o the vicieity of Peuder losses have beon heavy. One man was hore today to sell 600 bides from the ranges. ‘Itiere has been an immenso rainfall in this region this afternoon. A great deal of dam- Aage bas been caused in tho city. The rail- roads are much delayed. Cupa Rarins, Lo, May [Special Tele- gram to Tue B After a couple of days of sunshino there was unother raia at noon today and tonight it is pouring down again With no prospect of 4 cessation. No corn hus been planted in this seetion and farmers are vecoming very much discouraged, Al kinds of ousiness 1 seriously aficeted by tho con- tinued rainy weather. Kroxuk, la, May 17.—Both the Des Noines and Mississippi rivers aro auzain rising and tho water from the Des Moines is pouring through tho break in the Birge lovee, ~ Fears ure entertained that tho an loveo, protecting Alexandrin, Mo, 11,000 feet of ' tho udjowing line, will give away if the rise coutinues, us it is seriously weaktened by deep cuts. ' The Mississippi has riscn ono-tenth and the . Des Moines six inchos during the day. Larmers aro six weeks behind with work. e s i Blessing, Sa¥ AxToNt0, Tex., May 1 ern Texas has been visited during tweuty-four hours by heavy rains, in somo places tho first for three years. itain fell over an area of 800 miles square, from Brownsville to I3l Paso and o Corpus Christi. outhwest- the past Drowned 1a the Rushing Waters, Bextosvinie, Ark., May 17.—The recent heavy raius havo put all tho creeks out of their banks. Silver Springs, a small town west of here, hus been wreeked und Dr. Swallow, wife'and mother drowual. P Sy WRECK OF .4 CIRCUS TRALY. Tour Showmen Killed, Twenty Antm; wn Arcinisox, Kau., May ¢ first section of Ringling Bros". circus train on the Contral branch road was ditched by the giving way of aculvert near Concordia this morning. Four showmen wero killed, five wero badl injurcd and twenty head of stock wor drowned in the stream. T'wo dead bodics tave been tnken from the wreclk. Assistance wns given from here, Tho engincer saw that tho structure was down, but stuck to his engine and wen® over in safoty. Tho other trainmen jumped sud nono of them wero injured. T'ho killed ave: ALBERT DEITRICHL Freepozt, 111, NEIL O'DONALD, Midison, Wis. The injured are: CranLes Srexce, Ottawa, Canada, smashed about the chost. WiLias Mansinari, Baraboo, Wis., leg broken, wrist dislocated and lnjured uter- natly. “Tiioyas MKiNyEy, Chicago, ijured about the head. Praxi Swiri, Wisconsin, badly hurt about the head and faco. Three other membors of the circus woro more or less hurt, ‘I'ne uccident happened on the Contral branch of tho Missouri Pacific road. ve Injured and Comptrolle Wasmixaros, D, C.. May 17.—Mr. E. Lacoy, comptroller of tho currency, has prac ticully decided to aceept tne presidency of the Bankers' Nutional bank of Chieago, It1s not likely, however, that he will relinquish bis prosent position beforo the st of July, S S DEATLIL CAST. Orrice or Weatuer Buneay, } Owans, May 17, Up to7 o'clock this cvening tho this month amounts to <even and seventeecn- bundredths iuches. This 13 an excess of four and eighty-four-hundroedths inches since tho 1st of the mouth, So far during tho cur- ront month there have boon twelve rainy days. The average number of rainy days in May at Omaha since 1573 is thirteen, Tho greatest numoer of rainy days in any May sinco 1573 was twenty-one, in 15773 the next greatost was tweuty, 1 1851, The wot May in 1877 was followed by a wet June, as thero are twenty two raiay days recorded for that month, The dricst May 1857, when thore were only oight rainy days. In May, 1877, there were six rain periods, one of them continuous from tho 10th to the' 20th, inclu- sive, though the total wmount of rainfall that month was only eight and sixty-1wo-bun- dredihs inches, The greatest amount of rain that fell in any May at Omaha was eleven and twenty-ninc-hundredth incles, in 1858, The storm Is central tonight over the adjoining portiou of lowa und Missouri, Ralny weather prevails from Missouri and Kansas northwest over the lower Missouri valley beyond Minnesota, Some excessive raius fell within the last twenty-four hours over this section of the couniry, Omaha had two and eighty-hundredths inchies in tho past twenty-four hours, but Sioux City had two and eighteen-bundredins inches in tho past twelve hours. The storm is slowly moving northoast- ward. A groat northwest current of gir covering all the region west of the Missouri is sweening east and southward, Tho high barometer of which this northwest wind is tho forerunner, {8 increasing in maguitude. 1tis attendedby fair weather throaghout the western part of the country, which fair weather will reach us soon And give us splendid woather during the latter part of tho week, ufall For Eastern Nebraska, Omaba and Vicinity—Clearing; cooler on Wednesday; fair on Thursday. Wasminaron, D, C,, May 17.-For Ne. braska—Iair, preceded by showors in the oast; slightly warmer west; west winds, For Illinois—Showers; slightly cooler; southeast gales, with sevore local storms, For Wisconsin —Showers; slizutly cooler except stationary at Milwaukee; southoast winds. For Iowa—Showors; coolor; southesst winds, backing to northwest, South Dakola—i'air Wednesday l For west winds, NUMBER 335, —— OMAILA IS HEMMED IN Washouts, Land Slides and High Water a Cordon Round the City, UNION PACIFIC BRIDGE ABANDONED Approach on the Towa Side Badly Damaged and Unsafo for Trains, UNDER TEN FEET OF MUD AND STONE Burlington Track Near Gibson Buried Be- neath a Tremendous Avalanche, BIG LAKE FORMED NEAR DEERFIELD Water from the Overflow Renders the Lines Lnpassable in that Directlon— s at the Depot—Colliston at South Omahn, Four great hoadlights, rangad sido by side above four doublo lines of slipnory, shiniug steel vails over which thoy threw a flood of light toward Governor Boies' land of pro= hibition, were seemingly permanont fixtures st wight among the wppurtenances of tho Union dopot. Tha wloaming rays might have reached the other side of the river, but if they did it was moro than elther of tho pondorous locomotivos behind those leadlights could do, for Jupitor Plavius had tabooed the crossing of the Missouri. Washouts and landslidos wor: tha direat causes, aud they effectually vlocked six great lines of railway. Aftor ¢ o'clock no trains loft for tho cast, west or south. ‘e fivst tronblo was exporicaced by the B. & M, and camo Monday mght in the shape of a big landshde in thy overniaging LIt noar Gibson station. A m1ss of earth weighing many hundred toas fell across tha roadbed, covering all the tracks to tho depth of ton feot. A big forco of mon word at once put to work cloariag away the obstrucs tion, but their hoadway was slow and the tracks have not vet boen opened. Al Bur- lington trains betwoen Owmahy and Pacifio Junetion yvest wero run by way of the Usion Pacific bridge and Council Bluffs tunsfer, and Omaha-Plattsmouth trains wero compelled to cross the river twice, Last Avenuo Cut O The great troudlo, however, was caused about 6:30 o'clock last evening, when a part. of the roadbed at the east end of the Union Pacific bridzo settled and slid down toward thediteh. It was of such a naturo as to blocis the passage of trains, and coming as it did just before the time of departure of near ail the evening trains stoppad travel completely, and left soveral hundred anxious passengzers fuming within the LArFowW con- tines of the depot. The Lust tratn to pass over tho bridgo for the west was Uaion Pacitic fust mail No. 3, which came over at 6:15 and devarted for the Pacitic coast on time. The last east-bound train to get over was the Rock Jslund No. 2, which wont. over at. 0:30. Both the Rock Island and Milwaukas bicked over here as usuul from their yards on the other sido of the river about 5:30, and the Milwankee should Lave followed the Rock Island Chicagoward at6:3), but a delay of a few minutes was occasioned 1n trans- ferring tho Milwaukeo slooper from the Burlington, and before the tra to sturt the word came forbi further travel between Omaha and Bluffs, and the Milwaukee was tied up, Where the Tralns Are, The B. & M., fiyer No. 2, from tho west, due at 4:15, camo in two hours late, and be- fore the buggage could bo transferred the fiat had gonc forth und another lot of pas- sengers had been made miscrable. Union acitic No, 2, due at 6:50, arrived tawo hours luto and. of course, could not get across 1o the transfor. ‘The outgoing Kansas City train was ready to pull out'on timeal 9:15, but it didu’t pull, The engincer couldn’t jump tho washous, and wouldn't if he could, The B. & M. train, No. 7, that should have left for Lincols at’ 6:50, couldn’t get over from the BluTs and that sottled that quoes- tion. It couldn’t have gone if it had been on this side, because of the danzerous condition of tho roadbed near Deerfield, where the water rose on both sides of tho track, until ouly the rails aud tho very top of the grade appeared above tho surfuco of the newly formed lake, No, 3, leaving av 4:4), go through withoat difficulty and was reporte O. K.'at Lincoln, althougn somewhat be- hind tine, The Rock Island night train for the west did not leave Couneil Biufts and nothing went over tnat road after the regular train av1:20 p.m. No. 22 on that road, due here from tho west at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, did not ot fn until after” 5 o'cloci lust evening, aud \|..nI too, after an exciting expevience at Al- bright, I'ne Milwaukeo officials, finding that it would be impossiblo to get their train back to the BlufTs, scot their pissongers over by motor shortly afier 9 o'clock, made up an- other train on tho other side and staried for Chicago about four hours late. 'I'he same was done with tho passengers oo Union Pa. citic No. 2, wiho were to make the North- western connection at tho transfer, The Burhington passengers put in several hours asking questions which elicited no definite information and many finally sought the botels wnd went to bed. What the Supsrintendont Learnod, Atl1oo'clock it was announced that the B. & M. would start no train westward before morning, atd uothing could bo told as to what would bo dore” with the east bound train unul the return of Superictendent Bignell, who bad taken an exngine 8nd goue to Deertield to make a personal oxamination of the coudition of affairs there existing, It was stated that if the rosdbed was o shapo to allow & train to pass, the train would be pulled back to Asbland and run to Platts- mouth vin the cut off, but at miduight It wa still standing on the second track at the depot and Bignell's report of the situation at Deertiold was very discouraging. He found the track 1n very bad conditian, with water on every hand. He was unwill- fng to risk the rosdbed and stated that cou- siderable filling would have to be done to Uit from " the water. He started for South Omaha Lo make arrangements to prompt delivery of several traine from i stock yards to be for loads of munure used in dyke building st several powts slong tho liue between field. T'tio situation I3 not serious, as the roads east of the Bluffs are open, and passengers will trausfer by motor 1n case the bridge ap- pronch washout proves to be a serious one, Lis probable thal in that case trains will be switched to the Culcago, St. Paul, Minn, apolis & Omaha tracks sud will crosi Missouri Valley, ‘I'he B. & M. is the heaviest sufferer, but it has easy sccess to both the Kock Isisnd aud Union Pacific tracks, and 1o case of & washout at Deerfield can readily resch Lin. colu over either of them. Where the Trouble Is, The earth was washed oway along the bridge approach three guarters of & mil from the Councii Bluffs “trausfer for dxr- tance of a huudred feet or more, 80 that % was unsafe fortrains to pass. Another wash-~ out fully as bad was ab the west end ofy South Owaba sud Deer-