Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1892, Page 1

E THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. Ti\z F&'TY—F] RST YEAR. THE CENERAL CONTERENCE Continuation of the Election of Officers for the Auxiliary Departments, MOST OF THE GOOD PLACES FILLED NOW Another Discussiol on the Proposition to Remove the Time Limit on the astors’ Work But No De- cision Reached Yet, me more men were made hapoy yester- day at the Methodist conference. The election of heads of departmeuts was con tinued and the results ended the heartacho for some and filied the gvosoms of others with satisfaction, The last ballot taken Tuesday upon the election of the second agent for the Cincin nati book concern was reported and stowed that Dr. Curts of Chicago had been elected. Dr. J. M. Bucklev was elected editor of the Christian Advocate at New York and Dr. D. H, Moore was elocted editor of the Western Advocate at Cincinnati. The result of the ballot for editor of the Northwestern Christian Advo- cate was not announced, but it is generally believed that Dr. Arthur Edwards bas been elected, The eloction of the editor 1or the Central Advocate at St. Lows will come tomorrow. Dr. C. I. Creighton of the Ne- braska Wesleyan university seems to bo gainiLg friends rapidly, and will Lave a strong support for the position. . The time limit question affecting the itin- erancy was discussed, but not disposed of. teresting Prellminary Work. Bishop Fowler was in the chair yesterday. The galleries tilled up early, us the special order for 10 o'clock, the discussion of the time limit question, was expected to awaken considerable laterest. When the devotional exercises and the minutes had been disposed of the conference received the fraternal delegate from the lu- dependent Methodist church. Mr. W. H. Beach of Newark, alayman, presented toe visior. Hespoke approvingly of poncst independence in all things. Luther ana Wesley and Jesus Christ were independent ia their work nand nhfe. Mr. Beach id that the honorable gentleman be was about to introduce was a man, a geucrous aud noble Christian man in every respect. Hon. Charies Baker of Baltimore, the fra- terual aelegate from the Independent Metho- dist churches of Baltimore was then intro- Guced, Bishop Foster paid tho gentleman a very high tribute as he presented him to the conference. Mr. Buker read his address. It began with the organization of one indepen: church 1 Baltimore thirty years ago. cburch now numbers 15,000 memvers and bas 24,000 Sunday-school scholars. The urch has always been 1 close fellowship with the Methodist Episcopal church. Hope for Eerly Unitication. A resolution was adopted expressing the satisfaction of the conference upon the visits of the fraternal delegates irom the Methodist Episconal church south, and that of the ln- dependent Methodist chiurch, and expressing hope that in tho near future all branches of the great Methodist church would becowe one body in the Lord. Ex-Governor Evans of Colorado presented a resolution to wake the Rocky Mountain Cnristian Advocate an official paper and set aside several states in the territory adjacent 10 Colorado the special district for ihis paper. The resolution was discussed at somo length, One of tho West Nobraska dele- gates objected to tho placing of tho West Nevraska conference iu the territory as- signed to the Rocky Mountain Advocate, The Methodists of western Nebraska, he suid, preferred to support the Nebraska' Ad- vocuto. The resolution was finally tavled. Bisuop Foss requested the privilege of presenting a minate which had been pr parea by the bishops and which they d sired to huve the con ference adopt. The resolu- tion expressed great satisfaction upon tho fact that the American people and especially the Methodist brothren had liverally assisted 1 relieving the Russian sufferers. I'he bish- op hoped that the good work would continue and that the famine-stricken people of Russia would be rescucd from the perils of famine by swift suiling messengers carrying provi- sionus from America. Prooceoded With Electl Then there came a collision special order for 10 o'clock order which was a report from tee on church exteusion. to which should bo cousidered first took up the time of the conference ‘Pne conference finaily decided to proceed with the election of ofticers for auxiliary d partments. The first matter was the elec- tion of o secretury for the Sunday School and Tract society. J. L. Hulourt, the - cumbent during the past four years, was the ouly man nominated. Bishop Foster said that the last ballot taken on Tuesday for the second agent of the Cincinnati bek concern iwas reported by the teilers. Ho then read the result as follows: Whole number of votes cast, 4313 necessary to a choice, 216; Curts, 933;'Stowe, 180: rest scattering. Dr. Lewis Cur'ts of Chicago was therefore declarea elected as the associate of Dr. Cranston in the management of the Cincinnati bock con- cern. Dr. Curts is in the prime of life and is considered an aolo business man as well as o successful preacher, Tho baliot for the secretary of the Sunday Senool and Tract socioty was then taken and while the tellers retired to count the eloction of an caitor for the Mcthodist Review was commenced. J. W. Mendenhall, the pre- sent editor, was tho only nomince, The chairman anzounced that the tellers bad struck a snag. They had found bailots with names upon thew having aifferent ini tials from tho initials of tue candidates, What to do with such ballots was the ques tion that troubled tho teliers. They wero instracted by the conference to count ull the ballots where, in the judgment of the teliers, the inaccuracy of writing tho numes was werely a mistake of the voter. On the i y Problem. ‘Then came the special order, the consiaer- ation of the report on itineratcy, propositg of Oficers, between the and o stated the commit- A long dispute as ran 1o strike out tuat section in the disciplive providing for the five-yeur limit on the pas- torate, and to aliow tho bishops and presiding elder to exercise the authority to sond u ministor back to the same place year after year if their judgment considered Such sction expedient, Dr. Arthur Edwards, editor of the North- western Christian Advocate, publishod at Chicago, was the first speaker, He favored the idea of abolishing the five-yoar hmit. It was held, be suid, by some that this would abolish the itinerancy. 1t would dofno such thing. Every pastorate would close at the end of every year just as they do now, This would simply give the bishops and présiding elders authority to keep men in those places where thoy could be of the greatest benefit 1o the church end it would entirely remove the apparent claim of the pastors upon the Tight to be kept in the same place for ive years. 26 report from the tellers upon the elec- tion of thie secretary for the Sunday School and Tract socioty was then anuounced. J L. Hulburty was elected almost unai- mously. Dr, Buckley's Splendid Endorsement. Then came the most enthusiastic wave of the day. It was upon the eloction of au edi- tor for the Christian Advocate of New York Rev. Dr. Maius of the New York East coofor- ence, in & neat litue speech which bad to bo sbort on account of the rules, nowinated Dr. J. AL Buckley, who bas been editor of this, tbe chief paper of the church, for twelve years, ‘The uomiuation was greejed by a general burst of applause all over the house, thie galleries joining in the enthusissm. When the applause uad subsided Bishop Foster asked : Am 1 (o understand that this is to be toe unanimous nowination of the conference ' “Yes, yes.'’ shouted a score of delegates. 1 wbe rules of the couferouce Lad per- - mitted it Dr. Buckley would undoubtedly nave been elected by A rising vote, but the rules provide that a ballot must be taken on all eiections. Tho bailot for editor of the Christian Advocate was then taken The fact that the conference was tryine to carry on two kiads of busicess at the samo time, sandwiching them in, made the session somewhat irregular. The elections taoved 8long as fast as the two sets of tellers could count and return with results, and between ballots the couforence took up resolutions and committee reports, cutting them short off whenever the election machinery cleared its cogs for another whirl, Some Others Elected. Tha tellers came in_with the result of the election for editor of the Methodist Review. Dr. J. W. Mendenhall was elected by a very largo majority. Ho has been editor of the Review during the last quadrennium, Dr. D. H. Moore was nominated for tho editorship of the Western Christian cato, published at Cincinnau. His & tion aroused aimost as much enthus 3 that of Dr. Buckiey for the New York editor- ship. Dr. Moore has been the special champion of the women in the great discussions that have been waged in the church for several years upon the admission of women as delegates to tho general conference. His nomination for tho eaitorship of the Western Advocato was heartily seconded by ascore of delegations. After the ballot was tuken the tellers re- tired and the report of the committee on itin- erancy regarding the timo limit was again taken up, Rev. Mr, Ackerman of Tennessee made & speech in which he made some pretty lively thrusts at the pre- siding eiders and bishops. The speaker cre- ated a good deal of merriment. The confer- ence guved him by yelling “louder’ when ho was yelling at the top of his voice. A minority report from the committee was then presented, opposing the abollshment of the five year lim:t. Favors Life Dr. Caswell of southern California was In favor of a majority report. Ho held that tho needs of tho church and tho judgment of the bishops and presiding elders should decide upou tho appointments and not the almanac. “\What would tho country have thought of President Lincoln, 1f he had removed General Girant, at tho end of tho second year of tho war, to vlace somebody clseat the head simply on account of some trivial rule that called tor a_change!’ the speaker asked. Such an action as that would have been justabout a3 wise, the speaker said, as tho present method of moving Methodist minis- ters at the end of every five years without regard to tho coudition of work thoy were doing. He believed in keeping men in the places whero they could do the most good, acdloss of the number of years. Ho liked the 1dea of life pastorates. Then the result of the ballot for editor of storates, the New York Christian Advocate came in. 1t was read as follows: Total number of votes cast, 462. Dr. J. M. Buckley got 363; Dr.J. H. Potts, 81; Frances B. Willard, —|apnlause] —and the rest scattering. There were several frivolous votes Oue was cast for Amanda Smith, Dr. Buckloy was declared elected. ‘The election of an editor for the North- western Christian Advocate came next. Tho nominecs were Dr. Arthur Edwurds and Dr, K. D. Whitlock. Dv. Edwards has been editor of the Northwestern Advocate for twenty years. After the ballot was takeu, the tellers ra- tired and the chairman announced the result of the ballot for editur of the Western Christian Advocate at Cincinnati, Dr. D. H. Moore rec . T. B. Neely 10, J. T\ Goucher 4, rest scattering. Dr. D. H. Moore was declared elected. onferonce Gossip. The contest over the editorship of the Central Christiau Advocate will close today in all probability. The ficht seems to lie between Dr. Creighton of Nebraska and Dr. Bowman Young of Kansas City, although Dr. Goodwin of illinois is coming round the bend at u rato that is calculated 1o make the aspirants redouble their offorts. 1t is claimed by some of Dr. Creighton's friends that Dr. Bowman Young has struck below the belt, by dicging up some old stories about Dr. Creighton that wero buried outof sight years uxo because they wero false from begiuning toend. These old'stories reflect upon Dr. Creighton’s character, and bis friends think it was not exactly the'work of a Christian spirit that dug them up at this particular time. Aside from this the cam- palgn seems to have been conducted in a very gentiemanly manner. The committec on cpiscopacy decided last evening to recommend to the conferonce thut an Epi sidence be ostablisked in Eu- rope. The committee also decided 10 recom- mend that the bisbops be allowed to select their residences from the list 1n the order of thelr seniority. Church Extension, The subject of discussion at the mass meet- ing at Exposition hall last evening was church extension and evangelization in cities, John E. Tearles, jr., president of the Brook- Iyn Church society, presided and Rev. . H, Carroll, D.D., of Baltimore offered praver. Addresses wore made by Bishop Foss, Hor- ace Hitcbcock of Detroit, Rev. George P, Moiues, D.D.. of Now Yorlk, J. H. Hobbs of Cticago and W. A, Beach of Jersey City, ‘The speakers called attention to the fact that the population of the country was rap- idly concentrating in tho great citics, The poivers of Satan were making the cities their principal battlefield, and the church must mect the emergency. How to do this suc- cessfuily was the great question which con- fronted the church, ‘The churches must unite their energies and efforts in order to attain the desired results, Chinese Exclusion, The committee on Chinese exclusion met at the Dellone hotel last uight and perfected the report which thoy will make to the gen- eral confercnce, As was expected, the committee will express their unfavorable opinion of tha Chincso exciusion bill, and recommend A memorial to President Hur- rison expressing the sentiment of the confer- ence. Tho report was not agreed on with- out some discussion, and it 1s_possible that a miuority report may be submittea, - SC Licutenant Gatewood and a Brave Com- panion Blown Upat Foit McKinuey, Burraro, Wyo,, May 18.--[Speciat Tele- gram to Tue Brr.]—Fire broke out early this morning in the cantesn building at Fort Mek uney and ontirely destroved the cay- alry quarters and the cauteen. Lieutonant Gatewood, tho captor of Geronimo, and a private of the Sixth cavalry volunteersd to enter and olow up the buildiug to arrest the progress of the fire, ‘Tne powder exploded prematurely, blow- ing Gatewood across the room. A ¢ry was raised that anotner bag of powder was yet 10 explode and all were warued back from tho building. In the fuce of this a private, whose name NARROW FED DEATH, could mot be learned, dashed forward to rescue Licutenant Gatewooa. Tue Ilatter on d from the building as it collapsed avd both he and nis intended rescuer were crushed vy ibe falling timoers, arm was broken, Lieutenant Gatewood was much burat and his left arm badly shattered from tho eibow down, but aithough his in- juries are very severe they are not thought to be dangerous. The two cavalry troops are now under cauvas on the parade grounds. Foir Rowix=oy, Neb., May 18.—[Spe elegram to Tur Bee.)—A serious fire oc- urred nere this morning at2 o'clock i the auartors occupied by Lieutenant Jackson, Ninth cavalry, and Licutenant Lafitte, \ebth iufautry, It had been smoldering under the floor for an indefinite tiwe. Licuteuuut Juckson's servant \was sleeping ia the back of the. house aud was awakened, nearly suffocated by the smoke. He seized his carbive aud alarmed the garrison, Afier #n hour of bard work they succeeded in conguering the flames, but not until the floor was choppved up 1o several places. The side walls bad to be penetrated in order to get water Lo the fire, the building beiog adobe, The latter's was pretty thoroughly saturated with water sod will probably necessitate the building of anew one. The loss in persousl effects of the two ofticers was cousideravle, SILVER NEY SAT DOWN 0N Their Attempt to Saddle the Sundry Civil Bill with a Rider Defeated, SPEAKER CRISP RULES AGAINST THEM Yesterday's Proceedings In the House—The Ap- eral s the House Nava Bill with S Amendments to It Senate Pas propriation Wasnisaros, D. C., May 18.—Tho silver question was the feature of interest in the house today, and much to the disappoint- ment of tho silveritos the speaker sustained the point of order raised against Mr. Bar- tine's freo colnage amendment to the sundry civil bill, and the house clinched the matter by upholding Mr. Crisp's decision. Later on Mr. Bland offered an amendment for the coinage of all silver bullion purchased and now in the treasury into standard silver dollars, Points of order were raised against the amendment and the speaker reserved his de- cision, which will bo awaited with interest by the froc coluage men and their opponents alike, After the transaction of routine business the house then went into committee of the whole (Mr. Lester of Georgia in the chair) on the sundry il bill, Me. Smith of Arizona moved to increase from £100,000 to $1)0,000 the aporopriation for surveying the public lands. After somo debato & compromiso was ar- ived at aud the appropriation fixed at 200,000, Ruled Agalnst the Si cer Men. The chairman then proceaded to pass upon the point of order rwisea by Mr. Tracy of Now York, against tho clause providing for Cleaning and reissuo of minor coius. The chair ruled that there wus un existing lawy for the paragraph and overruled the poiut of order. The second part of the samo paragraph providing for the coinage of uncurrent coins he ruled to be out of order, being unable to find any law authorizing such recoinage. The chair also overrulod the point of order raised ngainst the clause for the recoinage of wbrased minor coins. Tho chair thea ruled on the Bartine free colnage amendment. It was plain to him that it was a change of ex- isting law and thereforo not n order. He sustained tho point of order. Mr. Bartino appealea from the aecision of th chair. Mr. Bartine's appeal was lost by a vote of 135 to Mr. Bland voted with Bartino. Mr. Bland then offered an amendment providiag for the coinave of all silver bullion purchased and now in the treasury into standard silver dollars. the cost to ba paid out of the selgnorago arising from tho coinage of bullion, the remainder of the seiznorage to b2 covered into the troasury as availuble money Mr. Dingley's Point of Order. Mr. Dinzley of Maine, and later Mr. Tracy of New York, raised points of order against tho amendment, Mr. Dingiey, in support of the point of order, said that the new legislation proposed to impose on the silver profit fund in the treasury a new and aistinct charge, viz., the cost of coinage of silver doilars, instead of reducing the amounts the bill now cover- ing it increascd them to that amouat. The chair reserved his decision until to- morrow. Mr. Herbert of Alabama moved to strike out (under the heaa of geolozical survey) the appropriation for paleontographic searches. Agreed to. Mu. Simpson of Kunsas offered an amend- ment, providing that $30,000 of the abpro- priation for topozraphic surveys bo expended in North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kan- sas and Oklahoma for the purpose of devel- opment of the water supply of these states, Subsequently, - after debate, ha modified his amendment by striking out the words “for the purpose of developing tho water supply of these states,” avd as modified the awend- ment was agreed to. Pending further action the committee rose and the house adjourned. IN THESENATE. Mr. Pettigrew Rises to a Point of Order— Passage of the Naval Appropriation Bill, Wasuixgroy, 0. C., May 18.—President pro tem. Manderson presided today in the senate. Mr. Pettigrew, chairman of the quadro-centennial committee, rising to a per- sonal explanation. sent to the clerk's desk and had read a Washington dispatch to the Chicago Times of Aprii 20 charging that he wanted a $200,000 public building at Deaa- wood, S. D., and bad told Representative Newberry of [liinois in the house that if ne (Mr. Newberry) did not report that bill fa- voratly in tho house bo (Mr. Pottigrew) would not report the World’s fair bill in the senate. The statement, Mr. Pettizgraw co: tinued, was untrue in every respect, and as proof of its falsehood he had read @ letter from Mr. Nowberry confirniing his statement, propriation Bill, The consideration of the naval appropria- tion bill was resumod, and Mr. Cockrell continued his arguinent against the amend- moat reported by the senate committee on appropriations for the construction of & sea- going coast line battleship, one harbor de- fense double turret ship of the monitor tyve, four light draft gun boats and six torpedo boats. Referring to Mr. Allison’s assertion that there would be a surplus of £.5,000,000 in the treasury on the Ist of Januars next, or any sucplus, it would be because tie adjust- meut aud payment of large items would bo delayed aud postponed 1 the Lreasury de partment. He opposed the panding amend- ment as he also opposed the lucrease pro- vided for in the house bill. Mr. Butler said he would vote with graat pleasure for the senate amondment, and if he had his own way he would provide for four battleships. After a 'ong discussion the question was taken ou the senato amendmeny and it was agreed to. Yeas, 33; uays, 18, as follows: How They Voted, Yeas--Messrs, Aldrich, Allison, Black- burn, Butler, Casey, Chaundler, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dolpb, Duvois. Felton, Frye, Gallinger, Gorman, Ha.e, Hansbrough, Haw- les, Higzgins, Hiscock, Manderson, Mitchell, Morgan, Paddock, Proctor, Ransom, Saw- er, Sanders, Shou, Stanford, Stockoridge, Teller and Washburc—i3. Nays—Messrs. lserry, Blodgett, % Coke, Gray, Hill, Joues 'of Arkausas, Kyle, McPherson, Mills, Palmer, Pascoe, Peffer, Pugh, Turple, Vilas, Voorhees and Walthall —18. Mr, Teller offered an amendment, appro- priating 0,000 for the purchase of ona eight-inch caliber high power steel rifle and £,000 for making trial tesis for three or more rapid tire, twisted one-pound breech-loaaing rifled guns and an oqual number of three- pounders and thirty-two pounders, and it was agreod to without discussion or division, Mr. Manderson offered an amendment ap- propriating §100,000 for the purchase of tor- pedoes and it was agreed to, The bill was then reported from the com- mittee on the whale to the senate. The amendments were all agreea to and the bill was passed without a division, Adjourned, W Notes. WASRINGTO , May 18.—A new de- parture ia legislation is suggested in & joint resolution today by Mr. Hayes of lowa, pro- posiug mn amendment to the constitution of the United States, providing that 1o pension unor any pay or emolument that does not cease with actual service shall hereafter be granted, sllowed or paid toor on account of any soldier or sailor, except under pro- visions of law existiug at the timo of enlist- ment, nor uuless iuade wilbin Lwo years 7(7).\1;\11.\, THURSDAY . bounty. S v MORNING, from the time the right to the samo accrues under the law. The orders to the Concord togoto St Louis were countermanded this afternoon on receipt of information from the pilot of the vesscl tha: the trip WAs unsafe, John M. Lackey, peivata secrotary to (ien- eral Rosecrans, Secr@laty of the ireasury, committed suicide today oy shootiag himselt through the head, while laboring under tem- porary insanity. NO FAITH IN CLEVELAND, Delawnars Democrats Not Inelined to T courage His Candidaoy, Wasnisarox BEREAU or TiE Bee, 513 FOURTRENTH STRERT, Wast X, D, C., May 13. ) Delaware domoorats bave bocome aiarmed over the political outiook in thoir state, For some dags John I, Saulsbury of Wilming- ton, Del., a nephew of ex-Senator Saulsbury, and an intimate friend of ex-Senator and ex- Secrotary Bayard, has been hero in consulta- tion with Senator GoPinan aud other promi- nent democrats. Ha savs Mr. Cleveland cannot carty Delawhre and that if he is nominated they will glve up all hope. Senator Higgins And other republicans say tnat is tha trudcondition and it1s the b:lief among democrats as woll as repub- licaus that it is extramely doubtful whether the state of Delaware will evor be gotten back into the democratic.column, President Harrison’s administration has been 80 ac- ceptable in the state thut the mugwumps and conservative business wen as well as {'nr]mu s have come over to him, almost in & ody. This ovening’s Star says that the Minne- apolis and St. Paul people are responsible to a large degreo for the anti-Harrison talkc and that they are actuated by mercenary motiv These two cities havé raised a large sum of cashi with which to met the expeuses of the convention. They thereforo want a long session 8o as to reap the commerciul benefit, and have been and @re now using all their efforts ta disapuse tho mind of the public tuat the president will be renominated by ac- clamation and that the convention will be of very short duration. They are, the St says, doing all they can to create the impres- sion that tho president’s renowination is doubtful and the session of the convention will be prolonged by wrangles and conten- tions 50 us to draw & large crowd aud keep it with them, Upon tho recommendation of Senator Pettigrew and others, - Wara J. Williams of Watertown, S. D., §on of tho late Gen- oral Williams of that¢lty, who was register of the land oflice at tha tme of his death, was today appointed & spaciil agent of the Interior department. Senator Pottigrew hasintroduced a bill to pension Anna M. Craig of South Dakoia. Dr. A. W. Orchard 'wlll be appointed on the peusion board at @badrou to fill tho vucancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Waller, Touay Senator Paddoek recommended Or- ville R. Reeder as poitmuster at Osborne, Frroutier county. Mr. Devin Fincile of this city is in Cedar Rapids, la., the guest of his uucle, W. H. Brady. i 'hd senato committee en_appropriations has agreed 1o add to the sundry civii appro- priation bill an ameadment appropriating §20,000 for surveyinz and distinctly marking by suitable and permanent monuments thut portion of the boundaty ‘line between Ne- .braska and South Dakbta which les botween the Keya Paha and the main chaonel of the Missouri river, P. S, H. T Western Benslons. Wasmivaroy, D. C, May 18.—[Speclal Telegram 1o Tur Bez{—The following list of pensions grauted is zpported by Tus Bre and Examiver Bureau of Clayns: (.Ncbmv‘wm:(, %rl.gsn’; avram Shellbarger, seorge W. Guldin, A Soon Forbes, G. W. Houts, Joseph I\?? \\'nn{ofl. Henry P. Fow- ler, Jonathan R. Smaliay, Henry A. Burch, Jotn Burky, Rasmus Nlelson, Michael B. Harp, James H. Ostrauder, George O'Con- nor, Alhert R. Benjamin, Charlos R. Stim- son, Joseph V. Hincbman. Additional—Rob- ert Brock, Jumes M. Camopbell, Paul Litter- man, M. Puelps, Towsnsend B. Huff, Jerome B. Brocks, Jeremiah Shelter. Incroase— James C. Daly, Edward Osmon. - UTAHN REPUBLICANS MEET. President Harrlson js E lorsed—Party's SavLt Lk, U. T\, May 18.—[Specinl Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|—The liveral republicans of Utah met in convention here tonight and elected Judge C. C. Goodwin, editor of the Tribune, apnd Hon. Clarence E. Alden of Salt Lake, delegates to the Minneapolis conven- tion. The delegation will go uninstructed. There will be a contest in the national con- vention over the rights bf the delegates to & seat. The Mormon igpublicans wot on May 3 and selected A. J. Salsbury of Salt Lako and Frank Caonon of Ogden, and the fight will be as to whom is entitled to the places. ‘I'he liberal republicaus have maintained tho organization for eighteon years, while the new faction is an off-shoot of the people’s, or churen party. After the usual preliminaries the platform adopted declares in favor of protective tariff, the restoration of silver and ‘the tree coinage thereof, dexounces the iree wool measures and approves the granting of bounties on American mado sugar and derounces the Utah legislature for striking down that The platform furtber declores that the Mormon church has been a dasger to the American home, waiving the matter of polygamy. Tho convention declares that it saw no sign of sincerity on the part of the cnurch in_political affairs and that the rule of the priesthood has never been relin- quished. The platform further says that all truo re- publicans endorse the edverse report of Hon. George D. Perkins of lowaon the Utah home ruie bili and declares that 5o long as present conditions prevail, the party will continue to denounce tho transpareut conspiracy to dis- rupt tue loyal republican organization. The administration of Mr. Harrison is endorsed iu all its details and the conveation looks forward to a bright future for the party. Delaware Delegates for Cleveland, Doven, Del, May 18.—The democratic state convention.held here yesterday, elected the following delegates to the national demo- cratic convention: Hom., Thomas F., Bayard, Hiram R. Beerie, Governor Reynolds, Rich- ard H. Kenney, John . Causay and Wil- liam L. Sirmau. The resolutious denounce tne McKinley bill, oppese the free coinage of silver, and strorgly eadgrse Cleveland, The delegation was not justructed, but all favor the nomination of Gleveland for president. Selectod Cloveland Mon, xo, Cal., May 13,—~Delegates from four of the seven congressioual aistricts in attena- anc? at the state demoeratic convention last night selected delegates 10 the national con vention, all Cleveland mea. — Assaulted an Old Woman, Fonr RopixsoN, Neb, May 15.—[Specia Telogram to Tug Bpe.~The first assault in the bistory of Fort Robluson occurred today within amile of the zarrison. A widow about 5) years of ago has a small ranch about five miles from here and has been accustomed to drive her own tesm and wagon to the post and loading it with refuse hay from the dump pile to take to her homae for her cattle. Today while gn one of her usual trips she very kindly ook a colored soldier named Middleton” of troop F, Niuth cavalry, iuto the wagon to carey him Lo the post. Wheu they arrived at & ioualy pluce in the road Le suddenly took the 1ines and stopped the team and choking the old lady back into the wagon, accomplished bis purpose. Hear- ing horsemen 8pproaching te jumped out of thie wagon #nd 00k to the brush. The borsemen, two soldiers, saw bhim runui through the ravine, and got near enough to recognizo him. The woman drove to the post and reported to the commanding ofticer, who immediately sent out guards, snd in a short time bad thiee men ia ihe guard bouse under suspicion, Upun taking the woman 1o the guard house, sho 8t once pointed out Middieton as the man. He was wlso iaenti- fied by tue two soldiers, MAY 19, 1892, SIOUX CITY STRICKEY | Sudden Rise in the Floyd River Floods a Third of the Town. MANY PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THE TORRENT tleven Lives Known to Have Been Lost and Other Fatalities Fearad, EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE HOMELESS Two Thousand Head of Oattle Drowaed at the Stock Yards, WORK OF RESCUE NOW IN PROGRESS Business Buildings Surrounded by Water Which is Still Rislug Rapidly and the Extent of the Financial Damage © not Yet Be Estimateds Sioux Crry, Ta, May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tz Bee.]—At tho ordinary stage of water the Floyd river is as insignificant astream as ever meandered in pastoral in significance. But swollen by the continual rains until its never well defined banks were obliterated, it was in noor condition to carry away the immens> flood of water which foll in the cloudburst of last night. A wave, moving as a solid wall of water, swept down the narrow valley of the stream last night, reaching this city early this morning. Yoyl flows throu City and along its banks are the homes of thousands. To theso the flood brought death aud the demoliticn of their homes, The wave came a few minutes after 7 o'clock. Warning had_been sent o short time before to the inhabitants of the low tands, but only a fow of them had been noti- flaa. The first intimation was a volume of The the center of Sioux ks water spreading over the banks to a depth of three feet and throwing a mist of foam before it. In a fow minutes the water had visen aoove the first floors and several thousand people fled in terror to the higher ground. Death Rode the Wave, The water rose four feet in an hour and a balf, and from 9 o'cleck coutinued to rise steodily, but not so rapidly. Prob- ubly one-ttird of the inhabitants of the city live on the low ground which is over- flowed. So rapid was the rise of the tide that great numbers were unable to escape and the work of rescue engaged every onergy of the people. At10 0'clock the fire alarm was sounded to call out more workers. All the boats from the boat houses on the Sioux river have been brought in and are being usod to save lifo and property. Stock Yards and Rallronds Suffer, The Missouri river is very high, and when «he flood in the Floyd river struck it the water dammed up and rusked over the adjacent low gronnds. The stock yards ana packing houses were situated at the confluence of the two rivers, and they wero instantly inundated. About two thou- sand head of live stock were drowned there. Great numbers of dead stock have also béen found floating down the Floyd river. The whole railroad yards and switching track district s water and there has been immouse damage to the roundhouses aud other railroad prop- erty. Tho roundhouse of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha is damaged to the extent of $40,000. That road, the Iili- nois Central and the Sioux City & Northarn euter the city by thy Floyd valley ana all ure stopped. Not a train has left Sioux City today. Elght Thousand People Homele At 10'clock p. m. the water had reached to Jeunings strect on Fourth sureet. The Hotel kowle ard the Boston Investment company’s building are surrounded with water. The union depot was cut off at § under o'clock. 1t is estimated that 8,000 peovle have been driven from their homes, All busi- ness is suspended. - The Chamoer of Commerce organized this morning for relief work. Before noon the ladies had several soup sud lunch houses opened for the flood suffercrs. It is impossible yet to estimate the loss of property, but it will be large, There is only one telegraph wire workiog out of the city and that runs to Omahba. It is ot in good condition, and the work of sonding out news is greatly retarded, LATER REPORTS, Terrible Loss of Life, and Damage to Property Will Reach Millious, Swouvx City, Ta,, May 18, pecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—8:15 p. m.—The water 1s slowly receding tonight. A citizens’ meeting &t the court house 1s organizing to provide several thousand people with shelter. The damage to property will reach §1,500,000. The loss of the Sioux City & Northern railroad will exceed $200,000, Miles of cedar block paviug has been washed out. At noon 875 people had rogistered for relief, and the applications bad then only just begun, The scenes aloug the verze of the waters are pitiful, Theloss of lifo will be very large, although it is dificult fu this confusion to learn names. At Springdale, asuburb, a woman has stood in the second story of & house 900 yards out, holding her baby out of the waters and is still there at 8 o'clock to- night. Two men have been drowned in the attempt to rescue her. The dificulty Las been the gale of wind, which has blown great guns all @ Houses are being broken up all the time. Funds for Flood Sufferers, The city council tonight st & special meetiog appropriated §5,000 o aid of flood sufferers. Citizens will raise mauy times that amount. No sppeal will be made for outsido assistance. Later accounts show tbat the loss of life - | bas been much greater th S5 t first roported. 1t will probably be twenty = twonty-five, There is neither gas upl & ctric light, as both plants yro under wav = Partial List of the 3 tims, A partial list of tho pers¢ - tnown to be drowned is as follows FRANK HENDERSON, « and child, Two boatmen, unknown, A P, MCCLEARAT. An unknown Scandinavian Joung's ice house. MRS, PETER RASMUSSEN and two children, Two unknown men near Fourth streot near Fairmount bridye. Unknown man at Sioux City & Northern vards, PASSING O D STOCK YARDS, No Time to Rescue the Cattle—How the Employes Eseaped. Siovx Uiy, Ia., May 1S.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee, |—Tho first warning of the approuch of the flood given the stock vards company was a telephone message warning them to preparo for high water and stating that the Seventh street bridge had gone out. A'he wholo available forco of the yaras and all by- standers who could be induced to assist were atouce put to work in an endeavor to got all stock out of tho yards, A long train of cmpties were sent down to the chutes, but before the cars could bo loaded and pulled away a rush of wator came snd put oLt the fires i the engines and they were compelled to remain, Tue attendants and yardmen who had not time to escap2 wero porched on the roofs of cars, waitiug to be rescued or for the sub- sidence of the flood. Therush of waters was sogreat thata number of tho commission men and their employes could not escape. They took refuge in the third story of the Exchauge building, while the water had risen to within an inch of the first floor, Everything Floated Away. The sceneat the yards isalmost inde- scribable. The rush of waters camo down across the bottoms, as the overflow of the river at first flowed out on the east bank. At10:30 solid blocks of hog pens were seen swaying with the motion of tho wind and waves, and in & short time they began moving down stream. The new division started first, and then almost the whole block started off down street, and the report of the rending and breaking of timbers sounded almost like tho sharp crack of cannon. At 11 o'clock thero was not a sign of the hog yards left. The largo corn cribs, containing several thousand bushels of corn, were also carried away. Scalo houses and all buildings were taken with the flood. The cattle yards at the timo mentioned were mostly intact, but the south portion was floating with tho evident possibility that it would soon follow the hog pens und sheds. About three loads of hogs were all that were coufined in the hog yards. Two double decks of those purchased yosterday by Cud- aby Brothers of Milwaukeo were detained last night by washouts. Oa the approach of high water they were loaded into Milwaukee doubles, but they-were also detained by the water putting out tho fires in the engine. ‘When seen from the south, tho engino had careened to tte cast and one of the cars to the west. The roadbed is composed mostly of ashos, and tho engino and cars settled down intothe mud. The elevated chutes leading from division No. 3 to the old Booge plant, into which quite & number of cattle bad been driven, collapsed ob the washing away of the supports, and most of the cattle were drowned. It is fearcd that the walls of the packing houses are badly injured. An immense amount of stored meat is certainly destroyed. ‘Watching the Flood. The clevated road served as a great pont of observation to thousands of onlookers. Every car fram Joaes strect to the Leecn street station was crowded with refugees aud sightscers, aud from station to station tho tracks were lined with men and boys Muny wero urmed with ropes and long voles ready to render assistance should the oc- casion require. And their services were brought into uso a great many times aud uumerous lives were saved in consequence, ‘William Mills, a laboring man, was one of these. Ho came sailing down with the tide in what appeared to be 8 common dry goods box. Long before he reached the trestic work he had attracted the people's attention and the life saving crew. A ropo was lowered and in waiting. Just before he reached 1t, bowever, the box turned aud Mills all out missed the rope. He succeedea in grasping hold and was qaickly hauled up onto the elevated tracks. A number of lives wore saved in the same way. At tho Omaha bridge there is piled up on tho other side thousands of new railroad ties, and reaching out from each side of the pier for a distanco of nearly 200 foet the ties aro wedged in solidly up to n height of nearly twenty feet. It was here that the \vest fam- )y met disaster. Mrs, Wost and hor littlo 5-year-old Nellio were unable to get away from tho flood in time. The father and two children were safe and the rescuing party were roturniag for Mra. West and her child when the waves swept the house away, They floated down with the roaring current until this bridge was reachied, The building was torn asunder, and by the time tne stock yards bridze was reached thero was scarcely anything left on which to hold. At this bridge an engineor succeeded In saving the woman, But the woman's physical strength was unequal to the motber's love and sho was compelled to relinquish her hold on ber child. With ' despairing cry of “Mamma" the child disappeared benoath the waves Many Railroads Dama Fort Dobae, Ta., May 18.—(Speclal Tele- gram to Tue Bee |—The worst delugo for many yeurs visited s section last night, Rain commenced falling abou 4 p. m, and at & somethiog like a succession of cloudbursts came. Water fell in sheets and the city was inundated. The rain continuea during the nightand by morning six inches had fallen. ‘The Des Moines river rose seven feet during the night, and moraing found it a ragiag torrent, This rise was the most rapid ever secen here. ‘The river is now at a daugerous height and is still slowly rising. The Rock Island 1s submerged, and Sol- dier creek bottom 1s covered with water. Several fawmilies liviog in small bouses on the flat were driven out by water durlog the night. The vig Heath oat meal mill is again o danger. A dyke has been built, which keeps the backwater away, but & rise of two or three feet will briog the main stream to themill. All the railroads are suffering. The Iilinois Central from here to Sioux City moved today west of Marcus. Superintend- eut Quimby says 5,000 feet of track is washed vut. Between Manson and Pomeroy there 1s & 800-foot Washout, The rallroad bridge over the Lizard river threatens to go out every moment. The track caunot be in condition for busioess for at least twu days. ‘The town of Cherokee is szain floodea, but 00 serious dawage is reported. Ou the Min- = NUMBER 336, neapolis & St. Louis bad washouts are re- vorted. No trains ran to or from Des Moines today The Mason City & Fors Dodge road has somo baa washouts on ite Lehigh branch, IN AND ABOU PLATTSMOUTE Swollen Streams Over W Thelr Bank and Do Much Damnage, Prarrswovr, Neb, May 18.—[Special Telogram to Tue Ber.|—For the past twenty-four hours this city has been prace tically cut off from railway communication with Omatia and the west. Only ono tran has managed to arrive from the west today, The Burliugton's fiver, due here at 5 o'clock last night, got in here at 11 this morning, coming by way of South ®maha and the cut offt. The bie landslide between Gibson and Bellevae, on the Burlington's main line, and the washout west of hero the old line provented any travel, The recent heavy rains are beginning to be felt very severely at this poiat. It raned steadily all day yesterday and last night, and the crecks throughout the county are swollen to an enormous extent. tour Mile creck wost of hero swopt away overy thing in the way of trees and fences and bridges, but 80 far as heard from there 1s 1o loss of lite o cattle. Tho water was higher than ever kunown before at this point. Where the creek empties into the Platte, some six miles nerthwest of here, the Burlington bridge Wwas swept away. The Platte, already swollen far beyond its usual size, refused to carry tho water of the Four Mile, and the water rose onto the bridee until tho structure was carried out, togother with ono milo of track. The com- pany has been unable to repur the damage, owing to the continuous high water, Thers is no prospect of any rain tonight. The landshde near Gibson is said to be 1n the same condition as when it occurred. The carth is 50 wot that it falls iu as fast as v is carried out, and it 1s expected that two days will clapse before any trafic will take place on this line. The Burlington's No. 1 for Denver reached this place on time at 8 o'clock this morning, but after holding it until 11 the company sent it back to Pacific Junction, and sent i$ west by way of Rulo. The Missouri river roso two feet here last night and 1s still rising tonight. A high north wind prevailed all day and drove the angry watera off the river high over the fowa shore. The water has torn away the lowa side of tho river with savage fury. The wind sent waves dastingover the bauk twenty feet high, Thereis some dan- ger that if the water continves to rise the river will overflow its banlks a a point north of Pacific Junction, and if it does it is feared that the town will be swept away. The B. & M. raillway recemly changed its division poiut from this city to the junction, but they are preparing to return to this point. People in the bottoms are preparing to leave for safety. Keg Creek, south of the junction, is badly swollen from rains and the backwater of the Missourl from this place resembles au immense lake. * The water 1n the Platte river tonight is reported to bo level with the top of the ap- proaches to the Missour1 Pacific bridge and it is feared that the structure will go out. South of this place, on the Missourl Pa- cific, the roadbed is very soft aud no trains are running except those positively necess sary. The new time card of the road canuos be put 1nto effect for at least two weoks. on LINCOLN AGAIN FLOODED. Residents of the Salt Creek Bottoms Driven from Their Homes. LixcoLs, Neb, May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnr Bee.|—The floods which lass week spread over the Salt creek bottoms were relapsed last night and today. Yestere Juy the waters rose slowly all day, but moss of the people hviug on the flats, who had returned to their homes, folt secure. Rain commenced falling in a torront shortly after 41 the afternoon and the down pour did nod ceaso urtil aiter 10 o'clock last night. At midnight the already high waters bggan to rise still higher. Couriers were sent from house to houso to warn the ine havitants of impending dange In two houses the water had riscn as many feet and many peoplo were compelled to fiee in their night clotbes. The police were notified and many families wero assisted to escape by the ofticers, The wind blow & pere fect burricane all night and many people were rescued with difficult; This morning the flood had risen at least 1wo feet higher than it did last week, The waters had crossed the Union Pacitio and Burlington tracks and extended as far east as Eighth street. It will be impossible to make an estimate of the damage until the waters recede. Nearly ten blocks of cedar blocks pavement were washed away or undermioed so badly that they will have to be relaid. The water invaded tho works of the Buckstaff Vitrified Brick company and put out the fires in the hulf-burned kilns, Mr. Buckstaff estimates nis loss at from §0,000 10 §5,000, Basement stores of soveral large wholesale stores were floodea. All railroad tracks were badly washed out and trains in and out were abandoued all day, Tho electric light plaut was injurea 8o badly that neither arc vor incandescont lights aro being furmished tonight. Waterloo In Great Danger, WaTeRLoo, Neb,, May 18.—[Special to Tns Bee. ] —County Commissioner Van Camp was called here this moruing to see to the repairs g of the grade just uortheastof town, where the high water had cut it out At this point tho wind is throwing the water three and four feet bigh, and it1s feared 1% will wash out the approaches to the bridge, The Eilkborn river raised avother eight inches auring the night, and is now backing the water up thbe ditches in town. It has ulso cut its way across the streot about on: half milo west of town, and it is feared th if the water still continues to raise as it is at present the river will change its course and run through the soutbern part of town an; join the main chaunel about two miles belo here, ' Neb., May 18.—[Special to Tn# rain sufl continues aad has alroady greatly interfored with the progress of tho season's work on the farws. Sma grain is in good condition, but the ground i too wet for corn planting. The Bazzlemangs Hazelet Chicory company made contr last fall for the planting of about 300 acres of chicory this season, but 80 far have beenm unablé to get in but & small acreage. If the ground dries sufiiciently by the midale of June they will finisn the work, The come pany will erect buildings for drywg the chicory aud maunufacturing it for the market, Cozap, Neb, May 15, —[Special to Tns Bee.)—The heaviest rain of the season fell Monday evening and a large portion of the town 1s under water, ‘I'no farmers here are gotung discouraged at the outlook for corn planting. JewMAN Grove, Nob., May 18,—[Special ‘Tue rainy weather the pask toTue Bre. mouth cultminated in & soaking deluge y terday and last uight. Duscay, Neb., May 18.—|Special to Tud Bk, | —Yesterday it rained all day and every- thing was floating. Farm hou near the Platte river are completely surrounded, To» day a strong gale Is blowing from the north wand dust and sand is fillog up the houses. A coruerib belougiug to John Engel was blown down sud completely destroyed. The wind snd dust is 50 bad no'oue dare venture out of doors. Iiusiness Is at & cowplete standstill, Cuete, Neb., May 18.—|Special Tel to Tue Bee.|—The 6-year-old son of dore Linken, & farmer living four miles north of here on the Biue river, was blown in lh& river by the beavy gale this woining eni droymed. Nepraska Ciry, Neb, Y |Special Telogram to Tus Bue. | ~The Missourl s g8