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- — % TWENTY=FIRST YE THE OmMaAHA DAILYy BEE AR. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNIN i MAY 20, 1892, 2 - e e —— _— — — e —, - " | 1 1 ¢ ¢ i " . | hine % rrisd out by the L W C\([F | of Philadelphia then got the floor and deliv N N ‘N \f \ r Buffalo, N. Y., from 800,000 to £:25,000. ( N lP N l N srpe | wsd clothy had bee, o It ou! h THE CGENERAL CONFERENCE | Stcas'scorimne hiniatatne fooe sad doie: | SILVER MEN IN ANGRY MOOD | B3 'sens moven o vouans ueriven s | COMING UP FROM THE WRECK | *areens aninat. romat¥8ieas broxen and deprecated the tendercy of some of | barbor appropriation. covered with slimo and | S, ‘ew pieces loft the delegates to trifle “with the mat- Further amendments ware agreed to, in- fit for Tatute use < . ter of electing these off:ial editors: | cluding: loserting an lll;mn((.'"uwlfnrn | " Uadoubtedie te tnoss RRL® incrdent of Methodist Legislators Spend Another Day | TCIER EAS Noen cast, ho said, that could moan | They Are Again Ruled Against by the | {hip canalio conhoh (R waiers of Lawcs | Sioux City People Strucline to Right | yuy ‘food fn this locsinty (2l Wiscoverod by in Belecting Their Editors, | Amanaa Smith, the coiored evaneelist, and | Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, | by the Smith's Cove route, Their Badly Da | Wiliam Burk, whose m gce is 618 Mr. Field suid he was mortified to think and _Increasing the appropriation for the Great AR | Morgan stn On leaviag \ouse yester- realize any member of the confersuco would | Kanawha river, West Vircinia, from §200,000 | dny morning the doors and WHEEs bad toon DR. BOWMAN YOUNG GOES TO ST. LOUIS | Fileule this good “woman by casting W | INCONSISTENCY OF THE DEMOCRATS | {08300 (tbe Hral dmooct recommended | GITUATION AFTER THE WATER LEFT | socuroly fastened. What w' ‘e surpriso — He ocalled upon the delegates to R"ducmklh:!”m;vr(‘vrm': n lor'lhu Sagi- S this morning to find A h;}r:\ > J{L‘ ‘x N \'\‘hu desist o such pxhibition | naw nver, Michig rom $100,000 to citchen. The flood had driv t through a Another Round at the Proposition to Re- | oghob | from canv =~ such = exhitiiion | ce of Tennessee and Mr. Johnson of | §15 00 ¢ = Damage Searcely Overestimated — One | o i — et < move the Time Limit on Pastors— apolauded. The question of publisting the fana Scold Thewm for li—Senators Inserting an item of 1,532 for making froe Street Cleared—Laborers ona Strike— | \ Ths sl intiination of dRGHeY yEsteNny Defeat of a Plan to Consolie names of the bishops who receivea scatter- 10 commerce the Sturgeon bay aud Lake At f ntima ROt J N date Educational Work, Eiections moved along with more celerity yesterday fn the Methoaist conference, owing to the very sensivle change that was made in the method of votng. ln- stead of caling the roll every time acd causing the tellers to run all over the house asthe various deldzations arose, the conference had all the deiegates stand when they got ready to vote, and then the tellers simply passed tho hat, tho dele- gates taking their soats as they deposited thoir ballots. It was a great time-saving ar- rangement M Dr. Arthur Edwards was declared ‘elected as editor of the Northwestern Advocate by the last ballot_taken Weduesaay, aud Dr. Jesse Bowman Young was elected editor of the Central Aavocate at St. Louis. The spics aud pleasantry of the day was furnished to a_coosiderablo extent by the colored delegates nominating caucidates for editor of the Southwestern Advocate, The elections and the diszussion of the time limit question will continue today. Chaplain McCabe's choir at the conference is becoming one of the atiractiots. It pays 10 be on hand at§ o'clock in the morning to bear the opening bymn, The chaplain no has two ladies und four gentlemen to assist bim. Their singing of ‘‘Savior Lead Me Lest I Stray,’” at the opening this morning, was exceptionally pleasing. Some More Election Contests. Mr. Amos Shinkle opened the mornin business with a resolution that, he said, would save at least §1,000. The resoiuti provided that auring the election proceedings all but delegates should bo excluded from the conference floor and that in voting all the delegates stand until the tellers passed them with the nat collectingthe baliot, thus doing_away with the call of tue roll in voting. ‘Theresolution was adopted The election of an editor of the Central Christian Advocate was taken up. Dr. Stewart of Kausas City nomivated Dr. Jesso Bowman You Elder Stack of braska nomiuated Chancellor C. F. Creign- ton. Dr. Masden of St. Louis, Dr. McElroy of Tiinots, Rev. J. C. W. Coxe, Dr. W. R. Good- win of lllivois, and Dr. W Swith of Jowa were nominated The dclegates bobbea up like quails out of a stubble field to second the various nomina- tions. he nominations of Dr. Jusse Bow- man_Youug, Dr. Creighton, Dr. G Dr. McElroy were particulurly well provided with reinforcements. This election created more excitement than anyth that baa preceded iu the election line. Before the ballot was taken Bistop Merrill announced the clection of Dr. Artnur Ed- wards as editor of the Northwesteru Clris- tian Advocate by the last ballot taken on the previous day. The first ballot for editor of the Central Advocate was then taken. Mr. Shinkle! scheme for balloting proved 1o ba a veritable time saver. The ballot was taken in four minutes, whereas by the old way of caling the roll it required nearly half un nour for each ballot. The first batlot resulted as follows: Dr. Young, 211: Dr. Creighton, 79; Dr. Coxe, 62: Dr. Smith, 45; Dr. McEiroy, 34; Dr. Madsen, 25: Dr. G No elcetion. Youne was elected on the second bal- eiving 300 of tne 462 votes, C. W. Smith was the only man nominated for the editorship of tné Pitts- burg Advocate. He received 441 of the 462 ballots cast. Will Have More Resolutions. Tho couference decided to recousider the motion by which the call for tha presenta- tions was shut off on May It was decided to have one more full rol! call for the introduction of resolutions, A report from the committes on the con- solidation of benevolences was then stot into the proceedings by a suspension of the reg lar order. It recommended that the Lduca- tioral society and the Freedmen's Aid aud sibera Bducational society be not consoli- ated. The report was adopted and again the friends of consolidation suffered defeat, While the regular order was suspended some oue got in a resolution calling for a call of committees which had reports ready to be handed in that they might be vrinted. Nominatious were made for editor of the Northern Advocats printed at Syracuse, Y. J. E. C.Sawyer was the only uominee. A report from the judiciary committee was run in upon the question asked by the bistops relatiug to the meening of the rules where they provided that one-third of either order conld call for _vote by orders. The question wus whether the rulcs meant one- tuird of all the members, one third of all resent or one-thira of all membvers voting, The committee decided that the rules meant ove-third of ali the members in_the nouse at the tume of the cali whetber they voted or not. The report was adopted. Tackled the Time Limit Again. Then the regular order was taken up. It was the discussion of the limit resolution touching the itizerancy. Rey. E. J. Gray of Peansylvania was op posed to the abolishiment of tue five-year limit. It would be drifting towara Congre- gationalism, he saia, and would break up the whole plan of itinerancy. He said the abol- odwin, 13; rest scatter- 1shment of the time limit might help the better class of churches but would be bard on the weaker churches. It would create au oligarchy, a despotism composed of the bishops and presiding elders, he said, to abohish the five-year limit. He therefore offered a substitute for the minor- ity report providing for the subumission of the question to the snnual conferences, LI L., A. Belt of Ouio, large, dignificd and impras- sive, arose at this point and asked what was going on. He sits in the suburbs of the con- ference hall and catches the arift of the de- liberations now and then when he makes special effor’ ia that direction. Elder Snank of Nebraska got the fioor and mwade a stirring specch in favor of abolishing the time limit on the pastorate. Ha said the time limit plan was & corpse and shoula pe buried. ‘The couference then took up the election of an editor for the California Christian Alvocate. The nominees were Dr. B, F Crary, the ivcumveut, and Dr. W Matthews, both of California. Colored Editor Chosen, Then the colored people were in it. The election of au editor for the Southwestern Christian Advocate interested them deepiy. Dr. A. E. P. Albert, the editor for \ne past four years, is 8 colored man. In factitis & Klw'r published especially for the colored fethodists, Rev. Shumpert nomi- nated Dr. A E. P Albert to succeed himself, Then the colored delegates had the coufereace all to themselves for halfan bour. Mr. Kuoox of Kentucky made & speech that sailed away into the clouds and part of it never camo down again He nomiuated Dr. E. W. 5. Hammond of Kentucky. The contest lay between Dr. Albert and Dr. Hammond, The colored bretbren spoke vVigorously and plainly. apd were heard ali over tbe bouse. Dr. Hammond was elected, the ballot re- sulting Hommongd, 244; Albert, ‘I'ie conferench took up the discussion of tbe time limit proviem aguin. Mr. L. M. Staw of lowa, alayman, was opposed 10 the removal of the time limit. He favored, rather, ® return to the three year hmit. He beld thst when pastors did not stay the full five years people usually asked about the cause of their transfer. Alarge number of pastors had to rest under a sort of sgma because they aid Dot Stay ibe full tive years. He favored the ides ollmwrmng 10 the three-year limit. Then the balloting cobuimued. Mr. Fiela | ing votes for the different editorships was also discussed. Some wanted the names omitted from the list, but the conference thought that it would not hurt the bist ops to see their uames printed receiving votes, the iist of those For the German Papers, Then came the election of an editer for tho Methodist Apolozete, tha (German paper pub- lished at Cincinnati.” Dr, William Nast, for many years editor of the Apologete, had de- cided 1o retire from the editorial chair. His son, Prof. A. J. Nast, was nominated for the position. Dr. J. L. Kestler was also nom- neted. Mr. Nast was elected The committee on church extension brought in 8 report favoriog the election of an addi- tional secretary for tha work. A minority report also came in recommend- ing that three assistant sccretaries be clected The conference got 1nto a snarl in trying to discuss this recommendation. Some held that to elect throe secretaries instead of one would involve & change in the law of the church, and that would have to lia over one day ana ve printea. It was finally decided that this was the situation. Dr. A.J. Leibhart was elected editor of the Haus und Herd.* Dr. C. H. Payne was nominated as corre- sponding secretary of the Board of Educa- tion. Dr. Brideeman d Dr. T. B. Neely were also nominated. The ballot was taken, and then the conference adjournad. CENTENNIAL CONGRATULATIONS, One Hundred Years Since the First Confer. ence Was Held, The delerates to the general and outsiders to the number of nearly 3,000 devoted a coupie of hours last evening to a potpourri of history, reminiscence, prophecy und general sermonizing, and the whole was labeled “Centennial Celebration of the Gen- erai Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.” And it wasn't very bad to take after all. As has before been stated, this teunial of the first general cor was held iu 1792, but it isn't the centennial conference, ot by several lifetimes. That won't come for about a dozen generations. Bishop Andrews presided last evening, and excepting the noticeable absence of the doudle row of b'shops and score or more of secretaries d assistaut secretaries who usually occu the platform, the scene at Eapositio might readily have been mistaken for a regular busines of the conferenco. But a mome: atteation would have demoustrated the difference. Iu addition to the devotional exercises and music five addresses were delivered, the gen- eral topic bewng subdivided as foliows: *The General Couference of 1782 Rov. 1. B. Neely, D.D., LL.D. The general confer- ences of tho century as related: ‘“To Edu cation,” Rev. C. F.” Creighton, D.D.; “To Missious,”” Rev. J. O. Pack, D.D.: *“To Moral Keforms,” Bistop C. D. Foss SROK Rev. J. W. King, D.D. The speakers were all listenzd to with close atention, and th ir remarks wera liver- ally applauded. The greater part of the large audience remained until the close of the program. Conference Gossip. Probably the best plums at the disposal of the conference have been given out, but there are still some left sufficiently juicy to cause a Lustle among the aspiriug brethren. One of these Is the posi'ion of secratary to the Board of Cuuren Exteusion. ~Dr. Willism P. Stowe, wbo failed of re-clection to the position of associate pub- lisher of the buok coucern at Cincinnat, is out for this, aud is riding quite a wave of sympathy. Lastuight be was very busy will prob- o the conference this morning at i of a reputable following, Dr, of Chicago, William Swindells of ohia, A. J. Kynett, W. ‘A. Speucer, Carter and others are in the race. yne, secretary of the Board ot Edu- cation of the church, begi to realize tnat be will not have a walk-over for re-election. A meeting in the interest of veteran mi ters will be held in Exposition hall Friday night. Special bymus will be sung by tne congregation, led by Chaplain McCabe, Solos will be sunz by Mrs. Torreus of tuis city and Chaplain_ McCabe, The speakers will be Bishop Merrill. Rev. Jay Beusoo !.am- ilten of New York. Rev. E. W. 5. Hummond, D.D., J. M. Backley, D.D., Judge Wiil iam Lawrenceand Hon. John Field. Bistop Androws will preside. Saturday will be Sunday school day at the conference is the cen- erence, which hall among the colorcd brothren and ably go i he: Metbodist conference. Chaplain McCabe will lead the music. The program will begin at2p. m. aod lastali the afternoon. Dr. Howwan Young, who was elected vesterday as editor of the Central Christian Advocate, will lecture next Tuesday night upon the battle of ich be bad the honor of at Exposition hail Gettysburg, takicg part. Th in w clegant bome of Dr. S. D. Mercer, at 3920 Cumilug street, was thrown open to the bishops and delegates to the geaeral confer- cnce with their friends last evening. The reception was frow 5 o'clock to 11, and dur- ing tbat time the pariors were thronged with guests. It was perhaps the first ime tbat almost every country on the globe was rep- resented at a social gathering in Omaha, American divines mingled with luymen from Europe and missionaries from the cofer- ences of Africa, Chiva ava Incia, Ligbt refreshments were served dining room and o huge bowl of lemousan graced a table in the ceuter of tbe uall The receplion was of an informal character and no speechmaking was attempted. The in the gucsts were Jdeligntfully entertained aod left with tne memory of a most enjoyable evening to cany back to tueir far away howes, Chase County's New Line. Imperial, Neb, May 19,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.|—A delegation composed of the leading business men of lmperial re- turned from McCook yesteraay, where they went by appointment to meet Mr. Perkius, president ot tne Chicsgo, Burhngton & Quincy, and after consulting with him garding the ironing of the grade througd bis county, were satisfieq from the assur- ance given by Mr. Perkius hat the iron would be laid within two or three months, Small grain looks well and corn is being rapidly pianted. SUrERIoR, Neb., 19.—[Special Tele- gram o Tie Bre.| —Tbe Omabs, Galveston & Kausas Central railroad commences oper- atious at this peint next Mouday. Ma; Upited Brethren at Kearney. Keanxey, Nev, May 19.— Spscial Tele- gramto Tue Bre.|—The ministerial asso- ciation of the United Brettren churcn, in- cluding delegates from the west Nebrasks conference, adjourned its two days’ session bere tonigut. * Educational maiters were discussed. itev. J. George, president of York college, delivered a lecture on *‘lntel- lectual Qualifications.” It was & fine inter- pretation of the subject. The visitors spent the afteruoon sightseeing. Winebrener- Auderson, Raxvorru, Neb., May 19.—[Special to Tue BEE. ] —At noon today occurred Loe masriage of M. N. Wiveorener to Miss Eaith Ander- son, both of Randoiph. The ceremony was performed in the Methodist Episcopal church, and was witoessed by a large gath- ering of frieads. The weddiug diorer w served at the Hotel Bougbn at2 o'clock. After an extended visit lu the vastern states, Mr. wed Mrs. Winebrener will return 10 this City, where the former i engaged iu busi- ness. Revise the River and Har- bor Bl Wasnixgroy, D. C., May 19.—The free sil ver men were greally aisappoluted today when the chairman of the committee of the whole sustained the point of order against Mr. Blind's amendment, and their disap- pointment was rencwed when the chairman also decided a modified amendment out of order. The decision left mauy of the silver men in an angry mood. ‘' third party received recognition this morning aud Mr. Watson of Georgia sent up to the clerk’s desk and had read tha terse resolution that the committee on ways and meaus be requested to report the sub- treasury bill. He asked unanimous consent for 1ts consideration, but Mr. Beltzhoover's demand for the “regular oraer” operated as an objection. After a [fruitless call of committees the house went into committee of the whole (Mr. Lester of Georgia iu the chair) on the sundry il bill, Bland’s Amendment Not In Order, The chair delivered his decision on the point of order made against the amendment offered by Mr. Bland yesterday for the coin- age of all silver bullion purchased and now in the treasury into standard silver dollars, the cost of coinage to be paid out of the seignorage, the remainder of the seignorage to be covered into the treasury. It was con- ceded, said the chair. that the amendment chan existing law, and therefore it would not oe in order unless, being germane, it reauced the amount covered by the bill; the clause related to the recoinage of abrased minor coins; the amendment related 10 the coinage of standard silver doliars. Tue chair was uable to ses how the amend- ment was germaue to the subject matter of the clause. Did 1t reduce the amounts cov- erad by the billl Tho mere fact thati struck from the bill the appropriation of £100,000 for the recoiuage of minor coins did not reduce the amounts, because it appro. priated the seignorage, which might amount 102,000,000, [t did not reduce the amount covered by the bullion and wight increase ex- penditures. He sustained the point of order and ruled out the amendment. Mr. Bland tuen re-offered his amendment with the proviso atiached to it, “tnat the cost of this cinage shall not exceed $05,000, 5,000 of which shall oe for the coinage of subsidiary silver asd $4,000 for standard silver dollars.” They Laughed at Mr. Pierce, Mr. Bland attached the proviso to the amendment in order to remove the objection of the chair that 1t did not reduce the amount £0 offered by tne bill. Cousiderablo discus- siou followed, and Pierce of Ten- nessee, led the debate away from the pownt of order and proceeded to read a lecture to his gemocratic colleagues. What, he asked, had come over ths spirit of their ream of charity! Was it going back on its record! A similiar amendment to the one passed had been offered oy Mr. Bland toasimliar clause in the sundry civil bill of Jast year. It bad been ruled out and an appeal had been taken, On sustaining the chair the vote stood, yeas, 103; nays, 127, Of the 127 negative votes, but nine were cast by republicans. Many of the aemocrats who bave voted nay weré on the floor today, and he haa scon them stand upand vote the other way. What had brought about the change! Was this con- sistency! ‘The people bad not-been deceived by auy such demagoguery as this. |Laugn- he chair said that bie had heard nothing to chaoge his opinion that the amendment was not germane: and be therefore ruled the amendment, &s modified, out of order. Mr. Blaud appealed from the decision, but the committee sustained the decision of the chair by a vote of 120 to 75. Lectured by Mr. Johnson. Johuson of Indiana, speaking to a_verbal amendment, ridiculed the democratic party for its uction on the silverquestion. He was several times interrupted by points of order that s remarks were Dot relevant to the question, but he managed to make himself heard and stated tuat he wanted to give the deigocrats free silver. The dewmocrats had let pass four oceasions on which they mignt have redeemed their free silvor pledge. The last occasion s today, when they might bave reversed the decision of the chair. Mr. Coggswell of Massachusetts offered an amendment appropriating §11,016,445 for con- tinuing the work of the Eleventh census, Mr. Sasres of Texas raised the point of order that tbls appropriation belonged to the general deficiency bill, but Mr. Dingley argued that it was in no respect a deficiency. The chair overruled the point of order. On e stanaing vote the ameudment was de- featea by 8 large majority—Reyourn of Pennsylvania voung with the democrats Tellérs were ordered, and the republicans having refrained from voting left the com- mittee without a quorum. The roll was called and 115 members re- sponded to thair names. When the teliers resumed tneir places the quorum vanished and anatter roll call was ordered, but befors it was completed an amicable arrangement was_effoctod, tho fur- ther call was dispeused with and the amend- ment was rejected. The committes arose ana the bouse adjourned. IN THE S| Navigation Laws Amended—The River and Hurbor Bl Wasnixgroy, 0. C, May 19.--Mre. Mec- Pherson gave notice that when the river and narbor appropriation bill should be brought before the senate for consideration he would move to recommit it to the committee on commerce, with instructions to report it back with such amendments as will exclude from it all authorization for mew contracts for material and work, and as will also pro- portionately reduce by 50 per cent the entire awount aporopriated. The bill exewpting American coastwise vessels, piloted by their licensed masters or by & United States pilot, from the obligation 10 pay state pilots for services not rendered was taken up. Mr. Butler offered an amendment repeal- ing such parts of the navigation luws as pre vent the purchase by cilizens of the United States of ships in foreign countries, and the right to register and fly the American flag. On motion of Mr. Frye the motion was laid op the table—il to 13- Tne bill was thea passed without a di- vising, Tbe conference report on the sale of Kla- math reservation was agreed 10, Mr. Aldrich offered & resolution (which was agreed to) abohshiog the office of prin- cipal executive clerk of the senate and plac- ing tbe entire clerical force of the seuate in the secrctary’s office. The River and Harbor Bill. The river and harbor appropriation bill as thea tuken ur and M¢. McPberson made the motion of which be bad given notice. Mr. Doiph moved to lay the motion oo the table. Agreed to—yeas, 42; nays, 6 (Harrls, Kyle, Mcrherson, Paddock, Palmer and Vilas). Amendments reported from the commitiee on commerce iucreasing appropriations were agreed to, amoug them being: lncreasing the apuropration for Savine Pass, Texas, from $300,000 to §350,000. luserting ao item of $15,000 for a chauuel in Gelvesion bay, Texas. Reaucing sppropristion for & barvor at T Michigan ship canals. Inserting an ftem of $10,000 for a susvey for a canal connecting Lake Superior und the Mississippi river. On the Hississippl Increasing the appeopriation fof the care and maintevance of the reservoirs at the | head wuters of the. Mississippi river from £30,000 10 $30,000. Reducing the appropriation for the Missis. sippi from the mouth of the Ohio to Minne- apolis from §1,500,000 to #1,00),000. Reducieg the appropriaticn for the Missis- sippi river from the head of the passes o mouth nf the Ohio river from #2,500,000 to $2,000,000 (the amount first recommended by the committe havine been $2.500,000). Reducing the aporopriation for a ship chatnel in the snatlow connecting waters of the great lakes between Chicago, Duluth and Buffalo from 800,000 to §575, 000, Reducing the approvriation for the Mis- souri river fromn its mouth to Sioux City from £300,000 to $500,000: also a number of cnanges for increases and decreases. An item was insertad of £157,500 for the Columbis river at Three Mile ranids. All the committes amendments having been disposed of the bill went over until to- morrow and the senate apjourned. INESE EXCLUSION, c Mouey Needed for Its Enforcement—Wash- ington News Notes, Wasmizarox, D. May 10.—Assistant Secretary Spaulding has written a letter to Representative Loud, expressing the opluion that £160,000 will be required for the entorce- ment of the Chinese exelusion bill, approved on the Hth inst,-of which £59,000 will be needed to defray the expenses of the regis- tration. He bas intimated the expense of enforcing the provision ia rezard to impri cnment of Chinese couvicted for unlawful entry £200 per capita or 50,000 per annum. The secretary of state has been ofticially notifiea that the republics of Parazuay and Santo Domingo have joived the bureau of Auerican reoublics. The bureau has re- ceived {uformation that the exposition com- missioners of Ecuador baye hiad constructed a fac simile of the famous palace of the Inca Peroa for the World's fair. General Schofield received a telegram from General Stanley this moruing, saying that a small band of Mexiean revolutionists had crossea the Rio Grande inte Texas in the vi- cinity of Fort Ringgold ano that he had sent troops in pursuit of them. The pres.dent and Mrs. Harrison returned today. Mrs. Harricon is very v not derive much benefit from th The comptroller of the eurrency has called for a report of ail national banks at the close of business on May 7. The senate committee on commerce tolay decided to report the North river vridge bill advers ¥ BERING SEA ARBITRATION Who the United States Representa Wil e, . Wasmisaroy, D. C., Miy 19.—T¢ is learncd at the Dopartment - of Stute - that the American parsoauel of the Bering sea arbi- tration has been fully daéided upon. As heretofors snnouaced, the arbitrators es on the part of the United States are Justico M. Harlan and Seaator Jobhn T. Morean, Ex-Minister John W. Foster is the agent of the United States. He will have charge of tbe preparations of the case and be the official representative of the Urited States before the_board of ar- bitration. The counsoi of the United Statas cousists of ex-Minister Phalps, James C Carter of New York ana Judze Heary Blodrett of Chicago. By tho terms of the treaty the case of each governmentis to pe submitted by cach by the Ist ol September, counter cuarges by tho 7th of December, and the printed argument of counsel by the 7th of January, at which last date the board of arbitration will bold its meeting in Paris. Rt SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS. Alliance Men Frateratze with State Convention, Corvania, 8. C., Mag 19.—The following delegates to the Chicago couveation were elected by the South ‘Caroliua democratic state convention, with but small opposition : Governor Tillman, Senator Irby, G, William Stokes, president of the state farmers al liance, and W. Jasper Talbot, state ulliance lecturer. g First District Delegates—Theodore Joyce, jr., Charleston; C. M. Eifird, Lexington. Second—Jubn Gerry, Evans Aiken, A, M. Youraan, Humpton. ¢ Third—J. H. Abveville, D. K. Norris, Au- derson. Fourth—B. F. Perry, Greenville; R. W, Harris, Union. ; Fifth--E. J. Cunnisgham, Chester; I. J Floyd, Kershaw. Sixth—E. Tingal, C E house, Marion, nth—H. K. Thomas, ¢ Doar, Georgetown, Mr. Donaldson, & leading alliunce man, was unauimously electedl & memver of the national executive committee. 1tesolutions pledging the dewocracy of South Caroiina to the support of the omitee of the Chicago convention were adopied, also a pledge 10 sunport the uominees of the state nomiuating couvention ia Septewber. Colonel John C. Haskel!, a one-armad con- federate, the leader of 'the minority, was scathingly attacked bv John Gary Evans a young leader of the alliance element. Coloner Haskell was valled an in a lion skin. and retorted by. ealling Evans, a puppy, ete. Virginia Democrats Split. Ricoymoxn, Va, May™ 19.—The following delegates were eleotod by the state demo- cratic convention to We astional convention : First District—T. Smith, Fraok Fletcher. Second Distriet—Dr. J,ln Bryasat, Wil- liam Young. H Thnird District—Charles M. Meredith, B. L. Stone, Fourtn District—B. Bbenford, W. McKio- uey. Pifth District - O. W. Dudley, W. M. Sam- ple. xth District—Caries Flass, Wood Boul- den, jr. Seveuth District—M. Walton, S, B. South- all. Eighth Districi—J. F. Ry J. G Ninth District—Hensy Stuart, Faulkerson. Tenth District—Taylor Berry, W. W. Pax tou, Of these, the First, Seventh, Niaoth, Tenth andone of tne Third and Eiguth districts are for Cleveland, tbe Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth aud ond of tue Eighth being anti-Clevelaud. Holmes, Coorad and R. chosen electors-al-ierge. Basil B. Gordon was elected chairman and tke convention 100k & recess uatil 9:3) p. m. Them in rendon J. stack- smpter; Josiab Gibson, SRl C. Kent were Third Party Men, Da> %, IlL., May 19, —The people's party state convention was cailed to order today by Lester A. Hubbard of Chicago, chairman of the state ceutral cowmities. A Zciogation from every daistrict but the Fifsb was i at- tendance. Colensl Nortog of 3% 2ugo was made temporary elsirman and W. £ Robin son of (ireen tamporary secretary Committees of oue from each district were selectod on credentials, resolutions aud per- m speat organization, aftcr which the con- veution sajourned 1o ¥ p. m. Captain Allea Varver of Edgar county was nominated for eongress io the Fifteenth district, Some of the of the ¢ s gular At DI Siovx Crty, Ta, May 1 pecial Tele- gram to The Bre.|—It is clear touight, after a thorough review of the day's work, that the damage by the flood has not been overes- timated, although some of the reports sent out from nere by mnewspaper correspond ents have been highiy scusational and greatly exaggerated. The tetal loss not fall below &1.500,000. This esti mate includes the damage to the railroad tracks up the Floyd valley for thirty miles. Attempts to report dumage have been made strenuously ail day, but little scems ‘0 have been accomplished, so great is the task. With the first gay of dayhght people who could get to their Lomes which had been filled with water yesterday began the discouraging work of get- ting out their damaged goods. All day long hundreas labored to put their disordered and despoiled houses to rights. Others searched here and there for househcld effects and property whioh had been carried aw The railroad companies sent out wrecking crews in every directior and employed great gangs of men to belpstraighten up the tracks which are indispeusable to the use of their yards. Laborers Become Avaricions. The men were to be paid £1.25, but they soon struck for an advance of 25 cents, which was conceded. In struck for £2 u day kee & St. Paul was the only compan yielded, and some of the men promp work. quit Other gangs of men wece started in to clear the debris about the bridges, but this is herculean work. The strect commissionera this afternoon organized larze numbers of laboring men to clear the streets so as to make them pass- able, beginning with Fourth street and working eastward. The meihod is to take up the planking, scantling end scattered blocks and pile them in the center of the strect on the street car tracks. The sidewalks, so far as they can be recovered, are roughly put in place. All this materiat is to be cartod away later and preserved. In this way overa i of Fourth street was cleared by nightfal and made someswhat passable. A street will first be cleared all tho way to the packi bouses. Later the work of paving will begin Repuiring tho Stock Yards. D. P. Hedgss, president of the ted Stock Yards company, estimates ths loss to the stock yards and packing houses, includ- ing bridges acd tracks, at between $100,000 and §500,000. The Ceatral stock yards, which were consolidated- with the Uulon yards last fail, were not much injured. The Union Stock Yards company and the packing houses bhave promptly lsid plans for rebuilding and repairiog damage. The Union yards, which are on the west bank of the Floyd, will be rebuilt as rap- idly as possible. Ia the mesatime the Ceutral stock yards, which uow belong 1o the Unton company, and which are ou the east bank—the same bank with the packing houses—wiil be used to receive hogs just as soon as the packing houses start and connections are made with the railroads, It is hoped that the hive stosk muriet can ba opened 1n the first duys of next week. A bridge will be built over the Flova by the stock yards company to conuect the old Union yards the bridge will be com- pleted as soon as the yards are finished. A special scavenger force will be engaged to remove the dead animals, of which great numbers are scattered over the flooded districtnearer to the river. Nothing could be doue today, and the hot sun caused u ter- rible stench, Organized Charity, Relief work is going forward with effect- ive rapidity. About 2,000 persons have been fed at public charge. Upper floors of large uvuildings were engaged last night cots were ranged on the fioors for women and cuildren, Several hundraa were thus pro- vided for last night. The cots were aired and were ready again for use tonight. A joint meeting of committeswen of all the committees was held at the Peavey Grand at 2:30 this afternoon, o perfect a more thorough organization. It wasthe scuse of the meeting that the aistribution of relief must be carried on with great care. A general retiot committee was coustituted, to which all otber committees are subject. Aliapplica- tions for relief must be made to iis nead- quarters. Special policomen will take each case and investigate 1t, and on their recom mendation reiief will be given, A dispatch was received from Goverror Boies today asking if outside relief was needed aud to what extent. After con- sideration, Mayor Pierce, with the concur- reuce of the committees, returned this reply R1ovx 017y, In.. May 19, 1802 —To Governor Boles, Des Moines: Situat on not as serious us generally reported. Citizens are organizea and feel confident thit thev can meet the sit ation without ald and have enough left for a corn paluce. Some Singular Incidents, The flood was attended by the ustal strange incidents. Perbaps the strangest of all is the reported rescueof the 5-year-old child of Mrs. Wast this evening. The motber, bolding the child, was swept down the flood yesterday afternoon and was caught and saved Dy & man at the Milwaukee bridge, but the child was carried on by the torrent and was supposed 10 be drowued. But it is tonight reported to be found alive on tue bottom below the Silberhorn packing house, where its foot caughbt in an immense pileof aebris. The foot is badly hurt, but the child was miraculously saved alive, One tall fellow was saved from his bouse pear Fifth and Morgan streets. The water came there sosuddenly that when he went back into the house after conveying his fam- ly to a place of safety he found mmself imprisonea like s rat in @ trap. The water rose rapidly and he could not eveu escape through the windows, lu 8 desperate effort be kicked aud tore a hele through the plaster and lath of the ceil- ing and made bis way into a low blind attic witbout & window. Then with bis heavy boot he kicked off the siding and crawled o the roof, from whence Le was rescued in & boat. What Their Homes Are Lik Asample of the interior of the bomes thereis weli illustrated by that of J, E. Hills, whose house was floated from tne corver of Eigbtk and Morgau up onw the approach of the Seventh street bridge. Toe torrent of water bad burst open the doors snd broken the win- dows. Much of the furniture 2,000 shrep confined in the hog division of the Central yards were burried off to places of safety on the hills near Sawyer's bluff and all were saved List of the Victims, fhose known to be drowned aro: GEORGE COX. aged 4 years EORGE C, MILLARD, aged 62 ELLIE ANDERSON ANK HENDERSON and baby 3 weeks THOMAS FITZGERALD. OLIVER HOBLETT. Duughter and son of E % respectively. Those reported drowned by persons claim- ing to have been eyo witnesses are: A P M'CLAREN MRS H. WICKS, MRS PETER RASSMU ron. Leonard, uged 0 and and two entld- Two men, unknown, drowned on Fourth street, near Fa'rmont avenue bridze. An unknown man drowned at the north ond of Soux Cliy. An unknown man in 1 house on lower Fifth street, Several chidren tawilies. and infantsof unknown Sad Search by Thousands, Several thousand peovle closely followed the receding flood to search for their homes and misslng ones, They bad to flee so rapidly that everything had to e left behind and the loss oy the water, even where the dwelliugs wers not carried away, will o very large. Every- thingz 18 soaked and ruined and smasted by the waves or by timbers harled along by the current. What made the damage worse was the reluctance of those who were farthest from the river, aud who were warsed time, to save a great deal of pro water rose on Fourth street twelve blocks further than people believed it was possi ble, and many tradesmen left toeir stock untouched when th have saved a part of it (¢}4 course thero was no escape for shoplkeepers on Lower Fourth street below tho tracks of of the Chicago, St. Paul, Mianeapolis Owaba compauy r fificen miles below Sioux Cit banks of the Missouri riverare crowded with people who ara engag2d i saving lum- ver and other valuable material which has floated down. Oue has fished out nearly two cars of lumber sinco yesterday. & Great Damuage to Rallroads, The damage to the railroad compani be greater than early estimates. Lvery road that enters o city suffered. tracks of ail the roads and ar were more or less washed out. 1'he Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha gots off with less than the others, but its track up the Floyd river is washed o1t in many places for a distanca of thirty milga. Its roundhouse was greatly damaged the nighbt before the flood. The Sioux City & Northern is almost wiped out 50 far as the Sioux City end of the tracks is concerned. Fora long distance its bridges ana culverts are out and the track carriod away. Its roundhouse is a total wrock. The turn table was taken up, overturned, and the iaterior of the circle filled with mua and debris. While the walls badly injured the roundhouse of the Chi- ago, Milwaukee & St. Panl was likewise greatly damaged. On the west side of the bridge the damage 1c railroad property was evea greater. The etwork of tracks in the railroad yards was washed completely out down to the nortn end of the Central yards, whore they were wound together and twisted in a wonderful manner. Box and cattle cars were over- turned snd damage done which will take moxths to repair. Some Personal Experiences. Mrs. Murtin Hiachey was taken from a all shauty which lay on its side just below Fourth strest near Division, this moraing. Tue shanty had flosted a distanco of two blocks aud Mrs. Hicehoy, who is 72gyoars of age, bad only saved herself by puttinga trunk upon & table and standing on that During a great part of her imprisonment the water was up to her waist. Aaron Johnsen, who accompanied A. G. Anderson in the rescue of the family of F. T. Henderson at Springdale yesterday afternoon, was rescued last evening from the willows. He was the only survivor of tho boat load of six thut ieft the Henderson bouse. A woman by the name of Bacon lving on the cast bauk of the Floyd became insano at the sight of the torrent. Tonight the body of Frank Heuderson was recovered. Awful Force of the Waters, As one approaches the Floyd river from the west and in the vicinity of the stock yards near the mouth the damage increases. It is impossible yet to get 1o the yards or to esti mate the damage there and in that vicinity. But six or eight blocks avove there 1= evi dence of the surpassing violesce of the water. Abcut eight to ten vlocks above the inter- section of the river and Fourth street the current scooped out @ deep channel right through residences There were sbout thirty houses, some of toem large and well built, They were wholly carried away and not even a vestige of the foungation is left. Heavy objects like large range stoves were carried several blocks. Just below 1s the iron bridge of the Chica- go, Milwaukeo & St. Paul, and against it lodged 8 tremendous mass of debris. Here houses were smashed to kindling wood and it is bheaped up with furoiture, railroad ties, piles acd dead animal. Just two blocks below is the iron bridge of the elevated raiiroad and hereis another sim- ilar lodgment. Itis believea that buman bodies will be found in the masses.§ Reached Its Greatest H OrrvMwa, Ia, May 10. -1t is b flond here has reached its maximum, ucless there is a repetition of the bicavy rainfall of the past week. The watcr reached the high- est point at 2 o'clock this morniug, and since bas been slowly receding. The Kerr barrel and box factory was iu great danger, becauso of a break in the dike. Ten more inches would fiont the whole plant iuto the flood The traius on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road are practically oa time again, buttbe Wabash and KRock Island trac three miles west are still under water. Damage Near Boone, lowa. Booxs, la, May 19.—The rivers are all swollen bere as they have not been siuce the floods of 1576 and wany bridges are washea awav. The water covers all the lower tracts of land. — NUMBER 337, | WRECKED BY A Ill'RRlC;\):é - Fearful Dan of Mauritins, pon the Island AN APPALLING NUMBER OF CASUALTIES People € g Tim Wrecke Lou ashed by Falling Walls and Fly. s~ Crops Rulned — Vessels in the Harbor of Port Scenes of Desolation, rocolved here hurricace, une ico, passed over that Loxnos, May Advices from Mauritius state that a precedented iu 1ts viol islaud on April 20, causiag enormous dame A0 to suippiug. A majority of the vessels at the island were blown ashors. Tho weste ern balfof Port Louis, tho capital, was de- vastated. Houses were blown down, gigantio trees were uprooted, and that part of the town was about wiped out of existence. Tho loss of life was appalling. A lasge number of persons were caught in tho faillng tim- rs and crusbed to death, while others lost their lives by being struck by fiying debris while they were attempting to escapo. The roar of the galo was deafening and peopls rusbed to and fro in aimless confusion, with 1o ldea of what they were doing. and in [ts Awfaloes The rain fell in torrents, the thunder crashed in awe-napiring volleys, while the flashes of lightning were blinding. Never before iu the history of the island kias such & warring of tho elomonts been known and never was thero such widcsproad fear among the inhabitants, The exact number of dead is not known. Every effort is being made by tho authorities to alleviate the sufferings that have been caused by the storm and they have issucd orders for military tents to be dis- itea tri to shelter the homeless and food is being given to those who lost everything by the storm. About hall the crops of rice, vepper and sugar have been de- and the loss is extremoly heavy. Muuritius tas beea noted for its violent and destructive burricanes, but this one ex- ceeds in destructiveness any hitherto known. The falling barometers gave warning of the approach of the storm, aud taking warning from previous gales everything possible was doneto minimize the damage, but when at last the gale burst all precautioas proved of no avail. The ships in the barbor sent down their topmasts and extra auchors, and cables were put out, but so fierce was the storm that the cables parted like puck throads and the vessels wera dashed upon tho coral reofs that are so dangerous to navigzation about the 1sland. Thrown Upon the Coral Reefs. Amonz the vessels that were stranded were the following: The Dritish steamer Peuakotu, 2,200 tons, from Calcutta. She was only slightly damaged. The British steamwer Uwmballa, 1,242 tous, from Bombay and Zanzibar went on the reef and was sub- sequently floated with slight damage. The bark Iham Wiison from Mealbourne also went ashore, as did the British steamer Oailanas, from Zaozibar, tho German schooner Paula, from Bowbay, and tho Dutch bark Princess Wilhelmina, from Chettagoon. All these vessels were slightly damaged. The vessels still aground ure the British bark Strathpre from Port Natal, the British ship Leander, the British ship Aconcagua from New York, the British shio Queen of Scots, whose sailing port is not given, the British ship Eurydics from Chettagoon, the British steamer Amaranth, sailing port not given, and the British steamer Gladiator. ESCAPED A WALL OF WATER. perience of a Train on braska Midiand, LixcoLy, Neo., May Special o Tas Ber.]—Oune of the most disastrous washouts onthe B. & M. lines running into Lincoln was repertea near Firth, in the southeast- ern part of this county. It was caused by & fall of water very similar to a cloudburst and imprisoned the train from Nebraska City for thirty-six hours, it not arriving until this moraiug. Engine:r Mingel of the delayed train says that when two miles south of EFirth the water on the track becams so doop that the fires were endangered, Taking their lanterns he and Conductor Lyman walked on ahead and discovered scveral breaks in the track. At that instant 4 loud roar was heard and flasbing their lanterns in the direction of the sound, they were horrified to see coming down a wide draw & wall of water nearly cight feot bigh, Backed Out in a Hurry, The passcogers were panic stricken. The noise of the rushing tcrreat, the terrible wind and the darkness of the night made the situation all the more unpleasant. The tralu was unable to go either forward or backward and it was not until daylight tnat the cars could be backed iuto Sterling. At that place the condition of the track was reported and orders received to run the train to Lincolo via. Tecumseh ana Beatrice, Spriveing into the cab, the eigine was re- versed aud backed away not a moment to0 500D, for in anotber ipstant the great mass of water, carrying with it trunks of trees and debris, struck the track where tue train had stood a moment Lefore and toro up the track as easily as if the rails and ties had peen muke of wood and paper and bailasted with loose saund, Thrilling E the WATERLOO INUX DATED, The Elkhorn River Runni Town's Main Stre WaTERLOO, Nebd., May 1 Special Tele- #ram to Tue Bek. | —The Elkborn river has risen uutil now the water stands three feet deep o the main street in tows, and is still risiug at the rate of balf an inch every bour, A great portion of the water has left the mawn chaonel ball & mile west of towa and is rushing down Nortb Froug street, carrylng sidewalks aud everytbing that is in any way loose away withit. The citizens are now using boats aud rafts to got to the stores. The merchauts are piling &ll their loose goods that bave been standing on the floor up on their counters with the hope of saving them, The railroad grade is saving the southern portion of the town, the culverts vot being large Through the enough to carry water suficient 1o flood 1t to any extent. No estimale can be given at present as o the damage done. Iu the private houses on the north side of town they are pulling up their carpets aund one or Lwo familics have moved cut entirely to avoid the water, Elsewhere lo Nebruska. SUrERIOK, Neb,, May 1 special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. ) —Superior's seven lines of rallroad are s&ll iu good rusning order to- day. Farmers are plaoting corn today. No bridges were wasbed out sud everything is lovely. Dussag, , May 14— [Special to Tan Bee.|—Jimmy, the 15-year-old son of W.J Eston, probate judge of Owe county, bad & Yersy LGrrow escape by drowoing yesterdsy

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