Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 21, 1892, Page 2

TH DAILY 5 OMAHA B ATURDAY, MAY 2-TWELVE PAGE TALKING ABOUT THE TRIP Dave Rowe Unbosoms Himself Concerning the Rustlers' Eastern Expedition, BIG CROWDS COME OUT TO SEE THEM ood Tall Playing, Hard Luck, Poor Um- pires and Worse Weather Mived Uncle Anse Has Landed His Colts In Third Place, HE OMAHA baso ball team got in from yesterday afternoor h in the ver Indianapolis arty, healthy and best of spirits. has tearn L in it the impro ral wor bat, in the flold and its last gamo here, 8 dis now playing as strong oall, If not stronger, than any in tho league, which it will endoavor to domonstrate in tho @amo with St. Paul this afternoon. In speaking of tho trip last night Munagep Rowo observed : “We opened up at Toledo in the presence of nearly 4,000 people, notwithstanding the woathos was decidedly inclement. The grounds are now and yot in anything but good condition on account of the rains, On e tirst day we played thore tho mud was nearly anklo doop, making good fioldiag almost an impossibility, but as unomaious as this may appear, wo made but ono orror, n wild throw to tho plate by Iitzgerald, which contribued largely to our defeat, Sunay, thy seccond aay, wo playod to 7200 paid admissions. The erourds wero but very little better, and wo pullod out easy winners by a scoro of 6 tod The third game was postponed on nccount of rain and the following day wo went down to Colum bus The grouuds while wo were the rainy and disagreeable, and hero wo only got in two games, losing bot T'ne attendance at both of theso waimes was simply astonish i, boing away anead of what wd oxpected considering the condition of tho weathe Columbus out batted us, and that is tho whols secret in a nut sholl, AL Miwankee, strango as 1t ck the only kool weat tirst gamo was on Saturday, there being 2,300 spoctators prosent. The Brewers us 4 to 1, by reason of very genoerous umpiring on the partof Corcoran, who would bo ore at home in & brick vara than on the bail field, The game should have veen ours 1100, he Sunday game was o were 8,500 people in the stands, and for their especinl caifieation wo shut 'em ont. Viek- ery pitched a heromenal gaime, and o member of the team plavod perfect ball, ou new man, Joo Visner, showing up strong, “Phe last game on the trip was the this with Milwaukee, and azain wo wou 6 10 You see, wo nover (ost sight of tho fact that scaxon before lnst Milwiukeo w gave Omaha a game, and wo resolved to sort o' even up au old grudse. *How do 1 find things in the other citios? Well, thoy are very enthusiastic, espacially 10 Toledo and Coluinbus —they are fairly buse ball daft. Iu fact, | be fiere 1s more in torest 1 the game this vear i all the cities we visited than 1 can vemember of in yoars, thare are very n 0 the w co, by ather was cold, was, we * on the 1rip beay corker. There In Indianapolis we would have had crowds, as they aro hungry for bail but Jupiter Pluvius shut us out, only day we went out to ibe crounds At was raining ba Jrople on haud, but'we wero unablo to plas. ndianapohs, in fact, haven't played but ono game since their western trip, aud they had 10 go to Fort Wayne to play that. *A8 1o the disposition of the St. Panl club 1 cannot say, as the matter Las not beon ae cided as yel. Bither Denver or Fort, Wayno Will ot the club. Tho vattery tod d, yet there were fully 1,000 ay will bo Darby and West- lake. The téams will face each other about as follow: Omaha. St Pau Durhy A Wadsworth Westlnke, Colins Rowe Motz Sholbo . Holiand Coliony Alvord iiks Smith Visner Suteliffe Rolly Ho ' riey Camp hiddle Donaghue i1l be cutied av 3:30, Deaver May Get 1t, 10ams, 0., May 20, —[Spe o Tie Ber [ Prosidont Wil the Wostern leaguo today sizmed [raik Gonins, the oaticlder of the” St Lowts Browns, and nassigned him to the Indisnapolis club, whero ho wiil play short. It ook 0w as i tho 5§ The gar c club would be transferred to Donver instead of 1Port Wayne, Ind., as the provosition received to. quy is vory favorable. 1t emvraces the pay ment by the Deuver Teaction comp. the losses ana current expeases ine Bt Paul club, amounting to about 2,3, The oer of President iobinson in bohalt of Fort Wayne did not contemplato the expend- ftire of one-fourth tais amount for the club and franchise, urred by tho LONAL LEAGUE, NA T e Anse Lands s Team Within Baitling Distuiee of the Top, Cmcado, (1L, May 20 —The Colts jumpea W0 thitd place tday by defeating tho Spiders, Davies started in tike s a winner, but was hit very bard in tho third and fourth uud knocked out in the Hfth, Lettger pitebing the batance of the g Weather very coid and cloudy. Attendanee 300, Seore: o 040 1 p 0 0 0¥ 1=k \a 08001000 -y heago, 11 Cloveland. 4. breor Clevelnnd, 4. Earned rins: umbert and sehrove nd Zimwmer me. Chi- Chicag o Davles Pirtsneng, Pa, May 20, kpocked outof the box in 1ho Duryea takivg his pl The Pittsbur baved ot o vicetory, ughn caught his first National leaguc game. Weatber fine, 524 10000 - A NI G PO 0; Cinelunath, 0. Epr Hitterios: W wne, Duryen and Corat dolnts, Yous, M 0.--The Giants and £Brovlyn play c st game togethor at Easteru park, Beookiyn, tday in cola, bleak Swostier, In'spiteof the wea For the at * teadunco was 3,18, “Brookly 201104000238 Now \or 20010000 -6 § Al Brooklyn, Ui Now York, 7. Errors: 31 ol Ly Now Yol 12 Earied runs ok ivn, 45 Now Y Butierios: Fouts avd Dakieyi Rusie and Bog R at Bo-r Mass., May 20, -‘I'be ,Washington Bud 10sion game postpoied: rain Phillios Down the Orioles, Prianrirni, Pa, May 20, Philado!phia sbutout Baltinore al wround playine. Weathier fair. Scoro: Philadoiohin B ithaore 1its: Philaded ra: Philudalp) B e¥uint und ¢ s afternoon by g Atteudance, 11,305 Standing of the Toams WENTERN LEAGYR > L I8 3 Ouiaha. i A iwist el A 11 1008 A Minneapotiy 1 411 § 8 i indianapolis s NATIONAL {HAGUL i Lo 1 s 1 Beririw S0k8 e 4 6 400 Promwont Rearnoy ... ! 4 W Pluttanionth and Island’. § o T rliny. Western lesgue: St Paul at Omaha, Co- lumbus st Toledo, Indianapolis at Milwau- koo, Kansas City at Minneapolis, _National leaguo: New York at Brooklyn, Baltimore at Philadeiphia, Washington at Boston, Cincinnati at Lomsville, St. Louis at Clave- land, Pittsburg at Chicago. State league Kearnoy at Hastings, Plattsmouthgat Grand Island SPEED RINC Good Racing at St. Louls in Spite of the Hain, St Loris, Mo, May 20.—Four thousand people attonded tho races today, whils six races were pulled off. Intermittent showers 11, but were not enough to spoil the sport. favorites and outsiders divided the h rs. Joe Ldwards, against whom the porilous odds 30 to 1 were laid, landed tho first race in a hot finish with Billy Smith, & weli supported second ctoice. All the events were filled and the sport was quite oxoiting, four of the winners having to fight despor ately for their rights, 1iinz, six furlonzs, Billy Sn 'he oleht start second one-hatf furl Sucond and nzs. 1 SEATLErS: QUIver (7 to 10) won, Uentury t ceond. Montana Belic m third Tiird race, selifng, sIx furlongs, ton start- ers: Baron (7 to % won, Doubttul (2 to 1) sec- tehn Francs third, Time: 1:10 Fourth race. one mile. nine starters: Highe ool o 1 won, May Hardy (12 to 1) second, Brazos 3 to 2 third, Timoe: 1 1fth race, saven and one-half furiongs, seven starte I (5o 2) won, Lappy Days (10to 1) second, Eolem third. Timet 114015 Sixth race, six fariongs, handicap, nine sturters: 1. Knieht (1) to 1) won, Servitor 0 to 2 second, Wightmun (4 to ) third. Tlme: [BLE Bad Weather at Gravesend, Guavesesn, Lo L, May 20.--The attend- ance today was small op account of bad weather, notwithstanding the fact that the rich Maturicy was one of the races on the card. ‘Thio race resulted in an upsot for tho talent. Russell appeared to have a first mortguge on tho prize, but ho was with- drawr: and Reckon substituted. The latter frotted a good deai at tho post and at the end sho was not one, two nor threo: First r W five furlongs: Merriment won In «ndiop by Six tengths, Little Mid (10 to 1) seo- ond, Sie Riehards thid, Time: 1:04, sccond raee, one mile and one-sixteenth Warpath a drive, Westehester 5 to 1) sec @Gto n third, Time wile and one-quarter; Banquot 1 won in a galiop, Tammany 8 to 1), 13 Ui ty handicap, “one mile aod a furion Kifekor won in whipping iinish by w neck, Willio L. second by thre len ths, Pafeview third, Thie: s Vifth race, 81X furiones: Walcolt (710 5) won I galion, Onward 6 to 1, second, Kings- Uridee third. Tlme: 1 SINUL race, one mile: Barefuot won in gallop by throe len Algoman (10 to 1, soc- ond, Blizzard 6t 1 ed, ilmes 1T Closinz at the Dowas, Lovisvirie, Ky., May 20,1t was got-away day at the Churchill Downs ond a few hua- ared only braved the cold, miserable weather. Tho track was decp in mud, yet four out of five of the favorites ran first. They wora ull, however, at prohibitivo odds anda ver, little mo: as lostor won, Tn a fighting finish, Wadsworth won the Pall City_staios by u nose from Kindora, who in the mud should be watched. Torrent took the first raco, Too Quick the sccond, Iugenie tho tuird and Major Tom tho lust. First race, seven-eighths of a mile, six starters Torrent wor Orvilie second, Bag- Plpe thied. Time: 1, Second race, fiv chths of start "oo Quick won, Vev Patmer third, Time: 130 e Fail City stakes, ono mile, Vaasworth (19 to 1) won, Kin- Timo: 154 seven £ Moss Ter Ihir ongs, five starters: second, Speth third, nie won, 1) race. one mile, fons start 1 Major i won, Aun second, Fakir third, Tine: SN Tips tor Too Bad weather and disaster havo neld pre- code: ico over tho pronbiot for the last two or threo days, but ho has had his eyo on the horses all the time. Here are what he con- suters good things for toda; BIROOKLY N, ar and Tartar, 5. 'Lwo Bits—7 6. Rosa 11—V GARFIELD PARK —CI{1( I Tulla Biackhurn—too thye Proflizate—Woodpeekor, Rosebud-—Tohnnic Greener. . Blitzen— N 5. Boatifac 0. Padisidy s nie Campboll. 1t SPARES OF sPoy ators and Bu Savr Lage C Spec Pagilists Ralse a pus at Salt Lake. . U. ', May 20.—The ten- round go between Jim Wiiliams, champion of Ut d Char the former agree- ek Lange ont in tea roands, almost ot Lange was badly used up in second round, vut the referee lost his head, svesult wis that 1,50) poople raised demontun, and the din was increased by the breaking down of the chairs and bonches. Finally tue polico interfered in time to nip the riot, and arrested both prin- ciplos and 14 Noble, Herbert Slade, W, I oy aml Jim - Kennoaly, soconds, Taey sleared Lhe hall sferes gave the 1t Wilhams, and as £1,000 were waged o rosult the dissatifaction was in Big O — ey's rea Powider cure For sale by all druggists, 5) conts SOUTH OM.AieL City Hall Project Crystatizing. Sonth Omaha is to have the much needed and much talkad of city hall. The commiweo appoited from the council Lo Investigits tho matter s been do somo very cffective work and foels cougidont that atl” preiimina ries w the next session of the co vitalists bave sieni- fed u ot ball for the city, e s ueturo to bo paid for in moatuly in- stallinents 1 Such & sum us the muuicipatity way desiznute. 1i is proposed toerect the hall on the city's lotat Twenty-sixth and U strects. Tho pro- posed stiucture wiil be a frame one and two stories i hoight. Tho ostimatod cost of tho building will be between 5,000 and §7,000, The interest onthe amount wnyested will by reasonable, and not exced T por vout per ann Charged Swiadling, fing of Alvrizht was arrestod 1 the chaege of obtatning money pratensos and will have a hoar- A, Bel yesterday under fal ing ton plsinant 1s & Exchauge, wloa ing has been coltecting for club which hus been cefunet for s wocks, ana that the doefendant hao putting tho shekels in his iosido pocket Darlington is not the only vieti soveral mors who have been their hard earned dollar Darling e50s that Beld an Omah I t veral been M, and numes contributing Notes und Fersonabs. Line of Asvland is in the eity nds, R. D) ing f visit- ielope! wi sut B bo again prosonted this W, L. b, & prominent a M Y VIsilor yost (e 1. Mout zon Kearneyite, was vy { Albios AVCOX Veaterdiny nL Alartin of Chi was at tho ehango s esterday, dequinatances, was tho viig Gearzo A, Clark and wito of Greenwood t e daughtor, Mrs, L. Hol. areyis lany The Vivo 1 Wyn., YeANTLE, {Sno 1piro the fal | vaw 1o Tuy p I H. 1, und nt & Gillotte Jast uight. Th As dostroved, but the norses and b re saved, 1hy damage is estimar 005 10 insarance . N. Y., May vaging heto alony tho v front, ¥ through the line of elevators, It started in tho biz Washington mills. A brisk hreczo is blowng. tiremen butihing hard with the flames, but can muke but httlo headway. Tho Corn Exchange sud Mer chauts elovators are now burning Ll The Death Koll, Beniix, May 20.— Herr Kloist Reitz, mem ber of tke Reobstag, died todsy. oo, Jawes by ned b stuble, owrel e Osn b GOVERNMENT FORCES ROUTED Venezuela's Revolutionary Forces Make Another Important Capture, FIGHTING ALONG THE ORINOCO MUCH Political Complication out the South American R Troops Required to Pre Dolivia's Ballots, IncreasingThrough=- publics— orve [ Copyrighted 1892 by Jamss Gordaa Banna',)| BancerLoxa, Venezuela (via Gaiveston, Tox.), May 20.—(By Mexican Cablo to tho New York Herald- -Special to Ture Bee. | — The town of Lassaolas, on the Orinoco river, just above the city of Bolivar, has fallen into tho hands of the Crespists. A sharp fieht has taken place near Bolivar. Tho revolu tionists, who were sironely intrenched noar t city, wera attackod by the government trocps. They were mot by a heavy and well sustaned fire, under which they broke and retirod in somo confusion. « Bogors, Colombia, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 20.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Horald —Speciai to Tie Ber, ] —Oficial information has been vecolved hore thata baud of Venezuelan guerillas has captured the town of San Antonio del Tacuisa in Veaiezueln, just on the Colombia [rontier. The Venezuelan consul in Cucuta, the near- est Colombian town and the Colombian con- sulin Sau Antonio united in apgealing to Prefect Bucaramanga of Cucuta to allow Colombian troops to go to San Autonio to protect the peoplo and drive away the in- truders. Ho was told that the guerillas wore highwaymen of no political party, who committed all sorts of outrages on the poople; that tho town authorities were powerless to prevent the vilest and most lawless actions and that anarchy prevailed.” ptured by Guerlilas. Tho perfect replied that any ioter- ferenco on bis part would bo a violation of the neutality and he could not risk em- broiling his country with Veuezueln by in- terfor . The inhabitants of the town and the surrounding country are ficeing to Colum- bian towns for refuge, avandoning their nossessions 1o the marauders, the men glad to escape with their lives and tho wornon with their honer, 'The invaders are puroly banditti and have no connection with either of the warring varties in Venezuela. rolitieal Trouble In Bolivia. Paz_Bolivia, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 20.—[By Moxican Cable to the New York Horald—Special to T Bre. | —Pador Vicarra has been imprisoned at San Frao- cisco for preaching a political sermon in favor of Baptista. An election row at Potosi ended by the po- lico firing on the rioters. Several peoplo wore wounded. Troops had to guard the ballot boxes at Oroura. I'he press of the couutry generally favors the olection of Camacho and is vigoronsly attacking tho authorities for allowing the military to inter- ferc in behalf of Baptista. Rumors are cur- rent today that a revolution, headod by Gen- oral Camacho and Dr. Pachieco, has alroady bogun. I'rcops are enroute now 1o suppress an uprising of Indians at Puerto Peraz in favor of General Camacho. Aftirs in Chill, Varraraiso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), May 20.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Speeial to Tie Bse. |—Min- ister Edwards has callod a meoting of bank- ers and merchants to confer on financial and economical matters, Senator ldwardsis a sick man and thoro will not rewmain in oflice after the meeting of cong In consequence of the meuace of brigand- ageon the frontier, the government lias ordered a further body of cavalry to protect the settlers along the Rio Bernardiuo. Other South American News, Burxos Avmes, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 0. — By Mexican Cable to ihe New York Herald—Special to Tue Ber. |1t is now certain that the radicals will oppose the inauguration of President-Elcct Pena. A meeting has been held at which resolutions wero passed condemning tho senato for ob- structing the passage of reform laws and for refusiug to receive the petition relative to the state siege. Lucio Lopez has beon sent on a sccret mission to Asuncion, Paraguay. It is thouzht thut he goes to avrange for the annexation of that republiz. “The popo has charged Father Torc with a poutifical message to Presideut Pelligrini in regurd to the resumption of friendly rela- tions, which bave been interrapted. The exiradition treaty with Chili is now before con Arcnbishop Goyeur ia dead. Mo was buried yesterday with a great miliary, naval and civice display. 1» maritime governor hes ordered that the list of passengers for foroign ports on all vessels loaving here shall be submitted to him two days before thew doparturo. Vigorous measures have been taken to stop communicaiion with the radical prisoners, News has been received from Matta ‘ossa. Brozl, that tho revolution thero hus boen completely downed by General Ponce Peixoto and the authority of the government has been completely ro-ostablished. MoxtEvinLo, (via Galvoston, Tex.), May -[By Mexican Cable to the New York a-Speeial to Tui Brr.l—Tho army 5 who took part in last night's meet- rdova have been put in jail. Goy crnor Pizarro hizs arrived in the stato and announces that ho will maintain order by foree if ne “he commission to decide on the rossibil- of building a canal avound Mercedes bar 10 Rio Ne'gro has been appointed. 10 Jaxeio, (via Galveston, Tex.), May ¥ Mexican Cablato the New York Spocial to Tui Ber,|—News from Rin (i do Sul announces that another revolution has been initiated there by the old purty republicans, led by Carlos Barbosa FLOOD | sing preparations for 20, Terald BLIZZARD FOLLOWS [CONTINUED FROM FIRSE PAGE of 1hat quarter arg a flood. High Water at Des Moines, Diis Moies, Ia., May 2).—Tho rivers hore ted 1o hightst bowntat toon. Since timo they have remained stationar, Tho rise last night was a littlo over a foot, of the castern portion of the v, cutting oflf access to the oast side cvor Locast street bridge. The 1 of the Chiengo & Northwestern was shea out for severul blocks, Thero no freight trains runming into the ity and passenger trains aro fow and irreg- uldr, The low lands in northeast and south Des Moiues ave all under water. Tne num- ber of ouses that have been abandoned 1s probably 1,000, tnero being 400 10 south Des Moines _alor Relief commttees ure at work. Many are suffering. Tonight it is blowing a galo from the northwest, accom- panied by rain and snc It is cold and the storm is ihe hardost of the season. SNOW IN N SBRASKA, Tndications of of u Se the Approach re Blizzard, v CexTERr, Neb,, M. elogram to ‘Puk Bk, | thick and fast here, from tho tma blic, uiasia Crey, Nob., May 20.—[Special Palograwm to Tik Br 'ho oldest inbab itaut was nonplussed today by a light snow Vo weather is unusually cold, the ometer murking 8 degrees above freez Should it clear tomight a disastrous “Tue river bas fallen > [Spacial Phe snow is falling There is a hign wind northwaest, It resembles an old Wa. frost will be the result, two inches 1oday. Krans Neb., Mav &ram 1o Tue Bre.—The morning was 40 sod it b day, accompaniod by a high northwesterly vind. A high havoinoter, moving ecastward, indicates that the temoerature will bo below froczing betore woroiug. ‘The wind is blow- g a eale tnis evening wompanied by snow eat damage to fruit is anticipated. Pratrsvorri, Neb, May 20, [Special “Lelogram to Tiie Bee.| - With the dropplog of the wind all davger of the flooding of the eastern bottoms from the Missouri subsided and shorty after sundown the waters began to recede and tho river has steadily falien ever sinco. The Platte has also fallen eon: sidorably sud the davger appears to be past. 20.—[Special Telo- temperature this been falling ull is & possibility that ho, The damago done by the creeks in the coun | #atns havo taiten hoto since tast nignt ana ty I8 enormous, ver, ana will much time to repiace, Tho Burlington A foree of men at work repairing the wash- outs on its old 1ina and trains wiil be run as usual today. KANSAS €Ity ho requi AND VICINITY, Wigh Water Still Caunsing Trouble—Dam- AgO to the Rallroad Kuxsas Citv, Mo, May 20.— As rredicted in these dispatchos, the river ceased rising today. The rise was only two inches, At7 o'clock tonight the guage marked the same hoight as at midday, At times during the day a fall of ono or two inches was racorded. Unless the rain continues the river from this on will keep receding from its high marlk. Roports from up the rivor stato that the flood 1s beginning to recede. At St. Joseph tho river {s stationa water roso slowly at Loavenworth toda came to & standstill this evoning. The St. Louls passengor train on the Wa bash, which left at 6:30 p. m., got stalled in the water near Harlem and was unabloe to procoed or roturn, tho fire 1n the furnace of the eogine befng extinguished. Aftor con- sidorablo delay a switch engino was procured and dragged the train back to tho Kaasas City station, Damnge to the Railronds, The damage occasioned by the flood to tho railroads has been large. This applies os- pecially to the newly constructed roads, whero ombankments, with a fourteen face, have been washed away clear to the ends of the ties and even further. The roadmasters on those divisions of the various roads enter- ing Kansas City have emploved as many men as they can use to ouild barricades to protect tho trucks, but as the water gradu- aliy rises they aro driven from their work. All trains running 1nto the city are ondeavor- ing to haudle their passenger businoss, but most of the lines are receiving freight sub- ject to delay. Tho waves, impelled by a high wind, still keep pounding away at the banks betweon the foot of the Hannibal bridge, and in spite of the large gang of men at work thero tho Lank was being slowly worn wway Both the Missouri Pacifie d, whose tracks run along the bank there, ana Superintendent of Streets Mayes have been fortifying the bank today. Tho water has washed out the eround from underneath one of tha switch tracks of the Missouri Pacific and allowed it to sertlo down. A number of tolegraph poles in the water are kept from being washed awwy by piles of earth and by guy ropes. The main tracks of the Missouri Pacific are in no vanger of being flooded. Spreading Over the Bottoms. In tho cast bottoms the water surrounded the Croscont elevator this afternoon. All the grain, howover, had been removed. Ouo or two factories in that_vicinity were com- peiled to suspend operations today. The wator orept over the Wabash tracks on the north side of the Randolph bridge to- day, but the trains managed to get by it. The Kansas City, St. Josepn & Council Bluffs railroad, whicb was paratlel with the Wa- pash, used another track into Harlem, as the roadbed was washing away somewhat. The water covered todny a large aroa of country north of Kansas City, Kun. A num- ber of families were compelled to move out of their homos, but no large awmount of dam- age was dono, ‘At Armourdale the situation is worse than it was yosterday. Back wator from the Mis- souri is causing thodaw to rise and the tlood in Armourdale incro Near tho Iifth street bridge the water was up to the Santa I%0 tracks. “ The PHonix Packing company ana glue works arestill idle_and today the National Oil compapy, the Badger Lumber company aud othegi business establishments were obliged to cesife Business, The flood at Argonting is about stationar; e e The , but IN THENORL HwisT, Cold Weather, Ralh, Bhow and Floods Yro- vall-Grest D¥mage Done. St. Pavr, Minn May 20.—Flovd news comes from all parkg of the northwest today, accompanied by spéeials telling of snow and ice, Fret A correspoudent at Litcnfield, Minn., re- vortod a regular olizzard thero this morning, turniog into a rain‘storm this afternoon. A snow storm is prevailing at Bird lsland, where two iuches is on the ground and facuers are out with their sleighs. At Princeton last night snow fell and it is rain- ing today. The river 1s overflowing its banks, farms are inundated and much aam- ago done. All dams are swept awuy except the one at the lake. At Bruce, Wis,, the Chippewa river roso five feet six inches last night and is sull rising. The suspension bridge at the mouth of Thornapple river went out this morning. ‘Ihe Black river is swollen beyond all rec ords at Black River Falls, Wis., tho bottom lanas are submerged and families have bad to move back from the river between there and Madison. The country around Black River Ialls is flooded and the track of the Omaba road is under water in many places, ins bemng delayed theroby. Over in Dakota tho sume kind of woather provailed today, a cold wave baving urrived this morning, with a hard snowstorm at all points, < Itoports from * Pipestone, Faribault and Sleepy Iye, Miun., New Itichmond, Wis., and other poicts, say & severe snow storm and blizzard has boen raging since midnight and still continues with the thermometer below freezing, ‘T'he Mississippi has risen two feot in the last twenty-four hour and is still rising an inch av hour. The flats below the falls are alveady submerged. A number of familes have been oliged to moveto higher ground If the rise continues great dumago will re- sult The most serious thing about the river situation is tho danger to the log booms, The boom at Day’s mill went out with 400,000 foot ot logs this mornine. These 'ure jammed against the Northorn Pacitic freight ridge. At Saulk Rapids, Minn., nearly two inches of snow, freezing tomperature and hig wind made o havd combination. Iteports of afoot riso in the Sauk river ure deied Vegetation has had a sovere check and corn planting and spring work genorally stopped. bispatches from Pipestove, Fari- bault and Sleepy Eye, Minn., New Rich- woud, Wis., nud Marshalliown, Ia., toll of similar dotails and show tho wide exteut of the blizzard. GREAT DAMAGE N SAL ST, LOUILS, Enst Carondelét iy Swept Luee of the Earth St Louis, Mo, May 20.—The river 1s stationary av slivntly over tnirty-six feet, but the signal servico reports another three-foot rise coming down the Mis- sourt and Mississippl. Rain has been fulling since 2 o'clock this morning. In North St. Louls 10,000,§00 feet of lumber are afloat and hiavle to go down the river. St. Louis county, north and west of tho city, is still under water, ss und below tho city at Iust Cagondelet the situation is "worse thun sugdposed. Monday pight and leveos protecibugethe town broke ana - almost swept. it from the face of tho carth. Magy Jlouses woro carried away, but so far astkmbwn no lives were lost. The true swate of affuirs was not rood here unul laspmght. No aid could nt because of thfe tigh winds, Today au effort will be made to aid 300 or more pea plo now in the sccond stories of thoir flo odea awelliugs. Al the roads excent the Ohio & Mississivpi ure crippled by the flood. Brookiyy, 1., Mg 20, ~~The northern end o city is under from two to five fect of water. The flood inf South St. Louis has thrown over 12,000 pdople out ot work by the stutting down of factories, ete. I'tio damage in this portion of the eity will exceed 2,000,000, S0ow in South Dakota, YANKTON, 8. D, May 20.—|Spoecial Tel grum to Tuk Bew) -Suow has fallen here all day, but not in sufficient quantily to whiten tho ground. Corn planting is not iu- terfered with, uad small grain grows sur- prisiugl: CHAMBERLAIN, Teiegram to i B Missouri valley is experionciug decidedly wintry weather. Snow fell frequegtly dur- ing the day, but not in sufficient quaiititios to whiten tho ground. Urains ars greatly delayed by washouts, kast of here Leavy wind prevails. from the D, May 20.—(Special -This portion of the * Flooded District Ark, Moy 20.—lucessant Arkan Pixe Buurr, o | the Arkansas river is still rising. nas | soath of this city on the Iron Mountain, Cot All trafe ton Belt and Swan Iake roads has boen sus pended, a8 all the tracks aro under water. As indieated in these dispatches last night the wovernment boat Annie i, Adams was sont from Lattle Rook 1o Hensloy to briug re- lief the flooa sufferers whose lives and broperty are endangorea on that island, Sensational reporis that twenty-fiva people there had been drowned last night have not boen contitmed. General King White wired Senator Jones this moruing to request the seorotary of war to order the govornment steamor Wichita to bo placed at the disposal of tue reief com mittoo, The destruction of lifo and proverty in tha Arkansas valley north and south of this ot caused by thefloods, increases with overy now report. It is now stated that sixtaen nogroes were drowned on Harsley islana last night, and that several more people lost their lives near Roa Bluff. The ioss to tho growing cotton crop is ineaiculable, All tho bridees’ on the Iron Mountain road south of here have been swopt away and the water in the eastern and soathern parts of tho city covers the ground to the depth of three four feet. President Harrison bas directed that a government boat bo ordered here to aid the suffering people. The river s still rising CERRIBI RESULTS OF A HURRICANE, Twelve Handred P Tstand Mauritius, LoxnoN, May 20.—Baron do Worms, par- liamentary sccretary of the colonial offive, read & tolegram in the House of Commons this afternoon confirming tho terrible disas- ter at Mauritins, 1t is said that ono-thira ot the capital city, Port Louls, has been do stroved. Among the buildings wrecked was the Royal colloge and twaenty-four churchos. Many sugar mills in_the country wero do- molished and vaiuable machinory badly dam- aged. In Port Louis alone, 600 persons wero killed. In the countrv distriots, as far as heerd from, 300 perished. it is believed the completo deatn roll will ba over 1,200 fatali ties, mostly among tho Africans,” Hindoos and Chineso. At and Around Altc Avtoy, T, May 20.—Thoro is groat re. joleing here. Tho Mississippi river has fallen avout six inches from its highest point. The water receded about four and one-half inches last night. Tho work of rolief for Missouri farmers still continuos, The Alton relief committee boats, Altonia and Rambler, camo in this morning loaded with passengers, stock and_household goods. Many touses are badly wreekod and a num- ber have boen swept from their fouudationsy Thore aro still a largo number of peoplo in the flooded districts who prefer to stay in the upper stories of their houses and on high picces of ground in order that they may watch over their stock and homes. If tho predicted riso of one foot does not reach here beforo tomorrow morning, the wator wil have gono down o that the flood will not b greater tnan what It has been. sple Perlsh on the ods Boom Grain and Provisio Cuicaco, 11L, May 20.—Thore was a big boom on the Board of Trade this morning on account of the frosts, suow and floods. Corn advanced § conts, wheat 2 cents and pork 30 cents. Storming in New I HaNover, N. H., May 20. srow has fallon. mpshire, IMive inches of The storm is still raging. T ATHER FOREC s Orrice or WeATHER BUReAy, Owmana, May 20. In view of the prosent “‘May cold spell” the foliowing data will be of gencral inter- ost: - The averaze temperature for the month of May at Omaha for the past twenty-one years is 622, The averago temperature of tho first two decades of the current month is 522, With two exceptions (the I16th ana 17th) overy day this month, so far, was below tho normal in temperature. The warmest May in the past twenty-ono years was in 1880, with an average temperature of (9> ; the coldest May in the same time was in 1855, with an average temperature of 5=, Tho months of May in 1573, 1878, 1552, 1833, 1858 and 1591 had an averago temperature below 60>. Unless there is a ohange to much warmer weather soon the present month will be the coldest May 1n the past twenty-one years. The rainfall of the past twenty days is 4.70 inches in excess of the normal for the first two decades of the month of May. This evening o decidedly cold area’ covers the lower Missouri valloy and oxtends into centrai Illinois. Over tms area the tempera- ture has fallen to below 402, and in places as low as the freezing point. Valentine re- ports 322 and suow, Huron 34> and rain, Light raiu and light'spitting snow have o curred wiroughout this section. Geverally cloudy weather prevails east of the moui- tains, while west of the mountaius the weather is fair ana quite warm, In Mon- tana_it is about thirty degreos warmer this evening thau 1n Nebraska, Whilo stormi- ness sull lingers over tho lake regions, the baromoter is decidedly high north of Mon tana, and the winds in the Missouri valioy ave cold, uorthwesterly, Tho river at Omaha av 2 p.m. was 12.3 feet and falling. For Eastern Nebraska,Omuaha and Vicinity —Clearing and continued cold weather dur- ing Saturday. WasniNgToy, D. C.. May 20.—For lowa and Nebraska—Showers, followed by fair in western Nebraska: northwest winds, For Kansas, Indian Territory acd Okla- homa—Fair; northwest winds. Ior Colorado—(ienerally fair; variable winds; slightly warmer Saturday after- noon. For Missouri— 'air; northwest winds, - PaARAG PERSONAL AP LS, Charles B. Allen of Lincolu is at tha Dol- louo. Asa K. Leonard of Norfolk lard 5. G. Arcade. A. C. Putman of Chadron, Neb. Murray. Juan Boyle of Kearnoy is stopping at tho Murray. Mr. P, O. Hedlund of Holdrege, Neb,, Is in the city. W. F. Sutton of thie Arcado. 0. H. Phillips of Beatrice Is rogistored at the Arcade. F. Falkner of Schuylor, Neb., is stopping at the Millard, Lloyd M. Scott of Deadwood is registered av the Millard, Samuel Wost and wite of Red Cloud, Nob., are at the Arcade, H. R. Jackson of Holdrege, Neb,, is regis- tered at the Dellone. ¥ M. Rute of Mankato, Minn , terad at tho Dellone. K. W.Sabin and wife of Beatrico are domiciled at the Arcade. Frank A. Doten and wifo of Albion, Neb., are stopping at the Arcade, Misses Vonus and Flora Moss of Pawneo City, Neb., are at the Millard. Dr. J. K. Warren of Worcoster, called ipon Tk Br yestorday., Mr. L. A. WEitney of Worcester, Mass., is in tho city, tho guest of Mr. Will Nash. A G abam aud wife and Mrs. C. G, Brueu of Emerson, Ia,, are at the Murray. Mr. Thomas Kilpatrick and wife startod for Scotland and the coutinent yesterday. They will bo absent some months, Mr. 5. H. Sperrs, editor of the Herald, published at Pelld, Ia., accompauied by his wife, is in tho city and paid a visit to Tk Ber, General J. C. McBride, for many years o resident of Lincoln, Neb,, has moved with bis family to Galveston, Tex. The goneral Look o very active part in politics whilo in this state and filled several important posi- tions, having been state treasurer, postmas- ter of Lincoln and county clerk of Colfax county. is at tho Mil- Plattsmouth is at the Vanatta of is at tho Petersburg, Neo, is at is regis- Mass., - LOCAL BREVITIES. Six minor permits, aggregating 81,275, were issued by the superintendent of build- ings yesterday. ‘Tho teamsters of the city will bold & mass meeting av Metz ball, on “Soutt Thirteenth street, next Monday uight Lo protest against tho passage of the ordinance now before the couueil, by which itis provosed to levy a tax ou wll persous using their teams to heul dirt, lumoer and otber matter about the city DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK Despite the Disastrous Floods the Prospects Look Bright and Hopeful, OMAHA'S TRADE SHOWING IMPROVEMENT In AlL Quarters & Confldential Spivlt Pre- valls—~Bradatreet's Wall Street Hures—Woekly Clearing House Statements, Review of Musiness &W York, May 20, -R. G weokly roview of trade Tho groat floods at the west, unprecedonted at some points, and prolonged ralns extonding ovor the wholo Mississippi valley, soriously inter- rupt trade. Yet thero is nothing to warrant approhiension that tho orop will be deficient or that the trade will fall below exveota- tions for the yoar, In all quarters a conli dential spirit prevails, and oven at thoe south thero seoms to bo relativoly less embarrass ment than of late, Money is evorywhoere in large supply and light demand, Trado is gen- erally more activo in eastern citios. Trade at Chicago equals last yoatr's, and prospocts are cousidered bright i spite of tho floods Keceipts of wheat, curod weats and lard are somewhat larger than an averago. Receipts of cheess, butter, rye, oats and wool do- (l;nl'wsl a little and of hides and corn one. alf., { Milwaukeo reports lowland crops suffer ng, Tlus(ness at Minneapolis and St. Paul is fn\ml)‘ rotarded by bad weathor, and at St. Louis much deprossed by the floods in tho groat rivers, though otharwiso strong. At Kansas City trade is likewiso depressed, but cattle receints are howvy. Trade ¢ At Omaha trado is very good in_grocarios and bardware, and improved in dry goods Avd sioos, Improvement is seon at Denvor in spite of the woathor. “The prospects for u good cotton erop in tho south are excellent. Broadstuils ad- vanced, storms giving speculators their chance for a riso, - Wheat receipts have been chocked, exports continuo heavy and the prico has advanced 11, cents. May corn re ceipts aro reduced, but exports as well, and tho price has advanced half a cont, while Dan & Co.'s va od At Oimal onts have risen 1!, conts without visi blo effect. Pork is 50 conts higher, but lard and hogs & shado lower Coffco has advanced baif a _vcent with snloes of 133000 bags. New wool bogins to come forward and is promptly taken with slight ndvances. Sulos tho three chiof markots aggrogato 5,300,000 pounds for the week and siuce January 1are 9,000,000 pounds, or 10 per cent more than last vear. ‘The iron business is distinctly moro active with larger transactions in all grades, thougn prices do not improve at all. The business failures ocourring throughout the country duriag the last seven days num- ver for the United States 102, compared with a totul of 175 last week and 200 the woek pre vious. Ior tho corresponding weok of last year the figures were 24, CLEARING HOUSE STA IMENTS, Omahn Shows an Inerease, as Unsunl, ot 1t ix n Small O £w Yonk, May Mne following tablo, compiled by Bradstreot's gives tho cloaring house returns for tho woek ending May 1502, and the percoutage of increase or do- crense, as comparad with the corrosponding week of last yoar: cITiEs. CLEARINGS, eswazouy “-aswazdag New York Boston. . Chicago Philadelph Bt Louls San Frano, Baltimore Cloelnnatt Pittsbura.. New Orloans. ... Knnsas Clty. Buffalo....... Loutsvilie Minneapol Deirolt.... Milwaukoo O . Providence. Denv, Cleveland Bt. Pau Houston.. ... Indinnavolis Memphis . Columous Richmond. 1l Dallus. Hartford. Duluth Nushvilio Washington,, St.Joseph, M Peorl i i Worth Norfolk.. Wilminit Lowoll drand 1 Syracuso.. | s Molnes 5 TOCOMA. .00 eveser Los Angd iAneoin Wichitn. . Loxington. Ky Birminghum w Bedford spekin alvoston annah. Atlunta Binghnuiton Holena...... 54501 04 Total United States Ioxeluding Now York Dominion of Canadu. MONLEOAL .. evv oo ron o Holitax oronto... Hamilton VT ey OR A W InflucAcos That Caused n Depression in t Market, New Yok, May 2), —~Braastreot's review of the New York stock market for tho week says: The principal speculative event of the week was the successful culminat'on of the cnmpaign which leading oporators have boen waging for months past against the Northorn Pucific stocks. The passing of the dividend oft the proferred stock is a divect veritication of tne predictions which such interosts have boen making and thoe declino of the stock in question to & price below that recorded in the Baring panic had a geoeral dopressing influsnce. Other aisturbiug foatures were furnished by the alleged propo- sition of the Atchison to 1ssue a §100,000,000 new second mortgage bonds, and by intima- vions that Mr. Gouid was bearish on Union Pacific and inclived to bring that company's troubles to o head. The dutnago to Lhe crops, wnd the danger which tho lateness of the seu: sou involves for 1us corn crop, involves, of course, exaggerations. In conjunction with the iocidents already noted, 1t bas nullitied the ufluence of tho falt in exchange and cossation of gold exports and checked the revived disposition on the Kuropean markets to buy our securities, As a whole tho market lacks buving power sua_ rallies only as the bear interest in the stocks subject to atacks grows 1o un- WAL STRE S Decided CURES PROMFTLY AND PERMANENTLY RHEUMATISM, Lumbago, Headache, Toothache, NEURALGIA, Sore Throat, Swelllngs, Frost-hites, WHE GHARLES A. VOGELER CO., Baltimore, ¥ds wieldy proportions. Novortholess, the de clines have not bean goneral, liquidation has boon confined to narrow limits and tho ex tent of tho short interast furnishes matori for an advance which a period of g od weathor and more favorablo crop reports could readily initiate. Friday's trading, however, developed little of cheerful character. The continued ap. poarance of unsettling roports from tho wost wore encouraging the professional bonrs te make furthor and partially successful at tacks upon values Comrade of Root P'ost, G. A. K. of Syracuse, N. Y, Wounded at Cottysburg C. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass, ¢ “T was in the Army of the Potomae and in the great battle of Gettyshurg was struck n the ankle by a minnie ball, which smashed the bone. My leg was amputated in the feld hospital, and after a long time it healed. T was diseharged and wenthome. After8 yoars My Wound Broke Open afiesh, Dr. Pease amputated an ineh of the bone, and it healed. Four years later it once more opencd, and for elght years how I suffered ! T .do not belleve it possibla for o luman heing o suffer worse agony. During this time had to go on erntehes, Dbeing unable to wear a wooden leg, Whe ever possiblo 1 relioved my suffciings by taking opiate, but when T was obli without it, I siffered fearfully and thougl W go ernay. T tricd eviry hing 1eould with my Hited means. Physielins safd Would néver bo any better. Finally my Blood Became Poisoned and it broke out all over my face and on some parts of my body so that my faco i3 all covered with sears now. One day 1 read of what Hood's Sarsaparilla_ would do. Tho first dollar 1got 1 sent and bought a hottle and began taking it. A week or two later, my wife in dressing my leg, sald it seemed to be lmproving, and after taking 4 ; Hood’s Sarsaparilla afew months, thank God (and T say it rever- ently), the sores all over my body had healed, and now, four years later, have never shown any sign of reappearing.”” Grorae M. Ham- MOND, 9 Magnolia Street, Syracuse, N. X, Col. C. A. Weaver Commander of Koot Post, G. A, 1., himself one armed veteran, fully confirms My, Ham- mond’s statement, and J. L. Belden, the phar- macist, also endorses it. Hood's Pllls cure Sick Headuche, Healthful, Agreeable, Cleansing, Cures Chapped Hands, Wounds, Burns, Etc. Removes and Prevents Dandruff, WHITE RUSSIAN SORP. Specially Adapted for Use in Hard Water. o Tutf's Tiny Pillse A singste dose pr sults, giving huoyiney of oy t hefore i str ularit ANMUSIKMIENT =, THIS (SATURDAY) MAY 2/. L Two Performances of MARIE HERBERT FROHMAN LD “THE WITCH.” Direction of Gustave Frohman, Matinee This Aft. at 2:30, Pricos—Virst floor, V.50, Evening Performance at 8. Prices—Purguot. #; lr bulcony, o¢ and 7 nd Farnam St Thaatre | ay 15 Sunday Matines nnd z woek THE TWO JOHNS AND—— THE SERPENTINE DANCE. Matin res Weodnesday and Saturday. Wonderland WILL LAWLER, Manager. TYROLEAN BAND, BLACK 'S COMEDY CO. HOURLY SHOWS, THE SHORTEST LINE T0 CHICAG) is via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y, as represented on this map. POPULAR PRICES it and all the Electric Lighted, Steam Heat- tibuled trains leave Omaha daily at 6:20 p. m.,, ar- riving at Chicago at 9:30 a, m, City Ticket Office: 1501 Far- nam St., Omaha F. A. Nasu, Gen'l Agent, C, C, Laxncoy, Pass. Agent, o