Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 1, 1892, Page 1

1 ] i | s s ¥ .%_ L = Ql = > s OMAHA, WEDNESDAY | MORNIN et - JUNE, I, DALy BEE. WANTISAPPERS” RESOLUTE They Denounce Hill's Methods and the Republican Party in Vigorous Terms, CLEVELAND 1S THEIR GUIDING STAR They Elect Delegates to the Chicago Col vention—The Course They Will Parsue— Prohibitionists paring for the Fray—Other Politicnl New: Srracvse, N. Y., May 81.—~The democrats opposed to Hill and his mid-winter snap con- vention met in stato conveation hore this afternoon. The convention was called to order by ex-Secretary of the Treasury Faiv- ctild, cnairman of tho stats committee. Fuirchild mado a brief speech, in which he spoke of the strength of the movement against Hill, aud its growth since the con- vention was called, and sald: **We have only to go ou in u spirit of justice firmly and calmly to accomplish what we believe will do more for the democratic party in the state of New York than all the other political move- ments in tho last generation.” John D, Kernan of Oneida county was then made temporary chairman, He mado an ex- tended and ringing spoech. When Kernan mentioned the name of Cleveland the convention rose as one man and gaye vent to its feelings 1n an extra- ordinary burstof enthusiasm. Thespeaker's reference to silver wot quick recognition. After the apvointment of committees the conveution took a recess, During the recess the delegations met by congressional districts to elect, members to euch of the committees that had been pro- vided for before intermission. ‘I'he commit- tees then o constituted met at the various hotels to do the work apportioned Lo each. The convention reassembled at 4:15 and the temporary orgunization was made per- manen E. E. Anderson, chuirman of the commit- tee on rosolutions, sent up to Secretary Bald- win the platform as prevared and revised by the committee during recess. It reads: Billlon-Dollar Congress Chestnut, ‘We, the delegates of the democratic party of the state of New York, assembled in con- vention at Syracuse, declare that the most urgent necessity of the union 1s a radical re- form in tho administration of the federal government. We declare that tho demo- cratic party ulone is true to tho peoble and alone can be trusted to administer the gov- ernment of this nation in their interest, Wae denounce the republican party fov its Abuse of power during the past four years, Obtaming in 1580 control of the oxecutive and both branches of congress, that party immediately entered upon a course of extrav- agance, tyranuy and froud. Iv found tne trensury in receipt of a large and increasing surplus, but disregarding the duty thus im- posed upon 1t to relieve the peopio from the oppressive tariff taxation £o long endured, the ropublican party. through its “‘billion- dollar congress,” ~enacted appropriations amounting to £500,000,000 annual More Ciuses tor Complaint. It maae most of these appropriations per- manent, sv that they canunot be reduced by the present democratic house of representa- tives without the coneurrence of {hoe repub- lican seunte, It turned o magnificent sur- plus into an imminent deliciency. 1t went to lengths of class legislation be- foro unheard of by enacting its McKinley bill, 1t doprived tho state of New York of its just represeutation in coveross and in the electoral coliege by a fraudulant cersus. Tv displayed an utter contempt for economy and honesty by its fraudulent administra- tion of tho pension oftice. 1t reached a climax of partisan oppression in its strenuous endeavor to enact into law tho infamous forco bill. An Alleged Odious Comparison. Coutrasted with this history of extrava- gauce and oppression, wo recall with ever in- creasing satisfaction the wixe and prudent dewocratic administration of Grover Cieve- land. He pointed out in his message of De- cember, 1857, the true mission of the demo- cratic party, and though temporarily defeat- ed ho brought it to the magaificent victories of 1800 ana 1591, All this has baen remeuw- bered by our brethren in other states from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and New York, wo emphatically declare, shall not be a blank spuce upon the democratic map. WThe Lariilis o Tax, We denounce the McKinloy tarff. We de- claro that a tariff is a tax: that all taxation is a burden; that it should uever exceod the necessitics of a goverament wisely and eco- nomically administored. We condemn the present tariff, not only because it is excessive and restrictive of tho commercial devolopment of the country, but pecause it has been enacted in theinterests of & fow at the expense and for the opression of the masses of the people. Class legisla- tion does not increase tho receipts of wago- earucrs, but it turns over to the vrotected manufacturers, ever becoming more and more rapacious, the federal treasury and the taxing power of tho federal government to use for their owa benefit, and it leavesit to them to decide whether or not the wage-earn- evs they employ shall receive any part of this enormous bounty. It 1 an inexhaustiblo source of corruption, a constant menace to free government. It hassapped the indepen- dence of industry and induces men to seek to grow rich by oflicial favoritism rather than through their own exertions. Democracy’s Urgent Mission, An inovitablo consequence is that the class 10 recoipt of theso vast favors should seek to erpotuate their grasp upon the government By " Gupplying, "in-practically’ uniimited amounts, the money with which an electorato may be corrupted and popular goyernment decried, The democratic party hus uo more urgent miesion thun to destroy a system pro- qauctive of so wuch evil. In a spirit of mod- eration, with due rogard 1o the interests of the capital now invested and the labor now employed in protected lndustries, the para- mount duty of the party is to continue its opposition to tho tariff until all customs tax- wtion is onacted for revenue only, The recent change in the policy of the ro- publican party from a general system of high tarifl taxes to the reeiprocity system is an adwission of the vast benefits derived from thoe oxtension of our forelgn trade and of the Justice of tarifl reform principlo. he Silver Question, ‘We approve the use of both gold and silver as mouoy, but wo demand that ull dollurs, whether gold or silver, shall be equal in vuluo to each otbor in fuct, us woll us by acclaration of law. We are opposed to the free colnage of silver by the United States alone at the existing ratio of sixteen to one, because we belleve that free coinnge at that ratio will result ia the immediato disap- pearance of gold from the business of thiy country and the use of silver with certain 1088 10 every wage earncr and every savings bank depositor, with impairment of credit and aisasurcus disturbauce of business of every kind, We demand the repeal silver luw of 1800 as an wternal bi-metallism, rapldly brivging this monowetallism ovils of the Sherman obstruction of und because 1t s country to siver with all of its attending Hill's Snap Soundly Denounced. We recognize the necessity of &n organiza tlon, through the party inay direct its energles, but whoun such an organization claims 10 be the party itself, instead of its instrumont, when it suppresses the voice sud misrepresents thoe desire of tho party, when it calls the vaucusses at unacodstomed seasous and upon iusufiicient notices, when, regurdless of the votes it places upou the convention wud adwits to the convention ouly thase two, without respect to the voice and wishes of thelr constituents, will agreo in advance to support the schemes and ihe oligarchy it has establishea: when it gives notices iu wdvance that they who will not mgree Lo and be subservieut 1o this will not be udmitiod, then it ceasos to b represonts- uve, orcales discontent, wrouses resentment and imperils the success of tho partv. Ta this emergency it becomes the duty of the original eiements of the party to tuke such action as will restoro to it just relations be- tween its members and their agents. Wo believe in and demand fair primaries, fair conventions, faic elections, fair roturns and tho faithful obsorvance of the verdict of the ballot box. Cleveland 1s the Man, The democratic party retains nunshakon confidence in the ability and lofty integrity of Grover Cleveland and hs dovotion to pub- Iic duty. Ho s the choice of an overwhelm- ing majority of the democrats of New York, and the country may rely with confidence on bis ability to carry tho state triumphantly in November, We believe that by nomnating him 10 lead the party in the approaching con test for the presidency the national cohven- tion will carry out the almost unanimous wish of the party and best consult tho wel- fare of tho country. The delegation chosen by this convention is instructed to act as a unit according to the determination of a majority of its members. Moved to Enthusins The denouncement of the mid-winter con- vention was greeted with vociferous applause, The reference to Grover Cleveland as being ablo to carsy New York state again moved the convention to its feet and a storm of up plause, whilo the afiirmation that this con- vention and its constituencies would support the nomineo at Chicago, whoevor he might be, was greeted by a burst of cheers that lefv no doubt as to the purpose of the con- vention, At the close of the reading the thronz was again upon its feot and the appiauso was long and uproarious. At onco William Lounsberry of Kingston was upon s feet upon the siage to sccond the resolution. He saia: “Of the favorite sons of the different States, no one seems now to be urging him- self. When they thoughtfully consider the question, it comes back to tha old maxim, ‘Ihe oftice of prosident is not to be sought, or declned.” Wo are not, therefore, troubled with candidates. The office is once moro seoking tho man-—the man logical to the sit- uation. Cleveland is to be nominated by two- thirds or by acelamation. “'As to tho matter of platform, we have an equally clear course. The triumph of the doctrine of measuriog tax by the needs of the government in 1846 left the subject out of dispute until the needs of war inaugurated protection—not as a doctrive, but as a condi- tion. When the war needs were over, a rev- enue tariff became a condition, It was de- manded by successive democratic conven- tions and became wovon into our party creed 8 tho streams wears into the mountain side. It was announced by President Cleveland as soon as the democrats had the president to anuounce it. He spoke the party belief in words of fire. Cleveland is the nominee of logic and we only need to stand vy him. ‘Truth 15 mighty and wiil prevail.” Windup ot the Convention. Fred W. Heinrichs of Brooklyn and Rob- ort McCavihy of Syracuse, who was state charity commissioner under Governor Hill, ulso spoke, The platform was then adopted. Mr. Peaso of Saratoga, a member of the resolutions committee, then presonted a sup- plementary platform, the following of which was adopted Resolved, That this eonvention approve. en- dorse and point with pride to the administra- tion of Grover Cleveland und we rocommond him to the Ohicazo convention for noming- tion and to the democratic party and to the patriotic peopie of the country for election again to the presidency. There were loud calls for Gray, and in re- 8pODSe tho ex-mayor spoke brieily, stating ho diduot fear any dissension on the electoral ticket next fall. [Applanse.] Judge Sunderlin of Schuyler then read the list of delegates at large chosen by the com- mittee on delegates to the Clicago conven- tion. They were W. F. Coudertot New York, Alex E. Orr of Brooklyn, Hon. Charles I, Bishop of Buffalo, Edmund Fitzgerald of he work of the committee was approved and thus the question of the protest or con- test has been determined and the course of contest and demand for the seventy-two seats of New York has been fixed upon. The con- veation was nearing the closo and no pro- vision had been made yet for electors when ex-Secretary Fairchild presented tho follow- ing resolution Whereas, The objectof this convention fs to corrvect the wrong done to the democrats of W York by the convention neld at Albany on the 2na of February last in the selection of delegites to Ohlcngo, and Whercus, We rea'izs that the actions of the electoral college cienrly register the will of roiined ut the national con- pressed at the polis, now, 1t Is better to assure the democratle party thut we nuve no other wish tiian that the wiil of the purty shall be fairly uscortained and rogistered by the electoral colloze, we horoby nowinate us electors for president and yice president of the United Stutes the following citizens of New York. Mr. Fairchild road the list of clectors named at the Albany convention In February and tho resotution was adopted and the reso- lutions were thus ondorsed, Tho usual complimentary resolutions wore endorsod and the conveution adjourned sime o, DIVIDED TH HONORS, Hon. J. . Duncomb Resigns the Chairman- #hip of the lowa Delegation, Fort Don Ta,, May 31.—Special ‘fele- gram to Tue Bee.] —Hon, J. F. Duncomb, who has been selected to present Governor Boies’ name to tho Chicago convention, to- day addressed the following letter to the Towa delegation : To the Hone ble Democratic Deleza fon to the Chicago Convention: nticnen.—Sin- cerely thankinz you for the honor conferred on mo n selectini me ns your chairmun and ceting me to present the name of our nor. 1o, Horace Boies.for nomi- nationatthe Chicago convention and believing that these honors should not be held by wiy one man and that ws [ _expressed myself when elected chalrman, Senator Shields, who re- celveld the largest number of votes when elocted w delo t-lurze of any of those voted fo- s entitlod to thiat place, 1 hereby respectfully beg leave o restzu s chalrmun in his fuvor. J. 1. DUN©osn, Coneressman Bryan of Nebraska aud John P, Trish of California will be asked to second tho nomination in behalf of those states. Tilinois Prohibitionists, PrINGPIELD, (11, May 81.—The prohibition state convention mot at 10 o'clock with 765 delegates prescut. Kev. W. H. Haight of Rockford was elected temporary chairman. Committees were announced and reports from district caucuses were received, ana the convention took @ recess until the after- noon, The committee on permanent organization selected Hon. Robert H. Patton of this city for permanent chairman, “Tho district caucuses seleoted district dele- gates to the national couvention and presi- deutial electors, Tho lutontion 1s to hold a two days' ses- sion of the convention, Tho porsons most prominently spoken of for governor are J. Koss Hauna of Mon- wouth, Dayid McCullough ot Peoria, George W. Gore of Chumpaizn, Dr. J. G. Henning, presideut of Heuning college, of Abingdon, It is expucted the delegation to the Cincin- nati convention will be headed by James B, Hobos of Chicago. Wisconsin Prohibitionists. Manisox, Wis,, May 81,—The state prohi- bition convention met and adjourned this afternoon after electing J. ', Cleghorn of Clinton Junetion temporary chairman, There wero 04 delegates. The committee on nom- fuations wus appointed to fix u ticket. Renominatod the Sitt Pirrsiena, Pa., May 81.—The republican couvention in the Tweuty-second ana Cwouty-third congressional distriots held herd todsy renominated by acciamation the present members, Hon, Jobn Dalzell and Lolonel W, A, Stone, respectively, & Mombers, Nominated an Allisuce Man. Canrorroy, Mo, May 81,~U. 8. Hall, the farmers' allionce leader, was toduy nomi- nated for congress by democrats of the Sec- ond district, over Char H. Mautur, the presont lacumbent. SHERMAN ON FREE COINAGE He Talks in Opposition to the Stewart Bill in the Senate. CLOSE ATTENTION PAID THE SPEAKER blicans Democrats and Rep Alike Tnter- osted in His Arguments—Facts and Figures Clted—Little Interest elng Taken in House Afirs, Wasuisaroy, . C,, May 81.—Mr. Sher- man’s speech in opposition to the bill for the free coinage of gold and silver was tho foa- ture in the scnate today. The first two hours of the session were given, as usual, to the morniog business and to the considera- ticu of bills on the calondar, of which thirty were passod. There were few of them, now- evor, of any public importance. During these two hours listlessness prevailed in the senate, the average number of seuators pres- ent being not more than twenty-five. But that histiessness disappsared and the senate chamber filled up as Mr. Snerman pro- ceeded with his speech. All around him on the republican 8ide of the chamber his col- leagues settled thomselves in their chairs and faced bhim with an air of marked atten- tion, It was the same on the democratic side. Duringthe two aud a half hours that Mr. Sherman spoke, but fow scnators loft the chamber. Fully seveuty of them re- mained in their seats ncarly all the time, paying closo attention to the argument. Mr. nerman’s manner was forcibie, his voice clear and strong, and he spoke like ono who felt aceply tho importance of carrying con- viction to his hearers. Although ho was in- terrupted on several occasions he aid not sllow himself to be diverted from the course which he had mavrked out for himself. ‘The calendar was !aid aside and the bill to provide for the free coinage of gold and sil- ver was taken up. Sherman began his speech on the subject. Senator Sherman's Speech, Five states, ho said, were largely inter- ested in the production ot silver and were ubly roprosented in the senate. The south seomed also to have caught somethiug of the spirit that actuaies the mining states, bo- cause it desired, not exactly free coinazo of silver, but an oxpansion of the currency, cheaper money, a broader credit. It was also represeuted largely in the senate in favor of the freo coinnge of silver. Andso in other partsof the countrv. He—repre- senting u stato nearly central in population— had tested the sense of the peopie of Ohio and thoy (he believed) were by a largo ma- jority, Lot only in the republican party, but in the aemocratic party, opposed to the freo coinaga of silver. They believed that it would dogrado rodice its purch dostroy the bimetali the body of the currency, ing power one-third, stem of the countr) standard of silver o7 of therepubiican party acd his action in it. In a passing alivsion to the national bauking system Mr. Sherman said that those banks would soon pass away—not because they woro not the best bauks iu the world, but because the United States bonds on which they rested would be paid off. No man had ever lost asinglo dollar on the notes of o failed national bank, depositors had lost somothing hore and' there, but very little, T system, thersfore, had fully justified tself, Conceraing the Law of 1873, Coming to tie dropping of the silver dollar from the coinage in 1573 and the substitu- tion of the trade dollur for it, he said tha was done on the representations and petition of the legislature of California—the people of that and the other silver mining states want- ing to trausport their silver to China. The total amount of silver dollers coined from the foundation of tho governwment up to 1573 had been a little over $5,000,000 and at that time the silver dollar was obsolete, dead and buried. Noone wanted it. It was there- fore unfair and unmanly to arraign tho gen- tlemen who had charee of the vill which had demonetized silver, The only trouble about that law was that senators were not as wise as the Almighty and could not sco aboad. If it had béen known that silver was going to fall as rapidly as it did ho would have kept the silver dollar and put it on the same footing ns the fractional silver. The suspension of silver coinage by the Latin union bad given another blow to silver, and the increased production of silver had given it another blow. It was not truo that he was unfriendly to sitver. Mr. Sherman then went on to denounce the bill under cousideration as wrong in princi- ple, wrong in detail, wrong in every aspect— afraua on the creditor, a deception to tho debtor and demoralizing to gold, The advo- cacy of the free coinage of silver, he said, was doing more than suything to disturb the busiuess interests of Lhe country. At this point Mr. Shermun yielded to a motion to adjourn. IN HE OUSE, Small Attondance Members Makes It Difficult to Transact Business, Wasmizaroy, D. C,, May 8l.—The post- oftico appropriation bill engrossed tho atten- tion of the house tho entiro day. Littlo progress was made, however, in 1ts consider- ation and but half a dozen paragraphs were disposed of. The freo delivery clause gave riso to a good deal of discussion, and upon motion to incroase the appropriation dis- closed the tact that there was less than a majority bf membors attending tho busiuess of the house. On_motion of Mr. Henderson of North Carolina & resolution was adoptea denying all loaves of absence, 0xcopu they were granted on account of sickness, and’ dircet- ing the sergeant-at-arms to telegraph absent members that their attendance is_necessary for the transaction of busiuess. The house then adjourned. ILLEGAL NA 'URALIZATION, New York Citizens Ask for an by Congress—Notes, Wasimizaroy, D. C., May 31, —Senator Hiscock today presented a memorial signed by L. B. Cannon, Frederick Taylor, Horace nvestigation Porter, Johu 8. Smith, Joseoh M. Drexel, @eorge Bliss, Damel G, Rollins, Cornelius N. Blss, A. S, Gorman, Jenklns Van Schaack and others, without regard to politi- cal afiliations, asking that a committee bo appointed to Inquire Into the system of nat- uralization 1n Npw York City totneend that some remedial legislation be devised and en- acted with reference thereto, They set forth that just prior to the last election in New York City the naturaliza- tion of foreigners was attended by great irregulavity nnd extensive frauds, thero being in the flrst twenty days of October, 1891, no less than 6,571 naturalizations, of whicn 5,55 were by o single judge, who, at each session of court, manufactured new citizens at the rato of avout one a minute. Explains Thelr Absence, ‘Phe cabiuet meoting was attended by all the members except Secretaries Blaine, Elkins and Foster. The two last named are out of the city. At the State doparument it was said that Mr, Blaine's failure to attend the moeting was probably due tothe fact that he was busy at the department. At the white house no significauce wbatever wus attached 1o s ubsence, for the stated rea- son that it was genorally known that the | resident had returned to” the city, and also ecuuse no uotice was given that there would be u weeting, which has always boen the practuce afler w president's wbsence from the ity wheu bLe desires to coufer with bis cabicot, It was said further that there was no formal meeting wud that Secretary Tracy aud Attorney Gen- | eral Millor wera &0t awars, until they renched the exeeuttve ' mansion, that the presidenthad n\ul'e’ed. Tt was also said that tho reason 1o cabidet meoting had been called was that the président was fatiguod after his trip to Rochester and had no im- portant matters to present for consideration, Tho foregoing statoments were not volun teered, but were made in Answer to inquiries as to the nrnhnmuSnum of Mr. Blaine's fail- ure to attend whal was supposed to have beon o regularly called meeting of the cabi- net. 4 Retirements and Probable Promotions, Brigadior General Staniey, conmanding tho department of Texas will bo placed on the refived list on account of age, and Brig- adier General Kelton, a0jatant general, will also close his active service in the army for tho same reazon on the 24th proximo. The accessor of General Stanloy will be either Colonel W, R. Shafer of the First infantry, Colonel . Carr of the Sixth calvary, Colonel B. 8. Otis of the Twontieth infantry, Colonel W. H. Carlin_of the Fourtnh infantry or Colonel J. W, Forsythe of the Seventh cav- alry, and the next adjutant general will bo either Colonel Williums, Colonel McKinney or Colonel Riggs. Made it a Day of Fasting and Prayer. In accordance with the suggestion made in an appoal which was recontly fssued by prominent colored meu in all parts of the country, today was 86t apart by the colored veople of this city 88 ono of fasting and prayer, bocauso of the outragos inflicted upon their race in sonthern statos, Services wero held in all of the volored churches 10 the city, To Prevent Trespassing. Representative Enjglish of New Jersoy today roported from the committe on Indian affairs a bill providing that porsons going or romaining upon lands of the five civilized tribes without autbority of the Unitea States or of tho Indian Nation, sball be liable to fino and imprisonment. S FOR TRE ARMY, Complete List of Changes in the Regular Services, Wasmizaroy, D. €., May 81.—[Speciul Telogram to Tne Ber, |—The following army orders wero 1ssued yesterday: Leave of absence for two months is granted First Licutenant Robert L. Bullard, Sixth fancry, irst Lieutenunt Witliam J. Pardee, Twenty-fifth infantry, is detailed as professor of miilitary science” and tactics at the Missouri Military academy, Mexico, Mo. First Lieutenant George F. Cooke, Fifteeuth infantry, will repair to tnis city ana roport b person at headquarters of tho army. ‘The resiguation of First Lientenant Samuel Redman, jr., Second _artillery, has teen accepted by the president, to take effect Septomber 23, 1802, Leave of absence for threo months, to také effect on or about June 25, 13 granted Second Lieutenant Sii- ney A. Cloman, First infantr) The follow- ing transfers io tho First cavalry aro made: Second Lieutenant William C. Rivers, from troop D to troop M; Second Licutenant Robert C, Williams, from troop M to troop D. Licutenant Willlams will join tho troop to which ho is thus transferred. Colonel Caleb H. Carleton, Eighth cavalry, is de- tailed as a member ot the exumining board convened at Fort Meade, S. D., vice Lieuten- ant Colonel Edwin V. Sumner, Eightn cavalry, relievea, A board of ofticars is appointed to moct at the call of tho president thereof at Fort Sill, OKL, for the examination of such ofiicers as may be ordered before it to determine their fituess for promotion. Datuil for the board: Licutenant. Colonel Dangerfield Parker, Thirteenth infantry; Major Henry Wagner, Iifth cavalry; Major aaron S. Daggett, Thirteenth infantey; Captan Blair D. Tay- lor, #ssistant surgeon;-first Lieutenant Jumo$ D. Glennan, nssistant sur- geon; First Lieutenast Hugh L. Scott, Seventh cavalry, recorder. #irst Lieu- tenant Edmund 1. Flotcher will re- poct_in person to Licutenaat “Colonel gorfleid Pavker atsuch time as he may designate for examination as to his fitness for promotion. ~ A board of officers is ap- vointed to meet at the call of the president thereof at Whipple hm;ém:kfl, Aviz, for the examination of such officers as may be or- dered before it to detormine therr fitness for ovromotion. Dotail for the board: Colonel Isaac ' D. DeRussy, Eleventh infantry; Major Benjamin I. Popo, surgeon; Major Jameos H. Bradford, Eleyenth infantry; Cap- win Lewls M. Maus, assistant surgeon; Cap- tain Ira Quinby, Eleventh infant: First Lieutenant Waldo E. Ayer, Eleventh in- fantry, recorder. First Lieutenant Pierce M. B. Travis, adjutant, Eleventh infantry, will teport in person to Colonel Isaac D. DeRussey at such time as ho may designate for examination as to his fitness for promo- tion. Tho board of ofligers convened at Fort Riley, Kan., Fevruary 10, to examine ofticers to determine their Htness for promotion 1s dissolved. First Lieutenant Herbert 3, Whipplo, Seventh cavalry, is detailed as recorder’ of the oxamininz board at Fort Riley, Kan,, May 8, vice First Lieutenant Jamos F. Bell, Seventh cavalry, relioved. it i g Back at the National Capual, Wasnixaroy, D, C., May 81.—The presi- dent and party retumied Lo the oity from Rochester this morning, INDIANA INUNDATIONS, Three Lives Lost and Much Damage Done to Property, IxpiANAPOLIS, Tnd., May 81.—Tke floods in Indiauapolis and vicinity caused by the neavy rains of yesterday, have caused* the loss of at least threo lives, Carl Weaver, aged 9, was tho first vietim, and Lo was drowned whilo catehing driftwood in Fall creek. John Hendorson and his G-year-old son wero also drowned by the slipping away of pervof the bank, Tonight it still threatens raiu and tho creeks and rivers arerising. Muany houses in the lower portions of the city are flooded. The oil tank used by Kingan & Co. for holding their fuel supply, was under- mined and toppled over, "its contents, 10,000 barrels of oll, tere saved. Iteports from all over the state show that briages have been washed away and much other damage done, The tremendous rains of the past six weeks hove pretty nearly sub- merged the entiro country around Wabash. All streams are now out of their banks aund flooding thousands of acres of land. Tho Wabash river, 8s a oconsequenco, is highor than 1t has becr in a degade. The low lands are covered and the corg and whoat crops are destroyed. ‘Lhe. sater is up about soversl manufacturfug establishments, which have been compelled to shut down and in some cases 10t their belts to save them. o4 The big levee on the 'Salamonie river at Largo gave way this & oon, inundating the surrounding countyg dnd both tho Big Four and Wabash oads are having trouble. Ua tho formge there are five wash- outs, ono ut Rays, anotber at Jonesboro, where 600 feet of embankment fs gone. At Summityllle, at Fall Crbek and Marketville the track has beén camriod away. Freight trains are not WOVIGE and no passenger trains are transferrin ‘onight the Wabash river 15 rising at tho of wwo inches an hour, d DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE, Suleldo of a Young Soekpty Lady of Brook- 1y ¥ New Yous, May 8l.%A peculiar case of suicide was reportsd injBrookiyn today. It was that of Miss Liiliau Norfolk, one of the bandsomest, most. talgnted and wealthy young women on Loug lIsland. Her maid entered the bath room adjoiniug her mis- trese’ bedroom and was horror stricken at the sight lm--umod to her gaze. In the bath tub, which was fillea with water, was the uude body of the Foung wowan, Her bair, of which in life sho was so proud, had been wound three times sbout her throat aud fastened thel ue hafd, the one which bad turned the fglcet and started the water clutehed the highly polished pieco of metal in the grip of death. The boay lay partiy upon opo side sud was submerged in the water, ‘'here wus 0o evidence that the - young woman bad sutfered. The face looked calm and peaceful as it lay there framed in the beautiful black bair, ~Various causes are iven for the deed, promineut smong which s & disappointed 1ove. THREATENED THE CATHOLICS! Dictator Palacio Declares That He Wiil | Arrest Venezuela's Priests, THEY ENCOURAGED THE REVOLUTION Members of the Church Preparing to Re- sIst the Tyrant with Arms—Government Forces Mecting Dofeat on Every Hand by Crespo's Sen, LCopyrighted 1992 by Janse (ndya Baanst| Canacas, Venczuela, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 81.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Speciai to Tie Beg ) —Palacio 18 distressod v tho roports reaching him from all parts of the country about the part taken by priosts in the uprising agalnst the dictatorship and is threatening the church with retaliation unless the clergy ave ordered to stop fizhting the government. ln pursu ance of this plan the dictator sent word to the archbishop that if priests continued to side with the revolutionists there would be a dissolution of church and state. Scrious complications are likely to grow out of this affair, The Catholic population 1s greatly excited about it. Fears are eutertained that if the archbishop vefuses to comply with Palacio’s domand, the clergy wi'l be im- prisoned. To prevont this the Catholies aro arming themselves, They will not submit tamely to their prelates’ incarceration. The arrest of Father Corredor has aaded to tho excitemont. TLe archbishop is very indig- nant about it. Palacio’s troudbles seem ever increasing. His row with the church authorities 1s cor- tain to weaken his power among thoso Who remained faithful to his causo even after his many tyrannical acts. What the unshot wiil bo no one can say. Caracas is insucha state that 1t is prepared for anything. The question between the corporation and the government at La Guayra, which resulted in the seizure of docks and the breakwater, has been temporarily srranged and the company is again in possession. Trouble In Palnclo’s Ranks. Manscamo, Venezuela (via Galves- tou, Tex.), May 81.—[By Mexicar Cavle to the Now York Herald--Special to Tne Bee, | —Trouble has arisen in the ranks of Palacio's adherents at Merida. A mutiny was started the other day among the soldiers under the command of the goverameut general, Arras, The rebels were led by General Clodomiro Ruiz, the brother-in-iuw of ~Arvras, Numerous street fights resulted. At length the main body of the rebels and force of Arras’ men came to- gether in tho heart of the town. Aftera fieros fight, in which macnetes played a promment, part, the revolt was quelled. Tho rebels fled in ail_directions, leader dead upon the scene of hattle. forty persons were killed on both sides. General Gomez, the peace commissioner sent by Palacio unto Los Andes, has failed to nccomplish the ovject of “his mission and is on his way back, Revolutionary Forces Increasing. VALENCIA, Venezuels, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 81.—-|By Mexican Cable 10 the New Yorlk Herala—Speeial to Tug Bee.|— Father Peotit, with General Edwards Ur- danta as chief of stafl, is av Tule with a strong_revolutionary force which is incroas- ing their 1n all ing daily. 1t has had soveral successful en- gogements with government troops in this vicinity. Near Altegracia a battlo bas been fought between Palacio’'s solaiers aud the revolutionists. It resulted in a defeat for the government. Father Lapez was in command of the Crespits. Another fight took piace at Quisiro between Palacio’s geaeral, Sacnz, and o revolutionary force led by Father Zuleta, Zulota is said to have been the victor, Still another skirmish occurred at Sana Jata, the result of which isin doubt. A fight took place in the aajnceut proyince on May 20, and Palucio’s troops were defeated. The rebel general Mora is again threaten- ing the seaport of Puerto Cubelio. Palacio has 300 men under General Merida at Polito. The vailway lino between Puerto Cabello and Valencia is strongly guarded by government troops. BARCELONA, Venezuela, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 81.—(By Mexican Cable to the New York Heraid—Special to Tug Be The governmont battalions sent from this state to Cindad in commund of Generals Romoro, Carrero, Yaraguatico, Alverez and Governor Monazas have reached the Orinoco and are encampod at Puerte Desoledad on tno opposite side of the river from Cindad Bolivar, which 18 held by the revoiutionists A coast guard has captured a German vessel of Soricedo. It was loaded with arms for General Crespo’s men. South American News. Moxteyipeo, Uruguay, (via Galveston, Tex.), May 81.—[By Mexican Cabls to the New 'York Herald—Special to Tire: B, | — Tho English banking syndicate refusos to deliver funds to establish a bank unless Uruguayan capitalists subscrived £2,000,000, ‘The politicalwBarty which favors tho forced issu0 of paper is inerensing. Buexos Avkes, Argentina (via Galveston, Tex.), May 81.—|By Mexican Cable to the New York Horald - Special to T BEt.|j— Ivis probavle that Senor Terry will accept the ofice of minister of fluance. The N tristas, or adherents of General Mitre, have voted with the government party to main- tain the stato of siogo until after President clect Louts Suenz Pona takes offico. Tho salaries of all the ministors of state are to bo reduced. Paraguny's government officially denies the rumored proposul for annexation to Ar- gentine. The Argentine congress has ap- proved all the results of the recant elections and tho radicals are correspondingly indig- nant. SANTIAGO, Chili, (via Galveston, X. ), May 81.—[By Moxican Cable to tho New York Herald—Special to Tue Bee. | he government has taken overy precaution to guard against emeute at tomorrow's opening of congress, President Montt's route from the moveda to Coungress hall witl be lined with soldiers, He will also bave a military escort. Indications point to the reelection of Barros Luce as president of the Chamber of Deputies and of Enrigue Melver as vice pros- jaent. Julio Zegers has been appointed councillor of state, One of the first bills to be presented by the ministry will bo a strin- gent enactment against the sale of alcobolic liquors, PALACIO'S LAST MANIFESTO, Venezueln's Dictator Proposes to Disrupt the States and Centralize Power. [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Beanett,| Caracas, Venezuels, May 8l.—[By Mexi- can Cable to the Now York Herald—Spesial to Tur Bee, |—Ignoring Lho state executives, Halacio has issued avotber inanifesto divoct- ing the wmayors of the various citios aud towns to call municipal delegates to the capi- tal to proclaim thenew coustitution and name their first president under the new order of things. He proposes to disrupt the nine ex- sting states and to form twenty departments into a centralizing republic. The oficlal pross endorses the manifesto, but tho dicta- tor's action is opposed by public sentiment. All who dare to oriticise it, however, are made to suffer by banishment or imprison- ment, One hundred opposition journals have been suppressod and their editors either ex- tled from the country of throwa fnto jail. T'he list of political suspects 1ncreases at an alarming rate. No one feels secure from orsecution, Police are stationed iu all ports. .eiters are oponec and read before they are dispatched. Heavy fines are imposed upon all outgoing vessels accepting mail not seat through the postofiice. Word has just reached here of a lively fight on the prairies south of this eit, sald that the governmert forces were routed. A pumber were killed, iucluding the leadar of wue goveruiment troops, The rebel guerril- las are in possession of the coast from Ma to Rio Chico and are threatening La Guayl It is roported that a battle has been fougi near Bolivia in were dofeated A dispateh from Valencia says: Thero is very little comfort to bo derived by the ad- herents of Palacio from tho present situa- tion. His soldiers aro deserting him by hun dreds to join the rebel forces. Even Goneral Yhara, in command of the government army at Valencia, admits that Palacio is losiug while tho revolutionists are gaining strength throughout the statc of Carabon. They have retaken tho seuport town of Tucacos, seizod two of the government vossels, the railroad from Tucacos to Briouisineto, and now threaten both Punto Cabollo and La Guayra, both Important seaports, to which points Palacio has ordercd ali_bis availabla fleet, which mcludas tho warship Centeanarin and sceveral small steamers and schooners, Commander Genoral Sanercos was repulsed after soveral hours' hard fienting by tho rebuols at Notre La Guirico. Still another which tho revolutionist \ NUMBER 319, DEADWOOD CENTRAL WRECK 7o Killed and Several Wouadad on a Steep Grade. HOW THE FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT OCCURRED Speed o the Engloe Not Reduced Until it Saddenly Collided with an Rook—List of the Vietims, mous Dranwoon, S, ., May 81.—[Special Tole- gram to Tug Bek.] A spacial train made up of un engine and one coach on the Deadwood fight bins taken place botweon ths opposing | Cettral railroad, bringing veople home from forcos, but the result is in doubt. It oceurred at Liscinna, Frosh insurrections aro ported to havoe takon place in various parts of the northern states and allalong the const. CORN IN RUSSLA, It is Being Rushed to the Famine Districts on Express Tealns, Rias, May 81.--Mon waora sot o work dis- charging tho cargo of the steamor Tynehead, carrying Iowa's contribution for starving Russia, 03 s00n as the hatches wore oponed, and soon the flour, provisions, ete., were loaded on cars, The ¢argo made 310 carlonds, These wore run as express trains and as soon as loaded started for tho distrossod prov- fnces, Captain Carr, commander of the Tyuchead, will bo prosented with a splendid silver sorvice. WANT A R 10WA PUBLIC, Consplrators Arre Deposo 1 0. Hoxorviy, May cment was caused hero on the 21st inst. by the arrest of twenty persons for couspiracy to depose Queen Lilivokalani and establish a republic. The leaders of tho movement ure understood 1o be Voluy V. Ashford and Robort Wilcox, well known agitator: r Attompting to Polico and Socialists Fight, BEeRLIN, May 31.—A socialist writer named Peus, who was sentenced to six months’ im- prisonment, was taken to jail at Ploezen Sunday, A crowd of 400 socialists accom- panied the prisoner and tho ofticers conduct- ing him and many throats were made. Tho polico oracred the mob to disperso, and no atteution being paid to the order a charge was made by the polics with drawn swords. A slight resistanca was made, but after tho rioters saw several of their number cut dow they scattered, A number of those who were struck by the police were quite seriously injured. Shortly belore the ofticers arrived at the jul they were 3 the crowa. Another fight occurred and it was orly with the graatest dificulty that the polico succeeded in keeping hold of Peus, Forcing a passago throagh the mass of rioters who surrounded them the prisoner was landed 10 jail. A nuwmber of the rioters were arrested, Irish Presbyterians Against Home Rule, Brreast, May 3L—A largely attended meeting of Presbyterians was held hero yes- terday at which numerous speoches were mado opposing homo rule for [réland, A resolution was unanimously adopted declar- ing that home rule would not be n messago of peace, but would 1mpede the hoaling in- fluenco of legislation. Thoe resolution also declared - that the Prosbyterians in Ireland desired local government, similar to that which ootains in Great Britain, und {mplored the Presbytovians of Great Briwaln to op- Poso home rule. In England’s Parliament. Loxboy, May 81.—In_the House of Com mons today Mr. Howard Vincent asked if it was truo that tho United States haa_offered to make any tariff concessi on Shefield and Birmingham goods in roturn for Eng- land’s acceptance of the invitation to take part in the monotary conference. Mr. Lowther, narliamentary sceretary of the foreign oflice, stated thatthe government bad 1o information regarding the matter and bad therefore mads no conimunication to tho United States relative to tho subject. et o DIED OF BLOOD POISONING, Harry C. Bernard, Fo orly of the Unlon Pacific, Killed In Wyoming, Sanatocs, Wyo., May pocial Tele- eram to Tne Ber.]—Harry C. Bernard died nere at 5 o'clock today from blood poisoning, caused by an accidontal pistol wound last Friday morning. He opened a safe from which the revolver dropped, striking on the hammer and oxploding the cartridge. The ball struck the safo door ana_glanced up- ward, striking the Joft leg two inches below tho groin, It was not supposed to be ina daugerous condition untl today, Bernard was_an engineer on the Union Pacific rail- way for vears. He only leftthe employ of tho company 1t of last Apri Sulcided at a Mining Camp, Dovaras, Wyo., May 81.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]—Nows reached hero this afternoon of the suicide at o Glen Itock min- ing camp, twenty miles west of this city, of Harry Salander, an old and popular business man of this seotion. He returned on Mon day afternoon from tho south, whero h spont tho winter, and business affairs ab- sorbed his attention, Ho used a shotgun. No causo was assigned for the deed. CLOUDBURST AT INDIANAPOLIS. jhi— © Clty and Surrounding County by the Dow DiANAPOLIS, Tnd., May 31.—This city and pour, 1 central Indiana have had few such fell last night and early this morning. In rains as offect it was a cloudburst, fiiled with water which flowed over the curbs into tho vards, Pogue's Run, whicn runs through Wie city, becaine a raging tor- rent &aud many peoplo nad to flee for their lives, The ctric cars plowed their way through the strects liko steamboats, White river and Fall creok are on the rampage. Several northiera suburbs are reported under water, ‘The stroets were b SRR _ Movements of the Baltimore, Powriaxn, Ore, May 3L.—The United States cruiser Baltimore, which has becn here for the past throe woeks, left here today, presumably for Puget Sound, ——— WEATHER FPOREUASE Orrice oF WEATHER BUREAU, | Oxans, May 81! The storm area now covers the laterior of the country. Northeast to north @nd cool winds and generally raioy weather prevails over a broad belt of country from the lakes to Texus, Some heavy raius have fallen in the upper Mississippl valley, and a goneral rain 15 falling over lowa, castern Nebraska, Kansas and Indian Territory, The turo has fallen over Lhe western see far south as Texas, but it is rising in tho axtreme northwest, where the winas are shifting to southerly. or Eastorn Nebrask My—Cool Futus follow unseitle ther, with Fising tomperiture during Wednesday. WasiixatoN, D. Omah 1 Vi , May #l.—1%r lowa and Nebraska—Warmer Ly Wodnesday night; variable winds, For North aud South Dakota--lair in North Dakota; showers; warmer. For Missouri—8bowers; slighuy cooler, oxcopt stationary tampoiature in extrome northwest; winds becomicg uorth; probably fair Thuraday, For Kausas - Showers; Weduesda, tug variable, For Colorado-Fair; wind warmer night; northerly winds, becom warmor; variavlo Lead aball at City at this morning, while desconding av 8 por cont grade, jumpod the track and ran at an acute anglo from the road bod until the engino was brought to 8 halt by collision with a gigantio rock jutting from the mountain. James Scott, fireman, was fataily injured and died two hours later, William Thomas, drummer boy for tho Terroville baud, had the whole top of his head crushed in and cannot survive. Tim Monahan, the eugin- oer, received a bad cut on the head and is suffering from iuternal fnjuries, ‘Tho conch was crowded with passengers, sovon of whom jumped, sustaining paiuful injuries. Those remaining in the coach es- caped unhurt. Tho Deadwood Central is a narrow guage connecting Deadwood and Lead City, aud is operated over some of the most starthng grades in the country. This is tho third fatal accidert on the road 10 the last fifteen months, One Man Kitled and Eight Serlously In. Jured by n Gaw Exploston. WiLkEsB i, Pa., May 31.—An explosion of mine gas at the Moccannaqua colliery of tho West End Coal company, which is lo- cated about twenty miles below this city, re- sulted in tho death of one man, tho fatal fn- Jury of another and the serious ihjury of * eight others, Tho dead man is JOHAN PROTHERIC, fire boss, aged 45 yoars. Ho loaves & wife and four childron. JouN WALTERS, unmarriod, 21 years old, was fatally injurod. Hexny Rirrex, aged 7, s seriously burned and will probably die. He has a wife and a large family, CianrLes R 20 v t, & brothor of Henry, aged uumarried, burned about head and K, 21 years old, broken ana injured iuternally, Prrer Zovurs, aged 37, side and shoulder badly mangled ribs H.M. ISvERmanT, aged 41 years, burnod; marvied, Fuen Byewianr, aged 17, badly burned. WinLias Horrak, aged 80, very badiy ine jured and vecovery doubtful; married. IRANK Digrrick, burned, The cause of the explosion is anknown. Thore were few men at work, as the foreman was on a tour of inspection und they coula 1ot £0 to their chambors bofore the foreman reported evervthing favorable. Tho damage to the colliery is comparatively light. Killed 1n a Collision. Creverasp, O., May 8l--Two frelght trains on the Cleveland & Pittsburg rafiroad collided near Summitville, O., this morning. Engineer John Liptag of this city and Brake- man Wileox of ‘Welisville wers killed, and Iireman W, T. Starr of Clevoland was badly injurod. The two trains caught fire and were entirely consumed. No Passengers Were Killed. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 81,—A Lake Eris vassengor train went through a bridge near Fisher station this morning. Nobody was killed though the passongors were badly shuken up and the rolling stock was consid- erably damaged. Ry DOINGS OF PRESBYTERIANS, Close of the Assembly at Portland—Other Kellglous News. Ponriaxp, Ore., May 3l.—Today found great issues in the Presbyterian church set- tled. The first topic of interest today con- corns the World’s fair in disapproving the soction styled the “Parliament of Religion,” A mass of ovortures from presbyteries and synods on Suuday opening lod to the adop- tion of & resolution to the effect thatif the fair shall Lo opened on tho Sabbath the ex. hibit of the Presbyterian church shall be of« fered only on condition that it be closed on that day. A resolution was adonted saying: *‘Our church holds thut the Inspired Word as it came from God is without error. The vow of ordination recognizes that the bible is the only infailible rule of faith and practice, and 1t was recommended that those offioers of the church who have ccased to hold this view should seek a congenial place outside of the aenomination without waiting for discipline. At the afternoon scssion an earnest plea by the assembly for deliveranco agalnst the practico of lyuching negroes in this country mot a decided approval, ‘The committee of conference with theolog- ical sominaries was announced as follow: Drs. Huvs, Young, Blayney, Mutchmore, Moore, Bartlett, Hayley, Holmos, Wilson. Elders MeDougal, Cincinnati; McCook, Now York; Gray, Chicago: HBonner, Indianape olis; Joy, Dotroit; Neglee, Pittsburg; Knox, Minneapolis. An amusing scone ocourred upon the intro- duction of a resolution calling the attention of ministers, olders and_students to the evil of the tobacco babit. Finally the resoiution pussed with a shout. After the adoption of tho usual complimentary resolutions the fourteenth general assombly was dissolved, United Presbyterinng, Pirtsnune, Pa., May The general as. sombly of the United Presbyterian church resumed 1ts session this morning. The rules governing home mission work were revised, Rule 9 was changed so that tho general su. perintendent shall make his report‘ annually instoad of quarterly, and rule 17 provides that no grant shall be mude in the absence of & quorum or by loss than a majority of all the members present. After much discussion it was decided thal the women’s board was not under the contro of any spocial board of the church, but was directly under the direction of the general assembly. Au order was glven by the moderator that the women's board had the right to send a regular delegate to any meeting of the as- sewbly. - Stenmer Arrivils, York—Sauale, from South Amer! At New Siberian, from Indies ports. At Poiladelphia—Tndiana, from Liverpool. A Lizard—Sighted—Suevia, from New York for Hamburg. Bremen and West At St Thowas, May 28-Sailed, United States ana Hrazil line steamer Amy, for New York. At Rio Janerio-Sailed, Federation, for Now York. Arrived, Maria, from New York, At Bremerhaven —Aller from New York. At Queenstown—Ohlo from Philadelphia, At New York—America from London, e Frominent Missourians in Irons, SeaiNGrieLp, Mo,, May 81.—The nine men charged with the murder of Deputy Sherift Gieorge T, Williams and the lynching of his insane prisoner, Bright, at Forsyth, were heavily iroued aod taken back to Forsyth yesterday, where their rnnmxn.q trial bes kan toduy. Tne trial will probably last we by | weeks, and somo startling developments arg expocted. T'ho suthorities claim W have all fucts necessary 1o conviot, They implioate some of the most prominent citizeus of Taney county iu the double murder,