Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 4, 1893, Page 3

RUIN WROUGHT BY THE RAIN Werst 8torm in Years Does Great Damage to Property. LOW DISTRICTS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED Boats Required to Save the Lives and Property of Citizens on North Twenty- fourth Streot—Motor Tracks Blocked By Floating Debris—The Rainfall, It Is impossible to tell what daylight will reveal when it breaks upon Omaha this sum- mer Sunday morning, but it can not fail to show in many quarters a scene of desolation and destruction wrought by last mght's flood. Never before was this city visited b a downpour, Tt was not a cloudburst, at - tended Ly a phenomenal fall of water for a i fow minutes, but it was a continuous pour- irig that showed no sigus of abatement for wver three hours, The successive showers of the afternoon, that came and cleared away as on an April day, were followed by bright sunshine about B o'clock, and it was supposed that the fall was over, but about 6 o'clock a black bank of clouds sprang up in the west and rose rap- E 1dly toward the zenith. There was a notice- b ablo whirling and tumbling as it traveled, and many people watched it with a great deal of apprehension. It was feared that there was to be a terrific wind storm, but no F one had an idea of the deluge that was to [ follow. A few premonitory drops fell just . before 0:30, and then the er came with a rush. There wer no lulls, and the storm ! did not put n any frills. The rain simply fell, and wherover a drop struck there was sufficient moisture deposited to irrigate an acre of corn, Tosted the Sower System, It was scarcely any time at all until the qutters were rushing torreats, and inside of ten minutes the gutters utterly failed to pro- vide a passageway for the water, and the streets were filled from curb to curb. Then it was that substantial articles began to move, justas rcal estate by the acre had been moving in solution some minutes be- fore. Sections of sidewalk went whirling down streets where there was the slightest suspicion of a grade, and closely following was all the debris that usually falls a p) 10 a surging flood. People rushed into the nearest doorways, B and waited for the fall to , thinking that such a downpour could but be of short duration. Minutes stretched into hdurs, and b still there was no sign of abatement. = On the other hand the constantly accumulating amount of drift deposited around the open- ings of the storm sew wding ot course / to the obstruction of the outlet and the fill- fng of the streets, served to give the im- pression that the storm was increasing. Stopped Street Traffic, The streets were deserted by humanity, save the hackmen, who busily plicd their calling and earned dollars by the hundred Even those who patronizea them, however, g W wet to the skin in a number of in atances in passing from the vehicles to their own doors, 80 violent was the fallof the rain. The electric ¢ stopped almost before the rain began, as it was preceded by a flash of lightning t skipped along the trolley wires and into the power houses, where set everything dancing and scared the clec- jans within an inch of thewr lives. At the power house at Nine- teenth and Izard the display was par- ticularly vivid, and the current turned off with no greater loss of time than was necessary to throw the levers. Within fifteen minutes after the beginning of the storm all electrical power had been shut off, and for three and a half hours every car be- longing to the electric system lay dead on the track scattered over wiles of road, for it was 10:16 when the atmospheric pyrotech- nics had sufficiently abated to make it safe for the engincers o again turn the current on the wircs. $ Iv was not until the storm had spent itself that it was possible to make anything like a satisfactory examination to note the ruin that had been wrought, and even then it ‘was attended with a gr deal of dificulty, owing to washouts, fioating paving and flooded low places. Flooded the Patrick Avenne Bottoms. One of the first places reported as demand- ing attention was on North Twenty-fourth street, near Patrick avenue, where the water was rushing down the draw from the vicin- ity of Twenty-eighth and Lake and flooded the paving at the first named point to a depth of five feet, Houses were flooded and many families wero compelled to move out. It covered the floor of Carr's feed store, just north of Patrick avenue on Twenty-fourth, to the depth of two feet and damaged the entire stock of hay and grain, It rushed down southeasterly toward Twenty-second and Grace and Clark streets, and few houses were there its path that were reared sufliciently above terra firma to avoid the flooding of the lower floors, while ina few instances it reached almost to the second stery. Moveable arti- cles were hastily carried up stairs, but the water came with a rush that left little time to make ready for its unwelcome encroach- ment, and acres of carpets were submerged, 'while coal and kindling from the invaded sheds were scattered over thut part of the rity intervening between there and the river with a lavish hand. The sufferers whose plight appeared to be tho saddest were the squatters occupying littio hovels along that low strip, and the leraders whoso tents have been pitched the for somo time. Their indifferent shel were rudely overthrown by the first rush the flood and the pitinble wretches groped hither and thither in the “u ing rain en- deavoring to save o few of their belongings, but the suddenness of the shock seemed to overcome them, and they soon gave up the attempt and waded hither and thither in the flood without any preference as to whether they should be carried after what had gone before or stranded on some friendly pro- montory that the water could not reach. They had little to lose, but that little went, and there will be none in Omai.a today who aro poorer as to this world’s goods thau they. Blockaded the Car Tracks, After the electric power was again turned on, there was no motor travel north of the point of the flood on Twenty-fourth street, as the cars found iv impossible to cross the torrent without burning out the motors by a short circuit, even had the sidewalks, bar- rels, crates, boxes and other drift terial not precluded the possibility of successful s8ag0, AS tho water formed an impassi- le barrier, no attempt was made by the streot car wen to clear away the drift, all action being postponed until the going down of the waters, Such cars as were north turned to Burde! e A were there L long after midnight, whilo word was sent from tho Yom'r houses to the trainmen was 1o make themselves as comfortable as possi- ble until morning. The lower floors of the long row of brick flats at Twenty-fourth 1 Lake were in- wvaded by the water, which iu some of them v ix fect deep. When the storm was at B *its heizht, o piano box was noticed sailing out of the alley at that point and heading for the Missouri via the Patrick avenue at the rate of six or eight miles an hour, One Sewer Gavo Way, Fartier out Twenty-fourth street, the city came in for a share of the damage, as the sewer burst and the paving for blocks was speedily afioat. Mristol and Cameron streets were likewise upset, and ckmen driving out way with iate fares had considerable difficuity in extricating their horses from holes into which they were unwittingly driven. At Thirtieth and Bristol stroets, where the horse car line ends, the driver was com- pelled to urn his horses in water that rushed past there belly deep. Averaged Over an luch an Hou, Inquiry ot the weather bureau elicited the fnformation that at nine o'clock the rainfall measured three and cne-half inches. Up to that time there had been no perceptible de- crease in the violence of the storm and it continued with almost equal severity until 10 o'clock, three and one-half hours from the time of beginning, when the fall weasured four and one-balf inches, It wnas stated that on a few occasions had rained for a few minutes somewhat hardor than it did last night, but for such & period of time the fail was far in excess of anything on record sinco the establishment of the weather bureau here. No information could be obtained from the cast official as to the general extent of the storm, ns reports are not received on Saturday nights from surrounding towns and subordinate stations. The storm did not prove a bonanza for all of the hackmen, as some of them sought to make too much out of it, and two horses fell dead on Sixteenth street from overdriving, while others were taken to the stable com’ pletely used up by their battle with the ele- ments. Sowers Clogged, Cellars Fllled. In the south part of the city it was im. possible last night to form any correct idea of the extent of the damage, though it is known to be very large and will undoubtedly reach many thousands of do! At Thirteenth and Jones streets it was the 10 old story. The sewers, becoming clogged, threw the water over the surface of the streets and into the cellars and base- ments. The squatters in the vicinity of the s works found dry quarters in the upper storics of their buildings, where they re- mained during the night, while beiow them ything wasa sea of water, filled wit ting lumbor, boxes and houschold fur- nituro that had broken loose trom their moorings and had started on the journey to the gulf, In that part of Shantytown, located on the brotors and south of the Willow Springs dis- tillery, everything was afloat. Water poured down from" the hills in perfect torrents, carrying along barns and outhouses. In one instance a small barn in which a squatter had tied his cow, was lifted by the flood and taken into the river. On the north bottoms above the smelter and north of Grace street many of the peo- ple were driven from their little huts by the flood. Some of them found shelter in the warehouses, while others thinking that there was to be a_repetition of the high ter chronicled during the days when Noah built his ark and sailed about the country for scveral weeks, betook them- nd their children to the bluffs, re- maining there during the night. Lived on the Roofs Awhile. in the vicinity of th y packing house andat the inters, Twenticth and vded as usual, in « ten feet decp. s inhabited p in small sha of one and two rooms each. The flood came on so suddenly that the oc- cupants did not have time to get to the high lande and in order to save themselves from graves they sought the roofs of their here they remained until the waters hid receded, after which they wadea ashore. The whole countr, vas inundated and pre- sented a curious spectacle, being one con- glomerated mass of Italians, children, ken coops ats and dogs. Tuthe Union Pacific and Burlington yards the banks along the tracks washed down, covering the switches and main lines with sand and mud to the depth of a couple of feot, delaying the trains and preventing their arrival or departure. Damage in Every Direction. On West rnam strect a bad washout carried away a large square of the cedar block ement, which is now on its way to the se going via the Little Pappio. Another large section undermined and is ready to fall in and make the street next to_impassable. West Leavenworth street is in a terrible conditic s some of the high grades have been washed away, while in the cuts the banks have slid down, burying the street G cks to the depth of five feet in some places. The high grade at Twentieth and Pierce streets, which was a bone of contention in the courts during the carly spring, is no longer one, for with it the water played sad havoe, cutting great holes and gulleys in the soft carth, T'he three-story block owned by C°L. Wright and situated at the southwest cor- ner of Sixteenth and Howard streets, pre- sents a partiall cked condition, as it was undermined during the early part of the sturm and the foundation seriously injured, The aristocratic portion of the city out on St. Marys avenue is in a sorry plight. There most of the citizens have builded them banks to terrace and slope. Last night several of these beautiful banks were levéled to the grade of the street, leaving the front yards that many seas of mud. The Sewer Played Boomerang. In a hardware store at Twenty-fourth and Seward streets the flood let o its grip for a few moments and indulged in playing pranks. In this particular building there is a closet on the first floor. The cellar filled with water, submerging all of the pipds, and by some unaccountable means the flood got into the drain pipe. That started the fun, for a minute later the closet had the appear- ice of being a fountain, shooting a three- inch.stream upward and against the ceiling, flooding the first floor and filling the street. 1t Was Walk or Swim. While the storm w. its heighth not a car in the ¢ turned a wheel, The el ric lines were laid out early in the game, while the cables plodded along for an houror two and then gave up the ghost. This con- divon of affairs continued during a greater portion of the night, though some of the lines got around at midnight and took out the belated citizen: The Farnam street fire sent the electric lines to the walls, as\ all of the down town currents of electricity were cut off as soon as the general alarm was turned in, that there would be no danger of the firemen coming in contract with the live wires. ction Poppleton avenue were some places the water “This section of country ians who live Bo Cooler in \ Winds Will Blow, WasmiNaroy, D. €., June 3.—Forecasts for 3 “or Nebraska and South Dakota south; winds shifting to northerly. lowa—Showers; cooler; variable winds, snifting to northw Local Record, Orrice or e WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, June 3.—Omaha record of temperature and rainfall, compared with corresponding days of past four years: 1893. 1 7S ¢ 612 . 1801, 1890. 2 792 HOD 622 682 HUO 62 OB2 740 709 L1400 .00 1.85 atement showing the condition of tem- perature und precivitation at Omaha for tho day and since March 1, 1803: rmal temperatu xeess for the da Maximum temperatur Minimum temperatu Average temperature Precipitation 97 inch Excess sinco M. 24 inch GEORGE E. HUNT, Local Forecast Oficial, ———— Will Place %1,000,000 in Bonds, Cimicaco, I, June 8. —President Greenhut of the Whiskey trust left for Peoria tonight, saying he had accomplished his wission in se- curing proposals for the sale of £1,000,000 bonds, Contrary to expectation he did not close the deal, and from the fact that the proposals will bo submitted to the meeting of the board of directors at Peoria on Mon- day, it is believed that the amount bid was less' than expected, for Mr. Greonhut had stated on Friday that he and Seeretary Hen- nessey would close up the deal today, e PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, Councilman McAundrews left for Philadel- phia yesterday. Ignaz Schedewig contemplates a World's fair trip, upon which he will start this week. P. H. Johnston of Custer, S. D, who is largely interested in tin mining property in that district, was in the city yesterday en- routo to the World’s fair. John Unbanczyk left night before last on a business trip to Chicago, where he will also take in the World's fair before his return. New York, June 3—} to Tug Bee. |—Omaha: I C. Crable, Plaza; W. B. Taylor, Westminster, Kearney, Neb.; G. W. Frank, Savo; Miss Clara Jugenhau and Miss Sophie Winkler of Omaha have left the Hotel Savoy to sail on the steam- ship Ems of the North Germsn Lloyd line for Bremen. At the Mercer: H, H. Wallace, Tekamah ; George W. Estes, Kansas City; John Gasler, Chillicothe, Mo.; H. O. Mason, Beatrice; Dr. J. ¥, Mnrla'n, Columbus; E. H. Gambee, Milwaukee; C. A. Smith and wife, O. E. Wellman, Geneva; W. R. Allipg, Chicago; W. L. Eddy, Grand Junction, Ia.; R. L. Fisher, Kausas Cily; K Schoeider, San Franeisco, pocial Telegram THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE SMOOTH DEMOCRATIC SCHEME | Preparing Sensational Stories About Pen- sion Frands All Over the Country, OBJECT THEY (EXPECT TO GAIN THEREBY Designed to Create Sentiment Favoranle to the Repeal of the Dependent Pension Act—Names of Pension Appli- cants to Be Pablished. 513 FOURTRENTIT STRERT, ‘Wasmsaros, D. C., June 3. For the past two or three days the eastern papers have been flooded with great stories of startling pension frauds in Towa. Last week and the week before the scene of these frauds was laid in Virginia, and it is darkly hinted tonight that other sensational stories are to be sprung upon the public from other states next week, in fact it begins to look as though an area of discovery had set in and that be- tween this time aad the date of the conven- ing of congress tho public is threatened with a wholesale expose of the shortcomings of wicked practitioners before the pension bu- reau, 1t is believed here that all these stories of great frauds aresent out with ‘a deliberate purpose and that purpose is to discredit the pension 11ws as much us possible_in order to create a sentiment favorable to the repeal of the dependent pension act, but unless they “pan out” better than the Lime Springs, (1a.,) sensation they will probably fall short of their object. As far as the details of the lowa sensation have been received here it appears that the only thing thus far discovered is that a pen- sion attorney charged a client an excessive and that is done frequently without creating a furore. In the meantime Secre- tary Hoke Smith is contemplating a_radical new departure. He says that he will prob- ¢ inaugurato a plan for the publication of 11 who apply _for pensious. 1t idea into effect he will prob- ably do more toward preventing pension frauds than by any other means. Western Pensions Granted. The following names are given out from the pension bureau: Nebraska: Original widows, ete.—Ann E. Jones, Margaret Peacock, Mary Coyle. Towa: Original—Frank Back. Increase— Montgomery McCormick, Levi F. Compton, Hugh M. Cory, Isaac N. Tyrrel, William Bain, Original—Alfred Bell, Owen Nutt, Wilham H. Calglesser, William Dunbar. Additiona! .10.“‘}»}\ B. 'Foster. Increase— Job H. e, Henry Clingman, Chandler Preston, Gustay Linn; Ira Shifflet, Jacob Bleck, Horace Hawks, William W. Foye. Reissue—George Itumel, William Balker. Original widows, ete.—Caroline Carter, Olive M. Decker, minors of J. Zack, Frances Be rah Hampson, Mary Thompson, L ne, Margaret Lias, Nelldora Reissue—Zadock Clarke. Original widows—Nancy Rogers, Margaret Ridgw ¢ of Rufus J. Clement. Re- issue—Jonah C. Barton. Changes In the Service. The following army orders werc issued today Leave of absence granted Colonel David Perry, Tenth ca 29, Department of Dakota, twenty days. Leave of absence for one month from the date of his reliof from recruiting duty is granted Captain Clayton S. Burbank, Tenth infantry. TLeave of absence for four months, to_take effect on or about June 20, is granted Major William M. Wherry, Sixth infantry. Captain Daniel T.'Wells, Eighth’ infantry, will be relieved from recruiting duty at his own request July 1 and will then proceed to join his regiment. Licutenant Colonel Henry M. Robert, corps__ of _ engineers, now stationed at Nashville, Tenn, will be re- lieved of his present duties by Captain John Biddle, corps of engincers, upon the return to duty of that officer, and will then proceed to New York City and assume_all the duties lately performed by Colonel David C. Hous- ton, corps of engineers, including such of them as have been temporarily assigned to Licutenant Colonel George L. Gillesy First Lioutenant Thomas H. Reese, corps of engincers. “The enlisted force of Company T (Indian), Tenth infantry, will be transferred to Com: pany 1, Ninth infantry on July 1, 1893, under orders’ to be given by the commanding general, Department of the East. “The extension of leave of absence granted Captain William L. Pitcher, Eighth infantry, March 18, from this offlce is still further ex: teuded thrce months, Captain William . Corbusier, assistant surgeon, is relieved from temporary duty at Columbus Barracks, O., and will return to his proper station, Fort'Wayne, Mich. Leave of absence for ten’ days is granted Captain William H. Kell, Twenty-second infantry, recruiting officer. P.S. H. ‘Wasnixarox Bereav or Tnr Bee, } Guernsey. South Dakota: icutenant alry, April is extenaed GOLD AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL, Only 830,939,217 of the Yellow Dross Ke- the National Treasury. D. C.,, June 8.—At no time since specie payments were resumed on Jan- uary 1, 1879, has the net gold in the treasury of the United States been so low as it is today. The amount is $39,930,217. On Jan- uary 1, 1879, it was $114,103,580. Secretary Sherman, in a report madain 1870, stated that he had, on January 1, coin to the amount of 141,883,000 available for the re sumption of specic payments, Of this amount $114,000,000 was in gold, the balance in silver, both were denominated coin. Since that period the net gold in the treas- ury has gradually increased untilin March, 1888, it reached §218,818,000 which was the high water mark. Since January, 1889, the net gold holdings of the treasury have been on the declining scale, decreasing from $194,000,000 in Jaxi- uawy, 1889, to $157,000,000 in January, 1890; $141,000,000 1n January, 1801; $119,000,000 in January, 1802, and $108,000,000 1 January, 1893, A Serlous Problem, While no uneasiness is felt at the treasury department because of the continued loss of gold from the treasury, still Seceretary Car- lisle is not unmindful of the fact that a limit may be reached where the confidence re- posed in the treasury by the peoplo may be shaken. How to replete the treasury with gold has been a problem seriously considered by the administration for some time. The issue of bonds is the usual remedy suggested, but it is known that the president is not in favor of this alternative, except as the last resource, and even if they are issued, treasury ofiiclals are not by any means confident that the treasury gold repleted in this way will long continue. 1t is contended that to obtan “gcld in this way, with the present laws in force, simply means the goy- ernment borrowing gold at interest for the purchase of silver with no assurance that the gold so obtained will remain in the treasury longer than the time necessary to take it out. Suggestion has been made that the secretary of the treasury has the power to issue greenbacks in exchange for gold, thus increasing the amount of gold and in- creasing the volume of greenbacks outstand- ing to the extent of the gold thus exchanged. Secretary Carlisle being out of the city today, his views on this subject cannot be obtained. Ac “f Secretary Hamlin said that he bad heard the suggestion and hoped it was 80, but his manner indicated that this hope was very faint. Other treasury officials were questioned on the subject and they said that the idea was not a new idea, and had been advanced at different periods 1o the past ten years, Greenback lssue. Thero is no law on the statute books more stringent than that relating to greenbacks. 1t provides that 346,000,000 of greenbacks shall be kept in circulation. When such notes are presented for redemption, new notes to a like amount have to be issued. The secretary of the treasury has no discre- tion either w iucrease or to diminish the volume of x’sreellblckn. Section 75 of the Hevised Statutes pro- vides that the secretary of the treasury may exchange any rln* hmnnay for coln and out of this pro' of law it is presumed that the nwr;‘s rd that the secretary of the treasury had §iscovered a statute which permitted him issue greenbacks in exchange for gold. This gives him the power, WITCH has never. been questioned, o exeh groenbacks, United States treasury- -notes, United States notes, silver certificates, gold certificates, silver coin, silverfbultion and gold bullion for gold coin or gold Mallion at his discretion, but there is a decheéd difference between the “exchange’ of one'elms of money for gold and the ‘“issue” of a class of money to ex- change for gold, #171¢ The Star, in disewssing the monetary situ- ation, says: It istandbrstood that the qu tion which will bawiseussed at the special meeting of the cabitkt, to be helaon Monday morning, will be @iatbf the condition of tha treasury. The shipmients of gold from New York during the pastveck has amounted to 6,700,000, including the $200,000 which went to Canada, Now that the shipments have again begun to be heavy, the subject comes before the administration as one of no_little concern, for should this rate of gold export continue, it would not be long before the reserve would be reduced to a figure that would be uncomfortably small, At the cabinet meeting it is beliaved the attorney general will wender an opinion on the question as to the right of the adminis- tration to issue bonds without action by congress, Solicitor General Aldrich drew up an opinion on this question, which Attor- ney General Miller adopted, deciding that such a course could be pursued and it is in- timated that Mr. Olney will aiso hold to this Judgment, It _would seem that the agitation of the bond issue question is to be resumed. Or INTEREST TO SETFLERS. Many Homes ln the Northw on Secretary Smith's Decision. ‘Wasnixaroy, D.'C., June 8—Argument was today heard by Secretary Hoke Smith on the motion for review, filed by the North- ern Pacific Railway company, in its case against Charles Cole, involving the rulings made by Secretary Vilas in the case of Guilford Miller. The action asked that the Guilford Miller decision be overruled. The leading question involved in this case is, first, whether the Northern Pacific company is entitled to the benefit of a second withdrawal of its p of general route; second, whether there was any authority vested in the secretary to withdraw lands in the indemnity limits upon the filing of a map of definite location, and, third, whether the company was entitied to select indemnity in licu of odd sections within a technical Indian reservation. The case excites great interest in northwest, as the farms and homes of scttlers hang upon the secretary’s dec Depending the 1,500 ion. OMAHA WANTS IT. Senator Manderson Presents Ouar Clalms for the New lnd.an Bureau storehouse. WasmixatoN, D. C., June 8.—[Special to Tue Ber. [—Senator Manderson this after- noon called upon the commissioner of the In- dian bureau in reference to the selection of Omahaasa location for the additional In- dian burcau storehouse. This move has been made by General Manderson at the urgent request of Mayor Bemis, who had been recently apprized of the fact thata storehouse would be located in the w Letter Carrier Pulaski's Case. WasmxaroN, D. G, June 8.—A very im- portant decision was .rendered in the circuit court today in the matter of tho petition for a mandamus by ex-Letter Carrier Pulaski for reinstatement. Pulaski was appointed a letter carrier by Postmaster Sherwocd without having gone_through the civil ser- vice examination, He gavea bond, which was accepted, / and” was _put to work. Civil Service Commissioner Lyman heard of 1t and had him discharged. He petitioned the court for a writ' of mandamus for rein- statement, directed ngainst Postmaster Sher- wood and an amendmént against Postmaster General Bissel]. <Thé’rule to show cause against the defendant was up for a_ hearing this morning. The government put in a gen- eral demurrer to the petition, claiming that under the luw this eourt was without juris- diction in the premises. Justice Bradley said that the petitioner was entitled to a hearing on the merits of his caso, I'he gov- ernment should not scek to evade the real issue, It should not endeavor to sneak be- hind a demurrer. He would give the de- fendants until Saturday next to fille their answer. Itis stated that the postmaster general will ve represented by special counsel at the holding. Will Resume In Two Weeks, Wasminarox, D. C., June 3.—As the result of a conference between Comptroller Eckels and the officials of the failed Capital Na- tional bank of Indianavolis this morning the comptroller announced that the bank would probably resume in about two weeks. ——— ANOTHER BIG CROWD, Many People Attend the World's Fair De- spite the Rain Storm, Cnicaco, 11, June 8.—It rained nearly adl day today, but the inclement weather was not enough to drive visitors away from the World’s fair. They came by thousands and by 60'clock the sale of tickets had run above Another section in the Fine Arts building was thrown open to the public today. It was thatof Italy. Itcontains over 600 works of art, including bronze and marble statucs. There were no formal excreiscs, A largo number of the boys of the Turner- bund society entered the gymnasium shortly before noon and went through a course of calisthenic maneuvers, under the direction of Prof. Hartung. Tho audience filled the building and the performers were encour- aged by the applause of those as- sembled. During the manual entertain- ment, & Musical program was in progress, con- sisting of n mixed chorus of 100 voices' and vocal and_instrumental solos and duets, Theso children entertainments will bo given weekly during the fair. Assembly hall in the Woman's building had not seats enough in it to accommodate the crowd that assembled there today. The attraction was Julis Ward Howe, who spoke on “Women in the Greek Drama.» WIill Open as Usual Today. Cu1cAGo, 111, June 3.—The World's fair gates will be opened tomorrow. In the fed- eral court today Judge Woods announced that it has been decided to deny District Attorney Milchrist's application for a tem- porary injunction against the opening of the fair tomorrow, and that no action would be taken by the court until it rendered its final decision, which would be on next Wednes- day. —_— Americans Enroute to NEewW YORK, Juné 3,-~Mrs. James (i. Blaine and Miss Blaine sajled on the Paris for Southampton, The ,party accompanying Mrs. Blaine and her, ¢daughter consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Walter:Damrosch, child and nurse, Miss Loring ' Blaine and Conor Cop- pinger, Mrs. Blaine's: grandchildren and th nurse. James (i, Blaine and Don Cam- eron arrived from Washington late last ovening. Mr. Cameron, his wife and two daughters, were : also. with the party. Mr. and Mrs. Damroseh have closed ana given up their house amd 'will probably remain abroad during Mrs. Blaine's stay on the con- tinent. Among other passengers on the Parls were Thomas A. Hayard, embassador from the United States to Gireat Britaio, and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and J. W. Mackay and her soz, Charles H, ———— In the Kentucky Way. PixeviLLe, Ky., June 8.—A shooting affray occurred today at the school house one mile from town where an election was being held, in which Joe Jones was instantly killed by Leyi Hoskins. Hoskins was himself shot and slightly wounded by Jones. The diffjeulty came over a trifling political affair. — LUCAL BKEVITIES, Europe. A permit was issued by the inspector of buildings yesterday to N.”A. Kuhu to erect a cottage at 4228 Ohio street, to cost $1,500. Mrs. B. B. Rose of 428 Thirty-fourth street and Chicago died at her home June 2, at 11 a. m. of rheumatic meningitis,after an illness of five weeks. She was formerly of 820 South Twentieth, Omaba, 1893—-slmmj PAGES. RATES SHOOT DOWNWARD Ohicago, Milwaukee & 8t. Panl Puats in a Fare of $17.50 to Ohicago, WESTERN ROADS INDULGE IN CUTTING Rook Island and Burlington Lines Open the Ball on Monday to Be Followed Tues- day by the Unlon Pacific—Doe- tors on Thelr Excursion, Upon big banners almost covering the front ot theirofMce the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul yesterday at 4:30 announced a rato of §17,50 round trip to Chicago. Some time ago Tae Bee in discussing the rate situation argued that the Milwaukee was in a position to make this reduction for the reason that towns on the Missouri river have always been placed upon an equality so far as p: senger ratos are concerned, the basing rate ever being the same. When the Santa Fe put in its rate of $17.50 from Kansas City it was generally argued by the general passen- ger agents here that the rate would be met in & very short time by the Omaha roads, and the action of the Milwaukee yesterday shows how utterly futile it is to make ono rate from Kansas City and maintain a different rate from Omaha, Tmmediately following the announcement of tho new rage, Court Carrier, the city ticket agent of the Milwaukee, was over- whelmed with applications for round-trip tickets, a great many, however, going away because the same proportionate reduction was not applied to one way rates, the rate remaining as it has been since the agreement of the Western Passenger association to maintain the one way rate at £10.50. This evident mistake will undoubtedly be cor- rected tomorrow and the Santa o rate of $0.25 go into effect, Bellef of the Burlington. Mr. John Francis of the Burlington last evening, regarding the situation, he Burlington will not be behind in the procession. 1t has always been . principlo with mo that rates on the river must be the ame. Of course it was certain that th nta F'e's rate of §17.50 from Kunsas City would be met by a like rate from Omaha. While the Milwaukee is first in the field with its cut na is ulated in glving Omaha what has enjoyed for several days, e control of the business will be short-lived, for all the roads leading Chi- cagoward will make the same rate no doubt on Monday or Tuesday at best, n fact some of the roads, unless an agrecment is reached, may make even a lower rate. *“The situation is not encouraging.although the greatest pressure has been brought bear on the Santa I'¢ to be conserv tive in the matter, with a result that is well known in railroad circle: 1 am however, of the opinion that the rate will not go below &15. As it is the rates are de- cidedly lower than made by eastern roads during the Centennial exposition at Phila- delphia and railroad corporations cannot afford, with their Jargely increased expenses togo into any rate war, 1 believe that the conservative idea will prevail and the people who are waiting for a $) rate before they go to Chicago will bo very likely to wait in vain, Cut to Colorado. morning the Rock Island and the Burlington will put m a §12.50 rate from the Missouri river to Colo- rado common points, which is a reduc- tion from the present proportionate rate of §18.15. This rate will be met Tuesday morning by the Union Pacific, having filed its notice of meeting the rate a day later than the roads first mentioned. The east and westbound rates to and from Colorado common poiuts are still the same (820), limited to thirty days, contingent upon continuous passage. Taking this as a bas- ing rate on l'uesday passengers from Colo- rado common points can ride via the Union Pacitic for $21.75 to Chicago and $19 to St. Louls. This rate will also obtain from Ch cnne on the day mentioned, which rate will be met by the Burlington. ¥rom Spokane and Portland a through round trip rate based on §16.20 from St Pax! will be effective June 6 and from Mon- tana, Spokane and Portland a one way rate based on 83,60 from St. Paul will be made. The Rock Island having been drawn into the fight is determined to protect this city and in this determination it nas been com- pelled to lock horns with the Illinois Cen tral. which claims that the Minneapolis & St. Louis, a Rock _Island road, is waking a lower rate to St. Louis than that authorized by the Western Passenger association. Of course if this is true Omaha must have the same rate as applics to a city higher up on the river. But the Illi- Central does not stop here, Itdemands Monday ing to the Rock Island and advices received yesterday indicate that the public need only wait a few more days when rates will be on a basis that will admit of everybody’s attendance at the World's fair. Surgeons Start for tho West. For several days the Union Pacific has been on a jump to find sleeping cars enough to accommodate the delegates to the Rail- way Surgeons convention on their_excursion to Denver, the Loop and the Hot Springs of South Dakota. But by dint of perseverance the company maunaged to secure enough sleepers 1o take care of the crowd, and these were filled at 9 o'clock yesterday, when the excursion left on its western trip. Two sec- tions were run special, ten cars to a section, Dr. Galbraith's private car and a_dining car being added to the makeup of the trains, 1t has been a long time since heavier trains were run over the road, REACHED AN AGREEMENT, Western Roads at Last Sottle the Rate Question. Cuicago, 111, June 3. —The Western Pas- senger association reached an agreement on rates today by adopting those which have been in effect for the last two days, The rate for the round trip between Chicago and St. Paul was put at $17.20; between St. Paul and Chicago #16.20, tho one- way rate between the two cities being $.20, Tho rate between Omaha and Chicago is $17.50 castbound and $18.50 westbound. The St. Louis-Chicago rate was untouched, owing chiefly to the strenuous objections of tho Illinois Central, which claimed that the round trip rates be- tween St. Louis and Chicago are low enough, although the rate between Kansas City and Chicago is proportionally much lower. The rates adopted are satistactory to the Atchi- son and no further reductions”are looked for at present. The consideration of the Atchi. son agreement was not taken up, being put over to Monday, to which the meeting ad- Jjourned. Trunk Line Agents Meet. New York, June 8.—The general passenger agents of the trunk lines, instead of holding a regulur meeting today as was expected to consider the question of World's fair excur- sion tickets, met informally at Commissioner Goddard’'s ofice and talked the situation over with him. They explained to him their suspicions as to the manner in which the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western had been able to get more business of this character than all the other lines together, It is re- ported that the fault lies with the Lacka- wannz's Chicago connections and that these roads have been paying commissions to agents in violation of the agreement under which the reduced fair tickets are sold. U, P. Trains Delayed. MiLLagp, Neb., June 8.—(Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—The heaviest rain ever known in this locality fell this evemng, commencing about 6:30 and amounted to al- most a deluge. Water covered the Union Pacific track over a foot deep for a mile, doing cousiderable damage and delaying trains, A westbound freight train was obliged to side track here for the night. Growing crops will be greatly damaged by the flood, Eleoted Officers. Hupsoxn, Wis., June8.—The annual meet ing of the St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaba rail- road was held today and a dividendof B8l r«rmnl declarad on prefoerred stock. The ollowing directors were elocted: Marvin Hu! itt of Chicago, D. P. Kimballof Boston, E. W. Winterof St, Paul, B. L. Smith of Chicago, Chauncey M. Depew of New York, Thomas Wilson §§. Paul. Marvin Hughitt was olected president. Colorado Ratos. KANsAs Crry, Mo, June 8. —The demoral 1zation of Colorado rates bogan today, when the Rock Island railroad cut the one-way rate to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo from 818,15 to $12.50, to go into effect Tucsday. The rate was undoubtedly re duced by agreement, for all the _other "Colo rado lines, the Santa I, Union Pacific, Burlington and Missobri Pacific, almost s multaneously posted the same rate, Southern Pacifio Earnings. New Yong, June 8.—The annual report of | the Southern Pacific (entiro system) for the year enaing Decomber 31 shows not earnings, $17,008,006, aga in 1802, SOUTH DAKOTA'S NEW SETTLERS. Remarkable Increase in the ¥ the State Recently. CHAMBERLAIN, S, D.. Juno 8.~ [Special Tue Bee.]—The total number of entries made at the Chamberlain land oftice during the month of M: exceeding by forty-six the record of any previous month This is the best record ever made by g land ofice in South Dakota. Since January 1, new settlers have made entries at the local land office, disposing of 105,250 acres of eovernment lahd. Estimating at the usual figure of five toa family, this would mean an increase of 3,200 to the population in this section of tha state for the first five months this yeur, an increase of 658 per month, or 130 per woek. 1t is presumed that the ve- maining seven land oftices in the state made good records during the month of May, but if they equalled the record of the Chamber- lain_ ofico it would make an increase of 24 030 in the population of the state so far this year. "The good crops during the past two sea- 1d the excellent outlook for fine crops r has won the confidence of castern The remarkable thing about the sh to the ceded Sioux lands is that the volume of immigration does not de- or , but seems to be steadily increasing, notwithstanding the fact that, this is the of the year that farmers are the t and it is harder forthem to get awi from home to ook up new farms in the f rnment lands. However, nearly all who have filed on claims west of the Missouri river brought their familics ultural pulation of to upon making entry at the located upon the land and commenc: ing operations. ve! train that here brings a number of landsecker: addition to this scores of them arrive by team, bringing their families and farming implements with them. Prairie schooners been plentiful in this section this pring, and all of them are headed for the fertile country west of the Missouri river, News Notes ot South Dake CHAMBERLALY, S. D, June 3.—[8 Tue B ‘The business men and Armour and the people along the line between thoso places, have declared war on the parties having the contract to carry the mail on that route. The teams on the Castalia end of the line are held pending the payment of the amount due for feeding them, and the relay team at Edgerton is held for the same reason. petition is be g cireulated asking for the removal of the present earris The preliminary examination and Shrader, the two men now the officers here for complic blooded murder of the s of Pheins in charge of in the named N held next Monday. Matson's sis panied the remains of the murdered man to Clay county for burlal, and the severe strai to which she had been subjected sickness, which delayed her return. on would have been lay. The murdes udat is ox- mination some of the ets leading up to it will be brought held last Monday or Tuc is still the talk of the ¢ pected that at the c: inside to light. Some months ago it was annourced that the pontoon bri rre would t be put into the M son on ount, of the bad luck with it I e, But 1t is now likely that the bridge wiil be put in for this season's traflic. DPetitions are being circulated at Plerre to raise funds to help put the bridge in place, and 1t is understood that the city will pay a bonus of £00 per month for the convenience. The bridges both here and at Pierre will do an immense business this scason, as_it is expected that cattle shipments from the ranges west of the river in the eastern portion of the ceded Sioux lands, will be larger this year than ever before, and all the trafiic will pass over the bridges at the two points. The bridge here is now in constant use by the scttiers on their way to the ceded Sioux lands, SIS High Schos Alum The time is rapidly approaching when another commencement of the Omaha High school will have become a thing of the past and another class be launched from its happy harbor of school upon the more or less stormy sea of life. The class of *03 will then no longer exist in the school, but its members become a_part of the Omaha High school alumni, whose annual reception in honor of the event will take place in the High school building Friday evening, June 23, this being the one immediately following that of the commencement exercises. The executive committee is making con- siderable preparation for the event and hopes to make the result of its efforts this r o grand succes Arrangements made in separate parts of the building during the evening, which will doubtless be very enjoyable. All graduates of the High school are urgently requested to be present. —_———— Shipping Gold to New York, NEw Yonk, June 8—The statement that the secretary of the treasury intended to in- crease the issue of greenbacks to 00,000,000 attracted a great deal of attention in Wall street today. There is now 25,000,000 in gold coin in the subtreasury at New York, Under the orders to the different subtreas- uries to ship gold to New York, Cincinnati has sent £,000,000 and will send 3,000,000 more; Baltimore hus sent £3,000,000, $1,000,- 000 0of which arrived today: Chicago has sent §2,000,000, and Philadelphia wiil send §2,000,000, —_— Panic in a Theater. Lrauony, June 8, —Duriug the pertormance of *The Chimes of Normandy,” at the Alfieri theater this afternoon, a 14-year-old boy fell from the second gallery to the floor of a stall. His head was crushed and he died in a few minutes. The accident ised a panic. The audience crowded to the doors in haste. Before the house was cleared, many persons had been knocked down and trampled ; several are suffering from broken limbs and dozens were severely injured, —————— Denied by the Smead: W. A. Clarke of the Smead Heating and Ventilating company emphatically denies the statement of K. Van Vechten to the effect that Mr. Smead proposed the formation of a gigantic heating and ventilating trust last April. Mr, Clarke says the statement 1s false. He furthermore declares that Mr. Smead always ooposed consolidation wi other compaupies, although he had several opportunities to form such a combination, Mussulmans C NEw YRk, June 3. —Ex-Consul Alex Webb has practically completed his plans for the importation of Mussulmans colonists to settle in the south and become American citizens, 1t is proposed to reproduce in America some of the beautifu! mosques built in India dur- ing the palmy days of the Moghul emperors, ‘Ihe first mosque of uuportance will be built in New York City, and it will bea very elaborate and impressive structure. —————— Worse Than the Disease. Puck: Family Friend—I congratulate you, my dear sir, on the marriage of your daughter. Isee you are gradually getting all the girls off your hands, Old Goldbranch—Off my hands—yes; but [HE 15 NOT TRYING 10 ESCAPE Obarlie Mosher Interviewed by a Beo Ree porter at Ohicago, Jil WANTS TO BE DEALT WITH LENIENTLY His Intentlons, We sa Aro Ionorable, and If Glven a Chan e Will Make Everything All Right -A Nice Story, Crircaqo, 111, June 8.~ [Speclal Telegram to Tur Bee. Whatever rumors may been floating to the effect that C. W. Mosher, president of the wrecked Capital National bank of Lincoln, Neb., had ¥ escape tho judgment of the courts, bo dispelled when it is known that he left this city tonight for Peoria, 1ll, enroute for home, Mr. Mosher loft Oma'ia last Wednes- day to attend the funeral of his father law, Henry Mansfield, the rotired million- aire, who died at his home in Pe morning and who was buried After the funerat Me. Mosher camo to O cago to visit his father, who des in the south part of the city. His trial will occur in Omaba, on the several counts of the ine diotment, in two weeks. Mosher's Statement. While reticent regarding the collapse of the Capital National, Mr. Mosher makes his first authorized statement for the press. He said As yet T have little idea what the oute come of my approaching trial will be. If I am to be punishied I shall take my medicine like a man. Whatever efforts have been mado to effect a settlement in my favor, so far as ninal prosecution {8 cons corned, ‘0 due to my friends, I have stood passively by whilo all such efforts have been talked of and never by word or act sought the interposition. It could not be otherwise than a pleasure to me to escape this penalty of my thoughtless- s my cnemies would put it. my ccount of my wife and children, 1 have sufferca is possible in mind over this distressing but, 80 far as physical punishment is concerned, being ine carcerated in a prison would count for naught. With a proper opportunity given me | would give my former friends abundant reason to kuow that I am not so heedless as might seem on the surface. 1 have been sadly misrepres sented by tho Nebraska press, still [ do not blame them, and only hope that if Tam vin- dicated they will give me whatever credit is due. Ithas been sa tions indi- cate that 1 donot ve tho un- fortunate devositors d; that I ¢ not lifted a hand to unravel the tangle in which the affairs of the bank I wish tosay that my hands have been tied and my lips sealed, because I was in the custody of the cou I could not speak effectively, and, therefore, kept quiet. I ask charitable criticism until such & time ag all the facts can become known, and then T feel that the public will be more just toward me. 1f Only Given a Chance, “T haven't a dollar of the money it is al- leged that 1 have appropriated of the bank's funds. This fact will develop in time to the 4 ction of all, 1t Lam given my liberty como to the front and secure for the tors the lasy dollar there is in it. My rney tells me that 95 per cent of the de- positors h igned a petition looking to my. release: my friends stand ready to put up the $190,000 promised. It can be shown that I carried no one down with me. 1 noever asked a man to sign a note with in one instunce, and whatever loss the public sustained by the failure of wy bank, my friends seck to make good, or substanti so. The amount of the failuro grossly exageerated. ‘The a bank have been depreciated owing to the failure, but properly handled they will show up surprisingly in value. I have made up my mind to vpe patient tever the outcome may be. Once for 1 wish it to be understood that my bank will not be forfeited, and if some of the re- porters of the papers of my state keep this in mind the Chicago and other eastern dailics will escape needless telegraphie tolls, Overconfidence in wmysclf, perhaps, caused me to fail, but at no time during my banking cavcer did 1 deliberately scek to wrong or defraud a creditor or depoditor. A peculiar network of circumstances bore me down, and, I fear, hopelessly runed my good name in the estimation of many good people, yet I believe when the e known confidence will be measurably restored. It is certain that the public will know that I am not as black as I have been painted.” —— Qu BEC'S GREAT SENSATION, Proposed Lease of the Jesuits' Estates te A Syndicato of Capitalists, NEw York, June 3.—The Montreal correspondent of the Evening Post tele- graphs his paper that the sensation of the hour in political circles is the report that the Quebec government has de- cided to sell or lease the Jesuits' estates throughout the province to a syndicato from Montreal and Quebee, who have had their eyes on this valuable property for some time and who are said to have sneeeeaed in convineing the government that the financial necessitics and the in- terests of the province demand its private hands, which abie 0 manago it v and to collet tho rents and sars of rents due to the estate. A Lw estimate of the value of the whole property ro5 it at considerable over #1,000,000, while there is said to be due to it for arrears of rent nearly $300,000, and it is claimed that the government is making a deal with some of its political friends whereby to reap a-benefit, This the government denies, but it is posi- tively asserted that u well known Que- bee man has already been selected to act as administrator of the new syndicate and certain law firms in Quebec and Montreal ave fixed upon to conduct ite legal business, Should the deal be con- summated it will rival in magnitude any of the scandals during the Mercier regime, —_— Wunt New Orleans’ Chartor Revokod, NEW ORLEANS, La., Junc 3.—Con- i able discussion and excitement was sed in this city yesterday, owing %o commendation of Mr, Levert, for man of the grand jury, to have measu taken to have the city deprived charter. At the political clubs considers able diversity of opinion exists. The conservative party thinks the move would be for the city’s bencfit. The other party, from which at present nearly all the office holders have been taken, is diametrically opposed to the idea of the charter being taken away. They say there is much abuse in the city government which might be reme- died to advantage without accepting such drastic methods as advised by Mr, Levert, 8 of ite NATURAL FRUIT FLAYORS. Of perfect purity— Of great strength— Vrange| Economy in their uses Vanlila Lemon the worst of it is, 1 have to keep all their Lusbands on their feet. Rose ] Fiavor as delicately and deiiciously as the fresh fruite