Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 22, 1894, Page 1

’ 'ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 OMAHA, TUESDAY M(fllNIN(‘ MAY 189 22 SINGLE €O THOUSANDS IN PERIL Williamsport Surrounded by Raging Tor- rents and M. ny Liv PORTIONS OF THE TOWN es Threatened, INUNDATED Other Pennsylvania Cities in Almost as Great Danger, RIVERS RAPIDLY RISIN Busquehanna Threatents G ON ALL SIDES to Engulf feveral Towns Within a Brief Period, MILLIONS OF PROPERTY Merchants Exhaust x of Goods-- Their ir Efforts to Save TI Alarming TOBE DESTROYED Resources in ir Stod Floods in Other Localities. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., May 21.—1 p. m.— The water In the river here has reached a height of thirty-one feet above low water, one foot higher than the disastrous flood of 1889, The entire city is under water, which ranges in depth from four to twenty feet. The watef 1s still rising inches an hour. All which broke at 1 o'clock been swept away, as wel and houses in the lower part of the Not a tel<graph or telpo out of the city with the s shaky long was placed at the disposal of the A Wi Press correspondent.. to Philadelphia he was offics by the rapid rise of In the busines portio the at the rate of six logs at the boom this morning have 1 as many sawmills city. me wire is working ingle exception of a distance telephoue wwire which sociated as talking of the hils he driven out water. n of the city the water has reached a depth of eight feet and shows no sign of receding. o'clock is coming down in has already reached more The rain at 1 torrents. The lozs thafi a million dol- lars and unless relief soon comes it will be three times that much. rived or departed from t four hours. No trains have ar- he city for twenty- As night approached and darkngss settled down the The yellow sides, fed by a thousand terrors of the flood torrent rushing down increased. the hill mountain streams and growing with each passing minute, as- sumed new terrors and looked f ward with dread the stricken people to the ordeal through which they must pass before morn- ing; cut off from the rest of the world; no rail- road communication and with no avenue of telegraph or ‘phone communication save the slender, quivering wire message is speeding, su over which _this rrounded on every hand by the slowly rising destroyer which has already swept away property and may sweep away $1,000,000 worth of $1,000,000 more, the condition of Williamsport is in- deed pitiable. With thirty-three feet channel than Is its normal more water in its height, the north branch of the Susquebanna threatens to engulf the town. Every foot of ground dn the city is under four feet of water and amost of It is fifteen feet of the stream. Many f; Jess. from their houses, in of which they have found and unless the flood ceases Hundreds more expect below the surface amilies are home- to be driven the second stories refuge, before day, there is no power on earth that can avert a, greater disaster than has already come upon the helpless city. The loss of property cannot even be ap- proximated until the waters recede and ac- counts are cast up. The gas and electric light plants are under water and the city is without lights. Every one is desperate, terror-stricken and discouraged. Just after midnight the big logboom gave way with a crash and tumbling down the stream. the four bridges below went rolling and As it passed the city the logs crashed and banged against the piers with a roar that could be hear d for miles. The market street bridge was carried away and three of the four span s of the Maynard Street structure succumbed. As the day grew old and when the light was dim dozens of boats and hundreds of wagons were brought merchants began places of safety. It into requisition to move was seen and thelr goods to that every store was in danger, and efforts were made to save all possible, nioved Household goods were to second and sometimes to third stories of residences, where hasty prepara- tions were made for a prolonged stay until, at this writing (midnight), the entire popu- lation of Williamsport is in a condition of excitement and unrest at of the water. All over the city Is depth of six feet, Not or left the city for twe every telegraph wire is graph office Is four fee *phone exchange only me one ‘phone wire, submerged under water and th is almost of reaching the outside world is the encroachments the business portion to an avers a train has cntered nty-four hours and down. The tele- as* bad. The The water now appears to be at a stand- still, but there are grave s not yet in sight. The flood reached o'clock, when it was thi low water mark on the was eight feed deep on the ‘edurt house in the For an hour the water and then ,to the Immen: its fears that the end at 7 above maximum irty-five feet river register, and L the pavement of center of the eity. ung at that point, = relief of thousands of anxious hearts, it began slowly to re- cede. At 1 o'clock it had fallen @ foot and was still going down, slowly, to be sure, but surely enough to lift a terrible toad from & multitude of hearts. All now feel that the worst has come and gone. The river has made a new record—thirty-five feet above low water mark. A million and a half in property has been destroyed, but 80 far as can be learned, { Jost. To give the possible. It ecannot and the estimate of §l, servative, NEW YORK FLOO| All Danger Throughoat t Sonree ¥ NEW YORK, May central and western N celved by the Assoclated press Streams are higher than sny time siuce the great even 500,000 is very con- 21 ¢ flood of 1889, lives have been detall is im- pproximated, s in be DS FAL NG. ho State from This ssed —Dispatches from w York points re- report that have been at Rain they has continued to fall for nearly forty-eight Bours, but at many po! and speedy diminution of Sicipated. Much verflowed, and in man @ aggregato value of hu of dollars have been fic Is much Interrupt r of roads entirely vo been carried pulverts washed out and . Two or three rowned. DUNKIRK, N. Y., May 21 farming ints it has ceased, t the floods are an- land has been y valleys crops of ndreds of thousands destroyed. Rallway el and on a num- suspended. Bridges away in many places embankments dam- persous have heen A 6-year-old won of Henry Tilley, living & few miles cast #t Dunkirk was caught by the high water and drowned. covered, The Dunkirk & Allegheny Pittsburg bridge at Leona has set The body has not been re- Valley and led eight inches. Erfe trains are running via Dayton and Buffalo. EASTON, Pa., May 21.—The Lehigh and Delaware rivers ar rising rapidly. The Le- high is higher than at any time since 1889 The people living along the banks of the latter stream have been compelled to mov all their goods to places of safety. Tonight 00 feet of the basin of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company’s canal at the mouth of the Lehigh gave way and fell into the D:la- ware, river, and the great b of water thus let loose caused the Lehigh to fall fully ) feot, ain and more orily afterward it began to rise troubl: is apprehended NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., May 21.—It has rafned continuously for four days and the ying into the river =re overflow- banks and doing sreat damage are under watcr and cellars a full. Residents are moving about on rafts There have been repeated lands:ides along the Central's Leadstone branci and gangs of trackmen are keeping them clear of rocks and earth. MOUNT MORRIS, N. Y. May 21.—The Danville & Mount Morris railroad suspended operations today on account of its tracks being submerged in places, The loss will b enormous, as all farms are under water and crops ruined. AS HIGH AS IN "EIGHTY-NINE. Reports Received at Philadelphia from Points Along the Railre PHILADELPHIA, May gram from General —A Manager Shepherd the Pennsylvania rcad reports tele- of that the rain ontinued to fall until 2 o'clock this morn- ing, causing much trouble along the line east of Altoona. At Mill Creek, Van Dyke, Mexico, Port Royal, The Narrows, Lewiston Junction, McVeyton and Manayunk bridge the tracks next to the river are not passable, and at one or two points there have been serious caveins. Reports from Willlamsport are to the effect that only a slight rain is falling there, but the skies are heavily overcast and the downpour of the past few days may resume at any moment. At 5 o'clock this morning the west branch of the Susquehanna was twenty-seven feet above the low water line and rising at the rate of six inches an hour. The river s now about as high as it was during the flood of 1889, and water is run- ning through the streets of Williamsport. Some river men estimate that it will go about four feet higher, While others think the worst is over and that the fall will be- gin soon. At Renova, Keating and Kart- house, about sixty miles north of Williams- port, the river has fallen over two feet at 10 o'clock this morning. Montgomery bridge, the mile long structure which spans the west branch just morth of Watsontown, is weighted with heavily laden freight cars this morning, and until the water recedes no traflic will be allowed to cross the bridge. The Pacific express, which left here at 10:20 iast night, is held at Watsonville, and may not be abie to proceed until late this even- ing. The Pennsylvania railroad has large forces of men on the ground to repair all damage as soon as the water falls. Three train loads of wesbound Knights Templar are held up in this city awaiting the open- ing of the line to Pittsburg. They may not be able to proceed before tomorrow mornin, Dela breakwater reports the wind blowing but ten miles today, and that yes- terday’s gale did no damage as far as known, The flood condition in the Schuylkill valley 1s hourly growing more serious. The stream from Pottsville to Philadelphia is lined with big iron, cotton and flour mills and nearly all have suspended. At Manayunk, the mill district. of. Philadelphia, all the mills have stopped. Water four feet deep is rushing through the street and the inhabitants are paddling about town in boats. Water is _four feet deepin the great stock yardsin West Philadelphia. Bath houses, boat houses and pleasure craft of all sorts have been swept away in Fairmount park, where the water covers the drives to a depth of several feet. The Reading road has abandoned its Nor- ristown trains and is working trains north- ward on freight tracks. HARRISBURG, Pa., May 21.—Fears of a flood in this city as destructive as that of June, 1889, are over. At noon the high waters were subsiding and the worst is be- lieved to be over. The low lands are inun- dated and the fron and steel mills closed on account of the inability of the employes to g0 to their work, and street car tratfic has been suspended on the Citizens' lines. Trains on the Pennsylvania and other roads are late. LOCKPORT, Pa, May 21.--The rain, which has been falling since Thursday night, continues unabated. Washouts are re- ported on many roads and traffic out of the city is almost impossible, HUNTINGDON, Pa., May 21.—The flood in the Juniata valley is still raging with unabated fury. The river fell slighty night, but rose again today in consequence of a water spout bursting and flooding the mounting district north of h Five new county bridges in Huntingdon county have been destroyed, making an aggregate loss of $60,000. At Everett, Elmer Wagner was drowned. The citizens of Alexandria were drlven trom their houses today and much property there was destroyed. The branch mine roads on the Huntingdon & Broad Top rail- road at Six-Mile run, Shanty Run and Dudley, are washed out and much rolling stock has been destroyed. The Pennsyl- vania company is running all through trains over the Huntingdon & Broad Top connect- ing with the Baltimore & Ohio at Hynd:nan in consequence of the washout on the main line at Mineral Point, near Johnstown. READING, Pa. May 21.—The railroad bridge at Stony Creek and Dauphin on the Pine Grove division of the Philadelphia & Reading road were carried away today by the flood. Many collieries are reported flooded in the Schuylkill regions and it is feured (hat some of the bridges spaaaing the Susquehanna river above Sunbury may be carried away, as the river at West Milton is reported thirty feet above low water mark. The Schuylkill river at this point is seventeen feet above low water mark. Above Reading bundreds of mer of land are under water. This afternoon people of the city along the Schuylkill river bavks are leaving their homes. The river is eightecn fect high. Nearly all the iron works at Pottstown bave closed. The Glas- gow dam Is on the verge of giving way. The river there is sixteen feet above low water mark. At widnight advices from the flooded dis- tricts indicate that the storm has spent its fury and that the waters have begun to fall in_those localities where the danger hus seemed greatest. Other places down the swollen streams are threatened, but the worst is probably kuown. Sunbury, how- ever, Is threatened with complete inunda- tion, as the water is rising very fast there. Six three-masted schooners aud a canal boat were broken from their moorings on the Schuylkill river by the flood today, and lie Jammed against the South street bridge. The Mary Lord sunk in mid channel, the others are more or less damaged and their weight threatens to carry away the bridge at any moment. The captain and six men of the Mary Lord were rescued. The danger of the collapsing of the bridge will be most imminent tomorrow. The accident occurred at flood this afternoon. The tidal rise will begin again at 1 o'clock, when disaster is feared from the cimbined force of the tide and the freshet The British schooner Norwood broke adrift from her pier on the lower Schuylkill river today and grounded on the lower end of the Continental pler. BETHLEHEM, Pa, May 21.—The Lehigh and Monocacy rivers are higher than during the great flood of 1889, People arc moving out of lhb-lr second stories. The rivers are still rising and it contlnues to re ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 21.—Rain h fallen constantly for three days and is still falling, causing much damage. The rivers have overflowed their banks, necassitating the stoppage of many industries and damag- ing the machinery and stock. ‘The new railway departments were abandoned this afterncon, the waler covering the trocks to a depth of two feet, _WEST CHBESTER, P May “(Continued on Second Page.) 21 | iof WILL BE HEARD 0N THURSDAY | Prof. Henry Preserved Smith's Appeal En- tertained by the Presbyterian Assembly. GROUND ON WHICH HE NOW STANDS Twelve Specific Errors of the Ohio Synod Cited—Schedule of the Division ot Time on Debate — The Routine Work. SARATOGA, N. Y., May 2l.—Among the overtures reported to the Presbyterian gen- | eral assembly today was one from the pres- bytery of New Albany upon the subject of personal purity of members of congress. Judicial case No. 1, which is the official designation of the Smith case, was re- ported with the recommendation that the appeal be entertained, both parties having agreed to waive the right to be heard on this question. It the assembly votes to entertain the appeal, three hours are to be given to Prof. Smith to present his case, four hours to the committee of prosecution and an additional hour to Prof. Smith; twenty minutes to the synod of Ohio and two hours to the assembly. At the close of this time, the vote is to be taken upon each allegation of error and ground of appeal separately. It was then decided to make the consideration of this case a special order for Thursday next at 10 o'clock, to continue tll finished, having precedence over all other orders. PROF. SMITH'S APPEAL. Rev. Smith's appeal bu.m by reciting the charges and specifications, which are in brief that In a pamphiet entitied -Biblical Seholay: ship and Inspiration,” issued while he was a_profe: pro r in Lane Theological seminary at Cincinnati, he taught that the holy spirit did not so control the inspired writers in the composition of the holy scriptures as to make their utterances abvsolutely truthful, i. e., absolutely free from error when in- terpreted in their natural and fntended sense. The appeal further recites the trial and conviction of Prof. Smith by the Cincinnati presbytery and its finding of suspension from the ministry until he should renounce hi: errors; also the affirmation of judgment by the synod of Ohio, October 13, 1893. Prof. Smith then says: “Deeming myself aggrieved by this sentence and unjustly de- prived of my rights and privileges as a min- ister of Jesus Christ, I gave due notfce of appeal to the synod of Ohio and filed the same with the stated clerk of the presbytery within the time required by the book of dis- cipline. At the meeting of the synod of Ohio held In Cincinnati, October 10 to 13 1893, I presented my appeal with specifica- tions of the error of the presbytery These errors, as specified in the appeal to the synod, are in substance similar to those ascribed to the synod given below. As Prof. Smith says, “The appeal with these specifications of error was found in or- der by the synod, after which the judgment, the notice of appeal and the appeal were read and the synod decided that the appeal should be entertained. After the parties were heard and opportunity to be heard had been given to the members of the synod the synad pro- ceeded to vote on each of the twelve speci- fications of error. No one of these was sus- tained, the highest vote to sustain beings51 against and 78 not to sustain. Thereupon the moderator declared the judgment of the presbytery of Cinciunati to be afirmed. Having obtained no relief from the synod of Ohio, in an appeal to the general as- sembly, the highest court of the church, I pray vour honorable body to review the ac- tion of the synod by which the decision of the presbytery is confirmed. I pray you to issue the case in accordance with justice and the constitution of the church; to reverse the decision of the lower court and to ré- store me to the conduction of my ministry from which I have been excluded, having in submission to the discipline of the church euffered this privation for the space of fifteen months. “In support of this appeal as already re- cited in the notice of appeal, I allége twelve errors In the action of the synod, each being a refusal on the part of the synod to correct erroneous action taken by the presbytery of Cincinnati: 1. The synod erred in not sustaining my first specitication of ‘error in my " appeal from the presbytery of Cincinnati, which was as follof Allowing members of the presbytery to sit in judgment in the case atter they’ had published opinions as to my 4!l ine synod erred in not sustatning my second specification of error in my appeal, as aforesaid, to-wit: Refusing to sustain my objections to the preliminary proceed- inis, the synod erred in not sustaining my third specification of error, to-wit: Not sus- taining my objections to the sufficiency of charge 1L, in form and legal effect. 4. The synod erred in not sustaining my fourth specification of error, to-wit: Not sustaining my objections to the sufficiency of charge 1IL, as insufficient in form and < nod erred in not sustaining my fifth specification of error, to-wit: Not sus- taining my objections to the various specifi- cations under charge 111, as insufficient in form and legal effect. 6. The synod erred In not sustaining my sixth specification of error, to-wit: Declin= ing to receive testimor 7. The synod erred In not sustajning my seventh Specification Of error, fo-wit: Al- lowing the vote of a member of the court to_be recorded and counted in his absénce. S. The synod erred in not sustaining my elghth specification of error, to-wit: —Sus- taining charge I1. and finding me guilty. 4, The synod erred in not sustaining my nifith :pecification of error, to-wit: The ac- tiom of the court in sustaining specifications 2 9, 10, 11, under charge 11, was the evidence and not supportédsby sufficient evidenc: 10. The synod erred in not sustaining my tenth specification of eror, to-wit: Sus- taining charge I1L and finding me gullty. 11. The synod erred in not sustaining my eleventh specification of error, to-wit: Sus- taininz the specifications under charge 111, The synod erred in not sustalning my twelfth specification of error, to-wit: Im- posing on me the penalty of suspension from the ministry, which penalty wouldbe excessive even If I were guilty of the of- 't‘nfil‘ harged. cse errors, as alleged, have not been committed to the presbytery of Cincinnati and having been confirmed by the synod of Obio are brought to the notice of your ven- erable.body and submitted to your judgment in the hope that yowr action may be in ac- cordance with justioe and right and may promote the purity and peace of the church. “HENRY PRESERVED SMITH, “Appellant,” {INARY WORK DISCUSSED. The hour for the copsideration of the ques- tlon of seminary control having arrived, the floor was taken by Thomas MacDougall of Cincinnati, who announced that he desired to explain’ the third recommendation of the committee. He denied any desire or pur- pose of centralization with regard to the present seminaries. The assembly can do nothing without the consent of the semin- aries, and the property remains just where it is. It can only Interfere in the case of misuse of funds regarding which a trust has been declared. Dr. MacDougall spoke eloquently of the benefit to both seminaries and the church that would follow supervision. Dr. Craig of McCormick seminary expressed satisfaction with the plan proposed. A strange scene followed the speech of Dr. MacDougall. . Questions were put to the speaker from all parts of the house with a view of eliciting information. They came so quick and fast the moderator requested the members to fire their inquiries one at a time. Prof. Craig of McCormick expressed bis dissatistaction at the proposed plan, say- ing he anticipated that when the assémbly reaches Chicago the question of the directors of McCormick will not be: *“Why have you devised this scheme, but why have you not made it more complete?* Rev. Mr. Galloway of Patterson, N. J., nnounced he was in general favor of the minority report, and he advocated a course nevinterference. Several arguments for delay were made, motiofs were made to that end, but they were @éich in turn tabled. Just afterwards Dr. HarKle of Denver moved to substitute the TYecOmmendaticn of the minority for those fiow before the house. At the expiration of the morning hour there was a scramble for the assignment for an hour for further cons:deration. On mction of Dr. Young Tuesday was selected. At the afternooi session the report on the work among the freedmen of the south was presented. The following statement shows the extent of tie work Ministers, 163; churches and Sunday schools, 283; communi- cants, 16,000; scheolars, 17,500, schools, 91; teachers, 161; pupils, 14,500, The report on education showed a falling oft in receipts from churches of nearly $11,- 000 and an expenditure of $5000 out of the permanent fund of the board. The churches gave less than $50,000, while legacies aggre- gated over $63,000. The number of noncon- tributing was stated to be over 4,000, Men- tion was made with commendation of the action of the board in alding the students at Lane seminary after the accoptancs of the resignation of Prof. Henry Preserved Smith. Earnest pleas were made for more money with which to pros:cute the board's labors, but without mention of the bogcott pronounced against the students of Lane and Union seminaries as a cause of the deficit. Brief speeches followed ti!l the closs of the session. A report from the Pacific coast warned the assembly of the dang:r of getting an uneducated ministry of ‘‘nice young men who do not know anything beycnd the thre r's” unless the church does its duty in this respect. The matter went over as unfin- ished business, The evening session was tn the interests of the Freedmen's boarding. Dr. McCook of Philadelphia preside Dr. Sanders, pro- fessor at Biddel university, and ot col- ored clergymen took part. SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY IS ACTIVE. Union with the Northern Branch Broached Again—Presbyterial Jurisdiction. NASHVILLE, May 21.—The general as- sembly of the Southern Presbyterian church resumed its session today. An o ture was received from the presbytery of North Ala- bama to select a committee to confer with a committee representing the Northern assem- bly with organic union in ylew. The committee on forelgn correspondence presented its report on the overture from the presbytery of North Carolina asking that a committee be appointed to negotiate with a view to closer relations with the Associated Reformed church, The committee recom- mended the adoption of resolutions express- ing the readiness of the general assembly to renew negotiations in any form agreeable to the assembly of the Reformed church. The resolution was adopted. The committee on the Woodrow case from the Augusta presbytery reported that as a minister remains under the jurisdiction of the presbytery from which he was dismissed until formally relieved by another assembly he is entitled to all thé privileges of the dismissing presbytery amd that the formal return of the letter 18 not necessary. The committee on orgmnization with the Northern Presbyterian church reported in favor of rejecting the ovértires made by that church. The consideration of that report is réserved for tomorrows Cumberland Pnflm&a-n- in Session. EUGENE, Ore, {21.—The speclal order or business In the firfifieru-d Presbyterian assembly today Ty the report of the com- thittee on’ cducatio ere was a long de- bate upon the s Th, section of the report, which recommends that no one shall be ad- mitted to the ' thedlogleal seminary proper who has not 'takem @ fogulan Ccollegiate course. Another seetjon provides for the separation of thi ,L;:-ww from the liter- ary school at Lebgnon. Another item in the report provides That the trustees of the as- sembly take cerfain real estate in the city of Chicago for. the fqunding of a theological semhinary, and thd discussion indicated that this step will soon be taken 1ZEYS ABOUT BIG Railroad Operators_Trylng to Fignt the Miners by Themselves. PITTSBURG, May 213-A Meeting of the prominent ‘rafiroad coal operators of the Pitfsburg district and a cofimittee of Ohio opertors {5 In session here to decide upon 2 Mining rate and to stand together. It is probable a 69-cent rate will be adopted for Pittsbiirg, with a 60-cent rate for Ohlo. This will be the ultimatum and if the miners re- fuse to accept it an attempt will be made to operate the mines with nonunion men. UNIONTOWN, Pa., May 21.—The coke strikers made an effort to rally today in spite of the rain and storm, but it was a miserable failure and they now seem to have abandoned the field and given up the fight, Phe bad weather was a factor in bringing the contest t0 such a sudden énd, the strikers being un- able to face the storms of the past few days, All the plants are running with increased forces today. Colonel Hudson of the gov- ernor's staff says the situation would not justify the calling out of the troops. COLUMBUS, May 21.—At a mass meeting of railway men here this afternoon in the interests of the American Railway union, resolutions were adopted offering financial and moral support to the miners' strike, Speeches were made by Eugene Debs, presi- dent, and Vice President Prentic, chief of the Railway union, and John McBride, presi- dent of the United Mine Workers association, BURLINGTON, May 2L.—The lowa state Federation of Labbr is convened in second annual session here today. Mayor Eugene Buttles and President A. L. Burk delivered addresses of welcome and President L. T. Jones responded. The regular order of busi- ness was transacted this afternoon. — —— BOILER BLOWN INTO A BARN. STRIKE. Yecullar Freak Developed by the Suddenly Released Foree of Steam NEW YORK, May 21.—Seven persons were injured, two seriously, by the explo- sion of a boiler at One Hundred and Fifty- sixth street and Bagle avenue today. The boller, which weighed three tons, was blown seventy-five feet into the air and landed in a stable on Ann street, seventy- five feet away. It crashed through the roof and through two floors, landing among thirty horses. The boiler is sald to have been defective and to have been reported as such to the boiler Wispector a week ago. Those seriously Injuped are: John Crowley, thigh broken, several scalp wounds and scalded. He may die. Michael Ganpon, 1eft leg fractured and internally injured. The others injured ‘aré: Patrick Crowe, Charles Farrell. Charles Williams. Patrick Faber, Emil Ryan. Frieda Weisker. The boiler was uséd to run a drill used in the blasting of the rocke for the founda- tion of a mansion to be bullt by Ebiing, the brewer. AL Movements of Seagolug’ Vesscls 21, At San Francisco—Arrived -Gae De- —Lakme, Unalaska, Tatoosh. Passed ted Statés stemmship Ranger, for Bering sea. At Tory Island—-Passed—Peruvian, from New York. At Southampton—Arrived—Elbe, from New York. At Gibralter—Arrlved—Wieland, from New York. At Liverpool—Arriyed—Alaska, from New York. Butt of Lewis—Passed—Slavonia, for New York. ‘A'k Bllboa—Asrived— Brkt}lnlc. from New ork. AL’ Queenstown—Passed—British Prince, from Philadelph:a, At ‘New York-Arrived—Arizona, from Liverpool; Kalser Wilhelm I, from Genoa; State of ' Nebraska, from Glasgow; No- madic, from Liverpool; Chester, = from Suu\mmpw.n - Randall Leaves Fort Wayue FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 21.—General Randall's Commonwealers left town for the east today. Of the 400 men who left Chi cago, only 160 left here tod OPENING OF THE BIG CANAL England Concludes One of the Greatest of All Modern Undertakings, MANCHESTER FORMALLY TAKEN TO SEA Queen Victoria Stops Over on Her Way to Her Highland Home to Perform the Ceremony—Great Rejoicing in the City. CHESTER, May 21.—Queen Victoria arrived here this afternoon for the formal opening of the Manchester ship canal. The streets were profusely decorated and all the regular and volunteer troops of the city and vicinity were out to welcome her majesty. Several addresses will be pre- sented to the queen, including one from the canal company, which Is a most elab- orate affalr, brilliantly illuminated with pictures of scenes along the banks of the canal, and is an appropriate production commemorating the opening of this water- way from Manchester to the sea, which throws this city open to the floating com- merce of the world. At Salford also Queen Victoria was presented with an addres upon her return from inspecting the canal, and tonight all the streets of Manchester and of the towns along the line of the canal are ablaze with illuminations. Every precaution was tzken to prevent her majesty or any other person suffering from the effects of the pent up waters of the canal, cousiderable discussion having been caused by the statement that the water of the Irwell, impounded in the canal and in the hundred acres of docks, was so bad as to be likely to produce sickness among the crowds of people expecting to be present at the formal opening of the canal today. g At Liverpool the ships in the Mersey were decorated today from stem to stern with bunting in honor of the opening of the Man- chester ship canal. The great canal which has converted Manchester into a seaport was commenced on November 11, 1887, at Eastham ferry on the Cheshire side of the “The cost of the canal has been ,000,000. IX SPANISH REDS Sil( Execution of Pallas’ Confederate; at Barce- lona. BARCELONA, May 21.—The six anarch- ists, Codina, Cerezuela, Sogas, Bernat, Villa- rubia and Mir, sentenced to death after hav- ing been convicted of complicity in the at- tempt of Pallas to assassinate Captain Gen- eral Martinez Campos, and of being con- cerned in the Liceo theater bomb outrage, were executed at 4 o'clock this morning out- side the citadel of Mont Juich. The prisoners passed the night in the chapel of the fortress after force had been used to compel them to do so. Rain _was falling heavily this~ morning when the condemned men were taken from the chapel through subterraneous passages to the place of execution. The first of the doomed men to appear was Sogas, then came Cerezuela. They showed signs of repentance and joined in the prayers of the priests who accdmpanied themi to the place of death. Cerezuela was quiét and appeared to be pruy- ing silently. These were the only two who seemed _impressed - with .their . impanding doom. Their companions shouted all kinds of revolutionary cries while on tie way to execution. Troops were drawn up outside the castle walls, forming three sides of a square. The fourth side was closed in by the walls of the citadel. The six anarchists were placed in a line_with their faces fo the wall. Standing a short distance behind the condemued men was the firing party. At the first volley only four of the convicts fell dead and a sec- ond volley was necessary in the cases of Sogas and Codina to complete their execu- tion. There was no disorder Up the Ladder in the Church. ROME, May 21.—The pope was present today at the public consistory in the Sala Regia, upon which occasion new cardinals were formally invested with their red hats. A secret consistory followed the public function. The pope, at the secret consistory, preconized twenty-four bishops and an- nounced a number of episcopal nominations. The appointment of Rev. Paul Stanislau la Roucque as bishop of the see of Sherbrooke, Que., was announced. His holiness an- nounced the appointments of Rt. Rev. Jo- seph Rademacher to the sec of Fort Wayne; Rt. Rev. A. J. Glorieaux, D. D., to Boise City, Idaho; Rt. Rey. E. J. Dunne, D. D., to Dallas, Tex.; Rt. Rev. Michael Tierney to Hartford, Conn.; Rt. Rev. Patrick Donag- hue to Wheeling, W. Va., gnd Rt. Rev. T. M. A. Burke to Albany, The new cardinals were received in private audience by the pope, whose health appeared to be excellent. R Vessels for the Canadian Fleet. LONDON, May 21.—The Times publishes a description of the steamships that are to be employed in the Angio-Canadian mail service in connection with the Pacific iine. The dimensions of the four Atlantic vessels are 572 feet in length, sixty-two feet beam and depth of hold forty-two feet, with,a load draft of thirty-two feet, making them the deepest vessels afloat. The great depth of the new steamers allows a stronger hull and gives better results in seaway and also assists in the development of speed. The freight carrying capacity of the steamers is fixed at 3,350 tons each. Each vessel will accommodate 300 saloon, 200 second cabin and 1,000 steerage passengers. The engines are of 21,000-horse power and they will drive the vessel at a speed of twenty knots per hour in ordinary weather. World's Supply of Gold Excessive. LONDON, May 22 The Times, in its finan- clal article discussing the sthrong and sus- tained current of gold into the Bank of England, says: It emanates from various quarters and is by no means wholly from the United States and India. The world's supply of gold now apepars to be excessive It has been long overtaking the demand, but the fall in the prices of silver and other articles has finally secured an adjustment which would have been reached much earlier if currency experiments had not been tried on so large a #cale. Explanations in Ord LISBON, May 21.—Captain Feyes, com- mander of the Portuguese warship Alfonso de Albuguerque, on which a number of Brazilian insurgents escaped from Rio, 1% expected to arrive toda Captain Cas- tilho of the Mindello, which vessel also as- sisted in the escape of the refugees, will reach Lisbon on Thursday. After the ar- rival of Captain Castilbo, he and Captain Feyes will be called upon to explain the escape and the pursult of the insurgents, Policy of Protection Favored. SIDNEY, N. S. W., May 21.—Sir George Dribbs of New South Wales, in a spesch at Lamworth, declared that the government would adhere to the policy of protection, They Were Sketching Forts. MAYENCE, May 21.—The two Frenchmen who wer arrested here last week for making sketches of forts have been released. They proved that they wer tourists. early Ended. INDIANAPOLIS, May 21.—The testimony in the bank wrecking case will be com- pleted tomorrow and the arguments will commence. These will be coucluded Wednes- day evening, and the case will cectainly go to the jury Thursday morning. i Rought a Kallroad Right Cheap. DENVER, May 2L.—All the property the Colorado Eastern Rallway company including 3,380 acres of coal lands in nml ot county, was sold at @ trustees sale th morning to satisfy 6 per cent bonds ounting to $500,00. The Kerboc New Y 4 ndholders, bid in the W CONSTITULION. sent Framed by the Dole Government Explained in a Measure. the As May 15.~(Via per steamer Gaelic.) convention, the memb elected on May 4, wil The new constitution will be to the convention for fts ap- The Associated press has be obtain & copy of portions of it W _government is to be called the Republic of Hawail. The executive power will be vested in the president. The ecutive council will consist of five me bers, instead of fou at present, a mir ister of health and education being add upper house will consist of fifte The qualification of a senator that he shall be 3 years old, shall t read and write the Lnglish shall have resided in the island three years, shall own property of not less than $5,00 in value, and shall have an in come of $1,200 per year. he assembly or lower house is to con- sist of fifteen members, six from the islana of Oahu and three each from Hawaii, faul and Kaul. They will serve for two rs on A member of the assembly ust be a citizen of Hawall or a citizen of 1y country which has tréaty relations with Hawail and has resided in the islinds | (Correspon HONOLULU, y o, al Fran The s of meet San clsco, consti which on May were 30, presented proy able Th will be able language, for at least one year. He must be able to read and write the English or Hawailan language, except in the case of those who voted in the recent election, to whom this requirement does not apply Mectings of the legislature ar to he held every two years. Each session is limited to ninety and nelther house can adjourn for more than two days with- out the consent of the other, The presi- dent will have the power of which can be overrruled vote f both house It L inte tion to have President Dole vinted | for a term of years, probably six, after which the office” will be filled by Fegular ctions, It Is more likely, also, that the | ot ministers will be retairied for u | few years, as their appointment ste W | the president. The new constitution « be amend T re 1 in the ordinary wu but it is expressly stipulated that amendment containing & proposition the estaolishm t of a n hical form of government shall be j ented Mem- bers of both houses are to reccive $im for each s About e cast at the recent electi There was little opposition on any of the islands. The im is now mad. that when the republic is declared the na- tives will make the long looked for wupris- in; Royalist leaders that they are only r alned by the expressed wish of | the queen, who still has great faith in t United States, The report that the R was coming here has again put hop speedy ' restoration in the list hearts. There has been considel talk recently of a number of ardent royalists who are sald to have enlisted in the army ready to help the ex-queen’s causé in case of a rovo- lution. That there are very few, if any, such cases is fully believed by thé govern: ment, as troops have been considerably re- duced and only the best known and trusted men kept in the service. The steamer Gaelic arrived vesterday n, with R. W. Irwin, the Ha- n miuister resident at Tokio, on board. supposed that he has broug tain < from the Jay nent d to the matter the e to subjects of mikado in Hawaii. It Is_expeoted that in the cvent of @ franchise being refused to the Japanese their government intends to cut AN treaty relations with Hawaii and o recall all dup- anese now in the islands. If this ix o, it will be a serfous thing for the planters. as the present number of contract laborers is and_ it weuld sm largely made up of Japanese, be next to impossible to replace th less than a vear. Mr. Irwin is retic the subject, but it is.known. he wa bearer of several important dispatches the government, and a special meeti the council was held yesterday to di: the matter, OWENS SCORE in to BRECKINRIDGE. Campaign in the Ashiand District Reaching ’ an Interesting Polnt. LEXINGTON, May 2L—Hon. William C. Owens delivered his opening address to the people of Scott county today. Mr. Owens was greefed by a large crowd, filling the hall at Georgetown to overflowing, and many who desired admittance were turned away. Fully 300 women were present, wear- ing Owens badges, and they joined in the applause in a manner that plainly demon- strated that the womanhood of the district is bitterly opposed to sending _Colonel Breckinridge back to congress. he ap- plause was almost continuous throughout the speech, showing that Owens was well received. Resolutions gotten up by the people of Scott county were read, certifying to the good character of the Scott county man and passed by a rising vote. The speech was full of strongly framed sentences against Colonel Breckinridge, and its enthu- siastic reception indicates that Scott county is against the colonel in earnest. Ne saiil 60,000,000 people were awaiting the verdict the citizens of the Ashland strict would render in this case, and he hoped for the suke of the womanhood and manhood of state that the voters would do theie le duty and go to the polls and vote against this burning disgrace. e SHOWED FI. AN THE SHELL G A ME, Chicago Sharpers Hold Up a Council ISlufrs Engineer for a Nice Roll, CHICAGO, May 2L.—(Special. Telegram to The Bee.)—Engineer Arthur Fiunegan, who runs the fast mail over the Northwestern road from Boone, Ia., to Council i, reached Chicago last night on his way east As he was walking up Fifth avenue he wa met by a stranger, who entered into con- versation with him. There had t a terrible explosion, the stranger ald, oy in the LaSalle street tunnel, und the stranger proposed that they go and tuke a look at the debris. The engineer knows little about Chicago, a ser turned west on Lai tice that they were gol direction of the tunnel. 1 when the st :t he did not no- away trom the After crossing tho river they turnad off at o bis grain elovator Here they were met by four or five other and s0on came to where the usual shell was being played. Finnegan, howeyver too crafty for th rpers, He refused to be drawn Into the game and manded that the tunnel explosion be pr duced. While they were parleving one the men seized Finnegan's hand. and, push ing it down over one of the shells, told him bet on it, while another drew o1l of ) from the engineer's pocket. Jerome Douglas of 301 W Gress Street wis ur rested for the crime and today Justice Fos- ter held him to the eriminal conrt —~— LEGISLATOR ARRESTING Rhode Island Statesmen Treatea to a Shignt tnnovation. PROVIDENCE, R. L., N most remarkable sessfons One of th of the how representatives cver held 0ok place yester- day. At 11 o'clock all members present were locked In and writs Issued absent members, but it was 313 p. m. before a quorum arrived. Members are now being arrested in all parts of the state. As soc as a quorum was pr ent Wheaton Cole wes expelled from the seat in the house isworth substituted s and Claude . F second representative from Pawtucket, Only Tour republicans were presents the. Test Ny ing disappeared from the city to avold ar rest SR Will Boom the Papers. CHICAGO, May 21.-The special> grand jury investigating alleged election frauds i | has taken steps to prevent the publication of secret jury room proceedings. A formal complaint charging unknown parties with having divulged the secrets was made by e of the grand jurors today and on that complaint the city editors of the Evening Post and the Tribune and the reporters of these papers who have been assigned to Teport the grand jury work were sum moned as witnesses. This action will raise for the first time In this county the que. i i | tion whether communications made to (h press are privileged. e Alighted on His Head and Died. KEARNEY, Neb, May 21 gram to The while a young riding with a companion their horse frightened and started to jumped out and struck on th head and died 1 (Special " Yesterday named Stact attern was_out becam run. 8 of his Bee.) man oY ack t night. PY FIVE CENTS DALTONS SURPRISED Two Members of the Gang Engaged by Officersin Oklahoma. ONE SHOT FROM HIS HORSE AND CAPTURED Possa Injur‘ed and One Will Die. OTHER FUGITIVE ESCAPED TO THE TIMBER everal of the Identity of the Outlaws a Mystery but They Are Known to Be Bandits, NUMEROUS VOLLEYS RAPIDLY EXCHANGED Chase of the Robber Who Escaped to Be Renewed Tos me Sharp Fight- ing Anticipated When He is Surrounded. EL RENO, Okl, May 21.—Two men, supe posed to be members of the Dalton gang of train robbers passed through El Reno today The sheriff telegraphed to the little town of Yukon to interyspt and arrest them. A was oZlckly organized, and when the train rol4rs made thelr appearance they were attacked. The defense was quite as hot as the attack, and a running fight ensued. One, Mr. Farish, was shot The bullet passed entirely through him. He is not expected to live. An old man named Nelson was shot in the forehead, but not A number of other per- or less severely them a man in the face @ traveling eastward in the groin. igerous were wounded during the skirmish, named Sny who and will die. One of the robbers was shot off his horse and captured, but resisted to the last, and several of his captors bear cuts and bruises on the head where he welted them with his stx-shooter. The other robber escaped, but is supposed to have been hit two or three times, one bullet taking away a portion of his hat and another one striking him in the head. It is not known who he is. The oue captured is not known here. The rob- her who escaped Is being followed by a party of armed men, and another battle is likely tu occur at any time. The sheriff and band of deputy marshals left this city to join the pursuers. The chase after the escaped bandit was most exciting, but the outlaw's horse be- coming fatigued, one of the posse made a cireuit, getting in ahead of the fleeing man, who opened fire upon him. He dismounted sons more among was shot aud ran into the bush. None of the posse dared to venture after the man, who re- mains in hiding in the timber. Pursuit will be continued tomorrow. BATTLE IN A ROCK ISLAND CAR. = City Officials of Oklahoma, OKL, Fight with a Teain Crew, OKLAHOMA, OKL, - May 2L—Great ex- citement prevails ‘Ovér the capture of a Rock Island train by officers of the city of Enid for viclation of the city ordinance nst running faster then six miles per hour within the city Hmits. A fight oe- curred between the crew of the train and city officers, in which one of the officers was beaten to death with a coupling pin in the hands of the trainmen. The railway company had refused to stop trains at Enid. because of the preference for North Enid, two miles distant, where the company owns. much property. inid authoritles retaliated: by paesing the ordinance. A freight train rinning thirty miles an hour was passing through the city when a linkpin broke and the caboose came to a standstill. The offl- cers boarded the train to arrest the cre A fight ensued between the trainmen and officers, coupling pins being freely used, During’ the progress of the fight the en; neer backed down and the caboose was o tached to the trai Wil ax tr the throttle was thown open and the train went tearing away, ving wilh it three officers, Who were ing to arrest the trainmen. The officers > overpowered and ejected, brulsed and eding, at Hennessey, the next stop. One of them has since died of his Injuries, “There is strong 1k today of using dynas mite at Bnid. The company will be hekl responsible by the Enid officers, who il attempt to prevent further violerice, though it ix generally believed more bloodshed whll follow. — RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERS I SESSION. Meeting at Denver Opens with Some Lively Caucussing for Ofices, DENVER, May 21.—The ninth ntion of the Order of Railway Telems raphers of America convened in the Ox ford today with several hundred delegates prosent, one-third of whom were ladies, There considerable fecling among the members against Carl Smith of Omaha fos t he is making against Grand Chief ay, Who arr charter of th ' division ¢ ago for. alleged tition: . On this e made for Ramsay's annual cony violation of the cor t a fight is b The tion, rand chic Mr. Ltamsay, Thomus MeMahon of Buffalo, N. Y.; A. L. Taylor Cleveland, A. J. Applegate of Wioliitu J. Weatherbee of Vinton, | citiiland I Omaha, N. W. Sellers of Fl Paso, Tex. A D, Thorston, grand cditor, will resign to enter the ssion. Amang those mentid e are: K. WO MeGarvie of J. R. Austin of Toledo and R. ¢ NOW ASSIStHIE editor. It 13 proposed ate the offive of asilstant chief. » m of lu- dia s and J. Budd of o are mentioned for the new ofiic Mayor Van Horne welcomed the delegates to Denver. Chief Ramsay respynded on vehalf of the order 5 W. P. Danicls, mayor of Cedar Rapids, Li., grand secrefary of the Order of Rails wily Conductors, invited the order to hol ii= next convention at Cedar Rapids, Th following committee on credentinls was ap pointed J. Day, Denver, chairma H. ¢, M ms, Magnolia, W, Va.; 8, C Mishany Louis; J. G. Beckley, 'Wiash= ington; se A. Lizette, Quebec. Engineers Cr T. PAUL, May 21 stherhood of Locomotive Engineers today by acelama- tion_ adopted resolutions cnator Walsh of rfirence with ma jat this convention ¢ pernicious b purpe prevent organ from securing by the anly meant in thelr power redress for theic s and just compensation for thes arding the bi corg traing, declaring: ) consider It us & ¢ of which is tu : convention then resumed the consids tion of insurance and the following oflicers of the insurance association_ werw ted: President, A, B, Youngson, Mead- Pa.; vice president, Louis Zicgenfus, Clinton, Ia.; secretary and treasurer, H, Huyes, (leveland, O, Switchmen Will Move to Evansville, 1., May 21.—~The Switch= Vs Mutual Ald association was busy to day amending the constitution and by-laws, One of the changes effected provides for b ennlal se s, Instead of annual sessions. Another provides he grand master Vice grand mas and necretary and treasurer shall be 1 for two years and that the board of trustees shall consist of three members, two of whom shall be clected for two years and onc for four years, Another important change provides for the removal of the headquarters and officers from Chicago to Evansville. This motien was carried by a vote of ¥ to 2. i Will Tavestigate utz's Charg DENVER, May 2L—Assistant Bishop Chappelle will arrive in Denver tomorrow to investigate the charges made sgainse Rev. T. H. Malone by Bishop Mata. A committee of over 100 prominent Catholics has been appointed to present to the arche bishop a petition for Father Malone's re- instatement as pastor of St Joseph's hurch bearing 10,000 names,