Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 30, 1894, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. e, ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, "OMAHA, WEDNESDAY READY FOR THE FRAY Cripple Creek Strikers Have Captured All the Arma in Sight. EXPECTED AT ANY TIME All Miners Compelled to Join tue Military Bands, ATTACK ARMY OF DEPUTIES ALSO INCREASED Everything Indicates a Bloody Battle Will Take Place Soon, PROMINENT POPULIST DRIVEN FROM TOWN Strikers Are Repor! Cannon and Built a Fort to Mount uct of Strikers 1 CREEK, Colo., May 20.—The strikers are still keeping at each other. Both sides are exerting every effort to increase their numbers, the strikers using, in some in- stances, loaded Winchesters as arguments, The strikers beecome bolder and more in- solent every day. All the smaller towns are completely subjected and some swagger- ing demonstration has been made at Cripple Creek. There s nothing manly In the atti- tude of the strikers. Vastly outnumbering the male portion of the population and being heavily armed, they have confiscated nearly all the firearms owned by individuals, Con- sclous alike of their own strength and of the weakness of the inhabitants, they con- duct themselves In an overbearing manner, and exact conduct on the part of the inhabi- tants that is but little short of the most abject servility. Today a party entered Mound City and at the point of Winches- ters forced two unfon men, who believe in the union, but not in carrying guns and using them in violation of the law, together with a nonunfon man, to go to Bull Hill. The general impression here is that this question can be settled only by a terriblo conflict and the peopie anxiously await the end, whatever it may be. To the credit of the strikers, be it said, that In some of the camps they have closed every saloon and placed guards over them. The strikers now expect fto be attacked from three different points and.have massed their forces at Bull Hil. Two principal approachies have been undermined and large quantities of dynamite placed so that, by means of electricity, the mines can be ex- ploded from the fort. 3 DENVER, May 20.—Sheriff Bowers of El Paso county was in Denver today in con- sultation with Cripple Creek mine owners. He did not call on the governor, He said he had determined to enforce the laws in Cripple Creek and put the mine owners in possession of their property. Deputies are being mustered in this city as rapidly us possible. Al men are being accepted for the service who have guns. H. B. Gortner, a prominent populist, was ariven out of the camp today and warned that he would be killed If he returned. It 15 supposed the miners suspected he was in Yeague with the mine owners. A Gatling gun has been ordered to be sent from Chi- eago as quickly as possible, to be used by the deputies against the miners. DIVIDE, Colo., May 20.—It has rained nearly all day and this evening. The dis- appointment over the small number of re- crults had a depressing effect on the miners and about a dozen have returned to Denver. The strikers are reported to have purchased a rifled cannon, which is now on the way here. They have constructed a fort for the cannon just north of Wilbur. CRIPPLE deputies and safe distance from SCARCITY OF COAL GREATLY FELT. In Missourl, Kansas and Arkansas Busi- news 18 Begluning to Suffer. ' ST. LOUIS, May 29.—Specials from rail- road centers of Missourl, Kansas and Arkansas indicate that business there is becoming affected by the coal miners strike and the consequent scarcity of coal. At Sedalla, Mo., the Missouri Pacific shops shut down at noon yesterday for the re- mainder of the month. The shops of the Central branch railroad at Atchison, Kan., which is controlled by the Missourl Pacific in that oity, have been closed down in- definitely. Several regular freights have also been discontinued. At Van Buren, Ark., the Missouri Pacific ad shops and round house are at a stand- still, nothing but passenger and perishablo frelght trains moving, owing to the scarcity of coal caused by 1,000 men striking Sunday at Coal Hill, Hunfington and Jenny Lind, There are but twenty-five carloads of coal accessible and that is to be used for pas- senger trains and emergencies only, The shut-down is only till the strikers resume work. NEW YORK, May 20.—The anthracite coal sales agents today advanced the price of broken and egg coal 15 cents a ton and of stove and chestnut 25 cents a ton, for the eastern trade. For the western trade, all sizes were advanced 25 cents per ton. The 25 roduction for June was fixed at 2,700,000 ons. SIOUX FALLS, 8. ., May 29.—Tho Hlinols Central has begun (o draw on its 1,500 tons of coal here, a third of it being shipped to Freeport, Ill., yesterday. It has a large supply in reserve at Sheldon, Ta., still HANNIBAL, Mo., May 20.—Judge Wil- llams of the United States court instructed Mr. Crysler, attorney for J. A, Bovard, re- celver of the Loomis Coal company, to open the mines at Bevier and to begin operating them. He instructed the res ceiver to employ any miners that he could secure if the old men refused to work. He sald that he wanted the mines to be in operation at this time, when there was such & good profit in the business and that he proposed to have them in operation LINCOLN, 11, May 20.—The effect of the coal strike is being felt stronger than ever here. The roller mills have closed down and yesterday the electric street cars were obliged to stop running Its cars, MINNEAPOLIS, May 20.—A West Buperior, Wis., speclal to the Journal says: Tho price of soft coal has risen from $2.75 at the opening of navigation to $3.50. Coal men estimated that the docks will be eleared up by June 20. Marshals Move Coal Traln £ TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 20.—A tele- gram received at the general offices of the Chicago & Bastern Illinols road this after- noon says the coal traln moved without any trouble at Clinton Locks, with United Btates Marshal Hawkins aboard. The miners made no resistance, though they were very sullen. This is largely due to the personal efforts of President Dunkirley of the Miners assoclation, who went up last night and made speeches urging them not to interfere with the train. The miners had previously Noted 4 to 1 not to allow the train to be moved, having been led to belleve that the fnterference by tho federal courts was a myth and that tho dispatches to that effect were forgeries. The traln Is now on its way 2o Danville, T Don't Propose to Sirike. KNOXVILLE, Tenn.,, May 29.—Ever since the miners of the Coal Creek distrlet re- Rurned to Wlk on Friday last the striking iners of the'Jellieo district have been en- voring to induce them to come out again, ‘A delegation of striking Jellico miners have been In the Coal Creek region for eral fays and a mass meeting was held to- day to determine what action will be taken. The miners who desire to work are backed by the operators, who have armed them with rifles, and the miners say they will fight if necessary. Another shipment of rifles has been sent from Knoxville, and unless an amicable adjustment s reached trouble may follow. CONFLICTS IN SIGHT, Some Places Where Lives of Strikers and Deputies Are in Jeopardy. BRAZIL, Ind., May 20.—The strike situa- tion in this district is becoming desperate. All night long the strikers at Knightsville kept_watch for frefght trains, but the Van- dalia” road had been warned and held the trains until morning. The strikers have made up a purse today to prosecute the Van- dalia for running two loaded tralns by a crossing without stopping. Miners are guarding every railroad in the county. Last night several hundred strikers held a northbound train on the Chicago & Indiana Coal rallroad and demanded to be liauled to Stone BIuff. The trainmen refused and the strikers, fearing the law for stop- ping the mails, allowed the train to proceed. The miners threaten to stop the terworks and the streot car line fn this city, and trouble seems inevitable. OTTUMWA, Ia., May 20.—Six strikers went to Fvans today to tr duce the miners to go out. The Centerville miners, who were well armed, were the leaders of the disturbance. The governor has an alde on the scene and the natlonal guard will be ordered from this city and Oskaloosa If needed. The strikers openly declare that they propose violence Thursday it the colored ‘miners do not come out. Superintendent Baxter and the working miners are all armed and ready for an at- tack. POMEROY, 0., May 29.—Senator Camden mines at Spillman, W. Va., eight miles be- low here, are being moved on by 600 strikers who went there by boat this morning. The works arc guarded by sheriff and ten depu- ties, with a Gatling gun. These are the only mines in operation in this district and a determined effort is being made to close them. The hills surrounding the works are thronged with people watching the move- ments of the strikers, who say there will be no trouble unless perpetrated by the authori- tes. MINONK, T, May 20.—Two miners were arrested today for passing through the lines at Camp Culver. Sheriff Toole, with a force of deputies, made the arrests. Many Italian miners from Ronake, twelve miles distant, are here, but there is no evidence of trouble. HUNTINGDON, W. Va., May 29.—Compa- nies I and G of the state militia of this city were ordered out by Governor McCorkle this morning to the Camden mines to prevent the working of the miners. The soldiers were ready and on a train in four minutes. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., May 20.—An or- der from Secretary of War Lamont has been received at Fort Leavenworth for three companies of military to move Immediately to McAlester, I T. to suppress the mine trouble and restore to the owners the prop- erty now held by the strikers. UNIONTOWN, Pa., May 20.—The threat- ened raid on the Kyle plant did not. take place today. Dispatches report everything quiet through the region and many of the plants working with increased forces. At the. Murphy mine near here last night the strikers cut loose a number of loaded and empty cars and they were badly wrecked. A large section of track was also torn u but there was no other damage. hundred and in- Deputy Wants Relnforcements, MACON, Mo., May 20.—Dcputy Slerift Turner, stationed 'at Kansas & Texas mine No. 46, has come here after the sherift and reported that the Randolph delegation of striying miners now camped near No. 46 is prepating to invade the company's works and force the miners there to abandon work There arc about 400 men in the Randolph county crowd. The sheriff gathered a posse and 1ett for the scene. Mine No. 46 s about four miles southwest of here and is the finest plant in the county. It is reported that the air and hoisting shafts have been fired. All Pomeroy Miners Quit. POMEROY, O., May 20.—The delegation of miners who went down the river today by steamboat, 800 strong, to induce the miners at Spillman, W. Va,, to cease work, came back tonight with flying banners and ba playing. They accomplished their mi without an unkind word on either side. This clears every mine in the Pomeroy bend without violence. Yittsburg Oporators Keady to Settle. PITTSBURG, May 20.—At a meeting of coal operators here tonight a committee was appointed to formulate a plan for a settlement of the strike. The committee has full power to act for the Pittsburg operators, and can scttle for the district at any prico they may see fit. Militia Rendy at Oskuloosa. OSKALOOSA, In., May 20.—The camps of the striking miners have increased to about 600 men here, but no outbreak has yet oc- curred. The governor has placed the na- tional guard at the disposal of the sheriff, and a large number of deputies remained to preserve order All'Quiet at Minonk, MINONK, 11, May 20.—The coal strike at this place, so far as active demonstration Is concerned, is thought to be practically over. All the militia fs now gone and Sherift Toole has discharged nearly all of Lis deputies, At Wenona today everything was quiet, = e No Settlement in ~lght. COLUMBUS, 0., May 20.—Patrick Me- Bryde, secretary of the United Mine Workers assoclation, denies absolutely the statement telegraphed over the country that there has been or s any probability of an fmmediate settlement of the strike. 1o Minors Quit. DENVER, May Immediate trouble with coal miners at Rouse and Walsenburg has been averted. Today 200 miners at Rouse quit work and joined the body of strikers and the party, 2,000 strong, moved out of the distric Governor Waite Fears DENVER, May 20.—Almost at the last moment Governor Waite declded not to go to Cripple Creek until tomorrow morning. It is said he was afraid the deputies would Kidnap him. CHIEF RAMSAY DEFEATED, More Colos Idnapers. Omaha Division of Kallway Telegraphers ises to Be Good and Is Relustated. May 29.—The Rallway Tel- egraphers held their election today, which resulted in a defeat for Grand Chief Ram- say, his successor being Walker V. Powell of Wichita, Kan. The vote was fifty-nine to fifty-six. The telegraphers endorsed the actlon of Grand Chief Ramsay in suspend- ing the Omaha charter. He expressed a willingness to restore the charter if the Omaha divislon would obey his former orders. F. E. Gilliland promised this would be done. Grand Editor Thurston was ex- onerated from all charges made against bhim. The offices of assistant grand chiet and senlor telegrapher were created. It was decided to organize a ladles' auxiliary and Chief Rumsuy's recommendation that a federation of all railway organizations be formed was adopted. e Movements of Seagolng Vessels May 20, At San Francisco—Cleared—Gaelic, tor Yokohama and Hong Kong. At Bremen—Arrived—-Aller, New York, York—Arrived—Westernland, from Antwerp. At At _Southampton—Arrived-Lahn, New York. Glasgow—Arrived—Hibernlan, val; Siberian, from Philadelphis Alkl.unduu—A\u'l\td—Amvrh’il, from New York. At Liverpool--Arrived-Gallla, ton; Parisian, from Montreal, from New from from from Bos- HILL MAKES THINGS LIVELY | Would Put Senators on the Rack Insiead of Newspaper Men, SUMMON THEM ALL IF NECESSARY Lively Colloguy Hetween and Nebraska's Junior Senator, in Whic! and Harris Take a Hand— Turiff Took a Back Seat. David Bennett WASHINGTON, newspaper spondents to refuse to give Senator Gray's bribery and sugar investi- gating committee the sources of their infor- mation was brought before the senate today in the shape of a report from that commit- tee. In the morning hour Senator Kyle (populist of South Dakota), in order to avoid further conflict lution declaring May 20.—The right of corr over the passage of a the sense of the senate against noninterference with the affairs of the Hawaiidh islands, agreed to waive a vote on his resolution if a vote could be se- cured on the Turple resolution reported from the committee on foreign relations. Senator Vest, democrat of Missouri, of- fered as a substitute for the Turpie resolu- tion one declaring that from the facts and papers before the scnate it would he unwise and inexpedient to consider a project of an- nexation; that the highest internal interests require that, the people of the Sandwich islands should chose their own form of gov- ernment and line of policy, and that foreign interference with the affairs of these islands would be regarded as an act unfriendly to the United States. A motion of Senator Hoar to lay the Vest amendment on the table was defeated, 18 yeas, 36 nays. The tariff bill was taken up and ‘Senator Proctor of Vermont addressed the senate in opposition. Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota followed, speaking at some length in opposition to the bill. Senator Gray, at the close of the speech of Senator Pettigrew, presented to the senate the report of the sclect committee delegated to investigate the charges of improper con duct in framing the sugar schedule. Senator Hill objected to its presentation. Senator Gray called for its reading, saying it was privileged, and after some time had been spent in discussing that point the sen- ate agreed, and the report was read. Mr. Hill proceeded to discuss the ques- tions involved in the decision. He argued that the senate could not lose jurisdiction simply because a committee made a report; that it still had a right to recommit the report, and, recommitted, in law, it was as it the report had never been made. NEWSPAPER MEN'S VERACITY. Mr. Hill' said he had no personal interest in the investigation. He thought it proper enough to fnvestizate the charges of al- tempted bribery, but he Goubted the wis- dom and propriety of this proceeding. Whether newspaper men alvays told the truth or ever told the truth was a question which, if the senate entered upon it, this body could be kept busy until the end of time. The senate smiled audibly at this state- ment of the New York senator, but it led to a very Interesting debate between Mr. Hill and Mr. Allen of Nebraska, a member of the bribery committee. Mr. Allen inter- rupted Mr. Hill to say it was not the truthfulness of the corre- spondents that the committee was charged to investigate. It was whether at- tempts had been made to bribe senators, whether the Sugar trust had made large political contributions for the purpose of in- fluencing legislation and whether senators had been speculating in Sugar stocks. He asked Mr. Hill if he contended that the sen- ate had been right to investigate the charge that senators had speculated in Sugar stocka. “Not exactly,” replied Mr. Hill. “But I have grave doubt If a senator should come before a committee and refuse to answer questions relative to his private business, whether the committee could compel him to do so. The decisions of the courts are against it.” “Does the senator belleve a senator could speculate in Sugar stock without that in- vestment influencing his vote?"” inquired Mr. Allen. “The senator confounds the legal ques- tion,” replied Mr. Hill, “with the question of propriety. A senator who speculates in Sugar stock violates no law.” “But,” interrupted Mr. Allen, “it would not be more proper for a senator to invest money in any enterprise to be affected by his vote than it would be for a judge on the bench to render a decision In a case in which he was interested. The question of public morality goes to the foundation of the integrity of the governm A scnator has a legal right to do what Is not pro- hibited.” A legal,” moral right.” “One question at a time,” said Mr. Hill “He would have as much right as a sena- tor who, being owner of silver mining property, would vote on the silver question. 1, pending action on the sugar schedule, a sonator should speculate in sugar, it might be an act of impropricty, but it would not constitute a_crime.” GET AFTER THE REAL CULPRITS. “If the commiltee desired to geb at the facts why did they not call the senators whose names had been connected with the charges instead of prosecuting newspaper men who had no personal knowledge and whose information was obtained from con- fdential sources? “But,” interjected Mr. Allen, “If the ques- tions asked the newspaper men were irrele- vant they should be exempted from testify- ing.” “Why call the new the men themselves?’ retorted Mr. Hill. Mr. Gray, chalrman of the commercial commitiee, here interrupted to compare the investigation to a coroner's Inquest and wanted to know of Mr. Hill if a witness, having made a statement that he had heard that one man had been killed by another, could he refuse to give his authority? Mr. Hill parried this question. A trial in court, a legal Investigation, he sald, was a very different thing from a congressional inquiry. There eyewitnesses were wanted. That i just about what we want,” said Mr. Gray. “Well, you are going a Yong way around the horn to look for them," retorted Mr. HIll, with some irony in his tone. How are we to get them?’ asked Mr. Gray. “Call the senators themselves,” replied Mr. Hill, impulsively; “that is the best way." How are we to tell who the senators are?” asked Mr. Allen. “If you don't know,” sald Mr. Hill, with great emphasis, “call them all. So long as you have foolishly, as I think, entered upon this investigation, it is your duty to ex- haust it." Mr. Hill declared that if a newspaper man had mude a statement reflecting on his honor or integrity and should go before a commit- tee and testify that he knew nothing per- sonally of the charge, he (Mr, Hill) would be the next witness. He continued: “As long as you have entered upon this flad of inquiry the whole of it should be explored. I have appealed from the de- slons for certaln reasons. First, the news- paper men are from my state; they repre- sent four papers in my state. Second, I desire to present my views. Third, I be- lieved the senate was entering upon ground it ought not to tread upon and that no good could come of the arrest of one of theso newspaper men, for I deny the right of the vice president to certify those facts to the district attorney under the statute without affirmative action by the senate; and, fifth, I belleve the senate has no right to go fugther than it has gon hen after some wrangling between Mr. Harrls and Mr. Hl, during which the in- terchange of courtesles was quite acrimo- nious, and after an ineffectual effort on Mr, Hill's part to introduce a resolution, declar- ing the questions asked the newspaper men reso- retorted Mr. Allen, “buty no paper men instead of MORNING, MAY 30, 1894, 'IVE CENTS. for which they were to be held in con- tempt were not pemtinent, and that the facts should not be wettiied to the district attorney, Mr. Harrls' moved to table the appeal, and it was carefed without division. Mr. ‘Hill then offerel another resolution to the effect that certification of the re- calcitrancy should not be made to the dis- trict attorney until the senate had taken further action. Mr. Harris objected, when Mr. Hill said he had no objection to the resolution going over. The vice president said: "It will go over.” Mr. Harris said it could not go over be- cause it had not yet been introduced and could not be, but the chair did not alter the ruling. The senate then resumed consideration of the lumber paragraph in the tarift bill, and Mr. Squire of Washington addressed the senate in opposition to free lumber, Mr. Hale then offered an amendment to place uniform duty of $1 on ail lumber. Tls was defeated. Mr. Allen of Nebrasl all_lumber, shingles, boards, ectc., used in building of residences upon the free list Without action on Mr. Allen’s amendment, at 6 o'clock, the senate went into executive session, and a few minutes later adjourned until Thursday at 10 o'clock. - MAKING WAR TERRIBLE, moved to place Frenchman Sald to Have Sold a Deadly In- vention to the Drelbund, PARIS, May 20.—La Patrfe today an- nounces that the notorious Turpin, the in- ventor, whose name some time ago came prominently before the public in connection with the invéntion of the explosive known as melinite, and ‘who was subsequently im- prisoned, angered dt(the refusal of France to purchase his latest invention, has left the country and has sold tb the powers composing the Dreibund the secret of the manufacture of a terirble war machine. The latter is said to comprise a new explosive and a new projectile, which, it is claimed, will com- pletely transform ' the art of warfare and the conditions under which it is waged, render- ing its possessors the masters of Europe. Turpin ylelded to the' personal urgings of a foreign sovereign and has received several million francs on account. The statement that Turpin has left the country and sold his (invention to the Drei- bund has caused Somewhat of a sensation. M. Leherisse announces his intention to in- terpellate the government on the subject. M. Mercier, minister of war, has been in- formed of this intention and says he will not object to meeting the question after he has had g conference witn his colleagues. He admffs he refused to sec M. Turpin and also declined to negotiate with him. He scouts the idea that Turpin's new invention is an important one. o8 GERMANY REGISTERS A KICK. Does Not Relish the Réeent Acquisition of African Territory by Enzln BERLIN, May 20.—A dispatch from Brus- sels, published here semi-officlally, says that Germany has protested to the government of the independent Congo state again‘t the recent convention with Great Britain by which the latter power practically obtained a strip of territory which gives her uninter- rupted communication between Cairo and Cape Town. It is added that the German government pointed out that the frontler limits agreed upen between Germany and the Congo state in 1854 could not be modi- fled without the consent of Germany. BRUSSELS, May 29, —It is positively de- nied here in official ‘reles that there is any truth in the stor® published in. Berlin saying that Germany #e testell (o the government of the dad¥pendent Congo state against the recent copvention with Great Britain, , Newfoundlund Legislature Prorogued. ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 20.—The legisla- ture has been prorogued again to June 7. This assures the defeat of the Whitewayites, The Trinity trial Is almost sure to be fin- ished before that time and Whiteway, Bond and Watson will, it is thought, certainly be disqualified, thus giving the government a working majority in the assembly to pass the revenue supply bill. Captain Castilho in Disgrace. LISBON, May 20.—Captain Castilho of the Portuguese warship Mindello, who was in command at Rio de Janeiro when the Bra- zilian insurgents were takén on board that vessel, and who was also in_command when the insurgents escaped, has been {mprisoned in the marine barracks here pending his trial by court mar Conl Hleavers on a Strike. LIVERPOOL, May 29.—The coaling of the Cunard line steamer Campania has been tem- porarily suspended owing to a strike of 150 unfonist coal heavers who were engaged in the work. The gricvance of the men is that the Cunard company insists upon main- taining its right to employ nonunion work- men. Irish Linen Trade Stagnant. BELFAST, May 29.—The Northern Whig says the stagnation in the demand for Irish linens, owing to the delay in the dis- position of the tarift bill in- the United States, Is about to compel the failure of the oldest and best known firms of Belfast. All creditors will be pald in full. e Dangerous illness of & Novellst. LONDON, May 20.—J. M. Barrle, the novelist, author of “A' Window in Thrums,” ete, whose illness was announced by the Assoclated press on Saturday last, is now in a critical condition. Mr. Barrie Is suf- fering from pneumonia, and the disease has extended to his second lun English Cotton Mills Shut Down. LONDON, May 29.-+The cotton mills at Hayfleld, Derbyshire, owned by Mr. T. H. Sidebottom, member of ~parllament from Stalybridge, have been shut down, owing to the depression in the cottton trade. The stoppage of these mills has thrown 3,000 people out of work Needs Continued Quiot. LONDON, May 28.—The following bulletin was issued this morning by Mr. Gladstone's physicians: “Mr. Gladstone has passed a very good night and his eye s doing well, but continued quiet s still deemed neces- sary Pl 5 Received by the Pope. ROME, May 29.—The pope today re- ceived Rt. Rev. Jagmes Schwebach, D. D., bishop of La Crosss, Wis, and Rt. Rev. Thomas Daniel Bevam, D. D., bishop of Springfield, Mass. Four Men Crushediby a Falling House, BERLIN, May 20.—Four workmen were Killed and six injured by the collapse of a house in Kochstrassey which was in process of reconstruction. Bulgarian Cabinet Kesigns. SOFIA, May 20.—¥he Bulgarian cabinet has resigned. Dr, D. (@recoff, the minister of forelgn affalrs, has been charged to form a new cabinet, Cholera in Russis, BLESLAU, May-20.—Aslatic cholera has appeared in the town of Misslowitz, Prus- slan Silesla. There has been one death from the disease and another person s il Cabinet Must Kesign. SOFIA, May 20.—The resignation of the cabinet has long been considered necessary in ordér to settle the variances of opinion which e®ist in government circles, Mello Hasn't Had Enough. RIO DE JANEIRO, May 29.—It s reported that Admiral de Mello will make an en- deavor to ralse funds in Burope with the purpose of reviving the revolution. Deslines the Honor, PARIS, May 28.—M, Gambons declined to become minister of war, FLOOLS IV THE NORTAWEST All Railroad Oommunication with the Sound Country Cut Off by High Water, TRACKS AND BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY Many of the Rivers Hig! than Ever Known Before—Salm Wheels in the Co- lumbin in Dunger of Helng Washed Away. PORTLAND, Ore, May 20.—The Willam- ette river continues to rise at the rate of a half inch per hour. The wholesale district of the city is almost entirely flooded and bus- iness is practically suspended. Reports from the upper Columbia region are to the effect that the water is still rising there, At Umatilla a rise of three feet since yester- day is reported. The Union Pacific train due here yesterday morning is at Grants, The eastbound pas- senger train which left here last night Is at Booneville. There were several washouts between Booneville and Cacade locks. Three miles east of Arlington abcut 1,000 feet of track is out in one place and at Castle Rock there is a bad washout. The wires are down west of Grants and no re- ports as to the condition of the track nray be expected. The Northern Pacific tracks are under water at both landings of the Kalema ferry and pasengers and malls are being ~ transferred by boat. Intelligence comes from the upper Columbia that the high water is playing havoe with the salmon wheels there. it is reliably stated that should the water rise two feet higher it will sweep away every wheel in the upper and middle Columbia, ‘entailing a great loss. SPOKANE, Wash., May 20.—The Spokane river continues to rise stowly. Another bridge went out last night, the old Rose Park car bridge. It had been condemned and the loss is small. Most of Bonner's Ferry iz under water and the people have taken to the hills, HIGHER THAN EVER KNOWN. MOUNT VERNON, Wash., May 20.—The Skaget river is twenty inchos higher than ever. before known, being twenty-three feet above the low water mark. Rallroads are washed out and bridges gone. No trains have reached here since last Friday. At places the track is washed out for miles and rails and ties are lodged in the trees and brush and on the house tops. Many reports of destitution have come in. The river has begun to fall. The Union Pacific trains in Oregon are indefinitely delayed. Northern Pacific pas- sengers are being transferred to a steamer at Kalema and brought to the city. Owing to the slow rise of the water ample time is given to secure property and the damage will_be small. SPOKANE, Wash., May 20.—The river rose three inches last night and is still rising. The Dennis and Bradley bridges are expected to go at any moment and with them the Olive street and Washington street bridges. Many houses are undermined and are settling. The water is four and a half feet higher at the new water works than ever before known. Work has been aban- doned ‘altogether. The Union Pacific bridge still stands, but is expected to go. The Unlon, Pacific. and. Great -Northern tracks are inundated and trafft is suspended ALL RAILROADS BLOCKADE| SEATTLE, Wash.,.-May 20.—The Puget sound region 18 almost cut off from railway communication with the east. The Cana- dian Pacific, Great Northern, Northern Pa- cific and Union Pacific roads are all blockaded on account of the floods. On the first named road the waters of the Frazer river are higher than they have been known for twenty years, and a vast expanse of territory is under water, much damage having been done the farmers and to the property of the railroad. The bridge across the Columbia river at Revelstoke has been washed away. The Skaget river is falling rapidly, and the washouts of the coast lines will be repaired in a day or two. No trains arrived today from the east over the Northern Pacific, but A pascenger train left this evening in the expectation that by the time it reached the scene of the trouble the break will have red. In the immediate vicinity of the city the high waters are rapidly receding, and no further damage is expectod. GREAT FLOODS IN VICTORIA, raser River Devastates the Most Fertile Section of that Province. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.—The Exam- iner today has a special from Victoria, B. telling of an appaliing waste and destruc- tion resulting from floods along the Fraser river and its numerous tributarics. Many thousand acres of fruitful land are covered with water, on which floats the debris of ruined honies, costly dikes and expensive bridges. Hundreds of people are seeking shelter on rafts and on the highlands, and loss, of life is reported. The flooded district embraces the most extensively cultivated region of the province, extending fifty miles along the banks of the Fraser from New Westminster. It is stated that the great bridge of the Canadian Pacific at Revel- stoke is gone, and another at Mission City. All crops are ruined. BUFFALO COUNT Flood Gates Opened and the Much-Needed Sonking. KEARNEY, Neb., May 2 gram to The Bee.)—The drouth prevailed here for several weeks broken tonight about A terrible rain storm, accompanied with heavy wind and hail, raged here for over an hour, and the streets and cellars are flooded. The hail did no particular damage so far as learned except to garden truck, which is pounded to pleces. A lot of little folks were in the city hall when the storm came up, practicing for Decoration day, and gome cried and one fainted while the storm was raging. ———— FRENCH CONSUL EXCITED, GOOD RAIN I which has past was ted to the Language of a Priest Con- & the French Government. ST. LOUIS, May 20.—A special to the Re- public from New Orleans says: The French consul here, George B. Danglade, has started an international and religious question which has greatly stirred up the Catholies of this city and will be called to the immediate at- tention of the president and Secretary Gresham. The demand for the exequator Jeft here today for Washington. There were threats of personal violence against the con- sul, but wiser counsel prevailed. Father Moyse, superior of the Capuchin order of missionaries in France, was invited to preach in St. Augustine's cathedral in this city, and in his address spoke, as the French consul declares, disrespectfully of the French re- public. The consul declared that unless Father Mdyse made a public retraction of what he said he would consider it his duty as consul to denounce him to the French government. Father Moyse retracted, and the whole affa’r created profound indignation among the Cathollcs ———— Rovenue Steamer Wrecked. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.—It Is learned from a private letter from Sitka that the United States revenue steamer Patterson was wrecked on the 3d inst. The Patterson was engaged in surveylng along the northern coast and on the date mentioned experlenced a storm in Queen Charlotte sound. Not- withstanding the endeavor to get her out into the Pacific sbe was driven on the rocks near Point Simpson. When the storm abated the vessel could not be moved. The United States steamer Hasler hove In sight the next day and took the officers and crew. Twenty-four hours later the Patterson was bauled off, but as she had eeveral holes In her bottom she was beached until temporary repairs could be effected. She then pro- ceeded to Sitka. —— WORKING FOR MRS. MAYBRICK. Her Mother Gives Discovered Testin LONDON, May 2.—Baroness Roque, mother of Mrs. Maybrick, now unde ing a sentence of imprisonment for lite upon conviction of having poisoned her husband, has sent a letter to the news papers, accompanied ¢ & pamphlet, which Is said to give the latest evidence collected in favor of the prisoner, —The baroness appeals as an American and as a mother for the assistance of the press securing justice for Mrs. Maybrick. T baroness says she undersiands the refusal of the home office to reopen the Maybrick cage |8 due to the fact the authorities are in possession of secret adverse evidenc bi, the baroness adds she is certain that if 8he was informed of the nature of this evidence she would be able to refute it Baroness Roque says she is confident that her daughter could give I if she was allowed to ¢ the prisoner, This denfed her, Th affidavit, dated I the BO- howe contains ' an uary 9, 18M, setting forth that the prescription which the baroness found in a bible formerly pos sessed by the late James Maybrick, which préseription includes arsenie, 8 identical with the preseription mixed by M. Barou- ant, the chemist of the Avenue Deylau, in 1875, The baroness explains that remembers that Mr. Maybrick this preseription when he siffered face erupti The affidavit of Charles Blake, the youngest son of Sir Valentine Blake, 18 also glven and declares he gave the deceased, in Febru- ary, 1880, 150 grains of arsenic, as Mr, May- brick complained that he was unable to ob. tain much as he wanted as a_tonic Einaliy, there I he declaration of Caplain Fleming of the 2, who also testifles he often saw AMr. Ma nic at his home at Norfolk e, pamphlet i tained Tom i Valentin brick take BRAZILIANS ARE GRATEFUL, ited States National Hollday to Be Cele- public. RIO D RO, May 20.—Active prep- wtions are being made here for the ¢ bration of the Fourth of July. The great national fete of the United States will be celebrated here In a manner intendad to demonstrate to the United States the gratitude of the people of Brazil for the support received from the government of the great American republic during the ro- cent civil ‘war, The public manifestition will consist in a military® and naval re view and the Jaying of the cornerstone of a monument, which will be surmounted by a stutue of Presid Monroe, the author of —the dent Cleveland hi a United States part in the nav and_ specl medals will be presented 'to Preside Cleveland and to President Peixoto in ¢om- memoration of the triumph of the est lished zovernment. DUPUY FIXING HIs CABINET, All the Portfolios Suid to Be Provided for Except War. PARIS, May This_evening it Is an- nounced M. Dupuy has completed the Tist of the names of his friends who will « pose the new cabinet, and the following Is regarded as the floal list: Premier, mi ter of the interfor and minister of w ship, M. Dupuy; public works, M. Barth education and arts, M. Leyoue; comme M. Lorties; husbandry, M. Vigler; colonies, AL Delcasse; justice, 'M.” Querin: marine, M. Felix Fauire; finance, M. Poincalve. The portfolio of ‘minister ‘of war has not been bestowed, but it {8 expected it will ge & 5LOHantoux or to M. Camboun. Engilsh Missio LONDON, May Missionary conference England were opened James hall, Picadilly. Twenty bishops were present, and the hall was crowded with delegates. The archbishop of nterbury presided. In hig inaugural addr he T viewed the missionary efforts made fron the middle aggs, and concluded with de- claring that tf¢ present system of mi sions by societies could not endure bec their success was largely due to party The day was approaching, he added, societies, like politics, couic dueted By part The church must be its own missionary soclety. At the evening sesvion a paper on “Our Jations with the Indjan Churches” wa read by an American, the bishop of Cair v Conference. 20—Fhe sessions of the of the Church of this morning in St Belginm Raises the Duties. BRUSS. S, May 20.—-The government has introduced a biil in the Chamber of Deputics proposing an_import duty of 100 kilos on butter and oleoma; ranes per 100 kilos on oats; 1 on flour; 10 francs on preserye ibles; 3 ancs on oats flour, and 3 on’ preserves of game and potted and poultry. The bill imposes various duties on textiles, of w Bull Fighter, ‘Twenty thousand funeral procession of ador who was killed in the bull ring on Sunc as It passed to the railway station to take the train for Seville, In Mem MADRID, A BAPTIST SOCIETIES ADJOURN., Completed Their Pusiness and Adjourned to Meet at Portland in 1895, SARATOGA, May 20.—The eightieth anni- versary of the American Baptist Missionary union was continued today. Rev. Charles Baxter of the Rochester Theological semi- nary presided. The special committee rec- ommended that the executive committee representing Baptist May anniversaries se- lect Portland, Ore., as the place of the next meeting. Rev, Alvah Herrick, president of Newton Theologh seminary of Massa- chusetts, read the report of the commit tee on “The Relation of Higher Education to Mission Work.”” It has held that much hetter results would be had, especially in forelgn ficlds, were the standard of educa- tion clevated. The finance committee re ommendation that §,000,000 be raised du ing the coming year was The serles of meetings held past week by several societics of ended tonight with the closing sess Baptist Missionary unfon. Addresses were made by representati from different mission fields, including Rev. John Doster of China, Rev. J. Craughead and M. C. Mason of Siam, Rev. J. Koenig of Germany. The anniversaries will assemble at Port- land, Ore., in May, esbyt during the Baptists on of the United P ALBAN ing of the rinn Assembly, Ore., May 20.—After th morning session of the Presbyterian assembly a rule wus adopted limiting all speakers to five minutes, The report of the committee on board of foreign mission was taken up. The report condemns the actlon of the board for neglect and care lessness in not properly auditing tne ac- counts of the defaulting treasurer, Joseph McKee, but otherwise approved the actions of the board. Several appointments to for- eign missions were confirmed and a resolu- tion to send two misslonarles each to India and Egypt and to employ school teachers there was adopted. Pittsburg, Pa., was selected as the place for holding the next general assembly, and Cannonsburg, Pa., as the place of meeting of a general committee on home missiong. The report of the committee on education was read and discussed, particularly the recommendation to make a special appro- priation of $20,000 for colleges and semin- arles, and the whole matter was recom- mitted, The afternoon session was devoted to hearing the report of the board of pub- lication. ~ A resolution to appoint a com- mittee to investigate the methods of the board was voted down after a warm debate. Dunkards' Anousl Meeting, MEYERSDALE, Pa., May 20.—The an- nual meeting of the Dunkards began here today with 4,000 delegates and thousands of visitors from all parts of the country present. Elder Enoch Eby of Booth, Kan., was elected moderator. The report of the standing committee, which included favor- able action on & petition of the Brethren Publishing company of Illinols regarding the sustenance of the church paper, created a spirited debate and was flually defeated open- Unlted ST00D OFF A MOB Orowd of Determined Lexington Oitizens Defeated by Dawson County's Sheriff, THEY TRY TO LYNCH TWO PRISONERS Ben Hilton and William Thompson Have & Narrow Escape. ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A CHILD Their Purposa Accomplished at the Muaile of a Eevolver, TWO OTHERS FORCED TO LEAVE TOWN Authoritics Handle Three Hundred nant People Without Weapons— Al Trouble Tho ndig= Resorting to rospects of Further ht to Be Past, LEXINGTON, Neb., May 29.—(Special Teles gram to The B The preliminary hearing of Ben Hilton and Willlam Thompson was conducted In Judge Plerce's court here today. The prisoners were uccused of having committed an assault upon a 16-year-olil girl. The evidence was very damaging to the defendants, showing that they used revolver and threatened tho life of the girl in order to accomp h thelr purpose, he court room was packed with an angry crowd of men, but no violence was antic pated unless the prisoners should have been quitted, and in fact on the evidence that was fmpossible. During the trial, however, a great deal of angry tall was being in- dulged in upon the streets. Hilton and Thompson district court and failed. the adjournment of were held to the Immediately upon court a mob of fully 200 wen captured Rufus Guun, who was also implicated In the afair. The mob's intentions were frustrated by the appear- ance of Sherift Hobson and his deputies. A compromise was effected whereby Gunn was given five minutes to leave the city. The lewder and members of the mob plainly stated that they would have Hilton and Thompson out of the jail before midnight. g The mob,” after secing Gunn started out, captured Sam Probert, an all-around tough, and gave him his choice of three minutes to get f“" of town, never to return, or a coat of ter and feathers. Probert ac- epted the former proposition. The last noof him he was hitting the road west- Serious trouble was anticipated to- night If the mob should suceeed in entering the fail, as in addition to Hilton and Thompson, three prisoners, who attempted to murder Neilson after robbing him, are confined therein. At 10 tonight cverything is quiet, al- thotigh crowds are still collected upon the streets. Tue sherifl has sworn in deputies, and It 1s thought no additional trouble will occur Hoth men Hilton and Thompson are married families living in this city. ridn Whites poried Plots of the Negroes. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 20.—Special to the Times-Unfon from Palatka, Fla., s The people of this scction are very much exclted over the discovery of a diabolical plot among the negroes to commit outrages upon white women. A negro preacher, L. T. Burgis, proposed to a number of negroes that they should selze several white women and carry them to the swamp and make them submit to their embraces. The negroes congented, but the whites socured_evidence such . conspiracy exls Stens (0 guard thefr homen. - Many ot negroes began to leave the country. One of these was Burgls, who went to Gorgh where e was apprehended. An oficer re: turned with the negro, but was suddeniy confronted with between seventy-five andg 100 mounted men. Being overpowared, there was no alternative but to give Burgls up and tie next morning he was seen hanging from a limb. The white people are. silg with ge and it Is belleved e cl will speedily follow. R e e Negro Killed by White Caps. NEWRODA, La, May 20.—George Paul, an uged negro, offended a band of white caps \‘h“y lave been committing outrages in this vicinity, and he was ordere retused and barricaded ):fi:;:-l!mlnlm:phu::: With some friends. Last night the white caps called, and breaking open the doors, fired a dozen or more shots into the cabin. Paul was killed outright and fol ur were badly wounded. ok NEMN ‘or THE Discharge of Enlisted Men Ordered from Washington—Changos WASHINGTON, May 20.—(Special gram to The Bee.)—By direction of th sistant secretary of war, Musiclan Henry Rohm, company D, Bighth Infantry, Fort Robinson, and Privates Hans Dahl and Ottice L. Riggle, company €, Twelfth in- fantry, Fort Sully, 8. D., will be discharged from” the wervice of thé United States on receipt of this order by the commanding ofMicers of thelr respective stations, The following transfers in the Seventeenth infantry, Fort . A. Russell, Wyo., are ordered Captain Charles Greenc, from company B to company K; Captain George H. Roach, from company K to company B, RMY, Tele- Standing wt Annapolis, ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 20.—The standing of the first twelve of the six year graduating clasy of the United States Naval academy 1 known to be as follows: Line division, 1, Campbell of Wyoming; 2, Day of Vermont svans-of Florida; 4, McNamee of Kansas awyer of Illinois; 6, Husscy of New \pshire; 7, Blakeley of Pennsylvania; 8, ell, at large; 9, Dawson of Missourl; 10, Dayidson of Missouri; 11, Thompson of Ohlo; 12, Hines of Kentucky. All of these are sire to be appointed ensigns in the nay In the engineer division Porter of Tenes- see, Crank of Texas, Moses of Georgla and Hasbrouck of Tdaho passed In the order named, Crank falled physically, Maxwell's Defense Concluded. At Fort Omaha yesterday the hearing of the case of Lieutenant Maxwell was contin- ued, The court adjourned at 2 o'clock Tn the afterncon, subject to the call of the presis dent. As today is a legal hollday no session will be held. The defense closed In the fore noon, all of the witnesses called by Maxwell haying testified. At the next session of the court Lieutenant Maxwell will make a state- ment in Lis own behalf, and then the argus ments will commence. Tt fs expected that the court will finish up its business in one more session. artmartial UL, May 29.—The denfal of the ap- for & writ of prohibition In the states court allowed the courtmartial of Lientenant Maney to proceed today on it merits and if convicted under the sixty- second article of war the lleutenant may be imprigoned for life. The end of the trial & still many days hence. ST. ¥ plication United