Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 7, 1894, Page 1

ISTABLISHED JU NE 19, BUSY CONGREGATIONALISTS Annual Oonvention of Home Missionary Society Opened Yesterday, GRATIFYING REPORT OF THE YEAR'S WORK 01d Ofcers with Two Exceptions Re-Elected —Vice-Vresident for Nebraska —Full List of Delogates—Annual Ser- mon by Dr. Herrlck, The sixty-elghth annual meeting of the Jongregational Home Missionary soclety was called to order at 3:30 p. m. yesterday at the First Congregational church in this city by Major General Oliver O. Howard, the pre: dent. Dr. Duryea was called upon to conduct the opening services. The hymn I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord,” was sung by the as- sembly, after which Dr. Duryea read the 17th chapter of John's gospel and offered prayer. W. H. Moore of Connecticut was made secretary of the meeting and W. H. Hubbard of South Dakota assistant secre- tary. Upon motion of Dr. J. B. Clark mittees were appointed as follows Nominations—Dr._ J. M. Sturtevant of Tilinols; Dr. C. B. Rice of Massachusetts; Rev. George Scott, Black Hills; Mr. A. R. Pierce of Connecticut, and Mr, J. F. Rand of New Hampshire. Annual Report—Rey. T. T. Munger, D. D, of Connecticut; Rev. A. Z. Conrad, D. D., of Masachusetts; Rev. David Beaton, D. D., William T. Blessing of New York, and Deacon Samuel Holmes of New Jersey. A motion was made for the appointment of a committee on the place of the next anual meeting, but this matter was referred 1o the committee on nominations. The president then called for the annual report, which Dr. Clark would read. Dr. Clark sald that it was not the purpose to read the report, but only to present it, and that it had been placed in the hands of the committee. g ? Mr. Willlam B. Howland of New York, treasurer of the society, then presented the following abstract of his report: To balance in treasury March 1803, including $10,222.00 in res, for accepted draft: Liaies Amount _recelved from auxiliary and other sources. S Amount received from legicies Amount received for the home mis- slonary ... Loans, les: $3,460.83 com- discount amounting to recelved by renes Amount at maturity loans Grand _total. By payment forini and ‘expenses Expenscs of home mis nual report and leaflets.. i Payment of salaries and exper of secretary and treasurer, cl i committee: expenses, $955.21,. W' department. . legal and exe aries, §. ;fl.\p(-ns 4 of wol Payment for rent, stationery, expenses, postage, freight, d count and’ expenses of annual meeting . R Balance new account March i, 180, including the $18,212.43 in re- gerve for accepted drafts....... Renewal of loans at maturity...... Total ...... With a oertificate of the auditor that he has examined the report and found same correct and that he finds there is in his hands a balance of $65,224.83, Upon motion of Mr. W. H, Moore of Con- necticut* the report was accepted as read and placed in the hands of the committee on tho annual report. The commitice appolnted to examine the report of the executive committee reported as follows through Rey. Russell T. Hall of Connecticu REVIEW OF THE YEAR. “The committee appointed last year for the examination of the report of the execu- tive committee beg leave to offer a report, after a careful ex®mination of this document, which I8 a somewhat extensive matter, as you will see. The innovation which was inaugurated last year had, I suppose, for it aim the securing of a careful examination 80 voluminous a report and a presenta- tion of the sallent points contained In it at this time. Of course, I have no desire to present more than a very brief statement of thee points, which is as follows: “The commiltee to whom was referred the roport of the executive committee of the Congregational Home Missionary soclety beg leave to report as follo “The work of the sixty-elghth year of the soclety 15 presented in this voluminous re- ort with all the fullness of details, whick as been customary,and is doubtless wise. The record of that work carried on this year in forty-seven states and territories, and among forelgners of many races as well as among native Americans, is so vast and multi- farious as to make a respectable volume fn ftself. Wo have examined it with care, and on the whole we consider that the society has abundant cause for thankfulness over the scope and results of the year's work accom- plished in spite of the most serious financial disturbances known in this country for a generation, It s true that fewer new churches have been organized than in the revious year, but practically the same num- or of misslonaries—2,000 (n all—have been kept at work. The additions to the churches by confession have 9 more than in 4892, and the report for 1894, which will in- clude the fruit of many revivals during the past winter, will doubtless disclose still more vemarkable geins. Hard times seem once more to Lave been times of refreshing from on high, both In our self-supporting and our alded churches.® As in former years, it pears that the home missionary churches are much more frultful in conversions than the stronger churches, and thereby have proven the reason of maintalning them. “In three new directions the soclety has been pushing its work of late years. We are glad to find that an unusual degree of success has attended the labors of the work- ers In cach of these new flelds, as compared with the older work. Missions among tho foreigners have heen cxtended, espectally in Massachusetts and the northwest, and tested by the number of conversions this work has been more successtul than any other of the successful enterprises of the society and ity auxiliarfes. It Is encourag- ng to find that Scandanavians, Germar Fronch, Bohemians and others are good uaterinl for Congregational churches, The mew work in the southeast seems also (o be prospering as far as numbers go, and also 1o all appearance in the establishment of proper relatious with the negroes and their ehurches connected with our Congregational body. There seems no reason to doubt ghe final success of these efforts to build up frue churches of our order in that region, |ccepting gospel Ideas of religious equality among all races of men. We are also glad to note the rapld organization of the women of our churches into unions auxiliary fo fhe Home Misslonary society, and hope for still further progress in this direction. “It is upon the financial side of the situ Btion, and that alone, that we discover any Bisheartening facts in this report of the ex- cutive comiittee. These matters are pre- sented 50 completely and 30 intellgently that it is casy to grasp the salient points. Mhe wholly unprecedented and unexpected Qoss of §150,000 in recelpts 18 of course the rime fact. But upon further examination t appears (hat more than half of this shriukage Is in legacics, which probably will partly at least be made up hereafter, when states shall have been setbled that are now in executors' hands. A shrinkage of $70,000 n contributions from the living is unpleas- mnt, of course, but not at all surprising or Bminous, in view of the pecuniary disasters of the year past. Expenditures have been fncreased very little during the year, and for tho immediate present and the near fu- fure appropriations hava been reduced. We the n can se atter measure, ourse 18 possi regret hut we ble. cessity of this that no other COMMITTERE COMMENDED, “We also regret the large debt of $125,000, but we cannot see that the executive com- mittee has acted unwisely elther in the ex- penditures that necessitated the debt or in borrowing the money. The work of a vast organization Iike the Home Missionary so- clety cannot be arrested o n curtailed suddenly without serious damage, and any honorable expedients that will tide over emergency and th event damage Justifiable and comn We sympath with the secretarles and executive committe in the distress and suffering mpc them when an overdrawn treasury them fo cut down appropriations and r the natural and wholesome expansion of their work In many directions. We also sympathize with the brethren in the fleld in thelr personal privations, and thefr disap- pointment over the withholding of the means necessary for the development of the work entrusted to th It 18 proper also (o acknowldge here, though the fact belongs to the record of the coming year rather than this one, the generosity and devotion of the entire administrative force in reducing their own salaries 10 per cent. Such a spirit as has been shown in the home office and in the fleld ought to touch the hearts of our people in all the churches, and should help tly toward the speedy wiping out of the compels rict n. nee ‘As an expressfon of the feelings of the society at this time, and in view of the state of things disclosed by the sixty-eighth report of the executive committee, we offer the fol- lowing resolution Ived, That we refoice with the ex- committee in the g t 1 encour- spiritual results of the work of the car just closed, and heartily approve ol the means usged by them to meet the deplor able diminution of contributions and le, cles, while we lament the inevitable re striction of the work of the soclel and the contri )t 0 serious debt, We urge upon thren and upon the churches the necessity of special and determined efforts to increase their home missionary contributions to such a figure as will wipe out the debt and remove the present pain- ful restriction of their work. I think I need add but a word in support of these resolutions. The work we have un- dertaken must go on, and the loss of con- tributions and legacies and the present finan- cial distress should offer to properly consti- tuted, conscientious Christian men a reason for giving largely to help the socioty out of its present difficulties, There are two things that might be enlarged upon here. The first is the exceedingly favorable spirit- ual showing that has been made, If it could be shown that the missionaries were idling, inefMicient and unproductive; if it could be shown that there was no result worth while, we should feel differently, but when acces- sions to the churches have been swollen as they have been and where revival after re- vival is reported, and where the churches seem to be gathering strength in every di- rection, it is time that the debt should be paid and the work of the society should be not_restricted, but enlarged. The other point is this: It i5 sometimes sald that there is never more than one duty offered to any man at any one time. That may be true in a certait sense, but every pastor of a contributing church knows that the number of applications for aid are infinitely more numerous and pressing than by any possi- bility can be attended to, and the selection of objects to be aided is a necessity, and 1 therefore believe—and 1 think I speak in behalt of the committee in this respect— that the churches and the pastors and our brethren everywhere should see that if they are to do any work—that If there is any work of our church that more than another demands continuous and enthusiastic sup- port—it is this. The Congregational Home Missionary society demands and should re- celye at this_time above all others a recep- tlon in our affections and a support with our substance which shall make glad the hearts of the secretaries and missionaries who have heen bearing this heavy burden and making these sacrifices that the work might go ou. 1 move the adoption of the resolution. On motion of Mr. Moore the report was aceepted and the resolution adopted. OFRICERS ELECTED. Hicetion of ofticers followed. Dr. Clark moved that this matter be left to the nom- inating committee to nominate a ticket. Carried. ‘ Dr. Clark explained that there are three clagses of voting members—a life member, who {5 made 80 by the payment by himsell or some friend of $50; the annual member, appointed by his church, two from each church (each church is entitled to appoint two delegates to this meeting), and annual member appointed by the state body. Messrs. Stokes, Powell and Wild were ap- pointed as tellers., Dr. Clark—Iu I8 suggested that all minis- ters cntering thefr names upon these cards enter their names as reverend, or if they want their {itles to appear they can enter them. A Member—I move that all honorary and academic titles be dropped. Mr. Moore—It is the usage of the national council and has been for a Jong period of time to omit these tities. The motion was carvied. The president then called for the report of the nominating committee. Dr. Sturtevant—The committee on nomina tions is prepared to report. We have been furnished with a list of the present incum- bents and the same will be presented to a considerable extént. There is In fact but one change which we have made from the present incambents, and that Is the omis- sion of the name of Willlam A. Watermann of Ilinois and the substitution of the name of Hon. W. H. Alexander of Omaha. We most cordially love and honor Brother Watermann, and are full of tenderness and sympathy toward him. As the vice presi- dents are from different states, and a chapge of location gives us two vice presidents in Ilinols, for that reason the committee has made this substitution. There Is one other substitution, which is that of Hon. J. H. Merrill of lowa for the name of James G. Merrill of Malne. The officers as nomin- ated by the committee are: _ President, General Oliver O. Howard of New York: vice presid Hon. Joseph R. Hawley of Comnecticut, John K. McLean, D. D, of California, Hon. J. H. Merrill of lowa, Rev. Edwin B. Webb, D. D., of Massachu- setts, Hon. Willlam . Alexander of Ne- braska, Hon. Nelson Dingley, ir., of Maine, Rev. Edwin P, Goodwin, D. D.. of Illinois, Austin_ Abbott, esq., of New York, Rev. Bdward D. Eaton, D. D., LL. ., of Wiscon- sin, and H. Clark Ford of Ohio; recording secrotary, Rev. Willlam H. Holman of Con- necticut; auditor, George S. Coe, esq., of New York; executive committee for three years, 1894 to 1897, Clarles H. Parsons of Brooklyn, George P. Stockwell of Brooklyn, Rey. Jawes D. Roberts, D. D., of Brooklyn, Asa A. Speer of Brooklyn, and Rev. Robert J. Kent of Brooklyn, The officers nominated by the committe were declared elected, 92 votes having been cast, of which 83 were for the ticket as given The committee on nominations reported the appointment of the following committee on the place of the next annual meeting: J. W. Rice of Rhode Islamd, Rev. W. A. Watermann of Illinois and Rev. Joshua Coit of Massachusetts, which report was adopted. ROLL CALL OF DELEGATES. The roll was read as folloy Pierce, Suffield, Coun.; Rev. W. Choatie, Greenwich, Conn.; R Willlam H. Moore, Mrs. A. R. Pierce, Suffield, Conn.; Rev. Rus- spll T. Hall, Greenwich, Conn.; Miss Ellen R. Camp, New Britain, Conn.; David N. Camp, New Britain, Conn.; Kev. Joseph Aunderson, Waterbury, ¢ n.; A, Sheteld, Rev. Roy, Rev. C. H. Taintor, Rev. o Tompkins, Mrs. J. €. Webstor, Chicago; J. M. Bturtevant, Aurors, Til; Rev. W. A. Witermann, Geneseo, Iil.; Rev. William W. Leete, Rockford, IIL; Rev, Simeon Glibert icago; Rev. E. F. Willlams, lilinois; Rev Willlam' M. Trooks, Tabor, la.; Rev.'S. O. Douglas, Grinne!l, la.; Elliott 8. Milier, J. A. Merrill, Rev, A. L' ¥ Des Moines: Rev. John K. Nutting, Glenwood, la.; Ed- ward P. Kimball, Waterloo; v, L. C, Bellsinlil, Polk Cliy, In.; William Herbert, Sheldabl, Ta.; Rev. J. M. Cumings, Sheidon, Ta Reov. ( P. Boardm Deacon J. . Hopkins, (Continued on Fifth Page) nts, Ri A. R. W "OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JU BRAWLEY BILL WASDEFEATED Eighty-Bight Republicane, Seventy-Five Democrats aud Nine Populists Against It, HAD ONE HUNDRED AND TWO FRIENDS Fricnds of the Repeal of the State Bank Tax Who Wero So Sanguine at the Outset Meet n Waterloo. WASHINGTON, June 6.—The house today concurred In the senate bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Mononga- hela river at Homestead; passed the bill extending the time of payment for the pur- chase of the lands of the Omaha Indians, and adopted a ition authorizing the pay- ment of $1,000 from the contingent fund to defray the cost of the armor plate fraud in- vestigation, Mr. Turner of Georgia addressed the house In favor of the bill to repeal the tax on state bank circulation. Brief speeches in opposition to the bill were made by Representatives Meiklejohn of Nebraska, Bingham of Pennsylvania, Robin- son of Pennsylvanla, Cockran of New York, Hicks of Pennsylvania and Quigg of New York. Mr.Dingley of Maine closed the debate in opposition to the bill. At the close of his remarks and after a brief explanation by Mr. Springer the vote on Mr. Cox’s amend- ment was taken and it was lost on a yea and , 102 to 170, as follows: Abbott, Alexander, Arnold, Bailey, . Bell, Black (Ga.), Bland, Boatner, Bower (N. C.), Branch, Breckinridge (Ky.), Bunn, Cabaniss, Campbell, Catchings, Clark (Mo.), Cobb (Ala), Cockrell, Cooper (Fla. Cooper (Ind.), Cooper (Tex.), Cox, Crain, Crawford, Culberson, Cummings, Davey, De- Armond, ‘Denson, Dinsmore, Edmunds, ‘Ellis (Ky.), English (Cal.), Enloe, Epes, Fithian, Fyan, Geary, Gorman, Grady, Hall (Mo.), Harter, Ieard, Henderson (N. C.), Hutche- son, Iselar, Jones, Kyle, Latimer, Lawson, Lester, Livingston, Maddox, Maguire, Mal- lory, Marshall, McCulioch, McDearmon, Me- Laurin, McMillin, McRae,” Meredith, Money, Montgomery, Morgan, Moses, Nell, Oates, Ogden, O'Nelll (Mo.), Paschall, Painter, Pat- terson, Pendleton (Tex.), Price, Richardson (Tenn.), Robbins, Russell (Ga.), Sayers, Shell, Snodgrass, Stallings, Stockdale, Stone (Ky.), Stralght, Swanson, Talbert, Tate, Terry Tracey, Tucker, Tufner (Ga.), Turner (Va.), Turpin’ (Wash.), Wheeler (Ala.), Willlams (Miss.), Wilson (W. Va.), Wise, Woodard, Speaker Crisp—total, 102. Nays—Adams_(Pa.), Aldrich, Apsley, Bab- cock, Baker (Kan.), Baker (N. H.), Bald- win," Bartholdt, Bartlett, Barwig, Belden, Bell (Colo.), Bingham, Blair, Bowers (Cal.), Bretz, Brickner, Broderick, Brookshire, Bro- sius, Brown, Bryan, Bynum, Cannon (Cal.), Cannon (I, Capchart, Causey, Chicker- ing, Clancey, Cobh (Mo.), Cockran, Coffce (Conn.), Coombs, Cooper; (Wis.), Cornish, Cousins, Covert, Curtis (Kan.), Dalzell, Dan- lels, Davis, Dingley, Dolliver, Doolittlé, Dra- per, Dunn, Dunphy, Durborow, Ellis (Ore.), Erdman, Everett, Flader, Forman, Funston, Geissenhalner, Gillet (N. Y.), Gillett (Mass.), Qoldzier, Griffin, Hager, Grout, Grow, Halner, Haines, Hall (Minn.), Hammond, Hart, Har- mer, Harris, Hartman, Haughcen, Hayes, Hendrix, Hepburn, Hermann, Hicks, Hitt, Holman, Hooker (N. Y.), Hopkins (Pa.), Houk, Hudson, Hulick, Hull, Hunter, Ikirt, Johnson (Ind.), Johnson (N. D.), Kem, Kie- fer, Lacey, Lane, Lapham, Layton, Linton, Loudenslager, Lucas, Lynch, Magner, Mason, Marsh, Martin (Ind.j, Marvin (N. Y., Mec- Call, McCleary (Minn,), McDonald, McBt- trick, McCann, MeKulg, McKeighan, “Mc- Nagny, Meiklefohn, Mercer, Murray,, North- way, O'Neil (Mass), Payne, Pearson, Pence, Pendleton (W. Va.), Perkins, Phillips, Pick- ler, Pigott, Post, Powers, Quigg, Ray, Ray- ner, Reed, Reilly, Reyburn, Richards, Rich- ardson (Mich), Ritchie, Robinson (Pa.), Rusk, Ryan, Scttle, Shaw, Sibley, Sickles, Sipe, Smith, Sorg, Sperry, Springer, Stevens, W. A. Stone, C. W. Stone, Sweet, Talbott, Tarsney, Tawney, Taylor (Ind), Taylor (Tenn.), Thomas, Updegraft, VanVoorhis (0.), Walker, Wanger, Warner, Waugh, Weadock, Wheeler (111.), Williams '(Tll.), Wilson (0.), Wilson (Wash.), Wolverton, Woomer, Wright (Mass.)—total, 172, The afirmative vote was entirely demo- cratic. The negative was furnished by cighty-eight republicans, seventy-five demo- crats and nine populists. A viva voce vate on the bill was then taken and the bill was defeated. At 2:45, amid loud applause, the house went into ccmmittee of the whole to con- sider the Indian appropriation bill, and a flibuster was started as a result of Mr. Hol- man’s request that the first reading of the Dbill be dispensed with. Ray of New York objected. A motion to adjourn was adopted —104 to 98—and at 3:23 the house adjourned. DAY IN THE SENATE, Discussion of the Tobacco and Agricultural Schedules Occupies the Day. WASHINGTON, June 6.—Before entering upon the discussion of the tarift today the senate passed seven bills, one of them being a house bill and the others senate bills. Among the #enate bills passed were: Granting right of way through the Winne- bago and Omaha Indian reservations in Ne- braska to the Eastern Nebraska & Guit rallroad; granting right of way through the Leech Lake Indian reservation in Minnesota to the Northern Minnesota Rallroad com- pany. Mr. Blackburn reported favorably a reso- lution from the committee on rules for the appolntment of a speclal committee of five senators on the existing public distress, to whom should be referred the petitions of Morrison I. Swift and others bearing upon this subject. It was adopted without div slon. When the tariff bill was taken up today Mr. Jones asked leave to withdraw the com- promise amendment of the tobacco schedule which made the rate on leaf tobacco and unstemmed $1.50 and $2.25 respectively and restore the house amendment, fn which the rates ure $1 and $1.25 respectively. The move wa & surprise to senators on both sides, as by agreement the compromise para- graph was adopted pro form with the under- standing that the subject shall be considered late: The other Jones amendments to the to- bacca sehedule were adopted. Toey fixed the rates on filler tobacco, unstemmed, at 35 cents per pound; stemmed, at 50 per pound; tobacco, manufactured or unmanufactured, not specially provided for, 40 cents per pound; snuff, £0 cents per pound; clgars, cigareites and cheroots, $4 per pound, and 25 per cent ad valorem; paper cigars or cigar- ettes, to be subject to the rates imposed on clgars The next schedule was produce and pro- visions. All live animals not speclally pro- vided for, were made dutlable by the bill at 20 por cent Mr. Dolph then procecded to deliver the last installment of his prepared speech be- gun some two months ago. He finished at 30, after speaking about two hours. Mr, Dolph, in the course of his speech against the agricultural schedule, said Oregon spoke for herself. She had set the seal of her condempation on the free trade tariff. From advices he had recelved Oregon had elected a_republican governor by from 10,000 to 15,000 plurality; two republican congressiien by about 10,000’ plurality, and the catire op- position to the republicans in the leglslature was s than twenty out of a tal of ninety. Tho debate was continued in a desultory manner by Messrs. Galliuger, Allison, Mills, White and Kyle. A long discussion was precipitated by Mr. Mills and consumed most of the remainder of tho afternoon. it was participated in by Messre. floar, Gray, Hawley, Platt aud Tel- DULL Platt, Washburn, Vest, Teller, d Allcn participated in 2 debate on barley, wheat, oats, atc., lasting three-quar- ters of an hour after the usual time of ad Journment. Here a motfon was made to go into executive sessidn,’ and, no quorum vot- ing, the senate adjourned. Army OMcers Retieed for Disability. WASHINGTON, June 8.—Eight army offi- cors were retired today on account of dis- ability incurred fn the service, They are Licutenant Colonel 8. M. Horton, deputy surgeon geueral; Captains M. E. Taylor and William G. Spericer, assistant surgeons; Post plains 8. M. Merril, Captain Willlam Conway, Twenty-second infantry, and John Anderson, Eighteenth infantry; First Lieu- tenant H. O. Waite, Eighth cavalry, and Second Lleutenant A. L. Morfarty, Ninth infantry. As a_ fesult of these retirements but seven of this year's graduates of the military academy ate unprovided with full appointments to ‘regiments, and there will probably be other vacancles before the end of the chool year. Mrs. C1 Starts for Gray Gabl WASHINGTON, June 6.—Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by her two children, a nurse and a mald, left. Washington at 9:40 o'clock in a spectal car on the Pennsylvania rail- road for Gray Qables. At New York the party will take a boat for Fall River. Pablie Pri prt of Funds, WASHINGTON, June 6.—The secretary of the treasury today transmitted to the house the recommendation of the public printer for a deflciency appropriation of $100,000 to pre- vent the partial suspension of the public printing this month, o PR g COLUMBIA ON A TAND. robability that the Waters Wil Very Slowly for at Least T PORTLAND, Oré., June 6.—News has been received here from the upper Columbia re- glon which indicates that the worst of the flood is over. Snake river is falling and the Columbia 1s statlonary. In this city the water reached the.thirty-three-foot mark at noon. On Front street the water is deep enough for navigation by a large-sized river craft. At Ash street, it is seven and one-half fect deep, Many docks have dis- appeared to the eaves, and are only kept from floating by heavy loads of machinery, etc., stored there, On the cast side one can count a dozen buildings in the flooded dis- trict ready to go down. At The Dalles the river is fifty-elght feet and three inches above the low water. The only houses doing business are the groceries and mar- kets. Thirty blocks are under water and the rise of a few more feet will inundate the entire portion of the town under the bluft. Memaloose island, the burial place of the Indians for many fyears, is almost under water, and hundreds of skeletons are being washed away. A telephone message recelved late this afternoon from the lopks says that the con- tractors have succeaded in strengthening the bulkbead so that it will not go out. They have had large gangs of men working for six days and nlghts, and fmmense quan- tities of gravel, brush and stone have been used. It is now believed that all danger is past. The Unlon) Pacific Is in very bad shape near the locks. The river has cut into the mountain for a quarter of a mile. The bluft where the ‘rallway formerly ran presents a face 800 feet in height, The weather bureau, predicts that the river In this city will reach it= maximum height at midnight and remain stationary until Thurs- day, with a tendéncy to fall. When it com- mences to fall It will be-very slow, not over four inches a_dity: for-at least ten daye. At Riparia the Snal, river has fallen ten inches In the ldst fou® hours. -Tlie Golumbia Is also’ falling at about the same®rate at Umatilla, News from down the Columbia river shows a most depldrable condition of affairs. Fish- ing has been suspended and the great stream has flooded the whole country on both sides. Houscs have been carried away, farms inun- dated and. crops destroyed. There has been great loss of stock. Anything approximating an estimate of the damage Is utterly impos- sible. The loss s very heavy and will leave a great many 1In destitute circumstances. Suffering and want prevail among fthe families of many ranchers. The suspension of operations on all the street car lines, ex- cepting the second strect road, Is growing to be a serious inconvenience to the thou- sands of people, and particularly those liv- ing in the east side suburbs. Chief Engin- eer Buchtell his morning caused another engine to be placed on a barge. This makes three engines now 5o situated that they can reach nearly every part of the flooded district, This moraing the Southern Pacific overland brought a heavy load of passengers and mail, The Union Pacific mail was sent in over the Southern Pacific line and there were full ten tons of latters and papers from the east, which have been delayed several days. The condition of both the Madison and Morrison street bridges Is serious. The pressure of the water from underneath has broken up the approach on either side. Little Fresh Damnge at Pucblo. PUEBLO, June 6.—This city fs again in- undated. The flood reached here at 3:30 a. m. The Arkansas river is not as high by ten Inches as it was on Thursday, but Foun- tain creek is much higher. Water on the north side fs five inches lower than the highest point reached last week; on the south side it Is much lower. The damage 18 not very great except to railroads. No trains are running except on the Trinidad branch of the Rio Grande. Wires are down and the extent of the damage [s not known. Trains have been sent north and south to investi- gate. Buslness hoyses on low ground are inundated, but gofds were taken care of before the flood cane. No lives have been lost 60 far as knpwn. The water is now falling rapidly. Railroad, DENVER, June opened 'to “Pueblo Rio Grandd, Rocl in Had Shape. ~The Santa Fe road was bis afternoon, and the Istand, Gult and Mis- sourl Pacifie trains fbetween Colorado Springs nd Pueblo were fun over that road. On the Rio Grande thére are two bad washouts between Colorado. Springs and Pueblo, and west of Pueblo all of the newly repaired track |5 washed away. The new Florenco & Cripple Creels paflroad is a total wreck and cannot be repuired for several weeks. The Julesburg 1ing is impassable, owing to high water in the Platte, and trains are sent via Cheyenne. ' Damage to the Upion Fucific Enormous. SALT LAKE, June 6.-Superintendent Bancroft of the’ mbuntaln division of the Union Pacifie foad returnéd this morning from the fleoded pegions along the Snako and Columbla riyers fn Idaho, Washiugton and Oregon. He_ peports that the damage done s simply {ncaleulable, The water can- not be controlied, and will continue to rise for some days yet, as there is un Immense amount of snow in the mountains at the heads of all the tributsrics to tho rivers named, Fraser River in VANCOUVER, June 0.— river Is that the wator I falling, it has gone down Bfteen inches, Methods of cummunicaticn are In such & demoralized condition that Iy Is yet: impossible to estimate the loss of Nfe or the damage to property A number of bodles have been recovered and it f& thought many persons have been drowned. Victoria, Vancouver and Naniamo are tho only towns in British Columbla not affccted by the high water. Falling 5 from up the At Yalelt Traln Service Agaln Discommoded SALIDA, Colc., Jupe 6.~—Througl service of the Deuver & Rio Grande through Royel gorge was abandoned today on ac count of the flood damage at Florence, and cannot be resumed for & week, even shuuld the water supside at onco, Through pussen gor tralng will be sent via Alamosa and Veta pass. Maln line tralns are vuuning west from here. The river is higher thuu last week, train NE 7, 1894, DECLARED AN ARMISTICE Deputies and Miners Agr.e to Await the Arrival of the Militia, BELLIGERENTS ONLY FIVE MILES APART Deputies Tmprison and Will Not to Sena New Reporters Allow Oporators Out Newspapor CRIPPLE was recefved CREEK, June 6.—A message from Bull Hill early announcing that a part of the scouts, who were stationed in the v of Gillett, encountered a body of 400 d uties just after dawn. The scouts re treated before the deputies and quickly gave the alarm to the miners’ garrison Preparations were made to receive the deputies, and a battle is expected within a few hours, Gillett is only five miles from Bull Hill. A dense fog prevails, and this will help the miners, who know every foot of the ground. The telegraph wires between Cripple Creek and Bull Hill have been cut and it is dim- cult to get news. The deputies miners’ have arrived at Beaver Park, five miles from Bull Hill, where they have gone into camp. The miners feel that the reported setilement of the strike reached at Denver by arbitration was merely a trick to cause them to disarm. They ‘say they ‘will resist any attempt by the ‘sherif’s deputies to arrest any of them until the strike is settled. _After the mines arc opened, they say, the sheriff can arrest any of the miners he wants. The leader of the deputies has offered not to attack the miners it they will sur- render 200 of the strikers for whom the sheriff has warrants. The strikers refused and will resist any attempt to make arrests. The deputies have two Gatling guns and one Napoleon, By an agreement reached this afternoon there will be no battle between the forti fled unfon miners on Bull Il and the army of deputy sheriffs who are now encamped on Beaver creek. The aspect of affairs was decidedly warlike until 3 o'clock this after- noon. Although the deputies cut all the tolegraph wires between this city and Mid- land, the miners were quickly informed by their scouts of the advance of the sherifl’s force and prepared for battle. They were willing to surrender to the militia, but de- clared they would never submit to arrest until after the troops arrived. Mayor Lindsay and President Parker of the First National bank called up Sheriff Bowers by telephone and begged him to stop the depu- ties until the troops could reach the camp. Sherlft Bowers agreed to this, and there is every réason to believe that there will be na further hostilities. Alexander Mecln- tosh, ropresenting the miners, announced that’ they would lay down thelr arms imme- distely on the arrival of the state troops. The deputies will follow tne state troops to the miners camp and serve warrants which they are sald to hold for 200 strikers, DENVER, June 6.—Governor Waite says that the movement of the deputy sheriffs againgt Byll Hill to arrest strikers is in violation of an armistice. TELEGRAPHERS MUZZLED DENVER, June 6.—The telegraph opera- tor at Divide says that deputies with rifles are standing guard over_Lim, and will not permit - him to send any megsages about what 15 going on or deliver messages con- veying instructions to correspondents. As the deputies control all the telegraph offices on the Midland Terminal road there is no prospect of recelving news until the censor- ship is abandoned. With regard to their refusal to abide by the terms of their agrcement the mine own- ers say that after the insurrection is put down and their property restored to them they will arbitrate as to wages, hours, ete. Sheriff Bowers says he has warrants for the arrest of 200 miners, which he will serve, He expects the strikers will make a deter- mined opposition. In accordance with Governor Waite's in- structions the entire state militia is on the move for Cripple Creek. General Brooks has recelved private Instructions from Governor Walte, which, in connection with the move- ment ‘of deputies today, may reopen the question at Cripple Creek and haston a bloody conflict. General Brooks® instructions are to proceed with his troops as far as Colorado Springs; when there he fs to get the consent of every mine owner to abide by the articles of agreement and not go a step further unless his mission there 1s suc- cessful. If successful, he will then go to the Cripple Creek district and get a like ac- knowledgment from the miners. If assent of both sides s’ obtained he is to carry out the Instructions of the governor as outlined last night, but not until’ then. One of the grievances of the striking miners in Colorado has been the issuanc scrip in payment for their work, which they have been forced to accept as moncy, and use at the companies’ stores. Governor Walte claims that this is a violation of United States law and will ask the federal authorities to make a thorough investigation, The attempt to induce the miners in the northern part of the state (o strike in sy pathy with those, in the southern part b fajled. Rev. Myron Reed, pastor of the First Con- gregationalist church, has been summoned by the board of trusiees of that chureh to explain his expression of sympathy for the strikers at Cripple -Creek and condemnation of the deputy sheriffs. The sociological sentiments to which Mr. Reed has given ut- terance in his sermons of late have dis- pleased many members of his congregation, and about half of the audience walked out on Sunday, to show their disapproval. DIVIDE, Colo., June ully 1,000 dep- uties, under command of Sheriff Bowers, left here at an early hour today to march to Cripple Creek. There were 200 cavalry men under command of General Charle Adams. Kx-Chief of Police Veatch of Den ver, who has been In charge of the deputies, did’ not go with them. Heavy firing has been heard since the deputies left, and it is supposed an engagemcnt has taken place between deputies and skirmishers from Bull Hill. The newspaper correspondents were all locked up until 6 o'clock and wires cut in order to prevent news from belng sent out. Under Sheriff Mullins invited all the news- paper correspondents in camp into & room at the Hardy house at 10 o'clock last night and informed them that the deputies were about to move on to Bull Hill, apd as it was desired to have the fuct kept secret, the correspondents would be kept under guard for a few hours. There are 1,200 dep- utles in the army which left here at 2 a. m Sherift Bowers did not go forward with the deputies, but returned to Colorado Springs for a conference with Brigadicr Generf Brooks. The deputies are under command of & young military man, enlisted as a pri- whose nawe Is not known. It was the ntention to proceed to Beaver Park and committee to Bull Hill to demand that certain strikers be surrendered. 1t the request fs not complied with the march to the hill will be resumed. Owing to washouts on the railroads it Iy not expected the state troops will reach Cripple Creek until after the strikers have pitulated or a battle has been fought, NOT ANXIOUS TO FIGHT. Oskalooss Miners ¥ull to flave a Collision with the Militia, OSKALOOSA, 1a., June 6.—(Speclal Tele- gram to The Bee.)—Company I of Oskaloc went to Byans this morning and camped at the mouth of the American Coal company’s mine. As In all former cases (he strikers kept (o their camp and made n tlons. At 8 the vote on moving against the mincrs in spite of the militia. 'fhe vote was a tin and the conservatives prevailled. Company F re- demonstra o'clock strikers took a inity | | turned to Oskaloosa at 6:30 a. m. As the strikers only make threatening demonstra | tions in the early morning when the miners | B0 to work, Company F wJil be ordered out every morning at 4 ‘clock unl the | strikers give up the fight. Oskaloosa busi ness men are very indignant over the local militia being calied out, as it prejudices the city in the eyes of the county miners, H0ING MARVEAND MINERS TO WORK. Protection of the Militia Short Forces Aro Working. FROSTBURG, Md., June 6.--The presence of the two regiments of the Maryland M tional guards, numbering over 1,000 men, has had a disquieting offect upon the strikers For the first time they fear the advent of new men to take their places in the mines It is believed now that it s a question of only a little time before tlio second thought will prevail, and that for work will begin By order of G are to be used only ties At the Under tho sob the rush neral Douglas the troops to ald the civil authori mine about seventy-fiv men went down fnto tho shaft of the 3 who usually work there. This was a fow more than were at work yesterday, and was corsidered a most encouraging sin At the Hoffman mine twenty-five out of 125 usually employed went to work today and at the Allogheny the full complerent of about fifty men went to their rooms in the mine. In view last night look for a all the exceedingly The people her militin. ey sa. Eckart tings ands parades by the Eckart miners the out speedy return of a majority of tners under militia protection Is good of the mass me resent the sending of the they were not needed. An attempt’ was made to blow up wit dynamite the house of Charles Lancaster, a miner who refused to go out. Lancaster and his wife were asleep in the Louse at the time, and their escape from death wa hardly less than miraculous. The bed in which they were sleeping was against the front wall of the house, aud the front was almost entirely destroyed. LOOKING DANGEROUS, Pennsylvania Strikers Have Cannon Ready for Action—Excitement Intense, McKEESPORT, Pa., June 6—No attempt has been made to start up the tube works today. The strikers are swarming around the works and the depots. Every point is being watched by them and trouble will surely follow any attempt to introduce new workmen or deputles, The castern deputies expected by river or train today Qid not appear. When the first train arrived from Braddock there was a large crowd at the station to meet the off} cers and when it was found they were not on board the strikers dispersed and went to the mill entrance. g The strikers have obtained three cannons, (wo of which were used by the Homestead strikers two years ago and the other from Duquesne. They were plantad in a commanding position on the river bank about 200 yards apart and manned by eight men cach. 7 The position is such that the guns can be tralned on_the Riverton bridges and the Pittsburg, Virginia & Charleston and Pitts- burg, McKcesport & Youghiogheny railroad The men at the guns have orders to firc if any attempt Is made to bring deputies into the cit The excitement over the situ- atlon Ie intense this afternoon, but it is thought no outbreak will occur before night, if then, + KILLED THE ENi lari Strikers Stop a Coal Train and Stone the Drver of-the Englne. KNIGHTSVILLE, Ind., June 6.—The strik- ers stopped a train here this afternoon that was haullng coal and killed the engineer. William_ Barr ot Terre Haute. Barr was killed with stones. Earlicr in the day a crowd of strikers stopped the mixed trains carrying freight and passengers between here and Clay City on the Evansyille & Terre Haute rond. The train was hauling several cars of coal, taken from a siding near Clay City, and was bound for Chicago. The train carries the United States malils, and it was thought the miners would permit the train to come to this city when aware of that fact, but they were un- ruly and obstinate, and refused to allow the train to move. The coal was sidetracked, Prospects of u Settlement Growing Les PITTSBURG, June 6.—~The prospect for a settlement of the miners 'strike by jolnt confercnce committees meeting at Colum- bus has come to naught 8o far as the Pits burg district is concerned. The Pittsburg commitiee present the onerators if this district aivided, and uiless there is a change sentiment before tomorrow's meeting i i Jority will oppose the Columbus conferen. and ‘will inslst upon a 6 rate, Me while third v ators of cparing to sume with néw men nuder the protection deputies, appointed ome, 8T. JOSEPH, June 6.—The miners who were artested charged with stealing a Santa e traln last week were released on bond this morning, a formal charge having been made aguinit them in the criminal court. "The sum was $500 In each c il was furnished by the city marshal of Richmond, Mo., who brought the men sufli- clent money o pay their fare home, for which place they left at once, Kansas Minsrs at Work. PITTSBURG, June 6.—Shaft No. 3 of the Western Coal and Mining company at Fleing started up today with a full force of men. Now every shaft in the district 1 at work and the men ave making Tl time, There is some talk, however, of a yisi( sm Missouri miner “Striko Notos, traing through Ohlo during daylight. “he Ohlo Central has closed its shops at Bucyrus on account of the lack of coul Practically *all the steamers on lake Livle hive tied up or are burning hard « The blg rolling mills at Newberg, O, have closed for lack of coal, throwing 4,000 men out of work, Fifth armed miners s Montrose, Cal., and held hours and ther releasod it On the approach of the militia the strik Ing miners at Catrersvi 1, fled aid 1) detaincd conl curs were sent forward, Over 1000 siriking miners marched to Sopris, Cal. but when confronted by tepu- ties dill not interfere with miners at work The excentive board of the Mir Kers union has consented (hat mine i1 their affains direct with th vitors who employ them. They will be al lowed, hawever, until the whole fervitory affected is included in the settlement, —-— YMEN Coal are only run ed” a train at it for severul CHEROKEE PA CONTINUES, ling Devices Without Numboer Flooco the dHiun. TALEQUAH, 1. %, June 6.-The big Cherokee payment now in progress ut this place continues o attract people from all parts of the country. Over $600,000 been pald out and new money ls bec almost as common as tradesmen's d Gambling houses, wheels of fortunes other devices are running wide oy Tic ports of robberles of Indians leaving for home are coming In from every direction Iverything s quiet and but little drinkin in belng iudluged in, No murders or rown of a serlous nature have occurred yel, but there 1% plenty of time, as the payment here wil last ten days longer. The next place of payment will be Viniia. A larger crowd is expelced there than there 18 I The payment will commence about the 15th inst | A Rev, Heed Resigns. DENVER, June 6.~Rev. Myron W. Rees. one of the most popular ministers of the pastorate 1 church today. Th of exception’ tuken to Kome of his remarks made in the pulplt iot Suuday evening, 0 which he critleised the Cripple Creek ming owne M. Reed is & prominent member of the ' Arm the Riepublic and four years ago for cungress on the democratic tcket, Gan Run to ing and - - taken because rai NGLE COPY FIVE CEN1 CELEBRATING THE JUBILEE | John Wanamaker Prosides at the Jubilee Servica of the Y. M, 0, A, MANY DISTINGUISHED PERSONS PRESENT Reciplent of Many ndsome Dr. Parker Gave t Souy LONDON, tion place today Jubilee maker prosent Anc June 6.—The jubilee of the Y. M. C. After the devotional meeting, at which John presided, took place. There Prince Oscar of Prince Bernadotte, Coi stoff, the Rev. Dr. T. L. Cuyler of New York and others, Mr. Wanamaker said this was a wonderful conference and that it small the world, how near we aliare to each other and the possibilty that the whole world could be cc ted to God. There was no longer such a thing as a stranger or foreigner in their midst, in spite of the strange twist in their tongues. Lord Klannard afterwards entertained the members at dinner. Telegrams were received from all parts of the world con- gratulating the convention. Lord Kian- 1, on behalf of the English Y. M. C. A., presented President Sir George Willlams an address in a handsome album, thanking the Almighty for *“His abundant goodness in ¢ the movement with success.” His lordship congratulated the recipient upon having been preserved to witness the re- murkable extent of the work. Similar illu- minated addresses wore presented by the delegations from Scotland, Ireland, Aus- tralin, New Zealand, the United State Canada, Denmark and Germany. At (he jubilee demonstration this evening the delegates were entertained by a gym- nosium drill, musical selections by Carter's ehoir and the Swedish male choir and solos by Antoinette Sterling. Dr. Joseph Parker of the City templo sald the day would come when men would be ashamed to go to the Derby and when the premier of Lngland would be a living and loving example to the young men of mpire. It {5 estimated 1,000 persons present, A farewcll meeting of the delegates will be held at Windsor castle tomorrow. BLOODY celebra= A. took relses Wa were Edward nt Von Bern- nd conference a Sweden, showed how ve crown BA’ NEAR PEKIN, on Fire and Miners Supposed to Have I n Suffocat d. PEKIN, IIl, June 6.—There was a bloody battle at Little’s coal mines, five miles down the Hlinois river from Pekin, today. Word was received here that 500 miners from the west of the river were about to attack the Sheriff Frederick swore in a posse The strikers had Shaft Set mine, and set out for the scene. assembled at Bentonville and crossed the Ilinofs on ferries, There were about 400 men and some women. The sheriff and his remonstratedvewith the mob In vaifr. The leader of the strikers, with a revolyer in s hand, crled out: “Follow me,” and the crowd cheered on the miners. The two Littles and their sons and a colored min retreatedsto the shaft and opened fire on the attacking party; some -of whom were seen to fill. The fire was returned, and hundreds of shots were fired into the shaft, The Litiles holsted a_white flag, but the firing did not cease. The shaft was set on fire and up shot the flames. It was feared that the powder house would be fired, and the crowds retreated. The killed are: JACK JACKSON, a colored miner, ED BLOOM, one of the strikers. The wounded are Bd Porter and Peter Little of the besicged party, the former being shot in the breast, probably fatally, and the latter in the arm. Half a dozen others There are several miners in the shaft, who, it is feared, are suffocated. Among theam arc Gus and Fred Moritz and John Rockey. The sheriff and posse have returned from the scene, unable to cope with the mob. Pekin is wild with excitement. - OMAHA CAPITAL idan Property Purchased by s Nebrusta Company. SHERIDAN, Wyo., June G—(Speclal to The Bee)—An impogtant real estate trans- fer w made here ye srday. The Sheri- dun Tmprovement ution, a company backed by Omaha capital, purchased from Henry Held several hundred acres of land adjoining the city, The consideration was $40,000. The property will be surveyed and placed on the market. The company eon- templates making several improvements, among which will be an electric car line ihe business portion of the city. posse were slightly durt. INTERESTED, Valuable 8 Purchased the Miner's Delight. LADNER, Wyo., June 6.—(Special to The Bee,) It is reported that ex-Mayor Wash- burn of Chicago, lien Wood of Omaha and other capitalists have purchased the old Miner's Delight mine in the Lewlston dis- trict, 1t is understood that the purchasers inteiid to- develop the property on a-large riously Disappenrs. . Wyo., June 6.—(Special lith Stringer, a 15-year-old mysterlously disappeared wbout n month ago, and although diligent search has been made 1o clew to her whereabouts has been obtained. Child Mys ROCK SPRINC to The Bee,)—1 Kirl of this clty, y Drowned. CASPER, Wy (Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—John Strickland, a cow= Loy, was drowned here at noon today while helping to swim a bunch of cattle across fhe Platie river. Strickland’s home was i Jon, Wyo. Union Pacific Mines e CHEYEN w June 6. The Hee)) he Union Pacific mines at Rock Springs, as well as the private mines at Sheridan and other places, ave working (o their full capacity - RICH BLACK HIL Valuable Gold and Silver Beds Discovered Much FExcltement ovinlls, RAPID CITY, 8 D., June 6.—(Special to The Bee)~"The reports of a very rich strike of ore on the Tea gold claim near the famous J. I, property, some five or six wiles from Hill City, are now confirmed, and the find promlses to prove the richest in the history of the Black Hills, Some $200 taken from a single panful of the ore it 18 sald that n» portion of the ore on the foot will go us high as $100,000 ta the ton. It 18 ulso said that this-deposit is not.a mere pocket, but that it 18 a well defined str surrounded in the vein by de ore, not an rich of cour it and McClure of il tunate owners, and the discove ated the greatest excltement. there when announced, many gathering to sxamine the sampies, and passengers o the B. & M. visiting' the store where the find ‘was exhibited while the train waited. The ore body wus discovered In a cross cut at the bottom of a thirty-foot shaft, ind it s sald that the volume of ore I8 sufficlent to justify the speedy erectio ot amill About th rich strike of liver was the Tron i} group in the northern hills, The Iron Hill fi e property which'nad so great u b # ago and at one t Homestake. Bilver ore worth \ has, it {8 sald, been uneo ie of the claims belonging to the n Hill group. Operated. (Special to S FINDS. same time a reported from s Murderer Dl JUX FALLS, 8. D, June 6.—(Spectal legram to The Bee)—Frank Phelps, sens tenced to life imprisonment for the murdey of Matt Matson a year ago, died in jail ag Alexandria this morning of heart diseese Matt Mats