Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 8, 1894, Page 1

gy~~~ 8nd i - lClVEN A WESTERN WELCOME PM Qreetings of Omaha to tie Home Missionary Convention, RESPONSE MADE BY GENERAL HOWARD Mls Words of Pralse for the City and Its People ~Bright Sido of the Year's Work—Addresses of the Dy. The program of exercises and meetings of he -Home Missionary society for today Is as follows 9:00-9:46—Devotional meeting. 9:60-11:15—Anniversary of the woman's department, Mrs. H. 8. Caswell of New York presiding. Addresses by Miss Frances J. Dyer of Massachusetts; Mrs. J. T. Duryea of Nebraska; Mrs. W. 8. Hawkes of Utah; Mrs. H. H. Gilchrist of the Black Hills, and Mrs. O. W. Preston of Curtis, Neb. 11:16-12:00—Home missions and Sunday schools. Address by Rev. G. M. Boynton, D.D., of Boston, secretary of C.8.8. & P. 8 and others, 2:00—Addresses by Rev. J. H. Hamilton, D.D., secrotary American Educational soci- ety, Boston, and Rev. James Brand, D.D., Oberlin, O. 00—Addresses from home missionary su~ perintendents: Rev. L. B. Broad, Kansas; Rey. E. H. Ashum, New Mexico and Arizona; Rev. James Ford, California; Rev. T. W. Jones, Pennsylvania; Rev. A. H. Bross, N braska; Rev. I H. Parker, Oklahoma; Rev. A. K, Ray. ourf; Rev. W. H. Thrall, Bouth Dakota. §:00—Addresses by Rev. E. P. Goodwin, D.D. of Chicago; Rev. G. H. Wells, D.D. Minneapolis; Rev. A. L. Frisble, Des Moine Rev, C. L. Mills, Cleveland; General O. O. Howard. Visitors to the convention of the Home Missionary soclety continue to arrive, and the church is well filled at every meeting. ‘When the morning session at the First Con- grogational church opened yesterday every seat was occupléd, and on the platform with General Howard were Dr. Duryea, Dr. Beorge L. Miller, Secretary Clark, Dr. Bailey of Denver, and others. A large flag is draped Above the speaker's platform, and a row of plants and. vases ‘ot flowers 1s ar- w it. on opened with the singing of the hymn, m 1 a Soldier of the Cross?” after fil’l’:’h Rev. Mr. Gilbert read chapter xiv of 6 gospel of John, and Dr. Balley of Denver Mrered prayer. GIVEN A WESTERN WELCOME. Mr. W. H, Alexander, introduced by the t, delivered the address of welcome. sai It I8 eminently appropriate that the first meeting In the west of this grand organiza- tlon should be held in the geographical cen- ter of the fleld in which the greatest work has been accomplished, and it is a peculiarly happy providence that brings this splendid pompany of delegates together on the spot where its standard was first set up in this transmissouri region. It was an humble beginning, but of untold Importance to us, of this next gencration. The beginning of all institutions which have Erown into prominence and value are of more ‘than ordinary moment to those who Inherit the fruition, and the story of ', of sacrifice, and faith, which marked beginning of this church, here, would be listened to gladly this morn- but I cannot mow review the history of your missionary work in_Nebraska. nor . would It be proper to speak at length of * the men who came to this so-called desert to make that history possible, . There are persons sthl living—come iu the east I am told— who believe that a western man, In speaking of western achlevemnts, L decorate facts rather freely with the umage of fancy, and then set the fairy cre- atlons afloat for men to admire, Now, it w be true that a few ambitious narrators whom fortune has favored with rhetorical “ul'\ll. z"dh:g" dr:iwn I)n“:l nimble imagi- on for data, and possibly, too, some Omaha men, were they standing in the presence of an audience in Boston, or some other city no nearer, would round out the truth just a trifle concerning their favorite i “you stand apart and listen to the hum ‘of commorce; If you lift your eyes and gaze on these peopled hills: If you count the ires of our Christian temples and the tely homes of our splendid schools; it watch the smoke as it curls away from & hundred panting stacks: if you figure the _gost of our public works, in brain, and wn, and money, and then remember that this urban panorama was planned and fashioned in less than forty years, you will catch a little of the western spirit, and leave our city with clearer views of western push and courage. . There has been some drifting, but a great of purpose in Omaha's prgress. The Mvondrous achlevements which have made that progress memorable have largely come through the enlightening force of the church o _school, those two great jewels In forehead of clvilization, whose radiant ims stretch on ahead, to discover and veal the wa. Your missionaries began _ 4n this region the building of a church, and ur _ great institution encouraged and '%tcnd the efforts to broaden its Influence, ihwnlth and its power. We have added 1@ schools, and the minds and the hearts ‘of this people are intelligent, earnest and active. Nineteen centuries have rolled away since ¥ho faithful twelve received the spirit and ~wrder its quickening Influence began to ch the gospel, as the cross had revealed Sixty generations have come and gone ce then and today, not oniy the twelve and hundred and twenty, but millions of other Iples are telling the beautiful story, and moarly two-fifths of tho eavth's population e welcomad the Christian faith. Surely the words of tht old-time phophet are fast coming true he earth shall be fliled with the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” “In this excellent work you have borne a conspicuous part. This “city, this |state and this nation are united In giving you praise. Your presence In Omaha now whould serve us a great inspiration to heartier and loftier effort. It should strengthen the timid, encourage the falter- ing and quicken the slow-going servants to :“%uur perception of what God expects them 0. And so we are glad of your coming. We are glad to look into your faces, to elasp the warm hands that have helpad us. " For you, General Howard, the head of this nd institution, we have more than an or- welcome. We remember the ye: of your service amougst us, and bring up ur record to bless you, We honored you en, as a soldler, entitled to honor, as a Dhristian, in whom we could trust. We Monor you now, but wg know that the warm ch of friendship 1s more to your liking praise. To your earnest co-workers, this great vongregation of men, and of women, who wpeak for our whole Christian country, we tender the heartiesi of welcom You have come from localities famous in ry to a city whose story Is only begun. ‘e shall not be permijted to show you a lymouth, where thé Puritans labored and umphed, but we will show you the place here your own pllgrims landed, when these were as barren as Plymouth. ‘e cannot nvite yoll to a Lexlngton, or a cord, where the struggle that gave us a jon began, but we can show you the places here this “l‘unuon first started and ma rwarda brought to fruition a reaching elvilization, We cannot escort you to Carpenter's hall, there our sturdy first congressmen met, nor 0w you the bell that first gave the tidings Wwhen the great Declaration was signed, but we polnt to the summit of our lovellest Rill, OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1894, and show you our national trade-marks, the church and the school. 8o this morning our great city greets you. The volees of Industry greet you. The songs of the birds and the sweet scented blossoms are borne on the warm air to greet you. Through the wide-open doors of our sixty- five schools come the paeans of children to greet you, And here, on behalf of this church, which has grown to full stature from the seeds of your planting; on behalf of our young sister churches whose vigor has brought them abreast of the parent in every good work; on behalf of our neighbors from over the river, whose pastor stood forth in the kindllest spirit and asked you to honor our city, and whose hands are held out in the fullness of fellowship, seeking our co- operation; on behalf of the flourishing churches of this commonwealth, and the brave little missions whose work you are alding; on behalf of the people who honor your great institution and rejoice in all moral advancement, I give you a western welcome. GENERAL HOWARD'S RESPONSE. In response General Howard sald: 1 wish that I could In some way scoop up the thought and the faith and the love which Is in the hearts of the delegates to this convention, and make a united, con- densed reply to this beautiful welcome. I said “Brother” when I Introduced him, and you see It was very properly used, and so we answer this brotherly greeting with brotherly greeting. I knew Mr. Alexander when I met him on the street yesterday. I wasn't surprised to see how young and fresh and hearty he was, and I hope, he Is a type of the rest of my friends in Omaha. It is only nine years since I was here, but the changes are so wonderful that I am startled. The city is twice as big as it was then; these magnifi- cent bulldings are beautiful, and they were wise to put up on the tip-top of the hill the best thing they had, the High school. But they have added so much to the city in every direction. I have just been admiring your streets and parks and new paving of all kinds and description—asphalt and round could be made so hard and nice. I rejoiced [ at the expansion and I rejoiced at the beauty of your city. I lived here four happy years, about the happlest of my life, and I think if my family could all have agreed we would have graduated from the army. and remained here, but some things seemed to take us ea: I was thinking, however, what a nice place this would be to live in, Just to have a resi- dence, where we have everything for our comfort and convenience. Why, here in the first place s the Congregational church. (Applause.) Then yesterday we were In- vited to the Young Men's Christian associa- tion rooms, and they have an elegant build- ing to welcome all. Then they have here some of those things that I always thought we went to war to sustaln—we have the Christian family here. I have been inside of a great many houses in Omaha, and there is no better exhibition of the American fam- ily and American family life, that Godly life, which you find here and nowhere else on the globe. I once went over to Africa and got into another sort of civilization. It was in the valley of the Nile, where T went up to a little place there and found one of our mis- sionaries and as soon as I stepped inside the house there, right in front of the dcor- way, was ‘‘Welcome,” and then these beauti- ful ‘texts of scripture, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want,” and so on. The arrangements everywhere were just like home. I have mot seen such unother house anywhere. Occaslonally in ¥ngland you will find_something similar to it; almost never in France; Germany. I8 pecullar. but the Amerlcan family and the American home, where the father Is true to the mother and the mother Is true to the father, and where the father and mother are true to the cil- dren and the children are true to their par- ents—that is what I mean, the Christian family and -the ‘Godly home. I almost al- ways reckon a Jew among Christian familiss when I speak. I find they are a type, and a bo_}nl:mul type it fs. ) en the school-—it'1s no more what 1t was. They were wise in bullding here. We have a beautiful system of schools and churches. Dear brethren, the churches! let us use the word In the plural once in a while. We Dbave heard that our forefathers came over 'to Mussachusetts to establish churches and worship God according to the. dictates of thelr own consciences. ‘I told ‘a friend of that last night, and he sald, “Well, they have from that since that time.” “‘No,” “they didn’t depart; it was somebody else that departed. It .is always somcbody else that departs.” We can say ‘‘churches,’ and if you want to say “the church of Christ, that will cover all' who love the Lord Jesus Christ and try to do His will. Here you have retained our own form of government. 1 don’t think It has been hurt any. The legislatures don’t touch the con- stitution=and fhey won't hurt it. ~The con- stitution s in the hearts of the people. There is one other thing and that is the ballot box. Dear brethren, we established the ballot ybox in the beginning and we kept it up all along, and we went to war to defend it. Some of us didn't know it, but we did. I tilnk you are lamer on that than you are on anything else, but I hope the giae. will come when you will be brighter. in that than in anything else. It is not for republicanism nor for democracy now for any other lsm that I am contending, but for purity—for the purity of it, that there shall ba no corruption and no buying or sefling; that men shall vote as they have a mipg to and as they want to vote. (Ap- plause.) This city is just as good as any other in the United States and a great way ahead of our Gotham. 1 have lived here amongst these dear peo- ple, and I have worked with them. We started the First Congregational church when I came here, and then in a little while we had a church up on St. Mary's avenue. It was faltering a little then. Then Brother Sherrill over here, he had his eyes on a lot; he was always fond of lots, and he got a lot where we had a mission and ran a Sunday school, and now I come here and find Ply- mouth’ church resting on that lot. Then there was another lot over in Saratoga, and a church is resting up there. Then thera is still another back in a new city, that I aldn’t know anything about. Then' there is another Omaha down here, called Bastern Omaha, that really, It seems the river took away from Towa, and I hope they have hetter prohibition” there than they actually have in Council Bluffs. (Laughter.) T was think fs morning of the chal- lenge that was spcien of by Dr. Herrick last night. There s no time this morning, 50 [ will just ryn over It rapidly. The most of us think that there s scarcely a mission fleld in which one Is working to the best of his ability, but If he is to come up here and hear the brothers he will get some new ideas that will help him. It was my for- tune last winter to go down to Key West. I found Drother Frazer there, and the first thing he sald was, “Come right ever to my church,” Some people bad invited me the first evenlng I was there to a dancing party,though I didn't know there was to be any dancing. But I had been In there, and I noticed that some of the churnh people there on the other side opposite him warned him against the general who went to balls. T was sorry that I had been to the party, which was inside the garrison, because I didn't want to bring any influnence whateyer against the cause, but I found there whs considerable rivalry there. ~ There wasn't any Congregational church there then when he came, and ho sald; “Why not come in here and form a Congregational church?” It {s the easlest thing in the world to get five of the breth- ren together and call & minister, and then you have a C:ncn-ufllllnnul chutch. S0 ho got the church together. they put u @ buflding that will hold m)%mme, ey never in my life saw such an energetc work- ing church, praying, singing, so that I really believe that Key West may be converted to the Lord, OMAHA AN EXAMPLE. Wall, Omaha as I sald, gives you an ex- ample, and Key West glves you an example. In New York, my son and myself, finding that if we attended Broadway tabernacle we ocould not get back in the afternoon, sought & place where we might labor In the lower part of the city, where it seems so mueh needed, and we found a little church that had been in existence for some years, T (Continued on Becond Page.) block and brick; why, I dido’t know bricks. AKING A CONSTITUTION Convention for that Purpose Now in Bession in Honolulu, SIGNIFICANT ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT DOLE Prowpective Unlon with 'the United States Should Be Recognized as the Polley of the New Republic—Provisions of the Proposed Constitution. HONOLULU, May 8l.—(Per Steamship Maricopa, via San Francisco, June 7.)—The long looked-for constitutional convention met yesterday. The room was full of people, and all the foreign diplomatic and consular corps were present with the exception of the rep- resentatives of England and Portugal. Min- isted Wodehouse, the British minister resi- dent, was asked to be present, but sent a formal reply stating he could not be there, but glying no reason for his action. The birthday of Queen Victorla only a few days ago, at the special request of Mr. Wode- house, was fittingly acknowledged by the Hawallan government, and his action is regarded as extraordinary. The Portuguese consul is at present in San Francisco. The ceremony of opening the convention was very brief. President Dole read an adGress to the members, after which an adjourn- ment was taken to today, The steamer I ni returned Tuesday from Necker island. The ministerior of the interior, Mr. King, at the head of the exhibition, ralsed the Hawailan ag over the little lava rock and Hawall now owns more property. The mew acquisition is a perfectly barren island of no use whatever, except as a possible resting place for the proposed cable. Decoration day was celebrated yesterday. All the government troops turned out‘and accompanied by Admiral Walker and his staff, with a large detachment of ‘sators and marines from the Philadelphia, marched to the cemetery. 3 From present Indications the duration of the constitutional convention will be'at least but a few weeks. The executive counctl has for some months been busy preparing a draft of the constitution that is to be submitted to the convention. There will be no attempt to force it on the convention. President Dole In his address before the convention outlined fully the work it has to do and stated clearly the reasons which had impelled a change of plans by the presi- dent and advisory council from annexa. tion to the United States to the creation of an independent republic. He gave utterance also to this significant expression: - *““Al- though the establishment of a fundamental law, which shall as soon as possible provide for the safe and permanent administration of affairs upon the principles of a republican form of government, will be the paramount | object of your deliberations, the original pur- pose of the provisional government to nego- tiate a treaty of political union with the great and friendly nation should be fully recognized by you as- the policy of the new republic.” Coples of the proposed new constitution ar> now obtainable, and several have been forwarded to San Francisco. The consti- tion 1s an exact model of the United States constitution, and many of its proyisions are taken bedily from some of the state constitutions. Its salient features are the great powers lnvested In the executive, the limitations of the elective franchise and the yarious provisions designed to place the permanent control of the future re- public in the hands of its present guardians and their successors, who shall carry out their policy. WEKERLE SAW THE EMPEROR. Ho Submitted a List of Names for the Hungarian Cabinet. . BUDA-PESTH, June 7.—The emperor has Instructed Dr. Wekerle to form a new cab- inet, but to exclude Herr Szilagyl, the pres- ent minister of justice, who originated the idea of demanding the creation of a sufMclent number of liberal peers to give the govern- ment a majority In the House of Magnates. Dr. Wekerle presented to the emperor a list of names of the proposed new ministers as follows: Premier and ministerof finance, Dr. Wekerle; minister of the Interior, Herr Hleronymi; commerce, Herr Lukacs; minis- ter for Crotia and Slayonia, Herr Jossipovics; minister of national defense, Baron Heder- vary; minister at the Vienna court, Herr Jullus Rassy; husbandry, Harr Banfy; edu- cation and ‘public works, Baron Eoetvoes, son of the famous author of that name; jus- tice, Prof. Darany. Dr. Wekerle had a two hour conference with Emperor Francis Joseph today. It is understood that Dr. Wekerle will have an- other interview with the emperor thig atter- noon, and that the final composition of the new cabinet will then be announced. CLOSING OF THE SILVER CONFERENOE Very Little Is Known. of Its Deliberations, Which Were In Secret. LONDON, June 7.—The Times' corrg- spondent at Berlin says it is impossible to glve even the roughest outline of the pro- ceedings of the silver commission, as the meetings were all held in secret and even the bimetallists do not attempt to character- ize the meetings of the assoclation as a turn- ing point in German gold currency. In a speech closing the meetings of the commission, Count von Pasodwsky, the im- perial secretary of the treasury, said he be- lieved the members were agreed that fluc- tuation depressed’ the value of silver and en- tailed upon Germany's forelgn and home trade; that Germany alcne was powerless to raise the price of silver and that it was im- practicable to do so, either by the creation of a monopoly by international agreement or by the regulation roduction, BRITAINS § TY PREMIER. “Nonconformist Consclence Frotests Agalnst is Pride In Winniug the Derby. LONDON, June 7.—The prince of Wales entertained at dinner at Marlborough house yesterday afterncon, Lord Rosebery and the members of the Jockey club. Among others present were the duke of Edinburgh, the duke of York annd the- duke of Cambridge and Prince Christl Lord Rosebery's declaration of pride in the owenship of a good race horse has raised a storm of indignant protest in certain cir- cles, A nonconformist minister has ad- dresser a letter to the Chronicle, saying: ““The premier's utterances are bound to further popularize an institution which is the most corrupt and most dangerous In our national life. The nonconformist conscience will not much longer tolerate a horse-racing prime minister. ANOCULATION FOR CHOLERA. Successful Experiments in Indla by Dr. Haftkine of the Pasteur Laboratory. LONDON, June 7.—A dispatch to the Times from Caucutta says: Dr. Haffkine, from Pasteur's laboratory in Paris, made a course of experiments here, Inoculating 116 out of 200 persons occupying a group of na- tive huts and subject to cholera. Soon after he had completed his work, the disease broke out among the people. Ten of them were attacked and seven died. All the cas occurred among those who had not been In- oculated with Dr. Heffkine's preventative. Manchester Ship Canal Sensation, MANCHESTER, June 7.—8ir John Har- wood, vice president of the Manchester Ship Canal company, has submitted to the mu- nicipal authorities & statement of the canal's financlal condition, which has caused a sen- sation. He gives figures that the canal de- fclt at the end of 1894 will be £146,540. Ob- ligations which the canal company has en- tered into unknown fo/ 180 to have » most perity of the canaly an outlay of about 60, dredging. He adyl pledge themselves . ne erent arrangement - {& , and announces his resignation as vide éhalrman. TROUBLOUS 3;; IN SAMOA. d Rebel Forces Oc- corporation prom- ‘eftect on the pros- seanal will require pounds yearly for the ratepayers to er unless a diff- Both the Government cupy Strohg Positions. APIA, Samon, Muy #2, per Steamer Mar posa, via San_ Frangiseo, June 7.—There Is no abatement In the |war, motwithstanding the presence of three ships of war, and there is every prospect of serfous and bloody fight- ing at an early dite. Two conflicts have oc- curred between small Parties of rival troops which have resuited In four being Kkilled, Both parties have oceupled a strong position. The government fs etfenthed on the hill, which was held by th¢ Tamasese party dur- ing the fight of 1888,%White the rebels are about three-fourths df 4 mile distant on another hill. Both positions are almost im- preguable without the ald of cannon, by which they might he shélled. It is generally feared that the government party will be beaten. It Is in a staf§ of thorough demor- alization. Tho Al rebel contingent, consequent upon it§ promise to the consuls, surrendedér - fifty guns to the government. THeY,” however, refuse to fulfill other promises gmade by them and antounce their |men§ of oining the Atua party of rebels. Thé German warship Buz- zard arrived May 12 “There are now two German wardships lege, and many rumors e afloat as to what their intentlons are d an annexation or German protectorafe are freely spolen of amongst the German residents. The Briti$hship Curacao is also in the harbor. The Orlando, with Admiral Bowden Smith on beard, is expected in Samoa about June 15t J. J. Bennett, special agent of the United States, arived here by the Monowal for tho purpose of arresting ‘Augustus C. Hagen, wanted in New Yorlk for forgery. He was a clerk in_the Exchi National bank and is charged with del over $30,000. Althouj tradition treaty with fhe United States, King Malietoa had the man' arrested and will han' him over todgy to Bennett on the Mariposa. Rkl & General fra Routed. RIO JANEIRO, Juhe 6.—The government has received informatfop that part of the In- surgent forces under, @eneral Saraiva have been routed at pos Lovos in Santa Catharina, the federal ‘troops capturing six pleces of artillery. - The insurgent losses were 150 killed and Woutded, and the govern- ment lost elghty u:) " and ‘wounded, | cluding two captaln: the former. cate- | gory. A large body DR reinforcements em- barked here today-'f south, Reminder Winsthe Grand Prize. LONDON, June 'fi—<Today the ~Epsom grand prize of £2,0D0f tr 8-year-olds carry- ing 8 stone 12 poynds,iand fillies carrying 8 stone, 7 pound, over ity and Suburban | course, about one mile and a quarter, was [ won by Reminder, the property of Mr. T. Cannon; Mr. DouglagsiBaird’s Sempronfif§ was second, and Lord Howe's Farndale was [ third. AL Gerw~uy's WobkiAfeican Jealousy. BRUSSELS, June ' T—<The Independence Belge publishes a dispajch from Berlin say- ing that Emperos Witliam tas had a _specia report madé 1o him wupgn the Anglo-Congo treaty and thiat he dstends to write a per- sonal letter to Mn:.Wd, protest which Germany. made against this, English Merehaut rrested \n' To, LONDON; Jine 7.—The Daily News says: Information has been received of the arr at-Rio, on June 3, of Edward Bellew Wil- son.of Wilsons, Sohs & Co., and James M. Florence of Rio de Janeiro, manager for that company, by the Brazilan government. Nothing is known, in regard to the accusa- tions against the m Lord Rosebery and Woman'- Safrage. LONDON, June. 7~—Lord Roseberry, re- plying to resolutions passed by the Women's Liberal federation in fayor of granting th franchise to women, says he has submitted the resolutions to the cabinét for consilera- tion. £ Moving on the Korein Insurgonts. TIEN-TSIN, Jung 7.—Fwo thousand troops have been sent to. spppress. the Korean re- bellion. The Britigh fieet Is at anchor off Fort Hamilton, prepared to protect the lives of forelgners. i Montreal Dry, (lo6as House Falls, MONTREAL, Jupe 7.—La Company Gen- cral des Basearrs, wholesale and retail dry goods dealers of this eity, and owners of the ville de Montreal, have falled with $200,- 000 llabilities. Revislon of ti elgian Constitution. BRUSSELS, Jung 7.=The Chamber of Deputies, after three months debate, has adopted by a vote of 70 £o 44 the bill provid- ing for a revision of the constitution. Gold Premium Takes & Big Jump Up, LONDON, June 7.—~The gold premium at Buenos Ayres today 1y 318. g e 7 DANISH LUTHERANS. of National Assoclation Opened in’ Gmaha Yesterda, The annual meeting of the Danish Amerl- can Lutheran OChurch as tion = opened yesterday morning In the Danish Lutheran church, Twenty-sixth and Burdette stroets. There were twanty-five delegates In at- tendance, but it {8 expected that fully 260 visitors wiil be In the elty before the meet- ing closes. Of this number sixty will be delegates, one coming from each of the congregations that are rombers of the as- soclation. These - slxty congregations repre- sent 5,057 members. In addition there are several missions. Thinty) ministers” attend to their spiritual ‘welfar: The meeting will last until June 13, The businets meetings ate, held from 9 a. m. until 12 m, and from 2 to 5 p. m. each day. Services are held each vening at 7:45. Yestorday afte ‘Rey. G. B, Christian- Annual Meeting present sixty studel crease of ten over it year.. During the was added and ded- Des ded that a normal and business school be wdded. Reports were ead By the president of the association, Rev, H. ‘Hansen -of Minne- tary, . 8, Nelson o Wis- trens, sen of Ne- of the board of , P, B. Munk. Six dedieated during has been considera- trustees of the sem new churchey have | the past year, and t ble Increase In @l hes of the work. The treasurer's re| made a creditable showing of the finances, considering the hard times of the past . The seminary Is somewhat In debt on wccount, although there {s a surplus in the teachers’ fund. All the reports indicate gemeral prosperity. Rev. H. Hansen, the president, was re- elceted. The other officers will be elected later in the mesting. In the evening a audience listened to a service in which Rev. J. J. Kildsig of Minneapolis and Rev. I. Gertsen of Osh- kosh, Wis., spoke. 3 ‘The church {n which the meeting 18 being held is new and will be dedicated next Sunday forenoon, Rev. C. Wilhelmson is the pastor. /i enor is Coming. Congressmaw Charles H. Grosvenor of Oblo will speak at the State Republican league meeting In Lincoln dext Tuesday evening and will address a republican meeting in Omaha Wednesday evening, Telegrams to- day from Congreismep Haimer and Melkle- Jobn authorize this defluite announcement. | infant, the other 2% years old. supporting the. | 00d to have, | tled" to swaying rafts glided by. [ known. FOUND FLOATING ON RAFTS Bettlers Resouned from Their Perilons Posi'ion by Relief Steamers, SAD TALES FROM THE FRASER RIVER Another Cloudburst on the Upper River Adds to the Alrendy Tnrbulent Flood ~Canadian Pacific Roid Ea- tirely Impassablo. VANCOUVER, June 7.—The Fraser river is still rising at Westminster. During tho twenty-four hours ending this morning the flood gained one inch. The worst has un- doubtedly been experienced, for reports from the river points state that the river Is slowly receding. At Lytton, the river fell twenty-seven Inches yesterday. News has been received here of an appal- ling land slide which occurred in the vi- cinity of Ashcroft on Saturday last. A tract of 100 acres of land was carriel Into the river. A cloudburst is sald to have been the immediate cause of the disaster. Three thousand dollars has been raised here for the flood sufferers. The Bank of Montreal has also contributed $1,000, It is now claimed by many that the destruction of farms in the Fraser valley was not quite as complete as at first reported, and that nearly all of the suffering ranchers will be able to raise crops this season. All tho Canadian Pacific passengers who left for the east Sunday and since then re- turned to this city last night, having found it Impossible to get through the mountains. There are half a dozen breaks of a serious character along the line, and the tracks can- not probably be opened for a week. A iore serious interruption than previously reported is due to a cloudburst in the vicinity of Lytton. The burst swept the raflroad for nine miles from the sawmill flats at Lyt- ton, where the approaches to the government suspension bridge on the old Cariboo road were carried away. The waters alio swept away the fron bridge at Asheroft and the Canadian Pacific railroad’s bridge near Spen- cer station. The water tore down the moun- tain gorges with incredlble velocity, and sent the river leaping over its banks in a bofiing and seething current. This great volume of water is yet to be felt in lower Fraser valley, which it will not reach for another day. As further de- talls of the cloudburst are received the earlier reports of the receding waters at Lytton and ‘other points of the river arc discredited. However, it 13 not belleved the lcwer river will rise much higher. ! Men who returned last nignt from upper rivor points bring sad storles of death, de- vastation and desolation. Settlers may be seen at every station floating on huge rafts made out of the wrecks of farms on which tbey have their families and thelr cattle. The government steamers are rescuing thes as rapidly as possible. One of these rafts was relleved of Its burden by the steamer Gladys today. On the raft were a man and his wife and two children, one of them an The horses and cattle constantly threatened to over- turn the craft, for they were moving from side.to side in their efforts to secure' food. But there was none for the animals and what little there was-for-the human beings was nearly exhausted. when the rescue was: i . d. may: dle u;.m« Some ‘dea: of the horrors may be judged when 1#°1s stated that there are thousands of familles similarly situated. ‘A newspaper correspondent, who returned this morning from a trip above Port Harey on a rescue steamer, reports a terrible state of aftairs in the upper river. Herds «f | half-starved cattle tied on rafts with no one to guide the journey of the insccure crafts were seen.- Just above Haney some desperate rvancher had been: playing cards with fate and had bet his a1t to win or lose on the last card by sending his little stock adrift at the mercy of the tide. Two houses Families were at the doors with excited faces, but apparently safe. A red handkerchief was seen frantically waving a short distance off and the steamer hands. were soon lifting ‘out of the boat an exhausted and starving farmer and his wife. The woman had fainted for want 1o A moment later the steamer wi n hafled. A man from shore called out that he had seen a raft with two bodles on It, Details of many tragedies will never be After many other exciting scenes the steamer sailed over the Central Paclfic rallroad and tied up at Wharnock raflroad station, which' was half” under water. The people of Wharnock told numerous tales of wholesale havoc and ruin. At Hatzslc two wharves and . store floated out toward the teamer, but the people of the town never spoke, never moved, and they were too des- perate to ask for assistance. At Mission City the steamer bumped into a barn covered with chickens In all stages of statyation, At Sumac the greatest suffering was re- ported. Many requests for assistance were made. As the steamer swung out of Sumac a band of Indlans were seen holding a bar- becue, An ox had been dragged from the river and the half-starved red men were de- vouring It. At present no stop can be put to such revolting spectacles, which are said to be common all along the river. The In- dian ranches have been swept away for hun- dreds of miles and with nothing to cover them but blankets they are bivouacking upon the mountain sides and selzing car- casses as they pass near them for food. At Chiliwack City nothing can be seen but the tops of houses. The entire population met the steamer at the foot of the principal street. WORK OF THE WATER, Two Hundred Miles of Rallway in Oregon Must Be Practieally Rebuilt, PORTLAND, Ore,, June 7.—No accurate estimate of the damuge by floods along the Columbla and ~ Willamette rivers can be made. It s certain, however, to run Into the millions of dollars. The entire north- west, including Idaho, Washington, Ore- gon and British Columbia is virtually shut oft from the east by the floods. The Ca- nadlan Pacific roads have been washed out for’ hundreds of miles and it will require weeks (o repalr the damage after the water goes down. This city still has connections both ways on the Southern Pacific, but the mails are badly delayed, Tho Northern Pacific makes connections through Puget sound and this city by means of the transfer boat which runs from Kelso, Wash, to this city. In northern Idaho the Great Northern and Northern Pacific have been washed out for miles, rendering the roads almost useless west ‘of Idaho. The Unlon Paclfic is partly wsed from Umatilla west, and the Oregon Rallway and Navigation company’s road, which is the connection of the Union Pacific, will have to be practically rebuilt from Uma- tilla to Portlend, distance of 200 milos. The upper Columbla s now falling, but the river here remains stationary. It will require at least a week for the water to get out of the streets whenever it begins to recede, as on many points on Front street the water is ten feet deep. The streets adjacent to the flooded district, which now fncludes three-fourths of the business portions of the eity, are alive with vehlcles of all kinds hauling goods out of the water. Cloudburst in Flatte Canon. DENVER, June 7.—A cloudburst in Platte canon today has agaln ralsed the river, and the people living along the banks have been ned to move. The flood Is greater than that of last week, and fears for property are expressed. Union Pacifie Pll;lll'-r Loses His Reason. CHEYENNE, Wyo,, June 7.—(Special Tel- egram to The Hee)—John R. Walsh, an aged gentleman from San Raphael, Cal., became demented this morning while com: ing over Sherman hill and jumped from the eastbound passenger train. His collar bore was broken and he sustained other pain- ful though not fatal bruises. The train Wwas running at a high raie of speed. He was brought to this city, where he Is re- celving medical treatment. It Is not infre- quent that the high altitude in the vicinity of Sherman seriously affects passengers coming from the sea level BANK CLOSED. German National of that City Goes Into Voluntary Liguidation. DENVER, Junc 7—The German National bank did not open its doors today. Cashior Kunsemiler says that the Institution is com- pelled to go out of business. A statement will be made later In tho day. The German Natfonal s one of the oldest banks in the city. The president is J. J. Reithman, who 1s very wealthy. Atone time the bank's stock sold for $335 a share. The bank was closed during the panic last sum- mer, but subsequently reopenied on an agreo- ment with the stockholders, When tho bank reopened the depositors accepted ex- tension certificates. The first of these, due in March were pald. The second, due June 1, were paid, as preseated, until last night, when the funds were exhausted and the directors decided to close the doors per- manently. National Bank Hxaminer Lazear was notified and he took charge of the books today. The closing of the bank means liquidation 80 far as possible. It is impossible to ascertain whether the depositors will be paid in full or not. The deposits, according to the Iast statement, made May 4, were $853,620; cash resources, $161,008; total resources, $1,777,423, In De- cember the deposits were $1,033,000; cash re- sources, $335,000; total resources, $1,882,000. The capital of the bank Is §500,000; surplus, $50,000. Charles M. Clinton, cashler of the German Natfonal, resigned recently to accept the vice presidency of the American National and so many depositirs went with him there was a great failing off of deposits at the German. This induced President Reithmann to close out the business. t is belleved none of the other banks will be affected. ————— BCOTCH-IRISH CONGRESS OPENED, Natlonal Congress at Des Moines Attended by Four Hundred Dele DES MOINES, June 7.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The great national Scotch- Irish congress began its sixth annual meet- ing In this city this morning. The large audience room in the Young Men's Chris- tlon assoclation building was crowded, there being between 300 and 400 visitors from abroad present, besldes the attend- ance from this city. Amumix those from abroad were: Prof.” George acloskie of Princeton college, George Mclihenny of Philadelphia, Dr. John 8. Muaclntosh, wife and daughtér: Dr. John Hall, Thomas T, Wright of Nashville, Hugh Hunter of Dallas, Tex., and Robert Bonner, president of the soclety. In honor of the occasion as a token of the welcome extended visiting delegates the business *houses and public buildings of the city were hand- somely decorated with flags, bunting and streamers, Conspicuous among the em- blems were the Scotch thistle and Irish shamrock. The co lce President Py M. Cosady- 4 e | ible. qi Who su ;. Banl and-Braes - of -isonny. Doon. Colonel John Scott of Nevada, In., president | of the state society, delivered and address of welcome on £ of the Towa associa- tion, ‘Mayor Hillis followed with an ad- dress on behalf of the eity and Governor Jackson with one for the state. President Bonner of the national congress responded in a brief address, and remarks were also made by Rev. Henry Wallace of this city and Rev. Howard A. Johnston of Chicago. This afternoon the visitors .were driven _about the city in carrlages and this even- ing they, were entertained at @ bunguct, at which Henry Wallace' presided as toast- master, Important Damage Sult at Fort Dodge. FORT DODGE, Ia,, June 7.—(Speclal Tel- egram to The Bee)—In the United States court the $40,000 damage suit of Edward Erench of Perry ngainst the Chicaxo, Mil- waukee & St. Paul railway for injuries re- celved in a wreck at Neola two years ago is in progress. French was a fireman and claims that In’jumping from his engine he was.injured 8o that his health has been damaged to that extent. The case is very Important, Attorney Beldwin of Couni- cil ‘Bluffs being the chief counsel for tho defense, assisted by ex-United States At- torney O'Connell of Fort Dodge, Clerk of Su- reme Court Pray and several other leading fawyers. Attorney Guernsey of Des Moines represents the plaintiff. The plea of the de- fendant is that the piaintiff simulates his injurles and that immoral life had un- dermined his constitution. Expert medical witnesses have been subpoenaed from among the leading specialists of the west. Ah Interesting point {8 the fact that most of the forty witnesses brought here from Perry are railroad men, all of whom are in tavor of the defense. DES MOINES, June 7.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—George Barnes, druggist, was tgday convicted in the federal court of pur- chasing & large amount of postage stamps, knowing themi to have been stolen, and if acting a5 u fence for burglary the maxi- mum_penalty for his offense is ten years in prison and $,000 fine. His attorney made & motion for a new trial. el T HAIL DOES GREAT DAMAGE, Vienna Visited by & Destructive Storm—All Austrin Suffers Greatly. VIENNA, June 8.—The worst hail storm that ever visited this clty commenced at 7 o'clock this morning. Dense copper-colored clouds arose with alarming rapidity. The wind drove the dust in columns to tho helght of four-story houses, theu the hall began to fall and covered the city in a short time to a depth of six to elght inches. In less than fifteen minutes the city looked as if it bad undergone bombardment. It is estimated that 100,000 windows were broken. Five hundred panes of glass were broken in the Ministry of Commerce build- ing alone, and 600-in thé palace. In the upper floors and the emperor's wiug hardly a pane remains unbroken, Phe hallstones averaged the size of hazle nuts, and descended in streams. Three death are reported as due to the falling trees, Horses were frightencd by the storm and ran v, causing numerous eccidents, Serious damage was done in a fleld outside of Vienna, where a detachment of artillery with thirly-two guns was overtaken, The horses bolted with ‘fright in all directions and thirty soldiers soon lay helpless upon the ground. Soveral of them were run over and one was killed, Three oficers were sevbrely injured. Many persons were brulsed by the hail in the principal streets. The beautiful gardens of the city are ruined. Telegraph and tele- phone poles were blown down and the wires are stretched on the ground like huge cob- webs, causing dealh of thousands of birds. It s feared that great damage has been done to the crops. Reports from Pressburg show that place was also visited by a disastrous haail storm, and the vineyards were almost ruined. Vio- lent storms have occurred during the week at Oldenburg, Veszprim and in Crotis. Im- mense damage 18 reported to have been done. o ¥..tal Oregon Cyclone. BAKER CITY, Ore., June 7.—A disastrous and death dealing cyclons paseed over Grent county Baturday. The path of the cyclone was from Fox valley to Long creek. It demolished everything in its way. Jamwes Parish, a farmer, his wife and one cbild were killed. A number of houses were destroyed and the loss of live stock was considerable. Tho cyclone was ac- companied by a terrible hall storm, Some of the stones measured seven aud one-hulf inches in clreumference. COMPLETED THEIR LABORS Kansas Republican State Convention Nomie nates a Tioket and Adjourns, PLATFORM 1S A PECULIAR DOCUMENT Protection and Bimetalllsm JEndorsed, bap Governor Lewelling and the Demeo= eratio Administration Did Not Fare So Well—Nationat Ald for Irrigation, TOPEKA, June 7.—The rdpublican state convention came together this morning at 9:20 and the committee on resolutions and platform which had been out a big portion of the night submitted the result of its de- liberations In the form of the following plat- form, which was adopted without a dissent= ing volce: Your committee on resolutions beg leave to make the following report: seatirming (he republican platform of Resolved, The constant patriotigm of our party le In iself @’ guaranty to the nation that” the interests of its defenders, their widows and orphans, will be liberally cared for, and we denounce thefr cruel and delib~ erate betrayal by the present democratic administrat Second, We adhere to the republican doc- trine of 'protectiof and believe (hat tarift laws should protect the products of the farm as well as of the favtory. Third, The American people favor bie metallism and " the republican party des mands the ui of both gold and silver as standard money, with such restrictions and under such provisions, to be determined by legislation, as will secure the malntenance f the two metals, and _debt-paying whether of gold, silver or paper, e at all times equal. The interest of the producers of the country, its farmers and its workingmen, demands that the mints of the United States be opened to the cofsege of silver and that congress shall enact a law levying a. tax ou Importations of forelgn sllver sufficlent to full, protect the products of our own mines, Fourth, We favor national and state leg- fulation for the encouragement of irrigu- jon. Fifth, We denounce the present state ad. ministfation for its revolutionary tenden- cles, ity violation of the laws and contempt of the cour the corruption and incompe- ress was called to order by Btai d_Rev. J. tency of its officials, its gross mismanage- ment of the state Mstitutions and for he discredit it hus brought upon the good name of the state, And we pledge the res publican nomine¢ of this convention to faithfully and economically “discharge all official duties, to a strict observance and an honest enforcement of law and to obedience to the mandates of the courts. Sixth, To the maintenance of these prin- ciples we invite the support of all patriotic citizens, The convention proceeded to seleet a can~ didate for licutenant governor. A On the third bailot James A. Troutman was nominated for lleutenant governor, the vote standing: Troutman, 538; Helser, 848. After the nomination of ileutenant gov- ernor the convention adjourned until 2 p. m. On reconvening, nominations for secretary of state were at once proceeded with. W. C. Bdwards of Pawnee county was nomin- ated on the third ballot, Frank L. Brown of Anderson county was his chief competitor. Geo.: L. Cole of Crawford county was noms inated on the third ballot for auditor, and ! the convention adjourned for supper. At 8 o'clock business was again resumed, and Otis Latherton of Russell connty. was | hominated reasurer on the m‘lxr‘& ballot ‘and ¥, B.' Dawes at (lay co inated ‘fop. attorney ;general the first bal lot over W. F. Guthrio of Atchison. Prof. B. Stanley of Lawrence was nomin- ated for state superintendent of publie | Instruction. 2 The - convention closed with the nomina- tion of R. W. Blue for congressman at large. He defcated George L. Douglas ot Wichita, Bd P. Greer of Winfleld and J. C. Caldwell of Topeka. The convention ad- Journed at 12:45 a. m. 4 ————m MILITIA AS PEACEMAKERS. y was nom= Camped Midway Hetween tho Belllgerent Deputies and Cripple Creek Miners. . CRIPLE CREEK, Colo,, June 7.—All day rumors of conflicts between deputies and strikers have been current, but in no in- stance have they been cunfirmed. One én- gagement was reported to have occurred at 9:30 o'clock this morning, In which one or two were killed on each side, Another en= Rlficmen‘l I8 reported to have occurred | 7:30 o'clock tonight, but, ltke the report the morning, it lacks authentic conflrma~ tlon. The first- detachment of the militia arriyed at Beaver Park, the scene of trouble, this morning. The state troo mediately marched ' through the "l"“ of deputies to a point batween the contendin forces, from which ‘place they will preven either the deputles: or the strikers from making any advance. The work bf disarmament has not yet begun, nor will the work begln until more state troops ary Strikers at McKeesport Determinod,. M'KEESPORT, Ia., June 7.—A com) tively quet night was passed, Bt Witk £ne rising of the sun the tube works strilers, refreshed by u might's. rest, poured from thelr homes and soon the streets were filled with idlers, despite the numerous proclasi= ations of Sheriff Richards and the mayor, The Dubuque tibe company, whose plant was raided yesterday by the McKel strikers, has decided to suspend operations until the trouble at McKeesport fs settled, The orders now on hand are not sufficlent ustify the risk of running the works, When “the mob reached Duquesne night it had increased to $,00 strikers and sympathizers. With yells 'they attacked the Duquesne tube works, drove the work: men out, drew the fires and drew the hot metal from the furnaces out on the floor, General Manager Conyerse denied . res port published today that the works would remain idle for six months, but added that there will be no effort made to resume until the strike is settled. “The o the company,” sald he, “Is to avol ant a repitition of the strike at Homestead, No deputles will asked to ald in protecting our works ang the strikers may wander through them if they desire.” Pek PEKIN, 1il, June 7.~Company G of Lin- coln, 11, arrived at Pekin this afternoon and was mot at the depot by Sheriff Fred- erick and a number of deputy sheriffs, At the coroner's Inquest today, B, B, Erwin, editor of the Ivening Pdst, and H, C. Kuhl, an insurance agent, hoth of whom are deputy sheriffs, and Chris Frederiol the sheriff, were heard. bloody , formerly o member was the leader of the witnesses to t that John the siate 1 mob. nsylvanin Operators W PITTSBURG, June 7.—The coal operators conference committee of this disfrict, in sesglon here, by a tle vote defeated a ress olution to attend the Columbus JoInt coms ference, «nd by a, vote of six to four des clded to call a general meeting of operators here tomorrow Lo congid the matter, Il Not Attond. The Cairo Short Line s hauling coal from Carterville, IlL, and it s be 1 fur- ther trouble will be cxper 8ix strikers, supposed to bo implicated in the killing of Engineer Barr at Urazll, Ind., have been arrested, It Is suld the' prigs oners have confessed and glven the names of others implicated, Wililam Dickson, the colored miner whi was shot in the rlot near Pekin, Ik, night ded yestevday. Work has been' coms menced repairing the shaft, but it will re- * quire a couple of weeks to put it in shape to resume work. P Pickets patrolled all the mining towns In the vicinit of Frostburg, Md., las nlgnty Durlng the night a striker attacked one {he pickets with o club, ‘but wus driven off he militla force Is 80 strong no serious trouble s anticipated. Missourl River R SIOUX CITY, June 7.—(Special Telegram to The Bée)—The Misosurl is rising at the rate of three feet In twenty-four hours and the sise Is reported general as far up Fort Benton, Indicating highor ‘I‘nlll‘. now than it has been sinee lands are flooded In many places. There s no danger of damage here,