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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. WEENESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 6 , 1884. NO. 197f THE NATIONAL CAPITAL flat is This Heat Our ConsmsiGi Do Feel Dp ? Mr , Hatch Makes Washington Steak a Trifle Unsavory , The River and Harbor Bill Agonj Going On , The Engineors' ' Estimates Scare the Committee , The Proceedings of the House ami Senate Given in Detail , FKOM WASHINGTON. TUB RtVKIl AND 1IAK11011 BILL. WASHINGTON , February 5. The limii of appropriations for rivers and harbori for the next fiscal year waa informal ! } discussed to-day by the house committee having in charge these subjects. Whili no decision was reached , the majority ol the committee seemed to favor an appro priatiou of not moro than $10,000,000. and expressed themselves desirous , ii possible , to confine it within $0,000,000 , The estimates of engineer officials having in charge the improvements of rivers one harbors amount to about $35,000,000 Members of the committee thought it im possible to secure the passage of sc largo an appropriation bill , and citoc the failure of the bill in UK last congress which appropriated onlj about § 8,000,000. The plan which the committee proposes to follow is to recommend mend on an average about one-fourth o the estimate by the engineers for im rovemonts in progress , but in somt cases where the work is of great publii importance the appropriations will bo ai near the estimates as the committee cat make them. Some improvements of i local nature will not bo considered. Tin committee decided to hold sessions fou days of every weak in order that the bil may bo prepared as soon as possible. I is thought it will bo ready to bo roportei by the last of Auril or 1st o Stay and will provide for makin ] the appropriations immediately available A WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION. WASHINGTON , February 5. The president idont gave a reception to the public thi evening. The mild weather and th fact that it was the first public receptioi of thu season at the White House drot a great throng to the executive mansion The rooms were handsomely docoratei with plants and flowers from the con sorvatory. Promptly at 8 the marin band began playing a march , the door wcro thrown open and the public entere the blue room whore the preside ] ] stood with Mrs. MoElroy on his righi and next to her members of the cabinol Soon after the crowd began to pass , delegation of Flat Head Indians v/s conducted to the parlor , and it'tor sliali ing hands with the "Great Father , formed in line opposite the president an his lady friends , where they stood hal an hour looking with evident curiosity ti the presidential party , but saying not word. The number in attendance wa fully as great as over appeared at an presidential reception. Many delegate to the Mississippi river convention an members of the Illinois Press associatio were present. _ F011TV-E1GHTH CoNGKESS. HENATJC. WAMIINOTON , February 5. Mr. Cok ( dem. Tex. ) presented n memorial of th Texas legislature for opening the wci tern trail through Indian territory lease for crazing purposes. The following bills were roporto favorably and placed on the callendar : By Mr. Coke ( dem. Tex. ) Authoi izing the secretary of the treasury t examine certain vouchers and claims sai to bo duo Missouri by the United Statce Mr. Coke from the committee on India affairs To provide for the allotment c lands in severally to Indians of the several oral reservations , By Mr. Allison ( rep. Ia. ) To authoi izo the location of a branch homo fc volunteer disabled soldiers in ono of th states of Arkansas , Colorado , Kansas Iowa , Minnesota or Nebraska. By Mr. Hawley ( rep. Conn.To amen the pension law. ' Mr. Hawley offered a resolution , whic was agreed to , directing the committc on printing to inquire into the oxpedier cy of pubhshinu in The Official Gazottoc the United States certain advertisement for proposals , contracts , general order : and announcements by heads of depart monta , tho'moro important appointment and such other mutters now publisod b different branchns of the government advertisements , or in special sheets , _ an directing in the report of said committc that the expense of the present method of publishing such information be give in detail. The chair laid before the senate a rest lution by Mr. Morgan ( dom. , Ala. ) , cal ing for the correspondence of the depar monts of justice and the interior , anatl opinion of the attorney general coi corning the conflict of jurisdiction in tl case of Johnson Foster , the Creek Ii diaii , accused of killing Arapahoe Ii dians , Mr. Fair ( dem. , Nov. ) introduced resolutionrfor an appropriation to romoi the remains of soldiers from Fort Chu chill to the soldiers cemetery of Carac City. City.Mr. . Butler ( dom. , S. 0. ) offered a re elution requoeting of the president tl record of the proceedings , testimony ar findings of the court of inquiry relatii to the loss of the Proteus. Laid over. The bill suspending for a furth period of five years the section of the r vised statutes which prohibits the takii of guano , except for use in the Unit < States , from the Guano islands und protection of the United States. Passe The senate resumed the unfinishi business which was the bill for sottlii incomplete titles t lands acquired by t ! United States from Mexico. An oxton ed debate ensued. Amendments by fil Plumb ( rep. , Ks. ) and Mr. Conger ( ro | Mich. ) were noted , but without act ; thu collate went into executive scasi and soon after adjourned. HOUSE. Mr. Young ( dom. , Tenn. ) , chairman the committee on expenditures in the j tenor department , reported a reaoluti uthorizitiff that n committee investigate ho condition of the work on Hot Spring rook. Mr. White ( rop. , Ky. ) opposed UK osolution , on the ground that it rnorolj iokod ton junketing expedition. This statement wns emphatically do iod by Mr. Young , but the resolution 's rejected. Mr. Dorshoimor ( dom. , N. Y. ) , fttm ho committee on the judiciary , reported bill granting copyrights to citizens ol oroign countries. Mr. Broadhoad ( dom. , Mo. ) , from the .amo . committee , reported adversely _ on r oint resolution proposing a constitutional mondmont for the election of poatmaa ors , revenue collectors and United States istrict attorneys. Tabled. Mr. Hardoman ( dom. , On. ) , from the ommittoo on territories , reported ad- orsoly the bill for the election of torri- orial governors and secretaries by the coplo of the territories. Tabled. Mr. Robinson ( dom. , N. Y. ) , from the ommiUoo on pensions , reported n bill or the relief of General Ward B. Bon- ott. It grants him a pension of $100 pei lontli , in addition to $50 a month grant- d under n special act. Mr. Curtin ( dom. , Pa. ) , from the com- ittco on foreign affairs , reported back 10 resolution calling on the president foi iiformaUon concern ing the _ nrrcst of B , Lewis nnd other Americana in Jan- ary by the Colombia government , doptod. Mr. Browne ( rop. , Ind. ) , introduced ti 111 to prohibit lotteries , lottery ndvcr 'aomonts , and the Bale of lottery ticket : i the District of Columbia and torritor os. * The house wont into committee of the whole , Mr. Cobh , ( dom. , Ind. , ) in the hair on the bill establishing a bureau ol .nimal industry. After _ reading the report , which is ar ixhauativo statement of the circumstance ! which make it advisable for cor.grc&a tc cgialato upon the subject of pleurc nuumonia among cattle , Mr. lintel dem. , Mo. , ) chairman of the committee 'in agriculture , explained the provision : > f the bill. The committee , ha said , hac lot with difficulty in harmonizing the owcr which belonged to the fedora ! ; overnment and the power which belong d to the statea over private property rithin their borders. There was nc oubt that under the constitutional pow r to regulate commerce congresa had thi ight to control the transportation of dis lasod cattle from ono state to another. I ad also bcon difficult to devise a moasun iy which the co-operation of state ould bo secured to stamp ou ilouro-pnoumonia. The committee bo ievcd the proposition submitted was th jest that could bo framed. It diroctci ho commissioner of agriculture , by prop r investigation , to locate the disease , t lotify state authorities of the fact that i xists and to what extent and to co-opor , to with the state and request it to pa ; ialf the expense to eradicate it. Thor was not a single state that would not ca iperato heartily with the federal government mont in the good work , The federa itates where the disease existed had torn porized with the question long enough and the demand from this bill came fror. ; ho great cattle states west. Ho roforrci to the fact that the disease existed in th District of Columbia , and ventured th assertion that within the past mont ! every member of the house had eata beef cut from animals Infected witli iliit rouble. Mr. Bclford ( rep , Col. ) said ho ha/ / been informed that this bill was the re suit of the combined genius of the cattl kings west and it was to destroy moi who owned thoroughbreds. If that wor the object the house should have coura qnougn deliberately to investigate th question before passing the measure. Mr. Hatch ( dom. Mo ) denied havin over heard of any question being raise between cattle mon west and the owner of thoroughbreds. Mr. Wilson ( rep. la. ) supported th bill and described the great advantage hat would accruu from its passage to th cattle industry of the country. Th cattle in the United States amounted ti 40,000,000 head , worth fully $1,000,000 , 000 , and it was of extreme importanc .hat this great industry rhould not b iiidangorcd by the spread of pleurt pneumonia. The disease was here an unless the federal power did somethin o stamp it out , it was here to stay. The committee rose and the house ad ourned. Valley Fruit. ST. Louis , February 5. The Pen ! Dispatch published this afternoon an ox haustivu report of the condition of th ruit crop of the Mississippi valley , whicl is summarized as follows : Illinois , th crop is entirely killed , chorrie Eeach injured , blackberries and blac raspberries killed to the snow line , pear touched to some extent but red raspboi ries , strawberries , apples and other fruit in good condition ; Kentucky , poach cro severely blighted ; Mississippi , first bui all right but fears felt of wet and frost i the spring , prospects are bettor tha have boon for six years ; the winter i Alabama is BO Bcvoro as almost to con : plotoly ruin the fruit crop , and gardonoi have turned their attention to the culti vation of vegetables ; Texas , poach an other fruit crops bid far to bo a splondi one ; Arkansas , only part of the poac crop injured , strawberries promise plont and other fruits in good condition 01 copt grapes. A Change Opposed , COLUMHUS , O. , February 5. At meeting of the department oncampmoi G. A. U. of Ohio at Zincsvillo the fo lowing resolution was adopted : Jtesolved , That wo look witli disfavc upon the ofiorts being made in congro : to abolish the agencies for the paymor of pensions throughout the country nn thu transfer of the business of such paj mont to the treasury department , bi lioving such action would result in dolaj and confusion. A llunlcrupt Kxploslon. DETROIT , February 5. About 4 o'cloc this morning a loud explosion wai heai in the barroom of Thomas S trail's rcsta rant , followed almost immediately 1 several smaller uxnlosionn , and ulthoui an alarm was promptly Bounded , And tl fire department was promptly on tl ground , the whole interior of tha bull ing , four stories , was almost immediate in flames. The fire burned fiercely , at thu whole interior was speedily gutto Los" " > , $15,000 ; insurance unknown , ia thought however to bo conaiderabl as only last week ho failed fcr & 28.0C with $20,000 estimated uaaets. FROM FOREIGN LANDS. The Reception the Onsen's ' Speech Me in Parliament , Some Very Sharp Criticism anil Proposed Opposition , Baker Pasha's Army Out to Pioooj in Soudani The Alarming Condition of Things in Austria , The t\tcnt : nnrt KumltlcntlotiH of the Socialist Movcmunt. GENKHAlj POUKION NEWS. UUMOUED DEFEAT OK BAKKll 1'ASHA , LONPON , February 5. Advicpa from Suakim , report rumors to the ofl'cct thai Baker Pasha ia defeated and lias suffered great loaa. In the lobbies of the IIouso of common ! a rumor _ that Baker Pasha's army had been annihilated was considered authen tic. Another report aays , Baker lost " ,000 men bat lie has escaped. Later dispatches reiterate pioviou : pports , that Baker PaMia baa mot a so < 'OUB defeat. Baker Pasha had witli im ! 5,500 men , and ho was advancing when attacked. The losses in killed and wounded amount to 2,000. Baker , witl ie remnant of his force succeeded in caching Trinkat whore the gun boal longer is laying. Baker Pasha intend ; o proceed immediately to Suakim on the longer. CAIRO , February 4. The khedive hat telegram from Baker Pasha , regarding is defeat near Tokan. His losses were , men , four Krupp canon nnd twe attling guns. The Turks nnd Euro- cans fought well. Baker Pasha will re urn at once to Suakim with the re mainder of his troops. FUnTHEH PKTAILH OF THK HATTLE. . OAIHO , February 5. A portion o Baker Pasha's force loft Trinkitat S.itur ay and throw up entrenchments on tin hare of Laquada , four miles distant ho rest of the troops followed Monday , Baker Pasha intended to advance to tin well of Tob , five miles further and hal : vay to Tokar. Nothing was hoard after wards of his movements until the nowi : amo of his defeat. This disaster woi ather expected as the force cpusistcd o : aw , badly equipped , drilled and dis iplincd recruita. Some of when roro sent to the front nithoul rms and some with only muskets. The jloomioat rumors have .prevailed since ho start of the expedition. Advice ; ibout the defeat are conflicting , but tin 'allowing details have been received ; ker cganithp advance from Trinkit.il p'fW VWifffflh i008 badly arm ° ' ana short of ammunition , many of when were unwilling to proceed. Ho hac asked for ritlcs instead , of muskets , but received orders to tryto force his way tc Tokar without delay , and obeyed expect ng defeat. Spica falsely reported tru V/n.51 Dwi'f'oxfcont for < " * SBll banda. Mon day mornill $ i ftjlllon off the advance incountered a body of Oaman Dcgua'i roopa , and a fight with them ensued , being ruoro of a rout than n battle. Baker Pasha lost nil his camels ant iaggago in the fignt. Most of the Egyp ian officers and men bolted. The Euro peans behaved splondiy. The cnomj ursued them almost into Trinkitat. Thi 3uropoans , police and Turkish infantrj roro cut to pieces. Fourteen Kuropeani and throe native oflicors are musing. Tlu ight began by a few Arab horsemen at tacking Baker Pasha's cavalry , whicl Hod. Baker then formed a fquaro ivhich the enemy surrounded The rest of the Egyptian , hon fled in confusion and the gunner ; deaurted their guns. Baker Pasha wa several times surrounded bv the 0110111 ; but with his stall' managed to cut hi way through , The oueray'u force wa ' .nforior in numbers to Baker Pasha's Only three sides of the Equaro wen ormcd owing to the fact that two com aniua of Egyptian troops stood still overcome with fright , The onom ; poured into this gap when the Egyptian throw away their rifles and flung themselves solves upon the ground , screaming fo mercy. The troops on this aide of th iquaro killed many of their own men b ; wild firing. Ol'ENINO OK THK IWITISK I'AllUAIIKNl LONDON , February 5. Parliamon ipencd to-day. The queen's speech announced nouncod a continuance of friendly rein tions withforoign powers. Correapondonc with Franco rotative to Madagaacai ended to confirm the cordia understanding between the two countries A. commoicittl agreement with Spain wa signed and awaits the action of the cortot The revision of the commercial treat with Japan ia nearly completed and , roaty of commerce and 'friendship wit 3orca LastautumnthoconditipninEgyptwasB Bati factory that instructions were give for evacuating Cairo , a further roductio : of English military forcea , and conccntrt tionin Alexandria , but in November tli Egyptian army in Soudan suffered a at rioua defeat , and therefore the ovacui tion. was recalled as a precaution Bgntni the possible effects of military reverses i Egypt itself. The aim in the occupation of Egy [ remains the same as heretofore. Hue counsels have been offered the Egyptin government as a prudent regard for i resources and condition Boomed to r mire. General Gordon has been BUI to assist in carrying out the resolution i the khediAo to withdraw from the ii torior of Soudan and a favorable issue I the negotiation transvual delegates in e : pected , The revenue for the curroi year it is believed will not fall short > expectation. The galleries of the houno of Ion were crowded during the delivery of tl speech. Marquis Twoodalo moved i addrosa in reply to the speech. Baron Vernon in seconding the a dross trusted that the policy in Egy would bo attended with good result It was founded on the liberal motto peace , retrenchment and reform. Me quis Salisbury nroso and was roceiv rt'ith choora. He did not move ; iinondmont , but expressed surprise the optimistic views of the mover u the seconder of the address in the fa of the sinister news received to-day. For his part ho could not listen to such speeches with complacency. Ho criti cised the spoccli far containing allusions to the wrongs suffered in Madagascar , The paragraph respecting Egypt w u probably intended to create the impres sion that the government did _ not hold itself responsible for the disaster in Egypt. Uobort Bourke ( conaoryative ) will move nn amendment pointing out the want of BUCCOSS in the government's policy in Enypt , Thursday. Henry Clmplin will introduce n metis- uro providing for the exclusion of foreign cattle. In this motion regret will bo expressed - pressed that adequate measures have not boon taken in consonance with the resolu tion of last session to prohibit the land ing of foreign cattle. It is believed that the government will announce its policy on this subject , which will obviate the necessity of n decision. In the commons Charles Bmdlaugh sat on ono of the benches under the peers gallery. Loud cheering greeted Glad stone on his arrival. Ho cave notice that the franchise bill for the United Kingdom will be introduced Friday , if possible. John Barry ( homo ruler ) gave notice that ho would introduce a bill amending the land net. A. Stavoloy Hill ( conservative ) intends to move that the colonies bo represented in parlia ment , and have a responsible govern ment. THE At'hTllIAN ' ANAUCH1STS. VIE.VNA , February 5. In the lower house of the reichstag _ the minister , in explaining the additional legislative measures necessary owing to the proceed ings of the anarchists , the murder of oilicials , and the spread among workingmen - men of seditious u . Rings , said the ground was mined far nnd wide , and that there was reason for gr.xve disquietude regard ing other parts of the country , but the government confined its action to Vicu na , where there was special danger , as shown by recent murdors. The house , with three dissenting voices , voted for the appointment of n committee to con sider the action of the government. An amendment proposed by the opposition was rejected. FllKriUII AND AMEHUMW WOUKMKN. PARIS , Fob. 0 Citizen Dumay recent ly in America at a mooting of mechanics yesterday , said American workmen were hotter paid but not better off than French artisians. French mr.chino work better than American because it is not so rapid , freer to come and go from shop to shop than Americans. It is not unusual for American shopajto forbid em ployment of trades unionist ! ! in violation of personal liberty. DISLOYALTY IN M'AIN. LONDON , February 5. A Berlin dia- patch reports that advices have boon re ceived from Madrid to the effect that dangerous symptoms of disloyalty are manifesting themselves in the Spanish army and another revolt is feared. A SUOllET REMOVAL. LONDON , February f > . A number of Irish convicts , including imprisoned in- vinciblcs , will bo removed from English priaons-by a man-of-war. Their destina tion is secret. Tlin TONQU1N OAMI'AIQN. LONDON , February 5. Advices from Canton report that Li Hung Chang , com mander in chief of the Chinese army , has bcon ordered to make a detailed plan for the campaign in Tonquin. AN ILLUETCJllN. BEIIUN , Fob G The editor of a paper t Posen , has boon sentenced to two oars imprisonment for publishing an ad- ross of congratulation to cardinal Loch- wasky on his birthday. HATES. THE JIANACIEKS' DILEMMA. CHIOAOO , February 4. After a session f several hours the general managers of ho western trunk linoa adjourned with- ut having acted upon the matter of Ttah rates or considered the attitude of ho Burlington toward their association. 'ho matter of arranging Utah rates was cforrcd to the general freight ngonts of lie various roads interested , who , to other with Commissioner Awning , im- icdi.itoly convened for the purpose of onsidonng the question. After n abort onforonco the freight agents also nd- ournod. It is believed the general nanagora were unable to approve the ac- ion of the Union Pacific in ordering a ostoration of Utah rates and that in heir dilemma Uicy remanded the mattoi o the general freight agents who are to Lgrco upon certain rates which it is bo- ievcd will , bo announced by the com- nission at an early day. Burlington van not represented at either mooting. t is understood that questions relating o Burlington and the Weatora Trunli ino association wore not discussed bul y agreement laid over until the next mooting , l-ASSENOEIl KATES I'lXED. KANHAH CITY , February 5. The loco ! > assengor agents mot to-day and adoptee mo or two modifications , _ and all roadi o-eiitorou the Kansas City agreement Che clause for which the Hannibal licit out was added , namely , that no road cai cut the rate without the consent of al oads instead of a majority of them Shortly afterward a Wabash broker wa caught scalping on the eastern rate , am 10 was promptly fined. A LONK HAND , Sr. LOUIK , February 5 , The Chicag & Alton gayo notice to-day of ita witl : drawal from the St. Louis passenger ai aociation. It is understood the com pan prufern to bo in a position to make il 3Wii npocial and oxnursiou rates , Krcnuli. txniANAroLis , February 5 , TIip con mission to investigate the charges again : 0 , J , French , superintendent of the flfl division of the railway mail service , o ganized to-day nnd will begin taking to timony to-morrow. French is charge with favoritism , tyranny mid diahono weighing of the mails , Postmaster Gel eral Groaham guarantees the railway mn clerks who testify from Buffering by re : son thereof. IVonHted Allvo. WHEEUNO , W. Va. . February B. Tl dwelling of William Morrhnn , of Poc hontas county , was burned at a Into hoi last night. Morrison uud wife oscipi with four children who were Bleeping thu room with their parents , but t\ ' 4\i\9 \ \ , ngud 7 and 11 , Bleeping in aiioth room were roasted alive before their pe ' oyoi. THE RAGING WATERS. People Driycn ironi Home anil tbi Wheels ofluflnslry Stoppofl , Bouioving Goods in Oinoinuaii tc Save Them , Pittsburg aad Allegheny in Foai of a Rinsing , The People at Madison , Ind , , Eoady to Move Odt , Koporta lYom VnrlouR I'olnt H Showing a DiuiKcroua Stale orTliliiK" . 111SINO IIIVHHS. Tin : onto TUKITY FULL. CINCINNATI , February 5. With slight intermissions it has boon raining Imrd nil tliis morning. Thorivor.it 0 o'clockraa 52 foot nnd rising an inch nn hour , lloports from up river points any no ruin to-day but threatening vroathor all along. The river is rising from Cairo to Pittaburg and serious damage will undoubtedly follow. I'llOIIAUIMTIKS AND POSSIBILITIES. CINCINNATI , February 5. At 11 a. m. the rain coaaod. The temperature is DO and the weather cloudy. Very little business was done on 'change. The prospect of high water nnd disturbance of railroad transportation has cheeked nmny kinds of business. Many an order to stop shipment has boon sent out. 'The railroads are taking every precau tion to p'rovont having freight caught by the water. The Ohio & Mississippi rail road , which last year was among the first to feel the effects of the Hoods at Lawroncoburg , has ainco boon raised there live foot and will not bo disturbed until the river reached sixty foot unless the levee breaks. The river is now rising hero three inches an hour. 0 p. in , , the river continues to rise at an alarming rate , the rise being throe and a half inches in the last hour. At this ralo the gas will bo shut oil * by to morrow night and the water works will bo sloped by Thursday. For the last hours a heavy rain has boon falling. The weather is quite warm. .Business in the lower part of the city is practically BUB- uondod , and all energies are bent on sav ing property. Apparently all the teams in the city are gathered in the loworatrootfi hauling goods to higher localities , Tlir collars in all parts below Second street , are filled with water. The railroad tracks are beginning to bo covered. The Cin cinnati Southern cannot roach the grand central depot on account of a break in McLean avcnuo. No freight is coming in except ouch as can bo immediately rn- moyod. The coal elevators will bo obliged to cease work to-morrow. Licking river is reported G5 foot and still rising higher than ever known. Opinioifis general that the rise will ex ceed that cf last year , when it reached GO foot 4 inches , but people are hotter prepared to meet the exigency. CINCINNATI , February 0 1 a. m. The river is f > 5 foot 7 inches. 2 a. m. 55 foot 11 inches. Raining steadily. I'lTlSllUUO AND ALLKQIIKNV IN FOH IT. PITTSIIUIUI , February D. Ilain has boon falling steadily since last night and the indications at 11 to-night are that Pittsburg and Allegheny will experience one of the greatest Hoods for eighteen years. The Honongahola and Allegheny rivers are rising rapidly at all points. Thirty foot of water is expected hero be fore morning. Thorp is now twenty-foui foot 4 inches and it is rising ton inohcE an hour. Portions of this city and Allo < ghpny are partially submerged and people living on the low.lands are moving out , At midnight the water had reached the tracks of the Pittsburg & Like Eric and Pittaburg , and McKcosport & You- hioghony railroads on the south aide. Trailo ! on the latter is entirely suspend- eel. Trains on the Baltimore & Ohio road vroto delayed several hours. PITTS nuiui , February ( ! , 2-10 : a. in. The liver is 25 foot' ) inched and rising six inches an hour. No serious damage is yet reported in this vicinity. At\Vcst Newton , on the Youngihogony , families have.boon removed from sorondstory windows in the lower part of townwhich flooded rapidly when the gorge of ice gave way. At Coultoravillo a family named 0 Donnoll was nearly in the flood. The family of Thomas Finloy , of West Newton , also barely escaped with their vcs. Several small houses , a tablet ) and aiid buildings wore carried away. The "vor banks from AVcst Newton to Mc- 'ocaport are piled high with ice , wrecks if houses , furniture , etc. At Alpavillo jigloy's coal tipple was carried away , ausing a loss of about $1,000. A TOWN INUNDATED. CLEVELAND , February 5. Floods have eon feared in this part of the state to ay , but thus far no great damage is re lortcd. The river roao hero nearly on i ovol with the docks , and an ice gorgi was threatened , but tugs cleared it away All danger is believed past. At Findlaj .ho gas works and streets are undo water. Arlington is deluged and grua juantiUca of luinuor mid ship timbe Jiavo boon washed away. The railroai tracks are under water in many iilacea but no washouts ore reported.rlho ic is going out without gorging at Mead villo , where the flood was very destructive ivo last year. The rain ceased thi morning and the temperature is apriu liko. PUIVrfN KilOM JIOJtK. LOUIHVIU.E , February 5 It lias bee , raining nearly all day , and the river i rising two inches on hour. If it contii uoa , the water will be in the houscu o the wharf and shipping stopped b morning , Many renidonta on the rw bank are moving out. Boatmen hav great trouble in keeping barges socuri The Kentucky river at Frankfort < s at stand. 1'iiErAiiiNa rou IHK WOUST. MAIWON , Ind. , February 0. At oig ] o'clock it WRU raining fast. The riv bids fair to bo as high as last year , has risen 'At the rale of three ani } on fourth inches an hour ainco noon , ai only wants two foot to bring it over tl banks. People who live along the ban of the river are preparing for the won All factories along the river have aim ) down. VAUIOU.S STATION , Ky. , February 5. Licking river is eighteen foot , and has boon rising a foot an hour since 4 p. m. It has boon raining hard ainco noon. 'ANKSVILLK , 0. , February 5. The ice in the Muskingum river broke up last night and destroyed Taylorvlllo bridge , ton miles bolow. It coot § 28,000. NKW ALII ANY , Ind. , February 5. The Ohio is rising two inches nil hour and has boon raining forty-eight hours. A great flood is expected. CINCINNATI , 0. , February C. At 11 o'clock the river had ranched Ht foot 10 inches , at midnight it stands 55 foot 3 inches , a rise of 0 inches in the last two hours. The rain is still falling. LAWIIENUEIHJUH , Ind. , February 5. People are much frightened and are re moving from their houses as rapidly n& possible. Pa. , February .1. The Susquehanna has risen three foot to-day. The farmers are preparing for a flood. The MlHHlfttilppI Com out Ion. WASHLVOTON , February 5. The Mis sissippi river convention to-day adopted n resolution providing for the appoint ment of committees on credentials , rules , permanent organization and for each state to bo represented on the com mittee. Commissioner West , of the Dis trict of Columbia , welcomed the dele gates in n brief address. He said this convention stood pro-eminent in ini- portauco among the conventions hold horo. It concerned the welfare of the whole pooplo. Strike from the map the Mississippi river or obstruct its flow nnd decay and deterioration would rapidly spread throughout the life of the coun try. The convention selected commit tees and took n recess. When the convention reassembled n resolution was adopted extending the privileges of the convention to members of the Ohio river commit too now in the city. The committee on permanent or ganization presented the follow ing names for pflicors , and the gentlemen wore unanimously elected : President , E. 0. Stannard , of St. Louis ; vico-prosidonts , 0. 0. Shoots of Alabama , John 0. Calhoun - houn of Arkansas , II. G. MoPiko of Illinois , M. A. MarVa of Indiana , Gen eral G. M. Dodge of Iowa , A. II. Sheep of Kansas , George 0. Wnddill of Louis iana , H. 0. Wnito of Minnosaota , John 11. Lynch of Mississippi , lion. B. T. Van Horn of Missouri , lion. Frank Ilanacomo of Nebraska , Ooorgo II. An derson of Pennsylvania , S. Colyor of Tonncsoo , John McLuro of Weat Yirglna , William Wilson of Wisconsin , James M. Freeman of Colorado , nnd J , II. King of Dakota ; secretary , George L. Wright of St. Louis ; assistant sccro < times , John W. Bryant of Now Orleans , D. F. Wilcox of Illinois , S. L. Mo Henry of Pennsylvania , and C.A , Lounsborry of Dakota. Mr. Stannarc addressed the convention. Ho said the delegates were neither republicans 01 democrats but both when the objects of this convention are in viow. They wcro not hero to button-hole con urossinon , but to express themselves ii favor of cheap transportation and soc that those great national waterways won made the moans of transportation foi products of the country. Ho believed the east was interested in this mattoi equally with the west , for rroro not ehoaj freights as important to consumers of produce ? If this country repeated lit history and doubled its population in the next fifty years wo would have 110,000 000 people , and could their froighl bo handled ? Suppose the rail ways were quadruplox ? Whal guarantee was there that they would not pool their receipts ana maintain proBonl prices ? The maintenance and improvement ol the water ways of the country were the only chocks upon railroads. If NOH York state spent over § 70,000,000 on hoi canals was It not proper that this groal nut ioh should spend what , ia necpsaaryfpi the improvement of the Mississippi ir improvements that would benefit diroctlj 50,000,000 people , Since the creation o the Mississippi river commissioi congress had placed at its dispoaa about $0,000,000. ' - Ho boliovei the only way to got _ adequate improvements of the Mississippi wai through a commission. jApplauae [ . Stanard read extracts from the ropori of the uor.ato special Mississippi rive : committee commending the work dent on the river by the government onginoen as valuable and important. Ho recommended mended the attention of delegates to thai part of the report concerning jetties , and said it was fresh and official. While hi would not recommend appropriations foi rivers not now navigable and which never could bo made navigable. He earnestly hoped to BOO the daj when the government would so improve the vast waterways of the west that they would bo navigable from the gulf to the lakes and seaboard. [ Continued applause plauso ] , A number of resolutions concerning , vor improvements wore introduced am oforred to the committee on resolutions ho convention received with applause i osolution favoring a continuance of tin Improvements of the Mississippi rivoi low in progress under direction of tin ocrotary of war. A motion was adoptee hanking the president for his two spu ial messages to congress , embodying hi iroad and statesmanlike views on th mprovoment of the Mississippi river idjourncd. Ilio lloynl Havana. CuiuAiio , February 5 , Special agent if the postofllco department to-dny ur 'ostod ' Robert Ililuy and Jaiios ) McOui oil for using the mails for fraudulen lurposes , under the name of "Winahipt1 Jo. The parties arrested have boo : acting as agents for the 1 loyal llavan Lottery company. Their plan of "wort : nu" the country was to insert glarin 'ull-pago advertisements in certain aftoi loon papers of this city , buy seven thousand copies and send them broadcai through the country , Postmasters cat raato that they have received at leai 7,000 through the mails during the pai few montlm. It cannot bu usccrtafnc that a ainglo ticket sold by "Winahip Co. " over tlrow a prize. l < 'onuu Cutting a Felony , Tex. , February 5. The logl lulu re has virtually completed the wo ; of the suasion. Fence cutting has bee mft/lo iv felony and the governor providi with $50,000 to use in the supprouu of fence cutters , . -.o * 4 KID WADE'S GANG. How Grim Justice Has Been MeteflOnt to Them , "Tho Pon" Which the Guilty Enter and Disappear , The Kid Taken to It and Settled With , By the Mysterious and Terror Inspiring Vigilantes , A. DcNpcrnto Fight \\lth Texas Itobbora. OIUMti ANI ) CIltMINAIjS. rill ! NIOIlllAHA VIOH.VNTKH. Sioux CITY , February b. Reports have reached here from the Upper Elk Horn country in Nobraskn that Kid Wado. loader of the Niobrara outlaws and horse thieves , has been hung by the vigilantes , who have their headquarters at n place called "The Pen" at the mouth of the Long Pino. They have arrested a , largo number of nion in various parta of northern Nobraskn and taken thorn nwny to "Tho Pen , " whore they nro tried and disposed of in a manner unknown , but as they are never aeon npain it is sup posed they are shot , hanged or conducted out of the country. The terrible earn estness of the vigilantes and the mystery of their ways causes men to shudder when their doings are mentioned. It is posi tively known they have lynched cloven nion , and it is equally sure that others have mot the same fa to , but how many or by what moans only the grim execu tioners can toll. Kid AVndo was cap tured nt Lomara thrco weeks ngo. Ho Boomed to realize the fate that awaited him , but manifested no moro concern than if going about his ordinary business. A DEHVEIIATE Fid I IT. CONOHO , Toxaa , February 5. This morning natago going to Abilene mot the Incoming juiail , which gave the informa tion that it had boon stopped about ono milo back by rend ugouts. The first named coach had on board Sergeant Tur- bow , of the state rangers ; Sheriff Gerald , of Don Juan county , Now Mexico ; Edgar Stetson , of Oskoih ; S. P. Cochrnn , of Dallas , and United Slates soldiers. The ranger and the sheriff alone were armed. They laid their piatols across their laps , and when the coach was halted by two mounted mon they began firing. The fire was returned , one robber being winged. A running fighl followed , in which the sheriff was wounded in the shoulder and stomach. Ho will die. Cochran was wounded , but not seriously. The wounded road agent was carried off" by his companion. Parties nro scouring the country , and a reward of § 1,000 boon oilorcd. Muunuuiin ny .MKXIOAN IIODIIEIIH. NASHVILLE , February D. A special . from Culiacan , Chihuahua , Mexico , says' Judge Henry Cooper , formerly United States senator frum this state , was killed by robbers near there yesterday. No further particulars are given. Ho was manager of the Polk silver mine. Ho left here m November with $30,000 to pay off the dobta of the concern nnd start the mill. The MiiHsnuliusottB ProhlbitloniatB , BOSTON , February ! J. Six hundred persons , of both sexes , from all parts of the state mot to-day , to , answer the call of the committee having in charge ar rangements looking to the prohibition of the alcoholic drink trnlllo by constitu tional amendment. Dr. Daniel Dor chester said the platform upon which the committee works and proposes to work has ono distinct issue. Constitutional prohibition is to bo put into the constitu tion of Matsachuaotts forbidding the miuiufncturo and sale of alcoholic liquors fur the purpcso of bovoragos. Dr. Dor- luhtoi' spoke of thu strength of the iiovement among thu Catholics , nnd their irombod co-operation with the commit- ,00 , making a general movement of nil m reeds , thu objective point being the upprusaion < f liquor H.iloona. The plan f notion rcp.irtt u to effect this is the > rayer of I'ju ' prohibitionists if not ; rantocl by thu present legislature , thuu n 1885 a campaign will bo inaugurated o secure an largo n portion of that body s possible and then the proposed amend- tent shall come directly before the poole - > lo for a vote. The homo slmll l > n pro- eotocl against uncrouchm i > i ut the quor traflic. A canting it fund of 510,000 will bo raised to carry out the trohihition policy. The I. A. O. U.'iV. Iowa , February fi. The tsrund lodge , A. O , U. W. , of Iowa , esenibled here to-day in biennial session , nd 2i5 ! lodges and 0,700 members are oproaentod by 218 delegates. The ad- IroEii of Grand Master Miller counselled irmncss and resolution in the fight with ho Bupremo lodge , declaring that the or- ; anization in Iowa was never on BO firm a oundntion. The report of the grand-re ceiver showed that in two years there mvo been 01 deaths in the order , and @ 24'J,000 have been paid to the families. L'lioro is $15,000 in the general fund , and ? 7,000 in the beneficiary fund in the ' : iuaiury. The delegates v/oro entor- aindd at u public reception , concert and mil to-night , Blnolclnirn Nominated , LBxiwnoN , Ky , , February 5 , The lempcratio uuimtoriiil cuucua met again , o-night. Speaker Carlisle's liumo was , withdrawn , ho positively refusing to bo candidate while Williams and BUek- nirn were in the fluid. On the first ballot iight CongresHuinn Joj. 0 , Blackburn was nominated for United States senator. The vote stood : Blackburn , 73 ; Wil liams , 57. Senator Williams' ' term ex pires March 3 , 1885. vfl Underground TolCKrai > h > in i OHIUAQO , February 5. City Electrican Barrett , who has been examining Uio underground system of telegraphy in va rious eastern cities * in convinced uf their practicability and has contracted for forty miles of wire1) to bo used ns & basis for thu now tire alarm sjsteuv and nhich will ba put under ground , re poles in tUo vuntcr of the city.