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OMAHA TWENTY-FIllST YEA ! ? . OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAY 18 , 1892. NUMBER 33o , - v Methodists Select Men to Fill Some Soft Berths in Ohurch Work. SCRAMBLE FOR PREFERRED POSITIONS Bouio Charges on tlio Side Concerning tlio Allnlri of the Noty York Hook Concern DNoimlm ; thu JtlncT.tc } rrohlum. Tbo feature of the Alothodtst contoronco j cstcrdfty was the election of ofllccrs'.for auxil iary departments of the church. Thoio Dfllrcrs are elected every four years. They uro positions of honor nnd responsibility , in addition to the fact that they command sal aries that are not to bo snce/od nt. The tint ofllcor considered In the election toduv was that of the two agents for the Now Yoik book concern , un institution hav ing a capital ot $3OJJOJd. Dr. Sanford Hunt nnd Dr. Homer K iton , who have been the agents during the past quadrennlum , were unanimously elcctod to succeed them- selves. Dr. Karl Cianston was circled as otio of the agents of the Cincinnati hook concern , nncl Chaplain AlcCabo , Dr. J. O. Peck and Dr. A. B. Leonard wore rc-eioctod as the three missionary secrotiriiu. The elections weio not completed. DlHcn-isIni ; HID Itinerary rrohlutn. After the preliminary exercises Dr. Alooro , of the Coutiiil Christian Advocate , wanted to talto up the matter of allowing thu bishops to select Iholr residences with loteience to their .cniotlty. . The confoionco would not depait from the togulnrorder which was the calling of committee icpoits. 'Jho commutes on Itineracy brought in n rcpoit iccommcnding the abolishment of the Ilvo-.vcar limit on appointment of pistols. The rcpoit favoicil the idea of permitting the bisliops to appoint pastors ovurv jear without rofeionco to Iho place to which the minister hud been assigned thu year previous. i\s the church law has stood for many yours a pastor could not icvnaiu atone place longer than live jcars In succession. A motion provailud to make the report the special order for 10 o'clock Wednesday. 'Iho Manner ol Elections. The committee on temporal economy 10- porlcd adversely on the question of making a change in thu manner of elections Adopted- The eider of elections was taken up Dr Ltin than presented n resolution to llx Iho order in which the elections woio to bo taken up. Tba resolution piovided tint nomina tions should uo made lu open conlorcnce , nnd nil elections should bo made In oj.cn couit. Dr. Ciouehci moved that the election of the seerutnucs of tlio Fiecdmcn's Aid society bo postponed until next Thursdm because the commlttco was not road } to report. Dr. Lamih.m's rosolutlon with Dr. Gouchei's amendment was then adopted. The oidei of elec lions will bo as follows : Agents of the book concein ut Now Yoik , ngc'iits of the book coiRorn ut Cincinnati , st'ciotuiics of the missionaiy societies , secru- tnrics of the Frcedmon's Aid and Southern Kducationnl society , cditoi ol the Methodist Ri-v low , and then the editors of the Advo cates nt Now Yotk , Cincinnati , Chicago and San Francisco. Denounced Southern Outrasot. The commlttco on the stnto of the church brought in n rcpjit that fairlv bnstiod all over w Itli denunciation of tlio outi iges prac ticed upon thu uoloicd race in the soutn. It cnlle.1 upon the government , the tate ofll- cl.il' , Methodist churo.li and all coed olll- rens to uriso In 'heir might and abolish the iiuilptiKics and ouliages that nio heaped upon tno coloicd people , anil ull white people who duio to work for thu elevation ot the coloicd lace in tlio southern status , The resolution declined thiit the coloiod jipoulo woio tii'atcd shamefully on the mil- wiij tiains und nt hotels and in ovc'rywiiy. They were shot down like dos and the law of the land was tiiiinplod .timer foot by people ple w ho despised tlio coloiod lace The losolution stiucd up tromcndous en thusiasm. Dr. Qutnl , Dr. Pavno nncl others undo vehc'incnlspccclics. culling upon the gioat Methodist chinch to sound the alarm and stand IUml } for the lights ot thu coloicd racj. racj.Dr. . Miloy ml vised the conference to bo inudeinto lu the luimiiugo employed. "We mo not perfect ourselvo , biothron , except ing in woids , " said Di. Miloy. The repoit was adopted by n Using vote , cvoiv dologata lu Iho conteicnco using lo bis feot. A Itoinh thut Win Not K\ploclccl. The order of the clav was then called. It was the election of olllcois , unit according to the plan adopted the election of the agents for the book eoneuiu ut New York was Hist taken up. Dr Miloy nominated Dr. Sanford Hunt nnd Dr. Homer Haton as the agents for the Now York book ooncern. These gentlemen have been the agents of ttmtconccin for suv 01 ul 3 ears. The nomination * wore seconded bv a do/.en delegations. Air. Field of Phlladolplihi wanted to ask some questions. The chairman docidud that ho was oui of order. Ho uotaUtod In the de mand that tie should be hc.aul on it question ofpuvilcRO. Ho w us called to order uy tno chair. It ho had been clvon the lloor l.o would have exploded a bomb. It was a busi ness nffiilf touching the management of the New Yoik book conrern. All. Field had licuios in his pojsosslon showing Unit Iho giuat book concoia at New Yor.c with u capital of $ J,0'JU,000 ' , had only made n not pioht of flll.UUU pur annni.i dm ing thu past four yo trs , Air. Field wished to ask it that was considered good business ability. Would It not bo bolter 10 Invest the money ut 0 nor cent In tlio west , and suciuo an income fi omit of $120,000 per annum. Another slningo fact lu the bush e'H of the book conccin , so Mr Field holds is that uhlhi the huusu did n business of { 'JiM.OOJ ' last jour , the amount of mono } on the books and uncollccicdjwus ? UKOOt ) , ) . In other words , two thirds of thu business of the year U still outstanding , The concern also shows a debt of t.'OO.WO. Dr , Hunt su > s he could explain this matter to the satisfaction of all reasonable men If ho had bearing. A lurtio amount of the capital of the Now York book concern , ho suld , is locked up in n building that is used by other depait- menu ot the church and brings in no lent. Ha bays that the whole capital ot the concern bus been made fiom nothing ny the concern nnd the debt does not loprejcnt any money sunk. Agent * iii : cleil. The first ballot for the election of agents for tli Now Yerli concern resulted in the election ot Uaton m.ii Hunt with piuctleally un opposition , Tlio nomination1' , for agents of tlu Cincin nati book coniein WPIO us follows : Dr. W. R Halstead , Dr. Lewis C'uits , Dr i'.ail Cranston , Dr. W , P. Stowo , Dr. Samuel Pcmborton. Dr , J. D. ilumiaoiul. Dr. L. A. Belt , Hon. Samuel Dickey and Samuel ti. Tim whole number of billets past wes 470. Hicquiri'dSU to make n choice. Dr. Hail Cranston iccehod IJJoto9 , und was the only man elected on thollrat ballot. The others rocehod votes as follows ; Hiiistead , 4(1 ( ; Bi'lt. 47 ; Cutts. 145 ; Dickey , U'.i ' ; Hammond 24 nncl the irst wcro scattering Air. Knox , a coloiod in MI fiom Kentucky , got ono vote , llo ulthdrou fiom the contest laconically , Dr. Hammond was the other colored man lu the race. Dr , Cranston was elected and n second ballot nas ordered to elect the second nzont , Tlio second ballot on the election of book agents for tlio Cincinnati book coiic.'rn was then announced. It stood as follows : Stowo , 20-1 ; Curts , liOl ; Halstcud , 39 ; Hell , 111 ; Dickoj , 10 ; the lest scattoiing. A third ballot w us ordered as thoio was no election , The result ol thu thhd ballot was not made Juiown before the conference ndjouincd. A ( tor the ballot had been tuken the confer ence decided ttml when the body adjourned U mould bo to meet at 7:30 : In tbo evening to receive the fraternal delegate from the Methodist KpUcopul church south , Dr. Cranston reported that the manual or- doied hy the conference was at last ready to bo delivered. Missionary Changes. The missionary commlttco offered n few amendments to the rulej relating to confer ences In foreign lanus In Indlrv the church holds a central conforcnco annually , which delegates from all the other annual conferences In Tndln attend. The missionary committee recommended that the missionary bUhops bo requeued to attend the annual mooting ! of the mtsslouary board. Chaplain McCabe was opposed to the ( bunco. He said it would ba n needles ) ex pense. 'J ho missionary board was not in need of information with regard to the ncods ot foreign missions. What the board needed was money. Information regarding the woik was furnished In abundance. No body doubted the great ncod of the work abroad but the money to accomplish the work was tbo thing that was not so easily obtained. Ho thought It would bo n gloat waste of tlmo and money to have the mis sionary bishops coming half way around the world every year to attend thoio meetings Dr. Shlio. Dr Pock and others held thut the question of oxpansa should not bo permitted to iiffoct the work. The mission ary bishops should como to the meetings. Chaplain McCabe said that India was get ting f.W.OOO a j oar , nnd ho thought that It had reached n point where the question of oxpouso should begin to cut something of a figure. Dr. Parker of India held that whore so much money was being expended It was nec essary that the gonciul Hupcrlntondonts should bo present toyivolnf01 matlon regard- inc the woik. The recommendation of tbo missionary commlttco with regard to the visits of tno missionary bishops to the meetings of the missionciy board were adopted. Kli ctliiK .Missionary Seerot.irles. Then came the election of thieo secretaries for the missionary society. Tlio nomina tions were : Dr. T. B. Noely. Chupaiin Mu- Cabo , Dr. J. O. Pock , Dr. A. B Lsoti.itd , \ \ lltlam Jones , Dr J. W. Hamilton , Dr. A. J. Palmer , Dr. S. L. Baldwin. The in cumbents during the past qtndrannlum wcro Dr. J. O Pock , Ch iplain McCabe nnd Dr. A. B. Leonard It was generally conceded that McCabe and Pock would secure a ro olection. 'lhethirdplaco.lt wns thought , was in the nir for the man who might get It. Bv resolution , Rev. John M. Rood was made honorarj secrotaiy of the missionary society. The icsult of the ballot for missionary secretaries was then announced. It stood as follows Total number of votes cast , 470 , of which Dr Pock got 1181 ; Dr. Loonant , U18 ; AlcCnbc , lli ! ; Dr. Neelv , 7. ) ; Dr. Hamilton , ! 20 , ; Dr. A. J. Palmei , 7J ; Dr. U ildwin , 1,1 , and the ie-,1 scattering. The colored men were not m It. Hammond , the coiorod cnn- diduto , got but two votes. McCabe , Peck and Lconaid , the socretuiioa for the past quudronniuni , vere declared to bo elected. Iti lorin In Church Ar chltectnre. While the tellers woio out counting the ballots on tno vutious elections the call of the commlttco lopoits was continued The committee oa church extension reported in favor of encouraging the study of church irchitcctuie. The report stated that the churcho- , best " -uitod for worship were those mat wcro built all on o 10 lloor. The com mittee recommended that caioful study bo given to the best stv lo of buildings lo secure ? race und practicability of the structures. 1'huropoiL recommended thut provision bo made for the knot-llng of the audience in wor ship It ptovuled lor good light , good vcu- tilalion an.I good heating. Dr. hccly declared in presenting the re port that the people would kneel if the news ivete fnronoutrh aunu. Churches in these .utter jours weio being built too much line opcia houses. Dr. Fisko uroso and sold that tha commlt- : eo on the icception of fraternal delegates Imd received u communication from tho"fin - teinal delegate from tba United Brothion ohuich asking when the conference would receive him. The conference derided to re ceive him on Fiido.v. Uu Constitutional Ch.inires. Judge Lawrence asxoj leave to offer n resolution. Ho was given the privilege of presenting tbo losolution. It lead as fol low s : "Resolved , That the constitution of the Methodist Lpiscosal church can only bo nlioiodor chunpod by the mode authorised. " Judge Law renco spoke upon the icsolution. llo held that there was but ono way to umen-l or alter a coiiRtilutiou. Dr. Knight , the speaker said , had stated thc'io wcro two ways , but this vv as rovoltitionniv. Judge Lawrnnco referred to a long lint of legal authorities showing that n constitution could not bo legally amended or changed oxcentlnc in the way piovidcd in the constitution It self. Dr. K ) nett's a dmission that the constitution could bo amended by a representative meeting of the people of tlio chuich ns a legislative act was not in nc- coidancc with tao constitution , ho held. Judco Lawrence was not given very good attention. His icsolution was referred to thocommlttoo on Judiciary. The delegates all took dinner with tbo ladies of the church nt the armory. Much IntciiHt felt , The facts given to the press by John Fields of Philadelphia relative to misman agement of the affairs of the New York book conccni have precipitated a sensation among the momboii ? of the conference. The matter v. as ttio principal subject of discussion last evening and knots of delegates congregate 1 In the couidors of the hotels and expiossed tbo opinion tnat , Air. Fields was all right , oven If ho failed to cany his point at jestcidav's scislon. Mr. Field said last night that ho wns confident that now that the matter was undcistood ho would have tno support of nine-tenths of the delegates. "B'shop ' Bow man sat down on mo hare ] jcstorduy , " suid ho , "but I am sure thut mv notion was just. It was only iliiut that this matter should bo Investigated bcforo the agents wcro olccte'd. The report ot tlio agents will bo submitted some tlmo during the session , nnd poihups I will got a chance lo say something thon. " Jtnv. Dr. Tlfjort Iticclved. The mass mooting nt Exposition hall last night was devoted to the reception of Rov. John J , Tigcrt , D.D. , the f menial doloeato from the Methodist ehurch South. Tlio re ception of Charles J. Baker , from the Inde pendent Methodist i-Iiurch was scheduled for the sumo oveniiip , but ns Rev. Tigert occu pied two houis in pmlng his respects to the conference. Air. Baker's reception wns po3tponod until ItiU morning , lilshop Men ill presided und Dr. Hnrtzoll presented Iho fiatenuil ciclegato , Roy , Tigort's ' ait- dross wus devoted to n rather tedious recital of ecclesiastical history and ho was en thusiastically applauded wVicn ho llnlshod , I'm or Dr. The election of an editor for the Centra Christian Advocate nt St. Louis Is of mucl Interest to western Methodists. Dr. Croigh- ton's man ) friends hope to see him elected. Meamer Armnln. At Bromorlmvon Soalo , fiom Now York At Southampton Lahn , fiom Now York At Rio Janeiro Enchantress , from Now Yoik At Now York Arlosland , from Antwerp Norwegian , from Amsterdam , At Gibraltar The Worm , from Aow York At AlovilloTho Furncssia. from Now York At Southampton The Saalo , fiom Now York. At Now York The Aller , from Dromon , California Domuc'r.iU lu Settlon. FIIE.SNO , Cal. , Alay 17 , The democratic slate convention met hero at noon to choose delegates to the national convention , then dl vide into districts and nominate congress mini , U Is expected the convention will las three clays. The matters of special Interes to rome up orowhetner the delegates sbal uo Instructed for Cleveland and whether the plutfoint shall endorse the San Francisco Trulllc association. Tbo Hill m u in the cou vcntlou oppose both. AN AMERICAN REGIS FRY Senator Chandler's Bill to Provide for the Registration of Foreign Built Vessels. * OPPONENTS OF AN EFFICIENT NAVY Vila * ntirt Mill * mid Vest Itnlio Tliclr Voices Agiilnftt thu Applopriatlon Hill 111 the buimto A I.Uclj DUcnuslon In the House. WASHINOTOV , D. O , May 17. Chandler ntioduced n bill to authorize ) the rcgUtra * Ion of certain steamships as vessels of tbo Jutted State * . Referred. The preamble rocltos that Austin Corbln f Now York and others proposed to organize n American steamship. company with a apltal of f 10,010,000 to construct and pur- huso first class steamers for tbo ocean rado and It Is to allow such vessels as may ) o puichnsou to receive an American regls * ry that tbo bill was Introduced. NIIMI ! Appropriation Itlll. The nnvnl approptlatlon bill was then aken UD , the pending question being on the irovlMon for nn Increase of the navy. The louse bill nrovldos for ono armored cruiser of nbout 8,000 tons dlsplncotnont , to cost , ex clusive of armament , not less than $ .1,000,000 , nd the bonato amendment provides ( In ad- lltlon ) for ono sea point ; coast Itno battle hip of about ! ) , OOJ tons displacement to cost lot over 1,000,000. also for ono harbor de fense double turret snip of the monitor typo vith n displacement of nbout 7,500 tons , to cost not over ? , tuUU,000 ; four light draft gunboats and six torpodoboats Mr. MePborsou , who had on last Friday offered an amendment to strike , out tno Uouso novlslon for an nimorecl ciuiscruaJ the scinto provision for a bittloshlp , and to pro- Ido for tinco instead of ono harbor defense laubio turret ships of the monitor ivpo , moil- lieu his amendment so as to confine it simply to the striking out part of it , leaving tbo lumber of monitors at ono. Mr. Hiecins made a speech favoilug the ncreaso of the navy. Kcnnninlciil Mr. Vlliu. Mr. Vilas referred to the prcsont condition of the public treasury uiid sum that the umount of annual nppiopriations now nn- losed upon the country might not Improperly jo dosciibed as appalling. Ho tuought that tbo sonata should measure the supposed lecossity for nn tncioaso of the navy appro priation on a Unn business principle ana ho was unable to think that tuo suimta should KO further under tlio pro ent circumstances .nan the house bill provided. Ho would have jcon glad to see oven that provision vvltli- liawn unions theio appeared to bo n greater : ioeossitv for it than ho had yet heard sug gested. Mi. Yost referred to Sherman's statement , made some dnvs ago , that they weru con- fioutcd withu deficit , and suggested that the naming would have boon moro appropriate ntid Inllnltelv of moro utility If it , had boon made to the lust congress. It was now very much like locking tbo stable door utter the ; ioiso was stolon. Ho would voio with the meatcst pleasure against the proposed in crease in every shape and form. Mr. Allison , chairman of the committee on appropriations , asked the democratic sena- Lors to indicate what statutes thcv would lllto .o tcport so us to reduce the appropriations that were LOW u necessity. \ \ here. Vest Would Cut the lUpenses. Mr. Vest replied that so far as ho was con cerned ho would lopoaj the sugar bounty law ana the postal subsidy law. Mr. Allison calculated the amount that would bo thus saved at about SS,001)OOJ ) , and said that the country was asked to elect a democratic piesident und a democr.Uio stin- ate in aider that the su ar bounty ana the postal subsidy law might bo repealed. Mr. Veil That wonla bo Just a starter. Mr. Allison rofcucd to the condition of the public : tioasuri , and among other things said : "I w111 sav to the senators who nro distressed nbout the sinking fund , that at this tiino the sinking fund lias til.OJO.OOJ to Its ciedit , and the chances are that ooforo tno end of the Usual jcar every dollar that ought to uo applied to It for the year ( or within U few millions nt least ) \\111 bo ap plied to It. And 1 will sav another thing : \Vhen this llseal voar ends wo will have ( In stead of being In bankiuptcy ) 525,030,000 of surplus. That is the latest estimate. 1 have no doubt that wo will keep within it , and possibly wo will have asurplusof.iO,000OOJ. 1 will vontuia my statement on < ho JSfl.OOO- OUO. I do not mean to sav that all the money appropilatcd will then bo ox ponded ; wo know that that Is never tbo case. lint what I mean to say Is that every requirement of the treasury will have boon satisllod and that there will jo $ .r , OOJ,000 of a surplus on the 1st o : January next.1' Mr. Mills said the report of the secretary ofthotroasuiy did not coincide with Mr. Allison's statement as to tlio surplus. Kind t Vessels Needed In the Navy. Mr , Ilawloy said that none of our warships were ships that could go out to open sea for a battle. They woio splendid chasers and probably splendid runners , but what was wanted was u few , at least , of the old kind of 18"i to 15(50 ( , that could walkout into , the middle of tlio ocean and say : "Hero I am with the stars and stiipos. " Air. lllscock expressed the nollof that If Mr. Gorman or Mr. Palmer would bo the next president and ho would advocate an cn- laigomont of the navy the senator * from Mis- routt and Wisconsin ( Atossrj. Vosc and Vilas ) would sustain their admluisttation or else sit silent in iholr seats , rinnlly the vote wus taken on Mr. Alr- Pboison's amendment as modified , and it was rejected yeas , 18 ; nays , ! ! 0 ; as fol low s : Yeas Messrs. Berry , Biodgott , Carlisle , Cockroll , Coke. Faulkner , Hill , ICylo , Me- Phurson , Mills. Palmer , Puscoo , Porter , Pottigtow , Pugb , Tnrplo , Vilas nud Voor- hcos 13. Nays Messrs. Allen , Allison , Butler , C'usoy.Chundinr , Davis , Davos , DuboU , Ful ton , Frjo , Oaliingor , Halo , Hansbrough , Ilawloy , Hlggius , Hisc-ock. Mundorson , Mlteholl , Morgan , Paldoek , Perkins , Proo- tor , Quav , Hansom , Sandois , Sawjer , Shoup , Stanford , Teller , Wilson It' ' ) . Mr. Morgan offered an amendment provid ing that if l'io harbor defense ship be put on the Pacific coast an uttowanco of 3 per cunt mav bn mudo on its cost to the contractor in addition to ttio contract price to cover the cost of transportation of material. The amendment was ugiood to without a division , The question recurred on the amendment reported bv the committee on appropriations. Mr. Cockroll opposed It on tbo grounds that there was no absolute ncod of the vessels contemplated and that the condition of the treasury did not Justify such an expenditure. vVithout coming to a vote on the question the sonata adjourned. IN Till ? 1IOUSK. Members KiiRiigo In u Noisy Controversy O > r ilioSiimlr ) Clilllllll. WASIIISQTOV , D. C , , May 17. Even the prospects of a lively skirmish. If not a battle today did not have tno effect of bringing a lurgo attendance to tUo house this morning and ttioro were not 100 members In whoa the hour of noon arrived. The sundiy civil bil was discussed anil the clause relative to dep redations on public timber gave rise to a good deal of merriment. Mr. Otu of Kansas , Mr , Wilson of Wash Inglon , Mr , Bowers of California and Mr Suodgrass engaged In u noisy controversy as to whether or not the law was efficiently executed. They all spoke In an excited manner , but what they laid was unintellig ible owing to the fact that thov all talked at on co , regardless of tbo speaker's gavel and regardless of the laughter of tbolr col leagues. Mr. flowers and Mr , Snodgra had a dlf forenco at to some remark that bad been made by tbo former , or which Mr , m < l understood him to make : and although ho Ho was not pissed , the ' 'I did not" style of argument was IndulijpU in to the amuse- nent of the members. Iteportod iiud I'lncecl pn thn Calendar. After some oppnsltloU the Journal wan np. proved and the following bills were loporled and placed cm the cnlaaOar : To provldo for additional assoclnto Justices of the supreme court ch OUahomi ; for the survov of n road ; for n/ > pip canal to connect Like Krlo and the Ohldjrfver. Mr. Ilolman Of Indiana wished to proceed vlth thu tun dry civil bill , but ho was stopped > y Mr. vVutson's demand for the "regular order , " which the spoalror stated to bo the Walker expunging resolution. Mr. Walker himself asked that the ootlsld- irntion of the resolution bo postponed , but ilr. W.ttsou was nilamunt and ronowcd his domntul. i The house then wont Into committee ot the \holo ( Mr. Lsstcr of Ueorglu in the chair ) , on the sundry civil bllln Mr. Plcklor uf South Dakota moved to In crease , from $120,000 , toj $240,000 , the nppro- irlatlon to moot the expenses of protecting .linbor of the public lahds. Lo t. It was during the discussion of this motion .hat the scene alluded to above took place. 'omUif actlou on the bill the commlttoo nioso and the house adjourned. NO SUA AIUIITIt.YTlOX. Some of thn Term : ! 6f tlio Agroomeiit Washington Nans Notes , WASIUNOIOV , D. O.J May 17. Uy the erms uf the agreement between QriMt iirltain and the United States , under which ho aibitration procootilng in the Boring ioa matter are to bn conducted , nlnoty duvs s allowed each govc ramotit after the exchange of ratification , tu which to pra- > are Its ciso and stnto I 10 briefs on which it osl3 Its position In the controversy. These > rioXs , as they may not1 properly bo stvlod , are then to bo exchanged and an additional icriod of nlnoty tlavs is given thc < repicsontativcs of each , nation In which o prepare any matter to rebut and controvert facts and claims nndo by the other side. The agents of the two govern ments arc now cngagea on tnls ptolltuluarv work , and it will not uo\untll \ It is completed that the active 1 ibors ofj the arbitiatlon com- nlsston will begin , though the arbitrators In the moan time naturally will inform them selves , as far as possible , on all the facts and questions bearing upon the dispute. Uwill : hus bo seen that It will bo next autumn nt ho earliest before the * * commission assem bles , und how long it wilt then talto tn con clude settlomcut of the controversy is Droblornailcal. It is reasonably certain , 10 n over , that Justlco Marian will bo away From the supreme court , a considerable part , if not , all of next term. Foitunately the great number of unusually Important cases decided at the term ot the court Just cnacd will make his temporal y\loss fruin the bunch ess keenly felt than would have been the aso nad the abseflcpjoccurrod during the : iast terra. * Itrjun'a 1'rey tjumhor Itlll. Representative Bryan of Nooraaki today introaucod a bill placing ; ron jh lumber on the free list and Imposing duties as follows on partly or entirely fininhcd lumber : Lumoer , 3ich side planed or fTi\isncd , 50 cents per 1OUJ feet ; planed on ouo side and tongucd and grooved , SI par l,000jfeet , and planed on Lwo siucs and tonirubd and grooved , $1.53 per 1,000 foot. The bill was not intioduced as the result of an agreement on a lumber bill by the democratic majority of the ways and means commlttoo , .Jjut It indicates Mr Bvy- nn's purpose to uigo that the committee scttlo the Lumber auction , ono Which had been before ft lor some/Umo , bvjrflporting u bill on olherillncs. ' , "jf ' Iiitoruatloiuil"sll JOT Conference. At the rcquo'st of th'pHc , > cretary of the treas ury the secretary otstoto hab instructed the Ui ited States ministers in all the European countries invited to participate in the pro posed intei national silver conference tocablo as soon as known the action of tbo r.'sp.c- tivo governments in the mattor. The formal inflations have been received at all the capitals , und it is decided to Inuo the result by telegraph BO fur as possible. and await the receipts bw mail of the formal responses. Uioat Britain , Italy and Austro- Hungarv have already accepted the invita tion , and it is understood that asiuianccs Have been received of fatorablo action on tno piit of Prance. Switzerland and othsr European countries. Not Alii the Flood Sullcrcrg. Representative Catchings of Mississippi a few days ago , on tbo leteiptof letters from Warren county , Mississippi , calling attention to the fact that a largo number of the inhab itants of the county had been driven from their homos by the floods In the Mississippi river and several thousand negroes rendered destitute , introduced a resolution appropiinl- Ing J.10,000 for the relief of the destitute until the high water bad receded , the land lords being unable to aid the snffeicrs , as this was tbo second year in , which their lands had been submerged. Today Representative Brecklnndgo of Kentucky reported tbfc resolution Irom the appropriations committee with an adverse recommendation. Tbo report says that the facts hnvo excltod the warmest sympathy of the committee and they would gladly report the resolution favorably if tlioro were no other question Involved than tnat of giving succor to persons In distress. But they do not think the case Is ono which would Justify cougross In mnklng the appropriation asked. Noton. The remains of Ssnator Barbour , accom panied by tbo congressional committee- , , his immediate relatives und a few personal friends , all in charge of Sergeant-at arms Valentino , wcro takoc from bis icsldonco this morning and convovod to Poplar Hill , Mo , where they woroJntorrod bcsldo these of his wlfo. Adverse action was taiten by the house Judiciary committee today on the scnnto bill to extend tbo Jurisdiction of the supreme court of the United States to Include the Judgments and decree of the highest courts of the Cherokee , Semlnolo , Chootaw ami Chlckasaw tribes of Indians. Tbo bill to provldo for the examination and classification of mineral lands In Montana and Idaho was today reported to tbo house from the commlttoo on public lands. The object of the bill ii to prevent the acquisi tion of lauds said , to t7cirich , in miuoiaU by the Union Pncllio Railroad company under its land grant. ' Pho total collections ( of Internal revenue during the liva months of the fiscal year ending Juno iiO , 1SU2 , wcro lB2r > 8 ° .0 < ll. an Increase of { .r , ( .0'J,8U , J compared with the collections during tha corresponding period of tbo piovious fiscal ; MT. Secretary Foster- ; has Informed Mr. Walker of the ' \yorla' , f ir directory tint ho will do what ho can to-cocuro favorabln leg islation on the proposition for the coinage ol 10.000.0JO 50-cont pleoc for the use of souve nirs for the World's loir. \Mion Cnngroa 1VHI Adjourn , WASHIXQTOV , D. O. , May 17. There ap pears to DO a decided -illfrcicnco of opinion among congressmen as ; to the tlmo wbon the work of the present * eossioa will bo con cluded , Some domocj'ratlo roprosontatlvos express the boliuf thit tbo adjournment will bo early , bpeakor Criip aavs the woik ought to bo completed by the middle of July. i'lr. Ilolman says that August 1 i * tbo latest data that ouht to ba fixed upon. Ho believes that nil the Important measures will have boon considered by that tlmo. Mr , McMillIn ( duin. ) SBJS the house should adjourn JulvlO. ' Mr. Cockran ( dcm ) said bo did not bc- Uovo the work would be completed in tlmo to onauio the members to got away bofoio August 1 , In tbo eonnto the Idea of aa early adjourn ment does not appear to have much support , even among tlio democrats. Mr. Mundcrsoa thought August 1 would bo tbo date. Other republicans said that Mr , Fryo was cntliely out of hl reckoning. Thoao repub lican senators who do not bollovo bat ad journment will bo very early layt. at poli tics will cut no figure in tha matter ut all. "Wo have every reason to dmlro to gel away as early as our domcoratiu friends wish to , " was the woy oao toaalbr put It. CLOUD BURST AT IIART1NCTOX Part of the Town Imndntoil , Bridges Swept Away and Crops Ruined. SEVERAL WASHOUTS ON THE RAILROADS Ilc.itrlco Cltlrcnn SiUlctlng from tlio High Muter tire it Oiunigo Mono lit'.io Hi it } ItnliiH In Other I'arts ol the btnto. IIUITIXOTOV , Neb , May 17. [ Spoclil Telegram to TUB Bun. ] A cloud burst in this section of the c-ountry list night lostcd from half past 0 until 7 o'cloc , doing a greit deal of damapo to Holds of grain. According ; o Observer Watson's rain gnugo , over thrco inches of water fell in loss than ihhty min utes. Many bridges along the country roids were swept nwav. The main Bow ciock , south of town , rose over flfteon foot In loss than an hour. Basements and cellars wcro llllcd from thrco to flvo foot. J.U. Bestco&Co. and Charles E. McChcsuoy will lese heavily on drugs which were stoiod away In the basement and rulnod by water. The lower pm of town was Hooded to such an extent : hat houses were llo.itlng and the families woio compelled to como up town anti put up nt the hotels. Tho'bus line was put Into uae , convoying families from the lower part of the town to the city. The inllioad track is wnshcJ out , in thrco places between this place and Colorldgo , which will delay tiains for a day or two. 1)A"1AGI2 * AT UKATIllCi : . Monday Mght'g Itulti riomlcil n Portion of Che Clt > . BiUTiticr , Neb , Mav 17. [ Special Tele gram to TIIL BLL.J Another heavy rain fell iiero last i ight. The total amount of water fulling was two and slxtcen-hundrodths inches. Much damage icsultcc ] In the noith- cast and southeast parts of the city. The clo\utcd storm sewer buist and Hooded n big section. Outhouses and sidownlus wcro washed awav anil ccllaisandllrst iloors were badlv Hooded In the Inundated distucts. A torrent flowed down Court street fiom Ninth to Seventh , Hooding business house cellars and even the ofllco of the Becklj house at bovcntti and Court. A largo slice ot the Barlington embank ment was washed out ut Ninth strost and JOO or 100 feet of tracic shifted several feet on the same line two miics northwest of the city. The Union P-iullo had a bad washout two miles southeast of town , near the paper mill , and another near Pickioll. The Bur lington rot , into running order late this after noon. No effort is being made to opciato the Union Pncillc trains this evening. The Blue men is now lit ilh highest stage since ISbJ , and has noaily reached that stage , iho bisemcnt of the Dempster mill is Hooded to a depth of thrco feet und the liver is htill rising. West Bcattica south ofCouitund cast of Center street to the liver is a foam ing sea of surcing waters. Numerous build ings aio completely mocked und many fam ilies have been dihcn fiom their homes by the rising waters. Much live stock has been lost In the flood. Indian creek hab reached its high water stage and that section is Hooded and many bouses wrecked. A big force of mori , including the pallia and tire department , has been ongazod all day rescu ing women und children from the inundated districts. Glonover suburb is almost com pletely cut off from the main part of the city by the Indian cieok Hood. The only moans of reaching it , is by the Burlington lailwav bridge. 'Iho electric light plant is so Hooded as to prevent the use of the dynamos tonight , and the city is in darkness. U'ho watciworks plant is also barth Hooded , and the onlicll - anoo in case of lire is the inadequate Pud- doclc pasture waterworks plant. A latgo section of the south foundation wall of Black's mill gave way this afternoon. It is raining agun tonight and serious fcais aio cntcitained of gi cater damn go to follow. msiti : ix 1111 : STATU. .Much Minor nncl Some Seilons D.tmngo Done liy thu lEiiln. STFKI.E , CITV , Neb , May 17. [ Speotil Telegram toTiic BUL.J A terrliio rain storm struck this place last night about 10 o'clock , deluging the cntiio country. Snnll streams were entirely inadequate to cnrrv the water off. The St. Joe & Giand Island passenger train was held until morning nbout thieo miles west of hero on account of appro ichos being washed away from a small bridge , i'bo Little Blue Is Higher than for ton .tears and threatens to overflow about half the town. The damngo to country bridges will icach into the thousands. It is Imposbiblo to form any estimate of the damage to persons living on the bottoms , but it Is enormous. SiicAtosK , Nob. , May 17. | Special to Tnc BUB. ] Yesterday fanners wcro In the Holds planting corn but last night the giound was again Hooded by a heavy lain , followed by a spiinklo of hail. Some corn Is up and looks Hue , except on the Hat lands , whoio it is drowned out. Oats is looking line and winter whont Is the best over seen hero nt this season of the year. WArunoo , Neb , May 17. [ Special to TIIK Bi'.c.J The Elkhoin liver is agnln on the rlso , being out of its banks , and a rise of nbout ono foot moro will bring it up In town , The farmers are oil at a standstill. Some of thorn were unfoi tunato cnouuh to gut their corn in Loforo the lain and will have to replant , onions being the only thing tint seems to thrho in thib woitber and are getting a pro.it stui t ahead of the woods , homo of the oldest farmers hero seem to think if the rain will only stop and they can got to work planting by the H t ot Juno they will got an average crop LINCOLN , Nub. , May 17. iSpecIal to Tim Brr.J Trains on the D. & M. from Beatrice were delajod this forenoon by extouslvo washouts. No. 0.2 was unable to limit a the run from lioattico to this city on account of damage to truek near Wymoro , a hulf mlloof track being badly washed out. A stub tialn was run from Lincoln to Omaha to accom modate passengers desiring to malio close connections. Trains on the Union Pacific hnva been hold hero ull day by a washout between thU city and Beatilco , Hi.nuov , Neb , May 17. [ Special to TnB Bi'E.l Last nlcht's rain was the Hrst to do any damage In liobron. For tlvo hours the heavy rain continued , Hooding cellar * of pu- vato residences and business houses. The Little Blue Is out of its uanlu , but no seri ous damage has occuneil , PAi'iifiox , Neb , , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to TIIG Bni : I The Popple creek is out of its banks and Hooding the bottom and the lower part of town , No dumago will bo douo at this , piano except from sidewalks being curried away , A further ilso Is expected before morning. I'AiniiiMiv , Nob. , May 17. [ Special Tolo- pram to Tun Bri : ] The heaviest rain of the season foil during last night , two and three-fourths Inches of rain falling within thieo hours , ThoBtioots were Hoodoii , tldo- walus washed awny , nud groin damage clone .roads. The railroads were badly clira- aged. The St. Joe & Grand Island Imd washouts cast and west , but trains tire now nearly on tlmo. 'Iho Rock Island bus a bad washout east of here , but got a train out thib afternoon on the Nelson branch , The passengers ana mails wcro transferred at n break a milo west of town. It will bo three to live days before the farmers cau get at work planting. It Is etlll raining. YOIIIJ , Neb , May 17. [ Special to TUB BKU , ] Sunday was a bright , warm day hero and put the giound In a good condition , o that yeitciday corn planters were at work ull day. While It has boon raining bore for tbo last three weeks everything looks nicely. Small grain was hover in bolter condition than now , A few days of ntco weather and thb farmers will have their corn planted and tbo outlook for York county will bo vo ry bright , LOUICm , Nob. , May 17. JBpoclnl Tcio- pram to Tnr. Brii 1 Th viost rain fall > ver known In tills part Mute occin red lore last evening , Rain. n falling at (1 ( o'clock ami In ono hour t's id tluco qunr- er * inches bad fallen , air * irlng the nmhl tioro was a total full o2 j Inches. I'ho cnllro town waiHooded in the bu-tine lait nearly encrv tell is tilled Iho tartlcs sustaining the losses wcio no ccncial merchants , ' I'tlpcr , R Tny or and Charles Unstojei Igei had about J.uOO bii'hel * of potato cvcral hundred lushcls of onions , bosid. 1 his stock of s\iups , vliu'p.lrs. olc , lilfiisjc.ellar , niul hU nss will bcjprottv hcavj All the bridges on ho Mnnll streams nio cither cniricd nwav or .willy damaged. The grade of Iho B v M nickel the water up tu the loworpartot own and caused sc\cial families to vacate their homo ) for the night , VMIIIU.IM ! UIMISOr UPATM. One of 'lexi * ' rrrtllp Vnllrs VUllect l > y n UcMti nctUo O } c lone. GuvKsMii.r , Tex. , Mav 17 News has leached hcto of n tcirlulo uH'lono in Turkey vnllov In liicen county. It swept frosn ono end of tint fertile spot to the other , literally demolishing everything in Hi path. E\on dugouts were unroofed and pcoplo lifted out uf them. The extent of the loss of llfo can- lot jot bo ascertained , Tivo are known tom mo boon killed and ten prob ibly fatally uirt. Hardly a person in the valley es caped without Injury of some Kind. Much DiimiiKu In lonn , Siorx CITla , May 17. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : HKC.J The cold rains of the ) ast two weeks liavo piijcd havoo with tlio icrns in Cediu , Knox and Holt counties , Nebraska , and lu northotii Iowa , and hun- ucds of dead cattle strew the ranges nnd iiituros. Various u'ports woio cuiront nt : lie stocic j ards tocliv us to the prob ihlo loss , nnd thn most conscivatlxo CHtlmalo placed the numbeY at fiom 1,000 to lf , > OJ head. Cit- lo owners Item the nconcy report their osies us small , but siy thatlu tho\lclnlty of [ 'ciiclor losses lia\o been lie ivy. Ono mm \ \ is hero today to sell OJO hides from the laugci. ' 1 lieio lint been nn Immense rainfall in this tcgiou this nflernoon. A great deal of dnni- ago b.'H been caused in the cltv. The nil- i o ids are much dela > od. ri DVK R\i > ii ) , In , May 17. [ SpecialTolo- giam to Tnr J3t.r. ] After a couple of davs ) f sunshine thcio was another mm at noon today and tonight it is pouting doun agiln with no prospect of u cessation No corn lias jeon planted in this section and farmers nro becoming veiy much discouraged , All Kinds of ouslness is seriously ufloctod by the con tinued luiny wcathrr. ICi OKUK , la , M ly 17. Both the Dos oincs and Mississippi mcrs nro ngaln risini ; and the watct from the DCS Moinu-t Is pouiing tluough the bicuk In the Birgo ovce. Feirs uro cnlcitilnnd thut the l pytlno lovco , protecting Alexandria , Mo , , 11,000 foot of the adjoining line , will gi\u awuv If the ilso continues , ns it is seriouMv weaiiened bv deep cuts The Mississippi ms risen ono tenth and the Dos Alcincs six nchos duuiiK the dav. Tarmeis are six weeks behind with worK. C lint ! us u HltMsIn ; ? . Si.v ANTONIO , Tex. , M ly 17. Southwost- orii Texas has been \UitedduriiiR the past twenty four hours by hoivv t.ilns , in some places the lint for three oarUiln fell nor an aiea of SJO miles squiic , fro'ii Brownsville to El Paso und to Coipus -"hristi. Drouned In Iho Kimhln ; ; Witois. BnsroNMiTC , Alk. , May 17. Hie iccent ac'avy rains have put nil the circles out of their hanks. Silver Spiings , a sm-ill'town west of bore , has bjen wieoked and Dr. Swallow , wife and mother diowuoJ. mtrcic or.i cmcua. Tit i/.v. I'uur Showmen Kllle.il , I'lio Iiijnrcd niul Tuonl } Anlni ils DrouniMl. ATCMISOV , ICnu , , May 17. The lirst section of Ringling Bios' , ciieus tiaiu on the Contial branch road was ditched by the clvinir way of a culvert near Concordm this morning. Four showmen were killed , llvo woio badly injured and twenty head of stock were diowned in the stioim. Two dead bodies have been taken fiom Iho wicck. Assistance was given fiom hero. The enpineci saw that the structure was down , but stuck to nisenirino and won * , over in safety. The other tialnmon jumped and none of them wcro Iniuiod The killed mo : AMinitT nri riuon , rrcoport , in , MUI , O'HONAU ) , Miidibon , Wls. The Injured ara : CIIAUI i sSi'Bscr , Ottawa , Canada , smashed about the chost. \Vim\M MAKSIUII , Baraboo , Wls. , leg broKeu , wiist dislocated nud injured mtci- nally. Tiio > usMcKiNNn\ , Chicago , injured nbout the head. FIUNK SMITH , Wisconsin , badly hurt about the head anil face , Three other members of thd circus were more or less liuit. The accident happened on tlio Central branch ot the MUsourl Pacific road. Comptroller i.ic y to Itetlre. WASIIIVITOV , D. C. . May 17. Mr. E. S. Lacey , comptroller of thocutrcncv , has prac ticaily decidoit to accept ttio presidency of the Bankers' National hanlc of Clncico It is noLlikoly , howu'.cr , that ho will relinquish Ills pioscut position bcforo the 1st of July. OITICC of Wr.ATimu BUIIP. vu , 1 OMAHA , May 17. | Up to 7 o'clock this evening the rainfall this month amounts to seven and ooventoon- bundiodths Inches. This H an excess of four and cighty-four-hundrudths Inches slnco the 1st of the motHi. So far duilng the cui- lent month there have boon twelve rainy dajs. The average number of rainy days in Mav at Omaha slnco 187.1 is thirteen. The greatest numuor of rainy days In any May Binco 167J was tweutv-ono , in 1877 ; the next greatest was twenty , in ISil. The wet May In H77 was follo'wed bv n wet Juno , as there are twenty-two rainy days looorded for that month. The driest May was in 16S7 , when tboro were only eight lainy days. In May , Ib77 , tboro were nix rain periods , one of them continuous from the lOtti to the J'lth , inclu sive , though the total umount of rainfall that month wai only eight ami sixtv-two-tiun- urodths Inchon. The greatest amount of rain tha.t fell In any May at Oniiha was cloven nnd twenty-uinc-huudrodth inches , in IbSJ. IbSJ.Tho storm Is central tonight over the adjoining portion of lown and Missouri. Rainy weather prevails fiom Missouri and Kansas northwest over the lower Missouri vulloy beyond Minnesota. Some exccssl\o ruins fell within the lint twenty-four houu ever this stctlon of tha country. Omaha had two nnd cighty-hundrcdlhs inches in tlio past twenty-four hours , bjt Sioux City bad two nnd oiubloen-bundrodlhi inchoi in the past twelve hours. The ttorm is slowly moving northeastward - ward , A proit northwest cuncntof air covering all the region west of the Missouri is sweeping east and southward. Tbo hljh barometer of which Una northwest wind Is tha forerunner , U increasing In magnitude. His attended by fair weather throughout the western part of the country , which fair weather will reach us soon und plvo us splendid weather during the latter part of the week. For Eastern Nebraska , Omaha and Vicinity Clearing ; cooler oa Wednesday ; fulr on Thursday. WABIII.SUTOX , D. O. , May 17 Tor No biaska Fair , preceded by showers In the east ; slightly warmer west ; west winds , For Illinois Showers ; slightly cooler- southeast gales , with severe local btorins. For Wisconsin-Showpig ; sllgutly cooler except stationary at Milwaukee ; southeast winds , For Iowa Showers ; cooler ; southcaa winds , Ducking to northwest. For South Dakota Fair Wcdiwday west wladg , OMAHA IS HEMMED IN Washouts , Laud Slides nml High Water Term a Cordon Round tlio Oity , UNION PACIFIC BRIDGE ABANDONED Approach on the IOWA Side Badly Damaged and Unsafe for Trains. UNDER TEN FEET OF MUD AND STONE Burlington Track Near Gibson Buried BB- ueath a Tremendous Avalanche. BIG LAKE FORMED NEAR DEERFIELD Water Irom the OtorlliHY ItcMiilors tha I.lnoft ImpiisuMo In tint Direction 1 mills at the Depot Collision lit South Om.ihn. Four greit headlights , ranged side bv slJo above four dotiblo lines of slippery , shining steel i nils ever which they throw n Hood of Ight toward Governor Boles' hind of pro- * ilbltion , were seemingly perminont llxtutei ast nlk'ht among the uppurtouancos of the Union dopot. 'I ho gloaming rays night have loaclunl the other aide of tha iver , but If they did it was moro than either of the ponderous locomotive' behind thoia londlights could do , for Jupiter Pltivlus hid tabooed thu crossing of the Missouri. Washouts and lindslldos worj the cllroat causes , nnd thyy offoctuallv olockcd six giout lines of railway. After 0 o'clock no rains loft for the east , west or south. The ( list trouble was o < cpjrlc.i ioil by the 1. .t M , , nnd cimo Monday night In the shape of u bi land tilde In tlu ovorn luirlurf ilultnoir Gibjon stitlo i. A imsi of ciartli velghiug many hundred tons fell across tha roadbed , covciing all the tricks to the depth of tc.i feet. A llg ) force of men woio at. once put to wont cloinng away the obstruo- ion , but their ho id way was slow and the lacks have not vet boon opened. All Bur- Ington tiains between O nuhi and Paclflo lunctloii vcstcrdai weio inn by way of the * Jnion Pacillo bridge and Council Bluffs ttunsfcr , and Oniiha-PlatUmouth trains weio compelled to cross the river twice. List A\UIIIII ) Cut oil. The great tiotiblo , how over , was caused , about 0 : )0 ) o'clock last ovenine , when a part. > f tha loadbsd at the cast cud of the Union Lucille biid ro settled and slid down toward , the ditch. It was of such a nature as to jloci ; the p.ij-iago of tiains , nnd coming as It did Just bofoio the tlmo of departure of loaily all the ovQiiing tr.iiiu stoppiJ travel completely , nnd left several hundred anxious nssengtus fuming within Iho uanow coa- Ines of the depot. The last tiatn to pass over the bridge for the west was Union Pacilic fast mall No. ! > , \\hlchc.imcovurat 0.15 and departed for the Pacillc co ist on tlmo. The lasteast-bouncl train to get nver was the Rock Island No U , which wont over at 0.30. Both the Rock Island and Mllwaukso bjeked ever hero as usual fiom their yards on the other side of the river about 5:30 : , ind the Milwaukee should have followed the [ Cock Islind Chicago ward all ) . , ! ) , but a delay of a few minutes was occaslo led in traus- fciring the MilwnuUeo sloop r from the Butlinston , and bofoia the ti-iin was ready Lo blurt , tl.o word camu foibidding any fuilhor travel between Omahi and tho. U lulls , and the Milwaukee wui tied up. Whrro tlto Trains Arc. The B. & M , flyer No. 2 , from the west\ duo ut 1.1" ) , came in two lioius late , and bo foio the baggngo could bo transferred tha Hal had gone forth und another lot of pas sengers had been made * mismublo. Union Pacific No , ! i , duo at 0:50 : , arrived two hours lute and. of course , could not get across to the transfer. The outgoing Kansas City tr.am was ready lo pull oat on time at 9lr : , but It didn't pull. The engineer couldn't Jump tuo washout , and wouldn't if ho could. The B. it M. train , No 7 , that should have loft tor Lincoln at 0:50 : , cojldn't got over from the Bluffs and that settled that ques tion. It couldn't hnvo gone if it had boon on this sldn , because of the danu'oious condition of the road bed near Docrllcld , uhero the water rose on botli sides of the track , until only the mils nnd tlio very top of the giuilo appeared above the surface ) of the newly foimed latce. No , ii , leaving at 4:40 : , got through without dilllculty and wus rcpoitod O. 1C. at Lincoln , although somewhat be hind time. Tlio Rozk Island night train for the woit did not luavo Council Bluffs and nothing wont over tnat lead after the rojular train nt 1:20 : p in. No 'JJ on that road , duo here from the west at" o'clockC3torday moinlnir , did not got in until after 5 o'clock last ovoiilng , aud that , too , after an exciting cxpoilonco at Al- bilght. The Milwaukee officials , finding that It would bo Imiwsiiblo to get their train baclt lo the Bluffs , sent their pisjongors over by motet shortly aflci 0 o'clock , made up an- oilier tialn on tlio other side and started for Chic-ago about four hours lute. Tbo same wus done with the passengers on Union Pa cillc No. 'J , who were to make the North western connection at the transfer , 'Iho Buillngton passengers put lu scvoial hours asking questions which elicited no delinito information and many tiua'ly ' sought the botch and went to bed , VVIi it the .Siipurliitoiulnnt I.earned. At 10 o'clock it was announced that tba B. & Al , would start no tram westward befoio moinlng , ai.d nothing could bo told as to u hat would bo dope with Iho east bound train until the return of .Superintendent Bignoll , who had taken an cngino and gene loDoarilold to maKe a personal examination of the condition uf affairs there existing. It was stated Hut if the loadbod was In tihapo to allow u train to pass , the tialn would bo pulled Paclt to Ashland and run to Plaits- mouth via tbo cut off , but nt midnight It was still standing on Iho second tiuc'k at the depot and Uignoll'a repot t of the situation at Dcorlleld was very discouraging. Ho found the track in very bail condition , with water uii ovoiv hand , Ho was unwill ing lo ruk the roadbed and stated that considerable siderable- lining would have to bo done to piotci't it from the wator. Ho started at once for bonth Omaha to make airangcmonti for the piompt delivery of several train * loads of inunuro from the block yards to ba used in dvko building at several point ) along the line between bouth Omaha aud Deer * Held. Held.Tho The situation is not torlous , as the roads east of tlio lilulTs are open , and passengers will transfer by motor in cases the bridge ap * ptoach washout proves to bo a serious one. It Is probable that In that case trains will bo BWitched to the Chicago , St. Paul , Miuue- apolU & Omaha tracks and will cross at Allssouri Valloy. 'IlioB & , Al Is the heaviest sufferer , but It has easy access to both Ilia Rook Uliud aud Union Pacillc tracks , and In ease of a washout at Duorllcld can readily reach Lin coln ovei either of Ijicm. VVhuro thu 'Iiouhlo It. The earth was washed away along tha bridge approach thieo quarters of mlle from the Council BlulTs transfer for a dis tance of a hundred feet or moro , so that ii vvaa unsafe for trains to pass. Another washout - , out fully as bad was at tbo went tad g