OMAHA
TWENTY-FIllST YEA ! ? . OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAY 18 , 1892. NUMBER 33o ,
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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
