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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUXE 39 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAY 23 , 1S91. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT& CASIMIR-PER1EB IS DEFEATED EccialiEiB Eccuro a Pronocnoed Victorj in the French Chamber of Deputies. RIGHTS OF RAILROAD MEN CAUSED IT IYrinl klon Aftkcd for Ktnyloyof Mate JJnc * 1o Attend the Itallrojd CongrcM and I > rnlcil liy Ilic Gcncrcini-nt Ktiu of tlie Llclmtc. PARIS May 22. The government was de feated today in the Chamber of Deputies on the question BE to whether the minister of public .works had the authority to allow Ihe employes of the state railroads to attend the congress of railroad men. The premier , M Castmlr-Perier , demanded the adoption of the order of tlie day , pure and simple. The premier's motion was rejected by a vote of 275 to 22S. M. CaKlmir-Perier thereupon left the Palais Bourbon and the ministers subsequently proceeded to the Elysee palace and handed their resignations to President CarnoU Previous to the defeat the royalist deputy , M. Jules Guesde , moved that eight hours be constituted a legal day's work for all workIng - Ing people throughout France and demanded urgency for the motion amid loud cheers and encouraging cries from- the K > clallsts. M. Guesde declared the time was ripe for the reform urgently demanded by the working- men. These remarks called forth violent Interruptions from the members "of the center , who abused the socialists. The latter replied in warm terms , and the dis turbance became so great the president of the Chamber was compelled to intervene and with difficulty succeeded in restoring order. Other sjieakers supported the motion and others still opposed it and the minister of public works , M. Jonnart , declared the ques tion was too grave to be < lcalt with off-hand. and M. Guesde's motion ror urgency was thereupon rejected by a vole of 401 to i"4 and the original motion in regard to the es tablishment of a legal day's work of eight lours wan referred to the commission on labor M. Juarez , socialist , nfked whether the minister of public works had the authority to allow- the employes of the state railroads to attend the congress of railroad mui. M. Jonnart replied he could not interfere with the decisions of the directors of railroads. Personally he thought that permission might be granted upon the condition the service ivas not impaired by such attendance. Re ferring to the statutes of 1SS.5 , respecting trades unions , M. Jonnart said it could not be applied to state employes , adding : "If we permitted them to form unions we should authorize them to revolt against the author ities. " WHAT THE SOCIALISTS WANTED. The last remark of the minister of public works called forth violent protests from the members of the left and loud cheers from the center partM , Jouret then declared the government's refusal to allow the em ployes of state railways to take part in the congress was a singular example to private companies. M. Mileraud , socialist , said the rail way companies always refused to permit their workmen to attend such congresses and the government dlrtetly encouraged them by the attitude which it had'ussuraed today , adding : "If the bovernment refuses to state employes the right to organire , it Is In order to encourage the big companies to resist the laws , " ( Cheers from the left. ) Mileraud moved as the order of the day the order which was aecepte3 by the govern ment in 1K33 , and atthat time adopted , and which concluded with the declaration tbe Chamber invites the government to compel the big companies , especially the state com panies. , to respect the law of 1SS3. The minister of public works said some of the railroad companies had accorded the necessary permission to their workmen to attend the congress. ( Applause from the center. ) Count de Langulnais , centrist , asked why the law did not apply to the big companies amd why , as some of the companies had granted the necessary leave of absetfce , the etate did not do the same. M , Deramet , rightist , then moved that the Chamber invite the government not to make any difference between state and private j-mployes. The president thereupon said ; "Two mo tions have lcn submitted. Which shall be jiut first to a vote ? " The question was followed by the outcries of : "Both motions are the same. " ARBITRARY DEMAND OF THE PREMIER At this stage Premier Casimlr-Pericr interposed terposod , exclaiming : "The government re jects both motions and asks the Chamber to tdopt the order of the day. pure and simple , " This caused a sensation in the Chamber and much whispering among the members , Jor all saw that a crisis had arrived. The firemicr's motion was rejected by a vote of 27S to 225 and M , Caslmlr-Pt-ricr immedi ately left the Chamber , followed by the min isters. amid uproarious cheers of the left und the consternation of tne center party. Priority being granted in favor of Mile- mud's motion , it was rejected aad Mileraud eaid he "would support Derauiet's motion. The latter explained that the two motions svere > not identical. Mileraud , Is added , panted to apply the law in favor of the railroad employes , but , he added : "I want no distinction between ttate and private IM 01 kmen , " After a few cxiited spt-echrr. M. Dera- snet's motion was adppu-d by a vote of 251 to 22S. Count de Douvllle-Mallelou. member cf ths extreoue left , proposed the hotike adjourn until May 31 lu order to give the cabinet time to "reflect and nmimlel itself. ThU proposal caused another vpnmr I" the Chain- l > cr and wni rejected. The Chamber then adjourned until Mondty During ihe divisions cf louay the. members of the right votud with the sotrtallits und radicals , Ou leaving the Cliamb r of Deputies the ministers passed before the benches on the extreme left and were greeted wltu loud cries .of "Vive Ic republique booiale , " "Vivo la commune. " Tl-e ministers on reaching the palace pf the Elysee acquainted Prw-iaent Carnet witu the remit of the sitting of thu Chamber end Indicaled their intention to resign. They then proceeded to the foreign oa % where the situation was dlscnsbe * . Premier CaUmlr-Perier presided. It was decided to meet tomorrow nt the Elyw c palace and formally tender their resignations Utic president. It IB considered that the fact that the second vote was taken by the Chamber in the absence of tbe ministers preluaos the possibility of a comprcml e. M. Cas- ImlrPerier'swithdrawal from the government -will be Irrevocable , and it is thought none of his ool- Icagucs will consent to rater any new com bination. far the reason the views voiced by M. Junnart. minister ol pubHc works , in the Cbwnber were aswuied to by all the mlnUteis at a oouncU tUls imiruiBg. T.e cifncUl nnuouacemfciit cif the rtitigtmJion of tbe cabinet will b puWUlied In tU * Gkxtlle on Thursday- HARD TO FIND A PREMIER. NR\V YORK , May IS. Tbe HeraWt Paris disputed bays. It wRl be Impossible to patch up the ministry. M. Cwilailr-Pwier -trill rcfus * to usttr lute eny oaWitt-L Tb return NE Con Uns to t-JScti ie dittcult , be cause of the < Jlfler * N- between him and I'risiUdwit Caraot. The aniy available wan IE M. Chart * * Dupay , 4 k would iw * * rte to remain president el it * Chamber , li ii possible come ouUWtr , a m > w man , will tie selected to form a cnblnw before any politician of ImparUnce U or tV.nks lu i K candidate lor tfcr urtu eocr of tb > re- ' l > a f.nnm Hat Auotl.rr I Buenos Ayrer dispatch says- Information fxime * today from MontevWec that it 1 con fidently aiferted tier ? that ex-Admiral da Gama. whose intended visit to Spain hat been announced , hopes to hold a conference while In Europe with the roost jww rful persons -who favor ft monarchy In Brazil. Hlr purpoee IK to orcmnite 8 movement look ing to the re-et-taMlsbraent of the empire. He will propone to raak Rio Grande do Sul the c-nter of th * movement , and he IE to be named as cblef of the revolutionary party. CAUSUII HY A MMI'LU QtJKSTIO.V. Singular Kiplnniitloii of the Fall of llir rrtncliMlnUtry. . LONDON , May 2t The correspondent of the Times at Paris says : Tlie ministry has fallen no unexpectedly and under ruph cir cumstances that there Is a general feeling at the Patali Bourbon that the premier chose to quit office. At thir moment U is not known wTirtlier lie resigned , and If he has. whether President Carnet has accepted his resignation. Yet the history of yester day's debate in the Chamber IE none the less important. An almost unknown deputy , M. Salic , aeked Minister Jonnart quite a simple ques tion : The fourth annual national congress of the Railway Worklngmen's federation openwl yesteiday morning iln a ( pitiable state. Scarcely anybody was present , as no general leave was given to the men by the various companies to quit work In order to attend the congress. It would seem that for some time past there has been a great deal of discussion between the minister and certain deputlei , not merely socialists , as to what should be done this year with regard to granting such permission. If one may believe the assertion made In the lobby. M. Jonnart half did and half did not agree to intervene with the companies to induce them to give the worklngmen leave of absence. However this may be. the question before the house yesterday was of no greater im portance than to learn whether the minister had done or would do so. No doubt all questions are dangerous in the French Chamber , but this one of M. Sails seems singularly simple. It contained a question of principle upon which Premier Casimir- Perier made no move to declare himself. Indeed , he did not open his mouth during the debate , Tbe result came quite sudden as If M. Caslmlr-Perler had been "riding for a fall. " COMICS THE CONGO rilEi : VTATE. Ilffoct of a Trraty Juht ronrlndrd Betm-en Hrlgluin HIM ! England. NEW YORK. May 22 The Herald's Brus sels dispatch says : A treaty concerning the Congo Free State has been concluded be tween King Leopold and the British minister to Belgium. The k.ng abandons to England a small strip of territory in the region of the upper Congo , thus giving England ac cess northward to the Nile. In exchange England grants the king until the end cf his reign the left bank of tbe Nile up to the seventeenth degree. This is considered the most Important African treaty concluded for many years and is a master stroke of diplomacy on the part of the king , as It shuts out France from the Nile basin and placej the Congo Free State tinder the obli gation of fighting the Soudan denlshes , Stroniboll In a tntr of Krnjition. NEW YORK , May 22. The Herald's Rome dispatch says : The volcanic peak of Strom- boll. on one of the Siparj Islands lying to the north of Sicily , is showing great activity. The eruption IE increasing in violence and there are frequent earthquakes. The p o- ple living on the island have left their houses in terror. . SteamcrXmprwofJndiB ISi-lnc * Interesting Information Irom rorciqrn Lnnds. VANCOUVER , B. C. , May 22. The steamer Empress of India arrived from the Orient today. The British cruiser Pallas Jeft Hong Kong April 24 in rearch of the missing vessels Moraryshire and Blair Athol. These two vessels sailed from Java sir months ago -with sugar for Vancouver and neither has teen heard of since the day of sailing. Captain Hanson of the Flying Dutchman , who was captured by the Russians and sen tenced to four months' imprisonment for violation of the sealing laws , has reached Yokohama from Siberia , The Russians gave him every opportunity to escape , which he finally did , getting away with his schooner , the Emma. Miss Simmhoff , instructress In a school of Yatnagata , Japan , was stoned while attemptIng - Ing to addrets a crowd. The sight of her right eye was destroyed. Four ToWo papers liave been suspended for publishing violent anti-foreign articles. Tests were recently made in Japan of locomotives. The result was favorable to American engines , and they will be given the preference jn the future. - J * QV1TE s O. K. T. I > olrcnt - JIakluc Slow Progress at tinI t-u rr Cunn-utlon. DENVER. May 22. The Order of Railway Telegraphers is considering In c ecuthe ses sion today the contests for seats in the con vention. The credentials committee seated 110 delegates and reported , forty contestants. The majority of the delegates to whom the commttee refused seats , are opposed to the re-election of Grand Chief Ramsay , and the vote on the contests will indicate his strength in the convention. The delegate ? are making slow progress. er.ly about 125 delegates having been pro nounced entitled to teats. About twenty delegates were seated today , both the Ram say aud the opposition lacunas claiming to have profited thereby The Ofbt for and egalnst Grand Chief Ramsay is being warmly wsg d , but the election IF set for such a late date that no reliable forecast as to the result can be made. The urongest opposi tion candidate is W. V. Powell of Wichita. Kan. The main point urged against Ramsay Is extravagance in handling funds of the order. Tiere is uo Intimation of dishonor able conduct. _ VIMO ] > T ItlUT IX .iKKJXS Wtilte Cap * Kill a I > rtrUie Who " " Cau Ml Tlilr Arrest. LITTLE ROCK , May 22. News has just readied here of a bloody riot which oc curred at Forrest Cit3" this afternoon. The trouble waa brought about over the arrest of certain prominent cilliinfc of St , Francis county , charged with whltecapiun. A de tective by the name of Webber from Mem phis was engaged to run the while c&ps down. He went to work on the case and as a consequence some thirty or forty ar rests followed. Today Webber was attacked In Forrest City by friends of the parties he had arrested. Shooting followed and Webber was Instantly killed ( and i Deputy Sheriff Smith was serieusly wounded. Frank Gor man , a merchant of Palestine , IK charged with doing the shooting and hut been placed under arrest. The town Is in a state of great excitement and more trouble may fol low Ft any time. r lln four Itirht-t. MINNEAPOLIS. May 2i An Anoka , Minn. , fpeelnl to the Journal tayt. The Mississippi river fell four inches last nlgbt , but if there are rains this wp k damage will retult. The Rum river it backed vp by the high water in tbe Mlwisrimii and tbe w t Iwnl : b 10w the dam i bclig waUied awny. Storekeepers ha\e had t SJ ve out. us their buildings ur being tadarmlowJ. A large number trf togs hire broken imt at tlie booms , but they boioag mostly to Jilunetoljt I B- cvrni. llolcU the Itt-c Law Couititutluiutl , tTI'-A. N Y Mar 22 Tte Cf-nrrs' tern ! thr suprriTK court 'n Ui * dn'rirj a its i3t n ii tD. " "asr cf r lv ver. - t. v- > * itca ' > .aw'iM T . -.J ADOPT A NEUTRAL ATTITUDE Moral Turpitude of Statesmen Neatly Evaded bj the PRESBYTERIANS STEER CLEAR OF DANGER O.ortion of Ilxclndln ? Men of Dlmolnte llnliltn from Conpri-kK Not Kccldod Al- IrsFfl New Ilcllultlonr of Iotna > Home JMIni-loiifc SARATOGA , N. Y. , May 22. The devo tional service at the opening of the Presby terian general assembly was devoted to the subject of home missions. The committee on bills and overtures presented a partial report. An overture had bfren received from the presbytery of New Albany asking the gen eral assembly to memorialize congress to enact such regulations with reference to the personal life of their members as will pre vent the presence In the national councils of men of Immoral and dissolute characters. The recommendation that no action be taken upon the subject was adopted by a small vote , but without opposition. The presbytery of Rochester had overtured the assembly , saying that it "view * with apprehension the attempt of the general as sembly to make new definitions of dogmas by deliverance by Judicial decisions , " and expressing the view that "no doctrinal state ment which Is not explicit ] * contained in the confession of faith and catechisms of the church is binding on our office bearers. " -.In reply the following action was taken : "The general assembly has ne-ver tinder- taken to make new definitions of dogmas either by deliverance or Judicial decision and we hope that this declaration of former as semblies , repeated by the gei-eral assembly , will allay the apprehrnslons , of our worthy brethren of this presbyter- " Dr. Lovvry , chairman of the committee on confession , got the floor , but he was unabls to accomplish the adoption of his recom mendation , on account of a dlffcrtnce of opinions , as to the "best printed text of the English bible. " The committee desire ! either the best English edition or the best edition of the American Bible society. An Impetuous member wished to have the American edition of 18S1-S5 adoptd and the discussion which followed caused the whole matter to go over as unfinished business. Dr. Brown of Portland , chairman of the committee on home missions , then pre sented a report on that subject. He spoke with emphasis and spirit , paying a special compliment to the work of the women of the church. Concluding , he said that the church must raise $ L23S,311.40 during the coming year In order to pay the present Indebtedness of the board aud enable it to prosecute its work for the twenty-four months. During the year SSSC.OOO have been received , while a debt of nearly HaB.OOO is reported , due to a falling off In legacies. The women's missionary societies have con tributed T2CB.OOO. Under commission from the board are 1,821 ministers and 2,386 teachers. The speech of the secretary , rep resenting the board , was made by Dr. Dun can J. McMillln of New Tork. Discussion by the members of assembly continued dur ing moEt of the remainder of the session. Opposition to the projected new building for the Home and Foreign Missions boards , which is to be erected in New York at a cost of nearly Jl,500,000. was made by Elder McDougall of Cincinnati The subject was ordered sjieclally considered by the general assembly at 10 o'clock Saturdaj- . IMPORTANT onCbTlON SETTLED. Theological Seminary Contest In tlip Pres byterian Cnnrcn DcO tltelr SetU d. SARATOGA , N. Y. , May 22. The question of theological seminary control , to far as the general assembly of the Presbyterian church Is concerned , is settled. By a vote of almost four to one the report of the ma jority of the committee that considered the matter was adopted today. The report , which was given in full on Friday night last In the account of the pro ceedings of the assembly sent out by the Associated press , provides for gaining the power and right to approve the appointments of professors and directors and asks the -fll- rectors of the seminaries to declare a trust in favor of the Presbyterian church , which the general assembly may enforce in the civil courts. At the same time a commit tee is provided which shall confer and ad vise with the seminaries and seek to pain their consent to the proposed plan. The report was put through the assembly In spite of the uigent requests for delay , and in the face of protests from those who de- Fired that the church and the Institution affected might be consulted. Earnest ad vpcates of the majority report volunteered suggestions to the assembly as to what it should do to accomplish a given purpose without the formality of addressing the moderator. At one point the moderator protested that his was a difficult portion "with twenty of you fellows calling to nie at once. " The scenes of confusion were not equal to those of yesterday , but they were marked. An episode , during -which he was accused of foreshadowing the action which he de sired the assembly to take , was concluded by an explanation that failed to explain. The speaker said In doting that he gave notice of a protest against the * action of the assembly. A voice from the floor called. "Out of order. No action lias been taken. " The moderator remarkc3. "He'll lie in order presently. " and explained afterwards that he meant thai the speaker would have taken his seat and M > be in order. The fact was elicited that the boards of the directors of the seminaries at Prince ton and Allegheny had expressed the desire that no changes be made. This fell upon unwilling ears and had small effect upon the \ote. McCormick's seminary at Chicago and Dam Hie seminary are already upun the proposed basis and will have to make no change in their charters. The separation of Union seminary from the assembly was de plored by the speaker , who accused her dl- lectors of stealing the seminary. Thus ends the present chapter of the contest over seminary control. The com mittee to be appointed by the moderator will be a unit in favor of the proposed chances. Probably a number of the old com mittee will be renomlnatod. This evening was devoted to a popular mefting in the Intercuts of home inlsitJons. The attend ance was large. Speeches wore made by a number of speakers representing various phases of the work Dr. Browne , the extreme northwest ; Mr. Chapman , the Pacific coast ; Dr. HHllE. the central vest , and Dr. Little of Tcrak , the southwest , AGAINST OltUAINING WOMEN. No 1'rnmle Pre rln-r Desired by the Coin. berUud I'r * bj terUii AiiwroWy. EUGENE , Ore. , May 22. This has been the most exciting day of the Cumberland Presbyterian assembly. The report of the judicial committee , which made both ma jority and minority reports , was taken up. The question at issue was -whether B woman Eball be ordained to preifth. The particu lar case In point ii that of Mrs. Woolerr- The minority report favoring ordination was lost , feC ta St. Tben the majority report TVEB carried. A motion was tnude fnr a reoon- sidttratlon , but the motion was tabl d and the matter rests , for the preMMt , at least. It is urtilwUe th matter will finally be re turned to the pretbj-tery and after their aeUoa In brought before the centra ! 35- siubly another year. l ! * ] > tli.U In Motion at ii * rat oca. S\RVTOG\ Y , Miy 22 The Amer ican XUf. ct EJj.jitioiiU srpcif'v cUi-vrn-J in ' the K. > * i ancual irrt'.rg in tic tmr.'ion hail ' - fii , TUB report ' its n * tve . board was red. Rev. S. S. Halt of Albany read un utrie and cstiauctlve paper on "Right of the State to Educate. " He Fpoke against approprlatlcr. * for any wctarlan schools. Rev. Dr. Atttfland Hoyle of Min neapolis spoke on the "Farlbault Plan and Its Failure. " SALVATION or mi ; Maito. It Can lie Mo t KtlctIt -l.r Arhlcinl In a Srjiaratr t liurdi. NASHVILLE. May 22 At today's session of the Southern Presbyterian church the ex ecutive committee on colored evangelization presented UK report. The report reaffirms the e'tabllfhment and maintenance of sepa rate African churches as offering the most effective salvation of the negroes. It urges liberal support of this work and asks that J1D.OOO be raised for this purpose. The re port will be considered tomorrow- . Judge Lapsley presented a report on the resolution offered by Rev Dr. Woods of Baltimore ye-tcrday , coac--niing the memorial on the Brecklnridge case The committee had amended the resolution and brought it back with the recommendation that it be adopted. As returned the resolution says that "as the supreme Jndlciary of our church It would manifestly be highly improper for the assembly to exprent an opinion In a case which IB before-a lower court. " The resolution closes by saying that the assembly "does now , an4 always has done , desire and intend In all orderly ways to promote , maintain Jind require In Its people that personal purity which is the common foundation of the home , the church and the state. " The resolution was adopted. The committee on organization having , last night , submitted a repnrt recommending that the assembly decline to open the question of organic union , the report will likely be dis- cuF ed thir afternoon , together with s minor ity report signed by Rev. G. E. Campbell , who favors union , i .i TOIVX itcniu orr. Loss of Fifteen ThouKnml All 1'iilliuu on One Firm. SIOUX CITY , May 22. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The business portion of the town of Luton , la. , fifteen miles east of here on the Milwaukee road , -was destroyed by fire this morning Fire started"in G. L. An drews' general merchandise store. His-loss Is S3.500 ; on R. H. Terry's merchandise stock , S2.500 , total loss , postoffice , loss not known ; J. H. Van Aken. loss on stock ? 500 ; Strange Bros' , hay camp , loss $6.000. All the buildings belonged to Strange Brot. of this city , whose total loss Is ? 15OBO. All in sured but Strange Bro ' hay. Kldpatirt. Wur < lcri-rb Not Located. DES MOINES , May 22. ( Special Telegram to " The Bee. ) The location of the three murderers of Conductor Ridpath still re main a mystery. It hat , been determined , however , that they are not in the Polk county Jail , and word was received from Winterset today saying they had not been brought there. There is n suspicion that they are concealed somewhere in this city. It is taid tonight that WeCms has con fessed , saying that he struck Ridpath a blow on the bead that staggered him , that Hammel fired the -fatal shot , while Krout was standing across the street. The au thorities are making arrangements for an immediate trial of the case. Nck ! - lluthMot Much m- Must Go. CEDAR RAPIDS , la. . May 22. ( Special Telegram to The Bee > Mayor W. P. Dan iels has Issued .an order giving the owners of the penny and nioUd-in-the-slot machines until Friday to take Jthcni .out. , TuereJire about 100 of these machines in operation here , and all have beeai doing an Immense business for the past two or three months. KILLED i'ra rjCJOl' * JlOJliiE. South Dabota Coubo.r Losrs His J.ifr lu llir Roundup. CHAMBERLAIX , S. D. , liny 22. ( Spe cial Telegram to The Bee. ) Ole Olt-son , a cowboy employed In the roundup west of the Missouri , was killed yerterday near Hatch" City by his horse throwing Itself backward upon him. He arrived in the country only a few months ago from some point in Iowa , Particulars concerning the dead man or his relatives are meager. The horse that killed him is very vicious and has the reputation of having killed two other men. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Will Try Him on Another Charsrc. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , May 2i ( Special to The Bee , ) Dave Jones , -who was In dicted for aiding Postofflce Robbers Burke and Randall to escape from the county jail , was released on that count yesterday , but Immediately rearrested under another in dictment. The first indictment was de murred to on the ground that the men who escaped were United States prisoners and the state had no right to middle in the matter. The indictment wa& theiefore quashed. Jones was nt once arrested on an indictment for aiding Joe McOabe. who robbed a hardware store at Sherman , to et- cape from Jail here. At the time the pris oners pot out there were six , but all were recaptured except Burke and Kandall. Jones will plead to this latter indictment tomorrow. ' About twenty-five Jurors were examined before a jury was -empaneled lu the second trial of Dr. A. M , Fisher for the murder of Minnie Olson. Knight * of I'jtliiuK KuK-rluln. SIOUX FALLS , S , D. . May 22. ( Special to The Bee. ) ThU afternoon Major Gen eral James R. Carnahan of the Uniform Rank , Knights of Pythias , arrived in this city. He was met bv the local Uniform Kaiik knights in full uniform and wmbTs of the regular Knights of Pythias lodge. He was escort J fiom the depot to the hall , where he talked with the officer * of , the local order relative to forming two regiments of Uniform Rank knights in tills state. The First regiment will have head quarters here and the Second jesrlment at some city In the Black HlllB , probably Deadwood. Tonight the major general w as tendered a reception , ball and banquet In the largest hall here. The event was in eclat the * qual if the reception tendered Governor Sheldon enl Washington's birth day by the military i-ompany here , r.-hich was considered the gwellest event of the year. j TJY1.0KS STILt AT JJUEltTY. Offlcrrfc Temporarily Uliautlon the Pun-ult of the McrCb Mcrdrrcrfc. MILAN , Mo. , Marfe The hunt for the Taylor brothers , whotrnutdert-d Hie Mt-eks family near Browning ; , Way 10 , has been temporarily abandoned in the Chariton river brakes and Shjtffs Nlblo and Win ters returned home -.en United Suite" * Dep uty Marshal W J. I eeman of Kt. Louis , j i Freeman eaid ; * T hive BO doubt but tbe fugitives have been " in the river brakes , but think irrie of their friends have been with the pses wha ere hunting them , and ket-p them posted on every move of the otBcers , and that they evaded their i pursuers Saturday .nlj.ht and made their way back near their father's borne , " Mr. Freeman ha ? font to Browning , where he and seven more United Stiles officers will guard the houses of friends or the Taylors for . ' Woim-iiiWou't IJrttui 1o LEXINGTON. May 22. Mr. Owens will speak here on Mondtrj- afternoon , June 11 , This wll ] be his flret appearance here blnce Brecklnridge opened the campaign , and plans are on foot to make It a rousing demonstration. The Owens dub today de cided to Bend invitations to Brecldnridge and Settle to peak at the name meeting A complication has arisen as the women of Lexington had been invited to attend the meeting , and had signified tbe-ir Intention of turning out In large numbers. They now say that If Owens and Settle debate they win fladly attend , but If lirccklnridee ac cepts the invitation they will have nethlrig to do with the meeting. It IE ] > os ible the Owens club may reoonaider its action taken today. Ced Them 1 oo i Frank Otta , in charge of B&rnum'c bill I car was arrested at the Webster street ' depot 1-t-t 'Vfrlne fr tssauHng ) two boys ] who raj liita & " .t r > si.ri t'om HeVcr HIE tr. gt-ier , < .f < li < - 1 , < lc was so i-mre ( bat i r v j Tflt'tj ttd ca Jed an .i OMAHA GETS THE CONVENTION7 Sepntticans Will Home Their State Ticket in This Citj Angnrt 22 , MEETING OF STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE of n 'preM-ntatloti Will Mak < - Number of I > clegatr AlmoM n Then and Inno vation in riatform Alallng--Co - klpbout The next republican istate convention will be held In Omaha and the date of the gathering has been Hied at 10 o'clock a. m. . on August 22with the particular location to be left to the local committee. This matter was settled at the meeting of the state central committee last night. At SJ0 ! o'clock Chairman Brad Slaughter called the committee to order In the dining room of the Millard hotel , and a moment later Mayor Bernls. at the head of a com mittee of Omaha citizens , filed Into the room to announce that the council chamber wan at the service of the members of the com mittee. He said that the clly gladly ex tended a hearty welcome to the committee and hoped that the meeting would adjourn to the council chamber. T. C. Callahan moved that the committee accept the Invitation and adjourn to the council chamber. H , M. Waring urged that the motion should prevail , as In the room tendered there was every convenience for the trans action of the business , besides there was an opportunity for special ore to drup in and listen to the deliberations. John C. Watson appreciated the gallantry of the city , but thought that the committee should continue its work without adjourning to another place. Vpon the talcing of the vote It was de cided unanimouly to adjourn to the council chamber , and at once the members of the committee took up the line of inarch. After reasicmblltip. ex-Governor Thsyer and Mayor Bemis were Invited to seats upon either side of the chairman , who announced that the committee had convened for the purpose of fixing the time and place for holding the. next republican state comeu- ticn. ticn.Upon Upon calling the roll , the following mem bers responded : Brad Slaughter , chairman : Tom M. Cooke. secretary ; First senatorial district. W. H. Wilton. Table Rock , proxy to Tom Benton ; Sfcond , T. J. Majorr. Peru ; Third , J. C. Watson , Nebraska City ; Fourth A. L. Trimblin , Weeping Watei ; Tilth. H. M. Clark , Wahoo ; Sixth. W. A. Saunders and H. M. Waring of Omaha , J. H. Van Duzen South Omaha ; Seventh. J. W. McDonald , West Point ; Eighth. John Spencer. Dakota City , proxy to E. A. BarnesNinth. ; . John Peters , Albion ; Tenth. Perry Selden Blair- Eleventh , E. C. DImm'ck. Creston ; Twelfth. J. G. Pollock , Columbus ; Thirteenth , J. S. Trommerhouser. Ewing ; Fourteenth. George A. Eckles. Chadron. proxy to James Morns ; Fifteenth. J. H. Chapman. Ansley ; Sixteenth , J. T. Mallalieu. Kearney , proxy to O. G Smith ; Seventeenth , J. H. Thummel , Grand Island ; Eighteenth , J. W. McClelland. Fullerton - lerton , proxy to V. Hascall ; NinUeenth , Thomas Carr , Staplehurtt : Twentieth. L. L. Llnflsey , Lincoln , and J. J. Trompen. Hick- man ; Twenty-flist , 1. W. Funk , Beatrice- Twenty-second , T. C. Callahan , Friend ; Twenty-third , C. L. Richards , Hfbron : Twenty-fourth , C. S. Miller , Fairmont ; T. enir fif.th. . , C. W. BorUs , Genville ; Tw eiity-slxth , C. .E , Adams , Superior : Twenty-seventh , E. C. Webster. HssUnjs. Twenty-eighth , Andrew Richmond. Orleans- Twenty-ninth , J. E. Kelly , McCoDk. proxy to J. C. Allen ; Thirtieth , W. T. AVileox , .North Platte ; es-ofiiclo members. C. T. Boggs. Lincoln , proxy to Tom Benton : li. Hv Robinson , Omaha ; C. C. MeNish , " Wisntr- S. H. Steele. David City ; J. L. McPheeley , Mlnden- Mat Daugherty , Oga'alla , BAS1S OF REPRESENTATION. To settle the question of apportionment , L. L. Llndsey of Lincoln moved that each county be entitled to one delegate In. the convention for each 100 votes or major frac tion thereof cast at the last state election for I. M. Raymond , candidate for regent , and one delegate at large. After some dis cussion this was agreed upon and the ques tion of proxies -was taken up and discussed. As a result of the discussion the committee agreed to recommend to the convention that no proxies be allowed , but that delegates present be Instructed to cast the full vote of their respective delegations. C. C. McNish of Wisner favored the plan of allowing the central committee to name the temporary officers of tlie convention , but met with opposition from George A. Thum mel of Grand Island , who said that such a course smacked too much of machine poll- tics. He had no doubt but that the com mittee would act wisely , though the proper thing was to leave the selection of the of ficers to the convention. C. T. Miller of Fairmont agreed that the plan was In the line of machine politics , but said that such a course had been followed for years , and as a result saved the con vention from two to three hours , ' hard work. Matt Daugherty of Ogalalla urged that allowing the committee to name the tempo rary officers was taking away the rights of the delegates , a thing that was utrejmb- II can. T. C. Callahar. ofFriend Insisted that a dozen pf the states -were following out Mich a plan , and if the convention was not sat isfied with the selection of the committee it was an easy matter to make the change. The plan was adopt c-d , and then , upon mo tion of J. J. McPheeley of Minden , the eeu- tral committee was instructed at some future date to name a committee of fHe to piepure a platform and resolutions to be reported to the convention upon its convening. Jn doing this he urged that heretofore the work of preparing the platform had fallen upon the shoulders of some leading republican , thus making It a cieatnre of one man's Ideas. He wanted the lending republicans to have n hand In the preparation of the platform , and at the name time he wanted an enunci ation of principles that would stand the lett , 1. W Funk of Beatrice , in speaking upon the subject of the time for holding the con vention , expressed the opinion that it should be held as late as August 22. Matt Daugherty thought that a date few days earlier would suit the people much better , and suggested August 7 as the proper time. In giving his reasons for the early date he urged that the republican Idea waste to lead and not to follow. The populists had agreed upon August 15 as the time for thuir etate convention , and it devolved upon the republicans to pet Into the field with the best ticket that could be nominated and at the earliest possible date. H. W. Clark of Ithtca thought that It did not make much difference ubout when the populists htld their convention. The party was a party of mifctal.es , and about the only thing that he cared for was tlmt the convention should be held afler the holding of the congressional convention In the Fifth district , which was called for August S. H. M. Waring of Omaha gave It as his opinion that an early convention would not be GO largely attended as one held a few days later. later.AT AT OMAHA AUGUST 22 , Captain Adams of Grand Island explained that If the convention was held on August 22 it would not Interfere with any of the Grand Array encampments of the Hate that were elated for July and August , and by H unanimous vote that date was agreed upon. The ducks having * been cleared , everything was ready for b lecilng the place of the in- publican state gathering. Thomas Corr of Seward county caught the eye end ear pf the chairman and placed the iraree of Lincoln before the oommittee. W. SauDderc of Omaha tald that It af forded him DO fciin.ll degre * of pride to In- rite the rtnv Btk.n to the metropolis of the Bta'e ' In doing s" he fciud that On.aba vou'1 oStr frre t > l osi a hall all of Hie dec'ratlcre n.iE"banners utlt-ji tirl-ft an1 ! itzc'"ar3s for tie tall uprn v.l'h w-13 t > e pls-d te eancs ; of * bt c tv - from which tb * delegated came. Thr party reallrod that there was a large republican vote in Douglas county and for years the state had looked to t > W iKmplaf county to eject thf ticket. This year there wa * a FT t deal of work to b done la this county and there wan nothing that would ettr up the enthusiasm like a republican convention Omaha lied not h d a convention for ten years and asklnc for it this time was nothing more than ntklnc for Justice and the rights' one of the targes ! voting communities in the state. H. M. Waring sjioke in favor of Omaha , saying that Douglas county cast one-ninth of the republican vote of the Plate , and for once w&s entitled to some recognition at the hands of the republican party. The Molding ; tit tbeoaventlon In thin city would tend to bring many democrats Into the republican camp , and would strengthen the wavering republicans , who h d a leanIng - Ing toward the popullut camp. For ten years , with ons or two exceptions , the con ventions had been held In Lincoln , and It was high time that mune other place was glviu a chance to entertain the ifpubllcans of the state. H. M. Bubhnell of Lincoln declared that Lincoln was a great contention city , and was more accessible than any other city in the state. If the convention was held there , he said that he hoped to convert Bill Bryan to the republican faith. He would not let Omaha da anything that Lincoln could not cover , and in pleading lor his town he promised the Lansing theater and other accommodations. Some man In the lobby suggested that the convention was not for the purpose of con- \-ertlng Bryan , but that it was to be held to nominate republicans who would be winners from start to finish. Tom Beuton urged the committee to name Lincoln , after which Matt Daucherty pa\e Omaha a boost by saying that he was not surprised at Lincoln , as the town possessed that peculiar habit of asking for all that war in Mcht , and usually getting a plenty. He thought , however , that the time had come when the convention should be held in the grand old metropolis of the west , Omaha , the old standby that twice in succession had sa\c 3 the party from defeat. He did not care for Ike Hascail or Coxey. what he wanted was to give the boys a little encouragement for the good work that they had been dolnc In Omaha there was a hall that would a'1- commodate i.OOO people , and the hotel facil ities were ample for caring for double that number. The convention was a small thing for Omaha to ask when the work that she had done for the republican party was taken Into consideration. In replying to Buhhnell , Mr. Daugherty said that he blushed to think that Lincoln was trying to save Bryan and at the same time was doiug tribute to a populist mayor. B. H. Robinson of Omaha reviewed Ihe situation and urged the holding of the con vention in this city. This was followed by a letter from T. K. Sudb"rough. who stated that the republicans of Douglas county would welcome the delegates to the conven tion and make their stay as pleasant as possible. The roll was ordered called with the fol lowing result : Omaha , 25 : Lincoln , 14. The announcement was greeted with a cheer and the work of the committee was at an end. The basis of representation as agreed on will make the number of delegates In the convention 9IS. MR. THURSTON'S ADDRESS. Hon. John M. Thurston was sighted In the audience and was called on for a speech , and as he walked to the front he wat. given a perfect ovation , being cheered to the echo. Mr. Thttiston said that it teemed that the American people must acquire tlieir own know ledge aud wisdom fromthe' mltakfs > of each new generation. With this state ment he said that the democratuere la camp fifteen miles from G63 and thul tlir-y stood conUded on the charge f coming into power under false preteiu-es. JJuriuK the past two years the party had been con tinually mating mistakes , the rftult of which was that the fires had died out ia the fat- tories in the eatt and the locomotives were standing idle on the tracks of the western roads. When Grover Cleveland was elected the promise had been given out that there would be no more 70-cent wheat , and Uip pledge bad been kept to such an extent that It was apparent that there would be no more 70-ccnt wheat while he was In the -white house. The forefathers of this country , he said , had been beset with dangers , but they were no greater than those that were now- throt tling the American people. It remained for the republican party to bring back an era of prosperity and It could do it. for the members of the organization had never undertaken a task that had not been ac complished : it was the only party that had ever originated a policy ; it was the party of human liberty and the only part ? that had stooJ by American institutions. He did not charge all of the present depression to the democrats , but if the republicans had re mained at the helm of the ship of state , ruin and panics would not have swept over tin- country lib they had In the past tvo jears The democratic party was not the party that could stand in the breach and stop the avalanche , and , as a result , it was not the party to trust. The problem was iiat how to make articles cheap , but it was to know how to manage affairs that all laboring men could be given employment at fair wages. At this time , the speaker said that thf country stood face to fact- with a crlMs at , serious as that of 1&G1. and what was nee Jed was loyalty to the American flag. The American flag , he said , he wanted to see waved from the top of every school house in the VnitRd States ; the c-onfctituiion lie wanted to tee taught in the AtnerirBn schools , with the history of rvery battle field a text for every Amer'can child. HP did not care whether the child was hucheJ to sleep by the entrancing sounds ol "Yankee Doodle" or th strains of "Dixie. " it sliou'd be taught that the stars and stripes were the emblem of freedom , and 1th soul should b ° filled with the constitution of the I'nited Stales. The present condition of affairs. Mr. Timrs- ton Mild , was not due to the lack of jnonej- . as there was more money lu the country now than ever before , but was dut largely to a leek of confidence of capital. Tln > re publican party , he said was standing right upon the money question vheii it jpfuwj to come to a single gpld standard and open its mints to all of the win Id. The man who would array one section of the country against ti < e other was a traitor , as one sec tion could not got along without the oilier ; one could not grow and prosper without the growth and prosperity of the other , at. they were bt/und together with a bond of cum in on interest. The people had got itt get together and legislate , until the time would come when all men would have to bow down befoie the American flag and say : "Great God. what a bltikBlng it It 10 be an American. " Speaking of the populists , Mr. Thurston said that Nebraska had seen thu last of them in congress , us the ixioplti hud become convinced that there was something more than endurance needed lu their repre sentative. In conclusion , the speaker said. "The n publicans must not rest by the way- rldr. but must go rallying around the grand old flag , and when next November rolls around , we will roll up one if the grandett majorities that hac ever bu-n seen. God blfs Nebraska and God blesc the I'nltcd States , und when we awaken from the clum bers of the democratic regime we will send a united delegation down agalntt thut party now in congress. The republicans cannot play fast and loote tttU fall , for we are in the fight to win. " In referring to the laboring man. Mr. Thurston ftttld , "We have the same dinner patl brigade with us ttiut we had two yean ago , but the dinner pall is bet away in a comer of the eotuge. but it U empty and women weep when they ft that there it nothing to itit Inside of thai iicble badge of God's beM nobility. " Whwi Mr.Tu r U u left the platform tueie was a cheer , which e ded witli "Ilurrati , for the next tenator from NebraV.a " WATCHING THE MAIN CHANCE. ThMe hasn't len mith a crunk ) of eu- aidatef in attendance at Ji committee mt--i- Inc before since Tom Cv > okt was a budy and Tom t'k tint was quite { .wtile ago r tfur - tfie memi < .f | hi.mn.itu thf l.l tnia .f Hit M ili.-l fanjv fciin i v t'i ' j" ! ) e v I , w rf D ' t c-r. f * 1 - . , ! T ! e taitbet ngJ _ i r > ' * Jhe tiji * a tr ata oa Tt rJ * ' < ) , WORST OF THE FLOOD OVER PenaFylrtuiia Hirers Hare Spent Their Bngo aud Are Now Eecodinr. NEW HIGH WATER MARKS ESTABLISHED and I'd ware Until Tut thr Lint TIKU | i : rr VUlllnin..jMirl > I > < -M > 1 ! < . Comlltlon Srw York i 3owm Cutler Urtatly , PHILADELPHIA. May 2 . AdUees from all parts of the flooded districts are to the tffect that the worst IB over. Damage done is as jet Incalculable and weeks may pass perhaps before the traffic resumes. He normal condition * , but the waters are needing ra ] > - idly , and there Is no apparent danger. The floods in the Delaware and Scliuylkjll were greater than e\er at high water today. Places that were not reached by the watei > at high tide jesteiday afternoon were tub- merged this morning. The most serious damage was done along the Schuylklll , but property o the Delaware front also suffered . severely. At Mtnyunk the Schujlkill rosa to within twehe inches of the high flood tide of 1K8S. The mills on the east bank were flooded to the first noor. The water submerged the first floors of the houses ou the west side and thf occupants ere in the wcond stories. At Wissahlckon the river reached suih an alarming height that- families had to lw taken out on rafts and removed to places of saiety. JOHNSTOWN. Pa. . May 22. A rtatement of losses caused by the flood which wai gUen out toJny Is as follows Pennsyl vania railroad. J500.000 : Woodvale property , JC.flM. pottery of H. Swank & Son , fS.UOP , Cambria Iron company. J10.000 , business men and property owners in Johnstown , J 16,000 ; Pennsylvania Traffic company $10- oiiO ; the city , f 10.000 : McOonaughey estate , $ r. uuo : other losses , J10.000. BRADFORD. Pa. . May 22 The water which covered twenty of Bradford s streets to the depth of several feet is recedaig , and it Is believed the flood has spent i-.s force. The property loss here is at least $12.000. There w-aE no loss of life , but numerous narrow escapes. A panic was cat.sed last night by th report that the water works -reservoir west of this place had bum aud the wildest excitement prevailed until the rumor was proved to be untrue. The Buf falo , Rochester & Plttsburg tracks hai been washed out east of here , and traltn have not resumed running. PITTSBURG. May 22. The rivers reached a stage of tv.enty-five and a half feet in tins , city and are now falling. Beyond the flooding of the low lands and the stoppage for a day of some of the faclori s along the banks of Uic itreams , no serious damage * was done by the high water. The weather is clear today and the worst Is thought t3 be over. The ri\ers > are reported falling at the head waters. . John Schultz. encaged In pumping leaking barges , fell Into the river and was drowned. DAMAGE IX NUW YO2IK STATIC. < < unc J'olntrra About the KfTwtR of tinllit , - AKtroaB KJoodK. NEW YORK , May 22. Dispatches froai central and western New York points received - ceivedby the Ahwciated press report that utreams are higher than they have been at any time eliice the great flood of ISSfl. Rain has continufd to fall for nearly forty-eight. hours , but at many points it has cea ed. and speedy diminution of the floods are an- liclpated. Much farming land has , beeti overflowed , and in many valleys crops of the aggregate value of hundreds of thousands. of dollars have been destroyed. Railway traffic is much Interrupted and on a number - ber of roads entirely buepcnffed. Bridges have been can-led away In many places. culverts washed out and embankments dam- ags-d. Two or three persons have been drowned. DANSVILLE. N. Y. . May 22. Roadwavz In the Genesee valley have been injured moro by the present flood than by any since IS'.G. The rush of water down the hillsides inflicted almost as much loss in this respect as hat been done by Ihe overflow of farm lands. The aggregate low will be very large. DUNKIRK , N , Y. . May 22 , A C-year-old son of Henry Tilley. living a few miles eabt of Dunkirk was caught by the high water and drowned. The body has not been re- covered. CORNING. N. Y. . May 22. The heavy rains since Friday have Inundated all tha Inw lands. Great damage has been reported. Fall BrooV : Railway company's track between here and Willlamsport , Pa. . Is covered with w utcr and landslides and tralllc is abandon d , BUFFALO. May 22 Reports from all parts of western New York fcbow that lhn flood of the last three days has not bet-n equaled since the Johnstovn flood lu 3811. In the suburbs of Buffalo thousands of dot- lurs worth of market gardens have been rendered almost worthless. The crops un low lauds have bem washed out. Thus far railroads have not suffered extensively. OLEAN. N. Y. . May 22 A large number of houses were ytwept away during UIH ulRlit. Lumber was carried away in piles. The bridges of the Western road were carried - ried out and til stores and the Postal Telegraph - graph office are under water. The water has driven scores of people from their homes and ruined their household goods. No lives are reported lost , but crops In the valley are ruined. FLOODS LKAIi : WI I)1 > OLA'11ON. > o\r Suiihlillne KHhIlj ] , hut Tiu-lr rtT U Will lie I'clt for Stuny B Day. WILLIAMSPORT , Pa. , May 2 , All "of the horrors of the disaslious flood of 1S69 have b-tn repealed and Williamsport and all of the country around has been ewrpt by a mighty river that spread out over u'liio ' t t-\vry portion of the city , carrying vwtir with it proptrty of such value tLut it is utterly impossible to calculate the amount The river is now going down rapidly and ubout htlf the flooded territory is out pf WJ.IM- This is in the center of the citj. The Jw > r portions east and west are yet under vn'er. jmd , us the rain that lur continued imccm- luglj for forty. eipht hours did not stop full- Jug until today , the river is likely to kr-ji ai > during the next twenty-four hour1. Half of the big beam , r-rtua n- ing l&O.OOO.OM ) feet of log * , went out Mmrfly afur inldi.ight. The other half -went at ubout 4 o'clock. The l : < gc In the nilln : along the river. us > well at thousands tt feet of sawed lumber and portions of mills , were also swept away , and the loss of the lumber is CK greet as H wan In IGkH. The Market slrct't and Maynard ttictt bridges valued > u $300.009were carried away early yt ierflHr The Keadue railroad bridge at Muiiry an imposing lion structure , was swept away yesterday morning. All of the v & * T bridges in the neighborhood are K ! nr The flood reached Its height at * b " ) oMock last night when tae water brur ( f uowly po down. At that hour U was abnut thirty-two feet high , which was witlm a foot arid ten Inches of being BE high as ( ' * flood of ISM ) . Loci : Haven , lUnova , Jerwyshorr and othsr points we t were greater sufferer * than la 1KK9. North of here the damage wax not BO groat. Eaxt of Wllllamfcport tliffo was great destruction. All of the c-'iuntry roadft and buildlnM have been swept arar and many of the little itlile and eto' ku of log Imvt' gone with the grwit body of wa w Tbe iktrllon of the raty new out ofnutir ii crowded with men. WOIUMI cod ' "l.il < Vtn Many of ttiein tire tbone vhnt * boutm ran be Mn in the dlrtaiMX , Mill tiudtr v. ' < r. Mluonil JUiilUlflTlnnc. CHAMBERLAIN , S , D. , M y 22 - ( r * ial Telegram to Th Ber ) Tl t rapM'v nsinc MliFouu tt'ls n > ' ri Ing tarried ay a per , in rf ihr p .tr . u \ * . igt 5i't Ti' fie . v j JH r , i f ) a r < \ ' , r > tr b-Jt i r'icbt rc-r " > > f AT j nv UJ 1 J t > [ i * r lie bunk u..tU ' . , & / " * Jet it ,