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THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE I .ESTABLISHED JUNE ] Q , ] 871. OMAHA , Fill DAY MOllMNG , JUNE 8 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE. CENTS. GIVEN A WESTERN WELCOME Formal Greetings of Omaha to t'ao Homo Missionary Convention. RESPONSE MADE BY GENERAL HOWARD nil Words of 1'rnlno for the City and Its 1'coplo-Ilrlght Side of the Year' * Work AddreMcs of the Itajr. The program of exercises and meetings ot ( ho-Home Missionary society for today la as follows : 9:00-9:45 : Dovotlonal mcotlng. 9GO-11:1G ; : Anniversary ot the woman'a deportment , Mrs. II , 8. Caswcll of New York presiding. Addresses by Miss Frances J. Dyer of Massachusetts ; Mrs. J. T. Duryca of Nebraska ; Mrs. W. 3. Hawkcs of Utah ; Mrs. II. H. ailchrlst of the Black Hills , and Mrs. O. W , Preston of Curtis , Neb. 11:10-12:00 : : Home missions and Sunday schools. Address by Ilev. O. M. Boynton , D.D. , of Boston , secretary < j C. S. S. & P. 8. and others , 2:00 : Addresses by Ilov. J. II. Hamilton , D.D' , secretary American Educational soci ety , Boston , and Ilev. James Brand , D.O. , Oberiln , 0. 3:00 : Addresses from homo missionary su perintendents : HOY. L. B. Broad , Kansas ; Jloy , E. H. Ashum , New Mexico and Arizona ; Hov. James Ford , California ; Ilov. T. W. Jones , Pennsylvania , ; Ilov. A. H. Bross , Ne braska ? Rev. I. H. Parker , Oklahoma ; Ilov. A. K , nay. Missouri ; Ilov. W. II. Thrall , South Dakota. 8:00 : Addresses bv Ilev. E. P. Goodwin , D.D. of Chicago ; Rev. G. II. Wells , D.D. , Minneapolis ; Ilev. A. L. Frlsblo , DCS Molnes ; nov. C. L. Mills , Cleveland ; General 0. O. Howard. \ Visitors to the convention of the Homo Missionary society continue to arrive , and the church is well filled at every meeting. When the morning session at the First Con gregational church opened yesterday every teat was occupied , and on the platform with General Howard were Dr. Duryea , Dr. George L. Miller , Secretary Clark , Dr. Bailey of Denver , and Others. A large flag Is draped ibovo the speaker's platform , and a row of potted plants and vases ot flowers is ar ranged below It. . The session opened with the singing of the hymn , "Am I a Soldier of the Cross ? " after which Rev. Mr. Gilbert read chapter xtv of the gospel of John , and Dr. Bailey of Denver Iffered prayer. GIVEN A WESTERN WELCOME. Mr. W. H. Alexander , introduced by the president , delivered the address of welcome. lie said : . , It Is eminently appropriate that the first meeting In the woi > t of this grand organiza tion should bo held In the geographical cen ter of the field in which the greatest work has been accomplished , and It Is a peculiarly happy providcnco that brings this splendid company of delegates together on the spot where. Its standard was first set up In this transmtssourl region. It was an humble beginning , but of untold Importance to us , ot this next generation. The beginning of all Institutions which have grown Into prominence and value are of much rnoro than ordinary moment to those \vhp Inherit the fruition , and the story 'of labor , of sacrifice , and faith , which marked the beginning of this church , here , would doubtless be listened to- gladly this mornIng - Ing , but I cannot now review the history ofyour missionary work In Nebraslja. nor would It bo proper to speak'nt length ot tlio men who came to this so-called dcsort to make that history possible , ? Ther < 5 are persons > etill living some In'the east I am told who believe that a western man , In speaking of western achlovemnts , * 111 , decorate facts rather freely with the plumage of fancy , and then set the fairy cre ations afloat for men to admire , Now. It may bo true that a few ambitious narrators . whom fortune- has favored with rhetorical genius , may have drawn on a nimble Imagi nation for data , and possibly , too , some Omaha men , were they standing In the presence of an audience In Boston , or some other city no nearer , would round out the truth just a trifle concerning their favorite city , . ' It you stand apart and listen to the hum of commerce ; If you lift your eyes and gaze on these peopled hills ; if you count thu eplroa ot our Christian temples and the tately homos of our splendid schools ; If you watch the smoke as It curls away from a hundred panting stacks : If you figure the cost of our public works , In brain , and brawn , and money , and then remember that nil this urban panorama was planned and fashioned in less than forty years , you will catch a Uttlo of the western spirit , and leave our city with clearer views of western push and courage. There has boon some drifting-but a great Heal of purpose In Omaha's prepress. The "wondrous " achievements which have made that progress memorable have largely como through the enlightening force ot the church . < - * and 'tho school , those two great jewels In the forehead ot civilization , whoso radiant I/cams stretch on ahead , to discover and reveal the way. Your missionaries began In this region the building of a church , and your great Institution encouraged and fostered the efforts to broaden Us Influence , Its wealth and Us power. Wo have added the schools , and the minds and the hearts of this people are Intelligent , earnest and active. , Nineteen centuries have rolled away sfnco the faithful twelve received the spirit and wrdcr Ita quickening Influence began to preach the gospel , us the cross had revealed it. Sixty generations liavo como and gene ulnce then and today , not only * the twelve and the hundred and twenty , but millions of other disciples are telling tie | beautiful story , and nearly two-fifths of the earth's population Jjavo welcomed the Christian faith. Surely the words of Hit ) old-time phophet are fast coming true : "Tha earth shall ho filled \vlth the glory of , the Lord , as the waters cover the sea. " In this excellent vorlt you have borne a conspicuous part. This , city , this I state and this nation are united In giving you praise. Your presence In Omaha now should servo na a great inspiration to heartier and loftier effort , u should trengthon the timid , encourage the falter ing and quicken the alan -going servants to n tiucr perception of what God expects tliem to do. And BO wo are glad of your coming. Wo are glad to look Into your faces , to clasp the ; warin hands that have helped us. For you , General Howard , thu head of this ferand Institution , wo liavo more than an or dinary welcome. We remember the years " ot your service amongst us , and bring up ( rour record to bless you. We honored you then , as a aoldler , entitled to honor , as a bhrlstlnn , In whom wo could trust. We boner you now , but wo know that the warm touch of friendship U inoro to your liking than praise. To your earnest ca-workors , this great congregation of men , and of women , who Bpcak for our whole Christian country , wo tender the heartiest of welcomes. You have come/ / from localities famous In * tory to a city whose story la only begun. AVe shall not bo permuted to show you a Plymouth , where the Puritans labored and triumphed , but \ro wilt show you the place vhero your own pilgrims lauded , when these fellln were as barren aa Plymouth. T Wo cannot Invite you to a Loxlugton , or a Concord , where the struggle that gave us a katlon began , but wo can show you the places jfckera tbla ijenoraUon first started and ma- Cured , and afterwards brought { a fruition a hide-reaching civilisation. We cannot escort you to Carpenter's hall , , where our sturdy first congressmen met , nor how you the bell that first gave tbo tidings trhen the great Declaration was signed , but Are point to tbo summit of our loveliest hill , anil show you our national trade-marks , the church and the school. So tills morning our great city greets you. The voices of Industry greet you. The songa of the bird ? and the sweet scented blossoms are borne on the warm air to greet you. Through the wide-open doom of our sixty- five schools come the pacana of children to greet you. And here , on behalf of this church , which has grown to full stature from the seeds of your planting ; on behalf of our young sister churches whose vigor haa brought them abreast of tha parent In every good work ; on behalf of our neighbors frpm over the river , whose pastor stood forth In the kindliest spirit and asked you to honor our city , and whose hands are held out In the fullness ot fellowship , seeking our co operation ; on behalf of the flourishing churches of this commonwealth , and the brave little missions whose work you are aiding ; on behalf of the people who honor your great Institution and rejoice In all moral advancement , I glvo you a western welcome. GENERAL HOWARD'S RESPONSE. In response General Howard said : I wish that I could In some way scoop up the thought and the faith and the loVe which Is In the hearts of the delegates to this convention , and make1 a united , con densed reply to this beautiful welcome. I said "Brother" when I Introduced him , and you see it was very properly used , and so wo answer this brotherly greeting with brotherly greeting. I know Mr. Alexander when I met him on the street yesterday. I wasn't surprised to sco how young and fresh and hearty ho was , and I hope/he Is a typo of the rest of my friends In Omaha. U Is only nlna years since I was here , but the changes are so wonderful that I am startled , The city Is twlco as big as it was then ; these magnifi cent buildings are beautiful , and they were wise to put up on the tip-top of the hill tbo best thing they had , the High school. But they have added so much to the city In every direction. I have just been admiring your streets and parks and new paving of all kinds and description asphalt and round block and brick ; why , I didn't know bricks. could bo made BO hard and nice. I rejoiced at the expansion and I rejoiced at tha beauty of your city. I lived here four happy years , about the happiest of my life , and I think If my family could all have agreed wo would have graduated from the army and remained hero , but some things seemed to take us east. I was thinking , however , what a nice place this would be to live in , just to have a resi dence , where we have everything for our comfort and convenience. Why , hero in the first place is the Congregational church. ( Applause. ) Then yesterday we were in vited to the Young Men's Christian associa tion rooms , and they have an elegant buildIng - Ing to welcome all. Then they have here some ot those things that I always thought we went to war to sustain wo have the Christian family here. I have been Inside of a great many houses In Omaha , and there Is no better exhibition ot the American fam ily and American family life , that Godly life , which you find here and nowhere else on the globe. I once went over to Africa and got into another sort of civilization. It was In the valley of the Nile , where I went up to a Uttlo place there and found one of our mis sionaries and as soon as I stepped inside the house there , right In front of the door way , was "Welcome , " and then these beauti ful texts of scripture , "The Lord is my shepherd ) I shall not want , " and so on. The arrangements everywhere were Just like homo. I have not seen such another hnuee anywhere. Occasionally In England you wilt find something similar to It ; almost never In Franco ; Germany. Ig peculiar , but the American family and the American home , where the father Is true to the mother and the mother Is true to the father , and where the father and mother are true to the chil dren and the children are true to their par ents that Is what I mean , the Christian family land the Godly homo , I almost al ways reckon a Jaw among Christian families when I speak. I find they are a lypft , and a beautiful type It Is. " Then the sonool It Is no more what it was. They were wise In building hero. Wo have a beautiful system of schools and churches. Dear brethren , the churches ! let us use the word in the plural ohco la a while. Wo have heard that our forefathers came over to Massachusetts . establish churches and worship God according to tha , , dictates of their own consciences.I told a friend of that last night , and he said. "Well , they have departed from that slnco that time. " "No , " I said ; "they didn't depart ; It was somebody else that departed. It Is always somebody else that departs. " We can say ' 'churches , " and if you want to say "the church of Christ , that will cbver all who love the Lord Jesus Christ and try to do His will. Here you have retained our own form of government. I don't think It has been hurt any. The legislatures don't touch the con- stltutfon-and they won't hurt it. The con stitution is in the hearts of the people. There Is one other thing and that is the ballot box. Dear brethren , we established the ballot jfbox In the beginning and we kept It up all along , and we went to war to defend it. Some ot us didn't know It , but we did. I ttilnk you are lamer on that than you are on anything else , but I hope the , tjf'not wlll como when you will be brighter In that than In anything olso. It Is not for republicanism nor for democracy no.- for any other Ism that I am contending , but for purity for the purity of It , that there shall be * no corruption and no buying or selling ; that men shall vote as th y have a m | 4 to and us they want to vote. ( Ap- This city la just as good as any other In the United States and a great way ahead of our Gotham. I have lived hero amongst these dear people ple , and I have worked with them. Wo started the First Congregational church when I came here , and then In a Uttlo while wo had a church up on St. Mary's avenue. It was faltering a little then. Then Brother Sherrlll over here , he had his eyes on a lot ; heVas always fond ot lots , and he got a lot where wo had a mission and ran a Sunday school , and now I como here and flnd Ply mouth church resting on that lot. Then thcro was another lot over In Saratoga , and a church Is resting up there. Then thcro Is still another back In a new city , that I didn't know anything about- Then there Is another Omaha down hero , called Eastern Omaha , that really , It seems the river took away from Iowa , and I hope they have better prohibition there than they actually have In Council Bluffs. ( Laughter. ) I was thinking' this morning of the clial- lengn that was siichen of by Dr. Herrick last night. There Is no time this morning , so I will Just run over It rapidly. The most ot ua think that there Is scarcely a mission Held In which ono Is working , to the boat of his ability , but If he Is to come up here and hear the , brothers ho will get come new Ideas that will help him. U vrns my for tune last winter to go down to Key West. I found Brother Frazer there , and tha fir it thing ho said was , "Como right over to my churclu" Some people bad Invited mo the first evening I was there to a dancing partythough I didn't know there was to bo any dancing. But I had been in there , and I noticed that some ot the churnh people there on the other slda , oppostto him warned him against the general "Who went to balls , I was sorry that I had been to the party , which was Inside the garrison , because I didn't want to bring any Influnonco whatever against the cause , but I found there w.ls considerable rl\ary | there. There wasn't any Congregational church there then when he- came , and ho sold ; "Why not come In hero and form a Congregational church ? " It Is the easiest thing in the world to get five ot the broth- rcn together and call a minister , and then you have a Congregational church. So ho got the church together , and they put up a building thai wilt hold COO copIe , and I never in my Ufa saw such on energet'o work ing church , praying , singing , so that I really bellevo that Key West may bo converted to the Lord. Lord.OMAHA OMAHA AN BXAMPLD. Well , Omaha as I a'ald , gives 'you an ex ample , and Key West gives you an example. In New York , ray son and niyaelf , Ending that if wo attended Broadway tabernacle wo could not gel back In the afternoon , sought a place where \\o might labor In the lower part of the city , where It seema to much needed , and ws found a little church that had been In existence ( or tome years , ( Continued on Socon4 Page. ) MAKING A CONSTITDIM Convention for that Purpose Now in Session in Honolulu. SIGNIFICANT ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT DOLE I'roupcctlro Union with'tho United State * Should Ito Itccognltcd ii the Policy of the Xcir Itepubllc 1'roTltlons of the 1'rojiosed Constitution. HONOLULU , May 31. ( Per Steamship Marlcopa , via San Francisco , Juno 7. ) The long loolcd-for constitutional convention met yesterday. The room was full of people , and all the foreign diplomatic and consular corps were present with the exception ot the rep resentatives of England and Portugal. Mln- Istcd Wodehouse , the British minister resi dent , was asked to bo present , but sent a formal reply stating ho could not bo there , but giving no reason for his action. The birthday of Queen Victoria only a few days ago , at the special request t > f Mr. ode- house , was fittingly acknowledged by the Hawaiian government , and his action Is regarded as extraordinary. The Portuguese consul is at-present In San Francisco. The ceremony of opening the convention was very brief. President Oslo read an address to the members , after which an adjourn ment was taken to today , The steamer Iwalanl returned Tuesday from Necker Island. The mlnlsterlor of the Interior , Mr. King , at the head of the exhibition , raised the Hawaiian ag over the Uttlo lava rock and Hawaii now owns more property. The new acquisition Is a perfectly barren Island of no use whatever , except as a possible resting place for the proposed cable. Decoration day was celebrated yesterday. All the government troops turned out'and accompanied by Admiral Walker and his staff , with a largo detachment of-sailors arid marines from the Philadelphia , marched to the cemetery. From present Indications the duration at the constitutional convention will be at least but a few weeks. The executive council has for some months been busy preparing a draft of the constitution that is to bo submitted to the convention. There will bo no attempt to force it on the convention. President Dole in his address before the convention outlined fully the work It has tor do and stated clearly the reasons which had Impelled a change of plans by the presi dent and advisory council from annexa. tlon to the United States to ( creation' of an Independent republic. Ho gave Utterance also to this significant expression : "Al though the establishment of a fundamental law , which shall as soon as possible provide for the safe.and permanent'administration of affairs upon the principles of a republican form of government , will be the paramount object of your deliberations , the original pur pose of the provisional government to nego tiate a treaty of political union with the great and friendly nation should be fully recognized by you as the policy of the new republic. " Copies of the proposed new constitution aT3 nov/ obtainable , and several have been forwarded to San Franclscd. The constl- tlon is an exact model of the United States constitution , and many ot Its provisions are taken bcdlly from some of the state constitutions. Its salient features are the great powers Invested In the executive , the. limitations of the elective franchise and the various provisions designed to place the permanent control of the future re'- publlc In the hands ot Its present guardians and their successors , who shall carry out their policy. ' \VEKEItI.I } SAW TUB EMPEROR. Bo Submitted n 1.1st of Names for the Hungarian Cabinet. . BUDA-PESTH , Juno 7. The emperor has Instructed Dr. Wekerle to form a new cab inet , but to exclude Herr Szllagyl , the pres ent minister of justice , who originated the Idea ot demanding the creation of a sufficient number of liberal peers to give the govern ment a majority In the House of Magnates. Dr. WeXerle presented to the emperor a list of names ot the proposed new ministers as follows : Premier and mlnlsterof finance , Dr. Wekerle ; minister of the .Interior , Herr Hleronyml ; commerce , Herr Lukacs ; minis ter for Crotla and Slavonla , Herr Josslpovlcs ; minister ot national defense , Baron Hedcr- vary ; minister at the Vienna court , Herr Julius Rassy ; husbandry , H rr Banffy ; edu- cafon { and 'public works. Baron Eoctvoes , son of the famous author of that name ; jus tice , Prof , Darany. Dr. Wekerlo had a fwo hour conference with Emperor Francis Joseph today. It is understood that Dr. Wekerle will have an other Interview with the emperor this after noon , and that the final composition of the now cabinet will then bo announced. CLOSING OF THKSILVKK Very Little Is Uno\vr. of Its Deliberations , ; \Vhlcli Were In Secret. LONDON , June 7. The Times' corrc- , spondent at Berlin says It Is impossible to give even the roughest outline of the pro ceedings of the silver commission , as the meetings were all held In secret and even the blmetalllsts do not attempt to character ize the meetings of the association as a turn ing point In German gold currency. In a speech closing the meetings of the commission , Count von Pasodwsky , the Im perial secretary of the treasury , said he bo- lleved the members were agreed that fluc tuation depressed * the value of silver and en tailed upon Qormany's foreign and home trade ; that Germany ultne was powerless to raise the prlco of silver and that it was Im practicable to do so , either by the creation ot a monopoly by International agreement or by the regulation ot production. UIUTAIN8 SrOKTY PKCMIBIt. "Nonconformist t'on clenco"l'rotestii Against Ills 1'rldu \yinnlug tlio Derby. LONDON , June 7. The prince of Wales entertained at dinner at Marlborough house yesterday afternoon , Lord Rosobery and the members of the Jockey club. Among others present were the duke ot Edinburgh , the duke of York anntf the-duko of Cambridge and Prlnco Christian. Lord Rosebcry'a declaration of pride in the onenshlp ot a good race horse has raised a storm ot Indignant protest In certain cir cles. A nonconformist minister has ad dresser a letter to the Chronicle , saying : "The premier's utterances are bound to further popularize an Institution which Is the most corrupt and most dangerous In our national life. The nonconformist conscience will not much longer tolerate a horse-racing prime minister.1' INOCUJGATION FOlt CHOLERA. Successful Experiment * In India by Dr. HafTklno of tlin Pitoteur Laboratory. LONDON , Juno 7. A dispatch to the Times from Caucutta says ; Dr. Haffklno , from Pasteur's laboratory In Paris , wade a course of experiments hero , Inoculating 110 out of 200 persona occupying a group ot na tive huts and subject to cholera. Soon after ho had completed his work , the disease broke out among the people. Ten ot them were attacked and seven died. A1J the cases occurred among those who had not been In oculated with Dr. Heflklne'a preventativo. 3Ianclie tr Ship tniuil Seumtlon. MANCHESTER , Juno 7 , Sir John Har- wood , vice president of ( ho Manchester Ship Canal company , has submitted to the mu nicipal authorities a statement ot the canal's financial condition , which has caused a sen sation , Ho gives figures that the canal de ficit at the end ot 1831 111 be 140,810. Ob ligations which the canal company has en tered Into unknown toU to corporation prom- iso to have r , most serkx < effect on the proa pcrlty ot the cannli-T ecanal will require an outlay of about 150,060 pounds yearly _ for dredging. Ho adl * i "tho ratepayers to pledge thcmtclvcs no rtucr unless a diff erent arrangement 1ft nVftdc , and announces his resignation as Vl4o chairman. niounr.ous TMRS IN SAMOA. Doth the aoTornmcrit and Itcbcl Forces Oc cupy Stroliff t'oiltlon * . APIA , Samoa , Muy ; 2 , per Steamer Mari- tfosa , via San Francisco , Juno 7. There Is no abatement in the ( war , notwithstanding the presence of three silps of war , and there Is every prospect ot serious and bloody fight ing at an early dato. 'Two conflicts have oc curred between small parties of rival troops which bavo resulted In four being killed. Both parties have occupied a strong position , The government Is entrenched on the hill , which was held by the Tamascso party dur ing the fight of ISSS.Fwlilfe the rebels arc about three-fourths a , mlle distant on another hill. Both positions are almost Im pregnable without the -aid bf cannon , by which they might ho sl Hcd. It Is generally feared that the government party will bo beaten. It Is in a stito : bf thorough demor alization. The Aamf rebel contingent , consequent upon "Hi promise to the consuls , Burrendcder" fifty guns to the government. Tiqy/ ( / however , refuse to fulfill other promlstti made by them and announce their Intention1 Joining the Atua party of rebels. The .dernian warship Buz zard arrived May 12 ! ' , There are now two German wardships Here , and many rumors ard afloat as to whdv'thelr intentions are and an annexation or > German protectorate arc freely spoken ofiimongst the German residents. The Brltwajehlp Ciiracao Is also In the harbor. ThojOrJando , with Admiral Bon den Smith on fcqard , Is expected In Samoa about Juno 15 ! J. J. Bennett , special agent of the United States , arlved here byt > ttie Monowol for the purpose of arresting 'Augustus 0. Hagen , wanted In New Yorkf for. forgery. Ho was a clerk in the Exchahgo-Natlonal bank and Is charged with defrauding the bank of over $30,000. AlthotighrBamoa has no ex tradition treaty with thoiUnltod States , King Mallotoa had the mo.n- arrested and will ban1 him over today fcto Bennett on the Marlposa. _ * a OcntVal Sapljn Hooted. ' RIO JANEIRO , Ju'jio- . The government has reco'lved InformaVjton that part of the in surgent forces under. General Saralva have been routed at Compos Loves In Santa Catharlna , the federal troops capturing six pieces of artillery. * * . The Insurgent losses were 150 killed and Wounded , and the govern ment lost eighty klllea' and wounded , In cluding two captains ; In the former cate- 1 gory. A largo body "pK reinforcements em barked hero today fof'.po south. Reminder \Vlfijlthe"Orand : Prize. LONDON , June 'fr Today the Epsom grand prize of 2QDOf ffr-i 3-year-olds carryIng - Ing 8 stone 12 pounds.tand fillies carrying 8 stone , 7 pound , overJtlje. lty and Suburban course , about ono milo.and a quarter , wa < ; won by Reminder , "UteJ-property of Mr. T. Cannon ; Mr. Douglass I'Balrd's Sempronfift was second , and LanJ Howe's Farndalo was third. _ i . . . . ( lern'-iiy'n WoBtlAfrlctin Jcaionsy. BRUSSELS , June % 7pTThe Independence- - Beige publishes a dlsp'ajch from : Berlin say-j Ing tfi'at Empcros VUlUm lias had a special report maflB to him -upon the Anglo-Congo treaty and that 'hc atends to write a per sonal letter to King. Leopold , supporting tlic , protest which QcrmabafUa unJefstOod made against this , rocfl.ifuaor' 1 Kngllsh McrchoiifvVTn ( ; LONDON" , June - TWho Du'ity "News says : Information has been received of the arrest * at Rio ; on June 3 , of Edward Bellow .Wil son. of "Wilsons , Sons & . Co. , and James M. Florence of Rio de Janeiro , manager for that company , by the , Brazilian government. Nothing Is known , In regard to the accusa tions against the men. _ Lord Kogobery and Woman' LONDON , Juno , 7 , Lord Roseberry. re-i plying to resolutions passed by the Women's Liberal federation in favor , of granting tho. franchise to women. , says he has submitted the resolutions to the fcablnot for consUera- tlon. " t moving on the Korean Insurgents. TIEN-TSINi Jur O j. Two thousand troops have been sent to suppress. , the Korean re bellion. The Brltlsji fleet Is at anchor off Fort Hamilton , prepared'.to protect the lives of foreigners. ft- , ' { JlontreiU Dry.pnodx Homo , Falls. MONTREAL , Jujip T.--1 * * Company Gen eral dcs Basearrs , jjrholpflalo and retail dry goods dealers of this > clty , and owners of the vllle de Montreal , liavo failed with $200- ,000 liabilities. Itovislon of thqjllojp'an Constitution. BRUSSELS , June , JT. Tbe Chamber of Deputies , alter three .montha . debate , has adopted by a vote of 7Q to 44 tho'blll provid ing for a revision ot .the constitution. Gold Premium Taken a Ulg Jump Up , LONDON , Juno f.-JThe gold premium at Buonoa Ayres today Ii'31 . _ DANISH - . , . / . . Annual Mooting pi ( ( Nil onnl Asuocl tlon Opened In CImnha { Yesterday. The annual meeting ' ! the Danish Ameri can Lutheran Church association opened , yesterday morning In thp Danish Lutheran church , Twenty-sixth and Burdotto streets. There were tw nty-flvo delegates In at tendance , but It (9 ( , expected that fully 260 visitors will bo In thb cly ( before the mqet- Ing closes. Of this number sixty will bo delegates , one coming from each of the congregations that ure bombers of the as ? soclutlon. These Sixty congregations repre sent C.CS7 members. In addition tliero are several missions. Thlr.tyministers' attend to their spiritual 'welf4K * The meeting will last until Juno 13. The business meetings are. held from 9 a. in. until 12 m. and frqm'2jto 5 p. m. each day. Services are hold each evening at 7:45. : Yesterday afternoon'Rev. O. II , Christian- son , president of the thealoglCAl seminary at Blair , read his annual -report. Tuero , are at present elxty student * Jn attendance , an In crease of ten overlltpt year. During the past year a now bulldWigwas added and ded icated. The tPminaryjhuiludos a preparatory and college' departui n ( . beside the divinity school , ar.d it la recoiilfyiended that a normal and business school be nAlcd. Reports were also ie d by the president of the association , Ilev , ' rH. Hansen-ot Minnesota seta ; by the secretary } N. 8. Nelson of WIs- coniln ; by the treasurer , Ji. Esklldsen of Ne braska , and by the chairman of the board of trustees of tbo seminary , P. B. Munk. Six new churche he vo "bfen' dedicated during the past year , and there haa been considera ble Increase In 'all ' branches of the work. The treasurer's report made a creditable showing of the finance * , considering the hard times of the past yMkr. The seminary la somewhat In debt on tills uccount , although there Is a surplus In tls teachers' fund. All the reports indicate general prosperity. Rev. II. Hansen , the president , was re- elected. The other officers' ' will bo elected later In the mooting. In the evening a largo audience listened to a service In Hvhlcb Rev. J. J. Klldslg ot Minneapolis and Her. I. Qertsen of Oshkosh - kosh , WIs. , spoke. ' The church ( u which the meeting Is being held Is new and will be dedicated next Sunday forenoon. Ilov. 0. Wllhclmson is thn pastor , f * CongresimauCbarlcs H. Groovenor of Ohio will speak at the State Republican league meeting In Lincoln riest Tuesday evening and will address a republican meeting In Omaha Wednesday evening. Telegrams to day from Cooerojsnicn Halner and Melkle- John authorize this definite announcement. FOUND FLOATING ON RAFTS Settlers Rescued from TlieirPcriloo.9 Fosi'ion ' by Belief Steamers. SAD TALES FROM THE PHASER RIVER Another Cloudbnnt on the Upper Illvcr Add * to tlio Already Tnrbulcnt Flood Camdlan Pnclflo Ito.td En tirely Intpnunblo. VANCOUVER , Juno 7. The Fraser river Is still rising at Westminster. During the twenty-four hours ending this morning the flood gained ono inch. The worst has un doubtedly been experienced , for reports from the river points state that the river Is slowly receding. At Lytton , the river fell twenty-seven Inches yesterday. News has been , received hero of an appal ling land sllilo which occurred In the vi cinity ot Ashcroft on Saturday lost. A tract of 100 acres of land was carrlcj Into the river. A cloudburst Is said to have been the Immediate cause of the disaster. Three thousand dollars haa been raised hero for the flood sufferers. The Bank of Montreal has also contributed $1,000. It Is now claimed by many that the destruction of farms In the Fraser valley was not qulto as complete as at first reported , and that nearly all ot the suffering ranchers will bo able to ralso crops this season. All the Canadian Pacific passengers who loft for the cast Sunday and since then re turned to this city last night , having found It Impossible to get through the mountains. There are half a dozen breaks of a serious character along the line , and tbo tracks can not probably bo opened for a week. A moro serious Interruption than previously reported Is due to a cloudburst In the vicinity "of LytlortiTho burst swept the railroad for nine miles front the sawmill flats at Lyt ton , where the approaches to the government suspension bridge on the old Cariboo road were carried away. The waters also Bwcpt away the Iron bridge at Ashcroft and the Canadian Pacific railroad's bridge near Spen cer station. The water tore down the moun tain gorges with Incredible velocity , and sent the river leaping over its banks In a boiling and seething current. This great volume of water is yet to bo felt In lower Prase \ullcy , which it will not reach for another day. As further do- talls of the cloudburst are received the earlier reports of the receding waters at Lytton and other points ot the river are discredited. However , U Is not believed the Ic'wer river will rise much higher. 1 Men who returned last ngnt ; from upper rlvor points bring sad stories ot death , de vastation und desolation. Settlers may bo seen at every station floating on huge rafts made out of the wrecks of farms on which tkey have their families and their cattle. The government steamers are rescuing' these as rapidly as possible. One of these rafts was relieved of Its burden by the steamer Gladys today. On the raft wore a man and his wife and two children , ono of them an infant , the other 2 % years old. The horses and cattle constantly threatened to over turn the craft , for they were moving from sideto side Jn tholr efforts to secure1food. . But there , was none for the animals and what little tberewainfor'the 'human beings * was nearly 'exhausted. . when the rescue " poaure. Some idea of the .horrors may be judged wren It 'Is stated that there are thousands of families similarlysituated. . A newspaper correspondent , who returned this morning from a trip above P.ort Harfey1 on a rescue- steamer , reports a terrible state of affairs in the upper river. Herds if half-starved cattle tied on rafts with no one to guide the journey of the insecure crafts were seen. Just above Hanoy some desperate rancher had been playing cards with fate and had bet his an to win or lese on the last card by sending his Uttlo stock adrift at the mercy of tha tide. Two houses tied to swaying rafts glided by. Families were at the doors with excited faces , but apparently safe. A red handkerchief was seen frantically waving a short distance oft and the steamer hands were soon lifting out ot the boat nn exhausted and starving farmer and his wife. The woman had fainted for want of i food. A moment later the steamer was again hailed. A man from shore called out that be had seen a raft with two bodies on It. Details of many tragedies will never bo known. After many other exciting scenes the steamer sailed over the Central Pacific railroad and tied up at Wharnock railroad station , which was half' under water. The people of Wharnock told numerous tales of wholesale havoc and ruin. At Hatzsic two Wharves and tv store floated out toward the steamer , but the people ot the town never spoke , never moved , and they were too des perate to ask for assistance. At Mission City the steamer bumped Into a barn covered with chickens In all stages of starvation. At Sumac the greatest suffering was re ported. Many requests' for assistance were made. As thor steamer swung out of Sumac a band of Indians were seen holding a bar becue , Art ox had been dragged from the river and the half-starved red men were de vouring It. At present n'o stop can bo put to such revolting- spectacles , which are said to be common all along the river. The In dian ranches have been swept away for hun dreds of miles .and with nothing to cover them but blankets they are bivouacking upon the mountain sides and seizing car casses as they pasd near them for food. At Chlliwaclc City nothing can be seen but the tops of houses. The entire population met the steamer at the foot of the principal street. WOUK Ol' THE WATUIt , TITO Hundred Miles of Hallway In Oregon Jlust Uo 1'raotlcally llolmllt , PORTLAND , Ore , , Juno 7. No accurate estimate of the dairugo by floods along the Columbia and Willamette rivers can be made. It Is certain , however , to run Into the millions of dollars. The entire north west , Including Idaho , Washington , Oregon gen and British Columbia is virtually shut oft from the east by the floods. The Ca nadian Pacific roads have been washed out for hundreds ot miles and it will require weeks tq rcp-ilr the damage after the water goes down. This city still has connections both ways on the Southern Pacific , but the malls are badly delayed , The Northern Pacific makes connections through Puget sound and thli city by means of the transfer boat which runs from Kclso , Wash , , to ths | city. In northern Idaho the Great Northern and Northern Pacific have been washed out for miles , rendering the roads almost useless west of Idaho. The Union Pacific Is partly used from Umatllla west , and the Oregon Railway and Navigation company's road , which is the connection of the Union Pacific , will have to be practically rebuilt from Uma- ttlla to Portlend , a distance of 200 miles. Tlio upper Columbia Is now falling , but the river hero remains stationary. It will require at least a week for the water to get out of the streets whenever It begins to recede , aa on many points on Front street the water Is ton feet deop. The streets adjacent to the flooded district , which now includes three-fourths of the business portions ot the city , are alive with vehlclea ot all kinds hauling goods out of the water. Cloudburst In I'lntto Canon. DENVER , June 7. A cloudburst In Platte canon today has again raised the river , and the people living : along the banks have been warned to move. The flood la greater than that of lost week , and fears for property are expressed. i Union Faclflo raneuger Loies Ills lleiuon. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , June 7.-Speclal Tel egram to The Bre. ) John It. Walsh , nn aged gentleman from San Raphael , Cat. , became demented this morning while com ing over Khcrman hill and jumptHl from the eastboimd passpnircr train. Hln collar bono wns broken and ho sustained other pain ful though not fatal bruises. The train 'was running at a high rale of ppecd , Ho was brought to this city , where he In re- cGlvlnK.medleal treatment. It Is not Infre quent that tha high attitude lit the vicinity of Sherman seriously affects passengers coming from the eca level. inxrin ii.txrt aormnn National of that rity ( Iocs Into Voluntary Liquidation. DENVER , June7 The German National bank did not open Its doors today. Cashier Kunsemllcr says that the Institution la com pelled to go out ot business. * A statement will bo made later In the day. The German National la ono ot the oldest banks In thu city. The president la J. J. Relthman , who la very wealthy , At one time the bank's stock sold for $335 a shire. The bank waa closed during- the panic last sum mer , but subsequently reopened on an agree ment with the stockholders. When the bank reopened the depositors accepted ex tension certificates. The first of these , due In March wcro paid. The second , duo Juno 1 , were paid , aa presented , until last night , when the funds were exhausted and the directors decided to close the doors per manently. National Bank ifxnmlncr Lazcar was notified and ho took charge of the books today. The closing of the bank moans liquidation so far as possible. It Is Impossible to ascertain whether the depositors will be paid In , full or not. The deposits , according to the last statement , made May 4 , were $ Sri3G2G ; cash resources , J1S1.0CS ; total resources , $1,777,423. In December - comber the deposits were $1,033,000 ; cash re sources , $335,000 ; total resources , $1,882,000. The capital ot the bank Is $500,00 $ ; surplus , $50,000. Charles M. Clinton , cashier of the German National , resigned recently to accept the vlco presidency of the American National and so many dcposltlrs went with him thcro was a great failing off of deposits at the German. This Induced President Relthmann to close out the business , t la believed none of the other banks will bo affected. SCUTCH-HUSH cuxamtss National Congress nt IJco ntolnrx Attended by Four Iliimlrml Dt'lrg.itoft DES MO1NDS , June 7. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The great national Scotch- Irish congress began Its sixth annual meet ing In this city this morning. The large audience room In the Young Men's. Chris tian association building was crowded , there being between 300 nhd 400 visitors from abroad present , besides the- attend ance from this city. .Among those frohi abroad wcro : Prof. George MacLpskle of Princeton college , George Mcllhcnny of Philadelphia , Dr. John a. Macintosh , wife and daughter : Dr. John Hall , Thomas T. Wright of Nashville , Hugh Hunter of Dallas , Tex. , and llobcit Banner , president of the society. In honor of the occasion und as a token of the welcome extended visiting delegates the business "houses and public btilldmga of the city \\ero hand somely decorated with flags , bunting and streamers. Conspicuous among the em blems were the Scotch thistle and .Irish shamrock. The congress was called to order by Btnu Vlco President PM. . Cnsady nnd Uev.J. . - lf. Sooy WcreiU prayer. , TWacvvas.-follOwcd. .uy muslcto a double quartet ; * -ivho BUHPT VThe Bank9-mnd--rBra rf "Of Ionny Doon. " Colonel John Scott of Nevada , la , , president of the state society , delivered and address of welcome ,0n behalf of the Jowu associa tion , 'Mayor HIllls followed with an ad dress on behalf cf fho olty and Governor Jackson with one for ttho state. President Banner of the national congress responded in a brief address , and TCmarkB wcro also made by Rev. Henry Wallace ot this city and Uev. Howard A. Johnston * ot Chicago. This afternoon the visitors . were driven about the qtty in carriages and this even ing they "were .entertained at a 'banquet , at which Henry Wallace presided aa toast- master. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Important DamntoSuU lit tort Doclgo. FORT DODGE , Iar June 7. ( Special Tel egram to The Bee. ) In the United States cotut the $40,000 damage suit of Edward French of Perry against thcT Chicago , Mil waukee & St. PAU ! railway for injuries re ceived In a wreck at Ncolo. two years ago Is In progress' . French wa < ft fireman and claims that In jumping- from his engine he was Injured so that his health has been damaged to that extent. The caseIs very Important , Attorney Baldwin of Coun cil Bluffs being the chief counsel for the defense , assisted by ex-United States At torney O'Connell of Fort Dodge , Clerk of Su preme Court Pray and several other leading lawyers. Attorney Guernsey of DCS Molncs represents the plaintiff. The pica of the defendant - fondant Is that the plaintiff simulates his Injuries and that Immoral life had un dermined his constitution. Expert medical witnesses have been subpoenaed from among the leading specialists of the west. An Interesting point is the fact that most of the forty witnesses brought here from Perry are railroad toien , all of whom are in favor of the defense. Druggist IlarnvH Con\Ictrd. DES MOINES , June 7. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) Qeargo Barnes , druggist , was tgday convicted In the federal court of pur chasing a large amount of postage stamps , knowing them to have been stolen , and if acting as a fence for burglary the maxi mum penalty for his offense Is ten years In prison and { 4,000 fine. Ills attorney mude a motion for a new tilul. DOCS GJIKAT RAMAOH. Vienna Visited by a Destructive Storm AH AuHtrlu Suffers ( Ircatly. VIENNA , June S. The worst hall storm that ever visited this city commenced at 7 o'clock this morning. Dense copper-colored clouda arose with alarming rapidHy , The wind drove the dust In columns to tlio height of tour-story houses , then the hall began to fall and covered the city In a short tlmo to a depth of six to eight Inches. In less than fifteen mlnutei the city looked as If It had undergone bombardment. It Is estimated that 100,000 windows worn broken. Flvo hundred p.inej of glass were broken In the Ministry of Commerce build ing alone , and COO-in the palace. In tlm upper floors and the emperor's tvlug hardly a pane remains unbroken. The halUtonoi averaged the size of hazlc- nuts. and descended In streams , Tirco | doafli are reported as duo to the falling trees. Horses were frightened by the storm and ran away , causing numerous accidents. Serious damage waa done In a field outside ot Vienna , where a detachment of artillery with thirty-two guna was overtaken. The horses bolted with 'fright ' In all directions and thirty soldiers soon lay helpless upon the ground. Several of thorn were run over and one was killed. Three officers were scvbrely Injured. Many persons wcro bruised by the hall In the principal streets. The beautiful gardens of the city are ruined. Telegraph and telephone - phone poles wore blown down and the wlrce are stretched on the ground like huge cob. webs , causing death of thousands ot bird ? . It la feared that great damage has been dune to the crops. Reports from Prcssburg show that place waa also visited by a disastrous haall storm , and the vineyards wore almost ruined. Violent lent storms have occurred during the week at Oldenburg , Veszprlm and In Crotla , Im mense damage is reported to have been done. Fitut Oregon Cyclone. BAKER CITY , Ore. , June 7 , A disastrous and death dealing cyclona passed over Grant county Saturday. The path ot tbo cyclone was from Fox valley to Long cr ek. It demolished everything In Its way. Jairos Parish , a fqrmer , his .wlfo and one child wore killed , A number of houses wore destroyed and the losa ot live stock was considerable , Tha cyclone was ac companied by a terrible hall storm , Some ot the stones measured seven and. ono hulf inches In circumference. COMPLETED THEIR LABORS Kansas Republican State Convention Nomi nates a Ticket and A ourus , PLATFORM IS A PECULIAR DOCUMENT protection mid Illmctnlllsni JKmlorscd , bn Go'ternor I. < nrelllinr unit I ho Pcnio- cratloAdmlnlttratloii Did Not Titro So IVoll National Aid for Irrigation. TOPEICA , Juno 7. The republican state convention came together this morning nt 9:20 : and the commlttco on resolutions ami platform which hail boon out a big portion Ot the night submitted the result ot Us de liberations In the form of the following plat form. which was adopted without n dissent ing voice : Your committee on resolutions bcff Icavo to make the following report : Itcalllrmlng Hie republican platform ot Kcsolvrd , The constant patriotism of our party Is In Itself n guaranty to the nation that the Interests of Its defender * , their widows nntl orphan ? , will bo liberally cared for , and wo denounce their cruel and delib erate betrayal by the picsent democratic ndmlnlHtrntfon. Second , Wo adhere to the republican doc trine of protection and believe that thrift laws should protect the products of the farm as well as of the factory. Third , The American people favor bi metallism and the rupuullcan party do- mUtiilB the use of both gold and silver na standard money , with such rcsti lotions and under such provisions , to bo determined by lORHIatlon , ns will sccuro the maintenance of the parity of values of thb two metals , and that the purchasing and debt-paying power of the dollar , whether of gold , silver or paper , shall bo at all times eiiual. The Interest of the produccis of the country , Its farmers and Its worklngmen , demands that the mints of the United States bo opened to tha coteRgo of silver and that congress shall enact a law levying a tax on Importation ! ) of foreign silver sulllclent to full * piotect thu products of our own mines. Fourth , We favor national and state leg islation for the encouragement of Irriga tion. tion.Fifth Fifth , WP denounce the picsent state ad ministration for Its revolutionary tenden cies , Us violation of the laws and contempt of the courts , the corruption and Incompe- tenoy of Its otllclalt , Its gross mismanage ment of the state Institutions and for the discredit It bun brought upon the good name of the state. And wo pledge the re publican nominee of this convention to faithfully and economically discharge all ofllclal duties , to a strict observance and an. honest enforcement of law and to obedience to the mandates of the courts. Sixth , To the maintenance of these prin ciples we Invite the support of all patriotic citizens. The convention proceeded to select a can didate for lieutenant governor. * On the third ballot James A. Troutman was nominated fur lieutenant governor , the vote standing : Troutman , 538 ; Holscr , 348. After the nomination of lieutenant gov ernor the convention adjourned until 2 p. m. On reconvening , nominations for secretary of state were at once proceeded with. W. C. Edwards of Pawnee county was nomin ated on the third ballot , "Frank L. Brown ot Anderson county \vas Ills chief competitor. Geo. Li. Cole of Crawford county was nom inated on thor thirjlballot for auditor , and the convention adjourned for cupper. At 8 o'clock business was again resumed , and Otis Lathpi lqn , ot , Ry.Bel ) county was homlnateSJfor ircasurcr 'on tjio third ballot and P. 'D.DawcBiatJClaX djuftty "was norn- inatcd-ifor attorney .fEC.nkral.jin the Jlr t bal lot over W , F. QUtllrlo of Atclilson. Prof. B. Stanley of Lawrence' was nomin ated for state superintendent of public Instruction. Tfio convention closed -with the , nomina tion of R. W. Blue for congressman at large. He defeated George L. Douglas ot Wichita. Ed P. Greor of Winfleld and J. C. Caldwell Of Topeka. The convention ad journed at 12:45 : a. tn < _ . amzrra .is I-JS-IOKMAICEHS , Caniprd Midway Jlctxyoni the Ilolllccront Drimtlcn and Orlpplo Clock lUJners. CRIPLE CREEK , Colo. , June 7. All day rumors of conflicts between deputies and strikers have been current , but In no In stance have they been , confirmed. One en gagement was reported to have occurred at 9:30 : o'clock this morning , In which one or two wcra killed on each side , Another en gagement la repented to have occurred at 7:30 : o'clock tonight , but , like the report of the rnornlng , It lacks authentic conllrmo- tlon. The tlist- detachment of the mllltla arrived at Beaver Park , the scene of , the trouble , this morning. The state troops'lra- medlately marched through the line of deputies to a point batwopn the contending forces , from which place they will prevent cither the. deputies * of the strikers from making any advance. The work bf disarmament has not yet begun , nor will the \vorlt begin until inoro state troops are on the ground. Rtrlliern lit MrKcc port Determined , " M'KEESPQUT , la. , June 7. A * compara tively quet night was passed , but with the rising of the sun the tube works strikers , refreshed by u. night's rest , poured from their homes and soon the streets' were filled with Idlers , despite the numerous proclam ations of Sheriff .Richards and the mayor * The Dubuqtie tiibe company , whose plant was raided yesterday by the McKeesport strikers , has decided to suspend operations until the trouble at McKuesport Is settled , The order * now on hand arc not sulllclent to justify tha risk of running the works. When the mob reached Duiiuesnc last night It had Increased to $0,00 strikers and sympathizers. With yells they attacked the Duquesno tube works , diovo the worn * men out , 'drew the flies and drew the hot ' metal from the furnaces out on the llooi , General. Manager Converse denied a re-i port published today that tha works would remain Idle for six months , but added that there wilt bo no cftott mada to resume until the strike Is settled. "Tho policy ot the company , " .said he , "Is to avoid trouble and wo do want a rcpltltlon of the great strike at Homestead , No deputies will be risked to nld In protecting our works and the strikers may wander through them It they desire , " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M Illi In nt I'ckiii. PEKIN , III. , June 7. Company Q of Lin coln , 111 , , arrived at Pekln this afternoon and was mot at the depot by Sheriff : Fred erick and a number ot deputy sheriffs. At the coroner's Inquest today , I ) , I ! . Hrwln , editor of the Evening 1'pRt , and H. C. Knlil , an Inxuinnro agent , both of whom aru iiLputy aheiltfH , and Chris Krcdetlok , the shcllfli weie heujd. They were all eye witnesses to the bloody affair and declared that John li. Oh IT , foimetly u number ot the state legislature , was the leader of the mob. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IV'iiniylviinlii OpiTiitorH Will J nt A lie ml. IMTTBBimCf , June 7. The coal opeiators1 conference committee of this district , In session hurp , by a tlo vote defeated a resolution elution to attend the Columbus joint con ference , und by a , vote of nix to four de cided to call a general meeting of operators hero tomonow to consider the matter. Ktilko No The Cairo Short Line Is hauling coal from Curlei-vlHe. 111. , und H IB believed no fur ther troublu will bo oxpeilcnced here. Blx strikers , supposed to bo Implicated In the killing of Engineer Barr at Uniull , Ind. , have been arrested. It Is suld the prls. oneis have confessed and given the numea of others Implicated. William Dlckson , the colored miner who was shot In the riot near 1'ekln. 111. , last night ded yes today. Worc ! has been com menced repairing the shaft , but it will re- qulro a couple of weeks to put It Irt shape to resume work. . Pickets patrolled all the mining- towns In the vlclnlt of JTrostburg , Aid , , last night. During the night u striker attacked ono ot the pickets with a club , but was dilvcn off , The mllltla force IB HO strong no serious trouble is anticipated. Mldourl Illvcr lilting , SIOUX CITY , Juno 7-(8peclal ( Telegram to The Htfe. ) Thu Mlsosurl la rlBlntf at the rnto of three feet In twenty-four hours and the rlno la re-ported general as far up us Fort lienton , Indicating higher water. U Is higher now than jt has been since 1SS1. Bottom lands are flooded In many places. There la no danger of damage here ,