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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 187 ] , OMAHA , TITTIES DAY MOttiNTNtf , JULY ( ? , 1890 T\VELYE PAGES. lS COPY ITIVE CENTS. HUNDREDS ARE DEAD DEAD4V Manj Lives Lost in the Flooded Beglons > State of Texas , IMMENSE PROPERTY DAMAGE INFLICTED Half Has Not Been Told of the Hayoo that Haa Been Wrought , MANY BODIES OF THE DEAD SWEPT AWAY District Fire Hundred Miles Long is Com pletely Covered with Water , STANDS SEVENTEEN FEET DEEP IN PLACES Million * of Dollar * Will He Ileanlred to Ilenlnuc the Ioe * Wldc- prrnil Scene of Death nnd Denotation. ST. 'LOUIS. ' July G. A special to the Re public from Dallas , Tex. , says : All former flood disasters in Texas river districts have been eclipsed by the appalling calam ity In the vicinity of Scaley nnd Brookshlre. It IB estimated that 200 lives have been lost nnd the number may bo much larger. The property loss will reach so far Into the millions as to make the Calvcrt flood appear insignificant by comparison. Tonight Deputy Sheriff Swearcngcn made this statement to the Republic correspond ent over the long distance telephone from Bealoy : Last night nnd 'today nearly 100 have been drowned In the vicinity of what is now locally known as "The Mound. " This Is a small piece of high land three miles from Scalcy , near old San Felipe. At first , when the flood rushed down upon the negro cabins In the bottoms of the Brnzos , three days nco , the nlarmcd black population ran 'for .this piece of high land for safety , driving their live stock with them. The rush of the -waters was BO sudden that they could not get to Sealcy or San Felipe. r Gradually the waters rose and encroached upon their place of refuge until tonight not jnoro than half an aero of the ground Is out of water , and that not moro than one foot nbove the raging torrent surrounding it for miles. On 'this half acre mound are huddled together tonight a raving , surging , ges ticulating , screaming and praying assem blage of 300 negroes , death staring them In the face in various forms. Drowning nccms certain , but starvation , exposure and exhaustion also arc. doing fatal work. Crowded In among these poor humans nre cnttle , horses , hogs , mules and other domestic nnlmnls , as frantic and un controllable as the poor negroes. There Is not n cabin or other hit of shelter not so much as n tree on "Tho Mound. " There Is not a mouthful of food to cat , clean water .to . drink or n spot 'where ' the tired and weak and sick may rest. The nearest point on land Is more than three miles away , and no human can live In the raging torrents who would try to reach it. Many have boon . drowned making the attempt. ' ' . , 'P FieTJ I-hlrty I'Vet ' 'Deep. * HOUSTON , Tex. , July 5. A correspondent lias Just returned from a voyage through the flood districts. The half has not 'been ' told of the havoe wrought. The disaster is no appalling that description Is not possi ble. After this flood will come sickness undoubtedly , and what a 'week ngo was the fairest part of Texas is now nlmost n God forsaken wilderness. The wnters of the 'Brnzon ' have for six days covered its lands from elx to thirty feet ; where a week ago there were on every hand fields of cotton and corn and thousands of acres of water melons and cantaloupes , today there Is slimy mud over all the vcgctntlon. The carcasses of cows , mules , pigs , dogs and cats , mny- hap humans , for many are missing , are > to be seen on every baud. The * " party left at sunrise yesterday morning , , going to the Navnnota .bottoms and to a point about thrco miles from ( Mllllcan. Hero It encountered everywhere an overflow from the Navauota , which spread out fully two miles on either fildo of the Houston & Texas Central track. Kverythlng IB under water from two to seventeen feet. It looked on all sides like n great lake , and the water was so high that for n vast area It completely sub merged the telegraph nnd telephone poles nlong the line. In truth , portions of the Js'nvasota 'bottoms ' are oven now n perfect sen , extending four or five miles wldo at a certain point. I aaw hundreds of houses thcro totally submerged , and as many more vore swept from their foundations and de stroyed , The planters of the bottoms nro Btlll moving their help and whatever IB left of their stock to places whcro they can ba cared for. They are nil nobly helping each other nnd taking refuge wherever they can , some of them seeking safety on housetops. KuvliiK I.lfe mill Property. AH the planters elated that the outside world has no conception of the floods or losses incurred by the destruction of crops , fctock and buildings. 'Nearly ' every planter has built boats and sent them through the flooded districts to render assistance , and , If j.osMule . , to nave eoino of their drowning Clock , The flood district has a length of over BOO miles , a breadth of probably fifty miles , nnd In nil this vast space Incalculable dam- ngo has been done , The lost * to Ufa will never he fully known , sjiorhaps. The bottoms wcro thickly aot- tied , mostly with negro tenant farmers , and nmong these has been the greatest lota of life. To show the damage dona the fol lowing estimates have 'been ' made by men who are In a position to know. Lives lost , from 100 to 300 ; lot * ) to fann ers , Including crops , as well as live stock , from JD.000,000 to $15,000,000 ; damage to rallroadb and to country bridges , $2,000,000 lo $4,000,000 , These estimates are taken In the whole area , It Is known that moro than elxty people have met their deaths , that many bodies having 'been ' recovered. It Is not believed that all of them will ever be recovered. At Rrookshlre the Brazes river has over flowed the country for miles. No loss of llfo Is reported there. The citizens have asked the governor for assistance and measures have been taken for the relief of the suffer ers , Mayor Jnncs of OalveMon lajnaklng a personal canvass of the business diTirlct. No word wa received from Dewey today. Thirteen llvnil llodle * llevovereil , ST. LOUIS , July 5. A special to the Post- Dispatch from Dallas , TVx. , says : At IM p. m. today Deputy Sheriff Swearlngen'of Austin county made the following statement over the long distance telephone at Sealcy : "Relief has not y t reached the flood victims in this section. Thirteen dead bodies have been recovered near the town of Brookshlre , thirteen miles from here , ICorty-ttvo per- eons above Sealey are reported missing and given up for dead. Seven wcro drowned to day In boat about seven miles beraw Sealey. About 400 persons are Isolated on a small pleco of land In the Brazes bottoms , three lulltt from lirookshlrc. Several hundred more are similarly unrounded nt San Phllllpc , three miles from Scaley. t'nlcss relief can soon reach these two Isolated places the SOO will bo rost. Many will die , ns It Is. exposure and exhaustion. Is running through the something never before know'n S j JIlivo lives reported lost here today wtflw .Tn radius of twenty miles north and south of Scaley.Ve are com pletely Isolated at Sealey , but this town i not In danger. We cannot estimate the situation beyond the limits I mention. The whole face of the country here Is a sen. The channel of the Brazes river has shifted about three miles' nnd the water here Is fifteen miles wide. Logs , houses , lumber , railroad material , merchandise , live stock and other floating objects make It worth the life of rescuers to go to the relief of the endangered people , most of whom nro negroes. The railroads nro destroyed for mile' . An Immense washout occurred on the Snnta I'e south of .Senley this morning. This cutH off our IAst strand of railroad connection. The Missouri , Kansas & Texas , the Gulf , Colorado & Santa Po and the Southern Pacific arc all completely stopped. The framework of the big Mlsssourl , Kansas & Texas bridge at Dewcy Is all that Is left of that structure , which , If It Is not swept bodily away , will have to be rebuilt. The scenes nt San Phinipl nnd In the bottoms near Brookshlrc are Indescribable. The weather Is heavy and cloudy this afternoon nnd It Is feared more rain will fnll tonight. CHANUTB. Kan. , July . The Ncosho river Is out of Its banks at this place and steadily rising. The levees are broken at several points nnd the bottom lands for miles up nnd down the river are flooded. Trains on the iMIwourl , Kansas & Texas railroad from Parsons , and Atchlson , Topeka & Snnta Fe trains from Plttsburg are com pelled to go 'by ' wny of Chorryvnle , on ac count of the flooding of the bridges. Thou- snnds of dollars worth of wheat In stacks is floating down the river with barns nnd out buildings. The biggest flood in the history of thin section iwas July , 1883 , nnd the water now has nearly reached that mark , IOLA , Knn. , July 5. All small rivers In this section are1 out of their banks and three bridges have been carried away In Allen county. Considerable wheat left in the bottoms toms waa carried away and the loss In hogs nnd cattle will amount to thousands of del lars. iMOLI.VE , Kan. . July 5. Heavy raina caused thn bursting of the Santa Fe reser voir near here. The reservoir covered sixty acres and held thlrty-flvo feet of water. APP13AI , .11 ADi : TO GOVERNMENT. Ten Thoiinnnd Uatlon * .Needed to Ilc- lleve Immediate nitrc * * . ST. LOUIS. July 6. A special to the Re public from Austin , Tex. , says : The follow ing was received hero tonight : OALVESTON. Tex. , July b. J. D. Bayers , Governor. Austin , Tex. : My Information shows appalling conditions from the flood , with continued rise nnd spread of waters , un til probably 25,000 square miles nro under water south of Cnlvert. Relief should be Immediate and I fear on a more extensive scale than private subscriptions , no matter how generous , can provide. Under the cir cumstances. I deem It expedient ito * make the situation known to the secretary of war and ask that relief boats now In Gnlveston be permitted to ascend the rivers nnd nt points Inaccessible to 'them ' to use their launches nnd yawl boats , and , at the same tlmo .provldo for : distribution of.lQ,000 ; ratioim. If you concur , I have the honor to suggest that you wire the secretary of war accordingly. Meantime , Galveston and doubtless other communities will proCeed with the work of relief to 'the ' full extent of their menns. I await your action and will Join If desired In any course you take. R. B. HAWLEY. The following was Immediately sent In reply : AUSTIN , Tex. , July 5. R. B. Hawley , Galveston : Have wired secretary of war as suggested. Will bo glad to have your co-op eration. JOSEPH D. SAYERS , Governor. Subsequently the following was wired : AUSTIN , Tex. , July 5. To the Secretary of War , War Department , Washington , D. C. : Please Immediately order by wire boats nt Gulveston to ascend rivers , using launches and yawls to rescue people from the waters , which nre widespread over the lands of the lower Brazos. Please also order commandIng - Ing officer nt San Antonio to place at my disposal for Immediate distribution 10,000 rations. Will recommend to legislature to re fund to the United States their vafue when It next meets , and do not doubt that It will bo promptly done. Devastation great. Im mense loss of life probable. Prompt at- tlon very Importnnt. Answer. JOSEPH D. SAYERS , Governor. SMELTER FIRES WILL GO OUT Amerlenii Company AVII1 Clour Doivit Pending n Settlement of the DENVER , July 5. J. B. Grant , chairman of the operating committee of the American Smelting and Refining company , appeared before the State Board of Arbitration this afternoon and mndo a statement to the effect that no further attempt will bo made to reopen the smelters until the supreme court passes upon the rights of the eight- hour law. Ho said the company would not submit to arbitration by the board , but ex pressed the opinion that ho would he able to reach an agreement with the striking smelter men nftcr the court's decision In announced. On behalf of the hoard , Presi dent W. N. Byors said that no further ac tion would bo taken at present. PATRIOTS DIE ON THE FOURTH Thirty-Three Arc Killed nnd Many Arr Injured hy Accident * oil Independence Day , CHICAGO , July 5. The Tribune Fourth of July list tomorrow will Include returns from 250 cities and towns. The leading fig ures are : Dead , Hit ; Injured , 1,730 ! flrc losses , $233,070 ; Injured by cannon crackers , 731 ; Injured by powder explosions , 257 ; in jured by toy cannon , 250 ; hit by stray bul lets , 60 , All these accidents are due to the celebration of July 4. . SUCCESSOR FOR R , P , BLAND Spcolnl Election In MU.onrl to Fill Vni-Hiii' } Canned hy I ) < * ntlt of "Sliver Dirk. " JKKKBRSON CITY , Mo. . July 5. Governor Stephens today ordered n special election to be held on Tuesday , August 29 , to fill the vacancy In the Eighth .Missouri district caused by the death of Congressman Rich ard P , Bland , Jcutcr ( inc * of Own Accord. MEXICO. Mo. , July C. Alexander Jester , accused of the murder of young Gilbert Gates twenty-eight years ago , Issued a statement today In which ho says his re moval from Tecumseh , 0. T , . to this city was with his own consent. This statement will probably put an end to tbo charges of kidnaping now being made against the sher iff and district attorney In the territory who turned Jester over to the Missouri sheriff. Fatal K spin * I n n of BLUEFIELD , W. Va. . July 6. On the Clinch Valley dlvUlon of the Norfolk & Western , at Tip Top. an engine exploded , killing Engineer J. D. MeColgan. Fireman E. W. Albert and Brakeiuan Oscar J. Ow- cni. AMERICANS HAVE THEIR WAY Private Property at Sea Will Ba Topic of n Special Oonferance , WHITE PLEADS FOR ITS CONSIDERATION Point * Out flic IniinriiKo DnmnRC Hone to World' * Commerce by Prlvntcer * with No Henlt to llclllKcrcnlN , THE HAGUE , July 5. The Americans Ecorod a great success today In obtaining from the peace conference a unanimous vote In favor of having the private prop erty at sta In tlmo of war dealt with at n special conference to bo summoned here after. Much diplomatic management was necessary and many obstacles bad to be surmounted , The second committee met this raovnlng nnd Andrew D. White , head of the Amer ican delegaton , broached the subject. The question of Its admlsslblllty under the con ference mandate was discussed. No vote was taken , but an agreement was arrived at to allow the Americans to present their case In full this afternoonn. Had a vote been taken Immediately , the Americans would doubtless have carried their point by a majority of one or two , and to avoid this n resolution was provided recognizing the Importance nnd complexity of the ques tion nnd recommending the appointment of a special conference. Mr. White , In the course of a clear nnd eloquent statement of the American cnse , said the United States government had nc- cepted the Invitation to participate In the conference with alacrity , because of the opportunities it was expected the confer ence would offer for preaching the truth with regard to the Immunity from capture of private property at sea. Ho admitted , however , that.thc United States government recognized It would be hopeless to expect any decisive result from this conference , owing to three causes , first absence of Introductions from powers ; second , doubts iia to tbo competence of the conference , and , third , the length of tlmo necessary for a discussion of all questions. Mr. White frankly admitted the difficulties In deciding what constituted contraband of war , but Insisted that these supplied one of the best arguments for a full and prom inent discussion. The sufferings and losses which seizures entailed wore Immense , while the effect upon the ultimate result of war was almost nothing. Work of Three Crnler * . Referring to the experience of the United States In the war of the rebellion ho said that only ihrce confederate cruisers did anything of Importance , but they captured 169 vessels , quadrupled the rate of Insur ance between the United States and Great Britain and compelled the transfer of a half million tons of American shipping to British bottoms. The final result was that the whole American marine was virtually swept out of existence. "If that resulted from the operations of three poorfy equipped little steamers , " ho continued , "what would happen with the means at the disposal of the greater nations Joday. ? Yet every one , knows that this pri- "Vatecring 'KSti not the 'slightest effect'l n ending or even shortening the war , nor would It had any had the losses been ten times greater. The only real effect Is gained by war ships In maintaining a blockade. Nowadays the transfer of goods by land Is so general that Interruption by sea as a rule does nothing to promote the ending of war , but that Interruption may destroy ac cumulations of human wealth and skill re quiring n generation to make good , while the losses cannot be confined to belliger ents alone , but must affect more or ress directly the whole world. " Motive * Practical , Hut Pure. Mr. White warmly repudiated the suppo sition that the Americans were animated by selfish considerations ; they were emi nently practical , he said , but not less pre eminently devoted to great ideals. This he Illustrated by referring to the Immense sacrifices made during the civil war , nnd the devotion by Americans to ar bitration. What ho was urging upon the delegates was a question of right and jus tice for the whole world nnd this all Amer icans felt deeply. Nor could the acceptance of the American proposal Injure any na tion. On the contrary It would strengthen nil , The head of the American delegation concluded with an eloquent appeal to the Jurists , diplomats and statesmen of all na tions assembled in the conference , to take the subject under careful consideration , saying in the words of Count Nesselrode , that the addition of this result to interna tional law "would bo a crown of glory to the world's diplomacy. " R. Dulhauscn supported Mr. 'White and suggested that the governments favoring the Idea should conclude treaties among themselves. Sir Julian Pauncofoto said that British opinion was divided on the subject and that ho had no Instructions regarding It. In his personal opinion the question was outsldo the scope of the conference. DclcKnte * Have Limited Power. M , Bourgeois , head of tbo French delega tion , and Captain Scholno , of the Russian delegation , announced that In the absence of Instructions they could not vote. The resolution 'was then put and carried with out opposition , but with reservations on the part of Great Britain , Franco and Russia. The committee also adopted a resolution that the question of the determination of tbo rights and duties of neutral states should bo placed on the program of the future conference. The plenary conference assembled subse quently nnd accepted all tbo recommenda tions of the committee , The American delegation Is much grati fied at the result. The delegates would not have anticipated a practical result at this time. The result which at ono tlmo appeared almost impossible on account of the almost Insuperable dlfilcultlcs is now triumphantly attained , II.VV PI.HASKII AVITII THE RESULT. of Anierlriin Project Viewed ivlth SatlNfactlfiii. WASHINGTON. July B , The nowe from The Hague announcing the unanimous vote of thn peare conference in favor of holding a special conference hereafter to discuss the freedom from seizure of private property at tica In time of war Is a source of great satisfaction - faction to the administration. The Ameri can delegates had more interest In this question than any other , perhaps , before the conference. Thcro have been tlraea during the sessions of the peace conference nt which it appeared that this subject would be passed over without favorable action and the officials had almost given up hope of anything In that direction being accom plished , Secretary Hay was shown a copy of the dispatch tonight. 'He regarded it as a sub stantial victory for the advanced position the American government has taken on this matter , as the news indicated that the con ference had accepted the principle involved. The freedom from seliure of private property at tea , belonging to the subjects of the bel ligerent nations , the secretary said wns not In the list of subjects rnunaerntod In the czar's call , but was embodied In the In structions given the American delegates. The subject , the secretary said , Is one In which the American government has taken great Intercut. The t'nltcd States refused to sign iho convention nt Paris back In the 'BOs because the nrtlclcs agreed upon did not con tain n declaration exempting from capture the private property nt sen belonging to the subjects of the belligerent nations. In the president's last message to congress he urged that provision be made for calling a con ference of the powem of tho" world to con sider the question. Bills 'were Introduced In both houses having this object In view , but no final action was taken on them. AFRICAN LEADERS FOR PEACE Conference of KriiKor anil III * Ad- vlfiern Given Hope Hint Wnr Will lie Averted. PRETORIA , South African , Republic , July 6. The special conference between President Krugcr , the members of the cabinet , Fischer , n member of the executive .council of the Orange Free stntc , nnd 'Hofmeler , the Afri kander leader , has been practically con cluded. It Is believed that the franchise proposals have been acceded to and may bo passed before the Volksraad tomorrow and that peace will be preserved ! WILL SEND TROOPS TO AFRICA U11 Kin lid ncttliiK Hondy for Any Trouble thnt May Arluc In the Hark Continent. LONDON , July 5. The Pnll Mnll Gazette this nfternoon says the secretary of slate for war , the marquis of Lansdowne , In conjunc tion with the military chiefs , has completed arrangements to despatch 40,000 to 50,000 troops of all arms to South Africa In the event of matters taking a turn for the worse. It is added that all the necessary nrrange- ments have been made there for the dis tribution of troops on their arrival. CIIO.VTI3 TO HONOR TUB FOUUTII. United Stnte * Amhn * ndor Give * a Commemorative Dinner. LONDON , July C. United States Ambas sador Choato will give a grand dinner to night In commemoration of the Fourth. The guests 'Will Include Archbishop Ireland , Senator nnd .Mrs. Lodge. Senator and Mrs. Hnnna , Lords and Ladies/Jerscy and Clan "William , Lord Mount Stephen , Justice Shand , Justice nnd Mss | Graham nnd Sir ( Henry nnd Lady Stanley. Hon. and Mrs. Artjuir LIUon , Prof , nnd Mrs. Jebb , Hon. James Bryce and Mrs. Bryce , ( Henry White , secretary of the United States embassy , and Miss White , Mr. and Mrs. J. Pierponl Morgan will bo present. RENEWAL OF THEjaiSORDERS Hand * of Hloter * nt Iliirerlona , Spain , Attack n .leniilt GJiiirch and School. j ' ' "Oi , V ? * > BARCELONA , July 5. There was a re newal of the disorders" , litre last night. Bands of rioters attacknA-ftha Church of ' Santa aiatrona nnd the jSf'lf school. The . , iially . . tered them. Several conUlctij took place and several people were injured. The theaters are closed. The disorders were renewed this evening when the workmen were leaving the factor ies. Several persons were wounded in charges by the mounted gendarmes. The violence of the mob continues to be directed against the churches nnd the priests. Trade is suffering severely. It Is said that martial Inn- will be proclaimed. Commodore * Hitvc n 1'arli-y. ST. JOHN , N. F. , July C. The conference between Commodore George Glffard , In com mand of British Newfoundland station , and Commodore Henrique , commanding the French flagship Isly , has resulted in an agreement to attempt to minimize the fric tion along the treaty coast as much as pos sible. The colonial government expects to ro- colvo tomorrow a copy of the royal decree , containing1 definite proposals for colonial action toward n settlement of the whole controversy. Attempt to Kill the Ameer. LONDON , July G. The St. , Petersburg correspondent of the Globe says that ndvlces have been received there from Cabul , capital of Afghanistan , that an Afghan recently dis charged a rifle polntblank at the ameer , the bullet lodging in the shoulder of a general standing near by. The advices also say that the umeer'a brother , Islmk Khan , at tempted to bribe n cook to poison the nmcer , and that when the plot was discovered Ishak fled Into Russian Asia and the cook was banged. t'on lder the Pee Too I , SANTIAGO DE CHILI. July 5. ( Via Gal veston , Tex. ) The nowspapcra hero arc pro testing ngalnst a propo al to award William J. Buchanan , the United States minister to the Argentina Republic , the sum of $100- 000 for hit ) Intervention in. Connection with tbo arbitration of the boundary question be tween Chill and Argentina. Premier' * Wlndii v * llroken. BRUSSELS , July 6. All the windows In the house of Premier Vanden Perobom In Auderllct , a suburb of Brussels , were broken by unknown persons last night. The Chamber of Deputies peacefully ro- sumol the transaction of public business today and order throughout the city Is re stored. Pope' * J > eiv Canadian AhleKnte. MONTREAL , July 5 , Cardinal Rampolla has announced to Archbishop Bruchesl that the new papal ablcgato , who will permanent ly reside in Canada nnd be the direct rep resentative of the Holy See there , will l-e Monselgneur Falconln , titular archbishop of Acorcuza and Materla. Conl Coin 111 ne In Canada. MONTREAL. July fi. It is announced that the newly formed Dominion Steel and Iron Co. , will take over the Dominion Coal Co. and -will guarantee to pay at least 6 per cent on the stock of the Dominion Coal Co. , which amounts to $15,000,000. Capture StniiKKled Carllxt Arm * . MADRID , July B , The prefect of Navarre announces the selzuro of four cases of arms smuggled from Franco for the use of the Carllfita. Aiixtrallii lUpnrtliiK Gold. SYDNEY. N. S. W. , July 6. The British steamer Moana sailed today from this port for San Francisco with $500,000 In gold on board. tilneler Arrive * In Ceylon. COLOMBO , Ceylon , July 5. The United States refrigerating ship Glacier , from New York May 17 , for Manila , has arrived bore. Thurninn I * \nt n Candidate. COLUMBUS , O. , July E. 'Allen W. Thur- man today denied that he In a candidate for the vice presidency on the democratic ticket. BISHOP J , P , NEWMAN DEAD Hangs Onto Life Much Longer Than Doc tors Believed Possible. DISTINGUISHED WATCHERS AT BEDSIDE Widow of Gencrnl ( irniit , Wliimr Pas tor the Decenned Oiu'eVa , AnionR Thrill SUctcli of Ucnd Prelnte'n Cnreer. SARATOGA , X. Y. , July G. Bishop John P. Newman of the Methodist Episcopal church of San Francisco died nt 2:30 : o'clock this afternoon. Bishop Newman had been In falling health for n year past , but It was only a week ngo that his condition realty alarmed his friends. Since July 3 he haa been sinking rapidly and this morning his physicians announced that in all probability ho would not survive the day. The Imme diate cause of death was pneumonia and myelitis. At 2 o'clock this afternoon his pulse was hardly perceptible. The physicians In at tendance recognized that the end was near nnd relatives nnd Immediate friends were summoned to the bedside. The bishop be came conscious before his death nnd recog nized his wife. Mrs. U. S. Grant. Mrs. F. D. Grant and others arrived at the sccno a moment or so Inter. .Mrs. Newman Is almost crushed by her bereavement. Inasmuch as she Is In com paratively feeble health It Is beileved she will not long survive her husband. Tele grams nnd cablegrams of sympathy nre com ing from all points tonight. A dispatch from Bishop Randolph Foster nt Roxbury , Mass. , announces that ho will reach Sara toga tomorrow morning and complete ar rangements for the funeral. It will take place at the First Methodist Episcopal church , this city , Saturday afternoon. Be sides immediate relatives of the , Newman famlry , Mrs. U. S. Grant , 'Mrs. ' F. D. Grant nnd other friends are In constant attendance at the bishop's cottage and will remain until Saturday and perhaps later. HIiHlion Neivmnii In Oinnhii. The residence of Bishop and Mrs. New man in Omaha lasted nearly eight years. Upon his election as a bishop In 1SSS and under the regulntlons of the general confer ence ho was required to choose- between Omaha and Houston , Tex. He elected to come to Omaha and remained In the city ma til 1896 , being then removed' by the board of bishops to San Francisco. Whllo ho did not remain in the city constantly he be came closely identified with Its Interests and attached , through numerous warm per sonal friendships , to Its citizens. After the removal of his homo from Omaha ho frequently - quontly visited the city and always upon such occasions occupied the pulpit'of one of the churches , the larger ones being usually chosen for him , to accommodate the largo number of persons always eager to hear him. Bishop Newman was largely Instrumental In bringing to Omaha the International con ference of the Methodist church in 1S92 , which lasted thirty days and was attended by the prominent members of the Methodist clergy not only of this country but of all parts of the civilized iwocld. Owing to hla success In this undertaking he was enabled , to secure the necessary funds for the com pletion of the First Methodist church buildIng - Ing , the finest house of worship of Its de nomination in Nebraska. Bishop Newman was npver furnished with an episcopal resi dence In Omaha and this fact has always been a courco of the greatest regret to his friends here. It Is thought this WHS one of the main reasons for his removal to San Francisco by the board of bishops , Tribute from Dr. Hliank. Probably not ono of the many prominent Methodists in Omaha was moro closely ac quainted with the late Bishop Newman and his work than the Rev. Dr. J. W. Shank , editor of the Omaha Christian Advocate. Dr. Shank knew the bishop when ho was a young man In the ministry nnd it was through his influence that Omaha's Meth odist editor became converted. To Dr. Shank aa well as the many other friends of the bishop In this city the news of his death carao as a severe blow , for thov hnri j hoped against hope that his life might be spared that ho should bu able to continue in his work. In conversation Dr. Shank sold : "When Mr. Newman waa elected to the highest office within the reach of n Meth odist preacher and came from Metropolitan church , Washington , to Nebraska , an effort was mode to have him settle in University Place , at Lincoln. I had gome correspondence - once with him and Inslste-d that a metropoli tan bishop should reside in the metropolis. "Bishop Nowmnn did not desire an epis copal residence erected for him. Ho did not wish to keep house , as there were only himself and wife and they preferred to re- eldo at n hotel. Instead of wishing that an episcopal residence'be provided for In Omaha. Bishop Newman preferred that every effort bo expended toward the building of First church , and that magnificent structure stands today as a monument to him nnd the work ho accomplished In Omaha. Ho did a great deal of the supervising nnd planning for the edifice and mined much of the money. Ho has been the fast friend of the First church from Its origination and contributed largely from his own pocket. "When Bishop Newman first arrived in Omaha ho was nt once recognized as n great man by nil people. He obtained a hold on all classes. Having been the/ chaplain of tbo senate , tbo close friend of General Grant , intimately connected with the public affaire of the nation and personally ac- qualntod with the statesmen of the country , he was accorded an Immediate place in the hearts of the public men of this city. "Ho perhaps Impressed his Individuality moro In the 'building of the First church than In anything else , unless It was the securing of tbo general conference of 1892 for Omaha , It Is true that the general conference of 1888 voted that Its next quad rennial sens Ion bo held in this city , but there were certain conditions which first bad to bu compiled with , and I doubt very much whether tbcso would have been met had it not been for Bishop Nowman. " Dr. Shank expressed the opinion that a memorial service , to bo participated in by all of the Methodist churches In the city and others of tbo friends and admirers of tbo dead bishop , would be held Sunday , al though no dellnlto arrangements have as yet been completed , Bishop John Phitlp Newman , D. D. , L. L. D. . was born In New York City September 1 , 1826. At the age of 16 he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His academic education was seatred at Cazcnovla seminary , New York. In 1848 , at the age of 22 , bo entered upon the active work of the ministry as a traveling preacher. His first work was in connection with the Onelda conference. Seven years later ho was trans ferred to the Troy conference. After filling several pulpits with success In that confer ence Dr , Newman waa assigned to Bedford Street Methodist Episcopal church , New York City. In the spring of 1S59 he went abroad and spent a year traveling through Europe , Italy and Palestine , Ho wrote let ters to the Methodist which attracted gen eral attention. HH ! Htudlen In Rome and Palestine were especially valuable , When Dr. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Xfbrnskii Threatening ; Variable Winds. Temperature nt Omnhn yeMerdnyi Hour. Den , Hour. Dett. Newman returned Harper Bros , published his work called "From Dan to Bcershcbn. " This book Is still regarded ns nn author ity nmong biblical students. In 1S02-3 he wns pastor of the Washington Square Meth odist church of Now York City. Ho wns then sent by Bishop Ames to reorganize the church In Louisiana , Texan and Mississippi. He founded nn orphan nsylum , a university nnd began the publication of the Southwest ern Christian Advocate. Between the years 1SCO and 1S7S ho w , < s three times elected chaplain of the United States senate. In the spring of 1S73 Dr. Newman made n tour of the world under ap pointment of General Grant. His commer cial' reports were very highly esteemed. On his return he was again assigned to the Metropolitan church , Washington. In 1S77 he was transferred to the Central church , New York City. As a result of the last tour nround the world Harper Bros , published n volume by Dr. Nnwmnn called "Babylon and Nineveh , " which secured for Dr. New man n membership In the Biblical Archae ological society of London. He received the degree L.L. D. from the Grant Memorial university. After publishing several Im portant works he again went Into the min istry , filling Important pulpits In Baltimore , New York and Washington. Ho was elected bishop In 1888. Bishop Newman was n man of commanding presence nnd his strong clas sic features gave evidence of vigorous In tellectuality , great determination and n genial spirit governing a well-balanced and judicial mind. Some of his orations have been considered among the most eloquent produced In this country. His oration on Grant Is worthy of special mention ns n pow. crful and beautiful combination of rhetoric nnd oratory. Sainiiol D. Cnlhertann. AUBURN. 'Nob. . July fi. ( Special. ) Samuel D. Culbcrtson died at his home In this city at 2 p. m. on the Fourth , aged about 72 years. Ho spent the greater portion tion of his life In the mercantile business. He leaves a wife nnd ono daughter In Au burn , and has ono eon somewhere In the eastern states. Kir Alexander ArmntronK. LONDON , July fi. Sir Alexander Arm- j strong , K. C. B. , formerly director general of i the medical department of the British navy , ! Is dead. Ho served five continuous years In I the Arctic regions , searching for Sir John Franklin , and discovering the northwest passage. Henry n. Slyer * . Henry B. Myers , nn old settler of Omaha , died July 4 nt his homo , 2820 North Thirty- first Etrcet. ' .Mr. Myers came to Omaha In 1S62 and wns a veteran of the civil war , hav ing belonged to the First Nebraska volun teer cavalry. A wife and two eons survive him. John J. I , each. IAUBURN , Neb. , July 5. ( Special. ) John J. Leach , brother of Postmaster Leach , died in an Omaha hospital today as the re- , lt oj , . , .very severe surgical _ operation. He'waVweir known In thesd' parti. ' MANY FARMERS WANT GREENE Wetern Stnle * Compete for Custody of Primmer Captured In 1'oiiiinj Ivniila. HARR1SBURG , Pa. , July B. James H. Greene , who Is wanted in half a dozen western states for swindling farmers , was arrested hero ten days ngo and has since been in Jail awaiting the arrival of detectives from the west. The sheriff and deputy sheriff of Walla Walla , Wash , , came hero with n requisition for the prisoner for swindling a farmer out of $ , " , ,000 In that city. A Chicago detective also arrived with a requisition for the prisoner , who Is al leged to have swindled farmers In Illinois , and officers are on the way here from Iowa with a requisition. A detective of Westmoreland county reached HarrlsbWK today -with a warrant for Greene , who is wanted at Groonshurg for fleecing a farmer out of $1,000 In 1887. All of the par ties were represented by counsel at the hearing before Governor Stone today on the requisitions. The governor ordered Greene turned over to the Westmoreland county authorities nnd decided to allow the requisition of the Washington authorities after the West moreland people nro through with him. WELCOME AT GOLDEN GATE San Fraiic-lxco Prepare * to HeeeUo. the HoinecomliiK TrniiMporl * nt lOiitrnnee of liny. SAN FRANCISCO , July G , The United Stntcs transports Ohio and Newport , with the members of the Oregon volunteers on board , nro duo hero within the next week , nnd preparations for the return of the sol diers are being made. The Merchants' exchange - change hau volunteered to notify the resi dents of this city IIH soon a.s the transports nro sighted so that the people will know exactly when to expect the vessels. The shipping bouses will ho notified In tlmo to have their vessels decorated with flags nnd to prepare chartered vessels for excursions to The Heads to receive thn volunteers. Already many vessels have teen chartered nnd a large fleet of bay boats will escort , the troop ahlpH to their nnchor.ige. The Baino reception will bo accorded the NehrasUans and Utah volunteers , who are now on the way to this city , on tbo tranHport Hancock , It Is understood that delegations from the states named will visit this city in tlmo to participate In the reception. Italilil Hie * from Wound In Heart. DINOHAMTON , N. Y. , July 15. After fighting against death for forty hours with thrco deep stitches closing n wound In the reft ventricle of his heart. Rabbi Louis Gins , berg , who WHS murderously assaulted by three negroes early yesterday morning , died tonight. Hcptlo peritonitis having developed during the day as a result of his wounds. Two of the murderers are Htlll nt large. Movement * of Oeenn VeelN , .Inly . " . At New York Arrived State of Nebraska , from Glasgow ; Bremen , from Bremen , etc. ; Noordland , from Antwerp : Teutonic , from Liverpool , Hulled St. Louis , for South ampton. At Sydney , N. S. W. Arrived Moana , from San Francisco , At Queenstown Arrived Catalonia , from Boston for Liverpool ; Pcnnland , from 1'hlf- adclphla. At Rotterdam Arrived Statendam , from New York. At Southampton Arrived Trave , from New York , via Cherbourg for Bremen. At Glasgow Arrived Ethiopia , from Now York. At Plymouth Arrived Pretoria , from New York for Hamburg. At Hong Hong Arrived Aztec , from San Francisco , via Yokohama ; Belgian King , from Ban Diego , via Yokohama. At Yokohama Arrived Carmanlenshlrc , from San Francisco. At , Cherbourc Arrived Steamer Pretoria , from New York , via Plymouth , for Ham. burg , and proceeded , DEATIi IN THE WIND Woman Ortuhcd to DoRth by a Twister Near Ainsworth , Neb , BODY IS NEARLY SEVERED IN TWAIN Sereral Families Hare Narrow Escapes from Instant Death , CRAWL INTO THEIR CAVES JUST IN TIME Destruotire Cyclone Tours Things for a Spaca of Several Miles , DEADLY FUNNEL VIEWED BY MANY PEOPLE Ilnlldlnu * Wrecked , Crop * Dextroj-ed nnd Slock Killed l.y the Whirl * IIIK Wind In It * Wild , 31 nil Cnreer. ' AINSWORTH. Neb. , July 5. CSpeclal Telegram. ) A destructive cyclone passed AUiHworth two miles to the north this after noon , killing one woman and tearing houses , barns , fences and bridges into kindling wood. The cyclone seemed to form about fifteen miles northwest of Alnsworth. The motion of the funncl-oliapcd cloud was most dis tinct nnd was 'witnessed by the entire popu lation. U was first noticed about 4 o'clock and was headed In a direct line for this town , finally passing just north and 'breaking ' about three miles east. Its first destructive work was on thn farm of John Strohm , four miles northwest of Alnsworth. demolishing everything In sight Luckily the family took to a cave and no on * was Injured. It next struck the house of William Lock- miller , a mlle to the cast. ( Mrs. Lockmlltnr had sought refuge In the cellar with her thrco smallest children. Her oldest son not comlitg nnd fearing ho might bo killed In the barn , whore ho 'was working , Mrs. Ixick- mlllcr started to call him Junt as the cyclone reached them. 'As she arrived at the door the house was moved from Its foundation nnd she > was crushed Into a lifeless mass and her body nearly severed In twain at the waist. The children , however , were unhurt , the funnel doing no further damage than moving the hoiiBO a few feet , tearing oft a portion of the roof and hurling the porch a distance away. The farm of Rev. T. W. Dclong , about two miles north of town , waa next visited. Here the funnel remained almost stationary for a few moments , whllo Its tall swung around to the cast of the house , striking the stable , corncrlbs and sheds and whirling them In u confused mabs over the prairie to the uortli , leaving the house intact. A mo ment later , however , it enveloped the hottso in u cloud and when It cleared away not even the foundation wa left standing. Family Iliive "Narrow KNcnpe. Rev. Dclong nnd family , consisting' ofvlfs and thrco children , had taken refuge In the cellar and wcro unhurt. On went the cyclone , tearing down fenccn and uprooting small trees and shrubbery in its 'way till It reached Bono creek bridge oa the iMeadvillo road , which also disappeared. A little later the storm reached a farm house belonging to Gcorgo Brown , tenanted by Charley Trotter , two o.nd a half miles north east of. Alnsworth nnd two miles cast of De- long's. 'Here ' It mndo so complete a wreclc of the house that not n vestige of It re mained. Fortunately Mr. Trotter and family left homo for Alnsworth a short tlmo previ ously. James Strohm , a farmer living a few hundred yards away , seeing the storm approaching preaching , with his family took refuge In Mr. Trotter'H cave and , though within a few feet of the demolished house , were unin jured. The storm left stable and stock with not a thing harmed. The last place visited wns nn iintonantcd house belonging to W. H. Hurrlng of Alnn- worth , a mlle further on , The wreck was complete , the house being Htrown over the pralrio 'for ' hundreds of yards , some of the beams being carried a long distance and driven live and six feet Into the ground , whllo silvers were standing In an upright , position like sentinels , as far as the cya could sec. At this point tbo cyclouo dis solved into n black cloud , Drntrucllon of Property. All crops were completely destroyed and much stock killed In the course of the storm. Had the section of country visited been thickly settled the loss of llfo and property would have been appalling. Never In the history of Alnsworth bava Its people had such a scare , It Deemed ages till the cltl/.eim felt sure the funnel- shaped demon would pass nround the town and numberless times all felt BO Hiiro the town 'Would ' bo totally destroyed thnt men , women and children nought the best places of safety pctislblc. Owing to the fact that Alnsworth hold no celebration July I nnd nearly Its entire population wcro nt places outside tbo track of tbo terrible hailstorm of that day , no fatalities occurred among the people BO fur as heard from , although It covered a terri tory several miles In width , by perhaps twenty-five miles In length. The loss of stock , however , reaches up Into high figures , whllo tbo damage to crops and property cannot bo estimated at present. TEN PERSONS ARE INJURED Piicnger Train l.ruvcn the Rail * lit JVi-taila nnd Conclir * Turn Oter. WINNKMUCCA , Nov. . July 6. Train No , 1 , eustbound , left tbo rails at a point 170 miles taut of hero this forenoon. Particu lars of the accident are very meager. The engine left the track. A box car behind the cnglno kept its place , but the whole line of day coaches and Pullmans left the rails and turned completely over. Tun portions tions werp moro or lent ) Injured. Ono old lady 1s reported to bo In a critical condi tion. A negro porter had both legs broken , Ho far as can be learned no one was killed outright.