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" / - ; T"TV j-pj THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOEJSfING : , MAY 30 , 1888 , NUMBER 847. ELAINE CAN NOT ACCEPT IT , Letter from the Plumocl Knight That' Ought to Settle It. HE WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE. Despite Tliiirinnn'H Protests , He In Knlil to Ito tlio Cliolco For Hecouil Plnco nt St. Louis Civil Hcrvlcc Jlcl'orin Meeting. ninlnc's Decisive Declination. NEW YoitK , May 29. The Tribune of to day publishes the following letter from Mr. Dlalno : Paris , Mny 17,1888 Whitclnw Reid , Esq. , Editor of the New York Tribune , Now York - Dear Sir : Since my return to Paris from BOUthcrn Italy on the 8th inst. , I have learned ( what I did not before believe ) that my nnmo may yet bo presented to the na tional convention an a candidate for the pres idency of the republican party. A singlet phrnso of my letter of .Tnnuary 26.from Flor ence , ( which was decisive of everything I lind personal power to decide ) lias been trcatcil by my most valued friends ns not ab solutely conclusive in ultimate nnd possible contlngcnalcs. On the other hand friends equally devoted nnd disinterested have construed my letter ( as it should bo construed ) to bo nn unconditional withholding of my nnmo from the national convention. They have in consequence given their support to eminent gentlemen who nro candidates for the Chicago nomination , some 6f whom would not , I nm sure , have con sented to assume that position if I had do- Blrcd to represent the party in the presi- dcntlal , contest of 1838. If I should now by speech or by silence , by commission or omis sion , permit my name , in any event , to come before the convention , I should incur the reproach preach of being uncandid with these who have always been candid with me. I speak , therefore because I nm not willing to remain in ft doubtful attitude. I nm not willing to be the cause of misleading a single man among the millions who have given mo their suffrages nnd their confidence. I am not willing that oven ono of my faithful supporters in the past should think mo capable of paltering in n double sense with my words. Assuming that the presidential nomination could by any possi ble chance bo offered to me , I could not ac cept it without Icnvinir in the minds of thou sands of men the impression that I had not been free from indirection , and there fore I could not accept it at nil. The misrepresentations of malice have no weightbut the Just displeasure of friends T could not patiently endure. A republican victory , the prospects of which grow bright er every day , can bo imperilled only by a lack of nnitp in council or by acrimonious contest over men. The issue of protection is incalcuably stronger nnd greater than and man , fpr it con cerns the prosperity of the present and of generations yet to come. Were it possible for every voter of the republic to sco for him self the condition of recompense of labor iu Europe , the * party of free trade in the United States would not receive the support of ono wage-worker be tween the two oceans. It may not bo directly In our power as philan- tbropihts to elevate the European laborer , but It will bo a lusting stigma upon our statesmanship if wo permit the American laborer to bo forced down to the European level , and in the end rewards of labor every where will be advanced if wo steadily refuse to lower the standard at homo. Yours , Very sincerely , JAMES G. BLAINE. . Tliiinnnn Considered , n Cnmlldnf ; . WASHINCITON , Mny 29. [ Special Telegram ( oTnc BEE. ] No ono in Washington puts any stress on the announcement mudo in nn interview with cx-Sctiutor Allen G. Thtir- man of Ohio , published to-day , to the effect that ho docs not want the vice presidential nomination. Mr. Thurman's friends in Washington say positively that ho has con- rented to the use of his name In ho St. Louis convention , and that ho will bo nominated ; that ho docs not do- ellno the nomination In udvunco nnd that ho will accept. They point with n good deal of satisfaction to the fact that nowhere In the Intorvloxv does Mr. Thurinun htato that ho will not accept the nomination if it Is tendered to him. LJoth of this evening's papers contain interviews and comments on the nnuounccment that Judge Thjirmnn is to bo nominated for the vice presidency , nnd both concede that ho will likely bo the nominee. They say that the friends of Governor Gray , of Indiana , nro growing very uneasy nt the proportions which the Thurjimn.movement is assuming nmJ that they nro endeavoring to check it. Grny'a ' friends contend that Judge Thurmnn is too pld for the nomination and that it nught not to bo mudo for the reason that thcro Is no ehuuco for carrying Ohio for the democratic ticket , while Indiana may bo so- rured with Gray on the ticket. Thcro is a powerful Inllucnco behind the Thurman boom , The P.iyno combination in Ohio , the Whitney and administration influ ence in Now York , and what seems to bo almost n solid south nro demanding Thur man , uud-tmloss ho reconsiders and states positively that ho w'.ll not accept the nomina tion under liny condition of circumstances , ho will undoubtedly bo the nominee. Gray's friends in Washington uro very angry over the spontaneous boom for Thurmnn , and say they will go to St. Louis nnd demand tliu nomination of Gray , ami tlmy threaten to let the organization in'Indiana go to the dogs if ho IH not nominated , Not moro than half the Indiana Democrats in Wash ington nro really in favor of the nomination of Gray. Only two or three of t ho delegation in t no house want him nomi nated , Representative Mntsun is the only irombcr from the state who will go to the Kt , Loiiln convention to vote for the gover nor's nomination , whllo others will do all they can from this end of the line to dcfcut him. him.Tlio Tlio suggestion of the name of Ex-Scnutar Thurman us a candidate for vice president Is said to Have come from the white house. It is at least true , and everybody knows it to bo bo , that thcso who are most intlmuto with tlio , president and uru most likely to t > i e.il : lib mind , are in favor of Thurnnin's nomination nnd urga it in the strongest terms. Mr. Scott , of Pennsylvania , Mr. Morgan , of Maryland , and others pro wonting the Thurman boom , nnd with such men in charge of a movement it is pretty liltoly to bo approved at the wluto homo. Some of Senator Thurinau's old friends do net like the idea at all. They pay tlmt ho Ib net only too venerable , but tia big n man to 1 > o put ut the tail of the ticket. They cite the fact that he was , \ member of congrufas when Cleveland was u baby in f.raib ; that no was chief Justice of tlm supreme court of Ohio before Mr , Cleveland was ad mitted to the bar ; that ho was for twulvo years the democratic leader in the Senate before Cleveland's name was fcnown outside of tlio city of Buf- Iulo ; and that although his years Broquita advanced , ho still has too much ability , and ton much dignity to lake the second place on tha ticket. They hold that U Is too much of a draft on the party loyalty of 0 eminent and vuluublo a nun. and that It is too- much Ilka cold > potiUoo buslucbi. Uut it Senator Thunnan \Ullfng to uC- ccot the nomination there docs not seem to bo any reason why ho should not hnvo it , Civil Service Hol'orinorH Meet. Nr.w YOUK , May 29. The National civil service reform league commenced Its annual session to-night by n mass meeting rt Chick- crlng hnll. Everett P. Wheeler presided. Hon. Gcorgo William Curtis was intro duced , Mr. Curtis' remarks In substance were devoted first , to n comparison of the abuses during the reign of the Stuarts nnd the present condition tinder the system Of reform ; second , to tracing abuses of similar character from Washington's administration up to the present time. Ho went on to say : The course of American history docs not depend upon presidents , but upon the people. Of that fact even the managers of the nominating conventions are awnre , nnd therefore , although they detest civil service reform nnd insist that It is cx- tlnet , I venture to predict thnt ono of the great conventions which will soon assemble will praise the president for his fidelity to reform and the other will denounce him ns chief of the sinners against it , each party assuming not Unit reform Is dead , but what is perfectly true , that It is moro ullvo than ever before. Party plat forms nro valuable not so much for what they say as for what they indicate. Ho snld thnt when Mr. Jcnckcs , of Rhode Island , twenty years ago , spoke In Now York to n few per sons In the chapel of the university upon re form in the civil service ho was like Pnul in Athens declaring thounicnown God. To-day thcro has been for six years n law of con gress embodying his views. In the white house thcro is a president elect ed because ho held those views. Ho then enunciated the reforms created by the league slnco its organization seven years since , dwelling nt length upon the question of the tnellplbility of the president for n second term. Ho said it would bo becoming the work of the league to hnvo enacted such a law which would at the sumo time extend the term to six years. Ho quoted President Cleveland's letter of acceptance in 18b4 , in which the latter referred to the election of n president to bo his own successor ns a great danger to the people , Mr. Curtis , however , qualified thcso remarks ns follows : "Tho tendency nnd temp tation which in the mere prospect the president depicts in these de cisive nnd accurate words , actual experience has doubtless proved to him to bo stronger nnd moro scductlvo than ho imag ined. " Referring to the soldiers whoso graves were to bo decorated to-morrow , ho con cluded as follows : "Those conventions also may well heed the memory of thnt host of heroes whoso graves to-morrow will bestrewn strewn with ilowcrs. In no country was there n moro beautiful benediction upon pa triotism or n moro touching tribute of national gratitude. It was country , not party ; it was duty , not ambition ; it was lib erty nnd union for which they made the costly sacrifice. They were patriots to whom America meant not only nationality and justice nnd equality nnd obedi ence to law , but also political progress , the righting of public wrongs , the ability of the people to sco their own errors and constantly to strengthen , by purifying their own government. They died to servo these great ends. Let us live to servo them as wo scatter flowers upon their graves , lot us baptize ourselves in their spirit , and with their abiding faith in the people , seeing everywhere the signs that the Amer ica of their hope shall be the America of our children. " After too mass meeting a business meeting with closed doors was held. , _ _ National Prohibition Convention. INDIANAPOLIS , May 29. The nrrivals to day of delegates to the prohibition national convention , which assembles to-morrow morning , have been much moro numerous and nearly all are on the ground. Governor St. John came in this afternoon with the Calafornin delegation , having joined them at Kansas City. Miss Frances Willard is also hero. General Fisku's name is the only ono mentioned for the head of the ticket. The second place has no names sug gested as yet but the feeling in favor of a southern man continues strong. The national committee to-night decided to recom mend the following as temporary olllccrs of the convention : Temporary chairman , Rev. H A. Delano , of Connecticut ; secretary , J , 13. Cranefell. of Texns ; first assistant secre tary , Mrs. M. M. Brown , Cincinnati ; second assistant secretary , Geo. F. "Wells , Minne sota. The usual committees will bo appointed , each consisting of ono now member from each state and territory. He Got tlio Honncc. Nr.w YOUK , Mny 29. [ Special Telegram to Tun 13iE. ] Henry Gcorgo was expelled last night from the Twenty-third assembly dis trict association of the centr.il labor party. A committee was appointed nt the previous meeting to prefer cliurgos against George , nnd to notify him to be present last night to answer to the allegations , Mr. George did not appear , but the charges were preferred. They specified that Mr. George had visited Washington and immediately afterward ad vocated affiliation of the united labor with the democratic party ; that ho hud dis tinctly stated , contrary to the constitution of the united labor party that ho would vote for President Cleveland , although ho had previously denounced him as n corruptlonist : that ho had been guilty of wilfull endeavor to cast discredit on the organization by call ing It nn annex of tlm republican party , nnd that he hud called the united labor party u paper organization. The committee there fore advised that the following resolution H bo passed , and they were unanimously adopted : Resolved , That wo consider the course pursued by Henry Gcorgo a/j n member ot tlilfi united labor party as unmanly , void of every principle of u gentleman , and his action that of u traitor , mid not desiring his fellowship nny longer , wo declare him expelled - polled from this organization. National Committee MattcrH. WASHINGTON , May 23. Chairman Hatch , of the house committee on ngriculturo , yes terday appointed the following subcommittee - tee , to which boa been referred the Butter- worth lardlno bills and the various amend ments that have been offered to it , looking to the prevention of food adulteration ! Bur nett of Massachusetts , chairman , Stohal- nicker of Now York , Davidson of Alabama , Conger of lown , and Laird of Nebraska. The fiub-committco has been instructed to report a bill covering the latter to the com mittee. The democratic members of the committco on ways and means have had under consider ation the amendment proposed by Springer of Illinois to place upon the free list such articles on the dutiable list ns are controlled ns to their product nnd price by trusts and combinations , but did not report upon the subject to the caucus , It is understood tha commit tee is-adverse to the proposition , although It recognizes the necessity of legislation which will prevent the perpetration of the pool sys tem. The argument against the Springer amendment is that it will bo prcjudical to the interests of the manufacturers of the articles who hnvo not entered into the trust nnd it Is probable that nn amendment will bo re ported placing nn international revenue tax upon such dutiable articles uiudu by manu facturers who have entered Into trusts. It is yet undecided whether the internal tax will bo levied to the extent of Import duty , it being i-onsidered by some that a tax to the extent of M ) per cent of the customs duties will bo sufficient to prevent the formation of combinations. A Furious Storm. PiriBiii'ita , May 29. The storm which swept eastern Ohio , West Virginia nnd western Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon was of a very destructive character and the aggregate loss to. buildings , crops , railroad ami telegraph lines will probably amount to sovcnil hundred thousum ) dollars , Several lives wei'o ' ! os..t a : J a number ofpersons In- - - CUT IX OUAOKiaKS. A Meeting of Manufacturers to End tlio Break. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Mny 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Ben. ] There is war in the camp of the Missouri Valley cracker manu facturers' association. For some months past the manufacturers In the cities compris ing the association hnvo been cutting rates , to the great delight of the wholesale grocers who have been buying crackers listed iTt 5 cents n ] xmnd at S % to 4 cents , which is be low cost. To-day n meeting was called In thh city nnd representatives of the Hugglns cracker company , " the Corlo cracker com pany , both of Kansas City ; Gnrncnu cracker company , of Omaha ; Jones cracker com pany , of Lincoln , nud the Sommcr-Rlchnrd- son cracker company and Rlloy Bros. , both of St. Joseph , mot at the Pacific hotel to try nnd adjust prices. A number of the manu facturers failed to show up and telegrams were sent them to report to-dny. To-night n committee' was appointed to visit Kansas City but the object is not known. The In tense rivalry between the cities of the asso ciation nnd the inct that a number of now manufactories have been established which nro working for a foothold , nro the causes for the cut. _ _ A WOlltilTllEVrEU. Arrangements Complctcil I'or a Gigan tic Flour -Mill nt Duluth. DUI.UTH , Minn. , Mny 29. fShcclnl Tele gram to Tun Bnn. ] Arrangements were con cluded hero to-day for the erection of the largest flouring Mill iu the world. It is to have n guaranteed dally capacity of six thou sand or more barrels. The structure will bo built in the west end of the city on n site with rail nnd wntor facilities. The building will bo 200x100 feet on the ground , six stories high nnd built of stone nnd brick. The building above the foundation will cost $120,000 , and the machinery $450,000. nnd the money Is nil secured. The project has been kept quiet and was mndc public only after everything was assured. The building nnd fitting contract calls for a completed plant by May 1 , 18S9. _ Mangled By n Bulldog. BOSTON , Mass. , Mny 29. [ Special TGlo- gram to TUB Ben. ] Dr. Gcorgo W. Galvin was attacked and badly bitten Saturday evening lust by a bull mastiff under most ixiculinr circumstances. Together with Dr. Dixon , ho was called to attend Mrs. Hurd , on Beach street , whom It was found expedi ent to etherize. During the operation a bull mastiff , which had bo.cn sleeping quietly in the corner of the room , made a spring for the doctor. In the wrist of the faith ful physician the infuriated beast fastened his fangs. A terrible tussle ensued. Over the iloor they rolled , until the angered beast , whose head had been in chan cery , managed tq fasten his teeth in the thigh of the physician. The dog clung with the tenacity of his breed until Dr. Dixon , the associate of Dr. Galvin , having performed his duties nt the bedside , came to the assist ance of his confrere , nnd together they strangled the aog to death. Dr. Galvin nt once proceeded to his office nt the United States hotel and summoned Dr. Watts , who cauterized his wrist and thigh. Dr. Gnlviu's wounds are painful and ho fears dreadful consequences may result. JIurdcr Most Foul. PiTTsnuito , Mny 28. Mrs. Dennis Mullins was brutally murdered this morning in the presence of ncr little children by a neighbor ing German named Scholer. The murder was the result of a family quarrel , which had been carried into court. Hearing had been sot for this evening and Mrs. Mullins was the principal witness against Scholcr. Shortly after Mullins left for his work this morning Scholer entered the house and seized Mrs. Mullins by her hair and cut her throat from ear to ear. Mrs. Mullins died in n few minutes. Scholer was captured on the streets a few hours later nnd is noxv in jail. Fuss Over an Omnlin Fake. ' PiTTsntmo , Mny 29. The railway officials In this city ridicule the story that originated in New York to the effect thnt the Pennsyl vania railroau management was negotiating for the purchase of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad. Tlio rumor is supposed to have been started from the fact that Vice President McCren nnd General Passenger Agent E. A. Ford , of the Pennsylvania com pany , had been making a tour of the far west. When McCrea was asked about the matter to-day he said. ' 'The story is ridiculous. There Is absolutely no foundation for it. .While out west I concluded to take n trip as far as Denver , ns I had never before been there. If there was nny foundation for the rumor I would certainly have heara about it. " Nebraska nnd Inwn Patents. ' WASHINGTON , May 29. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEIJ.J The following patents were granted Nebraska and Iowa inventors to-day : George A. Carter , DCS Moines , In. , force pump ; William P. Clifford , Ottumwa , as signor to D. W. Tcmpleton , Falrfleld , nnd Western Machine works , Ottuuiwn , In. , grain cleaning cylinder ; Gcorgo I ) , French , Fre mont , Neb. , machine for softening and bend ing the horns of cnttlo : Jnmes M. Holland , Mt. Pleasant , In. , ditcher nnd grader ; Henry Lubker , Columbus , Nob. , guard linger for mowers nnd reapers ; David M. Stuart , Truer , la. , hatcher. Army OrderH. WASHINGTON , May 29. ( Special Telegram to TIIU BEE. ] Sergeant Daniel Vcrrips , com pany A , Sixth infantry , now nt Fort Doug lass , Utah , is transferred as n private to the Sixteenth infantry. Ho will remain at Fort Douglass until the arrival of the Sixteenth Infantry nt that post , when ho will bo as signed to a company taking station there. The extension of leave of absence on ac count of sickness granted First Lieutenant James Hrcnnnn , Seventeenth Infantry , is still further extended to July 18 , on account of sickness. Ho Didn't IlitHtlo Fust Enough. EAU CLAIII , Wis. , May 29. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun Bii.j : : Anton Rustler arrived hero from Glenwood , Dunn county , last night , and was immediately arrested on the train and jailed on receipt of n telegram from Glenwood. Ho was charged under the now law with deserting his family and was run ning nwny to Chicago with n lot of house hold goods. An officer from Glenwood ar rived to-day and took Rustler aim the goods back. _ r = z caj'A iJlnliollciiOlurdnr , MEMHIIS , Tonn. , Mny 29. Reports have reached hero of a most diabolical murder in Mississippi county , Arkansas. Mrs. Stokes Allen , a widow lady who with her two chil dren lives near Osceolu , the county scat , was found Sunday morning with her skull crushed and near her was her boy similarly injured. It was apparent that Mrs. Allen hud been ravished. Three white men , Jack Matthews , Tom Field and GeargoCurtis , and John King , colored , have been arrested on suspicion. Fur.pr.KifK , Md. , Mny 29. An explosion of gasoline last evening in a store during the prorrcss ; of a flro wrecked the builiiing and killed a boy aged eleven. A number of fire men who were iu the building were fatally cut , burned and bruised and about soventy- | lvo people who were watching the lire were injured by Hying debris. Eight or ten of the injured will probably die. Hi-left. President Cleveland and party left for Now York this afternoon. . Mis. Sheridan sent this afternoon to Sen ator Munderson the thanks of General Sheridan for ttio good news of the bill.reviv- .ing th.o grudo of general , which passed. ' the senate. . . - . . - A PRIEST SUES BIS PRELATE , Bishop Bonncum Involved In a Novel Piece of Litigation. A BARTENDER FATALLY SHOT. Ills Assailant Tncn Tnrnii tlic Weapon 011 Himself Norfolk Under AVntcr Two Children Drowned A. Ifarincr'B Fntnl Fall. Divines In Court. Ltxcot-x , Neb. , May 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bun. ] A novel suit was begun In the county court to-day. Rev. Father Edward Morriscy , of the Catholic dloccso of Idaho , sues Bishop Bonncum for (199 ns his costs and expenses for coining to this dioccso at the request of the bishop to tnko a clerical charge In this state. Father Alorrisy alleges that after , resigning his pastorate In Idaho and coming to Oils' < lioccso nt the request of Bishop Bonncum , the latter refuses to give him a position nnd afsluns no reason for this refusal. Ho fu'thcr states thnt his papers from the Idnho dloccso nro perfect and thnt thcro is no cause for the treatment ho tins received nt the hands of Bishop Bonncum. Both Fatally Shot. Hoi.nniai : , Nob. , Mny 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BEI : . ] At 9 o'clock to-night I. * A. J. Wlnquest , n farmer living ten miles northwest of this city , went into Ovcrpcck & Co.'s saloon m nn intoxicated condition nnd on being refused liquor drew n revolver. , Will Kurfes , the bartender , undertook to take the weapon nwny from him when Win- quest llred , the ball striking Kurfes above the loft eye and lodged behind the right car. Winqucst then shot himself twice In the head. Both men will die. Drowned In a Fish Pond TECUMSEII , May 23. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] Ernest Albers , aged twenty years , was drowned in Laura Robte's fish pond yester day. Severn ! boys were in bathing and Albers couldn't swim. The other boys , thinking he was fooling , did not go to his re lief until too late. .Drinv the Line nt NnniusKA CITV , Nob. , May 29 [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The flro department reconsidered its determination not to partici pate in the Decoration 'day services. It will appear in the procession nnd nssist in decor ating the graves , but > vlll refuse to listen to Russell's speech. Beatrice High School Exercises. BBATIIICE , Neb. , Ma.Vi 29. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] The graduating.exercises of the class of 1883 of the Beatrice high school take place at the opera house next Friday evening. Tlio "sweet girl" graduates , number fourteen , with nine joung men. Miss Carrie IJill is to be the valedictorian. Fell oil a. Pitch Fork. QMEAI > , Neb. , May 29. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEE. ] Gco. Hedge.a . prominent young business man of Yaton , was upset whllo on top of n load of liny .this , nfternoon nnd fatally injured by falling dn'a pitch fork and running a line through his left. lung. JJoaWas also otherwise injured.iutcrnnlly and will proba bly die before morning. Who fs .He ? KEAIINEV , Neb. , May 28. [ Special to Tin : BEE. ] Mr. It. V. Rockwell , representing the "Omaha Weekly Press , " visited hero about April 1 nnd made n general canvass of the town In the interest of his paper , agreeing to give a premium consisting of a set of spoons or n family dictionary with the paper ono year for S1.50 In advance. Ho obtained sev eral subscribers who have failed to receive the "Weekly Press. " Something Crooked About It. NEIIKASKA. CITY , Neb. , May 29. [ Special Telegram to THE BUE.J The case of the mysterious disappearance of W. 1C. Flinn , the Hendrick farmer , came up in a new light to-dny. Some time ago Flinn sold his farm to F. J. Higginson , a railroad contractor , and in the trade Higgiuson took Flinn's note for $300 with Flinn's fathcr's.signaturo to it as security. The father now denies signing the note. Higghlson to-day placed the case in the bunds of the authorities. Flinn will probably be indicted and an effort made to bring him to trial. Norfolk Flooded. NOIIFOI.K , Neb. , Mny 29. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE.J The recent heavy rains nave sent the creeks up out of their banks and last night the north fork broke through the dike above the mill dam. To-day Main street has been flooded to Fifth street west nnd the whole eastern and southeastern part of the town has been a sheet of water. The street railway tracks have been mostly under water and considerable damage has been done in the nggrcgato in flooding cellars , dis placing sidewalks and washing out road beds. Toward night the flood began to sub side n little. Odd Fellow'H Hull Dedicated. BROKEN Bow , Neb. , May 28. [ Special Tel egram to THE BEE. ] To-day the elegant now block recently erected by the Odd Fellows was dedicated. A grand parade took place which was participated in by nil the civil so cieties. The dedicatory ceremonies were conducted by G. II. Cutting , grand master for the state of Nebraska. The oration was delivered this evening by Rov. Ashen , of Kearney. The now' block Is 80x110 , two stories high , with n basement. It is an orna ment to the metropolis of northwest Nebras ka uno hundreds of. people congregated to witness the dedication , Two Cliildreji Drowned. HUNDLEY , Neb , , May 29 , [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] - fosterday Mr. Album , n resident of North county , Kansas , whllo visiting with f ale nds In Furnas county , thi8 state , attempted to cross the Snppa creek about twelve miles southwest of hero with n wagon containing hU family and others , thir teen in number. The ; stream being very much Bwollfcn the wagon bed floated off and was capsized , throwing the entire family into the stream. None of tliom could swim , but all succeeded in reaching the bhoro except two , ono Mr. AlhuiftU little four-year-old girl and the other Hortha.Burgo , an orphan girl seven years old. The bodies of the chll- drecn have not been found. The F BEATitici : , Neb. , May 29. ] Special to THE BEE.Mrs. . W. C , Stroum , nn artist of this city , has painted unit sent to Mrs. John A. Logan a picture of the firat homestead taken in the United States. The land is ilvo miles west of Beatrice and was taken by Daniel Freeman January 1 , ISfly , who still lives on it. A comfortable brick house now adorns the place where" was formerly an old log cabin , which was the home of Mr. Freeman for many years. The picture Is handsomely frnmeu and will bo placed by Mrs , Logan In the Concoruu art gallery. A likeness of Mr , Freeman adorns the foreground of the pic ture. Van Wy Jk nt Lclgli. LEIOH , Neb. , Maj 29. [ Special to THE BEE. ] . General VaiJ Wyck addressed the citizens of Leigh last , Saturday. The ex-sen ator arrived on the train from the \ycst at 10:20 : a , ' in. Ho .was i. < cl ut the depot by about- , fifty cit'Ucnaami thp Leigh cornet band. As 'tho train drew ' U/e into -the 'station .band struck up "Hall to the Chief. " After a cor dial handshaking the procession escorted the senator to the Northwestern hotel. All the business houses and residences were hand somely decorated with flags , bunting nnd evergreens. Notwithstanding the muddy roads nnd thrcntcnlng weather , the farmers gathered In from fifteen miles around and Stnnb's hall was taxed to its utmost to con tain them. The senator's speech wns very felicitous nnd wns received with unbounded enthusiasm. Wntorspoiit Near Curtis. CUIITIS , Neb. , Mny 29. [ Speclnl Telegram to THE BKE. ] Awntcrspout bursted about thirteen miles southwest from hero about 1 o'clock to-dny. It happened nt the hcnd of Dry creek and came rushing down the cnnyon , which Is nbout two hundred feet across , In waves of from eleven to five feet dorp , coming down with n ronr resembling the rumbling of cars or the roaring of"a tcrrlllo wind. It was preceded by n light storm of rnln nnd hail. No dnin- ago Is reported. General and frequent rains through this section hnvo caused the farmers to feel Jubilant. The Burlington Defeated. NnmiASKA CITV , Mny 29. [ Speclnl to THE BEE. ] The B. & M. managers Inst week commenced nn action in Nebraska City ngalnst the striking engineers to intimidate them nnd to demonstrate that the railroad Inllucuco In the courts wns nil powerful. Four of the engineers were nccordtngly nr- rested nnd all arrangements made to speed ily convict them of assaulting "n senb" llrc- inun nnd engineer. It was amusing to sco the B. & M , managers on hand to assist in the work when the cnso came up before Squire Jones. Word had been sent from Lincoln that a conviction wns de manded nnd nil efforts were being put forth to the desired end. The fact was , the affidavit filed was an open perjury , but the B. & M. were deter mined to sliow the striking engineers that this country belonged to the railroads and thnt the brotherhood must stand aside nnd get into the middle of the streets , take off its hat nnd tnnko n low bow whenever n scab en gineer or fireman came along. The attorneys for the brotherhood nt Nebraska City wore soon on to the deal that was nbout to bo mndc nnd took the cnso , by change of vcnuo , to Edwnrd Plnttner , who resides three miles in the country nnd the case camo. before him this morning when the county attorney , who had lent his efforts to B. & M. influence , ap peared under direction of his masters -and dismissed the cases. The brotherhood members hero are the most law-abiding citizens of the community. They have the respect nnd confidence of tlm people and thcro has been no net done by them since the strike was inaugurated thnt can in nny way bo considered in the least reprehensible. They are being congratu lated on every hand on their victory over the B. & M. gang. "Everything is running smoothly" with them. The Indian Scare CitAwroni ) , Neb. , May 29. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] The report that the Sioux Indians were going to break out has caused a largo number of families from southern Dakota to take refuge near Fort Robinson. The citizens of Crawford were somewhat surprised this morning to sco n whole colony pitch their tents nlong the river north of town. In nn Interview with ono of the campers it was learned that they were from the Cheyenne river nbout sixty miles from Crawford , and that they nnd been told by nn Indian who claimed to bo a friend , of the whites that there would bo n general outbreak seventeen days from last Thursday , and they brought all thiiir cattle and horses with them nnd were somewhat surprised when they reached town and found the re port was unfounded. They will start back to their homes as soon ns their horses get rested. The two troops of cavalry which left Fort Robinson yesterday under order to go to Oolrichs , Dak. , nud investigate tlio trouble were ordered back to-day as tclo- prams were received announcing that every thing was quiet. UAI-III CITV , Dak. . May 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BEE. ] The Indian scare has broken out In a new place along Spring creek , in this county. Settlers are badly stampeded , and some thirty or forty families came into Rapid City to day seeking safety. As many more are said to have gone to Her- mosii. This scare is caused by the experi ence of a rancher named Mike Qulnn , who went on the reservation nfter some cattle. A party of Sioux from the Pine Ridge agency stopped him nnd would not allow him to re move the cattle. No threats were innilo other than to order Quinn on" the reservation. Ho wns told to return about the middle of Juno and the Indians would help him drive tlio cattle off the reserve. He spread the news along Spring creek nnd frightened the people badly. The demand for arms nnd ammunition continues. Nearly all the rifles In the city hnvo been sold or loaned to ranchers living in the west end of the county , nnd all arc supplied with ammuni tion. Although no danger is anticipated , the whites are determined to bo prepared , and will give the Indians n warm reception if an outbreak should occur. NcbrnHkn nnd lown PciiHloiiB. WASIIINOTON , Mny 29. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEE. ] The following pensions wci o granted Ncbrnsktins to-day : Original in valid William W. Mann , Cairo ; Obadiah S. Comar , Lyons ; Benjamin F. Klddcr , Len nox ; Archibald J. Thomas , McCook ; Isaac Smith , Trenton ; Henry II , Chuppcll , Pierce ; AVilliam H. Presser , Baradn ; Wesley Street , Red Cloud ; Joseph Brownlow , Deloit. Original widows , etc. Arabella , widow of Sylvester L. Morris , Lincoln ; Mnry L. , widow of Sylvester Brown , Scqtin. Pensions for lowans ; Origflial invalid AVilliam M. Colcmnn , Toledo ; Wilson B. Lamb , Linden ; Frederick Horn , Monto- zumn ; .loscph II. Howe , Marion ; Borneo Robertson , Wcstbranch ; Samuel Gould , Helena ; Abraham Sechrist , Centre- villo ; Patrick Fegnn , Rochester ; Edwin Brodwuy , Maquoketu. Increase Amzi G. Hicks , Now Market ; James B , Roscnian , Muscatlno ; Matthew Muckoy , Bethlehem ; David Tuttle , Clear Luke. Reissue Lewis C. Mechen. Ccntrovillo ; Alex II. Haverhlll , Cairo , Original widows , etc , Rachael M. , widow of William H. Marshall , Cairo : Hnt- tioA. , widow of Sidney Purdy , Spence ; Mary C. , widow of William Putnam , Living ston ; James , father of Columbus I ) . Cassoll , Norway ; Amaza , father of Leander F. Col- ICIIH , Columbia. Moxioin widows Eliza E. , widow of Lewis C , Johnson , Ottumwn , Found Drowned. NOHTON , Kan. , May 29. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bin : . ] Lnto last evening the body of the three-year-old son of Solomon Marsh , living near the east line of this city , was taken from the Prairie Dog river. In attempting to follow his older brother ho had tried to cross on a foot log. The body had been in the water about nn hour. American Protect I on. POUT KOVAL , S. C. , Mny 29. [ Special Telegram to THE * Hii : : . ] The steamer Yun- tie lias been sent to Hayti , whcro n revolu tion is imminent , to protect American inter ests. She is the smallest vessel of the North Atlantic squadron , and should her force prove' insufficient , the Atlanta will bo ordered to follow. PI-OHM AuoomniodntioiiH nt Chicago , CHICAGO , May 29. At the meeting of the press committco of the republican national convention it was decided that no applica tions for press nccominodations could bo con sidered later than Saturday , Juno 3. Daily papers requiring such ueeommodut ions nnd which have not yet put in their npr'lication , are requested to do so before the date men tioned. An Order In Council. OTTAWA , Ont. , May 29. An order In coun cil has been passed bringing the modus Viccndi under the fisheries treaty into forcn THI3 CllUUOIt MEETINGS. The Methodists Consecrate the Now UUhops JMectoiU NEW YOIIK , Mny t3. ! Additional Interest wns attached to the proceedings of the gen- cm ! Methodist conference to-dny In thnt Bishops-elect Vincent , Fitzgerald , Goodsell , Joyce nnd Newman , and Missionary.Bishop Thoburn were to bo consecrated. The house wn * beautifully decorated nnd every sent wns filled when the conference wns called to order. The question of changing the nnmo of the Frcedmnn's Aid society by adding to It Southern Educational society , wns taken up nnrt caused n heated discussion. The majority report of the comnflttco on Frced mnn's Aid advocated changing the name of the Frcedman's Aid society of the Methodist Church to the Frcedinnn's ' Aid and Southern Educational society of the Methodist Church , and that wns finally decided upon. After n ballot for secretary of the board of education had been tnkon , Hon. Warner Miller moved the confcrjnco attend in n body the exercises to bo hold at the tomb of Gen eral Grant to-morrow. The motion wns adopted without n dissenting voice. Mis. Grunt , who snt In ono of the boxes , wns visi bly affected by Senator Miller's rcmniki. Alter a brief recess the cjnto 'ration exer cises begnn , and the vast congregation snug the hymn , ' 'The Morning Light is Breaking. " As the blshops-clrct Inndc their wav to the platform , Bishop Fester road tlio olleet nnd was followed by Rev. Thomas Burch nnd Rov. Dr. Alexander Martin , of the Indiana conference. Then began the presentation of the bif hops-elect. The examination wns con ducted by Bishop Bowman , Prayeis fol lowed by Bishop * Merrill , Andrews , Warren nnd Foss , after which the laying on of hands wns proceeded with , nil thu bishops present , assisting. The prayer of Bishop Taylrr , n hymn , and benediction by Bishop Bowman concluded the ceremonies. At the afternoon session C. II. Payne wns elected secretary of the board of education. A report was presented by the Judiciary committee in which they hold thnt John Scott , of the Iowa conference , who was de nied the privilege of a hearing by the quar terly conference to which ho appealed ns being suspended from the membership of his church , should have had the opportunity desired. Approved. Senator Warner Miller presented n sot of resolutions setting forth the fact of Gcnurnl Sheridan's illness nnd of his service to the nation , expressing a prayerful wish for his recovery anil directing thnt they bo trans mitted to his family. Unanimously adopted. Then came n discussion of the places whore Episcopal residences should be lo cated. The committee having the matter in charge recommended the selection of the fol lowing places : Now York , Boston , Wash ington , Buffalo , Cincinnati , Covington , Chnt- tanoofrn , New Orleans , Chicago , Minneapolis or St. Pnul , St. Louis , Topckn , Denver , Snn Francisco or Los Angeles , Omaha or Lincoln and Portland , Oro. Four to six years wns ndopted ns thu proper length of service for a presiding elder. The conference udjourncd until to-morrow nfter transacting routine business. Presbyterians , North , Adjourn. Piiii.AiiEi.rniA , May 29. In the Presby terian general assembly tnis morning the judicial commission in the case of thp Pres bytery of Waterloo against the synod of Iowa in the cnso of Rev. A. R. Day reported in favor of the matter being returned to the presbytery , their finding being tlmt the synod erred in dismissing the appeal ; ndopted. Dr. Johnson offered a resolution for the ap pointment of a committco of four ministers nnd thrco elders to take Into consideration the establishing of nn ngency for the employment of ministers with out charges. Dr. Ailmnn , of Atlantic City , offered n resolution in eulogy of the soldiers who died in the late war as ap propriate to the approach of Decoration Day , and it wns followed by n heated speech on the war , which raised much confusion , and it was not allayed when the resolution was voted down. The action was finally recon sidered nnd a committee npj/ointcd to prepare suitable resolutions. Rev. Johnson reported from the committco appointed to confer with the president of the United States in relation to tlio management of the Indian schools , thnt Cleveland had re ceived the committee with tlio utmost cour tesy and consideration. The presi dent suggested that the commit tco should take tlio order complained of , qualify It In the parts considered objection able , and return it to him and ho promised to give it careful attention. The committee on the Decoration Day resolution reported n minute of eulogy on the dead union soldiers and sympathy for their surviving relatives and friends , and it was passed. Subsequently nn amendment declaring that it wns intended in its adoption to violate the church constitu tion forbidding assemblies to meddle in civil affairs was introduced. The afternoon was devoted to taking up odds and ends and then the assembly adjourned sino die. PrcNbytcriniiH , South. BAI.TIMOIIE , May 29. The general assem bly of the southern Presbyterian church met nt90. ; ! ! Consideration of tlio report of the committee on bills nnd overtures relative to co-operative work and organic union with the northern church was resinned. Rev , Dr. Campbell , of Missouri , offered n sub stitute for the report expressing the opin ion that the time for organic union is not yet. It proposed continuance of tlio conference committees which will report to the next general assembly. After a pro tracted discussion thu substitute wns re jected. Rev , Dr. H. M. Smith , of Louisiana , offered nu amendment that no committco of confercnoa with the northern assembly bo appointed ; rejected. The report of the committee was adopted Ayes b7 , nayes 40 , At the evening session a report recommend ing that the former nctlon taken requiring n two-thirds vote of all the Presbyteries to form organic union with other churches , bo returned to presbyteries for further con sideration , wns tabled. After thu transaction of routine business the assembly udjourncd sino dio. The United PrnflhytcrlniiH , CEPAit RAI-IUS , la , , Miiy 29. The United Presbyterian assembly this morning voted to appropriate JllO.fXJO for missionary work , The sum of $8,000 was appropriated for llio work of tho-board of education for the coinIng - Ing year. The question of the use of organs In churches wns taken up nt the afternoon ses sion and thoroughly discussed , It was voted to on join the Hessians to abstain from divi sion courses mid uncharitable conduct in this mutter. National Beer Makers ST. PAUL , May 2 ? . Some 200 delegates arrived during the day to attend the Twenty- eighth annual convention of the United States brewers' association which opened hero to-night , The association is composed of the largest nnd wealthiest in the trade , Many of thu delegates are accompanied by their wives and daughters. Went her Indications. For Nebraska Slightly warmer , local rains , light to fresh southerly winds. For Dakota Warmer , local ruins , light to fresh variable windd. For Iowa Slightly cooler , followed by stiitionury temperature , fair woalhcr , fol lowed by local ruins , light to fresh Variable Winds. Both Fought nnd Died , L.UIUPO , Tex. , May 29. Last evening Leo Pope , a wealthy young stockman , quarrelled with Juan Roscalus , a saloon keeper , and each opened flro with revolvers. Pope re ceived u bullet through the heart , dying In stantly. Rcscnlas was hit in the bowels and lungs and died this evening. MoHtly Liabilities , BVIUCCSB , N.Y. , May 29. James McLxugh- lln & .Son , woolen manufacturers , of Skan- tculel's Fulls , have failed. Liabilities over 1259,000 ; nominal'assets about t2OOJ. THE MODERN BELSIIAZZAR , The Way nu M. P. Sponka of tlio English Prlmo Minister. THE RAILROAD TO SAMARCAND. London Newspapers Ijitok ' ) . ) It With Fenr and Hay UiiHsiu Can Put tliu lle > to India Into Her Pocket. The British Cahlnet Perplexed. l ( ' < > ; > | /r/l/M / JSSS tin Jamrt ( fwvl MI Hc'Dii It I LONDON , Mny 2.1. [ Now York Humid Cnblo Special to Tin : Hna.jI liuvo tlio bust authority for saying the oiuinct IH pe.r- plexcd if not exactly n'.i v.nwl nt oo its on the frontier of Indlti , referring t. tliu lltilsh of tlio Russian mil way to Sniiuivand , with the probability of n spur to Hur.it ami the re- ccnt conflicts with the Thlbctians. Tlm fcir Is the latter IncUlctit may grow tulo a tcdloun nuil expensive affair , All WT.I contour ilu rose whoa the 12 g'ish Droops mlvct.ta-onsly marched through Snahlm , along the rugged mountain patlm , over passes 12 , 0 feet , ami moroabovo the sea , now in lull view of the snow-chul punks , now shro.ulcd in mist cr well nigh overwhelmed in snow storms , but when JiiU-p pass w.is rerclu-d loading Into Chumbi district , Thibet , between the .r sntlcc lines of N.ipaul and Assam , a severe llgl.t oc curred with the Thlbetinn troops , nnd they wore beaten buck. The fear la that this ropillso may involve grnvo consequences , and the Invasion of Thibet with n march to the Holy City of Daui ! Liimnl. At tins period nn inlluentlal party of Anglo-Indians of Calcutta are urging , "The time has arrived for opening up Thi bet. " Jt is said on the other hand Hint the power of Dalai Latnai extends over the half of Asia , nnd the Chinese government will not likely view with apathy anything that HCOIIIB likely to place this power under the control of another nation. The invasion of Thibet nnd an advance on Lhassa could only bo undertaken with a far larger British force than that now in the field. The difficulties of obtaining supplies and transports arc also to be considered. The advocates of the pol icy would soon begin to sec what Cliina thought. She would not bo reconciled to the annexation of Upper Bunnuh and would view with hostile eyes an attempt to Increase Unglish influence in Nepaul , but far deeper resentment would bo excited if their author ity at Lhassa was seriously questioned. Tlio Anglo-Indian officials , per contra , tell , the cabinet unless the L/IIUUR arc brought to their senses the Himalayan frontier will never bo safo. They predict that Tartar hordes will once more descend on Bengal' ' and might even bo accompanied by General Prcjcvalsky and his escort of Cossacks. Sev eral men in the cabinet think HuBslun diplo macy is behind the Thibetians. Others sud denly awake to tlio conviction that the open ing of the railway to Samarcand is a fur , more important event in the history of the , | cast than the conquest of Siberia or the exodus - dus of Tartars. Yet it is not long ago' that1 Lord Salisbury poured vitrollo sarcasm on1 these who did not believe the advance of Russia towards India was a geographical im possibility. Said a tory M. P. to mo yester day : "Tho fact is the Salisbury cabinet contains too many mediocre men. The once- familiar fur overcoat of Benconsficld" hangs loosely on Salisbury. His press anil his ducal lieutenants even begin to tell him that the new railway is the first step to the ) formation of n vast depot on the Indian fron tier as the base of Russian operntions. It is the first step that brings the Russian empire not merely to tlio Caucasus but within strik ing distance of India. Up till now the Russian army in the trans-Caspian region was cut off. Now it has a line of communication with Russia complete. " Ono tory paper queries to-day : "How does the government relish the prospect of Persia becoming a Russian province , and the Persian gulf a , Russian lake } " An other commercial organ wearily says : "Russia will by this railway have now nn undisputed monopoly of the markets of eastern Turkestan , western China , Persia , Afghanistan nnd some of tha markets of northern India. " A very lending tory organ thus berates the cabinet : "No steps arc being taken to recognize the fact that in three months tiinu Russia may pub the hey of India in her pocket whenever she , pleases. The great event of this railway makes It plain wo must cither fight Russia of bribe her. Are our soldiers preparing to do the ono or nro our diplomatists preparing tq do the other ? The answer is that they nro not , that they nro looking on at the panorama of the Russian march to India with stony eyes gods who recline among their nectar , careless of mankind. " Such plain talk makes it small wondo * Churchill , Chamberlain nnd several moro leaders uro talcing n jump off the milking ship and deserting a government tha $ coquettes with temperance and lights publl ; caus while jumbling with imperial intorcsta. Indeed the disgusted M. P. whom I referred to called Salisbury the modern Belslmzzar. From Paris. \CojivrW \ ISSSIiil James flonlnn Bennett. ] PAIIIS , Mny 29. [ Now York 'Herald Cable Special to Tni ! BEE. ] The wedding of Mrs. Flora Sackvlllo West and M. Salanzon will bo celebrated at the pupal nunciature at Paris on the 14th last. Tlio Arcblbishop ot Soissons will ofllciatc. Ulalno is hotter : ind took n drive to-day. Tlio Emperor Jlan n Chill. LONDON , May 29. A dispatch to the Exchange - change telegraph company from Hcrlln says the emperor was taken with n sudden chll whllo walking In the park this afternoon. Ho immediately returned to the palace and went to bed. PlHtwtlnIled AVItli ih Liquor Law , HUKON , Duk. , May 29. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. ] In some of the larger cities thcro Is a great deal of grumbling about the failure of tbo local option law. Its friends nro quite well satisfied. Its enemies , how ever , say they can get just ns much liquor as over. It is a fact that the drug stores nro be coming the saloons and whisky gooa out on prescriptions with greater freedom than it ought to , A pharmacy law will be urged at the next legislature , In Cuss and Grunt counties petitions nro already in circulation for resubmission of the local option law la the hope of overthrowing it , Mine Inspectors Appointed. DBS MOIXES , Ja. , May 29. [ Special Telegram - to TUB BEE. The J gram | governor reappointed - pointed to-day James E. Btout , of Green , county , and Thomas Brinks , of Ottumwa , us ' mine inspectors , nnd Jarncs Gllroy , ofVba ) ' Cheer , us the third inspector. \ Cleveland In Now York. . * NEW Yonir , May 9. President Cleveland arrived hern to-night. Ho was accompanied by Secretaries Whitney nnd Falrchlld , He will review the parade from the Madlion bimai'o grand stand to-morrow and return ta Washington iu tlio cvtulng. ' J