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THE OMAHA DAILY BJBE , SUNDAY , MARCH 29 , JL801.-SIXTEEN PAGES , HAS CONE TO THE GOVERNOR , Elder and Majors Attach Their Signatures to the Newborry Bill , BOYD IS NOW CONSIDERING IT. Wlicn Will They Artjourn Killed the Third Ilcllnf lllll Severn ! Cuts Miulc In tlio General Ap propriation Dill. LINCOLNNob. . , March 28. | Special Tele gram to TUB BEB.I The Nowborry maxl- mum rate hill was signed by Speaker Elder this morning , after which Lieutenant Gov ernor Majors attached his signature. It was then sent to Uovornor Doyd. When Will They Adjourn ? L.IJ.TOI.X , Nob. , Mnrch 2S.-fSpcclal to TUB HKB. ] On next Monday tlio senate will Imve reached the sixtieth nnd instday of'lts , session. If it should not adjourn then the members will receive no remuneration from the state for the IcRislatlvo services which they may render. The house la now nearly a week overdue and , some tlmo since , appointed n committee to confer with a like cnmmtttco of the senate on the question of adjourning. This commit ; has thus far accomplished nothing. TDo committee of the senate which It hoped to meet wns not appointed till several days later. It was not constituted with a desire to unnecessarily hasten the close of the session. On the contrary , It was siiffRcstcd with a de sire to prolonir ft until the leslsliUuro should have enacted some valunblo laws and , nbovo nil , the maximum rale lull. The committee consist * of Messrs. Stovcus , Kclpcr and Shumway. The llrst mentioned will hold out against adjournment so long as his party tells him so to do. Senator Kolperwtlloiipo'iopolnff awny until ho thinks the object for which the sc-isfon wns called habeen accomplished , while Senator Shumway will stvllto a mean between those oxtroniM. As a unit , how ever , these men fool ns if the purpose of the session will liavo been attnlncd nt tlio farth est by the close of next work. In that period tlioy can consider nnd ness a trrcat nuuiberof bills. In that period the uncertainty regardIng - Ing the fete of > the maximum vote Dill will ' have boon settled. That document must bo returned to the house on or before Thursday next , with or without the governor's ' appro bation. If It should bo approved the legisla ture \ \ pack UD and go homo. It It should not bo approved the legislature will remain Ions enough to at tempt to psss the bill over the veto. Inde pendents hold tliero is no reason to doubt that this may bo accomplished. Ono week move U as much as can bo ex pected of these patriots. Hellof lllll Killed Again. Liixcoi.x , Nob. , March 23. [ Special to Tun DKK. ] Relief bill No. U was killed In the sati ate this morning in committed of the whole. It originated In the house and provided for the appropriation of $100,000 for the succor of the drouth sufferers. i Senator Chrlstoflorson said ho had always been willing to respond to the demand of the western sufferers for holu , but ho aid not see bow the voting of seed to thorn could bo of advantage nt this tlmo. Senator Stevens said it hod been shown that It was Imoosslblo to supply nil thu desti tute families with seed out of anapproptla- tlon ofSlOO.OOO. Senator Poyntor said ho had done all ho could to afford the western sufferers relief. Ho did not think it would be Just to his con stituents to vote more aid nt this tlmo. Senator Warner wanted to know if the emergency clause had not bcon stricken from the bill. Senator Dysart said that ho had voted Iri favor of nil the relief bills. Under the cir cumstances ho thought.they had done all that could bo done for. the western pcoplo. t > Senator llandnll said it was tholr duty to assist tuoso who were unable to buy seed or to protect themselves. , bonator Thomas said thcro was DO man . who had more at heart the interests of th < 5 prcat statoof , Nebraska , than himself. Ho thought' enough had already been nppro- ' ' printed. Senator ICoontz said that many pcoplo who wora then in the oastimd who are now in the west dent rollof into Nebraska in those days. It was oi\lv \ fair that thov should be favored now. If no had it In his power bo would appropriate $500,000 for the relief fund. Senator Schram said ho wanted to know when the western farmers intended to sow tholr corn. In July ! If that wns the case the needy ones could not buy n dollar's worth of seed before the bill became a law. Senator Smith said that ho had once been a recipient of relief in this stnto aud ho was , happy to say It had put him on his legs. The stnto ought to bo liberal with the sufferers now cast Its bread on the waters and ho was sure it would como hack np-aln. Several other speeches were made , after . which Senator Shumway moved that when the committee rise it report tuckthn bill with the rccoirmondation that it bo indefin itely postponed. The motion was adopted. Ciittiuu Off Clerks. LINCOLN , Neb. , March 28. | Special Tele gram to TUB BF.E.I There will bo some music hi the air Monday , when the salary ap propriation bill comes up in conuultto of the whole. A conference of members , including representatives of all three parties was hold tonight and tv cut in salaries all along the line determined upon. All the clerks and employes in the stnto oftlcos , except the deputy , whoso salary is fixed by law , wilt sutler a reduction on the average of $200 in tholr salaries , and the services of ono or moro clerks m nearly every department will bo dispensed with. At least this U the programme of these who ore endeavoring to nmko a retrenchment In public expenses. I'lio Honnte. T-II.NCOI.X , Nob. , Alaroh 28. [ Special to THE i But.I The senate mot this morning at 9:35. : Thq committee on railroads recommended the indollnlto postponement of senate fllo No. Hit , requiring railroad companies to post In each . passenger station a list ot their employes at that station ; also , placing on general fllo house roll No. U03 requiring railroads to operate their lines at least within four years alter they thall have secured right of way. Tno committee on privileges and elections recommended the Indefinite postponement ol sonata fllo No. li'J. relaUug to voting at state nnd city elections : also No. 222. relating to ballot boxes nt elections ; also , the passage ' of No. 2f > 7 , relating to the method of coa- tostlng stnto oxocutlvo ofllccs ; also , placing on general fllo No. 'iW , amending the consti tution to admit of scimton bclnc elected for ' four years. The committee on Judiciary recommended the passage of house bill No. 805 , Authorizing divorce proceedings because of insanity. Tim committee reports made yesterday were brought up again and the bills referred 1o the general file. The sifting committee reported aboir thirty bills wldeh will bo considered In the order of the report. A couple of house bills were render the llrst tlmo. Then followed a few on scconc wading. A motion was made to suspend the rules BO as to consider the South Omaha stoctc ynrds bill , but the motion did not prevail. The somUo thenlwont Into committee of the whole to consider bills on the general fllo. House roll No. 104 , constitutingolitht hours a legiil day's labor , wo * reconsidered am rc-commandcd for passage without any amendments. The boity then considered house roll No 401 , appropriating a third f 100.000 for the ro llof of drouth sufferers. The bill was reuoni mended for indefinite postponement. Adjourned till Monday afternoon nt o'clock. ' _ _ _ _ _ 'I'lio Home. LINCOLN , Nob. , March ! H.--Special | to TUB Bn : . ] The h.ouso resumed consideration o tlio { general appropriation bill. The expense of tbo Institute for foohlo mludc.d t Bontrlc r were taken up and nearly every Item closolj scrutinized. Tucio reductions were made Maintenance and employes wages from 150 , 000 to H.VXX ) : form supplies , from $1,501) ) t $1,000 ; olllco supplies , from $1,000 to 1500 repairs and Improvement * , from ) ,0i)0 ) t W.OOOj Incidental * , from I , X ) to 500. Th Item 11,000 , for Improvement. ! of tbo ground on nuilon of Folton wns stricken out en JSo'cli3U(0 wade la the a tiraates fc the Instttuto for the blltd nt Nebraska City , which aggregated t25,800. Novvbcrry andlllnkloof Sarpy spoke In favor of abolishing the Huh commission. The following changes in the expenses ot the hatchery wore made : Npcc sary labor was r luccd from KI.120 to K.OOO , and the ex pense * of the board ( H.OUO ) was struck out. In the afternoon session the general appro priation hill \vna ttguln tukon up and the fol lowing changes were made frum the report of the committee : The estimates for the homo for fallen women at Mllford were re duced as follows : Employes' wages from tl.OOO to 1,000 ; fuel and lights , t\OQQ \ to f J,000 : water supply , 11,500 , to ? T50 : clothing. flOOO to $1,000 ; the expenses of the board of trustees ( $1,000) ) , boiler nnd laundry house ( tt.OOO ) , steam heating for two dormitories ( * 1.000)and ) | 00 ohnpcl expenses , were all stricken out. No change was made In the estimates for the homo of the friendless except reducing expenses for fuel and lights from f5,000 , to (1,000. , The state university appropriation -was passed without change. The sum of fTi.OUO for bounty on wolf scnlps was Htnckcn out of the mlscollancou < Items , nnd 0,000 Instead of 5.000 copies of the stat utes for free distribution to state ofllcluls nta total cost of $15,000. , A deficiency ot $100.01 for electric lights nt the Norfolk insane asylum was stricken out Ho wo movoJ an amendment that the ex penses for the Insane should bo paid out of the insane fund as far at possible. An amendment In the form of n rlacrtlmt _ all printing provided for exceeding the sum of 130 shall bo let by contract to the lowest blddor was added. The Item $50,000 , for now cell house for the state penitentiary , was reconsidered on mo tion of Porter and the amount reduced to $10.000. The wages of the employes were mnclo pay able monthly Instead of quarterly. The committee arose and- reported the bill back , with tbo recommendation that it do pass , and will coino up for final action at 10 a. m. Monday , the hour to which the house adjourned. * Legislative Notes. LINCOLNNob. . , Mnrch 23 , fSpocliu to TUB Uu : . ] Speaker Kldor signed the maximum tariff bill today nna then departed for hla homo to spend Sunday with his family. Hepreseiitntlvo Ames , the "poncomnkcr" from Otoo is lying dangerously ill at his homo nnd will hardly bo in his scat again during the session. The work of the committee of the whole continued today till nftcr 0 o'clock , but the members kept dropping out until only about forty remained when the committee arose. Representative Taylor of Johnson who has boon 111 with the prevailing ailment was u his scat today. Church Howolod tbo light In favorof in- tilling the principle of economy und reform nto the management of the Mllford homo for alien women. Ho wns especially earnest in trlkingout thochnpol expenses , for ho did lot believe that any man notovena minis- cr , had any business around thoro. tlAJLKOAliU EUCOUKAOEU. Sclici'Thnt Governor JQoyd Will Veto the Nowberiy III ! ! . CIIICAOO , March 28. [ Spoclal Telegram to THE BBE.I The most encouraging thing vostcrn railroads have hoard in months was ho report from Lincoln today that Governor loyd would probably vote the maximum rclghtblll passed by the legislature. Ho docs not wish to sign any bills until the Thaycr contest Is disposed of next Tuesday. Should ho not sign or vote ho bill by Thursday , however , it would become - como a law. It Is bcllovcd howilMcto the bill before It thus becomes a law. The west ern road's had already agreed to light the bill f it became n law , but it would have been enforced until a supreme court decision could have bcon obtained. It Is the general belief that if this occurs it will force some roads Into receivers' bands. The Western Hate Question , CHICAGO , Match 28. The chief subject of jossip In railroad circles Just now Is the all ced manipulation of traQloby the GouliJ Inos. . That the result will bo .the dissolution' of the presidents' ' agreement Is apparently ho firm belief of many managers. Although. , ho present good bobavibrof a majority of ho\vestcrn roads Is said , in some quarters xj bo'duo to thooparatton of the agreement , .ho freight officials tell a different story. They say the reason they nro .doubly careful n maintaining rates is because of Instruc- .tons from their presidents and that the latv tor are not influenced so much by the agree ment as by the action of the intcrstato com- uorce commission in causing federal grand urles to investlgato the violations of the law [ or the TMirnoso of Dtinlihlnrr the offcmlorsj It has been learned that the reduction of 8 rents in the sugar ruto from the seaboard to Missouri river points was assumed wholly by the Missouri Pacific , the Itanawha Dispatch ? lvlng Its lull proportion to St. Louis ) Chairman Midgoly , it is now known , inndq \n attempt to open communication \vltli Traflle Manager Leeds of the MlssourlPaclfld but was unable to got an answer from that official , so ho sent a dispatch to General Manager Clarke , and 1C that gentleman dooi not reply by Monday Ills understood Midgoly will communicate with Jay Gould directly ind ask the discharge of the agent who Issued the reduced tariff. Western roads are much excited over the matter , Kates on Stone to Omaha , CHICAGO , March 28. The commissioners of the Western Traflle association this morning decided two of the appealed cases which the/ ] / ! mvo been considering. In the matter of the application of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis ft Omaha road for authority td make a rate ot li ! < cents per 106 pounds an utuvroucut stone from certain Lake Superior quarries to Omaha , It wns suggested that the matter might bo settled without reductions of rates by lessening the tariffs on stone from Col orado points and from Lake Supcrr lor points to Omaha Into correspondence and conformity with each other. A commis sion of tlvo was therefore appointed to con sider adjustment on this plan and reports of recommendations will bo made to Chairman Walker within two weeks from dato. The other CMC , is the application of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul to establish the same rate from Chicago to St. Paul and Minneapolis on curbing and paving stone as at present applies on rough building stone. This wns referred to the atone commlttco of the western freight association , with Instruc tions to make an early report to the chair man. Monon Negotiations. Nuw YOKK , March 28. [ Special Telegram to TUB BKI : . ] General Samuel Thomas re turned today from tils , trip with John Green- ough , of Poor &Orconough , and other railroad - road men , over the Louisville , is'ow Albany & Chicago railroad. The trip was taken In pursuance of the engagement rnaau by a syndicate interested in the nich- mend Terminal to lift the floating debt of the Monou road and take control of the property , The deal was not completed yesterday , al though General Thomas , as repre sentative of the syndicate , sub- jnltt d bis report to the board of directors of tho"Monon. " Tbo latter men were lu session discussing the propositions of the syndicate until a late hour , anil finally adjourned without action. General Thomas declined to say whether there was any modification In the original proposal and theiro is ft likelihood of negotiations being prolonged several days. Itlg Four Official Indicted. lxiiASA.i-ou9 , lud. , March 23. Although the federal authorities have maintained tllcnco on the subject , Ills believed that the grand jury yesterday returned an indict- nmnt against one of the officers of the Big 1-nnr railroad for alleged violation of the Intor-Btato commerce law , and It Is quite llltoly tbat within the next twcntv-four lu/uri / an arrest will bo made. The Onlo Almles. WILMINGTON , Del. , March 28. The gain at the Delaware breukwutcr abated this after noon and no moro lUngor U apprehended , Several vessels are nshoro , butno Iwi of life Is yet reported. Charge Mlsnjiimiprliitloii of Fumln. COLOMBO * , O. , MarehSS. lUpvosentaUvoi of the Bhixwnco Iron point ooal nnd Iron com pany bur * appiua to the Uniud St t court muster to take charge of the aTalrs of the for n , company. The chiirgo Is inndo that Presi dent Wolrh and others fraudulently misap propriated $115,000 In bonds. tORcllior with several thousand dollars profits of the com pany. A. VMltKHTH HIIA31E. Father Murphy 1'ViIls a Vlotlin to Iho Drink Habit. Sioux Cm , In. , March 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tun UFK. ) Itov. Father Conlft Murphy Is In Jail hero , charged with intoxi cation and disturbing- peace. lie has been pas tor of SU Johns at Aberdeen , S. D. , but was suspended flvo weoki ago by Bbhop Alarty for drunkenness. As soon ns ho reached Sioux City ho proceeded to 1111 up. and today became so disorderly as to Invlto arrest. Hov. Father Troscy refuses to have anything to do with him. Danger From the lllvcr. Sioux Citr , In. , March 28. [ Special to Tiir.ttBK.-It ] Is feared that Sioux City will this spring repeat the experiences of four years ago , when the Missouri river cut out acres of valuable real estate , worth many thousands of dollars. The current of the stream has turned to the Iowa side , nnd the extensive government protections mnyglvo way before It. Th Paclllo fjhort Line rend crosses the rlvor hero on a pontoon bridge , which him boon taken out for fear It would bo carried awny when the Ice breaks. Biiicldn of a Kcokulc Citizen. KEOKUK , la. . March 28. William "VVoolley , a prominent and wealthy citizen of Keokuk , committed nuicldo today by hnnglnpr during temporary aberration of mlna Induced by u severe attack of tbo grippe. 1 riiK a u IP is VIIMVAISO. licnth lloll the Past AVeok Foots Up Over Nine Hundred ) CHICAGO , March 28. The grip appears to bo on the Increase In this city , being favored by the extremely disagreeable weather pre vailing for some time past. The death roll for six days of this week ended tonight reached a total of 020 , and the Dcurcs for the n-cok will bo higher than over known lu the tlstory of Chicago. Last , week the total was 809 and that was looked upon ns abnormally largo. All branches of business are inconvenienced by the Illness of employes , and the police aud fire depart ments nntl street car lines have many men laid up. Ity far the larger portion of deaths reported nro duo to pulmonary troubles , for the most part resulting from tno grip. Sev eral phvslcians nave died within a few days. This morning Dr. Charles T. Parkos , n physician and surgeon widely known , and who for years has been prominently coii- iiectcd with the medical colloeos and hospi tals here , died of pneumonia , following tin at tack of A IJiiHt ball Injunction. CINCINNATI , O. , March M. Judge Bates of the common picas court today , upon applica tion of the association club , enjoined the leiiquo from paying to A. L. Johnson the draft for $20,000 , given him for his Interest in the Cincinnati franchise. The league delegates have deposited the money , subject to the order of Treasurer Yminir. to ho nald Johnston unon his comnli- anco with the requirements of the contracts. The restraining order , they say , \vlll only have the ofteet of preventing Young from paying Johnston in full at present. Before leaving for homo toulght the league delegates ratified the contract between O'Noll and Johnston relating to the purchase of the Cin cinnati club. Arrnncing n Olovo Contest. Nr.iv OIU.EAIS-S , La. , March 23. [ Special Jclegrnui to TUB BIJK.V. ] . B. Mastorsori of Denver , Colo. , writes to the "Bantam , ' ! requesting him to see If the Olympic club will offer n wirso for a glove contest between Jobnulo Uriflln of Bralii'.rec , Mass. , and Fran It Stcclo of , Boston , the mun to weigh'1 liili pdiunds , giro or take ono pound. It id proba ble that the Olympic will offer a good purse for a po between these feather weights' td toke place In May. " ' " f , ' The Jap Defeated. nociiKSTEit , N. Y. , March 28. At the Bijou theater tonight Matsndo , "the 'Jao't aud HtighLoonnrdof Belfast , N. Y.r-wrestled for $100 n side and the middleweight chain ! pionship of the world. Leonard won , thd llrst fall in seventeen minute * and the second in three minutes by catching hold of the Jap's ' logs and throwing Win over his head. . CATTLE JEXlHHtlS TO EVftOl'E. A Gratlfyliic IiicrcaftD Shown by Otllolal Figures. CHICAGO , March 28. The first permit foe inspection of cattle for export to Kuropo under tli8 now law was Issued today to Nel son Morris of Chicago. Morris received a dispatch ( his afternoon from Secretary of Agriculture Rusk announcing the fact. In formation was also received showing the marvelous results of the Inspection system while yet Imperfect operation before the pas sage of the now law. The official figures of Secretary Husk show that during "January and February of this 3'oar Great Britain re ceived from the United States 53.409 head , Germany 1,231 , , Belgium 265 and Prance 134. These ngurcs , it is explained , show an in * oroas ? in. the foreign cattle trade of the United States for two months of 1S91 over a corresponding period lost year of nearly S3 per cent. co\riCTJEit , a VT xo i CJKIXTV. Sensational Story About a Blurder Cane at nttsbjirg , PiTTsnDno , Pa , March 28. A .sensation was created hero today by the charge thai the desperado who murdered Detective Uil- kinson last Saturday was the real murderer of Umberger , a farmer , for which crime David and Joseph Nicely are to bo executed nt Somerset next Thursday. The tficolys were convicted nn purely circumstantial evi dence and have steadily protested their Inno cence of tbo crime. Horace GrecloyM'n Daughter Engaged. NEW YOUK , March 23. Miss , Gabrielle .Grcoloy , daughter of Horace Grcoloy , founder of the Tribune , is enquired to bb married to Rev. Frank Montroao Clondcnln , rector of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal church of Westchostor. Rov. Mr. Clendenin is a son of UcorgoClondcnlii-of Washington , D. 0. Ho graduated at Columbian univer sity , Washington , and afterword from the Princeton theological seminary. Ho re mained in the Presbyterian church only ono year and during that time was pastor of the Presbyterian church at Nnstivlllo. 111. In 1881 ho wont over to the ProtostaiifcKpUco- pal church and became rector of SU George's church at Uollovllle , 111. Aftqr three years ho wout to Cleveland and remained there until 18S7 , when he became rector of St. Peter's. _ > Compromised Matters. iMHANAroMB , lud. , March 2S. Tlio back bone ot thu building trades troubles was broken today when tno gotiural contractors association and carpenters union'arrived at a compromise , brought about through the efforts of National Secretary McUulro. The agreement prcy'des for a permanent arbitra tion commlttco , eight hours for a day's work , overtime at tlmo and a half , Sunday and hol iday work as doubo ! time. The carpenters agrco to worlc with non-union mon in other triNjes. It is expected that tbo plasterers , painters aud , plumbers will immediately arbi trate their differences. 91'nklnte Very Ijlltlo Headway. PiTTHiiuno , Pa. , March 28. The operators struggling to rcsuino work with the coke plants ia the Connellsvlllo region are not maklntru great deal of headway. It was learned today that comparatively few strik ers have gone back to work , notwithstanding they are In n deplorable condition llnunclally. As tbo fight is now for an eight hour day , In addition to other demands , the cull for as sistance roado on the Knights of Labor and American Federation of Labor will likely meet with favorable responses. HualiiCKt * Troubles. Uosroic , Mass. , March 28. The Boston oar spring company h financially embarrassed , lu debts amount to about { 110,000. SWEPT THE VILLAGE AM , L - Tenth Annlvmaiy of-tlioBig Tlood on the NIOBRARA WIPED OUT OF EXISTENCE , W - ItcinlnlsocncofTlof tlio Thrilling TlniCH I2.xv > crlcnucil Biiltcrlui ; Under Aiiiuslnj : ' cWcuniHtmiccs The Flood's jdknnmirantOiiiahn. Ml I ) ] * _ _ _ _ _ N'IOIIRUIA , Nob. , March 27. [ Spoclal Tclo- RramtoTiiBllEK. ] Tno winter of 18SO-SI was remarkable for lu heavy snows , severe cold and long duration. It began October 15 nnd continued until Into the following April. The railroads Into this country Uiul boon blockaded from .Tnnuary 19 , and those Into the Dnkottw wore disabled until May , leaving the merchants nnd the people with out goods , fuel or provisions , The Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley bad then only reached Oakdalo on the main line and Plain- vlow on the Nlobrara branch. Niobium being on the Mlisourl , did not suffer from u , lack of fuul , but provisions got pretty low toward the last. THE MISSOURI IlIVKB Pr.OOIl had been foretold by old ris-cr mcnaud , whllo n good deal of preparation had -lioon going on along the lowlands , as in all such cases , the people were not propured when the tlmo camo. The river began breaking up about March 20 DoUnr hero , and lower Ynnkton was submerged , the water coming up tolls main street and Into its largo hutol , whllo Green Island ( now Aten ) wns outtrcly washed away. Old Vcrnillllon was wiped out , and the long stretch of bottom land from tliero to Sioux City was a great river , Elk 1'omt BUfTorins very extensively. Above Niobrara the news came that much water was coming down , und on March 24 It gorged below hero and filled the banks iiiul overflowed some , but the porgo broke and it was bcllovod to bo at an end. But on the night of March 'JO , at 11 p. m. , tlio thundering of distant rolling leo awakened the people to alarm. The night watchman jjnvo tlio warning as best ho could , and. In less than bnlfaii hour the overflow or the Missouri bctrun spreading over Niobrara. Boats wtro procuted and women nnd children living In one-story houses were taken to two- story dwellings as rapidly aa possible. Though the alarm was pretty generally given , many were unable to got out of their houses until about two o'clock , when the water had reached the depth of about thrco feet. THE HOAR OF THU ICC In the river caused many to doubt of their safety , as great cakes came over tlio banks , causing n current through the very heart ot the town. Fortunately , however , there was no wind and the Ice did not coino Into town with sufficient force tn do serious destruction. As long as teams could inovo people were taken to the bench laud west of town ( where Nlobrara now stands ) and to tbo bluffs , and the boats did the 'remainder. In the busln'oss'a portion of the town the merchants and their clerks did some hard and uncomfortable work WAIST DEEP IX WATEIt , straightening out Jjoods and getting them away from th6"jyator. . They experienced terrible shooks > from helm ; chilled , and the iilpht being a very ) cold one , they became helpless. AtOd.im.of the0th ! ! the risohad subsided and remained stationary about seven feet Uecp.'Hinlll ' about 11 o'clock ' , when It began to ftlslo.wly. \ . All tbat day skin's and flat boatii wore/hi demand carrying pro visions to tlio Various bouses , people to the bluffs , and looking after tbo safety of llvo stock. ' < . , ; No buildings wtro washed away , but sideWalks - Walks , cord-wood' luhib'or and , qyorythlngr movablo.lodKcd'Jb . thotimber , Uelow. , On the 31st thoovorflovr had fallen about thrco foot , lenvlng cakes x > f'l ' < ft three and lour foot thlckr'and covorfnVfqlly * nn acr& ofground. . Thdt was'a1 b'lttdr eqfnrffht. and April 1 the pee \e \ were wulftjfij over the 'town on the leo. They' Wfero dunlin g up an d cheering up , thankful that ltxWMaio worse and 110 lives had been lost. ' * THE 8CKMH Otf Tp FLOOD , on the morning following were not without tuo comical side , though they were often pitiful. ' In most case $ tlio women were more composed than tUo men. Riding about that morning ono saw suffering beasts upon hay stacks or endeavoring to make land through tho-tco that had formed , over tbo mitiro bet tom , ana In attempting to save themselves they would go under. People who had taken refuge tothoupfjor stories wOre in many Instances without food , and the appeals were many. Two families in ono bouso , consist ing of six persons , had saved two potatoes on which they breakfasted Other families had not sufflcjont time to secure anything , andwero appealing to every boatman to bring something. . Ono man , however , whom fright had rendorcl | Insensible for solid food , lustily called for whisky. OPEN' .XX7 > Ko cnAitiTr. The hotels were frea.toall ; and Hon. A. L. Towlo , nowreeolverof the O'Neill ' land oRIco , though his circumstances were nt that time anything but encouraging , was proprietor of the Hubbard house , and when ottered money blatiKlv refused to accept It , remarking that at such trying times everybody was welcome to his food as long at it fasted. The people surrounding made room for tbo suffering , and teams from Crolpl.ton and Bazilo Mills came loaded with provisions and returned with women aud children to their homes. Communication with the outside world was limited , and Yankton and Sioux City had us In with the floating ico. On. April 1 the Missouri had frozenover , sufficiently for A VKXTU11SOMJ3 OLD WATKK 1UT named Hoyt , nnd I succeeded in getting a message across the , river detailing the occur rences , which Was sent over tbo wires to ad joining tovrns. On the return of the messen ger ho brought n message to mo announcing that the river had risen nt Bismarck ton feet higher than the x'rpvloiis rise , making thirty- led above low water mark. At once signals were made out , the red flag being tbo signal of danger. On tha'2d the Missouri began rising , and in the afternoon about 4 o'clock TUB SIGNAL VtAd 01' 11BI ) appeared upon the bluff opposite Niobrara. The telegram had In the meantime given the people sufficient \vnmlnp so that goods were stored away in second story buildings or moved out of town to a more secure location. Ice having fqrmoil.Dii the nlgbt of March 31 , men and women were next dnv astir getting their houses cleaned put. The telegram , nowover , changed the plans and the pee plo could bo seen preparing for de parture. Tennis. f\veroit In readiness to deal they could as uiinutto'r of charitable duty , though some unprincipled ones demanded anc received enormous ifecs for transportation. TUB bcpan on April 2 , anil the next day ( Sunday' It ran Into a sloagh south of the town very rapidly. On the followlng three days boats plyed"bet\vecn tbo Muffs and tlio town. The depth of water , WAiforor , did not reach the height bv about two feet , nnd on former * u * * i w\vti * n * vi April It began falling. , On the 8th the roads were quite pasilblo , u three-inch layer o snow the nlrnt/'tHtvlous ( having saturated the water. On thUi , 10th and ANOil ; | | SXQW STOIIM occurred to fill Wp ptho streets , whloh made NIohrara u dirty . kuddy town. But all fel thankful that vtarer only visited us whoi reading the hea tfcndlitg reports from Oroot Island , Y"anktouiuMJ | ( other places above nnc below Niobrarajn-jlAt the time wo did no realize the awfulydiincrcr. The bottom lands the whole length oAho Missouri were undoi water. The Sun too Indians were warned off several weeks before by their agent. Isaiah Lightuer. und no loss was sustained. OltKlM ISUANli WAS BWK1T AWAY by the llrst flood , except two or three houses and the second Hood took what was left. Two churches , u hotel , a store , and ninny other buildings nnd live stock wont with u rush An old man named Morton nnd his dnughtoi were In their house baok of the town , and when the river was rising they wont to the second story. As the river con tinucd to rlso a massive cake of ice oroko through the building , taking the house from IU foundation and carrying It down stream , The Jarring of the building knocked the plaster from the top of the second story and thay foruxt off the laths and escaped to thonttlo , clinging to the rafters until rescued by boatmen , who cut a hole In the roof. THE niHASTEH Ul' TUB 1IIVWI was only proved Dy what had been s > on pass- luff down , stream. Several buildings passed own telling thd same sad story. The Yank- on Indians living on the bottoms fled to the luffs , and the Mourner Mend wns loft hleh nil dry on the Ycnkton ngoncy bottom. Only no man was lott In charge at tbo tlmo of the ireait-up , the others havln ? deserted. At I'ort Hnudnll ho was Imilounnd they offered 0 throw him a line , but his reply was : "TO L. WITH TOUB IJXB , 'll ' save the boat or sink with her. " The toamor Traoy was above the mouth of the Nlobrnrn nnd came out all rightpassing hero April 0. The Far West -was In the beat con- Itlon having passed by April 9 with several lassengers. So mo features of the Hood of a local nature ; ave rlso to many Inuitliablo Incidents. I had rdorcd my supply of newspapers early in anunry , but It STUCK If TltR Ht.OCKA.I > n nd did neb reach mo until somotlmo in Juno , had printed my editions through the month f February on yellow , green aud blue poster aoor , In March on tnanllla , and finally got own to common grocery straw wrapping taper. My editions of April were two pages n tnls kind of paper. Ono person had a boat mndo over a month icforo and for a week bad it tied o the door-knob every night , but growing careless bad at lost forgotten to euro - uro it all , and when the flood came it floated ft without its Intended freight. The young fellows hi town , most of whom remained during the entire llood , under the imctlcnl experience of my foreman , issued a ittlo daily lor a coanlo of days with no re- ponslblo editor. It was racy and full of icrsouuls , good aud bad. It was called The ll'Hoys. The people were generally good-natured and passed through the difficulties courage ously. The difficulty to select a now town * Ito and not interfere with the legal status of imiirs was soon bridged over and the follow- ng summer was ono of activity In moving , .mi . to n moat beautiful and safe location , ilcn dreamed then of Nlobrara's railroad tituro and have not yet given up the hope. The pcoplo have gouo on , year after year , vorklng with ono aim for the town of their adoption and choice. Floods , fires , dlsan- tolntmcnts and enemies have not discour aged the old men , and the young mou ara awake to their interests. In mentioning ilstoiy now It dotes from the flood ; and vhllo inon-y-jcalous of Niobrara's prosperity are wicked enough to confound our ago vith the Hood of Noah's ' tlmo and make fun of our "gateway , " wo still nope on nnd pray in for the good time coming when wo can ump upon the cars for Omaha , Sioux City , Chicago or tbo state penitentiary. KM. A. FIIY. It Kcauhcil Omalin. The Missouri river llood of April , 1S31 , hat created such havoc on the bottoms along ho river at Omaha , was oven worse nt points above this city. At 1'lerrc , S. D. , tbo river broke suddenly nnd a few hours later the Ice formed a gorge at the head of Foam Island , four miles below ho city. The water backed up rapidly , and loforo people could roallzo the danger the ewer part of the town wns flooded to a depth of four feet and great cakes of clear blue Ice swooping through the streets. A great amount of damage was done , but no lives voro lost. Niobrara wns the next town and the loss and damage tboro is told abovo. The llttlo town of Green Island wa next Isited nnd nil of the bulldlncs swept away , though no lives were lost. At this point the waters played some queer freaks. The llttlo : hurch of the town wns lifted from its 'oundatlon nnd carried out into the river. It rode the waves for a couple of mild , each roll of the billows causing the bell ti > .oil dismally. Suddenly the building shot nto the air , struck the solid wall of ice and went to pieces. At Yanktou the water on the low lands along the river front was fully fifteen foot deep. A steamboat that had been tied up during the winter was washed from Its moor- ngs ana carried inland nearly two miles , ivhero it remained several months , until laulcd baclc to the river by teams. Prom Yankton to Vermilllon , a distance ot thirty miles , the level river bottom , which was densely populated , was in many places loodod to a depth of twenty feet. Most of : he farmers'escaped to tbo bluffs , taking their families and personal property. At Mecltllng , Ismail town seven inilos above Vorinlllioh ho inhabitants failed to hoed the warning , nnd sought refuge In a grain elevator , where for seventeen days they remained ivith nothing to cat except the carcasses of dead animals : nught as they floated by and drawn into the building. Several attempts were made to rescue the prisoners , but each attempt was a failure , as the heavy ice that wns running niado It foolb&rdiuess lor a man to venture Into the flood with a boat. The pcoplo who were thus impnsoned lost all their worldly possessions that It had taken years to ac cumulate , and strong men wept as they gazed from the windows of the elevators as they watched their stores nhd houses caught up by the seething waters and whirled away. Vormllllon , a prosperous town of 1,000 In habitants , suffered greatly. The business portion of the town was situated upon the low bottoms , on the bank of the river , nndwhen thoporgo broke ntMeckllncr the waters came down in a solid wall , fifteen to twenty feet in depth. Frame buildings were swept away as though they had bcon playthings , whllo brick and stone buildings crumbled and fell to pieces. Hero the people anticipated the danger and moved to the bluffs , Just buck of the city. To form some idea of the force of tbo cur rent , a froignt car filled with barbed wtro was taken up and washed along for a dis tance of more than three mtios. When the waters had subsided , the channel of the river bad changed and moved over to the Nebraska bluffs , a distance of two miles. From Vermilllon to Elk Point , a distance of fifteen miles , the eutlro country was sub merged , but owing to the width , of the bottom , the water did not reach a depth of moro than four fcot , The pcoplo- drove their stock to tbo hills and for several days lived In the second story of their houses. Elk Point , the countfltsoat of Union county , wns the next town to bo vis ited by tbo waters. The Vormilllon gorge broke early In the morning , und at noon In the spring nearly every body needs a good medicine. The impurities which have accumulated in the blood during the cold months must be expelled , or when the mild days come , and the effect of bracing air is lost , the body Hood's Sarsaparilla is liable to be overcome by debility or serious disease. The remarkable success of Hood's Sarsaparilla and the universal praise it has ic ceived , make it worthy your confidence. It is peculiar to itself in curative power , It does purify , vitalize and Hood's Sarsaparilla * enrich the blood , create an appetite and give great nerve , mental , bodily and digestive strength. It is the ideal spring medicine. f ood's Sarsaparilla rfoM by all dniKcMn. * nU for $ ' . Prepared only by U. I. IIOOIKVC'O. , Ixjwtill. Mass. 1OO Dosoa O.io Dollar : water commenced runnlnc through the streets. Itrosano rapidly that npasienfror train at the depot wan unnblo to run back to Sioux City , the water pulling out the fires. The tracks of the railway were \mhed away and thli train \vfa the only ono in tbo town until the middle ot Juno. Elk Point , or a portion of It , beln ruponn hlgu point , suffered but little , though It wa < like an Island In the middle of the aoa , and the only communication with the ouwldo world wns by bonta. The whole country was Hooded , boats were built find nil of the MMv- pllos were brought front Sioux City. Sail boats making the trip down nnd back the .lame day , carrying out grain mid bringing back provisions. The route taken was over farms nnd pardons , nnd as the boats sailed nlong corn Holds , fences and barns could ho soon thrco and four foot below the surfaceof the water. The principal occupation of the Kilt I'olntoMtrntsummer consisted in hunting and fishing. Uocso nnd ducks sum mered In the fields around the town and worn killcd'hy the thousand * . The sea of water was nllvo with fish , and It was nothing uncommon for a crow toman a boat In the morning nnd ntnlRht return with it londod down to the guards with buffalo and cattish welshing from ten to litty txmixb. Spearing was the favorite method of catching these fellows , and as one man pulled the oars two men would stand In the bow and spear the larger Osh as the boat glided over the dcop holes. At Sioux City the lower portion of the town was flooded and several acres of laud , together with many butlilmgt were washed away. The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad comp.my moved Its depot back fully twenty rods , thus savins It and Us contents. In. this city the danger line was reached on April 20. By 5 o'clock of that day the water was so hlirh In the Union I'licifle shops that it was Impossible to continue worlr , and all machinery wns stopped. At 8 o'clock that ercmng tno lloors of the chops were lloodod nnd a stream ol water six foot deep whirled through the smelting works , putting out ttio flros and making the works Inaccessible. All of the buildings worn deeply submersed , and the few famllloa In the houses on the bottoms that had not al ready been vacated took flight nnd moved to higher grounds. All of the otiRlnes were kept busy pulllnp loailo'l ntid empty cars to a place of safety , whllo the lumber companies were doing everything possible tp save tholr propei ty. The next day nt noon the signal service ofllccrs took n meusarc- meat of the water , which showed that the rlvor hau reached a point of a ? foot and 7 Inches above low \vnter murk nnd wns still rising. The next morn ing another toot was added , while the river went on. Lumber nnd everything that was not securely fas tened lloatcd away and men stood idly by. and watched their property start on its jour ney to the Rulf. The following day the water reached n point twenty-four feet nbovo low water mark and then slonly began to recede. The water was slow in goliip down nud It AVM weeks be fore the old Missouri was again baclc In its channel. An inventory of tno damages showed that thousands of dollars worth of property had boon washed away , or rendered worthless on account of its water-soaked condition. Business suffered seriously , but as soon as the floods went down largo gangs of men were put to work cleaning up nnd removing the debris that filled every building that had been within the radius of the flood district. Fnttiro Indian Kightera. Airx.Arpr.is , Md. , March 28. Out of a class ol fifty-two naval ncatlomy cadets about forty-seven , It Is expected , will bo graduated in Juno. The honor of graduating at the head of the class Is said to bo between Cadets Prank B. Zohn , of Pennsylvania , Henry ( ! . Smith of Ohio , and Horatio 0. Uill- mor of Wisconsin. Oasool'Franklin ilclrs DUnilsscd. PiiiLiUKU'UiA , March 28. Judge Pcnroso today dismissed the petitions of the descend ants of Benjamin Franklin , wh ? claimed on accumulated fund of about $100,000 hold by the city In trust. 31OU13UN SPIRITUALISM. Dniinn T. Molcorson Will Lecture on the Faith's Anniversary. Emma J. Nlckorson ot Chicago will lecture on the seventy-third anniversary of Modern Spiritualism March 29 , 30 and 31 at the Grand Army of the Republic hull la Council Bluffs at 2:30 : and 7:30 : each day. About her work aa admirer says ; "When it is remembered that spiritualism numbers one-fourth at least of the pouulation of the United States in its ranks , It can bo no matter of surprise to find an interest awakened in projtortlcm to the demand of honest Inquiry. It Is because the movement has survived the shocks administered by its friends , that Its vitality Is unquenchable enough to overcome all the attacks of its enemies. These writing , healing , and speak- Iim mediums , today who are busy ministering - ing to the sad nnd broken hearted , yet the Held is broadening for honest workers , every town and hamlet , has Its soothsayer. ChristIan - Ian sclenco , tmctnphysics and butrKOsturc , count soores of mediums in their ranks. But splrituallsmalono is the true soluont of the continuity of Life. The Diblo evidence ii founded upon Its truth. The llv'iitr evidence of the present hour transcends the dead is sues of a past theology , and having passed the ago ; t agitation assumes the right of dis cussion and adoption. "Tho history of The Fox dins' and 'Koch- ' ester Knockings' has become a pirt of our country's ' inheritance nud will pass down to posterity a golden memory. All advance thinkers touch this subject rever ently. The church looks to us to stem the current of Infidelity swooping , over our land. In the vanguard of reform , befriending the weak nnd oppressed , the In visibles walk with raon. The mother guards her child , and homo Is made the sncrod altar , shrined by hearts where loved ones worship. Light to the sorrowing , love to the despair- lug , the tender message is given through in spired lips of prophecy nd soua. The earn of the world are attuned to the dlvlno music , and the inner mystery of death is made beautiful by soulful harmonies of peace. " There is nothing more conclusively proven than that ' ' is radical Hood's 'Sarsaparilla a cal and reliable blood purifier. If we could show you the many letters we receive from people of whom \ve never heard before , telling of re- Hood's Sarsaparilla markable cures of scrofula , salt rheum and all kinds and degrees of disease of .the 'blood ' , you would be as fully 'convinced ' of , and as enthusi- 'astic ' over , trio merits of 'Hood's ' ' Sarsaparilla asve are. You may realize the benefit to be derived from Hood's Sarsaparilla by taking ic this spring , N. B. If you decide to take Hood's ' Sarsaparilla donI , be induced to buy a substitute. Insist upon uponHood's Sarsaparilla . , U forW Prepared HnUlbyallrtniKuUtn. l only by 0. I. IIOOI > & ( 'O . Lowell. Musi. 1OO Dos B Ono Dollar , CROOKEDNESS AIM WOMEN , lira. Bono's ' Charges Against LCornb.n" * of the Eoliof Corps. * - DARK , DUBIOUS HINTS OF A SANDAL ' / Just Ijiko Vulgar BIcn Dakota buhool Imiul * Aut of an bu- Jcnovvii 1'rloiul HolllliiK University Troubteo. YAXKTON- . D. , March 23. [ Special" Telegram to fur. Bnr..J-.Mnrlotta M. Bones of Webster , this stnt \ nil e < uial suffragist , celebrated nationally because of the tearing shogavo Susan 1) ) . Anthony In the national equal suffrage convention last full , In an ln > tervlow with your correspondent roasted the Woman's rollof corps of South Dakota most unmercifully , She charge * crookoducst among the women of the corps nnd has with drawn from the organization. She says slia bos facts in her possession which will over turn the state department and cause no end of talk , nnd that ho will henceforth work Individually for the relief of oU soldiers nml their wldowi and orphnnt. She claims thut the leading members of the Grand Army of the Republic nro sanctlonliiu her action nnd expressions. The discoveries she IUM mndo have shaken her fnlth In equal suffrage nnd she thinks there are some women who do not knowjenongli to voto. The Interview , it U expected , will create a state scandal. A. Kiiflli fnSioux CiHMMi'.nuiN , S. D. , March 23. [ Spoclal Telegram to Tun BICK. ] Additional plats for twelve townships in I'resho county were received nt the United States lana onico hero today , Prcsho county Is lu the coded Sioux lands and the settlers there and In other portions tions of these lands acquired squatters' rights upon going upon the lands when the reserva tion was thrown open one year ago. In ad dition to the plats for Pro < ho county the land ofllcobas recently received plats for other portions of the ceded lands. The largo num her of settlers in th.it country can file April 6 on their claims , thin enjoying full possession. Hocauso of the linnl not bolng surveyed previous to the opening of the reservation the settlers cr squatters have been greatly annoyed by claim Jumpers who would watch their oppor tunity to Jump the claims whenever the llrst squatter would leave It for n tlmo to go to town or elsewhere. Conilciornhlo of a rush will bo experienced at the hind ofllco whou < the filings nro received. Itcnchrd a Decision. VrnMirLiov , S. D. , March 23. iSpeclpl Telegram to THE Bin. : | The local board of trustees of the university , called here by the late trouble , last night held ono of the moststormy sessions over known , duilng a meeting in which the faculty was present , President Qroso called them , liar * in pretty strong language. Thu board reached n decis ion In the matter , hut it will not bo m.ida public until the meeting of the state board at Brooltlnes next mouth. Dakota School liiuul. Siova FAU.S , S. D. , March 23. [ Special Telegram to THE BEf.l South DiiicnU values her school land at $ . ' ! 0. 000,000 , , which is to form a permanent fund , the interest of which will support hur public school system. Today the first school land sulo hold In this county took place at which O.illO acres were sold for $9 < ! , ( HO , averaging $15.25 on acre. The highest price paid for a single section was fcW.OOO. This land lies six miles south west of the city. _ , An Unknown l rjcml. YtxKTOs , S. D. , Mnrch 2d. [ Special Tele- to TUB BEE. | An unknown' frfctid to the Grand Army of thu Kopuullc nas dcnositcd with a bank in this city ctiock.'for WOO , which is to bo n nucleus for a fund to lnill.1 n hospital In connection with the State sol- dlers'homoat Hot Springs. ' Ho refuses to reveal his Identity. The Grand Army of ttia Republic hiivo appointed a committee to so licit subscriptions for the remainder of the fund. Only a Sign Manual. ' Pnovinr.NCK , R. I. , March 28 , Upon Vho report of Attorney General Slocuin , who ex- nmlncd the paper , Governor Davis has re fused to allow the extradition of Thomas Garnett , wanted In Connecticut for ombev.zlo- ineni , foigory and Jail breaking. The attor ney general found ttiatthose.il upon the requisition was not the state seal ot Connect icut , bub merely the sign manual of Hulko- ley's private secretary. The Klro Uncord. ' CVMIIKN , N. J. , March 23. riro tonight de stroyed the depot , ferry slips mid houses nnd eighteen passenger cars of the Philadelphia & Atlantic City railroad at Knlghn's ' Point , Loss , $90,000. Ltm.i , ! HOCK , Ark. , Mnrch 2S.-C.T. Aide's ' paint nnd oil house , vV. E. Ilutt , groceries ; the Dollar store mid Mrs. 11. J. Johnson's milllnorv stoi-o burned tonight. The losses will reach $100i.ni partially insured. The Sugar Beet In JCanRflH. .Su.iXA , Kan. , March 28 , Ata mass meet ing of farmers hero today Dr. Schwcltzwell- lor of Germany discussed tUo sugar hoot In dustry. As a result 1GU farmers have do. cldcd'to plant boots this season. Seed will bo furnished them from Germany. If the In dustry succeeds a German syndicate will put in a $ . .00,000 sugar factory hero , In the Spring : Purify Your Blood. I "In the spring of 1890 I experienced that tired , d ull feeling , and what sleep I h ad nights s.cemcd to do me no good. Dyspepsia seized me , and cadi morning in the effort to get rid of the bad taste I had severe vomiting Hood's Sarsaparilla spells. I was much dis couraged. My druggist sug gested -Hood's Sarsaparilla. I took two bottles and am happy to say it made me a new man , and I never was better. JOHN MACK , foreman Springer & Willard's ' stock farm , Oskaloosa , Iowa. Hood's Sarsaparilla "I take Hood's Sarsapa rilla every spring and fall , and it does me more good than any other medicine. " A , G , RHODES , Millies , Va. Hood's Sarsaparilla BoMby nll'lriiuzlttB. ' II , nix ( nrti. 1'iuiiared only y V I llOOlifc 'HM-mri-ll MUHH. 1OOD.BOU Oco Dollar.