THE
TWKNTY-FlKST YEAH. OMAHA , TUCKS DAY MOUSING , APRIL 14 , 1802. MLMHKR 20) .
Democracy's ' State Convention Ono Con
tinual Hound of Wortly Warfare ,
WRANGLED ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT
Many Hours Spent in Trying to Bring
About Something Like Order.
BOYD MEN GAINED THE FIRST POINT
Temporary Organization Not Favorable to
Martin's ' Claims for Recognition.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS HAS IT
All Mutter * rortsiliiliiR l < llio I'lRht Iliuiilril
Oterio tin' Comnilttiio Wlnrli lnr.it-
gaged 1" Hnriiest Consultation
Ilrlilnil Closed Duura.
After a whole day of caucusing and wira
pulling , a day of bitter personal warfare nud
factional strife , Iho delogalos lo Iho ilumo-
crallo state convention mot last night in
Imposition hall for the purpose ot electing
Rixtacn delegates to the national convention
nt , Chicago.
The various district dolosations held their
caucuses or conventions during the after
noon nnd agreed upon tholr choice for dis
trict dolcKiilcs. EacU of Iho six districts
had n right to name two dolcg.Uo.s , making
twelve , and the convention hail the right
lo nominate four delcgates-al-largo. It
Is considered a greater honor of course
to bo nominated as a dologatc-at-largo
Ihau to bo n distrlcl delegate. This was the
principal reason for Iho bluer light that took
place between the friends of Governor Boyd
und Mr. Martin. They each wanted the spe
cial honor of being elected as doloc.Un-at-
largc.
lleforc the State. Committee.
The nicotine of the stnto central commit
tee nt 3 o'clock nt the Merchants hotel was
n , red hot ono. The Douglas country fight
came In for a loa and llerao dissusslon.
The Boyd faction wanted the Martin fiction
thul out , hut the committee finally decided
to seat the Martin delegation , but glvo them
no vote In the temporary organization. They
had to keep still until the coihmlttco on cre
dentials pasbcd upon their rights In the con
vention.
The committee also doclded that Mr. It. A.
Batty of Habtings .should bo named as the
temporary clmlrmiiti. Ticket ! ) of admission
wcro distributed to the chairmen of Iho
county delegations.
The surging throng that filled Ihe rotunda
of the Paxton hotel began to move toward
the Exposition hall about 7:3. : ) o'ciock and in
half an hour every scat In the lower part of
the house was occupied and the galleries
were pacited. It had boon the intention of
the committee on arrangements to admit
none but delegates to the lower part , of the
house , hut the effort wns not n complete suc
cess. Hundreds of wire pullers found theli
way to the llrsl floor and slood around Iho
chairs occupied by the delegates.
Welcomed Cougresamui ? llryun.
There wns a long nnd tedious wait prior to
'
the call to order. At about 8:30 : Co'ngress-
man Bryan entered the hall nnd his name
was shouted for n few minutes by the hilun-
ous throng while ho bowed und shook hands
nnd smiled those broad , free silver smiles
for which ho has become famous. Bubitwas
not yet time for Mr. Bryan to uncork his
oration , so the crowd had to bosatlsfic-l with
yelling nnd swinging their hata nnd filling
thn uir with tobacco sinoito nnd choice bits ol
political ohit-chat such ns the average demo
crat has always in stock.
"I am for Boyd , " yelled an cnthusiaslic
admirer of Iho governor nnd Iho ball rang
with a rousing yell for Bnyd.
Uno ruial delegate who had evidently lin
gered too lung at the glass which cheers but
nlso inebriates , stood in the nislo near the
btago nnd harangued the delegates and re
porters upon the alleged failures and mis
takes of Governor Boyd. Ho was finally led
to the back part of the bouse.
Veiled for llolli Sides.
After .several rounds of applause for Gov
ernor Boyd had rent the atmosphere the
Martin delegation , occupying seats near the
front , awakened to the fact that a yell foi
their chief would sound pretty well Just nt
that particular Juncture , nnd they Joined In n
vigorous yell for Martin. This was immedi
ately followed by a tremendous cheer foi
Boyd. The galleries Joined and assisted In
raistug such a storm of enthusiasm that Ibo
Marlin oulbur. t was completely OTorshad
owed.
Then ttio gathering drifted Into a stnto o
extreme disorder ami all sorts of yells am
cat calls rent the smoke befogged air
"Hurrah for Thompson , " "Hurrah for
Boyd , " "Hip , hip , hurrah , " and everybody
yelled and gasped and yelled again.
Couldn't Stand Water ,
The windows In the upper gallery lot , li
some ruin upon the Sarpy county delogatlot
scaled near the north sldo of the house , am
they raised their umbrellas. Ono onthus !
nstlc Thurmau man Hod n rod bandanna tc
the top of hlu umbrella and waved it ovorlhc
heads of the delegation. Then such a howl
The lights fnlrly danced and cverybodr for
pol Cleveland for a mliiuto nnd cheered fo
Iho old Koman , But the tide soon turned.
"Cleveland , hurrah for Cleveland , " tbo\
howled.
"Boyd , Boyd , hurrah for Boyd , " opali
shook the nlmoipherp.
Again the Martin men irlodlhclrlungsaia
a royal yell they did raise.
Alter this Mr , I'rank 1' . Ireland arose and
announced that the conlral commiileo was
busy with credentials and would bo ready to
call tbo convention to order In fifteen inln
lit 03.
The yells for Bryan became so vigorou
nud general that llio young statesman finall )
stepped upon Iho plnlform. The entlro con
volition arose ns a man and cheered him a
the top of their voices.
Didn't Spesilt Ju t Talked.
Mr. ilryan said he did not Intend to innk
n speech. It was too soon for him to entc
into a speech in this convontioil. Ha simply
wished to say that il wus only four year
slnco ho bud entered Nebraska politic
and ho had foil that the democrat
of Nebraska hud accorded him .better Itrcai
merit than ho had deserved. Ho Und don
only Dial which his conscience as an hones
man prompted him to do. Ho believed tha
honesty was the only true policy to follow ir
i-olitlcs as well as in other walks of life
[ Applause , ]
" 1 am sory , " said Mr. Bryan , "that this
dissension has arisen among the democrat :
of Douglas county , Ithaspalnod mo to sec
good men warring against each other. " IA
voice from the audience i "We'll Bctllo Ihnt
You leave that alono."J ' ! shall nut meddle
with that difficulty. And 1 wtin
you as men to bo governed b.\
Ihe notion of this convention , nni
lol that bo ice und of II. I thanU you , gen
tlemen , for this manifestation of good will. '
[ Applause. I
Mr , W. 11. Thompson of Hall county wa <
then rulled'out , and ho spotto for ten minute !
upon the K < merul prospects that ho saw n
Iho fuiu.ro for the party , llo dealt In goner
nllties mostly , but touched upon tariff iu par
ticular , and eulogized prominent democrat !
( talesmen all Iho wuy from Tildcu lo Clcve
land.
Unity for Temporary Chairman.
And thpn tha committee came In , Th
meeting was called lo ordnr by Clulrinai
Ofden , who said ho wished to coneralulal
the democracy of Nebraska upon the lutelll
pout gathering of delegates ho aw befor
him wbo would ariUt Iu nomlnatinp tb
vcxt prcsldoul of the United States. Afto
n round of applatiso Secretary Montgomery
road Iho cull for llio convonilon. The cro-
entlals of several couulloj , Iho secretary
aid , had not yet been received. The
eftdlntr of Iho list of crcaontldls
viis dispensed with and Chairman Ogdcn
nnounced that ttio central committee
vlshcd to rccommond the election of Mr.
I , A. Bixtty ot Hustings ns chairman nnd
Mr. C. H. Glover of Brown county ns tcm
pornry secroinrv. The recommendation was
approved by thn convention ntid Mr. B ally
did Mr. Glover were escorted to Ibo plut-
orm.
Judge flatly said : "nonllomen of Iho
Convention inm sorry Ihat wo have experi
enced so much delay , but the demo
crats of Nebraska can nfford to spend
n llttlo time In a love feast. Four years ngo
the eyes of the democracy were centered
upon ono man. But today wo have so many
eminent men before our eyes that wo scarcely
{ now Whom to select ns our standard
bearer. " f Yells of "Clnvoland ! Cleveland. " )
But the pamo thai shines above all olhors , "
continued Mr. Bivtty , " 1s that of Grover
Jlevoland [ Tremendous npplnuse.J Gen
tlemen , what Is your pleasure ! "
Itelcuteil Siillio .Motions.
Mr. Ireland moved Iho appointment of a
commltloo of ntnoon crodonilals.
A delegate from Cutter county moved ns
nn amendment the appointment ot ono mem-
> rr from each county ba named by the vur-
ous delegations.
Mr. Oltutt called attention lo Iho fact Ihnt
tbo amendment would croalo a committee of
ninety ,
The amendment wns lost.
Knox county wanted Iho commlltco to con
sist of two member * from caeb congrossionnl
district , but that was likewise defeated.
M. V. Gannon hoped thatovory man In the
convention woulp moot with Just treatment.
There were contesting doloirutlons present
nnd ho would like to see four delegates ap
pointed from each congressional district. lie
moved that us n subnituto nud It was sec
onded.
During the lull that took tplacn before the
vole on Mr. Gannon's substitute Chairman
Ogdcn slcppod lorward nnd spoke lo Chair
man Batty ,
"Foul , foul , stop that , " was the yell that
arose from Iho Martin men. The vote oi.
Gannon's substilutowastakon and Chairman
Bntty decided that Iho substitute was lost.
Thu announcement called forth a storm.
Gannon demanded a poll of ttio counties , but
the chairman ignored it , and a warm discus
sion ensued.
A gentleman from Hlchardson county said
there wus but ono way tosctllo thodllllculty.
He moved as a substiluto to ttio motion of
thoconllcman from Gage , that the matter bo
referred to a smaller committee. The con
vention wrangled for ten minutes.
During the row Gannon culled for an ap
peal from the decision of the chair. Ho
demanded a call of thu roll.
OtTultot Douglas demanded n roll call in
which there were no contests.
Alloy of Saline offered nn amendment call-
lug for n reading of the counties iu which
tboro wcro contests.
Offutt kept demanding that the secretary
call the list of counties having no contests.
The chairman stood Iho ulorm very calmly ,
but it was difficult to keep matters straight
Smyth of Douglas wanted to know whether
this would prevent the roll call demanded by
Mr. Gannon.
The chair hoped that the gentleman would
not anticipate him as acting unfairly.
.MuMiiK tliu Rliill-l Worse.
The secretary then road the list of couu
ties having no contesting dclcRU'.ions.
Gannon then renewed his motion lo hnvo
twenty-four members ot the convention np-
polulcd on the comml'.tca on credentials nnu
that no delegates bo appointed on ttio com
mittee who belonged lo contesting delega
tions , llo nlso demanded a poll of the coun
ties. Another long wrangle followed.
Martlu of Gage moved that the question of
the Douglas county contest be taken up and
each sldo bo allowed twenty-live rniuutos to
prcscut its cuso , after which the convention
would pass upon it. The motion was not
seconded.
T. J. Mnnonoy said : ' 'The motion made by
Iho genllemnn from Oleo county was subject
lo amendment. It was put to t ho house and
wo claim that the galleries votod. Wo claim
a poll of the house and roitcralo that de
mand. "
A Holt county delegate wanted the chair to
glvo a man from tlio country n chance , and
moved as an amendment a call of the coun
ties without contesting delegations on ap-
pointing-a committee of three from each con
gressional district by such districts as a
committee on credentials.
The amendment wus put nnd tbo roll call
was declared to bo In order.
Jim North of Columbus raised the point ol
order that it was not in order lor n district
to select a commlttca for Iho whole stato.
Tbo point was declared to bo not wel !
taken.
Martin of Gage raised the point of order
that 200 delegates would bo thus disfran
chised by such a proccoduro. The point was
not sustained.
Gallagher of Douglas moved lo lay the
motion on the table.
No Wtmiler Ho Doubled ,
In splto of vigorous protest Gallagher's
substltulo was put and , after a howling vote ,
the chair announced himself In doubt. fA
voice , "Loon out for Gallagher the trick
ster. " ]
Frank "While of Cnss offered as on amend
ment to tlio amendment the appointment ol
eighteen momboni to bo fairly chosen from the
various congressional districts , and noua to
bo from counties having contesting delega
tions.
Knux county demanded to know why the
roll call wus interrupted.
Mnhoaey of Douglas raited the point of
order that a call of counties was In order on
ttio motion to lay on the table to solve the
doubt in the chairman's mind , nnd ho again
demanded a call ot tno roll upoa tbo motion
to lay on the table. The chairman then de
cided to call the roll and a cheer wont up.
Offutt of llouglas wanted to know If dele
gates bolng prima faclo pccreditcd ns sjch
were entitled to vote.
The chair ruled thol Iho finding of Iho
conlral committee would bo Iho rule for gov
ernment In that matter. Tbo motion which
was to bo laid on the table was thai nude uy
Iho gentleman from Holt county to appoint
a committee of eighteen on credentials.
Pandemonium ncalu broke loose , and an
uttemyt was made to start Iho roll call , bui
was again interrupted. Twenty men were
yelling nt tbo chairman and ho became very
much confused.
HCUVDII anil iui'tli : Met.
The call of the roll proceeded amid tromon
dons confusion. The motion to have the
cbttlr appoint a committed of eighteen on ere
donilaU was Iho motion then bolnc voted on
nnd Iho vote proceeded fairly well unu
Douglas county had bocu reached. Then tin
storm In all Its fury broke forth , Tiie
Boyd delegation matin an attempt to vote
but before the vote had Lcen recorded Mr
M'lhonoy ' got the lloor. The Mlotico was supreme
promo as no began to speak. Ho demanded
fair treatment , nnd declared thnt the central
committee had no right to docida the Doug
las county contest without first submitting
it to the convention. Mr , .Muhonov's re
marks wcro creeled by tremendousapplnuse
Oifutt of Douglas insisted that tbo action
of Iho stnlo central committee should uo the
guide and that the Douglas county dulega
lion that hud been favored by the centra
committee should bo the only ono allowed to
vote.
The Douglas county vote of 103 votes was
recorded under the "No" heading.
On went the roll call uud Iho hum of COD
vor utlon formed n bass accompaniment to
llio tenor of the secretary ns bo piped out the
uumes of the couiules. It wus whispcrci
through the hull thai the Boyd men wouU
attempt to secure an adjournment at mid
night , but the country delegates were not iu
dined to llio idea.
Tublfil Very Decidedly.
When Iho call of the roll was complctec
the sJcrotHry announced tno result us belnc
OT for tbo appointment ol the commlitt'o by
t he chair and 400 against. The result was
received with applause.
A gentleman Irom Frontier county thei
culled for Ibo previous question , which waste
to appoint a committee of nine on crcdcn
Hals. The motion was seconded.
M. V. Gannon again shouted forth to Ihe
convention the claims of the Murtinites.
"This delegation It always found In the
fore front. Wo are not like souio of the gen.
Usmen iu the other delegation , who com <
down 11 no Ihat caslorn god nnd show innlr
ilumago for n day to wondering eyes nnd
tun WHIR away. Wo nre overy-dny demo
crats. " Tncro wera mingled cheers and
hisses given during Mr. Gannon's speech.
Malt Miller said that Butler county wanted
0 bo fair to all concerned , nnd ho hoped to
sco the motion before Iho house put without
further delay.
T. J. Mahonov wished simply to enter his
protest. ( Hisses.I The convontioil would
save time uy letting him do it. Up to the
iroiont time no m.in . know which ono of
louglas countv's delegations ' .lie eommitieo
uvored unless they were behind the closed
leers ot the caucus. Douglas county waa
registered on botn sides of Iho question.
Whou Hllchcork county was reached n
lelogato nroio und announced tbathlscounty
lad n double-header. They had Indulged In
1 contest up ttioro and were double-barrelled
u consequence.
In I'm or of Nine.
The vote upon the appointment of a com-
mtteo nn credentials consisting ot nine mem
bers , to bo appointed by Iho chair , stood 313
for nnd 103 against.
During the time taken by the secretaries
In tooting up the totals Governor Boyd came
upon thu platform and his appearance cre
ated n whirlwind of applause.
When the secretary announced Iho result
of the vole the chairman drew n piece of
paper Irom his pocket nnd began to read the
names of the commlttco Mr. Mahoney uroso
and asked If the chiilrmnn had prepared llio
committee before the motion wns passed.
"Yes , sir , I had , " said Batty. "I was told
by the central com.ulttoo that 1 would prob
ably be elected chairman ol the convention
nnd 1 have all the committees appointed. "
This frank and fearless statement from the
chairman fairly disarmed his critics , al
though they Jeered nt him and received
hisses from Iho uiujorhy of the delegates for
their pains.
Commlltco on Credentials ,
Following Is the committee on croJontlals
appointed by Chairman Batty : Ireland of
Otoo county. White of Cass , Harwood of
Lilt-castor , North of Plane , Parker of Sa
line , Hny of Phelp ? , Wolbach ot liall , Scan-
Ian of Buffalo , Kcslcrson of Jofferson.
A motion to adjourn until 0 o'clock a. m.
received only n few faint cries of aye , wbllo
the noes fairly brought down the house. A
motion for a twmily-mlnuto recess was put
and lost. In spite of the motion being lost ,
nearly every ono commenced to move about.
Some sought fresh nlr and refreshment out
side , but the majority gathered In groups nud
discussed Iho sltuitlon ,
"I am hungry , " said u rural delegate.
"I am hungry for an fconesl and fair man
on that committee , " said Martin.
Congressman Bryau became the center of
n constanlly changing group in once corner
of the hall , where his friends shook him
heartily by ) , bo hand.
The delegates crowded about tha secretary
for the purpose of buying their transporta
tion certificates tignod.
It was now midnight. Half an hour Inter
Judge Julius S. Cooley appeared in the hall
and provoked the delegates proarjnt into n
chorus of gibes and calls that lasted several
minutes.
Ailjonrncil Until Today.
At 12:30 : Chairman Batty called the con
vention to order and announced Ihat the
chairman of the coinmtttca on credentials
had in lot-mod him that the cotnmiuco would
not bo ready to report before 3 or 4 o'clock in
tbo morning. Ho suggested , therefore , that
the convention adjourn until 0 o'clock
this morning. After several mo
tions to adjourn to various hours
of the day and a chorus of yells against any
adjournment whatever , the motion t'o adjourn
until I ) o'clock today was carried. Most of
the delegates left tbo hall at once for their
hotels , whllo the others hung around the
doors of Iho committee room , where the
great Douglas county contest was being
heard.
CO.NSIDICKKD IN COMMITTKE.
Merita of tlie Local Fight I'rexcntcd bytlio
Opposing Champions.
After retiring to Iho committee room , the
committee organized with Mr. Ireland as
chairman , and the contest cases from Choy-
cnne , Cumlng and Hitchcock counties were
taken up before calling the aero intensely
Interesting case begotten and still owned by
Douglas county , each conlestant to bo al
lowed fifteen minutes.
The Cheyenne county case was presented
by Messrs. Heagon and Mclntosh. This
proved lobe largely apersonol fighl between
the two gentlemen.
Messrs. France and Crawford presented
the case of Cumlng county , which involved
the right of the county central committee to
appoint delegates to a state convention in
stead of having them elected by a county
convention.
Mr. Hughes delivered his little speech re
garding the HitchcocK county row.
As it was then nearly 1 o'clock and Iho
lemporature of the room was uncomfortably
low , the committee adjourned to Iho Paxloh
cafe , where Iho Douglas couuly case was
called.
Mr. North wanted to exclude Iho reporters ,
but masked it under a motion to kcop out nil
disinterested parties In order to "preserve
order , " but under pressure admitted that bo
wanted Ibo report of the doings before the
committee kept out of the papers for fear oi
the effect It might have on the doings of the
convention when it came to act on the com
mittee's report.
Mr. Parker stated that the reporters would
got the report anyway , whether they were
inside or.outnnd ho luvored allowing ttiom
to remain.
It was decided to leave the matter to the
contestants and con'estcos , nnd thus it was
that tbo ropcrtors were invitoa to remain
and make themselves comfortable.
Sliirtcil on AlllduvlU.
It was agreed thai each side should have
forty-llvo minules lo present its casounu
Mr. Mahoney , in bohulf of the Marlin fac
tion , began reading from a good sized pile ol
affidavits.
Tbo affidavits allowed fruud and Intimida
tion on the part of the lloyd men at the pri
maries , and unfair and unjust treatment ol
nnd conspiracy against the Martin faction In
the convention. They desired to throw the
vote of llio Sevonili ward on tbo ground that
the Boyd men voted forty votes that did not
belong in the ward nnd then secured u ma
jority of but eighteen.
It was alleged thul railway employes did
not vote tholr frcu choice , but voted the
Boyd ticket under dictation and In fear thai
thqy would othcrwlso lose their positions in
the employ of railway companies.
Mr. Mahonoy's principal polnl was lhai
several of ttio Martin delegates were de
prived of a seat or'volro In llio convention ,
nud thai if the rightfully elected delegates
had been soateJ , Iho Martin faction would
have hud a clear majority. Ho spoke for
sixty thrco minutes , nnd Mr. Offutt was then
given an Inning. Ho stated that after Iho
Martin faction withdrew a majority was still
loft nt the Boyd convention.
At 3 o'clocn Mr. Oflutt still had the floor
and there wus no prospect of nn early set
tlement of the dispute. The Bovd faction
had about 500 nniduvlts to read'and the >
were being patiently waded through.
iuroiii : : TIIK STAHP.
How tlio War llnram Spent the Time Prior
lo AsM-lnlilliii ; ,
II rained In Omahayesterday. Out doors il
rained water , but about the leading hotels u
appeared to rain democrats.
From every corner of the stale on every in
coming train came the uatorrlfiej to attend
the state convention whicn mueis tonight al
Exposition hall. The Paxlon bolel became
Iho voriox of Iho political imulstrom. Al
though several of Iho distrlcl delegations had
headquarters at other hotels , the grail tides
of mlffr.tton were sot toward the Paxlon ,
Ono thing soon bocama evident lo tno man
who circulated among the delegates. It was
thai Iho co uulry delegations did not wuh to
takn a partisan stand upon tbo Boyd-Martln
cmbroglio. Many of Iho counly delegallons
had tholr own llttlo kettles of USD , and they
preferred to attend to them and lot the
Douglas county fight staud in slu'.u quo unit
the convention was called.
Another thing could bo easily seen. The
OX EECO.NU 1'i.Gl :
END OF HE WAR
United States Trcopa Hsliovo the Besieged
Regulators ,
THEY ARRIVED AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
Arrangements Hait Been Completed for the
Final .Charge.
CONDITION OF THE INVADING ARMY
*
Ono Man is Believed to Have Been Fatally
TAKEN AS PRISONERS TO FORT M'KINNEY '
Hustlers Agree tit tliu Surrcnilor on Con
dition That the Cattlemen shall llo
Turned Over-.to the Consti
tuted Slnto Atitliorltlcs ,
Dorot.ts , Wyo. , April 13. [ Special Tclo-
gram lo TUB Hnii.l The Dtiffalo wlro Is
down again , having probably fallen of its
own weight , as frequently happens. At 3
o'clock this morning Colonel Van Horn with
three companies of cavalry from Fort Me-
Klnnoy started to the T A ranch. Tuo pres
ident , in the request of llio governor ,
issued the necessary orders for the
troops to assist the civil authorities. When
they arrived at the.coio : It wns found that
the besiegers nnd baUttgcd occuoled relat
ively the same position as at an early hour
this morning. The besiegers had Increased
to probably 1,000 persons , some of whom had
como from adjoining counties. These wcro
Invariably small ranchmen distinct from the
rustlers , who bcllovbu that their lives and
homos wcro in danger from the invasion.
When they arrived at the scene n confer
ence was hold between Colonel Van Horn ,
Arnpahoo Brown arid Sheriff Angus. The
two latter represented the besiegers. Both
explained that the only thing they doslrod
was to bo assurad that if the stockmen wcro
surrendered they wo lu be turned over to
the civil authorities. No difficulty was
found on this score.
Ari-nnsi'il n 1'caccfiil Surrender.
A flag of truce was then sent forward to
the besieged. They \voio informed of the
presence uud intentions of the United States
troops and assured that they would receive
protection in the event that they sur
rendered. Those un lor the flag ot truce
then returned to their respective commands.
A rather long conference ensued , after
which the stockmen isent forward another
( lag of truce with the Information that they
would surrender to Colonel Van Horn. The
cavalry then cntorcdvtho line of Investment
and threw about n line of pickets , which en
circled the ranch houses. ,
The busiucers then withdrew to some dis
tance nnd the sheriff iwid Arapahoe Joe wont
forward with C lDnof Van Horn. It took
moro than twohours' , d complete nil tbo ar-
rnngomcuts. A dmploto tally- was made of
all the prisoners , but the list cannot bo se
cured owing to the fact that the wires nro
down. Thcro were forty-six In the party ,
twenty-five of whom wera Toxans. Each
was armed with n Winchester ,
two revolvers and two belcs of
cartridges. Besides these there were
many personal possessions. Finally the line
of march toward the fort was taken up. The
men were guarded in the Hanks and rear by
the cavalry , but there was no effort made on
the part of any of the late besiegers to offer
violence. Extreme curiosity was mnul-
festcd , and us it was then about T o'clock the
route was soon quito crowded with people.
> 'ot llxactly Friendly.
Expressions from the younger men par
ticularly wore very far from friendly , but
the general feeling scorned to be one of In
tense satisfaction. Various momuora of the
captured patty were ] pointed out to the
friends in the crowds by these who' know
them , This was particularly true of all the
Johnson , Crook , Western and Converse
county men who were known. General bit
terness was manifested towards-a few who
seemed to bo the objects of undisguised
hatred. Altogether , however , it was a re
markably orderly process Ion.
The troops who had looked for trouble
were pleasantly disappointed. Tholr arrival
was providential. Scarcely anything else
could have actually saved the stockmen.
Militia were of no avail oven if they were to
bo secured and had any of tbo besiegers'
blood boeij , spilloa ho sheriff's posse could
have restrained wholesale violence. The be
siegers had worked with extraordinary en
ergy. It was generally felt that matters
would hnvo corao to n ' showdown" sorao
time today , but for the interference of the
militia.
The circle of rifle pits were carried for
ward energetically during the night nnd the
line of Investment by daylight hud narrowed
down to painfully small proportions with the
apparently doomed stockmen iu tbo ranch
bouse in thu middle.
Kxpcctt'il Much Illondshrct.
All of the besiegers were confident of a
speedy outcome , but'they realized that the
tlnal assault would succeed only by the loss
of much blood. All of the besieged looked
haggard and careworn ) . They had evidently
not slept much for. . the previous four days
and looked tirpd and worn out.
Only ono man j of tbo besieged
party had boon , J injured. Ho was
ono of tbo imported Tfxuns named Lowrey.
lie h < ut boon struck ; nj the groin by a striy
bullet und is dangerously hurt. In the march
the crowd was kouUfal a distance from the
troops.
Liulcr Arrfitat tlui Fort ,
'
The march to the.fprfc'wns maclo in about
two hours. At Fort "McKiuney all of the
men wcro formally placed under nrrest.
What most of them ' required was rest and
bleep , and at tbo curliest moment possible
they all disappeared from view to recruit
their wasted energies.
Every one of the pijrty will bo Indicted ,
The fooling is tholjtbey have brought this
upon themselves nnd that they must and
should bo made to suffer whatever penalties
the law may Infliot. ' A rumor that whou the
rauchmon surrendered the dead body of W ,
0. Irvine was found thera whlio Major Wol-
cott was fatally wounded created a tre
mendous sensation hero. It was tracec
down and prove to bo a canard without tbo
least foundatloa.jn.foct.
TltOUi'S ON THU MOVH.
They Will Alii the HttUo of Wyoming li
I'littlng , Down tliu VViir ,
WASHINGTON , U. C. , April 13. A telegram
was received at the war department this
afternoon from Brlgaaior General Drooko ,
transmitting the following telegram from
Colonel J. J , Van Horae , Eighth Infantry
at Ft. McJClnney , Wyo. :
"Your telegram of this dale rolerring lo
the president's order to furnish n sufllcicnl
force to co-oper.ite with the governor In sup
pressing disorder Just received , 1OS ! ! : n. m.
Thrco troops of cavalry nro now preparing to
now , and wll strut for tno T A ranch , the
Rccnoofiho ilMturb.inco , in two hour. ? . It
appears that a body of fifty armed men known
as regulars , mid supposoA to bo In the
employ of largo cattls owner * , loft the
vicinity of Casper about the Dth
nst , nnd proceeded to a point on the
lorth fork of Powder river , sixty miles
from the point knoxvn ns the 'K C1 ranch ,
where they lulled two men nnd burned the
rntii'h. Tula boJy of men Is now nt the 'T A
ranch , " about sixteen mlles from this post ,
on the north fork of Crazy Woman , where
they uro strongly intrenched and dofendine
themselves ngalnst the sheriff's posse coml-
tatus , which hnvo them surrounded. The
wagons owned by the regulators have boon
captured by the sheriff's posso. They con
tained supplies of ammiinlllou , dynamite and
lorsonal baggapc. Ono of the teamsters lias
divulged the immos of the regulators. Ho
says the expedition is ofllcorcd by Major
Wolcott , from Canton , and Fred Hesse. The
entire country is aroused by llio killing nt
the ' 1C C ranch,1 and some of the bust citi
zens are In the posse. The reports have boon
forwarded by mall on the llth mid I'Jth InsU. ,
giving full particulars. 1 shall accompany
: ho troops. "
iiUNriMi FOU iuir. :
Ono of the Cattlemen Out in Search of
lEeliilorrcnient * .
OIMXTTB , Wyo. . April 13. ( Special Tclo-
Rram to Tun IJr.c.I The war on Powder
rlvor seems not to have abated. A cattleman
from near the scene of action arrived at ( .ill-
lotto this ovonlnv , ' . Ho says ho U on hU way
out of the country , but It is presumed that
ho is looking for reinforcements from this
section of the country , llo docs not glvo any
discouraging views from bis side , but says
that this will ba a light for extermination
nnd kept up until the rustlers are driven
from Wyoming.
The situation seems unchanged from my
dispatches of yesterday , except that each
side U making itself secure nnd awaiting n
battle.
It Is reported by Burlington stage this
evening that the cattlemen are surrounded
at the Tisdalo ranch and closely pressed. A
number of cowboys and cattlemen nro soon
In Ulllotto this evening all well armed and
well mounted , apparently goinc somewhere ,
but are quiet and not much information can
bo obtained from them.
( Slenrock ( iimnlnl.
CriAWiox , Neb. , April 13. ( Special to
Tuc UEE. | The mllitU company nt
Douglas has abranch company of twenty-live
men nt Glcnroclr , Wyo. , which has some
thirty Springfield riflci. Glenrocic has the
reputation of bolng headquarters for rustlers
of the Platte valley. In corrallng thn state
militia tlu ) cattlemen overlooked the guard ,
nnd as the guard is friendly to tbo rustlers
and not at all disposed to sea hirelings kill
their follow citizens , the members would
probably dofer.d tholr friends to the last.
Public sentiment has turned against the
cattlemen and the farmers who were tiieir
friends are going into the camp of ttio enemy
this cveniui ; .
Glenrock is patrolled night and day by nn
armed guard. Yesterday word wns sent
Division .Superintendent Harris not to send
up a special train , as it would bo ditched.
Killed l > y n Ciiniinler.
C.tsl'nit , Wyo. , April 13- [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BF.n.1 List night Jeff Dunbar ,
a gambler , snot and killed L-jwis Ad a an , a
Mexican negro , familiarly called Joanuin.
He is a shosp shsarer by tr do. Ho came
hero from Hock Spring ? , Wyo. It was a
cold blooded murJer , without seemingly any
provociliou , The examination nnd inquest
were hold last night and lasted till this
morning. Dunbar was hold to tbo district
court without bonds.
Fort liohliixim Troops Under Onlnrs.
Four Homxso : ; , Neb. , April 13. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Br.n. | The cattlemen's
war has struck this post. Sixty picked men
and horses , under command of Captain John
F. Guilfo'.ennd ' Lieutenant Jacicson , arc under
orders to hold themselves in readiness to
take the field in Wyoming at a moment's no
tice. For transportation they have six six-
mule teams nnd ton pack mules , ana are to
go by rail to the end of the road , presumably
Gillette , Wyo.
TltOOl'S OKDnilKI ) OUT.
ticncral llntokc Semis Tlireo Ciiiii > uiiiex
Into tliu Fluid In Wyoming.
In accordance with instructions received at
midnight Irom Washingtou by the command
ing ofilccr of the department of the Platte ,
a telegraphic order was sent to the com
mandant at Fort McICinney , Wyo. , ordering
the three troops of the Sixth cavalry sta
tioned tbcro lo proceed at once to the scene
of the difllculty between the cattlemen
and rustlers , in accordance with Governor
Barber's ' reuuost of thu president. As tha
distance botwejn the fort and the seat of
warfare is only about twonty-llvo mlles , it Is
stated ut headquarters that the troops would
roach there by daylight.
General BrooKe expressed the opinion this
morning that the situation had boon exagger
ated by the newspipor correspondents.
While ho did not question the rr-ai facts as
alleged regarding the actions of the armed
contending force * said to ho in the Held , ho
was disposed to regard the reports of
bloodshed with some allowance. Ho did not
tbluk that the number killed was anything
llko what had bcon reported ,
Ho said that ho had received no ofilctal in
formation on the subject nnd tberoforo could
only form his conclusions from his general
knowledge ot the situation and what ho read
in the newspapers.
V1KWKD AT IIOMIi.
\Vlmt till ) Wyoming rnpm-x Say of the
I'ri'Heiit DrmmiHtriitloii.
Laramlo Boomerang : Is nn anti-Chinese
riot any WOIBO than an organized nnd armed
Invasion !
Hock Springs Independent : Under such
circumstances the only thln # for the stock
men lo do is to ork'iiniz-3 for self-protection
and glvo the cattle thieves to understand
that If the law U powerless lo protect thorn
they can protect themselves ,
Chnycnno Loader : It Is a deplorable state
of affairs which now cxUts In Johnson county
and the outcome of It all no man can foresee.
People uro beginning to fear the worst. Tljoy
cannot ECO the good which It is claimed will
ultimately como oui of ibis sad business nor
will they believe U wilt render human lifo
safer on the ranges hereafter. The accounts
of the affair Hunt out to the eastern proio ,
oven if they should literally desenbo what
takes place , will not produce a good Impres
sion abroad , poithcr will they tend to en-
co'irago emigration \VyomIng. . Infrac
tions of the law on the part of any class ol
citizens , whether high or low , will not on-
courHgo respect for tno law in any other di
rection.
Cheyenne Sun : Ills very plain-that the
cattle interests of the stale are not protected ,
and It Is well known that entile owners have
been ordered away from tuulr property. It is
also a fact , beyond dlsputo , that the rustlers
In Johnson county have assumed to handle
the range cattle In deliuncu of tbo law , hav
ing already driven out tbo owncri. Twenty-
two of the best citizens of Buffalo are dcstu-
aalod for destruction by the rubtlers. Their
names are oo Iho death list simply because
they expressed their disapprobation of the
_ _ .n .
L
eang. OutMit iJ&iuffnlo Iho loidlng slock-
men have also vTsotlllod that Ihey would
DO killed. Is rfj.'yllmo thai action was
taken by the lawMng cltl/.cns of tuostato
[ or their own proltiCliou I
Laramlo Hepublloan : "If the rustler *
should defeat the men who have cone on this
raid npalnst them , " says the Denver Hopub-
llcan. "tho effect would bo to nrouso the pen-
plo of Wyoming and Montana to such an PX-
icnt that a much larcor force would ho
organized. " For the Kepublti'an's inslruc-
lion U may bo staled that the popular senti
ment of the stnto Is not wl'h the raiders.
That , fact Is proven by the iurthcr fact thai
thn range barons were co.npcllod to go outside -
side the state to rnllst Iho army thai hai
Illegally Invaded Johnson county. " 1'Uo
people of Wyoming" are rosldenis of Wyo
ming small landholders , miners and nrllsans
and while they do not approve cattle-
rustling as n business , neither do they sup
port nny movement on the parl of the non
resident range barons to "exteri'ilnnto" us
rusllors everybody who may deslro to trans
form the rnngo Into homesteads nnd proinoto
tliosetllemcntol UiosUlo. Iflhopooplo of
Ibis state are ever ' 'aroused , " It will not bo
lo avenge the dufeal of a band of imported
thugs whoso mission Is lo slay ,
ji/.oir.v i.WH .iruMn.
Seven Men Instiiiitlv Killed liy nn i\iiloslon :
Inn 1'ouUcr Mill.
Wit.KKsiuuitn , P.u , April 13.-A frightful
explosion of powder completely demolished
the mills of the .Mosaic Powdjr company to
day. The first explosion was in the drying
mill and a fraction of it second later the stor
age house blow up. Tno shock * were felt
over a radius of forty mlles , and thousands
of people In surrounding towns rusnod out
of doors , thinking an earthquake had taken
place. Both shocks were distinctly felt here ,
twenty mlles away. Thu mills wcro blown
to Iho'sraailost atoms , nnd there was no Irag-
monts found larger than n fool long. Seven
inon were Instantly killed and two fatally in-
Jurod. The names ot Iho dead are :
JOHN fillUlONS.
DANIKI , CAIUtV.
AAIIOX roOUIAL'GIt ,
MUSKS Tl't'KKK.
KIUVAIM ) .1. VANDEUO.
ALLAN SMA1.U
CAUAIKH : KhCriK.
Tuu fatally wounded nro :
( tcoitnn AM.IS.
UA.SMUI. Btru.oxo ? .
The body of John Gibbons was blown 150
feet Into llio air. Caradoc Hceso was found
sixty foot from the scene of the explosion.
Moses Tucker was found l.'U fuet away Irom
the mill. Other bodies were found lilleen to
1200 foot distant. The terrible scones of criuf
and anguish duplicated these of the friphtful
mine accidents. TUo iron framework on the
lirio it Wyoming railway , near the scene ,
used us n spark room , was torn and twisted
like paper. The absolute desolation of the
scono'cannot bo pictured In words. The last
explosion of these mills was eighteen years
ago , when several men were killed , The loss
will rcacti fio.000.
m
JVIJir I'OitK I.II-'K.
ir.-t'rc : lileiit ltci'i8lll Nut Cet Ills Itlg
I'l'uslou Otllt'tirs Klectcil ,
IS'nw Yoitic , April 13. The annual trustees
flection for the Now York Llfo Insurance
company took placa today. Forty-seven
thousand votes were cast , the largest num
ber in the history of the company. Tun entire -
tire number of voles cast were in favor of
the ticket named by President McCall and
by the policv holder * ' committee. ISx-Mavor
'
W. H. Grace , Judge Hiram E. Steel , C.'C.
Baldwin , Walter Lewis and Henry C. Morti
mer were elected trustees. Mr. Grace tauoa
the place of ex-President Beers and Judge
Steel that of John. N Stearns. Tho..other
three trustees were re-elected , President
McCall says , for the reason that they oppose
voting n pension to ex-President Boors.
President McCall announced that ho had
reinstated Theodore M. Bantn , tbo cashier
who wasuismissL-d several months ago.
The resignation of the trustees , Edward
Martin and Uobsrt B. Collins , were ac
cented.
The trustees ratified the election ot Hugh
S. Thompson , civil syrvico commissioner , ns
comptroller of the sompany.
It was resolved that the pension of f.17,500
a your , awarded ex-President Beprs by the
former board of IriHloe-i , should not bo paid.
Mr. Beers was not present at the election
for Iho first time in thirty-three years. Ho
has nnnouncod hU Intention of contesting his
pension in the courts.
<
11 Kit Cnif.lHtKX'.S S.IKK.
Wife oCa Iliirlliixton ICnxIncur .11 IlolyoUe ,
Cole , , Horribly Iturneil.
HOI.YOKI : , Colo. , April 13. ] Special toTiiu
Br.c. ] A frightful accldoat happened here
last evening at the rebidcnco of Mall Conlin ,
u Burlington engineer. Late iu Ihe evening
ono of Iho Conlin children accidentally tipped
over an oil lamp that his mother had Just
lighted and Placed on the table in the room
where the children wcro playing. The lamp
in falling struck a chnlr nnd in breaking
scattered burning oil over the childron.
Mrs. Conlin rushed to the assistance of her
children and succcnded in extinguishing the
llamas that had enveloped them , iiut thu
frantic mother , looking more to the safety of
her offsprings than her own , her clothes
caught tiro. Frantic with pain , caused by
the flames Ibut were enveloping her , she
rushed Into Iho street , nnd before assistance
could reach her the ilcsh on her faoo. right
nrm and side was burned to n crisp. Her
lifo for a time was despaired of , but she may
recover
J.V JVK/.W7J G'O.V/m'ftl.Y.
Special Shipment < > ! ' Nebriisku Cattle Itoavli
Kiieluml In < > oii < l Tliiio.
LiivEiti'ooi , April -Special [ Cablegram
to TUB Br.E , | The Wlilto Slar steamer
Taurlc , from Now York April 3 , arrived in
Liverpool today with ! Dl heaJ ot cattle , ac
count of ' .ho Kent Cattle company of Genoa ,
Nob. All are in prim ? condition ,
Mull Itohliui-H Arrrstcd.
, 'ACKSOS , Miss. , April 13 , Government
detectives sent to Winston county , Missis-
slpnl , have arroitcd a man mimed Pour-ion ,
his four sons and a man named Dompaoy
for robbing the United Statoi mall. The
robbnra disguised themselves und held up
slar roulo riders In unfrcquontsd looalitlo- ) .
Some 100 had been obtained by rlllin ? the
mall pouchcb , part of wnlcli Iho detectives
recovered. The robbers are In Jail ,
*
II E.l'lllKlilHtKKG.taI ,
Orncc OF WISA.THKU Buitiua , )
OMAHA , April 13. f
Owing lo Iho retarding influence of the
high baromolor over Iho lake region Iho
storm center , which on Tuesday evening was
in northern Texas and this morning in
Kansas , IK now only In southern Iowa. As
expected , it crossed thn lower Missouri val
ley during Iho day , nnd etmerally rainy
weather attended it. At Omaha the rain
and snow fall up lo T p. m. amounted to 1.1U
Inch. It is now snowing in Wisconsin , Iowa
anu eastern Nebraska and raining In Illinois ,
A high barometer is forming over the middle
mountain regions aim high northerly winds
are blowing over tha western state * . Tom-
peraiuro has fallen over Iho upper Missis
sippi and Iho Missouri valleys , but fuir
wuather prevails over the mountain regions.
For Kubtern Nebraska , Omaha and Vicin
ity -Snow , with high northerly wlndH and
colder , followed by clearing weather during
Thursday ,
WASHINGTON , f ) . 0 , , April 13.For Iho Da-
kolas Warmer by Thursday nlghl ; variable
winds , becoming sou'.heaslcrjy.
For Missouri Fair in southwest ; thunder
siorms in northeast , followed by clearing
weather ; colder ; northwest gales.
For Kansas Generally fair , collier ; north ,
west winds.
For Colorado Generally fair ; warmer by
Thursday night ; variable winds.
For Iowa Thunder storms Thursday
afternoon ; high winds , becoming northwest
erly.
For Nebraska Generally fair ; prccedoi
by showers or uow Hurries east ; variable
winds ; warmer Dy Thursday nlput.
3
NEBRASKA'S ' APRIL BLIZZARD
Worst Storm of the Season Raging Through
out the Stnto.
FARMERS LOSING DROVCS OF CATTLE
.Mnny DUposeil of Their Herds Itiillirr Tlnuv
Permit Them to lemilti ! : hi Oniilri :
ISemlereil t'lieoinlortiibln hy Wet
Weiither In Other .States.
Xeh. , April in. [ Special Tolo-
cram to TIM : Ir.i.J : Thn worst storm of tti
season for Ilvo stock Is raging tonight , Al >
nest constant rnin for an entire mouth 1ms
cndorcil Uio country roads Invpnssnblo anil
ias compelled tunny feeders to slilp tholi
cntllo before tliuy were fut In orJor to got
them out of the JIUliy yarJs In which cnttli
stnnd up to tholr kticoj In muil with no op >
lortunlty to llo down , whlln many othori
itivo ullo > vctl tholr shcils to become out of
repair on account of llio near npproach of
spring. The prosunt storm , which began
with very ilamp snovv nnd lias now as-
iitmod llio fury of n bll/.zard. Hints many
icrds without shultor , iiiul It Is fo.ircd thee
o s will bo lio.ivy should the storm contlnuo ,
O'Nmi.t. . Nob. , April -Special : ( to Tins
LJr.n JHulti J i.rovnllnd in this suction all day
I'cstorday anil Ihls morning Ihero nro Ihrco
nchos of snovv nnd still 00111111 ; ; down. Little
Blowing hr s boot , tlonu In the county so far ,
.nit Around will IKI in good shupo to wont
whou the weather clears up.
NOHKOI.K , Nob. , April lit.--Special [ Tele
gram to Tin : BLK. ! Ono of the worat storms
if the season has boon raging here todny.
liain has boon failing for two or three tlav.i
mill this morning , when snow commenced
falling nnd his continued a bllndlm- storm all
dav , but malting nearly as fust as It fulls.
11UTIMITOS , Neb. , April 111.-Special |
rclcgrnm to 'Pun Hni : . ] A severn snow
storm has butin raging In this locality slnco
noon. Tlio streets uro In very poor condition
as the mud mid slush in some places is nbout
i foot , deep. The prospects are thr > t n regu-
ar January bliziurd will comu on before
morning.
AU.UXTIIU WUST ISSTOHMSWIM'T.
Snow , Sleet , Itiiln mill U'lnil Cause lluvoo
A limit L'H.
Dr.N'isosyla. , April ll. ! Ono of the worst
storms of the season is rasing hero. Firs !
tncro was rain , then npow , sleet mid hull , nnd
Inter u heavy snow storm. A part , of the
time the wind blow n hurricano. Spring
sowing will bo delayed throughout central
Iowa and fruit trees will bo ilmiageil ,
MAU-IIIAI.I.TOW.V. la. , April 13. It has
been snowing nnd sleutinif furiously slnco 7
o'clock this morning. The Htorm has not ,
n'uatod this attcrnoon , The weather 13
growing colder.
OririiwA , la. , April 13. A heavy snow
storm sot in this morning followed this nfter-
noon by a violent hull nnd rain storm. It is
thought considerable damage has been denote
to winter wheat and ryo.
Cniun Ku'iDH , la. , April 13. A heavy
snow t3 falling here. A lush wind H blowIng -
Ing unu it is unusually cold.
Booxi : , la. , April 13.A snow storm sot In ,
this morning which turned into n blizzard in
a few hours. TUo ground is covered with ,
snow nnd n severe storm is raping.
FOUT Donuc , Ii , , April 13. ( Special i'clo-
gram to Tin : Bii.J Moro snow fell hero
today than in nny ono day during the past
wln'.er. From 0 o'clock In the morning the
snow has been falling steadily , with no
prospects of cousint } 0 o'clock sixteen
inches had fallen. A strong cnst wind ac
companied llio snow and is rapidly piling it.
up into drifts. Farmer * had just commenced
their spring seeding and the delay the storm
will cause may bo serious.
Sioux CITY , la. , April 13. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB Bci ! . ) This afternoon the rain
turned to snow and tuoro are now heavy
drifts. There Is every symptom of a blizzard.
Trains arc reported late on nearly all the
roads.
FLOOD OF THIS
Iminilateil and \Vtist 1'ohil , Miss , ,
Surrounded by Wilier.
MOIIII.K , Ala. , Anril lit. The Tomblgbco-
rlvor at Dctnopolis is rising six Incho ? an
hour. Great areas of lowland ) planted lo
corn and cotton are under water. The higlv
water mark of 1874 will probably bo passed
today. Every railroad- washed out and
nearly all thn wires are down. Kvory largo
bridge in the county has Leon washed away
nnd much stock lost. West Point , Miss. , is
surrounded by walor and cut oit from the
rest of the world.
Nt'.wOiii.iUN's , La. . April 13. The Pica
yune's \Vost 1'ort , Miss. , speeiul suys : "He-
ports tout out Irom this point of the devasta
tion caused by Llio late washouts huvo not
bcon at all exaggerated , nut , In fact , under
stated. Destruction both of property und
lifo has been the result and the end is not
yet roachod. The Mobile , Georgia & Atlan
tic and Illinois Coulrul have boon blocked for
the past ton days , but the first named was-
enabled to get two trains through ,
a day. The first train this week on the
Georgia Paclllo started today , but did not
go as far as Columbus. On necout of high
water llio Illinois Central will be required to
cet up another trade. The Tomblgooo Is as
bigh as over mid causing great damago.
Tfioro are reports of loss on every rlvor in
this country , all the drowned being negroes.
Much stock ha ? been drowned and crop *
washed away , and planting Is retarded. He-
ports I'ontiuuo to coino of the great damage
to projcrty and life in Columbia and on the >
river near that city.
Tliu damage to bridges nnd stock nnd build
ings nnd crops In this county will reach
f 1 00,000. _ _
\VllllT III MlllllplllM ,
Tonn. , April 13. The Missis-
Mppl at this point is booming nnd Is tonight
within thrco Inches of the danger line anil
rising. A largo urea of lowlands on the Ar-
kancns line near tbo city Is Hooded and between -
tweon Walnut Hcnd and Council Bond , fifty
miles below this city on the same sldo , about
500 acres oi corn has boon washed out. No
serious dnmago or loss of lifo has bocu
reported , A lot of colored Oklahoma "boom
er * " who loft hero last Saturday for an over
land till ) In wagons wore water-bound in ,
the Arknnbas bottoms u few mllfls from
Memphis. They sent n contingent back to
this city to loll of their distress , and collec
tions have boon tnkoii up In the different
churches lor their benefit. The inonuy col.
lectod will bo snnt tho- belated negroes to
cnnblo them to proceed on tlielr Journey by
rail , _
High Wilt or In Mmiltiilia.
Wixs'll'ico , April lit. The Hod nnd Aailnl *
bolno rivor.s are on ihorampago. Purls of tbo
Northern Pacific railway transfer are under
water , Five big brldgoi are In Immtuon t
diiiiger of being swept away. Hiviomonts are
Hooded und goods are bolng removed from
the river front. _ _
To Honor IMwurtl ICvurott Halo ,
s , April 13. The Irlondi of Hov.
ICvorolt llulo have arrangoU to t'lvo
the dUtlncuhhoJ olergymin and author a
reception at the Hotel Vondoma 0:1 : Monday
afternoon , April IB. A banquet will follow
in the evening. In their latter asking Dr.
Halo's consent lo the reception , his friends
say : "Whon wo endeavor to count the In-
r.umnrablo good and great things that you
Unvo accomplished , wo should almost bo
willing to crodlt tbolr uutbor with twice the
number of years you have scon. " Signed to.
tbo latter are the names of Willinn 1C Hu -
B.ill. John G.hitticr , Oliver Wendell
Holmes , Uoorgo William CurtU , U. W.
Ulldor , ninhop 1'lillllin , Hov. Dr. Lyman
Abbott , Cieorgo F. Hoar , H , F , Xlutler ami
many others.
it'll Tlielr luil | ioiiilence ,
IU'io3A ; itK ? , April 13.Tho leglsloturo *
of thu ilia/Ulan province of Malta Urosso
tins drclurca that xtato lodopoudCDt ot lh .
republic of Brazil.