OMAHA DAILY
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR OMAHA , MONDAY MOfRNlKG , MAY 9 , 1892. NUMBER 320.
MERELY SELFISH INTERESTS
Blender Boaia of tbo Opposition to Presi
dent Harrison.
NO HOPE TO DEFEAT A RENOMINATION
After a direful Itnvlow of tlio Situation
the I'i\v ! \\lio Declre n Clmngi ) Admit
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the linprohiihlllty ol Mich
n Thing.
WASHIXOTON Buitr.AH or THE BltE , 1 ;
G13 FouiiTKENTit STHP.KT , V
WACillNmo.v , D. C. , May 8. I )
Every effort mndo to concentrate or unite
thu opposition to President Ilnrrison's ro-
nomlnntlou during 'ho past week tins failed ,
utterly tailed. There has been the
closest scrunlty made of the figures
given In those dispatches show
ing the strength of the president already
gathered and the most powerful Influences
exerted at the command of those who hope
to capture instructed delegates and vote
them for other men in tno convention , and
yet ttio fact stands that upon the tlrst ballot
there Is to bo a renominntlon , and if no moro
delecntcs nro instructed nnd no nero unln-
Ktructcil nncs como over to the side ol the
iidmlnUtrauon there will bp moro than n
hundred votes to spare.
At the "conference" hold last night by
Senator Quay , ox-Senator T. C. Platt and
n few others who oppose a rcuomlnation ot
the president , the tiguros given out by the
friends of the president ns indicating the
Rtrcngtli ulicady fathered for him weru
attacked , and efforts made , n have boon
during the past thico or four days by
opposition newspapers , to show that the
promises assured were without foundation.
The fuel that in a rew of the states where
the state conventions instructed for n
renomiuallon there were n lew delegates
chosen by districts which did nol
instruct was pointed out as bolnf
significant , nnd nn effort was inadi
to show that there wus no grouni
upon which to claim entire state delegation !
without specllle Instructions from district as
well as stulo conventions. The best poll
tioians In the "conference , " which was nt
tended bv less than a dozen men , dccidei
Instantly"Unit in the llrst place a stti'.o con
volition's action would bind notion upon the
part of district delegates , especially when
the state Instructions did not run counter ti
those of the districts , nnd in iho absence o
nay instructions in the districts the lattoi
wnulil bo In duty nnd honor bound by the in
structions ot the state convention.
No ( IronnilK lor Opposition.
But bo that as it may , that was found ti
bo unimportant , as the number of district :
which had given no instructions in the state
which had Instructed for n rcnominatioi
werovcrv lev/ and far between. On tin
other hand , tlio nuinbrrof districts which bin
instructed for the president In states whicl
had not instructed wcro fur greater nm
should any effort bo made to clraw away thi
delegates uninstructcd by districts in in
structcit states the work would operate lu i
wrong direction , s > o us n net result tin
llgurcs showing the president's strcngtl
Blood undisturbed , oven m the ennui of thi
most foimutublo opposition. It is easy fo
the opposition , which is not at , all uiuor , ti
count the number of delegates instructed b ;
stales or districts , but it is wholly unable ti
mauo any progress in ascertaining the prcsi
dent's strength in unlnstructod district !
Where scores of delegates have , in privati
letters , asked to bo plated on the president' ;
sulo and entered voluntary pledges to sup
port him unon the llrst ballot.
These make n considerable list nnd will
those whoso names nro down for selection li
iho states nnd territories winch have no
held conventions und wno are now us safel ,
secure lor renominntlon as though they ha
been selected nnd instructed , number 150 o
more , A delegate who. In the absence of in
btrtictinna In district or state convention
upon his own motion pledges support , is a
htiong , if nof stronger , for the presided
than those who are instructed , as thtro ca
be no doubt as to just where his heart an
tendencies are. It is almost exasperating t
n few of Iho most prominent opponents c
the president that the list of iinlnstrucle
delegates who have pledged their support I
not given out for publication. At that potn
they enter darkness.
They I'orleetnl no IMiin.
The few republicans who congregated yoi
tcrday afternoon and last night to organize i
opposition to n rcnominalion readied no cot
elusions. They have no candidate nronn
whom to rally , no battle cry and no nnrumcn
to USD against tlio presldoift. They have b (
bought Mr. Blame again and again. Mi
Sherman , Secretary Rusk and others for ct
operation , or for the use of their names u
candidates , but nil have refused. 1 heIr enl
hope now Is tu keep ns ninny Hglitnini : rod
up as possible and withhold all possibl
strength , Knowing ns they do thai they ar
in the minority , yet hoping ngains
hope that they can make some sni
of a Htnmpcdo In the convention nn
defeat a renominntlon. They have agree
an best , thov can that from each of tli
uninstructcd states they will lind a we
known republican who will arise In the Mil :
noapolis convention and warn ll against n
nomination , claiming that the president cat
not again carry their slates. If they wei
asked why they would bo compelled to sa
"because tu has not given us all the ofllccs.
After delivering those ' warnings" n
ofTort will bo made tu spring the name i
Blaine , or Sherman or Rusk. With thi
they will have played their last card an
when the president is then rnnomlnatcd tht
will nil go homo nnd no more will bo hcai
of In "opposition. " Not one of those wl
ui'D opposed to a renominntlon can then , c
account of self preservation , go any furthi
than ho has and nol ono 1ms been heard '
name n single objection to the president tbu
was not based upon soltlsh interest ,
IIIKplcibCd thn ChlncBC.
Mr. . 'ohn Russell Young , formerly mini
tcr to China , caaio to Washington last eve
Ing on a visit to the Chinese minister , wit
whom he hud u long Interview this niornini
In convcrbalton with the correspondent i
Tin : lii ) : ! Mr. Young said that his visit I
the Chinese minister was personal , ni the
had been friends in Puking. Ho did not fci
nt liberty to report whal wus an cssontiall
private conference.
Vhe Chlncnn authorities wcro distiirbe
over the action of the American covcrnmcn
nol 0 much because it interfered with In
migration ns because of the contempt show
by the A.ncrlcnn government to China. Tli
difference between Chum and the Unite
States had never been more than a matu
of form. The Chinese had an idea limit ! ;
American government mean a policv <
wanton di'llberuto Intuit. There bail bee
no agitation In regard to the America
policy on immigration except what can
from iCuglUn merchants as an
ions to preserve the protlts
the coolie trade as they had bee
In oilier years to preserve tbo slave irui
and there never had been a time when tl
Chinese would not have met the America !
more thtm Lull way ,
Mr , Young could not say even from hewn
own conversations with iheChincso mlnlsti
whether there would bo an Interruption
diplomatic relations. That would depot
uppn the premier , Ll Hung rtianir , und th
statesman had shown tils temper by the sui
mury refusal to accept Mr. Blair us mlnUt
under circumstances wi'hout parallel or IK
rrdcni in China nnd which could only ha1
been Intended as an affront. Ttio strouge
urgumcnt that could tin made in talking wi
the Chinese was this that n suspension
diplomatic Intercourse would destroy the i
lluence of those who were at heart n
opposed to the Chinese.
AVImt the Munition I'romlsca.
Mr. Young -aid that the present inlni&t
wus u liberal statesman of an amiable' , c
( . aging charmtra \ bad formed u since
for the Uultcd Stales aud w
disposed to look nt events with a practical
eye.
eye.Four years ape , when Mr. Cleveland signed
the exclusion bill the Chinese minister ac
credited to us nt the time had resolved to
withdraw. By the infliicncoof many Ameri
cans who had thu conlldcnco of the Chinese
this resolution was abandoned. The Chinese
wcro then told to trust tn tlmo and the gen
erous Impulses of Americans.
"Time , " said Mr. Younp , "still fights on
the Chinese sulo , ns it has for sixty cen
turies , but I nm ntrald the contldenco In
Americans hns been dulled by the signing of
the recent bill. It Is Incredible
that the Chinese questions .should
not bo settled , beginning nt the
beginning , by taking It up nt Poking. The
real Issue Is commercial nnd the stake Is an
empire. Immigration should not bo an Issue
now nny more than It was under Bur-
llncammo. When wo deal with the eastern
nations with nn nye upon the possibilities of
our splendid Pacltlc cniplro there will bo no
Immigration problem. Nor would there boone
ono now were our people less disposed in
their hccdlosMicss and sloth to play the hand
of Russia anil England. "
Tliry Will Mn-tat Lincoln.
Mr. A. D. Shaw , deputy third auditor , will
visit Indianapolis , his former home , in n few
dnvs , From there ho will go to Lincoln ,
Nob. , to attend iho Railroad Ynrdtnn-Uers
association mooting ) The most import
ant questions lhat will como be
fore the association , says Mr.
Shaw , will bo the safety appliance
relating to car coupling nnd nir brakes.
Mr. Shaw Is a railroad man of twenty-six
years experience , and since his residence
hcrr , ho has frequently appeared before Iho
senate and house committees on railway
commerce In the Interest of the Yardmasters -
masters association and Ihe Order of Rail
way Conductors.
Accommodating thu Fnrmrr * .
The letter of the postmaster general urg
ing the extension of the free delivery experi
ments to vlllac.es and farming districts ,
which has j'ist ' been scut tn the .senate com-
uilllcn on postofllccs and post roads , was ac
companied by a batch of1TJ newspaper
opinions , taken from 'WO different papers , nil
in favor of tlio proposed rural free delivery
extension , and eight against It , all that could
be found. These have been sent Iu from all
the states und territories except Alaska , In
dian Territory , Now Mexico aud North Care
lina.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon , who has re
ported from the st'imto committee mi amend
ment to the postoflleo appropriation bill np-
proprmUntr f'JOQ.OUU to continue the oostmas-
ler general's free delivery experiments , said
today that ho had every reason to believe
that so far us the pcnato was concerned , at
least , the amendment would bo ndontcd. "As
to what the house of representatives may
do , " ho continued , "of course I have no
means of forming nn opinion ; but judging
from the great number of letters nnd peti
tions received by members of congress from
nil parts of thu country strongly favoring
this test , I should conclude that tbo house ,
us well as Ihe senate , would cheerfully respond
spend to the demand. "
"What are your views ns to the ultimate
success in this country of the effort being
made to extend the tree delivery of mails
into the rural districts ! "
"I record the schcmo ns entirely prac-
tlcablo und ono which will bo adopted even
tually in this country. It may require some
time of course to extend Iho service in the
now suites where the population is sparce ,
but in the older states and in the wen
settled portions of the now states I see noth
ing In the wav of cstab.lshing this service
ut n very early dalo. What England and
other countries have done in this regard can
be done in the United States. In view of
the fact that the * poapln In largo cities and
towns have their malls delivered nt their
doors nt lensi on ci1 , and in many instances ,
several times n day , it is but u matter of
simple justice that the people residing in the
country should have Inilnltcly superior mail
facilities to those enjoyed by them at the
present time. The postmaster general's ef
forts are meeting with n hearty response
ftotn the masses ot the people throughout
the country , and the result , as I suy llnally ,
I huvd uo doubt , will bo an entire 'success , "
The Impression Is general hero that the
Grand Army of Iho Republic committee ,
which cave notice from Lincoln that It would
come to Washington nnd oppose tin appropri
ation for Ihe encampment In this city next
fall , will not put in an appearance. It is now
two weeks overdue. Coimnander-ln-Chiof
Palmer has Issued n statement of the eondi
lions under which iho appropriation Is asked
nud ho says it will remove all objections. He
says Washington has requested tlio appro
priation to bo made just as all appropriations
are made for the trovernmcnt of Iho District
of Columbia , half of it coming from thi
general or people's treasury and half fron
the local treasury.
It is believed lhat General Harrison Aller
of Fargo , M. D. , will bo appointed chief ex.
ecutivo clerk of ttie senate , to lake the place
vacated by iho removal of James R. Young
charged with divulging lo Iho press ex ecu
tivosociets ,
Mr. M. A. BallingcT left yesterday for t
ten days' trip tnrough Iho wesl. Ho wil
visit Lincoln , where ho has largo real estuti
Interests , and his route will embrace Keo
Ituk , la. , Ins former home. P. S. II ,
I A.MKIllCAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
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It Cclclmitcs Its Klxty-Klehtli Anniversary
at Wimhlngtoii.
J WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 8. Tha sixty
j eighth anniversary ot Iho American Sundn ;
e School union was held hero this evening
1 lion. William Strong , the retired justice o
Iho United Stiles supreme court presided.
Rev. Dr. James Crowoll ot Phlladclphli
presented tlio annual report. .Sixteen nun
dred and sixty-four now Sunday school
have boon established with 7,078 teacher :
and .VJr > . " ) l scholars ,
] Addresses were mndo by Rov. J. S. Me
Cullagh of KontuclcvV. . L. Da ( iroff o
s KnusasandRov.il. W. Chldlaw , D.D. , o
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Ohio. The latter Is bl years old and Ins college
y lego diploma al Miami university was signci
ilII ilo llfly-nlno year * ago by Rev. Dr. Scott , fathe
o of Mrs. President Harrison , who though 0
IIr years of ago wus unon the ulalform ana pro
IIo nouiiccd ibo benediction.
t Interstate ( 'nmmercii .Mutter * .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 8. The hous
committee on interstate commerce will , o
May IK ) , grant u hearing to delegates fror
[ ' boards ot trade and to the counsel for rail
way companies on the bill brought heifer
t the committee- providing for uniform bills o
lading for carriers engaged In interstate coir
0
merco.
IC////.I.U Ak'fOK.
ArrUnl of 1Mb Itcmulna fur llnrlal lu Not
VorU.
Nr.w YOHK , May 8. The remains of Mi
II William Astor , who died suddenly in Par !
u
t ou April " 0 of heart failure , arrived in thi
te tr city at 8 o'clock this morning on tbo stcame
e La Bourguo. The widow , her daughters
' Mrs , OrmoVuson and Mrs. J. Colnma
Draytou , nnd ncr son-in-law , Ormo Wilson
accompanied iho remains and were mot I
this city by John Jacob Astor , jr ,
and a son-in-law , J , Roosevelt. A
0 oclock the ludloa entered close
carriages ana wcro driven t
the Astor homo , H30 Fifth avenue , Mr. .fohi
Jacob Astor ana Mr. Wllspu accompany ! ) ! ]
them. The ladles wore droned In dee
mourning. The remains , of iho mllllonair
were later convoyed to West Twuntv-lift
street and placed in the tiiurluart of 'lYinit
chapel.
The funeral services will bo held I
Trinity chupol next Thursdav afternoon
nnd Roy. Dr. Morgan Dix will onlciau
The buriul wil ) bo in tbe Astor vault i
Trinity cemetery.
Kleiiiiier ArilvaU ,
At London Sighted : Helvetia frum Noi
York ; Ncstorlun. from Philadelphia , AI
rived : British King from Baltimore ,
At lluvro Tournlne , from Now York.
vit Quconstown Alaska , from Now Vorl
At Now York Servla , fioni Liverpool
sr Bourgogno , from Havre ; America , from Bri
li men ; Brltnunlc , frum Smoids , Belgouiaiu
lire ) from Antwerp Anchorla , frum Glascow.
is At Philadelphia Ohio , from Liverpool.
WILD WASTES OF WATERS
Sections of Kansas , Missouri , Iowa and
Indiana Turned into Lakes.
CREEKS SWOLLEN INTO RULING RIVERS
linlhllngii , IVnciPs nnil ( Ironing Crops
Wnsheil Atvny Cities mill Towns limn-
lifted Itiillrcnul Trulllc Su | ipniliil
Cyclone In Oklahoma Storm Notes.
KANSAS CITT , Mo. , May 8. The past
twenty-four hours have furnished the climax
for nil the rainy wcnthor of this spring. A
heavy down-pour of wiitcr has been falling
11 day ntul sinEe inianlght last nlptit , so that
lie already snaked ground has been giving
IT the water Into the swollen creeks nnd
trcains. The result Is tnut accounts of
leeds have been cotmng from all ever west-
rn Missouri nnd eastern ICnnsus telling of
loodud rivers , overflowed crooks and streams ,
n some localities the towns have been
loodcd and some damage Is reported to
Avclllngs by having tnelr foundations
vasbcd out. The lloods cnino so suddenly m
thcr districts that the fanners had not tltno
o prepare fqr It , and much of their stock
ias boon droivncd ntul washed away. Grow-
ng crops have been badly damaged ana thou-
ands of Holds will have to bo replanted.
Turned Into u I.nke.
In Sallno county , Missouri , all the streams
nro reported out of thulr banlcs and the whole
county has bcon turned Into a lake. Some
louses have bean washed tuvay ntul much
stock has boon lost. Along the Piatto river
nnd the Ono Hundred and Two river the
vholo country is Inundated and houses and
jams have been destroyed.
In Livingston , Urunuy nnd Mercer coun
ties the Grand river and Its forks have
looded the whole country nnd the district
Tom Chilucotho to the Iowa line is ouo sea
of water. All the crops have boon washed
out for miles throughout the Grand
river volley ntul luucli stock nas
jeen lost. All the railroads In the district
aavo been moro or leas damaged and tralllc Is
greatly delayed nnd In some places bus been
jbandoned altogether. The Wabash bridge
icro has been strained out of line so ibat no
trains can na.su ovor.
In Oklahoma territory a steady pouring
rain lus boon falling for twenty-four hours
ind half the streams in the territory nro out
of their banks. Many bridges have been
washed awav. Nearly nil the overland maU !
utivo boon abandoned. The Santa Fc has
suffered several washouts and trains nro
badly delayed.
Itiiln with Cyclonic Accompaniments.
A small cyclone accompanied the rain
north of Guthrlo and did considerable dam-
iigo. Thu bouses ot John Davis , Henry
bnnth and John Croekolt were carried some
distance by the cyclone and badly damaged.
Many barus and "other buildings were de
stroyed. There was no loss of hfo so far as
is Known.
All the trains from every direction , with
the exception of the Hock Island and the
Union Pacific from the west , were late on
arriving In this city. All were delayed by
swollen streams , landslides or washouts. Tbo
rain continues tonight with unabated stead
iness.
The Missouri river , which Is very high tor
this season of the year , is rising rapidly nnd
there is much apprehension lest tbo steady
Dour of water into it from its tributaries will
cause It to go on the rampage and increase
tbo already heavy damages by lloods.
ILLINOIS TOWNS SUFFUIC.
High Wlmls Iltlslni ; u Heavy Suit ami
Threatening theLevees. .
Pr.ouiA , 111. , May 8. Thousands of people
tociay visited the inundated districts sur
rounding this city. Tbo river is still a
raging torrent with n roar that can bo heard
for n long distance. The measurement was
taken this morning and It registered twonty-
ono feet nnd seven inches , which Is a rise of
seven inches in twenty-four hours. Since
then the water has been so round that no
measurement could ho made. The waves
are rolling high nnd the greatest danger is to
bo feared. It Is uelioyeil that the river will
not rise much more , but the
strong wind which provnils is dashing
the water HO furiously against the bant : that
many bridges &ro liable to bo washed out.
The railroad companies bavn largo forces at
work guarding against this.
The cattle puns of the lower sugar works ,
invhiim thousands of head are daily taken
cnra of , are under water , nnd unless the
water quickly subsides ttioy must bo removed.
The dam at Henry , forty miles above hero ,
threatens to go out , and should it do so tbo
devastation along the river will bo appalling.
In the Lnmarsh district , the destruction
continues. Many Houses hnvo been lloatod
oil or dashed to pieces by tbo driftwood , and
by the time the water goes out nothing will
be left except debris. The residents have
lost everything they had , and are In n desti
tute condition. Several warehouses hero are
surrounded by water and threaten every
minute to bo carried away.
rilOM IOWA I'OINTS.
Dllllcnlty ivpcrleiieol In Operating TrnliiH
The Wutur Full Ing.
KIIOKUK , Iu. , May 8. The situation between -
tween this city and Quincy Is slightly Im
proved , the water falling considerably today
in the Mississippi and going down rapidly In
the Des Molncs. Several freight trains were
run ever the St. I.ouls , Keokuk & North
western road today , ur.d olllcials say that
passenger tralllc will ho resumed tomorrow.
There has not been any change for the
worse at Alexandria. It was fuared today
that hlsb wind might cause a break in the
lovco. but this did not happen. The wind is
blowing u gala ton It'll land may cause further
damage.
Bi'iti.isoTON , la. , May 8. Tbo Mississippi
rlvor at this point Is now twelve feet above
the low water mark of IbUI , and has spread
out over many miles of lowlands on the
Illinois sldo. All the St. Louis , Keokuk
& Northern through trains are still
running by way of the Carthage nnd Qulucy
branch on account ol the Hood at Alexan
dria , Mo. It rained hero a ilttlo today , but
cleared oft afterwards and it Is thought the
Hood will begin to full tonight.
Burlington oftlcials huvo been strugdinc
to get their trafllc business straightened out
nnd tiuvo about succeeded , The storms anil
lloods have done more to demoralize then
business routine than anything that hiu hap
pened for years.
.N INDIANA.
High Wilt or nt South lleiul unil Furl
Wayne Inundation Threatened.
Sot-Til HE.MI , Ind. . May 8.-Tho bigl
water caused great oxcltamont In this city
yesterday and today. Friday night the
water reached the highest mark and was ai
a stand still for a few hours. Toward !
morning it suddenly rose several Inches unc
scores of factory buildings wore in great
danger. Hundreds of men worked all nlglil
and all today moving goods tc
places of safely , whllo others luboreii
incessantly to save the dam nut
embankments. During the early morning
hours a largo bouso wont over tha dam ant
toro out a portion of the apron. It was
icurud it would damage the bridges , bui
passed under them without straining thi
piers.
At Hcrtrund tbo bouso struck the brtdgi
nnd carried away n section of it just a :
Frank Nlppold of this city was crossing it
u buggy. 1 no horse and buggy were lost
but Mr. Nlppold managed to swim ashore
greatly exhausted ,
The water has receded somewhat slnci
last ulghi.
ulghi.at
at Fort U'liyim anil Vicinity.
Four WAV.NK , Ind. , May S. Reports of ex
tensive devastation by the waters of tbo St
Joseph , St. Mary aud Muumeo rivers con
tlnue to como In. Notjlesss than f > 00 forms on
the lowlands were overflowed and n eroat
deal of timber that , wrfs cut for the mills
went down the strcwa * . TJouls Isaby , a
farmer living on tlie.oanlfof tiio Mtunnoo
four miles below FortlAVnync , lost all his
horses , cows , hogs nndiSheep In the flood , be
sides several acres Of corded wood.
Down stream It r/n * no uncommon sight to
sen dead cows floating by with the drift. No
tiurann llvos weto lost , ns the rlso of the
water * was gradual , clvlng all a cbnuco to
escape. Whllo the river Is still hleh above
Its banks the water * are receding , nnd If the
weather remains fair the danger Is over. The
families who moved edt , of tbclr houses In
Fort \Vayno have had enough of living In
the low lands and cannot bo Induced to ttiovo
back.
back.Most of the vacated houses , however , nro
still lu the wator.
ON TIM ! : L.OWIUI MISSISSIPPI.
I.ovccs Holding Oiifj Well ItcporU from
Dim-rent 1'olnts.
NEW Oin.r.ANs. La ( Slay 8. The rlvor at
this point has remained almost stationary
forsovornl days , roao'hlnE sixteen feet ntul
nix-tenths as the maximum. Tno lovocs ,
whllo subjected to n great strain , are holding
out well ,
Specials to the Picayune and Tlmos-Domo-
crat from river polntSShow'thnt the water Is
rising gradually , but the levees continue In
good condition , as will bo scou by tbo follow
ing report made up at 0 p. m. :
At Circcnvlllo the rlvor has risen ono nnd
In the hours.
n half-tenths past twenty-four
The gauge reads forty-three and three-
fourths foot , which Is six Inches higher than
the liich water of last year aud throe-tenths
higher than in 18K ! ) .
Chief Engineer Starling , of the Mississippi
oveo board , returned to this city from n
thorough Inspection of the levees In this dis
trict north of Greenville and reports the con
dition of tno levees to lie especially good with
the water far below the tup of the lovccs.
Similar reports from tlio southern pnrtof the
district were made by'ussistant engineers.
The indications are that a further rlso of
six or eight Inches will bo recanted hero ,
which will glvo us about , ono foot moro water
than ever before. Our people feel conlldcnt
that the lovcos will stand It if properly
guarded so as to prevent accldonts.
At Lnlto Providcnca'thogaucorenrts forty-
enc and six-tenths foot , n rise of live and a
balf tenths In twenty-four hours. The water
In places Is up to the top of the levee , and it
has become necessary to build tnem Higher
with sacks of earth. The wind today has 1 n-
jurcd the levees somo. requiring the wave
washes to bo repaired. It is raining neavily
hero this evening with some wind nnd to
night promises to bo-a rough ono on the Icvoo
and the Icvoo guards. ,
At Vicksburu the rlvor has risen one-tenth
In twenty-four hours' . Some 15,000 acres of
land tire now overflowed in the county nnd
a multitude of negro tenants nnd laborers nro
loft unprotected nnd In marty cases destitute.
It is likely that application will bo made to
the national government for rcllot , though
planters are very reluctant to adopt such a
course.
IKii > SNOW IN WYOMING.
Strait ! to Which 1'roplo In Outlying
ScttloiuvntH Hhvo llcuii ICciluceil.
, Colo. , May S. A. Buffalo , Wyo. ,
special to the News says : Snow which
coascd Friday morulnK "recommenced " tonight
nnd stjll falls. The roads have bcon ira-
passiblo ton , freight teams" for two months.
Thousands , of pounds of morchanaiso uro
stuck in the mud between here nnd Gillette.
Not a pound of sugar or ] 'coffee are for sale in
Buffalo aud at ForfMciCInney the commis
sary stocft Is nearly'exunimoi v' * "
Unless snow and rain teases soon and the
roads dry up the pccfpjo will . 'bo living on
potatoes , flour nna. "boor only. Tbo stage
from Powder river to Gr4zy Woman wus two
days late and the driver nt the latter place
started south in search of it and
found 'thn stage about ton miles
south of the road. The driver had lost
his way in tno storm nnd had turned the
bor.scs loose to graze on tbo sago brush , ex
pecting to hitch up when tbo weather cleared
and ho could locate his position. After tbo
storm ceased he had gone in search of the
road , becoming snow blind , in which condi
tion ho was found groping his way over the
hills. There were not passengers on the
stage.
Snow In the Illnclc Hills.
Onuuciis. S. D. , May 8. [ Special to Tim
But : . | Yesterday morning nt daylight about
three inches of snow lay on the ground with
a heavy snow falling , which continued raoro
or less all day with considerable wind.
About six inches now lie on the ground , al
though about half tliaUfoll today has molted.
"Old timers" sn.v thut.this boats the record
for May snowstorms lu' ho Black Hills.
HKATllKH
OFHCE or WIUTIIEII Bimiuu , 1
OMAIIA. May 8. f
The storm is central in northern Texas
this evening , and wretched easterly weather
ncain provnils ever the nortborn centra
portion of the country ncil similar but
colder northeasterly weather ever the north
west. A tongue of low touinernturo ex
tends from the north down over
the Dakotas anfl .vestorn Ne
braska. It is snowing at Hapid Cit }
nnd Valentino. A general rain attends this
storm from the upper Mississippi to the
Hockv mountains. The storm center wil
probably move northeasterly ever tht uppoi
Mississippi to tbe lake region nnd another
day or two of bad weather may bo expected
horo.
In Eastern Nebraska , Omaha and Vi
cinity Raw rainy weather , easterly to
colder northeasterly winds during Monday.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 3. For Ne
braska Showers , slightly warmer , north
gales.
For North Dakota and Minnesota Show
ers ; northeast winds.
For Iowa Ruins , slightly warmer In the
west ; cast gales.
For Missouri Rain ; east palos.
For Kansas Snowers ; slightly cooler at
Wichita ; northeast gales.
For Colorado Showqri , followed by fair ;
ellgbtly warmer lu the nortti ; north winds.
arja& THIS
Inexperience In n HoWlinut Itexponallilu Tor
the I. i ; or Two Liven ,
CINCINNATI , O. , M&y,48. A Commercial.
Gazolto special Irorn ' Hamilton tolls the
story of the drownlfip'o/ girls In a pleas.
ure boat at Woodsaafe' ' island , thirty miles
north of Cincinnati , alp o'clock this ovonlne.
There was a largely attended plcniu of ex
press messengers at thp'iBland. . < ohn Helen ,
an Inexperienced oaranjan , took Misses Liz.
zlo Llndorflolil , Allcb Lu Rue and Katie
Clnrk in a row boat on tha IJiu Miami , whlcli
was high and swift , 'Thero ' Is a dnm below
this point and above IHs a distinctly markml
danger lino. Bolcn dfdnot ticod that danger ,
but passed It and coutfi not return aud the
boat wont over the dun ) . MUsaj Lu Rue am
Clark wcro drowned' ' nnd Iloleii and Miss
Lindorfleld wore rescued * wltb dlfllcuity.
llntliilo , Wyo. , i'roplp Order u Itclnruci
I'm tlriimn to I.eiivo ,
DENVKII , Colo.- May 8. A special to the
News from Buffalo , Wyo. , says : Charles
Carter , a partner of Fred Hesse , ono of tin
Invading cattlemen , arrived hero yesterday
to take charge of Dr. Harris' "A" ranch
which was the sec no of the recent fight
The ranchmen invariably claim that Curtci
was with thu cattlemen who attempted t (
kill the rustlers nnd for this reason lmv <
ordered him to icuya town , which bo will d (
at onco. _ _
The I'lrii Itccofil.
GUANO RAHPIS , Mich. , May 8. A spccia
to the Democrat from Luddlngton , Mich ,
s&ys : The mill and ult works of tno Butler
lor * & Peters Suit and Lumber company
burned between 11 a in. unj 2 p. m. today
It cost about SWW.OOO. Five hundred luei
are thrown out of employment.
Rinhvillo Records a Sixteen-Inch Tall in
Thirty-Eight Hours.
SMALL GRAIN IN SPLENDID CONDITION
Cut tin In IlioSiitul Hills Itrllrvcit tit Ho Suf
fering Much from the Sicrn Weather
llenvy Itulns In Other
I.ocMlltles ,
Rf. itvit.t.i : , Nob. , May S. | Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : UKI : . ] Snow has fallen hero
during the past thirt-eight hours to n depth
of sixteen liichos. It will bo severe on eat-
tlo m the sand bills and will retard farm
work. About throo-fourths of the small
grain Is in and the first sown Is up and looks
line.
line.UAHTMtr , Nob. , May 8. [ Special to Tnc
Ilnn.J The present heavy rain Is doing the
wheat much good , but the farmers are anxious
about , their listed corn.
I'KUl' , Nob. , May S. [ Special to Tun
Ur.u.l The rainfall nt this place for the past
week lias been the ncaviost known for many
yoars. The water gauge at the Normal reg
isters four inches of water fall during the
past week. The heavy rainfall Friday night
caused qulto serious dnmago to the B. & M.
railroad track between here nnd Nebraska
City and also between hero and Brownvlllo.
No train arrived from the north yesterday ,
and the ouo from the south was several
hours late. Several sections of track were
washed entirely out , whllo numerous laud
slides have blocked the track. Trains nro
expected to run on time tomorrow.
West Point Nu\vn <
WP.ST Potxr , Nob. , May 8. [ Special to
Tin : Bin : . ] Miss Lily Thompson and
brother , children of Dr. Tliompiou , Mrs.
John ll. Thompson and children und Ricky
Romborg as nurse , started Friday noon on a
visit to Reading , Pa. They will bo absent
about four months.
The West Point Leldcrkrnnz gave their
llrst public concert , In Krausoi' hall Friday
afternoon. The local club wis assisted by
the Germnnia organization of Stanton nnd
the United States Second infantry band ot
Omaha. The festivities commenced In the
evening by a dance in whlcli a number from
different towns participated. Excellent
musio bold the lovers fo the poetry of motion
until n Into hour and made n successful close
to the llrst celebration given by the Lolder-
kranz.
At the Joint meeting of the several lire
companies in the city hall Thursday evening ,
Martin Kerl was elected chief for the ensu
ing year. William Graunko was elected sec
retary.
Xel > riski's : : DiMlh Itoll.
JUNHTA , Neb. , May S. [ Special to Tun
Br.n. | Mrs. Ball , mother of D. R. Ball , and
Mrs. J. H. Walker , died Friday at the homo
of her daughter , Mrs. Wallicr. She WAS p.ist
00 years of ago and tbo olden person in this
community. Sue is an honored member of
the Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the llrst member to die of that
ordorslnce its organization hero , ever six
years ago. They will have charge of the
funeral , and perform the rites of the order ,
GEHI.NO , Nob. . ' May S. [ hpecial to Tnc
Bin : . ] David Hayes , a prominent farmer ro-
siitlng alone tonmiles , southeast of this city ,
was found dead' in bed yesterday. Ho had
been dead several days. Ho was subject to
epileptic tits.
Cliptured Alleged llorsn Thieves.
CiiAimoN , Nob. , May 8. [ Special to THE
BEI : . ] Lnmbort nnd lento , the two raon
who are accused of stealing several head of
horses here some time ago , have been over
taken In Kansas by Deputy Sheriff Phillips ,
and are now on the way bacK in his charge.
Sheriff J. C. Dahlman and his deputy have
been on their trail over BIIICO they started ,
trailing them overland until they were
finally captured. This will have a good
result towards stopping the small amount of
"rustling" that is being carried on in this
section of the stato.
Opcncil with Much Ceremony.
CIUDHON , Nob. , May S , [ Special to Tin ;
BKK.I The reception tendered Mr. ISd Sat-
torleo , proprietor of Hotel Blaine , the now
throe-story brick hotel opened nt this place
Friday evening , was the crowning event ol
the social season After nn elegant banquet
numerous toasts were responded to , those
of Judge Alfred Bartow , Hon. J. C. Until-
man nnd Mayor F. M. Merrltt bolng particu
larly brilliant. Dancing was engaged in by
the younger folks.
II n < l n Nurrou- : < cnjp.
WACNT.TA , Neb. , May 8. [ Special to THE
DEB.J Whllo out drivin ? yesterday D. 13
Policy at this place barely escaped a fatal
accident. Ono of the lines break ! a g , the
team , a span of half broken colts , became
unmnngcablo and ran headlong Into n dcot
canon , jumping ever n steep bank ton feel
high , Ono horse escaped unhurt , wbllo the
other , though still nitre , Is Injured so uaalj
as to bo almost worthless. Mr. Policy sue
ccoded In jumping from the buggy nt the
start. The buggy turned a complete somer
sault as the horses wont down.
llluo Spring * ' Wiitcr Works.
BLUE SiMUNns , Neb , , May 8. [ Special tc
Tun Bnii.J The bondsmen of the watei
works contractors , Shopnrd and Huston ,
hnvo notified the city council that they wil
take charge of aud complete the wonts undoi
the contract. Ono of the contractors , H. M.
Sbopard , is dead and iho bondsmen nro tircc
of tbo long drawn out failure to llnlsh tin
work.
Will Itcmcmlicr thu Occasion.
PKUU , Nob. , May 8. [ Special to Tin
Br.K.j The Peru post , Grand Army of th (
Republic , will commemorate Memorial duj
by appropriate exercises , to be held in Nor
mnl hall. They will bo assisted by the .Nor
mal and Peru bands and the Normal L'adc
company. Patrick O. Hawes of Omaha wil
bo the orator of the day.
ItepiibllcmiH l'reiurlnu' | for tlm Work.
BAHTI.KV , Neb. , May 8. [ Special to Tin
BEK. ] The republicans met nud formed i
club last night. The olllcers are : Pro&ldont
Dr. J. 1C. Hutborno ; vlco presidents , A. Mil
ler and J. S. Klkondall ; hocrotary , W. 15
Webb ; treasurer , W. W , Lemastors , Varl
ous cominlttcnj wcro appointed aud gooi
work will bo done ,
J.KVlKlt OA CIIUKVII.
To Secnrn Money Dun u f'cniihylvanlu I'us
tor AtlnclicH it Church ,
Pnii.AiiKi.rniA , Pa. , May 8. The Moun
Vernon Baptist church at Fourth and Moun
Yernon streets , Camdoii , was sulroi by tin
sheriff yesterday on execution hold by th
pastor , Rev. Elansburg , for fl.T'JS. Th
church property is said to to worth f.J'J.UOl
The congregation was formerly ono of th
strongest In tbo city , but owing to Interim
dlsscntions the membership dwindled dowi
so that the church Is no longer self sustain
ing , and the basement hud to be rented ou
as a shoo factory.
Pastor Klansburg's claim is for money ad
vnnccd to run the church.
I'litul ICcxnlU of u I'lKt ,
Pini.Aiini.niiA , . Pa. , May S.-Frederic
Leitz , who arrived on Friday at thu Balti
raoro & Ohio railroad depot In' a freight cat
buffering fioma lulriy-slx hours' enforce
fast , oled yesterday nt the Philadelphia bos
pltni.
Lcltz was on n furlough from the Snldlen
homo , Hampton , Vu. , nnil though the doc
tors tried to revive him with stimulants , h
remained utmost speechless to the end.
round rioatlngln the Utter.
WiiBGMNfl . Va. , May f > . A body , suj
posed to be that of D. M. Carey of the tlrm c
Paige , Carey & . Co. , whose connection wit
the Pulnoivlllo bank scauual hat llgured litho
the press dispatches , was touud tu the Obi
river n few miles belov 7 Wheeling toJny.
Die body wus badly dl i posed , but the
lathing on it answered description of
ho well known contracto.Ir. . Carey was
Irowncd In this city In Ft nry.
/ / , / . 7iK or .1/w/i / / ; ; : % r.
ri1 * to ho t'onsldrrcil liy Congress
Dtlfltig thr 1'resent Week.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May S. luusnitich as
ho house will probably bo encased in the
consideration of appropriations bills mo t of
ho week , Interest In the proceedings of con-
crojf. will bii largely con lined to the senate ,
vbero certain matters of national inluroit
are to HGUIV. The Chickasaw claim Is to bo
discussed tomorrow until 4 o'clocit when a
vote will be taken upon the pending rosolu-
.Ion , which authorize ! ) the payment to the
Indians of about $ ! lO.KiOi)0. ) The naval np.
: > roprlation bill will bo called up for consid
eration Tuesday.
By Instruction of the commerce committee
Mr. Fryo will report nt the oarllost opportu-
ilty the housn bill to encourage American
ship building , which provides for the admis
sion to American registry of the American
Ino steamers City of Purls and City of Now
York. Ho will doubtless make an effort to
secure Immediate action upon the bill and
.hereby glvo rlso to n discussion which
remises to bo long nnd heated , ns It Is ex
ected to bring up the fruitful topics of "free
ships" nnu "protection to American ship
builders , "
Will tilvu Kite to Much Itphiitc.
The bill to provide for the punishment of
violation of treaty rights of nlli'tis will bo
n-esscd upon the attention of the senate by
.lio committee on foreign relations nt tha
first opportunity , and is nlso likely to glvo
rise 'o much debate , involving , ns It does , a
distrust of the question of national and state
sovereignty.
if the sunnto takes up the calendar during
.ho week thu llrst bill to be considered is one
to provide for fortifications nnd other coast
dutcnsos , nnd with it may be considered the
bill making nn appropriation fertile purchase
ol sites for fortillcAtlons.
Lying on the pivsidlng oillccr's desk is the
liresidenl's communication relating to n ui-
inonetary conlerenco on which Air , Morgan
iins given notice of his intention to speak ,
ind probably the opportunity will tu utl-
lizcu also by other senators interested in the
silver question to but forth their views upon
this phase of it.
Work for thu House.
Unusualy rapid progress was made with
the river and harbor bill In the bouse during
the past week and , ns n roiull. the sundry
civil bill will probably bu taken up tomor
row. A part of the legislative day will
bo consumed lu business concerning
tno District of Columbia. Like the
river nnd harbor Dill , the civil
nunday bill is n long measure , containing
many items of local Interest to congressmen ,
and , of necessity , its consideration will re
quire boveral days. Moreover , tbo sundry
bill is not satisfactory to all the members ol
the appropriations committee , the republican
minority objecting to u number of items of
iipproDrlations as insufllcicnt , so that it will
not be surprising if it taken nearly , if not the
ontfro week to bring this bill to a. Html close.
Chairman Ilateti of the committee 011 agri
culture will make an earnest oflnrt to secure
consideration lor the anti-option bill ns soon
ns the sundry civil bill is out of the way.
The anti-option bill is , however , vigorously
opposed by many members who will use all
the devices known to parliamentarians to
keep the measure in the background.
The fortifications and poitolllco appropri
ation bills are ulno on the calandar , and Mr.
lircckinridge of Kentucky wjll antagonize
the anti-options bill with the first named
measure. Only three of the recular annual
appropriation bills remain to bo reported to
tbo bouso , viz : The legislative , executive
and judicial ; the agricultural and deficiency
bills.
SOUTH .IMiilC.lX ITKJ1S.
Strikes In Chill riins : for Itctlenclllneiit
Krazilliin ( itisslp.
VAU'\KAI > O , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
May 8. [ By Mexican Cnblo to the New"
York Herald Special to Tin : IJiin.J An
omouto is reported to hnvo taken place nt
Tocopilla among the workingmen and the
authorities owing to a strike for higher
wnes. The nitrate works , in order to re
store quiet , have acceded to the demands of
the strikers.
The cruiser Errazurlz with fifty soldiers
has been- sent to La Compilla to preserve
order.
I have it on good nuthorlty that the
government intends to nsu congress for
power to sell agricultural and timber lands
in southern Chili , nnd nlso the national
nitrate lands In ICrapaca , the proceeds to be
applied to extinguishing paper money and
to restore the metallic currency.
Rio in ; .TAXUIUO ( via Galveston , Tox. ) .
Mav 8. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tin : Bcn.J The
Knglish bank offers to loan the municipality
$ , rimo,000 to bo used in renovating the city.
The now Argentine gunboat , yommodoro
Py , has arrived hero.
The provincial senate of Cntamarca has
passed a resolution denouncing the Argentine
federal congress for interfering in provincial
affairs. The province threatens to dissolve
the senate.
uxQVissriux.tithv J'on ii.i/utiN < . \ .
U'cxt Virginia ItnpiihlleniiK Uiieil no
i : < | iilvocil ; I.iiiiKiingii KnilonHlng Him.
Wnnr.uNO , W. Vu. , May 8. Many false
reports hove cone out concerning the repub
lican .stato convention hold nt Marllnsbnrp
last week. Charles Burdott Hart , editor of
the Intelligencer nnd ono of the delegutes-
nt-largo , sold today that the delegation is
unquestionably for Harrison. It was not in
structed oecauso that wns not necessary.
The endorsement of the president in the
platform was as strain : as language could
make it and congratulated Harrison on the
ll of rcnominntiou and re-election.
H.i : s ii. ; - .w uit n iit.
Clmrlca Tanntln CuxtN Illnisclf Into n
liloivlnt ; Funnier ,
SAN FiuxriM'o , Cnl. , May 8. Charles
Tanetm , a stevedore , plunged Into the fur
nace of the tug Governor Irwiti last evening
and roasted himself to death. Shortly bo-
fora dark Tunotin tried to jump Into the bay
from the dock , but was restrained. Then
ho nsko'l permission to go into the Irwin'.s
fire room and warm himself. Before thu en
gineer could catch him his body W.IB
cackling on the bud of red-hot coals. With
the furnace tongs the suicide's bndy was
drawn out. Ho was still ulivo , but horribly
burned and in a faw minutes ho was dead.
No cause for the suicide Is known except
that be wus drunk and despondent.
It Will llou 111)-Hook. )
CHICAGO , 111. , May 8.The board of con
trol of the National World's fair commission
last evening adopted a resolution taking the
preparation of an nfllclal catalogue of the ex
position out of the hands ot thu several com
mittees of the local directory , w'lloh had
been figuring on trottlnc It up , and plucing
It in the haul's ' of the director general , sub
ject to tt'.ii approval of the board of control.
It is expressly provided tniit there shall uo
no advertlsementfi In the c'llnlo ue. An idea
of the bulk of thu catalogue may bo ifalnci !
from thU statement by iJIructuV General
Davis : "If only throe lines n.icll . nro alvcn
to the exhibits It will mulio a book of one or
two thousand pagoa. "
Accepted IIU U
ROMK , Afty 3. King Humbert has accepted
the resignation of Count Tavornn , the Italian
ambassador to Berlin.
Drclured thu Klrlkii Olf.
VIENNA , May 8.Tlio Viei.noio cubne : ' <
tlrlUo was declared off today.
FRANCE IS'WATCHING US
Interest Being Tnkon in the Doming Elec
tions in This Conn try.
OUR POLITICAL METHODS SCRUTINIZED
Hntigiirliin AnurchUl * Itrsitrt tn Dynamite
TreiH'Ii I'resi Comment i on the lint *
Inn t'rliis Home , SlniKeii hy au
iartlniuiUe : : Kuropo for u Diiy.
Putt ? , MayS. The Approach of the presi
dential campaign In the United States at
tracts much attention In Franco. I. Pros-
sonco , the well known foreign editor of Lo
Temps , said to an Associated press repre
sentative today : "Wo follow closely the
American national and municipal policy be
cause thu French republicans wntu to see
just what democracy Is tvhon loft to develop
freoly. Moreover , wo nro studying the probable -
able cflccls of the presidential election on
International commerce. Franco w.xuts n
modlllcatioti of the McKluloy law , but she
would not like to see n free coinage law. If
nn international monetary conference will
end the dispute nothing will please us bet
ter. Nothing can be done without ICngland'i
co-oporatlon. Mr. Coschcn , alter ( lining
with bl-inetalllsm , issaid to have dropped It. "
Mlolhi. referring to thu anarchist scare ,
salu : "This excitement Is much udo about
nothing. Tbo fact is that the anarchists are
now In number and that they have no organl-
fatlon nnd that thu most they can do is to
blow ill ) a few moro houses , Thou public
opinion will mole out summary justice.
Lynch law would speedily silence thu advo
cates of minrchy. 1 nm not n .socialist
militant. 1 favor evolution not revolution ,
boclaltsm is nothing akin tu anarchism. "
Baron do Fnva , the Italian minister to ttio
United Suites , was seen by nn Associated
press representative whllo ho was passing
through Paris enrouto to Southampton to
take the slcnmor for New Yorn. Baron do
Fava said that he desired it to bo made
known In the United Ktato.t that tie returned
to his post with great pleasuro.
Count Napoleon Noy Is ninong the mem
bers of the Fivnch Chamber's fair com
mission. MM. Potter Palmer has seen
Mine. Carnet , wife of the prcaHont , nud
hopes to Induce her to nrcopt the tires *
Idcncy of the French woman's committed
for the Chicago fair. While in Vienna Mrs.
Palmer saw Princess Molternieh with the
objuci of inducing her to bccomo president
of the German woman's commission.
Mr. H. H. Kohlsaat , the ollicial Chicago.
Inter Ocean correspondent , has started for
home. Mrs. Kohls remains in P.irts. She
was n L'uc.st of Mine. Carnet at the oyera
ast Thursday.
IN riiANcr : .
What IlH Ncwspupcrs Sen In the Prcicnt
Hull-in Crisis.
PAKIS. May S. French newspapers nro
absorbed in a discussion of tbo effect of the
talian crisis upon the political situation in
Europe. The Journal dssD sb.its holds that
ho solo cause .of the crisis is the Ilnanclul
embarrassment nrisinir from military ex-
londlturos , and that n. reduction of oxpan-
lltures is Inevitable.
Tbo Gnulols publishes dispatches from ,
Vienna and Berlin saying that Iho Austrian
ind German governments iccognizo the
- ravity of tbo situation , nnd adds , "King
Humbert , however , loth to renew bis con-
lecllen with tbo drcibund , must succumb to.
HimnciaL necessities. A decrease of her
armaments will' modify Italy's foreign
policy. "
Lo Temps savs : "No compromise ministry
is passible. Haly must bo resolute. The
adoption of n nacillc policy mid u reduction
of her army will bo of advantage to the
peace of Europe. "
Le Mntlii predicts that the Italians will
continue to uermlt King Humbert to impose
the drcibund upon Italy until their Buffer
ings drive them to revolution.
III.OWN IIKill IN Till : Allt.
Hungarian AimrehUlx Itesort to Dynamite
Suspect Ari-cstcd.
VirNNA , M'iy S. The residence of a dis
trict notary mimed Pupp , In Vorsecz , Hun
gary , was wrecked today by a dynamite ex
plosion. The roof of the notary's dwelling
was blown bodily Into the nir nnd the windows
dews of all buildings in Its vicinity were
shattered. It is supposed that the motive of
tlio perpetrator or perpetrators was revenge.
A Roumanian has bicn arrested on suspicion ,
of being connected with the affair.
llatlly Injured lu 11 Duel.
BUDA PctfTii , May 8.-It transpires that
the recent sword duel between Herr IIovarth _
and Lieutenant Ovitno resulted much mercy
seriously than first ronort of the affair Indi
cated. Hovartli wtis seriously wounded ,
although the linsl account of the duel had It
that u slight scalp wound , Indicted ou Ovnrlo ,
was the worst Injury received by cither
combatant.
Wealthy ItrothiirH 'I In-il of Life ,
limn.is , May 7. Victor .lacgcrstrora and
brother , members of the noted commission
linn , wore dlf covered In the Thiergarten , Vic
tor dead and his brother noarlv so , Victor
shot himself nnd his brother triad to bans
himself , but the rope broko. No cause 'Is
Known for thu deed.
trench Troop * Victorious.
P.uns , May 8-Nows from Tonkin states
that on March 10 French troops had a sovcro
light with the natives. Twenty-three
Froniilt were repined killed nnd forty
wounded , A number of native lorts wcro
captured , but It is not known how miny na
tives were killed.
DltlnrliiHl by mi l < : urtliiiml | ' .
PAHIS , May 8. Two slight earthquake
sliocks wcro felt at San Rorno this morning.
The shocks caused no damage and no alarm
la excited among the Inhabitants ,
I.ro Will Not ( iriint th 7 Petition.
LONIIUN , MiiyS. The Chronicle's Rome
correspondent nays : The Vatican Is prepar
ing n negative rejil j to the petition of foreign
Catholics In America for national priests.
tiKH'S Wil.M Till ! ftCl'IDKNT ,
Strained Dlplonmtln Kclullonn"lilpivrcclr
on thu iliipim Co itt.
SAN FJUNCISCO , CnlMay 8. The Shanghai
correspondent nf the Japan Weekly Gazette
says : Chaos and disruption of diplomatic
HOD nro the principal features in the inner
circles hero. Foreign ministers cannot ngrco
about anything , at least of nit about the Im
perial audience. Thu now Russian minister ,
Count CiiKslnl , has declared ho U not
rospotiblnlo for thu follies ef the past and
that he will take his own course for tlm
future A'lthout reference to the corps , The
British minister ban also revolted. The rep
resentative of Fruuo never was quite loval
to the diplomatic concert , but was always
secretly Irallleking In commercial contracts.
In short , the bundle of stick , is loose once
more.
The following ndvlces have been received
from Japan : The sum of J-20.00U , or the total
subscribed up to thoillht ultimo , for the re
lief of the fcutfcrers by the earthquake In
Glfti bus boon received. Twenty-eight thou
sand dollars WHS douatod by foreigners uud
Japanese abroad.
The steamship Itsutno Maru was cast
nway during the night of the Dd
Instant on the entrance to a harbor
on the island on the coast of
Corca. Tlio captain and twelve people
'
wcro saved , w'liilo llfty othera , including
three Japanese nnyiil ofllccra , were lost. The
btiin'"cargo conKtC'd of rico , pa .sengors and
mads , from I'lieninlpii to Jupnn. The steamer
wuk "llli-e'iei ! und manned bv Jiipaucso and
.o f-jui MJi * were IIIUOUK tbe
-j.t.