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FHE OMAHA DAILY TWENTY-FIHST YEAH. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , MAY 10 , 1892. NUMBER 327. IN THE GENERAL CONFERENCE Lively Dabato 5n the Methodist Congress Over Resolutions Presented. PROTECTING SCHOOLS FROM CHURCHES Dr. Klng'n ] 'roiini'd | Aineiidment tn the. C'ointltnlldii of thn Unlled States Dr. Moillton'ii rnrc ell to Amor.rrs lean McthodUts. Delegates to iho general conference assem bled In Exposition hall yostcadao morning looking considerably dtsguslod with the weather , but ready to take up the won ; of the conference with onorcy and earnestness , Bishop Vlncont presided nnd the devo tional oxocclses were conducted by Dr. Me Klnley of Now York. It required nearly an tiour to got through with the reading of the minutes of Saturday. On motion ot Dr. Brldgeinnn the rules were suspended to hoar n report from the commission on education. The report was referred to the committee on education. The regular order was then observed , winch was the call of the roll for the presen tation of resolutions , memorials , otc. Presented Some. KiisoliltloiiK. Dr. Hammond of San Francisco offered n resolution to appoint n committee of flvo lofcrringto the entertainment of tbo next general conference. A motion Wat carried to have n special commlttco npnolntod to consider the ontor- tninmcnt of the next general conference. A resolution wus offered calling upon the committee on episcopacy to ascertain If clthcrof the missionary bishops had ordained anybody outside of the special territory to which they had been assigned nnd , if so , by what authority they had done so. The resolution was roferrcd to the committee on oplscopany. This will doubtless touch the action of Bishop Taylor , who , it is Bald , ordnlned a minister while in England. His authority oxtcuds only over the work In Africa. Key. H. T. Do Long olfered n tesolution to muko It obligatory on the part of all delegates to stay until iho close of the conference , and that no delegate's travel Ing expenses bo paid who left before the close , unless excused hj reason of sickness or by n two thirds vote of the conferuncu. Re ferred to the commlttco on conference ar rangements. Kuv. H , P. Williams of lown offered a red tiot anil-tobacco resolution. The resolution declared that thn use of tobacco In nny form was unchristian and harmful , Kclurrcd to commlttco on temperance. AVilliatn Deering of the Hock Hiver confer ence was added to the committee on equaliza tion. rixed the Election Date. Amoa Shinklo offered a resolution to fix iho tlmo for the election of oflieors for Monday , May 10. It was amended so as to road Tuos- ( < av , May 17 , and tvas carried. This will create a tioiiiondotis interest in the work of olcctioncoiing und from now until Mny IT the work of building fences \\lll bo pushed with great vigor by the cun- didntea. Than a resolution was offered calling for nn Investigation into the uiTuira of Grant uni versity tit Chaltunooga. It was nllogud in the resolution Hint this Institution hud squandered n grout deal of money , winch had kept In employment a larger faculty than necessary to do tlio work of the institu tion , and that the whole manuiroincnt of tlio college needed investigation. Grant uni versity is under the clmrco of the Freed- man's Aid society. The resolution was ro- lerrcd to the committee on Frcedmon's Aid and Southern Education society. Dr. J. n' . Sppnco is president of Grant university and will probably defend iho management when the proper time cotnos. To Ulioiru C'hnreli mill State. Dr. J. M. King of Now York , a lending candidate for the episcopacy , offered a reso lution for n proposed amendment to the con- Btltutlon of the Unito'd States. It related to the protection of the public schools in the United States ngainst rolicious encroach ments nnd to dulinc the attitude of the churches with relation to the schools. Dr. King spoke earnestly In behalf of the resolution. Ho wnntud the conference lo en dorse Iho bill which hnd boon prepared UDOII that subject looning to the comulote divorce ment of church nnd stato. The passage of this bill wuuld snvo the public schools from sectarian influence- und would remove- a great deal of politics from the churches. The resolution was adopted and applaudod. Dr. King o ( To red another resolution de claring that the appropriation of money by the national government for ecclesiastical education wns not in accord with the prin ciples of thu constitution , nnd that the churches Biioulit rufuso to recolvo mono/ from Iho government for the education of the Indians. Dr. King spoke earnestly upon the subject , Rtatinglhut all tbo churches had been getting assistance trom the government in their Indian work. Ho bellovod it was a wrong principle. Hu road oft the amounts that had boon paid by thu govern ment to iho various churches on educational contracts , Thu Cntholi" chinch , ho saidhnd received over ja.OOJ.UOO. Ho wanted the whole contract system between the govern ment and thu churches wiped out. Dr. Neoly said ho wanted It thoroughly undoislocd that thu Methodist church as a church had never accoiitud u dollar of government money for Indian missions , Some individuals connected with the Methodist dist church had entered into contracts with the government to conduct Indian schools , but iho church ofllcially hud novcr done any thing of the kind. The resolution declaring that the educa tional tilltancu between thu government and the churches by which Iho churches reculvo KO\ eminent moncty wus wrong and that the Methodist church should quit tt was carried unanimously. Dr. Moultnn'rt farewell. Dr. W. F. Moulton , the KuglUli fraternal delegate , being obliged to leave for his homo across the ocean , wai then requested to give the convention a parting , word. Ho came forward and was vocolvod with applause. Hu said il was hard for him lo tuar himself iv\\ay. Ho had experienced a veritable revelation since ho came to America. In this grcai country whuro Methodism had done so much ho had bonn piofoundly im- wossod with the marvelous thincH ho had .behold , Ho was especially moved oy the bight of the African brnthrt-n In tlio confer- 'euro. ' Ho thnnkoci God from the depths of jhls hcuri that iho gical Methodist church .had boon Instrumental in tlioir liberation. , In closing Dr. Moulton said : "My lips can not express the pU-iisuio that this visit * has given mo , Hotn Mrs , Moulton and myself nro deeply grateful for your kindness , II is linrd to say good-hy. May C5od bless you , .brethren . , and nil the church. " After n wave of npplausn the conforcnco arose nnd sang "Blest bo the tlo that binds.4' Just before Dr. Moulton left tau plniform Bishop Vlncont cald ; "Dr. Moulton , allow mo to say that wo hnvo boon cloriously re freshed by your presence hero. Wo hope that Gnd will bless you nnd conduct yim safely homo. Carry with you , II you please , our heartfelt gicutin to tha brethren across the water. Wo hope nnd pray for the pros perity mid success of nil God' ponplo and es pecially for our bicthren in F.urono. Mnv you bo spared to carry thcso tidings to ull tlio brothivniu your homo across the sea nnd may < ! od prosper nnd preserve jou In HlBBcrvlco. " Dr. Moulton bowed In response to this and retired from the platform. Then Somu More llesolntloin. t Then came nn invitation from the Moihod- 1st union of Cleveland , O. , requesting that ibo general conference bo held in that city four years hence. Kefcrred to tun committee on conference entertainment. Dr. McDowell of Philadelphia offered a resolution providing for u chungu tn thu rules by which neither the laymen nor Uio ministers , when voting by call of orders , that 1 ( opnrairly , should huvu power to demand a call ot the nil of the opposite order unles * the opposite order wished lo bo placed on record. In other words , the resolution would not permit the Inyrncn to compel the min isters to go on record , or iho ministers to put the laymen on record against tholr will. Dr. Buckley was In favor of the amend men t. Wanted the MlnlMer * on Iteeord. Judge Lawrence f poke against the ntnond- roont , calling upon the ministry not to per petrate any such wrong upon iho conforoncn or upon the chun h. Ho said that It wns tuna thai ibo ministers should withdraw their op position to being put upon record Unit Uieir constliucncy might know whal they were doIng - Ing oven it It did somowhnt impair Iholr chanros for ro-olectlon ns delegates to the next general conference. Dr. Qucal took the opposite side , nnd thought , that the question wns not ono of laying up scores politically to bo decided hereafter. Ho said Judge Lawrence had an Idea that if ministers did not vote to suit him ho proposed to logroll when he got homo nnd prevent If possible tholr ever being sent to another general confeioncc. Cries of "No , no , ho didn't ' say that , " went up from nil parts of the houso. "Well , " said Dr , ( Juonl. " 1 will leave It to you to Judge what ho snld. " Thu previous question wns domnmlcd nnd ordered after the vote on calling by orders bad econ carried by the laymen voting ing as a body nt thcdomandof the ministers. Dr. Buckley Insisted on a count of the voting ing laymen , although they arose cnmasso and had obviously carried tholr point. Tno doctor would notbo sallnllcd that the neces sary ono-lhird of the 1S > U laymen had voted i favor of thu question until the secretary ad counted anil announced that ninety-four ' f the laymen demonued the previous quos- .on . on a call of orders. Ou the call on Iho adoption of the amend ment the laymen voted llrst , in accordance vith the now rule providing that the order ailing for the soparalo vote should vote 'rst. The vote of the laymen was. , nye , 11H ; o , y" ; of the minUters , aye , 10 ; no , IS. By his overwhelming vote of nearly four to one ho amendment rescinding the action of Sat- rduy was defeated and forty-eight laymen 111 still have tbo power to put tha ministry n record on nny question where they con- Idcr It doslrnblo. . A resolution condemning special propara- onsforlho next general conference wai end and referred lo Iho committee on con- ercncc entertainment. A resolution wns then offered by Dr. Pom- lorton of Texas , declaring that the church i'as utterly opposed to all forms of mob law nd all unlawful acts In which communities r mobs assume to take the laws ot the land nlo tholr own hands for execution. Ho- erred to the committee on state of the ihurch. A vote of thanks was tendered D. D. Jolllns of Ihe Erie conference for a gift of 1,001) ) for Iho American university , and at 1 'clock thu conference adjourned. i.iuiiv 1'uisoN's itmciiT SUM : . Chaplain MeCabo Itee.UUViir Times All Interesting I.eetuin. The continued diizzlo of Iho rain did not irevont a largo audience from hearing 'haplain C C. McCnbo's lecture on "Tho Bright Side of Life In Lib by Prison , " at ho First Methodist church last nignt. Tboro was n good representation of old icldiers , nnd the red , whlto nnd blue itiltons , emblematic of the Grand Army of .he Hopublio , were noticeable everywhere. o choir sang the "Star Spangled Ban- ler , " after which Bishop Newman intro duced the speaker , remarking that such an udienco on such a night was no moan riuuto to his honor , eloquence und patrlot- sm. Omaha wns trying to boat New York , , vhero it rained twoniy-lhroo duys in Mny during the session of the general con ferenco held In Unit city. Chaplain McCabe was rercived in a man or that Indicated a thoroughly sympathetic audience. His lecture occupied nn hour nnd a half and the applause was Ircquent and enthusiastic. Thu charm of the lecture bo- ongcd to the snoakor's original way of jiamting the scones of his prison life and can only bo appreciated by hearing It. Ho begun by correcting the mistauo thut most of the audience had undoubtedl } made , of BIIPDOS- 'iiig that the only bright sldo of Ufa in Libby prison vas the outslds. Tboro were many pleasant hours passed oven when hunger und thirst and varmin combined to make lite un endurable. The speaker told the story of his canturo together with others of Geno'-al Mdroy's In diana division when General L.CO began his march northward. Just before the capture an ofllcer asked him what ho had done with his tent. At that moment the enemy's nrtil- ery blazed in tholr faces and ho ran ono way nnd the oftlcor the olher. They rot two j'ears after in Iowa , when the chaplain answered the question. Ho had never hnd so much trouble to s'iy u dozen woras in his ife. ife.Thon Then there was n long-drawn volley of applause which would have burnt Inlo cheers had the place been tinywhoro but n church when thu speaker nskod how many veterans in the audience hnd entered the army while under 18 years old. and twenty hands were raised from various parts of the church. I notice that most of them urci mcacners , " said Chaplain McCabf. "and every ono of them Hod 10 Iho muslerlug ofllcor. " But the audience scorned to consider the prcvnrlcn- lion pardonable , for the hiind-rlapping began again und continued for fully live minutos. The lecture included many litPrcsllnp reminiscences of Iho life led by Iho soldiers In the prison. They had a class in French and a law class of forly pupils. Latin nnd Greek were included In the curriculum , and n weekly newspaper was the Joint production of the prisoners. The speaker closed uy nay. ing an eloquent tribute to the old soldiers and lo Iho memory of those who fell. G. L. Knnx. a colored doloirato , poke briefly , and then Chaplain McCube sang the Battle Hymn of Iho Republic , Iho audience Joining in the chorus. Dr. A , J. Paltnorwill deliver his lecture on "Dlo No Mores , " in Uio First Methodist church next Monday night. A1HUTIONAI , HIMIOl'S. Consideration i > l * tliu SuUJret liy the Com mit tee on Kplicop.iey. The committee on episcopacy mot yester day afternoon at the Fi'-sl Methodist churcn and proceeded to consider the subject o electing more bishops. Thu report from the board of bishops was read nnd created a decided impression. The bishops said that In their opinion there vtsv no necessity at present of electing moro bishops. After conslderablo discussion the repor wns referred to ' .ho committee on the elllc leiicy of the bishops , Some of the delegates who did not favoi the idea of electing any bishops nt preson held that ihero wns no use 10 postpone tin nmtler , the majority of the delegates wen opposed lo llui election of moro bUhop and tbo conference might Just as wci know the facts in the cusn at once , but thosn who favored tbo cloclloi succeeded iu postponing Unal action for couple of days atloast. The colored brethren presented n petition nsklng thn committee to recommend the election of n colored bishop. This petition biought out a long discussion and it wn tinally referred to n upecinl committee to b reported to iho luaiu committed on Wednesday day next. "If there were not so many mon who wan to be nlucted bishop , " said u prominent lay man , lltho delegates would not discuss thi matter hulf an hour. If lUoru nro nn bishops elected it wia not bo heeauso the church is in necvl of them at present , but be cause the election u ill uo'.lived on by thos who ma seeking tliu oftlco. " There was a very spu-y latlo rumor float ing about Ihe coiiidor of thu Paxton hole last nlxhi to ibu eTcct ! that sotno ou had introduced n resolution favorln , n change In iho disclulino to n to permit young peopleIn iho Metho dist church to dunui if they wanted to , under certain restrictions. On account oi the fact that many of thu resolutions were handed direct to the committees H WAS Im possible to ascurtulu the reliability of th > f > rumor , Tboso who pretended to know uoout It said Unit such u petition had been handed ( I-O.VIIM LU ON finti r.ur. ; | GIVEN AMERICAN REGISTRY Inraan Line Enccrs Will Bo Matlo Avail- nblo for Naval Services in Oas3 of War. IMPORTANT BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE llonso lllll to llnrotifMgo Amrrlrnn Ship- hiilldlng \o\v.\\Millstlin I'rcslilotit'ft Ig * niitiirc The Uhcr nnil llarhor UIU 1'asjpil Hy tlio IIotm\ WASHINGTON- . C. May 0. After the routine morning mislnc < sMr. Fryo , fnm the commlttco on commerce , reported back the house bill to encourage American shipbuild ing. Ho said that ttio report was unanimous and thai ho had been instructed to move Us present consideration. Ho made that motion and It was ncreei" to. The bill having boon made In full , Mr. Fryo stated that although It was general In Its provisions , two ships only wcro to bo ad mitted tn American registry. They were to bo excluded from Uio coastwise trade and might bo used by the government ( by char ter or purchase ) In case of war. That , lie aid , was the full extent of the bill. The two hips to bo admitted were the City of Now ork and the City of Paris of the In man no , the two largest ships today in the orld , slnco the Great Kastorn wus broken I'morecl hy Mr. Vest. Mr. Vest , a member ot the commlttoo on ommorco , said hu had .supported Iho bill In onimltlco and would support It iu Iho onate , although It lacked a good deal of ncoling his convictions ou the question of reo shipbuilding. The statement had been opualcdly made slnco thu bill passed the ouso that the steamship company would ocuive a large subsidy under the postal uusidy bill. This , ho" said , will huvo no Ifect. Mr. Mills expressed the opinion that the wo ships would bo entitled to a subsidy. Mr. Vest persisted in Ihu contrary pillion , because Uiu subsidy bill applied nly to American built ships. Senator Sherman road u clause of the lending bill lo show lhat the City of Paris and Cltv of Nuw York wore lo bo cnlllled o all the duties and privileges of vessels of bo Unitud Stales , "uxcept that they should lot be employed in the coastwise trade ; " and hu gavu It as his opinion that that clause vould confer upon Uieir owners Iho right lo nako a contract , under iho postal subsidy aw. aw.Mr. . Vest remarked that if that was the 'onstriietlon ' lo bo put upon Iho bill it would 10 u repeal by implication of the postal sub- idy bill , which absolutely required Amori- an built ships. Itcjeetcil Mr. 31111s' Amendment. Mr. Mills ( in order to make the bill con- oriu to Mr. Vest's ' views ) moved to amend ho bill by striking out the clause read by \lr. Sherman. At the close of n long dis cussion tha vote wns taken on Mr. Mills' xmendinent to strike from Iho bill Iho clause vhich would entitle Iho two ships to a con- raia under the postal suosiny act. The amendment was rejected without n division. The bill was then passed , Just as tt came rom the houso. Yeas , 41 ; nays , IU : as fol- Yeas Messrs. Alien , Allison , Barbour , 3rito , Butler , Cull , Cameron , Cockerel ) , Joke , Cullom , Dawcs , Dixon , Dolph , Du- > ois , IPryo , Gibson of Maryland , Sherman , lulo , Hunsbrough , Ilawley , Hill , Konna , Cyle , McMillan. Morgan , Paddocic , Purkins , 'elligrew , Plait , Power. Proctor , Pugb , Juay , Hansom , Sanders , Sawyer , Shoup , btoc'kbnugo , Vust , Vila * and Wolcott ! l. Nays Messi.s. Bale , Fellon , George , Har ris , Mitchell , Merrill , Palmer , Teller , Voor- hees nnd Wultuall 10. The bill now goes to tuo president for lib , approval. t'lioctnw anil Chleltasa" The resolution for navmentto thu Choctaw and Chickasaw nations for their interests in tlio Cheyenne and Arnpahoo reservation ( about $ . ! , < K)3XK ) ( ) ) was then tukon up as the unfinished business. Alter dubiitu the reso- .ution waiS agreed to. Yoisft ; nays , IU. It declares it to ua the opinion of the senate that for reasons set forth In the vo- port ot the committee on Indian nltairs on the president's message cf Fouruiiry 17 last , as to the appropriation in the bill of March S , Ib'Jl , for payment to the Cbootaw und "Jhiokasaw nation for tholr interest ? in the Jhoyonno and Arapahoc reservation there is no sufilcicnt reason for Inlcrfurouco in the duo execution of that law. After nn cxecutivo session the souate ad journed. IN" Till : IIOL'SK. After Many AiiiciidinenlH thn Hirer anil lllirlior Kill Is I'ilsserl. , D. C. , May 9. After routine business the house rosamcd considaratlon of thu river and harbor bill. The pending ques tion being ou a reconsideration of the vote by which the house on Saturday ngroed to the amendment providing that in cases where authority has boon granted the secretary of war to inako contracts for the comnletton of certain works , H no bids have boon received nnd ho deemed It advantageous , materials may bo purchased nnd the work done by con tract. The vote waa reconsidered and the amendment rejected. Holman of Indiana moved to re-commit the bill , with instructions to the committee to re port it with an amendment striking out con tract provision. Outhwalto of Ohio moved to amend the in structions by requiring the committee to strike out all appropriations for now works or for further extension of works now tinder construction so that the bill snail include only appropriations for the continuance nnd completion of works now In progioss. The ainondmcnt was lost by a votu of li1) ) to TO , Holman' * motion was defeated by a vote of 04 to HO. I'assod liy n Illg .Majority. The house then passed tuo bill by a vote of ISO tel . Thu following is the negative vote : Messrs , Allen , Andrew , Bailev , Bnkor , Booman , Belt/hoover , lirccklnrldgo of Ken tucky , Brooks tine , Brown , Brunner , Busuy , Bushmill , Butlar , liynum , Camp bell , Cartith. Ciancoy. Cockran , Cooper , Cox of New York , Cralp , Craw ford , Crosbv , Ctilberson , C'ummlngs , Do Armond , DieKorson , IJockerv , Uolliver , Hills , Ficif , Fowler , Cirady , Hall , Hallowoll , Ham ilton , Illtt Hoar , ilolmnn , Hull , Kilgoro , Knobs , Lane. Lunlmm , Lester of Virplnla , Martin , O'Nellof Massachusolls , Outhvvtilto , Pat ton Pcndleton , Post ' ' , , i'owot'j. liny , lioilly , Hichurdson , Sayres , Scott , 1'owers , Soorloy , Simpson , Stevens , Tucker , Wutson , White , Williams of North Carolina , Williams of Massachusetts OS. Thci liouso then adjourned. WANT IKON OKI : AIMIITTIU : riii : : . J'dtltlon of Now l iiKlniiil Mm I'rrspnlciL tn thnVnyK und Mennx Comnilltce Notes W\suiNfno\ . C. , May O.llilams ol Massachusetts this afternoon ptcscntcd to a majority of the democratic mombcri of the wajs unit moans commlttoo the views of New England nun who nro urging that Iron ere bo put on the free list. Some of the members wished tlnJ Information as to what , in the opinion of Mr. Williams , the manu facturers would bd willing to concede in the way of lower duties on mannfucturod arti cles In return fur frea duty on Iron ore. Mr. Williams sucp03tud that iron ere nnd scrap Iron bo put on the free list ; that pig Iron bo made dutiable nt 21 per cent and that other Iron duties bo lowera-I all along the Hue to 40 per cent , Mr. Corcoran of New York presented the reijucsl of u committee representing the nrilsts i'f tr.e I'allot Mlato-i , who ivillshorly hold coi.\eat' i. \\nsluaston , uskltijj'la , hearing bcforo the commlttco on the subject of free art. The reauoit will bo granted and the full commlttoo on vays nnd means will hoar a commlttoo representing the artists n week irotn next Wednesday. iml : ol the lltmnlfnun Investigation , Thu Investigation Into the charges affect ing Judge Boardmnn of Louisiana has been closed by the subcommittee appointed some ttmo ago to take testimony. The Investiga tion has been suspended for some wcolts to await the nnswerot Judge Hoardmnn to tlio charges made neninst him , This nnswcr has now been received. The Indications are Hint the matter will ho dropped nnd no stops taken towards the imDcachmout of Judge Boardmnn as was contcmp'aWd. ' Hoards of Visitors Appointed. The president today appointed Uio follow ing board of visitors to the United States military academy ; General Lucius Fairchild - child of Wisconsin. A. J. Cabsatt of Penn sylvania , General Felix Agnus ot Maryland , General Samuel Dalton of Massachusetts , A , O. , Hover of Oregon. Allrod M. Ogle ot " Indianalobn W. Lindsay of Georgia. Ho also appointed the following named persons visitors \ to the naval acadomv ; K. P. Ilouiollo 1 of Malno , Bishop Quintard of Tennessee. Thomai Dolan of Pennsylvania , Lovl D. Mlllor ot Now York , J. Albert Walker of Ne\v Hampshire , John Uus ell Young of Pennsylvania and Edward Vale of Kansas. All'eethiK 1'nldlc I.nndn. A bill wns reported to the senate today as n subjtltulo for a numbar of bills maklng'tuo act to BOttlu o.Ttaln accounts between the United States and the state of Mississippi apply to other states , so that Minnesota , Oregon , Kansas , Nebraska , Nevada , Colorado rado , South Dakota Washington , Montana , Idaho nnd Wyoming shall receive 5 per cent of iho not proceeds of thu sales of public lands li their respective tomlories. Tno house public lands committee today authorised n favorable report on the bill amending the act forfeiting certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in Iho construction of railroads so as lo ex tend time to thrao years from the passage of the act in which persons actually residing upon forfeited lands shall bo permitted to purchase tbo same. Appointments Cimlkmed. Uichard Lambert pf California , United. Stales consul nt Mnzatlan. Nathan O. Murphy , iovernor ; of Arizona. J. K. Puryear , surveyor of customs at Paducah - ducah , Ky. G. G. Lyon , receiver of public monovs nt Seattle , Wash. Postmaslors : Illinois D. W. Turnoy , Havre. Missouri A. L. Founlam , Cartor- vlllo ; J. H. Soylor , Hopkins. Minnesota A. W. Shoots , Long Prairie , California William Ingram , Lincpln. Now Mexico C. B. Kddy , Eddy. Witshlngtcn-K. G. Pen- dloton , Sprague. J Will itesnmo Editorial Work. Hon. Charles KmoryfSmitb , United States minister to Hussta , formally tendered his resignation to the president today in order to resume his JournnllMt6 duties in Philadel phia. Ho arrived her.3 this morning in com pany with Mrs. Smith nnd took npartmcnU nt the Normandlo. Afor | paying his respects to Secretary Ulnlnoiho went to the whlto house and had a short , conference with the president , nnd subsequently took n long drive with him in the suburbs. In the evening - ing Mr. and Mrs. Snllth accompanied iho president and Mrs. McKee to the Marino band concert , nt Albaujju'a opara houso. SiUer fllcn ut Work. Representative PIer.pe of Tennoisoo says ho has received assurances from two mem bers of the house now away from Washing ton that they wllt'stjfa the petition request ing the committee ou rules lo bring in an order fixine a day foritho final vote on the Bland bill lor the fnjiuTooinago of silver nnd to prevent lllibusLemil * against tbc. bill. Those two additions \yill muko seventy sig natures to the pOtltloTr- " " " " sroiLin AX AM.IAXCJ : AKOUMRNT. True Itelntlons Sustained by tlio Covcrn- int'iit Toiuiril Distilleries. WAsm.vorov , i ) . O. , May 9. Some of the farmer * alliance mon in the south and west who are advocating thj warehouse system for adoption by the government have boon met with the argument that It is not-in the province of the government tu builo. ware houses for any class of producers , to which the advocates of the warehouse system have replied that if the government can build warehouses in which to Btoro whisky there ought to bo no reasonable objection to the construction of warehouses for grain and other products for Hi's formers. Senator Cockroll , who nolle veil this notion was nn erroneous onu- , sent nn inqniiy to In ternal Itovonue Commissioner Mason and hns received thn following rep y : OrncB orini : C'OMuis-uosnu OK THE l.NTfiii- NAI , KUVKMIB.U.tjHIlMilON , 1X0. , May 1) ) . lb. ) , ' . lloti. I' . At , Uoi'Uroil , 'Mmiitur : .Sir I : iin In reeelpt of your lutiur iisUIni : whether the t'nltt-'d Mutes Kovuriimeiil. unt of the govcrn- incnt fnniU , h.ii bunt any Maieliduao for tlio storage of Illinois or UliUlle.l sji nl" ; if so , tliu number of blieh ivaiehousi's. when built , the cost of sneli nnd tliu nuilioilly of law by \\hichcoii9tineloil , If nal , oxpluin ulioljnllils bniidnd wniolioiisus foi ( listlllurlus , unit how they aiu bniiiluU. n/id / upon what terms tliu spirits aiu stored tlicicin , ana the revenue colltTteil thi'ivnn. In reply 1 would say that thu United States ctao-i not now and ha ! , novqr built nny uiuu houses for dlbtillcd spirits. 1'heru Is no law antlioil/lni ; Iho expendltnro of the pnlille money for this purpOdu. All illstlllo.l biin its , with thu oxcL'ptlon .of brandy distilled from npples , peaches , an.l Krupus , 1110 dopoiitud in u wuiuhoiiso provide : ! by thu distiller hlmsolf , fcfeellon 'I/J7I of tlie ioflao'1 ' stililles ; provides that "every distiller shall provlda at his u-c- pensu n waiehoiiie. to bo situated on and to fonstlliitu a imrt of his dUtlllory piumlsus and to bo used only fur the -stouigo of dis tilled spirits of his own nmniifaclnru until thn tux upon such tmll have been paid. " The il.sllller.i of brandy from apples , puaehos und grimes exclusively uiu exempt fiom thu provisions of tlio statute. Thusu ilKtlllei.i either nay the ta.x iitun the sjilrlts lib fcoon ns iiiolnced , orthi ) hplnt-i are rtooi- | Iteil In u honUed warohonsii ereeled by u pil- vatu InrllvUiial unit stoiol thi'iu until the tux boL'omus due Uut-ln nu eaio ihull thu gov- liimnunt bu llablo for any expenses incniTeil In thohtoilnu of dlstllloil spirits of liny kind. llefoio nny dlstllUt ooiinnoni'iis to operate his ilbtliloi y ho exuentes u bond , the rundl- llon of whli'li , amnii oilier thltiKH , U for thu payment of the t.ix upon thu unlrlts pro.lneiiil by him. When thu Hplilts uro pluecil In the waiulimibu , which hu Is icqnlieil to piuxide , an adillt unal bon I , Uiunvii us thu "waiohuuiii hond , " Jb uxeunted for thn payment of tlnS tax upon ha Id bplilts , In addition to thi > > Um Illstlliui v , piomKeiaml apparatus uiu liable to the tax nnd thu gov- iiinniuiit has a llrst lit-n upon HiuNplrlts thum- sulvcb for the tax duo thereon , Until tha tax Is paid iho L-overnmoil. ) ius thu enstody of thu spirits by the ofllcura in these biindud waie- lionses. At the expiration ot threu years , or sooner , If ih o\Mior diiblroi the iiussuaslon and u u of thu spirits thu Internal rnvcnuo tux uTiUeenls u galiun must bq jiild , Vury respuotfully , JOHN W. M.4ao.v , C'uniinl-loner , Hu liiv.m TuitliiionyItuluro thn UOIMO CiHiiiulttufl ou ( 'Ij-il fieri h : Kelorm. WASIIIVIITOS , U. J. , May D , Attorney General Miller cnmo toJuy bafoi-J the homo commlttoo on civil nervico raionn , which Is pursuing un Inquiry into the conduct of cer tain federal oltlcluU in Baltimore. Hu was asked wholhcr two employes In thomaishal's onico ( Illdoman and Sultzerj in Haltimoro , who wcro mentioned iifCamnmslonor Uoojo- volt's report as having boon cuilty of violation - tion of the civil pervlc ? law , had boa.i Indicted nnd woio still In the govornmont' s eervtca. Ho replied tliat ho had no Knowl edge that tholr removal had bean requested nnd no recommendation had boon made lo htm that procojcjing.1 wire to bo taken against them. Within a very few days pasta copy pf Mr , lOosovolt's report hid boon sent to htm. Tie | mun > hal himself up- pnlnted the men , 'and ha ( tUo attorney gen eral ; Imd nothing to da with Jtieni except so far ns ho coutrplloj the ihar hal. If his ( uitness1) ) attention nail boon called to the cuse , unit ho bad ouerf tatlsllod the mon bad [ i-oNTisueu ox .1 * FLOOD DAMAGE AT LINCOLN Several Hundred People Rendered Home less by High Water. ALL THEIR HOUSEHOLD GOODS LOST Salt OreeU Koio So Itapldly Thnt Mnny Seureely Ilml Time to l > e.ipe Aid llclng liendeied tint Destitute Ity tlio City Authorities. Ltxrot.v , Neb. , Mnv P. [ Special to Tin : But : . ; Hut twlco in the history of Lincoln bus Iho water In the Snlt ereok bottoms reached so high n murk ns It hns today. In 1875 ttio water "roso high ouounh to roach Eighth street , east of the 13. & M. tracks. In that year n boy was drowned In the street near Seventh and O. Last your the water reached n hiehcr stage , but If the water keeps rising at Its present rate , the Hood this year will equal , if it does not cxcoad , that of last year. Until commenced fu'llng ' at about 10 o'clock Saturday night and the downpour ha ? baon steadily maintained up to this evening , with no signs of abating1. A tour of inspection alone the Silt crook vixllovmado by Tin : Dim representative this morning from n point near the state pjnlton- tiary north revealed 11 scene of de.solutenoss seldom witnessed in Iho wost. Lonkln ? west the Hood Is over n mlle in width , while north the waters extend as far ns the cyo can reach with nothing to break the vlow but the half submerged and deported dwellings. i\icnt oi tin * riuiiiu. The main paints of overflow are near the penitentiary nnd nt First and South stroots. From the latter point the water has backed up until It has covered Eureka and Cottage Park additions nnd all the territory in that vicinity. Tlio west approaches of the A street bridge wont out nt 10 o'clock thU morning , the water nt that time barely reaching the plank ing of tlio main structure , which is over 100 foot in length. The street car tracks were still about n foot above water and oara were running. The First nnd K school house was entirely surrounded. At Third and F streets the houses , although sur rounded by water , were not in nny immedi ate danger. Ttio Inhabitants had everything packed ready to move at nny time. Ar Lower O street the houses were all under w.Uor and deserted by their occupints. Ono house ba- twocn O and H streets had boon built in n depression and Iho wntor was cheerfully washing the bird's nests from under the ovos. From Twenty-seventh and Potter streets there is nothing but water in every direction. Slroot.cars were still running as lur ns Thirty-third and Oak streets nt noon. O.ilf and Middle oraaks have also overflown their bants and the backed up water is add ing its volume to the Hood already spreading over the Salt crook bottoms. JUusculiif ; the I'loocl SiiflererH. Very nearly 300 families hnvo bosn driven from their homes by the high water wnicii had invaded the lower parts of.tho dwelling houses on the bottoms. The street car com pany placed its cars nt the disposal of the authorities , mid many families wcio brought uway by this means. All wora compelled to leave their household offeots and but few brought with tnom their bedding. Health Oillcer Bartram and a force of men had res cued 1-0 families In bents up to 3 o'clock this afternoon. Those families resided in the southwestern part of the city. Tn the south ern part of the city n force of policemen hud removed nearly as many families , and ut1 o'clock this afternoon n force of men under direction of Oflicer Bartram started for the northwestern district to bring away all who were in danger. A great number of the families have taken refuse with friends in the city. Sohooh nt the Pnrk and First and 1C sahonl houses have been dismissed and the buildings placed at tlio disposal of tlio homeless. The loss will fall heavily upon hundreds of families be longing to the poorer classes , us uieir homo * have been completely ruined. Mayor Weir and the city authorities are doing every thing in their power to alleviate distress and to fonder the homeless people comfoi table. U'uterH Steadily Kitting- . Tonight the waters are steadily rising. Ttio A snoot bridge is entirely under water nnd apparently nothing cuti prevent it from being washed away. Ono of the abutments of tlio O atrcot bridge has boon carried away and the city engineer has pronounced the structure unsafe and liUely lo go out nt any moment. The residence of I ) . W. Kichards , two miles and u half southwest of the city , was undermined tins forenoon , and n report bus Just como in that the building hns"col lapsed. The occupants were rescued with dilllcultv. An extensive washout on the Union Pacilic is reported between hero and Beatrice and Koch island trains left for the west this afternoon over Burlington tracks. l.iite ItrportH More KncniirtiKliif ; . At 9 o'clock this ovoniug the rain has censed falling. A high wind is blowing from the northwest. The rlso In the water is ap preciably slower , having diminished from six inches an hour at noon to two inches per hour. The Hood will not rise another foot uoforo mornlne. The damage will bo great but will not equal that of two years ngo. The Lincoln Bottle works and Lincoln tannery are Hooded , ns nro the extensive lumber ymds of the National Lumber company nnd S , K. Martin itnd Henry Uontosworth , A largo force of men and tu.uns hnvo been employed raising dikes nrnund the works of the Vitri Hod Bricit company which nro threatened. The gas works are still out of roach , but n further rise of twunt > Inches will endanger thorn. The Missouri i'ucllio tracks are badly washed out nonr tuo packing houses and tinlns are not running. 'Ibo samoeompany's tracks along Y street are also badly llootloj. The Union Pacillo tracks are washed out near the penitentiary , and the Union Pacific and Hock Island trains for Bcatrico were sunt out over the Burlington this ovonlng via Crete. The Hock Island tracks north ol the city nro threatened , but ore solid us yet. The police thU afternoon received 170 fami lies from the Inundated district. Three hundiod people nro huddled together nt the bchool liouso nt First and K street * , whllo about 100 , mostly woman , are nt the Park school liouso. The city nut lion tics nro tonight putting up cooking stoves in the basement and furnishing them with food All uro comfortable and well fed. SNOW AXO U.UN ii.si\vniii : : : : . .Many llc.itrlcn Inhabitant * Driven Out of Tliflr Hitmen lit Iteatili e. Dmriiitif , Nob. , May U , ( Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Br.K.J Indian CICOK bus over flowed lliu.bottoms nnd Is still rising , as is the Blue river. A big force of cilUunH uiu nt work this evening bulplng the inhabitant of the deluged districts to high giound , Both tliu river * am higher than for several years , und uro still rising. A big wash-out occurred this morning on the Union Pncillc between PleUrcll and Cort- land. No trains have loarhed this uitv from tliu north nyer thai line smco 7 o'clock this morning. Hi MII II ON , Neb. , May 9. - ( Special to Tin : Ui2i.J--A vnry cold rain has bcun falling heru sttmttiy for the last thlrty-Mx huuia. The euuiury U ono vast sheet olatcr. . Fitrin work U cutiruly suspended for the present. uo NIWIUN : tJitovi ; , Neb. , May ( i.Special | to Tin : BBI : , , There has boon a cola rain fall ing here rontlnnoush si'ico Saturday. Tins morning it turned to uow fiom thu i.orlh- west. Crops uiu iu good loudnion ) grain wns never botL i * * oin listed last wcoic. IIVNII I tN'ii , , XS : ' > lay 'A ' [ Special to run HF.B.J It boennSjylnc qulto hoavliy about I ) o'elocK nnd hi ice continued. Tlio snow molt.i , however.j on M It fall' HUTIXO * . Neb , Max fbneclnl to Tilt ! Icc.J During forty-ol , % houra , bglnnlng Saturday night , theioj boon almost n continuous downpour cy M'n. ' All lagoons mil low lying places ha * ecn converted nto lakes. Tbn ralnfiU > ; s scaion Is nt east double the average n..u . vtio weather hns man to cold that U U morn like March thnn \lav. O'Nnn.i. Nob. Tele- , , May f.-Spocial ( - gnimtoTiin Bnn.l Hluhorn river nt this , lolnt U higher thnn the oldest Inhabitant icro over know it to bs. Snow and win fell ill day , last night and yesterday. Men nro it work trying to suvo this grade ftom the own to the river and If the water continues o rlso the bridges nnd grades will bo washed awnj' . At Jnmnn , eight mlles east , wntor covers ho streets and people nro compelled to use joats in going from liouso to liouso. iisruoYii : ) nv A CVCI.OM : . 1'ntnl Injury < if Twit I'lMiplc Near JloiTlll- t < in , Arli. lliillilhiK WKU > | M | . Mointll.t.TO.v , Ark. , Alny It. A severe cyclone passed from southwest to northeast icnr this plnco at li o'clock last ovonlng , accompanied by n heavy rain. Koporta have como in this morning showing that there wns ; roat destruction of proport3' and that , wo persons were fatally injured. J'ho track of the storm was in aoino > lnccs a mlle wldo nn I timber , fences nnd outbuildings were prostrated. The greatest damage was done to the Cnthollc monastery three miles north of hero , where tha church and monastery building ! were doslioyod. They wcro valued nt < C > , OOJ. Near thcro Matthew Briol's house was blown down and 10 nnd his children tocolvcd injuries thought to bo fatal. Much \Vrttor lit Cri'Hton. UIIESTOV , In. , May y. [ Kncclal lelegram to Tim Bin.J : Again this locality is Hooded and washouts are reported on nil railroads. Last night nnd today rain foil in torrents. All croons and rivers nro out of their banks. Uottoni lands are under from ono to ton foot of wntor. All seed now in the grouuil is otted. There nro no prospscU for KOtttng n n crop under four wooks. This will mnko business pro. .pocts exceedingly discouraging. Ilnril nil ItiiiiKO Cut til' . CIIKYEXXK , , Wyo. , May ! ) . There was ex cellent sleighing hero yostordav. The snow was over blx iuchos deep. The injury to ranee rattle by the severe weather of De cember last and tholato storms is appalling. It Is estimated at over I0 ! par cent. The voting calvm have been nearly nil killed. Hundreds of uninials on nil the largo pas tures are dead. I n Colorado. Biii'sn , Colo. . May y. Snow fell all day yesterday. The weather Is cold and bleak. If the storm continues It will bo extremely hard on cattle. rioixl Nott'H. The country in the vicinity of Mnurin , La , lias been'flooded. Gentry county. Mo. , has suffered greatly from n rise In tlio Grand river. The lavoo nt Brooks' Mill , Ark. , has given 'way nnd the countiy in that section is being inundated. There nro rumors that the great Morgan sea levon in Louisiana ttio largest in the United States has given nwuy. The lov ; ground at St. Louis , Mo , is tinder wntor , and lumbar yards and store houses on the river bank have suffered greatly. At Now Orleans the Mississippi river has almost readied the high water .mark. A much further rise will cause immense dam age in that vicinity. In the vicinity of Vlcksbur , Miss. , the river has roauucd a very high stnuo. The levees , however , nro holding out well and no danger of un ovorllow Is approhcndod. 31.1 r JtitirJin : .1 ij Johnson County Cattlemen Will Continue Konnd-rp Kex.irdle.sri ol''unseinenees. | DOUGHS , Wyo. , May y. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : J3ii.l Interesting naws maybe bo expected from northern Wyoming within a day or two. The rustler tound-upa began in Johnson and Sheridan counties on Friday last , according to report of William Linvoll , who came in from the north todny. The stockmen applied to the United States court last week , which Issued n temporary injunction restraining some ihirly or moro defendants from Instituting nllugod Illegal roundups. United States Mnrsh.il Kanltin immediately started lor Buffalo , accom panied bv.lolt Carr , and both should have reached Gllle.ttu today When they arrive on Iho ground nnd Imd the round-sps well under wav nnil utlempl to servo their papers thuro Is likely to bo trouble. Hustlers will hardly submit lo so small a force nnd Iho marshal" will probably bo compelled lo raise a posse or summon troops in order to on force the ordeis of the court. The situation is decidedly critical to say the least , Clamored lor 'I heir Illnml. CiiKvnxsc , Wyo. , May 'J. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bun , | -Early this ovonlng ono of tbo Texuns conllnod at Foil Uusscll with the cattlemen was angngcd In drinking In the cnntoon with the sentry. A dispute nroso botwaon them which angered the Toxtin so that ho throw a beer botllo nt the soldier , The bottle , struck the sentry on the noso. felling him to the lloor , where ho oied like a Instantly another Boldlor standing by grabbed up his gun and chnrgud upon the Texan , Somebody grabbed the soldier , which prob.ibly suvod the Texan's life , for ho would have been pinioned to tbo wall. Aa it was , the buyonot toro tliinugh thu Texan's Mile , plowing through thn llesh covering liij ribs and making u painful wound , Tlio Tux n was rapidly hurried to the bowline ; alley w lit re his fi lends nro conllnod , wlnlu the soldier was remo"cd to iho lioi- pital The uffalr created n grsat commotion among the soldlori , who gathered nbniit thu bowling alloy yelling for pnvdor nnd threatening to shoot thu whole outfit , Mnjor Kcbort , when ho nppenred , hud soina trouble in quelling the men , but finally succeeded in domir It , Ho promised to fully Investigate Iho matter , Thn soldier was nbu ) to lonvd the hospital late at night , but his faou Is a mass of muti lated llesh , n / ; . .iKit i mr.t ; 111 , OrncK oi' WKATIIEU BUIIKVU , Ovum , May 1) ) , The central storm area Is now in the Mississippi vulloy , in thoupnorpirt of which and westward to the Missouri river , genera rains nro falling. Between the Missour river and tliu Uockv mountains thu winds ( no now from the north as lar south ns Texas and n ndgo of high pressure overlies iho eastern slope of thu mountains , West of the mountain ! Iho tcmpcrutuio is Using nnd i low barometer pruvuiU , affording some pros peel of rain boun In this wet section , Mean while , however , wo are likely to have sovurn duvb of fair woathor. A year ago today the tuinperaiuro ul Oiiitiha was i)3 , two years nt'Q SJ = , and three joins a-'O h.'J = . l''or Kastorn Nebraska , Omuha nnd Viciu lljKulu , lollowed bv clearing woaihor , silently colder during Tuesday. WAMiiviiiiv , D. C. , May ( I. For No bruaiiu and Iowa Shower , folio wed Turs uay niiurnoon by fair in Nebr uskaninds becoming iiortlnn'ly. For Indian Territory nnd Oklahoma Full1 , slightly warmci , > vlnds becoming unrlherly. Forriouth and Noith Dakota Fair , south cny winds. 1'or Kansas and Missouri Fair Tuesday slightly cooler in western Missouri , not it winds. IVr Colorado Generally fair , slightl.i vaiiablo winds. Tiiu luiNcr Ajusoutl and the middle uni lower MisshiljiDl win riso. NOT PERMITTED TO ESCAPE 'ugitivo ' "Wyoming Witnesses Heleasotl and Rcarrcstod nt Ohrulron , DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE COURT ROOM herlir iMlilmiin nnil llopitty t'nlted Sf\to .Miu-ihal llepllnijer Niirroulyoldoit Tronhlner tlio I'rUoners by Die Latter. CitAiinov , Nob. , May 0 [ Special Tele gram to Tnr. Uin.l : Since 1 : ! tO thisnltornoon i special train consisting of an engine ami mo car had Dijon standlni ; In front of the 'Vcmont , Klkliorn .t Missouri Valley depot. \11 Inqtitrlos were riot with the greatest pro- onso of Ignorance. However , the two wit- oiscs ngnlnst the cnttlomrn nnd O. P. Wilt , ogethor with Deputy United States Marshal lonlliiL'cr and F. II. Hnrvoy of Douglas , W. I , Wostover nnd D. H. .lencks , attorneys , mvo Just started cast on It. At the tiial of Jones and Wnlkornnd Witt his afternoon , after a lengthy argument , hey wcro discharged. Quick as n Hash , Hon. J , C. Dahtman , liorifT of this county , and Uoputy Ilopltngcr , vho were seated by the primmer * , Jumped to heir feet nnd simultaneously said , ' ! arrest ou , " Excitement ran high. Nobody waited for lit ) court to adjourn , but crowded around lu > prisoners. Hepllnger handcuffed tlio irisonors llrst and rcfusod the request of Shoiifl Dahlman to turn tnom over. Aftur i parley of s-omo inlnutoj , during which line everybody was on tiptoe , ns Dahliuau itis the reputation of being ono ot the ncrv- est men In this state , and scorned to thlnlc ic should hnvo thu prisoners , Uahlmnn con cluded to give thorn up. The prisoners then Started for the train , which will carry thrm o Omaha. They nro charged with selling vhlsky to Indians and with selling liquor iVlthout n license. There Is considerable ) 'coling hero over their being taken away OH inch charges , Tlio haste with which the mon wore taken iway bv the onirlals Is accounted for by the irculation of n report that the 10:15 : o'clock train from the west wns loaded with rustlers who Intended to hold the important wlt- icssos at nil ha/ards If they \\ero found , lust bcforo leaving tliu court room , O P. Witt , the liveryman from Douglas , handed u Jill of sale of his Douglas livery burn to Jomity Sheiilt Parker , v.ith the rotrark that ho had no more use for that country. IIOWTIIUYii.i , ivnur\iN. ; : Arrangements Completed lor tlioelir. . islia DrujtistH * Aoiiinil Meeting ; , GitAMi Ki , M ) , Neb , May i ) . - j Special la I'm : Bin : . | The onturtalninont committee of the Nebraska Stale Ph.irtnaconlienl msoci.i- tion hns completed the program for the en tertainment of the druegtsti and visitors who will atton 1 the annual moutlmr , to bu : icld hero .luno 7 , " and' ' .I Tlio committee consists of A. W Huclihoit i'hairnunL ; F. Farnsworth and F. I' Uovdon of this city , and .lamns , lccd of Nebraska City. The fol lowing is tliu Dro rnni : Tuesday Konlng , Juno T. Members of us- socl.'Uion nnJ fimllHH will meet ul I'.ilmer honso und inaich to thu city hall. Aftur ru- iilui routliK'Of buslnp- . * all wl IJolii In for a elul time. Wi'diicsilny , JiniB 8. Afturncon. at fair crountN : I.gs and ppoon riieu , "Indies only. ( list prl/e. ono sut .iftur dinner colleo spoims ; aeeoirl jii'l/e. H Iver noxully. pn'scntud by Mierwln .x , Wl.ltuins. l > 'at man's rneo , fliHt prl/e. fancy c.oelc tothiinr , hecnnd pn/e , ul uis ptos"iili'd by TlidiMi & . C'o. Miilu raei1 , li\dln'-r men only us rlileis , iiinlr given lo winner by II I ) . Hoyden ami .1 HMOS Hip , I I'u- tatoi'iee , to wlnin'i fl'i ivoilh of Omlaliv 1'aelclni ? coinpany'M pton ir.it ion. Tug of w u. ( list prl/c , ten boius , of ul ur-i , C'haiicollori : Mieoml. tun boxes of in itrhe , piu-umcd by I'-ro.'oy , V Mooio.Vheelbarro \ \ rat'O. to wln- nui , fllU lint prc'sotiti1 1 liy Mr. Tiiylor of Mor rison. I'lnmnior .S , Co. .Safety hleycln r.iee. Hist pri/c. mild headed sill ; umbrella ; t-ocond nrl/ ' , t oilo/en " 12 nly Illsers , " prcsttnto 1 by 1 , . I ) . Di-Ulitu \ . Co. Cluvplseonshoot.il > \Miiner , fi : > woilh of pliiirinaeeiiileul nrepur- allons presented bv .loluison. Nelson it Co. \Vednpiday evening l.utei talnniuni ut the opur.i house. I'lnirsd.iy aflernoon the members nnd Iholr f i lemls lll ho enli'i tallied hv dilves to thu i-oldleis homo , htigar f.i'Mory nnil busu hull gioiinds , where u iumo ; II1 bo witnessed l/u- tncon Iwo'-tiite luiiviioi'liih-o Thuisdav ivenliu--Cii ) mil ball ut Anelent Order Unlled U'oiU.nen hall. Deleated iho l.leeiiKe Element. Ciu\M' < iitii , Nob. , Al.iy 0.- | Special to Tnu Hi i : | - - ( "rawforil hns Just pnssod through a genuine saloon light , nnd up to date tha saloon element has boon worsted. The tight commenced with thn into hprmg election. Two tickcth were plai-cd In the ileld. Tl.o saloon ticket was elected , but victory was tea much for the saloon men and ti couple of them treated supporters of Iho opposite fac tion in anything but a civil miinnur. It wai ullugcd u negro Boldlur hud boon Induced to votu illegally by ono of the saloon { men , The negro ivns n'TcMed , but was finally { dis charged. Then a remonstrance was illcd by tha elti/.ens , asking that the council rcfuso to Usuu licenses. The time sot for hearing , vas last Thursday nt I o'clock. At that hour the copncil eohvuned. The trial lasted two days , nnd on Saturday morning ut 10 o'clock tlio remonstrance was overruled , out the llccnscdcniud , MiCooi , Jt.M MOV , Nib. , May 0 , [ Special to Tin : Bcc.JFor Iho Jlrst llmo in two years McCool Junction Is dry , A liccnso board was elected , but did not quality nnil the old board holds o\ur , O\vlng to tlio ( it-Lit made on thu prasuut saloonkeeper ho WIIH unable to got. u license nnd has decided to open a drug stoio. Hunt In : ; < ( 'iiiiiiiierel.il rilfrlnin , ilAsriMis , Neb. , May 0.- [ Special to Tin : BI.I : . I Saturday night IlaHtlngs iodgu No. 12 of the Commorolul Pilgrims of America , was orgnnl/ed in this city .v U W Snow , grand worthy pilgrim of Lincoln ledge No 7. assisted by Ktibordmuto olllcurs of ( iran'd Island lodpo No. li. The nlllcors Installed wcro : Worthy pilgiim , J. JJ. Hutlor , worthy vice pilgrim , lia Font , worthy counsel lor. J. B. Webster ; wet thy Bceiotnry. II. II. Williams ; wurthv treasurer , Isaau Uo JJioyt ; tourist , 11. II. Cherry i guard 1'incr poitnl , C. T. Boe/oley : outer portnl , 10. il , liebb. The additional nioinbers nro J , B. Mover , J. W. Shaw , Ed Wuingart , 11. II. Cherry , H. II Smith , T , B. Bates , N B. Jnmos , B. E. Jael'son , .1. B. Boumls , J. McKliibtry and A. O. Orrln , After ihn In stallation a banquet wus horveu the by the Daughters of Hobokknh , < iml | In Iovr. Nub , May ! ' - [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hii5. l-Piiul Filond was found liHiiglng in a box car this morning. A leiler in his pocket disclosed tbo fact that the object of ) IK | iilicotlons hud learned to lovu unothur Tlio coroner's jury found u verdict of buicide. Fiiond was about iiJ yours of uj/o. _ _ _ _ SehnjleiItuilro.Kl Mfn Orgunl/e , SdlfHKli , Ntb , May ' , ) . - [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : BI.I : . j Thu railway employe * of Siliuylcr have orgnnUod n local railway club with Iho following olllcors , E , II Pholpn , president : O , S. I'ayuo , vice prnsl- ( lout : F. h , Chruaer , hecrotarv and treasurer. The club consists of twenty rhartur member * Keanii'j'x .Sen Neeiet Miclety , KKAIIM : ) , Neb. , May -ISptcliil l Telegram - gram to Tin : Bm.J : A lodge of the Loyal Mybtio Legion ol Amoricu wns orgnnwcd hero this evening with a momborshii ) of twenty. Tuis order hud its origin In Hast. ings a few months ago , Crlnpl Will ICelme. LOMIOV , May il. The Homo corrospondrnt of the Tlmoi says tlioro is reajon to bollovo ihtitSignor i'n pi will not Join the nuir Italian uabir .