FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
r
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , MAY 19 , 1892. NUMBER 330.
Continuation of the Election of Offlosrs for
tic Auxiliary Departments.
MOST OF THE GOOD PLACES FILLED NOW
Another nitctiMlnn on the Proposition to
Itcmoto the Tlmo I.linlt on the
Pastor * ' Work lint No De
cision llcuchcil Yet.
Some tnoro men were made happy yester
day at tbo Methodist conference. The
election of heads of departments was con
tinued nnd tbo ro ults ended the bcartacho
for some nnd filled iho ibosoms of others
with satisfaction.
The last ballot taken Tuesday upon the
election of tbo second agent for the Cincln
nail book concern was reported and showed
that Dr. Curls of Chicago had been elected.
Dr. J. M. Bucklov was elected editor of the
Christian Advocate nt Now \orx nnd
Dr. D. H. Moore wns elected
editor of the Western Advocnto
nt Cinclnnntl. The result of the ballot for
editor of tbo Northwestern Christian Advocate -
cato was not announced , but It Is generally
believed that Dr. Arthur 'Edwards has been
elected. The election of the editor lor the
Central Advocate nt St. Louis will como
tomorrow. Dr. C. F. Crolchton ot iho Ne
braska "Wesloynu university seems lo bo
gblnltg friends rapidly , nud will buvo a
strong support lor the posilion.
'Iho tlmo limit question nfTcctlng tlio Itin
erancy was discussed , but not disposed of.
Intcrentlnt ; Prrllmlimry Work.
Bishop Fowler wns In the chair yesterday.
The galleries tilled up early , us the special
Older for 10 o'clock , iho discussion Of iho
time limit question , wns expected to awaken
considerable interest.
When the devotional exercises and the
minutes hud been disposed of the conference
received tbo fraternal delegate from the In
dependent Mothodibt church.
Mr. SV. H. Beach of Newark , a layman ,
presented the visitor. Hospoka approvingly
of uoncst independence In all tliines. Lulhcr
mm Wesley nnd Jesus Christ wcro
Independent In their worn nnd llfo.
Mr. Beach said tliat iho honorable
gentleman ho was about to introduce was a
l.-.ymnn , a generous and uoblo Christian man
In every respect ,
Hon. Charles Baker of Baltimore , tbo fra
ternal delegate from the Independent Metho
dist churches of Baltimore was then Intro
duced. Bibop Foster paid the gentleman a
very high tribute as ho presented him to the
conference.
Mr. Baker read his address. It began
with the organization of ouo independent
church in Baltimore thirty yeais ago. The
church now numbers Ib.UUJ members nnd
has -1,000 Sunday-school scholars. Tbe
church has always been in close fellowship
with the Methodist Episcopal church.
Hope for Karly Uulllc.ttlon.
A resolution was adopted expressing the
satisfaction of the conference upon the visits
of thu fraternal delegates irom iho Melhodist
Episcopal church soulh , and tliat of ibo In
dependent Muthodul church , nnd expressing
n hope lhat In the near fuluro ull branches
of the great MethoJIst church would become
ono body in the Lord.
Ex-Governor Evans of Colorado presented
n resolution lo make the Rocky Mountain
Cnrlstian Advocate an ofticiul paper and sot
nside scvcr.il states in the territory adjacent
to Colorado ibo special district forthis paper ,
Thu resolution was discussed at some
length. Ono ot the Wust Nebraska dele
gates objected to tbo placing of the West
Nebraska confcrcnco in the territory ns
signed to tbo Rocky Mountain Advocate.
The Methodists of western Nobraskn , hi
said , preferred to support ttio Nebraska Ad
vocuto. The rosolulion was finally labled.
Blsbop Foss requested the privilege o !
presenting n minute which hud bean pro
parca by the bishops nnd which they de- -
t > lrcd to bavo the con fcruuco adopt. Tbo resolu
lion expressed great satisfaction upon tin
fnct that the American pcoplo und espoclnlli
the Methodist brethren hnd llbcrullv nsslsici
in relieving the Russian sufTerors. The blsh
op hoped lhat the good work would contlnut
and that the faininc-sirlckcn people of Russii
would bo rescued from the perils of famlni
by swift suiting messengers carrying provl
blous from America.
Proceeded With Election of OMlcorn.
1 hen there came a collision between tin
special order for 10 o'clock and a italci
order which was a report from the commit
tec 011 church extension. A long dispute a :
to which should bo considered first took u |
the time of Iho confcrcnco.
Tno conference finally decided to proceoc
uilh tbo election of officers for auxiliary do
pnrtmcnts. The first mailer was iho elec
lion of n socrclury for Iho Sunday School
nnd Tract society. J. L. Hulotift , the in
cum bent during the past four years , was the
only man nominated.
Bisbop Foster said that the last ballot
taken on Tuesday for Iho second ngonl
of the Cincinnati b < * > k concern was
reported bv the tellers. Ho then ruad lb <
resullns follows : Whole number of vote :
cost , 4111 ; necessary to u choice , 'JIIJ ; Curts
jU : ; Stowe , ISO : rest scatlcrlng. Dr. Lmu
Curts of Chicago was tlieroloro doclarei
elected as Iho associate of Dr. Cranston Ii
tbo management of ttio Cincinnati hook con
ccrn. Dr. Curts is in iho prime of life and i
considered nn nolo business man as well as
successful preacher.
The ballot for the secretary of the Su'nda1
Subool and Tract society was then taken am
\\hllo Iho tellers retired to count the cloctio
of an editor for the MclbodUt Review wa
commenced. J. W. Mendcntinll , the prc
sent editor , was the only nonlncp.
The chairman announced thai the teller
bad smirk a snag. They had found ballot
with names upon them having dllTeront in
tials from iho Initials of tne candidate :
What to do with such ballots was the quo :
tlon lhat troubled ttio tollers. They wcr
Instructed by the conference lo count ull th
ballots where , In the judgment of the tellers
the inaccuracy of writing iho names wa
merely n mlslako of the voter.
* " On the ItliiernnrjProblem. .
Then came ttio special order , the consiaei
ntlon of the report on Itinerancy , proposin
to strike out thai section In the dlsclplln
providing for the five-year limit on the pa <
torati' , and to allow the bishops an
providing elder to exercise iho authority I
bond u mlnUtur back to the sauo place yea
uftor year if their judgment considered sue
action expedient.
Dr. Arthur Edwards , editor of the Nortl
western ChrUtian Advocate , published a
Chicago , was the first speaker. Ho favore
thu Idea of abolishing thu live-year limit. 1
was helil , bo salJ , by snino that this woul
abolish the Ulmu-uncy. It would ilojno sue
thing. Every pnstorato would close at tli
end of every year Just ns they do now. Th
would simply give ll.o bishops nnd presidio
ciders authority lo keep men in those placi
\vhnru Ihoy could bo ot iho greatest , buncf
to thu church and It would entirely remo\
the apparent claim of the pastors upon It
right to bo kept in thu same place for ih
year * .
The report from the tellers upon the olei
tiou of the secretary for the Sunday Scho
and Trnct society was then announced. ,
1.1. liulbuiti was elected almost unat
inously ,
Dr. llnrklej'a Splendid Indorsement.
Then came the most enthusiastic wave
the day. It was upon the election of nn cd
tor for tbo Christian Advocate of New Yor
Rev , Dr , Maltisof the Now York Eastconfu
em-u. In a neul little speech which had to I
fchori on account nt the rules , nominated D
J. M. Buckley , who has boon editor of thi
the chief pa | > cr of the church , for t\vol\
yearn. The nomination was greeted by
general burst of appluuso all over Iho hou
tbo galleries joitiini ; in the onlhuslam.
When the applause hud subsided Biiho
Foster nikcd :
'Am I to understand that this Is to boti
unanimous nomination of the conference ! "
"Ye * , > es , " shouted a score of delegates.
If the rule * vl the coufercnco had PC
milled U Dr. Buckley would undoubtedly
have been elected by n rising vote , but
the rules provide that n ballot mutt
bo taken on nil elections. The ballot
for editor of the Christian Advocate was
then taken.
The fact thnt tbo conference WM trylnc to
carry on two kluds of business at the same
time , sandwiching thorn in , made the session
somewhat Irregular. The elections moved
along ns fast as the two sets of tellers could
count nnd return with results , nnd between
ballots the cotiferenco took up resolutions
and committee reports , culling them short
off whenever the election machinery cleared
Its cogs for another whirl.
Some Other * Klecteil.
The tellers cimo In with Iho result of the
election for editor of the Methodist Review.
Dr. J.V. . MondcnhaU was elected by n very
largo majority. Ho has been editor of the
Review durinc ttio lastquadrcnnlum.
Dr. D. H. Moore wn nominated for the
editorship ot Iho Western Christian Advo
cate , published nt Cincinnati , His nomina
tion nrouacd nimost ni much enthusiasm as
that of Dr. ituckloy for the Now York editor
ship.
ship.Dr.
Dr. Moore has been the special champion nf
the women in the creal discussions lhat bavo
been wugud In the church for several yours
upon iho admission ot women ns delegates to
the general conference. His nomination for
the editorship of the Western Advocate ivas
hcnrlilv seconded by n score of delegations.
After the ballot was tuken the tellers re
tired and the report of iho committee on Itin
erancy regarding iho tlmo limit was
again taken up. Rov. Mr. Ackcrman of
Tennessee made a speech In which ho
made some prolty lively thrusts nt the pre
siding elders and .bishops. The speaker cre
ated a good deal of morrlmcnt. The confer
ence guvcd him by yelling "louder" when ho
was yelling at the ton of his voice.
A minority report from the cotnmlttco was
then presented , opposing ibo nboltsbmcnt of
the llvo year limit.
llivoM I.lfo Pnstorntef.
Dr. Cnawcll of southern California WAS
In rnvor of a majority report. Ho
held lhat the needs of the church and Iho
judgment of Iho bishops and providing elders
should decide upon the appointments and not
tbo almanac. "What would the couiilry
have thought of President Lincoln , if ho had
removed General Grant , nt the end of the
second year of the war , to olnco somebody
clso at Iho head simply on account of some
trivial rule lhat called lor n.change I" Ibo
speaker asked.
Such an action as thnt would have been
just about ni wise , the speaker said , as Iho
present method of moving Methodist minis
ters at the end of every live years without
regard to the condition of work they were
doing , lie believed in keeping men in the
places where they could do Iho most good ,
regardless of tbo number of years. Ho liked
the idea of llfo pastorates.
Thnn the re-su'lt of Iho b.illot for editor of
the New York Christian Advocate came In.
U was read as follows : Total number of
votes cast , 4W. ( Dr. J. M. Buckley got 31KJ ;
Dr. J. H. Polls. Ill ; Fran cos E. Willard , 15
( applause ] and Iho rest scaitering. Them
wcro several frivolous votes cast. Ono
was cast for Amanda Smith. Dr. Buckley
was declared elected.
The election of nn editor for the North
western Christian Advocate cnino next.
The nominees wore Dr. Arthur Edwards
nnd Dr. E. D. Whitlock. Dr. Edwards has
been editor of the Norlhwesieru Advocate
for twenty years.
After the ballot was taken , the tellers ra-
tired nnd the chairman announced Iho result
of Iho ballot for editor ot iho Wcslcrn
Christian Advocate nt Cincinnati , Dr. D.
H. Moore received 3'J3 , T. B. Neoly 10 , J. T.
Goucber 4 , and the rest scattering. Dr. D.
H. .Mooro was declared elected.
Conlernnce ( ioasip.
Thn contest over the editorship of the
Central Christian Advocate will close today
in all probability. The flcht seems to lie
between Dr. Creighton of Nebraska and Dr.
Bowman oung of Kansas City , uilhough
Dr. Goodwin of Illinois is coming round the
bend ut u rate thai Is calculated to make thu
aspirants redouble their efforts.
It is claimed by some or Dr. Crclghton's
friends that Dr. Bowman Young has struck
below the belt , by digging up some oliJ
stories about Dr. Creighton that were burieO
out of sight years HKO because they were
'
false from beginning toond. Thosoold'storles
rolled upon Dr. Crcightoti's character , uni
bis friends think it was not exactly the work
ot a Christian spirit ihut dug them up nt this
particular timo. Asldo from this the cam
pnlgn seems to have been conducted in a ver\
gentlemanly manner.
Tbo committee on episcopacy decided last
evening to recommend to the conference that
on Episcopal residence bo established in Eu
ropo. The committee nlso decided lo recom
mend that the bishops bo allowed to select
Iholr residences from Iho list in Ibo order o
Ihcir seniority.
Church Kxtenslon.
The subject of discussion at tbo mass meet
ing at Exposition ball last evening was
church extension nnd evnngelizatlon in cities
John E. Tenrles , jr. , president of tbo Brook
lyn Church society , presided And Rev. U. H
Carroll. D.D. , of Baltimore offered pr.iver
Addresses were mudo by Bishop Foss , Her
nco Hitchcock of Detroit , Rev. Georiro P
Moinos. D.D. , of Now York. J. H. Hobbi o
Chicago nnd W. A. Beach of Jersey City.
The speakers called attention to the fac
that the population ot the counlry was rap
Idly concentrating in the great , cities. The
powers of Satan wcro making Ibo cilics the !
principal balllolicld , and Iho church mus
moot iho emergency. How to do this sue
cessfully wai the great question which con
fronted the church. Tlio churches mu
unite their energies nnd efforts in order I
altam Ibo desired results.
ChlneHu IIxeliMlim.
The committee on Chinese exclusion mol
nt the Dcllono hotel last night nnd perfected
Iho roporl which Ihoy will mnko lo Iho general
oral conference. As was expccleii , UK
committee will express their unfnvorabl <
opinion of thn Chinese exclusion bill , am !
recommend n memorial to President liar
rlson expressing tbo sentiment of Iho confer
cnco. The report was not agreed on with
oul some discussion , nnd il is possible that i
minority rcporl may ba submllloj.
K ! > Vll'Jtll DI'.ATH.
l.leutcnnnt Onteuood und a Ilruvo Com
panlon Illown ITpat Tort MuKlnncy.
Bt'iTM.o , Wyo , , May 18. [ Special Tele
grain to THE BKK. ] Fire broke outoarlj
this morning In tbo ountoan building at For
McKiunoy and entirely desiroyed iho cav
alry quarters and the canteen. Lleutonan
Gutowood , the captor of Geronlmo , nnd i
private of the Sixth cavalry volunteered tc
enter and blow up the building to arrest thi
progress of tbo lire.
Tno powder exploded prematurely , blow.
Ing Gutowood across tbo room. A cry wai
raised thai another bag ot powder was yo
lo explode and all ward warned back fr'on
Ibo building.
In iho fuco of this a private , whoso narai
could not bo learned , dashed forward ti
rescno Lieutenant Gatowood. Tbo lattci
emerged from tno building as it collapjot
D and both ho and nls intended rescuer wen
crushed uy ibo falling timbers. Tholattcr'i
0 arm uas broken , Lieutenant Gulowood wa' '
much burnt and his letl arm badly t-lialteroi
from Iho elbow down , but although his in
Juries are very severe they are not Ihouuhl
lo bo dangerous. The Iwo cavalry troops ar (
now under canvas on iho imrade grounds ,
FOHT Romsfov , Nob. , Mav lS.-Spoclal [
Telegram to Tim BEU.J A serious llro oc
curreJ hero this morning at 3 o'clock in tbi
a.'iartors occupied by Lieutenant Jackson
Niulh cavalry , and Llouienant Lnlitto
Kichth Infantry. It had been smolderlni
under tbo floor for an Indotlnlto tlmo
Llcutenunl Jackson's servant was sleeping Ii
the buck of tho. house aud uas awakened
nearly suffocated by the smoke. Ha srlici
0 bin curbiuo and alarmed the garrison. Afte
a un hour of hard work they succeeded Ii
1 ronouorlng the flames , bul nol until the tloo
was chopped up in several plncei. The sid
walls bad to be penetrated in order to gc
water lo the lire , the building being adobe
was pretty thoroughly saturated with wale
and will probably necessitate ibo building o
a new one. The loss in personal effects o
the two oflleer * wa * considerable.
SILVER MEN SAT DOWN ON
Their Attempt to Saddle the Sundry Civil
Bill with a Rider Defeated ,
SPEAKER CRISP RULES AGAINST THEM
Yentrrilijr'n Proceeding * In tlio Homo The
bcniitn Piuses tlio House Nntisl Ap
propriation lull with Several
Amendments to It.
WASHINGTON- a. , May 18. The silver
question wns ttio fcatura of Interest In the
louse todny , nnd much to the disappoint
ment of the sllvorltos the speaker sustained
he point of order raised against Mr. Bar-
tine's frco coinage amendment to the sundry
civil bill , and the house clinched the matter
by upholding Mr. Crisp's decision.
Later on Mr. Bland offered nn amendment
for the coinage of all silver bullion purchasad
and now In the treasury into standard silver
dollars.
Points of order \voro raised against the
amendment and the speaker reserved his de
cision , which Will bo awaited with interest
by the free coinage men and their opponents
allko.
After the transaction of routine buslnesi
the house then went Into committee of the
whole ( Mr. Lester of Georgia m the chair )
on the sundry civil bill.
Mr. Smith of Arizona moved to Increase
from $ IIUM)0 ( ) to MW.OOO the appropriation
for surveying the public lands.
A Her soinn Uob.ito it compromise was ar
rived at and the appropriation fixed nt
Killed Against tlio Silver Men.
The chairman then proceeded to pass upon
the point of oulor raised by Mr. Tracy of
Now York , against the clause providing for
cleaning and reissue of minor coins. Tbo
chair ruled thnt there win an existing law
lor iho paragraph and ovorruloil the point of
order.
The second part of the same paragraph
providing for the coinage of uncurront coins
ho ruled to bo out of order , being unable to
find any law authorizing such recolnnse.
The eh.iir also overruled the point of order
raised ngnlnst the clause for thu rccoinag" ! of
ubrased minor coins. The chair then ruled
on the Barlino free coinage amendment. It
was plain to him that it was a change of ox-
Isllne law nnd therefore not in order. Ho
sustained the point of order.
Mr. Bartlno nppealea from the decision of
tha chair.
Air. Uartino's appeal was lost by a vote of
135 to 2- .
Mr. Bland voted with Bartino.
Mr. Bland then offered mi amendment
providing for the coinage of all silver bullion
purchased nnd now In the treasury into
standard silver dollars , ibo cost to bo paid
out of the solgnorago arising from the
coinage of bullion , tlio remainder of the
soignorago to bj covered into the treasury as
available money.
Air. Dlngloy's Point of Order.
Mr. Dlngley of Maine , nnd later Mr. Tracy
of Now York , raised points of order against
the amendment.
Mr. Dingloy , in support of the point of
order , said that the now legislation proposed
to Impose on the silver profit fund in the
treasury a now and distinct churgo , viz. ,
the cost of coinage of silver dollars , instead
of reducing the amounts the bill now cover
ing it increased them to tliat amount. Tno
chair 'reserved Uls "decision until to
morrow.
Mr. Herbert of Alabama moved to strilio
out ( under the head of ecological survey )
tbo appropriation for palconlographlo re
searches. Agreed to.
Mr. Simpson of Kansas offered nn amoad-
ment. providing that $ < KOOJ , of the nopro-
printion for topographic survovs DO expended
in North and South Dakota , Nebraska , Kan
sas nnd Oklahoma for the purpose of devel
opment of the water supply of thcso states.
Subsequently , nftor deoate. ho moilllied his
amendment by striking out the words "for
the purpoto of developing the water supply
of these states , " uud as modlliud the amend
ment was agreed to.
Pending further ao'.lon thn committee rose
and iho bouse adjourned.
IN TIIIISKNATli.
Mr. Pet t ( grow Illscs to u Point of Order
Pining ! ' of tlio Nauil Appropriation 1)111.
WASHINGTON- . C. , May 18. President
pro torn. Manderson presided today in the
senate. Mr. Pettigrew , chairman of the
quadro-contonnial committee , rising to n per
sonal explanation , sent to the clerk's desk
and had mail a Washington dispatch to the
Chicago Times of April ! iO charging that ho
wanted a g.00,000 public building ut Deadwood -
wood , S. D. , and bad told Representative
Nowborry of Illinois In the house that if ho
( Mr. Nowberry ) did not report that bill fa
vorably in the house bo ( Mr. Pottigrew )
would "not report the World's fair bill in the
senalo. The statement , Mr. Pottlgraw con
tinued , was untrue In every respect , nnd as
proof of its falsehood ho had rend a letter
rrom Mr. Nowberry conflrnilng his statement.
Nuvul Appropriation Hill.
The consideration of the naval appropria
tion bill was rcsmno.1 , and Mr. Cocurell
continued his argument against tbo amend
ment reported by the senate committee on
appropriations for the construction of n sea
going coast line battleship , one harbor de
fense double turret ship of the monitor tviio ,
four light draft gun boats and six torpe'do
boats. Referring to Mr. Allison's assertion
that there would bo a surplus of $ , ' 5,000,000
in the treasury on the 1st of January next , or
any surplus It would ho because ibo adjust
ment aud payment of largo items would be
delayed aud postponed in tbo Treasury de
partment. Ho opposed the pending amend
ment as ho also opposed the increase pro
vided for in tbo house bill.
Mr. Butler said ho would vote with grant
pleasure for the senate amendment , and il
tie had tm own way ho would provide fet
four battleships.
After a 'ong discussion the question was
taken on tbo senate amendment and it was
agreed to. Yeas , 33 ; nays , 18 , as follows :
How They Voted.
Yeas Messrs. Aldrlch. Allison , Black-
bum , Butler , Casey. Chandler , Cullora ,
Davis , Dawns , Dolph. Dubols. Folton , Frye
Galllngcr , Gorman , Hoie , Hunsbrouph , Haw-
los. Hiirslns , Hlscoclf. Mnndorson , Mitchell ,
Morgan , Paddock , Proctor , Kan so m , Saw
yer. Sanders. Sboun , Stanford , Stockoridco
Teller aud Washburc-33.
Nays-Messrs. Horry , Blodgott , Cockroll ,
Coke , Gray , Hill. Jones of Arkansas , Kvle
McPborson , Mills , Palmer , Pascoo , Puffer
Pugh , Turplo , Vilas , Voorheos und Waltball
IS.
IS.Mr. . Teller offered nn amendment , appro-
prlatlng frt.OOO for the purchase of one
eight-Inch caliber high power steel rillo and
$ .5,000 for maulng trial tests for three or more
rapid lire , twisted one-pound breech-loading
rilled guns and an equal number of three-
jiounders and thirty-two pounders , aud It
was agreed to without discussion or division ,
Mr. Mandoraon offered an amendment np
preprinting 1100,000 for the purchase of tor-
podocs and It was agreed to.
The bill was then reported from tbo committee
mittoo on the whoo ) to thn senate. The
amend menU were all agreed to anil tbo bll
was passed without a division.
Adjourned ,
i Not < > 4.
WASIIIXHTON- , C. , May 18. A now departure
parture in legislation is suggested In a Join
resolution today by Mr. Hnyos of Iowa , pro
poslne nn amendment to tbo constitution o ;
the United States , providing that i.o pcnsioi
nor any pay or emolument that does no
cease with actual service shall hereafter hi
granted , allowed or paid to or on accoun
of any loldler cr sailor , except under pro
visions of law existing at the tlmo of enlist
meat , nor unle s made wlthla two yean
from the tlmo the right to the same accrues
under tha law.
The orders to the Concord to go to St.
Louis wcro countermanded this afternoon on
receipt of Information from the pilot of iho
vessel thnt the trip w s unsafe.
John M. Lackey , private secretary to Gen
eral Hosecrans. secretary of the trcnsurv ,
committed suicide today oy shooting himself
through the head , while laboring under tem
porary insanity.
NO 1-AITII I.V CI.iVplANI > .
Dclimnrn Democrats Not Inclined to Kn.
cnuruco Ml * Ciitiilldnc- .
WASHIXOTON Buncvu or THE Bqn ,
513 FOoitTRnxTii STUCRT ,
WASIII.NOTON , D. C. , May 18.
Delaware democrats have become alarmed
over the political outlook In tholr stnio. For
some days John F. $ aulsbury of Wilming
ton , Del , , a nephew of ox-Senator Snulsbury ,
and an intimate friend of cx-Sonator and ex-
Secretary Baynrd , ha boon bero in cous'ultn-
lion with Senator Gorinun nnd other promi
nent democrats. Ho says Mr. Cleveland ,
cannot carry Dolav/ixro and that If ho Is
nominated they will glvoup all hopo.
Senator Hipgms nnd other republicans
say that Is tno truo'condition nnd It is the
bjlicf among democrats ns well ns lopub-
llcuns that it is extremely doubtful whether
the state of Delaware will cvor bo gotlon
back into the democratic column. President
Harrison's administration has been so ac
ceptable In tbo state that the mugwump * and
conservative business men ns well as
farmers have como over to him , almost In n
body.
This evening's Star says that the Minne
apolis and St. Paul pcoplo are responsible to
n large degree for Iho.npll-Harrison talk nnd
that they uro nctuatod'ruy mercenary motives.
These two cities hnvo"-rulscd a largo sum of
cash with which to moot the expenses of iho
convcnlion. They therefore want a long
session so as to reap the commercial benefit ,
nnd have been nud are now using nil their
efforts to disnousn Iho , mind of Iho public
Ibal the president will ba vcnomlnatod by ac
clamation and that the convcnlion will bo of
very short duration. Tboy nro , the Star
says , doing nil they can to create the Impres
sion that the president's reuotnlnntlon is
doubtful uud iho session of the convention
will bo prolonged by vranclos nnd conten
tions so us to draw a large crowd and keep
it with thuin. i
Upon tbo recommendation of Senator
Polllgroiv and olhor. < < - Ward J. Williams
of Walertown , S. D. . son of Iho late Gen
eral Williams of that city , who was register
of Iho land ofllca nt tha tlmo of his death ,
was today appointed a , special agent of the
Interior department. - .
Senator Potligrow haslintroduced n bill to
pension Anna M. Craig ofSoulh Dakoln.
Dr. A. W. Orchard Swill bo appointed on
Iho pension board at .Qhadron to fill the
vacancy caused by tha resignation of Dr.
Waller. : *
Tomiy Senator Paddock recommended Orville -
villo II. Reader us poitmustor nt Osborne ,
Frontier county. < . * ,
Mr. Dovin Flnckloof this city is in Cedar
Rapid o , la. , ibo guest 'of ' his uncle , W. H.
Brady. ! '
The senate commitwM on appropriations
: ias agreed to add to tUo sundry civil appro
priation bill nn amendment appropriating
20,030 for survoyinc'ttndWiBtinclly marking
ay suilablo nnd permanent monuments Ibut
portion of the boundnlylino between Ne-
Draska nnn'South Dakbu vybicalles between
[ ho Ivcya Paha and.thajnaiu channel of the
Missouri rivor. \ i 'P. S. II.
Western tensions.
W\snisoTON , D. C. , ' .May IS. { Special
Telegram to Tnu'BEir.J The following list
of pensions granted U reported by TuB-Bcn-
nnd Examiucr Bureau cf.Olaijns. ; ,
Nebraska : Or.ginilf-kVbram SJiellbarger ,
George W. GuIdln , . < AivaForbos-G. . .
Houts , Joseph M. Wbittefl , Honfy P. Fowler
ler , Jonathan R. Small'iy , Hoary A. Burch ,
John Burky , Rasmus Nlelsou , Michael B.
Harp , James II. Ostrauder , George O'Con
nor , Albert R. Benjamin , Cbarlos R. S lira-
son , Joseph V. Illncbman. Additional Hob-
prt Brock , James M. Caranboll , Paul Litter-
man. M. Phelps. Towr.sond B. Huff , Jerome
Ii. Brocks , Jeremiah Shelter. Increase
James C. Daly , Edward Oamon.
OTAIl KEVUllfAC.lS3 3IEKT.
President Harrison In Knilorsed Party's
PoHitlnn Upheld.
SU.T LAKE , U. T. , May 18. [ Special Tele
gram to TMI : Bcc. I Tbo liberal republicans
of Utah met m convention here tonight and
elected Judge C. ( J. Goodwin , editor of the
Tribune , and Hon. Olarenco E. Alden of Salt
Lake , delegates to thi > ; Minnoapnlis conven
tion. The delegation will go uninstructcd.
Tbcro will bo a contest jn the national con
vention over tbo rights\ \ > f the delegates to a
scat. The Mormon icpublleans mot on May
3 and selected A. J. Salsbury of Suit Lake
and Frank Cannon of Ogcion , and the fight
will ba as to whom is entitled to the places.
The liberal republicans have maintained the
organization for eighteen years , white thu
now faction is an off-shoot of Ibo people's , or
churob party.
After the usual preliminaries Ibo platform
adopted declares in favor of protective tariff ,
Iho restoration of silver and the tree colnogo
thereot , denounces the Ireo wool measures
and approves tbo granting of bounties on
iVmcricdn niado sugar and denounces the
Utah legislature lor striking down that
bounty. The platform further declnres that
Iho Mormon church has bon a danger to the
American home , waiving the mattnr of
polygamy. The convention declares that It
saw no sign of sincerity on the part of iho
cnurch in political affairs and that tbo rule
of the priesthood has never been relin
quished.
The platform further says that all true re
publicans endorse Iho adverse report of Hon.
George D. Perkins of Iowa on the Utah homo
rule bill and declares that so long as present
conditions prarail , thu party will continue to
denounce the transparent conspiracy to dis
rupt tbo loyal republican organization. The
administration of Mr. Harrison Is endorsed
In all Its details and the convention looks
forward to a blight future for the party.
Dcliiirnro Delegates for Cleveland.
DOVEII , Del. , May IS. The democratic
state conventionheld bc'ro yesterday , elected
iho following delogaloj ( o thj national demo
cratic convention : Jlon.j Thomas F. Bayard ,
Hiram R. Beorte , Governor Reynolds , Hich-
ard H. Kenney , John W. Causay nnd Wil
liam L. Slrmou. The resolutions denounce
tno McICinley bill , oppose the frco coinage of
silver , and strocgly cnd raa Cleveland. Tbo
delegation was not inuructod , but all favor
the nomination of Cjcvojajid for president.
Kclcrtud Cleveland .Men.
Fitusxo , Cal. , May I i , Delegates from four
of tbo soren congressional districts in attend-
anc3 nt the state democratic convention last
night selected dclogatos lo iho national con
venlion , all Cleveland'men. '
AHsaullod mi Old Woman.
Four ROHINSOS , Neb. , May IS. fSpoda
Telogrnm lo TUB BjE , The lint assault In
tbo history of Fort Robinson occurred today
within a mlle of the garrison , A widow about
6'J years of ago has a small ranch about live
miles from here and has boon accustomed to
drive her own loam and wagon lo the post
and loading it with refuse hay from the
dump pile to take to her homo for her cattle.
Today while on ouo of her usual trlpi she
very kindly took a colored soldier named
Mlddlolon of troop F , Ninth cavslry. into
tno vtufton to carry him to the past. When
they arrived nl a liiuMy place In thu road ho
suddenly took tbo lines and stopped tbo team
and choking the old Udy back into the
wagon , accomplished bU purpose. Hear
ing horsemen approaching ho jumpei
out of the wagon and too < to the brush. The
horsemen , two soldiers , saw him nuiuliii ,
through the ravlno , and got near enough to
rccognlzo him. Tbo woman drove to the
pnsvnnd reported to the commanding ofllcer
who Immediately sent out guards , and In a
short time bad tbicomen in the guard bouse
under suspicion , Upun taking tbo woman to
tbo guard bouse , sbo at once pointed out
M Idd felon a % tbo man. He WM uUo lueutl
fled by the two soldier * .
SIOUX CITY STRICKEN
Sudden Rise in the Floyd River Hoods a
Third of the Town.
MANY PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THE TORRENT
.loven Lives Known to Have Been Lost nnd
Other Fatalities Fearad.
EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE HOMELESS
Two Thousand Head of Oattlo Drowned at
the Slock Yards.
VORK OF RESCUE NOW IN PROGRESS
tnslncss llnlldlncs Surrounded by Water
Which Is Still UlsltiR Rapidly nnd the
Uxtont or the riminclnl Diuimgu
Cannot Yet Ito Kstlm.itc'd.
Sioux CUT , la. , May IS. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB DEE.J At the ordinary staeo
of witor the Floyd river Is as insignificant
a stream as ever meandered in pastoral in-
Ignlticancc. Hut swollen by the continual
ruins until its never well defined banks wcro
obliterated , It was In poor condition to carry
nwny the Immcns3 Hood of water which
ell in the cloudburst of last night. A wave ,
moving ns n solid wall of water , swept down
hu narrow valley of the stream last night ,
roachlu ; ; this city curly this morning. The
Fl&yo. flows through the center of Sioux
City and along its banks nro the homes of
housands. To these the flood brought death
and the demolition of their homes.
The wave came n few mlnuto * after 7
o'clock.Vnrnlnc hadbeon _ sen' , a short
imo before to the inhabitants of the low
ands , but only a few of thorn had boon noti
fied. The Ural intimation was a volume of
water spreading over the banks to a depth
of three feet and throwing n mist
of foam before it. In n few
minutes iho wnter bad risen
aoovo the first Moors and several thousand
people lied In terror to iho higher ground.
Dentil Itodo the Wuvc.
The water rose four feet in an hour and n
naif , and from 9 o'clock continued to rise
steadily , but not so rapidly. Prob
ably one-third of the inhabitants of
tne city llvo on the low ground which is over
flowed. So rapid was the rlso of the tide
that great nurabsrs woraunnhlo to escape
and the work of roacueongaged every energy
of tbo poopleu
' At 1U o''clock"the fl'ro "alarm was sounded to
call out moro workers.
All the boats from the boat houses on the
Sioux river have boon brought in aua are
being used to save life and property.
Stuck Yards mid ICalli-oiidH Suffer.
The Missouri river Is very high , and when
ho flood in the Floyd rlvor struck
it the water dammed up and rushed over
the adjacent low gronnds. Tbo stock
yards and packing houses were situated at
the confluence of the two rivers , nnd they
were Instantly inundated. About two thou
sand bend of live stock were drowned thero.
Great numbers of dead stock have nlso bten
found floating down the Floyd river.
The whole railroad yards and switching
track district is under water and
tbcro has been Immense damage to
the roundhouses and otbor railroad prop
erty. The roundhouse of the Chicago , St.
Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha is damaged to
the extent of $10,000. That road , the Illi
nois Central and tbo Sioux City & Northern
enter the city by thi Floyd valley and allure
uro stopped. Not a train has loft Sioux City
today.
Eight Thousand People Homeless.
At 1 o'clock p. m. the water hod reached to
JonningR street on Fourth street. The
Hotel i'owlc ar.d the Boston Investment
company's building nro surrounded with
water. The union depot was cut off at 9
o'clock.
It Is estimated that 8,000 people ha > ro been
drlvon from their homes. All busi
ness Is suspended. The Chamber of
Commerce organized this raornintr for relief
work. Before noon the ladles had several
soup and lunch houses opened for the flood
sufferers. It Is Impossible yet to estimate
the loss of property , but It will bo largo.
There is only ono telegraph wire wonting
out of the city nnd that runs to Omaha.
It is not in good condition , and tbo work of
sanding out news is greatly retarded.
I.ATKH Kin'OKTS.
Terrible Loss of Life , nnil Dnmngq to
Property Will Itrntih Mlllloni.
Sioux CITV , la. , May IS. ( Special Tele
gram to THE BEC.I 8:15 : p. m. The water
is slowly receding tonight. A citizens
meeting at the court house is organizing to
provldo several thousand people with
shelter. The damage to property will roach
$1,500,000. The loss of the Hioux City &
Northern railroad will exceed * 200,000 ,
Miles of cedar block paving has been
washed out. At noon 375 people had
registered for rolicf , and tbo applications
had then only just begun.
The scenes along the verge of tbo waters
are pitiful. The loss of llfo will bo very
largo , although it is difficult in this confuilon
to loam names. At Sprlngdalo , a suburb , a
woman has stood In tbo second story of n
house POO yards out , holding her baby out o :
the waters aad Is still tboro at 8 o'clock to
night. Two men have been drowned In the
attempt to rescue her. The dlftlculty has
been the gate of wind , which has blown
great gun * all day. Houses are being
broken up all the tlmo.
J'uiiiU for I'lixid SufTereri ,
Tbo city council tonight at a special
meeting appropriated 5,000 In aid of flood
sufferers. Citizens will ral o many times
that amount. No appeal will ba made for
ouUUlo assistance.
Later accoun Is show that the loss of life
ins been much greater th , , t first reported.
It will probably be twentj - twonty-llvo.
Thcro Is neither gns not U ctric HB&ti B
joth plants tire under waW 1
Pnrtliil t.lnl of Hi ? tlm .
A partial list of the pcrst "mown to bo
drowned is ns follows ; \ i
FRANK HENDERSON , \ innd child.
Two boatmen , unknown , f . „ >
A. P. McCLEARAT. I t\ \
An unknown Scandinavian ? 'oung's ice
loujo.
MRS. PETER HASMUSSCN nnd two
children.
Two unknown men near Fourth street
near Fnlrmount bridge.
Unknown man nt bloux City it Northern
vards.
I'ASMNO til' Till ) STOCK YAUDS.
No Tlino to llr r\to Iho Cuttle Mow the
Kntplo > e K capcd.
Siorx CITV , la. , May IS. JSpoclM Tele
gram to Tin : Uii.J : The first warning of the
approach of the flood given ttio steels yards
company was n telephone message
vnrnlng them to prepare for high
voter and slating tliat the Seventh
street bndgo hnd gene out. The wbolo
available force of the yards and all by
standers who could ho induced to nsslst wcro
it once put to work In an endeavor to got all
stock out or the yards. A long train of
empties were sent down to the chutes , but
jcforo the cars could bo loaded nnd pulled
auay a rush of water came iitul put out the
Ires in the engines and they were compelled
o remain ,
Tuo attendants nnd yardmen who had not
time to oscapj wcro perched on the roofs of
cars , waiting to be rescued or for the sub-
sldenco of the Uood. The rush of waters was
so great that a number of tbo commission
men nnd their employes could not escape.
They took refuge in the third story of the
Exchange building , while the water had
risen to .vithln an inch of tbo first floor.
i\cr.vtlilMK ; I'loiilcd A nay.
The sccno nt the yards is almost inde
scribable. The rush of waters came down
across the bottoms , ns the overflow of ttio
river at llrst flowed out on the cast bank.
At 10:1(0 : ( solid blocks of hog pens wcro seen
swaying with the motion of the
wind and waves , und in n short
.Imo they began moving down stream ,
i'ho new division started first , nnd
then almost the whole block started off down
street , and the report of the rending nnd
breaking of timbers sounded almost llko ttio
sharp crack of cannon. At 11 o'clock tbero
was not n sign of the hog ynrds loft ,
The largo corn cribs , containlut : several
thousand bushels of corn , were nlso
carried nway. Scale bouses and all
buildings wcro taken with tbo flood. The
cattle yards at the time mentioned wcro
mostly intnct , but iho south portion was
floating with tbo evident possibility that It
would soon follow tbo bog pens und sheds.
About tbrco loads of hogs were all that were
confined in the hog yards. Two double
decks of these purchased yesterday by Cud-
ahy Brothers of Milwaukee were detained
last night by washouts. On the approach of
high water they were loaded into Milwaukee
doubles , but theywero-nUa detained by the
water putting out tbo fires In the cnglno.
When seontfrom tbo south , the engine had
careened to tbo east and ono of the cars Co
the west. The roadbed is composed mostly
of osbos , and ttio engine and cars settled
down into the mud. Tbo elevated chutes
loading from division No. 3 to Iho old Boogo
plant , into which quite a number of cattle
had been driven , collapsed on ibo washing
away of the supports , and most of the cattle
wcro drowned. It is feared that the walls
of the packing houses are badly Injured. An
immense amount of stored meat is certainly
destroyed.
Watching the Hood.
The elevated road nerved ns a great point
of observation to thousands of onlookers.
Every car from Jonoi street to tbo Lcccn
street station was crowded with refugees
and sightseers , and from stalion to stalion
the tracks were lined with men and boys.
Muny were armed with ropes and long poles
ready to render assistance should tbo oc
casion require. And their services were
brought into uo n great many times nnd
numerous live ? were saved in consequence.
William Mills , n laboring man , was ono of
these. Ho came sailing down with the tldo
in what appeared to bo a common dry goods
box. Long before ho rcncbcd the trcstlo
work ho had attracted the people's attention
and the llfo saving crow. A rope was lowered
and In waiting' . Just before ho reached it ,
bowovor , the box turned and Mills all
out missed the rope. Ho succeeded In
grasping hold and was quickly hauled up
onto the elcvatod tracks. A number of lives
were saved In the snrao way. At the Omaha
bridge there is piled up on the other side
thousands of now railroad tlos , and reaching
out from each sldo of the plor for n distance
of nearly 200 foot the tlos are wedged in
solidly up to n helcht of nearly twenty
foot. It was hero that tbo 'Wost fam
ily mot disaster. MM. West and her
littio 5-yoar-old Nellie were unublo to get
away from the flood in timo. The father
and two children were safe and the rescuing
party were roturnlng for Mra. West and her
child when the waves swnpt the house away.
They floated down with iho roaring current
until this bridge was reached. The building
was torn asunder , and by the tlmo the
stock yards bridge vvns reached there was
scarcely nnythlnir loft on which lo bold. At
this bridge an engineer sucfoodoJ In saving
the woman. But the woman's physical
strength was unequal to the mother's love
and she was compelled to relinquish her
*
bold on her child , \Vitb a despairing cry of
"Mamma" tbo child disappeared beneath
the waves. _ _ _ _
Muny ilallroaiU Damaged.
Four DOPOB , la. , May 18. [ Special Telegram
gram to THE Bcu.J The worst deluge foi
many years visited this section last night ,
Haiti commenced fulling about 4 p. m. and a' '
8 something like a succosiion of cloudbur&u
came. Water foil in sheets and the city wai
inundated. The rain continued during the
night and by morning six Inches bad fallen
The Dos Moines rlvor rose seven feet during
the night , and morning found It n raging
torrent. Tula rlso was ibo most rapid ovoi
soon hero. The rlvor is now at n dangerous
height and Is still slowly rising.
The Rock Island is submerged'and Sol
dlor creek bottom is covered with water.
Several families living In small houses on
tbo flat were drlvon out by water during tlu
night. The big Heath oat meal mill Is agali
in danger. A dyke has been built , whlcl
keeps the backwater away , but a rlso of twc
or three feet will bring ibo main stream tc
ibe mill. All the railroad * are buffering
The Illinois Central from hero to Bloux City
moved today west of Marcus. Superintendent
ont Qulmby snyi 8,000 feet of track It
washed out. Between Mansoa and Pouieroj
tbero is A 800-foot washout. The rallroai
bridge ever tbo Lizard rlrer threatens to gc
out every moment. Tbo track cannot bo In
condition for business for at least iwt
days.
The town of Cherokee Is aealn flooded , bul
no orious damage is reported. Ou the Mln-
neapolls & St. Louis bad washouts nro r -
ported. No trains ran to or from Dca
Moines todny. The Mason City ft Fori
Dodge road has some bad \\nsliouts on 1U
Lchlgh branch.
IN A.NU AllOl'T ' Pl.ATlXMOt'TII.
Swollen Strenmi Oterllou- Their llnnkc
nnd Do Much Dimmer.
Pi.msMOUTit. Neb. , My IS. [ Special
Tclegrnm to Tun Ben. | For Iho past
twenty-four IIOUM this cltv hns been prac
tically cut off from railway communication
with Omaha and the west. Only ono train
has managed to arrive from the wesl todny.
The Burlington's flyer , duo here at 5 o'clocu
last night , got In here nt 11 this morning ,
coming by way of Soulh Omaha nnd the cut
off. The big landslide between Gibson mul
Bellcvuu , on ibo Burlington's main line , and
the washout west of hero on the old lln
prevented nny travel.
The recent honvy ralus nro beginning to bo
tell very severely nt this point. It mined
steadily nil day yesterday nnd Inst night , nnd
the creeks throughout thu counly nro
swollen teen enormous extent. Four Mlle
crook wosl or hero swopl nwny ovcrjlhlngla
iho wny of trees nnd fences and bridges , out
so fnr ns henrd from there is no loss of lito or
entile. The waior was higher Ihnn cvor
known before nt ibis point. Where the creek
empties Into the Pintle , some six miles
northwest of here , the Burlington brldgo
wns swept nwny.
The Plutto , already swollen fnr beyond IU
usual size , refused to carry the water of the
Four Mile , nnd the water rose onto the
bndco until the structure was carried out ,
togoiher with ono milo of track. The com
pany has been unable to repair the damage ,
owing to the continuous high water. Thcro
Is no prospect nf nny rain tonight ,
The landslide near Gibson Is said to bo in
the same condition ns when It occurred. 1'ho
earth is so WJt that It falls In ns fast ns it
is carried out , nud It Is oxpcotcd thnt two
days will elapse before nny trnlllc will take
place on this lino.
The Burlington's No. 1 for Denver reached
this place on tlmo at 3 o'clock tnls morning ,
but nftor holding it until 11 Iho company
scut II back to Pacific Junction , aud sent Ik
west by way of Rulo.
The Missouri river rose two feet here last
night and is still rising lonlghl. A hlgtx
north wind prevailed all day and drove
the angry waters oft the rlvor high ,
over tbo Io va shore. The xvntor has torn
nwny the Iowa side of the river with snvago
fury. The wind sent waves dashing over the
hank twenty foot high. There is some dan
ger thnt if the water continues to rise the
river will overflow Its banks at a point north
of Pacific Junction , nnd if it does it is feared
that the town will bo swept away.
The B. & M. nulway recently changed Its
division point from Ibis city to the junction ,
but they nro preparing lo return lo thli
point. People In the bottoms nro preparing
lo loavn for safety. ICeg Creek , soulh of Ihe
junction , is badly swollen from rams nnd lha
backwater of Iho Missouri from this plac *
resembles an immense lako. *
The wnlor in Iho Plulto river lonight Is
reported lo bo level with the top of the approaches
preaches lo tno Missouri Paclllo bridge ana
it Is feared that the structure will go out.
South of this place , on Iho Missouri Pa
cific , the roadbed is very soft aud no train *
arc running except these positively neces
sary. " The now time card of Ibo ruad cannot
bo put into effect for at least two weeks.
LINCOLN AGAIN rLOODKD.
llosldrnU of the Knit Creek Ituttoina
Ill\i-n from Thrlr lloinci.
LINCOLN , Neb. , May 18. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BBB.I The floods which last
week spread ever the Salt creek bottoms
were relapsed last night and today. Yester
day the walers rose slowly all dny , but most
of the people living on the lints , who hnd ,
returned to their homes , lolt secure. Rain
commenced falling in a torrent shortly after
4 In the afternoon and Iho down pour did not
censu uclil ufler 10 o'clock last night. At
midnight the already high waters bcgan to
rise still higher. Couriers were sent from
house to house to warn the In
habitants of Impending dangor. In
two bouses the water had risen as many
feet and many people were compelled to flea
in their night clothes. The police were
notified and many families were assisted to
escape by the oQIcors. The wind blow a per
fect hurricane all night and many pcoplo
were rescued with dlfllculty.
This morning tbo flood had risen at least
two feet higher than it did last week. Tbo
waters bad crossed the Union Pacific and
Burlington tracks nnd ox tended as Tar east as
Eighth street. It will bo impossible to make
an estimate of the damage unlil iho waters
recodo. Nearly ten blocks of cedar
blocks pavement were washed away or
undermined so badly thai thov will have to
bo relaid. The water invaded the works of
Iho Buokstaff Vitrified Brick company and
put out the fires in the half-burned kilns.
Kir. Buckstaff estimates tils loss at from
0,000 to ? S,000. Basement stores of several
large wholesale stores were lioodod. All
railroad tracks wcro badly washed out and
trains in and out worct abandoned all day ,
The electric light plant was Injured so badly
thnt neither arc nor incandescent lights are
being furnished lonight.
Waterloo In ( ! rcit Dancer.
WATKIII.OO , Neb , , May 19. [ Special to Tim
Bnn.J Countv Commissioner Van Camp \va
called here Itls morning to sea to tha repairing -
ing of the grade just northeast of town ,
where Iho hU'b water had cat it out. At
this point the wind IB throwing the water
thrco and four feel high , and It is feared it
will wash out the approaches lo the bridge.
Thu Elkhoru river raised another eight
inches during Ibo nlirbt , nnd Is now backing
iho wnlor up ibo dilcbcs in lown. It boa
also cul its way across the street about one-
half mlle west of town , and it is feared that
if the water still continue * to raise as It Is at
prcbont the river will change Its course and
run through the southern part of town and
join the main channel about two miles below
hero. i .
O'NEiu , Nob. , May 18. [ Special to Ttirt
Br.K. ] The rain still continues and lint
already greatly Interfered with the procrros
of Ibo season's work on the farroi. Small
grain is in good condition , but tbo ground !
too wet for corn planting. Tne Dazzlotnans *
Hnzclet Chicory company made contract *
last fall for Iho planting of about 'MO acres of
chicory this season , but so far ba\o boon
unable to got In but a small acreage. If tb
ground dries sufllclontly by the middle of
Juno they wilt finish the work. The com *
puny will erect buildings for drying tbo
chicory aud manufacturing it for the market ,
Uo/i . Neb. , May 18. [ Special to Tni
HKC.I Tin heaviest rain of tbo season fell
Mondav evening and a largo portion of the
town u under wa'.or , The farmers here are
getting discouraged at the outlook for corn
planting.
NEWMAN OIIOVB , Nob. , May 18. [ Special
toTiiB UKB.J TDO rainy weather tbo past
month culminated In a soaking deluge yes
terday and last night. ,
DUNCAN , Neb. , May 18. [ Special to Tnd
Bui : . ] Yesterday it rained all day and every
thing was floating. Farm houses near the
Platte rlvor are compluloly surrounded. To
day a sirong gale Is blowing from the north
und dust and ? and 1s filling up the houses.
A corucril ) belonging to John Engel was
blown down uud completely dcstroyod , Tbo
wind and dust is so bad no ono dare renturo
out of doors. Business Is at a cotnploto
standstill.
CIIITB. Nob. , May 18. [ Special Telegram
toTnu BKE.J The 0-year-old son of Thco-
doro Llnkon , a farmer living four miles north
of here on the Blue rlvor. was blown In the
rlvor by the heavy fc'ulo this moiulng anil
drovnie'd.
NcniusKi Cur , Nob. , May 18. [ Special
Telegram to Tun UuK.J-Th9 MUlQUri U tp