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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JUNE d , 1803-SIXTEEN PAGES. RUIN WROUGHT BY THE RAIN Went Storm In Years Doca Great Datnngo to Property , [ 5 LOW DISTRICTS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED llonts Required to SRTO tliB lAict nrul Properly of Clllioni on North Twenty- fourth Street Motor Tracks mocked Uy rioatlnc Uclirli Hie H Is Impossible to tell what daylight will reveal when it breaks upon Omaha this sum mer Sunday morning , but it can not fall _ to : show In many quarters a scene of desolation /and destruction wrought by last night's flood. Never before was this city visited by such ' a downpour. It was not a cloudburst , at- L tended by a phenomenal fall of water for n f } few minutes , but It was n continuous pour- irig that showed no signs of abatement forever , -over three hours. ThO successive showers of the afternoon , that came and cleared away as on an April day , wcro followed by bright sunshlno about K o o'clock , and it was supposed that the fall fi was over , hut about 0 o'clock a black bank of | j clouds sprang up In the west and rose rapIdly - . Idly toward the 7.cnlth. There was a nottcc- ( .i able whirling nnd tumbling ns It traveled , ' nnd many people watcticd it with a great deal of apprehension. It was feared t'mt p there was to be a terrific wind storm , but no \ ono had an idea of the deluge that was to | follow. A few premonitory drops fell Just [ before 00 : ! ! , nnd then the water came with a 'rush. ' There wcro no lulls , and the storm ' did not put in any frills. The rain simply fell , and wherever a drop struck there was sufficient moisture deposited to Irrigate an acre of corn. Tested the Sewer Hystcm. It was scarcely any tlmo nt all until the gutters wcro rushing torrents , nnd inside of ten minutes tno gutters utterly failed to pro vide a passageway for the water , and the streets wcro filled from curb to curb. Then it was that substantial articles began to tnovo , Just as real estate by the acre had been moving in solution some minutes be fore. Sections of sldownllc went whirling down streets where there was the slightest suspicion of a grade , and closely following was all the dobrls that usually falls a prey to a surging flood. People rushed into the nearest doorways , nnd waited for the fall to cease , thinking that such a downpour could but bo of short duration. Minutes stretched into hdurs , and still there was no sign of abatement. On the other hand the constantly accumulating amount of drift deposited around the openIngs - > Ings ot the storm sewers , leading oJ course ' . to the obstruction of the outlet and the fill ing of the streets , served to give the Im pression that the storm was increasing. Stopped Street Trnlllc. The streets wcro deserted by humanity , save the hackmen , who busily plied their calling and earned dollars by thu hundred. Kven those who patronized them , however , were wet to the skin In a number of in stances in passing from the vehicles to their own doors , so violent was the fall of the rain. The electric cars stopped almost before the rain began , ns it was preceded by n flash of lightning that skipped along the trolley wires nnd Into thu power houses , where it set everything dancing and scared the elec tricians within an inch of their lives. At the power house at Nine teenth and Izard the display was par ticularly vivid , and the current was turned off with no greater loss of time than was necessary to throw the lovers. Within fifteen minutes after the beginning ol the storm all electrical power had been shut off , ' and for three nnd n half hours every 'car be longing to the electric system lay dead on the 'track scattered over miles oT roa'd , for it _ was iOlD : when the atmospheric' pyrotech nics had sufficiently abated to m'ako it safe for the engineers to again turn the current on the wires. It was not until ( ho storm had spent Itself that It was possible to mnko anything like a satisfactory examination to note the ruin that had been wrought , nnd oven then it was attended with a great deal of difficulty , owing to washouts , floating paving and flooded low places. Flooded the Patrick Avenue Koltoms , One of the first places reported asdcmand- Ing attention was on North Twenty-fourth street , near Patrick avenue , where tlio water was rushing down the draw from the vicin ity of Twenty-eighth and Lake and Hooded the paving at the first named point to n depth of rive feet. Houses wcro flooded and many families were compelled to move out. It covered the floor ol Carr's feed store , Just north of Patrick avenue on Twenty-fourth , to the depth of two feet nnd damaged the entire stock of hay nnd grain. It rushed down southeasterly toward Twenty-second and Grace and Clark I streets , and few houses wcro there in [ .its path that were reared sufficiently above 1 terra flrma to avoid the flooding of the lower J floors , while in n few instances it reached [ almost to the second story. Moveable arti- I clcs wore hastily carried up stairs , but the L water came with a rush that left little tlmo I to make ready for Its unwelcome encroach- Irocnt , nnd acres of carpets wcro submerged , { while coal nnd. kindling from the invaded Ijhcds wcro scattered ever thu t part of the [ city intervening between there nnd the river ' with' lavish hand. ft. The sufferers whoso plight appeared to be Itho saddest wcro the squatters occupying Ilium hovels along that low strip , and the [ ernders whoso tents have been pitched them Ifor some tlmo. Their indifferent shelters Iwero rudely overthrown by the first rush ol Itho flood nnd the pitiable wretches groped Ihlthcr and thither in the pelting rain on- Idcavoriug to save n few of their bclonirlngs , f but the suddenness of the shock seemed te I overcome them , nnd they soon gave up the attempt and waded hither and thither In the flood without any preference ns to whethei they should bo carried after what had gone \ before or stranded on some friendly pro 1 montory that the water could not reach | They had little to lose , but that little wont and there will bo none In Oinni.u today win I nro poorer as to this world's goods than they IllocUadcd the Car Traclts. After the electric power was again turnei on. there was no motor travel north of th < point of the Hood on Twenty-fourth street as the cars found it Impossible to cross UK torrent without burning out the motors by i short circuit , oven had the sidewalks , bar rels , crates , boxes and other drift matcria not precluded the possibility of successfu imssnpo. As the water formed an impassu bio barrier , no attempt waa made by tin street ear men to clear away the drift , al ' action being postponed until the oing dowi > of the waters. Such cars as wcro north re turned to Burdetto street , and wcro then Ijlong after midnight , whllo word was sen from thu power houses to the trainmen waite to inako themselves as comfortable as possl bio until morning. The lower floors of the long row of brlcl lints nt Twenty-fourth and Lake wcro in m. viuled by the water , which in some of then i was six feet deep , when tlu storm was a l"lta height , a piano box was noticed sailini out of the alloy jit that iralnt nnd heading fo the Missouri via the Patrick avenue at tin rate of six or eight miles an hour. Ono Hewer < Juvo Wny , Farther out Twenty-fourth street , the clt' camn in for n share ot the damage , as th' sewer burst and tlio paving for blocks wa speedily afloat. Bristol and Cumeroi streets wcro lluewisu upset , am hackmcn driving out that way will late fares had considerable difficult' ' in extricating their horses fro HI holes Jut which they wcro unwittingly driven , A Thirtieth and Bristol streets , where th horse car line ends , the driver was compelled polled to turn his horses in water tha rushed past there belly deep. Averaged Over an Inch un Ilonr. Inquiry at the weather bureau elicited th Information that at nlno o'clock the ralnfal measured three and cno-half Inches. Up t that tlmo there had been no perceptible d < crease in the violence of the storm and I continued with almost equal severity unti 10 o'clock , three and ono-half hours froi the tlmo of beginning , when the fa measured four aud one-half Inches. I WAR stated that on ft few occasions it had rained for n few minutes somewhat harder than It did last night , but for such A period of tlmo the fail was far In excess of anything on record slnco the establishment of the weather bureau here. No Information could bo obtained from the forecast official as to the general extent of the storm , ns reports nro not received on Saturday nights from surrounding towns and subordinate stations , The storm did not prove a bonanza for nil of the hackmen , as some of them sought to make too much out of it , and two horses fell dead on Sixteenth street from overdriving , whllo others were taken to the stable com pletely used up by their battle with the ele ments. Sewers Clogged , Cellars rilled. In the south part of the city it was Im possible last night to form any correct Idea of the extent of the damage , though It Is known to bo very largo and will undoubtedly reach many thousands of dollars. At Thirteenth and Jones streets It was the same old story. The sewers , becoming clogged , throw the water over the surface of the streets and Into the cellars and base ments. The squatters in the vicinity of the pas works found dry quarters In the upper stories of their buildings , where they re mained during the night , whllo bplow them vorythlng was a sea of water , filled wit I 'oatlng ' lumber , boxes nnd household fur- iturn that had broken loose from their moorings and had started on the Journey to "icpulf. In that part of Shnntytown , located on the tototns and south of the Willow Springs dls- Illory , everything was afloat. Water poured own from the hills in perfect torrents , Carrying along barns and outhouses. In ono nstunco a small barn In which n squatter lad tUxl his cow , was lifted by the flood and akcn into the river. On the north bottoms above the smelter nd north of Grace street many of the pco- lo were driven from their little huts by the ood. Sumo of them found shelter in the warehouses , whllo others thinking that : hcro was to bo a repetition of the high ivater chronicled during the days when N'oah built his ark and sailed about the ountry for several weeks , betook them elves and their children to the bluffs , re maining there during the night. Llvcil on tlio Kouf * Awlillo. The bottoms in the vicinity of the old Shcely packing house and nt the intersection ) f Twentieth and Poppleton avenue wore Hooded as usual , in some places the water pcing ten feet deep. This section of country 's inhabited principally by Italians who live n small shanties of one and two rooms each. rtio Hood came on so suddenly that the on- nipants did not have time to get to the high land * and In order to save themselves from ivatory graves they sought the roofs of their liuts , where they remained until the waters lind receded , after which they waded ashore. The whole country was inundated and pro- cntcd a curious spectacle , being one con glomcrated majs of Italians , children , 'liiehcn coops , cows , cats and dogs. In the Union Pacific and Burlington yards ho banks along the tracks washed down , covering the switches and main lines with sand and mud to the depth of a couple of "cot , delaying the trains and preventing heir arrival or departure. ' Damage In livery Direction. On West Farnam street a bad washout . arriod away a largo square of the cedar lilock pavement , which is now on its way to Ihu sea , going via the Little Pappio. Another largo section was undermined and s ready to fall in and make the street next o Impassable. West Lea von worth street is In a terrible ondition. as some of the high grades have been washed away , while in the cuts the banks have slid down , burying the street car tracks to the depth of five feet in some ilaccs. The high grade at Twentieth and Pierce streets , which was a bone of contention in the courts during the early spring , is no "onger one , for with it the water played sad iiuvoc , cutting great holes and gulleys in the soft earth. 1'ho three-story block owned by C.'L. Wright and situated at the southwest cor ner of Sixteenth and Howard streets , pre sents a partially wrecked condition , as it was undermined , during the early part of the sturm and the foundation seriously Injured. The aristocratic portion of the city out on St. Marys avenue is in a sorry plight. There most of the citizens havobuiidcd them banks to terrace and slope. Last night several of these beautiful banks were leveled to the grade of the street , leaving the front yards that many seas of mud. Tlio Sewer 1'layod Doomoranp ; . In a hardware store at Twenty-fourth and Seward streets the Hood let go its grip for a few moments and indulged in playing pranks. In this particular building there is ; i closet on the first floor. The cellar filled wijh water , submerging all of the pipe's , and by some unaccountable means the Hood got into the drain pipe. That started the fun , for a minute later the closet had the appear ance of being a fountain , shooting a three- inch , stream upward aud against tlio ceiling , Hooding the first floor and tilling the street. It Was AVnllc or Swim. While the storm was at its heighth not a car in the city turned n wheel. Tno electric lines were laid out early In the game , while the cables plodded along for an hour or two nnd then gave up the chost. This con dition of affairs continued during a greater portion of the night , though some of the lines got around nt midnight and took out the belated citizens. The Farnam street flro sent the electric lines to the walls , a * , all of the down town currents of electricity wcro cut off as GOOII as the general alarm was turned in , that there would bo no danger of the firemen coining in contract with tlio live wires , FUHEU.ISTS. ItV11I Ho Cooler In Nolir.isltn Tod.ty nnd North WlmU Will IIIow. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 3. Forecasts for Sunday : For Nebraska and South Dakota Cooler south ; winds shifting to northerly. For Iowa Showers ; cooler ; variable winds , shifting to northwest. Local Itocord. OPFICK or TUB WEATHER BUIIEAU. OMAHA , Juno 3. Omaha record of temperature and rainfall , compared with corresponding days of past four years : 1803. 1802. 1891. 1800. Maximum temperature. 77C 030 700 HQO Minimum toinporuluro. . 01 o & - > o OHO 5'jo Average temperature. . GH = > BBO 740 700 Precipitation . 1.14 .00 .00 1.H5 Statement showing tno condition of tem perature and precipitation at Omaha for the day and since March 1 , IS'JI ! ; Normal tcmnoraturo . , . , , , . . 08O Kxct-ss for the day . lo DcllcloiicyMnra March 1 . 27 no Normal precipitation . 17 Inch Kxcuss for the day . 07 Inch Excess slnco March 1 . , ,24 Inch GtouaE K. HUNT , Local Forsoail Orudal. Will Tlnco ( II , OOO.OOU In Ilonils. CIIICAOO , 111 , , Juno U. President Grconhut of the Whiskey trust loft for Peoria tonight , saying ho had accomplished his mission in se curing projKJsals for the sale of $1,000,000 bonds. Contrary to expectation he did not close the deal , nnd from the fact that the proposals will bo submitted to the meeting of the board of directors at Peoria on Mon day , it is believed that the amount bid was les's than expected , for Mr. Greanhut had stated on Friday that ho and Secretary Hen- ness oy would close up the deal today. Councilman McAndrcws left for Philadel phia yesterday , IgnazSchcdowlff contemplates n World's fair trip , upon which ho will start this week. P. II. Johnston of Custcr , S. U. , who is largely interested in tin mining property in that district , was in the city yesterday en- route to the 'World's fair. John Unbanczyk loft night before last on n business trip to Chicago , where ho will also take hi the World's fair before Ma return. New Yonic , Juno 3. [ Special Telegram to Tun BKK. ] Omaha ; F. C. Crable , Plaza ; W. 11 , Taylor , Westminster , Kearney , Neb. | G. W. Frank , Savoy. Miss Clara Jugenhau nnd Miss Sophie Wlnklcr of Omaha have loft the Hotel Savoy to sail on the steamship - ship Ems of the North German Lloyd line for lircii\eii. \ At the Mercer : II , II. Wallace , Tckaraah j George W. Estcs , Kansas City ; John Gaslor , Cuilllcothe , Mo. ; II. O. Mason , Boatrlco Dr. J. F. Martyn , Columbus ; 13. H. Gambeo , Milwaukee ; U. A. Smith and wife , O. E. Wellman. Geneva ; W. II. Alllpg , Chicago W. , L. Eddy , Grand Junction , la. ; U. L Fisher , Kansas City ; K. Schu elder , Sai Francisco. SMOOTH DEMOCRATIC SCHEME Preparing Sensational Stories About Pen sion Frauds All Over the Oonntrj , OBJECT THEY .EXPECT TO GAIN THEREBY Crentn Sentiment I'/irornnlo to tlio Hcpcnl oT the Dependent Pension Act Nnmci of reunion Appli cants to lie Published. WASHINGTON Bcnr.AU opTnn lr.E , | ] fi3 FountncNTir STOBBT , WASHINOTON , D. C. , Juno 3. ! f For the past two or three days the eas"tcni papers have been flooded with great stories of startllnc pension frauds In Iowa. Last week and the week before the sccno ot these frauds was lald'ln Virginia , and it is darkly hinted tonight that other sensational * stories arc to bo sprung upon the public from other states next week , in fact it begins to look ns though an area of discovery had sot In nnd that be tween this tlmo aad the date o.f thtf convert : Ing of congress the public Is thrcntcncdVflth a wholesale expose of the shortcomings of wicked practitioners' before'tho pension bu reau. It Is believed hero that all these stories of great frauds are sent out with 'a deliberate purpose nnd that purpose Is to discredit the pension Irvws as much us possible In order to create n sentiment favorable to the repeal of the dependent pension act , but unless they ' pan out" better than the Llmo Springs , ( In. , ) sensation they will probably fall short of their object. As far ns the details of the Iowa sensation have been received hero it appears that the only thing thus far discovered Is that a pen sion attorney charged a client an excessive fee , and that is douo frequently without creating a furore. In the meantime Secre tary Hoko Smith is contemplating n radical new departure. Ho says that ho will prob ably Inaugurate a plan for the publication of the names of all who apply for pensions. It ho carries this Idea Into effect ho will prob ably do moro toward preventing pension frauds than by any other means. Western 1'onslons Granted. The following names are given out from the pension bureau : Nebraska : Original widows , etc. Ann 13. Jones , Margaret Peacock , Mary Coylo. Iowa : Original Frank Back. Increase ilontgomery McCormlck , Lovl F. Compton , luqh M. Cory , Isaac N. Tyrrel , William Bain. Original Alfred Boll. Owen Nutt , William H. Calglcsse'r , William Dunbar. Additional Joseph B. Foster. Increase- lob H. Grace , Henry Clingman , Chandler Preston , Gustav Linn ; Ira Shlfllet , Jacob lileck , Horace Hawksj William W. Foyc. Reissue George Uumcl , William Baker. Original widows , etc. Caroline Carter , Dllvo M. Decker , minors of J. Zack. Frances 3ell , Sarah Hampson , Mary Thompson , -.ydia Kane , Margaret Lias , Nclldora Guernsey. South Dakota : Reissue Zadock Clarke. Original widows Nancy Hogers , Margaret { idgway , minor of Kufus J. Clement. He- S3UO Jonah C. Barton. Chances In the Service. The following army orders were issued today : Leave of absence granted Lieutenant 'olonel ' David Perry , Tenth cavalry , April J'J , Department of Dakota , is extended twenty days. Leave of absence for one month from the date of his reltof from recruiting duty is jranted Cuptalu Clayton S. Burbank , Tenth nfantry. Leave of absence for four months , to take jffcct on or about Juno 20 , is granted Major William M. Wherry , Sixth infantry. Captain Daniel T. Wells , Eighth infantry , will bo relieved from recruiting duty at his own request July 1 aud will then proceed to Join his regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Robert , corps of engineers , now stationed it Nashville , Tenn. , will bo re lieved of his present duties Dy Captain John Biddlc , corps of engineers , upon the return to duty of that officer , and will then proceed to New York City and assume nil the duties lately performed .by Colonel David C. Houston - ton , corps of engineers , ! ncludlug such of them as have been temporarily assigned tc Lieutenant Colonel George L. Qillespio and First Lieutenant Thomas H. Reese , corps of engineers. The enlisted force of Company I ( Indian ) , Tenth infantry , will bo transferred to Com pany 1 , Ninth infantry on July 1 , 1893 , undci orders to bo given by the commanding general , Department of the East. The extension of leave of absence granted Captain William L. Pitcher , Eighth infantry , March 18 , from this office is still further ex- tcudcd three months. Captain William H. Corbusier , assistant surgeon , is relieved from temporary duty at Columbus Barracks , O. , aud will return tc his proper station , Fort Wayne , Mich. Leave of absence for ten days is granted Captain William H. IColl , Twenty-second infantry , recruiting officer. P. S. H. OOI.D AT Via I.OWKST I.KVEL. Only 8SOl > 31),317 of the Yellow Dross lie mains In the National Treasury. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 8. At no tinu since specie payments were resumed on Jan uary 1,1879 , has the not gold in the treasury of the United States been so low ns it i : today. The amount Is $89,939,217. On Jan uary 1 , 1879 , it was § 114,193,539. , Secretary Sherman , in a report mnda.Inl879 , statci that ho had , on January 1 , coin to tin amount of ? U1SS3,000 available for the re sumption of specie payments. Of thl amount 511-1,000,000 was in gold , the bal nci In silver , both wcro denominated coin Slnco that period the net gold in the trcas ury has gradually Increased until in March 1888 , it reached $218,818,000 , which was tin high water mark. Slnco January , 1889 , the net gold holding : of the treasury have been on the decllnlni scale , decreasing from 1191,000,000 hi Jnri un-y , 1889 , to $187,000,000 in January , 1890 $1-11,000,000 in January , 1891 ; $110,000,000 ii January , 1693 , and $108,000,000 , m January 1893 , A Serious Problem. While no uneasiness Is felt at the trcasur ; department because of tha continued loss o gold from the treasury , still Secretary Car Hslo is not unmindful of the fact that a liml may bo reached where the confidence re posed in the treasury by the people may b shaken. How to replete the treasury wit ! gold has been a problem seriously considers by the administration for some tlmo. Th Issue of bonds is the usual remedy suggested but it is known that the president is not i favor of this alternative , except as the las resource , and oven if they are issued treasury officials are not by any mean confident that the treasury gold ropleted I this way will long continue. It is contendc that to obtain geld in this way , with th present laws In force , simply means the goi ernmont borrowing gold at interest for th purchase of silver with no assurance tha the gold so obtained will remain in th treasury longer than the tlmo necessary t take It out. Suggestion has boon made tha the secretary of the tronnury has the powo to Issue greenbacks in exchange for poll thus increasing the amount of gold and It creasing the volume of greenbacks nutstanc ! ing to the extent of the gold thus exchangee Secretary Carlisle being out of the cit today , his views on this subject cannot b obtained. Acting Secretary Itamlln sal that ho had heard -the suggestion and hope it was so , but his manner indicated thn this hope was very faint. Other treasur ofllclals were questioned on the subject an they said that the idea was not a now idc : and had been advanced ut different period m the past ten years. Greenback Issue. Thcro is no law on the statute books moi stringent than that relating to greenback : It provides that UO,000,000 of greenback shall bo kept in circulation. When sue notes are presented for redemption , no notes to a llko amount have to bo isuuoi The secretary of the treasury has no dlscr tlon either to Increase or to diminish tt volume of greenbacks. ' Section U75 of tno Revised Statutes pr vidm that tbo secretary of the treasury mi exchange any clasjC.at. money for coin nnd out of this provision of law it Is presumed that the story stafp l that the secretary of the trcasurys had 4Ucovorcd a statute which permitted him Jex issue greenbacks In exchange for poTd. This gives him the power , vrlrtCTr has never * been questioned , to ox ivvftP greenbacks , United States treasurynotes , United States notes , silver cerUflcMcs , gold certificates , silver coin , silvcruynlHon and gold bullion for cold coin or gold Jwllton nt his discretion , but there Is a. dccM * * difference between the "exchange" of one.'clsas of money for gold nnd the "issuo" of a class of money to ex change for gold. mio The Star , in dtstnuslng the monetary situ ation , says : "It isiumltrstood that the ques tion which , wlll baitlteussc-d nt the special meeting of the cihIiA < ty to bo hcldon Monday morning , will bo tJllatbf the condition of the treasury. The stitinAcnts of gold from Now York during the iK tUveck has amounted to $0,700,000 , Including the $200,000 which went to Canada. Now that the shipments have again begun to bo heavy , the subject comes before the administration as one of no little concern , for should this rate of gold export continue , It would not bo lontf before the reserve would be reduced to a. figure that would bo uncomfortably small. At the cabinet meeting it Is bcllsved the attorney general will vender nn opinion on tlio question ns to the right of thu adminis tration to issue bonds without action by congress. Solicitor General Aldrlch drew up an opinion on this question , which Attor ney Gciior.il Miller adopted , deciding that such a course could bo pursued and'it Is In timated that Mr. Olnoy will also hold to this judgment. It would seem that the agitation of the bond issue question is to be resumed. Or 1NTEHEST TO SETtLERS. Many Homos In the Northwest Depending on Secretary1 Smith' * Decision. WASHINGTON , D.'C. , Juno 3. Argument was todnj hoard by'Secretary Hoko Smith on the motion for review , filed by the North ern Pacific Railway company , in its cnso against Charles Cole , involving the rulings made' by Secretary Vilns in the case of Gullford Miller. The action nskcd that' ' the Gullford Miller decision bo overruled. The leading question Involved in this case is , first , whether the Northern Pacific company is entitled to the benefit of a second withdrawal of its map of general route ; second , whether there was any authority vested in the secretary to withdraw lands In the indemnity limits upon the filing of a map of definite location , nnd , third , whether the company was entitled to select indemnity in llou of odd sections within a technical Indian reservation. The case excites great interest in the northwest , ns the farriis nnd homes of 1.500 settlers hang upon the secretary's decision. OMAHA AVAHTS IT. Senator Slnndcrson Presents Our Claims for the Now lml.au Itureau storehouse. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 3. [ Special to THE Bnis. [ Senator Mnndcrson this after noon called upoif the commissioner of tlio In dian bureau In reference to the selection of Omaha as a location for the additional In dian bureau storehouse. This move has been made by General Manderson nt the urgent request of Mayor Bemls , who had been recently apprized of the fact tl.at a storehouse would bo located in the west. Letter Carrlcr 'iilaxkr * Cine. WASHINGTON , p. C > , June 8. A very Im portant decision wastrcndercd in the circuit court today in the matter of the petition for a mandamus by cx-Eet'ter Carrier Pulaskl for reinstatement. Pulas\cl \ was appointed a letter carrier by Postmaster Shcrwocd without having gone through the civil ser vice examination1. Ho gave a bond , which was accepted , ' and'1 was put to work. Civil Service Commissioner Lyman heard of it and had him ajschtirgcd. Ho petitioned the court for n writ" of mandamus for rein statement , directed against Postmaster Sher wood and an amendment against Postmaster General BisselJ.The'mid to show cause against the defendant was up for a hearing this morning. The government put in a gen eral demurrer to the "petition , claiming that under tlio law thlsvourt was without juris diction iu the premises. Justice Bradley said that the petitioner was entitled to a hearing on the merits of his cnso. 1'ho gov ernment should not seek to evade the real Issue , It. should not. endeavor to sneak be hind a demurrer. Ha would give the de fendants until Saturday next to file their answer. It is stated that the postmaster general will be represented by special counsel at the holding. Will ICcsuuio In Two \Veeln. WASHINGTON , D. C. , June 3. As the result of a conference between Comptroller Eckels nnd the officials of the failed Capital Na tional bank of Indlanauolls this morning the comptroller announced that the bank would probably resume In about two weeks. AXOTllKIl JIIO CltOirD. Many People Attend the World's Fnlr De spite the Italn Storm. CHICAGO , 111. , June 8. It rained nearly nil day today , but the Inclement weather was not cnougli to drive visitors away from the World's fair. They came by thousands nnd by 0 o'clock the sale of tickets had run above 153,000. Another section in the Fine Arts building was thrown open to the public today. It was that of Italy. It contains over 000 works of art , including bronze and marble statues. There wore no formal exercises. A largo number of the boys of the Turner- bund society entered tno gymnasium shortly before noon and went through n course of ciillsthcnlc maneuvers , under the direction of Prof. Hurtling. The audience filled the building and the performers wcro encour aged by ' the applause of those as sembled. 'During the manual entertain ment , a musical program was In progress , con sisting of a mixed chorus of 100 voices and vocal and Instrumental solos and ducts. These children entertainments will bo given weekly during the fair. Assembly hall in the Woman's building had not scats enough in it to accommodate the crowd that assembled there today. The attraction was Julia Ward Howe , who spoke on "Women in the Greek Drama. " Will Open as Usual Today. CHICAGO , 111. , Juno 3. The World's fait gates will bo opened tomorrow. In the fed eral court today Judge Woods announced that it has been decided to deny Distrct Attorney Mllchrlst's application for a tem porary injunction against the opening of the fair tomorrow , and that no action would betaken taken by the court until it rendered its final decision , which would bo on next Wednes day. Americans Knrouto to Kurope. Nr.w YOIIIC. June 3Mrs. . James G. Blr.lnc and Miss lilaino .sailed on the Paris foi Southampton. The jfarty accomponyinf Mrs. Blulno and herniliiughtor consisted ol Mr. and Mrs. Walter'Dumrosch , child and nurse , Miss Loringt'lilaino and Conor Cop pinger , Mrs. Blain-'aa grandchildren nnc ! their nurse. JumeHGr-Blnino ! and Don Cameron oren arrived from ! ' .Washington late lasi evening. Mr. Cameron , his wife and tw ( daughters , were tolsoiwith the party. Mr and Mrs. Dauirc&cuuhave closed and glvoi .up their house and .twill probably remnlt abroad during Mru. Blaluo's stay on the con tlncnt. / i Among other passengers on the Parli were Thomas AMlayurd , cmbassador fron the United States tq Great Britain , and hi : wife. Mr. aud Mrs. .Andrew Carnegie am J. W. Mackay and her so _ , Charles II. In the Kentucky Way. PINEVILLE , Ky. , Juno 3. A shooting affra ; occurred today at the school house ono mil from town where an election was being held in which Joe Jones was instantly killed b ; Lev ! Hosklua. Hosklns was himself she and slightly wounded by Jones. Th diniculty came over a trifling political affair ° LOCALS S ll A permit was issued by the inspector o llV buildings yesterday to N. A. Kuhii lo erect cottage at 4223 Ohio street , to cost Sl'.MX ) . Mrs. B. B. Rose of 428 Thirty-fourth stroe and Chicago died at her homo June a , nt 1 a. m. ot rheumaticmonluRitisafter anilines of five weeks. She was formerly of 82 South Twcntloth.Oinaha. RATES SHOOT DOWNWARD Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Fanl FaU in a Taro of $17.50 to Chicago , WESTERN ROADS INDULGE IN CUTTING llock Itlnnd nnd Harllncton t.lnei Open the Unit on Mondny to He Followed Tues day bj- the Union 1'nclllc Doc tors on Their Kxcurslon > Upon big banners almost covering the front ot their-oftlco the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul yesterday at 4:80 : announced a rate of $17,50 round trip to Chicago. Some tlmo ago TuuUcE In discussing the rate situation argued that the Milwaukee WAS In n position to make this reduction for the reason that towns on the Missouri river have always been placed upon an equality so far as pas senger rates nro concerned , the basing rate over being the samo. When the Santa Fo put In Its rate of 17.50 from Kansas City it was generally argued by ttio general passen ger agents hero that the rate would bo met In a very short tlmo by the Omaha roads , and the action of the Milwaukee yesterday shows how utterly futile it is to make ono rate from Kansas Oity and maintain n different rate from Omaha. Immediately following the announcement of the now rate , Court Carrier , the city ticket ngontof the Milwaukee , was over whelmed with applications for round-trip tickets , n great many , however , going away because the same proportionate reduction was not applied to ono way rates , the rate remaining as It has been since the agreement , of the Western Passenger association to maintain the ono way rate at $10.50. This evident mistake will undoubtedly bo cor rected tomorrow and the Santa Fo rate of S'J.lio go Into effect. Ilcllof of the IlurlliiRton. Mr. John Francis of the Burlington last evening , regarding the situation , said : ' The IJurhngton Will not bo behind in the procession. It has always been a principle with mo that rates on the river must be the samo. Of course it was certain that the Santa Fe's rate of $17.50 from Kansas City would ito met by a liKe rate from Omaha. While the Milwaukee Is first In the field with Its cut and Is to bo congratulated In giving Omaha what Kansas City has enjoyed for several days , Its exclusive control of the business will bo short-lived , for all the roads leading Chi- cagoward will make the same rate no doubt on Monday or Tuesday at best , in fact some of the roads , unless an agreement Is reached , may make oven a lower rate. "Tho situation is notencouraglng.aUhough the greatest wessuro has been brought to bear on the Santa Fo to bo conserva tive in the matter , with a result that is well known in railroad circles. I am however , of the opinion that the rate will not go below ? 15. As it is the rates are de cidedly lower than made by eastern roads during the Centennial exposition nt Phila delphia and railroad corporations cannot afford , with their largely increased expenses logo into any rate war. I believe that the conservative Idea will prevail and tlio people who are waiting for a S5 rate before they go to Chicago will bo very likely to wait in vain. " Cut to Colorado , Monday morning the Keck Island and the Burlington will pnt in a $1".50 rite from the Missouri river to Colorado rado common points , which is a reduc tion from the present proportionate rate of J18.15. Tills rate will bo mot Tuesday morning by the Union Pacific , having filed its notice of meeting the rate a day later than the roan's first mentioned. The east and westbound rates lo and from Colorado common points arc still the same ( $20) ) , limited to thirty days , contingent upon continuous passage. Taking this as a bas ing rate on Tuesday passengers from Colorado rado common points can ride via the Union Pacific for $ 'J1.75 to Chicago and $10 to St. Louis. This rate will also obtain , from Chey enne on the Hay mentioned , which rate will bo met by the Burlington. ' From Spokane and Portland a through round trip rate based on $111.20 from St Paul will be effective June 0 and from Mon tana , Spokane and Portland a one way rate based on $8.CO from St. Paul will ho made. The Hock Island having been drawn into the fight is determined to protect this city and in this determination it lias been com pelled to lock horns with the Illinois Cen tral , which claims that the Minneapolis & St. Louis , n llock Island road , is making a lower rate to St. Louis than that authorized by the Western Passenger association. Of course If this is true Omaha must have the same rate as applies to u city higher up on the river. But the Illi nois Central does not stop hero. It demands that the Hock Island refuse to honor all Minneapolis and St. Louis tickets sold at a less rate than that adopted by the Western Passenger association. All of which is gall ing to the llock Island and advices received yesterday indicate that the public need only wait a few more days when rates will be on a basis that will admit of everybody's attendance at the World's fair. Surgeon * Start lor the \Vcs ? . For several days the Union Pacific has been on a jump to find sleeping cars enough to accommodate the delegates to the Rail way Surgeons convention on their excursion to Denver , the Loop and the Hot Springs of South Dakota. But by dint of perseverance the company managed to sccuro enough sleepers to take care of the crowd , and these were filled nt 0 o'clock yesterday , when the excursion left on its western trip. Two sec tions were run special , ten cars to a section , Dr. Galbralth's private car and a dining car being added to the makeup of the trains. It has been a long time since heavier trains wcro run over the road. IlE/VCIIUD / AN ACSUUKMKNT. We tcrn lloads at I.int Kettle the Rate Question. CHICAGO , 111. , June 3. The Western Pas senger association reached nn agreement on rates today by adopting those which have been in effect for the last two days. The rate for the round trip between Chicago and St. Paul was put at $17.20 ; between St , Paul and Chicago' $10.20 , the one. way rate between the two cities being $8.20. The rate between Omaha nnd Chicago is $17.50 cnstbound anil $18.60 westbound. The St. Louis-Chicago rate was untouched , owing chiefly to the strenuous objections of the Illinois Central , which claimed that the round trip rates be tween St. Louis and Chicago are low enough although the rate between Kansas City ami Chicago is proportionally much lower. The rules adopted are satisfactory to the Atchi son and no further reductions are looked foi at present. The consideration of the Atchi son agreement was not taken up , being put over to Monday , to which the meeting ad journed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Trunk Line AgenlH .Meet. NEW YORK , Juno 3. The general passengci agents of the trunk lines , instead of holdint a regular mcotin ; today as was expected t < consider the question of World's fair excur sion tickets , met informally at Commissions Goddard's oillco and tallied the sltuutloi over with him. They explained to him thoi , suspicions as to the manner in wliich tin Delaware , Lackuwanna & Western had bcei able to got moro business of this charactc than all the other lines together. It is re ported that the fault lies with the Lacka vranna's Chicago connections and thn these roads have been paying commission to agents in violation of the agrccmcn under which the reduced fair tickets an sold. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ V , V , Tralni Delayed. Miu.inn , Neb. , Juno a. [ Special Tele gram to TUB RISE. ] The heaviest ruin eve known in this locality fell this evening commencing about 0:30 : and amounted to a most a delugo. Water covered the Unlo Pacific track over a foot deep for a milt doing considerable damage and delayin trains. A westbound freight train WH obliged to side track here for the nigh Growing crops will bo greatly damaged b the flood , Kleeted Ulllcers. HUDSON , Wis. , June B. The annual mee ing of the St. PaulMlnnRa polls & Omaha ral road was held today and a dividend of ! > j per cent declared on preferred' stock , The following director * were elected ! Marvin Huphlttof Chleatro.D , P. Klmballof Boston , K W , Wintered St , Paul , B. U Smith of Chicago , Chauncoy M. Dopcw of Now York , Thomas Wilson St. Paul. Marvin Hughltt wa elected president. Cnlorndn Itatnt. KANSAS Cnr , Mo. , Juno a. The demoral ization of Colorado rates began today , when the llock Island railroad cut the one-way rate to Denver , Colorado Springs and Pueblo from $13.15 to $13.50 , to RO into effect Tuesday. The rate was undoubtedly re duced by agreement , for all the other Colorado rado lines , the Santa Fo , Union Pacific , Burlington and Mlssobrl Pacific , almost si multaneously posted the same rato. Southern I'ncldo NEW YOUK , JuuoS. The annual report of the Southern Pacific ( entire system ) for the year ending December fll shows not earnings , $17C03WO , against $ Ui,2S01''u4 , In ISM. SOUTH DAKOTA'S A/ill' AKTTUiHH. llcnmrkublo tncrenno In the I'opnlntlon of the Stnto lleeently. CiiAMt > cniAiN , S. D. . Juno U. [ Special to TUB Bur. . ] The total number of entries made nt the Chamberlain laud ofllco during the month of May was 220 , . exceeding by forty-six the record ot any previous month. This Is the best record over made by a land ofllco In South Dakota. Since January 1 , t'CS now settlers have made entries at the local land ofllcc , disposing of 105,280 acres of government land. Estimating at the usual figure of 11 VQ to n family , this would mean an increase of 3,21)0 ) to the population In this scotion of the state for the first five months this year , nn increase of G ! > 3 per mouth , or 10 ! ? per week. It Is presumed that the re maining seven land ofllccs in the state inado good records during the month of May , but if they equalled the record of the Chamber lain ofllco It would make all increase of 21)- ) 030 In the population ot the state so far this year , The peed crops during the past two sea sons and the excellent outlook for fine crops this year has won the confidence of eastern farmers. The remarkable thing about the , present rush to the ceded Sioux lands Is that tlio volume of immigration docs not de crease , but seums to bo steadily increasing , notwithstanding the fact that , this Is the season of the year that farmers are the busiest nnd it is harder fotUhcm to got away from homo to look up new farms in the free government lands. However , nearly all who have filed oil claims west of tlio Missouri river brought their families and agricultural Implements with them previous to filing , and upon making entry nt the land oillco nt once located upon the land nnd commenced farm ing operations. Every train that arrives hero brings a number of landseokcrd , and in addition to this scores of them arrive by team , bringing their families nnd farming implements with them. Pralrio schooners have been plentiful in this section tins spring , nnd nil of them arc headed for thu fertile country west of the Missouri river. Nuwft Xnti'fi nt' South OuUoUl. CHAMUCIII.AIN , S. D. , Juno 3. [ Special t TUB Bia. ] The business men of Castalia and Armour and the people alone the line between those places , have declared war on the parties bavin ? the contract to carry the mail on that route. The teams on the Castalia end of tlio line are held pending the payment of the amount duo for feeding thorn , and the relay team at Edgcrion is held for the same reason. A potltion is be ing circulated asking for the removal of the present carrier. Tlie preliminary examination of Phclps and Shradcr , the two men now In charge of the officers hero for complicity in the cold blooded murder of the settler .named Matson - son , south of hero about a week ago , will beheld held next Monday. Matson's sister accom panied the remains of the murdered man to Clay county for burial , and the severe strain to which she had been subjected resulted in sickness , which delayed her return. But for this the examination would have been held last Monday or Tuesday. The murder Is still the talk of the country , nnd it is ex pected that at the examination some of the inside facts leading up to It will bo brought to light. Some months ngo it was announced that the pontoon bridge at Pierre would not bo put into the Missouri this season on account of the bad luck with it last year. But it Is now likely that the bridge will be put in for this season's trafllc. Petitions are being circulated at Picrro to raise funds to help put thu bridge in place , and it is understood that the city will pay a bonus of S-03 per month for the convenience. The bridges both hero and at Pierre will do an immense business this season , ns.it is expected that cattle shipments from tlio ranges west of the river in the eastern portion of the ceded Sioux lands , will bo larger this year than ever before , and all the trafllc will pass over the bridges at the two points. Tlio bridge hero is now in constant use by the settlers on their way lo the ceded Sioux lauds. lll"h Schml Alumni. Tlio tirno is rapidly approaching when another commencement of the Omaha High school will have become a thing of the past and another class bo launched from its happy harbor of school noon the more or less stormy sea of life. The class of ' 93 will then no longer exist In the school , but Its members become a part of the Oinahu High school alumni , whose annual reception In honor of the event will take place in the High school building Friday evening , June 2 , ' ) , this being the ono Immediately following that of the commencement exercises. The executive committee is making con siderable preparation for the event and hopes to make the result of its efforts this year a grand success. Arrangements are also being made for a reunion of the different classes in separate parts of the building during the evening , which will doubtless bo verv enjoyable. All graduates of the High school are urgently requested to bo present. KhlppliiR ( Sold to Now York. New YOHK , Juno II. The statement that the secretary of the treasury Intended' in crease the issue of greenbacks to $400,000,000 attracted a preat deal of attention in Wall street today. There is now $25,000,000 in gold coin in the subtreasur.v at Now York , Under the orders to the different subtrcas- urles to shin gold to New York , Cincinnati has sent $ r ,000,000 and will send Sl.OOO.OOd more ; Baltimore has sent $ , ' 1,000,000 , $1,000- 000 of which arrived today ; Chicago has sent $2,000,000 , aud Philadelphia will send $2,000,000. I'nnla In a Thuatur. Lv.oiioiix , JuuoS. During the performance of'The Chimes of Normandy , " at the Alflcri theater this afternoon , a Vl-year-old boy fell from the second gallery to the llooi of n stall. His head was crushed nnd he died in a few minutes , Tlio accident causci ! a panic , The audience crowded to the door ; in hasto. Beforu the house was cleared many pen-sons hod been knocked down am : trampled j several are suffering from brokci limbs and dozens were severely injured. Denied by the .Sincadi. W. A , Clarke ot the Sracnd Heating nni Ventilating company emphatically dcnie : the statement of F. Van Vechtcn to the offec that Mr. Smcad proposed the formation of i glgantlo heating nnd ventilating trust las April. Mr , Clarke says the statement i : false. He furthermore declares that Mr Smcad always onposod consolidation will other companies , although ho had scvcra opportunities to form such a combination. Muinulniuns Coming. NEW YoitK , Juno-8 , Ex-Consul Alex Web ! has practically completed his plans for th Importation of Mussulmans colonists to scttl in the south and become American citl/.cnt It is proposed to reproduce in America so in of the beautiful mosques built In India dui ing the palmy i'ays of the Moghul emperors The first mosque of importance will bo bull in Now York City , nnd it will bo a ver elaborate and impressive structure. Worse Than the Disease. Puck : Family Friend I congrotulat you , my dear sir , on the marriage of you daughter. I see you are gradually gcttin all tlio girls off your bands. Old Goldbranch Off my hands yes ; bt tha worst ot it is , I have to keep all the ] husbands cm their fcot. HE IS NOT TRYING TO ESCAPE Oharlia Mosbor Intoniowcd by a Boo Reporter - porter nt Chicago , 11 , WANTS TO BE DEALT WITH LENIENTLY 1IU Intenlloni , Ho Snj-n , Are Honorable , nnd If ( liven a Uhnnco llo Will M Uo All ItlRlit A. Nlco story , * CIUCAOO , 111. , Juno 3.--Sppelal [ Telegram to TiiRllr.r ; . ] Whatever ruuuiM may have been floating to tno effect that C. W. Moahcr , president of the wrecked CnplUl National bank of Lincoln , Neb. , had decamped to escape the Judgment ot the courts , will bo dispelled when it is known that ho loft this city tonight for Poorla , 111. , onrouto for home. Mr. Moshor loft Oma'in last Wednes day to attend the funeral of his father-In- law , Henry Manslleld , the retired million , nlrc , who died at his homo In Poorla Tuesday morning nnd who was burled Thursday. After the funcrarMr. Moshor came to Chicago cage to visit his father , who resides In the south part of the city. Ills trial will occur In Omaha , on the several counts of the In dictment , in two weeks. Moshcr'H .Statement. Whllo reticent regardlnR the collnpsoof the Capital National , Mr , Moshor makca his first authorized statement for thu press , lie said : "As yet I have little Idea what the out come of my approaching trial will bo. If I am to bo punished I shall tuku my medicine like n man. Whatever efforts have been made to effect a settlement in my favor , so far as criminal prosecution Is con cerned , are duo to my fdetids. I have stood passively by whllo all such efforts have been talked of and never by word or act sought the Interposition. It could not bo otherwise than u pleasure to me lo escape tills penalty of my thoughtless ness , or , as my enemies would put It. my crime , on account ot my wife nnd children. I have suffered all that It Is possible In mtriil over this distressing affair , but , so far ns physical punishment Is concerned , being in * carcoratcd in a prison would count for naught. Wltli a proper opportunity given mo. 1 would give my former friends abundant reason to Know that 1 am not so heedless as mlcht seem on the surface. 1 have boon sadly misrepre sented by the Nebraska press , still I do not blame them , and only hope that If 1 am vin dicated they will glvo me whatever credit is duo. It has boeii said that my notions indi cate that I do not care to have the un fortunate depositors reimbursed ; that 1 have not lifted a hand to unravel the tangle In which the affairs of the bank rest. I wish to say that my hands have been tied and my lips sealed , because I was in the custody of the courts. I could not speak effectively , aud , therefore. Kept quiet. I ask charitable criticism until such tt tlmo as nil the facts can become known , nnd then I feel that the public will be moro Just toward mo. If Only r.lvon n Olinncc , "I haven't a dollar of the money It Is al leged that I have appropriated of the bank's funds. Tliia fact will develop in tlmo to the satisfaction of all , If I am given my liberty I will come to the front and secure for the depositors the last dollar there is in it. My attorney tells mo that 1C ) per cent of the de positors have signed a petition looking to my release ; my friends stand ready to put up the Sl'.ip.OOO promised. It can be shown that I carried no one down with mo. 1 never asked a man to sign a note with me , except 'n ono instance , nnd whatever loss tlio publio ustaincd by the failure of my bank , my riends seek to make good , or substantially o. The amount of the failure has been rossly exaggerated. The assets of the iank have been depreciated owing to tli6 uilur'o , but properly handled they ivill show up surprisingly in valuo. I have nndo lip my mind to uo patient ivhatcvor the outcome may bo. Once for 11 , I wish it to bo understood that my banlc vill not bo forfeited , and if some of the ro- iortors of the papers of my state keep this i mind the Chicago ana other eastern allies will escape needless telegraphic tolls. Overconlidciico in myself , perhaps , caused : io to fail , bin at no lima during my banking inrcer did I deliberately seek to wrong or ofraud a creditor or depositor. A peculiar ictwork of circumstances bore mo down , nd , I fear , hopelessly ruined my good name n the estimation of many good people , yet I icliove when the facts are known confidence rill bo measurably restored. It is certain hat the public will know that I am not a * hick as 1 have been painted. " QUKllEC'H OltK.lT HKtfSA'flOlt. 'ropo cd I.casn ot tlio .lOBiilts' Instates to n Synillcntn of Cnpltill : tB. NKW Youic , Juno I ) . The Montreal correspondent of the Evening Post tolc- ; ruphs his paper that the ucnsation of ho hour in political circles is the report that the Quobee government has do- ideil to sell or lease the Jo-suits' estates throughout tlio province to a Byndicnto > om Montreal and Qiiebce. who liavo iad their eyes on this valuable property for Home time and who are milil to have succeeded in convincing the government that the financial necessities and the in terests of the province demand its transfer to private haniib , which will ho able to mamigo It successfully and to collet the rents and rrears of rents duo to the estate. A estimate of the value of the whole jH'oporty places it at considerable over SI,000,000 , while there is said to ho duo to it for arrears of rent nearly $300,000 , , and it is claimed that the government is making a deal with some of its political friends whereby to reap u-honollt. This the government denies , but it is posi tively assorted that a well known Que bec man lias already been selected to act ns administrator of the nowHyndicato and certain law firms in Quol > eo nnd Montreal are fixed upon to conduct ita legal business. Should the deal bo con summated it will rival in magnitude any of tlio scandals during the Morcior regime. Wunt Now OrliwiiH1 Cliurtnr It vo-od. ! NKW Our.KANS , La. , Juno II. Con siderable dipcussion and oxeiteinent was caused in this city yesterday , owing ' .o the recommendation of Mr , Lovort , fore man of the grand jury' , to have measures taken to have the city deprived of ita charter. At tlio political clubs consider able d.ivoreity of opinion exists. The conb'ervativo party thinks tlio move would bo for tlio city's benefit. The other party , from which at present nearly all tno ofllco holders have been taken , is diametrically opposed to the idea of the charter being taken away. They bay there is much abuse in the city government which might bo reme died to advantage without accepting such drastic methods us advised by Mr , Lovort. HATURM. FRUIT FLOORS. Vanllln Of perfect purity Lemon Of great strength Grange Econpmy in their uto. Roseitc. Flavor as delicately deliclout _ r * a th fresh fruits