OMAHA ! DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , JUNE 2 , 189J. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WATER STILL RISING
Flood in ttio Columbia Has Risen Over the
Tops of Telegraph Poles.
SALMON FISHERIES PRACTICALLY RUINED
Monday's Mail Reached Portland Thursday
Night by Aid of Boats.
WORST OF THE FLOOD TO COME
Rise Was So Gradual People Had Plenty of
Time to Escape.
GOVERNMENT LOCKS ARE IN DANGER
All ItiillromlH from the Kmt ( let l'amengcr
nd Mall Into Portland by lloat
Twenty .11 lien of Union 1'aclllo
Track Under Water.
PORTLAND , Ore. , June 1. The river
rose two-tenths of a foot last night and now
Mauds at twenty-nine and two-tenths feet
above low water mark. Reports receUed
from the head waters of the Columbia Indi
cate a still further rise of one foot at least.
The mall due Monday reached hero la t
night over the Union Pacific. This Hue be
tween Umatllla and this city Is In a de
plorable condition , but it Is Impossible that
arrangements for river service may be com
pleted today. Arrangements have been made
for carrying the eastern mall over the
Northern Pacific , which preserves through
, connection by means of a transfer , boat be
tween here and Kelso. The break In the
Western Union telegraph service is along
the line of the Union Pacific.
The flood In the Columbia continues to In
crease , and the Indications arc that the worst
Is yet to come. Yesterday the upper Colum
bia at several points was at a standstill ,
but reports today show that the river Is
again rising , about one foot In twenty-four
hours. The river Is more than a foot higher
than ever before known , and thu damage
will be Immense. Tlio fertile bottom lands
along the river from the Rocky mountains
to the sea , a distance of COO miles , are all
Inundated. Crops are ruined , houses washed
away and stock drowned. The flood has
como gradually , which has ghen re.MdenlB
an opportunity to move their household goods
to places of safety. In mosf instances stock
has been driven fo higher ground. The sal
mon canning business has been almost an
nihilated. Fisheries and canning establish
ments along the river for a distance of 200
miles are under water. It Is estimated by
cannery men that the loss will reach $100,000.
Telegraphic communication to the north and
east Is cut off , except by a roundabout way.
For miles and miles along the river the
water has risen over the tops of telegraph
poles. Along the Union Pacific , from this
city to Umatllla , about twenty mites of truck
arc under water. They have established a
steamboat service , which enables them to
carry the mall and passengers. The North
ern Pacific does not attempt to operate Its
line- between this city and Coble , a distance
of forty miles , but makes connection by the
large transfer boat. In this city water has
run Into basements as far back as Ninth
street , and more than half the elevators in
the city are stopped for want of power.
1 The United States malls from The Dallas
brings the Information that the government
locks at the Cascades are In danger. About
400 sacks filled with sand were , sent from
The Dallas to the locks , where they will be
used to stop any break that may occur In
the work constructed around the head of
the locks. The water Is within four feet of
the top of the breakwater. Should a break
occur the false work will be destroyed unless
the Immense granite heads for the gates
should hold. Sauvles Island , a few miles
below Portland , Is almost entirely under
water. Many buildings have been lifted
from their foundations and are afloat. Crops
are ruined and other property Is seriously
damaged. The Inhabitants ha-vo nearly all
fled to the higher ground. Those that re
main are living In the second stories of
their houses , Damage en the Island will
probably amount to $250,000.
m-.svr.u < ; irr.s A WKTTINO.
I'lutto llhor nnil All Its Tributaries Ovrr-
HOMT Their Ilnnkg.
DENVER. Juno 1. The Platte river con
tinued to rise until 3 a. m. today and a
raging torrent is likely to continue pouring
through this city all day , Colfax and
Jerome Park were flooded at 11 o'clock last
night and the people living on the low
ground had to flea for their lives. The rail
way embankment was washed away In places
and bridges were badly damaged.- The loss
will not bo very great , but the Inconvenience
will bo extreme. In Jerome Park and vicin
ity 175 families were drhen out of their
houses and are camped on higher'ground.
As many more families living on the river
bottoms In this city also have fled to higher
ground.
Edward Whitman , a boy , fell Into the
torrent and was drowned. No other fatali
ties have been reported. It will be several
days before trains can bo run on schedule
time on any ot the roads entering Denver.
The Denver & Rte Grande railroad Is run
ning trains only to Colorado Springs , owing
to a bad washout just below there. The
Missouri Pacific and Rock Island trains
using the Rio Grand tracks are consequently
cut off. The Santa Fo Is In aome pre
dicament. Its tracks being washed away in
many places In the Arkansas valley. It Is
lending trains on the Rio Grande Ua Trini
dad.
Chicago creek and Clear creek at Colo-
ado Springs are raging torrents. Houses ,
(
recs and telegraph poles are going down
before the- flood and thousands of dollars
fcorth ot property has been destroyed.
. Fountain ( jul Boullle has overflowed Its
banks. The resilience ot John Herrlngton
fell Into the stream and wa& Instantly de
molished. Many mines 1m o been flooded
and tunnel * have caved' In. Freight and
passenger trains uro many hours late.
At Lo\eland the Big Thompson has
ipread all o\cr tha bottom landd , the stream
being higher than at any tlmo stnco 1S7G
The homo supply ditch has broken and the
water works are twenty-five feet above
water. This ditch supplies a larg * farming
territory and cannot ba repaired until after
harvest.
At Manltou business la practically sus
pended and hundreds of men are working to
iavo their property. The stream from Wil
liams canon ls rushing over Mineral Water
park leaving gravel In place of grass. Tons
Of earth have been torn from the pavilion
grounds , Dynamite has been used fre
quently to demolish gorges. The damage to
ttroets , parks' and private- property cannot
now bo estimated. The water Is still riling.
The water has undermined the walls of
the largo reservoir nt Palmer lake , situated
lit the north of the big canon Just above
the village , and It U momentarily expected
to collapse. The reservoir is. 100 feet wide ,
800 yards long and twenty feet deep. Nine
hundred feet beneath It and three miles west
pf here la another largo reservoir which will
undoubtedly give way If the first reservoir
boos , CltUeni of Monument and Hutted and
tlso ot Colorado Springs have been warned.
At Brie , Coal creek Is on the rampage and
thu main ttrect ot the city Is two feet under
Water , A section ot track on the railway It
| ruhe < l out , and the telegraph wires are
( town for a distance ot half a mile. Boulder
&eek and the St. Vraln river are each from
& quarter to a mile wide. The railroad bed
n rapidly waihlng away , Many families
B v been couipdUd lo loive their hotuei.
bouses r * flooded and itock has
been drowned and growing crops carried
away.
The damage to the mountain roads by the
flood * In the heaviest experienced In this
state. An * experienced railroad manager
estimates yesterday's loss to the railroads
at J2B,000. He flgureii that the loss on busl-
ncsH reaches $15,000 n day and $10,000 will
cover other expenses to the roads.
The South Park branch of the Pnlon Pa
cific In under water from Wheatland to
Pine Grove , a distance of thirty miles.
Forty families who sought shelter In the
school liousd at Jerome Park when the
deluge descended upon that .suburb last
night are.Isolated today , the school house
being surrounded by water. They are not
thought lo be In Immediate danger.
Over 100 persons rendered homeless by
the floods have applied to the county com
missioner : ) for aid.
HICIIHlt THAN KVKIt KNOWN.
ltl er In llrllluli Columbia Iniiiidiites
Thoinmiuli of I'llrm * .
VANCOUVER. II. C. , Juno 1. The Francr
river rose ten Inches at New Westminster
yesterday , and last night the water was
three Inches above the highest historical
mark. The flood Is still rising. From
points further up the river come report ! )
that the river Is nearly two feet higher than
has ever been known.
Frusor valley for 100 miles has been In
undated. So grfeat has been the destruction
that ocean steamers passing in through the
stralta of San Joan do Fuca are now en
countering floating reefs of houses and barns
and Innumerable carcasses of hogs , sheep
and cattle that have passed out through the
Frascr'a mouth , with other debris from the
valley. It Is estimated that over " ,000 fnmi-
lles are homeless , and that a property loss
of fully $3,000,000 has been suffered ,
Steamers from the rivers and Ptigct sound
are still bcnlg pressed Into the work of
rescue. Though no more lives have been
lost during the last two days there have
been many narrow escapes and thrilling ex
periences. Many families have been driven
from their houses. One steamer brought
307 settlers fiom New Westminster late last
night. Among them was the family of one
rancher from near Langtry. The man had
built a strong raft , upon which he took
hla entire family and ten blooded hor.ses.
They were rescued In midstream after hav
ing been afloat ten hours. At many points
there Is great destitution among the luck
less settlers who have fled from their homes.
At the. Salmon river settlement , where the
water ts ten feet deep on the flat , many
families arc huddled together on the high
lands and living on one scanty meal a day.
The rescuing steamers have neglected them
to care for others who arc In greater dan
ger.
ger.At
At Hatzlc yesterday the steamer Transfer
sailed up over farms and fences over the
Hatzlc bridge and the dyke and tied up to
the rails of the Canadian Pacific track ,
seven miles from where the river formerly
ran. The Transfer secured the wife of
Rancher McDertnott from the roof of her
fldatlng house. Her husband , who had
failed In his efforts to rescue her , was found
later In a small skiff. Both were nearly
crazy.
The big school house from Nfcolen Island
floated by New Westminster last night In
tact.
tact.Both
Both Vancouver and New Westminster
are cut off from the outside world. Even
the telegraph Is not to be depended upon ,
as the wires have been constantly In trouble.
Every effort Is being made to relieve the
flood sufferers , but facilities and means are
utterly Inadequate to meet the -min'J. .
The Canadian Pacific haj 1,000 men at work
repairing Its tracks , but Ins flood Is break
ing It Taster than they can possibly meml
it. The rtsult of the floo.1. It is now iccn ,
will be lo utterly -.stop Jii --i : i , . ; opera
tions alj 11 ; the Fraser for thij season , and
the natural result will b ? a f2jr.il trat'a '
depression In the cities of New Westmin
ster and Vancouver , which depend upon
this to c teige extent.
TWO TOWNS * WASHED AWAY.
Dliastrnt of Tire lu } Ago Just Coming to
"
"Ughl Mining Camps Suffer.
BOULDER , Colo. , June 1. The pipe fac
tory , five houses , the railroad tracks , and
nil the city and railroad bridges , have been
washed away by the flood In Boulder creek.
Poverty flats are submerged. No lives were
lost. The Sunset branch of the Gulf rail
road and the mountain road are entirely
gone.
The towns of Chrlsman and Sallna min
ing camps In Boulder canon , the former
six and tlio latter nine miles from Boulder ,
have been wiped out of exlsteiice. They had
a population of about 200 , who are now
homeless. Many placer mines are ruined.
The total loss In and around Boulder is
estimated at $500,000.
Boulder has had no communication with
Denver or any outside point since Wednes
day until today , as the telegraph wires
were down and the roads Impassable. All
the crops In the St. Vraln valley , one of
the richest grain r glens In the state , have
been destroyed by the flood. The loss Is
very heavy.
Fifty bridges between here and the
mountains have been carried away , The
towns of Copper Rock and Sugar Loaf are
gone , the Russian Corning mills arc'flooded ,
and six of their outbuildings swept down.
Springdale and Jamestown suffered greatly ,
but no particulars can bo had except that
the Spring-dale hotel Is In ruins. Several
other small towns along the canon have
been partly destroyed , but nothing definite
regarding the losses can be learned until
communication with these districts has been
restored.
TAHT8 OP SKVI'.N 1UUI.UIXGS I.KFT.
Wiping Out of the 'lourn of Conconnolly
Wun Almost Complete-
SPOKANE , Wash. , Juno 1. Further par
ticulars from the terrible flood which de
stroyed the town of Conconnolly , Wash. , have
been received. In addition to the flood In
tlm creek a cloudburst occurred , increasing
the volume of water Into a raging torrent.
Everything was swept before the flood.
Trees , houses and rocks came down upon
the beautiful flat , where they lodged , forming
a Jam fifteen feet high In places. Nothing
Is left except parts of seven buildings. When
the flood woa within a halt mile of town
It was seen and every one fled to higher
land. All succeeded except A. Spencer of
Walla-Walla , who was struck by a drift and
carried to the lake , where he was rescued ,
and A. W. Tullock , a druggist , who was sick ,
was carried down titream 00 yards , but
landed In n Jam , where hu was taken out
alive after tha water subsided. Outside aid
Is necessary. The loss Is complete as there
was no chance to save property. Even people
ple who put their goods on high ground lost
everything.
Ituln In the Vulli'VH , Simiv on the Mountain * .
IDAHO .SPRINGS. Colo. . June 1. The
damage by the flood In this county Is call-
mated at $100,000. The storm was the
longest and most disastrous In the memory
ot the oldest Inhabitant. On the mountain
tops , Instead of rain , eighteen Inches of
snow fell. Almost all the bridges over
Cfear crook and Its branches have gone ,
houses were washed away and mines are
flooded. There have been no trains In or
out for two da > s , and there probably will be
none for several days yet ,
Imjirlioneil by the I'lood ,
GOLDEN. Colo. , Juno 1. The flood In
Clear creek caused damage to the amount
of $20.000 to Coor's brewery and other prop
erty In this city. Many people had to leave
tbelr houses. At Ralston , north of Golden ,
about forty people , driven * from their homes
by the bursting of several artificial lakes ,
sought refuge In a house which they
thought on sufficiently high ground to be
Bute. The place was surrounded by water
and the Inmates were Imprisoned without
food twenty-four hours.
Death of the Oldest Maion.
AMCSBUHY , Mass. , June t Captain Na
than Peter * , the oldest Free Muuon In the
United Btaten , died this forenoon. He was
born In Goalien , N H. , In 1KO and joined
the Masonic fraternity in
JIANDERSON ON BEET SUGAR
Protection Absolutely Necessary for the En
couragement of This Qreat Industry.
NEBRASKA SENATOR'S ' PROTECTION PLEA
He Drelnrcn There Is No Connection Ilc-
tucen fostering Production and lie-
friending Iteflncru In the Slmpo of
the Odlon * Kngnr Trust.
WASHINGTON , June 1. A large liorso-
shoc of roses rested on the desk of Senator
Proctor of Vermont when the senate met
today In honor of that gentleman's sixty-
third birthday anniversary.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts presented
a petition from the "New England Industrial
army" asking legislation which would
guarantee work to the unemployed. It was
referred to the committee on rules.
The bill granting additional lands In Hot
Springs , S. D. , to the Berry hospital was
passed.
When the morning business was finished
Senator Hill of New York made no effort to
get up his resolution to Instruct the bribery
committee to throw open Its doors to the
public. It went over without prejudice , as
did Senator Uolph's resolution to bring E. J.
Edwards , one of the contumacious witnesses ,
to the bar of the senate for contempt.
Senator Hill asked unanimous consent to
consider a joint resolution passed by the
house yesterday giving the secretary of war
authority under the last sundry chll appro
priation net to Institute condemnation pro
ceedings to secure certain lands near Gettys
burg battlefield. Judge Dallas , he ex
plained , had just held that the language of
that act was not bread enough to warrant
condemnation proceedings.
Senator Cockrell of Missouri objected , In
sisting that the resolution should go 11 rat to
the committee on military affair. , and It
was so referred.
SUGAR TIGHT COMMENCED.
The tariff bill was then laid before the
senate , and the great battle over the sugar
schedule began. The McKlnlcy law placed
raw sugars on the free list , Impcsed n J6-cent
duty on refined sugar , and gave a bounty of
2 cents to the sugar grower. The house
bill repealed the bounty and placed all
sugars , raw and refined , on the free list.
The flrit bill reported from the finance com
mittee of the senate gave a specific duty of
from 1 cent to 1.285 per pound , accordIng -
Ing to polarlscopic test. Tlio "compromise"
amendment , which Is the one now before
the senate , mnde the sugar schedule go Into
effect January 1 , 1893 , the rates being 40 per
cent ad valorem on all sugars , raw and re
fined ; one-eighth of 1 cent additional on
sugars above 1C Dutch standard , with an
additional one-tenth of 1 cent a pound on
sugars from countries paying export boun
ties. It also continued the sugar treaty with
Han all.
Mr. Mandcrscn took the floor , as Mr , Jones
had formally proposed the compromise
amendment. The sugar schedule , he said ,
was the Interesting schedule of the bill. It
contained both sweetness and light. It
seemed to pervade the whole bill. The bill
could not be touched without laying hands
on sugar. The senate had even departed
from the consideration of the bill to make
explorations In sugar , not In the cane fields
of Nebraska , but In the committee room.
Tile saccharine principle , as It Impregnated
all nature , Invaded every feature of this
bill. The consumption of sugar In the
United States was enormous , he said. Almobt
.50,000,000.000 pounds of raw sugar had been
consumed last year , representing , If grown
and refined abroad , a grand total of $182-
000,000 to be paid to foreigners. Free sugar
would mean the Immediate destruction of
the beet sugar Industry and the
gradual extinction of cane sugar
production In the southern state ; .
If properly protected , he predicted that be-
fcre 1005 beet sugar production would have
so developed In the north and cane sugar In
the south that the United States
cculd supply the full consumption
ot the country. Beet sugar
growing offered an Important Industry to
the faimers. When , developed to the extent
necessary to supply the homo demand It
would afford a crop of 2,000 acres. Was It
any wonder that the farmer ot the west
wanted a continuation of the sugar bounty ?
They were enthusiastic over the prospect.
It was the great boon which they asked con
gress to save to them. Every acre planted
In beets meant twenty days labor to a man.
No country In the- world , Mr. Manderson
said , was so well adapted to produce beet
sugar OB the United States. Beet growing
ultimately would displace cane growing.
Mr , Manderson denied that In fostering the
growth of beet and cane sugar any obligation
existed to protect the refineries. There was
no connection , he declared , between the
sugar grower and the odious Sugar trust.
Ho cared everything for one and nothing for
the other.
MANDBRSON WANTS THC BOUNTY.
Mr. Manderson gave notice that at the
proper time ho would offer as a substitute
for the sugar schedule the bounty provision
of the McKlnley bill , continuing It In force
until July 1. 1905 ,
He argued at length In support of the con
stitutionality of bounties , quoting extensively
from court decisions , and especially the de
cision of Justice Miller. '
"If congress were to give a bounty , " In
quired Sir. Caffery of Louisiana , "to a
farmer or manufacturer , do you contend
that the courts have no rights to Inquire
whether the bounty Is given for a public or
private use ? "
"I do , " replied Mr. Mtinderson. "The de
cision of Mr. Miller Is conclusive en that
point. "
Mr. 1'effcr then proceeded at great length
to support a bounty Instead of a duty on
sugar. In the course of his speech he
drifted It to the discussion of the'sllver ques
tion , touched upon his ideas of the theory of
government and ' .he panacea for the existing
Ills of the body politic. It was 0:15 : when
Mr. I'effer concluded.
Mr. HarrU then moved that the senate
proceed to the consideration of executive
business. Defore ho made the motion he
declared the country was Impatient over the
slaw progress mode with this bill , and that
buslnem Interests e\erywhere were suffering
from the utterly Inexcusable delay. He
gave notice that utter Monday he would , If
ho were able , compel the senate to endure
longer hourn until the bill wss disposed of.
The senate at 5:55 : adjourned.
TALK ON STATK UAMC TAX.
llravrley HIM Up for Il riimlou 111 the
House Ycslrriliy ,
WASHINGTON , Juno 1 , The house passed
today the senate resolution directing the
secretary of war to transmit to the senate
reports of any surveys or estimates for the
construction of locks or dams It ) the Mis
sissippi river between the Chicago , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad bridge and
the Falls of St. Anthony which he might
have In his possession.
The senate bill providing for the carrying
out of the awards ot the Paris tribunal of
arbitration for the protection ot stats in
Bering sea was passed.
Mr , Gear secured the passage of a bill for
the relief of A. P. II. Stewart.
A resolution directing the president to
give six months notice to the Russian gov
ernment ot the abrogation of the last treaty
between the two countries was. under the
rules , sent to the committee on foreign
affairs.
The house went Into committee of the
whole to consider the Urawley state bank
Mil. Mr. Broslus ot Pennsylvania addressed
the house. He defended the present national
banking eyitem and deprecated a rsturn to
the obnoxious and unitable state bank Bye-
tern , which had proved o detrimental to
certain sections ot the country , notably the
south anil west.
Mr. Swanion ot Virginia , followed Mr. Bro
slus and defended ( bo J uo of state bank
notes. .
Mr. Henderson of Illinois defended the ex
isting national banking .syBtem and recalled
the events of the panlcn of past years under
the state bank regimes.
The next advocatff Of repeal of the exist-
Ing laws against state t > nks was Mr , Tucker
of Virginia , who toolt th ; ground that any tax
laid not for the purpos of raising revenue ,
but to "kill oft" an Industry , was an Im
proper one. *
Mr. Iselar of South Carolina , the successor
In the house of Mr. Brawlcy , the author of
the bill , argued In favor of state bank Is
sues.
sues.At 5 o'clock the committee arose and a rc-
cois was taken until 8 o'clock , the evening
session to be for private pension bills.
WAitxuu wour.n.vT TALK.
Itcfiiftod to OUc the Names of 1'ellow Con-
grcmimen Who Talked with tllni.
WASHINGTON , June 1. Ileprcsentatlve
Warner announced before he was sworn In
the Sugar trust Investigation his Intention
of reserving the privilege as a member cf
the house of answering only such questions
as might be thought'proper. Several times
during his examination. he fell upon this
privilege and refused to'answer some of the
questions asked. The committee decided It
had no power to make a member of the
house testify before a equate committee , and
all It can do Is to certify the fact to the
other house.
It Is understood one of tde points on which
the committee sought to obtain a statement
from Mr. Warner was as to the Influence
brought to bear upon him to cease his op
position to the sugar duty , but this failed.
Mr. Warner told the. committee that a large
amount of his Information came from con
versations with members of the house , who
were discussing the events relating to the
sugar duties. Ho was asked who these
members were , and In every Instance de
clined to give the naniea of uny cf his fellow
members of the hofcse. The committed'
says the testimony which * Mr. Warner re
fused to give was of a. hearsay character and
not of such Importance that would warrant
any extraordinary methods to obtain.
There Is expressed-a great desire to have
the testimony that has recently been taken
' printed for use In the sennte before a vote
Is taken on the sugar schedule , and It Is
probable , if It Is available , several block } of
It will bo read In the senate tomorrow. The
points of most Interest arc those relating to
the' testimony ot Secretary Carlisle and
others relating to the sugar schedule.
The point In Mr. Warner's story as to how
the schedule was drawn , together with cer
tain proceeding * on a Sunday at the capital ,
have been denied by-allMvltnesses. Senator
Jones has testified he requested Secretory
Carlisle to draw the sugar schedule , and the
secretary has frankly bald he drew It. Sena
tor Mills has testified that Havcmeyer came
to htm with a letter of introduction from
Secretary Carlisle , but that he did not see
Havemeycr. The committee will not go to
New York to take testimony. .
The committee adjourned over until Mon
day to await the appearance of a witness ,
AValter E. Gaston qf Wllkesbarre , Pa. , who
has been represented ! as having overheard
the conversation at the Arlington hotel last
March between certainsenators and mem
bers of the Sugar trust.
Mr. Gaston has expressed a willingness to
appear before the committee and ( ell all he
knows. The personswhose names he may
give will next be called. )
rum.iu I > II
Gold ISesenc Dccreaurd T/ucnty-SIx Million
During tlio Month of .May.
WASHINGTON , JUn.e ' ! . The monthly
debt statement Issued today shows a net cash
balance In the treasury of $117,851,33 , of
which $78,603,207 Is In the gold reserve. Ad
vices bf yesterday frpm New York show
that $1,400,000 In gold had been engaged for
shipment today , which leaves the true
amount of the gold reserve on May 31 $77-
293,207. Today's advices show that $2,250-
000 has been engaged for a payment tomor
row , which leaves the true gold reserve at
the close of business today at $75,043,267.
This Is a less of geld reserve during the
month of nearly $20,000,000. Today's debt
statement shows the Interest-bearing debt
on May 31 WAS $636,011,840 , an Increase for
the month of only $4CO. The debt on which
Interest has ceased Hlnce maturity was $1-
850,390 , a decrease ot $3,640 , The nonlnter-
ost-bearlng debt was f3SO.016.329 , a decrease
of $637,139. The aggregate of Interest and
nonlnterest-bearlng debt was $1,910,496,560 ,
a decrease of $640,879 , The statement of
the cash In the treasury IB as follows : Gold ,
$148,067,816 ; silver. $512,194,954 ; paper , $100.-
081,172 ; bonds , minor coin' , etc. , $16,939,320 ,
against which there nro demand liabilities
aggregating $665,428,928 , making the de
crease In the available cash balance for the
month $7,243,150.
CANNOT JIIJ 1'JSKbKNT.
Senator Mmidcrnoa Dec-lines nn Invitation
from the Iowa Grand Army Men.
WASHINGTON , June. ! . ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) II. EGrlswold of Atlantic ,
la. , has written Sertato.r Manderson requestIng -
Ing him to be present and respond to a toast
at the second reunion , which Is to bo held
at Council Bluffs on June 20 next , by the
Grand Army escort > vlilch met General Grant
at Council Bluffs In 1879 and accompanied
him actoss the state on his return from the
trip around tbo wprld. The Nebraska escort
cert has accepted or ) Invitation to be present
and take part In the celebration. Senator
Manderson will bo linable to attend the re
union , and has written Mr. Grlswold to that
effect.
Senator-Elect Gear and Representative
Hepburn of Iowa , who were also Invited ,
will be unable to bo present , giving as their
reason the great pressure of public business
at Washington.
Congressman Mercer today Introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to pay to the city ; of Omaha the sum of $25-
369.72 for money advanced and obligations
assumed In behalf of the government of the
United States. This amount was expended
by the city In the construction of pavement
adjacent to government property.
SKNATOIt KYLK-S tt.VUUUTKK II.N1IUHT.
Itnbld Dog Attacked'l | r but Inllleteil No
Injuries WJihtover.
WASHINGTON. JuhoI. ( Special Telegram
to The Boo. ) Senator Krlo of South Dakota
today said that the nimor that hla 8-year-old
daughter had been eerlcusly Injured by a
mad dog was untrue , . A dog with the rabies
attacked several efilldron , but the daughter
of Senator Kyle , although" bitten by the beast ,
was uninjured bjf reason'of ' tun heavy clothIng -
Ing she wore. There will not oven a scratch
of the skin. Senator Cyl < j has practically
completed hla report cc Deeming the Indian
depredation claims whc | : ( havq recently been
Investigated by htm , an Uho will submit that
report to the senate next-week ,
Ben Shanon , 'son ofEditor Shannon ot
the South Dakota Huronlte , IE In the city , and
expects to receive a goad appointment at
the capital In a Very shirt" time.
Five mlnuteq before tad expiration of the
morning hour In the wnato today Senator
Pettlgrow called up and secured the passage
of a bill granting additional lands at Hot
Springs , 8. D , , to the-Berry hospital.
Government Hurelpti mid Expenditures
WASHINGTON , June 1. A comparatlre
statement of the receipts and expenditures of
the United States during the month of May
and during the eleven months , o { the pro-sent
fiscal year show * the receipts for May to have
been $23,060,994 , and the expenditures $29-
779,140 , leaving a deflqlt , for the month of
$6,712,146. Thfr receipts for the eleven months
aggregated 1279,471,410'and the expenditures
$341,036,377 , le'aYing a deficit for the eleven
month's of W.661.92J. ,
During May , Is3l. the receipts from cus
toms were $9.798,067 , afcau | -$15,124.863 dur
ing May , 1693. Tt > rccejpU from Internal
revenue wtie $ U.041.90. against $18,212,103
for May ot laat year. 'The expenditures on
account ot pcnilon * > * er * about 11,300,000
lui than ( or May ot but you ,
RIVALS READY FOR THE FRAY
Warring Factions in Samoa Preparing to
Settle the Question of Supremacy ,
SEVERAL SKIRMISHES HAVE TAKEN PLACE
Itrhol nnil Got eminent force * Now 1'aco to
1'uco nnil mi Important and llloody
llnttlr In Unity Kxpectrd So-
erul Already Killed.
( Copyrighted 1JU \ > y the Associated
AUCKLAND. New Zealand , June 1. Advices -
vices received here from Samoa under
date of May 19 announce that the rebels
have occupied Tutuawanul In almost In
vincible force. It U added that the gov
ernment troops have advanced and that
they are now facing the rebel army.
The advance parties of the rebels and the
government trcops have been engaged In
several skirmishes , In which one govern
ment soldier and two of the rebels were
killed.
When these advices left Samoa an Im
portant battle was Imminent.
The surgeons of the British and German
war ships at Samoa were preparing to at
tend to the wounded.
CIVIL \VAU IMMINENT.
.Mombcrx of tlio New Iliilgitrl in Ministry
ABDUultiil on IhoMreetH.
SOFIA , June 1. The new cabinet Is de
termined to put an end to the disturbances
which have occurred since the downfall of
the Stambbuloff ministry. The cabinet met
and discussed today the steps necessary to
stop the rioting and afterwards notified the
foreign representatives that stringent tnoab-
ures would be taken to prcserse order In
Sofia and the provinces.
The disturbances atsumed serlcus proportions
tions after nightfall. M. Mllefoff , the vice
preildent of the Chamber of Deputies , was
seized by rioters and seriously Injured.
Dramoff , public prosecutor , was hooted and
beaten. M. I'elkoff , president of the Cham
ber of Deputies , was assaulted as he was
driving through ( he streets. The gendirmes
attempted to drive the crowd back and fired
on them. They were about to repeat the
volleyj but were checked by a detachment of
cavalry. The cltlrens are furious against
the police for shooting. The restaurants
and cafes were thionged during the night
and In a number of places effigies of Stam-
bouloff and Petkoff were burned. Every
quarter of the city Is now occupied by the
military. A number of the police failed to
answer roll call this morning , and It Is said
they were disabled In yesterday's fighting.
It Is stated ex-Premier Stiimbouloff Intends
to leave Bulgaria.
LONDON , June 1. A dispatch to the
Telegraph from Belgrade says : The follow
ing telegram has been received from Sofia :
"Ex-Premier Stambouloff and the ministers
who formed his cabinet are under arrest.
Civil war has broken out. Two battalions
Of troops have rebelled and demanded the
reinstatement of Stambouloff. They ha\o
been joined by the gendarmes In an
attack on the troops , who declared for
Prince Ferdinand. "
.OPERATION ( MCA1SKII\V1II1LI.M : ,
-V , ; - ; - - _ . > ' ' '
Small Tumor HIMMOKM ! from Ills Chock at
1'otsdani I'alacp.
BERLIN , June 1. The semi-official rielch-
sanelger today publishes a notice signed by
Profs. Bergman , Leuthold and Schlangc ,
saying that at the now patance , Potsdam.
at 11 o'clock this morning , "by the emper
or's direction , the undersigned removed a
Email encysted tumor from his left cheek.
The operation was performed without an
anaesthetic and In a few minutes. "
Ilimcnrliin Ministry
LONDON , June 1. The Dally News Vienna
correspondent announces the resignation of
the Hungarian ministry. Both the emperor
and Kalnoky Implored Dr. Wekerle , the
prime minister , not to resign , but he re
fused to rescind his resignation.
Dr. Wekerle today conferred with the Ban
of Croatia. Count Hedervary , who was spe
cially summoned to Vienna. The Ban then
had an audience with Emperor Francis
Joseph , who afterwards announced the resig
nation of the Wekerle cabinet. The emperor
added that he had accepted the resignations
ot the mlnlEterti and commissioned Count
Hedervary to form a new cabinet.
Ttirpln 14 on tin * Malic.
PARIS. June 1. The coi respondent ot the
Temps at Brussels asserts that Turpln , Wio
Is In that city , denied in an Interview that
he had sold the exclusive rights of his In
vention to Germany. He said he had come
to RrusEols to form a company to devplcp
hlB Invention. All the powers were open to
profit by his discovery.
1'opn IloliU Mu 9 la M. I'ctnr'i.
ROME , June 1. Five thousand pilgrim- ,
representing a number of Roman C'atholl ?
societies and subscribers to the ftinJ raised
In order to decorate the toinb of Pops Pius
IX , were present today at a papal mass held
In St. Peter's. The pope was In excellent
health and was warmly acclaimed by the
pilgrims. _
Gorman Counterfeiter Arn-Med In London.
LONDON , June 1. A German named
Flliebrall was arrested In CheUea today for
being In possession ot an apparatus for
counterfeiting coin. Further charges are
pending against him consequent upon the
discovery among his effects ot a battery ,
acids and anarchistic documents.
Vullure * 111 Iluoium Ayrm ,
LONDON , June l.VA dispatch to tha
Times from Buenos Ayies MI > H the fail
ures of eleven of the llrms on the IIOUIHC
was announced yesterday. One firm wa
that of ex-MlnlHter of Finance Hunsen.
Three native llrms alno failed. The pre
mium on gold RhouB a tendency to ilse.
Choleni In Itiidslun rroilncr * .
ST. PETBRRBI'IIG , Juno 1. A decree
announces that cholera prevails In t lie-
provinces of Plock and Radon ) . Arrivals
from China and Japan are treated at the
Russian Pacific ) ioi ts and at the Black sea
ports as being Infected.
I'rimolaii Diet ( 'lcneil ,
BERLIN , June 1. A royal decree closing
the Prussian Diet was lead In both houses
yesterday. Prior to this the Upper Hoiice
by a large majority adopted Minister Miguel's
financial proposals and they were pas > ed by
the Lower House.
ItUMln Mnkrs I'rlruil * with tlio I'ope.
LONDON , June 1. A dispatch to the
Times from St. Petersburg says the No\oe
Vremya asserts that a complete understand
ing has been arrived at between the Russian
government and the Vatican.
Korelen ,
The retiring Hungarian ministry were
given on ovation on their return to Buda-
Pesth.
The Novaye Vremwa of St. Petersburg
publishes a. significant article on the Bul
garian crlilH In which It guys that foreign
intervention h Inevitable.
A number of students In Palermo who
were dissatisfied with the uentence of
Deputy do Felicia caused a riot at thut
pluco and the military were called out
to Huppreos It.
Jury Flier Indicted.
INDIANAPOLIS , June l.-The United
Btates grand jury today returned an Indict
ment against Frank O. fitunnnril of Law
rence county , charging him with conspiracy
In the Indlanupolltt bank trial , In which
Btannuril endeavored to act as a go-between
betwetn the defendants and Juror Arm
strong. BUnjuiU. la not to bo found , and
nix bond of $ < ,000 has been declared for-
rcllctl <
jv.w.i// ; .vwrjr.Kmrs AT UVTS.
Colonel llrlrn M. (1 on car \Vrlt o n Cnimllo
I.rtlrr ( 'oiirrrnlng .Minn Anthony.
KANSAS C1TV , Juno 1. There has been
a fight In the woman suffragist camp for
quite a while , but It has just cropped out.
The personages Involved are none other
that Helen M. Cougar and Susan B. Anthony.
The former has written a caustic letter to
the Republic , a weekly paper published at
Argentine , Kan. , In which she ghcs the
venerable apostle of woman's rights a severe
lashing. Mrs. Laura M. Johns of Kancns
also comes In for her share ot the drubbing.
One passage of the letter referring to Miss
Anthony says : "She has never succeeded
In the adoption of a single suffrage law ;
she has met crushing defeat In every amend
ment to the state constitution which she has
championed. Her present unwise leadership
In Kansas will lead to tore defeat unless the
people of that state take matters Into their
own hands. "
In another place In the letter she states
her Idea of the fate of the suffrage propo
sition with the campaign under Its present
leaders"Either cause Miss Anthony and
Mrs. Johns to remove this boycott on moral
Issues or let not a dolllar more be spent In
an honest effort to make sure defeat more
humiliating than otherwise because manip
ulated by them under the whip of political
and mor.il cowardice of the republican
parly. "
In spite of this attack the suffragist lead
ers aic carrying on the campaign with a
vim ,
.lbl.i : M.tr ll.tl'K TO ( JO.
I'rrvlilint l.'xprctetl to KxprrM llln Impi-
tlenco About the Turin.
NEW YORK , June 1. The Herald's Wash
ington dispatch snjs : "President Cleveland
Is angry at the way In which the tariff bill
has been bungled In the senate and tainted
from top to bottom with suspicions of job
bery and corruption. He is particularly
angry at Senator Gorman for having In his
recent speech twisted the president's letter
of acceptance Into an endorsement of the
line of policy followed by Mr. Gorman and
his allies In making up their compromise
tariff measure. He has expressed himself
freely to some of his most confidential ad
visers and an effort has been made to Induce
him to come out In a statement of some
kind calling a halt In the present course of
tlio senate and demanding the passage of a
genuine tariff reform bill. The president
lias refuted to make any statement for publi
cation , but I was Informed today that prob
ably within the next few days an Interview
would be given out from such a source that
It would be understood to voice the presi
dent's sentiments. My Informant said that
If It rume at all It would be straight from
the white house. If this Information Is cor
rect. It may result In Mr Carlisle leaving the
cabinet , for while- there IH no evidence
to show that the secretary of the treasury
has done anything fiom an Improper motive ,
he has been connected with the preparation
of the Gorman compiomlsc from Its very
Inception. "
HIT r.i NTO.WS / . \ TJII ; jrt : : .
Iloir Mlt < ImliofT , M fusion i ry from Lincoln ,
Nell. , lint Injured In > lu\iin. \ :
NEW YORK. June 1. The Missionary
society of the Methodist Episcopal cluucli
sends lo the Associated press the following
letter : "A dispatch from Vancouver has
been extensively printed , afHrming that Miss
Imhoff , formerly of Lincoln , Neb. , and now
a teacher. Iff"tho Ansla-Japannse * wuool In
Yoncrnwa , went Into the temple devoted to
the god I'soyug on the day devoted by the
natives to worship of the god and preached
against the worship of graven Images and
sneered at the native deity. At the conclu
sion of the sermon Miss Imhoff was chased ,
knocked down with stones and her eyes put
out. The facts In the case arc that Miss
Imhoff had been holding a service In our
own usual place. On her way home a stone
was thrown by tome one which hit one of
her glasses , breaking It and driving some
pieces Into her eye. She received a skillful
treatment , and it is hoped the eye will be
saved. Her spirit of forgiveness toward
the perpetrator of the deed has won great
admiration from both Christians and non-
chrlstlans. "
mtRin } > a AT VVKUT.O.
Wntcr Now Only Hcmalns In the Low
PliK-en and These Ar lining Drained.
PUEBLO , June 1. The flood in Putblo Is
receding rapidly today , and no further dam
age lias been done. The total property loss ,
osldo from the damage to the railroads. Is
thought not to exceed $10&,500. The heaviest
losers arc' McCord-Bragdon Grocery com
pany , $20,000 ; J. K. Shlrcman , clothing ,
$15,000 ; Holmes llaidware company , $10,000.
BrcaKs In the railroads nro being rapidly
repaired , and trains will bo sent went this
afternoon. Trains to the- north will not be
able to run regularly for several days.
Rain reused about midnight , nud the river
Is going down rapidly. The only water out
of the channel now Is In blocks enclosed by
raised btreuts. A large foice of men have
been put at work cutting through tlm Icvco
to draw off the miniature lakes. Only two
bodies have been recovered , but it Is lo-
lleved moro will be found. It Is known live
persons were drowned.
f > ovrn it.iKtiT.i noon r.u.i : .s.
Cii-.ind I.oilgr of the Order riiilfchcs UK
Work ut Slonx rails.
SIOl'X FALLS , S. IX , June l.-Spcrlal
to The TJci' . ) The Kniml lodge of the Inde
pendent Order of Uood Templars , whl h
has been In session lieie for the past two
duyn , him llnlfhod Its woik and thtdnli -
gates IIHAC ri'tuineil home. Wutcrtuwn wax
cho.sen us the place of the next gr.tnd
ledge meeting. The following arc the new
of lice ! H : Gland rhlef templar , H. II. Me-
t'lenon of Madison , vice John T. Konn of
Woonsockut ; Ritinil chancellor , W. It.
KluriHtiuiy of Blouv Fulls , vice It. U. MM-
t'lonun ; grand \lci- templar , Mr . .1. I )
Ooewoy , of Sioux Falls , vice MrH. Ayles-
woith of LniiRfonl ; grand HorrnUry , MIH.
Jlyui N. Lt-e of Mitchell , le-elcoted , grnml
chaplain , Hcv. Klllott Urcsser of Kl 111-
dre.iu , re-elcctt-i ) ; grand ticaiuror , Juliu T.
Coxhcnil of Yankton , ic-t'loeted ; gland
nmislml , J. A. LOCUM of Wati-itown. xloe
Ui-orRi' MtPnmilil of Winfrcd ; grand super
intendent of the juvenile temple , Mr-i.
.iiuci T. A very of Ahhton.
Tlu' lepuit of the fecielury Bhow.4 that
there aiv twentllvo (5ood Templar I dgi-K
In the matu at inesont. n falling ufi' or
twenty-live during the. piiHt year. l'ic * ciit
number of membeia , KIT , against 1IU Lint
your. The grand treimuei-H it-port dhown
III on hand. Tlio attendance upon the
gland lodge meeting WIIH not laige.
Holier ! J. ( inmlde for C
YANKTON , H. IX , June 1. ( gppplul T. le-
giam to The Uee.3 Robert J. Gamble , nt-
tornc > > at-la\v of this city and 01111 of the
brainy inpn of Houth Dakota , linn an
nounced liiniHt-lf n candidate for cdiigrvH
before the ivpubllcan Htato convention to
bo held hero August 22. Mr. Gamble IH a
native of Fox Lake , WlH. , and has been
member of the 111 in of Uamblc Uron. for
many yeiirn. llln brother , John It. ( Jum
ble ? , wn.s fleeted congressman from thlu
Htute four years ago , but died before tak
ing hla seat. _
MTotemenU of Seagoing Vr rl Juno I ,
At Tory Island Pamcd , May 31 Scandi
navian , fnr Boston.
At Scllly Passed Chester , from New
Vork.
At Hamburg ArrlveiT Columbia , from
New York.
At Liverpool An Ivcd Germanic and
Taurlc , from New York.
At Brow head pahneU Po\orla from Bos
ton ; Elrurla from New York.
At New York Arrived Parla from South
ampton.
Cyclone In Arkitiumi.
L1TTLB. ROCK , Arlf. , June I. News
reached the city of a terrible cyclone which
pained through Arkansas county Wednes
day night. Much damage wa" done , tut 110
lUea were k > u
IS STILL A MYSTERY
Secret of Miuid Rubel's ' Horrible Taking OfF
Remains Unrevcalcd.
*
RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S ' INQUIRIES
Some Jnots tbnt Increase tbo Suspicion
Heating on Dr. Brawu. '
HIS PECULIAR REQUEST OF A NIGHT CLERK
Seeii Standing Monday Night in tbo HnlN
wny Leading to the Hoouis ,
PRISONER REFUSES TO TALK AT LENGTH
ItviiuiliiH of Iho ( ilrl Are. Chen to thcCriur
Coroner l tnpiineM u ilury and
Will Hi In an Jncum This
Morning.
Information of much significance has been
ghen by Depot Olllcer Morris Fleming rela
tive to the Maud Uubel murder case.
Ofllcer Fleming says he saw Ur. Brown at
7:30 : o'clock last Monday evening standing
In the hallway leading to the main stairway
In the vacant building In which the body
was found.
Officer Fleming was off duty and on hla
wny to lodge. Ho went up Tenth street
under the viaduct and took the side of the
street on which the building IH nltuated.
He saw Brown In the hallway , half turned
around. He appeared to be talking to some
one .it the head of the stairs , and he Is
more positive of this , as ho saw Brown
motion with his hand. Fleming said at
first thought he Intended going back and
making some Inquiry , as he thought thu
very fact of a limn being there was In Itself
su-pclous. ! He did not return , however.
Fleming went to the police station last
night , and Ur. Brown was brought up In
older to make certain the identity. Fleming
at once bald : "That is the man ; I remei i-
ber his gray hair and figure. " *
Fleming said nftcr seeing Brown In the
hallway he thought of waiting n few mo
ments In hiding as he thought that It
might be some thief. lie , however , did not
wall , but as long as he could see the build
ing. Brown did not leave It.
Fleming will appear at the coroner's iti-
fjnest today.
Yesterday forenoon Itobcrt Wells , the
well Kiiuwn auctioneer , doing busi
ness on lower Farnam street , called
at jmllcu headquarters and gave up
some Information , which may bo a clew ,
ilr. Wells has n foreman In his employ
named Beardsley. and It was for'tho pur
pose of telling -what his foreman lnew * that
Wells visited the city Jail. Accord
ing to Beardsley , a colored man came to the
auction store Saturday and wanted to sell
some furniture. Beardsley went with the
negro to the suite of rooms directly in front
ot the room where the girl was found. The
furniture man IB getting along In years , and
did not like the Idea
of going Into such a
deserted looking block as that Is with a
stranger , but he braced up and followed
the coloted man upstairs and through long ,
dirty liallB , until the rooms where the furni
ture WHS placed were reached. The negro
at first wanted ? 1C for the whole lot , con
sisting of a cheap bed room set and a table
or two. Beardsley objected to the
price , and the colored man said
"Well , give me 75 cents and take the truck
away. " This remark caused the assistant
auctioneer to notice the man. and It wu
evident that he was very nervous. Durlnr
the entire Interview and all of the tlmo
Hcardsley was In the block the negro ap
peared alarmed and his hands trembled.
The actions of the colored man and lil.s
nils beeined so utiange that Beardslcy would
not make a trade , and so left the plac' .
When he returned to the store Beardsley re
marked that ho did not want to do busi
ness with the colored man.
That night Beardsley went to Kansas City
to keep a previously arranged business en
gagement , and returned yesterday. As
soon as ho saw the papers he remembered
the locality and his visit to the place with
the colored man. Thinking that this Information
mation might bo of value to the pollen they
\\tie , icnt for to Jalk with the old gentle *
A fairly good description of "the colored
fnlkt. has been gi\en the offcers , and If the
negro can bo found he may be able to tell
something which will help unravel the mys-
teiy.
IIUOWN TELLS HIS STORY.
"Dr. " Brown was seen yesterday by a
lice reporter at the cltv Jull. When the
reporter Introduced himself Brown's first rn-
mark was , "I would Just like to got nn axe.
and get at you. " Then he went on to explain -
plain that In the report of the girl's dla-
iippearanco as printed exclusively by The
Bee last Monday , ho had been mlsrepie-
hented. The doctor did not want to make
any Htatements till ho had consulted an at
torney. Ho still Insisted trial the last time
he saw Maud Hubel was at Courtland beach
luHt Saturday ,
"I was standing near the merry-go-
rqund. " said Brown , "when Mrs. Hess and
Maud came up ; we talked for a couple of
minutes , and then I went back to my nhoot-
Ing gallery. Later on they passed my place
and I spoke to them In a general way ; that
Is all 1 know about the girl. "
Wliun the Kden Musee was opened her *
lnt t'lirlstmas by Will Lawlcr , Brown was
( me of the lecturers exhibiting the curios
from the Cliff Dwellers' homes In Now
Mexico.
Shortly after the finding of Iho body Ie-
tectlve Savage called up the police station
by telephone and fa Id he hud located Brown
ut Courtland beach. IU > was ordered to
hustle out and arrest the man at once.
About luilt an hour afterward Savage again
called up headquarters and informed the
sergeant In charge that County Attorney
Kuley had said that hu did not want anybody
urrerted and so Savage disobeyed the ordem
from police headquarters and did as Kaley
told htm to and that was arrest no one In
this matter until there U an Investigation.
Olllcer Hcclan located Brown at C:30 : o'clock
ami locked him up Just In time to prevent
him from skipping out.
imow.N's STiiANan UEQUKST.
A little further light has been thrown on
the case by the story of Night Clerk Whit-
field of the State hotel , 130G Douglas itreet.
For a couple of nights Ur. Brown had baen
lodging there , going there for the first thus
last Tuesday night. Ho had no baggage or
belonglnga of any description , neither did
he evince any Inclination to take up perma
nent quarters there. Whltflcld ald that
Tuesday night Brown came In and appeared
to ho greatly troubled. Ho patted liy the
clerk'a desk , apparently on the way to hla
room , when ho turned back , and , speaking
In a low tone to the cleric , said : "Pleiue
be careful to note the exact time at which
I retire tonight ; you may be called upon to
ttstlfy In a very Important case. " Thu
exact time was 9:45. :
During his * tny at this hotel Brown be
came acquainted with Mr , Wilkinson and
was olten In hl company.
"No , I do not know anything material r&-
WUklaiQA. "bill