THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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; t - STABLISIIED 19 , 1871 or.'tu , MONDAY Al'IIIL 1 3 , isi. StNGL1i py
: Bi1NUETS IllS ROYAL CUEST
I ! embers of the Itftlian Cabinet ana Legislative -
lativo Bodies MeaL Emperor William1
RAIN MARS THE OUFDODR PROGRAM
Ccrtiuii ii tISI ItnI Inn Sttllor ,
3IIt , VIIIIU JItU1114 PIi the
: ' ZttIOtlItI Airs of the 'I'uo
- CotilitrieN.
\ % / VENICI , Aprfl 12.-T1o , tnteIy ceremonies
' Incitlent to the visit hera of the emperor
i anti empress of Uermany continue and the
riendly enthuasm of the people is
obitel. The city is in festival attire and
nothing could exceed the brilliance of the
cotor eITccts of tim decorntlons of the hou'es
and numhcrIes floating craft. ICing Hum-
bert anti Queen Marghnrlta attended mass
thIs morning in the palace chapel1 while
Emperor \Viliiam and Lniprose Augusta attended -
, tended a religious 'ervIce on board the Im-
erIai yacht Ilohenzollern. Directly after
. lunch 1niperor William and ICing Ituinbert
had a long conference ciucerning affairs of
elate of the allied natlo'w , at which were
3rescnt the Marquis di Rutlini , the Italian
: rtmler , and The other Italian ministers ,
Count Lanzn dl fluca , italian ambassador
, to Berlin , and Baron von I3uelow , the German -
man ambassador at flornt. The duke of
' ) Serrnoneta , the miniater ot foreign affairs ,
r received a vkit from the German ambasu-
dor at 6 o'clock.
, There was a etato dirner at the palace
I , tonight , at which sixty-two persons sat
down. tmpcror William sat at the right
and Impres Aigusta at the left of ICing
4 : Humbert. Queen Marghaita sat at the em-
' reror' right with th prince of Naples op-
pcsite. The ministers pv.d ambaiadora of
thb two governments an4 the members of
" tli suites of the two sovereigns , togothcr
with their wives , made up the rout of the
. number. A recepUon follnwed to the Venc-
tim senators and doputie. ICing Iluinbert
prcented 0. deputation with an address of
welcome to the emperor , who exprcoaed lila
} thanks and then conyered with ( Iliferont
Oflei4 on parliamentary initter in Italy and
Germany. Meantime King Itumbert was engaged -
gaged in a conversation with all lila guests.
During the course of the banquet an un-
I menoc crowd gathered outside the palace
and the gave enthuslatic cheers for all
the royal personages , wha appeared several
tlme on the balcony and bowed.
The military band played the German
anti Italian natIonal anthcm9 alternately.
A heavy rain niarred the intended water
: serenade and after the receptlo it was pour-
lug down when the emperor tartecl to return -
turn to his yacht , the tfohenzollern , but
I Ring Ilumbert nevertheless accompanied him
to the landing place. Tlio German and ItalIan -
. ' Ian sailors prcimenaded the streets during
,
the day arm , In arm and niany of them vitli
I capa exchanged In their desire to testify
! to the akilty betwe n them and thetr re-
sppctivo natIons.
Vf At tIib banquet Emperor William wore a
.t full ( lras uniform of tlio lius'ars and the
C t insignia of the Itallail 'order of the Annun-
; data. ICing liumbert and the prince of Na-
: zles wore the uniforms of Italian generals
and the InsignIa of the Prussian order of
, the flack Eagle. There were no toasts.
'Fhe Itohenzollern was brillIantly illumi-
( aated tonight , though the water serenade
around It , which had. been planned , was
spelled by the rain.
, 1Lt'1'AIIELE REIIJILLIOS SI'ICEAIIXG.
2nties ' , VIiO ANNulled Cziitiiln flrnsiil
Were Well Armed.
I3ULUWAYO , April 12.-Dptalls have been
received hero of the encounter with the
L
I . _ Matabele of Captain Brand , as the result
4 _ _ of which lie suffeeI a reverse and was
compelled to aBk for assistance from Bulu-
'way0. The Matabole surrounded and attacked -
' tacked Captain Brand's column , consisting
of 130 men , which bad been sent to re-
hove Gwanda , twenty-eight miles south at
.
hero on the Tub road. Captain Brand
.
formed a laager for the purpose of offering -
; * ing a better defense against the attack.
I some desperate fighting ensued. The enemy
h wore found to be vell armed with Martini
rifles and they dIrectel a strong and well
: t aimed fire against Captain Brand's Maxim
, - guit with such good effect that it became
disabled. Captain Brand's ammunition , alsO.
1 ran short and the fierce attack of the
J Idatabele continuing , the situation of his
. force began to grow Iesporate. They were
i firahly obliged to fight their way through
F the beleaguering enemy's lines. They sue-
: ceeded in fighting their way out with a
loss of live troopers killed and sixteen
j weunded. It is estimated that 150 of the
Matabele were killed.
In response to Captain Brand's message
calling for assistance , a relief force of 250
men with artillery was dlspatchei as
quickly as possible , This force met Captain
1)rand'a column returning.
The rebellion In Matabeloland seems to
I be spreading , in spite of the vigorous f -
forte that have been inado to suppress it.
The enemy's forces come and go within
. short distances of Buluwayo and the anx-
lety here Is most keen and there are many
cars expressed of an attack by the enemy
in force. Confidence is felt that Buluwayo
will be able to offer a successful defeitse ,
The coming of the relief force train Mafe-
t king will , however , be greeted as a wel-
I assistance In the possible case of an
_ _ _ _ _ _
) I liACI' It ) N A G t I ST I ) Ull lJ
Seitrnder-Voii ICOtX A ( In Ir
I'uliiie Siiig
LONDON , AriI 13-The Berlin corro-
PPOfldeit of the Times says : The Schrader-
, t Kotzo duel engrosses public attention hoic.
: i it Is evlent it occurred with the tacit consent -
,
sent of the authorities. The affair tends
to provoke a healthy reaction against a sys-
I tern as stupid as it Is barbarous.
The correspondent of the Daily News at
. fleilin says : Baron von Schrader was aware
q that he was dying and lie took a heart.
rending farewell ui his wife and children.
Ho made his son swear he would not accept -
cept a challenge from Count vop Kotzo.
l3aron von Sclirader had dark foreboding
from the moment ho knew lie bail to ftglit
, Count von iCotze. Emperor \Viiiiani has
telegraphed his condolences to Baron von
Sclirader's family.
A Standard dispatch from Berlin says :
. Count yen Kotzo tried to become reconciled
t ' . with Baron von Sclirader after the duel ,
F' . \ but Baron von Schrader was jn too serious
.t a condition and was for the most part , un.
. cenicious. lie suffered excruciating pain ,
' 't even strong doses of morphine falling to
allay his iain. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
i'iiiui : MINISTIIIIS IS
; l'riiiee II4IIieftuil1v l.
Vlivii in l'n
PARIS , April 12-The Figaro assorts thLt
an intervIew between M. I3ourgooit , the
premier , and I'rliico liohenlohe , the German
chancellor , who Is visiting in Pan ? , occurred
'
; . on Thursday , Prince Ilohenloho was in
: I'4gl8 train Monday until Thursday without
the fact of lila presence becoming known
to the public. The news of lila vIsit iet loose
a flood of surmise as to its be4ring ; zpn
. international politics , and it was then cx-
ilatned , first , that he was In 1rance to
: look after an estate which his wife had
Inherited , and then , that ho had vleiIed Paris
to cuuit a dentist ,
- ' , (
Vrluee Ilulsenlolie Itenulics
V1lINA , April 12.-Prince llelieniolio ,
ft the German imperial chancellor , and Prln-
,
- cess liohoulobo arrived hero tonight from
Frris , according to the program itereotot
ouounced ,
M.CEO'S MEN AlI ! IiISCOUItAGED.
Ifstd Ileen. I'rnnilpied Iticli Ilooty In
I'Isnr dcl Itto.
1I'ANA , April 12.-The forc of Antonio
Mac.eo are reported to be Jltcontentet anti
suffering from the excessive fatguo and pri-
rations they have undergone. Macco , it iv
said. promised them much booty in the
province of Pinar (101 RIo , including the cap-
ital. tile city of linac del 1110 , whcli : they
were to capture. Ilut , instead , it is aecrted ,
the Insurgents have been compciied to sEek
refuge in the mountains.
Attention has recently been directctl tn'ard
the military line. The situatien is now being
5tlllied In all ita details. The government
lifts taken possession of all points necessary
and has fortified all the strategic pointa
from Maria ) to Artemisa ; thence to Majan
ica tue line runs through the woods. The
Intention is to utilize for the purposes of
intrcnchment fifteen forts scattered along
the military line , There operations , in con-
nectlon with the trocha , are under the dlrec-
tion of Generals Arola and I'io. The south-
em part of the military line is under the di-
reeL command of General Bernal , the center -
ter of the line is commanded by Colonel
ltulz , and the northern portion by Colonel
Francis. Gunboats at Marial and at Majan-
lea lrotct both ends of the line. Ditches
hare been constructed along the entire
lenjth of the line for the purpose of preventing -
ing troops of cavalry freon crossing. The
total number of the troops on the line is
about 12,000. The cavalry engaged in scouting -
ing the surrounding country Is commanded
by Colonels Maroto and Figeuro. Fhe disci-
plitie of the troops of cavalry is said to' be
riaorous.
General Suarez Vaklex has surprised the
insurgents under Bandera at the moment
when they were on the point of attacking
Gunyabo. lie routed them , they being dispersed -
persed in the direction of the mountains ,
losing thirty-seven killed. The troops had
one captain wounded.
The insurgents have burned the village of
Pour Caniincs , near this city.
The Insurgent loader , Cadenas , has burned
the machinery 004 buildings of the plantation
of Mazorrea. Inglesito and Junkoto , at the
head of a band or tuourgents , entered Ber-
mojo Vleja. and plundered the stores of
goods to the value of 20O00. They also
burned several houses as vell as the cone-
flcld and settlements of Germ , near San
Cabriel ,
The column of Major Garritlo , in an engagement -
gagement with Jose taceO , dielodgad the insurgents -
surgents and took their camp and ammuni-
tion. The insurgents loft coven killed and
three prisoners' . The leaders , Maceo and
Perez , were wounded. Of the troops , four
were killed and ten were wounded.
In some severe e'klrmtsliing in Santa Clara ,
the insurgents left fifteen killed , ' while the
troops had seven severely wounded.
Colonel Moncada at La Patora , on Pass
river , in the Sagua district , was under the
fire of an insurgent force for three hours
when Ito dislodged them from their pestlon !
with great los. The artillery contributed
greatly to this success.
TIm elections are proceeding with great
order. Numerous reformists aiiil iany prominent -
nent , men are voting witt ( the con'orva-
tires. The autonomlets are withholding their
vote. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
flISCOIII1AGING TO ONE INDVSTRY.
I'ropnNnl to PutnnEsiil to flevolu-
lionn in Tdiliii Aii'ricn.
CITY OF MEXICO , April 12.-The Mexican
herald advocates that the larger and more
stable statea of Latin America , such as
Brazil , Argentine , Chili and Mexico , undertake -
take to assure internat'onal ' peace to the
smaller or more backward countries , thus
avoiding any pretext fi'r European Interference -
ference , and says that Mexico , is now becoming -
coming a maunfacturing nation and rapidly
expanding its agricultural interests and has
a keen interest in Central American affairs
and it is its duty to prerent Central Amen-
can poltticiana from jeopardizing their own
futures , and the Interests of Mexico as well ,
by futile revolutions and an unprogressive
international policy. Latin America must
maintain order within itself it it is to avoId
tIm great purpose of European or American
inerfercnce. The present c3ndition of Peru
is a menace to the peace of South America.
The rising of IndianM in the town of
Ztmitlan and Xitlan an't other points watt
caused by their desire to evade payment of
state taxes. In some olaces the Indians
sacked houses of well-tc-do people , taking
away money , silver plate and portable or-
tides. A number of petty officials have been
killed and some pnlvat individuals. The
troops in the state appear to be able to
cope with the revolt , but the federal government -
ernmont has taken the precaution to send
troops from various points to the frontier.
The Indians have in several placc cut the
wires anti one group , In attempting to do-
stray communication beween Oaxaa and
this city , were caught and , it is reported ,
shot. It is advocated in Oaxaca City that
the property of the Indian traders , some
of whom are quite rich , shall ho confiscated
anti distributed as an in'lemnity among the
people whose property hss been carried off.
The Indians have been displaying signal
flags from a mountain summit , but this
afternoon advicea from Zimitlan , in the heart
of the revolted district , show an entire calm ,
the Indians having retired to the lulls , Tue
matter is not regarded a serious and the
majority of Indtans in the state are willing
to await peacefully the result of the petl-
tiona sent to the state government.
SIdN'F iris coMI'LIMEN'rs'I'o WEI'LEIC
Asioiiio IltC5 ( ) Shuts U Snge ( In the
Siihiirh. f hiiniigiiii.
NEV YORK , April 12.-A dispatch to the
World from Tampa , says : Among the pay-
sengera arriving from Cuba last nIght was
one who left Havana Friday in a coach with
othert for a short drive in the country. At
Managua , twoleve miles out , the coach was
stopped by insurgents acd the spokesman
asked the driver if lie recognized hint , Upon
receiving an alflrmativo answer the leader
said : "itturn to liavaita with your pasoen-
gers s that they may be witnesses to hay-
big seen me here and tell General Woyler
that Antonio Macco is bore waiting for him. "
TJia ilarty returned and the news quickly
spreatt in havana , but Mace is still at
Managua.
There is a uersistent rumor here end In
Havana that General Campoo is to return to
take coinman iii Cuba.
CI'I'Y OF' 1J4I.I.AS IS IISAllLII ) .
iaiehitiit't Iir5SkIlVIL iiiiil Leii'vs
I lie Stetinislti p IIcIilt"s.
( Colili ight , 1Sflt , by I'i ( as I'ubllshlng Company. )
COLON , Colombia , April 12.-New ( York
\S'orid Cablegrain-Spceial Telogram.-Some )
of the crew of the Now Orleans steamship ,
City of Dallas , which was thought to be
lost , not having been heard from since It
laft liocas dcl Toro for this port , April 5 ,
have arrived here in an open boat. They
reported that tltu ship's machinery broke
down about forty miles west of hero and that
it It , drifting iieiplcshly , It sprang a leak
and the punipit are working constuntiy to
kccp her afloat , The sttoulbhli ) Fxhail has
gene to its rocue ,
.tplviil to I lie I"flYi'rs ,
LONDON , Ai'rii 12.'rhe Turkish embassy
in London has issucd a statenett : to the
effect that CIiriIian inissioiiaries and priests
peacefully executing their vork vIll not be
molested in Tu'key , but that the porto reserves -
serves the rIght to remove those guilty
of illegal actii , Tile Turkish hteforin league
has issued trotn Iltussels an appeal o the
great pocra to dopase the su'tan ' as the
only remedy for Turkish misrule. They tie-
chore the D.irdanelics could be forced anti
the ituitan deposed without the loss of twenty
lives , _ _ _ _
IItiuIit hiii tp * Secured i'ort Arthur ,
ST. PETiIISBIJflG , April 12-An official
denial Itas been ied : of the stateniont pub.
llsitel el ! over the world that Port Arthur
ltaa brett eciled to itussia Iy China as a ret-
tut of a set'rct offensve and defensive sill-
aicu ; ttWCO ( l' ( WV ppytrd.
SENATE hAS PLENTYTO DO
ovora1 Special Orders for the Week in Ad-
tiltion to Appropriation Bills ,
DUPONT ELECTION C'tSE ' LEADS OFF
Gesierni Deileieiicy nitil FortiflcutIon
the Only Itegulne' Aiirolrhll hut
flefore the hiouse-IlankruiptCh
11111 Coiuica
WAShINGTON , April 12.-The Dupont
election case will be revived in ( lie senate
tomorrow , when Senator Chandler will make
a speech in favor of the committee report
favorable to seating Mr. Dupont. lie probably
vili be followed by Senator Gray in oppori-
tion to the report , This matter will probably
consume ( lie greater lart of the day. It
there is any time left the consideraton ! of
the Indian bill will be proceeded with. There
wilt then be an effort to go on with the Indian -
dian bill until it shall be disposed ot , but
( hero are several orders on the calendar for
the week , which may interfere more or less
with this program. There is a unanimous
agreement to take up Senator Pelter's resolution -
lution for ( lie investigation of the bond Issues
for the past two years on Tuesday. If not
set aside the question probably will give rise
to a spirited financial debate of uncertain
duration , The bill to reduce the cases in
which the death penalty may be imposed in
the United States courts is a special order
for Wednesday. Senators Lodge .tnd Nelson
have given notices for speeches on Thursday -
day on ( ho immigration bill reported by Mr.
Lodge from the committte on immIgratIon.
No one has any definite idea of the time
which will be requii'ed to conclude the consideration -
sideration of the Indian appropration bill.
'Xhe sectarian school question is still undis-
poseti of and the debate on this may require
another day. Either Senatoi Piatt or Senator
Jones will propose the anendment agreed to
by the committee on IndIan affairs looking tea
a change of the land system and the breaking
of the tribal relations ofthe , Indians in the
Indian territory. The friends of the amend-
meat believe it will be accepted by the senate -
ate , but it probably will not be without
elaborate explanation from its authors.
A disagreement of the conferees of the two
houses on tue lcgalativo , executve and ju-
dietary bill probably will be reported Man-
day on the portions of the' bill relating to
salaries of United States marshals and dir-
trict attorneys and of senate employes , and
the consideration of the report , if made , will
consume some tIme.
With these questons out of the way the
naval appropriation bill will be taken tip.
The general deficiency approprration bIll-
the last of the supply bills-is in process of
preparation in the appropriations committee ,
antI pending the reportinot that bll'to ! the
house a variety of matters. which have been
held in abeyance in order that the appropriation -
tion bill might be pressed , wili be brought
up for action , The most importantef these
is ( ho bankruptcy bill , to which it icx- _
pected the house will devote several days.
There arc also sevofal other mnor ! banking
bills , includIng a bill to inereare the circulI'
( ion of national banks to the par value of
the bonds deposited , and one or two general
pension bills. ,
Tomorrow is District of Columbia day , hut
district matters will occupy but a short
time , and it is expected the fortifications bill ,
which lit On ( lie calendar , will be , passed be-
tore adjournment tomorrow night.
EXPECT TO IIfl TIII1OUGI ! fly JUNE.
ColigresM Not LIkclyo Puss Much but
Apiuroprluition Hills. i
WAShINGTON ; April 12.-An unusually
early adjournment of congress is being pro-
klictcd by the republican leaders In both
ioueeo , and every Sign Iints to tIle tel-
fihlmcnt of their prophecies. No congress in
many years has made the record for ( lie
transaction of routine businesa..whieh stands
, to the credit otthe present one , so far as
( ho lower house is concerned at least. WIth
all thto regular appropr'itlon ' bills , except
two already paseed by the house , with ne
of these remaining reported from the corn-
mitteo and likely to be passed with only
a day or two of debate , and with the other
In process of preparation , house leaders are
placing ( lie limit of this session at the 1st
of June , allowIng , as th'y think , sufficient
time for the senate to take care of the mi-
portant bills sent. to it. fem the house.
No other business except the regular appropriations -
priations is absolutely neceseary to be done
and although the house may take up same
of the more pressing of the more general
matters before it , such us the settlement
of the Pacific railroad debts , the statehood
and bankruptcy bills , it l.a expected that
many other matters will be passed over in
the interest of an early adjournment. It
seems probable that the house wilt have
passed the last of the appropriation hills
heforothe 15th of May. Of those bills , five
-the pension , military academy , urgent dc.
flcioncy , diplomatic and consular and army
bills-havo been signed by tltO president.
The agricultural bill baa been pacaed by
both houses and it is rchdy for the prei-
dent's signature. The postofflce bili has been
pasied by both houses. but thio.snate amend-
meats have not yet beta agreed to by the
house , anti ( Ito legislative , executive and
judicial bill is also in conference between
the two houses. The Indian bill is in the
senate and the naval but is ready for con.
sideration. The sundry civil and the river
anti harbor bills have ien sent to the senate -
ate and referred to the committees. In 'the
itouso the fortifications bill stands ready for
coneideration and the Iat of the list , the
general deficiency , Is being prepared by ( lie
appropriations conitnltteo.
There remaiti , therefore , but two appro-
pniation bills to be passed by the 1100cc
and six ( or the senate to ae Upon , The
senate contiitttee : on approprlatious is well
up with its work on the appropriatloxis
and the senate is not far behind its corn-
mittee. It is the general opinion that the
appropriations committee can complete its
work on the bills still to be considered
within titioc or four weeks' time , and it
is possible for the senate to finish them
by the middle of May , There arc some uho
estimate that It will require until thio 1st
of June to accomplish this result. No one
uuts it later ,
With the appropriation bills out of the
way it will be exceedingly difficult to hold
tue senate in session for any purpose. Con-
acquently the proyailitig opinion in the seit-
ate lv that the final adjournment of the
seysion wilt hot be postponed far beyond
the beginning of ( lie first of ( lie sUmnicr
months. It is admitted on all handt that
If adjournment is reached as early as ( lie
majority lirellict and seem to desire , a great
many questions , which It vits hoped ( lie
sefslon would dispose of , will be left sue.
pended in the air , as it vcre.unong them
are the banlcrtptey , Nicaragua canal , Ha-
wallan cable , Pacific railroads , fur seal anti
New Mexico and Arizona statehood bills ,
besides the Monroe dotrmne resolution , the
rerolutlon for ( lie election of senators by
the people , the Dupont election case , ( lie
Alabama investigation , the various lnancial )
bills und resolutions antI ( lie general ltihls
reported and to be reported from the corn-
mittees on commerce , p nsions anti pubht'i
lands ,
Gi'JtiiilhuIi ( it I'ri-sid'it 'l'ler lijuliete'il.
ATLANTA , Ga , , April 12.-John Tyier
Cooper , grandson of ox-President Tyler ,
has been indicted here by the grand jury
for enibezzlcnient of county funds , hind Ic
held under bonds to answer. Cooper hay
been cleric of the County Board of Coin-
missioiiers for a number of enrg , A few
months ago lie was defeated anti went to
Costa Rica to make his home. Ileaning
( list an investigation of his uccounth was
being titade. he returned liortie. lie nel-
jolts the shortage , anti says lie canie hums
to make it good. lie denies that lie ic
short to the amount of $ ,0Ou , as inlkateU
Iii the indtctinent. lie hiope.i to ri ki th
I ? : . gooti auth return to Costa ltRa to
VIOLENT STOILM AT IIttIVLE CItREIC
FcarM that OflieI'FOPII1eCtflrM have
Ileetis Lost. I
DENVER , April 12.-A rpscat to the
News from Cripple Creek1 C io , , ways : The
Cripple Creek district was vikiteti by the
severest and most destructive bliezard ever
known hero today. An Immense amount of
damage has been done atM in all probability
some lives have been los ito the hills1 To-
mors to that effect beIng in circulation ,
and goncrai fear is entortaThed for the pros-
pectors. A light snotv started at 11 o'clock
last night anti about 3 this morning ( lie
storm was renewed and ( lie velocity of the
wind , which was from ( lie northeast , increased -
creased and continued to blow at the rate
of sixty tithes an ho all day. A score
0t' nibro of buildings in this city were blown
ilown and tents , signs and loose lumber
Were scattered over town. 411 tIm telephone
wires out of the camp are down , and no
trains arrIved or departed this afternoon.
At 1:30 : the Cripple Creek Commis8ion
company's three-story buIlding on Care ave.
flue , near ( Ito Milland depot. fell , antI it
caught fire from overturned atovo
and was completely destroyed , The build-
hag i isolated , which prevented a general
conflagration.
The Boston cafe buildIng at Carr and
Second 'streets was rnrtially wrecked. A
laigo rooming hiouso on Warren avenue
was blown down about noon and several
occupants wore injured. Tue city is in darkness -
ness , as all the electric light wires are
ilown , Communication is cut off with all
outside points , with the exception of one
telegraph wire. Many store fronts have been
blown in and sonic of the business houses ,
as well as residences , will. need repairing.
Ittiniors of loss of life in ( lie outlying
districts are in general circulation. In the
hills hundreds of prospectors 'live In tents
and this scant elicItor ' wAs blown away.
The damage to property 'throughout ( lie camp
\viii not fall short of I0OOO.
A special to the News from Ialmer Lake ,
Cole. , says : One of ( lie \vorst snow storms
that has ever visited this 1toy started here
about 7:30 : last evening gad Uts been raging
furiously ever since. The wina blew at
the velocity of seventy miles an hour. The
drifts are from six to twelve feet high.
Pedestrianism Is 1mposible and ( he sterno
shows no signs of abatement. Trains in
both directions are delayed between this
point and Colorado Springs.
The 1:20 : p. m. train over ( lie Florence &
Cripple Crock road was tallcd between here
and Anaconda. One of the zuburban trains
front Victor Is stuck in the nowat Elkhorn.
Qn the Midland Terminal two passenger
trains are blockaded at Gillette. A dozen
buildings or noorwere blowjidown at Gillette -
letto and a number at Altman , Ooldfieltj and
Victor. Shaft houses and Slqface improve-
menta all over the disrl t were badly dam-
aged. Several buildings were bpwn ! down at
Colorado City , one of which was occupied by
a family named S6loinon Nearly all ( lie
members of ( he family wcrojtnjured. The
wires are still down In that. direction and
this Is the first news recoi'cfl train there.
TUNNEL BLOCICADED WITh SNOW.
vIhI htcituire at Lenst Fijw0 , flays to
Stnit TCHIUM 3ovis3g.
DENVER , April 12.-A speclaL to ( lie Re-
puhiican from Raton , N,5 1 toys : The
worst snow storm everlnowxi ho Ibis vicinity
tot in abput 3 o'clock tli's rnorningi It
iorttinued untir 0o'cloclc , , t.t6nlgh with ( lie
wind blowing at a fearful rate , all the time.
AhI.tbc' northbound trains o the Santa Fe
are tied 'tp , tuie app'roachiey fii the Baton
tunnel on botl 'fd s aredrltk&fuh ) oLiov
for a distance of several hiutilred feet. Under -
der ( ha inert favorabl c1rcustan s it fli
probably be mbre thtan tWehty-four"hours
before any traiiis can move aver the Itaton
mountain. Sout'hbound t ; insare { all tied up
at Trinidod. The lastyai passoog the moon-
tam was ( 'he hotel-keepers' xcursion , at. 3
a. ri , Ti ! oigh wind hia& played havoc
hround town. Several hou5e liars been on-
roofed , one building , ( lie Cornermioon , liar-
tag the front blown out , and ; the back vail
of the Home ranch , a twdtQr brick build-
tag , fell in t'ola morning , ' The streets era
completely blacked withsnov drifts , eono
as deep ay fifteen feet. Several liunting
parles left htor yesteriIay tand there are
grave fears that all have pitrlshed , as ( lie
cold has been Intense , with tte , wind blowing
( Ito snow In rwlrls , making it impossibla far
any one to see more than. . thnte or four feet.
Word has jeet been received that ( lie cuts on
( he Santa Fe on the oter ride of the ( tin-
nel are filled to a depth of sixeen feet , and
that it svii Italce two days bfore trains can
be moved over the hill. .
hlUILDINS BLOWN DOWN IN PELtS.
Storuit S'nH CeneriiI.'in the WeNtern
Part ( if thifl Stqt- .
DALLAS , Tex. , April 12.-All of that part
of the state west , southwest antI northwest
was visited by a severe wind storm last night.
The wind came from ( ho west and in many
localities approached the dInity of a tar-
nado. At Fort Worth athach , door and blind
factory and ( lie grand stand at the base
ball panic were wrecked. At Cession. a small
town below Fort Worth , the Fort Worth &
Rio Grande railway ltpot. ( he Methodist
Eplc'copal church and iiifli business houses
and residences \vere denooishied , At Reagan ,
Falls county , several bulldlpgs were almost
dernoflshed , At Anneta , Parker county , one
store and all of its contents.yere blown away
and a number of rsidencae crushed. At
Bates , Denon county , the M thodist Episcopal -
pal church was destroyed and other buildingo
moved from their toundalions
Along ( lie line of the. Texas Central from
Cesco to Dublin damage to farm hbuses and
crops is reported. The wind 'was followed by
a driving rain. which aid td to the damage.
No estimate of tIm amount cf the loss hiatt
been received , but it will be considerable.
The rain was general.
Ievelopr.l fl Cychniuc It 'i'c'xns ,
COLORADO CITY. Tcx.tpril 12.-A cyclone -
clone of limited dimensions but terrific force
struck a portion of the CiLy last night at I
o'clock , doing considerable 4arnage to prop.
erty and resulting In te ! death of James ,
the 12-ynr-old son otJ MJ Solomon , The
storm struck the four-room buUding occupied
by J. M. Solomon. 'rite ootlso. was literally
splintered. Mr. Solomon , vtfq and five chil-
ilren had retired anti it Is remarkable that
any of them escaped alive. James , the old.
eat son , was struck on tbeloocd by a per-
then of the timbers anti bi zkulL fractured ,
i'ezultlng in death. Ho ws rfqind undei the
wreak across the stre9t ; 3roi. Solomon and
( lie other children wereibrutfed , but not son-
ouBly , A very heavy rfii&s & flh for two hours
after ( ito cyelone and did3nucb damage.
11,11 ii Aecoitilusiuuicl II ) IIght ' % VI iil ,
AI3ILENE , Tox. , Ap'nil i.-A terrible
storm , ( ho velocity , ot ( lie wind being sixty
miles an hour , uccompanle4 by an Inii of
rainfall , swept over''this 'sectIon last night ,
In this place four resit'czicos and half a
dozen workshops werp iitiohishied ; , Many
buildings were ale unrouted rind telephone
poles were blown down.Teiegaph and ( ole-
phone comniunicatioo was cut off till hate
thia evenIng , A Mis , fclCinnoy wet se-
nicusly and Mrs. Johhvni painfully Injured ,
theIr residences being .degtroyed.
.
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'Z'uoI Niu Chiulsiecs tie ii Jury ,
LOUISVILLE , IC1. , April 12.-A special
to the Courler-Joulnal Irom Columbus. Ga. ,
says : "At Scale , Ala. , B'eadick Adams ,
vhio was in jail hiargel withi the murder
of It , F' , htentro , a weetlthy merchant of
( lint ilUce , s'ns ( alien froni ( lie jell ii.ti
night hi : mob anl litingeil. The 'r'inet '
for whil'hi Adorns was lynched vus corn-
initted iat Nou-&iiter. The ngi'o waylaid
Mr. Ilentro , killed hIm and rohtbeil the
body. at I it wtirti hiuriiiiig I Lejufro's house ,
Atlaimi was tried last week , but bIn uase
' , ts contijiuril end the rltlzcns , Ceiving lie
vouutl be ncciultctl , tieehlel to iyurli hint ,
- . - - _ -
Mo'eiuit'uits of Oiti'iiii t'ysi'ltpi'ii 1 ,
Au 1Julthiiioi'e-Arni'ed-Mon ziiit ' ( tin
Londpn Sai edhit'qtia for Utiioburg ,
At h1a'ic Art' vct l.a ltetspe : ( toni
New Yolk.
At ejuite iio iiSi . ' 1.a a
IJ'ert'i.cI for' Nu.w t j
CAUSES OF D1SACREEIE9
Ballington Booth Issues a Statement Oon-
corning the Split in the Army.
ARBITRARILY RLJLtD FROM LONDON
enernl heath In E'er' W'ny Showed
hii liMtae , for Aiuierien niul
Aiuterieniiiiuig hitflIeiieeN iii ,
the Aruty.
NBW YORK , AprIl 12.-Commander and
Mrs. Ilallington Booth gave out ( ho appended
statement tonight :
"Since our statement written In response
(0 ( ho urgings we received to Inaugurate a
floor movement was kaued , wo avoided making -
ing any reply to the inaccurate stateiuens
which hiavo front ( irno to time appeared
in print from the present leaders of ( lie
Salvation army. In ( lila attitude of silence
we have been endorsed by our friends and
the public. It was our intention to main-
tam this silence , but during the last few
days news has reached us that portions of
our private eters al's being shown by Lan-
don representatives , who are putting their
own interpretations upon our reasons for
our present position. hearing of this our
friendo and our officers , who wish their pa-
sition at our side to be understood , urge
us (0 ( state some of our reasons for docldin
loot to take another command under international -
national government.
"Wo have appealed to the American pea-
plo for help and support and we cannot for-
got. A decent respect for tile opinion of
niankind requires that we declare the causes
which impelled us to this separation. It
must , however , bo conceded that our posi-
( Ion has been and is a very delicate one ,
from ( lie fact that ( hero is a personal ole-
mcnt which vo cannot ol'irninato ( rain ( he
controversy because of cue ranolly relationship -
ship with ( Ito founder of and leader of the
Salvation army. It has been frequently
asked why we do not. itialce puhhle our letter
of January 31 , whIch has been so wrongly
quoted as our resignation. That letter being
a private communication from 930 to liUlier
and brother , we haya not felt that it could
honorably be made public. The receivers of
the letter are at perfect liberty to do so ,
provided they print it intact.
"In justice to our prCsent position , it
must be stated with emphasis that no one
letterl embraces all our reasons , for our inability -
ability to accept another command , but
that letters covering a period of nearly two
years pant , and also ( hose of hater date
titan ( lie 31st of January , are necessary
(0 the understanding of the situation , cs-
pecally the letter of April 5 , 1806. Upon
receipt of orders to heave America we wrote
a letter , dated January 10 , asking if International -
national headquarters had taken Into consideration -
sideration all the consequences of the
chai.ges of command a1 that particular time.
The feeling then existing toward England
in this country , the ht avy financial responsibility -
sibility of our new building and our own
peculiar and' unfortunate relations with ( ho
general , from whom we had received no
cc'nimtinieation of any character for nearly
si'c months ; made it. appear to u a most
unfortunate and ill-advised step. This hot-
( or was followed by others from stating
'that we were prepared t fulfill theirt or-
dens and to relinquish our. command
GAVE LONDO4 T11Ei1' 'RXSOr1S. , -
"Qr Jitnuary 31 we wrote London stating
some'ci , our reasons fez being unable con-
'sch ntfously to accept another command , but
itiaking plain ( lint o'e did not s'jshi to in-
june the army. To preclude ( lie possibility
of the statement being made that we were
unwilling to obey orders or ( lie prospects
of leaving this country was the cause of
dissatisfaction , we wrote the following paragraph -
agraph in this seine letter ( Japuary 31) ) :
'it muct notbe said at any ( line that we
htavp left because we vcro unwilling to
leave' America. This would be untrue , for
we have made no remonstrance
. nor have
\o.o refused , '
"It should be carefully remembered :
" 1. That '
London's representatives , after
they had precipitated ( lie whole transaction
and forced us froni our position , so Drovont.
ing our quiet farewell and retirement , made
( lie definite , statement that we said we had
'lose confidence in ( lie general and in the
international adminsratioij , ' which reasons
alone , by their own showing , would prove
thatwe could not consIstently accept another
field under the circumstances. it should be
distinctly undrs'tood that our feelings regarding -
garding the matters of controversy were
known by London prior to the sending of our
farewell orders. Many letters passed between
us and the general after our interview with
him in th ! country , prcvou to the time
when direct communication from him to us
ceased.
" 2. The general's visit to us was the pni-
mary cause of the misunderstanding between
us and himself. First to last Ito impressed
us with lily displeasure and dissatlafaction
with U personally and with cur method of
adnilnistering affairs. While we lived In and
underatcod tills country , he exhilbited prejudices -
dices and misconception of it and its people ,
lIe objected to the display of the national
flag upon our badges and In our halls anti
homes. Ho said the ( line had arrived to
cease carrying the stars anti stripes at the
head of our parades. Ho objected to the use
of ( ho eagle upon cur crests and constantly
spoke depreeiatingiy of the country , ittt ceo-
pie and its insituttons. Our constant defense
and remonstrance in answer to It's attacks
only increased the difficulty , With our affection -
fection for and knowledge of America , thii ,
placed us in a most unfortunate position ,
Ho , in consequence , shoos'cd but little interest
and sympathy with us personally. lie soko
no word In public or private In approval of
our toll , zeal or success and. In oilier ways
wo need not mention made ( ho visit one of
( lie btterest : experiences of our lives.
NEITIIERVISF OR PRACTICAL.
" 3. DurIng our experIence inrnenIes , we
have gradually became convinced tiat the
system of governing the work in thtitt coon-
try from a foreign center by laws made by
those unaware of ( lie iteeds and condhtion3
or ( he country is neIther t'iso nor preetical.
Constant fretioii hiss on this account c'cistcd
between us and the International hieadquar-
tens ,
" 4 , Our judgment has been forced upon
1)0111(5 ( that we do not approve , and we have
been niade to feel that the government was
such that , so far as we were personally concerned -
cerned , we could not occept anti command
where we should have to administer the
affairs when ovet , ourselves , could not agree
with time rules it demanded , and enforced.
Iii many osays our authority was limited ; no
booke could be puhlislied until revived by
London ; no prominent , lie immipartant move ,
even no chamigo iii detail of uniform , etc. ,
could take place under this rule without
corspondence to gain permissIon ,
" 5. Tue rules and regulations governing
the army to the minutest detail were being
mantle in England , and , the commissioners of
foreign conimnunds were obhigel to enforce
( Item , thought they had themselves in noo'Ise
been consulted on the formulating of the
same , Same time previous to our orders to
coy fares eli , two ntore volumes came (0
hand. Portions of ( iiee volumes we dId not
approve ; yet such rules amid regulations we
should have had to enforce in some other
countries , if not in this one ,
"a. For years we had not been consulted
on this important moves and Innovations of
tIme army , although supposed to be two of
its prominent anti reeponehle officers. Great
schemes In'olvImig large sums of money hind
been formu'.atcd ati ( munched by interna-
tiopah hicatiqutirters , and dun fIrst IntimatIon
of tIme comae was ( hrougi seine publIcation ,
thought hiroughi their policy of change of corn-
, mmtm'Ioneni , 'Ye might in ( lie future hove the
rcapontbllity for the vast burdeim and debt
Involved ,
lII ADVICE PISItIGAItDED.
"Our judgmnemit owes pot accepted on mat-
tcrs yitahly alfectlig the welfare of ( lie
'oorIt in this country , l"r example , sorn
Ta ago in counsel with our leading olil.
. it was decided to enforce a rule against
L. use of tobacco by our officers. Time evils
ta use anti asseciations were so evident
, , . we so fully shiareti the opinion of our
' meat officers that ( lie law prohibiting
ta so , together with that of intoxicants
- drugs , was sa inoporthnt that we en-
: abetimienco from their tms as a condition
. . enihiership , Some two years since a
, of soldiers' rules anti regulations was
S Otto Englanti , In vhiich it was ( hiStInCtiy
3 to ( hint this 'as moo longer to be ( lie
r , % o stopped the sale of ( lie book anti
wrote , EdiOt % log the strong feeling of our
people here on the subject , sending copies
of prominent , staff officerru' letters anti giv.
Ing our reamns for ( hue niaintcnance of this
law.'o were ( old in reply ( lint America
nilist conic into lIne with other countries ,
and the law be aliandoneel. We refuseti and
crossed out ( ho paragrapht In ( lie bixoks , and
told London of ( lie harm such a change
would aeconiplisli , They wrote tms ( lie tel-
lowing ultimatum on the subject : 't'ou
should let it be known Immediately what
your own view of ( Ito matter is ( as though
our vies' hind loot been ( hat of our officers ,
on the qtlesion ) privately to ( ho officers
who confer with you on the subject , and
that you regret very much that you issued
( ho orders that you did , anti that. ' ( hey were
issued with a inisapprehienoion on ( Ito subject -
joct , amid without the knowledge of international -
national headquarters , anti that , of course ,
tIme general has hind far wider experience
than you hare hind , '
"To this we replied : 'We caminot possibly
tie thti , as 'ithi our present. feelings it wotmld
be incorrect , for instead of wishing we hind
hot issued such a rule , we only wIsh You
would declare this a law to ( lie whole world , '
"We have since learned that leaders Iii
oilier countries have had their judgments
forced on ( lie same subject , The effect of
thtts issue oven not so much ( lie determIning
of what htappened in ( ho case of this par-
ticimlar rule , as in evincing their policy In
ignoring the judgment of responsible officers
end the varying conditions of various cotta-
tries and In endeavoring to force us to state
that which has been untrue and an outrage
oil our ccuiscience.
ANNFXATION TO CANADA.
" 8. During his last interview with us in
America , ( ho gemieral stated lie wished on
to assist tIm atrugghing work in Canada by
giviig up a certain portion of ( lie United
States to be annexed to ( ho Dominion. We
expressed our willingness to further anrlst
our comrades in Canada with nicitey ( having
already helped theni financially ) , but. that
( lie annexation of American territory to
Canada was quite impracticable , and would
damage the work , Our arguments carried
no weight , aii tim general considered them
unreasonable. Whien we spoke of thus national -
tional feeh'ng , lie clo.ed the controversy by
drawing hii finger down the map of North
America in four sectiono declaring that ulti-
niaely ! ue intended to cut the countries in
three , joining each to a secticn of Canada ,
to break down any national feeling ( hat cx-
isted. We said ttuch divisicn would ruin
tIm worlc in ( lois country , where
the unbroken union of the states meant so
much. After the general returned to Etig-
hand , a lengthy correspondence followed , in
which we gave a number of reasons against
this annexation. They forced on to make
tbo annexation , and at ( hi. present time ( lie
army work In Dakota , north Montana and
north Washington is governed from Toronto
and we have been told the officers hardly
dared to let ( lie citizens of these states know
that their money goes to this Canadian head-
quarters. It was intended upon our removal
from command to divide ( hits country.
" 9. Though we repeatedly urged after the
reslgnauon of , our chief secretary , Wilijarn
Evans , that for the mo oUthe advancoand
safety of the work in America , it was ab-
'solUthy ecetsarz. to choose fo 'that pa- .
sttion an officei' from the rAnks in this coon-
try , who wa an Amerleami citizen and ta-
miiiar 'with the tltoubht and contimont of
thit American people , our request way ig-
flared by international headquarters.
"We wish the army no evil and should
not have thou written Ii'd they taken our'
advice and' remained silent.
"BALLINOTON I100TII ,
"MJi : ! ' 13. BOOTH. "
IIYSTASIERS SAVEI ) lIEU. LIFE.
'I'iyo Youii Men Ctitttii it Woman 'Whio
Juumiiiieul front me Visilov.
CLEVELAND , 0. , April 12.-A fire , which
started at 2 o'clock ( his morning' , in a three-
story tenement house , at the corner of
Murthiison and Oregon streets , coused a lose
of $10,000 , and put the hives of ( hue mambers
of fifteen families in peril for a brief time.
The fire started on ( lie second floor of ( ho
building , which was a frame structure , anti
( lie occupanto of ( lie upper suites of rooms
all reached the fire escapes in safety with
( lie exception of one young woman , named
Mary Vex , rhio jumped from a third-story
window. Charles Wesley and Louis Traves ,
who irene standing below the window , saw
tim girl preparing to jump , and joining t'oelr '
hands , caught her as she fell. They were
thrown to the ground but succeeded in break-
lag Chic force of her fall , anti she escapad with
a broken arm amid a few brulreo. Nearly
all ( hoe people lost ( heir personal effects , The
losses are mostly covered by insurance.
p
LOCAL CATTLEMEN % 'IN 'Full CASE.
Verdict Agnitist zp.Itiillroiid fur itring-
it Iii IiM4'9He.l CuttEi' .
TOPEKA , AprI 12.-Charles Hebr , Chacles
.1. Lantry , James Farnington amid 140 other
cattlemen in Lyon , Chase and oflier counties
iii ( hint section , i'ho banded together to prosecute -
cute ( lie Missouri , ICaneas & Tetxas railway
company , hazier Brci. and Brogan & Sons ,
for chipping Texas cattle into ( heir grazing
country and spreading disease among their
stock , have won their case In ( lie supreme
court hero. Time case was tried iii the ills-
( net court of Lyon county , where the cattlemen -
men cbtalncd a yerdlct for $50,000 damages ,
Including interest. The defendants appealed
to ( lie supreme court on the groumm'J tiat
( lie nato law , tinder which ( lie casa was
brought , was in conflict with the federal
statute , and ( hat ( lie proceedings were irreg-
uisr. 'rue supreme court austabnco'l thm de-
clalon of ( lie hewer court.
l'lends Self-inemise ,
DENVER , April ] 2.-Aoii , ( he Japanese ,
who is chmturgeti with the murder of Mrs.
Minnie Miller nnd bier iiephiew , WIllie
Truesdell , Ott Homer's rauich , neur Denver
was captured at Pueblo ( lila morning anti
brought to ( lois city. lie , idmnits havIng
killed the woman , hut says hoe diti it In
seif.defcnse. lIe nys they quarreled over
hii wages and she attacked him tlrat with
a mun and then with a knife. Ito took
( lie wemtionI' front her anti finally stabbed
her. lie says lie lies no recohmection of
how ( ho boy met hits death , The ollicenti
say no gun was found at ( lie place.
lmootla-TuieIer Dem.ie Siumuuo Chutirgi's ,
CIUCAGO , Acnil 12-According to Itev ,
Homer C , Stuntz of this city , Booth.
'rucicer , commander of ( lie SalvatIon army
in thus Umitctl ( States. imnposetl a "peediess
eye regime" on this Salvation othicenuu who
went out for thin work in India , They
were comnpelletl , Ito says. (0 go without
shoes or stociIrmg in ( lie hot ads. to beg
for food. to s'cnr ( lie gnrb of nativcs and
10 eat their food. linuaetl to the climate
anti tile hardship , tile workers ' 'tiled Jute
sheep. " llouthi-'I tidier emphatically denies
tiio charges , which he may8 arc obel'ics ,
- S
Oi'mii'r Of ii Slvsumiier St'eks litiiumugt's ,
NItiW YORIC , April 12-Tames Bell ,
owner of the atcamehip , liellardeti of Glasgow -
gow , Scotland , line , through lila solicitor ,
thou it libel 'ith Judge lit-own of the
( lulled States district court , , against the
lielgiun steamship Friesienti for $ i,0U0
damnageum. The licliardan. with a valuable
cargo on board. bound ( or South Amen.
can ports , wait run down by ( lie 15tI'olauiui
otT btutemi Isletmitl on April 7. 'rho h3uotchi
vesei wail isa budly Injured that it hind to
be tiaehed , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
l'rsferred lh'suflt do Ciuluture.
PERRY , Okh. , April 12.-llurny RIce , a
tuIl.blooeleti Pawnec Indian , kiliod himself
yesterday to keep from being captured
by olilcars. Rico killed Bob Tilylor on
Ttmtmt'sday during it fight over Rice's squaw.
Oilicers liursued 1(1cc amid surrounded him
Iii ( ho seed , whore lie was hiding , smith
when lie saw lie was suri'oundeti , lie shot
himself dead ,
\YATER \ KEEPS COIINC DOWTN
Twonty-rour Hon& Rain Externis to All
Parts of' Nebraska.
OVER 1113EE INCIIES IN TIlE COUNTRY
Snuuiei lint Ietss 'I'hnii tiumut in Oinnliru
\'hierc Cunpuiulernlili' hmuiuuuts is
lumte to Sre.'ts ( hint hind
hleen Neglecteil.
From 2 p. ni. Saturday to C p. no , ycater-
tiny Imbruing Omaha amid vicinty had 1.83
incItes of rain.
Iii tiiany carts of the at'tto it continued
to rain all Saturday night and yesterday ,
( lie fail belmig perhaps g eotei' tItan at tiny
000 ( hue in ( Ito last ( urea years. Over
the voutIoermi hart of Nebraska and the north-
era part et ICamisas ( lie gauge ineasureil
to'o Imichies and a halt , while lawson county'
reports a fall of three inches and a half.
Some points report even mono precipitation
tItan this.
Reports received by ( lie weather bureau
at 0 o'clock last evening showed that the
storm was central at ledge City , Ran , ,
rhiero ( hero had been about three Inches
of rain. It was snowing at North I'into. (
there being 'a slight cold vztro in Colorado.
western Nebraska amid ICansas. The rain
% 'as general over Nebraska and hCaiisas ,
anti extended as far east as Des Moines ,
'limo local iireciplatton yesterday was cx-
actly an Inch , amid on Saturday it was .btl
of an inch.
Time Omaha road reports ( lint time rain
was hteavy all over its Nebraska divisIon
yesterday , and about. the snhiie statement
was given out by the Eikhorn anti ( Ito MIs-
soon I'aclflc , The lJmmioii Paeiflc and tito
Burlington lta'e advicea ( lint this sarrn ( lid
mint cease over their lines until last evening.
While Saturday night's generous rainfall
gladdened ( Ito heart of heady every Nebraskan -
braskan who had a thought for the next
corn crop , it was a source of sorrow to
( hose whose cellars wore flooded with water
anti to ( ho city fathers , who thought of
( he repairs necessary to ( lie streets.
Numiierous cellars in ( lie low portions of
( ho city were flootled and mitany yards o'ero
submerged beneath ( lie water. The street
crossings Were niade almost inipasanble on
account of the niud' ' and water. The well
paved streets of the city , were quickly
drained , but ( lie numnbeiof those that do
not get into ( his class is legion.
Twentieth street from Douglas north to
Cass best evidenced the intensity of the
storm , and also the inferior work recently
done in repairing that street. Tile trenches
thuig at tli ( iwo now \o'ator mimalmis were
placed along the street hind been carcletsly
tilled , The result of ( lie first hard rain
that conic along' was to cave in large see-
tions of , ( lie street. The worst breales oc-
curretl betweeti Dodge amid' Davenport streets.
Between these streets ( he cave-ins were so
large and numerous that one would doubt
( lint ( ho trenches lmatl ever been filled in.
The haley extend along ( lie west aide of
( lie car trachea and some places reach nearly
to the curbing. In a few spots the cave-
ins are as deep as eight to twelve feet.
No accidents wore reported to ( ho police
s a result of this series of breaks.
At , thie ntersection of Thirteenth and
Harnoy streeta ccurrod another cage-mn ,
An abandoned well , which has evidently
never been. complqiehy fljied up , has r6-
cently ctuive several breaks In ( ho street
at this point , About the middle of last
30'eek the street suddenly caved in without
giving duo notice , The halo was filled' ' up ,
but Saturday night's rain proved too much
of a strain and down vent the earth to tIme
bottom of the well. During ( lie day ( lily
cavity was filled up by dumping several
carthoads of cinders into it.
On Twenty-fourth street above Lake there
was a small hole. A water. main hursted
at this paint some tinio ago and whenever
much rain tails a considerable depression
and a puddle of ( Ito same dlmnencions may
be observed. At ( lie corner of Twenty-
fourth and Coming streets ( lie street was
pretty vehl flooded , but the paving held
firm.
NEIIILASICA SOIL " . % 'IILL , SOAICED.
ltnuiifzill Stmict'i.lctituuJ hlett'y Emuoomgh
Ii ) ' .Vet FI'i'rythtimig ,
No in five years has the early spring outlook -
look been so favorable in Nebraska as now ,
Lftyt week's rainfall was general and hteavy ;
so far a known not a county lii the atato
was missed , and thte condItion of ( lie soil was
uchi that the moiUure was readily absorbed.
In many parts of the state ( lie fall of rain
was the heaviest In years. Surface soil has
been thoroughly soaked , a condition moat
favorable. Much spring work was done in
February , a large acreage of wheat and
oats being sown. During ( lie inst ten days
( lie farmers have been very busy putting in
( lie early spring crops , and in many coumitfes
( Ito seeding has been completed , Whiter
wheat and rye were already in excellent
condition , and the hate rains wIll Insure an
excellent growth for these cereaLs. Grass has
a good start , ( Ito range cattle profiting
( hereby ; amid ( lie mild winter had already'
left ( lie range in splendid conditIon. All in
all , the outlook for ( lie farmer anti country
merchmuat seems to justify the paeans of
raiee the fohlowkng telegrams Indicate :
ST. PAUL , Neb , , April 12.-Special ( Tole-
gramn.-Yestertlay ) commenced as a hot ,
wimidy , disagresablo day , but during ( lie after
noon dark , ominous looking clouds matlo
( lisle appearance in ( lie west , accompanIe
by rumbling thunders. About 0:30 : tIme rain
began to fail and continued all through the
night and ( lila forenoon , 'mntil 2 o'clock tltis
afternoon. It wan ono of thin old-timne-tanhi-
loned soakers ( hint make us forget ( lie trials
of drouthus. Durlmmg ( lila ( line 3.85 inches
of rain fell , molting It the heaviest rainfall -
fall iii thiq same leitghi ( of timno for several
years at this lolflt.
CREIGHTON , Neb , , April 12.-tipecial ( Tel-
egram-Slnce ) 9 o'clock last night nearly
four incItes of rain hiatt fallen here , It i
the best rain for years.
MUNJtOE , Neb , , AprIl 12.-Special ( Te.le-
gnam.-ltaln ) commenced falling here at 8
o'clock last night anti contlmmimeti without
coasimig for twenty-four hours , The ground
is In good shape for i'pnimmg seedimig ,
GI1RSIIAM , Neb , , April 12-Specbal ( Telo-
gram-Sevemi ) Inches of raIn fell hero Jatit
miighit and today , ( ho heaviest rainfall since
1891 , Bomne wagon br'dges ' were washed
away.
NAPER , Neb , , April 2.-Special ( Tale.
gram.-'flte ) western pnrt of lloyd county is
saakcd ( rein a heavy rain , It poured for
twemtty.four liotins , with a good prospect of
more , Titis will put ( Ito groulith In exceileiit
condutioti for emaIl graIn.
lIUMi'iiitIY , Neb , , April 12.-Special (
Tehegram.-'L'svo ) amitl one-half inchiu , of water
riots fallemi here shieD last evening , 'fhto
sky Is generally cloudy muow , and prospects
( usa further downfall are favorable ,
ELShl , Neb. , April 12.-Special ( Telegram. )
-Raln began failing h.re last ttighif , about
mnldmiighit , and continued to fall during hue
day and is atill ( ailIng , witti prospects of
an all night's raIn , 'rho grounil is thoroughly
soalceil with water , Small grain is looking
IJVIXINGTON , Neb. , April 12-Speclal (
'L'eiegraimi-A ) olow , steady raIn commenced
falling Saturday night , pmmd comitinued all day
Sunday , Over three amid ono.half 1nchiet bad
fallen at 4 o'clock ,
IIASTIN(1S , Neb. , April 12.-Speciai ( Tele-
gramui-Aduma ) county lia bad a good three
and a half imich rain since yesterday ,
ItANDOLPI ! , Neb. , April 12-Speclal (
'i'elegram.-For ) twenty-four hours past thIs
sctIou lies had almost eommtinuous rainfall ,
and fully two incItes of vater lisa fallen ,
Tile sky is still cloudy and looks like more
rain tottlgut ,
Dli UMMON1) , Neb. , AprIl 12.-pocia1 (
'Felegromn.-A ) heavy rain has been falIIn
iinco evemuitig , It is eaItnated ( that Iroca
five It , six Inches f water hiatt fslen In the
ita tv'enty.four hours. 'rue Blue river 1 $