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ESTABLISHED JUKE 39 , 1871 , OMAHA , SATURDAY , ApfClL 3 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. COL'Y PIV13 CENTS.
SITUATION CRITICAL
Additional Danger Threatens Dwellers
Near Lower Mississippi.
MORE BREAKS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LEVEES
Alarming Telegrams Sent Out from the
Vicinity of Austin.
LABORERS AT WORK ON EMBANKMENTS
Great Amount of Water Being Discharged
by Upper Tributaries ,
MISSISSIPPI OUT OF BDUNDS AT ST. PAUL
FlntN Covered with the Overflow nml
Many Fiitnillex Driven Out
Witter Xenrly MM
an in 1S81.
MEMPHIS , Tcnn. , April 2. The flood Bit
uatlon has once moro become acute from n
point a few miles above Austin , Miss. , as
far down as the first break at Perthshire ,
Miss Another crevasse In this line of leveoa
would not be surprising. The pressure
on the levee Is brought about by the waters
of the St. Francis basin , which are con
gested between the levees In front of Hel
ena. There Is no levee on the Arkansas
down to Sans Solid , to a point above
Helena , a distance of 100 miles , and It Is at
Austin tile levco system on each side ot the
river begins and goes to the passes below
Now Orleans. The water Is nose high
In the St. Francis basin that the current
rushes from the west and cuts along the
cast shore levee for miles , and several
alarming telegrams have been received from
near Austin today. Doats have been re
quested to run on slow bells and laborers
arc constantly strengthening the embank
ments. A crevasse at Austin would Inun
date a strp | of fertile country In the Tunica
and Caohoma counties twenty miles wide
and sixty miles long.
Reports from Helena , Ark. , show that the
river there Is still slowly rising , -and It Is
almost miraculous that the levees at Helena
have not broken. Thousands of people have
been working day and night and their ener
gies are eoomlnfily cxhaustlcss. The Mis
souri Pacific and Cotton Delt roads have
rushed traluload after tralnload of sacks ol
sand Into the beleaguered city and still
stand ready to help the Helena people. The
lallroads have rendered great assistance to
the levee boards. The Illinois Central , Mis
souri Pacific and Cotton Holt railroads have
devoted all their great forces to the work
of saving the country , and that without
charco.
TOWN UNDER -WATER.
Greenville Is on nn Island and Roscdale ,
Miss. , Is In water from five to ten feet deep.
The tunds ot a. bank in Rosedale have been
moved to the second story. Thousands of
head of cattle are standing on the levee
and many unfortunate refugees sleep there
with no covering to protect them from the
water-soaked winds at night. Dark of Rose-
dale , and throughout the lower and middle
delta countries- ? everything ! under water.
In many villages communication with the
outside world has been cut oft for several
days.
days.Tlio threatened rise at Cairo Is now a cer
tainty. The Mississippi above Cairo and the
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers will tend a
great Ilojd Into the already tilled St. Francis
and from Cairo to Memphis It Is feared that
the deluge will mark a high-Water figure
that will bo without precedent.
At Memphis the river la falling tonight , the
gauge reading 36.3 feet , a fall of one-tenth
of a foot slnco last nlRb * . The calls for as-
slstenco from 'numerous ' points along the river
are becoming moro and moro frequent nt
the headquarters of the relief committee in
Memphis. The committee Is in receipt of In
formation that there are some eighteen or
twenty white people , principally women and
children , In great distress at a point near
St. Glairs landing , about fifteen miles up the
river , which la some six mlles from Mound
City. The people are lorated In houses the
lower floors of which are overflowed , and
have no food and no m ans of obtaining It.
Arrangements were made to send supplies.
1II.OW UT THE RAILROAD GRADE.
Greenville , MI N. , People Renort to tlu
line of Dyiinmlte.
JACKSON , Miss. , April 2. The Assoclatei
press representative at Greenville , Mlsa. , tele ,
graphed at 11 o'clock a. m. as follows : All
was hurry and bustle last night , and Green
ville's population In the part of the cit >
north exposed to the Mound crevafuo arc
today suffering all the woe Incident to over
flow. Sooner than was expected the water
has reached hero , and at 0 o'clock this morn
ing some 700 to l.OM families were sur
rounded with water. There Is aomo bitter
ness of feeling exprested by people living
to the north ot Alexander street , through
which a protective levee now runs. Ths-y do
not think the lovco should have been built
us It will in all probability make a higher
Htngo of water In this section. YesU-rday
evening cltUena In that part of the town
dynamited the railroad tracks In some seven
or eight places In order to let tbo water pass
over Into the country luro. Tlilu haa checked
the rise temporarily , but wlion the rlvej
raises the rlso will begin again.
Water from the Lake Leo break lu already
coming up slowly to the roulh of us , and
the floods have met , Punt of Greenville a
nklft mall line from here to Hll/.almih , on
tin * Southern railway , hac boon established.
Camps of linemen are also i-stubllEhed at
convenient points working to get up the tele
graph wires so that communication from
( hero with the auUlde world will bo main
tained for Eoveral tlajs. A fleet ot skiffs
ecourlng the country nnd hoinly bringing in
loads of refugees. Thousands of head of
live stock are coming In.
The worst features of the disaster yet to
coma to thin country nro being suppressed
es far as possible , but the river bulletin to
day 1ms caused much additional alarm. Tim
high since of water from Cairo down , to-
KClhur with the continued heavy rise at St.
Louis , means widespread dreliuctlon to the
Delta nt all points vouth ot the Perthshire
treat- Conservative thinkers , people who
ere Keeping their head * , fully realize the
irravlty of lh Mtn.itlon , There Is a calm
ness burn , It Is true , but It U tliu lethargy of
tmito despair.
iS OK HUMUS'FLOODED. .
I.ouland * lit Nt , I'nnl Many Feet Derji
lu AVnler.
ST. PAUL. April 2. Th9 Mississippi river
licro has reached a ntage of 1C feet. It
ii Btlll rising slowly. This la the highest
vnlnt reached sluco the flood of 1SS1. Tlie
residents of the flats have had ample- warn
ing to save tliems ° lve and their property ,
llotween Minneapolis and SI , Paul 1,000
families have been made homeless by the
flood. They lived on 'tho flats along the
rlverjlJe and In the lowlands In Won St.
Pcul. The families that lived to tbo left
of the Inter-urban bridge at Minneapolis
bavo ben driven out nnd a vast body of
water rushed over the spot where their
tonics used to | > c. It has swept away
many houses. On the west clJo the water
Is encroaching on the Robert street bridge
Only two streets In the flats are frco from
water , and thrwo only tor three square * .
The water Is coining up and la gradually
submerging all the lowlands. Already 200
tomes are under water and moro dlsarprar
With each succeeding hour Lonkiris fr..m
the pier of old Broadway bridge toward
the south , the west rlilc looks like an Im
mense lake , with a housetop sticking above
the surface hero and there to relieve the
monotony. The lake Is floating full ot all
sorts of household goods , barn doors , trees
nnd lumber of nil descriptions. On the upper
flats on the cast side of the river the inhab
itant ) awoke this morning to find their yards ,
and , In some cases , their houses flooded.
In some cases they Immediately began to
move. By a sudden rise of the river at
South St. Paul last night. 150 sheep were
drowned. There were 8,000 sheep In the
pens at that point , which were moved to
other points. Millions of feet of lumber
got away from the boom companies to the
north and floated over the St. Anthony falls.
The Mississippi & Rum River company es
timated Its loss at $60,000.
RIVERS RISE I.V SOUTH DAKOTA.
.InmeH Will Reach UK Worxt liy Sunday
day nt Vermlllloii.
VKRMILL10N , S. JJ. , April 2. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Jamca river here has risen
two feet this morning , and tonight Is rising
nn Inch an hour. A rlso of threi feet more
will cover the bottom landa from bluff to
bluff. Traffic over the Great Northern rail
road ls now cut oft with washouts and two
nnd a half feet ot water covers the tracks be
tween here and Sioux Kails. The railroads
throughout this section are badly demoral
ized. The worst of the flood In the James
river la expected here about Sunday , and the
probabilities arc that the railroad bridges
will suffer great dmage , If they are not
washed out.
CANTON , S. D. , April 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tlio river Is raging and the water
rising four Inches an hour. The water is
higher above the city than in 1881. The
finest ons-mlll dam has been wrecked and
flouring mills have shut down. Several
bridges arc reported washed out In country
districts. People arc again moving from
South Canton , and several narrow escapes
from drowning are reported.
VBRMILL10N , S. D. . April 2. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Vcrmllllon anil Mlcsourl
rivers are steadily rising here. Old river
men expect both rivers to overflow their
banks before the end of the high water. The
weather Is cold , and snow Is threatened.
The estimated damage to county bridges
thus far la $15,000.
WOONSOCKET , S. D. , April 2. ( Special
Telegram. ) This city Is eight miles from
Sandy creek , but the gorge In that creek
has forced a great torrent of water over
the divide , and the flood reached this city
last night. The Third ward Is nearly inun
dated. The water has no old channel , but
flows everywhere over the prairie , destroying
farm property and driving more farmers
out ot their homes. The water In this city
Is rising an Inch an hour , and many houses
that were supposed to be on high ground
are now surrounded.
PIERRE , S. D. , April 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The river has fallen about two feet
hero today , and the river Is entirely free
from Ice. Persons from up the river re-port
a gorge at Okobojl Island , twenty mlle.3 up
the river , which Ifi holding Ice and water
and will show -a rapid rlso here , but no
danger Is anticipated. The steam ferry began
Its season's operations here today , carrying
across a largo number of cattle and teams
which had been tied up by the Ice.
HURON , S. D. , April 2. A heavy rain fell
during the night , and the river Is still ris
ing. Fears are entertained for the safety
of the Great Northern railway bridge. No
attempt Is bolus made to move trains on
the west and north llneo of the Chicago &
Northwestern road. Headmaster Burke fays
the conditions north and west are much
more serious than at first supposed. The
south and cast lines are only slightly i
terrupted.
-III XV A HIVERS XfcAI.MOVJERFJ.OW. .
Much JJnmiiRC Done to Ilnllro'iul
Property.
DBS MOINES , April 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) As a result of vary heavy rains in
the last foity-elght hours the flood situation
Is worse In Iowa than at any time this spring.
Middle river Is out of Its banks and a large
part of the town of Indlanola Is under water
today. Meat of the town of 'Summerset ' la
under water , and Wlnterset Is out off from
railroad ccmifunlcatlon by n 000-foot wash
out on the Rock Island road , and the town
Is flooded. Twq miles of the track of the
Keokuk & Western south of hero are gone
owing to the overflow of Clinton crosk. Like
damage is reported on tbo south branch ol
the C. D. & Q. between Humcston and
Shenandoah , and trains arc running around
the break on other lines. The upper DCS
Molnes is higher than ever and otlh rising
fast. Reports from tho. northern part of the
state Indicate the situation Is the worst In
years.
SlniulliiK < > f the ItlverM.
WASHINGTON , April 2. Tlio following
changes In rivers ( feet and tenths ) are
repor'ed : Risen : Chattanooga , 3.5 ;
Helena , Aik. , 0.2 ; Omaha , 0.8 ; St. Paul ,
1.1 ; Keokuk , O.C ; St. Louis , 3.0. They are
above the danger line and rising at Helena ,
Ark. , 34.2 ; St. Paul , 2A ; La Crosse , O.G ; New
Orleans , 1.5. They are above the danger
line nnd falllug : Calio , 1.5 ; Memphis , 3.3 ;
Arkansas City , 8,4 ; Vlcksburg , S.4 , stationary.
The following heavy precipitations ( In
Inehra ) wcro reported ; Jackr.onvlllo , 1.C8 ;
Montgomery , 1.70.
St. I'niil Stoelc Viu-ilM Flooded.
MINNEAPOLIS , April 2. At the South
St. Paul stock yards the flood situation Is
most serious. Forty thousand sheep have
been moved from the feeding barns to higher
grounds. The water has put out the flrcs
under the holler rooms of the packing houses
and the li'vco Is tlueatcned. If this goes It
Is feared thi > whole oxtcns > fvn plant may be
undermined , and pcrharo swept away. The
locomotives which have been at work haulIng -
Ing awny stored products Imvo been forced
by the deep v.ntcr to give up the attempt.
Small Sti-enniH Are IloomliiKr.
ST. LOUIS , April 2. Tlie heavy rains of
the past two days are having an effect on
the Htrenms tributary to the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers In Iowa , Illinois , Mlrsourl
nnd Kantns. As a result , they are pouring
toircntft Into these mighty rivers and floodIng -
Ing the lowlands through which they flow ,
causing considerable damage , but , as far as
known , no cnetultles ,
Levee llrraUx lit Hiii-eland.
RACELANO , La. , April 2. During the
night the levee lu front of the Lo Diane
property , foui miles below Lockport , on the
loft bank of Dayou la Kourcnc , gave way
and the crev.isso IB now 100 feet In width ,
Tlio strain nil along the bayou has been
relaxed to a gcat extent by this crevasse.
The fall here h-is been ono foot slnco Us
occurrence.
Mnny IIIIKH GII Dunn Stream.
ANOKA. Minn , , April 2. Thousands of
foot of logs went through on the Mississippi
laft night and are tunning fast and thick
today. The dam Jntt abnvo Champlaln
flouring mill. In Hennepln county , went out ,
vanning the flume nnd other woodwork , let-
ling i pre/it / dclugo Into the river , Trains
are delayed and QUO or two arc not ac
counted for.
MlHNonrl Illurh ill I.euveiMvorlli.
LKAVBNWOllTIt , Kan. , April 2. ThoMi. !
twurl rlvtr at Oils point rw.o six leches In
twelve hours. Reports from the north are
causing much iine-isltifts among ( he fnrnirr *
in the Missouri lowl.tndii. At rnldn'taht llo
gauges Hhowod a rtao ol 0,2 IIIC'.KYI lu the
twenty-four lioura.
Above DiuiKer Mile lit Alton.
ALTON , 111. , April 2. The Ml"
river has rltcn twenly-boven Ini'hrfi during
the past twenty-four hours , and li now above
thr danger line. River men predict a furllwr
rise of live feet , which wciild cauao great
damage ,
I.pvec IlronU * Five TlmeH.
HELENA. Ark. , April 2--Uleht rullck be
low Helena , at I ho Hubbard place , tlie levco
x I veil way five different times , und been
rej.aired n.t often l > ) desperate cffortii.
ROBBERS HOLD UP MESSENGER
Bold Act of Highwaymen on the Streets of
Chicago.
ONE OF THEM A TRUSTED EMPLOYE
Hey Who Wn * on Ilia AVny to the Ilnnlc
llnifnlly Ilvnteii niul $ : t,500 Tnlicn
from. Him Hnlilicrn Mnkc
Their Kiicniic.
CHICAGO , April 2. A daring robbery was
committed in the business district today.
A messenger employed by the wholesale firm
of Kuh , Nathan & Fisher was robbed of
$3,500 after being beaten Into Insensibility
by two men , ons of whom had been sent
with the boy to protect him and the firm's
money. Detectives are searching for the
robbers. The messenger Is In the hospital
at the point of death. Ho Is Chris Schultz , a
17-year-old lad , who was ths trusted messen
ger of the firm. One ot the robbers was
Edward Wilson , employed by the firm as a
teamster. The other assailant Is not known ,
llotli Schultz and Wilson have been In the
employ of Kuh , Nathan & Fisher for several
years , and were always sent to the banks
together , sometimes with thousands of dollars
lars at a time.
Schultz and Wilson wcro sent to the
Metropolitan National bank to collect $3,500.
Taking a light delivery wagon the two drove
to the bank , where Schultz procured the i
money , which ho put In a small satchel. The
two then started back. In front of the tlock
Island depot , at Pacific and VanUuren streets.
a stranger called , and with n few words of
greeting got Into the covered wagon , taking
n position directly behind Schultz , who was
on the seat with Wilson. Suddenly Schultz
wao struck a blow on the head. Deforc be
could cry out he was struck a second and
third time , and ho fell back unconscious Into
the wagon. The two men then tied his wrists
and feet , placed n gag In his mouth and tteit
a gunnysack over his head. They then drove
rapidly to Twelfth street , where they stopped ,
anl ( taking the satchel containing the money
disappeared. It was over an hour afterward
that some Inquisitive persons discovered the
unconscious boy In the wagon.
REPORTS FORM ALONG THE RIVER.
in IICVPCM Relieve 1'renHiire nt
Oilier I'oltitx.
WASHINGTON , April 2. The following re
ports have been received from weather bu
reau officials :
St. Louis : Mississippi rising slowly and
stages close to danger Hue Indicated from
Keokuk to Alton by Saturday night or Sun
day morning. All bottom lands now cov
ered. Twenty-eight feet Indicated at St.
Louis Saturday morning and about twenty-
nlno Monday morning. With water now in
sight will not reach danger line within flvo i
or six days. General warnings sent above
and local warnings to those attested by the
stages u'nder thirty feet.
Cairo , 111. : River falling very slightly this
morning ; will remain nearly stationary or
rise sMghtly tonight and Saturday. Deepwater -
water at Cairo has risen about two Inches
since yesterday morning. Leveas at Cairo
and Mound City , III. , continue In good con
dition.
Memphis : No breaks have occurred and |
ndno arc probable north of Vlcksburg. The
delta Is fast filling up and Rosedale. is re
ported under ' -water. Upon'"the"rwholo1he
situation Is no worse. There Is no change In
the condition of flood at this plajo.
Helena : Illvcr did not rise from 12 to
10 a. m. No breaks on this side since jes-
tcrday.
Vlcksburg : No new crovassns In levees re
ported. The priiK'lpal work traaEforrtd to
the levees , below Vlcksburg , crevasses above
having relieved pressure In that ieotlor. .
whllo river at Newport , Ark. , rose over end
foot slnco yesterday morning. River at
Vlcksburg about stationary , but will prob
ably rise about two feet from water from
Yazoo later. Stock Is lining reealv ; * ! here
from threatened districts.
New Orleans : Slight rlso continues from
Natchez south. Levees Intact and strong
fight being made all along the line to hold
them. Plucky fight belr.g inado t3 hold t'jo
nayou la Forche levees
The Tennessee , Cumberland , Arkansas anii
Red rivers have risen and the Ohio fallen.
'Tho Mississippi has risen throughout Its entire -
tire length , except a slight fall at Memphis
and In the vicinity of the crevasses In Missis
sippi. About O.C of an inch , of rain fell yes
terday In the basins of the Tennessee and
Cumberland rivers and about 0.2 In the basin
of the upper Mississippi.
WILLIS L. MOOIin ,
Chief of Weather Bureau.
Hip : Flood lu
ST. LOUIS , April 2. Notwithstanding the
estimates of the weather bureau officials that' '
tbo Mississippi river at this point might
reach a stage of 28.G by Sunday morning
next , the rher at 5 o'clock was up to 27.7 ,
and at 11 o'clock the gauge showed 28.-1.
River men declare that the woter will bo
over the levee by Saturday night , and all
alorg the water front preparations are mak
ing for a flood. Tonight the river boats
have th * appearance of rocstlng on the top
of the levee. Hundreds of laborers are en-
paged tonight transferring merchandise from
the levee stores to places of safety. The bottom
tom lands on both side ; of the river , north
and south , nre already under water. The tltu
atlon In East St. Louis Is most threatening.
A very slight rlso and the water will be up
to the railroad tracks , from which poljit It
would flow over the whole Island , as the
country slopes downward from tbo tracks.
Hackwater from the bottom lands above and
below the city Is also greatly learcd.
SEXSATIOX I.V I. . A. W. POLITICS.
Attempt to DlKrlpIlm- ClileiiK < > nn fur
iHNiilnir n Circular ,
CHICAGO. April 2. Chief Consul Fred
Patco of the Illinois division , League of
American Wheelmen , has demanded of Presi
dent Potter that George K. Darrott , who got
out a political circular Intended to pledge
the wheelmen's vote to Carter Harrison for
mayor of Chicago , bo suspended from the
league. ' Members of the Joint League of
American Wheelmen and American Cycle
Club committee , who have been working for
the Interests of the bicycle baggage trill ,
sent a telegram to Mr. Potter In New York ,
sustaining Consul Patec In hU request.
The Evening Peat requested of President
Potter today that he define the attitude ho
would take In dlsclpllnli.fr Chicago members
for getting out the circular. The following
Is Mr. Potter's telegraphic reply : "A mem
ber of the league may be disciplined or ex
pelled only when guilty of conduct prejudicial
to the Interests of the organization. The
railroads of Illinois and other states , cast
and west , have mulcted the wheelmen to Uio
extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars
by unlawful charges , and by sundry frugal
methods have debauched and perverted legU.
lattnn In their efforts to defeat tlio wheel
men and servo their own ends. The wheel
men of : Illinois arc seeking to elect public :
officers who will knot bo. corrupted by rail
road Influences , and as I understand the
situation they have gone Into politics for
that purpo e. If they find Illinois politics
to bo unworthy of the organization they are
moro unfortunate than sinful. The League
of American Wheelmen will support tbo
oyclUitx of. Illinois , arid will look to them to
set n'n ' example In their efforts for wheel
men's right : and better roads , which other
states may profitably emulate. "
Late tula afternoon the League ot Ameri
can Wheelmen leaders In this city went Into
executive tension , llarrett was present and
the meeting wan stormy. Many of the wheel
men present repudiated the Darrett circular
end the meeting Issued a counter circular ,
which Is virtually an endorsement ot the
republican candidate for mayor.
sxenv I.IBS DKHP'IM WYOMING.
Sheepmen I'cnr
the Storm ? ' <
CASPER , Wyo. , Aprfr i ( Spoclal Tele
gram. ) The greatest dvcTa&o * depth of snow
ever eccn In this country * ls now on the
ground. H commenced to enow last Tues
day from the northeasT'and has kept It Up
and at this writing Is Btlll snowing. In ( own
the enow is about two feet on the level.
So far as heard fronv no great lots of sheep
has occurred , but It the weather does not
change In the next twenty-four hours the
lots will be considerable. The present storm
Is without wind. This la an unheard of
thing In this country. A report has Just
reached hero that an Inexperienced sheep
herder , In the employ of John Thorn ft Co. ,
Is lost. Ho has not been seen since lust
Tuesday. The storm eeerris to bo general.
Every sheep owner le Anxious and unless
there Is n change BOOH- the range loss will
bo fearful.
OELR1CHS , S. D. , April 2. ( Special. )
About eight Inches of * now has fallen In
the past twenty-four hours , but as It Is
damp the larger part 1ms incited. The snow
of the previous night nil melted yesterday.
If the storm continues -nncl should It turn
cold a largo loss of cattle will follow ,
especially among the range stock. Most of
the resident ranchers , nre. how feeding and
coring for their poor and thin stock , which
cannot stand bad stormd. t
IVOIIIC AT THE CillA ijU ENCAMPMENT ,
, „ , D. Mining Conumny Ilcrnincn
Owner of Wliitirih'H" Property.
RAWLINS , Wyo. , April 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Notwithstanding deep snow , Interest
In the Grand Encampntsnt mlnps Is un
abated. An Important Heal was consum-
mated yesterday by wWch the Peggy D.
Mining 'company became the owner ot the.
'Wtnona ' company's property , consisting of
mlno choice claims. Thn Peggy D. now owns
twenty-four claims , on one of which Is a
shaft seventy feet deep. It Intends to , at
once , begin cross-cuttlnt\ company Is
Incorporated , the capital stock being placed
at $210,000. par value $1 per share. Twcnty-
flvo thousand dollars' worth of stock was
placed on the market yesterday at G cents
per eharo to ralso mtfnSy to prosecute development /
velopment work , nearly , all ot which was
taken today. The officers are all "well known
local business men. Frank HInraan , a prac
tical and experienced Colorado mining man.
has been selected as superintendent and will
have full charge of thodevelopment. . The
snow Is rapidly disappearing , but Is from
three to seven feet deep at the camp now.
INTO TRANSVAAI , RAID.
Time CinHiil I > y the Com-
. . „ of Henry llmliouchere.
LONDON , April 2. 1'hV 'parliamentary
committee which Is Investigating the Trans
vaal raid had another fcesSlon today in the
committee room ot Westminster hall. Sir
; John Wllloughby , the military leader of the
raid , waa released from -"Holloway Jail on
Wednesday last , where hp liad been serving
a sentence of ten monthsVlm.prlsonment for
violating the foreign enlistment act. Ho
was examined today.
Considerable excitement -.was caused by
the remark ot Henry LVjouchere , the well
known radical nnd editor of Truth , who , on
the refusal of the witness ( in which ho was
upheld by the chairman ) ; to'divulgo the na
ture ot a confidential communication made '
to the war office , saldj : frif- '
"It wo cannot have tMa Information , this
Inquiry is a farce : " " . ? JR-1. '
This remark drew forjh cries of "Order , "
but Mr. Labouchero ctfaiMiied- Is hushIng -
Ing everybody .up. J sii'-Jso pu.bl ly. It .
Is a waste of time" conf'iulaj ; thq > commlt- '
The committee held a. private session , after
tin public session , to consider whether an
article recently published In Truth , com
menting on the proce < ; dlnKS ot the committee
tee- , should bo brought before the House of
Commons aa a''breach of privilege. Mr.
Labouchero retorted with a menacing counter
motion to the effect that Mr. Chamberlain's
cross-examination ot AV. P. Schreiner , ex-
attorney general ot Capo Colony , who has
been before the committee as a witness , was
calculated to bring about a conflict between
the Dutch and English races ) at the Cape.
Tli3 matter was finally seUled on Mr.
Labouchero's promise not to make further
comments on the subject In Truth. The
committee dlscussol also the proposal of Mr.
Labouchero to compel Sir John Wllloughby
to produce the letter from the Drltish war
office which. It was allecsd , he had said he
and other officers Interpreted to be the sanc
tion of the Imperial authorities , civil and
military , -to tl undertaking of the raid. It
'a understood that this letter will be pro
duced at the next session of the commit
tee.
SimnlNli SueueHH In IMillInnliieM.
MADRID , April 2. The queen regent was
attending a concert yesterday , when a tele
gram was handed her announcing the sue
cess of the forces of the Spanish troops In
the Philippine Islands. Her .majesty caused
the dispatch to bo read to the crowd , which
aroused the greatest enthusiasm. Thci
orchfHtra played the national hymn. Ad-
ditlonal advices from Manilla say that the
Spaniards Inflicted an entire defeat on the
Insurgents , killing ; 200 of the enemy.
RiuiiNey'H Koiiteiiee Mltlfnteil
LIMA , Peru , April 2. The superior court
of appeals sat In eeeret session for three
hours with reference to the case of Ramsey ,
the American sailor , who was arrested at
Callao In the early part of the year on a
charge of disorderly conduct and sentenced
to a year's Imprisonment without the
formality of a trial. The court altered
the sentence to Imprisonment for four months
from January 12 last.
MARRY AFTER LEAVING THE JAII.
TITO YOIIIIK I'eonte 1'nt OH the Cere
mony for LiieU or FiimlN
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , April 2. ( Special. )
William' Daker and Phoebe Pasco , the two
young people who came hero several months
ago fro-n Nebraska and wcro sent to Jail for
living together without the formality of a
wedding ceremony , have been released and
have , complied with the Jaw by marrying.
The girl served thirty days and Daker was
kept In Jail two months. Miss Pasco waited
for him , and they were miirrled the day ho
was released.
When they ran away from homo several
months ago they Intondedifo get married nt
once , but there were dlfilc.Ultles which they
could not overcome. Ilaker had very llttlo
money , and It looked , to them like a waste ,
they said , to pay It out for a llcenso and a
wedding ceremony. So they rented a room
and moved Into It , Intending , to get married
as soon as they had'earned enough money.
Deforo they succeeded the police hunted
thcm down , and they wore' ent to Jail.
Doth Daker and the glr | testified that he
had slept every night on pallet In ono
corner of the room , but the- police did not
believe It , and the judge betoro whom they
were tried shook hta head apd smiled. The
girl said , with tears In heif eyes , that It wr.n
true , and she did not carw what they said
about human nature.VJien she was re
leased from jail she went to work as a
servant In a family whcrj her history was
not known , and earned enough to pay for
the llcenso and the services of a preacher
before Daker was released from jail. There
was never a happier brldi In the world than
she when she left the court hoube with the
marriage certificate In her pocket.
Hhootlnir nt IClllUllH City.
KANSAS CITY , April 2.-Frank J , Jack
son , a prosperous laundryman , was shot
und killed tonight by Jefferson D , God-
dard , ft druggist and -physician of 601 Inde
pendence avenue , The tragedy occurred at
the Woodland hotel , where Mrs. Jackson ,
who luul become estranged from
her husband. waa living with her
daughter , doddard had been attend is
ing Jlrn , JnckHon us her physician.
Jackson attacked aoddard earlier In the
evening , but was disarmed , und when he
appeared at the hotel and renewed the at
tack Qoddard killed him. Q6ddard wuu ar
rested.
COURT MARTIAL FOR RIVERA
Madrid Government Directs that Ho Bo
Tried at Havana.
HE MAY ESCAPE THE DEATH PENALTY
Cnlirtn PoIKIclniinVllllnp : to Ahnmloti
the Hclicllloii If nlven AxHiiruiice
of AmtiPnty Alonir nidi Lim
ited Autonomy.
( Copyright , 1697 , by Trem PiibllMilnp Company. )
MADRID , Spain , April 2. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Gen
eral Ruts Rivera and Colonel Uncallao , his
chief ot staff , will bo taken to Havana for
trial before an ordinary court-martial , The
government so directed , H Is not at nil
likely that the c'eath penalty will bo Im
posed upon cither.
Official a'hd private dispatches from Amer
ica and' the West Indies lead the Spanish
government to bcllevo that Important ele
ments among the Cuban separatists In the
'United States and In. the rebel ranks would
use-their Influence to hasten It not to bring
about Immediately a direct understanding
between Spain and the Insurgents , or at
least the prompt submission of the rebels
on a large scale , If tho-Madrld government
would offer sweeping amnesty simultane
ously with putting lu force the Canovas
scheme of reforms. As a means of encour
aging such a step , tlio government Is said
to I bo willing to Insist that General Weylcr
ccaso his severity and to Instruct him to
show ] clemency to prisoners taken on the
'field. General Sangullly In the United
States and Influential refugees , alleged to
bo with the moderate separatists and au
tonomists In Cuba , are reported to be the
promoters of this new plan of restoring
peace. I
Trustworthy Information shows that largo
numbers of Insurgents nre disposed to sub
mit directly they are assured officially of
protection against coercion and repression.
.According to report the refugees and sepa
ratists both begin to realize that they are
'playing a losing game , and that It would
bo moro advantageous to co-opcruto In the
establishment of homo rule In Cuba than
to let Its execution bo put In the hands of
the Spanish party alone. Military men and
the Cuban representatives In the Cortes tell
mo that they notice many Indications that
the present drift In Cuban affairs Is In the
same direction as In the last stage of the
previous rising , when Marshal Campos skill
fully did moro by parleying and fair prom
ises than had been accomplished by war
and repression. ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
GOMEZ WISHES HE HAD HANGED HIM
Culinii Lender AVrlteM n Letter to n
Spa n I HI Correspondent.
HAVANA , April 2. The Dlarlo do la
Marina says editorially that the policy of
President McKlnley and his cabinet Is al-
togcthpr hostile to 'the plans of the In
surgents.
It prints also a letter .from General Maximo
Goni'ez to Scnor Morote , correspondent ot El
'Liberal of Madrid , which runs as follows :
"Upon your leaving ray presence , I owe
'you an explanation , especially as you write
for tbo newspaper which calls upon Spain
to drown In bloodMour Just - -ae'plnttlons.
.cannot bo sanguinary , but I feel sorry that
under the special circumstances you were
'hot sentenced to deathovhllo In my cajnp.
Jit fa1 "burnataral' that-we'-should-ffesl that
there must bo much shedding of Spanish
blood to heal the pain caused by the blood
shed nt Punta Drava. The machete blow-
that killed Francisco Gomez will never be
forgotten In Cuba. The machete strokes
dealt when -heroes fell at Punta Drava
cannot bo forgotten by one who has pardoned
thousands of Spanish prisoners and cured
hundreds of Spanish wounds. Meanwhile
go your way to Spain , pleased at the thought
that you have been a witness to the ruin of
poor Cuba i > nd have plunged your feet In
the blood of Innocent Cubans. Do not for
got we shall continue fighting for liberty.
Do not forget that Justice will descend from
above and will end the struggle now sus
tained by Spain , to her dishonor and
disaster. M. GOMEZ. "
CUIIAN SOLDIEItS SUnilEXIJEU.
Four OlIleei-H nnil Fourteen 1'rlvnU-H
Give TlieniMelveH I'll.
HAVANA , April 2. General Velasco re
ports that after the fight with the Insurgents ,
during which General Rivera was captured ,
ho pursued the enemy to the heights of
Brujo , where tbo latter occupied a strong
position , but wore itiutcd , leaving six deaden
on the field. The Spanish loss was one man
killed and eight men wounded.
A dispatch from Matanzas announces the
surrender ' there of Major Valllna , Captain
Darroto ' , Prefect Captain Saldlna , Lieutenant
ValJIna and fourteen privates of the in
surgent ' feces , composing ths remains of
what ' the Spaniards term the "Darroto band. "
The queen regent has cabled her con
gratulations to Captain General Weyler en
the capture of General Ruiz Rivera and the
success of the operations against tbo In
surgents.
11LI.1I Oil THAT GOME'AVAXTS PEACE ,
GnliiN Currency In tlie Spanish Cliaiii-
Iier of Heimtlex.
MADRID , April 2. A rumor was circulated
.
lated In tin Chamber of Deputies today to the
effect ( that General Maximo Gomez , the Com
mander-in-chief of the Cuban army , Is suing
for peace.
Lef'n Family IteliiriiM from Culm.
HAVANA , April 2. The family of Consul
General Leo left for Now York City on the
City of Washington this evening , The tug
boat Alvord accompanied the Washington
eomo distance. Cheers wcro raised for the
stars and stripes and for General Leo and
his family by those on board the tug and
the passengeru on tbo Washington responded
with enthusiasm ,
It is reported that Consul General Leo
said this afternoon that ho would coon sail
to rejoin his family.
CAIIINET IS VOUCKU TO HEHIGX.
AUHtrlnii MlnlHtern Uiuilile to Secure u
PiirlliimeiitiiryMajority. .
VIENNA , April 2. The Neuc Frele Presse
says the cabinet has resigned , owing to Its
failure to negotiate with the progressist
groups , with the object of forming a coa
lition majority , It Is expected that Count
Daden , tha president ot the Council of Min
isters and minister for ttie Interior , will bo
entrusted with the task of reconstructing
tha cabinet.
OntliH lii German CoiirtN ,
BERLIN , April 2. After an animated de
bate today , the Reichstag adopted a motion
to relntroduce In the courts the administering
of the oath according to the different religious
denominations. The conservatives , Imperial-
UK , reform party and centrists , supported
the motion , The Imperial chancellor , Prince
Hohentobe , voted with the minority. A
centrist motion In favor of the complete
abrogation of the Jeault exclusion law was
rvHly deba'.ed and Hnallly adopted , the Poles ,
Fresilnges , social democrats and some con
servatives supporting It.
Six Killed In u .Mine ExplOMlon ,
DRESLAU , April 2. Six persons , Includ
ing tbo chief chemist of the mine , were
klllinl yesterday In a fire damp explosion at
lha Dorilg colliery , neai < Sqabrlz. The mlue
itlll burning.
Defeiiteil.
MONTEVIDEO , Uruguay , April 2. The nu-
tlonal troops have defeated the Insurgents ,
with heavy losses.
E BEE BULLETIN.
const for Nel > rn kn
Partly Cloudy ; Local Showers.
up Flood Sltuiitlon.
oldnp on ClilrnRO Strorts.
Klicr.-t to lie Court-Mnrtlntcd.
ilratiltfl of I.nriit I'rlmnrlon.
3. Tenclim In SfMlan nt ( Ir.tnil IMnnd.
3 , Nrlirnulm Srimto 1'rcpnre * to yult.
York Hrpulillrnni Are Itousod.
4. IMItorlnl nml Comment ,
D. Omiilm to Hnva nn Inillun Supply Depot.
Ciihltict C'omlilcTt Fnrcitry Hc orvca.
0. Council ItlufTn Lonil Mntter * .
Inwa I.pRltlntUo Nniv * .
Otforil-L'nmbrUlgo Truck Tournament ,
7. Commercial nml rinuticliil News.
11. In the Mel.I of itcctrlclt.r. :
U. IIend llnntcrr.Ink Stood Well.
Why Wniilftt ! | Wn Hrmovpil.
1C. O. I * . * G. IMnlilMtPi Omiilm Olllccs ,
Injunction Agulint A < ocliUrcl 1'rcsi.
Ifl , Itltn of IVnilnlno ( ! OM | | > .
Note * on Current Literature.
11. C'o-Opprntlvo Homo Hulldltif ; 1'roRreRn ,
I'rco Tort of Copenhagen.
13. "Tho I'lnttlni ; of tlio Slinli. "
IIUITO.VS COMMI'ITIXG OUTU.USES ,
Qiieen'H SoliIlerH Sac Id nnil Iliirn
HOIINCN of CretniiH.
LONDON , April 2. The Dally Chronicle's
Canea correspondent will say tomorrow :
"Here are some of the deeds to which
England is setting her. bands today. Dur
ing the 'Week an expedition of llrlllsh ma
rines , accompanied by cMinon , went to Trl-
petc , In Spakla , and examined houses In
search of provisions. They destroyed all they
found , lest the Insurgents should get them ,
A day or so later another expedition of
British marines was sent to a village near
Sollna with the object of finding flour and
grain. Later two 'warships , one a Drltlsh
vessel , dispatched boats tilted with cannon
to Columbia river , with Instructions to selzo
the small mercantile craft. The peasants
refused to surrender th m. The European
force threatened to destroy the village ,
whereupon the boats were given up.
"A Drltish detachment was scut to Kas-
tclll , where It proceeded to destroy the
Cretan houses. Chains were thrown around
them and fastened to ships , which pulled till
the houses collapsed.
"Another Instance of Dritlsh measures waa
where a company of Dashl Dazouks attacked
the Greek lines at Vlgla , the Turkish ships
supporting the attack with cannon. After
the engagement was well under way the
European fleet , Including the Ilrltlsh ves
sels , opened flro upon the small force of
Cretans ? , who were compelled to retreat.
The Turks then entered the village , and
began to 'burn the houses , the church and
the monastery. "
LAllOUCHEItTi WOULD CEXSL'HE.
DlMipprovoN Conrxe of EiiKlnml oil
the Cretan ( Im-Ntlon.
LONDON , April 2. In the Commons to
day , Mr. Labouchere ( radical ) moved that
the house disapprove the advice of the
Marquis of Salisbury to the queen to use the
Drltish forces against the Cretans or the
Greek nation. He made a long and violent
speech , denouncing the policy of the gov
ernment , which ho characterized as a policy
"fostering a perfect nest of anarchy and
slaughter. " He ; said he , believed that a vote
of censure would be proposed before the
Easter recess. Mr. Dalfour , first lord of the
itrsasury , replying on behalf of the govern-
meiit sald that ho would welcome- the mo
tion of censure. It would give the govern
ment an opportunity to defend Its policy.
.He-Vtohed . to relteratn that the great powers
were not siding with Turkey , but were only
[ defending the lives of Mohammedan CretanH
against those who were not Mohammedans
and their allies. The policy of the Drltish
government was to give the Cretans slf
government.
TURKS HEAUV TO TAKE A HAM * .
niNNiitlxfteil wltli the Action of the
1'owcrM 111 Crete.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 2. The fight
ing between the Christians and Mussulmans ,
which Is dally reported from the Island of
Crete , Is creating a very bad impression here
and It Is believed the Turkish government
will soon propose to the powers that Turkey
Itself bo permitted to take action against the
Insurgents.
TUHKEV'S IIEI'LY TO THE 1'OWEHS.
IiihlNtH tlmt Grcelt TroopH SIiilll lie
XVllIiilriiivii from Crete Klrxt.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 2. It Is under
stood that the Porte , replying lo the re
quest of the powers for the withdrawal of
Turkish troops from Crete , declares that
Turkey will only comply with the request
In case the Greek troops are withdrawn first.
' THOOl'S.
FIRE OX I.Vl'EKXATIOXAL
Italian GIIIIN ItoHponil to ( he In-
Hiiriveiit AttneU.
CANEA , April 2. A body of Insurgents
today fired bcveral rounds at the Dulsunarla
blockhouse , which Is occupied by the Inter
national trocps. The Italian guns returned
the fire.
_
Greece Jff.l In JVeeil of VolnntecrN.
ROME , April 2. Italian volunteers who
have returned hero from Greece are com
pletely disillusioned. They are convinced
that the Greek government has never had
the slightest Intention of declaring wjr
against Turkey. Tbay say that Colonel
Metaxas , the Greek minister of war , to
whom they offered their services , announced
after a fortnight's delay that the govern
ment doubted whether after all thcro woull
bo a war and was consequently unwilling
to Incur the expense of equipping volunteers
who might not bo employed. The Italians
In question , therefore , advUo their country
men not to put themselves to the expense
end Inconvenience of a Journey to Athens ,
More MiiNxnereH Looked For.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 2. According
to a telegram received by the Turkish gov
ernment , the Armenian revolutionists abroad
intend to cause the resumption of rioting
In Anatolia , about the middle of April , when
the snows are melted. This Is an Intimation
that further massacres may bo looked for at
about the same time , .
IlloeUiule of Greek : I'orlH.
ATHENS , April 2. It Is reported here to
night that the Greek government has been
notified e-sinl-ofilclally that a blockade of
the Greek ports will bo forced within three
or four days. _
VnctorleH to Htni-t Up.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2. Owing to the
strong condition of the refined HUgnr mar
ket , by Monday every refinery In the city
will be running with n full force on reg
ular time , which mentis the employment
of about 2,000 persons. Nearly half a mil
lion tons or raw sugar are now rn route
by vesselti from Germany , the Kust Indies ,
Egypt , South America and the West In-
dlun Islands , _
MovciiicntN of Ocenii VeioielH , April : i.
At New Vork Arrived HurKundla , from
Marseilles. . . . .
At London-Arrlvcd-Munltoba , from New
At 'Movllle Snllcd-Ethlopln.
At Sun Francisco Arrived Schooner J.
a. Wail , from Murla ; steamer Kurulon ,
from Yiujulnul ) l"iy. Balled Hnikentlne
Fremont , for Ungu ; ship M. P. Clruee , for
Now York ; l > ark CJ. D. Hryant , for lioiio-
lulu ; bark Elliott , for iQUltiue ; burkentlne
Arced , for Honolulu. Cleared Ship Swim-
hllda , for QurciiHtown ; ship Grenada , for
Liverpool ,
At Astoria Sailed Monmouthshire , for
Yokohama.
At Copenhagen Balled Norgo , for New
'
At Liverpool Sailed Cevlc , for New
'
At Queenstown Sailed Catalonia , for
liontori Arrived Cumpanlu , from New
'
At Rotterdam Arrlvcd-Obdam , from
Now York.
BROATCH BOOM BURST
After Using Most Unscrupulous Method *
Mayor Fails of a Majority.
STUFFED EMPLOYMENT ROLL OUTRAGES
Gangs of Street Gleaners Voted in Doubtful
Wards by His Heelers.
ROUT IS COMPLETE IN HIS HOME WARD
Business Men ns a Rule Vote Solidly
Against the Machine.
DARK HORSE MAY GET THE NOMINATION
\ > Candidate HUN n Majority ,
lllnuliiini lit Hit * Second mill
ChnflTee of tin * Seventh Ilolit
lliiliinoe of I'ower.
For Councllmen
KlrstVnn1 13RNRST STUI1T
Second Wiml \ V.V. . DINOIIA.U
Thlnl Wnnl LOUIS imitMKSTKll
Fourth \Viinl \V. F. HICCHISl.
Flu. . Wnril 1) . H. CIIHIHTIH
Sixth Ward M. D. KAHH
Seventh Wurd D. T. MOUNT
Highlit Ward T. S. UROCKIill
Ninth Ward G1JORG12 M13RCKU
Tlio result of one ot the most holly contested -
tested republican primary elections ever
held In Oinnha Is the complete break down
of the Droatch boom for mayor. The fightIng -
Ing began promptly at the opening of the
polls at noon yesterday , and whllo every dla-
repntnblo tactic was resorted to by the
llroatch heelers the returns Indicate that the
Uroalch delegates cannot possibly number
moro than thirty-two or thirty-three , when
It requires forty-one to effect a namlnatlon.
Droatch's most signal defeat occurred In the
Fourth ward , where ho resides , and where ho
was routed horse , foot and dragoon by tbo
delegates pledged to the candidacy of Frank
E. .Moores. i
That the Broatcli gang realized that It
was lu despcrato straits was apparent In the
outset. Everywhere hla lieutenants mar-
Hhalled whole regiments of men who had
been put on the city pay roll In order that
they nvlgbt bo dtl\cn to the polls to veto
under whip and tpur for llroatch delegations.
The most shameles Incident of this kind oc
curred In the Ninth war.liero Andy Wig
gins , tliu notorious striker , marched ICO men
from the street department up to the voting
place and watched them deposit balluts
marked for the Droatch delegates.
So heavy was the vote ( n a number of the
wards that the count cannot bo completed
until daylight. In the Sixth ward , for. ex
ample , over 1,000 'ballots ' were deposited and
as not a few of them were marked for mixed
delegations , the counting was much delayed.
In the First ward the primary election offi
cers did not begin work until nearly 9
o'clock , and this held back' tho-resuUJTfrom
that ward. . : . . . ' " .Jifr ' Jfc T
So * great -was the UuiercsCsln'tbc'contest
over the mayoralty that the race for the
other places attractcft but little attention ,
and It Is. probable that tbo nominees for
the placet ! below the mayor will not bo
definitely known until they are actually
made. For tax commissioner at least a
dozen names will bo presented to the con
vention , but for the other city ofllces the
present Incumbents will have but little op
position for rcnoinlnntloli. The trading and
slate making Is expected to occupy the tlmo
of the politicians all day until the conven
tion Is called to order at 8 o'clock this even
ing. At u late hour last night the llroatch
boomers were looking very down In the
mouth , and while they would not publicly
admit defeat , they Informed confidential
friends that the Jig was up , and that they
might as well accept the situation as best
they could. A resume of the contests In
the several wards follows :
FIRST WAltD.
In the First ward the Droatch pluggpra
wore out In full force. There was no tun-
test in the Second to amount to anything
and therefore the Droatch outfit was trails-
planted to the First , numbing Inspector
Ycrlck was busied all afternoon In herding
Second warders Into the polls. Men who
had voted at < hf democratic primaries on
Thursday were also roped In. The attempts
at Illegal voting by the llroatch gang were
the most flagrant In the Jilstory of the ward.
Ernest Btuht von the place for councilman
over Morris Morrison by a vote of 420 to
lit ! . The total number of votes cast was
OHO. Owing to a mistake on the part of
the clerks the count was not begun uiitll
10 o'clock last night.
S13COND WAHD.
The Second ward delegation will seize upon
the first opportunity in the republican con
vention this evening to present the name
of W. W. Ulngham us Its candldato for
mayor. There wits practically hut OHO ticket
In the field In this ward at the primary
election , und that Is solid for lllngham. At
a late hour last night It was announced
that Dlnglinm's name would surely be pvo-
sentcd to the convention and thut the Second
end ward would work hard In order to BO-
cure his nomination. As between Droatch
and Moorcs , five of the delegation favor
the former and four the latter ,
Thcro were 2fi2 votes cast In all. 13. S.
Flags ran as a tenth candidate and polled
a fovv votes , but his was the only content
In the election of the delegation. In coun-
cllmanlc preference ! ! Illimham received 2t
votes , Andy Klein It 9 and Fred Hoyo 8. Kle-
wlt Is already out with the statement that
should lllngham bo nominated for mayor
ho ( Klowlt ) must bo recanted us the repub
lican nominee for councilman , as ho iccolvert
more votes than any other candldato save
lllngham.
THIRD WAIID.
The contest was waim In tha Third ward ,
hut there was no friction. For councilman ,
Lew Dwmettor had a walkaway over Cap
tain O'Malley. while the vote was being
counted them was moro or Icra disturbance.
John T. Clarke , onu of Dro-itch's henchmen ,
was allowed within the room nil evening ,
while republicans In the wan ! who wuro
candidates for dolt-Kate were shut out en
tirely. Two or three different times this
prejudice In favor of Clarke almost resulted
In personal oncountcru. but the presence of a
policeman prevented hostilities. Tbo dele
gation In reported to stand flv for Moorcs
and four for Hrcatch , but one of the leading
republicans of the ward said that If.tho vote
of the delegation would defeat Droatch It
would be 20 catt.
FOURTH WAIID.
The moit Interesting fight of the primaries
was In the Fourth ward , the homo of both
Droatch and Moorcs. litre 395 votes were
cast and the contest wan t-ainest and lively.
Nearly a third of the voles cast wan chal
lenged when the ballot * were presented. The
Fourth ward , more than any other In the
city , rcnretents the buslncus sentiment of the
city , and that It eleclcd a straight Mooroa
delegation , by a coed clean majority , l
taken by many ai an Indication of thft senti
ment of tha business community toward th
present executive of the city , W. V , Ucc.U l
bad no opposition In hli race tor the coun
cil.
FIFTH WAIID ,
In the Fifth ward ( hero wcro 837 vbten
cast , llroatch will luvo isovoo member * of