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FRIDAY, APRIL 30. 1S97.
The Omaha Bee says "every dayhrinrS renewed encouragement to
-- "the promoters of the exposition and
'adds to the certainty of triumphantfinancial and artistic success.
Last year the United States con
tributed 65,000.000 to foreign mis- -
sinns and exoended S22.000.000 forchewing- - um. This is not a veryirood showing-- . Let us in the futurechew less gam and save more soulsfrom the unquenchable fire.
Many of the populist papers ofthe state are demanding- - that theirnartv shall cease to be the tail ofthe popocratic kite. It has takenthe oooulist editors quite a whileto realize that the populists werethe tail, but the cold truth seems to
, have at last dawned upon them.
The dedication of the Grant monument in JNew York Tuesday wasone ol the great events ol tins cen-
tury. All civilized nations were represented, and the United StatesA.
was there in force to make up asplendid spectacle in honor of thememory ot the ureal man or war
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who said "Let us have peace."
The long-draw- out senatorialcontest in Kentucky ended Wednes- -
. day by the election of Deboe, uponwhom the republicans and gdemocrats united. Senator Deboe
. will at once proceed to Washingtonand assist the republicans in reor--
the senate and in the passage of the tariff bill. The senatorial contest lasted through twosession of the legislature and it reouired 112 ballots before the selec- -
4.
tion was made.
CUBA PEACTICALLY CONSIDERED.The latest dispatches are to the
effect that in Cuba famine has followed in the wake of war. Faminenriorinnllv was held to be "the actis j -
Ol UUU. JULICI1V micicssiicsa Jl' misgovernment have been chargedwith this awful calamity. We wereaccustomed to regard want of rain-
fall or the ravages of insects asprimarily changeable with the disaster. But in purely agriculturalregions war-i- s a predecessor of famine. The ambitions of kings andthe aspirations of peoples eternallyhave been causes of war.
It argues well in favor of the belief in God that, generally, and ultimately always, the people havewon. War often has been the causeof famine; and almost always farming regions that have been lotliarried by invading- - troops havebeen reduced to a condition of fa-
mine. Cuba is an agriculturalregion that for three years has beenharried by an army of invaders.
For how much of this are the people of the United States responsible?The question applies to the con-
science, the interest, and the in-
tellect of the United States. If..President Cleveland a year ago hadrecognized the belligerence of theCubans, would there now be a
Spauish army of occupation thetitle of army of occupation is theutmost that can be afforded inCuba? The question answers itself.If Cuba had been free, if the UnitedStates had been friendly to its free-dom, what would be the differencein cash, not to mention the higherglory of being a friend of freedom,between the exports of flour fromthe United States to Cuban plantersat a tariff duty fixed by Spain infavor of Spain at $3.75 a barrel, andflour admitted free by agreementwith the Cuban republic? The an-swer is, about $11, 000.000 a year;all to the advantage of the UnitedStates. And then there are theitems of exports of beef, machineryand cotton goods to consider.
,Inter Ocean.
.FLOOD AT BEATRICE SUBSIDES.
Property Loss Much Greater Thnn WinAnticipated.
Beatrice, April 27. Tho flood hasrapidly subsided during the past 24
hours, it being estimated that the Blueriver is fully seven feet lower than Sat-
urday evening. As it becomes possibleto get aronnd over the submerged ter-
ritory it becomes more evident that theloss of property has been very muchheavier than was at first anticipated.Of the railroads the Union Pacific suf-
fered the worst, it being estimated that.between Cortland and Mauhat tan over50 miles of track has been under water.
Between Beatrice and Cortland the
track is "almost entirely washed out of
ine, a greafrdeal of it being swept off of
the right away- - It will be several days
before either the Burlington, Rock
Inland or Union Pacific will get a
east out of here, as all three bridges
over Bear creek are out.A man by the name of Jenkins of
Falls City, Neb., one of the Rock Islanddrowned in Bearbridge crew, was
creek. The body has uot yet been re-
covered. The crew were on a raft,which tipped up, --precipitating four of
them into the water. Jenkins was a
good swimmer, but was clinched Dy
another party, which caused him tosink.
OE THE WEEK
The War at a Glance.Turks seized large stores of provisions
ana ammunition at Tyrnavo.The sultan has recalled Osman Pasha,
in order to avoid embarrassing EdhnmPasha.
An insurrection has broken out inAlbania'. The Turkish troops are saidto be participating in the revolt.
Tho Greek forces have penetratedinto Turkish territory, reaching therear of Elassonaou the Mt.Olympus side.
The inhabitants of Lakaand Samariahave risen against the Greeks, and havewelcomed the Turks with enthusiasm.
The Greeks have abandoned Tyr-nav- os
and LarLssa and have concen-trated on their second line of defense atPharsalos.
Popular feeling in Athens now pointsto a revolution in lavor ot arepuuucFive hundred armed men paraded thestreets and made a demonstration at thepalace.
The Athens correspondent of theLondon Times confirms the report ofthe appointment of General Smolenskias chief of staff of the Greek army inThessaly.
A Turkish force of 12,000 pushed itsway through the passes at Viodendros,Analinsis. Nezeros and Rapsani, has descended on Derili. The Greeks haveretreated to Makrychori.
An additional force of dediffs, or armyreserves, has been called out to reinforcethe Turkish troops operating against theGreeks. These men will total up 72additional battalions of troops, nuniber- -
50,400 men.In Torelpn Land.
The Shah of Persia, Muzafer Ed Din,is alarmingly ill.
Duchess of York was safely deliveredof a daughter at York cottage, Sand- -
rin chain.Ambassador Hay arrived at South
ampton and was cordially welcomed bycity omcials.
CzarNicholas has formally confirmedthe appomtuient of Count Muraviett,as Russian minister of foreign affairs.
During debate on Transvaal affairs intho Capo parliament tho premier asserted there would be no war with England.
Smallpox has broken out in tho Cubanfortress at Havana and is raging in thecell occupied by the Competitor prisoners.
Czar Nicholas n entertained EmperorFrancis Joseph of Austria-Hungar- y andthe royal party at a banquet m bt.Petersburg.
At Leon, Mex., during a bull hgut, amad bull scaled the fence and chargedthe audience, killing two men andwoundiusr several others.
Senor Rirrazaval, Chilean minister tothe United States, has arrived atNewYork from Colon. Ho was formerlypostmaster general of Chile.
Tho Irish syndicate including GustavM. Wolff, member of parliament forBeuast, will build a yacht to competefor the Queen and America s cup.
John Joseph Nburi, the deposed kingof the Syrian Chaldeans, lias agaiu beencrowned patriarch. He claimed to havediscovered tho remains of Noah's ark onMt. Ararat and was for some time aninmate of the insane asylum at Napa,Cal.
At Jtome, while iimg Humbert wason his way to the races, Pietro Acciar-at-o,
a political fanatic, rushed into thoroyal carriage and tried to stab thomonarch. Ho wus seized before hocould carry out his purpose. The kin;proceeded to the races, and met with anovation on his arrival.
Crimes and Casualties.Navul Constructor Caper reports tho
injuries to the battleship Oregon as insignificant.
.a nreaK in tne levee, ieet wine, isreported at Burton's sawmill, just belowBaton Kouge.
The town of Norwood, Ont., was nearly destroyed by fire. Loss, S100.O00; insurance, 10,000,
A. B. Cox, crazed by the preaching ofa nana ot traveling Mormons, committed suicide in St. Louis.
R.Straub was hanged atFriday Harbor,"Wash., for the murder of Leo Lander-ma- n
on Blakelee island in August, 1895.The river fell 18 inches at Ottumwa,
relieving the situation greatly. TheBurlington has succeeded in re-est- ab
lishing tram service.Tho people of Millington, Ills., be
came wrought up over tho local optionquestion and went in a body to a saloonand burned it to the ground.
The levee on Promised Land plantation, atShipland.Isaquenacounty.Miss..has broken. It was 18 feet high, andback water was already against it.
A life buoy marked "Samaria" hasbeen washed ashore at Long Beach,Wash. Tho Samaria is a British barklong overdue from Puget Sound for SanFrancisco.
H. M. Hinton, editor of the Prosress- -Defender, at Albia, la., was fatally as- -
.U.J 1 Tl T T -suiuiuu. j mm dumisou, a miner, wnostruck him over the head with a nieceof scantling.
Three men filled a bear with beer at aSan Francisco saloon and the drunkenanimal attacked them furiously. Threeof them were injured and physicianswere in demand.
The president sent to congress the re- -'
port of tho boundary commission ap-pointed to locate the boundary betweenMexico and tho United States west ofthe Rio Grande river.
Five masked men broke into the residence of John Quinlan at Niles. O.. andafter gagging and binding him, ransacked the house and secured Si.200 incurrency besides valuable jewelry.
John H. Kapp was shot and killed inhis wholesale liquor house, 574 Mil-waukee avenue, Chicago, by his confi- -Oental clerk, Cx. W. Braunschmeier. Thomurderer afterwards killed himself.
An army officer who has beeu onfc tothe Red river country of North Dakotareports that 3,200 rations will be sufficient to alleviate the immediate wantsof the flood sufferers of that section.
Fire at the Newport News. Va..whnrfdestroyed two coastwise merchandisepiers with their contents, three vesselsand one tug boat, entailing a total Insof about $2,500,000. Captain Krnitnf theGerman ship J. D. Bischoff : CnntninBulman of the British steamship Clin- -'
tonia; Captain Roper of the tug boatWanderer were badly burned in attempting to escape from their ships.
A severe earthquake was felt at Cairn.111., Sunday. It lasted about 20 seconds.Ihe largest structures were shakenwith a swaying motion and peoplerushed m terror out on the streets. Nodamage has been reported.
As a result of the warning giyen tot
all tho negroes in the town of Davis, I. :
T., by a mob of masked white men, notcolored man remains in the town.
The murder of a white man by a negrowas the preliminary cause of the troubleat Davis.
A scries of cloudbursts.heavy wind andrain storms occurred in and around Ea- -iauia.J-.x.- , oaruraavmgncana exteuaea isover aoout luu square miles of territory.The rain fell in torrents and was thoheaviest for 50 years. Farm houses,fences and crops were washed away toan extent amounting to a calamity.
A mighty wave of water.six feet high .
and a mile wide, swept down Cotton- -woodralky-Jmc- l struck GnthriOkla. A
deafening roar went up as the watsrcrushed houses and drove the peoplefrom their homes. At the first rushevery boat and bridge were swept away.Fifty people are known to be drowned,while rumors of an appa'ling loss oflife are in circulation, .some placing thonumber of dead at from 100 to 200.
Scores of lives in .Nebraska were imperiled by Saturday night's fierce down-pour of rain. Beatrice experienced thoworst flood in her history. The Blueriver was three-fourth- s of a mile wide,with the water 12 feet above high watermark, seven feet of which rose in onehour. Hundreds of homes were sub-
mersed to their roofs and another footrise would haye swept them from theirfoundations. The reports received bythe weather bureau indicate a rainfallof 2.12 inches at Lincoln, 2.30 at St.Joseph. 1.45 at Plattsmouth and 1.44 atDes Moines. At Clarinda, la., the extraordinary record of 3.U0 inches wasreported. The river broke over thelevees at Ottumwa, la., ana nooaea tnebottoms, carrying several houses downthe stream.
Washington.The senate passed Nelsoa's bankruptcy
bill. Provision is made in the measurefor securing creditors and the chancesfor committing frauds by bankrupts aroreduced to a minimum.
Gen. Miles, commander of the army,has been authorized by the president toco to Enropo to witness the war betweenGreece and Turkey. He expects to sailfor Genoa in about two weeks.
President McKinley has nominatedWilliam R. Day of Canton, O., to befirst assistant secretary of state, and
Bellamy Storer ofCincinnati, to be minister to Belgium.
The Democratic members of the finance committee will not accept tneproposition made by their Republicancolleagues to allow the tanu bui to oereported direct to the senate' withoutpassing throught the hands of the fullcommittee and they have so notified theRepublican members.
The attorney general at Washington,D. C, rendered an opinion to the secretary of the treasury in which he holdsthat, under the joint resolution of congress suspending the operation of certain parts of the immigration Jaws soas to admit fort igaers to be employed invarious capacities in connection withthe Nashville exposition, tho secretaryhas a right to limit the number to be soadmitted.
Political Points.William J. Bryan will open tho First
district con gression al campaign at MaconMo., May 15.
The" first ballot for United btates senator at Tallahassee, Fla., resulted in noelection. Ex-Senat- or Call is in the lead.
Frank Moss, counsel for the Park- -
hurst society, has been appointed apolice commissioner to succeed Roose-velt at New York.
Wednesday's ballot for United Statessenator m the Kentucky legislatureresulted in the election of YV. J. Deboe,the Republican caucus nominee.
The senate confirmed the nominationof Harold M. Sewall of Maine to beminister to Hawaii. Ho is a son of theDemocratic nominee for vice presidentand gained prominence in the last cam-paign by reason of his advocacy of thoRepublican ticket.
Those Who Have Passed Away.Prince Louis "William August, brother
of the Grand Duke of Baden, died atCarlsruhe.
Theodore A. Havemeyer, vice president of the sugar trust, died at his homein New York city.
Dewitt C. Taylor, said to bo the oldestnational guardsman in America, is deadat Kansas City, aged 82.
Judge N. C. McFarland, ex-Unit- ed
States land commissioner under Presidents Garfield and Arthur, died at To--
peka, aged 7o.William Steele Holman, the veteran
Indiana Democrat, famed in congress asthe "Great Objector" and "Watchdogof the Treasury," died at Washingtonof spinal meningitis.
Samuel Colgate, who amassed a fortune which runs into millions in themanufacture of soap and perfumery,died at his home in Orange, N. J., ofheart disease and dropsy.
Captain Fred Hansen is dead at hishome m Lyons, la., aged 75 years. Heenlisted m 1S61 m Captain Mott's famous .New York battery or artillery.serving with honor three years.
A. Mora, whose property in Cuba wasconfiscated 2o years ago and whose claimagainst bpam was finally settled in 189i:by the payment of nearly 1,000.000,died at the Hotel Grenoble, New York.aged 79 years.
uean jouu jttaymona trench, vicechancellor of Syracuse university, NewYork, died at his home in Syracuse. Howas 72 years old and regarded as one ofthe best mathematicians m the world.He had been connected with Syracuseuniversity since IS a.
In the Field of Sport.Bill Richards of Des Moines whipped
Jack O'Donnel of Omaha in threerounds near Des Moines.
Pugilist Billy Vernon was fatally injured in a boxing bout with LesliePearce at the Olympic club at Athens,Pa.
Minnesota wheelmen split from theL. A. W., organizing with the proposedUnited Wheelmen , and elected FrankA. Williams of Minneapolis president.
Mrs. E. Francis Hyde and Mr. Eugene DeKeffer, who left New York onhorseback to beat their record, arrivedin Philadelphia in eight and one-hal- f
hours. Ihe best previous time was sixhours and 62 minutes.. Mrs. Hyde isthe first woman ever to make the trip.
inve thousand people saw Jimmy Barry and Jimmy Anthony fight 20 roundsbefore the .National club at San Fran-cisco. Although Anthony was stillon his feet when the 20th round closed.the referee decided that as the fight wa3for points Barry was entitled to the de-cision and purse and was the championbantam weight of the world.
Railroads.F. A. Nash has been appointed gen-
eral western agent of the Milwaukeoand St. Paul, with headquarters atOmaha.
Rates on lumber from "Wisconsin tosouthern and eastern points will be re-duced about May 1 by the WisconsinCentral road about 2 cents per 100pounds.
Mr. Gilnian, representing (e syndi-cate which bouirht tho Oniiicv. Omalm
r J
, u 'V"13 vJity road, has announcedmat the hrst train would bo runningthrough to Omaha May 15.
Judge Showalter d the iniunc- -tlOU asked bv the fiit.ano' Stront: 1-
way of Indianapolis aiiainstthe enforce- -menc ot the ut fare. The effectwill bo a return to ut fares.
The Chicago Great Western railwayhas issued a tariff, naming a propor-tional rate on grain from Kansas City toChicago, when destined to the seaboardfor export, of cents The flat rato
iz cents.Tho Northwestern has reduced rates
on ore from the Marquette Range minesto Escauaba from 52 cents to 45 centsper ton, cud to the docks at Marquettofrom 85 cents (o 25 cents a Ton. Thiswill save to Michitran orn shirmers. it isestimated, 50,000 a year.
Worli of tho legislatures.The Illinois house passed with the
emergency clause tho senate Torrens'land title bill.
The Iowa senate concurred in thehouse amendment to the liquor manu-facturing bill, and the governor's signa-ture only is needed to make it a law.
Senator Humphreys of Illinois hasset the people of Chicago wild in hisefforts to pass his famous bill providingfor the state management of municipalrauroaas.
The Now York senate has passed thobill taxing inheritances. The assemblvhas already passed tho bill, and it is understood that Governor Black willsign it.
The Iowa senate passed the crimesbill, including the provisions which pro-hibit ball playing on Sunday, sellingcigarettes, exhibiting kinetoscope pic-tures of prize fights and pool selling onraces.
Tne senate committee on appropriations of the Blinois legislature hasordered reported favorably the bill appropriating $35,000 to enable the stateto participate in the Trausmississippi andInternational exposition at Omaha in1898.- -
Miscellaneous.Six widows wero given judgments in
a St. Louis court against railroads inwhose employ their husbands had beenkilled.
K. Foppe. a Rock Valley. Ia.. merchant, failed for $18,000, with O.Schneckberg of Sioux City as the largestcreditor.
The apple orchards in the vicinity ofColumbia, Mo., are infected with worm3,which threaten to entirely destroy thisyear's crop.
The international Y. M. C. A. at Mobile elected Joseph Hardio of Birming-ham president and F. L. Wiliis ofOmaha secretary.
The new cold fields discovered on theLondyke river, Alaska, aro said to bemuch richer than at first supposed. Re-cent discoveries show as high as $335 tothe pan.
The Ohio medical law has been declared constitutional in tho lowercourts. It requires physicians to regis-ter and have certificates based on prac-tico- l
examination.United States Labor Commissioner
Carroll D. Wright read a paper on "TheRelation of Art to Social Well-being- "
before the Western Teachers' Drawingassociation in St. Louis.
The treaty between Great Britain andMexico settling the boundary lino be-tween that country and Belize, or British Honduran, has passed the Mexicansenate by a vote of 37 to 7.
The public meeting held by the ministers of Mexico, Mo., in the interest ofthe sufferers in India was a success andtwo carloads of Audrin county corn willbe sent to the starving people.
The attorney general of Indiana hasnotified tho auditor of state that it isillegal for stalo officials to travel onpasses and at tho same time collectmileage. Offenders will be prosecuted.
One million people gathered in NowYork to see the Grant tomb dedicated.Military oomp and civic splendermarked the ceremonies. President McKinley and Gen. Horaco Porter deliv-ered dedicatory addresses.
The agricultural experiment stationat the University of Illinois has issueda valuable circular on sugar beet culture, in which it is urged that the beethas superseded tho cane as the world'schief source of sugar, and that the Unit-ed States should act accordingly.
The inauguration ceremonies and cor-ner stone laying of the Trausmississippiexposition in Omaha Thursday were at-tended by great crowds. The programat tho grounds was ushered in by a bril-liant street pageant. The Masonic grandlodge of Nebraska had charge of the ex-
ercises.
WHEAT CLOSES AT A DECLINE.
Corn and Oat., on tho Contrary, "WereStrongest at the Close.
CniCAGO. April 28.-- An active, irregular,feverish wheat market today came to a closeafter an early i ise of lc per bushel had beenconverted into a net decline of lJ4c. Corn andoats, on the contrary, were strongest at thoclose. Provisions were heavy at moderatelylower prices. Ihe only apparent reason forthe collapse was an attempt to realize onwheat bought on tho advance.
WHEAT May. 71o; July, 7lcCORK May, :UHo : July. lajAi.OATS May. 17c: July. 1717Mc.PORK May. ?3.J7: July, $i.i7&LAPD May. S4.4.071 ; July. $4.lo.RIBS May, 54.57$; July, S1.GCash quotations: No. 2 red. wheat, 8792c;
No. s red. fcOSSSc; No. spring. 73&74c; No.i corn, 24Jc: No. 2 cats. 17WsKc.
Kansas City Live Stock.Kaxeas Citt, April 3. CATTLE Receipts,
9.000; ieJ5c lower: Texas steers, S3.O.'4.50:Texas cows. .51.503.4 ) :native steers.3.201.9j;native cows and heifers, 1.251.15; stockersand feeders. S i.log4.lo: bulls, 52.75sa.e0.
HOG&-Rece- ipts, lo.urj:510c lower: bulk ofsales, So703.7o: heavy, J3.4U3.77: packcra,$3.aud.7-'.- 6: mixed, S3.C53.75; light, S3.55&3.70: yorkers, S3.65&3.7J; pigs, $2.8333.05.
SHEKP-Recei- pts, 15.VM; steady; lambs, 54.0004.75: mufions, S3.0J4.2.
Chicago Live Stock.CniCAGO, April i. HOGS Receipts. 30.000:
fairly active and fully 5c lower; light, J3.904.07: mixed, $3.854.50; heavy. 5i.5a'34.0i;rough, J3.5533.6o.
CATTLE Receipts. 18,500; weak and lower:beeves, 3X05.2o: cows and heifers. Sl.ixxm4.4 J; Texas steers, S3.25S4.35; stockers andfeeders. J3.404.4O.
SHkKP Receipts,15,000;steady : natives 3.003 80; westerns, S3.5034. 80; lambs, S..GJB5.60.
Baby Choked to Death With lllilk.Tekamatt, Neb., April 24. The 18- -
mouths-ol- d child of Mr. and Mrs. EdAkins was buried yesterday. Its deathwas peculiar. The baby awoke in thenight and wanted a drink, and thefather gave it a drink of milk, whereupon the little one choked to death, dying m a very lew moments.
Horses Die of Kidney Disease.Wixside, Neb., April 27. An alarm
ing disease has developed among horsesin this vicinity. It affects tho kidneysand causes the horses to appear to belame on one hind foot. Soon after thissymptom is noticed the horso generallyfalls prone on the ground and is unableto rise. No effectual remedy has yetbeen found for this equine disease.
Gathering InGreeley Center, Neb., April 27. A
deputy United States marshal arrivedin Greeley Center last night and ar-rested Connell and tookhim to Hastings. They went by way ofScotia and it is said the marshal took
Christie of Scotia withhim. They were taken to Hastings forpreliminary examination before theUnited States commissioner.
Buoklen's Arnica Salve-Th- e
best salve in the world for cutsbruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, feversores, teter, chapped hands, chilblainscorns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay roqaired,It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-tion or money refunded. Price 25 centsper box.
For sale by A. F. StreitzMaccaline will cure any case of itching
piles. It has never failed. It affordsinstant relief, and a cure in due time.Price 25 and 50 cents. Made by FosteManufacturing Co. and sold by A. F.Streitz.
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OWNED,
West Guffirie Swept byDestructive Flood.
NO TIME GIYE1T TO ESCAPE.
Wall of Water Several FeetHigh Carries All Before It.
VICTIMS ARE MOSTLY C0L0BED.
Estimates of Lives Lost From Fifty to TwoUandred Property toss Pluccd at
About $1,000,000 Men, Womenand Children Struggle Side by
Side With Horses and Cnttle.
GuTHRffi, O. T., April 2!). For milesthe Canadian valley is a dreary wasteand her pcoplo overcast with gloomAt sunrise Wednesday morning amighty wTali of water, from six to eightfeet high and a milo wide, broke uponWest Guthrie without warning, crush-ing houses, sweeping away propertyand drowning people by the scoreEvery movable thing was swept beforethe wave which passed ou into the valley with resistless force, wreaking terri-ble destruction to life and propertywherever it touched. Dozens of humanlives are known to bo sacrificed howmany may not be known for weekshundreds of houses wero wrecked inthe twinkling of an eye, for miles farmswere completely ruined, bridges andtracks wero washed out and railwaytraffic in every direction is left at astandstill. Tho efforts of rescuing par-ties have in many cases proven in vain.Many people floated down stream beforethey could be reached and their fate isunknown; others passed the night intrees in midstream or perched on housetops. It is impossible to estimate thedead. The property loss is placed atsomething near 1,000,000.
Fully two-third- s of tho victims werecolored people. .Business was sus-pended all day yesterday in Guthrie,thostores and banks being closed. Asthorough organization for relief as ispossible has been made, but all aid hasbeen necessarily retarded by the con-fused condition of things. It will beimpossible to explore the houses untilthe water shall subside, as many ofthem are submerged. As darknessgathered over the scene many over-turned houses could be seen far out inthe flood, but it could not be learned-whethe- r
their occupants escaped. Theriver is 30 feet above its ordinary level.
A heavy rain began falling in thoafternoon. A threatening bank ofclouds came up from the northwest andmany persons fled to their tornado cel-lars, fearing that another wind disasterwas upon them. Luckily, however,thedamage was slight. The flood is sup-posed to have been caused by a cloud-burst, supplemented by heavy rains.
Last night 40 or 50 people conld boseen clinging to trees and roofs of build-ings, but could not be" reached and hadto spend tho night where thoy were.The strength of many failed beforemorning.
It is impossible even to approximatelyestimate the loss of life. When dark-ness settled over the city last night thewildest stories were afloat. Manywero claiming that all of 50 lives hadbeen lost, aud not infrequently menwere heard claiming that 200 Jiad per-ished. These wilder estimates are un-questionable exaggerated, but the exaggerations arc not to be wondered at ifthe frightful incidents of the disasterare but considered. Lives were lost inthe flood in every direction, in plainview of the few who were heroicallycarrying on tho work of rescue, and ofthe many who stood helpless at the edgeof the raging waters. Men, womenand children struggled in the torrentside by side with horses, cattle andswine, ouo perishing here and anotherthere, aud in places several disappearedtogether beneath the flood. But twobodies have been recovered. The bodiesrecovered arc those of tho following:
Axxa Kaiser, a school teacher.Fraxk Mayeks.Others known to have been drowned
are:George Owexs.J. H. Caliioux, wife axd child.Charley Rufxeu axd wife.Rastus M'Gill.LEXA BlfRK.Mrs. Jasies Watt.AIRS. WESLEY Al'UILL AXD FIVE CHIL
DREN.Jonx Metz.Mrs. J. W. Montgomery.Mrs. Dummins.Jim Lilly.Mrs. Ella Dumas.H. H. Bockfinger.It is believed that loss of life has oc
curred of Guthrie along the Cottonwoodriver. Many farmhouses in that dismet are reported to have been sweptaway. Seven miles south of here Seward Hunt's store and postolfice wereswept away. Four thousand dollarswas raised in Guthrie yesterday afternoon for the relief of tho sufferers.
Leveo Break Causes Much Damase.Keokuk, April 29. The levee at Mc--
Uregory, Mo., broke today and thewater has been running through thetown like a mill race. Thousands ofbushels of corn belonging to Keokukand Missouri parties aro in danger ofnemg swept away. The Egyptian leveoat Alexandria is practically useless. Thowater has come upon the rear of tholevee and tho town is under water.beveral miles of tho St. Louis, Keokukand Western tracks are submerged. Allirams are aDanaonea above Quincy.
Two Destructive Prairie Fires.Tilden, Neb., April 29. A prairie fire
swept over tho Converse Cattle com-pany's horse ranch, 12 miles northeastof Tilden. Another bad fire has startedon the Willow creek, doing great damage. Tho wind is blowing a gale.
Alleged Hustler Shot.Stuart, Neb., April 25. A posse of
seven farmers in pursuit of a couple ofalleged rustlers who had stolen some ofsaddles and harness in the vicinity ofLutes, Keya Paha county, overtook thelatter three miles west -- of this place,where they had gone into camp, and de-manded that the culprits surrender. Afusillade followed, which resulted in thedeath of one of the socalled rustlers andthe capture of the other. The prisoner,Everett Robinson,said the man who waskilled was Frank Cole of Greeley Cen-ter, Neb.
MOB STONES THE PALACE.
Excitement Is Dourly Increasing: at thoHellenic CapU.il.
Athens, April 29. Public excitementis increasing every hour. The foreign-ers aro hoisting their national flags overthe buildings in habited by them. A pop-
ular outbreak is feared.Crowds last evening stoned tho
palace, broke its windows and cried:"Down with the king; down with PrinceConstautine; give us a republic." Somepistols wero fired among tho rioters.andmany officers were mobbed.
London, April 29. A dispatch to thoDaily Mail from Paris says that M.Hanoteaux, the French foreign minister,had a five hours' interview today withthe Turkish foreign ambassador. It isunderstood thnt the subject under dis-
cussion was the terms upon which thopowers aro to base their interventionbetween Greece and Turkey.
The Daily News correspondent atParis says that M. Hanoteaux, in thocourso of tho conference, urged theTurkish ambassador to adviso the sultan to hold out the olive branch toGreece, adding that if the Turkishtroops went further Franco would bocompelled to como forward as tho de-
fender of tho Christian world.In that event, said M. Hanoteaux,
Turkey would have the most reason toregret the intervention of the powers,which would not servo as a prop for theOttoman empire.
It is understood that M. Hanoteauxexpressed the earnest hope that theTurkish government would not makethe serious mistake of increasing thedifficulties of tho task of Europe.
London, April 25. Special dispatchesfrom Athens say that after a desperatebattle at Mati the Greeks were outnumbered, retreated, with heavy loss, abandoned Tyinavos and Larissa and removed their headquarters to Pharasalos,a small town on the right bank of thePhersalitis, and at the north foot of aspur of the Chassidiari mountains.Pharasalos is about 20 miles due southof Larissa.
Turks Driven Bark.London, April 29. A special dispatch
from Volo, the port of Thessaly, an-nounces that tho Turkish advance forceshave attacked tho Greeks atYelestino,about eight miles west of Volo, and onthe railroad connecting tho latter placewith Larissa and Pharsala. The Turks,however, the dispatch say3, were re-
pulsed with heavy losses and drivenback. General Smolenski, on hearingof the attack upon Velestino, made asortie from Pharsala in order to supportthe Greek forces at Yelestino.
Four Hundred Greeks Slain.Constantinople, April 29. An offi
cial dispatch received here from Salon- -
ica says that in an engagement at Losa- -
fakia, tho Greeks were compelled to retreat, with a loss of 400 killed and manywounded. The report of the bombard-ment of Karaburnn is denied in thistdispatch.
The people of Salonica have becomosalmer and the apprehension of an at--
ack upon tho part of tho Greek fleet isdying away.
Powers Troposo to 3Iedhttc.Paris, April 29. The following semi- -
official announcement of this dispatchwas made: "Pour paries between Paris,London, Rome and St. Petersburg, withhe view of attempting mediation be
tween Turkey and Greece, have beenvery active, and are now assuming moreprecise form. It is hoped that the opportunity to mediate will arise beforeong. Germany and Austria aro kept
informed of the progress of the negotia-tions, and do not disapprove of them."
May Assassinate the Kinp;.London, April 28. A dispatch re
ceived at one of the embassies --herofrom Athens says that King George ofGreece may at any moment be deposedor assassinated, and that tho mob islikely to take possession of the city.The dispatch adds that the worst isfeared.
FREEDOM IS THEIR GOAL.
Complete Independence the Only TermsGomez "Will Accept.
New York, April 24. A special toThe World from Havana says: GeneralWeyler has put down his last card hereand lost. His commission has reportedto him that General Gomez will not re-
ceive it. Its members sought to carryto the rebel chieftain a message that ifhe would end the war Spain wouldgrant the most perfect autonomy toCuba under the safest guarantees. Gen-eral Gomez sent word that they couldnot enter his camp; his sole exchange ofpeaco-w- as liberty and independence.These are moves in tho desperate gameSpain is now forced to play. It musthave money and to raise a loan is im-possible as long as the war in Cuba continues.
General Weyler, therefore, is gettingready to declare the island pacified. Asproof, it will be announced that there isno longer use for so large an army andit consequently is being reduced. Therebels aro active in every province.They never were more powerful.
Starving of tho Cubans.New York, April 27. A special to
The World from Havana says: Privateletters from the interior report whole-sale starvation. Some of the cases areheartrending. Children are dying in thestreets of Matanzas and babies have beenfound dead in the arms of their ex-
hausted mothers. Your correspondenthas been through the province of Pinardel Rio and has seen whole villages ofliving skeletons, in bark huts, prayingfor death to release them from their suf-fering.
Hartley Arrested ut Lincoln.Lincoln, April 29. Sheriff McDonald
of Douglas county yesterday afternoonarrested ex-Sta- te Treasurer J. S. Bartleyon a complaint filed in Douglas countyby the attorney general charging Bartley with the embezzlement of the pro-ceeds of the 180,000 sinking fund war-rant. The amount Of the warrant atthe date of the expiration of Bartley'sterm of oflico was $201,5iOO and thecharge is that this warrant was cashed ofby Bartley and the proceeds applied tohis own un in Douglas county.
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NEWS OF IfEBRASKA.
ForUelief of Homesteaders.Washington, April 22. Tho senate
passed a bill for tho relief of homesteadsettlers on that part of the great Siouxreservation in Nebraska.
Funeral ot Dr. G. W. Johnson.Fairaiont, Neb.. April 27. The re-
mains of Dr. G. W. Johnson were laidat rest at the Fairmont cemetery withimpressive Masonic ceremonies.
Declrlun Goes Against Daris.Lincoln, April 24. George-Washingto- n
Davis will have to remain in prisonfor life for murder if not pardoned. Hiscase has been finally passed on by thosupreme court, and it is decided againsthim.
Lincoln yews Sold.Lincoln, April 28. Tho plant of tho
Lincoln Evening News were sold undermortgage and purchased by Hector H.Tyndale, the representative of . thoholder of the mortgage. Tho purchaseprice was $6,100
Omaha Inlet For the Gulf Boad.Omaha', April 28. General Manager
Sherwood of the northern division ofthe Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulfroad has practically completed arrange-ments for bringing the line into Omahaover the East Omaha bridge.
rHeavy Loss From Host Cholera.
David City, Neb., April 24. Thoowners of herds of hogs in this vicinityreport largo losses during the pastweek by cholera. One person reports60, another 100, and tho loss of smallernumbers are reported by farmers in alldirections from town.
Ten TFIfes and Two Dozen Children.Decatur. Neb., April 23. Jim Dick,
an Omaha Indian, is one of the hyingcuriosities of this place. Dick has 23children in existence and has had 10
wives. The old fellow is 78 years old, "
lives five miles from town and walks inand back almost every day. -
Exposition Corner Stone Laid.Omaha, April 24. The corner stone
of the magnificent arch which is tomark tho main entrance to the groundsof the Transmississippi and Interna-tional exposition was laid yesterday byGrand Master Phelps of the Masonicgrand lodge of Nebraska, attended audassisted by 1,000 members of the craftfrom all parts of the state, and in thepresence of thousands of citizens.
OJd Man Steals Four Teams In a Week.Nebraska City, Neb., April 22.
Sheriff Huberle returned from Hoyt,'Kan., having in custody Wilhelm
Fischer, who is charged with horsostealing. He confesses to having stolona team from Fred Schroedor of Berlin,one at Lincoln and two in Kansas inthe last seven days. He is 74 years ofage, white haired and infirm. Hewaived examination and was- - boundover to the district court.
Friendships aro not uncommon De- -
tween the cat and dog; and have beenknown between a tlog and a wplf, butthe mutual attitude of tho weasel andrat is invariably war war that iswaged to the death.
Legal Equality.The women are again moving in tho
state of minoi3 in tho interest of equal-ity before the law. God bless them andGod speed them in their righteous quest 1
The shame is that it is left for tho womento lead. Let the men inaugurate thomovement that will make for justice.This cause has lost its newness. It hashad to pay full price for tho cruditiesana extravagances that gather aroundevery reform, but at tho core the de-mand is a righteous one, and it must boheard, and ultimately it must triumph.Let no one lose heart and let no one de-lay any legitimate effort. Wyoming,Colorado, Utah and Idaho have fullyenfranchised their women. "Eastwardthe star of (this) empire takes its way."
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Few nations have raised shaving tothe dignity of a religious ceremony. Intho Koran there is no mention of shav-ing at all, yet the Mohammedans shavetheir heads in the same manner as tho
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