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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
A VAST CRBVASSE
The Vicinity of Greenville Miss, Flooded
-0olo7ed People In Distress

GREENvILLE, Miss, April 5.-The leyee
which has so long been in great danger Of
breaking. at Catfish Point. near the Con
nelly plantation, in Bolivar county, about
twenty miles by land above Greenvllle,
gave way Friday and from the latest re
ports the crevasSe Is from /, 200 10 l, so feet
wide and still increasing. The levee there
is very sandy and the wash viii be bad
The water reached Greenville about 3
O'Clock this morning, and up to this
hour has risen one foot an hour
In the streets and Is still rising.
The water Is making Its way over
the sidewalks into stores. 4 great many
people had 70 vacate their residences to
seek higher quarters on account OF the
sudden rise. Houses of Gll descriptions
and fences IN long sections are easily car
rIed away by the terrific current, and every
conceivable household article Is seen float
ing down the BogUe Philia swamps. stock
and world effects that can be transported
are now being hurried 10 the high Lands
In the neighborhoOd of Skipwith tents
are badly needed by the colored people. At
every step the colOred laEorer, his family
and his all are found almost destitute. ar
rayed in garments that afford them no
protection from the bowling winds II no
assistance comes TO these people many viii
die from exposure. The government Off
GERS have done a great deal of good in that
section but as there are localities which
are now showing signs of approaching dis
tress their means have To be divided
The Lake Washington country and its
highest points on the banks of the beaUti-
ful lake are also entirely disappearing
out of sight, thing which has not been
known since 1854 The outlook is not hope
ful for the planting of the over1owed re-
giOn before May. Just as soon as the wa
ter subsidies sufficiently tine break viii be
closed. so that the crop may
be protected against any future rise this
season.
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NOT YET AGREED.
Oonfeuees on the Oklahoma Bill Discuss
the Differences.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The cOnferrees
of the two houses Of congress appointed to
adjust the differences on the Oklahoma
bill have had a meeting and, although it
lasted more than two hours, no agreement
was reached. There were present on the
part Of the senate MessrS platt and Jones,
of Arkansas, and on the part of the house
Messrs. Struble, Perkins and Springer
The whole Of the time was consumed in
discussing the salient features of the two
bills. The senators seemed to think that
the house ought TO yield on the question Of
judicial jurisdiction over the Indian couu-
try, but made no objections to having the
new territory include NO-Man's Land
though there was some disposition to
object to having all the Indian land west
of the 96th meridian included. However
there was no great dispute on that point.
The question Of including Greer county
now claimed by Texas, in the bill was
talked over at some length and Senator
Platt favored dropping this clause out of
the bill, but Senator Jones did not agree
with him. Senator CullOm was not pres
pnt and it is not known how he stands on
this point.
Judge Perkins said tonight that he
thought encouraging progress was being
made IN considering the questions on
which the senate and house differ but he
could not say Just when a final agreement
would be reached. He expressed the Opin-
ion, however, that the senate and house
CoHferrees would ultimately get together.
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MANY BILLS PASSED.
The Oklahoma Town Site Bill With Amend
ment Among Them.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-On motion Of
Mr.. Plumb the house bill to provide for
town site entries in what is known as
oklahoma, was taken from the calendar,
amended by the insertion of prOvisO that
the certificates mentioned therein shall
not be taken rs evidence in favor of any
person claiming or who entered them in
violation of Law and of the president s
proclamation, and was passed.
The following senate bills tamOng others
were taken from the calendar and passed:
ApprOpriatng $4,000 for an Indian indus
trial school at Fort Andreau, :. D.; 10 au-
thOrize the conveyance of certain absentee
Shawnee Indian lands in Kansas; author
jzing the Lexington PontoOn bridge com
pany TO construct and maintain pontoon
bridge across the Missouri river. and to
legaliZe the bridge already constructed at
the city of Lexington. Mo; to provide for
the disposal OF the interest on the Nirginius
indemnity fund 10y distribution among the
persons who have already established their
right to participate in the fund; TO aut hOr-
ize the secretary Of the treasury and the
proper accounting officers to reinState
settle and pay TO the owners of
private dies the balance of commissions
due them, and approprlating $5O0OOO for
an additional fire proof building for the
national museum, providing for an inspec-
;lon of meats for expectation: prohibiting
the importation of adulterated articles of
food or drink and authorizing the presi-
dent To make proclamation IN certain
cases.
The bill was passed to authorize and di-
rect the secretary of war TO place on file in
The war department the names of officers
and members of the frontier guards (un-
der James II. Lanel, mustered into volun-
teer military service of the United states
on the 10th day of April, 1861. and issue
discharges TO the same; also to amend sec
tiOn l, 55t of the revised statutes las to
preference of hOnorably discharged soldiers
in appointment TO civil service: for the
appointment of an assistant general super
inteudent and clerk of the railway
mail service with salaries of 5000
end S2,UtO respectively 9houSc bib: ap-
propratInE -. .S60.&55 for the construction
of a boai railway nj the DaleS and Celililo
fail and Ten Mile rapids of the Columbia
and for the Three Mile rapids. 10 establish
three new land districts in the territory of
Wyoming lhouse bin: the house bill eN-
tending 30 the ports OF san Diego and
Wilmington. Cal, the provisions Of the
law in relation 20 immediate transporta-
ton of duliable goods was passed
After short executive session private
bills on the calendar were taken un and
with Mr.. Frye in the chair and with Mr.
johnson rs clerk doing the reading. llS
bills were passed in just one hour. Ad-
journed.
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GovERNMENTLoAN OFFICES.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-By request Sen
ator ingalls, today introduced bill prOvid-
ing for a system of banking by the United
States, proposed by the Wage Workers
alliance. 1t provides for the establishment
of an executive department of banking
with a secretary at its head whose salary
shall be 3, 600 and four assistant secretaries
with salaries of 5000 each. At the de
partment the banking for the people shall
be done free of cost except such
merely nominal fees as are necessary
to pay expenses. Branches shall be estab-
lished at postoffices throughout the coun-
try and maintained so long as they are
necessary. Loans shall be made on security,
the interest payable on the 3lst Of Decem-
Der every year. Failure to pay interest
shall terminate the loan and after the sale
Of the security the excess over the loan, if
any, shall be paid to the borrower. The
money necessary to transact the business
Of the department shall be furnished by
the treasurer of the United States, and it
shall be full legal tender for all debts and
and dues within the United States.
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coon SPORTAT BENNlNG'S.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-There was a
large crowd in attendanceat the Benning's :
course today. The weather was beautiful
the track fast and the racing good
First race, purse $500, divided, for2-y year
olds, five furlongs-CaptainW Wagner won
CarioianuS second; time, Los.
Second race, purse $500, divided. one
mile-Pall Mall won, Little Ella secoud:
time, las
Third race, purse 500. divided, six fur
longs-Nina W. won. San Jose second;
time. l.lS-s.
Fourth race, handicap. purse $500; ona
mile and siN-tenths-Iceberg won, Carrie
{. second; time. 1:52
Fifth race. gentlemen riders. purse $500.
one mile-,Iim Murphy won, King Idler
second; time, 1:53
Sixth race. purse $500. divided. selling
race. SIX Observation-Disclosures won, Tom
ktarnS second. time. 1:lI
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MAKING READYFoR THE OPENING.

Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.
KIOwA, Kan, April 5-In anticipation
of an early order for the opening of the
Cherokee strip for settlement one of the
wholesale grocery firms of Kiowa has
ordered six car loads of -four and other
breadstutf. Last night several Oklahoma
outfits camped here from the north to
their claims. They express regrets that
they had not waited for the opening of the
Cherokee strip, where the soil is equally
as good as in Oklahoma and the climate
better
Judge Edwards, assistant inspector of
the q. A r.. came down from Medicine
Lodge today and will inspect the G. A. r.
post tonight.
Captain Paddock's troop of cavalry
changed camp today from Meicine river
east Of kiowa TO Elm Springs fifteen miles
southwest.
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THE SUPREME COURT.
Opinions Rendered on a Long List Of
Gases

TOPEKA. Kan. April 5-The following
opinions We're rendered by the supreme
court
By Horton. c. Harriet H. Wood =.
Naicom Nicholson, error from Wabaunsee
country. reversed, Simon p. Donmyer er
al. executor. " Elizabeth Donmyer. error
from S3lna county. affirmed; the United
states Electric LaEhC company ". : A
Morton. error from Greenwood county.
modiheo; j. ID. Eayeus II al ~. C. f
LlraSe. error from Bourbon county. If
firmed. John Guild " Cynthia NcDauielS.
administrative. error from Washington
coUaJy, reversed. &. G. Shaw & Co et ~.
r. - stewart ct al. error from Harper
Couu5y. reversed. Franklin T. smith y.
the huard ~ county comm i~>loueF- Of
bourbon county. original proceedings III
randamus, motion 10 quash sustained.
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ARREsTED FOR PENslON ERAuns-

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April 5-Ex-Con-
gresham Lee Wilson OF Shelby county.
was arrested last night charged with ex-
teusive pension frauds He has been IN
dicted by the federal grand jury, evidence
showing that he secured a total ~ twenty
one annulments Of marriage il the Shelby
county court. and in each case he had re-
ceived a fee Of from $50 10 500 The women
who were thus freed from matrimonial
bonds were the widows Of soldiers who had
remarked, AID the incentive was restora-
tion to the pension rolls. Wilson gave bond
for his appearance.
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and the joint resolution was passed with
an unimpOrtant amendment which will
necessitate its return to the senate for its
further action.
The hour of o'clock having arrived
public business was suspended and the
house proceeded to pay tribute to the
memory of Newton W. Nuttiug. of New
York. After eulogistic addresses by
Messrs Payne, Blanchard, Peters, Sher-
man, Henderson of Illinois and others, the
house as mark of respect to the memory
Of the deceased adjourned.
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ANOTHER CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION

WASHINGTON, April "a conference of
the Republican members of the senate
committee on privileges and elections was
held today, as a result of which Chairman
HOar was requested to prepare bill to
regulate elections of members of congress.
1t is understood that the measure to be
proposed Will provide for the appointment
of national supervisors for every district
in which q certain number shall petition
therefor, that the supervisors shall watch
and count and make statement to the
board Of canvassers, who shall thereupOn
issue certificates of election TO candidates
receiving the highest number of votes and
these certificates shall be used by the
clerk Of the house in making up the roll
of members elect.
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BOTH FELL DEAD.

S0MERvILLE Ky. April 5-Last night
james sloan while making a settlement "a
Greenwood with Robert BurZin. a c0loTeC
man. became involved in "A quarrel an,
tried u shoot BuTgiu The cap failed
explode and BurgIn fed ~ q saloon wher'
he was followed by John Sloan. a brother
OF james There both Burgiu and John
sloan drew rey0lyers and fired simgl
taueously and both fell dead sloan De-
lonZed n one Of the best families in tho
neighbOrhood and the tragedy has caused
much excitement
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WARRANTS FOR POLITICAL TRICKS
TIERS.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., April 5-As a result
of disclosures made before the special com
mittee of the state senate investigating the
ballot box frauds in this city at the NoYem-
Der election. sixty warrants were issued
today for persons alleged to be implicated
in the frauds. Twelve arrests were made
All those arrested were election officers
Eight are Democrats and four Republicans
1t is charged that the election officers were
engaged in conspiracy and that they ac-
cepted ballots from persons who We're not
entitled to vote More arrests Will be
made on Monday.
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Will PROgAPT 90 TO pgEcEe

NEw YORK. April SIP 70 this after
noon the French steamer. Panama which
run ashore IL Jones Inlet. / J. early
Thursday morning. had not been gotten
OF and the wind by shifting 70 the south
west today drove the vessel further up On
tte shore and il Is now feared that The
steamer VIII 20 n pieces The cargo
which = {. perl>hable one and very Valua-
bic It i feared viii become q io-- Z uut
very considerably damaged. Several tug
arr 81 as scene q the wreck and every
e1oEt Z being made 70 Ee. TIE steamer CT
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PETITION FOR TWO HARBORS.

LAWRENCE. Kan, April 5-The Farm
eTs institute OF Douglas county. in session
today. passed resolution petitiOning con
gTesS TO establish not less than two har-
bors on the gulf of Mexico. one OF them
being as nearly centrally located between
New Orleans and Galveston ~ practicable
which would be al the mouth OF the Cal
casieU river and the other al Galveston.
representing that such harbors would b.
great advantage 20 the farmers Of the
country between the Mississippi and the
Rockies for the moving Of the crops Of all
the northwestern states
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TO PREVENT GERRYMANDERlNG.

WASHINGTON, April By party vote
Z to ) the house committee on the election
of president and vice president and repre-
sentatives in congress today authorized
favorable report with amendments on the
McCOmas bill to prevent gerrymandering
Of congressional districts The bill also
provides that representatives to the Fifty
second congress shall be elected from dis
tricts composed Of the same territory and
having the same boundaries as those from
which the representatives in the Fifty-first
congress were elected. The minority of
the committee viii submit report in OPP
position to the bill
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SMALL MAJORITYFOR REVISION.

SpeNINT DINpaIC n % the DaIIy EaEIe-
PRATT, Kan, April 5.-The Larned pres
bytery of the Presbyterian church closed
its session with a vigorous debate OH the
revision of the confession of faith. Both
sides were argued 10y the ablest representa-
tiveS in this part Of the state. Rev. J. :
Glendenning, of this city, opened and
closed the discussion. Many business men
went out to hear the addresses and unani-
mously agreed that Mr.. Glendenniug'
argument in favor Of revision was not only
eloquent and humorous but positively I'm
answerable. 4 vote was taken which re-
suited in ~ for and = against revision.
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FATALLY STABBED IN THE BACK.

AEILESE, Kan. April 5.-A special O.
the Reflector FROM AaGehester. 70 the
northern parz % Dickinson tuunfy ssy-
this morning about : o'clock Pst BudEInz
section boss 81 TIE santa Pc. and beo IS
Ter. proprietor q The fslobe hotel. becaFne
engaged IN al alteration. . i1sG butk.Es
sralhei zis opFuaent iu the back TIE
wCaud = q serson- oEle and Ter is not -
pecteri 70 live His a-.s!Lsns Las rsea
bguD1 over for trial
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NO LIQUOR In CANTEENS.

WASHINGTON April 5.-In the senate to
day Mr.. Hale gave notice that he would
propose the following amendment to that
section of the army appropriation bill to
establish the canteen system in the army:
providing that no alcoholic liquors, in
clUding beer or wine, shall be sold or sup
piled to the enlisted men in any canteen or
In any room or building at any garrison or
military post" This amendment was re-
iected bY the house
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DOM PEDRO's CONDITION CRITICAL

CANNES, April D - The illness from
which Dom Pedro the deposed emperor of
Brazil iS suffering has assued a critical
phase. He was in comatoSe state during
the greater part OF yesterday. His condI-
tion was 50 serious that il was deemed
necessary TO administer the last Sacra-
meuJs of the church His physician, Prof
CharCot. of Paris. says however. that
though his weakness l. extreme. he is In
no immediate danger. The Prince Of
Wales who has just arrived at Cannes has
paid Il visit 20 Dom Pedro.
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ESCAPED FROM A PRISON HOSPITAL

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. April 5-Frank
Davis, alias Oscar Davis. a convict, es-
capped from the state prison at saltwater
last night. He had been in the hospital
two months but the sickness was probably
feigned. He was not missed until O'Clock
this morning. The hospital is on the
second floor front. on a level with the top
wall Probable he pried the bars apart
and let himself down into the street No
guards are on the wall at night He broke
open the hospital steward trunk and
took a good overcoat 10 keep warm and
conceal his sfriped garments
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, April
5.-The highest temperature was 80 the
lowest 4So, AMI the mean 62o, with
gentle southeast to brisk and high south
winds, decreasing to fresh at night; warm
er, partly cloudy weather; lower barom-
eter
Last year, on April ), the highest tenn
perature was 70 the lowest 42o, and the
mean IS
FRED L. JOHNSON. Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
April ), S p. m.-Forecast until S. p. m.
Sunday:
For Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri
Fair, followed by threatening weather and
light local showers; cooler, variable winds.
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ACONFERENCE OF HIS OWN

DIS MONIES. Ia. April 5,-BiShop Bow
man, who was locked ont of Trinity
church by the trustees and whom the De,
Molnes conference OF the Evangelical
church refused 10 recognize as it, presiding
officer, yesterday organized a conference oi
his own and transacted some business
The session was held ar the bishops room.
at his hotel \ presiding elder and trustee
Of the Northwestern college of which
Bishop Bowman Is nresilanr Was elacted
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NEW c0PpOPATlONS

TOPEKA. Kan, April 5-The following
charters were fled With the secretary Of
state
the Kansas City Fire and Burglar
Alarm company: capital stock $500
capital stock Sl0U.
The First Methodist Episcopal church Of
Overbrook
Ine Parker [ Mon Cooperative assocla-
ton Of Parker. capital stock S25,0o
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- oFANILLlonAleE

CH.ssgp Nl AgrH -Wzrgus q.
-ter-s. ore - GhicaE, otGs-f ard sgrsIfh-
lf-f re4.lsl-s. attempted salelfs az lts
hsars'fse -esfiesae su Rf.rh esa Esef.st-
t|sssI te arffi f1rT bales he5ea frfa r
tszg producing ssoaas1a frotn sehleh 80.
e1ferF Is s.e Il is suFHnissf shas
hle 1fsErs Ess eue ~ f1r -t as-sfh
- 81 fsvtFfe d4gs ter fk- wife - "a
Mayor Garter If ilsfrsasn Ny -frrr-
$50 une - ere leaaiug uufuhara ~ tks
hoard ~ trsre su1 ssasss A. es.afv eafth
-zraa.-s 81 lE lsl8
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4 MlcHrTAM Sol DEAD.

KNGYISHgR. Ok, April 5-Jaeoh Kline
was shot aud killed b jacob Peo1ra ~ (.
Clocs this afternoon The shoot hing ~
Cured on public street Both Gleg were
gamblers and the trouble grew out % q
Disagreement over a shell game Kline
has "a family IN Wichita and PerJrs IS IS
single man TIE murderer wa- arrc-te-l
ard - il the custody u .8e military TINS
D. rae first MURDER that has occurred a.
y inZii-E5er
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The LlSTOE NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations;
Lewis a. Grant, of Minnesota. to be as
sistant secretary of war; Brigadier Gen
eral Nelson \. Miles, major general; Colo
nel Benjamin II. Grierson, tenth cavalry,
brigadier general Henry +. Ladd, of Mis-
souri,, civil engineer, member of the Mis-
sissippi river comissiOn.
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g TPLNITY oYEPFLoNIhG

Dallas. Tex. April 5.-Thc Trinity
RIVER. like al other. S. ovariiosluzir ira D0t-
tal2- a1d much damage ss r--G4tllz tkpf-.
fTcG.. gT the dF1Wu4EZ - stock e Gsa
broke az tae unfinished cry water works
a-s1fe fEs city issf rlZas and Hrw tar
ueH ssIto YgmFigz eE-a-sp s- EfteeH faat
under water. Ihs unfinished f4ee-get
aiil also su-,sln damage go t1s extent of
u1zly ihgzsauds ~ dollars
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- go palAcIsALs

LAWRENCE Ksn. 4 p13 s-The kaasas
pTIHc-pal- af theF hr-t annual gllsfi K
ke~- fll4F elected fhe f1il9a5az 9Gcars
fr or F~sT. pr-r5fssaf 81 i.arHe- -
Toress- Fles yres53eat f'ra~fsal lark -
c.psl Nay. - I-szFsuca- sEue1rlve ezra
F1l-ree. k'rlrslya.i George Ryan ~ gszsYen-
sFoF1h. a-s1 Praaesgl4l 5raas p. Ab4lssss.
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THREE COMBINATIONS

WASHINGTON April 5.--The senate in ex-
eCutive session today confirmed the follow
ing nominations:
Clarence ID. Clark, associate justice Of
the supreme court of Wyoming; John G.
Mitchell. pension agent at Columbus, O.:
Edward Ii. Harvey, pension agent at De
frOit
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THE STEELE COURT MARTIAL

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The record of
the proceedings in the case of Lieutenant
Steele, recently tried by court martial for
assault on Private Dell was received by
General Schofeld today. The case has
been referred for examination and viii be
finally acted upon by General Schofeld
unless the findings are of dismissal in
which case the president Will have to take
final action