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Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
THE FiRMER IND THE WEATHER.
Nebraska Soaked-Reports of Crop Condi-
tinns frnin nthnr Stnfrs

Nebraska Soaked-Reports of Crop Condi-
tions from Other states.
CRETE, Neb., May IA Special TO The
BEE. The Nebraska weather service, In CO.
operation with the United States Department
of Agriculture Weather bureau, from its cen
trial Office at Boswell observatory, DoAne col
lege. Crete, sends out wcather-cr crop bulletin
No. as follows for the week ending Friday,
May l3:
Reports received from ninety-three OBJ
servers in sixty counties. The week has
been unseasonably cold, with excessive rain
fall in all parts Of the state and little or no
progress has been made in farm work.
The temperature has been more than
twelve degrees below the normal In all parts
of the state, ami in the northern part nearly
eighteen degrees below. The sunshine has
also been decidedly below the normal, there
being generally but part Of one day IN
which the sun shone.
Rain has fallen nearly every DAY in all
west generally on the 9TH and Sth; the
amount of precipitation has varied from an
inch and half in the western portion to
three and a half IN the southeastern; this is
more than three times the normal amount,
anu as the ground was already thoroughly
saturated, it nas quite generally injured
crops and flooded low lands.
In the southern tier of counties from a
fifth to half of the corn crop has been
planted, but elsewhere very little of the crop
is III and complaint is general that what is
already planted is rottiug in the ground.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
Reports from Iowa.

DEs MONIES, Ia, May l4.-Another cold,
wet week must be added TO the record Of this
unpropItiou8 season. The average daily
temperature has been 10 degrees below nor
nal and the rainfall generally in excess,
ranging from one to three inches. There has
not been more than twelve hours sunshine
on an average during the week. As a result
the crop situation is becoming serious in a
considerable portion OF the state. Very little
plowIng has been done ana bare beginning
has been made in corn planting in the more
favored localities. Farmers are idly waiting
until the clouds rol! by.
In western southern districts. where the
rainfall has been the heaviest, the arabic
bottom lands are under water and the up
lapds soggy with moisture.
Oats and other small grain on well drained
fields are dong fairly well, but on the low
lands they are generally drowned out, and
even with the most favorable conditions in
the future there is no immediate danger of
overstocking the markets with the cereal
products of Iowa this year.
The grass is doing fairly well and fruit
prospects continue good.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
PERSONAL PIRIGR4PHs.

Mrs. T. w. Black burn and her two little
sons returned yesterday from Los Angeles
Cal.
Franz c. Zehrung, Frank Hathaway and
q. w. Gerwig of Lincoln came no yester-
day TO attend The Merry Monarch
Miss Jennie Smith, railway evangelist will
leave for the ea,t on Moaday afternoon,
while Mr. G. NJ Woodward leaves Nebras ka
on the same day for Texas, Arkansas and
other southern points, TO organize the rail
way department
Mr. :. &. Harris, editor OF the Herman,
Neb., Gazette, is IN the city aud called upon
THE BEE. There are few country weeKies
in the state that excel the Gazette. which
has beer very greatly improved under Mr.
Harris MANAGEMENT
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
THE DE-iTff ROLL.
senator Barbour of Virginia Answers the
Smmm0ns-Othcr Deaths.

Summons-Othcr Deaths.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May l4.-Senator Bar
bour of Virginia died suddenly this morning
of heart failure There had been no previous
illness. lie occupied his seat in the senate
yesterday as usual.
Senator Barbour went TO bed at II O'Clock
last night apparently in his usual good
health, after having attended TO his duties
as senator during the day. At 4 O. clock this
morning he called his slsteriu-Iaw, Miss
Dangerfeld and asked her TO send for
doctor, as he felt a choking in the throat as
If he was going TO have the Group. In
moment or two later be fell into a comatoso
state, from which he never rallied and died
twenty minutes after the physician arrived.
Inc doctor pronounced IL case OF heart
failure. His deatn was very unexpected and
is n great shock 10 his friends, as he mas
always been regarded as man OF an eXcep-
tlonally vigorous constitution ana uniformly
well for one Of his age.
John : Barbour was born in Culpepper
county, Virginia, December -. lS!'. Tie grad
uated at the law school OF the University OF
N.Irslhih ~ ~ ana al oHce DesAh Ihe practice
to the legislature and served four consecutive
sessions, In lsl2 he was cIccted president OF
land Railroad company and held that posi-
uion until lsSl when he resigned. lie was then
elected to congress for three consecutive
terms and was subsequently elected to the
United states senate from virginia, taking
his seat NOvembcr+. lNSL lie was largely inter
csted In the Richmond & Dunyiile road and WAS
one otits directors. senator Barbour was at one
time chairman OF the democratic state com
mittee Of Virginia and was known To be u man
OF great political genius ana an or-anlzer of
rare ability. lie has been the recognized
leader Of Virginia democracy for many years.
and to his efforts are R>rrIbcl the political
victories in the state durlnt the campaigns OF
1854 and lsNs. lie rem Tered valuable service
TO his party and for many yes has been "a
member of the national democratic com
mittee. He was universally respected and
admired by hs colleagues in the senate
The funeral services will be held in the
senate chamber Monday, after which the re-
mains will be removed TO Poplar Hill, Va,
for ntermelt. The funeral committee on
the part of the senate will not be announced d
before Monday.
To-Day the chair occupied by Senator Bar
bour in the senate was draped with the usual
emUlems of mourningN(
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
oN lnh tmlNEsn QrrsrIoN.
Secretary Blaine Receives a Letter from an
American Rcsidcnt of China.

American Resident OF China.
WAsHiNGrov, D. c., May 1.-THE follow
ing letter hes been addressed by DR. Nc
Gowan, for many years an American mis-
sionary in China, to Hon. James G.. Blaine,
secretary Of state through the United states
consul general at Shanghai aud the United
states legation at Pekiu
sHANGuAr, May 81, lSg4-Sir: Lest it be con-
sidercl pfesumptivc Ia me, private citizen
In China, to address the chief q the Dep art
mcnt Ot state on the subject OF Chinese i'm mi
grafton, plead In cNtenuat.u on that in respect
ot age and In respect ot period OF res
idence, am the senior American resi-
dent in China SO far as | am capable
Of understanding the view which China takes
Of the situation. she does not desire TO see the
United states Hooded by her proletariat
certainly she has Little reason to desire such
"a contamination, inusmuch AS this empire
already possesses vast re lions in the north OF
ertile, virgin soil. while in the troDics, ilimit-
able regions Invite immiEratiou from her
southern provinces. Moreover Chlnamen
who return from few years residence In the
United states are less easily controlled by the
mandariuate than those who have never been
exposed TO the operation OF revolutionary
What China has a right to demand and what
treated as an equal. Self respect, the duty
she owes to her people and the position which
She desires TO maintain among civilized
states impose on her the possibility OF con-
tending for reciprocal concessions
In view Of these considerations 1t seems
that the unsatisfactory and anomalous condi-
tions which exist might bc corrected by an
immiarati1n reciprocity treaty, fixing the
number OF citizens of each state to be ad-
mlttcd TO reside in the other. Jndubitlbly
serious questions attend the solution OF the
prOblem. mOdus NiEendl can be devised on
some lass Of this kind. A. regards Ameri-
cans In China. they do not apprehend that the
threats OF reprisa : that they have heard are
the land in which they reside should feel
that its honor is not impugncd by their
country,
With unprecedented unanlmity, citizens,
officials secular and missionary, concur in
these views
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
Tbe cast Of characters las been arranged


At the First Methodist Episcopal church
Bishop J. NJ. Walden, d. D., LID, will oc-
cupy the pulpit in the morning, and Rev. j..
G. Evans, u. d, Ii. D., in the evening.
AT the First Pres Oyierian church Rev. DR..
William Burt, LID, of Rome, Italy, will
preach at II o'clock IN the morning aud Rev.
+. II. Wood, D. D., OF Franklin, Ind, at 30
O'Clock in the evening. Both oivines are in
attendance at the general conference.
Rev. Marion BoleS' subject for tho even
ing service al the First Christian church will
be "Openiug the Sealed Book ~ Preaching
in the morning az usual. Sunday school at
10 a. m, aud Young Peoples Society OF
Christi Endeavor meeting at D. m.
Sunday school will be held at the West
noon.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May l4.--The Missouri
river continues TO rise, going UP over half a
foot last night with prospects of continuing
the rise till Monday or longer. The dam
age TO property increases hourly.
The haw river overnowcd its banks
this morning, doing great damage TO the
packing interests at Armourdse One or
two establishments have already shut down
and the remainder will be compelled TO do so
II the water rises a little more. At the
suburban town OF Argentine the water burst
the reservoir, so there Is no public supply,
and the electric light plant is Hooded, so
there will be no light tonight. All the houses
on the bottoms are flooded TO the second
stories
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

William II Reckard, Conrad Pohl. Thomas
Brown. John II. Crane, George w Sher-
man, Ezekiel Cox Additional Henry Smith,
Samuel Mooney, John Stems, Joseph B. Nc
Gala. Increase Robert y. Boyd Thomas
Dunham. Albert c. Hull, Paul Kitueson,
John =. Nedrow. Reissue-John r. Sheeks.
Original widows, etc, - Lucinda Vaudeville,
Jane Smith
South DAKOTA: Original John Acklev,
Nicholas Grant, James II. Snoddy. Reissue
William l.. Palmer, Samuel Webb.
Colorado: Orginal-EuEene B. Read,
Andrew Tash, Isaac Letever. John Maxou.
William J. Parke, Judson Kelly.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
Wind andTIoodI In oklahoma.

Ell Reno. Ok, May l4.-This section has
suffered heavy losses by the storms. The
rivers are out of their banks and the bottoms
are flooded. 1t is reported a cyclone visited
eastern Oklahoma yesterday afternoon. 1t
destroyed mucn timber and blew down
many houses. At least twenty houses were
blown to pieces in Canadian county. A num-
Der OF school houses were destroyed. No
deaths are reported but number were
Serinusl y hprt
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
New Train over the Missouri Pacific.

The new daily passenger train on the Mis-
sourl Pacific will not be put on today as was
contemplated, owing TO tho severe rains and
the condition Of the tracks. This new train
VIII run over the | Union Pacific tracks to
Union, Cass county, where connections will
be made with the main line Of the Missouri
Pacific The Missouri Pacific people have
long contemplated running train through
South Omaha, ana the people of the Magic
CITY are pleased to know that the train is TO
be put on next Sunday. The train Will make
the round trip each day and run via Platts-
fnnnfh b
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
Iowa Farmers Complain.

LEMARs, Ia, May IA Special Telegram
to TIE BEE The past week has been one
OF almost continual rain. All of the streams
are over their banks ana tue country is 50
thoroughly soaked that farming is impoSsi-
bic. Small grain IN some localities is rotted
in the ground on account OF the wet and cold q.
No corn has been planted nor will be for two
weeks even ii it should clear up now. The
rain is falling steadily tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
ILLNESS OF SENITUR TINCE.
His Condition Not Such to Cause
Serious Alarm

serious Alarm.
AsHEvuLE. n. c., May IA special to
the Citizen from Black Mountain. n. c.,
says: Senator Vance left his homo at
Gombero, in the Black mountains at Q
o'clock this morning, and arrived at the
station at noon. The senator was unable 10
eat breakfast, and the rough ride over eight
miles of mountain road brought on an
attack of nausea. The sickness was but
Temporary and was quickly overcome by
simple remedies. and the senator then rested
quietly in his room al the hotel.
Wednesday last he worked in his garden
and contracted a cold that developed case
of lumoago, from which he suffered
intensely until the arrival OF physicians
from Asheville Friday afternoon, when
hypodermic injections Of morphine were
administered. The physicians state that
there has Deen no occurrence of paralysis
His appearance is that of very sick man
Senator Vance boarded the train this even
ing tor Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
sOI tn OMAHA.



An Unsafe structure.
The rain has done considerable damage in
South Omaha, the greatest being 10 streets
by reason OF washouts. A number of large
holes have been washed at the approaches
ndunder The l. street viaduct aud the safety
OF that structure demands immediate atteu-
tion.
The large fill at Twentieth aud streets is
sinking, ana presents the appearance OF a
huge kettle.
Washouts on North Twenty-third street
and . street are also numerous, as well as on
other streets.
The erratic old Missouri is spreading over
good deal OF territory east Of the city, but
there is very lIt,!e il can damage. John
Brubaker's rendering works, located on the
banks OF the river east OF Albright are at
stAndstill, and three or four feet OF water
surrounds the bnidiug. A small engine and
the rendering apparatus are about all tina.
is in the building, aud will be damaged but
slightly. There are no other houses near
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
I'm the House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 14.-Mr. Mere
dith of Virginia announced the death of Sen
ator Barbour and, after the adoption of ap-
propratc resolutions, the house appointed
TO attend the funeral: Messrs. Meredith.
Holman, Wilson of West Virginia, Hender-
son OF North Carolina, Hemphill, Blount,
Compton, O'Furrel, Farmer, Payne and
Grout, and the house then. as a marx Of re-
spect TO the deceased, adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
Western Pensions.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May A-rSpecial
Telegram TO THE Bee. The following list
OF fpeusions granted is reported oy THE BEE
and Examiner Bureau Of Claims:
Nebraska: Original-H Heury f.. NJ. Scott,
William V. Decsmer " illam Wilson, Wit
gore, Jesse Elan. George Moser, George
f1erling, nelmer J. Nelson. Increase-John
Dalling, John ID. Nandsman. Original
widows, e,c.-Martha J. TompkIus, Adeliua
NJ Miller, minor OF V. Gwinn.
Iowa: Original Mahleu Fawcett, George
M Hiekox, Theron A. Morgan. Jerome D.
Evers, William Z. Hoover, Stowe l.. Har
man, samueI Wal.as, Thomas II. Melcalf
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

The Mississippi Rapidly Rising and Now
Measures Thirty-Threc Feet
ST Louis, Mo, MAY l4-The situation
here this morning is more alarming than last
night The heavy rain which came up about
midnight continues to pour down. The
storm extends as far north as Davenport,
la. The river is steadily rising at the rate
Of an inch an hour. II now measures thirty
Ii roc fnef
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
ANCIENT ORDEN OF nIHERyIIys.
Their Next Meeting VIII BE in Omaha
IIppti,n of DniaPrz

Their Next Meeting VIII BE in Omaha
Election of Onicers.
New ORLEANS, La, May 1.-THE nltiona!
convention OF the Ancient Order OF
HibernIans elected the following officers to-
day and adjourned 10 meet in Omaha, Neb,
in 1894 Maurice f. Wilpere, national dele
gate; L. j. Slattery, secretary; +. j. Dun
don, treasurer; national directory, u. }.
O'Conner Of Georgia, j. NJ. Clark of Wis
consin, John T. Murphy OF Connecticut, j.
J. O'Brien Of Canada, Edward Sweeney Of
Ohio.
On motion the folio wing trustees of the
endowment fund were appointed: Bishop
Foley Of Detroit, national chaplain of the
order, Arch bishop Corrigau Of New York,
andthe national delegate-elect.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

Ell RENO OIL. May 14-S. w. Sawyer,
president of the bank of FL Reno. was ar
rested today charged with forging check
on his bauk. He was discharged on a tech
nicality and Immediately rearrestcd. The
facts in the case cannot be obtained.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
In Mlchicnn andIndIana,

CHICAGO, Ill, May 1.-THE weekly weather
bulletins Of Michigan and Indiana show the
same state of affairs as that in Iowa-cold,
wet weather and delayed farm work Ex-
cept on the low land, however, crops are in
good condition, and bright, warm weather
would bring them forward rapidly.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

Penelope. the Milkman's Bride pretty
and meritorious operetta in two acts, will be
presented Thursday evening at Blum's hall
by local talent The cast includes Miss Pau
line Dewitt soprano; Mrs. Joseph Ritter,
alto; Mr.. T. !. O'Grady, tenor and MIR.
Joseph Ritter, baritone, assisted by MIR.
Joseph Swift, basso. and Miss Maggie Swift,
accompanist. The four first named have
won praise as the members of the celebrated
Cccilian quartette The lovers Of good music
should not fail TO attend this entertainment
which is given for the benefit OF ST. Agnes
choir.
The cast Of characters has been arranged
as follows:
Pitcher. po'icemau. T. !. OGrady
TOSser, q soldier. r...................Josep ktter
ChalkS, "A tnilkwnn. ......,........ James swift
Mrs Croaker, the mlssus.... Mrs Joseph Ritter
Penelope a servant. ..... Miss Pauline Dewitt
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
Enrrns Inher NNater.

MARSHALL, Mo, May 1.-THE Missouri
river rose ten inches last night At Arrow
Rock, east of this place, the water covers
thousands Of acres OF farms. The damage to
grain will reach hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
General Rowley.

PITTsBuRG, Pa. May l4-General Thomas
A Rowley, who served with distinction in
The Mexican war and the war of The rebel
lion, was found dead in ped tnis morning. II
is supposed heart failure was the cause oil
death.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

BOSTON, Mass, May 1.-THE following
were the closing prices on stocHs on the Bos-
ton stock ma rket today:
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

New York Exchange Quotations.
New NoRK, May l4.-ISpecal Telegram
to THE BEE. T. Exchange was quoted as
follows: Chicago 4Oc premium; Boston, 100
discount
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15
rLoop ALARM At II. LorIs.

spanning a raviue with the river half mile
away.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

where the water Is liable 70 reach, aud the
damage done will be nominal
Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-15

About this Time the commissioners r.
OKeefe +. w. Corlss and George ".
urgent demand for county hospital and
poor farm, as the old Hascall building, which
had been occupied as poor house, was
altogether too small
How To raise the money to erect new
building was the question. But real estate
boom was at its heighth that year, and the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-17

ance are all Just SO much surpiusage
for all considerate voters.
There are three planks in the platform
which will attract general attention and
be more carefully considered by intelli-
gent voters than even the leaders Of the
convention anticipate. These are the
planks in favor of protection and reci-
procity, and of bimetallism and the
practical approval and recommendation
of the force election bill for the south.
These questions are vital, and as the
party has made positive record on all
of them they will be regarded as meas
ures which must stand or fall with the
success or failure of the Minneapolis
ticket.
The force bill was beaten by Re-
publican senate that was then stronger
partisan body than it is today or is like
ly to be during the next administration.
That issue will be dead weight on the
party in the coming contest. The plank
on bimetallism is q very adroit straddle
of the silver issue.
What the Minneapolis convention calls
protection is simply protection Of mo-
nopoly and of oppression to labor. The
Mckinley bill needlessly taxes the neces-
saries Of industry and Of life, and its du-
ties are levied without any regard TO the
differences between wages abroad and
at home. They are levied solely for en-
ployers, not for workingmen. They
protect capital in some instances enor-
mously, but no actual protection is
given TO labor.
Under such a tariff reciprocity is SIM
ply contradiction of the principles of
the party. Reciprocity is either free
trade or fair trade, and if separated from
an unjust tariff policy it would greatly
aid the industry and trade of the nation.
The platform on this point is simply @
snare, and the farmers of the west and
the working people of all sections seem
pretty thoroughly to understand it.
The time was when national platforms
meant something, but they are general
ly now regarded as meaningless, mere
tubs to whales or bats to gudgeons, and
they have ceased to be accepted as an
honest expression of what party will
do if successful in gaining power. If
platforms were intended to mean
what they say, the Minneapolis plat
form might be summed up as a bundle
of contradiction and absurdity; but as
they practically mean just nothing at
all, it is of little consequence what is
put into them or what is omitted
Philadelphia Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-17
The SLAM BANG POLICY.
The Man with the Hat Wanted a For
eign War.

The Man with the Hat Wanted a For
eign War.
So far as our relations with other gov
ernments are concerned Mr.. Harrison
has adopted and energetically pursued
a policy of slam bang.
He has an impression that the country
is prosperous only when it is on the rag
ged edge of quarrel with some one, no
matter whom it may be, Chill or Great
Britain or any one else. He is either
forgetful or ignorant of the fact that we
are not belligerent people and desire
to live in peace with the whole world so
far as is possible. He also forgets that
no nation on earth wants war-neither
England nor France nor Germany nor
Russia nor Italy nor Spain nor even lit
tie Chill.
1t is curious, therefore, to note that
while all other powers are doing their
utmost to avoid a conflict Mr.. Harrison
seems to have bent his efforts to create
some opportunity to use our battleships
The conspicuous incidents Of the last
three years consist of threatening COM
plications with some foreign nation, and
if it shall be our misfortune to give him
a second term there is ample reason to
believe that we may have serious trou-
bic on our hands in the near future
New York Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-17
A Dusty Miller.

One of the most melancholy figures in
the Republican convention is Warner
Miller. A short time since he was lying
honorably outside the breastworks where
Platt put him and where Harrison found
him. When Platt wanted to use him,
however, he pulled him in or bunkoed
him and used him as he would. Miller
was respectable and worthy person so
long as he maintained his hostility to
the man who defeated his aspirations
for governor and who tolerated his lead
ership as much apparently for his own
amusement as for anything else, but
his surrender makes him simply one of
Platts followers and subjects. AS a
leader he has passed away.-New York
World.