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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

Truly, ''the little hand has become q
thousand"
The cradle Of American Methodism
was rocked in New York. city, the first
society being organized in Barrack
street, or what is now known as Park
rlace, in March, 1850. There were six
preachers at the first meeting, which
was held in the hired house of a carpen-
ter. Next u rigging loft was rented on
"Horse and Cart street," now William
street, and there the congregation wor-
SHIPPED until they built the church on
John street, in ITO. (The first general
conference of the MethOdists was held in
Baltimore in 1884 and the Methodist
Episcopal Church of the United States
formally organized.)
Among the members Of the society
were a number Of colored men, prom
inent with whom was Peter Williams.
He was born in Beekman street and be-
longed to the Boorite family, who owned
| his parents as slaves. For years he
served az sexton in the Wesley John
street chapel, but when it was deter
mined by his brethren to sever connec-
ton with the mother church. he became
one of the founders of Zion church, laid
its cornerstone in 1901 and was appoint
ed one of the trustees of the society.
The first meeting place of the little
body of Christians was in a cabinet shop
that had formerly been a stable, and the
first collection in aid of the new house
of worship amounted to the humble sum
of only eighty dollars. Innumerable
difficulties attended the erection of the
edifice lit was situated OH the corner of
Church and Leonard streets, and it was
not until July 30, 1890, that the first ser
mon was preached in the new church.
Meanwhile African Methodist societies
were springing up in various parts of
the country, and the first yearly confer.
ence was held June 81, 1921.
Among the names connected with the
early history of the church and which
were signed to its first manifesto were
those of Abraham Thomson, James
Varick and William Miller. These were
succeeded by Christopher Rush, who
was consecrated a bishop in 1928 and
died in office after u service of twenty
eight years: George Cialbreath, William
Haywood. George A. SpywoOd, Scott,
Tappan, Ross, Simmons, Talbot, Brooks,
Henderson, Clinton and u long line OF
Christian workers who are famous in
the annals of Zion church.
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FREE COINAGE.
Pierce Trying Hard to Isesuscitate the
Bland Bill.

WASHINGTON. May The silver ques-
ton threatens to come up again as the
subject of present Legislative interest.
The silver men are o disposed to &C
cept their defeat and there is again in
circulation petitions urging the rules
committee to bring out an order to fix
bill. Some fifteen or more signatures
have been obtained to one petition with
in the last two days and Representative
Pierce Of Tennessee, who has been the
principal mover in the matter, says that
with the signatures obtained several
weeks ago 80 names altogether have
been secured. Exclusive of the men,
bers of the rules committee, lib consti-
tutes a majority of the democrats in the
house, SO that fourteen names yet re-
main to be obtained. Pierce says he
does not know what will be the result of
his efforts and that he may yet fail to
secure the requisite number of sigma
lures. But he intends to keep at work
until he becomes convinced that he can
not succeed. The anti-silver men are
not giving themselves much concern
over the matter and say that they do
not believe the silver bill will again be
taken up at this session Of congress.
They say they do not believe the requis-
lite number of names can be secured:
that the house looks upon the silver
question as settled for this session and is
not in a temper for a renewal of the
fight over the Bland bill.
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LARGE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
The Catholic Church Will Make II Great
Exhibi at the Fair.

CHICAGO, May G.-Application for
10000 square feet of floor space at the
Worlds fair was filed today with
Director General Davis by Brother
Maurelian of Memphis. Tenn, repre-
senting Cardinal Gibbons and the arch
bishops and bishops of the Roman Cath
lie church in the United States. The
purpose for which the space asked for lie
to be utilized is to afford room exclus-
lively for the Catholic educational exhibit,
which it is expected by Brother Maure-
lain to surpass anything Of the kind
heretofore undertaken-in this country
at least. under church auspices. The
Rt. Rev. j. L. S~palding. bishop of Peoria,
is acting president of the exhibit.
Brother Maurelian as manager has
established headquarters at Chicago at
the Lassalle institute, the chief school of
Christian Brothers here. Today he had
important interviews with Director
General Davis, Vice President Bryan and
| other officials OF the fair. 1t has been
| decided that in order to meet many in
q%uiries concerning Catholic diocesan edu
cational exhibits AS well as those Of re-
ligious teaching orders and individual
showings, circulars Of inquiry and infOr
nation will be sent to all pastors and
Catholic institutions throughout the
Emitted States during the coming week
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markable career. Born in Wisconsin
in 1S41. he entered the Lawrence uni
versity in his native state while still u
lad, but left before the close of his term
and completed his studies ut the Michi-
gan university. He then began the
study of law, but the war having broken
out, young Warner enlisted As "a private
in the Eighty-third Wisconsin. In
course of time he became adjutant and
captain Of his regiment, and was after
ward assistant adjutant general to Gen
eral A. j. Smith. When mustered out
in 1865 it was as major Of the Forty
fourth Wisconsin. After the war he re-
moved to Kansas City, where he has
since resided.
The people elected him city attorney
in 1867. and circuit attorney in 1868. He
was made mayor of Kansas City in 1871,
and a presidential elector in 1872. In
1892 Major Warner was appointed
United States attorney for the western
district of Missouri, and in the following
year the Republican members of the
state legislature voted for him fO,
United States senator. Since then H.
has served in the national house of
representatives. in 1883 he was elected
commander i'll chief OF the Grand trmy.
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Great Amount Of Property Destroyed
and Several Lives
Lost.
The Largest Levee in the United
States Reported to Have
Given Away.
4 Devastating Cyclone Reported
Passing Through
Arizona.
Broke Through the L.evee.

New ORLEANS, May 9.-The Plea
yune's Granville, Miss, special says:
At about 6 a'clock this morning the
levee at Brooks mill on the Arkansas
side of the river, twenty-five miles south
of Granville, gave away after strenuous
efforts to hold it had proved futile. The
break was therefore not unexpected. At
. o'clock the crevasse was $50 feet in
width with water rushing through to
the depth of six feet. The levee was
eight feet high. The water flows direct
ly INTO Ottery bayou and then into the
bayou Maria. About 1000 ocres of Ar
kansas land already planted in corn and
cotton il Inundated. While that section
of land near bayou Maria embraces a
vast amount of Ia nds in cultivation that
will be flooded. A special from Lake
Providence, La, says: The gauge this
afternoon stands ALI siXteenths above
the last high water with about ten
inches of the levee above liquid, though
in many places sacks filed with earth
are being used to keep the water from
running over. Great anxiety is felt here.
There is a rumor afoat to the effect
that the Great Morganza levee. the
largest in the United States. has given
nN-nN
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High Water ut Kansas City,

KANSAS CRY. May G.-Owing to the
recent rains the Kaw river rose to an
alarming extent, but is now falling.
Some damage was done in Argentine
and Armourdale. At Argentine the
electric light power-house was surround
ed by water and boats had to be used in
going to and from the building. Several
houses in North Argentine were inun
dated and the families were forced to
move out. A great amount of driftwOod
and dead stock came down with the
rushing current. The PhTnix packing
house in Armourdale was forced to
cease operations in the cattle slaughter
ing department on account OF the
water flooding the building. No further
damage is anticipated. The Missouri
river has risen four feet in two days. Nc
damage has resulted, but should the
rains continue the low lying portions OF
the city will be inundated.
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High Water at New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, May G.-The Times
Democrat Greenville Miss special says:
The Mississippi river passed the high
water mark of 1891 on yesterday and
the high water mark Of 1890 was reached
this morning and tonight the gauge
reads 49, feet. a half tenth higher than
any previous record. 1t is still rising at
the rate of half a tenth in "a hours,
which is a big rise at this stage of the
river. The levees are in good condition
all along the line of this district. There
is nc weak place reported at any point
and no cause for alarm whatever,
The levees are carefully guarded and
watched the entire length Of this dis
trict by guards and others in the vicin-
ity of the levee banks.
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At present there are seven Episcopal
districts, presided over by seven bishops
and twenty-one annual conferences COW
ering the United States and extending
their jurisdiction into Canada, the Ba-
hamas and Liberia. i'll Africa. Accord
ing to the last reports there were 5000
itinerant and local preachers, 300 900
church members, SOC, 900 church attend
ants, several well established institu-
lions of learning and church property
valued ut 5000 0 600. The statistics for
the coming year will doubtless show
that all these figures have been material
ly enlarged.
The foregoing history of these two
important churches, Of which a bright
| colored man said sit would take a forty
mule power microscope to discover any
difference between them" is given be-
| cause unusual interest has been mani
! tested in this years general conferences
that of the A. NJ. e. church i'll Phila-
| delphia and that of the "A. NJ. f. Zion
church in Pittsburg.
Rev. DR.. Derrick. of the A. Nj. f.
church, is one of the best known colored
orators in the United States, and is L
member Of the New York Republican
state committee. He was born OIL the
island of Antigua, IN the British West
Indies, and after following the sea fol
twenty-five years began to preach the
Gospel. He has vigorously kept it up
for a quarter of a century. He is idol
lied by his congregation and his race
generally in New York, and Oh public
occasions when citizens gather in mass
meeting to encourage OF protest, his
strenuous voice rings out with an i'm
pressiveness hat never fails to arouse
the enthusiasm Of the audience.
Rev. Alexander Walters, of the Afri,
can Methodist Episcopal Zion church,
is a Kentuckian. born in 1853, who has
been preaching since he was nineteen
years old. That he is an untiring work
er and IL man of great force is best illus
trated by the fact that il; 1885, while al
San Francisco, he raised funds and bull
II church that cost $4,000. He, too, is g
brilliant orator and a natural and infu
entail leader among the Afro-Americans
FELIX q. DE FoNTAlNE.
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Daylight Revealed a Most Revolt
ing Scene to Look
Upon.
The Dead Bodies Are Now Being
Laid Ont at the Undertakers
for Identification.
The Most 4 Affecting Scene Was That
of Il Mother and Her Lit
tie Babe.
The Scene of the Wreck.

FoRr MADISON. Iowa, May 6.-The
scene OF the Santa Fee railroad wreck
presented a fearful appearance today
Scattered about in great confusion was
the debris of cars. all of them having
been completely demolished with the
exception Of the last sleeper, which re,
manned on the track. The dead bodies
were laid out at the undertaking shop.
The woman who was killed was found to
be Mrs. G. Bausch of San Bernardino.
Cal. Her corpse was badly bruised and
covered with blood. Mrs. Bausch's
baby had evidently been drowned as no
marks of violence were found or it.
Luther Cornelius a brakemen. was a ter
rible sight. His head and face being
terribly gashed and his skull broken in
several places. The Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen have taken charge OF
his body. William Hines was a large
strongly built man and when found only
his arm and head were visible. He had
evidently struggled hard for liberty. II
is said he had gone into the chair car be,
cause he would not pay two dollars and
fifty cents for a berth in the sleeper. Of
fering two dollars for it. \. f. Eerkler's
body was in a fearful condition. His
head, face. neck and shoulders were
ID mass of bruises and jagged cuts. HIS
face wore an expression of agony and in
his hands were clinched mud and clay
which he had grabbed in his struggles.
There have been telegramns sent from
Peoria, ILL.,. for his body. The only body
thus far shipped is that of Lou Mathes.
which was sent this morning to his
mothers home at Sumner. Mo. He was
probably drowned. there being a few
cuts on his body.
Many of the passengers who escaped
left this morning for Chicago on a local
passenger train. Among them was Maj,
Hudson. editor of the Topeka Capital,
who was a candidate for the seat of Sen
ator Ingalls,. He said: when the train
went down there was no such cries and
horrible confusion of people that one
usually expects. The storm was raging
at its height and the night was very
dark. Work was commenced at nee OF
the wreck. but the light of the lanterns
gave only tiickering beams and it was
daylight before any effective service
could be rendered. In the express ca
the trainmen found a small burrO in a
box which was completely wedged in by
the timbers of the car. 1t was taken Out
unhurt
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ST. LoUls. May 9. 'Ole Mississip is a
boomin'" here and has reached the
danger line even at this point where the
bank rises rapidly away from the stream.
Much movable property along the shore
from the northern end of the city to the
south has whirled away and lumber RATS
from the north are being tied down and
otherwise secured to prevent their sud
den disappearance before they can be
taken apart and placed on shore. The
greatest havoc has been created in the
''squatter' settlement called 'Oklahonla"
a half mile below the Merchants bridge.
Here dozens of houses. boats and cabins
formerly on shore are either half under
water. floating or travelling down the
river. Lumber yards along the river
front are in danger of changing owners
while steamer lines centering here find
no room on the levee to store their sur
plus freight when their wharf boats
overflow. No serious damage has yet
been reported but the river is at danger
line, twenty. eight feet, and what another
days rise may do to cotton stored in
some of the levee cellars is yet to be
told.
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RaVised By n Negro.

New ORLEANS. May 6-The Plea
yune's Meridian Miss, special says:
.Advices received from McQuitman
Miss. state that news reached there this
morning of the lynching which occurred
neal Butler, Choctaw county. last night.
1t appears from all reports that a negro
named George c. Ross attempted an out
rage upon a white lady living some
distance from Melvin in the country and
was apprehended and lodged in Jail at
Butler. Last night a crowd of white
men went quietly and took the brute
from Jail and hanged him to a tree.
There were unmistakeable evidence of
his guilt.
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An lnla MI sea.

PEORIA, ILL.,, May 6. The dyke OF the
LaMarsh drainage district in the lower
end Of the city gave way shortly after
7 o'clock this morning, flooding the dis
trict, which is about five miles ia length
by two and IL half miles in width. This
WAS all reclf lined land and under Guilt
walton. About twenty families who
live in the lower portion are affected
The break is about six hundred feet In
length and the damage to property will
mount to thousands Of dollars. Rescu.
ina parties are arranging to 90 out from
Pekin, The Illinois river is higher than
il has been since 1874.
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The River still Rising.

KANSAS CRY, May 9.-The heavy rain
which fell today in this city and vicinity
caused the river to rise still higher. 1t
is not probable that the rise will be
sufficient to cause any great damage on
this side of the river but Harlem town.
lying on the other side, is in danger of
being flooded. A further rise of four
teen inches will cause an overflow in
and some of the inhabitants are making
preparations to move. Tonight it is
colder but the prospects for more rain
seems good.
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CONFERENCE.
The Work of Foreign Missions and Other
Matters Discussed.

The Work of Foreign Missions and Other
Matters Discussed.
OMAHA, May 6-Bishop Mallalien pre-
sided at the morning session of the
Methodist Episcopal general conference
today. Rev. William Cart of the italian
mission officiated in the devotional exer-
cises. The several delegates absent thus
far in the conference arrived today and
answered to the roll-call. DR.. Nelly of
Philadelphia presented the conference
with ii very handsome record of the work
of the constitutional commission. The
order of the day was taken up at 1880
being the report of Bishop Thobair of
India and Malaysia. The Methodist
church, he said. was teaching ard
preaching the gospel in India and Malay
STA in thirteen different languages.
Tishop Thobair's report gave IA detailed
account of the work done in three an
nual conferences two district conference
and the woman's conference in India
1t stated that the work in India was in
excellent condition, but the need was
great. The working force from America
had fallen off some, but the work con-
tinued to grow. The membership had
increased nearly 10000 during the quad
rennial. The Methodist sunday school
in India how have a membership of over
$1,000. anu increase of $1,000 during the
four years past.
The church has established three
publishing houses and is sending out
pamphlets and periodical in nine different
languages from it's own presses. The
report recommended that there be four
conferences organized instead of three.
The conferences are too large at present.
some of the ministers travel two or
three thousand miles to attend them.
The report suggests the necessity of en-
larging upon the work. The days of
small things are past. said the bishop,
1--WE must take up the work before us
and carry the responsibilities laid upon
us. We do not know what may happen
tomorrow, but we do know the sun never
sets in the morning and 1T is just NOV
ing in India. Let us up and doing while
daylight lasts" At the conclusion OF
Bishop Thobair's address, which was
heartily %applauded, the conference sang
The Moving Light is Breaking"
The report of Bishop Taylor of Africa
was made the order for tomorrow at IL
o'clock. The conference then requested
the committee appointed the previous
day to prepare "a resolution upon the
Chinese exclusion bill. Judge Lawrence
submitted IA report which stated that
the committee had learned that the bill
had already been signed by the presi-
ident. and it was therefore too late to
take action until the act. wording and
conditions of the bill should be ascer-
tanned. The matter was finally referred
to another special committee of five
ministers and four laymen. After the
committee notice had been given out the
conference adjourned at | o'clock.
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DUN'S TRADE REVIEW.
severe storms Have Retarded spring
Business.

Busin ess.
New loRR. May G.-R. q. Run Il Co.'S
weekly review Of trade says: Business
has been much retarded throughout
most of the western states by severe and
continuous rains. The movement of prod
ucts is II thus delayed. though it is believ-
ed temporarily. Collections are retarded
The seeding in many quartersi is interrupt
ed, though on the whole fairly advanced
for the season. and the distribution of
goods is checked. \ somewhat better
tone appears at the south and business
east is fairly active for the season.. al
pressed.
Money is everywhere abundant, in
part because the demand is smaller than
usual. but this is in a measure due to
the unusual conservativeness of trade
buyers making their purchases instead
Of larger purchases and waiting more
carefully for actual distribution. This
is peculiarly the case in the dry goods
and boot and shoe trade. Orders at any
one line have been in most branches
moderate. but they have been repeated
again and again until business is large.
shipments of boots and shoes from the
LAST are 6 per cent behind last year for
the earlier months of 1892, but have
been rapidly catching up and are now
near l per cent less than last year to
date.
The stocks Of woolens throughout the
country are believed to be unusually
light, and while clOthiers are slower
than usual. having been occupied be.
You'd the usual time with their spring
trade, great business is expected. Elan
nels, are improving. and al unprecedent
ed distribution Of dress goods helps the
manufacturers.
lISales of wool this year at three great
markets have been G,2S2,377 pounds
against 87,lOO.77G last year. a gain VI =,
per cent.
Inquiry for cottons is large and i'm
proved western stocks are small ant
trade in prints ia fair for the season.
The iron trade shows a large transac
ton but no better prices. There IL
large business In plates though at de
sloralized prices. More inquiry Is see'
'Dy rails.