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MORE or THE FLOODS.

Distressing News From Arkansae- Over
Thirty Lives Lost and Ton Thousand
Persons Destitute.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2e.-Reports
from the lowlands on the Arkansas, st.
Francis and White rivers, estimate that
Mt least 10000 people have been rem
dered homeless by the floods and thirty
two lives have been lost In the Arkan-
sas bottoms, while several negroes and
Indians have been drowned near Mari.
nnna.
The river Is still falling at Little
ROCK, but the distress On the lower Ar
kansas continues. The steamer Fannie
Adams arrived yesterday afternoon
from Pine Bluff and left last night with
enough provisions TO feed 100 persons
for three days. The governor Of Ar
kansas has called on Memphis TO assist
In relieving the suffering In the bottoms
adjoining Little Rock.
The steamer Friendly returned TO
Shreveport yesterday morning from
Dooly bayou. A large number of pco-
pie submerged were relieved and hum
drcds of head Of stock saved. The
Nicholson break, which occurred yes
terday, Is 600 yards wide ut Nicholson
bayou and many residences have been
swept away by the flood. A crevass
occurred yesterday i'm the Hcrndon
place.
At Tcxarkana, Ark, hundreds Of ne
gro families, tenants along the river,
are homeless and without food, camped
on the edges of the hills to which they
were driven by the floods. A relief cx-
petition went out from that place yes.
terday and provisioned 100 families.
Arkansas City, Ark, is completely
under water, all the stores being flood
ed and the tops Of houses alone visible
on the back streets. Trains have been
abandoned for an indefinite time.
Bayou Macon, Miss, has overflowed
and caused u heavy loss to planters.
Boeuf and Tensas rivers are rising fast,
over four feet in twenty-four hours, and
Tensas parish Is being heavily flooded.
DIES MONIES, Ia, May 2G.-Gov. Boies
has issued n proclamation calling for
relief for the flood sufferers of
Sioux City. The proclamation states
that the calamity greatly exceeds the
early estimates. The number of fam
iiicS hOiucicss iS placcu NJ I,UOV anu inc
number Of destitute Of all ages fully
5000. The number Of dwellings washed
away b given rs 1877 and TOO more were
rendered untenantable.
ANNA, Ill. May 26.--Thc overflow from
the Mississippi, which has inundated
the lowlands Of this county, has reached
its height, and the water is now begin.
ming to recede. The food exceeds that
OF 1883. Union county has a river front
age Of twenty miles. Within this ter
ritory, extending along the river and
three miles back, II is estimated that
$4,000 acres are now under water. OF
this 10000 acres were planted in wheat
and corn which promised a magnificent
yield, but which is now a total loss.
Great damage has also been done 20
fences, buildings, etc. Conservative cs.
Inmates place the total loss in Union
county at $3.50, 900.
One hundred families about the town
OF Wheatland arc utterly destitute, the
floods having totally ruined the crops,
drowned their stock and washed them
out of their dwellings.
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FAMILIES PERISH.
Bad Drowning of Twelve Persons
BY the Floods.
Three- F6srths of Pemiscot County, Mo-,
Under Water Much suffering In Ar
kansas- Iron Mountain Trains
Abandoned.

MnxCrBrs, Tenn, May 25.-Thrcc-
fchrtAo 81 Pemiscot county, Mo-, is low
un61Gt water and assistance Is urgently
NJ a n several points on the Arkan.
90 dtn. Three families have been
ID ~ follows: Wash Hall, vito
am 4okeS children; Joseph Mallory,
wif4 Ind two ~childrcn; Samuel Moore
{col6fedk wife and daughter.
10 Is estimated that 800 horses and
1900 head Of cattle have been drowned
and that 700, 900 acres of cultivated
farms arc under water between Mem
phis and Cairo.
According TO Capt. Howard. of tho
s4nfcf0f Tine. there are 225, 900 acres of
wheat destroyed, 800, 900 acres Of corn
,fuined and nearly 200 acres OF cotton
The waters continue to rise and In
two days more IL is expected that l,0O0,-
900 acres of cultivated ground will DO
flooded. The Arkansas bottoms are all
under water and the number Of lives
lost and property destroyed cannot DO
estimated because no boats have gone
into the flooded districts.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 25--The fol-
lowing telegram from Gov. Eagle, Of
Arkansas, was received by Secretary
Nat Graves, of the Merchants exchanges:
"Grcat distress In overfiowed districts
in Arkansas. Citizens of Little Rock
and Pine Bluff doing all they can 10 re-
lieve suffering and to ave life, but can
not meet all demands. viii Memphis
at n send relief In way Of supplies
for a few days tn the lower Arkansas
river and along the Mississippi. Com
municate with II. l.. Henry, Arkansas
City, and w. NJ. Watkins, Red Fork,
Ark"
ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, May 25.-This
city Is completely under water. All
the stores are flooded out and the tops
of houses are visible only on the back
streets. All trains on the Iron Mount.
ain have been abandoned on account OF
the bad condition of the bridge over
Doggy bayou. All Iron Mountain cars
have been removed from the yards ut
this city.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 25.-Gov. Fifcr
returned Monday night from the flood
ed districts, leaving Adjutant General
Reese ut Shipman TO supcrintcnd the
distribution of supplies. and last even
ing he issued q proclamation calling for
contributions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
FRIENDS OF SILVER.
A National Convention Delibernting At
Washington.

NuAnluRtOns
WASHINGTON, May 27.-In esponse to
n call issued April 80, 1892. by the ma
tional silver committee for a national
convention of ''all who earnestly favor
the immediate restoration of free hi.
metallic coinage in the United States"
about 200 delegates had assembled mt
noon yesterday In Concordia hall and
were called to order by Gen. A. j. War
ner, chairman of the national commit
tee. In taking the chair Gen. Warner
stated the objects sought to be obtained
by calling together tho silver men of
the country.
After recess the following officers
were elected: Permanent chairman,
Gen. A. j. Warner, of Ohio; vice prcsi.
dents, Messrs. Bolter, OF Iowa; Shinn,
Of Kansas; Streetcr, OF Illinois; A. Ii.
Ewing, Of Missouri; Nixon, OF Nevada;
Charles Simms, Of Colorado, and Will.
lam Oliver, of North Carolina; secrc-
~taries, Lee Crandall, Of Washington; Il.
ID. Stark, Of Ohio. and Henry Jones, OF
Georgia.
, Addresses were made by ex-Rcpre-
sentative McGinnis, of Montana; Repre-
sentatives Bryan, Of Nebraska, and Bar.
tine, of Nevada, and Senator Stewart
The latter began by saying tina,
about two hours before the senate, by q
majority Of eight, had agreed to take ur
and discuss a plain, simple bill providing
for free and unlimited coinage Of silver
(cheersl. "And," continued the sena,
tor, 1--WE will press IL TO q vote. In thu
Aght yesterday we lost some Of oul
soldiers; some Of them deserted, but we
will see who are our friends and who
are our enemies, and II we can We will
send 1t to the president ant
compel him to signify to the people o.
this country whether he Is In sympathy
with the gold trust or whether he /.
willing to sign a bill for the emancipa
ton of the whole American people. >
The senator opposed the proposed inter
national monetary conference.
Committees on resolutions, flnanc,
! and organization Of u bimetallic leagu,
were appointed.
Among the members Of the latter
committee are Senator Sanders, Repre-
sentatives Sweet, Of Idaho; Tillman, O
South Carolina, and Il. c. Newlands, O
Nevada,
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MlssIsslppi,s Conatitation.

JACKSON, Miss, May 27.-The famous
understanding clause Of the new con
stitution, to which SO many people OBJ
jected on the ground that II opened the
door for much fraud. Is now being
tested In this state for the first time.
In order to register u person must be
able to read any section Of the constitu-
ton, understand II when read to them
or give u reasonable Interpretation
thereof. The register shows that only
about one negro in every ten is able "a
comply with }. the .o prGyisiSns' .r and m con,
ignorant Of the white population are In
the same category.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
POLISH WOMEN.
They Are Hardy, Industrious md Econom.
Teal,

Iucy are bbbrOys IhOuStrlOuS anu CCOnOms
Zeal.
Perhaps in all America thers Is no
clearer illustration of thrift than that
exhibited by the hardy women OF POI
land. 1t is said that in Paris nothing il
wasted; that everything in the shape Of
material has its uses, and that no such
thing ms city accumulations, to Es S,ovcd
at city expense, Is known. This IL
doubtless also true OF Poland, and most
Of the other thickly populated sections
OF Europe, and this custom OF careful
saving, impressed there rs a necessity il
brought TO America as n habit. II is
certainly not u bad habit; for though IL
may be snecrcd ut by those ca.low
youths who disport in gay attire and
enjoy the money they have never earned
and lack the capacity for earning-it
leads TO the owningof homes. Consid-
cring the heritage of poverty which
monarchy has ~bequcathed to these peo-
pie, IL Is surprising how quickly they
spring from its grinding conditions to
the proud position of property owners
under the revivifying influences of q
free government, and once a c,tizsn be-
comes q property owner, he Is a safe
citizen from whom there can be no fear
of anarchism, communism or any other
ism of u disturbing character: As 500
ond-growth hickory" is always the best
Of that timber, so I am sure we shall
find that the second-growth Pole is q
citizen, In intelligence, industry and all
the better elements of manhood, Of
which we mny all be proud.-Dctroit
Free Press
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A Killed.

LINCOLN, Neb.. May 27.-C.E. Mont
gomery, president Of the German Ma
tional bank Of this city and a wealthy
real estate owner, was shot and killed
at 1880 o'clock yesterday morning just as
he emerged from the breakfast room OF
the Hotel Lincoln by his former part
ner In business here, ut present n mem
Der of the Utah legislature, William II.
Irvine, who claimed TO have proof posi-.
tive that Montgomery had wronged him
through his wife.
The assailant fired twice, both balls
entering his left breast and penetrating
the heart. He staggered forward a
dozen PAGES with his left hand over his
heart and fell dead without uttering a
word,
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
F~king : IIHnd In Politics.

movement has been started here which
may have an important influence ON
the politics of the state. The plan is to
organize veteran leagues MI over the
state, ond give them a distinctivcly po'
litical character, local rs we'll as gen.
eral. Grand Army posts, Us such, have
nothing TO do with politics, and the
veterans, 1t is stated, are not satisfied.
The new idea was first broached here
during last week and met the hearty
approval Of men high in rank among
tho Veterans, some Of them being mem
bers Of Commander T. l.. Poole's staff.
who were In the CITY RECENTLY.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
Southern Presbyterian.

HoT STRINGS, Ark, May 25.-In the
general assembly this morning the
standing committee on education
recommended that $780, 900 be
raised, proportional among the vari.
,ous presbyteries, for the education OF
scandidaSes for the ministry. Rev. j. A.
Preston, OF Alabama, offered an amend.
hpentt&at when u candidate applied for
uidit should be shown to be indispens-
able for the prosecution of his studies.
sRaEsLe Z NJ. Neil, of Kansas City,
spokAs 1T some length in favo; Of the
amendment.
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Ante-Rslium senators 1t the Capital.

WAsHNGroN, May 25.-Two distin-
guished e~x-senators Of a~nte-bellum
times were In the senate chamber yes
terday. One of them vas Mr.. Cling
man, Of North Carolina, and the other
EyaA ~ Jones, of Iowa, the same for
eN%A6iA the senate last week and the
mouse yesterday passed a pension bill
fer services In the war of 1914 and in
s<tsol nlack Hawk war. Mr.. Jones
-chatted for some time with Mr.. Sher-
man and Mr.. Palmer, and afterwards
occupied Mr.. Hills seat, where he
,basied himself In writing. Mr.. Cling.
-stpauie conversation was principally
with Nj, Stanford.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
To Elect senators by Popular Vote.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Mr. Mitchell,
-xrotm the committee on privileges and
elections has reported to the senate o
joint resolution proposing a constitu-
tutioppl pmendment providing for the
election 81 United States senators by
popular vote. He said that the mem
beers % this committec would be divided
on the subject and would make sepa.
uEBtc reports. The joint resolution was
placed on the calendar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
Dividing Rooms,

A cosy way to make two rooms from
that is over long and narrow Is to
use a screen Of lattice work that reaches
to the ceiling and that has one or two
arched openings. These openings may
be draped with China silk or any light
draperies- IL 1t is desirable To cut Off
the outlook on either side, thin hanQings
may be fastened to one side Of the screen.
Chicago Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
Granite Cutters Win,

New York, May 20.-The quarry
owned by Webster & Morse ut Barre,
VT, has withdrawn from the New En-.
gland Contractors association and
signed the yearly scale of wages from
May l this year to May I, 1893. This is
the first real victory that the granite
cutters have made In their big struggle.
The quarry is one of the largest owned
by the New England association, and
employs more than 500 men. The Gran
lite Cutters union has decided to operate
the Garrison and Goschen quarries on
the cooperative plan as soon as q mar
ket can be found for the product In this
city.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03

Mrs. Mulligan-"An' where's YER
stove, Mrs Murphy" MIRA Murphy
'Och. l sold the stove 70 buy coal wtd~
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
EELAH SIGNIFICANCE.
Dr.. Talmage Discourses on q Pecu-
liar Exclamation.

h Expression In the Boob OF Habakkuk
~ Well ne the Psaims-An Incentive to
Heroic Christian ESertion-A skcp-
ties Feeble Effort.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03
KANSAS CROPS.
No Great Damage by Rains-wheat Pick
Ing Up.

Ing Up.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, May aG.-Very
full reports from the great grain grow
ing areas of Kansas show that the ON
tinued rains have not done great dam
age to the crops. The western half of
Kansas, indeed, has not received excess
sive rains nor has the temperature In
that part of the state been as deficient
as in other parts Of the country. From
Hutchinson westward the people are
positively enthusiastic over the pros
poets for wheat, and from Hutchinson
south there is hardly a complaint re-
garding the corr crop.
Generally speaking, the wheat prospects
have not been materially impaired In tho great
central region where wheat il the most impor-
tant CROP. In the north and east parts of the
" plants. The great majority OF opinion among
those most competent 70 judge Is that there Is
q very good chance for Kansas to raise more
than 0,0OO,0)O bushels OF wheat this year.,
and no likelihood nj all that the crop
will fall below 4O,Oo0.ON bushels. Farm
planting corn They have had three days OF
line weather. II Is clear throughout the state
to-day. II the good weather continues until
the middle OF next week, o full acreage will
have been sown by that time. Tho planting In
practically finished in the southern half Of tho
state now. 1t is half done In the northern
hall. though there are some counties In which
not more than q third OF the fields are sown.
Hut with good weather corn planted now Will
be up, cultivated and laid by" before wheat
harvest II the weather should remain cool
some fields will perhaps have to DO neglected.
a great deal OF replantlng was made necessary
by the long spell OF cold. wet weather In tho
eastern half OF the state. That extra labor Is
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-03

Lord! tits enough that Thou nrt nina
I shall behold Thy blissful face,
And stand complete In righteousness.
This world Is all IN empty show,
But the bright world TO which I 60
Hath Joys substantial and ~sincerej
When shall l wake and ind me theres
oRlorions houri o blest abodel
/ shall be near and like my God.
And sin and sense no mere control
The endless pleasures OF nv soul.
But when ! speak of the Selah Of en-
phasis l must notice 1t is a startling, a
dramatic, emphasis. It has in IL the
bark, the hist of the drama. That
Weakening and arousing emphasis we
who preach or instruct need 10 use
nor frequently. The sleepiest audi.
ences in the world r religious audi
ences.
You Sabbath school teachers ought to
have more of the dramatic element in
your instructions. by graphic Scrip
ture scene, by ~anecdote, by descriptive
gesture, by representation, urge your
classes to right action. We want in all
our schools and colleges and prayer
meetings, and in all our attempts at re-
form, and In all our churches to have
less Of the style didactic and more OF
the style dramatic.
o! we want in all our different de-
partments of usefulness-snd l address
hundreds Of people who are trying to
do good-we want more of the dramatic
element and less Of the didactic. The
tendency in this day Is to drone relig-
ion, 70 whine religion, TO SAINT religion,
TO moan religion. to croak religion, e
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CONVENTION HALL

Mr., Wattcrson entered into the fight on
behalf his state colleague with vim, and had
the national committee Cany asscd before it
decided the subcommittee to suggest
Mr.. Owens name. The first time the sub
committee met, the Cleveland managers
who favored Mr.. Stevenson conveyed the
ntimaiion that Owens was not acceptable
TO them. An adjournment over SUNDAY
was taken. and in this interval Mr. Waiter
son went to work in behalf Of his young
friend. This morning the sub-commtie"
met and at once decided in favor Of Mr..
Owens and agreed unanimously to report
his name 10 the full national committee.
Some Cleveland men are in favor of ac-
quiescence in the deciIon of the -ub-eom-
mittec. but Mr. iIarTity and Senator Villas
saii they would make fight on him. Ste
venson was dropped a man with whom
to oppose owens and Wilson of West Viz
ginia vas taken mp the strongest man thr
Cleveland people could pu, in opposition 10
Mr.. Owens.
Mr.. Wilson was selected because he gaS
a Southern man. because of his reputation
as a tariff rcformer. a. vel a. his parlis.
meutary skill. The Cleveland poopis male
good deal Of mystery unnecessarily about
their programme. which quickly developed
itsaIf. however, in the committee.
II was IL O'Clock when Chairman BfiCe
called the national committee to order
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They secured the scattering support of
Mr.. Boies from various sections where tb ere
is opposition TO Cleveland. In the Ro ky
Mountain region they have heretofore net
18th the bes, results. the South being N ore
disposed toward candidates with whom it
was better acquainted. but today they IRE
cheered with the intelligence that the So 1th
Carolinians src fearful of Mr.. Cieyelan d's
strength and were willing to give II 70 ie-
to the Bd,es men.
II was also reported that Mr. Brice nd
Mr.. Watter.on inclined strongly toward the
Boies movement and were willing TO lens, il
any assistance they can. Senator Carl zle
does not take kindly 10 the Boies moveIn mt
and opposition 20 it Is likely to develop hi.
evening when the Kentucky delegati OF
meets.
One of the surprises Of the dag was .ht
statement of Mr.. Taggart, committeeu iaf
from Indiana. that GO votes of that Il ut.
would he cast for Cleveland on the frs
ballot and Governor Gray's name wo ale
not be brought before the convention b,
Sen0tor Voorhees, or anybody else.
Mr.. Taggart sail at il difficult foi
anybody outside Of Indiana to under stan
how much this thing means Gov ernoi
Gray's friends have examined the pu sitior
carefully and they see nothing in ii bu
/ Cleveland
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Alaska was admitted 10 membership TO
the national committee for the first time,
\ X. Delaney hcing the representative.
Chairman Bricc made report OF what
the committee of seven. appointed to arrange
for the convention had done. The report
was satisfactory and the wigwam was ac-
ceptcd The delegation from Indian Terri
tory were given tickets emitting them To
seat, on the floor of the convention. ). T..
Shrcring national committeeman from
Indiana. and secretary of the committee, 1t
was agreed, should be- recommended NJ
secretary of the temporary organization.
and hc was given authority to appoint ten
assistants.
Col. Richard J. Bright. also of Indiana,
was chosen sergeant -at-arms, given power
to appoint necessary subordlnaies. Col.
Edward i. Dickinson of New York. was
appointed official sicnographer. The com
nIittec adopted resolution recommending
that New Mexico AMI Arizona be allowed
To seat six delegates each, instead OF two.
II the convention approves this action, rs
il probably will, the total membership viii
he sweled To y0i, and~ Gni votes will be-
i:rcessary to secure the nomination. The
committee adjourned subject 10 call.
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THE PRESIDENT NOTIFIED
OF His Renomination-Gov Mckinley Makes
the Official Announcement.

I WASHINGTON. June 20.-The committee
TO notify President Harrison of his nomina-
ton proceeded 10 the executive mansion al
( ! O'Clock this afternoon.
+ There were about 200 guests assembled
! in the East Room of the White House when
the notification committee entered and
ranged themselves in u semi-circle. Gov
ernor Mckinley being the keystone of the
arch.
/ A few moments later the President, lean
I ing on the arm OF Secretary Foster and fol-
/ lowed by the other members of his cabinet
entered, and without any other prelmina-
ries Gov Mckinley delivered a speech OIL
eialy notifying those present of his nomi-
nation.
| In his remarks Mckinley said: "Your
administration has more than justified your
/ nomination four years ago and the conf
dence of the people is implied by your
election. After one of the most careful
sucressful and brilliant administrations in
our history, YOU receive denomination,
furnishing an approval of your work which
must bring to you the keenest qualification,
TO be nominated for second term upon
the merits of his administration, is the high
est distinction which can come to an Ameri-
can President" Concluding, MIR. Mckinley
said Il am bd,ien by my associates who
come from every section of the nation, To
assure YOU of "A cordial and hearty support
of harmonious and united Republican par
/ ty."
/ Mr.. Mckinley was heartily applauded
when he concluded his speech. The Pres
ident in accepting the denomination said :
| gratefully accept. sir, the assurance
given by the Republican state conventions
4 and the national convention, through you,
I that no charge of inadequacy or delinquency
to principle has been lodged against the
administration.
The faithful and highly Successful work
done by the able heads of the executive de
partments, and by our representatives
abroad. | desire most cordially to acknowl-
edge and commend The general results
of three years of Republican control have.
believe. been highly beneficial 10 all
classes of our people
The home market for farm products has
been retained and enlarged by the estab-
lishment of great manufacturing indus
tries, while new markets abroad of large
and increasing valuc. long obstinatcly closed
to us have been opened on favored terms
to our meats and breadstuffs by the removal
of unjust discriminating restrictions and by
numerous reciprocal trade agreements nn-
der the Mckinley bill.
These acts of administration and lcgisla-
tion can now fortunately be judged by their
fruits. In 1880 it was conflict of predic-
tons now our adyersaries must face trade
statistics and prices current. But 1t Il not
appropriate that | should at this time dis
cuSs these public questions.
| hone before long to be able hy letter to
convey u more formal acceptance of the
nomination which the national Republican
convention has rendered me and to give
briefly my reasons for adherng to the dec
laration of principles adopted by the con
vention and which you have so admirably
summarized. Loud applausel