Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1889, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corver Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper . KAUR re Zee Sramure Srge fe mavell to sutures carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Setkvor ate "per mouth” Copies ‘at wie cous SPECIAL NOTICES. Vor. ‘74—No. 13,044, SPECIAL NOTICES. ae SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MANAGING THE BUSINESS OF NON- RESIDENT PROPERTY-OWNERS. IF YOU EXPECT TO BE OUT OF THE CITY DUR- ING TRE SUMMER, WE WILL BE GLAD TO REPRESENT YOU DURING YOUR AB- SENCE. BH WARNER & CO, Jel -38 916 F ST. N. W. — SHIRT-MAKERS, BH. F. WOODARD & CO. asD MEN'S IMPORTING FURNISHERS, 15th and F sts. ow. my30 WM. RAND WM. REDIN WOODWAKD, Attorneys-at-Law, and 9 Gunton Law Building, 472 Louisiana ave. TITLES TO REAL ESTATE. Special indices to the land records. Reports on titles made with accuracy, rom pthess, and at reasonable rates. my2o-Sun is AS FIXTURES, ~ he NUFACTURELS! PRICES ANUFACTUREKS” 8. GUARANTEED BEST QUALITY AND WORKMAN- XTURE CO., st u.w., Sun Building. => PURCHASE YOUR OWN HOME. -” ‘This you can do at « sinall advance over the rent by becoming a stock holder in the EN BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. ciation was organized January JU, 1589, plan that has become so popular and success- .deiphia and in other localities in Pa. for the payment of dues at Her- Pa ave. sc, on the first Wednes- month, outh; #200 net loan on each share. ng dues, interest per share per month, or $13 per 1,000. Faimphlets dlescriptrve of the superior advantages of th ation ana all other mformation furnished upon application to E A ADAMS, Pres, 422 Sth st y £1, V. Pree. $0 —> OFFICE FR: = W asHINne Zlata Intending appli- rtments of the ussioh to any of the de ay obtauu all necessary in! i <= PIANOS FOR RENT, CITY OR COUNTRY. W. G. METZEROTT & Co, _1110 Pet. nw. ACTOR, z ~ ut. € “Room 108, Lenman Building. WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT Co. 916 Pa avenue. — Storage Departments all above around. my4-im_ Bae FEES ays 'D KEY WEST SEGARS. CHAMPAGNE WINES, Jiuy brands, at New York prices BE PURE RYE WHISKY. TRUMAS k SELL. Importer Wines. dies s 213 Penusylva: all the | FEM. FOR BRIG! g Ru x AP, CLEAN FUEL uy Waslington Gee ‘Light Company's Coke. JOHNSON BROTHERS, ‘aS-6) Exclusive Agenta Toxussows REEN The best thing ever known for Carbuncies, Boils, Felons, Erys'pelas, Granulated Eyelids, and all Skip Eruptions. Sores, Burns, and Cuts. Headquarters, 1424 New York ave., my21-27t"lp Room 18. Elevator. Panuapevenns Srore, FRENCH SATTEENS, 19¢. GINGHAMS. One ease of fine GINGHAMS, never sold Jess than 12i¢c. Price now 8c. BuYS’ SHIRT WAISTS. No.1. Made of Owing Flannel, sizes 4 tol2. 25. No.2. Made of Garner's Percal, 3 tucks aud 6 plaits, unlauudered; would be cheap at 75c. Our price, 50e. No. 3. Made of best quality Cotton, Linen Collars and Cuffs; worth 75c. Our price 50c. qa: * muude of Fancy Wool Flannel. Only Our 12%. Ladies’ Swiss Ribbed VEST, equal to at Vest in the city Fine auze VE: Pe ae Guwe £973 for Ladies and HOSIERY. It isa fact are selling ai and in sore at known that the Hi we better those adver- elvewbere. Our MATTINGS are got ‘would dev well to take adv dargains we are offce-ing. CAKHART & LEIDY, 828 7th and 706 K st. nw. = $2.25. There are about 150 pairs of those fine Panta left in Biack, Brown and Blue Corkscrew and Disgoual whicB are worth from $5 to §7.00, and which we sell Bow at @Z.25; it will not je more than — more days to close them out. A word to the wise, $2.25 About 275 Suits for pm op to $235 fora few dave uly! not Worth less than $3.50. A sp) from $1.25 up. 87.50. Our Business Suite for this price lay over any $10 ‘suit tm the city. fast, and you tage of the great & 13, will be sold at a line ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, aplO-sm 311 7TH ST. NW. For Scwmer Wors. New Dowlas Linen, peculiar for its texture, and par- ‘Uculariy suited for Couching Work. Entire New Designs for Bed Spreads and Portieres. ‘Sik Fringe made to order in all of the New Shades. The art of China Painting taught at our Fooms. Terms, 50c. per lesson. Art Embroidery Work taught in all ite branches, 50c. ‘er lesson. Work commenced in all of the new styles free of charge. & OPPENHEIMER & BEO., DECORATIVE ART ROOMS, 514 Oth street n.w. id with | I. 0. 0. F. GRAND LODGE.—THE OFFI- cers and members are respectfully requested to_meet at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th st. uw., on WEDNESDAY EVENING, at 8 o'clock, to take such action as may be deemed im aid of the suffer- JA A.W, Je4-2t ere at J ATT, WM. P. ALLAN, Grand Secretary. _ Ls Pe ee ara members tad'those desiring ing to. quested to attend. Election of Board of Directors and permanent or- ganization completed: yet-3t FOR GENUINE FREE-HAND CRAYON ‘Portraits, call at SMI! H’S Studio before zo- ing elsewhere. Prices $10 to $75. Terms 81 per week ST $4 per month. Work delivered at once, Largest in Wi H. B. SMITH, Artist, 6th and Massac! . chusetts ave. Open until 8 p.m. Cor. my28-26* Bre, SEE OF GF. A SHEHAN, 15TH ‘AND B 8TS., N.W., Wasiixotox, D. C., June 3,1889. T have this day sold to RICHARD 'H. WILLET my entire lumber business, including stock of jumber, office fixtures, horses, ving mules, wagous, &c. rese ay present office on the premises, where I shall always be pleased to see my friends at trons. Thanking my’ customers and the public. for t beral patronage bestowed in the past, I heartily ir, Willet mmend as being in every way well qualified and worthy the saute eonfidence. GEO. A SHEHAN. Wasarxaron, D. C., June 3, 1889. Having this day boucht of GEO. A. SHEHAN bis stock of well selected lumber, &c., in premises above awed, I will continue there in the lumber, sash, door and blind business, and will keep at all tinies a choice stock. Thanking the public for their generous con- fidence ge during a business career of more than twent Fis I Co of ay _ Geavor to merit their patron ie future, pia RICHARD H. WILLET, _Set-6t Of the late finn of Willet & Libbey, = THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT CO., Corner 15th st. and New York ave, ‘Silverware and ail valuables received nae Storage allabove high-water mark. FRESH AIR-SLACKED LIME FOR sanitary purposes for sale by JAS. H. Mc- GFL dealer in building supplies, 908 to 914 G st, n. ¥. NOTICE TO BUILDERS AND CON- TRACTOKS. We have 3 feet of water in our basement and 250 ke on our main floor; we are overweixhied, ypose of the nails at actual cost for the next CHAS. T. CARTER & CO., General Hardware. Je3-3t 606 Pa. ave. <—- OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR, DISTRICT Columbia, Washington, June 1, 1889. "ERSONAL TAXES.—Taxpayers on personal property are Lereby notified in obedience to law t_at they are re- quired to make out and return to thisoffice a statement ot their personal property under oath within forty- five days from this date, and in default of such return the assessor is required by law to make out such state- ment from the best information that can be obtained aud add thereto a penalty of 50 per centum. Blank schedules can be obtained at this office. By order of uumissioners D.C. ROGER WiLLIAMS, Assessor D.C. —_ A LEGAL DICTIONARY tary Di je FOR OFFT- CERS UF THE CIVIL SEKVICE—TheCeu- best legal Dictiouary fi ON gg onary, the FLOOD, FLOOD, FLOOD—LEATHER, Saddlery ‘Hardware, and Shoe Fyudings at Flood Prices. W. L. KING & BRO. S-St* 1U3 6th st. sw. > Dk. JOSEPH N. GARDNER. GRADUATE ‘of the University of Marviand school of med- located at No, 015 23d street u.w. Jed-3t" 3 SERGE SUITS IS FAST ‘colvr, coul, dressy auc durable. GEORGE SPRANSY, my7-3m 454 7th stow. —=—> SHIRTS TO MEASURE | ‘A SPECIALTY. P. T. HALL, 908 F iw. we | => NEW STORE. NEW GOODS. WOOD MANTELS. SLATE MANTELS. TILES AND GRATES. 3e1-3m* 490 LOUISIANA AVE. S. D. HOUCK, — BARN: dias Tewoved to cor. 1Uth and C 8 *_ Je1-3t*_ , PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION j Sasols...... 46. Lisbilitics for digs paid by meibers! Interest and surplus fund At the time there is a general and wide- spread interest Takeu in the mutter Of Sutlding Xeso- ciatious. ‘The daily ry Pay buck i order to be clear oi debt? We believe the “Perpetual” will stand this test Letter than any | plan or scheme yet devised. Thus: We advauce @1,09 | ou 7 shares, fora total payment of $14 wonthly for | 109 montus, oF, in other words, you get out $1,000 ‘and pay back $1.400, or $30U wore than you take out, which is the interest for the joan for years and 4 | months. Any portion, or the whole of the debt, cau be ‘time. ‘Shares can be taken at any time Tequired. Persons owning ® lot can have the money to build a house, and the mouthly dues Will be about what they would bave to pay for rent. Fersous subseribing for shares as eu investment can have their money refunded aud 5 per ceut iutarest, or luaturity of the Ti percent per aunum, Next fuceting WEDNESDAY EVENING, June Sat O13 7th st . C. DUNCANSON, President. LR ABKAHAM, e- President, Lt becr » Jel-at Gis 12th st, EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F ST. ASSETS $1,044,781.37. Subscriptions for shares in the 17th issue received @aily at the office of the Association, Equitable Build- ing, 1003 F st. Shares are €2.50 per month, $1.000 advanced on each share. Pamphlets explaining the objects and advantage of the Association are furnished upon application. Office hours, from @ a m. to 4:30 p.in. On the first Wednesday in each month the office will be open from 6 to So'clock p. ma. Advances will be made promptly at 7 o'clock. THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pres’t, JNO. JOY EDSON, Sec’y. my31_ & THROUGH TO GLENWOOD CEMETERY. ‘The Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Co. has completed the extension of its line by way of 2dand V streets northeast to Glenwood Cemetery, and will commence running through cars from 7th and New ‘York avenue to-day, every other car running through, Double-deckers will run to-day. my30-6t_ E NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSI eS en aL, ee Company, receives silverware aud ali kinds of valuables on de- Vaults pose Sates of all urgiar-proof, dany ing, with walls 3 fire“ proof throughout Bate Deposit Company. Apartments provided exclusively for ladies. Tuspection invited. my11-1m A FACT WORTHY OF NOLICE AND ‘cousideration. For the past two years I have been selling the highest grade Vapor Fluid fur stoves | on the market, aud as a stroug evidence of its quality | and reliability 1 have enjoyed @ steady and growing | Wade wituout a single complaint. und I have always | sold the one grade. “5 gallous for 7c , delivered. | myl6-3w CHA! HODGEIN, 919 7th st.n.w. SU ‘SS. PERFEC STOVES. Guaranteed Best aud Cheapest. All Styles of Gas FIXTURES, ca Mp IMaK, 1206 F street, 6 iuches thick. Construction Equipment unsurpassed as a Our Popular Suit at veer pals pelen Wasbingte : z with any duit shown at 1% the Fist JUNE, 1880. ‘51 912. ber month, ou which $1,000 is ddvauced ty pure this can line soo | Subscriptions te stock cau be tude at the followiiey ean Eee ga, ae now 708 0 ne ct enitoan, Band placen: A. DEPUL, Pres, S20 404 ata. if Ly. ireasurer; A. a 86.50 aw: WT. WALKER, TTT Gt nw A 7 a yl. Tt For an All- Wool Serge Suit. .. . Sth’ and Mar: 75e. ‘and Mi re fortunate to get another lot White Fancy Vests, which we sell Bet one dmeng leas ME DESIO HAS REMOVED te the floor of his ave.—where for ¥Q atadiscount of 20 percent. myl6-lin — KINGSLEY BROS.’ CREAMERY CO. oid vtand—1223 Peun. will be CHOICEST DAIRY PRODUCTS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MILK AND CREAM DEPOT, 929 and 931 D st.n. w. Send orders by postal, telephone or our wagons. The best milk and the best service thatcau be obtained at all umes. Our Wholesale Butter House, 216 10th st.n. w., shortly remove to our new ‘Louisiana ave. will building, 927 and 929 money from au association, how imuch do you have to | Washington News and Gossip. Index to Advertisements, AMUSEMENTS... ATTORNEYS... AUCTION SALES. ARCHITECTS. BOARDING.. wo iy & DEATHS...., CELT Ete FAMILY SUPPLIES. FINANCIAL... FOR RENT (Room: FOR RENT (Hovs! FOR SALE (Lots), FOR SALE (Miscrirasgoui GENTLEMEN'S GOODS. HOTELS. HOUSE: INSURAN LADIES’ Gc LOCAL MEN LOST AND FOU MARRIAGES. MEDICAL.. NOTARIES PUBI OCEAN STEAMERS PIANOS AND ORGANS,, PERSONAL, RAILROADS SPECIAL NO’ 3 SUBURBAN PROPERTY, SUMMER RESORTS. SPECIALTIES SURVEYORS... WA WANTED (MiscetLanzous) WOOD AND COAL VW EWE WAVDNHIDIDVGAAT SIVA AYW DAW IVO AV VSGIVVIVSAIFGWBWHANWAQ® ELITE eLEL ete teeter Govenxwent Recetprs To-pay.—Internal rey- enue, $143.797; customs, $567,804. To-Day's Box offerings aggregated $77,500, as follows: registered 437s, $500 at 107; $7,000 10676; $50,000 at 10634; $20,000 at 1063. A Manx or Honor.—Secretary Tracy yester- day transmitted to William Fooye, the gallant seaman who has recently returned to Mare Island, Cal., from the Vandalia, the silver medal presented to him by the Humane soci- ety of Massachusetts. The medal bears the following inscription: “Honor Virtutis Pra- mium, To William Fooye, Seaman, U. $. N., U. 8. 8. Vandalia. For brave and heroic efforts in saving life on the 22d February and the 7th of March, 1889, at Ayia, Samoan Islands.” The reverse bears the emblems of the society. Wm. Fooye was complimented in general orders is- sued by Secretary of the Navy. Cmer Exorxeer Ratpu Aston has been de- tached from duty at the Quintard Iron works, New York, and ordered to duty at the Delaware River Iron works, Chester, Pa, Mr. Cuantes L. Kxarp, who was appointed consul-general at Montreal, as mentioned in yesterday’s Stak, is a native of Lowville, N. ¥., Was a state senator for two or three terms, and Was supported for this position by Senator Hiscock, ex-Senators Platt and Miller, and the other controlling politicians of that section, To Stop tae Meprotne Dances. — Indian Agent Meyers will call upon the United States be ieg 7 to prevent the medicine dance which — and Comanche Indians propose to 0. Re-RatING Pensioners. — Pension Commis- sioner Tanner has taken steps to order all pen- | sioners who receive less than $4 per month be- fore medical examining boards for a pees 4 with a view to increasing all pensions below | Per month to that figure. Goveryment Contracts Witn Corpora- Tions.—Acting Second Controller McMahon has decided that contracts between the gov- ernment and corporations should be executed by the president, treasurer or secretary of the latter, who should sign the corporate name followed by his own and attach the seal of the corporation. A certificate of the board of directors to the effect that the party signing is &n officer of the corporation, or acertified copy of the by-laws, containing his name, should filed, A Rercrn to THE OLD Way.—Secretary Windom has issued an order abolishing the new system of consolidated warrants, which Mr. Fairchild adopted a year ago, and which was found to be impracticable and far from The only commendable feature the economical. about it was a large reduction in number of signatures required from the retary and assistant secretaries. Otherwise it proved cumbersome and perplexing. Iysrectorn or Inmicrants APpointep.—Sec- retary Windom has appointed Capt. Wm. D, Jaynes, of Boston, inspector of immigrants at the port of Boston, with the special purpose of enforcing the provisions of the alien covtract labor law. Prrsonat.—J. M. Lindsley, E. N. Erickson C. D. Barrette, J. H. McCormack and E, C, Rives of New York, J. B. Thomas of Saginaw, Mich., and H. E. Townsend of Brooklyn, are at Willard’s.—Robert Hamilton, Charles M. Stuger and A. O. Goshorn of Covington, Ky C. L. Pullman of Chicago, C. H. Clarke ‘of Lincoln, Neb., C. F. Woodard of Bangor, Me., and Edward B. Ives, F. C. Woodbury of New York, are at the Arlington.——G, Mait. Sing of Winchester, Ohio, 8S. W. Long of St. Louis, J. | B. Luckey of Elmore, Ohio, J. H. Burgon of | Tremont, Ohio, Rev. Wm. Paret of Baltimore, W. B. Fairchild of New York, S. C. Cobb of Pensacola, are at the Ebbit.——H. Kk. Stan- ford of New York, F. Perkins, U. 8. A., R. O. Phillips of Lincoln, Ni Agar of New Orleans, F. W. Fort Scott, are at the Riggs.——J. P. For- syth and C, T. Johnson of New York, and A. J. Jones of Palatka. Fla., are at the Arno.—Elton Phelps of New York is at Worm- ley’s.——J. A. Hodge, J. W. Collier, Jonn Mathews and Chas. H. Webb of New York, and Thos. P. Ochiltree are at Chamberlin’s.—J, A. Wood of New York. and Charles Nixon of Chicago are at Welker’s——M. B. Churc Grand Rapids, Mich., and D. G. Rush and wit Chicago, ill., are at the Normandie.——H. K. y of New York, and J. Gallagher, Skan- neateles, Me., are at the Hotel Johason. A CROWD OF APPLICANTS. Three Hundred and Twenty Persons Examined at the Civil Service Rooms. The attendance at the departmental exami- nation held by the civil-service commission at the City Hall to-day was greater than at any ever held. Three hundred and twenty candidates were examined. A number who were expected were delayed at different points by breaks in rail- road connections. To accommodate the crowd the commission used, in addition to the regular.examination-room, the old Cir- cuit Court room, the Bar association room, the ee Poi room, and the witness room adjoin- ig. There were 189 men and 281 women ex- Of the men sixty-eight took the clerks’ and Seventy-one the copyists’ examination and of the women seven the clerks’ and 174 the copyists’ examination. are of home now. The investigation into the al- leged irregularities in examinations at the New York custom house has been com and it is e; that a of the results will be to the public epagn est a vst soveral lice where their co different routes, visiting different cities, WASHINGTON, D.C., TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1889. Telegrams to The Star- PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. Receivers of Public Moneys, Registers of Land Offices, Etc. The President made the following app>int- ments to-day: To be receivers of public moneys: John T. Carlin, of Montana, at Bozeman, Montana territory; James J. Dolan, of New Mexico, at Las Cruces, New Mexico. To be registers of land-offices: Frank E. Baldwin, of Colorado, at Pueblo, Col.; Eddy F. Ferris, of Montana, at , Montana territory. George Tucker Smith, to be an assistant sur- geon in the navy. THE ADJUTANT-GENERALSHIP. Secretary Proctor Considering the Ques- tion of Gen. Drum’s Successor. Secretary Proctor returned to the city this morning from Rutland, Vt., his son’s health be- ing much improved. He went to the War de- partment early, and about the first thing he did was to call for all the papers in the case of the vacant adjutant-generalship, thus indicat- ing that the matter will receive early attention at the White House. Col. Kelton has been act- ing as adjutant-general for a week. Opinions are growing more pronounced in his favor, and the general idea is that the Whipple boom has spent itself, and that the stron; opposition it met from the ranks of army offi- cers has virtually broken its back. It has been learned that the health of Col. Robert Wil- liams, who ranks next to Col. Kelton, is far better than it has been for years, and his ab- sence from the field of candidates for the head of the corps is due solely to a regard for the principles of army promotion and a stron; friendship for Col. Kelton. It is underst that he fully intends to stand up to the front for the position when Kelton retires in 1892, after which he will have abouta year anda half to serve, THE SECRETARY'S ‘POSITION. The word of Secretary Proctor, it is thought, will have a good deal of weight in the decision of this question, and his position will have much to do with his future popularity with the army. Those who know him ribe him as a very conservative man, and if he follows out this characteristic he will be rather likely ba ad on the line of long-continued custom and defer to the rights of seniority, APPLICANTS FOR THE VACANCY. The most difficult end of the question is the selection of an officer to fill the vacant assist- ant yeni Grenbogn 9 for which there are over fifty applicants, Itis thought at the War department that the race lies between Capts, Dougherty and Taylor. POST-OFFICE SUNDAY WORK. A Circular from ver Postmaster-Gen- eral. Postmaster-General Wanamaker has sent the following circular to the postmasters of one hundred of the largest post-offices throughout the country, “With the view of ascertaining the relative importance of the receipt and dispatch of mails at post-offices, and the delivery therefrom to the public on Sunday as compared with the same on the other days of the week, and in order to reduce the work on that day, if it shall be found to be practicable and proper, I will thank you to carefully collect information on the following points as applied to Sundays in the coming month of June, and make report thereon in detail to me, to-wit: “1, The amount of postage re postal cards, newspaper wrappers, &c., sold at your office on each Sunday in June. 2. The number of callers at your post-office on each Sundayin June. 8. The nymber of mails dispa’ d and received on each Sunday in June, and the ap- | pag ares extent of such mails. 4. The num- er of detter-carrier collections, the approxi- mate extent of the mail matter collected, and the hours at whigh the several collections were made. 5. The number of employes on duty each Sunday and the hours of service of each, “TI shall also esteem it a favor if you will eub- mit to me, with these replies, any suggestions which may occur to you, after careful thought, as to the means and the mode of reducing Sun- day work in post-offices.” The information elicited by this circular will be tabulated and laid before the Postmaster- General for his consideration. Any action that may be deemed advisable will be announced in a future order. Mr. Wanamaker is not certain that any modification may be made in the pres- ent system. One of his first official acts upon taking charge of the Post-Oftice department was to issue an order prohibiting employes from coming to the department on Sunday. This order is rigidly enforced. THE JOHNSTOW SUFFERERS. Contributions Through The Star for Their Relief. The following additional contributions for the relief of the Johnstown sufferers have been received at Tue Star office and will be promptly forwarded: Heretofore acknowledged. G. A. Shallenberger..... Mrs, G. A. Shallenberger A. Eberly. 00 C: Xander. 10 00 Cash... 5 00 The Widow's Mite. 3 00 Cash... vise 200 Collected by J. "M. Grady in Robinson, Parker & Co.: W. L. Cherry. -- $1.00 H. B. Parker. 1 00 J. 5 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ‘ewveahr. 1 00 . H, Yor 100 — 4 3 1 1 5 1 1 2 3 Employes Library of G The Bon Marche want SSRRasSanadensanSaktsn SSSR RSSSSsssssssssSssssssssSsSssssssssass Employes Interior Department Government Printing Offic: Wm. H. Pentland & Co.. Here is a dollar I saved up selling papers after school. I take it out of cies ion to send it to some of the little hoys who everything by the floods in Johnstown. in Wauiis H.-Wanp. A VALLEY OF DEATH NewHorrors of the Johns- town Disaster. RUIN AND DESOLATION. Thousands Dead and Thou- sands Homeless. IDENTIFYING THE BODIES. Latest Details of the Flood and Fire, A PESTILENCE FEARED. Preparations for Burying the Bodies Being Pushed. TEN THOUSAND DEAD AND TWENTE THOUSAND HOMELESS IN THE CONEMAUGH VALLEY—ENER- GETIC WORK BEING DONE UNDER GEN. HAST- ixos’ DIRECTION, THOUGH MANY MEN ARE EX- HAUSTED FROM OVER-WORK. Jouxstowy, Pa., June4,8 a.m.—Delay is no longer possible. The decomposed corpses will undoubtedly breed pestilence if longer exposed totheair, At the first break of dawn this morning orders were issued to push prepara- tions for the gigantic burial with all possible speed. Where there is no reasonable hope for identification the bodies will be buried at once. It is probable that by evening there will be at least 3,000 new graves in the valley, many of which will be unmarked for all time. The sit- uation this morning is MORE HEARTRENDING THAN EVER. Every hour reveals new horrors of the disas- ter. The total number of dead cannot be less than 10,000, and may be many more. Not one per cent of the buildings in the valley, from the reservoir to Sang Hollow, are left standing, and the only ones tenantable are the few strag- gling residences high up on the hill side, To- day the fear of pestilence has increased the hor- ror of the situation. The stench from the putrefying bodies awaiting burial and those lying partially burned in the debris is terrible. Many men who have worked heroically for the past forty-cight hours have absolutely given out. The sight and smell of the remains have made them sick. Heroic efforts are being put forth to bury the bodies as fast as possible. Gen. Hastings has distinguished himself by bringing order out of chaos, and the work is now progressing systematically. Every hour brings to light new stories of hair-breadth es- capes, heroic deeds and horrible fatalities. In one short hour there were more tragic scenes than ordinarily occur in a century. TEN THOUSAND DEAD AND TWENTY THOUSAND HOMELESS, Summing the whole situation up it may be aid that at least ten thousand persons are dead and jyrenty thousand are homeless and wi'! be dependent on charity for weeks. Enough pro- visions are at hand for the present, but more will be needed soon. The greatest difficulty is in finding shelter for the homeless at night, but owing to the excellent arrangements being perfected it is hoped that actual suffering will soon be atanend. It is now definitely settled that only about four lives were lost on the train that left Pittsburg Friday morning last. Conductor Bell, who had charge of the train, stated yesterday that in his opinion @nly four passengers were lost. Said he: “We were between Conemaugh and Johnstown when the engineer saw the flood coming. He gave us word, and we ran through the train and told the passengers torun to the moun- tains for their lives, but the majority of them thought it was only a wave and remained in their cars while the trainmen ran to the moun- tains. When the flood came it washed away the car next tothe smoking car and left the | others remaining. The people in the Pullman car were ducked, but none of them was other- wise injured. The three or four passengers who were lost were men, but I do not know their names.” Four young ladies who were on the train were saved, but, owing to fright, were unable to leave Prospect, where they were taken until yesterday, when they were taken to Ebens- burg. SYSTEMATIC WORK OF RESCUE. Alarge force of workmen is putting forth all their time in the work of systematically res- cuing the bodies from among the ruins at the railroad bridge. The fires are nearly extin- guished but break out again at short intervals. When finally extinguished the work will pro- gress rapidly. The bodies taken from the ruins this morning add horror to the scenes. Rec- ognition is impossible on account of the horri- ble manner in which the flames have mutilated them. The smell of putrifying and burned flesh is terrible, and several of the workmen have already been compelled to leave their work on account of sickness. With this condi- tion of affairs taken into consideration alto- gether with the fact that work in the vicinity of the bridge has been begun while the weather becomes warmer, and a week or more must elapse before the stupendous task is completed, THE AWFUL DANGERS OF AN EPIDEMIC and horrors of the situation are not pleasant to contemplate. A party of gentlemen from the east arrived this morning, coming across the mountains in wagons, They report a terrible condition of a train of any kind is running on the middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad, the tracks have been washed out for long distances in many places, and a great many bridges are gone entirely and will need extensive repairs before they can be again used with safety. Telegrams were sent to various quarters this morning asking that physicians be sent on at once. Those who bave been on duty at the hospital are actually worked out. They have not only attended tothe wants of the injured in the different towns, but have had frequent calls from persons injured in the outlying dis- tricts, HARROWING SCENES CONTINUE. The harrowing scenes which have been iden- tified with the morgue still continue there and : | bting the affairs between this point and Harrisburg." Not | * TWO CENTS. posed to be Mrs. Schiller. Mrs. Mary Hoff- man, Mrs. Bertha Hoffman, Merion Hoffman, Florence Hoffman, Jos. Hoffman, Mrs. J. B. Hormick, Dr. W. C. Beam, Mrs. W. C. Beam, Cornell Dick, Johnstown; Cris. Craig, wife and daughter, Cambria City; Dr. Wagoner and family, Mrs, Edwards; Gilmore family, all but Mrs, Gilmore; Kirtland family, all but Mrs. Kirtland; Mra. Delmay @nd one son; Craft family, all but Mrs. Craft; Richard Worthing’s family, all but himself, Conemaugh—Mr. Andrews, Thomas Davis and family, all but one; Dr. Lee, Mr. Martin and family, all but two sons; Mike Murphy, Browly family, all but one son; Jos. Ross, Mr. Fink and family, all but one son; Mr. Boyle, Cambria City; Laura Youst, Kernans- ville; Mr. Williams, Conrad Neeze, August Ger- ris. Christ Dorres, of Conemaugh, was identi- fied yesterday. IX THE BURNING DRIFT. Last night, in company with several persons from the city of Pittsburg, a reporter visited the burning drift above the bridge and up to the banks of Stony creek. Amidst debris of the drift in different pluces could be seen the bodies of men, women and children, some of them partly buried by the timber and masses of rubbish. Other bodies were seen so badly charred by the flames that it will be impossible toeven recognize them. In several places were seen charred bodies. In one place a man’s head was seen that had been torn from the body, The doctors at the hospital are of the opinion that a mistake was made in putting out the fire. It will takea month fo remove the mass of Wreckage, and before that time the bodies will have been decomposed and pes- tilence impregnated the towns along the way to Pittsburg with the germs of an epidemic. The general opinion among the doctors is that a large quantity of petroleum should be poured in the drift and set on fire, and in this way get rid of it ina short time. There is no possi- bility of recognizing any of the bodies now in the drift, and it would be better to have them all burned than to be allowed to lie and putrefy. NOT THOUGHT A WISE MOVE. Adjutant-General Hastings’ orders calling out the fourteenth regiment and ordering them to this place is not looked upon as being aito- gether a wise move. H. S. Collins, the iron broker of Pittsburg says: “I see no need of soldiers here. There are enough people now to defend, without bringing in soldiers to eat up what has been sent for relief of the needy. Everything is quiet and orderly this morning.” Dr.John Buchanan. of Pittsburg, who has | charge of the registration, said this morning they had only got track of about 8,000 out of a population of 29,400. It does not follow that those not reported are drowned or lost, but it gives an idea of the terrible loss of life. NO RAY OF SUNSHINE. Four days have elapsed since the angel of death swept down through the valley of the Conemaugh, but no ray of sunshine has yet lightened the scene of horror at Johnstown bridge. The sky is still overcast with heavy clouds, and the sun rests behind 1 menacing pail as though reluctant to view the handiwork of his potent elements. For thirty-six hours,- without intermission, the fire engines have played on the smoking ruins above the bridge, ut the flames that break out afresh at frequent intervals in this floatin, field of ruins seem to defy the subduing force of water. Nearly 2,000 men are employed in different parts of the valley clear- ing up the ruins and prosecuting diligent search for the undiscovered dead. Their in- Vestigations are not without fruitful results, te e bodies of the dead and charred victims of flood and fire aro discovered with undimin- ished frequency. It becomes hourly more end more apparent that not a single vestige wiil ever be recognized of hundreds that were roasted in the flames above the bridge. A party of searchers has just unearthed a cliarred to bea blackened log, and it required the au- thoritative verdict of a physician to demon- strate that the ghastly discovery was THE CHARRED REMAINS OF A HUMAN BEING, Only the trunk remains, and that was roasted beyond all resemblance to flesh. Five min utes’ search revealed the fragments of a skull that at once disintegrated of its own weight when exposed to air, no single piece being larger than a half dollar,and the whole re- sembling the remnants of shattered charcoal. Within the last hour half a dozen discoveries in no way less horrifying than this have been made by searchers as they rake with sticks and hooks in the smoking ruins. So difficult is it | at times to determine whether the remains are those of human beings that it is apparent that hundreds must fairly be burned to ashes. Thus the number that have found a last resting place beneath these ruins can at best never be more than approximated. Moxham, the iron manufacturer, is mayor pro tem. of Johnstown to-day. He is probably the busiest man in the United States. Ai- though for days without sleep, he still sticks nobly to his task. Hundreds of others are like him. Men fall to the earth from sheer fatigue. There are many who have not closed an eve in sleep since they awoke on Friday morning. The are a hollow-eyed, pitiful looking lot. Many have lost near relatives and all friends. MEN AND HORSES MOST NEEDED. Men and horses is what is most needed to- day. Some of the unfortunates who could not gotothe relief trains endeavored to obtain flour from the wrecked stores in Johnstown. One dealer was charging €5 asack for flour and was getting it in one or two cases. Sud- denly the crowd heard of the occurrence, and several desperate men went to the store and doled the flour gratuitously to the homeless and stricken army. Another dealer was selling flour at $1.50 a sack, He refused to give any away, butwould sell it to any one who had the money. Otherwise he would not allow any one to go wear it, guarding his store with a _ shotgun. Bodies are recovered in Johnstown to-day that have been robbed by the ghouls that flock to the scene. It was known that one lady had several hundreds in her possession just before the disaster, but when the body was recovered was not a cent in her pocket. The Huns attacked a supply wagon between Morrellville and Cambria City to-day. drivers of ‘the wagon repulsed them, but they again returned. A second = fa ensued, but after lively scram- ‘ans were again driven away. After that drivers and guards of supply wagons were permitted to go armed. REGISTERS ARE BEING OPENED in Johnstown, and all survivors are requested to register their names in order to give infor- mation of their safety to inquiring Post-offices were opened in Kernville and! fourth ward of Johnstown to-day. The first mail got in at 9:30 this mor and was enor- mous for such @ small town. i grow, if anything, more intense as the days go |.platform, on. In the flickering rays of light which eman- ated from smoked lantorns last night could be seen the figures of the men who are doing all i i | I i i : F g ‘ i i H & i § i i s FI ; fi | | | sex was exhibited that dauntless cout stood and where he supposed the bodies The firemen, recognizing his lay. the old man up he e my child; there iv the rest of them.” The workmen continued, and ina few min- utes they to the remains of and eed won children. com ly burned off, but there was enough their clothing left to r them yy. What was left was picked up and placed im coffins, the old gentleman following closely the men who were carrying the coffins. PUTTING MEN TO WORK. Gen. Hastings is hiring all the men to secure and remove the debris, and is offering @2 and their food and shelter per day. Booth and Flynn, the Pittsburg contractors, hare number of men at work and have placards about the stone bridge calling for 2,000 men _ wanes them $2 = Cambria ron Work’s company are already preparing to get their works in operation. It is probable that two of the oes wil be by the end of the week. es were at work all day yesterday cleaning ¢ dam out, and this morning the company had six hundred men at work. REROISM OF WOMEN, The sad story of the Conemaugh is not with- out its deeds of heroism. The appalling scenes of horror developed daring courage where least expected, while “every-day heroes in the midst ot the terrifying scenes usually degen- erated into arrant cowards. Those who viewed the frightful scenes of fire and flood agree that the hopelessness of the situation was first fully realized by women, and that by the tender ye which 1s born of resignation. Mother's coolly sacri- ficed themselves to the fury of the flood or fire to save the lives of their children and loved ones. Not infrequently some pale-faced woman, clinging with her child to floating debris, and realizing that the support was too frail for two would seen to lift her pre- cious burden high upon the floating debris, and with a hearty kiss bidding farewell to all that bound ber to the world, sink beneath the waves. HE SAVED TWENTY-TWO PERSONS. Edward C. Willis, is a young foundryman of Cambria, twenty-seven years old, whom mo one even suspected of possessing more than ordinary courage. When the fiood was at its height, and people were float- ing down the rushing torrent in hundreds, Will rushed to his boat, and, senseless to the plead- ings of wife and relatives, shoved his frail craft far out into the angry current, Gliding rapidly alongside a factory roof upon which a woman and her two children were | kneeling, with blanched faces and stony stare, he skilitully evaded the obstructions that every minute threatened to crush the craft, and, lifting the terrorized creatures into his boat, shot across the current back to the bank Whence he came. A shout of applause swelled from the thron that lined the bank, but. unmoved by plandits, Young Will repeated the perilous journey, not once, but seven times, until twenty-two lives have been saved by his indomitable energy. The nextday when the most of Johnstown | Was still under water, Will ascended the stream to the desolate city, and again dista himself by many acts of heroism and endure ance. tribute too fulsome cannot be paid to his noble | character, but after all among the heroes that | these strange scenes developed he is only one of the many, THE SUPERINTENDENT’S STORY. The Situation at Lock Haven Better Than was Anticipated. Parrapetrnta, June 4—Superintendent Pet tit, of the Pennsylvania railroad, made his way to the edge of the city of Lock Haven at 9:90 this morning. He saw some of the principal citizens and they say there is no suffering. All | the houses had from six to ten feet of water in | them, and the mud is still remaining in the | streets and houses. Only one person is known | to have been drowned at Lock Haven, but sev- | eral lives are reported lost at Mill Dam, a town about four miles from Lock Haven. The apprehensions have been felt in regard aven, as Superintendent Pettit's dis- received at 10 o'clock this morning, is the first news from that beleaguered city since Friday, and the very tavorable outlook is the cause of general rejoicing. Local freight at Lock Haven for other towns will be started tis afternoon. < DELAYED MAIL AND PASSENGERS. The through mails delayed at Altoona were | started over the mountains to Pittsburg at 8 | o'clock this morning. One hundred and thirty- | two passengers accompanied them. They go | to sburg via Cresson by rail, and from | Ebensburg to Blairsville they will travel over the mountain roads in wagons, and at the lat ter place will take the train for Pittsburg. It is supposed that most of the 182 reare west-bound, though some of them may be east bound people, who are taking advantage of the opportunity to get back to Pittsburg, and thence east by some other route, All the postal clerks accompanied the mails. It is also thought to be more than likely that many of those caught in Altoona have made their way on their own responsibility to some point where they could board a train to Pittsburg. The wires to Altoona and Williams; are working very badly on account of the raim which is still falling, and only the most meager dispatches can be sent and received, The rail- road people say there are teams enough af Ebensburg to forward ninety persons from there to Blairsville, and if other teams are sec which is very probable, all will be forwarded in one party. A great deal of the baggage was also sent back to Ebensburg and will foliow the passengers, q 7 Ail gaps on the proposed temporary route from Harrisburg to Altoona have = closed, with the exception of the big bridge at Mont- gomery, where the water is still too high and the current too swift to work successfully. I¢ is now thought the line will be made good by Wednesday morning. THOSE WHO ARE SAFE, The following-named persons are at Altoons and desire that their friends be informed of their sefety: Laura Anderson, Rochester, Pa; Mrs. S. Bonfay, Minneapolis; Mrs. M. Brown, Pittsburg; Mrs. S. Bell and daughter, Philadel hia; Miss Lillie Burnoghouse, Cincinnati; Mra, . J. Blaisdell, Pelican Rapids, Minn.; Anne Donaldson, Canonsburg, Pa. ; son, N. J.; George F. Griffith. N Hamilton, Minneapolis; Long Branch, -;_ Mrs. 3. K delpbia; Mrs. E. M. Kell and son. Liberty, Ind. Mrs. Dr. J. Cardenas and three children, Reeds- ae Wis.; Mrs. J. E. Latt, Cincinnati; Rev. J. H. iper, Philadelphia; John Mohan, jr., Phil- adelphia; B. Meyer, Jersey City; Mrs. George W. Sanxy. Chica Mrs. E. Schenck, Mt, Vernon, N. ¥.; Mrs. W. P. Winslow, Chicago; E. M. Zebley, Philadelphia. General Agent Latta telegraphed Congress- man Randall at Washington in reference to se- curing tents and blankets, and received the fellowing reply: “William J. Latta, Esq.: Just received at 12:30 p. m. your telegram, on my return from ride. I made haste to War de; to have blankets and tents sent. I: the order has already gone out. Give me everything of this sort to attend to at this point. Sauce J. Raxpart. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. A Special Session Asked For by Every Member From Allegheny County. Prrresvre, Pa., June 4—A message asking for a special session of the state legislature, which was signed by every member of that i i i it i i E i Hi i] | ? ; ; i a f { t .