Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1889, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Exeept Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corver Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. B. KAUFFMANN, Pres't ‘Ine EVextes Stan is served to sabacribers in che city hy carriers, on their owu account, at 10 ceuts week. of 44c. per month Copies at the counter, cents cach. By mail—postage prepad—oU cents 8 month, one year, @6; six months, #k {Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C..a8 second <iaas mail matter} THE WrEKLY Stan—published year, postage prepaid. Six months, 50 cents. E2-All maf] subseriptions must be paid in advances Ro paper sent longer than is paid for. of advertising made known on spplication. A on Friday—81 8 | Che. Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1889. TWO CENTs. SPECIAL NOTICES. Interest and surplus fund. re is a general and wide- Buidine Asso- At the present time th aad iat th wary Lf You vorrow a sum of w inueh do you have to * We beliewe ¥ SPECIAL NOTICES. ‘E, THE UNDERSIGNED, PAPER Mere Washington News and Gossip. LEWIS ABKRAHA G. SAXON, F JOHN COOK, is 12m st EQUITABLE JPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F ST. ASSETS $1,044,751. st the 17th issue received , Equitable Build in becriptions for shar y at the vilice of the ing, L003 F st. Assoviatio = Pamphlets ¢ vantage of | the Association m. Office bourse On the first w Fisk fr So’clock p. mu. at 7 o'clock. _ INO. JOY EDSON, See's ig qx THROUGH TO GLENWOOD CEMETE: The Eckington and Soldicr = Home Railway Co. has <@=> SHIRT-MAKERs, Fr. uh. WOODARD & CO. AND e MEN'S IMPORTING FURNISHERS, Sth and F sts. uw. my30 DIN WOUDWAKD, => Wi. RAND WM. RE Fd Attorneys-at-L. Z and ¥ Gunton Building, 2 Louisiana ave. : KES Soe ons Moved my ollice E OED, my 13-1 7 al Estute Broker. wae HSH RY AND KEY WEST CHAM CERTIFICATES OF STOC CHEQUES, = f securities. Cox i hive ALG GEDNEY, | wd D streets (Pest Busdine). VHT, QUICK FIRE AND CHEAP, EUEL, buy Wasuington Gas Licht SOBNSON BROTHERS, = etoghy and deeien: al ’ => FOR BR rows Gare INTMENT. | The best thing ever known Felons, Eryaiyelas, Gra Suuptions, Sores, bur: Carbuncles, Boils, | Pyehds, and all Skin Cuts. | 2 ree pe FOR GE » 2 & Port its call at it % . ™ sea$10 to $7. Tews $1 per weel 2 $4 pei uS Work delivered at once, it Pare studio in Washington. = ““oYered Sf once WANYED (Mfrsceutanzous), Page 2 H. B. SMITH. a Wovuv AND COAL Page 7 ts Fe. fovelone “our feapective Indexjo Advertisements, places Se fbag ess on SATU ey son igh = pm. aring them uly, and August, com- SIorntsow, =< OURISON, 6 RIDER & ADDISON, Sand 6 _CHAS. G. STOTT & CO. 3 OF BURNSIDE CORPS, Pago 3 a will recei thing, shoes a and bedding at 918 14th stu. w.. for distriby Pace 6 the Johnstown sufferers. | Such contribu | Page 2 Licited from comrades of Burnside P. | Page 2 K.. and others for the familie: . 1 8 pass through the hands of Mise Barton, President of | Pasco he Ked Crowe association, It Page 2 | THERE WILE BE A MEFTING OF Page 3 Bo ittrymen's Avsorietion THIS} Page 5 at id E sts. n. w. Pace 7 Page 6 Pace & LAR ‘Pace 6 ou i be “4 jo te Pace 7 © Garden, on SDAX, June ‘Page 2 ; jou are Cordially invited.” 1t' Pare 3 oa + oR = FOR RENT (Stones). Page 3 Bice BiNesey Bros: creawery co. FOR SALE (Hovsue), aed tiie FOR SALE (Lots), Page 2 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MILK DEPOT, Page 2 929 and 931 D st.n. w. mee ‘The best milk and cream that can be produced can Pace 7 always be obtained from our wagons. Send orders by ‘Pare 7 waKrUUS. has vat medicinal proper- n-Roomn ts open day and night, where i drink the baat madera ataltor ed RUTTER HOUSE, 92 ip supplied with a POTOMAC RIVER BOATS... PIANOS AND ORGANS, i 1 spectfully requested Hall, 7th st. as may Johustown, SUBURBAN PROPERTY, SUMMER RESORTS. SPECIALTIES , 7, at 7: those desi: Join are et attend. of Bourd of Directors and wsplete ng to permanent or- Jet Cor. 6th and Massachu Open until § p.m. ‘ Goversment Receipts To-Day,—Internal <> OFFIC Bs aXp's a raso,+ | Tevenue, $224,814; customs, $531,896. is day Litt my | Mus, Lew Wantace Sarz,—Gen, Lew Wallace, stock of lumber, “ reserving Ishall always | Thanking et now at West Point, telegraphed President Har- rison, in nse to an inquiry last night, that his wife was “coming out of the great calamity | at Johnstown safe.” — Tue Puestpent was Appointed Samuel D, Dickinson postmaster at Jersey City, Ww 3, Having this day bousht of GEO. AL SHEHA‘ stock of well d liuber, &¢..in premises above ned, Twill cou at bh To-Day's Boxp Orrenrsos aggregated 268 550, as follows: Registered 4s $10,000 at 129 ex, li registered 44s $7,250 at 107, $500 at + $19,000 at 10634, },000 at 1067g, $2,800 at 10634. weuty-five y deavor to merit their p _Jet-6t —— THE pmaure nt fate RICHARD H. WILLET, Of the late tirm of Willet & Libbey. ALIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT CO, h st. and New Lork ave. received on deposit, pal aw Unboine THe Wonk or THE Last ADMINISTRA- Tiox.—Acting Land Commissioner Stone has issued an order directing that no more cases be sent to the board of review for examination prior to being sent to patent. and that the 17,000 cases now pending in that board be ex- amined and disposed of as rapidly as possible. This action is taken with a view to abolishing the board at the earliest practicable date. Acting Commissioner Stone is also considering the advisability of abolishing the contest divis- |ion as unnecessary and a hindrance to the Lag transaction of the public business. The board of review and the division of con- tests were both created by Executive order during the last adminis(ration. Silverware an Storage alla! Goa NOTICE, TO ca PRACTOKS, Bfoet of water im vlir basement and 250 natis on our main floor; we are overweighted, and will dispose of the nails at actual cost for the next three dlsy oT. CARTER & CO., General Hi wuder usth within torty- in default of such return aW to ake out such state- Proressons ror tat Oatnotic University Witt Nor spe AtLowep To Lanp.—Solicitor .LIAMS, | Hepburn, of the Treasury, has decided that pawns Ti foreign professors are not among the classes FGAL DICTIONARY FOR OFFI- | excepted trom the law that forbids the impor- UF THE CLV LL SLAVICE—The Cen; | tation of alien contract labor. This is in reply to a letter of inquiry from the managers of the Catholic university to be established here, who desire to bring a corps of instructors from Eu- rope to engage in the work of the institution. ‘The solicitor warns the university that if these protessors are brought into the country under contract it will be a violation of the law. best legal Dictionary for x 3 m1 F FLOOD, FLOOD, FLOOD—LEA’ > sautiicry Hardware, and Shoe Findiy WoL, RING & Bi GARDNER Git if Marvl - OUR $12 BLUE SERGE SUITS IS FAST rm cleared erases and dereble. GEORGE Treascry Aprorxtments. — Secretary Win- dom has appointed A. A. Grant, of Wisconsin, assistant messenger; Henry Fetter, of New Jer- 7 14:54 Now York ave. SPECIALTY, sey, watch reinstated; N. Borchard, of Tp a at chiatc So ¥. 7. WALL, Montana, watchman; F. A. Walleis, of Minne- 905 F uw. _ | gota, watehmun; H. C. Brownlow, grandson of Pisawevran bs FRENCH SATTE GINGHAMS. inde of Garner's Percal, 3 tucks and 6 plaits, unlaundered; would be cheap | at75e. Our pri | Made of best quality Cotton, Linen | jarsand Cullis; worth soc. Ou No. 4 made of Fancy Wool Flanz 1. Only Our 12%%e. Laties’ Swiss Ribbed V toe. veut ih the city equal te any 2 quality Gauze VESTS for Ladies and | aid 50c woul bargains we are CAKHAKT & LEIDY, 825 7th and 706 K st. nw, M. Suvstez & Soxs WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, JUNE 3p PER YARD, FORMEK PRICE Soc. THE ARE GROS. ROMAN AND FKEKES IDERED BY JUDGES TO Is A RARE BARGAIN. | 30 FINE FRENCH SATEEN ROBES. FORMER | PRICE $1250. WANT TO SELL THEM. HAVE THAN THESE GOODS. 00 PIECES NEW SCOTCH GINGHAMS AT HALF | c., 400. THE QUALITY ; A CALL WILL CONVINCE YOU OF THE FACT. 200 PIECES CHINA AND INDIA SILKS, SU- PERE DESIGNS, 75c. PER YARD. SASH KIEBONS, NEW WHITE Goops, HEMSTITCHED INDIA LINENS AND FIGURED SWISSES. KEW LOT NEGLIGE SHIRTS FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR ONE PRICE W. M SHUSTER & SONS el 919 PENN. AVE. N.W. Moecermaw Sraaw Has Fine English Split Straw Hats, Loys' Straw Hats, S0c.. 1, $1.25. Ladics’ Sailor Hats, #1, $1.25, $1.50, Derby Hats in Colors, $2.50, $3.50, 84, and $5. Pearl Cassimere Dress Hats, $3.50, $5, La Tosca Umbrellas, $3.50, 85. Tenn Outits. B. H. STINEMETZ & SONS, my25 1257 Penna. ave. BONS, 204d 1Uth stow i 100 PIECES BEST FRENCH SATEENS AT 20c. | - PRINTERS OF COTTON GOODS EXTANT. THIS | iw MARKED THEM @6.50. NOTHING FINER MADE GEAND. THE GOODS FRESH, CLEAN AND NEW, | ; qu NEW STORE Parson Brownlow, assistant messenger. NEW GOODs. WOOD MANTELS. SLATE MANTELS. TILES AND GRATES. 490 LOUISIANA AVE, Tur Poxtoox Corps ror Jouxstowx,—The Secretary of War has been informed that Lieut. John Biddle with thirty men of the engincer corps have left West Point, N. Y., to construct the pontoon bridge across the Conemaugh river. Adjt. Gen. Hastings has acknowledged by t egraph the receipt of the order detailing Capt. Gageby and Lieut. Miller at Johnstown, and says they are doing arduo} seas Jel-3m* P ; SAFE Ss and New Yor! Teccivcs silverware ab inds of valuatie Safes or allsizes for revt. Vaults Maryianp anp Virginia Postmasrers.—The following fourth-class postmasters have been appointed in Maryland: Fred J, Shorb, Double Pipe Creek, Carroll eounty; A. J. Dulane: Fruitland, Wicomico county: Jno. Reed, Louis- ville, Carroll count: H. Brough, Union- town, Carroll county. In Virginia Charles P. McCabe at Leesburg. in place of Geo. R, Head. Prout throughout, Deposit Company sd exclusively for ladies. my 1-1 => A FACT WOKTHY OF NOWICE AND cousideration. fr the past two years I have ot Fiuid tor stoves of its quality y and erowig dT have always Equipment unsurpassed as a Storekeeper anp Gaucer,—The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Winfield 8, Ed- wards a storekeeper and gauger at Canton, Ga. Pay Director Charles H, El- SUCCESS. Guaranteed I Styles of GAd FIXTURES, Navan Onrver: i= Call and see. dredge has been ordered to duty as general C. A. MUDDIMA: . storekeeper at the Norfolk navy-yard July 1. 020-20 eee ee Johnson Broa. | Assistant Surgeon G. H. Baker to the receiving ship Vermont. Pay Director W. W. Williams has been detached from duty as paymaster at the Mare Island navy-yard and ordered to act as ral storekeeper of thatyard, PaymasterH.G. detached as general storekeeper at Mare and ordered to duty as paymaster of ard, Paymaster Joseph Foster, detached as general storekeeper at the Norfolk navy- yard J@ly 1, ordered to settle accounts and wait orders, Ensign Gilbert Wilkes from Johns Hopkins university on the 15th inst. and ordered to Tat in the bureau of navigation. =» THIRD CO-OPERATIVE BUIMDING AS- SOCIATION OF WASHINGTON, Db. C.— Co-operative Building Associaton of 5, Sates ite four YIN JUNE, 1859. Shur is sdvanced to purchus- untin on withdrawals, Subscriptions to stock ¢ A. DEPL t the following 1446 wt. sowed re . 8.0. dT ruer diy and I sts. nw. HA. WAL- a Hell, co: 1 G ‘st Sw nd Rats: mwes O.T. Tite’ | Pensoxat.—J. O. Peck, Chas, R, Bishop, S DESIO HAS REMOVED | Lovell H. Carr and Theo. M. Woodland of New 2 the Boor of lis | York, W. 8. Jeter of Arkansas, JE, Covey or 2ujercent. myléin | Lexington, UL, J. F. Gent of Columbus, Md., HOSE, HOSE-REE: ter casi soe aoe” ede HOSE use, for | cocks : all and Godfrey Jaeger of Elmore, Ohio, are at Willard’s.---T. 8. Lamb and W. Logan of New York, Hon. C. H. Grosvenor of Athens, Ohio, Hon, T. E. ton of Cleveland, Ohio, Wm. Brickett and Hon. H. L, Morey of Hamilton, Ohio, Hon. R. Yeardly of Pennsylvania, M. L. Bardick aud Wm. Laing of Bristol, Pa., are at the Ebbitt.——Jas. H. Churchill of Boston, M. S. Chapman of Connecticut, C. D. Woodson of Alabama, T. Parker of Kansas and Frank ‘Taylor ot New York are at the Riggs,—Mr. ©. C. Shriver of Baltimore, Wm. H. Williams of Brooklyn, C. A. Mobee and L. D. Hamilton of New York are at the Arno.._—H. Jones of New York, G. Erwin of Pottsdam, Chas, Toll and B. | B. Arnold of Mandilla are at_ Wormley’s.— Edward C Hancock, of New York, is at Cham- berlain’s,——Wm. Lenham of Ohio and D. C. Wilson of Baltimore are at Welcker's,——Wal- ter James of Toledo, Ohio, Hon, Edmond M. Smith of Denver, Col., Israel W. Strong of Lawrence, Kas., P. C. Sawyer of Boston, Mass., and E. M. Tilley of Norfolk, Va., are at the St. James.——Chas, H. Cramp, of’ Philadelphia; Pa., is at the Normandie. The National Bank at Johnstown. The controller of the currency this morning received a telegram from Postmaster Baumer, at Johnstown, Pa., saying that the First national bank of that city is flooded, but ex- pressing a belief that the funds are safe. The cashier of the bank is dead. and the « =» MASONIC HALL ASSOC! TRICE OF COLUM WasHini Notice is hereby given that t Masonic Hall Asweciation of the District of Columbia, » N78, becaine due and payable on the | day of Austat, INSS.” All of said bonds, ex which was for #100, and No. 405, whic Lave been presented to the Asmociatio celed by payment of amount due on sane. day of Aucust, 188, interest on said bot and unless said above-mentioned bonds Nos. 127 au 405, are presented to the Association for paymweut on or betore the loth day of June, ISS’, the Association will apply to the trustees nained in the deed of trust | under Which the payment Gf suid bonds was secured fora felease of aaid dued of trust, By order of the Directors of tion D. Masonic Hall Associa- BLE D. LARNER, ¢ 1s PRICES. te QUALITY AND WORKMAN. SHIP. SOHULTZ GAS FIXTURE CO., sp29.3m 1315 F st. uw., Sun Building. PURCHASE YOUR OWN HOME. ‘This you can do cost of rent by becoming: EASTERN BUILDING ‘This sesocistion was organi upon the plan that has become so. popular Tul in Philadelphia and in other localities in Pa. ‘kulcal meetings for the paymeut of dues Weduse: poll's Hall, No, G42 Fa. ave.,& €., om the ia among the This te waete, $200 net loan on each share. | response to an ing! as to the condition of ya ceapeciorenineeel BRP month for f Famphiets descriptive of the A Verdict Sustaining a Will. ubenceretan Sat wun Ceaanits RaSlted | aes cases Geert Coace Soom this morning, the sealed verdict of the jury in the case of Hayes et al. against Smith et al., involving the validity of the will of the late Zachariah Hagan, was opened and recorded. OE cap.st. = | aes, my22-13t GEO.W. Me. 25 Tha sae. Sse whic AEE SPR EA yhalt or Portiand Cement. The jury found a verdict that the testatrix Ato 16-3ua __Howm 108, Lenman Building. | was of sound and disposing mind, capable of i WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT Cu, | making a valid will, and that the executor was 916 Pa, avenue. not procured by undue influence, thus sustain- Storage Departments ail above ground, my4-im ing the will, FRAUDS IN APPOINTMENTS. The Result of the New York Custom House Inquiry. THE CIVIL-SERVICE COMMISSIONERS MAKE RECOM-. MENDATIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE VIOLATIONS OF LAW—THEY SUGGEST CERTAIN REMOVALS AND AN INDICTMENT IN ONE CASE. The civil service commissioners, as stated in Tue Sra, have concluded their investigation of alleged irregularities regarding examina- tions and appointments in the New York cus- tom house. To-day they spread upon the minutes of the board a report of the conciusions of the board as follows: The civil-service commission, having con- cluded in part their investigation into the re- cent management of the New York custom- house, so far as the behavior of the local exam- ining board and the question of the proper ob- servance of the civil-service law as regards en- geist examinations are concerned, find as fol- lows: ‘The recent management of the examinations for admission has been characterized by great laxity and negligence and on the part of some of the custom-house employes by positive fraud. The clerk of the board himself testities that certain of the examinations were farcical in character, and it has been clearly shown that at least’ in one case an applicant for admission had his papers written for him by another person; that appli- cants have sometimes found out the questions in advance owing to the loose way of conduct- ing the examinations, and have sometimes been given the examination papers before- hand by custom-house employes for personal, political or pecuniary considerations. Accusations have been made to the commis- sion showing that the practice of keeping the markings and the list of eligibles secret has given rise in the minds of applicents to the sus- picion, whether well or ill-iounded cannot now be said, that those who were without politi- cal backing did not receive justice. As an in- stance, one Michael Hart passed an examina- tion ‘for opener and packer, standing at the very head Of the list, with a mark of 93 pe cent, as the books show, yet not only was e never informed that he had passed, but even his constant inquiry at the office, as he asserts, failed to procure him the information. ‘This instance is but one of many that satisty the commission of the wisdom of making the list of eligibles public, for, though doing so is attended by certain disadvantages, it neverthe- Jess operates asa guarantee of good faith on the part of examing boards and asa powerful preventive of fraud. ‘Testimony has also been adduced to show that certuin members of the examining board have openly snecred at and ridiculed the law they were supposed to enforce, and have per- mitted the examining-room to be made a head- quarters and gathering place for politicians, ‘This commission intends hereafter, wherever practicable, to insist that the examining board shall be composed of men who have not taken active part in political contests, in order that the examination shall be free from all suspicion of partisanship or bad faith. All evasion of the civil-service law, ail mis- conduct on the part of those cntrusted with the duty of carrying its provisions in to effect; above all, any approach to bad faith in its administration warrant peculiarly severe condemnation. For its laxity and negii- gence in the matters herein specified the board of examiners in the New York custom-house is hereby censured. We hereby recommend to the collector of the port that Charles F. Ter- hune and Saul Hollander, custom-house em- ployes, be dropped frém the service, the testi- mony as to their conduct being conclusive. It is our opinion that the testimony taken in connection with the surrounding corroborative circumstances would also justity the removal of Frederick Davis. We also herewith file certain aflidavits and evidence taken before us concerning the case of Chas, F. Terhune. We be- lieve that he should be indicted and prosecuted under section 5 of the civil service law, as the aftidavits of two witnesses and his own contes- sion before this commission in oar own opinion clearly prove him to have been guilty of vio- latingsaid law. This matter will be brought to the attention of the district attorney for the southern district of New York. . Cuas. Lyman, Titeo. Roose vELt. Tagree to all of the foregoing, except as to the recommendation for the dismissal of Fred- erick Davis, the testimony as to his connection with the fraudulent procuring of copies of ex- amination papers not being in my opinion con- clusive. Huca 8. Tompson, ‘The commission will probubly send copies of the report to the district attorney in New York and the proper authorities, besides making a report of the matter to the President, Interior Department Changes. The following official changes have been made in the Interior department: General Land Oflice—Appointments: D. B. Russel, of Arkansas, special agent, $1,500; Washington I. Warwick, of Iowa, and Thos, J. Matthews, of West Virginia, timber agents, 1,300. Promotions: Henry F. Wilckens, of New York, $1,200 to $1,400; Mrs, Martha 8. Morrison, of Ohio, $1,000 to Geological survey—A) B. Dawson, of Alabama, ty; Arabel W. Todd, of Delaw A. Luce, of Colorado, cop Office of education—Appdintnent: J, Newton Johnson, of New Jersey, copyist, $720. Pension oflice—Appointments: Charles Me- Millan, of District ot Columbia, assistant medi- cai referee; £2,250. George Hunter. of Wash- ington territory. captain of the watch; $540. Wim. M. Barnett, of West Virginia, the wateh; & Promotions: Charles Gull, of District of Columbia, and Sidney A. Shipman, of Kansas; 7900 to ¥1,000, Resigna- Appointments: Geo, S. Da- vidson, of Tennessee. and Rob't J. Dickey, of Kentucky, skilled laborers, 3720, Promotions: Jas. W. Graham, of District of Columbia, 1,400 to $1,600; Andrew C. Rawlings, of Dis- trict of Columbia, $1,200 to $1,400, Resigna- tion: Jas. 8. McClure, of Kentucky, skilled la- borer, 8720. Office of Indian affairs—Resignation: Wm. H. Rowe, of Illinois, clerk, $1,000. Census office—Appoiutmenis: J. Kendrick Upton, New Hampshire, statistical expert, oe, Wm. L. Peabody, of New Jersey, clerk) 1,2 A Story About Gen. MacFeely Denied. The War department will be unable to furnish any food supplies to the flood sufferers in Pennsylvania because there are none dh hand to give. Gen. MacFeely, the commissary gen- eral of subsistence, had a consultation with the Secretary in which he showed him that there is absolutely nothing in store in the way of food tosend. An absurd story found its way into circulation this morning to the effect that the failure of the department to send the food was due to an absolute refusal on the part of Gen. MacFeely to comply with the Secretary's order on the ground that there was no legal authority for such a step. This was met at the War de- partment to-day with a most positive denial from both Secretary Proctor and Gen. Mac- Feely. The latter said that an official would be worse than foolish to hesitate a moment, if he had government bread, in supplying all that was needed by the suffering people in such a calamity as th: jsctlin PSe Eee The City Post-Office. The city post-office was filled up last night with stacks upon stacks of delayed matter. ‘Train after train arriving from the west over the Baltimore and Ohio added to the heap. i i i g ai i & # sis z : Telegrams to The Star. STILL AMONG THE DEAD. Recovering and Identifying the Bodies. ORDER BEING RESTORED. Large Number of Children Among the Lost. WILLING WORKMEN ARRIVE. Systematic Search and Repair Now Organized. THE SCENE OF DEATH. Those Alive Thankful that the Weather is Cool. IT MAY PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE FROM THE DECAY OF THE CHARRED AND MANGLED CORPSES—MORE SYSTEM IN THE WORK—SOME VERY SAD SCENES. Jouxstown, Pa., June 5.—In the midst of this scene of death and desolation a relenting Providence seems to be exerting a subduing in- fluence. Five days have elapsed since the great disaster and the temperature still remains low and chilly in the Conemaugh valley. When it is remembered that in the ordinary June weather of this locality from two to three days are sufticient to bring an unattended body to a degree of decay and putrefaction that would render it almost impossible to prevent the spread of disease throughout the valley the inestimable benefits of this cool weather are almost beyond apprecistion The emanation from the half-mile debris above the bridge are but little more offensive | than yesterday, and should this cool weather continue afew days longer it is possible hun- dreds of bodies may yet be recovered from the wreck in such a state of preservation as to render identification possible, Man¥ hundreds of victims, however, will be roasted and charred int such shapeless masses as to pre- clude ahope of recognition by their nearest relatives. MORE SYSTEM SECURED. The work of clearing up the wreck and re- covering of the bodies is now being conducted more systematically, Over 6,000 men are at work in the various portions of the valley, and each little gang of twenty men is directed by a foreman, who is under orders from the general headquarters. As the rubbish is gone over and the bodies and scattered articles of value re- covered the debris is piled up in one high mass and the torch applied. In this way the valley is assuming a devastated condition, In twenty-four hours more every mass of rubbish will probably have been searched, and the in- vestigations will be confined to the smoking wreck above Johnstown bridge. Pittsburgers are now in sole charge of everything at this place. The fourteenth regi- ment has not yet been assigned to any duty by | Adjutant-General Hastings. In an interview this morning he said: “The regiment was ordered here to do guard | work and take charge of the place. We will not declare martial law for the reason that, there is no necessity for it. The local pohee and the citizens who have been doing yeoman service are about tired out, and I will assign | the regiment to guard work this afternoon and relieve the police.” GEN, HASTINGS’ TELEGRAM. The general sent the following telegram to Gov. Beaver this morning: “The chief of police of Johustown informs me that there werg no depred.‘ions last night, and everything is Quiet this morning. The stories about riots and lynching are untrue, and are sent out by people who are desirous of making sensations, (Signed) _D. H. Hastixas. At the Johnstown station, on the east side of the river, everything was quiet, yet considera- ble work is being done. This is the chiet com- missary station, and this morning by 2 o'clock 15,000 people were fed and about 600 families were furnished with provisions. Five carloads of clothing were distributed. and now almost every one ts provided with clothing. At the different registration places 18,000 residents of the devastated district had regis- tered as alive and w The total population of this ‘listrict was between 40,000 and 50,000. ‘There were huadreds of people waiting around the offices to have their names placed on the list of saved. It is thought that by t night at least 36 per cyat of the survivors will be registerd. REPORTS OF ROBRERIES EXAGGERATED, Roger O'Meara, a superintendent of police of Pittsburg, who has been here for two days looking for crooks and pickpockets, said that the reports about robberies and thieving were very greatly exaggerated. Suid he: There are no professional thieves in Johns- town, and thisis not the place where they would be liable to work. They may come up in the crowded trains and rob the passengers, yet they would just be as likely to belp with the work here as not. No professional thief would work the dead here, as there is little or nothing for them to gain, and there are so many police that it would be almost impossibl for them to evade detection. All the thieving that has been done has been done by a lot of tramps and bums. One thing I notice here is that there are too many relief committees and not enough workers, in tact, there are more | relievers than there are sufferers, and almost r every man you meet has a yellow ribbon on, | spans having been carried away and lodged | A lot of dudes came down here and think more | near the mouth of the creek. The railroad | prisoned men in the Idaho mine, of filling their stomachs than they do of reliev- ing the poor. Of course Ido not refer to the real committemen, but to sham committeemen, What is needed here is people with picks and shovels, and they are badly needed.” LABORING MEN ARRIVE. This morning 1,100 men arrived here in charge of Philip Flynn. Hon, Wm. Flynn ar- rived later and took charge of the work, and by 11 o'clock they had succeeded in doing more work at clearing away the debris than has been done heretofore. Mr. Flynn has offered the men special inducements, but will make them work. Seventy-five carpenters and twenty carloads of provisions came up with the laboring men. This morning another delegation of work- men came up from Braddocks. Each man had a pick, shovel, saw or some other instrument on his shoulder, and were prepared to go to work immediately. Adjutant-Gemeral Hast- the statement that this is from Philadelphia this morning in charge of Dr. Forbes, The doctors were thanked for their FFF. i i E rid Le I tnte in Johnstown proper this morning by their outrageous conducf. Some men em- ployed by J.S Chettell, a local contractor, were put to work at rescuing bodies shortly after daylight, Two of the home soldiers were patrolling the place. and when they saw the men at work they told them they would have to stop operations immediately. "This they re- fused to do, saying they had been employed by the citizens’ committee to 0 the work. The = soldiers gave them one minute to get away from the place. As they were in no hurry to obey the guards fired two shots, but did not succeed in hitting the workmen, who star@J on a run for General Hastings’ headquarters, No one was there at the time, but the matter was reported to the enc nd he stated that the shooters would courtmartialled immediately it caught. AN ESTIMATE OF THE Lost. Conservative men are of the opinion that the number of people destroyed will reach from 12,000 to 15.000. This view of it is based on many fragments of evidence obtained from over 100 citizens, being careful to select as in- telligent men and women as could be found. ‘They were chosen from as many occupations as possible, and from as many social classes, They were asked to estim percentage of loss to the total popu! tell how many fas of their acq have disappeared; how the gatherings of resi- dents on the streets and in public places com- pare with the same m former times. Their statements of fact and estimates were proved as far as could be, and the pendulum of calcul tion seems to be beating time when they s from twelve thousand to fifteen thousand, THE LARGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOST. It must be remembered that a very large pro- portion of this loss is made up of children. How strikingly frequent is the reference in the death list to * Mrs. Jones and six children,” “Mrs. Smith and five children.” In the morgue the littie ones lie in dozens where the aduits are in half dozens; but there is and has been a much greater difficulty in recovering bodies of the children. Bemg and smaller they have often been into out-of-theeway recesses, that are almost inaceessab) d are more easily carried away. A very great proportion of the children have been swept dowa the river and their bodies driven in under overhanging banks, under thickets and in other places where there is only a sparse population and where the search is not carried on in a careful and organized manner. AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THIS, just above New Florence some fragments of clothing were in full view of the path on the river bank, Hundreds of people passed the place for three days looking for bodies, but thought it was only shreds of worthless clo! they were looking at. E at the rags with a stick and a swirl in the rent broughta two-year-old babe to the ‘The drift of opinion emong intelligent ts and railroad men is trom 1,000 to 1,500 of the bodies will never be found, At 11 o'clock this morning Adjt.-Gen, Hast- ings sent the following telegcam to Gov. Beaver: Gov. Beaver, Harristurg: Fully three tuousand men are at work clear- ing off debris; bodies are now beimg rescued in large numbers. ‘The citizens’ committee is or- ganized and the working is systematized, A | detachment of twenty of the fourteenth regi- lighter swept n lly, somebody poked eur- neit, (ment was detailed last night to guard |supply trains, Provisions are pouring in, and it is difficult to take care them. There is no suffering from want of food or shelter. Contributions of money are more desirable than anything else. (Signed) D. H. Hastixos, Adjutant-General, THE FIRST BODY TAKEN FROM THE RUINS to-day was that of a goy named Davis, who was found in the debris near the bridge. He was badly bruised and burned. The remains were taken to the undertaking rooms at the Penn- yivania railroad station, where they identified as that of Willie Davis. . has been making a tour of the different es forthe past few days. and was just j going through the undertaking rooms when she sew the reisains of her boy being brought in, She ran up and demanded ber child. seemed to have lost her mind. and caused quite a scene by her actions, She stated that she had lost her husband and six children in the flood and that this was the first one of the family that had been re- covered, The bodies of a little girl named Bracke ; and Theresa and Katie Downs, of Clin strect, were taken out near where the remains of Willie Davis were found. The state officers of the R | called a meeting for this aft | Hill, They will provide for the families of the | victims of the flood who are members of the | order, } WILLIAMSPORT’S DEAD. Those Who Perished in That Vicinity as Far as Ascertained. Witiiamsport, Pa., June 5.—The list of dead in this vicinity includes the following: Three } children of James Edwards; three children of Joseph Shultz; Jacob Genon, Abram Freder- icks and son, fourteen years old; a child of Wm, Dietrich; two unknown children; Jacob Muchler, and one child of Charles Edward, of whom were drowned at this place; the wife | of George W. Youngman, jr., five children and Lizzie Phelps, the governess. of Albany: the wife of Wr Youngman and two children, and Miss Maggie P. Foutz, of Jersey Shore, at Antes Creck; Mrs, Platt, at Field's station, on the Northeru Central railway; five men anda baby. names not obtained, at Baller's cap, near English Center; an unknown man on | Plunkett's creck, near Sullivan county; seven- jteen perso meluding Mr. and Mrs. Whitney a Mrs. Emerheiser and | three children, at Salona, an unknown child r Driftwood. these a number of drowned whose names cannot be learned. At Lock Haven Daniel Gifford was drown -d. Two | persons named Emert and Mrs, Suyder were drowned at Mill Hall. A child of Lewis Hiler and Sanderson, John Harder, Andrew Ryan and wife and mother and Mrs. Wolister and three children at Hamburg, Nittany valley, Clinton couuty. Twenty were drowned in Lamar township and two in Porter. | The total number drowned in the Nittany val- ley is said to be thirty-six. The eamp-meeting grounds on McElhattan creek, West Branch, are badly torn up and other damage is done. In this locality Wm. Confer, wife, and four children and two children of | Jacob Kehner were drowned. Seven persons | were drowned at Morris mines, Tioga county, The Pine creek aqueduct is damaged, three Beside bridge across Pine creek is lodged against the aqueduct. Dr. Martin's grist millon Larry creek is lodged in some trees below the creek. All bridges along the river between here and Lock Haven are carried away. . When the Dam Was Built. Prrrssure, Pa., June 5.—The Conemaugh dam was originally built about sixty years ago. the | She | Clinton county; | ‘sous are thought to be | Buarmsvitte, Pa, June 6 —Communication with the outside world was re-established yee terday. The 300 ngers on the Penn«ylva- nia railroad who have been stranded at Altoona will be transported in wagons 42 miles to Nine- To Command the Military Forces. Prrrenvas. Pa.Jane 5.—Brigadier-Gen. Johe A. Wylie, of the second brigade, N.G.P_, passed through the city yesterday en route to Johustowa in obedience to orders from Governor Beaver. Gen, Wylie will assume contro! of all the mili- tary forces and direct their assistance to the survivors and sid to relief committees. His staff and brigade quartermasters will join him to-morrow. z Seven Will Cover the Loss. Prmtapecema, June 5.—General Manager Pugh, of the Pennsylvania railroad, denies the trath of the statement of E. H. McCullongh - that twenty, and perhaps forty, of the passen- gers on the train lost their lives, Mr. Pugh said that the bodies of seven passes have been recovered. as follows: Cyrus Shick, of Reading, Pa.; Miss Jane Stinson, of Norris town; Miss Bessie Bryan, of Germantown; Mise Paulson, of Pittsburg; Miss Margaret Patuck, of Pittsburg; an unidentified woman, supposed to be Mrs. Raney, and a man sup to be William Sheller. of Newark, N. J. The con- ductor has stated that no children were drowned. The seven uamed are thought to cover the number lost, The Reading’s Heavy Loss. Bautrmone, Mp., June 5.—One of the heay- iest losers by the recent floods m Maryland is the Reading railroad company. They owned and controlled the Susquehanna and Tidewater canal, which is nearly obliterated. The cot- pany paid £350.00 for the canal, = THE GOssiP OF LONDON, Gladstone Leaves on His Tour—Boulan- ger Coming to the Front. Special Cable Dispatch to Tre Evestye Stan. Loxpox, June 5.—This is Derby day. The weather is fine and cloudless, with fine breeze. There 1% an exodus to Epsom. | Gladstone left London shortly after noon for his western tour in good spirits, but his friends are uneasy about the continuous beavy strain on him, Boulanger is coming to the front. He is re- ceived in society and has met the Prince of Wales, The royalists support him energeti- cally. Maquet, returning from France, pre- dicts 400 revisionists out of 573 members of the next chamber. The republicans predict as con- j tidently a victory. Thanks to the exhibition, | the Eiffel tower raises the peasants’ confidence in the stability of the republic. The belief | that Boulanger will succeed is growing. | There is great diegust colonial quarters at treatment by the government of Sir Hercules Robinson. sor will probably be Sir Henry Loch . ernor of Victoria. There is considerable dissatisfaction among English exhibitors at Paris over the contrast ptween the attitude of the British and Ameri- can commissioners concerning the Sunday The Americans close their entire | tion, but the E: hiusist that their cases | shall be uncovered. bu His = 1 te teay that no attendants | need be present, This is napossible in regard | to valuable exhibits, and hence the friction, Vizetelly, who has been imprisoned for print- Lola, 18 ill in the jail hospital, Trouble is brewing in Ireland. Many evie- tion expected on the Ponsonb | Day, a noted trainer, in an artic | sports of the turf str recommends the | Yaris mutual pool gystem. He says America adopted it ¥ of the evils of betting, There is much anxiety in high diplomatic quarters about the disposition of some of the big places, a AN IMPORTA CLEW. The Police on the Track of the Murderers of Dr. Cronin, Cutcaco, June 5.—The police claim to have an important clue to the murderers of Dr. Cronin. They have found the expressman who hauled the murderer's goods from the building at No. 117 Clark street to the Carlson cottage. According to the expressman the fellows be- n Chicago, be has seen both of them he hauled their goods. The hem Was last Saturday. The expressmou's description of one of the men | tallies closely with that of Simons, who bought the furniture from Revells & Co., and of Wiil- the cottage from the Carl believe the two men are still are relying on the express in tuwn, and the man to tiud them, LUKE DILLON AN DIPORTANT WITNESS. The Trit»me this morning says: Luke Dillon, | a member of the Clan-Na-Gael executive and | representative here of the Yennsylvania camps, will be one of the most important witnesses before the coroner's jury ay inthe Cronin case, He bad a long inter- view with the attorneys for the prosecution last | evening, and he mined to go into a full history of the ¢ Na-Gael organization, | particular] reference to its finances, This | testimony will. it is believed. fully corroberate | the statements of Dr. Cronin made in his un- petite d pamphlet. It will be supplemented vy documentary evidence, and the whole of inner history of the tribunal will be laid | the re. Mr. Dillon said yesterday: “I intend to make afull statement. Some may think that I am rash in doing tais, but I see no alternative now, | The truth must be told that the Irish race may be vindicated and a patriotic organization cleansed of the stain of murder. Dr. Cronin's | murder was nota Clun-na-Gael murder. Mem- bers of the Clan-na-Gael organization maj have instigated it, and some may have ci: | pated in it, but it was plotted and planned out- | side the organization. Of that I am sure.” WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT SULLIVAN. The Herald this morning prints the following: “Dr. Cronin never made any charges against Alexander Sullivan, and his unpublished pam- phlct contained no charges against Alexander Sullivan.” Luke Dillon made this remarkable | Statement to areporter for the Herald last night. | _ “What is more,” said Mr. Dillon, *-Alexander Sullivan has not been a member of the Clan-na- Gael since 1835.” Continuing. Mr. Dillon said that the public had been totally misled by a certain paper, which assumed to know all about the affairs the Clan-na-Gael, when it really had not the slightest conception of the subject. Mr. Dillon will go on the stand to-day. if the jury is ready to hear him, and give some new and startling testimony. | “Iam anxious to go on the stand and place the Clan-Na-Gael in its true light before the public,” said Mr. Dillon. “I am anxious that | certain socicty secrets, which have not the re- motest connection with the Cronin marder, be not made public for England's benefit. I'am equally anxious to render the prosecution every | aid in my power, When my testimony is com- eted the public will see how far it has been rom the truth in certain very important mat- rs. Mr. Dillon farther said that there were no funds of the Clan-Na-Gacl embezzled prior te 1884, and that the police have no evidence what ever to connect Alexander Sullivan with the —— ii Lost Their Lives in the Mine. Grass Vauier, Cat., June 5.—Besides Frank Carter, who was killed on Monday in trying to reach Thos, Dunstan and John , two im- also lost their lives by suffocation. The mine i | has been shut down to smother the fire, ———»—__ From Wall Street To-day. New York, June 5, 11 a m.-The open ing of the stock market this morning was made upon a very small business in thé regular list, | About fifty years ago it burst and let the pa Pacheco went Shee mend 1 | down the valley, but there were few people | cent, though the number of stocks in : iving there then, and little damage resulted. small, The extended | Au oldresident of the valley named Gough- | through the hour, and further of from | know, who died some time ago, dicted an-| to ig cent were made the | other invasion of the valley by the waters of | list. was ly active and Se ee eink ees Be reckons ot strong, scoring a of 3. Pacific Mail was itsdam. ‘Itmay notcome in my day,” Mr. the weak spot in list, however. and it de- Goughknow would say, “but it will come | clined from the sale and ug surely,” Lost a Wife and Three Children. Cievetanp, Ouro, June 5.—A dispatch re- ceived here states that the wife and three chil- E Carcaco, June 5.—A special despatch i 9 £ ? I iit