Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 15, 1884, Page 1

| it THIRTEENTH YEAR. PRTRNAVR oSBT VW SN e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, NEB. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1884, NO. 20 A WOEFUL PICTURE. Whole Towns Entirely Disappear from View, ‘L'errible Suffering Among the Homeless People, The Water Slowly Falling at Cincinnati, Generous Gifts for the Destitute and Hungry. Fuarther Details of the Flood's Cruel ‘Work, THE FLOODS, FALLING AT CINCINNATI. CizoinNari, February 14.—At 7 o'clock to-night the river had receded three-fourths of an inch, and the good news of the actual beginning of the de- cline spread quickly, giving a profound feeling of relief whorever it reached. The first notics of a check came during the afternoon, and the posting of it on ‘change caused an outburst of applause from the people waiting for river bulle- tins. With this decided colder weather and the wind the fall has every facility for being constant aud rapid. The slight swells at Pittsburg since the first decline there are not sufficient to bring the river here to tremenduous proportions, It <hows to-night that even with the most rapid decline it will be days before houses are relieved. The masons of this city have two or- ganizations for relief work, One is known as the masonic flood commttee, and is composed of energetic young men, most of whom give their personal atten- “tion to the distribution of supplies and money entrusted to them. They distri- bute to sufferers irrespective of creed or faith, and are now fully organized with boats, and wlll distribute throughout the valley all contributions consigned to them. The other body is¢ the regular masonie relief association, which has been 1n existence several years for the express purpose of relieving masons in distress, not only now, but at all times. There is much impatience at the delay in the arrival of General Beckwith from St. Louis, who was expected last night to organize a patrol of the river with sup- plies furnished by the government. - The fact that relief on so large scale was or- dered by the government has prevented extensive preparations of thisfkind being made by weaker organizations. General Beckwith is constantly expected, and matters are so arranged that a relief boat can be quickly started after he arrives. In Newport, Ky., this morning, the scene was most desolate, The high wind last night moved the waters so as to top- ple over many more buildings and, loos- ened from their foundations, they have swung into the streets until in many cases the relief boats have great difficulty in passing around them. Need of help in Newport is increasing as the stores of the imprisoned families grow less and less. Fortunately $1,000 was received this morning from Secreta- ry Lincoln and another $1,000 from the Cincinnati chamber of commerce. The water is now withina few inches of being five feet- higher than the great flood last year. It reaches more than half a square above Third street at Lock street. The Pan Handle depot is entire- ly surrounded by water and several feet on the floor. . The Grand Central depot has from sixto eight feet of water on the floor, At Mill street the water veaches into Fourth street. Further west it crosses Fifth street, and at the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton depot reaches half way up Sixth and Freeman streets. It crosses Sixth street in the east end, and the encroachments extend eastwardly as far as Freeman stroet. Lincoln park is a lake except a little cor- ner. The general expectation is that the flood will reach its highest perhaps to- day or to-morrow. REPORTS FROM LOUISVILLE, LouisviuLe, February 14.—The river continues rising an inch an hour. At 6, p. m. it reached 46 feet. The weather is cold, the wind high, and the waves tumbling down inundated houses. The southeastorn part of the city is flooded from the water of Clear Grass Creek. Men have been employed in building a cement wall around the tanks and puri- fiers of the gas works all day, and there is not much fear of the works shutting down. About 500 people are out of their how.es here, and relief committees are alleviating the suffering. At Jeffersonville nearly every street has disappeared, and the sight is most appalling, Many houses have caved in, and hundreds of people are huddled to- gether in the same vuilding, while many remain 1n second stories shivering and suffering from dampness and cold, and in many cases hunger, The penitentiary is still out of water. Utica, Ind., is almost out of sight, and the inhabitants have fled to the hills for safety, Clarksville is entirely depopulated. Relief is cumin% in very slowly, the pro- visions and subscriptions coming in to- day not being enough for actual wants, All communication is cut off except by boat and telegraph. The situation at New Albany is practi- cally unchanged. General Saxton' will start a government relief boat down the river Friday moorning. The boat will #o as far as Shawneetown, Il.,supplying people on bath sides of the river. To-day was the first bright one this month, Thousands of people visited the points of observation along the seven miles of city front. The river, at 9:30, stood 45 feer, 11 inches above last year. The wind Wednesday night ruined hun- dreds of dwellings at this point andShip- pingport Many went down the ri News from Ciucinnati says the river is falling, which leads Louisville to hope the end of the disaster is at haud. News from surrounding localities is as melan- chioly as ponsible. FEEDING THE HUNGRY, Wureung, W, Va,, February 14, The weather is cold adding to the dis- comforts of the homeless victims of the flood. The worst suffering has been re lioved. Several car loadsof coal which was much needed were received to-day, Twelve hundred persons were fed by tho relief committee at Morten's Ferry, Ohio, andtwo hundred families at Bridge- port. Provisions were also sent to Wollsburg to.day. All the depots over the river are filled with provisious and oods waiting shipment for the sufferers, but cars cannot be procured fast enough to bring the stores sont by small towns. Two men have beon arrested for system- atic frauds on the relief committee. One had procured thirty and the other thirty seven complete suits of clothes. A SUENE OF DESOLATION, Cixciznati, February 14.—The Com- morcial-(Giazotte's spocial from Trenton, 0., rays: Telegraph communication was re-established to-day. Three-fourths of the town is under water, including the entire business portion. The water is seven feot higher than in 1883, Though it has fallen considerably it is _still above any known high water. Many soup houses are open, buta inadequate. Thousands are homeless and penniless. Every door is open but not enough room, Frame buildings are swept from their foundations and brick buildings crumbled into the water. A strong current is swoeping through the streets. At Hang- ing Rock but four houses are above water. Coryville has but two houses above the flood.” The bottom lands are devastated. The postoftice is under water, and mail is delivered from the court house. The council has appointed a committes to go to Columbus and ask for an appropria- tion, Starvation stares thousands in the face. The iron mills have stopped and many employees were destitute before the flood came. Many merchants will be forced to assign. OVER THE HOUSE TOPS, Catxo, 111, February 14.—The steamer Fowler reports water on the firat floor of buildings on Front street at Paducah and all landings on the Keatucky side are under water, but there is no wuffeving, as the people have gone to the hills, Joppa, a small town on the Illinois side, is inundated, the water covering Point Pleasant, leaving many houses up- turned and twisted from their founda- tions. There were two heavy wind and rain storms at Point Pleasant last night which threw several houses from their base. Many families along the Lower Kanawha, as well as at Point Pleasant, are left destitute and will require help for sometime. Reliof Doats, four in number, from this city have left enough provisions along the river, also at Point Pleasant, to feed the sufferers for five days. A relief boat will leave here for Mason City and Hartford on the Ohio to-morrow. The citizens of Charleston haye responded liberally. HeueNa, Ark.,, February 14-—The river here at six o'clock to-night was 42 foot and still rising. Tho back water from#le Mississippi has reached the Iron Mountain railway bridge on Long- ville river and is rising at the rate of two inches an hour. Communication with Memphis will be cut off. Darras, Tex., February 14.—Trinity river has overflowed its banks and the country between Dallas and Denton is inundated for miles around. Five miles of treseling on the Missouri Pacitic rail- way are washed away, and all trains abandoned. No mails from St. Louis and the east since Monday. Litrie Rock, Fobruary 14.—The Ar. kansas river has risen one inch since ten o'clock last night. It is freezing., Ar- genta, opposite this city, is all under excopt a few high spots. The people moved out. Many plantations above and below the city are inundated and the people are moving to higher ground. An immense amount of fences and stock will be destroyed in the bottoms, Mavsviunk, Ky., February 14.—The river rose b inches last night, but came to a standstill this morning, and since has fallen 3 inches. Fifteen hnndred people are homeless. C ATTLETTSEURG, Ky., Fobruary 14.— The river is receding slowly. It has fallen 4 inches. People are returning to the second stories. the tops of houses. The town is com- pletely deserted. At Metropolis the water is over the first floors in buildings on Front street. All business has been moved to back streets. At Cairo the river is 48 feet and rising slowly now. This is 4 feet lower than the highest water of last year, Every- thing is going on as usual here, and but little alarm is felt. . COLUMBUS RELIEF WORK. Coruypus, 0., February 14.—The state relief commission organized to-day, divided the inundated territory into dis- tricts for management, and $1,000 was telegraphed cach of the larger desolated cities along the Ohio, and $500 eack to the smaller towns for immediate relief. The members of the commission left this evening to superintend the distribution of funds. Over eight car loads of pro- visions and clothing were shipped from this point to-day. VARIOUS REPORTS, EvansviLLe, February 14.-—At Shaw- neetown the water is approaching the second story windows of the Riverside hotel, and steadily swelling. An officer of the last steamer from there describes the scene as one of fearful desolation, It is estimated that 20,000 bushels of corn are under water within a radius of ten miles of Shawneetown. Nodisasters huve followed the overflow as yet, but thero is much suffering from want of fuel. Paducah is entirely surrounded by water, but there is no fear that the town will be submerged. Smithland and Caseyvilloare both in the water, and all communication betweea houses is in wkiffs, To-night the river is_rising slowly and a more hopeful feeling exists, = The weather is clear and cold. The river lacks thirteen inches of Jast year's rise. A warchouse is full of goods for ship- ment. The city1s full of people from the flooded districts. Mapison, Ind., February 14.—The flood in the Ohio here will probably reach its height to-morrow morning. It is two feet above the flood of last year. The damage is also greater than last year. The river is still rising, and is two feet above last year. Seven houses were washed away to-day, and as many more from Milton, Ky., and others lost their foundations Three thousand peo- ple here are homeless and destitute WasHiNgron, February 14, —Secrotary Lincoln estimates that the purchases of supplies by the mayors of various towns along the Ohio aud the fcost of the expe- ditions to the sufferors from Pitts- burg and Louisville will aggre- gate §180,000, leaving $120,000 of the appropriation to be expended by General Beckwith, in charge at Cinci nati. The secretary has requested Ge eral Beckwith to send him an estimate of what he will be able to accomplish with that amount and suggested his conferring with Hon. Richard Smith, of Cincinnati, as to the best course to pursue, CreveLAND, Ohio, February 14.— Towns in Northern Ohio are generously contributing money and supplies for the distressed people of the Ohio valley. The Leader's specials report that Lan- caster eent two car loads of provisions and clothing, Mayor Rainey and Hon, H, C. DrinEle have gone to Gallinpolis to get 500 or 1,000 people and take them to the Obio conference camp grounds, where they will be comfortably quar- tered. Mansfield forwarded 200 pack- ages of food and clothing and raised about $2,000. Newark sent sixty boxes aud barrels of supplies, The children of the schools contributed their valen- tine money, Mount Vernon furnished three car loads and about $1,000. Crest- line gave a car load and a handsome sum of money. New Philadelphia gave a thousand dollars, half money and half provisions. Authorized commissioners are canvas- sing everywhere, and suppligs are con- stantly being supplied to the accredited agents, Prrrspura, February 14,—The press reliof boat Iron City left for Parkersburg to-night, and will distribute provisions and clothes to all who make their wan's known. The government steamer Katie Stockdale leaves in the morning for Ironton with 200 tons of provisions. Those along the river in nuu& of assist. anco will display a white flag as a signal, and boats will then make the nearest landing. The rivers are rising to 1 ght, 11 o'clock. Cuareston, W, Va,, February 14.— The government boat Bee which left { hece with provisions for the flood suffer- ers yesterday along the Kanawha river returned Jate this evening. The boat | distributed its cargo of provisious at ! Leon and Point Pleasant. The water | has recedod six foet 1 the Kanawha at LAWRENCEBURG, Ky., February 14.—A fearful wind scorn last night upturned more houses, and added thousands of dollars to the loss. Nine inches more of water would have flooded the floor of the highest located house in the city. The cold weather, though welcome as to freezing out the rise, brings much sutfor- ing to people in cars and other places not prepared for fires, Aviury, Ky., February 14. —A mixed train on the Southern Central dropped into the Seneca river at Weedsport this afternoon. The floods weakened the bridge, which is a wooden one a year old. ~ Burr Ridgeman, the engineer;John Straight, fireman, and Tim K. Donahey, brakeman, were in the cab of the engine at the timo and were drowned. The en- gine is under water, The passenger car remaincd on the track. WukeLiNG, February 14.—The num- ber of destitute persons in Wheeling is 3,250. Many wero found to-day lying on damp straw with little over them. Several cases of sickness from premature confinement are reported; $1,200 were raised to-day. Cnicaco, February 14.—Advices from Eastern and New Fngland states show many meetings and liberal contributions for the flood sufferers of the Ohio valley. NOTES, The village of Athalia, Ohio, is almost entirely swept away, In Millersport twenty or thirty houses are gone. General Sherman has contributed §109 for the flood sufferers. The Richmond, Ind., council has ap- propriated §5,000 for the benefit of the flood sufferers. General Amos Beckwith arrived in Cincinnati at 9 o'clock last night, hav- ing spent 24 hours on the road. The general says he will havs no unnecessary delay in getting the rolief boats under way. ‘The wind at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Wednesday night swept away one row of fine houses, Four squares are now a total wreck. The court house is now entered by skiffs L —— The lowa Legislatare, Des Momes, Towa, February 14.—In the house to day committees reported favorably on the bill to appropriate $2,- 000 to the Towa Prisoners’ Aid associa- tion, and on the bill to revise the school laws of the state. Bills were introduced for the relief ot John J. Golden, injured whilo in the employ of the state; to pro- tect citizens from quackery and to ele- vate the standing of the medical profes- sion; making an appropriation for the institution for feeble-minded children; making an appropriation for the deaf and dumb uuyfum at Council Bluffs; to reduce grand juries to seven in number; to provide for a lecture room for the homcepathic department in the state uni- versity. authorizing county treasurers to pay etate funds to the state treasurer at the end of each month, Wednesday ac 3 p. m, was fixed as the THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Senate Laboriog on the Currency (nestion, Some Rottenness in the Boards of Health. The Burlington Road Has a Land Grant to Explain, An Inorease of the Relief Appro~ priation to be Made, gogues., FROM WASHINGTON, HEALTH BOARDS WRANGLIN Wasnixeron, February 14.— Thero was a lively scene in the house, commit- tee on public health to-day, when Sur- geon General Hamilton, of the Marine hospital service, appearedin answer to the charge by Waring, secretary of the National board of health, that Hamilton was unskillful and sought to control pub- licopinion. To the first ho answored by reading a lotter from tho board asking the benefit of his experience. To the second, he put in a denial and asserted that Dr. Cabel, president of the board, attempted to pack the committee so that no person adverse to the board could be heard. Cabel adwitted that he had written a letter to the speaker of the house on the subject, but disclaimed any attempt to pack it. Several members spoke on this turn of aflairs and Dayis chairman said if any implication had been made that he was placed there through improper mfluences he would resign. Dr. Hamilton said further that the appropriation for local boards of health was a corruption fund,that the responsibility for the introduction of yellow fever in Pensacola in 1882 rested on the local board of health the protege of the national board, that Warino, sec- retary of the national board, was em- ployed to write essays on the prevention of the introduction of sewer gas in houses, he holding soveral patents on that sub- ject, that while Dr. Brown, of the mar- ine_ hospital service was working day and night at Brownsville fighting the yellow fever, Dr, Smart, of the national board, was trying to get evidence to weaken the quarantine service. Dr. Smart sat near by, and was appealed to by Dr. Hamilton to contradict this, but remained silent. THE PRESIDENT'S TEACHER LIFE The educational convention after the oarrency. substitute, a proyision that upon the de notes to an amount equal to 110 per cent. 105 por cont,, and that the_issuo of such bonds shali be decreased 1 per cont. ench on all other bonds of the United States tho issue of notos shall not excoed the par value of such honds, nor shall the total amounts of notes issued by any bank at any time exceed the amount of capital stock actually paid in, r. Vest (dem., Mz;f offered an amendment, which was ordered printed, providing that the secretary of the troas. payablo in New York on demand in gold or silver, and whenever any government bonds become redeemable and are de- posited as security for the circulation of any bank, the secretary of the treasury is authorized to exchange the above de- scribed treasury notes for such bonds at par end interest or exchange such notes at par for gold or silver coin and redeem such bonds therewith, and the deposit of lawful money to redeem the outatanding circulation of such banking asseciation may be made in legal tonder notes or the notes described, or thereafter the circu- Iating notes of such bank shall be re- deemed at the treasury of the United States and when so redeemed shall be cancolled, the treasury notes reforred to shall bo made receivable for all dues and demands of the United States at par. Mr. Morgan (dem., Ala.) offered an amendment, which was ordered printed, providing among other things that when ponds deposited for circulation by any national bank ave redeemed by the gov- ernment such bank may substitute there- for bonds issued by any state, but such bonds shall not be received at a rate ex- ceeaing — per cent of their face value, nor received at all unless the interest thereon for five years preceding has been regularly paid, nor received at all when worth less than par in the city of New York, interest thereon to be received by the treasurer of the United States and depcsited to the credit of such national bank and paid to it unless the secretary of the treasury shall direct the retention in the treasury to make good any de- ficiency in the bonds. After an executive session the senate adjourned. HOUSE, Mr. McKinloy (rep.0).) prosented a tel- egram from Cleveland, dotailing the de- struction occasioned by the Ohio floods, and recommending that congress increase to $1,000,000 the appropriation for re- lief. Referred. The house resumed consideration of the contested election case of Chalmers discussion of several papers to-day called upon the president and secretary of the interior. At the White House they were introduced by General Eaton, commis- sioner of the burcav of education, who spoke of them as ropresenting six mil- lion children and of the president’s ex- perience as a teacher. The president responded saying that among the pleas- antest recollections of his life were those connected with the time of his school teaching, He felt the greatest help w0 administrative functions come from the educators of the people, that the permanence of our institutions depended upon the education of the youth of our nation. At the close of the address the convention returned to the church and resumed its session and after the discussion of a number of papers ad- journed. The president has directed the promo- tion of Lieutenant Rhodes, of the rev- enue cutter Dexter, for gallant conduct on the occasion of the wreck of the City of Columbus. IT 1§ NEEDED. The secretary of war explained to the house committee on appropriations to- day the plans for relieving the flood suf- ferers He said one hoat with provisions and clothing had been sent from Pitts- burg, two would go to-night from Cin- cinnati, one up and one down stream, and one was sent from Louisville to aid sufferers between there and Evansvil'e and afifth will be sent as soon as possi- ble from Evansville toward Cairo. Two others will be sent from different points on tho Ohio river as soon as they can be arranged. The committee will report in favor of an additional appropriation of at least $400,000 to-morrow. BURLINGTON CALLED, The commissioner general of the land oflice claims 274,000 acres of land have been patented to the Burlington & Mis- souri River reilroad in Nebrasks in ex- cess of the quantity it is entitled to re- ceive, and has allowed the company sixty days to show cause why the land should time for the consideration of resolutions in respect to the memory of Joseph M, Holbrook, deceased member of the house. . ills were passed to authorize the com- missioner of the hospital for insane at Independence to use unexpended appro- priations in additional improvements of that institution; legalizing the official acts of E. B, Harmon, notary public, of Clay county. In the senate, consideration of Don- nan's temperance bill and Eastman’s sub- stitute was continued throughout the session. The substitute was defeated by a vote of 40 to 7. Several amendments were proposed to the bill, the most im- portant of which was by Hall to put wine and beer on the same basis with al- cohol and allow the manufacture for ex- port. Defeated by 83 to 156, Rothert offored an amendment to reimburse the brewert for property confiscated by tie proposed bill. Defeated by 37 to 15 No vote was reached on the main bill, The Wool Growers, Dexver, February 14 —The Colorado Wonl Growers' association has issued a call for a convention of the waol growers of Colorado, Kansas, Nebrasks, Utab, Wyoming and New Mexico, to meet at Deénver March 12, for the purposs of combining to prevent a furiher reduc- tion of the tariff Don't Expres: e People's Views, Powrranp, Oregon, February 14.—The Oregovian to-wmorrow will say: **The re- cent resolution of the Portland city council and board of trade, and also Northern Pacific forfeited, does not ex- those from other points, asking congress uot to declare the land grant of tho not revert to the government, LOGAN'S AFPOINTMENT BILL, Senator Logan introduced in the senrte to-day a_bill providing that persons hon- orably discharged from the military or naval service of the United States shall be preferred for appointment to civil offices, provided they possess the neces- sary business capacity, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SENATE, WasniNGToN, February 14,—Mr, Voor- hees (dem., Jud.) introduced a resolution requesting the secretary of the interior to suspend approval of the indemnity lands selections made by the Northern™ Pacific railroad company. Referred to the com- mittee on public lands, The chair laid before the senate the testimony taken by the committee inves- tigating the official conduct of Buperyis- ivg Architect Hill. Referred, The senate, ufter debute, passed the bill making all public highways and roads post routes, Mr, Beck (dem., Ky.) called up Mr, favor of it, of politics now, and nobody press the views of the people- of Oregon and Washington.” same extent, s the government, called upon most loudly to M:Phoison's (dem., N J.) b 1i relative to national bank circulation, and spoke in Ho said the banks were out . opposed them. This measure was necessary for 4 the country, as the government expected | miners, who have been idle soveral to pay par for the bonds, and there was | months owing to the depression of the no hardship in the provisien limiting the | trade. | fox 00 issue to par values, The nation was |iug snd the outlook is brighter thau a prosperous now, but might not always |any time since last fall. T be, aud it would not do, therefore, to|be base circulation on the market value of | pools bonds. War or a panie might depress o bouds 10 per cent in & single weck, and |~ An Engincer's Horrible Death, the currency would be contracted to the whou | glothng of enginoer George sustain its | the Hoosier flouring mills, caught ona'l, v, Manning. The discussion was still pending when the house adjourned. Rate Fixing, Cuicaco, February 14.—Local passen- ger agents of the eastern pool held a meeting to-day and decided to maintain the present rates to Buflalo until March feantime each road will submit an agreement to Commissioner Fink relative to differential rates. It is expected that Fink will render a final decision in the matter prior to the 1st inst. The agents also considered the question of the differential rate allowed the Chicago & Alton on tickets from St. Louis to New York via Chicago. They derided to request Vice Chairman Pierson to issue an order to eastern lines that such tick- ets hereafter be dishonored on the ground that the Chicago & Alton is no longer ontitled to a differential rate. It is claimed that these tickets are used to Chh!. the remainder falling into the hands of the scalpers. The Alton claims it has been allowed this rate for twenty years and protests that there is no just cause for changing, as it is the longest ine from St. Louis to New York via Chicago. = e ——— Sherman on Protection, New York, Febr:ary 14,—The Mail and Expresa will print this noon an inter- view with Senator Sherman on the pro- posed tarifi legislation, He charges congress should let the subject alone and argues that the matter should only be handled when ene or the other party has a majority in the two houses of congress, s0 people may hold one or the other party responsible for the effoct of whatevér leg- islation occurs, He thought party lines would be more strictly drawn hereafter, and this would be a hnpry day, for then popular opinion might fairly decide for or against protective duties. If the dem- ocratic party was in power, he thought that it would frame laws simply with a view to revenue, Ho thought when the issue came a portion of the south would be for protection, and ortions of the east for free trade. In Kin view the country needed protective duties, moderate in degree, but stable and certain, and commercial laws which would encourage American ship. building and commerce on the high seas, High Priced Failures, New Youk, February M.-—Abbfi' re- tires from the management ofthe Metro- politan Opera house next May, and Gye, the London impresearic,will probably take the lease. The statement of the Metro- litan Opera house shows a deficit of 33358,478. and the board of directors has ordered an assessment of §3,000 apiece on the stockholders, It is stated that Abbey lost steadily all this season, and that the largest receipts whereas the expenses have leen es- tmated at not less than £30,000 a week, The floods in the west have proved especially disastrous to his enterprise and pay expenses where last year Mapleson made a clear it is doubtful if he can profit of 50,000, C— A Brighter Prospect Perenssunc, February 14.—Work i he men wil nd & cents in the fourth pool, o ——— credit would be compelled to contractthe [ shaf: of the fly wheel tc aucceeding year until par is reached, that the river cosl mines will be resumed next Monday and employment given 8,000 The demand for coal is increas. 1d 3} cents '@ bushel in the lower mery, of j the valet's He was to death, whirled around and pound: Mr, Morrill (rep., Vt.) offerod as a|The floor underneath the shaft was brok- on by his feet striking it. The body, posit, by any national bank of the Unitcd | with every bone broken and the arms States, of 4 per cent. bonds prior to Jan- [torn off, was found a shapeless mass, uary 1, 1899, it shall receive circulating|The machinery ran until the steam was oxhaustod which was the first intimation of the face value of bonds, that the issue [ the other employes had that an accident of notes on bonds held or deposited after [had oceurred. the lst of January, 1801, shall not exceed ——— CIIME AND CRIMINALS, END OF A BAD CARKER. Nrew Yok, February 14,—Mrs, Emma Ukler, made notorious last year by figur. ing in & murder case that made a great sonsation, died from morphine poisoning in the New York hospital this morning. On the 19tn of last March Wilbur li Haverstick, a broker who lived with_this woman, was shot and killed by Mrs, Uhler's brother, George W. Conkling, a ment. The Iatter, understanding that his sister had been enticed away from her husband by Haverstick, visited their rooms and tried to induce her to leave her paramour, Haverstick coming in, a quarrel took place between him and nkling, the latter drew a revolver, and shot tho other in the abdomen. Haver- stick died in a fow hours, Conkling was arrested, but was released on bail. Mrs, Uhler then disappeared from public view, and for a time was in the west, but for the last three or four months she has been living in various disreputable housea in the Twenty-ninth precinet. Conk- ling's bail was dismissed to-day, the only witness, this sister, being dead. DESPERATE FIGHT WITI SMUGGLENS, 8. Louts, February 14.—A dispatch from Matemoras, Mexico, says a desper- ato fight occurred Tuesday, about twenty miles from there. between custom offi- cers and guards and a gang of smugglers in which Major Palacias and one of his men, were badly wounded, two smug- glers killed and several wounded, The remainder of the smugglers fled leaving behind §8,000 worth of dry goods and a number of hoises and mulee, STILL A MYSTERY. Omicaco, February 14.—No light of any kind has been thrown on the murder of James L. Wilson and his invalid wife at the village of Winnetta. 'The dotec- tives aro convinced that the motive for the murder was purely ene of robbery. Residents of the village have offered a reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of the assassin, VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. WaegLiNG, February 14.—The jury in the case of David C. Keller, pilot of the steamer Scioto, sunk by a collision with the John Lomas on July 4, 1882, at Mingo Junction, this evening returned a verdict in the United States court at Parkersburg of guilty of volantary man- slaughter, with a recommendation to mercy. Forty-five lives were lost by the famous collision, Keller will be sent- enced to-morrow, THE WINNETKA MURDER. Cuicaco, February 14,—It is rumored to-night that an arrest has been made of a man supposed to be guilty of the double murder at Winnetka of " the aged Wilson couple. The police refuse to talk on the subject. — A Paralell Case. Curcaco, Fobruary 14.—It is stated that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe have about completed the purchase of the California Southern railroad extend- ing from San Diego to Colton, a distance of 130 miles. It is further stated that tho Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road will now open negotiations with a view to purchasing from the Southern Pacific that portion of their line from the Needles to Mojave, about 240 miles. In this connection it is stated in railroad circles that the Southern Pacific officials have recently intimated that they would sell this piece of road rather than have the Atlantic & Pacific parallel their line by building from Needles to Colton which it is stated they certainly will do unless the above negotiations to purchase succeed, ——— A Grand Military Ball, Cnicaco, February 14,.—The social event of the year was the military ball of the First regiment of cavalry of Illi- nois, National guard, to-night, for which its own armory and that of the First regiment of infantry were used. The armories were gaily decorated with flags, banners, guidons and other military paraphernalia and greenery, About three thousand were present, including of the city. burracks, Missouri. alfuirs, they were equall damaging her dead husband’s reputation by accusing him of embezzlement, | ———— The Stock Breeders, Lincons, Neb,, February 14.—The Stock Breeders' agsociation concluded its session to-day, Papers were read on raising horses for profit in Nebraska, and polled Angus cattle. Resolutions were passed asking congress tor laws to pre- vent the spread of contagious The Wool Growers' association meets to-morrow, o e— A Failure, CuaxresroN, 8. C,, February 14.— have not exceeded $20,000 in one week, | The firm of L. D, Mowry & Son, cotton [of the terribly miserable government fuctors, suspended. Liabilities, $160,- 000; nominal assets $225,000, et The League Calied, New Yourk, February 14,—tieneral James 8. Nuuley has called a natisnal council of the Union League, to meet in Washington March Gt L — D Eaxport of Breadstufls, the leading society and military people |in the (wum house when the trouble be- Promenade music was fur- [gan, ] nished by the military band of Jeflerson |saw fifteen or twenty white men con Colton, wife of General Colton, testified | g yolley which the negroes returned and in her own behalf in the suit against the | on the firing of a second velley by the Central Pacific directors that if Hunting- | whites the negroes ran firing as they ran. ton and Crocker had s0 wronged her in | Witness was armed und fired with the the final settlement of her husband’s|yregt, capable in | of negroes Wasminaron, February 14.—Exports A X 1| of breadstufls for seven months ending | seen their daughters slapped off the side- RIOT STORIES. The Danville Butchery Under Commit- tee Consideration. The Black and White Sides Ex- hibited. The Former Olaim an Unprovoked and Wanton Attack. The Latter that They Shot in " Self-Defence, The President Smiles Over the Peda- [ yry ghall have treasury notes propared, |surveyor in the service of the govern-| The Opening Stories as Told by Par- ticipante, THE DANVILLE RIOT. STORIES Y COLORED MEN, W AsHINGTON, Feoruary 14.—The in- vestigation into the Danville election riots bogun this morning. Congressman Cabell and 8. Wise were present. Wal- ter 8. Withers, a colored policeman of Danville, testified that on November $d awhite man and colored man got to fighting. Whon separated a crowd of whites ranged in line along the curb and the colored men were in the street. The whites had pistols in their hands and ~emes | 82id the negroes could get enough if they wanted it, and if they didn’t leave some of them would get hurt. The negroes objected to leaving, saying the whites wore trying to override them. Firing then began, the first shots being fired in the air. The colored poople iagln to run and the whites fired at them wher- ever they could see them. None of the colored men had pistols. One man was shot dead and several wounded in con- sequence of the riot. The colored peo- pledid not vote at the election ° days later, fearing violence. The affi- davit df the witness before the commlt- tee of forty was incorrect, in so far as it stated that the colored men received fire-arms. Tt scemed that something had been added to the aflidavit after he signed it. Jack Rudd (colored), chairman of the republican committee, testified: Was in Danvillo on the day of the riot. When the firing began, he left hastily, after. wards returning to see what was the ro- * sult. He was met by Colonel Cabell, who asked where he was going. Colonel Cabell said: ““This is just what I have been telling you would happen.” Ned Hatcher came along with another man and asked Cabell who witness was, being informed Hatcher said *‘Let me blow his d—d brains out.” Colonel Cabell said: *‘No let the d—d scoundrel leave here.” Hatcher struck witness and g witness left they begun firing on him. Witness saw his white neighbors going into Dan- ville that night aud returning with guns they had procured in Danville; saw them going to the polls election day with the same guns. The colored people were thereby intimidated and concluded not to vote. L. L. Ivy (colored) saw white men drawn n& AloLg LN Lurb swith pintole aimed, e started away. gan and the colored men ran. One was shot dead, Jack Rudd, the qudin witness, came along and asked the col- ored men, ‘“‘What you all runnin’for? De white jmuple'n only burnin’ powdah.” ga replied, **What's de meanin’ ob dat ead man ovah dah if dey don't mean harm?’ Witness described the mal- treatment of Jack Rudd by Hatcher and others, and the threats made to himself on the same day by White people. Wit~ ness did not vote because of fear inspived by the riot. 3 STORIES OF THE WHITE MEN, W. R. Taylor, white, testified that an ordinary row occurred November 3d be- tween a white man and a negro which led toa riot. When the fight began there were but three white men and some fifteen negroes on the street in sight. At the climax there were between two and three hundred negroes and about fitteen white men. In witness’ opinion had the white men shown fear they would all have been murdered. Witness saw two or three pistols among the negroes. Witness emptied five chambers of his pistol at the negroes. Would most assuredly do so again under the circumstances, Don't * know whether he hit anybody or not. Dr. D. B, ''emple testified that he was hen he got out on the street he fronting an inturiated mob of “'+iu: Y, The latter were violent and 1+ (catcinwig, and ghouting outthat they ¢ . id shoot us well as the whites, The white men fired He fired four shots into the crowd He said ho was cbligid to de it. " He did not mauke any inquiries as to the cause of the trouble He only saw ten ov fifteen fellow: citizens contending against a mob of negroes and he tool the side of his own people. Witness bought a pistol a month before the thing occurred. It wus, he , & notorious fact that the negroes were bent on the trouble, and they, the whites, had taken messures for their own protee- tion. When the witness fired his pistol he fired into the crowd. He didn’t know whom he hit, Witness had taken part in the discussions which preceded thie riot like every other good citizen, He ssid he wanted to get rid thoy had, He said every white man, womwan and child had been enlisted in the fight to get rid of the governmen they complained of and had promi implicitly to obey the ordere of their leaders, They bhad been warned b every man in authority to aveid auy lision if they could, A. H. Blunt thought the whole trouble of the negroes. He thought if Senator Sherman and Congressman Wise had January 81, 1884, were $100,266.207;| walk as witness had seen those of res the same time last year, §133,080,133, | spectable men in Danville, they wounld t ety pn s pE] want to leave Virginia He had seen & \ High Gambling. white man escortmg » whie lady to Panss, February 1, —Tho name of tho| Eoisth 8 KICHRERREN EN o 1k 50 N 8, Februa . gl % club in which the gambling scandals oe- anp right " tough " theis ‘m'_" i ourred is the Petit circle. ,000 francs, The fives as well as the court cards were marked. Inpianaroiss, Ind,, February 14—The | The amount of seourities found under bed is now said to bave been | Prry , Yo, Frioum e g sgiher g 0L proporty in hia sud wiivini g w Firing be- . between the races arose from the insolenge * MR it