Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 2, 1889, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JU ) “~y 18%9,-SIXTEEN PAGES. T HORITE O W G G139 A DELUGE OF DEATH| Towns Wiped Out of Existence By Raging Torrentf. FEARFUL WORK OF DESTRUCTION Bight Thousann Lives Bstimated to be Lost. HUNDREDS OF BODIES FOUND. Scenes of Desolation Which Com- pletely Baggar Description. FLAMES ADD TO THE HORROR. yrocked Houses Cons umed By Fire and Their Hu Roasted Alive in the Sight of Powerless Spectators. an Occupants Eight Thousand Lives Lost. Saxe Horrow, (1a. m.) June 2, —The first yunts sent out of the Johnstown disaster are far below the wildest estimates placed upon the extent of the extent of the calam ¢, and instead of 2,000 or 3,000, it is probable t tho death list will reach 8,000—many say 10,000, It is now known that two passen- ger trains, two sections of a day expross on the Peunsylvania railroad, have been thrown into the mad- dened torrent and the passengers drowned. These trains were held at Johnstown from Friday at 11 a. m., and werc on a _siding be- tween Johnstown and Conemaugh station, The awful torrent came down a narrow de- file between the mountains, a distance of nine miles, and with a fall of 300 feet in that distance, sweeping away the villages of South Fork, Mineral Point, Woodale aud Conemaugh, leaving but one building stand- ing, & woolen mill, where but an hour before had stood hundreds, and dashing on with the roar of a cat and the speed of the wind upon the fair city at the foot of the hills, The plain in which but yesterday sat Jolmstown sits in the mountain like a_jewel of the queen’s diadem. The great Gautier Steel works sat in this plain, and the city below it, railroad tracks bounding it at the base of the wountains on the nortn. Here is wliere the trains were standing when the tide water, like a catapult, came down upon them with such resistiess force that heavy trains, locomotives, Pullmans and all were overturned and swept down the torrent and were lodged against. the great stone viaduct, along with forty-one locomotives from the Johuostown round-house, the heavy machinery pud ponderous framework of the Gautier mill, the accumulated debris of more than a thousand houses, furniture, bridges, lumber, and human beings. Toe low arches of the stone via- duct choked up immediately and the water backed back over the entire level of the valley upon which the city stood toadepth of what, from the waterworks, ndicate about thirty-eight feet. In the great sea thus formed, thousands of people were strucgling for life. The scene to-duy was one of the most har- oV possible to the imagination of man to conceive. The accumulated drift gorged up at the viaduet to a height of forty feet and then took fire from the upsetting of stoves or lamps. Then were strong men made sick at the sight. As the flames crackled and roared among the dry timber of the floating houses, human bodies were seen pinioned between house roofs, locomotives, freight, passenger, Pull- man and baggage cars. The flames licked with baste thei diet of human flesh. The cene wus horrible beyond description. From infancy a few days old to the wasted figures of age, all were burned before the eyes of the beholders, and no rescue from such a fate was possioly, Strong men turned away with agonized ex- pressions and women shrieked at the horror of the scene. The dead have been computed ot not icss than 8,000, and the number may even exceed this estimate. This seems in- credible, but until the waters will have abated and the work of removing the dead from this tremendoug mass begins, it will be impossible to tell how many lives have been lost. The Assoclated Press correspondent was the first to cross to Johustown proper by means of a basket suspended from a coble, as passengers are removed from wrecked ships. Here the scenes were magnitied in their horror. Here were residences of the litle city’s most wealthy and intelligent people, Here were found the bodics of some of the most promi- nent citizens, with allthe members of their familics. Cinder, Market, Main, Locust, and Washington strects have been swept clean and bare of all buildings of whatever character, and the inhabitauts secem to have fled into the strects at the first warnmng of danger and rushed to their deaths, Psr those who remained in their houses had un oppot- tunity to flee to the upper stories. When houses were frame they were floated from thoir foundations and many wero saved, The Hotel Hulbert, & brick structure, had sixty-five guests, and sixty-three, of these were killed by the fallng in of the floors and walls, 'the Morell library, the school bouse, the Alwa hall, the general storcs and ofices of the iron company, ana one other brick building are all of probably two thousaud buildings that have not “been floated from their foundations caved in. The stone viaduct is forty feet nigh from the riven bed at low water and over this the water rused in a resistless flood. On the west side 1s the Bessower rail mills of the Cambria Iron compan, Although waaned to flee to the hill sides many of the men, rest fug in fancied security, loitered about the mills and were enguifed in an instan To-day their bodies are strewn alovg the Conomaugh, Riskimotas and Alleghany rivers, and are being caught as far down as the Ohio riv s Rochester, Below the w is Cawbria, & sub-borough, in which district reside provably 2,000 people, The scenes bere are but a repetition of the other parts of the flood-wasted eity. In St. Columbus church, & uew structurep which had beeu flooded to a depth of six feet in the audito- rium, vo water had receded and the Hoor was covered with slimy 00ze toa depth of seven or eight inches. O boards stretched along tho top of the pews were thirty bodies which had becn snatched from the steawm by Father Thomas Darlin and some of his parishers whom be hud pressod iuto service. While im the awful presonce of the dead and amid the soletin surroundings of the desolated fano the representutive saw Joseph Swith, a an of extruordinury size and enter. He said not a word, dut went from coryse 10 corpse. Al last he cawe streugth | to the corpse ok a child about nine years old—his daughter. He looked at the swollen and blood-stained features a moment and then with a voice of most unutterable agony cried, “My Maggie, my little Maggie,”” at the same time pressing the inanimate form to his breast. It is im- possibie to relate the many pathetic incidents that occurred on ali sides. A Frightful Calamity. New Frorevor,Pa., June 1.—The calamity of yester was as singular as it was fatal, It is now evident that more lives wero lost because of foolish incredulity than from ig- norance of the danger. ¥or more than a year there have been fears of an accident of just such a character. The foundations ot the dam were considered shaky early last spring and many increasing leakages were reported from time to time. According to people who live in Johnston and other towns on the line of the river ample warnings were given to the Johnstown folks and in hundreds of cases the warning was utterly disregarded. There has grown up a bitter feeling among the surviving sufferers against those who owned the lake and dam, and damage suits will be plentiful. The dams in Stony creck above Johnstown broke about noon yesterday and thousands of feet of lumber passed down the stream. It is impossible to tell what the loss of life will roll up, but at 9 o'clock the coroner of West, moreland county sent a ut saying that 100 bodies had been recovered at Nineveh, half v from here to Johnstown, Sober-minded people do not hesitate to say the estimate of 1,200 lives lost is moderate. “How can anybody tell how many are lost!” said a railroad engineer this morning. been at Sang Hollow with my tramn ince 11 o'clock yesterday and have seen fully five hundred persons lost in the flood.” J. W. Esch, a brave railroad employe, saved sixteen lives at Nineveh., The most awful culmination of the awful night was the roasting of a hundred or more persons lost in the flood. The ruinsof houses, outbuildings and other structures swept away the new raiirond bridge at Johnstown, and from an overturned stove or some such cause, the upper part of the wreckage took fire, There were crowds of men, women and children on the wreck,and their screams were soon added to the awful chorus of hor- ror. They were literally roasted in the flood. Soon after the fire burned itself out, others were thrown against the mas There were some fifty peovle in sight when the ruins parted, broke up and were swept under the bridge. The last news but two in tha town. that only three houses remam in Cambria City, The first authentic news was from W. N. Hays, of the Pennsylvania company, who reached New I'lorence at 9 o’clock. He says the valley towns are anni- hilated. > TheAssociated Press now has a wire be- tween New Florence and Pittsburg and has it connected with its main circuit. A hospi- tal tramn arrived at1lo'clock. The waters aronow receding here as rapidly as they rose last night, and as the bauks uncover the dead are showing up. Already nine bodies have been picked up within the limits of this borough. Noue of them have been recognized. Five of those found are women. The dead body of a young man was discovered in the branches of a huge tree, which had been carried down the stream, All the orchards, crops and shrubbery along the banks of the river are destroyed, The body of unother womun was discovered in the river here, John L. Webber and bis wife, an old couple, Mike Metzgar and John Pruly were rescued near here early this morning on the roof of a house on which they had been carried from their home mn Cambria City. There were seven others on the roof of the house when it was carried off by the waters. They were all drowned, The banks on both sides of the river at this place are crowded with anxious watchers, and with horrifying frequency their vigils are rewarded with the discovery of adead body. -Hundreds of people from Johnstown and up-river towns are bur: here in search of their friends and relatives who were swept away in last hv's flood. The most intense excitement prevails here. Sounire Bennett has charge of the dead bodies and he is having them properly cared for. They arc being prepared for burial, but will be held for identification. 1t is now thought the property loss in the vicinity of Johnston will be about $11,000,000. €. W. Hopoenstall, of Lincoln avenue, in the cast end of Pittsburg, distinguished him- self by nis bravery yesterday afternoon. He was a messenger on the muil train which had to turn kat Sang Hollow. As the train passed the point where the water was full,a woman and child floated in near the shore. The wrain was stopped and Hopperstall jumped into the water and in two trips saved both the mother and child. Of thé dead nearly seventy have been identified, among whom were James McMil- lan, superintendent of the Combria Iron compuuy's store, his wife, four children and a deughter-in-law; John P, Linton, a leading lawyer, wife and five children; Mrs. Thomas Kirlen and two cuoildren: John Nolan and seven of his family; Dr. George Wagner, ife and three children; Frank P, Baurman, > and two children; Mrs. Richard Worth- on and seven children; Pearson Fisher, and children, is that seen Johnstwon could be is also said trom houses It A Heartrending Sight, SANG HorLow, Pa., June 1.—At 0:30 the first train passed New Florence east. It was crowded with people from Piusburg and places enroute, who were going to the scene of the flood with but little hope of finding their loved ones alive. I was a heartrend- 1ng sight, and there was not a dry eye in the taiv. Mothers moaned for tueir children, husbands paced the aisles and wrung their hands in mute agony, fathers prossed their faces aguinst the windows in a vain endeavorto see some- thing, they kuew uot what. Al along tho raging Conemaugh the train stopped and bodies were taken on the express car, being gavvied up by the villugers, who were out along the banks. ‘The swollen corpses lay nere and there in piles of cross ties or on the river banks among the tang green- ery. It was about 9 oclock when the first passenger train came o New Florence depot with its load of eager pussengers, ‘Thoy were no idle travelers, but eack: had & mission, Among them were fans und [talians who hud lost (rieuds near Ninoveb, T'wo of the passengers ou the train were a man and wife from Johnstgwn. He was quite dignitied and more ov iess self-possessed. She was petite, anxions and tried hard to coutrol her feelin| and possible sourco sOught news. Jurs is a big, uew brick,"” said she, with a brave effort, but with her brown eyes moist and red lips wewbling. ‘[t is a threestory house and I don’t thiuk there is any trouble, of infurmation she {Contiiued un Second Puage.] Frow cvery newcomer | ODD PARIS WEATHER. Good Form Adopts the BEnglish Roference Thereto. PRESIDENT CARNOT IN CALAIS. Inauguration of the New Harbor and More Speedy Transit. MAKING PARIS A SEAPORT. The Plans to Be Presented the Next Obamber of Deputies. THECHURCH IN AVENUE HOCHE. Confirmation Catholicis of Forty Converts ot —Mr. McLane Makes a Present to OCarnot—A New Play Found at Last, Rain and Sunshine Alternate. |Copyriaht 1889 by James Gordin Bennett.l Pamts, June 1.—[New York Herald Cablo —Special to Tue Bee.|—Paris jusv now is vying with Londou in the irregulavity of its weather arrangements, and Parisians aro adopting the English habit of commeacing every conversation with an allusion to the state of the chimate. Certainly the weather has been unusually uns d for Paris in May, spells of cold, wet weather alternating with outbursts of glorious sunshine; so that nobody knows what to expect next. This uncertainty produces a bizarre effect in the costumes at all public gatherings, where a curious admixture of winter clothing and waterproofs, with light, airy, summer gar- ments, is witnessed. President Carnot started, yesterday morn- ng, in a drenching rain for a grand tour of the northern departments, the main object of which is to officialiy inaugurate the new harbor of Calais, the completion of which brings Paris and London within about seven ond a half hours of each other, aud adds an- other link to the dailv improved chains of communication between the two great capi- tals of Europe. The commission, charged with the exami nation of the proposal to make Paris a s port, met yesterday afternoon. M. Yves Huyot, mimster of public works, stated that, personally, he was in favorof the project, but that the government had not yet come to any decision on the matter. The idea, he added, was practicable, and tbe plans which had been made would require only a fow slight modifications. Be- fore separating, the commission decided to submit the scheme to the chamber, and ap- pointed M. Gomot as rapporteur, The well known church in the Avenue Hoche comes once more prominently under notice. Istrolled in. yesterday afternoon, and found that a function of importance was about to take place. The church no longer presented its usual appearance, for on the right hand side of the church, before the high altar, were a number of young iadies dressed in black, wearing white veils; and on the loft, a wuumber of gentlemen. I inquired the meaning of this, and was told they were all converts to the church of Rome, who were awaiting the coming of his eminence, the cardinal arch- bishop of Paris, who was to administer confirmation to them. I counted more than forty. Before many moments had elapsed, the superior of the church, the Very Rev. Father Michael, emerged from the sacrist. Before him was borne the processional cross, while an acolyte held the vessel, which, I was told, contained holy water. They were followed by the fathers of the community, the Revs, Matthew Kelly, Os- mand Cook and Constantine O'Hare. On his arrival at the door of the church the car- dinal arch-bishop was presented with the holy water. He then entered the church and took his seat in the sanctuary with the reverend clergy. Then, standing at the ultar rails, he addressed those about to be con- firmed, in French, in a short discourse, H eminence explamed the nature of the sacra- ment about to be conferred, and expressed the great satisfaction at seeing so many who, drawn Dby the light of faith, had joined the Catholic church, and complimented the fathers on their zeal for the spiritual welfare of the English- speaking part of their flock, which he had in- trusted to their care. It gave him great joy, said, to be in their midst, and he felt sure that the spirit of God, who was about to descend upon them, would enable them to stand firmly in their faith which God in his mercy had singled them out from so many to honor, He said that for hundreds and hundreds of years England had been Catholic before their fathers had been robbed of their religion; and, with the uprightness and honesty which characterized the English nation, when they found that the Catholic church claimed their allegiance they at once submitted in spite of the loss of friends, and the loss of many things of temporal good, but with a gain of all that is precious, the true faith, The ¢ of the bles: nence, Before leaving France, Mr, McLane ad- dressed to President Carnot u photograph of the statue of La Salle, whicih Mr. Lambert Tree has presented to Chicago, ‘The photo- graph was accompanied by a letter, in which the ex-minister explained that Chicago was situated 1o the center of the region which was tirst explored by La Salle, and added: The United States remember that they are indebted to France, not only for the mil- itary sid which helped them to win their independence, but also for its pio- neers, explorers and missionaries who opened up that immense region which has been called ‘The Great West,” and which shows signs of becoming the center of the industrial commereial, and intellectual ac- tivity of the United States." It is almost certain that Manager Duques- nel, of the Porte Saint Martin theater, has av last found a piece which will prove a suc cess for the summer seuson. *‘Mum zeille Pioupiow” is & play of military and spectacular effects, which has some music in it, to give a local color to the sitaation. It is in tive acts, and is from the pen of Alix Hrisson, and is at once inter- amusing and agreeable, Last night was the premicre of the new work, and all enjoyed the success which the author and artist reaped. Numerous wore ho congratulations given 1 the enterprising manager over the productiof. It is not an cusy matter to relate the plotor to give in detuil the story unfolded in eight. tablesux. Itis u skit upon wn existing state of uffairs, which are not creditable to France wud | shows how gasily wistakes as to gender oceur in *the Actos de Nuissance,” mony closed with the benediction od sacrement given by his emi- of Marcelle L the final 1" of a mayor's olerk, the Papillion is registered wi to her baptismal name; and,jas this puts her down as of the sex maseifno, when the time for conscription col her name is drawn and she 18 called to do military servico. Beforo this, the Won of a noigh- boring druggist has been pronounced, by the same official, to be Agirl because hls name is Camille, andi as it took the boy's father eleven mpaths of continual law court exercises to cloar @ip the deceptive record, it is believed that i€} Papillion quite as long & tine, 3 talish the facts that her dhaghter is not. So Marcello goes into a regimkent to do duty with the other soldiers. . This is the basis of the plot, but it doos not begin to indicate the amusing ideas which flow éut from it. It is customary for #y conferes of the Frenah press to dwell iore at leagth on the plot than on the playing; but, when it comes to such a performangé as the one of last night, the acting ia réally of more im- portance than the piece itself. It cortainly isa bright and witty piay, and here and there are exquisite lines. Phere is also, or there appears to be, a raison d' etre for tho guing and coming of ail the -actors, but he will be clever who can make a satisfactory analysis of the plot. It i§ ever so much eusier to speak of the artists, and it ean be done by declaring that eackwnd all wore ex- cellent. Moreover, besides the fun that is in the picce, and the admirable way in which it is played, strangers, particularly those from across the channel and frop the other side of the Atlantic, will see at ithe Porte Saint Martin theatre some very fine scenery, not to mention the Moorish dance “‘La IKaabe,” in which Mme. Lillika, &nd a charming group of young women give a pretty diver- tisement. The initial performande of Donizett's “Maria di Rohan,” at the Gaitey the- atre, last evening, iwas a notablo even. I believe this is the first time it ever has been sung in Paris, ayd its production shows that impressario Songongno is doter- mined to present only the gdms of the Italian repertoire, With but twe exceptions the cast is not up to the Pnrisian standard, al- though the orchestra accomplished wonders. Mme. Cepeda sang the part of Maria very successfully. The role of Enrico was taken by M. Theric, who sang, well but who acted the last scene jtoo tragically. The audicnce was mnot veky large, but it numbered many notables, among those vresent bemg M. Rouviey, mimster of finance; Dr. Curlo Gardini, 'M’lle, Belocea, the distinguished contralto; M'lle. Cal- vemmeand M¥le. Beer, Mr, and Mrs. Littlo, M. and Mme. Maurice Lefeyre, Dr. Oscar Perggruen, the emiment Vienna critic; Mme. Kavarey and M. Ross. ———— RAILWAY NI WS, A Feeling of Uncertainty. Curcaco, Juno 1.—|Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]—One universal feeling of uncer- tainty is expressed by thé oficials of the western roads. Already thare is talk of the west-bound rates to Omatn, Kansas Cityand $5t. Louis being pulled dowh in sympathy with the 40 per cent cut of the Burlington & Northern. An ofticial cgli for & meeting of the Western Freight assoctation, ffext Tues- day, has been issued, aud several officials stated their belief that ratos would then be again lowered instead ofiraised. The fol- lowing is @ sewi-ofticial s{atement sout out by the Sonthern Pactti \ The Canadian Pacifie account of the extrgordinary differ- entials allowed them - by the trans continental associafion 'have been se- curing aot oniy the trans-Pacific traftic with the United States, 1 conmegtion with their steamers at Vancouver, but an extremely large share of the Paciflc coast traflic both east and west-bound, with the result' of di- verting the trade between New York, Chi- cago and eastern cities and _California from the American roads to the Canadian Pacific, and it is generally understood that other ad- vantages not permitted the American I by the inter-state commerce law are off by the Canadian roads, forthis traffic. railroads of the United States have to face the inevitable result of the entire loss of a large trafiic destined to California, or insist upon some protection agaigst foreign corpor- ations, Tuis protection having thus far been denied them by the inter-state commerce commission, a halt is about to be called, and the Southern Pacific company has given Leeds, chairman of the Trauscontinental as- sociation, notice of their: withdrawal from s tion. The indications ure that the transcontincntal trafig will be handled by the American lines even if they are com- pelled o meet competition, through Canada, over roads subsidized by the British gov- ernment,” railroad, on An Indictment, Cuioaco, June 1.—[Speeial Telegram to :e.]—An echo of the Michigan Cen- tral manipulation of rates iast fall in favor of Broker Counselman was hward, to-day, in the United States district coutt. An indictment against General Freight Agent Mackay, ex- Assistant General Freight Agent Street, Agent Sommers, of the Blus Line and Messrs. Nicholas and Griswold wys issued for ser- vice. 1t was impossible o learn the com- plainant, but it is thought the action is brought by the poard of through the inter-state _commerce gommission. The Michigan Central ofielals had left their oftices when the news of indictment be- came known, and nothing: eould be learned of the stand they will e. It is the first indictment brought undgr the inter-state commerce act and will bawatched with in- tense interost. Pho high3st penalty for the alloged manipulation is @ 85000 fine. The penitentiary penaity ln \fie ion is only ap. plicable since March, n the act was awended. ;.3 The Burlington's ftatement. CicAGo, June 1.—(Speeial Telegram to Tuk Bee,|—The Burlin| statement for April shows an increase of §254,601.51 in the gross earniugs, and $506851.91 in the net carnings as compared April of last vear. The expenses wi decreased $52,- 230.10. The properties’ @ontrolled by the Burlington show an in of $187,815.97 in the gross earnings and BI50,878.34 in the net earnings. For comy ve purjioses the statement is well nigh (ess, Coupled with the followiug facts tanding of the company is fur “The net earn- ings for April, 1857, wer 132 For the first four months of 1 net_earnings 20,8 compa ith §1,306,319.97 net eariings for the ur mouths of this year. The mileage 18 about 20 per cent move than in 1 The statement makes no mention of Ax.d Gharges and divi- dends. Counting these, 18 & deficit of $200,000 for the month | of net carn- ings of over balf a millio gram to Tue Bes |- B, Bavr, soperin- tendent of the Wyoming division of tha Union Pacific, has ordered a reduction of trains on the Cheyeane, & Nortbern ruilway, from o daily t)a trlwegkly. service. fhe ico is cut down uce the operating expenses of the .ufl, i, the railway ofiicials olaiw, is boigg 9 Au ineffectual effort :u b Cheyenne board of tra duction, jsen mads by tho - — The Valkyrie Wins. Loxpoy, June 1.—Phe watch of the Royal Thames Yacht the most importunt event af the scasom, was held today. The course war sixty mules. . The Valkyrie woa, | 13y the stupidity or the wmisunderstanding ‘ Jrex second, Yaranga thied, Reduction of TapinService, CREVENNE, WO, aufi—lswcx.l Telo- | perated at i loss. | to prevent the re- | 'GOSSIP FROM BERLIN. The Samoan Conference An Amer- fcan Victory. OFFICIAL PRESS IRRITATED. Feeling Sore That Germany Has Been Worsted. THE SUBJECT DISTASTEFUL. The Pope Faints, Falling Back in His Ohair. HE MAY DIE AT ANY MOMENT. Ais Phyaician Reported to Have Sald So—If the German Strikes Spreaq, Scvere Mcasures Are to Be Taken, Germany Yields Gracefally. [Copyright, 1889, by New York Associated Press.] BerLy, June 1.—After the seventh sitting of the Samoan conference Wednes- day lust, the American commission was in o position to cable to Secretary Blaine the de- finite acceptance by tho German and English governments of the Washington proposals limiting the German indemgity and the Sam- moan rights to levy import duties and some of Mr. Blaine's amendments to the clauses relating to the internal Samoan policy. The Washington government's aiming at the pos- sible independence of the Samoans has not the sympathy of the German official mind, which better comprehends measures to pro- tect Europeun interests and to extend Eu- ropean influence, but after slight hesitation the German commissioners have in- variably yielded whatever concessions America asked in the direction of Samoan autonomy. On the other hand, the Americans have concaded practically nothing, adhering to their original claims, The general results of tae conference do not afford the foreign office and the oficial press atheme for congratulation. On the con- trary there is a visible irritation over the delay in the conclusion of the treaty negotia- tion, The truth is that no special honor will acerue to the German government from the result of the conference, 80 it does not wish the matter to be kept before the public. The Cologne Gazette afirms that the re- cent crown councils decided that the sever- est measures should be taken in the event of the strikes spreading. ‘The temporary re- sumption of work by the miners since the arrest of the workmen's delegates from Bochum, Las been erroncously attributed to fears of the government’s action. The dele- gates will energetically carry on the agita- tion throughout every coal district i Ger- many. It is oxpected that the general elec- tions will be held in the autumn, Advices have 8imultaneously reached the Italion embassy here and the leaders of the centre party that the pope’s health is seriously affected. It is said that during the recent consistory he fawted, falling back in his chair, to the consternation of all present, Dr. Coccareili, the pope's chief physician, is reported as saying that he may die at any moment. Premier Crisvi is credited with a design to occupy the vatican in the event of a conclave meeting of the cardinals abroad. The emperor appears to attach small im- portance to the. reception of the Shah of Persia, who is due hern on June 9, Herr Tusangel, editor of the Westphalia Volus Zoitung, has been arrested. Papers found in his house revealed the fact that he prepared the proclamations of the strikers, Several of Captain Wissman’s officers in East Africa are down with smailpox. Those stricken die without attendance. The stock of vaccine lympth is exhaust VIOLENTLY INSANE, A Niece of Senator S denly Loses Her Mind, NorwaLk, Conun., June 1.—Mrs. Thomas L. Gnuning, niece of United States Senator Stanford, of Zalifornia, became violeatly in- sane a few evenings ago at her residence in Motu avenue, and with a long stiletto drove the servants from the house. She was sub- sequently secured and quicted, but her con- ditiou is serious and there are faint hopes of her recovery. anford’'s Sud- e Improvemdnts at Pierre, Pierne, Dak., June 1L.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]|—Plaus and specifications for Pierre’s new $30,000 botel are now under way and will be submitted for bids in the course of a few weeks. It is confidently expected that work will Be started on this immense structure inside of thirty day Tue Hawkeye Electric Light company, of Davenport, to-day notified the city that their bonds were ready for approval, and that the conditions for putting in the plant were ap- roved. Pierre will be lighted by elecuricity side of s1xty days. - Had His Head Cut Off. ., June 1. |Special Telo- gram to Tne Bee |—Frank Brockman, of Eimira, N. Y., fell from a west-bound train | on the Union Pacific near Peru station on Friday and was killed. He was found by some section wen several hours after the tramn bad passed with his head severed com- pletely from his body. The verdict of the coroner's jury exonerated the railroad com- pany and employes from blame. B The World's New Building. NEw Youk, June 1.—Joseph Pulitzer en- tered plaus for the new building on Park Row, yesterday, The building will cost $1,000,000. It will be 115 feet front, 136 feet deep and 188 feet high, from curb level to roof. It will contain thirteen floors. Tribune building, ¢h has long been the tallest structure on Newspbaper Row, eleven stories nigh without the towe, - Change of Editoria St Joskpi, Mo, June 1 gram to Tuk Bee | —Tomorrow Charles Alf Willisms, 81 2 first of the present year managing editor of the daily Herald of this place, leaves for Miuneapolis, whe will ussume te munu itor's chair the Tribure, recently repurchased vy A, J. Blethen. Chair. Special Tele - - A Charles Oity Barziary. Cuarres City, Ia., June L—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Haven Bros.' bardware store was eutered by burglars, lust night They carried off rovol razors, knives and other valuable goods, but scenred no They wade un en! by cdging out of adoor, ing ableto Jus B - Prel 10-day for i with & cupitul HoLYox® gram to T were take | voard of | £50,000, trade rlov | 15 rou SCANLAN'S DENIAL, He Did Not Charge That Irieh National League Funds Were Stolen. Cnicaco, Juno 1.—The many nssertions that evidence relating to Cronin's murder ond to the alleged huge defaleation in the Irish National league funds had been discoy- ered by Mortimer Scanlon in the books of the defunct Traders’ bank, of this city, while he was in charge as a court officor, were de- med, to-night, by Scanlan himself, who in a written statement over his own signature /s all such statements are absolutely false, and attaches a letter from Sherift Matson stating that he (Scanlan) was never a deputy sheriff, was never a custodian nor in any way connected with the effects of the Traders’ bank. Upon the truth of the Traders' bank story has rested many of the sensational reports that have recently appeared as to the sup- posed motive for the murder of Cronin, Aside from this statemoent of Mr. Scanlan, there has been no important developments iu the case to-day. Chief Hubbard said to- night that that the police are pursuing the investigation with all the vigor possible, but that their progross 15 slow. M. J. I\ Beggs, a youug attorney, is re- puted to be “‘senior guardian’ of the Colum- bia club, or canp 85, of the Clan-na-Gael. Tt was by this camp, rumor has it, that Dr, Cronin was tried for treason. The police, it is said, have been for some time laboring to collect evidence to connect the camp with the removal of Cromin. 'Mr. Beggs was scon by a reporter, this afternoon, and ques- tioned as to his connection with tho Clan-na- i He said the oath of the order prohib- ited him from giving any information about the members or as to the position oc- cupied by himself. Referring to the state- ment made by Luke Dillon, of Philadelphia, that the chief executive of the order would be asked to remove the pledge of secrocy from the members so that the organization might clear it of the charges which bave been made against 1t in connection with the case. Mr. Beggs said he hoped the oath would be suspended. and added. “If the Clan-na-Gael does not acquit itself of connection with this crime, it will be wrecked and the Irish cause in America will perish with it. If the oath of secrecy is re- moved, it will be acquitted of complicity in the crime, as its members and books will make it s0 plain that the Clan-na-Gael, as an order, had nothing w do with the murder that such a thing will never be thought of again.” Preparing For Monday. CR10AGO, June 1.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]--States Attorney Longnecker, Chiet Hubbard, Coroner Hertz, and lawyers Mills and Hynes had any number of consul- tations to-day. The gentlemen were consid ering and r wing the testimony in their possession, and gdeciding what should be presented to the coroner’s jury on Monday, and how much should be kept secret. Al though no one who attended the meetings a word with regard to the result, 1t is understood that no particularly new or sensationul evidence will be introduced. It is understood that the Pinkertons and the city police, to a certain extent, are working together on the case, The agency had the first look at the private papers, thongh, and have been working hard on the murder theory ever since the doctor disappeared while the city police made no efforts to cap- ture the murderers until after the doctor’s body was found. The Pinkerton’s know more about the actions of the suspected par- ties in the case than is generally supposed, and, if anything important or any startling move is made, it is likely to be by the private agency. The authorities did not try to con- ceal, to-day, the Jact stated in these dis patches last night, that William J. Starkey is wanted, and that an effort will be made to get him from Canana. One of Starkey's friends said, this evening, that Starkey has no connection with the case ana doubts not that he will readily come back here and teli what he knows about Croniu, if the state will guarantee him immunity from prosecu- tion on the old indictments in the bribery case, which caused him to flee to Canada. An Equine Detective. Cuicago, June 1.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]—The sagacity of a horso has been resorted to in the Cronmin case. One of Licutenant Elliow’s detectives, who is tal- ing more than ordinary interest in the case, last evening thought it would be a good 1den to learn how much Dinan's white horse knew about the mystery, Thinking the horse would not forget the way the assassin drove, the detective took the same rig out. He drove to the Conklin residence, and there turned the horse's heud north and started it. He allowed the reins to hang loosely, but urged the animal on at o lively rate toward Lincoln avenue, The de tective was delighted when the horse, without the least pressure on the lines, darted from Clark street around Center street to Lincoln uvenue. 1Down the street the horse went, urged at a lively rate by the detective. Soon the horse turned down Shefield avenue, and outof the route, and the officer’s bopes fell to zero, He was on the point of returning the rig to the stables when the an- imal turned up Belden avenue and went as far as Bosworth street—the thoroughfare on which Sullivan’s house is sityated. Then the brute turned up this street to Roscoe and trotted to Ashland uveuue, turning the corner, and, without the least effort on the part of the detective, the white horse stopped directly in front of the littie house where the doctor was killed. This proved almost couclusivaly that the rig owned by Dinan was the ono used to convey the doctor t the place wicre he was murdered, and the police intend w work upon this theory. The white mare found in the possession of Waoodruff when he was arrested was ob- tained at Dean's livery stable, and was driven to the place whore the trunk was found and to the catoh-basin where the body was discovered. The animal did uot display as much ingenuity as the one owned by Dinan. When she neared the place where the trunk picked ouvof the ditch she passed right by, I'wo detectives were in the bugey that was obtaiued at Dean's, and whon the animal did not attempt Lo stop av the which_is marked by the police, they made no effort tostop her. ‘Phey let her go out aloug the Kvauston road 1o the pluce where the decomposing reniius were found, expecting that she would stop there if shio was familiar with the pluce, Hut the mare fooled them agaiu, and would have carried the two detectives Lo vanston nud they not turned the animal's nead toward the city. All ine evidonce that is iu the posscasion of the chief of the police will be prexented to tho coroner’s jury Mouday, and if be bas unytldig sensations) it will come out there, A Wholesaleau Srest is expected before the testimony will be wiveu the corouer. The clief suid this aflernoos that Lie had some thing that would startle public, but he would not give it out, **You vili hear it av the ingoest, though,' was atl the chief would #uy. Iu the usual style toe ofticials deny thiat Cronin's clothing was found yesterday, or tyat the underwear found by the little Hambyreher buys hasbeen ideititied, There ) to belieyg, lowever, that the stor, eryu) s tu B0 Wholly unfounded. of yi COMING WHITSUNTIDE No More Dinners Till the Seventh Sunday After Easter. A DISSERTATION ON DANCING/ Have Modern Young Men Abans doned the Exercise? POLITICS TAKE A BACK SEAT{ But the Newspaper Correspondent Cares Never a Bit. LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILLY The Gentleman Who Furaishes Many Items Kicked Up a Row-—Ho Would Go Out to Dine With W. H. Smith, Close of the Festivities, [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennete.y Loxvox, Juno 1.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Bre, |—The political wold is turniog its back on London for tho next ten days. To-night will sea the last of the grand dinners and rey coptions until Whitsuutide has passeds A good deal is crowded into this last night, * There will bo no end of dinners, besides Lady Kimborne's party, Mrs. Bischoftss heim’s dance, and any number ot *small an carlics,” 8o called because they are neithe small nor early. Dancing is now put off ta 80 late an honr that by the time the bana strikes up, the young men who know how td dance have gone home. One of the difliculties of the hoste day is to find dancing young men. 1ls it that the new generation think themselves superiod to this form of exercise, or that they prefes the club and the cigarette? Are they 100 lazy to dance, or dom’t thoy know how? Whatever the explanation may ve, certain it is that at most balis, now-a-days, young ladies find it no easy matter to obtain a Judicious selection of partners. Cynical ob sorvers would perhaps say that married women are cutting out the unmarried girlsy Thero is agood deal in that, and it is & theme which would furnish much room for comment, especially if it could be treated with cntire frankness and without fear of breaking windows 1n ever so many houses, 1 confess, however, that 1, for one, should be afraid to enter too deeply into it, Another Thackeray would be required, to do it full justice, Well, then, the political shutters are, so ta speais, put up for nearly a fortnight, and I donot hear any expressions of sorrow or regret, as the usual industrious correspondent who has a supply of lively paragraphs for the London and provinoial newspapors, finds himself compelled to fall back on Lord Rane dolph Churchill, : Never was there a man who contributed sa much to helpnews agencies float, and to make up a respectable week’s ‘bill for the pennye aliner, What has the leader of the young demo- cracy been doing now? It appears that dhce this week he did nog g0 Gut to dinner, and once he did, and ench incident is dealt with in the most masterly mauner by skillful journaiists. He failed to goto W. H. Smith’s and never apologized. Great is the wrath of Smith in conscauence and he cries aloud for vengeance, — TOOK THE TICKERS OUT, 8 of our The Regular Exchanges Bother the Bucket-Shop Men, Cnicaco, June 1.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.| — There wuas great skurrying around for quotations in the board of trade district tnis morning. The Chicago board of trade did not open till 10:30, but the specula- tors who trade in stocks, got some quota- tions. By concerted action the Chicazo board of trade and the New York stock exchange, acting on decisions of the lihnois suvreme court, and on the decision of Judge Andrcws of New York, have confined their quotations exclusively to members of the respective ¢ changes. The Chicago board of trade gave notice, soveral weeks ago, of its intention to cut off the quotations this morning; buu the action of New York exchange was a surprise to all. The govern- ing board of the labor organization an- nounced its intention at the close of business yosterday. This was too late to allow bucket- shops to get out injunctions against them and the result was that here, as well as in New York, the bucket-shop men had a livoly hustle to get figu ¢ Chicago members of the New York ex- change, who have private wires and who made special arrangements, last night, witk New York people for their quotations were getuiug a few of them, To further compli cute matters all of the old Bultimore & Ohio, (now Western Union) and postal wires, bes tween hero und New York were down, owing to the heavy storms in western Penn- sylvania powts. In.addition there was a heavy storm raging between Buffalo und Albany, and the few Western Union wires that were in overation were working very heavy. ‘The confusion was increased by throwing on the few remaining wires the businvss wirich would ordinarily have goue over the Pestal and the Baltimore & Ohio wires, The local bucket-shops had swarms of ruuners out trying to get the quotations from the private wire houscs. At some of them they were refused admission; at others uo discrimination was made between bucket shop representative and others, The “'tick- ers,” whose contracts with the New York stock exchauge and the Chicago board have terminated, were eending out quotations from St. Louis, Toledo, the oil centers and other minor markets, A commission has mot already o complain of the new dimouity, A fouw customers, who can not BOW SECUre con- tinuous quotations, say that they will not trade unless thoy can be furnished thew. They say that the new arrangement forcos them to put ultogether too much trust in the honor of their comnission men, The Chi- cugo bourd of trade hus culof over 500 , regular customs e Lhe Weat Indications, Eor Nebeasks and Dakots - Liga slightly cooier; variable winds. For Towa -Fair; stasiouary temporature; variable wiuds, i S SRy @ Piblic Debt Staten e, WasuiNerox, June L--The bublic debs statement out to-day shows total cash in the treasury, §020,169,558; total debt, $1,062,- 0114935 decrease during May, ,7043i7¢ degrewse since Juue 1, 1683, §77,052,105, vains;