Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 8, 1889, Page 1

—_— THE OMAHA DAILY BER" S EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA SATURDAY. MORNING, JUNE 8. 1889, THREATENED WITH A PLAGUE Malignant Diphtheria Breaks Out In Johnstown. HOW THE DAM WAS BUILT A Carefal Examination Shows It to Have Been a Miserable Picce of Botch-work — Things More Settled. The Hot Weather Feared, Jonxstows, Pa., June 7.—To-day opened warm and almost sultry, and the stench that nssails one's senses as he wanders through Johnstown is almost overpowering. Sick- ness, in spite of all the precautions and labors of the sanitary authorities, is on the increase, and fears of an epidemic grow ‘with every hour, “It is our impression,” said Dr. T. L. ‘White, of the state board of health, this morning, ‘‘that there is going to be great sickness here within the next week. Five cases of malignant diphtheria were located this morning on Bedford street, and as they were in different houses they mean five starting points for the disease. There will be plenty of typhoid and kindred diseases liere within aweek or ten days, in my opin. jon. The only thing that has saved us thus far has been the cold weather. That has now given place to summer weather, and no one knows what the next fow days may bring forth, Twenty more physicians arrived from Pittsburg this morning and more will arrive to-day. The opinion is neral among medical men that there will e more need for doctors a weck hence than there is now."” Dr. R. L. Siebel, of the state board of health in charge of 'the sanitary headquar- ters, said: “We are using every precaution known to science to prevent the possibility of an epidemic. Our labors have not been confined to any partic- ular channel, but have been extended in va- rious directions. Disinfectauts, of course, are first in fmportance, and they have been used with no sparing hand. The prompt cre- mation of dead animals as fast as discovered is another thing which we have insisted upon. We have a committee, too, that superintends the burial of the victims at the cemeteries. It is of the utmost importance in this whole- sale interment that the corpses should be interred at a safe distance beneath the sur- face. Avother committee 18 muking a house 10 house inspection throughout the stricken city to ascertain the number of inhabitants in each standing house, the number of sick, and to order the latter to the hospital when- ever necessary. So far there is but little contagious disease, and we hope, by diligent and systematlc efforts, to prevent uny dan- gerous outbrealk.” General Hastings this morning said that the situation was good, 8o far as reported. Hodies are being gradually recovered all the time, but not in the large numbers of the first few days. Lastnight several ghouls that were wandering amid the wreck on evil intent were arrested. This morning they were given the choice of imprisonment or ‘going to work at $2 per day, and they promptly chose the latter. _The waifs’ mission 18 doing a noble work here. Within an hour after arrival they haa established a bureau and were receivin children and babies that hud beon orphaned by flood and flame. Miss Hinckley, who has charge of the work, said that from Cleve- land, Indianapohs, Altoona, Pittsburg, and, in fact, throughout Pennsylvania and the eastern states, she had received telegrams from societies and families offering to take chargé of certain numbers of little ones. *1 wish that you would state to the coun- try,” said Colonel Scott to an Associated press representative to-day, “that as things are becoming more aud more settled every hour I would recommend that all drafts and ehecks hereafter be sent to William R. Thompson, treasurer of the finance comwmit- tee, Pittsburg.” In speaking of the condition of the valley, Scott said: “It is improving every hour. The perfect orgamization which hus been offected within the past few days has grad- ually resolved all chaos and confusion into a semblance of order and regulation.” So far as known only eighteen bodies have been recovered in the Conemaugh valley this morning. Only the hardiest can stand it to enter the morgue to-day, so overwhelming is the stench, A strict order is now in force that all bodies shall be interred only when i% becomes immpossible to longer ~preserve them from absolute putrifaction. Two additional cases of typhoid fever were reported this morning from Minersdale, making a total of seven in that villiage alone since yesterday. Measles are becoming more prevaient on Prospect Hill, where the refu- Kees' camp is estublished. WAITING FOR RATIONS. At the commissary station there was con- siderable activity, About a thousand peaple had gathered about the place after their day’s rations, The crowd became so great that the soldiers had to be called up to guard the place until the relief committee was ready to eive out provisions. Several car- loads of clothing arrived to-day and was dis- posed of ns soon as possible, as the people are badly in need of clothing, Four bodics were taken from the ruins at the Cambria club house and the company’s store this mording, The remnins were all bruised and ina terrible condition. They had to be embalued and buried immediately, and it was iwmpossible to have any one adentify them, The number of people missing from Wood- ille is almost incredible, and from present indications it looks as if only ubout fifty people in the borough were saved. A REPORT ON TIIE DAM, A. M. Wollington, with F. >, Burt, asso- cwte editor of the Engincering News, of New York, have completed an examination of the dam which causea the great disaster, Wel- lington states the dam was in every respect of very wferior construction, and of a kind wholly unwarranted by the good engineering practices of thirty years Both the original and the reconstructed dams were of earth only, with no heart wall, but only rip- rapped on the slopes. The original dam, how- ever, was made in rammed avd watered layers, which still show distinetly in the wrecked dum. The new cnd merely added to its stability, but it was to all appearance simply dumwped in like an ordinury railroad fill. ~ Much of the old part is stand- ing antact, while the adjacent parts of the new works are wholly carvied off. There was no central wall of pudale or masonry either in the pew or old dum. 1t has been the invariuble practice of engineers for thirty or forty years 10 use one or the other in building hiph dams of earth, The recon- structed dam also bears the marks of great carelessness in having been made two feet lower in the middle, which would have con- centrated an overtlow, if it should oceur, at the ends iustead of the center. Had the break began at the euds the cut of the wator would have heen 0 grasual that little or no hurm wight huve resulted. Had tho dam at once been cut at the cnds when the water began running over the center, the sudden breaking of the daw would have been at least greatly diminished, and possibly pro- longed, 80 that little harm would have re sulted. The crest of the old dam had not been raised in the reconstruction of 1581, The old overfiow chanuel through the rock still remains, but owiug to the sug of the crest in the widdle of the aam only five aud a half feet in it, instead of seven feot, were necessary to run the water over the' crest. The rock spillway, narrow at the best, has been further contraeted by a close grating Lo prevent tho escape of. fish, capped by good- sizea timoer, and in some slight degree also by a trestle foot bridg 'he pet effect of all gigse differcnces of mditions was thaf thé daw, as umm?. was of much safer against excessive floods, apart from its inferior construction, than the original dam would have been with a crest only three and a half to four feet high above the bottow of the rock spillway, instead of seven feet, A lnrrn amount of rip-ravping and slope wall still remuins intact and is of excellent quality. It does not appear there was wuy great amount of leakage through the dam be- fore it broke. The destruction came from the water flowing over the top. Wellington said no engineer of known and good standing for such work could possibly iave been engaged on it, since in the partic- ulars mentioned 1t violated the most ele- mentary and most universally understood requirements of good praetices. Estimates of the original dam indicate that it was made about half of earth and half of rock, but if so there was little evi- dence of it in the broken dam. The ripprapping was merely the skin on each face, with more or less loose spoils, mixed withearth, The dam was seventy-two feet above the water, two to one inside slope, one and one-half to one outside slope and twenty feet wide on the top. The rocks throuchout were about one foot below the surface, Earth was pretty good material for such a dam, if it was to be built at all, being of its standing ntact since 1881 must be as- cribed, as no engineer of standing would over have tried to so construct it. The fact that the dam was a reconstructed one after over twenty years' abandonment, made it es- pecially hard on the older part of it to with- stand the pressure of water. Eight thousand men have been at work to-day CLEARING OUT THE DEBRIS, but truth compels the statement that the undertaking has not yet been fairly started. Fires are burning up and down the valley as far as the eye can reach. The air is thick with smoke, and as yet the efforts of this army of earnest laborers is hardly appreciable. The most careful estimates are to the effect that it will take 10,000 men for weeks to clear out the heaps of ruin piled up for miles between the hills up and down the courseof the river. An hour ago the writer completed a tour of the wreck n this vicinity, Dozens of human beings and animals were to be seen on the surface, charred blackened by fire, and in such a state of decomposition that the strongest man could not more than glance at them. Eighty-six mea from Al toona, under orders of the sanitary of- ficials, are scattering disinfectants over acres of the wreckage that the railroad bridge stopped. Mr, Kirk declares that thousands of bodies will yet be found in this territory alone. The great trouble thus far experienced at the bridge has been caused by the mass of telegraph wires that reach across the vari- ous soans, through which the water has passed. Line repair men are badly needed to elp in removing the wires, and Kirk says that as soon as they are gono he will hustle the debris through by the acre, The problem of the hour is the disvosal of the debris about the Pennsylvania bridge. Unless it is soon got rid of the stench will be s0 overpowering that no human bemg can withstand it. THE PNEUMONIA SCOURGE Growsalarmingly, notwithstanding the state- ments of Dr. Groff, of the state health board. Dr. Sweet, a member of Dr. Groff's staff, came down from the Cambria hospital, to- night, with a startling report. To the Asso- ciuted press correspondent Dr. Sweet said : ““Prospect Hill is full of pucumonia, with some diphtheria and measl The hospital is full to overflowing, and forty cases are on the outside. 'They wore almost all severe pneumonia. There is every condition needed for the spread of the disease, and I fear an epidemic.” Dr. Carrington also reported several cases of pneumonia, having found them on a hill near Morrellville. A pair of human feet were noticed sticking out of the sand on the river bank, near Kernville, to-day. A gang of men soon un- carthed the bodiesof two men and one girl, all in a good state of preservation. THE FISHING CLUB BLAMED, “This community is ina wild state of ex- citement as the result of the recent flood. The blame of the entire affair has been placed upon the South Fork Fishing club, 2y The Generous Britons. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.l Loxpoy, June 7.—[New York Herald Cablo—Special to Tug Bre.|—The folllow- ing amounts have been sent to the Herald to be forwarded to the Johnstown relief com- mittce. Twenty-nine passengers on the Arizona, just arrived from New York, §11 Dr, Thomas G. Sittenthwaite, £20; Percy, Marden & Co., £55. Mr. Henry Irving, in a very sympathetic letter Lo an American, has enclosed a check for 50 guineas, his contri- bution to the relicf of the flood sufferers. The Havoe in Centre Oounty. BerLeroxte, Pa., June 7.—The flood last Friday night and Saturday played terrible havoc in Centre county in both loss of life and damage to provertr. Bellefonto itself suffered little, being built on the hills. At Mackeysville fiftcen bodies have been re- covered and twelve at Salova. e Ru ing Through Trains, PriLapeLriia, June 7.—The Pennsylvania railroad 1s at last able to announce the re- sumption of the running of through passen- «er trains from New York via the Philadel- phia, Harrisburg, Lock Haven & Alleghany railroad to Pittsburg, ——— Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasmizaToy, June 7.—[Special Telegram to Tup Bee)—Pensions granted Nebras- kans: Origininal invalid -Jobn W. Brewer, James G. Russell, Benjamin (! Stauber, Alex Laruse, Jacob M. Blakeney. Increase —Justus Pointer. Mexican survivors—Jero- miah Buflington. Pensions for Iowans: Original invalid— Thomas J. Wright, Zachary T. Huston, Ho- bert D. Carr, James Murphy, William H. Johnston, Charles Folk, William R, Thomp- son, Willam Bouvee, William W. Blair, Charles W. Robertson. Resto- ration and reissuc—Selinus _Cheeseman, (deccased). Tncrease—John Cobb, Jr., Israel N. Schooler, William Dawson, 'Elisha T. Kirk, Gottffied Urbatsch, David Mc. Isaae W. Smithson. R ue and increase arder, Wilham H. Symons, lliam Peverill. Original wid- ows, e, widow of Major McMullen; Harriet . widow of John P. Jones; Esther, widow of Beojamin' K. McCan; Jane E. widow of Selinus Cheeseman, - e etoed the Australian Bill, Harrrory, Conn, June 7.—Governor Bulkeley to-day vetoed the bill providiag for a secret ballot. He holds thoe bill is too rad- ical, too cumbersowe in its details, too ex- pensive, opens the door to fraud and will re- sult in disfranchising voters. The house passed the bill over the governor's veto by a vote of 121 to 85. Afterwards a motion w; made to reconsider, which was carried, and the bill was tabled and the house adjourned, - The Weldon Extradition Treaty. Orrawa, Ont., June 7.—The Weldon extra- dition act of the last session has been trans- mitted 10 tne jmperial authoritios for ap- proval or otherwise. In the eventof its being countenanced by the imperial authori. ties iv is proposed to declare it in force and effect us regards the United States and Mexico, In Oflic s and Wants Office. Hugoy, Dak., June 7.—[Special Telegram to Tug Ber.]—The examming board for the territory has recommended CGeorge Sick of Tand county, for ‘appointment for naval eadet. It is knowa here that C. T. McCoy, of Aberdeen, declares himself o eaudidate for & republican nomination for congress. s Earthquake Shocks, Pakis, June 7.—A violent earthquake occurred to-day ut Brest. New Beorokn, Mass., June 7.—A distinet carthauake shock was felt in this city at 10:45 this forenoon, A Gamn of Fiv r Goff. CuAKLESTON, W. V., June 7.—The legisla tive committee, yesterday afternoon, passed | upou the depositions from Randalph county. | Gofls claim was sustaned. This mukes u uet gaiu of five for Goft. COL. KELTON SUCCEEDS DRUM. A Short Sketch of the New Adju- tant General's Life. THE SPEAKERSHIP CANVASS A Very Slim Attendance at the Prosi- denvs Informal Reception — Charges Against the Win« nebago Agent. 513 FOURTRRNTA STRRET, Wasnixaron, D. C.. June 7. Colonel John C. Kelton has been appointed adjutant-general of the army. Colonel Kelton is a graduate of West Point, where he was afterwards instructor in tac- tics and small arms firing, He served during the civii war, and was breveted lieutenant. colonel and brigadier-general for most valu- ablo and arduous services. Since the war, he has held various staff positions, in 1865 be- coming assistunt adjutant-general. Heis .n inventor of marked ability, many of his 1m- provements in rifles, pistols and other weap- ons having been adopted by the department. He is also a writerof high repute on subjects connected with the military service. TIHE SPEAKERSHIP CANVASS, Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, called at the white house to-day for the purpose of paying his respects to the president before leaving on a western tour, Wwhich may be fraught with important resuits in the campaign to decide upon the organization of the house, He provoses to make an extensive tour and to put in his time in working up an active canvass. Mr. Burrows, in common with his colleagues who are in the race, tries 0 1m- press upon every member whom he meets the importance of prompt attendance when the house shall reassemble. He says to-day: “Our majority is very small, and there 1s undoubtediy great danger of getting checked WasniNoTox Bureavu, Trne OMAnA Bre, } at the start. On the face of the returns now in the hands of the clerk of the house, we have only three more members than our oppon- ents. This slim majority, of course, may be increased to six or seven, and possibly eight, through the admission of the new states, but in order that we may be able to organize the nouse without a contest, it 1s absolutely necessary that every man should be in the city. It will be absolutely necessary to have an understanding in_advance, that every one shall be there, but even with this agrecment, there is the matter ot sickness which may keep members away, and can not be helped. If the democrats are disnosed to fight over the adoption of the new rules and the settle- ment of the contested election cases, and they determine to filibuster, there 1s a block at once. 1 think thereis great danger in it. All parliamentary law recognizes the right to make motions to adjourn over to a time cer- tain, aud to tuke a recess. Now by repeal- ing 'these motions, the house may be held powerless. Why, I could take such a man as Sam Randall, and by using these motions, e could prevent the swearing in of mem: bers and hold the house unorganized for the full term of two years. We could dismantle the government.” Now, t0 prevent such a thing, is a serious question. It is & question whether it would be better to make a rule, restricting the right to make these motions, thus ruuning the risk of embarrassment in the future, or to run tho risk of obstruction and take the responsibility. This is a question to be settled. 1 have my own 1deas about it, put it 18 no easy problem. I assume that the present rules of the house will not be adopted as temporary rules, but that we will open under general parliamentary rules and organize. A committee of rules will then be appointed to draw up rules. Now, if when they report there is a feature of the new rules that the minority do not like, and they undertake to filibuster to prevent its adoption, what then is to be done? If al- lowed to make the recognized motions to adjourn and take a_recess without restric- tion, they could prevent the organization of the house. The question is now, would not the presiding officer, under the circum- stances, the house not yet being formed, be justified in announcing after the filibuster- ing had gone far enough to be pronounced, that he would not recognize anyone to make a dilatory motion even in the form of a motion to adjourn. Might it not be held in a half organized state, and that it must be- come a body organized and capable of doing business before éven an adjournment should be in order? This done firmly and fairly after good reasons, it seems to me, might be warrantable withouv a breach of parliamen- tary law. Otherwise, the government might be dismantled, and brought to chaos, there must be new rules or we shall be tied hand and foot.” HARRISON'S INFORMAL RECEPTION There was a very slim attendance at the president’s informal reception at the white house, to-day, owing in part to the fact that this was the regular day for cabinet meeting, The rush of of office seekers seems to sub- side almost as rapidly as the floods, now that the warm weather promises to set in. Thus far the climate of Washington has been as delightful as that of any other section of the United States, and there have been no reasons connected with the temperature why the eager place hunters should leave. For the past week many who desired to get away were prevented from doing so through breaks in the railroads, but they are now almost all reported clear and ready for business, and the outgoing trains are more heavily loaded than those coming in. Among the republican politicians here, more or less interest is taken in the speakership contest 80 soon to be inaugurated, and each candi- date is hard at work but is not saying much. FRANK HATTON SAFE. Mr. Frank Hatton, whom, it was feared, was among the lost in the Johnstown disas ter, urrived in Washington at 8 o'clock this afternoon. sr. Hatton says that the people on the trains which are delayed on the Penn- sylvania road seem to be more anxious than those who are safely at home, because of the non-receipt of news, e says that it is utterly impossible to get any telegraphic or other communication to or from the trains, and that the result is that the passengers having sick frienas or relatives at home are in a state of constant anxiety and excitement because of their inability to hear from them, Mr. Hatton says that at no time was there any reason for hus friends to fear that he had been drowned, as he took the precaution to send messengers with telegrams to his rela- tives and friends to Cresson, but these tele- grams never got through. MISCELLANEOUS, There is a well defined rumor that the in- terior department proposes to make a thor- ough investigation into_the affairs of the In- dian agent at the Wionebago agenc; Charges are said to have been filed against the agent and the inspector will probably be ordered to the fleld at once. The leuve of absence granted Firsc Lieu- tenant Jefferson K. Kean, assistant surgeon, l}a'xmrtmum of the Platte, is extended fifteen days. —— All Reaay to Revort, WasniNGroN, June 7.—[Special Telegram to'Tue Beg. |—Secretary Windom, because of the pressure of other business, did not have an opportunity to consider the report of the commission appointed to decide upou the site to be selected for the new public building at Omaha, The commission has not submitted its report to the secretary, although it is said to have been completed -wud ready to be placed in Mr. Wiudom's hauds. It 18 proba- ble that the papers in this case will be laid before Secretary Windom tomorrow, - Proctor's 8on Very Sick. WasmiNaroy, Juke 7. cretary Proctor left here this mor ou the receipt of news from liome thut bis young son was sinkiug. eneral Schotield will act as secretary of ) Warie e ubsence of Becretary Proctor, JEALOUSY AND DEATH. A Man's Life Sacrificed for a Wo- man's Love, Cneyexxe, Wyo., June 7.—([Special Tele- gram to True Bee.]—Lewis Abbott, a cow- boy, living at Fossill, Wyo., was killed, yes- terday, by Charles Bennett, alias ‘‘the cook- ney,” while quarroling about a woman who was living with Bennett as his wife. Ben- nett was a section hana employed on the Oregon Short Line. During his absence at work Abbott was in the habit of visiting his hous His visits aroused Bennett's jealousy and, yesterday, when he returned from work and tound Abbott at his house he struck him a ferocious blow with a club, and stabbed him several times with his pocket knife. Abbott was placed on a train to be taken to the hospital at Salt Lake. The woman re- fused to leave him and accompanied him on the journey. When the train reached Green River, Abbott died. Pravsiai S — THE REFINERY EXPLOSION, Death and Disposition of the Remains of the Victims. Hurcmysoy, Kan.,, June 7.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.|—The explosion which occurred yesterday at the Fairbanks re- finery has proven more serious than was at first dreamed of. All three of the scalded men have died. Foreman Gavin, who was thought to be the least injured, was the first to succumb, and death ended his sufferings at alate hour last might. His death was fol- lowed a few hours later by that of Superin- tendent George D, Lewis, Manager Wood lingered until 9 o'clock this morning. Ev- erything possible was done to relieve the sufferers, but their injuries were much reater than at first supposed after the acei- ent. Manager Woods and Superintendent Lewis showed a wonderful amount of vi- tality and nerve, cach insisting that he was not badly hurt and would be all right in a few days. Mr. Woods even dictated a num- ber of letters, and talked with a number of his friends during the afternoon of the dis- aster. Their sad deaths have cast a gloom over the entire community, as they had all of them formed a wide circle of acquaimnt- ances and were universally liked. Mr. Woods will be laid away in Bellefontaine at St. Louis, Monday morning, while Mr. Lewis will be taken to Elizabethtown, O., for burial. The remains of Gavin will be taken to his parent's home at Kane, Ill; g THE BALD KNOB MURDERS, What a Convict Says of William' Walker's Confession. 0OzARK, Mo., June 7.—[Special to Tme Bee.|—C. O. Simmons, one of the Bald Knobbers, now undergome a sentence of twelve years in the Jefferson City peniten— tiary for nis share in the Edens-Green mur- ders, has written a letter 1n which he con tradicts some parts of the confession of Will- iam Walker, lately hanged at this place. Simmons says: I was not with the footmen on the road from the smelter on the night of March 11, 1887. 1 was on my mare, and was not walk- ing any of the time, as I am accused, and all know this to be a fact. I would like to find the one that was riding my mare if I was on foot. And as for the revolver, I never knew there was one carried from the house until Gil Apvlegate had his trial. The court knows where Amos Jones said he got the pistol, and, therefore, Ishall say no wore than that Iwas ignorant of the weapon, natil the time mentioned. And as for haing in the crowd that made the raid on the house, I have only to Say what I have al- ways said, I was entirely ignoraut, and was more than 230 yards from the house when the firing commenced, and when Dan Walker said ‘“let's stop that,” he and 1 struck off on a gallop, and when I reached the house the doors were open and the house s0 full of powder smoke that 1 only recog- nized one man. I have been asked by several what kind of people the Edens and Greens were, and I had only to say, as I have often said before, that I just barely knew Bill Edens when 1 saw him, and as for Charley Green, we had no finer man_in the county. But, standing as I am now, I can only recon- cile myself to my confinement. and if it is the Lord’s will I will some day join my little family, and, 1f not, 1 can fold my arms in death in peace with God, and feel that I will 1and safely on the sunny' banks of sunset de- liverance. I can further say that if it had not been for me the old lady Edens would not now be alive. She would have shot that mght. Taskall to weigh and rightly con- sider my case. ———— FENCING PUBLIC LANDS, A Long-Disputed Question Settled in the Wyoming Courts. Cueyesse, Wyo., June 7.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The supreme court decided, to-day, thav fencing public land within the railroad limit is not illegal. The question arises through the granting of alter- nate sections of land to the Union Pacific, the railroaa lands subsequently purchased in large blocks by corporations and individ- uals. The adjoining sections were still owned by the government. The purchaser of railroad land, when he attempted to en- close his own property by running a fence entirely on his own land, necessarily en- closed a section of government land to which he had no right. A great uproar was made about this by Land Commissioner Sparks; and Governor Baxter, a month after his appointment by Cleveland, was removed solely on this ground, 1In 1885, a law was passed declar- ing such fences illegal. ‘The question never came up in the court for adjuciution until a year ago, when a suit was entered by United States Attorney Campbell against the Douglas Willan Cattle company for illegally enclosing government land. The matter came up at Laramie City, before Judge Sanfley, an appointee of Presi- dent Cleveland, who decided the law of 1855 unconstitutional. The case was carried to the supreme court, and this ruling was sus- tamed by a majority of the court, Chief Justice Maginnis dissenting. The court held that in beginning a suit against a private party - the government had exactiy the same rights as a vrivate indivi- dual and no more. If A sold a large block of land to B, and retained for his own use a small plat in the cen- ter of It it would be monstrous 10 hold that A could prevent B from fencing in the vroperty which e had purchased, A should, however, be perinitted free ingress to his land. 'The only recourse left the gov- ernment under this decision is for damage done its land. ‘This complication was foreseen, years ago, by the directors of the Union Pacific, who endeavored to get COngress Lo pass an ucu granting them their land in bulk; but this was never done. The ecase will probably be taken to the supreme court of the United States. i o PO Grand Army Encampme MILWAUKEE, Wis,, June 7.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bre)|—It appears that the G, A, R. veterans to the number of twenty thousand or more who expagt to at- tend the annual encampment here are not to get the 1-cent-a-mile rave asked for. Ad- vices have been redeived that the Western States' Passenger association at its recent mecting failed to act on the matter, and Chaleman Abbott is quoted s saying they would not rescind the previous resolve to make toe rate fare and nalf fure for the round trip, e pping the Missourl. Pieukg, Dak., June 7.—(bpecial Telegram to 'ug Ber.)—Captain G, D. Marr, govern- meut enginger, with a party of twenty-five, is now above the city, a short distauce, en- gaged 0 trisngulation and prepaving sketches of the Missour: river. The party tarted from Bismarck in the spring and ex- pects to finish up at Swoux City before the river freezes over, L NUMBER 856 SEATTLE'S GREAT DISASTER, The Ambitious Town on Puget Sound Nearly Obliterated. PERSONS SEVERAL KILLED The Loss Estimated at Twenty-one Million Dollars—All the Busi- ness Portion Lying in Ashes. A Terrible Conflagration. Seartie, Wash, T, June 7.—The entire business portion of Seattle is now nothng but smoking ruins. About 8 o'clock yester- day afternoon some turpentine caught fire in the basement of a two-story building on the southwest corner of Kront and Madison streets, The building, which was owned by Mrs, M. J. Pontons, occupied by the Seattle Shoe company on the first floor, and the upper floors as offices, was soon ablaze. An alarm was instantly turned in and the volunteer fire department responded promptly, but it was impossible to make headway against the flames. This building was at the corner of a row of frame buildings all joined together and of various heigh Within ten minutes from the time it started the flames developed into a conflageation. The adjoining building was a wholesale liquor store. As soon as the fire reached them the barrels of liquor exploded with a terrific report and scattered the embers about. The Denny block, in which were a wholesale confectionery store, real estate oftices and several other establishments and some lodging apartments, was soon licked up completely. This cleared out the entire square. The flames then leaped across Maron street, and in less than thirty minutes an- other square was burned to ashes. Included in this square were a grocery, confectionery, - fruit, drug store, plumbing and gas fitting establishment, tailor shop, pawn shop, jew- elry and other store: ‘While this square was burning the opera house block, on the east side of I'ront street, between Madison and Marion and extending up Marion half-way to Secoud street, caught fire in_the upper stories and was soon de- stroyed. This building was valued at §120,000. With it went the Scattle pharmacy, the ware- house of the Golden Rule bazaar, Harris & Co.’s large dry goods and clothing store, Abernathy’s store, Croose & Co.'s undertak- ing establishment, Lateur’s dry goods house, Broadman’s paint and oil establishment, clearing up another square. The Kenyon block, to the north of where the fire started, had to o too, notwithstand- ing the wind was from the east. In this block were the job printing establishment of .the Ivening Times, a music store and tailor shop. From the opera house block the fire became a monstrous conflagration, swallow- ing up the square to the south, consisting of two-story frame buildings, occupied by the Golden Rule pazaar, the California clothing house, Gordon Brothers’ tailoring establish- ment, the Oriental bazaar and several other big concerns. Notwithstanding the progress of the flames the fire department struggled with a determination to save the most valuable por - tion of Front street to the south, between Colnmbia street and Yesler, which was one magnificent row of fine brick buildings of two and three stories, where four banks had theiroffices. This row consisted of the Connor block, occupied by Toklas, Singermann & Co.'s gigantic wholesale dry goods empor- ium; the Union block, Parin building, San Francisco clothing house, Star block, Arcade building, and Yesler block on Central square. All the telegraph oftices were in the block last named. Iv was generally supposed the entire water front would 0, and it was hoped, if such was inevitable, these buildings could be saved. The Safe Deposit company also had a building in this block. txplosions of ziant powder were fruitless to prevent the spread of the confla- gration, Onward the fire went, crackling, roaring, and almost shricking. A three- ry building in the rear of the Toklas, Singermann & Co. establishment, which was Welton & Co.’s sail factory,was dn easy prey to the terrible heat and cinders from the Commercial mill and lumber yards. The fire soon communicated to Toklas,Singermann & Co.’s establishment, but the water was giv- ing out and the streams from the several hose reached only to the second story. The Tacoma fire departinent came over, but both departments combined were use- less. All that could be done wkiien the build- ings succumbed and the water gave out completely was to try to save property and life. People fled to the hills to the east, and horses dashed up the highlands with pro- miscuous loads of everything in every avail- able vehicle, The fire made awful progress when it crossed Yesler street. Down on the water front quarter, and extending to Fourth street, the buildings werc mosily one or two stories and frame, The entire water front, including all the wharves and docks, coal bunkers and railroad tracks, wholesale quarters, and everything south’ of Union street and west of Sccond, and reaching around to the gas works and above Fourth street on Jackson, is completely burned. To give a list of everything burned would be to produce most of the Seattle directory. It is estimuted that the total loss to the city n buildings alone is easily §1,000,000,and per- sonal Josses will probably reach $20,000,000. Whether there 18 much loss of life cannot vet be ascertained. The city is gutirded by militia, When Toklas, Singermann & Co.’s building fell about thirty people were near ivand many of them were crushed. nlar accidents befell at most of the large buildings. Any cstiwate of \the loss of life would be simply guess work. A Dreadful Calamity. PorTLAND, Ore., June 7.—A special from Seattle says: Accurate records of the losses would include every busit man of promi. nence in town. It is a dreadful calamity, from which few have escaped. Trémendous efforts were made by the fire department to to stay the progress of the flames, The streets were crowded and in many instances blockea with teams Joaded with valuables of every description, seeking places of safety on the hills, 'The burnt region covers blocks of the solid and substantial property of Seattle, and the entire water front, built mostly of wood upon piles, which had been driven into the flats, It had been predicted by in- surance men that the city would some time be swept by fire, aud only the wind from the north-northeast, which kept up a steady blowing, saved that portion of the city north of Union stueet. Tacoma citizens sent to Scattle, this morn- ing, o large quantity of provisions, blankets, tents, apd 100 slaughtered beefs to supply the immediate wants of the homeless people. Portland sent several car-loads of pro- visions, blunkets and tents, General Gibbons, commanding the Dep: meunt of Columbia, will send seveuty tents from Vancouver barracks. Aid in moncy and the necessaries of life will be forwarded from different sections of the country with- out delay. — - Steamship Arrivals, Rotterdam—Oledam from New York. Glasgow—Austriun from Hoston, Copenhagen—Polynesia from New York, New York—Belgenland from Antwerp and Egzypt from Liverpool. (Jueenstown nic from New York, outhampton—Trave from New York for Breme At New York—The Britanuie, from Liver- pool; Eider, from Brewen, and Wielaad, from Hawburg. ricans Arrvested in lreland, Duuray, June 7-—fwo Americans have been arrested at Tullamore because they carried & quantity of suspicious luggage, They were on their way to Westmeath, - Oaks Stakes. Loxuoy, June The race for the Oaks stakes was won by L'Abbesse de Jaus Minthe second and Seclusion third were twelve starters, Won tt WHO W L BE POPE ? A Roman Prelate Says He Will be Cardinal Gibhons. ¢ YORK, June 7.—[Special ‘Yelogram to Tuk Bee, | —The Times prints the following from its Rome correspondent: *“The ques- tion of who will be the noxt popo is now being considered by all Burope. 1t is more than possible that European jealousics, no less than the present situation of the vatican would dictato the election of the American cardinal, Arehbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, to the chair of Poter. That is the consensus of opinion hero, and the reasons advanced are lucidly condensed by a Roman prelate, whose position prevents the publication of his name. The pope is not very strong, and reliable reports stato that his wiry frame can not much longer endure the strain of his age and cares, ‘Take aglance at the situation in France to-day,’ smid tho Roman prelate mentioned, ‘and'mark it well. _Germany is opposed o ull things French; Franco to all things German; and the cardinals from cither country woula meet with great oppos sition.’ *But there are Italian cardinals, » *{Of course; but do you not know that they are old men, at least all the cardinals whose lives and labor single them out for consideration.' ‘“Che speaker next pointed out the way in which the interests of France and Italy crossed. The correspondent then nsked: *And all this leads you to believe that the only compromise ie an American cardinal— Gibbons, for instance! “fxactly, and 1 prediet that underhis administration the Roman question would be settled. He would be free! and independent, and untrammeled by allegiance to any one government. There is none with whom nego- tiations could be carried on better than with a citizen of the great republic of the west',” St A French Parhiament Row. Panis, June 7.—[Special Cablegram to Tie BeE.|—The chamber of deputies to-day ap- pointed a mixed committee, consisting of thirty-three deputies and eighteen senators, to discuss the disputed points in the recruit- ing bill, especially that of the senate examp- tion of theological studeuts. When the de- cision of the chamber of deputies was an- nounced in the senate, Barbey urged that there be an equal number of senators on the committee. De Freycmet, minister of war, opposed the proposition of Barbey. Pro- longed uproar followed, and the discussion ended in the adoption of a resolution that the committes recently appointed by the senate should confer with the committee of the chamber or deputies. e Paris Interested in Base Ball. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennctt,| Loxvox, June 7.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—J. P. Sulli- van, ex-manager of the Washington club, just returned from Faris, says that a syndi- cate of Americans and Parisians has been organized to bring 0 Paris two base ball teams to play with the Buffalo 13ill combina- tion. Ho is about to sail to choose the men. e IOWA NEW: The Supreme Court. Des Moings, la., Juno 7:—|Special Telo- gram to Tug Bee.]--The Iowa supreme court rendered decisions to-day as follows: A. Scott vs Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway company, appellant; Sioux district; afirmed. . James A. Hammond, appellant, vs Joseph Wolf; Wapello district; reversed. M. L. Foster vs Reid & Gardner, inter- venors and appellants; Page district; af- firmed. A. E. King, appellant, vs Wallace Bros.; trict: aftirmed. ¥ vs Mary D. Gorton, appellant; afirmed. o Meyer Cohen, appellant, vs R. Gibson; Polk district: afiirmed. J. Jackson, appellant, vs G. L Chiscum, treasurer: Ciss district; aflirmed M. R. Welch vs Joseph Trevern, lant’; Page district; afiirmed, James N. Ridcock vs H. Voorhees et alj Cass district; affirmea_on plaintifi’s appeal, reversed on defendant’s appeal. . H. Keihl vs G. L. Chiscum, treasurer; Cass district; affirmed. Russell v& Cedar Rapids Insurance com- pany, appellant; Humboldu district; re- versed. The court adjourned till the first Monday in October. appel- Slaughtered Lump Jaw Cattle, WaterLoo, Ia., June 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—It is reported that there is considerable excitement at Marshalltown over the discovery thut a number of cattle afflicted with lump jaw have been slaught- ered at a public abattoir in that city, The authorities investigated the matter and found that the cattle came from the glucose works. The local manager of that institu- tion is said to have admitted that the cattle had been sent to the abattoir to be slavght- ered, and that others in the same condition bad been slaughtered and the meat sent to Ch He also said that the unimals had swollen jaws, A Counterteiter Sentenced. Fort Doner, la., June 7.—[Spe gram to Tug Bee.]—Counterfeiter William White, recently arrested at Waterloo with a large amount of the “‘queer” in his possses- sion, pleaded guilty in the United States court, in this city, this afterncon. Judge Shiras promptly sentenced him to two years in the state penitentiary, and imposed a §1,000 fiue. This is White's second oifense. Lightning's Work. ALGONA, Tn., June 7.—(Special Telegram to I'ne Bee.|—During a heavy storm, last evening, Pat Murray, living near Burtin, this county, had nis house struck by light- ning. Murray was instantly killed and one of his boys was se: understood fatally shocked, and it is house was sect on fire and burned, he trainmem on the Northwestcrn saw the fire from the track and carried the news to Buncroft, Relief wils sent, —A spacial from Knox- ville says: 1. R. Reynolds and Thomas J. Loyd, both hard cases, went to the house of Rev. Jaccb Harness, a Baptist min ister, 1ate Wednesday night, for the purpose NasuviLLg, June of robbery., Mrs. Harness and a half- witted son, aged sixteen, were alone in the house, the minisu being away, The robbers broke down the doorand rushed in, shooting the old lady dead in her triacks, The boy, awakencd by the noise, rushed out at another door. They followed him out, and, overtaking him, beat him to death with a gurden hose. They carr him back and him in the doorway. They ran- the hous secured §4, and o cove up their horrible crime applied the torch, ‘The house and con- tents were completey burn ‘Ihe wurder ers were urrested in u saloon at Jelico Just night, and officers started to Huntersville, the county seat of Scott county, with the prison It is reported here to-night that they were taken from jail at un early hour this mornlng and lynched. The rumor has not been confirmes e - Sucecssful Chlorination Works, Deanwoon, Dak,, June 7.—[Special Tele gram to Tur Bee,]—The test run of the Key- stone Chlorination works of Garden City shows that 95 per cent of the assay value of the ore treated is saved by the operation of the works - e Weather Indications For Nebraska and lowa--Ruin; coolor; northerly winds. For Dakota—Light vains; slighty cooler; northierly winds, THOSE ~ AVARICIOUS SIOUX. Redskine Who Want Bverything and a Little More. DISAGREEMENT IN THE COUNCIWL Great Display of Indian Eloquenco— Some Notioes of the Orators—Dr. Bland's Interterence Likely to Cause Delay, Crow Dog Rosenun AGex ‘avors the Bill v, via Valentine, Neb., June 7.—(Special Telogram to Tne Brg, | — The council yesterday, from which all whita wen, ncluding reporters, were excluded, finally broke up in a disagreoment. Over thirty chiefs and head men expressed their opinion for and against the bill. The leading orator for the bill was Crow Dog, the chief who killed the great chief Spotted Tail, and who was convicted of murder in 1881 at Deadwood, but was afterwards re- leased by the decision of the Dakota a- preme court, on the ground that, “‘under the then existing laws, the court had no juris- diction over the tribal relations of the Indians, and he could pay for his crime under the Indian jurisdiction alone,” which he did by a big gift of ponies ana money Crow Dog's speech 1s said by the Indians and half-breeds to have been the most pow- erful argument ever delivered by any Ind on the reservation, and had great w and influence. On the side against the bill was Yellow Hair, a natural born orator. It was he, in the great council in October, 1878, who tried to depose Spotted Tail from being head chief of the nation, and assume tho place himself, but was signally defeated by a vote of 166 to Spotted Tail's 261, In the councils, last might, which lasted to a very late hour, that of the mixed breeds and white men who have married Indian women, as the commission has decided that white men incorporated in the Indian tribes up to the present time have a vight to vote, was & harmonious one, being almost a unit in favor of signing the bill, while the Indian council was far from being & harmonious one. There s no doubt that the letters from Mr. Bland, of the Council Pire, representing the Indian Defense association, to all the squaw men, half-breeds and leading Indians, appealing to them, under no condition, 1o sign the bul, particularly explaining and misrepresenting the school clause, has had much to do with the disagreement among the Indians. Bland contends that in the treaty of 1868 schools are guaranteed in any case; while, in the present bill, schools and other things are to e paid for out of the mondy realized on the present sale of lands, leaving about §4,000,000, instead of the entire sum. The ovposing influences of the different. bands, for and against, are working ear- nestly and faithfully to secure their respec~ tive ends, both hoping for success. One gratifying feature, to-day, was that several prominent Indians who spoke bitterly agninst the bill yesterday, after having it explained to them lust night, have declared themseives in favor of it. ’ The commission gave the Indians another feast, to-day of twenty beeves, well knowing. that they are never so good-natured as when their stomachs are full. This is one pro- longed picnic to a majority of these Indians, as we are daily treated to Omaha and squaw dances, feats and _races, the younger pre- ferring to enjoy themselves and leave the quarreling to their elders, In the big council, to-day, the leading chicfs inst the bill were Yellow Hair, who thoueht the government had broken the treatics of 1808 and 1875; but said that he be- lieves General Crook 'tobe a friend and would fight them if he was not. Two Strike, High Hawk and Little Dog also spoke in op- position, declaring that they were not getting enough for their land, und it would not be best to curtail their reservation, as they had now plenty of room to range their stock. ‘The leading chiefs, who delivered able speeches in favor of the bill, some of them being ularly eloguent and original, were, Swift Bear, He Dog, Standing Bear, High Pipe, Good Eagle, High Lance, Hollow Horn Bear, Crow Dog, William Spotted 'Tail, Bear-in-the-Wood, Red Rose and Fast Bear. Several of these chiefs were strongly i the opyosition in the last council, At the adjournuient of the council it was concluded to meet again to-morrow, and all those in favor of signing the bill should be- Kin to do so; those not in favor of doing so should meet in a separate council, The indi- cations of the successful issue of the bill are very much brighter, to-day, than yesterday. Among the excellent speechics ‘that had much weight in the council to-day, was C. P. Jordan, the regular licensed trader at this agency, who is a brother of Colonel H, W. Jordan, of the Ninth infautry, und cousin of the late General George A. Custer, He has been chief clerk and acting agent at Red Cloud und Spotted Tail agencics since 1574, and although comparatively a young men yet, he has more wfluence than’ any other white man on tne reservation. He has not only used his influence, but spent his money 1 the endeavor to secure a successful issuc, The following is the substance of Mr, Jordan’s speech: My friends und relatives, you are now in a position to place yourselves in a good condition and secure for yourselves and children the protection of the govern- ment in your land allotted to you under this act. Four of my children were born her and 1 could not look you in the face if I a vised you to your disadvantage, Il Stars will allow you ample time, and I see not a reason for not acceptiug. ‘These gen- tlemen would not bring this hill here if the did not think 1t for your intorests, and in accordance with what your representatives asked in Washington last winter, ‘The people will not regurd you for rejecting this bill, when the price was fixed by yourselves, Next year there will be seven more m the ereat council of the t Iather, and I fear they will make laws which will pot allow you us Liberal terms; and besides you will lose the friendship of these peoplo and those in the east who have been your friends, for they can not know why y&u reject this bill. In this country there is only power by votes, and when a people can vote they can D muke laws and thus protect theumselves, i ¢ this power to ting yourselves by vote, J want you to seriously cousider this matter and not allow this commission to leave without your res. You a not supposed 1o be an the mixed bloods and men inter-married among you, They accept this bill and want you to do so also,"” ‘I'nere is a terrific storm of wind and rain here to-night, The Indians Sig Rosenun Ackxcy, Dalk, commssioners held another council with the Indiuns this afternoon. Yellow Hair, Swift tear, Hollow Horn Hear und other Indians spoke. Hollow Horn Bear wunted Gederal Crook to tell them about it, saying they al} knew nim and would listen to his words, General Crook spoke briefly but foreibly to the Indians, explaining the provisions of the bill, and saying that they could sign or not, as they suw fit. He told them that the government could not always feed thems that they must become self-supporting, uud that the government i this bill does more for them than it ever did for white men, When he had concluded, Crow Dog signed the paper and the other Indiuns began sign= g ab three tables us fust as the interpretors could give their naines and identify thew, hing. June 7.--The At o'clock four bundred had signcd, ins cluding muny prominent chiefs, Ten buns dred and forty must sign in - order to uceh the requirements of the bill,