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    I : A DISASTROUS COLLISION IN A FOG.
HI ftco Ship * Como Together , and One t Sunh
HL in J'lro Minute * .
UK "Qkx FjiANOlKfo , Aug. 22. Ono of the
B cuost tcrriblo marine dlMslcr. ? thnt cvor oc >
H 'currcd on the Pacific coast happened on the
Day of San Francisco , a abort
H 'distanco from tho Golden Gate
Kr 'at 10 o'clock this morning. Tho stcamei
City of Chester left her dock
I -hero at 0:30 and started on her
H -rogular trip to Emcna , on tho northern
H
J < coast of California. An unusually largo
mumbcr of passengers stood on her decks ,
H j -and waved adieu to friouds standing on the
"wharf. The Chester steamed slowly down
H' 'tho bay , and whon within two miles
H -of tho heads encountered a thick
H -fog , so peculiar to that locality. Captain
B Wallace , of tho City of Chester , began
H blowing his steamer's wbistlo to warn all
H "vessels of his approach. Tho Chester pro-
H * ceedcd cautiously on her way , when tho
Ha Jioarse sound of another whistle floated
Hi across tho water. Captain "Wallace nn-
H J iswered the signal nud gave tho proper
H J warning for tho stranger to pass on tho
H -port aide This was
H EVIDEXTIA' NOT UNDERSTOOD ,
H' -for in ono moment those on board saw the
H " huge prow of tho Occidental and Oriental
H / ' steamer Oceanic emerge from tho fog.
H. i Tlio Oceauic bad just arrrived from
i Hong Kong and Yokohama , and was
H -moving up tho bay to her dock. The
H Jiugo steamer was so close to the Chester
H i that thero was no possibility for tho
H i .latter to escape. Tlio cabin passen-
H' ' , gers were nearly all on deck , and
H tho captain , socing tho danger , called on
H iliom to prepare for the shock. A panic at
H | once ensued , particularly among the women
H and children , of wiiom there was a largo
H number. Tlio Occmiiu struck tho Chester
H < on the port side at tho gangway , and
H tho shock was terrific The prow cut
H- into tho Chester's upper works and then
H 'Crushed down into the bulwarks , tcaiing
HV the groat timbers and iron plates , and
V breaking into the state rooms and cabins.
H j TJIE WILDEST COXFUSION-
i prevailed among the passengers. Thoy
K | crowded together , some shrieking for fear
WM , and others praying fur help. Tho bow of
V the Oceanic crushed into the middle of tho
H < Chester , cutting her almost in halves
and cruising her to reel under
H the terrible blow. When the vessels
H \ were locked a number of the
H t Chester's passengers were passed up over
H ' the Oceania's bow and rescued in this way ,
Ht but as soon as tbo largo steamer could clear
} \ iherself she swung around and im-
H mediately bagan to lower her boats.
I H
, I At tho moment of tho shock most
H ! : .1 af the officers and crew of the Chester
H'j j • seemed to loose possession of their senses ,
m > and several passengers Btated afterwards
WM -that some of the crew took tho first oppor-
m tnnity to climb aboard of tho Oceanic an-\
b left the passengers to cut away the boats ,
H , and one of these was lowered as
H Boon as possible , and a number
H of passengers taken off in them.
H Others provided themselves with life
H preservers and jumped overboard. Tho
H greater portion , however , were compelled
H to remain on the steamer , which began to
H i settle immediately after the collision. Tor-
H i rents of water began to rnsb into her hold ,
H , .and in five minutes after the collision
H THE CHESTER DISArPEAEED.
H sinking in fifty fathoms of water. Those
B of the passengers and crew who came to the
H 3urfaco wero picked up by tho Oceanie3
H boat , and the greater number were drawn
B by tho rushing water and never appeared
B -again.
Ha As soon as it was known around the bay
that the collision had occurred a number of
" tugs and boats of all descriptions went to
I " the assistance and rendered what aid they
I could in picking up 'tho living or dead who
I ' -were flooting among the wreckage. Tho
| L greatest loss o 'f life is believed to have
I occured among the steerage passengers ,
• among whom thero wore twenty-three
> aboard. Only two of these were accounted
i for this afternoon , and it is believed the
! -others were lost. They were in the hold or
' the lower decks of the steamer at the time
' ; -of the collision , and there was
no opportunity to warn them
i of the danger and render them
• any assistance afterward. The cabin pas-
j sengers numbered seveuty , and of these
' ten are lost. Three of the crew are also
lost. The names of tho cabin passengers
I lost are as follows :
1 G. W. ANDERSON' , Oakland , Oil.
SIRS. S. E. POUTER , Sandicgo.
SIRS. C. H. IIANEY , Eureka , Cal.
A HAMPTON and WIFE , Virginia ,
INev.
INev.CI.
CI. DAVIS , Springville , CaL
MISS DAVIS.
J. GREEN , Napa , Cal.
MRS. MEECH.
I MRS. PORTER.
\ The following members of tho crew wen
, Host :
] . R. CHAMBERS , steward.
I B. SULTGN.
A j AD AM REHMOND.
A None of the survivors were landed until
[ rafter 1 o'clock , and at a late hour this af
i \ "ternoan there was still much doubt as to
v | the number of those lost
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{ The Grand rrunK Railway.
! - j Moxteeal , Aug. 21. In view of the
> y proposed extension of the Canadian Pacific
• -railway to Detroit , it is announced that the
P ; Grand Trunk rail way company has made
I arrangements to extend its Michigan air
t ; line in order to form a short line between
( Detroit and Chicago , independent of the
[ { ' "Wabash , and is also making arrangements
I to at once make connection between its sys-
i tern of lines and the 1 o'clock St. Louis and
I , Kansas City train , reaching St. Louis and
I' the southwest by a route equal to that of
i the Wabash.
V ( • ' ' Bealen ! o Death by Thieves.
i | Vogales , Ariz. , Aug. 24. Louis Cohen ,
| * I a prominent diy goods merchant , was bcat-
. ' i en to death while asleep in his room by a
f * i
* / --coupling pin in the hands of thieves. The
u- robbers secured a gold wateh and about
h. ' : S200 in money. They are thought to be
C , .two Americans.
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& * ' - Deaths from Cholera.
fe * ' LoxDOy , Aug. 24. Cholera broko out
' transport India while
Kj - -on the Portngneso
B | T ? . ' ' bejmd from Macao to Mozambique , and
15 ' . - hours there wero thirty-
* - , _ -within forty-eight
Et f'v.- ' - --eight cases , iwenty-four of which proved
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EIGHTEEN PERSONS KILLED 0UTRIGH1.
Anil a Kutnbev of other * So llmVy Tnjttral
thnt Then Will Mr.
Milwaukee , Wis. , Aug. 23. A spensal
to tho Evening Wisconsin , from Neenoh ,
Wis. , says that at 11:111) last overling a
largo paper mill owned by Georgo Whitintj ,
on tho island between that city and
Men ash a , was burned. While the burning
structure was surrounded by a crowd of
spectators tho battery 'of boilers exploded.
The roof and walls wore thrown outward ,
sending a shower of bricks and timber *
among the spectators. Eighteen persons
wero killed , several fatally injured , and a
number less seriously hurt , several of
whom will die.
Tho mill was a tbree-story structure ,
built threo years ago at a cost of $100,000.
When tho flames broke out about fifty men
wero in tho building. The fire alarm
brought several hundred peoplo to thi
.spot , who crowdod as close to tho burning
building as the heat would permit. About
1.30 , while the building was a mos3 of
flames , an explosion occurred without
warning , and in an instant scores of met
wero buried by the heavy debriH. Hun
dreds began the work of recovering the
bodies of thedoad and rescuing and caring
for tho wounded.
Rody after body was found crushed and
mangled by tbo groat timbers. Tho in
jured wero carried to neighboring resi
dences , or to their homes , as soon as their
identity could be established , and tho dead
were taken to tho sity hall. Tho dead aro
as follows :
John Moore , Joseph Bridges ,
William Guilt. Thoma3 Dourgas ,
Frank Shefler , Gilbert Mericier
Frank Mandover , Frank Mancimer ,
Chris L aighouser , John Echowger ,
John Hoffman. Lewis Roe ch , Joel Hul ,
Johu Elko , Thomas Jetters Shoewlccsji ,
Sylvester Jiiho use , a man unknown. Fa
tally iniured Albert Hocchmer. Berjttmin
Crouse , Joseph Smitch , Joe Smith , John
Sullock , Tingle , Soeltz.
Thelosson tho building is $100,000 : in
surance , § 32,000.
Tho firo caught in tho boiler room in a
largo quantity of fuel , shavings , etc
About la o'clock tho lireraan left his post
to got a drink of water , and on looking
back in tho boiler room found the fire
among tho piles of shavings. Refute ho
could got the hose or give an alarm , the
flames drove him from the room. The
immense revolving bleacli was in the heat
ing room , adjoining tho fire room , and was
filled with rags and straw. When the roof
over tho heating room fell in the fireman
tinned the hose over tho bleach , and in-
itantly the explosion occurred , and ton
tons of boiler debri3 shot out of the build
ing into tho lot , 200 feet away. In its
passage it struck tho heads of bystanders ,
moving them down like grass.
Tho cause of the awful calamity is
traced directly to tho iron bleach. It is
said this was full of steam and rajrs , and
become overheated. When the cold water
struck it the explosion instantly followed
The mill was built by William Gilbert ,
af Chicago , and George A. Whitney , of
Neenab , Wis , in 1SS2. The members of
the firm had a business differences and dis.
solved about two years ago , Gilbert retir
ing , It is impossing to learn what tho mill
was valued at , but it is surmised that ? 60 , -
000 ia about tho richt ficure.
BY THE TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
Brigadier General Bird , inspector
general of the army , lias been placed on
tlio retired list. Colonel Boger Jones
was appointed to succeed Mm , with the
rank of brigadier general.
Dr. S. L. Posey , of tho . Louisiana
board of health , lias been instructed by
Surgeon General Hamilton to visit Or
lando , San ford and other towns in Flo
rida and ascertain their condition.
A special from Springfield , Mo. , saj-a
that Captain N/at / Kinney , the famous
chief and founder of the Bald Knob-
bers organization , was shot and killed
at Ozark , Christian county , by Bill
Miles , an anti-Bald Knobber.
While services were being held in one
of the colored churches of Clinton , Mo. ,
A. B. Emery and John Davis , two tough ,
nejjroes , got into a quarrel on the out
side of the church , which resulted in
Davis shooting Eniery twice , one ball
passing through his hand and the other
entering his abdomen.
Mrs. Christina Keefer and her married
daughter , Lena Withelm , were arrested
by Superintendent Stout and Captain
Murphy at Terre Haute , Ind. , on a
charge of defacing and raisins : money.
The evidence was so conclusive that they
confessed. They have evidentb * been
at the business a long timo.
John Creagan , of N/ew / York , shot
himself dead on the 22d while excited
with grief over the death of his father ,
mother and brother , ail within a few
months. John returned from the fu-
ueral of his brother. The efforts of hi3
sister , his only survivincr relative , to
comfort him were unavailing , and going
into an adjoining room , he shot himself.
S. B. Post , a Xew York grain dealer
on the produce exchange , in business
over thirty years , and previously re
ported to be worth a quarter of a mil
lion , was on the 22d unable to meet his
obligations. He is short of the market
six million bushels of wheat , and his
losses are S750,000.
Speaking about Henry Yillard's South
pole enterprise , ono of his secretaries
said that the expedition would probably
start next spring. The idea is to start
out early in the season in order to reach
some available point in high latitude ,
where a station can be established in
time to go still farther-southward before
the weather becomes too unfavorable for
successful explorations.
The comptroller of the currency has
iccepted national banks as reserve
\gents for national banks as follows :
The Commercial National bank of
Qmaha for the Holdrege National of
Boldrege , Neb. ; the Chemical National
sf New York and tho Omaha National of
[ ) maha for the First National of Gib
bon , Neb. ; tho Omaha National for tho
First National of Ketcham , Idaho ; tho
National Bank of Illinois , Chicago , for
ho Minnehaha National of Sioux Falls ,
Dakota.
Murdered .bv an Insane Man.
Memphis , Tenn. , Aug. 21. Msck
Brown , a resident of Fulton , Ky. , was sit
ting to-night in the rotunda of tho Peabody
hotel , when a young man stealthily ap
proached with a pisicl in his hand and de
liberately fired two shots at Mr.
Brown. Both took effect in the
right breast and death followed
instantly. Tho shooter was captured
before leaving the hotel , and proved to be
Louis Lane , a stenographer for a local law
firm. He is insaue. When questioned he
strited he had felt like killing some one ,
and that he shot Brown because he was
the first man he met who was not looking.
About a year ago it was attempted to place
Lane in an insane asylum , but the attempt
failed.
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SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A. ByHvpstti of I'rocrdlngs In thn Senttto and
I Ionia of itcitrcsen taller * .
Senate. In the senate on tho 20th ,
after tho adoption of several unimport
ant resolutions , calling on tho depart
ments for information in regard to cer
tain matters , tho senate went into opon
executive session on tho fisheries treaty ,
and Morgan resumed his speech in favor
of its ratification. Morgan apoko foi
two hours , and then yielded tho floor to
Sonator Howo , who spoko in opposition
to tho treaty. Hoar and Evarts spoke
against ratification of tho treaty , and
Gray in favor of it. Morgan then pro
ceeded to close tho discussion.
House. In tho house on tho 20th *
Anderson , of Iowa , introduced a bill to
define trusts , and to provide for tho
punishment of persons connected with
them , and it was referred. Anderson , of
Iown , also introduced a resolution de
claring that tho report of the Pacific rail
road commission discloses scandalous
law-breaking on tho part of the manage
ment of tho Union and Central Pacific
Bailroad companies , and providing for
tho printing of 10,000 extra copies of the
report. Beferred. The Chinese bill
was then taken up. Long discussion
took place , continuing till tho hour of
adiournment.
House.In tho house on tho 21st , tho
discussion of tho French spoliation
claims section of tho general deficiency
bill was the chief feature. Mr. Scnoy ,
of Ohio , opposed their payment and ad
vocated the appeal of tho cases to the
supremo court of the United States for
adjudication. Pending tho discussion of
this section tho committee rose and the
houso proceeded , as tho special order , to
tho consideration of tho resolutions ac
cepting on behalf of congress tho statues
of Bichard Stockton and General Phil
Kearney , presented by the state of New
Jersey to be placed in Statuary hall.
Eloquent tributes to tho memory of
Stockton and Kearney were delivered by
Messrs. Phelps and Buchnnau of New
Jersey , Morrow of Colorado , Cox of
New York , and Kean of New Jersoy.
Senate. In the senate on the 21st
the fisheries treaty was again under dis
cussion. A vote was taken upon Iho
motion of Sonntor Gibson to recommit
the treat3r to the committee on foreign
relations , with instructions to frame and
report amendments to the treaty to pre
vent ambiguity in the construction put
upon the articles of the treaty or report
a measure of arbitration. Thismotion
was lost by a vote of 31 nnjs to 20 yeas.
The treaty was then read by sections.
A vote was then taken on an amend
ment to the eleventh article offered by
Senator Gray , providing that on all oc
casions facilities shall be accorded to
United States fishing vessels in Canada
points for the purchase of needful pro
visions and supplies. This was rejected
yeas 27 , nays 30. No other amend
ments wero offered and a vote was then
taken on the formal motion of ratifica
tion. It was defeated yoas 27 , nays 30 ,
a strict partj * vote. 'The house amend
ment to the Chinese immigration re
striction bill was concurred in. The
bill now goes to the president.
Senate. In the senate on the 22d the
bill granting Mrs. Sheridan a pension
was reported and placed on the calen
dar. As introduced by Mr. Fanvell , ii
carried $ o,000 a 3Tear. The amount has
been reduced by the committee tc
83,500. Mr. Bcclc offered an amend
ment to tho house tariff bill relating to
the sinking fund and had it referred to
tho finance committee. The senate
then proceeded to the consideration of
the senate joint resolution appropriating
§ 200,000 to suppress infection in inter
state commerce.
House. In the house on the 22d , Mr.
Towushend of Illinois , presented tho
conference report on the arm } ' appro
priation bill , makinir the amount appro
priated § 29,381,000. This was agreed to.
The house then went into a committee
of the whole on appropriation bills , nftei *
which "it adjourned.
Huge Horse Thief Association.
St. Joseph special : A startling sensa
tion has been created in Clinton county
hy the confession of a horse thief who
claims he was working for an organized
band , many of whom are r.mong tho
most prominent farmers in Clinton and
this ( Buchanan ) counties. Tho fellow
is unknown and when arrested with a
stolen horse in his possession gave the
name of James Clinton. Ho says the
band for which he worked operates in
the counties named and that aside from
being influential farmers many of them
belong to what is known as the Horse-
thief Protection association , an organi
zation the ostensible purposes of which
is to detect , arrest and secure the con
viction of horse thieves. For months it
has been almost impossible to trace a
stolen horse in these counties and the
protective association has be'en power
less. The names of the men compro
mised by Clinton's statement have not
been made public and the general naturo
of the confession is all that can bfe
learned of the matter. It is rumored
that a number of highly respected farm
ers are preparing to leave the county.
Tho gang sold its horses in Omaha , Kan
sas City and St. Joe , the former marked
securing the largest share.
The Conaressional Commillee Investigation.
New Yoeic , Aug. 21. Tho congres
sional committee to investigate the immi
gration question entered upon tho last day's
inquiry this morning. After to-day's pro
ceedings they go to Boston , where the in
quiry will bo continued. Loui3 T. Samuel ,
a dry-goods importor , was the first witness.
He has a contract for supplying mail and
coin bags for the government To do this
work he employes 150 bauds. On being
pressed by Congressman Spinola witness
acknowledged that the majority of his
workmen wero Italians.
The committee then examined Samuel
Kreutz concerning the importation of musi
cians under contract. He admitted he had
brought six musicians from Bavaria under
contract , but did not hold the men to tho
contract after ho heard it was against the
law.
Immigration Commission Charle3 W.
Tainterappeared before the committee and
called its attention to the provision of law
by which the secretary of the treasury is
empowered to enter into contract with the
governors of states and other local authori
ties for the carrying out of the proi.sions of
tin contract labor law. He said that no
such contract had ever been entered into
between the secretary of the treasury and
Governor Hill , or any other offiLtal of this
state , hence the emigrant commissioners
do not feel it their duty to look after tho
observance of the law in this respect.
The Loss by Wind and Wafer.
Pittscukg , Pa. , Aug. 23. The loss es
timate of last night was not exaggerated ,
ft will reach a million dollars , and may ex
ceed it. The loss at Wheeling , including
ilamace to the Taltimore & Ohio system , is
roported to be 3250,000. At Altoona , Pa. ,
including the damage to the Pennsylvania
road , § 250,000. In Washington county ,
? 200.000 ; Westmoreland county and Indi-
na county , $100,000 each. The damage
tvas confined to the flooding of houses and
the stoppage of werk in many mills. No
lddilional casualties reported ?
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BIG GUNS OF BOTH GREAT PARTIES.
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Tlicu Start on a 7'ottr of Seeing and llelny
Seen and Heard.
Noblesvilt.e , Ind. , Aug. 21.It wa !
raining heavily thia morning when Gen ,
Harrison took tho train and very few peo
plo were at tho depot. At tho Massachti
sette avenue station , which is convcnicnl
to tho HarriHon residence , General and
Mrs. Harrison wero taken on board ,
accompanied by United State *
District Judge Woods , wife and
daughter. An ordinary passenger enact
had been attached to tho rear of tho trait
for tho convenience of General Harrison
and his friends. General Harrison's route
is Tia the Lake Erie & Western to Pern ,
Ind. , arriving there at 10:25. Ho remains
until noon , thence by the Wabash railwav
to Toledo , stopping at Fort Wayne at 1:4C :
p. m. for dinner and arriving at Toledo al
4:25 p. m.
The first demonstration of any kind along
tbo route occurred at Kokotno , fifty-four
miles from Indianapolis , whero u couple of
hundred workingmenaud railroad employes
had congregated. They cheered the gen
eral and shook hands with him. Harrison
mado no address. Just before the tiaiu
arrived at Peru , it stopped at the shops of
tho Lako Erie & Western railway. A hun
dred or more workmen in their aprons ran
out to greet Gcueiul Harrison , who stepped
down in their midst and shook hands dur
ing tho brief atop.
A * - 10:30 tho train pulled into Peru ,
where a crowd of nearly a thousand peoplo
greeted tho general and his party. It was
with great diflicuhy that the general made
hia way to t o waiting room of the depot ,
where he received the people.
General Harrison and party reached To
ledo at 4:30. Thoy were received by the
local committeo on reception aud a dozen
or moro other prominent citizens , and
escorted to carriages. Upon a platform
drawn up in single file stood 200 veterans
of the lato war , who saluted aud cheered as
tho general passed. With General and Mrs.
Harrison in the first carriage , accompanied
by ex-GovernorFosterandWm. Cuminings ,
preceded by the veterans and the band ,
the procession moved through the princi
pal streets to the residence of Mr. Cum-
mings , whoso guest tho candidate and
his wife will be. Tho demon
strations along tho route were
very enthusiastic. A recepttou to Gen
eral Harrison was hold at 8 o ' clock
this evening , aud was attended by large
-numbers. Governor Foster wa3 the first
speaker. In tho meantime the local
marching club , in uniform and .bearing
torches , numbering COO in all , Lcorted
General Harrison to tho meetiutr. Ho was
received with tremendous cheering.
Chairman Brown , of the local executive
committee , made a brief speech , in
troducing ( Jeueral llarrisou , upon who-c
appearance the cheering was renewed.
General Harrison then made a lengthy
speech , which wa-j enthusiastically re
ceived.
At the conclusion of his remarks three
cheers and a tiger were uivea lor "tho
next piesident of the United States , " fol
lowed by three moro for Levi P. Morton.
A public reception was then held at
Memorial hall. The old soldiers were Orst
admitted , and after them the public. Tho
reception was continued twenty min
utes , aud General Harrison was escorted
to his carriage and was driven to
the Cummings residence. Tho party leaves
in the morning for Middle Bass on tho
steam yacht Sigma. Thoy will occupy the
cottage belonging to Peter Bendan , of tbi3
city , and the length of their stay is as yet
undetermined.
Detroit , Aug. 21. Judge Thurman
and party left Detroit on tho steam yacht
Pickett this afternoon , amid the hearty
cheors and plaudits of 300 people , who
were on tho wharf. Numerous vessels
gaily decorated withflags and bunting
accompanied the boat as an escort until the
lake was reached. The steam yacht in
which the party is carried has been oil * on a
fishing trip in Lake Superior , and
came back for the purpose of making
this trip. Pictures of Cleveland
and Thurman adorned the cabin wall" .
Collector of Customs C. A. Ward , and .J.
G. O'JS' eU , of Port Iluton , the reception
committee fioin that city , was in charge of
the party. The tiip had an excellent ef
fect on Judge Thurman , who was naturally
wearied after his trip and threo speeches
Monday , aud he enjoyed the rest it af-
fotded him. After a night's rest at Oak
land , Port Huron will bo reached. The
Hon. S. S. Cox , who was expected to speak
at that place , will be unable tj be
present , but speeches will be mado
by other congressmen who are in the
party , as well as by speakers from various
parts of Michigan. Three stands have been
provided , and threo meetings will be held
at the same time. Delegations will be
present from all the neighboring counties ,
and a big parade will precede and iollow
the speeches. Judge Thurman and party
have been invited to remain in and near
Port Huron until Friday morning , wb.ru
the trip to Chicago will be made.
At the dinner given by the Detroit n-
ception committee at the Grosjs
Point club house an informal re
ception was held which was thor
oughly enji yed by all. At its conclusion
Judge Thuiman spoke as follows : "Now ,
my friend , this is Hist kidnapping me and
in the second place it is treating your pris
oner with cruelty. [ Laughter. ] I know
you do not want me to esert myself
for I am reserving myself lor to-morrow ,
and I have promised my friends here to
spread myself then. Michigan is a sister
state of Ohio , and although when
I was almost a boy , there were some
littlo disturbance between our state3 , I
am not disposed to take tho advantage we
got. [ Laughter. I am inclined to think
the Michigandcrs wero pretty sharp
people. Allow me to simply return my
thanks. We have always been good
friends ; we will always continue to be. "
Tho party then returned to the yacht and
proceeded on their way to Oakland.
It Will Not Go On Record.
Chicago , 111. , Aug. 21. Thomas J.
Gallagher , sporting editor of the Chicago
Tribune , who is recognized as a racing
authority in the west , will claim in
to-morrow's itsue of his paper that
the remarkable performance of 2:24 : ] ,
mane by the Iowa 2-year-old colt. Axtell ,
will not go on record. He bases his point
an the fact that the judges announced , in
introducing the event , that Axtell would
trot against his own record of 2-31 } for a
cup : that in tho first attempt made
the record was broken , the time made
being 2:30 . The cup wa3 won , the record
broken , and there was nothing for which to
trot the heat which made tho phenomi-
aal time , and that , therefore , it was sim-
iily an exhibition , and can have no place
m the record.
The Sioux Commissioners.
Bismarck ( Dak. ) dispatch : The dis
satisfied Sioux commissioners at Stand
ing Bock gathered up their official robes
todajand are in readiness to depart for
the lower agencies , where they are in
liopes of meeting with better' success.
The Standing Bock Indians send off the
lommissioners witli a farewell , closing
tvith tho intimation thnt by the time
hey have visited all these agencies and
[ ndians they will have had a most in-
ensuly interesting time and. they will
is sadder and wiser men.
NINE PEOPLE WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
further Particulars of the Cyclone in Ken1
County , Maryland.
Baltimore , Aug. 22. A special to tho
Evening News from Still Pond , Kent
county , gives the parficulara of tho cyclone
that wrought such destruction in that
neighborhood yesterday afternoon. Tho
largo frame building occupied as a canning
establishment .was struck and completely
demolished. About a hundred men ,
women and children were at work , and in
their efforts to escape from the wreck nine
wero killed outright , threo wero danger
ously hurt and a number slightly injured
by falling timber. The employes of tho
packing house were Bohemians and Ger
mans. Orchards and growing crops were
badly damaged , and many houses and
many houses and barns demolished.
Heard tit Pittsburg.
PiTTsnuRG , Aug. 22. The flood has al
most reached it3 limit here , and will not
roach a disastrous height. Tho lowlands ,
however , are submerged , and the damago
will bo quite heavy. Both rivers aro still
rising , but the water is coming up-alowly ,
and experienced rivermcu do not look for
more than twenty-six feet. It is still
cloudy , nnd more rain is not improbable.
Tho rain in tho mountains and up the
Monongahela river was almost unprece
dented. All small steams aro terribly
swollen. In many places they nave over
flowed their banks and Hooded largo dis
tricts.
Iloports from adjoining districts state
that tho valleys aro overflowed and the
damage to the crops can scarcely bo estim
ated. Bridges , stables and outbuildings
wero whirled away before tho rushing
floods.
At McKeesport the flats are under water ,
and several mills have been compelled to
suspend operations. An Italian laborer
waa roported drowned.
In this city many mills and factorios
have suspended work. In Allegheny City
a row of seven new frame houses in Pleas
ant Valley wero wrecked by a land slide
The railroads arc great sufferers in the sec
tion. No trains have arrived over tho
Baltinioro & Ohio road since yesterday
morning. Every culvert aud bridge on the
Wheeling division has been washed away.
Tho other road3 suffered similarly to a
greater or less extent. On tho Pittsburg ,
Virginia & Charleston no trains are run
ning south of Dravosburg , twelve miles
from this city. Tho tracks aro covered
with debris and many bridges have been
swept away. The Chartiers branch of the
Panhandle is also obstructed anil no trains
are running. The Pittsburg & Ycstern
tracks arc threo feet under water , but
trafltr. although delayed , lm not been sus
pended. The telegraphic service is badly
crippled.
At Greensburg tho great rain left many
traces of its devastation. Many pzonlo
were driven from their homes and several
stores wero swamped by the flood.
The Hungarian camp below town is sub
merged and many Hungarians narrowly
escaped drowning.
At Jeannette , the Sellers McKee glass
works are almost entirely under water , as
arc eighty or more houses. The towns of
Larimer , Shafton , Irwin , Peqn. , and Manor
are partially under water , and many of the
inhabitants aro living in tho upper stories
of their houses.
PERSONAL AND OTHER NOTES.
Pittsburg Phil , whose judgement was
thought invincible , has dropped § 70,000
on horse-races this season.
The late John Bobinson , Cincinnati's
millionaire showman , made no public
bequests in his will. He left his proper
ty to his three sons.
Miss Winnie Davis , "the daughter of
the confederacy , " is a guest of Mrs.
Joseph Pulitzer at Bar Harbor. Mrs.
Pulitzer's maiden name was Davis , and
it is understood that she is a relative of
the rebel chieftain.
Miss Hat'ie Blaine has been voted the
beauty of the Blaine faniilj * . She has
pink cheeks , a fair complexion , and nut-
brown hair. She is exceedingly girlish
in her actions. Miss Margaret Blaine
seems to have taken some of her moth
er's duties upon herself.
General Sheridan's career was indis-
solubly associated with Michigan. He
was married by Bishop Thomas Foley ,
in whose diocese Michigan then was.
The regiment in which Sheridan first
achieved fame and from which he was
promoted to the rank of brigadier gen
eral was the Second Michigan cavahy ,
recruited from the neighborhood of De
troit ; and when he was placed in his nar
row bed the last words were said by
Bishop John S. Foley , who is now
bishop-elect of Detroit.
Miss Nellie Gould is an artist of no
mean ability , and her collection of bric-
a-brac adorned by her own brush and
pencil is much admired. She is proba
bly the richest heiress in America , and
at her father's death will come in for
820,000,000 or 830,000,000. Like her
mother , she is not too proud to wait on
herself. She does not mind riding in
horse cars , and does not put on nearly
as many airs as the wives of some of the
men who serve her. Last spring she
took to Atlantic City several little girls
from a Xew York charity hospital , and
cared for them with great kindness am ?
consideration.
The English papers publish volumi
nous comments of eminent English offi
cials and private persons upon the
speech made by the German emperor at
Frankfort-on-the-Oder on the occasion
of the unveiling of the monument raised
to the memory of Prince Frederick
Charles , of Prussia , producing an ex
pression of opinionalmost unanimous
in deprecation of the sentiments ex
pressed. Almost all of the persons
quoted profess to believe the emperor's
words were spoken in a moment of en
thusiasm , suggested by his surround
ings and without previous consultation
with his mentor , Prince Bismarck , who
undoubtedly would have counseled oth
erwise.
D.in Lvnn < ; Executed.
New Yoric , Aug. 21. Dan Lyons , the
murderer of Quinn , was hanged at 7:15
this morning , in the tombs. Lyons passed
his last night upon earth in a perfectly
tool , collected way. His indifference to
the awful fate before him wa3 not bravado ;
neither was it religious enthusiasm. It
was duo to the fact that he either did not
or could not realize his position. He was
called at 4 this morning , and arose. After
performing his ablutions , Lyons received
the priests. Then the procession was
formed to the ' little chapel over
the female prison. After the services
they returned to the cell. At 7 o'clock the
procession to the gallows waa formed , and
at 7:15 tho drop fell. From the time the
rope was cut until the time he was pro
nounced dead at 7:19 there was but one
convulsive movement of the body. Twenty
minutes later the body was cut down aud
placed in the coffin and taken to the under
taker's. This afternoon it will bo buried
in Calvary cemetery. The crime for which
Lyons was executed was tho murder of
Joseph E. Quinn , July 5 , 18S7. Tho two
men had a dispute over a girl , which
ended in the shooriug of Quinn by Lyons.
PLATFORM OF NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.
An Adopted In tho Statu Convention Held ai
JAncotn.
Tho republican .stato convention con
tinued in session continuously from T
o'clock Thursday night until 7 o'clocli
Friday morning , tho time having mninlj
been spent in consideration of tho plat
form. Whon tho committeo of fiftcoc
woro called upon for their roport thoy
presented tho following :
Tho republicaiiH.of Nebraska by thoir
delegates , declaro their unalterablo do-
votion to tho principles established and
exemplified by tho successful adminis
trations of Lincoln , Grant , Hayes. Gar
field nnd Arthur , and embodied in the
platforms of tho national convention
lately held in Chicago , upholding tho
national constitution , tho indissoluble
union of tho Btates with authority ro-
Bcrved to them under tha constitution ,
tho personal rights and liberties of cit
izens in all of tho states and territories ,
nnd tho supremo and sovereign right of
every citizen , rich or poor , native or
foreign born , whito or blacky to cast
ono freo ballot in' public elections and
to have that bnllot duly counted , and
tho _ American system oi protection
against the destruction proposed by tho
president nnd his party.
They reassert their hostility to tho in
troduction to this country of foreign
contract labor or other labor alien to
our civilization , their opposition to all
combinations of capital organized in
trusts , or pools to control frado and fix
prices on an arbitrary basis , and do
main ! tho requisito national and statu
legislation for tho suppression of tho
same , and the removal o ? nll obstneles
to the perfect freedom and independ
ence of tho American laborer.
Thej * arraign the present national ad
ministration for its failure to executo
laws sociirintr to .settlors on tho public
domain their titles to their homesteads ,
for its determined hostility to the just
claims of invalid and destitute soldiers
and sailors who served in the army and
navy in the war for the preservation of
tho union , for its weak and ineffectual
foreign policy , and for its efibrt3 to de
stroy the bi-metallic system of currency
nnd restore the single-gold standard for
the sole benefit of importers and money
lenders.
They most heartily endorse tho nom
ination of Benjamin Harrison , a soldier
and statesman , for president , and of
Levi P. Morton , tho patriotic business
man and philanthropist , for vice presi
dent , and pledge tho full support of the
party in Nebraska.
They congratulate fhe people of tho
stato upon tho laws enacted through tho
efforts of leading republicans in congress
and in the state legislature , for the reg
ulation of intor-state commerce and local
railroad transportation , endorsing tho
action of the tate board of transporta
tion thereunder , and pledgofln ; party , it
continued in power , to the effectual exe
cution of these measures to prevent un
just discrimination and extortion in
transportation rates , and to the adoption
of such amendments fo them that ex
perience muj' show to be necessary for
the accomplishment of the end in view ,
the general establishment of fair and
reasonable freight nad passenger rates.
They denounce tho partisan injustice
of the democratic majority in the lower
house of congress in dossing tho door to
the union to 800,000 citizens of tho
United States resident in Dakota , and
demand the prompt admission of tho
southern half of that territory as astato
in accordance with all precedent and tho
unanimous desire of its inhabitants.
The first concern of all good govern
ment is the. virtue .and sobriety of the
people and the purity of their homes.
The republican party cordially sympa
thizes with all wise and well-directed ef
forts for the promotion of temperance
and morality.
That home rule is in accord with tho
principles of the republican party , and
thc-y sympathize with the peoplo of Ire
land in their heroic effort to secure that
riulir.
They sincerely mourn the death of
that ideal soldier , General Phil II. Sher
idan , the cavalry hero of the union and
the pride of the nation , realizing that in
his death the country loses ono of its
brightest ornaments , the old soldier
mourns a most faithful comrade , and
every patriotic citizen is bereft of ono
who was a tower of strength , ever true
to his duty , honor aud the flag of his
country.
They favor tho enactment of a law
making nine hours a legal da3''s work ,
makinir the first Monday in September
in each year a legal holiday , to be
known as "Labor day , " and prohibiting
the importation into the state of armed
men or associations of men for the pur
pose of police duty.
The chairman of the committee on
platform having concluded reading of
the above , Mr. Brierly , of Perkins
county , presented the following minor
ity resolution which , after long and ex
cited discussion , was finally declared
adopted by SlO . to 201 , and made part of
the platform of principles :
Besolved , That the republicans of
Nebraska assembled in convention deem
it due the electors of this state that the
submission of the question , "Shall the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors as a beverage be prohibited ? "
bo made to the voters of tho state.
Movements of Mr. Thurman.
Chicago , Aug. 21. Judge Thurman
and party arrived here in a special ear at
G:30 : p. m. At Battle Creek , Cassapolis ,
South Bsnd and Valparaiso large crowds
had assembled to see and hear the "Old
Boman. " He made brief speeches at all
the point" . Speaking at Valparaiso he
said : "I leave the state with a higher
opinion of it than ever before , and if * you
find it agreeable to vote the democratic
I'll think still of "
ticket. more you ,
At the depot a large and enthusiastic
crowd was in waiting. Judge Thurman
was escorted to a carriage and driven to
the Palmer house. Hero an informal re
ception was held. The judge made a short
speech , but begged to be excused
from further effort , as he had already made
a dozen speeches during the day. Alter he
had retired to his room an enthusiastic
crowd gathered in the rotunda and shouted
until they brought him once more for a good
night appearance. The commercial trav
elers expressed their good will through a
magnificent floral offering four feet square
in the design of an immense bandana.
Missouri Democratic Nominations.
St. Locis , Mo. , Aug. 2 : ; . Tho demo
cratic state convention , at Jefferson City ,
reas-embled this morning and proceeded to
Onish the state ticket. The nominees are :
for go\crnor , David I ? . Francis , present
mayor of St. Louis : lieutenant gov
ernor , Stephen If. Claycomb ; secretary
of state , Alexander Lesseur ; auditor
J. 31. Seibert ; treasurer. E. T. Xofand , at
torney general : John M. Wood. The plat
form reaffirms the principles enunciated in
the St. Louis platform ; warmly endorses
the action of the democratic house of rep
resentatives in the passage of the Mills bill ;
"
condemns "ll trusts and monopolies , and
favers such legislation as will secure
to both producers aud consumers price3
based on the laws of supply and demand
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Close of the Arizona Outbreak.
" vVasiiingtox , Ang. 20. Adjutant Gen
eral Drum received a telegram from Major
General Howard , dated San Francisco ,
August 13 , in which he reported the close
of the Arizona Kutbreak.
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NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. \
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Condou ed IUjioiI of the Proceeding * of the
ImIo State Convention.
Iho republican ntato convention ,
which convened in Lincoln on tho 23d ,
kas tho largest cvor hold in thestuto. Tfc
tvas called to order by Hon. Geo. D.
Mioklojohn , that gentleman nmkingr ft
brief speech which ho predicted 40,000
majority for tho party.
Af tor tho transaction of somo prelimi
nary business , Hascall movod that ft j
committee of fifteen on resolutions bo m.
appointed. Tho motion prevailed , and 1
tho committeo was appointed as follows : I
I. S. Hascall , Douglas county , chair- ! I
manS. ; J. Alexander , Lancastor ; G. S. j I
Bowman , Platte ; Church Howo , Noma- j I
lut ; C. N. McCloud , York ; V. Franklin , J
Bed Willow ; H. M. Willis , Salino ; J. O. I 1
McBrido , Lancaster ; .T. D. Gago , Frank- ] |
lln ; S. B. Brierly , Porkins : 0. A. Luco , I
Furnas ; Morgan Cruno , Loup ; F. T.
Bausom , OtooB. ; W. Johnson , Holt. - f
On motion all old veterans in the audi- fl |
enco who voted for William Henry Hnr- Ijj ' ]
rison in 1840 woro madovico presidents ll'l
of the convention , and invited to scats | | j
on tho staff. Ten camo forward. They III
woro William Lamb , Heatrico ; A. T. ijj
Coon , David CityS. ; W. Hai'es , Nor- | | |
folk ; A. Mnnloy , Adam Lj'ons and It. IfJ
Storrell , LincolnMajor ; S. B. Cunning- | | < l
him , Children ; A : ii. Culy , Wheeler | [ j
county ; Isaac Goodwill , Crete , nnd Ben- jj | |
jamin It. Purdy , of Fairlmry. Tlio hit- pi
tor gentleman and Major Cunningham WI
made .short speeches. w I
The convention then proceeded to tho * I
nomination of state officers. Tho rules ! I
wero suspended , and John M. Thayer , 11
the present incumbent , was nominated ,1
by acclamation. Tho governor mado a 'I
brief speech , thanking tho convention j ' 1
for the honor conferred , and assuring I
delegates that his best efforts would bo I
exerted toward n faithful and coiiseien- I
tious discharge of the duties of tho ollico. 1
On conclusion of tho governor's I
speech , which was heartily applauded , I
nominations for lieutenant governor 1
were called for and Georgo I ) . Moiklo- I
John of Nance and E. M. Correll of , ' I
Thayer were named for _ the trust by 1
their respective delegations. On tho I
call of counties the vote stood : Moiklo- I
johu HOT. Correll Kill. Thayer county I
moved the unanimous nomination of I
Meiklejohn. Tho motion was carried I
and Mr. Meiklejohn thanked the con-
vent ion for tho honor. I
Gilbert L. Laws was the unanimous ' 9
choice of the convention for secretary of ,
state. H modestly responded to tho km
call and thanked the state for the honor 11
of the reuomiiititioii. j ) M
The nomination of stnto treasurer was $
then in order , aud the followifig enndi- f I
dates were named : ftD. . Einsel of H
Phelps , J. E. fiill of Gage , A. R. Gra-
ham of Cuming , I ) . J5. Crop.vy of Jrf-
fel-SOIl , C H. Yost of DoilghlS , JollU
ilnrp-r of Butler. Hartley of Holt ,
Buird of Cass , ? deCIay of Madison , H
Clary of Saline , Weeks of Greeley , H
and Soulherlaiid of Lincoln. Nino H
ballots wero taken the last two resulting H
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Yost 7
As soon as the call of the counties H
closed Casper E. Yost took the floor nnd IJ
moved that Captain J. E. Hill be de- H
dared the unanimous nominee of tho H
convention for state treasurer , by accla- H
niiition. This being carried the con- H
vention declared Mr. Hill nominated
and that gentleman lveartily thanked H
the convention for the trust reposed. H
Yost , Einsel and Graham were called H
for in turn and cheerfully endorsed tho „ H
choice and promised the nominee H
heart } ' support and allegiance. !
Mr. Benton , of Lancaster county , was
nominated for state auditor. IbJ
Mr. Leese , of Seward county , was re-
nominated for attorney general on tlio IJ
second ballot. flj
Mr. Steen , of Saunders county , was M
nominated on the second ballot for com- IJ
missioucr of public lands and buildings , IJ
receiving IJGi votes. M
George B. Lane was renominated for H
superintendent of public instruction by M
acclamation. id&\m
For electors-at-large , George H. Hast- g mm
ings , of Saline , and II. C. Bussell , of Jr mm
Colfax , Avere nominated ; from the First ( H
congressional district M. M. Butler , of - HH
Cass ; the Second , James McNerny , of HH
Webster ; the third , Charles F. Jddlings. flflj
This closed the nominations and the re- VH |
publican ticket for lSSS was made , and BH
at 2:15 o'clock a. m. the convention ad- IbH
jourued sine die. hH
The Stars and Stripes Planted There. I H
Denver-special : One of the highest Bfl
points in America is the Curricauti Nee- I H
die , located in the western part of Col- LM
orado. Last Friday the American flag fH
was raised on the needle , which is about IH
five thousand feet in height , and is , I H
without a doubt , one of the highest H
points from which the stars and stripes IH
are flung to the breeze. The numerous IbH
travelers that pass by daily over the Lw
Denver & ltio Grande railroad cheer it IbH
with the enthusiasm that only an Amor- H
ican car. . A letter just received in tins j H
city from a miner has the following con- B H
corning the raising of the flag : M
"We have the national emblem on | H
the very top of the Curricanti Needle. I H
It is ti ten-foot flag , and shows off very | H
nicely. The section men were discuss- W
ing the pros and cons of climbing up jLWM
there , nnd one of them , an English j Wm
sailor , said he believed he could do it. W
An Tndianapolis lady who happened to W
be present then remarked : W
"If you will I will make a flag to put j H
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"On attempting the ascent he sue- H
ceeded in getting part way up , when he . U
fell into the river and lost the flng. The I H
lady sent for more material and made a | H
new one. On the day above mentioned W
the ex-tar succeeded in planting the flag H
upon the summit. " In conclusion , the | H
writer says : "I do not Relieve there ia LW
another man in the country who could | H
have done it. There is one place where m
it is a nearly perpendicular wall for fifty W
feet. The Englishman went up by put- j H
ting his hands in the crevices of the H
rocks and pulling himself up by main M
strength. " | H
Blaine in the Canvass. LWi
Augusta special : Mr. Blaine will W
f-tart on a trans-continental stumping m
tour one week after the Maine election M
in October. He has no detailed ! pirns LWi
for the campaign , nnd he will nru-ke L L\ \
none. He will place himself nnreserv- L L\ \
Silly in the hands of the national comLWM
mittee to use as ihev * think be t. If he H
goes as far west as California it will be LW- \
iluring the last week of the canvass , so L L\ \
that the time fspent in returning will not U
be taken out of the campaign. His H
speeches , with perhaps one exception , H
will be short , lie doe not feel able to m
undergo the severe strain of a long so- I H
tier of two-hour stump speeches. In H
the campaign of four years ago , owing H
to th-a great number of out-door speech- LW
es which he delivered , he overtaxed his L L\ \
voice somewhat which , lie says , requires U
him to be careful of it now. Mr. Blaine j wM
will siveak once more in the evening at H
Lewiston this week aud will then go to m
Polano Springs to spend Sunday. m