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    THE OMAHA DAILY KE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. MONDAY MORNING , MA5 , 1884. NO. 276
COCK 0' THE WALK.
he Brooklyn Ex-Alderman Wins the
Six Days Go-as-Yon-Pleasc ,
Boating the Best 'Previous ' 600
Miles by Over Four Hoursi
And Scoring Seven Mqro Miles
Than the English Champion ,
Eowoll Likewise .Beats Hazel's '
Record by'Over Two Hours ,
Pitzgorald tlio Here of the Hour
and tlie Beoipient of Presents ,
Brooklyn's ' Municipality Turns
Out7to Greet Him ,
An Official JPosition Tand a Fine
Mansion Await Him ,
Rowell's ' Backer Desires Another
Walk for $5,000 ,
The Record of Other Sports in | Bnso
, "Wrestling , Racing , Etc.
THE WALKERS.
THE FINAL DAY.
NEW YORK , May'3 There was an im
mense crowd at the Garden this morn
ing , drawn there by the closeness of the
contest between Fitzgerald and Rowell.
Fitzgerald looked thoroughly tir od out.
Rowoll looked fresh and continued to im
prove his gait.
At noon the score stood :
Miles. Miles.
Fitzgerald 677 Rowoll C73
Panchot , 513 Noremac 540
Hertz CIS Vint 508
Elson 403
At 2:30 : p. m. :
Fitzgerald 680 Rowoll C81
Noremac 510 Vint B12
Hertz 525 Elson 503
Panchot 552.
FITZGERALD
braced up in the early afternoon , and for
a couple of hours maintained his load.
Ho foil off again , however , about 4 p. m.
and acted very groggy. After this he
and Rowell had frequent spurts and of ton
passed each othor. The ex-aldorman had
to talcoftrcquont rests during these spurts ,
and it looked as though ho was running
short.of breath. Rowell stuck to the
track 'without intermission during the
afternoon. Charley Mitchelltho pugilist
was in his hut and showed great interest
in his countryman. Ho frequently patted -
" ted Rowoll on the back and whispered
yords of encouragement. At 4:30 : tired
R'lson stopped at the scorers stand for a
.yCouplo of minutes , resting. Little Yint
came along and encouraged him to start
again. Panchot'and Hartz frequently
wont off the track for rests. The latter
held to the track , notwithstanding the
fact that ho was suffering pains that
would have discouraged any but an ex
tremely plucky man. Many thought that
he would bo withdrawn after making 625
miles , but he was determined to stay to
the ond. Noromac went under his roof
a long stay in tha aftornon. His right
leg has not held out.
LITTLE VINT
walked laboriously during the aftronoon.
His right leg also troubled him. At 6
o'clock p. in , there were bntweon 5,000
to 8,000 people in the garden. Fitz er-
ald made his (500th mile in five hours and
twenty minutes and ton seconds and was
greeted with the greatest enthusiasm.
i Cheer after cheer rent the air , hats were
flung high and handkerchiefs waved.
Fitzgerald was then four miles and three
laps ahead of Rowoll. Ho took the up
roar very coolly , and finished the GOlst
milo before retiring. Ho was only out of
sight six minutes when Rowoll pushed
out on the track , Fitzgerald heard of
this and jumped up aad immediately
went after the Englishman , causing
[ .another outburst of cheers. When Ha-
_ . , made his previous record of 600
miles in sir. days ho completed the task
at about 0:30 : p. m. Fitzgerald beat this
record four hours. It waj said that dur
ing the early hours of the morning
FITZGERALD ACCUSED HIS BACKER ,
Tom Davis , of poisoning him. Davis and
Smith.tho trainer , however , paid little
attention to him , knowing it came from
a painfully excited man. During the
evening Fitzgerald was presented with n
silver goblet lined withhold. Hd carried
this to Rowoll , but the latter paid little
attention to this gift. Rowoll completed
his CCOth mijo at 0:53 : , boating Hazel's
record two hears , eighteen' minutes and
thirty-five Be onds. > ' . ' , "
Peter Dwyer , Rowoll'a backer , gave up
the contest at 7 o'clock , He attributed
his defeat to a badly strained left ankle
from which Rowell had boon suffering
for nro days , and wanted to make another
match with Fitzgorald. Hn will lot
Fitzgerald name the terms , the amount
to bo over 5,000 a side. Two largo
floral emblems were presented to Fitz
gerald during the evening. They were
borne in front of him around the track ,
Fitzgerald following and waving the flag
of Erin.
DUKINO THE EVENING
the garden was as packed as on Sunday
night. Fitzgerald remained on the
track and was cheered incessantly , At 8
p. ra. the score stood :
Miles. Laps.
Fitzgerald ' . COS 0
Kowell C01 0
Ponchett , S6 0
Noremao. . . , .511 . . . . . . . . . .7
Herte 638 2
Vint 020 3
BUon , l > 25 . . , . , , . . , . 'J
ftowell retired at 7:11 o'clock , hut af *
towards came out and was loudly ap
plauded. Ho then returned again and
bad his ankle bathed. It was swollen
nearly double its size and was black and
blue. Ho appeared on the track but did
not limp perceptibly , Noromao and
Fitzgerald joined him. They tramped
around the track at a rapid pace. The
liouso rose as they Troro ioined by Pan-
chott , Fitzgerald handed llowoll his Irish
flag , which the latter took courteously ?
and Fitzgerald caught up an American
flag and another lap was mado. The
men then pulled up at the ecoro stand
and shook hands. Thrco cheers
wore glvon for Fitzgerald and
three for Rowoll. The pedestrians then
wont to their huts and at 8:45 : p. in. The
six days race of 1881 was ended with the
following score :
Mile * . Lnpa
Sltzgcrftld . 010 . 0
Rowoll . 002 . 0
Panchot . CM . 4
Noromac . . . . . . MB . . . , G
Hertz . R39 . 3
Vint . 530 . 0
Elson . C25 . 3
MOUE 110NOIIS $011 mzaEUAEI ) .
Preparations have been made in Lone ;
Island Oily for a reaction to Fitzgorald.
lie will bo received by the mayor and aldermen -
dormon and tendered the freedom of the
city. The entire police and fin- depart
ments , with the members of the Ancient
Drdor of Hibernians will meet him at the
ferry and escort him to his homo in Ra-
vonwopd. The wealthy citizens will pro-
jont him with a mansion , and it is said
lie will receive an important municipal
appointment.
BASE K.\ljli.
At Baltimore. Ualtlmoro 11 , Metropol
itans 17.
At I'hlladolplila. Philadelphia 0 , Chlca-
KOOS 8.
At Rock Island , Rock Islands 11 , Milwau
kee 0. Ton Innings.
At Pittsburg Allegheny 9 , Athletes 8.
At Cincinnati. Cincinnati 14 , Columbus C.
At St. Louia , St. Loula vs. Indiannpolts.
No game on account of rain.
At Louisville. Louisville 5 , Toledo 4.
At Milwaukee. Milwaukee 0. St. Paul 11.
At Ft. Wayne. Bay City 19 , Ft. Wnyno 2.
At Terre Haute. Grand Rapids C , Terre
Haute 3.
At Chicago. Chicago Unions 4 , Cincinnati
Unions 5
At Washington. Brooklyn C , Washing ?
ton 4.
4.At Qulncy. Quincy 4 , Minneapolis C.
At Altoona. St. Louis Unions 14 , Altoonn
Unions 5.
At Muskegon. Muakogon 10 , Saplnaw 4 ,
At Foorla. Stillwators 8 , Peorias 12.
At Providence. Providence 3 , Buffalo 0.
At Boston. Boston Unions 12 , Keystone
Unions 11 , Boston 11 , Cleveland 2.
GAMES -SUNDAY.
At Peoria Poorla vs. Stillwator. Post-
[ xmod ; rain.
At St. Louis St. Louis Americans , 4 ; To
ledo Americans , 0.
At Louisvillos No enmo ; rain.
At Cincinnati Americans No game ;
rain.
rain.AtEvansvlllo Evansville , 18 ; Peoria , 0.
SiVDDliE AN1 > 8UWCEY.
THE NASHVILIJ5 KAOES.
NASUVILLE , May 3 , Half milo : Two-
year olds , Eileen andJoo Cotton. Dead
heat. The money was divided. Annie
third , limo , 0:64. :
Milo and ono-eight : For all ages ,
Pearl Jennings won , Followplay second ,
Topsey third. Time , 2:04 : .
Mils : Fergkylo won , Ool. Hepburn
second , Contervillo third. Tlmo , 1:50. :
Three quarters of a milo : Three-year-
olds. Mora won , Bob Miles second , Voltaire -
tairo third. Time , 1:20J. :
WllESTJJlNG.
MCLAUQULIN VS. DUFUK.
CHICAGO , May 3. To-night the collar
and elbow wrestling match for S500 a
side , best two in three , between H. M.
Dafur , of Massachusetts , and Col. J. H.
MoLaughin , resulted in favor of Dufur.
Xho first bout was given to MoLaughlin ;
time , thirteen minutes. The second fall
\ras awarded Dufur ; time , thirteen and
ono-half minutes. The third round and
match was won by Dufur in half a min-
uto. The men retired to their rooms ,
and a'momont later Dufur stopped on
the platform and challenged any man in
the world for a collar and elbow match.
THE PttlZE BINO.
BOUT NEAR. I'lTTBDURO.
PiTTsnuufl , Pa. , May 4. Asoventoon-
rouud prize fight , with the bare knuckles ,
was fought near this city this morning ,
between Terrence Dillon and Jack Daloy ,
for a sum of money not given. It was
witnessed by CO persons , and was ono of
the most brutal that over occured in this
locality. Dillon was declared victor , Da
loy throwing up the sponge at. the seven
teenth round.
SUICIDE ON THB HAIL.
A Blan Ran Over and Killed
Near Lincoln.
Special Dispatch to THE BEE.
LINCOLN , May 3. The train from
Omaha and the east duo here at 11:55 :
to-day ran over a man near a switch
station called Newton , six miles east of
horo. Ho was lying across the track and
the engineer thought it was the section
man's or laborers coat. Just as the loco
motive reached the spot the prostrate
object showed signs of life by movement
and a human head was slightly raised.
It was to late however , for the engine
was upon him and instant death resulted.
'Tho ' body was horribly mangled and
as soon , as possible the train was stopped
and the hfoless remains brought to un
dertaker Roberts rooms in this city.
There is at present no clue to the identi
ty of the man. Ho was apparently aboul
seventeen years of ago and his dross indi
cated tnat ho was a tramp or a farm
laborer. What was the cause of his seeking
death in the manner ho did cannot bo
imagined. '
Indian IncondlHrlCH.
MiNNEAi'Ous , May 3. A Journal' *
Miles City special says : In the trial of
Dlack NVolf , the Ohoyonno chief , and his
accessories in the burning uf the Ander
son rancho , Black Wolf was found nol
guilty. Howling Wolf , Wliito Bear , mid
two others pleaded guilty , amidst n scene
of excitement , as it is understood the
men did this to save others as guilty as
thoy. j > Each will be .sentenced to Cyo
yoars.
Labor MaJteru
TOIIONTO , May 3 Twenty-seven Italian
laborers arrived , from Now York ! to sup
ply the place of the strikers on the On
tario & Quebec railroad ,
BUFFALO , May 3. The labor trouble
bntwoon tho-Italians and longshoremen
is beginning to assume serious proper
tions. Several dangerous collisions oc
curred to-day , The entire city has to be
patrolled day and night.
THE STATE CAPITAL ,
A Breaking Ont or Political Municipal
Measles ,
Some Inside Facts. Relative to
Lanoastor's ' Bonds ,
$30,000 , Within the Grasp of
Messrs , Webster and Lamb ,
The Bocont Shooting Affair by
Officer Mosorvoy ,
The Troubles of a Eussian Land
Grabber ,
Various Matters ofSfito ami L-ncnl In
forest at the Capital.
LINCOLN.
I'OLiriOAL MEASLES.
LINCOLN , May 4,1881.
Special Correspondence of the UKE.
A little factionnl fight in politics once
in awhile is productive or much good and
brings to the upper surface- ways tlmt are
dark and tricks that nro vain. The
sooner they como the bettor , on the same
irinciplo that it is inoro coudacivo to
general physical health for a porsou to
iavo the measles in childhood than in
strong manhood. The local body politic
of this goodly city haa had several severe
attacks of reform measles , but unfortu
nately they have all "struck in" up to a
near past. ! A case or two of late date
iavo been moro encouraging. For in
stance the county bond case but of which
jonornlJ. II. Webster , County Attorney
Lamb and ono or two others wore on the
fair way to earn about $30,000
WITH VERY LITTLE LADOK.
This undoubtedly would have re
mained among the "things that no fol
low could over find ouf'.if there was not
a bitter feeling between certain wings of
the republicans hero. In the , present
case D. G. Courtnay represents ono side
and General Webster tho.other. . . They
lovoeoch other about as well as the
Gnome of Gehenna cherishes holy water ,
and when the former found there was a
clmnco to give a legal poundiiig .to the
namesake of the great expounder , ho
went for him horsoj foot and dragoons.
Oourtnay is a tip-top lawyer and a first
class follow , but in politics his enthusi
asm for party has made him many treach
erous allies who apply the knife when
the occasion odors. Courtnny-will bo on
top ono of these days if ho lives and his
roseate hue of countenance and hair at
present does not by any moans indicate
that early death which is the proverbial
fate of the good. Ho certainly has
made a ten strike in opening the bond
business and the tax payers of Lancas
ter county are certainly beginning to ap
preciate I ) . G. 0.
TUB TIIUE J3TA1EMENT
of this bond business has never yet been
given although it has been watched for
some tlmo and the press has given the
matter considerable attention. Your
correspondent is a bond holder in dcsiro
only but ho is fully aware that the same
speculation that has como to light in this
county is liable to bo exposed in other
counties , for beyond a double bonds are
tempting toys to play with , thence ho
dooms the subject worthy of extended
notice. In the first place it has never
boon published iusido of Wall street just
what bonds the commissioners of Lan
caster proposed to refund. They are as
follows : Midland Pacific K. II. Oq.
§ 150,000 whicharo payable in twenty-five
years or before at ton par cent , per an
num ; Midland Pacific extension § 100,000
payable in thirty yoara orboforo ; B. & M.
Co. in Nob. $17,000 payable in twenty
yeara or before. In lieu of those the
county attorney , W. J. Lamb , and J. R.
Webster proposed to the commission
ers to
ISSUE NEW BONDS
boariag 0 per cent , interest , payable
semi-annually. Of this now iasuo § 25-
000 was to run 20 years absolutely , that
is , the county would bo birred the right
to pay _ thd same until the expiration of
the said 20 years , no matter how great a
surplus was in the treasury. The re
mainder of the 207,000 proposed to bo
refunded , viz , § 72,000 , was to run from
9 to 19 yoara , the longer the time the
greater the number of § 1,000 bonds ,
which was a very ingenious arrangement
on the part of Webster & Co. In fact
the tabulated statement which ho very
quietly published and kept from the eyes
of the people of Lancaster county , but
was so liberal in circulating among the
brokers of Now York city is indeed a fine
piece of mathematical strategy and veil
calculated to
MISLEAD KVEN TUB MOJT WA11Y ,
Had not Oourtnay filed his injunction ,
there is no doubt but those absolute re
funded banks would bo .bonanza invest
ments for \Vall street , for Lancaster
county is good for the amount and cap
italists could sop at a glance a rare chance
for money making. Gen. Webster and
confreres were to have all thay made ov
er and above the par value of the refun
ded bonds , so it can bo readily soon they
were on a fair way to feather nests with
but little hbor.
hbor.MNCLN
MNCLN POLICE
The acquittal of officer Maaervoy for
slightly wounding a hard citizen of Lin
coln who was escaping from him has mot
with universal approval hora although
many thlnt that the pistol should only
bo drawn in the most extreme cases.
Mosorvoryia a very gentlemanly and care
ful officer , however , and is not likely to
act hastily whuro the circumstances are
different. In the case at issue he was
dealing with a notoriously rough custom
er who had often boon arrested boforo.
Ho hua boon in custody for
ATTEMITINQ TO KILL A WOMAN ,
and the evidence showed that the prison
er struck the officer and then ran , that
the /shots / were fired moro to scare
the fugtivo und the wound was
only a flesh ono at host so the verdict is
a good warning to the few roughs In Lin-
coin that they muni not.fool with the per
tico. Right hero your correspondents at
tention is called to several editorial out-
busts on the papers of this city that ap-
loarod a week or so ago against the po-
ico. They had hoard of the unhappy
state of affairs in Omaha and thought of
course it would sound metropolitan to
"go for the local force.1
AND THRKATH OF WONDERFUL EXrOSUUES
were made in true dynamite style , but
thcso threats were never fulfilled for the
simple reason there was nothing to "ox-
JOBO. " It is a well known fact that no
mpital city in the union is ( as peaceable ,
quiet and law'abidlng as Lincoln. How
icroio it vras forthoso editorial gunstobo
directed ngainst the police force here ,
which only consists of 0. D. Beach , mar
shal , and the three following regulars ,
Janios Post , John Green and K. A ,
\Iarsh \ , and two specials , Samuel Mcsor-
voy and A. J. Hyatt , li can bo secant a
glance that there was
NOT MUCH CHANOn KOH CORWU'ItON
xi take part in this collodion of officials.
The circle ia not largo onongh for leag
uing with gamblers or hobnobbing with
thieves. The fact is Lincoln has nuvorbcon
bettor equipped in the police line as far
as gentle-manly , efficient offlcors arc concerned -
corned in many a day as it ia now. They
are well known and first-class citizens
and they all como boldly out and desire
Lhcso editorial throats to bo turned into
[ iractical accusations of the guilty ono if
there bo tiny. The force individually
and collostivcly dcsiro the journals who
liavo hinted at dark doings among thorn
to mark the man just _ no ho nuts his
linger in the bowl with'his ' editorial lord
so that the public will know who is the
'betrayer. "
A HCSSIAN LEC1AL MDUiniUtY.
I mot United States District Attorney
LamborUon , whoso upccch against the
passage of the Blaine resolutions in the
convention the other day was ono of
; hose "Got thor Eli" arguments , in a
.orriblo hurry to'seo Judge Dundy. Nat
urally I imagined there was something in
the legal wind , and there was. It docs
not affect the political , religious or social
ittnosphoro vary materially , but then _ it
is quite an ihtorostintr case which is dis-
tiniuishod ; by parties , litigant , who havo.
different nationalities for present resi
dence. Mr. Lambortsou was
APIEH AN iKJtnranoN.
Ho wanted to put a stop to some pro
ceedings which ho considered illegal that
were going on up in the Boup country.
It seems that ono Dr. John Tollifus , who
ia a surgeon in the Russian army and a
subject of the Czar purchased of the B.
& M. railroad five years ago 2,300
acres of land near Loup city , Sherman
county. It was now worth $20,000 at
least. The purchaser placed an old
friend , Nicolas Hahu , who formerly was
a florist near Boston , in charge. Ho
avd him § 3COO with which to improve
and run the farm , with the understanding
that ho must pay thn taxes , oto , and
return ono half of the receipts to the Bon-
factor and owner. Hahu' ran the farnN
three years and it is alleged he /j * > '
FAILED TO KETtmif NYT. IN . (
Tollffurs or even pay thb v-- $
then wont furthoi ho commenced EU _
against Tollifers for § 6,000-for services
oxpenditiucs , etc. , and the sorvlco boir1
made' by publication , judgment by default
was taken for $6,210. Some 1800
acres were sold to various parties to
pay the judgment .and other claims al
leged to bo trumped ' up were put in
the intention it is said' to
SWALLOW VI' ALL
of Dr. Tillifus' property. The latter
heard of it in time to prevent a confirm
ation of sale and through his attorney Mr.
Lambortson a motion was made te that
effect in the early part of the week. It
was taken under advisement , but ' there is
little doubt that the case vrill bo reo
pened and a lively contest take place.
Hakor's attorneys are Hall & Bll of St.
Paul and Wall & Heath of Loup City.
QCID NUNC.
PENNSYLVANIA POHl'IAS.
Judge Tlmycr's Admission of a F&
male Lawyer to tlip Bnr.
PHILADELPHIA , May 3. Judge Thayer -
er to-day delivered an opinion in the
court of common pleas No. 4 , admitting
Mrs. Carrie B. Kilgoro to practice.
Every other common pleas refused her
admission , although an exceptional ac
tion was taken by the Orphans' court ,
where the lady is a practimoner. Judge
Arnold dissented from the opinion of .his
colleagues , Thcycr and Elcock. The
court took the grounds that its action
was sustained by common law and right ,
which the legislature hod not interfered
by statute.
OATTJJE
A Itcrluctinu in Veo\K\ita \ \ Eastward
Sale of TonncpHco AiUiualu.
New YORK , May 3. Commissioner
Fink furnishes the following : A demand
having been made for a reduction in the
rates on cattle and sheep , on the ground
that the present tariff is not maintained ,
notice is hereby glvon that , taking effect
on Monday , a reduction of ton cents per
hundred pounds from Chicago , to New
York , with a corresponding reduction In
dressed beef rates , will ba made , Other
classes of live stock remain unchanged.
NASUVILLE , Tonn. , May 3 , The an
nual aalo of the Tonuosaoo Jersey Breed.
ors1 association , at Bollimoad. to-day ,
was the largest over hold in the south.
The total amount of the sales was § 18-
570. Average females , § 382 ; average
bulls , § 129. Thh is considered very sat
isfactory , _ _
The MotholUtN. (
PiiiLADELi'iiiA , May 3. At the Methodist -
odist Episcopal general conference to-day ,
Rev. Alfred Wheeler , of the Erie confer
ence , moved the appointment of a com
mittee on marriage and divorce , compos
ed of ono minister and ono layman for
each Konoral conference district. Ho
maintains that the church should not fail
to speak out in a way that will not bo
misunderstood. Dr. Oton , of ; the Wy
oming conference , said this was ono of
the most important qucitlons of the ago
and tlo conference cannot afford to deal
with it in a cavalier way. It is a shame
that there should bo such a cancer on tuo
body politic/as / found in Utah.
" Glycerine ,
LONDON , May 3. It is rumored nitre-
glocorino has boon conveyed to England
in American ipirlt flasks , thocustoms offi
cials having been hoodwinked bythatform
of conveyance.
THE BLAZING WOODS.
The Forest Fires Continue Their Devas
tations in tbc East ,
Somewhat Ohookod at Various
Places by Heavy Kaina ,
Thousands ot Aoros of Woodland
Burned Over ,
Other Fires A Now York Village
Obliterated ,
Further of the Destruction of the
Town of Brisbin ,
Various DtanHtcrs of Various diame
ter ami Cruelty ,
Tim FILMING KOHEST-1.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
WiLUAM.sroUT , lla. , May 3. Latest
reports nhow that the forest "lircn in the
various places are extensive and very de
structive. Along the Philadelphia and
Erie railroad from Driftwood west to
Kane , heavy fires were in progress last
night. Many cattle are reported sur <
rounded by the flames and a number of
fishermen had great difficulty in getting
out of the burning territory. A largo
territory in the western part of Lycomiug
county is burned over , but the loss is nol
very heavy. In Tiogo county the lire
was general. Largo quantities of timber
were destroyed along the line of the
Tioga railroad , as well as many houses ,
barns and other buildiugs. The town ot
Thompson was wholly destroyed , in
cluding the saw null. Loss , over § 100-
OCO. Seventeen , houses were burned in
Bpnot , entailing a loss of § 15,000. Two
million foot of lumbar was also .burnod.
The Cro is fiprco about Morris and An
trim. . Considerable pfno timber is among
the property burned ia different parts of
Tioga county. The saw mill of Andrew
Kaul at Spnng Run , Elk county , was destroyed
stroyed , with six million foot of lumber ;
uninsured. Reports from Center and
Oloarfiold counties to-day say that the
loss ia not heavy as at first reported.
MOUNT OAKMEL , Pa. , May 2 , A so
vpro wind storm and fierce forest fires
visited North Cumberland county yester
day ; It partially ceased about midnight.
To-day the mountains for many miles are
burning and smoking terribly. Farm
ifencos , cord wood , railroad sills and oth-
i valuable property were destroyed. The
B/Arill foot up thousands of dollars
storday the fires wcro the most da < nng
BOOH hero within a half a cuntu
YORK.
KINGSTON , N. Y. , May ! ) . Forest fir s
have boon raging hero all day , and a
largo quantity of timber laud has boon
dcstroyua in the Catskills , many of the
fires extending from West Harley to
Linovillo.
IN NEW JEIISEY.
MATTAWAN , N. Y. , May 3. Forest
fires about hero have caused a loss of $20-
000.
THE NEW JERSEY FLAMES.
MATAWAN , N. J. , May 4. South pi
hero in the fires in the pines are stil !
burning with apparently greater vigor _
than over. The damage cannot bo esti
mated. The woods at Browntown have
again started. The farmers are fighting
the flames. The loss there is § 5,000.
Between four and five thousand acres
have been devastated. The fires origi
nated in the careless burning of brush by
ono of the wealthy farmers. The losers
will try and hold him responsible. The
huckleberry crop , which brought hun
dreds of dollars to the poor people of the
vicinity is entirely destroyed.
AT DETROIT.
DETROIT , ' May 3. At an early hour
this morning a fire broke out in tno
building occupied 'by the steam supply
company , corner of Water and Green
weld streets , near the rivor. It burnoc
with great fury for over two hours , am
before it was subdued completely guttei
that part of the building containing a
battery of twenty boilers and a largo
amount of coal. The flatnos then ex
tended to G. F. Hinchman's ship chandlery
lory store , which was somewhat dam
aged , also the Riverside brick company's '
oflico , and Richard Nobles' sitil loft , bptl
of which were cleaned out. Tire build
ing was owned by Horace Turner. Loss
§ 30,000 ; Hinchman's loss , § GO,000.tho ;
steam supply company , § 12,000 , Anotho
building was damaged § 15,000. Tha ng
grogatod loss will not bo far from § 100 ,
000 ; well insured.
A VILLAGE DESTROYED.
PORT JEUVIS , N. Y. , May 3. The entire
tire village of Oilman's depot , on the
Port Jorvis and Monticello railroad
burned yesterday afternoon and las
night , The residents were obliged to
flee for their lives , being unable to sav
anything. Not over half a dozen house
are standing within fiva miles. The fin
is still burning. Oilman's tannery am
saw mill were destroyed. The whole sot
t lenient wus owned by him. Loaa , § 100
000. Two railroad bridges were destroy
cd.
TUB DHIHDINE DLAZE.
HOUTZDILK , Pa. , May 3. The fire
which destroyed the town of Brisbin i
supposed to havn origluitod by Hungar
iuns setting fire to brush to clear a plcco
of ground for cultivation. 'Tho progros
of the flames was very rapid through the
town and the inliabitants ware compolloi
to fly in every direction , many with in
sufficient clothing. At the first alani
the business people placed every team a
the disposal of their neighbors
mid every available wheelbarrow also
The estimate of the total loss is § 1,033 ,
000. Of this , iloovor , Hughes & C'o.
the saw mill owners , lese § 150,000
About ono thousand families are homeless
loss and destitute , The majority are
suffering for the necessaries of life. Sup
plies are coming in slowly. The domain
is great and anything in the shape o
provisions , clothing or inonoy will bo
gladly accepted by the relief committo
Goods for sufferers will be transported
frtio by the N. Y , & Pa. railroad. Mrs
Donavan was burned to death. The in
euraiico is much below the leases. Bub
criptions are liberally given in the neigh-
jorinir towns , and two thousand persons
were furnished proviniona to-day. The
ulferors are mainly poor minors who
roro at work in the mines , when their
loinos were laid in ruins.
AT OAINESVItK FLORIDA.
GAINESVILLE , Flo. , May 3. Thoontiro
qimro west of the court house burnod.
'hroo hotels were destroyed. It is ru-
norod that n child woa cremated in ono
ulldlng. LOBJ , § 40,000. Incendiary.
FlllP. OX TUB BLUE MOUNTAINS ,
RnAnixaPa. May 4. The fires on the
Muo mountains burned fiercely this
naming , but were partially checked by a
icavy rain. .Tho greatest damage done
s to wood laud , cord wood , and fences ,
thousands of acres were burned over.
Lho pcoplo at the bnso of the mountains
were driven from their houses by the in-
'onso heat. No Hvoa were lost.
SORANTON PA. May 4 The forest
Ires at Moscow and Spring Creek region
are out.
IN NEW IIAMl'SUIUE.
CONCORD N. II. , May 4. A heavy
mrsh fire near Pembroke destroyed BOV-
oral hundred acres of land owned by the
Vmoskoac manufacturing company and
others. Nearly COO cords of wood were
lso destroyed.
I11VKUS 1 > ISYHTEU9.
Hiurwnr.cKuo CRKW.
NKW YORK , May 3. Austin , Baldwin
t Co. , agents for the State Line steam
ships , this morning received a dispatch
from Glasgow as follows :
"Tho steamer 'Divon , ' Now York for
Bristol , picked up , April 27th , two life
boats of the 'Stato of Florida , ' without
sccupants or gear. A Bailing vessel
bound west signalled the steamer 'City
of Homo' arrived at Liverpool , April
27th , from Now York.
nuiiNnn TO DEATH ,
CEDAR RAVIDH , Ia. , May 3. A special
to the Republican aaya : The five-year-
old daughter of John Duffy , a farmer re
siding near Independence , was burned to
death last night and his wife and t
younger child are not expected to live ,
Duffy was seriously injured.
SWUNO INTO ETERNITY.
CENTIULIA , Pa. , May ' 3. Thrco
daughters of James E. Sherman , a farm
er living near Numodia , were thrown
from a swing and two fatally and ono so
riouily injured.
THE I OST FIiOUIDA.
TIiosoVJio Bought Tickets nt Chi
CORO Other Particulars or
the Wreck
Spocinl Dispatch to Tun BEE.
CIIIOAOO , May 4. Nine passengers o :
the wrecked steamer , "Stnto of Florida , '
were accredi ted to Chicago , but inquir
at the oflico of the State Line steamers
to which sho. belonged , chows thatmm
' "horo ! ' Thomas * and * . Abra
ham , Williamson 'bought ' tickets Apr ;
4lh for Stavanger , Norway , boinp
as they said , on their way homo. An
drew Tarns , booked April 10th for Glas
( ; ow , for second-class passage ; avidontl ;
a stranger. The six members of the Tay
lor family came from eoino point v cs
and bought tickets for Belfast.
GLASGOW , May 4. The underwriters
lose 30OCO if the steamer State o
Florida proves to bo lost. The sln'i
which signalled the Oily Homo was a
full rigged vessel and English built. She
displayed the national flat ; . After sig
nals she proceeded westward slowly.
Five other Bailing vessels were sightoi
the Bfimo timo.
LONDON , May 4 It is no longer
doubted that the ship which was signaled
nalod by the City of Homo saved some i
not all on board the State of Florida. I
is calculated the disaster occurred on the
18th ultimo , , at which period the wint
was blowing from the oast. Boats wouh
drift until rescued. They must have
boon launched because they were so fixoi
they would not otherwise floated.
Tiio fact that the boats were withou
gear or oars is regarded favorably , indi
eating that the rescuing ship secured oars
and gear and allowed her boats to drif
away. Ono is a life boat No , 1 , thoii
small row boat , is not numbered , The
owners are of the opinion that the State
of Florida struck an iceberg , as the Cap
tain of the State of Pennsylvania report !
ice in the region in which the Sfcito o
Florida is supposed to have been at the
tlmo of the disaster. The dynamite the
ory is not received with any fa\orwhat
over. The inventory shows the cartel
was shipped by two well known firm
and all the packages on board are account
cd for. The detectives reported awaitiii ]
the arrival of the State of Florida were
Booking to arrest embezzlers' .
The next news concerning the fate o
missing voaiol is awaited from America
whcro it is stippoaed those roacuud to bi
landed. The captain of the "City o
Rome" explains that when his ship dU
played signals , there was littln or no
wind.L The lings showed badly and wor
difficult to road. The "City of Rome
passed the ship rapidly without replying
HcvolutlonUts ,
MADRID , May 2 , Government claim
to have frustrated various rovolutionar
movements , yet attempts have boon
made to p.et fire to the house which con
tainud the uhora end of the Marseille
cable. At Gibraltar customs oflicer
employed within the Spanish lines hav
been arrested and imprisoned at Sa
RODUO. ; llovolutionary documents am
blank forms of appointment , eignod b
Zorilla , w ro found on their person.
A Burned Btenincr.
BALTIMORE , May 4. The steamer B
S. Ford , of Chester , a river steamboat
burned at the wlnrf ut Chostortown
Kent county , at 1 o'clock this morning
The crow and hands had barely tlmo t
oscapo. She was built in lit 7 , and cos
§ 75,000,8
TKLEGHAl'U NOTES.
The report of a iiilno explosion near 1'itta
burg U believed to bo without foundation ,
It is reported at 1'ort Jorvlu , New York
that the ucgfo who eloped with Amaudi
Ayrca , from Deomurvlllo , was lynched I'rlda
night.
The entire village of Gilman'u Donot , onth
Port Jorvoa & Montloollo rftllrovJ.Now York
burned Friday afternoon. Itoaidenta wer
obliged to flee for their lives , unublo to * av
anything. Not over half a dozen houses nr
( landing within a radlui of five mile * . Th
fire in itlll burning. Ullman'g tannery am
saw mills wern dottroyed , The whole settle
inent was owned by Lira. Loan , $100,000. Tw
railroad brldgoa are burued.
SUCCESS ASSURED.
General
Nominate Hii on the First Ballot ,
The Soorat of His Popularity and
Elaine's ' Woaknessi
The New York Sun's ' Revised Es
tiiuatos and Compliments ,
poclnl dispatch to THE BEE ,
WJISHINQTON , D. 0. , May 0. All
gates to the Republican National
untion are now elected \rith the
ion of two from Now Mexico and two
rom Montana , and according to Govern-
r Sheldon , of the former territory , now
n Washington , Now Mexico will bo for
Arthur. 1'hu president has received a
clcgrum from the chairman of'tho Texas
onvcntion saying the delegation from
hat state will bo solid for him. This
< ivcs Arthur strength enough to nomin-
ute him on thn first ballot.
Blaino'swcakncss is in the fact that his
rionds are always for him and ho is the
ccond choice of nobody. IIo has antag
onized all other candidates and has been
nuking enemies while Arthur h.vs been
making friends. The president's policy
of keeping entirely out of the fight , of
making appointments moro often in the
ntorcst of other candidates than in his
own , has won him the respect of the
country and the confidence
of these who opposti his
lamination. Ho has boon endorsed by
avery republican convention : confidence
in hid wisdom and justice , and approval
of his administration has boon unani
mously shown , and there is no opposi
tion except that of a few men who are
actuated by spite or have boon disap
pointed in not receiving oflico.
The "Sun" aiilncn on Arthur.
Special Dispatch to THE BKE.
NE\V YOHK , May 3. The following is
the Sun's estimate of delegates to the
Chicago convention : Arthur 323 , Blaine
313 , Edmunds G3 , Logan 55 , Sherman
23 , Hawley 12 , Gresham G , Fairchild ,
Grant 1 , doubtful 10.
The Sun discussing the republican can
didates for the presidency , hus this to say
of ProsidontArthur : "Gen. Arthur now
lias a fallowing which any nmi might bo
proud of , and'it is by no means certain
that ho will not carry off the prize after
all. The moderation j dignity and wis
dom ho has displayed in the White House
hayo won him many friends who were
not his friends.boforo. "
* *
* CONVENTIONS. "
NETV" JIEXJCO.
DENVER , Cole , , May 3. The republi
cans of Santa Fo , N , M. , in territorial
convcnti'iii , elected W. H. Llowellnn and
ono P. Lug Romero as delegates to Chi
cago. 'J hey nro uninstructod. It is bo-
ilovod that they favor Arthur , with Lo
gan for second choice. Strong resolu
tions endorsing Arthur's administration
\yoro adopted.
MONTA.NA.
HELENA Mont.r May 3 In the Bozeman -
man convention the Blaine and Ed-
mundn men united this morning and
divided the delegation to Chicago. The
delegates nro Col. Wilbur and F. Saun-
dois , of Helena , and Leo x > Manilo , of.
Butler.
Si. Louis April -Tho transContinental
tal association hold a meotinghcra Monday
next to determine whothertho California
pool will bo continued or abandoned.
On Tuesday , thb Iowa traffic associa
tion meet harp. April 24th the Wabash
pave the required 30 days notice of with
drawal from the association. According
ly Commissioner Cuuman to-day notified
ho general managers of the 'roads in in
terest that the association cease to exist
the 24th of May. It is thought , however
or , by well informsd railway official ? hero
that nn effort will bo made to continue .
the Iowa association without the Wabash.
Southern Immigration.
ST. Louis , Mo , May 3. J. K. Mulkoy ,
assistant secretary of the Southern Immi
gration association , arrived hero to-day to
arrange for a meeting of the officers and
board of directors in this oily on May 29th ,
when it is expected that a thorough organ
ization will bo effected , and active work to
Induce immigration from northern stales
and Europe to the south.will begin imme
diately. The plan embraces the ostablish-
mont.of two institutions like the Oastlo
Garden , ono on the Gulf of Mexico , and
the other on the Southern Atbntic coast. ,
C'onftrmatlons ,
WASHINOTON , May 3Tho senate *
confirmed Henry \V. Cannon , of Minnesota -
seta , comptroller of the currency ; Ohaun-
oy W. Hyatt , postmaster at North Bond ,
Nebraska.
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