PHE OMAHA
EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. THURSDAY , MORNING , JULY 12. 1SSS. NUMBER 24.
IIOCE'S ' MEN HAVE SQUEALED ,
Confessions Implicating Him In the
Dynamlto Conspiracy.
THE "Q. " OFFICIALS JUBILANT.
Attorney Collier Claims to Have
! Auihoi-Hlil'p ol
( lie Circular llcyoml the
' ol'n Doubt.
i ii'ul Miir | > tty Implicated.
CHICAGO , July 11. ( .Special Telegram to
THE Br.E.-r-Tho ] events of the past twenty-
four hours in t-onnu tiort with the Hurllngton
plot-have been of a rlmracter that augurs de
cidedly ill for Chairmen Hogo and Murphy ,
who were arrested yesterday mqrnlng. By
them , the ri'iilors that , Immediately followed
the first arrest of the alleged Conspirators , to
the effect that thu arrests had been made by
the company for" the ptlrpo-w of creating n
public sentiment antagonistic to the brother
hood , has biu'ii swept away mid en
tirely dissipated. The coiifcSaipns of
Messrs. .Kelly and McGillivury , who
acted iis clerks for Hogo , have hud a
very damaging effect on tlio case of the lat
ter gentleman , who has repeatedly denied all
ktiowlcdgn of the fatuous "sal soda and em-
cry circular. " Attorney Collier , of the Hur
llngton , was seen by ii reporter this after
noon , and In reply to a request for Informa
tion , said !
"So fur ns anything new of a sensational
nature Is concerned , I have lo say , sir , that
Messrs , Kelly and McGtlla.ary have squealed
squealed right oilt loud and no mistake.
Not only that , but each has written a state
ment of his knowledge of the ctibe , and both
statements arc In.Iho company1 ! ) possession.1'
"Some of the strikers deny that the man
have squealed mid declare that Bonflold Is
trying u'Nick Selfnoidor' pumping method
on them In hopes of inducing them to tell
what they know. "
"You can say as strongly ns you know boxy
to put it that/ the men have done just ns I
told you. Squeal ! Why. there lu uo dilll-
culty hi finding squoilers. They are simply
tumbling ever each other lu their rush to loll
what thov know and endeavor to get under
cover. There , never was a clearer case of
conspiracy against any one than the case wo
havougalnit the men arrested. "
"What did the.v'say lu their qlatcmcutsf"
"They confessed to having sent out the
I Jolur Sewers circular railing on the various
assemblies * o ? o.ml brotherhood mCn supplied
I with sodit and emery to the "Q" to apply for
positions , and when obtained to Ube their
places to injure the road's property. They
said they had drawn up the uirctilui' at
Hdgo's dictation and mulled copies'of it ac
cording to lila orders. They further said that
'u number of letters had been received from
these who had icecived the circulars expressIng -
Ing their surprise at their radical lone
and asking if thry wore genuine. To this
Kelly and McGillivnry suid that Hfiiro had
had them reply that the circulars were all
right. After that they said letters addressed
to John SeWers began to be received at thu
National hotel. Tholettets were opened by
Hogc , who dictated miBWCi-3 to them. Isn't
Unit clear enough I"
D "Do the , statements glvo any other methods
of. the brotherhood i"
' "No , nothing moro. It goes to show you
that wo were well advised In taking the .step
wo did in arresting Hogo. And let
mo toll you , my son. that we
* \voro certain about ovprya other stop wo
have taken. Make no mistake abont that.
Wo are'not doing a thitiR wo can nnt back up
In every detail. WJiy.ahouM wo make these
arrests without sulllclciit grounds , mid the
prisoners should bo. acquitted , they would
have excellent cause to mio thq company for
false imprisonment. "
-Tho strikers are as reticent as ever. The.
tnen have been holding meetings every after
noon , and when asked what transpired nt
them , would answer , saying , "Nothing
wus done.- , . Yesterday when -their
loaders " wcro ' : , urrcs.fcd the iienora
as "uiloowmtttii < : J.ttvo _ OH ever. , One.
of thcurDiort ; ) talkative' than -the rest , said
to | i rcimttcr' : "You must understand that
if we hud miy Intention of injuring or" blow
ing up tho' ' . ( ; ' property it would h ; vt > bee"u
doniilaiiK beforo.ttiin , i.donotsty tliat wo
would do ; nuythiili , ' of the kind , but in c.iso
anyttiiiig was committed 11 , . would have bcon
by outsiders. Oh , yo.u will sec some lively
times. Tlio Burlington road is deeper in the
mud and is almost covered up. They want
us back. They cannot get along without us.
But , you know , they nio fighting for a
principle. The amount of damuges that
will bo collected from the 'Q' for fills o
imprisonment of their employes will uiuko
their eyes bulge out. Tho. company has lie
, cnso against tlio men and they'can produce
no evidence that will convict thorn. "
Trainmaster Pope received a dispatch this
morning from Kansas City to send eight men
there ns soon as possible. Somo. of the ntnv
switchmen In the Chicago yards were sent
there. About ninety .switchmen in thu
Northwestern yard went on u strike
yesterday morning on account of the
discharge of n .vardnmster. Ho was
reinstated at 4 o'clock in the after
noon , and the men returned to work.
Lute this evening it is averred that the
Burlington otllclals have decided to outline
for public benefit the text of their evidence
against the conspirators. This will bo done
at the preliminary examination before
Commissioner Hoyno on Friday , when
enough of the testimony will bo cited to
show that the eoinpiiuy bus full justification
for the arrests it bus made and the charges
preferred ,
Tlio Situation nt Kimsnn City.
KANSAS CITV , July IL [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Bin : , ] The switchmen's strike shows
no signs of weakening mid the Burlington
btill holds to the position it bus assumed.
Two freight trains wOre sent out during the
day and one to-night , but tumo of the other
roads are handling Burlington freight. In
accordance with the notice served upon them
by the strikers at noon to-day , to the effect
that their switchmen would strike if the , * '
attempted to work , fourteen of the
twenty-six men tlmt wore Imported to take
the strikers' places quit work to-night and
thu others ara not working. C. A. ScalOn ,
ono of the now men employed by the Bur
lington , was badly beaten by n crowd ot
strikers in front of Sullivan's saloon on
Union avenue to-day mid Was afterward ar
rested. The strikers claim that Scaulon was
drunk and was flourishing q revolver in tlio
face of the men , and Georgu Sheehan , who
swore out the warrant for his arrest ,
claims that Scunlun was about to
shoot him , and that In self-defense
ho knocked tlio revolver out of
his hand mid strnclc htm , Scnnlon claims
that Iho strikers picked a quartol with him
mid ho was forced to traw his revolver * and
that after some ono had knocked It out of his
hand the whole crowd turned In mid beat
him. Ho wus quite badly cut about Xho
head. Scnnlon was locked up charged with
disturbing thopeaco. Superintendent Fisher ,
of the Burlington , in fipcaklng of the situ
ation , suld ;
"As soon ns the men struck 1 noti
fied the roan's that I'could npt
receiveV deliver freight. The men
nftcrwnri ' - notified the superintendents el
the oilier roads Uiat they wpuld nol handle
freight after neon to day , I turned over a
cur of cattle which I could not allow to-lie
oil a side truck to the Fort Scott this morn-
lug. I have not delivered any fruieht slnco
noon. Until 1 do I suppose the other roads
Will bo all right. I don't know when 1 may
commence to deliver freight. I may be or-
Uorvd to do so nt any time. " ' " .
The mayor to-diiy , at the request of the
Burlington , nworo in thirty-live' moro
UUft. policemen. With the e ttwern
In yesterday this makes sixty
special police now In the service
of tlio road. A secret meeting of the switch'
men was bold to-night , Grand Master Mon-
nglmn of Chicago belnir present , at which It
was decided to stand by tlio boycott Inaugu
rated this uoon. To-morrow morning a
meeting of superintendents of every road
running Into Kansas City will be held to de
cide whether to handle Burlington , cars. A
belief exists that they will attempt to do so ,
and the grievenco committee of tlio strikers
stated to-night that if this wcro done a ( jcn
oral strike would onsue.
A Small Itiot.
CuicKTo , July 11. A small riot occurred
to-night In the Kinzlo street railroad yards In
which two men wcro injured. A hc.wily
loaded Huillngton freight train was being
backed down into the St. Paul yards on Kin-
f\o \ street , between Wv tern avenue and Sey
mour street. Somu two hundred men had
congregated there , who arc said lo have been
: nostly striking Hurllngtoii engineers and en
gineers from the St. P.iul and Northwestern
road * . As the Hurllngton engine's ' headlight
appeared , it cry of 'Scabs" was raised by
homo hot heads. The ciowiliit once com *
noticed hurling missllus at the men in the
cat ) . The switch was also thrown open and
thu engine run into a. ditch mid was badly
damaged. The rioters then lied. The engi
neer and firemen wero.nuve'roly injured and
were taken to the hospital.
DrtrctlvcH lu Crouton.
Ciir.iTON , July 1 ! . 'Special Toloirrain to
THI ; BIK. : ] Thp arrests ot Hogo and Mur
phy , though the I'Jdof topic of conversation
in railroad circles here , was attended with
no unusual excitement. The latter formerly
lived here and has many friends , who bo-
lleVo him innocent. No arrests haVe been
mode hero in connection with tlio dynamite
case , though it Is said that detectives are at
work in the city. Twenty switchmen were
bent from hero this morning to take the
places of the strikers at Kansas City.
Iteloasecl on llnlicnn Corpus.
ic oo , July 11. Judge Altguld to-day
Issued a writ of habeas corpus commanding
the chief of police to produce J. J.
Kelley und John McGiillvary from the
dungeon nt central police station , where , It is
claimed , they had been held unlawfully and
not permitted to see counsel , The men nro
clerks of Chairman HOK tind were- arrested
in connection with thu Uurlington dynamite
plot. The Judge made the writ returnable
this afternoon. .
MAKIUKI ) HIH OWN DAUGUTKK.
Tlio Stranfto CHMH of a Merchant in
Now Vorlc.
Nr.w YOIIK , July 11. [ Special Telegram to
Till ; Bnii.J The story Is published to-day
that Isauu Waldorf , n Jewish merchant , of
this city , has discovered that ho is married to
his own daughter. Waldorf separated from
his wife in Austria many years ago and came
tp America. Ho married again and had three
chlldrun by his scioml wife , This wife died
some years ugo. One day about eighteei
months tigo , Waldorf mot a , pretty young
girl on the street who wns cryini ? and said
she hiul7iist come from Vienna uud had lost
her wny. He befriended hr and took her
to his homo temporarily. Ui9 children liked
her , mid he retained hrf fts guvOmuss and
finally married her. She in time became a
mother. Recently lior mother rim ) from
Vienna to visit her , and rei'ognizo.rl Waldorf
as her husband. It is thought Hut Waldorf's
second marriage was bigamous and his chil
dren by it illegitimate- hs ( third mar
riage Is , of course , void in law as well as in
morals.
IJOKS NOT KUN SMOOTHI/V.
Greatly Interfered
.AVith ty Ills Slrkness.
New YOKK , July 11.Speqlal [ Telegram to
Tin : Uii : . ] Jliissol Sago says that the re
ports. about Gould are exaggerated , and that
lie" Ls recovering hh health mid spirits. Mr.
Sajret however , admits that ho hfi3 not been
out to' see his old friend , ns it has been
thought best not to have his quiet disturbed
by a visit of even to close a friend. Mori-
.slili saw Gould last Saturday. Ilo found him
still far from wall , Mr. Gould's ' business is
riot moving * as auiootlily a4 it does whori ho at-
ton'ds to it personally. His clerks refuno to
trouble hfin With business mutters , and those
'
wli'o have transactions with him are
put to great trouble. There are sev
eral case * where money U duo
to contractors and others from him , but
they ciluuot reach the invalid , nor is any one
authorized to pay thijm in Gduld's absence.
This is the ca o with Cornelius V. Sidoll , n
railroad contractor who has been building n
branch line of the Missouri Pacific lu Kansas
mid who has a claim against Gould of nearly
$100,000 that ho cannot collect under the cir
cumstances. Another man has an account for
S2'J. 000 which ho bus tried in vain to collect ,
ana unless Gould soon comes to tune or au
thorizes some ono to. net for him the law may
bo invoked against him , Next week Mr.
Gould proposes to break the quiet and mo
notony of Irvhifrtou life by a visit to Sara-
1oga to try the efficacy of the waters and
from there ho will go to the Adirondack .
MUltDEUUD BY HEIl AUNT.
A YOUMK Girl Shot Down During n
Quarrel.
TCHIIE HIUTH , July 11. [ Special Telegram
to Tin- : lr.i.J ! Vigo county has a lliiit-class
murder sensation in Iho shooting of Hattlo
DeHauu , aged eighteen years , by her aunt ,
Mrs. Saul Jenkins. For several weeks the
DcUaun girl lias been in dally quarrels with
Mrs. Jenkfns , the latter frequently ordering
the girl out of her orchard. Yesterday after
noon the girl mid two companions were in
the orchard , and Mrs. Jenkins ordoreu them
out. The btory of the witnesses ss that the
girls started to go , and that as they were go
ing Mrs. Jenkins' son , fourteen years' old ,
handed her mi old musket loaded with shot.
Sue pointed the weapon at the UoUaun girl ,
who called to her not to shoot , saying she
was going as fast as she could. As she tin-
ished the remark thu gun was discharged.
Thu girl dlud two hours later. Mrs. Jenkins
came to the city and gave herself up to the
sheriff. She says she shot the girl in self-
defense ; that the girl had a club , and was
about to strike her.
For lliiio. |
WII.MINOTON , N. C. , July 11. Stephen
Freeman , colored , convicted of the crime of
rape on a white woman , wus hanged hqro
to-day. The execution took place In Jail ,
only thirty-six witnesses being admitted as
required-by law. Several applications were
made to tlio governor for a pardon or com
mutation , but rifter careful consideration ho
refuted to interfere. Freeman protested his
innocence to the last.
Tlilrty-Tlirco Trotters Hiirneil.
DANVILLE , Ky. , July 11. Tlio largo train
ing stables William Kuo was burned late
last night. Thirty-three head of line trot
ters were consumed. The total loss Is 475-
OikJ. .Sonut of the trotters were entered in
the Ohio and Js'cw York races.
Men n ul Horses Cremated.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , July 11. H. Ct Springer's
livery stable was destroyed oy llro this morn
ing , the Hunios spreading so rapidly that two
employes were burned to death. Twenty-two
horses \vero also burned to death. Loss ,
fyo.ooo , .
'
iiKi.Ii Tur.O
LONDON , July U. At .the Liverpool July
meeting to-day the race for the Croxtcth
Plato wus won by Arthur James' chestnut colt
Dog Hose " . ' . .
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Nearly Wiped Out tlio Town.
Si-mx , Cal. , July 11. The local fire loss
Monday lit now placed at $100,000wllli in
surance at , $150,000. Soveu-clshths 61 the
vas burned.
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WONDERFUL MEDICAL SKILL ,
That Displayed In the Treatment of
Qcnoral Sheridan *
RESCUED FROM THE VERY BRINK.
Outlook For tlic Oninliti
I'ostnlllcc Kill Another How In
tlio House Mr. HniuliiU'H
Condition Lobby
WASHINGTON HniEvu THE OMVTU Finn , )
Ct.'l FOURTEENTH STIIEIV : , }
WASHINGTON , D. C. , July 11.1
The medical management of General Shor-
drin'a ease is beginning to attract comment
from thu professional Journals In Uuropo as
ivoll as thoau at homo , for the bulletins and
every other bit of information obtainable has
been cabled abroad and published in every
ilally newspaper In the united kingdom unit
on the continent , and It is generally con
ceded that If tlicru was ever n c.ise In which
Human life was prolonged by medical skill
this has been a most conspicuous one. 1C very-
body concedes that the case has been man
aged with marvelous skill. General Short-
ilan had a very weak heart mid u diseased
Ivor which obstructed the return of blood
from the Jowcr part of the body , ami as a re
sult of this condition an effusion of Jluld in
the lower limbs which gradually extended
.ipwnrds. Some effusion of lluul also oc
curred In the lower part of the lungs , and
this causing dropsy lu turn made
the action of the heart more
; uid more dlfllcult , so that a number of
times it almost ceased to struggle with its
steadily Incre.islng lo.id. At such times it
was only by the most prompt and skillful
treatment that life was preserved. It seems ,
in fact , that at least a halt u dozen times in
the course of the case to have .BO trembled
in the balance that a delay of a minUte in the
application of treatment would have resulted
fatally. This failure of the ho.irt's action
occurred without warning. In two cases , at
least , llvo minutes before General Sheridan
fell into a state of collapse , he was appar
ently almost convalescent and one of the dif
ficulties in the case has been that tlio general
himself hui not realized the danger of
sitting up or making other exertion , slnco
his own scnsutioiis'g.ivo him no foreshadow
ing of those attacks. The methods used to
restore him have been oxygen carried to his
room compressed In a. steel cylinder ,
and applied through a respirator
to his nostrils ; also - n hypodermic
Injection of nltro-glycerlno and digit-
nil nu , which hnvo been kept ready by his
bedside for instant use , and the viluo : of
these precautions has been repeatedly dem
onstratcd. It may be said that during tlio
six weeks or more of his illness the eyes Of
his physicians have never been off bis face ,
and It is owing to this unusual vigilance that
his life has been preserved until now. If ho
had been an ordinary man receiving ordinary
treatment and the 'usual amount of attendance
ance- from nurses and attendants , ho would
have been dead , buried and forgotten by this
time. His removal to Nonquitt , rendered
necessary by the climatic changes , was a
desepr.ito resort , but has bec.n accomplished
apparently without any unpleasant results.
Ills condition now is Just what it has been
since the beginning of his illness extremely
critical and if ho recovers it will bo by
reason of the most assiduous and skillful up
plication of the knowledge of the most nil-
v.uiccd medical science of the day. Criti
cism has been made with regard to the publi
cation of the bulletins , but It Is wholly un
justified. The press has demanded information -
tion , and was resolved to have it in the most
accurate form possible. The givjng out of
thestf bulletins was the only means which
would satisfy the demands of the public , and
at the same time prevent the annoyanceof
the family by repeated and pcrsistciit in
quiries. General Sheridan from the begin
ning has been violently Opposed to the dis
cussion of his case in the newspapers , and at
least one of his relapses was caused by a lit
of Indignation at statements published in aNew
New York newspaper. Ho forbade any
.member of his family or onlcial staff to converse -
verso with newspaper correspondents about
his condition , and it was not until after his
illness became so serious that tlio news
papers wcro kept from him that his physi
cians pnvo any information to the press.
Then it was arranged that the Associated
Press should bo furnished twice a day with a
bulletin upon the condition that personal in
quiries should cease.
THE rosTorncK AXII TOUT OMAHA HILLS.
Senator Matiderson said to-day that the
conference report on the Omaha -postofllco
building billwhich fixes the limit of the cost
for the slto and building at $ l , ! > 00,00i ) , will
probably bo reported to both houses from
thq conference committee ono day this week.
The senate Would take it up and act upon it
without delay. He is confident that there
will be no opposition to the bill in tlio senate
and he thinks there is a good chance of its
passage in the house. The bill for the solo
of Fort Omaha and the building of n now
ten company post on n new reservation which
is provided for at a cost not to exceed SJOO.-
OJU has been engrossed and sent to the presi
dent.
WEAVEIl AND ANDERSON SCOHIU ) .
It is a cold day lately when the proceed
ings growing out ot the consideration of the
Mills tariff bill are not enlivened by a pass-
ngo at arms between two or moro members
on the different sides of the chamber. This
was not u very c ° 'd ' dny to-day and the en
livcnmeut mine from Messrs. Weaver , An
derson and Henderson of Iowa and 1'hclps
of Now Jersey. Nobody seems to know Just
exactly how the thing stai ted , but Weaver ,
in replying to 1'hclps , attacked that gentle
man for an interview in which ho Is said to
have stated that Senator Allison was dp-
iputcd in Chicago because ho came from the
granger state of Iowa. General Weaver
made a grandiloquent address in which thu
subject of AVeavcr was treated in all its
boi'.rings. Ho tried to show that ho had al
ways , been consistent In his course and that
ho had always been a warm adherent of the
cause of labor and of the poor num. Inci
dentally ho read that letter which Senator
Ingalls wrote during the Chicago convention
and which has caused him so much annoy
ance. Then Henderson got back at | ilm.
He produced a newspaper clipping giving u
number of extracts from .Mr. Weaver's1 ut
terances while still in the republican fold ,
and this created the greatest amusement be
cause of the forcible language which the
present democratic representative from Iowa
used in denouncing the- party with which ho
is now affiliated. Everybody laughed. The
republican laughter was of the heartiest
character. Weaver' smiled a sickly smllo
and his democratic associates laughed nloui
at his discomfiture. Ho tried to reply bj
pleading the baby act and stated that ho'hiul
left the republican party because it was uot
the friend of his friends , but Henderson
showed that ho left the republican party be
cause ho failed to get the nomination for
governor , and Mr. Weaver's explanation all
not help him out of the very unpleasant pro
dicamcnt in , which he .found himself , During
Mr. Henderson's remarks lie alluded to dura
npogucs. This Weaver /irst / took upon him
self , and afterwards Anderson , whom Hen
dci'son designated us u yearling democrat
tried to lit tlio cap upon his head , and ho
too , met with the ridicule of the house. I
lopka now as though the pi'ocec.dj.njfa durint ,
ttis roinuh.Intr days of the .turitt uii > cuf > si6i
ere to bs enlivened by some such passage at
arms as this every day.
Mil UtMUI.L'd'COXniTIOX.
Mr" Randall is reported as being very
.much better to-day , ana the anxiety of his
family and friends Is somewhat abated , but
ho is still seriously III and hU condition Is
such tlwt ho will not bo ublo'to resume' his
legislative duties again this skufon. As-soon
as he is flble tobe removed ( rum the city his
amlly Intend to take him to ' 'is ' summer
ionic ut I'aoll , I'a.
The effect of Mr. Hand.ill's illness upon
ho tariff bill will not bo serious. Ho had
ilmost entirely lost his following , as has
ilready been statcuin thcso dispatches , and
the democrats who havd generally voted
with him and the republican party for a
ilgh tariff have been driven to the support
of tbo Mills bill by fear of the loss of patron-
igo or a visitation of the executive vengeance
n some other form. The president
ias given congress to clearly understand that
ho wants the Mills bill passed and that dem
ocrats \ \ ho vote against it can expect no fa
vors nt the white house. Of cour o he has
not announced this In terms , but every one
understands his position and his feeling on
tlio subject , and therefore Mr. KanduH's as
sociates in opposing the bill are limited to a
very few democrats who represent districts
in which the protection sentiment is very
large , and they are not more than four or
live in number. It was his intention to present -
sent a substitute for the Mills bill , and he
lias boon at work Industriously for several
weeks in its preparation. Mr. McAdoo , of
New Jersey , who stands closer to Mr. Han-
dali than any other man. will probably com
plete the bill and olfer it at the proper time
In the house of representatives.
CAUOHT is Tin : LOIIIIIE < < .
A bogus letter purporting to have been
written by Senator Ingalls to William
Walter Phclps of New Jersey , has appeared
in some of the western papers. In this letter
Mr. Ingalls is represented as condoling with
Mr. 1'iielps upon his failure to receive the
nomination for vice president mid states the
reasons that ho believes led to thu nomina
tion of Morton. The diction of the letter Is
a very poor imitation of Senator Ingalls'
style and will humbug nobody that is accus
tomed to reading his productions. Tlio sen
ator is very indignant ut the publication and
will endeavor to nscoHain the authorship of
the forgery.
It has been agreed between Senator Ed
munds and Senator Pugli that the senate at
Its next executive session shall take up the
nomination of Mr. Fuller , to bo chief Justice ,
and continue its discussion until it is dis
posed of. It is entirely probable that Mr.
Fnllcr will be continued within two or three
days.
Chairman Uarnum of the national demo
cratic committee , erhn , grizzly and secretive ,
is in to nil and has been in consultation with
leading democrats all day. He says that ho
Is hero getting some points for the campaign ,
and spent last evening with Senator Gorman
trying to persuade him 16 reconsider his de
termination not to accept the chairmanship
of the democratic executive committee.
PEIIKV S. HEATH.
FIFTIETH CONUUKSS.
Senate.
July 11. The conference
report on the postoftico appropriation bill
was presented to the senate. The confer
ence committee was unable to agree on the
amendment known as the "subsidy clause. "
Mr. Plumb moved that the senate insist on
the subsidy amendment. After a long de
bate the amendment was agreed to by a vote
of 2s to 10.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
ation of the bill to provide for fortifications
and other sea coast defenses , but without
action.
Tlio senate then adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON , July h. The house to-day
spent much of its time in an animated politi
cal discussion , in which Mr. Pliclps' inter
view on the Chicago nomination , Ingalls let
ter , and the alleged personal and political in
consistencies of Weaver , of Iowa , were the
subjects. '
Mr. Hatch of Missouri submitted n report
of the disagreement on the agricultural ap ,
propriation bill , stating ; that the point of tlio
disagreement was the senate amendment
making an appropriation of $100,000 for sorghum
ghum sugar experiments.
Mr. Hyan moved a concurrence in the sen
ate amendment.
The motion was agreed to. Yeas , 120 ;
nays , 0. This completes the consideration of
the bill , ami it stands as finally passed.
Mr. Clements submitted the conference re
port on the District of Columbia appropria
tion bill , and it was agreed to.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the tariff. The pending amend
ment was the ono offered by Mr. Plielps of
New Jersey , fixing at 40 per cent ad valorem
the duty on flax or linen thread and all
manufactures of tlax. After long debate of
a political nature Mr. Phclps' amendment
was rejected.
An amendment was adopted changing the
rate of duty on bags and bagging from 15 per
cent ad valorem to % cent per pound.
The third section of the bill , relating to
wools and woolen manufactures , being
reached , Mr. Mills proposed that the entire
sixty-one lines of the section bo read and
considered as ono paragraph. The section
was read without objection.
The committee then rose and the house
tool : a recess until 8 p. m. , the evening
session to bo for consideration of the census
bill.
bill.At
At the evening session the house passed
the bill for taking the eleventh cen-jus. The
bill , In its salient features , is the same as the
ono provided for taking the tenth census.
Some statistics which can bo gathered from
department reports will bo omitted.
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NcliriiHka and .Iowa Pensions.
WASIIINOTON , July 11. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : UEE.I The following Nebraska pen
sions wcro granted to-day : Original invalid
Alvln II. Gager , Dorsey ; John U. W.
Vertz , Hlair. Increase Thomas Mayborn ,
Lmitlmn ; Nathan P. Hamsdoll , Wood lUvcr ;
Edward H. Webster , Creighton.
Iowa pensions : Original invalid Francis
M. Ulakesloy , Allerton. Hestoratlon and in
crease William Hooker , Lucas. Increase
William Jarvis , Griswolu ; Francis Tienaii ,
Sabula ; Orein W. Smith , Sidney ; John
Toulous , Swaledalo ; Denis Q. Carter , Casta-
lia ; Loren M. Doty , Lo Mars ; Samuel D ,
Cook , Sigournoy ; Daniel C. Shirley , Califor
nia ; Scliuyler Athcrton Muqiiohetn : Isaiah
Harris , Milton ; Sidney Wells , Kussull ;
James Hoston , Lticonia : Mathew lay I or ,
Scarborough. Ilelssuo William Cook , Ana-
mesa ; JohnT. Heely , Mariinsburg. Original
widows , etc. IJeissup Minors of Dudley C.
Whltchean , Uock Hu'ptds ; Mary , widow of
William Cooper , Oakland Mills. Mexican
survivors lU'nuiniii''F. ] ' Gordon , Randolph ;
Stephen U. Palmer. Andrews. Mexican
widows Salamina , widow of Francis Eberle ,
Uurlington ,
Kantlall Soinowliut Improved.
WASHINGTON , July 11. Mr. Randall rested
quietly last night and is reported to bo some
what improved this morning.
Many of Itundall's colleagues In the house
to-day made Hying trips to his homo to in
quire into his condition , while pages wcro
sent by other members who could not go
personally to the 1'ouno. When occasion
seemed to require it Mrs. Lancaster , .tho
oldest daughter of Mr. Kundall , came to the
door and gave the necessary "information to
callers. She appeared to bo more cheerful
than yesterday , and showed a confident belief
that her father would recover from the
attack. Ho tas rested quietly during the
morning and has taken and apparently assim
ilated liquid nourishment. It is not ex
peeled , however , that Mr. Kandall will bo
able to resume the discharge of his duties in
congress during the remainder of the ses
sion , the Intention being to remove him to a
quiet place , possibly his homo nt I'aoll , Pa. ,
as soon us his condition Justifies'It.
Nelirnnka Postal Change * ) .
WASHINGTON' , July 11. [ Special Telegram
to THU HKU. ] A postofllco has boon estub-
lisaCu at Jouia. Pjxon county , Neb , , and
Charles H. Smith appointed" pOsts : : tcr.
The following postmasters were appointed :
Mrs. Anna Dunham , Afton , Frontier county
vice George W. TUorndlkeresigned ; Andrew
Gasped , Argo , llurt county , vice Owen John
son , resigned ; Samuel U. Dlllinger , Inland
Clay cqunty , vice George M. Peake , resigned
and Charles S. Hradloy , Miuatare , Cheyenne
county , vice John T. Uinijler resigned.
FEARFUL FLOOD AND FRESHET
High Water in Pennsylvania Causes
Incalculable Damago.
TWO LIVES KNOWN TO BE LOST.
The Hntiks of tliclMononunlicln Ktvcr
Inundated and ThoifmiuN ot"
Persons Jlcndcrcd Itoiuu-
ICMS and Destitute.
Floods In I
PiTTSiinio , July 11. The freshet In the
Monongahela river Is almost unprecedented ,
and great damage has been done to iver
t'raft and property all along the river from
the head waters to this city , Millions of feet
of lumber , scores of coal craft , fences , out-
louses and coal tipples , have been floating
lown the swift current for the last olghtfcn
, ours. At every point between Greensboro
and Pittsburg the low lands are under water ,
ind residents have been compelled to live In
.he upper stories of their homes , mid in some
eahosseok the hills' for Safety. Many had
lot time to remove their goods , ns the water
rose at a rate of a foot an hour , and at
Greensboro thirty-two feet of rise was re
corded In less than twenty-four hours. The
damage to property will reach up Into the
thousands. So far but ono life has been re
ported lost that of a man who was struck
by a parted cable. The scone along the river
front this inornini ; was one of great excite
ment. Tlio banks were lined with people
watching the debris us it was swept down the
swift current. 'Ino greatest damage to
river craft occurred shortly before Q o'clock
this morning when a largo number of burgcs
ramo down the' river and struck the Smith-
Held street bridge , the huge barges turning
end ever end and Hireastmg the tow
boat liarnard In against the steamer
Jacobs. Every whistle on the river
sounded the alarm mid r.iys of electric light
were swept from side to side across the
turbulent tlood. It presented a wild sight.
Logs , barges and fuel boats wcro dashed
against tlio piers of the bridge and were
snapped llko twigs by the overwhelming
force of the current. Half of ono of the
boats lodged Just below the bridge and the
water dashed over it , throwing spray high
into the air , while driftwood crushed and
crackled over the wreck with n groaning
noise which added to tlio horrors of thu
Hood.
About fifteen minutes after the broken
barges eamo down a number of pieces of
wreckage floated past with n shanty
boat , which was smashed along with
the light on board. Hivor men shouted and
whistles screamed to get nil answer , but no
reply came , and If the owners were on board
and asleep , as some of the river men thought ,
they were swept down to inevitable destruc
tion. Shortly after n lot of O'Neill's ' barges
and twenty-six pieces belonging to Joseph
Wallon & Co. were cut from their moorings
and carried down the river.
"Polhhtown , " located along the bank of
the Muunuffiihelu river , was in a sorry plight
to-day. There are nearly Bcventy-flve shanty
boats occupied by over 150 families. Last
night ten had already been sunk or capsized
and several carried down stream. Most of
them wcro compelled to move their goods to
the river banks for safety and dia their best
to save their shanties. Women with their
children watched their possessions by the
light of .wood fires.
At 10 } i this morning word was received
that lock No. 4 , located a short distance
above ISionoiignhola City , had been carried
away by the strong current. The loss from
this will be very heavy. Kcports from other
towns along the river show the same state of
affairs , the water in some places being over
the first Hour of houses. Great dilliculty is
also experienced in running trains , us the
tracks in many places are under water.
Tlio sudden rise is believed to have been
caused by a cloud-burst which covered
largo.sec.tion of southern Pennsylvania and
western Virginia.
Tlio latest estimate of the damage puts the
total IOSH over $1,000,000. Wheeling reports
the damage In the vicinity of Grafton , W.
Vn , , nt not less than ? 25J,000. and about Fair-
mount. at about as much more. The loss nt
Urownsvillo , Pa , is reported to bo over
f I'.W.COU ; at Howlcsburg , W. Vn. , § 12. > ,000.
In tins neighborhood it will exceed .100,000 ,
and it is not exaggerating to pay that with
the ubovo us fair estimates the total will ex
ceed 11,000,000 , , as the flooded districts cover
an urea of fully two hundred and fifty miles *
At McKeesport nil the mills are closed down
mid hundreds are homeless and destitute.
J'ho natural gas main crossing the river at
this point was broken during the night , and
an immense pressure of gas forced
into the air. Mr. Knight , watch
man of the Pittsburg , McKeesport
& Youioghcuy railroad , crossed the trestle
at Salt&burg n short time after and his lan
tern ignited thffcas , causing a tremendous ox-
plosion. Knlglitwas fatally burned and the
bridge caught lire , but the flames wcro ex
tinguished before , it was destroyed. Trafllc
has been almost suspended on tno Pittsburg ,
Virginia & Charleston road , mid no trains
nro running south of Peters creek , nineteen
miles from here ,
A Wheeling special says that the freshet is
the greatest over known. Tlio destruction
to property is beyond computation , but
enough has been ascertained to warrant the
declaration that nearly every house and most
of thu fencing on all the low lands between
that point and Clarksburgsontho west and as
far at least as Grafton on the Valley rivur has
been swept away. The water is now falling
at the headwaters and the worst is perhaps
over.
_ _
A Scone of Desolation.
WiiKKLixo , W. Vn. , July 11. The , rise in
the Valley river at Grafton yesterday from
the rains of the past two days was unpre
cedented and to the lumber Interests In this
section is disastrous. Thousands of logs
wcro swept away , booms destroyed and
mills near the river badly damaged. Sovcra' '
buildings wcro washed down the river anO
crushed to atoms when they struck the
strong iron railroad bridge hero. This Hood ,
so far , is more disastrous to Grafton than
the lire of a year ago , and the loss to the
town and section will not full far short o I
t'JoO.COJ. Tie | damage at Howclsburg wil
rpach $125,000. Around P.irkcrsburg the
railroads Imvo been badly washei :
out in all directions. Farms an
flooded and hundreds of acres oi
growing crops and harvested grain deluged
Millions of It-el of timber uro afloat in the
swift current and going to destruction
Every stream Is out of Its banks and numbers
ot families have had to move to higher
ground. Parkersburg losses are ever < 100-
000.
000.At
At Clarksburg twenty houses wore carried
awav and a'u incalculable amount of property
has been ruined. Last night was a night o :
terror. The water reached the highest stage
Hi , 1 o'clock , and by those who remember the.
flood of 1S.VJ it is conceded that it entirely
surpasses it. The loss to the town and county
can not even bo estimated , but Is Very heavy.
A Michigan Itln/.o.
AI.VENA , Mich. , July 11. A.flro originating
in a saw mill tills afternoon destroyed a !
the buildings for a space of ten blocks wide
and half a mile long , causing n loss of about
? 300,000. Fifteen hundred persons are
homeless and many seriously hurt. .Mrs
McLuin wus so badly burned that she wil
die. The excitement Is to great tlmt no cull
m 11 to of the losses and Insurance can be ob
tained ,
Snow -'nil lot : In London.
LONDON , July 11. The weather thrpugh-
out England is abnormally cold. S" uv hiw
fallen in the suburbs of London and the
peaks of Sklddaw and other mountains are
covered with snow. U is the first time that
snow Is known to have fallen in this country
' '
in July. . . ' . " . .
AN 1MPOKTANT DKCI8ION.
Ynnruiilst Hillings Applied to Chicago
City Ilulhvny Perjurers.
Cmc\ao , July 11. The rulings of law In
he anarchist case by Judge Gary that sent
Spies and his allies to the gallows were
urncd to-day by another Chicago Judge ,
CIrk Hawes , against tlio agents , attorneys
and chief ofllcluls of ono of the wealthiest
corporations lu the country. The otTonso in
this case was attempted jury-bribing , and
the main offender , Sunnier C. Wekh , the
claim agent ot the Chicago City railway , is
sentenced to n trrm b.-hind prison bars ,
while C. H. Holmes , president of tho'com-
winy , and C. M. Hardy , thu company's nt-
orney , arc recommended tp bo dealt with by
the grand Jury. Judge Ilawes holds that tbe
conspiracy rulings lit the anarchists' case up-
ilies as well to any other conspirators. In
enderiiig his decision this inorninu , ho sent
Welch to Jail for six month- , and held
that It was not necessary Unit
Holmes or Hardy should have done
any positive or nftlrinatlvo act Or bo present
wUoii it was done If they In any way aided
or abetted , and that if tlu\v did so nld or
ibet the.v were as guilty as the actual crimi
nal. The question iw to whether Holmes or
I lardy actually did abet is loft to the grand
lury , tlio Judge recommending that body to
investigate their cause.
The Chicago ci y railway Is perhaps the
largest corporation of the kind in the coun
try. President Holmes is a voi\\ prominent
wealthy citizen and Attorney Hardy is a
member of the bar. The bribery was In an
Insignificant little dumtigo suit airalnst the
comi > niiy , Welch approaching ono of the
Jurors during a court 1'cccss and
endeavoring to retain by money his
services in the interest of the company. The
Juror indignantly refused , voted for .ho
highest verdict npnins.t the company , and
afterward exposed tlio business. This raised
u storm of public opinion and brought out
much evidence tending to show Hint the com
pany's ' course in this case was thoroughly
systematic and had been pursued for years
in other litifiitiuii. particularly whenever the
company was in danger of being mulcted lor
damages by Unfortunate individuals who
were hurt In accidents on its forty miles of
street railroad.
Judge Hawes' decision is of extraordinary
length mid if printed in full would cover
moi o than an entire page of nu ordinary news
paper. It is mostly made up , however , of
an analysis of the testimony. In this posi
tion the judge is extremely clear and pains
taking. Thu gist of tlio decision was stated
by him in a few strong sentences near the
conclusion : "There are few crimes moro
despicable , " he said , "or moio dangerous to
good bocicty than jury-bribing , and subor
nation of perjury. Wo punish with death
those who openly attempt to overthrow the
existing order of society by violence. Shall
wo not put forth every effort to restrain
these who seek by Indirect , methods to under
mine thu chief cornerstone of our social
fabric. "
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
UKl'UnijICANS IN COXFEKI3NCK.
A Meeting ot'tlio National Itciinlillcnn
Committee in Now York.
NEW YOUK , July 11. The republican na
tional committee- mot to-day at noon. The
proceedings wcro held in private , with J. S.
Clnrksou of lowu as temporary chairman ,
and S. Fesscnden of Connecticut as tempo-
porary secretary. After a ticislon of about
half an hour tlio committee took a recess ,
having appointed a committee of nine to re-
Kort a plan of organization , mid one on cre
dentials for permanent officers , etc.
The cominUtL-o was increased in number to
eleven and consists uf the following : J.
Manchester Hnynes , of Maine ; John C. Now ,
of Indiana ; J. T. Fussett , of Now York-
Samuel Fessenden. of Connecticut ; M. II.
iJoYounir- " California ; William Cassius
Goodloe"of Kentucky ; George H. Davis , of
Illinois ; Thomas M. Hayiio , of Pennsyl
vania ; Gurrett A. Hobart , of New Jersey ;
A. L. Conger , of Ohio , and L.C. Houck , of
Tennessee.
The republican national committt-o to-night
elected M. S. Quay , of Pennsylvania , chair
man , and F. S. Fassctt , of New York , secre
tary.Tho
The republican national committee nt 3 p.
m. received the executive committee of the
Iqaguo of republican clubs headed by W. W.
Johnson of Nevada. Judge Tlmrston of Ne
braska wus Introduced us their spokesman.
Ho said that the coming campaign was ono
of war , and that his committee came to re
ceive instructions as to their positions in the
battle. Chairman Clarkson , in reply , said
tlmt the national committee appreciated their
advance , and wcro glad to have their cooperation
eration in the campaign. It was decided to
request tlio national committee to appoint n
committee to confer with the executive com
mittee of the league as to the bsst phmof util
ized the support of tlio league. Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster of Iowa , the woman temperance ad
vocate , was ushered Into the lOnm , and In a
long address presented a plan for the for
mation of a woman's national republican
club.
club.At
At the meeting of the national committee
to-night' Senator M. S , Quay of Pennsylvania
was ehot-en chairman , mid State Senator J.
S. Fussett of New York secretary. They
were ulso appointed to hold the same offices
on the executive committee. Tlio executive
committee was chosen ns follows : M , H.
Do Young , Samuel Fesscnden. George H.
Davis , John C. Now. J , S. Clarkson. W. C.
Goodloo , J. Manchester Hnynes , GarrcttA.
Hobart.A. L. Conger.
The president of the state leagues of re
publican clubs held a conference to-night
with the national republican committee. The
conference committee bus been appointed to
confer with a similar committee of the
national republican committee to-morrow.
DAKOTA'S COXVKNTIOX.
Action Tnkcn to Kurlhor tins Division
and Admission Project.
HUIION , Dak. , July lJ.T-Spccial [ Tolcsrram
to TUB JJnu ] Iho attention of the division
mid statehood convention wus occupied to
day by discussion in committee of the report
port of the sub-committee to tfio general com
mittcc on a plan of action to fuithcr the di
vision project and admission as two slates.
Some good speeche * wcro mad'o , all tending
to shoiv earnestness in the present move
ment. Tlio report of tlio committee was
first to ur [ o upon the people the
vital importance of making the division ,
mid the admission , as states , ol north
and South Dakota , the controlling issue
nbovu and beyond every other Issue
for all representative nflli-Hrs in the full elec
tion. Second , to urge upon the people the
cspeciulimportance of electing for the legis
lature honest , bravo and determined men
who will pledge themselves to a sweeping re
form of the abuses which flourish under the
present administration , especially in its
llnanelul departments ; to take from thn gov
ernor all thu despotic and unusual powers
which have been bestowed upon him by the
legislature of the territory ; to puss laws im
mediately , during the llrst day of the legisla
ture , convoking two constitutional conven
tions , one for north and ono for south Da
kota , and to support men who incase the re
sults of the coming coming general elections
are adverse to Dakota , and should phico in
power men and parties whoso policies and
shall tfircaten Da'cotu with
measures u per
petual colonial vassalage will havp the abil
ity and courage to take such other measures
as tiiuj' lav./'illv ' may for tlio relief of the
people of these two bisio ? .
Now York ltiiulllcan | League.
SAIIATOOA , July 11. The state convention
j.'f republican clubs met hero this afternoon ,
President Hofford In the chair. Hesolutlons
were adopted heartily indorsing the Chicago
platform and tlio nominees of the party.
The convention chose four delegates at
largo to the national convention of republi
can clubs ut Chicago. A ratification meeting
followed , ut which speeches were made hi
Senator William Evurts , ox-Senator William
Miller and others.
A resolution endorsing the league of re
pub'ican clubs was passed , ns was also one
favoring tlio organization of women rcpubll
can clubs.
A Kiockmnn Killed.
HELENA , Monf. , Jvly U.-A. B. Ulch , i
wealthy stockman of .West Union , 12. , was
run over'and'.killed byan engine-'at.tjio
.stoCk yards lust night.
SORTOS i ANXIOUS TO SETTLE ,
Io Mnkos n Proposition to Moore
mid Hio Runaway Wife ,
WHO REJECT IT WITH SCORN.
Mrs. Norton Makes n Statement lu
\Vtiloli Slio Tolls All Aliout
tlic Itooilto In Her
Tlip niooro-Xorton Affair.
Torr.i \ , Kan. , July It. iSpoeiul Telegram
0 Tin : UEE. ] Judge Lnughlin , attorney for
ohn W. Norton , and Captain Johnson , at-
orney for Moore , held a long consultation
his afternoon. Captain Johnson said at the
lid of the consultation ; "Negotiations are - .
n progress between us which may load to a
ettlcmeat of the affair. The condition on'
vhieh Judge Luughlln proposes to settle It
vithout going Into tlio courts is that Moore
hall leavd the country and that Mrs. Norton
hall return to St. Louis and give up the
papers which ho has In her possession.
.This proposition has been made by Norton ,
nit neither Moore nor Mrs. Norton will
igreo to lt.lr , ,
Mrs. John W. Norton has made the follow-
ng statement for publication : "They have
been talking , so much about what I took
iway that 1 wish to make a statement and ,
tell Just what 1 did take and what 1 had a
right to take. 1 hud between f 1,500 and
* 1,700 ou specie deposit lu the Hank
of Commerce in my name. It had
jeen them slnco last year. I
ook a deed to some real estate on Twenty-
ilnth and Pine street ? ' , which I acquired by ,
exchanging my house on Seventeenth and
'Ino streets for that property. The house
on Seventeenth street Mr. Norton gave mo
soon after wo wen ) married , and it has stood
n my name ever slnoc , which is something
over nine years. That was not deeded to
noon n death-bed. 1 took a mortgage and
in interest note for $1,1:00 : for money which
1 loaned , and the papers are in my nnmo and
signed by me. This wan money received
from the sale of tbo Chicago opera house ,
which is nil Norton over deeded to mo when
10 Uiuught lie was dying.
"It may bo as well hero to explode the fle-
; ion that Mr. Norton ever deeded to , me ?
ItO.OJO or$40,000 In property. A year ago.1
nst October , while in Now York , a very sleic
mill , by the adviceof his physicians hu made
i will , though 1 opposed it. because 1 did not '
want him to think ho was dying. He loft all
: io had to mo. That all was his Interest .in
; ho Chicago and St. Louis theaters. Joe
HrooIiA and W. 13. Connors wcro ap
pointed his executors. Mr. Urooka
. ( inducted the sale of the Grand Opera
lious-o interest homo three or four months
afterwards. It reali/cd $111,000 , of which
; hls mortgage money is a part , and the other
$1,000 , have been paid for the construction
of the Hats whiel ) I tltii erecting on Twenly-
ninth and Pine street. So that all Mr. Mor
ton deeded mo was the proceeds of this flnlo ,
and at the lime ho deeded it his interest was
considered practically valueless. The inter
ests in the St. Louis thcatoiH ho 1ms , and wo
have been living oil the profits.
"Another incident about this Chicago opera
lioitso interest. When Mr. Norton acquired
it fie was at a loss to know whore to raise
the money to pay for it. I had * 1.000 in 4
| ier cent bonds , the bulk of which I had I
saved from my inhiry as mi net i can. This
was absolutely my own money. Mr. Norton I
asked me for It to put up as collateral , say 8
ing I could continue to draw
the interest. I readily and will
ingly consented , but instead of giving
the bonds as collateral they were converted
without my knowledge into money. 1 never
received u penny of this money back , and I
therefore had an absolute right to fll.OOO of.
Lho proceeds of the sale of the Chicago thea
ter interest. I also took a certificate of stock' .
of the Cottrell bill posting company for
FJ,000 ! , which I acquired by money given mo
iiy Mr. Norton after his previous stock m the'
same company had been sold. The certifi
cate U in my own name. I also took four ex
position bonds valued at $100 , and my per- ,
ional Jewelry , which was given mo by Mr.
Norton and in.V friends. I am willing to give
Mr. Norton thu real estate and let him have
whatever ho claims , but I think I am en
titled to myown inpney. "
ST. Louis , July 11. The latest information
from Topcka is that Mrs. Norton was re
leased irom custody this afternoon , there'
being no charge against her.
*
KAll'ril < JUAltK AT SIS A.
Ftwful Shocks I'7\icrloncel by a
TraiiH-Atlantic .Steamer.
Pnii.vnCi.viiiA , July 11. [ Special Telegram
toTur. Hnc.J The Uritish steamer Tyrlan , ,
of Glasgow , which arrived ut Philadelphia
from I'ort Antonio yesterday , had a thrilling
experience on the morning of the 2d. Just
after midnight , Captain Haigh , commander ,
left the bridge in charge of Chief Oftlcor
McCarty. The sea was calm and the sky
was clear. Suddenly and without warning
the fore part of the Tyrlan was lifted , high
out of the water , while her tuTrail ( went
down to the very surface of the sea. Then ,
almost as soon as those on board realized
that something was wrong , the vessel settled
down again. A second fierce blow was dealt
her from the depths some ton seconds after
the first shock. This time the full force of
the upheaval of the waters struck the vessel
aft. and amidships. The sorow , high out'of
water , raced furiously mid the steamer gave
u luivli to the starboard as she settled down
again. At the first shock the firemen threw
flown their shovels.and made for the ladders.
The second blow struck as the firemen
reached the decks , mid fully convinced them
that they were on rocks. The firemen and
the- watch on deck made a rush for the side
and peered over into the darkness In full ex
pectation of seeing foam breaking over
treacherous rocks.
"Lower away the boats I" cried out one ' ,
man In a vpiio of terror. Tlio words were
hnnlly uttered before a third shock catnu uud
confusion reigned on board. i
"There's nothing wrong , lads , " cried Of- ' ,
fleer McCarty train the bridge. "It's only
un earthquake , and I reckon that last shock
Bho gave us will bo the last of it. "
Tlio steamer was sixty miles southeast of
Capo Muy when struck.
I'ACKIXO INT(5HKRTS. (
A Ijlglit Movement < il * IIo s Tlio Con- ,
dilIon of CropH.
CINCINNATI , O , , July ll.-rfSpccinl Tele
gram to THE IJcii.l The Price Current to
morrow will say : Tlio movement of hogs
has bcon rather light most of the week , enlarging -
larging towards the close at some points.
The total packing for the week is 180,000
head against 100,000 , the proceeding week and
150,000 last year. The total from March 1 to
date is n.lO. OOO against { l,13.'iK)0 ( ) a year ago.
The quality is very good fur most of the current -
rent packing.
Corn , which 1ms bcon almost uniformly
backward in growth , has made excellent
growth the past week and con
siderable hrcruUh. ' .Tho advancement has
been remarkable. It is capable cf reaching
lfcOO,000,009 to 1HMOOJUOO , bushels uuflcr
a continuuncu of favorable conditions. .
. Data appear likely to approximate 750.-
OOO.O.XI bushels if thu expectations are real-
ued as to the filling out of the grain heads.
The later returns from tlio winter wheat are
irregular. In Kentucky , also portions ot
southern Indiana and Illinois harvest results
appear to have somewhat enlarged thp esti
mates of tlio yield , and in Michigan expecta
tions are higher.
Spring wheat is progressing well , main
taining its previous general position.
For niiilliiKtoit'H I'ubllo HulldliiK.
WASHINIITONJuly 11. Senator Wilson pf
Iowa to-day proposed an amendment to tuo
sundry .civil bill to appropriate' 1100,00) ) for
the "f.-'vtloa of U. public building ut ISurlfug-
ton , lu. , '