Nebraska Newspapers

    PART I. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE tmn 48
EIGHTEENTH YEAJR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING. JTJOTI 2 , 18 0-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 352'
A DELUGE OF DEATH
Towns WJpod Out of Existence By
Raging Torrontf.
FEARFUL WORK OF DESTRUCTION
Eight Thousann Lives Estimated to
bo Lost
HUNDREDS OF BODIES FOUND.
4
I , Scenes of Desolation Which Com
pletely Doffstir Description.
FLAMES ADD TO THE HORROR.
Wrecked Unities Com umcd IJy Fire
nml Tliolr Unman Occupants
.donated Alive In the Bight of
Powerless Succtntors.
Kljjht Thousand Iilvos
SANO Hou.ow , ( I n. m. ) Juno 2. The first
n-coutitB sent out of the Johnstown disaster
ore far below the wildest estimates placed
upon the extent of the extent of the calnm
ity , and Instead of 2,000 , or 3,000 , It Is probable
that tbo death list will reach 8,000 many
Bay 10,000. , It Is now known that two passen
ger trains , two sections of a day
express on the Pennsylvania railroad ,
have boon thrown Into the mad
dened torrent nnd the passengers drowned.
Thcso trains were hold nt Johnstown from
Friday at 11 a. m. , ana were on a Biding be
tween Johnstown and Conemaugh station.
The awful torrent came down a narrow de
file between the mountains , a distance of
nine miles , and with u fall of 000 feet in that
distance , sweeping away tlio villages of
South Fork , Mineral Point , Woodalo nnd
Conemaugh , leaving but ono building stand
ing , a woolen mill , whore but an hour
before had stood hundreds , and dashing on
with the roar of n cataract und the spceu of
the wind upon the fair city at the foot of the
bills.
bills.Tho
The plain in which but yesterday sat
Johnstown sits in the mountain , like a Jewel
of thu queen's diadem. The great Gautier
Steel works sat lu this plain , and the city
below it , railroad tracks bounding it at the
base of the mountains on the north. Here is
whcro the trains were standing when the
tide water , like n catapult , came down upon
them with such resistless force that heavy
trains , locomotives , Pullmans nnd nil were
overturned and swept down the torrent and
wore lodged against the great stone viaduct ,
along with forty-ono locomotives from the
Johnstown round-house , the heavy machinery
r.ml ponderous framework of the Gaulicr
mill , the accumulated debris of more than a
thousand houses , furniture , bridges , lumber ,
end human beings.
The low arches of the stone via
duct choked up immediately and the
water backed 'back over the entire
level of the valley upon which the city stood
to a depth of what , from the waterworks ,
ndlcato about thirty-eight feet. In the great
ECU thus formed , thousands of people wore
struggling for life.
The scene to-day was ono of the most har
rowing possible to the imagination of man to
conceive. The accumulated drift gorged up
at the viaduct to a height of forty
feet and thnn took fire from
tbo upsetting of stoves or lamps. Then
were strong men made .pick at the sight. As
the llamcs crackled und roared among the
dry timber of the floating houses , human
bodies were scon pinioned between house
roofs , locomotives , freight , passenger , Pull
man and baggage cars. The flames licked
'
with haste thol diet of human flcah. The
cone was horrible beyond description. From
Infancy a few days old to the wasted figures
of ago , all were burned before the eyes of the
beholders , and no rescue from such a fate was
possibl i.
Strong men turned nwny with agonized ex
pression * und women shrieked ut the horror
of tl.o scene. Thu dead have been computed
at not loss than 8,000. nnd the number may
even exceed this estimate. This scorns in
credible , but until the waters will have
Jibated und the work of removing the dead
from this tremendous , mass begins , it will bo
impossible to toll how many lives have been
lost.
'The Associated Press correspondent was
the first to cross to Johnstown proper by
mean s of a basket suspended from n coble ,
ns passengers tire removed from wrecked
ships. Here the scenes were magnified In
their horror. Hero were residences
of the little city's most wealthy
and Intelligent people. Hero were
found the bodies of some of the most promi
nent citizens , with nll-tho members of their
rumilles. Cinder , Market , Main , Locust ,
and Washington streets have been swept
clcnn ntid bare of all buildings of whatever
character , nnd the Inhabitants scorn to have
lied Into the streets at the first warning of
danger and rushed to their deaths. Psr these
who remained In their houses had un oppor
tunity to lleo to the upper stories. When
bouses wei o frame they were floated fiom
their foundations nnd inauy were saved.
The Hotel flulbort , a briok structure , had
sixty-five guests , and sixty-three , of these
were killed b.v thu fulling in of the floors
and walls. The Moroll library , the school
bouso , the Alma hall , the general stores and
offices of the Iron company , ana ono
ether brick building are all of probably
two tlumjund buildings that have not
'boon Moated from their foundations caved In.
The stone viaduct is forty foct high from the
riven bi-d ut low water and over this the
water ruscil In a reslntlcss flood. On the
west side is the BessQuior rail mills of Iho
Cambria Iron company. Although waancd
to flee to the hill aides many of the men , rest-
lug lu fancied security , loitered about the
mills and were engulfed In an Instant.
To-day their bodies uro strewn along thu
Conomuugh , Hlskiuiotas und Allcghany
rlvors , and tire being caught as fur down as
the Ohio river IIR Uochcstor , Below the mills
Is Cambria , n bub-borough , In which district
reside probably 2,000 people , The scenes
bcro uro but u repetition of the other parts
of the ilood-wustcd city. In St. Columbus
church , a now structure ? which bad been
flooded to a depth of six feet In the audito
rium , t'o water had receded ucd tbo floor was
covered with slimy oo/o to a depth of seven or
eight inches. On boards stretched along tbo
top of the pi'Ws ' were thirty bodies which had
bccii snatched from the steam by Father
Thomas Uarlin und some of his pamhors
whom ho bud pressed into sorvice. While
In tlra awful presence of the dead and amid
the solcuin surroundings of tbo desolated
fono the representative saw Joseph Smith , a
man of extraordinary sUe and ftrcimlh
enter. Ho said not u word , but went from
lo corpse. At Just bo cauio
to the corpse ola child about nine years
old his daughter. Ho looked nt the swollen
nnd blood-stained features a * moment and
then with a rolco of most unutterable agony
cried , "My Muggl" . my llttl °
Maggie , " nt the same tltno pressing
the Inanimate form to his breast. It is Im
possible to relate the many pathetic Incidents
that occurred on all sides.
A Frightful Calamity.
New FLOiiKS'OR.Pa , , Juno 1. The calamity
ot yesterday was ns singular as It was fatal.
It Is now evident that more lives were lost
because of foolish Incredulity thnn from Ig-
nornnco of the danger. Vor moro than a
year there have been fears of an accident of
Just such n character. The foundations of'
the dam were considered shaky early last
spring and many Increasing leakages were
reported from tlmo to time. According to
people who live In Johnston nnd other towns
on the line of the river ample warnings
were given to the Johnstown folks nnd In
hundreds of cases the warning was utterly
disregarded. Thcro bus grpxvn up n blttor
feeling among the surviving BUttcrcrs against ,
those who owned the lake and dam , nnd
damage suits will bo plentiful.
The dams in Stony creek above Johnstown
broke nbnut noon yesterday and thousands of
feet of lumber passed down the stream. It
is Impossible to toll what the loss of life will
roll up , but nt 0 o'clock the coroner of West
morcland county sent a message out saying
that 100 bodies hud been recovered nt
Nineveh , half way from hero to Johnstown ,
Sober-minded people do not hesitate to say
the estimate of 1,200 lives lost Is moderate.
"How can anybody tell how many ore
lost ! " said n railroad engineer this morning.
"I have been nt Sang Hollow with my train
slnco 11 o'clock yesterday nnd have seen fully
five hundred persons lost in the Hood. "
J. W. Esch , a bravo railroad employe ,
saved sixteen lives nt Nineveh.
The most awful culmination of the awful
night was the roasting of n hundred or moro
persons lost in the flood. Ttio ruins of houses ,
outbuildings and other structures swept
awny the now railroad bridge at Johnstown ,
and from nn overturned steve or sotno such
cause , the upper part of the wreckage took
lire. There were crowds of mnn , women
nnd children on the wrecknnd their screams
were soon added to the awful chorus of her
ror. They were literally roasted in the flood.
Soon after the fire burned Itself out , others
were thrown acainst the mass. There were
some fifty people In sight when the ruins
parted , broke up and were swept under the
bridge.
The last news from Johnstwon Is that
but two houses could bo seen
In tha town. It is also said
that only three houses remain
in Cumbria City. Tbo flrst authentic news
was from W. N. Hays , of the Pennsylvania
company , who reached Now Florence at 9
o'clock. Ho says the valley towns are anni
hilated. *
ThoAssociatcd Press now has a wire be
tween New Florence and Pittsbtirg nnd has
it connected with Its main circuit. A hospi
tal train arrived at 11 o'clock. The waters
uro now receding here as rapidly as they
rose last night , and as the banks uncover the
dead are showing up. Already nine bodies
have been picked up within the limits of this
borough.
None of them have boon recognized. Five
of these found are women. The dead body
of a young man was discovered In the
branches of a hugo tree , which had boon
carried down the stream. All the orchards ,
crops and shrubbery along the banks of the
river are destroyed. The body of another
woman was discovered in the river here.
John L. Webber and his wife , nn old-
couple , Mllco Metzgar and John Pruly
were rescued near hero early this morning
on the roof of a house on which they had
been carried from their homo in Cambria
City. There were seven others on the roof
of the house when it was carried off by the
waters. They were all drowned.
The banks on both sides of the river nt
this place are crowded with anxious
watchers , and with horrifying frequency
their vigils are rewarded with the discovery
of a dead body. Hundreds' of people from
Johnstown nnd up-river towns are hurrying
here in search of their friends and relatives
who were swept away in last night's flood.
The most intense excitement prevails horo.
Squire Bennett has charge of the dead
bodies and ho Is having them properly cared
for. They are being prepared for burial , but
will bo held for identification.
It is now thought the property loss in the
vicinity of Johnston will bo about $11 , 0X,000.
C. W. Hopucnstall , of Lincoln avenue , in
tbo cast end of Pittsburg , distinguished him
self by his bravery yesterday afternoon. Ho
was a messenger on the mull train which had
to turn back at Sang Hollow. As the train
passed the point where tlio water was full , a
woman and child floated in near the shore.
The train was stopped nnd Hoppcnstall
Jumped Into the water and In two trips saved
both tbo mother and child.
Qf tb6 dead nearly seventy have been
identified , among whom were James McMil
lan , superintendent of the Comhria Iron
company's store , his wife , four children nnd
a daughtor-in-luw John P. Llnton , n leading
lawyer , wife and five children ; Mrs. Thomas
Kl'rlen and two children ; John Nolan nnd
Severn of his family ; Dr. George Wagner ,
wife and three children ; Frank P. Buurman ,
wife und two children ; Mrs. Hlchard Worth-
iugton and seven children ; Pearson Fisher ,
wife und six children.
A lloarlromllng ; Sight.
SA.SC HOM.OW , Pa. , Juno 1. At 9:80 : the
flrst train passed Now Florence east. It was
crowded with pcoplo from Plttsburg and
places enroutc , who were going to the scene
of the flood with but little hope of finding
their loved onus allva. U was a heartrend
ing sight , nnd there was not a dry eye In tlio
train. Mothers moaned for their children ,
husbands paced the aisles and
wrung their hands in mute agony ,
fathers pressed their faces against
the windows in a vain endeavor to see some
thing , they know not what. All along
tin ) raginu Conumaueh the train stopped nnd
bodies wore taken on the express car , being
/ nrrlfd up b.v the villagers , who were out
along the banks. The swollen corpses lay
hero and them In piles of cross tics or on the
river bunks amonij the tangled green
ery. Itas ubout 0 o'clock when
the first passenger train came
to New Florence depot with its loud of eager
inisbengor * , They were no Idle travelers ,
but each had a mission. Among thom were
Hungarians und Italians who had lost friends
'
ntmr Nlnornl : . "
Two of the passengers on t no train xvet o a
man and wlfo from .tohnston-n. Ho wus qulto
dignified and moro or less self-possessed.
Shu wan petite , anxious und tried hard to
control her feeling * . From cyery newcomer
and possible source of inclination she
nought news.
' ' big briok " said she w.llh
'Ours is a , new , , .
a bravo effort , but with her brown eyes moist ,
and red lips iremulliig , "It is a thrcc-htory
house and I don't think thcro U any trouble ,
on Second
ODD PARISWEATHER.
Good Form Adopts the English
Boforonoo Thoroto.
PRESIDENT CARNOT IN CALAIS.
Inauguration of the Now Harbor
and Moro Speedy Transit
MAKING PARIS A SEAPORT.
The Plans to Bo Presented the Next
Obambor of Deputies.
THECHURCH IN AVENUE HOCHE.
Confirmation , or Forty Converts ot
CnthollclHin Mr. McLnno AInkoi n
Present to Cnrnot A Now Play
Found nt Last.
Ilnlu nnil SuiiHliIno Alternate.
ICopj/rMit 1S39liu James Oontw lltnn'At.\ \
PAHIS , Juno 1. [ Now Yorlc Hcnild Cnblo
Snccml to TUB Hnc.J Paris Just now Is
vying wltU London In the Irregularity of Us
weather arrangements , and Parisians are
adopting the English habit of commencing
every conversation with tin allusion to the
state of the climate. Certainty the weather
has been unusually unsettled for Paris In
May , spells of cold , wet weather alternating
with outbursts of glorious sunshine ; so that
nobody knows what to expect next. This
uncertainty produces n blzarro effect In the
costumes at nil public gatherings , where a
curious admixture of winter clothing and
waterproofs , with light , nlry , summer gar
ments , is witnessed.
President Cnrnot started , yesterday morn
ing , in a drenching rain for a grand tour of
the northern departments , the main object
of which Is to ofllciully inaugurate the now
harbor of Calais , the completion of which
brines Paris and London within about seven
, end a half hours of each other , auu adds an
other link to the dally improved chains of
communication between the two great capi
tals of Europe.
The commission , charged with the exami
nation of the proposal to make Paris a sea
port , met yesterday afternoon. M. Yves
Huyot , minister of public works , stated
that , personally , ho was in favor of the
project , but that the government
had not yet come to any decision on the
matter. Tbo idea , ho added , was practicable ,
and tbo plans which had been tnado would
require only a few slight modifications. Before -
fore separating , the commission decided to
submit the scheme to the chamber , and ap
pointed M. Gomot as rapporteur.
The well known church in the Avenue
Hoche comes once more prominently under
notice. I strolled in. yesterday afternoon ,
and found that n function of importance was
about to take placo. The church no longer
presented its usual appearance , for on the
right hand side of the church , before the
bleb altar , were a number of young iadios
dressed in black , wearing white veils ;
and on the loft , a number of
gentlemen. I inquired the meaning of this ,
and was told they wore all converts to the
church of Homo , who were awaiting the
coming of his eminence , the cardinal arch
bishop of Paris , who was to administer
confirmation to them. I counted mom than
forty. Before many moments had elapsed ,
the superior of the church , the Very Hov.
Father Michael , emerged from the sacristy.
Before him was borne the processional cross ,
while an acolyte held the vessel , which ,
I was told , contained holy water.
They were followed by the fathers of the
community , the Uev . Matthew Kelly , Os-
mand Cook and Constantine O'Haro. On
his arrival at the door of the church the car
dinal arch-bishop was presented with the
holy water. Ho then entered the church
and took his seat in.tho sanctuary with the
reverend clergy. Then , standing at the ultnr
rails , he addressed these about to bo con
firmed , in French , in n short discourse. His
eminence explained the nature of the sacra
ment about to bo conferred , and expressed
the great satisfaction at seeing so many
who , drawn by the light of faith ,
had joined the Catholic church ,
and complimented the fathers on their
zeal for the spiritual welfare of the English-
speaking part of their flock , which ho had in
trusted to their care. It pave him great Joy ,
said , to bo in their midst , and ho felt sure
that tbo spirit of God , who was about to
descend upon thom , would enable them to
stand firmly In their faith which God in his
mercy had singled them out from so many to
honor.
Ho said that for hundreds and hundreds of
years England bad boon Catholic before
their fathers had been robbed of their
religion ; and , with the uprightness and
honesty which characterized the English
nation , when they found that the Catholic
church claimed their allegiance they at once
submitted In spite of the loss of friends , and
the loss of many things of temporal good ,
but with a gain of all that Is precious , the
true faith.
The , ceremony closed with the benediction
of the blessed saerouicnt glvon by his oral-
nonce.
Before leaving Franco , Air. MoLano ad
dressed to President Curnot u photograph of
the statue of Ln Sallo , which Mr. Lambert
Tree has presented to Chicago. The photo
graph was accompanied by a letter , In which
the ox-mluister explained that Chicago was
situated in the center of the region which
was llrst explored by La Salic , and added ;
"The United States remember that they
arc indebted to France , not only lor the mil
itary aid which helped thom to
win their Independence , but also for its pioneers
neers , explorers and missionaries who
opened up that immense region which has
been called 'Tim Great West , ' and which
shows signs of becoming the center of the
industrial commercial , and Intellectual ac
tivity of the United States. "
It Is almost certain that Manager Duqnos-
nol , of the 1'orto .Saint Martin theater , has
at last found n piece which will prove a suc
cess for the summer season. "Mum-
zello Pioupiou" Is a play of
military and spectacular effects , which
bus some muslo in It , to glvo a local color to
the situation. It Is In live acts , and Is from
thu pen of AUx Hrlsson , and la at once Inter
esting , amusing and agreeable.
Lust nirftit wua the premlero of the now
work , and all oujoyed the buccsss which Iho
author and artist reaped. Numerous wuro
the congratulations glvon K ) the tmterpriblng
.manager over the produetloU. It is not un
'easy matter to relate thu plot orto give In
dutail thu story unfolded in eight .tableaux.
It Is u * klt upon un existing state of affairs ,
which arc not creditable to Franco and
bhow.s how easily mistakes as to gender
ocrur In ' 'tho ' Acto do Nulssaneo , "
My the atupidity or the misunderstanding
of A mayor's clerk , the , birlh of Mnrccllo
Papilllon is registered wlthoht the final "lo"
to her bant Ism al namoj. An7l\n4 | \ this puts her
down as of the BOX mnijedOno , when the
tlmo for conscription cornea her name Is
drawn and she is called "DU to do military
service. Before this , the' Von of a neigh
boring druggist has u"eeh ! pronounced ,
by the sntno official , to bo pVtrl because his
name Is Catntllo , and } as It took
the boy's father cloven inpntjis of continual
law court exorcises to cloirjjp ( the deceptive
record , It is believed that l jjlll ? take Mine.
Paplllton qulto ns long il tlruo , legally , to os-
tnhsh the facts that hor&iuhtor is not. So
Marcello goes Into n regiment to do duty
with the other soldiers. > . JTWs Is the basis of
the plot , but it does not beglji to Indicate the
amusing Ideas which llowivit from It.
It ( s customary for ijiy conforca of the
Fronah press to dwell more at length on
the plot than on the p taping ; but , when it
comes to such n performance ns the ono of
last night , the acting 1\ really of tnoro Im
portance than tbo picco Itself. It certainly
Is a bright and witty play , and hero and
thcro arc cxqutsito lines. There is also , or
there appears to bo , a ralsdn , d1 ctro for the
guiug and coming of all the actors , but ho
will be clever who can uintco n satisfactory
analysis of the plot. U hi , over so much
easier to speak of the artiita ; and it can bo
don o by declaring that ouch'nnj-nll wore ex
cellent. . J
Moreover , besides the fini that is in the
piece , and the admirable Wny In whtoh It is
played , strangers , particularly these from
" '
across the channel and"Jt'rojn the other side
of the Atlantic , will see at > the Porto Saint
Martin theatre some very jflno scenery , not
to mention the Moorish dance "La Knabo , "
in which Mmo. Lillika , Und u charming
group of young women glvi a pretty dlvcr-
tisomont. ' ir
The Initial performance of Donlzott's
' Maria dl Uohan , " at itho Galtoy theatre -
atro , last ovonlnc , * was a notable
oven. I believe this is tb'o flr'st tltno it over
has been sung in Paris , nid its production
shows that imprcssario Sonzongno Is deter
mined to present only the gems of thu Italian
repertoire. With but twb exceptions the
cast is not up to the Pnrls'lau standard , al
though the orchestra accomplished wonders.
Mme. Copcda sang the part ot Maria very
successfully. The role of 'Ehrlco was taken
by M. Therlc , who sang' " , well but who
acted the last scene Jtoo tragically.
The audicnco was not very largo , but it
numbered many notables' , ? among these
present being M. Uo Uvicr , minister of
finance ; Dr. Carlo Gardtnt. M'lle. Belocca ,
the distinguished contralto ; M'llo. Cal-
vemmoand MHle. Beer , Mr ; and Mrs. Little ,
M. and Mmo. Maurice Lofoyro , Dr. Oscar
Pcrggrucn , the eminent Vienna critio ; Mmo.
'
Kavaroy and M. Ross. ,
- * '
, * $
RAtijWAY X15V3. .
A Feel I n jr or ( Jiiocrtiiinty.
CHICAGO , Juno 1. [ SpoeUU Telegram to
TUB Bnc.J Ono universal fooling of uncer
tainty is expressed by tha ofllcials of the
western roads. Already there. is talk of the
west-bound rates to OtnaUnlCansas ! City and
St. Louis being pulled down in sympathy
with the 40 per cent cut 'of the .Burlington &
Northern. An official cojl for a .meeting of
the Western Freight assocValfori lfloxl Tues
day , has been issued , auji several officials
stated their belief that r.-lo3 would then be
again lowered instead b Vi'alaod. The following - '
lowing is a scuii-qlllciul sUttc'mcnt sent out
by the Southern Pacific : , \
"Tho Canadian' Pacific railroad , on
account of the oxtrdordlnary differ
entials allowed them y by the trans
continental association tbuvo been securing -
curing not only the trans-Pacific traffic with
the United States , in connection with their
steamers ut Vancouver , but an extremely
largo shara of the Pacific coast tratUo both
west-bound with- the diverting
cast and - , - result of
verting the tradu between ! Now York , Chicago
cage and eastern cities and California from
the American roads to the f Canadian Pacific ,
and it is generally understood that other ad
vantages not permitted the , American lines
by the iatcr-stato commeroo law are offered
by the Canadian roads , for , this truffle. The
railroads of the United States have to face
the inevitable result of tha entire loss of a
largo trafllo destined to' California , or insist
upon some protection against foreign corpor
ations. This protection having thus far been
denied them by the inter-state commerce
commission , a halt is about 'to bo called , and
the Southern Pacific company has given
Leeds , chairman of the Transcontinental as
sociation , notice of thelri withdrawal from
that assoc'ution. The Indications uro that
the transcontinental trufli will bo handled
by the American lines oven If they are com
pelled to moot oompotitioiij through Canada ,
over roads subsidized by the British gov
ernment. "
An liiliotjtent ,
CHICAGO , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to
THU linn. ] An echo of r.lho Michigan Cen
tral manipulation of rates Tast fall in favor of
Broker Counsclman was lizard , to-day , in the
United States district court. An Indictment
against General Freight , ! ( Vgent Mnckay , ox-
Assistant General Freight Agent Street ,
Agent Sommurs.ot the Blue Line and Messrs.
Nicholas and GrLswold ws issued for ser
vice. It was impossible tto learn the com
plainant , tint It is thou'cht the action is
brought by the ooard of trade , through the
intcr-stato commerce commission. Tbo
Michigan Central ofdolala bad loft their
offices when the news ot the Indictment be
came known , and nothing could bo learned
of the stand they wil ( lake. It is the first
indictment brought under the tntor-stato
commerce act mid will bif.watched witli In-
toano Interest. The bighast penalty for the
alleged manipulation Is , iij.003 ilno. Tbo
penitentiary penalty In Addition Is only ap
plicable since March , when tbo act was
amended. _ ' <
Tliet IJnrllniiton'H fitatomeiit ,
CIIIUAOU , Juno 1. [ Siieclal Telegram to
Tin : BKE. ] The Burlington statement for
April shows un Increase of jfi.Tl.dOl.Sl In the
gross earnings , and r > 0(5Sl.Ul ( , in the not
earnings an compared Wlih .April of last
year. The expenses wore1 decreased (52-
350.10. The properties ? controlled by tbo
Burlington show un lneroas.0 of 1137,815.07
in the gross earnings 4Unj.frl 0,878.34 , in the
net aurnliiKB. For comparative purposes the
statement' is well nigh Avorlliii'SH. Coupled
with the following- facts \iiakpUindlng of the
company Is far bettor eosiua Tno not earn
ings for April , 1837 , worajWQam | For the
first four months of lSS7v.'Vho net earnings
were eVJ < ; tVWOas compureOAvHh f l,800aiU , < J7.
the not earning * lor ; the flrf tVfour months of
this year. Tim mileage In/l63'J is about 'J'J
per cent more than in IfiiFT.y 'Tho statement
makes no mention of tlxcd charges and divi
dends. Counting those , thuro ' 18 a deficit of
fjiUXK ) ) for the month Intend of net earn
ings of over half u mlllloiu
Itciluotion
K , Wyo , , Juno i , ( Special Telegram -
gram to THU Hue. | - J * . t > \ , Unrr , svncrln-
tundcnt of the Wyoming- division of tha
Union Pacific , has or o'roJ .a reduction of
trains on the Choyennu , Northern railway ,
from u dully t > u trbw fld.v service.I bo
hcrvico is cut down to rt'duco the operating
uxpi-nsos of thu road , whicli , the railway
ofllciaU claim. Is buliig'pKiraUd | ut u loss.
An Ineffectual effort hasjbacn madj bv tha
Chvyonno board of trudo to prevent thu ro-
ductiou. . f
Tim VaJkijro Wins ;
LONDON' , Juno J. Tliq match of the Koyal
Thames Yacht clyij , the most important
Qvent uf the season , ' wu held to-day. The
course war sixty miles. , The Valkyria won ,
.rex becondYurrthga , ( tUlrd.K
GOSSIP FROM BERLIN.
The Samotin Oouforonoo An Amor-
loan Victory.
OFFICIAL PRESS IRRITATED.
Fooling Sere That Germany Has
Boon Worsted.
THE SUBJECT DISTASTEFUL.
The Pope Fnlnta , PallluK Bnok In
His Ohair.
HE MAY DIE AT ANY MOMENT.
Ills Physician Koiiortcil lo Hnvc Snlil
So If ( ho German Strikes Spread ,
Severe Measures Are to
Bo Taken.
Germany Yield * Grncnfnlly.
[ CovuHuM , 1SSO , In Kao York Associated Frets. ' ]
BEHLIX , Juno 1. After the seventh
sitting of the Samoan conference Wednes
day lust , the American commission was in n
position to cable to Secretary Blalno the de
finite acceptance by the Gorman and Knglish
governments of the Washington proposals
limiting the German indemnity ana the Sam-
moan rights to levy import duties and some
of Mr. Blalno's amendments to the clauses
relating to the internal Sauioan policy. The
Washington government's aiming at the pos
sible Independence of the Satnoans has not
the sympathy of the German official mind ,
which better comprehends measures to pro
tect European interests and to extend Eu
ropean Influences , but after slight Hesitation
the Gorman commissioners have in
variably yielded whatever concessions
America asked In the direction of
Samoan autonomy. On the other hand ,
the Americans have conceded practically
nothing , adhering to their original claims.
The general results of the conference do not
afford the foreign office and the pfficial press
a thcmo for congratulation. On the con
trary there is a visible irritation over the
delay in the conclusion of the treaty negotia
tion. The truth is that no special honor will
accrue to the German government from the
result of the conference , so it docs cot wish
the matter to be kept before the public.
The Cologne Gazette affirms that the re
cent crown councils decided that the sever
est measures should bo taken In the event of
the strikes spreading. The temporary re
sumption of work by tbo minors since the
arrest of the work men's delegates from
Bocbum , has been erroneously attributed to
fears of the government's action. The dele
gates will energetically carry on the agita
tion throughout every coal district in Ger-
hmny : It is expected that tbo general elec
tions will be held in the autumn.
Advices. Have simultaneously reached
the Italian' embassy here and the
leaders of the . centre , party that
the pope's health is seriously affected.
It is said that during the recent consistory
ho fainted , falling back In bis chair , to tno
consternation of all present. Dr. Coccarclli ,
the popo's chief physician , is reported as
saying that bo may dlo at any moment.
Premier Crteui Is credited with a design to
occupy ttio Vatican in the event of a conclave
meeting of the cardinals abroad.
The cmporor appears to attach small im
portance to the reception of tno Shah of
Persia , who Is duo hero on Juno 9.
Herr Tusangel , editor of the Westphalia
Volus Zoitung , has been arrested. Papers
found in his house revealed tbo fact that bo
prepared the proclamations of the strikers.
Several of Captain Wissmau's officers in
East Africa are down with smallpox. These
stricken dlo without attendance. The stock
of vaccine lyuipth is exhausted.
VIOLENTLY INSANE.
A Nlcco or Senator Htan ford's Suil-
( lonly Loses HoiBlind. .
NOUWAI.K , Conn. , Juno 1. Mrs. Thomas
L. Gnnning , niece of United States Senator
Stanford , of California , became violently in
sane a few evenings ago at her residence in
Mott avenue , and with a long stiletto drove
the servants from tbo house. She was sub
sequently secured and quieted , but her con
dition is serious and thcro are faint hopes of
her recovery.
Iinproveint nt at Pierre ,
PJBIIUE , Dak. , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram
to TIIK Bcu.l Plans and specifications for
Pierre's now $80,000 hotel are now under
way and will bo submitted for bids in the
course of a few weeks. It is confidently
expected that work will bo started on this
immense structure inside of thirty days.
Tbo HawKeye Electric Light comuany , of
Davenport , to-day notified the city that their
bonds were ready for approval , and that tbo
conditions for putting in the plant wore ap
proved. Pierre will be lighted by electricity
inside of sixty days.
Had His Head Cut Off.
CiinTKNXB , Wyo. , Juno 1. ( Special Telegram -
gram to THIS I5ii.J Frank Brockmnn , of
Klmira , N. Y. , fell from u west-bound train
on the Union Pacific near Peru station on
Friday and was killed. He was found by
some section men several hours after the
tram hud passed with his head severed com
pletely from his body. The verdict of the
coroner's jury exonerated the railroad com
pany und employes from blamo. "
The World'H Now IJtilldini : .
Nr.w YOIIK , Juno I. Joseph Pulitzer en
tered plans for the now building on Park
Row , yesterday. The building will cost
Sl.000,000 , It will bo 115 foot front , M feet
deep and 1S8 feet high , from curb level to the
roof. It will contain thirteen doors , The
Tribune building , which bus long been the
talest | structure on Nowsnapor How , is
cloven Htorlcs nigh without the tower.
Clinnco ol Hilltiirlnl Clrilr ,
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Juno 1. ] Special Telegram
gram to Tun Bui : . ] To-morrow Charles
Alf Williams , ulneo the first of the present
year managing editor of the dally Hornld of
tills place , leaves for MlnnoapalU , whore ho
will uasuino the managing editor's ctiulr of
the Tribune , recently repurchased by A. J.
Illotlu-n.
A Churliis City n ir jlary.
Ciuiti.KfiCiTY , In. , June" 1. jSpeolal. Tolo-
ijrum to Tin : HIE. : ] Haven Bro > . ' hard ware
store wus entered by burglars'last nlglit.
They curried off rovolvoiM , nuarsi , knlvu *
and other valuable goodi , but sociUvJ no
money , They made un entrance by cwUing
a panel out of a iloar , thus being atilajo
reach u lock and lot thumsclvuj in. " v
Iliilyoko II > .inl ol'Tr.ul ) .
HOI.YOKK , Coo. ) , Juno l. | Si3Jial ( Telegram -
gram to Tin : Hr.ii.l-Preliminary stops
were taken here to-day for incorporating u
board of trudo with a capital nock of
SCAN LAN'S DENIAL.
Ho Dill NotClmrKO That Irlsli Natlqnnl
LoaRtio Puiuls AVoro Stolon.
CHICAGO , Juno 1. The many assertions
that evidence relating to Cronln's murder
nnd to the alleged lingo defalcation In the
Irish National league funds bad boon dlscov
orcd by Mortimer Scanlon In the books of
the defunct Traders' bank , of this cltj\ while
ho was In charge ns a court officer , were do
med , to-night , by Scanlan hlmsolf , who in a
written statement over his own signature
Kays all such statements are absolutely
false , nnd attaches a letter from Sheriff
Matson stating that ho ( Scanlan ) was never
a deputy sheriff , was never a custodian nor
in any way connected with the effects of tbo
Traders' bank.
Upon tbo truth of tbo Traders' bank story
has rested many of the sensational reports
that have recently appeared as to the sup
posed motive for the murder of Cronln ,
Aside from this statement of Mr. Scanlnn ,
thcro has been no important developments
lu the cnso to-day. Chief Hubbard said to
night that that the police are pursuing the
investigation with nil the vigor possible , but
that their progress is slow.
M. J. F. Hoggs , n young attorney , is re
puted to bo "senior guardian" of the Colum
bia club , or ca.Dp 00 , of the Clan-na-Gaol.
H was by this camp , rumor has It , that Dr.
Crouin was tried for treason. The police , it
is said , have been for- some tlmo laboring to
collect evidence to "connect the camp with
the removal of Cronln. 'Mr. Begga was
scon by a reporter , this afternoon , nnd ques
tioned ns to his connection with thoClnn-nu-
Gael. Ho said the oath of the order prohib
ited him from giving any Information
about the members or ns to the position oc
cupied by himself. Kofcrrlng to the statement -
ment mudo by Luke Dillon , of Philadelphia'
that the chief executive of the order would
bo asked to remove the pledge of secrecy
from the members so that the organization
might clear it of the charges which have
been uiado ngr.lnst it in connection with the
case. Mr. Beggs said ho hoped the oath
woulO bo suspended , and added.
"If the Clan-na-Gaol does not acquit itself
of coancctlon with this crime , it will bo
wrecked and the Irish cause in America will
perish with It. If the oath of secrecy Is removed -
moved , it will bo acquitted of complicity in
the crime , ns its members and books will
make it so plain that the Clan-na-Gaol , ns an
order , had nothing to do with the murder
that such a thing will never bo thought of
again. "
Prcpnrliij ; For Monday.
CntoAao , Juno 1. ( Special Telegram to
Tun Bir : . ] States Attorney Longncckcr ,
Chlot Hubbard , Coroner Hertz , afid lawyers
Mills and Hynos had any number of consul
tations to-day. The gentlemen were consid
ering nnd reviewing the testimony in their
possession , and idccidin ; ; what should bo
presented to the coroner's jury on Monday ,
and how much should bo kept secret. Al
though no ono who attended the meetings
would say n word with regard to the result ,
it is understood that no particularly now or
sensationul evidence will bo Introduced. It
is understood that the Pinhcrtons and the
city police , to a certain extent , are working
together ou the case. The agency had the
first look at the private papers , though , and
have been working hurd , ofl Jthe murder
.theory ever since the doctor disappeared
while the. city "police made no'efforts to cap
ture the murderers until" after tbo doctor's
body was"-l6und. The Plnkerton's know
more about the actions of the suspected par
ties in the case than is generally supposed ,
and , if anything important or any startling
move is made , it is likely to bo by the private
agency. The authorities did not try to con
ceal , to-day , the > /act stated in these dis
patches last night , that William J. Starkoy
is wanted , and that an effort will bo made to
get him from Canana. Ono of Starkey's
friends said , this evening , that Starkoy has
no connection with the case ana doubts not
that ho will readily come back here nnd toll
what ho knows about Cronin , if the state
will guarantee him immunity from prosecu
tion on the old indictments in the bribery
case , which caused him to flee to Canada.
An Kqulno Detective.
CHICAGO , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to
Tnn BKE. ] The sagacity of a horsahas been
resorted to in the Cronin case. Ono of
Lieutenant Elliott's detectives , who is tak
ing more than ordinary interest in the case ,
last evening thought it would bo a good ideate
to learn bow much Dinan's white horse
know about the mystery. Thinking tbo
horse would not forget the way the assassin
drove , the detective took the same rig out.
Ho drove to the Conklln residence , and there
turned the horse's bead north and started
it. Ho allowed the reins to hang
loosely , but urged tbo animal on at n
lively rate toward Lincoln avenue. The do-
tcctlvc was delighted when the hoi-no ,
without the least pressure on tbo lines ,
darted from Clark street around Center
street to Lincoln avenue. Down the street
the horse wont , urged at a lively rate by the
detective.
Soon tbo horse turned down Shcflicld
avenue , and out of the route , and the ofllcdr's
hopes fell to zero. Ho was on the point of
returning the rig to the stable * when the an
imal turned up Beldcu avenue und went as
fur as Bosworth street the thoroughfare on
which Sullivan's bouso is situated. Tnen
tno brute turned up thU street to
Roscoe nnd trotted to Ashland avenue ,
turning the corner , and , without the least
effort on the part of tbo detective , the white
horse stopped directly in front of the little
house where the doctor was killed.
This proved almost conclusively that the
rig owned by Dlnaii was the ono use j to
convoy the doctor co tbo placa where ho was
murdered , and the police intend to work
upon this theory.
The white inare found in the possession of
Woodruff when ho was arrosto.l was ob
tained ut Dian's livery stable , und was
driven to the place whore the trunk was
found and to the catch-basin wharo the body
wus discovered. The animal did not display
us much Ingenuity as the ono owned by
Dinan. When she ncurcd the place whore
the trunk was picked out of the ditch abe
passed right by , Two detectives were In the
bucL'y that wus obtained at OU.III'B , and
when the iinlmal did not attempt to Htop al
the pluco which is murltod by the police ,
they mndu no clTort to stop hor. They let
her go out along the Evuiiston road to the
place whuio the decomposing remains were
found , expect tin. that she would stop there
If Hho WUH fuinillar with thu phu-c. Hut the
mure fooled them i nln , and would have
c.uricd ilio two detectives to Kvannton mid
they not turned the unlmul'a head toward
the i-lty.
All the evidence that is In the posar&sioii
of thu chief of the police will bo pivhonted to
llio rnroiicr's Jury Monday , ami If bo hat
anythingfcfii atloiml it will comu out thcro.
A \vholenal04ujicat , is uxpei'tud before thu
u-Htlmony will bo given the coroner. The
chief ( mid this afternoon that he hud tome-
tiling that would stiirtle the public , but ho
would not give it out , "You .vlll hear It ut
tlio liKiuost , though , ' wus all the chlof would
it ' lu the usual style tno oflkilah deny
Unit.Yonlu's ( clothing wus found yesterday ,
or Ojui the underwear found b.v the little
Ilainburthcrl ; > uy3 lus-Uecu iJeAtiiled. There-
is rl'iusqii to hclicyu , however ' , that the. story
of ycstvi'Juy'a tlua is'not wholly uufounded.
COMING WHITSUNTIDE
No Mpro Dlunora Till the Seventh
Sunday After Eastor.
t
A DISSERTATION ON DANCING/ !
Have Modern Young -Mon Aban *
douocl the Exoroloo ?
*
POLITICS TAKE A BACK SEATV
But the Newspaper Corroapoudouft
Onroa Never n Bit ,
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILlJ
Tlio Ocntlomnn Who Fiirnlshcn Many
IteniH Kicked Up n How Ho
Would ( Jo Out ( o Dlno
With W. II. Smith.
Close of tlio Festivities.
ISSS buJtimc * Uonton fJemictt.i
LONOO.V , Juno 1. [ Now York HoMltl
Cable Special to Tun URIC. | Tha political
weld is turning its back on Londoti
for the next ton days. To-night will sea
the last of the grand dinners and roj
ccptlons until Whitsuntide has passed.
A gooa deal is crowded into this last night. *
There will bo no end of dinners , bosldoa {
Bndy ICimborno's party , Mrs. Blsqlioffs-
holm's dance , nnd any number of "small and
earlies , " so called because they are nolthoiJ
small nor early. Dancing Is now put oft tq
BO late nn honr that by the tlmo the bana
strikes up , the young men who know how td
dunca have gone homo. j
Ono of the difficulties of the hostess of our
day Is to find dancing young men. Is it that
tbo now generation tlj nk themselves snperlod
to this form of exercise , or thut they prefer
the club and tha cigarette ?
Are they too lazy to dance , or don't they
know how ? Whatever the explanation may
bo , certain it is that at most
balls , now-a-days , young ladies find
It no easy matter to obtain a
judicious selection of partners. Cynical ob-1 "
servers would perhaps say that married
women arc cutting out the unmarried girlsj
Thcro is a good deal in that , nnd it la a
theme which w6uld furnish much room for
comment , especially if it could bo treated
with cnliro frankness and without fear ot
breaking windows in over so many houses.
I confess , however , that j , for one , should
bo afraid to enter too deeply into it , Another
Thackeray would bo required , to do It full
justice.
Well , then , the political shutters arc , so to
speait , put up for nearly u fortnight , and I
do. not hear any expressions of sorrow oe ,
regret , as the usual Industrious correspondent'
who has a supply of lively jmrugraphs foe
the London. and provincial newspapers , finds
himself compelled to fall back on Lord nua
dolph Churchill. ,
Never was thcro n man who contributed BO
much to hclpuowsugoncies float , nndtomakq "
up a respectable -week's ' ' bill for the penny.
nlincr.
What has the loader of the young demo
cracy boon doing now ?
*
It appears that rilico this week bo dU not
go o'ut to dinner , nnd once ho did , nnd each
Incident Is dealt with In the most masterly '
manner by skillful lournalists. Ho failed to
go to W. H. Smith's and never apologized.
Great Is the wrath of Smith In consequence
nnd ho cries aloud for vengeance.
TOOK TUB TIGItl-mS OCT.
The Regular Exchnimos Hothor the
IiicKtt-Shoi ! Men.
CHICAGO , Juno ] . [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bnu.1 There was great skurrying
around for quotations in the board of trndo
district this morning , The Chicago board ot
trade did not open till W'M : , but the specula
tors who trade in stocks , got sonic quota
tions.
By concerted action the Chicago board of
trade and the New York stock exchange ,
acting on decisions of the Illinois Buuruiuo
court , and on the decision of Judge Andrews
of Now York , have confined their quotations
exclusively to members of the respective ex
changes. Tlio Chicago board ot tnido
gave notice , several weeks ago , of
Its intention to cut off the quotations '
this morning ; bui the action of Now Yorlc
exchange was a surprise to all. The govern
ing board of the labor organization an
nounced Us intention at the close of business
yesterday. This was too late to allow bucket-
shops to got out injunctions against them
and the result was that here , as well as lu
New York , the bucket-shop men had a lively
bustle to got figures.
Chicago members of the Now York ex
change , who have private wires and who
made special arrangements , last night , witt
Now York people for their quotations Wiiit
getting a few of them. To further compli
cate matters nil of the old Baltimore & Ohio ,
( now Western Union ) and postal wires , Do *
twcen hero und Now York wore down ,
owing to the heavy storms In western Ponn-
s.vlvunla points. In addition there was a
heavy storm rnglng between Buffalo and
Albany , nnd the few Western Union wires
that wore in operation wore wontingvoiy
heavy. The confusion was increased by .
throwing on tbo few remaining wlroi tha
buslnnss wl'ich would ordinarily have ROIIO
over tlio Postal and the Baltimore < t Ohio
wires.
The local bucket-shops bad swarms ot
runner * out trying to get the quotations
from the privnto wlro houses. At some of
them they were refused admission ; ut others
no discrimination wus made between bucket-
shop representative and others. The "tick
ers , " whose contracts with tbo Now York
stock exchange and the Chicago' board have
terminated , were rending out quotations
from St. Louis , Toledo , the oil centers unit
other minor markets , A commission husumt
already to complain of the now dimculty. A
few customers , who can not now secure con
tinuous quotations , say that they will neb
trade unless they can bo furnished them.
They tiny that the new urrangomont forces
them to put altogether too much trust In the
honor of their commission men , The Chicago
cage board of trade has cut off over &OU ,
regular customm s. _ ,
Tim Wttuthiir indications ,
Her Ncbjushu nnd IXikoli .LlglH ruins ;
ullghtly cooler ; variable winds.
For Jovv-i 'Puir ; ituslonury tumporature ;
variable winds.
Piiullu Doht
WASHINGTON' , Juno l. The public debi
statement out to-day showi totul cash In the
treasury , Ji'J.IO'J.bsS ; totul debt , $1,1(03 ( ,
MUM ; decrease during May ,
aucreuso slnco Juuo 1 , l&tt , fi'i ,