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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA FRIDAY. MORNING , JUNE 7 , 1880. NUMBER 356 A WALL ABOUT JOHNSTOWN , Soldiers Guard the Entrances to tbo Striokon City. SIGHTSEERS NOT ALLOWED. The Belief Growlnc Xlmt tlio Kodlcs in the Icl > rls Muflt be Cremated A National llollcf Com- inlttco Proposed. " " " " * TMsmnl SIchtN and Sconce. JOHNSTOWN , PH. , Juno 0. A bird's eye view from the mountain side this morning nhoxva that the waters In the Concmaugh vulloy have subsided nlmost to their usual lovel. With the receding waters the scene of desolation becomes hourly moro wlcrd and picturesque. Lllto a desert swept by some flcrco simoon , the valley level Is tin unbroken plain for miles , only at last to find abrupt termination In the mountain of debris that found lodgment on some projecting rock , The work of recovering the dead ROCS on with undlmlnlshed vigor , tmd as the workmen bccomo ACCUSTOMED TO THIUU OIHSTLY VINIIS , nnd the horrors of the sccno become com monplace , they apply themselves moro dili gently to tholr duty und labor with a , system that produces rapid results. The Altoona delegation has boon onoof the busiest nnd most useful on the ground. They took charge of the two leading hospitals ana ran thorn until this morning , when they wcro relieved by the Pluladoluhin branch of the Red Cross society under Clara Barton. They have also been in charge of the wreckage nbovo the brldgo. The party of sixty men from Altoona have done so well that a big blast of TWENTY-HIVE DYNAMITE CAHTIlinonS nt 10 o'clock loosened up the debris and made It possible to oiion the mouth of the old chan nel. This gang of workmen has located the day express which was swept away at Cone maugh. The ruins of the train Ho about n hundred feet from the fourth buttress from the western end of the stone brldgo. Parts of parlor cars have to-day boon found , ns well ns traces of the passengers. About 9 o'clock the baggage of Miss Annie Chisholmof Nushvillo.Tcnn. , was found. She was n missionary on her way to Brazil for the foreign missionary society of the Methodist church. Among her effects was a bible , nnd in it was n message to bo filed nt Altoona and addressed to the Methodist Book Con cern , No\v York , announcing she was on the train. Her watch , some money and a Greek testament wcro also found. It Is evident many lives wcro lost on this train , morothun nt first supposed. The wtiolo train affair is STILL A MYSTEIir. At least the passengers have not so far been found and located. Tuoro was : v small-sized riot at a labor camp this morning oa account of thcro not being food or utensils to cook it with. Two workmen complained because they did not have soup and meat. This enraged Flynn , who is nt the head of the labor bureau , and ho ordered the guards to take the men out of town and not allow them to enter again. This seemed to have the de sired effect , nnd there was no moro trouble. This morning twenty time-keepers nrrivcu from Plttaburg , nnd they nro now hard at work getting tbo names of the men employed , nndit , was stated that FIVE THOUSAND MEN AKB AT WORK. It is expected that bv to-morrow at least 10,000 will bo employed , but oven this largo force will not bo nblo to remove the debris in less tlmo than several weeks. Last night about flvo hundred of the laborers had no tents to sleep In , but word has been received from Washington thai tents nro on the way , and it Is expected that they will arrive to- nipht. Shortly after midnight a riot was reported nt Cambria City nnd word was sent to Adju tant-General Hastings , requesting n detach ment of soldiers. Ho immediately ordered a company of the Fourteenth , regiment to the place , but when they arrived it was fount there was little or no necessity for their ser vice. The general reports everything quici last night , and this morning states there is no truth in the report that ho was going to order out the Tentli regiment. The soldiers are getting down to work nnd guards nro posted at the stone brldgo , and It is now im possible to got into Johnstown without n pass , MANY UNIDENTIFIED COItl'SES. There nro ut present thirty unidentified bodies at the Fourth ward school house These bodies have been lying there for the past thrco days , ana in that ttmo at least forty thousand people have viewed them. No ono has identified them nnd there is noth ing In tholr clothing to indicate who tlioj nro/- During the past twenty-four hours sixty bodies wcro embalmed und taken fron this place. This morning flvo bodies wcro brought in. Tholr names arc Henry Ludwig Albert Worry nnd Oscar Hcnnokamn , o Johnstown , and Mngglo Hillside , Morelnnd county. Occur llenncknmp was a woll- Known merchant of Johnstown , nnd his rola liven , who have been looking for him since the Mood , had ottered a largo reward for the recovery of his body. TtteXTY-riVE HUNDRED KOD1ES POUND. Some doubts have been expressed n to the estimates that 12,000 to 15,000 people have been lost In this Hooded district. Of course there is nt present no way of actor mining with any degree of exactness how many nro dead , but the guessing Is reasonable and conservative , nnd is basci on close figuring. At least 'JDOO , bodies have been found. Two thousand , at the lowcs calculation , are in the burned debris in the river ; M.OOO uro in the unscnrchedsund banks around thu Cambria works , down along the river p. ml in the lower part of Johnstown from ono to two thousand uro scattered In the valley floin Woodvillo to the bridge , nnd i thousand or two below the bridge betweei Jphnstoun and Bolivar. Hundreds wcro carried down the broad river In the tru nicmtaus current nnd may never como Into the hands of the living. TUB FBAHFUI. DEATH HOI.I , . Huid Adjutant-General Hastings tills morning : "Jn my opinion the loss Is greater than wo can show ligurcs for. " Wlllian Jones , of Hraddock , thinks nt least ten t < twelve thousand nro lost. The stntomcn , that 18,0JO pcisons had registered nt the rcg Utrntlon huicnus yesterday was incorrect Ono of General Hastings' aids siilu nt 1 ( o'clock that so muny persons rcglstoroi twlco or moro that the list had to bo revised and tlmt the total , was not moro than 13,000 This rc-pistiutlon not only comprehends the population of Johnstown nnd adjoining towns which was ubout a.'lKKt ( , but embraces places fuither away in the iloodec region , the total population of which was n Iciiht 45,000. Including villages , straggling hamlets ard farms. Chairman Hicks , of the Altoona delegation , who has been nil over the district smco Sun lay morning , buys the IOSH is 12OCO , to 11,0(0 ( , nnd hu buses It on talks with scores of people. r.S'PKIt MARTIAL , IAW. At noon to any the borough of Johnstown and adjoining boroughs , or what is loft of thum , practically passed under martial law. KMiiAi.MiNo THIS nonius. UP to noon to day 7U3 bodies have been embalmed at St. Columbus Catholic church , Cumbria City. A number of bodies wcro talttn from the debris ut Kornvlllo this fnoruliig , They were IdcntlOed ns Mr. and Mm , Joseph , Nora Potter , Mrs. Larry Hlles , Mrs. Reese , Frank Bcaman , LUzio Wagner I ana LuuraaDd Jcsnlo Jones. A number of I people arrived from Pittsburg to-day , ecus- I liie eonsldciublo trouble , as they only cat up I the provisions brought hero for the survlv- L ors. Even the undertaken ) were unable to Bf work In the Fourth Ward morgue this morn * ing , owing to ( ho slouch. Forty bodies wcro In n funullFcliool room , and all the unknown dead were taken from ttio room nnd placed iu the front yard. They will bo Uept fur u B ] rt -M . . . n > , _ . . day or two longer , but In the hot sun de composition will sot In very soon. Four ( Odlcs wcro found In the roar of the stone > ndgc this morning. Ono was identified ns hat of John Wickco. The others were hose of n young woman and two small children. This morning the workmen found thrco members of Benjamin Hoffman's ' family , which occupied n largo residence in the rear of Lincoln street. Tltn LIVING AVD DEAD. The real work of ascertaining what the number of living nnd dead of Johnstown is started to-day. A corps of clerks , under the direction of n relief committee , started out , ; hls morning , and they will go to every house in this vicinity nnd secure tlio names of the living. Another corpu of men will endeavor to find out who the missing nro , and In this manner It can bo definitely known just how many lives wcro lost In the Hood. A revision of the register list shows that only 13,000 people had registered by 1 o'clock this after noon at the different registration stations. By this list It is plainly apparent that n largo number of the survivors will not tnko the trouble to register. At ono of the sta tions , consequently , the plnn of having re- istcrh make u canvass was adopted. A great number of bodies are not idcntltlcd. They have lain in the different morgues for four days. Thousands of pcoplo from different sections of the state have seen them , yet thcyiomnln unidentified. At Ninovah they nro burying all the un identified dead , but In the morgues In this vicinity no bodies have boon buried unless they wcro Identified , KEEHNO OUT StOHTSEEIlS. A wall has been thrown about Johnstown , nnd noboay can enter it unless it is shown ho has business in the city. The Pennsyl vania railroad has been making un effort to keep out the crowds , but the Baltimore & Ohio pcoplo yesterday brought in n Hood of people from Somerset Valley. This morning when General Hastings heard of it ho had n conference with Scott nnd O'Mnru of the Pittsburg police , and it was decided to send Company F , of the Fourteenth regiment to Somerset for the purpose of preventing any further rush of pcoplo this way. A commit tee of citizens accompanied thu militia. They will stop off at all the stations along the road nnd remonstrate with the pcoplo against coming to Johnstown. The crowds of curious ones are constantly growing , and hinder tire work of removing the bodies and cleaning away the debris. On the Pennsylvania road side the gates are practically shut , and It is hoped this move will have seine effect on the Baltimore - moro & Olilo. There is but ono bridge across the Concmuugh , nnd nothing but a pass from Adjutant-General Hastings or Scott will carry ono over it. OLOOM 11LACK AS INK settles over Johnstown as the sun goes down , the colored lanterns of the railroaders being about the only relief to the darkness. Su perintendent Duncan , of the Alleghany County Light company , is still hero waltintr the arrival of his engines , dynamo , etc. , which have been blockaded in iho Pennsyl vania freight yards west of town. Thcro nro tons and tons of supplies In this blockade. The sanitary question is the para mount ono of the hour. The state board of health is looked on as a moro potent factor than the militia and the civic forcer combined. This after noon the work of the board was distributed , Dr. Lee taking a relay to Pittsburg with the intention of establishing his headquarters in the city hall. The office of the sanitary Inspectors specters will bo established there , half of which go up the river by boat nnd the ro- maludei take u construction crow up on the railroad. The latter have adopted crema tion as their cry , and to-morrow night the dcsolnto valley will bo lit up with bonfires of the wrcckace , which will be TUB rVUE OF IIUNDIIKDS of dead bodies. Dr. Merrill , deputy chief ot the state board of health , said to-day : "The point has como iu this horror when sentiment should bo laid aside. To endanger the lives of the living that the dead may be identified is no loncror justifiable. Besides , they are all past being embalmed , and friends can scarcely recognize the features " any longer. Identification" U only possible by the clothing or jewelry worn. " Dr. Groff , who is now in charge of the Johnstown bureau , states that tbo board of health and the sanitary inspectors , assured the Associated press correspondent this afternoon that there is no immediate danger of an epidemic in Pittsburgh "Tho dahgnr is , " said ho , " that pcoplo will bo scared into being sick. Wo need thousands of men to work on the debris und to clear it of car casses. " An inspector who Just arrived from the Woodvalo district reports great destitution. Thcro is nothing in town but flour and bacon , und very little of that. After noon to-day it was reported to Chief Gogoly , of the police committee , that n body of alleged rescuers at the foot of Main street were removing jewelry from the bodies they carried away. Gagely ordered a policeman to go and pretend tend to superintend the work , for the pur pose of apprehending the thieves. A special police had to bo detailed to prevent stealing from the debris back of the general hospital. A NATIONAL RELIEF COMMITTEE. The relief committee is to bo made national in its scope. Action to that effect was taken nt a meeting of the finance com mittee of the relief organization this after noon. The plan was proposed by parties hit'll In authority , and has been given the official sanction of the finance committee by .tho following clauses in this afternoon's resolutions : "Survivors of the flood are now nnd must bo for some time , wholly dependent upon issues to them of food und clothing us there nro no goods except those brought in bv the relief committee , nnd no places in7filch commerce can bo carried on' Agencies for making such distribution should receive grnvo consideration. It is with the unanimous consent of this committee thai another committee should bo appointed for this purpose , composed in part of citizens ol this locality und members appointed by the governors of states or by the chambers ol commerce of the cities from which the con tributions shall bo received , or in such other way ns will glvu this agency a national char acter und assure the country that its most generous charities will bo judiciously utul fully applied to the relief of the victims of our unprecedented calamity. " ACTUAL OASH RECEIVED. Up to to-day the committee has received in actual cash contributions fW,79(5.10 ( , with $ .17,115.45 promised In addition. The greater part of this Is represented by telegrams from n distance instructing the committee to draw on certain banks. This is an impossibility , us there nro no hanking facilities loft hero. The committee hopes that the contributors will forward their money by express. To-day J. D. Roberts stated that Philadel phia has promised 300,000 , v/liicli U now n1 thu disposal of the committee. Governor Beaver has reported $100,000 , , but has no ! made any move to send it , so far us known , Plttbburg has sent about J30J.OOO. IIRIQIITENINU A LITTLE. A tour of the outlying districts of Johns town was mudo to-duv by the Associated Press correspondent. Affairs are brighten ing slowly and moving forward with some system. Supplies have arrived nt Mlncra Point , and accommodations nro being pro- vldcd for the comfort of the survivors. The sumo arc being made at Conomaugh am Woodvale. Ono or two cases of pneumonia nro reported nt these places , but none o them uro serious. Measles and sere tlirou huvo urokon out among the children. An epidemic Is feared. L. I ) . Smith , of the Gautier steel works , Woodvale , Issued nt order requesting all employes to report ut the mill oOla-s to-day. The mill , which manufactures street railway specialties , is to bo removed to Moxhutii , another suburb o Johnstown , This will lo.tve only the woolen mill nnd chemical work in Woodvnle. The removal of tlio mill will bo a serious blow to its future prosperity. The now slto is la cut''d on Stoua creek near the Moxhnm stco works. Cuptuln l.otfr.n. of Morrellvllle , Unloaded thirty cars of icllcf goods to-day. Ho ad vises tlmt all goods be consigned to him , butte to send no committees , as it only creates confusion. Drafts for relief funds should b < addressed to James H. Scott. A carload of taipplles was unloaded on the track In Johns town to-day by thu relief committee. Til CUB WAS. A 1IUSII for the gooda. Thu stioni ; overpowered tlio veal : And got the best. Ono fight occurred , At ConemaUBh , Mlnornt Point , nnd Wood' vale provisions and clothing nro still badly needed. Uyron'ft ICcrnvlllo woolen mill burned , to-day. At ono time It looked as If the whole village would bo destroyed. The mill was n hreo-story brick , situated In the midst of the wrecks of several houses. The ruins wcrj on flro several times , but were ox- .Ingulshcd after a hard flirht by the bucket jrlgado. There Is a strong movement on 'oot lavorlng iho applying of the torch to , ho wrecked buildings In Johnstown. Al though the suggestion meets with strong op position there is little doubt the ultimata lolutlon of the existing difficulties will bo by jy this method. Army men have been for iwo days employed in clearing up the wreck in the city proper , nnd although hundreds of liodlcs have been discovered , not one-fifth of Lhn ground has yotbecn gonoovor. In many places rubbish Is piled twenty or thirty feet lilch , nnd not Infrequently these great drifts cover au area of nearly nj aero. Now pas sages have been cut through In every direc tion , but the herculean labor of removing the rubbish has yet hardly begun. At n meeting of the central relief commit tee , General Hastings suggested the advisa bility of applying the torch to the great sea of waste. He explained briefly the great work yet to bo accomplished if it were hoped to thoroughly overhaul every portion of the debris , nud insisted it would take 5,000 men months to complete the task. A motion was made that after forty-eight hours further search the debris of the city should bo consumed by fire , engines to bo on hand to play upon nny valuable building , that , despite previous precautions , might be come Ignited by the ccncrnl ' conflagration. Those whoso relntivcs'or friends still rest beneath the wreck remonstrate strongly against nny such summary action. The physicians warned the committee tlmt further exposure of tno putrid bodies could have but ono result , typhus or some ether epidemic equally fatal to Its victims. Although the proposition to burn wrecks was defeated , it was evident that the movement was gaining many ad herents , and the result will doubtless bo that in a few days iho torch will bo ap plied. At Nlnovoh 7-10 bodies were consigned to the earth to-day from the morgues about town. This ARMY OF DEAD was placed In trenches. Less than 100 had been recognized by friends. None of them were claimed for private burial , however , as in the majority of Instances , the survivors were too poor to stand the expense. There is an unusual amount of sicicncss about Kernvillo. Physicians claim tlmt sov- crul hundred cases of pneumonia exist. Tno reaction , now that the great shock lias passed , in n measure , has left hundreds of survivors with their nervous forces badly shattered and broken. Johnstown nnd ad joining villages nro now under thorough mil itary and police regulations. Each place has been provided with men enough to keep out intruders , and nonosnvo those who nro actu ally employed will bo allowed to remain. Officers uro arresting men every hour , some of them on the slightest provocation. Notices wcro posted in all tbo morgues to day stating that after to-day bodies would beheld hold only twenty-four hours for identifica tion. If at the expiration of that time they are not recognized they uro photographed , the photograph bearing the same number as the morgue number of the corpse. The work of blasting the gorge nt the Pennsylvania bridge was prosecuted to-day with much better success than on nny previ ous day. Several men armed with poles were busy pushing logs loosened by the blast out into the stream so that they would float away. AN OLD SETTLER'S THEORY. Thomas Jacobs , of Morrcllvlllc , is ono of the oldest inhabitants of the Coneniaugh valley. Ho said to-day that the water of the river was much higher in 1837 than last Fri day , oven after the dam bad broken. "Tho whole trouble about this deplorable affair , " ho continued , "results from the narrowing of the channel oi the river and the deflection of its course. I remember well when the chun- nel ran down where the mill below the bridge now stands. The ConnmnugTi always has been a shallow stream. After heavy rain falls it rises rapidly , as all moun tain streams do. Its watershed is large , und the hillsides are so constituted that the water runs down rapidly , causing quick risea and turbulent currents. Pri marily I hold that the Cambria iron com pany is responsible for narrowing the chan nel ; secondly , the South Fork club for not having mudo the dam secure beyond all pos sibility of break , especially when they caused the dam to be enlarged by raisin ? , and third , the Pennsylvania ruilrcad for having con structed a viaduct with such low arches , with ribs calculated to catch pieces of drift wood if they happen to strike diagonally on the piers. The dam made by the gorge at the bridge is what engulfed the town. ' ' llenvy Iaiuaio to Property. WiLMAMBi'oiiT , Pa. , Juno 0. The people hero are a little easier now that apprehen sions of suffering from hunger have been dissipated. Several cars of supplies brought up yesterday evening , are ready to bo un loaded and the work will begin some time to-dny. The river is now down to seven feet at this placo. The body of Calvin Miller , who was missing since the Maynard street bridge went down , has been found four miles botow hero. This makes two lives only lost nt the Maynard street bridge instead of the largo number fulsely reported drowned there. Advices coming show that the loss of 1 ropcrty is very heavy in all places near hero , Morris , Tioga county , is a total wreck. Many mills , dwellings and ether buildings were swept away and the Pine Creek railroad has suffered greatly. At Holllduysburg much damage was dono. Bridges were carried away ana great destruction was caused at every point. All along the line of the Phila delphia & Reading road in tills city de struction moots the eye. The number of houses taken away or demolished can not , bo stated yct.but it is quite largo. All nlong the entire river front from Pine street und back to the heart of the city nro piles of debris. Clothing , which has been called for , is badly needed , us so many lost all but what thoy'had on. Seine of the largo mills uro still filled with people , nnd freight cars and improvised shanties uro occupied by others. Tents sent will bo extremely welcome , but they may not bo obtained in time to got them erected to-day. The weather Is cold at present. Word has boon received from the Crescent Nail works , oa the Northern Central rail way , that the place has boon nearly all washed away. Many houses nnd a part of the nail works are gone. The pcoplo took refuge in a church onthesldo of tlio hill , and are loft entirely destitute. Most of tlio men of the town have gone to work alonir thu rail road , helping In repairing it , bat tholr fam ilies nre staying wherever tliOi can find shelter. Other 1 owns Need Aid , NEW YORK , Juno 0. Mayor Grant re ceived thu following from Governor Heaver this morning , dated Harrlsburg , Pa. : Wo succeeded in reaching Williamsport last evening with seven cur loads of provi sions by ferrying the river twice. This averts tlio present danger of n lack of food. The area of the flooded districts Increases , The city of Looktmvcn is In n distressing plight , llesorvoirs and bridges uro do- htroyed , und the city Is entirely covered with water. Provisions and other supplies are utterly ruined. We hope to reach them with provisions to-dny , ns wo did at Wil liamsport yesterday. Uoth cities need sup plies , clothing of nil kinds and bedding , Johnstown is being well supplied in those respects , , but the work of clearing uway the wreck and putting things In order will boone pf wocljs.Vo \ will need further help of all kinds fur n few days. Mayor Grant tuU afternoon asked Gov- crnor Heaver if portable houses would bo useful. In a fair minutes Governor Heaver sent u reply , It read : "Supplies of clothing nnd bedding nro greatly needed In Williamsport nnd Lock- haven. We are shipping supplies to both points. Houses I think very desirable , us I have urgent requests for moro tents to 8hel < tcr the homeless uid tlio so nt work re moving the debris , if thcso bouses could bo punhcd forward nt once they would bring much needed relief , The removal of the vast accumulation of wreckage at Johnstown will bo the work of weeks , and It estimated by reliable thirties to cost over $1,000,000. , " Genera ! Malinger SIcUcn SnI'c. CHICAGO , Juno 0. A telegram dated nt Bedford , Pn. , Juno 5 , from W. S. Mellon , general manager-elect of the Northern Pn- clflc railroad , was received hero to-day. Ho was on the train which was wrecked by the Johnstown flood , and It was feared ho was lost. Ho had traveled by wagon and express to reach Washington to-dny. In n letter dated on the 21 Instant , nt Aitoonu , ho says : "I have with mo Mrs. Halford , wife of Pres ident Harrison's ' private secretary , nnd her daughter ; Mrs. M. E. Brady , of Chicago ; Gertrude , and 13. L. Spangler , United States postolllco Inspector. The latter gentleman saved at least two lives. " The lady men tioned as "Gertrude" Is supposed to bo i > lcl- lon's wife. Tlio SmiHnry Situation. WASHINGTON , Juno 0. Surgeon General Hamilton of the mnrir.o hospital service , has received several telegrams from Johnstown , Pn. , concerning the situation there. Ono of them Is from Past Assistant Sitrccon Car- rlngton , In which ho says : "There is dan ger oi sickness unless nctlvo sanitary meas ures are taken. A corps is now being or- gnnlzcd. Dead animals are being burned ns rapidly as possible nnd disinfectants used freely. The work will require considerable timo. " A telegram from Dr. Leo , secretary of the Pennsylvania state board of health , says ; "Temporary depopulation Is being urged. " A pontoon bridge , in charge of Lieutenant Diddle reached Martlnsburg , W. Vn. , this morning , and will probably bo nt Johnstown by evening. Adjutant-General Hastings telegraphs there Is pressing need for wagon communication across the river. The Balti more & Ohio expects to have a temporary railroad brldgo across the river before night. _ $ 'JOOOO ( Raised For Johnstown. PiTTsnuiio , Juno 0. Contributions nro coming in rapidly for the relief of the Johnstown sufferers. It is estimated tlmt at the chamber of commerce $300,000 has been subscribed. Chairman McCreory , of the relief committee , to-night issued a cir cular , in which ho states : "It will require 10,000 men for thirty days to clear the wrecks nlong the ten miles of destruction nnd plncQ the city In n safe conal- tlou. This will cost double the amount now in the hands of the commltttoo and does not In clude the relief for the sufferers and desti tute , which is very great , all of which has been carefully attended to. The destitute are brought to this city , fed , clothed , and housed , or sent free to friends nil over the land. Wo ask the gcndrous subscriptions , which are coming from all over the country , to bo continued until sufficient funds are pro vided to complo the nbovo work. Female Fiends. JOHNSTOWN , Juno 0. Early this morning , Chairman Heinz , of the relief committee , was informed by several Pennsylvania rail road conductors , that two orthree women of questionable character had arrived in town lost night , whom they think are procuresses , como to prey on unfortunate young women. Ho reported the police who will warn all suspicious characters to leave town nt once * All young women who apply for relief will bo warned to beware of those women. On Their Way td PlUsburir. PHILADELPHIA , Juno 0. General Manager Pugh , of the Pennsylvania railroad , was notified , to-dav , that the following passengers were among those ) , who loft Altoona this morning to go to Pittsbu by way of .Eden- burg : Mrs. C. H. Lefforts and Carrie Bar ber , of Manilla , la. ; Charles Hcorscn. Among tlio PHILADELPHIA , Juno 0. General Superin tendent Pettit telegraphs from Altoona that Miss Agnes C. Chrlstman , of Beaver Ford , und a colored Pullman porter , who were on the second section of the day express , are missing. When last seen they were going back into the car , as if to get something. Wreckage PnHslitc Cincinnati. CINCINNATI , Juno 0 , Portions of the wreckage of the Conomaugh valley began to pass the city to-dav. Not much of it was caught , knd nothing of interest or value was found. Germans Wilt Assist. BERLIN , Juno C. The North German Ga zette , speaking of the Johnstown calamity , says : "Americans are always charitable. The condition of the sufferers by the Johns town floods demand German assistance. A Carload of Corn. JUNCTION CITV , Knn. , 'Juno 0. A carload of corn has been donated by the citizens of this citv to the Johnstown sufferers.1 The car loft for Chicago last night , nnd will bo auctioned off. Jny Gould'H Mlto. NEW YOHIC , Juno 0. Jay Gould has sub scribed $1,000 for the Johnstown sufferers. LAUD IIRPINEKX BXPtiOSION. Two Former Omuliii lleHldcntslirulSRd and Scalded. HUTCHINSON , Kan. , Juno 0. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] A terrible accident oc curred at the lard refinery of N , K. Fair banks & Co. , this morning , by which three men were badly injured. These works are under the general management ot James L. Woods , late of Omaha , and they were Just preparing to draw off the first refined lard. For seine days past Mr , George D. Lewis , superintendent of the Fairhunk refinery , at St. Louis , had been hero assisting In testing the machinery ana getting everything under headway. This morning , those jtwo gentlemen , to gether with a stcuuifittcr named John Gavin , also from Omaha , wcro testing the heat of the lard tank , when It exploded , The men were directly over the tank , and were thrown ngninst the ceiling above nnd deluged with boiling lard. Mr. Wopds , in addition to several bad bruises , was scalded in a fright ful manner from nead. to foot. Mr. Lewis wus also terribly scalded , sustained n com pound frncturo of an nnklo ; nnd was severely cut about the head. Oalvin was badly scalded , uut it is thought lib Is not otherwise Bcriously Injured. Medical assistance was smmoncd nnd the men werpremoved to tholr hotel , where they are rcsllpK comfortably. it Is the general opinion qf the doctors that Mr. Lewis' chances for recovery are doubt ful. The others will survive. Various theories nro advanced us to the cause of the accident , but the most probab'.o ' ouo is un over-pressure of steam. Declared a Dividend. CHICAGO , Juno 0. The board of directors of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad company met hero this morning and de clared the usual quarterly dividend of \ per cent on preferred and ] J per cent on common stock. The annual meeting ot the stockholders is now In session. The old board of directors wcrq re-elected with the exception that F. L. Ames wan chosen in the place of I ) , O. Mills , resigned , The annual report shows the net earnings wcro SI.ODI- 70U. with u surplus of iOiO.tOy. The not earnings of the lines won of the Mlsbourl river wcro $18:3,823 : , ; total surplus , $7T'JOJ'J , Americans Will CVIoUratc In I'nrln. PARIS , Juno 0. Thojciblnct hasconsldcroa favorably the report of the American resi dents for pormUsion to hold a uubllu celebra tion In Pnrln on Juno 4. President Curnot has consented to unveil the statue of liberty on that day , _ TlioVrntlinr Indications. Iowa and Nebraska Showers ; slightly cooler , winds becoming northerly. FORT OMAHA'S ' SITE CHOSEN , A Tract of Land About Blent MUoa From the City. THE CHEROKEE COMMISSION. It Is Selected at Jmit Peters Ap pointed as Collector of Inter nal llcvcnuo for the Ne braska District. WASHINGTONBuniuu , TnaOMAtu HUE , I 513 FoUKTKKNTnSTBSCr , V WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 0. I The secretary of war has decided to pur chase ns a now slto for Fort Oinnha a tract of CIO acres of land about olght miles from Omaha , which can bo had for about fOT.OOO. [ The above telegram was shown to Mr. H. T , Clarke this morning , and ho was of the opinion that the selection must bo a part of his property. "If this is about eight miles south , " ho said , "it must bo u section of the 4,000 acres I offered to sell. " "Docs the price correspond ? " "Well , the appropriation only provided for the expenditure of 5800,000 , ono-third of which was to bo used for the purchase of the property , and the other two-thirds for the buildings and improvements. That would make ? (5 ( < 5GOl ) , or about $ GT,000 for the pur chase of n site. Of course , 1 can not tell yet whether or not that Is my property , but. as I say , the distance about corresponds , and If it is south of the city , it is probably : i portion of the 4,000 acres.11 ] A NEW OKLAHOMA. The president has succeeded in completing the commission which is to negotiate with the Cherokee nnd ether Indian tilbcs lo cated in the Indian Territory for the cession of tholr lands to the United States. It will have to treat with every Indian tribe In the territory and complete negotiations that will require the entire time and attention of the commissioners for the time being. They will have to thoroughly understand the his tory of the various tribes from the date they took the lands they now own up to the pres ent tlmo ; they will have to bo conversant with the title by which the Indians now hold their lands , nnd bo prepared to meet n thousand and ono other minute nnd Intricate points which will cither arise during the treaty with the Indians or the knowledge of which will bo necessary to secure a result that will not only bo n satisfactory ono to the United States government nnd the Indians , hut which will be binding upon the parties to the Contract , should the Indians decide to sell the lands to the eovernmcnt. President Harrison recognizes the Importance of the situation , and accordingly looked over the country for n man whom ho thought could satisfactorily fill the bill as chairman of the commission. The position was first offered Judge Robinson , of Massachu setts , a man of undoubted ability , who par tially accepted , but upon inquiry into the nature of the ofllco nnd its requirements , ho was unwilling to sacrifice his business Interests , as ho would have to if ho accepted the office , and ho consequently declined the appointment. Then another search wus begun , and Mr. Baker , of Indiana , was se lected. Ho also declined to accept the po sition after ho understood its requirements. To-day the appointment of John 1J. Miles , of Lawrence , Kan. , to bo a member of the commission was announced , nnd he will be chairman. The other two mcmocrs of this body are Mr. Humphreys , of Illinois , a bright young lawyer , and Mr. Wil son , of Arkansas , u well-known lawyer. The latter gentleman , although unpointed nnd comniissioncd-muy not bo a memberif the commission that will finally co into the In dian territory. His resignation would not bo a surprise to his friends in this city , who sav that ho has about determined to with draw from the commission , as ho does not consider either the glory of the office or the salary attached a sufficient recompense to warrant him in leaving the law practice. The fact that the commissioners are re quired to so thorouhgly understand every thing appertaining to tha tribes they will meet , which necessitates great study and consequent delay , and the unor ganized condition of the commission , has postponed the work of negotiation. It was thought when the board was authorized that it would have been on the grounds long cro this , but now it will be ten days or two weeks before the start Is mado. After the commis sion begins Its labors ttoy will bo ongaccd anywhere from one to two years. ThoChero- keo tribe will probably bo the first visited , aud then the others in turn. The government , if the commission Is successful In Its negotia tions , will acquire about twenty-two million acres of land , enough for n new stato. These lands are very fertile nnd rich in minerals nnd settlers will pour Into them when they are opened more rapidly and In greater num bers than did the boomers into the territory of Oklahoma. A LITTLE Iinil TAPE AIIOLISHEI ) . Soon after Mr. Black assumed the position as commissioner of pensions , ho issued an order to examining surgeons , prohibiting them from giving any statement on affidavit to a claim for u pension , without first asking permission from the pension bureau. This order has been in operation for nearly four years , and it is found that , besides being use less nnd without reason , it has acted ns a bar to the business of the office nnd has caused much needless delay in the examination of applications for pensions. Recognizing these facts , Commissioner Tanner to-day issued the necessary order to examining surgeons to declare the ruling of Commissioner Black void. The commissioner t > tut in his circu lar that ho is unable to find any reason or law to prevent a man , simply because ho la an examining surgeon of the bureau , from testifying ns to any matter within his knowl edge , provided this information was not ac quired in his official capacity. IT BUAl'El ) LINCOLN'S OVSKET. At the request of Secretary Proctor , Brigadier General Townsend ( retired ) , has officially identified the largo flag now on exhibition in the secretary's ' onico , as that which draped the casket of President Lin coln , I'ETEItS APPOINTED. The president to-dny appointed John Pe ters , of Nebraska , to bo collector of Internal revenue for the district of Nebraska. MISCELLANEOUS. The secretary of agriculture has issued what purports to bo a very learned treatise on lard and lard adulteration. It is the work of H. W. Wiley , a chemist in the de partment , and forms a number of the "food und food adulterants" series. There nro 151 printed pages devoted to the work , and as stated in the preface , the object is to show the character of true lard. How It Is tnado nnd how it may bo distinguished from its Imitations nnd the substances used In adul terating lard , huvo been studied und their properties described. The character of the mixed lards pointed out. Congressman Dorsoy , of Nebraska , has formed u campaigning party to spend u few weeks In Dakota , subsequent to the adjourn- mcnt of the constitutional convention to be held this month. Among those who will compose the party are Congressmen McKinley - loy , of Ohio , Burrows , of Michigan , und Buyno , of Pennsylvania. T. C. Nelson was to-day appointed post master ut Hiulcton , Buchanan county , In. Piiitnv S. HEATH. TUB CU.\MIUK JXCITBI : > . Furry Klucs nnd IH Grcct- id With a Stormy Prorctit. PAIIIS , Juno 0. In the debate on the edu cational budget in the chamber of deputies , to-day , the rising of ox-Premier Ferry to ad dress the house caused n great uproar. The members of the right shouted , "Tho blood ol the Tonquln dead chokes you , " nnd many similar cries were heard. Do CasRagnac ad vised the house to submit and listen. "Wo can swallow our disgust1 explained Bou- troola , deputy for the department of Vendee. Finally , on the dcmund of the president , order wus restored aud Ferry proceeded with his remarks. COUNVAMi AND JOHNSTOWN. Anxiety For the CornUhinont In the Flooded Dlmrlot. ICopj/rffjM 1SKi \ \ Jamtt Gordon Hcnnelt. } Pi.v.MouTit , Eng. , Juno 0. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun BEE.J The calamity in Pennsylvania has caused the greatest alarm nnd anxiety among the pcoplo of West Cornwall , largo numbers from nil parts of the country having migrated to Johnstown and formed quite n Cornish col ony there , nnd there Is very little doubt but that n majority of them , if not all , are vic tims of the disaster. No definite information has been received , but several young men from St. Davy's nud Cnmbourno wcro known to Imvo been employed In the Iron works which were swept away by the floods. On receipt of tlio news of the catastrophe Mr. Harvey , of Penzauco , who recently re turned from Johnstown , became alarmed , for ho left his married sister with six children In the stale ; and ho received such n shock to his system that from the first his life was despaired of , and ho expired yostcr- day at his brother's residence. It Is calculated that fully flvo hundred families In Cornwall have relatives In Johns town , and grief , of course , Is great through out the country. fllUKAT llAhSTUAD l.V UKUtjIN. A llcport That Ills Name IN to Go to the Senate Again. ICopt/rto/it / / lfS3 fin JiiniM ( Jordan HcimetU BEIILIN , Juno 0. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun BcE.l Murat Hal- stead told mo to-day that ho Is still shaky nnd suiters much from rheumatism. Ho is going to take some baths at Joplltz in Bo hemia. There Is a report that his name is to go to ilio senate ngaln for the Berlin mission. American Kiijliiocrs in [ Copyright JSSflliu James Gordon LivmiPooL , Juno 0. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to THU Bic.l The visit of the American engineers to the United King dom promises to bo ono of the most satis factory kind , and the distinguished strangers nre likely to return homo with pleasant memories of the hospitality of their English friends. They reached the Mersey in two detach ments ; the first being the members of tbo American Society of Civil Engineers , who came by the City of Now .York ; nnd second the representative members , and their friends , of the Joint Engineering Societies of the United States , who arrived by the City of Chicago. A general reception committee , embracing the most prominent men of Liverpool , was formed , and with them were associated a distinguished deputation from the Institution of Civil Engineers , and other technical so cieties of Great Britain and Ireland , nud rep resentatives of the Liverpool Engineering society , to welcome the Americans on their arrival In England. To-day a series of ex cursions were arranged for the convenience of the visitors. The committee sent convey ances to the various hotels to take thorn dawn to the place of mustering. The enjoyments of the day included a recherche lunch on board the fine ferry boat Lancashire , whilst crossing the river. An other , nnd in many respects quite as inter esting an excursion , was that to Messrs. Laird Bros , , Birkenhead iron worus , nnd to the Mersey tunnel railroad. In the evening an official rcccotion was given , by the mayor of Liverpool , in the town hall. To-morrow most of the American en gineers will visit the ship canal , in progress , which will bring Mancheater into direct con nection with the sea by way of the Mersey , after which they will disperse all over the kingdom. Another Yacht to Ito Beaten. [ Copyrfo/it / JE89 by James Gordon 7/cnnclt.J EASTIIOUUNC , Juno 0. New York Herald Cable Special to THB BEE. ] The launch of the yacht Paradox , which will compete for the American cup If it answers expectations , was effected here this afternoon. In the presence of a largo concourse of spectators the vessel was moved to within ten fee' of the sea , and will enter the water at high tide to-morrow morning at 4 o'clock. It is more than n generation since n lug ger-rigged yacht has been seen in English waters. In the case of the Paradox the ne cessity of lowerinc the sail when removing it from ono sldo of the mast to the other will bo obviated , by an ingcirious arrangement. The foremast is GO feet high , the mainmast 70 feet , and the foroyard 53 feet long. The sail area will bo about two thousand square feet. feet.The The Paradox Is the largest yacht ever buiH at Eastbourne , und is the largest in the world. It has been constructed by G. Gndsden , the well-known shipbuilder of that town. The peculiarity of the hull is that It is perfectly straight nt the bow and tapers oft towards the rudder. Mr. E. 'Hopham , the owner , will command the yacht , which will take part in the yacht race at queens- town Juno 17. _ Vnndorhllt'H Yacht Alva. ICopyr/oM / I8S3 tin James ( Jorilin Hcnnett.'l PLYMOUTH , Juno 0. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Bun. ] Thn Alva steam yacht , belonging to Mr. Vnnderbllt , which has for some tlmo been lying nt the government moorings in Harnpool , sailed from Plymouth , 'to-day , eastward. The vessel has undergone an extensive overhaul in the Great Western docks , and will pro ceed along the coast of Norway to North Capo and then to America. Vandcrbllt is not on board. o - JMoro Subscriptions. [ C < ij\\irluM \ \ tsyi tin James f/or.lou II cnnctl. ' ] LONDON , Juno 0. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to THIS Bii.l : : The following further subscriptions hnvo been received by the London edition of the Herald for the re lief of the sufferers by the Pennsylvania floods : James B. D. A. Boulton , of New Jersey , 5 ; F. H. Snyder , 5 ; Dr. Mitchell , JCl.ls ; C. S. J , , 3 ; David Scott , 1 ; F. W. Capnmn , 10s. - .Movf.mcntK of American CnnhontH , ( Ci > v\irluM \ IACO Inj James Gonlun llciinett.l LONDON , Juno -Now York Herald Cable Special to THB UuB.l The United States gunboat Swatura arrived at Mo zambique on Wednesday , and the Cornctto Enterprise ut Port Said to-day , Nehraska and Iowa I'oimon < i , WASHINGTON. June 0. ( Special Telegram THE Bcc. I Pensions grunted Nebraskans ; Original invalids Alexander May , James Walton , David F. Weimer , Irving S. Smith , James Devoro , Increase John J , Cain , Charles Growo. Reissue Charles Hurklns , Joel P. Calkins , J. Uock Williamson. Orig inal widows , etc. Surah , mother of Georga J. Bye ; Solomon , father of William U , Cor- win.Pensions Pensions for lowunsi Original Invalids- Samuel J. Gunsulls , Joseph Dalit ( deceased ) , William P. Culver , Restoration and reissue Mlshaol Cheesonian. Increased Andrew J. Bailey , John 'IV Robbs , Christian Hack , Peter Carder , Israel Hutphroy , John 11 If- ford. Reissue -Samuel V , Duncan ( O. W. ) , Bonavontura Holnz. Reissue and Increase- Charles Simmons. Original widows und children Isabel , widow of Joseph Dain ; Armor W , , father of Thomson Lowh ; Elizabeth A. , mother of Joseph H. Miller. SEATTLE , W , T , , IS BURNIN The Whole Business Portion of tbV Town In Ashes. THE FIREMEN ARE HELPLESS.'j Over n Thousand Feet of Hose DoJ stroyrd An Hnglno and Grow ' On the Way From Portland. . % Nothing But KcsldcMiccs Ijott. > POUTUND , Ore. , Juno G. Flro brokooul at Seattle , W. T. , at 2:30 : this afternoon hi thoPontus building , nnd is now raging ovofi n district of flvo or six blocks , nnd the lu dlcatlon nro that the whole business portion of the town , Involving millions , will go. The magnificent San Francisco store Is on flro. The firemen nro helpless and have telegraphed In all directions for holpj A later dispatch from Seattle says : "A disastrous llro is now sweeping through the heart of the business part of the city. Tw ( blocks have already boon destroyed. Man * other buildings nro In flames , and the conjj llagration has passed beyond the control ol the fire department. To ndd to the city's peril n smart breeze Is blowing oft the bay ; fanning the flames , and about ouo thousand feet ot Hose have been burned. At present ) no Idea of the extent of thu loss can bo formed. The opera house block ] the block opposite , and the warehouses ! at the foot of Column street , nnd also foun buildings in the roar of thoPost-Intolligoncon are burning. Tlio pcoplo in the Yestor block1) ) ! occupied by the Western Union nud the Postr Intelligencer , nro moving out. " At 0 o'clock to-night the best engine in thfe department , fully equipped with ncrow , oto k and 1,000 feet of hose , started on n special train , nnd will probably reach Seattle att midnight. Later. From several insurance ngoncicf | In this city it is learned that thlrty-onoj blocks so far have oeen burned in the very business portion of the city , nnd there tfi great danger of the loss of about twenty blocks more. The fire Is not yet under con trol. The very latest despatches state tml ] fire ban reached the great coal bun tiers ! Should these bo destroyed , it is certain that ) the flames will bo commun Icatod to n very largo number of wooden buildings. Later A dispatch from Seattle at 10 p. ra says the business portion of the city Is In ashes. Every bank , hotel and place ol amusement , all lending business houses , ail newspaper offices , railroad depots , miles of steamboat wharves , coal bunkers and telegraph \ graph offices are burned. The fire began neaw the corner of Front nnd Pearl streets in ; the Seattle candy factory at 3:30 : p. m. Too' whole of the business section north of Stet son & Post's mill along front nnd Second ' streets to the water front have been burned , ! Involving a loss of over $5,000,000. The city Is literally wiped out , except the rosldonca portion on the high ground. At 0:30 : p. m the flames hud reached the wharves aud the steamboat and shipping wora compelled to put out into the stroanx A stiff breeze wus blowing from the north j west when the flro started , nnd It soon goff the best of the fire department. The watcij supply gave out within two hours after tha flro begun , nnd then the flames had a clean sweep. Agrcatdcal of property was uiovcdi only to bo burned In other places , so quickly did the flames spread. . l THI3 MONTANA TRACED * . InqucHts KstnhllBh the Identity ofthQ Dead Murderers. HELENA , Mont , , Juno 0. [ Special Tele gram to Tin ; BEE. I Inquests on the dcoq bodies of the murderers and murdered of the Silver City tragedy were hold , to-day , and resulted in establishing the identity of the murderers and completely exonerating' ' and oven commending the action of the slier- < , id's posse in hunting down and killing tha assassins. The victims of the murder , Agent JobsO nnd Operator Burwell , were embalmed to day and will bo shipped cast ; Jobst to a brother In Dakota and Burwnllto his parents in Detroit , Mich. Both wore young men and respected employes of the Manitoba ralU road. Tlio murders have boon identified as Hob- ort Quaido and Julius Quaido , cousins , who came hero from southern Minnesota msft spring. They had frequently been seen in Helena , and were undoubtedly connected 'J with several darmu' ' burglaries within the , ' past two months. Their former homo was. in southern Iowa , where they were outlawed ; for various crimes. For two years officers' have been on their trail for crimes com mitted there. Railway lOmployrH Orcanlzp. CHICAGO , Juno 0. Quito an Important move occurred in railway labor circles hero , this evening , when nine delegates f assembled hero , ratified u constitution for thai i future government of thrco of the iinportnn railway employe associations which ara now ft , federated In ono body , known as Iho United/ Order of Hallway employes. The delegate ' | represented the brotherhood of railway f brnkcmen , switchmen's mutual aid DBSO * j elation , and the brotherhood of locomotive ) firemen. The Governing body will 3 bo a supreme council , of which. , the following nro the officers : , president , F , P. Sargeant , of the Fireman's ti association ; vice president. Frank Sweonlo , ' - ' of the Switchmen's association ; secretary , E , F. O'Shea , of the railway brakcmen'a association. President Sargeant was uskcd to night what Is the stiind of the now order on strikes , and replied : "All difficulties that can possibly arise nro pro vided for , but us the constitution is a secret one I cannot btnto the provisions. " Thu llcgnttn at Halt Ijiilco. SALT LAKE CITY , Juno 0. ( Special Telegram gram to THE BIE. ] The dispute between the Lake park nnd Garfleld beach resorts , aa to the noted oarsmen , is assuming serious proportions , O'Connor aud Leo wcro billed to appear nt Garficld bench , and their sculls wer < j sent there. Later , they were iidvcr * Used to appear nt Lake park. At this writ ing both icsorts are billing iho town that the regatta will positively take place at their ro- bpcctive resorts. The Gurficld beach follca refuse to deliver the sculls unless a freight bill of $100 Is paid , the charges for huulintf the boats sixteen miles , The excitement IK at fever heat here , and it Is impossible to predict which resort will curry off the prize. C. E. Wincoto und wifo. G. E. Franklin. M. A. Malnton und Charles T. Willis , of Omuhu , ara in the city. Frnrum and PAIIIS , Juno 0 , [ Spjcial Cablegram to Tm : UKE.J Two hundred and fifty mem bers of the French chamber of deputies huvo signed a response to the memorial sent by 230 members of the British house of com ] moiis to President Carnet , in relation to tbo nbfccnco of Lord Lyton , thu Uritfsh cmbas- nador , ut the opening of the Puns exposition. The response expresses gratitude for the ns- suraucu of uympathy for Franco which tha memorial contained , und utters the hope that those who Hlgn It will join in an Interna tional parliamentary conference on the 2'JtU iiiKt. at which authorised roproicntativGu ol public opinion tnuy unlto to chase away HIM threats darkening the political