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ESTAi3LISIIED JTJNE 19 , iS7II. OMAIL , TUESDAY MOILI1NG JUNE 2 189G.
IARINES AT
I American and Britiah Porcea Occny thi
Nicaraguan Port.
INSURGENTS WANTED TO MM < E A WAR IOM
Tried to Carry Off the Merchandso from
the Oustotns Eonse.
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS IN A RIOl
Robbery and Pillage Checked by the Me
from the War Ships.
ZEIAYA THANKS TIlE COMMANeER
Stsirn nnt 4tr.M I'tnut * SI1e b Sidi
1. Ith t1u Union Juck at the
IteQItMt Of the 1CSICC
Zul CItI&eus. .
CopyrIht. 1G. by the A.cIated Pre5s. )
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. May 14.-Spc (
clal Correspondence of the Asajclatec
Pres.-In view of the fact thai
the government controlled the wIre
at the tn2e , the correpondent o
thu AscIaed ( pre here has been compellec
to eenil by in2II , the following acecuot oC th
landing on May 2 , at Coriato , of a force o ,
about 100 American and liritish inarinn
fern the United State 8hIp Alert am
the BriUsh cruleer Comu , who. acting In th
most perfect harmony. occupied that porl
and protected , until May 4 , the prop.rty 0 :
foreignerN In the cwtom hou5e and at th
railroad etation , eubduing a riotous an
drunken mob. which threatened to cause tiu
most ueriou disturbances.
During the recent revolution In Nicaragua
ther were remarkable inrtances of the law
lesi manner in which so-called niinl ters o
provincial governments could act ben the )
had the opportunity. For instinco aboul
March 24 , Ssmuel Mayorgi , who wan minIste
for the treasury in the Ulca or revoutionar
government , made a demand on Mr. H. S.
Hrt1ing , an English subject. controller ci
the branch at Leon of the London bank 01
Central America , for a loan of $5O.000 or
about $ i3,000 of Niciragua bonds of doubtfu
oarnerrliip , threatening to withdraw protec
tion from the bank It the demand was no :
complied with In a given time. Mr. HsrdIn
eucceeded in staving the matter ol unti
lie had letters delivered eecretly to Corn
mander Franklin Hanford of the Unlte
Statcu ship Alert , then the only wa
ship at the port of Corinto. and to th
' UnIted States consular agent at Corinto , Mr
Henry Palazic. Commander Hanford tm
mediately aesured Mr. [ larding that ho wouk
resist any elTort to take by force the prop.
erty of citzens of the United States or o
aubjecta of foreign governments In ( rlendl3
roatlons with the United State. Corn
mander Hanford sent this letter by thE
United States coneular agent.vbo too
prompt action and stated lila intention oJ
iavlng the mouey of the Engilsh. bank ( ron
the Nicaraguan officials. while at the aam
time clearly showing the Insurgcnts that thE
property of foreigners could not be lnterfere
with.
ORIGIN OF THE TROUI3L&
On May 11 Mlnleter Mayorga iseued a de
.creo in the name at the revolution. declarint
that the omcer ad books of the custoni
house at Corinto were to be at once reinovet
to Leon. cepital of the revolutionary govern
rnent , situated nbuut. thirty mlIe In the in
tenor , "owing to the fact that the troop
of llonduriui ( sent to acalot the army o
President Zelaya ) might at any time over
come the small forcd o President Uaca :
troops at Corlijto ani ecize the mliii n
dollars worth of morchaudiao in the cuetn :
hou'e belonging to itlzns of Nicaragua am
r to foreigners. as they had rcbbed privati
dwelling and stores In thr town of EL Viejo
twenty.flwe miles from Corinto. " lie. S.unue
Muyorga , minister of the trea'iry. jad co&ii
to Corinto with ralirced lran In cider t
remove the merchandise beioniog largel
to foreignera front the euErn hbtir.e of Cor
Into to Leon. It was twhIeflt , h'wever , titi
the real obicet of Mayorga as to ubtoi oe
eislon of this property am ! bold 't as se
curlty for a war loan. The foreignera pro
tested to Commander lianfori and to Cupt.m
Henry II. Dyke of the British cruse Con'ur
which had arrived at Corinto about April 5
The dimerican and flritt3ll C : i.inilerr' : de
CitlOd that they w3uld nut allow ilte incur
gents to take ' .f the prcperty 0
foreigners in the uat'nn ) house or ritilr.a
depot at Corinto , .aa rho kitte ; huildbiga
being within sixty yadc of Iie guns of thi
waruilps , were at least as safe as It thi
property wets at Li'on.
This enraged Minister Mayorga so much thi
he caused the arrest of all native malec ii
Corlnto between the ages.of 17 and 70 year
on the plea that a grcat battle was imminen
at Moniotomba. After detaining them on titi
ruiiroad cars for a few hours Mayerga re
leased all of those who could pay taint fron
$100 to $250 in cash and returned to Loot
with the unfortunate inhabitants of Corinti
without giving any receipts ( or the mone
collected. but declaring be wculd return agati
to Corinto. ThiB ho did on May 1 with hi
party diebandeti and sought satty In 111gb
with consiilerabio tiLInie of money extorte (
from the people of Nicaragu's. They escape
to Guatemala in a small schooner , the corn
inantlers of the American and Uritish war
rhip having no authority to arrest them
lInt their flight sttowed the necessity of pro
teetlon of forcignere to be greater than ever
INsL'ROENTS allow flIOTOUS.
Altliougi. the chiefs of the Insurgent part
rucceeiled in escaping. a great number n
the oflicers and soldiers of the incurgen
arn3y. with their arms , ilocked to Corinto i
the hope of getting out of the country. bli :
falleil. owing to lack of means. The disap.
pointed soldiers became recklesa after theti
leadcrs deserted theni and began drinkini
antI rioting. Some of them succeeded is
crossing the estuary and nide for the woods
Others cotnntenced robbing tionees and threat
ening the lives of everybody of the law ani
order class at C note , Women were. In
suIted and an attaclc upon the custonia housi
was planned. The native commandants anc
the handful of police at the port. were ut
terly Impotent and on the morning of 1a )
2 the commandants. at the requee of thi
peaceful residents. sent a committee to Chin.
andega with a letter to M.tnuel IJonilla , ytci
president of honduras. who was Iii conirnan
of the troops of that republic sent to suppori
prpIi1nt Zetaa. Senor op'H '
llvieJ , wii ht recitv1 tue requei
from Corlnto to t.snl a fnrce to r'tevt ibs
jort. Ite proinrze1 to &niply , tiera } wa
considerable delay anti the Sew policemen sen
dtd not reach Corinto untii 7:30 : p. rn. . witlet
would have been too late to save the cus
tonis house and its contents. although Chin
anclega Is only twenty.two miles front Cer
Into.
Into.While the committee was away the moe
aerteus disorders broke out at Corinto. Thi
disbanded soldiers seemed Insane with drink
robbed houses , violated women and ycuni
gtrls. anti began gathering about the cut
toms house. Palmer , the commandant
the customs houee , hurried a wrItten re
quest for protection to Mr Henry Pataslo
the Uivte4 states consular agent , requeetin
the latter to appeal for help to the corn
manders of the American end llrtitch wai
whips in port , asking them to land men an
take charlIe of the port anti protect the per
eons antI property of Nicaraguan , and for
eigners and of the government of Niesragut
until the govenmenI Cf President Zetays
could send troops.
Abo1 1 p. in. . on May 2 , a orce of aboul
100 marInes quickly drove the rIoters lntc
hiding. ily order of LIeutenant Baker thi
ag of Ntcarsgua was again hoisted to tin
agataff In front of the customs house an
the stars mu stripes wa hoisted on tin
fagita at the northeast side of the custonu
house. The British flag was hoisted by Lieu
tenant Lewln of the Comus on the south aid
of the building and aLto on the west end o
the railroad station. In less than half a :
hour after the marines landed perfect orde
and peace prevailed in Corinto and the real
dents hurried to bedeck themselves in bolt
day attire in honor of their gallant rescuer
In the evening , General Metuta of lIon
duras anul about eighty soldiers arrived a
the outskirts of Corinto and sent forward
messenger demanding the aurrender of Ut
citatoms houce , railroad statIon antI par
immediately and that the marines return
their ships. Lieutenant Baker reeeived lb
message and sent a reply asking for a writ
ten request from President Zetaya or corn
member of his government. Metuta evidentl
had no authortty and he returned to Metays
highly ofTended after writIng Lteutenan
Baker a note full of celf.eulogy. telling c
bitt greatness and poInting out what p'gmie
all other persana wore when compared
him.
MTUTA IS TKE PRISONER.
About Ii oclock In the morning of May
Ocueral Metuta again appeared at CorInt
with about eighty Ilondurans and proceede
toward tim customs house. General Metuta
after a parley with the young lieutenant Ii
command of the l3ritIsh marines , waa at
lowed to pass with acme of his uldc to th
headquarters of Lieutenant l3aker of tb
Alert. There he etated he had coitie wit
authority front General 1Jan11 a , vice pres
tlent of Ilontluras and commander of tb
Honduran sIlica of President Zelaya o
Nicaragua , to cccupy Corinto and to reller
the foreign marInes frcm protecting tb
property of the government of Nicaragua
etc. It Was not then known in Corinto wha
great outrages the Honduran soldiers liai
committed on women and girle at Elvieja
nor wac It known they had destroyed a grea
deal of property whIle occupying that plac
during the past two menthe , or Genera
Metuta's reception might not have been a
pleasant as it was. However , Licutenan
Baker cignaed for Commander Hanford an
Captain Dyke , who soon arrived at the eus
tomit house. For an hour or so they pa
tiently listened to Metuta's blucter. bu
hen he threatened to occupy Corlnto with
otit waiting for President Zelayas orders , at
though the latter wac only about thIrty mile
away. the AmerIcan and l3riticli commander
decided to teach the Honduranc a lesson.
( ow sharp ordera were given , and the Amer
lean and British marInes , fully armed ow
equipped , were drawn up at their differen
stations ashore. The Alert was aignaleil ti
cleam up to opposite the customs house. ani
the common was cleared for action. Thea
preparations had a calmIng effect upoi
Metuta. He began to apologize as energet
Ically as he had at first attempted to b uU
and promiaed to retire with hic troops if tb
merican and British conimanderi . woul
permit him. Finally , It . , agreed tba
General Metut and his soldiers should b
allowed to come in out of the hot tropica
sun and rooct upstairs in the telegraph office
fico at the northwert corner of the cuctam ,
house e'uare. But they were warned to kee ]
quiet and to behave theni'e1ves notil advice
were received from President Zelaya.
A train arrived at Corint at about 5 p. cii
from Chinandega bringing about sixty Nica
raguan saidiere , under General Etnillo 111cc
rara , with a letter from General Aureltu
E. trada , a close penc.onal friend of Preslthtn
Zelaya and commander general of the clvi
department of the republic. The letter wa
addressed .to the United Stntea consul a
Corinto , notIfying hIm that Cenerl Hienrar :
hail been appointed commandant at Ccrint
and assuring him and the commanders of tb
United States and British war ships tha
Hierrara was an henc.at , cool , . prudent an
relIable man , who would protect life am
property and that Corinto might be turne
over to him with eafety as the representa
tive of the legal government of Nicaragua
General Bonulla , vice president of honduras
also reached Corinto by the same tratn anti
at a conference with Commander Hanford
Captain Dyke and General Hierrara. apolo
gized for the conduct of General Metuta
Terms were agreed upon , and abut 8 o'clocl
a. m. , May 4 , Corlnto was turned over to tb
Nicaraguan force. When President Zelay
was infcrmed or the occurrence he at ocici
telegraphed his appreciation and approval ti
the American legation wIth his thanks am
later telegraphed an invitation to Cominande
hanford and Captain Dyke and their officer :
to velt Managua and enjoy the hospttalit
of the government of Nicaragua.
CMI'lJItOlt JOSEPh SUItE OF PEACE
leelnres timE the DrettsnisdVIll l'rc
.err. ' t lit' lttiIIzisi Etii tn ( hun.
BUDA PESTH , June 1.-Emperor Francb
Joseph today received the Austrian-Hun
garian delegation at the castle of l3uda. Re
plying to the addreasea , his majesty asic
that the firm and steadfact attItude of tin
Dneibund on all queaticuio affecting Europi
largely contributed to the fact that tin
European peace bad nt been disturbed.
In spite of disquieting symptoma in liii
east , " ho added. "the efforts of my gor
eminent In accord with my tried &ltco ban
revealed cuch a ucunimity of views arnoni
all the great powers in regard to the main
tenance of the etatun quo in the' Bolkat
peninsula as to JLL'itify me in expecting
peaceful development of international rela
tions. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
itSLfl3l s'ruiuvi's alAhE .1 RIoT
'z.s. ) hiisiireui . % rrrtM Are iIisuIt' ties ,
One .iIixi IIii.'uI luy the I'olIi' .
CAIRO. June 1.-Serious dfstuthances ban
taken place at the moslem univeralty meequc
Some sanitary clilcers attempted to vlsi
the school , where a case of cholera bad beec
reported. The students opposed the en
trance of the officials and the governor 0 :
Cairo apd other government officers weri
.surnrnoned. The atudents stoned the police
The disturbance was finally quelled.
The governor was wounded in the iiea
with a stone. When the students stine
the police the latter fired , killing ante of tin
rioters and fatally wounding three others
Two hundred arrests were made.
Sir 3lnt'kenxie Iiuis cli Iutersiut'uI
LONDON. June 1.-The St. James azetti
this afternoon iUblihes a long interviev
with Sir MackenzIe I3owell , the Canted ni
premier , Ofl thiO Pacific cable conference ant
Canadian polItics. lie is quoted as havini
no doubt the conservatives will be iuccess
ful in the elections unless the school quas
tim takes a ctrnger hold on the peopt
than the premIer thnkc it wilt. Sir Mae
ltenzie flowell Ja also quoted as saying tha
the llberala were willing to accept reciprocit :
with the United States , coupled with dir
crtmiuatton aga'net England. But the con
servatires refused to accept the prapoaition
I'ii rliutiuseu S .tgnI ci I a t4eNiRt.
LDNDON , June -ParlIament reaseem
bled to'la after the Vbitsuntido recess. In
the house of Commons the paniiamentar )
secretary for foreign aftairs. 1r. George N
Curzozi , replying to Mr. John Mcnley , dentec
the existence of any corrspcndence witt
Germany on the subject of the Soudan. 1k
added that the correspondence with hail
in this connection was of a military char
cter and reuld not be laId upon the table.
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LONDON , June 1-The prince of Walec
in behalf of the ciueen held the flnal levec
of the season iii ! . , afternoon at St. Jamei
palace , The function was a brilliant asic
anl there was the tcaual state procession
from Marlboreugh house to the palace
United States Anibsasador l3ayard , moat o :
the other umbatuadors and ministers and thi
nsarqut.o of Saitabury and the cabinet at.
tendei. _ _ _ _ _ _
.J.itai tittya lluusuuiunuuul on l'urule ,
PARiS. June 1.-A dispatch to the Temps
apparently old , from Pretoria , says that
John hays Hammond has been pirole.j
anti has gone to Johannesburg , where hit
wife is Ill.
LONDON , June 2.-Conulrrnalion has beet
received here of the report that hIsnsssson
has been permitted to visit bbs wife a Jo
bannesburg. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
'tiluir ie.troe.i b a I.nhiutNiIule.
BERNE , June 1.-The village of Krienhutz ,
in the bernea Oberland , has been partaily
destroyed by landslides and subaldiog of the
greund caused by springs of water. The
inhabitants have been comielled to desert
tate place and great damage has been done
to the ratlrued acid farms Its the yteinuty.
hAND TO hAND FLCI1TIN (
Rebels and Spanish Forces Have a Spiritet
Engagcmet.
MMEO'S ' MEN MARE TWO AUACK
ItosilI.t In Fortified. I'tnce Retie
the Onslasiurlit , , iritli Snonli
Lu' , , . , .tceor.iIn to 0111-
cliii .tlTlCes.
( Cnpyilurht , Ri's. by Pee. fliL4titntii ) Company.
HAVANA , June 1.-New York \S'orid Ca
blegram-Speclal Tclegram.-The correspond
ent of La Lucha , at Consolacton del Surs
gives details of Macco's attack on that plac
on the night of May 23 , from which It a
pears that the town wae Invaded by Macc
before his battle with General Valde. Th
correepondent soya that General Moline , wlt
600 men. had arrived unexpectedly Saturda
afternoons and this reInforcement gate th
gurrtion a feeling of e2curtty. but suddenly
at 9:30 : p. m. , the forts were attacked b
Macco at the head of 1,000 men. The rebei
entered the town from two directions , ant
under the fire from the forts and the troop
succeeded in burning or sacking houeea ii
several streets. General Mohine commande
the troops In persons. The battle lasted ( on
hours and ended in the defeat of the r belt
A little later the atock wee renewed an
the fight kept up an hour , liett the rebel
again withdrew.
The correspondent speaks of Macee's nit :
aj tinning actect well under lIre. They , er
armed in part only with machettes. Gel ;
four royalists are reported killed as hc. re
suIt of four hot.no , of determIned etreet fIght
ing. ThIe may be accounted fur by the pro
tection ( Torded by 'he forts and tue itoilset
Th rebel lcsu Is placed at 100.
Nothing definite has been received slnc
the tight at Ccnsolacion as to the potion a
Maceo. Rumors of fIghting in the provinc
of Plnar dcl Rio are frequent. hut Inde4lnitc
Official reports give an account of a figh
In the city on Pinar del Rio. in which LIeu
tenant l3allos is supposed to have defeate
Macea vanguard , killing nine insurgents
Reports as to Maximo Gomea are equahl ;
IndefInite.
Adotfo Casttll. with 1,000 Inatirgenta , burne
the village of Jamaica. a place of 4,000 peoplE
yesterday. It Is given out officially that Cat
tillo was wounded in the head and leg ew
it is intimated that he has died. The star ;
is based on information of a mulatto wb
surrendered hImself at Managua , Havan :
province.
News from flarccoa by way of Santlag
stays the rebels fIred on a gunboat while at
tempting to enter Marabi , a port In th
north coast , ncGr the eastern ecd of Cuba
and that General Linares has been sent witi
a battalion to that point. It 13 suppOi1 tha
the rebels concent.rate'.l there in anticipatloc
of the handing of ilhibusters.
The rebelc under CIlazo antd Alberto Rod
rlguez entered Puerto do Ia Guira , about on
and a half miles from the trocha , on tb
east side , kost night and burned forty linucoe
The troops stationed in the forts report tha
they caw the rebels at work. but were unabl
to use cannon because of Intervening houses
The wet season ceems to have fully set in
heavy rainci having fallen about Havan :
within the last few days and much rain 1 :
falling here today' . One hundred and thirty
one cases of smallpox are reported at Cien
fuegoct. Sanitary conditions .tbcre are ver
bad , owing to the.many' horces killed in tin
vicinity. the order being to destroy all use
lc.ss cattle.
A very patriotic poem , wrltterr by a youni
woman , was road by Rudenia , a prominen
conservative , last night at a benefIt ( ci
wounded soldierc. It urges Cuba not to ex
cIte the avarice of foreigners by seeking sep
oration from Cuba , indirectly referring t :
the attitude of Americana , and adds : "Whi
has told this Goliath thet Spain may not in
hIs David ? " The poem excited wild. enthuct
. . GAY.
w. w.
acm. _ _ _ _
iSSL'ItGENTS llVIt POInTY I1OUSES
1'llInge of CnynbolinWtll Be RehnhIi
I ) , . the Sjiin itiruls.
HAVANA. June 1.-A force of Insurgentc
under A1berto Rcdriguez , coming from tict
plantation Heuvo. three miles from Guinra
where are concentrated numerous bands ci
insurgents , has succeeded in entering thi
village of Puerto do Laguirrarn , aituate
near the military line , where they burned
forty good houses and sixty hue. The nit.
loge of Justinana Was also burned. The gv
vernnsent has ordered the village of Cuy
nbnbo , recently destrcyed by fIre , to be re
built. It is stated that the insurgents pro
hlhit the cIrculation of doily newspapers
In the distrlc 5 they control , threatening tc
punish with death any person infringin
this order.
The insurgents under Zaya , In their march
westward. bave , according to the official
reports , become nloIn3ralizeii and have bceii
unable to collect additional bands in con
sequence of the defeat sustained by them at
Moilna. where they ace reported to barn
lost 845 killed.
The insurgents under Bienvinido , Sanche2
and Morejon have burned 2,000 tons of cane
in the plantation of San Jose. in the Ma-
tanzas province. A Spanish force recon.
noitening near Jaguey La Gnande captured
an insurgent named Feliclano Hernandes
In trying to escape the prisoner was eliot
and killed.
An escorting train left Matanzaa ycser-
day , going in the direction of Jaguey , In
order to place upon the rails a train which
had teen derailed between Sabanullo and
Union. The insurgents wrecked the train Ly
throwing a bomb at it front behind a house.
The missile exploded beneath the engine
killed the engineer and wounded cix me-
chanice. A culvert near Bolontiron lies aisa
been destroyed with the use of dynamite
by the enemy.
A dispatch from Santi Spiritua says that
fIfteen persons. iticluding seven musicians
belonging to a battalion of local volunteers
have joined the insurgents.
An insurgent force has surprised the
local guerrillas of Cardenas. resulting in finn
of the latter being killed.
Castillo , the insurgent previously reported
to have been killed. is mtaelng.
General Bradley Tyler Johnson. brIgadier
general of the cavalry in the southern army
during the civil war in the United States ,
paid visit of courtesy to Captain General
Veyler today. General Johnson is trying
to obain : permission to visit Antonio Macco.
Colonels Pine and Rotger. in skirmishes
with the insurgents in Santa Clara prey-
ince. have inflicted a loss of eight killed
upon the enemy. The troops lost one man
killed and four wounded.
A detachment of marlzse Infantry in the
province of Plnar de Rio has had a aklr'
: ? ' ! mlt yith ie insurgents , during vhtcii
3Ej of the latter were killed , twelve wounded
and two captured. The troops had three
wounded. General Molina was engaged
with a force o insurgents at Uoyo aarna ,
Niue insurgents were killed and three cap.
tured. Of the government troops cne man
was killed and five wounded ,
N2\V YORK , June 1.-A letter has been
received by Thomas Estrada Paitna of the
Cuban delegation in this city from Presi.
dent. Detancourt of the Cuban republic ,
in which it is sale that thirty-four men
and a large quantity of ammunition , sent by
the last Bermuda expedition. had been
safely landed in the island and had joined
an insurgent detachment sent to the lace
in anticipation of the landing. A repot
from Philadelphia , to which port the 13cr-
rnuda returned , stated the men hail been
captured by the SpanIards and that ( he
vessel bad to fly to escape capture. This
statement is contradIcted by the advices re-
cetved by Mr. Palms.
Circuuus Sinlrcuuce CuIIUIIMCS ,
LONDON , June 1.-Special dispatches
front Antwerp say that a. staircase ccl.
lapsed last evening at the close of the performance -
formance of the L.ochart American circus ,
injuring twenty persons. All of the in.
lured will recover.
F1S'I 3iItEltS IlOltllIllL'13 ROAST1IE
Ezptn'ulnn of r.5ti ; ; CcnI Collier ;
.ItIt Fritriotful Results.
SIIAMOI1IN , Pa. , June 1.-Plve miner
were horribly roasted by aroexpkton of ga
at the Buck Ridge colliery today. Two o
them hare already died from their injuries
The other three will probably recover. Tb
names of the victitna are :
GEORGE FAUST. frightfully burned abou
his entire body ; died this afternoon.
THOMAS ThOMPSON , burned from hea
to foot ; died this afternoon.
Samuel Faust , a brother of the first
burned about han&t , face and body ; recover
probable.
Ianiel Schmeltz , burned about bead. rae
and upper part of the boy ; may' recover.
John Sprccht , burned about bead , face an
bad ) ' ; may recover.
Seven other workmen who were wlthic
twenty yarde orthe injured esesped wlthou
injury. The men were employed in No.
veIn , which was known to be full of gat
They proceeded cautiously anti were usin ;
safety lamps while brushing the gasP from th
chamber. Suddenly there was a loud cx
poalon and the fIve men were hurled to tb
floor , surrounded by flames. had It no
been for th proximity of their fellow work
men , the men would all hare been killed
They were carried to a place of eafety befor
the deadly afterdamp had tIme to accurnu
late , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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lI1LCC.tTES ( LtTIII11L AT L1OXlNC.T0
Senator DtnclcbtirioSlnetl for Tetti
Iornr Ctiuiriiiafl of Cotavetitlon.
LEXINGTON , June 1.-The advance giiar
of the silver men is hero tonight for tb
democratic state conveutiosI which asemble
on Wednesday. Tomorrow all the delegate
will be here and both the gold standard an
the gIver mess. will hold caucuses.
W'hlle the silver men are conceded to has
a large majority of the PlO delegates , yn
the conrenUon will be called to order b
Charles B. Long of Louisville , chairman
the state committee , who baa been co-opero
ting with the Caniisie. Wattern , Haldetna
and cUter geld ata.ndard leaders in the coo
test for delegates. Major P. P. Johnson an
Senator Charlea J. 13ron'ton of Lexingtor
Senator William Goebel of Covington an
other free silver men are mentIoned fc
Longc place as chairman of the state cow
mittee. It Is believed that Senator Jo
nackburn : viil be temporary chairman
the convention and will round tue keynot
in his opening spaceb. Among those men
toned for permanent chairman are Majo
P. P. Johnson , president of the Nations
Trotting association ; Senator Charles
Johnrtn and ex.Congrecsinen Goodnight an
Stone. _ _ _ _ _
ELECT Ai.i. IlU'l' POItTL.tXD'S MATOII
htepnthicnnue .tppenr In 11c Tnlcint
E'veryllaiug in Si1it in Orejxon.
PORTLAND. Ore. , June 1.j-Iteturns front
the elections held in Ovegea today an
coming in slowly. From present appear
ances the legislature will be republican b ;
a large majority. The republicans bar
twelve holdover senators in the legislature
the populists two and the ileanoccata one
The republicans , therefore , will have t
elect only four senators out of fIftee :
in order to have a maorIty In the senate
The republican sate central committe
claims twelve out of tli fifteen , leavini
only six senators to the papuiists and demo
crats out of a total of thirtyn In the las
house the democrats were not repreaenei
and the popuhists had body four -member :
out of sixty.
It is conceded by the dsncrats and'pcpb
itfits that Bean , republlcaa for supremi
judge , will hare at leeht 5,00 'plurality.
Tongue , republicals for congress in tin
First district , is , undouhtedly.i elected. Is
the Second district for congceesman tin
contest is close and complete returns 'evil
be required to decide.
Indications are that ex-Goverasor Pennoye :
has been elected mayor of this city.
TARIFF AS ACOMMEICCI.tL ISSUE
'Visonsnnl flelegnesExyiected to St
tenul tue Niiniinrtisnti Con'e'ntioii.
DETROIT , June 1.-Much preliminary wont
in in progress in anticipation of the nonpartt
San commercial tariff convention which be
gins a week or ten days' ses.cion tomorro'e
afternoon. A considerable number of dele
gates arrived tcday , atneng them men win
are vitally interested In eliminatintgques
tions of tariff ( rota politics and placing then
in the realm of commer ial atibjecta. On
of the most prominent early arrivaa is W
C. Cronemeyer of McKeesport , Pa , , preriden
of the United Statea Iron and Tin Plate cam
pany , the pioneer tin plato industry , and wlic
was a prominent figure before the McK'n1c
house coinnuittee which prepared the McKin
Icy tariff jaw. Secretiry Archer of the tarif
commiPiott leogue says that he expects a
least 1,000 deiegates.
SEN.tTOl& thL'.tY GIVES ill' TtIC FIGII'I
fleeltireM thatit tlelIrsle7 'IVihi flu
Snnieui on the First Ballot.
NEW YORK. June 1.-A special to tin
Herald from Washington says : Sesiatos
Quay concedes the nomination of McKinley
on the fIrst ballot let the St. Louis coriven.
tion and gave out the figures last night te
back up his opinion. This Is the first tim
the Pennsylvania leader baa publicly ad.
muted the certainty of the nomination 01
Major McKinley. According to Mr. Quay'i
list. McKinley 'till receive 47D votes on the
first ballot , or nineteen more than are neces.
sary to assure his nomination.
( aXE I'LACE ON. TICKET FOIl. REED
Joe Mssijr.y zysJ'iisIt1v.i Ih. Wit ;
Not lion for Vice J're'slilenj.
BOSTON. June 1.-TIm floeton Journal tomorrow -
morrow will print the following dispatch
from Bangor. Me. : "I have never written
to Mr. hlanna nor any other perrnn that lion
Thomas 13. Reed would accept the nomina
lion for rice preeident. On the contrary. I
kuow Mr. Reed will not accept the nomina.
tiers under any circurnetanccs. We expect
to nominate him Ion. presIdent ,
"J , H , MANLEY. "
linhitiL' Cotisity itcttulalietins.
ALI3ION , Neb. , June L-Spectal ( Tele.
gram.-The ) Boone county' republican conven
tion met here today. There was a large anic
enthusiastic attendance. The delegates tc
the state convention , Instr4cted for Meikle.
john , are : J. D. Brewer , E.4. Sargent , John
Peters , John Dillon. J. . H. Allen , T. F. Mar.
tin , R. C. Wilson , S. D. Mien , J. B. Vitaon
Iver Berg , H. F. Williams. Congressional
Will Havens , P. B. Stlkett , 0. Wetland , J
\V. Baion. S. S. Hadly , Is. 0. Brian , P. A
Burrows. A. 13. Bawder , S. 13. ltorehead , A.
W. LOdLI , V. Johnson , 13. Cottartnan. Reso.
lutionat endorsing floss L. I-famruoad for con
gress were unanimously adopted.
l'uriTTin the. head.
CHEROKEE , Ia. , June. 1.(5pecuil ( Tele.
gram.-Delegates to the ! eroLh eongrc'e.
etonal dietnict conenticn , which , wtIl be held
here tomorrow , are alread ; here in tuul
numbers and matters are beginning to warni
up. There can bq but one outcome1 however
as Perkins comes Into the convention wtl :
seventy deiegatits to Strute'a forty-aix , The
Struble forces will put ( pith every effort c
keep VGodbury and Dickinson countiea out
of the temporary organlzatio0 with contea.t.
hog delegations. Perkins. , will surely recelvn
the notnttiattOn and probably on the first hal.
lot , _ _ _ _ _ _
, trruiagciinetat'i for Scale at ClaIt'ngo ,
CHICAGO. June 1.-1'b subcommittee ot
the oationul democratic committee In charge
of the arrangements ( or the democratic na-
Lional convention met today but the only
subjects under coasiderauoa were the minor
details for the conveotlon. such as the ap.
pelsitment of ariiaian * eengeauta.at.arni ,
ushers. the issuing of ticket's and the dcc.
oration of the ball. Secretary Sheerin ,
who ha. charge of the presa arrangements.
tonight repeated hl fomer assertion that
etc application for seaco will be considered
after June 15.
ioscov BUItY1XG iTS DEAl
Over Twelve Hundred Bodies LaM tTude
the Sod ill 6 Day.
SCENES OF GRIEF fl4 THE CEMETER
Lntest Estisaiatt , of the Nutalier a
% 'iclniuu Glees Thirty-Six lion-
dreul ICIIIeuI Outright stnd
Stony .tlure flInug.
MOSCOW , June 1.-The burIal of the vie
time of the Khodijinekoje plaint h&s occupie
all teat night and all today. Otily mourner :
are admitted to the cemetery and the bun
ala hare been conducted amid scenes o
poignant grief.
During the day 1,277 vlctima have beet
buried. The bodies of those who wet
identifIed and claimed by relatives were in
tarred in private graves , but at the exoens
of the municipality. The great number o
the unidentified dead were burled in elevel
great trenches , each fifty yards long , Tb
trenches were deep and the mutilated ho-lie
bad to be placed close together to find roon
for them all. All night long 600 workinel
were engaged at the Vnganovskoe cemeterI
digging the graves. Many pniest.e , promi
nent among them being Jobu of Cronatadt
famous for hIs pletj anti hi power Ii
console and , it Ia believed by the peasants
to heal , and many military chaplains. con
ducted the funeral services. The friends ant
surviving relativeti are for the mcet part o
the inorant and peasant clasees anti thei :
grief over the calamity was expressed In ve
demonstrative fashion. The scenes at tin
Cemetery were pItiful and terrible in tin
extreme. Only abaut half of the bodies recovered
covered have been Identified and the ma
jority of these are men , though there art
many children and several old people , eigbtl
years of age or more. Most of the privait
graves of victims have been marked todal
w ith wooden crcni'es placed there by rela
tires and InecrIbed with texts of scrtotur
The clothes of the victims were heaped it
.a hugo pile in one corner of the cemeterl
and In this the people rummaged all da
long. seeking the aiightest trace that wouk
afford a clue to the fate of their mtezn
friends. The bedraggled , torn , bloodataino-
bcnp of confused tatters , thrown altogether
afforded little matter for identification , even
if it had been systematically sorted out ann
the oppearancee or the piecee preserved
But after being pulled over a few times by
the crowd of searchers , no semblance to tin
original appearance of the garments uw
left.
left.The survivcrs have the vaguest posribh
Lt. of what happened to them or how the
escapaci. They only remember a terribh
stnL'gglo inn the vortex of conflicting humor
muscular energy. Many of them aribt
their escape to a direct miracle. It Is touch
ing to witness how thc e poor , Ignorant pee
pIe help to concile each other. to dress tin
dead and to care for the children.
Tine evening the czar gave a banquet tc
the representatives of all the estates in hic
realm. The foreIgn representatives weti
also oresent. ut the afterncon the czar anc
czarina visited the hospital , where they speni
some time. consoling the patients injured iii
2aturdo"s crush. - .
LQNDON , inne 1.-A dispatch from Moo
tow to the Standard says It is estimated uha
a total of3,100 personc were killed and 1,0 (
persons injured , the majority of them fatally
in the disaster of caturctay.
Itetult Iii ltiiVOC Of Brni1 ,
LONDON , June 2.-The Times has a
patch from Lima , Peru , which esys the corn
mander of the forces at Iquitos , in the frn' .
ince of Loreto. has revolted in fivnr of
federation with Drazil. The government has
declared iquitos cloaed nd an expedtnior
against the insurJauts in preparing by s.r
and land , The illsratch adds that , luranil wil
probably oppose the entry of the Peruvia
men-of.war into the 4tcnazon.
.tliere.1 It2iiIezzler fliacharereui.
ONDON. June 1.-At the flow street
police court today Cuthbert Ccoper , who was
recently arrested at Sheffield. charged with
embezzling funds belonging to the Prudential
Insurance company of Erie. Pa. , was ills.
u'-nrged by the chief magistrate , Sir Jobti
Bridge , the latter holding that no jury would
convict the prieoner on the evidence pro
d'iced. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cretuins tnite Tlii'iuiiel'e''s with C.reece
LONDON. June 1.-A dispatch from Athens
to the Times says : The Turks after leaning
Vamos , island of Crete , burned and sacked
the villages of Dultana and Todvira. Toe in'
.aurgents retired to the mountains and proclaimed -
claimed the union of Crete with Greece.
Chit tauberlti isa ' .Vrites to Itlanile , . ,
LONDON , Juno 2.-A dispatch from Dub.
wayo to the Daily Telegraph sayc that Ceci
Rhodes arrived there late on Saturday nIght.
A long government dIspatch was handed tc
him , to which he will cable a reply to the
colonial office. _ _ _ _ _ _
FItatienli Lee StnrtM for Coitus.
TAMPA , Fla. , June 1.-Hon. Fitzhugh Lee ,
accompanied by his son , Fitzhugh , jr. , and
Thomas Alexander of Lexington. Va. . arrived -
rived hero this evening and later left for
Cuba. _ _ _ S _ _ _
' ' JOiINSTO'N.
llEMOlLi.tL 1)/uT A'i'
Vietini' . of the Gretit Flonui ltezoezas. .
hacreit lay Survivors ,
JOHNSTOWN , Pa. , June 1.-The people
of Johnstown observed a second memorial
day here yesterday in honor of the departed
ones who iot't their lives in the great flood
which occurred just seven years ago. on Fri.
day May 31 , 1889. Over 3.800 souL's perished
that day. Thousands of people , accompanied
by bands , vititecl the cemeterIes. The scene
in the plot of the unknown dead In Grand
View cemetery , where over 600 lie buried ,
was singularly pathetlc. According to the
annual customs , cervices were held , and each
of the graves was decked with flowers. ho
all the churches sermons approprate were
preached and the anniveraary of that fatal
day tsere generally ohseryed.
tit.tIS SliOVHLEltS ON - A STItiKE
) , UsC Ad in % Vgisces anti No
StiUuiflY 1'oric.
BUFFALO , Juno 1.-Grain Shorelers uniont
No , 15 of thta c-ti went on strike today for
an advance in wages from $1.80 per i.OOfl
bubels to $2.50. 'They also declare for no-
Suunlay work , and icr the privilege of em-
ploylng their own timekeeper , and wapt to be
paid at the elevators and not at saloons , as
heretofore. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
: iliits'n uuit'e fttrllnc'rs Sin u.i Toixi't tier.
MILWAUKEE , June 1.-At the heatlquar.
ters of the strIking street railway emptoyss
things are very quIet. A talk with some of
the men elicited from them the conviction
that if any small percentage of the men
made a break to get back their old posItions
in rush would set in and they would be fol.
Ioweti by many. So long as they all hold
together. however , they hxpreas thCiooselves
5.11 StitIFflOd. flarnuei Gornpers is. 'expected
back in the city about Friday. No word has
beep received from Eugene V. Dabs. as to
whether he will come to the city next Sunday
or not. The men are making a house-to.
house canvass for funds.
S
ien'i'er Enabruisler . % iuiuuig the Druid ,
DENVER , June 1.-From information re-
reined hero today by the chief of police it
Is believed that Jacob Kurtz , the butcher's
clerk who stole ,00Q in cash and $1,000
In diamonds from Mrs. B. T. Hughes , a
custoitier tnt the store in which be worked ,
was killed in t'e tornado at St. Louts.
Kurta load been traced to St. Louis and the
teeth list from there gives his name. The
ererption of the dead man tallies with
lisa' of Hurts.
Foil TIlE It.tIDIxO 01' 1' _ . , . S1)A1
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Feileral floertainrnt I ) rut Cu
1'tisi the l'roseet
C1IAMflERLIN , S. D. , Jo pecil.
-Deputy Marshals Wade an tter o
thte elate are engaged in ro' up tb
scores of settlers who let JanuaI7rsat rnidei
Fort Itandahi and cut down a vast inunibe
of fine treec in what vtes formerly the part
of the post , In one trip the , daputy mar
shale arrested fourteen of the alleged timbe
cutters. arid the work will be continued unti
every one of the nearly tiree score hM'e bees
apprehended. A very animated controvere'
has developei over the matter between tb
federal authorIties of Nebraska anti the fed
eral authorities of this state. Seine of tb
parties who cut the timber resIde in Ne
braska , anii the United States district at
torney of that state mointainnu that tlse met
should be tried in the federal court there' , ant
coins of the Umber thieves have alreedy beet
arrteent and taken to Omaha. While it I :
true that a portion of the Fort Randall reseT
vation extenth into Nebraska it Is also trw
that none of the timber in that part of tin
reservation vas mc.lesteel. Every tree cii
down was on the South Dakota eid of tin
line , and the authorities of this state nat
uralty maintain that the men must be trio-
in the etate where the crime woe cottimitted
Fred 11. Meyer , Frank P. Satterlee and Al
llurkbolder have returned here from a. tnt
to the abandoned reservation , where they ap
prairal the buildings by authority of th
secretary of the interior.Vhen the neces
sary'prelinitnaries are arranged it it. helieve
to be the intention of the Interior departmen
to call the buildings et public sale at ( hi
United States land office in this city. Whit
th appraisers were at Fort Randall Corn
missioner Lockhart visited the reservation ti
satisfy himself as to the c'ssaraeter of the lant
there. and whether it was rultable for tin
state to fib upon for schooL tannin' . but iron
statements made by him It is surtniao-l tha
b will not file on any of the land , preferrini
to take the remainder of land due the tat
in the ceded Sioux lands lying north and
little east of the Black Hills. Therefore il
in probable that after the buildings et For :
Randall havus been dE'posed of tie land em
braced within the reservation wiii be openoi
to settlement under the homestead law.
C0Ul.So'S SLtYici ( UNIEIt .tltltIST
Dr. Con.DisInusns 5tesuutuaut1ilit
for ( lie I"uititi Cosi'.i-uitieuees.
YANKTON , S. D. , June 1.-Special.--Dr ( )
Coney was rearrested and bound over to the
grand jury on a change of manslaughter
in causing the death of Commodore Cout.
son. There is considerable doubt here as
to whether a conviction can be had. Thai
Ceinmodoro Coulson was bitten by Dr.
Coney it not denied. That he was justified
in so doing is a mooted questIon. Thai
bleed poisoning followed and dealh resulted
are beyond dispute. But the question of re-
spotisibility is in doubt. After CommodorE
Coulson was injured in his encounter tthi
Dr. Coney his finger was dressed by a drug-
gist. A couple of days following tills thc
finger was twice dressed by a pitycictan.
A few days later his hand began to pain
him and the fansiiy physician was caile ]
in. Even then the injury was regarded as
of little consequence , and it is saId simple
remedies were applied. A few days later the
fan-4ly physicIan was requested to call coun
sei and was soon relieved of the case by
Coulson's family. It was at this tirne that
the serious nature of the. case was fits-
covered.
The Sioux C'ty rurgeons were called lute
the case and with two local physicians every.
thing possible was done to eave the commo
dote's life. It is held by Coney and hit
friends that in the early treatment the caix
wait misundtrstood , and the wrong treat
ment applied. Had the. proper coursa beer
pursued at that time fatal consequences
would nct have followed ; and therefore Coney
is not reeponeble for consequences which
might have been avoided by proper treat.
merit. _ _ _ _ _ _
I'itsliint the 'kpziktoii ct : Norfolk.
YANKTON , S. D. , June 1.-Special ( Tide.
gram.-N. D , Miller , late chief engineer ci
the Great Northern railroad , has becn ap.
poInted general manager for the Yanktan &
Norfolk railroad , and has located hero to bc
near his work. Judge Smith today ectdcd
that the liens for $27,000 against this road
are invalid and the case was distaisted. . . 'tt
a public meeting thia afternoon depot
grouna and right of way to the river was
granteil the railway and it was anno'inced
that track laying would be catnmenced at
once. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lilnek lulls hissing Exeliuuusire.
RAPID CITY , S. D. . Juno 1.-Speclai.- (
A mintag arid steele echaage was opened
in thie c.ty today for the purpose of hand.
ling l3ack Hills mining stocks and to make
deals in grain and athien produce , live stock
etc. Only first close mining clocks will hi
listed. Daily reports will be receIved ( rosa
the Chicago ldcard of Trade and other polutsi
The exchange will be under the masiagenseni
of John H. Brennan. Other exc'saea srlll
be established throughout the huts.
i's-tiut : , n Gr.ioiui Lodere to .iteet.
YANKTON. B. D. , June 1.-Special.--The
grand lodge of Knights of Pythias of South
Dakota will meet at Yankton Wednesday in
annual session. About 150 delegates will be
in attendance on this occaeon , The local
lodge lEa. provided a "Damon and Pythias"
theatrcal entertainment for the guest ,
which will be under the direction of profea.
nional actors and homistalent amateurs.
lVeItIC OF TIIE.tSSEyIIILY A' ! ' XIiINI.t.
Ciii it'.l I'reshyterlans t'tis'ar Co-Ocr.
UI ion on liutulie ibssiutiury ' . 'oric.
XENIA , 0. , June 2.-On meeting this rnorn
log the United Presbyterian general assembly
took up the instrumental music memorial of
Dr. D. W. Carccn and decided by a large ma-
jorty not to place his protest on record. butte
to reject it altogether , the aecombly having
pronounced In favor of allowing instrumental
mt.sic.
The committee on hilts and overtures reported -
ported the rote of the preabyteries on sesso-
mary control-82 yeas and 20 nays-and the
assembly enacted thu overture as a part of
the constitutional iaw of the church , authoriz.
Ing the general coseembly to confirm or reject
the election of professors to any of the the.
ological seminaries and to remove for unsoundness -
soundness of doctrine.
A telegram was receIved from the Frothy.
tenant swssmnbly in session at Saratoga , stat.
Ing that it bad adopted rez3iutionae favoring
co.operation In home missionary work. On
recommendation of the committee on cooperation -
operation with the Reonsnecl synod of the
sosdh ( lie aseensbiy adopted resolutions favor.
ing such plane and rules for co.operatioso of
the boards of home missionary work anti
church extencon of the two churches ne
could be made effective ,
The matter of national reform and piac
Ing God in the constitution , a movement that
had its origin in Xenia thirty years ago , took
UI ) a considerable portion of the time today
md was vigorously discussed ,
An important dde issue of the assembly was
ihe alumni banquet of the WestmInster scm-
nary held tonight. Rev. S. W. Owens pro.
uisled and tim following wore made honorary
members : Rev. J. 5 , Andrew , Brooklyn ; B.
i. MeKittrlck. Los Angeles ; J. A. Collins.
hicago ; J.V. . B. Edgar , Philadelphia , and
r. II. Little , Pitisburg.
llrfornirtl l'resbyterIun Snod ,
CINCINNATI , June 1.-The session of the
eneral synod of the Reformed Preebyterian
: hurch was today devoted to the contsider-
ion of reports on discipline , mleaiona , for.
sign correspondence , sustenation and church
crection , theological seminaries sod colleges.
rhe complaint against the Pittsburg prea-
sytery for not granting an organization at
ollege Hill was fully filacussod. The FlIts-
sung presbytery was reversed and the organ.
ration granted. A greeting letter was to.
: eived from the moderator at Saratoga "To
he Noble Covenantenes. "
tCut'iuieti Cs itt ( Seen ii Vessels , J ii eat' 1.
At New York-Arnived--Normandlr , from
L.it'erpool ; Itiassa.huset's. from Lrnion ;
) bdam , from Rtterdam , Sciutliwark. from
ntwerp.
AL SteltinUsstled'j'irglnia , for New Y rk.
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ST. LOUIS IAY ASK FOR AID
Mass Meeting to Oonstdcr the Matter
Called for This Afternoon.
RELIEF COMMITTEE OF TWO OFINION3
Serious flhtungreessient Overilie Cit , '
Altlitr Cu Care for lt Destitute
_ .Nu , teine I tacit Cuuuaics
Is ltefui'e'tl.
ST. LOUIS , Juno 1.-A mass meeting of
citizens has. been called for Tuesday afternoon -
noon to consider the ativisability o appealing -
ing for out..de aid for the relief of storm
sufferers. The call is signed by a nun'eber
of prominent Gernians , South Broadway men.
chants and citizens of the devastated per-
tions of South St. hails. It stntc that the
loss of property' is greater than was at first
upposed , it being o-itiinatrd at $20,000,000.
For this reason , the call contInues , aslt.
anco is sorely needed and the genereus offers
of numerous citizens of this and foreign
countries should not be declined.
A sharp dimgreement has arisen among
the different members of the relief committee -
tee arising from this call. Many ficaire to
ask outside assistance , while others oppose
it. At a meeting of the executive commIttee -
tee of the relief committee held today much
of the time was given over to a discussion
of the mieunderstandlng that has got abroad
concerning the attitude of tIle committee On
this subject of outside rcl.ef. Dr. lloyd was
instructed to prepare a statemen ( for ( ho
pro-'a that will make clear to the publio and
to the outside world the exact position of
the conitnuttee on titus question. They wilt
endeavor to show the gentlemen who called
the meeting for tomorrow that at no time
has any outside assistance been refused when
it was offered , but they will strenuously op.
poco the issuance of any appeal from ( ho
city to the outside world for help. From a
consensus of the opinons : of the executive
committee It Ia the impression of the men
and women who have the work of relief in
charge that St. Louis is perfectly justified
in accepting every kind cifer uf as.'istance.
With this end in view , Secretary Morgan ef
the Merchants' exchange has ( alien care of
every check and draft arriving in the city
from outoide. There are a number who believe -
lievo an appeal ehould be made to the outside -
side world for help. Thin i bwect largely
on the assumption that the full realization
of the enormity of the calamity that has
overtaken the city has not yet come to the
people.
"It is to find out just exactly what tho-
gentlemen are goIng to do that we have np-
pointed a committee to confer with them. "
said Mr. Spencer. president of the Merchantii'
exchange.o cannot offord to have any
friction in the work of relief. I am under
the impression-and so are my associates on
the committee-that the gentlemen tvlio aent
out the maes meeting call have been laboring -
ing under a misapitreltension. From the
tenor of the call they' scent to think all ofter
of outside a'd have been refused. This wan
not contemplated when the word was sent
out that St. Louis is able to take care of 'her
own. Hut St. Louis cannot offend to go on
record as begging for funds. We have nearly
$112,000 collected already.nd4t noay get to
$200.000. Long before thttr time we will have
mattcr in shape to know approximately bow
much ne will need. If it becomes necessary
to call for assistance from this outside we
wll do it , but the necevsity In not yet ap-
parent. "
Idoth houses of the municipal assembly of
St. Louis tonigbt adopted a roaoluUon osking
outside aid for the tornado eufferers , The
appeal reads :
Whereas , A terrible calamity lone befallen
our city , rendering many of our citizens
destitute anti homeless. uind
Whereas , Asastance has been offered from
a l parts of this nation for the relief ot those
who suffered by the late cyclone , and
Whereas , It is in our Judgmesit necessary
for the comfort anti relief of those unfortu-
sissies that we should accept such assi5tance
from those who are so kindly disposed ; therefore -
fore , b it
Itcolved , fly the house of .lelegates , the
city councIl concurring therein. that we , the
representatives of ihe peope , hereby appeal
to the generosity of the public of this country
for au the atul thate.an be sent to us in the
hour of our dtstres' .
Resolved , That all donatIons be sent to the
mayor or police commission of the city of St.
Louis or to any other committee woo may
have charge of the relief funds.
Resoved , That we return our heartfelt
thttnks to al those wh have so kindly offered -
fered us aid in our hour of need , and we
hereby give them asuranco that anything
rent to our city to be distributed among the
alluded reottonsi of the city will be properly
chivbured ; that all receIpts shall be ncknowl-
edged through the pUllic press of our city ,
cmii thnt all disbursements likewise shall be
noted and fecarded.
It will be seen by this resolution that the
house of delegates is not in accord with the
position taken by the mayor In declaring
that outside aid is not needed. It was
claimed by some of the mayer's friends that
the resolution was offered for pohtical ef-
feet , but the others deny it. They say it
will be necessary to have more money than
can be raised in any possible manner by the
people of the town. At the next meeting
an ordinance appropriating $100,000 from the
city treasury for the benefit of the sufferers
will be introduced ,
CI..JJ.t SLING UI' 'i'tlJd S'i'OIIM If2lihtlS.
St. Luuis II'uuuiIiijtiii''r , ' Hitergy Cu
Itesture ( ) rIu'r.
ST. LOUIS , June 1.-The work of clear.
ing up the debris and repairing the damage
; eft by Weineadsy's storm continuee with
inabatoel vigor , despite ( ho drizzling rain
that has been falling all mornIng , making it
incomfortable for orkora and victims alike ,
lii day yesterday teamn that lsad been
tonate.i to the use of the etorm sufferers
elped many to move from their dismantled
tomes to places of security and shelter and
ibis good work still goes on without cesea-
; ion , Great ntinsbers of people are receiving
mid at the different relief depcts in the way
Sf fed , clothing and houseitold necessities
bat have been donated by the charitable
Sf St. Lout' .
The bCSt flCWS of the day was that occupants -
pants of the demolished city hospital , forty
) r fifty of whom were reported still under
Lisa ruins laet week , are , all accounted for.
& roll cali dlecloeed this fact today. A
meeting has been called for tomorrow to
onsider the advisabilIty of appealing ( or
outside relief for sufferers. A list of 120
i.erson.ci mi.tsing in St. I.ouis since the
utorm is in the hands of the police. Many
imong them are people from outaid St.
F.oula , who were visiting here or who had
usineaa in town. t search is being car-
iled on for all these among the ruins of
wrecked buildings.
Many of the thousands of people ( rein
he surrounding country who came to St.
.oute yesterday to see a great city partially
Ieatroyed by storm have left for their homes.
tot hundreds still remain , In East St.
. .ouis it iii estimated that at least 100,000
seoplo visited the ruins. There was a
errible crush at the depots Sunday night
risen they started to return borne , The
raIns were inadequate to accommouate the
nultitucle , and many had to remain there
yer ought. In East St. Lottie ( lie work of
elieving the many homeless and destitute
ersana is being carried on rapidly and
verywhere buildings are being repaired and
suaiinexa removed to facilitate the recant-
truction of residences , stores , etc.
An official estimate of the loss to shipping
tea not yet been made and will iot be until
he submerged boats have been examined ,
rise first estimate of $2,000,000 baa ds'dindled
own to than $500,000 $ , and the chances
ire that thcao figures will be dirninielsed.
rlve persona were certainly drowned nd
trobably others.
The continuous rains are a great drawback
0 the vigorous efforts that are beiug made
0 start the street lights. Supervisor I
) 'Rel ey says the state of the weather a
5(4 tniy greatly retarding the work , but is
mcnaco to eiectnici&zia that they dare ao
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