Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 June 1889 — Page 1

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A SUNDAY IN JOHNSTOWN.

Tha Work of Rimoral of the Debris and Finding of Bodies Continues.

AN IMPORTANT MEETING AS I REG AR DS RELIEF ME A SU RES.

The Commendable Work of ttie Women in in Caring lor Children—Notes of the Day.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 9.—To-day is the tenth Einoe the disaster in the Conemaugh valley occurred, and the extent of the fatality can be appreciated when it is known that bodies are still being found wherever men are at work. TQday one of the morgue' directors was met and asked the usual question: "How many bodies were recovered to-day?" "Oh, not very many," he replied, "I believe there were about fifty-eight. The lose of life has been so great that fifty-eight bodies found in one day, even it that was the tenth, was considered light showing. The remains that ai now being removed from the drift are far advanced in decomposition, and physicians in charge are advocating their cremation as fast as found, as it is almost impossible to handle them safely. The work of clearing away the debris is progressing very encouragingly.

The workmen were not required to proceed to-day, but nine-tenths of tbem volunteered to "continue. As a result, a large in-road was made on the drift in the central portion of the city. The street which was the principal thoroughfare, and one of the worst blockaded, is now about cleared. At the wreckage above the stone bridge the work is going on rather slowly. The force iB small and the difficulties greater. Mr. Arthur Kirk, who has been using dynamite blasts to separate the drift, suspended operations to-day. A considerable force continued to use pike poles, and cleared a few feet more. Ex Internal Revenue Collector Bigler, of the western Pennsylvania distriot said to-day to an Associated Press reporter that if he were given permission he could bring in 200 practical cant-hook men from the Clearfield lumber districts, and clean the channel above the bridge in two days. The trouble with those now at work, he says, is inexperience. He mentioned the matter to Adjutant General Hastings, but did not meet with very much encouragement. "This has- been a very quiet day in and About Johnstown, owing to the fact that the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio railroads refused to run trains from Pittsburg or other important points nearer than Bolivar, on the former, and Rockwood on the latter. This rule kept out a large influx of excursionists, and left the field clear to the workers.

Religious services were held at various points to-day. Moat of the suburban towns where the church buildings remained had regular services. In Johnstown open air meetings were held at different points. Chaplain Maguire, of the Fourteenth regiment, held regiinental service in the morning and spoke at the open air meetings in the afternoon.

This has been the hottest day sines the disaster and the weather is telling on the workmen. With the fires that are constantly, kept going, burning up the rubbish, and the hot sun, many of them were exhausted before evening. The hot sun beating down on the wreckage above the bridge has developed the fact that many bodies of animals and probably human beings are yet in the ruina. The stench arising from this pile has been more offensive to-day than at any time yet, although at no time has it been as bad as reported.

Governor Beaver arrived this morning. He spent the day in visiting the tuined portions of the city and in driving up the Conemaugh valley. He held a conference this afternoon with the committee heretofore in charge, and as a result will assume control on Wednesday movning. He left this evening over the Baltimore A Ohio for Philadelphia.

The Western Union telegraph company is pushing forward its lines, and tomorrow will open an offioe in Johnstown. The Associated Press will also secure quarters in the city proper to-morrow, and the whole newspaper force will be transferred from the west Bide of the railroad bridge into what was the business portion of Johnstown.

The two large hoepitals here have but little to do now, but the large corpe of physicians are

kept

busy. At the Cam­

bria hospital 1(S6 persons, injured by the flood, were oared for, and but two died, Miss Maggie Hughes and Mrs. Willower. Sinoe the flood over

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dred persons have received the attention of the phyeioians at this institution, directly or indirectly caused by the flood. Several women who nursed some of the injured became ill, and one of tbem may not recover. At the Bedford hospital 362 injured persons were oared for, and when they could be removed were taken to Pittsburg hospitals. Only three

patientB

were brought

to the hoepital to-day. They received alight injuries while at work clearing "away the debris. Over six hundred persons were furnished medicine and attention by the physicians in charge of the hospitals. The tent hoepitals have been praotioally abandoned as none of them have had a case for several days. The health of the valley is unusually good, notwithstanding reports of threatened epidemic. The following bulletin has been issued by the state board of health, and speaks for itself. It was posted to-day in every conspicuous place about the town. The enoouraging words of Dr. Groff will do much towards relieving the anxiety of the many thousands of survivors and workingmen in the stricken valley who have feared the outbreak of an epidemic. For this reason many of them have deserted the town. The bulletin reads:

H*IX,TH Buixjrrm—TLI« general coodlUoo of health in Johnstown and

epidemic disease

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health It prepared to

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the good people

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devastated district will go on as titer lune so nobly done for the paat week. In ihefr effort! to dean up the wreckage, good health will certainly be maintained. GK. i. 6aonr.

Dr. Groff has made a careful inspection of the drift in the river at the stone bridge, and reports that there is DO probability of any contamination of the water supply of the towns below this source. He says the number of bodies in the river cannot be large. The valleys have been swept so clean by the great floods that the river waters are now purer than before the disaster. There ia a difference in the contaminating power of decomposing organic matters. That from bodies dead of contagious disease would far more dangerous than that from bodies which were of healthy persons. As it is, the bodies in the river are generally covered with from one to Six feet of mud and sand. This earthy matter absorbs all effluvia, and acts as the best of a disinfectant. There ia no danger to the water supply of Pittsburg or Johnstown. The only present danger ia from people being frightened into sickness sensational reports. "You may state for me," said he, "that there are more doctors here than patients the general health of the people in the town is much better than I expected. I expected more sickness than there is. I really looked for an epidemic of some kind. It would have broken out, however, before this time it any was to come, and for this reason I feel perfectly safe in issuing the above bulletin. There is hardly any typhoid fever in the,town and but little pneumonia. The feare of Bn epidemic of diptberia are unfounded. There area few oases of sore throat, but thev are not serious enough to cause| any alarm. Every effort is being made to have people move out of their houses and into tents. Plenty of tents will be furnished by the state. Living in tents in the open air is more conducive to good health than residing in close, damp houses. The water is generally good and the air is pure I will Say again that residents of Pittsburg and the cities below need not fear to drink the river water. There is no danger of its being contaminated."

Dr. John S. Miller* and Dr. P. M. St rouse are in charge of the Red Cross outposts, which are located in the midst of the ruins. The flag of the Red Croes on a white field of tents, waving upon the main tent, is a welcome eign of refuge to the many workmen who are suddenly stricken while at work on the ruins. The word *'-Hoepital" is feared by them and they would rather leave the city than enter one. At the outpoet they know they can be prescribed for and can lay down for awhile and rest. None of their caaeaare very serious, only ordinary complaints due to a change of food and water. After a short rest they generally return to their work. The tents are usually well filled. The tents were warm and close to-day, but this is due to the hot weather. A stiff breeze is doing much to alleviate the sufferings of the men.

A force of seventy-five men cleaned out three baker shops in the ruins this afternoon. A number ef bakers will-be sent from Pittsburg, and as soon as the ovens are cleaned they are to commence work making bread. Flour is plentiful and the bread will.be sold.

Of the fifty-eight bodies recovered today many were identified but not claimed. Forty of them were buried immediately, and the undertaken Buy that all bodies will be hereafter buried as soon as found. Among those recovered were Charles Kimple, an undertaker of this city. He had a wallet in bis pocket containing 13,600. The body of another undertaker, John Henderson, of Henderson Alexander, was also recovered. The body of S. Cnick, one of the beet known traveling men iu the country, was found in the ruins of the Hurlbut house. He was in the employ of the Reading stove company.

AN IMPORTANT*MEETING

The Governor mad the Belief Committee* DINUH tlie Situation. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 9.—There was

an important meeting here to-day, at which were present Governor Beaver, Colonel Schoonmaker, Messrs. Wm. McCreery, S. S. Marvin, N. J. Gourley, W. R. Ford, J. H. Scott, Thomas M. King, Mr. McCoy, Captain W. B. Jones, Adjutant General Hastings, Rsuben Miller, and Sheriff McCandless. A general discussion of the situation was had. The governor indulged in a long talk reviewing the situation and making many suggeetions. Mr. Wm. McCreery, chairman of the relief committee, then made along statement, and said he thought it was time the relief committee were relieved of the work of clearing away the debris by the state. The governor said all the necessary money could be raised that there were 2C0 men who would become responsible for $5,000 each thatjhe would give his bond to the state treasurer for $1,000,009 with thoee 200 men aB bondsmen, and the state treasurer would then pay out the $1,000,000 for the necessary work. When the legislature met the money withdrawn from the treasury could be appropriated. He said that the money already subscribed should be used entirely for the relief of the sufferers and the money from the state treasurer be used for restoring the vicinity to its oondition before the flood. All debts already contracted for the removal of debris should be paid, but all money paid out for this purpose from the relief fund shall be refunded, so that every oent subscribed for the relief of the stricken people shall be used for that purpose alone. The governor has $250,CC0 in his hands now for the relief fund. A committee of seven wellknown men of the state will be appointed to distribute the relief fund, and the present oommitteee to continue the work of relief until a commission is appointed. After the commission has been appointed the future operations of the Pittsburg relief oommitteee reets with it.

In an interview to-night Governor Beaver said that he had been over the entire flooded distriot and found the supply depots all well filled, but they must soon be replenished. "I found the streams filled with debris and drift, in whioh there ia a possibility of human bodies being imbedded, with a probability, if allowed to remain, that will endanger publio health, leaving it more firmly impreseed in my mind that the polioe powers of the state muale be exercised to reetore things to their normal condition. The funds which have cone into my handa in such large amounts and from so many quartere outside the state, and which have been imposed upoa me aa sacred trust, will be expended wholly and absolutely for the benefit of individual sufferers. No part of it will be expended ia work which ia legitimately the domain of the state, under

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its polioe powers. This wish to emphasize, so that all contributors to the fund may feel assured that their money will be judicioualy and economically expended tor the benefit of suffering humanity, and not to the work whioh should, and will, be undertaken by the state or municipal authorities."

THB WAIF'S MISSION.

Providing for Cblldm Who Hat* Lost All—Many Applicants. JOHNSTOWN, Pa, June 9.—MiasWalk

and Miss Ely, of the Northern home for friendless children, returned to Philadelphia yesterday, and took with them the Hoffman family ef nine children. These little ones were found in an utterly destitute oondition, as both of the parents and the oldest siater were drowned in the flood. The ladies will return to assist in the work of aiding children who have lost alL' Miss B. W. Hinckley, head of the Children'a Aid society, of Philadelphia, at their headquarters near the Fourth ward morgue, ia one of the busiest young women in the valley. The number of applications for children far exceeds the number of children thus far provided for. Miaa Hinckley aaya the object of her society is to unite parents and children, rather than send them away from Johnstown, although the little ones will be provided for if their parents are not found. There are plenty of Johnstown people who will adojt these children and bring them up aa citizens of Johnstown, instead of Bending them to asylums where they will become state paupers. Miss Hinckley cannot give an eetimate of the number of children restored to their parents, but it is very large.

Miss Maggie Brooks is the only resident member of this aid society who was not drowned. She is a school tescher here, and knows every child and their parente in the city. She spends her time in hunting every house for miles around, for parents and children. When a child is found it is sent to headquarters and a note and description made of it. When any of the child's relatives or parents are found they are sent to the headquarters, and in this way many familiee have been reunited. The object of the. Western Pennsylvania society is to furnish temporary as well as permanent homes for the orphans. Mrs. Atator to-day found at Kernville seventeen adults and children living in a room about ten by fifteen. The children will be sent to Pittsburg until their parents can find some sort of a habitation, when they will recall their children.

ST.Louis,June 9.—Mrs. Roger Hayne, manager of the Chriatian home and infant asylum of this city, has telegraphed to Mrs. Hinckley, in charge of the Waits' mission at Johnstown, Pa., asking for twenty babies, and promising that good, care will be taken of the children if they are sent here.

THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE.

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How It Ia Coming Ont of the Pelnge Damage Done. PHILADELPHIA, June 9.—At the office

of the Pennsylvania railroad to-day it was stated that the line was gradually getting into Bhape. The completion of the Montgomery bridge had the effect of producing a general movement of freight. One thousand two hundred carloads were moved east and west to-day, and this will ham the effect of removing a great der^bf uneasiness among business menf caused by the inability of the railroad company to distribute freight. At one time it wss feared that many of the iron furnaces and rolling mills would have to ahut down on account of coke and coal famines. A great deal of fuel has been sent out, and more will follow right along now, and the threatened stoppage of operations will thus be averted. President Roberts and General Manager Pugh ldft at 11:25 to-night on a special train for Altoona. They will inspect the work at various poinft along the route, and will move eaatward from Altoona on the middle division of the main line. Mr. Pugh will stay on the middle division until direct communication between Harrisburg and Altoona is re-es-tablished. It is now thought that this will be accomplished by Wednesday evening or Thursday at the latest. Vice President Thompson is still in the vicinity of Conemaugh supervising the work in that vicinisy. Some idea of the magnitude of the damage to the Pennsylvania line by the recent flood may be formed from the statement thRt nearly five thousand men are employed, in many casee working sixteen hours a day. This great army of workmen is building bridges, and placing track carried away, filling in and grading the washed out roadbed. General Manager Pugh etated to-night that it was a remarkable fact, in connection with the disaster which had befallen the company, that in no one instance had any of the various gangs of workmen been hampered by lack of material. Over five million feet of timber had to be purchased and conveyed to the pointe at which the various bridges bad been washed away. This was all gotten to the spot ana made ready to be placed in position as soon as the flood subsided sufficiently to allow the men to enter the streams.

Vandalism.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 9.—Several casee of vandalism and robbery were reported to-day. Last night a number of oars containing supplies were broken into, and the contents carried off. What the thieves could not steal, they trampled arid ruined. The Masonic relief oar was also entered and robbed. Twelve men were arrested for stealing to day, but they were released upon returning the goods. The military guards over in Cambria City were kent buoy last night arreating thieves. They were placed in the guard house and this morning drummed out of town. When they reached the outekirte of the town they were warned that if they were caught again they would be summarily dealt with.

Many people are imposing upon the relief committee, and in several instances men have suooeeded in getting enough supplies to last them several months. One man was found this_ afternoon who had nine aaoks of flour in his cellar, besides a large atock of provisions and clothing whioh he had seoured from the committee by mjereprasentstion.

Preachers Pitch late, the Ptttobnrg dab. CHICAGO, June 9.—Nearly a dozen of

clergymen throughout Chicago, and repanting a!moat that number of different denominations, preached bM the subject of the Johnstown

TfiRRE HAUTE, IND., MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1889.

The prevailing public Sanlimaat was voiosd most strongly, psrhaps, bar the Rev. Dr. J. Withrow, pastor oI the Second Prashyterian Ghurah one of the largeet congregations in the Weet. Dr. Withrow declared that Ilia calamity oould not be claaea "act of God," and the ity laid on the Almighty. He said in substanoe that .the reel burden of blame prases upon the shoulders of the Pittsbui* dab whose thoughtless selfishnses wee more concerned in maintaining a plsssnre resort than in the safety of thousands of their fellowmen.

The Damage to the

JOHNSTOWN, Pa* June 9.—Mr. Wm. Ferguson walked down from South Fork to-day, following the line of the Penn sylvan ia railroad. He said that all at the railroad tracks from 8outh Fork to the viaduct wan swept away. Ill old Portage viaduct ia gone. A pact^f the: road known as the Deep Cut tahalf filled with earth and sand, 1 tracks are lost. A mile and a track from Mineral point to the eat is lost. A trestle won is beinjr built where the Deep QeVbfiilcs From the Viaduct the Soutl said, was six miles. It will he twee weeks before the road will be opened for travel, and months before it will be restored to ite former stability*

The Sanitary Work,

JOHNSTOWN, Pa-, June 9.—Dr. Carrington, of the United Statee marines, and Dr. C. O. Probst, secretary of tbe state board of Ohio, arrived in Johnstown to-day and called upon Dr. Groff. They then made a tour of inapeotion with Giovernor Beaver. They propose to help Dr. Groff in his sanitary labors. One part of the work of the cleaning out of cellars and the destruction of dead animals was continued to-day. The workingmen are disinfecting themselves by scattering copperas over their clothing and bed clothing.

The Number of Lost Not So Greet. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 9.—The work

of the registration of the aurvivors of tbe flood is going steadily on. Up to this evening there were about twentyone thousand registered, and the liat still increasing. The number of the loet is placed now at five thousand by thoee who held it would reach ten thousand a week ago. A conservative eetimate ia between three thousand five hundred and four thousand. Up'to date there have been 1,500 bodies recovered.

Suicide of a Militiaman.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 9—This afternoon Private Wm. Young, of company C, Fourteenth regiment, N. G. P., Committed suicide in his tent by shooting himself in the head. He wae a.farm laborer and reeided near Mansfield, .Pa. He has been sick for several daye, but nothing in hie manner indicated that he contemplated taking his life. He was 29 years of age, and leaves a wife and two children.

Indianapolis Contlaaea in the Good Work. INDIANAPOLIS, June 9.—The Johns-

toTrtr relief fund received generous additions to.day. Liberal oolloctione were taken in many of the churches, and the local lodge of Elks gave an entertainment netting a very handsome sum.

JohnKtown Floater* at Bardrtown, Ky. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 9.—Two float­

ers were caught in the river at Warsaw Ky., yesterday, supposed to be from Johnstown. The bodies of animals and a cart were also seen passing.

Johnstown Flood Notes.

Numerous cases of overcrowding were found at Kernville to-day and bad results are feared.

The body of Miss Bryant, who waa the companion of the missing Miss Paulson, of Pittsburg^ was identified by relatives to-day. It had been interred under the name of Mias Wilmington, but through the published description of a ring worn bo Miss Bryant her friends had the body, exhumed and identified. It will be taken to Wilmington, Del.

The tower of St. John's Raman Catholic Church was blown up this afternoon. This iB the church which caught fire oirthe eventful Friday night and was burned, the tower stood alone, and was a constant nuisance to passers-by. It was condemned, and danger aignala placed near it, but as a measure of safety, the authorities to-day ordered that it be demoliehed, and a charge of dynamite wae placed under it, and the tall tower wss soon a heap of bricks and mortar

GENEROUS GIVERS.

English Heart Touched by the Horrible Disaster at Johnstown.

A meeting ie now being held in Dublin to show sympathy in words and in money for the victims of the great diaaater, eaye a London cable apeciaL Lord Mayor Sexton, who preeidee, and who on hia own reeponeibility oabled £1,000 to America before the meeting was held, ia an example of the eagerneaa everywhere displayed to ahow aubetantial sympathy. When the newa of the disaster flrst reached London, adiapatoh waa received at your London offioe from Andrew Carnegie, offering (5,000 to any aubscription that might be started hero, in sddition to $10,000 given by his firm, and many similar generous offers followed. Channela for the prompt transmission of all contributions have now been opened in every direction, and only prompt organization by the American ropreaentativee is needed to secure from travelling Amerioana much larger -ima than have yet been received.

Americans in London have universally expressed whet they believed to be tbe general sentiment in the United States, namely, that Americana are abundantly able and willing to give all that may be required with no ssaistanoe from the outside but th# desire to give has bean universally ahown among English msn, snd the sunrise and irritation is general at the lord mayor's failure to atart a Mansion house fund. The custom of opening a fund at the Mansion house in all cease of great disaster is so universal as to become a matter

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course. It never fails in ease of a flood in China or a volcanic eruption in an out-of-the-way island therefore the curious exception to the ruls in this csss is worthy of investigation apart from all qnsations as to the money bstng nssdsd liven to.

The Wabash Continues in I's Purpost to Rsash High Points.

IT IS EXPECTED THE CHANGE? WILL COME TO-DAY. a&fe.. -vSeriooa Interruption of Railroatg

Traffic on Account of tbe. Downpour Last Weelc.- *.

11M river had risen during yesterday •toning, and a luge amount of drift ftnntinned to float, and men were engaged in the afternoon removing the drift from agaiast the,, piers. The oily feature of the wataiehad almost disappeared, so

Jfee...aMgtfjbil was lack-

the stream on swelling tide yesterday. The water had bOoome deeper in the flelde than on the preoeding day.

Newton Bird and family live in hoi^ue-boat on the river. Om Saturday night tbe husband was arrested and put in jail on a charge of drunkmineasL The houss-boet wss on the west bank of the river. The boat aprung a leak and the orieeot the excited matron attracted the attention of the police. Captain Murphy and Seigeanta Voit and Moigan pulled acroaa the river in a boat at 4 o'clock yeeterday morning and tried to persuade the woman and children to leave tbe boat, but ahe refused. The offioen then took her husband from the jail to the boat and he etepped the leak, and the family continued happily by their own fireeide yesterday.

The volume of water continued to mcreaee slowly yeete/day and reached about nineteen feet, but it was supposed to have Attained the highest at that point. The emptying of the emaller streams is expected tosustain the volume until eometime to-day, when the fall is expected to commence, if there ebould be no more rain.

Tbe flooes continued) to effect railway traffic yeeterday. The I. & St. L. trains from the eaat came into Terra Haute from Greencastle over the Vandalia, and thelatter road waa interrupted at Eagle oreek bridge, this side of Indianapolis. Tbe E. & I. bridge over Eel river, thia Bide of Clay City, was in a bad condition Saturday and several ooal cars were placed on the trestle approaches to hold tbem down. Yeeterday there was a giving away of these spans, and two or more coal cars were dropped into the rieing water, which up to last accounts was still rising. The company expects to be ready for through buaineesby to-night.

The water in Lack Maxinkuckee rose about five inches during laat week's rain. Special to the Express.

CLAY CITY, Ind., June 9.—The water W "ill aver the tEel river bottoms. It washed oui iiii- ••iloiad bridge, at Eel river. A great amount or and wheat is destroyed.

KX-SENATOR 8A BIN SUE8 FOR DIVORCE.

A Sensational Case of National Prominence—The Charges in the Complaint. ST. PAUL, June 9.—The Pioneer-Press prints the following: A divorce caee has been begun in tho district court of Washington county of the most sensational character, both on account of the national prominence of the parties and from the shocking scandals which surround the proceedings. This is no lees than a suit brought by ex-Senator D. M. Sabin against his wife. The summons was served personally upon Mrs. Sabin at Flushing, Lang Island, something over a week ago, but tbe complaint hae not yet been filed in court. The charge made in the complaint is that of habitual drunkenness, an allegation which in itself will be moet shocking to tbe society of Washington and other cities where Mrs. Sabin has long been a shining light Its asserted that Mrs. Sabin had, for some time prior to her marriage, been an invalid, and during that time became addicted to tbe use of morphine. The habit, it is claimed, has been ndulged in to a greater or lees extent ever since, and in later years she has added to it the use of intoxicating liquors. It is stated that during the absences from the home of Mr. Sabin, she ocaaaionally indulged in liquors and drugs to excess. At the close of Mr. Sabin's senatorial career, Mrs. 'Sabin was placed, at her own requeet, in the asylum for inebriates at Fiuahing, where •he is at the present time. Socially, Mrs. Sabin ia a most fascinating lady, and during Mr. Sabin's senatorial career in Washington, she gave weekly receptions, which were among the moat popular given by any lady in the city, and attended by^. the most distinguished people. It ia doubtful whether the fault of which ahe ia charged in the oomplaint ever became apparent to any of her Washington guests, or come to the knowledge, of her friends there. Mr. and Mrs. Sabin have no children of their own. The fact that a suit is commenced will be news to all. J. N. Searls. of Stillwater, ia Mr. Sabin's attorney. What course Mrs. Sabin will pursue is not yet known, but it ia believed she will not resist the suit. She has still many warm friends, and will be the subject of widespread sympathy. The exasnator also has the sympathy of all who know him in this moet unfortunate affair.

"The St. Uals Klevators Consolidation. ST. LOUIS, June 9.—The plan for con­

solidating all the elevators in this oity under one management has finbeen consummated and the deal, will be closed this week, and all the properties, with one exception, tbe Advance elevator in East St. Louis, will be transferred in a few days. The number of elevators in the ccnrolidation is eleven, and the value of iss in stock and reel estate is puuyuuw In connection with thisdssl, rather, perhaps, growing out of it, the •in noaimiarion msn are moving in the

thai

a given to your uuiiespoi lord mayora sssretaiy hough not entirety unfoanadignitaryof this oity 1 vocnfir 1

Taction of farming a reowvera' and ahippera' association on the plan of tbe onetoOhioaga More than sixty of the isnon anon are in favor of the and there is no doubt but that an will be formed within a tow

CUBA LAKE.

Daatrl|KI— »f the Was— nil That Thioaleae ttieea, MN Teak. The Cube reservoir,| or Csibe lake, as it ie known today, was built as fesder for the old Genesee Valley oanal yearn ago.v It ie located about one mile and a half above the village of Cuba/fourteen milee northeast of thia oity oo a diroot stream peeeage from the reservoir to thia oity. The reesrvou at low water mark 1,600 aons of Crater, and when tbe mountain streams add their flow of water to tbe lake it increases the flood to 2£00 aoraaof water, making the largest body of water oontained behind a dirt embankment in tbe United Stateai The reservoir is kept tip and used aa a summer resort ana hignsh pond, and no attention is paid to the welfare of the publio. All that the managers oare for is to draw people there in the summer months to spend their money,

The lake or respproir is looated in a valley betweela msdlum-sixod hills and is fed by a number qt small streams that

A few yean ago the embankment gave away, in the hot month of July, when there waa no flood, and caused great damage, flooding all the villages along the river for over a hundred miles. The break wae repaired, and the lake has grown larger aince. At the present time people who live near the reservoir have moved away, and all the inhabitants below this vast lake are afraid to leave their houaes for fear they may never meet their families again. The dread is widespread and no one in the entire valley feela safe or will feel safe until this vast body of water ia gradually allowed to eecape. Watchmen are on guard day and night at the dam to give warning in case there should be signs of a break. £.11 the local papers are loudly calling upon the state authorities to close up tne lake or the people will take the matter into their own hands. Late reports state that the dam is apparently safe. The board of trade of thia oity to-night condemns the reservoir. If the dam breaks it will flood the entire Allegheny valley as far as Pittsburg and groat loss of life will occur. [Late reports from Olean, N. Y., are to the effeot that there ia no danger of the dam bunting. The surplus of water from the,flood waa drawn off.]

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CHICAGO, June IR-S- U. aeems to have been made by tbe police and other interested persons regarding the bloody clothes reported last night as those worn by Dr. Cronin when he laat left his office. Further inveatigation has convinced all responsible for the error that there is such a thing aa jumping at conclusions. The fact is now proven that tbe slashed and gory garments were not Cronin'e, but belonged to Albert Herzog, a barber, who committed suicide over bis shop at the corner of Milwaukee avenue ana Peoria street about five weeks ago. Henry Hermann made the suit for Herzog three years ago, and be identifies it. Fred Klaner, undertaker, with the help of Herzog's barbers, cut it off the corpse. The barbers threw the suit into an ash barrel, from which it found its way, through a scavenger, to a German family, whoee possession of it waa reported by busy bodies as valuable evidence in the Cronin tragedy.

The Slonx Negotiation.

ST. LOUIS, June 9.-~A special from Rosebud agency, Dakota, says the Sioux commissioners have rested to-day, but feel very much encouraged over the result of yesterday's work, and are hopeful that by Tuesday night, or Wednesday, at least, to have the required 1,050 voters, necessary to make a majority of the Indians at this agency. Tbe redskins have spent the day discussing tbe provisions of the bill, and it is evident that those

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Bigning

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is reservoir Themme would allow

When the state cared for it was kept with gates that the" surplus water to escape, but in reoent years not much, if any attention has been paid to the gates and the danger has grown each year. The extent of tbis large artificial body of water is five milss and a half long by a mile and a halt wide, and the depth ia on an avarice sixty-two feet. The mud bank that keepe this vast boby of water back from the valley below ia about five-eighths of a mile long, forty-five feet wide at the bottom, twenty feet wide at the top with a wagon road on the same.

For many years the reservoir bad been a menace to the people of the villages of Cuba, Hinsdale, Black Creek, Belfast, this city, and tbe aurrounding country, aa at each Bpring freshet there was danger of the dam giving away.

are doing

good work among their more obatinate brethren for the sale of the reservation land.

The Pope Is Depressed and Praying. ROME, June 9.—The pope is much de­

pressed. It is reported that be refuses to see anybody, and that he has passed three days absorbed in prayer in his privatp chapel. Four hundred telegrams have arrived at the Vatican deploring the unveiling of the Bruno monument. All the ambassadors accredited to the Vatican met this afternoon in tbe pope's chapel. King Humbert has congratulated the ministers upon tbe absence of disorder to-day.

The Shah at Berlin.

BERLIN, June 9.—The shah of Persia arrived here to-day. He was welcomed with much ceremony by the emperor, a number of princes, Count Herbert Bismarck, General Von Blumsnthal and a crowd of officials. Royal salutes were fired and the ahah received an ovation en route to the Bellevue palace. The emperor and the shah exchanged formal visits and a grand banquet was given in the evening in honor of tbe shah.

Bnssla's Annexation of Fenian

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Loirooir, June 9.—It ia reported in St. Petersburg that during the shah's visit here a sscret treaty was mads between Russia and Persia for the temporary annexation of Northern P«^aia to Russia in osrtain oases.

Hot Weather in Re* Vorfc CltyTeeterday. NEW YORK, June S—To-day was

an '1'i'i ssni si hot day with little hteess to relieve. A half dozen heet prestations were reported and one Thehighsst temperature waa 9L

Daily Established in 1851.

Terr* Its Good^Record as the Champions.

THE GAME AT THE HOME GROUNDS WITH DANVILLE,

The Standing of tbe Clubs in tbe League—Other Local News.

A large crowd attended the game of bell at the park between the Danville, III, club and the home club. The day waa a little cloudy and threatening rain bnt the amphitheater and the aeats on the outside Vera two-thinkffilled. The

The home club went to bat first, and were unsteedy. They oould not hit Mauck's ourves effectively, and were puzzled. In the ninth inning the home olub batted Mauok terrifioally.

The following is the soon by innings: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tern Haute 0 0 013000 4-1 Danville I 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-3

Both clubs had good batteries, but the home club surpassed the visitors in fielding. Tbe game waa replete with errors, but these were excusable on account of the wet groundeandon account of the umpire, Agar. He was fair to both aides, and divided his bad decisions pretty evenly. The following is a liat of the clubs and the batting order: TWie Haute. Danville. *~r Doreej, pitcher, Schultz, flrst base, Bannln. right Qeld, Corydon, left Held, Lotz, Brat base, Toller, catcher, O'Brien, abort atop. Boot, third base, W. Schneider, eatuner, Fog arty, second base, Nelson, second base, Froud, short stop, Hill, third base, Lamberson, center Held, L. Schneider, center fieldHodge, right field,

Mauck, pitcher.

Forsjrthe, leftOeld.

NOTES.

The Terre Hautes will leave for Danville thia morning. Terre Haute will be a good base ball town in clear weather.

Nelson played all over the diamond, and in the outfield, too. It looked like a victory for Danville, until the boys got down to work.

The score would have been 5 to 3 but for one wild throw, showing the effect of one error.

The home club will play tbe Danvilles at Danville to-day. From there they go to Lafayette.

Both Schneider and Tully did good work, and saved Dorsey and Mauck several wild pitches.

The way that the spectators guyed the visitors yesterday at the beginning of the game was a disgrace.

Games yesterday: Columbus 17, Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 12, Louiaville 2 Athletics 12, Kansas City

Terre Haute leads the league, having lost no game. Danville and Lafayette -j-ftBfrVfljyflpr:Hfl00nd pl&oe> each having

The Decatur grand ury^la0alter Sunday ball players, and Decatur may drop out of the league, in whioh event Logansport will probably be taken in.

The order of standing in the IndianaIllinois league is as follows, ranking as named: Terre Haute, Danville, Lafayette, Bloomington, Champaign, Decatur.

Manager Lauderman, of the St. Louis Nichols, was in the city yesterday arranging a game with the Crescents, to he played in July. The Nichols go to the lakes each season and will play the Crescents here either when going or returning.

First game yesterday: Evansville 5, Springfield 3. Second game: Springfield 5, Evansville 2.

The Ker. Dr. Herrlck Johnson's Sermons,

The baccalaureate sermon for Coates college preached at the Central Presbyterian Churoh, yesterday morning, by the Rev. Dr. Herrick Johnson, of Chicago, attracted a large congregation, as did his evening sermon at the Congregational Church. The distinguished divine, who has earned a national reputation by bis intellectual and oratorical ability, waa received with much favor by Terre Haute church-goers.

Sunday Closing In Cincinnati CINCINNATI,.June 9.—Base ball games

by amateur clubs were Btopped by the police to-day. Fenneesey, of- Heuck's opera house, and Baker, of Harria' were arretted for giving theatrical performances, but tbe performances were not stopped. Kissels and Young's oonoert saloon attempted to go in full blast but were ahut up by repeated arrests. There were nearly one hundred arrests of saloon-keepers to-day. Several of those were repeated arrests of the same man. Many of the most defiant saloonkeepers made up their minds to close before the day was over. A crowd of men set upon an informer on upper Vine street, and beat him badly during the afternoon, but he did not report the fact to the polioe station.

Aa Arkansas Cyclone.

ST. LOUIS, June 9.—A special from Arkansas City, Ark., gives details of a terrible cyclone which swept through that city last night. The Methodist and Baptist Churches and ten stores and residences were wrecked, while the roof of the Arkansas elevator, in whioh ie locatsd the Missouri Pacific depot, was blown across the tracks, demolishing a number of loaded freight care. The only livee loet were those of Kate Walton, aged 15, and Tudy Walton, aged 9. Mm- Walton, the mother, was badly inand another daughter, Lizzie Walton, had a hip dislocated. All colored.

Snuril-Pox at Ttaeeaaes.

J. A. Swartzel, health offioer for Knox deunty, telegraphed the secretary of the state board of health yesterday that a of small-pox had beet discovered in Vinoennss. He wanted some vine ssnt to that point at onoe.—[Indinapolis Jour-

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