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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
A BINDING OATH.
Discovery of the Obligation of the CIan-na-
Gael Oath.

Gael Oath.
According to a dispatch from St. Louis,
the constitution under which the Clan-n ma
Gael operates has become public and the
details have created a tremendous sensa-
zion. Each member has his individual
number. which he gives as a password be-
lore being admitted to any of the meetings,
The candidate for admission takes solemn
oath never to reveal what occurs at the
meetings nor the names of any of the mem
oers. The famous oath binding the candi-
date not to reveal the secrets Of the order
lnder pain of death is as follows:
"I-[name in full do solemnly swear i, the
presence of Almighty God that L will labor
while life is left me to establish and defend g
republican form of government in jsfmboe-
lclpher word]-that l will keep strictly secret
the name and everything connected with this ce
[cipherl from all not entitled to know such So
crets; that l will obey and comply with the
constitution and the laws of the ce, and that
will faithfully preserve the funds of the
&c for. the cause of isjti [cipher] revolu-
ton alone as specified i'll the constitution
that will deem it my special duty and mission
brotherly love and nationality among all isitinfo
[cipherl; that take this obligation without any
mental reservation, holding the same forever
binding upon me, and that any violation there
OF or desertlon OF any duty to the brotherhood is
infamous and merits the severest punishment
30 help me God" This oath the candidate is adj
Jured TO keep at the hazard" of his life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
WERE THEY IRISH FUNDS?
Alexander Sullivan Paid 100000 to a
Commission Firm.

Alexander Sullivan Paid 100000 to a
Commission Firm.
At the Coroners inquest on the body of
DR.. Cronin. murdered at Chicago, Byron
l., Smith. receiver of the defunct Traders
Bank of Chicago. was present to explain
Alexander Sulivan's bank accounts in
1882. He came into the courtroom with
three ponderous ledgers and package Of
checks. He read several checks which had
been drawn by Alexander Sullivan
as agent, and cashed by the bank
in 1882. The total amount of these
checks signed by Alexander Sullivan
as agent, and payable to I. J. Lester & CO.
the brokers, was 100000. 1t was made evil
dent from these proofs that this large
amount had been invested by Mr.. Sullivan
on Change. Mr.. Smith then proceeded to
show that John Monroe Il Co., bankers.
New York City had turned over to "Windes
& Co.," which in this instance means
Alexander Sullivan. Clan ma Gael funds
TO the amount of 100000 In one
Of the ledgers extracts were read
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
WEDDING OF JUSTICE GRAY.

United in Marriage to Miss Matthews,
Daughter of His Late Associate.
Justice Gray. Of the United States Su-
preme Court. and Miss Jeanette Matthews.
daughter of the late Justice Matthews, were
married at the residence Of the bride in
Washington. the Rev. DR.. Leonard, of st.
Johns. assisted by the Rev. DIR. Hamlin, of
the Church of the Covenant, officiating.
After the marriage supper was served in
the dining-room and late in the even
ing the bridal couple left for country
place in the. neighborhood Of Boston,
where they will remain until July, when
they will go to Europe. Upon their return
in September they will occupy the stately
residence of the Justice at the corner Of
Sixteenth and @ streets. The bride will be
in mourning during the coming season.
The bride is one of the most attractive and
intellectual young ladies in Washington.
She is we'll advanced in young womanhood,
OF fine presence. and will grace the court
circle with her many social gifts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
JOHNSTOWN VICTIMS,
THE NUMBER BETWEEN TWELVE
AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND.

Tho EnOrmity of the Disaster Becoming
More and More Apparent - Burying the
Dead - The Country Responding to the
Appeal for Aid.
A Johnstown special of Thursday says:
The gray mists had scarcely arisen from the
hills this morning until thousand funerals
were coursing their green Sides There
were no hearses, few mourners, and as
little solemnity as formality The ma jor-
ity Of the coffins were of rough pine The
. hearses were strong farmers teams, and
instead of six pail bearers to one coffin
there were generally six collins to one
team. Silently the professions moved and
silently they unloaded their burdens in the
lap of Mother Earth No minister was there
to pronounce a last blessing as the clods
ratified down. A fact that has been here
tofore overlooked in the awful strain is
the soiled condition of the corpses. Fully
one third of those recovered have been so
mangled, bruised or charred that identifi-
cation was impossible. In an ordinary
food this would not have been the case
but here human bodies were the filing in
of mountain-like mass of Louses, rail-
road tracks, trains, and other debris which
went crunching and crashing through a
valley three miles long. How any of life S
clay retained. form or semblance is enig-
NAUTICAL.
All day long the corpses were being
buried below ground. The unidentified
bodies were grouped on high hill west of
the doomed city, where one epitaph must
do for all, and that the word unknown "
There are hundreds of these graves al
ready, and each day will increase the pro-
portion. The possibility of Identification
diminishes every hour. Fires are raging
over the tangled graves of hundreds and
the partial cremation of many bodies is
inevitable. Others are becoming so black
ened in their contact with the debris or
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13

men are thus employed IN Johnstown
proper, about ]. DOC of these being the reg
uiar street hands hired by Contractors
Booth and Flynn of Pittsburg, the others
being volunteers.
Mr.. FlynnS estimates show more than
anything the chaotic condition of this CITY.
He says: 1T will take 10, 900 men thirty
days to clear the ground so that the streets
are passable and the work Of rebuilding
can be commenced, and am at a loss to
know how the work is to be done. This
enthusiasm will soon die out and the volun-
teers will want to return home. 1t would
take all summer for my men alone to do
what work is necessary. Steps must be.
taken at once to furnish gangs of work.
men. and tomorrow shall send commun-
ication to the Pittsburg chamber of COM
merce asking the different manufacturers
of the Ohio valley to take turns for a week
or so in furnishing reliefs of workmen. I
shall ask that each establishment stop.
work for week at time and send all
hands in the charge of a foreman and time
keeper. We will board and care for them
here. These gangs should come for week
at a time, no organization can be eff
fected If workmen arrive and leave when
they please
Inc volunteers are doing noble work.
Nearly every town in western Pennsyi-
vania is represented by from ten to one.
hundred men, and many towns in Chic
and New York have also furnished a quota
of laborers. These volunteers are working
with will, but before the end of the week
they will want to return home. Men who
come here will be paid 81 day and board.
All the laborers who have been toilipg
with the wreckage are quartered at night,
some in barns, others in the tents above
referred to. 1t was scene as of army
life at the time that supper was ready,
and the long pine tables were crowded
with men. Stoves were erected out in the
open and coal fires heated the gallons OF
coffee. This bevrage was heated in large
wash-boilers, and for one gang of men
seven boiler uls were emptied in a half
hour. AS the darkness drew veil over
the scene the valley became quiet. the only
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
WENT OVER THE FALLS.

Two Men in Attempting to Reach Goat
Island Lose Control of Their Boat.
AtNiagara Falls. "Jacko" Walker. d boat
man and fisherman at the falls, with Frank
Davy as q companion, started in boat
from the shore above the inlet of the hy-
draulic canal for the head of Goat Island.
The men lost control of the boat, which
was drawn into the current and carried
over the Horseshoe fall. Walker was 80
years of age and Davy %. "Pi" Walker,
uncle of "Jacko" Walker, committed suicide
ten years ago by lying down in his boat
and going over the American fall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
a LAKE DISASTER.

The Schooner Thomas Houston and Seven
teen Lives Lost in Lake Michigan.
Robert York, second mate Of the schooner
Thomas Houston has arrived in Racine
Wis, and says that vessel went down eight
miles off Milwaukee in Il gale. She was
loaded with ore from Ashland to Chicago.
The vessel broke in two in the gale. York
says all the crew were drowned except him
self and Il sailor. who Were thirty two hours
in the water. The captain. his wife, two
children and thirteen men We're lost.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
WYOMING TO COME IN.
A Proclamation Issued fOIa C0hstitu-
tionaI Convention.

A Proclamation Issued fOra C6nstitu-
tiOnal Convention.
Gov. Warren of Wyoming has issued a
proclamation for an election on July of
delegates to the Constitutional Convention
to meet Sept. 2. The Governor, Secretary
and Chief Justice had previously divided
the Territory into districts and made the
apportionment Of the delegates among the
same. This action was taken in response
to the request of the commissioners of
nearly all Of the counties in Wyoming, and
is iii accord with the views of the promi-
nent citizens. without regard to party.
Wyoming has the population, wealth, and
public intelligence to entitle it to immedi-
ate admission, and its people will earnestly
appeal to Congress to that end.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
BURIED THE MEAT-AX.

Peace Between the Union Pacific and Its
Northern Competitor.
The Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
Railroad companies have been brought
finally into harmo ny, their presidents hav-
ing come to mutually satisfactory agrees
ment at conference held in New York
1t has been officially announced
in Wall street that all the disputes
between the two big corporations had
been settled, and that henceforth there
would be no squabbles over the control Of
the Oregon and the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Company. In disputed terri
tory there is to be trackage control by
which the two companies shall have needed
service. All litigation between the COM
panies in the New York courts is to be dis
missed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
III reSpeCtlYe assOclatlOn lis aS fOIIOWS:
DISEASE WILL NOT FOLLOW.

Said to Be No Danger of an Epidemic at
JOhnStOWn.
To quiet the fears Of those who expect
the outbreak of some fearful epidemic the
health authorities of Johnstown.- Pa, have
issued the following bulletin:
The general condition of health in Johnstown
and vicinity is excellent. No epidemic disease
of any kind prevails, nor is it expected chat any
will arise. The whole region has been divided
into convenient districts, and each placed I'M
der g. competent santarian The State Board
of Health is prepared to meet all emergencies as
they arise The air is wholesome and the water
generally pure. If the good people of the
devastated district will go on as they have so
nobly done for the last week in their efforts to
clean up the wreckage, good health will GER
tainly be maintained. GEORGE &. GROFF.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
THE BAPTIST UNIVERSITY.
Chicago Baptists Will Raise the Required
100000 for the Institution.

100000 for the Institution.
conference of prominent Baptists has
been held at Chicago to devise way of
meeting the obligation to raise $500. 900 i'm
posed by J. d. Rockefeller as Il contingent
on which he is to make his large donation
for a Baptist university in that city. 1t was
decided that an attempt should be made to
secure the sum required within the next
sixty days, and to further the work a con-
certed movement is to be made throughout
the Northwest. An appropriate resolution
was prepared, and will be forwarded to Mr..
Rockefeller. thanking him for the gift he is
about to make, and assuring him that the
Baptists of the Northwest will leave moth
ing undone in their efforts to e-establish a
Baptist University in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
AN EXPLANATION DEMANDED.

MisapprOpriatiOn of Funds Charged
Against a Government Officer.
Gen. Casey, Chief Of Engineers. has sent
to Lieut.. Carter, in charge of the river and
harbor improvements at Savannah, Charles
ton and Jacksonville, a newspaper article
in which misrepresentation OF Govern
ment funds is charged as the result of a
corrupt combination between Lieut.. Carter
and the contractors. Carter will be called
upon to explain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
PENNSYLVANIA'S PLAN.
The State Will Clear Up the Mass OF
Debris.

The State VIII Clear Up the Mass of
Debris.
AS a result of q meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania State officials, the Treasurer of the
State will put up ST. 600, 600 for the people of
the Conemaugh Valley. taking as security
for it's payment the bond of well known
Philadelphia and New York business
men and capitalists. The whole matter
has been turned over to the State,
which will, under the direction of
Adjt. Gen. Hastings or committee. as
may be hereafter determined, take complete
charge of the town, which will obtain until
the place is rebuilt and the people are able
to manage their own affairs once more; all
money contributed will be devoted to the
relief of sufferers, no part of it being appro-
priated to repairing public damages or
clearing away debris.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
States shan have the right to establish a
coaling station ut Pago- Pago.
PRESInENT IL RI2l SONS 1II01CE


Prominent Offices Being Filled by Late
Appointees.
The President has made the following APP
pointments:
To be Receivers of Public Moneys-John T..
Carlin, of Montana, at Bozeman Mont. James
j. Dolan, of New Mexico at Las Cruces, N. M.
To be Registers of Land Offices-Frank E. Bald
win, of Colorado, at Pueblo, Col. ; Eddy f. Fer
ris, OF Montana, at Bozeman, Mont.
Charles Price of North Carolina, to be United
States Attorney for the Western District of
North Carolina Henry c. Niles of Mississippi,
to be United States Attorney for the Northern
District of Mississippi; John Vigneaux of Lou
isiana, to be United States Marshal for the West
ern District of Louisiana; j. c. b. Russell Of
Arkansas, special Land Agent; and w. G. War
wick OF Iowa, and +. ]. Matthews of West Vir-
ginia, Timber Agents John A. Reeve Special In
spector OF Customs at the port of Chicago.
Charles G. Williams, or Waterfowl, oak, to
be Register of the Land Office at Watertown
Oak M M Hunt, OF Salem, Ore, to be Com
missioner in and for the District OF Alaska, in
place OF Robert Sanderson, who declines the ap-
pointment; Dana G. Lamb, of Wisconsin, TO
be Il Special Agent TO make allotment Of
lands in severalty TO Indians, etc. John D.
Miles, of Lawrence, Kan, to be n Commits
sioner to negotiate with the Cherokee
and other Indians tor the cession
to the United States OF certain lands, as proyid-
ed by act of Congress approved March 2, 1889, in
the place of John H. Baker, who declines the APP
pointment. Charles Dodge, Of the District OF
Columbia, to be collector OF customs at George
town, d. G. Collectors of Internal Revenue
Albert B. White, for the district of West Vir-
ginia; John B. caves, fifth district of North
Carolina; William A Allen, second district of
Tennessee; David A. Num-, fifth district OF
Tennessee, aud John Peters, district OF Ne
braska.
COLI. G. Kelton has been appointed Ad-
jutant General of the army. He is native
Of Penns ylvania, a graduate of West Point,
and has been an instructor in the military
academy. He was brevetted Brigadier for
gallant services during the rebellion and
since 1885 has been Assistant Adjutant Gen.
sral. He has invented many improvements
In firearms and has written acceptably on
military topics.
Other appointments are:
j. j. Cook, Store Keeper at Chicago; James H.
Stone, editor of the Detroit: Tribune Internal
Revenue Collector for the 1st District of Michi-
gan; Henry c. Rizer, of Kansas, Disbursing
Agent of the Geological Survey; James NJ
Hutchins, of Minnesota, Special Agent in the
General Land Office; Henry G. Potter, of Ohio,
clerk i'll the General Land Office, Chief of the
Mineral Division i'll the same office, and Farley
B. Dickerson of Ohio, also clerk in the Pen
sion Office, chief of division in the same office
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
WANT MORE PROTECTION.

Wool Growers Ask for Special Session Oh
Congress i'll Their Interest.
Assistant Secretary Tichenor has received
d petition from delegates TO the wool-grow-
ers' convention asking the President to call
an extra session or Congress to consider
tariff legislation with special reference to
WOODEN products. The petitioners also urge
The administration to sustain the action of
the New York appraisers in assessing IL duty
upon imported worsted goods at IS cents
per round.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
What the Spring Wheat Crop Will Be
General Prospects.

The Chicago Trib,uoe's review Of the crop
situation sums up the outlook in this way:
There cannot be much said either one way OF
the other about the spring wheat crop more
than this: that so far the country has not re-
ceived any intelligence of "a 9OO0O,00J" crop,
which is generally looked for just after the
wheat is seeded and before it shows Il single
spear out of the ground. AS to winter wheat,
everything depends OH the weather of the
next thirty days. The prospects are point
ing to 8 wet harvest. Drouth and Hessian
fly are not showing their work early in the sea-
son. Harvest will be earlier than usual, and
perhaps little later. 1t will not be general
much before the 10th OF June An excellent
stand OF corn has been cultivated once. Fields
that are clean need no more rain for twenty
days ut least, and upon the advent of warm
weather ought to make rapid growth. The low
their surplus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Sabbath Work in Postofices.

Postmaster General Wanamaker has is
sued circular asking postmasters to give
data on their Sunday service with the view
OF reducing Sunday work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13

noise being the occasional challenge of g.
miitiaman as he babe some belated in
dividual obey the orders of the sheriff and
leave the city of the dead. Johnstown is
under martial law and laborers only are
wanted
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13

from Mr.. Sullivan's personal account, show
ing that from this he had drawn check
for $4,000. dated Sept. 6. 1882. in favor of
T. ]. Lester & Co.. making the outgo on ac-
count of Board of Trade speculations an
even 100000. The States Attorney says he
will prove that at least this amount Of Clan
ma Gael funds was misappropriated by Sui
Ivan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Indiana's School Population.

The enumeration of Indiana school chill
dren shows that there are 770.72O in the
State. which indicates total population of
2.563066 The apportionment of school
funds is $1.35 per capita-an increase OF
four cents over last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
The Bank of Omaha Fails.

The Bank of Omaha, which was incorpo-
rated last fall with a capital of 100000,
very little of which was paid in, has closed
it's doors. Liabilities between $50. 900 and
$4,000; assets nominal. The failure was
due to bad loans and mismanagement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Cork union Defense Comm;ttee

The Cork Qreland) Union Defense Com
mittee has declared dividend of 80 per
cent on its investments in and management
Of boycotted farms. The committee an
nounces that other farms are being ac-
quired, and that its purpose is to extend
the scope of its operations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13

danger OF sickness at Johnstown. Pa. un-
less active sanitary measures are taken. He
has given the necessary orders. and has had
shipped a large quantity of disinfectants. A
temporary depopulation is urged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Home Mis- sion S.

The sixty third annual meeting Of the
American Home Missionary Society was
held at Saratoga, N. Y. A deficit of $4,000
was reported for the year. The old officers
were reelected for the ensuing year..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Severe Stor1ns in EnpIand.

Heavy storms of rain and lightning have
occurred in the middle of England. The
lower part of Liverpool is under water. A
bank building at Preston has been struck
by lightning. Numerous accidents are re-
ported from other places.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
American Boodlers Scared.

American boodlers in Canada are greatly
alarmed over the statement that the We'll
den bill is retroactive, and that they may
be turned over to the American authori-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
A Holne-RuIer Victorious.

John Morrough, home-rule candidate, has
been elected without opposition to the seat
in the House of Commons for the Southeast
division of Cork, made vacant by The retire.
ment of Mr.. John Hooper, home-ruler.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Texas Catches a Cyclone.

A cyclone recently swept through Lamar
County, Texas. doing great damage to
crops, levelng fences. unroofing houses
and barns, and injuring a number Of pee--
pie. The cyclone struck the southern sec
ton of the county and moved in an east
erly direction. sweeping everything be-
e.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
The Result of the Conferences.

The official text Of the Samoan confer
ence agreements shows that the island is to
have an independent government: that
Maletoa is to be- recognized us King. when
SO elected by the people. and the United
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Went Down i'm the Pacific.

The.ship Altmora, bound from Sydney to
San Francisco, was wrecked off the Fiji
Islands, and a number of her passengers
and crew were drowned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Visible Sunply of Grain.

The visible supply of grain afloat and in
store as reported by the New York Produce
Exchange is: wheat, 20.205.816 bushels;
oats. 1886, O32 bushels: rye. 1,1O3,45O bush
els; barley, 489, 535 bushels.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Britain will Wage IA War.

Great Britain is about to begin active
work in the Little Thibetan war. which
may prove serious because of China's aid
to its Asiatic neighbor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Railroads of Kansas.

The report of the Board of Railroad AS
SCISSORS. of Kansas. shows the total mileage
Of roads in the State to be $3.50. 80 miles,
and the total assessed value of all railroad
property to be $57, AIS, 1885,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13

At meeting Of 400 Panama Canal share
holders in Paris, it was decided to send a
commission to Panama Immediately to in
lspect the canal works.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Appointed as Consuls.

The President has appointed Charles L.
Knapp, OF New York. to be Consul General
of the United States at Montreal, and Alex
ander Reed, of Wisconsin, to be Consul at
Dublin,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-13
Leonard SWEET Dead.

Leonard SWEET, tho eminent attorney,
once the confidential friend and adviser of
Abraham Lincoln. died uddenly at his
home in Chicago ON the 9Th, of kidney
trOubl s.