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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01
A POURlSlllNG CITY
Dem liahed In an uOur-Tho Worst Blow
gifts Kind In American History.

Dem plIahed IN an uOur-Tho Worst Blow
gifts Kind In American History.
PtTTsDuRuii, June LA Dispatch spe.
cial says
JohnStown Sweptawayl The thriitiest
city Of 10000 10 $1,000 souls in the STATED
DO YOU comprehend the half Of what II
must DO 10 have onO.twenueth OF those
souls sent In IN hour 10 their God the
other IlneteOn.twentlOths sent Geeihg TO
the mountains for their lives, % In the
iaysot Noah'B Aood--only without the 40
days In which 10 make the flight, Add
TO the awful breadth and depth and slg.
nifiCanCO Of this The further fact that
the first rush Of the flood had come and
gone, and taken lis dozen Of lives with
II, only TO leave others thanking God
that they werO spared add 10 this the
horrors Of d chokHd.up torrent, filed
with floating houses, bridges and dc.
briB, backing water aud rising, rs by
the motion OF hand, until, very
shortly, II had inundated the 70.
mainder Of the city, and left, "a one
surviving witness says, but two HOUSES
lIsllnpuIBhable out Of oil that hunken
city multiply this, by the elght, before
The flood had submerged all Of burning
homes, with their occupants victims oil
both fire and llood--and you. have . pic
ture the like Of which has been drawn
III no disaster Of lls kind on this con
llneht, or on any other, for that matter
within modern times
Bodies coming In At PillSburGh-isSlle
Meaauros,
ptr4sn,,hait. pa. lime 1.-The bod
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01
TuR OAMBRIA IRON lIILL GONE.

Hundreds Of WorkmcN Thought to be
propnsd-Npt House Left.
PITTsRuRaH, June From the bits
Of news that could be gathered the most
heartrending scenes in any part Of the
town were at the works OF the Cambria
Iron Company and the little town ad-
Joining 1t called Canada, There was full
force Of men on when the death knell
OF the town was sounded, by the burst
ing OF the great dam. It came down
through the valley in which the town
is located with snch speed that
the iron workers could not real.
ize what was coming on them. The
Conemaugh river, already swollen by
the rains, soon began to overflow its
banks, but as this Is no unfrequent oc.
CurrenCe in the spring, little heed was
maid to the rising water. Once the flood
lot fairly started, the men at the works
their situation. They stuck to their
molten steel for few moments longer,
but the water soon reached the mill,
aud when It did, few II any, who were
within the walls escaped.
tbs ENTIRE MILL SUBMERGED.
The first sill OF tho door was covered,
and then the first story, and by the time
1t covered the railroad bridge the entire
mill and yard was submerged. AT this
tine there were over 1000 men at work
in the mill and yard, but how many got
out alive is not known. The molten
steel flew in all directions from the con.
Vertors when the water ran into them,
and flashes Of death.lealing hot metal
could be seen on all sides. Aside from
the loss OF life, the loBs Of the Cambria
Iron Company will lle immense. Their
entirc building, which was built oil
brick, is ruined, and their engines, cars
and appliances shifted about in all direc'
tinnl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01
A MAONIpTceNT LIsr

From the foregoing names, everyone
OF which Is 80 we'll knownin Pittsburgh
that 1t would be superogatory totell who
the individuals are, It will DO seen that
the membership Of tho club is confined
to the wealthy and prominent residents
of the two cities.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01

YOU can buy slolSenbachs Columbia
yfackef Just % cheap % any other butt
tet cracker insist on having them,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01
Pennsylvania Awful Rush FlOnbhing JOhnstqVn Wiped
Of Waters. Out in an Hour,
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PERISH.
Awful Scenes ia the Terrible Scarcely a Moments Warning
Night. from the Flood.
CALAMITY GROWING WORSE EACH HOUR

Fire Adds TO The Horrors the NgA Hundred People Thought Have
Been Burned the at JOhnOWnTO Loss Of Life Estimated at
Three qhOusandmpOlbc for Days to Get the Number Accurately.
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sevsnty.ilye PeisOns burned Mt Johnstown.
New FLORENCE, PA, June Lone
hundred bodies recovered at Ninevel
udseventy.aye ersonsreported burned
in q fire at YOUNGSTOWN.
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j. NJ Beltetlte, IrhslinO:
The condition OF affairs and the SUI.
fering in and around Johnstown Ia
appalling, and tho necessity for aid Is ur.
gent. lit has not already been done, can
not you call public meeting and have
committee appointed to receive contri-
buttons Of supplies. Our company will
transport free anything offered for the
relief OF the destitute. Action should
be taken at once. Advise me what Is
being done. j. j. TURNER,
Supt, p, @. & st. L, r, II,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01

Always buy Marvin's Eagle Butter
Otackes q your gtocet,s.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01
AN APPEAL POR AID.

Tho p, O. & st. L. Railroad Company OF.
tOru to Transport Supplies Free.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived by Mr., gelleville, Of the Pan
Handle in this city:
p,r.ronv,o, d, Trno
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01

LEEcnnuRo, Pa June i,-Thls morn.
Ing at 1850 the body Of lady was found
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-01

pirrsBuRou, PA June 1.-THE body
Of a WEIGH woman, 40 years Of age, was
taken from The river near the suspension
bridge about 10 o'clock this morning,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
ToDeka ParttaIly Iuunaat,d.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 24.-The rain of
yesterday afternoon was the heaviest
in five years. 1t flooded the entire
south part of the city. The waters rose
so rapidly last nigt that forty or fifty
families in the vicinity of Eighteenth
street succeeded in making their es-
cape only by means of boats.
The water is up to the roofs of many
houses in Walnut Grove addition.
The Shunganunga bridge on Fifteenth
street is two feet under water and the
Shunganunga creek, which ordinarily
is but small stream, is now more
than half mile wide.
The water continues to rise and
many families are leaving their homes
for safety. It is the most dangerous
flood that has visited this section for
many years. Mucr damage has been
done 70 the corn crop in the valleys
and the wheat in the field is also dam
aged.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
Live atock A.soc,attoD,

KANSAS CITY, July 25.--Mr. E. NJ.
Hewings, president of the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock association, arrived in
the city to-day and is stopping at the
Midland. A reporter for the Associ-
ated Press interviewed him this even
ing on the matter of his company 8
alleged offer to the Cherokee nation to
extend the company's lease over the
strip for ten years beyond its limit.
Mr.. Hewings stated most emphatically
that the association had made no such
proposition to the Indians, and he was
at a loss to understand how the report
ever originated. The company, he
said, had no desire to antagoniZe the
object of the Cherokee commission
which is now treating with the Indians
for the sale of their lands to the
United States government, nor to
hinder its work in any way. 1t had
been quite foreign to their intention in
all their dealings with the Indians to
embarrass the government in any way.
Their leases heretofore had been made
in good faith, and Mr.. Hewings
thought it was hardly fair for the gov
eminent to doubt their good faith now
even If they had made the proposition
to the Indians mentiorei above. If
the commission should be successful in
it's negotiations with the CherokeeS,
the association would withdraw from
the strip as soon as it could remove the
cattle. Mr.. Hewings said he voiced the
sentiments of all the members of the
association and he was quite sure that
they were willing to abide by the re-
suit of the commissioners work. The
company never had and did not now
expect to occupy the strip after it
should cease to belong to the Indians.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
sWhsn You Go south.

You wish to be fully informed as
to the cheapest. most direct. and
most pleasant route. You will wish
to purchase your ticket via the route
that will subject you to no delays
and by which through trains are run.
Before you start, you should provide
yourself with map and time table of
the Memphis route kansas City.
Fort Scott 81 Memphis Il. R.1, the
only direct route from and via Kan
sas City to all points in Eastern and
Southern Kansas, Southwest Missouri
and Texas. Practically the only
route from the west to all southern
cities. Entire trains with Pullman
Pa4ace sleeping cars and free reclining
chair cars, Kansas City to Mem
phis; through first class coach
Kansas City to Chattanooga. Knox
vile and Bristol; through sleeping car,
Kansas City to New Orleans. This is
the direct route, and many miles the
shortest line to Little Rock, Hot
Springs, Eureka Springs. Fort Smith.
Van Buren,, Fayetteville, and all
points in Arkansas. Send for large
map. Send for copy of the Missou-
ri an Kansas Farmer, an eight page
illustrated paper, containing full and
reliable information in relation to the
great states of Missouri and Kansas,
issued monthly and mailed free.
OAddress, j. E. LOCKWOOD,
G. Z. 81 L. A, Kansas City, Mo.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
Indian affair.

FORT GIBSON, I. T., July 26.-The
Cherokee commission was met here
yesterday by delegation of Greek In
dams, headed by Indian Agent Ben
nett, who asked that the Greeks be
heard at once in reference to certain
technical matters concerning the sale
of their remaining lands. The request
was granted and General Fairchild has
arranged to meet the Creeks at Mus
cogee to-day. The hard feeling be-
tween the Greeks and CherOkeeS grows
more bitter as the pending negotia-
tions come to focus. The Cherokees
upbraid the Creeks for the Oklahoma
as the Greeks make further prepard-
tions to sell. The Cherokees are
almost a unit in their opposition to any
and all transactions by which their
lands are to be marketed. Chief
Mayse demonstrated such firmness in
refusing to call the council that bids
fair to handicap the ldbors of the COM
mission lat the outset. He is report
ed to have publicly stated to the COM
handing officers at Fort Gibson that
he would not call an extra session I'M
der any circumstances. Gen. Fair
child expressed desire to confer with
the chief at Tahlequah as soon as
possible, osteusibly with the object
of inducing him to call an extra ses-
sion at once. During the delay
which must ensue before the delegates
assemble, the general says the commits
sion will go TO Cheyenne and ArapahOe
agency to consider their claims in the
Cherokee strip.
| The most important fact that has oc-
CURED to the commission thus far is
the length to which their negotiations
must necessarily be protl acted, and
with the present hostility demonstra-
ted by the Cherokee authorities, it may
be several months before preliminary
negotiations can be opened. The
commission goes to MuskOgee to-day.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
DLAH0ND DYES orgi.si @.a o"ly L ss,;eS':S
LAcTATEO FOOD :s:.' s ;:A y. E'a I..ss sG
NnEIIng For Judge Cooley

CHICAGO, July "a. "A local paper
says: The report is current that the
trunk lines are making strong efforts
to secure the services of Chairman Cool
ey of the interstate commerce commits
sion as commissioner of the lines asso-
citation place'of Mr.. Albert Fink whose
resignation was accepted about a
month ago. 1t is believed that he is
considering the advisability of accept
ing the S25, 600 place. He is at present
on trip to the Pacific Coast.
Should Judge Cooley decide to accept
some people will be curious to know
how he will harmonic such action
with his previously expressed opinion
that it was the height of improperly
for man holding place on the inter
state commerce commission to accept
any place from the railroads. Indeed
the expression of such an opinion will,
in theminds of many. argue strongly
against the probability that Judge
Cooley vii accept any commission at
the hands of the railroad people.
Should they succeed in inducing him
to take the place however they will
succeed in capturing two of the bright
est men on the interstate commerce
commission the judge himself and
A. F. Walker, now at the
head of the famous 'gentleman's as.
sOciationn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
sherlHand Posse.

DOUGLASS, Wyo., July Pa cow
boy named Buchanan, who was a
friend of Jane Averill and Ella Wat
son, who were lynched Monday night,
and who fired on the lynchers in the
hopes of preventing the lynching, was
himself fired upon, but escaped to
Casper, fifty miles away. Here war
rants were sworn out for the sup
posed lyncheTs, and IA deputy sheriff
left with a posse of seven men for the
scene of the tragedy.
Sheriff Watson, after the inquest,
proceeded to tie rancho of Tom Sum,
who admitted that he was one of the
lynchers and readily gave the names
of the others. He said further that
one of the shots fired by Buchanan at
the lynchers when they were in the
act of stringing Averill up, struck
John DuTbin in the hip, infiicting a
serious, if not fatal, wound. The
wounded man had been taken to
Sand creek. Taking Sum into custo-
dy, the party next proceeded to the
ranch of j. II. Boutwell,, who also adj
mitted that he assisted at the hang
ing. He told Buchanan and Healy
that they both would go over the
range the same way if they did not
leave the country. On being told that
he would be taken to RowliDgs, he ad-
vised the sheriff to take a good look
at every tree he came to on his way
back to Casper, for he would be likely
to find six or eight more cattle rust
lers hanging by the neck. The two
men who furnished these facts left
the party here and returned to Casper.
Watson probably had no trouble in
arresting the remainder of the lynch
ers. All of the men who participated
in the lynching are among the most
prominent stock men in the Sweet
Water valley.
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would Rather stay in Prison.

JACKSON Mich, July 26-Dayid r.
Palmer sent TO prison for life for the
murder of his wife had been an ex-
emplary prisoner and given more than
usual liberties. 3 This morning he was
filling large cask with scraps when
an idea struck him. He put a false
head in the cash about midway of it's
length and then placing citizens
clothes, a hamer and a chisel in the
barrel, got in himself, another head
was fastened to the cask by Palmers
fellow cohvicts and the cask was tax
en- to the freight office, AS az was be-
ing loaded on the car the freight hand
lers heard wild appeal for pity which
they could not at first understand.
Email one of tue men opened the cask
and drew the prisoner out more dead
than alive. Palmer was turned over
TO the authorities. He declares he would
rather stay in prison for life than to
undergo again such torture as he ex-
perienced the three hours he spent in
the cask.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
FIRE AT TOPEKA.
The A. T. s. S. F. General Office
EnveIOped in Flames.
The Total Loss Will Not Ex-
coed $4,000.
Trouble in Cincinnati With
Saloon Keepers.
Would Rather Stay in PrisiOn--
Other VIKINGS.

topeka, July 26.-At about i've
o'clock this morning fire started in
the Office of the A. T. Sc S. F. General
Office building in this city. The fame
originated in a heap of papers and
smOuldered for an hour before being
seen. When the fire department. ar
rived the doors were closed and the
janitors and others who sleep in the
building had to be awakened. In the
few minutes required for the depart
ment to get to work the fire had
gained great Roadway and the entire
north end.of tbe.roof. was burning throw
ing out huge volumes of smoke. 1t
was difficult to get at the fire as it had
not yet burned the roof and was not
approachable by the firemen from with
in. In spite of their efforts therefore
the fire gained on them and at o'clock
the water main burst. Shortly af-
ter the flames burst through
the roof. Meantime several hundred
men were at work in the various de-
partments of the building in the effort
to save the furniture and valuable
books and papers. This work was pro-
ceeded with in remarkable order and
nearly everything movable of value
below the fifth floor was taken out. 1t
was feared owing to the lack of water
that the magnificent building must be
destroyed by the flames, but in half an
hour the breach in the pipe was repair
ed and renewed efforts to stay the fire
were successful. The total loss will
not exceed S25, 200, though what en-
barraSsment and loss to the company
will accrue from the destruction of
papers cannot now be estimated. The
building is badly damaged by water in
every department and above the
fourth story it is a to-
tai wreck. The Santa Fe Office building
| is the handsomest in the state, Occu-
plying prominent corner opposite the
| state house. 1t is very large struc-
ture, elegantly furnished and perfectly
| arranged. 1t is five stories high, built
| of pressed brick and was completed in
| 1884, at a cost of Sl87. 900. The total
insurance was 800, 900. which covers
the fixtures and furniture. General
Manager Robinson said to a reporter
that the building will be rebuilt and
| there Will be no delay in bust
ness, 1900 men are employed and its
l probable that no one will be laid OFF.
A clerk named Ingersoll, who was sub
ject to heart disease, got over-excited
in aiding in the removal of furniture
and had serious attack of the disease.
He was removed to building near and
will recover. Clifton Mutes, a colored
fireman, who was hard at work in the
rear of the building was stauck by q
heavy piece OF timber from the root
and dangerously hurt ybout the head
He was carried unconsciousIy away
and it is feared that his injuries are
fatal
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
WIN not CIose on Summary.

CINCINNATI, July 26.-The action
of the saloon keepers, yesterday in
banding together to openly disobey
the law next Sunday has attracted
wide attention. 1t is due to the sal
DON Keepers association to say that it
was not the action of their OrganiZa-
ton, but of mass meeting of saloon
keepers. The association has taken
the ground that each member should
act upon his own judgement. The
meeting while resolving to keep open,
declared its purpose to bring to pun
ishment all who closed their front
doors and opened side and rear doors.
1t was also resolved with some en-
thusiast that all who may be arrested
shall meet at Turner hall and march
in procession with music to the police
court. 1t becomes an interesting
question what the police will do in
view of this open defiance of the law.
The papers to-day published the
names of over 200 who have signed an
agreement to keep their saloons open
next Sunday
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
The salt Trust.

New YORK, July 24.-The Evening
post says: Inquiries to-day in well in
formed circles in finances lead to the
belief that although there have been
numerous small subscriptions to the
salt companies securities, the total
amount applied for is inconsiderable.
The opinion is entertained also that
the whole amount of stock and bonds
not subscribed for here will be taken
in London. The subscription is for
81, OOO, 900 and 81 900 600 bonds. Since
the owners of salt properties are
brought into the combine they do not
cake securities for their plant, but
only cash and the carrying out of the
programme ought to make large
amount of sterling exchange available
and stop the gold exports for while.
It is, of course, possible that large sub
scriptions may be made here at the
last moment, but up to this time there
has been no eagerness TO take up new
salt securities. The subscription books
close tomorrow.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
In Session.

KANSAS CITY, July 25.-AbOut $50
members of the Southwest Division of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
and Engineers met in executive ses-
sion here to-day. All the Kansas City
and southwest lines were represented.
The meeting was held simply for the
purpose of discussing plans for the
good of the order, besides that, nothing
was done of interest to the public so
say the delegates.
Il. w. Vedder of Sedalia, chairman
of the general grievance committee of
the southwest, presided at the meeting
and to reporter inquiry he said:
mo, the meeting was not held for
the purpose of organizing any oppOsi-
ton that there may be in the order
against Chief Arthur. The brother
hood is harmonious now"
lis the Burlington Tepresented?"
''As it was before the strike, not as
it is now"
is it not true that the Burlington
engineers and firemen are all members
of the order?''
This inquiry Mr.. Vedder declined to
answer.
After the conclusion of the delibera-
tions this evening banquet was ten
dered the visitors by the local organ
iZatiOn
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ST.. LOUIS, July 26.-Information
comes from Gillespie that while Henry
Bokamp and his wife were riding near
that town last Monday evening, they
were taken from their buggy by an
armed band of White Caps who took
shameful liberties with the woman and
strung Bokamp up to tree three times
the last hanging proving so near fatal
that he could only ba revived by the
administration of medicine. They then
left him. The reason of the outrage is
said to have been mere suspicion that
Bokamp had committed petit larceny.
The case has been put in hands OF Col.
Oller, criminal lawyer of Litchfield,
who says that while at Gillespie yesteT-
day looking into the affair, he was
warned by man who claimed to be the
captain of the White Caps, that if he
camenOsing around there he would get
thicker rope than the one they gave
Bakamp. The colonel says he has
spotted the perpetrators of the outrage
and will prosecute them to the extent
of the law
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-01
Dssastroun EIoonn

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, July a.
Further details of the disastrous floods
in Writ county have been received.
The brother of Thomas Hughes, whose
wife and children were drowned Sum
day, has arrived from Pittsburgh to
assist in the care of his brother, who is
dying from injuries received. Thomas
u. Jack, who lived close to the Hughes
family, and who was drowned with his
wife, had but recently been married.
"A circus was showing on Tucker creek
and when the cloud burst struck that
section the food struck the show lust
after the performance began and tore
up the canvas and paraphernaIia, ut
terry running the whole concern. carry
ing of horses, wagons and tents. Miss.
Deaima, who performed on the ira
peze. was drowned. It is reported
that others OF the employees also lost
their lives. but the whole section of
country where the misfortune occur
red Is still in such state of confusion
that it Is impossible to get full particEl-
lars Salisbury, on the Big Ticart
river, is virtually wiped out Of exist