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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
FLOODED BY 4 BURSTED MAIN.
DAMAGE BY WATER AT FREMONT,
TRAINS DELAYED AND PEOPLE ALARMED BY
THE RUSHING STREAM OF CRoToE.


THE RUSHING STREAM OF CRoToE.
large Croton water main burst with terrific
force at about 80 O'Clock last evening, at One
hundred-and- seventy seventh-st. just west Of the
tracks Of the Harlem Division Of the Newly ork
Central Railroad. The water rushed out In
torrents and quickly undermined the ground near
IL. The railroad track was soon covered, ana as
the water rushed between the ties it dug out the
earth and the track sank several feet below
the grade
Although there are comparatively few houses
in the immediate neghborhood, the noise MADE oy
the bursting of the Pipe and the mad rush Of the
waters aroused the people Of fremont and they
hurried to the scene. Where before had been
low meadow through which the railroad ran'
was a large lake, which was widening it's shores
every moment. The people were powerless. and
did not know what TO do. Captain Stephenson
called out the reserves, and soon had the dan
gerous spot surrounded by policemen, who insisted
upon the excited crowd keeping ut d safe distance.
As soon as the washout was discovered, several
men rushed up and down the railroad tracks ana
gave warnings at the stations TO the approaching
trains Three or four trains were delayed Dy
the washout Near the track is a temporary
bridge that was recently put up by the railroad
authorities The water by midnight had reached
within few inches of this struct-
ure, and there was danger OF Its
being carried away every moment. Several persons
who foolishly stood on the bridge watching the
running waters had to be forcibly removed by
the police. The water quickly that the
occupants of several houses in the lowlands
got frightened and began TO carry out their
household goods. The feeling among the people
vas that of uncertainty, as there was no telling
what would be the result if the flow of water
could not be checked. The transfer of Croton
Lake to fremont in the nighttime did not
meet with general favor No estimate could
be made of the damage late last evening but the
indications were that it would be large.
Captain Stephenson despatched messenger to
the new aqueduct for assistance and at 1890
gang of aqueduct laborers succeeded in stopping
the flow.
The water also washed away the earth from
gas-pipe that crosses the track and broke the
pipe so that the gas rushed out IN volumes. A
passing engine ignited this volume of gas by the
open fre-box, and explosion followed that
blew the headlight from the engine, but luckily
did no further damage. 1t was also reported
that the bridge had been undermined TO such an
extent that IL had sunk low enough over the
track to strike the smokeStacks of passing loco
motives, and would thus delay travel for some
hours to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN ARRESTED.
HE INITIATES Mr.. PICKwICK AND GOES TO JAIL
RATHER THAN SATISFY DISPUTED
JUDGMENT FOR 81 900.


Boston, Sept 24-George Francis Train was arrested
In his room at the fremont House at noon to-day,
and "a now in the custody of Deputy sheriff Fiu
patrick He was arrested on writ sworn out by
O. NJ Spiller on jud gment note for 81 900. spiller
belongs in Toledo Mr.. Train says that in 1877 no
guaranteed $40 for John A. Laut Editor OF The
Toledo SUM-" to buy type with. Laut told him he
would not be called upon to pay the amount, and
simply asked him to guarantee it Spiner, who Mr..
Train says, is pawnbroker, advanced some OF the
money In 1876 spiller got judgment against Train
In Toledo for 800, and four years later wanted to
settle, so Mr.. Train says, for $50. Mr. Train also
saws Laut told him then that he had paid 1t all
splller then got judgment for 1868, and now, after
thirteen years, comes with the amount swollen to
Train said OF course I'll go TO 1an.'
Al 8 o'clock Train was taken before Judge Healy,
NJ the Poor Debtors Session Of the Municipal Court
He declined the assistance OF lawyers, and as ne
refused 10 give bonds take the poor debtors oath,
he was committed TO the county Jail, and later was
taken TO that Institution. lie declared that he desired
An opportunity to study the inside workings OF
Massacb usetts prisons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
SUICIDE OF NJ soUq4wORTB

Lockport n. T., Sept 24-M. NJ. souhworth.
one OF the early settlers OF Niagara County killed him
self In his awofce to-day He was alone IN his Office
and had been dead three four hours when the deed
was discovered paper was found dated IL 40
O'Clock, saying hs "doing wrong. but could not
stand the pressure" He must have been temporarily
deranged. There is no known cause for his suicide.
lie was one OF tho aptl-saveTy agtators one OF the
first members OF the Republican party and for many
years was DkrictAuoney OF Niagara County,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
PLANS OF TIE GOVERNMENT
usr INJECTIONS OF BoULANGER AND Dill
- LON TO BE ANNULLED.
~ STRENGTHEN THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY
on THE nrBALIors-A MINISTERIAL

=. .rrrScrurN THE REPUBLICAN MA'oNAih
az THE nrBAIrors-A MINISTERIAL
COUNCIL TO BE HELD.
c.. oa-All the members of the Cabinet
f'i's .psd n to Paris. Ministerial council
n",s IN he presided over by President Carnot,
VIM VIII hs held at the Elysec tomorrow
T,o new Chamber of Deputies will be sum
,.d % meet in November. 1t is now estimated
.S., che supporters of the Government will com
oriss 500 Moderate Republicans and sixty-five
Members of the Left.
The Chamber is certain to annul the electons
a, General Boulanger and Count Dillon.
In order to secure the election Of the kepuD-
iican candidates wherever possible on the second
ballots in the districts in which two Repuphcans
ran Sunday, the one who received the smaller
number Of votes will retire in favor Oh 'ne one
who poled the greater number.
NJ. Herve has gone to Richmond England, ior
the purpose of comforting with the Count OF farls
MNL Laguerre and Naquet have gone 10 LONDON 10
meet General Boulanger. uo.so. .
NJ Ferry's organ, the Estafette, expresses q
hope that some follower of ~ ferry VIII resieR gu
lis seat in the Chamber OF Deputes III Ia'or VI
the leader of his party. =, - C...u.ouo;.I
Premier Tirard opened the ne" NomLnercial , .1
Exchange to-day In a speech ne Sald tllaI Ine %
chief tasl, Of the new Chamber would DE 10 zeal
with the economic condition Oh france anu Ihe
laws pertaining thereto
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
TIE IRISH UNIVERSITY SCHEME

Dublin. Sept. 24-Timothy NJ. Healy. presiding a. a
meeting of the National League here to-day said that
Mr. Balfours remuneration Of the Catholic University
scheme bitter blow to those who sought TO con-
soAdate the power Of England at the Vatican against
the IRISH NationalisB. When Sir Michael Hicks
Beach formerly Chief Secretary for IIeland left Dub
lin, there fled In the office of the Castle a com.
plete scheme for the establishment of a Catholic
university In Ireland. This part of the bargain
that led 10 Monsignor Persicos mission aud was In
tended to muzze the irish ecceSlaScs. Tho scheme
happily, had failed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
THE INSULT TO THE SPANISH FLAG.
THE SULTAN ORDERS THE RELEASE OF THE

SAILORS CAPTURED BY RIFFIANs
Madrid, Sept ga long conference was held to
Gay between the Minister of War and the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs concerning the firing upon the Spanish
guhooat CocOdnlo by Rifhans on the Morocco coast
AS result Of the conference cable dispatch was
sent 10 the Spanish Minister at Tangler instructing
MN 10 press upon the Sultan that reparaton must
De mace Tor the insult 10 the Spanish flag.
Ianser, Sept. 24-The Spanish corvette Navara
has sailed for the Rif coast On board the corvette
is commission from tho Sultan charged to ordor
the mmedlae release Of the Spanish sailors recently
oaptnFd by Rifhans. Relations between Morocco
ana spain commune friendly. Tho Sultan declares his
determination TO accede 10 the Just demands Of Spain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25

landslide beard a slight moan under heap Of wreck
age. and digging vigorously, soon reached Joseph
Kemp. When extricated, Kemp, who Is seventy-t~o o
years Of age still able to speak after having
been buried l0S hours. Hopes arc new entertained
that Kemp will recover The work Of clearing away
the ruins rs still going with vtgor. There are
still from ten To twelve bodies under the ruins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
PROBABLY INTENDED FOR THE CZAR.
y CHEST OF DYNAMITE EXPLoDES AT A STATION
REEnRE HIS nEpARTuRE

DI-fVINL
LONDON Sept 24.-A story reaches here from ST.
Petersburg, On what appears TO be credible authority
that Just previous TO the Cars departure for Copen
hagen chest Of dynamite exploded at the Peterhof
station Ihe station was badly wrecked and a rail
way sgnaiman was killed. 1t IS fully believed that
10 intended 10 have the explos,on take place when
the Gar passed through the station on his way the
a put that through some mlscalcuation it occurred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
4 BAD DAY FOE PARACHUrISTS.
ONE is DROWNED IN oTsEGo LAKE. THE OTHER

IN RUSSIA.
Richfeld Springs n. Y. Sept. "a tspecaD.-At the
Otsego County Fair held in Cooperstown, about twelve
miles west Of this village sad accident occurred to-
day, by which Edward Walworth. young balloonist.
of lion, n. Y. lost his lifc He made a balloon
ascension at tho fair in the afternoon The day was
bright and the air still when he started on his
trip toward the clouds. About o'clock when the
balloon was about mile up, he dropped toward the
earth with his parachute. When he dropped he must
have struck gale of wind, for he carried rapidly
toward OtsegO Lake. whore he descended about hai a
mile from the shore and was drowned.
Reval. Russia Sept 24.-The parachutst Leroux, in
descending from balloon hero to-day, fell into the
sea and was drowned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
TO ExpEL AMERICANS FROM CHINA.

Shanghai, Sept o4.-The Emperor and the mem-
bers Of his Council are understood to be debating
memorial demanding the expulsion Of Americans
from China. There is strong agitation for increase
of the restrictions Amerfc an merchants and mis-
sionaries at treaty ports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
BELFORD, CLARKE g. CO.'S FAILURE.
THE FIGURES UNcHANGED-LAcK OF INTERNA
TIoNAL COPYRIGHT AS CAUSE.

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Belford Clarke & Co.'s failure
came up in Judge Shepad's court to-day a motion
by Thomas c. Hammond, the receiver for order
the Sheriff to turn over to him the property levied
under judgments for $40 0o0 I'm favor OF the
First National Bank of Chicago, and S. A. Maxwell
& Co. The attorneys for the parties in interest
agreed that such an order should be entered
The Court directed that the receiver pay the sherfs
fees, and the order provides further that the liens
right and Interests Of the Sheriff under the executions
and the rights Of the judgment creditors shall be fully
preserved and the claims Of the latter shall first 10
paid
Receiver Hammond says that so far the receiver has
found nothing to change the figures Of $40ooo0 habi
ties and $4,000 of assets.
The failure of the firm has caused considerable trepi-
dalton among authors all over the country, as nun
dreds of literary productions said to have been
either in process Of publication or formally accepted
solvent firm, was asked to-day what would be the re-
suit of this failure with regard to owners OF manu-
script that has been accepted, but not paid iof ana
which was now in the possession Of the firm. He
said: An effort will be made 10 obtain leave from
the courts TO utilize these things much as possible
until the firm is in a condition TO resume business.
Wherever these manuscripts being made into
books, or otherwise being published, the work will be
carried forward the same as If there had been no fail
II is the intention to convert them into the as
sets OF the Tm' but the rights Of the owners oil tho
The failure Of Messrs. Beford, Clarke Co.. the
welLknown publishers, which announced yester-
day, not altogether unexpected by those who were
cognizant Of the difficulties against which the firm
have for long time been plucldly contending. All
day yesterday the Offices OF the firms New-YorR
branch, in East Eghteenth-st, filed by stream
Of creditors business acquaintances and friends,
anxious TO ascertain the actual condition Of affairs
all hands there could be heard nothing but ex
pressions Of sympathy. In conversation with Trb-
reporter Robert L. Belford who has had charge OF
the companys business In this city, said:
sscribe misortunes mainly TO the nonexistence Of
an international copyright law which IS practically beg
CARING the publishers In the two countries When the
system OF piracy into like other housea
adopt in sheer sefdefence but the publication oil
English increased hundred fold and the result
has been that IL we reprinted the other side
afty other houses doing the same thing with the
same work and but printer and binder reaped
a OF profit
l cannot as yet say whether shall resume business
after difficulties settled but believe we shall be
able to pay good dividend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25

Baltimore. Sept 24-The Baltimore Sugar Refining
Company has been Incorporated william NJ
Spence, Frank Frlck, Joshua Leverng, william
Frck and Rufus Woods being paAed as tho incorpora
tors The capital stock Is placed ct slooo.ooos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
RorI,ANGER LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

xE COMEDIES THE PRESENT SUCCESS OF THE
GOVERNMENT, BUT Is STILL HOPEFUL.
London, Sept. 24.-In an interview to-day Gen.
eral Boulanger said he had no hope of his party
having a majority in the new Chamber OF Depu-
tjes He had not however, lost faith in the
tuture. The Government, he declared, had every
where stolen votes with raven-llke characteristics
The Republican majority would prove unmanage-
able he said, and the country would soon be call
ing him to power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
THE sTEvEDoREs RESUME WORK.

london. Sept. 24.-Ths stevedores on the East
inus dock, who quit work yesterday on the ground
tnst me dpck companies were not engaging the old
to-day. eou ~ uo' "eHV oa0A W "oIA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25
poeToU sFwERlGB LoAy IWARpFD.

Boston, Sept. 24.-Kidder, Peabody a. Co., T..
Rollins Morse a. brother aud Blake brothers & Co.
were to-day awarded the S5Oo,00o, Boston's improved
sewerage loan, thirty years, at IL pec cent, ~
1Qo.4l,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-25

INDEX THE LANDSLIDE FOR Ios HOURS.
Quebec, Sept 2A.-At o o'clock this mornnp the
heossn st work At tbs ruins caused By the recent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-16
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Hundreds of People Have a Narrow
Escape.

New YORK, June 15.-While rain was
falling in torrents this evening and neigh
boring doorways were crowded with people,
seeking shelter, the Roman Catholic
church of the Immaculate Conceptio n
was struck by lightning. Tho bolt
struck the wooden cupola, sending its
sides in splinters to the side walk, shat
tering the roof, but leaving its
golden cross unharmed. Several priests
were conducting confessionals at the time,
and nearly 100 persons, mostly women,
were in the church. The shock was plainly
felt and the women were frightened. They
were dismissed at once by the pastor. Not
until those in the church passed out among
the excited throng in the street did they
learn that the bolt had struck above them.
No one was severely hurt. An eyewitness
said that Immediately after tho shock two
large balls OK fire fell from the roof to the
ground. The cornice was traVersed by the
tiuid, and at one corner stone weighing
800 pounds was moved several inches. The
damage will amount to severalshundred
dollars. Heavy thunder storms prevailed
all over Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey and New England this afternoon,
and considerable damage was done to tele-
phone wires, trees, plants, etc.
LIGHTNING STARTS FIRES.
JERSEY CITY, June 15.-Two serious
fires, both caused by lightning, occurred
here this morning. A bolt struck a large
tank in the oil yard of the National Docks
Storage Company at Cavan Point. The
tank was 80 feet in diameter, 80 feet in
hight, and contained about 100000 gallons
Of crude petroleum, which bazed up like
huge torch. The force of the explosion
hurled the top of the tank about 60 feet in
the air. 1t fell upon the railroad track In
the ward about 20 feet from, tha tank
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-16
TEXAS FATAL ROW.
Four White Men and Five Negroes
Were Killed.

pOuE w Q1D0 Men ana rive NEGROES
Were Killed.
CHICAGO, June ia dispatch from
Austin. Tex, says: There are conflicting
reportes about the cause of the bloody
shooting affray which occurred eighteen
miles southeast of this city Thursday eveu-
ing, in which four white men and five
negroes were killed and many others
wounded. From one version it appears
that in the neighborhood where the trouble
occurred colored justice of the peace,
named Orange Wickes and colored con-
stable, named Isaac Wilson, were recently
elected. The justice had issued q
warrant tor one A. d. Litten,
(white), and it was put into the hands of
Wilson. Soon after the latter met Litten
and informed him that he had warrant
for his arrest and proceeded to read it.
Litten remarked that it was no use to read
the warrant, for he would not be arrested
by a - nigger. Quite a crowd had
gathered, and Wilson's friends advised that
he place the warrant in the hands of a
white constable. This he did and Litten
was arrested, but declared that he would
not be tried before colored justice
HIS PROTEST OF NO AVAIL.
Notwithstanding his protest, he was car
ried before Justice Wickes, whose court was
IN session. The room was crowded with
blacks and whites In the court room Lit
ten was very abusive, and finally words led
to blows, and then to the use of six-shooters
and Winchesters Justice Wickes and Lit
ten were riddled with bullets, and died i'm
mediately. A colored constable was also
killed, as was negro named Bell. A spec
tator was filled with lead and died soon after
Houston Moore, a colored boy, was also
killed by stray bullet. Alexander Nolan
and George Schopf, both white mon, were
shot down and instantly killed, as was
another white man whose name could not
be learned. The affair created intense ex-
citement in the neighborhood, and it is said
that at least 100 armed men gathered on the
ground ready to renew the fight, but all
has been quiet SO far as known here.
Sheriff White of this city sent a strong
force to the scene of the trouble yesterday,
and he anticipates no further fighting"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-16
A SEA LAWYERS DISMISSAL.
The Unique Case of Ensign Ormsby
Finally Disposed of

Tne unique Case of Ensign Ormsby
Finally Disposed of
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The case of En-
sign George F. Ormsby, which was finally
disposed Of to-day by his dismissal from the
naval service, is the first occurring in a
number of years which has had hat result
Ensign Ormsby was regarded in the service
as "a sea lawyer and he greatly vexed the
department by his lawsuits and erratic con-
duct. The formal charges upon which he was
tried by court-martial were disobedience of
orders and disrespect toward the Secretary
and Acting Secretary of the Navy. 1t ap-
pears from the record that when he was
ordered from Richfield Springs and later
from Cincinnati to join the Monongahela,
then under orders to proceed to Samoa, he
pleaded illness, and when the department
refused to accept this excuse he disregarded
his orders, proceeded south and
asked to have his resignation ac-
cepted. In some of his letters addressed
to the Secretary of the Navy he complains
that he was being humiliated contrary to
the revised statutes, and requests the secre-
tary either to leave the decision of his case
to the civil courts, where he had begun an
action looking to revocation of his orders,
or to court-martiaI.
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
subsequently no was lOuuO db Los An
geles, Cal, placed under arrest and con-
veyed to Mare Island, where he was tried
by hcourt-martial. In one of his letters
Ensign Ornsby says that Commodore Har-
mony, acting secretary, has made untrue
and scandalous statements about his case.
which were contrived to serve as false evil
dence before the medical board.
This failing Of its purpose, the en-
sign next attacked Secretary Whit
ney, directly charging him with
neglect or omission to carry out the laws
and regulations, and with stopping him
from prosecuting his law suit to just con-
clusion by ordering him away from the
country. or all of the charges and spacif-
cations the court-martial found him guilty,
and upon the secretarys approval of the
sentence, the President to-day formally
dismissed Ensign Ormsby from the naval
service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-16
MONTANA A DOUBTFUL STATE.
resident Harrison Afraid that 1t W i
Go Democratic.

Go Democratic.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-President Har-
Fison is troubled about Montana. His in
formation is that the outcome of the first
election to be held in the new state is likely
70 be the selection Of two democratic sena-
9ors and democrat representative. He
9oeS not want to see three more democrats
N congress, but moreover he does not want
y De held partly responsible for their cleo
Ion as he fears that he will be because he
aas given his son Russell CONTROL of the
Montana patronage. Yesterday in talking
WIN Mltn Senator Quay he expressed wish that
ie sue republican national committee would
tooE after Montana, and Senator Quay and he
VVutilned plan of action calculated to save it
" she republicans unless Chairman Brice
Tl ana the local Montana leaders outwit them
ao-day Senator Quay, as chairman, was in
communication with a member of the
eC1ecutive committee, one of whom. Mr.
Uouger, spent some time with him. Chair
man eluay win probably send some one,
possibly Col. w. w. Dudley, out to Mon
IAN .ana with money from the surplus won by
sue national committees bets on Harrison
Lsre last fall to help the local republican
"Soers to pull through.