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ingalls, at independence,

INDEPENDENCE, KAN, June 1.-The an
nouncement that Senator ingalls, would de-
liver the Grafton at the memorial exercises
here drew an enormous crowd from the sur
rounding country, over 10000 people being
present.
After the decoration of the graves in the
cemetery in the afternoon the orator was
introduced by George L. Remington and
spoke for fifty minutes in his most clear,
concise and patriotic manner. 1t was one
of his mastery addresses winning applause
from all. He reaffir red his position in favor
of the repeal of the limitation of the arrears
clause, and in favor of pensions for the dis
abled from the time of their disability and
also in favor of pensioning every honorab bly,
discharged soldier. 1t was one of the N st
patriotic and able addresses ever delivered
in the county.
The senator and his wife dined with the
editors of the county at noon and took tea
with the reception committee at A. c. Stlch's
residence. In the evening he was given a
reception at the Caldwell house, and the vast
throng was grandly entertained. Thousands
availed themselves of the privilege of max
ing their acquaintance.
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JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 5.-The FIRE en-
glnes, brought here from other places, have
been busy. Water has been constantly
playing on the burning RUNS. At times the
hre seems almost extinguished, but fitful
flames suddenly break out afresh in some
new quarter, and again the water and flames
wage fierce combat. The chief sensations
was the united reno insurance of the physil
clans against the extinguishment of the
burning wreck. They maintain with g
philosophy, that to anxious searchers seems
heartless, that hundreds if not thousands of
decaying bodies lie beneath this mass of
burning ruins. "It would be BETTER" they
say, ito permit natures great scavenger, the
flames to pursue his work unmolested than
to expose to further delay the scores of
purifying bodies that lie beneath the debris.
There can be but one result. Days will
elapse before the rubbish can be sufficiently,
removed to permit the recovery of these
bodies, and long ere that, every corpse
will be putrid mass, yielding forth those
frightful carnations of decaying human
flesh that in crowded community like this,
can give but one result-the dreaded
typhus
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More Legislation Wanted.

DETROIT, May 31.-The controlling ques-
ton among the butchers now in national
convention in this city is how to resist en-
Thomas Armour, of Chicago, speaks very
plainly against monopoly. Among other
things, Armour says:
Monopoly is now branching out in small
towns. They compel small retail butchers
to buy Chicago dressed beef. If he does
not, the concern will put in retail branch
and sell meat so cheap thar the poor butcher
would be ruined. You can't tell some diseased
meat when dressed. If steer has lump jaw or
pneumonia there is no sign of it in dressed
carcass, yet it is unhealthful food. The
remedy is for inspection on the hoof in every
state which means practically that beef shall
not come into st ate already dressed. This
will take very strong stand in
favor of more legislation"
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from their foundations aud many were
saved. The Hotel Hurlbut, brick struc-
ture, had sixty five guests and sixty-three Of
these were killed by the falling in of the
floors and walls.
The Morrel library, the school houses,
aims hall, general stores and Offices of the
iron company and one other brick building
are all OF probably 1900 buildings that have
not been hoated from their foundations or
caved IN. The stone viaduct which ,s forty
feet high from the river bed at low water,
and over this the water rushed resistless
food. On this, or the west side are the
Bessemer and rail mills of the Cambria Iron
company. Although warned to fee to the
hillsidea, many of the men resting in q
fancied security loitered about the mills
and were en2ulfed In an instant. To-day
their bodies are strewn along the Cone
maugh, Riskiminitas and Allegheny rivers,
and are being caught as far down the OHIO
river as Rochester. Below the mills is Cam
bna, sub borough in which district prob
ably reside 1900 people. The scenes here
are but a repetition of the other parts of the
Hood-wasted city.
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WORSE AND WORSE.

fhe Number of Those Who Perished
Estimated at Eight Thousand or
More.
SANG HOLLOW, Pa, June 4.-The first &C
counts sent out of the Johnstown disaster
are far below the widest estimates placed
upon the extent of the calamity, and instead
of 1000 or 5000, it is probable tho death
list will reach 5000; many say 10000. It is
now known that two passenger trains, sec
tons of the day express, on the Pennsy1va-
MIA road have been thrown into the madden
ed torrent and the passengers drowned.
These trains were lying ON siding between
Johnstown and Conemaugh stations.
The awful torrent came down the narrow
defile between the mountains, distance of
nine miles and with fall of 300 feet in that
distance, sweeping away the villages of
South Fork, Mineral Point, Woodvale and
Conemaugh, leaving but one building stand
ing, q wooden mill, where but an hour be-
fore had stood hundreds, and dashing on
with the roar of cataract and the speed of
the wind upon the far city at the foothills.
The great Gautier Steel works sat in the plain
and the city below it, the railroad tracks
bounding it at the base of the mountains on
the north. Here the trains were standing
when the tide of water, like catapult came
down on them with such resistless force that
the heavy trains, locomotives, PullmanS and
all were overturned and swept down the tor
rent and were lodged against the great stone
viaduct along with forty-one locomotives
from the Johnstown round house, the heavy
machinery and ponderous frame work of
the Gautier mill, the accumulated debris of
more than a thousand houses, furniture,
bridges, lumber. drift and human beings.
The low arches of the stone viaduct choked
up Immediately and the water backed over
the entire level of the valley upon which the
city stood to the depth of what from the
water works, Indicate thirty eight feet. In
the great sea thus formed hundreds perhaps
thousands of people were struggling for
life.
The scene is one of the most narrowing
possible for the Imagination of man to
conceive. The accumulated drift gorged up
at the viaduct to height of forty feet and
then took fire from the upsetting of stoves
or lamps. AS the flames cracked and roar
ed among the dry finder of the floating
houses, human bodies were seen pinioned |
between the house roofs, locomotives, iron |
beams, freight, passenger, Pullman and |
baggage cars, heavy iron beams, the greedy |
flames licking with haste their diet of hu- |
man flesh. From infancy few days old, to |
the wasted figures of age were burned before |
the eyes of the beholders, and no rescue
from such fate was possible. The dead |
has been computed at not less than 5000, |
and the number may exceed that estimate,
but until the waters have abated, the work |
of removing the dead from this tremendous
mass, it will be impossible to tell how many
lives have been lost.
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THE QUEENS DRAIWNGROOM.

Mrs. Robert Lincoln and Miss Linz
coin Presented at Court.
LONDON, June 2-The last drawing room
was certainly remarkable for the number
of splendid costumes worn. The true roy
alties were in mourning, but this served only
to show up the costumes of those who came
to the throne to be presented.
A good deal of curiosity was expressed
among the ladies to see the new American
minister's wife and daughter. They both
came through the ordeal remarkably well,
and, indeed, the American presentations
came out strongly. Mrs. Lincoln wore
handsome jupe of black silk trimmed with
black tulle and embroidered with jet. A
long train black silk hung from the waist,
for though it is optional to wear it from the
shoulders, one feels the weight more when
it Is SO placed. The low cut corsage was of
the same material trimmed in the same
manner. Mrs. Lincoln wore collarette of
diamond stars fastened on black velvet and
small diamond earrings. She carried bOu-
quet of purple flowers.
Miss Lincoln, who was presented by her
mother. looked fresh and pretty in charm
ing debutant's gown of white pOult de sole.
The front of jupe was c 5vered with tulle
hung with tiny silver pendents that shim-
mered as she walked and were held in place
by chatelaine of daisies and grasses. The
train was also of white poult de sole. The
corsage was trimmed with tulle, daisies d
grasses. Her court plumes and lapels were
white. Pearls were her sole ornaments, and
her bouquet consisted of pure white exotics
and maidenhair fern.
In the diplomatic circle Mr.. Lincoln pre-
sented Mr.. Mccormick, second secretary of
legation; Major Post, of the United States
army, military attache: and Lieutenant
Buckingham, of the Unitei States navy,
naval attache of the legation.
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HARRISBURG FLOODED.

Many Families in Distress-Bridges
Swept Away-The SusQuehanna
Very High.
HARR1sBURG, Pa, June 4.-The great rain
storm has entailed great loss here. In the
east and south ends of the city the water
rose above the banks of Paxon creek, swept
away bridges, and reached the first stories
of the houses. Hundreds of families were
in distress and forced to leave their houses.
Mayor Fritchle conducted the relief expedi-
ton which utilized all the boats to be had,
and while the rain came down in torrents
he and his assistants did good work. While
thus engaged the mayor and one of his
officers narrowly escaped drowning.
The Susquehannah river at this point is
eighteen feet above low water mark and
rising every hour. Independence island is
completely covered. The tracks of the
Pennsylvania railway out there are covered
by about two feet of water. Trains from
the east stop here and at this time the
probability is that it will be several hours
before traffic to the west will be resumed.
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fHTsBuRG, Pa, June 3-The flood at
Johnston has resulted in an awful catastro-
pny. 1t is said that the reservoir above the
Town broke and the immense volum of VIC
.er rushed down to the city carrying with it
death and destruction. Houses with their
occupants were swept away and scores,
probably hundreds of people were drowned.
Ihere is no communication from Johustown
ous q telegraph operator on the Pennsyl-
vania road at Sang Hollow, about twelve
miles this side of Johnstown, says at least sew
enty-6ve dead bodies have foated past. The
wires are all down and no trains are raining
east of Blairville, which is about twenty-five
miles west of Johnstown. There is no way
to get to the scene of disaster, and full par
ticulars can hardly be obtained, although
every effort is being made to do so. There
Will be no trains through for some time.
The latest reliable information received
from JOhnstown comes through Pennsyl-
wanna railway officials, who say that over 200
dead bodies hav been counted floating down
stream, at Johnstown alone, while along
the line many additional lives have been
lost. 1t is asserted that there are but two
houses in Johnstown proper entirely above
the water line.
special train bearing Pennsylvania rail-
way officials and large number of news
paper men, has left this city for the scene.
1elegraphc communication Is entirely cut
OH, and until number of repairmen and
operators, with necessary instruments, open
up at the nearest point, but little reliable
information can be obtained.
A special faOm Greensburg, Pa, says: A
report has just reached here that the greater
portion of Johnstown has been flooded and
hundreds of lives lost. Houses are floating
about, and the people, who are free are
panic stricken and fleeing to the mountains.
At point near New Florence elghty-five
persons have been seen floating down the
river on driftwood. One report comes that
but two roofs of the houses in Johnstown
can be seen. The Covetown and New
Florence bridges have been washed away,
and all the buildings along the Conemaugh
between New Florence sud Johnstown have
been carried away. The railroad towers
have been abandoned by the operators.
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Irish ational League.

New YoRY, May 31.-At the regular
meeting of the municipal council of the
Irish National League, Patrick Gleason
the attempt of the newspapers to mix up the
assassination of Dr. Cronin of Chicago. The
following resolutions was adopted:
Resolved, That we, the New York munic-
ipal council of the National Irish League,
most emphatically condemn the brutal
murder of DIR. z. H. Cronin. We repudiate
the calumnies that seek in any way to in
volve the Irish National League, its friends
connected with the assassination. Deplor-
ing this great crime, we express our earnest
hope that swift justice will overtake all those
responsible for his death.
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Golden Wedding.

FoBT SCOTT, KAN, June g. Mr.. and
Mrs. John R. Kearns celebrated their if
tieth wedding anniversary at their home in
this city. The house was profusely decora-
ted with flowers. Over the mantel was
'1839-1879' in evergreen. Two hundred
and twenty-five guests were received between
the hours OF 7 and IL p. m. Each guest was
presented with a beautiful hand painted
souvnir bearing the dates 1889 and 1889, be-
tween which were the words "Golden we'd
ding" in gold letters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kearns are in the full en-
joyment of all their faculties; they are Pres
byterians in religion and republican in poll
tics. During the fifty years they have lived
together but one break has occurred in their
immediate family-the death of their daugh-
ter Matte. They have lived in Kansas
since 1871.
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Governor Foraker's Action.

COLUMBUS, O., June 4.-Governor Foraker
sent telegram to General James A. Beaver,
rendering the use of tents up to as high as
one thousand for the sufferers at Johnstown.
He sent similar telegram to General Man
ager McCrea, of the Pennsylvania system.
The governor also sent telegram to Gen
eral Beaver stating that w. G. Deshler, of
this place, had suggested call for help and
proposing to start subscription with $500
from himself.
General Manager McCrea has answered
the governor from Pittsburg saying that the
tents are badly needed, that at least 500 are
wanted, and he will furnish cars to load
them at Columbus free of transportation.
McCrea asked the governor to confer with
the chairman of the Pittsburg Relief asso-
citation at the chamber of commerce build
ing, as the situation is most pitiable and not
the half has been told.
The governor has telegraphed to VIM. Nc
Creary, Chairman, Pittsburg, that Adjutant
General Axline has left here with SOD tents
and that more can be furnished if needed.
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Can't Conceive the Extens.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June Sit is almost
impossible to conceive the extent of the
smoking ruins. An area of eight or ten
acres above the dam is covered to depth of
TO ty feet with shattered houses, borne from;
the resident center of Johnstown; in each of
these houses it is estimated there were from
one to twenty or twenty-five persons. This
is accepted as data upon Shich to estimate;
the number that persisted on this spot.
and if the data be correct, the bodies that
lie beneath this ruin must run we'll
up into the hundreds, if not thousands.
There is no telling how many bodies
have BEEN lost. Adjutant General Hastings
who has charge of everything, stated that,
he supposed there was at least two thousands
people under the burning debris, but the
only way to find out how many lives were
lost was to take census of the people now,
living, and subtract that from the census
before the flood. I'm my opinion there are
from 1000 to 5000, of Johnstown people
alone lost"
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Incidents of the HORROR

JoHsTowN, Pa, June 5.-A train of ten
ears came in from Cumberland, Maryland
loaded with provisions and thirty men to
help clean up the debris.
The general undertaking rooms are at
work and about sixty collins containing un-
known people were piled upon the station
platform.
Quite a pathetic sight was seen this morn-|
ing on the bridge. Up to to-day General
Hastings had his headquarters on the east side
of the river, but this morning he came over
to the burning debris; followed by about 125i
men carrying collins. He started to work.
Immediately and has ordered men here
from Philadelphia and Harrisburg, and all
the eastern towns, to work. The condition.
of affairs here is illustrated by the circum-i
stances under which these dispatches are
being sent. 1t has been necessary to estab.
lish the head quarters of
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
in building which is being used as one
of the morgues, and its telegraph operators
are sending the distre sing news to the
world surrounded by the bodies of the.
dead.
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An Opportunity to Get Away.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 5.-Ths latest
information that can be Obtained at the
Pennsylvania railroad office in this city is
that a route will be patched up to Altoona
thus giving the 800 or more eat and west,
bound passengers laid up at that place AM
opportunity to get away from there. Be-
tween South Fork and Johnstown LOCO mem
are busy putting the railroad in shape. AH
Johnstown and west of there several Target
gangs of workmen are emp Dyed. 1t is not
believed tina. passengers can be conveyed
from Harrisburg over the man line inside
of a week or ten days. AS to the transport
tation of freight and mails nothing definite
can be learned. No direct intelligence of
any sort has been received from LOckhaven
since O'Clock last Friday night. The dis
patch then received stated that the lumber
boom had broken and the town was flooded.
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PEN ETCHINGS.

The Horrible Picture Can Never Be
Filled In.
Sang Hollow, Pa, June 4.-The Asso-
ciated press correspondent was the first to
cross to Johnstown proper by means of a
basket suspended from cable, as passen-
gers are removed from wrecked ships. here
the scenes were magnified in their horror.
Here were the residences of the little city's
Cinder, Market, Main, Locust and Wash
ingtOn streets have been swept clean and
bare Of all buildings of whatever character,
any their inhabitants seem to have fed into
the streets at the first warning of danger,
and the others rushed to their deaths; for
those who remained in their houses had
where the houses were frame, icy fosted
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LONDON, May 31.-When Robert L. Lin
coin went to Windsor Castle to be presented
to the queen as the new American minister
to the Court of St. James, there went with
him, as the representative of the govern
ment, Viscount Cross, the secretary of state
for India. If me-honored courtesy had
been observed, however, the son OF to mar
tyred president would have been accom-
panied not by a subordinate member OF the
cabinet, but by the premier himself. 1t was
probably in anticipation of the comments
which were inevitable that the Court Journal
hastened to explain IN advance that Lord
Salisbury would be unable to do the honors
upon the occasion in consequence of the
fact that cabinet meeting had been called
for the same day and hour. But at the arts
tocratic clubs, where the inner doings OF the
divinity that doth hedge about king" are
discussed with good deal of freedom, an
other explanation is given of his lordshlp's
absence, and it is supported In one particular
of circumstantial evidence in the fact that
the call for the cabinet meeting was not
issued until the Court Journal had appeared
with its announcement, and that, moreover,
the conference itself was of such little i'm
portance that it lasted barely quarter of
an hour. The story as it is told is that there
is serious breach between Her Majesty and
Lord Salisbury as a result of the latter's
failure to vote for the bill legaliZing mar
riage with a deceased wife's sister, and
which was defeated in the house of Lords
couple of weeks ago. 1t is pretty generally
known that the queen was particularly de-
sIrous that the measure should become law,
and that, although she never interferes di-
rectfy with legislative matters, she had
caused hint of her desire in this connec-
ton to be conveyed to the premier. Bnt
the latter, tory to the blood though he is,
refused to honor his august sovereign. He
is opposed on principle to the measure; has
voted against it time and again, and did not
propose to stultify himself either by chang
ing front and supporting it, or by using his
influence with his colleagues in its behalf,
and remaining away from the debate and
division himself. So he went to the house,
as usual, sat quietly in his seat while the
debate was in progress, and then with
several other members of the cabinet voted
NO. upon the second reading, while the
Prince of Wales with Earls Granville and
Spencer and Rosebery and other dis
tinguished statesmen recorded themselves
as in favor of the bill. When the news that
it had been defeated by majority of %
reached Windsor, the queen it is said, waxed
exceedingly wroth, and expressed herself
lack of personal allegiance. Others upon
whom her displeasure has fallen are the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of
London and the Earls of Derby and Sell
borne, all of whom are likely to get cool
reception if they present themselves at the
next drawing room. 1t is said that the re-
lations of Earl Salisbury with her majesty
are even more strained than were those of
Mr.. Gladstone and the court a few years
ago.
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How itLOOked.

JoHss1owN, Pa, June 5.-Charles Luther
$ the name Of the boy who stood on the ad j
jacent elevation and saw the whole food. He
said he heard grinding noise far up the
valley, and looking up, he could see dark
line moving slowly towards him. He saw
that it was houses. On they came, like the
hand of a giant clearing of his table. High
in the air would be tossed log or beam,l
which fell back with crash. Down thel
valley it mo ed swiftly and across the little
mountain city. For ten minutes nothingj
but moving houses was seen and then the
waters came with roar and q rush. This
lasted for two hours and then il began to,
Cow more steadily.
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HUNGARIAN Wretches.

JoHNsTowS, Pa, June 5.-The stealing by.
Hungarians at Cambria has almost ceased.
The report of several lynchings and the
drowning of two Italians while being pur-
sued by the citizens, put damper on
the soulless pilfer1ng for time. While
Deputy Sheriff Rose was patroll1ng the
river bank, he found two Hungarians at
tempting to rob several bodies and at once.
gave chase. He found two taking to the
woods and pulled out pistol and shot twice.
wounding both men badly. From the latestl
reports the men are still living but are in Al
critical condition. The sheriff has tlkeni
charge of Johnstown and armed men are
patrolling the city The people who have
property in the limits are permitted to enter
if they are known, but otherwise it is i'm,
possible to get into the town. This regulaj
ton seems harsh but it is necessary.