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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
CIrY sOLONs.
Iist Of business Transacted Last EVEN
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Iist Of Business Transacted Last EVEN
The regular meeting Of the city council
took place last evening at the city hall.
Members present: Mayor Kenyon. Alder
men Pinkbam. Oowan, Goodale, McDer-
mott, Lewis, MulviIle, Oyotte, Olson, Muel'
Ter and Clerk Graves.
Not much iockeying vas INDUCED, the
members getting down to business without
pomp or friils.
The reading OF the minutes was dispensed
with.
Ed Booth, on behalf OF John Bordeaux,
read q petition asking that the counci reg
ulate the grade OF q street running close to
Bordeaux's property. Referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
One of the members then read q petition
signed by q number OF residents OF the
Fourth ward, praying that further license
be not granted to r. Campana, at present
engaged in the saloon business on West
Park street, on the ground that said d.
Campana was keeping q disorderly house
in an orderly ~neighborhood. 1t was moved
/ and seconded that the prayer OF the peti'
TONERS be granted.
M. Pinkham said that the council should
not take it upon itself to interfere with a
mans business without 6rst investigating
| the charges against him. and before the
original motion was seconded, moved by
that the prayer be not granted till Cam
| pana be cited to appear before the council
and stand the cross fire OF the solons.
Alderman Goodale wanted to know
when the license expired, and was in
formed that it would be in about thirty
days.
Avote OF the members was then called
for on the question as to whether or not
/ the council should order the cessation OF
the saloon business OF B. Campana or,any-
one else at the place now being occupied by
Campana, or cause the city clerk to cite the
| said Campana to appear before the council
and say why his license should be renewed.
The latter proposition carried by a vote OF
fiveito four.
Alderman McDermott then read q paper
praying for the building of q culver5 on
East Broadway, near the old mill, and
asked that the city clerk be authorized to
| advertise for bids for the construction OF
the same. Seconded and carried.
The committee on finance then made its
report. The bill of the Butte Sewer Pipe
| & Tile Co., for $933.25 was recommended
for further Investigation. '' 49,
Alderman Goodale then moved chat the
! city clerk be instructed to draw q warrant
in favor of the Butte Sewer Pipe & Tile Co.
for $500, which amount, he believed
would make the city safe in case OF q die.
| crepancy in the bill. Seconded and carried.
The following bills o. KID. by the finance
uoro ollouod.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

The Names of Delegates Coming in Very
f- 80 Slow.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

receiving $4O rom q middle man." was
next sprung upon the council for investiga-
ton. 1t seems that about q year ago one
Curry, q boarder at the house OF Pat Null
len, Centerville, was robbed OF a watch
which he valued highly. A man in Center
vile found out who had it, and asked Off
Ger James what he would give for the re-
turn OF the timepiece. James communi-
Gated his knowledges to Curry, who told
him to offer $50 for it's return. This infor-
nation wal communicated to the middle
man, who said that $40 would be nearer
the right figure. This price was agreed to
between Curry and James, but while ne
gotiations were pending, the officer got onto
the person in whose possession the watch
was and arrested him, thus leaving the
middle man without his $40. James went
before the council and made q statement OF
whole affair. His case was put into the
hands Of the police committee.
Attorney Corbett of the judiciary COM
mittee then read an ordinance that he had
drawn relative to buildings on Main street
using galvanized iron or zinc in their outer
composition. The ordinance in question
ls an amendment to the city FIRE ordinance.
The ordinance now in force prohibits the
use OF galvanized iron or like materiaFin
the construction OF buildings within the
fire limits, but the enc read by Mr.. Corbett
is amended SO as to allow the use of such
material so long as the building is other
wise safe.
1t was referred to the fire and judiciary
commit tee.
The Winters & Donahue contract for dig
ging the city sewers then came up for con.
sideration. 1t was moved and seconded
that the city attorney be instructed to
draw up O new contract between the city
and Winters & McSherry instead of be-
tween Winters & Donahue, as is the case
at present. The reason for this is that it
is claimed that Donahue is not q practical
sewer builder. Carried.
Adjourned to meet next Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

The following additional precincts were
received Yesterday:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05
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robbed of all they hold dear on
earth,
He had no sooner finished the last
word than five burly men with looks
of terrible determination written on
their faces, were on their way to
the scene OF the plumber. one with
coil OF rope over his shoulder and an
other with a revolver i'll his hand In
twenty minutes they had o1ertaken
two of their victims, who were then
IN the act of cutting pieces from the
ears and fingers from the hands OF
the bodies of two women. With re-
volyer lcycled at the scoundrels the
leader of the posse shouted: Throw
up your hands or III blow your head
off" With blanched faces and trem-
bling forms they oheyed the order
and begged for mercy. They were
searched, and as their pockets were
emptied of their plumber the indig-
nation of the crowd intensified and
when the bloody finger of an infant,
encircled with two tiny gold rings,
was found i'll the leaders pocket a
cry went up to Inch them. Without
a moments delay ropes We're thrown
around their necks and they were
dangling to the limbs of tree in
the branches of which an hour be-
fore were entangled the bodies of
dead father and son.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05

stealthily picking their way along
the banks Of the Concalaugh toward
Sang Hollow. Suspicious of their
purpose. several farmers armed
themselves and started in pursuit.
Soon their most horrible fears were
realized. The Hungarians were out
for plumber, Lying upon the shore
they came upon the dead aud man
9led body Of Il woman. upon whose
person there were a number of trink-
cts Of iewelry and two diamond
rings. In their efforts to secure the
plunder, the Huugarians got into a
squabblc, buIins which one OF their
number severed the finger upon
which were the rings and started on
a run with his fearful prize, The
revolving nature Of TIE deed so
wrought upon the pursuing farmers
who by this time were close al hand,
that they gave Immediate chase.
Some of the Hungarians showed
fight, but being outnumbered were
compelled to flee for their lives.
Nine of the brutes escaped, but four
were literally driven into the surg
ing river and TO their death.
Another incident of even greater
moment has just been brought to
light. At $50 o'clocl. this evening
an old railroatler, who had walked
from Sang Hollow. stepped up to a
number of men who were coneregat-
ed Oh the platform of the station at
Curranville, and said: "Gentlemen,
had a shot gun with me half an
hour ago, / would now be a mur
derer, yet with no fear of ever hay
ing to suffer for my c1inie. Two
miles below here | watched three
men going along the banks stealing
the jewels from the dead wives and
daughters of men who have been
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05
NEW BARBER SHOP.

FRED w. dorm has opened up Z
new Barber Shop opposite the post
Office, North Main Street. He has new
furniture and everything clean and mod
ern. Special artist in Ladies hair work,
Children kindly treated. All our old
customers and many new ones invited
to call: will be courteously treated. Ny
house is large sand plenty o; room for
all.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05
Money to Loan.

On good security. We have mon
ey to loan at 6 per cent interest and
5 per cent commission for FIVE years.
No other charges Borrower can
pay all or part at any interest pay
ing time. This makes your loan
cost about Z per cent.
48-tf JAS. K. BRUGLER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05
ENGUL FED.
BETWEEN 5000 AND 1000
LIVES LOST.
The Most Terrible Catastrophe in
Americas Records.
Johnst0wn, Pa, Swept Away by an
Auful Flood in an Instant.
ONLY Two Houses in IA Place OF Ten
Thousand Above the Flood.
Two Hundred, Dead Bodies Found
Floating Many Miles Away.
Fire Adds Additional Horror to the
Awful Catastrophe.
Fire ADDS Additional Horror to the
Awful Catastrophe.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 31.-A sud
den freshet in the Northfork river, |
east of Johnstown, Pa, in the Allie
gheny mountains resulted in an
awful catastrophe.
This evening, according to a relia
bic courier who arrived at Blair
vile tonight, between 5000 and
$4,000 lives were lost. The
reservoir above the town broke
about 5 o'clock and the immense
volume of water rushed down to the
city, carrying with it death and de-
struction. Houses with their occu-
pants were swept away and thous-
ands of people were drowned.
There was no communication from
Johnstown at late hour, but tele-
, graph operator on the Pennsylvania
road at Sugar Hollow, about twelve
miles this side of Johnstown, re-
ported that by seven o'clock at least
rs dead bodies had foated past.
Up to 8 p. m. the latest reliable
information received about the
Johnstown catastrophe came through
Pennsylvania railway officials, who
avered that over 200 dead bodies
had been counted floating down
stream from Johnstown alone, while
along the line many additional lives
have been lost.
It is asserted that there are but
two houses in Johnstown proper en-
tirely above the water line.
In order to understand the nature
Of this calamity it is necessary to de-
scribe the location of the reservoir
at Johnstown. 1t lies about two and
one-half miles northeast of Johns
town and is the site of the old res
ervoir which was one of the feeders
of the Pennsylvania canal. It Is the
property of number of wealthy
gentlemen in Pittsburg, who formed
themselves into the corporation the
name of which is the South Fork
hunting and fishing club. This sheet
of water was formerly known az
Conemaugh lake. It was from 200
to 800 feet above the level of Johns.
town, being in the mountains. II
was about three and one-half miles
long and from a mile to mile and 6
quarter in width and in some places
it was 100 feet in depth. It hello
more water than any other reservoir
natural or artificial. in the United
States. It had been quadrupled il
size by artificial means and was held
IN check by dam from 700 to Loo
feet wide, ninety feet in thickness
at the base and of the height of III
feet. The top had breadth of ovel
twenty feet.
Recognizing the menace whicl
the lake was to the region below th.
South Fork club had the dam inspec
ted onceamonth by the Pennsylvani,
railroad engineers and their investi
CATION showed that nothing les
than some convulsion of nature coul,
tear the barrier away and loosen tn
weapon of death
The steady rains Of the past forty
eight hours increased the volume @
water in all the small mountain
streams, which were already swelle,
by the lesser rains early in the week
but from the best information OF
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
When Daby was SICK, we gave her Castoria.
When she was . Child. she cried for Castorsa.
When she became Mics. she chung TO Castorta,
When she had Children, she gave them CastoFiA
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
&. r. Pharis. administrator of the estate OF
John Irwin deceased will make final settle
ment of his accounts with said estate as such
administrator. at the next term OF the probate
court of Bates county, Missouri, to be holden
at Butler. in said county on the I7th day OF
August, 1889. &. +. PHARfs.
Administrator
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05

Two great enenies-Hood's Sar-
saparilla and impure blood. The
latter is utterly defeated by the pc
culiar medicine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05
VICTIMS OF INCREDULITY.

The calamity of yesterday was as
singular as it was fatal. It is now
very evident that more lives have
been lost because of foolish incredu-
lity than from ignorance of the dam
ger. For more than a year there
have been fears of an accident of
Just such character. The founda-
tions of the dam were considered to
be shaky early last spring and many
increasing leakages were reported
from time to time, according to
people who lived in Johnstown and
other towns on the line of the river.
Ample time was given to the Johns
town folks by the railroad officials
and other gentlemen of standing and
reputation. In dozens, yes, hun
dreds of cases, this warning was ut
terly disregarded, and those who
needed it early i'll the day were look
ed upon as towards and many ieers
were uttered by lips that are now
cold among the rank grass beside
| the river.
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ers can be seen al all points making
their way toward the scenes Of the
disaster. Relief commissions are
being formed and are moving to-
ward the stricken city: but they are
unable to get any further than Sang
Hollow The wires are still down
and the railroad and telegraph com
panies are making desperate efforts
to get them up. The flats below
Conemaugh are full of cars with
many dead bodies lying under them.
At Sang Hollow, "a man named Dun
can sat on the roof Of house and
saw his father and mother die IN tie
attic below him. He was powerless
to help them, and the poor fellow
stood there the picture Of dislrac
ton. In another instant i man was
seen covered with blood cling:ng to
a tree, but was soon swept away
4 GROWING HORROR.
New Florence Pa, June 1,-Some
of the latest reports from Johnstown
say that seven houses are still stand
ing, but the chances are that hardly
one is there. Up to this writing it
is estimated that 5000 people were
lost, and that Johnstown, Cone
maugh, Morrelville and the other
suburban towns have been
washed from the face Of the earth.
The region above Johnstown is yet
| to be heard from. but IN the noun
talns the same scenes of desolatiOn
are reported.
! J. I. Delosier, an engineer worked
at Sang Hollow all day Friday and
during the night. He left at 8
o'clock this morning. About $3.50
! this morning, he says, the mass of
houses at the bridge was still burn
ing. The brave men rescued from
the burning buildings about 300
people, all that could be located by
their cries. This morning Mr.. De
losier pulled the bodies CT four WON
en- and one man out of the sand at
Sang Hollow. He also found neal
the same place the body of an old
lady and young girl about Is
years old. He also helped to res
cue Friday afternoon II people be
tween the two towns. At Sans
Hollow Mr.. Delosier counted s!
persons floating by. The last b.
saw last night was father, mothe
and three children drowned. The,
We're on a roof, when a mass o
driftwood struck them and carrie,
them under. Two forms appeared
for moment clinging to the ROOT
when they sank to the bottom.
Mr.. Delosier thinks that 500
people were drowned and killed
He estimates the depth of the waite
. at 40 feet.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-06-05
DEEDS oy EILEST NATURE

Johnstown, Pa, June 2.-As the
roads to the lands round about are
opened tales of almost indiscr:bable
horror come to light, aad deeds of
the yiless nature perpetrated IN the
darkness OF the night are reported.
Just as the shadows began to fall
upon the earth last evening IA party
of thirteen Hungarians were noticed
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To add to the horror of this scene.
a fire broke out in the mass of wreck
ed buildings at the bridge and no.
body escaped. Flames soon devour-
ed the people. and soon nothing was
left but the charred and scattered
remains floating somewhere on the
water. Supervisor Hayes stood on
the bank watching the fire, powerless
to render the victims any assistance.
The cries of suffering and pain only
doubled the horror of the great dis
aster. Long after dark the flames of
fire shot high above the burning
mass of lumber, Lighting up the vast
food of rushing waters ON all sides.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-20
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH,

The Celebration of the Nations Ma
tiVity Assuming Shape.
AS announced in the LIGHT, the meet
ing of the various committees of the fire
department took place last night al
the hall of fire company No. 2. Mr..
VIM. Hoefling, Sr. was made chair
man, and H. H. Heiligmann, secreta-
ry. Companies represented No. /,
by H. Collmann; No. 2, w. Hoefiing,
ST., Ed. Dobrowolski, J. Dullnig, C..
Degen, ST., NJ. Russ: Hook and Lad
der Company, by Jos. Money; Sunset
Hose company, by Phil. Manger, ST.;
Mission Hose company, by II. H.
Abbott, Geo. Caen, G. Weiss, H.
H. Heiligman; Republican club,
A. Sartor, Jr., John B. Walters,
E. HertZberg; Carpenters Union, NJ.
A. Higgins, F. Bippert, He. Gafford,
H. NJ. Boyd.
4 motion was made and carried to
have parade on July 4th and invite
all societies and organizations in the
city to join. To arrange tor this a
committee consisting of one represen-
tative from each organization present
was appointed as follows: Messrs.
Walters, Abbott, Collmann, Higgins,
Manger, Money, Degen. The COM
mittee reported on the following:
Form on avenue d, at S a. M, and
murch from thence on Houston street
to North Flores, thence south to Dol
orosa, thence east by Dolorosa, Main
plaza and Commerce street, to Alamo
street, thence north to Alamo plaza.
On Main plaza station will lie taken
by the chief of the fire department
and the mayor and city council. Adj
dresses will be made and the depart
ment reviewed.
Gen. Stanley, U. s. A, and staff
and the U. S. troops in garrison have
been invited to join in the parade.
Also the militia and all uniformed
societies.
From Alamo plaza, it is not de-
finitely settled where the procession
will proceed. This was left to a COM
mittee of three, consisting of J. B.
Walters, w. Hoefling, ST., and NJ. A.
Higgins, and they will report all ar
rangements at meeting to be held
next Sunday morning at $50 o'clock
at Alamo fire Co., No. 2 hall, on Az
enue G.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-20
Today'S Ascot,

LONDON, June 2O.-At the Ascot to-
day, the race for the gold cup. value
1000 sovereigns, added to the sweep
stakes of 20 sovereigns each, about
two miles and half, was won by
Warren De La Rue's 4-year old chest
nut colt Trayles, Lord Falmouth's
4-year old bay filly Rada, second ;
Leopold De Rothschild's 4-year old
bay colt Cotillion, third.
The race for the Rous memorial
stakes, 1000 sovereigns added, one
mile, was won by Prince Soltykoff7s
4-year old chestnut filly Love-in-Idle
ness; Douglas Baird's Swear old
brown colt Eldorado, second; Lord
Calthorpe's 4-year old chestnut FLY
Seabreeze, third. The race for the
Goth. Biennial stakes, 800 sovereigns
added, for three and four-year Odds,
one mile, was won by Sir r. Jardine's
Swear old chestnut colt Lord Lorne
Lord Calthorpe's 3-year old bay colt
DOrsay, second Mr.. Arlington's s.
year old bay colt Freemason, third.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-20
HELD IN NEW YORK CHARGED WITH
A SHARE IN THE CRIME.

Charles Mcdonald, a New York
suspect in the Cronin case, is black
smith, thlrty-eight years old. He is
powerful man, broad
deep-chested and muscular. His
moustache is big, black and dropping.
Accompanying is an excellent like
ness of the man. Not much is known
of him. To his credit be it said that
he is an industrious and hardworking
man. He does not deny that he is a
member of the Clan-na-Gael. AS re-
grrds the Cronin murder he says he
can prove an alibi. Mcdonald is a
North Ireland man, and an intense
hater of Orangemen. \ New York
paper gives currency to the story,
true or false, it does not pretend to
know, that while living in Ireland
the brawny blacksmith Drained an
Orangeman with pair of forge tongs.
Luke Dillon is the man, it appears,
whose energetic Investigations led to
McDonald's arrest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-20
TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE 20. 1880.
Telegraphic Brevities.

French cabmen have gone back to
| their cabs.
Fire in Nashville, Ark, destroys a
block.
The students of the Austin, Texas,
University gave grand ball at the
Driskill hotel June 10th.
The French electoral campaign has
opened with a Boulangist meeting at
Montre.
Michael Davitt places no credence
in the charges against Alexander Sui
livan in the Cronin affair.
Three cases of leprosy have been
discovered on Cape Breton island,
Nova Scotia.
The Dowager Empress Augusta of
Germany has subscribed 900 marks
to the Johnstown relief fund.
Catholic societies of Rome want to
erect a monument to the apostle of
Rome, st. Phillip Neri.
The bridge tolls on the east bank
of the Mississippi will soon be vir-
tually abolished.
VIM. F. Chandler is declared elect
ed United States senator from New
Hampshire.
Severe hail-storms have prevailed in
Germany, interfering with railway
traffic.
A simeon struck Del Rio, Texas. on
the 18th. 1t was as hot as steam
from a furnace, and lasted several
hours.
The Russian army will soon be pro-
vided with breech-loading rifles,
which will carry a distance of 5000
feet. Noiseless powder will in future
be used by the army.
The remains of John Sewer, first
governor of Tennessee, which have
lain "A years in North Alabama, are
re-interred at Knoxville, Tenn.
The highest authorities in the Cath
Ollie church will investigate reports
concerning the Clan-na-Gael conspir-
acy against Cronin.
Three hundred brick makers at
Hiegewich and Blue Island, ILL.,, have
struck. This is the first real effort to
put into effect the eight hour law in
the coke country.
Henry Labouchere, writing in his
paper about the charges against Alex
ander Sullivan, says that everything
the Times can do TO prejudice the pub
lie against Sullivan will be done.
West bound mail tram on the Pan
handle route is wrecked near Steub ben
vile, Pa. Two persons killed, eight
injured seriously.
The western roads will reduce lum-
Der rates from Chicago 10 Omaha to Is
cents per 100 pounds from June %, in
consequence of a reduction inaugural
ed by the Chicago & Alton from Chi
cago to Kansas City.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-20
Indian Embezzlers Shot.

FORT SMITH, Ark, June 2n.-Two
Choctaw Indians, who had drawn
several hundred dollars of the Choc-
taw net proceeds funds and started
for this city, were killed Tuesday
night in the woods of the Sugar Loaf
mountain, in the Indian territory
thirty miles south of here. The re-
mains were found yesterday by an
Indian school teacher. Both men
had been shot through the head with
winchesters and their pockets rified.
Horses were also stolen. The depu-
ty marshals were ordered to scout the
country.