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Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
Work, WreGkasG and Woe at the Scene
Of the Great JOhnStOWn Flood.
BIG HURRICANE IN NEW YORK.
Big Seizure of Lottery Tickets-Four
Men Killed by a Train-Coal
Mine Caved In.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RRcoRD-uNTon.l
BIG HURRICANE IN NEW YORK.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RRooRD-usTon. !
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.

Affairs at Johnstown Henceforth to be
Managed Systematically.
JoHNsTowN (Pa }, June 12th.-Order is
coming out of chaos, and the military dis.
cipline has shown its effects at the end OF
the first day.
The grand exodus of workmen has been
going on all day. As fast as money was
handed out of the paymaster's window
workmen boarded trains, on which their
picks and carts were loaded, and left
Johnstown without any expressed regrets
Work upon the ruins has been
NEARLY AT A sTASDsTILL
All day, but tomorrow morning General
Hastings expects TO have $500 men al
work.
The new plan of canvassing the city and
systematizing the distribution of supplies
is meeting with general favor. Provisions
and supplies continue TO come in freely.
There is little change in the health stu.
alton. Ten bodies were recovered to-day
by small force of men while working.
A meeting was held in Alma Hall by the
cluzens OF Johnstown to-day, at which
leading business men who survived the
flood were present. Remarks were made
by several of those present touching the
required united and individual action to
rebuild the town, and the
CULTIVATION OF FoRTITUDE
To bear up under the burdens so suddenly
thrust upon them.
Resolutions were adopted thanking Jas
Scott for his untiring efforts to bring order
out of chaos, and the people of Pittsburg
in particular and the citizens of the United
States generally for their prompt and gen.
erous assistance.
REGISTRY OF SURVIVORS.
The Bureau of Registration reported to.
day that 1858 survivors had registered
Many registered twice and some half q
dozen times, which caused the list to run
up to 2l,OO0. To-day scarcely twenty
names were registered, showing that work
is approaching completion.
The timber of bodies recovered is 1872
of which 62S have been identified.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
GAZING MINES,
Crumbling of the Earth Causes Much
Damage in Pennsylvania.

Crumbling of the Earth Causes Much
Damage in Pennsylvania.
WILKEsBARRE pa, June 12th.-A disas-
trous cave-in took place here late this after.
noon.
Hollenback & Hellpan's vein mines are
situated under thickly-settled portion OF
the city. They are 900 feet deep, and for
years past no coal was supposed to be
mined in that portion of the mines under.
lying the city for fear the earth would
sink.
AT o'clock crash came. and one of the
principal thoroughfares of the city was
filled with crevices from which gas issued
in huge volumes.
Owners of houses were greatly alarmed.
The men in the mines had all they could
do to escape with their lives. Some of the
mules were caught in the workings and
killed.
Eight hundred men and boys are thrown
out of work. The mine owners loss will
be over 100000, and the loss to property
owners on the surface will be double this
amount,
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
Legal Contest ut Los Angeles Over
Dead Mans NInn,,-

Legal Contest Mt Los Angeles Over ii
Dead Mans Money.
Los ANGELES, June l2th-The will of
the late Isaac Banta, who died in lSSS at
Pasadena, leaving property valued at about
S2OO,uOO. now being contested by Mary 5.
Banta, wife, and Martha n. Banta. her
daughter, Is exciting an unusual amount of
interest, owing to the prominence of the
parties, who are among the leading society
families of Pasadena.
The case opened this morning before
Judge Clark and a jury in Department
Two OF the Superior Court. 1t is expected
to last most OF the week, many witnesses
having been subpenaed.
ii appears from the papers in the case
that Isaac Banta and Mary s. Banta were
married IN Ohio, May ,, 1868 but soon
atterward their relations became somewhat
strained.
In 1882 they came out to California. set
Ting at Pasadena, where, owing TO their
wealth, they soon secured prominent po-
sltlon in society. Rumors, however, W ere
hruited about that stormy scenes between
Banta and his wife were frequent occur
rences, but no open rupture occurred until
February, 1888, when Banta executed n
deed of trust to his son-in-law, w. Pierce
of all his property in Los Angeles county
in which he stated that his wife being pos
sessed of abundant property tor her own
support, he desired TO set aside the rest of
the estate for the support of his children
and grandchildren.
He accordingly came to Los Angeles and
executed and filed the deed OF trust, giving
Pierce sole management of the estate until
death.
When Lucy Ann Pierce married the
daughter was to receive $40 coo, Frank |.
Moore and g. w. Banta. two grandchil-
dren, $4,000 each, and the rest of the estate
divided equally among the three named.
Hearing this, Mrs. Bauta at once came to
this city and instructed leading firm of
attorneys TO draw up papers for a divorce
and also to set aside the deed of trust on
the grounds of the husbands extreme
cruelty from time to time and threats to
ALLEVIATE the property from her and the chill
dren.
After short time the case was compro-
missed by the parties out of Court, she heing
allowed to retain property valued at $34 600
and receiving $4,000 in addition, but on
the other hand she was required to sign
articles of separation in return, and also a
document declaring the validity of the
execution of the deed of trust
few weeks after this Banta died, and
Pierce filed his petition tor probate as
trustee of the heirs, other than contestants.
with The result that Mrs. Banta commenced
the suit on the same grounds as in her
former action.
Only four witnesses were examined to-
day, all of whom testified as 10 the mental
capacity of Banta at the time of making
the will in question.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
rArRoNrzE HOME COMPANIES.
Commissioner Tohin on the Natioua
Building aud Loan Associations.

Commissioner Tohm ON the Natioua
Building and Loan Associations.
SAN FRANCIsco. June l2th.-Lahor Com
missioner TObin has completed the report
OF his investigation Into the character and
methods of the National Building asd
Lean Associations. He comes to the fol-
lowing conclusion:
They are mere speculative, money
making concerns. sailing under false Colurs
of Cooperative Building Gnd Loan Asso-
Citations. The management is corporate.
not co operative. The tendency is to en-
rich few inside managers at the expense
of the body of shareholders. The meth
DDS of some are unsound, and their prom
ises deIusive, and q collapse will be The
inevitable outcome
The report concludes in the following
words: From the testimony and all the
facts of the case herein submitted il must
be conceded that there is some excuse for a
man, led away by an ignis fatuus of high
interest, who becomes shareholder in a
national institution as investor, but how
any sane man in California can take shares
in any one Ot them in preference to the
local concerns FOR the purpose of borrow
ing money surpaSses all understanding.
Any person of ordinary understanding can
see at glance that the preponderance of
gain, as well as the security is on the side
Of the local building and loan association"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
WHOLE NO. IL, ,S73.

railroad attorney, and +. G. Carter, an at
torney of Stockton, in which they declared
they knew Silver had been admitted TO the
Supreme Court
Those gentlemen appeared in Court. and
when shown the letters pronounced them
torgeries. Silver has disappeared.
ALLEGED ACCoMPLIcE.
Tom Desmond, ex-Sheritf of this CITY
for whom the New York police are now
looking for alleged completely in the mur-
Ger Of Cronin, was seen in this city two
days ago.
ANOTHER RAILWAY PROPOSED.
The Railroad Committee appointed by
the citizens OF San Luis Obispo TO secure
the night of way between Santa Msrgarits
and the county capital has, il is reported
secured the land, and are now ready to ask
the Southern Pacific TO build the line be-
tween these two points. The committee is
now on its way to this city to confer with
Colonel Crocker.
NEW ATHLETIC GROUNDS.
The Olympic Club purchased a large
tract of land south of Golden Gate Park.
and within stones throw of the chill
dren's quarter, and will prepare the same
as grounds for athletic sports.
WILL PARADE.
The Native Sons of the Golden West re.
solved this evening to parade in full force
on the Fourth of July.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
LOTTERY TICKETS.
Anthony Comstock Makes "A Raid on
Printing Office.

Anthony Comstock Makes "A Raid on the
Printing Office.
New YORK, June l2th.-Anthouy Com.
stock made a successful raid to-day. He
arrested Olin d. Chase, manager of the
Cast Lithographing and Engraving Com.
pany, and seized 100000 lottery tickets
fifteen Telegraph stones, about half a ton in
weight, five numbering machines and
sheets of paper for printing 100000 tickets
Tickets We're printed for lottery tickets
which Comstock SAYS have no existence.
They are: Original Little Louisiana Lot
terry Company Of San Diego, Cal, a sup
plement to the Louisiana State Lottery
Company of Kansas City aud New York;
Original Little Louisiana Lottery Com
pany of San Francisco" and Original
Little Louisiana Lottery Company of Oak
land, Cal" Chase was held for trial at the
Tombs Police Court
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
THEY OPPOSE TIE Plan.
Electricians Who Do Not Want Crimina
ENeCuted by ELECTRICITY.

Electricians Who Do Not Want Criminals
Executed by Electricity.
BUFFALO, June 12Lh.-William Kremm-
Ter, convicted en- May 10th of the murder
of Matilda Zeigler, whose case has lust
been appealed, has, it is claimed, found
friends among the electric light companies,
who are about to test the constitutionality
of the law requiring criminals to be exc
cuted by electricity. The reason given for
the sudden interest taken in the case by
the electric light companies is believed to
be purely mercenary. Several companies
have now on hand suits for damages insti-
tuted by the heirs of parties who, it is
alleged, were killed by coming in contact
with electric light wires. The companies
are claiming that the current is not suffi-
cient to cause death. Should Kremmler
be executed successfully by electricity this
theory would be refuted completely.
This is believed to be the reason why the
electric light companies are interested.
Should the Act be declared uncons,itu-
uonal, then there is another legal problem,
can Kemmler be hanged? The District
Attorney is of the belief that he can be,
but many prominent lawyers here hold
the reverse. The appeal will be that the
sentence was "inhuman, cruel and un-
natural" >"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
FIRE IN AN IOWA TOWN.

a Number of the Best Business Blocks
Ruined by the Flames.
MARsGALLTowN AIowa), June 12th.-It
was $40 this afternoon before the fire at
Grinnell, with assistance from this place
and Brooklyn, was under control
1t started in Treat e Co.'S elevator at
lbs, and was carried by the wind to the
principal business block of the town,
which was swept nearly clean away.
Forty -one buildings, mostly frame, were
burned, including Treat & Co.'S elevator,
o. A. Taylor & Co.'s agricultural imple.
Eent house, City Hall, Herald office, Mer-
chants National Bank and the Postoffice.
1t is probable there will be from $3.50 600
to 500, 600 damage. Most of the buildings
are partly insured.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
NEWS FROM HAYTI.
Mysterious Dispatch to Secretary Tracy
Thought to Portend Trouble

Mysterious Dispatch to Secretary Tracy
Thought to Portend Trouble.
WASHINGTON, June 12th.-Some excite
ment was manifested at the State and Navy
Departments to-day upon the receipt of a
cableglam from Commander Kellogg, at
Hayti, to Secretary Tracy. who immedi-
ately communicated the information to
Secretary Blaine, and who in turn, carried
the news to the President.
Everyone connected with the State and
Navy Departments who is in position to
know the contents of the cablegram re-
fuses to say anything about it except one
official, who complained that the sender
did not appear to know much about the
situation.
Nevertheless, it was generally believed
at the Departments that the news from
Hayti is not reassuring, and it was cur
rently reported that Captain O'Kane had
been ordered to sail Immediately for the
seat of trouble with the Boston, which has
just been refitted at New York
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
YESTERDAYS RACES.
Big Attendance at st. Louis-Poor Track

Big Attendance ut st. Louis-Poor TracI
at Gerome Park.
ST. LOUIS. June l2th.-Weather perfect
attendance 5000; track fair.
In the five furlopgs Queer Toy won
Marsh Holly second, Lena Ban third
Time, 1053
In the mile race The Elk won, Lotior
second, Big Brown jug third. Time, l:47
In the mile and one-eighth LIE Premier
won, Beth Brock second, Vengeur third
Time, 1851.
In the mile and one-sixteenth Bridge
light won, Strideway second, Huntress
third. Time, 1924.
In the mile aud one-half hurdle race
Linguist won. LUero second. Voltigeul
third. Time, $780,
AT JEROME PARK.
JEROME PARK, June 12th.-The track
was slippery and slushy.
In the 1,400.yard race Fitzroy won in
1:24l; Carnot second, $3.50 third.
Mile and one sixteentb-Aurjcoma wor
in 1861; Lady Pulsifer second.
Mile and three-eighths-Cha Dreu1
won, Lelongos second. Time, 2:29.
Five and half furlongs s-Tormentol
won, Frailty second, Bagatelle Colt third
Time, 1:12l.
Mile-Swift won, Inverlick second, St
Valentine third. Time l:474.
Three-quarters of mile, Arab wor in
l19t, Guarantee second, Crusader third.
Three-quarters of mile, Druidess won
in lI93, Bill Letcher second, Garrison
third
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
BRICE GETS THE BOON.

He is Elected Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
New YORK, June 12th.-The corridors of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel were crowded with
prominent Democrats to-day, the Demo.
cratic National Committee meeting at noon
to choose successor to Chairman w. H.
Barnum, deceased. At the subsequent
meeting of the committee Calvin S. Brice
was chosen Chairman. Scott and German
both favored Brice.
Aside from few little matters of busi-
ness left from the last campaign, the Ma
tional Committee has nothing to do until
its meeting in the spring of 1892 to call the
National Convention.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
SITUATION At SEATTLE.
Men Actively Engaged in Clearing Away
the Debris in the Burned CITY,

Men Actively Engaged in Clearing Away
the Debris in the Burned City.
SEATTLE, June l2th-Two hundred men
were put to work to-day by Mayor Moran,
on the recommendation of the Relief Com
mittee. They were placed under charge of
Colonel Haines, and will clear the streets
in the burned districts and tear down the
walls of burned brick buildings. They are
TO be paid 81 per day. This is done to re-
lieve the strain on the Relief Committee
and take the pressure Off the public
Two hundred Italians employed by con-
tractors on the railroads went on strike
to-day because the contractor refused to
pay two boys in the gang mems wages.
The strikers went to the armory, where
they expected free meals. The Relief
Committee issued orders that nothing be
given them, so it is probable that they will
90 to work again.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
BLAINE's DEAL WITH BISMARCK.

The President Objects to Germany's
Ideas in the Samoan Treaty.
WASHINGTON, June 12th.-The protocol
of the Berlin conference reached Washing
ton at an early hour Monday evening, ar
irving in New York via the steamship
Werra, which left Bremen on the 1st instant.
Mr.. Blaine spent several hours in CONVEX
sation with the President last night about
the subject, but the conference ended with
out the President having reached a conclu-
sion. The more the President reflects upon
the exaction of the German Government in
regard to Mataafs, the less disposed is he to
approve it. The United States Government
has just resolved to acknowledge the heroic
zeal of Mataafa and his subjects in giving
aid to our shipwrecked sailors at Apia
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13

hence the Administration does not feel dis
posed 10 commit the United States to a
declaration that this same King should be
humiliated for defending the lives of his
own people as would be the case if this
country joined in exacting an indemnity
no matter how small it might be-for the
killing of the German sailors.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
State Fair Pavilion Privileges.

FTNHE STATE FAIR OPENS SEPTEMBER
i 9th, and continues two weeks. Separate
BIDS FOR the following privileges will be received
at the SecretsTy's Office until
10 a, NJ. June 11th:
The exclusive right to publish Daily Paper
to be printed in the Pavilion and distributed at
the Park.
The exclusive right to sell Ice Cream and
Soda Water.
The exclusive right TO sell Candy.
The exclusive right to sell Cider, Root Beer
and Lemonade.
The exclusive right to sell Popcorn
The exclusive right 10 keep Restaurant.
No Bar Privileges are let, nor will intoXicat-
ing beverages be allowed in the building
All bids must be for separate rights, as sched.
uled above. No lump bids win be received
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids
All bids must be accompanied by certified
check or the cash covering amount bid, without
which the bid VIII not be accepted. For further
information Apply to the Secretary.
CHRISTOPHER GREEN, President.
EDWIN +. SMITH. Secretary. les
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
BUCCANEER IN LIMBO.
Charged with Killings United States Con-
sular Agent in Madagascar.

sular Agent i'll Madagascar.
WASHINGTON, June 12th.-TEe State De-
partment has information that Captain d.
U. Vergier, who shot and killed Victor |.
A. Stanwood, Consular Agent at Audabake.
Madagascar, some months since, has been
arrested and placed on board the man-of-
war Swatara, and, together with witnesses,
taken to Tamatave, to be tried by the Con-
sular Court there.
D. U. Vergier is Baltimorean, ap-
pointed Consul at St. Paul De Loando. He
found the place so unhealthy that he left,
and was dropped from the rolls. With q
small schooner and thirteen men he began
series of buccaneering expeditions up
and down the Madagascar coast, and in the
course of trip shot Stanwood.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
PERTAINING TO PORTLAND.

Henry Willard to Make an Address
$4,000 Raised for Seattle.
PORTLAND June I2th.-Henry Willard
and party arrived this morning and will
remain until after the election next Friday
Mr.. Willard will deliver a public address
of interest to this county.
Ed. G. Whittier, Mayor of East Portland,
and Clerk of Multnomah county, died to-
day after a long illness.
Billy Boyd, who figured so conspicuously
in the bogus Chinese certificates in San
Francisco. is in Portland.
About $4,000 has been raised for Seattle.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
SLEEK TRAVELLING SALESMAN.
But He Got Four Years in the Peniter
tiary INST tha

But He Got Four Years in the Peniten-
tiary, just the Same.
New YORK, June 12th.-Lewis B. Mann,
young Californian recently presented
fattering letters of Recommendation to
Donnelson & Co., printers. On May
9th he was employed by them as
travelling salesman. They advanced him
$3.50 for travelling expenses, and he disap-
peared. He was arrested some days later,
and pleaded guilty to-day in the General
Sessions.
Judge Martin was informed that he made
practice while in California of presenting
forged letters of recommendation and OBJ
tanning large advances for expenses as
travelling salesman and then decamping.
Mann got three years in States prison.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
Imatilla Reservation.

WASHINGTON, June 12th.-In reference to
Secretary Mobiles instructions directing the
enforcement of previous orders to remove
intruders from the Umatilla Reservation in
Oregon. the Acting Commissioner of Indian
Affairs to-day transmits reply from the
special agent at Umatllla Agency, stating
| that on May 23d last a drove of sheep and
cattle left the reservation, much to the de-
light of the Indians. In all, 10000 sheep
| and 10000 cattle were removed, it taking
fifty one men in the saddle for twenty-four
hours to do it. The Acting Commissioner
further reports that he has instructed the
new Agent, Lee Moorehouse, to adopt Wig
orous measures to prevent the return of
any OF said stock and to keep all trespass-
ing cattle from the reservation.
Acting Assistant Surgeon r. NJ. McAdoo
has been detached from the Umatilla In
dian Agency, Or, and ordered to duty at
Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Destructive Hurricane in New York. IL
New YORK, June 12th.-A lively wind
and thunder storm visited New York and
Brooklyn last evening. Lightning struck
in several places.
A building in the course of erection in
Brooklyn was blown down. Six work
men were buried in the ruins. Two were
killed
The ST. James Catholic Church, Brook
| lyn, which was the cathedral of the diocese
until month ago, was struck by lightning
| and burned. Damage, 100000
The Calendar Insulated Wire Works, at
East New York, were struck by lightning
| and set on fire. The loss is from S75, 900 to
| 500, GOO.
Bound to Down Malone.
WASHINGTON, June 12th.-A delegation
| of Virginia Republicans, opposed to General
Malone, appointed last month, called on
the President to-day by appointment They
| held secret conference for twenty minutes.
The delegation presented their grievances
| against Malone.
| The President said that be did not think
ii part of his functions to undertake to set
! tie party disputes. As far as he was con-
cerned he did not intend to give recogni-
| ton to any one faction in the party, and
had expressed the same views to the dele
CATION of Malone Republicans which called
on him yesterday.
! Convicts Versus Combines.
STILLwATER (Minn. }, June 12th.-At the
suggestion of Governor Merriam the Board
of State Prison Managers, at its meeting
here yesterday, appointed commission OF
| two to investigate the question of making
binding twine at the State Prison by con-
victs. This method of circumventlng the
Vaccinations of the binding twine trust
was suggested originally by the State Leg
| islature at its recent session, and in some
other States has been adopted by the
! authorities
His Kind Die Hard.
SALTWATER (Minn.), June 12th.-Cole
Younger. the notorious outlaw, who is in
the penitentiary here with his two brothers
was somewhat amused to hear of his OWE
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-13
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
Four Lives Lost by Collision With Fast
Train in Ohio.

Train in Ohio.
CANTON (O.), June 12th.--At noon to-day
west bound limited express on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago ran down a
horse and buggy containing Lawrence and
Peter Sreb, two brothers. and two bows,
also brothers, Edward and Frank Sefert.
The two Strebs and one of the boys were
instantly killed and their lifeless bodies
flung distance of thirty, feet The other
boy was so badly injured that he lived half
an hour without gaining consciousness.
The horse was killed and with the buggy
thrown distance of 100 feet.