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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

fertile farms look like worm out brckyards.
Great trees have been twisted and torn like
weeds, and the broken household goods of
hundreds of houses line the shoras for
miles. Thieves of the vilest sort, those
Eho steal frnm the dead and unfortunate,
have been busily at work robbiug the
trunks and boxes and articles of furniture,
and there is nothing worth taking left ex.
cept lumber. Every now and then ghast-
ly outlines could be seen in the water being
swept down she stream.
SANG Hollow, Pa, June 1.-The first
reports Of the loss of life we're entirely too
low. 1t is believed that fully 5000 persons
have perIshed. Of these 700 or 800 were
burned in the fiery furnace at the viaduct.
Two thousand coffids have been ordered for
bodies already rescued.
JoHNsTowN, PA, June 1.-The accumu-
lation of the buildings which were swept
by the angry waters to the Pennsylvania
bridges have baen burned to the waters
edge. Before the buildings took fire many
people, dead and alive, were taken from
them, and in several instances the unfor-
Inmates were so wedged in that it was ne
cessary to chop their legs off to raise them.
The Catholic church was also destroyed
by fire this morning. A number of people
were on tie roof when the structure was on
fire and all Of them were consumed in the
flames. The damage is as get inestimabie,
regardless Of the loss of life.
The Pennsylvania railroad loss will be
enormous. An official report of the DAM
age done to the railroad property is append
ed. Fully mile of che track between Sang
Hollow aud Johnstown has been washed
out, and mnch of the track, rails, and ties.
and all are carried away. The fire al the
bridge at Jobnstown has done great dam
age.
JoHNsTowN, June 2nd.--During this
solemn Sunday Johnstown has been
drenched with the tears of stricken NOR
tails. and the air is filled with sobs and
s,ghs that came from breaking hearts,
There are scenes enacted here every hour
and every minute that affect all beholders
profoundly. An utterly wretched woman
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

Daily
except
Sunday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
THE CORN CROP.
The Amount According to the varIou
COrn-Producing States.

The Amount According to the VarIou
Corn Producing States.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28-The Farmers Re-
view publishes the following: Present in
dications point to a larger crop of corn
than has been anticipated by statisticians
generally. The quality, however, will
not be equal to that of 1888 except In
Iowa, Missouri kentucky and Kansas
The latter State will harvest a fine crop
this year to offset the failure of last The
condition of corn in Nebraska was excel
lent during the early part of the growing
season. but hot winds in August brought
down the high average in some counties,
and early frosts damaged late planted
corn in localities. The low condition of
maize in other States is easily accounted d
for by the unfavorable season; Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and w isconsin
suffered from a cold, wet spring, which
was very favorable for cut worms, fol-
lowed by long drought in July and Au-
gust Minnesota and Dakota suffered for
rain the season through. 1t is as yet too
early to estimate the probable yield of
shelled corn, but from the reports of COR
respondents we estimate the crop as fol-
lows:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
A DESPERATE ASSAULT.

Sister Camille, of the Convent of the Sacred
Heart at EmpOria, Severely Beaten BY q
Crank.
EMPoRIA, Kan, Sept. 2L-Wednesday
evening, about dusk, brutal assault was
made upon Sister Camille, of the Convent
of the Sacred Heart, in the convent school
house, after the scholars and other teach
ers had left. She was struck over the
head a number of times with slung shot
or other weapon, until knocked uncon-
scious, and then kicked and stamped up
on until supposed to be dead. Her as
sailant is supposed to be a young rail-
roader from Terre Haute, Ind, named
Murray, who became infatuated with
her while she nursed him in
hospital in Terre Haute. and W hich
place his prosecutions forced her to leave
to avoid him. Learning that she was
here, he followed her, and this is the third
attempt he has made upon her life be-
cause she refused to leave the convent and
become his wife. The previous assaults,
as this one, occurred in the school build
ing and were kept from the public in
hopes the police would capture the brute,
and this would not have become known
had not some school children heard the
screams, which caused an inquiry to be
made. The police refused any infor-
nation and the above facts were learned
from Father Leonard, who is in charge
of the church and convent. Sister
Camille lies in a precarious condition
and is unable to answer questions as yet
The criminal is still at large, but as he is
known it is thought he will be captured,
as it will be easy to identify him, one OF
his hands having only thumb and fore
finger on it Father Leonard is much
worked up over the affair and seems to
think that the criminal is not likely to be
either captured or punished. The people,
so far as acquainted with the matter, are
extremely indignant and denounce the
villain as worthy of lynching.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
TROUBLE BREWING.

Important Afidavits as to the Great Strike
of 1886 Likely to Cause Trouble In the
X. OIL.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 2s.-Important deposit
tions bearing upon the great strike of 1886
have been taken here very quietly, but
when the result becomes known in
Knights of Labor circles it is likely to
cause a large sized row. The recent war
between Mortimer D. Shaw, of this city,
and Master Workman Powderly. in which
a number of prominent knights Of this city
became involved, and which is bringing
Master Workman Powderly and his en-
tire executive board TO St Louis, is really
the cause which has led to the present
trouble. The dispositions taken were from
q number Of dissatifed knights. who, hav-
ing been in the inside of the affairs Of the
great strike. have been able to give testi-
mony of great Importance to the Missouri
Pacific railway, which will be used in de-
Tense Of the damage suits instituted by the
men prosecuted for the Wyandotte train
wrecking These dispositions contain
startling charges against the leaders Of
the knights. Among other things alleged
Is a plot to blow up the big Eads bridge
herA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
THE PENSION OFFICE.


The Complexion of the Report OF the
ComEision that Investigated the Pen
sion Once. Which Commissioners
Tanners Official Head FelI-PrOspect
that Others VIII Also be Relegated to
Private Life.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2T.-The Evening
Capital publishes the following: "Fhe
report Of Messrs. Ewing, Campbell aud
Bruce. the commission that investigated
the Pension Office. though closely guard
ed by Interior Department officials, is
gradually becoming known. Printed
copies OF this report are now, and have
been for some time, in the hands OF all
the members OF the Cabinet. Commits
sioner Tanner has one, as also has Major
Warner and Colonel Dudley. By de-
grees its contents are being divulged. IL
is known that the report takes up each
re-rating case separately and each case
IS an exhibit in itself. Stress is laid
upon the fact that Deputy Commissioner
Hiram Smith, Jr., received over six thou
sand dollars as re-rating. This action
OF his comes in for severe criticism in
the report Whether Mr.. Smith has re-
turned this money or not the report
does not state. Mr.. Smith receives
his pension at the Topeka agency. Sec
rotary Noble, in view Of the report of the
commission, has himself questioned Mr..
Smith as to the facts attending the re-
rating. 1t is not known definitely vheth.
er Mr.. Smiths certificate of re-ratinS is
signed by himself as acting commission.
er or by Commissioner Tanner The pa.
pers in his case went through during Mr..
Tanners absence from the Pension Of
fee.
The report also condemns Mr.. Suuires
in round terms. especially for his action
in making cases special. 1t states that
Mr.. SQuires possessed the stamp OF Mr..
Tanner as Commissioner. and affixed it
to papers without the Commissioners
knowledge. The number of such cases
very large numbers given, and Com
missioner Tanner is criticised for his
gross carelessness in thus intrusting his
official prerOgative to a mere private
secretary, who violated the confidence
reposed in him. The names OF the PEN
sion-Ofice officials who caused them
selves to be re-rated form a conspicuous
part o ID report. Several were dis
charged at the time by Secretary Noble,
and they now point to the fact that the
one who received the largest amount Of
all-Deputy Commissioner Smiths still
in Office.
Said member of the board which .:iads
the investigations:
There was but one Of two things for
the President to do in view of our re-
port, either to dismiss every ole of Us
from the service as unworthy of belief,
or disc relieve Mr.. Tanner from office"
The same member intimated that the
chief culprits were still in position, but
would soon follow Mr.. Tanner into pri.
vate life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PERsoNAL AND POLITICAL.


The Secretary of the Treasury has &C
cepted the resignation of DR.. James P
KimbalL, of Pennsylvania, as Director o.
the Mint to take effect October 10. and
has granted him leave of absence until
hat day.
IT is reported in Washington that Rep
resentative Nutting of New York, who
has been seriously i'll for a long time, viii
resign soon unless he RECEIVERS, SO as tc
give another Republican a chance
J. 0. A. BRoCKETT has been nominated
for Governor by Massachusetts, Republi-
cans.
REPUBLICANS of Alabama have nomin-
ated General James r. Chalmers for Gov
ernor.
THE Wyoming Constitutional conven-
ton has adopted a clause positively for
bidding combinations to prevent compe-
tition or control prices and products.
REPUBLICANS of New York met at Sara
toga on the 18th. After adopting plat
form the following ticket was nominated:
Secretary of State, John j. Gilbert of
Franklin County; Comptroller. Martin w.
Cook, of Monroe; Treasurer, Ira Hedges;
Attorney General, James Varnum, of
New York; State Engineer and Surveyor,
W. P. Van Rensselaer,; Judge Court OF
Appeals. Alfred Haight of Buffalo.
BISHOP ABRAM R KMBALL, of Salt
Lake City, died on the 25th at Kanosh,
Utah.
SAMUEL CALDWELL, ex-president OF
Vassar College, died suddenly on the
26th after a brief illness. He was a
native of Newburyport, Mass, and was
for seven years president of Vassar.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, the new
American Minister, has presented his Gre
dentials to the Emperor William of Ger
many.
THE Wyoming Constitutional conven-
ton on the 26th selected Cheyenne as the
seat of government for ten years, or until
a majority of the people vote a change.
THE President and party arrived in
Washington from Deer Park on the 9th
and proceeded direct to the White House.
EMMoNS BLAINE, son of Secretary
Blaine, was married at Richfeld Springs,
n. Y, on the Goth to Miss Annita Nc
Cormick, daughter of the late Cyrus Nc
Cormick, of Chicago. Many distinguished
guests from Chicago and other portions
of the country were in attendance and the
wedding although quiet was yet quite a
brilliant affair.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

THE report of the Rochester Asylum n.
vestigating committee entirely exoner-
| ated DR.. Bowers from any cu'plble neg.
lect in the management of the asylum,
but makes stringent suggestions for the
regulation of attendants, by whom twenty
| atrocities are proved to have been COM
mitted.
RoN. B. B. STILES. one of the first settlers
of Denver and twice mayor of that city,
died there suddenly the other afternoon
of apoplexy.
A SENSATION has been caused at Ports
mouth, n. H., by the discovery that med
ical diplomas were sold by a bogus med.
ical college called Trinity University of
Medicine and Surgery, having nomina al
headquarters at Bennington. VT. Besides
New England being victimized, hundreds
had been purchased throughout the South
and West.
COLONEL ROBERT PATTON CROCKETT, the
only remaining son of Davy Crockett, died
recently at Fuckers creek, near Gran
bury, Tex, aged seventy-three.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September % showed an average
increase of 81 compared with the corre-
spending period of last year. In New
York the decrease was 06
AMERICAN securities were not very
buoyant on the London market during the
week ended September IS Continental
bourses were qniet but firm
SUIT has been brought in the United
States court against the Des Moines Nav
igation Company and others to determine
the title to the Des Moines (Iowa) river
lands
THE expenditure of $50, 900 by two
English syndicates for the control of an
extraordinary aggregate of Industrial en-
terprises in the United States was COM
pleted in Chicago on the 2Sth. The deal
embraces a chain of elevators from the
Minnesota and Dakota wheat districts to
Chicago, -four mills in Minneapolis and
breweries in Chicago and the East.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROGERS. of Louis
lana, admitted lately that baby bonds
had been distracted or otherwise tam
pered with to the amount of S4O0,O ZOO. Ac-
cording to bis figures the defalcations al
ready discovered will reach more than
s.. 2O0,000.
A CONGRESS of the Socialist Labor party
convened in Chicago on the 18th. The
delegates are all Germans.
A RECENT dispatch from Guthrie. O. T..
said that there was a movement among
three Indian trihes-the Iowas, Otoes and
Missouris-to consolidate and that the
agent at Rock Greek agency, L T, was
unable to check the movement
A GRAND reunion and parade of the
Grand Army posts of Eastern Pennsyl-
vania took place at Reading Pa, on the
2Sth- Over 900 men marched in line.
GRAND RAPIDS and Holland business
men propose to run q canal from the
former city to Holland and Lake Michigan
at a probable cost Of g, O00, 600.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

The Paris correspondent of an
American paper writes OF his observations
at the Exposition: ait appears to me that
we are laying too much stress upon the
superior intelligence of American me-
chanIcs. Tn European mechanic is not
the stupid fellow we have pictured him as
being. l have talked with Elsass and
Belgian mechanics, being referred to them
because they could and the exhibitor
could not speak English-mechanics en-
gagged in erecting machinery at the Expo
sition-and found them men of excellent
intelligence and having a good deal of
knowledge of mechanical matters. All
our traditions are against this,
but traditions sometimes falsify facts.
In mechanics tools, however-squares,
standard scales, vernoirs, micrometers
and the llke-I have seen nothing
that appears to me as good as those of
American manufacture. These American
tools look better, are cleaner cut and more
convenient. In Woodworking machinery
l think we excel at the Exposition. Our
machinery appears to do better work, and
TO do it more completely; that is, itleaves
less work to be done by hand. have,
however, never seen better castings than
most of those in the European machinery.
In general appearance the castings made
on the continent indicate that the molder
does not use the trowel and sleek as much
as the American molder. In steel cast
ings Europe appears to be ahead of Us In
the matter of producing sounds"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
Gold NIininrin China.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept 2S-News OF the
discovery of rich goldtbearing quartz IN
the province OF Canton. China, about 100
miles from the city Of Canton, has been
received here by Seid Back. prominent
Chinese merchant Chinese merchants OF
the Pacific coast have organized
company. Experts from New York
who examined the ledge report
that the rock assays from 1915 to 800 per
ton.
The ledge is mile and half long and
thirty feet thick. The Governor Of the
province issued a proclamation against
mining. It is the intention of the COM
pany to spend 500, 900 for machinery in
the United States
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
A CoIIansed Trust.

CANTON, o., Sept 2S-When the great
Dueber watch case works =are removing
here from Cincinnati, and the HamPden
works from Springfield. Mass, with 5. 900
people, the S11, 900. 900 watch trust COM
bined on the Dueber enterprise and ex-
PEELED it from the association. At that
time this trust controlled the jobbers Of
the country. This compelled the sstab-
lishment OF individual 5obbing houses.
A dispatch from New York says that four
Of the largest jobbers in the country, from
Boston, Chicago, New York and Buffalo,
have gone out of the trust The fight has
been the most bitter ever known and the
independent manufacturers and Jobbers
are undoubtedly coming out ahead.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
A RIOT.
Several Hundred Negroes Arm Themselves
and Threaten to Burn the Town.

Several Hundred Negroes Arm Themselves
and Threaten to Burn the Town.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 29-SherifI
Smith left for Pratt mines Friday n light
with strong civil posse and the Jeffer-
son Volunteers to quell reported race
riot or attempt to lynch Deputy Sheriff
Maxwell. From the most reliable reports
obtainable at this time it seems that sew
eral hundred negroes at the mines have
armed themselves and threaten to lynch
Maxwell and burn the town. The white
people became much alarmed and sent
messengers to the city begging the sheriff
to send them help as quickly as possible.
A train from the mines arriving
here at ten O'Clock brought in about 200
women and children, who are seeking
safety in this city. The trouble seems to
have grown out of the killing of negro
woman by Deputy Sheriff Maxwell 1t is
said that the negroes at the mines have
been very troublesome of late, and were
planning mischief of some kind. The
killing of the woman seems to have fur
nished them the opening they were wait
ing for. Many of the negroes there are
ex-convicts and very hard characters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

BEFORE Justice Prindiville at Chi
cago recently James Nicollet, an Ital-
i'm, accused his wife Emily of living
with Salvatore Lemon, also an Italian.
The woman said her husband had
tired of her and sold her to Salvatore
for $40. Salvatore corroborated the
statement and the woman said: '.Of
course l obeyed James when he told
me to live with Salvatore. l do not
think l am guilty when my husband
ordered me to do So" She also said
that the child was not her husbands
as he had sold it for s.. Nothing was
done by the Justice in these matters,
but Lemon was fined $50 for carrying
concealed weapons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

THE Opera House at Hartford, Conn,
was crowded to overlooking the other
evening to witness the historical tab
leauX given in part as a testimonial to
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe. The
tableaux illustrated national events
from Columbus to date and were de-
signed especially to show the progress
of woman. The authoress and man.
ager was Miss Cora Scott Pond. of
Boston. Mrs. Livermore was lecturer.
Mrs. Isabelle Berry Hooker person
ated Mrs. Stowe.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
Sirup Works Burned.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Sept. 2L-Fire broke
out at 2:15 O'Clock this morning in the
strip refinery of J. S. Bliss & Co, at
Ninth and Liberty streets, and entirely
destroyed the three story brick building
and contents. The telephone alarm was
given about about half an hour before
the department arrived, and then
the fire was under way and the
flames beyond control The build
ing is owned by ]. L Reynolds Of
the firm of Reynolds. Trumbull & Allen.
Mr.. Bliss having assigned at that time,
The machinery located in the basement is
believed to be a total loss The loss on
the building is $50, 900, fully insured, and
on the contents abcu. the same
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
Ciearmakers, Union omcers.

NEW YORK, Sept 2L-fhe international
Cigarmakers' Union has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Adolph Stras-
ser, of Buffalo; first vice-president.G George
W. Perkins, Of Albany; second vice.
president, Samuel Gompers, of New York;
third vice-president William V. Todd Of
Toronto. OMIT fourth vice-president
Henry McKinsley, of Michigan; fifth vice.
president, William Doroth. of Denver;
sixth vice-president II. Levy. Of Evans
vile, Ind; seventh vice-president, James
B. Deugherty. OF Richmond, Va; trea-
surer,t Lindsey J. Bollis. Of Massachusetts,.
Resolutions looking to the patronage and
protection Of union labels were adopted
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

SECRETARY TRACEY has decided to
accept the new cruiser Charleston,
which is at San Francisco, from its
builders, but has not given any orders
to that end, as he is awaiting the &C
ton OF the bureaus of engineering and
construction, who are now considering
the official report on the last trial of
the vessel. The Charleston, during
her trial. showed an average speed of
over Is knots an hour and a horse
power of over 6. 800.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

A LATE dispatch from Helena, Mont,
says that the half has not been told of
the ravages of drought and fire this
season in that State. The long con-
tinued dry weather and great forest
and prairie fires have left the grazing
lands in such condition that the cattle
can not obtain proper subsistence
from them. The cattle are already in
very poor condition, and if there
should come a hard winter many of
them would perish.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

In an interview General Boulanger
said he had no hope of his party hav-
ing a majority in the new Chamber of
Deputies. He had not, however, lost
faith in the future. The Government,
he declared, had everywhere stolen
votes, with raven-like characteristics.
The Republican majority would prove
unmanageable, he said, and France
would soon be calling him to power.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

The secretary of the Brotherhood of
St. Andrew. which was recently in an
nual convention at Chicago, created
quite a sensation among the members
by denOuncing in his address theaters.
dances and card parties.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

A GENERAL combination of the win
dow glass factories west of the Allie
ghany mountains, which has been so
freely talked of within the past few
weeks. now appears to have been
given up. Along with that went also
a scheme to build an immense tank
factory by capital furnished by the
various manufacturers. After weigh
ing and investigating the matter sew
eral Pittsburgh manufacturers and
Eastern capitalists who were interest
ed arrived at the conclusion that to
organize a trust or to purchase con-
troll OF all factories or to build tank
furnaces of any size was now not the
thing for several reasons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

Ten double-cabbed monster locomo-
tives will soon be out of the shops for
use on the Rock Island road. 1t is
stated that this road will endeavor to
make the fastest time between Kansas
City and Denver of any of the compet-
ing lines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03

Assuming that the crop in other States
will be equal to that of 1888 or so, 275. 900
bushels, the total crop Of 1889 will be
2,26S 292, C93, against a total in 1888 of
!, 9S7, 10000. We summarize the reports
OF correspondents relative to the present
condition of corn as follows: Illinois. 80
per cent; Indiana, "a; Ohio, 81; Ken
lucky, 101; Missouri 1OS; Iowa, 1O3; Kan
sas, ITO; Nebraska, So; Wisconsin, 70;
Michigan, CO; Minnesota, So; Dakota, II.