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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02
The Case of DR.. Bowers.

SAN FRANcIsCo, June 1.-The supreme
court of California has granted a new
trial to DR.. Milton Bowers, convicted OF
numbering his wife by giving her phos-
phorus.
The court says no evidence was pro
duced showing that the accused procured
or had phosphorus in his possession. More
over, there was evidence that Mrs. Bowers
illness was the result of an injury caused
by herself
The case has been the most sensational
in many respects in the history of Cali
fornia. Bowers was arrested four years
ago on the charge of numbering his wife to
secure $4,000 insurance on her life. The
evidence against him was circumstantial,
but the jury found him guilty of murder
in the first degree and he was
sentenced to be hanged and an appeal was
taken to the supreme court. Soon after
Bowers was convicted, Henry Benhayon,
his brOther-inlaw, was found dead in his
room in this city. The autopsy showed that
he died from the effects of digitalis. A doc
ument was found in his room, purporting
to be confession by Benhayon that he
had murdered his sister and Bowers was
innocent. Owing to suspicious circum-
stances John A. DINING book-agent, was
arrested for numbering Benhayon in the
interest of Bowers, as he had been wit
ness for the prosecution in the Bowers
trial. After two trials, Dimmig was &C
quilted. Experts differed on the anthem
ITCHY of Benhayon's confession. Some
held it was genuine, while others claimed
it was forgery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02
washington Partlr Snbmerged.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The latest reports
from Harper's Ferry say the Potomac and
Shenandoah rivers are rising one foot per
hour. Cattle boats and other craft are ar
aiVing thick The river is very high and
rising. Water has reached Eighth street
and has put out the fires in the engine
house at. the Washington monument and
stopped the elevators. Cellars on the south
side of Pennsylvania avenue are flooded.
Last night the rain fell almost equal
| to cloud burst. The lock gate of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal was carried
away by the rising water and washed
several canal boats into Rock creek, where
they were destroyed. Since then the river
has been rising rapidly, and the flood of
water from Harper's Ferry and the upper
tributaries is swelling it every moment.
Along the street north, in the neighbor-
hood of the centre of the market country.
the producers were driven off early in the
day and the street was turned into a Lake,
hOatlng chicken coOpS, market trucks and
all sorts of odds and ends. Cellars were
Hooded and much damage to property re
suited among the commission houses.
UP in Georgetown the scene along the
river front was exciting, the docks were
under water, and lumber, cement. proyi-
slons and all kinds Of property have been
carried away.
At Long bridge the water at sunset was
almost level with the bridge. Several
barges have already struck and sunk here.
and the railroad men are making every eff
fort to prevent the accumulation of drift
against the bridge. The water is still
creeping up, however. and the bridge is in
precarious condition. If it is carried
away tonight, which is by no means i'm
probable, the result will be serious AMI
long interruption of railroad trains between
north and south. The coffer-dam at Lon
bridge has been damaged, and the work
which had been done upon the Potomac
flats, at an expense of S1,0OO,OOo, will be
undue. 1t is not yet possible to estimate
the losses suffered by merchants and ware
hOusemen, but one individual has lost
$1,000 worth of coal on one dock
The water at midnight has reached
within few feet of PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
The Baltimore Il Potomac station is sur
rounded by water and is inaccessible to
passengers.
At - 80 the water had reached Pennsyl-
yania avenue aud Sixth street, and washed
away the street car track on the south side
and nearly to the doorsteps strong currents
are sweeping through 3 street and around
the corner Of Thirtieth and PENNSYLVANIA
avenues. Center market is surrounded and
the floors are flooded. The water is within
a foot of the waiting room and car shed of
the Pennsylvania station.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02

PITTsBURG, June In this city to-day
there was but one topic Of conversation
AID that was the JohnstOwn deluge
Crowds of eager watchers all day long be
sieged the newspaper bulletin boards and
rendered the streets impossible. Many oil
them had friends or relatives in the
stricken district, and Names ''names, .
was their cry, but there were no names
The storm which had perhaps swept away
the lives of their loved ones, had also car.
ried away all means Of communication, and
their vigil was unreWarded.
To show the state TO which the telegraph
IS reduced, it is sufficient to state it is not
yet known whether the telegraph operator
at JOhnstonw is dead or alive. The nearest
point TO that city which can be reached to-
night is New Florence, and the one wire is
Used almost constantly by orders for collins,
14nbalming fluid and preparing special cars
81 carry the recovered dead to their homes.
Along the banks of the now turbulent AL
leghany were placed watchers for dead
bodies, and all the wreckage was carefully
scanned for dead. The result of this Wig
lance was the recovery of one body, that
of a woman. Seven other bodies were
seen but could not be reached owing to the
swift moving wreckage by which they We're
surrounded. Measures Tor relief were
promptly taken. The mayors of both
Pittsburg and Allegheny issued calls for a
mass meeting which were responded to by
$rOngs of Pittsburg's wealthiest men. At
/ D. m. 81, 600 was in their hands and at 5
o clock the sum was swelled to Sl00,0O0
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HARRIsBURG, June 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 Paxton creek and
swept away bridges and reached first
stories of houses. Last night hundred
families were in distress and forced TO
to leave their homes. The mayor conducted
a relief expedition which utilized all the
boats TO De had, and while the rain came
down in torrents, he and his assistants did
good wolk. While thus engaged the mayor
and one OF the officers narrowly escaped
drowning.
The SusqUehanna 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 south of here are
covered by two feet of water. Advices Just
received from points up the river say that
the beautiful fish houses built by Harris
burg, about ten miles from here, We're
washed away rs were sheds and Outaouses
of every kind. The great entertainments
have cayed in, culverts and sewers are de
molished and great trees laid prone. There
are four small bridges undermined between
Glencove and Hyndman. The Cambria
branches leading to JOhnstOWn and the
Salisbury branch are still blocked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02

CHICAGO, May 1.-The many assertions
that evidence relating to the Cronin muir
der and to the alleged huge defalcation in
the Irish nationalist funds had been discov
cred by Mortimer Seaman in the books of
the defunct Traders bank of this city
while he was in Chicago as court officer,
were denied tonight by Seaman himself
who in written statement over his sigma
ture says that all such statements are abso-
lutely false, and attaches a letter from
Sheriff Matson that he (Scanlan) was never
a deputy sheriff and was never the custo-
dian nor connected in any wa with the
effects of the Traders bank Upon the
truth of the Traders bank story has rested
many a sensation that was connected with
the supposed murder of Cronin, and aside
from this statement of Scanlan's there have
been no important developments to-day
Chief Hubbard said tonight that the po-
lice are pursuing the investigation with all
the vigor possible, but that progress is
slow.
Mr.oJ. F. Beggs, a young attorney, is re-
ported to be senior gurdian" of the Co
lumbia club or camp No. 9S, of the Clan-na-
Gael. 1t was by this camp, rumor has it,
that DR.. Cronin was tried for treason in
the star chamber proceedings. The police,
it is said, have been for sometime laboring
to collect evidence to connect the camp
with the removal of DIR. Cronin. Mr.
Beggs was seen by reporter this after
noon and questioned as to his connection
with the Clan-na-G Gael, etc. He said that
his oath to the camp prevented his giving
any information about members or himself
Referring to the statement made by Luke
Dillon, of Philadelphia, that the chief
executive of the order would be asked to
remove the pledge of secrecy from mem
bers that that organization might clear
itself of the charges which have been
made against it in connection with the
Cronin case, Mr.. Beggs said he hoped the
oath would be suspended, and added
that if the Clan ma Gael does not acquit
itself in connection with this crime, it
would be wrecked and the Irish cause in
America would perish with it. If the oath of
secrecy should be suspended, he is conf
dent the order will be instantly acquitted
of completely in the crime as its members
and the books would make it so plain that
the Clan-na- Gael, as an order, had nothing to
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carry provisions, medicine and clothing to
the nearest possible point to JOhnstOwn.
A railroad conductor who arrived in this
city this morning said: "There is no tell
ing how many lives are lost. We got as
far as Bolivar and 1 tell you it is terrible
sight. The body of boy was picked up
by some of US there and there were seven
bodies recovered altogether. l do not
think anyone got into Johnstown and 1t is
my opinion that they will not get in very
soon. No one who is not on the grounds
has any idea of the damage done. It will
be at least week before the extent OF the
food is known and l think many bodies
never will be recovered"
A dispatch from Nineveh says there ap-
pears to be large number of people lodged
in trees and rubbish along the line. Many
are alive. Rescuing parties should be Or
ganiZed at every station. Another tele-
gram from Ninaveh said that up to noon 10
bodies had been taken from the river at
that point. The stage of the water in the
Allegheny river this afternoon became so
alarming that residents living in the low
districts began to move their household
effects to higher grade. 1t has been a
very busy day along the wharves owing to
the suddenness of the rise and cOaling
fleets are hardat work securing lows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02
A BOSTON UTOPIAN.
Edward Bellamy's Naturalization Scheme for
the Industrial Redemption of Mankind.

Especial to the HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. !
BosToS, June Edward Bethany, whose
novel Looking Backward gave the i'm
pulse to the movement having for its end
the naturalization of industry and the en-
iStment of all men and women into one
vast army, appeared before Boston friends
in the Free religious society yesterday and
told them why he thought the present IN
duStrial system was capable of such i'm
mense improvement. As Mr.. Bellamy's
new social state processes to do great
things for the women, the fair sex formed
the majority of his audience, and applauded
the modest young champion of reform en-
Enthusiastically.
Colonel Higginson presided in his usual
courtly fashion, and among the more notable
ofthose on the stage We're DR.. McGlynn, the
apostle of progress and poverty, who spoke
Novelist HOwells, Rev. Mr.. Bliss, the
Christian Socialist leader, and Rev Minot
j. Savage. Mr.. Bellamy spoke as the
representative of the Boston Nationalist
club. The plan of the Nationalist is nothing
short of absolute paternal government.
They propose that all industry shall be
assumed by the state. The government
shall operate the railroads, the telegraphs
and the telephones; shall control the high
ways, parks and public gardens; conduct
lne warehouses;, WOrh Ine mines, p!anL ana
gather the crops and keep the mills in
operation; raise the beef and slaughter it
for the markets; conduct the newspapers
and run the horse cars; manage the hotels,
the theatres, and concert halls; have
charge Of the schools, colleges, libraries
and museums and publish all the books.
In short, the government shall supply all
the necessaries and amusements of the peo-
pie.
In return for these the government shall
have the right to exact of every man and
woman their advantageous services to be
given in that particular field of effort where
they shall do the most good for the nation.
The Nationalist already have branches
in upwards of twenty cities and towns in
the country, several being on the Pacific
slope.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02
The Burning Debris.

PHILADELPHIA, June Indications point
to the present trouble as being the worst
ever experienced by the Pennsylvania rail
road. The suspension of the traffic caused
by the washing away of bridges and via
ducts, heavy landslides, long deep wash
outs and the fall of masses of rock from
the mountains to the neck below, between
Altoona and Johnstown, a distance of forty
miles, which is to Williamsport down. A
dispatch received from that city by way of
Reading stated that another lumber boom
was broken at o'clock this morning, the
water rushing through the upper end of the
town. At 2 o'clock this morning word
was received at Williamsport that the
boom at Lockhaven was broken and the
place OverfOwed since then no news has
been received as TO the condition of affairs
as the wire between WilliamSpOrt and
LOckhaven went down Immediately after
sending off the dispatch from Williams
port. At ! o'clock this afternoon States
city was flooded and the water is still ris-
ing, and the railroad bridges are beginning
to go out. Up TO l o'clock no news had
been received from LOckhaven as to the
state OF affairs there and the condition of
that water swept city is only matter of
conjecture. A dispatch from Lancaster
says sixty-tiye RATS h. broke lose near
Wrightsville this morning and were carried
down the Susquehanna.
A dispatch received this afternoon from
Pittsburg states that the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad people have succeeded in getting
a temporary wire through from Sang
Hollow to the western end of the railroad
bridge which is west of Johnstown. Debris
has lodged against the bridge and is piled
up to d distance of probably forty feet.
1t is stated to be still burning Until the
flames die out so as to admit Of passage
across the bridge nothing can be done
towards repairing the heavy Washout be-
tween the bridge and Johnstown station.
The dispatch also states that the Cambria
Iron company's plant on the north side
of Conemaugh river at Johnstown in com
plete wreck. Until this dispatch was re-
ceived, it was not thought here that this
portion of the plant had been seriously in
jured. The plant is said to be valued at
s., 100000.
A dispatch received at the Pennsylvania
railroad office this afternoon, says that con-
siderable damage has been sustained by
the railroad property. 1t is feared that the
bridge crossing the west branch of the Sus
quekanna at Linden will go. This bridge
was previously reported as being ballasted
with havily loaded freight train. Add
tional information from the Philadelphia &
Erie branch is that the four span bridge
across the Juniata river at Grantsville has
been carried away. The water is still ris-
ing in the Juniata.
Between Granville and Tuscarora, a
distance Of forty miles, nothing is known
Of the condition of the road bed or bridge
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The Samoan Conference.

BERLIN, June 1.-[Copyright 1899 by the
New York Associated Press. After the
seventh plenary sitting of the Samoan con
ference held on Wednesday last the Anne
rican commission was IN a position tC
cable to Secretary Blaine a definite
acceptance by the German and English
governments of theWashington government
proposals limiting the German indemnity
from the SamOans to levy of import duties
and some of Mr.. Blaine's amendments tC
the clauses relating to the internal Samoan
policy. The Washington governments de-
sire for the possible independence of
Samoans has not the sympathy OF
the German officials mind which better
comprehends measures to protect European
interests and to extend European influence,
but after slight hesitation the German
commissioners have invariably yielded
whatever concessions America asked in
the direction of Samoan autonomy.
On the other hand, the Americans have
conceded practically nothing. adhering
of Cancellation was made toward the close
of the conference by the Americans leaving
the appointment of the resident Judge of
the European committee to England. In
official circles it is supposed Chief Justice
Coleridge will have power to appoint the
judge. The personal relations of the chief
justice with America had something to do
with the American commissioners.
The general results of the conference do
not afford the foreign Office and the official
press a theme for congratulation. On the
contary. there is visible irritation over
the delay in the conclusion of the treaty
negotiations. Semi official papers ask why,
the conference being practically concluded,
the Washington government has post
ponedthe giving of orders to sign the treaty.
The truth is, that no especial honor will ac-
crue to the German government from the
result of the conference, so it does not
wish the matter to be kept before the pub
lie.
The feeling in official circles is that Ger
many has yielded everything demanded by
the Americans and that the government at
Washington ought to assent to a prompt
conclusion of the matter. A suggestion
like this arises from the desire to bury the
issues of the conference out of sight of the
public as soon as possible.
Secretary Blaine's instructions to sign
the treaty are expected in the course of the
next week. Since the completed draft of
the treaty has been cabled to Washington,
no advices have reached the commission in
dicating any likelihood of further reference
to the conference.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02

FREDERICK, Md, June Rain has
poured necessarily since Thursday night.
The wheat crop Of this country has been
damaged to an extent that cannot now be
estimated and the early fruit is destroyed.
The Potomac at Point of Rocks and
vicinity IS rapidly overreachjng its banks
and the damage will be great. AdYices
from Westminster, Md, say the surround
ing lands are inundated and many of the
workmen are unable to get to their homes.
Between New Windsor and Linwood and
between LinwOod and Union bridge the
Western Maryland railroad is covered TO
the depth of three feet by the waters of
Little Pipe creek and the track is washed
away for considerable distance Two
feet of water flows over the bridge at
Harper's Ferry, which is heavily loaded
with locomotives and cars. The tracks on
both sides of the river are submerged as
they are at Point of Rocks and st. Johns
Run between Cumberland and Martins
burg. There are four small bridges under
mined between Glencove and Hynes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-02
Baseball.

HARRIsBURG, June 1.-The Indianapolis
and Pittsburg ball teams are laid up here
in consequence of the washout. They were
to have played at Pittsburg to-day.
AT PITTsBURG.
No game; rain.
AT BOSTON.
Boston :, Clarkson, Bennett; Philadel-
phia, 2, Casey, Clements.
AT COLUMBUS.
Columbus 8, Widner, O'Connor; Louis
vile 3, Ramsey, Cook.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Athletic s, Weighing, Cross; Cincinnati 4,
Mullane Baldwin.
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore. s, Cunningham, Tate; Kansas
City 10, Swartzel, Donahue.
ATT WASHINGTON
Washington 4, Keefe, Ebright; New
York 5, Keefe, Ewing.
AT ST. LOUIS.
Brooklyn game postponed; rain
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Athletics Is; Cincinnati A.
AT CHICAGO.
Cleveland game postponed; wet grounds.
AT BALTIMORE.
First Baltimore 5; Kansas City 4.
Second Game-Baltimore g.; Kansas City
10. q
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0 my REPUTATION!
Pat Egan on Alex. Sullivan and
the CrOnin Murder.
A CELEBRATED CALIFORNIA CASE.
That of DR.. Milton Bowers-He viii Have q
New Trial-JerOme Park Raees-At
Latonia-At st. Louis.

! Especial to THEner1R ERALD-Exami Dispatch.
NEW YORK, June 1.-Patrick Egan will
sail to-day in the City of Para for Chill.
He talked to reporter at the Gilsey house
last night on the Cronin murder. ~ have
no information except what l get from the
papers" said Egan, but if my opinion is
of any use you are welcome to it."
What is your opinion."
Briefly this: That the Clan-na- Gael
had nothing to do with DR.. Cronin's disap-
pearance and that the manner in which the
name of Alexander Sullivan is Connected
with it is a shame and an outrage
you do not believe, then, in the exist
ence of a conspiracy among the members of
the Clan-na-Gael to move DR.. Cronin?"
81 believei in the existence of conspiracy
whose object is to blacken the name of
Alexander Sullivan. don't think anyone
can deny the existence of that conspiracy
after all that has appeared in the news
papers frem one end Of the country to the
other. / see no evidence of a conspiracy
against CrOnin, nor any occasion for one"
''HoW about the charges that he had pre-
pared, were they not sufficient to gain the
enmity of the members of the factionn'
81 read a copy of Cronin's circular but did
not regard his threats as likely to cause
any one much anxiety AS for the two
factions you speak of, know no opposing
force except that which seems determined
to SANDER Sullivan and Sullivan's friends
who object to hearing him slandered. /
don't see how the Clan -na-Gael cuts any
figure in the matter. Sullivan told me not
long ago that he had taken no part in the
doings of that organization for several
years.
"How, then, could ne have had possess
sion of large sum of money belonging to
the Clan-na-Gael which he is accused of
Incorporating?
Il never knew he had any such sum of
money in his possession
Mortimer Seaman, of Chicago, says it
was 100000, and received from your hands
when Sheridan and Sullivan met you in
Paris''
u never paid Sullivan any such sum of
money either on account of the land league
or the Clan na-Gael,' said Egan, land
Sheridan had nothing TO do with such an
alleged transaction. l met Sullivan in
Paris as two friends travelling across each
others path. The story is utterly false
1t is an outgrowth of the conspiracy to
disgrace Mr. Sullivan. In my opinion a
man might as well be mu 'dered in body as
III name. | would rather not have spoken
of this subject, and | expect now to have
mud thrown on me, but that is my opinion
whatever conspiracy there was, it was
not against Cronin, but against Sullivan"
DO you know what Sullivan thought Of
Cronin:"
Yes; Sullivan told me once that he had
no feeling toward Cronin but that of con
tempt
Egan concluded by remarking that it was
evident that two or three persons were
doing all the agitatipg in connection with
the mystery, trying TO implicate Alexander
Sullivan in the murder of DR.. Cronin, not
to avenge the dead, but to ruin the living