Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-14
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. | SUNSHINE IN QUEENSTOWN Merchants Begin the Routine
 of Business. THE .CRONIN INVESTIGATION. SuIIivan's Friends Stand
 StoutIy by Him. INDIANS ON THE WARPATH. The English Yacht falky-
 rie May Not Race.
SUNSHINE IN JOHNsTOWN.

ANoO ASUOOs
 sUNSRINK IN JOHNsTOWN. A Number of stores Started Up
 Merchants Hold 8 Meeting-A Liss
 of Passengers Lest on the Express
 Tra1n-Nineteen Bodies Recovered
 Yesterday.
 JoHNsTowN, June 13.-To-day was the second day since the flood that Johnstown was not deluged with rain, and under the in- huence of the bright sun the sandy soil was soon drying and things in general frightened up wonderfully. A number of stores started up anew and large quantities of flooded goods were sold, chiefly as relics. The people are making heroic efforts to clean out their houses and fit them for habitation. Neigh the houses on their foundations and to re- move the drift and rubbish which bars the entrance to their doors. The sewer pipes and all the cellars are full of water. The Cam bria company started out corps of survey ors this afternoon to locate lines of demarca- tion for the rebuilding and repairing of their demolished plant.
 The first decisive step toward putting Johnstowns business men on their feet again was made to-day. About 200 mer- chants who survived the flood, many of them without 6 dollar, met in Adjutant General Hastings quarters this afternoon and were assured that they would be re- established in business on long credit. Both Pittsburg and Philadelphia wholesalers have offered Johnstown merchants this business courtesy. The meeting adopted resolutions thanking General Hastings for his kindly ny,I <[Sa asoko ising to do everything possible for the imme- diate resumption of business in Johnstown.
 The following is the only full and conn., plete list of passengers lost from the day ex- press on the Pennsylvania railroad at East Conemaugh on the day of the flood: Miss Lang, Curwinsville, Pa, her body recovered. She had three children with her but they have not been found. Cyrus Schenok, Read- ing, Pa. Miss J. B. Rayney, Kalamazoo, Mich; Miss Paulson, Pittsburg, Pa.; Miss Bryan, Philadelphia; Mr. Ross, cripple, residence unknown; MT. Ewing, Ligoner, Pa; manager of Mansfield, Pa., base ball club, name unknown, body not porter, on the Pullman car, of Philadelphia; W. Shelly, Newark, N J.; Mrs. J. F. King, residence unknown, body recovered; Mrs. Laura King, body not recovered, residence unknown; Anna Bates, companion of Mrs. King; Mrs. Swinford, New Berlin, O., aged 70 years; Mrs. Edward Swinford of St. Louis, covered; two boys, sons of Mrs. Mccoy, bod. ies not recovered; Mrs. H. K. Smith and child, bodies not yet recovered.
 PuTsBURG, June 13.-The loss of the Fi- delity & Casualty company of New York at Johnstown will not exceed $26,OO0. Theil loss has been reported at S2, 100000. PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-Four fire en ryfp hou dicr,ofohoI fn InhnsfnWn tr guard against fire that might result from the burning of debris in the street.
 JoHNsToWN, June 13.-Edward Swine ford of St. Louis, Mo-, who has been here searching for the bodies of his wife and moth CT who were lost on the day express, has beer sent home 8 raving maniac. The knowledge of the fate Of his wife and aged mother robbed him of his senses. A telegram from Now York received at noon statinR tha 1000 Italians were en route from that place to Johnstown to work on the wreck. Thii was welcome news to the contractors, who are about convinced that they will get little work ont of the men now on the ground. PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-A conference took place this afternoon at the Hotel La fayette between Governor Beaver and ths following members of the relief committed of Philadelphia, who had been selected to meet the Governor. Mayor Edwin Fl. Fit Ter, chairman; Thomas Dolan, Robert O. Og. O6uy JOuu hODcE dA0 koAS1S os AeoSrOS The formulation ot a plan for the concentra ton and distribution of the various fund.- now being collected for the sufferers by the recent floods had been left to Governor Beaver, and when he reached here from liar risburg this afternoon he laid before the meeting the following:
 Impressed with the sacredness of the trus which has been entrusted to me in part b! generous donors in this country and abroad | for the relief of the sufferers by the late dis \ astrous foods in this State, especially in thu \ Conemaugh and West Branch valleys, hay, ! called to my aid the experience, ability ant we'll known character of 8 number of promi nent gentlemen of Pennsylvania to assist m | in making the distribution of the funds il my hands and such other moneys as may b \ entrusted to them. After careful coneidera tion and consultation I have appointed as commission to aid me in this work the fol \ lowing gentlemen:
 Edwin H. Fitler, Thomas Dolan, Robert Ogden John Y. Huber and Francis B. Reeve of Philadelphia; James B. Scott, Reuben Mi Ter, s. s. Marvin, Pittsburg; John Fultor Johnstown, and J. H. Cummins, Williams
 port.
 ''I respectfully suggest that these gentle men should visit the stricken districts 6 ! once and go determine the directions in whie the funds entrusted to them should go be yond the supply of food, clothing, bedding | ckC, CtC.t UAlSA ID ACboAo4IJ nh0 c%SeoAAo
 ically going on."
 The governors plan was discussed an unanimously adopted, and it WAS decided thf
 the Philadelphia members of the committe
 would be ready to start on the tour nel
 Monday.
 | Gov. Beaver announced that he had abar
 doned the idea of using $l ,O00, 900 out of tt
 State treasury under the proposed indemnit
 bond scheme for the reason that sue
 action might establish a bad prec'
 dent. He has decided instead [
 adopt the suggestion of William H. Kemb
 that the money be loaned to the governor
 private corporations. The governor state | that he had been offered $1 1000, 900 by nj
 tional banks of Philadelphia without secrr | ty and without interest, the loaners to be rt
 imbursed by the legislature at it's next SC. l sion, and had accepted the offer. The mol | ey will be used to clear the streams an place the highways in order and perfor 1 other necessary State works.
 JoHNsrowN, June 13.-Eight bodies wei
 brought to the morgue in the Presbyteria church on Main street to-day. Some we taken out of the ground immediately SUI
 rounding the church. party of men , work in the debris came across the des bodies of Mrs. Meyers and her daught ; locked in each others arms.
 , The total number of bodies to-day was making the grand total of bodies recovert |, ! l,SSS. The mass Ut suo SsOAc DEiuSo WI i. fired this afternoon and tonight is burnil furiously. With it is destroyed all hope : recovering the bodies that are certainly the
 entombed.
 O,Donovan Rossa's Suit. 7 NEW YORK, June 1s.-The suit of O'Don
 van Rossa against Patrick Ssrs6eld Cassie . for libel was dismissed by Police .Justi Smith to-day after hearing the testimol : which showed that Rossa had accepted $32. a in full settlement of any damage which F may have sustained by the publication of t
 alleged libel in the Catholic News All
 the allegations conveyed in the publioati
 and many more discrediting Rossa we proven by the testimony. By the testimo of Patrick Ford, Cassidy, Richard Short, t D man who stabbed Capt. Phelan, and others
 was proved Rossa had defaulted ih almt n every instance of his being the custodian r funds for a specific object The judge, SC l. ing that Rossa had not a leg to stand on, d a missed the case.
 Narrowly Escaped Death.
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass, June 13.-A fe = horse team containing party of Willia