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MAPPING OUT THE WORK.
A Conference to Lny Out PIan-ImpOrt
mt Resolutions Adopted.

mt Resolutions Adopted.
JonNsrowN, Pa, June Cat n meet
ing OF the general relief committee, held
on the Johnstown ruins this afternoon,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the functions Of this
committee arc simply 10 receive Contrl-
buttons OF money, to bO responsible for
its safe deposit, and 10 pay 1t out upon
the orders or acquisitions OF other and
proper authorities; that the payment Of
wages OF labor and other expenses, in
the judgment Of thiscommittee, can only
be properly done In the manner pro-
yided iot in the resolutions adopted by
this committee at its last meeting; that
the employment and payment Of labor
to remove the inGolG6lY8hle amount OF
debris, In which Is buried the tl0lsands
Of human bodies and the Corpses Of ami.
mails, and OF restoring the streams 10
their normal channels, is Of the first i'm
portanCe to us and 1t Is also matter Of
national concern, as, II II is not thor
oughly effected, the tainted waters may
gHIIS ltbbllCuCC INV viz lCklUuS LllTUuRu
which they pass. This will inyolye an
expenDe Of WHICH no approximate esti'
mate can be madei 1t win he enormous
The survivors Of the food arc now
and must be for some time, wholly de-
pendent on issues TO them OF food and
clothing, as there are no goods here ex
Cept those sent to the relief committee
and no places in which incomersc can bt
latfiGd IN, The method Of the distri
button Of money t6thegurgiyQra and the
agency for making such distribution
should receive serious Censldera
tion. 1t is the sense OF this commit
tee that another committee shOult
appointed for this purpose, composed II
| patt Of citizens Of this locality and o
members aRpotnted by the GoycrnorB o
the States fby tho Ch9nkera d Com
meroe In tho cities from which OOntri
buttons have been received, or In suCl
other way Rs will give this agency
national character, and assure tho Coun
try that It's money will DO judCiousl,
and fully applied TO the relief Of thI
victims Of this great calamity"
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A City BURNING UP.
Seattle on Fire and the Flames
Beyond Control,
MILLIONS GOING UP IN SMOKE.
A MeaGre Bulletin all the News
Before the Telegraph was Cut
oG-Ald Sent For-The City
In Great Danger,

SEATTLE, W. T., June 6,-Fire brok,
out at 2;SO p, m, to-day in the Pontiu
building on Front street and by 4:SO p
m, was raging over district Of five o.
six blocks with tremendous fury, The
wind was from the north and the direc
ton OF the fire was along the water on
Front street, and from the water front
to the big brick between Columbia
aud San Francisco streets. The
indications were that the whole
business portion OF the city would be
swept away, involving u loss OF millions,
The magnificent San Francisco store and
other stores in the row were on fire and
the whole big block seemed doomed,
The local tlremen we're helpless in the
face OF the calamity and telegraphed
in all directions for aid, aud at
1880 p. m, the Conaagration was
rushing through the heart OF the city.
To add to the peril smart breeze began
blowing off the bay, tanning the flames
and about the same time a thousand
feet OF hose was caught in the advancing
blaze and destroyed. The Opera House
block, the block opposite, all the ware.
houses at the foot Of Columy street
and also the great group Of buildings in
the rear OF the Post Intelligence
newspapers were burned. The people
in the Yester block, occupied by the
Western Union Telegraph Company
and the Post Intelligence. were hurriedly
moving OUT, and at this writing the
Western Union had but one wire undis-
turhed, over which this dispatch was
being sent.
SQUARES DESTROYED.
Atop. M. thirty.Oae blocks had been
burned In the very heart OF the city.
There Is great danger Of the loss Of about
twenty blocks more. The fire was not
all under control and had reached the
great coal bunkers. Should these be
destroyed, the flames are certain To be
communicated to q largo number OF
wooden buildings, and the loRs increased
manifold.
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TILE DISTRIBUTION ON FUNDS.
AscsrtSIu,nF How TbNy Shall 10 Divided
~, Among no sufferers.

HBCFftNluiuE AluH Auu5 ohAh DV Dl'""N
4RoREths suT.O!r.sr..'
f. JouSsTOwS, PAo June a. mgpNpg
was held this afternoon in the private
car Of the Superintendent Of the RaIti-
more & Ohio, Mr.. Patton, which was AZ.
tended by James b, Scott Capt W.s. y.
Joacs, Adiutant General Hastings, II.
]. Gourley aud Reuben Miller. The last
two gentlemen represented the Ckcou,
tive committe Of the Pittsburgh citizens
relief committee. The object Of the
meeting wps 10 ascertain from Governor
llpayer how much OF TIP funds now In
his hands for the relief Of food RuTereyp
In the State would 20 to JohnEt6wn.
There have been placed At the Cover.
tlpra command suuis aggregatinR $3.50.
900, but some Of u vas specifically given
for The raliCi OF J6hhst6wn, HuCh o.
the money was donated for tho relief oi
sufferers from the flood in the
State, thQge In ClparfVld, Lock
Haven, WilliAmsbOvL and other
nlateg coming IN i6r their' share. T'hr
Pittsburgh committee lids ii Jtg hahdl
about t295,OOO. II has been Tho first oil
tho grounds and has been unSparIng oI
EXPENSE In sending relief 10 sufferers
Heavy bills have been incurred ant
both Mr., Miller aud MI Gourley stated
Al tho meeting this afternoon tllat they
desired as a financial preCautlon L
know Just how far they could 10. \,
this end II was necessary to know def
nlltiy how much o. tho money now Il
tie liahdB Of G6Stthor'ReAyeI would b
devoted to lOlinstoEn. Goytrhor Reh
yer was wired and teAponlpi W9t y
would meet a representative oI "
Pittsburgh committee In PHILADELPHIA
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A NET GAIN FOR GOFF.
His Majority Increased 6 Votes
SO far as the Work Of
THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Has Progressed-Results ortho Han.
dolph County Gases The Commit.
tee will Hereartero Hold Its
Sessions ut Grafton.
Special DispolcA TO he hteligncr,

Sptc'aI DlSpalch 10 he htslligeRccr,
CHARLESTON, W. Va, June O.-The
time OF the legislative JOINT committee
was occupied to-day in listening to tho
arguments OF counsel on the constitu.
tionality Of the law requiring that the
vote Of precincts be thrown out where
the commissioners Of election were not
duly sworn, and on the legality of con.
sIdering the certificate OF the vote cast
in Kanawha county as returned by tho
county commissioners, on the ground
that the matter is now before tho Su-
preme Court Of Appeals; this amounting
to the question as to whether the orig
mai count or the recount oil the vote in
kanawha shall be taken. Judge Flem-
ing Is represented by Col. ]. W, Stellar
and Hon. ]. +. Brown, and Hons. 4,
hur'ew and II. @, McWhorter represent
General Gof.
The committee reconsidered It's vote
on the question OF holding its future sos.
sions at Oakland, Nd, and Grafton, This
State, was substituted, where the future
sessions OF the committee will be held
after Tomorrow, The depositions from
Randolph COanty where votes were con-
tested by Gen. Gofr and by Judge Flem-
ing were passed upon by the committee
this afternoon. Tho depositions were
the most carefully prepared OF all that
has been passed upon by the committee,
and 1t is sald that they were prepared
without the aid Of any attorneys. OF
the II votes contested by Golf 10 were
thrown out; also the one vote contested
by Judge Fleming, making a net gain Of
six votes for Goa to date,
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on Saturday and the money question
would be settled. He also placed him
seliin communication with theauthori.
ties at a later hour.
UNDER MARTIAL LAW,
Why the Troops are ON Haud-Tp Relieve
the OVsrW0rked Police,

Why the Troops are ON Hand-T0 Relieve
the OvsFwOrked Police.
JoHSsTowN, June Cat noon to-day
the boroughs of Johnstown and the ad'
joining boroughs, or what is left them,
practically passed under martial law.
Adutant General Hastings says he has
not declared marshal law yet; the SOL
diers are on guard and no one is permit
ted between the lines unless they have
an order from the Adjutant General,
The sight.seers are debarred altogether,
and the town is inaccessible except to
newspaper men and other people who
have business there, Every point is
guarded and soldiers patrol the dividing
lines. They are very active, and they
deport themselves like old veterans.
They guard the approaches religously,
and have orders to stop-any ono who
crossed the line. 1t probable that the
Eighteenth regiment will be ordered
out from the fact that 1t takes so many
soldiers to cover the ground. A special
guard will have to be put at KGIville,
Millvale and Cambria City and other
points, and this alone will take q regi'
ment OF soldiers. The Adjutant Gen.
eral was at first backward Nt ordering
out any troops, from the fact that it
would naturally create the impression
that there was trouble here. Tho only
reason for calling out the troops Is to re-
lieve the Pittsburgh and JohnstOwn po-
licemen, who have had little or no sleep
for several days past.
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C.lebratod t,aIo Comproml,0d.

NEw York, June O.-The Stewart will
case is in course Of compromise. Yes.
terday Joseph II. Choate and Ellhu
Root, for the contestants and Judge
Hilton, respectively, waited on surro.
gatO Ransom and begged an adjourn.
ment beyond next Monday, tho day set
for argument, on the ground that the
case was likely TO DO settled out OF court.
Negotiations 70 that end, they said, had
wGde substantial progress. Tho suro.
gate set June 20 for argument 9G a mat.
ter Of form. There Il not The least
probability that any more will DO heard
OF The GlA6 IN q court room, The OK.
penses ehtalled by the CoptPst have 40
have so far amounted 70 over half
million dollars, Tie great question now
Ia, how much will Judge Hilton nav 10
have the case Choked or? This snit
was brought In reality for an accounting
Of his management ot the estate Of A, I,
Stewart: BY Mr.. Stewards viii he re.
CeiYed $l,O00,OOO. WV -
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ACTUAL FRAUD DISCOVERED.
Tho Civil Service Investigation at The NeN
York Custom House,

"
The Civil Service Investigation at tho New
York Custom House.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May O.-The
Civil Service Commission has completed
its report on the result OF the recept in.
vestigation made by it into certain mat.
ters connected with the examining board
OF tho New York Custom House. The
report says: 1.-THE Civil Service Com,
mission having concluded, in part, their
In Investigation into the recent manage.
ment Of the New York Custom House,
80 far as the behaviour Of the local ex.
amining board and the question OF the
proper observance Of the Civil Service
law as regards entrance examinations
are concerned, find that the recent man.
agement ot the examinations for admls.
sion has been characterized by great
laIlty and negligence, and, on the part
Of some OF the Custom House employees,
by positive fraud. The clerk OF the board
himself testi6es that certain portions OF
the examinations were iarciCal In GhaTac.
ter and II has been clearly ahoWn that at
least 10 eRG. case, an applicant for ad-
inisaion had hiB papers written for
him by another person; that up.
plicantS have sometimes found out
the questions In advance owing 10
the loose way Of conducting the examl.
nation, and haYe gometTmeS been given
the examination papers beforehand, by
custom house employees for personal,
political and pecgniSry considerations.
AccuSatlogs have been made tothe com;
mifaloH ehowthR That The practice ol
Eeeblng tlle tnatkingB and (hp list ol
eligIbleg secret haS given rise Ia the
mIlda ol applicants 10 the suspicion,
whether we'll or III founded cannot now
be said, that those who were without
political backing did not receive Justice,
As an instance, one Michael Hart passed
an examination for opener and paCkpE
standing al the very head oi Tho tlsE
with a mark ot ni0sty.lly6 per cent, a
tho boOka bh0w, yet not only yaS M
hover informed that he had passed, bul
even bis constant iniurlng al the ofics
ID he asserts, failed u procure him tht
Information, Ihia Instance Ia but onI
ok Hnliy TINT BAtiBiY the commission o
Ihe wisdom Of making The ial oI Iht
9llgibles public; tQs tA6ggE doing 10 i
attepdPa y g6rLAin Disadvantages, |
peCettbelesa operates 40 q gufanlee o
good faith on the part Of examininI
boards aud ~ q powerful preventive o
fraud,
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TIE wILLIAMSPORT SUFFERlNGs.

Governor Beavers Message to Mayor
Grant, OF New York-Much Temporary
Relief.
New Yong, June G.-Jay Gould has
subscribed $1,000 for the Johnstowp
sufferers. Mayor Grant received the
following from Governor Beaver this
morning:
HARRISBURG, June 0.
We succeeded in reaching Williams.
port last evening with seven carloads Of
provisions by ierrying the river twice.
This averts the present danger OF lack Of
food. The area Of the flooded district
increases. The city Of Lock Haven II in
a distressing plight. Reservoirs and
bridges are destroyed aud the city is en-.
tirely covered with water, and provis.
ions and other supplies utterly ruined.
We hope to reach them with provisions
to-day rs we did at Williamsport yester.
day.
Both cities need supplies Of clothing
OF all kinds and bedding. Johnstown is
being well supplied in thege respeclS,
but the work of clearing the wreck and
putting things in order will he one Of
weeks, We will need further help OF
all kinds for few days. Our money
will be husbRnded as much as possible
for the future exigenCies, which will be
quite rs pressing as present ones. Our
charitable institutions are opening wide
their doors for orphans aud those other.
wise afflicted. Let me thank your Deo-
pie agilh for the'large hearted generosity
which they have manifested toward our
people. hope there may never be an
occasion In New York 10 return In kind.
Mayor Grant, this afternoon, asked
Governor Beaver II portable houses
would 10 useful. In a few minutes
Governor B6ayer gehtq Q reply, " te4d
Supplies OF clothing and bedding are
greatly needed both In Williamsport md
Lock Haven. We are shipping supplies
to both points. Tho houses | think
very desirable, as | have urgent requests
for more tents TO shelter the homeless
and those who are at work removing the
debris. II these houses could bp pUsheG
forward at UnCe they would btlnp
much needed teliei. Tho removal O
tLe ya6t qcCuRulalloB ol vrGGkago a
jobpstoWn will DO thp work Of week.
and II is estimated by reliable parties K
cost over q million dollars. Experienced
hands are seeing that the work is done.
The third hours subscriptions at lhI
Mayors office showed S5,4lG. Arrange
nieills are being made 10 give a grant
benefit concert In Madison Square Gar
den at an early date, The following
telegram at 4 p. lny was sent TO GOverno
leayeF, Of hnpEylYARiql q"
'"Yoi can draws an Mr., i. Edwart
Simmons, treasurer Oi the Oonemangl
Relief Fund, for $4,000, whenever yot
need tho money"
[sIsHed.l llpgH |, Gr4up Mayor
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collectors ApRolnlsldi. d

wAsnlSoyN D. O., June O.-Ths
President, late this afternoon made thu
following appointments; To DO Collect.
ofs oi Internal Revenue, Albert II,
White, Of West Virginia, for the District
oi West Virginia WIN. A, Allen, oI
IenpeSses, lof The Second District d
TenneSaeei David A, Num-, oil Tetfius
see, Tor the Fifth District Of Tennepsee
John Peters, ol Nebraska, for the DIslflC
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, THE CRONIS INQUEST.
Alexander sulliVan's Dealings with Dr
kUrs-Did He Use the LeaEue'N Funds? i?

Alexander sullivan's Dealings with bro.
kOrS-Did He Use the Leagues Funds9
CHICAGO, June Gin the Cronin in.
quest to-day J. W, Moore, cashier ol
John 7. Leslie & Co., bankers, testified
that between June ], 1882, and Aprll13,
1889, Alexander Sullivan paid to the
firm the sum Of Sl99sOO; that during the
same period he drew out $ll5,9lS in
checks and stock worth $4,000, showing
a net loss OF about $500.
One Of the Lester & Co. bookkeepers
was put on the stand and proceeded To
read an abstract OF the transactions in
stocks which Sullivan had with the firm
during the period mentioned. The list
was quite long and was not all read,
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THE SCENE OR DESOLATION
Grows Hourly more WiOrd and
Picturesque in the Val.
Icy of Death.
ThOusanGs at Work In the Rulns-StllI
Relieved HAT from 1900 10 $4,000
People PerIsIIed-TIle Cry for
Help SllIl Going Out tOa'
GenerOns PeOpIe-TIIO
Events Of Yesterday.

THOSE upon tie ground and who have
charge Of the work OF rescue at the
scene of tho Conemaugh horror, are
still Of tho opinion that the loss OF lie
will exceed twelve thousand. A more
efficient system of registry was begun
yesterday and soon it will DO known,
approximately, at least, the number that
perished. The waters have all receded
and tho scene is even more weird than
at first,
Many bodies were recovered yestsr-
day, but most OF them in such m ad-
VanCed stage Of decomposition as to be
unacceptable. That thousands more
still lie there in like condition, Is be-
yond doubt, and this thought increases
the horror. The sanitary situation, in
consequence, is very grave, and decisive
action on the part OF those in authority
Is demanded. The health Of the living.
must be looked after; sentiment must
be laid aside; pestilence must
be avoided. Those who haEe charge Of
tho Sanitary Department have at last re-
solved that tho condition OF things de.
mands tho cremation OF the thousands
Of decaying human bodies aud animals
under the debris, and the torch will be
applied. The survivors seem to realize
the wisdom OF the course, for they now
zee that the recovery of their dead In
recognizable state is no longer possible.
Reliet still pours into the strickenpeo-
pie, but not in sufficient quantity.
Hundreds OF thousands OF dollars more
are needed before present suffering can
DO relieved and future want be ayerted.
The perfect system Of the work Is
creditable to those in charge. With the
aid Of generous people, the effects Of
the greatest calamity OF modern times
will soon be partially eradicated, and
though their dead cannot DO restored
and they must bear their grief to otheir
graves, the survivors Of the disaster
will be placed in a position to help
themselves, and to rebuild their ruined
homes,
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MONEY WANTED BADLY.
Allen o. Myers Talks 0E the Relief WOrl
aud the Sanitary Situation.

Allen o, Myers Talks 0E the Relief Wort
aud tho Sanitary Situation.
PrTTsBURdH, June G.-Allen o. Myers
the only and original "Pickaway" Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, is in the city, liz
has just made tour on foot through tho
flooded districts, and his comments or
the situation will DO OF interest, as they
certainly are entitled to weight In view
Of Mr.. Myers extensive observations in
various parts of the country in times ol
great crises like tho present. Heis0f the
opinion that the policy OF the rellGiCom.
mittee, while prompted by the best mo-
tlves in the world, ia ill.direCted, now
that the immediate necessities Of the
suherershave been properly attended to.
at is money, not clothing and prOVis-
ions, that Is needed now" said Mr..
Myers. "The mistakes OF tho relief
committees during tho several yellow
fever epidemiCs in the South Of the past
few years aud the great overflow Of the
Ohio river in 1891 are being repeated
now, in spite OF the experience which
should serve 10 prevent n repetition
OF them. Ample provision has been
made for the creature comforts Of the
sufferers, and provision must now be
made for their future. The hundreds
OF thousands Of dollars that have been
contributed should be directed toward
clearing the town site and reconstruct
ing the city,
1.-THE sanitary condition should be at
tended to better" he added, NpartiCu-
larly as relates to Pennsylvania's neigh.
bOIs. Ohio, for instance, has responded
nobly to the call for assistance, and |
mRintain that it is not fair return to
permit dead animals and the corpses Of
human being to float down the river to
Contaminate the water that the people
must drink. l have a wife and four
children ii CINCINNATI and object to
having them drink embalming ahid for
the remainder Of the summer, and l. have
Just telegraphed Governor Foraker to
enter protest In the name Of humanity
against carelessness, or Indifference man
iiested by the authorities Of Pittsburgh
in the premises.
II also telegraphed Foraker that iLlook-
ed NICE 10 sec Pennsylvania troopsQ quar-.
tered in Ohio tents. tell YOU, We Buck.
eyes are a great pePle. We're always to
the 'front.'
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TILE YALLEY OP DEATH.

Continuation OF the Long, Sad StOry-Sani.
tnry Measures Demand ed-lIodiea Recov.
cred What tho Authorities Say.
JonNsrowN, PA, June Ga birdseye
view from tho mountain side shows that
the waters in the Conemaugh Valley
have subsidized almost to their usual
level, With the receding waters the
scene of desolation becomes hourly
more weird and picturesque. Like a
desert, swept by some fierce simoon' the
valley level is an unbroken plain for
miles, only ut last TO find abrupt termin:
alton In n mountain OF debris that found
lOdrment on some projecting rock when
like Ajax, dGiled the fury OF oil the
forces OF the elements. Tho sun shines
brightly over Cambria land this morn
ing, and us thee pastoral population
hasteus down the mountain side In early
morn, the scene reminds one OH Gomo
festal day rather than IN eager gather
Ing at fold OF horrors. IL.
lfho work OF recovering the dead goes
on with undiminished vigor and as the
Workmen become accustomed 10 their
IhGslly finds aud tho horrors Of the
S,,enc become commonplace, they apply
themsolyes more diligently 10 their
duty and labor witha system that pro.
siuCes rapid results. The Altoona dele,
vNtlon has been one OF tho busiest ana
most useful on the ground They TOOK
charge oi two leading hospitals, the
Cambria hospital and that under Dr.
RobInSon In Iohnstown and ran them
up 20 this morning when they were re-
lleyrd by the Philadelphia branch o.
fhe Red Gross Society, under clara bar
ION. They have also had charge et tnt
WTrckaRe above the bridge, Is, ~
bunker, Of Altoona, has had sixty met
Al work, aided by Dave Kirk, who Y
doing The dynainlting. Altoona pay
All the bills for this work,
TlE WREcERD TRAIN LOCATED. .
This PARTY Of workmen have done 9,
vsll mat a big blast Oi tWCnty.avedynH
mite cartridges al iOo'OlOCk lOOSenod a
I,. d.btls and made IL possible 10 ope!
~ nonth Of the old channel. TIL
Ssnr oi WoFkmcn have located thS ia
srpr,ul, uhIch was swept away ~ you, I,,
w1ngh, The ruins oi the tram lleAuYIu ~
f0D icei from the fourth buttfeeS OF tu
.,,ns brijre, Part o the patlor Cal
,'svsts-inv been found, ~ vel as traG'
l9,s. ,S-;rngefs. AbOutp o'Clogk, W
t..s,sgs oi Mis- Annie Chistn, Of Na5I
riije fenn., MAS found. she vas ny
.,ssv. an lief way 10 Brasil, ior VI
Women'S VoFelRn Missionary boclety,
tha Methodist Church, Amopg ,lN W
,.aests Uaa 4 Bible, and IN u vas ne lIs
- 40 IL filed al Altoona, and Wy tes
Ito the Methodist Concern ~ ~.
HI Tenth street, New York, announv,iIi \
fhsi che Wa on The train, heI w. w.,
romr money aud q Greek tea'ameh