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The state herald., 1889-07-12
John, ,town Affairs.

JoHNsrOwN. Pa, June 2S.-The
situation Is 81 owing brighter every day
Eight thousand dollars In cash arrived to
lay to pay the men in the various depart
nents.
The work of registering the sufferers,
lor the purpose Of distributing the local
funds, was finished tonight, but the totals
lave not been added.
The men In charge Of the work do not
hink that more than 1000 persons were
ost. Rev. Beale. chairman Of the morgue
committee, made his official report. He
,as recorded about 1900 bodies
Ten bodies were recovered today The
greatest loss Of life occurred on Washing
oa Street, nineteen persons having per
shed In one house, and the list Of dead
rom this thoroughfare reaches t3s. Prop
mty losses amounting to nearly 10000, 600
lave been reported. The board of inquiry
began its work to day In the Seventh
Ward. They aim TO secure the number Of
lives and the amount Of property lost and
saved
About 200 deposit books oftne Johnstown
Savings Bank are reported lost by the de
ositors. There was 81, 400 on deposit and
much of this is the property of drowned
,cople having no heirs.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
Chicago's Growth.

From the Chicago News.
The city OF London covers an area OF
lis square miles; that OF Chicago l741S. An
ncxation won all around Saturday, and
this imperial city Ia swollen by the addi.
tion of over 100 square miles to her terri
tory and 1000 souls TO her population.
The corporate limits are more extensive
than those of any other municipality In the
United States and In population second
only to New York. Tho majorities have
been so decisive that those who opposed
the will of the people will hardly resort to
the courts.
The boundaries Of Chicago arc now the
State OF Indiana and Lake Michigan on the
east, l3sth street on the south, West 5Oth
street on the west and on the north by the
town lines of Maine, Niles, and Evanston.
Among the towns and villages taken in
are Oakland, Normal Park, Union Stock
Yards, lakewood, Central Park, Moreland,
kenwood. Cleverville, Hyde Park Center
Egansdalc, Pullman, Kensinston, South
Chicago, Colehour, Hcgewisch, Park Manor,
Rivcrdalc, Cummings, Englewood, Auburn
Park, Argyle, Edgewater, Irving Park
and Ravenswood. The cemeteries of Grace
land, Oakwoods and Rose Hill arc also q
part of the annexed territory.
Inside the limits are two navigable lakes
Lake Calumet and Lake Hydc-and be-
sides the Chicago River and the Little snd
Grand Calumet Rivers there are fifty
miles Of navigablc waters. The total es-
timated population is i,lOO.0Oo, or just
about what the population Of London was
in 1911.
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In the House Of Co mmons.

LONDON, July 2.-In the House OF
Commons this evening the speaker read .
message from the Queen commcnding to
the House the granting OF extra provisions
to Prince Albert Victor Of Wales and Prln-
cess Victoria OF Prussia on the occasion Of
their marriage.
-Mr.-Labouchero gavo notice that he
would oppose amy votes Of money for tho
Prince and Princess, hs they were pro
posed before COMMISSIONS Of Royal Grants
was appointed.
Al the evening session MIR. Ferguson,
parliamentary secretary OF tho foreign Of
ficc, In answer TO AN inquiry stated that the
new treaty between Japan and Mexico had
not yet been ratified. The treaty between
tho United Statcs and Japan, which was
signed on February -, would 10 Into force
on February y 1880. The government, he
said, would shortly begin negotiations with
Japnn with the object Of securing for Eng
land equal privileges with nil other coun'
tries.
IN relation 10 the treaty agreed upon by
the Samoan Conference y, berlin, hc said
II would not DO proper 10 dIvulge any Of Its
provisions until II hnd been ratified by tho
United States Senate Tho statement,
however, that England hnd agreed 10 retire
from hor position rs one Of the protecting
powers NJ Samoa and net only ~ umpire
between tho United States and Germany
was unfoundcd.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
European War Cloud.

NEW York July IA London cable
TO the Times says:
There has been u strange and almost
sinister silence during the week on the con.
tinent which recently was so disturbed by
evil dreams and throbbings Of the war
drum.
Young Emperor William Is alone with
his thoughts on the gloomy stiffness of the
Norwegian fords and glacial palisades, aud
to the tenor of those thoughts we have no
signs.
The Car, too, is away with his wife and
family In an equally close secl,ision trying
TO realize that he is . human being after
all, instead of fly on the driving wheel In
the enormous aud terrible mechanism Of
the Russian Government.
But the forces which ceaselessly weave
and spin underneath these figurehes are
not resting. German officials are doggec,y
keeping alive the quarrel forced upon little
Switzerland with view TO preserving a
prete1t for hurting IN army corps across
the Jura Pass when war comes. The Rus
sian officers are no longer deigning to dis.
guise matters, but are swarming up the
Danube past tho Roumanian towns into
Servin, and one party Of fifty actually
landed Wednesday At Braila and closely
inspected the Notifications the Rouman-
isns have built there.
The Se.vian authorizes have 20, hint to
dissemb'e their readiness TO overthrow
the obrcnovin dynasty, and accordingly
the boy king I, once more being saiauncd
to. But the work Of getting ready To do
Russia's bidding goes on untirinyly.
Here In London the diplomatists believe
In war more than they did when the scare
was nj its highest ten dnys ago.
Perhaps tn" public man Ia Europe who
believes mos, firmly that u great armed
crash Is coming is the Pope He got pri.
vate news some days ago, some say from
Vienna, others from Warsaw, and still
others from secret friend in the quirinal
NJ Rome, which threw the whole Vatican
into an immediate panic. Nobody cxcep,
the cardinals, who are sworn to secrecy.
know exactly what this news was, but IL is
practically certain that II was u warning
that war 10 on the way.
II is believed, too, that this hurri.dlv
summoned council discussed u plan of re.
moving the holy see NJ once from Rome
and Indications point n Valencia us. the
place OF refuge most favorable. Nothing
more definite than this has come To light
as yet, but Developments are likely to come
very soon.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
THE popg's GRIEVANCE.
a Secret conslstory Hsld-Ths Gov.
srnment upbraldsd.

ROME, July 1.-The Pope at q secret
,onsistory held yesterday, referring to .
lpeech made In the senate In which Prem
er CrIspi dwelt upon the hopelessness Of
In attempt made 70 reconcile the vatican,
Ind declaring that the temporal power OF
;he Pope was dead said: "a have sum
noned you at time Of very great difi.
,ulty. In my allocution spoke exclusively
II one act done against Rome, but there
were mnny others. Statesmen dare even
o bring forward accusations from the par
iamentary tribune, as though we were able
% desire or not TO desire what relates TO
Jur sacred rights
Secrecy IS to the proceedings was i'm
posed upon the cardinals present and dis
,ussion lasting sn hour followed on the
question whether the papacy should not
AXE measures to guard aeainst the posi-
)ility of new Pope being compelled to
,rotest against the Bruno monument The
Pope accompanied by u single priest, went
% st, Peters ut o o'clock Friday eht and
'emained there in prayer before statue
jver IN hour and a half. The consistory
iecided upon graver steps. 1t Is reported
hat the Pope expressed his firm intention
% quit Rome shortly.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
The Arid Regions.

WASHINGTON, July a. Yesterday
afternoon MIR. q. L. Hopkins OF the pomo.
ogical division OF the Agricultural Depart
nent left Washington for Dcnison, Texas
There he will Join Mr., Munson and in com
pany with him will make trip through
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Califor
iia, rs far us San Francisco, securing
'pccmens OF wild fruits, grasses and
wheats.
About the middle Of July Mr.. George
lazy, the newly appointed botanist in
,harge Of the grass stations and grasses.
Will start for New Mexico where he will
study the climatic conditions In the Pccos
Valley with the view To determining the
)cst method by which the Department of
Agriculture may co operate with the Ter
,ory In the management Of the grass stu.
ions to be established by the Territories
It Las Cruces and Tucson.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
A New Pension o rder,

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2.-Sec
rotary Mobiles has addressed letter n
Commissioner OF Pensions Tannerln which
he calls the attention Of that oificcr 10 III,
following regulation applicable to tho pen
sion bureau:
Order No. los, Jan :, iss5.
Owing To the pressure brought TO bear
from nll quarters TO take cases out OF their
regular order, and Us ut this date poverty
nnd hardship from further delay can b
alleged OF almost every applicant alike,
therefore cases viii be taken out OF thcii
order only when such cause therefor 10
shown TO the commissioner In writing No
would satisfy other worthy claimants
whose claims prcccdc them, should they
know the fncts, that such nction IL proper
Hereafter no case Will BE- advanced TINT
is not clearly within this rule.
Tho letter Of the secretary continues;
II Is hereby further ordered that this
rule he extended No rs TO embrace cases
only where the applicant N In very great
dcstiiuiion or nt the point OF death. This
regulntlon will not only bc strictly enforced
but attorneys, agents aud others present
lrg applications contrary 10 it- language
nnd spirit, will bc dcbarrcd from practice
before tho department You will have
this made public.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
THE JoANsrowN eo7RoR.
The Owners Of the South Fork Dam
Held Responsible.

JoHNsrowN. Pa, Jnly e.-After
considering all the evidence In connection
with tho Johustowu horror the Coroner's
Jury to-uight finally rendered tho follow
Ing verdict; I'VE the undersigned jary Of
inquest, ,cmpanslod to investigate the case Of
the death Of Ellen Hite ON May 81, after
hearing the testimony, do And that Ellen
Hite came to her death by drowning and
that the drowning was caused by the break
Ing Of the South Fork Dam. We further
find from the testimony and what we saw
on the ground that there was not sufficient
waste weir, nor WAS the dam constructed
sufficiently strong, ner was the material
proper to Withstand an overflow, and here
we find that :ho owners Of said dam were
cnlpable In not making 1t as secure as II
should have been done, especially in view
OF the fact that population Of many thou
sands were In the valley below. We hold
that the owners are responsible for the
fearful loss Of life and property resulting
from the breaking of the dam.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
"hat chauneey Depew Learned at the
White House.

NEW YORK, June go. -Chauncey
VI. Depew has returned from Washington
IN answer to question he said:
"l went to the White House ut the re
quest OF the President; not In the interest
If anyone in particular. The visit was
exceedingly enjoyable found out first
hat the Presidents health was much bet
o. than some of tho Washington CORE
'pondcnts would aave the people believe
lie is stronger than he was during the
,ampaign and looks better, in fact than ut
my time during his Inauguration. An.
,ther thing discovered was that the al
eyed Cabinet dissensions are also myth
nj. doubt II an administration could be
more harmonious rs regards this than Gen
.ral Harrison's. Why, these reports about
Mr. Blaine in particular being disgruntled
ire the shcerest nonsense. There has not
,ecn the slightest disturbance of the
friendly relations existing between him
md the President. Mr.. Harrison himself
old me that instead Of being so asscrtive
IND dominccring as had been represented
Mr. Blaine was one Of the most consilerate
members Of the Cabinet in the matter Of
appointments.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
The Constitutional Election In wyo.
ming.
specialize tn. Denver S..,

special to the Denver Nrs,
CHEYENNE, wyo.. July s. - Tho
election for delegates 10 the convention To
form constitution for the proposed State
II Wyoming was held throughout the Ter.
ri,ory to-day. There was general desire
In both parties 10 relieve the election en-.
tir'ly OF Its partisan features. The clec.
Iion-was- regarded "A M event In which
Politics had no direct or immediate copnec
ton. The main desire was TO secure n good
constitution, and as tho bcst way Of .ccur.
Ing II tue election OF good men was con
.idcrcd necessary. Tho non. .partlsanship
'ica prevailed generally throughout tho
Territory. Although there were contests
made In three counties. there were In
acither county either overwhelmingly Isc-
publican or overwhelmingly Democratic.
Tho only fight therefore, In most ~ the
'ountIcs WAS nj the nominating convention.
where good representative citizens were
almost Invariably put In the held. Tho
toto In the Territory, but particularly In
Ia, counties where fusion tickets were In
ihc Held, wns extremely light, tho rcoplc
generally being very well satisfied with
he work OF tho nominating conventions.
IN cases Of fusion, rs In this county, the
Ipportlonmcnt between tho two partic,
was made on the basis OF the vote east M
ll,e last election for delegates In Congress-.
There will bc Republican majority In the
convention.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
r,aoxo Washington relics called 70

'lNoNa Washington relics called 70
leo this year Is the cpIiaph Of John
It's. father Of Martha wnshington's
o.1ndeAk- -xiic- xa.-a-anod
sar. and so. indeed. was he.
generally managed To say the
,rd In their wranglcs. Whom hc
To loft orders TO his son. on pain
inhcrit,n ,nce. TO put this legend on
'tonc. which wns done, I'm
nnrblc tomb Hos tho body OF
John Curtis. Esq. Of tho city
msburg. parish Of Bruton.
y OF Hungar's parish. on the
tern shore OF Virginia, ind county
Northampton. ngc II years, and yot
but seven years. which Was tho
of time ho kept bachelors
darlington. on tho castcrn shore
.inin." And 10 he hnd the last
The state herald., 1889-07-12
IN. IIrht of shoolInp stnr.

While commenting on u memoir pre-.
sentcd 10 tho Academy Of Sciences, NJ.
Cornu gave II us his opinion that the
light emitted by shooting stars l. not
due 10 conllagrution or 10 tho heat Of
inpnct In those high regions our NJ
mospherc Is too unsubstnntml 10 ron.
uor The explanation acceptable. II is
much moro likely the phenomenon
/ ON Of static electricity developed by
simple friction. and II Il well known
That rao,cd gases can DO made 10
glow Intensely '"'th but vcry little
etect - A--tt
The state herald., 1889-07-12
tainted In the Pu,pj,.

WASHINGTON, july 7.-Sorviccs NJ
tho NcwYork Avenue Presbyterian Church
rlosc by n startling incident In the ab.
,encc OF W. A. Bartlett, D.D., tho pastor,
the pulpit WAS occupied BY thc ltcv Hugh
SIXTH Carpenter, II. b., of Brooklyn, who
suddenly tainted u few minutes after hav.
ing begun his sermon. Thcrc WAS no M.
parent Indication Of weakness on his part
gfcRation aud two or three ladies' gave
way 70 Mysteries. Physicians were nt tho
preachers side IN moment and pro
uounccd the attack " mere fainting spoil,
-uI.,indussd by the heat Tho conRreva
lion was dismissed, although the Doctor
strongly Insisted upon rcsuinlns his dis
roip'sc.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
pat,,s Of Easter Sunday

Thomns Cunningham, OF Utica, N.
r.. who Is n corresponding member OF
Tho NumlsmliIc md Archnologic
society OF New York. possesses. among
his many othcr 'aurios." complete
lilo OF Phinney's Almanac from 1903 10
1857. inclusive, tho publication OF
which wa, stopped In 1888. In looking
'vcr thcm one Is struck by tho variety
,f dates on which Eustcr Sunday oc.
'urs. every day In tho month Of April
ocing represented except tho last Iive.
Throughout tho Illc II occurs three
limos on tho 10th ANA hve times on
ihc 10th OF April; foir times on each
he LIST, "a. iitli nnl 18th Of April, and
our times on tho 'llrt of March; three
lines ON tho ith 9TH, 9th. 7th. sth. 10th
'Jth. iith sud "a OF April aud tho
!iih and 2sth Of March; April 26th
Hss being tho latest aud March 22d.
sls. tho earliest data, o, which II oc-
,urs. Eight duies IN March are rep-
'cscnted. viz, 2,d. 23j. 10Th. 10Th, 97th
18th. 30th and 3lsL
The state herald., 1889-07-12
A TERRlsLE plsAsTE r.
4 Train Wrecked by a washout--Th Thirty
Killed and 100 Injured.

LYSCnBURG. Va, July "A fearful
,ccidcnt b which several lives were lost
md large number OF people injured o.
urrod on the Norfolk and Western Rail.
oad this morning one mile above F'luxton's
switch md ~ miles above the city. Rain
hours, swelling the mountain streams
,rcatly beyond their normal state. Sow
,ral trains had passed over the road dur
ny the night and II WIS thought tho limo
vas safe for tranic Notwithstanding tho
aims and that no danger need bc npprc.
tended. Al the place Of the accident
however, the water had undermined the
'oad beyond nnd caused wnshout about
0 feet long md 20 feet wide. The water
At this point was ten feet deep. Into this
sntcr tho engine made frightful
rap while running nj the rate Of
N miles MI hour, carrying with IL
.hc tender and cipht ears. A. the
,nginc struck the bottom the rush
ing Of wntcr Into the locomotive
Exploded the boiler This fnct seriously
augmented tho catastrophe. Debris was
thrown IN every direction by the force OF
the explosion, inluring some Of those on
die train by flying fragments and scatter
Ing ilrcbrands, which ipnltcd tho wood
work Of the coaches. The flames spread
aud destroyed large amount " mall nnd
Express matter, besides spreading u panic
smong the already terror stricken passcn.
sors. II Ia supposed that 10 no OF tho pms.
,cnpcrs were unable 10 oxtricntc them.
selves from the wreck, mud wcro consumed
IN the flames
II Ia impossible 10 state tho number OF
persons killed, but the most reliable csti.
nate. place II NJ between twenty iiyc and
thirty, rho number injured Ia far In OK.
,css Of the number killed. Thirty Of thu
wounded have boon taken 10 Roanoke,
thirteen 70 BuIord-villc mud iifty 10 Lib
,riy. An adopted dnughi"r of Mrs. Judgs
Thompson of Augusta County wns killed,
md Mrs, 1houI aon hcrsoi ia known 10 bc
bnbiy hurt Donovan, the engineer, viii,
ais fireman was scaljed nnd burned To
Heath by escaping etcain Train Dispatcher
Llpscy was also burned 10 doa't
The state herald., 1889-07-12

SrAIs is excited over the news that
OyBizco del Borge. the famous brigand.
ms been killed In the Cordova noun.
He was young man OF noble
n a".irth. who some years ago got into u
r."'ve difficulty In Madrid and killed his
val. He WIS Obliged to Nee and took
,5,e mountains. Organizing band
,utlaws he became the most success
brigsnd Of modern times so far M
'c,ain IL concerned He was u typical
I'nnd OF romance handsome. cul-
red. courteous. nnd cruel.
The state herald., 1889-07-12

Every man Is sometimes bait on some
other mans hook.
So far this season the Union Pacific has
received from the Denver, Texas 4 Fort
Worth, and delivered nj Wcndovcr aud
uva on tho Cheyenne Il Northern, 8,ooo
cnr loads OF southern cattle, A hundred
aud twenty-five car loads have gone 10
Rock Greek, Wyo,, Red liock und Soda
Springs, Mont. Tho Union Pacific will
handle i1o morn ears OF Texas cattle Mt
once. These will bc delivered ~ Denver
by the Santc t'c and In divided between
Western points and Cheyenne 4 Northern
stations. All these shipments will be- I'M.
lshed In sboui ten days aud tho Cheyenne
\ Northern will relapse Into scmi,coma.
,css state UNITY phipmcn,s to chlcav1 com
mcarc. Cheyenne Leader.
The state herald., 1889-07-12

his st tied that Pigott had his life
insured for the sun OF fl,0O0 In the
English and Scottish law Life Insur-
ance Offices, and paid the premiums
regularly up TO the last. No claim has
yet been made upon the company.
Pigotts suicide, II is said. can not
affect the policy, rs 1t has been over
five years In existence.
The state herald., 1889-07-12

TIE other night a burglar got into
the house OF u Bay City man named
jackson, and made such noise that
he awoke Mrs. jackson. Sho got out
OF bed. picked up q bed-slat and
banged the burglar over the herd.
Then she Gnted. and the midnight
Visit, visitor Escaped while jackson still
The state herald., 1889-07-12

HES5r w. SAGE Of Ithaca, N. r..
mas j. adc another donation Of $500
900 for the endowment Of library for
Cornell university. this last bequest
bringing up the total Of his gifts to
that institution to about u ,OOO, 1000.
The state herald., 1889-07-12

Jcrusalcm seems now 10 be rnp.
idly growing city. This is due TO the
great number OF Jews who ARE nocking
there yearly. They now number $1,000,
more than the Moslcm und Christian pop.
ilation combined.
The state herald., 1889-07-12

MIR. Thomas j. Morgan. the new
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. has ap
Loin,ed his wifc ns his private secretary ut
II salary OF ti,oOo per nnnum, and Dr. dor.
,hostcr, Superintendent of Indian Schools
has secured the appointment OF his wife ns
n special Indian Agent Mt u compensation
u s6 pcr dny mud expenses.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
,HnEs J. G. Binglow. a Washington

.NBEN J. G. Binglow. u Washington
,urr.nsfon attorney. rose Inst week TO
ARGUE II pension case involving the in-
crease OF twenty-one pensioners from
tS6 10 e72 per month with allowances
for rrears Commissioner Tanner re-
: marked To him: III yon can show me
n shndow OF law To warrant me IN CIV
I ing these men the highest pension III
impcril my commission TO do It and !
r,want you to succ ,ed." J. g. Binglow
!, -..ron his case.
The state herald., 1889-07-12

kiNGLAKE. tho English historian.
who is now 7S ye.rs old. is not in
good health. He used 10 say that he
would die rs soon as his .'Invasion OF
the Crimcra' was finished; but this
r'escntiment happily came to nsught,
his last volume having been completed
in 'S7.
The state herald., 1889-07-12

The Governors OF the original thir-
,con States have held several conferences
for the purpose Of dcvlsing plan TO com
mcmora,c In f,,lng manner tho great
events Of the hundred years of American
Independence II has been agreed that tho
best method wrild bc to secure from Con.
prcss the rcttfn OF tho sl,6OD,Oo0 loaned b :
the Government 10 tnc Centennial Com.
niitiec In 1870 and nftcrwaid returned by
tha, bod, TO the Treasury, the money 10
be used Tor the erection Of u memorial IN
Fniiinount Park, Philadelphia
Tut parcel CLERK gives the busilucrs
wrapped attention.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
nrw CARNEGIE says in tho North

HbW OAHNE6Ik rhyh IN IN" North
can Review for June, why
men leave groat fortunes 10 their
emp II this is done from nTcc.
II not misguided nfIcc,ionp OBJ.
tion teaches that. generally spcnk.
1 10 not we'll for tho children that
should be 80 burdcncd. Neither
scll for tho -tate. Beyond pro-
tho wifc and daughters mod.
,,osof income and very mod.
llowanccs. indeed. II any. for
= men may well hesitate. for II
lofpcr questionable that great
~qucathed often work moro for
~ than for tho good OF tho rc-
Wise mon will soon conclude
The bcst interests ~ the mem.
heir families aud Of the state
loests are an Improper nse Of
Ans"
The state herald., 1889-07-12

M. CARNoT. president Of the French
republic, In his youth served q regular
apprenticeship in u carpenters shop,
! and is q clever craftsman at that trade.
The state herald., 1889-07-12
pno0aIoMxsxx, the historian, VII

. soon be ~ years old. expresses
ell with his old time vigor. It
r'.Ecs A Berlin correspondent quotes
> ". g. lsaying0i, the samoan commis-
lisr ''u- rr'"is work: ''Thc controversy
''iTn '-'s-i. Ramoa is strife which is
,..rthy Of men. For my part l
u. id not give N glass OF Bavarian
!, { for all tho islands in the Pacific
lenn"
The state herald., 1889-07-12

The Countess Crosy of the old nobil-
ity OF Austria has gone on the road
with her circus troupe. She will take
it to Paris before the exposition closes.
The state herald., 1889-07-12

/. :. p.w 80 his sojourn at tho czar's
Np~ss~ palace the shah Of Persia occu-
pied rooms magnificently furnished.
Decorations Of red silk. enormous vases
: RN<YAite. and doors made Of tor
p..., pleased his oriental taste.
w.a1earriages and forty horses
re placed at his disposal. He Is
-Avellng with retinue Of fifty-tive
pcrs5N
The state herald., 1889-07-12

QUEEN vIcroRIA still has her boots
mace In the old-fashioned way-elastic
sides, soft kid uppers, pointed toe-oaps.
and low heels.