Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
A FLOOD COMMISSION.
Final and Important Meeting Sched-
uled for Next Wednesday.
SECRETARY KREMER TO REPORT.
Governor Beaver Will Tell Where BE Bor-
rOWsd That 100000.
he WILL STRIP HASTINGS GLORY OFF

The most important meeting Of the Johns
town Flood Commission, since its constitu-
ton by Governor Beaver, is to be held at
Philadelphia next "wednesday morning at
10 o'clock. Messrs. James B. Scott, Reuben
Miller and g. s. Marvin. Pittsburg men,
bers of the commission, have signifed their
intention of being present.
Extremely important reports will be
made. That of Secretary J. B. Kremer will
be final and complete, showing the details
of the entire direct and indirect distribution,
and covering the last disbursement of nearly
81, 800, 900.
There is yet remaining in the hands Of the
commission over $500, OOo It was first
rumored Immediately upon the close Of the
last distribution that the sum remaining
would be divided up among various sections
Of the State which suffered cotempo-
raneously with the Conemaugh region.
Mr.. james B. Scott stated yesterday that
plan to constitute the bulk OF the amount
as a trust fund for the payment of annuities
to those children orphaned BY the food was
finding great deal of favor, and might be
adopted, with notifications which might be
suggested by the commission.
MONEY FOR JoHNsTowN.
From another gentleman, who Is not
member of the commission, but who claims
to have some knowledge of the facts, stated
yesterday to q DISPATCH representative
that he felt certain that any proposition to
divert any portion of the balance of the re-
lief fund to any part of the State but the
Conemaugh Valley will be politely but
firmly resisted by the Pittsburg contingent
Of the commission. Upon this subject, how
ever, the Pittsburgers choose to remain nom
committal.
The nation awaits with impatience secre-
tary Kremer's report, as it is expected to
clear up many matters upon which a stu
dious silence has been preserved bv Gov
ernor Beaver. Among many of the rumors
in circulation as to the disposition of funds,
1t was stated yesterday to a representative of
The DISPATCH that by Governor Beavers
desire the sum of $40, 900 was to be devoted
TO the publication for general circulation Of
an official history Of the State conduct Of
the flood. Another rumor is that the recent
arbitration of the Mcknight contract claims
cost nearly $1,000, an amount supposed to
have been stood in equal shares by the liti-
gants. However, these and many more or
less intangible rumors, will be settled BY
the secretary's report.
1t is expected that an auditing committee.
composed Of experts from various financial
centers and States, will be asked to 20 over
and verify Mr.. Kremer's report. It is the
intention to give
THE WIDEST PUBLICITY
to the report, and Pittsburgers will be es-
peclally interested in seeing how the gener-
al conduct of the work will bear comparison
with the magnificent results achieved bV the
Plttsburg committee and the civilian ele-
ment, which beat everybody else in reaching
the ground and in energy and the accom-
pllshment OF practical results outstripped
even the potent resources of the State.
Governor james A. Beaver is expected to
come out very strong at the meeting. It is
down on the cards that he will inform the
commission just whom he borrowed the
300, 900 eartwheel dollars from, and why he
did not borrow p million while be was
about it. He will also explain how II was
that the owners of S300, 900 happened to have
such an enlarged confidence and sublime
faith in the appropriating intentions of a
State Legislature neither nominated nor
elected. Having done all this, tbs said that
with one eye on General D. h. Hastings'
Gubernatorial campaign and the other on a
huge bundle Of kilograms, General Beaver
will proceed to explain how comparatively
Insignificant General Hastings work was
and how perfect the hourly communication
between Harrisburg and J ohnstown were.
This pnbosoming Of State secrets is Der a
promise made in the daily press some time
since that such move was in contemplation
by the Executive, and is expected to create
some sensations so far as the Governors
political, but unhappy family, are con-
cerned,