davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
Frightful Plunge of Freight Train.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June ia freight
train of fourteen cars went through a
trestie on the Knoxville, Cumberland GAP
and Louisville railroad yesterday morn
ing. The trestle, which was 1879 feet high
and $40 feet long, was totally wrecked.
Andrew Allison, engineer, and James
shelton, fireman, were instantly killed.
Conductor Duckworth was fatally injured
and two bralemen received serious in.
lures
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
Changed Its Nam es to Converse.

PERU, Ind, June 15-The county COM
missioners Tuesday granted the petition
of the citizens of Xenia. the next largest
town to Peru in the county, to change the
name to Converse. The Pennsylvania
railroad gave the town the latter name to
distinguish it from Xenia, O., on the
anne line.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
OF Course Not a Trnxt

CHICAGO, June i5.-At the meeting of
the American Phonogrs phi association
yesterday the subject under consideration
was the proposition to unite all the phon.
ograph concerns under one head for the
sake of economy and uniformity in prices.
The members deny vigorously that the
arrangement will be trust, and it is
probable that it will be adopted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
Congress rIeets Only 70 Ad,onr,

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Yesterday's ses-
sions in both houses of congress were brief
A few bills were introduced and then the
announcement was made that Represen-
tative E. T. Stackhouse, of South Caro-
lima, had died suddenly early yesterday
morning. The only thing done then was
the adoption of resolutions of respect and
appointment of committees to escort the
remains home.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
WINDY DESOLATION
Chicago's Storm Doesn't Slight
the Worlds Fair.
MANUFACTURES BUILDING STRUCK

A Section of Wall Wrecked and Other
Ruin wrought-Galva, His, Still in the
Ring, But Somewhat Disfisured-One
Man Killed and Score of Persons
Injured-Nearly Every House in the
Town the Sport of the wind-Flood
Destruction In Louisiana-Miscellane
Gus Fatalities.
CHICAGO, June 15.-During the storm
Monday night the entire section of the
north wall of the manufactures building
at the Worlds fair site was completely
wrecked. Chief Burnham says this acct
dent in no way discredits the stability of
the building, but is purely the result of
the contractors carelessness in not brac-
ing the walls. The loss is as great as it
was some months ago when heavy blow
played such havoc in the park. The wall
five feet. The wind must have been COM
bag at a tremendous velocity, for it hurled
the wall in on the floor 100 feet or more
The flooring went down beneath the
weight of the massive timbers, which
were piled upon IL in confused heap.
The engineers who looked at It shook
their heads gravely and said: "It's bad
wreck"
Some Effects of the Storm.
The section that was swept down by the
gale was completed to the roof line. 1t
represented more than 100000 feet of lum-
Der. Massive hemlock columns that were
thought to be strong enough to stand be-
fore any hurricane were snapped off like
twigs. Other supporting columns were
twisted out of shape and scattered over
the floor in the widest confusion. Large
quantities of window glass in strong
boxes were buried under the ruins
1t Played With the Derrick.
Down in the center OF the building a
travelling derrick, 235 feet high, was Sc
curely anchored to the floor. This derrick
is used to hoist the big steel trusses for
the roof, each truss weighing 900 tons
when in place. The gale tore the derrick
from its fastenings and drove it fifty feet
or more down the center of the building.
1t was on wheels and fortunately did not
topple over. One of the massive trusses
half way up was twisted ont of shape. No
other damage resulted to the building.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
THE HURRICANE AT GALVA.
A Bad Storm That Kills One Man and
Destroys Much Property.


GALyA Ills, June l5.-The worst storm
that ever visited this part of the state
struck this city at 1:45 Monday evening
carrying destruction in its course and
causing at least one death, August Olson
being killed at,h;s home in the south part
of the town. The Free Me1 hodist church
was entirely demolished and the congre-
cation imprisoned in its ruins, several be-
ing seriously injured. 1t is miraculous
that any of the occupants escaped with
their lives. Many persons were hurt at
their homes or upon the streets by flying
debris. Hough's and Barnett's elevators
are destroyed. At least half of the bust
ness houses are unroofed and from eighty
to 100 homes wrecked or destroyed.
Some of the Havoc Wrought
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
roundhouse is demolished. The Hays
planter factory badly damaged and the
Milford heater factory partly demolished.
The Union rink is complete wreck; the
Baptist church spire is laying across the
street. The Jones clock, Palmer and Wal
ker, Howe, Webb and Mink agricultural
buildings are wrecked. The Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy depot and Rock
Island and Peoria depot were all more or
less injured, while the damage to fruit and
shade trees is immense. 1t is wonderful
the loss of life is so small.
List of Some of the Injured.
Galva presents scenes of frightful dilapi-
dation. There is not a building in the
place that does not show some evidence
of the fearful storm. Only one life has
been lost as the result of the storm, so far,
but nearly score of persons received in
juries from which some them may not re-
cover. Among the injured are: August,
Charles and Hulda Carlson; Ernest Dick
inson; Mrs. John Ericsson; Albert Erics-
son and wife; Oscar, George and Julia
Ericsson; Mrs. Shaftstrum; A. VAIL
strum;-Jaeger; Mrs. Melline, Miss Mel
line and c. J. johnson. OF these nearly
all received their injuries by the CO lapse
of the Methodist church, where they were
attending n ission meeting. The proper
ty loss is about 500, 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15

have so many crevasses occurred during
one food The Southern Pacific road is
overlooked at Avondale for over a distance
of two miles and connection track has
been built OF higher ground. 1t is only a
question of time when the tracks of both
the Southern and Texas Pacific will he so
overfiowed as to suspend traffic.
Ruin of Crops Will BE Complete.
BY far the worst reports are from
the scenes of the breaks at the Belmont
and Prospect plantations. The water
from the former washed away the tracks
of the Miss ssippi Valley road Monday
night. The water from the Belmont
crevasse will in a few days join that from
the Prospect break and then the ruin of
the crops in the parish of St. James will
be complete. The loss will not be con-
fined to the a agricultural districts, but will
fall heavily on the railroads. The Nissis-
sippi Valley road in completely cut off.
New Orleans Fears Inundation.
The town Of Kenner, ten miles above
New Orleans, is threatened with inunda-
ton, and the crevasse water has so raised
the level of Lake Ponchartrain as to alarm
the people of his city, who fear that the
entire rear of New Orleans will be over
flowed by the rapidly rising lake. Sc
manifest is The danger that Presi ent
Dreyfus, of the New Orleans levee board
has ordered new protection levee to al
once be begun above and in the rear of the
city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
pEsoLATED BY THE FLOOD.

DepIorable State of Affairs in Parts OF
Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, June 15.-The situation
of affairs in the alluvial districts of the
state is truly deplorable. Devastation
and desolation hold sway over nearly one
third of the parishes of Louisiana. Never
in the history of high waters in the state
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
Three Less on the Death List.

CHICAGO, June 15-The three men re-
ported drowned in the lake during the
storm Monday were picked up by a tug
and although nearly dead were resuscita-
ted and are all right again
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
Division of the Spells of War.

The sums of all the votes cast for all the
candidates of each body of electors nomi
mating candidates shall be severaliy
divided by the quota Of representation and
the units of the qu1tients thus obtained
will show the number of representatives
to which each body of electors is entitled:
and, if the sum of such quotients be less
than the number of seats to be filled, the
body of electors having the largest re-
mainder after the division of the sum of all
the votes cast for al the candidates by the
quota of representation as herein specified,
shall be entitled to the first vacancy, the
body having the next largest remainder
the next vacancy; and so on until all the
vacancies are filed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
WOULD KILL THE GeRRYMANDeR.
An Ohio Mans Plan FOR EIecting Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress.

WASHINGTON, June l5.-Representative
johnson, of Ohio, yesterday introduced in
the house bill providing for the election
of representatives by proportionate repre-
sentation. Members of the house of rep
resentatives shall be voted for at large in
their respective states; each elector is en-
titled to vote for as many persons as the
state is entitled to in the house. The sum
of all the votes cast for all the candidates
in any state shall lie divided by the num-
Der of seats to which each state is enti-
tied, and the quotient to the nearest unit
shall be known as the quota of representa-
ton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-15
BEE HIVE, LA W. SECOND ST.

You are all, more or less familiar with
the old ssying, ITS an i'll wind that does
not blow for somebody's good The cold
winds of May and the beginning of June are
no exception to the proverb The some
bodys" who are going to profit much
from tie erratic weather are the retail
buyers of Cloaks ard Millinery, and the
BEE HIVE is the house where they will
profit most.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
COMPANIES OF 35 MEN.

General Wiley Orders q Reduction In Al
Companies of Five Men-some Oh the
Miitiamen DESTROYS OF Going Home
Others Wish to Stay.
General Wiley sent out IN order yester-
day to Colonels Krepps and Hulings to re-
duce the companies under their respective
commands from 40 to 35 men. The order
meets with general approval at the camp,
as there are number of men who are de-
sirous of returning home on account of
commercial duties.
Major Crawford said last night that while
some of the men wished to 60 home the
majority were anxious to stay until the end.
''The order is a wise one in my estimation, !"
continued the Major, 'as the town can be
taken care of by companies OF 80 men Just
as well as a larger number. There are many
of the boys who are called home upon vari-
Gus accounts. By them the order will be con-
sidered satisfactory. The men who will re-
main in camp are to be depended upon in
case of an emergency, and are anxious to
stay. do not think the issuance of the
order means gradual withdrawal of the
militia until all are gone, for men are
needed here until the last.
Affairs in camp were very quiet during
the day. But one incident occurred to dis
pei the monotony. That was the return of
Adjutant Packard with Private Kalvelege
from Mercer. The private assaulted Prof.
Kun, of Scottdale last Thursday
night on the Erie and Pitts
burg train for insulting and striking
him. Kalvclege was released from the
Mercer county Jail by the Adjutant going
before the Court there and obtaining the
prvate's release upon his own recos nizance.
The reception to the rife team OF the
Sixteenth Regiment who won the regimental
prize at Mt. -Gretna, will be rendered them
Monday night at Camp Sam Black.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
PITTSBURGERs ON THE OCEAN.

Passengers From This City on the Cholera
Infected Ships-None of Than Reported
Among the Sick Dead-Several on
Their Way Over.
Several Pittsburgers were on the Nor
MAMMA and Rugia, the two ships that arrived
at New York yesterday afflicted with the
cholera scourge. Those reported already
are Mrs Henry Schmidt ami child, who
have been visiting their relatives in Ger
many for the past 13 months; Morris H.
Danziger and wife, who have been travelling
in Europe for three months, and Miss
Bertha Fuhrer who has been In Germany
since May last.
Mrs. Henry Schmidt is the wife of
lumber merchant of Lawrenceville and a
cousin OF G. w. Schmidt, the wholesale
liquor dealer OF Fifth avenue.
Messrs. Schamberg & Co. had not heard
of any other passengers from Pittsburg on
board these injected vessels, though they
say there is a possibility of their being
on board The last advices from New
York last evening maize no mention of
other names.
The same firm stated that the Aller left
Bremen yesterday, and the following per-
sons from this city were known to have
been on the ship: Prof. II. j. Schmitz,
Robert j. Pitcairn, JE, George Reed, E. P.
Mellon, T. A. Mellon, Jr., George L. Hail
man, George b. Brigham and Vincent
Androus.
Jacob ii. Miller, of the law firm of Miller
& Mcbride, with his family left South
ampton on the Kaiser Wilhelm IL on Sep
tember l.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
MR.. CRAWFORD TALKS.

He Contradicts the Compsny's statemen,
Regarding the Working of the Plan
Information Gleansd From Inside
Sources-Ths Strikers Side.
Thomas j. Crawford, the Chairman of the
Advisory Committee, made statement last
evening at the Amalgamated Associations S
headquarters which he says he will
stand responsible for personally. 1t was to
the effect that the mills at Home
stead are doing no good, and that the
statements made bv the officials of the Car
negie Co. are misleading He claims that
the three carloads of finished stuff shipped
within the past two days were from old
stock. His authority for this statement is
that the beams were rusted. The company,
he claims, also shipped three carloads of
scrap to the Otis Steel Company. of Cleve-
land.
The firm, Mr.. Crawford states, has been
advertising the fact that they had just fin
ished and shipped the last of the armor
plate for the Monterey. He says he can
prove that that plate was rolled before the
mills shut down, and that all it needed was
the usual trimming.
The open-hearth furnaces, of which 12
were in operation before the lockout oc-
CulTco, are Dmlleu W Onc Just at pres
ent 1t is the smallest one of the
lot and is making only ten-ton heats,
AMI only two heats day. All the others
are burnt out. One boiler burst in the
armor plate mill on Thursday morning and
another went to pieces in the blooming mill
boiler house on Wednesday.
Ali of this information comes from Anal
gamated emissaries now within the mill.
The report that 800 Hungarians were going
back to work is false, Mr.. Crawford
says, and the Advisory Committee
have the word of the superintendent of one
of the mills that the plant is not going as
represented to the newspapers by employees
of the firm. In the new 40-inch mill, the
only thing which makes any noise, he says,
is the cold saw cutting up the scrap and
cobbles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
THE PRESIDENT WRITES.

Communications Received From the Re
publican Nominees and Others, Promi-
nent in PoIitics-Ths Americas Club
Holds an Enthusiastic Meeting.
The regular meeting of the Americus Be
publican Club was held last night. The
following letters were read:
Executive MANs1oN,)
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1892.
J. d. Littell. ESQ.,. P1ttsburg. Pa;
DEAR SIR-Will you accept for yourself
Republican Club of Pittsburg nv sfncre ap-
probation OF the friendliness and interest of
that organization as expressed in the reso-
lutfons which you have sent me. Very truly
yours, BENZ. HARRISON.
DEAR SIR 1 beg to thank you, and through
You the Americus Republican Club, OF Pitts
burg for their generous action in approval
OF the nominations at Minneapolis and
their pledge of unswervfng support of
the principles Of the Republican
party and candidates during the
upon the efficient aid thus proffered for
such a majority as the country has learned
to expect from Allegheny county, am, with
WHIrELAw REID
To j. ID. LitteI!. Esq.,. Corresponding Secretary
Americas Club
The letters were received with applause
and ordered to be placed on file. Letters
were also received from General Russell A.
Alger, of Michigan, and Hon. George B.
Orlady, of Huntingdon, Pa, returning
thanks for being elected as honorary men,
bers.
j. D. Ltttell, W. P. Bennett and W. W.
Colville were elected delegates to the State
Convention of the Republican League, with
James Ardany, Robert Knox and Frank
Laird as alternates. 1t was decided to levy
an assessment of So on each member to meet
the expenses of the club during the cam
paign.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
". L. SCOTTS MONEY.
How the Great Millionaire's Wealth
Is Invested
In BEECH CREEK ENTERPRISE.
The Ranker Of His Boyhood Talks of the
Mammoth Fortune.
A YOUNG MAN WHO CONTROLS MILLIONS

"When W. L. Scott died recently he
left fortune of probably $50, ,OO0, ,OOO," j.
G. Davis, an Erie lawyer, said Yesterday.
Mr.. Davis was discussing W. L. Scott and
his fortune. He had been an intimate ac-
quaintance of the dead millionaire He
was cashier of NJ. Sanford & Co.'S Bank
in Erie back in 1854 when Mr.. Scott was
laying the foundation for the immense for
tune he afterward accumulated.
81 may say knew him as a poor boy and
had the honor of knowing him when his
individual check was worth more, probably,
than any other man in the United States"
"What disposition was made of this
great fortune at the death or Mr. Scott ?''
was asked.
'That is hard question:" Mr. Davis
answered, sand the disposition of that vast
sum of money is not generally known.
Charles Reed, of Erie, is, l think, manag-
ing the Scott estate. Young Reed is man.
aging the vast estate OF his father, amount
ing to several millions, and, with the Scott
estate, he stands one of the richest and
most substantial men, financially, in this
country.
'But the Scott interests have not been
dlsturbed! suggested the reporter
''No. The great investments of Mr..
Scott, all profitable, have not been shifted"
Mr.. Davis said. "The development of
Pittsburg tells emphatically that Mr.
Scott's money is Just where he left it. The
facts are Mr. Scott owned nearly every
foot of coal land from Pittsburg to Morgan
town.
''He was practically the owner of the
Nickle Plate Railroad. He was almost the
sole owner of the Beech Greek Railroad,
and that 1 think was his most promising
investment.
81 think Mr.. Charles Reed stands closely
identified with the VanderbIlts and 1 am
confident tie Scott millions will be i'm
portant in extending the Beech Creek
Railroad down through Clearfeld
county to Altoona and from there through
Indiana, Cambria, Westmoreland and ALE
gheny counties to connect with the Wander
bilt interests in Pittsburg and in that way
complete line through from the East to
the West. That in my judgment is where
Mr.. Scott's millions are going" Mr.. Davis
concluded.
Mr.. Scott's millions have already gotten
into the courts of Erie county. In his will
Mr.. Scott left $780, 900 for "rblic improve
ments in Erie City. Charles Strong, his
son-in-law, broke the will and the bequests
to the city of Erie have been declared off
Strong is a New Yorker. He married
Annie Scott, daughter of the dead million
aire.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
CLEANING ALLEGHENY's STREETS.
"A Report of What Is Being Done Submitted
to Conf ronce.

Report of What Is Being Done Submitted
to Conf renee.
Mayor Kennedy, Chief Ehlers, of the De-
partment of Public Works; Chief Murphy,
of the Department of Public Safety: Super
intendent Mclaughlin, of the Bureau of
Health, and the chief clerk of
the Bureau of Highways, all of
Allegheny, were in conference last
night to consider what was being
done in sanitary way throughout the city.
The Chief reported that q large number of
minor thoroughtares had been cleaned dur
ing the day. All of the alleys below
between Federal and Anderson streets had
assistance in doing this. River avenue was
also thoroughly gone over, as was also sew
eral streets in Woods Run. 1t was de-
ciGed TO secure two boats. with either side or
stern wheels, and tomorrow morning they
will be used to stir the water at the mouth
of the Walker street and penitentiary
sewers. They have become clogged.
\ letter from DR. r. S. Sutton stated
that cholera was not specially a summer
disease but was equally as formidable in
winter; the greatest epidemic of the disease
that ever existed broke out in London on
Christmas morning. The physician
claimed that pure and bountiful supply
OF water Was better than a century of allev
aid street cleaning.
The circulars OF Chief Murphy will be
given to the police for distribution to-day.
There are about 35, 900 of them. A force OF
men will be employed to-day in cleaning
Perrysville avenue water pipe
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
THE BILL-POSTING FIGHT
The Varley Brothers Trial Postponed by
Alderman McKenna.

The varley Brothers Trial Postponed by
Alderman McKsnna.
John and George Varley, the two BROTH
ers who are accused by Manager McCul-
lough of the Alvin Theater of tearing play
bills out of window on Grant street, were
to have had hearing before Alderman Nc
Eenna yesterday afternoon. The Squire
had not been notified, and having several
other cases for the afternoon asked con-
tinuance This was satisfactory to all those
interested and the hearing was postponed
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Much
interest Is felt in the case, as the theatrical
labor troubles behind it are liable to de-
velop something of importance.
The Bijou management is also interested
in this case. There is an unusually strong
melodrama at the Bijou this week-"The
Limited Mail'-which is advertised by
more different styles of Autographs than
possibly any other play on the road. When
it was found that they were being torn
down Mr.. Elmer E. Vance wired Mr.
Gulick to spare no expense to protect the
Autographs. There is every indication
that the war commenced yesterday will be
carried to the end.