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I THE MORNING NEWS, )
< EOTASLIBHXD 1860. iFCOBPOaATXD 1588. V
} J.H. ESTILL, President. )
TRACY ISSUES AN ORDER.
NAVY DEPARTMENT BTJBINE3B
METHODS REORGANIZED.
The Reasons for the Changes, and
Why They Were Not Mada by Seo
retary Whitney—The Duties of the
Bureaus Outlined in a Synopsis.
Washington, June 27.— A sweeping gen
eral order was issued to-day by Secretary
Tracy, who ordered an entire re-organiza
tion of the business methods of the navy
department. Succinctly stated the secre
tary’s reasons for making the order are as
follows: Up to this time the new equip
ments and new duties constantly arising
from the conditions of change Incidental to
the replacement of the old wooden vessels
with new shipe and modern guns, have been
assigned here and there to the several
bureaus of the department, often with no
better reason than the convenience of the
moment. The result has been confusion
and an exaggeration of the defects of the
bureau system. Duties which have no con
nection have been placed together and those
naturally associated have been divorced.
Supply has|been complicated and expensive.
Electric lighting, for example, bes been
claimed by three bureaus. Training of
officers and men, apart from the independ
ent establishment of the naval academy,
has been divided between an equal number,
and there has been no office to control and
detail the personnel as a whole, both officers
and men, and to receive and transmit the
correspondence of the fleet.
REALIZED BY WHITNEY.
Secretary Whitney realized the evils of
the system, and made an effort to change
them, but was obliged from the magni
tude of the task and the paramount impor
tance of concentrating bis energies upon
the procurement of new ships and guns, to
abandon tbe task. Secretary Tracy, how
ever, now says that the time is ripe for
further change, and he has accordingly
issued the new order. It enlarges the duties
of some of the bureaus, notably those of the
bureau of equipment, to which is at
tached nearly ail the duties of supply,
heretofore belonging to the bureau of navi
gation, and control of the hydrographic
and compass offices and naval observatory.
To the con tructing, manufacturing and
purchasing bureaus are assigned other
duties, grouping them systematically and
appropriately. Each bureau exercises con
trol of its shops, labor, superintendence,
requisitions, accounts and appropriations,
and the limits of authority are well defined.
THE BUREAU OK NAVIGATION.
The bureau of navigation loses its duties
of supply and its control over several im
portant offices and becomes, under the im
mediate direction of the Secretary, an ex
ecutive section for military matters,
and is charged with the training, discipline
aud control of the persotmel of the
fleet. Finally, the chiefs of the bureau of
yards and docks, equipment, ordnance, con
struction and repair aud steam engineering,
aj>o]Jlcio , constitute the board for the de
sign, construction and equipment of new
ships. Practically one effect of the order
will be to make tbe bureau of navigation
correspond to the adjutant general’s office
in the war department in control of the
entire personnel of tbe organization.
THE TERMS OF THE ORDER.
The terms of the order are as follows:
“The duties of the bureau of navigation
shall comprise all that relates to the pro
mulgation and enforcement of the Secre
tary’s orders to the fleet and to tho officers
of the navy; to the education of officers and
men, iucludiDg the naval academy and
technical schools for officers (except the
torpedo school); the apprentice establish
ment and schools for the tech
nical education of eulisted men; the
enlistment and discharge of all enlisted per
sons, including appointed petty officers and
enlisted men. It shall have under its sole
control all rendesvuus and receiving ships,
and it shall provide transportation for all
enlisted persons and appointed petty offi
cers. It shall establish the complement of
the crews of all vessels in commission.
TO KEEP RECORDS.
“It shall keep records of service of all
squadrons, ships, officers and men and pre
pare annual naval register for publication.
It shall have under its direction the office of
naval intelligence and naval attaches
abroad, department library. libraries for
ships, and the war records office.
“It shall be charged with the enforcement
of laws, and authorized regulations, tactics,
Bignal oodes and manuals of service, and
the keeping of tho same correct to date.
All questions with regard to discipline,
changes of regulations, tactics and manuals
shall be submitted to this bureau for its
action and recommendation.
“It shall prescribe the dress of all officers
and men, and seo that the regulations in
this respect are strictly enforced.
CHANGES OF OFFICERS.
“It shall receive and bring to the atten
tion of the Secretary of the Navy all appli
cations from officers for service or change
of service. It shall receive all reports of
service performed by vessels, officers, or
men; of all inspections of the same not of a
special nature, aud of all drills and exer
cises.
“In order to prevent the issuing of con
flicting instructions, all official communica
tions to vessels in commission, shall be first
submitted to the Secretary of the Navy
and forwarded through this bureau.”
YARDS AND DOCKS.
To the bureau of yards and docks is as
signed all that relates to the construction
and maintenance of docks, ships, buildings
within the navy yards, naval home, and
generally about the same duties as it now
discharges.
The bureau of equipment and recruiting
loses the apprentice system aud the enlist
ment of men, but gains the nayal obser
vatory, nautical almanac, hydograpbio and
compass offices, and electric light system.
. In the case of the remaining bureaus, it
is noticeable that all of them are to have
exclusive jurisdiction over the buildings
and plants assigned to their use in the navy
yards, after they have been constructed by
the bureaus of yards and docks.
All of the bureaus are also empowered to
purchase such stores, tools, plant and ma
terial as they may need.
FLEECING UNCLE SAM.
A Charge Against the United States
Commissioners In Alabama.
Washington, June 27.—The commis
sioner of internal revenue has called Secre
tary Windom’s attention to the practice,
•aid to have grown up among certain
United States commissioners in Alabama,
of making cases of alleged violations of the
internal revenue laws on slight pretexts,
for the purpose of making fees for them
selves and such friends as they might select
to assist them, or for the pnrpose of
securing transportation to such plates as
they desired to visit, at the government’s
expense. The matter has been referred to
the attorney general for such action as he
may deem advisable.
Purchases of Bonds.
Washington, June 87.—'The bond offer
liS^^!?* r f g^ and d * 233 ’ 500 - All were
'** at lOqjf, and all were accepted.
JStofnittg
DRAG-NET OF THE ORONIN CASE.
Some One Reported to Have Squealed
and Arrests Expected.
Chicago, June 27.—The grand jury took
anew track in the Cronin ease this morning,
and once more started in to look up Alex
ander Sullivan’s speculations. See wart z &
Neppee were subpoenaed to bring their
books into the grand jury room
for inspection. It is believed that
in this way fight will be thrown
upon tbe features of Alexander Sullivan’s
speculating record which has hitherto
escaped scrutiny. The actions of the police
indicate that some arrests are about to be
made. Someone is reported to have
“squealed.” The police ref use to say who,
and rumor has it that the drag net is about
to land some of the conspirators high and
dry.
CAUSE OF BEGGS’ ARREST.
Detective Palmer says Johh F. Beggs was
arrested to prevent his holding communica
tion with the outside world. It is claimed
that Beggs had been visiting members of
the alleged trial committee, aud it was
thought that he had put a flea into the ear
of more than one of the committee.
States Attorney Longonecker received a
reply to-day to his advertisement which he
inserted in the papers two day's ago asking
the w riter of the anonymous letter in regard
to the recent trial in Camp 20 to meet him.
DRIFT OF THE LETTER.
The letter stated that Dr. Cronin was
tried by an “inner circle’’ in camp 20.
It gave what purported to be the names
of the men who formed the trial commit
tee, and who formally decreed the death of
Dr. Cronin as a British spy. The writer
said he himself had been a member of the
trial committee, but had with
drawn when he beame convinced
that the doctor’s death was intended.
The state’s attorney, in his advertisement,
stated that if the writer of the letter would
meet him and tell him what he knew he
would be given protection. An answer
was received to-day, and it said that the
writer was willing to accept the proposi
tion to tell all he knew. Ho would meet
State’s Attorney Longonecker at the time
aud place selected by the latter.
camp no. 20 hasn’t disbanded.
• Peoria, 111., June 27.—Edward Spell
man, district delegate for the Clan-na-Gael,
in an interview last night in reference to
the alleged disbanding of Camp No. 20 of
Chicago, says positively that the camp was
not disbanded as stated, aud that it would
not be. He further said: “If tho state’s
attorney calls upon me for the records I
will produce them for him at any time he
may desire. Camp No. 20 has no
connection with the Cronin affair.
The dead man was a member
of CamD No. 234, and had not been a mem
ber of Camp No. 20 for over five years. The
idea that he was tried hf Camp No. 20 is
errornaous. A member ofjone camp could not
be tried by the counsel of another one.
There is nothing in the-records of Camp
No. 20 which we are not willing for the
world to see.”
BEAL. ESTATE] SHARKS.
A Gang of Swindlers Operating at
St. Paul.
St. Paul, June 27.—Last Saturday a
real estate man named Stennsgaar negotia
ted a loan of $4,500 with D. A, Jennoy of
Harrisburg, Pa., giving as security a mort
gage on a block of land valued
at about $15,000 owned by a wealthy
brewer of Milwaukee named Asleiu.
Stensgaar produced a deed showing
that lie had purchased the property of Mr.
A slein for $12,000. It turned out that the
deed was a forgery. Stensgaar protested
that he purchased the property of a mau
whom he supposed was Asloin. In connec
tion with this real estate fraud, it is now
learned that this is only one of a series of
frauds, and that a gang of real estate
sharks and swindlers has long existed in
this city. Besides Stensgaar, the po
lice iu this city have to-day ar
rested F. L. Draper, a local lawyer,
Avery Chadwick, Leonard Hartello, T. M.
Cummings, Sidney Carver and George
Kingsley. E. A. Carlson was arrested at
Anoka on a telegraphic ordor from this
city. A number of forged deads and mort
gages were found in their possession, and
others were in their rooms ut the time of
the arrest. Bonds wore set at $1,500 for all
but Stensgaar, but no bondsmen satisfac
tory to the judge could be found.
OVERCOME BY SEWER GAS.
Fatal Mistake of a Workingman
Making a Connection at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo., June 27. —This after
noon Thomas Linquest, John Winter, John
J. Best, Otto Albach, and George Schultz,
laborers, were making a sewer connection
at the house of J. M. Hobson, at the corner
of Eighteenth street and Flora avenue,
when, by mistake, Linquest knocked a hole
in the sewer vault. The escaping gas
overcame him, and he died almost
instantly. Winter arid Albach jumped
into the ditch to rescue him, and they, too,
were overcome by the foul gas. Schultz
finally recovered the bodies of all from the
ditch. Winter died this evening and Al
bach is in a serious condition.
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
Narrow Escape from a Fearfully
Disastrous Accident.
Dover, N. H., June 27.—A Boston and
Maine passenger train when coming into
this city ran into an open switch and the
engine, tender and three cars left the track
and went down an embankment. When
the engineer saw that the accident was
unavoidable he applied his air brakes and
jumped trora the engine, as did Firemau
Frederick Tibbetts. Both men were terri
bly shaken up. No one was killed, but
several passengers were badly bruised and
some had limbs broken.
Alabama’s Editors.
Huntsville, Ala., June 27.—The an
nual convention of the Alabama Press Asso
ciation began here this morning, with a
largo number of newspaper representatives
in attendance. To-morrow morning the
editors and their friends will journey to
Montesano, to enjoy a banquet and ball.
An excursion has been arranged to leave
here on Saturday evening for Chattanooga,
and from there down the Tennessee river to
Decatur.
A Staggerer for Croakers.
Baltimore, June 27.—The Manufactur
ers Record this week, in its quarterly re
port of the south’s industrial progress, says
that a comparison of tbe new enterprises
orgauized during the last six months shows
an increase of 600 over those of the corre
sponding time last year, and that the
amount of capital and capital stock of the
new enterprises during the last six months
is $27,425,000 in excess of that of 1888,
Smothered to Death in Wheat.
Lima, 0., June 27.—While playing yes
terday in a wheat bin, which was being
drawn off into a car, Bedjamin Marks and
Judson Horton, two young boys, were
drawn into the chute and smothered to
death.
SAVANNAH, GA„ FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1889.
ARNOLD IS COLLECTOR.
HI3 APPOINTMENT A VICTORY
FOR BUCK.
CoL Locke Points Out That the Entire
Republican State Central Committee
Stood By Buok in His Advocacy of
Arnold—The End of a Triangular
Fight.
Washington, June 27.—The President
has appointed the following;
To be Collectors of Interna! Revenue—
Eiihu A. White, for the fourth district of
North Carolina; C. W. Arnold, for the dis
trict of Georgia.
To be Collector of Customs—Enos J.
Penuypacker, for the district of Wilming
ton, N. C.
The appointment of Mr. White settles an
interesting triangular fight for this office,
which has been going on since the incom
ing of tne administration. The successful
candidate was opposed by throe republican
congressmen from North Carolina, who
had other candidates for tho place, but was
indorsed by a large number of the leading
republicans iu tho Tar Heel state. He is
said to be a man of upright charac
ter aud respected by llie members of
both political parties. He was formerly
collector of internal revenue for the district
which was absorbed into the present ode.
He is of Quaker descent aud a farmer by
occupation. He has served in the state
Senate and was a delegate to the last two
national conventions, voting in that of 1888
for Harrison from the first ballot through
out. His district embraces the eastern part
of the state.
Mr. Pennypacker was for many years
collector of the port and was removed
therefrom by President Cleveland. He is
an ex-union soldier, and was originaUy
from Pennsylvania.
A VICTORY FOR BUCK.
Col. Buck won another victory in the ap
pointment of Dr. Arnold as collector of in
ternal revenue in spite -of Mr. Freeman’s
enegetic efforts to Deat him. Col. Locke
said to-night: “Georgians are happy over
the appointment of Dr. Arnold as collector
of internal revenue for Georgia. Of the re
publican state central committee of sirty,
not one flickered but ail stood by CoL Buck
in his advocacy of Dr. Arnold. Indeed all
the active republicans of thestato who lAve
the courage of their convictions are for Dr.
Arnold. Those who opposed Dr. Arnold
are men who don’t attend republican meet
ings in Georgia. The President is doing
handsomely.”
NEW ORLEANS’ COMPLAINT.
The Interstate Commission Now Has
It Under Control.
Washington, June 27.—Tho interstate
commission to-day heard arguments in the
case of the New Orleans cotton exchange
vs. the Illinois Central, and the case of the
sime complainant against the Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad et
al. The third case, that of the New Orleans
cotton exchange vs. the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas Railroad Company
was then taken up. The charge in this case
is that this company, with headquarters at
Memphis, Tenn., has given and does give
an undue and unreasonable advantage to
exporters of cotton in Memphis, and has at
tho same time subjected exporters of cotton
in New Orleans to undue aud unreasonable
disadvantage in the transportation of
cotton, and has been guilty of undue dis
crimination against the business or traffic
of merchants at New Orleans; that
the railroad company has given aud
is giving to exporters of cotton in Memphis,
a through rate to Liverpool via New
Orleans of $1 per bale less than can be
secured by exporters in New Orleans, and
then pay the current sea-going rate from
New Orleans to Liverpool. A number of
depositions were filed in tlite caso and argu
ments made. The commission then took
all three cases under advisement.
CHINAMEN IN TRANSIT.
A Question Whether They May Cross
United States Territory.
Wabhinton, June 27.—Some time ago
the treasury department was Informed that
it was desired to take a number of Chinese
laborers to the West Indies, aud application
was made for permission to take them
through United States territory in transit,
provided bond was given that none of them
would remain in the country. The matter
was referred to the solicitor of tbe treasury
and he gave an opinion that there was
nothing in the law to prohibit landing
Chinese for the mere purpose of passing
through the country. Secretary windom,
however, was not prepared to change the
existing regulation to this effect, and direc
ted the rejection of the application until
tbe question could be considered more
thoroughly. No further action on the sub
ject is at a 1 likely, however, as It is under
stood that arrangements have been made
with the Canadian trdhsportation com
panies by which the Chinese will be taken
across tbe continent without the necessity
of entering United States territory.
Movements of Our War Ships.
Washington, June 27.—The United
States steamer Adams, at Honolulu, has
been ordered to Samoa to take tho place of
the Alert and Nipsic, now on their way to
San Francisco.
The Kearsage arrived at St Nicholas
Mole, Hayti, to-day after a stormy passage
from New York. She will proceed at once
to Port au Prince. All on board are well
Broken Marriage Vows.
Washington, June 27.—Mrs. Rosina
Mackey wa3 to-day granted a divorce by the
district supreme court, from Judge Th itnas
J. Mackey, formerly of South Carolina.
The ground of the application was adul
tery with Mrs. Witherbae, formerly of
Washington. Mrs. Witherbee’s husband is
suing her for divorce.
Tanner and the Pensions.
Washington, June 27.—Commissioner
Tanner said, before he left for lowa on
Tuesday, that on his return next week he
would have money enough—the appropria
tion for the next fiscal year being available
on Monday—to pay pensions as he wants to
do. To use his own phrase, “We’ll pull the
throttle wide open.”
Proposals on Cruisers.
Washington, Jane 27.—The proposals
for the construction of cruisers 7,8, 9, 10,
and 11 (the 2,000 and 3,000 ton vessels) will
he opened at the navy department Aug. 22.
Mrs. F. G. Porter Dead.
Nashville, Tenn., June 27.—Mrs.
Felicia G. Porter, one of the best known
and most highly esteemed women in the
state, died this morning. Mrs. Porter was
in the 69th year of her ago, and was the
youngest daughter of tbe late Felix
Grundy, ex-United States senator and At
torney General in President Van Bureu’s
cabinet. ______________
Summer Excursion Rates.
Chattanooga, June 27.—She Southern
Steamship and Railway Association will
meet here to-morrow to arrange rates for
summer excursions to different points in
the south.
IRELAND AND ENGLAND.
Mr. Gladstone Writes an Artlclo on
the Examination of O'Brien.
London, June 27.—Tbe Earl of Aberdeen
will preside at the grand banquet to be
given to Mr. Parnell at Edinburg during
his visit there in July.
Mr. Gladstone has an article in the Nine
teenth Century entitled “Plain Speaking
on Irish Union.” Iu it he says; “Sir Rich
ard . Webster, in examining William
O'Brien before the Parnell commission, im
plied that a grave charge would be proved
against certain Irishmen if it oould
he shown that they regarded
English power as alien. I should Tike to
have asked Mr. O’Briea whether t:ie Irish,
so far as he knows, regarded the aot of
union as possessed of the same moral au
thority as laws against theft and murder,
or as possessed of moral authority
at all. I do not doubt that Mr. O'Brien
would have answered that they regarded it
as au aot of force to which Ireland was
under, not moral, but only prudential obfi.
Ration to conform. There may he linoral
ity iu miscalculated resistance even to im
moral laws, hut such redstauce is iu itself
immoral. The question is whether wor
ship of the act of tho uuion is piety or sup
erstition.”
O’BRIEN’S FIERY SPEECH.
Dublin, Juno 27.—Mr. O’Brien made a
fiery speech at Youghal to-day. Ho said
that if the government was wicked enough
nod the landlords insane enough to push
the plantation scheme for vengeance on tiie
tenants they would find the whole Irish
race ready to struggle against tho scheme.
Tbe adoption of suon a plan was the best
proof that all the former schemes had
failed.
SWITZERLAND’S POLICE.
The North German Gazette Renews
its Attack.
Berlin, June 27. —Tho North German
Gazette renews its attack upon Switzerland
to-day. It charges that Switzerland promotes
tho dissomination of socialist democratic
ideas among tho young men of the country. It
says that anarchists without credentials are
allowed to remain in Switzerland without
effort on the part of the authorities to
identify them. It declaros that the reply
of M. Droz, tho Swiss foreign minister, to
the recent interpellation of tho nationalrath
in which ho declared that under no circum
stances would Switzerland share with any
power the right to police her own territory,
was inadequate and unsatisfactory. It
says, however, that the reply of the Bun
desrath to the complaints made by Russia
aud Austria was more polite aud less
polemic thin was expected from the word
ing of the interpellation.
the public prosecutor
Berne, June 27.—Tho proposal to form a
public prosecutor’s department to assist
the police in dealing with the refugees has
been unanimously sanctioned by the state
councfi.
KALNOKY TALKS PEACE.
Hasty Interference in Balkan Episodes
Deprecated.
Vienna, June 27.—Count Kalkony, ad
dressing a committee of Hungarian dele
gates to-day, said he was skeptical regard
ing the reported revolt at Novi Bazar. He
objected to the pessimist judgments on
Austria-Hungary’s eastern policy, which
was founded upon the spontaneous devel
opment of Balkan Independence,
aud was necessarily slow in its ef
fects. He expressed doubt as to
whether the Russo-Servian conference was
mooted, and said he had no reason to dis
trust the Servian regents. He also said that
he approved tho principle of Bulgarian de
velopment and accepted Rouinania’s
jealous tentatives for independence. This
unselfish, treaty-observing policy was the
best refutation of the imputation of ag
grandizement. He had a firm belief In the
formation of states possessing vitality
in themselves as closing a phase of the east
ern question. He was ardently desirous of
deferring war as long as possible. Betty
by far barren military expenditures. He
deprecated hasty interference in minor
Balkan episodes as prejudicial to greater
interests.
DELAGOA’S road.
Portugal's Action Apt to Lead to Inter
national Correspondence.
London, June 27.—The Times accuses
Portugal of entrapping tho Delagoa Bay
Railway Company by fixing time limits
within which the government knew it
would be imp ssible to finish the line owing
to climatic difficulties. The Times thin Its
England ought to call Portugal to aocount.
A GUNBOAT EXPECTED.
Advices from Delagoa Bay say that a
British gunboat is expected to arrive there
by Saturday. The railway employes are
preparing to make forcible resistance to
any attempt on the part of Portugal to
take charge of the work of constructing the
road. A meeting of the company to whom
Portugal granted the concession and of the
> chamber of commerce will be held in Lon
don to-morrow, and they will request the
stock exchange and European bourses to
cease quoting Portuguese securies until
Portugal has made reparations for her
actions.
THE DECREE REPORTED RESCINDED.
London, June 28, 3 a. m.—A dispatch to
the Daily Chronicle from Durban says:
“The governor of Delagoa Bay has tele
graphed to the Portuguese Cansul her* that
the decree cancelling the railway concession
has been reoiuded and that the company
will continue tbe building of tbe railroad.
Belgium ajid the Congo Railway.
Brussels, June 27.—M. Barnoort, minis
ter of finance, has introduce 1 a bill iu the
Chamber of Deputies to authorize Belgium
to make a donation toward the construction
of the Congo railway.
Tbe government will subscribe $2,003,000
toward the construction of the Congo rail
way, the shares to bear interest at the rate
of Syf per cent. The interest on the other
shares will be per cent. Tne bill stipu
lates that 92 oer cent, of tbe material needed
shall be ordered in Belgium.
Egyptians Mad at France.
Cairo, June 27.—The peonle of this city
are irritated over the opposition of France
to England’s scheme for tbe conversion of
the Egyptian debt because England would
not consent to evacuate Egypt. The aban
donment of the scheme will prevent a con
tinuance of the work to improve irrigation
by the waters of the Nile, and will also hin
der a decrease in the rates of taxation.
Love of a Princess.
London, June 28, 3 a. m.—The Prince of
Wales’ daughters are visiting the queen at
Windsor. Her majesty has fully consented
to tho betrothal of Princess Louise to the
Earl of Fife. It is said to be strictly a love
match. The morning newspapers extend
warm congratulations,
Clyde Strikers Resume.
London, June 27. —The Clyde seamen
and firemen who have been on strike some
time have resumed work on the masters’
terms.
JOHNSTOWN’S BIG FUND.
THB COMMITTEE ANXIOUS TO DI
VIDE IT UP.
A Belief That the People Will Be Beet
Berved by Giving Them Money and
Letting Them Purchase What They
Want—The Advantages of the Plan.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 27.— The following
communication has been furnished the
Associated Press, with a request that It be
given general publication:
_ Johnstown, June 28, 1889.
To All Committees Holding Fundi for Me lie
lief of the Johnstown Sufferers;
Bear Sirs The Johnstown finance commit
tee for the relief of the sufferers by flood, would
represent to you that there ft urgent necessity
for prompt and wise use of the money which
has been generously contributed by the country
for the alleviation of the distress of our suffer
ing people. Large as these sums of money are,
they will be utterly inadequate to do more thau
to mitigate present distress, and to aid this
community to make au effort for self help.
Their patience lias been unprecedented, and
they are now beginning with courage to recon
struct, la some temporary fashion, shelter for
their families, and places'ln which business ean
be carried on It is impossible for the com
mittee, or any number of committees to supply
this community with the things it needs. It is
really in need of everything, and the only prac
tical way of helping ft is to put money into tho
hands of individual members of the com
munity, by which they cau get what they
need, uot merely for subsistence, but all the
various requirements of people who are begin
nitig life anew upon a devastated tract of land
on which once their fair city stood. Our com
mittee has beeu in receipt of contributions of
money sent us from all over the country. We
have used necessarily a portion of this money
for the labor incideut to the distribution of the
supplies of food, clothing and shelter, coUecliug
of statistics, etc.
TO niVIOK UP THE MONET.
We have waited anxiously for some move
ment to be made on the part of the committees
throughout the country, having largo sums of
money in their hands, which would indicate
wiiat they intend to do with those funds. Wo
cau wait no louger. Tho necessity is so great
for prompt notion that our committee has beeu
obliged to adopt a plan for using its pittance
of money for the Immediate relief of thosuf
furors. It has set on foot ami will have com
pleted shortly an accurate registration of ail the
surviviug sufferers, and it is proposed that
ns nit eqmtahlo and quiok method of reaching
their first pressing wants to divide the money
which it holds equally among them. The sum
which will ho given to each will necessarily be
small, but it will inspire them with hope that
the larger amount of money ceutributed for
their roller may speedily become available and
it will give botthr heart, end fresher hope to
those who are now struggling to re-establish
themselves in their lost employments and avo
cations.
TITE STATUS OP APPAtllfl.
The position here is as follows: Working peo
ple aro offered ample employment, and ns they
are people who own their own homes, they aro
sticking to Johnstown inkplte of their present
privations. Our merchants and tradesmen,
seeing this, are quickly opening their stores In
sbanties or board buildings of auy type. We
have thus on one hand a community
needing enough supplies from merchants
to enable them to do a good business,
and on the other hand merchants are making
art earnest effort to supply this demand. If we
van bring ttiese two together, and keep them
/Wtgether during the next sixty days, our com?
munity will again be self-sustaining. But al
ready tbe inability of the people to purchase is
causiug great despondency upon the part of
merchants, which if not speedily checked
will cause further want and hopelessness.
There is but one method to check this, namely:
to furnish the people funds with which to go to
merchants and make purchases of that which
will relieve them from their suffering. Two
ueeds are before us, first, to commence distribu
tion immediately; second, to continue it on a
basis equitable to all, and satisfactory to the
country.
WBANT FOR QUICK WORK.
The registration spoken of above takes Into
account merely the number of survivors to be
reached quickly bv the first distribution. The
above is fur speed. Following this, the same
machinery will collect close and accurate
statistics. So that by the time the good effects
of the first distribution have worn away
we will be ready for a fair and
equitable further distribution of the
further sums secured, based not upon the
number of flood sufferers, but upon their re
spective losses. Coincident with this distribu
tion we are making all the arrangements here
that we can make to curtail the free distribu
tion of supplies of all sorts m order
to check two large evils; first, waste of
the money contributed by tbe nation, immense
amounts of valuable material are coming here,
the very things that are not needed, while
things that are needed the people, as we say,
are absolutely suffering for. Second, to
check the demoralizing effect u[>ou the
manhood of our inhabitants. Those who were
good men before the flood nro becoming
demoralized and upset by the fact that they find
they can live without work. Nor must they be
blamed after what they have gone through, it
is only human nature. Nevertheless, it is
something to be quickly chockod.
ECONOMY IN SPEED.
Little thought must convince you that no
committee, however perfect, can satisfactorily
and wisely meet the wants of at least. 20,000
people, when each one of tbe 20,000 have differ
ent wants. We will add to this another strong
argument in favor of our plan. Granted that
the nation has contributed, say 11,000,000. The
quicker that the money reaohos the sufferers
the more of it they will get.
It costs money to take care of the organiza
tion which distributes. The more quickly this
organization effects its purposes, the greater
tbe percentage of this assumed million dollars
which will reach its proper channel. We under
stand that you are holding a fund devoted for
this purpose pending some arrangement for its
proper distribution. We would strongly
urge you to consider the plan we lay be
fore you, and we beg of you that
unless you can suggest something betterjto at
once coma to our aid with your fuud- Do not
wait longer on the proposed action of anybody
else, but act at once, and for yourself. If you
do not approve of our plan, we stand ready to
change or amend it. We stand ready to do any
thing that will quickly bridge over the present
sufferings of this community. We urge you to
send your fuud here for local
distribution, and to send with It
some trustworthy representative whom we will
add to our committee, giving him full power to
speak for the fund you contributed. Wo urge
you to send someone prepared to stay with us
for at least sixty days; if not a volunteer, then
someone whom you can employ and pay for
his services. Wo ask that jrou consider care
fully, and let us hear from you very promptly.
We may add that our plan Las been submitted
to a full meeting of citizens, and has met with
their unqualified and unanimous approval,
•please let us hear from you quickly. Very re
spectfully yours, James McMiixen.
Chairman Johnstown Finance Committee.
Cyrus Elder,
Secretary Johnstown Finance Committee,
ACTION OF THE MASONS.
Johnstown, Pa., June 27.—At an In
formal meeting of the Masonic fraternity
of Johnstown and Cambria City last night,
it was decided to close their relief stores and
wind up the distribution of supplies to
Masonic families. The two lodges bare
about $12,000 for distribution among tbe
families here.
The transportation department was
closed to-day, and for a time no passes over
any railroad will be issued from here.
The local finance committee met this af
ternoon. A telegram was received from
Gov. Beaver, approving the committee-’
suggestion for houses. The governor is
willing for the master carpenter to go ahead
and build temporary houses out of tbe
lumber shipped, instead of ordering any
more of the Chicago portable houses.
Five bodies were found to-day, two of
whom were identified.
Notwithstanding the rain this afternoon
work was pushed forward rapidly.
Every effort is being made to get the
bulk of the military away from here by
Saturday. Many of the more conservative
citizens aro apprenhensive that the con
templated departure of the soldiers
will be a dangerous move. They are
fearful that an abandonment of military
restraints will encourage lawlessness, as
there are certaiuly many questionable
characters now here waitiug au opportu
nity to pillage and -teal. The civil author
ities are fearful that they have not suffi
ciently recovered from their parallsation to
assume ooutrol under the circumstances.
Tire relief committee's statement.
Harrisburg, Pa., June 27, —AS a meet
ing of the flood relief committee this after
noon the following was burned to the public:
That the donors of the funds in the haode of
the flood relief committee may know how these
generous gifts are to be desposed of, and that
the expected recipients of the ntmu may not
form erroneous views and foster improper ex
pectations for the same, it is now officially de
clared and announced that the following princi
ples shall govern the distribution of relief:
1. In that said fund is ip the nature of charity
to the needy and uot as a general indemnity for
losses sustained.
2. That a distribution per capita would be
manifestly unjust, as it would go alike to rich
and poor, and nlike to ell sufferers, no metier
what their needs or the extent of their euffer
ings.
3. That, distribution by percentage on the
amount of losses would be manifestly unjust os
it would result in giving the largest sum to the
person having lost most without regard to the
value of tlie remaining estate of such person.
4. Tli.il this fund cannot be used for tho bene
fit of any private or public corporation.
5. That the fund must go only to tho most
needy sufferers from the floods lu acoordanoe
witii, and in the spirit of the trust impressed
upon it by tho donors.
Ai the unanimous request of the commission,
Hop. Hugh 11. Cummin was requested to pro
ceed to Johnstown, and remain there as resl
deut represontatiyc, and executive officer of
this commission in the Conemaugh valley.
[Signed.]
James A. Beaver, Chairman.
Edwin 11. Fitler,
Thomas Dolan,
John Y. Hunter,
KoUERT 0. OtIDEN,
Francis B. Kkicves,
James B. Scott,
Rkciicn Mtt.per,
8. K. Marvin,
11. H. Cummin.
A MODBHN BORGIA.
Arrest of a Woman for Poisoning Her
Husband and Two Sons.
Holyoke, Mass., June 27.—Mrs. Lizzie'
Brenuau was arrested here yesterday on
suspicion of having caused the death of her
husband and two sons by poisoning their
food with arsenic. The Brennan’s had six
children, and Mrs. Ureunati succeeded in
insuring tho lives of all, including herself
and her husband, for sums ranging from
S3OO to $2,000, the polloies being made pay
able to herself. The husband, Michael
Brannon, died about ton months ago under
suspicious circumstances. James Brennan,
a sou, died suddenly about six weeks ago.
A MISTAKE.
Bite supposed his life insurance had been
Increased, but on claming it at his death
s e found that tho increase had been made
by mistako in tbe policy of his brother
Thomas. It was Thomas’turn next, and tie
died yesterday. Thomas was taken vio
lently sick about two weeks ago and went
into the country, where he rallied. On
returning home to board he was taken sick
again, and died in great agony. All the
medicines have been seised by the offiaers,
who believe that Mrs. Brennan deliberately
poisoned the mombors of the family.
ASSABSiNATBD BY A BURGLAR.
The Victim a Girl of 13 Into Whom
He Drove a Daargar.
LaCrosse, Wis., June 27.—A burglar
entered the house of John Webber last
night through a window in a room occupied
by his two daughters Kato and bona. The
girls were awakened while the robber was
searching their clothing and Lena, tho
youngest sister, aged 13 years, attempted to
escape. Bhe stumbled and foil, and
before she could arise sho was
seized by the burglar who plunged
a knife into her body. The knife was pulled
upward and a deep gash about nine niches
long was cut, leaving exposed the heart,
lungs and intestines. The assassin then
went to tbe bed and made a thrust at tho
othor girl, who managed, however, to evade
the knife. The family were aroused by the
noise, but the burglar escaped from the
house. The entire police force is at work
on the case and had made about twenty
arrests of suspicious characters up to noon.
There is much excitoinent, and if the mur
derer is caught lie will probably be lynched,
ills victim is expectod to die at auy mo
ment,
UNION PACIFIC WAGES.
Tho Arbitrators Decide tn Favor of the
Engineers.
Omaha, Neb., June 27.—The board of
arbitration Agreed upon between tbe Union
Pacific engineers and firemen and the road
yesterday rendered a decision in favor of
the engineers. They bold that the taking
by tbe Kansas Central of the management
of the Union Pacific did not abrogate the
agreement under which the engineers and
fireman were being paid at that time. Tho
arbitrators in their decision says: “The
executive oilioers of tho Union Paoiflo Rail
way company fixed the schedule of wages
of the Oregon Railway and Navigation
company, which was and is part of the
Union Pacific system, taking effect March
I, 1889, and they should have recognized
them and consulted them before changing
tho wages of the Leavensworth division,
which is part of tho Union Paeiflo system.”
Manager Baldwin says the decision is final
and that the wages will be restored and
would date back to May 15, the time of
the reduction -
PETROLEUM FUTURES.
Tbe New Rules Bewilder the Brokers
Around the Oil Ring.
New York, June 27.—The new rules
providing for dealing in petroleum for
future delivery on the consolidated ex
change were put in effect today, and re
sulted in completely bewildering brokers
around the oil ring. The sales made in tbe
regular way were for July delivery. The
first transaction made was at 91%, and theu
no sale was made until 92% was tiid. The
first sale for cash was made at 9(5%, and
after that the bids and offers v< ere so far
apart that but little business could be trans
acted.
PITTSBURG PUZZLED.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 27.—The new rules
providikg for trading in petroleum futures
went into effect to-day, and completely
upset things at the petroleum exchange.
The broket s did not seem to understand tbe
new system, and but little business was
transacted. The range of values up to noon
was only 1 cent.
Lorillard’a Proposed Trust.
St. Louis, Mo., June 27.—Pierre Loril
lard has been in St. Louis for four days,
trying to effect a plug tobacco combine,
and he has failed. His scheme, as submitted
to Ligget & Myers, aud the Drummond
Tobacco Company of this city, was to con
solidate with Loidilard and the Borgs Com
pany of Middletown, Q., into one big com
pany that would be run on the trust basis.
The Drummond company refused to enter,
but negotiations have not been given up.
Mr. Lonliard returned to New York last
night.
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READY TO BE ARGUED.
ALL THB EVIDENCE INTHB M'DOW
CASE CLOSED
The Detective Who Accompanied the
Prisoner on the Night of the Murder
Tells of Hi* Conversation—Tbe Jury
Not Taken to the ecene of the
Crime.
Charleston, S. C., June 27.—The Mo-
Dow murder trial is rapidly approaching
its end. The testimony in reply offered by
the state to-day may be briefly stated. Dr.
B. A. Kinloch, dean of the State Medical
College, produoed an embalmed section of a
human body, pointed out the directions of
the wound and corroborated tbe statement
of Dr. Michel that Capt. Dawson was shot
from bis rear and horizontally. The wound
oould not be accounted for in any other
way.
the detective a witness.
Hogan, tho detective who took
alcDow from the police station on the night
of tho murder, testified that while on the
wav to jail, McDow, who was hand-cuffed.
told him to look at his hat where Dawson’s
cane had struck him. Then, looking down,
he said: “Us bad! bad! bad! but I shot
him, and would shoot him again, or any
other man who attempted to cane me.” Ia
reply to a question from Detectird Hogan
as to where be shot him, McDow replied:
I shot to kill, and I know where to shoot
to kill. My profession taught me that.”
ALL Tire STATE’S EVIDENCE IN.
Dr. Michel was recalled, and after testi
fying anew about tho wound the state an
nounced that it had no further evidence.
The solicitor asked that the jury he taken
to the scene of the murder to view the
premises, hut the counsel for the prisoner
fought this dwsjierately and was sustained
by the court
This closed the evidence In tho case and
the argument was opened by the solicitor,
after which an adjournment was had till
to-morMSw, when the argument will be coh
eluded and the ewe given to tho jury.
True judge's hu lings.
A singular but perhatis unintentional
feature of tho case thus far has been the
fact that on n arly all tbe points of dispute
as to the evidence during the examination
the points were ruled by the court in favor
of the defense. No exceptions were taken,
however, to any of the rulings. On several
occasions during the delivery of the argu
ment of the solicit >r there was applause in
the court house. Tho jury is now 1 ckod
up and will remain locked up until the ver
dict is rendered.
LATROBK’B WRECK.
Twelve Bodies Taken Out Up to th 9
Close of Work Laat Night.
aiIEENSBURO, Pa., June 27.—The work
men at the Latrobe wreck have not yot
succeeded iu getting the engine out of tha
creek. It is lying on a box car and it is ex
pected that the bodies of several man will
be found there. Track wan laid this after
noon to the wrecked engine, but every
effort to move it bat proved fruitless.
.Searching for the dead was practically
suspended in the effort to get tho engine out.
The car underneath it Is crus ie 1 into tha
bed of the stream. Near the engine is an
immense pile of lime slack from which two
or three bodies were taken out early yester
day morning, and when that is scattered id
it probable that others will be found. Work
was suspended for the night at 7 o’clock this
evening. More men will be put to work in
the morning. Twelve bodies have been
taken out iu all, including the engineer
firemen taken out to-day.
SULLIVAN AND KILHAIN.
Their Coming Battle Not to Be Fought
In Louisiana.
New Orleans, June 37.—Regarding the
governor’s proclamation against prize
fighting in Louisiana it may be stated that
the managers of Kilrain never contemplated
having tho battle-ground within tha juris,
diction of this state.
Bud Renaud, who has charge of the af
fairs, said last night that the Louisiana
proclamation would not interfere with tha
arrangements made. Messrs. Hardi.;g and
Btevenson were interviewed us to the ef
fect of the proclamation. They concurred
fully in the opinion that It could have no
possible effect on the meeting of Hullivua
und Kilrain, as they never intended locat
ing a ring within the jurisdiction of Louisi
ana. Consequently they feel no special in
terest in the matter.
DEATH AT THE ROPE'S END.
A New Jerisey Murderer Who Did No*
Look for Salvation.
Patterson, N.J., June 37.—Tunis Labee
was hanged in the oounty jail this morning
for tbe murder of his wife. Last night the
murdered wrote a farewell letter iu which
he forgave everybody and expressed the
hope that everybody would forgive him.
He seemed to have no hope of salvation, as
he thought he vkas too great a sinner to be
forgiven. He showed no signs of fear or
excitement on the scaffold.
another murderer hanoxd.
Memphis. June 27.—A special to tbe
Appeal from Oxford, Miss., says: “Steve
Allen (colored) was hanged here yesterday
for tho murder of Frank Hordnot (white)
in July, 1888. Allen’s neck was broken by
the fall, and UXe was extinct in seven
minutes.’’
Secretan’s Pictures.
Paris, June 37.—Tho inspection of tha
pictures of Heoretan, which are to be off
ered for sale, began to-lay. Tho gallery
was crowded with aristocrats. Among
those present was the Due D’Autnale. It is
reported that Vanderbilt has offered sl,-
(500,000 for the collection. One of the
Rothschilds is prepared to give a high fig
uro for Angelua.
A Scandalous Scene.
Paris, June 27.—At tha literary con
gress to-day a scandalous scene of disorder
occurred, caused by Boulangist Parisians.
Jules Simon, who presided, had the utmost
difficulty in preserving order.
Movements of Monarchs.
Berlin, June 27.—The emperor will start
on his yacht cruise to Norway on Monday.
The czar will visit Kiel In August.
Russian Crop Prospects.
St. Petersburg, June 27.—Owing to
favorable weather all fears thatcrops would
prove a failure have been dispelled.
, Wiesmann's Missing Steamers.
Zanzibar, June 27.—Three missing
steamers belonging to tho IVissman ex po
tion have arrived here.
Persia’s Bbah Sick.
Brussels, June 27.—The Shah of Perxia
is suffering from low fever at Spa.
Dervishes Advancing.
London, June 27.—Dervishes #e advanc
ing upon Wady Half**-
