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Newspaper Page Textthe MORNING NEWS. | 1800. Incorforatsb 1888. V ) J. H. ESTILL. President. ) EALES STILL BLOW Less Fear, However, for At lantic City’s Fate. Scores of Sailing Vessels Un doubtedly Hard Hit The Big Transatlantic Steamers Be ginning' to Arrive at New York with News of the Disasters—Enormous Damage Done to Hotel and Cottage Property Along the Seashore- Pilots Hard to Pick JJp or Disem bark. New York, Sept. 11. —The tremendous storm which devastated the northeastern portion of the country yesterday, had lost ni.ne of its severity this morning. Early this morning there was a northeast gale bio wing at the rate of twenty-six miles an hoar, with a pitiless rain. At 9 o’clock, the wand through the streets stirred up things at the rate of thirty-four miles an hour, and, although still raining, as a general thing umbrellas were absolutely of no use. Hats and umbrellas fared badly. The lat ter were torn to shreds, while the former gave their owners lively chases. Along the water fronts the city presented the same water-soaked appearance of yesterday. VERY HIGH TIDES. Before noon the tide in the East river and North rivor had risen a foot higher than at any time yesterday, and West and South streets were in many places completely washed up to the farthest curbstones. The properly of the Washington market butchers again suffered no little damage. Vessels at anchor along t South street piers had the appearance of having passed through a veritable cyclone. The rigging of many of the craft were torn into shreds, and spars and masts were dis mantled, while the waves beat with great fury against the vessels’ sides even as they lay at their piers. The telegraph wires between here and Sandy Hook are still down. There is consequently the greatest uneasiness felt by the members of the maritime exchange for the safety of vessels in the offung. ONLY TWO VESSELS ARRIVE. In a round about way it was learned that only two ve sels had come up to quarantine since last night. They were the new Mor gan line steamer Emara from New Orleans and ;the Hamburg steamship California. The Emara wassdelayed twelve hours out side the bar by rough weather. The vessel encountered a hurricane on the night of Sept. 9. While there was no serious dam age sustained, things on board were made lively, and the decks were washed lore and aft. The California has on board a big load of immigrants. The new German steamer Kaiser Wil helm, which lef. her dock at Hoboken yes terday, was obliged to lay to this side of quarantine over night. The vessel passed out to soa at 6 o’clock this morning. The regular weekly fleet of transatlantic steam ers followed soon after. STILT* FURIOUS AT QUARANTINE. Private advices from the quarters of the health officers do iva the bay show that the stcrm at quarantine continues with great fury. The wind is blowing a heavy gale from the east northeast, and the sea washes over the surrounding walls. Along the battery wall the waves danced merrily and dashed far into the park. 'lheir gambols wore witnessed by scores of persons. The Iron railing surrounding the wall alongside of the and ck cotnmis sioners’building at pier A was carried away, while the docks at Castle Garden were being completely washed. The custom house quaiters at the end of the immigrant dock was completely filled with water and the landing agent’s office adjoining was de stroyed. the rain fall this morning was sixty one-hundredths of an inch. OUTRODE A HURRICANE. The steamship California, from Hamburg, which arrived at the bar at 9 o’clock this morning, reports that on Sept. 9 she en countered a hurricane blowing fresh from the west, shifting to the north and working to tiie east and northeast. Off G-oorge’s banks it blew with terrific force from the east northeast, continuing to port. The California arrived off the bar at 2 o’clock tni3 morning. TAKING ON A PILOT. The steamer could find no pilot boats nor station boats from which to take a pilot. About 7:30 o’clock in the morning tne steamer Ardanhod, bound out, hove in sign: ready io discharge her pilot. Can 1 , sauer decided to launch his afterport life boat, manned by Chief Officer Knuth and two seamen, and pick up the pilot. The HI lcult task was successfully accomplished and the boat’s crew started to pull the California. A terrific sea running at ihe time and when getting under the stern of „the California an immense wave curled up under the steamer’s quarters, capsizing tne life boat. Lite lines and preservers were thrown over b ara l 0 the struggling men, who were nearly exhausted and in danger of being swept away by the gigantic seas. Fortu l '- v they all managed to get, hold of the n*f i lws aIK * were dragged on board. The tt was lost. The California sighted j"- fmvon line steamer VViscousin off the ". ith her jack hoisted for a pilot. A ‘til-rigged German ship was also sighted standing off shore. t I be steamer Elmar, which arrived to-day rom .New Orleans, reported that sh 9 had -e weather to Cape Florida. On Sept. 9 ue encountered a hurricane from the north na northeast, with a very high easterly ,1 ■ sustained no damage. She was •named outside the bar twelve hours by thick weather. PILOTS CARRIED OUT TO SEA. l, :’ ine Pi ots wer.i carried to sea on out u. and steamers to-day because they could ‘ * me 't any pilot boat to take them off on hna°K nt °f the storm, and the station boat s been driven from her anchorage. ATLANTIC CITY INUNDATED. ■ ‘' 9 s t.ory of the Havoc Wrought Told in a Belated Dispatch. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 11. —From a ntspatch dated Atlantic City. Sept. 10, via • Lecon, which reached here at 11 o’clock ■ -’-night, the following extracts are made: i„ o’clock the island is nearly The seven at storm in twenty „ > e ms is raging. The lose here will tve At intervals in the last hour the fil r 1 c be wind has been at the rate of an hour. Tiie wind still W northeast, with little prospects THE CHIEF DAMAGE. the chief damage has been along the She Morning lto|. beach from the inlet to Longport. The seas are beating twenty feet high above the inlet pavilions. Water surrounds the j Hitches and Continental cottages on At- j lantic avenue. Plum’s, Smith’s and the | Rogers’ inlet hotels are in imminent danger j of destruction. There are very few sections of the board walk standing. Down North Carolina avenue the seaside bath houses went down at 8 o'clock before a mountainous wave. The loss on them is SIO,OOO. Jackson’s bath houses are all gone, with the ex eption of twenty-five rooms. These will in all probability go by the night tide. From Kentucky avenue to tho Traymore lawn the loss is great. The loss in this one sec tion will not be less than $20,000. AT THE WINDSOR. The Windsor hotel withstood the morning tide although the foundations suffered greatly. Many of the guests at this house have sought- other quarters. While stand ing on tho pavilion outside of the ‘board walk, and a short distance below Howard pier, a woman holding a chiid in her arras was lifted up by t e wind and thrown int > the water. For a few minutes great excite ment prevailed. Walter Field, a photo grapher, jumped into the water and rescued the couple. Thirty thousand dollars will not repair the loss from Griffith's Carousal to Chelsea pavilion. TWO BOARDING HOUSES CRUSHED. The large boarding houses, Gladstone and Cincinnati, eac i containing twen.y rooms, were raised from ti.eir foundations and crushed like kii.diing wood. These houses were worth at least $5,000 each. The de struction ot Longport is great, but to what exteut is unknown now. All day residents of the city have been rowing out to unfor tunate tenants of houses located beyond Baltic avenue and thorougnfares. They had to be taken from second-story windows. These people are principally colored and quite poor. THROWN FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS. Several houses have been thrown from their foundations and are unsafe to live iu. Shortly after 9 o’clock the tin roof of the United States Fire Company blew off. A portion of it struck tho feed wire of the electric road and threw it on the Gama well alarm wires, causing an electric fire for sevoral blocks. The currout hid to be cut off. Groat fear is entertained by all as to the result of this fearful storm. The guests of the up town houses are moving to the center of the city. At 2 o’clock tho wind was still blowing a gale, blit not so heavy as this morning. THE EVENING TIDE. At 9 o’clock to-night the evening tide, contrary to expectation, was not nearly so high, and there was no additional dastruc tion aong the beach front. The fact is, there was no material for the waves to lash their fury on. Tho meadows, however, are covered with four feet of water, or a foot deeper tb.au on the morning tido. All the yachts in Clam creek have beeu sunk or washed on the meadows. Eight elegantly appointed pleasure yachts in the inlet have been sunk or driven to sea. At midnight the wind is again blowing a perfect hurri cane, and tho rata is coining down in tor rents. HOW THE FIRST NEWS CAME. The first news from Atlantic City was brought to Pleasantville at 3 o’clock this afternoon by five daring spirits, who fought their wav unaided through toe surging sea that covered the meadows. The trip was a perilous one, and during the four hours they were battling with the waters they met with many thrilling experiences. The party comprised a newspaper correspondent residing in Atlantic City, and four others. They left Atlantic City at 11 o’clock this morning and reached" Pleasantville, a distance oi seven miles, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. They swam deep cuts, crept cautiously over swaying rails supported only by fish piates, forded rushing streams, and after many miraculous escapes arrived at Ploosautville drenched, bruisbed and exhausted, but nappy at reaching main land once more. Soon after reaching Ptea-antville they secured a special train a id came up to this city, bearing the first authentic news of the situation at Atlantic City. FATE OF THE SEASIDE RESORTS. The Damage at Those Adjacent to Philadelphia Vcry Heav y. Philadelphia, Sept. 11.—The following was received by messenger this afternoon from the Associated Press correspondent at Cape May: “What has prove! to be the greatest storm at Capo May for thirteen vears has about finished its destructiveness. The damage to Capa May city will not ex ceed SI,OOO. At Mt Vernon settlement the breastwork, board walk and beach drivo are In a dilapi dated condition, and $3,000 will not repair the damage. THE DAMAGE AT THE POINT. “At Cape May Point $.),•! > will not be sufficient to put back w at the tides took away yesterday and last night. The whole beach drive ib gone, as is aiso thestea üboat landing. Carlton Hall is chopped in two. About 300 feet of the board walk west‘of the Gi ant Street station was broken away last night. The railway along the oeaeh is all out of order and cannot be operated for a week. Taking everything in general, the damage is light.” GRAVE FEARS FOR OTHER PLACES. Grave fears are entertained for Holly Beach and Anglesea, those towns being built on very flat sauds. The seas were so vory high yesterday that the crews of life saving stations No. 39 and 40 considered it advisable to abandon their buildings. The crew of No. 39 station removed their appa ratus to the St ick! >n hotel lawn and the tnen of crew No. 40 are quarto.ed in the Mineral Spring hotel. COT OFF FROM COMMUNICATION. All communication by railroad and tele graph between this city and Atlantic City aad points north of there on the Atlantic coast, is still cut off, and nothing defiuite can be learned as to when news can be ob tained of the condition of affairs at Atlantic City, Sea Isle City, Barnegat, Beach Haven, Seaside Paid; and other coast re sorts. The nearest points to Atlantic City from which news has been received to day are Pieasantviile and Somers’ Point, both distant about five miles. Tne West Jersey railroad track between Pieasantviile and Atlantic City is entirely covered by water, and it is feared that much of it has been washed away. The Camden and At lantic and Keadiug railroads aro in the same condition. THE BLOW AS BAD AS EVER. News received at 2 o’clock from Pleasant vilte was to the effect that the storm is as bad to-day as it has been at any time since Sunday, and there are no indications of its abatement. Communicition between Som ers’ Point and Atlantic City is had by boat, but the furious storm now raging renders it impossible for a boat to run between these places. A dispatch received by General Manager Pugh of the Pennsylvania railroad to-day from Bomers’ Point, says that boatmen ar riving there report that the tide has cut through the beach in a number of places across Absecon beach, between Longport and Atlantic City, a distance of about five miles. HOUSES WASHED AWAT. At South Atlantic City three houses have been washed away. The railroad running SAVANNAH, GA„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1889. along the beach from Longport to Atlantic City is almost entirely destroyed. These boatmen also say that one large hotel, a number of smaller places and the entire board walk along the ocean front of At lantic City have been washed away. This board walk was aoout three miles long aid was lined with expensive booths, bath houses, ami places cf amusement aud it is presumed that these, too, were carried away. The inlet at the northern end of Atlantic City is also reported to be tl ioded, and much damage to property on that part of the island must ensue. Altogether it may be said that Atlantic City is in a very deplora ble condition. DANGER OF THE INHABITANTS. In order to render tho position of the people on the island precarious it is neces sary that the water should rise seven feet higher than it has ever beeu before, and this fact leaves ground fo- hope that the damage will be confined to property, aid that no lives will be lost. The place de pends on the outside world for its pro visions, and unless commnaication is re-es tablished within twenty-four hours there is likely to be a scarcity of food there. All that has b en said about Atlantio ■City applies with equal force to Sea Isle City. There are a largo number of resi dents at the later place, and it is impossible to obtain information as to the state of affairs there. As soon as the storm sub sides art effort will be made to send a steamer from Somers’ Point to Atlantic City. It will be several and lys before a tram can enter or leave that place over any of the railroads. THE DAMAGE TO TRACKS. No accurate estimate of tho damage to railroad tracks can be made by the officials, owing to the meager telegraphic facilities available, but it is known that many miles have been carried away, and that weeks will be required to place the lines where they were before the storm. OCEAN CUTY AN OCEAN. The Hotel and Cottages Riddled and Their Furniture Afloat. * Salisbury, Md., Sept. 11. —Reports of a startling character are coming in of the storm at Ocean City, Md., though the tele graph office there is unoccupied. The large columns supporting the porches at the hot els aud cottages are washed away, doors and ’ windows are broken down and furniture is floating about the beach. The seas last night were breaking to the second story of the Atlantic hotel and Con gress hall, and huge waves were ruuniog through the hotel six feet deep. Furniture is floating iu the rooms. The dauciug pa vilion at the Atlantic hotel is demolished, and the roofs of several cottages and porches aro fyiown away. NOT A BATH HOUSE LEFT. Thera is not.a vestige of a bath house on the beach. The life-saving station was damaged and the crow were preparing to desert it last night. A special train was sent over last night to rescue the dwellers on the beach. The work was accomplished by a largo number of stout men joining hands aud wading through the water kee deep. They broug t the ladies to the cars one by one, seated on their joiued hands. Thus all were saved. It was a perilous undertaking, and several times the rescuers were knocked down. Mr. Htockes, one of the rescuing party, was washed out to sea, but an incoming wave threw him back toward the beach and he was saved. The last occupants of the beach who left last night, expected that all the cottages aud portions of the hotels would be washed away. The damage amounts to thousands of dollars. THE POSTMASTER BRINGS NEWS. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 11.—Commu nication was had indirectly this afternoon with Sea Isle City Postmaster Chester, of that place, made his way to the main land and reports things in v ery bad shape there. Tho sea wall which was built to protect the place from the sea has been de stroyed. Fifteen houses have been washed away, including the Newlaod house, Star house and Shakespeare hotel. The Conti nental hotel, w hich is the largest and most important there, is all right. Tho Excur sion house, which is directly' on the ocean front, and the Surf house are said by Post master Chester to be in danger of destruc tion to-night. He does not report any loss of life. Tcwsend Inlet bridge, which is a very important structure, and one that it will be hard to replace, is reported to have been washed away. ROUGH ON LONS BRANCH. The Bluff so Badly Damaged That It Will Cost $170,000 to Repair It. Long Branch, N. J., Beptt 11.—This is the mist severe and damaging storm which has visited this section of the Ne w Jersey sea coast in the last fifty years. Here the surf ran so high that it washed over the outer end of the great ocean pior, and tossed it s foam and spray 200 feet in land. The bluff has again been badly dam aged, and it will cost fully $170,000 to re pair it. The worst cut in the bluff is oppo site tne site of the old East End hotel, north of the Hotel Brighton. Here the surf has eaten half through Ocean avenue, and every assault of the angry waters makes the gap bigger. Down in frontjjjof the United States hotel there is a cut that extends into the road way. There is a third one at North Bath avenue. UNDERMINING TIIE BLUFF. All along the ocean front the surf has un dermined tne bluff, a id to-night big chunks of earth are falling down aud heiria swal lowed up by the b iling waters. The surf lias twisted several of the iron piles of the ocean pier out of shape, and torn off the raiiing at the sea end. Many hotel bathiug Houses have been torn to pieces and the beach pavillions of the cottages have been undermined and swept away. The big fence of Jesse Seligmau, the New York banker, was blown down, as were also the ice h uses of the Elberm hotel. Many of the cottagers will have to build new bulkheads. Trees were blown down in all parts of town and the shubberv on the lawns of tSo cottages was torn up by the roots. The entire lot of new bathing houses on James H. VVboley’s place, at the front of the Howland hotel bluff, were torn out aud knocked into splinters in the surf. The telegraph wires are- down, both north and south of Long Branch. MANY WRECiCS AT LEWES. The Loss of Life Among the Crews Undoubtedly Heavy. Lewes, Del., Sept. LI.—A ship is ashore on the point of the cape. Her masts are cut away. She is supposed to be the Will iam R. Grace from Havre for Philadelphia. It is impossible for a boat to reach her. Other vessels known to be ashore are the bark Salvatore, the brig Richard T. Green, the echo mers Addie B. Bacon, S. A. Rudolph, JJima Reed. Munity R. Dyer, J. D. Robin son, Maj. William H. Taatum, G tm-les P. Suckney, Henry M. Clark, Ale a C ivert, J. F. Bu ker. JByron M. Norena. Gertruds Bum iiers, Maud Seward, A. aud E JHooper, the ba ge Tirnour and the pilot boat Bay ard. Toe schooners Kate E. Morse, Walter F. Parker and J. and L. Bryan sunk at fourteen foot bank. The 'mate of the Bryan and one colored seaman came down the lav on the hatch. The v think they are the"only survivors of the three last named vessels. The bark Thomas Keil ler (British) from Philadelphia for London appears to be on the beach. The bark Ata lanta (Danish) fr >m Hamburg for Phil idel phia and the schooner Nettie Champion are ashore bolow the iron pier. At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon tho storm was still raging. The sea is up to the town and everything on the beach is submerged. the maritime exchange wrecked. The maritime exchange statiou on tho x ater has been entirely gutted and most of t e property lost. The men in the station wore saved by the lied Star tug, Argus, and landed on the beach. All the wires along the beach are down. The mar itime exchange authorities expect to open their station on Capo Henlopeu as soon as the weather moderates. BKABRIUHTBBA BWEPT. Many of the Handsome Cottages Com plete Wrecks. Beabrioht, N. J., Sept. 11.—List night was a night of terror hero. Tho cottagers were badly frightened by the terrible surf and furious wind. The surf thundered away on the east side, and on the west the water in the Shrewsbury river rapidly uvertt i wed into the streets, flooding houses and stores. The sea cut anew inlet through into the Shrewsbury river norm of Seabright, near where there was an inlet 100 years ago, tearing away the Sandy Hook tracks of the Central railroad and again making Sandy Hook an island. Tho c ttages of George Blogden and A. F. Carpenter at Lowmoor, were undermined by the surf. They toppled down into the sea, and were torn to pieces. BADLY UNDERMINED. The cottages of William A. Street and Col. IV. L. Stroug are badly undermined, and will probably go over the little bluff. The cottages of Dr. E. R. Tubbs aud John Milt n Cornell are ia dangerous situations, as the surf is slowly eating its way toward their foundations. The soa rau over into the river belov the south end of tho Octagon house, and toppled over the cot tage lielouging to Esquire Howland. The b lek walls of tiie new Methodist Episcopal church are a mass of ruins. The beach is strewn with debris of all muds. CORPSES IN TIIE SURF. Several bodies have beon seen floating in the surf, but no one could recover them. All the cottagers north of hero have va cated their homes aud ore at t he hotels hero, and at Red Bank and axing Branch. This town is cut off from all railroad travel. AT LEAST FIFTY LIVES LOST. The News from Delaware Breakwater Growing Worse and Worse. Tuiladelphia, Pa., Sept. 11.—A special to the Inquirer from Lewes, Del., says: “Advices from Delaware breakwater state that it was the most furious storm known to the oldest inha it int. At least two score of vessels are now beached. Both wooden mors were washed away. The beach from Renoboth to Lewes is strewn vith wrecks. It is thought that at least fifty lives w ere lost. Men were seen clinging to the rigging of fast sinking vessels frantically yelling fob help. Life saving crews were powerless to redder assistance owing to the fury of the gale. It was a terrible sight to wit less, but no humau power could save them. Their bodies wore washed ashore this morn ing and buried in the saud along tiie water. Tne loss to vessel prop erty at the Breakwater will reach it is thought, #5,000,000. The storm has continued here with unabated fury, but beyond demolishing a few outbuildings and fences aud uprooting soma trees, there has beea no appreciable damage in this imme diate vicinity. Further up tho country peach orchards have been ruined, some having scarcely a treo standing.” ADVENTURES OF A WHALE BOAT The Craft Bunk and at Least One of Her Crew Was Drowned. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 11—An Annapo lis, Md., special to the News says: “Last night was an anxious one for the friends of the men in tho whale boat which picked up Seaman John 11. Bush, who was aboard tho steam-launch Swan which sunk yesterday. Tho boat also contained Ensign li.G. Dro-sel, David Morro and Frederick Carr, and Sea men Parker and Scott. The story is related by Ensign H. G. Dressel. The whale boat commenced to leak and it was found that the plug was out. The boat sank and Moore cried, “I cannot swim,” and sank. E sign Dressel, Bush and Carr (colored) held on to the keel for throe hours. The captain of the schooner Lilly E. Schmidt of Philadelphia, seeing them sent a boat com manded by Mate Thompson to the rescue, aud Bush, Carr and Dressel were rescued. Mate Thompson, owing to the high wind, could not regain his own boat, but succeeded in making the schooner Helen Hasbrouck, where the men, half-drowned, spent the night. A Baltimore tug brought them to Annapolis this ni rning. Parker is thought to have been picked up. The fate of Scott is unknown. It is thought ho was picked up by a passing steamer.” HAVOC AT HIGHLAND BEACH Nearly All the Buildings Owned By the Aasoclation Damaged. Highland Beach, N. J., Sept 11.—The damage here can hardly yet bo estimated. Nearly all the buildings owned by the Highland Beach Association are badly in jured. The track of the Central railroad has been torn up and the rails twisted out of shape. Big stones placed bore last spring ns a protection for the track were merely playthings of the strong surf, which tossed them about liko so* many chunks of wood. Between hero and Sandy Hook some two miles of riiilroal track has been carried away. To-night tne sea threatened to cut still another inlet into the Shrewsbury river. Great damage was done at Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and Avon-by-the-Sea. A SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN. The Center of the Storm 8(111 Near Cape Henry. Washington, Bept. 11. —The Signal Ser vice makes the following special report: There has been no change in the position of he storm on the Atlantic coast since morning. The barometric pressure lias remained nearly constant. The center of the storm is near Cape Henry, where it has been since Tuesday morn ing. The lowest barometer is 251 MO inches with a velocity of thirty-six miles from the northwest at Norfolk. The wind on the New Jersey coast is from tne north, and continues from the nortn east on the New England coast. The current velocity at Block island Is forty-eight tulles. The maximum velocity during the day was fifty-two miles High winds will continue dur ing Wednesday and Thursday. McAulliffe Wins a Prize Fight. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. IL—The prize fight to-night between McAulliffe and Pat Kiilen was won by McAulliffe in the seventh round. Acceptances of 4>£a. Washington, Boot. IL—The bond offer ings to-day were $23,3J0 4>js at 105%. All were accepted. TANNER’S HEAD TO FALL. HE OR NOBLE TO GO, AND IT'S APT TO BB THE CORPORAL. Tha Crisis in the Relations Between Them Reached Yesterday—The Mat ter Under Consideration at the White House—What to Do With the Corporal One of the Puzzlers of the President. Washington, Sept. 11.—The crisis in tho relations between Secretary Noble and Pen sion Commissioner Tanner which, Record ing to the former was reached to-day, con tinues without settlement at n late hour to night. Upon the best authority it may be said that Commissioner Tanner lias not been removed nor has his resignation beon re quested by the President. The same a ithority says, which has been patont for some time, that serious differences have arisen between Secretary Noblo and Commissioner Tanner, over questions concerning the administra tion of the pension bureau, but not iu any ise attesting the commissioner’s personal character, in the sense of imputing any corruption in bis acts. relate principally to rkratinos. The samo authority conceded that those matters related principally to trie reratiogs of pensions of employes and officials of the bureau and others, aud to certain state ments credited to tho commissioner iu in terviews and speeches. This is tho position of affairs to-night, but when tho autiioritv quoted was asked if it would probably remain so, lie deolined to commit himself, saying he had no inten tion of entering the field of prophecy. A CHANGE IN THE OFFICE IMMINENT. The air has been full of surmises and rumors all day respecting the case of Com missioner Tanner, and the unanimous opin ion is that a change in the office is imminent. The commissioner has not been at his office to-day, having spent the m ‘ruing at his home in Ge irgetowu, and most of the afternoon at the white house iu consultation with tho Presideui and Secretary N Lie. The secretary is re ported to have said that tho President must decide which one of tho two he will retain in his present position—Commissi tier Tan ner or himself; hut he will not talk of the matter to newspaper people, and the com missioner is equally non-commuuicativo. THE FIRST DEPUTY IN CHARGE. First Deputy Commissioner Binith has been ia charge of the office to-day, hut whether by especial designation of Hecre tary Noble or simply in the absonceof Com missioner Tanner, cannot be stated defi nitely. In all the excitement over the matter the lips of the officials directly con nected therewith seem to bo soalod. UNDER ADVISEMENT AT TnE WHITE HOUSE. Since yesterday morning the disposition of the case has been under advisement at the white house. Secretary Noble had sev eral conferences with tho President, ad Secretary Tracy, who is generally accepted as Commissioner Tauner’s friend and advo cate, has had as many hearings, but what is the result of them all has not beon dis closed. A NEW BERTH FOR THE CORPORAL. It is generally believed that the principal topic of the discussion at these conferences was what to do with Commissioner Tanne in case a change shall be made in the office of commissioner of pensions. Twoappoint ments have been discussed in this connec tion outside of official circles. United States marshal for tho southern district of New York, and register of the treasury. The first it is said tho commissioner can have if he loavos the pension bureau, without an v doubt. As to tho other office, the President is quoted ns saying that ho had no intention of removing Gen. Roseorans. ROSKCRANS DRAWING TWO SALARIES. It was said to-day, however, that the President was ignorant until yesterday of the fact that Gen. Rosocrans is drawing two Sftia ies from the government, one as register of the treasury and the other as a retired brigadier gonoral. A goutleman who mentioned this to hi n says that th lb oaideut was much surprised at learuiug it. The office of marshal pays $3,000 and that of register $4,000. Commission Tau nor is reported as being very reluctant t j return to Brooklyn. tanner’h successor. With the rumors of a change in the head of the pen-i m bureau has como the discus sion of the possible successor to Commis sioner Tanner. Senator liiscock is credited witti pushing the claims of ex-pension agent Poole of Syracuse for the place. Ex- Gov. Foster of Ohio, who was alleged to have originated tho scheme to provide for Commissioner Tanuor by making him register of the treasury, is said to be sup porting Gen. Charles Brown of Cincinnati, who was a prominent candidate for ap pointment with Commissioner Tanner. It is the general impression that New York will not again be favored if a change be made. ANXIETY OF THE CLERKS. At the pension bureau, rumors concern ing the tenure of the commissioner have had a disquieting effect natu ally, and a speedy settlement of the controversy is essoutial to good administration of the office. If Commissioner Tanner shall leave his depa ture will be greatly regretted oy the clerks, who speak in warm terms of the consideration with which he has always treated them. ADVISED TO RESIGN. One report to-night is that President Harrison had advised Commissioner Tanner to resign and that to-morrow will see a settlement of the trouole. Gen. Alger, commauder-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Gov. Foraker of Ohio and Commander Wilson of 1 Cansss are all said to have telegraphed Corpora! • Tan ner advising him not to resign. These messages, togeiher with the influence of his wife, are sad to have b. eu instrumental in holding the commissioner back from following tho advice of the Presi dent. MRS. tanner’s spunk. Mrs. Tanner is reported to have said that if her husbaud resigned the office of com missioner of pensioners she would choose to take in washing rather tba i that he should accept the the office of United States mar shal for Sew York. To-night a commit tee of the G. A. R. of tue District of Columbia, headed by Gou. S. S. Burdette,ex-Commander-in-chief, called at tbe white house to see tho Presi dent in behalf of the pension cominis iouer, but it was after he had i etired. He sent word that he wou and be glad to see them in the morning. Several G. A. 11. friends spent tho evening witn Commis sioner Tanner, but they decline to say what, if anything, was the resuit of their conferences. Commissioner Tan ner steadily denied himself to newspaper men. Senator Frank Hiscock entertained Vice President Morton and Secretary Tracy at his hotel to-night, Tbe pension commis sioners hip, it is nelieved, formed the princi pal topic of conversation. THE RESIGNATION IN HAND. Washington. Sept. 11, 11:50 p. m.— President Harrison has received the resig nation of James Tanner as commissioner of pensions. In his letter conveying his resig nation, it is said, Commissioner Tanner writes t.) at he recognizes that differences exist botwoon himsolt and the,Secretary of the Interior respecting the administration of the pension bureau, and these differences being radical, in tho interest of a th'r oughly satisfactory admiaistration of the office, he should redgn. LONDON’S LA BO It CLASH. Several More Whurlingers Concede the bnmsuds. London, Sept. 11.—Tbo negotiations be tween the representatives of the dock com panies and the wharfingers wero resumed to-day. The conference was private, though, with a view to prevent subsequent misun derstandings, a stenographer was present to transcribe tho proceedings. Cardinal Manning has postponed his in terview with the directors of the dock companies until to-morrow. Mr. Burns is ill from overwork and is taking a day’s rest. ADDITIONAL. SURRENDERS. Several more wharfingers have conceded the demands of the strikers. Nearly 1,000 men resumed work this morning. The 'tinkers are as resolute as ever in the stand they have taken. Their pickets display greater activity, and have prevented many batches of new men engaged to take the places of the men from proceeding to the docks, Another meeting of the strikers was Isold at Tower Hill to-day. Mr. Tillott and Mr. Champion made addresses, in which they congratulated the strikers upon an increase in the subscriptions for their beneltt, and tho hettor organized plan for the distribu tion of the relief funds. They expressed a belief that Cardinal Manning, who they -aid was deeply impressed with the justice and leg lity of tho strikers’ demands, would succeed finally in arranging a settlement. GENEROUS AUSTRALIA. Further contributions of money for the relief of tho sinkers have been received trom Australia, The strike committee has nearly ill-,000 in hand. The seamen’s union lias sent a request to the unions in Australia to refuse to unload vessels from Loudon loaded by “black-legs.” At the meeting yesterday it is believed the dock directors and shipjiers discussed two schemes, the first for the payment of heavier dues, and the second for direct em pioyuient of ttie dookuieu by shippers. The latter subject is a thorny one, and is likely to lead to protracted discussion. Cardinal Manning has addressed a letter to the directors of the dock companies. A reply is expected to-morrow. The docks a Ltveipooi are unusually active. Many vossels are going to the Mersey in praference to the Thames. 81-METALLIC ADVOCATES. Senator Magniu Points Out a Possi ble Financial Disaster. Paris, Sept. 11. —The bi-motallic con gress was opened iu tho Trocadero to-day, Senator Magnin presiding. Thero aro 170 numbers present, including twenty-three representatives of European and other gov ernments. M. Magnin maun tho o|jenin'. address. Ho referred to the disastrous ri>- >ults that would follow if America should abolish the Klaud net mid the Latin union be denounced. Such notion on tne part o! America, he said, would lead to a commer cial catastrophe that would affect the whole civilized world. STANDBY’S MARCH. He Going Toward Mombamisaa lifter Hard Fighting. Brussels, Sept. 11. —Tho Afou. *.< Oeographinue states that Henry M. Stan ley is marching toward Mombamisia after fighting his way through tho bostilo coun try of tbe Dm joro and Uganda tribes and conquoring the natives. He has, the paper says, established the authority of the British Hast Africa Company over tbe country from tbe Upper Nile to tba east coast. The paper declares that it is doubtful if Emin Pasiia, to whose relief the Stanley expe dition was origi ally tent, is accompanying Stanley to the coast. ENGLAND AND GERMANY. Negotiations Afloat for a New Agree meat Aoout Afrioa. Berlin, Sept, 11.—The Vossich eZeituny says it believes that negotiations are on foul for anew agreement between England and Germany regarding Africa. It is probable, the paper says, that the Sultan of Zanzibar will cede the islands of Mafia and Pemba to Germany as au offset to the Benadir con cessions to England. ANTWERP’S BIG FIRS. A Claim That tho Cartridges Were Filled With Dynamite. Antwerp, Sept. 11.—The official inquiry into the causes whioh led to the recent dis astrous explosion and conflagration in this city, is progressing in secret. It is offici ally denied that the cartridges which ex ploded in the factory contained dynamite. It is believed that, the explosion occurred in the factory before the petroleum reservoirs caugnt on fire. “Jack the Kipper” Not Found Yet. London, Sept. 11.—The p dice have dis covered no clew to lead to the detection of the murderer of the woman who was found under tbe railway arch in Whitechapel yesterday morning. The body of the vic tim still lies in the morgue, and, as yet, has not been identified. Fast Trip by tbe City of Paris. Queenstown, Sept. 11. —The time of passage of the Inman line steamer, City of Paris, which arrived here last night from New York, was six days, tbreo hours and fltty-?ight minutes. Her daily runs were as follows: d'il knots, 41-, 443, 417, 451, 425, 217, a total of 2.768 knots. The Supprssion of Boulanger. Paris, Sept. 11.—The prefect of the Beine has refused to accept dcderations of their candidacy for members of the cnamber of deputies from Gen. Boulanger and AI. Rochefort. TWO HANGED BY A MOB. The Citizens ot tho Town Bay They Will Ferret Out the Lynchers. Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 11. —A mob broke opeo the jail at Morganton at 3 o’clock this morning, took out Frankliu Stack, a white man, and David Booue, a uegro, a..d hanged them. Stack ambushed Robert Parker, a student at college who killed Stack’s brother some mouths back, and Boodo shot and killed a man at a camp meeting. The people of Morganton pro pose to ferret out tue lynchers and punish them. Tammany’s New Grand Sachem. New York, S9ut. 11. — Abraham B. Tappen of tne Twenty-fourth a.sembly dis trict was this afternoon elected grand sachem of the Tam many society in the place of Sheriff Flack, resigned. , DAILY, *lO A YEAR I 1 5 CENTS 1 COPY. V J WEEKLY 51. kt A YEAR ) BRUTAL DOUBLE MURDER A NEORO AND HIS DAUGHTER KILLED BY REGULATORS. The Eack of the Old Man’s Head Blown Off with a Gun and Hia Face Beaten in With the Stocks of the Weapons—The Woman’s Throat Cut from Ear to Ear. Nrw Orleans, Sept. 11..-A special from Lafayette, La., says: “A brutal double murder was committed six miles from this place on tho Abbeville road Monday night. Near the roadside stood a small cabin, and t in this lay the mutilated b dies of Ros inond Corlior (colored), ami his daughter H isalie. The following particulars were elicited at the coroner’s inquest: Ros iiltmd, who was over 60 years of ago, was whipped and ordered to leave the country soruo months ago by a band of rogulurs, and foiling to obey, met an un timely end Monday night. It appears that about 10 o’clock a party of masked ineu rode up to bis house and demanded admit tance. and on being refuse I, b ok the door down. The old man fired both barrels of a shot guu into the crowd, killing a white mail named Jehu Judice. R smuud then tied, pursued by ttie now enraged party, who fired repeatedly at tho fugitive. brutal murder. “They ovortook Him about UOO yard* from the house and blow the entire back part of his head off and then crushed iu the frontal bone by blows with their guns. The body of Rosalie lay stretched iu front of tho cabin this morning with her throat cut from ear to ear. The little cabin was riddled with bullets from Winchester nllc# ami smaller arms, about 300 balls having been fir at into it. As ihe cabin wai an isolated one the coroner’s jury could find ao evidence incriminating any one. The body of masked men who murdered R js moud and his daughter numbered about thirty. TWO OTHER NEGROES WHIPPED. “Tho regulators, before reaching Corller’S house, severely whipped two negroes—La eien Montgomery and Joseph, alias Toby (Jobb. The vi tlms wore fearfully lacerated oil their backs, and received ugly wounds uliout. the head and face, inflicted with aa instrument made by attaching a piece of buggy trace, about two feet long, to a handle made of wool, about tho same distance m length. Cobb says the crowd caine t > his house and with an oath demanded admittance. Being refused, they broke down tho door, and took himself and Lucion down the road quite a distance, and there bout them unmercifully for nearly half an hour. Ho did not recognize them as they were all masked, one being drossed in woman’s clothing. cause of the visit. “Ho could not give any explanation as to why he was Hogged, but did not ascribe it o politics, lie noard the men say some thing to Lucien about voting for Minor, out could not remember what it was. It is learned that about two months ago Cobh had a negro school teacher living with hitu ind ttiat the man was ordered to leave. Not doing so, a party' went to Cobb’s house <ne night und demanded that the teacher bo given up, whereupon Cobb grew angry and tired into the crowd, wounding two of them. Slnue that time vengeance has been vowed upon him, and it was wreaked Monday night. Cobb when seen was in bed, and will remain there for several months before he recovers from the severe whipping administered to him. it is the opinion of the sheriff that other •arties were wounded in the affair last night, but so far nothing definite has been ascertained iu this respect." \N EXPLOSION IN CALIFORNIA. Four Men Dead and Two Others Believed to Have Met a Similar Fate. San Francisco, Hopt. 11.—A boiler In the Cali torn door nud blind factory it Oakland, exploded yesterday, killing; four men outright and injuring several there, two probably futally. Two others re supposed to lie buried in ttie ruins, ihe explosion occurred iu the room where here wero three boilers. One was blown 100 feet away, another half .hut distance, and tho third, the one which exploded, was split in two pieces. The en gine house was completely demolished, and ..be factory caught on fire. Tho explosion was caused by machinery in the mill being suddenly thrown off, and the boilers could not free themselves of the steam which arose. MISSISSIPPI'S CONFLICT. The Insurrection lata in Le Flore and Talabatcble Number 75. Ooffeevillk, Miss., Sept. IL—The trouble In Le Flore and Taiahatchie coun ties, which was supposed to have been set tled, is yet menacing. The latest reporta from those counties estimate the total num ber of negro insurrectionists at seventy five. A re-union of Mississippi soldiers was held at Winona Monday, at which speeches wero made by Senators Walthall and George, in which they warned tho peo ple in the south about being hasty in deal ing with the negroes and anticipating fur ther serious trouble with that race in the delta. _ _ MISCEGENATION DOOMED. Arrest a for the Practice to be Mttda at Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo., Sepr. 11. —In his re cent caarge to the grand jury, Judge White called attention to the existence of anew state law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks. The first arrest under the law was made to-day, it being that of Charles Hodson and a colored woman whom he married Sept. 6. Miscegenation has been quite common in this city, and a large number of arrests are expected to follow. TO LIE IN THE SAME GRAVE. A Woman Dies on Hearing of tho Death of Her Husband. Belvidere, N. J., Sept. 11.—George Simmons, a farmer of Hardwick township, died suddenly yesterday. When Mrs. Sim mons was informed of the death of her husband her head drooped and five minutes later she was dead—th • doctors say of heart failure. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons were an aged couple and will be buried in the same gravo. _____________ CRUISE OF THE BALTIMORE. The Vessel Not Apt to Put to Bea During the Storm. Philadelahia, Pa., Sept 11.—The new cruiser Baltimore started down the Dela ware river from Cramps’ ship yard at 11:30 o’clock this morning for her trial trip at sea. The probabilities are that she will not get outside until to-morrow, or perhaps not then if the sea is very heavy. It is ex pected that she will be out at sea four days.