COVERED WIT
MS
Worth Millions of Dollars, the
Shah of Persia is Eairly
Dazzling England.
HIS VERY PECULIAR WAYS
About aa Big a Feature of His Visit
' to the British Isles.
BE MJOIS HIMSELF AT THE EACES.
X MnnJFoond Who Wonld Giro Over a Mil
lion for His Majesty's Jewelry Some of
tbe Stories Told of the Persian Monarch
lie Meet a Lody Who Yns Too Old
Wont to b Introduced to a Different
bet of People Tbe Slaughter of Dor
Ttsbes Causes All England to Miudder
No Fears Necessary neennse tbe North
American Squadron lo to be Increased
The Government II eld to Its Promise
About Royal Dowries Richness of the
Johnnneibcrg Gold Fields.
Instead of dazzling the Shah of Persia
upon his visit to England, His Majesty has
turned the tables and is doing the dazzle
act himself, the number and value of the
jewels he wears being something remark
able. His Majesty's personal habits don't
Beem to have been much improved since his
former risit to England and Germany. A
correspondent dilates upon the richness of
the Johannezberg gold fields. The slaughter
of nearly 1,000 dervishes on the banks of
the Kile is considered a horrible affair, even
in England.
CUT CABLE TO TUX DISPATCH. 3
London; July 6. Copyrighted. It is
necessary to do more talking about the
Shah, for England has done nothing but
ieast him, stare at him, run after him, and
talk and write abont him all week. Tens
of thousands of pounds have been spent in
taking care of him, and the thing is to go
on for a long while. The authorities started
out to dazzle His Eastern Majesty, but in
fact, England has been dazzled rather more
than the Shah, who gets himself up regard'
less, and takes everything else but his own
comfort with marvelously cool indifference.
The Shah's costumes have been something
absolutely gorgeous. The gold belt around
his waist was fastened with the biggest
emerald ic the world. He wears
Breastplates of Enormous Diamonds,
besides which he lias a tremendous aig
rette of brilliants in his hat and strings of
precious stones scattered all over him. A
man who understood such things saw him
at tbe opera, and said that he wonld be very
glad to buy him as he stood for (1,000,000,
and return him next dny unharmed, minus
his clothes. N
His Majesty wears, among other orna
ments, a cash or the Order of the Garter, to
the center of which he has fastened his enor
mous diamond called the "Sea of Light."
The man who had valued His Majesty at
?1,000,000 did not notice this at first, but
when he did so admitted that he was willing
to increase his price considerably.
What Ills Majesty Is Doing.
The Sbah has done all kind of things
since he has been here; most of which you
have heard about. At his dinners and
lunches he makes no speeches outright,
simply whispering something in the ear of
whoever sits next him, which is repeated for
the benefit of the company. He does not
eat or drink, but looks on and smiles. This
omission is probably not due to any fear of
poisoning, but perhaps he is disgusted with
the many comments that have been made
upon his peculiar methods at the table.
What seems to have amused His Majesty
most, next to the big ballet at the Empire,
was his trip to the Zoological Gardens. He
went unexpected, without any crowd, and
wandered abcut placidly from cage to cage,
viewing the monkeys with peculiar interest;
also the performances of the sea lions, and
between whiles refreshing himself with
A Pnll at a Bottle
which he carried in his coattail pocket,
which is said to contain only cold tea.
At Kempton he bet on the winning horse,
carnival, putting up 10 to back his
own judgment, which is fairly good. He
was so pleased at this way of making money
that he wanted to bade his fancy on the
next race at 1,000, but the Prince of "Wales,
who knows what it is, persuaded him net to
do so.
On Thursday, at the Prince of "Wales'
trarden party, the Shah met General
Boulanger, but according to a friend who
witnessed the interview, the brave General
does not seem to have created a very strong
impression, lira, Alice Shaw, of New
York, however, impressed his Majesty very
strongly. She. whistled tunes for him at
the big entertainment given by Sir Albert
Bassoon, at the Empire, and was very
steadily and intently gazed at by his
Majesty, who could scarcely be persuaded
there was not some artificial means to help
the ordinary course of whistling.
A Walters' Strike Successful.
The waiters at the Lord Mayor's luncheon
made a good thing of the royal presence.
Ordinarily they get five shillings each for
waiting at lunch, and have to supply their
own white ties. This time, just before lunch
was ready, the 130 engaged on the particular
occasion sent an humble petition declaring
that they thonght seven and sixpence would
not be too much for waiting upon his
Majesty, and they got seven and sixpence
when they had started to put on their coats
and leave.
Many of the endless stories told abont the
Shah are good, bnt unfortunately not suited
to the eyes or ears of young persons, and
therefore cannot be printed. "What strikes
those he met At first is the absolute frank
ness with which he uses his limited
knowledge of the French language. On
being introduced, for instance, to a lady
over 30 and not more than 40, who had in
trigued successfully for a jirsseoUticn, he
Glanced at Her Disapprovingly
through his spectacles, without moving a
muscle of his face, -and said bluntly, "Trop
trd' t7 which he Beast to convey that
she was too old; that he had met her too late
in life to be interesting.
It is also said, though perhaps It is not
true, that having dined on three occasions
"th the same princesses, duchesses, and'
other familiar objects, he appealed to the
Prince of Wales to order in another lot of
women to dinner, as he had seen all these
before.
Lord Castletown considers that the Shah is
a great sportsman, and writes him up from
that point of view, in tne New Review. It is
difficult, however, from His Majesty's ap
pearance, to put much faith in this, particu
larly after rea'ding a description of his
fashion of hunting. This represents him
as going in search of big game, preceded by
hia Mirckbor or Lord of the Manger, an
aged but agile individual, who has charge
of the Majesty's hounds, hawks, etc
A Peculiar Manner of Hantlng.
This old man whose costume, by the
way, must be something like a cross be
tween that of a London Tower beef-eater
and the average tenor with his boots, in a
comic opera crawls around until he finds
something to shoot in comfortable range.
Then he calls the Shah, hands him-his gun.
points out what he is to shoot at and lets
him blaze away. Castletown says that His
Majesty shoots well and has killed tiger
and bear, as well as leopard and wild sheep.
This peculiarly interesting potentate has
had numerous clever sayings attributed to
him, but unluckily there is only too good
reason to believe that his dusky Majesty
confines himself, on being presented, to in
quiring whether the presented one has dined
or lunched or breakfasted, as the case may
be, or now he liked what he had to eat, or
something similar, and that the appropriate
things credited to him are the Invention of
the interpreter engaged to use his Ability to
say pleasant things quite as much as for
his knowledge of Persian and English.
A Very Interesting Feature
of the Shah's retinue and one which excites
much sympathy among women, is a little
boy about 14, who nearly always drives by
with His Majesty. He is not one of the
Shah's 11 sons, and nobody seems to know
exactly what he is, though he is always on
hand. The story is that some witch, an
astrologer or other far-seeing sharp in
whom His Majesty has confidence, has pre
dicted that his life would equal that of the
boy, and hence the Shah's anxiety to keep
the youth under his own eye and in good
health. His Majesty's life, however, will
not be worth much unless the diet of this
lad is altered. At Sassoon's entertainment,
for instance, the little chap was constantly
trying to go to sleep, and was kept awake
merely by ao innumerable succession of
ices of various colors and flavors which met
with his approval.'
Any number of English towns and -English
functionaries, of various sorts, are
striving for a chance to do something to be
agreeable, and Nazr-ed-Din is evidently in
for a good time, as long as he chooses to re
main. A GREAT GOLD EIELD.
Bates Dorsey Tells of tho lUchcs of the
Johsnnerberg Field Tbe Xleld of
Ibe Various Veins Unskilled
Labor Plentiful.
CBT CABLI TO THE DISPATCH.
London, July 6. Mr. Bates Dorsey,
whose opinion on the South African gold
fields were recently alluded1 to in this corre
spondence, writes that your correspondent,
in condensing in order to cable over, has
somewhat misrepresented his meaning.
"Tne following," he says, "is briefly my
opinion of the Johannesburg district, in
Transvaal, South Africa: The rocks of
this district have evidently been de
posited from the water. On the northern
and eastern rim or edge, the., formation has
been tilted up to an angle of 45 to 25 degrees
from the horizontal by an irruption of the
igneous rocks, the same"1 formation will
probably be found on the "south and west,
thus forming a basin that will probably
measure ever 80 miles east And west and 40
miles north and south. In this basin are'
found numerous strata of conglomerate,
locally called blanket reefs, which are in
reality nothing but
Contact Veins of Conglomerate,
carrying gold in varying quantities in
different reefs, though each individually is
fairly uniform in qualify and thickness,
with the exception of the main and black
reefs. These reefs have been little worked
and have different names in different locali
ties or mines, They vary much in their
mill yield, from one-half an ounce of gold
on the main reef to six ounces per ton on the
middle reef. The other reefs have been
comparatively little worked. The average
monthly yield in the mill of the black reef
is 15 pennyweights, and of the Zuurbult
one ounce per ton. Many or the other
veins have been opened and assay well. In
no part of the world have veins been found
giving such a continuous and uniform yield
of gold. The main reef has been worked
for a distance of 30 miles continuously, and,
with a few breaks, i( has been tested and
worked 20 miles farther. The lowest yield
has been 700 penny weights per ton,
which will pay a good working profit when
the work is thoroughly organized on a large
scale. The deepest workings at present in
this district are about 250 feet down, on the
dip of the vein. The ore found there is
equal in quantity and quality to that found
in the upper workings. As the yield of tbe
vein is so constant and uniform in length
there is no apparent reason why it should
not be equally so in depth.
A Paradise for Capitalists.
"With well organized work on a large
scale, the total cost of mining and milling
ore from most of tbe veins here should not
exceed S4 per ton. In many cases It should
be done for less. There is an abundance of
?;ood, cheap, unskilled labor, good coal is
onnd near the mines, in some cases less
than a quarter of a mile distant, and food
for man and beast will ultimately be cheap,
as there is an abundance of land which can
be irrigated, that can raise more than will
be required for home consump
tion. The scarcity of timber
and skilled labor are the only
drawbacks to cheap mining. The present
cost of these will, however, be largely re
duced by the construction of railroads
which will probably take place in the near
future. These estimates of the cost of
mining and milling are based upon my
experience and observance in the gold pro
ducing district of the United States. Big
reports and very rich specimens come here
from! the northern districts, but as I have
not seen the mines as there I can say noth
ing about them from personal knowledge.
This district promises to be the most con
stant ftr pay, and the most productive gold
region ever discovered, and investments
made with judgment af moderate prices will
yield large returns."
AMEEIfJA KEEDS'T BE ALARMED.
The Reinforcements to tbe British North
America Fleet Aren't Mncb.
CBT CABLX TO TBI BISrATCH.J
London, July 6. Terrifying rumor
have been current here to-day to the effect
that England, resolved to stand no more
nonsense from the United States, had de
cided to heavily reinforce tMb British fleet
on the North American station. Your cor
respondent thonght it to be his duty to traek
una Boaster to tta Uir, wiUi tfee rtsK that
lie is now authorized to soothe the American
people.
The Bepublio is not seriously menaced.
The reinforcements need not woiry the
Navy Department, as they consist of three
little torpedo boats, which are to be divided
somehow between the North American and
West Indies stations, and whose constitu
tions are so frail that they cannot be allowed
to start until Her Majesty's storeship Tyne
is ready to convey them across the Atlantic
A SICKENING SLAUGHTER,
Tbe Position of the Poor Dervishes as
the
Nile a Horrible One.
1ST CASL TO TOB PISFATCH.1
London, July 6. The slaughter of the
dervishes on the Nile's bank has raised a
shudder even jn England, where the shoot
ing down of savages is regarded as part of
the-Empire's great civilizing mission. The
position of the poor wretches in this case is
particularly horrible. They advanced many
day's journey across the desert, and almost
reached tbe Kile panting for a drink of
its refreshing waters, bnt (here, on the
bank, the Khedive's troops were drawn up.
The savages fought the whole day in the
broiling Soudan snn to get at the water, but
without avail, and they hid themselves at
night in the hills. Mounted cavalry
scoured the banks all night to prevent the
tribesmen Xrom reaching the Nile, and the
gunboats flashed electric lights and fired
shells continuously with the same object.
All the next day the same tactics were
observed, and scores of poor Arabs have now
been found dead, their parched tongues pro
truding, shriveled and dry, from their
scorched bodies. Hades itself could not
have provided more exquisite torture for
them. Some of tbe rebel women tried to
steal to the river for water for tbe fighting
men, but they wero promptly captured and
transported across tne Nile, whence they
could render no succor,
REMINDED OF ITS PROMISE.
The British Government Called Down for a
Bare Case of Forgetfalness.
CBT CABLE TO THE PISrATCH.
London, July 0. The daughter of the
Prince of Wales is to be married on the
27th to Lord .Fife, and Parliament has
been asked to provide her with a dowry,
Tbe faithful House of Commons is also
called upon to make adequate provision for
the Prince's eldest son, Albert Victor, who,
it is understood, will also enter the bonds of
holy matrimony as soon as he has been
placed in a position to keep a wife in a
befitting state. When Parliament was last
asked for money, for the Princess Beatrice,
a solemn promise was made by the Govern
ment that the hat would not be sent around
again until the whole question of allow
ances for the royal family bad been consid
ered by a select committee of the House of
Commons. The Government was reminded
ot the promise and tried to evade it, but the
opposition became so strong that they had
to give way. ana a committee will be ap
pointed forthwith.
As the committee will be mainly com
posed of Conservatives! their report will not
be verysatisfactory. The sturdy Badicals
zxe opposed to the beggarly system which
periodically brings the Queen before ber
subjects aa a mendicant. Lively debates
may be therefore predicted with confidence.
The readers of The Dispatch were told a
few weeks ago, in a special article, of the
enormous cost of British royalty.
MB. PETEES' WIFE.
She Horsewhips Him, Pounds Hie Faceaad
Creates Tbr'FlrstBensatlon or the
Long Branch Season She Is
Tonne and Pretty. '
rsriCIAX. TIUtOEAM TO TIIX DIBrATCH.l
Lono Bkanch, July 6. A Mr. Peters,
of New York, was driving leisurely down
Ocean avenue in an open surrey this even
ing. Just as he reached the United States
gateway Mrs. Peters came to the side of the
wagon, seized the whip and began
to lay it about his head. The
horse, not liking the whiz of the
whalebone, became decidedly nervous. "I'll
teach you to go out riding with other
women, and in my wagon, too," exclaimed
Mrs. Peters, and she went on with her les
son vigorously. When she had finished she
gotfnto a hack and drove away, with the
parting words:
"If you know what's good for you, you'll
come home right now."
Mr. Peters, it appeared, had taken his
wife's surrey this afternoon to take Miss
Frankie Kemble, the burlesqne actress, out
to drive.. He had left her up at the West
End when he met his wife.but that lady had
hardly gotten out of sight in her hack when
Miss Kemble and Mr. Edward Claybury
came down tbe avenue on foot. After ex
changing a' few words with Mr, Peters,
the couple got into the wagon with
him and drove round the corner to
the cottage occupied by Miss Kemble. The
lady went into the house. Mr. Clavbury
and Mr. Peters stood on the sidewalk" talk
ing, when round the corner came a flutter of
bine silk, a flash of russet shoes and
an instant later two be-diamonded
fists were battering Mr. Peters'
face. It was Mrs. Peters again,
and she went inside, interviewed Miss
Kemble, came out and took her husband to
dinner at the Ocean Hotel and then sat on
tbe back piazza with him. His excuses
only further angered her and exclaiming:
"Nobody rides in this wagon but me," she
seized the whip, lashed the horse into a run
and drove sirittly np the avenue leaving her
husband alone.
Mrs.Peters is small of stature, very plump,
blonde and very pretty. She is 33 years ot
age, but looks much younger. She has
yellow hair, cut short and verv curlv, a
pink and white complexion and a babv
mouth. Mr. Peters is about "CO. He is
well preserved and has a kindly face.
STABVING MISEES.
They Are Glren Relief From the Johnstown
Fond Still Panned by a Coal
Company'sTrranny.
rgrZCIAX. TXIXQBAM TO TUSDI8rATC3.1
Chicago, July 6. There are no 1pm
than 25,000 people in the mining district of
Braidwood and Coal City who are de
pendent on charity. The extreme poverty
to which these people are reduced is proved
by an incident which happened to-day. A
horse belonging to one of the striking
miners broke its leg and had to be shot.
The horse was dragged to the side of the
road, and at night many of the
starving families had horse flesh
for supper. It' was the first square meal
that many of them had eaten iu weeks,, and
they enjoyed it The cause of all this pov
erty is the tyranny of tbe officials of the
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal
Company. The miners were forced to strike
by repeated reductions in their wages, and
now many families among them are starv
ing. ,
A committee from Braidwood called on
Treasurer On ahan to-day. After explain
ing the situation at the desolate mines, they
received a check for 11,000. The money., was
taken from the Johnstown fund, and more
-will come from the same and other sources.
The Secretary of the IVermilion Company
is using every effort to stop the contribu
tion of food and money in Chicago, an 1 his
tatements"bf drunkenness and laziness
among the strikers have all been'provea un
true. The State Beard of, Charities .will eo
to the dsstltutejjrtrlet .oa,K4y.. K tfee
THE BLAME IS PLACED
A Coroner's Jury Charges tho Terri
ble Johnstown Disaster to
THE FEAlf SOOTfl FOBK DAM.
And
Bays tho -Members of the Fining
Club Are Responsible.
THE CORONER WILli EEPOET TO COURT
Congress Will
la AJtea to Extend
Pestitnte Baffsrers.
All to toe
A verdict has at last been rendered by a
Coroner's Jury on a victim of the Cone
maugh disaster. The jury decide s thatthe
South Pork dam was imperfectly con
structed and inadequate for the purpose for
which it was intended, and that the mem
bers of the fishing club are responsible for
the destruction. Immediate aid is required
for the destitute victims, and Congress will
be asked to assist
trnoM a stajt coRiiisrojrDtxr.i
Johnstown, July 6. Coroner Evans,
of Cambria county, has found the members
of the South Fork Pishing Club responsible
for the loss ot life and the destruction of
property occasioned by the bursting of the
dam at Conemaugh Lake. The last session
of the Coroner's court was held this even
ing and one witness was examined. At the
conclusion of the testimony the jury delib
erated upon the" case for about halfan hour,
and then found a verdict against the mem
bers of the club. The following is a ver
batim copy of the verdict as written by the
coroner:
We, the undersigned jury. Impanelled to
Investigate the cause ot tbe death of Ellen
Hlte, on tbe day of May 31, after bearing tbe
testimony, find that Ellen Hite came to ber
death from drowning, and that tbe drowning
was caused by the breaking of tbe South Fork
dam. We further And from the testimony and
what we saw on the ground, there was not
sufficient waste weir, nor was tbe aam con
stracted sufficiently strong, nor of
tbe proper material to withstand
tbe overflow, and bence we find that the own
ers or said dam were culpable in not making It
as secure as It should have been, especially in
view of tbe fact that a population of many
thousands were in tbe valley below, and we
bold that tbe owners are responsible for the
fearful loss of life and property resulting from
tb e breaking of the dam.
Witness onr hands and seal July 6, 1889.
John Cono.
ABRAHAM FEBVXB,
H.B. Blair,
John H. Devise.
John A. WissiNazit,
F. W. ComcK.
HE DECLINED TO TESTHT.
Upon assembling this evening all the
members of the jury were present Lieuten
ant Keese, of the United States army, a com
petent engineer and one of tbe men who had
made an inspection of the dam after
the flood, had been requested by
the Coroner to be present and give
his testimony, A note was received
from Lieutenant Keese saying that upon
the advice of his superior officer he would
net be present- The Coroner said if he
thonght it would be necessary he would
make the engineer testify, bnt under the
circumstances, did not think so.
Mr. James Shoemaker, a grocer of Johns
town? who lost-alt-of -his property in the'
flood, together with his wife and six chil
dren, was called to testify. He declined to
be sworn; and after being affirmed, testified
as follows:
I was at the South Fork dam nine years aeo
this spring. Tbe fishing clnb were then repair
ing the dam. It was leaking at the time. Tbe
men used dirt and straw to fill in tbe dam. I
drove out en the dam. In the center was a
break which prevented us trom going across,
and I saw a wagon load of straw or bay which
they had damped In the dam and threw dirt
npon It. Tbe stuff was clay, gravel and stono
that they had dug out of the hillside toward
Johnstown. Tbe work did not indicate any
packing or puddling.
THE BREAK XN THE DAM.
was not large. The water was running through
the bottom of it. I did not take nartlcnlar
notice as to the quality of the material they
were repairing the dam with. I did not know
who tbe owners of tbe dam were at that time.
I have been there once since, bnt conld not see
whether the dam was leaking or not. The pipes
were tnere the first time, and the water was
running through the dam. Hay was right above
the pipes, and In the breast of the dam.
The dirt was dumped into the dam from the
top. There is no donbt In my mind that If
there had been pipes there to let the water
through It conld have been drawn off. The
dam was wide enough then for me to turn a
two-horse carriage on the top. I did not know
the exact width of tbe dam at the break.
At the conclusion of Mr. Sbumaker's tes
timony he retired, and upon the faces of the
inrvmen were looks of determination. It
did not take them long to make up their
minds after the evidence had been reviewed
by Coroner Evans, and they rendered the
verdict as given above.
After the verdict had been read your cor
respondent interrogated the Coroner as to
what his future course would be in the
matter. Dr. Evans said: "As far
as I am concerned the case is now settled.
It is now the duty of the proper officers to
take it up and act as tbe law directs. I will
make my report and seed a transcript of the
verdict to the Cambria County Court at
Ebensburg, and the Prosecuting Attorney
of the county, Mr. John Fendlow, should
take it up. There is no necessity of any in
structions from me in the matter. The ver
dict is plain enough and there is no mistak
ing what the jury means."
A JUST VEBDICT.
"Is the verdict what yon expected, or do
you think it is a proper finding?" inquired
the jjispatch correspondent.
"I certainly think it is, and it meets with
ray hearty approbation. No matter what
the people all over the country say, I think
the verdict is a iust one and was strictlv in
"accordance with the evidence."
A member of the firm of John Thomas &
Son, who are going to enter the test suit tor
damages said to-day: "There has not been
much change in the situation. We are
going to enter ounsuit when Mr. Bose, our
attorney, wlio is now suffering from in
juries received in the flood, returns from
Bedford. I expected that the jury would
find a verdict favorable to our side of the
case. Whether they did or not would make
little difference. We would have entered
the suits anyhow."
JJThe verdict is the subject of conversation
among the State officers to-night It was
rendered at 9 o'clock, and in less than IIS
minutes had traveled from Kernville to
headquarters. Many cf tbe officers say it
is unjust, while others hold the opposite
opinion. What the Prosecuting Attorney,
of the county will do is a question of tpecu.'
lation among them. Those who think the
verdict was in accordance with the facts
say that it is now the duty of Mr. Fendlow
to issue warrants for the arrest of the mem
bers of the club. This opinion was scouted
by others, but they 'predicted trouble for the
officials. McSwiqan.
NATIONAL AID NECESSARY.
Congress to be Asked to Repair Roads and,
Bridies.
rSFXCtAI, TzXCOBAJfTO THX, DISPATCH. J
Johnstown, July 6. At a meeting of
the State "Board ot Commissioners, to' be
held at Creseoa Tuesday next,-Adjutant
General Hastings will
present a resolution adopted at
a meeting of the Finance' Contaittee tothe
affect that it would be advisable to; request
National aid from Ceagress to repair the
-.-.- -- ?-. . "-rm i-
hruSffsa fuari hii7hwsTSht thft linronmm .J
"' (Tstaral AaoUaatt will ateaaat Use
to Geverner Beaver, and volunteer to lay
it Before Secretary of War Pnwtor.
The. latter will be asked to. request
an appropriation from Congress to place
thei town in such n condition, that
there will be no more danger from
floods. He will also be requested
to send out a corps of army engineers to
make a report of what is needed.
Colonel H. T. Douglas, the former engineer
in charge of the work, left for hi home ,in
Philadelphia to-night
TO BE PAID AT ONCE.
Tbe Board of Inquiry Will Recommend! to
Governor Beaver theJmmedlateDls
t bnraeraent af $1,189,060 to
t Believe tbe SnSerers. '
- 'VjITBOM A STAT COBSZSrOltpCXT.I
Johnstown, July 6. The Board of In
quiry has made a complete register of all
the property losses in the! valley. The
board has divided tbe sufferers into six
classes, according to their present destitu
tion, their prospects for recovering some
thing from the general wreck and their
wage-earning capacity. Class one consists
of wjdows with children without any means
of subsistence, up to class six, persons who
had losses, but are not in need of immediate
assistance.
The board,-as the result of iU work -of
classification, will report to Governor
Beaver on Tuesday that in class
No- 1 they have placed 205 cases,
to "which they recommend the pay
ment of 1,000 each. In class 2 there are
237 cases, each to receive $600. Class 3 con
tains 372 cases, to each of which a payment
of $400 is recommended. The payment of
these' three classes will require $490,000, and
it is .recommended that they be paid at
once. This to be immediately folio wed, by
paying 1,108 cases in class 4, $300 each, and
1,698 cases in class 5, $200 each, requiring
an additional sum of $690,000.
The recommendations of the committee
provide for the immediate disbursement of
$1,186,000 to 3,680 different families, or an
average of $322 tojeach family. These 3,680
cases will include all those who are in im
mediate want
Class 6 will include the heaviest losses,
but they are not in immediate want, and no
recommendation is made now in their cases,
but they will be considered further along.
NOT BOTHERED BY IT,
Saath Fork Fishers Here Say the Terdlct
Amount to Nothing William Mulllns
and Attorney Seed Speak Oat.
A Dispatch reporter' called on Mr.
William Mullins, purchasing agent of the
South Fork Pishing Clnb, late last night,
and acquainted him with the verdict of jhe
Coroner's jury at Johnstown, when the fol
lowing conversation took place:
"Mr. Mulllns, The Dispatch has re
ceived news from Johnstown saying that
the Coroner's jury hold the South Fork
Pishing Clnb and its members responsible,
singly 'and collectively, for the calamity at
Johnstown. Did you expect such a ver
dict?" ''No; I don't think any of the members
of the clpb have worried themselves about
it Tbe Coroner's verdict does not amonnt
to mlxh."
"E.-I you not think that the verdict will
encot rage those who have talked of bring
ing s'its against the club to now push their
suits -o an issue?"
"ir, I do not think so. A Coroner's ver
dict end a point of law are different
The will first consult their law
yers, and will then find that
then, is .no chance ot getting
dami3&- The South Pork Fishing Club
was a Tegular State corporation. "Many of
its some 60 members joined it long after the
dam was built. They
KNEW THE DAM WAS SAFE,
and so did the people at Johnstown. If you
will read the account of the rainfall, in the
Philadelphia iTess of yesterday, yon will
see how the break happened, and that it
was beyond the power of man, and the mem
bers ot the club cannot be held responsible."
"But do you not anticipate some suits to
follow?"
"No; 1 don't think thai there will. We
have not bothered about that."
"Do yon think that Dr. Evans (the Coro
ner) or 'the jury were prejudiced from being
constantly at the scene of the flood, and
coming in contact with the peeple who suf
fered from its effects?"
"Ton can't tell about those things. I
don't know as I do. In fact it 7on't bother
us."
"The verdict, if nothing else, passes cen
sure on you in a certain light, do yoa not
think?"
"Well, I don't know as it does. We ex
pect that; but we are not responsible."
Mr. Irwin, another member of the clnb,
was awakened from his sleep and apprised
of the verdict "Tho Coroner's verdict
don't amount to much," said Mr. Irwin.
"Did you really expect such a verdict?"
was asked.
"No; but we have not bothered about it I
refer you to Mr. Beed, our solicitor. He
will tell yon all about it It casts censure
on us that is all; but it will go no further,
lean read it all in The Dispatch in the
morning," and "Mr. Irwin withdrew his
head from the window and said "Good
night" THE ATTOBNET'S VIEW.
James H. Beed, Esq.. ot Knox & Beed, a
stockholder in the South Fork Club and its
attorney, stated that he did not wish to say
much about the matter, aa it was a delicate
subject for him to discuss under the circum
stances. He said the verdict was not unex
pected, and it conld scarce be expected to be
otherwise, the jury being composed or men
of the vicinity of the destruction, who, of
course, felt very stronelytra the subject
Kr. Beed stated that, from what he had
heard of tbe Coroner of Cambria county, he
was an honest man, and evidently wanted
to do his duty. The verdict, however, will
have no effect on the result so far as a civil
suit is concerned. .It is ex-parte, and about
the only function attaching to a Coroner's
office is the discovery of caute in
case of a violent or other
death under circumstances requiring
scrutiny. What is the business ot every
one wonld be neglected were there not an
official specially charged to take cognizance,
and abont the only power a Coroner has is
that he can commit to jail. His business,
after making an investigation and finding
grounds to charge culpability, is to turn a
case over to the prosecuting attorney, and it
ends there, and in a civil case the finding of
a Coroner's jury is of veryrifli!g signifi
cance so far as final results are concerned,
" A SLIGHT MISUNDERSrANDING
Said to Exist In Record to Letting the
Johnstown Contract..
(TBOJC A STAFT COEHrgPOltDl.lT.1
Johnstown, July 6. To-night most of
the men employed by Contractors McKnight
and Bldge, "of Pittsburg, left for' their
homes after being paid off. All day Mc
Liin & Co., the new firm, who have secured
the contract for carrying on the work, were
overrun.with applications by men wanting
to secure positions. They have enough to
recommence the work Monday morning.
' General Hastings stated to-night that
there was a slight misunderstanding in re
gard to the contract being let to-McXain &
Co. '"He say the most pleasant relations
exist between Mr. McKnight and himself.
This evening; he received a letter from the
contractor to the effect that the latter was
not piqued atlha contract being awarded
toMcLain &Co. t
Coburn ' & Co.. of Altoona. who ex
peeted to be esaployed,au summer, erecte
aa elegaat hard weeeUo&ee' in antioipatio
afhaWatMtizmtlM'(MeferiC Ti
pected to be esaployed,all summer, erected
OB
The
will
Jt,
BULLETS AND. BLOOD.
The Streets of Dnltith Transformed
Into ? Sceneof Carnage.
STEIKEHS
ATTACK
THE POLICE
And a Fierce and 'Open Battle Eagea for
More Than an Boor.
A "UMBEB'OF KILLED AND INJURED
Tbe Uilitaiy Ordered to the Front ty the Goiernor of
Hinaesota.
Late yesterday afternoon 1,500 strikers at
tacked the police of Duluth. A fierce bat
tle ensued, the police using; rifles and the
strikers revolvers. The conflict lasted more
than an. hour, two men being killed and 35
injured, of whom five may die. The strik
ers were the first to fire. Military forces
are now on the scene of action.
Dui,tth, MiUN., July 6. Fifteen hun
dred street employes who went on a strike a
few days ago, became unruly late this after
noon and attacked' the police with stones
and clubs, compelling them to fire. This
afternoon at 4 o'clock the police were at
Seventeenth avenue and Michigan street,
guarding the men who were at work in the
sewer trench. The strikers started from
Twentieth avenue, while another body came
down from Third street by Fifteenth avenue
and made a rush with clubs and rocks. The
police stood their ground and then the
carnage began.
The strikers did the first firing. As the
strikers made a rush, a single shot was fired,
then crack, crack, crack went the rifles of
the police, followed by a fusllade from the
strikers' revolvers. After the first fire came
an awful hush, as though the combatants
were appalled at the awful result of their
work. On the walk in front of Piedmont
as it joins Garfield avenue, lay a man shot
through the heart, and several more bleed
ing from ghastly wounds.
A SCENE OT CABNAOE.
Then the carnage broke loose again, and
the strikers, stationing themselves 'around
buildings in different pdrts of the block be
tween11 Garfield and Eighteenth avenues,
poured in a steady fire on the police, who
were stationed near the sewer ditch. From 4
o'clock until after S the horrible work went
on, and the battle did not withhold its fury
long enough for the wounded to leave the
field.
It was after S when the last shot was
fired, and terrible indeed had been the re
sult Over 15 are known to be wounded,
and two innocent victims who only were
ihere out of cnrlosity paid for It with their
lives. Following is a list of the dead and
wounded:
ONE STRIKEK, shot through the heart
TOM FITZSIMMONS, shot through back, will
live but short time.
DAN KIIXJORE, policeman, shot through
shoulder.
GEORGE COSTIN, street car driver, shot
through head.
JOHN HEE, policeman, shot through hip.
MICHAEL DONOVAN." policeman, shot
through face5J -, . k- , . ,
HENRY KONDAE, policeman, shot through
hip.
BYSTANDER, Angers shot ofT.
ED CUILMINGS, cut by bayonet through
groin.
SOLPIEBS OEDEBED OUT.
Captain Dewitt, of Company K, Second
Begiment, early this morning received
orders from Governor Merriam, in St Paul,
that would allow him to go to the scene
whenever .needed. The big, deep bass
whistle of elevator D had been chosen as a
signal to call the soldiers together, and
about SJS0 this was sounded. In a short
time they were hustling for the armory, and
in ten minutes were piled into busses and
on their way to the scene of disturbance. A
succession of taps on the fire bell also aided
to coll them together. By 6 o'clock they
were at the trench where the tragedy had
already taken place.
At 530 Company KTarrived and with bay
onets drove the crowds from Michigan
street The Mayor then made a speech from
Michigan street sidewalk at the corner of
Carfield avenue, ordering the crowd to dis
perse. The police and militia then drove
the crowds from all streets. At 6 o'clock
the strikers had dispersed. At least 35 men
are badly wounded, some it is feared fatal
ly. Five strikers were arrested, all being
ringleaders.
CAUSE 07 THE TBOUBLE.
Four thousand men were employed on tbe
street and sewer improvements at $1 60 per
day until last Tuesday when 1,500 struck for
an advance of 25 cents per day. The con
tractors refused to accede to the 'demands,
and tbe strikers assembled daily and
marched through the city trying to intimi
date other labor organizations to join them.
Tne mob finally increased to abont 3,000.
There were ugly rumors about the ugly
stand of the strikers all day, and arrange
ments had been made by the police depart
ment for any emergency. All day long men
had been at wort, but at 3:10 o'clock the
strikers compelled them to desist. On the
East End sewer this morning a gang of men
were busy at work. The strikers came.
Before they were near the laborers who were
at work saw them coming and hid. The
strikers passed and the men returned to
work.
At 320 o'clock the crowd of strikers had
reached Third street and Tenth avenue
West where the shade of the trees and the
known determination of the police at Gar
field avenue, decided them to wait About
4-30 o'clock the mob headed by a number of
hot-blooded men, rallied and started back
tor the sewer trench. They were infuriated
by the presence of the police, and their calm
control of the situation. Half an hour later
bey made a rush for the cordon of police,
and the bloody battle ensued.
THE' WOES 0P ORGANIZATION.
rroblbltlonlsts Pat la Their Appearance at
the North Dakota Convention.
BI8MAKCK, July6. The only business
of the Constitutional Convention to-day was
tbe report of the Committee on Rules,
whioh was ordered printed. The rules
provide for 33 committees 'ranging in
membership from 5 to 15. The con
vention then, adjourned until Monday
afternoon at. 2 o'clock. The Republicans
held a caucus this afternoon and nominated
the minor officers The work of the Consti
tution making will be assisted by a verv ac
tive lobby, which is on hand and busily at
work. The Prohibitionists are not largely
represented on the floor of the convention,
but they are represented by a strong lobby,
which fs.hard at work.
At Helena. Mont, the Constitutional As
sembly reconvened at 10 o'clock this morn
lug, bat trMlcted bo further business other
than the seieeeW.ef a few minor osBeers and
tfceodeptiea
werefert.ef the Committee
en .Kales-,.
'tutfpratv
HBTIIHUB rWMjeBnrl
V" i. V .j, , J
TOESASflECBETABIES.
Mrs. 'ifforgan and Mrs. Borehester Whs
Work for tho Govsransent for or
With Their Iln.bands Mrs.
Reagan the First.
rSFZCTAJ. TIMtOEAM TO TH DISPATCR.t-
Washinoton, July 6. .The new Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, Mr. Thos. J.
Morgan, of Bhode Island, who assumed
charge of the office last 'Monday, has recom
mended to the Secretary of the Interior the
appointment of his wife as his private sec
retary. This recommendation has been ap
proved by Secretary 'Noble and the ap
pointment will be made. Mrs. Morgan has
been accustomed to act iu that capacity for
her husband. They have no children, and
she has been able to give considerable atten-
Ltion to business matters. The salary in her
new position will be 1,000,
The business qualifications of the wives
of some of she newly appointed Indian
officials are further illustrated by the selec
tion by Dr. Dorchester, the Super
intendent of Indian Schools, ' of
his wife as a special agent. The
duties, of the position require Dr.
Dorchester to travel about tbe country vis
iting tbe different Indian schools. The ap
pointment of his wife as a special agent en
ables her to accompany her hus
band on these official tours.
She receives)-. (6 per day and her
transportation. Secretary Noble hesitated
about making this appointment, as there is
a prejudice in tbe minds of many against
the selection by Government officials of
members of their immediate family for po
sitions under the Government The Secre
tary, however, concluded that as the
Indian schools were composed of
both, sexes of Indian children, a
woman might be able to detect
faults or to see the necessity for changes
which might escape the masculine eye.
Some say Mrs. Dorchester, who is now in
the field, is the only womon who ever
held that position. Whether she will be
continued in office when her husband re
turns to this city Is a question that has not
been determined.
Senator Beagan, of Texas, is the first pub
lic man to have his wife compensated for
services to the Government Her name was
last winter placed on the pay rolls of the
Senate as her husband's private secretary.
UNIONS BTJLEFoUT.
No Members of Ijibor Organizations to be
Employed In the Reading- Iron Works
Hereafter Austin Corbla'a
" Imperative Orders.
israelii, TXXXGRAX TO TBS DlSrATCa.1
Bkadino, July 6. Tbe Beading Bail
road Company, which recently purchased
the extensive Beading Iron Works, to-day
gave notice to the 3,000 employes that re
sumption would take place soon, and ac
companied its notification with an order
which has occasioned the greatest conster
nation among the workmen. It is signed
by Austin Corbin, President of the Beading
Railroad. Its main provisions are:
In employing men for the new company,
preference will be given to the former em
ployes ot the old, bnt only on the following
conditions:
First No member of any labor organization
(except such as are pnrely benevolent), will be
employed by the company, and every man en
gaging with the company must sign a written
agreement that so long as he is In its employ
he will not belong to such organizations.
Second Sober, honest and industrious men
only will be given employment: any employe
found under the influence ot liquor, whether
on or oft duty, will be discharged.
The company will always give a patient hear
ing to any ot its employes in relation to any
matter affecting their interests, but It will
mnder no circumstances recognize or treat with
representatives or commltteea of any labor or
ganization, or with any person notan employe
of the company, Persons willing to comely
with these rules mnst call at tbe office of the
company on or before Only 25 and agree In
wruinp, ji erapioyea, 10 accept me conditions
named. Blanks will be furnished at the office.
Nearly all of the 3,000 man affected be
long to labor organizations, mostly Knights
of Labor, and the order is variously dis
cussed, but it is believed they will with
draw. In issuing this order Mr. Corbin has
only carried out his policy with regard to
labor organizations. A year ago the 25,000
men employed on tbe Beading system all
belonged to labor organizations, besides the
company's 20,000 miners. To-day not one
of these 45,000 men is a member of a labor
organization. First, an edict was issued
that they must renounce the Knights of La
bor. This was followed in lib mannpr hv
the disintegration of the Brotherhood of Lo-1
comotive Firemen and Engineers, and the
Order of Bailway Conductors. Through
out the Beading Bailway system no indus
trial organization has even a foothold now.
NO RELEASE FOR EEGGS.
Jndge Taley Declines to Issue a Writ of
Habeas Corpus' for Hint.
Chicago, July 6. Judge Tuley refused
this morning1 to issue a writ of habeas corpus
for John F. Beggs, lawyer, and Senior
Warden of Camp 20 ot the Clan-na-Gael,
which, it is alleged, condemned Dr. Cronin
to death. The Court based his refusal to
issue the writ on the ground
that the petition prayed for begs absolute
release from jail, and did not ask for the
alternative relief of admission to bail, and
also because the State's Attorney had not
been notified, which he was entitled to. The
Jndge directed, therefore, that the petition
be amended, it it were desired to release the.
'prisoner onbail;tbat the State's Attorney be
notified, and that the matter be laid before
the court again on Tuesday next
The petition on which this ruling was
based was presented by Beggs' attorney,
and set forth the fact of Beggs' indictment
and detention, and declared that the evi
dence against him was insufficient, being
wholly inferential.
"I have had a telegram from Baker,"
said Judge Longenecker, "and he tells me
everything is proceeding satisfactorily. The
depositions we sent should have reached
Winnipeg at noon yesterday, but they were
delayed,
arrival."
Burke was remanded until their
CAMERON'S BEQUESTS.
A Large Number of Institutions Are Remem
bered In tbo General's Will.
Habbisbubo, July 0. General Came
ron's will has not yet been admitted to pro
bate, but the following are said to be
among its bequests: Harrisburg .Hospital,
$10,000; Home for the Friendless, Harris
burg, $10,000; bis library and $5,000 to the
Young Men's Christian Association, of
Harrisburg, as the foundation of a library
for journeymennd apprentices; Mrs. James
Dully, of Marietta, $5,000, in grateful re
cognition ot her uniform kindness to his son,
Simon, German Reformed Church, of May
town, Lancaster county, $5,000, and a par
sonage; Jchn Campbell, his servant, $2,000;
Old Donegal Church. $2,000: Harris Park.
Front street, $1,000; a legacy 0-15,000 to his
sister, Mrs. Bobbs, of Indidlapolis,
has
lapsed by her death.
THE FLINT GLASS WORKERS.
Elaborate Arrangement Made far the Na
tional Convention at Bellalre.
tsriciAi. THJORAIC to thx DisrATCS.l
Bkt.t.aikk, July 6. Delegates to the
national convention of flint glass workers,
which convenes here next week, are arriv
ing on every train. The members of the
auditing committee are all here and have
"begun work oa the reports. It is expected
that all the delegates wilt be on hand byte
morrow evening.
The city if belnsr gaily 'dressed witsT flags
and banners ot all kinds. The reception
'committee is kept busy making things ces
forUble for new semen:. It is likelv' that
Bslkire'wilsee tils Mgsjwt tutc U her.
mass asTT wsss
Wm TO'FIGHLt 1
Opinions Conflict as to Sullivan ij
and Kilrain Meeting in .
Louisiana. ;
NEITHER CMi BACK'OUTi
And Neither Snows Signs of Hoistlajp
ineWniieJb'eatner.
THE BATTLE GEQUND TET TO BETOUNiV
No Trains Front New Orleans Will be A'
lowed to Enter Mississippi Without Be;
lug Searched Governor NIcboHs Said to'
be Thoroughly Aroosed Against the En
counter Leniency of the Conlsfaaa lw
on Pugilistic Duels The Odds Tet 3 tol
on Sullivan, With Few Takers,
Despite the vigorous attempts of Governor
Lowry to prevent tbe Sullivan-Kilraia.
ficht snd tn flnnnrenft eftnrtA nf Gavearaar
Nir.bnlls in ftntUt fJnTernnr TjOwtt. the word vtS
. j, .,
has been officially passed around that the
uiui nm sureiy ia.e piaco uj-uurruw mum
in;, without Interference. Sullivan has
brought his weight down to 201 pounds, and
is a big favorite, the odds being 2 to 1, with
no takers to any considerable amonnt.
rSTXCXU. TXLXOBAU TO THX DtSrATCS.1
NEff O bleaks, July 6 This old town
is wild with excitement to-night, and the
streets are crowded with sporting men from
every portion of the United States, to wit
ness th e fight between John LuSullivan and
Jake Kilrain. While these men, many of
whom are known to be daring characters,
are discussing the chances ot the mill com
ing off on Monday, as stipulated by the arti
cles of agreement, events are transpiring
out of town of which everybody bnt half a
dozen persons in this city are Ignorant, and
the chances of a fight for Monday or
Tnesday, or thereafter, look exceedingly
slim, but at midnight to-night the word was
quietly passed around, said to be on author
ity, that there will he no interference, and
that the fight will surely take place on
Monday, as scheduled. t ,
When the regular tram on the Louisville
and Nashville Bailroad halted at Scranton,
Mississippi, at 3-30 o'clock, this afternoon,
companys of the Second Mississippi Militia,
some 00 strong, who had been camping in
the squthern portion of the State, boarded
the train. The men were
AEMED WITH SPBIHOFIXXD BIFLE3,
and every one carried a belt full of cart
ridges. The companies are the Pass Chris
tian Rifles and the Mississippi City Guards. .'
There were no boys in their ranks,
and Instead of bovfah i acea. stern
countenances looked out from beneath, each
Helmet, and it could be seen ata'riance
that they meant bttsiaew. They carried' Si
their tents and several days' rations, and
left the train at Bay St Louis, on the
border line between Mississippi and Louis
iana, and at once began erecting their tents.
These men were sent by Governor Lowry
to prevent the Sullivan-Kilrain mill being
fought in Mississippi, and there is every
reason to believe that a similar guard has
been placed at Pearl river, on the Queen
an&, Crescent route, to prevent an
invasion of the State by that
line. The Louisville and Nashville and, $
Queen and Crescent are the only lines-,
affording means of transportation from
Louisiana into Mississippi; and, as before '
remarked, it Is difficult to see how tbe aflai i
is going to be decided without bloodshed.
SOLDIEES IS BOTH STATES.
The Sullivan-Kilrain train will be fol-.
lowed by the Louisiana ArtilIery,to see that'
the men do not fight in this State, and Gov
ernor Lowry 's men will meet them on the bor
der, to prevent them doing so in Mississippi.
What can they do? It was rumored that
the-men might be taken to Florida, or that
a steamer would he chartered, and thebattlA
would be fought on board her, somewhere
in the Gulf of Mexico, with a limited num
ber of men on each side.
At any rate, prize fights for such large
stakes as those of the Sullivan-Kilrain mill
have received their death blow. At Biloxi,
to-dav. 2.000 nersons in camnmeetincr tele
graphed a formal protest against the prizei
tight to uovernor iiOwry.
Kilrain came to the 8t Charles Hotel at
920 this evening to have a chat with Bat
Master-on, and they, in company with.
Mitchell and a nnmber of friends,
went to tbe St Charles Theater, where1-
a joint benefit performance to Prof. Mika-
Uonovan, or Hew xorK, and Denny butler;'
of New Orleans, was being held. Charley
Mitchell wound un with Donovan, and Kil
rain was , .
IKTEODUCED TO THE CBOWP.
Jake is certainly taking great liberties S
n iui uiuacu jor a iiua wuo is lU)Anoi w
be going to ngnt a man of Kuluvan s repa-
tauuu lur u,vw wiuua ou uours-
Sullivan was tendered an informal recep
tion by the Young Men's Gymnastic Gink,
this evening, and presented with alrax of
mammoth cigars specially made forVhlm.
The box Is a beautiful one, wiftf a
nlctnre of himself inclosed in thalid. Tti
big fellow weizhs to-nizht 201 traunds. Fart
supper he ate three chickens, to say nothing yj
Several pools were sold by Laraothe As sy
(jo. to-nignt at tisu to $10 and $50 to fas,
and these are the established odds all over
town. Kilrain's party have not opened their
barrel, Happy Jack Hooper, o f Kentucky,.
is nere, ana claims to nave tne Dest Det wl
Mew Orleans, $2,000 even on Sullivan.
LAST DAY OF WOEK.
How the Two Men Spent Saturday SaHU j
von Exercises Vigorously as Usual.
While Kilrain Tabes Things
. Easy and Visits With ,
His Friends.
rsrxciAir tx&iobVm TO THX D!SrATOK.l '
New Orleans, July 6. Eampart street J
was a raging torrent this morning, after is
heavy rain, and it was impossible for SuHi-
van to reach the gymnasium to do any train
ing. He spent the forenoon in the heBe,
and read the papers when not jokfnjc wtfchj
Cleary, Tracey and Muldoon. Tfee tmiMH
told his friends that John had been verrffl
tractable since arriving here, and that hlfci
as obedient as a cntia, nis oes, idea oe; sej
vindicate himself by defeating-juiraHLfe'sv
square battle for the largest stakes that hra
ever been lougut lor.
la the afternoon, the water baviae
ceded somewhat, the party repaired ta I
expreisiBZ room for two bonn. 3h 1
fellow worked conseientieijsly. He hit I
Dag vieteasiy. rarnet hum as yestera
wbea he ' broke the leather fiutearagi i
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