-9U' - THE""" PITTSBURG -DISPATCH, SA-TUBDAT. " JANUARY ' ST 1S9L SWELLEDTHE RIVER, The Rains Cause Pittsburg's Twin Streams to Break ' Beyond Their Banks. FEARS OF AN INUNDATION. People All Alonj: ihe Line Prepared for Flooded Cellars. FIVE VICTIMS OF TflB E1YEK. in Explosion on the Annie Eoberts Caused by the Storm. EEPOETS FEOJI THE TOWXS UP-STEffiM Tlio Monongahela. iIor.GA:cTOw. Itlver SI feet anrt rislnp slowly. ealhcr cloudy. llicrmomcter43 at 4 c M. Iti:ow2kVTLLE Kirer3J feet C Indies and Heine tVt atlicr cloud J-. Thermometer, 41 at 5 r. si. The Allegheny. 11 Annex Elver 4.9 rect and rising. 'Weather cold and bnowlag. AI.Lix.HEN Junction" Elver 15Ieet and rlslns. A ri: ol : feet 3 Inches since 8 o'clock this morn ing. cither cloudy and cold. The Ohio. Cincinnati Bler 31 rect 4 Inches and rising. Clotidr and cold. - t.VASTiLLE KKer a feet 4 Inches and rising. Watlicr cloudy and cold. Iajuisvilli. Kivcr rising: 13.1 In canal; 10.9 on lill and 34.2 at foot of locks. Business good. 1 rather tvlndy and cloudy, nitnlijrht snow dar ing the day. The coal fleit Tor the bouth cannot leave until calmer w cather. iirxLivG Kivcr il feet S Inches and rising. Cloudy and cold. There was great fear of a flood yesterday when in the morning the river registered 13 feet above low water mark acd it was still rising at the rate of nearly a foot an hour. When on Thursday the river began its rise, the threatened cold wave caused the hope that that would stop all chance of a flood, but notwithstanding the fact that the snap was as cold as it as expected, the waters continued to swell at a great rate, and last evening grave fears were expressed that the river would overflow its banks. Tne Pitts burg and Western Railroad tracks in Alle gheny were under water, and at numerous other places the river reached out and took within its grasp territory that seldom comes tinder its scope. The greater amount of water comes from the Monongahela, and at Brownsville that river registered over 30 feet last evening. The ice is breaking up in the little streams tributary and a great deal of that passed uonn stream yesterday, though it was not heavy enough to do any damage. The water in the Monongahela backed up that ot the Allegheny, and for some distance it reached out beyond its usual breadth. Sewers in the loner parts of the two cities were filled up by the water backing and this caused considerable damage. A Continuous and Rapid Else At this point the Monongahela continued its rise all night, though not so rapidly as during the day. At !) o'clock it registered 21 fret G inches, and in one hour pre ceding that time tne rise amounted to about 4 inches. This sized swell ing on the river at that height would amount to nearly a foot per hour on a ten-foot river, as th width grows so rap ' "idly. The majority of tfie river men s.re not counting on over 25 feet of water all told before the fill begins, though some think it will go to nearly 30 feet. Upper river telegrams show that the swelling will probably stop by the time it reaches 25 feet, as the weather will, beyond a doubt, be very cold to-day. According to the Signal Service indica tions it will be clear and cold to-day, and the thermometer will probably go down to 25. The rain is thought to be entirely over. Yesterday the coldest weather was 28 above zero, and the warmest was 42 above. There was .21 inches of rain. The rise has at least frightened the people along the Senickley Valley and all are pre paring for a bigger river. The Coates stock farm at Edgeworth was abandoned yester day and the dozen or so of valuable horses were taken to higher ground in the vicinity and placed in the care ot farmers. At other places along the river in that viciuity the people are arranging for more than two figures of water. The TTInd Blows TJp Stream. One old riverman who claims to know all the signs and omens connected with the business declares that the river is bound to tall because the wind blows up stream. "I don't know whether that has any affect on the water or not," said he, "but I do know that no river ever kept up a rise very long against a good, stiff breeze. I have been hanging around the river fox a good many years, and I have never known this to fail." However true the old man's signs may be the wind did not begin to blow soon enough to put the shanty boat livers on the hustle for h better place. The water was at least deep enough to make a great many move ironi their river homes and seek a safer place on dry land. Perhaps they will feel safe enough to return to-day. Captain Jamea Henderson is one of the river men who considers the rise only a temporary one and believes that it will not reach above 23 feet. He declared yes terday afternoon that by to-dav the Maters would begin to recede and in his opinion will go down as speedily as it came up. Coal men look upon the rise favorably rather than otherwise, and when it starts its downward course several million bushels of coal will probably go down the river. A part of the Clinton mills on the Southside were forced to shut down at 12 o'clock yester day on account of the high water. Victims or the High Waters. One of the worst features of the high waters was the exDlosion of the boiler of the towboat Ansic Roberts by which five men were killed. About 4 o'clock yesterday morning the boat was on her way from Louisville to Pittsburg with empties, and wben opposite the mouth of the Sciota river she exploded her boiler. The concussion was terrific Captain Sam J. Reno was thrown from his bed, but escaped any serious injury. The boat seemed to rise from the water and settle back again. Ben Xiawson, a colored fire man from Pittsburg, was blown overboard and lost Frank Perry, deck hand, a lake tailor, was lound dead at the rear of the boilers. James Swail, a white deck hand of Allegheny, was terribly scalded, and died soon after the accident. James Green, a colored fireman from Pittsburg, and John B. Shoat, white deck hand from Pittsburg died about noon. Second Engineer James Reno,ot Bellevue, Pa., who was 100 feet from the engine room, was badly scalded about the hands and otherwise slightly hurt, is walking abouland will pull through all right. The mate was slightly scalded, but is not laid up. The Annie Roberts belongs to Horner & Koberts, or this city, and was built in 1837. She has four steel boilers. The boat is con siderably wrecked, but the extent of her damage cannot be told now. Possibly $1,000 may cover it. Captain Sam J. Reno, of Pittsburg, is In command. After the acci dent the wind blew the boat and barges ashore on the Kentucky side, about a mile below South Portinouth, The steamer Time came along about noon and brought the disabled boat and her stricken crew to a point opposite this place. A Xolse Like a Cannon. - The explosion was heard all over Ports mouth like the report of a cannon followed for half a minute or more "by the noise of hissing steam, but it was still dark and the cause of the same could not be ascertained until Pilot Shouse went there for Doctor Titus. The crew of the boat know nothing of the cause of the accident. It is suggested that the river was rough and the wind blowing a steady gale which may have careened the boat and held her so until the water had run from the boilers on one side to those on the ether. The flue was about ten inches in diameter in the lar board boiler, and the heavy steel is torn like paper half way round. The break is bright and fresb, and shows a somewhat coarse or crystalized grain. The force of the explosion exmhded itself mainly in the direction of the flue fore and aft, clearing away stanchions and everythiug in its line. The scalding steam was fatal to every man on the lower deck at the time, ex cept the second engineer, who held his breath and rushed for the hold. He thus escaped with badly scalded bands and free and will soos be all right again. NEWS FROM CINCINNATI. THE MONONGAHELA OUT OF ITS BANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA. It Is Tearing Its Way Through Weston One Life Lost and a Bridge Gone In Charleston The Bis Sandy Overflows Several Towns Under Water. ISrECIAI. TELXORAX TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Cincinnati, Jan. 2. Fifty feet of water is the measure set for this city, even if the cold snap continues. The'three big bridges, the narrow channel aud the bend in the river, together with the immense volume of water the Licking is thawing out, insure this. Telegraph communication with up river points is still indifferent, and what news arrives comes mostly in telegrams to coal and lumbermen, and may be summar ized thus: Weston. W. Va. The Monongahela is out of its banks and tearing a channel through the town. Water is up to the door of the Insane Asylum. Scores of families are compelled to move. Thousands ot dol lars' worth of log' are lot, Charleston, W. Va. The new-bridge over the Kanawha is gone; loss $15,000. One life was lost. Elk river reaches from hill to hill. The Chesapeake and Ohio road is abandoned for five miles. Pittsburg and West Virginia Railroad is damaged $25,000 worth. The G. & G. road is underwater for 25 miles. The Baltimore ond Ohio road for ten miles west of Grafton is largely under water. The wagon road is washed out for mile.. The Kanawha river is sweeping its valley clear. Millions of logs and many coal boats are loose. Cattlesburg, Ky. The Big Sandy is at flood tide clear to the mountain and is ris ing, taking everything betore it. Whole acres of farms are being washed out. Every log boom for ISO miles is gone. .Losses will be enormous. The Guyaudatte river is the highest for years. Clanington. O., is undc water. Fifty families were compelled to move. Exciting reports come from Wheeling. People are greatly alarmed and moving from the island. The Little Kanawha is sending out an im mense volume of water, but little damage is being done, for the flood last fall about de nuded the valley. The Tygart river valley, in West Virginia, from Phillippi to its junction with the Monongahela, is covered with water from hill to hill, and more than 100 families have been compelled to move. Rowelsburg, on the Cheat river, is an isl and, and St. George, Tucker county, has been cut off from all communication for two days. Salem, li Doddridge conntv, is in the same condition, while the Baltimore and Ohio, from West Union to Cairo, is a foot under water. TJp to a late hour but two lives, one at Charleston and one at Coal City, bad been reported lost. OUT IN THE C0UNTHT. McKee's Bocks People Hustln to Get Thing in Out of the Wet. McKee's Bocks people found satisfaction yesterday in the fact that nn immense numberof rats weredrowned. Both burghers and anti-burghers were willing to bury the hatchet for a, time if that would save inundation. When the marks registered 1G feet there was hope that the blizzard would get in its work so as to stop the moistness at 20 feet, which the village can stand with equanimity, but when 19 feet was announced and the blizzard showed itself a sort of milk-and-water affair, perishable goods were, removed from cellars. Chartiers creek opposite Duffs station, on the Peniicky Railroad, looked like Jordan on a high, and as oil well owners stood on its stormy banks and counted 19 rigs sub merged aud three tanks standiugat a 45-de-gree angle, they looked somewhat gloomy, especially as it was reported that the pipe line was broken and oil might be wasting. As there was but little current, however, and that getting less as the Ohio rose, it was not thought there would be a great deal of harm done. Country people were hurrying in to get supplies, as the road from Ed Kennedy's to the top of McGrevy's hill showed symptoms of giving way, and if it does it will be a quagmire to-morrow. The snow has disap peared much more generally in the country than supposed. There are still deep drifts and places where a horse cannot go, but the fields are pretty generally bare, aud the frost was out of the ground so that it might have been plowed. THE LOCAL HARBOR LINES. A Meeting of the Board of Engineers to Bo Held Here. Superintendent G. Follansbce, of the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday received the following letter in reference to the action of the Board of Directors in aptointing a committee on harbor lines quite recently: Usited States Engineer's Office. ) Custom House. Cincinnati. O., Dec 30. j Mr U. FoUansncc, Superintendent Chamber of Commerce, 1'Ubburg: Sir 1 have to inform you that the Board of Engineers' on Harbor Lines in Pittsburg, con sisting of Major D. W. Lockwood, Lieutenant C E. Gillette and niyelf, will meet in Pitts burg on Tuesdav. January 6. As the matter is of great interest it is suggested that it would be well to meet in the Chamber of Commerce and have the Board assemble in their rooms at 10 A. M. nn the day named. If this arrangement is satisfactory please let the fact of the meetlngand its object be generally known, giving special notice to the Chamber of Commerce Committee and to any others particularly interested. WiLijAir E. Merrill, Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers. Superintendent Follansbee, speaking of the Harbor line question, said: "More than likely some definite action will be taken at ' the meeting as it has become a matter of great interest to local coal ana river men. I have answered Mr. Merrill's letter and told him that it would be favorable to have them meet at the Chamber of Commerce. WAENED OF HIGH WATER, Sir. Crosby Picks a Pew Crumbs of Comfort Out of the Situation. , "We were just notified," said Chief Clerk Crosby, of the Anderson, yesterday after noon, "that the water will Teach 25 feet in the Allegheny. That means that some of it v ill get in our cellar. It gives us a good deal of trouble and leaves plenty of dirt behind. Well, there is one satisfaction, we can live on Al legheny terrapin for the next few days. Did voo ever eat it? It is the best in the 'mar ket. Oar boys and the steward go fishing for them and they enjoy the sport. "But, without joking, every time a flood subsides we find eels and catfish in the cel lar. They come up from the titer through the sewer. The eels seetn to be the 'most plentiful." THE TWO BIVEESAT 1PKEESP0ET. A Mountain Slides Down Upon a Railroad Track at Osceola. rfrXCIAL TH.EQBJLM TO TUX DISFATCB.1 McKeespoet, Jan. 2. The recent heavy rains have brought great trouble to the Bal timore and Ohio and the Pemickey, and all trains are running very irregularly to-day. On the Baltimoro and Ohio through trains are not expected to be running for some time, as one of the largest land slides ever known on that road occurred at Osceola early this morning. The mountain side came down in a heap and both tracks were buried. The West-bound express, due here at 6:03 A. M has not yet arrived, and to-day the train is transferring with great incon 'venience. A iarge gang of men are at work, but it will take some time before the track is put in condition again. There is also great delay on the Pemickey. Reports came here to-day that the bridge over Cedar creek has been washed away. Both ths Monon gahela and the Youghiogheuy rivers are very high here, and the people along the river banks are anxious to-night. Serious damage to property is feared, and in many places preparations are being made to va cate. The ice went out of the Youghio gheny this morning.carrying with it a large quantity of valuable lumber, and the rise now is "at a rate of four inches per hour. The people living out in the Crooked Run district suffered severely by the floods which came down over the bill districts. WHEELING BADLY SCARED. Many Bridges In West Virginia Washed Away by Torrents. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Wheeling, Jan. 2. At 8 o'clock this morning the river was 24 feet 3 inches and rising six inches an hour. There has been much anxiety regarding the situation at Pittsburg and above all day, and the bul letin boards have been read by thousands during this afternoon and evening. About 33 to 35 feet of water are looked for here, which, while inconveniencing many per sons, will occasion no loss of property. Tele grams from points in the Slate show hieh water everywhere, with considerable loss to property. The railroads have suffered a good deal, and telegraph wires are down. The railroad bridge at Grafton is reported in a dangerous condition. The Tygart river there is within eight feet of the high est ever known. The Kanawha at Charles ton is 26 feet, and fears are entertained for the safety of the bridge across the Kanawha on the Trans-Ohio division of the Baltimore and Ohio. Three bridges are gone between Bellaire and Lewis Mills. At 7 o'clock this evening the false work of the Wheeling Bridge Company's West bridce, between Wheeling Island and Martin's Ferry, went out and three men on it had narrow escapes. At Parkersbnrg the river is 31 feet and ris ing five'inches an hour. People are vacat ing houses on low ground. Reports from up the Little Kanawha are ominous. MOVING TO SECOND STORIES. A Flood on a Creek at Monongahela City, and Blver Blsing. :rXCTAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Monongahela City, Jan. 2. The river here is still rising, though not so rapidly as this morning, when it registered 12 feet and was rising at the rate of 9 inches per hour. People along Pigeon creek have been com pelled to remove their goods to the second stories. Fences have been washed away there and other damage done. Yolie Brothers have shut down their planing mill and put all hands to work in their yards anchoring lumber. Blythe & Co. also have a large force of men working on their boats, making all secure. Tne steamer A. D. Blackburn" is flood-stayed at this city with four flats of coal. Carpenters have been working on the Maple creek trestle, as there is danger of the new bridge at that point giving away. All trains have been delayed, and gangs of men have been .busy all the time digging away land slides all along the lines. THE KANAWHA AND BRANCHES. Many People Moving Out of Their Homes to the Mountains. fSFECTAt. TELEOSAH TO TUB 'ISPATCH.l Paekebsburo, Jan. 2. Great fears are entertained here of a disastrous flood in the Ohio Valley. Tne river has risen 14 fee, in the past 24 hours, and is now at the 30-foot marc Reports from above on the Little Kanawha say creeks and tributaries are out of their banks and doing immense dam age to outlying crops, fences and timber. In West Fork, Harrison county, many families are reported already driven from their homes to the higher lands, while trains on the West Virginia and Pittsburg Bail road are all stopped on account of the loss of many bridges. The people in the lower part of the city are preparing to move out, and preparations are being made to move the people and stock ofi Blennerhassett Island, for fear the whole island will shortly be under water. Many now fear a flood like that of February, 1884, when thousands of people were rendered homeless. JOHNSTOWN ALARMED. The Obstructions Caused hy Bridge Build ing a Source of Danger. rSrECIAI. TELEGUAM TO TUX DIBTATCILJ Johnstown, Jan. 2. Serious alarm ex ists here to-night because of the great quantity of ice which lies in the river sev eral miles above th,is city. The Edgetuoor Bridge Company, which is building the new bridge, has the river obstructed with trestle work, and, should the ice move down, it will certainly gorge and flood the town and probably carry off the bridges. A large detail of men have been employed all day, directing floating cakes of ice be tween the bridge supports, and to-night the force is largely increased, and everything possible is being done to avert disaster. The only hope at this time is that the increasing cold weather will cause the river to subside. MANSFIELD PEOPLE FLEEING. Chartiers Creek Pilled With Hay, Lumber, Sheds, Logs, Etc nXrECIAl T ALIO 11AM TO THE DISPATOH.l Mansfield, Pa., Jan. 2. The lower part of town js badly flooded. Chartiers creek is 12 feet above high water mark. Large quantities of hay, lumber, sheds, logs, etc., are floating down the torrent. The residents of lower Broadway and Walnut streets have moved from their houses, taking re'uge with friends. Heil, two miles south of here, is in bad shape. Much property is washed away. There was a big landslide at Colliers on the Panhandle Railroad. No mail left here to-day and only one mail was received and it was late. WASH-OUTS ON THE PANHANDLE. Tho Wheeling and Lake Erio and the Clove. land and Pittsburg Also Suffer. SPECIAL TELSOnAM TO TUE DISrATCIt.l Steuben ville, Jan. 2. As a result of the heavy rains all the streams are greatly swollen, and railroads suffered considerably. There is a big wash-out on the Panhandle between this city and Mingo, and all trains are running on the Cleveland and Pittsburg tracks. Several other wash-outs are reported on the Wheeling and Lake Erie and the Cleve land and Pittsburg Railroads. The river is still rising, and, though no damage has yet been done, it is greatly feared before morning. B.&B. Bead our "ad," this paper opening sale muslin underwear. Boggs & Buhl. Mobe Pilsner beer is sold each year by the Iron City Brewing Company. Order by rnsil or telephone 1166, xxhssu THE PLOT THICKENS. Republican Senators Again Change Their flan of Action. TflB CLOIUHE RULE LAID ASIDE For Another Trial of Strongtb. Under the Old Senate System. THE EEAL FIGHT AGILNST- 6ILYEE rrnOM a ETAfr cositEsrosDxr.l Washington, Jap. 2. It is pretty, well decided among the Republican Senators that the cloture amendment shall not be pressed until the Democratic Senators are forced into the, position of being unmis takable filibusterers. It is possible, there fore, that the caucus fixed for Monday even ing may not be held. It is believed that when all of the Republican Senators are in their seats they will muster sufficient moral courage by dint of association and numbers to insist on closing the debate on the elections bill, and possibly to take the step suggested by 'Senator Hale and compel a cessation of speechmaking aud a vote on the bill by the method adopted in the passage of some of the famous war measures. No matter what movement has been made in the direction of Parliamentary tactics to deliver the majority from the absolute, au tocratic grasp of the minority, the leading Senators have had to look in the face the fact that it will be just as easy to secure a vote on the elections bill as on the cloture ameudment. Fighting Against Silver Legislation. The strangest feature of the whole matter is that Sonators are so slow to recognize the simplest inevitable phases of the situation, long evident to everybedy else, aud this and many other incidents of this strange general ship of Hoar and Edmunds continually fur nish proof to nearby spectators that the grand aim is to defeat silver legislation, re gardless of the "fate ot the elections bill. Certainly, it that had been the purpose from the beginning, the tactics of the opponents of free silver could not have been better de vised. Some quiet' consultation has been in progress among tbe Republican Senators in the city with reference to the next week's proceedings. The speeches made by Senators Teller and Woicott Tuesday have made some impression, but as they were expected, their effect was not so marked as that resulting from the few remarks made by Senator Hale. In his complaint that trial had not been made of the old-fashioned methods to secure action upon tbe elections bill, he undoubtedlyvoiced the feelings of some other conservative Republican Sena tors, who feel that it would be unwise to change tbe rules and adopt cloture until the usual routine methods had proven to be ineffective. To Convince Them by Trill. The talk this morning reveals a disposi tion to allow this conservative element to satisfy itself by an actual trial of the old system of campaign, which resolves itself into a matter of physical endurance. This would involve the holding of night sessions of the Senate, in addition to the usual day light sessions; just how many no one can tell, but as many as may be necessary to convince the Senators who are still leluct ant to admit the necessity for a cloture rule. Inasmuch as there is a general desire among the Republican Senators to confer upon the subject, there was no disposition evidenced to arrange a programme upon this basis to-day, but the general tone of the discussion may'be significant as foreshadow ing one result of the caucus. Of course, there is no comfort for the silver men in such a programme as indicated above, for it will merely prolong the fight and thereby render still more unlikely any silver legis lation. It Cannot Pass the Honse. Thus far five Republicans have agreed to vote against tbe elections bill, on a direct vote, and there are a few others who say they would vote for a motion to lay it aside and take up finance. A Republican Sena tor, who is earnestly opposed to the elec tions bill, said to-day that in time it would pass the Senate, but it could by no possi bility be-passed by the House in its amended form. By the time it got to the House, he said, it would be too late for th4 attendance of a quorum to be secured in that body- The bill, he said, could never become a law. It is understood that Mr. Aldrich has decided not to bring up his cloture resolution on Tuesday. Although it was understood when the Senate adjourned on Wednesday that the session to-day was to be merely formal, there were 40 Senators present when the journal was read. The Senator-elect from Idaho, Mr. McConnell, who has not yet been sworn in, was present, and was introduced to a good many ot the Senators, as was also Mr. DuBois, of Idaho, who has been elected for the term to begin on the 4th of March next. No busiuess whatever was transacted, and the Senate, on motiou of Mr. Spooner, ad journed till Monday at noon. LlGHTNEB. ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BB0WN. When Ho Takes His Seat the Supreme Court Bench Will Be FnlL Washington, Jan. 2. It is understood that Judge Brown, of Detroit, will be here when the United States Supreme Court meets on M'nday next and will then he sworn into office as an Associate Justice and take his seat on the bench. When Justice Brown takes his seat, the Supreme Court bench will once again be full. By reason of various causes, the court has been one short of its full working strength, except during one brief period, for several years, in fact, since the long illness of the late Justice Wood. A number of important cases bave accum ulated since Justice Miller's death, and are awaiting assignment for argument as soon as the new Associate Justice takes his seat. These cases involve a variety of interesting and difficult legal problems, aud Judge Brown will almost at the start have an op portunity to show bis full capabilities. WORLD'S FAIR MEMORIALS. A Proposition That Each State Scud One to Chicago. Washington, Jan. 2. Representative Butterworth to-cay introduced in the House the following resolution relative to tbe World's Columbian Exposition: Resolved, By the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the President of the United States bo and he is hereby re quested to invite tbe several States and Terri tories to hold suitable memorial services on the 12th day of October, 1802, commemorative of tbe four hundredth anniversary of tho dis covery ot America, and tuat they, and each of them, causes to be prepared astatue, painting, tablet or other suitable memorial, snch memorial to be placed in exhibition in a group with those from the other States and Terri tories during said Exposition. WANTS TO TELL ALL. Mrs. Boush Anxious to Testify Against Com missioner Bauui. Washington, Jati. 2. An evening pa per sets afloat a story that Mrs. Rousb, a clerk in the Pension office, who, on exam ination before tbe Special House Committee investigating Pension Commissioner Rautu, said she had written but one letter relating to tbe refrigerator company, bnt who was not sworn, because she averred she had been sick and her head didn't feel just right, has siuce then admitted to at least two persons that, as a matter of fact, she had been en gaged for two months in no other work than that concerning the refrigerator company. She now, it is claimed, wants to go before the committee and free her mind. . It jj asserted.that she will testify that the,. has written a great many letters, perhaps 1,000, for tbe refrigerator companv, and that the chief clerk of her bureau (old the other clerks to keep away from her desk, the object of the order "being to prevent them from seeing the character of work she was engaged upon. She also, it is said, wrote tbe minutes of tbe meeting of the directors of the refrigerator company, and that on one occasion when General Raum was absent General Bussey, Assistant Sec retary of the Interior, presided. And further, that not only General Bussey, but Deputy Pension Commissioner Lincoln is a member of the refrigerator company. NOT FIGHTING fcAMERON. CHARLES EM0EY SMITH OPPOSED TO HIS PAPER'S COURSE. He Is N"ot Responsible for Its Editorial Utterances, and Senator Cameron Is Aware of It One Republican Politician Who Thinks Differently, However. ' T IFBOM A STAFF COBIUtsrONDEITT. I Washington, Jan. 2. A well-known Pennsylvania Republican, now in the city, said to-day, speakiog of the anti-Cameron war now being waged by the Philadelphia Ptes$: "Charles Emdry Smith lacks either the courage of his convictions or the convic tions of his courage. It's hard to tell whicb. He has dragged the Press into an anti Cameron fight every year he has been in charge of that paper, but his fight has always been so timed that it has never hurt Don and never will. Smith supports the straight ticket, machine and all, at the election, but when it is over, tries to down the machine. "Take the Press this morning. It contains two columns of letters and press comment, adverse to Cameron. But one of these letters is signed by the writer. They are from Regular Republican from 1831'; 'Several Republicans;' 'From Yours in Florida;' 'H. H. M.,' and so on, and bear every eviacoce of having been concocted in the office of the Press. Of the press comments, tut one is outspoken in opposition, and that one is the Republican, of Springfield, Mass., about the measliest Mugwump paper in the country. Beat Cameron? Not mueb. He will lay the whole Smith gang out and be re-elected without opposition." The truth is, however, this Pennsylvanian is mistaken in regard to Mr. Smith's posi tion. Another Pennsylvanian, who seems to know what he is talking about, informs the correspondent of The Dispatch that Mr. Smith has no control over the editorial utterances of the Press, and that letters are in existence in America, signed by Minister Smith, deprecating tbe course of the Press against Senator Cameron, and declaring that he has not suggested it and is not in sympathy with it. The story, therefore, that Senator Cameron was using his influence to have the Minister recalled must be taken with a grain of allowance, as the Senator is informed exactly of the situation. Minister Smith is said to be in much greater danger of recall on account of the very formidable measures being taken in that direction by the leading Hebrews of the country than he is because of any antago nism of Senator Cameron. A NEW CANDIDATE For Judge Acheson's Place, Should He Be Moved Up Higher. THOM A STAFF COBKESF03DEXT.1 Washington, Jan. 2. Friends of Judge Acheson, now in this- city, appear to be quite confident of his appointment to the vacancy which, it is expected, will shortly occur in the Circuit Judgeship of Pennsyl vania, Delaware and New Jersey, by the retirement of Judge McKennan. In that case, there will be candidates for the suc cession to Judge Acheson in the Dis trict Judgeship, who are not now heard of, in the field for the office of Circuit Judge. It is asserted thatif Senator Quay's friend, Judge"Wick, ham, of Beaver, be not successful in his candidacy for tho place now held by Judge McKennan, his supporters wiil ask for him the District Judgeship in case of a vacancy there. But a new and apparently formid able candidate has appeared in tbe person of Joseph Buffington, Esq., of Kittanning. Mr. Buffipgton has a widespread and nu merous clientage; is very popular, of, ac knowledged fine abilities and liberal learn ing, and the few influential lawyers and citizens of Pittsburg and Western Pennsyl vania, who have knowledge of his can didacy, heartily support him. He is a can didate, however, only for the District Judgeship, in tbe event of Judge Acheson's promotion to the bench of the Circuit Court. .COAST DEFENSE INQUIRY. Call for a Commltteo to Investigate the Subject. Washington, Jan. 2, Representative Cutcheon, of Michigan, to-day introduced in the House a joint resolution, constituting a board, to consist of two Senators and three members of the House, and two officers from each the army and navy, which shall take into consideration during the recess of Con gress tbe subject of coast deiense,with special reference to the most urgent necessities as to fortifications, armament, defensive ships and torpedoes. The board is to report to Congress on these subjects before January 1 next Ten thou sand dollars is appropriated to meet the necessary expenses of the board. The nonse Adjourns Till Monday. Washington. Jan. 2. The Speaker laid before the House to-day the resignation of H. H. Markham as a member of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Dis abled Voluuteer Soldiers. It was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The House then adjourned till Monday next OTICE To Business Men and Capitalists. The well-known and valuable M. E. Scbenley leasehold, property of Johanna Frrdericka iucrzdoerfer, deceased, at the corner of First street and Madison avenue, Allegheny, wiil be offered at public sale ou the ground, by the executor. The property has a front of 0 feet 5 inches on First street, and extends along Madison avenne 61 feet, and has thereon erected two brick buildings and a double frame house, which rents fur $70 per month, which can be in creased after April 1. This U a 10 to 12 per cent investment. Come all and see this, splendidly located business site before the 1 day of sale. The auction sale will take place on Thursday afternoon, January 8, 1891, at 2 o'clock. Therefore be sure to re menibei the day and hour, and don't neglect this opportunity. A clear title will be given by ' Cheistian Heebmann, Executor, No. 58 Rush street, Allegheny. JOHN H. Kekr, Attorney, 89 Diamond street, Pittsburg. A. J. Pentecost, Auctioneer, STV 413 Grant street, Pittsburg. 24. Louvre. 84. Ladies with small hands black kid gloves here reduced from $2 00 to 40c a pair sizes 5K and 5. 24 Sixth street. No connection with any store of same name. Iron City beer is a very popular brew. Unexcelled for purity and nourishment. Physicians recommend it. All dealers keep it. TThssu Black Silks The best values ever of fered are those Faille Francaise and peau de soies we now show at SI, $1 25 and 51 50 a yard. Huous & Hacke. TTSSU Ladies The greatest glove bargain 3-button mousquetaire suedes, all sizes, every pair warranted, regnlar $1 25 quality. At 75o a pair. Jos. Hoene & Co. '8 ' Fena Avenue Stores, SHOCKED TO DEATH. A Telephone Lineman Meets With a Terrible Fate in St. Lonis. STEPPING ON A FATAL WIRE. Tbe Dread Current Hushes Throasb. Him With Horrible Effect. FDT1LB ATTEMPTS. TO EESCUE HIM rBrr.CIAt, TSLSQRAM TO Till DISPATCH. St. Louis, Jan. 2, James Hanlon, a Bell telephone lineman, 35 years of age, was shocked to death by an electric wire at noon to-day, on a pole on the south side of Olive street, between Fourth street and Broadway. As death came upon him, he fell to the sidewalk, 40 feet below. This horrible sight was witnessed by more than 100 persons on the street or in the windows of the large office buildings in the neighborhood. Hanlon, William Renkel and W. B. Martin, all linemen, were out' strengthening wire and were almost at tbe end of their trip when they reached the alley between Fourth street and Broadway on Olive street. At the mouth of this alley is the most dangerous pole in the city. All tbe small wire companies, such as the telephones, messenger calls, fire alarm and telegraph wires, are to be found on this one pole, and they occupy the upper half. In the middle are the cables of small wires leading to the Postal Telegraph Company, and to the Bell Telephone Company, at Fourth and Pine streets. Below these are the heavy electric light wires. Stepping on the Fatal Wire. Martin was at the top of the pole among his company's wires and Hanlon was mid way between tbe top and the bottom of the space occupied by tbe wires, looking alter the cables of the company. He caught hold ofatclenhone cable and supporting wire and made one step with his left foot and placed it on an electric light wire, which had been joined at that point, but not cov ered with tbe rubber tape insulator. Wben Hanlon placed his boot upon it the current rushed through him into the sup porting cable wire that be had his hand. Instantly blue flames a foot long leaped lrom bis hand and foot and clouds of smoldering smoke, caused by the burning of bis rubber gloves, his boot and his flesh, at tracted the atteution of the people passing at tbe time. A shout was raised, and several persons called upon Martin on top of the pole to rescue the man below him. The wires were in such a tangled state that Martin could not get down rapidly, and in the meantime Haulon, paralyzed by the current and un able to move, swayed in agony and did not utter a sound. The flames continued to issue from the points of contact aud the clouds of smoke from the burning flesh were growing in volume. Futile Attempts at Bescne. The officers of the Madison Car Company, whose office window was on a level with Hanlon, raised the window and tried to reach him, but could not. They stood there helpless, watching the wire burn through the suffering man's hand and foot. Martin had by tbis time reached the arm on whicb Hanlon leaned, and was bracing him self for a powerful lift wben Hanlon, who had been swaying to and fro each second, let go his hold, tumbled backward and, after a brief stop on the heavy wires below him, dropped head first on the corner of the curb. The skull was mashed .flat and the brains were scattered over an area of four or five feet of the sidewalk, and the body was car ried to the morgue. An examination showed that the current had burned through the boot and half way into tbe foot and had burned the thumb of tbe left hand so badly that it broke off while the body was being removed. The body was black and blue all over and the features of the face distorted beyond all semblance to the man when alive. PRISONERS OF THE WAVES. The Peril of Ten Men on a Crib in the Har bor of Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 2. Throughout last night and this morning the ten men who live at tbe new crib, four miles out in Lake Michi gaa, and work on tbe new Chicago water supply tunnel, held together in fear of their lives. Great waves were rolled up by the 52-milcs-an-hour northeast wind and dashed incessantly over the top of the frail struct ure sheltering the ten. Tbe storm was one ot the severest ever known on the lakes. This morning the tug Fashion made a trip to the crib, but no landing could he made, the waves continued so high. During the night the men had been driven from the kitchen by an enormous wave smashing that side of the crib and admitting huge quanti ties of water, wind and snow. The misera ble men made their way into the engine room, where they still are to-night. The gale has now subsided, and tbe ten men will be brought to tbe city to-morrow by tbe Fashion, which is under contract to attend to the safety of the party. The force of workmen ou tbe two-mile crib was removed some weeks ago. Had they been there last night, the result would have been shocking. The structure, to-day, was found to be totally wrecked. Fate visited the bridge which connects the north crib with the breakwater, the waves washing it away dur ing the night. ALASKA'S NEW V0LCAH0E. A Number of Othors Are IJkely to Break Ont at Any Time. rRPECUI, TZLrOBXM TO TU DMFATOIT.l San Feancisco, Jan. 2. Prof. Bidwell Thompson, of New York, who has just re turned from Alaska, gives some novel facts in regard to the eruption of the new vol cano of Bogoslov, on tbe Aleutian penin sula. He tried to ascend the volcano,which was emitting smoke and ashes, but failed, because ot gases and steam coming through the sides. As this new volcano of Bogoslov has made an island in eight years, Prof. Thompson thinks others will be upheaved from tbe ocean, and thus material additions be made to tbe territory of Alaska. The natives have traditions tbat indicate that the whole shore of Alaska is composed of volcanoes, which are likely to break out at any time. EUROPE contributes all her news by cable for to-morrow's DISPATCH. Its cable let ters are exhaustive and exclusive. REMOVED TO THE FEDERAL COURT. Tho St. Paul-Union Pacific Cose Will Be Heard Next Monday. Omaha, Jan. 2. When tbe injuction case of tbe Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul versus the Union Pacific, to restrain the defendant from interfering with the run nipg' of plaintiff's trains over the Union Pacific bridge, was called for a hearing in court this morning, the petition for removal to the Federal Court was granted, and the hearing was set for Monday next. 1 j JOAQUIN MTXXEK'S great story, "The City in the Desert," begins exclusively in THE DISPATCH to-morrow morning. The great social problem put In a novel way. Bead the opening chapters. THREE KILLED 15 A COLLUSION. The Accident Happens Near Harper's Ferry, Where Many Are Injured. Haepee's Feeey, Jan. 2. Two passen ger and express trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Rajlroad collided this morning near this city, instantly killing Engineer Rufus Gosnell, ot Baltimore, and two firemen. Seventeen persons were more or lest in- Uured and several cws were demolished INCREASED IN WEIGHT. A Surprising Test or the Efficacy of the Koch Lymph. rsr-zciAi. Tzixartxu to tui dispatch.! New Xobk, Jan. 2. Ten patients suffer ing from consumption, who have' been re ceiving treatment with tbe Koch lymph at Bellevue Hospital by Dr. H. P. Loomis, were weighed to-day to ascertain whether the lymph had fattened them any. They were, at the beginning of the treatment over a fortnight ago, in all but tbe last stages of disease. It was found tbat every patient had increased in weight. "I was surprised," said Dr. Loomis this evening, "and I could hardly believe the fienres. Tbe ten patients together weighed SfK pounds more than they weighed before the first inoculation with the lymph. One patient gained two pounds in tbe first week and five pounds in tbe second week of the treatment. The weight test in tuberculosis pulmonalls I consider one of tbe best tests. In about one-half of the patients' miscropic examination of the sputum showed that the bacilli had diminished in number. The sputum in the course of treatment first in creased and then diminished. All tbe phthisis patients bave increased appetites." WHAT THE KICKAPOOS WISH. Points in a Proposed Land Agreement They . Would Accept. St. Louis, Jan. 2. Advices from the In dian Territory say that though tbe efforts of the United States Commission which visited the Kickapoos to negotiate for the purchase ot their lands were not successlnl, they were not entirely barren of results. Yesterday the chief of tbe tribe, Chiquon-Ko-Oh-Ko, made known tbe attitude of the tnbe on the allot ment question. Recently an offer of a little money and more ponies has turned the tide in favor of the allotment a proposition which would place them on an equal footing with the Sac and Fox tnbe. The proposition they will accept will give to each bead of a family 160 acres of land; to the wife SO acres and to the minor children 40 acres, the residue laud to be sold at $1 25 per acre, and the proceeds placed to their credit, with which they de sire to build a schoolhouse and stock their farms. The chief is in hopes that the nego tiations will be closed on this basis, and that Congress will ratify the agreement. THE DISPATCH has secured Statements from every prominent consul in Europe on the effect of the McKlnley tariff law. See to morrow's mammoth edition. MINNESOTA'S OPEN WINTER. It Is Causing the Lumbermen Much Anxiety, as Snow Is Lacking. Winoita, Mikn., Jan. 2. There is great uneasiness among the lumbermen of tbis city, caused by the openness of the winter and their inability to push lumber opera tions. The open weather is causing great loss of time and money. At this writing there has been practicallv nothing done in the woods, whereas in ordinary winters there would be. at this period of the winter, 2,000, 000 or 3,000,000 loss barked. It is feared by the concerns here that there will be a log panic next season, unless cold, freezing weather and snow comes very soon. The Laird-Norton Company and the Winona Lnmber Company have logging crews on the ground, working against great oddf, doing what they can and waiting for winter weather. When this does come, if at all, there will be a big demand for men to go to the pineries. at.t. WERE DEFEATED. A Female Poor Director Makes a Bad Start at Toll tics. ! SPECIAL TXLZOBAX TO TBS DISPATCB.1 Sceantok, Jan. 2. Mrs. D. W. Swan, the only lady in the State serving as poor director, was tbe most prominent figure in tbe organization of the ScrantonPoor Board to-day. Mrs. Swan tried her hand in poli tic? a'nd led one faction of the board with poor success. " Every candidate she named was defeated and the good lady returned to her home and enjoyed a good cry over her poor success in a manly vocation. A WIND ST0BH IN TEXAS. Houses Unroofed and Blown Off Their Foundations at Abilene. Abilene, Tex., Jan. 2. A terrific wind storm blew here last night, doing great damage to buildings and other property. The roof of one of the churches was blown away, a number of houses were unroofed, andotfaers were blown off their 'oundations. It was the hardest wind that has ever blown there. No loss of life is reported. ORDERED BACK TO HIS POST. Senator lngalls Leaves for Washington in a Snow Storm. Atchisox, Kajt., Jan. 2. Senator ln galls left for Washington last night, not withstanding the snow storm and delayed trains. His departure was hastened by an impera tive telegram from Senators Edmunds and Hoar, that party necessity demanded his presence in tne National Capitol. Overcoats aud Suits. We offer for to-day your choice of our $20, $22 and $25 suits and overcoats for the popu lar price of. S10 00 Tbe suits we offer comprise very fine im ported cassimeres, diagonals, cheviots and worsteds, manufactured equal to custom gar ments, and are first-class in every particu lar. The overcoats are manufactured from smooth and rough-faced fabrics, incindiog English kerseys, meltons, chinchilla and beavers. Take your choice to-day for a $10 bill. Boys' Suits Sizes 4 to 14 years of age, for $1 and $1 50; made up from good, sub stantial cassimere. Cape Overcoats to fit boys from 4 to 12 years of age, for$l 50. P. C. C." C, PlTTSBUBG COMBUTATIOS' Clothing Compact, corner Grant and Diamond streets.opposite the Court House. Fortieses A general reduction throughout our splendid assortment... See the extra values we now offer at $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pair. Hucus & Hacks. TTSSU Another Astounding Bargain In the Cloak Department. Our entire stock of imported (Paris) car riage wraps, in rich velvets, plushes, hand some brocades, matellesses and fur-trimmed wraps, consisting of black lynx, Persian lamb, black bear, marten, etc., etc all the newest and handsomest Paris designs, from tbe best makers all Go to-day At $75 one price. Former prices $150, $175, $200, $225 and $250. About E0 of them. Comment is unnecessary. Come quickly. Second floor of cloak department. Jos. Hoene & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. B.&B. A rush already to tbis opening sale mus lin underwear. Join it; it will pay you. Boggs &BUHI BY calling "Hello, 1186," you can order the finest ales and beers tor your family's use. Ieox City Beewino Co. TTbSSn Clearance Bargains in the Wash Goods De partment. lliie lawns at 6c 12c and 15c outing flannels at 9c 3Jc and 4Cc French fl innels at 30c. 40c and 45c ginghams at 15 and 20c 25c yard-wide white flannels at 20c 30c French satines at 12f c and 15c Remnants French satines atlOc. Jos. Hoene Ss Co.'s Penn Avenue Stares. SPLENDID OLD BOOKS. A Yalnable Addition Hade to tbe Pittsburg Library Shelves. THE M'lLWAINE' LIFE COLLECTION Of Ancient Literature Now Occupies an Alcove by Itself. 0X OP Tfli3 LATE AV3I. THAWS GIFTS Tbe Mcllwaine library, consisting o nearly 1,000 volumes, which tbe late Will iam Thaw purchased and presented to the Pittsburg Library Association, has been catalogued and placed in an alcove by itself, and is now open to tbe public. It is a very interesting and valuable col lection of books in literature, travel and history, a collection that could not easily be duplicated, for it is such a library as only a genuine lover of books, with more than ordinary opportunities, gathered about him during a life time. In this addition to the Pittsburg Library, Shakespeare plays the leading part. His works are represented by a reprint of the first folio .and by Malone's, Johnson's Stecven's and Collier's critical editions, al of which possess great historical worth. In illustrative material and Shakespearian criticism, there are Collier's acd Knight' g lives, the Shakespeare Society publica tions. Lady Montagu's, Dr. Johnson's, Dyce's, Hunter's, Lord Campbell's and Dr. Kellog's essays, Cohn's "Shakespeare in' Germany," Brown's "Disquisition on the Sonnets," etc SBAMAS BZFOEE SHAKESPEABE. English dramatic literature preceding Shakespeare is well represented by the,, standard editions of Lyly, Greene, Peele and Marlowe, by select plays of the old mysteries and miracles, and in its critical aspect by Collier's "Annals of the EDglish Stage." The dramatists immediately fol lowing Shakespeare and the long list begin ning with the Restoration and extending down through the eighteenth century are, most of them, present. Should anyone care to become acquainted with the history of Shakespeare's plays on the stage he will find much to aid 'him in Cibber's "A polo gy,"Davies' "LifeofGarricfc"and Boaaen's "Memoirs of Kemble and Mrs. Siddons." The library broadens out far beyond the drama into general literature. Tbis is es pecially true of tbe Eliztbethau period. It contains Chapman's "Homer," Fairfax's "Tasso," the Arber reprints, fac simile re prints of "The Paradise of Dainty De vices" and England's "Helicon,"-those lit-' tie volumes of Elizabethan lyrics that are; among the glories of our literature; Nichol's "Progresses of Queen Elizabeth," and Gas coigne's "Princely Pleasures at Kennil worth," accounts of the magnificent recep-1 tion the Earl ot Leicester gave the Queen at Hennilworth when be sued for her band; and Naunton's "Fragmenta Regalia," a se ries of the best character sketches we have of Elizabeth and ber chivalrous favorites. SEVENTEENTH CENTUET LITEEATUEE. If anyone likes to feel in his hands an old book, he may gratify his desire by looking through a seventeenth century folio of Dryden or Ben Jonson; and if Ignatius Donelly has unsettled bis faith in Shakes peare, he may be pleased to read in Jonscn'a "Discoveries," this passage: "I loved the man and do honor his memory tbis side idolatry as much as any. He was indeed honest and of an open and free nature; ha had an excellent fancy, brave notions and gentle expressions." Or if wben a boy English syntax was to him a dry subject, be may turn the leaves ot "Jonson's Grammar" and smile over its quaint humor and occasionally be moved by an eloquent sentence. The books of history and travel for the most part come under the head of "Ameri cana," and relate to discoveries and ad ventures west of tbe Al'eghenies. One of them in particular should not be passed by: Hennepin's "New discovery of the vast ter ritory extending above 4,000 miles between New France and New Mexico, with a de scription of the great lakes, cataracts, rivers, plants and animals." -This half romantic volnme is embellished with a map and illustrations, and beirs the date 1698. Among other works and volumes worthy of notice are Tyrerbitt's "Chaucer;" Ed ward's "Life of Raleigh;" "TheBaviad and Marviad," a bright satire which a century ago ridiculed without mercy the blue stock ings and affected sentiment in literature; Talfourd's edition of "Lamb;" old quartos of. Shirley's plays; Wing's "Epbemeris," au amusing almanac of the time of Charles II., and the novels of the earliest man of letter? in this country, Charles Brockden Brown, THE NEW SOUTH'S PROSPERITY. Figures Show That Whites Are Increasing Faster Than Blacks. Chattanooga, Jan. 2. The Tradesman has compiled statistics showing tbe growth and development of the Southern'States in tbe past ten years. The figures are based upon reports sent by officials of each State. The increase in population has been 19.9 per cent, the total being 17,550,920, divided as follows: Whites, 11,361,996; colored, 6,194,924. Tbe increase in the white popula tion has been 26.2 per cent; in colored only 10 per cent. There are 475,930 persons of Northern birth In the South, against 240,385 ten years ago. The assessed wealth is $3,844,057,164, and the actual wealth is estimated at $9,751, 815.635. The State debts aggregate $96,460, 126; conntv debts, $20,511,479; municipal debts, $66,800,748; total public indebtedness, $183,772,353. Tbe capital invested in the) Snntb during the decade reaches $2,339,170, 000. The mileage of the railroads is 41,118, and the number of men employed number 188,731. The number of manufacturing establishments tl 56,714. with a capit.il oC $551,483,800; hands employed, 537,080; value of product', $425,825,200. Of cotton mills there are 334. AN ORPHAN'S STRANGE STORY. He Falls Into a, Couple's Hands Claiming to lio a Kins and Queen. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. George Frank Maler, aged 10 years, appeared at police headquar ters here to-day. He says he is from St. Thomas, Canada. His story is to the effect . that his father was the owner of a paper mill and a farm in the vicinity of St. Thomas; that he died leaving him to tha care of Hiram Charles, the lamily butlerr tbat one day shortly alter his parent's death a man and woman came to tbe bouse and took possession of it, saying that they were the King and Queeu of Canada. In May last they sent him. to Toledo and told him not to come back. Since then ha has stopped at various places.finally coming here, where he says be has relatives. His story teems entirely straightforward, and the police are inclined to credit it. Grand Clearance Sale. All sterling silver and silver plated nor elties, cups, whisk brooms, cloth aud hair brushes, match boxes, memo, tablets, shoe huttoners, etc., etc.. Must go At t price. JOS. HOENE & CO.'S Penn Avenue Stores. J. G. Bennett & Co, Leading Hatters and Furriers, Corner Wood street and Fifth avenue Ladies' Muslin Cambric Underwear. Grand Opening sale Begins to-dav. Se "A." -TOS. HORWI! & CO'SL " V ' Penn Ateana Stor$" -. y y
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