NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS.
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed
from Many leluiiduut Columns.
Lyman R. Williams, for nearly thirty years
Superintendct of Schools in Steuben County,
lud., commit ted suicide by hanging. He was
a graduate of Ann Arbor College Mr. Wil
liams served two terms us County Treasurer.
Grief over the death of a member of bis fam
ily ami poor health nre supposed to be the
cause of bis self-destruct ion.
—Harry Dixon, the young Mississipian re
cently appointed to ii West Point cadet ship
by the president upon the statement
of the boy's grandmother that her
husband and son (the cadet's ftillier) had
both been assassinated been use of politics,
failed to pass the physical exu mi nation re
quired of cadets.
Mr. John T. Ford, manager of Ford's
Opera House, Baltimore, in getting off a
street car in that city, stepped in the way of
a runaway horse. He wus knocked senseless,
but oncoming to lie walked home, although
lie was severely bruised.
—The Methodist Episcopal Church nt An
gola, lad., was destroyed by an incendiary.
—.Miss Idu I'liillips, late a Missionary in
India, fell from the bridge over the Blue
Earth River, at Minueingo City, Minn , aud
was drowned.
—Walton B. Brocket!, the son of one of the
original set tlers of Alexandria, Va., for many
years a resident of Louisiana end President
ol the State Board of Assessors under Llov.
McHenry, is dead.
—A dispatch from St. Thomas, Ont., says:
The total prohibition liquor law known as
the Scot tact was repealed in Elgin county
by an overwhelming majority.
—Colby (Mo.) University has received from
(Sen. Benjamin F Butler an oil portrait of
himself, painted by an eminent Chicago
artist. The Genera! is represented us seated
in his ciiiup on the James River, with tlio
Union army behind him. and the Coniederuto
gunboats, approaching from Richmond, iu
trout. It is a flue work.
—The vestibule train oust bound on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was wrecked
by a slide iu a cut near Oil a. There had
been a very severe rain, which caused u slide
in the cut. George W. Walsh, the oldest
engineer on the rood, and his fireman, wcro
killed. It was an unavoidable accident. No
passengers were injured.
—Milwaukee received u severe blow to one
of her great industries. The Fulk, J tinge
Rorchort brewery, employing about 400
men, wus burned. The piunt was worth
over $700,000, and it had n cuparity of
000,000 barrels of beer u year. Every tiling
was swept awuy, including 52,000 barrels of
beer.
At Hillsborough, Ohio, the jury returned
n verdict of murder in the second degree
against. Mr. Britton, charged with killiughis
brother-in-law. The punishment for this crime
in Ohio is imprisonment for life.
—At the village of Albuny, Minn., black
diptheria has broken out in 1 L'l families.
Roth churches and tlio schools have been
closed.
—Nearly 100 people were poisoned at
Adair, lowa, by eating ice crcum which had
been raudo iu new tins, and futul results iu
several cases are anticipated.
—Henry Kleinpell, keeper of u book store,
committed suicide by hanging at Kansas
City. Ho leaves u widow uud two children at
Madison, Wis.
—At Ciinipbellsviilc, Ky., Dr. T. J. Ilouri
jran was sentenced to the penitentiary for
life for the murder of one I Jays, his brother
in law.
—At Hopkins, near Minneapolis, Minn.,
Carrie, the ciglitceii-yeur-old daughter of
Hi nun Frost, was burned to death Her
mot her, who wus the only oue iu the house
besides the girl, went to visit ut it neighbors
near by, leaving u gasoline stove burning.
►She hud been gone but it short time when
smoke was seen issuing from tlio building
and it. was quickly destroyed A search was
made soon after uud the young woman's
i burred remains were found iu the ruins.
Rico Smith, during a quurral ut Water
loo, Me., with uit old innu named William
Whitton, whose life he hud previously threat
ened, knocked him down and pounded his
bond against a stone step, causing death
wit bin mi hour. Roth men had been drink
ing, Smith is held for murder.
--Sergt. Daniel O'Rrieu. of Capt. .Sander
son 's company, Eleventh Infantry, stutioned
at. Fort Ontario, was struck by a train on
the Rome, Watertowu and Ogdeiislnirg Rail
road near the fort gate, and so badly man
gled that there is no chance of his recovery.
** —('apt. <_'. L. Miller,of the T Wharf Lighter
Company of Boston, who discharged the ship
distress signal on the Fourth, which caused
the death of George Hofl'muii, Jolui Green,
and Frank O'f'onuell, has been held iu sf>Uo
bail on a charge of manslaughter.
STRIKERS SHOT DOWN,
lie Street-Car Men Assault the ;
Police in Diilm li.
The strike of the street ear employees at.
Puluth, Minn., has reached a climax of riot
and bloodshed. Two men were instantly
killed and several others dangerously wound
ed in an encounter with the police. Since the
1,500 men went out th%.*e has been no ser
ious trouble. The crowds of strikers congre
gating along the lines, at the worst, mani
fested their i'eelingin jeering ur the scab driv
ers, but were easily prevented from congre
gating in too great a number by the police.
There were rumors about the men tinning,
but these reports have been disproved. The
mass of strikers, as The lockout showed no
signs of weakening, became more and more
threatening, and a great inob attacked the
police witli clubs aua stones. 80 severe was
the onslaught that the officers were com
pelled to open lip*. Two men were instantly
killed and several wounded
A ••all for reinforcements was at once sent
to the stations, and. in view of the growing
gravity of the situation, the militia was at
once ordered out. The police were guurding
I lie men who were at work in the sewer trench.
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BASE-BALL JOTTINGS.
The Record.
JULY ft
League Ten Association Per
Cluhv. Won. Lost cent Clubs. Won. Lost, cent
Boston !6 19 ,<s.i St. J.ouis... 45 21 .182
l'! vtland .. .19 at ,65< Brooklyn ... ' 24 .819
Now York.. :2 22 .MC| Athletic.. .. 8? 24 .107
I'lißaiPa '.o 29 Jonjßaltimore... 95 28 .r.%6
ciiicMiro '.9 ;w .49: Cincinnati.. 34 : .591
Pitt-bill*. M "I .■*&>: KaiiHUH City 29 : .459
luaiunap'lis 22 31 .899, Columbus.. 25 : .991
Washington i:j <o .245; Louisville.. 12 55 .179
John Morrill lias been released by Wash
ington. Morrill has been a sad disappoint
mentto the local bull public. Ilis sterling
integrity, which wop for him the sobriquet of
" Honest John Morrill," as well as his gentle
manly quulities, were fully appreciated. But
these did not win games, and both ns a
manager and pluyer he failed of success.
Mr. Hewitt, telephoned the intelligence to
I resident ottng. The release is uncon
ditional. Mr. Hewitt paid Boston $4,000 to
Boston for Morrill's services, but this will be
ollset by the equal amount which the Wash
iiigtons received from the sale of Meyers to
Philadelphia. It, is reported that Morrill
will accept tho management of one of the
Association clubs.
A Chicago reporter thus describes a home
! , ' 1 " 1 hit l>3' Crane: "Crane's drive for four
! basis in the eighth inning was the kind tax
i idermists enjoy. The ball went on a dead
j line over tho north wall, tore through the
; soughing branches of ii cottonwood tree,
galloped hurriedly up the steps of a brick
j house, mid then, with joyous laughter, burst
through one of the front windows. It was
not seen again.*'
Kansas City is going to release Sullivan,
.M' ( art by, and Bnrkley. Tho Cincinnati
dub has been asked to waive claims on these
players.
<) Brian's success in the League is a mys
tery. When Cleveland was in tho Associa
tion he was considered a "soft snap," and
was always punished hard and often.
Baltimore has i cleaned Fulmer.
Ail effort will bo made by the Louisville
management to secure " homo run" Duffee
front Bt. Louis.
! The Boston papers say the Bean enters
; play like old women, and that Kelly is of
about ns much use ns an ice-wagon,
i Sclioch, the released Washington player,
| Ims mimed with Milwaukee,
i Haverhill uud Brockton have made nppli
cation for a place iu the Atlantic Associa
tion.
Pete McShanujn will probably plnv shor.
st >p lor the Baltimores hereafter. Manager
Burnie, who is iu Syracuse, telegraphed As
! sistant Manager Waltz that his releaso could
be purchased from Hamilton for $1,200.
; The deal will be mnde.
A dispatch from Cincinnati says: Lee Viau
is again an offender against club rules, and
I his punishment is a suspension without pnv.
His loose work iu the box wus the imnicdiute
. eniiso of the action of Manager Sclimelz.
Hilly King, the Princeton pitcher, now nt
Cape May, litis sailed for Europe. He will
join Ted Sullivnii's baseball party in Eng
bind. Bergen or Princeton, class tir '9l. will
join tlie Cape May Club. The Shcnandouh
and llazletou Clubs will bo admitted to the
Middle States League. Harry Forte ban
been engaged to manage the llusfeton Club.
FOREIGN HAPPENINGS.
—Two vessels belonging tci the Mozambi
que squadron will join the Portuguese cor*
| vet teat Dnlugoa Da y.
-~T." 10 15, ' ,, in ~ost nPHfrtR that Emperor
, "ham, While at Stuttgart, dcelured that,
the new police lueaHiireß which Switzerland
j proposed to adopt were suflicient to meet the
demands of the allied Powers. iie desired
that public opinion be calmed.
—A statue of the late Dev. Dr. Gallnudet
; wuh unveiled in the grounds of the National
| Deal Mute College, Washington, I). C.
It is officially announced that the mnr
! rings of the Princess Sophie, sister of the
Derm an Emperor, with the Duke of Sparta
j will take place October 18.
—Dispatches from the Samoan Islands, re
ceived via Auclnnd, say that Matnafa and
1 umasese have concluded a treaty of peace.
i —Thomas P. (Jill and Joseph R. Cox Nu
tionalist inemhers of Parliament, were ar
rested in London. They afterwards left for
Drogheda in charge of officers.
I —A dispatch from Cologne savs: Through
the blunder of a switchman eight lives were
lost on the railway near Roehrmuos. The
I' rankfort express,while going at a high rate
ol speed, ran into an open switch unddushed
I into an empty train which was standing on
the side track Eight persons were instant I v
i kiled and eleven others were injured.
It is stated that the indictment against
I the Doulungists advises 1 lie arraignment of
Gen. Doulanger, Count Dillon and M Roclic
j fort before the High Court of Justice for con
spiring against the safety of the State.
Iferr Luuhs. the cashier of the provincial
treasury at Stettin, in PruNsin, lias absconded
with 40,000 marks. It is believed that he is
on his way to America.
—lt is announced that Mr. Pnrnell will
make a tour through Scotland early in
autumn. He speaks at Glasgow in Septem
ber. and probably nt Dundee and Inverness.
—The Gazette de France and tkeCocardo
assert that M. de Reaurepaire, the Procurer-
General, refuses to prosecute General Doulan
ger for corruption, and that he lias resigned
his ofHce. The same newspapers suv that M.
de Freyeinet, Minister of War,refuses to con
sent to the holding of ucourt martial in the
ease of Gen. Boulunger. It is also asserted
tliut there are other serious dissent ions
among the members of the Cabinet, aud that
a ministerial crisis is imminent.
—ln the llfiu.se of Commons Mr. W. 11.
Smith, the Government leader, moved that
the House refer to a seleet committee the
matter of the granting of u provision to
Prince Albert Victor of Wales and the Prin
cess Victoria of Prussia, on the occasion of
their marriage. Mr. Gladstone seconded the
motion.
—'Theßeichsnnzeigor (Berlin) publishes dis
patches from Prince Bismarck to the Gor
man Minister at Dcrue,in which tlieCliancellor
denounces I lie "settlement" treaty, under
which Germans sett ling in Switzerland should
he piovided with a certificate of good con- !
dud, and indicates an intention to obtuiu a
siihst ii ute for the treaty.
—A dispatch from Cairo says: The dervislw j
es who were defeated at Arquin by Col.
Wodebouse's troops have fled to tho hills.
The gunboats have cut off the dervishes'
water supply.
AN IRISH-AMERICAN REPUBLIC.
Chicago Irishmen Concoct a Rather
Largo Scheme.
t number of prominent Iriih-Ainericans
mid i **: Tate meeting at Chicago to discuss
in i.M. .t.y of establishing na Irish-Amor
can om •. to further the lutorests of Ire
and iad * Irish race.
i ter- i / discussion it whs unanimously
leeided r. ajilan of action formulated
out pMooiMfi .j William T. Griffin, utid tic
-0 , • conization was to be |H*rfis-t
--■ ' • >* • as the "Irish-American De
Ml Mil? "
i t*r % iw of officers a committee
•vis > rr, rail upon tho prominent
• m n*u and secure their co op
* ' .c • -ontion of tlio projectors
a•* composed of in
* ■' . . I;. -h - A iiici icans and
' • is Canada, Chili, Peru uud
I*. ' .- -r* '.', d tts latter country would
v *o diSf *-ee of lwr-r California or
"I ( v,ry - th the privilege of
Mitabinrnng n . Irish-American republic there-
It :s hoped to .re a grant of land suffl
cient. to accommodate some millions of peo
ple to divert the enormous emigration pour-
J ingjnto this country from Ireland to this
I land, and to furnish erw-h immigrant with
! necessaries until they have opened farms.
Dervishes Defeated by Egyptians.
A dispatch from Cairo says The Egyptians
under Colonel Wodehouse have again de- j
feuted the Dervishes, 000 of whom wore |
killed and 700 deserted or were taken prison-
Jt v an thought that after the crushing de- j
Uet sbos had already suffered, when |
> ' Umri sors killed or wounded, they
1 • of offer further resist mice, but would I
• je*er( Colonel Wodehouse pur
• mi boll .-, however, that tlicy con
" 1 • - • tut it uti'l made anotliei deter
.. tin-ir usual courage,
• 1 tb *rir forces were nearly ;
i.Miiilm.'. • ( ' . mi ret routing fur j
• ... h t .. )• , i , -ot yet been ascor
viiwjct ca .r%Urdy small. |
HURLED INTO A CHASM.
WRECK OF AN ENTIRE TRAIN
ON THE N. W. R. R.
The Locomotive and a Gasoline Lamp
Explode Many Persons Hilled
Outright—Others Slowly Burned
to Death.
The east bound Norfolk :ind Western pas
J senger train, which left. Roanoke. Vn. f was
wrecked ami burned at Tlmxton's Switch, by
' plunging into a chasm created under the
: track by a water spoilt. The engine, bag
gage, express, t wo passenger coaches and two
t Pullman sleepers went down. The locomo
, five boiler and a gasoline lamp exploded by
| the shock, anil the entire train was wrapt in
flames in ail instant. Not a voice or u sound
, was heard for live minutes and then someone
feebly called for help Men with no clothing
on who had managed to crawl out of the
wreck at once began to work heroically to
save the less fortunate passengers, and it
was not long before many of tlmm were taken
out.
Among those rescued was: Bishop Alphers
W. Wilson, of Baltimore, who was slowly
bleeding to death from the severance of n
blood vessel in bis wrist. The lire companies
I and several physicians of this city were has
tily taken to the scene of horror, bat the
flames had devoured everything hut the iron
frames when tliey arrived. The wounds of
those who were dangerously hurt were
dressed, and those who were but. slightly in
jured were sent to the Roanoke, Liberty'nnd
ButTord's, were their wants were supplied
The killed, so fur as ascertained, are: Charles
Bruce, of Lynchburg, lireiuiiii, scalded to
death; Nathan Cohen, of Roanoke, who
wus en route for Uermaiiy via New
oi'k; Patrick Donovan, of Lynchburg, engi
neer; K. S. Francis, of Marion, mad agent;
A. M. .lames, of Roanoke, traveling en
gineer of the rood; .1. NY. I.ivsny.of Roanoke,
train dispatcher; Dennis Melon, janitor of
the railroad ofllces. en route lor New York to
be married; W. C. Slicnd, ol Cleveland,Tenn.;
J. J. Rose, of Abingdon; u stranger bound
for Paris via New York; L. B. Summers, of
Abingdon, Yn,, mail ngeul; a little girl slip
posed to be the adopted daughter of Mrs
Judgo Thompson, of Staunton, Va.; .1. W.
Pii hurry, superintendent of the eastern divis
ion; .1, ('. Cassell, of tlio western division; .1
.1, Rose, postal clerk of Abingdon, Va.; John
Kirkpntrick. of Lynchburg; t.liudtiisbaml and
two children of u lady passenger on the train
whose name cannot bo learned. Mr. Stead
was an Englishman and was agent, of an
Idaho hunting ami fishing expedition. lie
was on his wav to England for supplies when
ho met his death.
Conductor Johnson, Rishop Wilson, Fx
press Messenger Ash mere, Mrs. Judge Thomp
son, Major J. C Cussol, su peri u tendon (.of the
road, and Baggage Master Ford are among
those most, badly hurt. A number of others,
including several ladies from Texas, nre
slightly injured. Only seven persons iu all
nre suid to have been saved.
There were about, seventy passengers on
the train, beside tlio employees, and us it is
absolutely impossible to ascertain the exact
number saved the number of t hose killed eiin
not be necurately ascertained. Therein every
reason to four, however, that the number
will reach thirty, if not. morn
The passengers acquit the railroad corn
finny of blame. The embankment was
j swept awny by n sudden and heavy ruin
storin, and the iron and ties remained huh
; ponded over the ennsm, so that when the
engineer gluneed along the rails he did not
discover the danger.
Rain has been falling almost continuously,
and at times very heavily, for twenty-four
hours, swelling the mountain strenins great
ly beyond their normal state. Severul trains
hud pussed over the road during the night,
and it was thought, that t he line was sale for
trnflic notwithstanding I,ho rains, uud
that no danger need be apprehended. At. the
place of the accident, however, the water had
undermined the roadbed and caused a wash
out, about eighty feel long and fifty feet
wide. The water at. this point was eight to
ten feet. deep. Into this watery gulch the
engine mnde n frigntful leap, whileimilling at
the rate of thirty miles an hour, currying
with It the tender and eight cars.
A large amount of mnil mid express mat
ter was dest royod. The number of wounded
will be far in excess of tlio number killed.
Thirty of the wounded have been taken to
Roanoke thirteen to Rufordsville end flfly
to Liberty.
185 MINERS DEAD.
Explosion of Firo Damp in n French
Coal Mine.
An explosion of fife damp occurred in aroal
pit at .St. Ktienne, Franco. Threo hundred
miners are entombed. A number of bodies
have been taken out of the pit-
Two pits were affected by the explosion
Oue of these is inundated, the other is on
fire. Sixteen bodies have been recovered
Ten of the miners who were taken out nlivo j
are so badly injured Mini, they will probably j
die. Sixty horses in the mine were burned to
death.
The news of Mm disaster spread rapidly,
and the months of the pits were soon sur
rounded by crowds of relatives and friends of
the imprisoned miners Many heart rending
scenes were witnessed as the bodies were
brought to the surface. There is little hope
of rescuing any of the men now in Mm pits,
nil of whom have already probably per
ished.
LATF.R.
The conl pit at, St.-Etienne, in which the
explosion of tire damp occurred is Mill on
tiro. Many more bodies have been recovered,
but. the work is attended witb great difficulty
and danger.
The scene at tlm pit is harrowing. Prosi
dent Carnot has ordered that, measures ho at :
once t.ukcn for tlio relief of the families of the
dead.
Fourteen miners were rescued with great
difficulty. They were nearly dead The
number of the dead is now estimated at 185
Money for the relief of the sufferers is arriving
from all points.
MR. GLARSTONK ON* AMERICA.
Hp Says Her Constitution in a Mar
vcl of Political Wisdom.
T hft frrodom of Cardiff. Knt-lund, was pre
sontcd to Mr. Gladstone. 11 is speech on the
occasion was notable for coinplimeats paid
to America He referred to her constitution
as a marvel of political wisdom, exhibiting
the benefits of devolution in contrast with
the evils ol too great centrnlixatioii, of which
France and Italy were examples. He would
have liked to have brought with him the
illuminated address scut, him from New York,
but it was too bulky. He brought instead
the address sent him from Illinois. These
and similar expressions of opinion on the
home rule quest ion from u nation rapidly ad
vancing to the position of the primary power
of the English speaking races ought to give
every prudent Englishman material lor reflec
tion. "We are the first," he said, "to tell
other nations their faults, but the Inst to
listen to any one's advice."
Referring to the Fife election and the opin
ions of Mr. Wemyss, the defeated candidate,
Mr Gladstone said that if the government
would allow Mr. Wemyss to act in their be
half, doubt less Mr. Wemyss mid lie (the
speaker) would be able to arrive nt a very
satisfactory solution of the Irish question.
So much tor the best candidate the govern
ment could find.
Fall of a Grand Stand.
The grnnd stum) at the rare track, Ofttv
tiomu City, collapsed, injuring moro iiiuii
100 many fatally. One thousand
iwople crowded Into the stand when tlio
horses came to the post, and then maidenly,
without any warning, the structure went
down, burying more than 500 in the ruins
I'or a second the outside spectators were
paralyzed by the accident. Then, ns the
cries and groans of the wounded filled the
air, they rushed forward and began the work
of rescue. The victims were drugged out
and carried to places of safety, or put in
ambulances and sent into town. Col. Wade,
tho commanding otiieer at this point, seat
the military, ambulances and physicians to
the scons promptly and gave material aid.
Tho escape of the crowd from death was
miraculous, and, Incredihlo us it appears,
only one person was killed outright, a child
of Dr. J. A. Itvuii.
RISING FROM THE RUINS.
The John* town of Old is a Now
City To-day.
The Johnstown of to-day presents quite a
different picture from that which people
looked upon a few weeks ago, when the Hoods
eanie and almost literally wiped it from the
face of the earth. The day after the flood
the streets of the once-flourishing city of
nearly 15.000 people were duflned by long
rows of ruined buildings. From end to end
the thoroughfares were piled from 10 t> 20
feet high with wrecks of houses, huge logs,
and all maimer ot debris. It was utterly i
impossible to walk three squares in any di
rection on u given street. Now all known '
streets, or, rather, nil which have been !
definitely marked out. are onee more
passable. There are still a number that have
been so entirely obliterated that their loca
tion cannot be fixed until a re-survey
of the town plan lias been made. This
resurvey of streets and property lines, recon
struction of sewers and drains, rebuilding of
bridges and culverts, will take niaiiy months
and perhaps years to accomplish. 'Tlds fea
ture of the disaster is likely to weigh heavily
upon the taxpayers of t lie town for some
years to come. Chief Burgess llowcll esti
mates the borough's loss upon public build
ings at # 15,000; upon furniture, If 1,000;
parks, streets, etc. #12,000; bridges, #SO,
000, nttd sewers, #5,000, or n total ol $83.-
000. Add to this a portion at least, of a bill
of #14,000, contracted in the employment
of special policemen during t he first ten days
or more following the flood—which the Belief
Committee repudiates, the State is not liable
for, and the County of Cambria doesn't wunt
to pay—and the taxpayers of the town have
not a pbasant prospect at bust.
James B. Scott, a member of the State Be
lief Commission, expresses the opinion '.hilt
by Oct. 1 the 15,000 homeless people in and
around Johnstown will ull huvo been housed
in buildings suitable for occupation all the
year round. Main street, which was so com
pletely blocked by debris that, reporters
walked along it upon the roofs of the houses,
is now elear and business men are opening
their stores again. The houses on the neigh
boring hills and in near-by settlements,which,
for a lime, gave shelter to from ten to as
many as thirty survivors each, ure gradu
ally being surrendered to their original ten
ants. and the survivors are making their
homes in small portable buildings brought
by the hundred from Chicago. As quickly as
possible it is proposed to erect more substan
tittl structures, and it is hoped to provide all
with comfortable homes be ore the snow flies
Little permanent building can ho done until
the cleaning out of the cellars is complete.
This will keep a large forco of men busy all
summer.
The terrible jam above the stone bridge,
which at first, appalled the boldest contract
or, has been removed, and the waters of the
Conemaugh and of Stony Creek are now
running in their nuturul channels. Tliemng
nitudo of the work necessary to accomplish
this undertaking cannot Im* appreciated by
one who has not seen the place. It required
the labor of huudreds of men for over three
weeks and the explosion of 13,800 pounds of
dynamite to dislodge and remove this de
bris. The dynamite cost 20 cents a pound
In the course of this work many dead bodies
were recovered, and some of the blasts sent
(iriiis, legs and heads flying high in the air
from the mass of mud in which the victims
lay buried. The dynamite work was in
charge of Major Phillips, who has completed
his task.
The Stnte authorities have nearly com
pleted their labor of clearing the debris and
opening the rivers. When this is done Johns
town will lie left to care for herself. Her fu
ture is problematical. Much depends upon
the manner in which the relief funds are dis
tributed. The majority of the survivors are
now self-supporting as far as provisions are
concerned. The first few weeks after the
flood there were so many idle people übout
t hut demoralization was the nutiiral result.
It was then resolved to put all able-bodied
men to work. This has been done by the
Cambria Iron Company, the Johnstown
Steel Street Bail Company, the Pennsylvania
Bailrond Company, and oilier large employ
ers of Inhor. The Cambria Iron Company,
which has one of the most, extensive plants of
the kind in Amerieuand lost f500,000 by the
flood,is rapidly restoringits works. Tin-com
pany is also endeavoring to buy more land
evidentV" with the purpose of enlarging its
establishment. The loenlstrertrailway com
pany, with lines running to Kcrnville und
Woodvale, was paying ( per cent, dividends
regularly. The flood left nothing but a few
bits of truck hero and there. The linn ;<>
Keruville will probably be rebuilt in a few
months, hut. the branch to Woodvale is now
unnecessary, for Woodvule bus been wiped
away completely.
The business men and merchants un
ready and anxious to resume at their old
stands, or rather where their stands once
were. At a meeting held this week it was
found that there were seventy applicants
for stands on the park and Market-square.
It was decided to cut some of the
temporary structures on Market-square
in two and to erect two more blocks of bus
iness houses. Thus far about, one hundred
and eighty of the little portable houses built
in Chicugo lmvo arrived, and though many
people object to them us totally inadequate
there have been twice that 1110113- applica
tions acted upon. On Wednesday the Belief
Commission contracted for 200 four-room
frame houses to be built for #250 apiece.
These dwellings will be given to needy per
sons under lease for eighteen months for a
consideration of one dollar, at the end of
that time the building to become the prop
erty of the tenant The idea is to prevent the
recipients trom selling the houses, or some
creditors from seizing them.
GREAT l l.noiis IN TEXAS.
People Driven l-'rom Hume ly tlie
Rising Rivers.
Several inches of ruin fell in the district ol
Fort Worth, and great damage has resulted.
Reports from the west, show heavy rains for
200 miles. The Brazos and the Trinity
Rivers arc booming. At Beiilirook, twelve
miles west, the bridge of the Texas and Pa
cific and 500 feet of the track are washed
away. The St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
lor two miles out is submerged. The Mis
souri, Kansas und Texas and the Fort Worth
and Denver have abandoned their tracks
north
The Texas ami Pacific ban abandoned
truiim both east and went. At Forth Worth
the bottom lands to the north for two miles
and to the east for a mile and a hull are Hub
merged, and truck farms art gone. Tlie Trin
ity rone four and a half feet, in an hour, and
the dwellers on the lowlands barely escaped
City Marshal Farmer, Sheriff Itichnrdson and
their entire force for the time been me a rescu
ing corps, and manned tlie boats which
brought the people to the city, where they
are quartered in large warehouses. There
are 200 men, women,and children thus cared
for.
11. Plume and sister are said to have been
washed away, and Mrs. 11. S. Bent ley and
Patrick, her son, who lived on the Trinity,
are believed to liava been drowned. Their
house was carried away. The river there is
two iniles wide, and all tho cabins and tents
are gone. The St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
operator received a message that the west
fork of the Trinity was coming down with an
eight foot rise. Six inches more ofwater and
the water works will have to ho abandoned.
Wheat, oats, fruit, and cotton are badly
damaged
The loss can hardly bo computed, but con
servative estimates place it as high as
$2,000.000.
Death of John Xorquay.
John Norquuy, one of the best known
characters in Canada, ami by far the most
prominent man in Manitoba, died suddeuly
at Winnipeg, Man., of fatty degeneration ol
the heart, lie was going about in his usual
health t wo hours before bis death.
Norqun.v was a Scotch half-breed, horn in
this country forty-seven years ago. Heodu
cated himself and gradually rose until lie
reached the Pn micrshipof the province, which
lie held 111 teen years.
He was the leader of the Conservative party
at Winnipeg, and had he lived would doubt
less have been restoied to power.
A Mormon Insults tho ■''lag.
Intense excitement was created at Silver
ton, Col., by the actions of Joe Ainsworth, a
burly Cornislunan and a recently converted
Mormon, who started out early and made a
raid upon the American flags used in decor
ating the town. These he tore down us fast
as lie could, until a policeman arrested him.
Ainsworth declared thut the flags were op
posed to his principles, and he wished to de
stroy them. Tho Indignation In town is lit
fever heat, and there are threats of lynching
Ainsworth.
A BASEBALL. ROMANCE.
How a Prominent Player First Met
and Won His "Wife.
Mrs. Frank S. Flint, wife of the
famous "Silver" Flint, of tlio Chicago
Baseball Club, sends the following ro
mantic sketch concerning Ed William
son, ii'sj of that club, and his pretty
wife, to the Chicago Sporting Journal;
Now, lot me say a word about the
beautiful wife of this famous ball-player.
I have a weakness for pretty women—
all tho more that nature denied me the
boon. There is a pretty romance at
tached to the meeting of this happy
couple, and through it I was instru
mental in introducing them to each
other. It c 11110 about in this way' On
our Bret visit to New Orleans in 1882,
tho olub stoppod at the Lee Hou e, on
Camp street. It was my first visit
South, aud in those clays ball-players
and their wives were virtually ostra
cized by society, and in tho South this
was particularly so. I felt it, and the
gites's of the Leo House made it so
palpable to us that wo wore considered
beneath them, some actually going so
far as to refuse to sit at the table with
lis. But, by very nice patience on tho
part of tho ladies, and gentlemanly de
portment on tho part of tho men, wo
quietly and quickly took our rightful
positions as equals of any people. Why
not?
Just at about this time one lovely
Sunday morning I had a tit of tho blues,
and was wishing myself back in dear
Chicago, when the sweetest voice imagi
nable greeted my ear. I looked up and
a vision of loveliness stood before 1110
a sweet, refined, girlish face, with a
troubled look in her soulful eyes. She !
addressed mo. I was so surprised, that I
for an instant I failed to reply, when j
sho again asked me if I could tell her j
whore sho could find her mother. She j
had come from Now York on a surprise !
visit to her mother, and was distressed i
to find the la!tor had gono away for tho I
day. This lovely girl was Miss Net I
Tucker. To cheer her up and help hot* j
over her disappointment, I proposed 1
that sho accompany mo to tho ball:
game. At first she demurred, as it was |
Sunday; but, 011 telling her that all
people went on that day—it was the
only day that they could scrape up a
paying crowd—l finally persuaded her
to go. All tho way out I was glofully
anticipating how the boys would stare
when they caught sight of my com
panion. Going out 1 bought a large
bunch of violets and presented thorn to
Miss Tucker. On our arrival at the
grounds, tho game was already in pro
gress. Wo had just got comfortably
seated on a rough board bench, when
George GOIO came to tho bat and sent
tho ball over the fence into the canal.
This hit brought a round of applause,
Miss Tucker remarked, that if he did it
again she would throw him her violets.
Williamson went to bat und away flew
the ball, and away went tho violets to
the feet of tho surprised Ed, who
bowed his acknowledgments in his own
inimitable stylo, and to my chagrin
every man, boy, woman and girl leaned
forward to look at tho flushed face of
tho pretty donor, who, all unconscious
that sho had done anything unusual,
smiled back at I'M. Then she turned to
1110 and said : "Why, Mrs. Flint, that is
not the gentleman who hit the ball be
fore." She was entirely unfamiliar with
tho game, and thought that two such
hits by the samo man deserved roiog
nition, ami threw her violets as lier
share of applause, never intending to
attract attention to herself. She fairly
inspired tho boys by lior graceful net,
for they certainly played groat ball 011
that memorable Sunday afternoon. After
the gamo I introduced Ed and Miss
Tucker, and it was u clear case of lovo
at first sight. Now, a sweeter, prettier
woman, a more charming, lovable wife
docs not live, and Ed desorves her.
One little incident which occurred in
tho year after those two wore made man
and wife always made mo hold Mrs.
Williamson in high esteem. Wo were
coming homo from New Orleans via the
Mississippi River 011 the steamer Green
ville, and, of course us usual, Mrs. Wil
liamson was much admired. Wo i/l
know that Ed is not a handsome man,
and tho contrast between him and his
wife was particularly noliccablo. There
was a fussy lady on boar 1 whom we all
liked till 0110 afternoon, when sho asked
a question which nearly broke Ed's
wife's heart. She came to my state
room, her eyos filled with tears. 1 asked
her what was the matter. Sho threw
horself at my feet, buried her head in
my lap and between her Robs said : "I
hate that Mrs. W.; she is just a lior
rad, ooarso thing, so sho is! How daro
she ask me such an impertinent ques
tion?"
"Well, but tell me, my dear, what has
sho said ?" I asked.
"Why, tho mean, heartless woman
asked me if my husband had tho small
pox after I married him. Could any
thing bo more insulting! Do you think
Ed homely, Mrs. Flint?"
I consoled hoi- by replying that she
had beauty enough for both, and that to
mo Ed was good-looking, for he has tho
kindest faeo in the world, "so dry your
eyes," and she did ; but nothing would
induce her to look at Mrs. W. again.
Her husband had been insulted, and sho
could not forgive it.
She is a Virginian of good old stock
and a true woman through and through,
and Ed is blessed in having so sweot a
companion for life.
The Donkey Not a Competent
Witness.
The thrifty peasant, Nazr-ed-din, one
day received a visit from his neely
cousin, Hattz-tho-111-Favored, who be
sought of him the loan, for a day, of
his donkey. "I should be most happy,
good cousin," said Nazr-ed-din, "but
unfortunately lie lias gone astray and I
have 110 manner of knowledge where lie
may bo." The words were 110 sooner
spoken than tho donkey set up a loud
braying from a shod in the yard, " lice
honk! lice-lionk ! " "But, good Nazr! "
exclaimed Unfiz, "there is surely thv
donkey at home and seemingly quite
well./ Whereupon Nazr-cd din rose in
great wrath and showed Hall/, tho door.
" Begone, scoundrel! " ho shouted ; j
" wouldst thou insult me in my own
house by taking the word of a donkey
before my own " —[Argonaut.
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Doecrlbos tho condition of many pooplo debilitate*]
by tho warm weather, or disease, or overwork.
Hood's Sorsaparllla Is Just tho medicine needed to
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Divorces in Various Countries.
In Australia divorces have never been
sanctioned.
Divorces are scarcely ever known to
occur in modern Greece.
In Hindustan either party for a slight
cause may leave the other and marry.
In the olden times the Jews had a
discretionary power of divorcing their
wives.
Divorces are scarcely allowed in Thi
bet, unless with the constant, of both par
ties. Ite-inarriago is forbidden.
divorce, break a pair of chopsticks in
the presence of witnesses and the thing
is done.
Two kinds of divorces are granted in
Circassia. By the first the parties can
immediately marry again ; by the second
not for a year.
Among some tribes of American In
dians the pieces of sticks given the wit
nesses of the marriage are broken as a
sign of divorce.
If the wife of a Turkoman asks his
permission to go out and he says " go"
without adding come "back ngaiu " thoy
are divorced.
In Siberia, if a man is dissatisfied with
the most trifling acts of his wife, lie
tears a cap or veil from her face and
that constitutes a divorco.
In Siam the first wife may bo divorced,
but not sold as tlio others may bo. She
may claim the first chiid. The others
belong to the husband.
Among the Moors, if the wife does
not beeomo the mother of a boy, she
may be divorced with the consent of the
tribe and can marry again.
In the Artie region a man who wants
a divorce leaves home in anger and does
not return home for several days. The
wifo takes the hint and departs.
In China divorces are allowed in all
cases of criminality, mutual dislike,
jealousy, incompatibility of temperment
or too much loquacity on the part of the
wife.
MAIL advices from West Africa confirm
previous reports of the shocking pri
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subjected. It is said that his hair has
turned snow white, that his clothes are
111 rags, and that lie is without shoes,
being obliged to use skins to cevor his
oet.
"Stick to your business," In very good advice,
but Btill there are n great many peoplo in the
world who have no regular and profitable busi
ness to stick to; and tnero aro others who aro
following a line of business which is manifest
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Whether you throw apebbleor a diamond
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