Show BY TEL TELEGRAPH GRAP 11 FEB WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH LY L L Y AN 19 R ja C CHICAGO 23 the state live stock commission held along a long meeting with closed doors this afternoon and evening discussed the disposition of cattle afflicted with pneumonia a chicago distilleries governor oglesby Ogles bv attorney general hunt and dr rauch of the state board of health took part in the proceed proceedings 1 veterinarians salmon casewell ggs hughes baker murray Atkin atkinson sou and the iowa state veterinarian were present J B sherman the president of the live stock imer washburn and the exchanges attorney mr me coy also attended the session the latter three gentlemen admitted that wh whether ethert the sickness was m ras contagious deuro pneumonia as the veterinarians had ad all decided or something els else Is it was unquestionably a dangerous disease and one that should be exterminated at all hazards they agreed with the board and the veterinarians that the only safe way to do would be to DESTROY ALL THE ANIMALS that tha had thad been exposed or were affected it was proposed that a post mortem examination of each animal should be held and those found to be healthy should be sold for beet beef representatives from the stock yards strenuously opposed this proposition they said they could not allow exposed cattle to be placed on the market either elther eras as hoof or as beef toe live stock interests west were too great to td be jeopardized rumors would soon be cast abroad that diseased meat was offered for sale in chicago the eastern and forein foreign n trade would surely suffer Ca canners would not dare to handle the beef as a large part of their trade was with foreign countries and they would not take the risk of having edicts issued by other nations prohibiting the importation of american canoed canned beef the sale of healthy carcasses might also give an opportunity tor for the disease to spread and become a standing menace to the great cattle interests of the west during the discussion it was developed that should the cattle now under quarantine be slaughtered ed and either cremated or sent to the rendering establishments THE EXPENSE would probably reach an additional dit ional would be required aired to replace the sheds if burned to cover this of there is only available an appropriation of governor oglesby stated the sum in hand could lae be exhausted and he felt confident we the balance could be depended on f from rom the next legislature it was finally decided that all the cattle now quarantined in the phoenix and distill distilleries erles numbering 2000 head should ble slaughtered the board was in doubt whether there were any cases of pneumonia in the and empire distilleries but it was determined ter mined that if on examination by the members tomorrow to morrow there shall prove to be a single case of the disease in either cither all the animals exposed will be slaughtered when the conference closed chair man pierson said postmortem post mortem examinations ami nations will be held on any animals slaughtered and all well cattle will be appI appraised sed it is estimated that the average appraised value will be 88 per head bead it I 1 yet decided whether the carcasses casses of the cattle will be sold to the markets marke ts or to the rendering establishments dr salman assures us that the national government will contribute toward compensating the owners congress will be obliged however to pass ASS a law permitting such appropriation from the government CHICAGO 23 28 severe storms east of this city interfered seriously with the telegraph service in the east this afternoon I 1 k A HALF HAILSTORM HAIL STORM milwaukee 23 at madison wisconsin a heavy hall hail storm passed over the city aid an d the surrounding country early tilts this morning riddling the tobacco leaves in many mally fields which remained anhar vested some of the stones atones kicked up at tho th washburn observatory measured eight inches in circum clerence le rence shade trees were killed and about eight thousand panes of glass were smashed chiefly in greenhouses and photograph studios the storms approach was heralded by heavy rumbling sounds rids and intense heat and the fears of a tornado were so general that hundreds of people fled to their cellars NEWYORK NEW YORK 23 ex president arthur has decided to leave new london he will return to new york on monday a and ad oc occupy bupt his house bouse on lexington avenue this winter sherman shermana Sherma nW W knevals spent sunday with him at t new london he says that the Gner generals alls health does no show any improvement neither can he be considered any worse than when he let left t new york he is certainly somewhat thinner and is confined to his chair the greater part of the time but his appearance would not leali lead a stranger to think him an extremely sick man his skin Isas is as fresh and rosy as ever he no longer suffers from insomnia his appetite is only occasionally capricious and he is bright ald abid cheera cheerful ul he takes a lively interest not only in his own affairs but in the public questions of toe the day it is oot not expected he can engage actively in business this winter charleston 24 there was a slight shock at summerville last evening evenin g and possibly two during the night there was none in charleston cincinnati 24 the argument in the american bell telephone case in the united states circuit court terminated this morning at the close of the argument the court said he wished all the papers to be laid before him in order a deliberate review of the whole case could be made A decision may therefore not be reached before several weeks ex solicitor general goode at at the close of the case a asked s ked the court if it would hear the argument m ent upon the ibe demurrer of the sub com banies which the government counsel was prepared to offer the wurt court said he would not hear bear the demurrer until after this question was disposed of but would hear it at the december term of court at columbus washington 24 consul general williams at fayanna Ha ranna yanna in reply t to 0 an inquiry from the secretary or of state confirms s the report that the madrid madria government has sustained the cuban authorities in their refusal to carry out the treaty arranged as it is understood in in this country making mutual concessions to american and spanish vessels trading between cuba and this country this will probably lead to between this government and the spanish authorities to ascertain what the latter means and ultimately to the of the arrangements or the conc conclusion luIon of new ones ST JOHNS N F 24 A disaster disante r occurred in the bay at st johns this morning the british schooner summerset colliding with the schooner mary ann cutting her in two there were 37 persons aboard tour four of whom were drowned sacramento 24 contributions for the belef of the earthquake sufferers amounting to 1150 were tele telegraphed to charleston today to day portland agn 24 the committee appointed by mayor gates to solicit aid for charleston will telegraph 2 f tomorrow to morrow charleston 24 letters having been received from all parts of the country asking whether the period of great distress in charleston nas has not passed the statement is authorized that the relief committee through the generosity of their fellow countrymen feel themselves in a position to furnish subsistence and temporary shelter to 11 who need it but at the same time the the committee estimate that the relief funds at command or in prospect fall short of the money needed to put io id habitable condition the homes of persons who are unable to repair their buildings without aid the govern engineers have inspected buildings out of in the city and ESTIMATE THE DAMAGE to those inspected at their aly inspection ion however covers moat of the costly structures the committee in in assisting the needy householders to make the residences habitable will deal first with those whose losses are small the object being to make as many roofs as possible tight foundations secure and chimneys s safe before the cold weather comes the homes of widows and orphans and other helpless persons will have a prominent claim no loss of any person owning more than a house will be oe considered at this time the intention is also to disallow all claims for plastering as not being indispensable to the reasonable safety and comfort tile the subsistence committee have supplied nearly all the persons requiring provisions and the nurr nun ber of rations issued today to day was the smallest since the commissariat was established the force of clerks and the working force is being gradually reduced today to day was very quiet no shocks were felt hero here and ana only a slight tremor at summerville business is active and the merchants are hopeful al OTTAWA 24 91 counsel for the prisoner sproule who bas been sentenced to be b hanged on october intends making another effort to save ailin him from the gallows on the strength of the report thau that he has become insane victoria ff C 24 judge caray array has refused the application to further respite the sentence of sproule the murderer execution has been set for october TORONTO 24 the building occupied by davidson davidsons hay wholesale grocers and liquor dealers burned this morning the stock valued at will be a total loss insured MACON ga 24 frank S humphreys was hanged banged today to day clay at milleage ville for the murder and ra rapa pe 0 of f two ladies carry raines kaines and E ella a humphreys u mph his kins kinswoman woman on march he confessed his bis guilt to the sheriff last night but made no statement on the he scaffold cincinnati 24 charles dell a member of the late board of public works and charles T blackburn the cle clerk r k were arrested this noon upon the charge arge of embezzling of the cites funds there are rumors of other arrests to be made so soda these charges are based upon discoveries made by expert accountants who are e examining ra I 1 n the books of the board of public bublic w works a HALIFAX IN 24 chief justice mch day gave his decision on t the he motion made by mr meagher counsel tor for the united states to nave have the evidence for the defense in the schooner adams case taken before a commissioner in the united states the chief justices decision is that that the cap tain of t the vessel must come to halifax to be examined but that the crew may give their evidence before toe the commis sion in boston ST PAUL PAULi 24 A winnipeg special to the pioneer press says it is reported here on strong authority that the canadian pacific has secured the control of the manitoba road some color is given to the sta statement lement by the fact that collingwood schreiber dominion in of railways arrived from the pacific coast yesterday yeste iday and started over the manitoba road today to day in his special car BOSTON 25 A dispatch from mar ble bleu ead bead time 90 states bat commodore hovey laas has officially declared the race between the mayflower and galatea off as although alta ough there is a good breeze it is one that will prove tricky and probably fail before the course is cavere covered atlo ST louis is 25 after ter the adjournment of templar grand encampment a campa camp ment t one of the members of the erand command mandery ery said the selection of bf washington as the place for the next triennial conclave was coupled with a proviso giving the grand mister master authority to name another place three months prior to the time appointed for holding the conclave in aase case there was any dissatisfaction or imposition on the part of the hotel keepers or others philadelphia 25 the chicago ball club today to day played off the postponed same game here with the philadelphia team result ite sult philadelphia 11 chicago ca 0 4 attawa OTTAWA 25 to days canada gas ette contains an order of the council prohibiting the importation of live cattle tle from eleven english counties and districts in london on account of the extent there of pneumonia WINNIPEG man 25 A schooner is reported wrecked miles mile west of port arthur five bodies and a portion of the cargo have drifted shore ashore NEW YORK 25 the weekly bank statement of the associated banks shows a reserve increase ot of the banks now hold in excess of the 25 per cent rule the rock liland directors have de dared the usual dividend of alper cent payable november 1st ast the pullman companas Comp anys statement for the year ending july shows a surplus of earnings earning under payment of dividends of wilmington TOK del 25 four negroes and two white convicts were whipped at newcastle today to day three ot of the negroes degroes were given ten lashes each and another five tor for petty larceny the white harry smith and frank hall each received twenty lashes and were stood one hour in the hilory for horse stealing they were arrested in philadelphia with the horses in their possession edward burns white who robbed charted charlet reynolds tor of the malta house on july sd also stood one hour in the hilory the whippings were light and no blood was drawn some spectators were present NEW YORK 25 the mail and express says it was reported this at afternoon that the suspension of john M moone co bankers and brokers of no 78 broadway as announced in the mail and express of thursday was the result of irregularities on the part of a trusted employed of the house at moore gos cos office it ft was admitted that such was the fact but the name of the offender was withheld it was ascertained certa ined that some months back the firm took into their employ a young man aged 21 who had up to that time resided in a western city he brought with him to the metropolis a method of growing rich with ease and rapidity and without the expenditure of caties capital be having no faith in the rise of stoc stocks s he reached the conclusion that such of df the firms customers who we gave orders to buy should sell instead and on numerous orders for long account he be gave directions for selling short without the knowledge of the firm finding the market going against him he ae left athe the city a few days since notifying the firm by letter that his ing process which bad been carried on for some weeks had bad panned out disastrously and that the firm according to his calculations would find themselves short some an examination of the books re revealed the fact that the firm his has thus far sustained a loss of close on to the whereabouts of the confidential clerk are not known the loss occasioned by the clerks speculation falls upon the firm alone they expect to resume business in a f few ew days DETROIT 25 95 A free press reed city special sais says thunderstorm commenced at 4 yesterday andIs and lasted sted until dvm 8 pm chris christopher opher cabels barn was struck by lightning and consumed together wita wan the seasons crops to involving bolvin a loss of 1000 2000 9 the grand rapids indiana railroad hoe has had washouts was wa bouts shouts half a mile north of the depot and the track is undermined for halt a mile between reed city and crapo on the hersey river the flood carried away everything ginger ricks dam north ot of here was washed out at 9 and the rush of water cleared away morris martins and P J bitners dams at this place and the dam at horsey is also gone he flint pere marquette Marq fletie dette railroad has a number of washouts wa shouts east and west of here their bridge about two miles east has been moved out of ef position besides the tae damage to the stone work from the set settling ling found foundation at C Cop le leya Is ag lightning haning struck a tree which fell on a house bouse killing a child and add badly injuring its mother names unknown the rh lom lobs in this section is estimated at trains will be d delayed syed save several days NEW YORK 25 just justin mccarthy who arrived here this afternoon on the white star |