Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 07, 1892, Image 1
FHE OMAHA DAILY EE TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , THURSDAY ftOUNlNG , JULY 7 , 1892. NUMBER 19 rnrn Tcirillo Struggle Now On Between linker- tens and Homestead Strikers. Y/ORKINGMEN / SHOT DOWN LIKE DOGS 1'ctwacn Twenty and Thirty Men Killed nnd Wounded in the Fray. AND STILL THE AWFUL WORK GOES ON 1 Lo Detectives Try to Lind But are Three Times Bcpulsod. HELD AT BAY BY FIVE THOUSAND MEN rrivjn Back to the Eivar Barges on Which They Arrived. THEN A CANNON IS TRAINED ON THEM Their Vessel Eiddlcd With Scrap Iron and Many are Slaughtered. THREE FLAGS OF TRUCE SHOT AWAY Fronzisd Strikers K3ftno to Qiva Quarter to the Imprisoned Invaders. SURRENDER OF THE PINKERTON MEN They Throw Down Their Arms and Are Allowed to Corno Ashore. BEATEN AND ABUSED BY EXCITED PEOPLE Thrlr Murch In n I'lnce of Safety He-sot by . Many Dangers Und nl the liattlo Against Arineil Invasion Scene * Ullll llieldeiltS. PiTTsntmn , Pa. , July 0. I'ittsburg has linrt anutiiur experience with lunar riots and this time , as during tlio fuarfu' ' scones wit- _ , iios3cd during tbo railroad ilots of 1 > 7" , blood "has boon spilled , life Jeop.trdizoJ and valu able property placed In dancer. Tills tlino there was no destruction of property , hut the mob was thoroughly well organl/.ol ; , well disciplined and had ofllcieiit oftlcors nt the head to conduct thooporatlons. The force einbracod nil the men employed In thu extensive plants of the Carnegie iron anil steel wort sat Homestead , nnd a battle , which for bloodthlrMlness and boldness of execu tion has not been excelled in uc'.ual warfare , wuircd from 4 o'clock IM the morning until ! > o'clock this nftcrnocn and only ceased when tha force of 1'inkurtons brought to the plnco to suppress tlio strike unconditionally sur rendered , leaving their arms in the barges in which they hud been transported to tlio works. Ciiiise of the Trouble. The riot today was the culmination of tbo troubles which have been brewing at Homo- btcad for the past mouth. The Carnegie corn- pony submitted n bc.ilo ID govern their work men | n Iho steel plant and announced that It was tholr ultimatum. The sculo made n sweeping reduction In wages of skilled men , mid itwasortlclallynnnouitccd that unless the terms worocoinpllod with by July 1 the nlaccs o ( the workmen would ho filled by others. This was followed by n peremptory rolusal on the part of the company to recognize the Amalgamated Association of Stool and Iron Workers ns such , or to confer with any com- mllleoof Iho workmen , short of an accept ance of the terms offered. The men stated they would never suomlt to the proposed reduction and announced their determination to resist any effort on , the part of Hie Carnegie company to start up tholr plants with nonunion men. As both sides wcro determined , both proceeded lo prnparo for the contest which culminated In such deads of violcnco and bloodshed that wcro witnessed today In tuo big hive of in- dubtryon iho Monongahcla. rreiired | ; lor tlio .Struggle. The contest was precipitated by the work men at Homestead by hanging II. C. Krlek , president of the company , in ofllgy , and In retaliation the company ordered tin immodl- u'.e shut-down of the big works iwo days before the limo provided by Iho contract under which thu men were working. Tno employes at once proceeded to organize for tno defensive and the company erected u 'I high board fence around iho entire works , giving them the appearance of an immense itockude , the sides being pierced with port holes. T Yesterday the Carnegie company an nounced their Intcnlloi , to proceed to cot ready to make repairs and the olllclals asked" thu' sheriff to appoint deputies to protect their properly , Tbn sheriff ent a small fiqmul of moii up to the works , but thu strikers assembled in foivo and notlllod them lo got out of town as no disorder was In tended and that no damage would bo done to any property. They even oITorod to bo sworn In as denuiles and to. give bonds tor their faithful 'jorformanco of their duties us con servators ot iho pence. lelii ed ( lie Worltmen'ii I'ruteellnii , 'When this offer was declined the advisory committee , which had been directing iho notion of the workmen , und which had held the turbulent spirits among the workmen in check , was immediately dissolved and oil the rocordB of the committee promptly destroyed. The developments today bhowod that the applications made for assistance from the flhcrlll were merely for the purpoio of cover' Ing what was intended to be a coup do main on the part of the Carnegie compiny in clandestinely Introducing a body of Pinkerton - ton detectives Into the mill enclosure. The duiectlvus had been rende/vousei ) some six miles bulotv iho city on thu Ohio river , at which point two baruos hud been prepared for them , The holds of the bargvs were tilled with bunks , cooking arrange ments nnd other accommodations , and as un extra precaution , as if In preparation of tbo lege lo which they were subjected today , were lined with heavy stocl plates on the in. side , wbllo the whole bnck deck vrat pro tected in u bliullur manner. When thu Iliittlu Opened , It was the lrtcutlou taut the rueu should reach the works about 3 o'clock , this morn ing , but , the guards which were on duty nlong the river got word of the threatened invasion of the hated Pinkcrton men , and prepared to receive thorn. The barges were towed up the river by o tow boat , but lone before the Pinkcrton men reached Home stead thousands of strikers had gathered on thn banks of the rlvor ready to give them a wcrm welcome. When the boats attempted to land the workmen broke through the fence surround ing tbo mill nnd , entrenching themselves be hind piled up steel billets , prepared to resist the landhiR of tbo detectives. By 4 o'clock In the morning nn effort was made to land the detectives , but tha strikers mat thorn and a fierce battle was precipi tated , both sides exchanging n heavy volley of shots. The detectives were all nrmod with Winchesters , but nt the point where tbo at tempt to land > vas made there was a steep embankment nnd they wcro compelled to go in single Illo nnd were soon driven bark to the boats by the steady fire from the shore. Mowed Down by llutlet * . . The noise of the tmttto snrcad about the borough llko wlldllro nnd thousands of men , women nnd children thronged to the rlvor bonk to witness the light in progress , The Pinkcrton man were determined to land and they poured volley after volley Into the ranks of the strikers , many of whom were stricken down by the bullets , some of them being fatullv injured and others killed outright , As tha battle progressed the striken toox tila position behind a breastworks hastily constructed of stcol rails and billets , nnd from this place of safe refuge wcro able to pick off the detective : as soon ns they ap peared on the deck of the boats. Cut lioose from the llnrgex. In the meantime Cap.aln Holn nnd Super intendent Kllno of Iho l'lnkc ons were dis abled , and Iho tire became HO fierce that the crow of iho tow boat hastily cut loose from the barge and steamed up the river , carrying us many of the wounded as they could roach to Uraddock , from which plnco ihoy were sent down to the hospitals at Plttsburg. So\onof the force were thus cared for , while Iho strikers that fell wounded were carried to their homes in Homestead , the dead being carried to the undertaking es tablishments In the town. News of the riot reached PltUburg ns early a ? 0 o'clock In the morning , nnd thou sands of mill workers , who uro now idle pending the conference1 un the scale , congregated gated In the streets , while bundrods of otn- ers , armed with guns and revolvers und well supplied with ammunition , took up the line of march to rolnfono the strluers. I2rectuil Ilatterlex. AS soon as daybreak the strikers secured a small brass ton-pounder cannon und planted It within a stool built embrasure so a ? to command the barges which wcro moored at the river bank. At Iho same time n force of 1,000 mon took up a position on the opposite sldo of the river , and nlso planted a cannon , which they protected with a breastwork of railroad ties. 'Shortly before 9 o'clock the cannon were trained on the boats , nnd for several hours an nwful bombardment was kept up. The stout oaken timbers forming cho sides of the uoat were splintered , but Iho honvy steel plates on the Inside prevented the balls from punotrating Iho interior. Many of the strik ers , huwovor , were oxpart imrksmen , und they sent shot after shot into thu porthcles of the boats and inilicted terrliblo Injury the Imprisoned men. Attempted to Hum Them Out. When It was found that little Impression could be made by Iho cannon on the boats , an effort ivai made to lire the barges nnd Ihus compel the detectives to leave the shell or suffer the terrible futo of being burned alive. Hose was procured und oil sprayed on tbo decks und iides of the barges. While this was being done , barrel after barrel of oil was being emptied into Iho river above Iho mooring place , the object beine to allow It to float against the boats and then Ignite , The terrible deed was atlnmpted several times , but the boats did not burn nnd then the mob became infuriated and hurled ) dynamlta bombs at the vessels with great offoct. The situation of the detectives was such ns to appall the stoniest heart , . The men had not left the barges and wcro cooped up at Ihe mercy ot Iho infuriated rno'i. ' The to.v- boat had loft them und they were so encom passed by the maddened army of strikers that no succor could reach them. Shot Down the Hug of Truce. Three times they run up a Hug of truce , but ns many times It was stricken down by bullets tired by the strikers. Then It became evident that the ammunition of the besieged detectives was olthorexhausted or they were too much worn out to continue the fight , nnd for nearly two hours baforo the end of the struggle was reached not n shot was llred. Toward dusk efforts were again made to burn the bouts with their living freight , und Ihoy would doublloss have succeeded had it not been for the interposition of the leading of- llcors of Iho Amalgamated association , who went to the scene in 'he afternoon. Through tholr efforts It was agreed to allow the detectives to surrender , but this was not secured without the greatest objec tion on Iho part of the men , many nf whom have lost friends. Bcsido3. us In all such outbreaks , there were thousands of turbulent smrltH , and as ihoy owed no allegiance to any organization could not. bo controlled. They wanted to fioa the carnage go on , and it was not until sonio of the strikers pointed their guns nt the outsider ! that a bearing was obtained , SimiMiilei-eil Unconditionally. At 5 o'clock the Pinkcrton mon hung out another white fl.ig , und inls llmo It was re spected nnd a committee of strikers went aboard to prepare terms of capitulation. They guaranteed safe conduct for the Pin- kortons provided they loft llielr arms und ammunition behind , und ugrocd lo Icavo the place under guard. The detectives hud no nltcrnatlvo and promptly accepted the terms of the men , some of iho men saying It wan the first tune they had over submitted to such a humiliating surrender. When nn Inspection of tlio boats was made it was found that ut least seven Piu- kortons had been killed nnd twenty or thirty wounded , many of them HO b.idly that they will die. As they were brought from thu boat they presented n terrible unpcnr- ancn. Many of them were besmeared with blood , while all of them thawed signs of exhaustion from tbo long coiilluomunt in tbo close quarters between deck-i. I'rUonm-k llriitnlly ileatun. The most btioeklng and dastardly deed * , however , wore committed while the prisoners were being escorted through the ktreets by the escort appointed by iho strlk rj. An mi pry mob lined the street. A the men passed by , each In charge of two deputies , HID mill men and tholr friends kicked them and tlm-w tome of thorn down. The unfor tunate dntoctlviM begged for uiercy. Some of them had phiol shot wounds in their beads und three were soon that had their oyci bbot out. Several were shot la the shoulder * , nruis and ktfs and. could scarcely limp along. Blood was running in streams down tholr shirts and tboy fairly yelled with pain. Fully thirty Injured men wcro taken to tha town hall. One of thorn had his eyes punched out by nn umbrella in the hands of n woman. Sand was thrown In tholr eyes nnd they wcro hit by club ) and other mis siles. siles.Many Many were knocked down with clubs , tramped upon , ana some were too weak to wnlK when they were started for the town hall. The mill men used the stocks of their rifles and struck the detectives over the head nnd Uiouldor * , Inflicting serious ana in some cases perhaps fatal wounds , .Miulo Them .Suluto tlio ring. As the procession reached the Amalga mated association hall the detcctlvas had to rotnovo their lints nnd salute the Hag. When they removed their hats , mon nnd women nit them with umbrellas and sticks und abused them in every way imaglnnblo. There seemed to bo n determination to'kill the prisoners , nnd It was with great dlfllculty that the dcmon-.iko crowd could bo re strained. The men were finally locked In the opera house where ihoy wcro to bo kept. Thousands hava gathered around the build ing , nnd the wounded mon nro kept In a con stant stnto of terror , nnd It was long before tholr wounds could bo dressed. linrnei ! tlio Itargcs. After the prisoners had been released from Iho barges tbo rioters had tholr rovongo. They carried oil Into Iho holds , poured it over the bedding and furniture , and then set It on lire. Ilrst securing them so they could not float down the river and cause damage at points below. When the flames broke through tbo decks the cheers which rent the air wcro deafening and the noise could be hoard miles away. The hills on cilhor side of the river were literally crowded with pcoplo who could witness from this high point all that was transpiring on the battlefield and bo out ot range of the deadly bullots. The day xvas ono that will bo remembered with horror by the pcoplo of the borough , as well os the citizens of the entire county , who. for the socona time , will bo called upon to pay enormous amounts of money eutnllcu- in the shape of riot losses. AND Mat of the disunities of tlio Day's light ing us Far us Obtained. PiTTsnuuo , Pa. , July 0. A complete list of the killed and wounded was not obtainable nt midnight. As far as could bo ascertained cloven workmen and nine detectives were killed and eighteen workmen und twonty-ono detectives injured in the battle. In addition to these nt least 10J detectives were seriously injured by the strikers while on their way lo the Jail this evening. The names of ihe killed nnd injured as near as can bo ascertained are as follows : MAUTIN l-'OY. JOHN MOUIUS. JfU-n : MAUKOWSKY. IIUNIIVSTUP.IGKU I'KTBIt IIHISR. DAVIH DAVIS. KOIIKUT KOSTEK. WII.MAM JOHNSTON. J. II. KI.KIN' . . TWO UNKNOWN MKN ( Hiingnrlnni. ) ' J0l-.ril SIIUI'I'KU. NINi : I'INKEUTON DETECTIVES ( Tholr nimes ; h tvo not lieeu le.irnud , us mo.t of thaiu were down by numbers. ) Tliu Wounded * DVVID LI TKII. detective , shot in the head and nnklo sprained ; not .serious. FIIKK HBIN , chief detective , shot in Iho leg. Kursci.i. W 1:1.1.1 : , detective , shot In the log. J. G. IIorKMvs , detective , shot In the knee. GCOUCII : W. UUTTUK , Homestead steel works , shot ir. tha hip ai.d dangerously wounded. LiwiiKSCi : LVUGIIMNstcol worker , thigh broken. AN UNKNOWN- POLE , sbot in the ktioa ; un conscious from Ins * nf blooj. JOHN Mi Ctuuv , watchman on the Little Bill , shot in the groin ; dangerous. ANIMIW : : SITI.IU. : JOSKIM XKSIIIO. WXI.MCI : MLT.HAV. JOHN KIM : . AN UNKNOWN MAN . MII.KS Lu-aiii.ix. Cii'TAiy HINHY. : Jolts CMS , shot through then \ % . ANDIIEW S < jnuvuu , shot through the knco cap. cap.Tho Imprisoned Pinkertons say ihat seven of their men wcro killed outright and eleven wounded. They believe several dead mon wcro thrown off the Littlolilll into the river. 'I ho number of Pinkortuns now In Iho rink ii " . " 14. They came from Now York , Phlla- dclpia , Chicago and Brooklyn , urrn THU .M l.almr Lenders l.'mlriivqr to Stay tlio Ter. rilile Slaughter. IIoMKSTGAD , P.i. . July (1. ( After a lengthy conference of tho"Atnalgamat.od loadera mooting of the locked out men was called at I. p. m. U was attended by 1.0J3 mon , many of whom carried muskets. The national o.l'l- cers of the Amalgamated association made a strong appeal to the moil while the cannons roared outsldo. Praildont Welko pleaded with the men to withdraw and assured them that iho barges containing the deputies would bo removed. Untreiitles of I/ilior f.e.iilerx. Assistant President G.irlaml Raid : "Men , for God's sake , and for your families' sake , and for vour own sake , listo-i to tno plead ings of cool-headed men. We hive poMtlvo assurance that tboio deputies will bo sent away and all wo want l Ihoslatomont Ihat you will not do any more lirl'ig. " I' . II , McKvory , vlca prnjidont of the Mahonlngund Shenaiidoah districts , sakl : "Thero has been nn immouso slaughter of human lives hero today , and by all inouns further sacrifice ? should b3 nvoldoj , I know full well It you conllnno doing at you aro. the militia will bo ordered out before dark and you will ba dofo.itod. In C.ISQ t.ho rallltin comes you will loose iwo men In evorv instance where you have so far loit butane. You have gained Just achievements over FricKO and now are not you willing to allow these boats to return i" ' Yes , wo will , If they show the while Mug , " was iho wply of the oxcltoil men. At this juncture President Welke again attempted to address the crowd , but Instantly ihcro was a loud report und wlih one accord cvorv man rushed pill mill to tbo scone. Bvon wbllo iho appeals worn bolng made Birring hearted men were endeavoring to pump oil on iho burgos. It was useless to continue und the meeting adjourned. .Miidn nn Imp imlnnciil I'll.I lor .Morey , An hour later , while tha mon were waiting for nightfall to burn the barges and the men In them , Hugh O'Doniioll , ono nf the leaders of the strikerj , grusp3d nn Ametlcnu llair and mounting ; a pllo of iron made an impas sioned speech for mercy fur the Plnkortons lying like caged wolvo In their barges. The extraordinary power of O'Doniioll over the strikcis became matufoit ut once. A few people demurred and cried out : "Let's uurn them. " But they were sileneed. "Let's turn them over to the shorlfT nnd make Information for murder against tuom , " euid the loader. ThU wai received with cheers , and when a striker waved bis hands nnd asked tbo Pinker ons to surrender , there was an Immediate response from the bout. Captain Heiu , the loader , had fled. M.IIIV others escaped when the Little Bill cuuie down Ibo rlvor , and the remainder wcro terror stricken , They were mostly preen men In labor troubles and expected to bo Itlllod. In Incredibly storl tlmo the loaders of tha strikers catno on'tleck. Then began n Rtrnngo sccno. Tho'strikers ' crowded into tbo boats , capturing fiftes nnd stealing and looting ovorythlnff. They were mad with rage. j A Itlecdlnc null Dying Detective. The first man jtukon off the barge was dying , shot through the side , then ono by ono the Plnkcrtoni followed in charge of nn alleged guard. Tha guards carried Winches ters taken from thi PlnUortons. Six Pinker- tons were reported * Kilted mid many were dangerously wounncd. Tha guards took"no man a mile to a rink. There wcro 209 of ihom and probably two- thirds of thorn wor > beaten orutully by the ttui9 they reached'.ho ; Improvised Jull. They were compelled torun n gauntlet composed ot men nnd women. Thov were knocked down with stones. truck with clubs , klcited almost into Insensibility and otherwise mal treated. When tb y reached the Improvised Jail , medical attention was needed by a largo number. They wwo generally clad , however - over , that they itero'not klllod. None ex pected to leave Hor.ostcnd nllvn. Absolutely Terror Stricken. They claim they were miserably misled nnd that they cam from different towns , were strangers to one another and had boon told that they worojxvantod as watchman. In proof of thls'oach guard were it bad go with the Inscription , "Watchman , Carnegie Steel Company.1 They ivoro huddled In the rink absolutely terror slflcken , fearing a lynching from nn Immsnso ci'owd -peoDlo gathered outsldo. There sooinsMo bi llttlo danger of this , ns they nro } guarded by 11 fly of the locked out men armed with Winchesters. STOUY OF .l AVOUNDKD .M.V.V. .lolm T. .McOurryTTclls of the Opening Seoiie.s Hi the It nttle. PiTTsntmo , Pa.'July 0. The steamboat Llltlo Bill came down"from Homestead this afternoon. As sUo.Btcamnd Into the landing with n now Ainoricnn Hair floating from the HagslalT , she showed thu effects of the fusllado of bullets thut HUO had gene through. Many panes of glass in the pilot house and elsewhere were scattered , nnd the wood work was perforated In dozens of places. On board was John T.'McCurry , who was shot in the groin. A reporter interviewed the wounded man , whoTsulcl. - "Our boat had Inflow ouo birgo of Pinkerton - ton mon , nnd the Tillq had the othrr. While going up the Tldo.\vos disabled und wo took our oarge in front of , Homestead nnd went back for the Tide'sr iVo made n landing at the Homestead millsubout fl o'clock this morninir. The snbra wns crowded with locked-out men nnd'Vholr sympathisers. The armed Pinkcrton men commenced to climb up the Dank. Then the workmen opened llroou the dotocllvd * . The men sbot llrst , and not until thr o Of the Plnkcrlon men had fallen did they respond to tbo lire. Itetrnutcd to tlio Marges. "Tho workman wora so strong in numbers that it was useless fur 33 ! ) or-IOJ Pinkerton men lo oppose Ihon turlhor , ; they retreated to the barges , carrying their dead and wounded. Ono Pinltocton man was shot throuch the head nud instantly killed and live were wounded. , Wo backed out Into iho river and anchored the barges , nnd then took thn dead and wounded men up lo Port Perry , from where they were sent on to Plttsburg.Vu 'tl.en went down to Home stead again. When wo reached the mills the strikers opened llro on the Llttlo Bill from both sides. It wap.thi i I was.lilt. The bul- lets-broko thotfrasi-ap.usi > Huterod the wood work. Captain Me.MtehaolB was ut the wheel. The bullets crashed through the pla s pilot house an 'o save his life , ho had to rush below. Cnp'latn Iloccrs was on board nnd ho displayed grcut bravery. There was no one on board ut the tlmo wo were ihod upon but the crew , Captain Rogers and one PinUertou , J. II. Kolunf-oti of Chicago. " CAi.i.ii : i-'oit AID. Itrumms Wliv Mtato Trn i > < \Voro Xot Ordered to the ecnu of Trouble. PiTTHiiuud P.i. , July 0. Upon iho receipt of the governor's telegram , refusing to inter fere until all means had been exhausted by the county olllclals , Sheriff MeCloary wired buck the tollowing dispatch : llos. UOIIKIIT E. I'ATTIROS , Governor , Ilurrls- burg : Atler a personal visit to Homestead works ycstonluy mointug and careful Inquiry as to the siirioumllinCi' . 1 endeiivore.l to gailicr u force tognuH Iho Wi.Yks , but WHS unable to ontaln them. 1 then sent twelve deputies , aliiio-il in/ entire foruo , to Homestead , but tliuv were driven fruiii the grounds. The mill ( iivners early this fiomlng sent an iirmed guard ot..Ui men by tl.ver. lloals containing this guard wtiu llred on whlleon their way up the river and when thuy attempted to land at the company's gro-inds , were mot by an armed limb , nlilcli hud taneh down the company's fuiicts ami taken piibSCKlun of the landing. An oneouiiter I'lis'ie'l , In which u number weie wounded on both sides. Several are re ported dead. The ecroner has Just Informed me that one of the gourds has jdsldlcd. Tno guards liavu not been able to land , nnd the works are In po. < > 384oii ! of the mob. who are armed with -Illes an.l p.slolb and are ninorted to have one einnuii. The guards remain In ImrpeH near the lamllnz , havliu been aban doned by Uioste.iiiinr which towed Ihem there. The civil nntharltrvi bore uro poivorlo-s to meet the situation. An nrmod and disciplined foree Is needed uloiu-p to prevent further loss of life. 1 would therefore nrxo immediate action on your iriri. WILLIAM II. MCG'LUAKV. Sheriff. Ordrred toln o Another lOltort. As no effort has b'idn ' made by the sheriff to secure n force of dooutlos after Iho failure of tr.o twelve mon ? ont/up yesterday , the govorLor. after a consultation with Adjutant General Greenland&pnt the following mes sage to Sheriff McCjoary : Your tolo.-rams luuluato that you have not made any attempt to lixueitio the law or en force order and I must. Insist upon you eail- 1m ; upon the vlt.onrfor : an luloqnalu number of dcput.oi. On receipt of this telegram iho sheriff Im mediately issued the following proclamation : All good oitl/oni i.ro hereby Humuionnil to appear at the shurlf's olliro tomoirow ( Thurs day ) ulUuYlo.'U a in. with anus and snli- H.hteiice toald tht ) Uorlir In suppressing the not now In pro.'resH at Ho mislead , W. II ; MCL'LBAIIISheriff. . In explanation ol Ills failure to secure ad ditional doputloi , Sheriff McCleary said : " 1 believe it wpuld bo nuicido for ma to lake mv men ttmro. Flvu hundred deputies could done no more than a ilo/n. 'BeMdiM , I hnvo bean unable to secure mon. They nil refuse to go. " JN WASIIlSxJTO.V. I'roposotl Congremiloiiut'liiviMtlgittloii How thu I'reNliIaut lUJe.cived the New * . WASWIXOTOX , D , C.t July 0. The tint ofll- cial recognition in oonrrj a of the troubles ut ' .lie Homestead mlUn toaay appeared when Representative Cumlnottl Intioduced u reso lution culling for Iho appointment of n select committee to Invus Iga'lo tbimi. Preceding .the resolution H a loiigvprcamblo , reciting to the effect that the ntmtillcati p irty hat co.i- tended that ouo of tha main purposes of Its tariff legislation wa > the protection of Amer ican labor und ttic Increase of pay to the wage-earners in protected Industries ; that contrary thereto Indastrlei protected by sucn leuUliUlon huvo , In many instances , liistuait of Incroitlng the , pay of waae-woruorst , actually materially reduced them ; tuiu the Homestead mills , controlled by Curnugloand his associates , opcrutliiir an Industry which bus received the fostering' curt ) of said logiilatlon to such an extent as 10 typify it us un examploof tbo results therefrom , from whatever standpoint It U viewed , lias ivducod the wagoi of em ployes ranging to an ex tout , of from " 0 to OJ per cent ; that .contrary to tbo position in- ttumod by said party that the piotertlon so afforded regulates tha price of labor , It is stated by II. C. FrlcUo , manager of ( aid inilU , that "wo tnadu the ftculcs to uit trade nnd mechanical condition * und gave no thought to the political cause or effect nor the tariff ; " that tallowing this announce ment tbo employe * have rofiiKod f. JCONTIXULII OX KECO.MJ 1'AUK.J NO COMMITTEE YET NAMED Cnuipbsll Will Make the Appointments Whllo in Now York. REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN MANAGERS CONFER Clinlrnmniililp of the National Cominlttco Still Uimuttlml 1.1st of ThosuVlu > Mny Surrcqil to tlio I'onltlon \Vu lilnston WASUISOTOX BUHKVU OP Tun Din , 1 51M FofllTIIESTII STItr.KT , > WASHINGTON- . C. , July 0. ( There was raoro guoislng than there wore actual developments today about the chair manship of the republican national commit tee , which Mr. Campbell of Illinois has de clined to hold. Mr. Campbell loft Washing ton today for Now York. Uoforo ho left ho continued tbo conferences with prominent republicans which were begun nt the Arling ton hotel and iho whlto house last nigh' , Mr. Campbell was ns rcttccmt ns over about- the composition of the executive committee of the national committee , the members of which ho will announce probably while in New York , and who will elect his successor as chairman and executive manager of Iho republican campaign. It must bo repeated that Mr. Campbell's flr.-st acceptance of tha chatrii.r > nshlp was conditional and that his retirement is not duo to any disagreement with either Presi dent .Harrison or any of the members of the committee. If the lack of harmony which has been depleted in some quarters had any real existence In the national commhtco it might bo expected that Its last chairman , Senator Quay , might give some Intimation of It. It wasi , h'owovor , a subject of general re mark today that almost the llrst act of Chairman Cninpbcll this moruing was to drive to the house of Senator Quay , whore ho held a long conference. Considering the Appointments. Hoth Mr. Campbell and Mr. Quay declined to say what they talked about , but It is un derstood that the Pennsylvania senator gavu Mr. Campbell some earnest niul disinterested advice as to the formation o ! the executive committee which ho U to nppolnt. As to the chairmanship , a-number of names nro under discussion , but there < s good authority for saying , first , that iho chairman will bo selected In accordance with the wishes of the president and , second , that the president Is not likely to roach a final conclusion ns to his own preference for some days. His personal relations with ex-Attor ney General Michonorof Indiana have natur ally brought that gentleman's name to the front , but General Mlchonor's law practicJ in Washington commands his attention and besides the president and sonio of his advisors think it desirable that the executive manager of the campaign should come from another stnto than that of the nominee. Thn names of ex-Governor Cheney - noy of I''ow Hampshire , Massey of Delaware , Huston of Indiana , Payne of Wisconsin , Mugco of Pennsylvania , Land Commissioner Carter of Montana , ex-Senator Spoonor of Wisconsin and Senator Aldrich of Khodo Island , us well ns some others , are all in the list of possibilities. Mr. Spoonor. acting for the president , had a talk with Senator Al drich about the chairmanship this afternoon , but the duties of the Khode Island ncnator , ol Dot U a public and private nature , nro so l-reii' that ho said this evening ho did not thiim he could assume tbo rospcnstbilltics of the position , although ho may yet. yield. It Delighted the IJomournts. The tragical events of the Homestead mills in Pennsylvania was the principal topic of conversation today at the capital. The mem bers of. the house , having nothing to do all day but answer roll calls on dilatory motions , found the Homestead riot an lutorostingsub- ject of speculation. It was natural that Iho conflict should DO viewed from its political asnact , and there was a feeling almost ol Jubilation among the democrats nt the blood shed because u seemed to sumo of them that the loss of. lifo could uo turned into campaign material. Itvprosontntlvc Camlnotti of California in troduced a resolution demanding the aiinolnt- mont of a special committee of live to Inves tigate thoc.iuso of the labor trouble , ihocon- dillons producing It and the ellcctb of tariff legislation on waies. and labor. In a long preamble bristling with whoroasos , Mr * . Cuminolti lays all tno blame of iho strike ut the door ol the tariff. The wording of Mr. Oamlnotti's resolution was so unique that it caused n smile ol amusement among his colleagues. It was re ferred to the committee on rules and will probably rest , there. Mr. Ituyncr of Maryland , a democratic con gressman , said toaay : "Mr. Cuminuitl'a resolution cannot amount to anything. There Is no question involved in the Homestead strike over which congress has Jurisdiction. Congress can investigate railroad troubles because of the Interstate commercial char acter of rallro.id Irafllo , but there Is abso lutely nothing In the Homestead affair over which congress has any authority. " Ono Aspect of the Situation. It has econ Intimated that the United States army can bo culled upon to inter/ore on the plea that thestrilter.s are endangering the navigation of iho Mononguhola river , which Is n national highway. It Is not likely , however , that the War department will interfere until after the stata of Penn sylvania , through Governor Pattison , con fesses her own helplessness and appcaU to the federal government. Notice was given by Colonel Dates of the comnilUeo on Judiciary that on Krlday morn ing next his special commitlno would begin un Investigation Into the Plnkorton detec tive system , The resolution for this inves tigation was Introduced months ago by Kup rcsantntivo Wilson ot Georgia , ono ol the demagogic alliance members of the house. U made no tieudwuv , howo/er , until after the bloody result of this morning to Homo- btoad armed bodies of men. Colonel Dates today notified Mr. SVatson to appear at the moutlng of the cominlttco on Friday and make n statement of what \vns alleged against the employment of armed watchmen. Mr. Wutson sold today : " 1 have held that n body of armed men such as were brought to Homestead amounts to an army and is In vlolut'lnn of the provisions of the federal constitution. Kor months I have been Irving to have congress take some stops to stop'this hiring of dotenllves by capital ists' . 'I Introduced a bill which would have annihilated the Pinkcrton agencies. Next I Introduced a resolution to Investigate Iho en 11 re Pinkcrton system , but the bill and resolution wont to the committee on Judi ciary , wnero they drugud along for months. The bill bus never seen the light Einco.iho committee got hold of it , but the resolution was reported favorably , after confining the scope of tha investigation to the Pinkcrton sybiemus applied to interstate commerce. After I In' 11 ( into \Vu > Stolen , "ISvcn In this restricted form tholnvostlga- lion has hung lire and no stop has oeon taken to hear witnesses until this uwful occurouco at Homestead tuismorning. Within un hour of the time the news ilrst reached the house Colonel Oatos cuino to mo and said ho would Dogln the Investigation , It looked like lock ing ibo stable dooruftcr the horse was stolen. My idea is tlmt concross has the | : owcr to Di-ovent the bringing of armed men bv prl- vatu corporation * Into the state. Notwith standing thu claim tlmt federal legislators have no right to Interfere with the Adminis tration of stnto laws , I hold that u body of men such us WUK at Homestead this morning U an army , and under the United Btntoi constttulion iho right of maintaining troops IK expressly reserved to the feCoral govern- iiiunt , " The provision referred to by Mr. Watson In urtlclo I , iiectioii 10 of the constitution ; ' No ntuto shall , without the consent of con gress , lav uny duties of tonnage , hoop troops or nhipt ot war In llmo of peace , enter Into any agroowunti orcompuct with another state or with a foreign power or en gage in war uulois actually invaded or in tui'h imminent danger as will not permit of ueloy. " Mr , Watson continued : "An army may consist of nee or M.OJO men an " ? v forcoof aut ) nt the Homestead mills \ . * > Is Just as much an army as though It V. been en rolled and had sworn nllogltu , & o seine rulor. No man has a right to rai main tain n band of mercenaries who , ' . r the guise of deputy sheriffs , can shoot < . * ' citi zens of tbo United States. ItoUabli the precedent that disputes between capnd laoor shall bo settled by force. " Mr. Unison 1ms asked Colonel Oa , % o summon Mr. Powdorly to pivo evidon f the operations of armed men nt thooxteii Vvo SU Louis strike and also to furnish the mimes of prominent labor leaders who are familiar with .ho work of private detectives during the New York Control strike. W.int IVrldiM Nominated , Hoprcsontntiveslolly and Plcklor of South Dakota are enthusiastic In their praise over the manner In which Congressman PerKlns has holpad them toward securing legislation for the people of iholr state. They say ho has been iho "third inombar" from South Dakota , and that in many Instances only through his Influence hnvo they been enabled tosecuro the passage of bills. U is their sincere hope and wish that Mr. Perkins will iv'aln represent the Klovonth district in Iowa. Mr. Perkins bus worked earnestly and faithfully for the good of his constitu ents , and lowans hero hope ho will comeback back to congress another term. .MUreltiuieoiH. Some opposition has arisen to the confir mation ot Postmaster Hnzlott of O'NcIl ' , but the senate Is evincing n disposition lo con- linn the nomination In the face of the oppo sition. /i'ho patrons of the postoftlco nt Fort Mobrarn have been requested bv Senator Mandorson to forward their recommendation for iho appointment of n now postmaster nt that place. Lund OfllcorTowlo nt O'Xoll has boon in formed In reply to an inquiry that there is no authority for the employment of any land oftice clerks until the regular executive ap propriation bill which is now In conference is signed by the president , ns the employes of local land ofllcos are paid by specific ap propriations and the government survico Is now being conducted by an extension of last year's appropriations. The now bill will bo linnll.v passed within two or throe weeks at most. Myra R Hogoburn was today appointed postmaster at La Platte , Sarpy county , Aob. , vlco J. O. Leary , removed , and 10 in ma \ . Harper nt Manner , Johnson county , Wyo. , vice J. H. Hankens , resigned. P. S. if. l'II.IlHJSTiiIN : < i AUAI.NSr SII.VKK. Anti-free Colimgu .Mini .Malio u Hot right In tlio House. WASHINGTON' , D. C. , July 0. The house waltod nil day for a working quorum or for u report from the committee on rules. The nntl-silvor democrats had asufllcienl number of members lo call the yeas and nays on any motion , and with this power in their hands they llllbusteroa whenever silver came to the iront. Mr. Tracoy' motion to refer the Stewart bill to the committee on banking and cur rency was defeated , and then filibustering prevented action on Mr. island's motion to roler the bill to the cotnmllleo on coinage , weights and measures. The republicans showed their determina tion to remain neutral , und to allow iho two factions of tno democrats to light the ques tion nut without interference. Xho river and harbor conference report was agreed to and the diplomatic and con sular conference rcoort debated. Adjourned. Senate I'roceetllngs. Tho' conflict between the working men at Carncglo's works nt Home stead , Pa , , and the Pinkcrton dc- eetlves was called to Iho attention of the Konnto today , lirst by Mr. Galliniier , who offered n resolution for an invontik'auor. uy tho. committee on eduiunou und labor , nnil atterwards by Mr. Poffer , who proposed thu appointment ol n select committee ot three senators , "of different political parties , " to Inquire into the employment of Pinuorton detectives ; their first opp'earanco in the United States ; how they are organi/ed ; how and for what purposes and uy wlnitn em ployed , and what legislation is necessary to prevent their further llletral use and emplov- mont. Hoth resolutions were laid on the taolo without action and will bo taken up to morrow. A ionato bill to increase Iho pensions of these who have lost limbs in the service of the United States , and which will add 7,000 to the pension rolls , was passed , while u house bill 10 ponslon the survivor. * of Indian wars was , after Its provisions owing consid erably extended , recommitted to the cox- mliteo on pensions. The conference report on the river and harbor hill ivas apreod to und u concurrent resolution for final adjournment on Iho UUlh of July was ollercd by Mr. Aldrich and referred to Iho commiitce on appropriations. Mr. Kyle's resolution providing for nn in vestigation relative lo iho "slums of cities , " was tnken from the calendar and adopted. Yeas , III ; nays , M. After an executive session the senate ad journed. > 'K\VS I'OK Till : AICMV. Complete 1,1st of Clriiigi > In tlio Service. WASHINGTON- . C. , July 0 [ Special Telegram to Tin : Uii.J : The following army orders were issued yoitorday : The extension of leave of absence granted Captain John MuA. Webster , Twenty-second intantry , JunoU4 , 1VJ.J , Is further extended to include Jjly : il. The Icavu of ab sence granted Lieutenant Colonel Ivl- win V. Sumner , Kighth cavalry , May 'i'l , is extended two months. First Lieutenant John M. Neall , Fourth cav ' ulry , Is relieved from timber duly at iho Stale university of Nevada ut H'-no , and will report In person to the commanding oflicor of his regiment at Fort Walla Walla , Wash. , for duty. Lieutenant Colonel Wil liam D. Wolverton , assistant medical pur veyor , will on the expiration of his piesont leave of vbsonco , proceed to Fort Omaha and report In purt > on to iho commanding olll cuv of that post for temporary duly during the abiuiicu'ot Major A inert Harlfiulf , sur geon , on leave , reporting by letter to the commiindlng general , Department of the Plutto , Lieutenant Colonel Wolverton will proceed to Join his proper station on the re turn to duty of Major HurlsulT , Major Danlol N. Hash , paymaster , hiivlng attained the age of ( U year * , U by direction of HID president retired from active hervicu this date. Leave of ntm'iicn lor threes months oo surgeon's certificate of disability , with pormUsloti to go boyoiid. the sea , Is printed Captain Charles it. Burnett , ajsibl- nnt quartermaster. Louvo of iilnence tor ono month and twenty days , to lake olVojt on or about July 'JO , U enintml Mujjr George K. Smith , paymaster. ntouroit roic OIIAIMAN. Ho Will I'rolKilily Miniuiii-il Uiiniiliill on tlio Keiiuli llciui I 'oin in It tee , WASHINGTON- . C. , .lulvil. it Is stated hero tonight upon good authority that the president und his advisors are favorable to the election of Senator Proctor of Vermont us chairman of the republican national com mittee , and it in altogether probable that ho will b < ) selected. The senate ctfmmluco on appropriations today finished the consideration of the sun dry civil bill and reported it to tlio snnate. The amount of the appropriation made by the bill Is ? ; kJ,707,7'-i ! , being nn Inereaso over tlio bill as It lasted thu house nf ? ll,57-ill ) . There IB an appropriation 0 $ , " ) .lljjjj'j ; ( in nld of the World's fair imd n requirement thut the govcrnmrnt exhibit shall not bo dU- pluyed on Sunday. The proaldunt and Mrs. Harrison loft , hero lub afternoon for Leon lake , in the Adiron dack * , Confirmations--Gcorgo l > . Johnson of Loulr.ljuu , to bu a civil servicecominUsloner , viculi. B. Thompson , resigned , .Money for Oiiiiilm'K 1'uttolllro , WASIIINUTOX , D. C. , July -8pecial | Telegram - gram to TUB lluc.jTho Henato hua added $100,000 to the sundry clvlltppropriatlon bill mlUllkmsl for thoOmutia puUia building. FIGHTING AGAINST SILVER Opponents of the White MetU Ro3Drt to Filibustering Tactics. ITS ADVOCATES SANGUINE OF SUCCESS They Itpiiilvo Not to Olmriiet I.eclslutloiii Hut Let Illinium * TiiUn IU llcgulur Course Oppoted by u .Minority. , D. O. , July 0.Tho silver bill has not advanced ono stop today. That was the Ju.lguicntof conservative members after the smoke of b.mlo had cleared nwny. Tlio silver moil who declared that they would not permit any business to bo Uono until the sonalo bill had bjon referred to tbo coinage cominlttco decided this morning that they dad better not itttompt to obUruot the legislative fuvorlto , thu rlvor and harbor appropriation bill , and the bars only bolus let down It was easy for the managers of the diplomatic appropriation blllto creep through with their coiiforcnco report , Tlio silver men were- the moro willing to permit this , na they realized that , they had no Immodluto means to check the progress of the ilUbifttor- ing motions tlmt followed ono another with steady persistency whenever silver was foremost and disappeared whenever there was any special nttompl to return to the consideration of other legisla tion. They are getting vury linpnilont nt the failure of a number of absent members to return to tholr post of duty , and It was threatened by somoof thorn tliat they would try to Bccuro the passage of nn order pro viding for the punishment of the deserter ? . Nevertheless tno wtiliu have had sonio suc cess and today the total of ono vote was 2sM , v.'ith a promise of more tomorrow. Will AlMtimi from Obstruction. It wils said this availing tlmttho anti-silver democrats had concluded to nhstnln from further obstruction to the bill. This Is prob ably promnlnro , at least , bulthcv will have n conference tonight to endeavor to arrougo n program. The democratic members of the rules com mittee wore in conference for two hours this altcrnoon. They prooor Jed upon the theory that this statement was correct and con tented themselves with agreeing to pass In the full committee tomorrow a resolution lixine Friday n suspension day , when the tariff bill , the Utah local government and some other measures can oo disposed of , It cannot bu learned now whctl.or the rules nro to bo suspended by a majority vote or , us heretofore , by a two-thirds vote , and the dif ference. . i very material to the silver men , for under the Ilrst named order they might see their way clear to rush the silver mil through. .Still on tlio Speiilcer'a Table. Ono of the loading members of the coinage - ago committee said today that ho believed " the bill must ronviln in "tho committee nt least two days , when it IE Unruly reached , an it was possible for its opponents to consume that much liiuo in offering amendments ami vollni ; . Moanwliiio the bill is allll on tno speaker's table and the house must dccldo whether to rcfrr it tomorrow , as soon as the diplomatic conference report la noted upon. There are thirteen voting members ol the coinage cominlttco. Every ono of tnotnisln Washington except Mr. McICo.lghun of Nebraska , \vlio has been attending the poo- pie's party convention at Omaha , and hn is oxnocled hero within the next fortv-olgub hours. The free silver members feel confidant that nothing stands In the way of n favorable re- Dortof the committee , though It may bo delayed - layed by amendments being offered. CU FKillTlXd IX < eminent Troops DrtVutiMl by lluvolti. tlonlntri on I-vary .Side. ir-imj/r/u.'ilol ISHIi'jJiini'i ( ItnlinennctM VAi.i'.vii.Uho ( via Gulvoston , Tex. ) , July 0. | IJy Mexican Cable to the New Yorlt Herald Special to Tin : Bcr.J Latest nd- vices from Klvora state that Marshal Isiyoro Fernando/ the head of 7,000 , revolutionists is marching upon Bilge In Kio Grnndo do Sul. His advanced cuard had n liarco light with tun government troops and defeated them. The result .of tuts skirmish has aroused great indignation against Colonel Kscobar , who was in command of tbo gov ernment forces. All of the slate of Kio ( iraiiuodo ( Sul , except Bago , is now occupied by the revolutionists. Another covurnmcnt force , under com mand of Colonel Fideles , wnsdofcatcd by the revolutionists , who captured the town of Sun Pednto and discovered a number of government soldiers who wore In hiding. The prisoners' throats \\cro cut and other barbarities worn committed. The Herald correspondent at Montevideo lulogr.iphs that the wreck of the Brazilian war vessel Solomles has been located. Divers are going to work upon It. The Hank of London has opened negotia tions fora silver issue. Tlio Argentine Heel has sailed for Cadiz. It will touch at Santos and the Canaries. There isnn linmonso increase of tbo Influ enza opldemlc in Santiago and Valparaiso , although up to data few of thee cases have resulted fntaltv. In Buenos Ayres , how ever , there were (101 ( deaths from iho grip during last month. The Chilian coast from Talcaliuanato Port .Monti tins been visited bvu furious norther with excessive rain. Great damage has lieun dono. The pl'in ' of Minister of Finance Maclvcr to establish n bureau to receive funds of metallic curronoy for thu conversion of tlio punor Issues will receive tlio imeut of con gress. Argentina advices stnto that the sonata has refused to extend tlio privilege of voting in future elections to illllur.ito poraous. ricmllsli ItrlgiiiuU Captured. The Herald correspondent at Santiago tcK-graiiliH that the tiolleo of that city have Mirceedi'd in arresting eight brigands who wore iouorned : In the barbarous crlino seine days ago nt tlio hacienda I'ornl , whoa Hit ! proprietor WIIH lillieu and his wife and daughters subjected to tlio most outrageous treatment. It was miiy after a desperate htrugglo that the robbers were captured. As soon an iho pollco , Illlecn in number , fcur- roimded them , thu brigands opened llro. 'J'hoj kept the police ut bay for an hour , kill ing two of thu olllunrs and wounding two others. They were then taiion prisoner * nna locltod 'ip ' in the San IMego Jail. Their trial IB 111-olv tn tie eumninr/and thoirpunlsh'iiout HWiltly adinlnUtercd. Ttio Chilian ex-mliil tcr to Kngiaud , AugUKtln Itchs , is expected to arrive in Val- uaraiio OP July 18. H has been appointed to tno council of ntnto and will also probaMy bo olecttf'l ' senator from the province of Turn- puca In place of Manuel A. Malta , who died the other day. A iniiKT'.s strike lias taken plnco ut tha manganese deposits In Camzul iind Ilajo. They doninnd un Increase In their wages. There Is nl.io a btrllio among the tailors of San Diego und Valparaiso. They ( tslc for u M per cunt Increase ol wacs. ( Jihor Mtrikim uro oxpecti-d nnion nil claskos of unmans in thc.se two cities , They uru inuchdishutUllud with their present WII1T04. lOxchungo In coiiKCiiuonco Is low , I nrn given to undcrsiiuid that their Htrllics tmva iieon Itifiiivated by mnmbnrs of the new or- gunucd liiimuccdUu clubi In order to .0111- L.irrnss thu government. .tlovi'ini'iilK l Decin stcainorii. At llaltlinore , AsrlrudIludglns from Kio ilnnairo. At Now York- Arrived -Bproo from Bremen ; City of New York from Liverpool ; HoUordiun from Anuterdum ; Klbu from B uinen. At rioulliamplon Arrived -Havol from New York , At Copenhagen ArrivedThlufVftllufiom Now Yorlt. At Lizard Pamed Obilam from Nan York for HOUIOKHO ; Illinois from 1'UllaaoU phla for Autworp.