TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY 1011X1X0 , JULY 9 , 1S92. NUMBER 21.
TWMT \ PlYPrT AT ? TT
LEGAL ASPECT Or If
Condition of the Homestead Trouble as
Viewed by the Lawyers.
SHERIFF M'CLEARY ' IS POWERLESS NO\V \
There Being No R'ot ' He Cannot Call Out
a Fosse of Citizens.
FRICK CANNOT SECURE AN INJUNCTION
Eeing Constructively land Actually in Pos
session of the Work ? Ha is Out Off.
WORKMEN ARE NOT EVEN TRESPASSERS
- ' I'rcm-
They Arc Keeping Olflho Comp-uiy'n
.Leu IVfiillnr Turn of AlUIr * I'.e-
BUlU ol S-\oniI Conlcreiicca
. Mm Uneasy.
PiTTsiiuiio , Pa , , July S. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bii.j : Flushed wllu victory , the
striking stool workers uro becoming defiant.
The leaders arc losing tholr control over the
mori , who nro becoming restless. On all sides
can bo hoard groups of strikers denouncing
the sheriff as a political trickster. They are
suspicious of the leaders , who ut a meetlne
ndviscd them all lo let the sheriff tnkechareo
of the mills.
The town has been quiet all day , but the
fcliikers nro nervous from the constant strain
of watching and waiting for nu attack dur
ing the last few days , and It would not lake
much to sot the cotninunitv it ) nn uproar.
Sheriff McCleary , accomoanieu by Assist
ant Solicitor Petty , loft at3:30 : this afternoon
for Homestead for a conference with the
leaders of the strikers at that point. Tno
citizens of Pittsburg ureathed more freely
after that fnctbecamo known than they have
done for a week. It was the first inovo made
bv the authorities which had In it the up-
pcaranco of conciliation. The departure of
Sheriff McCleary was po lponod until the
hour named for several reasons.
lie Couldn't liiilso ii I'otso.
Up to a lute hour last night he still had
bopos that a suftlcicnt number of citizens
would respond to his cull to go to Home.-
htcad , although ho confessed that ho be
lieved such a movement would bear no fruit.
This morning ut9o'clock about twoutv-four
men reported to the sheriff with the information -
formation that if ho would arm tliom tboy
would co with him. although thov had
no umbilion to shouluerpunsor face striKers ,
who a few days had shown by tnclr organi
zation that they know how to light. The
sheriff told the twenty-four citirous ho had
no arms and the law aid not authorize him
to purchase nny , and after an awkward
silence of several minutes , during which
time the high onlclal of the county looked ut
the twenty-four as Sir John Falstaff is sup
posed to havu looked upon his recruits , ho
told thorn to go homo.
The sheriff then sought the consolation of
Ills private room , where ho remained until
ho received nu invitation to go to
the Seventh Avenue hotel , wnero Ad
jutant General Grecnliud , General Wylle ,
Colonels Chambers and MclCibben aud
Lieutenant Hutleago were wining to receive
him. This conference lasted until noon.
When the sheriff returned to bisofllcoho
learned that a mooting of the strikers at
Homestead had been hold ana that Lawyer
Hrcnnan , attorney for the Amnlcumntod
association , had advised the men to give the
ihcriff possession of the property.
Hi-Hull N Kltlit ton I'OSKP.
1 his intimation was a relief to the sheriff
who hau , after coining from the meeting
with the niillttry gentlemen , been advised to
issue moro summonses and to cnforo the law
upon those that failed to respond. Whileho
was considering this last proposition mid yet
before ho had heard tbo now *
fiom Homestead , ho had been called
upon Uv several uoll known lawyers , who
Informed him that the tlmo had gene by for
a summoning of a posse. They showed him
that It was only in cuso of n riot that a posse
could bo summoned , and there being no not
today ho Had no authority to cull upon clti
tens to go to Homestead.
Then the Jaded and much criticised ofllcial
taw a llish of light through tbo smoky at
mosphcro of Plttsburg for the uVst time
since last Wednesday.
An hour later there appeared brtoro the
sheriff ox-President Weiko of the Amalga
mated association , and with him were Prcs
lilent Garland and Secretary Kllgallon of
the nssoclatlonwnnd Chris Magee , who came
In to help out the sheriff. This conference-
lasted nearly an hour , and before it was en
Itrcly ever Weltte came out aud said In re
ponso to n query of Tin : lire correspondent
"I am well satisliod with my mission and
If nothing occurs to disarrange our plans we
nro now in a fair wav to a solution of thl
question. 1 cannot at this time toll you tiny
moro. The sheriff is going up to Home
ste d this afternoon , where another conference
ence- will be held aud after that wo wll
know mure. "
Krbillt of lliu Confurcncr.
The conference encocl soon after aud Shcr-
Iff McClcury with Lawyer Putty , made
bco line for the Fourth nvonuo depot , wborci
they boardud u train for Homestead
Neither Mr. Magee nor Mr. Garland uo
Ktlgallon cared 10 sav what had been iali
ol the moctltiK , Inasmuch as the whole matter
tor would have to bo talked over with tlo
lenders at thu mill.
Adjutant General Greenland , who Is known
to represent the covcrnor in this transac
tion , was himself noncommittal when uskod
nbout the conference held at the Seventh
Avenue hotel , out from ono of hit stuff the
Intimation \Nat obtained that much would
ilopcno upon the results of the conference at
Homestead. Ho raid that Governor Puttl-
ton was fully ndvisod of tbo hltuiUlon , and
Mould undoubtedly act If tbo sheriff was un-
nhle to bring about nny satisfactory arrange ,
wont.
There Is no doubt but that the avalllbllliy
Of the stateuillltiu was discussed At IbeSov-
fnth Avctao hotel conference , fora member
f Adjutunt Cloncrtl Greenland's staff , wbon
i kI'd iilrvut what force could bo brought
Into action on short uutlco , promptly to-
piled that tlvo regiment * , two botti-rlcs and
ono troop wore virtually holding themselves
In roadltiHss nt thut moment to march.
Quickly recovering , ho aldt
"J uo not mean to soy that any notlco has
boon pl\cn for those various regiments to
Mtcmbloat headquarter * , but that a number
Df men armed and fully equipped can bo
tnrown Into llouu-aiead before tomorrow. "
\Vlililn I Inji ' i.unit.
Hwa * learned from a reliable source that
( jeueiol Wvllu and hli staff were ut Homo-
itcaU Ute yottcrday ufloruooa and that they
had gene over the ground and were fully nd-
vised of the lay of the land , and that the
governor had been Informed of this. Evcrv
phaco of this situation from a military and
legal standpoint has bosn thoroughly dis
cussed. General Greenland admitted that
ho was very desirous of securing a peaceful
settlement of the trouble tind had avised that
every legal resource bo exhauitcd before a
call for militia. It was suggested that tbo
courts of Allegheny county might assist lo a
solution of the trouble by issuing an Injunc
tion restraining the inon frcm retaining pos-
tokslon of the property.
This proposition was laid baforn counsel ,
who returned the information that before
such n proccodlng could bo had thcv would
have to show that the men at the mills were
trespassing. As counsel understood It such
was not the ciso , and this further shows the
adinirabio organization of the men at
the mills , as well ns the shrewd-
no of the mon who nro at their
bead , for It appears that the men nro not in
actual possession of the mills , but nro pi-
trolllnir nlong the track of the road nearby
nnd are picketed 01 the heights overlooking
the steel wet Us nnd the Monongahola As
long as this stuVo of things exists uo in
junction could issue.
OOViit.\OH I'ATI'IsO.VS I'OlITION.
Pi'iiim. ) Ivmilu's Troopi Will Not Itu Srnt to
llonu'stend.
PiTr-iiuito , Pa. , JulyS. [ Special Telegram
to Tun liisc.1 Since Sheriff McCloary has
acknowledged his Inability to cope with the
strikers nt Homestead ho nas cillcd upon
Governor Piittison frequently to furnish aid
in cunrdlng the works of the Carnegie com
pany. The governor has as often refused to
call out the mllttla. Tcnight was obtained
from an emissary of the governor , who is
privately in the city , the reasons why the
militlu has not been called out and \vliv the
govori-or considers it will nut bo necessary
to ilo so.
Ho said : ' 'Tho Carnegie Steel company ,
United , n concern doing business in thu state
f Pennsylvania , has presented to Its mon
ortaln wnco scales which they have refused
LO accept. Ueforo the llnal Usuo between
jinplover nnd his emplovcs. the nicn were
lven a cartilu day to accept or reject the
ivugo propositions. Previous experience
.liould have taught these men that this linn
, vas an organization of business , that it had
adhered to its business obligations. It has
always been understood lu this country that
'n ease the business of a manufacturer was
nterlercd with By outside par-tons that it
ivas the business of the sheriff and his depu
ties to prevent nny sueti interference. U ho
sheriff has endeavored to carry out this Idea.
Ho has fulled. The company asks the
nerlff to restore its property to it , but
before the sheriff inudo n demand of the
strikers they , through the aduco of nblo at-
ornoys , voluntarily placed in the hands of
the watchmen employed by the company this
samn propsrty.
The governor has been advised of this
fact. Ho cannot see , therefore , why i * is
necessary to call out troops when tlusro is no
rebellion and no destruction of property ,
o governor's position is that the militia
was not organized to ao police duty It is
not consistent with the purpose of guarding
private property and denies that unless there
is an assault made upon the propett } or men
engazcd at work therein ho has neither right
nor authority to call on the state troops. "
( JKMCItAI , IILTI.UIIVI i\VS.
Uo ASNnrtu Th it the Curmelc.Managers
ll.tto Viol.itc'il the I. ivv.
BOSTON , Maas. , July 3. ( Special Telegram
Tiit : Hen. | General Benjamin F. Butler
has come out in an interview relative to tbo
abor troubles nt Homestead , Pa , in which
ho declares that the Carnvgio manacers vio-
ated the law. After reviewing the case at
ongth , General Butler said : " 1 have no
words of Justification of the action
of the mob when the invasion
took place , out 1 may no permitted
to remark when I sea many assertions
that the Carnegie company bud the nirht to
protect its properly , that perhaps that the
worklngmeu , knowing that they were bring
inc that irresponsible , illegal nnd murdcroas
organization to shoot them down , might well
have bollQNcd that they had some nsbtor
could organize to protect their lives n
drive off tbo invaders who were acting with
out rich ! and against law. That qucstiou
will ooar argument. Deserted by the state
authorities , the higher law of t'lf presorva
lion ini'rht bo Invoked , not in legal Justifica
tion for what they did , but certainly in
palliation.
"lf the facts are as I have tinted them ,
and 1 do not well sec bow it can be a mis
take , such'ocrurrences oucht never to hap
pen ngain in this country , nnd the most
stringent laws , as well of the United States
as of the states , should be passed to prevent
it. Pinlterton's body of cutthroats should
be disbanded by law if tba lesson they got
nt Homestoaa will not disband them. I'bo
oxistcncouf such un onrunualion under any
form or pretext should ho made- felonies in
whomsoever taking part in it.
" 1 further , us a lawyer , oeliovo fully that
the o having charge of the Carnegie com
pany nnd oignnizing this riotous invasion
could bu indicted and punished with creut
severity under th'i. present law for con
spiracy to brcax the peacean1 commit mur
der , nnd I hope they may ba if there is any
law or Justice in the stnto of Pennsylvania
not overshadowed and controllsd bv" miser
able political considerations. "
oonriv UAITI.VCJ.
( iiitrriiiir ratlUiin ixii'ctliiK : | n Deputation
MllltliiiutM Animus.
HAiinisiifito , Pa. , July b , ( Special Telegram
gram to Tnc BLR. ] Governor Pattisou m
cclvcd liltlu news trom Homsstoad today
although ho expected to get a report on the
situation from Aajutant General Greenland-
He has seen in the papers that a com
mlttoa of cilirens from Homestead would
call on him this morning and ho wa
at the executive department early to rccelvi
them. They were not on bund , but instead
there camu n telegram signed by Hugli
O'Donnell , John Purman , J. H. William
uud George Snrroe , asking if ho would rrco
the Honiuitund citizen's conimlttao tonlgh
at 10 o'rlocu on the arrival of the train from
Pitlsburg. The governorpromptlv nniwere
bo would await their coming In UU prlvttt
oftlco at the capital.
Ho is still of the-opinion that matters can
bo adjusted at Homestead without culling
out the military. NVhllu this Is hoped for , It
cannot be denied that thuru is n feeling that
the world ! wll ! never bu opened until the aid
of ttio military Is invoked. This is uppir-
ent lu every town uhero is located u mili
tary corapi.ny , and vvhilo no orders of a private
vato or public- nut uro huvo been given , there
is a fooling among the men that they will bo
ailed.
Tbo troops ariuo that if it comes to a con
flict between the mllUary and the strikers
no six u us tern Punnsylvania regiments will
bo able lo cope succotsfully with the mob ,
anil eventually the entire guard will b"o railed
out. It muv be suld , too , that troops have
been ready for the last twenty-four hours to
respond Instantly to the call.
Ciiliiniiln Drop Pro iiorl * .
Hoi YOKE , Colo. , July 8. ibpecinl 'IVlo-
gram to Tnu Bi'B , | A steady siiU general
rainfall bus been lu pro i ; res since 0 p ( ni.
yesterday , with fair protpocti of continuing
all night. Crops are now uskured boyoud all
doubt.
Nrvi Vork Ksrli ii | ; Ouiitutloin.
N w YoiiK , July 6. ( Special Telegram to
TUB BKK. ] Kxcbango was quoted at follows :
Chicago , & 0 cents premium ; Boston , 17
ceuu dlicouutj tit , Louli , UJ ceuta prolmum.
NO DEPUTIES FOR HOMESTEAD
Sheriff McOleary Concludes Not to Take n
Posse Ainonsr the Strikers.
DISCRETION THE BETTER PART OF VALOR
I.iny Wllit Itmmirs About the prrte.il
Arrlt.il of .More I'lpkertons , mill Iho
Workmen 1'rcpirt'il lor Any
l.'mcrgoiicy.
Pa. , July S. Sheriff McCleary
his morning called the roll of 500 citizens
ummoned to servo as n posse to co to Home-
toad. Only twonty-threo responded for
ervlce , nil prominent business nnd profes-
lonal mn. The sheriff announced that as
hey wore unarmed and ho had no arms to
give them , there was no USD of going
o Homestead and therefore ho would
xcuso them for the tltr.o being. Ho
nlondcd to go himself , however. When ho
goU there the strikers will ask him some
jucstlons , among them whether , as reported ,
10 is responsible .for Ibo appearance of the
'iniicrlons.
There Is n rumor In Homestead that forty
o sixty freight cars nro being equipped nt
Cincinnati and Llmti in which Pihkortons
\ili bo sent hero. The mon do not credit It ,
but do not propose to bo taken by
urprlso. An uuusually largo number
of men are near tbo works and at
ho lirst sign ot daiiKer they will take pos-
icssion. It is reported that 1,000 armed mon
rom Pittsburc are concealed near DV ready
o inarch Into town to reinfurco the strikers
ut short notice.
A IjiHant General Greenland arrived hera
bis morning. Ho declare * the governor does
tot intend to call out the troop * nnd Ibat Uio
governor is not comlni : to PitlPurg or
lomestcati. The adjutant general sav s ho Is
icro on private business , but may go to
"loincstend tomorrow.
AUVISIM. TIM : .tn.v.
Suhinlniilon to tlin I.i'Kil Antlmrltlrs Coiin-
tnl liy L.ibor I.LMiluri.
i , Pa. , July S. The situation in
lomestead has moved ono step nearer the
next polat. In the words of ono of the press
committee of the labor men : "There Is
nothing indicating what the next stop will
bo. All there is to do is to watch the strik
ers anrt wall. "
What this will bo no ono can tell. It raav
bo that troops will be ordered here , but no
ono can say that such is tno case. The
sheriff has talien ono more stop and made ono
moro effort to obtain admission ; for deputy
sheriffs to the works , and one moro effort ,
hi ; time in the town of Homostuad ilsulf , to
obtain a posse. Ho has failed In these efforts
as ho hus failed in all nis otncr efforts , ar.d
the question arises : " \Vhttnextf" This is
the question that all nro unable to answer.
Opinion ol the Slicrlirs Attorney.
The legal advisor of the sheriff , Mr.
Petty , says that the firm is not in law or In
fact in possession of Us works and that it
must bu put in possession of them. To the
stiikcrs a proposition has been submitted
that they permit a deputy sheriff to peace
fully enter the wonts and assume chargo.
The men held n meeting nt which the propo
sition was considered. It adjourned without
reaching a conclusion , though so far as it has
gene it is In favor of the proposition and in
favor of a submission to tbo law of tno
land , and recognition ol the regular
constituted authority. The man are intently
suspicious , ana are afraid that the proposi
tion of the sheriff has behind it some sinister
movement , that the introduction of deputies
is but u cloak tor moro importations , i'ti'jv
fiiiv that Pmkertons will follow the deputies.
Both these latter they will to lst with all
their force , i'ho men are advising the strikers
to permit the deputies to come in peace
ably and take possession of the works ,
but If it bo granted tbo strikers
insist as a condition that the dcpulics
shall bo neither numerous nor armed , and
that they shall not make a move to protert
men whom Iho firm may wish to introduce.
It will thus bo seen that tbo move is really
bill a continuation by the sinkers of forcible
picvenllon of mill work.
lli\i ! > No faith Jn the SlierlK
The unwillingness to turn the works over
to tno sheriff and his deputies is Increased
bv their distrust , openlv expressed , of Sher
iff Me.Cle.irv. His course does not seem to
have the approval of the firm , and the
strikers openly accuse him of oeing in with
the company and ot acting a douoin part ,
but the specter of the appearance of a long
lincof soldiers with no purpose hut to sternly
obey the orders thny may receive is behind
the sheriff's ' failuio. and KOIIIO of tbo men
realize this. No disorder of unv sort has oc
curred up to 11 o'clock tonight. No false
alarms of a stirring Kind have gained wide
credence.
Three moro funerals those of the last
victims umong the strikers have taken
place.
Such is in the brief the story of today.
Twenty-lour hours ha\e passed ami Home
stead continue } in the po > susaion of the
locked out man. They are the autocrats of
the town , and many of them beneath their
slouched hats weur the diunilv and knowl
edge of sovereignty. The town is under
what U Known as the borough sys
tem of government , and the chief
ruprcscntativo of the state is u burgess. His
name is McLuckie. but from him can ho ob
tained no news of un ofllcial uutuio nor doi-s
ho give orders He refers all inquiries to
headquarters , a lurgo room In the thud story
of the brick structure owned by the Amal
gamated association , where orders nrociicu
by the nJvhorv or some other committee
of workmen us to what sliull bo
dono. Many of the men , however , urh no
special leadctship of the locked out work
men , undertook to assert their right to ques
tion people and to ask of them the obj'-u' of
their presence and to Insist on an explana
tion. These explanations uro usually ac
cepted , but the fuel remain * lhat this is
probably the only place today uhcro an
American cltiion is not free lo go and comu
as ho please .
Order Strictly .Mnlnliilncd.
Oroor has been strictly maintained , and to
tbo credit of the locked out men it can bo
suld thut they have not committed any act of
violence , uml bejond taking excepli-jnal pie-
cautions ugaiusl I'inKerion men guinln ? an
entrance or obtaining valuable knowledge ,
they bavu not done anything.
The men are reticent and uio also Intelli
gent and well behaved. They nro not of the
loud-mouthed , Ignorant class. This fact U
un Important clement In the situation The
peace which has pievalleu all day hus b.'en
profound. Few uorklngmen have been
lound on the streets , ar.d us a general thini ;
the.\ have kept close to their homes. Nond
of them have been seen a run It. At
regular Intervals the scouts and pick
ets are relieved and the guard is
maintained constantly. The mass meeting
mid vUlts of tbo sheriff wore the principal
events of the day. The former wus called
at tbo suggestion of tbo sheriff nnd some o ]
the business men , who are anxious to see u
termination of the present stulo of aftalr ,
which U injurious 10 trade and U doomed
likely to permanently Injure Iho town.
Tonight Hugh O'Uonncll and others re
turned from HanlsburCi bearing with them
a proposition from S tie rift McCleary , asKinc
that thu works ba turned over to deputy
sheriffs whom bo would appoint to take
charge 01 them uud hold them lor the tirm.
/xltMni ; the Wurklii iiicn.
President Wolke , President-elect Gar
land , and Secretary KIlKballou of tba A mat.
gamnteu Association of Iron Workers ar
rived here today. They were strongly In
favor of the men giving tbo deputies freedom
of admission. Mr. U'eiUo declined to talk
to rcponcri.
Word wai passed around that there woulc
bo n meeting andnCbut 200 men hod assem
bled In the rib It. This U a hnll a block nway
'
from the building find U a 'frnmo structure ,
capable of holding n largo number. It Is
here that the Plnkerjou "men were taken
vhcn they raa the cauntlet of infuriated
"
ated men"nnd women. " President Wclko
iroMdcd over the meotit.g. Ho bad provl *
iu ly urged u uumt > cr or men to respect all
cgally constituted authority and endeavor
o to , conduct themselves so ns
o retain the sympathy of the public , which
ivtis now with them , and must ba reUilnel
f the men wanted to win. Ho represented
o them that the slalu was compelled to en-
'or co observance to the law and could not
stand V > y nnd see a government hero xih *
recognised by law. The sheriff must bu
given possession of the works. If the
sheriff's men were not allowed to como In
and peaceably take possession , resort' must
ba had to the next means , winch was the
ending of troops.
Attorney llrunimn'fi Aitilrcs" .
Mr. Welko mode no public address , how-
; ver. simply Intiodacing Attornev IJrennan.
No reporters known to be reporlors were au-
nlttcd , but what Mr. Urcnnan said was substantially
"If the sheriff's officers
stantially thi3 ! nro
not admitted to the works and the property
urncd over to the firm the militia must be
summoned , nnd It Is their duty to obey or-
lors regardless or their sympathies or results.
The present condition of affairs cannot con-
.inuo. Should the militia coma , they will
JB hero in force and well armed. Thov will
surround the works. Now men will bo pres
ent to work under mlll'.nry guard , nnd If nny
0110 interferes ho will bo shot , for the militia
must ao their duty. Bloodshed nnd u con
flict with the troops must be averted. If
unj man Imagines that the stnto troops will
Uo brought here to stand around Ilka posts
or to uo on dross parade , that man is mis
taken. Thcv will bo brought hero to
act nnd they will act as they are directed
: o. They will shoot you down. In the
History of the riots In the coke regions this
is shown to bo true , and the owners know
that whatever may ha the moral position of
the men , they have the law on their side and
the sheriff must put them in possession of
their property. The people are against the
Pnikertons. but they will not bo with jou in
lesistauco to the Bherlff. lie and his posse
are tie lugal rcprcsnntulives of the law , nnd
urc not like me Plnkertons , a hired band ,
w ho act ns their employers direct. "
Inrjfil-Oilt .Men Tulle.
Ono of the lockou'-out men followed Mr.
Btcnuan In a speech of the same tone. Ho
told the men that .the people of the country
wore in sympathy jwitu them , because of
their eonservatl re , qrderly course since the
battle with the Pinltertons. But they would
not h in sympathy with them If they violated
lated the law nnd refused to rccocnlzo it ,
The sheriff WHS bound to support tno appeal
of the lute employers of the men for protec
tion to their works. Ho did not think the
men would lire on them Und take the side of
the firm and act in n hastilo spirit. He must
act , but he would act fairly and the men will
bo better off with jhlt deputies than with
others. 1
Another of the mqr who made a formal
speech said in substance : "Our lawyer has
told us what we muy expect If the militia
comts , nnd ho has sam lhatit will come now.
If ho cannot be trusted , who can bof The
Amalgamated association i/nows that it won't
bo worth a six-pou6oif itlases this lisrht , nnd
our olllcer-s would not usk us to In no this
action if they did not bclicvo it would bo
best. Thev advocate arbitration. Wo
"
bavo it in our power to lot
the sheriff take po&scssion of the
property peaceably , or . to resist
him , uud the troops will bo called out. And
wno will gain I Only the mill oxvuers.
liloodsGed may follow , By giving way to
the shctiff we will save u sacrifice of lire. I
think wo will ho lu a hotter position to win
aud will gain friends , by showing that we
are not anarchists , but , jaw abiding citizens ,
fighting > or our Jrightt ns worumcn We
canVuffpra to tight the. civil nulhorlttos' "
Want to 3Iilti ! Their O n Terms.
Others among Iho men showed their op
position to the sheriff and said they dis
trusted him.
"Thov must como unarmed , " was tbfrsle-
niGcant remark of ono of them nftor Ihe
meeting. They wonted the sheriff to assure
them nothing would be doni that would in
jure their proposition of complete control of
the situation , and tbaV the deputies would
not bo used to introduce nonunion workmen.
Of course it is evident , tbut if the puasecomos
it mu's't see that the qen are not Interfered
within their lawful right to labor for whom
tbjy see fit , and Iho sheriff could give no
such assurance. There were too few of
the men present to act as a icprcsentatlve
Podv of wor'-tmen antf toan adjournment
was taken with the understanding that a
number ot the leading officers , including
Weike , Uarland , ODonnell , nnd others ,
would visit Pittsburg and confer with
Sheriff McCleary aud Io3ru his purposes if
control were given him.
All KlndH of Kumoi-H ( Mrciiliiteil.
All sorts of rumors have been In circula
tion during the day , but on investigation it
could not bo found that these rumors have
substantial basis. Orte rumor stirred up the
strikers a good deal and that was that Bob
Piiikciton had boon Ui town. No trace of
him , however , could be found.
It is Bald that some cf the men have a plan
by which they mean to guard against the en
trance of nny bosillo.forco . by train over Iho
railroad bridge in the works. Such a plan
contemplates tbo destruction of means of
communication by bjtinlng up a part of the
works when news U received that men are on
their way. Ui nainita is in tno yards in largo
quantities , and it Is for the purpose named
tuat ii is said to bo held.
Three funerals took place during the day
nnd , like all pieccdlng ones siuco the battle.
they were quiet and orderly. Henry1 Strei-
gel , a young Ciorman , had a large funeral ,
attended'bv turner societies from boutb
Pittsburg and Honu'stoad The funeral of
Joseph Solan , tbo Hungarian , who dleJ
yesterday , and of 1) . Weldon , took place
lutor in the day. .
The locked out men sav they have re
ceived a lurire number of offers of assistance
from various parts of the country and express
confidence thai they will succeed in the end.
They are still willing lo ask for n conference ,
but say Mr. h'tick will not meet thorn.
Uiuiiiliig Out .Vci\npapfr .Men.
Lute this evening a body of strikers mude
a practical demonstration of tbtlr Intention
to eject newspaper men whom they don't
consider friendly to ? them. Hob Her
bert , a well known nuqj popular nowspanci
man on thu Dispatch , win arrested by
men , taken lo headquarters and by u decree
given , escorted out of towu and put on thu
trulu. '
At 1 o'clock everything was qulot nnd
there were no Indic tipuV'of trouble In/the
neur future. _ j /
A HAIII.V Chjijl m' OAN .
I'liikcrtoii * Arrive III I'Titiiili'lplil | lu n llut-
Pim.uiiariijA , - PaDuly 8. The special
train having aboard the remnant of the
Pinkcrton detective firco thut was over
come by the Homa.Wid strikers reached
Oermantown Junction ' { early this morning.
About forty of the men , who live In this city
left the train , which proceeded on it * way to
New Vork. The Palladelphiann urrlvod
nbout I-.1) : ! . The ; wore an unshaven ,
grlrar , bodragsjtd , \\tary , bruised nnd
blood-blamed lot qf moq. Many of them bad
saved their valises , but few could boast
of a whole coat ou.Hiolr barks. Tno cou nto-
ponces of the majority wer pictured with
blapK eyes and brqUon notes. The party din-
persod , and whllo'.uiany o ! them sought the
nearest way homu tome hastened toward
tbo nearest saloon and washed down tbo
dust that had bu li collecting In their throats
sin co Tuesday night.
A number of newspaper men were await
ing Iho arrival of the Piukcrtont , but the
man In cuurgo'ofaori ! [ ] the men to say noth
ing or avou to acknowledge thai they wore
PiuKoitbns. Three of the mon , however ,
when nt liberty ? talked freely. They uero
loud In denunciation of the Hotnoitcad
strikers an > l'oeclared thut they were treated
shamefully. Oao of the three oxnroiscd
uilllugnoss to return If an adequate force of
men with Galling gum wo * provided ,
Too men assert that during the long day on
| CO.NTINli l ) 03 SECOND IMOK.J
LAYS IT ALL TO THE TARIFF
Efforts to Make Political Capital Out of the
Suffering nt Homestead.
M'MILLIN INAUGURATES IT IN THE HOUSE
Sir. imirrll inters n Vlgornim llrnlnl < V
' hurp DliiliiKtie Illll'n Mntilen itlcirt
111 the Srimtn Mull Krci'ltoil
\Vii liliiKtiii Notes.
WASHINGTON- . U. , July S. The filibust
ering of Ibo republicans against suspension
day was not vary vigorous , and wus not
pressed. The tin nluto Dill , the lead ere
bill aud Iho bill to limit the amount of weir
ing apparel which travelers may bring into
this country free of duty were passed , unocr
suspension of thu rules the meeting having
n larger number of members present than
there has boon for months.
A bill was passed amending the laud for
feiture bill of li > W.
Thorn were lowering clouds over the bill
providing n local government for Utah , and
although there were some flashes of light
ning , it was finally passed without injury , as
wns also the bill regulating car coupling.
Lacking n quorum on the California mining
debris bill , the house adjourned.
.Mc.MllllM Mill-Is n Itinv.
During thu debntn on the tin plato hill Mr.
McMillm of Tennessee referred to Iho oc
currence at Homestead Thesj occurrences ,
bo siiid , showed that the present tariff , In
stead of increasing the wages of labor , as
ha J been claimed by the romtbllcans , bad
decreased them. Did any man deny 1U
Mr. Dutzell of Pennsylvania most emphat
ically denied it.
Mr. McMillm again declaicd that the
wages of labor had decreased and again Mr.
Dalzcll entered n denial , supplementing it
with a declaration that the gontlumau did
not know what ho wns talKing about.
Mr. McMiilln referred him to the state
ment mudo by Mr. Frlek to substanliato his
statement , and added that It was the gentleman -
man himselt who did not know what ho was
talking nbout.
Mr Dalzell responded that ho could satisfy
any Intelligent man in the house that the un
fortunate affair at Homestead had nothing to
do wilh the tariff.
Mr. McMilllu retorted that the republicans
had promised that wages should bo in
creased ; that this promise had not been ful-
tilled , as had been shown , nnd the repub
licans were sensitive u hen the failure was
commented upon. If the gonllomun from
Pennsylvania desired lo maintain lhat the
promise had been f jllllled why hud ho not
got up nnd done so whan ho hact an oppor
tunity to talk.
sharp Iti'pIloH.
Mr. Dnlzell replied that he had not done so
because ho had peliovod that there was not a
man so mean ns lo gloat over the d > lng men
nt Homestead.
Mr. McMillin retorted that any man who
accused another of gloating ever the uff ilr at
Homestead cojld bo truthfully accused of
falsehood.
This dialogue did not last over half a mln-
pte , but it was n 1mlf minute of n good deal
of excitement and threw the house Into much
confusion.
The lead - re ' 111 provides that ores con
taining silver nnd lead in which the value of
the illvor coatonUshull ba greater than tbo
value of the lead contents according to sample -
plo and assay nt the port , of ontrv shall be
considered silver ore's , and as such shall ba
exempt from duty.
The land forfcituro bill oxtonus the for
feiture to the portions of the roads which
were completed wbon the time expired
within which the roads were required to bo
completed.
IN mi : SH.NATI : .
Illll .Makes Ills rirat Spppch nnd Is PiUil ii
Compllnii'iit.
WASHINGTON' . D. U , July S. Tbo senate
did not make much progress on tbo sundry
appropriation bill , though it spent four hours
on its discussion.
The regular annual discussion on the geological -
logical survey und of tbo science of panto-
elegy as connected with it wns Indulged
in and the cblol of the geological survey.
Major Powell , came In for oven more than
the ordinary share of criticism for his sup
posed methods of obtaining and of expend
ing uu annual appropriation of about $1,030-
OOo. Finally science carried the day by a
vote of SI lo 21.
The resolutions as to the Homestead con
flict were not reported back from the com-
mllloe on contingent expenses , but Mr. Gal-
linger , who offered the lirst of them , obtained
the floor , nnd made a speech in defense nnd
laudation of the republican party for pro-
tcc'lon. '
The Associated Press interview with Mr.
Prick was presented by Mr. Quay and road
so as to secure its publication in Iho Uncord.
Mr. Hill made a speech ( practically his
first ono in the senate ) In explanation of a
bill Introduced bv him. ctmnclnv the dale of
thu dedication of the U'oi Id's lair buildings
at Chicago from the Itith to the 'Jlst of Octo
bar , and the senate paid him the compliment
of immediately ra sing the bill without the
formality of referring it to a committee.
The Kundrv civil bill was taken up nnd the
paragraph forsurve.ys and rcsurvojs ol pub
lic lands was amended by Increasing the ap
propriiitlon to $4r > 0.lMJ
After disposing of twontv paoi of the bill
It was laid aside. Tbo house bill , to reduce
the dutj on tin plato , was laid before Iho
senate and rcfcncd.
Adjourned.
.M > iiTiiwivriu.Niicii : : < ; in HATIS
lntvrntat Commerce CominliHioiiitrii I.U-
Irn lo Complaints ,
W SIIINGTOV , D. C. , JulyS.-The bearing
as to freight rates on wheat and flour in the
northwest was continued by the Interstate
Commcico commission today.
William H. Clough , vice president of the
Great .Northern company , said theUrcai
Notlhern svslein bad boon iafluancod In
making tbo lama rate to Minneapolis and
Duluth by a desire to give the wheat pro
ducers the benefit of competing markets. He
thought Minneapolis mills had been nblo to
take care of themselves , m under present
conditions they had within the lasttwoyear
isatcrlullv Increased ibeir capital. Mr.
Clough also stated that the Great Northern
In making Us rates bad undertaken to gtvo
Minneapolis as many miles of haul for the
same money as was given Dululb. If n II to
. ' . cent cut i made on Uuluth on wheat , Chicago
cage und points In eastern Minnesota would
lose their milling interests so fur ns the east
ern outmost Is concerned.
The eastern Minnesota Millers asso : ition ,
as Intervouoif , opposed any reduct HI in
rates on flour from MInneapolU to Dulutb
unless an equivalent rate Is given to milli In
tbo eastern Minnesota district.
Mr. A. A. Magdeburg , a Milwaukee miller ,
was called , und said the millers of thut cltv
were compelled to pay from 5 to 0 cents
more per 100 pounds for wheat than the
ruling price in Minneapolis. It was hl
opinion that the Milwaukee and Minneapo
lis mllle-rs ore on a purity as to rates , and if
a reduction la made on flour , as prayoJ for In
this petition , It would bu a discrimination
aiulast the Milwaukee miller * . Adjourned
till tomorrow.
IN TIII : COINAOIOOMMITTII : ! .
tlie I'rre Sll i or Illll Hup-
ut the National Capitol.
D. 0. , July b1. The free silver
member * of the houte committee on coinage ,
welshti and measures ware unable to mus
ter their full strength at the meotlng this
morning for the contlderatlou of the senate
free silver bill. There are thirteen voting
member ) ol ttio committee , but ouly eleven
were present todav , absentees being
Messrs. McICeighnn of raskn and .Cllgoro
of Texas. Mr. MeKol Is on his \ny
to Washington , nnd Is cx | 'clod
will arrive Into in the Mr. Kiltirols
In the cltr. Six of thos jsent were free
silver men tied the remaining llvo anti-frca
silver men. The free silver men , nlthouch In
a mtijorltv on the committee lack ono of a
quorum by themselves. When n veto wns
taken on n motion to lav the bill on tno table
a motion calculated to bring out the
strength of the rjspectlvo sides the anti-
Tree f liver men declined to vote nnd thus
thwarted utiy attempt to reach n html vote
on the bill ul the meeting.
Mr. C W. Stone moved that the bill bo re
ported to the house with u recommendation
thut it bo laid on the table. A vote was taken
m this n'Otlon end resulted 0 to tl. The free
silver men then came to the conclusion that
it would bo useless to try to push tne matter
anil so an adjournment was taken till th.U.
As the commlltoo tins no nuthorlty to sit
during the sessions of the house the call for
tomorrow was vacated.
Trusts nnit Cnnilitinitloiit ,
Representatives Hortcr , Hoemon and Wll-
lams , n majority of thu subcommittee of the
louse manufactures committee , have made
atcporttothe full committee. The report
savs that they llml that trusts uud combina
tions control many of thu most Important
nrticlos In tbo United States , 1 he consequences
quences are wholly bad and absolutely vtltn-
: ml n redeeming feature. Prices to
the consumer are Increased , \\hilo Iho
wucos nnd occupations of those persons
employed by Iho Irust , ore rendered loss
remunerative. Condemning all past and ex
isting legislation in regard to trusts as in
sufficient and Impracticable , Iho subcommit-
eo recommends tbo commlttoo to petition
Iho house to talto such prompt action as will
result In placing upou the frcn list without
delay all articles , the manufacture price ,
sale or distribution of which Is , or muy bo ,
under Iho control or direction of nny trust ,
association or combination whatever.
Mr. Hovburn of Pennsylvania , n member
of the subcommittee , dissents from the
above report.
Committee on Colnmtiliui Imposition.
The select house committee on the Colum
bian exposition made a supplemental report
advancing rcu ons in favor of the proposi
tion for nn appropriation of $5,00,1,000 for
the exposition. The cointnltioo says the ap
l > ropriution is to be made on condition thai
fu.uOJ.OOO has been provided nnd actually
expanded by the local corporation in prepara
tion for the exposition and that the necessary
amount ol ? 1. > ,03J,000 will bo raised by Chi-
caeo.
The committee Is of the opinion that the
trovcrnment will not onlv receive back into
the treasury ns its proportion of the not 1110-
ceeds of the exposition the full amount of
$ C,000.000 , but a largo sum in addition
thereto
A minority report , signed bv Llttlo and
Wheeler , was also submitted. It Is now
assumed , says the report , that the exposition
Is a government undertaking. The minoiitv
believe lhat it was not contemplated that
the government should assume any
flnnnelul responsibility other than
that for which appropriations have
ben made. The minority express the be
lief that there will remain to tno credit of
Iho Columbian exposition and the citv of
Chicago as n direct prolit several millions
besides the park improvements nnd also as
incidental' , a parnuncnt gain to Chicago
and millions of cain in inopcrly. In the
judgment of the minority it would be an
ubuso of legislative authority to pass the
Dill.
Will Cl > to II Hlll'ttflVll.
The subcommittee of the homo to investi
gate the troubles at Homestead and Iho em
ployment of Pmkorton dotentivo forces will
nrobably proceed " lo that place next wccrf ana
begin its worlt.
OUT Jtr 1'IltE. , ,
. .lolitiA , X. r. . Almost Kiitlrcly Destroyed
llou * thu 11 imrs Orljjliialt'il.
ST. JOHNS , N. F. , July S.-Special [ Telegram -
gram to Tun Ben. ] Tnu city is being
practically wiped off the face of Ibo earth
by an extensive tire which is now raging. A
high wind is blowing and sweeping the
flames wilh a force nnd rapidity vbicu'
cannot bo checked by nny power
within the city and It Is impossible to obtain
aid of any other place. It Is almost certain
that long before daylight there will be
nothing left of the cily , as the wind is grad
ually shlftlncund _ will surelv send the tire
in another desolating path across a portic n
of the city not yet touched.
The Mothodlst college , Masonic hall and
Oranga ball wore ainonir the first to be
burncJ , and the government buildings , con
taining tbo public records nud the archives
of Parliament , tire hourly threatened.
One hundred and fifty houses are already
destroyed and from fifty to 100 others are on
lire in various parts ot the city with chances
strongly nguinst any of them being saved.
Tbo city has ono of tbo most excellent
water systems on the face of the earth , but
It has proven powerless to stem the aw ful
march of the tire liend. Firemen have fallen
exhausted ; citizens who volunteered have
been taken away'fulnting to keep from
being ciu'lied to death bv falling buildings ,
while others are powerless 10 save even Ihe
contents of their own homos. Hundreds of
women nnd children have fled to the hills In
terror nnd they present a wonderful sight ,
brilliantly illuminated by the rolling flumes
from the streets below.
At lust Iho mosl destructive feature of tbo
tire bus shown up. The flumes huvo reached
the uharvcs nnd the shipping has been
hauled out into the bay to bo be
yond the reach of Iho consuming
clement. It Is here that the greatest loss
will occur , as the shipping in'crosts of St.
Johns arc on n most extensive scale und tbo
IO B to thlf. nirl of the clly alone will icach
into iho millions.
At 1 o'clock100 houses bnvo been do-
strj.vcd ,
fJiUUJir.l ! Of . .l.lUH'A tttUVKM.t } ! .
IIU Catlln UYrn Solil Hut Ilir rnri.-lmsliij ;
I'lrni Snililuiily I | Dveil. |
CIIK * oo , III. , Julv b. ( Special Telegram
to Tun BEU J--A case of moro than usual in
terest wns on hearing In Justice Kundall H.
White's court yesterday afternoon. Juno 110
lust D. P. WIUou , a stock raiser at Farragut ,
la. , shipped live loads of cattle lo Iho Chicago
cage market. The SIOCK was assigned to S.
P. Cady iV Co. , commission merchants at the
stock yards , and sold by them. Mr. Wilson
was given u draft tor tl/JOO. Thu bilanco ,
J.MUI5. : Mr. Wilson Instructed Cady k Co.
to deposit In the Merchants National bank
In this clly. to tbo crodlt of bU bomj Dank.
The linn of Cady & Co. Is composed of S
P. Cady , his son , C I ) . Cudy , und George
W. Humnhrov. When tbo older Cady
r jachod his olllco tbo following morning he
rei'clv-'il a note from the cashlar of the bank
requesting him to call. Ho did bound was
Informed that iboro was not raoroy enough
to luo credit of his firm to pav iho check of
$ JUH.I55 duo Mr. Wilson. The afternoon
previous Humphrey bad drawn a check for
$ i,7W , payableto himself , und got the
money. Only u little ever ( TOO remained In
the Dank , und this Mr. Cadv drew out und
paid to Mr. Wilson. Later In the day Mr.
Cady received a letter from Humphrey , In
which he Raid ho had concluded to withdraw
from the Una nud had drawn what
money ho thought belonged to
him from tbo oink and had loft
the city. Wilson tworo out warrants for
Cady , bU son , and Hmuphrov. charging thorn
with larceny in bailee. When Jtho cases
came up for hearing this afternoon Humph
rey throughhis attorney atkca tor a con
tinuance , which was refused , So was u
change of venue , and on the advice of his
counsel he jumped up ana ran out of the
court room. Howent to Mr. Chancellor' *
oflljo. room ( W , Major block , und locked him
self in , Constable Costello tried to dislodge
him , but was unsuccessful , Cady and hU
son were held to thojcrlmliml court In bonds
of 11,0JO. Humphrey later waived examin
ation anil hU bond wai tiioti ot ,000.
PROVOKED GREAT APPLAUSE
enatorg Dawos nnd Stwirt Figure in nn
Interesting Sceuo.
SECRET OF A MILLIONAIRE'S ' ACT
MHrr Cli'tmploii llriiniiiieril the
lent Survey mill llrerlvril sumo
Unpli''i nt l'rr < iuml lll tcir.In . Uo-
urn i Washington
WASIUSOTOV Drutiu or TUB Hnr. , )
fill ) Fdi itTriiNTii Sriir.uT , V
WAsiiivnrov D. C. , July S. |
Vice President Merion had to chock a wuvo
of upplnuso In iho sanutu galleries thu after.
10011 as the venerable Senator Uawcs o !
Massachusetts , his bent form straightened
nnd his usually husky volco ringing In
clearest tones , deli vet oil a slinging
rebuke to Senator Stewart of Ne
vada. Mr. Stewart had bean douoUnc-
ng the geological survey. Ho stiltl
that thu mining communities a.ij the pcoplo
of the west in generalwhore this survey was
u Iho habit of operating had no usa for It
and did not wntil It , He said ho would give
reward of $1,000 for any geological dis
covery which had over been maiio bv the
geological survey , which hail not been of tbo
slightest vnluo in locating a mine or in nny
other practical way.
Ho said It was un Institution which pcnt
$1,000,000 in tending over the country u lot
ol youiiK mon on summer picnics. The fo\V
gcoloplsls who remained In Washington
pi-lit most of their tlmo , ho said , In log roll-
lit with congress and distributing prnlsa
jpon ono another. Senator Danes was fret
ful under ( his arraignment of n department
which ho had helped to foster forbears Ho
was oa his feet us soon ns Stewart closed ,
vtid advancing immediately In front of the
S'ovndn senator touk htm to task for his
utterances ,
How Mnvviirt Jtmlu Ills .MIIIIiMll.
Ho reminded Stewart that ho had madn
his millloi.s out of the Comstock lode , niul
whllo accumulating thut fortune bo had boon
bcseochlnu congress constantly for appro
priations to survey this verv lode. Uawts
: iimself at Iho request of Stovvart had se
cured the appropriation which allowed C lar-
cnco King to make the surface maps of the
Comstock lode which , In part , gave Stewart
us fortune. Hut now , said Senator Uawos ,
since Mr. Stovvart had got through making
monov with the Comslocic lode and wns turn-
iv his attention lo minting money out of 'ho
mention of arid lands , n scheme which iho
icological bureau did not endorse , the
Nevada senator suddenly fell out with the
ijeolog sts.
As benntor Dawos proceeded he kept clap
ping his hand on his trousers pocket , which
was filled witn jingling silver , lending uddl
lionai vehemence lo thu arraignment of
Slowart , ni moved onlv by mercenary mo
tives. As tbo venerable senator guvo a last
Map nt Ins jingling pocket of silver ho
dropped in his scat umid round of vigorous
applause from the Moor and galleries of the
seuale , un event whicn has not occurred before -
fore tlm session except uhen tbo silver bill
passed.
Uearly the llpmilt of rrejudlcr.
Judge Payson of Illinois , who has been
counsel for General Hnuiii while tbo lengthy
investigation ot the pension bureau has boua
in progress , was about the capital today con
sulting with members us to whut would bo
done with the fiery report recommending
Uaum's dismissal , which was maoo lust night.
Judge Payson was very bitter In speaking of
the report : "it Is the most brutal document
that I ever saw laid before congress , " said
he , "and it lacks both decency and accuracy.
It clonrlv shows Ibo animus of the eanllc-
man who wrote it , and It is so extreme in
Us prutuliiy lhat it will miss Iho very end
lhat it hoped to make. I huvo talked wilh a
number of the leading congressmen touay
nnd they have assured mo mat they felt
greatly chagrined at the passionate character
of the report ,
"Throughout the document It makes every
presumption Dear ugulnst General Ilaum nnd
ItbccontR as conclusive and as fact state
ments which were absolutely controverted
by reliable witnesses. But it is not of its
review of the evidence that I object , but of
its personal brutality tounrd General Haum.
As Mich. It is worse than anything I ever
saw presented to congress. "
Hon. D O. Finch , for many years a prow.
mcnt resident of Iowa and during Mr. Cleve
land's administration I'nitod Stales ultorney
for the southern dislrict of that state , Is vis
iting the capital for a few days aud has
ronms nt 1'U5 U street. Mr. Finch left
Iowa about two years ago and estab-
Hshed himself In the practice of
his profession at Soau'e. ' where ho now
lives. He ls greatlv pleased wilh Iho pluck ,
progress and prospontv of the Pacific slope ,
and especially thu stulo of Washington and ,
Ihe city of Seattle , w hlch , uficrpassing
throuirh a torrlblo ordeal of tire , has bocn re
built In a most supstuntlul style and boasts
a wfdo awuko population of ( > 0OUO
C. A. Nlckum of Lincoln Is at the Ameri
can. P. S. H.
n.i.n man itv
Iliiln mill Hull ( 'IIIMI' u I. irgu Amount of
Diislriiet Ion *
MtNirou , Cole , Julv 3 Ono of Iho sever
est rain and hnll slormi over known In tbo
history of the resort visited Minltou yoitor-
day. The storm lasted for an hour and ulil
great dnmngo In washing out bndiros , tear
ing up 'ho street destroying lawns and
flower ocds and da\u .atlug things ircner-
alv. Both the Hio Grande and Midland
railroads were washed out between hero and
Colorado Springs and trulns w.ll not Do run
ning until Saturday. Tno Midland up thu
pussisbudlv washed out , worse , In fact , than
it WHS by Iho cloudburst last August The
total damage will ogcregato fully 110,000.
The town council hold a special mootinir last
nlcht and a larco force of men and team *
was put to work today , and everything will
uo repaired In the shortest possible tlmo. In
u week , at tbo outsldo , ull traces of the alarm
will bo effaced.
_
HTKAMRH HVXIf.
TinMiirnrlii'1 Collliliisiilli n I'rnncli Iron-
1,1(1 ( mill Snviin l.lxr * l.ont.
PAHIS , July 3. The transatlantic steamer
Mcrnehol was sunk In collision with the
French ironclad Horoho , nluoty mile * south
west of Marseilles. There were eighty llvo
passengers on board when tbo collision oc
curred. Owing to the dense Mnoko caused
bv the Ilrlng of thu warship' * guns the
officers of the llorcho Old not see the other
boat until It wan too luto. The collision was
tcrrilU ; Doth vessels wore deflected from
their course by the tremendous force of the
I ii ! pact and floated alongside of each other.
Seven of the pacsongar * on tbo Marachcl
were lost , probably being klllixl by being
struck liy the thlp when she crashed lute the
unfortunate steamer.
I'onr 1'ixiplu lluriii'il to llunlli.
NEW YOIIK , July H. In a flrn yesterday at
07 Cms street In a tenement house Mr * , Ann
Hrudcrlck , aged 28 , and her tbroo children
weio burned to death. A llvo coal falling
from the stove IIrod the houso. und n rounds
man , who turned in an alarm , endeavored to
aroused the occupsnU of thu houso. The
tire department , ufccr ihu Uio was under
control , found the boJIos of the four lying
toether on Iho bad. They hud evidently
died of suffocation.
till U III' I'illl'
KlIlturiHt ! III ! .
CIIK AOO , 111. , July b.-Fifty member * of
the Illinois Presi association vliiud tba
World' ' * fair grounds this morning la Inspect
the quarter * aislgned the association in tbi
mrrlcultural department of ihollllnol * build.
Ing. This afternoon u inuctlnc U bolnit held
looking to concerted action for glrlnir tbo
couutiy press holler facilities for foiling
World fair uowt.