McKINLEY DIES.
The President Passes
Away at the Mil=
burn House in
Buffalo.
His Last Words Were:
"Good-bye. It Is God's
Will. His Will be
Done."
Before Passing Into Unconscious
ness He Chanted the Words of
the Hymn, "Nearer, My
God to Thee."
The Wound Inflicted by Czo!go*z, the
Anarchist Assassin, Proved Fatal
After Little More Than a
Week After the Shot
Was Fired.
Buffalo, N. Y„ Sept. 14. —President
McKinley died at 2:15 this morning'.
He had been unconscious since 7:50 p.
•m. llis last conscious hour on earth
■was spent with his wife, to whom he
devoted a life-time of care. He died
unattended by a minister of the gos
pel, but his last words were an hum
ble submission to the will of the (iod
in whom he believed, ile was recon
ciled to the cruel fate to which an
-assassin's bullet condemned him and
•faced death in the same spirit of
calmness which has marked his long
and honorable career. His last con
scious words, reduced to writing by
Dr. Mann, who stood at his bedside
•when they were uttered, were:
"Good bye. All good bye. It is
God's will. tllis will be done."
His relatives anil the members of
his official family were at the Milburn
.'house, except Secretary Wilson, who
• <lid not avail himself of the opportun
ity, and some of his personal political
•friends took leave of him. This
painful ceremony was simple. His
friends came to the door of the sick
room, took a long glance at him and
turned tearfully away. He was prac
tically unconscious during this time.
Hut powerful heart stimulants, in
cluding oxygen, were employed to re
store him to consciousness for his
ifinal parting with his wife. He asked
•for her and she sat at his side and
held his hand. He consoled her and
•bade her good-bye. She went through
the trying scene with the same brav
ery with which she has borne the
grief of the tragedy which ended his
life.
Mrs. McKinley last saw her hus
band between 11 and 12. At that
time she sat by the bedside holding
his hand. The members of the cabi
net were admitted to the sick room
singly at that time.
The immediate cause of the presi
dent's death is undecided. It will pos
sibly require an autopsy to fix the
• exact cause. The president's re
mains will be taken to Washington.
From authoritative officials the fol
lowing details of the final scenes in
and about the death chamber were
secured:
The president, continued in an un
conscious state since 8::!0 p. rn. Dr.
Rixey remained with him at all times,
and until death came. The other
doctors were in the room at times,
and then repaired to the front room,
where their consultations had been
held.
About 2 o'clock Dr. Rixey noted the
unmistakeable signs of dissolution,
and the immediate members of the
family were summoned to the bed
-side. Mrs. MeKinley was asleep and
it was deemed desirable not to awak
«»n her for the last moments of an
guish.
Silently the members of the family
stole into the room. They stood
about the foot and sides of the bed
■where the great man's life was ebb
ing away.
In an adjoining- room sat the phy
sicians. It was now 2:05 o'clock and
Ihe minutes were slipping away. Only
the sobs of those in the circle about
the president's bedside broke the si
lence. Five minutes passed, then six,
seven, eight.
Now I)r. Kixey bent forward, and
then one of his hands was raised as if
in warning. Tne fluttering heart was
just going to rest. A moment more
and Dr. Itixey straightened up and
with choking- voice said: "The presi
dent is dead."
Secretary Cortelyou was the first
to turn from the stricken circle. He
stepped from the chamber to the out
er hall, and then down the stairway
to the large room where the members
of the cabinet, senators and distin
guished officials were assembled. As
his white face appeared at the door
way a hush fell upon the assemblage.
"(ientlemen. the president has
passed away," he said.
For a moment not a word came in
reply. Even though the end had
been expected, the actual announce
ment that. William MeKinley was dead
fairly stunned the men who had been
his closest confidants and advisers.
Then a groan of ang-uish went up
from the assembled otticials. They
cried like children. They turned
from the room and came from the
bouse with streaming eyes.
Before 6 o'clock it was clear to
those at the president's bedside that
he was dying and preparations were
made for the last sad offices of fare
well from those nearest and dearest
to him. Oxygen had been admin
istered steadily, but with little effect
in keeping back the approach of
death. The president came out of
one period of unconsciousness only
to relapse into another. Hut in this
period, when his mind was partially
clear, occurred a series of events of
px-ofoumlly touching character.
IKtau stairs, wilU strained and tear
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
stained faces members of the cabinet
were grouped in anxious waiting.
They knew the end was near and that
the time had come when they must
see him for the last time 011 earth.
One by one they ascended the stairs
—Secretary Root, Secretary Hitch
cock and Attorney General Knox. Sec
retary Wilson also was there, but he
held back, not wishing to see the
president in his last agony. There
was only a momentary stay of the
cabinet officers at the threshhold of
the death chamber. Then they with
drew, the tears streaming down their
faces and the words of intense grief
choking in their throats.
After they left the sick room the
physicians rallied him to conscious
ness and the president asked almost
immediately that his wife be brought
to him. The doctors fell back into
the shadows of the room as Mrs.
McKinley came through the doorway.
The strong face of the dying man
lighted iij) with a faint smile as their
hands were clasped. She sat beside
him and held his hand. Despite her
physical weakness she bore up brave
ly under the ordeal.
The president in his last period of
consciousness which ended about 7:40,
chanted the words of the hymn,
"Nearer My God to Thee," and his
last audible conscious words as taken
down by Dr. Mann at the bedside
were:
"(iood bye, good bye. This is
Clod's way. His will is done." Then
his mind began to wander and soon
after he completely lost conscious
ness. His life was prolonged for
hours by the administration of oxy
gen and the president finally ex
pressed a desire to be allowed to die.
About 9:30 the administration of oxy
gen was stopped and the pulse grew
weaker and he fainted. Hy 10 o'clock
the pulse could be no long-er felt in
his extremities and they grew cold.
All the evening those who had hast
ened here fast as steel and steam
could carry them, continued to ar
rive. They drove up in carriages at
a gallop, or were whisked up in auto
mobiles, all intent upon getting here
before death came. One of the last
to arrive was Attorney General Knox,
who reached the house at 9:.'io p. m.
He was permitted togo up stairs to
look for the last time upon the face
of his chief.
Those in the house at this time
were Secretaries Hitchcock, Wilson
and Root, Senators Fairbanks, Manna
and Hurrows, Judge Day, Col. Der
rick. Abner MeKinley. the president's
brother, and his wife; Dr. and Mrs.
Baer, the president's nieee and her
husband; Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Dun
can, the president's sisters; Miss
Mary Barber, Mrs. MeWilliams, Mrs.
McKinley's cousin; the physicians, in
cluding- Dr. McHurney, who arrived
after# o'clock; John (i. M ilburn, John
X. Scatcherd, Harry Hamlin, all of
this city, Secretary Cortelyou and a
nuinl>er of others.
Rev. C. I). Wilson, a Methodist min
ister of Tonawanda, N. V., who was
the president's pastor for three years
at Canton, called at the residence to
inquire whether his services were
needed, but did not enter the house.
Another Methodist minister, who has
a church nearby remained at the
Mil-burn residence for two hours, in
the belief that his services might be
desired. At 9:37 Secretary Cortelyou,
who had been much of the time with
bis dying chief, sent out formal notice
that the president was dying. Hut
the president lingered on, his pulse
growing fainter and fainter.
There was no need for official bul
letins after this. Those who came
from the house at intervals told the
same story—that the president was
dying and that the end might come
at any time. IDs tremendous vital
ity was the only remaining factor in
the result, and this gave hope only
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER r 9 , 1901.
of brief postponement of the end.
At midnight the Milburn house was
quiet. A solemn hush hung over
tne house. The entire lower part of
the house was aglow with lights and
many attendants and relatives could
be seen moving about within and oc
casionally coming to the front door
for a breath of air. In the upper
front chambers the lights were low
and around on the north side, where
the chamber of death is located, there
were fitful lights, some burning
brightly and then turned low.
Despite the fact that vitality con
tinued to ebb as midnight approached,
no efforts were spared to keep the
spark of life glowing. Dr. Janeway,
of Xew York ( itv, arrived at the Buf
falo depot at 11:41) o'clock. George
Urban was waiting for him and they
drove at a breaKneck pace to the Mil
burn house. He was shown to the
president's room at once and began
an examination of the almost inani
mate form.
Secretary of the Xavy Long arrived
at the Milburn house last evening.
This was his first visit to the city
and he had the extreme satisfaction
of seeing the president alive, even
though the president, was unconscious
of his visitor's presence. Secretary
Long was visibly affected.
Vice President Roosevelt had been
notified early in the day of the criti
cal state of affairs. There was no
longer a «!ouiit that in the approach
ing death of the president a complete
change in the executive administra
tion of the government would ensue.
When Mr. Roosevelt would take the
outh of office wsa wholly a matter of
conjecture.
One of the members of the cabinet
who came from the house at 2 o'clock
for a stroll along the front walk, said
a meeting of the cabinet would be
held following the president's death,
to take such action as will be required
by the circumstances. He said the
expectation of the cabinet was that
the remains would be taken to Wash
ington and then lie instate at the
Capitol, afterwards going to Canton
for interment.
The city, not only in those parts
near the Milburn house, but all over
and even out in the exposition
grounds, went into a state of ferment
when the news of the sudden collapse
of the president was announced. The
ill news of the early day had been
somewhat softened by the later an
nouncement that there was a slight
improvement and the sudden an
nouncement of his approaching dis
solution came as a great surprise. At
the Pan-American grounds it was
announced that he was dead and the
majority of the crowd turned toward
the city. In the city itself the papers
made it understood that there was
no hope.
When the crowd learned that the
news was confirmed some one shout
ed "Let's find the assassin." With
one impulse the crowd started for the
station. The telephones were utilized
and the police notified, and when the
crowd arrived they found the police
out in force. Superintendent. Bull
called out the entire police force and
in addition asked Fourth brigade
headquarters to be ready to give aid.
Col. Welch answered by ordering two
companies each from the Sixty-fifth
and Seventy-fourth regiments to their
armories to await immediate call.
Around the station house at H o'clock
at least 8,000 people were gathered.
They were not particularly ugly and
when the police proceeded to drive
•them back there was little resistance.
At !) o'clock they had been sent back
two blocks on each side of the |>olice
station and before 10 o'clock, weary
with waiting for definite news, they
had dispersed.
North Lreek, X. Y., Sept. 14. —Vice
President Roosevelt left the lower
clubhouse at Tahawus, ten miles
from the upper clubhouse, at 1:15 a.
ni. for this village. He will probably
arrive here at 5 a. ni. and at once take
the special train for Albany, arriving
here about 7a. in. At Albany an
other special will be awaiting him to
convey him over the New York Cen
tral railroad to Buffalo.
Washington, Sept. 14.—The news of
the expected death of President Mc-
Kinley came as a crushing blow to
the national capital. Nowhere, per
haps, had the citizens been so full of
confidence in the ultimate recovery
of their beloved president and the
buoyant bulletins of the pjust week
from the sick bed had lulled them
into a false sense of security which
made the shock terrible when the
news that the Buffalo tragedy would
have a fatal ending came to them.
| All day long the bulletin boards
were surrounded by crowd.4 waiting
in suppressetl excitement for the lat
est word from the Milburn home, and
numerous newspaper extras were
eagerly snapped up. Little work was
done in the great executive depart
ments, as at the slightest excuse the
clerks dropped their pens and turned
to talk of the chances that their chief
magistrate had against death in the
gallant struggle he was making in the
eityon the lake.
The three cabinet officers in tin
capital were pictures of distress. On
Wednesday Secretary Hay had lef; his
chief apparently on the road to recov
ery and yesterday Postmaster <ien
eral Smith, who had left Buffalo later
said that when he came from the Mil
burn home <>n Thursday the president
was, according to his best informa
tion, surely on the mend. The post
master general returned to Huffalo
last night.
Secretary Hay had intended to re
turn last night to his New Hamp
shire summer home for needed rest,
but cancelled the order early in the
day, as on him devolved important
functions at once on the president's
demise. He divided his time be
tween the state department and his
home, waiting for the end in patient
resignation, prepared for his sorrow
ful duty of conveying to the nations
of the world in official form the news
of the demise of the third American
president through the agency of an
assassin's bullet within the short
space of one human life.
As the senior member in rank of
the cabinet, upon Mr. llay's shoulders
also shall rest the burden of govern
ment of the republic in the short in
terval that must, elapse before the
vice president under the terms of the
constitution assumes the cares of the
presidential office.
At his home at Woodley Secretary
Gage awaited the close of his chief's
life. During the day he had been at
the treasury department and had
kept in touch with financial affairs in
order that the president's end might
not cause any commercial disturb
ance.
The fact that the physicians had
given up all' hope caused some dis
cussion among- the public men in the
city of the probability of an extra
session of congress and of early
changes in 'the cabinet, but the con
census of opinion was that no cabi
net changes or important departures
in public policy were likely for some
time to come and that congress would
not be assembled until its regular
session in December. All the cabinet,
the chief diplomatic officials and the
heads of bureaus according to cus
tom will tender their resignations to
relieve the president of embarrass
ment, but it is believed Mr. lloose
velt will follow the precedent set by
President Arthur, after Garfield's de
mise, and request them to continue in
office. Some i>f the cabinet members
are not in good health and would wel
come a relief from their offices, but
all would waive their personal desires
and continue until such time as they
could be relieved easily.
IT CHECKED PROGRESS.
Annnnalll's Knllct lirlarilfd the Na
tion's Trade lor a Time.
New York, Sept. 14.—1t. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly lie view of Trade says:
An assassin's bullet checked the
progress of a nation. For a time
projected undertakings were aban
doned, and orders held back that were
about to be placed. Speculators sac
rificed stocks and options on grain
ami cotton. Detter news early in
the week brought recovery in prices,
and postponed business was tran
sacted. After the crisis there will be
a return to former conditions, be
cause the solid foundation of the
country's prosperity is too deep to be
permanently disturbed.
In the principal manufacturing in
dustry there is a steady gain in the
number of active mills, and full oper
ation is considered near. Less urg
ency for immediate delivery of goods,
and less inclination to pay premiums
on the part of well-posted men, sug
gest that these consumers anticipate
a return to normal activity with little
delay. Mills are accepting contracts
for delivery of steel rails far into
1902 at S2B, so that no change in price
is near. Finished steel is freely
taken.
Shoe shops still operate full force,
and while the large producers of New
England have the most noticeable ac
tivity, manufacturers all over the
country share the heavy demand. Dry
goods enjoy exceptional activity, the
demand for current needs exceeding
expectations and distribution of job
bers is or" enormous proportions; at.
many points packers are working
both day and night.
Many lines of cotton goods, both
bleached and brown, have moved to a
higher level and this branch of the
textile industry is in a better position
than at, any previous date this season.
Business failures for the week num
bered 175 in the United States,
against 105 last year, and 18 in Can
ada, against 30 last year.
Hrltons Sympalhize.
London, Sept. 14.—President Mc-
Kinley's fight for life has been
watched from the outset in (treat
Britain with an intense anxiety that
has recalled the last days of Queen
Victoria. Every phase of the medical
evidence has been keenly discussed,
and the painful suddenness of the col
lapse after a revival of hope deeply
stirred the nation. This spontaneous
and heartfelt participation in the
anxiety of the American people at the
; bedside of the dying president is ex
pressed in editorials in all the morn
ing papers.
Arrested In New York,
New York, Sept. 13. —City detectives
last night arrested n man answering
the description of the one mentioned
in a Berlin, X. IL, telegram which
said he was going to Washington to
kill Theodore Roosevelt,. He gave
his name as Charles Miller, of Berlin.
The police, believing him to be in
sane, sent him to Bellevue. He
claims to be ill and says he can*? to
New York to enter a hospital. In
his pockets was $55, a small railroad
torpedo and some French literature.
He said when he got well he would
call ou McKinley and Rocssvelt,
HOWISON IS OUT.
Will Not Sit as a Judge in Court
of Inquiry.
Admiral Sclil 'V « lalmxd nnd Brought
U UiiPMrs lo Prove (hat llrar Admi
ral lloui»»u waa a Partlaau of uiid
uiid Mliould Nut Act
an a llie Court.
Washington, Sept. J3.—Within three
hours from the time of convening l the
Schley court of inquiry yesterday it
was announced that Hear Admiral
Uowison was disqualified from serv
ing- as a member of the court and was
excused from further duty. This
brought proceedings to an abrupt
termination and caused a temporary
adjournment of the court in order to
permit the navy department to desig
nate an officer to «ucceed Admiral
Uowison. No further session is
probable until the early part of next
week.
Intense interest, appeared to be
taken "by the public in the proceed
ings, and although it was known that
only a very limited number of per
sons would be admitted to the court
room, and these by card, a large
crowd was assembled at the Washing
ton navy yard, where the court meets,
■to witness the coming and going of
the prominent naval officers who were
to take part in the proceedings. Ad
miral Dewey and Admiral Schley
were the premier figures in popular
interest.
The latter had about him a distin
guished party of counsel, including
Jere Wilson, Attorney Isidor Baynor,
of Maryland, arid Oapt. James Park
er, with Mr. Teague, acting as advi
sory counsel. The German naval at
tache, Capt. Rebeur-Pasehwitz, occu
pied one of the seats in the public
area.
'A salute of 17 guns in honor of the
admiral of the navy marked the open
ing of the proceedings. The first
skirmish was opened by Admiral
Schley rising from his seat and,
speaking in a strong voice challeng
ing Admiral Howison's eligibility as a
member of the court.
Three witnesses were brought for
ward in support of this challenge,
namely, Francis S. Frost, William E.
Spoil and Foster Xicholls. They
gave very positive testimony as to
expressions they had heard Admiral
Howison make, favorable to Admiral
Sampson and unfavorable to Schley.
Mr. Frost testified to a statement
IHowison hail made to him at Boston,
while the witness was seeking news
as a reporter, Mr. Spoil to remarks
made while he and the admiral were
journeying back to this country from
Europe on a trans-Atlantic steamer
and Mr. Nichons' conversation oc
curred during a business call at Ad
miral Howison's residence at Yonk
ers, X. Y.
On concluding this testimony the
question arose whether Admiral
Howison would join issue with the
statements made by the witnesses, or
would rest on his privilege to with
hold any answer until he choose to
submit it. The admiral met the
issue by turning at once to Admiral
Dewey and announcing that he would
make a rejoinder to the statements
of the three witnesses. This rejoin
der he prepared very speedily. While
conceding the accuracy of some points
in the evidence, it threiw considerable
doubt on other points and disclaimed
any recollection of the talk said to
have taken place on the trans-Atlan
tic steamer.
It was not sufficient, however, to
counteract the very direct testimony
given by the three witnesses and,
moreover, the admiral himself, in con
cluding his statement, indicated plain
ly than he had no desire to remain on
the court and was there simply in
obedience to orders. He even ap
pealed to his associates on the court
to decide all doubtfu. questions as to
his eligibility in favor of Admiral
Schley.
Before submitting the challenge to
the determination of the court, Mr.
Raynor cross-examined Admiral
Howison as to his personal senti
ments towards Sampson and Schley,
and developed that Howison had ex
pressed certain definite convictions
as to Admiral Sampson's retention of
authority and responsibility. The
challenge then was submitted to the
court, which under the circumstances
was narrowed to Admiral Dewey and
Rear Admiral Benluini to pass upon.
After hardily more than 15 minutes
spent in retirement in the consulta
tion room of the court, Admiral
Dewey announced that the court sus
tained the challenge and that Ad
miral Howison would be eexused from
further attendance. There was a
buzz, of animated comment and Ad
miral Schley exchanged looks of sat
isfaction with his counsel. Admiral
Dewey then closed the proceedings by
announcing that the court would ad
journ until the navy department had
named an officer to succeed Admiral
Howison.
Five Killed, Two Fatally Injured.
Xew York, Sept. 13.—Three explo
sions occurred in the works of the
lAmerlean-Schultze Powder Co. at
Oakland, X. J., Thursday. Five men
were killed. They were: William
Titus, engineer; Arthur Curry, driv
er; .John Dupont, employed at Isaac's
hotel; Richard Van Blarcan, mason;
Harrison Weyble, driver. Bartholo
mew Burns and Andrew Lassenger
were fata/lly injured and five others
were less seriously injured. The first
explosion was that of the boiler.
There were two other explosions, one
in the magazine and the other in the
mixing house.
ITloal Is Arrested.
Xew York, Sept. 13.—Johann Most,
the most widely known of Xew York
anarchists and editor of Freihe-it, the
organ of the anarchists, was arrested
last, night by Detectives Knareh and
Ferneisen. The arrest was made in
a saloon, over which is the office of
the newspaper. Herr Most objected
volubly to the arrest, but to no pur
pose, and he was locked up at police
headquarters as "A suspicious per
son." Capt. Titus refused to allow
Most to see any one or to make a
statement, the captain declaring he
would not allow the prisoner to pose
as a niartvr before the public.
FIGHT TO THE END.
Will Not Stop Short of a Vio»*
tory.
President Shaffer Denies that tb«
Executive Hoard Had Instruct
ed Mini to Settle tile
Strike on Any
Terms.
Pittsburg', Sept. 11. —The first vio
lence of the strike at MrKeesport, it
is reported, took place last nig-ht.
when three workmen were set upon,
by strikers or strike sympathisers,
and badly beaten. Henry Weir,* a
water tender at the tube w irks, when
he came from the mill last nig-ht was
warned not, to return in the morning.
He started to run, followed by a
crowd of Hungarians. He was caught
and beaten so bodly that his condition
is looked upon as serious. Charles
Meyers, a labor boss at Demmler, wm
also badly beaten by a crowd when
he returned to iMcKeesport, and John.
Isenberg, a furnace builder at
the National Ilollinjf mill, part
ed with the greater part of
his clothing before he could escape
from the strikers who endeavored to
prevent his entering' the mill.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 12.—While
stories of a peaceful settlement of the
strike of the Amalgamated associa
tion were heard yesterday with much
force and persistency. President
Shaffer continued to deny them em
phatically and said that the battle of
the steel workers would goon iintil
they won. He denied that the execu
tive board had instructed him to set
tle the strike on any terms, and said
that he could not goto New York or
intake any further peaceful move for
the present. While the president of
the Amalgamated association was
standing in this position, the officials
of the United States Steel corporation
were putting forth active efforts to
Btart their plants.
President Shaffer discussed the
trouble of yesterday on the South
Side and said he deplored it sincerely.
He further said that any member of
the Amalgamated association who
was guilty of suc-h actions again
would be dropped from the rolls, as
such aotiflVß only injured the cause
and aided the combine in its purpose.
The Hungarian strikers at McKees
port held an indignation meeting last
night and decided that if they could
not draw benefits sure and quick they
would draw out of the strike. Fires
in the Monongahela steel works,
which were scheduled to start yester
day have been drawn. All repairs are
suspended and the men sent home.
Fires are still on in the National Tube
mill and the report of indefinite shut
down cannot be confirmed. Demm
ler mill is working smoothly, one
sixth capacity and small increase
each day in number of employes.
Pittsburg, Sept. 115. —The air was
again full of rumors yesterday that
the strike had been settled. The ab
sence of President Shaffer from
Amalgamated headquarters all day up
to 4 p. m. lent color to the report. Ily
many Mr. Shaffer was supposed to be
in New York in conference with
President Schwab, and others were
convinced that he was in conference
with the American tin plate officials
discussing a proposition to call the
strike off as far as that company
was concerned. When President
Shaffer finally appeared at headquar
ters he dispelled all hopes by saying
there was no change in the situa
tion.
A reporter captured the president
as he was about to board a car for
home. In reply to questions Mr.
Shaffer said: "There has been no
conference with the steel people to
day. I have not been to New York
and I am not goitijr there, nor am I
goinfr to Youngstown." This latter
was said in answer to the report that
the Youngstown strikers had held a
meeting and had telegraphed Presi
dent Shaffer asking him to attend an
adjourned meeting last night.
It was said at Amalgamated head
quarters that the steel combine has
refused to entertain any further
terms of settlement from the Amal
gamated association. This would seem
to strengthen the report from New
York that the situation is now in just
the shape that it was before the first
conference at Cleveland, in the hands
of the constituent companies for set
tlement.
With drawn revolvers, two officers,
one a coail and iron policeman, the
other said to l>e a regular officer on
the South Side police force, sat on the
top seat of a cab and guarded six non
union workmen into the Monongahela
tin plate plant on the South Side
Thursday. A great crowd of strik
ers and sympathizers pursued the
cab to and from the mill, and when
the return trip was l>eg-un both offi
cers once more drew their guns, and
at Fourteenth and Carson streets one
shot was fired from the cab. Fortu
nately no one was hit.
Alderman Walsh announced yes
terday that he had held up the first
three of the 50 eviction cases and the
families of striking mill employes liv
ing in the houses of the American
Steel Hoop Co. in "Painter's liow."
pending the receipt of an opinion
from his attorney on the leg-ality of
the clauses in the lease under which
the company seeks to evict.
None of the three who were served
with eviction notices were more than
three months in arrears with their
rent, and when the constable served
the notices all tendered their rent to
date, but on instructions from the
company, the constable refused to ac
cept the money.
A His Traction Heal.
Pittsburg, Sept. 10. —At a meeting*
of the principal stockholders of the
several companies, the negotiations
for the transfer of the control of the
Consolidated Traction Co., and the
Southern Traction Co. to the Phila
delphia Co., were practically closed
and the transfer will probably be
completed within 4.5 days. The tran
saction involves over $30,000,000 ami
when consummated the Philadelphia
Co. will become the parent company
and hold the reins over practically all
the traction interests of Pittsburg
and Allegheny.
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