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SIGHTS T0BE SEEN
By the Distinguished Metallur
gists Whom Pittsburg
Will Entertain
IN A RIGHT ROYAL WAY.
Much Interest Will Center Around
the Big Mills, Where is
Made Everything Prom
"WATCH SPRINGS TO ARMOE-PLATE.
Some Figures on the Extent of Local Indus
tries That Will Furnish Food
for Reflection.
SDBl'EISES FOE THE C01IIXG GUESTS.
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for the Purpose.
AKOIEER DAT OF TRAVEL AND 6ISHTBtO
Tlie industries of Pittsburg will certainly
surprise the distinguished members of the
Iron and Steel Institutes who will arrive
here this evening. The magnitude of those
industries would even astonish many who
have lived all their lives anions them. All
arrangements for entertaining the city's
guest are complete. Yesterday was another
day of sightseeing and travel for the large
party of metallurgists.
Tittsburg is prepared for her guests ; will
they be as prepared lor the wonders in in
dustrial enterprise to be seen here ? This
evening this City of Gas and Iron, through
a committee of its leading citizens, will ex
tend the right hand of fellowship anil hos
pitality, and bid a kindly welcome to the
distinguished metallurgists from abroad
and their fair traveling companions, who
cave journeyed hither to see something of
the wealth of manufacturing enterprise
which has made Pittsburg renowned as the
center of the iron and steel trade in this
countrv, and helped to place the United
States in the vanguard of nations as a pro
ducer of this material.
Tne visitors will hardly be prepared to
find that here is made every description of
iron and steel work from a carpet tack,
tteel for watch springs, and wire so fine that
three plies will pass through the eye of a
Sir James KUson, Dart.
needle, to a.'iuor plates for Uncle Sam's
navy weighing 20 tons each.
Some of tlit Thing to be Seen.
They will see industrial establishments
that, if stretched in a line, would cover an
area 15 miles long scd a quarter of a mile
wide. Their attention will be drawn to tbe
natural gas, which, issuing from 300 wells in
the vjcinitv, supplies at once fuel and light
to these factories. Wrought iroa pipes and
steam engines; electrical appliances of all
kinds, sent to every part of the globe; cutlery
steel that is sent to England and Canada and
and then returned here branded as of En
glish manufacture; beer mugs of glass and
other lines shipped to Germany; plate glass
and window glass equal to any mann
luctured elsewhere; glass tableware of ex
quisite design; all these will excite their
surprise, and no little of their admiration.
And then they will be told that Allegheny
county has only a population of 550,000,
Sit John G.
Alleyne, Dart.
but that in the industries referred to there
as $34,000,000 paid in wages last year.
The associated plants, bearing Mr. An
drew Carnegie's name, will, from their ex
tent and international fame, receive most
attention. In Allegheny county there are
five, namely, the plate mill at Homestead,
six miles from the city; the Edgar Thomson
"Works at Braddock, ten miles up the
Monnngahela; the Upper and Lower Union
ni.lW at Thirty-third street and Twenty
i in th street, city, and the Keystone Bridie
"Works.
Some of the Heat lest "Work in the World.
At Homestead is turned out armor and
protective plates for the Government, and all
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kinds of structural work, including some of
the heaviest made in the world. ' This mill
has the largest and most complete train of
plate rolls yet made. It is 3-high, the bot
tom and top rolls weigh 18 tons each, the
middle one 9 tons, and measuring 119 inches
by 35 inches in diameter. This train of
rolls and its connecting furnaces cost in the
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Frederick Siemmi.
neighborhood of 5600.000. There are 11
steel melting furnaces here. The daily out
put is about SOO finished tons; and the pay
roll is close on $40,000 every two weeks.
The Edgar Thomson works turn out rails
only. The daily output averages 1,300 tons.
Here the visitors will see a huge mass of
steel 12 feet long and 12 inches square passed
five times through the roughing and six
times through the finishing rolls and con
verted into 30 feet of track, or GO icet of
rail, in one minute. . About $35,000 is paid
here in wages every two weeks. The prod
uct of the ten blast furnaces, two of which
are on the-Allegheny river, is 2,100 tons
daily. One of the nine furnaces at Brad
dock is for ferro-manganese. The Twenty
ninth street mill, with 42 furnaces, turns
out 125 tons a day, including all kinds of
railroad supplies except car wheels. Struct
ural iron to the extent 'of 275 tons every 24
hours is produced at the Thirty-third street
mill, which has 40 furnaces. The Associa
tion eives employment to 7,000 men at the
works enumerated. The four iron and steel
plants produce one-third, and the blast fur-
J. S. Jeans.
naces (11 in all) yield one-half of the pig
iron made in the district.
An Enormous Tube and Iron Works.
The .National Tube and Iron Company, at
McKeesport, ten miles up the Monongahela
river, has four rolling mills, served by 110
double and single furnaces, producing 500
tons every 24 hours. Its four pipe mills
have 19 lap and butt-weldfurnaccs turning
out 800 tons every day of 24 hours. Here
pipes from one-eighth inch up to 24 inches
in diameter are turned out. About 5,500 men
are employed at a cost ol $200,000 every two
weeks.
Jones & Laughlins' American Iron
Works, on the Southside, have three blast
furnaces, with a daily yield of 700 tons; 94
furnaces and 20 trains of rolls, with a daily
output o' 500 tons finished material of all
kinds, including polished steel, light and
heavy sheetiron, common steel and iron, and
all kinds of steel and structural iron. The
plant of C3 nail machines is idle. Seventy
five thousand dollars are paid every two
weeks to 3,000 men.
Oliver Brothers & Phillips have three
Dr. Wedding.
iron and steel mills, and make the same
product as the last named firm, excepting
polished steel. The plant includes 95 pud
dling furnaces and a Clapp-Griffiths steel
melting iurnace. The latter yields 150 tons
per day. In addition, 450 tons of material
are produced. The payroll and men em
ployed are the same as at the American
Iron Works. The firm has a blast furnace,
the Bosina, in New Castle, this State.
Work Tor Hundreds of Strong Men.
Spang, Chalfant & Co.'s mill is at Etna,
four miles from the city, along the Alle
gheny river. The product i wrousht iron
pipe, turned out by 700 men, employed at
29 puddling lurnaces, 4 trains ol finishing
rolls, a muck mill and 1 butt and 1 lapweld
furnaces. One hundred tons of pipe, from
one-eighth inch to 16 inches in diameter, are
turned out daily. The payroll is about
$1G,000 every two weeks. This mill and the
National Tube Works are the only works in
the district having a general store attached.
The Spang Steel and Iron Works owns
the Isabella furnaces, three in number,
which yield daily 600 tons of pig. The
product of the plant includes basic and
Bessemer steel, heavy plates for govern
ment, and street car rails. The daily out
put is about 125 tons. About 250 men are
afforded work, receiving G,000 every two
weeks. ,
The 700 men at work in Moorehead-Mc-Cleane's
Soho Mill, city, exert themselves
in turning out 150 tons of iron and steel
everv day. There are 33 puddling furnaces,
and the yield from the blast furnace is 175
tons daily. This mill has the leading sheet
irftn polishing department in the Unit-d
States. About $20,000 are disbursed bi
weekly in wages.
J. Painter Ac Sons' mill, bouthside, city,
produces all kinds of light iron; band, hoop,
hinge and cotton tie iron, as the yield or 67
puddling furnaces and 12 trains of finish
ing rolls. The capacity is 150 tons per day,
Eight hundred men receive $24,000 every
two weeks.
Something ot the Shocnberger Mill.
Shoenberger & Co.'s works, Sixteenth
street, city, include two blast furnaces,
yielding 350 tons of iron every 24 hours.
The product of the iron and steel plant is
150 tons daily, and includes heavy plates,
and steel and iron in every form. Seven
hundred men, receiving $18,000 bi-weekly,
are employed. The works have 27 pud
dling furnaces, four trains of rolls and a
converting department.
Fine grade steel for cutlery, to the extent
of 75 tons dailv, is produced at the Crescent
Steel Works, Fifty-first street, city. Steel
for watch springs, sold principally to the
Elcin Watch Company, is -here turned out,
and wire so fine that three plies will pass
through the eye of a needle. The pay roll
every two weeks amounts to $11,000, dis
tributed among 500 men.
Park Brothers' Black Diamond Steel
"Worts, Thirtieth street, city, turns out fine
steel, tool steel, deck plates and protective
armor lor Government work. The plant in
cludes 25 puddling, 43 heating furnaces, 19
trains ot Tolls and 7 Siemens' melting fur
naces. The average daily output Is 300
tons. One thousand four hundred men re
ceive $50,000 bi-weekly.
The product of the remainder of the 53
iron, steel and pipe mills 40 in number
runs from ICO to 200 tons daily, from 500 to
800 men being employed on each. Tne out
put of the 47 iron and steel mills in the dis
trict is 7,500 tons daily, and of the 6 pipe
C. JuengsL
mills, 1,400 tous every 24 hours. Of these
38 work under the scale of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers of
America, and 13 do not, though some of
them pay the same rate of wages,
Tlie Largest Foundries in the City.
Among the largest foundries should be
mentioned the A. Garrison & Co.'s, turning
out rolls of all kinds. It was here the large
rolls for the Homestead mills were made.
Mcintosh & Hemphill's specialty is rolls,
and they also manufacture blast furnace
blowing engines. The foundry is the largest
in the country, and is situated at Thirteenth
street, city. The Phoenix Boll "Works at
Forty-eighth street supply the Chicago
mills with rolls. Channel rolls are mostly
made here.
The KeystoneBridge Company's works,at
Fifty-first street, a branch of the Carnegie
interests, make bridge structures and sup
plies for some of the most important engi
neering works in the country. Its latest
work here was in erecting the Ohio connect
ing bridge, a few miles from the city.
Every variety of glass manufacture will
be found in one or other of the 33 factories
in the city, and at Creigbton and Jeannctte
the Ford Plate Works and the extensive
window glass factory of Chambers & McKee
will excite great interest. The Westing-
A. PourceU
house shops and their many ramifications of
engine building, airbrake manufacture,
electric and fuel gas appliances will be
viewed with equal pleasure. And should a
soporific effect be desired it can be had at
will from the always present and cheap
"Pittsburg toby."
THE PROGRAMME PREPARED.
BUSINESS FIRST, AT 10 A. M. TO-MORROW,
AND THEN PLEASURE TRIPS
Will Engage the Attention of tlie City's
Guests Hxcurblons in Various Directions
Will Enable the Foreign Gentlemen to
See the Industrial Establishments.
Everything was in readiness last night
for the reception of the visitors. They are
traveling in three special trains and will
arrive here this evening at 9 o'clock. The
Beccotion Committee, to the number of 20,
will leave at 8 o'clock this morning to meet
their guests at Altoona and escort them here.
Among those who will leave are John EC.
Eicketson, Chairman; W. L. Abbott, W.
U. Wood, George McMurtryW. G. Park,
Reuben Miller, Charles Zug, James Hemp-
Prof. A. K. Huntington.
hill, A. "W. Painter, H. C. Frick, John
Challant, James B. Oliver and others.
Carriages will be in waiting at the depot
to convey the guests to the quarters assigned
them. Some will take to hotels and other
to private residences. The reason for this is
that the hotels are too crowded to provide
first-class accommodations to all the guests.
Each party will be given a ribbon and the
waiting carriages will be decorated with
corresponding colors to convev the visitors
to the proper places. Including the Ameri
can delegate Uie guests will nnmher 650.
The Iiidie' Committee is not behindhand
in its arrangement lor the entertainment of
the fair foreigners, while their countrymen
are groping about in labyrinths of ma
chinery. Beside the reception to be
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PITTSBURG'. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1890.
A NEW TORY ATTACK
Upon the Members of the Famine
lielief Committee.
SPAIN ASXIOUS TO RETALIATE.
Another Country Which Objects to tho
vBeTised Tariff Law.
LAB0E WARS AFFECT FOREIGN IRON.
Two Futergtri Erieide Daring ti Eastern Voyags
of the Mtjistic
The Tories are still attacking the famine
fund as a political scheme. Benewed per
sonal assaults have been made upon Hayes,
Depew and Cleveland. It is alleged that
the leaders of the Home Eule party desire
to handle the money.
'BT DUMLAP'S CABLE COJIPANT.l
London, October 7. A leading article
in the London Times, the Tory organ, this
morning, says:
The promoters of that ingenious bit of elec
tioneering, the American-Irish Famine Fnnd
Committee, are not unnaturally ruffled at the
detection of tbelr very simple plan. The brief
notices we publish to-day of some of the prom
inent patrons of that single-eyed charity show
how fully justified was our decrlptlon of these
philanthropists as politicians and journalists.
Ex-President .Cleveland is, of course, tho most
eminent Democratic candidate for the Presi
dency. President Hayes is at present
out of politics, but would dearly love
to be in again. Depew was a
candidate for the Republican nomination in
1SSS and is well known to be in training forthat
of 1S92. Colonel Sbepard, who manages
Depow's organ, is qnaintly described as that
gentleman's promoter and notorious wire
puller. As to Ehret, the representative of
Tammany, no mure need ba said to Inform the
'merest tyro in American politic! that he Is an
active political intriguer. Phillips is the editor
of a straight-out party paper. Belmont is a
heavy contributor to campaign funds and the
fattier of a well-known politician, while Bed
path, as we anticipated, is tho eminent advo
cate of murder by dynamite.
The precipitate benevolence of this non
political committee seems for the present to
have caused a good deal of embarrassment to
Mr. Parnell's friends. They want money, His
true; they even need money for the relief of
the starving, bnt as Mr. Healy's remarks last
night show, they also want the spending of the
dollars to rest exclusively in their own dis
criminating bands. To collect money for ail
who are distressed may possibly subserve the
political ends of American Domocrats, but
such a fund will be a hindrance and not a belo
to the champions of the plan of campaign.
They have already intimated their desire to re
ceive the funds raised by Mr. Redpath and bis
friends, and considering the present disorgan
ized state of Irish parties in America, ft may
be Interesting to see what steps they take to
capture it.
LABOB TROUBLES.
The Effect of the Scotch Strike Upon the
Foreign Iron Market.
TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.1
Glasgow. October 7. Ths struggle of
the Scotch furnacemen is now in full swing. 1
To-day Scotch pig at first rose 5 pence, but
the price afterward fell. The steel markers
maintain that they can get supplies of hem
atite from the districts around Cumberland
and Middlesborough. They have many con
tracts on hand, but they never book orders
to which a penalty is attached. Scotch Iron
and steel sheets to-day advanced G shillings
a ton. The steel smelters have asked fcran'
advance in wage?. The Baltic iron trade is
finishing owing to the ice. The national
association of blast furnacemen at Middles
borough to-day resolved to recommend a
levy of 1 shilling and 6 pence a week for
three months. To-day, though there is no
prospect of a settlement, some of the Glas
gow iron brokers are selling in order to dis
count the settlement.
Scotch iron, therefore, fell from 53 shil
lings and 4 pence to 51 shillings and 11
pence cash. The market has gone in a
different direction from that anticipated, but
the whole position depends on what aid the
locked-ont men receive from the North of
England. Six thousand miners in Fii'e
shire have determined to strike if 15 per
cent advance in wages, which they have de
manded, be not granted.
TWO SUICIDES
Soring the Eastern Voyage of the Wlilfe
Star Steamer Majestic
TBT BCKLAr'S CABLE COJIPA3TT.
Queenstown, October 7. The White
Star steamer Majestic arrived here this even
ing at 7 o'clock. On Thursday last one of
the steerage passengers, a Swede, whose
name is not known, jumped overboard and
was drowned, although the steamer was
stopped, boats lowered and every effort pos
sible was made to save him. On Sunday
another passenger, this time a Hebrew,
named Jacob Solomon, aged 45, hanged him
self in his state room.
He was accompanied on the vessel by his
wife and five children. When the saloon
passengers learned of the suicide they made
up a purse of 112, which was presented to
the widow. The body was buried at sea.
AN AMBITIOUS COOK
Pats Arsenic in the Food In Order to Secure
Promotion.
TBY DUNLAP'S CABLE COJtPANT.
Vienna, October 7. The Archduke Sig
ismund has narrowly escaped being poisoned
at his residence in the Castle of Gouend,
near the Bohemian frontier. One of his
cooks, a man named Lederer, has been ar
rested on the charge of having been in the
habit of mixing arsenic in the food supplied
to the inhabitants of the castle for some
weeks.
All of the men exhibit symptoms of poi
soning, and the Archduke's Adjutant,
Baron Vaux, is dying. Lederer's object
was to discredit the chief cook, whose posi
tion he desired.
SPAIN TO RETALIATE.
Another Country Kicking Against the Pro
visions of the New Tariff.
fET DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.l
Madbid, October 7. Papers here of all
shades of political opinion unite in attack
ing the McKinley law, declaring that it is
calculated to seriously effect the trade of
Spain with the United States, as also that
of her West Indian colonies, and call on the
Government. to take retaliatory measures.
Tlie Pelican Secretary in Prison.
fBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.
London, October 7. Mr. L. T. Chabot,
the Secretary of the Pelican Club, was com
mitted to-day to prison for 20 days for fail
ure to pay his iron mongei's account for 5.
1'ive Miners Entombed.
IBY DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.
Beelin, October 7. By the collapse of
the Louisa shaft in the mine at Glenvitz,
Are men were buried, Their comrades and
the firemen worked for 48 hours to rescue
them, but with no effect, and have accord
ingly given up the attempt. The entombed
men are all married. k
AUTHORS ANXIOUS.
They Discuss theTProspects of an Interna
tional Copyright law.
rmr DCNLAP'S CABLE COMrANT.
London, October 7. The third sitting of
the International Literary Congress was
held to-day. The secretary, Mr. Jules Le
mina, regretted the defeat of the copyright
bill last May, which was due, he said, to
two causes, the hatred of England and the
antagonism of the Eastern and far Western
States. He concluded by eipressing his
fear that there was very little hope of an
immediate settlement of the matter.
Count Iterotz found the report too gloomy,
as Mr. Blaine, Mr. Harrison, Mr, Cleve
land, Mr. Heed and most of the authors,
artists and publishers favored the bill. If
the members who were absent had voted
the bill would have passed, A fresh bill
will be discussed in December and will un
doubtedly pass.
THE FRENCH KICKING
BECAUSE OF THE RECEPTION TO THE
COMTE DE PARIS.
An Official Trotest Made by the Legation
to Secretary Ulxilne Iteally Nothing, hut
a Few Harmless Civilities Interchanged
The Situation.
rSI-ECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCII.l
New Yojjk, October 7. The widest
interest was taken among politicians in
New York to-day in a story seat from
Washington that the French Legation had
complained to the State Department over
what was spoken of as the Comte de Paris'
"official reception" in the lower bay. It
seems that the French Legation at Wash
ington objeoted very strongly to the alleged
reception by Collector Erhardt of the
Comte de Paris in tho name of the Presi
dent. The Minister's objection to the Count's re
ception in the name of the President was
based on the French Minister's argument
that the Comte de Paris is practically a dis
turber of the peace, and desires to bring
about the destruction of the present French
Kepublic, and that he should not have
been received in the name of the Presi
dent. From all that could be learned
to-day the French Legation has gone off on a
tangent, and has taken offense at a few
harmless civilties which were extended to
the Comte do Paris. The French Consul at
Boston met the Count and his suite at
church the other day when they were bury
ing the Due d'Orleans's valet,' and relnsed
to recognize the Count or his party.
Collector Erhardt is not in town. Friends
of his who went down the bay with him say
that Collector Erhardt's remarks amounted
to nothing more than extending to the
Count the courtesies of the port. These
consist in expediting his baggage through
the Custom House and taking him
off the steamship in a revenue cutter. It
was further learned that the French Lega
tion had cabled borne the report that Col
lector Erhardt bad welcomed the Comte de
Paris in the President's name, and that the
subject had resulted in long letters between
the legation and Secretary Blaine.
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'THE CAENEGEES ABE GUESTS
And a Pittsburg Clergyman Officiates at a
Now York Wedding.
SirKCIAL TKI.EPRAM TO THE DISPATCBT.1
-New York, October 7. A quiet home
wjt'itij took place at 8 o'clock this even
ing at tl.o h'oiiie of the' late John Tappm, 132
West Thirty-fourth street, Mr. Tapping
daughter, Alice M., waj married to
Charles H. Ditson, son of the late Oli
ver Ditson, the famous music publisher.
Because of recent bereavements in both
families, only relatives and intimate friends
were present at the cerembny which was
performed by the ltev. William Owen Lam
son, of Trinity Church, Pittsburg. Charles
F. Farrington, of Boston, was best man and
Miss Carolin O'Connor and Miss Katharine
Porter attended the bride.
Among the guesti were Mrs. Oliver Dit
son, mother ot the bridegroom; Mr. and
Mrs. Cyrus L. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Y. S.
Bonvier, the Misses Bonvier, Mrs. Nathan
Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnson,
James D. Foote, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie, Dr. C. Hammond, George W.
Warren, Colonel and Mrs. W. K. Haines
and H. Hobart Porter.
ANOTHER ARGENTINE REVOLUTION.
The Situation Pronounced Grave and Gov
ernment in Terror.
Buenos Aykes, October 7. A panic
was caused here last night by a rumor that
a fresh revolution had broken out. The
troops were called out and detachments of
cavalry patrolled the streets during the
night. The Minister ot War went to Pa
lermo Park, where the troops were mus
tered. General Boca, Minister of the In
terior, remained, in President Pellegrini's
residence until 4 A. 21. to-day. The police
were rapidly armed with Eemington rifles
and held in readiness.
The situation is graver Jthan was at first
supuosed. A special train 'was dispatched
to Zarate at midnight for reinforcements of
artillery, which arrived this morning. Many
Deputies and Senators passed the night at
the President's house, while itis stated the
Minister ot War took the President and
Minister Boca to the Palermo Barracks tor
safety. Meanwhile Admiral Bordero pre
pared the fleet lor action.
A TOITR OF TRIUMPH
Is President Harrison's Journey Through
tho Western States.
Bloomington, III.., October 7. Dur
ing bis journey to-day through Kentucky,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, the President
was greeted atevery halt by large crowds.
Crossing the Ohio river and arriving at Cin
cinnati at 7:30 o'clock, the Presidental
party traveled through the States men
tioned, stopping at Mt. Vernon, near Gen
eral Harrison's birthplace ; Seymonr, Vin
cennes, Terre Haute and TJrbana, reaching
this city at 9:15 A. M.
At each of these places the President
either made a few remarks himself or in
troduced Secretary Tracy. Bousing recep
tions were given him everywhere, especially
at Vincennes, where the party left the train
to participate in a celebration.
MOBBED BY CATTLE.
Maddened Steers on a Wrecked Freight
Train Attack the Crew.
MACON, Mo., October 7. This morning
near Ethel, on the Santa Fe Railway, two
freight trains collided. The train going
east was loaded with Texas cattle. Several
steers were killed and others escaped from
the cars.
The latter became enraged when they saw
the dead ones. The trainmen escaped un
hurt, but had a hard time to get ont of the
way of the angry steers. The cattle had to
hfl shot hefow fn firAcr nnnlrl on npftt- thp
wreck. Thousands of dollars' worth of I
freight and rolling stock were destroyed,
FOR BALLOT REFORM.
Congressman Kerr Proposes to Chair
man Andrews to Have Both
PARTY TICKETS PhlNTED ALIKE.
The Delamater Manager Das Kol let An
swered the Letter.
TEATEIS OP THE TWO CANDIDATES.
CltirfltlJ Eenccrats Wsat Cuidiinto fcr Cesgnss Krilts
to Withdraw.
James Kerr, Democratic State Chairman
has proposed to Mr. Andrews that both tick
ets be printed in the same type. This, he
says, is in the line of ballot reform. The
determination of the Republican man
ager has not yet been made known. Patti
son's tour continues to be a series of une
equallcd ovations.
SrECIAL TELECBAM TO THE DISPATCH. I
Philadelphia, October 7. Inasmuch
as both the Republican and Democratic
parties have adopted resolutions in favor of
ballot reform at their conventions in this
State last summer, Chairman Kerr, of the
Democratic State Committee, with a view to
throwing as many safeguards as possible
about the ballot at the coming election, sent
the following letter to Chairman Andrews-,
of the Republican State Committee, a few
days ago:
Dkmocbatic State Central Committee;
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iiu. i4iu rcuuTij. rjcr. auuAKE.
Philadelphia, September 30, 1S90.
W. II. Andrews. Esq., Chairman ltepuullcan State
Central Committee, Philadelphia:
My Dear Sik As there seems to be a grow
ing sentiment amonc the thinking people of
Pennsylvania to urge a greater secrecy of the
ballot, and ballot reform is taking a prominent
place among the Issues of this campaign, I sug
gest that, for the purpose of giving to the peo
ple in this contest as great a degree of secrecy
In their vote as can he had under the present
conditions and laws governing the elections in
this State, you meet me at some time and place
agreeable to you, that we may decide on a uni
form style of type to be used for the heading of
both State tickets. An early reply will oblige.
Yours very respectfully, James Kekc
Chairman Andrews received the letter
with a cheerful smile and promised to give
it prompt attention. That was over a week
ago, but as yet the Chairman has not found
time to reply. Chairman Kerr has not
given up all hope that he will hear from
Mr. Andrews, but his faith in Republican
professions of reform has been somewhat
wpakened. All that could be accomplished
toward the reform at the coming election
would bo the adoption of a uniform type
and style of head, so that the ballot would
not show whether it was' Repnblican or
Democratic. If the election were to be con
ducted under the ballot reform plan it
would be impossible for large employers of
labor to know how their hands voted, and
they could not exercise that tyranny-over
their choice which now Drcvails. Election
officers would also be afraid to disclose what
sort of a ticket a voter had cast, as it is now
a penitentiary offense.
AT HASTINGS' HOME.
A GREAT RECEPTION TO PATTISON AT
BELLEFONTE.
KeynoldsvlIIe and DuUois Also Warmly
Welcome the Candidate- 150 Itepub-
II cans 'Will Vote for Him at the letter
Place Great Enthusiasm.
Sl'-ECIAL TELEGUAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
Bi;LT.ium2, 17a., Octobers?, Ex-Gov.
ernor Pattfson accompanied byhis suite &i-
rived here on the special train about 7:15
and alighted and met one of the largest
crowds that ever congregated at the depot,
numbering not less than 2,000 people, which
would have been donbled bad it not been
for the inclemency of the weather. The
party were immediately driven to the Court
House along the streets lined with people
and ablaze with fireworks, Governor Patti
son riding with ex-Governor Curtin. The
Conrt House was packed, not being able to
hold one-halt the crowd anxious to hear the
speeches.
At DuBois there was a procession and an
open air meeting. For half an honr the
Governor held an immense audience, which
frequentlv cheered his well chosen remarks.
Black spoke uext in his humorous way and
was loudly cheered. DuBois borough,
which gives from 100 to 200 Republican ma
jority at general elections, will give a ma
jority for ex-Governor Pattison in Novem
ber. Republicans are willing to wager on
such a result. The number of Republicans
who will vote for Pattison is estimated at
ISO, and among those who cheer the loudest
for the ex-Governor are James Hine, pro
prietor of the Alpine House, and John Mc
Giunis, two life-long Republicans and G.
A. R. men.
At Revnoldsville a large and enthusiastic
crowd welcomed the Pattison party. In
order to make np lost time the visit was
limited to brief addresses from the rear
platform of the Pullman car. In their
eagerness to grasp a distinguished hand the
people almost dragged Mr. Pattison and
Mr. Black from the carteps, even after the
train bad started. His reception here, on
such short notice, was one to be proud of.
At Lock Haven the meeting was all that
the most enthusiastic advocatn could de
sire, and Pattison g.iined in strength.
WANT KBIBBS TO WITHDRAW.
Clearfield and Center Democrats Think
Kerr Should be Named.
fBr-ECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.l
Da Bois, October 7. The Democracy of
Clearfield county are not at all satisfied
with G. P. Kribbs for Congress. James
Kerr's friends are not alone fonnd in his
county, bnt Center Democrats are also
angry, and that county, which now elects
as many Republicans as Democrats, cannot
be trifled with when a certainty is desired.
The Democrats in Clearfield and, Center
'counties feel that their choice for Congress
has been taken from them bv unfair means,
and to whin the'"boss" in Elk county, will
fight shy of Kribbs, though thoroughly
competent and acceptable, in order to make
their point.
A delegation of prominent Democrats
from Clearfield went through DuBois on
their way to Clarion to urge Kribbs to with
draw. They will guarantee that gentleman
their good will if he should stand aside for
Kerr for a second term, to which nine-tenths
of the Democrats in the district will agree.
DISCUSSING WATS AND IXS&HS.
Senator Quay Spends a Day 'With the Man
agers of tlie Campaign.
fsritClAl. TELEOKAJl TO TUE DISFATfHV.
Philadelphia, October 7. Senator
Quay was a busy man to-day. His rooms
at the Continental Hotel were visited by a
number of leading Republicans, with whom
he discussed the situation in the State, and
he also spent considerable time with
State Chairman Andrews and Col
lector Cooper, who afe" directing the
fight on the Republican side from State
headquarters. After giving his suggestions
as to the management of the campaign Sen
ator Quny, accompanied bv Chairman Por
ter, of the Republican City Committee,
called at Mayor "Fillers office, where for
an hour the, triumvirate discussed "ways
and means" for winning tne State battle.
"I am going home in a.day or two," said
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THE FLAG FLOATS AT LAST.
Uncle Sam, to Superintendent ltalone ll
has taken ten years to complete the stone work.
You. can certainly make a better record in
finishing the interior.
Senator Quay, when asked regarding his
futnre movements. "I have been very busy
lately and have not had the chance to pav
proper attention to my home affairs. I will
be gl3d to get home, where I can enjoy a
good rest."
A MALICIOUS LIAR.
THAT IS WHAT DELAMATER CALLS EX
SENATOR EMERY.
The Head of the Ticket VHitsButler and the
Others Speak at "Waynesburg and Washington-Major
McDowell Ashists in the
Work.
rSPKCIAtTBLIOllAJI TO TUB DIKPATCH.'
Butleb, October 7. Candidate Dela
mater's reception at Butler amounted to
an ovation. Chairman Huselton called the
meeting to order and Newton Black, Esq.,
presided. Mr. Delamater, on being intro
duced, spoke of his having spent much time
in Butler county in earlier years and that
he could bear wilhog testimony to the ener
gy and thrift of her citizens. He thanked
them heartily for the splendid welcome he
received and launched off into a discussion
of the Emery cbarges,which he characterized
as a pop-gun explosion. After he had
passed this point some one in the audience
asked bim what Emery had charged against
him. The speaker said he would
repeat them if necessary, bnt as
it did not seem to be so, he would
simply say it was the most dastardly and
malicious lie ever perpetrated, and that
Lew Emery knew it was such from the
beginning. In reply to Chauncey Black's
assertion that he was appointed a candidate
he made the bold assertion that no candidate
of either party ever made a greater effort for
the high office to which he aspired. Major
Alexander McDowell came down from
Sharon to help on his canvass for Congress,
but met little encouragement.
The Bepnblican mass meeting in the
Opera Honse at Little Washington was at
tended by a good audience, but was not en
thusiastic. Senator Delamater was not
ir'es,nt, although tbepther members of the
ticket occupied places upon the platform.
The Senator was here?his morning, but left
for Butler at 10 o'clock, where he made an
appointment. The first speech was made by
Senator "Watres. He was followed by Sena
tor Harlan and State Treasurer Boye'r.
At "Waynesburg a verv enthusiastic Be
pnblican meeting was held. Delamater
cancelled his engagement, bnt the remainder
of the party, consisting of Messrs. Stewart,
Watres, State Treasurer Boyer, Harlan and
others arrived at 11 A. si. They were met
at the depot by a large crowd of represen
sative Republicans. Here a very pleasant
reception was held for half an honr. After
dinner a mass meeting was held in the Court
House, which wps addressed by Messrs.
Watres, Boyer, Harlan and Stewart
LABOB LEADERS FOB PATTISON.
Master Workman Itae Says lie Will Have at
at Least 25,000 Majority.
ICFECtAL TLE(JRA To THZ DISPATCIkl
SCOTTDALE, October 7. Master Work
man Bae and Secretary Watchorn, of the
United Mine Workers, were here to-day.
Bae talked freely on the political situation
in the State. He said:
I have traveled nearly all over the State, and
find an upward demonstration In favor of Pat
tison. 1 confidently expect his election by at
lea't a majority of 25.000. The feeling is even
greater for Pattison this fall than it was In
18S2, when be was so triumphantly elected.
Kvery thinking miner will support Pattison. as
it will be decidedly to their interest. His
previous clear record as the Btate Executive
should be sufficient to insure bis f e-eicction.
Everywhere I go the miners are enthusiastic
for him, and the Independent element or the
Repnblican party is really stronger than in
1882.
Bae is a Bepnblican, and Watchorn, who
is also a Bepnblican, will support Pattison.
Tom McGuire, the well known general
lecturer ol the Knights of Labor, arrived
here to-day from Irwin. He will make a
tonrofthe coke regions in behalf of the
Australian ballot system, and will also Ad
vocate the election of Pattison, who, it is
claimed, gives a guarantee, if elected Gov
ernor, to issue a call for a constitutional
convention to adopt the new ballot system.
McGuire will remain in the State until
after the election.
AGAINST ATKINSON.
The Democrats Place Captain Skinner in the
Held for Congress.
rsriCIAI. TKLEOKAM TO TUE DIRFATCU.1
Haeeisbueg, Octoier 7. The Demo
cratic conferees of the counties of Franklin,
Pulton, Juniata, Mifflin, Snyder, Union
and Huntingdon nominated Bepresentative
George W. Skinner, of Fulton;-forCongress
in opposition to Dr. Atkinson. The other
candidates were D. S. Boyer, of Snyder,
and J. A. Gundy, of Union. The nomina
tion of Captain Skinner was made on the
third ballot by acclamation.
Great disaffection is said to exist
among the Bepublicans of the Eighteenth
district on account of the renomination of
Dr. Atkinson, and the election ot the Dem
ocaatic nominee for Congress is believed to
be among the probabilities. Mnch depend
ence for success is placed on the soldier
record of Captain Skinner, his gallant legis
lative career and his fine canvassing ability.
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Sbminationa. for Congress.
Fifteenth New YorK Clarence EL Lerow
(Rep.).
Eleventh Massachusetts Frederick S.
Coolidge (Dem.).
Thirty-second New York Daniel N. Lock
wood (Dem.).
First Rhode Island Henry J. Spooner
(Kep.).
Twenty-fifth New York James J. Belden
(Rep.) reunminated.
Second Virginia John W. Lawson (Farm
er"' All ance).
Sixteenth New York John H. Ketcham
(Ren.) renominated.
Eighteenth Ohio Johnathan H. Wallace
(Dem.).
Republicans at Greenville, Miss., nominated
JamesB.HilU .. . ' '
THREE CENTS, 4
LIKE I EAHTHOUJUQE
The Five Great Dupont Powder
Mills All Blow Up in
Ten Seconds,
A DOZEN PERSONS KILLED,
Thirty Seriously Injured, Fifty House3
Demolished, and the
DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO $1,000,000.
The Shock Felt in Philadelphia and Other
Places Miles Away,
nDSDREDS OP FEOriiE BOW HOMELESS
O
careless workman was responsible for a
?-. MilIs, established.in 1812, exploded
if5'e succession. At least 12 persons
we'ry O while the injured, some of
whon.j.vij1ie, are
many times that nam-
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P 8 an earthquake.
tFrECIAt. T. ' TO THE DISPATCH.!
WiLMtsc l., October 7. The
carelessness of " -tiam Green, a workman
in the Dupont Powder Mills, near this city,
caused the most disastrous explosion that
has taken place there for over 40 years.
Green was soldering a can in the packing
honse connected with the milb. He brushed
some embers on tbe floor.
The result was that in a flash 12 human
beings were sent into eternity, 30 people in
jured, 50 houses demolished, and a million
dollars' wortb of damage done. Tbe killed
and injured, so far as known, are as follows:
THE FATAL LIST.
The killed John Harriman, John Kolan,
William W. Green. Martin Dolan, James
Dolan, Patriot Dougherty, William JIcGarvey,
John Dietz. Hose Dougherty. Daniel Harkins,
John Hurllbee, Michael Hnrlibce.
The wonnded James Hurfter, messenger,
cut on head; AD. Lecarpemler, tartly cut on
bands: William Logan. workman, bruised; John
McUlafferty. workman, brnlsed; John McDow
ell, scalp injured; Mrs. William McDowell, ear
almost severed from bead, and 2-year-old
daughter of 3frs. McDowell, badly cnt and
bruised, and will probably die; Annie Dolan,
internally injured; James Ward, hip fractured;
Hugh Ferry, prostrated; Andrew Godfrey,
hip injured and left leg crushed.
William McGinley, left leg crnsbed and face
cut; John Decry, slightly injured by flying tim
ber; William Casey, face cat; Mrs. Jloses
Moore. leg bruised; James Ward, leg broken:
Kate Ward, badly cnt about face and breast
and expected to die; Mamie vVard, three years
old, badly cut and bruised, will die; James Den
nison, cnt about head and face; Charles Bark,
leg bruised; John Freeman, badly burnei about
face; Mrs. Kato Ward, severe cut on head.
FIVE LARGE MILLS.
The mills are located on tbe Brandywine,
about four miles from Wilmington, and
occupy about five aen-s of ground. Ths
yard in which the explosion took place is
called tbe upper Haglcy yard, and wa3
started by E. J. Dupont in 1812. Tbera,
are ove large buildings and a number of
small ones. Five of these buildings were
destroyed by the explosion the middle
magazine, the Eagle magazine, two pack
ing houses and a dry house.
In tbe middle magazine, engaged in
soldering cans, was Green. With him was
Wm. McGarvey, engaged lu the same way.
It was Green's first experience in the mill at
that kind of work. About 3:25 this after
noon there was a lond report, and in quick
succession four more.
The five mills exploded in fen seconds.
A short distance off is tbe little village of
Rockland. The people there beard and
sanr the force of the concussion. A great
sheet of flame, smoke, powder and human
bodies was seen fly.-ig in the air.
HOUSES LEVELED TO THE GBOU1TD.
Almost at the same moment the shock
struck tbe village of Dupont Banks, near
the mills, and in an instant 50 houses were
leveled to tbe ground and 300 persons
rendered homeless. The whole valley of
the Brandywine shook and rocked as if an
earthquake had struck it. People were
dumfonnded for an instant and then a great
shout went up from the people': "The mills,
the mills have gone np."
In the village of Dupont Banks it looked
as it an invading army had strewn death
and devestation everywhere. As nearly all
in Bockland are working people there were
few there but women at the time of the ex
plosion. What men were there at once
rushed to render what aid they could. The
sight that met their eyes made them shudder
with horror. Strewn all aronnd for a space
of nearly 20 acres were ruins of buildings
and pieces of human bodies.
Word was at once sent to this city and in
a short time a large number of physicians
were on tbe ground to render snch aid as lay
in their power. The relief parties that were
organized soon gathered up the bodies of tho
killed, all of whom were employed in the
works except Mrs. Owen Dougherty, who
lived at Dupont Banks, a village near by,
and was killed by the falling timbers of her
home.
CAUSED GBEAT CONSTEENATIOS'.
In Wilmington, and for miles aronnd, the
shock caused the greatest consternation. la
tbe vicinity of the mills there are numerous
small villages, in which workmeu in the
mills and employes of the Jessup & Moore
Paper Mills live. When the explosion took
place the shock in these places was terrific,
but no one was injured in any of them -except
in Dupont Banks. In theother places
the window glass was broken in nearly all
tbe houses. Particularly is this true in
Koctlaud, where it is believed not a single
glass escaped. Tbe foundation walls of the
stone paper mills of Jessup & Moore are a
complete wreck.
In the city of Wilmington the sound was
tremendous. Mkny houses rocked and the
pupils ran out of the schoolbouses in the
western part of tbe city, many thinking
that the shock was caused by an earth
quake. All efforts of tba teachers to reas
sure them were utterly unavailing.
NOT THE FIBST EXPLOSION.
There have been numerous explosions in
the mills since they were first erected by
Fletheura I. Dupout in the early part of
the present century. This one is tbe most
disastrous that has ever taken place, but be
fore the Civil War every few years there
was an explosion with loss of life. About
the beginning of the Civil War nearly a
dozen lives were lost at one time.
From that time to the present the efforts
of the firm have been directed toward secnr-
ing the greatest safety possible in the mills.
E-ich bnildin; was 'constructed with this
end in view, and the roofs placed upon them
so if an explosion should take place only
the roof would go into the air. The firm
purchased all the property for miles aronnd
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