BBFTlJMMBIMBMMgfffWBnrffrffTMisssssssss v' ?3 Jtejmti mv': . - . . .. - r -4rTC'rHBffv - jiwv t , ; --- y? -:',.- j-. ?-" JlsKT Troneianf ArtuorICOmOtltc - SV f! Ptlttt4 Transient Advertisements Received At the Branch Oillccs or'XOio . Dispatch For to-morrow's issno up to 9 o'clock r. k. For list of branch office in the various Dis tricts see THIRD PAGE. WANTS, TO LETS. FOR SALES. ETC., FOR TO. MORROWS IKsTJK Mar bo handed Jn ot the main advertising olHco of Tire .Dispatch, corner Smitlifleld ana Diamond streets, up to midnight FORTY -SIXTH "TEAR PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1891-TWELVB PAGES THREE CENTS r WE - INCLUDING . if DO I D . The- Terrible. Fate of a Score of Sleepin, or O Passengers TOLLY OF A FLAG W. Ee Fails to Guard a Crowded Express From a Freight Close Behind. THE CBASH IN THE- GLOOM, Followed by Shrieks of Pain and Terror, and Then the Flames Claimed the "Victims. FEARFUL MANGLING OF BODIES. The Scenes in the Temporary Morgue and at the Coroner's Inquest of the Most Shocking Nature. IE03IE ALMOST HIKACULOrS ESCAPES. Hie l:ar Cinch Was OcCDpicl Solely ty a rsrtv of Glis.-oikrs, and There the Slaughter Was Most Complete. EI0KDS TOLD BY TIIE TAEIOCS EfKYIVORS IfrECIAL TELEUUAM TO THE DISrATCH. Eavenna, O., July 3. Somebody blun dered! And the blunder is an irreparable one, costing 19 precious human lives, while n dozen more unfortunates are maimed, torn and burned, and there may yet be ad ditions to the death roll. This is in brief the story of the awful wreck that occurred early this morning on the New York, Penn ey i ania and Ohio. At 3 o'clock passenger train No. 8, east bound, was lying quietly at the sta tion at this point. Something was wrong -with the coupling of the special car, and the train crew gathered in a little knot ubout the end of the car, while the regular j ard man whistled cheerfully as be tapped each smoking wheel to be sure that all was right before the train heavily laden with rireeiou hnman freight was forever beyond Lis contiok "Die Man on 'Whom All Depended. Meanwhile there was one upon whom all their lies depended, Flagman Boynton, idling lazily tow ard the rear end of the car, and thence back into the night, with flag and lantern, to w ard off danger from that point. He wasn't long walking to the end of the car, not longer than any one might take when there was no danger, and surely there was no death in the peaceful, quiet darkness that stretched away to the rear of the train. No, Boynton wasn't long in starting, and he surely wasn't long in reaching a point distant enoush from the train he was bound to protect. No matter how long it took, it was too long; no matter how far back he walked, it was not far enough. There was some dreadful mistake, or carelessness, or fate. There was a sudden, dazzling flash of a locomotive light in the bewildered ej cs of the rear flagman, a cry of warning when it was too late, a whirl of w heels, an awful crash and deep silence, but only for a moment. A Tast Freight Close Behind. A fast freight train loaded with Chicago dreied beef had left Kent ten minutes be hind the passenger train. There is a steep grade for half a mile west of the depot slanting down to the station, and when once on this grade the freight could not be stopped, but crashed into the rear of the passenger train. Tiie scene that followed was one of the wildest confusion. The moment of silence whioh followed the crash was succeeded by the groans of the maimed and wounded and the death cries of those fatally hurt. In an instant a tiny blaze appeared among the ruined coaches and the entire mass of splin tered timbers began to blaze, while the mangled -victims were literally roasted to dentil. The fire department was called out, but was slow to respond for some reason. "While a crowd of citizens gathered about and worked heroically for the rescue of those who were imprisoned in the wreck, it was a holocaust, and the helpless victims slowly succumbed to the flames. names Hold Swaj for Two Hoars. The fire burned for two hours, and when it was finally extinguished the work of taking out the remains and caring for the wounded began; 19 bodies were taken out end carried to the -Etna building on-the square. The crew of the freight train was Con ductor "V. IL Young, Engineer G. "V. Hol inan and Fireman Paupenpass, all of Mead villc The passenger crew was composed of Conductor Boynton, Engineer Pcnde- grass and Fireman Slater, who escaped un injured. As fast as the bodies of the victims were removed from the wreck they were taken in ambulance wagons to the temporary morgue. The front doors of the building were barred to keep out the rnorbid crowds of curious people who surged to and fro in front of the building ond even then they climbed on one another's shoulders in order to get a glimpse through the windows at the sickening sight inside. The bodies of 19 victims were lying about on the floor, in many cases almost nude, ex posing blackened and mangled portions of the bodies. In tcvcral instances where the l'sJg!Lj)groeja"jL.dJsnred fa a WANTS of all kinds are quickly answered through THE DISPATCH. Investors, arti san, bargain hunters, buyer, and sellers closely scan its Classified Advertising Col twiiu. Largest Circulation. manner repulsive for human gaze, these were covered with sheets, through, which the blood soaked and gathered in small pools on the floor. The Coroner Soon on the Scene. A. M. Sherman, the county Coroner, with an efficient corps of assistants, were bnsy stepping here and there over the bodies searching for letters and' anything which might lead to identification. In .five or six instances the entire head was burned from the body, leaving only the blackened stump of the neck on the shoulders. Legs and arms were burned from the bodies, and had been placed along side of the trunks on the floor. Among the 19 bodies there were only two that retained features anything like human beings. These w ere of two men who had been placed on the counter in the room, and although their legs and arms were crushed to a pulp and their features hor ribly contorted in the last throes of death's agony, yet they might have been recognized by friends. Some Features of Peculiar Horror. Among the 19 bodies there was only one woman who was caught in the wreck and burned to death with an infant child in her arms. This sight was partially covered by a sheet, but a look beneath revealed the charred bones of the little one lying beside all that was left of the mother. One victim was burned away to such a degree that the remains were placed in a sh?ct and the cor ners tied up, the whole bulk not exceeding half a bushel. All of the bodies were horribly contorted, either warped by the flames or drawn up in death's struggle. The room was filled with the sickening fumes of burned flesh, and the pungent odor of scorched clothing which the Coroner and his assistants could hardly endure. THE KILLED AND INJURED. NINETEEN MANGLED BODIES AND A DOZEN MAIMED FOB LIFE. A Carload of Glassblowers the Especial SI ark of Misfortune The Complete and Revised List of the Victims of the Ter rible Crash. fSrECIALTELEGKAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Eavenna, July 3. A complete and re vised list of the victims of the wreck has just been secured. The rear coach was-occu-piedby glassworkers from Findlay, O., who were going on a vacation trip to Corning,N. Y. They were all, with one exception, resi dents of Corning, but owing to a big strike there had gone to Findlay to work. NThe following is the list of the killed in this coach, the residence of all being given as Coming: HENRY GILDEA. JOHN MoAVOT. PATRICK KYAN. T. HAUF. F. BURNS. J. KIMBALL. OWEN HARDEMAN. THOMAS NOLAN. THOMAS KEV1LLE. GEORGE GILDEA. DAVID BELEHAIN. J. COYLE. W. NEWCOMB. D. RYAN. D. CASSIDY. HENRY McGILL. Met Death in the Sleeper. The following passengers in the Pullman sleeper were also killed: , G. GRIFFIN, Brooklyn. A. GUNTHROP. Brooklyn. Strange to say there were not nearly so miny injured as killed. This showsWhe ter rible nature of the wreck. The list follows: JOSEPn MORGAN, of Corning, cut qn the face and badly burned about the lew and back: verv serious. s THOMAS HANLEY, of Corning, severely In jured about the face, head and shoulders. GEORGE SMITH, of Corning, crushed and burned. JAMES DWICKEN, of Corning, crushed and burned. DENNIS EYAN, of Corning, crushed and burned. JAMES SMITH, leg broken. H. C. DkGRAFF, head, neck and shoulders cut and bruised. JOHN CAD WEAN, hip, back and shoulders injured. JAMES McGILL, badly squeezed about the body. JOHN KEATING, cut on the head. A. P. JONES, head cut. JONAH CLARK, head cut Mal;e-Up of the Fated Train. The passenger train consisted of an ex press and baggage car, three day coaches, two Pullman cars and a special car. It was reported at one time that three members of the Pittsburg Baseball Club were caught in one of the Pullmans in the wreck, but this was soon disproved. The wrecked train No. 8, ''The Thunder bolt," is the favorite eastbound train on the Erie route from points west of Marion. It is one of the naw solid vestibule trains from Chicago to New York, carrying smok ing anu uuy coacnes ana a Pullman. At Marion it takes on another Pullman from Cincinnati, which runs out to Hornells villc A dining car is also attached running from Chicago to Port Jen is. This train also carries a Pullman car from Chicago to Boston, which it reaches over the lloosac Tunnel route from Birmingham. ON THE FATAL FREIGHT. THESTOBY OF THE CONDUCTOR THE BEAB TRAIN. OF Ho SajB That the riagman Was Not Out Tar Enough The Accounts Giten by Some of the Passencers Who Escaped With Their Lives The Coroner's Work. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH, I Ravenna, Jnly 3. W. H. Young, of jieuuviue, conauctor on tne ireignt train, was asked for hjs version of the affair and said: "We were running at a moderate rate of speed, but the grade was steep and we had a heavy train. The flagman was not far enough out and we could not see him in time to stop. We did all in our power to-prevent the accident, but it was of no use and could not be avoided. All of the trainmen got ofl" in time to escape injurj-." The two sleepers were the "Warsaw" and the "Ascoli." The rear car was the special in which was the party of glassblowers. This car and the "Warsaw," next to it, were completely destroyed. The "Ascoli" was not thrown from its trucks, but was damaged and almost ruined -with fire and water. All the glass in the windows was broken and the palatial car is practically nuiiuicss. A Hea-ty Financial Loss. The wreck will be an expensive one from a hnancial standpoint, as the loss will foot up in the neighborhood of 100,000. At 9 A. m. Superintendent Matson and Dr. Schell, of Mead ville, arrived on the Thunl derbolt, but their services were not needed. By this time the wrecking crew had the debris nearly "clear, or at least one track clear and the dead and wounded were being cared for. Train Master Corbett, of Kent, was also on the scene. Superintendent Matson would give no opinion, nor make any statement in regard to the wreck, but the case will be fully investigated, and the strict rules of the Erie system will be en forced. At 3 o'clock this afternoon an inquest was held in the Ravenna furf Vfntic-a .uA u ject being to find who was responsible for mcniKs. auuui, x witnesses were pres ent, but only two testified. The inquest ad- journed later, but will be continued to-morrow. Albert Smith, of Coming, N. Y., who escaped with his richt lee broken, tells his experience as follows: "I was in the rear coach asleep. The stopping of the train awoke me. I heard the Roaring of the Meat Train and had just raised the window to look out to see what was the matter. I was thrown through the open window and landed 20 feet from the cars, alighting on my right leg. I tried to stand up, but the pain in my leg was so severe I could not rest my weight on it. I had to crawl and drag the 'leg along the ground as best I could. Almost in stantly flames burst forth in half a dozen places, and the shrieks of my friends in the car mingled with the hiss of escaping steam. I tried several times to rise and go to there aid, but had to give up each time, and the last time I fainted from the pain, which had become intense. "When I came to I was at the iEtna House and the surgeon had just finished setting my leg. My coat was on when I was in the cir, but I have no recollection of seeing it after the shocK. "Willie Kain, of Brook lyn, was sitting in the seat in front ofme and it was in answer to his question of 'What's the matter' that I raised the win dow, which act probably saved my life, as he was caught in the car and burned to death as was Pat Lvon and Tom Nolan, of Com ing, who sat directly opposite me." Mr. Smith's clothing was torn to shreds and his body covered with scratches and bruises, but he was able to go on the next train. Experience of a Young Lady. Mary McGill was a young lady whose brother, James McGill, is a glassblower, and she was accompanying them to Corning on their visit. She occupied a seat in the forward day coach and was in company with James Guntrop and her brother. She was seen and told the following story of the wreck: "I was sittingjin the front day coach with Mr. Guntrop and suddenly we felt an awful jar. Someone said that it was the airbrake and everything would be all right' soon. Just then my brother came in all covered with blood and his clothes torn. He told me that we were all right but that the rear coach wa destroyed and all the boys were hurt or killed. "Then he took me in the station and I did not come out again while the wreck was burning, but I could hear the groans of those who wet burning and it was awful. AlbPrt Guntr was in the car with us and went back to the rear coach to smoke and was killed." Miss McGill proceeded on her journey with her brother to-day. REALLY A MIRACLE THAT ANYBODY IN THE BEAR LIVED TO TELL THE TALE. CAB Tho Terrible Situation of One Man Who Got Oat or the Fiery Mass Without Knowing How The Most Fearful Sight of tho Wreck. Bavestjta, July 3. Tom Hanley, of Com ing, who was in the fatal rear car with a score of brightjlively fellow glassworkers on their way home to Corning, after a good seasons work in Ohio, says it was a miracle that a single occupant of the car escaped to tell what followed the crash. "I was half asleep," said he, "listening in a lazy way to the jokes and a occasional cheer ful growl from one of our friends in a cor ner vainly attempting to get some sleep, when I fancied I heard a man cry out in alarm. Too sleepy to fully inyestigate I f lanced up and around the car and sunk ack into the seat Opening jay eyes the next moment it seemed as I had fallen asleep and wakened in another world. I seemed to feel no shock only a smothered crash and adull sensation of pain, resulting prqbably from the terrible blow received in the back oi the head. Then a realization of what happenexl came only too soon, as the most horrible groans and cries came from every side, from the poor fellows who an instant before had been exchanging some merry remarks. Description of a Terrible Situation. "Then came the fire, and with the first blaze I stopped my ears to the screams of pain and terror that arose. I was wedged in by some one, my friend probably, but he was so bent, twisted and doubled under the seat, and about my benumbed legs, that I could not tell what it was, except that it was human and living at one time, but dying now, as I could catch the gasping breath and death knell coming from the poor fellow's throat. It was terrible, but a merciful re lease, a painless death, to what some of the other had to suffer. Many were caught and pinioned to their seats, or squeezed against the walls of the car, or against the engine that had dashed into and through the car. "Wherever they were, there they stood, or lay, pleading in vain tor help, and seeing every moment the warm flames creeping closer and closer, winding about their limbs and licking their faces, and one by one their cries were stilled, as they gave up the fight for life. My escape was simply a miracle, and came about through no effort of my own. I was forced or knocked toward a break in the car, and, after hard work, ex tricated my legs from the mass of wreck and human forms, and found myself stand ing in the outside air, badly hurt, but alive." The Most Fearful Sight of AH. Probably the most fearful sight, if any one could be worse than the other, was the appearance of the front of the boiler of the freight engine. In the first shock the front end of the boiler was broken in, and as the engine ploughed its way through the mass' of humanity, four poor fellows were actually scooped up in the ' cauldron, wounded nnd helpless, and there they lay, slowly roasting to death, before the erej es of the specta tors who would, but could not aid them. Thebe" were afterward fished out piece meal by the fireman's hooks and mercifully covered with sheeting. Aid for the wounded was soon on hand, but for the dead there was nothingbut to hide them from sight as soon as possible. THE TALE OF A TRAMP. HIS HEROIC BUT UNSUCCESSFUL TEMPTS AT RESCUE. ATr Passengers Pinned Tast in the Wreck Who Could Not Be Extricated Reluctantly Abandoned to Their Fate Horrible Scenes at the Rear Coach. Akron, July 3. John Harrington, a tramp, but one of the most intelligent of his species, knew more about the wreck than any man on the ground. He told his experience with the fluency of a natural story teller, and put in the graphic touches as he went. "I was in Kent up to a late hour Thurs day night," he began, "and took passage on train Ho, o . as it went through the yard, getting on the rear platform of the glassblowers' day coach. When the train stopped at Eavenna a little before 3 in the morning, I got off and stood at a little distance. 1 saw a brakeman alight and stand for a minute or two at the side of the rear coach. He had two lanterns in his hands. I heard a sound up at the engine as if they were repairing something. Then the brakeman walked back about 120 feet and went to and fro for five or six minutes. The Second Train Approaches. "Suddenly the glare of. a headlight shot up back ot us, and then the brakeman started to run. It was no time at all when the engine met him. He swung his lanterns violently, but on she came. I saw that the engineer had reversed his engine. Sparks Ctmt lnuc on tizth page. DOUGLASS DMTFLY. The Haitien Minister Talks About the Port An Prince Revolt. NO ATTACK WAS HADE ON HIM. Hippoiyte's Slaughter, lie Says, Has Been Greatly Exaggerated. . HIS KEPOET SENT ON TO WASHINGTON rSFECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. New York, Jnly a The Eoyal Dutch Mail Steamship Company's steamship Prins Wilhelm III, which arrived here this morning from Haitien ports, had on board a number of passengers from Port au Prince, the scene of the late uprising against Presi dent Hippolyte. Among the passengers were Besident Consul General to Haiti Frederick Douglass and Mrs. Douglass, who are en route to Washington. Minister Douglass was very reticent regarding affairs in Haiti, but gave the following informa tion, which he considered was all that he could say without infringing on his official report, which is now on its way to Wash ington: "On May 28 we had a very violent upris ing in Port au Prince, in which it is esti mated that from 50 to 75 persons partici pated. They were all armed' and went to the prison in a mob, where they killed some of the prison wardens and liberated a great many of the prisoners. The revolt lasted a little over a half hour before Hippoiyte's troops were upon the mob and dispersed them with some loss of life. Later the leaders and some others were executed un der tho orders of Hippolyte. They Did Terrible Execution. "The number engaged in the revolt was comparatively small, but they did terrible execution in the short time in which they were in power. I, myself, as well as my household, was in great danger from stray bullets, which were flying about our house at one time, but none of my household was harmed because we kept out of harm's way. "The report which some of your enter prisipg American daily newspapers printed at the'time that I had to flee for my life and remain secroted for a time is all wrong, for beyond what I have just stated there is no truth in it. There was no attack made on ray household, myself or my place of busi ness. Since May 28 everything has been perfectly quiet, and nothing has been done politically except to execute some of the worst enemies of the Hippolyte rule. The Number Executed Unknown. "As to the number of those executed; I can't say. Some place the record very high and I flunk all out of proportion to the fact, while others estimate the number to be small. With regard to Hippoiyte's riding through the streets at the head of the sol diers and ordering executions right and left. that matter has been exaggerated a great deal also. The fact that he did ride through the streets in this way is true, but discrimi nation between friends and foes was usd in ordering executions. The people of the town were perfectly wild during the revolt, but ever since then they have been quiet and peaceful. "I have obtained a 60 days' 'leave of ab sence from duty and shall spend most of the time at Washington, whitherl go this even ing. Good by;" and Minister Douglass as sisted his wife into a. cab, got'in himself and they were gone. JUVENILE Faysle's. Fairy Tale, AunI Claro'M stories uouf the Meadow Lark and aPnzzIe Department will please and In struct young readers of THE DISPATCH to-morrow. THOMPSON FOR TREASURER. x THE SPEAKER BELIEVES THAT HE WILL BE A WINNER. He Says He Has Made No Deals or Com binations The Republican Party Is Not Responsible for the Financial Mis fortunes of Some of Its Members. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, July 3. Speaker C. C. Thompson, of Warren, is in the city, arriv ing last evening at the Lafayette. He is just fresh from the AVarren County Bepub liean Convention, which body passed a reso lution indorsing him "for his able and impartial action as Speaker," and "present ing his name to the Eepublicans of the State as a candidate for the office of State Treasurer." The Speaker says that gratify ing assurances of support come from every section, esneeiallv from the ferminor nnm. munities, where he developed unexpected strength during his contest last January. "I have made no deals or terms with any and shaU enter into none," said Mr, Thompson, "preferring to stand or fall as the case maybe. If I can't get the nomi nation on my own foundation I don't want it. That is the only way to meetthe peo ple. I was elected Speaker without a promise on earth. If I am to be the next State Treasurer the office must come the same way." Mr. Thompson does not think the city and State financial situation will have any appreciable effect upon this year's election, as they are part and parcel of the unfore seen, and could not be charged to any party. "The Delamater, Jamison, Wal lace and other failures, with the Bards ley exposure," said "Sir. Thompson, "were matters confined to current afiairs always subject to business mo ements. Mr. Bards ley created his own misfortune, and what helias done and confessed to is a Philadel phia transaction very lamely. No, I can not see why the Republican party should be compelled to bear any such burdens." Speaker Thompson says that all agricul tural centers propose to take a share in State affairs, and will be heard this year as never before. TBAMP TEEB0ES CAUGHT. They Are Chased by Fifty Citizens and One of the Fugitives is Wounded. Newburg, N. Y., July 3. Four des perate looking tramps who got off an east bound Erie train at Greycourt yesterday morning were drank and terrorized people at that place and Chester. In the afternoon, however, 50 men, led by a justice of the peace at Chester, chased and captured them out in the country after one of the tramps had been shot in "the leg by ode of the pur suing party. The men 'wro arrested on charges of being vagrants ond disorderly persons. SCIENCE Gossip about the latest scien tific discoveries and their practical applica tion in THE DISPATCH e ery Sunday. TWO JOHNS AND THEIB TB0 UBLES. Prominent Chicago Citizens of the Same Name Greatly Bothered. CniCAGO, July 3. The announcement that John C. Black had gone abroad for his health has been the cause of no little an noyance to General John O. Black, ex-Commissioner of Pensions. The difficulty arises from the fact that there are two prominent citizens of Chicago who answer to that name General John C. Black, the lawyer, and John C. Black, the bank President. Lawyer Black is in his usual health and ig devoting himself to the practice of his pro- fession, while the other seeks relief from a 'famous German watering place. The Chicago postoffice is unable to avoid confusion in the delivery of mail to the two John C.'s, Banker Black frequently receiv ing retainer feesrom the General's clients, while Lawyer Black is asked by mail the rates of interest on gilt-edged security by the banker's patrons. An understanding was reached to-day by which, as far as pos sible, letters addressed to General JohnC. 31ackLor in care of his firm, Black & Good win, will be delivered to the ex-Commissioner, while mail directed to plain John Black goes to the banker. NEW WORLDS TO CONQUER. THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY IN 1 THE GERMAN EMPIRE. It WU1 Soon Have Everything Its Own Way, Competition Being Impossible Even the Rothschilds Must, Bow to the Superior Power of the Monopoly. Bebtx, July 3, Coal oil dealers in Ber lin, both at wholesale and retail, show a very general opinion that the Standard Oil Company, having absorbed the big import ing houses, will now try to gain control of the jobbing trade and then of the retail business in Germany. Every step is taken in exact conformity with the law, and reme dies to be proposed prove only temporary and ineffectual. It is generally believed here that even the Bothschilds will have to yield to the American company. Kobert Salinger, President of the United German Petroleum Works Company, a cor poration w hich has extensive refineries in Hanover, said he had little doubt that the American company would sooner or later control the entire German market. As soon as they have completed their arrange ments with the Bothschilds they will have all Germany in their power. "We have a few oil wells in Alsace, and there are also some in Galicia, but their output .is bo small that it plays no part in supplying the Ger man demand. "Germany has a protective tariff of 12.50 marks (about 3 12U) per 100 kilograms on crude oil, from which these are manufac tured. We made a successful fight for a short time, but if the great company with unlimited capital cares to lose some money it can drive us, even, from the field. The only thing left then will be to turn our pe troleum works into distilleries." Mr. Sal inger thought that Nobel Brothers would also gladly sell out to the American com pany rather than risk a losing fight. The biggest coal oil merchant in Berlin is Louis Levisohn. He thinks the American company will not be content until it has control of the retail business in Germany. "The Bothschilds," he said, "what can they do? . Americans can say to them; 'You go east to Africa, to Asia, wherever you please. We want Europe west of the Bussian frontier.' The Standard lowersprices and makes the Bothschilds howl. They must come to terms. Add to this that Bussian oil is far inferior to the American product. The German newspapers scream and protest. That is all the good it will do. The Gov ernment will do nothing. It cannot im pose a protective tariffj for we have nothing to protect. If an additional duty were put on petroleum the poor people of Germany would be the sufferers, and not the Standard Our hope is that, as they found the absorp tion of the large importing firms so difficult, they will not undertake the work of re organizing the wholesale and retail trade of Germany. But in time tney will do it." Such are the opinions of the trade in gen eral. HILL WILL BE A SENAT0E, Ho Decides Not to Tempt Fate by Running s for Governor Again,, r New York, July 3. Some news of im portance comes from Albany respecting Governor Hill. It is that the Governor has at last decided that he cannot get a nomina tion for a third term at least without a severe struggle, and he has therefore in formed those who are next td him that he will take his scat in the Senate when Con gress meets next winter. The Governor has also learned that it will be impossible for him to dictate the nomination of any candi date. The friends of Groyer Cleveland are en tirely satisfied with Mr. Flower. They have told him that they would support him, provided he would give pledges that he would not use his office; in case he was elected, to help Mr. Hill's campaign for the Presidental nomination or to injure Mr. Cleveland's. These pledges Mr. Flower has cheerfully given, and he has now no warmer advocates for the nomination than are the friends of Cleveland. A NEW NIAOABA BEIDGE. It Is Proposed to Span the River at a Point Near Buffalo. Ottawa, Out., July 3. The Parliament ary Eailway Committee to-day reported the bill incorporating the Buffalo and Fort Erie Bridge Company. Tho company is, accord ingly, authorized to construct and maintain a railway bridge across the Niagara river, or a tunnel under the same river from Fort Erie, Ont., above the International bridge, to a point at or near Buffalo. Similar powers will be asked from Congress or the New York State Legislature. The capital stock will be $10,000,000. , The bridge or tunnel shall be commenced within five years and completed within ten years thereafter, otherwise the powers granted shall cease. Among the promoters of the company are several Amtrican cap italists. A FEATURE John Russell Young, a leader In the world of letters, will contribute to THE DISPATCH eiery Sunday. First letter to-morrow. THE STRIKE MANIA SPBEADING. Sixteen Hundred Miners in Illinois Added to Those Already Ont. Peokia, III., July 3 Sixteen hundred miners in the Peoria district joined in the strike to-day. There are SO railroad mines in the district, and the rest are owned by private corporations. All the operators ha e plenty of coal on hand. The strike will not aflect them for 60 days. They have been anticipating trouble since spring, and all the dealers stored up heavily. It is not thought the men will stay out longer than" Monday. No cause for the strike is assigned by the miners here except that miners elsewhere went out. HADE AT MOXHAH. A Pcnnsyli ania Town Claims Credit for the Pike's Peak Railroad. " SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Johnstown, July 3. The Manitou bats or rails used in the construction of the new railroad to Pike's Peak, the highest rail road in the world, were rolled and punched by the Johnson Iron Company, of Moxham. The fastenings to keep the bar upright were manufactured at the same place. This company can justly claim much honor in the building of the road. A New Lease of Life. Nashville, July 3. George Stone, who was to have -been hanged at Fayettcville, Tenn., next Friday for murder, has been re spited by Governor Buchanan until October 30. . Arms for Chilean Insurgents, Iquique, July 3. The steamer Maipo arrived at this place to-day with a complete cargo of arms for the Congressional party. J INSURANCE THIEVES. Postal Authorities Break Up a Glar ing Fraud at TYheeling. Bid SHORT TERM A&SESSMMTS, levied on Working Girls and Poor Folk, Swell the Coffers of THE 0FFICEBS OF A BOGUS COMPANY, Wheeling, July a United States Deputy Marshal Devine, of this city, at noon to-day arrested J. C. Newell, the clerk in charge of the office of the Fraternity of Finance Co-operation. Warrants are also out for John H. Hughes, Winfield Scott Lukens and C. T. Dolmier, all of Philadel phia, who are the Supreme Officers of the fraternity. The specific charge is that of using the United States mails for fraudulent purposes, and is preferred by Special Post office Inspectors Naylor and Hooten, who have been here for several days working up the cases against the several short time en dowment orders that have their national headquarters in Wheeling, claiming to be chartered under the laws of this State. This is the second order of the kind that has gone under here in a week, and another is still doing business. It is thought that sufficient evidence to make arrests of the officers of that ha3 been secured. Messrs. Hughes, Lnkens and Dolmier, of Philadel phia, have left the city and eluded arrest. Thousands of Victims From Everywhere. The short term orders have been doing an immense business from Wheeling, and their victims number thousands of people in all parts of the United States. They haye set up here within the past three months and haye scooped in during that time more than 51,000,000. Although courts In other States have de cided that their endowment plan is dis honest and impracticable, it remained for the Wheeling postoffice officials to take the first practical step toward rooting them out by stopping their use of the mails. The evidence gathered is of the most start ling character and was secured in a novel manner. On Tuesday a Cleveland attorney levied an attachment on the fraternity funds in the Exchange Bank here on behalf of 175 certificate holders in that city who claimed they had been swindled. The Su preme Officers got wind that the postoffice officials were after them and sold their office supplies to a junk dealer and closed their business. Among these supplies was over $3,000 worth of printing advertising cards, blank books, etc., which were sold for about $15. The officers did not take the precau tion to destroy the files of letters they had from their victims, and they also were pur chased by the junk dealer. What tho TeU-Tale Letters Show. The postoffice inspectors purchased these letters, which furnish the most damaging evidence against sthe short term men. Let ters were evidently mostly from poor peo ple. Some were begging pitifully to have their money returned, and others were pro testing that the assessments were more than double what they had been assured they would be. One poor girl wrote that she had persuaded a dozen of her friends toin vest their earnings in the order, and when they found it wasa fraud, rather than that she should be blamed by them, she bad as sumed all their certificates and was naviner tie assessments on them all out of her say ings, ouu jueaueu wuu ujc iraierany to remit her at least a portion of what she had been mulcted and she would stop. Their reply was to assess her an additional f 50 on each certificate. There are also damaging letters passing between the officers ' of the fraternity. When Newell was arrested to-day he sur rendered two bank books, which showed that since May lo tp iraternity had de posited in banks here $146,000, and had drawn out but $31,000, leaving a balance of $125,000 in six weeks. This represented the percentage of profit made by the fraternity off its certificate holders. The Money Still Pouring In. Chief Clerk Metcalf has an abundance of this sort of evidence. He said to-day that every mail still brings in hundreds of dol lars, through the money-order and registered letter divisions, addressed to the short-term people,but that the money is being returned to the senders. The history and plan of the short-term order pounced upon to-day appears in the affidavits filed by the Cleveland claimants, and will serve to show the public the real character of the operations. The affidavit recites that the fraternity had its head quarters from about November 10, 1890, to about May 11, 1891, at 1321 Market street, Philadelphia; that early in May the offices were removed to Wheeling; that the officers notified local divisions that this step was necessary under Judge Smith's decision as to New Jersey corporations, and that it was announced at the same time that a West Virginia charter had been obtained. The document proceeds: It is not true that any charter was or ever has been issued to said fraternity by or under the laws of West Virginia. The Su preme officers constitute themselves a body to lix their own salaries, levy assessments, adopt, amend and repeal the regulations and constitutional provisions of the order at will, by means of whioh they have been and are practically Repudiating the Obligations and contracts of the defendant to and with its members, By the scheme tinder which tho defendant has been nnd is operating, it undertakes to pay its members $100 or $150 in one, four or six months, as the case may be, from the dates ot tneir certmcates or mem berships upon payment by them during said time of certain assessments, dues. etc. Said scheme of the defendant, as tho defendant has all the time known nnd now does well know, is a fraud and 8n indie, and is and al ways has been wholly impracticable and in capable of performance on its part. The detendant, by means of said false and fraudulent scheme and of certain false and fraudulent representations made to the assignees as to the nature and workings of said scheme, tho character and objects of tho order and tho profits to be derived from it by them, induced the said assignors to be come members and to severally pay to the defendant the moneys mentioned. Tho plaintiff's assignors, before they assigned their claims to plaintiff, severally demanded the return of said moneys, which demands said defendant severally refused. Frequent and Exhorbitant Demands. The method of working this order was peculiar. The members were Induced to join on representations that for about $57 tney would receive irora nuu to wco. Then the assessments were piled up. The officers have ono circular levying four extra assess ments off i each, all in June. Another levied $12 on all policies to expire by July 1 and $6 on all other policies. Another levied $50 at one "swipe," and if a man persevered till the end he wrouldpay in more money than he could receive. If he dropped he would forfeit all he had paid in. When a policy did mature, the holder had $20 lopped off for a "reserve fund," and lately, in addition to this, $30 was deducted from the face value, just because the officers could do so. ' STILL HOPE FOE POLISH BISHOPS. A Monster Petition to Bo Taken by Dele gates i o Rome This Month. Philadelphia, July 3. The large body of Poles who have undertaken a movement for the appointment ,of a Polish Papal Vicar, or at least a Polish Bishop, in this country to look after the welfare of Poles here, have decided to send six delegates to Borne to lay their petition before the con gregation for the propagation of the faith. The delegates will sail for Europe about the middle of this month and proceed directly to Borne. ' Notwithstanding the dispatches from" Bome setting out that the Boman See has no sympathy with the. creation of bishops to administer to foreign bodies in this country, those in favor of the Polish, move ment are still hopeful that their petition may be granted. It is said that the names of 150,000 Poles have already been signed to the petition, and it is purposed, if possible, to obtain 500,000 names. The signatures of many men of influence, who are not con nected with the Boman Catholic Church, have been appended to the petition. TOOK CARBOLIC ACID. AN ALLEGHENY GIRL SWALLOWS AN OUNCE OF THE POISON. Twenty-Four-Year-Old EUa.Staley Retires to Her Room and Tries to Take Her Life She May Not Be Able to Recover No Reason Given for Her Act. Ella Staley, about 24 years old, living at Ifo. 264 Bnbinson street, AUegheny, at tempted to commit suicide last evening by taking a dose of carbolic acid. Her condi tion is critical, and it is not expected that she can live until morning. The girl lived with Mrs. McMichaels at the above ad dress. The girl, it is said, went upstairs to her room about 5:30 o'olock last evening, and nothing more was seen of her until 7:30 o'clock. A heavy fall overhead brought Mrs. McMichaels upstairs, to find the girl lying on. the floor. She was placed on the bed by Mrs. McMichaels, who had her suspicions aroused by the strong smell of carbolic acid from the girl's breath. Dr. G. A. Mueller was called in andarniliedTestnifi. rtives, but coulvvbring her to concious- ness. Her thr- Sjjjj urncd to rawness, but there ve'6f,. tiher month, showing that n q O Tved the bottle far into lwrV l hS0 JN f ounce bottle, labeled "csi. &()(' l'& mJ T-" - - - -TJ. -.-. 4 1 nv- found on the floor. It had betJ It- ' V at smart s drugstore, on Anderson Sv. r 7 lhe physician worxed with the girr- several hours, but could not brins her to. Her interior, he S3id, must have been almost burned out, as she bad taken about an ounce and a half of the poison. Mrs. McMichaels could give but little in formation concerning the girl. The house is for roomers. The girl came to her about six weeks ago, and had been with her since doing housework. She was of a jovial dis position, and no reason was known for her act. She was to have gone to a picnic at Aliquippa to-day. Mrs. McMichaels did not know where the girl came from when she came to her, or where her home or friends were. EUROPE AU the Capitals covered by Special Cable Correspondents of THE DIS PATCH to-morrow. A BEADD0CZ GLBL KISSING. She Mysteriously Disappeared From Her Home at Night. rSPECIALTELEORAM TO Tm DISPATCH. Braddock, June 3. One of the strangest disappearances recorded here for a long time was brought to Hght this evening, and al though the matter has been kept a secret and the young lady's friends maintain the .utmost Tetlcence, it has been learned, that Gertie Wagner Is missing, and her closest relations know nothing of her whereabouts. The" young lady's prominence makes the case the more interesting. She is about 20 years of age, and has been employed in a large drygoods house of which her uncle is senior partner. She left the store at closing-up time last evening, and at onfe went to the residence of her uncle, F. J. Wagner. This was about 9 o'clock. While in the midst of her family and some visitors she excused herself and retired from the party, and since that time she has not been seen or heard from. Her friends at first thought that she had done as many Braddock young ladies have done be- lore ran on and got married, but she was not known to have any lover. BOACH'S YARD HAY BE SOLD. ItWiH Close Down Rather Than Take Any Government Work. . Chester, July 3. It was rumored to day that the Wellman Iron and Steel Com pany, of South Chester, had secured $50,000 worth of stock in the Boach Shipbuilding Company, and intended to use the shipyards in connection with their own works, but President S. T. Wellman denied this, and said such a venture was news to him. It is intimated, however, that a deal of some kind is on hand, but whother it is a revival of the English syndicate deal or not cannot be learned. But 300 men are to-day employed in the shipyard, which, in the days of John Boach, employed as high ns 3,000. " John B. Boach, the President of the company, says he will close the yard sooner than accept Govern ment work, which is exacting and unsatis factory. PEICE-P0B ATOIT0E GZNEBAL. He Will Receive the Votes of Alliance and Labor Men of Erie. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. ; ,EBir, Jnly 3. The Erie County Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union held its con vention to-day at Lake Pleasant. Resolu tions were adopted, indorsing Giles S. Price, of Erie, a member of the Tax Bevision Committee, for his services in behalf of the farmers and laborers, and pledging him the votes and support of the Industrial Union and Farmers Alliance in the event of his nomination for Auditor General. The Industrial Union put itself squarely on record as opposed to all liquor license legislation and against the liquor element. The alliance is made up ot all political parties. BXTXL IK AHEBICAH HANDS. Lumber Enterprises Which Were Reported to Be Sold to Englishmen. Chicago, Jnly 3. The control of the Knapp, Stout & Co. lumber enterprises, employing 6,000 to 7,000 men, reported to havo been purchased by an English syndi cate, is to remain in America. It is an nounced this evening that a new company, known as the Knapp-Stout Lumber Com pany, is being organized The present management is retained in all depart ments. A portion of the stock of the succeeding company is to be open to subscription. Shares to the amount of $6,000,000 will be issued. All the bonds and $3,000,000 of the stock are taken, leaving open $3,000,000. A NEW S0UTHEBN CANAL. It Will Connect the Tennessee, Cumberland and Mississippi. Nashville, July 3. The Waterways Commission, ,to survey a route for a canal to connect to Cumberland, Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, met in the office of Con troller Allen to-day. An estimate of $1,542 40 for outfit, etc., and the expenses of a month's field work, were submitted to Governor Bulkely, and work will be commenced at once. THE BIG jTeiKE OFF, Journeymen, Carpenters De cide to Beturn to Work Under Old Enles. A COMPLETE STJEEEOEB. Laclc of Support From the Brother hood. Caused the Defeat. DEMANDS WILL BE MADE AGAIN. Sheriff JlcCleary and His Deputies at Du i quesne to Prevent Trouble. MISCELLANEOUS LNDUSTEIAL ITEMS The carpenters' strike was officially de clared off yesterday afternoon at a special meeting of the District Council. The men were finally forced to accept the bosses' rules. They could not even secure the half holiday. At the recommendation of the conference and strike committees, the coun cil decided to make a complete surrender, as insisted upon by the contractors, and go to work next Monday under the rules laid down by the bosses. It was just nine weeks to the day since the strike occurred. During that time ike contractors made a decisive stand for their own terms, and because thev were so VH .UIUf MUU v. thoroughly organized and had all the finan- ,ff cial backing necesss necessary to meet all emer gencies, they were able to hold the winning hand. Circumstances Always Unfavorable. The circumstances were againsf the men fronrthe beginning, as stated in TheDis PATCn, from the time the men gave notice that the eight-hour demands would be made. The amount of money furnished by the national organization was insignificant, but it exceeded the sum pledged, because the strike had never been provided for. The American Feder ation, which promised much through its official head, Mr. Gompers, did nothing. The local labor organizations did not come up to their customary liberality in times of difficulty. The aggregate amount donated by local organizations for the support of the strikers did not amount to J;00. The internal troubles and disputes among the unions, tho weakening of the other trades and the return to work of many of the carpenters all combined in operating against the men, and it would have been al most a miracle had they won the fight, even withoutkhe opposition from the bosses. An Occasion of Rejoicing. There was considerable rejoicing yester day when it became known that the strike had been officially declared off. The men themselves, while Tegretting their defeat, are glad to know that they will bepermittetl to return to work Monday without commit ting" a violation of their law. The special session of the District Council was called to order immediately after the adjournment of the Strike Committee. This committee joined with the Conference Committee, which had met the contractors on Thursday, in recom mending that they surrender. It was stated that all efforts to bring about an amicable settlement had failed, and that the leaders did not think it neither a wise policynor a healthful move for the organization to con tinue the fight longer. The proposition to declare the strike off was taken up for con sideration. Quite a number of delegates favored fighting aU summer rather than to give in. They imagine that defeat was humiliating, and rather than give tne Dosses an opportunity to take delight at their defeat they were loath to give in. But the major ity said it would be better to give in now and devote the energy of the membership to preparing for a fight at a more opportune time.. This was the way it was settled. The vote was almost unanimous in favor of re turning to work. General Sighs of Belief. As soon as the result had reached the street men scattered in every direction to convey the information to the contractors. Inside of 10 minutes from the time the vote was taken The Dispatch posted a bul letin announcing the result. The expres- sions from the crowd that surrounded tho business office on Smithfield street indi cated that the community was grateful that the end had come, and that there were some hopes yet for business to improve before the season passes entirely. A Dispatch reporter was the first to convey the news to the Builders' Exchange. The place was almost deserted. "Great ScottI Is that so?" was the remark of Clerk McAfee, when informed of what had transpired. Then collecting his thoughts, he said: "Well, I am glad of it. I am sorry for the men, that they did not see the position they were in at least five weeks ago. This would haye been the liveliest business city in the country this season but for the strike, and I sincerely hope that the other trades will not be foolish enough to hamper the building Interests any longer. There h plenty of work yet to be done and it will pe done If the men are only sensible, enough to go td work." Interested In To-Day's Celebration. President Fulmer and a few other mem bers of the Exchange put in an appearance early in the morning, out they had little to say relative to the strike. Tney seemed to be more interested in to-day's celebration than anything else, and left before noon to prepare for the Fourth. It was easy to see yesterday that the men had made up their minds not to wait any longer on the Strike Committee declaring the strike ofE At east 400 men would have returned to work on 3Ionday anyway. The men felt in a happ mood because the pros pect of getting to work and earning their own money was more inspirinz than the broken promises of financial aid from their organization. There was considerable feel ing against P. J. McGuire, and yet there were those who were willing to credit him with doing the best he could considering that he had no authority from the General Executive Board to send money to Pitts burg. All the carpenters who have been idle for nine weeks will not get to work on Monday. Building will not start np again with the same suddenness that it stopped. The other trades that ore idle will hamper work con siderably, and it will be some time before work will be going along as steadily as be fore the strike. The bricklayers met last night and were fa session until nearly midnight. They decided to remain out and fight for their 50 cents advance. Until their difficulty is settled, there will be a delay in beginning new work. An effort was made yesterday to learn what will be done with the men who have BUSINESS Men wiU find THE DISPATCH the best advertising medium. AH classes can be reached through its Classified Adver tisement Columns. If yon want anything you can get it by this method. I 1 ! I M --. CA5&-JVy, 'vflBftii tYstf-Tirr mmm
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