THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SUNDAY, JULY 3.i 189a PAID OFF THE MEN Brawny Toilers in the Great Homestead Steel Works Get Their Wages. CLOSING THE SALOONS. The Advisory Committee Takes Action to PrcTent Disorder. MERCHANTS DO A BIG BUSINESS. Three-Fourths of the Men's 'Wages Into the Local Stores. Paid A VERY QUIET DAY IX THE BOROUGH trUOM A STAFF COEIUCSPOVOEXT.1 Homestead, July 2. To-day 22 or the 23 barrooms located within Homestead have beeu closed at the comparatively eaily hour of 8 in the evening; authorized agents have ignited the pas in two of the limestone furnaces in mill No. 2, familiarly known as the open hearth department, and last.but by no means least, THE SEARCH LIGHT the 5,000 men employed in the works have received their waces for the two weeks end ing Thursday night. To the wage workers and their employers the day really began at noon. TJp to that hour there were no crowds and little if any excitement. But when the clocks in thou sands or homes announced the midday hour a great throng gathered about the main entrance of Fort Frick. They stood shoul der to sbonlder along the railroad tracks and patiently awaited the opening of gates. It is no' pleasant thing to stand on the rocky road-bed of a modern rail way for a full hour and especially when a July &un is hanging directly oicrhead, but these men made no complaint. At last there was a creaking of hinges and the rajtigof Umber, and then the great, gates parted in the center and the flood of eager humanity marched through tbe broad opening. Ilr an to Ont Impatient. They passed the empty water trough and surged with almost irresistible force against the pearl-tinted front of the main office. This wall of sightly planking was punctured by a dozen small windows, and before these openings the men were massed. They were packed as close as sardines in a box, and, presently, as those in the front ranks began to feci the pressure a mighty shout a'ose. For a full hour these 4,000 men had beccn standing iu the with ering glare of the relentless sun god. At this juncture the shutter of the central window was raised and framed in the nar row opening w as the face of one of the leaders of the motenient. "When those outside .caught a glimpse of that face in the window a liush prevailed. "Comrades," said the man in the window in a voice so lond that all could hear, "you will all be paid, but jou must form in line one behind the other and await your turn. Pemcmber that you arc gentle men and act as such. I need say no more." The simple eloquence of this terse speech stirred the crowd to its verv core and the plaudits to the speaker were loud and long. The shutter dropped with a bang, but in obedience to their leaders the men dropped the kw station on back and quickly formed in line After that the corps oi clerks had an easy time of it Ialns Off the Workmen. As each man stepped forward to the win dons which bad been opened he gave his name and was handed a check. Guided then by a policeman he was led to another w iadow, where he exchanged, the bit of flimsy paper for its equivalent in coin. T:ie task of paving o0 this throne of iron and steel workers occupied several" hours, and it was close on to (i o'clock when the last man i-i the line had bis stipend. Meantime the leaders had not been idle. Once they saw that the rank and file were bcliari ns properly t he v hurried out to Home stead tillage and prepared for the evening. The first thing thev did was to notify the saloon and countless speak-casies In the borough that in iewof the condition of affairs it would be advisable to stop the tale of strong drink alter 8 o'clock in the evening. A paper was presented to the proprietors oi each of these cafes, and he vas asked to sign it This paper was a declaration on the part of the aforesaid pro prietors that they would under no circum stances sell liquors from 8 o'clock Saturday night until Monday morning. All but one signed. To make assurance doubly sure, the following posters were hung in all the barrooms: "Notice All members of the Amalgamated Association, mechanics, day laborers and others, will report for duty at headquarters between the hours of C and 7 .a. 31 and 6 and T.ii. 2fo discussion of , -".. the wage question is allowed in this room. By order of the Advisory Committee." I'nt iu a Very Quiet Evrnlnf. Lone before the work bad been accom plished the advance guard of the workmen entered the village. The pockets of almost every man was filled with money. When they found that by direction of their leaden the town would run dry, liquidly speaking, after 8 o'clock the men made no complaint and there were not more tban halt a dozen intoxicated men in the town at 9 o'clock to-night. The Advisory Commit tee stationed strong guards before every drinking place. It took an even ?100,000 to pay off the J men, and according to focal merchants the bulk of this money will be spent in Home stead. The grocers, butchers and retail merchants hereabouts have done a rushing businessto-nght. They estimate that fully $75,000 have been passed over their counters since noon. The great majority of the shop keepers are in sympathy with tbelocked out men and are willing to sell their goods on time. But from all accounts most of the men are well provided with funds, and It will be several months before they will be forced to ask for credit Along in the middle of the evening the mep watching Fort Prick discovered that someone on the inside had lighted the natural gas jets in two of the limestone iurnaces in mill No. 2, known here as the main open hearth department The advis ory board as at once notified. An hour later the chairman sent this letter to E. F. "Wood, the Assistant Superintendent of the works: Mr. K. F. 'Wood. Assistant Superintendent Home stead Steel Work.: It has been noticed that the gas has been lighted in the limestone furnaoes No 2, open hearth. This caused considerable ex citement among our men. There is a great number of the men who, on account of its OK THE WATER TANKS. beiiiK pay day, cannot be hold In cheat. If the gas is not turned on we cannot be le sponBible for any act that may be com mltted. Respectfully submitted, Advisoiit Committee. No reply has yet Wood. been received from Mr. Tanner, A FIEM'S POSITIVE STAND. They Declare That 'o Amalgamated Men Will Bf Employed. A committee of the locked-out workmen of Hughes & Patterson, Philadelphia, waited on tbe firm yesterday in reference to the latter's refusal to sign the wage Bcale of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. The senior member of the firm referred them to a notice which was posted up as follows: "No member of the Amalgamated Society of Iron and Steel "Workers will be employed by this firm." Mr. Hughes declares very positively that the scale will not be signed. TWO HORSES BUSHED. A Fire in a Stable on tbe Hill Does Much Damage. The stable of Thomas Washington on Tannebill street, between Center and Wylie avenues, was destroyed by fire shortly be fore last midnight Two horses were burned to death. The other horses were rescued. There was considerable hay in the loft and it aiid the stable were burned. The loss is about $2,000; the origin not known. The lire was discovered by an officer of the Eleventh ward police station and he turned in an alarm from Station 331. ELOPERS WHO DIDN'T ELOPE. The Toang Man Arretted for Knocking Bis Mother Down at the Depot. Frank Eishman, 21 years old, son of a saloonkeeper on Fifth avenue, near Magee street, was arrested this mnrning at the Union station by Officer Grady. He was in company with a pretty young woman, who lives on Our alley, Sixth ward. With them wert two other young men and two uiiiti nuiucu. .ataman was awaiting a train, to go with the woman he accompanied the r., m'k. & t. to Cleveland. His mother appeared and attempted to dissuade him. He became angry and knocked her down, and for this he was arrested. At Central station he said that he in- r tended to elope and get married to the girl ne iiau mm mm. ie stated mat he loved the girl and wanted to take her to Cleve land. The frustration of this plan by his mother aroused considerable excitement in the station. The name of the girl, could not be learned, nor could it be ascertained who were the friends he had with him. BLAND HUBBIES TO WASHINGTON. The ra.sace or the Free Silver Bill by the Senite Haatena Him. Lebanon, Ma, July 2. Congressman Bland has this to say regarding the passage of the silver bill: "I will leave on the first tram to-day, and bo in Washington in time to renew the fight in the House by next Tuesday. I had intended remaining at home until after the Congressional con vention on the 10th, but this news takes me back at once, and I will try to have a free coinage bill through the House, in spite of the opposition to it" Mr. Blapd says he never doubted the sincerity of Speaker Crisp as a free coinage man, and thinks the bill can now be speed ily brought to a vote in the House, INSURED OS THE Q. T. Life Business Carried to an Extreme Almost Incredible. AN INVESTIGATION 18 PROBABLE. Policies Taken Out on. Men and Women Who ire Ignorant of and EVEN OPPOSED TO AST SUCH STEP Philadelphia, July 2. Within a short time the Insurance Commissioner of Penn sylvania will probably be called on to take notloe of a branch ot the life insurance business of this State, that is as far-reaching as it is probably illegal. It la known to the lite iniuranoe fraternity as "quiet busi ness." "Quiet business" which is largely indulged in by companies operating in this State, consists ot the insurance of men and women without their knowledge or consent, and that a number of industrial companies engage in it is unquestioned. There are in this city thousands of men who would be surprised to know that thero is an insurance upon their livds placed by some energetic industrial life insurance agent with the connivance ot wife, mother or child, and in many instances in the face of positive objection on his part to that form or any other of insurance. This business is practiced by the agents of the different industrial companies. The principal of these ore the Prudential of America, home office in Newark, N. J. J United States Industrial, home office. New ark, N. J.; Metropolitan, home office in New York, and the John Hancock, home office in Boston. No Medloal Examination Required. Neither of the companies named, with the exception of the John Hancock, re quires a medical examination where the amount of insurance does not excoed a certain sum. With the Prudential that amount is $170; with the United States In dustrial, (ISO; with the Metropolitan, 200. For the wife to effeot an insuranoe on the husband without his knowledge or con sent, the husband upon the wife, child upon his parent, or brother, or sister, it is only necessary, so long as they keep below the limits above given, to hunt up an agent, have him fill up an application, and then sign tbe name ot tbe supposed appli cant As no medical examination is re quired there is no examining physician to visit the house and ask unpleasant ques tions, and no one is supposed to be any the wiser. Even the examination required by some companies of all applicants for, insur ance is not proof against the writing of "quiet business," for in some instances the physioian will stand in with the agent and will fill out the blank form of medical cer tificate on the back of the application. The Extent of the Huslneas. There are numerous instances in this city where agents are collecting premiums on 'quiet business," where thev have not the slightest knowledge who the insured is other than the name, nor where the resi dence is, the only memorandum they have to guide them being the address of the party with whom the premiums are de posited for payment by the wife of the man insured. The wife is not the only one who engages in this sort of business. Occasionally the husband will take a flyer of that kind, but if he desires to have his wife insured he en counters less difficulty in securing her con sent to signing the application, and there fore is not compelled to resort to forgery. Children, however, very frequently have the lives of their parents insured without their knowledge or consent There are three causes conducive to the practice of this business: First, is the ease with which it can be ac complished. m Second, is the'desire of the agent io secure all the new business, possible, and thereby swell his commission, and Third, and probably the most important of all, is tbe ambition ot every superintend ent to show as large an increase of new busi ness as possible. Insured Without Their Knowledge. The following are a few examples of the "quiet business" written by agents of a well-known insurance company in this city, and which, up to a few weeks ago, was still in force: 3 Name and ad- 5 :r No. of Date of drees. 3 Pollcv. l'ollcr. Am't. r J. W. Wesver, 932 N. lth St. 42 ISC 1687.427 Mch. 4,1859 J1SS 00 Maijr A. Sharp, 718 N. 15th St.. 69 50c, 1.2S3.S46 9,1896 140 00 John Dougher ty. 1511 Parian st 00 25c. 2.168,414 "12,1888 110 00 llllam Derrin ger, 1709 Cam bridge St. 43 25c. 1,060,789 Aug.3,1883 205 00 I rank Mayer. 1319 Newklrk st S5 ; 10c. 80,359 Jnlyl4,1884 176 5p All of the above named were insured without their knowledge or consent, and though the insurance in some instances was written as high as eight years ago, and is still in force, the injured are living in bliss ful ignorance of that fact A Chicago 1 heater Victimized. Chicago, July 2. William Holton, well known in theatrical circles as Charles W. Boberts, Treasurer of the Madison Street Opera House, is missing and a sum of money ranging from $1,000 to 55,000 belonging to the theater cannot be accounted for. A woman well known in this city was with him when he was last seen, and it is sup posed the Treasurer has deserted his wife and left for tbe East RIVER NEWS AND NOTES. Louisvlllo Items The Stace of Water and the Movements of Boats. rSrinALTBLXOBAMS TO THE DISPATCH.! Louisville. Jnly -Business good. Weather cloudy. Blvcr falling, with 7 feet 4 Inches In the canal and 6 feet on the falls. The Grace Morris left for Salt river this morning. Tho Alice Brown and H. F. Friable with tow came up this morning. Departures for Cincinnati. Fleetwood: for Car rollton. Big Kanawha; for EvansTllle. James Guthrie. TVhat Upper Gang's Show. ALLEQHEVT JtfNCTiof-niver 5 feet and sta tionary. Weather cloudy and pleasant. The News From Below WitKELrNO-BIvere feet 2 Inches and stationary. Departed-Iron Qneen, ClucIuuaU; Mayflower, Cincinnati. Cincinnati Blver 15 feet and falling. Departed Hudson. Pittsburg; Buckeye titatc, Memphis. Cloudy and warm. News From the Wharf, River 5 feet andrUlng. THE C.W. Batchelor left yesterday for Wheeling, The Joseph Nixon came In last evening with a tow of empties. T. C. I'OE. clerk on the wharfboat, was a pas senger on the Congo. The Kerstone State will arrive to-night and leave Monday for Cluclnnatl. Jon?.- F. Wat.tok Is at Baden. 20 miles down the river, and waiting for the rise to let her In. The James G. Blaine will mafce a40-mlle run np .ae river iuuiiuaj , iimuiii m tuc evening:. The Congo. Captain Mclntrre, went ont with a good trip yesterday. E ery berth was taken. MAsV passengers on the Congo went out to re main over the Fourth and return on the Andes Tuesday. The Courier came In last evening and went ont again for Wheeling. She remained here only a snort time. The rivermen were expecting the rise In the rlrer would make Darge water, but their hODea were not realized. , THE advance gnard of the Art Fishing Club, with supplies, left on the Congo to spend a Tew weeks camping at Blennerhasset Island. THE Volunteer arrived last evening, and was one of the first tows to return of those that went out on the last rise. She brought in a number of empties. The Veteran No. 2 has been bought by the Alps Coal Company from P. B. Bndd Co., of Cincin nati, for the coal trade here. This company now controls three tteamrn. tbt other two Tjetiif lua Dauntless and Crescaut. " BACKS TURNED ON AN HONOR. Continued From Firtt Page. piteous wall of the' down-trodden, they hear the songs of revelry among the greedy op pressor, the sounds become hideous, and freedom becomes a mockery. Corpora tions, formed by the mathematical and legal struoture . of Governmental process, are sending out notices that they will not empiov men who belong to labor or ganizations. What are the conditions to which the working masses are bnlng sub jected? To the condition of serfs, to the system In vogue In crowded oountrles. When their forefathers created the govern ment they declared against the laws of monopoly, against the laws of perpetuity. They saw that wealth accumulated by a fen, while tbe many were left to want, ue came a menace to the empire. Violent Denunciation of Corporations. " Next the speaker direoted himself to a denunciation ot what ne aescnoea legaiizeu robberv as represented by corporations. For ordinary robbery a man was sont to the penitentiary, but not for legalized robbery. "No," he said, in caustic tones. "If I became rich by robbing others, under the guise of law, I am desoribed as a genius, the papers insist upon it, and the first thing I inowTnm made the president of a bank; I am run for Congress by one or the other of. the old parties." Lajghter and cheers. Next he pointed out the reddotion in the wealth ot the country by the farmers from CO to 20 per cent in 30 years, and asked how long it would take to deprive them of the other 20 per cent under the system whicn had robbed them of 40 per cent already. After another attack ou mouopolies he abruptly concluded, when the committee announced itself ready to report The Committee on Credentials presented its report, showing that there were no con tests and that there were 1,366 delegates present The report was adopted amid ap plause and the sitting delegates declared entitled to their seats. An Indian the Last Speaker. At the suggestion ot Mr. Schilling, of Wisconsin, Hon ore J. Jaxon, of Chicago, was invited to address the convention. Mr. Jaxson is an Indian, a representative of the Metas Council of the Northwest, a mixed race of Indians and Frenchmen. He was a participant in the Biel rebellion in Mani toba, and crossed the Hue just half a day ahead of the pursuing British soldiers. He made a telling speech. Dr. Houghton, ot Connecticut, filled an other waiting spell by reading unoriginal poem entitled "Omaha." Mr. Sohilling, of Wisconsin, called atten tion to the fact that the business of the convention was blocked because the Com mittee on Resolutions was not ready to re port, and tbe committee was directed to re tire at once and begin its labors. The con vention became restless under the weari some delay aud threatened to adjourn. A motion was adopted that when the conven tion adjourned it would be till 8 o'clock Monday morning. A motion prevailed to call the roll of States for the naming of members of the National Committee, but several delegates objected that the tem porary organization had no authority to or ganize a permanent body that should last four years. The motion was reconsidered and tabled, and nt 6:30 o'clock the conven tion adjourned with a whoop till Monday morning. A reunion of the Blue and Gray took place to-night THE FINANCIAL PLANK Of the Platform Prepared and Accepted by the Foil Committee. Omaha, Neb., July 2. At 10 P. M. tbe Committee on Resolutions convened and various sub-committees were called upon to hear their reports. The sub-Committee on Finance, through its Chairman, Ignatius Donnelly, reported that it had taken the St Louis platform as a basis, and after slight modifications had decided to 'recom mend the adoption of the following as the People's party declaration on the financial question: We demand a national currency, safe, sound and flexible, Issued by the general Government only, a full legal .lender for.all the uo of banking corporations, a Just, equitable and efficient means bf distribu tion direct to tbe people at a tax not exceed ing 2 per cent per annum, be provided as set forth In the sub-Treasury plank, Fiirtnorr' Alliance, or soma better system: also by payment in discharge of Us obligations for public improvements. We demand free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal rate of 16 to L B We demand that the amount of circu lating medium be speedily increased to uot less than $30 per capita. C We demand a graduated income tar. D We Delieve that tho money of the coun try should he kept as much us possible iu the hands of the peoplo, and honco wo de mand that all State aud national revenue shall bo limited to the necessary expenses of tlio Government, economically and hon estly aduiinisteied. E We demand that postal savings banks be established by the Government for the sutu depositor tho earnings of tho people and to facilitate exchange. It was decided to draft a resolution which would in effect declare that the People's party was in favor of the construction of the Nicaraguan Canal, if after its expert examination it should be found feasible. but that it should be constructed through the issuance of Treasury notes and be owned entirely by the Government. On the force Jbill a resolution was adopted providing for purity of elections, but pro nouncing against Federal interference. It will read: Resolved. That we aro in favor of a free ballot and a fair count in ail elections, and wo pledge ourselves to Becuro it to every leital voter through the intervention of States by means of the Australian or secret ballot sj stem. HENBY LOrCKE FOB CHAIRMAN, Tho Founder or the Party to Preside at This Convention. Omaha, Neb., July 2. The Committee on Permanent Organization concluded its labor to-night, and will be ready to present its report to the convention at the oncninir of its session Mondav. Henry Xoucke, of South Dakota, was chosen for Permanent Chairman of the con vention by a unanimous vote. The onlv other name mentioned was that of Paul Vandervoort,-of Nebraska. Iioucke is looked upon as the originator of the movement for independent political action, which lias "culminated in the founda tion of the party now holding its first Na tional Convention. Two years ago he was a candidate for the governorship of his State and recruited over 25,000 votes. A GeorgiaTsian to Preside. Omaha', Neb., July 2. Immediately after the adjournment of the convention the Committee on Resolutions met and pro ceeded to organize. Hon. Hugh Cava nagh, of Ohio, member of the General Executive Committee of the Knights of Labor; Hoft. M. L Branch, of Georgfa; Hon. V. Castor, of California, and Hon. Ignatins Donnellv, of Minnesota, were placed in nomination for Chairman, but Mr. Donnel ly withdrew, and the ballot was taken on the three other names presented. After the first ballot Cavanagh withdrew, and the second ballot resulted Branch 71, Cat or 20. The Woods Is Full or 'Em, Or- rather Schenley Park w 111 be to-morrow. Of what? Wliy, Worths ana Monarchs. See them. Bronze, black, red, white and blue enamel. Only at Pittsburjr 'Cycle Com pany's salesrooms, 428 and 428 Wood street and Center and Ellsworth avenues. 8:50 P. M. SATURDAYS Is the latest moment at which small advei tisements will be received at the ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFIGE For insertion in the SUNDAY DISPATCH. On week day tha offloa will remata epta until r, x. as usual. THE VETERANS' DAY. Soldier Encampments a Feature of To-Morrow's Celebrations. A GRAND TIME AT BEAVEE FALLS. McKeesport's Kew Monument to the Brave t Be Unveiled at J-ast. NEWS! NOTES FK0H NEARBY TOWNS IfrlCML TXLEQHAM TO THE DISPATCH.! BEAVKB,JuIy 2. "We expect from 1,000 to 1,200 G. A. R. men here to-morrow, "said Thomas G. Semple, Past Commander of Lieutenant James M. Lyle Post, No. 128, of Allegheny, this afternoon, as he paused for a moment from his task of decorating. The grounds of the Beaver County Agricul tural Sooiety will be the headquarters" of the G. A. R. rden of Western Pennsylvania for tlie next two days. The advance guard of seven came yesterday and began the work of putting np tents, and to-day the number has been increased. A considerable space near the center of the grounds, well shaded, has been piped for natural gas for illumin ating the encampment The post brought with it two cannon made from fragments of shells gathered by members from the field at Gettysburg. These are stationed at headquarters and will announce the dawn of the glorious Fourth. The programme consists of dancing ana other amusements on the Fourth; services and dress parade by the different posts to morrow afternoon, and, music by the G. A. B. band. Seventeen posts have promised to take part inthe dress parade. At McKcesport, 20,000 strangers will be present to participate in the great parade at the unveiling of the soldiers' and sailors' monument, which was built by popular sub- 'scription. The first- old soldier who will rest beneath its shade will be the'late Da L. D. Badzhnsky. The address will be made by Hon. Judee Collier, of Pittsburc. and the oration by Eev. G. M. Montgomery, of McKeesport At Gettysburg, tlieG. A. B., Department of Pennsylvania, began its summer encamp ment on this battlefield to-day. The tents are pitched on Fast Cemetery Hill, just across the Baltimore pike lrom the National cemetery. A BEPUTATION AT STAKE In the Fnmons Fire Iirick UMgatlon at New Cumberland. "West V.u Stetjbenville, O., July 2. Special. A suit was filed in the Common Pleas Court yesterday that will likely open the details of a business transaction which has been the subject ot much comment in the Ohio Valley. The title of the case is the John Porter Fire Brick Company, of New Cumberland, W. "Va., versus John Porter. The petition is based upon three causes of action, the first of which is an account for 486 24. The second recites that on April 10, 1890, the plaintiff corporation purchased from Porter certain fire clay properties for $200,000, but portions thereof were subject to two deeds of trust, one on the Eagle .sire lines: works to Hugh L. Irwin to secure Mary A. Stewart, administratrix, tor 56,666 66, and the other on the JEi.na. Fire Brick Works to John A. Campbell to secure David S. Silvers for 5,000, both of which deeds of trust the defendant agreed to discharge and to pay of the indebted ness, but he has utterly tailed so to da An accounting of the amount due is prayed for and the sale of said stock ordered, that the proceeds may be applied to the payment of said indebtedness. It is claimed that the answer of Porter will make some grave charges, and the suit will be fought with great bitterness. In his answer Porter may also recite the man ner in which"' he was frozen out of the com pany last October. In any -cose, Porter's answer will bring out sensational disclos ures. John"Porter is at present Repub lican candidate for Sheriff of Hancock county and the most ptominent business man in the "Panhandle" of West Virginia. A CLEW TO MAETIN SEED. The Escaped Murderer sald to Be Hiding in a Flor nee Coal Fit Washington, Pa., July 2. Special A well-known citizen of Florence was in town to-day and informed the authorities that it they desired to capture Martin Reed, the escaped murderer, they should search a coal shatt near his home. ' The gentleman aid Reed called at his Florence homestead Friday, secured some thing to eat and then made a bee line for the coal bank near tbe borough limits. This is the vicinity of. where the murderer was last seen. The clew will be run down. A C00LEY HAUNT BAIDED. Its Keeper, an O d .Man, Tarred and Feathered by Masked Men. Uniontown, July2. xriaf, Wesley Sisler, an old man living in tbe mountains south of this place, was tarred and feathered by a gang of masked men last night for keeping a disreputable house. His shanty in the mountains for several months past has, it is charged, been the rendezvous of the Coolevs. The mob also looked for Annie Pastones, said to be Sisler's partner, but she made good her escape. Annie Pastones is the girl to whom Frank Cooley has been paying attention. Two Factions In a W. C. T. TJ. Steubenville, July 1. Special The two factions of the W. C. T. U. at East Liverpool have reached a point in their controversy over their hall that the District President, Mrs. White, has been asked to be present at a meeting of the tactions next week to try to effect a settlement of the dispute between the Curryites and the Mapleites. It is now understood that the District.President will reorganize the Anion, as this appears to be the only solution. Miners' nges Cut Down Ajraln. St. Clair, Pa., July 2. A wet blanket has been thrown upon the feelings ot the miners in this section by an order issued yesterday at Pine Forest colliery, operated by the Reading Company, reducing miners' wages 50 cents a yard and 10 cents a wagon. The men had been rejoicing this week in an advance of 2 per cent and in the prospect of lull time. Destructive Bail Near Barrlsburg. Hareisbuhg, July 2. Farmers from the country southwest of the city reported at market to-day that one of the heaviest hall storms in many years passed over a narrow belt last night, doing great damage to crops. Hail fell to the depth of several inches. A similar storm passed over part of Carlisle and surrounding country, beat ing crops to the ground. Ohio Blver Miners on Strike. Wheeling, July 2. Special To-day the miners at Boggs' Run mine, in this city, those at Moundsville, Elm Grove and Wellsburg, all the railroad miners in the Wheeling district quit work, the Columbus scale, which they demanded some time ago, having been refused. About 350 men are thrown out of work. Two Forgeries In Masslllon. MASSIIXON, July 2, Special. A bung ling promissory note tor $750, drawn in favor of John Bilticker, and signed by James Wilhelm and Daniel Hoffman, wealthy farmers living near Justice, seven miles south of here, was disposed of yester day to the first National Bank by the drawee. Mr. .untioicer presented a note signed by the iamo fumon for the lame X amount at the German Deposit Bank for discount. It was discovered that both were rank forgeries. The man who presented the notes fled. Officers are on the track, i Another Defeat for Mrs. Ada Clark. Canton, July 2. Special Papers are now on their way to this city from Delavan, HL, in which the verdict of tbe court martial in the trial of Mrs. Ada F. Clark, Past Department President of the Women's Relief Corps, is sustained by the National President, Mrs. Sue Pike Sanders. The verdict of the court is that Mrs. Clark be suspended for five years and pay back to the order 37 which it is claimed she has not properly accounted for. Fayette's Democratic Chairman. TJniostowit, Jnly 2. Special At a meeting of the Democratic County Com mittee this afternoon, William H. Graham was chosen Chairman over J. R. Gray, of Dunbar, the Bovle-Mestrezat candidate. Graham has been Secretary of the County Committee for two years, and was Colonel Searight's candidate. IBI-STAT2 BBEVITIES. Mehceb Tho notorious counterfeiter, Bert Hinkston. wns arrested near town Friday. Faibciiance A fall of slate in a mine killed John K. Wilson, a miner, yesterday. WESTMonKLAHD cocsTY Many Durclarles wore committed in Huff City and Jeannette Friday night. Binwood, W. VA.-Mrs. Ritstnger,' a di vorced woman, is to bo arrested for ab ducting hor own daughter. Mercer John Burns' 13-months-old child died of strangulation Friday, bavins been given a pleoe of bone to chew at. Beavxb Falls, Pj The Pennsylvania Teachers' Association betdna Its annual meeting Tuesday and will last three days. Beaver Daniel Iiagan fell from the Cleve land and Pittsburg bridge nnd was killed on the rocks below. Friday nizbt He had charge of a gospel tent. WOMEN FREE TRADERS. Eate Field Siys That Is the Reason the New Influence Club la Catching On Bliss Ormaby'a Hands Foil Attending to Her Iminnnse Correspondence. New York, July 2. Sseclal Miss Mary Frost Ormsby sat half buried in a pile of correspondence at her home, 115 West Ninety-sixth street, to-day. Telegrams and letters had poured in until the Presidant of the Frances Cleveland Influence Club No. 1 thought that every Democratic woman in the land was taking an interest in women's work for the national ticket. Among the communications was a note from Kate Field, who has been at the Victoria Hotel. Many of the women in distant cities could not wait to write, but telegraphed their congratulations. Miss Kate Field was seen at the Hotel Victoria, and asked what she thought ot the movement. She said: "I think the idea is a splendid one, if it is intelligently carried out Women are by nature free traders. Centuries ago it was said 'women are natural smugglers. You may say it is sentimental, you may say it is even idiotic, but still that feeling exists among women, and we can't go contrary to facts." "Will the women have much influence in the campaign ?" "Influence I" said Miss Field, poising her pencil in air. "Influence I Why, women don't know their power. If they did they could move creation." Mrs. Ormsby, in a breathing spell be tween opening letters, was asked if the movement was starting satisfactorily. "Yet indeed," she said. "I am astonished of the quick and hearty responses of American women. Some mistake has been made, by some of those who call this a ladies' club. It is a women's club, and the working women are the ones we wish to reach, be cause they are the most seriously affected. Why, if we had no thought but that of tak ing the taxes oft' fine dresses do you think this club would, ever have beeji started ?" SPBINGEB TALES 0? CI0TUBE. Be Doesn't Believe the Horn. Will Tackle the Sliver Bill. Chicago, July 2. Congressman William W. Springer, Chairman ot the Ways and Means Committee of the National House of Representatives, is in this city on his way to his summer home at Traverse City, Mich., where he will remain until he has recovered his health. Mr. Springer does not think the House will take up the Stewart silver bill this session, although many of the Democratic members mav like much to do so In order to compel the Presi dent to take a decided stand on the ques tion, and thus give the Democracy a point to work on in the November election. He says: It is hardly probable that tho bill will come before tho House thl" session, becane in order to bilng it up at nil the cloture rule will have to De adopted, nnd. as it takes a majority of all the members of Congress to Shss me ciocuieruie,it it not likely It can e passed now on account ot It being so late. And then, not much over two-thirds of tho members are present, and many of tlioso who are present are Southerners, ond they are bitterly opposed to cloture. If tho hill is allowed to take Its course at the foot of the calendar it will take five years to get to it. It is barely possible that the clotui e rule will be pasoed and a voto will be taken, but I do not think so. JUDGE GBESHAM WON'T CONSENT. He Reiterates Bis Determination Not to Bun for President New Albany, Ijtd., July 2. Judge W. Q. Gresham was in New Albany this morn ing on his way to Lanesville, Harrison county, called there by the death of his brother, Colonel Benjamin Gresham. While in New Albany he received a telegram from Hon. Jackson Orr, in regard to his accept ance of the nomination lor President bv the People's party, and in reply sent the" fol lowing: Hon. Jackson Orr, Qinaha, Neb : In view of the friendly manner in which my numn appears still to be considered at Omaha, it is doe you and your Jellow dele gates that I should say I do not desire to be the standard bearer of the People's party, and could not accept a nomination if unani mously tendered. IV. Q. Gresham. Mr. Orr is an old schoolmate and friend of Judge Gresham. and is now a delegate to the convention at Omaha. FU3I0N IN KINNES0TA. The Alliance to Take the Governor and the Democrat a Senator. St. Paul, Minn., July 2. It is an nounced here that the leaders of the Al liance, whose State Convention assembles next Thursday, have entered Into an agree ment with the Democrats by which General James H. Baker, of Mankato, is to be made candidate for Governor. The fusion scheme contemplates the naming of Thomas Wilson, late Democratic candidate for Governor, for the Senate, if the f usionists carry the Lower House. They already have the Senate. The question of electors is held in abeyance. Clarkson's Ca I to the League. New York, July 2. James S. Clarkson, President of the Nntional League of Repub lican Clubs, to-day issued a circular fixing the date for the League's convention Sep tember 1, at Buffalo. Monarchs Win. Two firsts nnd one second prize won on Monarchs at the Tlireo A's annnal spring meeting yesterday. Monarchs for sale only by tho Pittsburg 'Cycle Company, iu red, "white, blue, bronze and black enamel. The Woods Is Fall or lra, Or rather Schenley Pnik will be to-morrow. Of what? Why, Worths and Monarch. See them. Bronze, black, rqd. wblte and blue eh&mel. Only at Pittabnrr 'Ovale Cnm. pany's salesrooms, tit and 438 Wood itrtet and Center ana Ellsworth avenues. A SUICIDE IN COURT. Tbe Tragic Denouement of a Strange Conspiracy of Years Ago. A FORGER'S SIN FINDS HIJI OUT. He Imploys a Woman to Fersonate One Whose Name lie Signed. the SHE CONFBO.NIS HIM- AND HE WILTS rBrxciAL telzobau to the DrspATcn.l San Francisco, July 2. A sensa tional scene was enacted in the office of the Chief of Police to-day, when William J. Pitcher, confronted with evidence of an old swindle by which he made $8,000, swal lowed poison and died in horrible agony at tbe feet of tbe officers. Two years ago Mrs. Emma Dick's name was forged to a mortgage upon valuable real estate which she held, and the forgers re ceived $8,000. A woman personated her, and Notary Cobb was induced to make out the mortgage. Th.e woman was attended by two men, one of whom Cobb knew as J. G. Wells, a broker and real estate agent. The real Mrs. Dick repudiated the whole matter. The police last week ran down a woman named Gracie Gilbert, who acknowledged personating Mrs. Dick, and who said Wells and W. J. Pitcher hired her to commit the crime. She was brought here, and in the office of the Chief of Police the accused men were brought face to face with her. Wells tried to bluff, but the woman.said: "It.s no use. Wells; they have got on to you." Pitoher was brought in. When be caught sight of the woman he jumped as if he was shot, but denied all knowledge of her. He asked permission to write a note to his wife, and when the captain was out or the room swallowed a deadly poison that he carried. Attention was called to him on account of a strange noise, and when seen he was foaming at the mouth. He had simply written." "Dear wife, I will " when he fell, and before he could be removed from the room he was dead. ALL PASSENGERS SAFE. THE STRANDED CUT OF CHICAGO STILL FAST ON THE KOCKS. It! Crew Still on Board at J-ast Accounts, With a Dangerous Gale Blowing No Fanlo on Board When the Shock Came The Bescue. Queenstown, July 2. All the passen gers of the stranded Inman liner, the City of Chicago, arrived here by 3 o'clock. Tne crew are still aboard of the vessel. The weather has become threatening, and the position of the ship is most critical. The steamer did not strike on the barrel rocks, as was at first stated. Before h had rounded the Old Head of Kinsale, she ran on 'he mainland. Soundings had been taken which showed plenty of water, and the steamer was going at nearly full speed. When she struck she forced herself into a large opening in a beetling cliff that stands 200 feet above the sea. The shock was fear ful, and many persons on deck were thrown completely off their feet The bows were torn out and the fore compartment was soon full of water. When it was found that the steamer could not get off by backing and that she was badly damaged, the engines were kept running to keep her on the rock, as it was thought she might slide off into deep water as the tide rose. Tenders reached the wreck at 2 o'clock this morning. They waited until the fog lifted, when they ar ranged to take many of the passengers to Queenstown. The City of Chester will take the City of Chicago's place in the service. When it was found last night that there was no probability of the steamer being fot afloat the boatswain piped the oat's crews to quarters and the passengers were told they would hare to abandon the ship. There was absolutely no panic on board. The s:a was comparatively smooth and the passengers entered the boats without hesitation, and reached the shore in safety. The ladies on hoard be haved with the greatest courage through out, aney were tne nrst to be sent ashore. The rockets sent up by the City of Chicago conveyed the intelligence to the people living in the vicinity that a wreck had occurred, and in a short time about 100 peasants gathered on the high cliff looking down upon the scene of the wreck. The members of the coast guard arrived shortly afterward, and thev procured rope ladders which they lowered down the face of the cliff. The ladies below then ascended in salety. The men were hauled up with ropes by the peasants and the coast guards. THE PITTSBUEGEBS BESCTJED. The Chester Ordered to Take the l'lacft of the City of Chicago. Tbe Pittsburg passengers rescued from the City of Chicago were Major E. A. Mon tootb, O. P. Scaife, Jr., J. G. Siebeneck, of the Chronicle-Telegraph, his son H. K. Sie beneck and daughter. Miss Lucy Ha wortb, Mrs. Annie Connelly, William Webb, William McCoy, wife and two chil dren and Major Sam Haylett and daughter, of Washington. The tickets were sold by Captain J. J. McCormick, and the names were obtained from his record. Major Montooth telegraphed his brother Charley yesterday thit he and all the passengers were saved. Captain McCormick was notified by the Inman line that no lives were lost, and that the steamer Chester would take the Chi ago's place, returning in August, Septem ber and October. The City ot Chicago is a fair vessel but nothing extra. It does not begin to compare with the City of Paris In size ana equipment Among the passengers on the steamer were Mrs. Elizabeth Staker and George Waley, of McKeesport, both of whom were rescued with tbe other passengers. BKIEF NEWS 0? BUSY CITIES. The Mechanics' Library Association will picnic at Kenncy's Grove to-morrow. A charter was granted yesterday for the St. Stephen's P. E. Church of Wllkinsbnrs. There wero 39 deaths in Allegheny during the past week, M resulting to infants from cholera infantum. Uijohak Strict Scsdat School hold its picnic'yesterday at Bock Point There was a large attendance. Not a subscription was received yester day by Treasurer Thompson for the Oil City and Titusville Relief fund. Miss Mart Bates, of Clarksville. Tonn., is spendlnc the summer at her grandmother's, 27 Fayette stioet, Allegheny. The Chicago expross was more than two hours late last evening, bavin? been de layed by a freight wreck on a Western di vision. William Bowers, brakrman on the Pan handlo Railroad, bad bl right hand crushed yesteiday while coupling cars in the Grant street freight yards. The local committee will hold a civil service examination in Allegheny for post oftlce employes on Tuesday, Ausust 2. Ap plication must be made by July 15. t The annual picnic of St. Stephen's. R. C Church, Hazelwood, was held in the srrovo at Glenwood yesterday. Father Devlin cave it his peisonal supervision and it was a suc cess. Brakch No. 250, National Association of Letter Carriers, met yesterday and passed resolutions of respect to the memory of Aus tin W. Culp, an Allegheny letter carrier who died during tho week. Ocean Steamship Arrivals. Steamer. Where From. Destination. Amain Hamburg-.. 1 New York. Bargermeltter. ..Uambarr. New York. City or Berlin. ...Liverpool. New York. Russia HamDurg- New York. Catania, Santo.., ow York. Columbia.... ....New York .Hamburg-. iAtnc Hewlett BrtmerkiTta. Gunpowder and a Cigarette. - Conrad Bopp, a 14-year-old boy of tha Southside, was seriously burned about tha head and face yesterday afternoon by an ex plosion ot powder, which war set off by a cigarette. Early in the day he in company with several other boys took some blasting-' -powder from Fredrick's stone quarry, pre- ' paratory to celebrating the Fourth, but a premature explosion spoiled their fun. It is thought he will lose his sight 1 P4 VIsssssssssssHr I C x ' "'fly ii THE FAMOUS MME. M. YALE'S COMPLEXION REMEDIES Are for sale by all flrst-class druggists. Guar anteed to give a perfect complexion Ask your drnggist lor them. If he tells you ho has not got them, tell him he U away behind the times and take your trade else where. Mnie. M. Tale's book, "Complexion ana Beauty," will bosiven lree upon asking for same of any druggist Full instructions given for obtaining a pep. feet complexion. Use lime. Yale's Excelsior Skin Food, guar anteed to remove wrinkles and make tha face plump. Use Hme. Yale's Excelsior Complexion Bleach, guaranteed to clear the skin. U ner bottle, or 3 for $5. v A lull lino of Mmn.Tale'g preparation! can be had at Joseph Fleming & Son's, Drug gists, 412 Market street. Christy's drugstore, corner Smithfleld street and Fourth venue. E. C. Stiefel A Co.. successors to J. Kimniel 4 Co., Penn avenue and Ninth street W. P. Hartsolf Drnz Company, corner Fenn ave nue and Sixth street. Crystal Pharmacy, W. T. Espy, corner Market and Liberty streets. S. S. Holland, Druggist, corner Smithfleld and Liberty streets, and all first- class drngists. All wholesale drngsrlsts of Pittsburg carry these goods in stock- and supply the re tailers; MADAME M. YALE COMPANY 37 West Fourteenth St., New York, 146 State Street, Chicago. Jel3-wsa I defy the world to show more Cures of Catarrh, Cancer, Tape Worms ana all Blood Diseases than I can. BURGOOX'S SYSTEM KEJfOVATOR Is a compound of 19 roots and nerbttnat work in harmony on the human system. It cores sick headache, fonl stomach. Lud breath, loss of enonry and vitality, dizziness, rush of blood to tho head, dyspepsia, chills, fever, rheumatism, liver and kidney trouble, cramps, colic and physical weakness la either sex. For sle t all Drns Stores and 7 OHIO STREET, ALLEGHENY. Office hours, 8 a.m. until 2 p. m. Send stamn for circulnrand information. DR. J. A. BURG00N, 7 OHIO STREET. JyS-W HARRIS' THEATER. Mrs. P. Harris, R. L. Tiritton, T. F. Dean, Proprietors and Managers. Popular Prices Always Prevail Harris' Theater, 10, 15 and 25 Cents! at- WEEK GDMHEHGIHGMOHDAT, JULY 4. The Favorite Character Actor, HORACE LEWIS, In the Thrilling Romintic Drama, A n i ii i LU SUPPORTED UY II TALENTED' DHir CO. SPECIAL SCENERY! NOVEL MECHANICAL EFFECTS I SPECIAL NOTICE AH children under 13 years of nee, accompanied by their parents, will be ADMITTED FREE to the Tuesday and Friday matinees. Week of Jnly 11 Horace Lewis In "The TIcfcet-of-Leave Man." Jy3 Celeora Case WWJzCi i Hal ' , - ' X- Tl "i-iv-wai Iff ujmmi!j5FZ-s5&. mmmmmm , i
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