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MARTIAL LIFE IN
A
The Old Poor Farm's Hills
Transformed Into a City
of Snowr Cauras.
GUARDED OS" BOTH SIDES.
Eminences on Each Bauk of the Hirer
Lined by State Gnards.
Boys in Blue Putin the Day Erecting
Their Tents Philadelphia Men Hustle
for Better Food A Thunder Storm
Plays Havoc In Camp and Kills a Cow
Colonel Hawkins Provisional Bri
gade Does Eeal Campaign Work
How the Fourteenth Boys Were Quar
teredIt Was a Peaceful Day Many
Letters of Condolence for the Home
stead Men.
All things considered, the bine coated
men quartered at camp Sam Black in Home
stead pt in a fairly profitable day yester
day. To be sure, t'acy worked, and worked
hard from the very moment that the pon
derous voice of the sunrise gun awoke the
slumbering echoes of the morning until the
shades of eventide. The average soldier is
at times an industrious creature, and there
was but little crumbling among the rank
and file. To the mind"; of the dazed but
observant natives, the building of the great
Cavalry Arresting Infantry Stragglers.
white walled city of tents formed a specta
cle worth going miles to see, but to the
pompous military man it was a dull and
personal affair.
These long delayed and much abused tents
arrived early in the morning. Directly
they had been unloaded from the cars the
task of her perfecting the camp was begun.
Squads of the heavy-eyed privates raised
their canvas houses, and after engirdling
them with shallow trenches proceeded to
furnish them with blankets and the thou
sand and one tilings necessary to camp life.
The work of arranging and raising the tents
occupied several hours, and it was close on ,
to 2 o'clock in the afternoon when the last
stake had been driven home. Although the
arrangement of the camp is simple the gen
eral effect is picturesque.
Arrangement of the Troops.
Down at the foot of the hill, and not 100
yards from the headquarters of that much-talked-about
Advisory Committee, are three
big tents. They belong to the Provost
marshal and his solemn-faced guard. In
the rear of these tents and half way up the
loping side of the grass-carpeted hillock
are the quarters of the cavalry. To the left
are the 40 tents and tha 60 hoiEes of the
City troop of Philadelphia. These citizens
of Quakerville are, like them all, in all
a very imposing lot. They are all of them
very tall men of athletic build and dignified
manners. It is pretty generally considered
that tbey constitute the crack troop of cav
alrymen in the State, and they act as a unit
in maintaining and guarding their tre
mendous reputation. They spent the most
gprt of their time yesterday in watching
their horses and hunting up milk and eggs.
"When at home these gentlemenly horsemen
are in the habit of eating well and having
plenty of it. Naturally they find the camp
fare rather tough, and are doing their best
to improve both the quality and the quan
tity of their rations. Just at the end of
their row of tents is a rough shanty with its
naked walls, ihe lares and penates of the
Quartermaster of the troops,
llnstllnc for Finer Food.
This official has a luxuriant mustache
and the manner of a diplomat. Yesterday
he was beyond all manner of donbt the most
popular man in camp. His comrades plead
ed with him to find fine food, cost what it
would and as all of them had plenty of
money ana the Quartermaster is an obliging
fellow, he found little difficulty in satisfy-'
ing their distress.
It may be w ell to state right here that
when this encampment is over it. will be
recorded in the history of the campaign
that the city troops fared as well it not
belter, in the way of eatables, than other
commands in the division. They wore the
florid glory and grammatical eloquence of
their former commander, the famous
Colonel Grubb; but this loss will be more
than made good by the excellence of their
amateur chief.
To the right of the Philadelphians are the
Sheridan Troop and further on the tents of
ihe Governor's Troop. These cavalrymen
are a fastidious lot as regards their horses
and spare no pains to make the equines
comfortable. The horses are tethered closely
together and, considering the fact that they
are for the most part thoroughbreds,have be
haved remarkably well so far. On the
crest of the hill and a hundred yards in the
rear of the cavalry is the infantry.
It Is a Magnificent Camp Ground.
The,unmounted men are nicely located as
regards location, as their tents are pitched
on a beautiful patch of srrass land and com
mand a magnificent view of ths works and
Homestead village.
The troops are located in this order: The
Third Brigade, General P. S. Gobin com
manding; the Eighth Begiment, Colonel
Frank D. Magee; the Ninth Begiment,
Colonel M. J. Keck; the Twelfth Begi
ment, J. B. Coryell; the Thirteenth Begi
ment, Colonel 11 H. Bipple. The Second
Brigade is located in the rear and is com
posed of the Fitteenth Begiment, in com
mand of Colonel W. A. Kreps; the Eight
eenth, Colonel Norman M. Smith; the
Fifth, Colonel Theodore Burch, and the
SUMMER
CAMP
tTTWwkw
Sixteenth in command of Colonel Willis J.
Hulings.
On the extreme right of this swarm of
ents is a very crooked and exceedingly
rocky road. Beyond is an under sized hill,
and on the brow of this eminence is an aged
school house. It is in this venerable struct
ure thai General Suowden has established
his and the divisions' headquarters.
Grouped before the open door of the bouse
are the cannon of Battery B. There aro
three brass guns with their muzzles pointed
lonard the deserted works in the valley be
low. They gleam and glisten like so much
burnished gold, and give a decidedly war
like aspect to the surroundings. To the
stranger accustomed to the ways ot war, it
is like unto a scene from a realistic war
drama.
The inhabitants of Cta Black are exclu
sive, and unless one u? a pass signed
by the General in command he or she will
find it impossible to pass the irresistible
barrier which guards the entrance to the
camp. The sentinels are. an inquisitive
group of gentlemen, and,asthey havean un
pleasant trick of enforcing their remarks at
the point of the bayonet, it is the best plan
not to irritate them.
Pranks Played by the Lightning.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, just
when the men were puttinc on the finishing
touches to the camp, Dame Nature took a
hand in the proceedings, and for a time
made things unpleasant for everybody.
First came a furious gale of wind, which
wrecked more than 20 tents. This was fol
lowed by a terrific thunder storm. The
lightning was vivid and the thunder terrific,
but aside from a brindle cowwhich was
struck bv an electric bolt and died a sud
den and sensational death before the very
tent of the Provost Marshal, there was no
damage done. The best of order is main
tained and the Provost Marshal bad an easy
time of it aside from talking to newspaper
men. General Snow den spent a quiet and
uneventful day.
To the unbiased outsider camp life is
very dull and prosaic, but the General, in
a burst of confidence, informed The Dis
patch man yesterday that, everything
considered, a soldier's life was really the
only one worth living. When the sunset
gun was fired at even-tide the second day
of Camp Black was brought to an official
close. To-day there will be paradeB and
ruiibic, and livelier times generally.
TALK OF MARTIAL LAW.
An Officious Policeman Nearly makes
Slatters Desperate Newsgatlirrs Prom
ised Immunity From Arrest In the
Future Tliry (Vnnt Things as They Are.
tFEOM A STAFF CORItESrOOTEST.I
Homestead, July 14. 2 a. m. It is
rumored or. the streets this morning that
General Snowden is seriously considering
the advisability of placing Homestead
under martial lav. The alleged cause for
this sudden move on the part of the com
manding officer, so the gossips said, were
the troubles of a few newspaper men and
some outsiders in securing legitimate news
in Homestead.
One correspondent had been arrested by
an officious policeman and taken before a
few members oF the Advisory Committee.
He was immediately discharged from
custody, but the incident created a deal of
talk on the street, and finally reached the
ear of General Snowden. That gentleman
sent for the correspondent at once, and
ordered him to make a written statement of
he affair.
Shortly after this row a drunken man
created a disturbance in the telegraph
office under the headquarters of the Amal
gamated Association. He was arrested by
the civil authorities, and placed in the
lockup.
Late in the evening the newspaper men
held n meeting at which it was decided to
request General Snowden to leave things as
,they are, as tlie reporters are satisfied with
the promises of Burgess McLuckie and a
An Outpost Opposite the Mill.
number of the leaders of the mill men that
they would be protected.
This committee visited the camp, but was
unable to see the General in person. How
ever. Colonel Elliott, the officer of the day,
stated that martial law bad not been de
clared, and, as far as be knew, would not be
for the present. He promised to present the
request of the newspaper men to Geueral
Snowden. Herafter, according to Burgess
McLuckie, the members of the Homestead
Correspondents' Association will not be mo
lested by the minions of the law.
TtntNEK.
SLEPT ON THE GROUND.
Scenes at the Camp of the Provisional
Brigade Its Commnndlnc Position
Colonel Hawkins on the Advisory
Board Men Stand tho Kough Life
TfelL
Oo the heights across the Monongahela
river from Homestead the men enjoyed the
experiences of real campaign life. There
are over 1,500 men camped there. It is
known as a provisional brigade and is made
up of the Tenth, Fourteenth and Fourth
Begiraents and Battery C This brigade is
in command of Colonel Hawkins, ot the
Tenth Begiment, who is the senior Colonel of
the Second Brigade. The troops are spread
along the front of the bluff In position to
cover every point in Homestead with their
rifles and ordnance.
The camp is directly back of Swissvale.
The Fourteenth is the first regiment on the
south. Between it and the Tenth there is a
deep ravine. The Fourteenth on Tuesday
night had camped there with the Tenth, but
yesterday when the news came that this
was to constitute the regular State encamp
ment the regiment moved to its present
position.
Muddled Under Gam Blan&ets.
Yesterday afternoon the men were shelter
ing themselves in improvised tents made of
gum blankets stretched on poles. Others
were gathered in groups under the trees
trying to escape from the rain. Colonel
Pei'chment, with Lieutenant Foster, of the
medical staff, had headquarters in an open
tent Last night, however, the tents ar
rived and the whole brigade slept under
cover.
The deserted quarters ot the Fourteenth
were a strange looking sight There were
a number of little lean-tos made out of rails
and then covered with weeds and grass for
a roof. Under these could be seeu the little
piles of hay that had served as a bed for the
soldiers. Many of the others had slept out
in the open air.
The Tenth Begiment was quartered much
in the same way as the Fourteenth and the
Fourth Begiment which lays to the rear ot
the Tenth Fs ditto. The rough life seems to
agree with the men, lor Dr. D. G. Foster
says they never had a camp where there was
so little sickness at the start.
Colonel Hawkins on Martial Law.
Colonel Hawkins had his headquarters
yesterday in the little fool shed on the place
of Engineer Byers, of the Pennsylvania
Bailroad. Bight in front of the residence
Battery C is drawn up in a position to
sweep Homestead. Colonel Hawkins pro
poses to move his corps back about 200
j piff.fr jcJr-Jt-JC-&-
The Giard, Owner Eighth Avenue and Ferry
Street.
ynrds to a big open field owned by the
Black estate. He will begin bat
talion drill this morning. All are
well satisfied that this is to be the
State encampment, and the Colonel said he
was willing to stay all summer. Speaking
of affairs at Homestead, he said: "The
placine of Homestead under martial law by
the Advisory Board was the greatest as
sumption ot power that I ever heard of.
Martial rule means the abrogation of all
civil laws, and is a thing only to be resorted
to in times of war, and then only under ex
treme circumstances. In this case it was
little worse than mob rule. No body of
citizens have the right to dictate who shall
enter or leave a town."
SYMPATHY FOR TflE MEN
Expressed by tetters and in More Substan
tial Manner A Check From Ellw.iod
No Poverty in Homestead Workers
Amply Ab'e to Cure for Their Own.
Communications of all kinds are pouring
in upon the officers of the Amalgamated
Association at Homestead offering resolu
tions of hearty sympathy, testimonials in
financial shape, legal advice from lawyers,
sympathy from clergymen and condolences
from women who admire the stand taken.
HughO'Donnell, Chairman of the Advisory
Committee, received a half hundred
missives yesterday, and was busy during the
greater part of the evening in properly
assorting them.
The Plate GIas 'Workers' Union, of E1I
wood, Ind.. sent a check for 5104 for the
benefit of the locked-out men, with a letter
from Secretary "West, in which admiration
for the position assumed by the Amalga
mated Association was warmly exnresscd.
The check was received, and its acknowl
edgement will be sent to-day. A Virginia
minstrel company petitions the association
to sanction a benefit performance for
them. Last night Chairman O'Don
nell was undecided what steps
he will take regard iug the matter,
but it is probable the kindly offer will be
declined until a more pressing time ar
rives. The Coopers' International Union of
Titusville expressed their sympathy and
hearty accord of the method pursued by the
Amalgamated Association. The -Little
Miama division of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers of Columbus O.; the
Iutcrnational Association of Machinists of
Beardstown, 111.; Bakers Local Unions
No. 27 and 110, of Allegheny; Teamsters'
Assembly No. 1577, of Pittsburg, and the
Farmers' Alliance of Minnesota sent let
ters of condolence or sympathy, and one
nameless individual of Pittsburg, whose
rhythm of thought was marred by a curtnil
mentof his English, sent an alleged poet
ical inspiration immortalizing the Home
stead strike in unmetered song.
Much has been said about the poor and
poverty-stricken ones of Homestead, but a
thorough search of the entire city has
resulted iu another iailnre to find a real
case of destitution. The people here are
thrifty and economical, and long experience
in labor towns has taught them the advisa
bility of laying aside some of their earnings
for the proverbially rainy day. As a
result the people are livin? comfortnhlv ns
can be expected under the circumstances.
Hugh O'Donnell said last night that the
association was ably prepared "to meet the
demand's of poorer people, and thev could
be furnished with the necessaries of life for
some time to come. "The Amalgamated As
sociation cares for its dependent ones,"
said he, "and are prepared with sufficient
money to meet all requirements at present.
We are not in
nnanciai distress nor anv-
where near that
unfortunate period, and
can cafe for our own."
TEE GERMAN PRINTERS RESOLVED.
They Pledge Themselves to Aid the Ha mo
stead Yt orfcers.
The German-American Typographical
Union No. 16 Tuesday adopted lesolutions
in reference to the Homestead troubles. It
was unanimously resolved to extend to the
Homestead strikers its hearty sympathy
and to pledge its moral and financial sup
port They condemned the Pinkerton sys
tem and demanded legislation effacing it
, They also resolved to join other organiza
tions in the demand that the city of Pitts
burg return to Carnegie the money for the
free library for this city, and tor a'll people
to shun the Carnegie Hall in Allegheny as
a parody on philanthrophy, and to request
their co-workers and friends to do the same.
It was decided to transmit copies of the reso
lutions to the Mayor and Councils of Pitts
burg. LOOKING FOB AN INVASION.
Non-Union Workmen Expected to
Be
Taken to Homestead To-Day.
At the headquarters of the workmen in
Homestead it was reported shortly after
midnight that 400 non-union men were gath
ered in Pittsburg to be brought into Home
stead to-day. The unusual activity among the
troops on tne niu was supposed to have
some connection with the incoming train
load, and much anxiety was expressed as to
when and how the men would be brought in.
The generally accepted theory was that if
the non-union men were coming, which was
donbted, they would be got in under a
heavy escort about daybreak
BRADDOCK WILL NOT GO OOI.
Workers There Not In Sympathy With the
Homestead People.
A telegram from Braddock last night said
the men employed in the Edgar Thomson
mill show very little sympathy with the
locked-out men at Homestead and reports
otherwise are fictitious.
The men have no intention of going out,
and as they have nothing to do with the
Amalgamated Association no trouble is
looked for from that source.
'
Wonnded "Pinkertons Slowly Recovering.
Only five Pinkerton men remain at the
West Penn Hospital, the rest all having
been sent to fbeir homes. The five still
there were wounded worse than the rest
and are in a bad condition, though they are
improving rapidly and will recover. They
wi'l not be removed for some time yet.
PA1NTEBS INDORSE PALMEB
In His Attitude Upon tho Strike at the
Ilom-stead Mills.
At the regular meeting of the local union
No. 72, Painters and Decorators of Amer
ica, Monday evening, the following resolu
tions were adopted:
Resolved, That Local Union No. 72,
Painters and Decorators of America, having
read with great interest and pride the re
marks of Senator Palmer on the late trouble
at Homstead, we wish to emphasize that
same language as correctly representing the
rights and claims of all honest workers in
au communities.
Resolved, That local Union No. 72 heartily
indorses ono l evolution from the Amalga
mated Society of Engineers and Machinists,
requesting Pittsburg Councils to return to
Andrew Carnegie the money donated by him
for a free library for Plttshurgand that local
union no. Ti iooks at it in tne same iignt as
nothing lcs3 than blood-stained money,
wrung from tlio poor worklngmen to nil tUo
coffers of such capitalists; therefore, be it
J Resolved, Tliat local Union No. 72 extend
to the Homestead strikers both moral and
financial aid If and when needed, and con
gratulate them upon their unllant and de
termined stand made on behalf of their
righteous cause on last Wednesday, and we
heaitily sympathize with them for the loss
of their co-workers who lost their lives
while fighting for their just cause, and thoso
who were otherwise injured.
Resolved, That wo also commend Gov
ernor Pattlson for his wise decision in not
ordering military interference during the
disgraceful scenes caused by the appearance
of armed men on behalf of the Carnegie
Steel Company at Homestead on last
Wednesday.
Resolved, That we denounco tho actions
of said Carnegie Steel Company and its
heartless agent, II. C. Frick.
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS RESOLVE.
They Decide It Is Time to Tako Indepen
dent Political Action.
At a meeting of Local Union 143, Car
penters and Joiners, last night at Seller's
Hall, resolutions were passed denouncing
Carnegie and the Pinkertons in unmeas
ured terms. Since, they say, the Carnegie
people have taken the ground that labor
saving machinery is only for the benefit
of the capitalist and existing laws, it seems
to the carpenters and joiners to have been
made for the capitalists by the capitalists,
they resolve at some length that there is an
urgent need lor all laborers to unite for in
dependent political, action, in order that
the laborer may get the product of his
toil.
This uniou has GOO members. A resolu
tion was also adopted asking the Mayor
and Councils not to accept Carnegie's gift
of a public library for Schenley Park.
GONE TO ML GRETNA.
The Governor's Stall Leaves Homestead to
Attend tho Inspection There.
The Governor's military staff, which has
been in Homestead since the occupancy of
the town, left on the 10 o'clock train yester
day for Mt Gretna, where they assist in the
inspection of the troops at that place.
They will return to Homestead early in
the coming week, when the Governor is also
expected to be present.
THE WOMEN AT WORK,
They Propose to Kalse Money JEnouch to
Keep the Iocked-Ont Men's Families
for a Year May Take a Hand in State
Politics.
TOOM X STATF COnHESPO'VDEjrr.l
Washington, July 13. "The Woman's
National Industrial League intends to give
the women and children of Homestead
financial and moral support," said Mrs.
Charlotte Smith, President of that organiza
tion, to Tub Dispatch correspondent to
day. "I have received a number of tele
grams from Homestead and from patriotic
and public-spirited women throughout the
country," coritinned 'Mrs. Smith. "I am
not at liberty to make public the nature of
these telegrams, nor to expose the details of
the system we intend to pursue. But that
the women of this country do intend to
take a hand in this affair I can safely
promise,"
"How do you expect to arouse interest in
the movement among the women of the
country?"
"How do we expect to arouse interest?"
repeated Mrs. Smith, with a pitying smile.
"Interest is already roused. No sooner was
the correspondence between Mr. Hugh
O'Donnell and myself published through
the medium of the Associated Press, than
the telegrams of sympathy, condolence and
of assistance began pouring in. The women
and children of Homestead shall not suffer,
depend upon it It is too early, of course,
to form or rather to make public definite
plans. The first step will probably be a
woman's monster mass meeting in New
York City. Meetings in all other large
cities will rapidly follow. All sorts of
women are interested in this movement We
have heard from mechanics' wives, mill
workers' wives, street car drivers' wives,
shop-keepers' wives, professional men's
wives, seamstresses, and even rich
men's wives. They pledge their moral sup
port and financial aid. Individual contri
butions may be small, but they will aggre
gate no inconsiderable sum. We figure to
have at the outset enough money to keep
the wives and families ot the locked-out
men for at least a year."
"Suppose the firm replace the locked-out
men by non-umonistsY
"We shall be in favor of the locked-ont
men staving right in Homestead and retain
ing their houses in the hope of ultimately
getting back their positions in the Carnegie
work", with the Amalgamated Association
recognized by the firm. In the event of
there being a prolonged contest we should
open headquarters in Pittsburg and Home
stead. The success of this movement will
not be handicapped by a lack of women
workers. If necetsary, we will take a hand
in the Stale politics ot Pennsylvania."
M. F. L
GILLESPIE HAS A PLAN.
He In Preparing an Antl-Plnkerton Bill
for the Next IiecIslAtnro to Act Upon
It Would A fleet AU Societies That Carry
Arms.
Washington, July 13. Representative
Gillespie, of the Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania
district (contiguous to the Congressional
district in which Homestead lies, and better
known as "Quay's district"), left for Pitts
burg to-night Mr. Gillespie said to-day
that he was engaged in drafting a State law
to be presented at the next session of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, and which would
have fbr its object the suppression of the
practice of armed bodies patroling the
streets.
"Had there been such a State law In
existence," said Mr. Gillespie, "the killing
at Homestead would never had occurred.
This law, were it passed, wonld not inter
fere with the law now in force, and which
permits corporations and firms to police
their own works. Pinkerton forces, under
the law I propose, would have no legal
standing until they are actually in posses
sion of the works they are to police."
"What good effect would that have?"
"It would result in firms and cornorations
not appealing 'to the Pinkerton Detective
Agency for watchmen, or guards, or what
ever they pleased to call them. Members of
the local community would be hired for the
purpose. For instance, in the Homestead
affair, the Pinkerton guards would have
been subject to arrest for going abroad with
weapons displayed. They would not have
been recognized by the law as special police
men until they had entered the works."
The proposed State law of Mr. Gillespie
would also prevent seoret and other societies
from publicly parading with swords and
muskets. - M. F. L
Out of town visitor If you have a snlt to
he cleaned or piessed leave them at Chas.
Pfeifer's, the men's clothing cleaning offices,
443 Smitlifleld street, Pittsburg, 100 Federal
street, Allegheny. Tels. 1:64, 3409. ttbu
LIBERA1S' BEST DAY.
They Gain a JInch Larger Number of
Parliamentary Seats, but
GLADSTONE'S MAJORITY IS CDT.
Another General 1 lection Considered In
evitable This Tear.
NOW FOR THE 0NE-3UN-0NE-V0TE IDEA
London, July 13. At midnight the re
turns so far received show that the Con
servatives have 232 members; the Liberal
Unionists, 35; the Liberals, 208; the Labor
ists, 3; the Anti-Parnellites, 42, and the
Parnellites, 7.
The chagrin of the Liberals over the
small majority obtained by Mr. Gladstone
has been mitigated by the unexpected series
of successes they achieved in the counties.
Since the beginning of the elections the an
nouncement of no day's result recorded so
many Liberal gains as that ot to-day.
"It is the best day we have known," said
a member of the Liberal Executive Com
mittee to a representative of the Associated
Press this evening. "To-morrow will give
us, together with to-day's pollings, a ma
jority of at least 20 seats. We are now as
sured of a clear majority of 55 in the next
Parliament, and we are almost justified In
expecting even GO."
Mr. Gladstone' is not disheartened by the
result of the polling in Midlothian. As an
old Parliamentary hand, accustomed to re
verses, be takes the reduction of the Liberal
vote in that constituency with equanimity. ,
Private telegraphio dispatches from him to
prominent Liberals in this city say that he
knew that Colonel Wanchope was n strong
opponent, and had expected that the poll
woufd show a heavily reduced Liberal
majority.
Gladsto e Has Fared Worso Before.
The result of the present election in Mid
lothian recalls Mr. Gladstone's reverses
when he contested the University of Oxford
constituency in the general election in July,
18G3, and the Southwest Lancashire con
stituency in the general election of 1868, on
both of which occasions he took his absolute
defeat with the coolness of a practical poli
tician. On assuming office under the new Gov
ernment, it will be necessary, according to
political usage, for Mr. Gladstone to be re
elected to Parliament From inquiry at the
Conservative headquarters to-night as to
what action the Conservatives propose to
take in this event, the representative ot the
Associated Press learned from the managers
of the party with whom Colonel Wanchope
is fully en rapport that they disapprove of
a renewal of the contest until the next gen
eral election. This decision in the case ot
Mr. Gladstone does not apply to Mr.
Morley. It has been decided by the Con
servative managers that his seat will be
challenged on his appointment as a Cabinet
Minister.
Certain Liberals now admit that another
general election is nigh, and regard it as
inevitable during 1892, while some forecast
dissolution on home rule as taking place in
the spring. Mr. Gladstone, in a communi
cation to the iitar to-night, warns the Lib
erals to prepare lor the next election as
likely to come "like a thief in the night,"
Campaign Machinery to Be Kept I p.
Party agents on both sides have been in
structed, immediately the elections are
over, especially to watch the registration of
voters, which concludes at the end of
August Local electoral organizations are
to be maintained in full working order.
As the reform of registration is certain to
immensely strengthen the Liberal vote, the
Gladstone Government is likely to intro
duce a "one man one vote" measure, which
the House ot Lords could not venture to
reject' The next session, according to ideas
current at the National Liberal Club to
night, will see the adoption of registration
reform, font will also see home rule thrown
out of the House of Lords, followed by the
dissolution of Parliament
The Independent Laborists mean to em
phasize their freedom from party ties by sit
ting in the House with the Conservative op
position The Liberal Unionists,, main
taining their position as Liberals, though
dissidents, will cross the floor of the House
with the Liberals, but will be no longer
able to sit on the front benches with the
men whom they are actively opposing.
The Conservatives consider that the
change of Mr. Gladstone's former majority
ot 4,(3J1 into a majority of only 690, is the
greatest triumph scored by either side
throughout the elections. The Conserva
tives say that if the contest is renewed next
year, Colonel Wanchope will again stand
against Mr. Gladstone, with added chances
ot ousting him from his seat.
Gladstone is Ies of a Hero Now.
The chief significance of the event is the
evidence it gives of the revulsion ot feeling
in Scotland toward the Liberal Unionists,
and of the fact that Mr. Gladstone's person
ality is losing weight with the electors
throughout the country. Prior to his de
parture for Braeman, Mr. Gladstone made
the customary address to the electors of
Midlothian.
I gratefully thank yon that you have
chosen mo under circumstances of special
stress and difficulty in your own county the
sixth time ai your repiescntative in Parlia
ment, li is my earnest nope not to tail De
hind you in tne desire and effort to minister
to tlie happiness of the people or the three
kingdoms and the strength of tho solid union
of the einnire.
Though the result of the Midlothian elec
tion has a tendency to make the Liberals
downhearted, they have much to console
them in the figures from the other districts,
which show that they have ousted Union
ists in the Colne division ot Yorkshire, the
Gainsborough division ot Lincolnshire, in
Badnorshire, Wales; the Houghton-Le-Spring
division of Durham, the Frome
division Somerset in Batburghshire, Scot
land; the Lonsdale division of Lancashire,
the East division of Norfolk, the Darwen
divisiou of Lancashire in Dunbartcnshire,
Scotland; in the Waldon division of Essex,
in the Cirencester division of Gloucester
shire and in the South division ot Ayre
shire, with other districts yet to be heard
from. Amid these gains there is one Lib
eral loss to report. That is in the Hexham
division of Northumberland.
A Candidate and Police Chased ITnnr Miles.
A savage election riot occurred to-day at
Ffestinioc, in Merionethshire, Wales.
When the Conservative candidate for the
district attempted to address a meeting a
mob stormed the platform, overpowering
and maltreating the police. The police,
together with the Conservative candidate,
at once took to their heels, and were pur
sued for four miles out of town. The can
didate's carriage was smashed to pieces, the
windows ot the Pengwern Hotel were shat
tered, and many civilians were baJly in
jured. The aggreeates of the polling now are:
Ministerialist, 1,725,906; Opposition, l,8."il,
54a Of the 137 seats still to be filled, the
Conservatives held 42, the dissident Liber
als 15, the Glndstonians 49 and Irish Na
tionalists 3L
AMEBICAN GOLD IN IRELAHD.
A JlcCarlhylte Spmtkcr Crows Over Pjr
nellltesand the Irenes Mission.
Dublin, July 13. At the meeting of the
National Federation in this city to-day,
Matthew J. Kenny charged that the Par
nellites were being subsidized by the
agents of the "English Tories. Tlie
spirit ot the - Parnellites, he de
clared, is not political. They seem to be
possessed of some devil. Mr. Kenny an
nounced that since the last meeting he had
been advised from America and Australia
that 20,000 had been subscribed to the
Federation fund the largest sum ever re-
ceived from the Irish in exile. That, be
said, was the answer their fellow country
men in America and Australia made to
thnf ufin Allied with tlie enemiea of their
f country, who thought they could impover
ish tne nationalist party ami ruin evicted
tenants by their factionist policy.
"Accompanying an American subscrip
tion of 3.000," continued Mr. Kenny,
"there came' a message saving that the so
called American Peace Mission had not
been authorized to speak in the name of the
American people. It is clear, then, that
the American people, in spite ot Mr. Bed
mond's absurd mission, recognize that the
only way to deal with the factionists is to
clear them out of the country; and in that
respect the Irish people were giving the
Irish in America good value for their dol
lars." Another St. Gervalsa Horror.
Paris, July 14. A report has reached
Annesy that a disaster similar to that at St
Gervaise has occurred at Chamoau, and that
20 persons have been killed. Telegraphic
communication being stopped, it is im
possible at present either to confirm or to
deny the report.
The Monsoon Sivestha Indian Crops.
Simla, July 13. The monsoon is pre
vailing over the entire country. A.11
anxiety regarding the crops has been
brought to an end.
12S Bodies Recovered.
PAltIS, July 13. The latest dispatch from
St Gervais says that 125 bodies have been
recovered.
BURNED UP THE PROOFS.
An Embezzllnc Conrt Clerk Destroys the
Evidence Asatnst Him He Confesses
and Is Lodged In Jail Othors Im
plicated. Pakkeksbcro, W. Va., July 13.
Special. A. Ward Clonston, the embez
zling clerk of the Circuit Court of this
county who robbed the State of many thou
sands of dollars by fraudulent certificates,
and whose trials upon some of ihe score and
a half of indictments found against him
have be.cn pending in the Circuit Court of
this county, is in jail charged with stealing
and destroying by fire all the State's papers
relating to his crimes and has confessed the
theft.
John Webb, Wilson Jackson and Elmer
Schummary, who carried out Clonston's or
ders relating to theft of papers, are also
under arrest, and other arrests will be made.
The people of AVcod connty are
greatly excited against Clonston,
as well as indignant at the
manner in which jutice has been outraged
in the various trials of his cases, in each of
wnicli he has triumphed in the face
of the most undoubted proofs,
and condemnation of officials of
high and low degree are heard right
and left. It is openly charged and
generally believed that the authorities are
afraid of Clonston, and that fear has not
only resulted in the miscarriage of justice,
but that he has been treated with the ut
most consideration rather than as a crim
inal. Yesterday, despairing ot doing anything
more at the present term of court, the
State's proofs and papers were packed in a
large box for shipment to the State
capital at Charleston, and were
left by T. Hill Marshall, of the
Auditor's office, in the bageage room of the
Commercial Hotel. Clonston paid John
Webb, Jackson, and probably others, 550
each to remove the box and place it in his
custody, when he destoyed all the evidence
against him.
When officers went to arrest him, Clons
ton drew a revolver and threatened to shoot
any man who touched him, but
was disarmed and is now lodged
in a cell with a murderer for com
pany. His embezzlements, which may
foot 5100,000, were carried out upon a re
markable plan and with the utmost bold
ness, and ran along for years. The results
of the attempts to convict him in court
were even more remarkable for their signal
failures.
BUPBEME COUBI ADJ0TBNS.
Two Quite Important Allegheny Connty
Cases Are Decided.
Philadelphia, July 13. The Supreme
Court met to-day to render judgments, and
when thai had been done the court arose, not
to meet again until its regular session in
Pittsburg in the fall. Judgments
and decrees affimed: Stuart's ap
peal from Cumberland county;
Duffield versus Eosenswij from Warren
county; Everett versus Bailey from Tioga
county; Hartlev versus Anderson, Bedford
county; Ingels versus Ingels, Fayette
county; so much of the order as set aside
the confirmation was affirmed and a ore-
cendo awarded; city of Erie versus Brady,
Erie county.
Beversed Buck versus Pennsvlvania
Bailroad Company, Clearfield county; Stover
versus People's Mutual Accident Company,
Huntingdon county; Hackett versus Em
porium School District, Cameron county.
In Martinsburg Bank vs Telephone Coni-
fiany, from Blair county, the injunction was
iniited to continue until the termination of
the contract by notice in accordance with
its provisions, and with this modification
the decree was affirmed, the costs of the ap
peal, as well as the cost below, to be paid
equally by the parties.
Affirmed First National Bank versus
Hall, from Crawford county; McCormick
versus County of Fayette, from Fayette
county.
Beversed Baker versus Lewis. In Cor
nelius versus Hambay, from Common Pleas
No. 1, of Allegheny; county, judgment
was reversed and a venire facias de novo was
awarded. InMcConnell versus Wright, from
Common Pleas No. 2 of Allegheny, judg
ment was reversed and judgment was en
tered for the plaintiffin the case stated in
the sum of $-1,443 50 with interest Justice
Bterrett dissenting.
Cowlilded and Returned to Jail.
Faihbury, Neb., July 13. Simon Wil
son, who was under arrest for wife beating,
was taken from the jail last night by a mob
and severely whipped with cowhides, after
which he was returned to his place of con
finement. AN IDEAL VACATION TRIP.
From
l'lmbur; to the Pacific Coast In a
Palace on Wlieelfi.
.A number of prominent Pittsburgers
have arranged for, a vacation trip that will
be highly instructive and interesting, as
well as a source of g.-eat enjovment for all
participants. The party will' leave this
city on August S in a Pullman perfected
vestibule car embodying all the comforts
ot a richly furnished home. The car will
be run through to Denver, Col., where a
stop of several days will be made for sight
seeing and for attending the Knights
Templar conclave. ' From Denver the car
u ill be run to San Francisco, where sight
seeing will be in order. From thence the
journey will continue northward to Port
land, Ore., from which point the homeward
trip will commence. About six weeks will
be consumed in making the round trip,
during which time the excursionists will be
carried in the special car to principal points
ot interest in the West and Northwest and
have ample time to view the country. The
list ot excursionists who will constitute
the party is not quite complete, there be
in" room for several more, and Mr. Sam
uel Moody, of the Pennsylvania Lines, un
der whose chaperonage the excursionists
will leave Pittsburg, is desirous of adding
to the number. Inquiries addressed to him
will be giien prompt attention, as it is the
intention to have plans pcrfeoted at an
early date. It is probable that no excur
sion party will leave Pittsburg this sum
mer who will have in store as much enjoy
ment as will be experienced by the tourists
who will depart August 5 on a journey to
the Pacific Coast in "a palace on wheels."
Ton can save from $25 to $30 by attending
jimuuim sale.
NEW ADTETISEMXNTS.
POPTTXAK STORES.
DON'T
READ THIS
Unless you can come to this
great sale on Friday
and Saturday.
BO Wool Blazers at 94c Friday and Sat
nrday only,
S3 and 84 Blazers and Reefers, braided
or plain, at S1.84, Friday and Saturday
only.
9B.no and S4 Reefers at 83.08 Friday
and Saturday only.
Blazers and Reefers from S7 to $13, all
at S4.38 Friday and Saturday only.
LADIES' WAISTS.
A lot of ahout 85 TValKts will he offered
at 35e Friday and Saturday only. They
are pleated hack and front and made of
good percale.
Another lot of Xidles "Waists, worth
6.1c, at 3oc, or 3 for 81 Friday and Satur
day only.
SILK WAISTS AT $1.48.
Embroidered "Waists, flne white lawn,
at 81 Friday anil Saturday only; regular
price S2.SO and 81.73.
Gingham, Percale and Lawn Suits at
81 Frlduy and Satnrduy only.
Children's "Wash Dresses 25c Friday and
Saturday only.
BOYS WAISTS.
SOO "Waists In pood percale at 31c Frl.
day and Saturday only.
435-3IAKKET STREET-437
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Jylt-M
Jos. Homb &G9., Penn Aye.
NO LET UP
In our great
July Clearance Sale.
TO-DAY
All-Wool Suitings at
25 Cents,
50 Cents,
75 Cents,
Suitable in weight and coloring for
Summer and early Fall wear.
I3ST SILSS,
One lot 24-inch Check Surah Silks
reduced to
75 Cents,
Were 1.25; these Silks have both
quality and width.
JDS. HGRNE i K
l STOKES.
jyl-100
PKOPOSitS.
TT S. ENGINEER OFFICE. CUSTOM
U . House, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 11, 1192.
Sealed proposals for furnishing cement,
lumber, tie rods and washers, required
forlock and movable dam No. 6, Ohio river,
near Beaver, Pa., will be received at this
office until 2:30 p. a , AUGUST 1, 1893. and
then publicly opened. Specifications, blank
forms, and all available Information will be
furnished on application to this office.
AMOS STICKNEY", ifajor of Engineers, U.
S. A.
VTOTICE TO COXTEACTOES-
Sealed proposals for a steam heating and
ventilating system, to be put into the Ease
End School traildinjr, SIcKeesport, Pa will
be received until TUESDAY, July 19, at S
p. it. Information can be had from and all
proposals should be addressed to J. W. Faw
cett, Chairman of Building Committee, SIc
Keesport, Pa. Bond will De required with,
surety In amount of bid,and subject to ap
proval of School Board. No bid necessarily
accepted. J. D. FOsTEE, Secretary.
McKeespobt, Pa., July 12, 1892.
VTOTICE TO CO AL DEALERS THE
Xl Thirty-second Ward School Board will
receive sealed proposals nntil 3 p. K. TUES
DAY, July 19, 1S92, for Ave thousand (3,0001
bushels, or two hundred (200) cars.or the best
black lamp coal, three thousand bushels to
be delivered to the Prospect Street School
house, and two thousand bushels to tha
Bertha Street Schoolhouse.
Bidders will be required to name tha
mine from which the coal is taken, and musB
put It Into the cellar.
Bids must be sent to and full information
may be obtained from O. S. HEESII1IAN.
Secretary, care Chronicle Telegraph, No. ii
Fltth av PIttsbnrg.
JAS. M'NEIL & BR0.,
BOILEBS, PLATE AND SIIEETIBOS
PLATE AND
WORK.
SHEET-IRON
BOXES.
PATENT
ANNEALINO
With an Increased capacity and hydranllo
machinery, we are prepared to furnish all
work in our line cheaper and better than by
the old methods. Repairing and general
machine work. Twenty-ninth street and
Allegheny Vallsy Railroad. felG-fcO-Tni
TAILORING.
Correct Spring Suitings and OvercoatlarJ
H. 4 C. '. AHLERS,
Merchant Tailors. CO Smithfleld s
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