2 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1892. tras probably the first day's wort they per formed since the Johnstown flood. "Our men were subjected to almost in human exposure since they came into this camp." Dr. Foster said. "Ihey slept on the ground and had to stand the rain and sunshine just as it came, but it seems to have only strengthened them. They have no use for a surgeon. In fact," the doctor concluded, "it is only another evidence that the Fourteenth is made up of real soldiers." "o Sickness In ths TentJu Surgeon Major Neff, of the Tenth, spent most of yesterday in directinz the construc tion of a hospital tent, but he had no occu pant for the place after its erection. "Our men are remarkably free from sickness," Dr. XelTsaid. "It begins to look now as li.i..l. .1.- I ?. V . ... iuuuu iuc jiuspiiai lent will stand as a blu2 to complete our camp." "How do vou account for the good health in camp?" was asked the doctor. "The general good health is easilv ac counted for. The troops were unexpectedly ordered out They earned three davs cooked rations, but their rations were shipped direct to Homestead, while ihey Mere shifted about in a mysterious way for tn o days. During that time they had little to cat and nothing to drink, and as a result they came here suffering only from hunger. In the harry when ordcred'out they did not have the time to procure the sweetmeats and delicacies they usually take to camp, end without which they are always better. "N'ovr they are eating plain soldiers' rations, and if ther can successfully dodge the heat I think I will have little more to do thau to help Colonel Hawkins entertain the pretty girls who call at headquarters to visit Adjutant Hays and Captain Brown, who are detailed from the Fourteenth. But seriously," the doctor concluded, "I have not been called yet only to dress the hands of a few of the boys who were unfortunately poisoned bv ivy." Captain Ltltle Painfully TVonnded. Captain Little, of Companr C. Eight eenth Begiment, while out with his com pany yesterdayjust after the rain, fell upon his sword and suffered an ugly scalp wound just behind his right ear. The wound, while painful, is not considered dangerous. The captain is not likely to enjoy any more of the encampment, however. His was the only accident reported in the camp yester day, although Colonel Smith, of the Eight eenth, is suffering severely from an ankle, which he had broken some time ago and which he sprained again yesterday morn ing. Camp Sam Black came near being known in military history by another name. It was Gencr.1 Snowden, who named the place. Colonel Sam Black's name will ever live in military history. He will be always known as a brave soldier. It is told of him that once when a young lawyer at the Pittsburg bar lie was unexpectedlycalled by the Court to defend a man charged with felonious as sault. The Court ordered him to take j chanre of the case and to clear his client if I possible. Colonel Black asked for a con- I ference with theaccused. The storv was told to the attorney who after looking at the case as a hopelss one, said: "Now, boy, you run like lightning." Theboyrau, and after lie had gotten out of the Court House Colonel Black returned to the court room. Clenrcd Ills Client bnt or Sight. "Are you ready to proceed with the esse?" the Court asked when the Colonel appeared. Tes, sir," the attorney replied. "Where is the prisoner?" asked the Court "Vou told me to clear him if I could. I heard his case, and the only way I could clear him was to rpak him get out of hrr " " .laughed, and another case was le first order issued at Homestead .ide by Colonel Hawkins after he had bi.assigned to the command of the Pro lisioiml Brigade. He dated it at Camp Thomas A. Bowley, but about two hours after General Snowden issued an order and dated it at Camp Sam Black. The General's christening of the encampment was not dis puted, but in any event Pittsburg supplied the name for the enforced encampment, and the one suggested and the one accepted was a brilliant soldier in war times. AS SEEX ABROAD. Effect of Alarmlnp Reports of the Home stead It a;e Dispute Upon the Future Trosperity or Fittshnrj; The Return of the Carnegie Library. "In connection with the Homestead strike," said A. F. Keating yesterday, "the local papers should endeavor to show to the world outside of this city the actual condi tion of things here. For some reason people m other cities, according to their newspa pers, believe that this is a safe place to stav away from, if not a dangerous place to come to. Thev seem to think that Homestead is a part of Pittsburg and that the trouble is as great here as at the borough up the river. Various labor organizations in the citv have probably increased this impression "by the passage of resolutions which the newspapers have printed, calling on Councils to return Mr Carnegie's gift library. This has prob ably led to the belief in other places that thib represents the sentiments of the community. As a matter of fact the matter is in such shape that I don't Lelice Councils could return it if they wished. "But to return to the original subject, many complaints are heard of business being slow here at present I believe thev result from the belief abroad that Pitts burg is directly interested in the lawless ness at Homestead which made troops neces sary. Business people are staying away lrom here until that trouble "is entirely settled, j i tnc nau reputation we seem to be getting in certain quarters, owing to a misapprehension of the real conditions iiere, continues no longer than the Home stead dispute we may consider ourselves iortunate." James B. Scott, a member of the Carnegie Library Commission, says the resolutions Mill Lave no effect on the construction of the buildmcs. "Mr. Carnegie has nothing to do with the matter now," said he. "The money has been formally accepted and is now fa the hands ot the commission. Some of it has bcen expended and contracts have been entered into requiring more of it It would be foolish to deprive our citizens of the great benefits to be derived from this gift. Were this money leturned it would close the pockets of all men inclined to donate money or other things for the public good. The delay in accepting the gift made us ridiculous in the eyes ot the world, and to now return it would bring upon our city the deserted ridicule and contempt of the world. "If this money were returneJ we could not stop there. To be consistent it -nould be necessary also to return to Mrs. Schenley the 19 acres of the Schenley Park entrance oi pay her what it is worth," 25,000 an acre JVic sold it at 54,000 per acre on condition the main library should be placed there. We should have to go further and return to Mr. Carnegie the $300,00 he put into the Allegheny library. I think there is little tense m such a proposition, and do not think Councils will seriously consider it. Certainly the commission will not" HEKBEL DECLINES TO ADVISE. nu h O'Donnell Keceives His Reply From the Attorney Genera'. Attorney General Hensel yesterday sent the following reply to Hugh O'Donnell's inquiry concerning the disposition of arms belonging to Pinkerton detectives and now in the possession of the strikers: Jclt, U. lS9i 3Ir. Hugh O'Donnell. Homestead, Pa Deak Sin I an not think It Is within tlio scopo of my official duties to advise you upon tlio subject ot your telesraplilo In quiry. If you li.ive in yonr possession prl utc pioperty as to the ownership or which you are not informed, you should be Rulded liy private counsel as to lion to dispose of it. It you have any reason to believe that it will be needed In any legal inquiry or for the purpose of evidence in prosecution to be brousrht, lay the facts befoie the District Attorney of your county and consult with him. Veiv trulv vours, W. U. ilkxsEi, Attorney General. A BISHOP WINS FAME. One rrom Chicago Ad.Iresses the Home stpad Men and Is l.ondly Cheered He Saya They Killed FInlcertunism Amal gamated Alen Beady to Disburse Aid. Bishop Samuel Fallows, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Chicago, is beyond all manner of doubt the most popular man in Homestead borough. The story of how the Bishop acqnired this phenomenal popu larity in less than half an hour is easily told. He made a speech to the men, a 20 miuutes' speech, which was applauded from start to finish, and n hich set the big audience fairly frantic with delight In these 20 minutes the reverend gentleman talked law and arbitration and the rights of labor. He talked on the workingmen's side. Report ers were rigidly excluded from the.meeting. Even the Bishop himself was only pres ent while delivering his remarkable speech, because the gathering was official and as a natural consequence, secret Chance brought the AVcstern divine to Homestead, and the invitation of Hugh O'Donnell brought him into the meeting. His elo quence and his arguments did the rest The meeting which has served to bring the Bishop so much agreeable notoriety was held in the Opera House. The object as given out to the press was to organize some satisfactory plan of general relief to the needy among the strikers. After a long discussion, it was decided to place the mat ter in the hands of a sub-committee of the Advisory Committee, with full power to act A general household ex pense average will be struck, and sufficient supplies will be distributed freely but not extravagantly. This was the gist of what was done. Aside from the tremendous reception ac corded to Bishop Fallows, the feature of the meeting was the ovation given Hugh O'Donnell, Chairman of the Advisory Com mittee. After the meeting had adjourned Bishop Fallows talked for publication to a Dis TATCH reporter. He prefaced his remarks by baying that from now on he intended to do his utmost in behalf of the mill men. "I as on my way to Chicago," said he, "and it struck "me that I had better visit Homest'-ad and see things for myself before writing or preaching on the troubles which have attracted the attention of the civilized world. I believe I now have sufficient stock of information on which to proceed. The right of labor to organize must be respected and public sentiment will, I believe, soon compel capital and labor to arbitrate. Here are men willing to have their differences adjusted by a disin terested tribunal, but capital will not listen to the oft advanced proposition. We are men of peace, vou know, and we advocate peaceful methods. The law of the State I and of the nation must be supreme, al- though there mav be times when it works anparent hardship. Homestead struck the blow which killed Pinkertonism." HOW THE MEN ARE ARMED. General Snowden Estimates the "Locked Oat Men Ilaio 3,000 Stand or Arms Anxions to Get Kid of the Pinkerton Gain A Strange Problem. General Snowden and the headquarters staff have been making a quiet investiga tion into the actual armament of the strikers. It is believed that there are in ll,rx:stnpl- about 2,000 stand of arras of all sorts, including shotguns, old army mus kets, sporting rifles and Winchesters, which belong to the men, and which cann,ot, save in the case of actual hostilities, be taken away from them. Besides these are the captured Pinkerton guns and a great many revolvers of all pat terns. Ammunition is much more scarce, it is believed than weapons. There is a dif ference in caliber between the Pinkerton guns and the others which makes many of the cartridees unavailable. An amazing fact is that much of the ammunition is mani festly the property of the United States Government The boxes of cartridges bear the label of the Frankford Arsenal and nobody seems to be able to explain whether these are part of the Pinkerton equipment or whether they wcredifferentlyacquired. The Frank ford cartridges are all 50 caliber. Much speculation is indulged in by the people on both sides of Eighth avenue as to how the work of disarmament will he neeomnlislipil Xothing but a house to house vie itation and search can recover the guns, and how that can be done in America Is a question that no one proposes a solution for. The Advisory Committee is anxious to get rid of the weapons, but there seems to be some doubt about the legal aspect of the case, and it is said they are now waiting for counsels' opinion. At the time ot the sur render one of the conditions granted the de tectives was that the arms would be re turned to Mr. Pinkerton when opportunity occurred. The Winchesters are now scat tered all up and down the Monongahela, as the crowd made away with eveythingwhen it gained access to the barges and carried off everything it chose. Besides that there seems to be some doubt as to the legal re sponsibility which would be incurred by any person, turning over some of the guns who could not account for all that the Pinkertons lost in the melee, and the men will, under advice, proceed very cautiously in the work ot restoration. A lact not generally known is that there are a larce number of Winchesters still in the Carnegie mills, supposed to be also the property of the Pinkertons. These guns, about 200 in number.'the strikers believe to be stored in the carpenter shop in boxes and the men were with difficulty restrained by their leaders from making "a search for them before the militia arrived. If they were there on Sunday they have been moved since, as the carpenter shop is to-day bare of everything in the shape of weapons. AK0THEE PIKKEET0H DYIHO. Captain Hinde of the Vanquished Detec tives Suffering With Lockjaw. Last evening it was reported that Captain ninde, the Pinkerton defective at the West Penn Hospital, was in a serious condition and not likely to live until morning. Captain Hinde was shot through the thigh during the fight between the Pinker tons and the strikers at Homestead last week. He h.id been getting better rapidly, and was in a fair way to recover, but ye's terday afternoon lockjaw set in as a result of blood poison, and it is only a question of time until death ensues. The authorities at the hospital refused to confirm the re port, adhering to their promise to say noth ing. Another Homestead Canard. The report that the First Brigade has been ordered from Mt Gretna proves to be a canard. The troops will probably be sent home unless the situation at the scene of the trouble becomes more strained than at present The inspection of the Second and Third Brigades is expected to Legin next Tuesday. Adjutant General Greenland and the members of the Governor's staff re turned to Harrisburg from Mt Gretna to night. 100 Jfrir Honses at Homestead. The Carnegie Steel Company, limited, is now advertising for proposals to build 100 new houses for its employes on the site of the old City Farm. Their intention was first given out several weeks ago. Since that time streets have been laid out and partly graded. ,. . PREPARING TO START. Fires Have Been Ilchted In the Armor T'ate Jllill Stories of More Non-Union Men The Guard! Tarn Back a Mob. Steam is up in at least one of the Car negie mills, and there was a story on the streets last night that 50 non-union men had been smuggled into the works, and were making ready to begin work. As a matter of course the story has created a great deal of excitement among the strikers, and is the one topic of discussion in Homestead. Just how much truth is in this report it is difficult to say. This much is certain. Clouds of steam have been pouring out of the stacks of the armor plate finishing shops and the pres shops. There are also signs of activity iq the immediate neighborhood of the electric light shop. The strikers lounging about the-town caught their first glimpse of the steam issuing from the stacks about 10 o'clock in the morning. A crowd of them quickly gathered at the railway station at City Farm station, and for a time it looked as though there would be trouble. The min iature mob said all mannerof unkind things about Carnegie and Frick, and attempted to cross the tracks and enter the works, but a company of the Eighth regiment was on guard at this point Captain Hutchison ordered the troops to line up, "company front," and prepare to charge. Then in a stern voice he addressed the leader of the crowd: "Gentlemen," he said, "I should advise you to retire across the tracks and disperse at once. If you don't I shall order mv men to charge on you, and some of you will probably be hurt" One glance at the line of gleaming bayo nets and the determined faces behind them satisfied the crowd that discretion was the better part ot valor, and they quickly scat tered. To observant outsiders this grim episode was proof positive that General Snowden has determined to stand no nonsense from the strikers, and to make an example of the men engaged in the first outbreak. At 9 o'clock in the evening a triple guard was placed around the camp and works, and the Provost Marshal, Colonel Green, issued or ders to the pickets to allow no one to pass the lines. EEICKLATEES WILL GO 0UZ The Amalgamated Promises to Care for Widow and Orphan. The Advisory Committee held a secret meeting last night, but as soon as the lead ers adjourned it was understood that the meeting had been called upon by the 35 bricklayers of the mill, who asked for ad vice as to what tbey should do under all the circumstances. These men have no con nection with the Amalgamated Association. They are members of the Bricklayers' Na tional Union. After a conference it was stated that the bricklayers would leave the mills, and that the Amalgamated Associa tion would request their national body that work should be provided for them. The question of relief for the widows and families of the men killed by the Pinkerton detectives was taken up, and the committee desired that most liberal provision should be made for them. Help has already been extended, but nothing formal was done until to-night, when it was agreed that the widows and orphans should be made the wards of the people of Homestead, and it was also stated that the Amalgamated Asso ciation would care for all of them. Some misapprehension has been caused by the reports sent out from Homestead about the distresses among the Hungarian families beyond the hilL There is no suf fering there. MAY STABT THE MILLS 10-DAY. The Company Has Already Succeeded In Placing Men Inside the Walls. There is no longer a question about pre paring to start the mill. Late last night a barge loaded with provisions and cots suffi cient for a fairly large number of men, anchored on the shore of the yard just below the Peniickey Railroad trestle, and within a few yards of the spot on which was fought the memorable battle of last week. All the provisions and cots are now stored in one of the main storehouses near by. Furthermore, a number of men, 50 at least, exclusive of the regular watchmen, are now quartered in the yards. Whether or not they are non-union men it is impossi ble to say, as no manner of pass will enable one to enter the gates or even pass the triple line of pickets which engirdle the plant. It leaked out last night that the superin tendents and foremen of the several depart ments of the works had received positive orders from the main office of the Carnegie Company to report at the mills this morn ing prepared for work. One of the fore men, in the armor plate department of the works, Allen Hubbard, has resigned his position, giving as a reason hir dfsinclina tion to work with non-union men. DON'T LOVE EACH OTHER. Walter Girls at tho Carnegie Club House Go on a Strike. Since the soldiers have been confined to the camp there has been a very marked change in the feeling between the town and the hill, the sentiment on both sides being decidedly more unfriendly than it was at first. General Snowden comes in for the most criticism by the strikers, and they .are not particularly.sparing in their remarks. In this connection a strike of the waiter girls at the Frick Hotel yesterday morning indicates the general feeling, although Gen eral Snowden was but part of the grievance of the young women. The man against , wnom the boycott, or eirlcott, was chiefly directed was Manazer Potter, of the mills, who again took up his permanent resi dence in Homestead yesterday. A new force of waiters was speedily found, and, at a rather late dinner, everybody coming to the hotel, including the distinguished com mander of the forces, was served. HAVE VEEY FEW SPECTATORS. Homestead People Appear bat Little Interested in the Parades. The troops at Homestead do not have a large number of spectators at their dress parades. Usually this sort of thing has a great attraction for the populace near the camping ground, but at Homestead it is entirely the reverse. The attendance at th,e military maneuvers the past two days has been very slim indeed, almost entirely made up of visitors to the town. The locked out men seem to take no notice whatever of the military and make themselves conspicuous by their ab sence. Even the town folk apparently have little or no interest in the evolutions for they, too, absent themselves, only a few approaching near the parade ground. This is rather remarkable as the evolutions of the troops have been more than interesting and a really- beautiful spectacle. SHOOTING WITH SOLID SHOT. Battery 15 Boys Slake a Display or Their Marksmanship at Homestead. All of Battery B's boys are in excellent health and are enjoying themselves hugely on the top of the hill. They have not got ten down to regular drill yet, but Captain I Hunt expects by Monday or Tuesday to have everything in order. Yesterday the boys had " some practice at firing In tfie ra vine back of the camp. From 5 o'cloek till 7 their guns kept up a continuous roaring, pouring canister, grape and solid shot into the opposite hill. Lieutenant Lew Brown is quite a con spicuous figure about the camp and head quarters and on Thursday, as officer of the day, he acquitted himself in a very soldier ly manner. IT IS A BONNY TROOP. How the Pride or Jhe Quaker City Fares at Camp Black -They Are Old Cam paigners, and Have a Chef From the Dnquesne Club. "This sort of life may do well enough for two or three days when you want a picnic, and for the young men who are imbued with thejnartial spirit, but for old fellows like us who have seen a good deal of this life it becomes very tiresome, and I'd much rather be home," said Captain J. L. Wil son, of the City Troop of Philadelphia. He evidently does not relish sleeping out with the sky as a covering when he com pares it to hi snug couch in his mansion in Philadelphia. The City Troop is composed of some of the prominent young and old menot Philadelphia, and their experience getting here and after they arrived "has not been exactly what they have been ac customed to at home. Out of a member ship of 56 they have with them 51 men. aacn man has his own horse ana an inspec tion of the picket line will readily convince one that they are such horses as one rarely sees in this sort of duty. The boys are seen at their best, however, at Camp Black. They are compelled to wear the State uniform while doing State service, and as a result left their full dress uniforms at home. These are something magnificent. The helmet is surmounted by a large bear hair plume extending in front and falling down the back 'of the neck, the dark blue coat is decorated with white braid with three rows of silver buttons down the front, and with a five inch red belt around the waist, white stockinette britches and high top boots you have one of the costliest uniforms in the country. An even 5500 bill would not go any too far in the purchasing of one of them. " Quartermaster Hugh Oraig, Jr., who has been acting as cook for the (jpys, is one of what they term their "unenlisted mem bers," but he enlisted for service at Home stead on hearing of the trouble there. His only occupation at home is cut ting coupons, but he does not object to cutting when duty calls him. He has, however, been relieved from his duty by a chef obtained through the Dn quesne Club. It seems to be the general impression that the Philadelphians live on nothing else but champagne. This idea can easily be dispelled by dining with them nothing stronger than apollinaris and gin ger ale. Somei little difficulty was ex perienced by the Sleepy City boys in get ting their camp in the condition they wished, but they have things fairly estab lished now and are resting on their oars. TO SETTLE THE STHIKE. An Old Lady With an Important Meisace From Spirit .Land. Mrs. ElmiraBipley came to this city from Wheeling last night on an important spiritualistic mission which she says can be confided to no one but Superintendent Mc- Elroy, of the Pittsburg Gas Company, one ot the leading spiritualists in this city. When she arrived it was late and she ap pealed to the police to select her a suitable hotel for the night While waiting for a messenger to escort her to a hotel the old lady explained to the officers at City Hall that in coming here she was acting entirely under the guidance of the spirits. They had communicated to her a message of great importance and in structed her to go at once with it to Mr. McEIroy. From what she said it was in ferred that the trouble at Homestead figures In her message though she declined to give any definite information as to its purport. She was disappointed that Mr. McElroy lived so far that she could not see him immediately, and with a resigned sigh she started for her hotel. CAKBHIA COUNTY KNIGHTS. They Keso'.ve That thi Homestead Work men chjill Have Their Sympathy. The following resolutions were adopted at a regular meeting of L. A. Ho. 1875, K. ofL., of Lilly, Cambria county: Whereas, It has come to our nottco that the Homestead Steel Company has taken unlawful means to compel its employes to suntiilt to a reduction. Kesolved, That wo denounce the unjust method of this company. Kesolved, That we approve tho steps taken by the steel workers of Homestead to pro tect themselves against an unlawful gang of Pinkertons. Kesolved, That we extend to them our sympathies and promise them our moral and financial aid. Watchman McCurry Recovering:. John T. McCurry,one of the men wounded in the riot at Homestead, was in a greatly improved condition last night at the Alle gheny General Hospital. It is thought that he will leave the hospital in a few days. Chief E, Hot Will Investigate. Chief Elliot, of the Department of Chari ties, will investigate how the 50 pounds of dynamite found Thursday at City Farm sta tion, Homestead, came to be on the city's ground. It was there for several days. ELI PERKINS Is In Japan for THE DIS PATCH. Bead his first letter to-morrow. BROWN VINDICATED. The Allegheny Andltors Say the Controller's Accounts Were Regular bnt Carelessly Hept The Report Was Mot Submitted Recuse There Was No Qnornm. The Allegheny Auditing Committee was called to meet last night but tailed to secure a quorum. Had the committee met a re port would have been submitted by Auditor Bigger relative to the examination of the books of the Controller's office. This ex amination has been completed, anil has re sulted, according to the statement of Mr. Bigger, in a thorough vindication of Con- J troiler Brown. Mr. Bigger stated that in the entire ex amination only a few, mistakes had been noticed, and they were not Important. A few details, he said, should have appeared on the books, but their omission did not in dicate any attempt or purpose of dis honesty. Mr. Bigger refused to give his report in full before it was acted upon by the Auditing Committee. Mr. McKirdy said he had prepared a re port on the same matter, but had concluded not to submit it to the committee, as he was appointed only as an assistant to Mr. Big- ?er. He said his report differed in detail rom Mr. Biggcr's, but from the investiga tion he could not say there had been any thing intentionally irregular in the office ot the Controller. There were, he said, evi dences of carelessness in the auditing oi the books. The auditors are at present engaged on the boots of the Treasurer there,and it will require two months to finish. ENGLAND'S troops to visit America. TO-SIOBROW'S DISPATCH. See Allegheny's Fourteenth Ward. That part of Beserve township cut off and annexed to the city of Allegheny, is now the Fourteenth ward of that city, and police jurisdiction has been established overit. City Solicitor Elphinstone said yesterday that he bad just finished, the papers to be pre sented to court for confirmation, creating an election district of the territory and pro viding for the choosing of election officers. This will probably be acted on about Sep tember 4. I Dr. B. M. Hunt. Eye, throat diseases exclusively, treet, Pittsburg, Pa. ear, nose and Office, 720 Penn Hat ONE AGAINST THREE. Question of Wases Considered Window Glass Workers. by ALL BRANCHES WANT TO SHARE. Yery Peculiar Strike at the Singer, Nimick Co. Mills. GENERAL LIBOR K0TES 0P INTEEEST Whether the wages of one of the four trades forming the American Window Glass Association could.be advanced without pro portionately increasing the pay of the other three, was the chief topic of discussion in the convention at Southside Turner Hall last evening. It seems when the present association was effected nearly seven years ago four different departments in window glass factories were included. These represented the glass cutters, blow ers, flat'eners and gatherers. At the time a written contract was drawn up in which it was made binding that no one of the four trades should receive an advance without a corresponding increase in the remaining three. On Thursday, during the afternoon session of the convention, it was proposed that the wages of the gatherers be increased to 70 per cent upon single and to 60 per cent on double boxes for sizes up to 40x60, and for all sizes over the increase was to be from 52i to 55 per cent This proposition was not or has not been acted upon. Increasing the Cutters' Wages. At yesterday's meeting a resolution was handed in that there should be an increase in the cutters wages of 2 per cent on single boxes. At the present time they re ceive 27 per cent and it is proposed to in crease the figures to an even 30. The resolutions to increase the wages of the gatherers and cutters without advanc ing the price of work for the flatteners and blowers gave rise to a great deal of contro versy, and it was then that the old rules' which governed the amalgamation of the four trades were brought up and discussed. As it now stands, although neither of the new resolutions have been passed, it is al most a certainty that they will not be rati fied unless sonie attention is paid to the wages of the flatteners and blowers and they also receive a fair advance. During the afternoon session there was an effort upon the part of some of the dele gates to have the Loeffler communication acted upon, but no attention Tins paid to their demands. It is probable the measure will not be considered before next week. Some of the delegates were inclined to believe that the "Press" committee were too liberal in giving out facts that trans- Eired in the convention. This led to a eated debate in which several of the mem bers stated that they were in favor of giving newspaper representatives seats in the gal lery during the morning and afternoon hours. Mr. Putney, one of the Press Com mittee, has asked to be excused from any further action upon this committee, and as hereally desires that a substitute be ap pointed in hjis place It is probable that his request will be granted. IIib Convention Golnc to Kensington. Just before adjournment the convention decided that this morning's session should be brought to a close at 11:30 o'clock in order to give the delegates time to catch the 12:05 o'clock train over the Allegheny Vallev Bailroad for Kensington where they will go for an afternoon outing. The only business to be transacted to-day is the con sideration of a plan to re-establish the old international federation of window class workers. This organization was abolished one year aeo. It includes America, Eng land, Belgium, France and Italy. A reso lution to this effect was submitted yester day'morning, taken up in the afternoon and postponed for action until to-day. At yesterday morning's session the three hours were devoted to resolutions which were considered by special permission. One resolution advocated that the window glass workers should not work after 4 o'clock on Saturday. The present time is 6. This resolution was laid over to be dis cussed later. There were several other measures submitted, but the only one of prominence taken up was the adaptability of the new tuber patent flattening machine, which many manufacturers are introducing into their works. The workers have no objection to the machine being used pro vided they are indemnified azainst loss bv breakage. THEIR STRIKE IS ENDED. The Union Bricklayers Claim That They Have Won Their Demands, and Are Hatr Willing to Drop the Struggle The Good Standing of the Organization. The bricklayers' strike is a thing of the past. Last night Union No. 2 held a meet ing and decided that as it had accomplished what it struck for in May, 1891, it would be useless to continue the strike longer. "In May, 1891," aid Secretary Speed, "our union went out on the refusal of the bosses to pay us 4 50 a day. We then had 833 men. Now we have 500 men in good standing, while 200 more are working in other cities and are still members of our association. All of our men are now working, with the exception of a few old fellows, who cannot command the wages. We have come out of the fight victorious. Every one of our men is getting $4 50 a day. Some of the exchange men are paying it This end ing of the strike will relieve the material, men and boss bricklayers in the exchange from all obligations to that body. They can now pay the standard price. "The union is very thankful to the bosses who stood bv us in the strike, pavincr us our demands. To them we give great credit for our victory. "The ending of our difficulties will make considerable diflerence in the building boom ot the two cities. I know of a number of structures that will be com menced now by exchange men, who were afraid to make the venture while affairs were yet unsettled." DESIEE A CONFERENCE. A Scale Settlement Is Expected In the Mill of Phillips, NImlok & Co. The events at Homestead during the past week have done a great deal toward pre venting any material progress being .made in a settlement between the Pittsburg man ufacturers and the Amalgamated Associa tion. It is probably due to this reason that the officials of the Amalgamation have been so non-committal during the past few days. They will say nothing concerning the situa tion at any ot the Carnegie Steel Company's mills where there is trouble or any pros pects of a difficulty. It was announced yesterday that James M. Bailey, 'of Phillips, Nimick & Co.'s Southside mills, had notified the Wage Committee of the Amalgamated Associa tion that the firm desired a conference. Ac cordingly two members of the Amalgamated Association immediately waited upon Mr. Bailey, but nothing "was accomplished. Another discussion between the same gentle men will be held tbis-morning at 10 o'clock, when something definite toward a scale settlement is expected. TO C0NTK0L THE SYSTEM The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Will Have Their Own Electric P.ant. It has been determined that the Penn sylvania Bailroad Company will hereafter control the eleetrio light system along the tracks between this city and East Liberty. The construction of a large plant on the hillside near Union Station was begun, yes terday, and a force of Vorkmen were set at work excavating for the new building. It will be constructed of brick, and its site adjoins the roundhouse of the Pan handle road. A halt dozen arc and incan descent dynamos will furnish the power lor all the lights used at Union station, in the yards and along the tracks. The interven ing stations will also be looked after, as will the various signals and the Central Stock Yards from this source. SIXTY MILL MEN STRIKE. Troub'e Pending in the Mills or Singer, Nlmlck 8s Co. and Jones & Lnughllns Some Workmen S'rlke and the Others Aro Discharged. Now that it is quite the fashion for lock outs and strikes in the iron and steel mills in this vicinity, the statement that there is considerable trouble among the workmen in the mills of Singer, Nimick & Co. and Jones & Laughlins creates no surprise. The former firm have been singularly free from labor troubles, having had no serious trouble with their workmen for 25 years previous to 1887, when a strike was de clared. At this time all of the old employes who returned to work were obliged to sicn an agreement not to join or belong to any labor vf,iwtMiiuui wuiie iu me employ oi ine firm. No organization has existed iu the mill since July, 1887, and yet it is a singu lar fact that during the past year the men in Singer, Nimicfc & Ca's mill were in some instances receiving higher wages than for similar work in mills controlled by the Amalgamated Association. This fact was mainly instrumental in causing the present trouble which, briefly summarized, means that about 60 men in the melting depart ment have struck. A few davs ago, in order to level down the wages to the Amalgamated scale, the firm asked a reduction from the three chief melters. These three men employ about CO assistants. When offered a reduction by the firm the melters in return said the men in their em ploy should be reduced. The proposed decrease in the men's wages amounts to 25 cents less per day than paid in other mills. The men held a meeting and decided to strike. The trouble is not between the firm and the men but between the boss melters and their men, and the melters take the stand of the Carnegie Company and say they will only deal with the men as indi viduals. The mills of Jones & Laughlins, on the Southside, in which extensive repairs were being made are now idle. Ever since the shut down on July 1 a large force of men were put to work in these mills fixing up machinery and getting the plant in perfect running order. Last evening an order was circulated through the mill that all em ployes should cease work. Even the engineers and millwrights were discharged. What move will be taken next is not known. TO BEM0VE THEIE PLANT, Stockholders of the Alvan Glass Works Dissatisfied (Vlth Their Location. Stockholders of the Alvan Glass Works at Salem, O., being unable to secure a branch railroad to their works, are con templating removing their factory to some town where the citizens are more" liberal in their ideas. A committee of stockholders have conferred with the Board of Trade of Delaware City. They offer the company all the land wanted free and exemption from taxes for ten years. PENN INCLINE WRECKED. Fire Totally Destroys tho Plane Company's Power Plant and the Big Dance Hall A Month Before Cars Can Be Operated Loss 835,000. The Penn Incline dance hall as well as the power building adjoihing, at the head of the incline above Seventeenth street, Vere totally destroyed by fire yesterday after noon. Such headway had been gained by the flames before they were discovered ihat the whole structure was a" mass of fire when the alarm w as sent in. The conspicuous position of the building made it visible from Thirty-third street to the Point and all over Allegheny. A great bank of black clouds in the sky to the southward formed a back ground against which the flames, as they leaped from the windows and curled about the turreted roof, presented a beautiful picture, which was admired by thousands. Nothing but tottering walls remain of this once popular resort, which has ot late years been tne scene of so many gatherings of promiscuous dancers. The fire originated in the boiler house, nnder the platform at the head of the in cline, and swept across an open space inter vening to the engine room under the dance hallv When Superintendent Humphries arrived the building was thoroughly ablaze and a second alarm was sent in, but the firemen were handicapped by an insufficient water supply, and only four lines ot hose could be used. Their p'rincipal efforts were airectea to saving a row ot tenement houses just above the building and to prevent the burning of the incline car which was an chored at the head of the plane. The de struction of the incline buildings was as sured. The tenements were occupied by poor people, who removed their eflects when the danger became apparent, but the firemen by extraordinary effort managed to save their homes. By playing streams on the big freight and passenger car at the head of the incline the hremen saved it from burn ing loose from its mooring and dashing down upon the assembled multitude away below on Liberty street and the Pennsyl vania Bailroad tracks. The incline is owned by a company of which Joshua Rhodes is" President The dance hall was built as an attraction to draw trade for the incline in 1883. It was a handsome brick building of three stories. AVhen first opened liqnor was sold there, and the place was a favorite resort for the better class ot Germans. It was patterned after similar resorts in Cincinnati, and, until the Brooks law deprived it of a li cense, did a bie business. Since that time it has retrograded, and lately a portion of it has been rented for a dwelling. xne damage to tne incline Company by fire is estimated at ?35,000, fully insured. It is not known how badly the machinery is damaged, but the engineer says it must all be replaced and it will require a month to put the plane in operation again. The house occupied by Michael McCabe. adjoin ing the incline building, was damaged to the extent of $400. The exact cause of the fire has not been ascertained. WORK AT SCHENLEY PE0GRESSIKO Cnlyer, the Landscaplst of the Park, Well Flensed. Landscape work in Schenley Park will be rapidly pushed in the fall, and before the first fall of snow .the walks and drive ways will be finished. Colonel John Y. Culver, of New York, lamlscapist of the park, drove over the grounds yesterday to see now work was progressing. He was seen at the Duquesue Hotel last night and said he was well pleased, and the plans that have previously been outlined will be followed. "Schenley Park, when completed, will be an artistic success," said he, "from my standpoint, which is, of course, in comparis6n with other parks, and I have no hesitancy in declaring it a rarelv beautiful spot even now. The workmen are busily engaged upon the driveways and by fall, when we will largely augment their force, the park will be weli under way for completion." Extension of the A. O. V. TV. fiapid is the work of extension in the Grand Lodge of the A. O. tj. W. of West ern Pennsylvania. The deputies of the lodges located in Allegheny county held a meetipg at the Central Hotel last night and discussed the matter of extending the order. Grand Master Workman Sheridan Gaston presided at the meeting and read the re ports of the committeemen. ELECTRICITYATWORK. The Postal Telegraph Company Loses 23 Wires by the Storm. HOW THE WESTERN UNION FARED. Highland Park Concert Attendants Caught in the Bain. WIIEKE "(HE MINOR DAMAGE WAS DOSE The storm last evening left many re minders in its course. The air was filled with electricity, and telegraph and telephone wires suffered greatly. The Postal Company experienced the greatest damage. The storm started in the West and came due Eastward. Be tween the "Exposition" city and Pittsburg, the Postal Company lost 20 wires in less than that many minutes. The damage was done by lightning striking the poles and burning out the wires. As they were burned off tbey dropped down and twisted around others, damaging them also. After the storm reached Pittsburg and had spent its force, it started Eastwasd. At 10 o'clock the lightning was doing business in the mountains. By a few minutes after 10, three wires of the Postal Company had been broken between New York and this city, and, as the storm traveled, fresh re ports of its doings were reported all along the line. The Storm Works the Keys. The Western Union Company'1 experi ence was a peculiar one. It did not lose a wire either East or West. Trouble was en countered in transmitting messazes as the air was so highly charged with electricity. For a time it was impossible to distinguish the clicks ot the instruments. This trouble grew less later in the evening, but it did not entirely pass away. In the dynamo room of the Western Union office festive lightning held high car nival for a time. The dynamo man was busy with his work in the room when the storm came. Streaks of electricity were flying through the air and playing over the ma chinery at a gait just "a trifle too swift The man started for the door, hardly hoping to reach it alive. Although the frisky stuff was dancing around his head the whole way, he made his escape. A boy who carried lunch to the operators was pass ing th,e room at the time, and he narrowly escaped. It is said he was so badly scared that sandwiches and coffee were dropped in a heap on the floor. The Central District messenger rooms were invaded. Nearly all the circuits were burned out. They were speedily re paired, and a half hour after the storm had passed the boxes were in working order' again. The Telephone System Suffers. The telephone lines suffered some, but did not consist of anything more than the burning out of wires. During the heavy rain last night the elec tric lights in the pntire upper end of the Southside went out, leaving that portion of the city in darkness for over an hour. The sharp and almost continuous lightning af fected the traction wires so that the cats stopped running during the storm. The pleasure of several thousand people who, notwithstanding the threatening clouds, assembled at Highland Park List night to listen to the Cathedral Band con cert, was cut short by the sudden storm. The rush to get home was something frightful. Everybody wanted to get there first, and buggies? carriages, bicycles and people came down Highlaud avenne like a flood. The Dnquesne line could not accom modate the rush, causing not a few to take an unwelcome bath, as well as a walk. A great many people were knocked down by tne rusb. bnt none were injured. A small panic was created in a Duqursne Traction car at the corner of Oakland ave nne andJForbes street during the storm by a heavy bolt of lightning, which put out the lights in the car. The ladies screamed, and J were badly frightened, but it was all over in a few seconds, and the car passed on to ward 'own. Word was sent to the Fourteenth ward station that lightning had struck the East End Lanndry.but it was a false alarm. AH the incandescent lffhts were put out about Oakland by the lightning. A particular heavy thulMle-bolt at 9:15 struck the fire escape in t6e"J"ear of the Hamilton building and damaged 'the wires of the Allegheny Light Company"" in .Diamond alley. A Hostlrr In Trouble. William Cook, stable boss for the Mohn Bros. Electric Laundry, was arrested yes terday on a warrant sworn ont before Alder derman Burns by Fred Ewalt, a driver for the same firm, charging him with assault and battery. The men had a quarrel over the stabling of a horse, and Ewalt alleges that Cook struck him with his fist, knocking him down. Cook gave bail for a hearing to-day. BIBER & EAST0N. THIN BLACK GOODS. All Silk Tissues, Grenadines, French Organdies, Etc., AT LOW PRICES. . Silk and Wool and All-Silk Gren adines, in iron frame, Mexican mesh, brocade figures, stripes, checks, etc., at reduced prices. BLACK FRENCH SATINES, In Solid Stripes, AT 20c AND 25c. WOOL GRENADINES, 44-inch widths, In Plain Mesh at 60c. In handsome Satin Stripes and Checks, 75c, 90c, $1. SILK AND WOOLTAMISE, 42-inch,' 85c, $1, $1.25 and up. CRYSTALLETTE, 46-inch, in exquisite quality, pure S Ik and Wool, English d'ye, $1.75 AND $2. FRENCH ORGANDIES, Black and Fancies, From 30c to 20c From 37 c to 25c. BIBER & EASTON, 60S AJSD SOT if ABKET 871 i?U-rs-i NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Loading Dry Goods House. Plttsbur?, Psk. Saturday, July 18, 133 Jos.H,orne3:Go.,s Penn Ave. Stores Offer This Morning IOO DOZENS (Twelve hundred) Gentlemen's NE.W Slirnnier Shirts, Madras And Cheviot. Including Plain Blues, Pinks and all good, plain and fancy colors. Lowest PriGes Ever before named on goods equally good and stylish. Men never saw such an as sortment of fine Summer Shirts at such low prices. It's your time to buy if you want to get -Tv tiTGk.very best for less than ths poor jfiinds would usually cost you. Jos. firortie 8c. Go., 609-621 nm AYS. JyJJ ORIENTAL RUGS. NEW DBPARTMH1T. Heretofore people wanting special sizes of Oriental Rugs had to send to New York City for them. We have just opened a. large line of these goods'in all sizes and a dozen differ ent makes. They are our own im portation, and we will continue to receive new patterns as fast as brought out in the Orient. The prices range from $& up. CHINA MATTINGS. Our Matting Department is brim ful of the very latest weaves. We have secured the services of a native of the Celestial Empire, wko is sta tioned fn our show window every day, turning the samples for your in spection. EDWARD GROETZINGER, 627 AND.629 PENN AVE. JylO-rrssu FINE STATIONERY, Wedding: Invitations, CnUlng Cards, Eta ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. W. V. DERMITT & CO., OT Grant U mad 8 Slzta T. jyU-raM ft - -A - M. LI - r f- . 'l
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