wmm FORTY SEVENTH TEAR PITTSBURG, SUNDAY. JULY 17. 189a TOM H, CARTER OUR OWN EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT -ON PARADE AT- HOMESTEAD. rSL ,j0 is- T -. rV),, -Vo,v. - tS7 yp IS TO RENEW WORK. Of the National Committee, Succeeding Quay, Clark sou and Campbell. Carnegie Steel Company Asks Its Employes to Eetnrn Indiyidually. 5" J. P. BURKE IS SECEETAEY THURSDAY THE LAST DAY. J 3 DOUBLE NUMBER. BpaWH me j, TWENTY PAGES. . (mm piiiiiinurn g ivilii ouiviiviunnu .& I .J t w ft4ifftt. r ' CHAIRMAN i Until the Xew Chairman Has Time to Look Around for Another. C. L. Magee Prominently Mentioned as Successor to the Young Pittsburger Who Now Fills the Place The New Political Commander Selected After an All-Day Conference Payne Couldn't Accept the Place Mr. Carter to Resign Bis Land Commissioner chip Sketch of the Leader of Presi dent Harrison's Second Campaign Campbell to Remain jon the Execu tive Committee. fgrZCJAL TEtrGBAJI TO TITE Df SPATCH.'l Nrw York, July 16. Chairman, ex-Congressman Thomas Henry Carter, of Montana. Vice Chairman, Michael H. De Young, of California. Treasurer, Cornelius X. Bliss, of New York. Temporary Secretary, James F. Burke, of Pennsylvania. . Executive Committee, J. S. Clarkson, of Iowa; Garrett A. Hobart, of New Jersey; Joseph H. Manley, of Maine; Samuel Fessen den, of Connecticut; Henry C Payne, of "Wisconsin; Richard a Kerens, of Missouri; "William O. Bradley, or Kentucky; 'William A. Sutherland, or Sew York; John R. Tan Cer, or Illinois; TV. J. Campbell, of Illinois. These are the generals and captains of the Republican forces who are to run President Harrison's campaign for re-election. They will be aided by the President bimself. The difficulty in getting a chairman to rucceed "W. J. Campbell has become nemo orable in the history of political campaigns. It has taken exactly 32 days to hnd a man to 11 the place of James S. Clarkion, -whom the President did not desire to retain as Chnirman after his sturdy opposition at Minneapolis to the President's renomina tion. Neither did General Clarkson desire to remain at the helm. In the 32 davs the chairmanship was offered to 18 solid Repub licans. All declined it on the ground that its arduous duties would interfere with their business interests. An All-Day Hunt for a Trader. The situation on the arrival of the'Execu- tive Committee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night and this morning, preparatory to the final hunt for a Chairman, was regarded even by the President's friends as mortify ing. The hunt was continued all day to day, and just before sundown Mr. Carter, Tho holds a Federal office under the Presi dent, was prevailed upon to accept the place. He is the President's Land Office Commissioner at Washington at 6,000 a year. He will immediately relinquish the office. Mr. Carter also foregoes the prospect of becoming the next United States Senator from Montana. He was secretary of the new National Committee selected at Minne apolis, and he could attend to its duties beside entering into his subsoil contract to corral the United States Senatorship for himself, but the duties of chairman of the committee are so exacting and laborious and confining that he will not have time to think much of his own political future, Mr. 31 aee May Be Secretary. The Executive Committee appointed a temporary secretary in his place, but gave liim the privilege of selecting at his leisure his own man for secretary. It is believed that either ex-Representative McComas, of Maryland; C. L. Magee, of Pittsburg, or "William O. Bradley, of Kentucky, may be prevailed upon to accept the secretary's place. Meanwhile James P. Burke, Presi dent of the National Republican College Leajue, wili perform the duties. As a personal honor to "V. J. Campbell, who resigned to-day, lie was made a iull fiedged men.ber of the Executive Commit tee. This makes two committeemen from Illinois, an unusual distinction to be given to one State. An Advisory Committee, to be named in the immediate future by Chairman Carter, is also to assist the committee. The com mittee adjourned its meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to meet again Monday, in the fame place at 1 o'clock. Then a sub committee v ill select a house for a bead quarters in Xew York. "When Henry C Paine, of "Wisconsin, went to bed after midnight, last night, he had been told that President Harrison wanted him to be Chairman of the com mittee. "H by r.ijno Totildn't Take tlio Job. Mr. Payne hadn't any political ambitions to stand in the way of his taking the place, but he had declined to honor the President's draft upon him or to regard the wishes of hi1; old political mentor, Uncle Philetus Sawyer, until he could satisfy himself that he could afford to neglect for four months business interests in which 510,000,000 are invested. In fact, he had promised his as sociates in his surface car enterprises in Milwaukee that he would give hi constant attention to them. He decided this raorn sng that he could not honorably escape the restrictions upon him, and his decision was soon known in the corridors of the hotel. Senator Sawyer was keenly disappointed. The corridors were fillingup with Repub licans of high and low degree. Secretary Jerry Rusk, of the Agricultural Bureau, Senator Hiscock, Russell B. Harrison ana Secretary Tracy were disturbed over the re-fus-il of Payne. Joseph H. Manley, of Maine, was ap pealed to. He flatly refused the job. He is postmaster of Augusta, and that's enough for him at present. Samuel Fessenden was again approached and acain he put the ofier from him. Garrett Hobart, of New Jersey, is in Eurone, and was represented by "Will iam Bettle. Mr. Bettle was importuned to ascertain if Mr. Hobart wouldn't take it. 'o; Mr. Hobart was to bs in Europe most of the summer and early fall. Mr. I)Ii W.ini.rt IVhere Ho I. AVould't Cornelius X. Bliss take it? 2o; because he was treasurer of the committee, k '&&& tin iihinisffiMWPWWffrffgjffiyrMMH iriHsryilMjiTi MiTin" COLONEL XOBSIAN and the President wanted Mr. Bliss' just where he was. This was the situation when, at noon, the the committeemen assembled in parlor D-R. Uncle Jerry Rusk and Young Harrison re mained down stairs in the telecraph office, keeping the wires to "Washington hot with the troublesome affair. All of the committee men but Mr. Ho bart and Mr. Bradley were present when Secretary Carter called the little gathering to order, and Mr. Bettle and Joseph A. Sparks represented the absentees. At the suggestion of General Clarkson Mr. Suther land was made Temporary Chairman, but there was nothing to be done. The wheels were blocked. Nobody knew anybody who would take the chairmanship, and the principal duty of the little congregation was to name the Chairman. The committeemen were looking each other in the face and wondering what in the world they were to do next, when in walked "Whitelaw Beid. He was invited to speak, and he did so most earnestly. It had been whispered about that the committee would adjourn over to next week. He begged that no such step be taken. He insisted that the Chairman should be named "to day," and he uttered "(o-day" most em phatically. He declared that all schisms should be healed. The Republicans should get together, "When united they were never defeated. A Recess Taken to Fix Thine Up. Mr. Reid was well received, but the com mittee was still in its predicament The President's friends had all backed out, and they had no candidate, as they were un aware who next would be pitched upon by the President It was finally decided to adjourn to 3 o'clock in the afternoon. This gave Mr. Husk, Mr. Tracy and young Mr. Harrison an opportunity to send more telegrams to the "White House. Most of the committeemen went over to Delmonico's for lunch. In the meantime a report was circulated that the President had wired General Clarkson asking him to accept the place. General Clarkson denied the story. Among the committeemen who lunched at Delmonico's was Secretary Carter. He understood the situation, but tor fear he shouldn't he was told that he was the only man who could end the trouble. He again declined. It was then decided to make a dead set for Uncle Philetus Sawyer. His two "boys," Spooner and Payne, had refused, and he was vexed enough to spank them. The boys are only 100 years old, both together, but they turned on Uncle Philetus. They got the old man iu a corner and insisted that he would make the best chairman the party had ever had. He grinned and smoked and wriggled and inti mated that they might go to blazes. In fact, he told them to go. They wouldn't, but kept badgering him to accede to their earnest wishes. Carter Chosen by Acclamation. By this time it was nearly i o'clock and word had come that Mr. Carter must take the place. As a Federal officeholder and under obligation to the administration, he must take it Uncle Jerry Rusk and young Harrison, out in the main corridor, were pleased over this turn in the situation. "When the committee reconvened, at 4 o'clock, Mr. Manley suggested that they proceed to elect a chairman. General Clarkson nominated Mr. Carter, saying there was no better man in the Republican party to lead the committee. The nomina tion "was seconded by Mr. Payne, and there being no other nominations, Mr. Carter's selection was made unanimous. Mr. Sutherland, before leaving the chair, said that the committee m anted a man to unite all factions, and he expected Carter to do this. Looking fixedly at him, Mr. Suth erland said to Mr. Carter: "Is it your pleas ure to take this place?" "It is." replied Carter, and he clambered to the little platform and was in the saddle. Thomas H. Carter, the newly-elected chairman, is but 38 years old, having been bora in June Furnace, Scioto count v, O., in 1854. In 18G3 he moved to Peoria, HI., where he lived until 187S, when ho moved to Burlington, la. He studied law iu Louisville, Ky., and Illinois, being ad mitted to the bar in Nebraska. In 1882 he moved to Helena, Mont., which is now his home. He was elected Territorial delegate to the Fifty-first Congress, and on the ad mission of .Montana as a State, in Novem ber, 1889, was elected to Congress as its first Representative. In March, 1891, he was appointed by President Harrison as United States Land Commissioner Chnirman Carter Slakes a Speech. Mr. Campbell was formally re-elected a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Carter resigned the secretaryship and for mally acknowledging the honor of his elec tion as Chairman, said: Gentlemen of tbe National Committed To plead Insensibility to the great trust which you have Just conlerred to my care ltould bo to cast a reflection upon your Judg ment, collectively and apparently. As your worthy presiding officer, Mr. Sutherland, has w ell s.i'd, this is a task of graat magnitude, a battle amounting to little less than a hind-to-band struxle with lorccs fully organized tocrasp the powers orgoverninont from the Republican paity. Wu liavo passed In the history or the world beyond tnc time when men hat e overthrown governments for the sake of power, but the distance between tho time or that passage and the mesentis not very great. The tact that the straggle does not involve li!o mid death is only a mitigation ot tho se verity or tho Contest upon which we aio bout to enter. From these suggestions it may oe Inferred j - J CHAPLAIN JOHN L. C. "WILEY. that I anpreciate, in somo degree at least, the nature of tbe responsibility at hand and tho character of the effort necessary to be put forth. I would shi ink from tho task as a hopeless struggle, were it not for tbe fact thru about the Chairman of this committee primarily will be 12 shiewd, intelligent and capable members of the committee itself, while supporting this organization, known .as the Executive Committee, will be closed tbo national organization, representing every State and leiritory. In addition to this, the League or Clubs and other aftgies sivo forces, supplemented to tlio different State organizations of the party, and then tbe county and district organizations, with the people behind them, will make up, all In all, a mighty force of earnest, sinceie men, actuated by lofty motives and desirous or perpetuatinrr in their puiity the principles or the Republican party. A Great Task, lint Lots of Help. "While the task to he performed Is great, ouraggieeation of working leaders whose heaits and souls are with the Republican paity gives courage and strength and con fidence to all. This committee will have perfected its oig'inization beforo its final adjournment to-day. Relying as we do upon tho intelligence and patriotism of the American pconle, we can, supported by an earnest efroi t, confidently expect to meet witn ueservea viotory in .NovemDor. I can but promise to each and all tbe members of this committee, and the greater body of the Republican party whom you represent, an earnest, tireless effort to prove gentlemen, for the honor youhavebestowed upon me. (Applause.) Mr. Fessenden's suggestion that an Ad visory Committee of five be appointed to aid the executive committee was accepted, and Chairman Carter will shortly appoint the five, but not nntil he has consulted with the President. It was on Mr. Payne's motion, then made, that Mr. Carter was empowered to appoint the permanent secre tary of the committee. "When Mr. Carter was asked if the ac ceptance of the chairmanship entailed the resignation of his position in tbe Land Office, he replied: "I shall resign, at all events." MR. CARTER SERENADED. The New Chairman bpeaks to Two Repub lican Clobs Fireworks and Oratory Surly In the Campaign Rusk's Prom ises of Good XV eather. New York, July 10. The new Chairman of the Nationa Republican Committee was this evening the recipient of numerous con gratulatory messages from prominent Re publicans all over the country. To-night Mr. Carter was brought to a further appre ciation of the honor conferred upon him by an imbromptu serenade at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Lincoln Club, of New York, and the Pioneer Club, of the Third Assem bly district, in resplendent uniforms and headed by their bands, marched to the hotel at 9 o'clock, and after a brilliant display of fireworks and music by the hands, made loud calls for the National Committee. The appearance of the Executive Com mittee on tlie balcony was the signal for prolonged cheers. In a few well chosen words, President L. L. "Van Allen, of the Lincoln Club, introduced Chairman Carter, of the National Committee, and after the cheers of welcome, the latter spoke as fol lows: Mr. Chairman and members of tho Lincoln Republican Club and of the Lincoln Pioneer Club: In bebalt ot the National Republican Committee I desire to extend to you sincere thanks for the manifestation of your good will. Applause. In the presence of the name of Lincoln upon a banner any patri otic citizen of this great nation, affoided an opportunity, may well feel inspired to speak at length concerning the immortal princi- files consecrated by his life's best blood. Cheers. The time, however, has not arrived, nor docs the National Committee constitute the body, to discuss in detail the gieat issues of the campaign from the pnblio rostrum. I cannot, however, forego an expression of appreciation of the zeal and fidelity dis played by this magnificent audience of the citizens of New York for the principles of the Grand Old Party. Great applause. It is fitting and proper in the midst ot this, the imperial city of the continent, on the battle ground or tho campaign, that Repub licans, regardless or previous expressions of personal preferences, should here to-night stanu snouiueno snouiuenn me support of the ticket which has our eminent Presi dent, Benjamin Uarrison,at the head cheers and your own noble, loyal and brainy citizen, Whitelaw Reid, in second place. Prolonged applause. Again, my fellow citizens, in behalf of the committee I thank you for this cordial and whole-soulded re ception to the Executive Committee here assembled to-night, and wishing you good cheer throughout tbe campaign, I bid you good night Cheers. Hon. Jeremiah Rusk, Secretary of Agri culture, was next introduced, and, after re ceiving three cheers, spoke as follows: Fellow citizens, fellow Republicans, and fellow farmers lauehtei I am slad to meet yon to-night and greet you and thank you for this honor of being pieseuted hero this evening. Tbe gentleman who presented me agreed tuat I should not make any speech, and said that I would como forward and agree, during the whole, entire campaign, to give you cood weather that would bo satis factory. Laughter and applause. Now,l want to tell you that, if it is iu my power. I will drown the Democrats this fall. Tu multuous laughter. I will also allow Re publicans to be in the snnshino or this great American people. Applause. With these remarks and a "God bless you1' In the cam paign. I bid you goodnight. Cheers. After a few more informal speeches the meeting was dismissed. ' A TBIBUIE FROM IHE ENEMY. Governor Flower Pays s nigh Compliment to the. Chairman. New YORK, July 16. Governor Flower was at Coney Island to-day. The Governor was informed ot the election of Thomas H. Carter as Chairman of the National Repub lican Executive Committee to-day. The Governor said he was glad" to hear of Mr. Carter's selection for that office; that he (Carter) was a very able man and the right man in the right placs. In conclusion, the Governor said he had served in Congress with Mr.Carter.who then represented Mon tana, and his abilities are of no moan order. M. SMITH. SUKOEON C. MILLIGAN. DR. 3. O. BRtTMBATTGH. ROSE OF THE ARCTIC. In Aurora Borealis Filled Last flight's Skies With Glories. CURTAINS OP CHANGEABLE SILK "Waved fcy Giants of the Forth Over the .Counters of Jack Frost WIRES WORKED WITHOUT BATTERIES Though but few people enjoyed the sight, an aurora borealis of wonderful beauty was visible in the North last night from 10:30 to nearly 11 o'clock. Before that time strange waves of light were seen in the heavens, which were not understood nntil the fuller magnificence of the display became visible. Downtown it could not well be seen, for the lights of the city spoiled the view, but as seen from the north tower of the Gov ernment building it was a spectacle never to be forgotten. On the north was what at first appeared a dark bank of clouds with a pure iihite light behind. A closer search showed there were great rings or belts, three in all, that spanned tbe horizon from cast to west, while in between could be seen the twinkling stars. Above the sky was cloudless, and from the high lookout each of the myriad stars was clear cut and distinct At first waves of light now and again shot swiftly up, trembled like ripples2io.-a pool of water an'aflhen disappeared. They were of purest white and so brilliant that they dimmed the stars. They looked as the light of a dark lantern flashing against the sky. ShaHs Dimmed tbe North Star. Then the lights at the horizon deepened and directly shafts of light almost reached the zenith. Suddenly one of enormous brilliancy shot up directly over the north star and was so brilliant that this great luminary faded out as it had been day. This shaft reached the dome of heaven and remaihded stationary. Another .arose from behind and more were seen to the east and west. Then came the grand transformation. There was first an indication of the glories of a sunset. The great dark belts were lighted up and from behind came lights whose brilliancy can only be imagined. The rings were tiansformed into glowing bands of red and green and a thousand shafts of white light shot upward, while between could be seen the deep blue of the heavens and the twinkling stars. The lights at "the base were constantly changing. The bands of brilliancy were like search lights of enormous power, and stretched away on the northeast to tbe Great Dipper on the west At the horizon the lights were constantly changing. Above there was pale pink that changed to pale blue, which deepened at the base to the most delicate tints of yellow and red, which were finally lost in a vast sea ot deepest green. The rapidly changing col ors threw their tints over the heavens, mak ing a scene that was indescribably beautiful. Ihs Wane of a Gorgeous tpcctacle. Just before 11 o'clock it began to grow paler and the great shalts of light moved to tne W est until tuey were lust uuer crossing the Great Dipper. Then the lights at the base laded until only the faint light at the north was visible. The only thing that marred the scene was the great cloud that hung low in the northwest and obscured a part of the vision. In the east there were a few small clouds, bnt they looked like islands in a sea of brilliancy. Telegraph men say it was the greates t electrical storm they have experienced in ten years. In the afternoon it was so pio nounced that the Associated Press opera tors had to cut of! the batteries and tele graphed with the electricity in the atmos phere. The correspondent of The Dispatch at New York sent the following: The elec trical rose of the Arctic blos;omed again in the northern sky to-night It lacked the variegated hues that delighted tbe town last spring, but it was more potent as a dis turber of telegraph communication. It first appeared about 10:45 o'clook, a mere incandescent bud. Then its petals began to nnfold and flutter, until the northern hori zon was a, quivering mass of vivid green. Like a Banner ot Changeable Silk. A salesman in a drygood store who viewed the exhibition remarked that it looked Tery much as if an Arctio giant were shaking a changeable green silk over the crystalline bargain counter of Jack Frost's fancy goods emporium. An Irish patriot said it was more like the banner of the Emerald Isle flung across the heaven. The managers of the telegraph companies didn't have any fancy figures of speech to describe the dis play, but they thought about it a good deal. It played the deuce with the "Western lines. For one whole hour the operators could do practically nothing. No aurora had ever before caused so much trouble in the big office ot the "Western Union. All messiges were received sub ject to delay. In the day time there was nearly as much difficulty in operating the lines to the East The assistant manager of the operating room said that the electrical disturbance was unusual, and if it had been dark there would have been a fine show in the iky. a Glauworfcers Talk Amalgamation. Cohniko, N. Y., July 16, A committee from the green glatiworktri and one from J CAPTAIN JOHX T. PENNY, I. B. P. ADJUTANT HARRY the Hint glass workers, now in session here, are conferring to-day upon the question of amalgamating. Committee reports occupy the convention to-day. MRS. HARRISON BETTER. REPORTS OF HER SERIOUS ILLNESS VIGOROUSLY DENIED. The President Goes to Cape May to Remain Over Sunday Private Secretary Halford Says Mrs. Harrison Is Not 111 of Con sumption. Cape May, N. J., July 16 rperfaZ. President Harrison, accompanied by Pri vate Secretary Halford, arrived here this evening, at 9:13, in a special train. The train was switched oil at the Deleware Bay Railroad, at the Cape May Junction, where General Sewell met the two and accom panied them to Cape May Point, at which place they were escorted to.the summer "White House by Russell Harrison and wife. The President said to The Dispatch corres pondent that he had received a message this afternoon that Mrs. Harrison was much better. The President will remain until Monday. A telegram from "Washington says: To day Private Secretary Halford was" shown the "Washington dispatch in a Philadel phia paper to the eflect that Mrs. Harrison is dying of "quick consumption," and that her friends have abandoned hope of her re covery. He said the report was cruel, and contrary to all information received from .the attending physicians and others who are now with Mrs. Harrison.. The Presi dent received reports from Loon Lake every day from Dr. Gardner and the rel sitires with his wife, and tbev were all of a tvorableand encouraging character. -Ltie x-resiaent will join Mrs. Harrison iu the mountains soon alter the adjournment of Congress. This action is in accordance with his original plans, and is in nowise due to any unfavorable change in Mrs. Har rison's condition. The fact that President Harrison ' and Private Secretary Haltord left here this afternoon for Cape May is in itself very positive evidence that Mrs. Har rison is not dangerously ilL TE1IESCAL IK EXHAUSTIBLE. Tin-Bearing Lodes Traced for Long Dis tances Increasing the Deeper They Go. Los Angeles, July 16. The Evening Express has interviewed Gervaise Purcell, a civil engineer and financial agent of the company working the Temescal tin mines, in relation to the statements that the mines are exhausted and a failure. He emphati cally declares that so far from being ex hausted tbe mines are in the infancy of de velopment There are 150 men at work and new machinery has just been ordered. Shipments of tin ore are made by carloads, and the output of the mines in Jnne was double that of May. Purcell says the company owns a tract embracing many thousands of acres, in which a large number of tin-bearing lodes have been traced for long distances on the surface. What those yet unexplored amounts to is problematical, but, judging by the results of explorations and develop ments already made, the mines being worked may be regarded as practically in exhanstible. The ore is twice as rich as some of the best mines in Cornwall, and the veins worked are widening as depth is gained. They have every indication of being of true fissure character, and Purcell says be has no doubt of their permanence. EIGHT DIVORCES IN 52 MINUTES. A Chicago Jndga Ilrnalu All Records In the Untying Line. Chicago, July 16. Special Judge Vail has broken the record for fast running in the divorce courts. In S2 minutes, this morning, he severed the matrimonial bonds for eight couples, an average pt one divorce for each 6 and a fraction minutes. Mrs. Alice E. Pharis was married November, 1882, in New York, and in August, 18S7, her husband left her. She got her decree at 10:48; at10:53 Mrs. Eme MayRodgers, wife of the Assistant General Freight Agent of the Burlington, had secured her release, and at 10:58 Joseph Cerusk was freed from his wife, Josephine. At 11:03 Mrs. Adelaide Louder said her hubby was unfaithful, and was freed. At 11:11 Mrs. Annie Minkler stated her case successfully, and at 11:16 "Warren J. Losey told how his spouse had deserted him. At 11:23 Henry Steinbacher took the stand and left it happy, and at 11:30 Mrs. Henrietta Emery got her decree. THE FOREARM OF A SAINT To Be Placed on Exhibition in a New Torlc Catholie Church m a Relic. New York, July 16. Father Tctreau, pastor of the Church of St Jeane Baptisie, has received safely a reputed relic of St Agnes. It was brought to this country from Quebec by Monsignor Marquis, and it will be exposed to public view for the first time in this city to-morrow. The relio is 2yi inches in length, and is said to be a por tion of the forearm of the saint It will be on publio view for nine days at night, but the time will probably be extended. This is the second relic of St Agnes shown in this city. The other one was shown last May, and was exhibited for 20 days, netting the owners some 120,000 from the 250,000 votaries who visited the shrine in St Jeane Baptist Church. It is not known where the permanent home of the relio will be, but it will be somewhere in the olty. m Jj?MSiiattl!fih? Afcji&(C, ffr&lk ,. r DR. W. P. ROBINSON. P. DAVIS. LT. W. B. COWPLAND, P. M. VISITING THE CAMP. The Son of the Pathfinder 1'nter tained hy tho Militia Boys. WORK UNDER THE NEW TACTICS. Two Chaplains Who .Wear Ears Awarded Prizes for frhootinjr. HUNTING CHICKFNS TO EAT TO-DAY Camp Sam Black was as quiet yesterday as though tbe regular army had possessed it Only the regulation drills and parades dis turbed the encampment, and even these were of a routine, uninteresting order. Military discipline was enforced more rigidly than on any previous day, and a great majority of the officers devoted their time to entertaining the army of pretty girls who called, and seemed to spend most of the day in close touch with the blue coat and brass buttons. The encampment was prettier yesterday than usual. The whole place had been thoroughly policed, and the ladies in their bright colors gave to the place; a more cheer ful appearance. General Snowden spent rart of the day with the provisional brigade across the river. Generals "Wiley and Gobin remained closely at their quarters, where they enter tainedcallers of high and low degree. Son of the Pathfinder. Among General Gobjn's visitors was Lfeutenant John C f'reemont, of the cruiser Philadelphia. Lieutenant Free mont is a son of the famous pathfinder. He has been in the United States navy for years and he seemed to be overwhelmed with delight at the condition ot military affairs in the camp. The Lieu tenant was a member of the commission that lately revised the military tactics un der which tne National uuara ot tmsatate is operating, and he visited camp to see the practical operation of his work. He is de cidedly favorable to the new system of tac tics and be is confident the guard of the State will be satisfied with them on better acquaintance. General Gobin, who is an old soldier, and a good one, is not entirely content with the new tactics. He be lieves the old system was preferable and he and Lieutenant Freemont discussed the sub ject for over an hour yesterday. Neither would be convinced of the other's argument, however, and they separated with the dis tinct understanding that they should meet again before tbe encampment closed to dis cuss still further the subject that is some what technical. Slloks Up ror the Old Tactic.. General Gobin contends that the system of tactics used during the war was better than any ever produced. "I don't like your tactics," General Gobin said to Lieu tenant Freemont. "I have experienced five changes in the system since the war. Each change takes us further away from the original plan, which I have always con sidered to be the best." Captain J. H. Hurst, of the Fourth In fantry United States Army, was amojig the callers at General "Wiley's headquarters. The Captain has grown gray in the regular army and he was enthusiastic in his praise ot Pennsylvania s citizen soldiers. "1 have been at several annual encampments in this State," Captain Hurst said, "but this one I think looks more like business than any one I have ever seen. I think Pennsyl vania's troops are the finest in the country." Both Captain Hurst and Lieutenant Free mont called at general headquarters, but General Snowden was absent on duty. Lieutenant Brown, of Battery B, enter tained the visitors tor a time. The Battery surrounds the general headquarters anil Lieutenant Brown looks after all who visit that particular section of the encampment Trying to Borrow a Chap'aln. Lieutenant Brown, last night for the first time discovered that the absence of a chap lain from his command threatened to em barrass him. General Snowden incidentally remarked that he would attend the Siintl.iv services held nearest his quarters. The Bat tery would hare enjoyed his distinguished Presence had they provided a chr.plaui, :iud ieutenant Brown spent an hour iu the evening endeavoring to borrow one from some other command. lie whs not success ful, and, as a result, the Battery must get through the lines to some other serwee or else go without spiritual food to-day. The military chaplains arc n peculi.ir lot ot gentlemen. Every regiment iu the two brigades has a minister with them m ramp, and while they frequently hear careless n- marks tney seem to become suddenly and emphatically deaf when the worldly soldier assumes to express himself with more em phasis than discretion. Some of the chap lains are good soldiers, too. Souir of them have in their day seen active service, and not a few ot them pride themselves on being able to shoot just as weil as they cm preacli. The 1'araon of the Tenth. Ber. Joseph Hunter, "the Parson-," as the boys call him, of the Tentii Regiment, is the envy ol all the other fighting parsons in the militia. Mr. Hnnterhas been in the guard for nine years. He haj won a marks man's badge, and he has also won two sharp shooter bars. The chaplain ot the Fifth Regiment was qualified as a marksman, but his manly breast is not decorated with sharp shooter bars. Theso are tho only chaplains i$ljNkJi. .! who have qualified for active service save in the pulpit Besides being a good marksman Rev. Mr. Hunter is an entertaining preacher. He is a young man and wears gold-rimmed eye glasses. He is at present pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Faircjhance, Pa. He spent yesterday hunting spring chick ens for to-day's dinner, and at last accounts he had only been able to find a dozen small ones. He announced to his fellow officers last night that he would" have chicken for Sunday dinner if the colored cook had to be engaged to.heip procure them. Little Sickness In the Camps. In the Second Brigade ten men were ex cused from duty yesterdav on account of sickness. In the Third Brigade only five men were excused on the same account None of the cases were serious, however. "With the exception of Captain Little the Eighteenth Regiment boys are in wonder fully good health. They are working hard. They are directly under the eye of the Brigade headquarters and they are kept moving constantly, jnsf to show their skill as active soldiers. The Fourteenth Regiment boys are also in good health. Yesterday Lieutenant Hull, of B Company, was qfficef of the guard. He was kept rather busy looking after the camp, but he did not lose his temper until even ing when tbe regiment was passing to the parade ground. Two of the company cap tains then failed to salute the guard, and Lieutenant Hull demanded the recognition required. He received it when the regi ment returned to camp, and he retired llut night content with his hard day's wort v A large crowd of yisitors is" expected in camp to-day. The boys say they will be delighted to entertain all who come. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT'S EVENT. It Meets an .Enemy in Tery Jagged Barb Hira Fence. A company of tbe Eighth Regiment was called out night before last to do scout duty on the hill opposite' headquarters. It was not the most agreeable assignment, as the rain was coming down in torrents, each drop the size of, a marble. "While the boys were standing in the deluge waiting for the order to move not one complaint was heard, only one man ventured to speak out, and he only remarked: "Sort of romantic, isn't it?" The only obstacle they encountered on their scout was a barb wire fence which at tacked in a ripping fashion their uniforms. Most of the boys spent the greater part of yesterday repairing their garments. The result of the expedition was the plac ing of guards at the month of the tunnel in the ravine, who all night long combated with a fierce torrent of mud and water, which was pouring through it, and yester day a station was also established on the opposite side of the ravine from head quarters. Every vantage point is now occupied and fully guarded. THE FIRST BRIGADE NOT NEEDED. All Ready to Go From Mt. Gretna to Home stead, bnt No Orders to Come. Haekisbueg, July 16. 'Special. Ad jutant General Greenland, Snrgeon General Reed, Commissary General Edwards and other military men were inthisclty to-night General Greenland expressed the opinion that no necessity existed for the presence of the First Brigade at Homestead as appear ances indicated an early adjustment of the difficulties at that point The brigade was ready to move from Mt Gretna to Homestead, but he did not think it wonld be ordered to the front TABLE OP CONTENTS. The Republican National Committee..... 1 Last Night's Aurora Borealis 1 Tlio Camp at Homestead 1 Tbe Labor Situation I Fifth Ajrenue Market House A Remarkable Suicide 3 ( ounty Salary Questions .' 3 The Glass Workers' Picnic 3 Father Mollinger's Will 3 Editorial and Live Topics 4 The Fair In Congress 5 Professional and Amateur Sports G Tradp Under the McKinley Bill 7 Stevenson in the East 7 Beaver Falls Iron Workers 7 Wllhelm and Bismarck 8 Gladstone's Majority D The News of Europe . 9 Millionaires on Their Woes 9 Tho Uittlte Cipher 9 France's War on Dahomey 9 Tho Labor of England .10 Visit of British Troops 10 Tlio Leader of Tammany 10 A Manufacturer on Homestead II .'mall Classified Advertisements 11 The Society Happenings 19 Tho Music World 12 Women at the World's Fair ,..13 Latest New York Fashions. 13 Timely Talk for Women 13 The Amateur Athletes 14 News of tlio Courts ...14 Carpenter in Russia 15 Jay Gould's Conservatory 15 Dora Russell's Last Signal 15 Eli Perkins in Japan 16 Chace on Prollt Sharing. 16 Lato Electric News 16 A Rogue Who Was Famous. 17 Eev. George Hodges' 8ermon 17 Adventure With Wildcats 17 Late Scientific News 17 A Review or Sports 18 Bill Nye's Humor 18 Notes and Queries 18 TheMarkot Reports ........19 G. A. It and Fraternities IB Oil Field News. 19 The Summer Resorts 20 Late News In Brief. 20 Summer Resort Advertisement. 20 After That Their Places Will Be Given to Non-Union Men. Largo Mass Meeting Last Evening of the Workmen in the Duquesne Mill Homestead Leaaers Expect Them to Strike General Superintendent Dil lon Says the Union and Beaver Falls Mills Will Never Again Operate Under an Amalgamated Scale A HIgh Fence Being Erected Around tha Lawrenceville Mills Report a Ship load of Foreign Iron Workers. Stagnation. This single word eloquently expresses the general condition of affairs in and about Homestead yesterday. It wu a stale, flat and altogether profitless day to, both the mill men in tbe village and the blue-coated troops quartered on the big Carnegie Hill. The Advisory Committee did little or nothing all day, while the rank and file of the strikers put in the best part ot their time in reading and com menting on the official notice of the com pany which adorned the outer walls of .the mills. The early evening train brought in a number of curious visitors from Pitts burg and neighboring towns, bnt aside from a few squads of soldiers, they saw abso lutely nothing. The leading members of the Advisory Committee went to Duquesne on the T o'clock train last evening to attend the big mass meeting of the Duquesne mill men. The meeting was held in the big skating rink and was largely attended. H. K. Thompson presided. Strong speechess were made by "W. T. Robinson, Burgess Mc Luckie, "Dave" Lynch and Hugh O'DonnelL There was a deal of enthusiasm manifest, but no actual business transacted, as the meeting ad journed immediately after the speech mak intr. Another meeting of the Duquesne workmen will be held in the Duquesne 'iVove at 2 o'click this afternoon. O'Donnell anhis associates returned to Homestead in a jnnnt frame of mind. They are con fident tu-the Duquesne men are ready to come o "Moment's notice. it . Briitht &V. leilcTo-aforrow. MonuJy jxjsfcfti-La work sf repairing the deserted mills "" Homestead will be officially begun "Whether or not this attemDt on the part of the company to put the plant into proper shape will provoke any demonstration oa the part of the locked-ont men time alone can tell, but from present appearances there will be no outbreak. At least the members of the Advisory Committee affirm that all will be peace and harmony, and laugh at the idea that either the committee or the men have any idea of raising an open conflict with the militia by committing an overt act The last lingering doubt about the pres ence of non-union men in tbe mills was dis sipated yesterday afternoon. There are at this moment between 50 and 75 workmen domiciled in the mills, and, judging from the quantity of provisions and the number of cots stored in the yards, there are ac commodations for over 200 more. Two companies of infantry are scattered about tbe yards, and a triple line of pickets is stationed just outside tbe fences. There was a story circulating through Home stead's streets last night a story, by the way, which came from a pretty reliable source to tbe effect that agents of the Car negie company bad determined to induce some of the old meji to return to worknnder the promise of protection and satisfactory pay. Men Asked to Return to "Work. Be this true or otherwise, the locked-out men bave been invited to return to work. Yesterday morning's mail brought to every one of the men formerly employed in the mechanical and laboring departments a copy of the appended note: "-, Tbe Carnegie Steel Company, Limited: Homestead, Pa., July 13, 1893. Dear Sir Repairs will be resumed on Mon day morning, July IS, ISM. We Invito you to return to your old position, work to com- , mence at the usual time. Respectfully, J. A. Fottjsr, General Office. The men received this communication and for the most part made no comment Some of their leaders interpreted their elo quent silence as a positive sign that the rank and file still remained firm, and would, under no cirenmstances, return to the mills. Others of the leading spirits said that their silence was ominout, and that to their mind it indicated that many of tbe me chanics "and laborers were wavering, and were apt to "surrender at any moment" The Ijwt Chance to Get Back. Along in the middle of the afternoon a squad of billposters armed with paste poti .made a tour of the borongh and adorned the dead walls and fences with big white post ers, upon which were printed these words: NOTICE. Individual applications for employment at the Homestead Steel Works will be re ceived by tbe General Superintendent, either by letter or in person, until S r. JC, Thursday, July 21, 189i Ie Is our desire to retain In our service all of our old em ployees whose past record is satisfactory and who did not take part in tbe attempts which have btfen made to Interfere with our riant to manage our business. Snob, of our old em- ' nlnvix dn not armlr bv the time above named will be considered as havinsr no de sire to re-enter our employment, and tbe positions which tbey held win be gives to other men, and those first applying will have the choice of unfilled positions, lor which they are suitable. This notice will be tbe last given to. the employes of tbe works, and after non-compliance with this places will be filled with non-union men. CAR5ZOIE STEIL CO., LlX- IL C. Fatcz, Chairman. Mechanics and Laborers to Meet To-day the mechanics and laborers will hold a secret meeting and decide on a final line of action. It is more than likely that