immmmmm&mrnmmBmmmmm yr;;S$ ffte ppttotra You naturally want ALL the News, and not PART of it? You can find ALL the News in THE DISPATCH. r -4 FORTY SEVENTH TEAS. PITTSBURG, TUESDAY. JULY 26. 1892-TWELVE PAGES. THREE ' CENTd mgpmfi F OF 11 PLOT The Attempted Assassination the Besult of a Far Beaching Conspiracy. MOST MAY BE IMPLICATED. Two Very Sensational Arrests ire Made in Allegheny. A Large Number of Others Are Ex pected To-Day Prominent Anarchists All Over the Country Implicated In -' the Plot Berkman, the Assassin, Drew the Fatal Black Button Arrests ' Ordered in Long Branch and In New York Knold, His Boommate, Now Locked Up He Showed Berkman Prick's Office Furnished Money From New York More Charges Entered. The attempted assassination of Chairman Prick has proven to bare been the result of t a deeply-laid plot, in which some of the most prominent Anarcbits of the country are implicated. Then, is a chance, according to the police, that Herr Johann Most may yetbe charged with complicity, but so far the evidence is not sufficient to warrant his arrest Apparently Alex. Berkman was the tool of the more prominent Anarchists, yet the villain was a willing tool. Two of the Socialists charged with the plot were arrested yesterday afternoon. One was Paul Eckert, who kept a boarding house at 5 Cherry street, Allegheny. He was afterward released. The next and most important arrest was that of Carl Knold, of 52 Cherry street, on the corner of Carpenter alley, Allegheny. He is a blacksmith and was employed by Taylor & Dean on Market street, where the arrest was made by Detec tive James Steele, of Allegheny, and De tective "William Shore, of Pittsburg. The man's mame .is spelled Knold, Nold and Noldt Second Only lo Ihi Haymarket Affair. The foul plot,, is believed to be as far reaching as that in Haymarket Square, Chicago. Arrests were ordered made last night both in Long Branch and in New York, and the detectives are searching for a number of others in Pittsburg and Alle gheny. They refuse to give- out the names of the conspirators. Knold has party con fessed to the police, and Anarchists all over the cocntry are said to be implicated. I There is no question but that Knold was I a paly to toe mlamous plot. The first trace was obtained through the Adams Ex press Company. On July 14 a package con taining 54 was received in Allegheny ad dressed to "A. Berkmann, care of Carl Knold, 52 Cherry street, Allegheny." The money came from Long Branch and was re ceipted for by Berkman on that afternoon. On Saturday, July 1G, another package of money containing 53 was received from New York to the same address. Berkman again receipted for the money. Has Been in Town Two Week. Knold says Berkman came to his house on July 14 and said he was a friend of Herr Host and bad been sent to him. Knold said no one but Most would have known of his address. Knold says he did not know the man before and was surprised at his coming. The police, however, declare this is rather doubtful, as the receipt of the money to that address on his arrival plainly shows the other Anarchist knew exactly where to reach their commissioned mur derer. In Knold's house was found a picture of H. C Frick, taken from an illustrated paper. Knold was asked about it and ex plained that Berkman had. gotten it some where. "While looking at it Berkman re marked that he had a bad face, and became so violent that he wrote Herr Most asking about Berkman. Most, he said, told him he was a dangerous Nihilist and not to have too mnch to do with him. "When asked for the letter Knold said he had destroyed it. Knold also admitted he had taken Berk man to the Chronicle-Telegraph building, where Mr. Prick's offices are located. He said Berkman was a printer and wanted work and that he showed him the news paper office so he would know where -to go. B-rkman'i rirst Visit to air. Frick. The fact that Knold is also a liar is proven in that instance by the fact that July 16 was the date of the cowardly assas sin's first visit to the Hussey building. He entered the building at 5:45 o'clock and asked where Mr. Bosworth's office was. He was told it was in the Prick Coke Company's offices on the fifth floor. He went up in the elevator, asked for Mr. Bosworth, and on being told he was not in he w ent out without further remark. He did not speak to anyone of his mission, and was not seen again until one day about the middle of the week. Then he appeared and again asked for Mr. Bosworth, and again was told he was not in. He was dressed just as he was on Saturday after noon and was distinctly identified. On further questioning Knold finally said Berkman had stayed with him until Priday morning, when, Knold says, Berk man said he was going back to New York. He accompanied him to Union station and bade him goodby. Knold said Berkman had his satchel with iiim, Knold docs not attempt to conceal the fact that he is an Anarchist He is a mem ber of the group in Allegheny and is also a member of the group in Philadelphia. Like Berkman he is also a protege of Most and was a bosom friend of Herr Fricke, the famous social revolutionist who committed guicide in Allegheny last winter. A large number of anarchistic papers were found on his person and in his house. ".Yell Acquainted With Anarchists. " Knold is only 22 years old, 5 feet i inches high, weighs 120 pounds, has dark hair, a light weight dark mustache and. black eyes. He is sallow complexion. His eyes are weak and he wears eye-glasses. He has a trarellinj; card issued to him in Phila-J PfiOO ow PRODUCED delphia, on July 17, 1889, to the Parteltag group of L A. A. A letter from Herr Most addressed to him in 1889 in care of Htrr Fricke, Allegheny, in September of the same year shows about the time he arrived in Allegheny. Other letters bear- ing postmarks at different dates up until the present time show that he has been in Allegheny ever since. He had many letters, some written in verse congratulating himself on his 21st birthday. He also has a number of loving letters from one Mary Heep, and in an en velope bearing the advertisement" of Heep, Beemstein & Co., High and Humbolt streets, Allegheny, is a tress of long golden hair. The letters are all written in German and address him as "Brother." There is one that appears to be only of a social nature and is from Ed Theil and wife, postoffice box 197, West Hoboken. The most signi ficant one is from P. "W. Knauff, of 2112 and 2118 Blake street, Denver, Colo rado. It is dated July 8 and wants a copy of the latest Freiheitt and a picture of "our boss which he was to send by ex press. Knold had a picture of Herr Most and it is believed that is what is meant by "our boss." Knauff also wanted to know the latest from Homestead and .Pittsburg, and if the Pinkertons had escaped. He also wanted to know what "the Mohn" had said about him. Cipher Codes in Two Languages. There were also two cipher keys found on him. One which indicates that he has been in communication with the Russian thug is a list of the Hebrew characters with their signific ance in English placed over them. The other code is a complete list of the Ger man alphabet with a new character for each letter. There were no cipher letters found on him, however, or any letters con taining the name of Berkman. One of the letters was from Amelia Kramen and was written from Berlin to Fritz Goell ner, 252 East street It was dated Septem ber 1, 1891. The fellow had this letter in a big leather wallet together with a number of clippings of poems by Van" Stern, a rabid Anarchist writer. He also had a bunch of very dirty looking hair that probably was worn by some famous Anarchist He also had a card from August Krneger, an artist of 681 Oakley avenue, Chicago. He bad a laree number of conies of the Freihei Of Herr Most's paper. Some copies were surrounded with a red border and some with a black one. They contained in flammatory cartoons and full page pictures of the doings of the Commune in 1871. There were a number of copies of the Soma' 1st, published in Berlin on deep red paper, copies of the Arbeiter-Zeitung, the Poor Devil, of Detroit,and 2r(tom. There was alsoa copy of the Rcvoluce, published in Poland. An Insane Literary Collection. There were many Anarchistic circulars of the most inflammatory nature. One was on the death of Henry Stillmacher and called for war and the extermination of capitalists and all governments. In the midst of all this trash and with a number of copies of "The Marseillaise" between its leaves was the words and music of "Annie Laurie." Among other things in his papers was found a number of tickets for a raffle of a picture in bas-relief of the five Chicago anarchists The raffle is to be held August 14 at Dnnde Hall, 1113 -Carson street, Sonthide at 8 o'clock in the evening. The money is to Jbe used for the promotion of anarchy. It was about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon when Detective Shore and two Allegheny officers went to the boarding house of Paul Eckert, at No. 5 Cherry alley, in the Eighth ward of Allegheny. In some mvsterinnn manner they had learned thai Berkman had ': boarded there before goine tor one night to the Merchants' Hotel on "Water street Mr. Eckert, the stocky blonde proprietor, was placed tinder arrest and was quietly con veyed to the central police station in Pitts burg. Stores or A narchlstic Reading. As soon as he was taken away the house was thoroughly searched, and in the bed rooms of the ofd frame structure, which is dingy and not overly clean, were found many pictures and pamphlets of an Anar chistic nature. On the wall of one of the larger rooms was a framed picture of a monument, entitled "The Martyrs of No vember 11." On the monument were in scribed the following names: "August Spies, Louis Lingg, Albert Parsons, Henry Engel, Adolph Fischer! ! Died for the future of mankind." It was from Eckert that it was learned that Paul Knold had been for several months boarding at bis house, and that a young Russia i Hebrew had been the room mate and associate of Knold, and had given his name as Alexander Berkman. The room occupied by' Knold was thoroughly searched, but the police officers declined to tell all that they found. They would simply say that they found a lot of An archistic pamphlets and letters, all of which -were taken to police headquarters in Pitts burg. Eckert,after telling where Knold could be found at the shop of Taylor & Dean, was taken by two detectives.to the county jail. There he was admitted to the front of the cell occupied by Berkman. "That is the man," said Eckert "Is this the man who lived at your house?" one of the officers inquired. "Yes," answered Eckert, "he boarded with me from July 14 to July 22." Berkman Denies His Identity. "You are a liar," exclaimed the prisoner, "I do not know this man at all. I never saw him before." tThe identification was satisfactory to the officers, and Eckert was taken from the1 prison. After being subjected to a close examination concerning the movements of Berkman, Knold and Aaron Stamm, the German landlord, was told 'that there was nothing against him and that he could go home. ' He forthwith departed. One of the police officials 'of Allegheny said last evening: "The discovery that Berkman had been in this city since July 14 is important It connects him with An archistic movements that had been going on here ever since these labor troubles began to develop. It shows him to be only one member of a group of assassins. All were ready to destroy, but Berkman drew the black button. It may seem odd that I Berkman, the eveningbefore he did the shooting, left his boarding house and took a room at the Merchants' Hotel. I am satis fied he did that to convey She impression that he had just arrived in the city from some distant place." Berkman, the assassin, spent a quiet day in i&il Yesterday, and outKirle nf thn 1lHl n 1 n rv w no tt a Tin 3 T rl 4),i I 1 tiff he had about his food, said not a word, ana spent me uay pumng at cigarettes. Six more charges were made against Berkman yesterday before Alder man McMasters. Three 'were for en tering a building -with intent to commit a felony, two were for felonious assault and battery and one was for felonious assault These charges were made by Secretary Lovejoy, of the Carnegie Company, and the time of hearing was fixed for July 30. The First May Go to Homestead. Philadelphia, July 25. General Bob ert P. Dechert, Commander of the Pint' Brigade, said to-night that in his opinion the situation at Homestead was still serious, and that his command might be called upon at anyv moment to supplement the fore now there. (MARA IN NEWYORK. Pittsburg's Superintendent Consults Yith Inspector Steers. A PHOTOGRAPH OFALEX. BERKMAN To Be Used in Detective Work Among Metropolitan Anarchists. THE tASSASSIVS BOIU00D IN RUSSIA rSriCIAL TELIOKAM TO TUB DISPATCH. 1 Njsw YOBK, July 23. Chief O'Mara, of the Pittsburg police, called at police head quarters early this morning. Chief In spector Steers knew he was in town and had expected him. The two had a long consultation in the inner detective office. "When it was over Mr. Steers remarked to the reporter that it was hot, very hot; never saw so hot a day in all his born days. "Chief O'Mara? Oh, yes, Mr. O'Mara had come to town on private business, and nat urally paid him a visit" " , The Inspector laughed loudly, in spite of the heat, at the idea that his visit had any thing to do with Anarchists or anarchy. Nevertheless, that was w,hat the two chiefs talked so long about O'Mara brought Steers a picture of Berkman, which he left in his keeping. "What Inspector Steers is to do with it he will not say. But things about headquarters betray a very unusual and ill-concealed interest in what happened in Pittsburg on Saturday. Following Up Important Clews. It was rumored that it would be known in 24 hours that the murderous Anarchist was not alone in his secret when he went out to kill Mr. Prick, but that there were those in New York who shared it. Inspector Steers' men are apparently following certain trails that tend toward familiar regions on the east side; but not until they have followed them to the end will it be known just what they were. Louis Stroll, of 96 Henry street to-day said he had known Berkman, the young man who tried to assassinate Mr. Prick. Berkman, he said, was born in Kowno, Russia, and was the son of a rich merchant in that city. He has there three brothers and an equal number of sisters who live with their mother. His father is dead. The family live on the interest of the es tate left by the father. Berkman, accord ing to Stroll, was a pupil in the college of Kowno. He had incited pupils In the school to revolt against the teachers on more than one occasion. Bad From Boyhood Up. Before ihe school examination in 1885 Berkman and other pupils bribed the jani tor to allow them into the building when the instructors were absent and stole copies of the questione in order to be successful at the examinations. Berkman was a clerk in his uncle's store and bad trouble with the other clerks there. In 1887 he came to this country with one Aronstam. In this city he met an old friend in the person of Emma Goldman. She made herself conspicuous ashort time ago by addressing a meeting of Socialists in Union Square when they did not want her there. They drove off the truck upon which she was standing. "With her Berk man attended the meetings of Anarchists here. Stroll says Berkman was always too lazy to work and readily agreed to work with the Anarchists in this city. He be came a fanajia on anarchy, and declared that he was an autonomist. '''He lived at"t4l" East Broadway then, and friends helped to support him.'- Four years ago Berkman be longed tt the Arbeiter Zeitnng Club, but was expelled when he accused another mem ber of dishonesty. No Trace of Emma Goldman. Paul Wilzig, who keeps the saloon at 85 East Pourth street, where the International Group of Anarchists has its headquarters, was seen this morning and denied that he knew anything about or had ever heard of Berkman. Wilzig, who is a German, has black hair and piercing black eyes. "Wilzig said he did not know Emma Gold man. It is said she addressed a meetine there on Saturday night, but if she did Wilzig says he does not know it. "I stay behind the bar" he said, "and don't go into the meetings." No trace of the whereabouts of Emma Goldman can be found. It was said that she was living at 50 First street Justus Schwab keeps a saloon there. Sehwab's barkeeper said she did not live with the Schwab family and that they know nothing about her there. All the places where Berkman lived while in the city are not known. It was reported that he lived at 207 East Filth street, where Mrs. Honora Goodwin kept a boarding house np to a few weeks ago. Mrs. Good win is now at 48 Prospect place, a small street east of Second avenue, between Forty-second and Porty-third streets. Mrs. Goodwin says she knows nothing about Berkman, anl has never had anybody lodg ing at her house who resembled Berkman. "I can tell a Bnssian," she said, "and if he had stopped with me I should have known it" PATTISON NOT-TALKING. The Governor Very Non-Communlcatlvo About the Present Situation. Harbisbubo, July 25. Specia'. Gov ernor Pattison was decidedly uncommuni cative to-night when asked concern ing the , probable disposition of the military at Homestead. Hf said in as few words as possible that he had not determined on the recall of the troops for the present, but that The Dispatch cor respondent would be promptly informed of a movement looking to that end if it were made. The Governor was asked what he thought of the punishment inflicted on the militia man who gloated over Mr. Prick's assault, but he declined to express an opinion. He intimated that hewould not return to Pitts burg unless the situation assumed a more serious phase. OBJECTED 10 HIS P00D. Anarchist Berkman Files a Kick Against the Jail Menu. Alex. Berkman is very particular about his food. Yesterday morning "Warden Mc Aleese made his nsual rounds after break-- fast had been served. "When he came to the Anarchist's cell, he said: "Good morn ing, Alex.; how are you?" Berkman remarked he was feeling very well, but had not had any breakfast The genial "Warden told him that the morning meal had been served and it was queer that he had been overlooked. Berkman then Mid he had been given a half loaf of bread and a tin of black coffee, but such a menu was not to his liking. He insisted that he should have cream forhisfoffee, saying he would be satisfied with condensed milk if cream was not obtainable. Mr. McAleese informed him that they were in the habit of serving their coffee without milk and it might be well for him to learn to drink it that way. Berkman then asked if the food he had been given was all he was to get for breakfast He thought that be onght to have ham, eggs and beefsteak, as that was the kind of a meal served at Central station. The Warden told him that a man should not expect such meals as that every day in the week, and after giving him a tin. of nice, clean water. Mr. Mc- i'Aleese left the wretch growling about a'buslness. meal that after all was entirely too good for him. CARNEGIE IN SECLUSION. He Is 35 Miles From any Telegraph Offlce or Railway StationThe Foreign Criti cism of the Ironmaster Continue to Be Cnnstlc. London, July 25. Immediately on the news of the shooting of Mr. H. C. Prick, chairman of the Carnegie Steel Com pany, efforts were made to get into com munication with Mr. Andrew Carnegie, who is now in Scotland, to obtain a statement from him in regard to the attack on Mr. Frick, but this was impossible as Mr. Carnegie is esconced at Bannoch Lodge, on Loch Bannoch, the nearest telegraph and railway station to which is 35 miles distant. He has taken all possible precautions to prevent any person frombtaining access to him and positively refused to answer any telegram or letters in any way connected with affairs at Homestead. Mr. Carnegie has reserved the same moody silence toward all the members of the American Legation here, and other persons in London with whom he is usually in communication haven't heard a word from him since the be ginning of the troubles at Homestead. The news of the shooting of Mr. Frick has intensified the feeling of all classes against Mr. Carnegie. A large meeting of the labor representative leagues was held in this city yesterday, at which a resolution was adopted strongly condemning the course of Mr. Carnegie in regard to the Homestead troubles The resolution added that should Mr. Carnegie insult British workmen by further philanthropic efforts in their behalf it was hoped that they would show their detestation of him by contemptu ously refusing to accept any offers of help from him. The St Jam's Gazette to-day says that most people are anxious, now that the man ager of the Carnegie Company has been dis abled, to know whether Mr. Carnegie will consider the position serious enough to war rant his return to Pittsburg. PASSED A FAIR NIGHT. Sir. Carnegie Has Not Yet Been Reached by Telegraph. Mr. Prick passed a fairly comfortable night, sleeping about an hour at a time up, to 3 o clock when he became restless and talked with Dr. Critchfield. He relished his breakfast, and then asked to have the papers read to hi in after which he slept awhile. Mrs. Frick was much stronger and quieter during the day. It seems that the report that telegrams had been received from Mr. Carnegie is in correct He had not been reached up to 5 o'clock yesterday and evidently did not know what had occurred. A great many callers presented themselves dnring the day and evening, and telegrams were flut tering in like the yellow ' leaves from a hickory tree in October. As on the day before 'Mr.'Frick was full of inquiries in regard to business matters, the condition of the mills and other similar matters. He has had all his wounds dressed and thus far they seeni to be doing very well. 'Dr. Litchfield', said that in some papers it had been stated that the bullet wounds had been probed' This was not true, as such a course was not necessary. .He said that Ir. -Tick continued to be elf-possessed'ant that ha was more obedi ent to his doctors than at firsts Of course, so active a .man frets constantly about his enforced quiet, but -he appreciates the fact that the less he worries the sooner he will recover. The Carnegie managers made their cus tomary calls and received orders as to im portant details. In speaking of the warnings given to Mr. Frick, an iron manufacturer says: "On Thursday morning I told Frick to guard himself against cranks. He became indig nant and exclaimed: 'I cannot bring my self to think such a course is necessary. If I have to be guarded and watched I do not care to live in the United States, nor to own a cent's worth of property here.' " A LONG STRIKE BBOKEN. The Qaarrymen at Qulncy Gradually Re turn to Their Work. Boston, July 25. Special.' The quar rymen's strike, so far as it concerns Quincy, is admitted to be prac tically at an end. Many of the union men are at work, and more of them returned to work this morning. While the strike has not been officially declared off, still it is' the general understanding that the mem bers of the union- can return to work individually without in curring the displeasure of the organization. The quarry owners now have all the quarrymen they need to run their quarries, and this phase of the granite workers' trouble is temporarily settled in Quincy. The fight in other granite centeis is still being bitterly waged by the Quarrymen's Union, and in Westerly, B. I.; Monson, Hallowell, Me.; Concord, N. H,; Miltord, Stony Creek, Conn; Millstone. Pointri Barre. Vt; Niantic, B. L; Uxbridge and South Norridgewock, Me. A settle ment is just as far trom being accomplished as it was at the beginning of the trouble. With the locked-out granite cutters, how ever, the situation remains unchanzed, and will continue so at least until the vote of the unions on the manufacturers' proposi tion is known. It is the general impression that the unions will reject the proposition by alarge majority. It such should be the case, it is not improb able that, in view of the fact that the Quincy quarrymen have given up the con test, the manufacturers and cutters will come to a speedy understanding agreeable to each side. A BAGS WAB IMMINENT.. Whites and Negroes in Arms in a Sonth ' Carolina Community. Columbia, S. C., July 25. A race war is threatened at Iromo, 12 miles from here. A negro named Kinard assaulted Mrs. Ad dison, a white woman, and the whites talked of lynching him. The negroes around Iromo are greatly exercued over the affair and are gathering there. - This morning Lewis Brown, a negro, be came very insolent and got into a fight with Mr. S. IC Bpuknigbt, who shot Brown through the stomach and he will ljjadie. This shooting still further incuiiscirthe negroes and there was talk of rescuing Kinard. The white men of the neighbor hood are collecting at Iromo underarms and the negroes are also out in force. Trouble is feared to-night The Congressional Campaign Committee. WASHINGTON", July 25. By instructions of the Executive Committee of the Bepub lican National Congressional Committee, Senator Anthony Hieeins, the chairman, to-day appointed the following sub-committee, who, in conjunction with the chairman, will manage the campaign as soon as the contests are settled: J. A. Caldwell, of Ohio; Binger A. Herman, of Oregon; John C Houk, of Tennessee; H. P. Cheatham, of North Carolina. Any two of this commit tee of five will constitute a quorum to do SWEPT A HOUSE AWAY Nine Persons Supposed to Have Been Drowned in a Flood. AN ENTIRE FAMILY DISAPPEARS. Ihe Servant Girl's Body Tells the Tale of the Disaster. PROPERTY. LOSS IN PHILADELPHIA "Wheeling, "W. Va., July 25. The severe storm which passed over this portion of the country last night was more disas trous in its results than was at first dreamed. It is now known that there was considerable loss of life besides some de struction of property by lightning. On Long Bun, in Marshall county, a few miles south of "Wheeling, an entire family of nine persons is reported to have been swept from the face of the earth by a sud den flood following a cloud burst The family consisted of Van Doty and wife, their three children, Doty's father and mother, Mrs. Doty's mother and a servant glrL The house was situated in a ravine and was swept away by the torrent, not one of the sleepins occupants being left to tell the tale. The first known of the disaster was the finding of the body of the servant girl this morning in the yard of a neighbor some dis tance below where the fated honse stood. It is also reported that the body of Doty and one of the children have been found at the mouth of the creek which empties into the Ohio river. Another house was swept away by the same torrent, but all the occupants are be lieved to have escaped- At Proctor, on the Ohio Biver Bailroad, a large trestle was washed out and a freight train was wrecked. Twenty-eight cars were piled up, and En gineer Will Beasley, of Parkersbnrg, was injured so that his leg had to be amputated to-day. At Parkersburg the State militia is in an nual encampment, and this afternoon a sec ond storm wrecked the camp. The tents were blown down. None of the troops were hurt, but several ladies who were visiting the camp narrowly escaped serious injury. Near the encampment the stable of C. H. Shattuck's stock farm was struck by light ning, and several blooded horses were killed. In this city no damage whatever was done by the storm. PHILADELPHIA DAMAGED. A Storm Tears Down Buildings and Does 8300,000 Worth or Destruction Work men Barely Escape Losing Their Lives No D crease in the Heat. Philadelphia, July 25. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the thermometer in the Sig nal office at the top of the Postoffice build ing registered 93 degrees, one degree higher than it has marked any day so far this summer. The mercury started on its record-breaking course early this morning, and by 8 o'clock it had reached 80. It con tinued its upward movement rapidly and at 11-50 it was 91. Just before noon a violent thunder storm broke over the city; and in 15 minutes the mercury bad ,been driven back to 81. The storm lasted .40 minutes, but during that time it did nearly $200,000 worth of damage. The southern section of the city escaped with a neavy downfall of rain and some sharp lightning, but a wide swath of demolished and roofless houses marked the path of the storm in the northern section. There the rain and lightning were accom panied by a fierce wind which created great havoc At Twenty-ninth and York streets a row of 25 three-story houses that were in the course of construction were leveled to the ground. A two-story stone stable at Thirty-fourth and Harold streets met the same fate. Damage In the Manufacturing District. The storm advanced eastward over the city, leaving a trail of unrooted houses in its wake until it struck the great manufac turing districts of Kensington and Rich- mono. Mere its greatest tury was vented. The tall- mill buildings furnished a good mark, and a score of them were stripped -of their roofs. At Bichley avenue and Gaul street five small houses that were being built were almost destroyed. The roof of the North Pennsylvania Bailroad station, at American and Beach streets, was blown off, and over a hundred wires of the Phila delphia and Reading Telegraph Company and the Western Union Comnany. The State service of the two'companies was badly crippled by the going down of their wires, and it was several hours before they got any of them in working order. The root of the Catholic Church of the Nativity at Allegheny avenue and Belgrae street was ripped off. At Clearfield street wharf one ot the repair shops of the Philadelphia and Beading Bailroad Company was located. The building was 400 feet long. At the time the storm broke the 120 men employed in it were eating their dinner. The frightened men had barely time to flee when, with a crash the whole mass of brick and wood fell in. Six Workmen Cat and Brnlird. With the exception of six men who were somewhat cut and bruised by flying bricks all the men iu the shop escaped uninjured. The cars beneath which they took refuge were reduced almost to kindling wood. There were 70 cars in the building being re paired and the loss upon them and the structure is estimated at 50,000. Iu addition to the above damage nearly CO dwelling houses were unroofed and partly demolished. The suburban sections of the city also suffered heavily. At Manayunk three mills and 15 dwelling houses were un roofed. After the passing of the storm the coolness that bad come with it passed away and the heat became more intense than ever. The mercury and the hnmidity rose together, and at 4 o'clock they formed a combination that produced an atmosphere akin to that of the steam-room of a Turkish batb. The thermometer at the hour marked 93 and the humidity was 84 per cent After 4 o'clock the heat began to abate, and to-night at 8 o'clock the thermometer marks 83 and the humidity had fallen to 67 per cent .Notwithstanding the extreme heat, but few sunstrokes were reported by the police and but few cases are at the hospital of heat exhaustion. AN ASBUBY PABX CYCLONE. Several People Injured and a Number of Honses Demolished. Asdury Park, N. J., July 25. A small cyclone swept over Asbury Park and Ocean Grove this afternoon. The rain fell in tor rents, accompanied by thunder and light ning. All the streets near the ocean front were rendered impassable,cellars were filled with water and the service of the -Asbury Park eleotric railway system was stopped. A stage containing William Morris was blown over, and Mr. Morris was badly cut and bruised. N The photograph gallery of Major Tarter was demolished and lightning struck the roof of the Lake Avenue Hotel, tearing oil timbers. Another bolt struck some electric wires in Ocean Grove and ran into Boss' bathing establishment, stunning Mrs. Alexander Haushe, Miss Lizzie By num - and a small boy. Miss Bynum is in a critical condition. Mrs. Joel Clayton, who was sitting at her bed room during -the storm, was badly shocked and is still unconscious. The roof of the .cottage of Mrs. Kate Mullenberg, of Bead ing, Pa., was badly shattered. The barn of Mrs. Banta was struck by lightning and entirely burned, with its contents, includ ing a pair of blooded horses. A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY. Uncovered by a Boy of an Inquiring Turn of Blind A Hnge Bowsprit Fonnd on a mountain Top A Wondrrfal Cave Also Found. New YoapJuly 25. Special The picturesque y nrn of Upper Nyack has a mystery, - .Sgg yKniystery, which is vouched 64rt)J?ronre& Sarvent, living on Broaw ( r. jo he pre- fivr" j.. . - '" - CipitOUS HOOK Al0Bi 'Off nriHBJo, ftt S Mon tne growtn ot - ivm BTa , . ,-y , V t tn the north.Tneboy is of an ex) K l-ta. of mind, as the boys are, and he matthis discovery after climbing up the deer-path running a zigzag course to the summit that towers more than a thousand feet above the Hudson, with a sheer descent from the water's edee. On a lonely part of this rocky height, covered with a scanty growth of scrubby trees, he found the bowsprit of a big sailing vessel that had been there apparently for years. It evidently had been designed for some craft larger than any of the fleet of brick-carriers that now make their way up and down the noble stream. It might nave adorned the prow of a vessel of from 500 to i.uuu tons register. The youth also discovered a hole in the rock of the mountains large enough for a man to enter, which appeared to lead to some subterra'nean cavern. He dropped stones into the opening, and though he listened intently he could not hear them strike the bottom. No one live in the vicinity, and there appears to be no rational explanation of the big bowsprit. If it has no weird history, what feasible motive eonld there have been for carting the heavy timber to that desolate and well-nigh inac cessible spot? Some of the youngsters np there, in talking about the explorer's story, have been reading the startling tales of the career of the bold and picturesque buc caneer, Captain Kidd, and they believe that the bowsprit marks the spot where he buried his treasures. As a Puritan syndicate is now delvine in 90 feet of water off Port Morris for the millions of the hussar, it has been suggested that some landlubbers try their luck on the strange cavern of the Hook Mountain. FRUIT FOR ENGLAND. Tho First Lot of Klpe ricked California Fruit on Its "Way to Europe In Ex periment of Which Much Is Expected. New York, July 25. Special. The White Star steamship Majestic, which sails frm this port for Liverpool at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, will take with her about 60 tons of California fruit for the British market This fruit will be a nov elty to the British people, and the shippers expect it will also be a revelation. It is the first consignment of California fruit ever snipped to "Europe, and is an experi ment on which much depend". In this consignment is a large boxot Cali fornia pears, specially selected and packed, for Queen Victoria, a similar box for Sena tor Stanford, who is in Paris, and one for the editor of the Journal dn Debate. This consignment of fruit came across the continent as a special train of five carloads, and it traveled with considerable of a hurrah and attracted much attention.. It was expectnU ta-attiyeljere'by the Erie" road about midnight to-night. It left Sacramento, at 10 o'dloofc Tuesday night The experiment is bemg made by the California Fruit Transportation Company, which after some years and much money spent in experimenting .has, through the use of a special svstem ot refrigerator cars, introduced California fruits so largely in the eastern States. The Company arranged witn the White Star line to have 200 ton3 of space in each of four steamers fitted with the fruit company's refrigerators. It is proposed to make similar shipments every week during the season. The special excellence claimed for this system is that the fruit is picked ripe in stead of green, and the flavor is obtained and retained as. it developed on the tree. This trial consignment consists of pears, peaches, plums and apricots. Each car, contains about 24,000 pounds of fruit It will all be sold immediately on its arrival in Liverpool. S0LDIEKS BANDED FOB PLTJNDEB. The Capture of an Escaped Prisoner Who Was Liberated to Shield Other. Buffalo, Wto., July 25. Private Johnson, of theSixth cavalry troop, who was found gnilty of stealing a number of guns and pistols from the Government at the i'ire at Fort McKinney last April, and who was confined in the guard house, tut escaped a few days ago, was captured yesterday and is again in confinement Johnson was con fined in a strong cell of the guard house and had steel shackles on his ankles. By the aid of members of the gang he was furnished with a punch, with which'he drove the rivets from his shackles, removing them, and crawling under the floor of his cell, the door of which was unlocked, he walked out. A number of other soldiers were in the gnn theft and it was they who aided Johnson to escape, tearing nis lniormauon on tnem. Another soldier who was lately arrested for complicity in the affair has made a con fession to the post authorities. It appears from his confession that there was a regular organized band of soldiers working under the instructions of Irvillians, who were banded together to bnrn down Fort Mc Kinney and secure what plunder they could during the conflagration. The first attempt being unsuccessful, the second night a trial was made to destroy the remainder of the post by fire, but the fire was discovered and extinguished at the outset. Arms and ammunition were the plunder most desired, as there was a general demand for them throughout the country since the invasion of the cattlemen last September. Careful investigation resulted in the discovery that a number of citizens were in the plot. SIN6T7LAB STBIKE IN ST. I0HIS. Three Hundr d Men Quit Work Bather Than Fay for lnsuranc. St. Louis, July 25 Special. The 300 employes ot the St Louis Smelting and Befining Company went out on strike this morning. The cause is rather singular, as no question nf wages or hours is involved. The work in the smelter is of an unhealthy character, and the em plojes are subject to spells of sickness caused by the noxious gasei. Accidents also arc frequent The company, for some time, has paid the doctor bills and helped the employeswhen sick or injured, but it appears it has grown tired of this, and decided upon an aocident insurance scheme, by which a small , sum was to be deducted from the wages ot each employe, to pay for his insurance. This scheme pro vided for accidents only. The men objected to the plan and struck rather than agree to it- Killed by a Llahtnlne Bolt. Camden, N. J., July 25. James Lee, a youth of 16 years, was struck and instantly killed by lightning this atternoon while walking along a psth near the river, in North Camden. The fluid passed through the shoe on his left foot and entered the body. LIFE LOST ITS CHARM. James W. Minton Plunges to Death in the Allegheny Eiyer. END OP A BRIGHT, WILD TOOTH. Engaged to Be Married to a Pretty Balti more Young Ladj. A WOMAff TEIES THE SAME BOUTS Young James W. Minton disrobed him self in the shadow of the Seventh street bridge last night and with a despairing goodby to the wondering boys standing about cast" himself into the swiftly running waters at ""the depth of 15 feet, and with a choking cry disappeared from sight The surroundinzs, the events leading np to the tragedy and the young love cut off are of a pathetic and romantie character. From friends and letters fojnd in the gar ments of the young man the complete story was obtained. Jame3 W. Minton was a bright young man just entering upon a useful and honor able career as a dentist. He has been employed in the Taft dental parlors on Fifth avenue for some time past and has succeeded in pleading his em ployers, as well as those with whom he cama in contact He was generous to a fault and through this characteristic he was led into ways that caused his last action. He was born and reared nearabont Canton, O., where his father still lives at No. 182 Lake street, and being congenial and pleasant, as well as handsome, became the leader of his set of boys and girls. OaVnfled His Father. As he grew from boyhood to man's estate he fell into a fast set and did many things that right thinking people considered indis creet One act of some little moment brought down the indignation of his father. A stormy scene ensued and James went away and by his own exertions finished the course of study necessary to make him a dentist He went to Baltimore and while working and studying met a young lady, who, in the course of time, returned with ardor the affection he lavished upon her. The twain were happy and all went well until the young man partially finished his study and came on to Pittsburg to accept the position he held at the time oi his sad ending. In Pittsburg Minton worked hard for a while and saved up the comfortable little sum of $700 with which he intended to marry the young lady in the city on Chesa peake Bay. Some petty thing occurred and Winton became despondent. He drew irom the bank all the money he had laid away and went to Baltimore when he proceeded to spend his money most lavishly. Once started there was no stopping nntil the end came, and finally the young dentist awoke with a throbbing head and an empty pocket Itetnrned to Pittsburg. to Die. Taking the most pessimistic view of the matter and despondent at ever again regain ing the place supposed to have been lost in the lady's graces he returned to Pittsburg, and after idling away a few days in his place of business he concluded to let every thing drop and give np the struggle. About 9 o'clock last night he loitered across the Seventh street bridge, stopping now and then to watch the eddying waters and then went to the place where the boys usually bathe and calmly undressed him self. After depositing h'is clothing upon the river bank he asked one of the boys how deep the water was. ""About 15 feet," replied the youth ad dressed. "Well, I guess that's deep enough, good by everybody!" "Can't you swim?" anxiously asked the bovs. "No," replied Minton, "but I'll try it anyhow," and he again said goodby. The next instant, before anyone had an oppor tunity of stopping him he had plunged into the water. The cry of "help was immediately sounded and James O'Neill, one of the bathers, started for the man as he sank beneath the water. A moment later he appeared, but immediately went down again. Unable to Hold the Body. Divers searched for the corpse but were unable to find it The police were sum moned and with grapling irons caught the body but just as it was brought to the sur face it slipped from the grasp of the officers and up to an early hour this morning had not been recovered. Many letters were found in the clothing of the deceased and one of them, tenderly worded and written in the feeble hand of old age gave the boy pardon for all he had done, and expressed hopes that the future would find him much better morally than the past knew him. This was signed "Your loving father, Cv Minton." Another from a brother was strong in fraternal love and was filled with good, generous advice. A half-dozen, written in a sweet girlish man ner and breathing love in every word and sentence, was from the unfortunate Balti moreanwho signed herself "Youx3 till death, Laura." The sad news of the young man's sudden termination was sent to the father by the police. TBIED TO DBOWN HEBSELF. Kate Moran Jumped in the River Because She Was Out of Work. Kate Moran, aged 20 years, residing with her parents at 2510 Jane street, Scuthside, made a desperate attempt at suicide last evening by jumping into the Monongahela river, at the foot of South Twenty-sixth street She had gone to the bot tom the second time when Mike Downy, a roller in Wharton's mill, jumped into the river and pulled her out. She was carried to a home, and later was taken charge of by her brother. The girl stated that she had been working out for sometime t ast and lost her position. She went to her home, which she says she bad to leave, and at the supper table her mother threw a book at her. She told her sister that she was going to drown herself. No attention was paid to this remark, and she went to the high bank and jumped into 10 feet of water. JEKEMIAH DICKEY DEAD. ine Builder of the First Threshing Ma chine in the Country Is No More. Columbus, O., July 25. Special Jeremiah Dickey, the man who built the first threshing machine in this country, died here this afternoon, aged 73 years. It is said he brought the patterns from England. Mr. Dickey was born in King William county, "Va., in 1817, coming to this city 41 years ago, and has resided here ever since. Mr. Dickey was a man of sterling worth, exceedingly fond of his family, and re spected by all who knew him. He leaves a widow, three sons and two daughters. John and Henry Dickey, of this city, and George Dickey, Mrs. M. M. Holland and Mrs. David Messer, or Washington,D.G. By occupation he was a wagon maker and car- g enter. He built the first frame house in ling William county, the houses previous to that being made of logs. Some years ago he turned his attention to car repairing, and for 25 years he was car repairer for the Baltimore and Ohio road at this point 3 a-i J . feA
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