S&M igir THE PITTSBURGr DISPATCH. TUESDAY. JULY 26. t189a , f OF Causes a General Discussion Among the Soldiers at Gamp Sam Black. HE GOES TO HOMESTEAD. Declares That His Ecmark Was Made Simply as a Joke, and He 8AS KOSTIIPATHY WITH ANARCHY Official Record of His Conduct raring the Encampment. LADT ENJOYS A JHLITAEI IBCOET The dismissal in disgrace from the mili tary service of Private lams on Sunday morning was about the only subject dis cussed by the soldiers at Camp Sam Black yesterday. The officers and the privates alike talked of the incident and the author ity for the punishment inflicted was re viewed Irom many standpoints. Young lams was in Homestead yesterday afternoon. He circulated among the former mill workers and received much sympathy from those with whom he associated. On several occasions during the afternoon the dismissed private attracted crowds on the streets and in a glowing way told of his pun ishment. He made violent threats against General Snowden and Colonel Streator. He assured his hearers that he had the sympa thy of the rank and file of the guard and he told of recei ing messages of sympathy from several of the commands, buflhe com mands mentioned by him emphatically denied that they had any sympathy with him, or that they had in any way expressed consideration for the punished man. Slight Hsti Fared Worse. "Had young lams been in my command, and committed the offenses of which he was guilty, he would not have escaped as easily as he did," a regimental commander said yesterday. A full history of young lams and his con duct in camp, was yesterday forwarded by General Hawkins, commanding the provis ional brigade to Major General Snowden. The report shows that on the first night in camp young lams dis obeyed the orders of his superior officer and was punished by a short sentence to the guardhouse. On last Thursday night he had been assigned to guard duty. Dur ing the night Lieutenant Wakefield, who was ofiicer of the guard, discovered that lams had deserted his post. A search was instituted for the missing sentry and he i as found asleep on his gun some 20 paces away Irom his post. This ottense was re ported by the ofiicer of the guard to Colonel Streator, who in turn reported it to General Hawkins. Ordered to Carry a Ball. An order was at once issued calling at tention to the fact that the soldiers were on active duty, and that in active service the offense of deserting a post was punish able by shooting. General Hawkins, how ever, ordered that lams be placed under guard and that he be compelled to carry a rail two hours, and one hour off for 24 hours. The young man had just com pleted the sentence when he used violent and profane language in referring- to Colonel Streator. He was not punished lor that offense. He was censnred by his Captain, and just after being censured he committed the offense for which he was hanged by the thumbs and dismissed from the service. "That record is a bad showing for a soldier," General Wiley said yesterday in referring to the case of lams. The military records show that young lams, who is 25 years old, was born in Wet Virginia. He is at present employed with a wholesale soap house in Pittsburg. His home is at "Waynesburg, Pa., but it is said he is no relation to the lams lamilies in Greene county. Ho regiment in the encampment has been working harder than the famous Four teenth. The command has been drilled until it has been perfected in the new tac tics, and now appears on the field in mag nificent form. Uanghter or Colonel Sam Black. Mrs. Major Moorhead, of Pittsburg, a daughter ot the late Colonel Sam Black, alter whom the military encampment at Homestead was named, visited the soldiers yesterday and was honored by a military escort through the tented field. The lady enjpyed her visit. There were many other visitors in camp yesterday, but none of them received the marked consideration accorded Mrs. Moorhead. She was saluted by the sentries at every turn. The field and staff officers of the regiment follows: Colonel, P. D. Perchmeut; Lieu tenant Colonel, W. J. Glenn; Major, J. L. Graham; Major Surgeon, Alex. ..Ti.Mc Candless; Chaplain, Captain, L. McGuire; Adjutant, Lieutenant, J. W. Hubbard; Quartermaster, AV. S. McLain, Sr.; As iistant Surgeons, W. M. Johnston and D. J. Foster; Inspector Itifle Practice. AV. rj. Brown; Sergeant Major, F. E. Lee; Com missary Sergeant, Jos. Feltwell; Quartermaster, AT. a McLain; Hospital Steward, A. J. ATiesinger. J. AV. Hesbit, Captain of Company C; AY. E. Thompson, Captain of Company G; G. R. Taylor, Captain of Company B; J. K. Day, Captain of Company E; A. Y. Tim, Captain of Company F; H. Schmidt, Captain of Company A; J. H. Corbett, Captain of Company K; J. B. Hamilton, Captain of Company" L PEOTECIEB THE COOK. An Excited Colored Man Safely Escorted to the Works. Some little excitement was occasioned Yes terday afternoon by a colored man in charge of two commissioned officers and aprivate, approaching the Provost Marshal's tent The officer in charge reported to Colonel Green that the man claimed to be a cook for the men inside the mill, and said as he was coming down street to buy some things for himself he was stopped by some men who threatened his life if he should attempt to return to the milL "He called for help, and upon the approach of -a squad of soldiers the men ran ud the river bank. Colonel Green ordered the man ;to be escorted to the Carnegie offices, and be was sent away in charge ot an officer and two privates. Several of the crowd down on the street who had been watching the incident began to move toward the Carnegie gate when the cook was sent away. Seeing this move ment Colonel Chase sent a squad of men Irom Company F, of the Fourth Kegiment, under Captain Loar, to disperse the crowd. There was no trouble, however, and the man was placed safely behind the high ieuce. B'rict Discipline in Camp. The strict discipline of the division head quarters was commented upon frequently. The guard had been doubled and Lieuten ant A. T. Eaton and SO of the Fourteenth Kegiment boys made it a pretty difficult thing to get through the lines. One point in which the boys showed their thorough training was that the guards on each side of the square were all going the same direc tion, thereby covering each other fully. It was pretty hot work lor the boys, especially DISMISSAL m as they were not provided with hats, afford ing protection from the sun, as . they should be. JAMS' SIDE OF THE CASE. The Disgraced Private Denies That Ho Ap proved at tho Attack Upon Mr. Trick's tire-Be Made the Iteroark Thooeht lcssly Vfa Not Coart-Martialed. mr associated rniss.l Homestead, July 25. lams was found this evening in Homestead, and In conver sation with a representative of the Asso ciated Press said: "A lot of us were lying in the sheds, near the Colonel's tent, on Saturday afternoon, . when somebody came along from the signal station and said 'FricK has been shot.' I answered, never thinking that there could be a serious interpretation pnt upon my words, 'Hurrah for the man who shot him.' Colonel Streator heard us, however, and, as the whole regiment can testify, he has been all along a steady enemy of mine. He paraded the regiment some time afterward, and de manded that the man who had used these words should step torward and acknowledge them. I stepped forward and said it was J. He made a long speech, in which he de clared mv language was treason to the State. Anarchy, and all that sort of thing, and demanded" that I retract, and apologize in the presence of the regiment The matter was put in so offensive and deliberately in sulting a manner that I think naturally I refused to apologize or retract I was or dered to be tied by the thumbs." "Had there been any court martial?" "No, the order was given, when I refused to retract, or apologize. I was taken into tent, and I myself had to explain to them how the punishment should be applied. In deed, I told them that they would not be carrying out their orders unless they dug a little into the ground, so that my heels should be able to touch the board. Well, I was tied up, and ot course the suffering was something I had made up my mind to stand, so I said nothing. Every five minutes Colonel Streator, either came or sent and aikedif I would apologize, and I replied that I had nothing to apologize for. It is not true that I used any profane language under punishment I would have been afraid that they thought I was weakening if I bad, though I wanted to. After 28 minutes, though I had fought the feeling all I knew how, I tainted and was cut down. I had only two minutes more to stand, but it felt as though it were two years, and 1 just couliln t Hold out, al though I would have died sooner than have apologized. I was then put into the guard house, where I lay all that night "Manv of my comrades sent me in lunches and beer, and the like, but I heard nothing and knew nothing of any court martial. I am prepared to swear, and bring the whole of the Tenth Kegi ment to swear, that no form ot trial whatever was held at any time that night Certainly I would have been brought before any that could have been held if an American citizen has any right to meet his accuser before an impartial court before he is punished. I was not In the mornine, having in the meantime had no opportunity to meet anybody or advise with anybodv, I was brought out of the guardhouse and half my head shaved. Then I was stripped and drummed out of camp. Thus, at the will of a man who is known to be hostile to me, I can be subjected to the most degrading in dignities, and disfranchised as a citizen of Pennsylvania for a joking remark made in pnre idleness to a passing man. I have been handled in a fashion that is somewhat worse than murder. I stood it I had to stand it I understand that some of Streat or's toadies are talking about the callous manner in which I took my punishment I wonder how callous Streator would be under punishment?" PfiOTEST FEOM WASHINGTON. Newspaper Correspondents Consider the rnnlshtnent a Disgrace to the State. "Washington, July 25. The following protest, signed by the correspondents of newspapers in AVashington, was sent to Governor Pattison this morning: AVAanraoTOif, July 25. Hon. Robert E. Pattison, Governor or Pennsyl vania: Dear Sib The shocking treatment of Private lams, Company K, Tenth Regiment, X. G. P., who it as punished without trial at the hands of Llentenant Colonel Streator, is a dlegraco to the military establishment of tho State. Such barbarity per petrated by officials of the State is a serious reflection on the Com monwealth. Ve therefore ask that Lien tenant Colonel Streator be relieved from further command. It appears that General Snowden and Colonel Hawkins approved the atrocity, and. therefore, are equally re sponsible. Hoplnir you will find an oppor tunity to give this matter your serious at tention, we are yours, etc. AGAINST THE BEGULATI0N8 To Dismiss a Soldier Without a Trial by Court Martial. "WASHINGTON, July 25. Special' Colonel Leiber, Judge Advocate General of the Army, said to-day that he feared the militia officers, Snowden, Hawkins and Streator, had, from the newspaper accounts, gone a little too far, and would probaby be subjected to military inquiry, if nothing worse. "There is no such punishment," said he, "provided for in the army regulations, nor has anv such punishment been inflicted since the war. It is a relic of the old days of the cat-o'-nine-tails. It is aeainst the regulations even to dismiss a soldier with out a trial by court martial. " Two Rumors Ran Down. It was rumored in Homestead last even ing that Superintendent Potter had been drawn through the roll in the 119-inch mill. Coupled with this rumor was another to the effect that three Huns had met death by accidents in the plant. A Journey to the works and a note to Super indent Potter proved these stories to be untrue. More Workers for Homestead. A number of non-union men were taken into the Homestead mills yesterday. Forty workmen from the East went to Swissvale by train and were taken across the river in a targe. No one attempted to molest them. The steamer Tide also brought in a few men from Pittsburg. . Srstlon of the Advisory Board. Homestead. Julv 25. The Advisory Board held a session late last evening. The acting chairman announced that the board had received positive information that 14 privates ot the Ninth Regiment had been given furloughs of three months each and that they had accepted work in the mills. MEETING OF MANAGEBS TO-DAT. The TVheellnc and Lake Erie alar Be In duced Hot to Cut tho Iron Bates. The managers of the lines interested will meet to-day in Vice President McCrea's office to consider the reduction in west bound iron rates, as proposed by the AVheeling and Lake Erie road. The latter road cut the rates 1 cent per 100 pounds, and thev were to go into effect July 4. The initial lines got the AVheeling and Lake Erie to post pone the reduction, and at this late date it will be taken up. The indications are that the AArheeIing and Lake Erie can be in duced not to make the cut At least this is the opinion or local railroad men. The Erie system will be represented by Traffic Manager George Cochran and Gen eral Freight Agent Samuel Du Shane. General Manager AVoodford and General Agent Terry will be here for the AVheeling and Lake Erie, and the regular officers of the local lines will look after their inter ests. Excursion to Cleveland, Via Pittsburg and Lake Erie Kallrnad, Tues day, July 26. Tickets irood for return until July 30. Only 3 lor the round trip. EELEASED UPON BAIL Hugh O.'Donnell, Hugh Ross, Peter Allen and Nathan Foy Freed UPON BONDS FOE $10,000 EACH. Judge Hagee's Eeview of the Battle With the rinkertons. THE PRISONERS' CONNECTION WITH IT Hugh O'Donnell, the leader of the locked-out workmen at Homestead, and his three Imprisoned associates, Hugh Boss, Peter Allen and Nathan Foy, were yester day forenoon conceded by Judge Magee the right to be released on bail, and the amount was fixed at 510,000. All except Foy se cured bail promptly and were liberated, while Foy was returned to jail, to be re leased as soon as the men who had agreed to become his securities could be brought into the presence of the Judge. AVhile the day was again insufferably hot, the interested men who crowded into the Criminal Courtroom were as many as at former hearings, but the throng was'forced to swelter less than an hour before they saw the end of the affair. That courtroom, on the testimony of those who have been forced to sit in it recently, is the hottest spot in the city. The tipstaves, being cen tlemen of naturally cold blood, decline to open the windows generously lest the bald headed mallet on the Judge's desk should contract a cold or one of the naked facts held np to the view of the Court should be seized with a chill. The Prisoners Brought to Court. The prisoners were brought in at 9:31 o'clock. Coming from the cool jail, where a man must keep cool in spite of his anxieties or the outer temperature, they wilted when they were led into court by two deputies, and they began to mop their faces as soon as they sat down in the pris oners' pen. O'Donnell and Rem had been cleanly shaven since the hearing ot Satur day, but Allen and Foy showed the need of the services of what the lawyers in the St. , Nicholas building call a capillaire. Messrs. Breunen and Cox walked over and spote bnenv with their clients. At 9.43 o'clock Judge Magee appeared, and calling District Attornev Burleigh into the private rear room, told the Common wealth's representative what the decision of the court would be. AVhen he ascended to his arm chair on the bench the Judge carried a palm-leaf fan, and waved it vigor ously lor a few moments. Order having been secured, Judge Magee proceeded at once to the business ot the hour. He held a manuscript in his hand, but before read ing irom it he said "I had thought that I would perhaps have the testimony of the reporter to review in connection with my consideration of this case, but it was not Kut into mv hands until this morning. I, owever, think that I have substantially the evidence taken down in a copy of the Sun day Dispatch, which was in the house, and Irom that I think I have a very good understanding of the testimony. S"o far as my recollection of the testimony goes that report was a very accurate, reliable and sat isfactory account; though, of course, it was not as full as the official report The Opinion or the Court. "I did not get the brief from the learned counsel, Mr. Patterson, until this morning. Having read it over i regard it as a very strong presentation of that side of the case, but I have gone into the case as thoroughlv as I could and with as much care as I could, and as free from prejudice as I could, and I have formulated what I have to say on the subject in a brief way, and shall give it as my conclusion." The Judge then read as follows: "I have endeavored to give this application the consideration that its importance demands. The defendants have been called upon to answer the charge of murder growing out of the destruction of life by mob violence at Homestead on the 6th of July. The right to be admitted to bail is a constitutional right, and not dependent on the discretion ot courts. The constitutional provision is that all prisoners shall be bailable bv suffi cient surety, unless for capital offenses, when the proof is evident or presumption great. The information charges murder simply. The petition to be admitted to bail denies guilt Any unlawful killing, by the laws ot Pennsylvania, to rise above murder in the second degree, must appear or be shown to be a willful, deliberate or premeditated killing with malice afore thought, so that where, irom all the testi mony, It does not appear that a defendant is guilty of murder of the first degree he is entitled to bail. , AVero Not Active Participants. "I have indicated heretofore the respon sibility of those who actively and those who idly participate'in mob violence. I need say no more in this application than this: That although the disorder and lawless con dition of the community had continued for some time, and the rights of property and ot personal liberty had been wantonly in vaded, no destruction of life had taken place until the morning of the 6th of Julv, at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, when the men on the barge ran out their gangplank and a struggle over that between the con tending parties from the shore and the barges took place, when some shots were fired from the shore and returned by the men on the barges. At this fire a man named Kline was killed on the barge, with wnose murder the delendants are charged by the information upon which they arc at present held in prison." Mr. Breck The defendants are charged with the killing ot Conners and Wain. Judge Mage? As far as I recollect, we have no evidence of the killing of Conners. This outbreak of the morning continued with increased vindictiveness and devilish malignity on the part of the mob until the surrender of the inmates of the barges took place some time in the coming night. I think the evidence produced shows that the defendant, whatever his real connection with the riot may eventually appear to be, was not an active participant in the out break at which Kline was killed, but there is reasonable ground to say that he was in sympathy with the mob, and at least chargeable "as a looker on who stood idly by and made no'apparent effort at the outset'to suppress the riot For the sake of intelligent humanity in the walks of labor I hope when the defeudentpresents his case for final judgment,.that he may be iound guilty ot neither a moral nor legal liability tor the deaths of so many of his fellow men, through n misguided or mistaken judgment of the law or its obligations, and his own duty as a law-abiding citizen, and the chief advisor of the disturbed and agitated com munity. Under my view and the proofs which have been furnished to make evident guilt of murder of the first degree, I deem it my duty to admit the prisoner to bail, fixing the amount thereof to correspond with the case which has within its possi bility, as it now stands a conviction ot mur der of the second degree. The bail to be furnished, unless afterward shown to be in sufficient, to be $10,000. ' Ball Accepted tor the Prisoners. "Will the other applications be heard now?" inquired Judge Magee. "AVait a minute," replied the District Attorney, and he consulted hurriedly with his associate attorneys, Messrs. Patterson, Bobb and Breck. In'a miuute Mr. Burleigh turned to the Court and said: "There are four cases now before the court, and under Your Honor's ruling we are content to let the others be admitted to bail." "Is there,". inquired the Judge, "anv particular in wnicn these cases differ?" "Not materially,"saidMr.Burleigh. "AVe are content that the bail shall be fixed at 510,000 in each case." Judge Magee said that his ruling would be to that effect The bond for'Peter Allen. Sr.. was aimed by John F. Hill and David Anderson, both I of Homestead, and that for Hugh Boss by ex-Alderman Schaefer, of the Southside. After a short delay Matt AVeiss, the Sraithfield street saloon keeper, appeared and united with Owen Murphy in signing the bail bond for Hugh O'Donnell. It was announced to the Court that the men who had been expected to sign the bond for Mr. Fov were unexpectedly detained from court, and Mr. Foy was temporarily returned to jail. O'Donnell left the Court House by a side entrance, and after spending an hour or two with some intimate friends, took a. Balti more and Ohio train forBraddock, where he crossed the river to his home. Matthew Foy will be admitted to bail this morning. "Mrs. J. M. Gusky will fur nish the bond. O'DOHNELL'S QUIET BEIUEN, He Denounces the Attempted Assassination or Chairman Prick. Hugh O'Donnell returned to Homestead yesterday. O'Donnell's arrival did not create the faintest ripple of excitement in the boroueh. AVhen he jumped from the noonday train on the Baltimore and Ohio at Salt AVorks station there were only four men on the platform. O'Donnell be stowed a friendlyvnod on the quartet and hurried to the shore of the river. He entered a skiff", and was rowed to the Home stead side. There he was confronted by a dozen men and as manv women. O'Don nell shook hands with the men and bowed to the women. There was no demonstration of any sort O'Donnell did not linger lone with his friends. He took the shortest road for home and five minutes later was stand ing on the porch of his own house, where his wife met him. "Of course I denounce the attempted murder of Mr. Frick. I trust that he will soon recover. It's a piece of malicious non sense to couple the Association or myself with this horrible business. The true- ob ject of my recent visit to New York will be known to everybody in a few days." PLENTY OF SECUBI1Y OFFEBED. InsersoP, ltntler and Other Prominent Lawyers to Defend the Men. An official of the Amalgamated Associa tion stated yesterday that Mrs. Gusky and Solomon & Ruben had offered to bail out strikers to the limit of $100,000 apiece. AV. J. Brennen said last night that Mrs. Gusky would go security for Foy this morning. Part of the programme is to hire lawyers of national reputation to defend the men. It is claimed that Ingersoll and Ben Butler have already been engaged. THE riRM COMPBOMISES. The Carnegie Steel Company Oflers In dncrments to the Eraildock Men, A committee representing the workmen in the transportation department of the ' Edgar Thomson Steel AVorks at Brad dock, appointed to present a demand to General Superintendent Schwab relative to an advance in wages, held a conference with that representative of the firm last evening. They were offered a compromise and will hold a meeting to-morrow morning to de cide upon their future course. At that time the committee will make known the conditions upon which the firm desires to compromise. The latter will not agree to pay the full amount of the demand, but it is believed the transportation men will be willing to accept the terms. Tha; the Edgar Thomson employes will not hear arguments being on a proposition for them to come out in svmpathy for the Homestead men is evidenced in the demand of the transportation men. If the latter were to resist the company's proposition of a com promise and leave the yard, it would bring the whole plant to a standstill. The mill men have done some effectual work to-dav to keep the transportation hands from going out, as some of them were disinclined to work until after the meeting to-morrow. FBOVED TO BE TJNTEUE. The Report That Andrew Cnrnecle Signs the Scale Is Denied. Much interest was awakened in this city and vicinity last evening by a rumor which received considerable credence that Andrew Carnegie, from across the Atlantic, had taken a hand in the present labor struggle and put an end to the controversy by ordering that the Amalgamated Associa tion's scale should be signed for his works. The news in a short time had traversed the whole city, and in the mill districts many people showed their delight by loud cheers and other demonstrations. AVhere such a report bad its origin could not be learned, but that it was false Mas soon proven at the office of the Carnegie Steel Company. Secretary Lovejoy said: "The statement that Mr. Carnegie has or dered the scale signed for his mills is un true, and I cannot imagine who could have started such a report. Mr. Carnegie from the verv beginning of the trouble has sig nified his intentions of allowing the pres ent difficulty to be settled by Mr. Frick, and it is not at all likely that he would take any such action before consulting the officials of the firm." President AVeihe when seen said he had heard that Mr. Carnegie had ordered the scale signed, but did not think there could be anv truth in it Very Qnlet at Beaver Falls. All remains quiet-at Beaver Falls and not a single move ha been made toward starting the mill. In the afternoon the Advisory and Belief Committees met and made arrangements for holding a mass meeting Friday night at the Sixth Avenue Theater. The Men Stay at Home. The situation at Duquesne is unchanged. Superintendent Morrison says very little about a resumption a the mill. The men spend the greater portion of the day at their homes and seldom there is a crowd on a corner. POLICE BECAME STSFICIOTTi It was Feared Henry and His Danshter Would Collect Fees and Skip. B. Henry, who has been doing business at No. 90 AVylie avenue, was arrested in com pany with his 19-year-old daughter "yester day afternoon and lodged in Central station. The charge against the two is being sus picious persons. They have been advertis ing that they could teach young ladies the art of transferring photographs to class. A certain fee in advance was required and the police became suspicious that they in tended to collect a number ot fees and then leave the city. ( Henry said they came here from St Louis, while the daughter said they came trom Buffalo. THE SMALLDVERTISEMENTS Are continually "increasing. Com parison with July last year shows a gain of i, 525 in the first 17 days of the month. The figures are: July 1-17, '92 3,231 July 1-17, '91 1,706 Increase 1,525 The Dispatch was never more de servedly popular than now. ? APPLYING FOR WORK. Snperintendent 'Potter Says He Busy Answering Letters Is FROM MEN 0DT OF EMPLOYMENT. Said to Fe Turning ont Good Plates From the 119-Inch MilL QUIET AT TEE UPPLR AXD LOWER UNION A reporter of The DrsPATCH called on Superintendent Potter at the Carnegie offices in Homestead and found him almost buried in letters. After he had finished the re porter remarked that he looked busy. He replied: "Busy! That is no name for it AY? have just emptied three waste baskets of these letters and what do you suppose they are? Applications for positions irom every where. Just take a look at some of them." The reporter was handed a number of the letters which proved to be applications for positions of all sorts, coming from indi viduals as well as people writing in the In terests of 300 workmen. "No, we are having no trouble getting men, as you can see, but we are having some work in answering the applications. I have kept three typewriters busy all morning, and am not through yet" "How many men have you now in the works?" '"We had up to 1 o'clock to-day 475 men exclusive of the foremen and bosses, and many more on the way. If we had 1,000 men to-night we would have no trouble in accommodating them. You can see by glancing out this window that we have not stopped there, hut are preparing for more. That boarding house will be ready lor oc cupancy to-morrow morning." ')How much material have you shipped since you started?" "AVe have shipped six carloads of finished material and have quite a quantity of armor plate lying in the yard ready to be shipped. A great deal has been said concerning our ability to turn out first-class material with the men we now have. Mr. Hunt has in spected the plates rolled and said they were as eood as any we have ever turned out" "An Amalgamated man came to me and said he thought it was all a bluff' about us having 200 men in the mill, but if we really had that many he would be inclined to re turn to work. I asked him if he meant bus iness and upon his answering that he did. X took him by the , arm and told him to come with ' me. AVhen we got down into the yard he said 'You do seem to have some" men here, don't vou.' I took him to the cook of one of the boarding houses and he asked him how many men he had fed that day at dinner. The cook replied 300, which seemed to take the breath out of the gentleman. 'However,' he said, 'I have to believe my eyes, and am ready to go to work imme diately.' He pulled off his coat and after going to our writing room to send a letter to his wife that he had gone on a trip he went to his department I have also received several letters from my ioremen, of which these two are fair samples." The reporter read the letters which were in substance that the writers had been stop ped by some ot the former workmen, 'and threatened it they shonld ever be seen re turning to the mills. In view of these facts the writers thought it advisable to stay away. "When will you start np the beam mill?" "That will be sometime in the near future. A peculiar thing about the beam mill is the tact that only one man in the whole depart ment belongs to the Amalgamated. AVe have a heat now in the open hearth furnace, and it will be only a short time before every department is running." Captain Hunt, who inspects the plates, when asked concerning the quality of the plates rolled since the lockout, said, "I in spected the plates rolled on the 119 inch mill and found thetn to be as good as any I have examined." UNION MILLS QUIET. The Men Assign SeTeral Reasons for the Freaenee of the Police, bat no Non Union Workers Are Pat Into the Plant. Notwithstanding the presence of the police and the many rumors that attempts would be made to put non-union men in the Upper and Lower Union Mills yesterday matters remain about the same at those works. Early yesterday morning a squad of city patrolmen and detectives were directed to go to the upper mill and stand guard in that vicinity during the day. That police bad been sent to watch over the Thirty-third street works of the Car negie company gave rise to a great deal of discussion among the workmen. After re viewing the matter carefully they arrived at the conclusion that the police had been stationed there by the firm to protect a large number of non-union workmen who were expected to arrive. This theory was universallv accepted by all classes when it became known that a number of the managers employed in the Upper Union Mill had on the night previous circulated among some of the old workmen and offered them a three years' contract if they would return. It was further stipu lated that the men would be paid it they worked or not All that they had to do was to affix their signature to the contract Upon their refusal to consider the affair it is said the managers stated that the firm were bound to put the mill in operation at all hazards, and they intimated that a num ber of men would be at work in the mills on the morrow. One of the under bosses when seen last evening said that the men were mistaken when they thought the police were ordered there to protect non-union men. "As far as I can learn," he said, "it is not at the firm's orders at all that they are here. The policererc informed like a number of otherstbat the Carnegie Steel Company in tended to put non-union men into the mill this morning, and fearing a fight they'were sent out here by the city authorities to sup press a riot" Nothing occurred during the day to mar th quietness oi tne scene except mat George Hunt, a puddler in the Upper mill, was arrested because he insisted upon stand ing on the corner near the works. The Eolice stationed in the vicinity of the mill ad little or nothing to do and they were called away shortly before 10 o'clock last night WANTED TO DIVE. A Strange Bequest Made Yesterday of Major Genrr.il Snowden. i S. AY. Carpenter came up to headquarters yesterday afternoon to see General Snowden about getting the privilege to dive for the articles belonging to the Pinkertons which were thrown overboard before the rafts were burned. The General told him he had no jurisdiction in that matter and the man left, rather disappointed, to see some person who had. He said he was a professional diver and was about to undertake the wort tor his own benefit, but was uncertain as to whether or not, under military rule, if he should recover any arms they would be taken irom him. He said he did not care to have all his work and trouble for'noth ing. c Jfyo Furnaces Idle. AtBraddock, furnace F in the Carnegie Steel Company's plant,.which was recently subjected to thorough repairs, has not yet been put into blast Furnace Bin the same works is to be blown out and taken off These furnaces supply Homestead with pig iron, and as the latter place is practically closed the furnaces are not required. Knocked Oat or a Contract. Frederick AVagener, of Middleborough, Ky., was'at the Schlosser yesterday. He placed a contract with the Carnegie iron firm, and the material not being delivered at the proper time he came, here to see what could be done. He left for Cincinnati last evening to see, if (The order could be filled in that city. THE GEBEBAL'S KAIL. One Crank Wrltra a Letter Cantalninc a Far-Awy Threat. To show the general Interest taken, and how the minor incidents of1 Homestead are being watched, it is only necessary to glance at General Suowden's daily mail. He receives letters from almost every State in the Union concerning his little episode with the Homestead committee upon his arrival there. Some few commend his action, but the majority condemn it in terms that are none too' polite. A great many letters are of a threatening tone, bnt they don't disturb the General in the least. One man wrote from our great Capital that if the General did not leave Homestead at once he would blow up AVashington. landed In Safety. Besides 40 men a load of ice and provis ions was put aboard of the Tide yesterday morning at the wharf below Smitbfield street bridge. The boat landed at Home stead in safety. Bad Raptarrs. Trusses made to order for cases of large hernia and satisfaction sua ran toed. The only factory west of Philadelphia. J. W. Thompson, of 23 yetrs experience, in charge of the fitting department. Ar.TiriciAt.LiMn Mro. Co., 009 Penn avenue, near .Ninth street, Pitts burg, Fa. Room Centers and EoarJlnc Houses Who Have Used The Dispatch's Cent-a-Word advertis ing columns under Wanted Boarders and Rooms To Let find it the best EXCCKSION TO ATLANTIC COT Via the 11. & O. It It, On next Thursday, July 23. Rato $10 tho round trip, and tickets good lor 12 djvs. Special trains leave depot at S a. M. and 9.20 r. sr. Secure our parlor and sleeping car accommodations early. Have Ton a Tacant Room And wish a tenant for it? Then do as hundreds of others imvedone advortisoitia the To Let Rooms Cent-a-Word advertising columns of The Dispatch. Excursion to Cleveland, Via Plttsuurg and Lake Erie Railroad, Tues day, July 26. Ticket good for return until July SO. Only $3 for the round trip. Bcoine will banish roaches, bedbugs, etc, from your house lorever. 25 cents. Dx Witt's Little Early Risers. J3estpill for biliousness, sick headache, malaria. BIBER & EASipN. SOME JULY PRICES ON MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS Silk Striped Madras and Scotch Zephyr Negligee Shirts, in choicest patterns, reduced from 1.75 and $2 TO $1.25. Negligee Shirts, with laundered collars and 'cuffs, in high-toned Nov elties, Madras, Cheviots and Oxfords, reduced to $1.50, $1.65, $1.85. FOR LADIES. Well-made Plaited Waists, 50c and 75c Ladies' Black Satine Waists,- $1 to 1.25. India Silk Waists, 4.50. Fancy Silk Waists, 5 to 12 BIBER & EAST0N, 105 AND 507 MARKET S"C Jy2B-TTSSU -IN- CARPETS! TAPESTRY BRUSSELS: 5,000- yards Tapestry Brussels in late styles, but patterns which will not be duplicated for the Fall trade. 60c Grade at 45c. 65c Grade at 50c. 75c Grade at 60c 85cGrade at 65c BODY BRUSSELS: 2,500 yards of Lowell, Bigelow and Hartford best quality 5-frame Body Brussels at $1, always sold at 1.25 to 1.50. These are full rolls which will not be duplicated. MOQUETTES: A lot of best quality Moquettes in 15 to 30 yard lengths at 75c a yard; all goods that sold at J 1.25. REMNANTS ,FOR RUGS: 1,000 pieces Tapestry and Body Brussels Carpets, suitable for Mats, Door and Hearth Rugs, at 25c to 50c per piece. EDWARD GROETZPNGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVE. J24-TTSSU J. K, MILLER & CO. Contract for papering churches, schools and public buildings. All Grades of Wall-Paper. 543SmithfieidSt.,Ktt9burg,Pa. Jyl2-ru FINE STATIONERY, Wedding Invitations, Calling Cards, Etc., ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. W. V. DERMITT,. CO., 07 Grant st. and 89 Sixth ar IrU-rrsta KKIT ADVERTISEMENTS. The Leading Dry Goods House. Pittsburg1, Pa Tuesday, July 28, 1831, Jos.Hrortie&Go.'s Penn Ave. Stores. The Last WeeK OF OUR JULY 6LEVRVN6E SVLE. The prices show how determined tw are to make this an absolute and complete clearance. We have raade reductions actually never betore heard ot in any sale. These reduc tions take in our entire stock. To make the sale more attractive we add large purchases at sacrifice prices, so that we do not invite you to select from small or broken assortments. Though the prices are extraordinarily low, the goods are perfect, and yonr choice is nearly unlimited. This is especially so of the Clearance Sale wt start to-day in LflrCES. Becent fortunate purchases enable ns to offer an attractive stock of just the kinds yon want, at pricestnever approached be fore. 500 Yards TOBCHOH Al Laces, 2 to 5 inches wide, goods that for merly sold for 60c, are now 25C A yard. 700 Yards Florentine LaGes, 3 to 5 inches wide, formerly sold for 75c to $L2o, are now 50c A yard. And same widths, finer goods, that for merly sold as high as $1.50 a yard, now 75c . A yard. Inserting in same patternfat correspond ingly low prices. 1,000 Yards LaGe-lnseiiings, In all wide, the different sorts, 1 to i inches it isc, m, e, a, 50c A yard, REDUCED FROM DOUBLE THESE PRICES. 650 Yards Piatt Val. Laces, 4 to 12 inches wide, formerly sold for 60s and 75c a yard, are now 25c A yard. 1,500 Yards PT. DE IELA1 LACES, G to 12 inches wide, formerly sold at 60c and 60c, are now 20c A yard. 1,200 Yards PT. I EA1 LAGES, G to 12 inches wide, former price 75s a yard, now marked to 25c A yard. Oriental LaGes. A few choice patterns left, that formerly sold at $1 25 a yard) now marked at the un precedented price of 25c A yard. BLACK CHANTELY LACE, 7 to 10 inches wide, elegant patterns, goods sold formerly as high as $1 50, are all now 75c A yard. And Draperv Xets, a few good pattern!, that were 51 50, are now $1 a yard. And a lot about 500 yards ot Escurial and Heavy Laces, in odd widths (one width only of a design), at 75e, SI, $1 25 and 51 50 all much less than half former prices. Embroideries. Tiro items tell the story ior the whole stock: , ' All-over Embroideries, 20 inches wide, va rietv of pattcrns.at 51, reduced from 53, ami 'at 51 25 reduced from 52 50. , Fine Nainsook Embroideries, 3 to 6 inches wide, in edgings and inserting, that were 45eto 75c a yard, reduced now to 25a Remember Our entire stock in these de partments now to be closed oat at sacrifioa prices. Jos. Hroflie & Co., - 609-621 PSHH AVI jyM !" I V s SSS t ,-,.tf---;M-vJfrtt mmmwi MJ. Meum ..!& ' " . - ' ' r"ags1 '
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