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DEMOCRATIC DOINGS
Tlie Present Labor Troubles
Considered in the Local
Convention.
MENTIONS POSTPONED.
Candidates Selected in Only Four of
the Conventions.
IAHS' PDKISHMEKT CONDEMNED,
And resolutions Touching on the Home
stead Affair Passed.
CHAIRMAN W. J. BREXNEN RE-ELECTED
. The Democratic county conventions
were held yesterday and last night. The
burden ot their song and resolutions was
the Homestead trouble. It crept into
every move made and would not be downed.
This is the firm belief of such men as
Squire McKenna, John Jiles, County Chair
man Brennen, T. J. O'Leary, Jr., Pat
Foley and others.
Mr. Brennen says the party is harmoni
ous, and if no blunders are made he looks
for a victory in many of the districts. The
treatment of Private lams was dragged into
the connty convention, and a motion was
made condemning Snowden and Streator.
It was passed finally in a modified form.
John Jiles thought it was a bad break to
make in a political convention, andiiewas
alraid it would injure tne party, jur. ones,
as the representative of the administration,
watched the gatherings closely, and made it
a point to see that Governor Pattison was
properly cared for in the resolutions.
Nominations Postponed.
In only conventions were candidates
named. It was deemed advisable to post
pone the nominations until the first Tues
day in September. The theory is that by
that time the labor situation will have
cleared, and the party will be in a position
to select the best candidates possible. Most
of the conventions adopted these resolu
tions: Resolved, That the Democrats of Alle
gheny county view with sincere regret the
exciting labor troubles in this county; that
they earnestly sympathize with all legiti
mate demands of the workingmen, to whom
alluring promises have been made In the
name of protection; that the right of labor
organization is the right or Ameilcan citi
zenship, and that all other efforts failing, it
Is the duty of parties in interest. In the con
flicts between labor and capital, to resort to
the reasonable and humane methods of
compromise and arbitration.
Kesolred, That we cordially approve the
judicious action of Governor Pattison in re
storing the supremacy of the laws in this
county, and while expressing as we do our
sympathy with organized labor, insist that
law and order shall be maintained every
where and at all times, and that anarchical
assassins shall be punished to the fnll extent
of the law, injustice to the Integrity of our
workingmen as well as a warning to evil
doers. A resolution naming a committee of five
to select candidates and report to the con
ventions early in September was added to
the above. The series of resolutions was
presented to all the conventions, but a snag
was struck in a few. One of the latter was
the Fifth Legislative, which was held
in Common Council chamber last night.
Councilman J. C O'Donnell presided. In
1 short speech he said:
municipal Abases.
rermit me to congratulate you on the
bright future that is now apparent for the
Democratic party. Since the convention
has been called scenes have ocourred and
are still occuring that were not thoucht of
or contemplated by the county committee.
At present a fierce conflict is being waged
between capital and labor, labor sympa
thizing with labor is In a high state of ex
citement all over the land. Men who have
been long Identified with the Republican
party are now in revolt against their party
and partly bold them responsible for our
present unbappy condition.
Our municipal government under the pro
vision of the new citv charter is unsatisfac
tory to the people. Property is unjustly in
flated and high taxations are unj ustly ex
acted. Millions of franchises are voted
away to corporations without any compen
sation to the city, and when ordinances are
Introduced to tax these railroads it Is
smothered in committee. Large sums of
money are voted away annually for parks
remotely situated, out of leach of the
masses, and easy ot access only to a favored
few. and for the purpose of enhancing the
price of large tracts of land contiguous to
these parks held by persons closely identi
fied with our municipal government. Our
city and our affairs are controlled by a syn
dicate of office holders and contractors who
are in league with each other for the purpose
of perpetuating their own power and enrich
ing themselves at the expense of the tax
payer, and whose conduct is proteoted by
the new charter and the ordinance carrying
It into effect
Compel the election of heads of depart
ments by the people and restore the power
which rightfully belongs to the chief execu
tive of the city. These reforms can be ob
tained from the Legislature.
Kick on a Committee.
P. M. Carr said it was not Democratic to
refer the selection of candidates to a com
mittee. He held that the men named
would have prestige over the aspirants, and
it was onlv a scheme to bulldoze and in
fluence delegates. W. J. Brennen defended
the plan, and finally Chairman O'Donnell
settled the dispute by staitng that the com
mittee would return to the convention the
names of all candidates presented to it, and
every man had a right to hand in his name.
This" was satisfactory to Mr. Carr, and this
part of the resolution was adopted with a
lew dissenting votes.
That part of the regular resolution refer
ring to the punishment of "anarchial assas
sins" stirred up a lively hornets nest, and
resulted in the postponement of the balance
;of the resolution outside of the appointment
of a committee of five. These sections were
referred to the Committee on Platform.
Jerry Dougherty in a warm speech claimed
the resolution was too vague, and the aver
age man would interpret it as a condemna
tion of the Homestead workmen, whereas
the opposite was intended. He had heard
of all kinds of assassins, but an anarchial
assassin was new to him.
W. J. Brennen and T. J. O'Leary, Jr.,
defended die resolution, saying it
was explicit enough. Mr. Brennen ex
plained that Anarchists were opposed to
government of all kind, and nobody could
say this of the Homestead people. The
workmen there are as strong in their de
nunciation of the Anarchists and their mur
derous methods as the richest capitalist in
the land. He tailed to see how anybody
could misconstrue the resolution.
Dougherty Feniitent.
T. J. O'Leary stated that Mr. Dougherty
was putting the Homestead people in a
false position. The latter still insisted that
the section uas not plain, and as it stood
would be taken by many as a reflection on
the locked-out men. Mr. Carr agreed with
Dougherty.
William "Wall made au impassioned
speech in which he said it was ridiculous
for the Democratic party to condemn the
actions of a madman. It is generally con
ceded that Berkman had no connection with
the men, and he expected to see the lawyers
enter a plea of insanity on his part. He
moved to change the resolution, and recom
mended the strong denunciation of the
use of "Pinkerton thugs who steal into
peaceful communities under the cover of
darkness. ' He claimed the action of the
iron firm in hiring armed guards caused all
the trouble and bloodshed.
The convention of the Fourth legislative
district wa s held last night in the Ralston
school house. Judge B. McKenna was
elected Chairman and John Crowley Secre
tary. Hon. John Kerlns received UK
rotes and John J. Sullivan 2 votes for the
Legislature. Kerins was declared nomi
nated. The Second Legislative Convention anl
the Forty-third Senatorial Convention also
met in the Seleet Council Chamber, and
each decided to leave the selection of candi
dates to committees of five, to be appointed
by the Chairman. County Commissioner
Boyle was Chairman of the Senatorial and
John McCaffrey Chairman of the' Legisla
tive Convention.
Meetings in Allegheny.
The First Legislative district convention
met in the committee room of Allegheny
City Hall, Lee Frasher aoting as Chairman.
It was decided to appoint a committee of
five to report to an adjourned meeting to be
held not later than September 6.
The convention ot the Second Legislative
district was held in the same room and took
similar action. James Stewart was Chair
man of the meeting.
The Twenty-fourth Congressional district
convention was held in the afternoon at
the Democratic headquarters on Dia
mond street The permanent offioers were
Dr. H. E. O'Conner, Chairman; Lawrence
M. Fagan, J. A. Skelly and Charles Purci
val. Secretaries. One hundred and nine
delegates were present to elect 12 conferees
to confer with a like number lrom
"Washington, Greene and Fajette coun
ties to choose a Democratic candidate
for Congress. Mr. "V. A Sipe was pre
sumed to have the choice of the Allegheny
countv conferees who were F. P. lams, Dr.
H. B." O'Conner, Joseph A Skelly, Frank
Thompson, John B. McMichael, D. S. Kays,
Dr. A. M. Barton. Henry Large, W. A
Kellv, Dr. John Purman, Charles Purcival
and Michael Gross.
Another list was, however, presented by
several members fromthe northern part of
the county. It contained the names of J.
W. Zimmerman, Frank Thompson, Her
man Handel, Dr. John Purman, Dr. H. K.
O'Conner, Milton Bedell, Theodore Bolljj,
John W. Snce, Thomas Cain, C. H. Hofl
man, D. B. Blackburn and Frank Bedell.
A Committee on Besolntions consisting
of Messrs. Stevenson, Purman, Stratton,
Blackburn and Fagan was appointed. Mr.
Fagan objected to serving on the ground
that as he came from Homestead he might
be tempted to infuse some inflammatory re
marks in the resolutions. He asked
that F. P. lams be substituted.
Jams Via Sensitive,
Mr. lams, however, declined to be substi
tuted, stating that on account of the trouble
with Private lams he was himself placed
in a delicate position. Mr. Fagan then
consented to serve. The committee repre
sented resolutions similar to those offered
at the convention in the morning.
A vote was then taken on the two lists of
conferees, and it took over two hours to
complete the count. It resulted in favor ot
Mr. Sipe.
A resolution was then adoptad pledging
the support of the Democracy in Allegheny
county to Sipe.
The Congressional Convention for the
Twenty-second district was held yesterday
morning at the headquarters on Diamond
street. After adopting a series of resolu
tions referring to the Homestead trouble, a
motion to appoint a Committee of five on
resolutions and to select a candidate was
adopted.
P. J. McNulty acted as Chairman and M.
J. Rafferty was the Seoretary. It was
deemed best not to nominate a man at this
time to oppoBe Dalzell. Many of the dele
gates favor William Weihe, and George A
Macbeth, the Soutbside glass manufacturer,
has some supporters. Mr. Macbeth is a
pronounced free trader.
In a similar manner the Twenty-third
Congressional convention met in Select
Council-chamber in Allegheny and passed
the same resolutions. Frank C. Osborne
and T. J. Keenan, Sr., spoke in support of
the motion. Fred Man ley was temporary
chairman.
At the Fortv-fifth Senatorial gathering in
Excelsior Hall, Southside, John A. Snel,
of "West Elizabeth, was unanimously nom
inated. Mr. Snel experts to give Senator
Steel a lively chase, and he is depending on
the labor disputes to assist him. Pat Foley
presided and earned a vote of thanks. Mr.
Foley made a speech, in w hich he com
mended the harmony displayed.
'Sqnlre Handel on Deck.
'Squire Herman Handel gnided the Sixth
Legislative Canvention, which 'was also held
in Excelsior Hall. Mr. Stevenson wanted
the nomination of candidates postponed,
but the motion was voted down. The names
of David Lynch, Homestead; A. D.
Wilkins, Chartiers; Frank R. Stoner,
Keynoldton, and P. II. Stevenson, Moon
township, were then presented for Assembly
men. Lynch and Stevenson were nominated.
The vote stood Lynch, '27; Stevenson, 18;
Stoner, 13, and "Wilkins, 7.
Frank C Osborn, of Sewickley, called the
convention of the Seventh Legislative dis
trict to order. They adjourned for a later
date without namingcandidatesand adopted
stereotyped labor resolutions.
The Eighth Legislative Convention was in
session three minutes, and nominated "Will
iam Robinson, of Brushton, for Assembly
man. The County Convention was held in Old
City Hall, and was well attended. Chair
man Brennen asked speech-makers
to be brief. On motion of Pat
Foley, Mr. Brennen was unanimously
re-elected County Chairman, Judge Stowe
was indorsed, Festus M. King, a relative
ot Coroner McDowell, was named for Coro
ner, and John Zwick, of O'Hara township,
was nominated for Poor Director.
Then F. "W. Lorden stirred up a lively
war of words by introducing a resolution
"condemning the brutal and inhu
man punishment ordered by General
Snowden and Colonel Streator" on Private
lams, and calling on the Governor to make
an impartial investigation and see that such
brutality is punished." Pat Foley moved
that the resolution be tabled, but it was
voted down. Then T. J. Keenan. Sr.
offered another set of resolutions, holding
the Republican party responsible for the
preaching of anarchy and tor the mobs and
riots. Legislation I or,the peaceful settlement
of labor disputes was recommended. The
tariff was roasted and the conclusion pro
tested against the closing of the "World's
Fair on Sunday.
After a violent debate, in which Lorden,
Jerry Dougherty, William Wall and Frank
Osborn participated, the resolution was
changed to read: "That the convention
strongly condemns what seems to us exces
sive punishment, ordered by the officers in
command, on Private lams, and call on the
Governor to make an investigation."
The resolution, as amended, was passed. m
PLENTY OF CANDIDATES.
Democrats In "West Virginia Prepare to
Hold a State Convention Many Politicians
After Each nnd Every Office Fun to Com
mence To-day.
Parkersbubg, July 2a Special The
Democratic State Convention of West Vir
ginia, which will begin to-morrow, will be
the largest ever held in this State. There
are five candidates for Governor, 13 candi
dates for Auditor, six for Supreme Judge,
fiye for Superintendent of Schools, four for
Attorney General and about as many for
each ot the remaining offices.
More than 3,000 delegates and boomers
for the different candidates arrived this
evening on special trains and others are ex
pected. Almost every prominent Demo
crat in AVcst Virginia is here already. At
this hour it is everybody's fight, and this
evening it looks as though there would be a
tremendous battle between the aspirants
for Governor. The Democrats are sanguine
of victory provided the contest between the
aspirants does not culminate in a split.
The contest for Governor is thought to be
between Judge Bennet, of Lewis county;
Colonel W. A. McCorkle, of Kanawha, and
P. C Eastham, of Mason. Mr. Eastham is
the farmers' candidate, and his baoking,
to all appearances, is formidable.
There is no probability that the
convention will be able to get through its
business to-morrow or perhaps the next day!
One of the important matters that will
come before the convention will be a strong
resolution demanding a State law prohib
iting Pinkerton detectives from entering
the State. Sneh a resolntion will be passed
without opposition.
WHY BISMARCK QUIT.
A Friend of the Prince Describes the
.Rupture With the Kaiser.
IT WAS A STORMY INTERVIEW.
The Ex-Chancellor'. Yindictiveness Is Fully
Explained Now.
NEWS FROM THE EUROPEAN CAPITALS
Geneva, July 26. The newspaper Gent,
voit publishes an interesting statement made
by a friend of Prince Bismarck, a great
novelist and historian, whose name is not
revealed. The friend says that he entered
Prince Bismarck's study oh the day of the
rupture between the Prince and the Em
peror. Bismarck, trembling with agitation,
was walking the raom, muttering impreca
tions. When he saw his friend Bismarck
exclaimed:
"The Emperor has kicked me out without
consideration me, the greatest servant of
his grandfather and father. He asked for
my written resignation on the spot, but he
shall not have it until to-morrow, even if
his impatience over the delay causes his
death."
When he became calm, Bismarck ex
plained that the Emperor had announced
his intention to attend a fete given by Dr.
Windthorst, the Centrist leader. Bismarck
begged the Emperor not to go, saying that
as his presence would be regarded as con
demnatory of the attitude of the Chancellor
in the eyes of the Centrists, his bitterest
enemies, while it would cause great satis
faction to enemies of the Empire and would
be an overt repudiation of the Chancellor.
The Emperor answered brusquely and
disdainfully, stamping one foot, "Are you
going to dictate my very bill of fare?" he
asked.
Bismarck replied: "Then I must re
sign." "I accept your resignation," said the
Emperor. "You may retire. Send me
your resignation in writing."
Bismarck then withdrew, but ho obstin
ately refused to send in Jiis resignation
until the next day.
CARNEGIE'S POSITION.
He Says He Has Implicit Confidence In
Those Who Manage the Mills Other
Than That He Has .Nothing for Public
Utterance and VI in Not Return.
London-, July 26. The representative of
the Associated Press yesterday drove from
Kingussie to Rannoch Lodge, on Loch
Rannoch, Scotland, the residence of Mr.'
Andrew Carnegie, and made repeated ef
forts to obtain an interview with Mr. Car
negie in order to obtain a statement from
him of his views regarding the troubles at
Homestead, Pa., and more especially con
cerning the shooting of Mr. H. C Frick,
the Chairman of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, but his mission proved fruitless.
This morning, however, he was more suc
cessful, and was finally admitted to Mr.
Carnegie's presence.
The representative opened the interview
by saying to Mr. Carnegie: "In view of
the events ot Saturday last, I have come
to ask again for an expression of your
opinion of the outcome of the Homestead
troubles."
At first Mr. Carnegie positively refused
to discuss any phase of the situation, but,
after persistent interrogation by his caller,
finally said: "Well, I authorize you to
make the following statement: I have not
attended to business for the past three
years, but I have- implicit confidence in
those who are managing the mills. Further
than that I have nothing to Bay."
It is known that Mr. Carnegie is greatly
disturbed by tbe attack en Mr. Frick, and
that he daily receives many cable dispatches
giving the fullest particulars of his condi
tion. It is very evident that Mr. Carnegie
has no intention ot returning to America at
this time.
Mr. Carnegie has taken a quiet interest in
the English elections. Although refraining,
jrom active interierence in ine party strug
gles, he has sent a number of labor candi
dates besides Mr. Kerr Hardie handsome
-donations to assist their candidatures. He
did not send Mr. Hardie 1,000 as reported.
He gave him and each other labor candidate
whom he approved 100.
Rannoch lodge nestles under the trees
near Loch Rannoch, bosomed in the
mountains in as peaceiul solitude as
could be imagined. Here Mr. and
Mrs. Carnegie are staying alone.
The shooting season has not
opened yet. Visitors therefore had not yet
arrived and the repose of the place is abso
lute. Within n radius ot 24 miles
there are hardly a dozen houses.
Mr. Carnegie received the corre
spondent with great courtesy. He said
he had resolutely refused to see anv press
representatives in regard to the Pittsburg
troubles, not because'he had not the keen
est interest in what was happening there,
but because living as he did, thousands ot
miles' away, he might not fully understand
the local situation.
OK THE LOOKOUT FOR CH0LEBA.
Germany Taking Measures to Meet it as
Soon as It Appears.
BERLIN, July 26. The RewhtanzHger
announces that the Government has been
holding frequent conferences with the sani
tary authorities, especially Pro Koch, in
regard to tbe best methods to be adopted to
combat cholera. The paper gives the details
of exhaustive measures to prevent the entry
of the disease Into Germany. It says that
a memorandum will be issued shortly, in
structing the people as to what conditions
are necessary for them to observe in the
event of the malady obtaining a foothold in
this country.
A dispatch to the Paris Tempt states that
cholera has broken out at 12 places in
Roumania. ,
According to the official bulletin in St.
Petersburg issued to-day 2,055 cases of
cholera and 1.172 deaths from the disease
occurred in all the infected districts of Rus
sia on the 22d and 23d instants. These sta
tistics include the figures for Astrakhan,
where 232 cases and 140, deaths were re
ported on the days mentioned, and for the
Don Cossacks country, where there were
44S cases and 226 deaths.
Investigating Steel Ball Frauds.
Berlin, July 26. The trial of Hernon
Rosendahl, Bering Gromme and 15 other
persons charged with forging official stamps
used on steel rails and other articles, was
begun in Essen to-day. Herr Bering de
clared that defective rails were sold asseeond
quality, and that only two out of 2,000 had
broken. Regarding the charge that w orn-out
stamping dies had been repaired and used by
the offic als of the Bocbum workswithout
the knowledge of the authorities, Rosendahl
admitted that by indirect instructions from
Government inspectors new stamps had been
manufactured at the Bochum works to re
place worn-out stamps.
Sue Boiled Her Children Alive.
London, July 2a A terrible tragedy is
reported from the village of Guheen, in
Oounty Roscommon, Ireland. A woman,
having become insane, seized her three chil
dren one after tbe other and held them
head downward in a pot of boiling water
until they were dead. The woman then at
tempted to -commit euioide in' the same
manner, bat was discovered before life, was
extinot, though not until ,she was- to -
verely scalded that her recovery is impossible.
CARNEGIE'S POLICE PROTECTION.
Tnrns Ont to Be a Myth Born In the
It
Highlands ot Scotland.
London, July 26. Special It is
rumored that Andrew Carnegie has applied
for and received special police protection.
The officials ot Scotland Yard declare that
they have no knowledge of any such move
on Mr. Carnegie's part. The chief Consta
ble of Perthshire, too, states that there is
no truth in the rumor so far as he knows,
and he would be, the official most likely to
be applied to next to those at Scotland Yard.
The rumor doubtless arose from the fact
that two strangers were recently observed
in the vicinity of Mr. Carnegie's Rannoch
Lodge without any apparent excuse for
their presence there. The Perth police ex
pressed the opinion that the strangers were
Americans who bore important dispatohes
for Carnegie, which they did not dare
intrust' to the ordinary course of the mails.
The two men returned southward after a
few days. It was not observed that they
called on Mr. Carnegie, but thev might
have done so. The Lodge is in probably
the most secluded district of Scotland. The
nearest railway station is 23 miles distant
and the nearest telegraph office 10 miles
away.
Anarchy, Thy Kinzrtnm Came.
Brussels, July 20. Molneau, the head
of the band of dynamiters who, with 15 of
his followers, is now on trial at Liege,
charged with having caused dynamite ex
plosions in that city on May Day and at
other times, made a" speech in 'court, in
which he referred to Gambetta, the Fenians
and the Belgian revolution of 830 as lead
ing up to anarchist developments. He con
cluded his speech by shouting, "Anarchy,
thy kingdom come!"
Martial Law at Mjn I-Novgorod.
St. Petersburg, July 26. The Gov
ernor of Nijni-Novgorod having recently
received a number of anonymous letters
containing threats against him, has an
nounced his intention ot proclaiming mar
tial law in his jurisdiction. He declares
that all disturbers of the peaoe will be sum
marily punished, and that all persona
found suilty of inciting the people to riot
will be hanged.
Russia Offers Rewards for Plotters.
Soma, July 26. The Svoboda publishes a
dispatch, which it claims was sent by the
Russian Government to its minister at
Bucharest, ordering him to pay $10,000 for
the plotters who were concocting plans to
murder Prince Ferdinand, the ruler of
Bulgaria.
Bashing Work on the Siberian Railway.
St. Petersburg, July 26. Advices
from Oladivostock report that there Are
12,000 men engaged in laying the eastern
section of the trans-Siberian railway and
tnat the work will be completed next au
tumn. A MIDNIGHT FIRE.
Flames Destroy Thn e Dwelllnss, an Equal
Nombtr or Stores and Play Havoc
With Two Stables Containing a Number
of Horses.
Shortly after midnight flames completely
gutted the three store buildings at 204, 206
and 208 Fifth avenue and slightly damaged
the stable of W. H. Devore and McNulty
Bros, at Kos. 210, 212 and 214.
The fire started in the rear of No.
206 Fifth avenue and had gained
considerable headway belore it was discov
ered. An alarm was turned in a few min
utes ater 12 o'clock, but when the engines
arrived the crowd that had collected had
rendered heroic service and assisted the oc
cupants out of the burning structures.
When the alarm was sounded Michael J.
Dean, of the Humane Society, Edward
Thomas, Tom Hughes, Daniel Harnett and
Joseph Sullivan "were all standing in the
vicinity of the Court House. They saw
the blaze and immediately hastened to the
burning buildings. Recognizing the dan
ger ot the inmates they bursted in the
doors of the stores, but on account of the
dense smoke could not make their way up
stairs. Retreating to the pavement they
secured an improvised ladder somewhere,
and climbing up to the second story
ot Julius Rosenfeld's trunk factory
at No. 204 the party of rescuers separated.
Dean and Thomas crawled in the window
of Rosenfeld's place, while the others
crawled along the awning supports to the
other houses.' The party of five went to
work immediately and in a very few
moments had rescued without injury Mrs.
Kate Sturm, Mrs. Rosenfeld and
child, Mrs. Barbara DriscoIl and
several others. After they had
finished their efforts In this direction and
satisfied themselves there were no more
people In the buildings the party of res
cuers started for the stables and with the
assistance of the firemen who had arrived
by this time rescued some 12 or 15 horses,
a quantity of harness and a number of car
riages and wagons.
Besides the trunk factory of Rosenfeld's,
at No. 204, which was badly damaged with
its contents, there was the store No. 206,
occupied by the Jamestown Crayon Com
pany and the barber shop of Thomas Carson
at No. 208. The contents at the two last
mentioned places are completely destroyed.
The stable property was not affected much
by the fire, the loss being principally
cansed by water.
None of the proprietors of the ruined
places could be found, and a detailed state
ment of the losses is not given, but $8,000
will cover the total damage. The resi
dents of the charred structures
were taken to adjoining houses,
where they will be cared for temporarily.
At No. 69 High street, to the rear of Filth
avenue, there was a invalid boy who had
just recently returned home from the hos
pital. Ho was lying in his bedroom when
he learned of the fire and with a great effort
he rose to his feet, ran down stairs and out
into the Street, where he fainted from
fright and exhaustion. His name is given
as Simon Livitz and his condition is critical
DUEBER SUES THE TRUST.
The Watch Combine He Refnsed to Enter
Is Boycotting His Goods.
Canton, July 26. A telegram to-night
to John C. Deuber, President of the
Deuber Watch Case Company, this city,
notified him that Treasurer Moor, and Mr.
Deuber's New York attorneys had begun suit
for $950,000 damages against tbe American
Watch Trust, the Elgin Company being
served to-dav. The cases beferan in the Sn-
rpreme Court in New York county and the
united states uisiriet uourt lor the South
ern district of New York!
. Mr. Deuber said to-night the trouble
began when his company refused to be a
member of the 'Watch Trust. Asytematic
boycotting of Deuber's goods began. None
ot the trust factories would sell any watch
movements who sold Deuber's cases. It is
charged threats were made and conspiracy
entered into to ruin the business of the
company, then located at Cincinnati
and Newport, Ky. Mr. Deuber has $2,000,
000 invested here. The petition alleges a
monopoly in the supply of watches to the
public, contrary to the policy of the 4aw
and in violation of the statutes of this Slate
and the United States, and a plot to cut off
this plaintiff from any participation in such
business unless it joined in said Illegal con
spiracy. Three Big Police Raid.
Lieutenant Scott and a squad of officers
raided the disorderly houses of Mary Smith,
Nellie Pierce and Rudolph Trotter, all
located in Haney's court, Sweeney's alley,"
Eleventh ward, at 9:30 o'clock last night
Sixteen persons, including the proprietresses
-of the houses, were arrested and sent to the
Eleventh ward police station.
GAS IN THE CONDUIT.
Many People Greatly Confused by
an Afternoon Explosion.
CAUSES MUCH CONSTERNATION.
The Flame. From a Hatch Ignites
innlated Sewer Gas.
Accn-
FIYE MEN BUFFER SLYERE INJURIES
A few minutes after 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon an explosion occurred in a con
duit belonging to the Central Telephone
Company on the corner of Liberty street
and Cecil alley. Five men at work were
severely injured. One of them is not ex
pected to live. The victims were engaged
in laying brick in a manhole leading to the
underground conduits, when one of the men
carelessly struck a match to light his pipe.
There was a sudden flash of fire and a loud
report followed by another flash and report
further down the street, and an instant later
the men were lying at the bottom of the
manhole more or less seriously hurt. The
clothing of three of the unfortunates caught
fire and before assistance could be rendered,
they were badly burned.
The police patrol was called to the scene
and while one man was taken to the West
Penn Hospital, three were taken to the
Mercy. The other was assisted to J. T.
McKennan's drug store on Market street,
where his wounds were dressed and subse
quently he was removed to his home.
Opinions vary in searching for the origin of
the explosion whether it was caused by
sewer, illuminating or natural gas, but the
majority of the people are inclined to think
that accumulated sewer gas did the mis
chief. Did Damage Some Distance Away.
After the flash in the first manhole the
flame ran underground, taking the course of
the wires, and ignited tbe gas in the man
hole on the corner of Fifth and Liberty
streets, directly in front of the store of L.
W. Voight & Co. Here the covering to
the manhole was blown some 50 feet into
the air, and although much damage was
done, no one was injured. The force of the
explosion not only broke a large win
dow in the store of Voight & Co., but
broke three other windows on the upper
floors of the same building and lilted
a box of starch from the pavement
and threw it across the street against the
door leading into the warehouse of the
Pittsburg Beef Company. The awning in
front of Voight & Co.'s place was also set
afire by the flash, but was put out before
any serious damage was done when tbe em
ployes recovered from their surprise.
When the glass was shattered by the ex
plosion in the store of Voight & Co., the
bookkeeper, Mr. Woodburn, whose desk is
directly under the window, thought a catas
trophe'had happened. He saw the flash
and the report, followed by a heavy lurch of
tbe floor upon which he was standing and
then the glass came clattering about his
head. Before he had made up his mind
what to do, however, the thing was- all
over.
Two Very Badly Scared lion.
C A. Perrin and F. H. Johnson, both of
whom are connected with the Pittsburg
Beef Company, unite in saying that they
surely thought the millenium had ar
rived. The report was louder than any
cannon I ever heard," said Mr. Perrin, "and
I did not know what to make of it. The
explosion did not do any damage in our
place except to shake up things a little and
fill the room with dust. After the explosion
we did not feel very much like laughing,
but almost everything has its ludricous side,
and a paticularly tunny thing happened in
our place.
"Samuel Shaner, the shipping clerk of the
company, was sitting upon a chair tilted
hack against an unused doorway. Immedi
ately loiiowlnfj the explosion there was a
loud crash against the door and Shaner was
thrown as if from a catapult into
the center of the room, where he
lay several seconds before he could
collect his scattered thoughts and arise.
Upon going outside we found that the force
of the explosion had hurled a large box con
taining starch against the door. The box
was thrown from the opposite corner."
The injured man taken to the West Penn
Hospital was Edward Lauler, a resident of
Third street. He was burned about the
face and body, but not seriously. The
three at the ilercv Hospital are "Michael
Griffin, of 704 Fourth street; Martin Langh
lin, ot Hill street, and Bernard Biddie, of
No. 712 Fourth street. All of them are se
verely burned, but Griffin is the greatest
sufferer, and small hones are entertained of
his recovery. The name of the man who
was removed to his home could not be
learned.
IN BURNING OIL,
A Woman So Badly Burned That She Will
Mot Recover.
A glass oil can suspended above a cook
stove in the kitcheu of Mrs. Julia Viango's
residence at No. 1149 Penn avenue slipped
from its fastening yesterday morning and
fell upon the stove, breaking the can and
covering half the room with burning oil.
At the time Mrs. Viango was engaged in
cooking near the stove. She was covered
with tbe fluid and before help could be given
her she was burned beyond recognition.
Living in the same house is Mrs. Mary
Lawson. She was attracted by the injured
woman's screams at 10:30 o'clock. She ran
down stairs and found her neighbor envel
oped in flames. Mrs. Viango was rushing
toward the stairway, but Mrs. Lawson inter
cepted her. About this time Mrs. Rose,
living next door, arrived on the scene and
while Mrs. Lawson fought the fire, trying to
put it out with her hands, the new arrival
tore the burning clothing from Mrs. Viango.
The two ladies removed the victim to a bed
room,but here they found the bed also burn
ing. Mrs. Viango having evidently gone in
there at first and covered herself up with the
intention of smothering the flames.
The injured woman was removed to the
West Penn Hospital, where it is said there
is no chance for her recovery. Mrs. Viango
is 32 years old and has two children. Her
husband is a mill worker. One of the
children was struck on the neck by a piece
of the glass fromthe can, which made a bad
wound.
DK0WNED IN A NATAT0EIUM.
A Commercial Traveltr Takes a Flange
and Is Never Seen Alive Again.
Philadelphia, July 2a E, G. Myers,
32 year olds, a traveling salesman for Abegg
& Rush, dealers in woolen goods, New
York, was drowned to-night at the natator
ium on Broad street Mr. Myers was stay
ing at the Stratford Hotel, directly across
the street from the natatorium, and to
night, after he had finished dinner, he
sought relief from the heat by a plunge
into the piJbl. Nothing uas seen of him
after he had left his bathroom, and being a
stranger in the place was not missed.
Oie of the bathers while diving came
upon his body lying at the bottom of the
pool, and brought it to the surface. From
the hasty examination by the physician it
was thought Mr. Myers was stricken with
apoplexy and sank beneath the water.
A Hurricane at Fine Grove.
Pine Grove, Pa., July 26. This sec
tion of Schuylkill county late this after -noon
was visited by a terrific wind and rain
storm that for a dozen miles and a half
mile wide created bavoc in a farming
country by destroying corn and grain fields,
uprooting forests and orchards, and blowing
off roofs and demolishing outbuildings.
The storm seemed to reach its worst in this
city, razing the United Brethren Church to
the ground.
A FUTILE ATTEMPT.
Continued From Second Tags.
interests as those who are locked ont. It
the firm is successful in crusbing out the
Amalgamated Association, Tyou can depend
upon it, the attempt will be made at our or
ganization and we may need the support of
others to assist us.
Send your monev at once to William
Weihe, 512 Smithfleld street, city, who will
sendiyon reeelnc, also nottry Thomas J.
Crawford, box 296, Homestead, Pa., also the
Secretary or the D. A, 3. how much you.
have forwarded. Act promptly In the
matter.
rBy order of Executive Bo?rd, D. A. 3, K
ofL.
L. IlOECHSTETTKJl, II. F. DEJIPSET.
D. K. S. M. W.
In accordance with the above appeal,
Local Assembly No. 1448, Mixers and
Teasers, furnished ?2j to the Amalgamated
Association 'as the first installment of the
amonnt they intend sending.
C0WAEDICE OF ANABCHI3T8.
They Seek Their Biding Places Whenever
There Is Troable.
In speaking of the arrests of the conspira
tor Anarchists Chief of Police Murphy, of
Allegheny, said the general public had but
little idea of the difficulty met with by the
police and detectives in obtaining informa
tion of the revolutionists.
"In times of peace," continued Chief
Mnrphy, "these people are boldly aggressive
and congregate in beer saloons, where they
imbibe enough of the malt beverages to
arouse their sluggish thoughts and then
proceed to describe in bad German and
worse English the menace and terror all
people with a dollar to their name are to
the great mass of workers.
"But the very moment any trouble such
as the Homestead affair occurs then they
are lost, and it is almost impossible to lo
cate them. They keep away lrom the
places they formerly haunted, and utter
their incendiarisms in the secrecy ot their
own company.
"The locality where Bauer was caught
may be a very hotbed of anarchy, and we
are making strenuous endeavors to rout out
more of them. We have a number of men
working on the Spring Garden and other
ends, and I am in great hopes of seeing
more of them brought in shortly. The con
spiracy to murder Mr. Frick was far reach
in?, and the developments will unquestion
ably be many."
CLAIM 646 MEN NOW.
Superintendent Potter Says He Received
171 Additional 31en Yesterday.
A Dispatch reporter asked Superin
tendent Potter concerning the number of
men received yesterday and he replied:
"We received 83 men by the way of Swiss
vale and 88 men came up on the Tide. With
this addition to our force we to-day have a
total of 646 men inside our works, exclud
ing foremen and bosses. We are receiving
just as many applications as ever and are
making arrangements with the men as fast
as our facilities will permit.
"I heard it was reported that I had been
drawn through the rolls last evening. You
will doubtless think I had an easy passage,
for I have not so much as a smashed nose."
NOT FILLING HOMESTEAD 0BDEBS.
Mission of Amalgamated Men to Johns
town Not Very Satisfactory.
Johnstown, July 2a ftpaZ. M. M.
Garland, Pressdent-EIect of the Amalga
mated Association, and C. Slie'a, of Pitts
burg, spent last night in this city investi
gating rumors as to whether the Cambria
'Iron Company were filling orders for the
Homestead mills. So fnr as they could
learn nothing of the kind is being done.
They were denied admission to the mills
here, their identity having been discovered.
They made close inquiry as to the prob
abilities of the men organizing, but they
found that every man who would join an
organization would be instantly discharced.
They abandoned any attempt "of the kind
and returned home to-day.
O'DONNELL'S UNFINISHED MISSION.
It Is Sarmlsed to Have fome Connection
Wl'h Politics and Politician.
NEW VoilK, July 26. Special. That
unfinished mission which has brought Hngh
O'Donnell, of Homestead, to town again
was asserted to-night to be politics and pol
itics interesting to distingnished Repub
lican close to tbe National Reublican
Committee.
These Republicans want the troubles at
Homestead settled and thatquickly. Some
of these Republicans are friendly with T.
V. Powderly and have had close relations
with Mr. Powderly quite recently. Mr.
O'Donnell and Mr. Powderly a're also
friends.
F0Y RELEASED OK BAIL.
Mrs. J. M. Onsky and Jacob Trantman Be
came Bis Sureties.
Adam Foy, the last of tbe Homestead
men charged with murder, secured bail yes
terday in the sum of J10.000, and was re
leased from jail. None of the strikers
are now in prison. Mrs. J. M. Gusky and
Jacob Trautman became his sureties. When
Mrs. Gusky was asked by the Court how
much she was worth, she smiled and said:
"Oh, I am worth $175,000 at a rough
guess."
As soon as the bail bond was signed, Foy
.walked out and started home.
ALL IB PEACEFUL.
No Excitement Among the Workmen at the
Union Mills.
About one dozen city policemen were on
duty all day yesterday at the Carnegie
Union Mills, but their services were ap
parently not required. No excitement pre
vails among the locked-out mill workers
and very few of them are to be seen in the
neighborhood of the works.
No change in aflairs is now expected for
some time, but considerable uncertainty
surrounds the situation.
ANOTHER HOMESTEADER ARRESTED.
James Close Brought to Jail and Charged
With Mnrder.
Constable Michael Price, of Alderman
McMasters' office, went to Homestead yes
terday and arrested James Close, another of
the strikers who were charged with murder
by Secretary Lovejoy.
Close was found at bis home and offered
no resistance to the arrest. He was brought
to this city last night and committed to
jail.
Minnesota Ii-gal Talent to Crmr.
St. Paul, July 26. The labor mass
meeting last night decided to push tbe col
lection of funds to send Attorneys W. W.
Erwin and C. W. Arno to Pittsburg, to de
fend the arrested Homesteaders. The funds
will be raised by the Twin City labor or
ganizations. I.nrge Inducements for Slen.
Several strange men in McKeesport have
been tempting workingmen to go to Home
stead. Two were offered positions for three
vears at salaries of 12 per day for one and ,
(350 per month for tbe other.
iirp.
MoMAHON On Tuesday, July 26, 1892,
at 11:30 p. Jt., Fbauk J. MoMahob, at his resi
dence, 20 Berlin street, East End, aged 33
years. Member of Are department- lor 13
yeais;son orHoe and the late Owen KcMa
hon, or Ninth ward, Pittsburg; brother of
Mrs. Thoinas McCipey.
Notice of lunoral hereafter.
SINGLETON Entered Into rest on Tues
day, July CO, lS9ir GltASDERSON SlKOLETOlC,
Sr., at his lesldence, Soho street.
Funeral servloes to be held at Snadyside
Presbyterian Church, Ambersoa avenue, on
Thursday Aj-rEBiroox, at i o'clock. Friends of
the family respectfully invited to attend. 2
JUSTICE SHIRAS NOW.
A Five-Minute Executive Senate
Session Settles the Matter.
QUAY BREAKS AN ANCIEKT USAGE.
Not a Dissenting Voice Was Heard in the
Confirmation Vote.
CAMERON WAS ABSENT AT THE TIME
FBOtt X BTATT COBBXSPOXDKItT.I
Washhjgtox, D. C., July 26. Senator
Quay made a little departure from custom
ary usuage in the Senate this morning,
which caused a bfoad smile to ripple over
the faces of most of the Senators present.
It is customary, when making a motion to
go into executive session for the Senator
making the motion to say, merely, "I move
that the Senate now go into executive
session."
Senator Quay said: "I move that the
Senate now go into executive session for the
purpose of considering the nomination of
au Associate Jnstice of the Supreme
Court"
Allison whirled on hi? chair and looked
at Quay inquiringly, as if he couldn't
believe his ears. Harris, of Tennessee, a
great stickler for form, half rose from bis
chair as if to protest. Tbe younger Sena
tors seemed greatly tickled at this depart
ure from ancient form. In the midst of It
all President protem Manderson's sonorous
voice was heard putting the motion. The
little bells buzzed everywhere, which give
notice of an executive session.
Five Jlinutes Settled the Matter.
The visitors were hnstled out of the gal
leries, pages, clerks, messengers, got off
the floor at double quick. Correspond
ents slowly and sullenly and profanely
walked out of the press gallery wondering
how long the nonsensical secret session will,
yet endure in the land. AH doors leading
to the Senate were locked and double
guarded, everybody was driven from the
corridor, and all to protect a secret which
had been given to the public before this
rigmarole wits enacted.
Five minutes elapsed. The bells tinkled
acain. The doors flew open, and everybody
filed back to their places. Senator Quay
had behind those doors madeanothermotion
that the nomination by tbe President ot
George Shiras, Jr., for the position of As
sociate Justice of tbe Supreme Court of the
United States, be confirmed. A verbal vo to
only,vas taken; there was no dissenting
voice. And Mr. Shiras was elevated to tbe
highest judicial body in the land.
Quay Handles the Jlen Skllirally.
"Edmunds would have fallen out of his
chair dead it he had heard that motion of
Quay's," said an old habitue of the press
gallery; "but it W3s awfully cute. He pro
claims emphatically to the people wha
have criticised him in connection with
Cameron for opposing Shiras, that he is the
man who has pulled Cameron off, and that
he has engineered the nomination of Shiras
to a successful issue when it might other
wise have been defeated. There's no use
talking, for sharp strategical moves on the
chess board of politico, with the pawns as
well as with the queens and knights and
bishops, Qnay is hard to beat.'
Of conrse Cameron wasn't present. Ht
was away sulking. He can do that about
as well as any man. Ligutxek.
PITI3EUEGEKS WELI. PLEASED. .
The Confirmation of George Shlra, Jr.'a
Appointment Meets IVlth Approval.
Tbe confirmation of George Shiras, Jr.'f,
appointment to the Supreme bench was
received with expressions of heartiest ap
proval by his many friends in Pittsburg and
Allegheny yesterday.
The absence of the new jurist from the
city prevented many from extending their
personal congratulations, but nnmerous
telegrams of a congratulatory character
were forwarded to Marquette, where he is
spending a few weeks during the heated
term. The confirmation was freelv dis
cussed in the clubrooms about towVi, and
nothing but the heartiest approval and sat
isfaction were heard.
SIXTEEN THOUSAND HDHGHY.
Flood Snfierers on the Bed and Black
Klvers to Be Fed.
New Orleans, July 26. Special
The relief boat Danube, with a second lot
of rations for the people in the overflowed
section . on the Bed and Black rivers and
Bayou Des Glares, left here to-day. The
number of sufferers is 16,000, of whom 1,200
are in Guachita above Catahoula; about
6,000 on Catahoula, 6,000 in Concordia,
2,000 in Bayou des Glaizes, and the re
mainder in Franklin, on the Boeuf river
and Pointe Coupe, West Filiciana and As
sumption. It will be necessary to feed these people
three weeks longer, after which time they
will be all out of water, and molt of them
have a crop of some kind planted. The
only assistance the sufferers have received
beyond the relief granted by the Louisiana
Legislature, was. a voluntary subscrip
tion of money from St. Louis merchants.
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