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Personal Quarrels Take the
Place of Public Business
in Congress.
A DISAPPEABIXG QUOBUM.
Members Adjourning as Individuals
to Look After Their Fences.
AU Legislation Practically Blocked
Except by Common Consent A Peo
ple's Party Representative Charges
Drunkenness on the Floor of the
House He May Bo Censured or Ex
pelledPresident Harrison's Veto of
the McGarrahan Bill Starts a New
Campaign Issue Powderly's Attack
on the Pinkertons Before the Home
stead Investigating Committee Ef
fect of the Dog Days Upon the States
men. rrROM A STAFF COURESPOKDEJTT.l
"Washington, July 29. Far from reach
ing any compromise, far from any suggestion
of the end, the tangle over the "World's Fair
appropriation in the sundry civil hill is
worse than ever, and no one can see the end
excepting Senator Allison, who says, frith
his uual quiet smile, that the Senate will
consider a motion to adjourn whenever the
House passes the sundry civil bill. All day
to-day the Democrats played the came of
breaking a quorum. Upon a call of the
House a few more than a quorum could be
found, but on every vote it was possible to
make the point of "no quorum."
Yesterday there were about 230 members
to the front; to-day the highest number re
sponding was much less than 200. A few
Democrats have gone home. Most of the
new absentees are in hiding to discover if
they will be sent for if the House should
get in an angry frame of mind. The Senate
also is dwindling away, and the prospects
are that to-morrow neither branch of Con
gress will be able to transact business ex
cept by common consent.
A Remarkable State of Affairs.
If this be the case, all attempt to legis
late will have to be abandoned or those who
remain at their posts will be compelled to
bring up the absentees with a short turn.
It is an anomalous, and perhaps unprece
dented state of affairs which could happen
in -no other legislative body of the civilized
world, and so disgraceful that eren the
small fry are growing ashamed of it One
who sits, day after day, a spectator of the
scenes occurring in the House must find it
impossible to believe that aggregation of
persons to be a legislative body.
The lack of dignity and even of "ordinary
good breeding, which characterizes the
action of members, suggest a congregation
of creatures trained to nothing but boorish
ness, wholly irresponsible, having no regard
for the wishes of intelligent and orderly
constituents, nor for their oaths of office
Of course there are individual exceptions,
scores of them, but the ruling spirit ii that
of disorder and obstruction, the movements
of the mob and not of the lawmaker.
Tlieir Own Bales Held In Contempt.
If ever has there been a Congress which
showed such utter lack of conscience, such
utter contempt for its own rules. Members
absent themselves without a thought of ask
ing leave. Leaves are granted contrary to
rule when it is evident that a quorum will
be broken thereby. Dozens of members
have scarely shown themselves during this
long session, and yet have drawn their pay,
contrary to decency, if not to law.
I know of one member in particular, who
has not shown his face in "Washington since
the first week of the session, and who has
drawn his nearly 514 a day with scrupulous
regularity every month. He has not been
sick for a single day, but has been attending
to private business affairs.
Both parties have been offenders. He
publicans, overwhelmed by the Democratic
majority, say there is no necessity for their
presence. Democrats, safe in their num
bers, say that a hundred or so of them can
be spared at once and they will still have a
working majority, and so it is that at the
close of the session this disorganization
reaches its climax in an utter disregard of
rule and obligation.
Acttn Liko Truant School Boy.
Members who know they will not be
granted leave of absence if they ask it, ab
sent themselves without permission, leav
ing no trace of their movements, that the
Sergeant at Arms may not find them if he
is ordered to do so. It is perfectly appa
rent that nothing further of importance cau
be done except by common consent or by
the calling in of absentees and compelling
their attendance .under a threat of a fine for
every failure.
To trust to "common consent" is rather
risky when one member may raise the point
at any time that there is no quorum, and
then stop the wheels till a quorum cau be
assembled. Possibly there may yet be a
compromise on the "World's Fair matter,
but the prospects this evening are that the
Senate will persistently refuse to adjourn
until the House agrees to the Senate's
Tiew.
How long the House can hold out against
this proposition is tne query. A few can
do the necessary filibustering, while the
others go home or elsewhere to rest, and the
107 Democrats who voted against the Fair ap
propriation can thus work in relays and have
a good share of all the comfort that is going
in this piping hot v eather.
A OIsis iarat Hand.
A climax will be reached to-morrow in
that the appropriations of last year will
again have to be extended or the sundry
civil bill have to be passed. The lime to
which the appropriations were extended
will expire en Sunday, the 31st. Possibly
this exigency may lead to some change in
the situation, but the present outlook is
that the appropriations of last year will
again be extended, and that the disgraceful
filibustering will go on.
"Whatever may be said of the Alliance or
of the People's party, "Tom" Watson, of
Georgia, is a plucky lellow. "Uncle Joe"
"Wheeler, of Alabama, has been tryiug for
two days to cet the floor on a question of
personal privilege to attack Watson, but
HAN
NOTHING
was always ruled out because his question
was not one of personal privilege. He
caught "Watson to-day, however, on a pass
age in a People's party handbook just issued
by the latter, which passage attacked the
character of the House collectively as being
a generally scaly and irresponsible body,
even describing members drunk and reeling
in the aisles, and drunken speakers be
coming so muddled that one of them had to
stoD his mixed utterances and make the in
quiry: "Mr. Speaker, where was I at?"
The Defiant Granjrer Statesman.
General "Wheeler had a right to defend
the character of the House collectively, and
he started out to do so but constantly
wandered and had to be constantly called to
order. "Watson replied by boldly reiterat
ing that he stood by every word and sen
tence in the book. Of course this raised a
great row. Democrats hissed and -shouted
angrily, but "Watson, who 1b a little, dried
up man, shook his diminutive fist at them
and defied them.
Objection was made to his language, and
it was "taken down," as the saying goes.
It was transcribed from the stenographer's
notes and read by the clerk. Mr. "Watson
was compelled to be seated, and the only
way he could continue was by a vote of a
majority to permit him to explain. By a
large maiority he was permitted to explain,
tor the Democrats hat c a wholesome fear'
of the People's partv. "Watson's exnlana
tton was worse than Lis original words. He
floundered about, saying some good things,
but at last, exasperated by interruptions
and taunts, he ended by reiterating that he
stood by every word uttered in his book,
and defied the Democrats to do tbeir worst.
May lie Censured or Expelled.
Again there was a pretty storm, and
Boat n er, of Louisiana, came in with a reso
lution reciting the occurrence and charges
and asked the appointment of a committee
of five to investigate the whole matter and
report to the House whether the charges are
true. If the committee find them untrue
there will be nothing to do but to haul Mr.
Watson up before the bar of the House and
censure him, or by a formal vote to expel
him. Mr. Watson told me after the melee
was over that he would face the music.
He realized that, while everybody knew
the persons alluded to were drunk, it would
be difficult to prove them drunk on account
of a wide diversity of opinion as to when a
person under the influence of liquor is'
really .drunk. He was willing to accept
whatever might come.
I give so much of the details in this con
nection because this episode of to-day not
only shows the bitterness that is now very
aggravated, and which is growing more
angry every day betn een the Democrats of
the South and the People's party, but be
cause it may have far-reaching results.
Watson is the acknowledged leader of that
party in the South, and it has been his de
liberate intention during the whole session
to provoke the Democrats to every possible
expression of hatred for the Third'party.
A Third Party Opportunity.
He had not hoped, however, for such an
opportunity as had been presented to-day.
His campaign text book received a tremen
dous advertisement: he was hissed down by
the Democrats, a breach of decorum which
I have never seen equaled even in this, fla
grantly indecorous House: he is being in
vestigated upon the motion of a Democrat;
is in danger ot censure or expulsion at tne
hands of a Democratic House, and his book
is selling like hot cakes. At the House a
bright little son of Jerry Simpson is han
dling the book, and he tells me he told 16
volumes within a half an hour after Gen
eral Wheeler had read the quotation from
it, though it sells at a dollar a volnme in
paper covers.
"What more cau I ask?" says Mr. Wat
son. "This will gain us several Congress
men and help us to carry the electoral vote
of several Southern States by larger major
ities than we would have had otherwise."
Prominent Southern Democrats tell'me
this evening that they greatly regret the
action of the impetuous Wheeler in bring
ing Watson and his book to the front and
admit that the incident, which will be sown
broadcast over the South in the Alliance
papers, will have immeasurable influence in
favor of the third party. Watson's book is
disjointed in construction and reckless in
personalities as to the leaders of the old
parties, but it is a lively campaign book and
is having an immense sale.
A Teto Causes Hard Words.
Nothing that President Harrison has
done since his inauguration has got him
such hard words here in Washington as his
message sent to the Senate and House this
afternoon vetoing the bill providing for the
submission of the McGarrahan claim to the
Court of Claims foradjudication. McGarra
ban's claim had been indorsed by Lincoln
and other Presidents, and has occasionally
passed one branch of Congress, but a week
ago passed both Houses for the first time in
all the 35 years it has been pending.
It involved no appropriation, but merely
its submission to the Court of Claims, and
on this account the veto is denounced on all
sides as a stab at a poor man, a favorite
with all who know him, and whose claim
has been pronounced good by the best au
thorities who have examined it.
The indignation, is not lessened by the
knowledge that Mr. D. O. Mills, father-in-law
ot Whitelaw Beid, is the chief stock
holder of the Hew Idna Mining Company,
which is the alleged trespasser on the pre
serves of Mr. McGarrahan. Of course, the
Democrats wildly charged that the Presi
dent vetoed the bill at the instance of the
son-in-law of Mr. D. O. Mills, and that in
return therefor Mr. Mills will come down
handsomely for the campaign fund. Cer
tainly it must seem strange that Mr. Har
rison could not have permitted the Court
of Claims to be the judge in a matter
which passed both Houses of Congress.
Powderly Upon the Pinkertons.
The hurried trip of General Master
Workmau Powderly, of the Knights of
Labor, to this city to-day to testify before
the sub-committee ot the Committee on
Judiciary of the House engaged in the in
vestigation of the Pinkertons and labor
conflicts was really hardly worth the
trouble. Nearly all be had to say as to the
Pinkertons had already been published in
the official organ of the Knights of Labor
and had gone to every part ot the country.
It consists of a chapter of outrages perpe
trated by the Pinkertons, which "Mr. Pow
derly thought to be a good answer to the
charge of the Pinkertons that, while work
ingruen were constantly being convicted of
outrages, not one of the Pinkerton men
had ever been convicted of a crime.
Having this printed statement at their
command the committee in a rather per
functory wav pieced out the time until Mr.
Powderly asked to be excused, as he wished
to catch a train for home. Some of Mr.
Powderly's answers seemed very amusing
to the committee. For instance, "in answer
to a question of Eay, of New rork, as to
how Mr. Powderly would adjust the differ
ences between railroad companies and their
employes, Mr. Powderly answered that the
Government should own the railroads. Mr.
Kay then pictured a vast army of railway
employes running elections arid making a
favorite administration perpetual, which
would control the law-inakiug power. Mr.
Powderly said that as to the laws they
would have the "referendum," as they have
it in Switzerland. "What is that?" asked
Chairman Oates.
Information Tor the Committee.
Mr. Powderly looked rlightly surprised,
but explained that in Switzerland ffo act ot
Parliament became a Jaw until it was voted
upon by the people and that was called the
"referendum." It was apparent that not
one ot the four lawmakers present knew
that the Swiss people vote upon the laws by
which they are governed. Mr. Oates looked
doubtful when Mr. Powderly said that the
referendum would be perfectly practicable
in America.
It was really amusing to see the interest
taken by the members of the sub-committee
in the semi-philosophical questions brought
up in contrast to the listlessness with which
they passed through the Pinkerton phase of
the investigation, which had become an old
story to them. Mr. Oates baid, to me after
the hearing closed that there wonld be no
further hearings unless Mr. Powderly, as
requested, furnished names of witnesses
whom he would like to have examined. As
to the report, that would depend on the
movements of Congress. If adjournment
were delayed for a week he might be able to
prepare the report and present it at this
session. " LlGHTNnn.
TARIFF AND FARMERS.
Contradictory Partisan Reports In Congress
Democrats Assert That the McKlnley
Act Is Detrimental Republicans Have
Figurea to Prove the Contrary.
Washington, July 29. Eepresentative
Hatch, from the Committee on Agriculture,
to-day submitted to the House a report pre
pared by the committee on the effect of the
present tariff law upon agriculture. The
report says that careful comparison shows
that there has been a steady decline in the
prices of farm property and products under
the several tariffs in force since the
war, while for a corresponding
period, and under the same law,
other interest! have been more prosperous
and remunerative. The report insists
that under the low tariff of 1846 agriculture
enjoyed its greatest prosperity, and holds
that" the more restrictive and piohibitire
the trade with other countries has been the
worse has agriculture fared. The result of
the prohibitive tariff has been to prejudice
European nations (our best -buyers) against
the United States, and in the retaliation
which followed agriculture was dealt an
irreparable injury. The American farmer
is now compelled to sell his products in
direct competition with the pauper and
slave labor of Asia and Africa labor which
manages to subsist on wages averaging less
than 53 per month. The scheme of reci
procity is denounced as a flimsy and bold
attempt to deceive the farmers.
Eepresentative White, ot Iowa, a member
of the committee, prepared a paper to ac
company the views of the majority. In
this report Mr. White savs there is prob
ably no class of our citizens who are bo
thoroughly handicapped by the protective
system in the prosecution of their business
as the farmers ot the Mississippi Valley,
who are engaged in the raising ot hogs and
cattle.
Eepresentative Funston, of Kansas, pre
sented a report containing the views of the
minority ot the committee. This report says
the fact that the Democrats in the House,
having a majority over the Eepublicans of
153, are able to adjourn without having
made any effort to repeal the McKinley
Tariff lair, should settle the question as to
whether or not, in the opinion of the major
ity of the House, the law is
wrong and oppressive. The minor
ity report recites the benefits
of reciprocity and asserts that the state
ment that farms have shrunk in value is a
matter ot mere assertion, for which there is
no data. The minority says it has care
fully considered the condition of the farmer
under the tariff laws of 1883 and 1890, and
finds that in no other age, in no other coun
try, and in no other time in this country,
has there been a law passed of an economic
character in which the interests of any
class of persons were more carefully guarded
than those of the farmer were in the tariff
law of 189a
CONGRESSMAN CRAIG DEAD.
Representative From the Twentr-Fourth
District Passed Away Last Nljht.
-Alexander IT. Cratgv a member of Con
gress from the Twenty-fourth district, died
at his home in Claysville, "Washington
county, Pa., at 9 o'clock last night. The
deceased had been in delicate health for
several weeks. His condition, however,
was not thought to be serious until yester
day morning, when his physician announced
that he could not recover.
Congressman Craig was a native of Wash
ington county. During all his life he was
an active Democrat, but was little known
outside of his own county until he was
nominated for Congress against Colonel An
drew Stewart two years ago. On thn face
of the returns at the general election
Colonel Stewart was victorious, but Mr.
Craig contested the election and was
awarded the seat by the Elections Commit
tee of Congress and Stewart was unseated.
Mr. Craig has served in Congress since Feb
ruary. He was about . 60 years
old and but recently announced
himself as a candidate for re-election. He
was an earnest, conscientious member of
Congress, and he was held in high esteem
by all who knew him. He was especially
popular in his own county. He leaves a
family.
A MAGNIFICENT HAEVESI BTJI5ED.
Mod, Hall and Kaln Work Immense De
struction In 45 Minutes.
Dell Eapids, S. D., July 29. At noon
Wednesday hundreds of armers were start
ing in to cut their barley with every pros
pect of reaping one of the most bountiful
harvests nature has ever bestowed on South
Dakota. At 3:30 they were in the midst of
desolation. A large bluish green cloud,
-which was seen gathering in the West since
morning, swept dofrn upon the ripening
grain and lett destruction in its wake. The
storm of wind, hail au heavy rain came
from the Northwest with terrible violence,
and 45 minutes later the sun shone as
brilliantly as on a perfect summer day.
The storm split about three miles north
of the city, the bulk going West and South,
though heavy damage is reported from the
North and East Thousands of acres are
laid to waste. Many farmers are insured,
but many others lose?heavily.
FATAL CANNED LOBSTER.
Death of a Staten Island Bridegroom From
ISInod Poisoning.
New York, July 29. Charles Newport
was a young Englishman who lived with
his parents in Tomkinsville, S. L, and a
little while ago he started a saloon. He
prospered, and three weeks ago was married
to Miss Dora Getze, of Stapleton. N Among
the dishes served at the wedding dinner was
canned lobster. Immediately after eating
it he became sick. The young man's blood
became tainted, and the hot weather of the
past few days turned the scale against him
and he died. His bride is nearly dis
tracted. A VEE1 INGENIOUS COUHXEBFEITEB.
How
He Neatly Metamorphoses Silver
Quarter. Into SIO Gold Pieces.
Sioux Citt.Ia., July 29. Edward Wol
cott, a young man from Omaha, was arrested
yesterday for counterfeiting. He took the
new silver quarters, cut out the letters
"quar" and changed the last "r" to "n,"
making it read "ten dollars." The coins
were then neatly plated with gold.-
Hc went to stores and bought 5 and 10
cent articles to get the change, and was ar
rested in the act of passing one.
Wages Fluctuate IVlth Coal Prices.
Pottsville, July 29. The mining em
ployes of the Philadelphia and Beading
Coal and Iron Company, for the first time
in three years, will be paid at the lull $2 50
basis rate tor the last two weeks of July
and the first half of August. The rate is
based on the selling price of coal, wages
fluctuating accordingly. ,
PITTSBURG, SATURDAY.. JULY
AN ELECTRIC PICTUEE.
Lightning Photographs Upon
Body of William Cassell.
the
IT PRINTS LEAVES ON HIS BREAST.
He and Solomon Richardson Meet
Under an Cak Tree.
Death
A BT0RM THAT DdES MUCH DAMAGE
The lightning performed a ghastly freak
during yesterday's storm. It struck down
two colored men in Highland Park. As
they fell the surrounding foliage was photo
graphed on the breast of one of the victims.
William Cassell and Solomon Eichardson
are two employes of the city. They work
in the stone quarries at Highland Park.
Yesterday afternoon the men were on duty
when the heavy storm came on. The only
place of shelter offered them from the
heavy rain was the forest trees. They
sought out a massive oak nearby. Shortly
alter the pair sought its protection the tree
was struck by lightning. The shock was so
strong that both men were instantly killed.
When the storm was over the men were
removed to T. B. Moreland's undertaking
rooms on Penn avenue. Here this remark
able piece of electric photography was dis
covered. It was on the body of William
Cassell that the phenomena was shown.
Photographed on a Dead Mail's Breast.
As his clothes were removed an astound
ing Sight met the eves of the undertakers.
Across Cassell's broad breast was a picture
true to nature. The browned oak leaf of
autumn time was there. Twining among
the foliage" were a number of ferns. These
ton, with the exception that they, like the
oak leave, were brown, were as natural as
their model. So exact were the leaves and
ferns that even the minutest vein was
noticeable.
It was 4:20 when the men were killed.
At 8 o'clock in the evening the impressions
began to fade. Slowly the dark brown
gave way to a purple color. After the fad
ing process bad been working a half hour
many of the leaves were indistinct. An
hour later the photograph had entirely
faded and only the purple coloring re
mained. There was another curious thing
about Cassell. When his trousers were re
moved his lower limbs had both turned to
an ashen white. They kept this color.
This is a greater mystery than the photo
graphic treat.
The men were not really hit by the light
ning. The shock caused their death. When
the men were brought in from the park
there was no noticeable evidence that their
death was due to electricity.
Looked Lifelike in Death. .
The men did not even look to be dead.
The faces of both wore a pleasant expres
sion. There was not the distor
tion that usually follows, a vio
lent death. The clothing of the
men was not disarranged. It was especially
so in the case of Cassell. He wore a heavy
woolen shirt. Over that he had a coat; both
were buttoned up tight. Eichardson was
similarly dressed. On the bodies of either,
save the impression mentioned, there was
not a mark or scar. It is thought very re
markable that Richardson's body was not
marked the same as Cassell's.
Cassell was 23 years of age. He boarded
with Mrs. Mary Crumptoo, at Larimer,
avenue and-,:Wmsaw;reek' His home Ms
in Baltimore. Eichardson was 28 years'old.
He was married. A wile and two children
survive him. His home was on Bryant
street, East End. The men were rerrioved
to their homes later in the evening. The
Coroner will hold an inquest to-day.
A great many people called at Moreland's
last night to see Cassell. It was the talk of
that portion of the East End. People
laughed at the story. But when a visit was
made they were fully convinced and went
away to spread the news
Other Sufferers From the Storm.
Highland Park seemed to be the camp
ing ground of yesterday's storm. Aside
from the two deaths, a number of people
were stnnned. John Cosgrave, another
laborer, was shocked by a bolt shortly after
the one that killed the two men. He was
stunned and badly hurt. He did not re
cover consciousness for quite awhile. At
least a half dozen trees were shattered by
lightning.
J. B. vandergrift's residence on South
Highland avenue was visited by light
ning. The roof was badly shattered. A
slight fire followed that was quickly ex
tinguished. About 5100 worth of damage
was done. The occupants of the house
were badly shocked.
W. F. Fundenberger's residence on South
Negley avenue was struck, It was badly
damaged. A domestic was greatly shocked.
She was knocked off her feet. Conscious
ness did not return for several hours.
The chimney on the house ot Irwin Bed-
path, of C222 Broad street, was struck. The
lightning run down the flue into the parlor
in which Mrs. Eedpath was lying on a Bofa.
She was severely shocked. The mantel and
carpet were totally ruined.
A Whole Family Shocked.
J. C Henry, his wife and mother, of 6204
Broad street, were sitting in their kitchen
during the storm. The lightning entered
the house by the chimney, coming down into
the kitchen through the stove pipe. The
stove was completely 'demolished. The
lightning then flashed around the room sev
eral times. Mr. Henry was badly burned
on his hands. His mother and wife were
badly shocked. They soon recovered.
The houses along Brereton avenue, near
the West Penn Hospital, suffered greatly
from the storm. Several houses were un
roofed. A number of windows were broken
by the rain. Three houses in the course of
construction, belonging to George Gwinner,
were blown down. Their demolition was
complete. Jt will cost several thousand
dollars to replace them. The Penn avenue
cars were greatly delayed. The sewers
were unable to carry away the water be
tween Thirtieth and Thirty-third streets.
The streets were completely covered and the
cars could not be moved for a time.
The steeple of the Oakland M. E. Church
on Forbes street was slightly damaged by
lightning.
A window in the store of Mrs. Smith on
Penn avenue, near Second street, was
broken by a bolt of lightning. No other
injury was done.
A Hotel Set on Fire.
The Pheonix Hotel, on Eleventh street,
was fired by an electric bolt. Two hundred
dollars damage was done. A panic was
created among the guests.
ML Washington was also visited by the
storm. The Schuck block, at the foot of
Boggs avenue, suffered considerable damage
from lightning. Three occupants were per
haps fatally injured, while eight other in
mates were badly shocked. Mrs. Henry
Grimm, 40 years of age; Jacob Kecher, 19
years old, and -Peter Ammon, aged 25, are
the most seriously injured.
The block is a two-story frame building,
owned by Mrs. John Wilbert The light
ning struck the root and run down to the
first story. Mrs. Quinn was thopght to be
dead tor several hours. Her condition is
still very serious. Kecher and Ammon were
both rendered unconscious. Their chance of.
recovery is slight.
A Birmingham.car was derailed at the
Castle Shannon Incline lrom stones that
were washed on the track.
The hill districts suffered greatly from
the storm. The rain poured into hundreds
of cellars, doing much damage.
In the upper part ot Allegheny not a
rain drop tell yesterday.. The lower end ot
30. 1892-TWELVE PAGES.
Feom Buzzard's Bat BMo, White Mouse!
month or so.
From Washington Step cool, Orover.
the city got the
how ever.
fnll benefit of the storm,
A GENERAL UPRISING
Predicted as One or tho Certain Events to
Como in BoliviaNorth, Americans as
Herots in the lively Scenes Heine "
' acted There Now.
New Orleans, July 29. Special
The steamship Eover, from Honduras,
brings the news that a fight was moment
arily expected at Quielva Boliza, where
Colonel Pedro Torres has been trying
to force his way through the lines
of the Government troops and join the
Nuila revolutionary army. All the towns
on the North coast, whether in the hands of
revolutionists or the Government, are
under martial law. At Ceiba the streets
are patrolled by soldiers and barri
cades are erecte'd on the principal
thoroughfares. Noone'is allowed out'of
the houses after 8 o'clock. News from the
interior announces the arrival at Amapala,
a town on the Pacific coast, of Eon Poli
carho Borilla, whom the revolutionists have
f proclaimed President. A general uprising
n his favor is reported there.
General Solmon Ordenez, Governor and
Commandante of Aurapalia, went over to
Borilla with all his troops. The Govern
ment is now between two fires, with Bonilla
on the Pacific and Nuila on the Atlantis
coast. '
General Manuel Bonilla landed, at Ceiba
witfi anumDer'of cTtiled"Hdndnrnnans and"
marched at once to the reinforcement of
Nuila.
The American vessels engaged -in the
fruit trade find that the revolution is inter-,
ferine with the trade, in consequence of Hie
lack of labor for loading the vessels with
fruit, so many of the natives having gone
into the'armies.
The concentration of the Government
troops on Puerto Cortez has resulted in the
yellow fever there and at Santa Marta, a
place where it has seldom prevailed, but
Ceiba and the other coast towns are tree
from it.
AN EXTRA SESSION NEEDED.
The Governor of Michigan Has n Job That
Needs a Speedy Disentanglement.
Lansing, Mich., July 29. Special.
Governor "Winans spent the entire jday
considering the apportionment act ot 1881,
and applying to the districts created
thereby the population shown by tLe
census of 1890, in order to determine the
necessity for calling an extra session
of the Legislature. The comparison
showed that this act, if followed,
would create much more glaring
inequalities of representation than
either of the acts which the Court wiped
out yesterday, and, furthermore, that as
new counties, townships" and wards have
been created since its passage, it would be
rank injustice to bold this tail's elections
under its provisions. He therefore decided
to call an extra session.
The formal call will not be issued until
Monday. The date has not been definitely
decided upon, but it will probably be Au
gust 9.
SURE OF RECOVERY.
There Is No Longer Any Danger From
Chairman Trick's Wounds.
This is the seventh day oince the attempt
was made to assassinate Chairman II. C
Frick, of the Carnegie interests. There have
been no signs of any trouble, and the physi
cians now confidently assert that the patient
is beyond all danger, and that his complete
recovery is only a question of a few weeks.
Mr. Frick rested well all Thursday night,
and yesterday morning ate a hearty break
fast. Last night his pulse, respiration and
temperature were normal, and he was rest
ing almost as easily as if he had never been
wonnded. He is in a cheerful mood, and is
still exercising a supervision over the affairs
of the great manufacturing concern.
PITTSBURG ladles on an ontinc in Can
ada In THE DISPATCH to-morrow.
A BLOODY $2 BILL'
Leads to the Detection of a Tennessee Mur
derer ana Bobber'.
Bristol, Tenn., July 29. About a
month ago one Pierce, of North Carolina, a
watchman on the burning fill on the Norfolk
and Western Eailroad in Virginia, was
murdered for 56 and a revolver. A
$2 note was among the, money. The morn
ing after the tragedy G. W. Dunmick, a
section boss on .the same road, paid an ac
count, at the store nearby. One ot the
ends of the $2 he paid was bloody.
The b(ll was. sent to a chemist toranalysis
of tfiej blood. He pronounced it to b,e
human blood. On-this evidence, and the
fact that Dunmick had Pierce's revolver,
and pockefbook. when he was arrestedy he
will have, a hearing to-day. , , ,
A" Jilted Lover Probably a Sololde."
Teentin, N.'j.. July 29. Albert Lit
tle, 34 ye'ara of age, disappeared from his;
home yest'erday, and letters were found tp-
day which, lead to the belief that he has;
committed lWde because a young woman'
refused to rnfirrr him. Little was foreman'
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It's time we are attracting lomt notice. Vie
Our turn is coming, and the people will hear enough
SNOWDEN IS RADICAL
In Vindicating the Pnnishment of
lams and Denouncing Rioters.
THE TROOPS NOW AT HOMESTEAD
Likely to Stay There All Summer, ar.d
Then Others May Relieve Them.
OPINIONS OP THE 0T1ILE OFFICERS
fPPECIAt TElKQItiM TO TUB DHPATC1T.1
Philadelphia, July 29. Major Gen
eral George E. Snowden and several mem
bers of his staff, including Surgeon General
E. S. Huidckoper, Colonel G. H. North,
Lieutenant Colonel E, S. Cullinan and
Colonel Charles Green, returned lrom
Homestead to-day. General Snowden hnd
hardly reached headquarters before ho was
asked to talk about Homestead and the pun
ishment of Private lams, of the Tenth Eegi
nient by Colonel Streetor. In regard to the
latter he said: "I have no official opinion to
give on the matter at this time. I may be
called on later to give it. My individual
opinion.-however, is that the punishment
of Iann was Inflicted in the face ot rebel
lion, treason, murder, anarchy and o rc
press'a mutiny. The control of enlisted
men and the efficiency and discipline of a
regiment are in the hands of its command
ing officer. The trial of enlisted men by
court-martial is in the hands of tne' bric
ade commander. A- report of the circum
stances in the lams caie was made to me
after the event, and I was asked what dis
position should be made of him. It was
then that I made the order already pub
lished. I have nothing more to say on the
subject."
Never "Was a Better Camp.
In regard to the camp and the behavior of
the State troops at Homestead, General
Snowden said: "There was never a better
camp that I have seen in war or peace. The
officers and men were willing, ready, active,
prompt and vigilant. The guard duty was
never so well done in our service, and I
never saw it doge better auywhere. Officers
and men behaved themselves with great
discretion in the face of the greatest aggra
vation. The food was excellent and bounti
ful and it was served promptly after the
first day.
"The troops that I "have left at Home
stead are the Fifth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Eegiments, the Sheridan troop and Battery
B, of the Second Brigade, under the com
mand of Brigadier General John A. Wiley.
He and I consider that force ample to pre
serve the peace. . General Wiley is an
efficient officer, and his troops may be relied
upon to give a good account of themselves
in case of need. Should any disorder arise,
however, in that neighborhood beyond the
control or limits of General Wiley's com
mand, the rest of the division, as has been
shown, can be concentrated there in a few
hours. '
"The state of affairs in that locality is
very bad and threatening. The law abiding
citizens of other parts of the State do not
seem to realize the condition of affairs either
no ir or before the arrival of the troops at
Homestead."
Should "Not Be Criticizing Officer".
"The people may as well make up their
minds that the eruption at Homestead indi
cates the prevalence ot the disease in the
body politic, which extends far beyond
what they have any conception of, and in
stead of criticising the efforts of spirited
and patriotic officers to preserve discipline
in their ranks, the public should do every
thing possible to uphold them.
"The people of the State are not aware of
the condition of affairs at Homestead. The
people there organized a revolutionary gov-,
ernment; they had their officers their
roagistrate,itheir council of ten. They ar
rested citizens without warrant, tried them
before this so-called Advisory Committee,
exiled them or inflicted such'other pnnish
ment as they saw fit. They established an
armed censorship ot the press. The netrs-
Eaper writers were compelled to wear unifi
ers, like convicts in a prison. Thev com
mitted murder and they made war. Such
was the condition of affairs when I arrivtfd
there. - - '
"I believe that every member of the so-'
called citizsps'. and Amalsamated Associa
tion committees that called on me on Tues
day morning alter the arrival of the troops
is under arrest or has 'had a warrant issued
for him for violent .crimes from .murder
down. The man Crituhlow,' who came to'
me at Munhall station, on rov arrhal at "d
o'clock Tuesday moriing, and said if we
had hot come so soon and unexpectedly the
'citizens would have welcomed me, is" now
in prison, without bail, lor murder.
,;Jnowd-ns Kenson lir Astnnisiim-n.
'As our fathers fought for independence
and 'the War of the itebellion was waged
for union, so, unless all signs fall, we will
have to fight for our homes, oar liberty and
o'dr Institutions in the not distant future.
I was-utterly astonished during my star at
Homestead at the large number'ot'leTt'e'rs
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puKie has not teen paying any attention to us for a
of us brfore November.
and periodicals which reached me from all
quarters breathing anarchy and revolution.
"As we came away through the works
we saw from our car non-union workmen
pelted with stones by the strikers. The
bad feeling is suppressed somewhat, but it
still exists, and as long as the situation re
mains as it is now the Second Brigade will
remam at Homestead. It is just possible
that if their stay is prolonged other regi
ments from other brigades may be called np
to relieve them, and the First Brigade or
some of its regiments may be called out
again. The ultimate result will be, I be
lieve, that the owners of the works will re
gain and operate them entirely with men of
their own choosing."
Colonel G. If. North, who nras present,
taid: "I coincide fully with Generai
Snowden's statement. .1 "deny, however,
that he treated the committee of citizens
and'the Amalgamated Association who called
upon us at our headquarters in an uncivil
ized and discourteous manner, but, on the
contrary, he answered them very properly
considering who and what they have since
turned out to be."
Opinions Cpon the lams Cae. "
Lieutenant Colonel E. S. Cullinan also
heard the statement made by General fjnow
den and heirtily agreed nith hiin'Hudf add
ed: "The disorderly element is on the run.
They have been, particularly insulting of
late and the soldiers have had to bear many
indignities at their hands. Every soldier on
the ground has Btood untold abuse from the
strikers of late and should a collision arise I
am afraid they would get to work without
waiting for orders from superior oBreers."
"What is the uninion entertained by von
and vour brother officers regarding the'lams
caser uoionel Cullinan was asked.
"If lams had gotten his deserts," was the
reply, "he would have been taken out and
shot. His punishment was not a bit to
severe. His suffering was very brief! I
am astonished that his punishment should
havemet with so much disapproval, but it
is evident that everyone docs not know the
serious nature of the circumstances. Why,
in the west of the State there is more sym
pathy expressed lor lams than for the vic
tim of a depraved, would-be assassin. lams
may congratulate himself upon getting off
so easily.
The Only One to Evidence Disloyalty.
"I want also to add there is one tning to
be said to the lasting credit of the National
Guard, notwithstanding all the influences
exerted upon them by word, circulars and
newspapers, not a man, with the single
exception of lams, evidenced the slightest
disloyalty to the cause he was there to
represent. It may be added also to their
credit as gentlemen and soldiers in excel
lent discipline that they were not provoked
to violence by the persistent taunts and
sneers of the rioters and foul names and
epithets heaped upon them."
Surgeon General E. S. Hmdekoper, who
also returned to-day, said: "Colonel Streator
was absolutely right in what he did, and
when the public know the facts ther will
agree with me. It is because the facts have 1
been misrepresented trmt public opinion is
biased as it is to-day. I do not think the
trouble is over yet."
OPINION OP AN OFFICER.
Adjutant Hayes Thinks lams Got Only
What He Deserved A Plea That the
Punishment Was Only Commensurate
With the Crime.
Washington, Pa., July 29. Special.
Adjutant Sheldon B. Hayes, of the Tenth
Eegiment, who was present at the punish
ment of Private W. L. lams for calling on
the soldiers of the regiment to cheer the
man who shot Chairman H. C Frick, of
the Carnegie Company, has returned to his
home in this place. He gives the following
details ot the occurrence:
Adjutant Hays begins by quoting the sol
diers' oath to defend .the Constitution of
the United States and the State of Penn
sylvania, and that he would not give aid or
comfort to the enemies of either. The work
men at Homestead, he contended, had as
sumed the powers of goverment, and any
utterances of sympathy for them by the
guard was treason and perjury. lams' self;
confessed act, he said, stamped him as a
traitor and a perjurer.
lams was ordered to.be tied up by the
thumbs under the direction of Major-Sur-geon
Neg and Drs. CTllom and Grim. The
order from Colonel Streator was that he be
made to suffer, but that no physical injury
be done him.
Adjutant Hayes, who stood by all the
time, says that lams was tied up, but was
not lifted from the ground. He was able at
any time, so loosely was he suspended, to
have borne his full weight upon the ground.
.He, however, shitted his weight from,
one. foot to the other, and the
punishment simply consisted of the cul
prit's having to keep his arms suspended.
After being strung up he asked one of the
surgeonsfor a chew of tobacco, which re
quest was granted, and at the end of 19
minutes, when released, lams said: "I wish
1 had not swallowed that tobacco juice; it
has made me sick."
v Adjutant Hayes says that at no time was
Jams unconscious, un saunuay morning
Adjutant Hayes read 'all the communica
tions in regard to the matter to the brigade
on-dress parade. ColonelHawkins' general
orders defining the acts of perjnry and
treason and the penalty therefor were also
read- He says no irial was necesary, be
cause lams had confessed. Had he denied
the charge he would have been court
martialed. TOLSTOI'S Countess, by Frank G. Car
penter, In THE DISPATCH to-morrow.
THEY WILL RESPOND
To your advertisements ia
THE DISPATCH. They read
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Anarchist Berkman Says He
"Wanted to End the Life
of Chairman Frick.
HELD OX MANY CHABGES.
The Assassin Given a Hearing Inside
the Walls of the Jail.
HE MAKES A DISPLAY OP BRAVADO
Aldermen lldlasters and Gripp Fix UU
Bond at $14,000.
SOUTHSIDE EED3 ARE DISCONSOLATE
Berkman, the assassin, was held for court
yesterday, and over a half dozen commit
ments lodged against him. The amount of
bail demanded is $14,000, and he is still in
jail. The strange feature of the case was
that the Anarchist who attempted to assassi
nate H. C Frick was tried before two
aldermen at once, and he was also given a
hearing inside the jaiL This is one of the
firstever held there. There were only
Alderman McMasters and Gripp, District
Attorney Clarence Burleigh and the two
witnesses present. The witnesses were
Vice Chairman John G. Leishman, of the
Carnegie companies, and David Fortney,
the elevator boy at the Carnegie offices.
It wat feared the hearing would attract a
great crowd and that the anarchists would
make some demonstration. The harings
were, therefore, held in Warden McAleese's
private office in the jail. Superintendent
of Police O'Mara had lodged an informa
tion azainst Berkman before 'Squire Gripp
on a charge ot felonious shooting.
No Lack of Serious Charges.
Before Alderman McMasters Secretary
Lovejoy had entered charges of felonious
assault aud lattery, felonious cutting and
carrying concealed weapons and three
charges of entering a building with feloni
ous intent. One was made for each time he
went there.
Vice Chairman Leishman was the first
witness called. He reviewed briefly the
story of the attempted assassination of the
Chairman of the Carnegie interests. He
said he thought Mr. Frick's wounds were
very serious, and declared that if the wound
in the back had been deflected an inch it
would have produced death. He also told
just how the wounds were inflicted.
Berkman was asked it he had anything to
say to this, and declared he had no lawyer
and didn't wish to say anything. He sat
up very straight in a chair, and seemed to
enjoy the whole proceeding.
Davio) Fortney was next put on the stand
and testified he had hauled Berkman np in
the elevator July 1C and twice on July 23.
Magistrate Gripp asked Berkman what he
had to say to this, and he only puffed his
cigarette harder andsaid nothbjjr " -
, IT nntcc? to Kill Cbkivi in Fr.'sV.
District Attorney Burleigh tU.. plied
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him with a number of questions, for which
he got only surly responses which
amonnted to nothing. Finally he asked,
'Did you intend to kill Mr. Frick, or just
to torture him?"
At this the Anarchist puffed out a big ?
cloud of cigarette smoke and in the toughest S
of tough voices exclaimed, "Wanted to kill
him." Then he devoted himself to watch
ing the smoke vanish into the air.
This settled the Alderman and Berkman
was held for court on every charge. He
was escorted back to jail and another lot of
legal papers were lodged against him. It
is not believed anybody will furnish him
with a 514,060 bail bond.
Berkman's supposed accomplices passed
an easy day in Central station, yesterday,
and, though the police have been keeping a
close watch, there were no more added to
the number. The man who accompanied
Berkman to the Carnegie offices is still at
laTge.
The police are "also guarding closely the
letters from prominent Anarchists found
yesterday in Bauer's pocketbook. They re
fuse to give out the contents, and it is be
lieved outside that they contain very im
portant information.
A Text in a Dry Book.
Of the three prisoners Bauer is the mos t
pleasant. He received no one yesterday
but his attorneys, Friedman and Meyers.
Yesterday afternoon, finding life a trifle
irksome, he asked for something' to read
and was furnished with a copy of the report
of the Department ot Public Safety for the
year 1891. After an examination of the
book Bauer started to do some writing, and
explained that he wss going to write an
article for Herr Most's Frthett, and would
like as his subject the number of.prisoners
in the Central station during 1891 who
could neither read nor write.
The Police Department since the arrest
of the Anarchists has been in receipt of
many letters, all of them anonymous, tell
ing them to capture all the Anarchists in
the land, and how to get confessions from
those now underarrest. These letters came
from different parts of the country, one of
them coming from Minneapolis.
The three prisoners will be given a hear
ing to-day before Magistrate Gripp, but
just at what hour the officials could not
state, as it had not yet been determine d.
Tcrnern Opposed to Anarchr.
Considerable excitement has been stirred
up on the Southside over the recent move
ments of the Anarchists. Some days ago
an effort was made to secure Druid's Hall
for a meeting to be held either to-night or
to-morrow. Since the arrest of Fritz Sira
menns it developed that it was his group
that wanted the hall for a meeting, and they
informed the Anarchists they could not
have the hall.
The group then went to work to prepare
for a meeting on August 14, and in the mean- (
time will look out foranother hall, and say
that if they cannot secure Druid's Hall
they will get one elsewhere. '
The arrest of Fritz Simmenns as an An
archist, and the fact that he is a member of
the Southside Turnverein, has created more
excitement. The turners are mad. There
are careful in admitting new members to
the society, and not desiring to pose as
Anarchists', they have very zealously
guarded against the admission of Anarchists
to their ranks, it is stated that Simmenni
will be expelled from the turnverein, and
an investigation win ne neiu to uiscover
how many more "reds" are in the society.
If any are found thev will also be arrested.
Wo'rd was received yeiJay at AlleS
gheny police headquarters that PanlEckertd
and other Anarchists were making prepara-J
tions for a rineert and ball, to rataVmoBeyl
for the del ""e of their imprlsofied oenj
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