pgf?PffiqH ADLETS Increased la 11 months to Ahj. 1, 83,923, or an average gala oriOO a day. f Iaereased la 11 months to Aag. 1, 33,933, oaa average gala oflOO a day FORTY SEVENTH TEAR PITTSBURG WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17. 1892-TWELVE PAGES. THREE CENTd FURIOUS MOBS DRIVEN BACK ;, BY POLICEMEN -.After- Stoning the Troops Guarding the Bail roads in Buffalo. " TEE NEW YOBK CENTBAL Switchmen Ordered to Quit Wrk Early This Horning OTHEES SWELL STRIKERS' BANKS 2nd Xearly All the Beads Were Affected larljr This Morning-. Strikers Place Cartridges on Car Tracks Several Soldiers Severely Wounded toy Their Explosion 1,200 More Sol. diers Ordered to the Front Rioters Stabbed in the Legs by the Militia Bloodshed Averted by the Free Use of Clubs Heads Broken and Eyes Put Out in the Scrimmage Darkness the Signal for the Gathering: of the Law less The Railroads Move Trains When Unionists Hold Meetings How the Militia Is Distributed Fears of Further Rioting To-Day A Serious Situation. Buffalo, Aug. 17. 2 a. h. The New Xork Central switchmen have joined the strike. Three hundred are now out. A platoon of police has been dispatched to the "William street crossing, where the strikers are gathering. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of prop'erty. The reserve police from four Westside station houses have been ordered to the scene. The crowd of strikers is growing larger and the men are becoming more boisterous. Sheriff Beck is unable to muster deputies, and riot and incendiarism are feared. Strikers from the Erie and Lackawanna yards are inciting the men to Indulge In desperate measures daring the remaining part of the night. A clash between the strikers and the police is expected. The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg switchmen have also struck The West Shore will probably go out Inside f12 hoars, and the Lake Shore is expected to follow. - RIOTOUS NIGHT SCENE&, Slobs Stone the Soldier and Are Dispersed by Policemen' Clubs Bayonets Used "With Effect by the Militia Two Assaults by the Striken. f rSFZCIAl TELIGBAM TO THE DISIM.TCn.1 Buffalo, Aug. 16. Midnight. Riot ing has broken out on the Lehigh Valley and Erie roads, and there have been three conflicts between the mob on one side and the military and police on the other since 6 o'clock. Besides a number of fights the lawlessness has spread to such a degree, both in the numbers of the mob and the ex tent of space covered, that General P. C. Doyle has deemed it necessary to send for military aid to other cities. The streets in the eastern part of the city, near the L. V. and E. roads have been filled all this evening with crowds of men and boys hurrying to and. from the center of disturbance, which, for the present seems to have settled at the Queen street crossing of the Erie and Le high Valley roads where the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western trestle crosses the two railroads and the street. The spot is just at the city limits where theL.&K freight yards join and about a mile and a half from the William street railway station, where it was thought that the conflict would occur if it came at all. The Seventy-fourth Regiment and most of the Sixty-fifth moved down from the Will lam street station to the Queen street cross ing this afternoon when it became evident that the strikers were massing there. The Peace Before the Storm. All the afternoon there were little indica tions of the tronble that was brewing. The strikers gathered near the soldiers and jeered and howled at them. Once, or twice an exasperated soldier would strike out at one of his tormenters or threaten him with his bayonet, and a number of fights were stopped by the interference of the police or the National Guard officers. At the Dingen street crossing, in the Lehigh Valley yards, Officer Patton, of the Fourth precinct, saw three strikers acting in a suspicious manner about 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. He watched and saw one of them draw a revolver which he pointed at one of the non-union men who was coupling., cars. Patton ran toward the men, followed by Detective Kraus of the Lehigh Valley road. In the strnggle which followed the man who had pointed the revolver got away. One of the others wrenched- Policeman Patton's re volver from him but was soon overpowered. The men were locked up in police station, and a charge of rioting preferred. They are Philip Slater, a brakeman, and James Hanlan, a switchman, both strikers. J Fifteen Hnndretl Bloters Grow Salient Hardly bad the switch lights of the rail roads been lighted when, as if that Are the signal, a mob gathered at the Queen street crossing so suddenly that it seemed almost to have sprung into being from the gather ing darkness. Steadily the crowd grew until as nearly as could be estimated it had reached about 1,500, comprising all ages and nationalities. They stood in a black solid threatening mass under the Delaware and Lackawanna trestle. Before then! within the city limits, which is marked by Queen street were the police under Captain Kilrqy, of police headquarters. On the right of the police and outside the city line, which marks the limit of the mili tary jurisdiction, the aoldiers,of the Seventy fourth regiment lav about in the long grass only the flash of a bayonet here and there showing their presence. Further up on the lelt flank of the strikers and on the east side, of William street part, or the Sixty-fifth regiment were stationed. Over head, the soldiers of Company H, of the Seventy-fourth Regiment, lay stretched npon the trestle. The overgrow ing mob was growing reckless in proportion as its size inoreased. Sullen mntterings were succeeded by jeers, which in turn gave way to hoots and curses, all directed at the soldiers onlr a few yards from the trestle, in the shadow of whose abutments the mob lurked. Clnbs Too BInch ror the Mob. Finally at 8 o'clack Captain Kilroy with half a dozen men ordered the crowds back. They refused to move, and threatened to sweep the police from their path if inter fered with. The captain ordered clubs drawn, and by means of their potent per suasion the mob was driven back, from the bridge. On William street it made a stand and was charged by Sergeant Lam brecht with 15 policemen. Clubs were used freely and finally the strikers and their sympathizers broke and fled. Several of the men carried away broken heads and it was said that one man, whose name could not be learned, had his eye put ont by a blow from a policeman's club. Philip Day, a butcher on William street, one of the most obstinate of the mob in re fusing to move when ordered by the police, was quite badly hurt and was taken to his home. But, although broken up fora time, the strikers and their friends soon drifted back to their place under the bridge. This time they meant business. It was now 9:30, and the deep shadows from the trestle concealed the strikers, while a bright bonfire burning near General Derife's headquarters threwa strong light over the forms of the soldiers lying in the grass. Suddenly a large rock thrown by someone in the shadows fell near a man'belonging to Company G, of the Seventy-fourth Regi ment, commanded by Captain Darner. His company was nearest the strikers. . Soldiers Assaulted With Stones. A storm of smaller stones and dirt fol lowed, and the mob set up a yell. The sol diers sprang to their feet. Captain Darner gave the order to fall in. Still the mob continued the yelling and throwing mis siles. A drummer beat the long roll Ex cited by the sound and exasperated by the attacks of the strikers, Company M's men started forward, when the door ot the house where General Derile had his headguarters was thrown open and Captain of the Police Kilroy, who had been conferring with the General, ran out at full speed. Calling to his men to follow him, he rushed between the yelling mob and the now thoroughly exasperated soldiers. "Keep back, boys, keep backl" he shouted to the latter. "We can manage this our selves. For God's sake don't shed the first blood. Keep back!" The soldiers paused for a moment, and In that moment 20 policemen had followed Captain Kilroy Into the open space between the mob and the soldiers. The captain drew his club. "Clubs out, and charge," he shouted and the 20 police men with sticks drawn fell upon the strik ers. The latter retreated until they got to William street, where thev stopped and fought vigorously. How ft would have ended is doubtful, but at that moment a de tachment of the Sixty-fifth Regiment with bayonets fixed came down William street at double quick and attacked the mob on the left flank. Thev stabbed for the legs of their opponents and in a very few seconds the mob was in rapid retreat, many of them bleeding from bayonet wounds, but none of them seriously injnred. They were followed by the police, who used their clubs vigorously, driving them half a mile, down William street and on a run. Guards were then established, and no one was permitted to go near the tracks who could not give a satisfactory account of himself. Strikers In a Savage Mood. The strikers are in a most savage mood late to-night, and threats of blowing up the whole track from the Cheektowaga to Buf falo are openly made. The general belief is that the mob will gather strain in greater force to-morrow night, if not at the Oueen (Street bridge at some other point xne worn oi uaplaiD iUlroy and his men is warmly commended by the military. Had it not been for his prompt action a pitched battle would doubtless have taken place between the soldiers and the mob with terrible results. "I want above all things," said Captain Kilroy last night, "to see this thing settled without bloodshed. If it ever begins God oniy snows wnere it win end. General Doyle received word from Aiden, N.V., 23 miles from here, that a gang of 40 striking switchmen from here had stopped two Erie freight trains at that place by pull ing the coupling pins. On learning this General Doyle, seeing that his force was in adequate to cover Buch an extent of ground as the strikers are now working over, sent out orders for the balance of his brigade to report. More Companies Ordered Oat. The companies are as follows: First Sep arate Company, ot Eochester, 70 men; Sec ond Separate Companv. of Auburn. 90 menr EighthSeparate Company, of Eochester, 85 men; Thirteenth Separate Companv, of Jamestown, 100 men; Twenty-fifth Separate Company, ofTonawanda, 90 men; Twenty, sixth Separate Company, of Elmira, 80 men; Thirtieth Separate Company, of El mira, 75 men; Thirty-fourth Separate Com pany, of Geneva, 65 men; Forty-first Sep arate Company, of Syracuse, 75 "men; Forty-second Separate Company, of Niagara Falls, 75 men; Forty-third Separate Com pany, of Olean, 90 -men; Forty-filth Separ ate Company, of Cortlandt, 70 men; Forty Beventh Separate Company, of Hornells ville, 70 men; Forty-eighth Separate Com pany, of Owego, 100 men; Fifth Battery, 75 men, making in all about 1,200 additional soldiers of the Fourth Brigade, who will be in this city to-morrow, forming a grand to tal of nearly 1,800 men. There is an extra heavv guard of patrol men on duty at the freight yards to-night and the new men are working hard, getting out freight 1:15 a. at Word has jnst been received that the freight switchmen of the New York Central road have gone out A detachment ot police irom station N. 1 have been or dered to the Central freight yards. , WOUNDED BY CARTRIDGES. Several Soldiers Injored While Marching to Guard a Trestle Strikers Placed the Silastics on the Track How the Militia Is Watching the Property. Buffalo, Aug. l& Special The country between this city and Cheektowago looked as if it were in the throes of war when this morning dawned and the sun's first beams were reflected back from brass buttons and sharp bayonets carried by the blue-coated soldiers of the Seventy-fourth and Sixty-fifth Regiments of the National Guard. When the early morning K trains passed along the passengers looked with astonishment at the sentries that with fixed, bayonets performed sentry duty along the Lehigh Valley and Erie roads lor six miles from the Buffalo station. There had been almost no trouble on the previous night, notwithstanding which the Philadelphia and Reading Company, which' owns the Lehigh Valley roads, became alarmed for the safety of their immense coal trestle one mile from Cheektowaga and also feared that there would be serious Inter ference on the port of the striken at Will- iam street and so asked Sheriff T3eck to ordcr.out the National Guard as protection for the threatened property? The order to march reached the headquarters of the two regiments at about 6 o'clock last night In a few minutes hacks containing the officers of the regiments were scurrying about the city looking for the men at their homes or clubs with such success that there reported from duty this morning 324 men of the Sixty-fifth Regiment out of a possible 412, and 277 members of the Seventy-fourth Regiment out of a possible 395. Sharpsbooters on the Cowcatchers The Seventy-fourth Regiment, wjth 250 men in line, left their arsenal at a little after midnight under command of Colonel Fox, and marched to the Erie depot, where they boarded a special train and were taken to William street, wher.evthey were ordered for picket duty during the night. On the cowcatcher of the engine which drew the train were three sharpshooters with loaded Winchesters and orders to shoot any person seen throwing a switch or attempting to board the train. The train reached William street without any effort on the part of the strikers to interfere with it, and the Seventy-fourth Regiment disembarked only to find that the first detachment of the Sixty-fifth, under Colonel Welch, had pre ceded them. This detachment had orders to proceed to the coal'trestle, four miles further on, and, as there was no train to transport them, they were compelled to march. Hardly had the line started forward when half a dozen' strikers suddenly appeared on the track in front of them, running along rapidly in the same direction , that the soldiers were marching, and occasionally stooplngjis if to examine tfie tracks. Soldiers Wounded by Signal Cartridges. When the soldiers had marched a short SSH ! lHL. the track next to them shut off the strikers from their view. As the train went by nere was a volley of sharp reports followed by cries from the ranks, "We are attacked," "The strikers have surrounded us," "We've run inCo an ambush," "I am shot" Several pfthe men cried out that they were shot, showing wounds in their legs and back. Colonel Welch halted the line and soon restored order. No strikers were to be seen. Surgeon Crego examined ,the wounded men and found the wounds were caused by pieces of tin such as are used in dynamite signal cartridges. The strikers had put the cartridges on the track for the purpose ot injuring and frightening the sol diers. Sergeant Eller, of Company D, was wounded in the left leg. Charles Blanch's head was cut and three others were slightly wounded, but none of the injuries were serious, and the men, a(ter(being bandaged up, continued the march. The trestle which they were ordered to guard is a very valuable piece of property. It is one-third ot a mile long, and covers three tunnels which contain 27,000 tons of coaL Fears forca Trestle's Surety. The trestle is valued at $100,000, and it was feared that the strikers would attempt to set it afire. A vantage point for the strikers is the toll trestle of the' Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which is within a short distance of the Lehigh trestle and is connected with it by tracks. It was feared that the strikers might set fire to the cars on the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western trestle and send them rolling down ,like huge fire-balls into the large tinder box in which the Lehigh road stores coal. To obviate this danger the tracks for some distance in front of the en trance to the Lehleh trestle were blocked with ties and rocks. The second detachment of the Sixty-fifth Regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel Chapin, left Buffalo on a special -train at 4:30 this morning, arriving at the trestle at 6:30. They brought withthem rations for the camp for one day, which were speedily divided among the men. There was bread", coffee and canned corned beef. Arms were stacked, fires built and very shortly the rations had decreased by one-third. The Disposal of the Guard. Then a short time was given the men for sleep, the first rest they had had since being summoned ''for duty. They spread their overcoats on piles of ties, boards, on the bare rocks and the trestle, and by the time the sun had got a'good- start the camp was asleep. Orders were received at 10 o'clock from General Derile, commanding the forces, who bad established his headquarters at William street, to the effect that two com panies should' bee left ,to guard the trestle, and the remainder of the Sixty filth Regiment should join the Seventv fourth at William street Companies D and F, numbering 85 men, in charge of Captain Babcock and Lieutenant Howland were detailed as guards -to the trestle. The remainer of the regiment was taken in two undersized freight cars, no passenger cars being available to William street Shortly after their arrival, two cars' bringing sixty non-union workmen from Philadelphia arrived and were taken to the front yard where accommodations have been 1 prepared lor them, 'ihey will begin work to-night The Seventy-fourth Regiment, which at first was stationed directly down the winds from a soap boiling factory and the crematory succumbed to the atmos phere early in the afternoon and rstTeated a few hundred yards .down the track. The Sixty-fifth is stationed near hem. A strong picket guard will be sustained through to-night Car Moved on tbe Qnlet. While the strikers were in session at GamiU's Hall, late this afternoon, the Erie and Lackawanna improved their oppor tunity and moved several cars of perishable property, perhaps 80 cjrs in all. Two trains on the Erie and one on the Lacka wanna left for the East When the strik ers learned of it they were indignant, and for a time it looked as if there would be bloodshed. They gathered in a body in front of a squad of soldiers at Cheetowaga, and one burly striker tried to force his way through, and the sentry lowered the point of his bayonet to repel him. The man seized the bayonet, and attempted to wrest it from the soldier. At this moment it seemed as though a collision between the mob and the troops was inevitable. Captain Darner at once marched to the spot and shouted: "Let go that bayonet or tare tne consequences. "I was only trying to pass through," ex claimed the baffled ruffian,' as he fell back In the crowd. Shortly after Captain Kilroy, who was'at brigade headquarters, arrived on the spot with a squad of men and dispersed the crowd. "If there be any fighting," said Captain Darner, "it will be right here when an attempt ft made to move tne trains. If the trains pass this point in safety they are out of danger." The switchmen complain that the State guardsmen and the policemen are perform ing the duties of switchmen to help the railroads out of their troubles. Fear for the New Tork Central. Third Vice-President "H. W. Webb, of the New Tork Central Road, is In the city to-day, called here by tbe gravity of the situation and the possibility of the great four-track road being affected. He has been in close consultation with the attor neys of the road and its officials while ac knowledging the serious nature of the strike are confident that with proper mili tary protection all will come out right Mr. Webb said: "The strike -has not ex tended to our rpad and we are not aware that any of our men are anxious to join in the strike. -The only danger that we have felt is that our men might be driven from their posts by the strikers on the other roads and so forced from their posts. I hare consulted with our superintendents and foremen and that is the only way, in their opinion, in which the strike is likely to affect our road. I think that the switch men would have been driven from their posts last night had it not been for the call ing out of the military. Th Soldiers Belled on for Protection. "There will doubtless be a resumption of the attempt to-night and the military will have to be relied upon for protection. All we ask is for protection from violence and we shall have no trouble. Our men are all right and the only trouble will come from their being forced by the mob or strikers from their dutv. I am pleased to hear" that the National Guard at other points is in readiness to be thrown into Buffalo. Even if not brought here, the mere fact that tbe militia is held ready for the purposewill have a quieting effect on the rioters." it is currently reported mat tne uentrai switchmen will join in tbe strike to-night The Central men are said to be opposed to handling Erie" and Lehigh Valley freight Geo. W. Bartlett, genital superintendent of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railway was seen to-night . "Yes," said he, "I hare conferred with the strikers. I said to them that owing to the fact that five roads were paying what they demanded, we would give them what they asked. I tell them that as long as five roads were paying what they asked we'd accede to their demands, I said to them that it was only because the other roads were paying 23 and 25 cents that I did. There is no question of hours in volved in our case,', continued Mr. Bart lett, "if they work-a million hours they get their pay for it Peace has been de clared by the yardmen and the Buffalo, Rochester add Pittsburg. MAY EXTEND WESTWARD. Switchmen on Lines Leading to Chicago Likely to Be Ordered Oat. Chicago, Aug. 16. It was rumored late last night that all the switchmen on the F!rI lino 4n nMfftfl vliiith ia fli, s11 Chicago and Atlantic, had -been ordered on a strike. A reporter who called at the Dearborn street depot was told that those switchmen only worked as far into Chicago as Fifty-first street On calling there the switchmen said: , "The Erie road proper extends westward only to Marion, Ohio. This is an auxil iary to the system. We are wait ing to hear the word 'from Grand Master Sweeney. He is now in Buffalo. As soon as he speaks we quit and so do all the switchmen on the lines running into Chicago. The strike may not reach Chicago for a week yet, but un less the demands of the striters'in the East are granted all the great railway lines will be tied up within ten days." The statement of Grand Master Wilkin son of the Order of Trainmen, that the trainmen would assist the switchmen if the strike was announced, is regarded as significant, and especially because of the fact that the trainmen and switchmen have been mortal enemies ever since the fignt on the Northwestern road. Wilkinson is to leave this morning for Buffalo. ASSUMES A WARLIKE TONE. Adjutant General Porter Betlcsqt Regard ing the Movements of the Guard. Albany, Aug. 16. Special Adjutant General Porter was here all day to-day and in communication with the Na ional Guard officers in command at Buffalo. To-night he a declined to say whether he had dictated the order which directs all tbe commands in the Fourth Brigade to hold themselves in readiness to move upon Buffalo. "It any orders have been issued," he said, "you will not get them from me, nor will I say whether I know anything about them.". H- 'Has the -commander of" 'the Fourth Brigade power to -order 'put his command without orders from you?" queried the reporter. . "I do not know," was General Porter's reply. From the number of telegrams received and sent bv General Porter it is evident that he is fully cognizant ot the mobilizing of the Fourth Brigade, and is in constant communication with his subordinates at the seat of war. The warlike aspect of the affairs ha, however, led him to assume a military reticence concerning his intentions. STRIKERS IN POSSESSION. No, Effort Made at Waverly and Sayre to Move Freight Train. Elmiba, N. Y., Aug. 16. The situation at Waverly and Sayre to-day is very quiet, no effort being made by the company to move any trains except passenger and milk trains, with which the strikers do not inter fere. Sheriff Powell was not on the scene to-day and the strikers had everything their own way. fome think that the Sheriff hasabandoned idea of raising a posse in Bradford county, as nearly everyone sympathizes with the strikers and has gone to Harris burg to see about ordering out the military. Superintendent Stephenson says the affair is in the hands of the county authorities who will organize a force to cope with the strikers. General union meetings were held by the different organizations last night and this morning and while no definite action was taken, the situation is such that a straw would cause a general strike among the various unions. LOCAL LINES NOT AFFECTED. Tho Switchmen's Strike Interfering With the Wabash. So far the switchmen's strike at Buffalo has not affected the shipments of the local railroads. W. L. Bowlus, of Cleveland, the commercial agent of the Wabash, was in the city yesterday. He said his com pany operated a freight line in connec tion with the Lehigh Valley road and in addition the Wabash runs a series of freight boats between Buffalo and Toledo. He hadn't received any reports, but he sup posed the strike was interfering with their traffic on the Lehigh Valley. He was afraid that tbe trouble would hinder the lake shipments. The Lake Erie people said tbey had not been notified of any difficulty on their -receiving lines, and the companv continues to ship freight and passengers. It was denied by Allegheny Valley and Lake Erie officials that excursionists would not go to Niagara Falls for fear they couldn't get through Buffalo. 1 RECRUITS FOR THS LEHIGH. Another Carload of Non-Union Men For warded for Distribution. Reading, Aug. 16. This evening and afternoon another ' load of non-union men who were .recruited at points above Reading were sent to Philadelphia bound for places along the Lehigh Valley where trouble exists. They are mostly all old railroaders, for merly employes of the company. Since Sunday it is stated that several hundred men have been enlisted along the main line and branohes for the Lehigh Valley. BO STRIKE AT HAZLET05. A Postponed Payment of Wages Started the Bumor of Trouble. Hazletoit, Aug 16. The report of the nfiner's strike here is incorrect Humboldt mine shut down last Wednesday. The com pany should have paid July wages yester day, but postponed the payment until the 17th, when July and August wages will be paid at once. Some few Hungarians, misunderstanding the situation, came to town and laid their" claims before a Justice. There is do law lessness and no danger of any. SPREADING But tne News .of Its Advance Is Being . Suppressed Oyer iii Europe. IT BEACHES GEBMANY, And Its Advent in Anstria Also Causes Alarm. . MEDICAL MSN GIVE WARNING And Urge the Enforcement of Strict Fani tary Safeguards. OYER 4,000 DEATHS DAILY IN BUSSIA fflT CABLI TO THX M8PATCH. Berlin-, Aug. 16. Considerable alarm has been created by a report in the Bocrstn Courier of to-day stating that oholera is rav aging the districts of Eastern Prussia, Posen and Silesia, but' that official state ments concerning the epidemio are sup pressed by the authorities." The officials of the Health Board admit that the death rate in these provinces has greatly increased, but comment that the contagious epidemic is "rnhr" and not cholera. As the infected districts are densely populated and are directly bordering on the Prussian pro vinces where the cholera epidemio is at its height, natural alarm is felt here. An inquiry was demanded in the Common Council to-day and an official investigation promised. Warnings From Health Authorities. In reference to the grave rumors concern ing the appearance of cholera in eastern Germany, the municipal Health Board has issued a circular advocating stringent sani tary measures to check the spread of the disease. The people are warned not to in dulge in unripe fruits or vegetables, and special receipts for easy and thorough disin fections are published. Several of the highest medical authorities in published interviews again assert that the most imminent danger of the spread of the cholera bacillus lies in its possible transpor tation in textile fabrics, no process of dis infection except fumigation being thorough enough to entirely destroy the dangerous germs. As fumigation is a rather costly process and one which needs exhaustive preparations, the assurances of dealers in rags, baggings, etc., that they submit these articles to fumigation cannot be relied upon, and it is considered advisable to suppress their transportation entirely. The Plague Hat Entered Anstria. Persistent rumors of the spread of cholera in Silesia and Galizia, near the Russian frontier, had a slightly demoralizing effect on the affairs of the Vienna Bourse to-day. No official communication of the appear ance of tbe epidemic has been made there, but it is the general opinion that the epi demic has crossed the Russian border and the news concerning it is withheld. ProC Drasche to-day publishes a three-column ar ticle in the Neut FreU Presse, under his name, where he severely scores the Govern ment authorities for withholding news about the epidemio and lulling the population nndir the Impression that there is no danger of contagion. Professor Drasche states that the epidemic was never more violent and dangerous than just now, and that statistics show that the month of September is always tbe mo3t dangerous for Continental Europe. He urges the Secretary of the Interior, Count Taafe, who is at the present time with the Emperor in Ischl, preparing to celebrate his Majesty's birthday, to at once adopt the most stringent sanitary measures. It is reported that three cholera cases have occurred at Stettin, and five in Pilla, a town of East Prussia- Over 4,000 Deaths Dally In Bnss'ft. An Associated Press cable from St Petersburg sayst The total number of new cases of cholera reported in Russia yester day was 7,600. The total number of deaths from the epidemic was 3,900. These fig ures represent all the returns received, but two-thirds of the towns attacked have no telegraphic communication with the chief town of the provinces in which they are situated, which towns make daily reports to St Petersburg. It will thus be seen that the returns are very incomplete, and that to procure daily reports of the exact number of new cases and deaths is impos sible. Tbe known figures, however, , show that the disease is causing havoc in many dis tricts. This is particularly the. case in dis tricts affected by tbe famine. Here the peasants, physically impoverished by the scarcity ot food, when attacked by disease have no strength to combat it and die with scarcely a struggle. Mobs Demolishing Hoipltnls. , The cholera is abating at Nijni Novgorod, Astrakhan and in tbe Trans-Caspian terri tory, but the number of deaths continues excessive in the Caucusus. the Don prov inces, Saratoff, Samara, Simbirsk and Oren berg. A mob attacked the floating hospital at Starobelsk, in the Government of Kharkoff, and completely demolished it The doctors were assaulted and would probably have been killed had it not been for the interven tion of the troops, who were summoned to restore order. The soldiers soon suppressed the rioting and arrested the leaders of the rioters, A London cable says the greatest excite ment was caused here to-day through a dis covery made bv the health authorities in examining a shipment of rags that was being landed. The examiners found many bundles of the rags came from districts in fected by cholera and they were ordered to be bnrned at once. The vessel bringing the cargo sailed from a, German port, but the infected articles were the gathering of a wide territory. A POPTJtAB APPOIHTMEHT. Canadians Pleased to Hear That the Karl or .Aberdeen Is the Governor Genera'. Montbeal, Aug. id Special Special cable advices received here from England state that the Earl of Aberdeenis to suc ceed Lord Stanley, of Preston, as Governor General of Canada. The annointment wonld be an extremely popular one, as the Earl is wen Known in uanaoa and higniy esteemed. His popularity among the Irish people of the Dominion is very great, and during a visit here last year Ife was given a warm welcome by the Irish citizens. He spent several months in tbe country, living near Hamilton, Ontario, and rumor then stated that he wonld be the next Governor Gen eral. Lady Abderdeen is also very popu lar, and took a deep Interest in philan thropic affairs. Lord Aberdeen has large interests In Canada and owns considerable .property in the Northwest. 300 ARE HOMELESS. Fire Wipes Ont the Largrr Part of a Delaware-Maryland Ylllsge-One Life Lost and a Pecuniary Loss of Over 873,000 No Water. Delmab, Del,, Aug. 16. Fully three fourths of this little village was flame-swept to-day, and to-night 300 people are home less and robbed of all their earthly posses sions. Added to these misfortunes! one person was burned to death, but the body was so badly charred that its identification seems to be imposMble. The fire started about 11:30 o'clock in a little room back of thfostoffice on Main street, which runs npr r ad, south. A strong northeast wiuf A- 3i" flames, which spread rapidIy"Vj:'fraylicked up about 50 dwellings andv, 'Of 'J r?sa.t The citizens at first organized tv AfX ade, but their efforts to stay tii, Wo?$t progress were futile, and a message itKf&i SiTSBURG to Salisbury, Md., for fire apparatus. s v jr special tram brought the Salisbury firemen with their engine and hose carrhlge, but they were confronted with no water supply worth speaking of, and could do 'but little if any good with the two streams at their disposal I The fire burned itself out, and everyone was powerless to prevenjr'or even stay the devastation. The Joss is -estimated at $75, 000, but may go above (jhese figures. Del mar, as its name implies, lies both in Dela ware and Maryland", one-third of the vil lage being in the latter State. The popula tion of the place-is 500. M'LDCKIE'S DARK STORY. He Tells Bostonlans of a Terrible State or 'i AffTairs In the Hills. Bostok, Aug. 16. Burgess McLuckie, of Homestead, who, with Hugh O'Donnell, is seeking aid in this vicinity for the Home stead strikers, says the present condition of affairs at tbe mills is frightful There have been, he says, three riots inside of the works which the militia have been called upon to suppress. He says: Tbe company Is rnnninz speak-easles for the purpose of furnishing the non-union men with beer. Nothing like this wns per mitted when tbe union men were employed. Tbese places have borne legitimate fruit, and as a consequence fights have not heon infrequent. Accidents have been numerous. Onlv a few days ago a man was sawed up by tbe big steel saw toaC is used for cutting armor plate. When the men go down to the river to bathe they are accompanied by Iron and Coal police wbo stand guard over them In order to prevent any of tnem from deserting the works. Tbe Carnegie Steel and Iron Works used to be one of tbe Dest disciplined concerns in the country. To-day there is no such thing as discipline known. For some reason the riots, accidents and Other Incidents do not appear in the news papers. Men are continually leaving tbe mills whenever tney can. The companv is not increasing Its force, and yet we are told in the reDorts published in the East that Carnegie and Friok have won, and that our backbone Is broken. TO RIVAL THE B. & 0. A Proposed Donlevard and Electric Koad From Washington to Baltimore. Baltimore, Aug. 16. Special A broad boulevard from Baltimore to Wash ington, with a fast electric railroad run ning beside it all the way, is the splendid highway proposed by the Baltimore and Washington Turnpike and Tramway Company. There are four, gent tlemen "in Baltimore prominently inter ested in this project, which has its powers in a bill which passed the Legislature last winter. The charter of the company is a very liberal one. The boulevard is to be 60 feet wide and 40 feet more can be added to provide for a double track electric railroad if need be. First the railroad will be built and it has the right to haul material for building the boulevard widening and building bridges, etc. This right can be extended to make tbe line a freight carrying as well as a pas senger carrying railroad. It is estimated that the cost ot building both of the boule vard and the railroad will not exceed $15,000 per mile. This line can be completed within a year, and will prove a formidable rival to the Baltimore and Ohio and Baltimore and Potomac railroads. ROBBERS IN A NEW ROLE. They Behead Their "Victim, bnt Are Them selves Speedily Lynched. Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 16. Three high waymen held up and beheaded a man near Ellensburg, Wash., to-day. Vigilantes pursued the highwaymen. After capturing them they hanged them to a tree. Another man who happened along saw the robbery unknown to the murderers. He went to the nearest camp and told the terrible story. In a short time a large posse was organized and on tbe trail of the rob bers. Finally they succeeded in overtaking them. The man who witnessed the affair wa taken along and readily Identified all three. Tbey were strung up to trees with out ceremony. CUT OFF THE BEEF SIJMLT. Wllkesbarre People Have Had to Live on Olher Bleats This Week. Wilkesbaeee, Aug. 16. Special The railroad switchmen's strike at Buffalo is affecting Wilkesbarre in the "way of cut ting off in a measure the supply of Western beef. The Wilkesbarre dealers have had none this week and will not till Thursday when shipments will be received over the D.. L. & W. B. R. If the strike should continue a great while or extend to other roads it is possible that the supply here will be very short by and by, but at present no serious inconvenience is experienced. The retail dealers say of the scarcity of beef, if they can t get it they can't sell it and that is all there is to it, and the people will have to eat something else for awhile. PLAYING LABOR'S FRIEND. J. Hler Hardle Conttlbute a Hundred Pounds to the Homestead Workmen. BT CABLE TO THX DISPATCH.) Londok, Aug. 16, J. Kier Hardie, Labor Member of the South Division of Westham, has sent to the Homestead strik ers 100, the amount contributed toward his election expenses by Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Hardie has made himself ridiculous sincejhis election by clownish attempts to play the part of an independent, unpolished laboring man, and has been accused of ex posing the labor interests to adverse criti cism to suit the purpose of Mr. Carnegie. SOWN IN GOOD GROUND. The Boston Visit of O'DonneH and BIc Luckie Tlelds Die; Frnlt BoSTOir,. Aug. 16. At a meeting last evening of representatives of Knights of Labor, Central Labor and the Building Trades CounciLa committee was appointed and instructed to visit every labor organi zation in Massachusetts and solicit funds lor the Homestead men. Tbe organization have agreed to raise (20,000 for the strikers. A, T. Bannon for the Senate. COUDEKSFORT, Aug. 16. A. F. Bannon was nominated for State Senator by the Republicans -of the Twenty-fifth District k to-mnt, TROOPS CALLED OUT The Militia Act at Home stead Yesterday in Quell ing Disturbances. LOpKED-OUT MEN DEFIANT. They Faced the Soldiers' loaded unns ana snowea iignu OFFICERS CHASED. - ,? r N- A Hob of Angry Men, Women and Cail dren FoIIott Them, Hi THE MILITARY COMES TO THEIE BELIEF "Homestead still sleeps on its arms," said Colonel Gray yesterday. "Things that in time of peace would go unnoticed to-day cause crowds to gather in the twink ling of an eye. It is also noticeable that there is a growing enmity toward the Na tional Guard by the locked-out men and in the opinion of many the latter will never be happy until they have locked horns with the soldier boys." Yesterday the military had to act twice in quelling disturbances. Early in the morn ing Constable Gingher went up to the mill and arrested Frank Tracey, one of the laborers. He was charged with the larceny ot a horse and buggy. Four men working in the mill were needed as witnesses, and' Gingher brought them along, ls they came down the street there were but few people out, it being only 9 o'clock, so the trip to Alderman Oeffaer's was made without incident Some few people were attracted to the hearing. The Alderman held Tracey in 51,000 bail for court The man could not get anyone to go his security and was taken to jail. Non-Union Men Hon the Ganntlet. The people in the office were very joyous over the 'Squire's ruling, and gave vent to their happiness in cheers. This, of course, attracted a good many people. Constable Gingher realized that he had a contract to get the four men who had acted as witnesses back to the works. He called on the most prominent of the locked-out men present, asking them to see that the witnesses would not suffer from the hands of the other men. Tbey promised him that they would try to keep the peace. The constable then took the prisoner and turned the witnesses over to a couple of deputy sheriffs. The latter group started up Eighth avenue toward MunhalL As they left tbe Alderman's office in the rear the crowd commenced to gather. From 25 men at the start it increased to 300 or 400 men and women by the time the Amalga mated headquarters were reached. As this procession, similar to the one on. Eighth avenue on July 6, moved toward the Carnegie works, the crowd became angered. The four non-union men were called vile names. Stones and clubs were displayed, and when nearly at the city farm fence the mob commenced closing in on the defenseless men. All this time Major Crawford was watch ing proceedings irom the camp. He had a company in line ready -to march. He saw the chance for life slipping away from the four non-union men and gave the order to advance. On a double-quick his men came down onto Eighth avenne with fixed bayonets. The company was drawn up across the street and the loaded guns were fixed at half-cock. Even in the face of tbe militia the strikers faltered but little. Some one ot tbeir,num ber called to his comrades to come on and capture the "scabs." This command was very nearly obeyed, for when a moment later Major'Crawford ordered the crowd to disperse it paid, no attention to his com mand. At this moment a company from the Six teenth came sweeping down the hill. Every man had his bayonet fixed and his finger was on the trigger of his gun. Still the mob stood. The company was thrown in company front across the avenue. Hardly had its line been organized until Colonel Gray came in from the rear with a squad of deputies. A Policeman Dispersed the Mob. Major Crawford turned to his men and was forming the command to charge when Officer Gessuer and two or three of his men from tbe Homestead police department came hurriedly on the scene. He ordered the street cleared. His words seemed to have a new effect Instantly the men dropped the stones and let the non-union men go unmolested. The men were very much worked up over the interference by the militia and they talked about it all day. The provost guard was kept in readiness for a call all day. It did not come, but there was a time in the afternoon when it was near it About 4 o'clock Constables Price and Brislin arrived in Homestead, and were down in the vicinity of City Farm station looking for a man for whom they had a warrant He was not a Homesteader, and his arrest had no connection with the recent troubles. The constables came down the tracks of the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston road, and stopped within a square of the City Farm station. The con stables saw their man, and started after him. Soon a crowd of 100 men and women gathered around them, armed with stones and clubs. The constables started down toward the station in pursuit of the man they wanted, and the crowd followed. The fellow turned down City Farm lane and es caped. The officers started after him, but the crowd stopped them. A Handful or Soldiers Do Quick Work. Tbe squadof the guard stationed at that point came 'to the constable's assistance. There were only three or four of tbe soldier bovs, but when they fixed their bay onets and came charging down the hill, pulling cartridges from their belts, the crowd retreated. From the provost guards' quarters on the hill tbe engagement was being watched through field glasses. The guard was drawn up in line, ready to rush down the hill, but its services were not needed. The train that arrives shortly after mid night brought in several non-union men Monday night On the same train were several of the locked-out steel workers. Both parties alighted at Munhall station. The new men started for the millyard entrance. Tbe strikers made a rush for them. The deputy tried to interfere, but got the worst of the deal He called on the militia, and a sergeant and a squad of men came down. They started to escort the non-unionists to the mill gate. The crowd followed. The Sergeant halted his men, and in a loud voice gave the com mand, "Load." Hardly had the words passed his lips when a pattering of foot steps was heard in the rear.- The strikers had beat a retreat when they saw he meant business. The Carneele Company Will Start a Store. There was.nothing out of the ordinary transpired at tbe works yesterday. The mills were working along as they have been for several days A few new men were brought in. The new Bessemer converting mill was put on double turn last night XManager Potter says every department U
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