SSCSP6 30 THE PITTSBURGH DISPATCH;' TUESDAY, v SEPTEMBER $ . 189a THE CITY Against the Possibility of an Invasion by the Dreaded Asiatic Cholera. A UNITED EFFORT MADE. Coal Men, the Chamber of Commerce and Citv Officials at Work. THE GARBAGE QUESTION RAISED, Charges Are Made Against the Plan for Dis posing of It. CI-EAEIXG ALLEGHENY'S BIG SEWEES The Asiatic cholera will not get to Pitts burg or Allegheny if the officials of the two cities and the public spirited men of the community can, by their industrious efforts, construct a barricade high enough and strong enough to keep the pestilence away. The ofhcials of the two cities met in Mayor Gourley's office early yesterday morning. They discussed the sanitary con ditions of the two cities, reported the con dition of the streets, sewers and rivers, and recommended that prompt steps be taken and active measures applied at all points under suspicion. Later in the morning the Coal Exchange held a well-attended meet ing, at which the condition of the rivers was discussed and a committee of fire mem bers was appointed to confer with and assist a similar committee from the Chamber of Commerce. At 2:30 yesterday afternoon the Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting, and they, too, appointed a com mittee of five to act with the committee from the Coal Exchange and the officials of the two cities. Many Prominent Citix-ns Present. At each of the three meetings marked in terest was evidenced ana the Cham ber of Commerce meeting attracted many of the most public spirited men of the two cities. Those present were President George A. Kelly, Secretary JIcHenry, James B. Scott, Cap tain W. B. UoJgers Chief Murphy, of the Department of Public Safety, Allegheny; Cuict Brown, of the Pittsburg Department of Public Safety; Mayor Kennedy, of Alle gheny; Superintendent of Police O'Mara, Dr. Allison, of tl.e Presbyterian Banner; Colonel T. P. Koberts, Captain Logan, Reuben Miller. Captain Edward Dravo, Captain Harry Brown, Captain W. H. Hatch, James H. Murdock, Morton Hall, J. J. Dounell. Captain O'Niell, A. B. "Wigley, City Physician McCandlcs', Cap tain Martin, of the Davis Island dam; Lucien Scaife, Moses Atwood. Captain Bachelor, Morrison Foster and George H. Anderson. Xearly every man present made a speech, and a spirited discussion was provoked by the proposition to loner the wickets at the' Davis Island dam. Each of those present had a decided opinion on the subject. A Division of Opinion. The necessity of draining the river just at this time, as was originally pointed out iu Sunday's DISPATCH, was heartily en dorsed by many, and it was just as vigor ously opposed by others. Dr. McCandless was fearful that to drain the harbor would expose the accumulation in the river bed to the sun, which he argued might breed diseases just as deadly as cholera. Colonel Koberts indorsed what Dr. Mc Candless said. He believed, however, that to lower the wickets and have the stream thoroughly agitated by steamboats and then open the Monongahela Navigation Com pany's docks above the city might drive out much of the accumulation in the river bed. Captain Kodgers argued that to drain the rivers might be dangerous. "Receding water will not carry anything with it," Captain Kodgers said. "In fact, as the water falls it will leave the garbage on the wharf. It will not even carry a lemon peel with it" George H. Anderson wanted to know why the garbage from the two cities was dumped into the rivers. He contended that the citv had recently been supplied with garbage furnaces and he believed that the city authorities should see to it that all the reluse be burned. Chief Brown A rcepts tho Challenge. Chief Brown, who accepted Mr. Ander son's remarks as a reflection upon the city's management, said that the city had but one garbage furnace with a daily capaci v of 15 tons. The city, he said, ha'd refused or failed to make an apDropriation for any additional furnaces. "It would require six furnaces such as the one we have to con sume the refuse of the city," Chief Brown said. Captain Herbst, a trifle indignant, asked why the garbage of the city was dumped into the rher. "The city "is in everyway rarabte of taking care of her garbage. There is something wrong about this em ployment of garbage boats. There is some thing back of the whole thing. We found great difficulty in forcing those dnmp boats from their lormer moorings near the Expo sition building. Every time we would turn around we found some city official there to protect the boats, and it was not until we threatened to take an ax and cut the boats looe that e eottnera to move. "We are going to appeal to the State authorities to lirevent the city from contaminating the rier." Itenben Miller, who returned recently from New York, told of the strife and con- teniion between the State and municipal an " thoritjes at the New York harbor. He said there was but little executive ability dis played on either side. He knew personally of one steamer arriving in New York last week, and it was refuted landing for five hours because the physicians said they did not have the time to examine the passen gers. He believed there was either a scarcity of physicians or a determination on their part to shrink from their dutv. duel Trntrnent of Passmen. "The people coming into New York har bor jn6t now are subjected to horrible cruelty," Mr. Miller said. "The idea of driving the vessels with all their passengers back into quarantine is preposterous. Alter they are driven back the sick and dying are taken ofi the boat and the people in good health are compelled to remain on the in fected ship. Imagine a physician in -this city in a case ot scarlet fever or diphtheria t.-king the afflicted ones away from the sick room and leaving the well children jnst where the disease could not escape them. There is no cholera in New York now, and the people of that citv are not alarmed at its approach. They are more alarmed for some of their citizens who are scattered about in other parts, of the country." Mr. Miller then argued that some active measure should be applied to the train loads of immigrants now coming into Pitts burg. "The immigrants are our only danger," Mr. Miller went on. "They should not be allowed to enter "Pittsburg. They should be dumped at Walls station or some other point outside ot Pittsburg, and those who are west bound should be com pelled to go around the city." Dr. McCandless thought there was more danger lrom impure water "than any other cause. Impure water is the cause of most of the diseases in Pittsburg," he raid. GUAREMNG "Anyone can now find scarlet fever and diphtheria germs along our rivers." Garbage on the itlver Banks. Colonel Boberts said he had just made a trip along the wharfs of the two rivers. He had found many points where garbage had accumulated. All kinds of decayed vege tables, he said, were floating in both rivers. He recommended that the authorities em ploy officers to patrol the wharfs and keep tbem clean. He also advised that the dump boats now in use either be burned or dis infected. Just before the meeting adjourned Cap. tain Herbst called the attention of Mayor Kennedy to Butchers' Kun. "There had been a long dry season before the cholera appeared here before," Captain Herbst said. "Then there came a heavy rain, and Butcb ersj Bun was washed out The next day the cholera broke out in Pittsburg, but it did not appear in Allegheny. I merely sound this alarm now to warn Mayor Ken nedy about the dangers of the Butch ers' Bun district," he concluded, but he had not taken his seat when Bettben Miller demanded atteution, and for the benefit of Captain Herbst said that at that time the Point which was then considered the dirtiest section in the city, did not have a case of cholera, while there were many cases on the highest and cleanest places iu the city. 9 A Cltixens Committee Appointed. This created a laugh. After Mayor Kenne dy assured the meeting that Butchers' Bun was being carefully guarded and looked alter Chairman Kelly appointed Messrs. Koberts, Scaife, Miller, Anderson and Bachelor a committee to act with the com mittee lrom the Coal Exchange and the city authorities and the meeting adjourned. At the conference of city officials, May ors Gourley and Kennedy and the heads of departments ot both cities Mayor Gourley explained that he had on Tuesday exam ined probably 40 sewers and sewer drops. Most of them, he said, were in fair condi tion, but all of them needed flushinir. Mayor Kennedy reported that he had made a thorough examination ol the Alle gheny river, which he found in a bad condi tion. He believed that agitation of the waters by steamers would improve the con dition. George A. Kelly, Captain Martin, Mayor Gourley, Mavor Kennedy and many river men attended the meeting of the Coal Ex change. Captain Harry Brown presided. He appointed the following committee to act with the Chamber of Commerce Com mittee: TV. B. Kodgers, S. a Crump, W. H. McKinley, V. V. O'NeU and W. J. Wood. They will meet in the office of Mayor Gourley at 10 o'clock this morning. ON THE NORTH SIDE. The BIb Sewers to Be Cleaned To-Day A Pittsburg Teamster rrestd for Damping Girbae on Hen's Island A! any Filth Reports From the Police. Mayor Kennedy and Chief-Murphy, of Allegheny, were attending i anti-cholera meetings in Pittsburg during the greater part of yesterday, but the work of cleaning went on across the river. The en tire force of the street bureau, 200 men, were engaged in scraping and sweeping the streets during the hours when the rain did not prevent work. Four gangs were out with fire hose assisting the rain to wash ofl" the pavements and clean out the gutters. It had been intended to have men enter the sewers yesterday and begin clean ing them thoroughly, but there was too much water in them. This work will be commenced to-day. The big 10-foot sewer draining the Butchers' Bun district will be attacked first All deposits in it will be removed. Late yesterday afternoon the Mayor and Chief Murphy visited the mouth of this sewer and arranged to have the bear trap lowered, so that there will be a freer outflow, carrying the sewage further out into the river. The other sewers will be cleaned as rapidly as possible. The Allegheny police continue to make many reports to the Health office ot unclean houses, yards and alleys. As these reports are received health inspectors are sent out to notify the people to clean up. The police officers having been directed to arrest all persons who dump garbage on vacant lots or along the river banks, Officer McNimery brought in a culprit yesterday moraine. He caught August Miller, of No. 3531 Butler street, dumping a load of kitchen garbage on Herr's Island near the Emil Winter abattoir. Miller is a regular earbaee hauler in Pittsbnrp. He was charged with having violated a city ordi nance, ana win nave a bearing tbis morn ing. The police, health and street bureaus of Allegheny are now all working together to get the city clean. There is great work to do, but they are progressing finely. Mayor Kennedy is well pleased with what is being done, and says that in every respect, -except in regard to the water supply, Allegheny will be prepared for a visitation of the dreadful scourge from India. M'ZEESPOBT 18 EXCITED Prompt Measures to Be Taken to Fro vent a Cholera Epidemic. McKeesport is excited over ihe present cholera scare, and the Board "of Health is pushing matters looking toward a thorough cleaning up. It has asked Councils to act in conjunction and see that the city is prop erly cleaned. This evening Councils will meet to take action and will appropriate 51,000 to do the work. Mayor Tilbrook has received a communication from Mayor Gourley. of Pittsburg, informing him of the necessity ot using the best precaution against the disease. There is no cholera here, as reported, but several cases of cholera morbus. Mrs. Mary Hutchinson, who died suddenly yes terday, was reported to have died" from cholera, but the report was wholly un founded, she having died lrom cholera mor bus. Officers are watching the depot for emigrants. Charles Elert, a garbage hauler, was fined to43ay for dumping reluse within the city limits. The, friends of Henrv Kosenburgand Samuel Firestone, who nave been sojourn ing in Europe for some time, are anxious about them." They were to have arrived several days ago." They sailed on the steamer Normannia, and are supposed to be held at quarantine. LOOKING FOB CHOLEBA. HEXT TEAS. Bow the People of Kastern Cities Feel Ahont the Sconrce. Dr. W. J. Bobinson, pastor of the First IT. P. Church of Allegheny, returned home last night from an extended trip, in which he visited New York, Baltimore and Bos ton. He said the cholera scare in the East is not so much that disease will become prev alent this year, but the opinion is almost general that its appearance now is only pre paratory to the early appearance of the scourge in a virulent form next year. "It seems to be the impression in Eastern cities," he said, "that the World's Fair will be postponed. This would seem reasonable, for from w hat I knew of the disease from experience, the treat numbers ot people coming over to visit unicago coming witn tne very atmos phere of cholera about them, could not fail to propagate the scourge. It will be a great mistake if any chances are taken in this matter, as the least imprudence might resnlt in the complete failure of the Fair." POSTPONED THE TBIP, Sontbslders Deellno to Tempt the Cholera In Asia Minor. G. G. Banauserand Matt Helscher, two prominent Southsiders, returned home from New York last night Extensive arrange ments had been made by these two gentle men and' a large prty, including Bishop Joyce, a prominent Southern Methodist di vine, for a journey through the Holy Land When the party arrived in New York the reports that the cholera scourge hod as sumed alarming proportions caused them to go into consultation which resulted in a postponeraen t of their trip. The gentlemen interested are much disappointed, but con sider it was the only coarse to pursue. A BIG TERM OF COURT. Getting Ready to Try the Homestead Riot and Murder Cases. ANARCHIST BERKMAN INDICTED. Six Serious Charges Found Igainst Him by the Grand Jury. THE KEWS OP THE COUNTY COURTS Notwithstanding the faot that yesterday was a legal holiday, there convened what is probably destined to be one of the most important sessions of Criminal Court ever held in Allegheny county. At this term the .famous Homestead cases will come to trial, and it is the opinion of lawyers that the decisions which will be rendered will form legal precedents as to what constitutes conspiracy and 'riot, and in some degree settle the rela tions of employers and employes in time of strikes. While the grand jurjr is passing on indictments presented before them, those cases in which defendants are not admitted to bail will be tried, and as the defendants in all the Homestead cases are out on bail they will not be reached for some weeks yet It is the practice in this county for the judges of Common Pleas Courts Nos. 1, 2 and 3 to sit alternately in criminal session, and following that rotation Judge Ken nedy, assisted by Judge McClung, opened court yesterday and will preside at what is destined to be an historic session. Attnchment to Be Issued for Jurors. It was 10 o'clock when court convened. The roll of traverse jurors was first called, and although, as is always the case, many wished to be excused, the requests were ig nored. Three of the jury, Frank Mitchell, James Beilly and Daniel Schume, were ab sent, and attachments will issue to bring them into court unless they appear this morning. Judge Kennedy ordered the roll of the grand jury called. Three were excused. G. W. Berlin, Cashier of the Consolidated Gas Company, was appointed foreman. After the oath had been administered the Judge proceeded to instruct the jurors as to their duties. After eomtr over the usual instructions as to the manner of conducting the hearings and impressing them, with the fact that the secrets of the grand jury room are to remain inviolate, he referred as fol lows to the Homestead cases: As is well known to you, a riot occurred within the limits of this county ontlieGtli day of July last, in which property wusrie stioyed and lives lost at the hands of a mob. The law was oponly defied and human Hfo not only menaoed but actually destroyed. Indictments will doubtless be presented to you charglnc" persons with participation tn thatriot, and other offenses glowing out of or resulting from it, together with evidence in support of the same, whioh it will be your duty to considei and properly pass upon and dispose or. He Is a pai ty to the riot who is notlve eitliei In doing or countenancing, or supporting, or ready If necessary to support tho unlawful acts. Anvone who loins thn rioters after they have actually commenced is equally guilty as If he had Joined with them while assembling for tho purpose, and all persons who prombte, encourage and take part In tho riot, whether by words, slns or gestures, or in anv other manner are to be considered as rioters. Thoro are no alders or abettors In this offense; all con. cerned In any way, as stated, aio principals. The Law in Pennsylvania. Hawkins, an eminent authority on crim inal law, says: "When rioters resolve generally to resist, all opposers in the com mission of a breach of the peace nndtoex ecuto It in such a manner as naturally tends to raise tumults and frays and in so doing happen to kill a man, they are entity ot murder, for they meet at their peril, abide the event of theiraction, who unlawfully en gage In suchbolddistmbancesofthepeaco." Ihis i undoubtedly the law in Pennsyl vania. We so instruct yon and you will make application of the doctiine in the cases growing out of tho lecent riotous pro ceedings and disturbances which may be. biouxht before you. In disposing of these, as well as all other cases, you will consider only the testimony piesented to you with out regard to what your personal Tie ws mar oe in relation to tho subject, and under no circumstances will it be proper tor the grand juty to ignore a bill because tliey do not approve of the law upon which it is founded. It is your duty to enforce the laws and suppress lawlessness, ana your findings and determinations must depend upon the lejral evidence, uninfluenced by fear, favor, affection, hope of personal advantage, per sonal inclinations, wishes or sympathies, all of which must be by you laid aside. After the grand jury had retired to their room the President Judge heard the returns of the several constables of the town ships. True Bills A rain at Berkman. The grand jury returned several true bills, the most important being against Alexander Berkman, the assailant of Chair man H. C. Frick. The indictment con tained six counts, three of them for enter ing a building with intent to commit a felony. It is charged that Berkman en tered the building of the Carnegie Steel Company three times for the purpose of killing Mr. Frick before lie was able to muster up courage to make the attempt Another count contained a charge of felon ious assault and battery for shooting Chair man Frick, a charge of felonious assault on Mr. John G. A. Leishnian on the same date and for carrying concealed weapons, a revolver, a knife and va dagger. The time for the trial has not been fixed. Berkman still adheres to his intention of defending himself. Four true bills for burglary were returned against Charles Havers, who assaulted a keeper and escaped from the workhouse. He is charsed with robbing the houses of David Auberger, S. McGonn, John Sadler and F. M. Herst The other true bills were burglary and attempted burglary, Frank Shay; entering a building with in tent to commit a felony, William Foust; larceny, William Hearter, Tobias Kestner, Michael Myers, Pierce McCabe, George Mclsick 6, H Bobinson, John Aiken; larceny by bailee, Charles Covne; aggra vated assault and battery, Patrick Connelly, Andrew Krawsgky, Henry Palmer, Bar bara Werling; ie'lonious assault, Charles Gorden, Albert Audrey, Frank Shay; point ing firearms, Albert McCoy; assault and battery, Alfred DearJon. The ignored bills were: Fraud, Thomas A. Burns; misdemeanor, George Enkler; assault and battery, Michael Kawurch, Annie Kupert, Kate Moran. UNITED 8TATE8 C0UBT. Officials Absent at tho September Term at VTitllnmsport. ' The September term of the United States Court is now in session at Williomsport Judges Acheson, of the United States Cir cuit Court, and Buffington, of the United Statef District Court, United States Dis trict Attorney Lyon, Clerk of the United States District Court Lin dray, Marshal Harrah and other United States "officials are present Unless the case against W. B. Lowe, who was tried here at the May term and con victed ot fraud in connection with the famous "green tea" matter, is called, the term will be a short one. The defendant in his application for a new trial assigned, among other reasons, that an interview with the prosecuting witness published in a morning paper had influenced the jury against him. District Attorney Lyon will oppose the trial being held at Williamsport and insist that the case be tried here. They Pleudpd Gallty. Amelia Jones of Shaler, township, pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license, on Sunday and to minors. She will be sen tenced Saturday. Fred Pauch, of Shaler township, pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a ljcense and on Sunday. He was fined $500 and was sent three months' and twenty days to the workhouse. Cath- arine Truell, of McKeesport, pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license and on Sunday. TASE0F CONSPIRACY. A Steamship Acent Says Be Was Induced to Bay n Share In an Insolvent Business Claims He Lost Over 835,000 One JuryBIsacreed. In Judge McClung's branch of the Crim inal Court L. D. Strauss and L. L. Satler were placed on trial for conspiracy. The prosecutor is Louis Moeser, the steamship agent The case was tried at the March term of court, but the jury disagreed. Strauss and Satler, it is alleged, were in the lnmber business as the Pittsburg Lum ber Company. They induced Moeser to purchase an interest in the firm, claiming the business was in good shape, when in reality they were insolvent. With what ho paid for the interest and for debts Moeser claims he lost over 535,000. Moeser testified to seeing an vadvertise ment published by James W. Drape calling for a partner in the lumber business He went to see Drape who arranged a meeting between him and Strauss & Satler. The latter represented to Moeser that the busi ness was in good shape and submitted to him an inventory. It showed the arsets to be $26,406 81 over the debts and liabilities. They owned property valued at 515,930. merchandise accounts of $29,978 12 and outstanding accounts payable of $18,424 58. The profits in 1889 they said were $16,923 01. Moeser, for a one-third interest paid $13, 203 42. After he got into the firm Moeser saw the books and learned 4hat the business' was in a bad condition- Pages of the books had been cutout, entries had been altered and improper entries made. - One piece of property had been"bought for $6,800 and in the deed and on the books the price was made $12,000. When Moeser discovered the condition of affairs he went into Court and bad a receiver appointed. He has had, however, to pay $22,000 since for debts of tne nrm lor which he had become liable, making his total loss over $35,000. Thomas McCaffertv, the real estate agent, testified to having sold Strauss and Tatler the property for $6,800, and putting $12,000 in the deed at their request. Other witnesses testified as to the amount of stock the firm had on hand, entries in the books, etc The case is still on trial. At the former trial the defense was a. de nial of the charge of misrepresentations as to the $12,000 in the deed, they said it was put in to enable them to place a good mort gage on it GUILTY 03? PEBJUBY. L'xzle Gwrnno the First Defendant Con victed at This Term of Court. The case of Lizzie Gwynne, 17 years old, of Mifflin township, charged with perjury, washeard before Judge Kennedy's courtyes terday. This is a somewhat sensational case, which arose out of grave charges made by the girl against a yonng man named J. Davidson. She made information before Alderman Skelly charging1 Davidson with felonious assault at a picnic The defendant was discharged at his preliminary hearing. She afteewards charged her father, justice of the peace of the township, with a serious crime, and he is now in jail on the charge. Davidson then made information against the girl, charting her with perjurv in swearing falsely at the hearing at which he was defendant The girl was placed on the stand in her own defense yesterday, and firmly maintained that the allegations made against both Davidson and her rather were true, but the jury thought otherwise and found her guilty of perjury. She was sentenced to the reform school at Morganza until she becomes of age. ACQUITTED BY CONSENT. The District Attorney Allows a Flea of Not Guilty In the Case or Barry Cohen. A verdict of not guilty was, taken with the consent of the District Attorney in the case of Harry CoHe'n; charged With larceny by bailee. Cohen is a jeweler at McKee's Bocks. Thomas Laney, the prosecutor, left a watch with him for repairs. When it was fixed Cohen loaned itto another man to carry while his watch was being fixed. Laney's watch, however, was the best and the man never brought it back. Laney would not make a bargain with Cohen and prosecuted him for larceny by bailee At the first trial Cohen was found guilty, but Judge Stowe did not consider the ver dict proper and granted a new trial. Judge Kennedy agreed with the views expressed by Judge Stowe,and yesterday the verdict ot not gnilty was taken. To-Day's Trial list. Criminal Court Commonwealth vs Max Schneider, J. II. Thomas (2j. W. W. Stivers, Simon Davis, George McTsiclc, H. Bobinson, Fat Connelly, Charles Coyne. William Fanst, AlDert McCoy, Charles Gorden. Ilarry Palmer, John Aiken, Alfred Deardon, Michael Myers. Cntllncs From the Courts. The only county office open yesterday afternoon was the marriage license depart ment. The fact that ox-Private lams and Colonel Streator were both in town yostorday Was a meie coincidence and had no legal signifi cance. " Owno to the unprecedented amount of criminal business. there will probably be a thud criminal courtroom opened befoie many weeks. , Yestebday was the first time that two criminal courts in this county ever got to work on Jury trials before noon on tho first day of the term. The case of Mary Haney, of McKeesport, returned by the constable for soiling liquor without license and on Sundays, is on trial before Judge Kennedy. James H. asd Mart E. D. Wkiqht and Patrick Wall ycstei day filed in the Quarter Sessions Court appeals from the report of the viewers on the change of grado or Cali fornia avenue from Falck avenue to near Wylie avenue, Allegheny. James H. and Mary K. D. Wright claim $1,200 damages to their property and Wall $1,000. Tne viewers allowed them Tiothlng. BUSINESS BREVITIES. Tre se3t rains are timely for Illinois corn. Sevecal Martinique banks have sus pended. Exchange is quoted at 10 premium , and little is obtainable at that figure. The 10-inch mill at P. L. Klmborly & Co.'s works, Greenville, Pa., is shut down iu order to change this department into a standard pipe mill. A syndicate of Colorado capitalists have purchased tho famous Trinity river gold mines In Southern California. During the past few-years over $1,000,000 in placer gold lias been removed. The new Golden Fleece mine near Lake City, Col., yields from $5 000 to $10,000 per ton. Ttiis ore Is too valuable to be shipped- by freight and it is being sent to tho smelter by .i eca. aw luuu a uay can Da snipped. Bichabd Biiowif, one of the laree stock holders or the Mahoning Valley Iron Com pany, who assisted In the organization of the Company and was actively connected with it for a number of year, is retiring trom tho business and has disposed of most of his stock to H. O. Bonnell, W. Scott Bon Jiell and James L. Botsford, who are already large shareholders. ' Sir Georoe Petre, British Ministor to Portugal, lias addressed two protests to the Government against the enstoms officials' imposition of the High oleomargarine tariff upon Irish butter, on the ground that an analysis proved it impure, after the Portu a""6" Consul at Corkimd analyzed it and certified It to be pure. This taritt practically stops the importation or Iriili nutter and allows Frencii butter to flood tlio market So settlemonthas yet been reached at the mills of the Mahoning Valley Iron Company regarding the action taken by them in changinzthebarmlllto a plate milL Tho changes have been mide. Tho work of plac ing an eleotrlo orane In position, that will do away with the services of 18 men, will be completed this week, and the company as serts that it will then light up the piato mill. Ifthe old crew refuses to work others will be put in their places. .i".! ' . --, '. " ..i, .VJfcA- J..,.-'V .; 4?.jrtfcaJSii- -z,l .... .r&.iafc 1 . - WJb. .B . .rfMELU' " , i-K ELBA IRON MILL IDLE. Strike Threatened Unless the Day Clause is Abrogated. 30- TR0UBLE OVER THE THIRD TURN. Amalgated Men Go to Work in Echoen lerger & Cc's IlilL NfWS 0P THE GREAT LABOR W0BLD The Elba Iron Mill, which was expected to start up with non-union men, was idle yesterday. The old hands were there and quite a number of new ones, particularly of the laboring class, but no attempt to start the works was made. (The reason for this was that things were not in readiness. Man ager Everson says he has one intention in regard to his dealings nith the workmen, end it is this: That he will not waste words or argument with them. The puddling scale is the one on which a fight is looked for, and if any demands are made outside of what the Oil Well Supply Company, the owners of the Elba Iron Works, offer, they will suspend their puddling depart ment at once and buy steel billets on the market Yesterday a muck and bar roller and sev eral roll workers were engaged with a new puddling boss, but enough ot the workmen for the latter department could not be gotten together to make a start One of the scrap furnaces was started on Sunday night and a heat turned out for the purpose of testing the rolls and engines before working them. New guides and lines have been pnt in the muck rolls. Pnddlers and Finishers Will Stny Out. The puddlers and finishers held a joint meeting yesterday and decided not to re turn to work nnless the Oil Well Supply Company signed the scale minns the 30-day clause. The puddlers are fighting the "third turn" idea for all they are worth, as they claim it would seriously affect their wages. The workmen are under the impression that Mr. T. B. Everson, the superintendent of the mills, is bluffing in at tempting to run the mills non-union, but that gentleman told a Dispatch reporter that, trouble or no tronble, the company in tended to run the mills in whatever way they pleased, and only in the best-paying manner. As the matter now stands, there is a deadlock between the Elba Iron Works and its employes, consequently the next strike may be looked for here The reportsd refusal of the Executive Board of the Amalgamated Association to legalize the Schoenberger strike was neither affirmed or denied at headquarters yester day, and opinions as to the truth of the re port is divided emong the men. Amalgamated Men at Work. Within the mill the perpetual clash and hum of hammer and machine told the un deniable story of the mill's condition. In every department were workmen from the strikers' ranks by the score and half score. No time was lost anywhere, trom the blast furnaces to the finishing department Ot the 500 men within the plant not a hand was idle. It was very evident that svmethmg had occurred. The strikers who who had returned to work did not deny it, but, on the contrary, stated that they still retained their membership in the Amalga mated Association. The Bessemer and blooming departments of the mill ran double turn last night The 112-inch plate mill was started yesterday morning, and three heats were rolled ofi be fore noon. More than half of the men at the rolls, furnaces and shears were of the strikers and a few of the Homestead work ers mingled with the number. tab irers Keplaopd by Blnchtnery. At the new 112-inch mill helpers are dis pensed with. It takes but one man to run the crane by which all of its machinery is pui iu ujjemuun. At is run oy nyarauiic power, and picks up the heavy ingots, carries them to the furnace, places them in, turns them over and draws them out when heated, and finally places them on the rolls. The horseshoe department will be started to-day, and the 72-inch mill will follow. About the Thirty-third street and Twen-tv-ninth street mills nothing of any im portance occurred. The committees met in the forenoon and gave out the report that the ranks were firm and unbroken. One of their heaters went to work at the Thirty third street mill in the morning. It was stated by the strikers and denied by Snperintendent Scott that both rolls on the 12-inch mill were disabled last night The men claim that seven rolls have now eem Drosen since tne mills started non union. At the Twenty-ninth street mill last night six heats were rolled ofi. CLINTON MILLS TO START. After Several Tilts With the Amalgamated Amocliftlon the Company Finally De cides to Slen The Difficulties De scribed 'Work W 111 Commence Wednes diy. The Clinton mills will sign the scale this morning and will start up Wednesday. It was to have been signed yesterday, bit the scale was brought to the mill after the mem bers of the firm had gone home. The Clin ton mills and the Amaleamated Associa tion have been tilting for some time past The mills, with the exception of the blast furnaces, have been shut down for the past seven months, and as a natural sequence most ot the employes have sought places elsewhere. The first unpleasantness oc curred wnen tne nrm refused to take back a roller who had engaged himself at the Ee pnblic Iron Works while the Clinton wjs shutdown. He came to the firm request ing his old position. They said they would take nim back, but they would pay him by salary, not by tonnage. Of course 'he ob jected to this, and reported the matter to the Amalgamated, who had a conference with the firm without any result The matter laid dormant for a while, and the roller finally withdrew hisvcase, saying he would stick to the job he had. The next fight occurred when the firm took back one of their old rollers, who, the Amalgamated people claim, was holding down a non-union job in Sharpsburg during the shutdown. Friendship Lodge held a meeting yesterday morning to consider the advisability of, as they term it, "white washing the non-union roller," and altera long debate the man was taken into the lodge by a vote of 22 to a He was granted a card and so everything was smoothed over. Messrs. Hofistot and Ereund told the men that the scale was satisfactory to them and that they would sign to-morrow morning. It is the intention of the firm to start up Wednesday morning if the coal arrives to-morrow. The men are quite jubilant over the signing of the scale and the starting ' of the works, as many have had pretty hard work to get along during the shutdown. TV1U Demand Investigation. It was stated yesterday that Grand Mas- Johann Hoff 's Malt Extract Has wonderful Tonic and Nutritive qualities that have made it popular. Quite naturally imitators have come $j&finto the market, against iSliS?, which the public should be " ' warned. See that "Johann HofTs" signature is on the neck of the bottle. Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole Agents and Importers of Mineral Waters, 6 Barclay street, New York. iu w tec Workman Powderly is about to insti tute a searching investigation into the true condition of the armor plate which was lately shipped to the Government at Wash ington. Homestead men claim that tho Knights of Labor are Betting valuable in formation from emissaries in the big plant, who say that the steel being turned out at present, and since the' mills started non union, is of a very inferior quality. The Knights intend to fully investigate the matter. Woods Itnn Mill SUrtsd. Oliver Bros'. Woods Bun mill was started yesterday morning after being idle for sev eral months. The lockout at the Baker Chain Works considerably helped to pro long the strike at these mills. The chain department has always been non-union and, according to Manager Davis, will be run in no other way. The firm will not recoenize the Amalgamated Association. The 10-inch mill and guide are in operation, and the puddling and finishing departments will start to-day. Vesuvius Mills Working. Moorhead & Co.'s Vesuvius Iron Works, at Sharpsburg, started to run full yesterday. The management was busy all day hearing the applications of old employes for work. The services of the colored men who went to work as non-union men will not be dis pensed with, and yesterday both white and colored men worked side by side without a murmur. All the departments of the mill are going in lull blast The Strike Still On. The Press Committee of the strikers at Shoenberger's late last night annoinced that the strike had not been declared ofE .They stated that the report, while unauthor ized, had caused them much annoyance. Minor Iiibor Huppenlnjrs. Pbesidest Costello, of district No. 5, United Mine Workers of America, spoke at a mass meeting at Hastings station yester day to a large assemblage. . The steel rail plant of the Edgar Thomson works Wjbich, up to five years ago, was the largest rati manufactory in the world, is to be started aain. It is to be used for the manufactuie of lbxht rails only. The Tide made two trips to Homestead yesterday morning and carried 162 workmen on board. Tho majority were skilled mechanics from Philadelphia, and the bal ance were Homestead men who had been spending Sunday In this city. Quite a crowd of Immigrants who got off the express from Baltimore at the Baltimore and Ohio depot yesterday 'morning, spent two or three bours wandering around the streets in search ot the Union station. Some persons who took compassion on tbem finally pointed out the way to the belated travelers. CANADA HESITATES. The Cabinet Holds a Session to Discuss Canal Tolls, Without Ke.iult. Ottawa, Ont, Sept. GL The question of the course to be pursued with reference to the imposition of retaliatory tolls against Canadian ports at the "Soo" canal was con sidered at Saturday's Cabinet meeting, but no decision, it was understood, was reached, except to set aside some day this week for another meeting. 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