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MILL OWNERS
MAKE GAINS
Properties Grlppled bu Strikers ol
Amalgamated Men Are Again
In Operation.
SKILLED LABOR IN PLENTY
At tho Clnrk Mill More Men Offer to
"Wfkrk Than Cnn Be Accommodated.
The Amalgamated Men Asscit
Thnt They Have Earned a Strong
Position at Carnegie and Can Shut
Down the Mills at Any Time.
By Kxctu'iic Mire from The .Woe i a tod Vrcw.
I'lttsbuig, Auk. in Tho t'nlted
States Steel coipoi.itlon made a set les
of gains todaj ill the trituration of
piopeitles (tippled by the stilke of the
Amalgamate! association and Its sm
pathlzeis. The steel mills at Monos
sen. after a Ions peiiod of lnactllty,
weie p,irtl put In motion b, stilke
brenkeis gathei cd In some of the
southern states, two moie mlll In the
Painter plant weie nl'o started tip and
iiiiother Luge mill at tho Clark prop
erty was also operated for the Mist
time Theie was some dlxonler in
the streets of Monessen during the
cla hut the local pollie never lost
ontrol of the demontiatlvo eiowds
and there was no eiloits tiouble The
te.openlng of the Monossen mill Is be
lieved to be the fiist ot a orles of ag
Rreslvc move." o.t the putt of the strel
corporation Pioposltfnns nie known
to be In piogress to teopen the Star
tin mills In this city and for Increas
ing the forces at the Lindsay and Me
ruit h on mills, and It Is thoiiKht to
he onl.v a matter of time hefote ihe
stionpholds ot the strlkeis, like New
Castle, McKeespoit Wheeling', Hol
l.ilie and Mingo Junction will be in
aded. TIki stiikeis deny that any
real progiess has been made at either
Monessen or Iilnteis and say that
they ale not to be frightened by the
burning of a lot of 10, il and the
luoi p operation of mat ninety They
-aj that k!llcd men cannot be se-
tiled outside of their i.inks and that
none of tlnlr men aie deserting, de
.sjilte claims to the eontiar. The
manngeis of the Painter mills, which
now has tour mills on, claim that
pait of their two new ciews Is made
up of old-emplucs who have come
back tt, work.
Skilled Labor Plenty.
At the Cla.. mill wheie the ten inch
wasi stalled for the Jlrst time today
and where everything except a small
S-inch mill Is now being opeiated, It is
asserted, that moie skilled men am
nffeilns theli services than tan be ac
commodated rift moie weie taken
on there today, bilnglng the total
lorce up to t'.ila It was tlaimecl that
theie weie inn nun at woik in the
Paintei mills and that tlft.v of them
were skilled.
Th jjie.ite.st light in this distilct Is
fir inasi.iy at the Duitiesne mills of
the C.'i'acgle lompany. Hoth s.dis .lie
m.lnj; seeictlj, the Amalgamated as
sociation to extend its organization
lud "ticngth anions; the woi Iters and
the steel company to block an plan
to pet the men out. Neitliri side lias
show n its stiength.vet nun It Is Impossi
ble to net nn line on the ultimate it
ni' The cialms made pilvilely in
iih-r s'.de nie i ontlli linn
The Amalgamated otganizorx assert
that they have setuied a stiong pos.
lion In the ptoperty and that when the
woid lsgcn that It will be shut
down "The managois of the mills
admit that the strlkeis have kihip
friends in the mills, but etpicss abso.
lute lonlldence in thill ability to keep
the eniue plant in opeiatlon Coal and
lion polite caiefull glial d the pi up.
city, admitting none eiept employes
and thev. in tin n, aie watched by
settet pickets of the stiikeis.
Tighe's Reception.
sslslant (bneial Seuotaiy M. 1
Tighe teturued fiom the west today
olid was closeted tor several houis
with President Shaffei. He was Riven
n veiy enthusiastic teeeptlun by his
i. -soilates and he i etui lis a stiongor
tlguio in 'he association than when he
departed. DIscussliiK Mr Tlghe's ie
.ort. Mr Shaffer said.
'All that Mr. Tighe told me was in
the papeis last week and theie s noth
ing aside fiom this. The Chicago mill
men who remained nt woik aie no
longer mcnib-Ms of tho older. They
die not entitled to a tilal and will have
none. They are at llbeity to act as
they see tit, but if they go out they will
do so on their own losponslbillty. We
vill do nothing about the matter from
this time. On the whole the stilke Is
going on veiy well Wo nie getting
out moie men eveiy day and will con
Untie to do so The strike Is not
haidl begun vet Theie will lm
plenty of trouble for the tiust befoio
iong if they keep on In their piesent
ourse There has been no effort on
any one's pdrt tow aid peate nnd them
will be none on our part again. As to
the situation in Duquesne. all I can
say Is that there has ben no sttlko
nrdered In that mill as yet. I stIiI last
v eek that when we wro teady that
mill will be attended to"
Strikers Gain nt Pittsbutg.
The men of the Pennsylvania woiks
of the National Tube ciunpanv in thlR
city Joined the stiikeis tonight, and
it Is expected that the fone 1,1 t)e
Ftankstnwn plant will follow them in
morrow. About fino men left the Penn
avlvanla woiks, and It Is almost ceitaln
that all of the remaining tWi will join
in the movement and completely tie
the property up, Theie are. about f.no
men in the Frankstown propeity. nnd
the total number of men added to .the
irmy of striker by the movement
.vlll he about I,Mn.
When the strikers filed out of the
Vnnsylvnnla works they made no ex
fjlaiiatlon to the officials, hut to the
ne'wspnpctmcn outdde they said that
they ha'J quit tathet than woik non
union made skclp. It cailler In
the dny th.it the works had announced
an advance In wages and It was
thought It would hold the men. There
wan nn Incipient sttllco at the Keystone
rolling mill which Is nn Independent
lirnpeity today. The men objected to
furnishing niaterl.il to the United
Staten Steel corporation, lint the Am
algamated association ordered them
to lo'iime woik. This action Is taken
as meaning that all contractu made by
independent Inllls hefoic the strike
began will be lespeeted.
MiKeexpott today oiganlzcd n senate
of labor It eoti'dMec of thuo elolo
gates fiom each union and is to have
charge of the strike.
RUNAWAY GIRL MADE A WIFE.
Will nt Once Sue for Separation from
Sousa's Musician.
tv I'xrhiMte virr (mm Th' wclstnt Trrs
New York. Aug. IS. The rlopment of
T)atlus S. Lyons, a musician In Sousa's
band, with Miss Lillian Kelti. of
Philadelphia, resulted in tho pair get
ting married.
When Lyons, who has been nrtested
for abduction, was arraigned before
Magistrate Xeller, In the Harlem po
lice contt he said he was only ton will
ing to marry the girl. The chaige
was withdrawn and the pair, with the
girl's father and slstei, accompanied
l the attorneys of both sides, went
to St. John's Lutheian church, at 1M7
Ka.st One Hundred and Nineteenth
stteet, and weie married.
After the ceremony the young wo
man was taken home by her father,
and Lyons went to Manhattan Heach,
to Join his band. Mr. Kelser shook
hands with his son-in-law. He said
that sepaiation ptoceedlngs would be
begun at once.
,:0 DELEGATES ARE
AT HARRISBURG
Attendance at Convention Will Be
Small Nominations of Potter
nnd Harris Will Probably Bo
Mntle by Acclnmntion.
Py Evilu4ve Wire fiom llio Vwichted rrr5,
Hnrilsburg, Aug. 11. With the Re
publican state convention less than two
days off, not a single delegate has
reached Harrlsburg and the Indications
arc that the attendance will be unusu
ally small. Theie ate no contests and
the state committee will piobahly dls
pense with the customary meeting the
day before the convention to make up
the roll of delegates and select ofll
ceis. State Chairman Keeder opened
headqunrteis today at the Lochlel
hotel and Is arranging the piclimlnar-
les of the gatheilng with the assist
ance of SeertUattes Vooihees and Au
di ew s.
There Is nppaiently no oppositon to
the candidacy of Judge William Pot
ter, of Plttsbuig, to succeed himself
on the Supi erne couit bench, and Hep
icsentative Fiank O. Harris, of Cleai
llelrl, for state tieasuier. These aie
the only nominations to be made and
the piobabllltles aie that both will be
made by aiclamatlon and that the
convention will be the shortest In the
p.utyV. Intci est. Mr. Harris will open
hcadquarteisi tomonow at the Loihiel.
Judge Potter will have no hcadquai
teis. his tandldacy being In chaige of
Attorney ileneial nikln.
SIXTEEN PERSONS
ARE DROWNED
The Stenmer City of Golconda Tuins
Over in Ten Teet of Water
Nenr Pnducah.
n,v Kxrlmlie Wire (rem 'the sinclMod PrrM,
Padutah, Ky Aug, l!i. Tho steam
er City of C.olionda, pblng between
this city unci Kllzabethtown, 111,, was
stiuck by a sciuall dining a storm
tonight as she was en loute to Padu
cah. She tinned over In ten feel of
water, six miles above this city.
Sixteen pei sons aie tepoited di own
ed Most of them aie said to be wo
men Tin ic weie sevent-Ilve passen-
geis Those rescued jumped Into the
wnter. Some swam ashoie, and otheis
weie h -Mied by pet sons In small boats.
FOOD INVESTIGATION.
More Testimony Is Tnken in the
Tienton Hospitnl Cnse.
Il.c hxituaivc Wir" liom The Antlitnl l'rc.
Tienton. N. J.. Aug. 19. The investi
gation of chnrges that poor food has
been supplied to the Inmates and at
tendants of the state hospital for tho
Insane wan resumed today. Five of
the attendants who signed the foimal
complaint to Dr. Ward testified.
diaries Kmeilch condemned the food
geneially. William Hugglns said tho
in end nnd corn staith were not tit to
eat Attendant Cox said ho had no
complaint to make against the biead,
bellies or milk
II W Wheni.v testified he had not
read the complaint, that he signed It
because th" otheis weie signing It.
Heniy Jltown testified that when In
signed the complaint the paper was
blank and that most of the matter
j.ftrwaid filled in was untrue. The
only cases of poor food, he said, were
the bad eggs and potatoes and tho
canned meat.
Lawyer Hackes. counsel for the at
tendants. nked to have called some
of the attendants who had nut signed
the complaint, his puipose being to
show theie was no conspiracy.
Judge Thompson said Mr. nackes'
request would he granted when all the
signets ha J testified.
"Dido" PlumbKnocked but.
Djr Fxcluh Wire frrm Xh AwncUtcd I'rwa.
U.mlnn. An.'. n-Ji'k n'nrirn, tht Philadel
phia pugllltt, lenorkfil 'lit "IMn" Pliimb, of
I,fndrn, in the hth round of fifteen rou id
rontct at th w CmMc tonlfht, wtnnlns the
II tioundj chtmploiuhlp and 0M.
THE LOSS OP
A GOLD SHIP
Steamer Islander Sallinn From
Skanwau Alienist 14 Strikes
An Icebero and Sinks.
67 PASSENGERS PERISH
It Is Estimated That About S275,
000 in Gold Wns Lost When tho
Vessel Went Down A Wild Scram
ble for the Life Boats Results in
the Drowning of Mnny Who Ought
Otherwise Hnve Been Saved.
n.i KtrliKive Wire from The .Woditrd rrts.
Port Townsond, Wash,, Aug. 11
The steamer Queen has Just arrived
fiom the noith bringing news of one
of the most appalling tiiailno disas
ters on the Pacific coast.
The sdeamer Islander, sailing from
Skngway August li. when nearlng the
southwest end of Douglass Island at
-' a. m. August 15, and limning at full
speed, struck a floating Iceberg nnd In
lesss than twenty minutes went to
the bottom of the deep channel, carry
ing men, women and ehlldien to
watery g''ivc.-..
The Islander had 10S passengers nnd
nil w -it in bed when the vessel stunk.
The shock was so severe that many
wore thtown from their berths nnd the
wildest excitement pi evaded. Woid
was scion passed that the vessel was
dimmed, and a geneial scramble for
Hie I'fe boats ensued, many Jumping
overboard nnd attempting to swim to
tlie shore, tho distance being short.
In the set amble to get Into the boats
many were hurled headlong Into the
chilly wnter. which, accotdlng to pas
sengers nrrlvlng from the scene
seemed alive with human beings. I!e
fore all the passengers had left the
vessel she gave a lur.ge and went
clown, bow first.
It is known that sixty-seven lives
were lost. It will be some tune before
their names can be definitely learned,
as the puiser lost his passenger list.
The Gold Lost.
About $j:,"i,ono In gold was In the lost
steamship: $100,000 of it was tan led
by patsengeis.
M. M Brunibauer, of Portland, Ore.,
had $11,000 In gold dust In his satchel.
but promptly abandoned It, tumbled
into tb wnter and was lescued.
D. H. Hart, of Klondike, had $10,000
In gold dust, which he abandoned
when he Jumped Into the last boat and
reached sh' re safely.
M. M. Manlln, of Wlnnepeg, diopporl
his satchel containing $1,000. A friend
of his loft $1,000 behind.
Another Klondlker, whose name li
not given, is reported to have taken
his portmanteau, containing $10 000 in
gold dust from the putsor and Jumped
flora the sinking steamship to n bo it,
which he failed to icacli Hoth the
man nnd his treasuie sank.
Some of the sinv Ivors say that Cap
tain Koote leached a laft, but when
he saw the extent of the disaster he
Jumped oveiboaid.
The Islander was the flagship of the
Canadian Pacific Navigation com
pany's fleet. When she ran Into the
iceberg early last Thursday moinlng
nnd sank off Douglas Island, Alaska,
she was on her way south with the
laigest number of passengers that she
had can led this season. She foun
deted within fifteen minutes after
sti Iking.
Many passengers were asleep when
the collision occunod. The force of
the Impact with the large Iiebeig was
so gteat that the cabin doots wete
Jammed and the Inmates locked in.
To ndd to the honor of the disaster,
the vessel's hollers exploded as she
went down. That caused the death of
many of those who wete snuggling
In the water.
The Islander left Skngway In the
evening of Wednesday last. It was In
making her way out ot Lynn Canal
that she met her fate. Some of the
suivlvors ni rived heie last evening by
tho steamship which passed over the
scene ot the disaster on the following
evening, nnd picked them up m Ju
neau, to which city they had been
taken.
The suivlvors give the gteatest
praise to the ofllcers of the vessel for
the manner in which they acted un
der the most trying circumstances.
The ofllceis, on the other hand, say
that If the passengers had not tushcil
tho boats, the loss of life would have
been very much smaller. The survi
vors were landed on Douglas Island,
and the mate was sent to Junenu for
help. The steamship Plossle and Lm v
lesponded and took those saved to
Juneau. A small amount of the gold
on boaid was saved.
On their arrlvnl there the city coun
cil piomptly hired Decker's hall, which
wns hastily converted into a lunch
room and resting place.
SMALLPOX IN BOSTON.
Pive Cases Reported Since Friday
Last One Death.
Hi KxtluiliP Wire from The Uiouit-d Prr-.
llotton, Aiii 19. 1'ice ce of smallpox Imo
developed In thia citj aince lat Fiidi.v. child
via taken to the City ho.pinl .vc.lrrdav In- Ids
father, who had the dieao, I lit did not Know It.
The child died from mallpo ifr in llio
da None of the other victim hue die), but
two of them jic In a drecrru lonillllon.
Effects of Strike nt Buffalo,
tlv F.vlualve Wire from llie Us.r.ite.l I'rca,
IlulTnlo, Aug 11. -The IlufTaln ut and Holt
ork at North Tonaiunila ilr.vd iu ahop today,
throwing (00 rmploje nut of work on auuunt
ot the scarcity 'of ateel owdnit tn the strike.
Corporations Chartered.
n.r Exrluilte Wire from The Awwli'rd Pre..
Ilarriahurir, Autr. 19. The Ohio Cut Claw mm.
pany, Pituburuj capital, fvU), n ihartercd, to.
day
BATHER'S COSTUME TOO AIRY.
Narrngnnsett Vetoes Pink TightB
nnd White Brlllinntine.
Dy ExclimlTe Wire from The Amoclated Preaa.
Nnrrngansett Pier, It. T Aug. 11.
Mathers stood nghnst on the beach this
morning nt the sight of n young wo
man coming down the sands clad In
a suit of white brltllantine, trimmed
In bands of blue polka-dotted silk. The
blouse nnd skirt were conventional In
cut, but their transparency was sensa
tional. The stnrtllng touch to the cos
tume was centered In the tights. They
were a vivid pink, hut the losy color
was bioken by circular spots of black.
Her enp wns of white Hllk, nnd she
wore a veil to match.
After a dip In the surf she seated her
self on the sands and drew her veil
over her eyes. Finally she ngaln
sported In the deep, nnd then started
for her bath house A crowd followed
the conspicuous bather nnd her seem
ingly unconcerned escoit. Champbn
nfterward Insisted that she should de
part from thi bath house by way of
the rear, and told her that If she at
tempted to go hi thing ngaln In tho
same costume she would bo arrested.
FEARFUL EXPLOSION
OF DYNAMITE
Six Men Are Killed nt the Mohawk
nnd Malone, N. Y., Round House.
Bodies Unrecognizable.
Dv lAPlmlii Mire from The Awiriiteil Preaa,
Herkimer, N. Y Aug. in The Mo
hawk nnd Malone round house at Her
kimer was discovered on fire at 10.30
o'clock tonight. Watchman flllbeit
and an engine tender named John
Deck, assisted by lesldents of the
vicinity and members of the bridge
building gang, attempted to extin
guish the flames. While they weie
battling with the fire a large quantity
of dvnatiilte, stored in the building,
exploded with tenlfle force, killing
Gilbert ami Deck and four others.
The bodies of the four last men
tioned ate iiniecognlzable.
The round-house wns wrecked and
binned. It Is fp.tt ed there are other
bodies in the ruins. The round-house
is owned by the New York Central at!
Hudson Ulvci tallroad.
THE GUARDSMEN
ARE THREATENED
Anonymous Letters Have Been Re
ceived by Regimental Command
ets of the Second Brigade.
Pittsburg, Aug. IX Dispatches from
Somerset, Pa, wheie the Second bilg
ade of the National Ou.iid of Pennsyl
vania Is In camp, repoit that a num
ber of anonymous letteis have been
tecelved by the leglmcntal coniman
deis, tontnlnlng threats in connection
wfth possible strike duty -by the sol
dlcis. A fair sample Is the following:
Hi ir sr. In t-e jour toininand la tilled
upon In dn dull iL-.iin-t the stroi striker don't
fnieit tint then1 lie minj 1 iliorinc men an I
tininn lii"n in lour regiment .mil witih where
vmi ntjnd ihen veil iri. the older tn tire.
The matter has been placed In tho
hands of the Pnlted Statts postal atl
thoiltlcM and an investigation Is said
to bo in ptogics.
Nothing could be learned In Pltts
buig, as Postollte Inspector O'lirien
Is out of the city.
TROUBLE AT LANCASTER.
Evidence of Fiaud Discovered in
Prlmnry Election Returns.
Ftv llxilualie Wire fiom Thp A-sixlitul l'iev.
Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 10 At this af
ternoon's ses-slon of the boaid of re
fill n Judges of Satin da's Hepubllc an
county pilmaiy for congressman, the
Ilrecht faction objected to the vote of
twenty-sl- distill ts on the giound that
more votes weie returned from those
dlstilcts than. McKlnley iccelved for
president, which under the lules of the
Ilepubllcan patty Is pilma facie evi
dent e of fi ami nnd must bo Investi
gated. The bo ml sustained the objection In
fifteen dlstilcts, thirteen from tho
city, tho thiid wind, Mnnhelm nnd
Oonoy. C'oiupaiison shows that the
vote at this primal y exceeds that of
the general election last November by
3J7 votts.
The vote? of the dlstilcts objtcted
to will be Investigated at n meeting of
the committee on contest net Fildaj,
The ofllclal icsult of the pilmaty Is'
Tassel, Quay candidate, 10.F.01 ; Hiecht,
nnti-Quay, !",r.G9; Cut-ol majorltv. 0J2.
This return will nU be appioved until
the contest committee repot ts on the
bisections.
CRESCENT WORKS OPERATING.
Stiikeis Keep Pickets About Mills,
. But Allow No Disorder.
Itv Fxclmlvo Wire fiom The ajurxlatci! Pren,
Cleielird, An,' f - Vrnrilinir tn the atate
inent of ItMiut Man nor riii'dolil, of the morl
i .in Tlnplate coniiin, .nli.fai lory pm;ie4 l
helnir nn le t"jnl lesuniins full operations nt
the C recent woika in inn ilt
"We are iinnlni ihie nulla tmlij," ho r.iM,
Mud will non M irl ntluri"
Iho htilKn l-ci't 1 Hone force of picket
aiound the plint todic, but there uaj no dlsor.
iltr of any kind.
Telephone Combine.
Jly r.vclnaha Wire irom The utriMcl Trenj
Mloom, Ta . V"S V The Crowen Tele
phone innipinv lian purclnnd thi Hoik .ind
finiuhle of the Northern f amhrii Telephone
loiiipiny. rprntinj lines In ( amlnla nun v.
1 lie I 'l nwt n minpinv haa rnnneiimna with Inline
town on tho v.H'1 i ml Altonni on the east,
Rebels nt Emperndor.
fly F.xrltiaiir Wire from The .Moditrd Treas.
CVilon, rolimlda, A inf. !). A fone of rebela
appeared at rinntritfur ilnrdiy tilcht. 'f lie
nation happened tn lm wiihout a Birrlon at the
time and an they looted the Thlneae atorea. Tho
retell aro avoiding; the garrisoned eUtloni.
FATAL FIRE IN
PHILADELPHIA
Several Firemen Are Burned to
Death In An Explosion
' ot Benzine.
BODIES BADLY SCARRED
While the Firemen Were Endeavor
ing to Chock a Blnze at the Atlantic
Oil Refinery Three or Four Are
Known to Hnvo Been Killed nnd
Many Others Arc Injured Their
Bodies Horribly Burned The Con
flagration Still Raging.
tly Kieluaie Wire from The Aaaoeht'd Preai.
Philadelphia, Aug. 10. During n se
vere electric storm today, lightning
struck a benzine tank at the Atlantic
Oil Itetlnlng company's woiks lit Point
Breeze In the southwestern section of
the city. Kour oil tanks were Ignited
by the blaze fiom the benzine tank
and the live were destroyed with their
contents. 63 000 barrels of oil nnd lS.OOn
b.nrels of benzine. The less on the
oil Is estimated at $10,000, but the loss
to the company through lack of stor
age facilities and the expense of re
building the tanks, will, It Is estlmnted,
amount to about $150,000, The tire nt
a late hour tonight Is still binning
nnd ns there nre numetous other tnnks
in the vicinity it Is feared the) may
become prey to the llamcp. There are
no buildings of consequence In the
neighborhood.
While a large forte of fltemen weie
endeavoring to check the Hie, about
12 HO o'tlock this morning, nin Im
mense tank of benzine suddenly ex
ploded. Many tlremen were In close
Proximity to the tank and fell vic
tims to the blazing oil and tlylng
pieces of iron. Thiee or four wer
killed and many were badly burned
before they could be lescued by their
moie fortunate companions. A gen
oral call was telegraphed for ambu
lances and patrol wagons and the in
Juied were hurtled to tho hospitals In
the lower end of the city.
At this writing the names of the
dead firemen cannot be learned.
They weie horribly burned and their
bodies badly mutilated. The bodies
weie hardly recognizable when brought
to the morgue at 1.30 o'clock this
morning. Some of the injured will die.
Te'n or twelve tanks of benzine and
petioleum have already been destroyed
and the fire has not vet been checked.
The tire, it is thought, will not bum
Itself out for several days. The loss
Willi, It Is estimated, leach probably a
half mlllon dollais.
Caused by Lightning.
The fire began about 4 o'clock yester
dny afternoon, when n benzine tank
was Ftiutk by lightning during a se
vere electrical storm. In less than fif
teen mlnutcsi Jirce adjoining tanks
had caught flic. Hach tank contained
30.000 batrels of refined oil,
Immediately after the fire was dls
covered the company's employes tried
to diiivv off the oil from the bottoms
of tho tanks with escape pipes, a pie
cautlon which is always taken when a
fiye starts, but on account of the ex
treme heat the pipes burned nnd ns a
result the oil had to be left in the big
tanks to hum A general alaim was
tiansmltted nnd engines were called
from every section of the city.
In spite of the vigorous efforts of the
firemen the flames spread to another
tank containing 25 000 barrels of paitl
nlly refined oil nnd the fifth tank was
soon In tulns like tho four otheis.
Shortly after this two benzine tanks
of r.,000 gallons each blew up with a
tremendous report. Near the two tankst
were two other small tanks which
weie being pumped out as rapidly as
possible. Hach contained about 6,000
gallons of oil These weie also l cached
by the flames.
About 12. 'to o'tlock this morning,
when It was thought the firemen had
the fire under control, another larg
bonzlne tnnk exploded. Many firemen
weie In the vicinity of the tank at
the time and but few escaped unln
juied. The bodies of three firemen
weie tecovered, but It is feared others
weie killed, The intense heat nnd
the danger of further explosions, ren
der a search for bodies almost impos
sible. One of the dead men Is be.
lleved to he James Kals, a foreman In
the fiie department. The other two
bodies nre so badly chaned and man
gled that they are beyond recognition.
It Is believed that about twenty fire
men were Injured by the explosion A
call for all available pollee patrol
wagons nnd hospital ambulances was
sent in, and they were kept busy for
at least two hours temoving the In
jured to the hospitals.
KRUOER WOULD USE CORSAIRB.
Report Thnt Ho Will Retnllate If
British Shoot Cnpe Rebels.
Il FnlIiuIio Wre from The soclaled I'iea.
ninwlj, Aug. 10 rho Petit Illeu i-ac tint
Mi hrneer lm lojeeterl the prhateiring prop.-
ila rrirntlt nud" tn him. hut nxerici the rlitht
to hue report tn conjlm it the llrillali ah iot
liner prlMineri (Cape rehelo captured attei
.Sept. 16
The promoteia of the pricitrerlns plan prnpote
to Ignore Mr. Knisci'i refusal of their oflcr,
Yncht Rnce Called Off.
lly F.xcluahe Wile (mm The Aotlated l'rev,
S'ew York, Autr. I1). The jaeht rare heivren
the I nnrtitution and Puliimlila aj called nit
on ai count of the tliiik weather. Tin re nlll
be m more racea at I.anhinont and the neat
raee of the t'limtltiitlnn and CuliiniMa will be at
eivaler lli, I, I , net Thurdav, under the
au-iira of the Sewankhi Yacht club.
Mosquito Investigator Dies.
Py F.vrluahe Wire from The vociated Frew.
Havana, Auir, 11 The aerond man wlin waa
hltten by Infected moaquitoa thit had been tet
apart for e-cperiment hj Dr. ( aldaa, the Drain
itn expert, died ot ytllow feur today
THE NEWS THIS MORNING-
Weather Indications Today!
UNSETTLBO AND THREATENING
1 'Srneril sttel Mill Ownerf Make Headway.
Hremen Ilurned In a Philadelphia Fire.
Mvtv-aeven Pasnensrers 1'eriidi In Wreck ot a
fiold Ship.
Trneiucl in Colombian Wir
2 fieneral-Cailiondalc Department.
3 t,neal Tudcment Awarded Ihe Carter Uelri.
Iteunlon of Sthoolej'a flattery.
4 Fdllorlil.
Note and Comment.
6 boeil -shake-up In the Polkc Department.
rroerraa of the F.ilniatlorial Corneal.
F, L Drown Now llulUllnic lnpntor,
S boeil Went frrranton and Suburban.
7 Ornenl Vnrtheaatern Pennlanla.
Financial and Commenlil.
8 Wal Flnanelal and Conuneriiil.
EXCITING EVENTS
AT GRAND CIRCUIT
Country Jny, the Kentucky Gelding,
Wins Blue Hill Stnko of S5,000.
Other Races Pretty.
lly FvtliHlie Wire from Tho Aaam hteil l're-a,
Ueadville, Mnss,, Aug. l'.i. The
grand circuit flyers gave an nusple -ious
opening today at the annual meet
under the patronngo of the New
Kngland Trotting Horse Hreeilcrs' as
sociation. There were four events on
the card and the attendance vm
larger than usual for n stalling day.
Nearly all the talent followed the 2 30
trot moie closely than tho other
events. This race was for the Ulue
Hill stake of $5,000. In this event.
Country Jay, the Kentucky gelding,
was tho favorite and won easily In
stialght heats. The piettlest rating
of the day, however, was In the 2 16
pace, which, nlthough won by Shorty
in two heats, did not fall to the chest
nut gelding without a struggle, with
Agnes I.eilay a fast rival In the first
hent nnd Klllx u danguious competitor
In the second.
The 2 13 pace was taken handily by
Juneio, the black mare from Albany,
who badly defeated the favorites,
A drizzly rnln pi evented the finish
ing of the 2.25 class tiot. Pour heats
were held, however, with two tor Al
beita IX, who held high place In the
pool fiom the first, with l'aster sec
ond and the field against both of
them.
The Summniics.
211 pice, two in three; purne, l,nno:
Junern, Allerton-Kathrina, hy Alcjone iMc
Donald) 1 1
e) II. Moody in PaiKe) .' ;!
Hell Cannon (lllcpO 4 i
Don Itlley (lludann) .". 5
special Hue (Merllnsri 7 I
He ml) spot ohockency) 1 rt
llclle T (M. Palee) s 7
f'uhi (Tremiau) ( cla
Tinic-J1034, ,irr
2 je ila, trot, nine Hill idike, -,,nnri:
Countri .In, .fi" linker, ciuj;liter of
Parkvllle'fMico) 1 1 I
Point llexlrr (dit'omb) H 2 .1
Kove (l.nckHOnd) ' .1 6
I1 lift (spear) 5 7 1
Oorce smltli (Weisle) 1 3 I
Sonata (shank) s I h
MImi McDonald (Viiddlclon) 7 h
The Kine (Marsh) 7
Time-.' 11, I 11, l.t'i.
2.16 cl.ifca, pace, two in three; puie, l.mt.
Shorty, Sortie Vlithican Belle, by Piizle
(Ite.cnnld.) 1 1
Fllic ((tilth) I 2
'Ihe Judcie (Menonald) 1 '!
Acnea l.e Mac (Hutc lilnm) .' da
Mldcet a!llrcant) In,
Time-.' U'j, 2.W't.
2 2 el in, trot, tlireo ill five; purse, sl.WHl
(unflnlahed)i
Alberta 1 , Sheninin llnlllniare, bj
Colonel Merrill (Mcllcnrj) Sill
Hinsen. .fr , ((iaith) i 1 7
Marlo,ue (kennv) t r, i, .;
iter ((.olden) J J J
Iaurelti CMIdclleton) 1 ,i 7 I
snmti lohn Hooper, Cipiiin Ihfi, s uiiii
Mills. NaniM, llirineaa nnd I.rnnri il-o mniid.
The last named foia wore dl'iinced in the third
heat.
Time-. K.ij, 2 1,3;, 2 1'i, 2 l"'
THE GULP STORM
REACHES YORK
Rnilroad Washouts, Broken Cams
nnd Bridges Aie Reported,
Other Dnmnges.
Hy Kxcluie Wire from 'lie s.ml nlrd Preaa
aork, Pa., Aue. 11 Kc porta from seitfon'i of
ork countv, south and wen, Indiuaie that h
ttorm tndav theie wa verv aeccie. liilhnad
wahoul, luoken dmn, hililtra moied and other
damace aie reported from all quarter Tlio
Sortherai Cenlril railroad ti iftic KuOerrd hum
h reason of flooded traeka and waalied lnldan
near Parkton and (Hen Itock.
Not a train ha.a cot through since befoie noon,
t (ilen Rnik a niimhei of houses and facloiic
were danuRed by water.
TUNNEL VICTIMS RESCUED.
Two Men Who Were in the Cleveland
Crib Aie Tnken Out Alive.
Hi F.xchuhe IVIie from The nihtei Pu.
Cleielai.d, uc 19. Vdam Ket and John Fu
tene, who weie auppoi, d to hue perished In
the naln woika tunnel la it Wednedu aa the
rnult of the defctiuctloii of a eiili hv fire, were
ricued illve thla afternoon after heme innfliuet
in the tunnel rtee and a lnlf da
Men wotklnar at the inh were startled hie
tlili jftfinonn to hear aome one rapping on Ihe
pipe through which air la form! Into the tunnel.
The knock were anaweml In the workmen ami
roponbe krocka weie heaid lr waa pumped
Into the tunnel and a renilue pirtv went dnun
and tiought tlie two men nut. They were sei t
to the hospital.
Accident to Picnio Party.
Py Fielualie Wire from The Asanclated Treaa
banning, O, Aug 11 Ten peraona in a picnic
wagon trturnlng lmme earlv todav were tlirnwn
over a fnitv foot emhankmrnt Into Ihe cieik
below. Not one of th" partj ecaped Injun
Henry Culp nnd hi sla'cr, Minnie, weie acrloiuly
hint
Steamship Arrivals.
By Kirliiatit Wire 'roni The Asao'lated Preaa.
N'evr Votk, uc Hi Cleared: Latin, Hremen,
via Sntitlwrnptoni ller, r,rnM and Niplca.
I.lsard l'aec. Matrndam, New ork for Hon
jogne and llitfrdim. Movlllc Arrived. Aa
turia, New aork for Glasgow (and piocceded),
VENEZUELA AND
COLOMBIA WAR
In
Gase ot Serious Trouble the
United States Must Pro
tect the Isthmus.
DUTY CANNOT BE SHIRKED
It Seems to the Department Thnt tho
Sovereignty of Colombia nnd tho
Rights of Americans Must Be.
Guarded South Ameilcnu Revolu
tionists Not Pnitlculnr Whoso
Piopeity They Seize.
Py l'aclu.be Wire from 'Hie Vajoclated Preaa.
Washlnglon, Aug, 1!'. In the absence
of clellnte advices the state elep.ut
ment coiitliiiie- to hope that there will
be no open hostilities between Colom
bia and Veneuel.i. Such a condi
tion would complicate the situation;
but. In any event, tlie duty of the
1'nlted States government to pioUet
the Minims anil the sovetelgnty of
Colombia ceems cleat to the depart
ment South Ameilean levollitlonlsts aie
not particular wlici' piopeity they
seUe. The local gove liunents are al
wajs ready to deny tesponslbllltj for
m-vnltitloiMity acts. The stute depart
ment has ample evidence of that in
Its own epeilence. Giiinan Ulanco,
while at the head of a l evolution In
Venezuela some yenis ago, seized sev
eial Ametlcan vt-sels and used them
In his attacks. When he became pres
ident of Venezuela by such methods
nnd the claims for da'inagoN wero pre
sented, he leplied calmly that the
ships wore sezerl by a rebel against
tin- Venezuelan government, and the
government could not be held i spon
sible foi his acts. It made no differ
once that tho lebel who seized tho
ships and the piesldent who denied the
i expansibility of the government for
the selzuie weie one and tho same
Individual
The depattment has another claim
against Kcuador which Is similar. The
J'.crrlngton company sold arms to
I'lesldcnt Alfiiin when he was at the
head of a revolution. Hy the use of
those aims Alfaro was successful and
made himself president. He never
paid the bill. When It was presented
to hlni as president he replied that the
government could not pas- the billi(nf
a tovolutionlst. he admitted that he in
dividually was losponsible for the debt
and the company could collect It if pos
sible, but as pieslrlcnt of Kquador. he
could not give any recognition" of tho
claim.
To Protect Property.
In dealing with such governments
the best way is to protect property and
the United States, with treaty obliga
tions as well us Immense property In
tel ests at itake, will take precautions.
Nor will It stand on technicalities In
fulfilling Its obligation".. The navy will
piotect not only the piopeity Interests
of Amei leans In the Isthmus of Pana
ma, but will piotect the Isthmus Itself.
Whether or not war is declaied be
tween VenoiU'Li and Colombia, there
Is little doubt that 1'iesldeiit Castro, of
Venezuela, W giving support to Oen.
Tribe, the leader of the Colombian
i evolution, and that their common
pin pose is to gain control of the Isth
mus and the Panama uillioad and the
canal.
The slate department does not ex
pect nnv emhai i.isxnient fiom Eng
land, (Jeimany or Fiance, notwith
standing the lloxtlle tone of the Ku
lope.ui picxM, ''he I'lilted States is
ile.u 1 within Its lnteinatlou.il rights
III all It luiv done or puipiocs to do In
Panama Itx lights theie aie bj a
tieaty that has stood for moie than
fllt.v j i us without objection trom the
Ihliopcati poweis.
San ri.iiicio, Aug 10. The battlc1
shlp Iowa hax takers on coal and am
munition. It Is expected that ."he w"l
sail today dliect for Pannma, The
Hanger Is en loute to that port, but on
account of her slowness i-he will not
icach Panama until after the Iowa
an Ives theie
NEGRO LYNCHED.
A Mob Batters Down the Door nnd
Tnkes Out Prisoner.
Py llacliiabr Wire from The Vx-ociat"d l'rea.
Pierce Clu, Mi, uc 1 W 111 mdlcv. a.
negro, mi bin lied b.e III inoti cnmpoad of
mined "titlzein kliortlj after dirk tonight fir
tho murder of Vlia firclle Wild, wl,oe deid
bidv wia found Iodic ill Ihe wnnia neir here
llio mnli wrnt to the jail. Imteied down ihe
doui and tiirew ropa around the neeka of fiodley
and lean tarter, another au-peet. dodlei wn
higed In trent of the Lawrence hotel and hn
b-xh riddled with bullet. ( liter's guilt waa
not eliaily c.tablMied and ho wn taken hack
to Jail.
Prize Winner Dead.
0y Firluie Wire frem The Wnclated Preaa
Piiilaflclphla, Am 11 -Little Wonder, the cele.
brated Incknec million owned b. I. ,1. Caaxitt
and imported b.c him In 1. la dead from pen
tonltla little Wnndcr wia the rirst hacktiev
slilllon Imported to thla miintrc since coming
here lie had I een exliililinl it all the principal
horse shows, winning nm lint pili'es. Many o'
hi. get were aim pilre wmn.ra,
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
ICll dill for llCIIt 11, Pll I
Ilfghfit temperatuie T7 degree?
lowest tempiraiiirr 70 ciegteen
Iirlative Humidlt :
a ni M per rent
p m M per rent.
Precipitation, Jl houia ended S p. nv, trace.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Washington, Aug n. Forecast for
Faitern Pcnnscbanlai Unsettled ami
threatenlne weather rii'adar and prnb
ahlj Wednesday, with occulonaj showers;
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light to east winds.
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