BIG m STRIKE ON. Acting on President Shaffer's Ord er's, Thousands Quit Work. STRIKERS GAINTWO NEWPLANT3 Movement Ha Already Developed Immense Strength At President Shaffer Predicted It May Be a Fight tq the Finish. PltUbnff, July IS. Report rscslvrt from all sources connected with the greet fit rtku 61 the steel worker In dicate that the members of the Amal pui : Association have matters well In band and that the strike order was generally obeyed. Telegrams from various potnta where the mills of the Amer li .lii Tin Plate company, the American Steel Hoop company, and the American Sheet Steel company are located, tell of the Bhutting down of these plants in large numbers. In tunny cases the plants had been shut down by the first strike order which affected the sheet steel and the steel hoop companies only. The last order brought out all of the union plants of the American Tin I'late company. Including much to the general sur prise, the Monessen plant at Monessen, I'a., which was closed yesterday, Dele gates from the Amalgamated Associa tion were In that town all day and by 8 o'clock in the afternoon they had all the men in the place in the asso ciation. Another encouraging feature was the eli ding of the William Clarke's Son- company mill at Thirty-fifth street, in this city, which operated all day non-union, but when it came to shift turns Inst night none of the skilled workmen reported for duty. The conquest of these two plants is considered by the Association people as an Instance ol their strength and bji Indication that President Shaffer's assertion that surprises would follow the strike order was ni t all bluff. While iII the mills of the United States Bteel corporation are Included in the general conflict, the three com panies are the first attacked, What the next move will I the workers would not Bay. It was announced last night ti"t the circular letter, which was expected to be sent out cnlling on the men in the mills of the Fed eral Steel company, the National steel company and the National Tube com pany to come out would not be issued at present, The most interesting report to the Amalgamated men yesterday was the dispatch from New York which said that a conference of manufacturers was to be held in New York today at which Warier Arms, vice president of the American Tin Flate company was to present a detailed account of the ex periences of the committee that met "he Amalgamated Association in this Ity last week. It was stated that tho uestlon of again extending the o o ranch u tho strikers or of taking p he fight nnd crushing the asset- ;on wrouM be determined. General!; .M ak ing, the workers, from President Shsff i d iwn, seem to be looking for son.c sor' of a settlement. When President Shaffer was In formed of tho granting of the advance to the McKeesport tubs workers ho said: "1 anticipated such action on tho part of the manufacturers and havo warn- men against being blinded by s list-throwing methods. Tho tube ii in McKeesport are organ ized. : '. i his advance, coming with the I nlng of the r.trike of tho empl of the three companies with Whli are at issue i? an indication that Btoel corporatl n appreciates the ngth of the Amalgamated As soc::, i and is trying to thwart its gl - aims by such means as havi adopted in McKeesport." A Fight to the Finish. Clev . id, 0., .Inly 16. The leader today lid: "A discussli n yesterday of the iiing strike of the Amalga mated Association of iron and Strel worki brought out statement that It 1 due directly to an effort of the n nnngeraent of ti"' Carnegie Steel company to run Its plant half i:nlon and half non-union for the coming yeur. after which it wai 'he intention to make all of the mills ton union, In cluding those wbicb have recently been absorbed. This plan however, leaked out before the time was rip.i and it Is understood that the struggle with labor was precipitated a year ear lier :! ; n it was expected to occur, on that account. It was said by men of high standing 'hat since the fight has started it will be to a finish and that the reriint will be that the I'nited itsftes Steel corporation will be union ridden r that the life of the Amalga mated Association shall come to a vio lent end with the completion of the struggle." Effect on the Coal Miners. Kansas City. July 16. John Mitchell, national president of the United Mine Workers of America, was asked yes terday what action the coal miners Of America would take relative to the ! strike of the Amalgamated Association of Steel Workers, which has been de clared at Pittsburg. "I can UtU you better what effect the steel strike will have on the coal miners," he replied. "The coal and steel Industries are so closely allied that a great strike of the steel worker met the closing down of the great steel Hills will very greatly lessen the coa lumption of coal. That will mean that many coal mines will cease opera ilons." Mr. Mitchell said the present strike had not assumed such propor tions as to warrant his giving any opjnlon on the possibility of the coal miners striking In sympathy. IN ON AGU1NALD0 Ft, r Rebel Chieftain's Gaptor Tells How It Was Done. MACARTHUR APPROVED PLANS. Forged Letter Introduced Lieutenant Placino, s One-time Insurgent Te Filipino Leader Who Was Tsken Completely By Surprise. Washington. July IS. The war de partment yesterday made public Briga dier General Funston' report of the capture of Agulnaldo, mad under date of May 6. This report present in de tail all the fact relating to the rapture of Agulnaldo which were made public at that time. Oeneral Funston shows that his entire plan of the expedition was suhmlted to the commanding gen cral of the department of northern Luzon, and then was sent to Oeneral MacArthur, by whom It was approved. Oeneral Funston goes into details concerning the capture of the lnsur gent chief Lacuna with official writing paper bearing the headquarters seal; and of the forged letters to Agulnaldo one introducing Lieutenant Placido a; captain of a company which Lacuna desired to send the rebel chieftain Placido had been captured some Unit before by the Americans, and ronsent ed to help capture the doughty Agul naldo. Of the actual capturu Funston says : "The Maccabees started up Into tht town and we heard a few shots, fol lowed by scattered firing. We hastily crossed the river, and running up intc the town, found that tho Maccabees were somewhat demoralized and firing wildly in every direction. They were gotten muter control with some did! culty. Aguinaldo'l guard of about 5C armed and neatly uniformed men had been drawn up to receive the reen forcemeats, and on being fired intc broke and ran. a few of them return Ing the fire as they retreated. Agul naldo, with his officers, had awaited in his quarters. Placido and Segovln entered the house to report their ar rival, and after a short conversation Segovia stepped outside the house anc ordered the Maccabees, who had jusl come up from the river bank, to open fire on the insurgents who were stand ing in line at a distance of about I( yards. The Maccabees were so ex cited and nervous that their tire was very Ineffective, Hut two of the insur gents were killed, the remainder ir their Might throwing away 18 rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. "As soon as Segovia had given the order he ran Into the house and opener fire on the officers surrounding Agul nal He wounded Villa and Alham lua The latter Jumped out of the hou- into the river and was not seer again. Villa on being wounded surrcn dered. aa ilid also Santiago Barcelona Agulr- Ido's treasurer. "Ti e five remaining officers escapee1 from the house and swam the river Placido seized Agulnaldo and told hlir that he was a prisoner of the Ameri cans. At this juncture the Amerlcant arrived on the scene and gave tkeli attention to getting the Maccabees un 1 der control and protecting the prison ers from them. One Maccabee wai slightly wounded by a gunshot wounc ill the forehead." In conclusion Oeneral Funston dealt out praise generously to all who hac a share in the expedition, mentioning Captain Hazard, Captnin Newton ! Lieutenant Hazard and Lleutenan Mitchell, while especially praialnj Lieutenant Taylor for the discretloi ho showed nfter obtaining the Agui naldo letters He also speaks In hig' praise oi' Commander Harry of th Vicksburg and the assistance the nav rendered him. Pa;n Relieves Kansas. Kansas City, July lfi. A portion ol the drouth stricken southwest hai been relieved by rain during the pasi " 1 hours. Much good has already re Bulted to crops and as there are pros ports of more rain, It is belteve many thousands of dollars will tx Faved farmers on stock and crops Nevertheless, much greater quantities of rain must come before a lasting benefit shall be done, in the portions of ci ntral and western Missouri, west ern Kansas and the territories stil untouched by rain conditions remalr unchanged, the temperature rangmi from 98 io lufi, the latter at Hutch in son. GENERAL MARKETS. Philadelphia, .Inly 15.-Flour un.'hanjrrd winter superfine, I2.1092.2S Penmylvanl roller clear. S2.SS93.i6; city mills, xtra $2.4092.60. Ryr (lour dull ;,t tS.t&02.M barrel. Wheat ftrong; No. 2 red, spot 70' ffi71e. C'orn Arm: No. 2 mlxnrt, spot .v: ,".li .; No yellow, local, SSOST. Oat! di i I In ..!: No. : white, clipped, 3'4c. ; lowrt :radi" :: ; :7,- Hay steady: No, 1 titno thy. Jlj.r.unii; for l.trijr bales. Beef firm beef hatha. S19.SO02O.6O, Perk steady; f.im II v. $17017.60, Live poultry quoted at ll'jC for hens. 7c. for old roosters. e. foi K uins chickens, Dressed poultry at llUo for choice fowls, 6He. for old roosters 18030c. for nearby broilers, smaller Rises 23026c. for larger: 12014c. for froze! broilers. Hotter steady: creamery, 20r. factory. 1801Sc. Cheese stoady; fanrj large colored. sHisHic Eggs Arm: New York and Pennsylvania, 16c; weeterr storage, at mark. 14014HC. Petatoei steady; Jerseys. 4iV!5oc. Oooseberrlei, 4'n 6c. per quart. Currant, 507c. Baltimore. July 15. Flour quiet: westorr super, $2.20Tr2 31; western extra. S2.25fj2.80 western family. S3. OS'S 3.30; winter wheat, patent. S3.5W3.S0; spring wheat, patent S3 75-r4; spring wheat, straight. S3.6Sft3.7l Wheat steady; spot, 71072c. ; the month 7n'yfr70c. j Auguat. CSV&0tttic.; September 70',ti'7Wc. : stearoc-r No. 2 red, 67K8. southern, by sample. 60072c; southern, er grade, Wg7?e. Torn steady; mixed, spol and the month. 6O05Oc; August. wif,v 60'4c: September, 6O4051c: stcamci mixed. 4iVcr49V. I souther white eorn. B U52c: southern yellow corn. SOaiMe. Oati strong and higher; No. 2 white, 37c: No. 2 mixed, 36o. Rye Inactive and steady; No. 2 nearby. Sic: No. 2 western, Stc. Hay steady: No. 1 timothy, $16. Butter steady, unchanged: fancy Imitation, 17(TlSfl.; fancy creamery, 20021c.; fancy ladle, 1561 16c: store packed, l$014e. Bfra steady, unchanged; freah, 1SH011. Cheese Arm, unehangnd: large, tc; medium, le.; in iwic COAL FlftlMKN NOW OUT. TI Up In Anthracite Raglan Afreets Half Million Men. Wllkesbarre, Pa. July 16. A strike of the stationary firemen of Pennsyl vania, which, when complete, will throw half a million men oat of work, began this morning at all places where the demands of the state firemen for an eight-hour day had not been grant ed. This waa the outcome of an all day convention here Sunday of MS delegates, representing tbe employes of all the mines, mill end street rail roads In ths eastern and northern part of the state. The strike, so the firemen assert, will close down every colliery la the region which does not grant tbe de mand and throw 200,000 mine workers out of work, as the Mine Workers' Union and the Coal and the Stationary Engineers' Unions have all three prom ised their aid to the firemen and will not allow their places to be filled with non-union men. EPWORTH LEAGUERS STRANDED. Pickpockets Rob Twenty of Money and Tickets in Colorado. Qlenwood Springs, Colo., July 15. The thoroughly organized gang of pickpockets operating at Colorado Springs Is responsible for a party of about twenty Epworth Leaguers be coming stranded here. Men and women alike have been robbed, not only of every cent they had with them, but of railroad tickets as well, and unless the railroads will issue tickets back home on their proof of having pur chased and paid for rides to San Fran cisco and back, they will be compelled to ask aid from the county authorities. Among those robbed are Dr. J. H. Wilson, wife and daughter, and Mrs. H. H. Harlngton, of Dover, Del.; Dr. Wilson's wallet containing tickets for the party, drafts on San Francisco banks nnd baggage checks being stolen In the crush at the depot in Colorado Springs, Major S. K. Hooper, general passenger agent of tbe Denver and Rio Grande railroad, authorized the Qlenwood Springs agent to furnish passes to Ogdcn to stranded passen gers, who desire to continue their Jour ney west. SIX PICNICKERS DROWNED Tragic End to Day's Outing of Hebrew Gamahl Haad. Savannah, (!a., July 15. The He brew Gamahl Haad held its annual picnic nt Daufuskie Beach yesterday. 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In a letter just received by Miss Mary Cos! is l,ee, Lord Huberts, now commander-in-chief of the British army, says that It is his hope some day to visit I.exitiKton, Va., and there look upon the tomb of Lee, the Rreat southern chieftain. The following is an extract tn1;en from the letter to Miss Lee: -'It may be that I shall never be aide to carry out my wish of visiting your great country, but I hopo that some day I shall do so. and that I may nee the monument In the college chapel at Lexington. I shall consider it a privi lege to be able to show my respect nnd admiration for one of the greatest soldiers of aw age, Lee of Virginia. Roberts." June Bugs Darken Zanesvllle. Zanesville. ()., July 15. Zanesvllle was almost entirely in darkness last night as a result of the visitation of June bugs In countless numbers. Elec tric light globes are filled and the lights wore completely smothered by tho aabes of the burned bugs. 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