HENRY CLAY FRICK SHOT
WHILE BITTING AT BIS DESK.
Berkman, n Anarchist, Fire Three
Shots at Mr. Prick and Stabs Rim With
a Dirk. A Fierce Encounter. Tha
Wounda Dangerous) Berkman Jailed.
Henry Clay Frlck, Chalrmnn and Ocm
iral Malinger or Hie Carnegie Steel Com
pany, ami Chairman of tha II. C. Frlck
Coke Company, was shot nml stnbbcd at
1.44 o'clock Saturday afternoon in his
private office by Alexander llerkman. an
Anarchist. Chairman Frlck km shot twice
tnd stubbed twice, nml hail It not been Tor
Ihe heroism of John (I. A. I.eishmun, Mr.
Prick wjnld probably Inive nrrer been
taken out of bin olllce alive. Mr. Lcish
man unveil partner's llfu nt the rink of
bis own, and the bnltle hn left Mm witii
Dne senr, wliirh lie will rnrry fur it coed
many year.
The shooting wn done wild a :ts calibre
revolver of tlie heavy bull dog type, wlillii
the stabbing wn done w ith a knife about
right inches long, sharpened on both side
ami to a point. The wonld-he B"iii t ar
ried the revolver In III right hip pocket: In
bn left he Imil ihe knife. He hud been In
IIKNRY rl.tY inn K.
the oflice linlfn-dor.cn time iliirinii the
morning, asking for Mr. Krick. About
1:38 o'clock ho came In on his murderous
minion. He pave hi name to the oflice
boy who looked into Mr. Frick's olllce, ami
came back to Berkman with the statement
thnt Mr. Frlck wss busy. Ilerkniun, who
wa cool, tali) Hint it waa something impor
tant that he had to tell to Mr, Krick, that
he mi a New York employment agent, ami
wanted to ace about engaging men to work
at Homestead. Thl Information wa Riven
to Mr. Krick, who told the messenger to
refer the stranger to William (I. Lindsay,
the purchasing agent of the company,
who wa making the arrangements fur
the workmen who wished to go to llome
etead. The messenger told Berkman that Mr.
Lindsay whs the proper person to see; that
Mr. Lindsay hud just Hepped out, and
would Mr. Iterkman please sit down. Mr.
llerkman sat down on the fnncifiilly-carved
oak bench In the aisle where stranger are
received. The olllce boy went back into the
rearollicc. Misllnttie Fleming, a tye
writer, and Frank Ames, a clerk, were
nested at their desk, which stand In a line
with Mr. Lindsay' desk. The stranger
rose nt if to go out. The two clerk went
on with their work at the typewriter. The
atranger pushed through the swinging gate
in the oak partition back where the clerk
are. Another step, swiftly taken, brought
him to the swing door behind which Mr.
Frick sat, not more than three or four feet
from hi would-be murderer.
Aa llerkman came to the stained class
door, through which he could see the faint
outline of Mr. Frick' figure, he paused for
an instant to place hia hand to hi right hip
pocket. Mr. Frick wa itting within, con
sulting with Vice Chairman John G. A.'
Leishman.' Mr. Leiahman wa Bitting at
Mr. Frick' right band, working on some
figure. Mr. Frick wa sitting in hi revolv
ing chair.
A Berkman' figure appeared in the door
way hi right hand waa raised, lie held a
revolver in it, which wa pointed at Mr,
Frick' head and which belched forth two
murderous ahota without an instant' warn
ing, liotu ball struck Mr. F'rick in the
neck. One grazed the spinal column, and
Mr. Frick head fell forward until his fore,
bead rested on the pile of paper before him
on the desk. The bullet had paralvzed
the muscle of the neck, and Mr. Frick' lay
there stunned.
Vice-Cbairman Lelshman'i first notifica
tion of the Berkman presence was the first
hot. That wa enough. Hardly had the
tint bullet left the smoking weapon ere Mr
Leiahman wa on hi feet. With a bound
lie wa out of his chair. A the second shot
wa fired Mr. Leishman was in the nlr mak
ing a jump and lunge for the would-be aa
ansin. The hitler had just aettled the aim
of hi weajion with the muzzle true to the
center of Mr. Frick' prostrate head an
aim for death when Mr. Irishman seized
the hot muzzle of the rerolver in hi right
hand and threw it up. Aa he threw it up
llerkman pressed the trigger for the third
time. The bullet went through the hand
of the Vice-Chnirman, and shuttered the
ceiling. Had it not been for Mr. Leish.
man's cool bravery the bullet would, in
11 probability have) pierced Mr. Frick'
brain.
Iterkman turned fiercely on hi assailant.
The latter still kept hold of the revolver.
With a great effort Berkman began to force
Mr. Leishman toward tha big plate glass
window, which look down on Fifth avenue
Across the room tha two men struggled
Mr. Leishman still kept tight hold of the
muzzle of the revolver. Within foot of
the window Berkman succeeded in pushing
the weapon against Mr. Leishman'a aide
Then be pressed the trigger. The revolver
failed to go off. The cartridge was de
fective. At tbi point Mr. Frlck staggered to hit
feet and over to where the two men were
struggling at the window, in full eight of
. . .... i i i . i r '
M.v viwwu ueww. iwrKiuBii nuaing bis re
volver useless drop pec1, it on the floor and a
he saw Mr. Frick coming he reached into
hia left hip pocket and drew bis knife, Still
in Mr. Leishman'a grasp, Berkman swung
half around and aa be felt Mr. Frick's hands
- on hi shoulder be dealt bin new assailant
' a backward stroke with the knife, and then
novner. mno cuisiooaeneci in Mr. f rick a
back above tha hip and the blood began to
wet bis clothe. With two38-calibr bullet
in bis neck, Mr. Frick held to hi man and
tried to tear the knife from hi hand, but
fcerkman graaped the blade. With a su
preme effort, born of a knowledge that they
were dealing with a desperate man, Mr.
' Letshroen and Mr. Krick burled Berkman
some noor, ana neia nun mere despite Ins
-TiM struggles to free himself, I-uwrence
vtppe, Assistant Treasurer of the Company,
v--ud in at this juncture, having coin
i om the eixtb floor to the second, six steps
1 1 time. Hi arrival waa opportune, fit
rrasped the knife and tore it from Berk
n in s band.
Tbe blond from Mr. Frick's won nils fell
n the face of his would be-inurderer. and
tallied his clothe, hi hiinds. nnd even hi
nlV. as if to place upon him indelibly the
mark nf blood.
During the entlr period or excitement
Mr. Frlck retained his everyday coldness,
erretnry F. T. F. Lovejiiy came Icuping
ifter Mr. Phlpti down the stair. Mr.
Frlck wn removed to a soft lounge In the
room. A Herman carpenter, who was
working In the building, rushed In wi lt a
drreti horrified clerk. The carpenter
truck llerkman a hard blow In the stom
ach, that took nwuy hi breath, and was
bninishlng a hatchit over hi bend, as if to
strike the mnn on the floor, when Mr Frick
laid from the lounge:
"Do not kill h i in. fieliver him to Hit
police All that I necisary I to kec
him uwuy from me."
The carpenter ni cordiiirly iltsisled.
(Illlcer then placed biin under nrresl and
marched him to tbe police station Willi a
policeman on each side of hint.
Physicisn were summoned, and (in milk
ing li busty exnmlnuiinn they prniiouni ed
Mr. I-rick's wounds of n dangerous charac
ter, but not nei r:irily fatal. On Monday
Mr. Frick wa resting "ipiietly nt hi home,
with fair pros.iccis nt recovery.
In answer to Warden McAleese uetioil
as to his mime the prisoner mid lie had giv
en the natne nf llcikmun, thus leaving Hue
Inference Hint It was nil assumed one. lit
said he had worked as a printer In New
Haven, lie gave the nnine of Himon Itock
inor at the .Merchants' Hotel. Further
uiicstionlng did not reveal the motives of his
dii'd. nod be refused flatly to state whether
or not he had any accomplice.
After having been photographed at Pen
Station by I'hotogrupber Pearson, In which
niicriitinn Iterkman made no opposition, the
prisoner was conducted to a private room,
where be was stripped to the skin, and
examined bv lr. Mover to ascertain if he
hud received anv wounds, 'I he examination
completed, the doctor told Hcrkmnn to open
his mouth. With reluctance lie did so.
The phvsician nw lie was Irving lo conceal
Something hv holding it under bis tongue,
nml ordered iiiiu to fpll it out. Herk n
declared that he hml nothing in his mouth.
He was again ordered to open his mouth,
and when he did so the doctor ipiiekly in
serted n crooked instrument into his mouth,
and bv n sudden movement drew out n
iniill copper tube, which proved to be a
dynamite cartridge, similar to that with
illicit Lingg, Hie Chicago Anarchist, blew
off the top of his heud in 1S7, thereby
cheating the gallons.
Herkiuiin manifested great disappoint
ment nt losing possession of the mi hiii of
ridding the world of himself before Ids time
had arrived. A similar cartridge was found
in one of the prisoner pocket w hen he
wns lirsl searched. The cartridges nre about
an inch loin;, half ns thick us a lend neucil.
ure made ol thin copper nnd nre about half
tilled wiin dynamite. ny pu tting one oi
them with a' pin or closing the teeth upon
tlie tube, nn explosion with sullicieiit force
to blow Hie top of a man's head oft would
follow.
When searched, the revolver with which
lie did theshooting, nnd 12 enrlridge were
found upon Kerkmau. The revolver wa
covered with blood nnd . tlirte chambers
were empty. The revolver is of Hopkins it
Allen make, nnd lire a IlH-caliber curt
ridge. llside the revolver and the cart
ridges, three small yellow globes, about the
size of marble, and which might have
been dynamite or candy, was olso found in
oneof the prisoner's pocket. Two blank
sheets of common print paper, a blank en
velope, n tin cigarette case containing live
cigarettes, n ladii-n' size cheap silver watch,
with a hair link chain, and it cents in mon
ey, completed an inventory ol the contents
of his pocket.
BERKMAN '8 ANTECEDENTS.
lines Early Youth He Ha Bsen an An.
archlat of the Moat Violent Type
Never Believt d to Be Demented.
A disnutch from New York state A lev an-
ler Herkmun, who tried to assassinate . (.!.
r'rick, is an Anarchist of the most extreme
v violent tvne. "llviinmitc and death to
ill capital" I hi inoito and those of his
toiilereH, wno stvie tnemseives Auinnom-
Mi. These incendiaries airiunst life anil law
ire so rumiinnt in their beliefs and uller
incestbat even llerr Most could not tolerate
hem, and would not permit of their min
ing bis aiiarcliial section.
ilerkmnn I nn Austrian Hebrew who
came here about two year ago from Vienna,
where lie liau uoeu an associuuj oi un
notorious Anarchist, Joseph I'enkert, who
wus twice sent to prison for treasonable ut
terances, and then banished from the coun
try, going, with a small bund of followers,
to London. In London I'enkert wa sus
pected by the Knglist Anarchist of being a
spy and informer, In 1MHJ ho enme to tin
country, and it ia thought Berkman came
with him. I'enkert wus roughly treated by
the Anarchists here, who denounced him a
a traitor. Herkmun fured better, for llerr
Most gave him a job as printers' devil in his
office. Most kept Herkmun from April 1 to
July 4, when he discharged him for
incomiietency. Hince then Berkman
ha wandered about New York Hlute,
Jersey and Pennsylvania, working
at whatever he could get lo do.
F:very few month, however, he would bob
up in hia old haunt here the saloons of
the F-nt Side, near Tompkins rjquare, which
are frequented by Anarchists. Berkman ia
about & years old, and come from Wilna,
ltussia, where he was dismissed from col
lege on account of his revolutionary utter
ances. Just when he left New York for
1 ittsburg ia not known, but it is likely his
errand of assassination was suggested by the
mors meeting of Socialists in Union Square
July 11, when resolutions were passed de
manding that Mr. Frick "be tried and exe
cuted without trial by jury."
The I.eagae Iteeora.
The following table shows tbe standing of
tbe various ban bull clubs:
Post- Ter
Won. Lost, poiied. Cent.
Philadelphia e..., 2 1 7S0
Brooklyn. .... 2 0 .TftO
Cincinnati 5.... 3 0 62ft
Cleveland 5.,.. a 0 2S
Washington ft..., 8 0...... '5
Baltimore...,..,, 6.... S J , '(125
tauievilla 8..,. 6 0 37ii
JJ0"1"" "- 0
Pittsburgh 2.... ft 1 270
Chicaao 8..., 0 0 2S0
Bt. Louis.; J.. 7 1 i
ALEXANDER KF.RKMAK.
THE THIEBBr STATEMENT.
An Addreaa to the Public la Which the
Amale-ameted Advisory Board Ms he i
Plain lie Position la tba
Controversy.
The Advisory Committee of the Home
stead workmen Issued the following address:
"The most evident rhnrneteristlc of out
time nnd country is the phenomenon of ht
iustrliil centralization, which is putting the
ronlrol of each of our great national In
dustries hito I he hand of one or a few men
mil giving these men nu enormous nml de-
ipotlc power over the live nml the fortune
5f their emolove nnd aiibordinales the
treat muss of the ieople; a txiwer which
viscerates our national constitution nnd our
"oiniiion law nnd directly nnlnvnnires the
mirit of universal history "In it world-wide
Itruggle after law ful liberty n power which,
'.hunch exprersed in terms of current speech
Is 'The right of employers to matnge their
business lo suit themselves.' is causing to
ni'iin in effect iinthiug less than n right to
liaiinire the country IomiiI themselves.
" The employe in the null of Messrs. nr
legie. I'hipp iV Co.. nt Homestead, I'h ,
Inive built there a town w ilh it homes, it
Il linois ami its chun lies; have for many
rears been fiiithtul co worker Willi the
nnipanv in the business of Hie mili; have
nvested Ihoiisfinds of dollars of their sav
ligs In said mill in theexpectatlon of spend
lllg their live III Hnmest,'uil nml of work
ng in the mill during the period of their
lliciencv.
"In addition to the ordinary gift and n1
rnntrige of our Hovernment the national
'i-gisiiiture ha seen lit to specially foster
mil protect by public taxation the Industry
3f their mills, unit the Hlute of I'eiinsylvaiiiii
s to day guarding it at great and extniordi
lary expense.
'Therefore the committee desire to ex
press to the public a its firm belief that
with the public ami the employes nl'oresiiid
nave eipntati'e rights ami interests in the
uiil mill which cannot he modilied or di
rcrlisl without due process of law: that the
luploves have the right to cull i liuons em
ployment in the said mill during etlli ictu y
Hni good behavior without regard to relig
.mis, political or economic opinion or as
sociations: Hni! it is against public policy
ml subversive of Hie fundamental princi
ples if American liberty that u whole com
munity nl workers should lie denied em
ployment or suffer liny other sociui detri
ment on aivomil of membership in a church
po itii il party or n trades union: that it is
:uir iliily as American citizens to resist by
rvery legal and ordinary means the uncoil
titiitional. anarchic and revolutionary
policy of the Carnegie Company, which
seems to evince n contempt ru public and
private interest and a disdain of the public
ronscience by its refusal to submit lo lawful
trhitratiou. and by the lawless importation
nf n hand of armed mercenaries to force
b!y deprive theemployes of their eipiilii
hie rights in advance of any legal adjudica
tion tnereiiHin. nnd without previous ap
peal lo the lawful force of Allegheny
county nnd the State of I'eunsylvniiiti.
"Tlie committee wish it known that we
will prusei'iitH the said public an I private
interests in tlie court of law nml eiiiii'.i'.nud
Hull we demand of emigre and the Stale
Leg islalure distinct assertion of the princi
ple that Hie public ha mi interest in such
concern as v hut at Homestead, and Hint Hie
Stute hn a duty to judge the affair of such
roiiceni when occasion mav require.
"f ilially e desire to stiite emphatically
Hint nn dereiiders of and petitioners for law
still order, we pledge nurselvc to refruiu
from violence and lawlessufs. and that we
lest our i nns which is Hie people' cause
the cause of A mert"iin liberty against an
archy on the otic hand and despotism on
the other, with tlie courts, the legislature
and the public conscience."
LABOR LEADERS DENOUNCE IT.
Ths Assassin' Ded Strongly Condemn
ed By President Welti and ths
AuiaiiciuiAird Association.
The new of the attempted assassination
of Mr. Frick was received at the headquar
ters of the union inillworkers with general
expression of deep regret nml llliqiialilicd
illuminations. President William Wei he,
of the Amalgamated Association, said: "It
was with the utmost regret that I heard 1 f
the shooting of Mr. Frick, ami I emphati
cally denounced the actions of the assailant.
He wua an nssossin nt heart and an enemy
not onl to the country, but to organized
labor nil over the I'nitcd States. I hope the
g eatest punishment the law allows will be
the reward of the dasturdly unci cowardly
assailant of Mr. Frick."
'Thomas Warren said: There is not a mill
worker or laborer In this entire section that
doe not d 'eply deplore theshooting of Mr.
Frick. Our ligiit against Mr. Frick is a fair
one and we hive only employed fair mean.
We never courted for an instant any vio
lence against the otliciuls of Hie company."
THE AI1VIS0KY HO AH II STTSMis SYMPATHY TO
(IIAIIIMAX IUIIK.
The Advisory Board ut Homestead,
through chairman Cruwford, gav out tbe
following stutement:
At a regular meeting of the Advisory
Board, of Homestead, I'a., the following
resolutions were formulated and passed:
Wiir.Kt AS. weileiliire the act of Hie Inillvlilual
mil isintiecleil hIiu uur iroutili or Asset luliou.
tliercrnre, lie It
HeMilve.1. tlist we ennilr-mn the unlawful set of
Hie wtiiiiHlinif uf Heury liuv Krick, and leader our
sliiilh' hereby, ud further
llesnlved, Thl we serewl eoriv of this resolution
ou our iiiluuu-s ud give a eop.v lu the ores.
The attempted assassination of II. C.
F'rick has met with imiversul condemnation
from all classes of luw - abiding people
throughout the country. Only a few An
archists and hot-headed agitators approve of
tbe crime, and they ure afraid to speak in
public
TEREK MAWT MINISTERS.
The Preaident Kakea Bom Important
Diplomatic Appolntmsnta. Tha Hen
Who Hare Beon Honored.
The President sent to the Senate tbe fol
lowing nominations: State Andrew L).
Withe, of New York, to be F.nvoy F:xtraor
dinnryand Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States to ltussia. A Louden Snow
den, of Pennsylvania, now Envoy Kxtruor
dinary and Minister I'lcnipotcntiury of tbe
United Btutoa to Greece, Houiuunln and
Servia, to be Knvoy Kxtraordinury and
Minieter Plenipotentiary to Spain, Trtixton
Beat, of California (now Minister Resident
and Consul General of the United States to
Persia), to be Knvoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece, Uotinia
nia and Servia.
Axiirew D. WiiiTa. of New York, is 00
year of age. In 1Mb! he wus elected to the
New York State Senate. From 1H7II to
1KH1 he wa Minister U Germiiny, by np-
I ointment of President Hayes. Mr. White
ias written a number of standard work oil
scientific and historical tonic.
A. LocriKN Skowiikn, promoted from the
ministry to Greece to that of Spain, is a cit
izen of 1'hiludelpliia, ami a graduate of Jef
ferson College, Cuiiont nig. In 1M7U Presi
dent Hayes appointed him Superintendent
ol the Mint, he having refused tlin director
ship of all the Mints, and he beld tlutt posi
lion until :. when he voliinta'il.vYwign.
ed. President Hurrison made him Minister
to Greece, Svrvia nnd HniiinuiiiH, and now
Iiromotes him to Madrid to succeed General
I. Burd Umbo, of New Jersey.
Tuuxto Bkale, who i transferred from
Persia to till General Snowden's place at
Athens, is a son of General K. V. Beule, of
California, a prominent soldier of the Mexi
can and Union wars, and Minister to Aus
tria under Grant. His son has not been es
pecially prominent in public affuira, holding
only minor positions until h i appointment
to Persia, but ranks high among ths young
r diplomat.
BCRQEBI M'LTJCKIB RELEASED.
District Attorney Bnrlelsh and Judge
Xfatre Conclude Hia Caes Ia Hot
On of V Irat Devrea atnrdsr
and Accept $10,000 Ball,
At Pittsburg Burgess John McLnekie, ol
Homestead, Pa., charged with murder In
connection with the riot of Julyl", wn re
leased on tlO.bOO bail, Judge Mngee holding
Hist he could not be guilty of higher
grade of crime than murder In the secohtf
degree.
At the hearing Ulstrlel Attorney Burleigh
Snid: "I have gone over the testimony care
fully, nml am convinced Mr. Mcf.uckie
should be released on bail, but In view ol
the grave olfense and the result of Hie riot,
1 nin convinced the bail should he commen
surate with the gravity of the crime "
Judge Magee iiidors'-d this opinion, say
ing: "My own examination lead me to
the conclusion thai Hie defendant could not
be held for more than murder in the second
degree. The law n I rend It i Hint every
man who slaiul Idly by nt a riot without
attempting lo suppr'cs.'it become rioter,
and lie bis-omes responsible lor the property
destroyed nml flu lue lost, and become
liahle'to Hie degree of murder thai I done
by the rioter. .My idea of the law i that
every man Is not guilty of tbe crime of ev
ery hum who participated in It, hut he i
te-ponsible to I he extent of Hie crime that
was de-igned hv the law."
Mr. Cox asked what disposition would
be made of the case of the other men lor
whom warrant have been issued. Mr.
Burleigh replied.
"We cannot anil will not dispose of fhe
ese of a man, who bus evaded arrest and i
in hiding."
"Well," Mbl Mr. Cox. they will all come
In and surrender II thi niuticr of bnil is
fuisl up."
Judge-Mngee replied: "How enn we do
thnl? Kneh case should be disposed if.
Some of these men may be guilty of mur
der in the lirst degree nnd if so, no bail
should be tnketi. There was n riot there,
perhaps 1111 jiii'itiuble, but cenaililv some
one was killed deliberately. 1 understand
therp were sharishootcr engaged in
picking off men trom Hie bifges. If so,
they were guilty of murder in the lirst
degree. Some of ihcse men mav be the
men who did this if it was done. Thc-e
c.t-es must be disMise I of through the ad
vice anil consent ol tne proper oincer, Die
liistriil Attorney, and we can make mi
disposition of their case till he has ex
amined the testimony iu'iiint them and
advise the Court. In view of the gravity
of the crime nnd nil the ciic'iiu-taii' c I
feel warranted in pluciug tie bail at
110,000."
Democrat lo National Committee,
Following ure the names of the Hemo
rratic National committee:
California, M. F. Tarpey; Colorado, Cha.
B. Thomas: Connecticut, ' Cnrlo French:
lielnware, L. C. Vamlerger; I- lorida, Samuel
Pasco; Georgia, Clark llowell, Jr.; Indian
Territory "I.. N. Allen; Idaho, H. P. Sheerin
(prolyl; Illinois. F. Cable, Indiana, S. P.
Sheerin; Iowa, J.. I. Bichurdsnn; 'kair-it. C.
W. Blnir; Kentucky, T. II. Shcrlv; Louisi
ana. J. Jeffries: Maine, Arthur Sewell;
Maryland. A, P. Gorman; Massachusetts,
Josiuh Quincv; Michigan, J. It. Whitney;
Minnesota, Michael lloriin: Mississippi,
Cha. B. Itoury; Missouri. John K.
I'ruther: Montana, A.J. Ihiuielson (nbsenl),
represented by A. P. Gorman: Nebraska,
Tobias t'astor; Nevada, II. C. King (proxy
for It. P. Keating); New Hampshire, A. 11.
Hiilloway; New Jersey, M. F. lioss (proxy
for Mile Boss); New'York. W. F. Sheehan;
North Carolina M. W. l(.illoin: North ia
kota. U. C. Leistekow; Oliio.Calvin S. Ilrii-e;
Oregon, F.L.Stetson (proxy for Kd Mekeei;
Peniisylvuiiia, W. F.Harritv; Ithode Island,
Samuel It. Honey; South Carolina. M. L.
Iliinaldson; Soiitii Dakota, .las. Wood; Ten
liessee, Holiiies Cimimings: Texas, C. W.
Whitney (proxy lor O. T. Ilolti; Vermont,
B. B. Sninllev; 'Virginia: Basil II, Gorman;
Washington. Hugh C. Wallace; West Vir
ginia, John Sherman; Wisconsin. K. C.
Wall; Alaska, A. K. I Many diluent); Ari
lona, represented by A. P. Gorman; New
Mexico, H. II. Ferguson: Oklahoma, T. M.
Hichardson; Utah, JohtiT. l'aine (proxy for
8. A. Meriett )
DYING BY HUNDREDS.
Cholera Dsvaa'.atlnr Russia More Rapid
ly Tnau a War. Physician Killed by
a Mob. Troop Called Out
The following are the llussian Govern
ment's official cholera llgure on July 17.
Astrakhan, I'liH new cases, 18'J deaths; Sarat
off, new cases, 78 deaths; Suinura, ,'0
new cases. 4.1 death; Kesau, 2 new cuse. I
death. July 10 Txuritzin, IH new cuse.
70 death. July 11 Hostoff, .'li new case,
12 deuth; AzolT, IN new cows, II deaths. Up
to July 18 Veronesh, 4 new casi's, 2 deaths;
t station on Voronezh HotctT Builwuy.
81 new cases, 20 deaths.
A dispatch from Baku save 80,000 of the
100 mm inhabitants of that town have fled.
'carrying tlie infection of cholera through
out the empire. J lit death rule I .fxt uaiiy.
Niiphlhu is being sprinkled on the stieets as
a disinfectant. Insurance companies have
quit business and stores and shops are clos
ed, their owners having left town.
At SaraU.fT the tiopulace hearing that re
ports of cholera weru invented by doctors,
began assaulting physician on tbe streets
ml several were stoned to deuth. 1 he sight
of blood maddened the people and they be
gan todestrov property and pillage ; lie store
and shops. Troops were railed out and the
mob stoned the soldiers. The lutter respond
ed with several volleys of bullets disiiersing
the rioters. A number of tbe latle.' were
killed.
FIFTEEN MINERS KILLED.
A Deadly Oaa Explosion in the York
Farm Mine.
rnrrsvti.i.K, Pa., July So. A terrific gas
explosion occurred in tlie Yor Farm col
lie y by which fifteen men were killed out
right, three more are supposed to tie dead
and a number were injured. The killed are:
John Harrison, of Wadesville, leaves wife
and three or four children; Thomas Jones,
Miiiereville.carpenter, married; Wm. Jones,
sou of Thonia, single; William Welinian,
Minersville; Jume HarUcl, Llewellyn; An
t mny Stock, boy; Henry Madura; George
Bright, unmarried, Pottaville; Herman Wer
ner, leave wife and eight children, St. Cluir;
Anthony Gutscbluve, widower; Thomas
l.undis, FKhlack; Iiobert Allott and son
( 'buries, of PUtsville; Chris, llnrnicker;
F.dwuid C.irran, Pottsville. George Stock
was fatuity qurt.
The theory of tlie explosion is that a
"feeder," which bod become tilled with
f;aa, wus struck while tunnelling and the re
cused gas wu ignited by the so-called safety
lumps used by the miners. Soon after the
explosion occurred tlie work of rescuing the
dead and injured was begun, and heart
rending scenes of grief and distress of rela
tives of the dead men occurred ut the month
ut the pit-
Mt. Etna's Eruptions Increasing1.
Dispatches from1 Catania say that ths
eruptions at Mt. Etna are Increasing in vio
lence. The people of Kicolosi passed day
In prayer before the church, fearing to en
ter it oil account of the continued earth
quake. A stream of nre marks ths way of
lava down the mountain and great rock am
ejected to beighth of 1,000 feet.
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tixonok PititiA, Ja., NoMiNATin ros Associatb Jistui or tiik BurRrvr Ct rrT or mt
I'NITrD STATfS.
GEO. SHIRAS. JR NOMINATED
BY THE PRESIDENT TO SUCCEED
luetic Bradley Upon the Supreme
Bench of the U. S. Sketch
of Hia Career,
George Phlras, Jr., wa nominated by
Piesidenl Harrison for the Associate Jus
ticeship of the Supreme Bench of the Unit
ed State, made vacant by the Mr-ent death
of Justice Bradley. The nomination wa
sent in lo the Senate late Tuesday evening.
OfTl.lNK Of WIS CARKKR.
Mr. Phirss is of Knglish decent, hi prent-
grandfather having come from F.nglainl to
settle in New Jersey. George Shira, Jr.,
also designated hern a George Slum II,
wa born in Pittsburg January 'J, K2,
where hi father wa also horn and who
survive at US years of nge. His brother is a
United State Ihsfrict Judge of eight West
ern Statist. Mr. Shim I theoiii.f George
and Klizabeth Blaine Sliiras nnd is a cousin
of ex-Seereturv Blaine, witli whom he i on
Iriendly nnd Intimate term. He entered
the Ohio University September, l'd, and
entered Yale Luw ScIkkiI in IR'sl.
Hestudieil law in Pittsburg, where he was
admitted to the bar, and where, almost enn
tiniioiisly since, he hn led the iilieveulful
lie of a hard worker, whose time and
thought have been oicupied with hi pro
fession. He i one of the very few men up
on whom Yule College has conferred the
degree of 1,1,. I.
In 1KKI, in the Pennsylvania Legislature,
when n deadlock existed' on the selection of
a United Stule Senator, Mr. Shiras in a
secret caucus was ehoen by a majority of
vote n a compromise for the distinguished
place. The next morning, however, another
CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
Crop Prospects Good and Activity Noted
In Lending Lines at Varloua
Trad Centers.
U. (1. Pun A Co.' weekly review of trad
snvs: There i distinct improvement, not
only in transactions lt comparison with the
same tune last year, but also in prospects
for the coming season. Crop prospects im
prove gnratly with the favorable weather at
most points West ami South, (specially as
respects corn. The monetary supply is abun
dant, and the demand, though reasonably
moderate, is at many points improving,
wh'le there is but little compluuit legurding
collections.
Prospect of spring wbent are remarkably
good, lietiirns Imm many of Hie States
surpass a. I execution. ' No important
change appears in the prospect for foreign
demand but wheat ha risen 2 cent in
spite ol Western receipts, amounting to 2,
l lli.lKKI bushels in three days, against export
of IS1X.O1O bushel. Out also rose 1 cent,
and pork products a shade, and corn baa
advanced II criits, notwithstanding wonder
ful weather for that crop. In coffee there
was a slight advance, and in oil a fractional
decline. But in the cotten market a decline
of l-lll occurred, with sales of ntw.OoO bales
in a week, owing to continued large rccipts
an I improved crop prospects.
Miinulactured iron is stiffened at Tittv
burgh by the dicing of many mill, and the
w irks at Cleveland ure pushed beyond their
capacity, with some advance in structural
iron. Trade there is fairly active foi the
season, and belter than la-t year. The
clothing trudo at Cincinnati increase with
order from the Mouth, and the trade in
shoes Improve.
In all leading line trade exceed Inst
year' at Chicago, and prosiects for maturing
collections are very healthy.
From Minnesota reports Indicate a repeti
tion of lust year's great crops; at St. Paul
trade is ijuiet, und ut Dulmh the tone in
lumber, building materials and flour waa
nevermore satisfactory.
Merchandise exjiorta In three weeka of
July are only half of 1 per cent, larger than
lat year, while in imports a large increase
apl ears, but the final account of foreign
trade lor the past liscnl year show exports
rising above tl.tU'MsjO in value, and exceed
ing import by "u.l.ooo.
The business fuilure during the last
seven duva numbered for the United States,
Pin, Canada 10; totnl 187. as compared with
UK) last week, and 176 the week previous to
the last, anl 2'i for the corresponding
week of last year.
NOTICE ABOUT DISCHARGES.
Tha Carnegie Steel Company Kakea a
Declaration on That Subject.
Tbe following notice wa posted by ths
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, Monday
morning:
atl men who enter our employ after Juljr 33,
lu no ease and under no elrcumstances will a
liiK'.e out, r y,i oe dtscberged to mss room for
aiiiither iiuii. Yiiu w 111 k,rp your rt-fiMi-uvv Liosl
tiuus mi ion as you k(iq1 to your duces.
I'osltlv ortlfr lot his ifecl nave Ihsu given to tbe
uenurui Hurs-rluteiiitent.
lly 01 tier or the B-iurU of Manairer.
1 Ht Cass suit: Mtw. Conrsst, Limited.
H. c. Kki.a, 1 i.oiraian
UuaxsTSAO btehl Vf okas, July a, imu-
A VILLAGE DESTROYED.
A Cyclone Wreck Every House in Hit.
man, Iowa.
The town of Hiteman was destroyed by
cyclone Friday. Every bouss in the village
was destroyed and several persons were in
jured, but noncTfutally. The storm extend
ed over wide area, doing great damage to
crops. At Mason City sight houses were
J struck by lightning and burned.
tM.,!
eaticu wn ordered by the political leaders,
nnd John L. Mitchell wn nominated nnd
elected, serving until IHS7. Mr. Shims ha
never been nn nctive partisan. His income
from his legal practice is said to be second
to no Inwyer in the State. Hi fumilv con
sist of iii wife nml two nons.
Mr. Sliiras is recognized a an able d hater.
a forcible nml logical reasoner and in quick
nnd ready in the progress of nn argument.
He has an exi-elleut manner of expresmon,
and hi written opinion and brief aro
ns clear a hi ieeches nre t legunt ami
careful.
t-CMPolUTloa) OF TIIR (C.l hT.
Ths Supreme C uirt of the United fitnte1
is composed of n Chief Justice and eight
Associate Justice. It meet in annunl
session Ht Washington, commencing on the
second Monday in October. In addition the
States are divided into nine judicial circuit,
each presided over by a United Stnten Cir
ruit Judge, nnd the t hief Justice and Jus
tice have nsaigtied to them ench hi own
judicial circuit, in which lis sits with the
Circuit .(mice. The salary of tbe Chief
Justice i l(l,.VKl, of the Justice lf).(Ki().
'1 lie present Chief Justice i Melville W.
Fuller, of Chicago, appointed in 1MKM by
President Cleveland. Tho Associate Jus
tice arc Stephen J. Field, of Snn Kranciwo,
Cnliforrrn; John M. Marian, Iunsville Ken
tucky; Horace Gray, Boston, Mas-a. husetls,
Snmiiel lilatcliford. New York City; Lucius
ty. C. Lamar, Misdssippi; David J. Brewer,
'inpekn, Kansas: Henry It. Brown, i'etn it,
Michigan. Chief Justice Fuller and Jun
ticei Lnmar and Field are democrats. The
remaining Justice are Kepubiicnns.
'i he I bird Judicial Circuit, over which
Justice Shira will preside, should he be as
signed to that of his predecessor. Justice
Bradley, is composed of the district of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey nnd Delaware,
The Circuit Judgo Is Marcus W. Acheson, of
Pittsburgh, nnd tha Ihstrict Judges aie
Ionard K. Wale. Delaware, K. T. Grwne,
New Jersey, and William Butler, Kastern
District, and Joseph Biiflington, W intern
Llistrict, Peunsylvuniu.
LATEST NEWS WAIFS.
Many orphans and nun lost their live
In the burning of an asylum ut La I'ni, Po
livin.
At Sauk Centre, Minn., the D.ividson
null, the electric light work and tho city
waler works were burned. Ixjss, f ),000,
At Freehold, N. J., the livery stable of
Samuel Formnn and K. C. Krickon were
burned. Thirty-ix horsei were suffocated
or burned to death. Loss, (12,000.
The People's party met in West Washing
ton, Pa., and nominated a county ticket.
U.ey endorsed Jerome B. Akin, President
of Hie Producer' Protective Association, of
Washington county, for Congress in tha
Twenty-fourth district.
The hot weather in the Northwest in
helping grain greatly, end another immense
crop i assured. Fourty thousand men are
needed to harvest the crop, and low railroad
rate are announced.
Among the confirmation by the Senate
on Friday were the following: Andrew D.
White, of New York, Minister to Kusia; A.
Louden Snowden, of Pennsylvania. M, luster
to Spain; Truxton Beale, of California,
Minister to Greece, lioumania and Servia.
Sunday wa the hottest day Pittsburg has
experienced for five year. 'The thermomet
er at the Sigmil Service office registered Wl
degrees. On the street the thermometer
ran over 100. The last lime Pittsburg bad
such warm weather was on July 17, 1HK7.
No.'thern Mexico 1 threatened with
ano'her crop failure, owing to inaufllcient
rains. This will be tlie fourth consecutive
failure in this region. Many of the inhah -tants
are already suffering much privation.
Tiie sume condition ut uffairsex.s'e in coun
ties in Texas along the liio Grande.
A. R. Stevenson, the Democratic Vico
Presidcntiol candidate, returned from New
Ycrk to his home in Burlington, 111. Ha
made number of speeches en route.
FOUB PEOPLE DROWNED.
Reckless Swimmers Pay for Their Tem
erity With Their laves.
Si.ro Stun, Jf. Y. July 2."). Secly Carpen
ter, aged 30. blacksmith, and his brother-in-law,
Edward Sleator, of Scarborough,
south of this village, were drowned while
Lathing off the Sparta dock last night.
Asbury Tars, N. J. July 2." Chnr.'es Wor
ring, an employe of the Carlton House,
Spring Lake Beach, wus drowned this morn
ing while bathing.
Ockan City, N. J., July 2.5 Milton R.
Davis, 20 years of age, of Philadelphia, was
drowned here this morning. He wa engag
ed to be married soon to Miss Bleht, of
Philadelphia, and she was wctatr to tbe
drowning scene. She was prostrated by
ths shock.
Awful Fall of a Mail Staff.
Friday night's mail stage went througtt
the bridge across North Trask river near
Tillamook, Oregon, fulling 30 feet into a
raging current among the rock below. C
B.Hadley, of Tillamook, and the Rev. Mr.
Edmunds, of Iowa, passengers, and Wi'lo
ben Maddox, the driver, were all terribly
Injured and it ia thought that they cannot