LATE TELEGRAPHIC TICKS MOM MA NT JOINTS. IsnporUnt New Item Received a W So to Tit: Ulna limit Acrldrr.ts and Vatalltlea. The nailing yacht owned by Frank Bacon nil W. L. Varnum, of Krie, Pa., was wreck ed off Dunkirk N. Y. A fishing vessel While going out to rata neta found the spat ofthe wrecked yacht, to which were cling ing the two member of the crew. Cnptnin Thomas Stick was found unconscious and wan taken to Dunkirk for medical treat ment. Ho will probably die. His companion, Ucorgo Granzow, aged 18 years, was dead When found. Hoth men had been dashed about on the spar for 38 hours before being found. James and Thomas Shado, of Indianapo lis, Ind., aged respectively 7 and 5 years, were horribly burned by natural gas by playing with a gas leak. Their parents were burying another child who had hom ed to death. Five workmen were badly bnrned in a gas explosion on Liberty street.Pittfburg.Tbe ei plosion was in a manhole built by the Cen tral Telephone Company for the conveyance Cf 1U wires underground. Coal oil gas, which escaped to a Ft. Louis ewer, caused an explsion that wrecked a large part or the city's drainage system. Three lives were lost and several persons Were wounded. The steamer City of Concord came in col lision off Hyde Park, near Chicago, with a tug. The latter was cut to the keel and ea.ik at once. Oscar I'age, steward, and William Kopfer, deck hand, were drowned. The other three members of the crew were rescued. Anarch for four missing children in Medford, Mass., Thursday, resulted in find ing them In a closet under a sink in an un finished house, where they had crawled tome time during the day. The door was (hut In some other way, snapping the catch and making them prisoners. Three of them, 11 boys, died from suffocation, and the Other, a little girl, was slowly sinking. Chas. Newport ate canned lobster at his Wedding feast, and soon after died of blood poisoning. At Dell Rapids, 8. D., on Wednesday hundreds of farmers were starting In to cut their barley with every prospect of reaping a most bountiful harvest. In the afternoon they were in the midst of desolation. A large bluish green cloud sweept down upon the ripening grain and left destruction in Its wake. The storm of wind, hail and Leavy rain came from the Northwest with terrible violence, and 45 minutes later the tun shone as brilliantly as on a perfect aummer day. Thousand of acres arc laid to waste. Many farmers are insured, but many others lose heavily. Miss Augusta Regan, aged 19, was killed by lightning while bathing In the Tassaic river near Stirling, N. J. Crops The continued heavy rains in the vicinity of Memphis, Tenn., have seriously daruag cn the cotton crop in that section. Harvesting Is nearly over In Michigan. A good yield is reported. Conservative crop reports from Illinois Indicate that the corn crop will fall 23 per cent, below last year. Wheat is now being harvested In northern counties and in other lections threshing it in progress. Reports from rye indicate a light yield, while that of oats is good. There ii no improvement in the fruit outlook. A terrific hail and wind storm swept over the town of Farralngton, Minn., Friday. Hall to the depth of six inches covered the ground, doing great damage to property of all kinds. The loss to crops is absolute. The total acreage destroyed is estimated at 10,. 000 while the total loss will not fall short of 1200,000. Recent rain have insured an almost un precedented corn crop in Kansas. Jn the Northwest the harvest is ready, but laborers are very, very scarce. There will be work for thousands from the race east ern States at good wages, and excursion rates will be almost nothing. Capital, Laberana laanairlnl. The 800 employes oftheGllkey A Anson Lumber Company, of Morrill, Wis., have truck, They demand 10 hours' work in stead of 11 at 10 hours' pay. All the girls employed as operators in the Central Union telephone exchange, Indiuno polis, Ind., went on strike, and there is much inconvenience throughout the city in consequence. The trouble, the girls claim, Is not one of wages or hours. They say they have struck because of unreasonable rules which they are expected to observe, but can not. The polishing girls of the United Stutei Tin Plate Company, of McKeesport, Fa., who were getting 00 cents a day, have struck . for 75 cents. The Idaho strikers who have been ar rested are to be tuken, before the United States commissioner's court. When bound over they will be delivered into the custody of the United State marshal. In this wuy the state authorities will be relieved from the necessity of providing for them. 106 prisoners are confined at Wardner in a place but poorly adapted for such purposes, and be plao is infested with vermin. At Wal lace there are 116 prisoners. If all the troops should be withdrawn from this region it it thought there would be an exodus of non-onion miners. The war departmeut desires to withdraw all troops at the earliest possible moment, but the state authorities are using every effort to retain tome of the . troops until winter, at least. The Board of Walking Delegate, in their fight with the Iron League, hsv ordered strike on a dozen new building at New York and called out 15,000 men. There are now over 20,000 men on strike in that city. - Workmen in the fireproof aud paint de partment of the Canton, O., fe work have been notified that paw acal of prios would go Into Mot on Auguat 1, The re duction in wages in these department will average 10 per cent. There is not likely to be any trouble. Brown Co., propritors of the Wayne Iron and steel works, Pittsburg, Fa., signed the Amalgamated scale with the under standing that if any reduction be made in the scale during the ensuing year they bene fit from It. Their 1,000 men have resumed work. Mexicans diiven from home by drouth are flooding El Taso and offering to work for 25 cents a day and board. At Pt. Louis the Belleville Steel Company has signed the Amalgamated scale and works have resumed. The two Dunhar (Pa.) furnaces were shut down for lark of orders. About 300 men have idleness forced upon them. At Martins Ferry, O,, the Laughlin Nail Company signed the scale and resumed work. The 80,000 anthracite coal operatives is Eastern Pennsylvania and the 12,000 train hands in the Philadelphia and Reading system are preparing to organize a union similar to the Miners' and Laborers' Be nevolent Association that was disrupted in 185. 02,000 men will resist the wage policy of the Philadelphia Reading combination. Mlsrellnaeoua. The cose of young lams, who was drum med out of the Tenth regiment at Home stead, Tt., on last Sunday, will be taken in to the courts by the friends of the young man, who consider that be has been harshly dealt with. The first armor plate test on the proving grounds of the Bethlehem (Pa.) Iron Com pany took place on Saturday and was a complete success, the 10J-inch Hurvyized nickel steel plate resisting the impact of a 250-pound projectile, the velocity of which was 1,700 feet a second. The Movernment officials present approved the test as highly satisfactory. The Oklahoma craze has broken out among Tennessee negroes, and they are flocking like sheep to the new territory. Harry Sullivan, who was fatally stabbed t Denver by an Italian named Augusta, has confessed that his real name is P. C. M. Mc Lennigan, and that he is the man who be trayed the Pennsylvania "Molly Moguires." Augusta is thought to he an avenger of that order, who has been hunting McLennigan for years. Twenty-eight men from the Clem and Burke who where paroled a few days ago were re arrested and brought to the Wallace (Io.) military prison. At Boise City, Io., Judge Betty fixed th bail for the nineteen prisoners from Wallace and the six from Wardner, in Jail charged with contempt of federal court at 11,500 each. None have furnished the required bonds yet. Pollilrat. W. A. MacCorkle, of Kanawha county, was nominated for Governor by the W. Va. Democratic Sttte Convention. The Minnesota Republican Convention nominated Knube Nelson, of West Alexan dria, for Governor; David M. dough. o Minneapolis, for Lieutenant Governor, and Fred P. Brown for Secretary of State. At the Wyoming Democratic State Con vention, Dr. Osborne, of Rawlins, was nomi nated for Governor. A People's Pahty Victory. The sllvei convention held at Denver, Col., tinder the auspices of the State Silver I.eagiie.conclud ed its deliberations in a stormy all day tea sinn. The fight was over the motion to en dorse the full ticket nominated on the pre vious day by (he People's party convention and a substitute to approve the elertorial ticket only. A faction opposed to hoth of these motions, and led by Hon. Thomas M, Fatterson. the bolting democratic editor of the "News," urged an immediate adjourn ment and the future calling of a new silver convention to put a State ticket in the field. The People's party element won the battle, and their State and electoral tic kets were in dorsed. Editor Patterson is now out in the cold. He has bolted the Democrats, Peo ple' party and Silverites. J ' fires At New York, the New York Biscuit Compsny's six-story building on Tenth ave nue. Loss, about (200,000. The building was only completed about three months ago. The Standard Oil Company's warehouses at Ludlow, Ky., with 250,000 burrels of ros in, 5,000 barrels of turpentine and 3,000 bar rels of benzine, eight freight cars, two tanks of turpentine and 1,000 feet of the Cincin nati Southern railroad's track burned. At Bodie, Cal., every business house on both sides of Main street and several dwell ings were burned. Loss, (76,000. Thirty stores were consumed. At Wheatland, Iu., the store of A Lillie and considerable adjoining property wa burned. Ixiss, (75,000; insurance, (50,000 Mrs. John Snyder was burned to death, Crime ana Penalile. A. Alexander, a drummer, was shot and killed by his brother-in-law, A. H. Jones, at New Orleans. Jones hud accused Alexander of abusing his wife. At Philupelphia, while drunk, Wlnche ter Comfort, a carpenter threatened to beat his wife. When be attempted to put his threat into execution his 10-year-old son struck him on the bead with a hatchet, frao turing his skull, and he will die. Cliurles H. Page, a Philadelphia stock broker, was shot and killed by R. Kennedy, a customer, who then killed himself. Ken nedy was crazed by losses. Waahtnalaa Nfwi, The President nominated Watoon R. Sper ry, of Delaware, to be Minister Resident and Consul General of the United State to Persia. The senate in executive session confirmed the following nominations: Watson A. Sperry, of Delaware, to be minister to Per sia; Truxton Beale, of California.to be min ister resident and consul general of th United State to Roumania, Bervia and Greece; A. Barton Hepburn, of New York, to le comptroller af the currency to succeed Edward S. Laoey, resigned. . The Weather, At Chicago on Wednesday 16 person died from the excessive heat, and 80 mora wans 1 prostrated, At St Loui S death occurred ' and prostration. At Beading, Fa., 100 was the heat mark, and many prostrations occurred. 16 deaths from heat occurred in Philadelphia Wednesday. Killing frosts occurred In Montana Friday night, and the cold wave was coming east ward. The hot wave came to an end at New York Sunday, the mercury dropping to 67J. The average temperature for the eight days during which the wave prevailed was 91 de grees, exceeding all previous records. Cenirraalannl Nominations. The First California Congressional dis trict nominated E. W. Davis, of Santa Rosa, Grand Master of the State Grange, for Con gress; the Second, J. A. Davis, of Calavera and the Third, H.G. Hilborn, of Alameda Eugene F. Loud was renominated for Con gress In the Fifth and C. O. Alexander in the Fourth districts. H. O. Vanvoerhls, of Muskingum, was nominated for Congress from the 15th Ohio district on the 550th ballot. 1'ersenal. The President will leave Washington 1m mediately after the adjournment of Con gress for Loon Lako, where he will drop all official matters for a few weeks. About the first of September he will go to Cope May Point and remain there till the meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic In Wash ington, September 20. ftanltarr. Six well defined cases of smallpox havt appeared In one ward of the New York City Hospltul, and more are feared. Lost week there were 870 deaths In Phila delphia, mostly caused by the heat, a larger number than during epidemic of cholera, smallpox and diphtheria. Jaitlrlal. The Michigan supreme court has decided that the insurance companies which wonted to pay only cost of production for lumber of a lumber manufacturer which bad been de stroyed by fire must pay market price. BEYOND Ot'R BORDER'S. During the opening of the annual fair at Alamado, Spain, a riot arose between sold diers and civilians, and the former fired on the latter, killing two and wounding nine others. A temporary constructed theater at Bur ill, France, collapsed. About 700 people were within the enclosure, and of these 80 were injured, but none fatally. Fx-President Itogran, of Honduras, has fled to the United States; that Oeiba and Trujillo are still held by the revolutionist, and that President I.ewn desires pe-ice at any price. Eighty Chinese filibusters, after Invading Upper Bunnah, were routed by a small British force. Six outlaws were killed and rnd the rest taken prisoners. While brigands wero raiding Pucrporo, Mex., they were attacked by troops. In the battle four bandits and one soldier were killed. No captures were made. Eighty houses and an ancient Capuchin monastery were destroyed by lire at Male, in the Tyrol. Nearly two persons are made homeless. The 10 Belgian anarchists who have been on trial at Liege were found guilty on the charges of attempting to destroy property and sentenced to penal servitude in terms varying from 3 years to 25 years. The four conspirators, Milaroff, Topofl, Ghotirghieff and KuragulotT, who were con victed of plotting against the lives of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and his prime min ister, M. StambulolT, were executed In Sofia. Robbers recently entered the house of a Jewish inn-keeper near Warsaw, Russla.and murdered the landlord, wife, four daugh ters and seriously wounded a fifth daughter. There were 2.583 cases and 1,405 deaths from cholera this month in Russia. The greater part of the town of Sharps borg, Norway, has been destroyed by lire. Loss, 500,000 kroner. A mass meeting In the east end of Lon don was held Saturday to protest against Carnegie and the treatment at Private lams. The four Anarchists who stole a lot of dynamite, were sentenced at Purls. Faug oux got 20, Chuleret 12 and D 'met und Entivent each five years penal servitude. Two closely packed drags collided at Puris, on the way from the Muisons Lalttt races. The horses became unmanogable und threw the drags down an embankment into the gutter. All the occupants of the drugs were thrown out and two horses rolled down the embankment with them. Four men were killed and several men and two women were severely injured. It is again said that Princess May, of Tec It, who was betrothed to the lute Duke of Clar ence and Avondale, has been betrothed to his brother, the Duke of York. The latest estimate places the loss of life by the eruption of the volcano Gunong Aroo, on Greut Saugier Island, June 7, at 10,000 people, with millions of dollurs' worth of property destroyed. BIZ BOY8 DROWNED. Cbey Were Thrown Into the Water X7 an Overturned Skiff. Near Winchester, Ky., on Sunday six btiys were drowned in the Kentucky river by the overturning ofaskitf. Their names are: Kelley Eurney, aged 15; Claud Farney 13; Walter Earn, y, 11; Charles Farney, 0; all son of James H. Farney; Algiu Brock, aged 16; Winner Brock, 12, ions of Rev. Henry Brock. The boy were bathing in the rive, climbing in and out of the boat; and were thrown into a panic by the boat overturning wib tome of the smaller boy. The Murders of Fred Ward Deolared Insintbrtha Jury, At Memphis, Tenn., Judge Dubose deliv ered his charge to the jury in the Alio Mitchell cuse. The question wa a to bet present mental soundness. After being out 20 iiiliiuU-s the jury returned a verdict of Insanity. Alice wa returned to jail and In a few duy will be taken to an insane asy lum. A faint smile overspread Alio' face when the verdict was announced and si t chattadgiily with her relutive oh her way back to jail. Should ie be dismissed from the asylum a sound any time in th futur she can be tried a to her (unity at th tim th murder was committed. Th action against Lillie Johnson, indicted jointly with Alio Mitchell, will be nolled. AN EXPENSIVE STRIKE. A Review of the Great Lock Out. t. Sensational Feature, Xta Coat and th Trouble That Are to O em. On June 28, the Carnegie Steel Company locked out Its Homestead employe because n agreement on the wage scale could not be reached, and then began the mewf costly tnd sensational labor dispute the country has witnessed since the great railroad strike of 1877. The Homestead trouble has attracted the ttcntlon of the civilized world, has found Its way Into the executive, judicial and leg islative departments of municipal, county, State and national governments, and Is be ing forced as an Issue In the National cam paign by free traders and free trade organs. Sensation has followed sensation until the people are even now asking, "What next?" The appeal t" the Sheriff, for aid to re covering the steel works from the locked out men who were in practical possesion of them, hv chairman II. t. Krick: the send In.! ami the return of the Sheriff's dcputle without getting inside of the mill fence, was an early act in the great drama, or tragedy. Then followed the I'lnkertons. the pitched battle, fie death of III men, the wounding of a score of others an I the awful gauntlet whhh shocked civilization. The victory over the I'lnkertons was followed by a prac tical reign of mob law In a modified form In Homestead, which soon gave way to martial law. The main body of the National Guard was on dutv HI ilnv." at an average cot per day to the state of'2u.non. The total cost to date fur the soldier will reach In round figures Cta , I us . and the end is not yet. The workmen have lost in wages (IHO.ikio and theCa'negie Company has lost and spent in getting new workmen mi eipial amount, II not more. This is (Ml. 0 si more, Carnegie workmen at Dinpiesnc, Heaver Falls and Pittsburgh have lost about (UKi.oon in wages and the firm's losses have been swelled by the Idleness of tlice plants. Workmen hi Pittsburgh and other places not employed by the Carnegie Company have also been thrown idle by the strike, but their losses cannot be counted. The county will hn'e to pay a good round sum for deputy sheriffs ml tor costs in the murder and riot trials to come, not to speak of a possibility of It being compelled to pay for the burned barges. Tne Nation willalsn have a small bill to pay for the Congressional Investiga tion, atid'the Citv of Pittsburgh another tor the hunting dowli of the Anarchists. Al ready the lockout has cost over (I.OOO.OOC. Reside the money cost and the loss of precious lives, the "trouble stirred up those, pestsof socle" v the Anarchists and led to the 'hooting of Chairman Erie k. A number of eel Woikers are undercharges of murder and more must defend themselves In court against a charge of aggravated riot. A Lieut. Colonel of the National guard and pos'iblytlie Major General will have to satisfy the civil courts that they had authority to string a private up by the thumbs and to shave his head. Deuiago- f;ues ail over the country have found a tearing through the great struggle, both Houses of Congress have wrestled with it, Pinkertonisin has been killed by It, wor ships have been delayed In construction by It, it has brought sorrow to many 'uomes and it is only a month old. That is the Homestead lockout. INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT. Total Co'.lectione, (,103.867,643 A Large Increase Over Last Year. Washington, D. C, July 20. Mr. John W. Mason, commissioner of Internal reve nue, has made a preliminary report of the operations of that service for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1Mi2. The total collections from all source of Internal revenue for the fiscal year just ended were (153,857,54:1. Kor the fiscal year ended June 30, 1WI), (1-1(1,. 035.415. Increase, (7,822,128. This result, the commissioner says.is most gratifying, especially when taken In con nection with the fact that there was a de crease in the receipts from the tax on snuff, tobacco and the special tuxes relating to tobacco of 1,70'),777 as compared with the receipts from the same sources for the previous fiscal vear. The quantities of distilled spirits. ferment ed Honors, manufactured tobacco, snuff, I cigars, cigarettes and oleomargarine on Wincn tax was paiu uimiig me ui-i nci year, together with the rate of Increase, as compared with the previous fiscal year ore as follows: Spirits distilled from apples peaches and grape', gallons, l.Wli.002: Increase 731.0211; spirits distilled from materials other than apple, peaches und gruies, gallons, IKt.OM.. 724; Increa. 5,830,723; fermented liquors, barrels. 8l,817,NtO; increase, I.33IUI44; cigars, cheroots and cigarettes, weiuhilig over 8 pounds per l.Ood. No.4. 548.700,47; increase, 7;i,!MHI,(i50; cigarettes weighing not over 3 pounds per 1,000, No. 2, Wf.',H82,840; Increase, 208.444,08(1; snuff, pounds, 11,104.351; ill crease, 774.157; tobacco, chewing and sting ing, pounds. 2.'3,IHI2.13!I; increase, 10,450,201; oleomargarine, touuds, 47,283,750; increase, 8,700,328. The five districts wherein the largest col lections were made during the lust fiscal vear w -se the Fifth Illinois, (20,828.247; the First Illinois, H0.883.HWI; the Fifth Ken tucky. (10.230,538; the First Ohio, (!WI7,5!4, and the Kirst Missouri. (8,048,320. The col lections in Illinois, amounting to (30.705, 838, were more than twice as Urge a those in any oilier state, with the single ex ception of Kentucky, where the collections were (21.H13.NM. New York stood third, Ohio fourth and l'ennsylvania llftn in The commissioner says that the result of I me nrst ymr uirriiuii n , i i to tne oouniy on auuur v vuumi . lt.is.tj nas oeen mihiuquij. A Railroad Wreck. MiLWAt'KRK, Wis., August 1. The se. ond lection of train No. 51 on the Chicago, Mil wuukee & St. Paul ruilnud, huving an ex cursion party from the Union stock yards, Chicago, ran Into tne first s-ction in the Union station here on Sunday. No one on the first section was injured, but two empty passenger couches in the reur were tele scoped Ten men in the first couch of the second section, who were in the smoking j car, were injured. One died soon after i wunls. Two others may not live. The ' collision was caused by an misunderstanding of the switch tender, he huving let the excursion train enter the city on the wrong truck. KILLED BY THtC WEATHER Th Beat D -a'.h RjII Oinaidsrably Augm-ntod. The large death roll due to the heat dur ing the pant w ek was considerably aug mented Friday, a the following dispatches show: New Youk There have been ii deaths from the I) eat in the lust 24 hour. Chicago - The actual number of deaths reined during the five duys of extreme beat reached 87, and the prostration 215. PHiLADELPHiAThlrteen deaths from the heat were reported to the coroner, Th prostrations were about 50. Cincinnati About 15 ca-es of prostration from heat were reported without on death. Truth la what God njt about any tb-lnjr. The man wbo lock hjgb will neve live low, THE REALM OF FASHION WHAT TO WEAR AND BOW THEY MAKE IT. Th Bat Triumphant Over Every Other Kind of HUUnery. OETS have been fotttid audacious enough to describe women's gowns, but o far as 1 know, no poet not even a maker of society verses has been daring enough to at tempt to tell exactly what a Patislan bonnet la made of. Men as a rule are awed to silence by the sight of one ol STYi.rs or heaikiear. those tiny capotes which the lady of fashion sets between the fritted fringe on her forehead and the twisted chignon perked up on her occiput, 1 don't wonder at It, for who would think that a bit of gold embroidered lace, about the size of a manly palm or a miniature coronet, with a tiny sprig of flowers, in front, could produce an effect? And yet II doe in some mysterious way set the dot lei on the I of style, adds another hue to the rainbow. It is an egregious error to say that it is not the bonnet but the woman. I would almost go so far as to say that the hat is tin A CIIOQI r.T COHTl'MK. most important part of a woman's toilet.foi if thut be unbecoming, no beauty in skirt or bodice can save the costume from uttci failure. It is very evident that even ths married women are inclined to thrust asid every style of headgear that suggests the bonnet of a year ago. The hat is triumphant at this end of the century, and no woman, excepting, as I have said, those no longer young wears a capote except, of course, on occasions of ceremony. In pleasing contrast with the mannisbi A LACE CAPOTE. effect of ome of thl eaon' style, ia th womanly ton of th costume shown in th illustration. It depicts a led crep gown, made princess style and ct off with appli'"- ornament of black velvet over tulle. The yoke la of surah of the sam hade as th stuff, pleated a indicated. Th leevea also of th surah are draped en th houlders in the lam manner as th yoke. . The illustration depict a neat Dostum for a croquet psity an outing lultinMul- hous linen. Th vest ia strid and baa mall mother-of-pearl button; shirt collar and tit art as masculine looking as possible. Tb pocket art put in vertically, and th A BTRtKINQ COSTTMB. 1 ft 7& h cap la of the sama material s the vest. The? cuffs and cuff button must also b mannish In style. The skirt doesn't need to be lined, but there Is a broad bio band set on a rep resented. If a dicky be worn Instead of shirt, It will be necessary Io hold It in plica ty two ribbon reaching to the band. A bontonnlere la part and parcel of thl seml- mascullne rig, which Is extremely becoming to some girls and positively disfiguring to others. The bonnet shown In the picture la a lace capote for a mature woman. It Is composed of two piece of ecru lace sewed upon a cir cle of tulle. Between '.he lace you put A rnCTTY SHADE HAT. sprigs of small flowers, using one for an aigrette, and at the side and at the back yoa place bows of double faced satin ribbon. IttArK STRAW AND ROSES. The picture shows a stylish hat in black straw, garnitured with block lace and bow of green satin and Marechal Niel rose, making up a very fetching bit of headgear. Black straws almost always call for roses. In one instance I saw a very original ar rangement, the fullblown pink rose being set on in a straggling fashion ond medium and deep reds with branches of leaves. Broad brims, bent up In fantastic shapes, are, as a usual thing, trimmed to suit toilets, and at time almost produce the effect of fancy dress. Suoh styles of headgear naturally look beston tall girls. The illustration shows a very pretty shade bat in open work, trimmed with red pop pies and a band of red ribbon. On the crown there is a little rosette of red ribbon and of crepe of the same shade. EKI1IT HUNDRED MEN AT WORK IN THE CARNEGIR MILL AT HOMFSTEAD, AND OVER 100 MEN ADDED DAILY. In order to ascertain the true condition of affairs at the Homestead steel-works, and to learn if the oft-repeated stories published about only a few men being at work and the majority of these dissatisfied bad any foundation in truth, a Pittsburgh reporter secured a permit and visited the worka Thursday. The result was a most surprising revelation, and plainly indicated that those persons outeide the work who pretend to be thoroughly posted on the workings within the mill ground are either wilfully deceiv ng the public or they have no knowledge about what they speak. Not since the company regained full pos session of the plunt. which for several day wan in the hands of the mob, have represen tatives of the newspapers been admitted to the works until now. The belief has been general that the discharged workmen on one side and the olllcials of the company on the other have been playing a double game of deception on the public as to the progress of resuming work, for the eflect it would huve upon thoe seriously consider ing the acceptance of employment at the terms offered. Vice Chuirman Leishmun disproved this by issuing order admitting representatives of certain newspapers to the works. They were given every opportunity to make a thorough investigation of every department of the plunt. even to talking with the men there at work. The result of thi personal investigation proves that there are over 700 men now at work in the mills, exclusive of superinten dents, foremen and heuds of departments, which included increase the total number to about 800. The new men a a rule are bright, intelligent Americans, a large ma jority of whom are skilled and exjierienced men in the departments in which they are employed. The best evidence thut tbey aro satisfied may be given in their own worda. Thev say their wages and treatment are satisfactory, and they have no doubt of per manent employment in the position which, they have accepted. ENGINES COME TOGETHER, An Engineer Killed and a Number Hurt in a Colliaion. Cincinnati, O., Augut 1. A switch en gine on the Rig Four railroad collided with en excursion truin from Niagara Falls at the Evans street crossing of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Duyton track. The switch en gine bad taken a siding to allow the first section of the excursion train to pass, and on being told the section wus an hour late the engineer pulled out on the main track. Just as he reached the crossing the two en gines came together with a tremendous crash. Engineer Downs and Fireman Pow ers, of the freight engine, were caught, tbe former being so badly injured that he died on hi way to the hospital. Power waa seriously but not fatally hurt. A number of passenjjer were slightly brulied. BOILER EXPLOSION. Three Men Killed and Two Badlj Injured. A most frightful accident occurred at Bagley, Mich. Hartnell Smith' shingle mill w blown to atoms by the explosion of the boiler, and the following men killed; John Thompson, Irwin Hutch ins, Leon Ckinner and Andrew Swedock. Win. Small wa Injured Internally and will die. Frank Davis, sawyer, wa badly hurt ovei theeye. ' I n'l . Yy