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his men woro Pinkertona and that h
would load them If lio had to mot
down everybody in eight. He then 01
dered bis men to advance and as the;
advanced from tho barge they wer
met by a shower of lead irnm the rlflei
and pistols of the scattered workmen
The officer* fell back for an mutant as i
repulsed but they wore promplv ralliei
and marchirfs eight abreast enaeavorei
to get ashore. They were driven bac!
again, however.
Already four of tho locked out mei
have been killed. John Morris wn
killed in tho last eftort to land tho ofli
com. Another man was killed but wn
carrie'd away by his friends before h
could be identified.
The killing of Morris seemed t
erazo the people and men, women am
children ran through the streets vellin
for revenge and for blood.
A LATER BKPOBT.
10:30 n. m.?The battle at Home
stead mill continuos. The Pinkerton
rnado two attempts to land but havi
boen repulsed both times. The killei
on the workmen's side aro:
John .Morris, shot through center c
forehead, married but had no family
was a heater.
Henry Strlecel, shot through am
died initantl.v, axed 31 years, single.
Markowisky, a Hungarian laborei
shot through the breast.
Andrew Striegel, brother of llonr;
shot through the chest.
Martin Foy, a heater, married an<
lcavos flro children.
Following are tho names of til
waiih^aiI Unt tlinm ni>n I ml lai'ari (a h(
other casualties which have not beei
reported:
Miles Lougiirain, shot through leg
and hips. .
Joe button, shot through lego.
Martiu Murray. hIioI ihroug loirs.
-The men entrenched theinsolves it
the mill behind the machinery, am
tho boat was lying off shore. It was it
this way that Morris was snot. Ho wa
standing behind the pump house, l'hi
men have received ammunition am
guns. They nre hotter preparod thai
last night, i'hey stvear that tho f'inic-srtons
will no\er laud while a man re
mains in Homestead. The town is wilt
with excitement. As I write n rumoi
has reached here that the men have sue
caedcd in setting the bum on fir
through burning oil. Every moinenl
tho situation becomes more critical.
SHOT THKOUUB THE IIRAKT.
Reuben Forest was shot through thi
hoart at 9:30 a. m. Another Hungarian
has been taken to tile hospital dying
The I'inkerton men seem to bo makini
another alterapt to land. Their boa
is almost riddled with bullets. D. E
Wilder ha* jjist received wounds am
David Sutter is reported as killed. Silai
Wayne has just boon carried down tbi
street dead
11?. m.?The strikes have flred a cai
of oil standing near the workn on the
r. V. & 0. road for tho purpose of fir ins
the bontin tho river. Tho (Ire in barn
ins furiously and tho oil is running int
the river. They oxpec; to set tho rivei
on firo. Tho men have placed a cannoi
on tho bill on the north aide of-thi
river and aro firing into the boat. Hall
and piecos of iron are boing usod, am
at every shot the boat's side is beim
nenetratad and piecos thrown into thi
air. No move has been made to atoj
the shooting. Not a soul can be seer
on the boat and no word can bo goltoi
irom or 10 ii. 1110 sinners ciuim ma
at least live inon on tho boat were killer
or fatally injured One man aloue sayi
ho saw gix fall. The captain ia eithe
dead or badly wounded.
Dr. J. Osborn's house is turned into i
hospital and he has treated ton men
William Fox is dying. On every ham
aro mot men gathering ammunitioi
oi ill kinds. Every possible form o
firearms is being gathered, and shot
nuns are being loaded with buckshot.
a tklkoiiam to the goveunoit.
The following telegram was sent ti
the governor thin morning:
J!. E. PattUon, Barrhburfl:
Situation at Homestead very prove
My deputies wore driven from th(
ground, and watchmen sent by mil
Owners attacked. Shots were exchangec
and some men wore killed and wounded
Unless prompt ireans arc taken to pre
vent it. further bloodshed and great
destruction of property may bo ex
pected. The striking workmen anc
their, friends on the ground numbei
5,000 and tho civil authorities an
utterly unable to cope with them
"Wish you wuuld send instructions at
onco. W. H. McCleaicy.
, In response to tho telegram oC JIc
Clearv tho governor promptly re
sponded: "Local authorities must ex
liaust every means at their command.'
worse and w011se.
Tho steamor Little Bill came dowi
> tho river shortly before 11 o'clock thii
morning to takeoff the Pinkertona, whc
'ivere imprisoned on their barge. Then
were a largo number of men on th<
barge. The moment it reached shore r
regular fuailado took place. The Littli
Bill had an American flagon tho bow,
The men say it had assistance for tin
Pinkertona imprisoned on the barge
At nil events a fusilade began, in which
the men, the Pinkertona and persons ot
the Little Bill took part. It eontinnoi
ten minutes and was mixed by hoarje
dorisive cheering from tho men in the
mill.
Tho cannoneers across tho river flrec
three cannon balls at the Littlo Bill
Their aim was bad and one ball enter
ing tho open hearth department tool
off a man's hond. The number killod i
now ten and. eleven wounded. Excite
ment is so intense that it ip almost im
, possible to get names. Tho mon now
claim that besides the captain and lieu
tenant forty other men wore shot ant
foil from the barge.
One Pinkerton becoming desporati
jumped off tho roar and tried to swim
Ho was drownod. The pilot of the Lit
tie Bill was killed. The boat was drlvo:
off and procoeded down tho rivor. Th<
mon have telegraphed to have It held a
tho lock. .
FLAG OP TRUCK BITOT DOW*.
1 p. m.?A flag of truco was displayed
by tho Pinkerton men and was sho
down. It wa-i hoisted the second timi
with the samo result. Tho third tlmi
the flog was riddled with bullots, am
hardly onough of it left to hoist It again
The mill workers have hoard that tlx
militia have been ordored here, and
they nowseom to bo determined to ric
the place of every Pinkerton man be
foro the trooos get horo. Mon on boti
aides of the rivor opposite the bargoi
containing the Plnkertons are laying ii
wait for some of them to show them
Bolves. The men fire at every movint
object on the barges. An occasional
shot comes from the barges. It ii
- thought some of the Pinkertons havi
been wounded during this skirmish
The car of oil which was set on fire foi
tho purpose of sotting the river on flr(
to burn tho boats failed to do the wort
intended. Tho oil floated down th(
bank did -not burn far out on tho water
Sheriff McCloary has requeued all saloons
at Homestead to close until th<
present trouble has ended.
OKATII AND FIRE.
At 1:15 this afternoon eighteon mot
wore taken from the yard of the mill.
Three of them Were dead, two of whom
e wore Pinkerton men. The wouhded
r were taken home and some Hunt to tho
y Pittsburgh hospitals. The dead were
f taken out and put into undertaker*!>
waeons.
Flamos are now spreading along the
i. riverfront and the mill is threatened,
f Sovurai explosions were heard and the
1 people are taking to the hills to get
J away from the fire. At 2 o'clock this
(v aiifrnouii one vi mo j. umui iwu i
raised hid head above the edge of thu
ii baruaand immediately a shot was fired
which struck him in the head and he
fell back dead.
a a xr.w DAxam.
0 3:30 p. M.?At 3:30 o'clock this alter?
noon tho. cannons are still roaring and
J the rattle of musketry continues. The
U sullen explosion of dynamite, however,
adds a new and dangerous element to
tho conflict. This aiternoon the meu
are throwing dynamite cartridges over
g the bank, which alight near the barges
9 and explode. The uinn hope by this
1 means to blow up the Pinkertons. It
looks as if the imprisoned detectives
f will never escape alive if night full
. comes and thero is no rejene. The men
1 have another cannon, which they are
I shooting over the bank. As yet it is
sighted too high and tho broken pig
iron used in the place of cannon balls
' always hit the river. If ono shot hits
the boat it will cause.death. ThePink'
ertons raised another white Hag at 2:30
1 o'clock. The arm of the fellow who
raisoif it was hit with a bullet.
0 A striker gained admission into tho
, pump house over the barges and shot
j twice before a volley from tho barge
drovo'him out. He believes he killed a
gVi s afternoon the strikers captured
a 600 gultoa oil tank at the east end of
the works at Munhall station. The
, stuff was set on fire and let into the
j river, but a strong wind blowing in tho
j opposite direction saved the barges, a
a law yards below Shots were fired from
a the boats and returned by tho atrikorw.
j One man on the boat was seeu to fall
2 overboard, but his comradef being
afraid to oxposo thomselves to attempt
; to rescue, tho man sank. Tho men are
1 threatening to captnre two other tanks
. and burn barges.
CAXXONAOixa THE BAROES."
3 There was intense excitement this
alteruoon over a report mat -tuj aeputies
in charge of tiie sheriff had loft
Pittsburgh on two barges to join tho.
a Pinkerton people.
i The cannons aro bombarding the
, barges every few moments, each shot
telling and carrying away pieces of the
f vessel. The Pinkertons hulo and seldom
return the tire. Tho steamer Little
j BUI, that brought the buries from the
city, was fired on as it returnod, but tho
crew all bid. Tho general expectation
is that there will bo moro trouble.
THE PINKERTOM IN A TEKRIDI.K FIX.
> 4 p. m.?The I'lnkerton men are hud'
dling together in their barges and are
j shooting only whon they see a strikor
r coining too- close to thorn. Tho men
j arc keeping uj> a terrible bombnrdmont
? on the boats. The two large cannons
H are being (ired every minuto, but owing
j to tho position of the boats the men lire
g unable to got a good sight on them. The
, boats are lying about 500 yards up tho
, river from tho Pittsburgh, JleKeesport
v u i i? u k-;.i ,...J
L uuu i uuiiuiuu|(iiiiuy iv. iv. ui iu^u uuu
, the attacking party of the strikers aro
about the some distance farther up the
I river, bdliind larra piles of iron and
, colli and the water tanks. The men are
r still using dynamite sticks, throwing
thorn over the piles of coal and iron.
i Some oxplodu in the water and do no
damage, while others strike the boats
1 and send pieces flying in the air. . At
, every successful shot the met) rend the
f air with wild cheers. Sharpshooters
. are stationed at various places and
shoot every time a Pinkorton man looks
out to seo the position of thq men. The
mon attacking the barges aro served
1 with lunches on the grounds, in order
that they may remain to prevent the
Pinkertons from getting away. The
.. men in the boats have not put out the
j flag of truce since it ua? shot down the
I fourth time. The situation for them is
?D'/ mm
At this writing there is not a sign of
life Around the burros, and what is
transpiring in the boats is unknown.
The situation may become so serious
for the Pinkertonit that they will bo
compelled to leave tlioir barges and
make a death strangle. If they do the
loss of lifo will be appalling as both
the ntrikori and the Pinkerton mon
have shown themselves to be game.
a frightful situation.
At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon tlio
hose carriage was taken to the in ill to
connect with an oil tank and thus squirt
oil on the boats and sot them aflro.
The men aro also laying a natural gas
pipe toward tho boat. They want to
tend a strong stream of natural gas and
light it with a torpedo.
Tho Pinkertons aro huddled in the
roar end of their bargo torror stricken.
A cannon ball has carried away part of
tho %st barge. . | ' ,
SCEN'liS IN HOMKSTEAD
Hard to Doncrlbe?Thousnndi Witness the
Uattle?All Saloons Cloacd.
Homestkad, Pa., July 6.?Ex-Prosident
Woihe, of the Amalgamated Association,
arriv;ed atthosceaeof the battle
about 3:30 o'closk this afternoon and at
once went into consultation with tho
leaden at Amalgamated hoadquarters.
llr. Weihc was accompanied by forty
iron workers from Birmingham, Alabama.
They came not to work, but to
got au idea of the situation, and, if possible,
rendor aid to the lockod out
Homesteaders.
During the afternoon fully 5,000 mon
walked into Homestead over tho Pittsburgh,
Virginia <i Charleston railroad.
Thoy carno from the South Hide, Pittsburgh,
aud many of them wore armed.
In one delegation there were about
t 2,000 mill workers. Thoy carried flags
and proclaimed that they proposed to
stand by the Homestead workors in defending
tho mill at any cost.
I The beetles in Hotnostead to-day wore
t hard to describe. All tho stroets woro
, filled with men and women, particularly
the narrow roads loading to tho mill.
3 Here were congregated thousands of
1 men, women and children, many of the
. latter weeping and wailing. On tho
i hill back of the works was a crowd of
1 fully 3,000 people. From tnis eminence
1 a view of tlie battle grouud could bo
- obtained without running thb risk of
i being niadoa target of by those on tho
9 boat. The proclamation of the burgesi
> roquiring all saloons to close was
- religiously obeyed, but it was impos:
sible to koep many excited individuals
1 from gathering in the vicinity of the
! works.
' THAT AWFUL MOItVING,
r How tlin strlkor. Wnr? Oi-ffnnlwitl In But*
> tin irnif-Tlirent* to Burn the Mill.
j Homestead, Pa., July ft?The morning
woro away until 10:30 o'clock. Tho
mon standing in the mill had on>
trenched themselves, and when the
porter went throunh they had taken
advantage of every roll, and every large
1 beam had men bobind it armed with
guns and revolvers. One thounand mon
i weie lined in the roar in battle order,
momentarily expecting an a?sault froi
tIt9 Pinkerton'a, who were made del
p rale by their petition on the rive
hank. The>i men took no part in th
tijht save during the umaulU. The
loaded ttie xunx of the 200 men wh
were nearest the barges and who kup
up the okiraiith line.
It was a thrilling sight to witness th
regular armjr line move fearlessly t
the river front, when the Little Bil
came down. Not a man who had a gui
hung back and many hundreds ha>
only clubs, sledges, picks, etc., brouzh
up the rear. They wore shot at by 20
rifles and several wounded, a cannoi
ball shot by ihoir own friends deva;
I ?Knir rnnlfn Hiik not one faltered
And when repulsed the Little Bil
backed out into the river ti hoarso yel
| of triumph and deliance vent up Iroc
the men. None of these men wen
drunk?most of them had not tasted
drop of liquor. The saloons are dosed
The men are. determined and on ever;
side aa the day grows the expression i
heard: "Before the mill runs non-union
it will have to be rebuilt."
Tbo Dtntb L'at.
Homestead, Pa., July 6.?The list o
killed and injured as near as cad be at
certained at midnight, as as follows:
Killed?Martin Foy, John Morris
Jules Markowsky, Joseoh Suppei
Henry Streigel, Poter Heii, David Davii
Bobort Foster, William Johnston, J. H
Kleinn, two unknown Hungarians, nin
Pinkerton directives. Tueir nama
have not been learned, as most of ther
were known by numbers.
Wounded?David Lester, detective
shot in the head and ankle sprained
not serious. Fred H. Hind, chief 0
detectives, shot in- the leg. Kus
sell Wells, detective, shot in th
log. J. G. Hoffman, detective, sho
in the knee. George W. Ruttoi
Homestead steel worker, shot ii
the hip and dangerously wounded
Lawrence Laughlin, steel worker, Jhigl
broken. John McCurry, watchman o
the Little Bill, shot in groin, dangei
ously; Andrew Butler, Joseph Zsidc
W. Wallace, Michael Murray, Johl
Kane, Harry Hughes, an unknowi
man, Miles Laughlin, seriously; Joh:
Cain, Andrew Schuyler.
The- imprisoned "Pinkertons say tha
BRven ol their number were killed out
right and eleven wounded. They be
lievo eeveral dead men were thrown ol
the Little Bill.into the river.
THE S12COND BATTLE
Worle Than Reported?Captain Roger
Say* the Strikers Acted in u Cotrardl,
Alan nor.
Pittsburgh, Pa., July 0.?Four of th
wnftman onmu lUwn fri%n
Homestead this morning and (oportei
the second battle more serious than re
ported. They stated that five Pinker
ton men and a like number of the work
men were killed outrjeht and that i
number of others were seriously in
jured.
Among the alarming reports tha
have reached tho city is one that tin
four inon mentioned above camo to til
city to secure dynamite and nitro-glyce
rin'e for the purpose of blowing up tbi
boats on which tho detectives ar<
housed. The report could not be con
firmed, although the men ndmittod tha
they were going back to Homestead to
day. 1'lto story, however, is not credit
ed, but it is given as one of the rumors
The steamer Little Bill, that assistei
in towing tho barge to Homestead, ar
rived in tho city shortly after noon
Captain Kogors was very indignant a
the action of the strikers, which h
'""" "I an /l!oni*annfni anil a Wot hn Viil
mnnlty. He said: "I ncvor saw such i
cowardly attack on those strikers made
T(iey had a fortification of pin iron an>
the minute the boat arrivod there the;
commenced firing and not a shot wai
fired by the I'inkerton men until tlirei
of their comradna wero shot down lik'
doss."
EXCITEMENT IN PITTSBURGH.
BuiIdbm A1 iniint ijaipHPdwI-Cctol lload
Outnumber tho Hoc QiutU
Pittsiiuiioh, Pa., July 6.?The ex
citemont in tho city over tho riot wa
intense. Hundreds of peoplo gathoroi
aronud tho bulletin boards of the differ
ent newspapers and waited anxiously
for the latest news. Every body wai
talking of tho aliair and the opinion
were many and varied. Business wa
almost suspended and poople weri
rushing through the streets from oni
bulletin to another. Tho whole topii
of conversation in stores and workshop
was about tho Btrike'and while then
wero no rabid expressions the excite
inent ran high.
In tho lower ond of Allegheny, when
thoro are numerous mills, the excito
mcnt was at a white heat. The men it
tho mills said they were ready to go t<
Ilomontcad when they get orders or i
request from their fellow workinoi
thero. The cooler headed men, how
ever, outnumber tho hot headed ones
and no trouble is expected trom tha
quarter.
A TAJIDY'SHERIIW
Who Lucky tho ttliiblo Door After tin
Homo In Gone.
PiTTSBfnnn, Pa., July 6.?Adjutan
Greenland sent the following telogran
to Sherifl McCloary this afternoon:
"Your telegrams indicate that yoi
have not made any attempt to executi
the law to enforce order, and I muBt in
sist unon your calling upon the citizen!
for an adequato number of denudes."
On receipt of this telogram the sherifl
immediately issued tho following pro
clamalion:
"All good citizens are hereby Bum
moned to appear at the BberilT's oUici
to-morrow (Thursday) at 9 o'clock a. m
with arms and subsistence to aid th(
sheritr in suppressing tho riot new it
progress at Homestead.
(Signed) "W. II. McCikary,
"Sherifl."
The isBuanco of the proclamation
caused a good deal of comment on the
streets, and tho opinion was frequentl)
advanced that the movement was t
tardy ono. It was claimed that the
mooting should have been called earl)
in the day, and the assertion was made
that the calling of a meeting for to
morrow was very liko locking the sta
ble door after the horse was gone.
THE COMPANY'S STATEMENT
Or tho Otroum'tAnoea of tU? Trouble-JTht
Gnurrtri Ouly Fired la ffolf*Defen?tt.
PiTTSBUjtGii, Pa., July 8.?The Came
gio Steel Company (limited) this after
noon issued tbo following atatement tc
the Associated Press: Our Homestead
steel works were, on July X, taken pos
session of by a mob, which was immediately
thereafter organized by the loca
representatives of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel workers,
and ull our mechanics, mill men anc
even foremen i^ud superintendents oi
departments wore forcibly denied ad'
mission thereto. We were abo notified
by a self-styled advisory committee thai
no fires would bo permitteed at the
works lost the men become excited t<
further unlawful acts. This continued
until yesterday, when we called upor
the sheriff of Allegheny county ior pro
d tection and assistance in regaining pc
i- eeaaion o{our property.
r The alieriU want to Homestead, ai
e on his return eent deputiea to the wor
y and poated a proclamation ordering tl
o men to dinperae. Uia deputiea we
t routed and hit proclamation torn dow
The sheriff then, through hia cbi
e deputy, attempted to lake 300 of 01
0 watchmen who were aent to the wori
II by boat last night. Tlieae men we
n met more than a mile below the. worl
1 by an armed mob of amalgamated me
t who followed along the river bank an
0 fired rifles and revolvers at the boal
tl This shooting was continuous for twe
i- ty-five minutes before one shot was r
L turned from the boata, which was n
II until tho boats were tied up at our lan
1 tag.
a -"On the arrival of the boats the mi
: tore down a large portion of the feni
a about the works and filled the blu
L above the land, keeping up a contini
y ous fire and wounding three of tl
a watchmen. Then, and not until the
, was the fire returned, resulting, we ai
advised, in some loss of life. The m<
was so large as to prevent the landii
of the guards who are at this time (
f the boats awaiting orders from the a
thorlties. Wo are not taking any acti'
part in the matter at present as we ca
not interfere with the sheriff in the di
, charge of bis duty, and are now awal
% ing his further action."
fUnVEniR'9 ATTORXI2Y
0 Thlnlu the Company Acted Bight Unci
8 tho Clronmatanoei*
11 Pittsburgh, Pa., July 6.?Knox
1 Itotd are the lawyers for the Camqg
, interests. Judge Reed was seen, b
' he declined to talk. Mr. Knox wi
g loath to say anything, but he final
t made this statement:
, "In a time of great public exclt
i meat like the present a lawyer has i
I. business to express an opinion c
i either side. I haven't the facts In tl
a cue and can't spoak intelligently.
- man has a right under the la
>, to protect his property wil
9 firearms, if necessary. 1, doc
i know whether these Plnkertc
ir men were sworn in or not If the
were not, then they had not any mo
t authority than the average citize
Nobody,"however, can deny their rlgl
i-, of self defense. From what I unde
r stand the firm had boon threatene
and had been lod to believo by tl
action of the men that it* jiroporty wi
in danger. It sent other men the;
armed with rifles to protect tho prope
tv. I think under tho circumstances
had a right to do bo."
"But were threats actually mode
0 The workmen deny it."
1 "Well. I would not bo Bure about tho
J but I understand threats bad been use
, that alarmed the firm. Certainly
man has a right to protect his ow
' l? ? ? ??uu n ?!(!? no kiha man <"? an
iiwiiio nnu u kuui v* uuu um >v wu
for him." .
1 AMALGAMATED OFFICEItS
Depreiaed b/th?Torrlble Affulr?Th? Ca
t nogle firm Acted Too Baitlljr.
o Pittsburgh, Pa., July 6.?The officia
0 of tho Amalgamated Association wo:
J all very much depressed by tho terrib
> tidings from Homestead. Socretai
- Madden said this aftornoon:
1 "This is a bad business truly. Tt
" issue was clearly 'forcod by the reque
' of the Carneeio firm for deputii
; at a time when it did not see:
' slh if their presence was needed.
' prefer not to prophesy'in any wsi
as to what may be the ultimate rosu
' of this wild work at Homestead, an
3 will only add that the news ia a grei
shock to ua here.
i
The Pinkertonfl Must Go.
1 Philadelphia, July 6.?Among th
f difforont labor oritanizationa ot th
j city, a bittor fooling prevails over tt
B introduction of Pinkorton men I
Homestead. From tho headquartors i
i-- ? 1- ?U .? r -U ?L
tilt) Auiuucuii fuuoiauiiu u* junuui uti
following card wad issued this afte
t noon:
"Citizens, workingmen, arouno! Ii
. donation meeting at public buildini
on the open plaza, Broad and Kilboi
? streets, Friday evening, June 8, 1802,1
8 o'clock, to denounce the Pinkertoi
- Carnegie outrages and murders i
, Homestead, Pa. Turn out in thou
a ands."
3 Not Sworn m Deputies.
3 Pittsburgh, Pa., July 6.?The thrt
s hundred Pinkerton men takon to Homi
9 stead this morning to protect the mil!
? of tho Carnegie Steel Company wei
" not sworn in as deputy sherifl's. The
wore accompanied from this city b
Deputy Sheriff Gray, who was suppose
to have sworn the detectives, out h
Jollied doing this, llo said that heha
no authority himself to take such actio
' and that Sherill McCleary had not a>
( thorizod him to do so.
1 Pnttlion to BlflCloarT.
Habrisbubo, Pa., July 6.?Govornc
j Pattison telegraphed Sheriff McClear
at Pittsburgh this afternoon as followt
"How many deputies have you swor
in and what measuros have you take
? to enforce order and protect property
The county authorities must exbau<
t overy moans to prosorvo the peace."
1 NOT FAMILIAR
2 With tlie Situation and Yet II* Thlnli
llo Koowi Whnt Caused It.
' CnicAoo, July 6.?Adlai E. Stevonsoi
the Democratic Vice Presidential nom
1 neo atrived in this city to-night. I
t course of an interview regarding th
Homestead riots, he said: "I read a fo<
of the dispatches this evening,but am nc
" thorough ly posted on the situation at th
5 Carnegie works. It is a very unfortu
' nnte condition of affairs and greatly t
> be deplored. It demonstrates that
1 high protective tariff affords no protei
tion to laboring mon, and never bettor
his condition. I do not care to sa
more, as I am not familiar with the sil
uation."
! THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
1 Immediate Step* Taken to Invefttlgat
> the Flnlcerton System?An Unluwfi
' Army That Should be Wiped Out,
' Sprrtal Ditpalch to the Inldllgenccr.
Washington", D. C., July 6.?Tho toi
rlblo scene of bloodshed at the Homt
stead mills was tho principal topic c
conversation to-day at the capito
' Congress had hardly gotten under wa
at noon, when extras were issued b
tho local papers and carefully rend b
' by the senators and members. Con
> gressman Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, ha
I a private dispatch from Pittsburg'
stating that tho loss of lifo roaclie
fourteen up to about II o'clock, an
this dispatch, together with tho it
I flainmalory news of tho extras, mad
I tho Homestead battle the absorbin
, topic on every hand.
I The members of tho house havtn
[ nothing to do at all to-day but to at
- swer to roll calls on dilatory motion
I found the Homestead affair a profltabl
i subject of speculation. It was natun
i that the matter should be viewed frot
> a political aspect, and the resolution c
I investigation offered bv Representativ
i Caminetti, of California, in part voice
- this political view. But on tbo wholi
is- the feeling of members of both parties fct
was that the affair was entirely toe sorl- wi
id ous lot political purposes. Jieprosonta- m
lea tire McCarin, of Chicago, a member of wi
lie tho labor coinmittoe of the house, said wi
re that the incident i:salf, has Its own lei- cd
a. sun which the public could easily see, be
ef and that conzreasionsl Investigation pa
ar would merely servo to show that polltir ite
ts cal capital was being maJo of a serious ur
re affair. T1
U PINKEBTO.V INVESTIGATION*. j}P
4 The first actual reiult of the agitation ^
,a, kover the affair in Congress was tho no- di
n- tice given by Colonel Ontea, of the com- su
?" mittoo on judiciary, that on Friday ^
morning next his special committee m,
" would begin an investigation into the .
Pinkerton detective system. The reso- 'n
>b lution for this invoatfgation was intro*
^ ducod months ago by Hopresontative
lB Watson, of Georgia, one of the most PT
conservative and influential Farmers' !1
le Alliance memberB oi the house. It l0j
n, made no headway, however, until the wl
r? bloody results of summoning the Fink>b
ertons to Homestead was resurrected
R into the subject. Colonel Oatos noli- Th
,n tied Mr. Watson to make a statement j
B" of what was alleged against the Pinkor- c
'e ton system. To your correspondent, d
?* Mr. Watson said: sp>
?' "I have held that a body of men inch
as the Pinkertons are using at Home- .
stead amounts to an army and is in
violation of the provisions of tho federal th;
constitution. to'
r "For months, I have been trying to
liavo congress take some steps to stop
ic this infamous Pinkerton business. First ?
le I introduced a bill very sweeping in its bo
, provisions,whichwouldhnvoanhUiilated tin
the Pinkerton agencies. Noxt I introu
duced a resolution to investigate the en- stn
ly tire Pinkerton system. But the bill m<
and reaolutiou.went to the committee do
on judiciary whore they draggod along hu
J1" for months. The bill has never seen ba
? the light since the committee got hold doi
? of it. but the resolution was reported ws
'? favorably after confining the scopo of ha
* the investigation to the Pinkerton sys- '
torn as applied to interstate commerce, ed
," Even in this restricted form the invest!- jot
1 gation has htfng fire and no step has un
been taken to hear witnesses until this tlx
- 1 U.I. nh
J awnu occurrence at xwuioutoau _ bmo
[? morning, ?jj
?; "Within an hour ot the time tho 5
J news first reached the liouao, Colouol thi
J" Gates came to me and said he would in(
begin the investigation. It looked Hi;
e like locking the stable door after tho ' ?
*f horso was stolen. My idea is that Con- roi
gress has tho power to wipe out this
F" entire Finkerton System, notwitbstanding
the objection that wo as federal No;
. legislators have no right to interfere
" with state constitutions. I hold that a 1
body of Pinkerton men such as were at
;; Homestead this morning is an army,
1 and under the constitution no state nt
a shall keep troops or ships of war. in o'c
J* time of peace. pr(
"The right of maintaining troops is c
expressly reservod to tho fodoral government."
n?'
r. THE CONSTITUTION. . J"
The soction referred to by Mr. Wat- ch,
Is son is found in article 1,section 10: "No am
re state shall, without the consent of Con- cn'
le gres\ lay any duties on tonnage, koep
y troops, or snips 01 war in ume 01 jiuuco,
ontor into any agreement* or compact r (
with another state, or with foreign
>? power, or engage in war unless actually '
st invaded or in in such imminent danger tjQ
38 as will not permit of delay.-1 g?i
Mr. Watson continued: "An army ..
1 may consist of 300 men or 3,000 men, h .
W ana the l'inkerton force of 300 at tho ?
" Homestead mills to-day is just as much
d an army as though it had been enrolled
>t and had sworn allegienco to some ruler. y,
Tho state of Illinois incorporates and ohl
authorizes the Pinkerton system, and
wo, as federal legislators, have a right m I
to interfere and see that this authoriza18
tion of -armies in timeB of peace is 0
10 brought to an end. No man has a right J
it .to raise or maintain a band of hired
}f mercenaries who, under the gaise of
i? deputy sherifls, can shoot down tho cit- '
r. izens of the United ijtatos. It ostab- kc
lished the provision that disputes be- J' 1
j. tween capital and labor shall be settled tnc
hvr fnrcA T will an aiiH irnt mv ItrAvAn
rJ you will net your bravos, and wo will
,t fluht it out. What need is there {or
our elaborate judiciary system if we are I
to return to the days of tho feudal net
s. baron?" t vol
Mr. Watson has asked Col. Oates to gia
summon Master Workingman Powderiy bul
to give evidence of the operations of pie
>? the Plnkortona at the extensive 6t. sul
3- Louis strike, and also the names of acl
|8 prominent labor leaders who? are Hoi
familiar with tho work of tho Pinkor- gai
0 tons during the Now York Central nol
J strike. pei
d ItESOLUTlO.VS IN- CONGRESS }h?
j Looking to no Inquiry Into tho Cuune of kir
Q tho Hontoiteucl Tronblo?Democrats v!"
J. Attempt to Mako Party Onpltnl.
Washinoton, D. C., July 6.?The conflict
between the workinginen at Car- ?
ir negie's works at Homestead, Pa., and
y the Pinkerton detectives was called to
|: the attention of the senate to-day. First
n by Mr. Gailinger, who offered a reson
lution for an investigation by the com?
mittee on education and labor; and
it afterwards by Mr. Polfer, who proposed
tho appointment of a select committee
of three senators "of difloront political
parties," to inqnire into the .oxistence
and employment of Pinkerton dotecL*
tives since their first appearance in tho
United States, how thoy are organized,
>i for what purpose nnd by whom omi
ployed; and what legislation is noce^n
sary to prevent their illegal use and
employment Both resolutions wero
0 laid on the table without action and
" will be taken up to-morrow,
In tbe Uuusii. ?
0 WAsninaTos, D. C., July 0.?Tho
0' first oflicial recognition in Congress of S
a tho troubles at the Homestead, Pa., .pr,
:- mills, appeared to-day when Ropresen- i,ei
s tative Caminetti, introduced a resolu- e?
y tion calling for tho appointment of a vra
t- seloct committee to investigate thorn.
Preceding tho resolution it a long pro- RJ
amblo reciting in ellect that tho Re
publican party has contended that ono am
. of the main purposes of its tariff legis- thl
,1 lation was tho protection of American W
labor and tho inuroase of paf to y
wage oarnnrs in protected in- pui
due tries; that contrary thereto, =
industries protected by such legislation
'* have in many instances, instead of in- ?
>f creasing the pny of wau'e workors, actu- ,
1. ally materially reduced thorn; that tho
Homestead mills controlled by A. Car'
negie arnf his associates, operating in nlni
y an industry which has received tho J!1"
y fostering caro of legislation to such on
t- extent as to typify it as an example of ito i
d tho results thereof from whatever _j?
h standpoint it is viewed, has promuld
gated an order reducing wagOB of em- _
d ployes ranging to anextent, itis alleged,
I- of from 20 to 60 per cont; that contrary
o to the position assumed by said party =
g that the protection so afforded regulates
the price of labor; it is
g staled by H. C. Frlrk, manager of said
i- mills that "we made tho scalos to suit ?
s trade and mechanical conditions nnd "TV/
e gavo no thought to tho political cause
tl or effect, nor tho tariffthat following
n this announcement tho omplovos have 1
if refused to accept such reduction and a r,
o strike is at hand and it b assorted in ink.
d' the public prints that armed mon,
i, boots carrying guns; a stockade having u>
tached thereto plpos enabling hot
iter and gteam to be turned on at >
jment> notice; and surmounted
itb wires capable of being charged
ill electricity?all these supplement.
with strong search light#, have
on resorted to by said com.
ny - to enable it to en!srfe
i reduced scalo of wages, thus in?Ui,.
uting a condition of feudal despotism
10 resolution thereupon calls (or the
polntment of a select committee ol
o members to investigate and report
the causes of this strike, t)>o con.
tions producing the same and effect of
cli- legislation on wages and labor.
10 resolution was referred to the comittee
on rales.
The house committee appointor! to
vestigsto the l'inlcortons will hold iti
st meeting Friday.
The X'residont hnB. received freqoant
ean bulletins during the dny from
ttsburgh about the riot. He it serislv
concerned at the crave turn
licit the situation has assumed.
THE WESTON LYNCHING
10 Talk at tlie low a?The Funeral ofih,
HunWred 11m ftliin Over the Uriel-,
>n WtiioU nuoff* the Body or the Mar.
I?r.
rial Dltpaleh to the IntttUmncer.
Wksto.v, W.Va., July 6.?The lynch.
: that took place here at an early houi
ia morning has been the talk of the
vn all day. l'ho fooling generally it
at Jones toccived his just dues, but
t in tho right way, the hotter cltm
ing opposed to tho lynch law. It ii
9 first hanging that ever took place
the county, and ander the clrcuminces
has caused no end of exciteint.
The body of Jones was not taken
wn-until 9 o'clock. Daylight foutij
ndreds of people lining the river
nkB eager to get a glimpse of the uiurrer
and convince themaolves that it
s true that such an occurrence could
vo tuken place.
\t seven the funeral of Tierney startto
his last roBting place. On their
irnoy tbo^ had to cross tho briefgs
dor which hung the lifeless bodvol
i murderer. A photographer present
tainud a good view of the procession
tviug over the bridge.
Phe coroner's jury found a verdict
it "Jones came to his death by liuns
r at tllo hands of unknown parties."
s body was at once turned over to
i relatives and will be buried to-morv.
'
CAMPBELL'S SUCCESSOR
t Yufe Choaeu?Various Persona Saj.
Rtfted*
-Vashingtos', D. 0., July 6.?There
? an Important political conference
the White Houso this morning at 10
lock, at wlitch wore present tbe
ssident, Secretary Elkins, Mr. V. J,
mpbcll, chairman of the Iiopublicm
iional committee, Commissioner Carand
ex-Senator Spooner. The selec*
n of a successor to Mr. Campbell u
lirmon of "the national committee
1 the selection of the executive or
npaiftn . committeo were the main
?jccts of discussion. The conference
tod until 11:30, and at its conclusion
Campbell said that nothing bad
m settled with roirard to the t*o'
estions under consideration. SenaAllison,
of Khode Island, is nwnncd
this nfternoon as likely to be
cctcd as chairman of the Republican
:ionnl committee, vice Mr. Cam>
I, declined, and Senator McMillan,
Michigan, was also spoken of.
Wentlior Korronut for To-rifiT.
or West Virginia. Went era Pennsylvania anl
o, fair; castrly wJuUh.
TEMPKHATL'RK YESTERDAY.
amishod by C. Sckxbpk. driest, corner
kct aud Four veen th rtrueu.
u m ......64 J 3 p. m ..... M
u m. -72 7 p m ? U
q....m ............81 I weather?Fair.
Jurr for Onorp.?Uso Dr. Thomas'
loctric Oil according to direction*. i
is tho beat remedy for all sudden at. ^
ks of colds, pain and inflammation,
i injuries. dait
Wonderful Gains.
)r. Miles' Nervine not only cures all
vous diseases, headache, tblues, neris
prostration, sleeplessness. neural,
St. Vitus <l?nce," fits and hysteria,
I also builds up tbe body, "i am
ased to say that after years of intense
faring with nervous cliscaso, braillei
and prostration, I tried Dr. Mile*'
iterative Nervine, and in two weeki
ned eight pounds in weight. I could
; lio down to sleep, but now tlcep
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ndorfully. Cannot say enough for
i Nervine.?Mrs. l. B. Miixard, p?t>.
k, N. Y." o.ine customer used Xer0
and gained fifteen pounds in flesh.
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al bottles and elegant hook free it
tan Drug Go's. 3_
Mr. J. a. Andersnn
Scnttdnle, Pa., a voteran of the 11th T'oa
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uffered Every Minute
am liver and kidney trouhlos, catarrh In tin
id, rheumatism and'distress in hli? stomal
erything ho ate seemed like lend. Sleep
s restless, and In tlio morning lio ^ccmra
ro tired than when ho wont to bed. lie sa)?lood's
Sarsaparilla
1 ITood's Pills did me more good thnn everyng
else nut jogcthv. AU my dlsagr^aJJ
nptomshave gone." Bo sure togftliow*
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lt? TbQT aislit digestion mid cure bcr.'lftcl'?- __
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