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HUNDREDS HOMELESS 600 Buildings Burned in the Capital City of Newfound land. 1,5000 Unfortunate Persons Rendered Houseless and Homeless. Several Lives Lost and tha Lovely City Buried in Grief. Telegraphic Communication Cut Off-Aid Rendered by the Government. Halifax, N. S., July 9.— Forty-six years ago a month ago today fires broke out in St. Johns, capital ot New Fouutl land, that destroyed a great part of the city. Damage was done amounting to SI.OOO.tOJ and several lives were l*t in the flames. Yesterday another lire broke out "n St. Johns that threatens to far exceed in extent of money damage and loss of life that of the disastrous conflagration of !S4ij. About 4 o'clock a house on Long street 'was dis covered to be on fire., The firemen responded promptly to the alarm, but when they arrived the southwest wind that was prevailing had caused the lire to spread to an adjoining building, which was then burning furiously. Desperate efforts were made" to stay tlie progress ot the fire, but it was soon seen that thesy would prove fruitless. Most of the houses on Long street were very old wooden ones, and they caught, fire with great rapidity. Large burning brands were caught up by the wind and carried to the roofs of other structures, which were soon burning furiously. It was seen that the Fire I)e;>ar:in?nt Was Helpless and people living in the path that the fire was destined to take began to remove their portable household effects and vaiuables. It is reared that some of these people lo3t their lives by their foolhardiness in returning to their homes when the flames were close upon them. While these dwelling houses were burning unhindeied it was found that the new Melhodist college was on lire. Efforts were made to save this build ing.but they were fruitless. The college was the educational headquarters of the Methodists in New Foundland. and its loss will be severely felt by the de nomination. By this time the wind was blowing a gale and the fire was spread ing with terrible rapidity. Buildings situated some distance from the burn ing structures caught fire from the burning embers and destroyed without a hand being rjjised to attempt to save • them. The firemen and the people j Mere Completely Paralyzed, the fire did its' work of destruction ■without stay. It was now growing dark, arid the scene was a magnificently beautiful though appailingone. Build ing after building caueht fire, and ihe whole" city was a"s light as day. The roar of the flames was terrible, and the heat was so intense that it was impos sible to get anywhere near the burning buildings. Now and then high and heavy walls would fall and the immense masses or burning embers would soar upward to be caught by the gale and carried elsewhere to add other buildings to the conflagration. Men, women and children ran about in in terror, and thieves, taking advantage of the confusion, entered houses that had been deserted by their occupants and stole whatever they could lay their hands on carry off. Prominent Buildings Burned. The Masonic temple. Orange hall, the Ho m an Catholic cathedral aod arch bishop's palace, St. Patrick's hall, the English cathedra!, the athenaeium, the Kirk, the Commercial bank, the Union bank, the Atlantic hotel and Lfndberg's brewery all fell prey to the devouring element. The English cathedral was a magnificent structure and was con sidered to be the finest piece of gothic architecture on this continent. It was yet incomplete, though it had been fifty years in build ing. Nearly a! I these buildings were in the center of the city, and before long they were nothing but masses of smok ing ruins. In addition to these, the court house, police headquarters and the government savings bank were destroyed, as wen* also the Presbyterian church ana the office oi the Telegram. The flames were now raging with in creasing vigor in the direction of the •water front, and in a very short time were eating up. the warehouses along tin- wharves. The shipping lying at the wharves hsd been warned of its danger, and the crews ot the various vessels hastily cast off their lines and took their craft Outside tlie Karbor. On one side of the bay are the Steam Seal oil factories and the warehouse in which their product is stored. It was thought that these buildings would catch fire. It was also feartd that the dry dock and Marine railway would be * destroyed. The lire burned out the telegraph office, and for' a time ali communication with St. Johns was cut off. This morning, however, the telegraph officials established tem porary offices in what they considered a sate part of the city, and farther details were received. These latter dispatches stated that the fire had raced all night, and, threatened to destroy the* whole city. It is known positively t^iat one man and six children have perished. Out it is thought that when the terribie ♦excitement that now prevails subsides it will be round that the loss of life is much greater. A later dispatch states that the parliament buildings have been destroyed and that at the time the dispatch was sent fully (JOO buildings had been binned. Many of these were dwelling houses, and their occupants lave been compelled to seek refuge in the fields. The military authorities have furnished them with as many tents as possible, and the civil authori ties are doing everything in their power to alleviate liie-distress. Many of these unfortunate people Waive Lost Everything:. they had in the world, and Imperative calls will be made on charity in their behalf. This morning the fire commu nicated to the seal oil factories and stores, and the whole south side of The city was burning. A large lire was coming down the fresh water valley. and the whole population of St. John's were in despaii, seems before them the complete extinction of their city. A private dispatch received here states that the lire has swept Water, Go wer and Duckworth streets. Frum Bandy Rancins to Signal Hill the only build ings standing are the Union bank, the Kmnau Catholic cathedral and college, and the Devon row railway depot. About (590 houses are burned. The loss is thought to be about fG.^OO,OOO. Another dispatch says that the fire has broken out in Monk street, on which are situated the residences of the most wealthy inhabitants of the town. The street is more than a mile in length and every building on it was a three story brick. Alter the lire iv IS4O the authorities refused to permit wooden l>uildiiiiis to be erected on the street, i'his street hss been Practically Destroyed. At 1:30 o'clock the telegraph officials reported that it was impossible to raise St. Johns, and stated that they thought that the fire had driven the "operators out of the temporary offices. It is im possible to learn anything concerning the exact situatton in the unfortunate city. It is known that everything ' has ,- been ..destroyed. * fi»m Birch's ( Cove east to the wharves on the Allan Steamship. company. Over this distance: the flames made a clean sweep. From what can be judged from the reports re ceived, it is .-, estimated* that .at least .15.000-. persons are homeless. Upon learning >of •; the terrible ; conflagration the mayor called up the citizens for the purpose of taking/ steps to provide relief. "In consequence of his call, a large number of citizens assembled at the mayor* office today. A committee was appointed, and its members im mediately purchased : .$4,000 worth of provisions and lumber. The steamer Unda will sail •:; hence this evening for St. .Johns with the f " commit tee's purchases- on board. -.'Her cargo consists 'of , : 20 r" chests, of tea, 275 oarrels of flour,. I<H) pounds of cornmeai; 171) pounds of biscuits. 500 Panels of pork," 5 puncheons "or* molas ses, 45.000 spruce boards, 15') tents and 4 marquees, to be us.-d to shelter . the people rendered homeless." The mili tary and naval, authorities have "also sent a lot of tents and canvass. A public meeting will be held Mon day next to establish ' • more '■ gen eral relief. Uov. Daly and Arcnbishop O'Brien this morning telegraphed to th« Newfoundland government a- mes sage of ..- sympathy. Admiral Hopkins is co-operating with the city authorities, and is hold ins the fast cruisrr Magici enre in readiness to transport supplies. 11. M. S. Blake sails for St. Johns to night. She is one of the fastest sailers of the day, ami will probably reach there in twenty-four hours providing there is no fog. ~; ; " ; - .'■ _ XaionmuMUi trillion* Shelter. The fire was not gotten rider control until <"> this morning. A high wind was blowing, and the flames were swept from Fresh Water road to Hoyelstown. Among the buildings destroyed were" the Methodist college, the Masonic hall, St. Patrick's hall, the latter worth $00, --000; the Church of England ~ cathedral, which cost ?250.000:i the Athenium, the court house and the Commercial bank. The Colonist, Telegram and Herald printing offices lost everything. Most of the, business part of the city is iv ashes. In Water, •, East Duckworth, Gower, Coehrant*, ■< ■ : Kings, /Preacott and Cathedral streets ""arid"" on Long's Hill there is . hardly a _ house standing. .The steamer ! Bonavista was burned. Very little dam | age was done to other shipping. • 'i'liis was a worse calamity than the tire of 184f). The spectacle of the \y hole : pop ulation ot the city flying 4 from an invading army was one long to *• be ■ remembered. Some families had pro-' cured wagons in which they had placed their children and such furniture as could be easily f carried." It is reported that several children were burned or smothered. It is feared that the supply of provisions will run short. Thou sands vt people are without shelter. SANK A SCHOONER, r.-: Careless Army Officers Shoot a Hole in the Tilden. 7 r v - New York, July 9. — The three masted schooner Harry R. Tilden, com manded by Capt. Harris, bound to Phila delphia from this port in; ballast, was sunk three iniless off Sandy Hook this afternoon by '. a projectile weighing 500 pounds, fired from a ten-inch gun with 210 pounds: of ; powder, from the United States proving grounds at Sandy Hook. On the schooner at the time, were six men and Capt. Harris. The men were all rescued by a steam launch ; belonging to Shepard' ...Knapp, of this city, and late in- the evening landed at the docks of the Erie railway, in Jersey City. . Jejisey City, N. J., July . o.— Capt. Frank Heath, of the United- States army, ho is in charge ot the govern- i ment proving grounds at Sandy Hook, made a statement relative to the sink ing of the schooner Tilden when .he i landed at Governor's island from the government ' tugboat General Wood at 0:30 this evening. He said: | "As 1 am in charge of the proving i grounds at Sandy Hook belonging <to j the United States government, my duty i takes me there - almost every day. I This afternoon, the day being" fair, 1 determined to make" velocity tests, using the big ten-inch breeciiloading gun recently delivered at the prov ing grounds, and which is mounted on one of the new disappearing gun ! carriages made by the South Boston j Pneumatic Engine company. In mak ing velocity tests we have set up in i front of the gun two wire nets, each of which is connected by an electric wire to an indicator that accurately and j clearly registers the time when the electric circuit is broken by the shot passing through the nets. '•The first net is set up 150 feet from the muzzle of the gun, the second the same distance from the first. When making a test for velocity with big guns it is invariably the rule to lire them as nearly as possible in a hori zontal position. Between 1 and 2 j o'clock we prepared to lire . the first shot. The line of "fire was due southeast, and at the time the Scotland lightship could be clearly dis tinguished. There were several sailing vessels in the oiling, all of which were off the line of fire as the gun was trained. To make doubly sure there are no vessels near the line of fire, I have a man detailed to- note the position at sea ;of all the passing vessels. I have much to take up my attention, and for that reason cannot watch each and every passing vessel. I always, before ordering a shot to-be fired, look myself at the horizon and at the same time •receive the report of the man at the lookout. ■ "The first shot was fired at 1:80, and. passing through the nets, no other thought was given as to where it disappeared. At 2 o'clock. the gun was ready, for a second . shot. The elevation was the same as "in v the first shot. The order was given to fire, and again the projectile passed through both nets and went to sea. This was the shot that hit the Tilden, though at the time we did not know it. paying little attention to where the shot went to after passing through the nets. - "* "Subsequently a third one was fired, all of the three being 'for velocity, and not for elevation or to determine the range of the gun. No one at the prov ing grounds noticed that one of the ves sels out at sea had been hit, and not until the steam launch of , Mr; Knapp came steaming in having in tow the lifeboat of the schooner did we know of the disaster." Capt. heath was then asked as to how he could explaiirwhy, if the Tilden was not in the direct line of fire it was pcs- ! sible for her to be hit? His answer was: "1 have taken many observations and triangulated the position of the Tilden when she was hit, but as yet I have not worked them out. This I will say. however. From all that I know the shot, after passing through the second . net struck one of the sand dunes down the coast, and was deflected to the right, striking the stem of the Tilden. v From mv ob servations 1 am positive that the vessel at the time was at least . three-quarters of a mile to the right of the line of fire. "I shall most certainly make a report of the matter," said the captain in reply to the query as to what lie proposed' to do. "And in the meantime.captain; will you continue to test your guns to the danger of life and irrespective to . shots being deflected by sand dunes was asked. "Why should I not was the reply. MILLION'S LOST. Tremendous Loss From Fire Re ported From Norway. ' CinusTiAXA, July.9.-i-A disastrous fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the town of Christiarisand, arid- half of the best part of the town is in ruins. A large area was devastated, . 356 of the principal-; houses and numerous public buildings, including a savings bank and the -postoflice, large saw mills and ; an . extensive timber yard, "being de stroyed. Only. the walls of the fortifi- , cations .around the ; barracks . remain 1 standing.^ It is estimated that the loss : will reach the sum of of £4,500,000. limbiii iiiiiiimiinimiitwmni In mil i . rHK EAINT PAUL DAILY GLOPE: EIIsPAY MOUSING. JULY 10, JB92.— SIXTEEN PAGES. A PRINCE'S BATTLE. Bismarck Still Waging: His Warfare Against the Gov ernment. Ugly Disclosures to Be Made Public of His Official Career. Emperor William Withdraws All Efforts Being- Made for a Reconciliation. Gladstone's Defeat Gives Sat isfaction in Official Cir cles in Berlin. Bebust, July y.— A series of disclos ures, giving the entire history of events from the time of Prince Bismarck's dismissal from the chancellorship up to the present moment, is now in prog ress of official preparation. The period of the publication of the work will depend upon Prince Bis marck's further utterances. Every body expects that the prince will continue his attacks upon the gov ernment. Herr Hoffman, the political editor of the liamburgher Naehriehten. Prince Bismarck's organ, has been summoned to Kissingen to assist the ex chancellor in carrying on his light against the government. Polemical government officials say that if Chan cellor yon Caprivi is forced to resume his disclosures regarding his predeees- Bor, facts will be brought lo light that will not redound to Prince Bis marck's credit. The prince's closest friends and most intimate associates heartily desire that the fight shall come to an end. One of his warmest support ers said to the Associated Press, repre senting that hPtratrid rather see the ex chancellor die than to see him pursue a course which is certain to Result In :-:«>tiii^ IHsrrcdlt to his historic reputation. Not every article assailing the government can fairly be ascribed to the prince, but as the general tone of his organ accords with his own sentiments, he can be held responsible for them. These ran corous personalities are having the ef fect of alienating the National Liberals, who have hitnerto shown an inclination to support the, prince. The Kreuz Zei tung prints an interesting semi -official statement to the effect that the week be fore Prince Bismarck started for Vienna the negotiations were beine carried on for a meeting between him and Emper or William. At Kiel the emperor had an open mind regarding the interview, but finding that 1 he prince insisted up( ( n obtaining a prior meeting, and dccii.ing certain explanations tantamount to on an apoloey for his dismissal, the emperor withdrew hjs outstretched hand and declared that he would never again countenance any attempt at a reconciliation. Beyond fighting the ex-chancellor through communications in the Keichsanzeiger the official ofcan of ttie government is not now likely to go. It is understood that tlie opinion of the emperor is decidedly adverse to any legal prosecution of the prince. (Drives Satisfaction. The prospect that Mr. Gladstone will be unable to secure a fair working ma jority in the house of commons of (ireat Britain gives great satisfaction in official circles here. Mr. Gladstone becoming firmly seated would imply a probable reversal ot the entente "effected with Italy by Lord Salisbury, and would have an immediate influence upon the impending Italian elections, lor a majority of the members of the Italian chamber of deputies would incline to the abandonment of the dreibund. At a council of the Prus sian ministers the question of an inter national exhibition in Berlin was dis cussed. Chancellor yon Caprivi is now actively engaged in canvassing for fed eral governments in support of the scheme. Now the national honor has been touched and every effort will be made to secure success*. It is thought that iv the event of a competition be tween France and Germany the latter will have a chance to win, owing to the influence of the German element in the United States and wider commercial ramifications iv the trading countries of the world. German Catholics Take Sides with the government against the Vat ican in the differences which have arisen over the attitude of the holy see towards French republicanism. The withdrawal from home of Dr. Yon Schloezer, the Prussian minister to the Vatican, is considered to be a hint that Germany will not permit the holy see to meddle with international policies un less the pope's advisers persuade him to refrain from covert hostility to Ger main. The diplomatic relations be tween them will henceforth cease. Another diplomatic change which has recently been made is the transfer of Herr yon Kadowitz. the German ambas sador to Turkey.to Madrid. The change is due to the fact that Herr yon Kado wjtz allowed Franco-Kussian diplom acy to gain the ascendancy. Prince Leopold, of Bnvaria.has been appointed inspector general of the fourth army inspection, including the Prussian, ! Wurtemburg and two Bavarian army j corps. The appointment will gratify ! the Bavarians, and knit more closely the bonds of German unity. Herr Lieb knecht. the Socialist leader, at a recent mass meeting at JJixdorf. denounced anarchism as brutal. C. A. Bailey, of St. Louis, has been admitted to Prof. Koch's clinic. Mr. Bailey is suffering from phthisis. The professor expects to cure his new pa tient. EXCITEMENT IX COTTON Occasioned by Fraudulent Oper ations in Liverpool. Liverpool, July o.— Perry Lamb, cashier of Keichland & Gibson, cotton brokers, and John Wilson, a salesman, have been charged with embezzling §0,000 from their employes. The pris oners declared that they represented a syndicate that had been formed for the purpose of buying cotton to the value of $1,u00,000. Their statements were believed in many quarters, and the prisoners entered into enormous spec ulations in cotton and stock. The fail ure yesterday of Isaac Cook & Son is believed to have been connected with these frauds. Lamb and Wilson ad mitted the charge, and were remanded pending an investigation of the firm's books. Further revelations are ex pected. The cotton market is badly ex cited by the lines leading thereto. LAVA AND ASHES. Mount -Etn.-i Suddenly Becomes Very Active. Pome, July 9.— Mount was un usually active today, thick volumes of smoke, in which Hashes were seen, issued from the crater and rose to a great height in the air. Then blown by the wind it covered Catania with an im mense cloud. Quantities of lava and ashes were also ejected from the crater. The phenomena lasted for an hour. Several shocks of earthquake occurred (luring the morning, the tremors being felt throughout the whole district. Home, July !>.— From midnight last till G o'clock this evening, seven distinct shocks of earthquake occurred in Cat ania. A fissure has opened at the sum mit of Mount iEtna, and a stream of lava is rapidly flowing down the side of the mountain, and threatens to overrun the village of Rinazzi. He Threw Bombs. Vaxcovvek, B. C, July 9.— News comes of serious trouble in Corea. i There is a person called the Tai In Kun, uncle-of the king of Corea, who" has for some time been credited with pro Russian tendencies. Some Coreans desiring to visit upon him some Rus sian methods, threw a couple of bombs into his rooms a.iui wrecked the place, btit did noi injure the prince. A Jap anese gunboat has been sent to protect national interests. FREE IRADK IX AMERICA. J THe Spectator Thinks It W«alll ... ; Make Us the Trade Center. • }T London, July 10.— The Spectator to day, basing its comments, on a letter from Thomas Sherman, "published 'in the Times, declaring that the American^ ' jive on th,e eve of . establishing free* strode , says: That America should : be y on [the eve of . abandoning protection is a subject for sincere congratulations fo'u Use free traders and other well wislwrs among that . portion of theit-, ; Emrfish' 3 across the Atlantic' It' would be; 1 foolish, however, to disgulie ..from ourselves the fact that ■ the' v result will be , v the ,' overthrow of •the hescmony that Great Britain has hitherto enjoyed in matters of trade. We shall never; be able to compete with free trade in America, and iv fifty years : compared with our offspring we will be- i an inactive ; volcai o of" commerce:'. We "■.* shall : ••' feel the rivalry of the Americans, _ and before an other; generation has passed the United : States ■,; will ■ be the most - prosperous -\ workshop in the world, but relatively \ greater prosperity in America is in no wise inconsistent with absolutely greater "■ prosperity at home compared with the present. Besides, to be beaten by America will not count, for the supreme position will still remain = in r the fainily-^jmgg . ' Petroleum Duties. Paris, July The chamber of dep uties has, in spite of the opposition of M. Rouvier, minister of finance, re solved, by a vote of 243 to 240,t0 prolong only until Dec. 31 next the existing du ties on petroleum. The government : had demanded that the duties be kept in force until March 31. 1893, in order to allow the execution of measures ren dered necessary by the reduction of the duties voted in'lß9l. Pleased the Pope. Rome, July 9.— The holy fatherspeaks to all Americans passing through. Rome . in high terms of Archbishop Ireland and his Faribault policy. Cardinal Lederechowski, in- an interview with a dignitary of the American church, also: spoke highly of Archbishop Ireland's tact in this matter. BEEF ; ' • Art Works Burned. . .;;-,-, Hamburg. July 9. — The Langes graneries were damaged by fire today to the extent of $350,000. The flames spread to a number of houses in the vicinity. One of the buildings, owned; by Frau Dunnes, contained u/any valu able works of art and a rare library, which were destroyed. Many Are Drowned. Vancouver, B. C, July The re cent flood in Fukushina submerged 1,000 houses, swept . fOO .bridges .away,., drowned thirty-five persons and inuu dated four thousand acres of rice.. ".-•-*, ;•: apanese Newspaper Suppressed" '■ Vancouver. B. C. July 9.— Advice^ by the steamship Empress . of . China state that the Japanese organ Jigu has. been suppressed by the imperial author--, Hies for writings of a seditious character. ; An Australian Failure. ..r c Mkijjoukne, July, 9.— The Victoria 3 Building and V Investment .society ' lias suspended. irT "' V. _.. *.'. . ■ .\7,! ' ' ■ V* — - » ■ -"*k-.Ab - ■"■' : DR. M'GLYXX AGITATED. <i , : .-■■ / . ■ '■'■- ;• <"■"■ ip. &jrh , Archbishop >: Ireland's • Greeting: _ i i' to 'the Deposed Priest. .-': !j. *•: > " New York, July 9;— A 1 dramatic In- 1 cident, which may complete incompli cations in the' religious controvesy al ready between archbishops" of the Ro man church. Archbishops Corrigan and Ireland-, occurred at the Fifth Avenue hotel tonight. The latter dignitary just returned from Rome, his mission thither crowned with ■ success, granted an in-; terview to Rev. . Dr. McGlynn, the ex communicated priest, formerly the be loved pastor of St. Stephen's church in this city,. The meeting was an affect-, ing one. The archbishop extended both hands and cordially greeted his former brother priest. Dr. Glynn's manner was agitated, and his eyes filled with tears at this unexpected public greeting. He afterward remained clos eted with the archbishop for several hours. This was the first time since his relations with the mother were severed that he has been able to get the ear of one of whom he could hope to make in tercession for him at the Vatican. KILLING TIME. :_ President Ben Takes a Stroll to Kill Time. Loox Lake, July The thunder, lightning and rain storm which began yesterday continued without abatement until noon today. As a consequence .Loon Lake is cut off from mail com munication, no trains having arrived up to a late ■ hour ' tonight. President Harrison being unable to obtain his mail, walked three miles to the station this afternoon, to kill time. : Mrs. Har rison . was kept awake most of the day by the incessant thun der, accompanied by vivid light ning, which lit. up the surround ing country, including the lake near the president's cottage and the mountain peaks in the distance. Consequently, Mrs. Harrison this morning felt some what fatigued, but tonight this has al most disappeared, and she is feeling comparatively bright to-night. :-s ROUNDED UP. Train Robbers Corralled by Offi cers in Oklahoma. Kingfisher, O. T m July. 9 —A. posse of officers arrived here today, having in charge three of the , four desperadoes who held up and robbed the train near Red Rock a short time since. The prisoners will be. taken to Wichita, Kan., tomorrow. One of the robbers was ' caught about noon yesterday near El Reno and the other two at just sunset in the Washita' bottoms near Chickasaw. It is thought the fourth ' and last of the gang will soon be caught. There is no question, about the: men being members of the Dalton gang, but whether either of them is one of the Dalton brothers is not as yet known. r - . STILL RAINING. : :: Jj Much Damage to Corn and Cotton ;•; ;.; in the South. ; >^ Columbus, Miss.. July 9.— The heavy l storm which began a week ago con-,' tiuues with no prospect of ceasing, 5 , though less has fallen today than any day since it began. It is impossible to estimate the damage to corn and cotton. A great number, of the bridges have : been washed away, and travel by dirt roads - has almost ceased. No. trains have arrived or departed on the Georgia Pacific railroad today. and the Mobile & ; Ohio road has a washout thirty miles south and no trains have arrived; from that direction. Ten inches of rain r has fallen in the last three days. The Tom- . bigbee river continues to rise rapidly. ■No one ever remembers such a -fall of water. The damage will be immense.? ;It is raining hard tonight. • - - : "'.;..;■■ Hendricks' Bad Nephew. .- -t- Chicago. July 9.— Thomas Litzen berg," the nephew, of -1 Thomas A. Hend ricks, extradited from Canada for burg lary, was released from custody today on the ground that his :* indictment was :i not In accordance with the specifications' i of the extradition papers. QUESTION OP ENDURANCE. That Is IV hiit the Matter Now Hinges On. Hohestead, Pa., July 9.— "lt is now a question of endurance," said one of the leaders when asked for an epitome of the situation. "Should it come to the worst and a that a Step be necessary, we 'will walk out and leave the town, but we believe we will win." he said. "Barring the prospect of state .intervention, but two courses seem open to ihe firm of Car negie, Phipps & Co. One is that tliey: ledve the works idle and starve out the ,Jien by slow process: the other is to Tliake an effort to force their way into their works with the aid ot an armed force strong enough for the pur poses, and also to guard the non-union men whom the firm shall employ." The strikers uniformly express the belief that the firm cannot and will not a<topt J tlie first course. Hugh O'Donnell ana other leading workmen . -. say that, in their opinion, a severe conflict is to* come, and that tlie firm are massing Pinkerton forces prepara tory to a second raid. O'Donnell said this afternoon that their news was to the effect that towns surrounding Homestead and the city of Pittsburg had large numbers of strangers in them and believed the Pinkertoris were get ting ready for another move. The opinion was expressed that this move would be delayed until tlie firm secured a sufficient number of non-union men to come here to worK to justify the start ing of affairs. A strong guard would then be thrown in here if possible. Any Midi attempt, the men saw will be as fiercely resisted as the previous one. The Amalgamated association has the sympathy and the assistance of the Federation of Labor, the Knights of Labor and other organizations, and through men in these orders in all parts of the country, and through the rail road men they secure much advance in formation of any movements oh the part ot the firm. The fight will be kept up, even though the firm should gain an entrance. The men say that they are prepared for a long resistance— a year, if necessary. There are some cit izens of Homestead well informed about the mill men, who place the time neces sary to compel the men to give in as low as lour mouths, though admitting if they will sacrifice a great deal they can hold out much longer. Under tbe rules or the order the men must rely upon their own resources for two months, and then $5 a week is paid out. The treasury of the order is rich, but the employes are numerous. About S'.»O,oyo is paid out each two weeks by the firm when the works are in operation. The men could secure enough money from their own order and from the contributions of other organizations to keep the wolf from the door for a long time, but this would not be the excellent wages many of them usually receive, and the prob able loss of many comforts and even of homes acquired by long toil is hard to contemplate. The endurance of the firm is also a matter of doubt. It is immensely rich, very determined and doubtless well considered its present course, but every day meaus big losses and the slipping away of trade to other concerns. The Homestead plant is one of the largest producers of steel beams hi the country ,and a few years ago was the sole maker pf this stuff. These beams are now ex tensively used iv the contruction of large buildings, modern architecture 'Tniildiug a steel shell around which Uhe walls are erected. Several new firms are now making these beims, and a considerable part of the com pany's trade may be diverted to other i works, never to be regained. Under the •clause common to nearly every contract nnade in the coal, coke, iron, steel and ■other industries, that the contracting 'parties shall not be liable for any de "lnys in fulfillment of contracts due to ) strikes, the company escapes liability '■for delays in furnishing material. 'Orders are not generally received a ;great -way ahead. There is a considerable quantity of finished products now in the works, but ;Jt is highly probable that notwithstand ing the nominal control asserted to be vested in the company by virtue of the presence of the company's watchmen, it is highly probable that any at tempt io remove this material would meet with vigorous op position from the locked-out men. How long the strike c»n last is therefore questionable, and in Home stead another sharp fight is anticipated by many persons who believe the com pany will vigerously fight to put .its works in operation. Success in this respect would doubtless lead to several subsequent riots.but the firm would have the upper hand. Meanwhile the strikers will continue orderly and hope to force the company to agree to some niode of settlement when the company is prepared. It will probably send men on here, and, on opposition being made to them, troops will be asked. The town today has been quiet, and is in control of the leaders, and they realize a mistake was made by unauthorized persons attempt ing to establish a dictatorship over every one here. They will continue to exercise the right to escort out of lown all persons they suspect of beiug here to spy or. their niovements or who can not satisfactorily explain their busi ness. So far as newspaper men are concerned, arrangements "" have been perfected by which badges with the ap proval of the advisory committee of the strikers will be issued to all persons who can establish their identity. The advisory committee has practically been a nonentity for several days, but a reor ganization was effected this afternoon, and it has kept the men under better discipline than yesterday. The saloons were open today, but there was little drinking, except by a few foreigners. The meu are consider ably agitated over the publication of reports stating that they were making preparation for warfare. They deny absolutely that they have acy intention to use dynamite to blow up property on the appearance of a hostile force, and resent it as an imputa tion that they are anarchists. The re port that two cannons are on the way to them they also deny absolutely, as they did a statement that they were fortify ing the mill and property there to re sist attacks. The mill works afford iv their natural state mauy good opportunities for resistance, but so far as casual observance from the outside goes, nothing has been done to increase these opportunities. Admission to the mill itself is refused by the watchman. George W. Daryer, oue of the committee which visited Harrisburgh; Clifford, O'Donuell and other strikers, are authorities for the statement that no fortification has been attempted and assert that not one of their men has been admitted to the wor,ks. They say they have cautioned their men against going there. They said that they could not get a pass for the reporters to personally inspect the works, and an intimation was f ■ v ■_ '< One leads t* uJm 9 -# the other. Tha m[yA Ml "cutting" ol 'Mm /H mjy^^L prices leads to «MV JHkths substitu- V > -^Ation of worth- V 7T less goods — ■ ./ V ■ . If fraudulent im ■ J ) II itations of the U. / / 11 genuine mcdi- « -■■ . ■■; ■ ■•• cine, dilutions of it, all sorts of cheap substitutes to make a larger profit That's the reason the makers or Dr. Pieree's . medicines ' object to the cutting of prices — and that's the reason they prevent it, on their medicines. : To protect , the public from ! fraud, the genuine guaranteed medicines of Dr. K. V. Pierce are now sold ; only through druggists regularly authorized as agents. •, Golden Medical Discovery ( for the liver, blood and ; lungs), : $1.00. ; - Favorite : Pre scription "i ( for woman's weaknesses and ailments ) , $1.00. : Pleasant Pellets (for the liver, stomach «nd bowels), 85 cents. ; ■; But they're the cheapest medicines sold, for you pay only for the good you get The money is refunded, if they don't bene ; fit ; or cure. Beware iof spurious : ; imita tions or substitutes at lower prices than' •ha?* conveyed that they did not wish *to ; attempt anything ■• of V the :I- sort, = for the reason ; that it .-•" might ; inter- \ ■fore with v their r contention tliattthe works are in the company's possession: The committee visited Harrisbure.- con- • ferred with Gov;Pattison and returned. ' • "We were received ; very : nicely, and ; the »■ result %is very satisfactory/ was Hugh ; O'Donnell's : J comment." - "Gov. ■I?att^sou : treated ?us well," *-: said : Mr. • Carver. They would not go into details; and there are many persons who yet look to see the spectacle of militia in Home stead ■-': streets. The ' assurances : that : troops are not to go * are for the .present only. ?. Subsequently O'Donnell said: / "Unless there are some overt acts of = violence on the ■ part of the workmen, * which cannot be. avoided by the civil authorities ?or by the men themselves,' the ■'- militia will not be called out. The policy of the administration is to use the military : only, as a last resort,- and only for execution. .- They will :" not tie used to take possession of the works to permit others to work in the Carnegie mills. ; = ;■••" -■; '•;•;: -,■-■-" r.vj: ;•■■.■ ■'-■ '.'Now understand me, I am not say lug this on the : authority of the gover nor, but 1 have arrived at 'the conclu sion from what 1 have seen.' Hereto fore, whenever a manufacturing cor ; poration or firm has seen fit to reduce the wages of the men, they have.forced ah . i issue with them, incited them to some trifling overt act of vio lence and then called in the militia and used them to operate their woiks under protection. In other words, the • manu facturers' have been able to call out the militia to ; accomplish • their : personal ends regardless of the rights in the case. But that era is at an end. The militia, if called out at. ail; will perform their proper . functions -that of sup pressing insurrection." - . - Mr. O l Donnell said he sincerely hoped that there would be no further trouble, and said he would do all in his power to avert it. Anything doLe lawfully by the officers would be respected, and the men will offer no resistance to the dis charge of duty on the part of the au thorities. They . will resist any in terference of the Pinkerton forces to the bitter - end on the ground that these men . are • unlawful invaders of their rights. The Montooth band, of Pittsburg, had a little difficulty in get ting out of town last night, owing to the vigilant endeavors of the strikers to keep track of all persons unknown to them. . The band attended one of the. funerals and missed their train home. They attempted to make . the Baltimore & Ohio station across the river, but were halted by pickets and detained until the Excelsior band of Homestead could arrive and se cure their release. The knowledge of the condition of affairs .has kept many strangers out of town, and while every passing train has. at the windows nu merous faces, but few persons alight at the station. . - — — v TWENTY-TWO KILLED By the Explosion of a Steamer on Lake Onchy. v ;.:-'■ Geneva, July 9. — The : steamer Mont Blanc was blown up today on Lake Onchy. It is now known that twenty of those on board were killed. The victims were chiefly English and French visitors arid women and children. From accounts of the accident received here it is learned that the metal dome of the boiler blew off with terrific force, crashed through a stateroom as if the walls were made of paper and emerged at the other end of the steamer. It its fight through the steamer, the dome struck and killed five of the passengers, mangling their bodies in a horrible manner. :. The other '■ persons who lost their lives were scalded to death by the immense volume of steam which es caped from the broken boiler and filled the stateroom which they were occupy ing. A panic spread among the passen gers when, the explosion occurred, and those who . escaped death or ser ious injury fought savagely to gain the gangway leading to the deck. The crush was frightful, and many of the .passengers"; were knocked from their '.feet and trampled upon in the mad rush for safety. ; A number of , persons were ; seriously crushed and v bruised during the panic, and there, are several narrow escapes from drowning. There were no Americans among the passengers on the Mont Blanc. |$?Ba .'■■■• A terrible accident was witnessed in the saloon ;of Mont Blanc in which the passengers were roasted to death. * ■ ■ .--: •- * i .-••■■■. I * £.-- . * E i a? MBS ; I * * * ' * « Forty-Third 1 I Semi-Annual. £ i : ■-. ■ :• ■ 1 : * A FEW SPECIMENS OF | | RED-FIGURE PRICES * % WBm \ i 1 AT^^^ I I Children's Department. I 5 * Boys' Jersey Suits, 32.50 and i * 53.50. * « & % Boys' Sailor Jersey Suits, f I 51.00 and $1.50. * * * * Boys' 56.00, 57.00 and 58.00 I | Creedmore Suits cut to $5.00. | » Special attention is called to % * Lot 3433, a handsome medium * $g ligrht gray Scotch Cheviot Suit, % * asres 12 to 516, red-figured at * | $5.00 from 57.00. . g | Good Shirt Waists, 25e and I *50c . 8 •& ■ & | . Boys' Good Straw Hats, 25c I and 50c. , ' ; j: i N^? - * MEN'S ; SUITS Bed-Figured S % at $10.00, $12.00, : $14.00 and | & $15.00, worth 25 percent more i & than these prices. :, : / * 5; ' S^i % Men's All- Wool Trousers from i * $2.50 to $4.50, a reduction ?of i * fully 25 per cent from value. * 5 ". '■'■■■' .. ■. .• j* % It's the good kind of Cloth- £ * ing worth investing: in. ; 4. '*■' •..''•'-' : - "a- -'. t"'; »■ {BOSTON! i' '". - . " :i\ . . . ■•■ :^S; 1 One-Price clothing House, . 1 i Third St. , Cor. Robert. | &,.'■ '. y'\ . . •v. . ■" ' ■'■ $ $* ''■ : Si Out ' o '"' llown orders filled at £ $ H^S^RSD-FIGURE PRICES. , = ..-;. %. % ■ - ■•'■ : . "•■.-. ■'••;.•' '" ;'^ I •""- ' " ' J When the steam had evaporated, and the rescuers were about to gain an en trance - into the place, the : steam en- I tered ?. the : door of the - saloon, :. block- I ing the \* only ■ • weans ' of - • exit 1 from j the death', trap. : Most of ; the portholes-!.;' were" .closed, and ..as there were no means of dissipating. the dense volumes of steam, the unfortunate passengers were roasted 'alive and suf- ( fered prolonged agony. The 1 victims .were all hurled, with the vessel's fur niture, lamps and other articles,' to the end of ,the . saloon, ■■ where they lay in a struggling - heap. ; The bodies of eight ; dead were found . huddled ; with the bodies of ; twenty-four others yet : alive, who are writhing on the floor of the saloon, and yelling aloud in their terrible agony. Some of • the victims were literally scalped, the hair and flesh being boiled from their heads, and their faces being scorched and swooleu beyond recognition.-. The heads of some of the . tortured -■' passengers had the appearance of a glove which had .been turned inside out. Several of those who were alive when carried out of. the sa loon died, some before they could be removed - from the vessel, and others while on the way to the hospital. One of ; the : passengers : who had been i scalded became raving " mad from the ! unbearable agony he was suffering and tried to commit suicide by throwing himself into the lake. It took a num ber of men to prevent him. The pas- ] sengers on the Montblanc were ' mostly foreigners,' and it is impossible at pres ent to Identity all the dead or those who were injured and are unconscious. The Lausaue Revue, referring to the disaster asserts that a committee of inquiry in- i spected the boilers ; of the Mountblanc within' a month. : They found some slight defects, but passed the vessel for. another year on the promise that new boilers would be soon placed in the vessel. ':■•; '■ : ; . •: ••■ .;. ;■ . . r ;-'. : ; : "■: ,' — j ; AN AFFECTING MEETING. Archbishop y. Ireland's Cordial ■ '.' Greeting to McGlynn. New York, July 9.— dramatic in cident occurred at the Fifth Avenue ■ hotel l- tonight. - Early this morning Dr. McGlynn, the deposed pastor, entered the hotel and sent his card to Archbishop ' lreland's room. After waiting for a short time, the arch bishop appeared in the corridor and walked over to where Dr. McGlynn was sitting. The meeting was an affecting one. The archbishop extended both of his hands and warmly greeted his friend and former brother priest. Dr. Mc- Glynn's manner was agitated and his eyes filled with tears at this unexpected public greeting. '■ He followed the arch bishop up the marble steps of the hotel and remained several hours closed with him. ' Carnegie Is Serene. Q , London, July 9.— Word received to night from Mr. Carnegie's . summer, home in Scotland states that the coach ing party has reached its destination, at the head of Loch, a few miles from Kinlocn, after a three days' ride, from Edinburgh.. An effort was made to in duce Mr. Carnegie to give some expres sion to his views of the situation at Homestead and the future course of the corporation with which he is identi lied. He positively declined to discuss the matter, and reiterated the statements attributed to him that his confidence in Mr. Flick as the represen tative of the Carnegie interests is im plicit, and that the conduct of affairs at Homestead meets with his unqualified approval. "■ . . , - _ Murder and Suicide. Springfield, 0., July 9. — Oscar Wissinger, aged fifty-four, a tinner, ar rived from Indianapolis this evening, and going to his divorced wife's resi dence rushed up stairs and shot her twice.He then killed himself by shooting • himself in the head.OTbeipistol was held so close to the woman that her dress caught fire ': and blistered her breast before the horrified people who heard the shots could extinguish the "flames.- Both died in five . minutes. Jealousy was the cause. | RELIABLE GOODS i Do You Know There is a big LOW SHOE .AJSTD— OXFORD TIE SALE A.T verinC ATTENTION LADIES! This is perhaps not the time ' you would naturally think FURS, but nevertheless it's money in your pockets to do - so. If you have any work to be done in REPAIRS, or \ f alteration of old garments, you MUST attend' to it NOW or find yourself sub- ' jected to annoying delays in the Fall, or even not be able . . to get done at all. { BUY : ni pi v FURS! I U II V H NOW! What for? Well, because it pays; because you get better goods for less money; because:, we WANT your orders ' now and will make prices especially low to get them. - Because you can make : in* k. stallment payments and thus make it easy foryoil. Are not these good reasons to put' ; yourself out a little, and come in some of these warm ' days and pick out x or order your nczv Fur Garment? '.'■■ "). ,. WHY BOY OF — RANSOM & MO IHHORTON! Because they are the larg est dealers in the West. Be": cause they can show you more stock to select from. Be- \ cause in 17 years they have '■■. earned the name of handling . only dependable, durable ; Furs. Because they have the best work people and finish and fit their garme?its ■in first-class shape. • Because their warrant on an article is absolutely beyond question , and means a new one if arti cle is not as represented; and finally, because you can get better _ quality for less money than of any house in the West. Are not THESE good reasons? : Whom do you hear most talked about in the Fur trade? Whom do all other dealers fire at? Whose garments arc the most satisfactory in S TYLE? Why, RANSOM horlu'S. HORTON'S. 7