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Oil The Times-Mountaineer SATURDAY.. .JULY 9. 1S92 ENEMIES AT BOMB. ThQ people may feel thankful that the Hirer and Harbor bill has passed the lower house of Congress with, the ReneronB appropriation of . $435,000 -. and the work to be .completed by the contract system. .. It would have been mach-'nioro agreeable . if the Senate amendment .appropriating $250,000 tor the commencement of the boat ' railway above The Dalles bad been in corporated in the bill, bat oar dele gation worked arduously for an open river and are entitled to considerable credit. ." Without the least disparage ment of aoy individual' member we especially commend the earnest efforts - of Senator Dolph in .this matter, and the manner in which he persistently urged before the conference cojnai it tee ' the importance of the boat railway as the only feasible raeans recommended ' by a board of competent engineers for 'overcoming the obstructions to naviga tion between this city a'nd Oelilo. If this had been one of the items in the bill passed the producers of the inland empire could look forward to an open Columbia river at an early date, when craft, loaded with the cereal wealth of the northwest, would float to seaboard ' without breaking cargo. But opposi- - ' tipn to this scheme has. come from the . northwest, and this in a most determ . ined manner? Paul Moler. the pro jector of-the road -''from Columbus, .Wash., to a point near the mouth of the Klickitat, was the leader, but . there Were others who were interested in blocking any plan which would re' : lease oar farmers and producers from ' ' the greedy grasp of the railroad mon--, opoly. This portage company has con structed about -three miles of road, and for this it claims to have expended several hundred v thousand dollars, ' which is simply ridiculous.' We firmly bblieve that Mr. Moler is interested in keeping the Columbia, as it is now, a river controlled by a railroad, and we are fully convinced the work done : Vest from Columbus, Wash., for the past eight 'or ten years has- had this object in view. Under" these - conditions. ' the ' . duty of citi zens : of . Oregon is ; plain, and that is, to bring' such a pressure bear upon the next Oregon legislature that a portage road shall be built on the Oregon side. We can expect do aid from Washington, for the majority of the members of the legislature are interested in making points on Fuget Sound the outlets to seaboard, and Paul Mohr and his company can work them to their purpose. It is necessary to accomplish this end that the boards of trade or other organizations in towns interested in the project should Bee '- that a survey is made and the cost es ;. timated for this road, that the matter may be presented intelligently to the ; next legislature.. As The Dalles only directly interested in the comple tion of the locks at the C scades, it would show a magnanimous and ' un selfish spirit for its board of trade to take the initiative step. The full cost can be ascertained at little expense, and the work could easily be done be fore, the next meeting of the legiala . ture. Mr. Mohr and his cenf rerees cannot block this scheme, and it can be entered upon with every hope of success. - :':..''' ' The escape- of Wilson, the fiend who murdered little Mamie Walsh, while en route from McMinnville to Salem, is a terrible commentary upon justice in the state of Oregon, and furnishes - a stimulus .for . mob violence. It is ! without doubt that the fellow commit ted the crime without- the least provo .cation, and was deserving of the se verest punishment. While en route to the penitentiary he jumped out of the buggy and escaped, because unen cumbered by shackles, and there was ' every reason to induce the officers to chain" him in such a manner that he ' ' could not gain his freedom. Esecu tive officers are responsible to the peo - pie for such mishaps, caused, by willful negligence, because it is a part of their duty that such matters should be carefully guarded. They receive al . liberal salary, have the means' at com mand to guard against the escape of ; prisoners, and when they neglect the - usual precautions they should be held 1 culpable. Sheriff Kelley knew that he had a red-handed murderer in his charge, . and when - he attempted to transfer him from the Portland jail to the penitentiary he -must have known that every precaution should have been taken to insure his' safe delivery. That he did not do this is fully proved by the successful, escape of ' Wilson, and he alone is responsible. ' Every citizen in Oregon, who has viewed the crime in all its horrible details, holds the sheriff of Multnomah county re- . sponsible that Wilson is now at large, and that he is not in safe keeping un- . til the crime he has committed could . be tried in a court of justice. The lalles Ximrs-mouktainkes u id- formed that the East Oregonian pleads guilty to the charge that it is a howler for t -,4 .ta ntnrrlo tar ftnfc nnt ' fn free silver," as it discovered some time ago that it was detrimental to the interests of the produce in bat entirely favorable to the snecaiatora. ullDipauturrauu suver uiino- - owners. -r-J&wtf Oregonian. We have always considered our co- f Ko fair not pvrw-inpnf nf Dam. LQIUVini J .uv iwi.vw. I - ocracv in Oregon, ana was somewnac - w HUiUIlOCU " n " Buch a persistent advocate of the sin ele-tax theory. Now that the gnld- tinflr. the creature of Wall-street plu tocrats, iB nominated, we are sorry to see him gulp down, without the least tremor, the Democratic candidate. But this is Democracy, and he must be in line- ; The Times-Mountaineer is Republican, because the editor consci entiously believes every national policy advocated by the party from 1856 to 1892 to be right. He was in thorough .sympathy with Lincoln and every other Republican president that has occupied, the pxcu live chair. Al though not. ohl enough to cist tb elective franchise uutil many yeans after the 'lat un pleasantness" had ended, he daiea his RepnblicaniNin bao to childhood wlim he was first able to "spell out" the horrors of human slav ery io this country, and the oligarchical control of governnental affairs by th alaveocracy of the south. But he has never upheld Tammany methods in the party, and is th? first and fore most to oppose machine rule or boas- ism in the control of nominations or in the manipulations of conventions. Bro Jackson is all right now; but he should wear the siaie harness when there is no national campaign as he does whe a Democratic candidate for prewden is in the field. If he is independent let him be so at all times; and if he is a Democrat, he should stand up and be counted, in winter and summer, i 1890 and 1891 as well as in 1892. The nomination of James B. Weaver as the candidate of the People' party i& a particularly weak onp, and will not attract many votes from either of the leading political organizations. He was formerly allied with fiat- money advocate?, and has very many unsound notions on the question of national finances. If Walter Q. Greshara had occupied the leading place on the ticket, this party would have carried some of the western states, and perhaps would have been sufficiently strong to have thrown the election of president into the house, in which emergency the Democrats would have elected their candidate; but Judge Greshatn is a Republican, and would not consent to run on a platform which ia so diametrically opposed to the safe and sound position which his party has occupied on the successful financial policy pursued by the nation for more than a quarter of a century, Weaver ia considered bright and bril liant in a canvass, but be lacks the solidity of thought which furnishes mental food long after the . words of the speech have died away. He will make few converts to his doctrines, for those who listen enraptured to his word paintings will have little to think about after they have departed from the sound of. his voice. It' may be that this new organization has some reason to be discontented with present evils, but matters which are the result of long years of existing conditions cannot be remedied .in a day or by smooth-sounding theories. . The Oregon delegation has done nobly for the interests of the north west, and we are gratified when we see an acknowledgment of the good work done by our senators and repre sentatives in congress by the Washing ton state press, as the following from the Pomeroy Independent will indi cate: " "This entire state and also Oregon and Idaho owe a debt we can never pay to the Oregon senators for their UDtirinj efforts to have the Colombia rivet opened. Oar own senators have been too much engrossed in laying wires for re-election and getting ap propriations for priyate schemes to aid much in this great work that ia of eyen national importance in as large degree as the claims made for tne great Mississippi. This Mr. Mohr is president of a company that organized with the express view of levying tribute upon the people of this state by occnpyiDg the pass with a rail line at the falls of the Colombia opposite the city of The Dallea. He tried to influence the water way convention at Portland to purchase his property or join him in the enterprise so bis company coald get in positioa to nse that pass with the seeming sanction of the people. . . The people mast arise and hurl from power the whole boodle gang of state and congressional legislators. n f- Hon. Whiteiaw Reid-appears to be the general object' of attack on the part of Democracy. He his been our minister to France, wher6 he managed affairs in a most able manner, and for years conducted the editorial course of the New York Tribune, the leading Republican journal in the United States. For all this he receives no credit, but is criticised in the severest terms because he employed a tppe set ting machine in his office. If Re publican papers were to follow the same tactics regarding Stevenson, the . second name on the Demo cratic ticket, there would be sufficient matter to furnish ammunition from now until after November; but this should be a campaign of .national is sues, and not of personalities. There are important questions calling for a decision from American citizens, and these should be discussed before the verdict is given at the ballot box. The 4t!i of. July was celebrated after the old-fashioned methods, and, as an American citizen.' we are lad to note the fact As the great questions which are now agitating the republic are not of a partisan nature, the orations of . the 4th of July were more of a national nature than of a political Kind, in nearly every in stance, the orators dwelt Iarselv on the . struggle of the revolution, the events leading to the Declaration of Independence, and the establishment of the republic. These lessons cannot be too frequently impressed upon the minds of American citizens; and the lessons of patriotism of the revolution ary fathers ' should . be indelibly im pressed upon every elector or those who may yet exercise " the " elective franchise. 1 ' The free silver bill - passed the senate, but the " house ' appears not very. anxious to take any action. It was generally supposed that the Demo cracy was successful in capturing the lower branch of congress because the people demanded unlimited coinage, but the members of the house have never redeemed their pledges. The Bland bill , was tabled, and now the senate measure receives -no favorable reception. This is a presidential year, and Democrats are extremely careful what legislation they pass for fear they might jeopardise the interests of their candidate. . PITTSBURG RIOT. There is war in Pittsburg, Pa., b tween the lucked-out operators in tne milisand the employers. The laborers have held possession of the works since July 1st, and Wednesday a force of Pinkerton's detectives came down to protect property, and there has been blood shed as the result. Several Pinkerton men have been killed and also a large number of the rioters. The latest intelligence is to the effect that the Piokertou men are besieged on a scow on the Alleghany river and the operatives are firing cannou on them and preparing to set the craft on fire by Dourins oil in the river. This is a desperate situation, and within the next twenty-four hours there will be a barbarous massacre of the Pinker- ton men, or the armed force of the mi litia of the state of Pennsylvania will coaie to the rescue. In such an era erencv. the ores?, being the mouth- niece of public opinion, should take a decided stand in the matter. We do not believe m this tree country that a gang of hired assassins should be subservient to capi tal ho more than they are to impoverished laborers, and for this reason we consider the Pinker- ton detectives a menace to the liberty of the individual citizen as they would be in Great Britain or any other free country. The laws of the United States, granting protection to life and property, should be enforced at all hazards, and this irrespective of the personal greivances of any class of workmen or capitalists. This consid eration of wages is a question to be determined between workmen and their employers, and the law-making powers have no right of interference. If Mr. Carnegie thinks he cannot pay his men the wages they demanded, as business man he was justified in re fusing their demands, and, On the con trary, if the men considered they were not receiving enough for their labor thej should refuse to work. But, neither is blameless if they attempt to destroy the property of the other. It ia a matter that must be adjusted be tween themselves, and the legislature of the state of Pennsylvania or the congress of the United States have no right to interfere. This question of wages is governed by the same in disputable law of supply and demand that the price of wheat or corn is ra the market. The producer will get the highest figure possible, and the purchaser will pay the least price. The employer will get men as cheap as possible and the wage-earner has the privilege of securing the highest price for his labor. This is human nature the world over, and no law can alter the conditions. As regards the Pittsburg riots Pin kerton's force should not have been employed; but this is no reason that the members should be butchered like beasts in a shambles, or burned to death by inflammable oil according to the plan of the riotous mob. The police force should have been exhausted first to protect property; then the Bberiff and his posse, ' and, when these failed the militia force of the State of Pennsylvania, with loaded car tridges and Winchester v rifles, should be called upon to do their duty. If these were all futile, then the army of the United States, with-all the powers of the gov- ernment, should be called upon to en force order. The law must be supreme at whatever cost, and without it is free government is a sham and a farce. . It is a sad commentary upon a nation of 65,000,000 people that hired mercena ries had to be called to Pittsburg to protect the property of Carnegie, when the police force of the city number three or four hundred, or the sheriff could summon a thousand or more men, and the state ten or twenty thousand well-drilled soldiers of the National Guard. The life and prop rty of the humblest, as well as of the wealthiest citizen, should be protected at all hazards. This is a free govern ment, but such freedom is worse than despotism if property can be destroyed at the will of a riotous mob, or man's life can only be protected at the muzzle of a shotgun or revolver. Speaking of American vs. British trade with Canada, Consul Ryder cf Quebec says: "The United States monopolizes the importation of agri cultural implements, printing machin ery, electrical supplies, fine papers, leather and manufacturers of leather, rubber boots, shoes and belting, watch and clock movements, field and garden seeds, binders' twine, etc.". A fine catalogue this of articles which testify to the surpassing skill of American mechanics and workingmen. - Of tin ware this report ppeaks an follows: 'In manufactures of tin we supply ten times as much as Great Britain." Is it fitting, in view of the magnitude of our tinware industry, that we should still be at the mercy of foreigners for all the materials of which this tinware is made? Despite the desire of our free-trade "reformers" that this should be so, there is no longer the shadow of a doubt that every article of tin ex ported to Canada in the . future will have been manufactured from Ameri can tin . plate made by American h borers. The Democratic party are trying to play double on the silver bill, and not to. stand pledged to either side of the question.- The leading papers are ad vocating the passage of the measure, now before the house, and which has passed the senate, - for the reason that the ticket is headed by a mono- metalist, and the action would have no effect on New York and Massachusetts. Democrats can' say ' to the people of these states that- the candidate is for sound currency, apd congress can do no mischief in this regard . . while there is a firm man in the executive chair; and turning around in their steps they can point to tne ower branch of the national legislature strongly Democratic and tell the west fr'-i-vinage is ceitaiu with that party in power. T!: ua, it will be seen, that the old party has not forgotten the political tricks taught it in infancy by Tammany. But, although this dual policy may appear to be the proper thing, at first blush, to catch votes; yet, on deliberation it will be seen not to be one of those rules which will work both ways. With out congress has a suffi cient majority to pass a silver bill over a president's veto its inclination towards free-coinage will accomplish nothing, and if it has the necessary two-thirds vote then those who favor mono-mettalism should have nothing to do with the Democratic party. It is far safer for the people to trust the administration of national affairs into the hands of the Republican party, which has for the past thirty years had a distructive financial system than to one that never had a well defined policy on any national question. Mr, Henry M. Stanley, the great African explorer, has been defeated for a seat in the British parliament, and this is news to Americans, as he has always been considered a citizen of the United States. Tt is true that he married an English woman, but this should not make him a subject of Great Britain. Perhaps, sines the generous manner ia which he has been treated by the British people he choose to join himself to the empire. Of course, this is a matter over which Mr. Stanley is granted the privil?ge of exercising individual choice, but then bis taste in changing citizenship in a republic for that of a subject of an empire will not be universally ad mired. TELEGEAPHI0 HEWS. Dashed to pieces Seattle, Wash., July 7. Francis B, Seymour, Digbt pumpman at the Gilmaa mine, was killed to day in the slope. He umped into a car nod started it from the slope into the mine before it had beeu at tached. The car attained a frightful ve locity, and when it reached the bottom was dashed to pieces. Sevmonr died almost immediately. KnXHsh Election. London, July 7. The results of the elections, including to-day's polling, so far as beard from, are: Number elected, 248 conservatives, 125: liberal-unionists, 20; liberals, including labor, 97; Irish natipmlists, 6. The conser vatives have made one gain at Newcastle in the polling to-day as far as reported. The liberals have not yet made a gain to day. The total net liberal gain, therefore, is held to 15. The number of seats being polled for to-day is 73, of which in the late parliament tbesrooservatives held 46 the Iiberal-UDiooiBtr 2, and liberals 17. Further returns from elections are: In County Down, Irel and.west division. Lord Arthur Hill, conservative, was re elected without opposition. At Roland Ulure, north division, Flvon, an anti- Parnellite, was re-elected without opposi tion. Eo gland Nottinghamshire: Newark, conservative, Was re-elected without op position. " Ireland Waterford: John E. Red. mond, Parnellite leader, was re-elected over Sheehy, anti-Parnellite. Wales Mertbjr Tvdval: D. A Thomas, liberal, and Pritchard Morgan, liberal, ere re-elected. JNewcastle-on lyne: diamond, conservative, wag elected ; Right Hon. John Morley, liberal. is elected and J. Craig, liberal, defeated, This is a loss of one scat to the liberals, A determined attempt ' to defeat Mr. Morley resulted ouly in the defeat of his associate Crslg. The objection to both Morley and Craig was a failure to sup port the eight -hour movement. . Reciprocity With Brand. Rio Janeiro, July 7. The minister of finances is collecting information show ing tbe results thus far . obtained from eciprocity with . the United States, in order that tbe government may have data to guide it in the negotiations lor a revision of the treaty, which, the minister says, in its present lrm H very unpopu lar iu Brazil. He accordingly addressed tbe direitorgeneral of revenues asking.a report on the subject. . The, latter answered that as yet it was too early to form a definite opinion as to tbe effects. He suggests, however, that he favors granted imports from tbe United States should, in some cases, be altogether abolished and in others modified. . He thinks, -lor instance, American lard, butter, cheese, canned goods, cotton fab rics, timber and its manufacturers should pay the same duty as similar merchandise front other countries, while American brans, pork, cotton seed oil and me chanics' tools, instead of being admitted free, should only be favored with. a re duction of 25 per cent on the regular duty. ... River and Harbor Bill. Washington, July 7.;-The river and harbor bill agreed to yesterday now goes to the president and will probably be approved by . him.' It contains every thing the Oregon and Washington dele gations expected, except the boat rail ' way and the Seattle ship canal, the Idaho delegation , is very well pleased with what the state tecures in the till, as it carries the following for Idaho im provements : - : SnaKe river, Huntington. Seven Devils, $20,000 ; survey of the . Kootenai river from Bonner's ferry to the international boundary. . Under tbe law survey must be made before the money, can be appro priated ; survey of the Spokane river from Post Falls to Lake Cceur d'Alene, witb a view of ascertaining what improvements, if any, the government wpuld be justi fied in making. Heenen In Homestead. Homestead, Pa., July 7. Homestead is strangely silent this morning. . It is quiet and sober after the fight. Its lead ers are wondering what will be tbe next step. Men are bathing tbeir wounds and preparing to bury the dead. . Tbe leaders propose to bave the lence around the Carnegie property rebuilt and repair all other damage by yesterday's riot witb a yiew of preventing suits bv tbe company. Guards to look after tbe interests of tbe company are renewed. There was much surprise here over tne tne release by tbe sheriff and sending away ot tbe Pinker- ton guards. When the workmen agreed not to kill them it was understood that tbe guards would be placed in jail nntil information for murder could be sworn out against them. The report of tbeir release excited much angry discussion at first, but it quieted down wbeo tbe men remembered that it they appeared against tbe Finkertons as witnesses tbey tbem selves would be liable to prosecution for not. Tbe feeling tben became one o relief that no legal complications would arise out of yesterday's bloodshed. The call of tbe sheriff for a posse is received witb good-natured derision, as tbey are confident tbe posse could not be collect ed.' Men tbis morning removed tbe bar ricades and restored things to their nor mal condition as far as possible. Tbe ..J - r . a men are coonueni oi iuct uuwer, anu, while determined to preserve tbe peace locally, will brook nq outside interfer- J en.ee. ; . TELEGRAPHIC. Campbell IKdclineH. Washington, July 5. Hon. W. J Campbell, cbakman of the Republican national committee, was in conference to-day with the president. Secretaries Ru9k and Jvkins, Commissioner Carter and ex-Senator Spooner for nearly four hours. At the conclusion of the confer ence Cnnipbell made the following state ment, laying be had nothing further to sav regarding the question at issue. The statement is as follows: "When I was elected chairman of the Republican national committee, it was with the distinct understanding that toy business engagements then pending might render it impossible for me to act in that capacity. The contingency was fully understood by the -committee and oibers directly interested. Since the ad journment of the committee, I have been unable to adjust my affairs so as to ren der it practicable for me to act as chair man ; and I therefore, as I reserved the right to do, announce that I will not so act. Under the authority ested in me by the national committee, I will prob ably aunonnce the executive committee within the next few days and the com mittee will assemble at an early date. At the meeting I will formally tender my resignation, and my successor will then be elected. My successor will be chosen by election nf the executive com mittee, as authorized by the resolution adopted by the national committee." The names most prominently men tioned to-iflgbt io connection with the chatrmanshiD are Commissioner Carter, J. H. Manley. of Maine, Samuel Fessen den, nf New Hampshire, and Mt. Hobart, of New Jisey. diladstone Ueliverit aa Address. Glasgow, July 5. Gladstone delivered an election address at a meeting in Stow, Edinburghshire, yesterday. He declared that when, in 1879, he anticipated a vic tory in the then coming election, his an ticipation wa9 more than realized. He believed the same thing was bound to happen now. Parliament would never be aV.e to attend to the business of the country uotil the Irish question was settled : the liberals would have to repai all the present government's work. Glad stone also attended a meeting in the town of Corebridge, and again delivered one of bis forcible characteristic addresses. He emphasized the necessity for a thorough reform in the land laws. He said the demand for a universal working day cf eight hours was premature, but the - de mand of tbe miners tor an eignt-nour aay was more hopeful because if the men were piactically unanimous on tbe ones tion no employer's objections should prevent them from attaining the end which tbev sought. Where tbe district was uuanimous in favor of the establish ment ot a working day of eight hours, be believed local option should prevail, al though be was not confident of tne suc cess nf the movement. The Southern floods. New Orleans, July 6. Sarpy cre yaEse is caving in rapidly at tbe lower end, and is now fullv 1500 feet wide. It is discharging as much water as the fam ous Nita, and the flood is now less than 10 miles above New Orleans, being very close to the telephone station in the town of Kenuer. The steady stream has at last told on the Illinois Central railway, and five or six miles of track ere two feet under water. The nd is submerged for nearly 20 miles, but the tracks are holding fast. The road will be used only for freight trains. The passenger service will be continued over tbe .Louisville & Nashville track to Milneborg, at tbe lakeside, and transferred by boat to Mancbaie. The New Orleans Southern is getting over iti trouble, having closed tbe Brabemian and Harlem crevasses, Tbe Harlem plantation has a record, its two miles ot front having bad 10 cre vasses. It took three weeks to close tbe last one, owing to quicksand. There are several crevasses still open on tbe road, but tbe water 1b tailing, and it is calcu lated that traffic will be resumed about the middle of tbe month. The Xiowest Bidder. Washington, July 5. The opening of bids to-day in the navy department, for the construction of the dry dock at Port Orchard, on Poget Sound, brought out some very interesting results. Ic was at first the intention to build a timber dry dock, but, owing to the teredo in Puget Sound waters, it was decided by the navy department that it would bave to be built of granite and concrete. It is tbe intention to bave the granite taken from American quarries if possible, and favor able mentioa baa been made of the Spo kane granite. Tbere nas been some competition as compared witb British Columbia granite, but it is thought tbe difference in tbe tariff duty will result in its being constructed of American granite, although the transportation from inland points will bo considerably more than if by water. More KiottoK Hear Oublin. Dublin, Joly 5. Plonkett, a Parnell ite candidate, attended church at. Lough Macrory Sunday. The pnest, Father Murphy, seized upon the occasion to de nounce Plunkett, saying be would not be allowed to spread his blackguardism there. ' Plunkett and party tben with drew from the church, and the people. incited by the priest, rushed out and maltreated tbem. Plunkett and bis friends were badly injured. Leamy, the Parnellite candidate, and party support ers were attacked by a number of Par nellites to-day in Waterford, and a des perate fight occured, during which many contestants were seriously injured. An attempt was made to wreck a special train conveying 300 Parnellites to a meeting at Lisdeen, some miscreants having removed the bolts from the rails. Work Will Kow Proceed. Spokane, July 5 Tbe Great Northern and Northern Pacific have arrived at an understanding witb regard to the use, by tbe Great Northern, of tbe Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern tracks, through this city. Sbepard & Seims, who were enjoined from using tbe - Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern tracks by tbe Northern Pacific, are now at liberty to proceed with tbe work through tbis city io accordance with tbe original survey, tbe injunction having been dissolved ia tbe cooru. They have awarded tbe contract fur grading about 8000 yards, connecting the grade west of this city, and tbe Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern tracks at a point just west of the high bridge, to 01 sen & Co. Hundred of men aro at work there to day, and work will be pushed forward witb great rapidity. Home Rate Assured. London, July 5. The Star says if the average of yesterday's gains are main tained it will give the liberals a majority of 150 in the next parliament, whil there is practical certainty the average will be greater. Tbe defeat yesterday of Sir T. Sutherland, liberal unionist, at Greenock, bv John Bruce, liberal, is a death blow to tbe unionist cause in Scot land, and indicates the number of Eng lisb unionists will be reduced. The rad ical triumph at Westbam is a prelude to the roll of London victories for tbe radicals. ' Gladstone is jubilant over yesterday's results, especially the returu of John Bruce, liberal, from Greenock. ReturnB to 8 :80 this afternoon show the election of 52 conservative, 41 liberals and seven liberal unionists. fa'Deelded Peril. Washington, July Q. Another day pas pacsed, and the free-coinage bill re- mains on the table of Speaker Crisp un referred and in decided peril. Its antag onists have taken advantage of tbe rules ot the house to delay it in every way, and their hopes become brighter as each day passes, there is an almost general be lief that the bill will pass the house :f it comes to a direct vote, nod tbe anti- silver men, realizing this, have deter mined to fight every step of tbe way to ward that end. The action of the free coinage men last night, in determining to pass the bill in its present form, was not gooi news to tbe other aide, and they realize that their main hope lies in pre venting its reference to tbe committee on coinage, weights and measure, a com mittee strongly in favor of the bill, whiCD will report it to tbo bouse with' out delay. Should the bill be referred to the committee and be reported back witb a favorable recommendation, the committee on rules will have an oppor tunity to bring In, without criticism, a special order setting apart a time for its consideration. Tbe only serious fear of tbe free coinage men Is, that tbey may lose strength. It is tbe belief among some ot tne tree-coinage men that the passage of the biil by tbe bouse would have a detrimental effect on the Demo cratic presidential ticket in November, but this View ia met witb the assertion that a failure to pass tbe bill would lose the democrats tbe house and this conten tion will probably baye some effect, Meanwhile efforts are being made to effect a combination by which the bill can be defeated or passed. A. Reign or Terror. Pittsburg, July 6. Tbe great lockout in tbe iron industry in tbis vicinity has borne its first bloody frnit. Between a dozen and 20 Pinkerton officers and locked-otit iron and steel workers are either dying, dead or more or less seri ously wounded as tbe result of an en counter between tbem early tbis morn ing. The battle is still in progress, and tbere is no telling what dreadful results may come before the close of tbe day. Following is the story ot the battle and its antecedents: Early this morning 300 Pinkerton de tectives arrived at Pittsburg ..from tbe East, and marched quietly to Mononga hela, boarded barges and started for tbe Homestead woiks, towed by tbe tug Tide. At 3:15 this morning the locked-out employes were notified of this move, and when tbe barges arrived at Homestead 5000 people, includiog men, women and children, were wailing to meet them. As soon as the Pinkertons attempted to land, tbey were warned off by tbe meo, and a battle followed. Tbe Pinkertons were armed with Winchester nflles, and tbe opposing crowd chiefly with revolvers. Tbe Pinkertons opened fire, and at the first volley two workmen fell. Tbis en raged the crowd, and tbey bore down on the Pinkertons witb resistless force The Pinkertons tell back, but continued - fir ing, and finally the crowd on the - bank retreated and climbed over a heap of rub bish toward the big trestle leading to Penicky railroad bridge. Three hundred armed workmen .however, stood their ground and a desultory firing was kept up. Finally they, too, were compelled to tall back from tbe withering tire of tbe Winchesters. The first shot came from a barge. Tbe first man to fall was Martin Merry, beater in one of tbe mills. He was shot in the side, and fell face for ward. A big Hungarian standing beside him stooped over and was in ibe act of raising tbe prostrate body, when be, too, was struck by a bullet and fell beside his comrade. Others rushed to tbe spot, picked up the bodies and carried them behind the trestle. One of tbe rescuers, a Welshman, name unknown, was wound ed in the leg. Merry and tbe Hungarian were taken to a physician's office, who examined the wounds and said both would probably die. Five more strikers were wounded, two seriously,, but tbey were spirited away, and tbeir names are not obtainable. Five Pinkertons are re ported wounded, four dangerously, in cluding their cabtain. BURNING OIL ON THE BIVEK. At 8 :30 tbe men began rolling barrels of oil to tbe river, intending to set fire to it on the water and bum tbe Pinkertons ont. Sbenff McCleary has wired Gover nor rattison thai be is unable to cope witb tbe mob and tbe situation is very serious; that 5000 wornmen are on tbe ground, and unless something is done promptly tbere will be a great loss of life. It is now known tbat six more workmen were shot at the second attempt to land. Tbe caDtain of the tae and one of tbe Pinkerton men are dead. Tbere are non-union men aboard tbe barges as well as Pinkertons. 10:30 a. m. Tbe battle continues, Tbe Pinkertons bave made two attempts to land, but were repulsed both times. it is reported the captain of the Pinker tons is dead. He fell in the first assault. and has not been seen since. Tbe men have entrenched themselves in the mill behind tbe machinery. They bave re ceived guns and ammunition, and swear tbe Pinkertons will never be allowed to land wbile a man remains in Homestead, The situation becomes more critical mq meotarity. Reuben Forrest was sbot through tbe heart at 9.80. Another Hungarian was taken to tbe temporary hospital, dying, D. E. Wilder bas just received two wounds. David. Sutter is reported killled Silas Waynes bas jnst been earned down the street dead. Tbe Pinkertons seem about to make another attempt to land. Their boat is almost riddled witb bullets. THEV CANNOT SURRENDER. 1 P. x. A flag of truce was disolaved by tbe Pinkertons and was snot down, It was hoisted a second and a third time with the same result. The mill workers have beard tbe militia bave been ordered here, and seem determined, to rid tbe place of every. Pinkerton before the trcops get here. - Men are lying in wait on botb sides of tbe river opposite the barges for tbe detectives to show them selves. Every moving object on tbe barges was fired on. An occasional sbot comes from tbe barges. It fs thought soma of the Pinkertons bave - been wounded during the skirmishing.. Tbe car of oil to et fire to tbe boat tailed in its object. All sorts of wild rumors are afloat. One says' tbe O. A. R. and Sons of Veterans bave turned over tbeir arms to the workmen, and tbat two cars of am munition bave gone to the strikers from tbis city. Tbe Amalgamated officials deny this. Tbe rumor tbat strikers are coming here to take Captain Hein is not credited, but tbe police authorities are prepared for such an emergency, Tbe conference between tbe sheriff. Amalga mated officials and tbe Carnegies was fruitless. Tbe out'.ook is far from en couraging. At 1:10 this afternoon 18 men were taken from tbe yard of the mill. Three were dead two of whom were Pinkertons. Tbe wounded men were taken home or sent to the hospital here. Tbe dead were removed to tbe undertaker's. Tbe flames are now spreading along the river front, and tbe mills are threatened. Several explosions were beard, and people are fleeing to tbe hills to escape the fire. At 2 P. M.. one of the Pinkertons raised bis bead above tbe edge of tbe barge and was immediately sbot in tbe bead and fell backward. J. W. Kline, a wounded Piokertou man, has just died in tbe hospital. Tbe superintendent of the poor farm, near Homestead, has just telephoned tbe mayor tbat tbe burning oil is coming down tbe stream and surrounding tbe pumping station, and unless assistance is rendered tbe station will be destroyed. . Bleat KIai of a Harsnal. Hsutwood, Tex, July 7. Deputy Marshal Bjrd attempted Tuesday night to arrest tbe Phillips brothers, wbo were drunk and disorderly in Judge Parker's saloon. One of the men sbot the marshal, and after be tell two more shots were fired at him. The marshal drew bis pistol and tbe Ibrep brothers, with tbeir father, fled, but tbe marshal fired once. tbe ballet fatally wounding tbe father. Tbe marshal's wound was not fatal, and be says be will kill tbe man tbat shot bim on eight. tee cream, cream sodas and soda water every day at Columbia Candy Factory, 1 The Pittsburg Blot. Pittpburg, July 7. Sheriff McClesry, in addition to the pioclamatioa last eve ning calling on all good citizens to ap pear armed at bis office tbia morning, cnt ont a number ot personal summonses to the same affect early this morning. Neither proclamation nor summons bad much- affect. At 9 o'clock, the hour mentioned, only one man appeared under the general proclamation, and of the 150 men personally summoned only 12 . re sponded. As it was apparent a suffi ciently large force could not be got to getber, the sheriff decided to postpone his trip to Homestead till to-morrow. In tbe meantime he will issue additional summonses. Much reluctance is shown ov citizens about going to Homestead, where they know a fight would await tbem. In this city and Allegheny there are 3000 members of the Amalgamated Association who, of course, would not march against their fellow workmen. Figures at the sheriff's office show 16 killed aod 63 wounded, six of whom will die, making the total larger t'lan that in the riots of 1877. Eleven workmen were severely hurt, six of whom may die, and 25" others slightly injured. Nearly every one of tbe Pinkertons are more or less hurt. Seventeen of tbem are suffering from gunshot wounds, and tbe remainder bear evidence, by cut. bruised and swollen beads and faces, of the rough treatment tbey received at tbe hands of the work men, when tbey surrendered last evening and came out of tbe boats. The applica tion of fists, clubs, stones and brickbats as they ran tbe gauntlet of tbe crowd left tbem in a horribly battered up condition, but it is not believed any of them will die from tbe effects of the beating tbey re ceived. Tbey came mostly from Chicago, New York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Boston; All ot tbem, except those in tbe bospital who were nnable to go, left for New York this morning on a special train on tbe Pennsylvania road. Every man of them was only too glad to get out ot the neighborhood. A deputy who returned from Homestead tbis murniug says tbe taking of a posse to tbat place would surely bring about a conflict. The men are flushed witb yesterday's success and are unreasonable, A double force of policemtn are on duty in tbis city to pro vide for an emergency in the way of tur bulence among idle crowds in the streets. The bomu of H. U Frick wai guarded by private defectives last uigbt. Others are keeping a personal guard "vcr Frick. Lovejoy, secretary of tbe Carnegie Steel Uutnpany, sua ibis morning the company could do nothing until tbu sheriff restored to its possession its property. He added : "Tbe time for conference with tbe men has gone by, but those wh wished will be given work individual);." Tbe sheriff again telegraphed the gov ernor at noon saying all means were exhausted, and he left tbe matter in tbe bands of tbe govenor. Three of the in jured workmen are in a precarious con dition, and death Is expected at any noment William Foy, George Ritter, Richard Durham. Pbvsiciana who ex amtned tbe wounded Pinkertons say tbe bands of most of tbem bear evidence of bard work. Several of tbem told bim they were mill men and came here for the purpose of working, not fighting. There are now 27 wounded Pinkertons in tba hospital. Michael Connas, one of tho number, died of his wounds this morning He came from New York city. Ed Jacovoy, another, will also probably die. Killed a Chief r Police. Middle8Borocg R. Ky., July 5. Will iam Patton, chief of police of Pioeville, was killed yesterday .by Lucius Smith at a picnic in tho suburbs. Patton got into a dispute with a negro and bit bim over I the bead with a billy. Smith resented it and Patton reached lor his pistol, where upon Smith fired. Five shots were ex changed, and Patton was shot through the heart. Patton was tbe last of tbe old Patton gang in the Patton-Turner feud. 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