ANOTHER HORROR,
Terrific Explosion of Giant
Powder,
TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST
Buildings Were Badly Damaged
Ten Miles Away.
A Railway Train Nearly Blown From the.
Track ana Passengers Stunned
by the Shock.
Kan Francisco, July 0 At exactly
halt past nine o'clock this moruing San
Francisco wa3 shattered by several
earthquake shocks. Three or four loud
reports were heard from one end of the
city to the other, and men, women
and children rushed from their
houses out into the Btree b,
some with fear and others anxious to
ascertain the cause of the disturbance.
In the business parts of the city mer
chants and clerks aliko made a hasty
exit to the streets. Almost everybody
was bareheaded and looked about vainly
for the causo of what seemed to be some
great catastrophe.
There were various theories advanced.
Some thought thero had been another
explosion at Mare Island, others be
lieved the powder works at 1'inole had
blown up, while others were of the opin
ion that an explosion had occurred, but
that it must have been nearer the city
than- 1'inole. 'i'hey thought it must
havo been the works of the Giant
Powder Company, at Highlands, near
Berkeley, and they were right. The
concussion was extremely severe in the
ciiy, and many windows and skylights
were broken. Numorous small panes
were shattered, and in some big build
ings and several hotels largo plate win
dows were either cracked or broken.
At the ollice of the Giant l'owder
Company in this city no details are
obtainable of the explosion, the officers
of the company having gone to the
scene. It was thought, however, that
the Jwlson works, which are located at
Lobelle, about three miles from the
(iiant works, were Bafe. The Giant
works are located at Point Isabel and
Highland, near Stoge, and comprise 5
buildings and It magazines. Of theso
buildings the acid and nitro-glycerine
works are known to have been dosfroved
and at least one magazine is blown up.
The ether buildings not immediately
destroyed took lire and it is bo-
lieved polling will bo saved.
Sa.N KltAN'I'iwu. Jb 1 Tho buildiiiga
are a total wreck. It is believod no one
escaped, but the extent of the loss of
lifo cannot yet bo ascertained. The
West Berkeley local train which was
standing at the station was almost
blown from tho track. Many passen
gers were stunned by the shock.
One hundred nud eighty men woro
employed there ami it is thought nearly
all wero killed. Among the white men
known to have been killed aro Wallace
Dickenson, Charles I 'an bur and John
ISow. The body of a Chinese waa found
on the railroad track half a niilo from
the works. The remains of a boy fright
fully mangled were found near the
scene. F.very window in tho county
jail in Oakland waa broken by the ex
plosion. All the windows in the resi
dences ill West Berkley were broken and
several buildings are reported destroyed.
Tho inhabitants of Berkeley, Oakland
nn I Alameda wero panic-stricken and
thousands sought refuge on the streets
The damage done in Kan Francisco is
found to bo greater than at fust sup
posed, and in many building it will be
necessary to itivu Ihem a thorough
repairing in order to put them in condi
tion for usi) again. Tho front of a jew
elry store on Third street, eight blocks
from tho water front, was completely
wrecked and tho jewelry scattered , over
the sidewalk. A plumbing shop on the
same street was greatly damaged,
tho gas pipes being thrown far into the
street, lit numerous other places huge
lighls were shattered and largo glass
doors blown out.
1 :1! p. m. It is now believed that
one hundred and four wero killed, in
cluding three white men, nearly all the
men employed in the works lie
iug Chinese. The explosion set
the adjoining buildings on lire
and ow ing lo tliu danger of an ..dditional
explosion no ono is venturing near the
works lo slop the progress of tho Names,
Tho tire is in close proximity to a maga
zine containing three hundred tons o(
powder and fear is expressed that it
too may be destroyed.
The last shock brought disastrous
effects in Fast Berkeley. Shelves aud
w indows wore knocked down and hun
dreds of panes were knocked from the
university building. The liro is ragiinr
about the ,vorks, but has not yet reached
lh main magazine. It is e'xiweteil to
communicate I hero any time, and the
biggest explosion of ad will then occur.
There is a panic and people aro afraid
lo go near the works. Only throe bodies
have yet been found. A gentleman who
was on the Herkely hills at tho lime oi
the explosion says :
Thero were iive explosions. The first
lieing unlooked for, was nut seen, but
us s voroly felt as well as heard. Wo
then watched the little hill down by tho
bay for further demonstrations. The
second explosion followed ill a
lew seconds. There was a light
haze overhanging the water and preced
ing a vast volume of smoke we could
distinctly seo the ell'ects of tho concus
sion on the atmosphere throwing
the light hazo up in a groat wave
This wave of the concussion could be
distinctly seen coming with rapid stride
on up tho hill toward where we stood in
Fast Berkeley, aud when it reached
where we stood the full benefit of the
roar of the explosion reached us.
After the wave rose from the works
then followed immense volumes of
smoke casting a gloomy shadow over
the country around and then as though
the mouth of hell had opened just inside
the Golden Gate, lurid flames shot up.
After this we stood and watched for fur
ther demonstrations and were not forced
to wait long. Suddenly aiother great
wave shot heavenward lollowed by a
dense cloud of smoke and flame, two
more followed in quick succession and
we could see three waves of concussion
on the hazy atmosphere rolling toward
us. As the first of theBe three could be
seen directly over our heads the explo
sion broke upon us more terrific than
the former ones and even the dumb ani
malB Bhowed great fear and sought ahelter
Then the two that followed created the
greatest consternation among both men
and beast.
The explosion in force and quantity of
oowder has never been equalle 1 in the
United States. The loss will amount to
$ 1 00,000 but the company Bay they will
rebuild as soon as possible.
TUB KCKNK OK THIS EXPLOSION.
From the top of the hill just above
the works the scene beggars description.
On the western slope are scattered tim
bers of the giant powderhouse which blaze
furiously while a little yellow stream
running down to the bay sIiowb
where the contcntsof acid tanks emptied
themselves. All the mixing and pack
ing houses of tho black powder depart
ment aro in ashes, also the sulphur
mill, which buildings were all
located east of the scene of
the explosion and on the
opposite side of the hill. The first ex
plosion caused the Giant powder maga
zine to go up. The shock traveled in an
easterly direction and the black powder
mills lay directly in the path and
burning brands were heaped upon the
already wrecked buildings. Before the
Chinese enployed there could all escape
the powder in black powder mills ex
ploded. Those rescued say seventeen
Chinese are buried there.
Phil IFckinger was the first man to
be taken out through the cordon of
guards wlrch has been established. He
was walking within titty feet of
the magazine when it exploded
and his escape from instant death
is considered miraculous. Charles
Brown was the only man in the mixing
house where the explosion occurred and
it is believed he was blown to atoms.
Brown was considered a very careful
man and for that reason was given the
the most responsible position.
A man named Boies who hud charge
of the tanks in the acal house is be
lieved to be among the killed. The
cause of the explosion is said to have
been the upsetting of a bottle
of acid in the ollice, which
set lire to that building.
The coniDiuiy declined to give out any
particulars und as most of the men em
ployed are Chinese their names are not
obtainable.
llli Congratulatory Letter lo S
Win AL.sluiil.
Bloominoton, III., July 11 Mr. Stev
enson not hearing from Mr. Cleveland
congratulating tho former on his nom
ination for Vice President is at last
cleared up.
Immediately after Mr. Stevonson's
nomination letters, telegrams and news
papers began pouring in upon him. Be
fore Mr. Stevenson reached his home in
this city a vast quantity of correspond
ence had accumulated. On his arrival
he began to take care of his correspond
ence ami has been at work until a few
days ago.
On FViday last the work of clearing
the law ollice was begun, and in gather
ing up a lot of old newspapers an nn
ufituied 'eitor ajiresseu" lo Mr. Steven
son was found. The letter was handed
to tho general yesterday and proved to
he a letter from Mr. Cleveland. The
letter was written on the evening of the
day of Mr. Stevenson's nomination, and
the postmark of the Bloomington post
ollice shows that it reached this city on
June 25th, exactly on time.
It had probably slipped oil' the table
in the ollice and became buried among
the newspaper. Mr. Cleveland in this
letter expressos his heartiest congratu
lations to Mr. Stevenson and assures
him that he is delighted to have the
Bloomington statosmau for a running
luuto.
A Uli'ilu Lentil lo a Fatal Assault on
Hoard a Naeamhual.
Biii.MiNciiiAM, Al ., July 11 Informa
tion reaches this city today of the lirst
blood letting 01 the present heated poli
tical campaign in this State. It took
place last evening below Gadsden. A
steamboat excursion party party was
coming up from Smoke Nock, Fltowah
county, to Gadsden. On the boat there
were live young men, the two Dillard
brothers, Ivclb men and the three Green
brothers, Jones men.
Tho Dillards were loud in denouncing
Jones and his followers. Words grew to
blows. One of the Dillard brothers
struck Bill Green with a billet of wood.
Green grabbed Whiit D.llurd, throw him
to the lloor ami drew his knife. A
brother of I'illard ran up and in the
scullle Whitt Dillard was stabbed to tho
neatt. Ono of the Greens lost a linger
and an eve.
Dillard is dying and one of tho Greens
was fatally wounded. Tho boys belong
to some of the best families in tlie State.
A Itloh Young- tllrl Could IS'ot Mm-ry
II J in. No Nhe Lift II i in tier Fortuuu.
New York, July It The Recorder
this morning says: George S. Doyle,
an actor with the Howard theatrical
company whoso home is in Naw Bruns
wick, bus just fallen heir to a legacy of
if 10,000. Two years ago he mot a young
huly who became so infatuated with the
actor that she finally offered him her
hand and fortunu.
Doyle, however, was in love wit i an
other girl at the time and declined the
offer, lie is now living in Europe, and
news has just been received by friends
of his in New Brunswick of tho death
of the young lady and her bequest to
Hoyle of f 10,000 iu cold cash.
Sport O'Brien Coming; to America.
Nkw Yohk, July 11 The following
special cable has been received here;
London, July 0, 1S02. Jack O Brien,
with his trainers and seconds, Jim
Uevau and Bobby llabbijam, will sail
lor New York Irom Liverpool on Julv
ltl. On O'Brien's arrival in New York,
he will deposit 201) guarantee aud sign
articles. They will then proceed lo
tlieir training quarters without delav.
llabbijam, who will accompany O'Urien,
is one of the best known sporting men
in London, tsigned) Hichnrd K. Fox. j
Buooiul Deilh in Victoria.
Victoria, B. C., July 12 There are
forty-two cases of small pox here, twelve
patients being treated at Albert Head
statiun, eight at the Jubilee hospital,
and twenty-two uuder quarantine at
home. A majority at ttie cases aro
mild and the patients are doing well.
The disease terminated fatallv in the
case of M. YV. Wait, the well kuown
bookseller and stationer.
ITtiis ia but the second death in Vic
toria, the other being a weak child. 1
CAPTURED THE TOWN.
Homestead Is Under
Martial Law.
WILL WORK WITH SCABS.
Frlcke Hjji tlie Hnmeatend Mill" Will
I'e Opened With Kon-Unlou MeuA
General Strike In All the Carnegie
Mill Will Kc.uU.
Homestead, July 11 "All quiet at
Homestead," is the watchword whic
has literal significance and is without
irony today. For the first time since
the beginning of the great labor rebel
lion the indications of reviving reaped
for the law of the State of Pennsylvania
and the rights of individuals are once
more observed. The salutary effort of
Governor l'attison's action in calling
out the troops is already remarked in
the radical change the past six hours
wromrht. and personal freedom this
morning is practically unrestrained. It
is true now and then somo over-officious
individual assumed the right to cate
chise persons as they stepped from the
train but the instances are rare, and
tho profound respeci, that would have
been accorde I Buch person yesterday is
signally wanting today.
In one brief quarter of a day the
strikers have fallen from the proud po
sition oi sovereigns, each and all, to the
lowly ranks ol the proletariat. The
casual visitor to Homestead this morn
ing feels that ho is under tne protection
of the stars and stripes and the laws of
the State of Pennsylyvania. The bur
gess of Homestead is no longer a more
important official than the governor.
For the most part the recent rioters
have confined themselves to their homes
this morning, and there is but little
loud talk on the streets. The mandate
of the leaders has gone out, and all save
thoso who despise leadership among
mankind are obeying the decree and
preparing to receive the niiiitiamen as
friends and brothers. Early in the day
there was a recurrence of rumors that
dynamite had been planted under the
Carnegie mills and that they would be
blown to the sky before they should be
occupied by others than the inhabitants
of Homestead, but tliese reports found
no more credence than the extravagant
and very mysteriouB rumors of high
explosives being placed under the tracks
aud bridges over which the militia must
pass, aud that tho avenging wrath of
anarchy would descend upon this capi
talistic army before it could invade the
city of Homestead.
The public may look for no hostile
demonstration. The recognized leaders
of the strikers aro undoubtedly opposed
to such a course. Chairman O'Donnell,
of the advisory committee, expressed
tho general sentiment in a meeting of
that body called early this morning,
when tho news was received that the
governor had called out the militia. He
said : "We can't fight the State of Penn
sylvania, ami if we could, we cannot
tight the United States government, as
wo would have to do if we beat Pennsyl
vania. The work before us is to hold
the men steady and prevent them from
running against a stouo wall and this
will be work enough."
The question which agitates the men
is whether tho militia will assist the
Carnegie company to put non-union
men in the mills. If so what shall thev
do? The mineral opinion is the troops
will put Carnegie iu possession of the
nulls and then retire, leaving the sheritf
to run things. Then it non-union men
are put in, the union men counton being
able to drive them out.
NATIONAL GUARD ORDERED OUT.
PiTTsnuuo, Pa., July 1 1 Intense ex
citement prevails hero over the ordering
out the of State militia. Opinion is
pretty evonly divided as to the action of
the locked-out men when confronted
with tho 8,500 members of tho National
Guard. It is believe 1 among the labor
ing element that the inon will resist the
State Guard to tiie last.
The two Pitt-burg regiments and one
battery here are composed largely oi
workingmen and there may he some
dilliciilty experienced in getting these
men into line. Their officers are con
fident, however, that those who do turn
out will obey orders and lire if neces
sary. All men summoned thus far have
responded without delay.
A III1ANI) OVATION.
HoMEHTisAi), July 11 Some excite
ment was created this ai tor noon by a
report that tho authorities of I lomestead
would request General Suowden, com
mander of tho militia, to conlino
the operations of the troops strictly
to the Carnegie works, and leave prose
cution oi order in town entirely in the
hands of the local authorities consisting
of the burgess, the chief of police and
the chief ol tho tire department. They
claim as the Carnegie mills are outside of
the Homestead limits and the hostilities
of lust week were confined to the mills
there is no pretext for the occupancy of
tho town by the military. It is gener
ally believed, however, that General
Snowdeu will place the works
and town both under military
law. Among tho exciting reports
abroad this aiternoou one ot tho first
things General Snowdon will do is to
make a house to house search for arms
and ammunition. When tho militia
arrives they will be met by four brass
bands, all the school children carrying
Mowers, the strikers' advisory commit
tee, the burgess and citizens of the
town. This method of reception was
arranged at a meeting of the advisory
committee this morning.
11 Aiiuism'tui, July 11 General Snow
den and Adjutant General Greenland
slept little last night. Since daylight
they have been busy looking after the
movement of troops and tho shipments
of supplies and ammunition. All the
brigade companies were reached by
wire soon alter the general
order waa issued. No time
was lost in communicating
with regimental commanders who soon
had the companies on the move. Be
fore noon the Second brigade was on the
move toward Brinton. The Third
brigade is gathering and will be sent
sent forward from Lewiston during
the afternoon. The First brigade
assembled at the regimental armories in
Philadelphia tins morning and began
moving out promptly by special trams.
They were sent out as rapidly as pos
sible for Mount Gretna, where
the brigade will be held as a
reserve under orders. Everywhere
reports indicate a good turnout, and be
fore tomorrow morning over ti.OOO sol
diers will be massed iu the vicinity of
Homestead.
Harrisih ru, July 11 It is reported
late this aiternoou that the order lor tho
third brigade to concentrate at Lewis
town has been countermanded and it
will be sent direct to Homestead.
ARBITRATION KKFl'SKU.
PiTTsBt ru, July 11 The committee
of workmen who called on FricKe, of
the Carnegie company, this morning
were not from the Homestead men, but
from the city mills of the Carnegie
company who were working and
who asked the company to
confer with the strikers. The
request refused on the ground that the
strikers had taken possession of the
company's property and murdered its
watchman, for which they must answer
to the district attorney.
AT THE ARMORIES.
Pittbiuro, July 11 There are scenes
of activity at the armory of the national
guard this morning. The men began
mustering early though no official orders
to move had oeen prommgateu auu
none of the militiamen had any knowl
edge of the ordering out of troops except
what they had seen in tlie newspapers.
This alone brought out 200 men in
uniform to the Fourteenth regiment
armory. By 8 o'clock the crowds gath
ered around the armory of the
Eighteenth and Fourteenth regiments
and Bat ery D to natch the assembling
of the soldiers. It is not expected the
troops will move before 2 this after
noon. The men will take a day's
rations and ammunition and proceed to
Brinton, three miles below Homestead.
Tne prompt assembling of so many this
morning before the ollicial order was
promulgated argues well for a full com
plement of men when the time to move
arrives.
Quite a number of the members of the
Fourteenth regiment are mill workers,
but they declare they will do their duty
as soldiers, it was 9 o'clock when the
official order from General Weylde to
Colonel Perchment, the commanding
ollicer of the Fourteenth regiment, was
received to get his men in readiness at
once. Colonel Perchment is sick in bed,
but his orders were conveyed by t le
phone and at once carried to the cap
tains of the various companies. Some
scenes of activity prevailed at the
Eighteenth regiment armory with like
indications of a full turn out.
ONE RESULT OF THE STRIKE.
Syracuse, N. Y., July 11 The fear
that the Homestead lockout would in
terfere with the construction of the city
water supply plant resulted yesterday
in the cancelling of a contract with the
Carnegies for 20 miles of water pipe.
The work was given to Pottstown and
Croton firms.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Washington, July 11 The sub com
mittee of the house committee judiciary
committee to investigate the Homestead
troubloa will leave for Pittsburg this
evening.
ASSISTANCE TENDERED.
1'iTTsiii'Ra, July 11 The Typograph
ical union has passed resolutions ten
dering the Homestead workmen "moral,
physical and financial assistance," de
manding the recall by the Council of the
acceptance of the Carnegie free library,
and demanding that the State pass laws
prohibiting the importation of Pinker
tons into the State.
Chicago, July 11 The Trades assem
bly of Ohio valloy in session at Wheel'
ing, W. Va., and Louisville, Ky., passed
resolutions tendering the Homestead
workmen moral and financial support.
Boston, July 11 President Samuel
Gompers, of the Federation of Labor,
is in tins city. Speaking of the Home
stead trouole he said the Pinkertons
have a charter from Congress obtained
after the war. It is probable th"
Federation will petition Congress to
abrogate that charter, though action in
that direction might await the Congres
sional investigations.
. I Iomestead. July 12 The night passed
quietly. All Homestead was in hoi. day
attire early this morning in anticipation
of the militia. 11 was expected the
troops would arrive by daybreak aud
the people turned out in anticipation of
that event ready to welcome the blue
coated representatives of the State with
procession of brass bands, school chil
dren and flowers, but the situation be
came somewhut ludicrous as the hours
passed and the militia did not appear.
The b.inils did their best to keep up the
spirits of the multitude with indifferent
success. It was after 9 o'clock when the
cry went up "Troops coming." They
arrived by train from the rendezvous at
Greensburg and consisted of the Second
and Third brigades, numbering 3,000
men under command of General Snow
den, together with two gatling guns
and three field pieces. Tlie sudden ar
rival in the absence of the leaders of
the strikers disconcerted the program
for tho reception and tho soldiers evi
dently did not de,ire such treatment
from men whom they were sent to keep
in order. They were received with per
fect respect, and here and there an at
tempt at cheers was set up by the on
looking populace. The troops descended
from the train, nnd forming silently,
inarched in perfect order and took pos
session of the mills. They deployed
artillery to cover the acces
to the Monongahela opposite the mills,
set pickets all about the works and set
tled the question of taking possession of
the town by umrclring one company di
rect to tho strikers' headquarters, an
other to the vicinity of the depot anil a
third to a slight eminence overlooking
and commanding the commercial centre
of the town. Then Homestead was in
the hands of the mi.itary and martial
law had succeeded the arbitrary reign of
the advisory committee. The citizens
of Homestead were desperately disap
pointed that the militia thought it
necessary to occupy the whole town in
stead of confining themselves to the
mills but gave no open evidence of the
fact. It was a complete acquiesence in
the power of the State and as gracefuby
as they could the strikers accepted in
evitable. The batteries across the river
command the whole town as well as the
Carnegie works.
When tho troops arrived the strikers'
pickets located iu the neighborhood left
their posts and congregated to watch
the soldiers. The strike leaders at once
sent them back to their stations telling
them they had no business to leave
their posts, and instructing them not to
lot any non-union man or detective
through the lines. The leaders told
them the troops would not intenere
with them in this. Similar instructions
were given to other watchmen and the
whole line of pickets was reformed out
side the picket oi tho troops.
PiTTsiitRO, Pa., July 12-The most
important news this morning is the fact
that the situation at, Homestead is to be
brought to a crisis by the introduction
of non-union laborers under private or
civil guard into the Carnegie works as
soon as the militia have taken possession
there, l ricke said that it waa his int. n
tiontodoso within 24 hours alter the
troops had restored the mills to tlie pos
session of their owners.
"We propose to occupy and operate
those mills at once," he said. "We
have many operatives ready to go to
work there soon aa they can do so safely
and wo inteud to give them an oppor
tunity as soon as the authorities re-establish
law and order. Yea, we have
had applicant for employment there
irom non-union men since the outrages
last week occurred. We shall introduce
our new men into the works openly and
under adequate protectio i if it is" pos
sible. I don't kuow whether the mili
tia will act as escort for the new men to
the mills or not. Perhaps not, but we
can certainly look to the troops for the
protection of the men in the mills and
if it is possible to prevent violence. I
would be glad to employ auy of our own
men who have not taken part in the re
cent trouble and without regard to their
labor union alliliations, but we will em
ploy thein as individuals and shall re
fuse positively to recognize the union
again in Homestead. Understand,
please, that wo do not antagonize the
labor organizations aa such."
P'ricke did not say what guards would
be provided to give his new men safe
conduct to the mills. It may be
assumed, however, that whether Pink
erton men or not, they will act in the
capacity of a sheriff's posse and under
due process of law.
GETTING MEN.
New York, July 12 A Philadelphia
dispatch says : Representatives of Car
negie arrived here this morning to en
gage non-union men for the mills at
Homestead. They say an attempt will
be made to resume work at once.
WILL ALL UK ORDERED OIT.
FiTTsiiL'RO, July 12 President Weihe,
of the Amalgamated association, sub
stantially admitted this morning that
tho workmen in all the Carnegie plants
to the aggregate of 20,000 will be called
out if the company attempts to start up
Homestead with nou-union men. The
congressional investigation committee
arrived at noon, and held a preliminary
conference with Carnegie's attorney anil
o hers. The attorney says the company
would like the fullest investigation and
that Frick would appear before the com
mittee and testify. The committee went
to Homestead this afternoon and will
begin taking evidence at 4 p. ra.
AT II0MESTE19.
Homestead, July 14 While martial
law has not been officially declared in
this borough it has taken place to all
practical purposes. This is the result
of the illegal arrests made by special
policemen yesterday. This morning
two additional companies of troops with
twenty rounds of ball cartridges and fixed
bayonets were detailed to patrol tho
town. They were instructed in case of
arrest by the poiice for any manifest
breach of the peace, drunkenness or the
like that they should not intenere, but
in all other cases they are to take both
the prisoner and the policemen bjfore
the provost marshal and if the arrest is
illegal the policeman will be punished.
General Snowden puts it euphemistic
ally by saying the military will co-oper-ato
with the civil authorities in prevent
ing illegil arresta and in securing
a somewhat more certain preservation
of the peace. It was reporred
this morning that the town bad been
officially declared under martial law and
the strikers were not at all pleased
when they heard it, as they thought it
presaged an immediate attempt to turn
in non union men. It is now learned
the locked out men were not entirely
pleased with the action of the Carnegie
mon in other mills threatening to strike
unless a conference is grunted at Home
Btead aa they believe the others can do
them more good in case of a long
struggle in remaining at work and help
ing them financially.
Homestead, Pa., July 14 The strikers
resumed some of their old methods to
day and nearly got into trouble, had it
not been for the hesitation of a news
paper man to participate a clash, 50
strikers would now be in the guard house,
A reporter was going about the streets
with a long sheet of paper in his
hand. He was making a collection
of photographs of all newspaper men to
keep as a souvenir. The strikers had
been watching him nervously for some
lime. "He's getting up iniormation
for Carnegie," thev said to eacu other.
Finally a constable with a star, shield
and big club, took the reporter by the
arm and said :
"Say, what are you going to do with
tuese names r"
"Why, it's a souvenir." ho reolied.
"Well, you had better come along
with me to headquarters," the officer
saiu.
A group of strikers surrounded the
reporter and he was compelled
to go to headquarters. The
advisory committee was in session
at tne time and he waa brought before
it. The constable told why he had ar
rested him, but aa soon as the reporter
had explained the matter he was told
that it was all a mistake and that the
constable had not really meant to arrest
him.
Frank J. Snyder, a commercial trav
eler from Pitisburg, was arrested and
taken to headquarters. Ho proteate i
indignantly againat the outrage but was
completely surrounded bv susDicioua
atrikers and he did not know enough
about tho situation to appeal to the
soldiers. The advisory committee
advised this man to leave
town as quick as he
could and then discharged him. S. i
Sheldon, United States inspector of
plate armor was arrested, but on dis
closing his identity, ho was released.
These things came to General Snowden's
knowledge. He ordered Colonel Green
to place a guard on the strikers' head
quarters, Hnd if ho found that the
committed had been sitting as a
tribun il to notify its members that they
musi not. meet again, ine reporter who
waa arrested, refused to point out the
men he ore whom he was taken, Baying.
"It is all over now and if the men are ar
rested on my account the life of every
newspaper man in town will be iii
danger."
Pittsburg, Julv 14 The Conirres-
sional inquiry into the Homestead
trouble waa completed today, so far as
this city is concerned. Today's evidence
elicited little that was new. Manager
Frick declared that the company asked
for a reduction of wages because the re
duction in the price of blooms, billets
and slabs caused the company to lose
money on all its output. The average
cost in this country of producing
steel billets is $14 exclusive oi interest
ou the investment. He declined to say
what the cost waa at Homestead. Frick
said the McKinley bill had nothing to
do with the proposed reduction of
wages, ine tower price ot the product
was the result of over-production. It is
stated the committee will make a
report of a character to help
the passage of a compulsory arbi
tration law and anti-Pinkerton
measure. Both are now before Congress.
At the conclusion of today s investiga
tion Chairman Gates announced that so
far aa the labor branch of the inquiry
concerned was concluded, but the
Pinkerton system will probably be taken
up elsewhere. The committee leave for
Washington this evening, it will sub
mit its report to Congress early in the
week.
MORE OOINO OUT.
Pittsburg. Pa.. July 14 The em
ployes in Carnegie's upper and lower
union mills in this city atruck at noon
and the gaa was turned otf in the fur
naces, by 3 this afternoon the men in all
the departments will be out and the
mills shut down. The men atruck be
cause the company refused to confer
again with the Homestead men. Noth
ing has been beard from the Beaver
Falls plant, but the men have probably
struck there, too.
CYRUS W. FIELD.
Passes Away at His
Home in New York.
END OF A USEFUL LIFE.
Begin! LIfn 4 a Poor Man, Earning- 82
a Weak, and Becomes Very Wealthy
Sorrows That Surronnded Hla
Later Life.
Nkw York, July 12 The World prints
the following: During the last three
days there has be na remarkable change
inthe condition of Cyrus V. F'ield. He
has improved pnysically. Saturday and
Sunday were very good days, but yester
day he was much worse and in the
morning at 8 o clock it was thought he
was going to die. His temperature rose
to 104 and his pulse was very high. Dr.
Couant was hastily summoned but there
was nothing he could do. At noon the
crisis was passed and Mr. P'ie.d got bet
ter rotn that time until night, when his
temperature was normal.
Dr. Coutant thinks now that bis fa
mous patient will recover physically,
but with this statement comes the sad
intelligence that the aged financier has
no control over his mental faculties.
He is incurably insane. He is not vio
lent, but more like a child. It Bt-ems
that, except at intervals, Mr. Field has
been insane for several months. He has
had no business dealings for a long
period and has lived in a semi-unconscious
state.
New Yohk, July 12 Cyrus W. Field
died this morning.
Those at the deathbjd included Da
vid Dudley Field, Mrs. Dudley F'ield,
Mrs. Isabella Judson, Cyrus F'ield Jud
son, P'rauk Judson and the attending
physician.
CYRUS W. FIELD.
The loss of his wife, the hopeless ill
ness of one of his daughters, and the
failur' and insanity of his son constitute
the blow which prostrated Cyrus W.
Field.
The story of Mr. F'ield's usefulness as
a public man is best summarized in the
statement that he took a leading part in
establishing telegraphic connection be
tween Furope and this continent, and
that to him New York city is largely in
debted for its elevated railroads.
Throughout his long and honorable
business career he has proved himself
to be a man of comprehensive views
and ind. fatigable purpose, tie will ever
occupy a distinguished place in the an
nals of American enterprise and accom
plishment. Mr. F'ield was the son of a clergyman.
He was born in Stockbridge, Mass., on
November DO, 1819, At 15 years oi age
he went to New York, where while
quite a young man he became estab
lished as a successful merchant. In
1853 he spent six months in travel on
the continent of South America. On
his return he interested himself in tele
graphic extension, and procured from
the legislature of New F'oundland the
exclusive right for 50 years to connect
that island with Europe and the conti
nent of America. His next step was to
organize a company lor the carrying out
of his plan. Iu 1857 the first Atlantic
cable was made, and in August of t aat
year the end of it was landed on Irish
BOil.
The cable broke after 350 miles bad
been laid. In 1858 the plan was adopt
ed of starting in mid-ocean and laying
the cable from ships proceeding in oppo
site directions. This proved to be a fail
ure, and the directors of the company
lost heart and gave up in disgust. By
18G4 capital had been secured for a re
newal of the undertaking, which again
proved a failure; but in 1866 success
again crowned the efforts, and commu
nication between the old and new world
has been unbroken since that time. Mr.
F'ield's services wore recognized bv Con
gress in the gift of a gold medal. Eng
land was not slow to recognize his abil
ity and perseverance, and in 1867 the
French Exposition gave him the Grand
Medal.
Mr. Field was a man of large fortune,
but his first earnings were only two
dollars a week in the store of A. T.
Stewart & Co.
KEVV YOHK IN lHKh.K 1AVS.
San Diego, July 13 At exactly 9:15
this morning the balloon, the Winds
wehl, with the serial navigator Wood-
wnril wan onl lnnca Tr ahif ali.air.lii
teward tho sky to a great height, re-
maiuea apparently stationary tor nearly
half an hour, and then moved slowly
eastward. Woodward has provisioned
his ship for three days, which is the
time he has said it would take for his
trio to New York. TIia pnrim nitv
turned out to see the start.
He Says Ilia M J .n.y Of the (ierm m
Pe ,pl Arc With Him.
Berlin, Julv 12 At Kisseneen. Sun
day in reply to an enthusiastic demonstra
tion in which 600 members of the Ger
man party of Wurteinburg participated,
ttismarcK saia tne event proved to him
that a majority of his countrymen dis
approved the attacks made upon him.
It Germany remained united, he said,
she could deiy every attack, and if Bkill-
lul diplomacy was employed peace could
be maiuta ned even with Russia. In
conclusion be called for cheers for the
King of Wurteinburg and his army,
which were given heartily.
WIUIrui Waldorf Aitor Hill Be Able
to Oil Out Tomorrow.
London, July 12 William Waldorf
Astor ia not dead after all. In spite of
the fact that notice of his death was
posted on the door of the office of the
Astor estate in New York and the pub
lication in the New York .morning pa
pers of a formal death notice, furnished
by the sexton oi Trinity ehapel by
authority of the man ia charge of the
flew Mi TK'rirrk.t 1
Astor office, relying on a cable dispatch
from London, the multi-millionaire de
scendant of generations of millionaires
is still alive. In response to repeated
and persistent telegrams asserting that
the bead of the house of Astor was dead,
a representative of the Associated Press
made three visits to Landsdowne house,
the Astora' London reaidence, between
the early hours of morning and noon,
elicited as many denials of his demise.
It was said be had been suffering from a
severe cold, which at one time threat
ened to develop into pneumon a, but he
was so much improved he was expected
to be able to go out tomorrow.
Alleged OiRorlinluatlun In itatei Muy
Lead to Arbitration.
Ottawa, Ont., July 11 Premier Ab
bott states that he was yesterday advised
from the British legation at Washington
that supplementary papers in connec
tion with the c.inal toll queation had
oeen laid before President ilarrison,
who, however, still adheres to his orig
inal contention that there is discrimin
ation against the United States in the
use of the Canadian canals.
The premier is apparently not dis
couraged, as he says that the submission
of the case to an impartial tribunal will
fully justify the course Canada has fol
lowed. It is currently reported in
ollicial circles that a request will be
made of the United States to submit the
caso to arbitration.
Eaisllsll Uruuiclitam ,u oil or. to Sell In.
lorinatlon to the Uulted States.
New York, July 11 A special to tho
Times from Washington says: An Eng
lishman who represented that he had
been in the employ of tho British gov
ernment as a draughtsman, applied to
the navy department for work and of
fered to furnish this country with a good
deal of valuable information which
might be put to use. He did not suc
ceed in seeing the chief of construction
the day he called at the department,
and deferred making a formal applica
tion until today when the following let
ter was received at tlie bureau of con
struction. It was dated Camden, N. J.
"1 write you to inquire if you can see
your way clear to offer me an appoint
ment on your constructive staff'. The
iniormation I possess is extremely valu
able, not only to any government but
especial. y yours at this stage of your
shipbu.ldiug history. I am prepared to
become an American citizen, or, in fact,
sign any document covering any term of
years fixed by yourself. I am anxious
to enter your service and can only add
that in the event of your failing to ap
preciate the offer now held out, 1 will
be compelled either to approach the pri
vate firms of this country or accept ser
vice in some foreign constructive depart
ment." It frequently happens that men who
have seen service abroad seek places
under this government on the strength
of the alleged information they possess.
These men are looked at with distrust
by the authorities, for if they would be
tray secrets of one government, espe
cially the country of which t ley are na
tives, they wouid do as much for this
country if they ever got the opportunity.
Itoport To lie Made Against the
Stewart Bill.
Washington, D. C, July 11 Repre
sentative Stone, of Pensylvania, on be
half of the minority of the House coin
age committee, has prepared a draft of
a report in opposition to the Senate's
free coinage bill. The report was sub
mitted to the other members oi tne
minority for approval today. The
chief points which the report will urge
against the bill are its exceedingly
coarse, clumsy structure and uncertainty
in effects; tiiat the repeal of the law of
'i)0 carries with it the discrediting of
$100,OJ0,000 of treasury notes out
standing, that though the notes will
still be receivable for customs and dues
to the government the desire of the peo
ple to get rid of these, as evidenced by
the fact that nearly hall of the customs
dues collected at New York last
month were paid in such notes
will lead to the rapid contrac
tion of the currency, that thero is no
bullion in tho treasury answering the
description of that "purchased with sil
ver or coin certificates," that passage of
the bill will destroy the hope of any
practical results from the proposed in
ternational monetary conference. The
plan of campaign of the anti-si, ver men
against the bill is not yet finally decided
upon. It is evident, however, from their
talk that they will resort to every means
to deteat a vote on the bill itself,
lie In Srrl.iUjly 111 Willi Cmoor In the
Stoin'ieh.
New York, July 12 The Sun says
that George William Curtis, the dis
tinguished orator, is at his home at
Staten Island with cancer of the stom
ach. A favorable termination oi the
disease cannot be looked for, although
there is no immediate danger.
His illness did not prevent him from
keeping up his editorial work on Har
per's Weekly and his "Kasy Chair" de
partment in Harper's Monthly, but
the e were some symptoms which
alarmed his physician, Dr. William C.
Walaer. Last week Dr. E. G. Janeway,
of this city, was called in consultation.
It was then decided that Mr. Curtis was
suffering from cancer ol the stomach.
The verdict of the physicians was not
communicated at first to Mr. Curtis and
at tlie request of the family the New
York papers withheld the news for a
time. Last night inquiries were re
ceived from other cities as to the truth
of the report that Mr. Curtis was dying
of cancer, and the same report was cur
rent among politicians up town so there
was no purpose to be served by further
silence. Mr. Curtis may live a month
or more.
A Medium Forbids a Marriage.
Cincinnati, July 11 The Progressive
Spiritualists' Society, the most exclusive
organization of its kind in this city, has
among its members John Makus, who
has an unusually handsome and bril
liant daughter engaged to be married.
The wedding was to have occurred this
mouth with tlie consent of all concerned.
Last Monday a medium directed Makus
to forbid the wedding. He has there
fore recalled the invitations and sent his
daughter to some retired spot. The
young people say they will yet marry.
Drowned in Niagara Rapida.
Suspension Pbidoe, July 11 While
Wilbert Anderson was fisuing in the
rapidt below the whirlpool on this side
of the Niagara river, about 2 o'clock this
morning, be led into the swift current
and was dashed to death against the
rocks and his body sank. His compan
ions made several unsuccessful attempts
to rescue him. He waa master mechanic
of the Lehigh Val.ey road here and was
42 years old. Ue leaves a family. The
body has not been recovered.
National People's Committee.
St Louis, Mo., July 11 Tne national
executive committee of the People's
party will meet here on Tuesday, Jnly
12th. Laurence J. McParlin, of New
York, secretary oi the committee, ar
rived here today.