Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1892, Page 6

7 a THE FIGHT BETWEEN STRIKERS AND PINKERTON MEN IN BARGES. PINKEETONS SURRENDERED, ‘The Workmen at Homestead Dissuaded From a Bloody Massacre. BRUTAL TREATMENT OF THE CAPTURED MEN— ARRIVAL OF THE SHERIFF WITH 4 POSSE FROM PITTSBURG TO TAKE THEM BACK TO ‘Tua city. The stirring events of y Homestead, Pa., culminating in the surrender of the Pinkerton men, were’ fully described in anextra Stam iseued shortly after 6 o'clock. Every newspaper realer in Washington knew last ev ning that for the nodshed was past. Ex-President Weihe of the Amalgamated Association arrived at the scene of battle about 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon and at once went into consultation with the leaders at Amalga- mated headquarters. Mr. Weite was accom- panied by forty iron workers from Birmingham, Ala. They came not ork, but to get an iden of the situatio: if possible, render aid to the locke omesteadera. After « lon; ence of the Amalgamated 3 8 m ‘¢ was called at 4 o'clock. It was attended by 1,000 men, many of whom car- ried muskets. “ILen one of the national officers present all danger of BRIDC of the Amalgamated Association made a strong sppeal to the men while the cannons roaftd +E CONNECTING outside. The big form of President Weihe loomed up, and, heavy and all as his voice was, ~ he was almost unable to be heard. He pleaded with the men to withdraw and assured them | that the barges containing the deputies would immediately be removed. Assistant President Garland then took a Petition on top of e furnace and at the top of voice said: “Men, for God’s sake and your families’ sake and for your own sake, listen to the pleadings of coci-headed men. We have positive assur- ance that these deputies will be sent away, and | ali we want is the statement that you _ do any more firing.” not P. H. McEvoy, vice president of the Mahon- | ing and Shenango valley districts, said: “There has been an awful slaughter of human life here * today, and by all means further sacrifices should be avoided. Iam stranger in the town, but from today’s action I know full well that if you continue doing as you are the state militia will be ordered out before dark and you will be de- feated. In case the militin comes, you will lose ten men in every instance where you have so far lost but one. You have gained fustachieve- ments over Frick, and now aren't you willing to allow these boats to return?” “Yes, we will if they show the white fiag,” was the reply of the excited men. At this Jarcture President Weiho again attempted to address the crowd, but instantly there was a ,loud report, and with one accord every man Fushed peil-meli to the scene. Even while the sppeals were being made strong-hearted men ‘were endeavoring to pump oii on the barges. It Was useless to continue the meeting, and it ad- urned. é A LAST APPEAL FOR MERCY. An hour later, while the men were waiting for nightfull to burn the barges and the men in them, Hugh O’Donnell, the leader of the strik- ers, grasped an American flag and, mounting a pile of iron, made an impassioned 5] for mercy for ‘the Pinkertons, lying caged wolves in their bargea ‘The extraordinary power of O’Donnell over tbe strikers ame manifest at once. A few nd cried ont, ‘Let's burn y were silenced. “Lot's turn eriff aud make charges of them.” d with cheers, and when a er waved his hands and asked the Pinker- tosurrender there was an immediate re- sponse from the boat. They were mostly green men in labor troubles, and expected to be Killed. in an incredibly short time the leaders of the erscameou deck. Then began a strange agai ‘This was receive stril scene. ‘The strikers crowded the boats, cap- turing the ritles and stealing and looting every- thing. ‘They wero mad with rage. The first man taken off the was dying—ehot through the side. Then, one by one, the strikers,followed in charge of an alleged guard, eachgnan carrying a valise. The guards car- ried Winchesters taken from the Pivkertons. Six Pinkertons were repe as killed, and Many were dangerously wounded. The guards took the men a mile to a rink. ‘There were 209 of them. and probably two-thirds of them were Deaten brataliy by the time they reached the improvised jail. TREATED WITH BRUTALITY. ‘They were compelled to run a gauntlet com- Posed of men and women. They were knocked down with stones, struck with clubs, kicked almost into insensibility and otherwise mal- tweated. When they reached the improvised jail ee be THE BARBED-WIRE FENCE medical attention was needed by a large num- Der. ‘They were generally glad. however, they were not killed. None expected to leave Home- stead alive. They claim they were miserably misled and that they came from different towns, were rs to one another and had been told that they were wanted as watchmen. In proof Ble cae ed were 0 eget the inscription, “WRtchman, Curnegic Steel Co., Ltd.” They were huddled in the rink, abso Iutely terror-stricken, fearing a lynching from an mmense people gathered outside. ‘The first Pinkerton to leave the boate got only hhoots and jeers. Then, with open hands, the men who formed the gauntlet to strike them on their uncovered leaders soon clubs were int beads. were unable to do anything with the crowd and troduced. This terday aflernoon at | he and even their coats were taken from them and either torn to pieces or carried off. The police force of the steel workers tried to save them, but it was no use. Whena man reached the top of the bank he would receive a blow from club, which would kmock him down. ‘When he got up be always ran, and blows from clubs and fists rained oa his unprotected head. One young fellow with blanched face saw what Was awaiting him, and he burst into tears, | Dropping on his knees he begged for merey, but | he was soon raised to his feet by kicks from all | sides. “Then he started to ron, and as he did = blow from a blood-stained club laid him low. ‘Two men ran tohim and escorted him safely | through the rest of the line. | Women, too, were in the line, and they plied clubs and'stones as vigorously as did the men. They made more noise, for they were contin- uously hooting at the 'Pinkertons and urging the men on in their terrible work. The only guards not clubbed while running the gauntlet were the wounded, and they were greeted with howls and cries that must have made them pray for death. “You blankety blank, it’s a blank pity your blank head was not shot off,” was a sample of [what the wounded heard. The only one that {was not hooted was the dead man. “Good for the blankety-blank,” wae the greet- | ing he got, but it was not spoken loudly. | ‘Through the gauntlet at the mill the unhappy, bleeding Pinkertons had another one to run. ‘On the streets were women, children and a few pig OFFICE WITH WORKS. | straggling steel workers. As the wounded men ran mud, stones and other missiles struck them. | Following them was a crowd of men whose | duty it was to see that none got a 7, and, 80 far as can be learned, none did get away. | When the last Pinkerton had left the | the mob cried, ““Burn the boats!” The sugi |Site Shag ee ee Sey ty Sees |long enough to unload several boxes of Win- | chester ritles and ammunition, and then, satis- | fied they had all the arms, the torch was ap- | plied to the Iron Mountain’ and the Mon \hela simultaneously. Aided by oil and fed by | the dry wood of the inside, it was not | antil the flames were leaping far above the high river Dank and the mob was driven back by the in- tense heat. Nero could not have been more happy when he saw Rome in flames than were those steel workers when they beheld the fire destroying 3 which only a short time before the ba |sheltered their foes. shouted joyfully, | cheered lustily, and their cries of delight were | echoed by the men on the other side of the river, | who were standing by a now silent cannon. Nor did they cease their manifestations of joy until the fire burned to the water's edge and the smouldering embers were swallowed up by the peaceful river. |STEEL MILL AND VIEW FROM THE engine ward. How far east they will be taken or their destination is not at this time made public. ‘The Killed and Injured. The following is « list killed and injured as far as obtained up to midnight: KILLED. William Foy, shot through the breast; John Morris, shot through the forehead; Henry Streigie, shot through the neck; J. H. Klein, Pinkerton man, shot through the heed; Joseph Shepa, shot through the breast; Silas Wa bullet through poe neck; Thomas Weldin, shot in the stomach; Poter Farris, shot thro stomach. In addition to these two men were shot and fell overboard and their names could not be learned. : i nevuReD. Andrew Salar, shot in the leg; Miles Laugh- lin, shot through the body; Hugh O'Donnell, shot in the hand; Martin Murray, shot in the Tight knee; J. G. Hoffmann, shot in the leg; David Lester, Pinkerton man. arm broken; Ruseell Wells, Pinkerton man, shot in the leg; George Rutter, bullet in the’ hip; John Me- Curry, shot in the groin; Harry Hughes, shot in the’ cheek; Andrew Schuyhir, shot through the knee cap; William Johnson, shot in the hip. In addition to this not less than 25 Homestead men aro slightly wounded. Nine other Pinker- ton men are also wounded. —_—_++s-__— THE MILL OWNERS’ SIDE. Statement of the Case by the Steel Com- pany. The Carnegie Steel Company, limited, has given out the following statement to the Asso- ciated Press: “Our Homestead steel works were on July 1 taken possession of by a mob, which was imme- diately thereafter organized by the local repre- sentatives of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, and all our mechanics, millmen and foremen and superintendents of departments were forcibly denied admission thereto. We were also notified by a self-styled advisory committee that no fires would be per- mitted at the works, lest the men become ex- cited to further unlawful acts. This continued until yesterday, when we called upon the sheriff of Allegheny county for protection and assjst- ance in regaining possession of our property. The sheriff went to Homestead and on his re- turn sent deputies to the works and posted a tion ordering the men to disperse. deputies were routed and his proclama- tions torn down. The sheriff then through his chief deputy attempted to take 300 of our watchmen, who were sent to the works by by boat last night men were more than amile below works by an armed mob of amalgamated men, who followed along the river bank and fired rifles and revolvers at the boats. This shooting was continued for twenty-five minutes before one shot was returned from boats, which was not until the boats were tied up at our landing. On the arrival of the boats the mob tore down a large portion of the fence sbout the works and filled the bluff ‘above the landing, keeping up continuous fire, and wounding three of our watchmen. Then, and not until then, was the fire returned, resulti we are advised, in some loes of life. The mol was so large as to vent the landing of the rds, who are at time on the boats await- orders from the authorities. We are not ing any active part in the matter at present, ‘as we cannot interfere with the sheriff in tho discharge of his duties. and are now waiting his further action.” NORTH BANKS. When the crowd first rushed upon the barges after the surrender of the Pinkertons they seemed tobe deserted, but hidden under the bunks, behind boxes or anything that offered concealment were the captured ones. They | were dragged out, but not maltreated there. | That was left to those on the riverbanks. They shivered, though it was hot, and their lips trembled as they spoke. One of them eaid in a | pitifal tons, “For God’s sake get me out of ibe: and the tears rolled down his cheeks, making furrows through the perspiration which was elowly coursing down his face. Some of the braver ones were inclined to re- | sist the blows and indignities at first, but soon | saw that death awuited such resistance. One of the first things the victors did after the sur- render was to secure a roll book. It contained | 266 names, divided into squads of twenty each, | commanded by a lieutenant. Thisbook showed that some of the men had been on guard at Walston, near Punxsutawney, at Cleveland and at other points where labor troubles were. Such notes as “Strike ended, transferred to en ‘Sent to Cleveland,” &c., told the story. ‘The workers intend using these names in | Prosecuting the Pinkertons for murder, as they eay they will certainly do. TAKEN BACK To PrTrssuRG, Shortly after 12 o'clock this morning it was| =— SURROUNDING THE WORKS. rumored about Homestead that the =e Pee — to Pittsburg ons train | Presion i Welho of the Amalgamated Associa | tion w and | Hoph "Dons of ih sdviory_ commie | order, and I must insist upon you calling | the citizens for an adequate EXCITEMENT IN PITTSBURG. Hundreds Gather Around the bulletin Boards Announcing the News. ‘The excitement in Pittsburg over the riot was intense yesterday afternoon. Hundreds of peo- ple gathered around the bulletin boards of the different newspapers and waited anxiously for the latest news, Everybody was talking of the affair, and the opinions expressed were many and varied. Business was almost suspended and people were rushing through the streets from one bulletin to ahother. The whole topic of conversation in the stores and workshops was about the strike, and while there were no rabid expressions, the excitement ran high. In the lower end of Allegheny, where there are numerous mills, the feeling was particularly in- tense. ‘The men in the mills said they were to ready go to Homestead when they got orders or a re- quest from their fellow worl cooler-h men, hot-headed ones and no trouble is expected from that quarter. When a call wae made at office of W. B. Rodgers of the Tide Coal Com- yim, Allegheny, Tuosday Mr. Herman Rodgers, aaon of Win. Hodgers, donied that the model barges were to be taken to Home- stead for the use of the Pinkerton ‘A visit was made at the same office end Mr. Herman upon of number of depu- (Oa receipt of this telegram the sheriff im- bgeey endl areca bes cain grammar 1 HEE a the | on F street between the same points has been serton | red considerable some big ‘ reductfons have been made, | the It is also stated that the assessment faced tos extent. ‘The setsors will likely take a much-needed during August and commence to assess county the Ist of September. This will about two months. ‘The month of Decem! will be given for appeals and by the first of the new year it is believed the new assessment will be adjusted. on rest the take ber EE ALEXANDEIA, CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS’ PENSIONS. The county of Alexandria has a number of the army of the United States and disabilities resulting therefrom. It has now ita first case of « pension toa confederate soldier disabled in the service of the confederate states. At the recent term of the county court s certificate act rovide for tho tion of rolls “ot” troops furnished by” the state of Virginia to tho army of the con- actual service during the war between the con- federate states an: afterward «law was pension, such confé come incapucttated from earning a living. order made this week is the first apy of the law to Alexandria county. ALEXANDRIA GROUND RENTS. The old ground rents which the Alexandria heirs reserved on the building lots in those ex- tensions of the town which were made after the sale of the original lots by the trustes board of the town of Alezandria are now nearly all bought out. One of the last of them, $45.75, on a lot on Prinee street near Patrick etreet, was bought out by O'Neal & Lunt yesterday. "The increased the city council has lately tax on ground rents and they have ceased to be as Profitable as formerly. ‘THE SOUTH SIDE SEWER. The city street committee will, during the ext threo months, follow the Washington plan of converting natural drains into city sewers and will reconstruct the old tan house drain from Pitt street to the marsh beyond Franklin street. They have received bids from Benson and W. Burson, Josoph L. Breen, Breen & Feeley, Pullman & Baggett, Owen Patterson and Thomas L. Rosser, jr. "The offers for five-foot sewer range from 88.35 to $6.22. No action on the offers has yet been taken. THE ARLINGTON TERRITORY COURT. The United States court here has adjourned after having convicted Eli Carter of mail rob- bery and James Lipscomb of shooting and wounding Ann Jackson in Arlington territory, opposite’ Washington. Lipscomb hae boss sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. crry scmoor, BoanD. The city echool board holds its regular meet- ing tonight. ‘The annual meeting of the board, at which the work of the year will be laid be- fore the boand and reviewed by the trustees, will take place on the 4th of August next. gimmie tin, haat Death of a Well-Known Temperance Worker Mrs, Lizzie 8. Gourley, yife of John 8. Gour- ley of the government printing office, who died, after a brief illness, on the morning of July 4, was well known asa temperance worker. She became a member of the organization of Good ‘Templars in 1960 in Cumbridge, Mass. and in 1870, removing to Washington, she united with the Morning Star Lodge, No.3, in which she jd continuous membership until her death. During ber connection with. the Morning Star Lodge she has filled every office within the lodge, at a past grand vieo tomaplar of the Grand and was also » past grand reprosentative, opro- senting that body at ite Bloomington session. Mrs. Gourley was particularly fond of the young and was superintendent of the first juvenile ‘Temple of Good Templars in the Dis- trict, and continued in the active work as as ‘her strength would admit. her efforts in cause of tem- rance were based the theory that Eind words were more effective in paintlag the way to sobriety than heated from the Iatform. Many a man in the District of Bolumbia dates bls reformation from the gentle entreaty of Mrs. Gourley to do better. She was an earnest worker in the W. C. T. U. and held active membership in several of the various Christian and charitable organizations having for their object the relief of the unfortunate. Her remains have been taken to Waterbury, Conn,, her old home, for burial. sions alee Marriage Licenses. licenses have been ismed by the clerk of thecourtto the following: John Voegler and Louisa York; Wm. A. Tyler and Ella C. Kimball; Edward M. Halley and Maud M. Mil- Milstead of Fairfax county, Ve., and Elizabeth Saturday morning homing pigeons belonging to@fr. P. Gallaghan of Providence, R.L,about 850 miles airline dis- tance, The Theo. P. Gresn birds of Woodbury, N. J., wore liberated this m: at 10 o'clock and madea fine start. Mr. 's birds ‘will be set free between 6:80 and 8:90 a.m. under the management of E. 8. Starr veterans whb receive pensions for service in | °R was granted to Mr. Wm. H. Yeatman, a dis- abled veteran, auth him to receive a| pi Pension under the ‘state law on the subjeot. general aseemb! an federate states and the militia of the state in | si ler, both of Frederick county, Md.; Henry 8. | of the elected. Mr. Smith on taking the chair read mete general approval. the call, which was signed b Gov. Pattison said last his latest iy © amber of cits advices from Homestead infteated was | ens, and said that the meeting was intended “quiet.” A private telogram from Col: Coa- | only for the people who were opposed to the re- at Pittsburg stated that « solu- | cent action of the commissioners, and that those tion of the was now probable. who were in favor of it were like republicans at THE BOARD OF APPEALS. Sogmocratic conference, they simply bad 20 ‘Ve am} strength his 5 was taken on the reso- ‘THE RESOLUTIONS. He then offered the following resolutions: ‘Whereas at a recent meeting of the commis- sioners of the town of Hyattsville « resolution was adopted providing that the assesment for to virtue amendment of the charter allo ing an increased assessment of 25 cents on the $100, in lieu of 15 cents as formerly; ‘And whereas said action was by the said bdard without consulting the wishes of the residents or taxpayers of the town, in known tion to the views of the majority of our nd contrary to ovary well-established Principle of republican form of goverment; ‘And whereas the said system intended to be thrown upon us is contrary to the constitution of our state, which declares that every man shall be taxed according to his actual worth, and is faleo in theory and would be onerous in Now, therefore, be it resolved, That in view of the above statement, believing that a grave error has been committed involving the ma- terial welfare a mame of our com- munity, we fully request the commis- loners to modify the order referred to so as to lessen the basis of taxation as heretofore to the land improvements theroon, and that a com- mittee of five be appointed to present said re- quest to the commissioners of Hyattsville. Resolved, That the commissioners of the town of Hyatteville having in our belief ex- ceeded the powers conferred on them by law in the exemption from taxes of the improvements on real estate, and proceeded in violation of the trast. conferred on them by the citizens of Hyattevillo in their clection, we respectfully request the resignation of such of said com- missioners as voted for the said exemption, and we pledge ourselves, collectively and, individ- ually, to resist by every lawful means within our power the enforcement of the tax levied by them upon one portion only of the taxable por tion of the town as unlawful, unequal, unjust and in every respect detrimental to’ the good name andbest interests of tho corporation. The applause with which these resolutions were rectfred unmistakably showed the senti- ments of the people present, r. call was signed by many persons w! foxpapes. . Wells said that one of the who fastened what he described as “that odious measure” upon the people, was not a taxpayer. . Emmons afterward stated that he was in favor of the single tax system, but opposed to the manner in ‘which it was sprung upon the eople,and would therefore sign the resolutions. fr. Paul F. Tricon moved to lay the resolu- tions on the table, but the motion was lost and the resolutions were adopted with the = nding e closing resolution reques the resignation of the commissioners would be presented to the commissioners only in case of their declining to rescind the single tax order. SIGNED BY FIFTY-ONE PERSONS, Mr. Burnside moved that the resolutions be signed by all who voted in their favor. The motion was carried, and fifty-one persons stepped up to the table and signed them. "Pewee moved tat te chara appoint « committee of five persons to wait on the com- missioners with the resolutions adopted at the meeting and report their answer to the citizens and that the committes be empowered to calla meeting when it received a reply from the com- missioners. Mr. Burchard asked what kind of s public meeting was intended, and Dr. Wells replied one in which the minority will have a chance to 70 SEE THE COMMISSIONERS. Dr. Wells’ motion was carried, and the follow- ing persons were appointed on the committee: Dr. Charles A. Wells, Louis D. Wine, H. A. Drury, Father Wm. T. Bumell and A. M. ani ‘There was considerable warm feeling ex- hibited during the meeting between those who favored and who 9) single tax system, some of the latter denouncing the meet- ing as 4 caucus and nota public chairman, however, was declared all persons in sympathy with the object for which the meet- ing was called. Before adjournment he made a Littie speech in which he eaid that the. sdoption of the single tax system had cansed more or lees excitement in the last week, and he trusted that would be no ill-feeling between the citi- zens of Hyattsville; that that would be worse than the action of the to the assessors as they may deem just, &c. ‘MB. RALSTON WILL NOT TALK. Mr. J. H. Ralston, president of the board of fail di f 8 F s Hj fi i tt in following cadet appointments for admis- sion to the United States Military Academy in 1898.are announced: Maryland—Howard McL. E ANTI-SILVER MEN. Result of Their Conference at the Arlington ight. aseecretary and Mr. McKaig of Maryland as assistantsecretary. After a number of speeches: had been made they decided that they had a majority of the members of the House on their side of the question, and, as Mr. Tracey said, more than a dozen overa majority. They came to the conclusion to allow the bill to be referred to the Coinage, weights and measures commit- tee without any furtherantagonism. They also authorized the chairman to appoint a commit- tee of eeven members to map out plans for from the com- of Maryland.” Messrs. 7, Fitch, Meyer, Harter and Geisecnhainer were appointed « committee on parliamentary questions, eas SCE A Confirmation. The Senate in executive session yesterday confirmed the nomination of Geo. D. Johnston of Louisiana to be a civil service commissioner, vice H. T. Thompson, resigned. seis ra wan dont zucree Cereal Production in West Virginia. ‘The superintendent of census has issued the following statistics of cereal production in West Virginia for the census year ending May 31, 1890: Barley, 226 acres, 5,387 bushels; buck- wheat, 13,696 acres, 120,469 bushels; corn, 692,- 763 acres, 13,730,506 bushels;oats, 180,815 acres, 2,946,653 bushels; rye, 14,962acres, 117.113 bush- eis; wheat, 349,016 acres, 3,634,197 bushels. The total acreage devoted to cereals was 1,151,578 acres as compared with 1,183,821 acres’ at the tenth census. There was a. of 63,105 acres in barley, buckwheat, rye and wheat, and an increase in corn of 26,978 acres, and in oate of 58,884 acres, pero See Congressmen and Naval Cadets. Recretary Tracy is being daily besieged by anxious Congressmen who find that they have allowed the time to pass in which to make appointments of cadets to the Naval Academy. The law requires the nominations to be made before June 30. In about a dozen cases the Congressmen have failed to do so, and are now trying to explain to the Secretary why they did not, and aeking him to overlook their negli- gence and allow the nominations to be made. The President will make the appointments to fill the vacancies left by the failure of the Con- greesmen to name candidates. { Transfers of Eeal Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Catherine Harrington to D. Harrington, pt. 15, Harlem, pt. 17, do.; @—. Mary A. Galligan to W. A. Wimsatt, sub 43, eq. 462;@—. A.C. Peale to C. A. White, sub 56,8q. 1051; $960. Suspected of Being the Dentson Murderer. A dispatch from Henrietta, Texes, says Bill Williams was arrested here Tussday Kran, Soe-of eo. three women who. were Foe fine the reoeat myetorons Uiling o8 Daa- and nine months imprisonment in the North-| ampton county for stealing $4,000 from : the vault of the bank, He was arrested at Cynthiana, Ky. i | H.C. Payne Wants Senator Sawyer Chosen. to | wants Senator Sawyer elected chairman of the | | national republican committee, which position | 5D I wit Hy rt pi i | i E ! fl Fy FA s z E E i ire! E Py | tations as ‘and gentle- criticism aa to their motives. They are the last two men in the world whom | ‘oppose the removal of | As long as they do their followers in the | club will prevent cng estien bambi te are- race, and his ho} men outside the New York Yacht Club, a strong party in the club. Another Case of Not Knowing It Was Leaded. Max Benzer, an employe of Botts’ brewery, accidentally shot and killed William Ochs, « young tanner of Louisville, Tuesday morning, and then took his own life in self-punishment for the deed. Ochs was passing the brewery on his way to work when Benzer came down the | street from his bed room over the ying a pete ty , pointing the ‘The latter laughed and locked An instant later there was an e1 scream of y, and fell with ballet in the mi ‘of ‘his forehead. mite cartridges. There was a grand pyrotechnic Albright probably had an idea that he could It exploded in his hands and the other three | went off in his pocket at the blew his body to atoms. Fragments of his| flesh were found plastered to the walls of the buildings in the ¥. Thousands of peo- were in the public and streots, and just how such an ex) could take in crowd of that size without killing gling scores of persons is a mystery. To Be Tried for the Harrisburg Disaster. Hugh Kelly, engineer of the second section; Robert M. Brown, flagman of the first section, and H. 8. Hayes, operator of Steclton, all of whom are cl i sibility for Bapk Thief Connors Sent to Prison. ‘Wallie Connors, the noted New York bank | sneak thief, was sentenced by Judge Reeder at Easton, Pa., Tuesday morning to three years A Milwaukee dispatch says that H. C. Payne is to be made vacant by the declination of iF ij b i! 1 ili x ine Tee vel [ I yacht | bam was galling news to the lib his | linking t - | Mr. Byrd Short of Johnson City, viotory in the Contacte, Mr. ander Cross defending the independent-liboral- Inbor and Mberal eandidaten, the ib who amembled at the National Liberal amared ulation that the day's events would wrest at least twelve seats from the gov The Br cheering, rh fret gleam came when the elec tion of John Burns was announced with » ui expectation. Then followed thy 5 ® series of pr hs where they had been hoped for. The popular tide in thie London ¢ — seomed to be flowing toward the lb Yesterday's events to justify the cal culation that the coming contests in the densely populous districts eastward will add to the Lb: eral strength. Mr. Burne owes his return less to official liberalism than to the trades unions Artisans abandoned their work to canvas for him, giving their days and nights gratia. Home rule bade minor place in tho contest. Labor uestions and Mr. Buras’ own strong person, ity gained the election. He will take his seat in Partiament free trom any obligation to the . and will probabi: lead the labor party. Another interesting figure in the next par lament will be the Pursee Naoroji, whom Lord Salisbury held up to mistaken ridicule as » “black mau.” His return by three majority was challenged by the conservatives, but a re- count confirmed Naoroji’s poll. While the re count wae pending the national liberal club men, with whom thir genial Indian is popular waited on tenterhooks. Voile out when bie success was declare ‘The increase of the unionist v harrabs rang ured in Birming- ral. Wh the return of Home Secretary Math ow: nounced it was received with groana the announcement was made that Mr. Josep Chamberlain was re-elected it was greeted with yells, execrations and cries of “Judes.” The liberals find it hard to admit that Birmingham has become @ pocket borough under the lord ship of a detested foe. e return of Sir Charles Russell, Mr. Glad stone's attorney general, in South Hackney oc casioned general congratulations. Among the electoral weapons used by the | unionists isa @y-sbeet giving an extract from Washi: 1796. infinite moment that y fon's presidential valedictory made in are underlined: “It is of ‘ou properly ectimate the - | immense value of your national union to your collective and individual Tish an immovable at: frown uj pines. You sbould ment for it, and a attempts to enfeeble the sacred ties various parts.” The total returns received up to 1 o'clock this morning shows the election of 123 con. scrvatives, 93 liberals, 19 liberal-unionists and 4 anti-Parncllites. Up to this time the govern. went bas still « cxgecty of 45. e ~— liberal gains were 29 and conserve. ive The total number of votes cast by the union- iste was 644,179; by the opposition, 617,147. Throughout the night the crowds in Fleet street in London watching the bulletin board» at the various newspaper offices grew lerger larger. The test excitement prevail when the results were ported they were greeted with cheers or groans according to the political affiliations of the watchers. No vast were the crowds that trafic was completely blocked. ‘The new issued a series of special edi- tions, giving the results up to midnight. Up to 2 o'clock in the morning large and lively Groups were still awewtiel about: the bullenn board-,eagerly discussing the situation, — LIGHT PEACH Ckor. ‘Trees Being Assallnd by 2 Destroying Little Insect. Kent county, Md., is known throughout the state as the “great pench orchard.” ‘There are in Kent county alone nearly 2,000,000 trees and when this crop fails the farmers are very gloomy. What is known as the “June drop” # going on. This fall of fruit is caused by « Bittle im sect (the curculio) which stings many of the young peaches, and wien the trees atv full all cannot be matured, to the weaker die for want of nourishment, The curculio is abort the «ize of = horsefly. According to tht growers the crop of Kent county will 20t yield more than 10,000 baskets of peaches this year, Last year it was over 2,500,000 basket. Closely touching Kent comes another great peach-pro- ducing county, Queen Anne's. ‘The general verdict ix that the cro will be very light, not more than 15,000 baskets. Last year it was about 2,890,000. The othr eastern shore counties have not many trees, but what there are will bear very light. Among the Maryland hills of the Bne Ridge mountains isa country tha: bids fai to rival the eastern shore in the raising of thy peach. | One of the largest growers near Edgpont says that the crop bids fair to be a good ae, unless | the drop now on proves vers large Superintendent E. P. Stacey of the Baltimore and Delaware Bay railroud extimstes the crop at 10,000, baskets, whereas last yea it was 1,318,500 basketa, Superintendent Mills estimates the Delaware Peninsula crop to be about 35,000 taskets, Comparison with 2,000,000 baskets lastyeur. +o Amateur Highwaymen Sha. 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