Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1892, Page 6

NOTHING BEING DONE (Continued from First Page.) affection between rich and poor. If the rioting should be renewed by reason of incendiary re- marks the Bev. John Baust of the German Catholic Church of St. Francis will have no load on his conscience. G. H. He _ AS PUZZLING AS EVER. The End of the Troubles at Homestead Not in 5 Homrsteap, Pa., shone ona more strike was on than it pearance over and looked upon Homestead. It is as quiet today as a country village, and ful community where a id when it made its ap- the hilltops this morning calling ont troops or even a to Smt etme erate a Possession of his works. When « man possesses anything he can't possess it any more. Mr. Frick has his men in the works now. There are Every labor ‘ization in City is ‘thoroughly live to the eftustion of their brother members at Homestead. They are holding meetings and adopting resolutions of sympathy and offering moral and finan- cia! aid, and committees are being ap- Pointed," to act with committees from Homestead. | The matter of combined action on ¢ part of the labor organizations is now being In this move the prejudices that exist between the different organizations are all being forgotten. The men realize that it is a fight inst organization and to battle for it they will unite. Already the Pittsburg mill men who work along the Monongahela have established communica- tion with the Homostead leaders and are ready to send word at once of any suspicious action the many people who put their heads from the regular trairtaand expect to eo a mob armed to the teeth receive the greatest disappoint- ment of their lives. Instead of an exciting scene they seo a few pedestrians, and here an there a group of three or four men conversing quietly. The Homestead committee that went to con- fer with Gov. Pattison at Harrisburg returned this morning. The committee consisted of Hugh O'Donnell, ex-Representative J. P. Cox, J. H. Williams, Dr. John P. Purman, G. W. ing for the party, said: “Gov. maintain the sjand he has taken all through the present trouble—that the Na- tional Guard of Pennsylvania will not be used force. He will refuse to militia until an emer- cy . In this case, if re is another outbreak, he will probably summon the guard immediati Phe gov ernor believes that the Pinkerton men had no on the part of the boats, guards are on duty day and night. Among the organizations ting aid to the Homestead workmen are the Knights of Labor and Window Glass Workers’ Union. ‘WHAT HUGH O'DONNELL SAy8. Hugh O'Donnell, the strikers’ leader, was seen by tha Associated Press correspondent. When asked what he had to say regarding the assertion of Mr. Frick that only 325 of the 3,800 men were directly af- fected by the reduction be replied: ‘I frenkly ‘admit the truth of that assertion, bat the situation as it now stands is this: If the men were to concede this point it would open the way fora general reduction in all de- partments. It is © matter of strict prin- ciple with the Amalgamated Association to stand firmly by its men. One and all are banded together for mutual support and the cause of one member is the cause of all. Ifthe men went back to work and consented to authority whatever to appear on the groun: that it was the sheriff's duty, and his only, to | preserve the peace. He shall insist that the sheriff must do his full duty.” Mr. Cox said that he has positive informa- tion.and that the best citizens of Homestead will | swear to it, that the Pinkertons fired the first volley into the crowd of workmen standing on ‘the riyer bank. Mr. Cox claims that —eyewitnesses_—_will testify that there was not a gun within half» mile of the boat when the Pinkertons first fired. He said that it is true that some of the work- mer. bad revolvers in their pockets, but they merely approached the Pinkertons to entreat them not to land, that they feared trouble. Basiness is resumed, and the bar rooms, which were closed against all, are now open. ‘The big strike is the only thing thought of, and every one. from the school boy to the busi- ness man. i# giving the situation a most thor- ‘h consideration. “Fhe questions are: “What will come next? | How is this thing going to be settled?” Even | after the loss of many lives and the serious | wounding of dozens of men not a thing hus | been accomplished toward the betterment of conditions. The situation is just where it was before the Pinkerton boats were towed up the river. The men have gained a victory overs body of men, but have not bettered their chances for settlement of the strike in the:r favor. The victory has given the men new courage and bas shown the company how determined the men are to win. Bay hat is puzzling the people of this section is how certain proposed «teps will affect the men. It ix generally believed here that the eheriff can take posession of the mill if he wants to, and if done under conditions set forth by the men not the least trouble will result. AFTER THE SHERIVF TAKES CHARGE. The majority of the men say that it is not necessary for the sheriff to take charge, as they claim the men have not taken possession of the company’s property and the company's watchmen as = dl of the plant. If the sheriff comes here and takes charge what good will it do? The company can- not operate the plant as long as the men can Prevent it. and they say the sheriff cannot get enough men in the county to come here to cope with the men. In that case the mill would re- main idle and something would have to be done. The company seems as determined to win the strike as the men, and it will take more thas county authorities to protect the mill in eas: an attempt is made to put in new men. ‘Thet is the way the majority of Homestead people, outside of the mill workers, look at the trouble. All agree that no one knows where it will end. It being such an important fight for the Amalgamated Association, a settlement is not liable to be reached by compromise before some other action has taken place at the scene of the trouble. more determined body of men never took @ stand on a labor question, and they claim they are fighting for home and family more than anything else. They are mostly men who have been here for years and have invested their savings in homes, which they now fear they will have to abandon in case the company Wins the strike. ae RUMORS AT PITTSEURG ‘That the Strikers Intend to Make Use of Dynamite. Prersevnc, Pa., July 9—A startling rumor fs being whispered about on the South Side, which if true shows that the Homestead strikers are determined to make the events at that place as costly as powible before they will acknowledge defeat. The report is that several South Side men who are thoroughly informed as to the manner of handling dynamite effectively bave been em- Ployed to act when an emergency comes, It is grid thet the strikers will not permit injury to Carnegis mills. until they bave other means of defense. The fo burl bombe into the inili and aneffort will be made to destrov the entire That is the story that is being quietly abouton the South side. but its reliability ws doubted. Mr. Wm. J. Brennen, attorney for the Amal- ited Association. after his arrival here from | oniery he addressed the STRIKERS ON GUARD OUTSIDE THE EVENING STAR: W. 892—SIXTEEN PAGES. Jom, this test point, but sball simply report ‘Militia not necessary at Homestead at present’ to the governor. It was decided at a Inte hour last night by the st hetdquartere today, President Weine Vice President Garland and other officials will be and it is thought they will advise the sheriff be allowed to place dep- uties in charge of the works. pitneral Treasurer, of the Knights of Labor ves passed throt tabu ; Philadelphia on his way from Chicago to Grand Master Workman Powderly went di- | rect from Chicago to Buffalo. Hayes said there | was no truth in the report printed that he and | Rowderly were coming to Homestead to at- tempt the settlement of the dispute at Home- Tt was ont of his ince and nothing beyond extending sympathy was being done by the Knights of Labor. ae CORRESPONDENTS AT HOMESTEAD. An Effort to Put Them on a Better Footing There. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Houestzap, Pa., July 9.—Hugh O'Donnell, who is the undoubted labor leader here, is busily engaged today in trying to make har monious the relations of the correspondents and strikers. There will be a meeting of news- Paper representatives this evening, which will be addressed by O'Donnell,and at that time arrangements will be made for the issuance of badges to those reporters who have proper and satisfactory credentials. A mutual effort to discourage the circulation of sensational un- truths isan easy probability. —— = English Comment on the Riot. Loxpox, July 9.—Commenting on the action of the Pinkerton men at Homestead the Chron- icle says: “It is to be hoped that this last‘out- rage will aronse the authoritics to a sense of the double impropriety and danger in their midst and will compel them at length to sub- Sa UT LL BOMBARDING THE BARGES ON WEDNESDAY. a reduction of the wages of 325of theirnumber, eventually the wages of all the others would be reduced. The men will, under no r- ation, yield to the expiration of the scale in De- cember. The output at that season is much less and they could ill afford to lay idle at that time of the year. as there would surely be suf- fering among the poorer classes. No, sir, the final adjustment must be made now.” Many of the wo: of Pittsburg are at work to ex their sentiment toward Mr. Carnegie for his connection with the lockout of the Homestead steel workers. If they win their canse it means that Mr. will be iven back the $1,000,000 he gave the city of Frietars to erect the free library and Schenley k. Last night the Window Glass Workers’ Union of the South Side made an a initial move ee reproving Cé A resolution was recommending that Mayor Gourley be re- quested to ask the council to return to Andrew Carnegie the money he had donated for a free hbrary, and that a committee be apponited to accompany President Eber- hardt in waiting upon the mayor with a copy of the resolutions. It was also decided to in- struct the delegates of the association to the trades’ council to urge the latter organization to take the same action. SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCILS. It is expected that special meeting of coun- cils will be in session in a week or ten days and the matter will be presented to them at that time. They place the cost of maintaining the library at from $60,000 to $75,000 a year. At this rate for ten years the city would have more money in the building than Car- negie, but would get none of the honor through its existence. The men are in earnest about the matter and say they will not stop with the passage of last night's resolution, but will urge other organizations to assist in agitat- ing the matter and cause a multitude of peti- tions to pour into councils asking for the repeal of the ordinance. The action of the window glass workers was received with: page ee different abor organizations last night. It was a ‘surpt to them, but they all thought it timely and a move in the right direction. A prominent Amalgamated official was the first man seen. He received the information with evident joy. “It is a move that the working people of Pittsburg will hail with delight,and I feel safe in saving that almost every wage earner of the town will fall in line and do his share toward push- ing the issue toward ultimate victory. I cannot speak for the Amalgamated Association as organization, but as for myself I will do all in my power to help such @ opener along. There will be numerous I the association in the two cities that will indorse the glass work- ers’ resolution. WILL DO NOTHING ToDarY. Sheriff McCleary will do nothing in the Home- stead matter today. He has exhausted all his means and will await developments. It is now certain that no posee will be taken there. The sheriff, in speaking on this subject, said: “It is impossible for me to get a posse." That has been fuliy demonstrated. Even if I could get 500 men to act as deputies they would be resisted. The strikers say this ven, They will only Fire 8p Pomension of the mill conditionally,end I, as sheriff, could not take it that way. Just what I will do I cannot say. I positively will not take men up there to be killed.” “Will you again ask the aid of the governor?” “That I do not know. I have asked for as- sistance four times already and it has not come. I am hoping for the best, however, and will do nothing until I can do something that is effective.” Much excitement was created in McKeesport this morning when a detachment of the Home- stead Guards passed through that city about 8 o'clock. The men were armed with Winches- GEN. OREENLAND’S VIEW OF THE CasE. stitute a state-controlled force for the pri- vately hired bravado.” The Telegraph says: “The plea that it oc- curred in the far west on this occasion is not available. It is impossible to avoid the con- clusion that Pittsburg has been disgraced by a series of attrocities to which the annals of modern times of the old world afford no parallel. What must impress Englishmen the most is the apparent supineness of the federal government. It is probable that on the eve of an election both political parties are reluctant to incur the risk of losing workmen's votes.” The Telegraph adds that the riots at Home- stead are on a par with the New Orleans lynch- ings. Both incidents, in common with a hun- dred others of a similar kind which have oc- curred in America, says the Telegraph, must suggest a serious doubt whether, after all, home rule in America works satisfactorily in practice as it is the fashion to assert. pancooeniadion Opposed to Pinkertons. Mitwavxex, Wis., July 9.—Resolutions have been passed by the Federated Trades Council of this city declaring “That the Pinkerton thugs must go and that we approve of the action of the workingmen in Homestead in repulsing an invasion of their beautiful city by these lawless th : \grees to pass laws against the crying evil, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to Ci =a Mitchell end tho ne- tional secretary of the Amalgamated tion of Iron and Steel Workers.” Similar resolutions have been passed by the ing will ibe bold tonight at” Indian polis to add \d tonight at mapolis to to the general denunciation. gine The Strikers Congratulated. Curcaso, July 9%.—The Building Trades Council have sent the following telegram to the Penneylvania strikers: Hugh O'Donnell, Homestead, Pa.: The Build- ing Trades Council, which represents 20,000 men in the building trades in Chicago, tenders hearty congratulations on the manly stand taken by the Homestead strikers, and eornostly hopes that they will also be succesful in the now pending. If necessary call on us for financial aid. Hold the Pit at all hazards. Yours respectfully, James O'CoxxxL1, President. cage A Twelve Pounder for Homestead. Barxnax, Tex., July 9.—Two twelve-pounder Napoleon field pieces, the first issued to the Brenham Field Artillery, were shipped here last evening with tags fastened on them a inscription: “Strikers, Homestead, s Inquiry at the Santa Fe depot elicited the information that the bill of issued through Kansas City and from there the officials did not know where the guns were going. EFFORTS FOR PEACE AT HOMESTEAD. Sheriff McCleary’s Fruitless Errand—A Con- ference With the Governor. The saloons of Homestead, which were closed to natural expectations, they did not do a thriv- ing business. The discipline was so perfect that men did not seem to care to congregate in saloons, They were guarded in their demeanor, acting on the advice of the leaders, and each locked-ont man had the interest of the cause 80 much at heart that everything that would tend to harass it was avoided. But last night some of the overzealous carried matters to an ex- treme. Pickets paraded the town in little ‘n | squads and held up all who were not known to them. Some of these unknowns were practi- cally arrested and would have been compelled ‘to leave town if sober-headed leaders. had not admonished the that they were going too far. Asa rule, stran- gore who ‘could not give a good account of themselves were treated courteously after ex- planations had been made. ‘THE SHERIFF'S ERRAND. The most important event of yesterday at Homestead, other than the meeting at the rink, ‘was the conference held there in the afternoon between Sheriff McCleary of Allegheny county and a committee of citizens of Homestead. The shenff had been invited to meet this committee and endeavor to effect some arrangement for the prevention of further trouble. He arrived in Homestead late in the afternoon and met the committee. & prominent citizen, acted as told the sheriff that he would uficient number of reputable citizens in the Carnegie works asa guarantee for their protection from viblence if Mr. Frick and other persons interested would also go there. ‘The sheriff had been furnished with the names of twenty reputable citizens of Homestead, who, it was said, would act as deputies. Of the twenty people ‘named only six called on him and they positively refused to serve. Not ha jeceeded the sheriff returned to Pittsburg. He said to a reporter: “I think the best plan is to let matters alone until the ex- citement subsides. All the means at my dis- T have exhausted. I do not know whether shall make another call on the governor. It is impossible to agree to let the strikers guard the works. The company would never get pos- session of them in that case. Iam not pre- pared to say if I will place my own deputies in the mill.” CONFERENCE WITH THE GOVERNOR. ‘The committee representing the citizens of Homestead arrived at Harrisburg at 10:30 last night and were in secret conference with Gov. Pattison until midnight. Gov. Patticon spoke cle ged to lear thet rative good “lam to com) ace in Homestead ‘and’ hope that it will continue. I had taken the position and will adhere to it that the civil authorities must anal to it, but iewillbedoncunder law and in ‘Mr. Carnegic’s ding had been | those yesterday, wore opened last night, but, contrary | ingman triots who made the arrests | 9 THE DEAD: JUSTICES. Money for Their Widows Vigorously SENATOR BERRY'S ATTACK. Senator Allison Defends the Sundry Civil Amendments. THE FREE SILVER BILL. It is Reported to the House With- r out Amendment. - THE SENATE. Mr. Sherman occupied his seat in the Senate today. the first time in several weeks. House bill to refund certain revenue taxes ($874) to Bonner & Merriman of Warren county, Tenn., was passed. Also House bill to establish a division line between land of the United States and the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company, with an amend- ment. - A further conference was ordered on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. ir. Chandler, from the committee on immi- tion. reported a resolution, which was re- ferred to the eommittee on contingent expenses, instructing the committee on immigration to investignte the working of the laws, of the United States relative to immigration from for- countries and the importation of contract , and of the laws and methods of naturali- zation, PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL. ‘The conference report on the pension appro- Priation bill was presented and agreed to. Mr. Manderson, from the committee on mili- tary affairs, reported the bill referring to the Court of Claims the claim of Jessie Benton Fremont for certain lands and the improve- ments at San Jose, San Francisco, and it was passed. The consideration of the sundry civil appro- Priation bill was resumed at 12:20. ‘The lead ore bill and the bill limiting to $100 the amount of wearing apparel to be admitted free of duty (which were passed by the House yesterday) were laid before the Senate and re- ferred to the committee on finance; the bill as to forfeiture of railroad grant laws was re- ferred to the committee on public lands. THE WIDOWS OF DECEASED JUSTICES. Thirty-four pages of the bill had been read and disposed of without a word of discussion except some little talk about a road through the Yellowstone Park, buton page 114 three amend- ments were reached to pay to the widow of Chief Justice Waite of the Supreme Court $10,500 and to the widows of Justices Miller and Bradley $10,000each. Mr. Berry attacked these items as being unconditional and qualified gitts out of the treasury—gifts which Caeeu no right or authority to make. It a to that there was a fixed and ined pirpote on the part of pepublican Senators to rease appropriations until they should ex- ceed the appropriations of ‘‘the billion dollar Congress,” #0 as to gain a political advantage, He demanded the yeas and nays on the three amendments. Mr. George said that = he considered such appropriations as mere gifts people's money without justification and without war- rant he should vote against the amendments, pelt much he had esteemed the three justices. 2 woe ccna advocated the amendments oo imp! poring to y a year's salary to widows of the ¢ reer Justicos, Just as it is con- stantly paid to the widows of Senators and Rep- Tesentatives. It was not a ion. It was simply a year’s pay to enable those poor women to meet the dreadful calamity of the death of their husbands. ust Mr. Allison defended® the amendment?and spoke of Justice Miller having served years after he might have retired on full and of his widow) having to leave bf and to live in an okux, Iowa, He it home in Washi: humble home in thought that the Senate would say that she ought to be allowed one year’s pay. He would leave it to the Senate to eay whether or not the widows of eminent men should be allowed the one year’s com| ion that was allowed to the ‘widows of Senators and Representatives. Mr. Berry denied that Congress hed any ht to make such appropriations, either for widows of justices or widows of ‘Senators or ee George hoped the body would Ir. t nobody would faint hed ke eared teat tho bidet et Te ene smith or the farmer the work- i who, had done his duty fairly and well to his country and his family was as much entitled to the sympathy of the American Congress and to a largesse out of the treasury as the highest official who ever filled an office in the United States. He did not see, besides, how justices of the Supreme Court, with salaries twice as high as those of Senators and Representatives, should not_have saved enough to lighten the burdens of their widows. What a sweet thing charity was (he said) when a man performed it out of his own earn- ings, but what a miscrable aumbug it was when the means of performing it were taken out of the pockets of somebody else! Mr. Harris said that he had never forgotten, and did not now forget, that his commission at Senator did not authorize him to compel by taxation 65,000,000 people to contri- bute to charities no matter how meritorious, He should vote against those amendments and all other amendments involy- ing the same principle. THE AMENDMENTS AGREED TO. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Call advocated the amendments, which were finally agreed to— yeas, 44; nays, 8 (Messrs, Bate, Berry, Blodgett, Coke, Harris, Jones (Ark.), Turpie and Vewt). THE HOUSE. ‘There was a great falling off from the excep- tionally large attendance of yesterday, and when the House met this morning there were not sev- enty-five members present, In his prayer the chaplain! nvoked the Divine blessing on all portions of the country and His especial blessing upon any disturbed elements or communities. ‘The seats filled rapidly and before the reading of the journul was concluded thero was more than a quorum in the House. On motion of Mr. Blount (Ga.) the House further insisted on ite ‘isngreement to the Sen- ate amendments to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill and another conference was ordered. THE FREE SILVER BILL REPORTED. Mr. Bland (Mo.), from the committee on weights and measures, reported the Stewart free silver bill and it was yy the House calendar. eRee Mr. Tracey (N. Y.) asked leave that the mi- nority of the committee be permitted to have its views printed, and further arked that the report of the majority and the views of the mi- nority be printed S a of this request Mr. (Mo.) objected, fear- ing that it might result in a delay of action on the measure. It was his intention, he said, to take the carliest opportunity to have the bill considered. He hai no objection to the mi- nority filing its views at any time. Consent was therefore given to the minority to file its views: NAVAL APPROPRIATION. ‘Mr. Herbert (Ala.) prevented the conference report on the naval appropriation bill. There was a gteat deal of opposition ‘manifested as to the item which to authorize the mik- ing of a contract for a new ition bemg based on to build it instruct ferees to oppose the Senate amendments ap- 000 f adn ho ROE to. Ff , Sunith (Arix.) presented (and ‘TRE POST OFFICE BILL AGREED To, ‘Mr. Henderson (N. C.) submitted the confer- battle ship, the op-| Church. There were two first, Pope Sollee! it was not required, and_second, that if it | the agent, and the ‘MR. HEARD EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS UPON THE UN- TENABLE POSITION OF MR. BLOUNT THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD NOT BE ASKED TO PAY FOR ANY PORTION OF FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS BEYOND THE BOUNDARY. The bill for the extension of streets in the District is still in conference committee, but as Mr. Hemphill has returned action on the measure is expected shortly. The conference report on this subject has already been made, it will be remembered, and was Tejected by the House. The questions at issue were as to the manner in which the money ‘sppropriated under the bill should be paid, and the conference report provided fhat the eiflo appropriations under the bill should be charged one-half to the abutting property and one-half to the District revenues, leaving the government out entirely asa party in pay- ing for the actions directed by the measure. ‘The sums needed for these purposes, how- ever, were small and the future improvements of the extended streets were left to be pro- vided for as other street improvements are in the District, ‘MR. BLOUNT’S PERSISTENT OPPOSITION. ‘Mr. Blount, however, led a fight against the report and wished inserted a provision that the government should not be called upon at any time for money to improve tho streets provided for. It may be sald right here that Mr. Blount, for some mysterious reasons of his own, has consumed more District time this session in long harangues and trivial opposition to District measures than would have been required to pass half a dozen such much- needed bills as the street extension measure. Mr. Blount this time at any rate eucceeded in his object and the bill was sent back to confer- ence, WHAT MR. HEARD SAYS. ‘Mr. Heard led the fight in favor of the report on the floor. Today Mr. Heard in speaking of the bill said: “Mr. Blount’s position is entirely untenable in this matter. We were willing to agree that the government should not be called upon for any of the money falling directly under the bill itself, the benefit being largely to the property iteelf,and the amount of money needed being small. To says, however, that the United States should not bear its share in future improvements would be a ridiculous discrimination. “The citizens of the District outside of the boundary pty taxes as well as those in the city proper, and being deprived toa very large extent “of police, fire service, — gaa, &ec., the main ‘benefit they ' derive from their taxes is in the improvement of the strectsand roads. To make them dependent for these improvements solely upon the District revenues or. in other words, tofix itso thatevery ——- made for them would cost just twice as much as similar improvements made within the city limits would work a peculiarly hard injustice. Such a plan proposes a dis- crimination that would work untold harm to the District. WHAT THE PROPOSITION WOULD LEAD To. “If it were adopted it would lead to endless debates on District appropriations as to what should be paid for by the District alone and what should receive a contribution from the United States. Followed to its 1 conclusion we should have 9 debate on every proposal for a new sewer as to whether its payment belonged solely to the District ee id not. The pea is all wrong. All the interests of the District should be treated alike and if the ratio is wrong it should be change d im toto instead of by discriminations against any one particular section. BUNCOMBE TALK. “All this talk of the bill providing for enor- mous expenditures of money is buncombe of the most self-evident type. The bill itself pro- vides for only the most formal proceedings, carrying little or no expenditures of money. All" appropriations are left to be made ‘athe necessity arises by future Congresses, To say that the bill means extravagant expendi- tures of public money is to assume that all the virtue of the coming years is centered in this Congress and that after it only » dreary waste of vice looms up. The bill is a good bill, it is & much needed bill and it should be adopted without any ridiculous amendmenta.” eo —_____. STRUCK BY A CORK. It Shot From a Senate Cloak Room and I Hit Senator Stewart. The speech delivered by Senator Stewart yesterday on the Homestead question and silver was allowed to havea decidedly demo- cratic ring, but it was not thought that its de- livery had worked his republican associates up to the point of assassination. Today, however, it looked that way. Senator Stewart was standing by his desk in the Senate, with his back to the republican cloak room door, and was leaning forward as if prepared for a deadly spring at Mr. Hawley's back, when a shirp explosion was heard and some deadly missile came flying from the open door, _ striking Senator Stewart squarely in the back of the neck. ‘The press gallery was in intense excite- ment, momentarily expecting the stricken man to rand fall, Ho did° neither, howorer, but only looked mad and picked up a cork from the floor and gazed at it with an “Alas! poor Yorick” gaze. ‘Men with a wide experience in such matters are willing to state on oath that the cork had never had connection with an apollinaris bot- fle. |The guilty party has not yet been: appre- bended, although Senator Hiscock walked in- nocently from the cloak room few moments after. The Berdan Ironclad Destroyer Patented. On the receipt of a favorable report of Messrs. Cramp & Sons on the Berdan ironclad destroyer, with proposition to construct one and give a guarantee that it will fill the conditions pro- vided for in the Dill now before Con- gress, the chairman of the coast defense committee in the Senate and the chair- man of the committee on naval affairs in the House of Representatives requested the Secre- tary of the Interior to have Gen. Berdan’s ap- plication for patent made special. On the 5th instant two patents were issued on the Berdan destroyer. covers the devices employed for firing @ shell into the hold of a ship below her armor plating, when the hy- draulic buffer or ram is in contact with the ship, by which a short and uniform distance for firing through the water and the k of the shell into the hold of the ship is sect under all circumstances, ‘The other patent is for a shell eo constructed as to allow gas to pass the shell to force out the tampion employed to the water out of the gun and to prevent the air, when com- pressed by the shell, from expanding the tussle of the gunj. aloo for a time’ fase #0 constructed as the ex- losion twenty minutes, if desired, in order to allow the ofticers and crew to: leave the ship before the explosion takes place. The tell contains forty pounds of wet gun cotton, Pe | 7886, and had which is claimed to be sufticient when exploded inside of the ship to destroy all the bulkheads and thereby cause the ehip to sink at once. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Henrxpo, Va., July 9, 1892, The railroad station at this place was broken open last night and the safe taken ont, put on a truck and carried about half a mile down the road, where it was emptied of its contents, ‘The money they found was hardly enough to for the labor, probably not aver 810. | This to the of the Congregational ‘valuable some Desides Br. BR ee ES Omicers Elected. At the last regular meeting of Valley Forge No. 51, Jr. 0. U. A. M., the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: Jr. councilor, C. L. Callis; councilor, W. W. Je-sV_counelon, HBL W 5 Fe n; treasurer, 8. i the House | con., G. THINKS THE CONCMRN A SWINDLE. A Result of = Police Investigation of the Congo Emigration Company. Major Moore, superintendent of police, to whom the Commissioners yesterday afternoon referred the telegram of the mayor of Cincin- nati relative to the United States and Congo Natiorial Emigration Steamship Company, sub- mitted this morning » report of the officer instructed to investigate the matter. The inquiry from Cincinnati was made be- cause of the presence there of a party of twenty-five or thirty negroes from Arkansas, who had certificates for which they bad paid $5 each, and which purported to entitle them to Passage on ao steamship from Baltimore to Africa, They were on their way to Baltimore. The report of the ice, made today throngh Maj, Mowe, shows that ‘the company flled’s certificate ‘of incorporation here June 28, its office here, at 1981 lth street northwest, until the 20th of last December, when the company re- moved to Atlanta, Ga. T. J. Clayton of 505 18th street northwest was its secretary up to that time, when he claims he went out of office and | has since simply been a member of the com- pany, attending no meeting of the company. Clayton, who is employed | iu the government printing office, says | no shares of stock in the com- pany have been sold to any one outside of the | city, but the company had branch offices throughout the states, and he claimed that Ben- | jamin Gaston, general manager of the com- pany who had charge of the funds, had $18,000 or $20,000 on deposit in the Metropolitan Bank of this city. The present officers of the “gan are re- Ported to be: President, John H. Hendersoa, 1641 Vermont avenue; vice president, Mrs. — Johnson, 1641 Vermont avenue; treasurer, Mrs. Emily C. Johnson, Anacostia; general mat ir, Benjamin Gaston. Henderson, the president | of the company, claims that the whole business of the company is now conducted by Gaston, and that the officers named were simply a/| subboard, organized by authority from the headquarters at Atlanta, He stated that they had no office here, but met at his house, 1641 Vermont avenue, and that no shares had been sold in this city or elaewhere by any member of the company here. There were, he said, agenta throughout the country who were no doubt do- | ing good work for the cause. He also said that Gaston had between $6,000 and @8,000 in the Metropolitan Bank of this city. Gaston, the report says, is supposed to be in Atlanta, He is said to be a — jing agent of the com- pany, working the scheme up. The concluding words of the ato | officer's repo: “I may be wrong, but rt are: think the company a big swindle.” The constitution and by-laws of the company inclosed in the report, state that the body cor- orate was formed “for the purpose of carry- ig on and conducting for ourselves and our as- socintes, assigns and successors, a company to run’ and operate a line of | steam vessels from port of Baltimore, Md., to the Congo country, in Africa, and in termediate places, for pu of emigration and commerce.” ' The capital stock was put at $2,000,000, with power to increase it to $3,000,. 000, divided into shares of $100, the liabilities of any stockholder to be limited to the amount subscribed for or remaining unpaid thereon. The original incorporators were: Thos. L. Green, P. C. Lewis, W. H. Phillips, R. H. Dy- son, "Benj. Gaston, §, Lampkins, W. R.’ Arnold, Francis Adams, Elias | Har- rod, John’ E, Lemons, Wm. H. Brent, Wm. L. Freeman, John H. Paynter, G. L. Joy, Albert Parker, Emily ©. E. Johnson, Jane R. Roberts, Henry Cox, Wm. H. Johnson, Samuel Paul Edmonston and John A. Moss. What further action, if any, will be taken by the Commissioners will be decided probably on jonday, —_——.—— THE HOT SPRINGS RESERVATIO’ Annual Report of Superintendent Thomp- son as to its Management. Frank M. Thompson, the superintendent of the Hot Springs, Ark., in his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior gives an account of the condition of the government property on that reservation and the various bath houses. He states that the free bath house is popular and patronized by the indigent and by the invalid poor to an enormous extent, some 800 or 900 bathing there daily. This building, whjch has been recently erected, was enlarged daring the past year by an addition for the better accommoda- tion of the male bathers. Some thirteen acres of land on the western slope of Hot Sprinj mountain has been cleared of underbrush and | fallen trees and the forest trees have been trimmed. The receipts for water rents durinj the year amounted to @12,02; from groun; rents, $2,525. ‘There was paid for salaries, re- pairs and improvements, $23,696. ‘The balance it year was 18,571 and this year it is $9,935, CAPITOL TOPICS. WORK OF THE HOUSE YESTERDAY. The grand total of the work of the House under the suspension of the rules was.the passage of the tin plate bill, the silver lead ore Dill, the bill tolimit the amount of clothing that can be brought into this country free of duty by persons returning from abroad, a bill to amend the land grant forfeiture bill of 1890, the bill regulating car coupling and the bill to give Utah local self-government. TO BE BUILT AT THE WASHINGTON YARD. The conference report on the naval appro- priation bill contains one very interesting agreement. This is in regard to the Senate appropriation of $100,000 for the testing and building of the Hurst high-explosive eight-inch rifle gun. This appropriation was to be divided— $50,000 for each purpose. ‘The House conferees have t least partially to this appropria- tion. The bill as it comes from conference provides $50,000 for the building of this gun, and provides—what is an indication of the growing advantages of the navy yard here— that the gun shall be built at the Washington navy yard. It is claimed that the gun will send a shot six miles with perfect aim. BILLS PASSED TODAY. In the House today the following bills were On motion of Mr. Pearson (Ohio), granting the use of muskets, &c., on the occasion of the soldiers’ reunion at Caldwell, Ohio, On motion Mr. Cate (Ark.}, authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Black river, Arkansas. ‘MR. KILGORE’S POSITION. Mr. Kilgore of Texas, a member of the coin- age committee, today voted against » demand | known as Rosedale an ———— Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U.S. Gov't Report. Real ABSOLUTELY PURE _— Baking Powder DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. A PENSION FOR LIEUT. ovY's wipow. Mary L. Guy, widow of the late Lieut. John F. Guy of the police force, has been granted a pension of €25 per month from June 8 and her | two children, Mary and John, $10 cach per | month until they reach the age of sixteen. || SUBURBAN SUBDIVISION PLATS. Paragraph 9 of the general orders adopted December 6, 1888, to regulate the future plat- ting and subdivision of all lands and grounds | in the District of Columbia, has been amended | by adding the following: ~“That i «| Isherwood the st auproved eball and subdivisions here form as far as practicable to those in the wub- | divisions already existing in these contract and on the contract between the Conduit and Canal road the streets shall be laid out 1 conform with the topography of that sectio: PERMIT WORK ORDERED. The following work has been ordered to be done under the permit aystem: Pavis ley in square 812 and in south half square | GAS LAMPS ORDERED. Gas lamps have been ordered to be erected | at northeast corner of Delaware: avenue and D street southwest, on D street 125 feet west of | South Capitol street’ southwest and at south- west corner South Capitol and D streets south- west. The oillamp near northwest corner of Delaware avenue and D street southwest will be moved twenty feet south. THE BATHING BEACH. The Commissioners today approved the fol- | lowing recommendation of the superintendent of the bathing beach: “In order that the bene- | fits of the bathing beach may be extended within the limits of prudence and without risk to the Commissioners, I recommend ita privileges be thrown open to parents who come with and keep gharge of their own families, and to any good swimmer | of mature age in charge of and responsible for upils to be taught swimming, not exceeding four pupils to gach teacher, the names of each such guardian and all under his charge to be recorded in groups in the beach book of regis- BUILDING PERMITS. The following building permits were issued today: James. D. Burn, two two-story frame dwellings, 1524-26 12th street extended north- | east, $4,000; A. M. Lawson, three three-story and cellar brick dwellings, 1306-10 16th street northwest. #8,250; Daniel J. Ready story and cellar brick store, 1004 street, $400; Catherine Dili. one t cellar frame dwelling, lot 14, Brookland, $1,500; C. W. block 15, 1, three two- story frame dwellings, 1101-05 ‘Trinidad avenue, county, $3,800; John Shea, one two-st. stable, rear of '325 Maryland avenue southwest, €1,000; Francis Thomas, two two-story and cellar brick dwellings, 1374-76 H street north- east, $2,000; Jacob Karr, five two-story and cel- lar brick dwellings, 46-54 C street northeast, SUSPECTED LIQUOR DEALERS. The Commissioners having been informed that the following liquor dealers have violated the regulations they have been directed to call and show cause before Thursday, the ith instant, why their licenses should not be re- voked: John Kane, 1000 25th street northwest; Mark J. Foley, 983 25th street northwest; William’ Carley, 902, 26th street northwest; Thomas McGuire, 741 24th street north- west; Wash ¥. Johnson, 24295; M street northwest; Austin Freely, 1924 E_ street northwest; Thomas Joyce, 1103 Isth street northwest; Michael Carley, 1103 20th street northwest; John M. Buckley, 2028 M street northwest, and Jos. B. Thorn, 955 25th street northwest. ONE LICENSE GRANTED. Alvio Panle, 227 Pennsylvania avenue nortb- west, has been granted a retail liquor license. ELECTRIC LIGHT CONNECTIONS. The United States Electric Lighting Com- pany has been granted permission to make o: duit connections with alleys in all squares fac- ing on H street between 7th northwest and 15th street northeast. WORK ORDERED. Alley in square 453 will be repaired; sewer on north side of Florida avenue between Larch and Juniper streots northwest will be con- structed; acatch basin at northeast corner of Band Ist streets northwest; also sewer in alley in square 535. NEW HACK REGULATIONS. The Commissioners have promulgated a new schedule of rates of fare for the public convey: ance of passengers. The new schedule is in most part 2 confirmation of the old rates, al- though it more particularly defines the There are, however, three important changes additions.’ The first is to the effect that “when charges for consecutive trips exceed rates per hour, charges shall be by the hour. second reads: “Children under five years of » free; between five and twelve, one-half rates. The third refers to the settlement of | disugree- mente between the driver and passenger by th Police, and is as follows: “If fhe decision is in vor of the passenger the driver must carry him from the police station to his original des- tination without additional charge.” MISCELLANKOUS. George Washington and Charles F. Lacour have been appointed additional members of the police force for three years for duty at the Washington Brick Machine Company. W. 8 Hancock, inspector in the engineer ment, has been transferred to the posi- tion of axman at $2 per day. William W. Spellman, 703 23d street north west, has been ordered to appear befor the ‘Commissioners to answer the charge of violating for the previous question on a motion to report the bill as it came from the Senate. He voted in this way, he says, because he believes “that the bill ‘is defective in at least three Perticulars and. ought to be “amended. fost imy it defects are that it rey the leaking abocta Maniroh ales ot treasury notes redeemable in coin and « legal tender as well.” ‘When ® majority of the committee had voted to report the bill without amendment Mr. Kilgore recorded his vote in the affirma- the reoponsibiliey of the =p the res] ility of report of a bill carry- Heresy Age al justify ite veto without reference to the main R, will arrive by the C. and 0. R. R. on Sunday night, September 18, the train leaving Cincin- nati Saturday, September 17, and the reunion will be on Tuesday night, the 20th. En route af fr f the liquor regulations. ‘The permit which was granted J. M. Proctor for a tent at 12th street and Virginia avenue southwest has been revoked. ‘The a of Alfred Doerner for license to keep at 305 10th street southwest has been approved. ‘An inquisition in lunacy has been requested in the case of Lulie V. Turner, an alleged lunatic. ie SS OBSTRUCTING NAVIGATION. No Complaint to the War Department Yet— ‘The Law in the Case. The report from Homestead, Pa. that the strikers are hindering the free navigation of the Monongahela river by preventing the pas- sage of steamboats has raised the question whether their action brings them into conflict with United States laws. It is said that forci- ble prevention of the pasnage of steamboats on a navigable stream would be considered an ob- that | f struction of that stream. The Revised TOLSTON'S LABORS IN RUSSIA. How He Fed 9,000 Peasants and Secured heir Future. Count Tolstoi, in his written theor! the solution of the problem of bun have pained his admirers by Utopian y A his rulers, for 01 his manifextos was seized by the Russian police. But the report he has issued, practical and ares on the work of relief by him and his children within the last few month: says the Echo, only all forth admiration from people of all « | ions. Molstoi and his ¢ orked in four fs: his cons in hern district. als with the area oc nd himself, incladin niphane, Ffremow. Dankow He went to work with 1,000,000 rubles nt of Samara people we rms were tai t junctares, fires, pay = ebuil of debts when ele i ged when «pring ¢ tions of land of two Seed corn, in the tributed for the relief ple that the around to plow th ts who had no he flax, m pon were to be fed and then pu’ ‘ood for thi hopes that next winter his 9,000. prot ‘ have no further 1 f him, but he will, none the less, cease not to watch over them. T «good when he is saying hard th to the rich. “He is better whea ho is givir good things to the p The rescue of those 000 people last winter went « time that cunning workmen we their «kill on the railway train for the modation of the imperial farnily that iar of luxury which has been recently fi The feeding of the 9,000 was not se brilia a achievement as the fighting of a battle and the uction of ten times that mirmber. It was winning the ‘ount Tolstoi be supremely selfish = EARTHOUAK think themselves very lucky to reach San Fr cisco at all On April 18, when right in the middle of the lomon group, the burk hada very narrow ye from being wrecked by an earthquake, It was a bright, sunny day, with not » br f wind, while The t Inu and there wi unusual was was about twenty miles away, nothing to show that anything at to take place, About half an hour before noon the watch om deck were startled by fecling the vessel shake from stem to stern, as if she had touched the ground. Capt. Weeden the deep-sea lead to be brought up, although le was sure his vessel was in deep water a About fi was to use the of Capt. he. dandy was lifted up at least #ix feet over to port until her rail was Every timber in th as if the # around the ¥ was i i was nearly a minute, and inside was followed by a third, fall the one that preceded it, but a than twenty-five seconds, ed and rolled so heavily was dipped in the wat it seemad as if the masts would go over the Many ar the rush from the deck by of the men nar- against the deck mi d being dashed nfter the last shock be- ysided and the bark was ionless on the water, and the tur: ed topsy-turvy and nearly board was smashed. That evening «a ng up and the Semi toward San Fy pr: Just before day light on the morning of the 20th, two days after the earthquake, the lockout reported a bright light ahead, and it was soon proved to be « in full blast, tby noon the vessel's ashes over an inch deep. and nights during which th remained in view the light wns so gr puld easily be road on the Capt. Weeden say ever got end be w it the worst shake-up he not cure for auoth it. In spite of the very severe shaking th escaped unscathed, and excepting the few be tles of ashes, which were preserved by the cre asa memento, there is nothing w show that anything out of the common occurred. — TABLE AND MANTEL. PLANTS For Be Your Own Florist—it Only Needs a Litde Taste. From the St. Louis Glob Democrat. There is a demand for growing ferns for the table centerpiece. Many persons who insist upon always having plants on the dining table and who prefer foliage to cut blossoms, becatxe odors sometimes interfere with flavors, have « permanent fern basket arranged in the follow- ing manner: Haveapine leaf made for the Statutes relating to this subject provide as fol- | middle of the table. A hole in the center of lows: this will hold the tin pan or fern basket and Every person and every corporation which bring it even with the surface. The table cloth shall be guilty of creating or coutinuing any | ™4Y be put on in the following manner: There i i or who shall violate the sections of %F s A Hi i : ® 4 fr & ne, sk al obstruction in ‘men- | must be two tablecloths ironed with but one eotue of | seam lengthwise through the middle; lay theae Soi cot, shall two seams together with one i *