Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1892, Page 6

PEACE YET PREVAILS. (Continued from First Page.) Breaking small bottles was to be added yester- The Soldiers Keep Away From the Saloons and the Strikers Do Nothing. Hoxrstzap, Pa., July 13.—The provost guard of the militia maintained order in Homestead day as another of the unique features of this | €8n to disappear from tho street, but the towns- singular labor war, which has kept the nows-| Paper men in tears nightly as they struggled with their contributions to elucidate the sit- ‘uation and predict its developments. The small Bottles were on ice. Hugh O'Donnell had | Placed them there himself and set an iron | molder on the ice box with s Winchester to await the arrival of the army officers when the committee returned. Two newspaper | men, who are particular favorites of the strikers because their stories of inst Wednes- day’s fight were written with Roman candles and punctuated with skyrockets, were invited to ac- small bottles made the ascent easy for the com- mittee and pleasant for the two newspaper men, who were to be allo-red the corks on their return. ‘The choice of a spokesman had not been made atthe start. But O'Donnell has been the De- People, as arule, did not go indoors until mid- night. Upon the big hill where the camp is lo- cated fires gleamed brightly and their rays showed silhouette pictures on the white tents. All night long trains of cars filled with Fie and camp sccoutermente were arriving lomestead, and the corps of mef to assist the quartermasters in unloading and had plenty to do. These squads night. As fast as tents were would be sent to the camp to ence what comfort they could to the militiamen, who had no canopy to cover biue aky. ‘Only @ few tents had been ‘mosthenes of Homestead so long that a sort of | $™ natural selection assigned the task to him. ‘When it came to what he should say the com- mittee stopped abruptly and Clifford said: “See here, boys, we had better understand this O'Donnell said: “How will this go, boys? General. I have come to surrender.” ‘No, that won't do,” interrupted Combs. ‘No personal pronouns, and ‘surrender’ isa bad word to use there. ‘Turn over’ .is better. It 4s more dignified. We, in the name of the citi- zens of Homestead, turn over the town, &c., &c. How's that? Then the committee labored long and hard till it began to look as if some of them might | overthink themselves, and it was decided to let one of them, whose trade enabled him to produce offhand epitomes of intellectual efful- gences, try to pat the committee thoughts into words. ‘He construeted this: “Gen. Snowden, we who would not submit to illegal authority now «ubmit to the legal authority of the state ‘There was a chorus of approval. The elated committee proceeded. They had not gone more than twenty yards before Combs asked, “Boys, how does that thing go?” ‘That's so, I have forgotten it,” ventured O'Donnell. “We who would not turn over our authority would not legally submit, how was that?” By this time Gen. Snowden saw the commit- tee upproaching. They were still a hundred yards away, crowded around the reporter, who | ‘was repenting to O'Donnell, “We who would not submit to illegal authority now submit to the legal authority of the state cheerfully.” “Now, I've got it; let's hurry.” said O’Don- nell, and then the whole committee dropped their temperature # few degreesand approached Gen. Snowden in an air of premeditated dig- nity approaching austerity. It must be re- membered that they were doing the general and his officers a favor in tendering them the freedom of Homestead. McCleary was nervous. Clifford was bracing up O'Donnell, who led the. procession. Before | they reached the house the newspaper man felt & trifle nervous himself and stopped the ‘ “I just’want to write that "he said, “so as to and thanked heaven that the precantion had suggested itself before he forgot the speech | in the august pres- ence of Gen. Snowden. O”Donnell was repeat- ing softly, “We who would not submit.” Then they ascended the balcony. O’Donnell bowed. The newspaper men saluted. Clifford ner- vourly detached some imaginary mud from his instep, while the newspaper men tried to look as though they were at ease. “Gen. Snowden,” bellowed O”Donnell, un- conscious of the caliber of his voice. The gen- eral stood aghast. “We, the committee repre- senting the Amalgamated Association and the Citizens of Homestead, come to you with ex- pressions of peace in our hands and voices to say that we tender you the freedom of the city, and heartily desire to turn over to you the au- thority which we have exercised, and— and — “We who would not submit to legal author- ity,” whispered the reporter. “We who would not submit to legal authority. and--and"—continued O'Donnell. The re- Porter whispered again, “Now submit to the le- gal authority of the state cheerfully,” and |, O’Donnell said it. Gen. Snowden bowed stiffly and replied: | “Gentlemen; I am here as a soldier. not to ac- cept hospitalities, but todo my duty.” Clifford took the floor. “General” — “No more of you, please, gentlemen,” inter-| rupted the general. And the committee and | the reporters came back.down the side of Army | ‘Hill in the blazing sun thinking. The cham- Pagne was taken off the ice and sent back to Pittaburg. G HH WHAT CAUSED THE TROUBLE. Resumption of the Congressional Investiga- tion at Pittsburg. ; Prrrepcn, Pa, Jaly 15.—When the congres- sional committee resumed its investigation of the Homestead trouble this morning about fifty persons ere present, including Mr. Prick and Weihe, O'Donnell, Carney and other mem- bers of the Amalgamated Association. The room ‘was hot and uncomfortable. The exammation of Mr. Frick was continued. Mr. Boatner opened the examination and Mr. Frick said the arms were consigned to the Union Supply Company and by it delivered to Capt. Rodgers of the steamer Little Bill. His arrangements toobtain Pinkerton men were completed July 1. So far as he knew-there was noketter from Pinkerton accepting the offer contained in the letter of June 25. The nego- tiations were carried on by Mr. Frick, the New ‘York agent and by the Philadelphia agent. “Did you have anything to do with furnish- the arms?” asked Mr. Boatner. re,” replied the witness. “I may w York agent, Mr. Sehconmaker. “But you should know. Did you or did you sell, [Rave anawered that question.” . Boatner thought not, and upon appealing tothe chair Mr. Ontes said the witness could answer more specifically. Mr. Frick then said he thought he had. Mr. Boatner then tried to get the witness to amswer directly whether his firm had advised Pinkerton that arms would be needed, but all Mr. Frick would say was he believed he had. Mr. Boatner—“In the employment of these men_was it stipulated they were to be armed?” “No, sir; I think not.” yest the witness again «made an explanation of the sliding scale. He ‘also rubmitted to the committee a copy of the it the company had with the govern- ment. Mr. Frick mid the prices paid for sdmilar work at Homestead were higher than at They are at least 4 per cent ‘id in eastern mills. Recessar’ {4 2aa anknorn to the Mr. Boatner asked if the table made of the paid the men was for themselves, and when Mr. Frick said, “Yes, sir,” Mr. Boatner then added, “Well, thove are the hi Witness said the introduction of improved would increase the cost of produc- cent, and that the men worked days in’ the year. I may have and |“ Maj. Gen. Snowden has practically refused to recognize the authorities of the borough. He told the acting burgess yesterday that if the town would take care of would take care of his The the presence of the sontment in their mannerand are not likely to occur. The friction between ‘the military and the citizens, caused by the re- mB the townspeople “in maint paige came witl in and in declining @ reception by them, will prob- ably amount to nothing, although the leaders are very sore over their treatment. SHERIF M'CLEARY'S PLAXS. Sheriff McCleary has hinted that he will ar- rest several of the leadors in the battle against the Pinkertons. In such action as this lies the test danger of bloodshed. With thécool feeds of the leaders withdrawn from the peo- ple authority among the workmen will cease, and inflamed talk will incite the hot-blooded strikers to something reckless. A con- flict with the troops would result disastrously to the town and those against tho side of lawand order. The b Tealize thi, but there, is no telling how radical will be the changes of feeling if half » dozen leaders are placed in durance. Matters have quieted down today and the spirit of seems to be in the air. No fear of trouble is entertained unless Mr. H. C. Frick places non-union men in his works. ‘The whirring of the machinery and the clanking of the hammers will be as gall and wormwood to the locked-out workmen, but it is not believed tbat their passions will carry them to such an extent that an attempt will be made to prevent the non-union men from going to the mi It is the general belief hore that Mr. Frick will man the mill with new workmen as soon as possible. He +has practically admitted that such was his intention. : OTHER STRIKES IX PROSPECT. The news that the men employed in Carnegie’s upper and lower union mills st Pittsburg had met and notified the management that unless negotiations looking to a settlement of the trouble at Homestead were opened by Thursday the men in all departments would walk ont at the conclusion of that day's work caused much rejoicing among the locked-out Carnegie men here. One of the leaders said that he had e: such action some days ago and. wee Slat that the Pittsburg men had come to realize that the defeat of the Homestead men meant the defeat of organized labor in the steel industry and particularly in all of the Carnegie mills. When asked if the Carnegie men at Braddock and Duquesne will also go out the leader re- ied: “The men at both these establishments ve notified us of their willingness to go out if we think it willaid usin any way and they have put it in a way that we must them to atop work. We will not do that. We want no help yy show no re- conflicts through sympathy. If these men see that it is their fight as well as ours and go out of their own accord well If not, we must get along without them.” ‘Maj. Gen. Snowden has located his head- in the Carnegie school house, a two -y frame building on the brow of the bill. A line of pickets was established around the build- ing. andl when a reporter attempted to visit the officer late last night he was startled by hearing, “Halt! Who goes there? Stand back ten feet.” ‘A musket with fixed bayonet thrust under the reporter's nose induced him to fall back. One of the guard then escorted him to guard No. 1, where an officer was found, who examined his pass and admitted him within the lines. The | ti. are issued to newspaper men having oe tions which they represent and admit within all lines from 6.m. to 10 p.m. They are signed by Maj. Gen. Snowden and Maj. Evans, aid de camp. The expense of the sojourn of the troops at Homestead will be paid out of an riation for suppressing riote, and there mer camp this year. ‘on foot to use the money for the summer encam; RUMORS OF XOX-UNION MEN COMING. A telegram was received at Gen. Snowden's headquarters just before noon stating that a number of non-union men had been engaged by Mr. Frick and were on their way to Homestead. ing for further SIGHTS AND SCENES AT HOMESTEAD. ‘The Straggle of the Brass Band—“Fun” of the Troops. ‘Staff Correspondence of The Evening Stac. Homxsreap, Pa., July 12, 1892. Everything went well with the band so long ‘asthe leader was in positive command, but when each of the individual instrumentalists attempted to obey the dictates of their re- spective consciences there was confusion and trouble. There is more than one band in Home- stead, but for the purposes of this story satis factory identification is not necessary. At the rink meeting Monday it was resolved to have the local bands turn out, and only Gen. Snow- den’s refusal upset the scheme. As soon as the meeting adjourned one of the harmonfous ng- gregations retired to the seclusion of its prac- tice room, which frontson one of the main | 4p, aroused whose when vured_ Program. The band didn’t know the latter air. #0 neither of the amounted to at thing. “See, the ing Hero Comes’ was ruled out because it would not do to admit le are not talking much about | Bo! townspeop! ody ‘c and the second cornet. that the others could and so confident were they of cht was badly frac- tured by the staccato toots of the second cornet his monotonous part by himself. He musicians into P donna, so to speak—said he would not attempt it, and ho will not. ‘While the argument was in progress -the bell of a sixteen-pound tenor horn struck him in the center of his upper lip. If all goes well the first cornet will be able to get his lips into a mouthpiece about August 17. At least that’s what the doctor says. Tho man who hit tho prima donna, if he within a week, will ‘wear a bandage over his left eye. Early this morning the band, xccompanted by the prima donna,who carried a water bucket with a chunk of ice in it, left for Pittsburg to meet the troops. If it keeps on in that direc- tion it will travel about 24, miles before it makes connection. One of the oldest inhabit- ents, who didn’t sleop at all last night, because he lives next door to the second cornet, said he the musicians had gone to Pittsburg to y in additional stores of wind. FUN OF THE BOYS. Of course the soldier boys are having lots of what they call fun. There are some people in ‘Washington whose ideas of humor are not in fect accord with the views held on that sub- t by Pennsylvania militia. ‘The jokes are so intensely practical, and as a rule so very expensive, so far as the victims are concerned. One of the regiments was on a train which stopped at Berryville last night and a few of the humorists went out on a foraging expedition. ‘The result was a very fine collection of edible chickens and several a No. 1 hams, ly this morning a farmer, who prior to the arrival of the militia was the owner, of the, before-mentioned prop- erty. called around with a bill for damages. He was noisy and harsh in his remarks until he was introduced to a young officer who was alleged to be Major General Snowden. Just as the agriculturist had concluded stating his case ‘another officer entered and he was declared to be Gov. Pattison. Not unnaturally the-tiller of the soil, the raiser of chickens and the curer of hams was increasingly obsequious to men of such eminence as he supposed these were. After a brief conversation, in the course of which the farmer was convinced that it was his duty to help support the troops while they were engaged in fighting for his home and his Fights as a citizen, the old ‘man reccipted, the bill and depgrted.’ He was only too delighted to contribite something, he raid, and if they would only wait a few minutes he would ran up to the house and return with a few more hams. He was on his way back to the cars staggering beneath a load of the best in his smoke house when the train putled ont. ‘This morning shortly after the first brigade arrived four men who were doing guard duty ust opposite the Carnegie offices, purchased a pie each from a woman who was doing her best to turn an honest penny. The boys had just filled their mouths up—very full in- |—when Gen. Wylie came along. Each man gravely laid his pie on the edge of the sidewalk. Hm!” said the corporal, his month “Hm! too thoronghly occupied to permit of articula- jon. ‘The riffes came to “carry.” “Hmhm! Hm!” A thin line of blackberry Juice trickled out of one corner of his greater facial orifice as the Springfields moved up to “present arms.” Gen. Wylie didn’t want to laugh, but he had to smile jast alittle bit. When he had gone by the boys ate what they had stowed away in their cheeks and then attacked the balance. Gro. H. Harries, age MILITIAMEN DRANK TOO MUCH BEER Five Hundred Were Found Intoxicated Be- hind a Brewery. Passes were issued to the militiamen with very Kittle discretion as to numbers and within an hour of their arrival at the camping ground at Homestead, Pa. yesterday the strocts were filled with a dusty, tired lot of soldiers. They ‘The | mingled with the locked-out Carnegie millmen Gatling guns were mounted this morn- ing in front of Gen. Snowden's head- quarters. The crowd of sightseers attracted out of curiosity and locked-out mill men who about headquarters and watched the movements of the officers was 80 t that the picket lines were extended and the bbedquarters guard increased. en gets THE COURTS. Cmctrt Covat—Judge W. Johnson ‘submit age He Weight; and drowned all differences in beer at the many saloons, which were wide open. When it is re- membered that 4,000 steel workers alono are idle and that workmen who are idle and that the workmen who sympathize with them have been ing into town for forty-eight hours and that over 1,000 militiamen were permitted to mingle with these men in the streets and sa- loons of the town, some idea of the condition of affairs may bo obtained. There were 200 on duty, but they tempt to clear sidewalks or maint as no actual ce occurred. fambers of militiamen were under the in- fiuence of liquor by noon, and some of the ¢ them: order 60 company. For some unknown reason John McLuckie, fy overtto Ausstant Burgess Byraa., The latter over 5 itter GU kis best to peeserse ones, Shortly after noon he went to the brewery w of Homestead, and, finding about 500 soldiers there in various stages of intoxication, he or- dered the place closed. ‘The militiamen became quite boisterous, and rows with strikers were narrowly averted. One man in the uniform of the state, after drinking freely, expressed himself in uncom; yntary terms in regard tothe strikers. ‘Twe'men mado break for him, but a number of militiamen in around him and he made # hurried re- to camp. were run down the tracks to the main gad the gune were unlosded in full view of the Several box cars containing ammunition and commissary supplies were also unloaded during the afvernoon. the curt Me- made noat- | der cars with cannon and gatling guns | °° l af HE i g E iH tht i 5 ist 5 3 i i e ‘Association at streets and is open to the public gaze and ear. ofa “Starching Through Georgia” fas tho first | 6 table selection and Yt went famously. ‘There was contagion in the melody, and the small boys case, who wore halfway trough the open. windows oth the and all the way through ‘every other aperture plained how that would adinit a bey mingied their childish | ox Mr. Frick treble with the sounding brass and the tink- | then ‘the price of between 1689 fat man who blows big, thunderous notes odds Sovapeabioten, aah that | out of the big end of an ancient bombardon | not the tariff, was the cause for the continuous that as the troops were coming in on | deci ‘From this Mr, Frick passed Rothing more than ns were emt and all the arranj ments ei tween June 28 and July 2. The correspondence Robert H. Pinkerton was between Mr. Frick an: introduced. At this juncture Mr. ‘eon ola Sheriff letter which he had written to upon him to protect the company’s Property abi fr. Boatner asked why the services of the Pinkertons were sought before it was apparent ir. Beek ropliod by clting the Saarming and ir, ied by i routing of 100 Pinkerions at the company’s Du- quesne works three fied that the sheriff would not be able to do so. Mr. Frick explained that the immense fence Rerped ppe e ee a mont to tho appoint tment of tho Amalgamated Ass ‘Association sAvisory com: Mr. Boatner asked Mr. Frick to explain about of “holes,” which might be the committee were at the works. “They were made for the purpose of looking out to sce who might be on the outeide.” In answer toa question Mr. Frick described the route traveled by the Pinkertons until they reached He He also stated that he refused io send the Pinkertons to Homestead without the consent of the sheriff. ‘Tho sheriff k knew only from hearsay what became of the Pinkertons’ arms, &c. The testimony closed and the committee ad- Journed until 9a.m. today. ——_ +o CORONER McDOWELL'S INQUEST. Taking Testimony Regarding the Firing on ' the Pinkertons. Coroner McDowell commenced the inquest | ‘im yesterday afternoon at Pitteburg on the eight men who were killed in the riot at Homestead. Capt. William B. Rodgers of the Little Bill, the steamboat, was the first witness called. He | H. testified that he was employed to transport for | H- H.C. Frick detectives to protect and guard the works of the Carnegie Company at Home- stead. He detailed the trip up the river and the battle that followed. ‘The witness eaid the crowd on the pt ineers Evans and Martin corroborated Capt. ers. Joseph G. Hoffman, a Pinkerton detective of Chicago, was the last witness called. He related, as did the previous witnesses, the trip to H Capt. Hines, he said, had charge of tho men. As the barges approached the works the witness saw large numbers of people gathered along the river banks, many of whom were women. As the barges got nearer to the place of the in- tended landing the barges wore fred on. Capt, Hinesand seven or eight menattempted to put gangplank on shore above the bridge, but were unable to do soon account of the shower of stones and actions of the strikers, Afterward ashort effort was again made and resulted in the placing of the gangplank. As they were starting down the plank the strikers fired and the witness fell, having been shot through the right leg above the knee. He said that he did not have a weapon with him when shot. He said that the dotectives were given to under- stand that their duty was to guard the com- pany’s property and that they were instructed not to fire unless in self-defense. ‘The affidavit of John H. McCury, who is at Allegheny General Hospital, was read to the in- quest and continued until 2 p.m. ee ee BOARD OF —re- TRADE MEETING. Several Matters to Be Discussed at the Ses- sion This Evening. A meeting of the board of trade will be held this evening at their rooms in the Glover build- ing. A number of matters of importance wil be considered. The assessment question will come in for its share of attention and some action will be taken on the McMillan amendment which proposes to continuo the of assessment until the new as- can be revised by equalization. The members of the board will no doubt express some opinion about the Johnson assesement bill, and it is likely that the entire subject of assessment of taxes in the District will be discussed. ‘Another matter that may claim attention is the project of the Norfolk and Western railroad to enter thecity by a bridge over the river at the Three Sisters. A report on this subject will be presented for the consideration action of the board. It is likely that some notice will be taken of the action of the East Washington Association in the matter of the new assessment. Some of the members of the board have expressed the inion that such attacks in certain sections of city are calculated to .make a false impres- sion on Congress and to injure the city. ae THROUGH TURKISH EYES. An Amusing Comment on American Politics by @ Constantinople Paper. A daily newspaper is published in Constanti- nople, Turkey, called the Sabah. The follow- ing remarkable editorial appeared in ite issue of June 16: “As we remarked in a recent number, the term of office of Mr. Harrison, the President of the United States, is approaching its close and achoice of candidates for the office has taken place. Election usages in America are different from those in vogue in Europe and are of the very simplest character. days after our announcement of the ap] election the telegraph brought us the name of the candi- date selected, |, who is none other So a “Since plies that the President will hold in his able hands the affairs of the United & 5 a or the month of September next, and THE L. A. W. RACES. Fall List of Entries Received Up to the Present. Chairman Smith of the racing committee of the L. A.W. meet has been busily engaged daring the past two weeks arranging matters Pertaining to the races, which promise to be the finest ever run on a track in this part of the country. ‘The committee reserves the right to reject any entries. Those who desire to enter are re- quired to fill out the blanks provided, giving the last races in which they entered and their record in the races. Attention is called to the following racing “Tt shall also be within the province of the board’ to suspend from the track, for such a time as they may deem to offense, any wi 1, Entering s class race to which his record Bot give him the right of entry. of falee Yo the official band! : eretofore there two dayn, Tueeda} and Wednesday, The program for the races is announced as follows: ants, Onemnile pon berg A. W. champion- 4 Quarter-mile safety. © Halfmile safety. L.A 'W. champion Pt Osean ap. Open, le safety han Le an Two-mile ore hs L. ‘W. champion- "One-mile safety. Open. 10. One-mile safety. District of Columbia championship. — SECOND DaY, JULY 20, 2:30 P. u. 11. One-mile safety. (3.m class.) Open. eh Half-mile ordinary. L. A. W. champion- ip. 13. Two-mile safety handica; 14. Quarter-mile ethene LA W champion- ship. 1h. One-mile safety toam. Open. api’ Onermile safety. I. A. W. champion- ip. 17. One-mile ordinary. ® One-mile tandem.” 1."A. W. champlon- shi 1B. One-mile ordinary. District of Columbia championship. Tho prizes for L. A. W. chamy will be gold, silver and bronze from dies of new and elegant design. y of the best racing men in the country have entered the races, many*of them entering Rumerous events, ‘There will be among them such as P. J. Berlo, - land Smith and others, oak ed ENTRIES TO THE RACES. The entries received up to this morning are as follows: Bi. Club, W: T. J. Mo- Adoo, Greenboro’, N. C.; W. T. Ellis, Invinci- Road Club, ‘W: Ernest Murphy, Wash- Clapp, Arlington Wheel- men, do.; W. napolis; f Cyclers, In- D.C.; J. M. White, Baltimore Gycle Club; E, B, Terry, Croscent Century Wheelmen’ bs a bet Hanae toe eae Slab; , St is a Loafian BP. Es Ciub; John T. Mount, Capital Bicycle Club, Wi , D.C. George W. Shannon, Brook: lyn; John H. Draper, Philadelphin. Clifford Greenman, Wilmington, Del.; EYE. Wakelleld, Harry’ Ward, do.; Willa. Murphj, 3 ard, do.; William ¥. Murphy, N. XA. Og \Roy,’ Keator, Lincoln ©." Chicago; “Edward A. Nelson, 8; IIL, Bi. Club; W. H. Penseyres, ‘Buffalo “A. C.; Charles W. Doontge, do.; F, W. Herman, Hart ford M. A. C.; H.C. Wheeler, Orange,” N. J., do.; George A. Banker, N.Y., do.; \P. J. Berl do.; George P. Taylor, Ipswich, Mass., NH, Vansickien, T. D. Munger, Lumedon, J. D. Adams. G. ¥. Barrett Chicago Cycle Ctub: A. Riggs, Wilmington, Del.; W. H. Doetchmann, Now York; George C. Smith, Riverside Wheel” men, N. ¥.; Sidney B. Bowman, New York; Mooney, Union County (N. J.) Roadsters: H. C. Wheeler, M.A. C. and 0. A. C.; Edward Me- Wheelmen: Laughlin, Hudson County. (X. J. H. C. Barretta, Vineland (N. J.) Wheelmen: B. Bowman and H. L. Saltonstall, Elizal J.) A. C; Herbert Bilyou, Park Avenue, Iphia, Wheelmen; Hoyland Smith, N. ¥. A. B. Rich, Riverside (N. Y.) WI A.C. C. M. Murphy, Count: Victor Watkins, Crescent ington, D. ©. As is seen in the list of entries, very few Washington riders have entered. ag WEAVER IN THE SOUTH. Alliance Men Not Enthusiastic Over the People’s Party Ticket. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Rarzron, N. C., July 18—The nomination of Weaver and Field by the people's party at Omaha was not received here with any appar ent degree of enthusiasm by the third party members of the Farmers’ Alliance, who consti- tute the bulk of the new party in the south. Several of the more prominent of them alluded to Gen, Weaver in uncomplimentary terms and seemed to regard him as a kind of political hack. It is apparent that the personality ofthe can didates not any strength to ile’: in North ‘ina—a state an ae orators predicted would cast its elec- toral vote for the nominees of that convention. The prospects of democratic success are much brighter in this stato than they were two mont pafitrtimated thatthe death of President reduced voting strength new party one-half in thie, his native state, and materially curtailed it in soveral other southern states. Had he lived and been placed on the national ticket by the Omaha convention, as was generally supposed he would be, he would 3 8. th .¥.) Wheelmen; heelmen, Wash- vote, unless the democrats had in and voted for the third party electors. ‘A majority of the votes cast for Polk, how- ever, would have been given him on account of pepsonal friendship, for he had a large personal Jollowing, and throngh state rather than on sooount of tectasreeeeed ted as the third Weaver will get few if any of those v atid it is safe to assume that he will not pol The “force” bill issue is having » also to materially reduce the third party vote in this ‘A large num! alliance men who have Mr. Cleveland's views on the money and who had an- nounced a ion to support the "6 party national ticket will not, it is 80 under existing conditions. Mr. Harrison, a force White House, and that on them Hi <, s e ih ag +) jr. Hugh have polled such a large vote that the republi- | ha: cans would have carried this state ona plurality | lice A FAMOUS CASE. Final Hearing in the Point Lookout Rail- i road Matter. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Urrer Mantsono’, Mp., July 18, 1892. In the cireuit court for Prince George's county yesterday the famous railroad case, that is, the case of the Washington and Poto- mac railroad agt. the Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad Co., Wm. J. Best and others, was called again for a final hearing with @ full bench in attendance, Chief Judge Bris- coe and Associate Judges Brooke and Crain These men by special request had sot the 12th as the date for the final hearing, and according to promise and obligations were Promptly on hand. This case has been occu- pying the attention of this court for the past eighteen months. Francis P, Stevens of Baltimore is the chief counsel for the Ws City and Point Soi te Sa ataten fs dite cent for this company, ©. Brandt and ex-Judge Chew and Mr. Feliz M. C. Closky, a young lawyer from Washing- ton,and who was recently admitted to prac- tice at this bar, have been retained by Mossrs. Stevens and Best as additional counsel in the case, The Washington and Potomac Railroad Com- ve igeyae ree by Attorney General John ». Poe of Baltimore city, Charles H. y of Laurel, Md., C. C. der of this town and ex-Congressman 8. E. Mudd of Charles county. Mr. Poe represents the road, Mr. Mudd the creditors and Mr. Stanley the a Company of New York, of wi Charles H. Green of the firm of Green & Knubel is presi- dent. This firm cieima to have put up the money to put the old road into operation, which is new operated under the nas of the Wash- ington City and Point Lookout railroad, with Wm. J. as vice president and general manager. Col. Best came to this section and commenced work on this road in tho winter of 1891, and a Holed the toad bed’ put in etty iis thepe, ie t in pi 5 snd a train was soon making Fegular the line. Everything passed al juietly and the road was doing aa excellent business, the rolling stock and moved it off the ‘This stopped all operations for some time, until other rolling stock could be procured, ard when this was done injunctions were put on them and they were stopped at different times and placed in very embarrassing posi- ‘The case first came into court on March 1 last, but nothing was done and it was decided to carry it over until the April term of court, and this being done it was still further con- tinued until May 18, but owing to a lack of evi- dence on the part of the plaintiffs it was con- tinued to June 3, at which time an order was issued by the court dissolving the injunction and a to Sorina er masene Dnurit the tris yest iy a motion was mate, by Francis P, Stevens that all non-resident plaintiffs should file a bond for coste, but asthe costs did not, nor will the; ever, exceed $1,000 the motion was overrak ‘on the ground that a bond was filed with the retmonrwies prong at A motion also to in- crease bond was overruled conditionally—that it would be done if necessary. zie case then proceeded to the final hearing. x~Ce an 07 for the creditors. Theta el as comes man wena that of the railroad was taken up when court adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning. It will take all day to finith reading the testimony. teat DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS FOR SUPPLIES. The following is a list of the successful bid- ders in the matter of District supplies for the present fiscal year: Blank forms and printing—B. 8. Adams,Judd & Detweiler and WH. Moore & Co. Boots and shoes—B. Rich & Sons. & Stevens and Z. D. Gil- man, Dry goods—B. Rich & Sons and Lansburgh & Brother. Fresh meat and corned beef—T. T. Keane, E. L. Kengla and J. H. Bucher. Furniture—W. B. Moses & Sons, W. B. Wile liems and Jutius Lansburgh. Groceries—J. B. Bryan, R. J. Earnshaw, W. M. Galt & Co., Wilson Biscuit Company, J. C. Ergood & Co. and James L. Barbour & ‘ucl—J. E. Chapman, R. J. Kennedy and Mayfield & Huston. ass, paints and varnish—George Ryneal, lly, W. H. Butler and Vacuum Oil ‘Company. Hardware—W. A. Pate, J. H. Chesley & Co., E. G. Wheeler. Charles T. Carter & Co., James L. Barbour & Son and F. P. May & Co. Ice—Independent Ice Company and Great Falls Ice Company. Lamp posts and miscellaneous castings— John T. Springman & Son. Lumber-—Thos. W. Smith, Wm. T. Galleber & Bro. and Libbey, Bittinger & Miller. Plumbers’ materials—Robert Leitch & Sons. Saddlery—Conrad Becker and W. A. Pate. School —E. Morrison Paper Company, Wm, Ballantyne & Son, Jobn Murphy & Co, and W. J. C. Dulaney. Stationery—Geo. Ryneal, jr.. Wm. Ballantyne & Sons, E. Morrison Paper Company, John C. Parker. H. P. Beach, Wyekofl, Seamans 2 Beno- t, the Spencerian Pen Company and Wm. J. C.Bulaney. sa Telegraph and telephone supplies—W. A. Pate, Royce & Marean and E. G. r. ‘Tinware—H. I. Gregory. THE WHEELMEN'S PETITION, ‘The petition of the Capital City Bicycle Club requesting the amendment of the police regu- lations in reference to the carrying of lights and bells on bicycles and tricycles, mentioned in Tus Stan of yesterday, has been referred to police department for its opinion. The wheelmen hope to have the amendment made before the great meet of wheelmen here next Monday. NATIONAL THEATER LICENSE REVOEED. The chief of police was today directed to notify Mr. W. Hl. Rapley, the proprietor of the National Theater, that he having failed to make the necessary alterations i of na attending his ‘The been revs directed chief of was = also mit it no farther public assemblages in the building. Building Inspector En stated that the alterations which Mr. Rapley was ordered to erection circle and gallery and also the widening of the a a ae : widening APPLICATION REJECTED. ‘The application of Benj. F. De Atley, 602 8th street southwest, for a wholesale liquor license re pa | f 7 if BRTE Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Re SEZ Baki Powder ABSOLUTELY THE MELLEN-LOMAX HOMICIDE. ‘Testimony Given as to the Shooting of Charice ‘Lomax. THE DEAD BoY's MOTHER TELLS HER sTORT—A CLAIM THAT THREE SHOTS WERE FIRED AND THAT THE OFFICER CLUBBED KIM WHILE HE Was Drixo, In the Criminal Court before Judge Mont- gomery the trial of Officer Mellen for man- slaughter in killing Chas. Lomax in December last was continued after Tue Stan's report closed and testimony was offered as follows: MES. LOMAX'S TESTIMONY. The first witness was Martha Lomax, the her son had been at work. When he returned The officer (Melien) was at the fence and her run in there and she looked in the house to see who went in and saw.her son. Mellen Pointed his plied that an officer bad been shot and he would | shoot the one who did it and shoot her if she did not get out of the way. He then fired into the door, which was partly open, and he rushed right in and she followed. son was stand- $5 By, Se Set a tn bk. She told him not to arrest him, but he had done nothing. He re- ied: *‘An officer has boen shot and you did it” to the boy). “You're atiar” (to her), and ‘The boy said he had done , and he jerked away from her (she hay- ing hold of him). and he (Mellen) fired and her son fell back against the boxes. ‘The officer went upand fired some more (two or three times). exclaimed, ‘Please ee Wag es the officer clubbed the boy three times n he was dying. She saw her son draw his pistol when the officer made for him and her son's went off, but It was after it was not pointed at the officer. the officer pointed his pistol. Mellen then — the —_ at the back of hey head and reatened her. She told him to get out the door, using » cuss word, for she wanted to get to her dying son and she picked up something tohithim. Mellen said, “Let her come and Tl kill her dead,” and then she was persuaded to aneighbor's, me time after two bullets were found inthe room. Witness identified her son’s bat,a black derby, with the crown knocked in an break on the rim. On cross-examination by Judge Wilson Mrs. Lomax said her son on coming home said sev- eral persons had been arrested and were in the parol. After her son went out she followed, ut returned when she heard a pistol shot. HARRIET TAYLOR. Harriet Taylor testified that she lived next to ‘Mra. Lomax; that on the night of the shooting she heard ascream and ran out into Lomax’s yard; saw Charley in the door and his mother in the yard; saw the officer running down the alley, and he passed the gate, but came back when he eaw Charley in the door. Charley got back and closed the door as soon as the officer turned back. Officer Mellen ran into the gate and fired as soon as he reached the door; Mra. Lomax was in the yard: did not hear the officer say anything: the door was closed and the mother got hold of the officer, begging him not to kill her child, but arrest him and he would gowith him, and they got into the honse. Witness saw through the window the officer fire (there were three shots), and at the third shot Charley fell and Mellen then clubbed the boy. The officer went and blew his whistle. crose-examination witness said it was Lucinda Strivers’ scream which brought her out, and witness talked with deceased, who was asking what was the matter with the people, and the officer came up and he went to the door and shot. He (Mellen) fired three shots in the house. Charley was doing nothing, but had his hands down at the foot of the bed’ and Mellen struck him three licks with the billy and witness left. Mellen did not go up after Charley had fallen and fire three moro shots. Did not see Charley with a pistol. The officer gave the deceased horizontal blows, not per- pendicular. LUCINDA STRIVERS. Lucinda Strivers testified that she lived in an alley near Wilson street, opposite Lomax's, at the time and heard running and a man fired and she because she was afraid, and she stood there till they said the boy was dead: saw the officer run past the Lomax gute and ran back into Lomax’s gate. Whon witness Lallooed Charley opened the door and stood at it. When Mellen ran into the yard he grabbed at Charley, who shut the door, and the officer fired. fore he fired Mrs. Lomax begged him not to shoot, but he said some one Ind shot an officer and he would “shoot some one tonight.” ‘Then the door was cloced and she heard the mothe: begging the officer not to shoot, but arrest the boy, and he replied that if she did not go away he would blow her brains out, and she beard three shots in the house. RODELLA Pace, On resuming the trial today the government called Rodella Page, who testified that she was under arrest by Mellen for asking about her husband being arrested; that she was thrown down and some one fired a pistol. ‘The officers let go of her and ran back. She did not know where her boy was that evening. On cross-examination witness said one of the officers said he was shot and both ran of afier crowd. was her son and he died Julia Lomax, grandmother of the deceased, testified that she was at the gate when the officer rushed in. Charley was in the house and his mother wns in the yard. He asked who came in here and Charley's mother said that be had come in from work. He said one of his men had been shot and he would shoot any one implicated. Mellen went to the door and shot in and went in, followed by Charley's mother. —% Charley say, “What do you come after me D'vedone nothing and you have no war- & rit Hiri FE mother, who testified that Frank Plummer and | he spoke of the excitement on the strect and | | then she went out and came back to the house. | son was in the house. He asked who had | ‘and che answered her son was | there, but noone had done anything. He re- | boy, for hehad done nothing. He could | THE IDAHO TROUBLE. More Troops Ordered to the Scene of the Disterbance. The condition of affairs at the scene of the miners’ riots in the Cewar d'Alene district, Idaho, is found to be more serious than the War Department at first thought it to be. More United States troops were this morning ordered to the front, and further news is anx- iously awaited, Gen. Schofield bas received a telegram from Col. Parlin of the fourth infantry, who is in command of the federal troops at Warden, near the location of the trouble, saying that af- fairs are in very bad condition, Acting upon this information Gen, Schofield immodiately telegraphed orders for the follow- ing additional troops to proceed to Warden: Four companies of infantry from Fort Spokane, Wash.,a troop of cavalry and six companies of infantry from Vancouver barracks, Wash. These troops, with those previously ordered from Fort shorman and Fort Missoula, will give Col. Parlin an active force of nearly 800 men. If this number proves inadequate the War Department is prepared to move additional florees to the sce at once from other army posts in the northwest MR. SOUSA’S’ PROSPECTS. He Talks of the Kind of Rand is Now Organizing. There has probably never been a mili- tary organization in the country which has given so much pleasure to citizens and ob- tained sucha wide popularity as the Marine Band. Without any manner of doubt a very large measure of the success which the band hax attained could be directly traced to the untiring work and professiongl skill of the leader, Prof. Sousa, People in Washington weregreatly pointed when Pre ship of the propgsed magniticent military band to have its headqMart mpliment which such ours and at the broad eant the fear has been g loss of ite present ic! off from the high standard wh Band has set up. Prof. Sousa leaves here to take personal mean a falling h the Marine charge of the new ente » on August 1 Speaking of the big band which he will lead Pr id: “The new nd is not bean 1 eto the world’s las yet no en- with any expect fair, nx many pooph ment his been my addqua“ters on account it afforded, and asa matter of nd will «pend comparatively little time in that city. “The organization grew out of the general knowledge that all over the country there was a demand for high-class military music. Outside of the Ma nd Gilmore's bands there are no organizations in the country which mect this want in any sort of a ea new band, I feel sure, x anced organi of the kind in the w and will b in which the Ameri- can people « e pride, There will be seventy members and all of them will be thorough musicia. cepted about thirty tirely satisfactory. We have niready men, all of whom are € Aw a general rule the men y-five to thirty years old, yerstema, Theorganiza- from one end of th: mn 4 1 thoroughly believe will a tion will m try to the prove a hig si " popular hen the price will ing on the 9:45 and cents for everybody g: oat With the low price of t this season with a schedu hours, which has been « efforts of the Sinepuxent Beach Company, Warhingtonians have no cause to complain of ‘the want of a grand ocean resort, and that, with first-clase ac ms in every respect, should canse a large number to avail themselves of this Iuxi famul be 10 1:45 ets to Ocean City five and a half tained through the eal ‘The ¥. M. C. A. Games, all game and pentathlon monthly ts atthe ¥. MC, A. Park tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. is the talk of the ¥. M. C. A. build- } ing and grounds. The base ball ga will be between the Young Men's Catholic Club and the ¥.M.C. A. nine. Fitzgerald, who is doing such efficient work in the box for the Catholic Dboys, will puzzle the Y.M. C. A's w his curves and Holbrook will mystify the ¥. MC The pentathlon games will be interspersed and every momeni the spectators will have plenty tointerest them, including the base ball game, which will be one of the best amatenr contests of the season. The proceeds of the day will be devoted to paying the expenses of the Y. M. A. nine for a weck at Asbury Park,where they all comers. cA. will pla The Single T: To the Editor of The Evening Star Your morning contemporary comments on the “single tax absurdities” of Henry George. ‘The system is, for the moment at least, in op- eration in Hyattavilie, Our present rate of tax- ation is two-thirds greater than that of a year ago. Notwithstanding this nearly every holder of a little home has to pay from 10 to 50 ‘or 60 per cent less taxes th: the holders of land now to ti community kept out of any pro’u than make up the difference, and onr revenues are materially greater thun ever before. 4 In the face of and it being to the advantage of Hyattsville to have ita town of homes, many of our citizens fail to see the “absurdities” of which the single tax system is guilty and would like to have them pointed out. 3. H. Rausrox, July 13, 1692. ita niet Transfers of Real Dstate, Deeds in fee huve been filed as follows: Mary C. Ward to W. A. Brown, subs 36 to 36, aq. 94; €— D. D. Thompson et al to A. Carry. eu D. sq. 1059; 8. Mary I. inlry, lot 48 and part 47, W. Danenhower at Hyattsville, Watson to Georgiane M: section 2, Barry Farm; $200. 2, — : sioners Robinson, sab B, : y to Kate F. Benne’ ‘* sub Mt. Pleasant; 84,650. W. C. Wood, subs 39 to 44, aq. Bancroft to Mary E. Sawyer, Brookland; $1,200. Lettie F. Emma T. Meln- tire’ t0.3. €4,200. WE Be erheet wa sa. Gordon, L G. Gordon s MA. i i EF Es F BE 5 a) Pee gay ai teed ‘a st Fe z 8 i) by Fs 4,