Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 7, 1892, Page 1

Y ] 4 N BLOODY BATTY Terrible Etruggle Now On Between Finker- tons and Homestead Strikers, WORKINGMEN SHOT DOWN LIKE DOGS Fetween Twenty and Thirty Men Killed and Wonnded in the Fray. AND STILL THE AWFUL WORK GOES ON The Detectives Try to Land But are Three Times Repuleeds HELD AT BAY BY FIVE THOUSAND MEN Trivon Back to the River Barges on Which They Arrived. THEN A CANNON IS TRAINED ON THEM Their Vessel Riddled With €crap Iron and Many are Slaughtered. THREE FLAGS OF TRUCE SHOT AWAY Frenzied Strikers R fuse to Giva Quarter to the Tmprisoned Invaders, SURRENDER OF THE PINKERTON MEN They Throw Down Their Arms and Are Allowed to Come Ashore, BEATEN AND ABUSED BY EXCITED PEOPLE Thelr March to a Place of Safoty Beset by M of the 1 Battle y Drogers—¥ Against Armed Invasion—Scenes and Incidents. Pirtsnvne, Pa. . —1ittsburg has had another experienco with lubor riots and this tiwe, as during the fearful scenes wit- nossed duriug tre railroad riots of 1577, blood tas been spilled, hife jeopardizod and valu- able property placed in danger. This time there was no destruction of property, but the mob was thoroughly well organized, well disciplined and had efiicient officers at the head toconduct tho oporations. The force embraced all the men employed in the extensive plants of the Carnegio iron and steel wort s at Hlomestead, and a battle, which for bloodthirstiness and boldness of execu tion has not been excelled in aetual warfare, wazed from 4 o'clock in the morning until o'clock this afternocn and only ceased when ths force of Pinkertons brought to the placo 10 supp! the strike unconditionally sur- rendered, leaving their arms in the barges in which they had been transported to tho works, Cause of the Trouble. Tho riot today was th troubles which bave been brewing at Home stend for the past moath. ‘Thie Carnegio com- pony submitted a seale th gove men in the stecl plant and announced that it was their ultimatum. ‘Tho scule made a sweeping reduction in wages of skilled men, and it was oficially aunouriced that unless the terms were complind with by July 1the places of the workmen would he filled by others This was followed by o peremptory refusal on the part of the company to recognize tue Amalgamated Association of Steel and Iron s us suchi, or to confer with any com of tho workinen, short of s accept- auce of the terms offered. ‘The men stated they would never sivmit to the proposca reduction and announced their dotermination to resist any effort on the part of the Carnegie company to start up thoir plants with nonunion men. As both sides were determined, both proceeded fo prapare for the coutest which culminated in such doods of violenco and bioodshed that wero witnessod today in the big tive of in- dustry on the Monongahela. i o for The contest was precipitated by the werlk men at Homestead by hanging H. C. Frick, presidont of the company, in eftigy, ana in rotahation the company ordered an immoai- ate shut-down of the big works two day before tue time provided by vioL under which the men were working. Tho employes at once proceeded to organize for tho defensive und the company erected bigh board fonce around the entice works, giving them the appearance of an immense culmination of the ar Struggle, stockade, the sides being pierced with port holes. Yesterday the Carnegie company nounced tbeir intention. to proceed to cet rendy to make repairs and the ofici thd' sherift to appoiot their property. Yo sherilt sent squad of mon up to the works, strikers assembled 1n forco and notifed them 10 ®et out of town as no disorder in tenaed and that no damage would be done o any property, They cven offered to be sworn in as devuties and to give bouds tor their faithifui verformance of their duties as coa servators of 1 s asked protect o small but the deputies to was Saua vl MR G Lot S s T of the men, somo of the men saying it was *Whien this offer was declined the advisory | 1 first timo thoy had ever submittea to commitiee, which bad been direoting the | Such 8 bumilinting surrender action of the workmen, ana which had held When an inspection of the boats was the turbulent spirits among the workwen iy | WAde 1t was found that au least soven Piu check, was immediately dissolved aud ail the | kevtous bad been killed and twenty or rocords of the committeo prompily destroyed, | tHIFLY wounded, imany of them so badly thut Tho dovelopiments today showed that the applications made for mssistance from the suerift were merely for the purpose of cover- ing what was ntended 1o be a coup do waiu on tho part of the Carnegie compiny in clandestively introducizg o boay of Piuker ton detetives into the mill onelosure. | “Tho nad been somo six miles below tho ¥iver, at which po prepared for thewn dotectives rendezvoust city on the O t two barzes bad been he holds of the barges were filled with bunks, cooking arrange ments and other pmmodations, and as an | extra precaution, as if 1o preparation of tho siege to which they wero subjocted today, wero lined with heavy stecl plates on the iu- | side, wbile the whole back deck was pro teotod in u similar mauner. When the Battle Opened. At was the intention that the meu should TWENTY—SECOND YEAR reach the works about 8 o'clock, this morn- 1 ing, but the guards which were on duty | along theriver got word of the threatened | wvasion of the hated Pinkcrton men, and | prepared to receive them, The barges wero towed up the river by a tow boat, but long beforo tho Pinkerton men reached Home- | steaa thousands of strikers had gathered on the banks of the river ready to give them a werm wolcome, When the boats attempted to land the workmen brokoe through the fence surround- ing tho mill and, ontrenching themselves bo- nind piled up steel billets, prapared to resist the landing of the detectives. By 4 o'clock in the morning an effort was made to land the detestives, but the strikers met them and a fierce battle was precivi- tated, both sides exchangiug a heavy volley of shots. Tho detectives were all armed with Wincbesters, but at the point where the at- tempt to land was made there was a steep embankment nnd they were compelied to go in single filo and wero soon driven back to the boats by the steady fire from the shore. Mowed Down by Bul " The noise of the battlo sproad about the borough like wiidfire and thousands of men, women and children thronged to the river bank to witness the fight in progress. The Pinkerton mon were determined to land and they poured volley after volley into the ranks of the strikers, many of whom were strickon down by the bullets, some of them being fatally injured and others killed outright, As the battle progressed the strikers took ur a position behind a breastworks hastily constructed of sicel rais aud billets, nnd from this place of safe refuge wero ablo to picic off the detectives as soon as they ap- peared on tho deck of the boats, t Loose from the IBarges. In the meantime Cap.aln Hein and Super- intendent Klino of the Pinkesons wero dis- abled, and the firo became so fierce that the crew of the tow boat hastily cut loose from the barge and steamea up the river, carrying as many of the wounded as they could reach to Braddock, from which place thoy were sent down to tho hospitais at Pittsburg. Seven of the force wero thus cared for, while the strikers that fell wounded were carried to their homes 1 dead being carried to the tablishments in the town, News of the riot reached Pittsburg as early as 6 o’clock in the morning, and thou- sands of mill workers, who ure now idle pending the conference on the scale, congre- gated In the strevts, whilo bundrads of otn ers, armed with gans and revolvers and well supplied with ammunition, took up the lne of march to reinforze the strikers. cted Batteries. Homestead, the undertakiog es- small br: it within a s command the barges which were moored at the river bank. At the same time a force of 1,000 men 100k up a position on the opposite side of the river, and also planted a cannon, which thoy protected with a breastwork of railroad ties. Shortly before 9 o'clock the cannon traiued on the hoats, and for several hours an awfal bombardment was kept up. The stout oaken timbers forming cue sides of tho voat were splintered, but the heavy stecl plates on the inside prevented tho balls from penctrating the wnterior. Many of the strik- ers, however, were oxpert marksmen, und they sent shot after shot into the porthcles of the boats and inflicted terrtiblo injury the imprisoned men. Attempted to Burn Them Out, When it was found that little impression could be made by the cannon on the boats, an offort was made to fire the barges and thus compel the detectives to leave the shell or suffer the terrible fate of being burned alive, Hose was procured and oil ved on the decks und sides of the ba Waile this was being done, barrel after barrel of o1l was being emptied into the river above the mooring place, the object being to allow to float against the boats and then ignito The terrible deed was attempted several times, but the boats did not burn and then the mob became infuriated and Lurie dynamite bombs at the vessels with great effect. The situation of the dctectives was such as toappoll the stoutest heurt. The men had not left the barges and were cooped up at the mercy of the infuriated moh, Ihe 1o boat bad left them unda they were so eacom- passed by the maddencd army of strikers were spra rzes, Lhat no suc could reach them. Shot Down the Filag of Truce, "Three times they run up a flag of truce, but as many times it was stricken down by bullots fived by the strikers, Theo it beeame evideut that the ammunition of the besieged doteetives was cither exhansted or they were too much worn out to continue the fignt, and for nearly two hours before the end of the strugglo was reached not a shot was fired, Toward dusk efforts were again made to burn the hoats with their living freight, and they would doubtless have succeeded had 1t not been for the iuterposition of tue leading of ticers of the Amalgamated association, who went to the seene in the afternoon. Through their efforts it was agreed to allow the delectives to surrender, but this | was not secured without the greatest objec- tion on the part of the men, many of wh havo lost friends. Bosides, as in all such outbreaks, there were thousands of turbul and as they owed no organization could not v wanted o se0 the carns allegi be controlled €0 on, and it the strikers pointe the outsiders that a hearing h was not until some of 18 ot obtained Surrendered Une, nditionally, Atd o'clock the Pinkerton men hung out sther white flug, and tuis time it was ro spected nud & committeo of strikers went abourd to prepare terws of capitulatio I'hey guaranteed safe conduct for the Pin- Kkertons provided they leiv their arms and ammunition bebind, and sgreed to leave the der guard. Thoe de had no tive and promptly accepted tho terms ar place u alter ctives thiey will die. the boat 1hey As they prescoted were brought fe u terrivle appe auce. Many of them wese besmeared with blovd, while all of them showed sizns of exuaustion from the long confivement in the close quartors between decks. Prisoners Bratally Seate o most shocking and dastardly decds, however, wero committed whiie the prisoners wore being escorted turough the streets by the escort appoiutgad Ly the strikers. An sugry mob liued tho street. As the men passed by, cach in chargo of two deputies, the mili men and their frienas kicked them and threw some of them down. The unfor tunate dotectives begged for mevey. Some of them had pistol shot wounds iu their beads und three were seen that had their eyes sbot out, Several were shot lo the suouldors, aruws nud legs aud could scarvely | limp along. Blood was running in streams down their shirts and they fairly velled with pain. Fully thirty injured men were taken to the town hall. Oue of them had his eyes punched out by an umbrella in tho hands of @ woman, Sand was thrown in their oyes and they wero hit by clubs and other mis- | siles. Many were knocked down with clubs, tramped upon, and some were too weak to walk when thoy were started for the town hall. The mill men used tho stocks of their rifles and struck the detectives over the head and shoulders, inflicting serious and in some cases perhiaps fatal wounds, Made Them Salute the Flag. As the procession reached the Awalga- mated association hall the detectivos had to remove their hats and salute the flag. When they removed their hats, men and women nit them with umbrellas and sticks and abused them in every way imaginable. There seemed to be a determination to kil the prisoners, and it was with great cifficulty that the demon-like crowd could be re- strained. The men were finally locked in the opera house where they wero to bo kept. Thousands have gathered around the build- ing, and the wounded men are kept in a con- stant state of terror, and it was long before their wounds could be dressed. the Barge After tho prisoners had been released from the barges the riotecs had their revenge. They carried oil into the bolds, poured it over the bedding and furniture, aud then set it on fire. first sccuring them so they could not float down the river and cause damago av pointsbelow. When the flumes broke through tho decks the cheers which rent the air were deafeuing and the noise could be neard miles away. The hills on either side of the river were literally crowaed with peoplo who could witness from this high point all that was transpiring on the battieficid and bo out of range of the deadly builet The day was one that will be remembered with horror by the peoplo of the vorough, as well as the citizens of the entire county, who. for the secona time, will be called upon 10 pay enormous amounts of mouey entailed in the shape of riot losses. Burned KILLED [ WOUNDED. Casualtics of ing as Far as Obtalned, List of the the Day's F Prrrsnune, Pa., July 6.—A complete list of the killed and wounded was not obtainable at miduight. As far as could bo ascertained eleven workmen and nine detectives wero killed and eightoen workmen and twenty-one detectives injured in the battle. In addition to these at least 100 dotectives were seriously injured by the strikers while on their way 1o the jail this evening Toe names of the lkilled and injnred as near as ean bo ascertained are as follows: MARTIN 1OY JOHN MORRI JULES MARKC S TRE VSK Y. GEL, TWO UNKNOWN MEN (Hangarlans.) ! JOSEPI RHL R, NINE PINKERTON DETECTIVES (Their names hoove not been learnod, as miost of them were down by numbers.) The Wounded, Davip Luster, detective, shot in the head and ankle sprained; not scrious Pren Hery, chief deteetive, shot in the leg. Russeri WELLS, detective, shot in the log. Horryay, detective, shot in the knee. Gronar: W. Rurrer, Homestead stecl works, shot in the hip and dangerously wounded. LAWRENCE broken, LavenLy, steel worker, thigh AN UNKNoWN PoLe, shot in the kne2; un- conscious from loss of blood. Joiy McCuiy, watchman on the Lattle Bill, shot in the groin; dangerous, ANDREW SUTLER Joserit Zusino. W ALLACE MORRAT. Joiux K Flypny Heanes, A UNKNOWN MAY, MiLes Laveiris. Sarary HENi Joux Cary, shot th ANDIEW SUIUY cup T'he imp! ough tho laz, i, shot through the kace isoned Pinkertons say that seve of their men were killed outright and e n wounded. They betieve several dead men wera thrown off the L 1 he number of Pink They came 1d B tle Bill rlots no 0 the rive, in the k from New York, Phila. is delpia, Chicago ooklyn, PLEADED WITH THE MEN. Lubor Leaders ar to Stay the Ter. rible Sluughter, Howestean, Pa.. July .—After a lengthy couference of theAmalgamated loaders, o meeting of the locked out mon was called at 4. p. m. It was attended by 1,000 men, many of whom carricd muskets. The national o cers of the Amalgamated association made a strong appeal to the men while the roared outside. Prosident Weike ploaded with the men to withdraw and assured thom thatthe barges containing the deputies would b removed. Entreatios of Labor Leaders, Assistant President Garland said: “Men, for God's sake, and for vour families' salka and for your own sako, to tno plead ings of cool-headed men. We have positive assurance that these depu will be sent away aud all we want I the statement that vou will not do any wore fiving."” cannons listes P. H. McEvery, vico president of the Mahoning and Sheaandosh districts, said “There has been an immeosse slaughter of buman lives here today, and by all moans further sacrifices should b avoided. I kuow full well it you continus doing s you are. the militia will be ordered out bafora dark snd you will ba defoated. In the militia comes you will 10086 two men in every instance whero you have so far lost but one. You have gained just achiovements over Fricke and now are oot you willing allow those boats to return (! “Yos, we will, if ttey show the white flug,” was the reply of the excitad men, AU this juncture I’resident Weike attempted to address tne crowd, but ing there was a loud report und with case every man rushed pall mell to the scene, Even while the appeals wera being made strong hearted men were endeavoring to pump ofl on the barges. It was uscless to continue and the meeting udjourned. o Moy ro wuiting for nightfall to burn the barges and the men in them, Hugh O'Donuell, one of the leaders an Lmpassioned Ploa tor An hour later, while the wen w of the strikers, grasped an Americay flag and mounting a pile of iron made an unpas sioned speech for merey for the Pinkertons Iving hike caged wolves in thelr barges, oxtraordinary power of 0'Donuell strikers became Lt The aver the A fow cVs burn manifest peopie demurred und eried out: them.” But they were silenced “levs tura tuem over 1o tho sheriff make information for murder against tuem,’ suid the leader. This was received with cheers, and when a striker waved his hands and asked the Pinker oas to surrender, there was an immediate respouse from the boat. Captain Heio, the leader, had fled. Mauy others escaped whea the Lattle Bill came down the river, and the remalnder were terror stricken, They were wmostly green and men in labor trbubles and expected to be Killed. 1o incredibly short timo the loaders of the strikers came od déek. Then began & strange scene. The 'strikers crowded into the boats, captuting rifies and stealing and looting eve! _vxhlnr, They were mad with rage. A Bleeding and Dying Detective, The first man ‘taken off the barge was dying, shot throligh the side, then ono by one the Pinkertons followed in charge of an alleged guard. T'io guards carriod Winches- ters taken from the Plukartons. Six Piuker- tons were roportod: killed aud many were dangerously wounded. The guards took fiie mon a mile to & rink. There were 200 of them and probubly two- thirds of them worb beaten brutally by the tima they reached $he improvisca jail. They were compelled toFun a gauntlet composed of mon and women. They were knocked down with stones, Btruck with clubs, kicked almost into insensiility ana otherwise mal- treated, When chy réached the improvised Jail, medical attentfon was necded by a laree number. Thoy wére generally elad. how- over, that thoy Were not killed. Nono ex- pected to leave Hoffiestead alivo. Absolutely Terror stricke They ciaim they! were misorably mislod and that they caw@ from different towns, wero strangers to Gae another and nad been told that they \vur%'lwlnmd as watchmen, In proof of this each ghard wore a badgo with the inseription, *Watehman, Carnerio Steel Company.” they wore huddled in the v nk absolutely torror st¥oken, foaring alynching from an immiense ckowd of people gathered outsido. Thero sedins'to ba little dunger of this, ns they are| gharded by fifty of the locked out meu aruled with Winchesters, STORY OF & WOUNDED M John T. McCurry Tells of the Opening Scenes In the Battle, Pirrsnong, Pa., duly 6.—The stoamboat Litle Bill came dolwn from Homestead this afternoon. As shestenmed into tho landing with anew Amerighn flag floating from the flagstaff, sho shawod the effocts of the fusilade of bullets thut sho had gone through. Many panes of glasg in the pilot house and elsewhero were ttered, and the wood work was perforated in dozens of piaces. On board was John T MeCurry, who was shot m the groin. A Feporter iuterviewed the wounded man, who'said, “Our boat had iu tow oue barge of Pinker. ton mon, and the Tide had the other. While going up the Tide fvas disabled und we took our barge in front of Homestead and went back for the Tide's, ~We made a_landing at the Homestead mills: wbout 5 o'clock this mornine. The store was crowded with locked-out men and their sympathizers. The armed Pinkerton men commenced to climb up the bauk. Then the workmen vpened fire on the dotectivis, The men shot first. and not until three of the Pinkerton men bad fallen did they respond to the fire. tr “The workmen wera so strong in humbers that it was useiess for 350 or 40) Pinkerton wen to oppose then further; they rotroated to the bLurges, carcying tueir dead snd wounded. Oue Pinkerton man was shot through the head aud instantly killed and five woro wounded. We backed out iuto the river and ancbored the barges, and the took the dead and wounded men up to Port Perry, from where tiey were sent on to Pittsburg. We ‘then went down to Home- stend again. Wheu we reached the mills the strikers opened firopn the Littlo Sill from both sides, It wap tacn [ was bit. The bul- lets broke the giiise aru splintered the wood- work, Captaln_Mciichuels was at the wheel. ‘lho bullets crasbed through the glass pilot house anr *o save his life, he had to rush below. Cupimu Rogers was on board and he displayed great braver There was 10 one on bourd at the time we were fired upon but the crew, Captain Rogers and ouc Pinkerton, J. H. Rolinzon of Chicago."” nted to the Barges. o ALD, roops Were Not Ordered to the scene of Trouble. PrrtssuniePa, July 6.—-Upon tho receipt of the goveruor's telesram, refusing to inter fere until all means bad been exhausted by the county ofticials, Sheri® McCleary wired vacl the following dispateh : Hox. Ronkur E, PATT1SON, Governor, Hlarris- burzi After u personal visit to Homesteul works yesterduy morniog and carotul inquiry S 1o the surroundings, Lendeavored to gather u toreo to guard the works, but was unabie to ontain them. | then sent twelve deputics, almost my cntive fores, to Homestend, but oy tho grounds, The mill viorning sent an urmed ard of 200 men by tiver. Boats containing this guard were fired on whileon their way up the viver and when théy attempted to Tand at v's gronnds, were met by an armed el had tiaed down Lo company’s fences and tuken possession of the lunding. An cncounter ensied, In which a nuniber were wounded on both sides. Several ure re- »ccroner has Just informed mie that one of the guards bas jistdied. Tne zuards have not been wbie to land, and the Works are in_possession of the mob, who are armed with ifles and pstols and are reported to have one eannon, The guirds remain in burges near the Jandinz, havinz been abun- doned by thesteamor which towed them there o civil authoritig liere are powerless to eot the situution. an armed and diseiplined foree is necaed wt once to prevent furtherloss ported dead. T} of lite. 1 would thorefore urge immediate action on your part WiiLiay i MCCLEARY, Sherifl, Ordered to Miwke Another Effors, As 1o effort hos buon made by the shorift to secure a force of éputios after the failure of the twelve men sent up yesterday, tho govorLor, after a consultation with Adjutant General Greentand, sent the foliowing mes- sage 10 Sheriff MceCeary Your te ams judioate that you have not made any attempt to execate the law or en- force order and [0St insist upon you cail- ing upon the citizen: for un adeguate number of deput.es. On receipt of this telegram thoe sheriff im- mediately issued the following proclamation : All good oitizons nereby summoned to (ppour at the s S oice tmorrow (Phurs- diy) atYo'clock w L With arms and sub- soastence toald the skerll In suppressiog the P08 BoW in progress at 1o nestead, Wl MeCLEAny, Sherlfr, In explanation of his failure to securo ad- ditional deputies, Snoriff McCleary said: 1 be.ieve it would be sutcide for me to tuke my men there, i'ive bundred deputies could do no more than o doz:n. Besides, I have b unable Lo securo man, Poey all refuse to go.” IN WASHINGTON, stonal Tavestigation—Tow the Presid tecorved the Noews, Wasiminaros, D, Cug July 6.—Tue first ofi cial recognition in congrass of the troubles st the Homestead 1nill today appeared whon Representative Camioetti introduced & reso- lutiou callinz for the appointment of a select committee to inves igate thew. Preceding the resolution i3 a loag preamble, reciting to the effect that the rzpablican pirty has coa tended that one of the matn purposes of its tariff logislation was the protection of Amer- Proposed Cougr ican labor and the inerease of pay to the wage-earnors in protected industries; that contrary therato industries protected tegisint instead by sy nstanc pay of reduced them; controlled erating an o in ma D of the wage-woriors, actuully material toat the Homostead mills, by Caruogleand his associates, industry which bus received the fostering care of said lexislation Lo such a0 extent as 10 Lypify 1t as an example of the results therefrom, from whatevor stundpoin! itis viewed, has reduced the wages of em ployes ranging W au exteut of from 20 to 6) per ceut; that gontrary to the position as sumed by said party that the protection so afforded rogulatos the price of labor, it is stated by H. C. Fricke, manager of said mills, that “wo mado the scales to suit trade and mechanical conditions und gave uo thought to the bolitical cause or effect nor the tariff;” that following this annous ment the ewpioyes have rofused 1 |CONTINUED ON SECOND FAGE. | NO COMMITTEE YET NAMED| Campball Will Make the Appointments While in New York REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN MANAGERS CONFER Chalrmanship of the Natlonal Committee Sull Unsettlod—List T Who the Position— ot ington Gossip. Wasmisarox Buneiw or Tie Bee, | 13 FoURTEENTH STREET, N Wasiisaros, D, C., July 6. § There was more guossing than there were actual developmorts today about the chiair- maoship of the republican natioual commit tee, which Mr. Campbell of lilinoie hus de- clined to hold, Mr. Campbell left Washing- ton today for New York. Before ho left ho contiuued the conferences with prominent republicans which wore begun at the Arling- ton hotel and tho whito houso last might. Mr. Campbell was as reticent as over about the composition of the executive committee of the national cownmittee, the members of which ho will announce probably wkilo in New York, and who will elect his successor s chairman and_executive manager of the republicau campaign, . It must bo repeated that Mr. Campboll’s first acceptance of the chairmanship was conditional and that his retirement is not duo to any disagreement with either Presi deut Harrison or any of the members of the committee. 1f the lack of harmony which has been depicted 1n some quarters had any real existence in the national committee it might be expected that its last chairwan, Seuator Quay, might give some intimation of it. It way, Liowever, a subject of gencral re- mark today that almost the first act of Chairman_ Camobeil this morving was to drive to the house of Senator Quay, where hie helu a long conference. Considering the Appolntments. Both Ar. Compbell and Mr. Quay dochined to say what they talked wbout,” but it1s uu- derstood thut the Penusyivania senator gave Mr. Campbell somo earnest and disinterested advico us to the formation of the executive committee which he is to appoint, As to tho chairmanship, a number of names aro under discussion, but there is good authority for saying, first, that the chairman will be selected in accordance with the wisies of the president and, sccond, that the president is not likely to reach a final couclusion as to his own preference for some days. His personal relutions with ex-Attor- ney General Michener of Indiaua have natur- ally brought that gentleman’s name to tne front, but General Michenor's law practicd in Washington commands bis attention and besides the president and somo of his advisers think 1t _desirable that the execulive manager of the campaign shoula come from anotlier state than that of tnenowinee, The nawmes of ex-Goyernor Chie- ney of Now Hampshire, Massey of Deluware, Huston of Indiana, ayne of Wisconsin, Magee of Pennsylvania, Land Commissioner Carier of Moatana, ex-Seuator Spooner of Wisconsin aud Senator Aldrich of Rhodd Island, us well as some others, ave all in the list of possibilities. Mr. Spooner. acting for the president, hud o taik with Senator Al- drich about the chairmanship this afternoon, but the duties of the Ithode Island senator, of buth a public and private aature, aro so preat that be said this eveniog he 'did not think he could assume the recpensibilities of the position, although he muy yeu vield. 1t Delighted the De The tragical events of the Homestead mills in Ponnsylvania was the principal topic of conversation toduy at thecapitol. The mem- bers of, the nouse, having nothing to do all day but auswer roll calls on dilatory mcuons, found the Homestead riot au interesting sub- ject of speculation. It was natural that the Ccouflict should ve viewed from its political aspect, and there was a feeling almost ot jubilation among the democrats at the blooa- shed beeause 1t seemed to some of them that the loss of life could be turned into campaign material, Representative Caminetti of Califoraia in- troduced a resolution demanding the annoint- ment of a special committee of five to inves- tizato the cause of the labor trouble, the con- ditious producing it and the eifects of tarift legisiation on_wages. and labor. In u long preamble bristling with whereases, My Caminetti lays all tne blame of the striks at the door of the trifl. The wording of Mr. Uaminotti’s vesolution was 50 unique that 1t caused a smile of umusement among his colleagues. [t was re- ferred to the committee ou rules and will probubly vest there Mr. Rayuer of Maryland, a democratic con- gressman, saild toaay: “*Mr. Caminetti’s resolution canuot amount to anvthing. There is no question iovolved in the Homestead strike over which congress has jurisdiction. Congress can 1nvestigate railroad troub vecause of the interstate commercial cha acter of railroad traffie, but there is abso- lutely uotning iu the Homestead affair over which congress bas any authority,” One Aspect of the Situation, It has been intimated that the United States army can be called upon to int onthe plea that thestrikers are coaungering the navigation of the Monougahela river, which is @ bational highway. It is not likely, however, that the War department will interfere until after tho stato of Penn sylvania, through Governor Iattison, con- Tosses her own helplessness azd appeals to the federal government, Notico was given by Colonel Oates of tho comwistee on judiciary that on Friday morn iug next bis special committee would begin un investigation into the Pinkerton detec tive system. ‘Tho resolution for this inves- tigation was introduced mouths ago by K-p resentative Wilson of Georgia, one of the domagogie alhance mewbers of the house. 1t ‘made no hendway, howayer, unill, afier e bloody result of this morning to Home. stead araied bodies of men. Colonel Outos today notified Mr. Watson to appear ut the meeting of tho committee on Friday and make u statement of what was alleged \inst the employment of urmed watchmen, Mr. Watson said today: *I have held that a body of armed men such as were brought to Homestead amounts to an army and is in violation of the provisions of the foderal constitution. For mouths I have been Lrying to huve cougress take some steps 10 stop this hiring of doteotives by capiial- ists. Iintroduced a bill which would have annibilated the Pinkerton agencies. Next introduced a resolution to investigate the enjire Pinkerton system, but the bill and resolution went to the committee on judi- ciary, where they draged aloug for wonths, The bill has never seen the light sinco the committee got bold of 1t, but the resolution was reported favorably, after coufining the scope of the investigation to the Pinkerton systew us applied Lo interstate commerce, After the Horse Was Stolen, “Even in this restricted form the investiga- tion tias huug fireand uo step has veen takon 10 hear witnesscs until this awful occurence at Homestead tuis moruiug. Withiu au hour of the time the news first reached the house Colouel Oates cume to me and said he would pegin the luvestigation, It looked like lock ing the stable door after the horse was stolen, My idea 15 that cougress hus tho power 10 prevent the briuging of armed men by pri vuie corporations into the state. Notwitn- staundiug the claim that federal legislators have no right to luterfure with the adminis- tration of staic laws, I hold that a body of men such as was ot Howmestead this morning is au army, and under the United States coustitution the rigbt of meintaining troops is oxprossly reserved Lo the fecoral govern- went. " Toe provision referred to by Mr. Watsou in article I, section 10 of the coustitution; No state shall, without the consent of con- ress, lay sy duties of tonnage, keep Lroops or ships of war iu tme of peace, cuter into any sgreements or compset with another state or with a forelgn power or eu- gage 1o war upless sctuslly invaded or in such ‘mmicent dapger as will not perwit of aelay, Mr, Watson contiaued: pernts, “An arwy mey consist of 300 or 3,000 men an % 300 at the Homestoad mills | & as much an army as though it rolled and had sworn allegiat. ruler. No man hus a right to rai tain & band of mercenaries who, Ruise of deputy sherifls, can shoot « of the United States, 1t ostabl, odent that disputes between cap Javor shail be sottled by force. Mr. Watson has asked Colonel Oa. 0 summon Mr. Powdlerly to give eviden f the operations of armad men at thoextontivo St. Louis striko and also to furuish tho names of prominent labor leaders who aro familiar with the work of private detectives during the New York Contral strike, Want ! Represontatives Jolly and Pickler of South Dakota are onthusinstic in their praise over the manuer in which Congrossman Perkins has helped them toward securing logislation for the people of their state, Thoy say ho has been the “third member” frem South Dakota, and that in many instances only through his influence have they been enavled to secure the pas of uilis. It s their sincere hope and wish that Mr. Perkins will azain represent tho Eloventh district i lows. Mr. Perkins bas worked earnestly aod faithfully for the good of his constitu cnts, and lowans here hopo he will come back to congress another term. Miscellun Some opvosition has arison to tho confir- mution of Postmaster Hazlett of O'Neil, but tho senate is ovineing a disposition to con- s force of is just been en- o some * main- ¢ tho citt- tho wd Z riing Nominat us. fivm the nomination in the face of tho obpo- sition, The patrons of tho postoffice at Fort Niobrara have been requested by Senator Mauderson to forward their recommendation for the appointmect of a new postmaster at that place, Luad Olicer Towlo at O'Neil nas beon in formed in reply to an inquiry that thero is 10 authority for tho employment of any land offtice clorks untit the regular oxecutive up- propriation bill which 18 now in conference is sizned by the president, as the employes of local land oftices are paid by specitic ap Dropriations and the governmont servics is now being conducted by an extension of st year's uppropriations, T'he new biil will bo finally pussed within two or three weeks at most, Myra . Hogeburn was today appointed postmaster at La Platte, Sarpy count, Neb, vico J. O. Leary, removed. and Emma V. Hurper ut Banner, Johnson county, Wyo., vice J. H. Haukens, resigned. P 5.t FILIBU: TERING AGAINST SILVE Anti-Free Colnage Men Make a Hot Fight in the House Wasuixaroy, D. C., July 6.—The house waitod all day for a working quorum or for & report from the committee on rules. The anti-silver domocrats had a suficient number of members 10 call the yeas and nays on any motion, and with this power in their hands they filibusterea whenever silver came to the Troi M bill Ir to refer the 3 rt committeo on banking and cur. ated, and then filib action on Mr. Bland’s m o the coy's mof the on to rency was dof prevented refer the bill welghts and measures. ‘ho republicans showed their determina tion to commitlee on coinuge, tion to remmin veutral, und to allow the two factions of tae democrats to fight the ques. tion out without interference. Iho river nud harbor conferenco report whas agreed to and the aiplomatic and con sular conference report debated. Adjourned, Senate edings. conflict between tho working men av Carnegie’'s works at Home- stead, Pa, and the Pinkerton de cetives was' called to the attention of the Proc The* seunte today, first by Mr. Gullinger, who offercd & resolution {or un investigation by the committee on educa'on and labor, and atterwards by Mr. Poffer, who proposcd the uppointment of u sclect committes of three seaators, of different political parties,” to inquire 1nto the employment of Pinkerton detectives; their first appearance in the United States; how they are organized; how and for what purposes and vy whom em- ploved, and_what legislation is nocossary to provent their further illeal use and emplov- ment. Both resolutious were laid on the taolo without action and will be tuken up to worrow. A senate bill to increase the pe those who huve lostlimbs i the service of the United States, and wiich will ada 7,000 to the pension rolls, v passed, while a house bill to pension'the survivors of Indian wars was, after its provisions being consid- erably extended, recommitted to tho com- mittee on pensions. The conferance sions of report on the river and narbor bill was agrced o und a coneurrent resolution for fizal adjourument on the 20th of July was offercd by Mr. Aldrich und referrved to the committee on appropriations. Mr. Kyle's resolution providing for an in vestigation relative 19 the “slums. of cities,” was taken from the calendar and adopted Yeas, 313 nays, 4 Affer an executive session the senate ad- journed. NEWS FOR THE ARMY. Com| List of Changes in the Regular Service, Wasmisaroy, D. C., July 6—(Special Telegram to Tur Bre.|—The following army orders were 1ssuca yostorday : The extension of loave of absenco granted Captain John MeA. Webster, Twonty-second infantry, Juno 24, 1502, is further extonded w incluge July 8L Tho leavo of ab souce granted = Lieutenant Coloncl 14 win V. Sumner, sth cavalry, May 24, is extndea two moutns First Lieutenant John M. Neall, Pourth cay v, s relioved from _further duty tate university of Neva ut will report in person to the officer of his regiment at Fort Wall Wash., for duty. Licutenant Colur liam D. Wolverton, assistant medical veyor, will on the expiration of h Jeuve of wbsence, proceed to Fort ( and report 1n purson 10 the communding ot the It-no, an commanaing 1la, Wil W i cor of thut post for temporary duly auring the wbsence'o! Major Albert Hartsulf, sur con, on_leave, reporti lotter 10 the ommundiog general, ot of L Platte, Licuto proceed 1o join his proper station on tho turn to duty of Major Hartsuff. ot Colonel Wolverton wil T or Duniel N. Bush, paymaster, ba attained the age of 62 years, is by direction of the president retiréd from uctive servic this dute L.eave of absence for three mouths ov surgeon’s certificate of disability, with permission to go bevoud, tho sea, i% granted Captain Char! R. Burnett, sist aut quartermaster, lLesve of abseice for one nonth and twenty days, 1o taxe effe st on or about July 20, is granted Major George R Smith, puymaster. PROCTOR FOR CHATINAN, e WilI Probubly Succeed Campbell on 11 Kepublican Commiitee, Wasmixaros, . C., July 6.—It is stated here tonight upon good authority thut president and his advisers are favorablo 1o the election of Senator Proctor of Vermont as chairman of the e | com wittee, and it is altogotner probable that ho will ba selectad, Tue senate commilteo on toaay tiulshed the cons dry clvil bill and reported ‘The amount of the publican natig appropriations ration of tho s 1t to the sonate. appropriation made by the bill is 836,797,795, being an increase over he bill @s it passed (he house of #11,574,510 There is an appropriation of, €, 105,000 in uid n of the World™s fair and a rbquirement thit the governwrut «xhibit shall unot be i played on Sunday I'no president and Mrs. Harrlson left hero this afterncou for Leon luke, o dacks, Confirmations the Adiron George 1), Jdohuson of Loulsiang, 10 bu & il service commissioner, | vice H. 8."Thompson, resigned. Money for Omiha's Fostom. Wasmisarox, D, C., July 0. Special e gram to Tuk Bee.|-The sevate hus adued $400,000 to tue sundry civilappropriation bill sddivioual for tue Qmaba public buildivg. {FIGHTING AGAINST SILVER Opponents of tho White Metal Resort to Filibustering Tactios, ITS ADVOCATES SANGUINE OF SUCCESS ¥ Resolve Not to Obstruct But Let ¥ Cou Logistation, Take Tts R o by w Fightiog Minority, 1slness wlae Oppe WASHINGTON, bill has not ad was tho D. C, July 6.~The silver anced ono stop today. That gment of conservative member aftor the smoke of battle had cleared away. Tue silver mon who declared that they would not permit any business to bo done until tho ssaats bill had bosn reforred to the colnage committes decided this morning that they had botter not attompt to obstract the logislative favorite, the rivor and harbor appropristion bill, and the bars only being let down it was easy for tho managers of the diplomatic appropriation bill to creep through with their couference roport. The silyer men wero the more willing to permit this, as they realized that they had uo immediate means to check the progress of tho filibgstor- ing motions that followed one another witn stoady persistency whenevor silver was foremost and disappearea whenever thers was anv special attempt to return 10 tho “consideration of other logisla- tion. They are getting very impatient at the failure of u number of absent members to return to their post of duty, and it was threatened by somo of them that thoy would try 1o securd the passuge of an order pro- viding for the punishment of the descrters Nevertheloss the whips have had somo st cess und today 1ho total of ono voto was 234, With 4 promise of more tomorrow, Wil Abstamn from Obstruetion, 1t was said this evening thatthe anti-silver democrats had concluded to abstain from further obstruction to the bill. This is prob- ably prematuro, t, but they will have a conference tonight to endeavor to arrange & procram. I'he democratic members of the rules com- mittee were 1 conference for two hours this afternoon. The ded upon the theory that this staten was correct and con- tented themselves with agreoing to pass in the full committeo tomorrow @ resolution fixine P'riday as suspension day, when the taniff bill, tho Utah local government and some other measures can oo disposed of. 1t cannot be learned now whethor the rules ara to be suspended by a majority vote or, us herotofore, by a two-thirds vote, and the dif- ference is very material to the silver men, for under the first named order they might see their way clear Lo rush the silver bill through. Stitl on the Sp. cor's T ble. One of the leading membors of the coin= age committee said today that he belicved the oill must remain in tho committee at least two days, when 1t i finally roachod, as it was possible for its opponents to consume that much time in offering_amendments and voting, Meanwhiie the bill 1s still on tho spoaker's table and the house must decide whether to refer it tomorrow, as soon as the diplomatic conference revort is acted upon. There ave thirteen voting members of the coinage committee. Evers one of them isln Washington except Mr. McKeighan of Nebraska. who has been attendiug the peo= ple’s party couvention at Omaba, and be 18 oxpacted ‘noro within the next forty-eight hours, The free silver members feel confident that nothiug stands in the way of o favorable re- port of the committee, thougn it may be de- layed by amendments being offered. - FIERCE FIGU ING IN BRAZIL, Government ps Defeated by Revolus tionists on Lvery Side. [Copyrighted 1592 by Jumss Gordn Bennett,) VaLranaiso By Mexican cald—Speeial to from Ri (via Galveston, ex.), July Cabls to the New York Tue Ber.—Latest ad- era state that Marshal Isivoro udez at the hiead of 7,000 revolutionists arching upon Bage in Rio Granda do Sul. His advanced guord had a fierce fight with the government troops and defeatea the Tho result of tuls skirmist has arousod great indignation against Colonel Liscobar, who was in command of the goy- cenment foreos. Al of tho state of Rio Grandedo Sul, oxcept Bage, 18 now occupied by the revolutionists. Another wovernment fore mand of Colonel Pide . under com- les, was defeated by the revolutionists, who captured the town of Sau Pedrito and discovered 8 number of government soldiers who wore in hidiog The prisoners’ throats were cat aud barbarities were committed. T'ne Herald coreespoadent at Montevideo telographs that the wreck of the Brazlian war vessel Solemies hus been located, Divers are going to work upou it. o Bunk of Loudon has opened negotiae tious for a silver issue. The Argentinefiect has sailed for Cadiz, It | touch at Sautos sud the Canaries, “Phere 1s an immenso incroase of the influs uza epidemic in Santiago and Valparaiso, othe w although up to date fow of thoe cases have resulted fatally. In Buenos Ayres, how- ever, thero were 604 deaths from he grip during las I'ho Che month 1 coast from Talcabuana to Port Montt nas been visited by a furious norther with excossive rain. Great damage has been done. o plan of Mimster of Finance Maclver to establish a burcau to receive funds of metallie currer for the conversion of the | paner issues will recelve tho ussent of cou- Argentive advices state thatthue senate lias refused 1o extend the privilege of voliug 1 future clections to illiterate persons, Frendish Brigands Captured, Tho Her correspondent at atiago telegrapts that the police of that clty bhave scoeded in mrresting cieht brigands who wore concorned in the barbarous erine some days ago at the haciendn Poral, when the proprietor was killea and his wife and daughiers subjocted w0 the most outrageous treatinent wis ouiy after s desperate strigile that the robbers wore captured, As soon us the police, fifteen in number, sur- vounded thom, the brigands opened ' fire, ihos I Lolice at bay for an hour, kill- ing two of tho ofticers and wounding two oth were then tuken prisoners ana 1p in tho San Diceo jail. Their trial ve summur; sud their punishment adwinistered Lo Chilian ex-minister to England, Auzustin Ross, is expected 10 arrive in_ Val varaiso on July 15 Ho bas been appointed 1o the counel of state and will also probably be ole nator from the province of Taras puca in { Manuel A, Matta, who died A minor's strike has taken place st the ( manganese agposits in Carrizal gud Bajo. I'"iey demand an increase in thelr wages, There is alao a strike among tho tailors of San Diego and Valparaiso. They nsk for @& 0 ver cent increaso of wazes, Ouuer strikes are expected among all ciusses of arus 0 theso two citios, b dissatistied with their present in consequence is low, I am v il that their strikes have by members of the new or- cedise clubs iu order 1o ,ems itk of DCein Stenmern, A \ ed-~Hudgins from York Arrived—-Spreo from York from Liverpool; from Amsterdam; klbe from ; ou—Arrived--Havel from Now Yor | AtCope 0 Arrived- Tuipgvalla from w York At Lizard- I Obdam from New Yori for Loulogue; iincis from Yuiladel | pula for Autwerp.