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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
SOME POLICE REPORT P1cK1NGs.

FRANK THOMPSON and Michael Dugan were
arrested last night by officer Griffin, on
Larimer avenue, East End When the
;officer arrested the men they were having
hand-to-hand battle on the avenue. 1t is al
legged by the officer that the fight arose from
Thompson refusing to pay Dugan s. he had
borrowed from him. They were both locked
up in the Nineteenth ward station.
J.w. THOMPSON was sent to Jail by Alder
man McMasters yesterday on a charge of
day next. The information against him was
made by Mrs. Dora Thompson, his wife.
MARTIN MORAN, nj OF mucn over 10 years DID,
was arrested ut South Twenty-eighth and
Railroad streets last night by Officer Coen
for drunkenness! His home is at 25l0 Jane
street.
SHERIFF MARTIN, of Beaver county, arrived
at the Western Penitentiary yesterday, hav-
ing in charge Douglas Milner, who is SEN
fenced to serve Is months on q charge of lar
ceny.
BENJAMIN GRANT, Of Vine street, was
locked up last night for throwing his wife,
the stove and the remainder of his house
hold furniture into the street.
NATHAN HEARTH was arrested last night by
Constable White for beating his wife. He
attacked the officer with knife, but did not
do much damage.
CHARLES LINDSAY was arrested at the
Worlds Museum last night on suspicion of
being pickpocket.
GEORGE HINES was held for court yesterday
for robbing freight cars at the Eleventh
street transfer station.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
mo ROOM FOR THEM.
The Trades Assembly TabOoes
Lawyers and Politicians.
A NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.
The American Federation and Knights
of Labor at Issue About
EMPLOYEES IN THE ALVIN THEATER

AT general meeting of representatives
from the unions last evening the constitu-
tion and by laws of the new Grades As
sembly of Western Pennsylvania" were
adopted. This is the name of the new
legislative body which has arisen from the
ashes of the Central Trades Council.
Unlike the defunct aggregation, it
will be representative to a degree,
embracing every union body in Western
Pennsylvania. There were 25O delegates at
last nights meeting, representing 15O
unions and about $4,000 workers. As far
as Secretary McNamee could get it, every
union in the section had a representative
present. The next meeting will be on Satur-
day week, for organization.
The declaration of principles of the new
body is contained in the preamble, as
follows:
To rescue our trades from the condition
into which they have fallen. and raise our
selves to that position In society to which
we are justly entitled, to place ourselves on
a foundation sufficiently strong to secure US
from further encroachments, and to elevate
the moral, social and intellectual condition
of every wage-worker in the country, is the
object of this Trades Assembly, and to the
consummation of so desirable an object We
do pledge ourselves to unceastng effort.
THE POLITICIANS LEFT OUT.
The preamble to the constitution of the
Trades Council contained a declaration
pledging the body to political action in GER
tain emergencies; it is noteworthy that the
above preamble is without political allusion
whatever. The constitution expressly stip-
ulates that no lawyer or professional politi-
clan shall be eligible as delegate
Another section provides that "no trade
or labor organization shall be entitled to
representation in this assembly that is COM
posed in whole or in part of members who
have left another organization in dishon-
orable manner"
This is generally regarded as slap at
the Musicians Assembly of the Knights of
Labor, whose members were formerly, most
of them, in the Musical Mutual Protective
Union. The knights present made no OBJ
lection to the section as it went through.
So possibly it may not have that applica-
tion.
AGREEMENT ON REPRESENTATION.
Every trades and labor organization of
Western Pennsylvania is entitled to 1 dele
gate to the Trades Assembly fo- 100 men,
bers or less, and l for each additional $50;
provided that no organization shall be en-
titled to more than delegates
The rest of the constitution provides for
execution of the business and the election
of officers. The delegates who were fore
most in debate last evening were Messrs.
w. J. Dillon, John Eberhart and Jeremiah
Dougherty. It was expected that some
mention would be made of the Alvin Thea
ter, but the subject was not brought up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
Precipitated Upon the Heads of Six
WOrkmen in the Carnegie Home
stead Steel Works,
FATALLY BURNING THREEOFTHEM
James Mcguire, the Foreman, Dies of His
Injuries, and Two Companions Can
not Live Long
THE PITIABLE SCENES AT A sICKBED,


A horrible accident occurred in the con-
verting mill at the Homestead Steel Works,
of Carnegie, Phipps & Co., yesterday after
noon at 1:2Oo'clock, by which six men were
burned. Oneof them has died and two others
cannot ivelong. The following is the list:
JAMES MAGUIRE deed.
EDWARD WILLIAMS, fatally burned.
JACOB LINN, fatally burned.
JOHN McLUCKIE. slightly burned.
ROBERT DEVINE, slightly burned.
THOMAS COLIGAN, slightly burned.
a ladle containing five tons of molten
cinder was upset by the parting of link in
the chain from which it was suspended. 1t
came without moments warning, precipi-
tating its seething contents upon the poor
unfortunate workmen who were standing
below it. James Mcguire, the foreman, re-
ceived almost the entire contents, he being
closer to the ladle than the othors. Every
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shred of his clothing was burned in an in
slant, and, being Knocked down by the fall
ing mass, he lay imbedded in the cinder for
moment or two, until able and willing
hands came to his rescue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
SHIELDS SETTLES UP

And Goes Home Once More Free Man
The Terms of Adjustment Not Made
PubIc-His Connection with the Com
pany Severed.
Ex-Treasurer and Secretary Thomas L.
Shields, of the Allegheny Heating CON-
pany, with his attorneys, Cassidy and
Richardson, met the committee of directors
and their attorney, w B. Rodgers, last
night, at the office OF his attorneys, and held
a final conference. The terms of settlement
were agreed upon, and at the conclusion of
of the meeting Mr. Shields went home q
free man, for the first time in six DAYS.
Before the meeting Attorney Cassidy
stated TO a DISPATCH reporter that the
Auditor had completed the examination of
the books aud that he had made PROPOSE
tion for his client to the directors, which
they had agreed to accept, and that the
meeting was for the purpose of arranging
the details of the settlement. lie was ques-
toned as to the terms of the proposition,
but said he could not give the details, but
that the nature OF the proposed settlement
was such that the company would be reim-
bursed to the full extent of the deficit. The
exact figures he refused to give unless the
attorney of the company would consent, but
said that the amount was considerably less
than Sl0O 600.
The last meeting was of about two hours
duration, and at its close Mr.. Shields and
his attorneys were seen. They stated that
everything was satisfactoriallv adjusted,
and that the company's claims had been
satisfied, but again refused 10 give the
amount of the shortage. Attorney Rodgers
was asked what the result of the meeting
had been, but refused to say anything what
ever about the matter. 1t was evident
however, that there had been an amicab!c
adjustment, as Mr.. Shields departed for his
home unattended by the officer who had
been his constant companion pending the
outcome of the several conferences.
1t was learned last night from indispu-
table authority that the amount of the
shortage is between $4,000 and 500, 900.
This viii be refunded by Shields and his
friends. His connection with the heating
company Will of course be severed. James
B. Oliver was present at the meeting last
night for a short time. He is relative of
Shields. and il is said that his assistance was
lent in getting the ex-treasurer out of his
difficulties.
One Of the directors, in speaking of the
matter Yesterday, said: "The President
and directors of the company have certainly
been guilty of the most ine1cusable negli-
gence and carelessness in allowing the ac-
counts to become so involved, and in per-
mlttlng the Secretary and Treasurer to as
sumo such responsibilities and privi-
leges that many important steps were
taken by him without consulting
anyone. When Shields went there
his salary was but SIS a month, and lately
he has been receiving So OGO year, yet he
was investing in other enterprises, and
few months ago invested S5O,O 600 in a ma
chine company. His private resources may
have been such as TO enable him to do this,
but it was the duty of the officials of the
company to investigate this long ago."
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THEY ARE ALL UNIONfSTS.

Employees Of the Alvin Theater Now FEEDER
alton of Labor Men.
1t was reported in well informed quarters
last night that strike would occur at the
new Alvin Theater tomorrow evening i'm
mediately after the performance. 1t was
asserted that if the Federation men were
retained in the house the Knights of Labor
officials would withdraw their men. These
rumors, on being run down, had just
enough of truth about them to require cor
rection.
Master Workman Dempsey said it was
untrue the knights of Labor contemplated
boycotting the theater. He felt aggrieved
that Mr.. Davis should not have accepted
X. of L. scale for his house. but that was
an end of it. From President o. A. Tan
ner of Theatrical Attaches Union No. 5371,
American Federation of Labor, it was as
certained that Mr.. Davis had signed their
scale on the II of September. The union
agreed to furnish master mechanic, cleo
tricians, chief photographer, assistant, ticket
sellers, etc, ETC., at stipulated rates, and
Mr.. Davis accepted it in the following
terms:
Il hereby accept the above scale and
agree to employ none but members of the
American Federation of Labor in the Alvin;
Theatre employees OF my selection to be ac-
cepted blythe union as members. All en-
ployes to be governed by the rules of the
house.
The Theatrical Attaches Union has
membership of "a and was organized in
March last Twelve new men will be
initiated within it to-day. 1t has members
in Harry Williams, Harris, Opera House,
and H. Davis 1t was stated last night that
the American Federation of Labor would
see that the knights of Labor kept their
hands off its union, else there would be
quarreling between the two organizations.
Mr. Davis said he had accepted the scale
which suited him best. He was doing his
best to open his house on date and give the
Pittsburg people the house he had promised
them, and he did not wish to be involved in
any quarrel. His men were all union men.
If the Knights of Labor officials chose to
take out the musicians they had agreed to
allow play with his own men, he would try
to survive it.
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but they propose to stand by him to the
end.
1t is alleged that Tang's prosecutors have
written 10 his father in China, telling him
that his son is a very bad boy and has cut
his queue off and become Christian. The
elder Tang writes to his son that he (the
father) does not know what a Christian Is,
but he hopes his son will be a good man.
Mr.. GRAY saws the Chinese of Pittsburg
are far above the coolie class, and are not
only possessed of considerable intelligence,
but are students and thinkers and gen.
erallv well disposed, but the Pagan
portion look with extreme aversion
on ali who became Christians and some of
these pagans are profigates. He saws that
among those who have Joined the Sunday
school he has never heard a vulgar express
sion or even a coarse suggestion.
HOW YE TANG WAS TESTED.
Ye Tang showed from the beginning that
he was naturally a good man. Two wears
ago two men undertook to settle q dis
pute as to the character of the Chinese,
one holding that they were all profligate,
even when Christianized, and would get
drunk whenever opportunity offered. They
decided to call on the first Chinese laundry
man they encountered and tempt him.
They happened to strike Ee Tang first and
found him reading pocket edition of the
New Testament. When interrogated as to
why he read ''that book" he replied that
''it made him good, and after some con-
verSation the skeptic said it was of no use
TO ask 1-e Tang to take drink
Mr.. Gray says he has received letters
from different cities accusing Ye Tang of
being a bad man. and evidently written to
influence his Christian friends against him,
but, on the other hand, he SAYS he knows
Tang too well to be influenced against him,
and that as TO the witness against him yes
terda~, We Chin, or Chin We, the uncle of
the latter, ,pronounces him bad boy, thief
and a liar, and that the aforesaid uncle car
ried warrant for his arrest for long time.
There are some who expect to see Ye
Tang's head nailed to a telegraph pole be-
fore the thing is all over, but he evidently
has powerful hackers, who might make
some people smoke in that event.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
GOING ON TO BUFFALO.

Hundreds OF Pittsburgers VIII Attend tho
Catholic Congress-An Enormous Dele
CATION From the Southside Left Last
Night-More Special Trains To-Day.
The Southside will be as well represented
at Buffalo, N. Y, during the Catholic Con-
gress as any section of the city. Over 1000
people left over the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Railroad for that city at 10:45 last
evening and 900 of these were Southsiders.
Their departure was celebrated by parade
attended by huge pyrotechnical display.
The st. Vincent's Literary Society were
among the first to assemble. There were
over $50 men from this society who formed
a line on South Twelfth street, near their
rooms Each man wore regulation suit
which was adopted by the society.
After forming in line they marched, under
the direction of Marshal Frank Weisman
and headed by the Anchor Brass Band, to
ST. Malachi's Church, on Plus street. Here
they were joined by body of over 600 men,
marshalled by Geo. Kunkel. Frank Weis-
man assumed the position of Commander in
Chief, and the body of men marched along
Plus street to South Eighteenth street. then
TO carson street, anu dluHS Odicuh
to the Lake Erie station. While
en- route they were Joined. by
over 200 other citizens who marched with
them to the station. All along the route of
the parade red-ire was set burning and any
amount of skyrockets, Roman candles and
other fireworks were set off.
1t took two sections of the night express
with II cars each to carry the crowd, and at
$50 o'clock special train of eight coaches
was sent out crowded with people.
To-day the Knights of St. George will
leave in body. They number nearly 300
men.
There will also be a big crowd from
Wheeling pass through here this morning:
One special train will arrive here over the
B. & o about 10 o'clock and the passen-
gers will be transferred to the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie road.
Fifteen coaches crowded with excursion
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
LITTLE BITS OF LOCAL NEWS

CORONER MCDOWELL received word last
night that a 9-months-old child uamed
Robueson, had been found dead in bed at the
house of it's parents in Mansfield. Squire
Richards OF that place was authorized to
hold the inquest.
MRS MEYERsBURG, of Magee township, who
was knocked down and fatally injured last
Wednesday by Wolf Savage, was still alive
last night, but was in q dying condition, her
limbs having become cold.
In the Quarter Sessions Court yesterday
detectives. license was granted C. H. Camp
& Co. Mrs. Gilkinson, the widow ofthe muir
dered detective, is partner in the concern
ATT an election for Second Lieutenant of
Company D, Eighteenth Regiment, held last
night, Charles Sharp was chosen for the
position.
Two insane men whose names could not be
learned were picked up in Allegheny yester-
day. and placed in the lookup.
W11FoRD S. BAILEY, the evangelist, will
address a meeting in Moorhead Hall to-
night The public is invited to attend.
MRS MARY GOLDEN, of Penn avenue, who
died yesterday, was the mother of ID chill
dren.
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WILL HAVE RAPID TRANSIT.
Citizens of Grafton Enthusiastic Over the
Proposed New Line.

Citizens Of Grafton Enthusiastic Over the
Proposed New Line.
An enthusiastic meeting of the citizens
of Grafton was held last night in the school
house at that place for the purpose of Or
ganizing traction company from Mansfield
20 the city. After discussing Il ne question
pro and con, it was decided that the matter
be Land over for one week and a call be made
for a meeting of the citizens of the West
End Sheraden, Ingram, lakewood,
CHARTERS borough, and Mansfield through
which towns the line will pass to meet in
Lawson's hall, at Grafton, next Saturday
night, TO formulate plan for the construc-
tion of the road, and also open the sub
scriptlon books for stock TO be taken by any
who desire.
There is no reason why this should not
be a success" said one prominent resident.
Just look at our population. Over eigh-
teen thousand people are residents of the
towns through which the line will run,
and there is no reason why it should not be
a success.
A collection was taken up to pay for
the printing OF circulars and posters to
notify the residents of the different towns
interested of the meeting next Saturday
night. The matter WAS placed in the hands
of a committee, ,and thorough canvass of the
towns interested will be made A large and
enthusiastic meeting is looked for. Other
meetings have been held at different towns,
but they were all at sea as to the sentiments
Of the other places. and nothing was ac-
complished. This they hope to obviate by
the Joint meeting TO be held as stated above.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
NOT SOLD AS YET.

Fresh Rumors About the Fifth Avenue
and Duquesne Roads Run Down.
1t was once more freely reported yester-
day that the Filth avenue company had
swallowed up the Duquesne Traction road,
but Colonel Elkins declared he knew moth
ing about it. He said the Scent fares would
be continued during next month, the tickets
were already printed, and might for several
months to come. He said he knew nothing
whatever about the Duquesne road, and had
no interest in its business.
The Colonel said that IL winter cars were
being built in Philadelphia of new pat
tern. The seating would be like that of the
summer cars, the sides of the cars, of course,
being closed in. They would be larger than
those now in service.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
Convicted of Picking Pockets.

NEW CASTLE, Sept. 19.-[Spec;dl j
William Richardson and Frank Wilson,
alias eddie Steele" two young men from
Pittsburg, were to-day found guilty OF
picking pockets at Rock Point on Grand
Army Day. Richardson claimed he had
seen Steele put his hand in a mans pocket
MED this and the jury evidently thought
Richardson was trying to get out of the
scrape by throwing the blame on Steele,
and they promptly found Richardson him
self guilty as indicted, while Steele was
found guilty of larceny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
BURIED BENEATH sEETHING cINDER.

shred of his clothing was burned in an in
stant, and being knocked down by the fall
ing mass, he lay imbedded in the cinder for
moment or two, until able and willing
hands came to his rescue.
BRAVE MEN TO THE LAST.
1t all occurred so suddenly and the ex-
plosion that followed created such panic
that the men in their flight for safety forgot
there was possibility of some one of their
number being buried under the molten
mass. But instantly they recovered from
their fright, and though each man had been
scared with a spark of the flying cinder,
they devoted themselves solely to those of
their fellows who were more seriously
burned.
When Williams and Linn were ap-
preached they refused the services profered,
insisting that all attention should be first
given Mcguire. Everything that was pos
sible was done by the management to allie
yiate the suferings of the unfortunates,
they having summoned the entire medical
force of Homestead. DR.. GLADDEN., the
company's physician, was upon the scene
Immediately after the accident, and rem
dered heroic services.
1t is the custom in the converting mill of
the Homestead Steel Works to burn out" the
''vessels" every Saturday. To ''burn OUT
means to melt off the accumulations of Stag
that have formed on the inside of the con.
verters, and which are known as "sculls. :"
The common practice is to pour a quantity
of molten iron into the vessel and add
limestone, and then turn the blast on, by
which action the cinder on the inside of the
vessel is reduced to a seething, boiling mass
of molten stuff, and is dumped into ladle
from the converter. 1t was during such an
operation that the accident occurred
TWO MORE VICTIMS CERTAIN.
Jacob Linn and Edward Williams are in
such precarious condition that their lives
are despaired Of Linn buried his wife two
weeks ago. He has five small children who
cluster about his bed, and their grief is pit
liable to behold.
James Mcguire was a single man, 26 years
of age, and lived with his parents on Fifth
avenue, Homestead. He was extremely
popular and well known to iron and steel
workers in the Pittsburg district
John McLuckie, one of the injured men,
was the Burgess of Homestead during 1890,
and is prominent member OF the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel Work.
erS. AT present ne is the chairman OF the
Joint Mill Committee of the eight Amalga-
mated lodges.
The upsetting of the ladle containing the
boiling cinHer was purely an accident, and
no blame can be attached to those who were
in charge. 1t was one of those accidents
which in the hurry and hustle of great in
dustrial establishment like the Homestead
Steel Works was unforeseen. A similar
accident occurred in the same mill about
five years ago, by which one man lost his
life. 1t is just two years since the explosion
in the open hearth department, by which
five men lost their lives.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
An Ohio Husband Valued at 81, ,O65.

CosHocToN, Sept 19.-[Special. lin the
slO, 600 suit of Mrs. zelpha Wood against
her husbands parents, for the alienation
OF his affections, the jury, after an all nights
session, returned verdict for the plaintiff
in the sum of s1,O65. The trial occupied
several days, during which time the entire
community was interested, owing to the
prominence of the parties and the fact that
the main charges between husband and wife
were that he knocked her, down for playing
croquet on Sunday, while she complained
that ne indulged in poker and ''old sledge"
on the Sabbath,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
NO TRACE OF FITZsIMMONs.
His Wife VIII Be Put on Trial Tomorrow
for Murder.

His Wife VIII Be Put on Trial Tomorrow
for Murder.
There were no developments in the Fitz-
simmons escape yesterday. The police are
still receiving numerous queries and every
here and there over the country some one
who resembles the murderer is being ar
rested, but so far no one has caught the
right man. At the jail inquiry is still
being made as to the method
by which the escape was accomplished. The
investigating committee took more testi-
mony yesterday, but the members do not
think they will be able to report before
Tuesday.
Tomorrow will be commenced the trial
of Mrs. Fitzsimmons for the murder of De-
tective Gilkinson. The absence of her hus-
band will not make any difference, as q
severance would have been granted in her
case even if the principal was here.