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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-07
BURNED THE BARGES.
Climax of the Wrath of the Mill
Workers.

PITTsBURG, July Gas the process
SIGN reached the Amaigamated Associa-
ton building the Pinkertons had to re-
move their hats and salute the flag.
When they removed their hats. men
and women hit them with umbrellas
AMI sticks and abused them in every
way Imaginable. There seemed to be a
determination to kill the prison.
ers, and it was with great diff
ficulty that the demon-like crowd
could be restrained. The men
were finally locked in the opera
house, where they were to be kept for
the night. Thousands, however, gath
cred around the building, and the
wounded men were kept in a constant
state of terror, and it was long before
their wounds could be dressed.
After the prisoners had been released
from the barges the rioters had their
revenge. They carried oil into the
holds. poured it over the bedding and
furniture, and then set it in fire. first Sc
curing them. so they could not float
down the river and cause damage at
points below. When the flames broke
through the decks the cheers which
rent the air were deafening, and the
noise could be heard miles away. The
hills on either side Of the river were
literally crowded with people who could
witness from this high point all that
was transpiring on the battle field, and
be out Of range of the deadly bullets.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ADLAI e. STEVEN SON.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

Democratic Platform, Section Is: In sup
port OF national defense and the promotion
of commerce between the states we recOg
niZe the early construction of the Nicaragua
canal and its protection against foreign con-
troll as Of great importance to the United
States
That this government should as speed
lily as possible secure shorter route for
its war ships from Hellgate to Gold
gate than that around the southern tip
of South America is an incontrovertible
proposition. The clustering jingoiSm
OF the present administration has taught
us that war is always possibility while
it is possible for the mutations of politics
to lift such doughty swashbucklers as
/ BENJAMIN HARRISON into the presi-
dental office. The country was brought
10 the very verge Of war with Chill,
and had war actually been declared
Uncle Sam would have been heavily
handicapped by the lnp0ssibiiity of
quickly assembling his navy at the seat
OF trouble in the Pacific ocean. And
again, when trouble with England
was threatened, exclusive control of
a ship canal across Nicaragua would
have given this country an I'M,
mense strategic advantage by en-
aiding it to quickly assemble all
effective naval force in Behring sea.
After the 4th of March, 1893, under the
sound and conservative administration
of GROVER CLEVELAND, there will be
less likelihood of International diff
culties, and therefore less necessity for
a Nicaragua canal Sin support of ma
tionai defense;'' but, nevertheless, it is
the part of wisdom to he always pre-
pared for the worst, even while expect
ing the best. 1t is inevitable that there
shall in the near future he ways and
means provided for the transferring of
vessels from ocean to ocean across the
Central American isthmus. The Pan
anna canal project seems to have at
tainea condition of complete collapse,
but even should it be revived and event
ually pushed to successful issuance.
commercial and martial considerations
would still render it of the greatest i'm
portance to this country to have exclu-
siye control of one waterway across the
isthmus; and the .Nicaraguan canal, as
projected, seems to answer all require
ments. In the Nicaragua canal, there
fore. the Democratic party recognizes a
project worthy of all reasonable sup
port and encouragement, and a vote for
Democratic candidates will be an ex-
preston Of approval of this most im-
pOrtant enterprise.
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lets that she had gone through. MANY
panes of glass in the pilot house and
elsewhere were shattered. and the wood
work was perforated in dozens Of places.
Most of the bullet holes looked as large
as one from 3S-caliber revolver Some
went half through the boat.
On board WAS John T. McCurry, who
was shot in the groin. A reporter in
terviewed the wounded man as he lay
on couch on the lower deck. Mr.. Nc
Curry said:
1 was down at the foot of Beaver av-
enue, Allegheny, yesterday, when Capt.
Rogers employed me to go up the river
on his boat, the Little Bill. Our boat
and the Tide had the other. While
going up the Tide was disabled, and we
took our barge up in front of HDme-
stead and then we went back for the
Tide. We made landing at the Home
stead mills about 5 o'clock this morning.
The shore was crowded with the
locked-out men and their sylnpathiZers.
The armed Pinkerton men comm enced
to climb up the bank, then the workmen
opened fire Oh the detectives. The men
shot first. and not until three of the
Pinkerten men had fallen did they re-
spond to the fire. Now, have my God
to meet, and if am to die now am
willing to take an oath that the work
men fired first, and that the Pinkerton
men did not shoot until some of their
number had been wounded.
The wOrkmen were so strong in num-
beers that it was useless for the 800 OF 400
Pinkerton men to oppose them further,
so they Fetreated to the bargeS, carrying
their dead and wounded. One Pinker-
ton man VAS shot through the head and
instantly killed, land five were wounded.
We backed out into the river, anchored
the bargeS, and then took the dead and
wounded men up to Port Perry, from
where they were sent OH to Pittsburg.
We then went down to Homestead. We
were going along peaceably and expect
ing no trouble.
When we reached the mills the strik-
ers opened fire on the Little Bill from
both sides. 1t was then that l was hit.
The bullets broke the glass and
splIntered the woodwork; Capt. Alex
aGder Michaels was at the wheel.
The bullets crashed through the glass
pilot house and to save his life he had to
rush below. Capt. Rogers was on board.
aud he displayed great bravery. When
the firing commenced we all laid down
on the ho0r to escape the bullets, but
was notquick enough and was wounded.
There was A cessation in the firing and
the pilot secured control of the boat be-
fore 1t ran into the bank, which it came
near doing.
There was no one on board at the time
we were fired upon but the crew, Capt.
Rogers and one Pinkerton man, j. B.
Robinson, of Chicago. When we APP
preached Homestead from Port Perry
we could see the attempts to set FIRE to
the barges. The strikers had carload
OF what appeared to be oil. and they
were pouring it upon the water and ig-
hitting it. The barges at this time were
out in the middle of the river.
McCurry was taken to the Allegheny
general hospital, where he is reported
resting easy tonight.
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SOME DRY REMARKS.

There has been entirely too much
water this year to make the Prohibition
outlook good. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Prohibitionists have adopted a
genuine vOte-catching platform. That
shows that there are more politicians
than temperance men i'll the party
Cleveland Leader. -
The S20.000- Prohibition cam paign
fund subscribed by the delegates to the
Cincinnati convention shows that. they
are more willing TO give than to receive,
Ihlsis where they differ from the, averr
age delegate. Herald. - ~ ~ -
The only really powerful objection to
Gen. John Bidwell for the Prohibition
candidate for president is that he OWNS
farm in California fourteen miiesllong
and three miles wide. wherein he grows
some OF the finest grapes in the world. 81
Boston Advertiser. lIs
Perhaps the PrOhibitionists are this,
year relying on the votes of the gentle
men who have been Keeley-cured. 81
Louisville COurier-Journal. u f9f
The great ambition of the Prohibit
tlonlstS this year is to poll LOCO; 200
votes. They may not succeed, but we
believe they will come within 500. 600
of it.-New York Press. q e!o'
The Prohibitionists showed remark
ably good Judgment in holding their ma.
stional convention at Cincinnati. No
other city in the country presents such
an excellent opportunity to study the
American beer garden as an institution,
and the dry contingent apparently has
been Improving its chance.-Chicago
Mail.
The Prohibitionists polled 10000 votes
for their presidential candidate in 1880,
$4,000 in 1884 and 25u.O00 in 1888. Ii
their party has grown between 1888 and
1892 at the rate it did between 1884 and
1888 the so-calied Peoples organization
will. be nowhere III the race for third
place this year.-St. Louis Globe-DemO-
crat.
While the Prohibition vote in the
country at large has realized a consid-
cradle growth in the last eight years, in
the larger states the vote has not in
creased in late years. and wherever
high license prevails the effect is to re-
duce the Prohibition vote for the rea-
son that that system, when properly
enforced, appeals to the support of in
teliigent and practical people. Prohibit
ton, On the other hand. has failed of its
purpose wherever it has been adopted,
and has alSe been a drawback to the
material prosperity of the states having
it.-Omala Bee
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GUARDS WE'RE MISLED,
The Pinkerton System Beautifully
illustrated.

j
illustrated.
PITTsBURG, July 6.-The imprisoned
guards CLAIM they were miserably mis-
led, and that they came from different
towns, were strangers to one another,
and bad been told that they were want
ed as watchmen. In proof of this each
man wore badge with the inscription,
"Watchman, Carnegie Steel Co., Linn
tied" They were huddled in the
rink absolutely terror-stricken, fear
ing 1ynching from an immense
crowd of people gathered outside. There
seems to be little danger Of this, how
ever, as THEY are guarded by fifty of the
loeked-out men armed with Winches-
tiers.
Among the scenes and incident at
tending the surrender and landing of
the discounted detectives from the
bargeS, one was especially worthy of
note, As one Pinkerton man reached
the river bank with his cOmpaniGns,in a
shower of stones and missiles of all
kinds, he separated himself from the
others and begged for a hearing. In
the silence which followed he said:
''Fellow citizens: When l came here l
did not understand the situation OF
would never have come. I was told
that l was to meet and deal with for
eigners. / had no idea that / was to
fight American citizens. / am a men,
Der of the Junior order. and l appeal to
you for permission to leave and get n.y.
self out of this terrible affair"
The crowd cheered him, and he pro-
ceeded unmOlested.
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STATE PRESS TIPS.

The Marshall County Leader leads q great
reform when it proclaims that IF newspa-
pers would print nothing but what they
really believe the majority Of the people
would take considerable stock in them ard
they would accomplish more"
The Detroit Free Press says that Frank
Ives, of Crookston, nominated district Judge
for the Eleventh judicial district by the Peo-
ple'Srparty, was formerly Republican, and
we believe that the Peoples party made a
very grave mistake when they Disseminated
between such man as Judge Mills and
Frank Ives. The former is man Of pro-
nounced ability, while the latter is a second
rate lawyer
The Norman County Index complains that
1.-THE counties of Norman, Polk. Marshall and
kittson were treated very shabbily at the re-
cent Peoples party convention in Moorhead.
For although these four counties cast 7,152
votes for the Alliance ticket in 1890 almost
ene-hah of the total Alliance vote in the dis
trict). the nomination for congress and all
the delegates to the national convention ex-
cept one were given to the counties furthe
SOUTH
The Mapleton Enterprise, commenting on
the ST. Peter Herald's assertion that John
Lind would accept the congressional nomi-
nation if offered him, SAYS that ''at the time
Congressman Lind declined to be candi-
date it was anticipated that Gen. Baker or
some other equally known man would re-
ceive the Peoples party nomination and the
Democratic Endorsement. which would max
Republican election somewhat uncertain !;
but the clouds have rolled away and there is
good show Of an election and it would not
be surprising if the Herald statement were
true
Says the Wabasha Herald: 'Weil! well I
Joel P. Heatwole, the chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, has finally con-
descended to allow his name to go before the
people. Not as candidate for vice presi-
dent Of the United States nor for governor of
this state. but for member of congress- in that
district He has just been dying for some
thing to turn up giving him an opportunity
to run for some Office. We thought for q
while he would be president, then things
changed and it looked like governor, then
member of congress- and if he fails in that
we expect to hear of him being out for mem
Der of Legislature or justice OF the peace"
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UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
Amaigamated Officers Succeed in
Ending the Battle,


PITTsBURG, July 6.-Tewards dusk
efforts were again made to burn the
boats with their living freight, and they
would doubtless have succeeded had it
not been for the interposition of the
leading officers of the amalgamated as
ISOLATION. who went to the scene in the
afternoon.
Through their efforts it was agreed to
allow the beseiged men to surrender,
but this was not secured without the
greatest objection on the part of the
men, many of whom have lost
friends and acquaintances during
the day. Besides, as in all such
outbreaks. there we're thousands
of turbulent characters attracted to the
place, and they owed no allegiance to
any organiZatin,c could not be controlled.
They wanted to see the carnage go on,
and it was not until some of the locked
out workmen pointed their guns at the
outsiders that hearing was obtained.
At O'Clock the Pinkerton men hung
out another white flag, and this time it
was respected, and a committee of strik-
ers went aboard to prepare terms of
capitulation. They guaranteed safe
conduct for the Pinkertons, provided
they left their arms AID ammunition be-
hind and agreed to leave the place under
guard. The latter had no alternative
and promptly accepted the terms, some
OF them saying it was the first time they
had ever submitted to such a humiljat-
ing surrender.
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THOSE PRECIOUS BABES.

Baby Mckee to Baby Ruth-Anyhow,
you can never be preSident.-Savannah
(Ga.) Press.
Perhaps Baby Ruth is the star-eyed
goddess OF reform this year.-Mempt,is
AppealAvaianche.
Baby Mckee's grandfather's hat will
hang on the rack in the White house
for four years more. Holly On. J.)
Mirror.
Baby Mckee must have regard for the
chivairy of his sex i'll his campaign
against Baby Ruth.-New York Even
ing World.
The World starts the Cleveland cam
paign 10y publishing portrait of Baby
Ruth'S calf. Baby Ruth and her calf
are no match for Baby Mckee. He will
hold the fort.-Rochester IN. " Chron-
icle.
FRANKIE and the baby" is more
thoroughly American war cry than
"My grandfatiler'S hat" Atlanta (Ga.)
Constitution.
OF the presidential nominees, the one
who will make the most. public utter
ances during the present campaign will
be Baby Ruth.-New York Herald.
Western newspapers have got dreol-
ing spell just now over ''Baby Bonnie"
ana 'BaDy Ru1n. IL Is TO be hoped
that the 'rattleboxes" and nursing
bottles" may be drawn out of the cam
paign at an early stage of it.-Norwich
Comm Record.
baby RUTH safety pins are being
sent through the mails as souvenirs to
ardent Cleveland admirers. This is a
powerful suggestion of the immediate
necessities of the party.-Meriden (Cl.)
Republican,.
Ii Benny Mckee doesn't want to abdi-
cate to Baby Ruth he wi1l-to use the
vigorous though inelegant language of
the free silvery West--have to hump
Observation-Disclosures (Pa.) Ledger.
Ii the presidential campaign is to be
embeilished by pleasant illusions to
Baby Mckee and Baby Ruth, there
should be a time allowance from the
White house infant to the cherub at
Gray Gables.-New York Commercial
ADVERTISER
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half an hour. When we reached the
landing and We're steaming in mid
stream whistles began to blow and
skiff containing three men
rowed right in front of our
boat. Two of them pulled reyolvers
and fired OH US. That begun the Skin
miSh. We made for landing about
O'Clock. l picked up a gang plank,
placed it in position, and my assistant
went down to land. He was attacked
by the strikers, and | was about to rush
to his aid when | got shot in the leg.
My men were drawn up in order behind
me with Instructions that if they were
fired upon to return the fire. The attack
Came from the Wnrkmen
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A LEGAL VIEW.
The Right of Self.Defense Held
TO Be Involved.

The Right of Self.Defense Held
to Be Involved.
PITTsBURG, July 6.-Knox & Reed
are the lawyers for the Carnegie in
terests. Judge Reed was seen, but he
declined to talk. He said he had read
the newspapers, but he did not know
enough about the trouble to express an
opinion. Mr.. Knox was 10th to say
anything. but he finally made this state
ment:
''In time of great public excitement
like the present lawyer has no bust
ness to express an opinion on either
side. l have not the facts in
the case. aud cannot speak intelli-
gently. A man has a right, under
the law, to protect his own prop
erty with firearms, if necessary. | don't
know whether these Pinkerton men
were sworn in or not. If they were not,
then they had no more authority than
the average citizen. Nobody. however,
can deny their right to Self-defense.
From what understand, the firm had
been threatened and had been led to
believe by the action of the men that
its property was in danger. 1t sent
other men there, armed with rifles, to
protect the property. / think. un1er
the circumstances, it had right to do
So"
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IN A TORTURE HOLE.
Imprisoned PinkerJons Suffered
Fearfuliy All Day.

PITTsBURG. July 6.-For hours dur
ing the battle the crowd of workmen be-
hind the barricades of structural iron
within the walls watched the barges
with cooked guns, waiting for head to
appear.
Dawn in the boats. sweItering and
with hearts filled with fear, lay the 27O
Pinkerton guards. The sun was beat
ing down oh the low roofs of the barges,
and the air within them must have been
sitting, for an opening was not to be
thought of. as it would only attract a
storm of bullets from the enemy out
side.
The suffering of the wounded in the
boats must have been awful, not to
speak of the others, and as the sun
grew hotter sounds OF an ak at work
within the boat told the crowd that the
Pinkerton guards were taking ,desper-
ate chances TO prevent suffocation. Soon
hole was cut through, and moment
later it was made twice as large by bull
lets from the shore. The axman was
wounded, and no further attempts were
made to secure ventilation. Death in
sitting atmosphere was better, the
Pinkertons thought, than from the guns
of the mob.
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DEpEw ON CLEVELAND.

In his nominating speech at Minneap-
oils CHAuNCEY NJ. DEPEw indicated
that he had very high opinion of BEN
JAMIN HARRISON, but there is another
citizen of the republic Of whom Mr..
DEPEw has very much higher opinion.
On the 30th of April, 1889. at the WASH
INGToN banquet in New York, CHAUN-
CEY NJ. DEPEw, unswayed by the pref
udices OF a great political cam paign,
gave the following estimate of distin-
guisfed American citizen who is now
candidate before the people for presi-
dent of the United States:
If am to name the typical American, the
man who loves and believes in his country be-
yond everything else, the man who, determin-
ing once in what direction his duty leads. can
notbe swerved from the path-the man who is
doggedly persistent in what he believes to be
rignt-the n.an who thinks not of self, but
of his country and its needs. would name
GROVER CLEVELAND. What he has accom-
plished is the very highest tribute to the pos
sibilities of American citizen snip. A country
lawyer in the city of Buffalo, he shed luster
upon the high profession which he had
chosen. As the mayor OF his native city he
presented as his record clean and econom-
ical administration. Coming into the high
est position of the land without previous
experience, and with scarcely precedent to
guide him i'll the conditions which sur
rounded him, he won the affection of his
party and commanded the respect OF his op-
ponents. l find myself in one Of the proud
est positions OF my life in being permitted to
present to you GROVER CLEVELAND as the
typical American
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FEARFUL VENGEANCE.
The Maddened Mob Could Not BE
Restrained.

= u
Restrained.
P1TTSBURG, july 6.-The most shock
ing deeds were committed while the
prisoners were being marched through
the streets Under the escort of guards
appointeh by the strikers. An angry
mob lined the street on both sides. AS
the men passed by, each in charge of
two deputies. the mill men and their
friends kicked them and threw some of
them down. The unfortunate Pinkertons
begged for mercy. Some of them had
pistol shot wounds in their heads, and
three were seen that had their eyes shot
out. Several were shot in the Shout
ders, arms and legs. and conid scarcely
limp along. Blood was running in
streams down their shirts, and they
fairly yelled with pain.
Fully thirty injured men were taken
10 the town hall. One of them had his
eyes punched out by an umbrella i'll the
hands of a woman. Sand was thrown
in their eyes. and they were hit by clubs
and other missiles. Many were knocked
down with clubs. tramped upon, and
some were too weak to walk when they
were started for the tewn hall. The
mill men used the stocks of their rifles
and struck the unfortunate guards over
the head and shoulders. inf1icting
serions and, in some cases, perhaps
fatal wounds.
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TODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. July 6.-Forecast till p. m
Th ursday: For Minnesota: Fair, followed
by local showers III extreme northern por-
ton; cooler i'll extreme northwestern pOr-
ton; southerly winds. For North Dakota:
Local showers: southerly. shifting to west
erly winds: cooler Thursday afternoon or
evening. For South Dakota: Increasing
cioudiness, followed by local showers during
the afternoon or night; cooler Thursday
night; southerly winds, shifting to westerly
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULT-
uRE. WEATHER BUREAU. WASHINGTON. July
4, 6:iS p. m Local Time, p. m. 18th Merid-
ian Time.--Obseryations taken at the same
moment of time ut all stations.
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e SEVEN WE'RE DEAD,
And Many Of the Wounded Will
Die.

PITTsBURG, July 6.-When an inspec-
ton of the boats was made, ii was found
that at least seven of the Pinker
had been killed and twenty or thirty
wounded, many of them so badly that
they will die. As they were brought
from the boat they presented terrible
appearance. Many of them were be-
smeared with blood, while all of them
showed signs Of exhaustion from the
long confinement in the close quarters
between decks. s.