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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
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WALLACE, IDAHO, July lathe labor
trouble at the Coeur de Leon mines culmi-
mated in battle.
The cause of the strike was a demand of
the union men for s.. so per day for every man
working under ground. The mine owners
offered 50, which was refused. The lockout
then began April By the Nline-owners' 1850
citation, and 1900 union miners were thrown
out of work. Since then the mine owners
have been making struggle to run the mines
with non-unlon men and guards Tension
has been great for months. The examples at
Homestead and the court decision making
perpetual Injunction against the minersi
union brought matters to a head. A rumor
IS current that twenty nOn-uniOn miners were
killed in the Frisco battle when the slruc-
ture was blown up by dynamite.
Both the Gem ana Frisco mines were
guarded from behind barracks By men armed
with Winchesters, and as the canyon Is mar
row where the mines are located, the men
behind the barracks could sweep two railroad
tracks and the country with bullets. The
Gem mine Is barricaded. A miner from
Gem started for Burke. When opposite the
Frisco mine ne was fired upon. He ran back
several hundred yards to Gem and soon the
miners in the town gathered with arms.
They marched IN body toward the Frisco
mill, located directly in front of the niue.
When scarcely within rifle range from the
Frisco mill a volley greeted the miners, an.
lead whistled all around them. They scat
tered and regular battle ensued- The
miners went around the hills and up the can
-On above the mines, loaded a car with $50
lounds OF giant powder and sent the
down the track toward the Frisco mine
Directly in front of the mill the car explo-
sion occurred, shatteung the mill to splint-
ers. The non-union men then showed a
white flag and surrendered
Boise CITY, IDAao.-GOvernor Wiley has
ordered four companies of militia of this city
to hold themselves in readiness TO proceed to
the of the. mining frOt1bla. The limited
States marshal has laid the matter before the
attorney general at Washington, the outbreak
having been IN deinace of an injunction of
the court.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
FrlCk TestIfies Before the Congress
SlOnal Committee.

SlOnal Committee.
The congressional committee Is taking evil
dence at Pittsburg. Mr.. Frick was the first
witness.
''Will you now state the differences of the
wOrkmen employed in your Homestead
works and how much paid for each class of
workY''
Mr.. Prick here produced the pay roll of
the 1l9 inch mill for the month of May last.
which cont lined the name of every man and
boy employed, the number of days worked
and the wages received. The wages ran all
the way from $40 to S275. The wages of the
rollers were the highest. These average from
$3.50 to S275 for the month The heaters from
SlS5 to $50. heaters helpers. about Sl35,
trainmen about S95, head shearers 500,
helpers, S95, gaugers SIS, and q number of
other men averaging abont $50. The total
atnount of wages paid In this department for
the month of May was so, 202O5.
Mr.. Oates; NOV, Mr.. Fricki you have
spoken of the earnings of seVeril skilled
workmen- Upon what basis are these men
paid?''
''Mr. Frick: Upon the basis of contract
made July l, 1889, which was to run for three
years, expiring July l, 1892 1t was the slid
ing scale system. The rates, when agreed
to were to continue for three months, deter
mined upon the average selling of steel bill
lets, and the average price OF one term to
the basis of the next three months.
Mr.. Prick then recited the negotiations
with the men on the new scale and the fail
ure 10 agree.
By this scale, he said, only 325 out of the
Assoc men were affected. The men present.
ed scale, which, in almost every instance,
called for an advance. Mr.. Frick stated that
the proposed reductions were based on the
decline in prices during the past three years.
Tank steel plates were reduced 81 per cent
CHANNELS 80 per cent, and steel billets 10 per
cent The reduction in wages was about Is
per cent:
Mr.. Ffick attributed the continued decline
to two causes: oyer-production and the low
ering of tariff duties on the products of the
mill by the Mckinley bill.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
Snowden at the Helm

Forty car loads of troops are in or near
Homestead.
Upon the arrival Of the command which
entered Homestead, headed by General
Snowden, the troops formed in column at
the yards beyond the station. A picket line
was Immediately thrown out among the mill
yards. Then the main body of the troops
marched down the streets.
The carefully prepared reception was frus-
trated by this sudden arrival, and IL was
manifest that the officers in command did
not desire to be made the objects of a cere-
mony OF reception from the people whose
lawlessness they had been summoned to sup
press In twenty minutes the works were en-
tirely surrounded and the Carnegie mills
were once more IN the hands of the owners.
All the surrounding streets were patrolled by
piekets and guard at every street intersec-
ton kept the crowd at a respectful distance
and prevented the assembling of groups of
strikers.
Several companies suddenly formed at the
command of their officers and marched direct
TO the heart of Homestead. One company
halted near the strikers Headquarters. an
other marched to the vicinity of the depot
and the third occupied a slight eminence
overlooking and commanding the CONNER
elal center of the town.
Homestead was IN the hands of the mill
tary. and martial law had succeeded the arbl-
trary reign of the advisory committee.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
STOCK AND FARM.

About 5000 acres of land has been
broken in Finney county by the steam
pillow this season.
A Saline county farmer, John Kuntz,
has 200 acres of growing corn doing
we'll. He is running six cultivators in
order to get it out of the way for his
harvest of over 200 acres.
S. S. Benedict, of Wilson county, is
now paying attention to the breeding of
pure short horn cattle. He has fifty
heed of short horns registered. He re-
Gently went TO Kansas City and pur-
chased a sixteen months old male that
weighed 1880 pounds, at a cost of 5000.
Lawrence Journal: A. a. Lawson,
who lives on the north side OF the river
Just across in Leavenworth county,
brought in sample of the wheat that
is grown over there this year. The
heads are about six inches long and are
we'll filled. He has field of So acTos
equal to the sample. The variety is
gold drop.
Dodge City Globe-Republican: Sew
eral farmers living northwest of the
city report harvest in progress. From
all reports rye and early sown winter
wheat will yield magnificentiy and grade
No. 2. Some of the spring wheat and
late sown winter wheat will be smutty.
We have not heard complaint of smut
elsewhere in the county.
Seneca Tribune: We know an indi-
vidual not thousand miles from Sen
eca who has I, 200 acres planted to corn,
and in good condition; 200 acres of fin
est wheat in the land that will be ready
for harvest next week, 200 in oats, and
200 acres in flax. He is so modest that
he forbid mentioning his name. How
much is Sundays rain worth to this
man?
Dodge City Globe Republican: H.
r. Marion had CrawfOrd's header outfit
engaged to cut his wheat, but both
Crawford's and Marion's crops being
ripe and both too large to harvest. in
succession, Mr.. Marion is compelled to
make other arrangements. He tried to
buy machine to-day, but none of our
dealers had any left, hich will make it
necessary for him to rustic around
among the neighbors for help TO save
his immense crop of wheat. Mr.. Marion
has been renting heretofore, but now
proposes to buy "a farm of his own on
which to make next crop. His share OF
the wheat crop this season will enable
him to purchase a place.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
The Kentucky Race War.

PADUcAH, KY, July 16.-There was more
shooting between the whites and blacks. At
o'clock number of men in the northwest
part of the city saw a squad of $50 negroes
beyond Oak Grove cemetery and several
shots were exchanged.
The death of Mllitiaman Elmer Edwards
intensified the bitter feeling until it Is with
difficulty that the more reckless people are
restrained from mobbing the negroes on the
streets.
On the other hand the negroes complain
that the killing of Henry Perevine was not
justitiable, and must be avenged.
Perevine was ordered TO throw up his hands,
but instead he started to run, when he was
shot dead by the guard.
A deplOrable state of affairs exists, and it
Is feared that much blOodshed will occur be-
fore the end is reached.
The woods surrounding the city are filed
with negroes, and large body of men will
hunt them out and arrest them
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21

"nen me militia arrived in Homestead II
was met by four bras banda All he sch;ool-
children carrying flowers, the members of
the advisory committee and The burgess and
citizens of the town The reception was ar
ranged at the morning meeting of the ad-
VisOry COMMITTEES, and the troops found in
stead Of Winchesters, music and speecb-
making and As O'Donnell puts 1t, genuine,
old-fashioned, Pennsylvania welcome.
At mass-meeting of the strikers it was
decided b. the unanimous vote that the
programme Of the advisory council should
be carried out. It was also resolved that
any striker who should boot the militia
or otherwise show disrespect to the states
representatives, should be ducked in the
riVer and COMMITTEES was appointed for
that purpose The burgess was request
ed to invite all citizens having no business
in Homestead to depart, as It was feared
some unwise and anarchistic sympathizers
with the strikers might seek to perpstrate
trouble. All the leaders made speeches and
three brass bands of the city rendered their
services.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
Most To Ely.


HoAIEsrEAb, July 16,-Ths borough of
Homestead was placed under martial law in
the morning after there had been several ar
rests Of strangers; the prisoners being taken
to the strikers headquarters:
Later id the day the program III regard to
the declaration of martial law was changed.
Upon the request of committee representing
practically all the correspondents in Home
stead who were unwilling that martial law
should follow the assault upon one of their
number, it is understood that General Snow
den has decided to defer formal proceedings.
But troops are stationed at eight different
places where tho strikers have been in the
habit of cOngregating, and in case any
arrests are made by special police for man
fest breach of peace, drunkenness or any
other like offense the provost patrol will not
interfere, ! ut in case of any arrest not for
such cause the patrol will at once take charge
of both arrested person and the man arrest
ing him, and bring them both before the
provost marshal or his representative. If
the arrest is an illegal one, the policeman
will be properly punished. The patrol is
armed with bayonets on their rifles and with
twenty rounds of ball cartridges each, and
an officer Is with each squad
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
KANSAS CHURCHES.

Eleven new members were taken int
the Second Presbyterian church, North
Topeka, Sunday.
At Lindsborg the work on the new
Baptist church is being pushed forward
at rapid rate. There will be but 9
very small debt, if any, when the church
is ready for dedication.
Last Sabbath witnessed quite large
ingathering to the membership of the
First Presbyterian church of Topeka.
The total number received was forty-six,
eighteen by letter and twenty-eight on
profession, mostly from the Sabbath
school, which was gratifying to the
workers in that department. OF the
number received fourteen were baptised;
there were also five little children bap-
tised at the same time. The communion
services were attended with unusual in
terest, and the new pastor, DR.. Alder
son, has reason to feel amply compen-
stated for his earnest efforts for the sal
walton of souls during his few months
labor in his new field. His good
audiences would indicate an scceptable
pastOrats.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
Work to be Resumed.

PrrTsBTRo, PA, July 14-In an interview
h C. Frick. chairman of the Carnegie com
pany, said that It was the intention of the
firm to go ahead peaceably and as quickly as
possible in the conduct of its Affairs ..As
We have failed to arrive at an amicable adjust
ment of the difficulty with the Amalgamated
association" he said. I'VE have decided to
adhere to our determination to have nothing
more to do with that organization ! think
that the public did nos fully understand that
there are many among our former workmen
AZ Homestead peaceable, law-abiding and
intelligent men, who are willing to return to
work upon the terms which We nave pro-
posed These men will. 50 far as ! have
oeen able 70 learn, not participate in the IN
lawful demonstrations at Homestead. We
desire and We are assured that We will have
me cooperation of these men II our efforts
70 operate the homestead mills when they
ieel they Wlll not endanger their lives and
the safety of their families by taking the side
of law and order.n
DO yoa s1psct to get your establishments
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
MARTIAL Law.
Hostages Held BY Union Des-
peradoes.
Bridges Burned and Tracks Torn
=p to Obstruct Advance or Troops
Mines and: Mills Charged with
Explosives with Fuses.

WALLACE. Idaho, July 15.-Colored troops
have arrived at Mullane. It is feared If they
come to Wallace every man of the assOci-
alton will be blown up. The mills of the
mine where nOn-uniOn labor is EMPLOYED
have been charged with magazines and fuses
attached since yesterday. At signal it is
said all viii be blown up. Several bridges
We're burned west of Mullane to prevent the
troops from crossing.
BOISE, ldaho.-GOvernor Wiley has issued
proclamation placing Shoshoae county IN
der martial law.
Adiutant General Curtis, who is in COM
mand for the state. and who went to Coeur d.
Alene IN advance of the outbreak. has not
oeen heard from, and it is fearei he has fall
en- INTO the hands of the strikers
The union men assert that the moment
troops appear on the scene they will blow up
Bunker Hill, Sullivan and Sierra Nevada
mines 1t IS now reported that the union
men have taken Van b. Delashut of Port
land, w. A. Sweeney and other mine owners,
and wall hold them as hostages until the
trouble is settled.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
An Example Must be Made.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July Ex-senator Du-
bois received the following telegram from
''Boise City. Idaho:' Regulars and Ma
tiOnal guards are camped at Cataldo await
ing reinforcements. Shoshone county Is de-
clared to be in bellion by proclamation of
the governor. Twelve dead non-union
miners were found in Fourth of July gulch.
In my opinion every man should now be
arrested and tried who participated in the
deeds of bloodshed or the destruction of
property. They will now probable disperse
and attempt the Homestead role. An exam
pie must be made of these men.
lSignedl GEORGE RoBERIs,
Attorney General.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
Reporters Held as Prisoners.

SPOKANE. July 16.-All the newspaper men
are virtually prisoners at Wardner, and are
unable to send out any specials. Nearly all
the business men of Wardner who we're sus-
pecte1 of holding anti-uniOn sentiments, have
been driven out of town by the strikers, and
are now in the hills. The mine owners and
their representatives are actually in danger
of their lives in Wallace.
The report is corroborated of the massacre
of non-union men at Mission by the strikers,
who were conducting them out of the coun-
Try. Twelve men are known to have been
killed. Among the number is Monaghan,
superintendent of the Gem mine, whose body
was terribly mangleds
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
Military Manners

As soon as General Snowdeu had establish
ed headquarters a committee composed of
O'Donnell, Coon. Crawford, Schukeman and
Clifford. representing the Amalgamated OIL
cial advisory committee and citizens. called
on him
Coon stated that on the part of the associa-
ton and citizens he welcomed the troops to
the town and offered the cooperation of the
strikers in preserving oder. General Snow
den said that he thanked him for the welcome,
but did not need cooperation.
Coon said: The citizens want TO know
when they en- give you a public reception"
Snowden replied: Il can accept no re-
ception. sir; that would be most improper"
Mr.. O'DOnnell began: ''On the part of
the association i wish to say that after suf-
fenng an attack from illegal authority we
are glad to have the legal authority of state
here"
Il do not rec ognize your association . Gen
eral Snowden repiiel. 81 recognize no one,
bit the citizens of the city. We have come
IA re 10 restore law and order ana they are
already rest ored."
'.But we wish to submit. =" O'DOnnell began,
when the general cut him shOrt, saying,
Then, sir, submit to the gentleman behind
you"
"O'DOnnen wheeled around and saw the
sheriff standing in the group. al do submit
to him" he said; 1--WE have never questioned
the sheriff's authority"
The general smiled rather sarcastlcally and
said, II am glad to hear it, l have nothing
to say to you further than that the sheriff
must be obeyed."
But We have obeyed the sheriff." O'DOn-
nell said. Haven't We. M McClearyl'
''NO. you have not, F" said the sheriff; You
refused to let my deputies enter the works"
There was some further talk Of this sort
Finally O'Donnell slid: ''Well, l believe We
have nothing further to say"
The general bowed in silence and the com
mittee departed for headquarters. There
stormy discussion followed.
The representatives OF the company led by
Otis lhIld9- took TQ4se9-lDu OF the WOrks
about 10 O'Clock, but so quietly their presence
was not suspected until afternoon.
The feeling of the strikers Is very bitter
against General SnOWden. He was denounced
in unmeasured terms when the result of his
interview with the committee become known
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
THE MORE THE MERRIER.
A Full State Ticket Nominated b,
the PrOhibs.

the PrOhibs.
Few people in Topeka knew that a state
convention of political party of some years
of age had been IN session IN the Topeka
state house for two days until they read in
city papers the following ticket there
made up:
Governor, L o. Picking, of Olaths. Lieu
tenant governor, H. F. Douthart, of Brown
county.
State treasurer, Joel Miller, of ST. John.
Attorney general, r. H. Nichols, of Howard.
Secretary of state, H. w. Stone, of AtchiSOn-
Auditor, q. Burdette. of COncOrdia. Super
intendent, Miss Ida NJ. Hodgdon, of Lyons.
Associate Justice, L. L. Stevens. of Beloit.
Congressman at large, J. NJ. Munroe, of
Wichita.
District ccngressmen:
First dlstrict-T. ]. Mccormick, of Hor-
ton, Brown county.
Second distIict-Col. D. w. Houston, of
Garnett, Anderson county.
Third district-M. V. b. Bennett, of Co
lumbus Cherokee county.
Fourth district-Rev. j. W. Stewart, of
Emporia, Lyon county.
Fifth districi-Horace Hurley, of Junction
City, Geary county.
Sixth district-Ben Brewer, of Herman,
Lincoln county.
Seventh district-W. E. Woodward, of
Sterling, Rice county.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
Storm in Manitoba.

WINNIPEG, MANI, July ia furious storm
swept over Manitoba, closely resembling a
cyclone. In several districts everything IN its
path was destroyed, houses being blown
down and machinery and barns smashed to
fragments. Several people where hurt, sew
eral fatally injured. One life is known to
have been lost.
Miss D0bson's hfeless body was found in
the ruins of her fathers house. Scores of
horses and cattle were killed outright and
their bodies carried from one field to another
Telegraph poles were torn down md COM
municaiIon cannot be obtained with various
points, so that the storm may have been
more disastrous than Is now known.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
A Sample Dublin Riot.

DUBLIS; July 16i-Rival political factions
at the POrtadOwn on Ulster railway engaged
In serious riot.
The fight. it Is said, Waged with desperation
by both sides, and when the police attempted
to restore order they found themselves pow
erless They were forced to retire to
their barracks, but in a short time they re-
appeared with rifles ann tried to disperse the
mob Of Infatuated and bowling men. The
mob comprised 1900 men and they turned
on the police and tepulsed them. A number
of shots were fired and / is stated that several
men were seriously injured.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
DvnamI+a a. SnoLana.

SPOKANE, WASH, July IA battle oe-
CURED at the Frisco mine, near the town of
Gem. The fight lasted four hours. Four
men were killed, Gus Carlson and Harry
Cummings. union men, the other two being
guards at the mines. Four were seriously
wounded The Frisco mine Is a complete
wreck. After the mine was blown up with
dynamite the nOn-union men in the Frisco
mine hung out flag of truce.
HOstilities ceased, and about sixty men
surrendered. The men are now under guard
at the miners union headquarters at the
town of Gem
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
The Company Are Determined.

PITTsBURG, PA, July 16.-Nr. Loveioy,
secretary of the Carnegie Steel company, de-
clined to discuss the situation or future, ex-
cept as to the action to be taken in reference
to the notice from Beaver Falls and Upper
and Lower Union mills that unless the com
pany granted a conference with the Home
stead workers the men IN the mills nam ed
would como out, and on this question he
said:
''The action of the men in these mills will
have no weight in this question nor will their
request be granted. The policy of the COM
pany has been fixed and will not be altered.
We will hold no conference with the Home
stead mill men whatever the result. This
we have stated a number of times and our
position has not and will not change. If the
men in every department of every mill we
have 20 ont because we will grant no confer
ence with the Homestead men, it will not
alter-the case"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
Rioters Have Dispersed.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 16.-Telegrams
received by Major General Schofield show
the labor troubles in the Coeur d'Alene min
ing district are at an end for the present
The rioters have dispersed and the state au-
thorIiies, aided by federal troops, are in full
Possession of the field
General SchOfield SAID that the people who
are complaining because the soldiers have
not arrested the rioters had an impropt 2
conception of the position of the troops in
the matte. He explained that they were or
dered there merely TO support the civil au-
thoritles in the restoration of order, and were
acting altogether under the orders of the
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That Avalanche.

PARIS, July 16.-There is now little doubt
that 500 lives were lost in the catastrophe
which overwhelmed the resort of St. Gervais
les Bans and the villages on the French side
of the base of Mount Blanc, and it is not i'm
probable th1t the death list may be largely
increased. In the village of Bionassy 300
persons were overwhelmed. and in Lefayet
$50 dead bodies have been recovered. At the
baths forty-eight employees persisted, and it
is not yet known how many visitors were
dashed to death.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
They Get Together.

BLOoAnSoroS, III, July 13-when Zen
eral Stevenson returned from Chicago he
found upon his desk n very pleasant letter of
cOngratulatiOn from e1-President Grover
Cleveland at BuzZard's Bay. Another letter
was received from the eX-president extending
Mr.. Stevenson a kind invitation to bring his
family to Gray Gables to spend week or so
and accompany Mr.. Cleveland in his yacht
TO New York, where both Mr.. Cleveland and
July 90