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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-14
THE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY.
Mr.. Frich, Sheriff McCieary and Others Tes
tify Concerntur tho Homestead Conflict

Mr. Frich, Sheriff McCienry and Others Tes-
tify Concerning tho Homestead Conflict.
PITTsBURG, July 1a-When the congress
sional committee resumed its investigation
of the Homestead trouble this morning
about fifty persons were present. including
Mr. Frick and Welhe. O'Donnell. Carney
and other members of the Amalgamated
Association.
The examination of Mr. Frick was con-
tinued. To Mr.. Boatner Mr. Frick said the
arms for the Pinkertons were consigned to
the Union Supply Company, and by it de-
livered to Captain Rodgers. of the steamer
Little Bill. His arrangements to obtain
Pinkerton mon were completed July ]. So
far as he knew there was no letter from
Plnkerton accepting the offor contained In
the letter of June %. The negotiations
were carried on by Mr.. Frick, the New
York agent and tue Philadelphia agent.
Did you have anything to do with
al am not sure" replied the witness. Il
may have had. but l cannot say. may
have and likely did havo with our New
York agent, MIR. Schoonmaker."
But you should know. Did Dpu or did
well. have answered that question"
Mr.. Boatner-ln the mplOy ment of these
men. was it stipulated they were to be
"No, sir; think notn
well, that is all" said Mr.. Boatner.
HE has evaded this question all through"
At Chairman Ontes's request the witness
again made an explanation Of the sliding
scale. He also submitted to the commi ttee
q copy of the agreement the company had
with the government. Mr.. Frick said the
prices paid for slmIlar work at Homestead
were higher than any other place They
are at least per cent. higher than Is paid
in Eastern mills.
Did you join in the request for troopsf"
hc was asked.
No, did not till Sunday night, when /
wired tho Governor that believed the
to the sheriff"
Mr.. Boatner asked If the table made Of
the amount paid the men was for them
selves, and when Mr.. Frick said, Yes SIR"
Mr. Boatner said: well. those are the
highest wages / ever heard Of"
Witness said the introduction of i'm
proved machinery would increase the cost
of production ID per cent and that the men
worked about 270 days IN the year.
Captain Rogers was then called and told
of the arran cement made with him by Mr.
Frick TO take the barges to Homestead.
Gray at Davis Island dam, Who said he was
to accompany the party officially. Witness
then detailed the story of the fighting and
said the first shot was fired by tho strikers.
Sheriff McCleary was next sworn and tos-
titled that counsel for the Carnegie COM
pany had notified him O week before the
men went ont that there would be trouble
and that the company had arranged
TO send three hundred men to Home
steac and they wanted them deputlzed.
He was notified on July that he must
protect tho property OF the company. On
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-14

FRANKLIN. KY, July 1S-Shortly after
midnight mob took j. X. Redferin, white.
from Jail here and hanged him. Redferin
yesterday shot and instantly killed p. b.
Dunn. for many years Circuit Court clerk.
Mr.. Dunn had been trying to get Red
ferin out of one of his houses,
and yesterday went to the place
with q negro named John Hobby. Without
o word Redferin opened fire with O shot
gun and fatally wounded the negro. Dunn
had In the meantime retreated, but Red
ferin ran after him and fired q charge of
squirrel shot through his heart.
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Indiana Man chosen presiden.

NEw YORK, July lathe retail fur
niture-dealers. who have been In conven.
tioD at Association Hall. to-day organized
The Furniture Retail Dealers Association
of the United Statesn The following ofl-
GERS were elected: President. l.. A. Jen-
nings. New Castle Ind: secretary and
treasurer. j. III. Simons; executive commit
tee, NJ: Minstader. Norfolk. Va; f. l.. Dem
hard. Louisville. Ky; Ii. c. Wilson, Mont
pelier. VT; j. +. Zang. Dallas. Tex, and
Chsrles Packingham. bridgeport. Conn.
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GENERAL WEATHER BULLETIN,
Forecast for Thursday.

FOrecast Tor Thursday.
WASHINGTON, July 13, SP. M.-For Ind,-
ana-Generally fair OH Thursday, preceded
by showers in south portion; generally
warmer in extreme north western portion;
variable winds.
For Ohio-Local showers tonight. fol-
lowed by generally fair weather Thursday:
slightly cooler in southwest portion; north
winds.
For Hlinois-Local showers In south DOR.
ton; fair in north portion; variable winds:
warmer in central and northeast portion.
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BRIDGES DESTROYED.
Union Miners Endeavor to Prevent tho Ap-
proach of Federal Troops.


Union Miners Endeavor to Prevent tho Ap-
proach Of Federal Troops.
WALLACE. Ida. July 13-The colored
troops arrived at Muliane this afternoon,
but were ordered back to Missoula. 1t was
union miner would be blown up.
All mills of the mines where
non-union labor has been employed have
been charged with magazine and fuse at
tached since yesterday. At a signal. it is
said, all will be blown M. This, however.
it is said, will be done only in the event of
the troops arriving on the scene. Conster-
nation prevails.
The bridge was blown up to-day at Null
lane to prevent the troops from Missoula
from effecting an entrance. No trains are
running between Wallace ana Mullane.
State and federal troops now hold practic-
ally all passages of egress from that region.
At Wardner the situation is critical.
The non-union men have gone out of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines and haye
been shipped out OF Ceur DAlene.
The Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine has
been released by the miners and turned
over to the company. Troops are hourly
west. and conflict with the miners in the
valley is thought possible. At tho
headauarters of the union miners
in this place assurance was given that
all trouble was over II the
Hill and Sullivan mines and troops were not
brought In. The miners assured an Associ-
ated Press correspondent they would
welcome the troops tomorrow, that
trouble would not occur to-day as
had eased the situation. Several railroad
bridges were blown up west of Mullane to
prevent troops from reaching Wardner.
One bridge Is reported burned east OF
Wallace. No trains are running between
Wallace and Wardner to-day.
Defying Federal Troops
BOISE CITY, Ida, July l3.-It seems diff
cult to get reliable news from the scene of
the mining troubles in the Cpur d'Aiene
district. but from all accounts it looks as
If the union miners had deter
mined to defy both the State
militia and the federal troops. Gov.
Wiley has issued q proclamation, placina
Shoshone county under martial law. Word
has been received that three companies Of
federal troops from Missoula have arrived
at Mullan. The other troops have not been
heard from. Adjutant-general Curtis. who
is in command for the State. and who went
to C9ur d'Alene in advance of the out
break, has not been heard from to-day. and
II is feared he has fallen into the hands of
the strikers
A dispatch to the Governor from Judge
Hepburn. at Spokane, SAYS the union men
drove 1S2 non-union miners out yesterday,
firing on them and killing two. Another
message to the Governor says several non.
union men have been blown up. and thAf
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Local Weather Report.
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Tuesday he sent twelve deputies to the
works and they werc driven away. His
efforts to secure q posse was detailed at
length. He was notified the night the
Pinkertons went up and he tried to per-
suade them not to send them as be feared
trouble. He was finally induced to send
Colonel Gray along to try to prevent
trouble. Sheriff McCleary said the people
would not serve on his posse because they
were afraid of being killed. This state
ment caused general laugh. and Mr..
Boatner said the war feeling was not
stong here. The sheriff said he had not
authorized Colonel Gray to deputize the
Pinkertons. He did not go to Homestead
on the day of the trouble because il was
useless
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Al
It's employees" Mr.. McLuckIe had heard
there was some trouble at the mill
arising out of the attempt to land Pinker-
ton men. but he did not witness the battle.
On invitation of the committee to make
any statement he desired. he said: 81 de-
sire to be put on record to this effect: l
think IL q gigantic conspiracy on the part
OF this company ana its representatives.
created with . view to depriving the work.
men of this country of their most sacred
rights under the Constitution to life. lib
erty and the pursuit OF happiness. think
that fact has been pretty clearly demon
strated, and If an opportunity were af-
forded think we would have no difficulty
in establishing the truth.
Three years ago at this same mill we b ad
trouble of a similar character. After con-
siderable resistance the firm finally signed
the scale. The capital of the mill at tho
time was quito limited. Then came the
Mckinley tariff. reducing the tariff OH tins
very identical article on which our wages
are based-steel billets-and raising the
tariff on all other articles Of production.
1t was q gigantic conspiracy to rob the
iaboring man of O fair days wages for q
fair days work. The Carnegie company
holds mortgages on their employees proper
orally think the Pinkertons q horde of cut
throats thieves and law-breakers, em-
ployed in the interest of capitalists. and
this accounts for their dislike of the Pink
ertons. lney OHer no resistance TO the
lawfully constituted authorities of the
State. There has been. however. in tue
coke region. aud in many other parts OF
the country"
Judge Taylor then interposed an OBJ
lection to any such sweeping declara-
tlons" as he termed them, and then put
this questions: You think the less the
tariff the less the wagesf"
Mr.. McLuckie-You are lawyer and q
Judge. / do not care to commit my self on
that subject.
CALLS MKINLEY A CoNSPIRATOR.
On being asked whom he thought were
the parties to the conspiracy. the witness
IConsiaued ON secend Page.
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HOMESTEAD SINNERS DOWN
The Soldier Boys Now Draw Rations
and Don't Need to PatrOnize Saloons.

Three Unwarranted Arrests by the Strikers,
Who Seem 10th 10 Recognize Their Author
i'y Ended When the Militia Came.
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VETERANS IN COUNCIL.
a Meeting Of Soldiers and Sailors of TIL,
Mexican aud or the Late War.

a Meeting Of Soldiers and Sailors of the
Mexican aud or the Late War.
More than 200 veterans of the Mexican
War, veterans of the rebellion and their
sons met at their headquarters, 113 Turk
street, Friday night, Il. n. Cochran presid-
ing.
William w. Ayres, the secretary, reported
the objects of the association TO be union of
veterans Of the war with Mexico and
veterans of the war of the rebellion and
their sons Of the age of q living in the city
of San Francisco to advance the political
interest of the national Republican party
and the political, social and financial in-
terest of its members, and to secure reeOg-
milton OF their rights in political prefer
ment. Only those having served in the var
with Mexico or the war of the rebellion and
their sons are qualified for membership, and
they must have an honorable discharge from
the army or navy and he Republicans in polit-
ical princiI les. Honorary members are ad-
mltt ed. such persons who. during the war
OF I he rebellion, rendered valuable aid and
merliorious service 10 the Government of
the United States. or 30 its soldiers or
sailors and will subscribe to the constitu-
tiOn and to the bylaws OF the club, to which
they may be elected. Hon. Whitelaw Reid
and President Harrison have been duly
elected honorary members of this club.
he following is copy of Whitelaw
Reid's letter of thanks:
0PHIR FARM, Purchase P o.
Westchester County. n. Y
Wiliiam ". Agres, Secretary Veteran SOL
dfers' dH6 Sailors Repubiican Club, San Fran
cisco, Cdt.-DEAR SIR: beg TO express TO you
and through you to the Veteran Soldiers aud
Sailors Club OF San Francisco my best thanks
Tor the honor done me by their action in select
Ing me an honorary member OF youi club. Yours
Truly, WHITELAw REID
No honorary member can be elected to any
Office In the association, but shall enjoy all
other privileges of membership.
Colonel Lyman Bridges delivered an elO-
quent address. General Sheehan cheered
on the old Vets" by glowing account of
their usefulness in the past and present.
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POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
The Democrats Of Colorado to IndOrSe
the Peoples Party iOmineeS.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Many Democrats
Of prominence assembled at the New York
Central depot to-day to see Hon. A E.
Stevenson and party off on the return trip
10 Illinois. Among those accompanying
Stevenson was Ii. Underwood Of Colorado,
whose mission to the East has been to con-
fer with eX-President Cleveland, Mr.. Steven
son aud other prominent Democrats on the
adyisabllity OF the Colorado Democrats in
dorsing the Peoples party candidates for
Presidential electors in that State.
To an Associated Press representative
Underwood said it is a question on which
the Democrats Of Colorado differ The
failure Of the Republican party 10 issue
satisfactory financial plank has created
revolt among them, and the Peoples party
has received an Impetus which places it in
position to control the balance OF power,
If not to.sweep the State. If the Democrats
indOrse the Peoples party candidates. for
electors the defeat of Ethe Republicans in
Colorado is assured.
Cleveland. Stevenson. Whitney, Harrity
and others all favored indorsing the Peoples
party nominees, but Underwood said they
hoped to impose upon the Peoples party
the condition that if the Democrats in
dOrsed their electors il was TO be with the
understanding that If the election Of Presi-
dent was thrown into the House the Colo
Tado electors must cast the Vice PTesiden-
tlal vote for Stevenson. Underwood thinks
with this concession the Colorado Demo-
Gratis WIZ, without doubt, indorse the Peo-
pies party candidates
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the genial colonel last night to a CALL re-
porter. Ave do not claim that the league
Is California invention, it is branch of
the National League. whose methods are
valued. We, ont here, are satisfied that we
can carry out the Ideas and systems which
have prOveo so powerful and successful in
the older States. and | am delighted at the
results so far attained.
THE executive committee which governs
our State Leage." Colonel Cham mberlain
continued, "is composed of the most repre-
sentative Republicans of the State. Every
regular Republican club Is entitled TO men,
bershp and all Of the best clubs Of the
State are either now members or have
written asking forms of application fer
membership. There is probably more league
enthusiasm in Southern California than
In any other section, owing to the fact that
most of the residents are comparatively
lately from Eastern States, and more
familiar with modern methods Of political
organization.
Il real zs that it will take some time to
thoroughly instill into the minds of our peo-
pie the real objects and purposes of the
league. In brief, these are to elect candi-
dates already nominated. and to act in per-
feet harmony with and assist the regular
State, county and city committees. We
prepare aud distribute literature, and where
p, p,actieable unite the efforts of clubs, avoid
ING duplication OF labor, and in this way
securing greater effectiveness.
I'VE shall open headquarters within
few days, and in these we expect to GEN.
traliZe from all over the State every bit Of
political Information possible. so that we
may be placed in n position 10 direct our
forces iDtelligently as well as to make our
selves serviceable TO the State Central Com
mittee in its labors in the directing of party
affairs. In these headquarters all members
of league clubs and Republicans generally
Will be welcome. We shall conduct ali our
affairs in a businesslike manner and dO
everything we can TO secure the utmost
harmony in the party, ana shall endeayor
not 10 infringe upon the rights or duties of
any other organization or committee"
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TWO MILES LONG.
1t Was the Greatest Demonstration Ever
Seen in That County.

1t Was the Greatest Decentralization Ever
Seen in That Cnunty.
EUREKA, July 23-The line of march
extended over two miles and the pro
cesson, four abreast, extended along the
whole route. The buildings along the
line were handsomely Illuminated and
military and civic organizations marched
in uniform and with badges, banners
and tTansparencies, while thousands of
men bore torches aud other thousands
carried implements indicating their v0-
cation. With SIX bands containing over
100 pieces playing martial strains the
parade made such an imposing spectacle as
inspired the greatest enthusiasm The
streets we're crowded with people tor blocks
IN every direction, the men IN the process
sion and the women and children as spec
tatOrs.
Among the handsome floats was one full
rugged ship escorted by 10 ship carpenters.
Another was a shiugle-mil in opera ti0n
during the progress Of the procession. Var
iOus mill crews, under the leadership Of
their employers, also had positions
The procession was led by the Tenth
Battalion, \. G.. c.. followed by the county
and city officials pioneers and bank presi-
dents in carriages. The great mass of tile
procession was made of f0otmen, and no
street in the city was long enough TO contain
the full line Of the procession, even when
cOunter-marching and eight abreast.
Never in the history of the county has
such eOncOnrse of people assembled, and
no demonstration ever held here compares
with it either IN numbers, impreSsiveneSs
or enthusiasm. There was an outpuuring
of the people that manifested an earnest
desire for closer commercial relations with
the outer world, and joyful confidence that
HumbOldt's isOla tion is of the past Accu-
rate count showed that there were 1000 men
in the line
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CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS.
Naming Delegates to the Convention at
Sacramento.

WOODLAND, July 23-At the Republi-
can county convention held here to-day the
following delegates TO the State convention
were elected: b. S. Kaup, w. L. Wood, E.
Z. Robinson. j. A. Murray, L. n Heinrich ::
delegates -at-large, J. II. Magoffey and J.
f. Duncan. The delegation Is uninstrueted
as TO Congressman.
JACKSON. July 23.-The Republican
county convention elected the following
delegates to SacTamento: L. G.. Voor.
heis. j. a. EagOn, George H. Dunlap. +.
Nj. Whitmore, j. Ii. Tibbitts and w. T.
Jones. a strong resolution was passed
pledging the delegates TO vote for J ohm f.
Davis for Congress.
BONNEVILLE, July 23.-The Sierra
County Republican convention to-day nomi-
mated the following ticket: For Sheriff. III.
B. Arnold of Sierra Valley; County Clerk.
a. j. Merron of DOwnievlle; District At
tOrney, George Wood of Sierra Valley !:
County Treasurer, John Burman of Dow
melville; Supervisors-Sec0nd District. +.
Ii. Campell of Forest city; Third District.
j. A. Vaughn of Dnwnieyile; Fourth Dis
trict. ID. n. Mitchell Of Sierra City. The
convention adjourned with three cheers for
Harrison,
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FIXING UP A PLATFORM.
The Railroad Plank Being Widely
Discussed.
AL Eyes Turned 70 the Sacramento Conyen-
tiOn-Prospects Of Fight Over the
Resolutions.

The eyes of the Republicans of the State
are turned at present to Sacramento, where
the convention will meet Tuesday, and the
chief topic OF interest is the railroad cues
tlon. Not word was said at Stockton con-
cerning this most Important issue, and
when the Democrats at Fresno indorsed the
Traffic Association q large number Of the
leading Republicans Immediately became
convinced that something must be done and
that without serious delay to rectify the
first mistake. As a consequence it was at
once heralded to the world that the Stock
ton gathering was one of little Importance.
Held simply for the purpose of choosing
delegates to a national convention, it cut
but little figure in local affairs, and as q
consequence it was left to the delegates
who were 20 select legislative candidates to
voice the sentiment of the Republicans on
the transportation question.
There Is now belief that some positive
action must be taken, but the trouble is that
the railroad people are likely to control the
action Of the Sacramento body. 1t is cer-
tain. ar apparently so at least. that every
delegate from San francisco, Sacramento,
Los Angeles and Santa Clara are bound by
strong ties TO the power which sits en-
throned at Fourth and Townsend, and
Alameda is not considered to be hostile TO
the Huntington interests. This crops out
in the selection of n. Il. Chipman for chair.
man, who, as hired attorney for the rail-
road, has always served their interests
faithfully and is expected TO keep up his
record at Sacramento.
Still there Is likely to be breezy fight
In the platform committee, but as the men,
bsrs will be chosen by Cbipman il is hardly
to be supposed that they will 90 so far as 10
Introduce any resolution opposing the great
monopoly. In that event, however, a
minority report is almost certain, and the
plank to be suggested, it is said, will out
Herod Herod in its denuncation of the
Southern Pacific. This WILL of course, pre-
cipitate hot fight and no one can foretell
the result. Il is possible that compromise
n,av hp pffaptpd
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HOTEL STINE BURNED.
a Disastrous Blszs at Walla Walla La
Night

Disastrous Blezs at Walla waIla Last
Night.
WALLA WALLA, Wash, July 23.-At
$3.50 O'Clock tonight a fire broke out in a
frame building on Main street occupied by
French restaurant. The department
responded promptly, but owing to some diff
iculty the engines failed TO raise steam, and
il was fully ten minutes before water was
secured. The flames shot high in the air
and the fire was soon communicated to the
third-story windows Of the Hotel Slime The
fire spread through the hotel, and in a short
space of time the entir building was mass
of flames. The hotel was occupied by
large number of guests, but all escaped
without serious Injury. A chambermaid.
who was nearly suff0cated by the smoke
was carried out TO a place Of safety and soon
revived. Charles Paris, the proprietor
OF the French restaurant, had his hands
and face badly burned. Mrs Adler. who
i conducting knitting factory a few doors
below the restaurant, became hysterical
through fright, and Is now in a precarious
condition. The fire is still burning at IL
O'Clock. but the hremen have got it under
control. The Hotel Stine was a three-story
brick. owned by Fred Stne and conducted
by j. {. Lewis. Slime places his loss at
$4,000, with an insurance OF $4,000. J. c.
Lewis lost on furniture, liquors, etc, $1,000; /;
insurance $1,000. Charles Paris, restau-
rant fixtures, S700; insurance $500. Mar
shal Martin, frame building, $1,000; insur-
ance unknown The guests at the hotel
lost clothing valued at about $500 or 5000
more