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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

landing. As the Pinkertons landed
they opened fire AMI two workmen
dropped in their tracks. This enraged
the crowd, and they bore down upon the
Pinkcrtons with resist.ess force, driv-
in. them lack to the boats.
4 tcn-pound cannon has been planted
in the main entrance to the mill. The
situation is now quiet, though the battle
is likely to be renewed at any moment.
Gov. Pattison has been appealed to
for aid, and ths State militia will prob
ably be sent to the scene at once.
The situation.
Capital and lal or are arraycd against
each other at Homestead, and the out
come of the conflict will be awaited with
interest 10y all who realize the impor-
tance of the social problems of the day.
Because of the magnitude of the works
where the issue is made and of the tens
of thousands who will be at once affected,
the press of the country is devotinG
special attention to the affair and its
features are made clear enough to all.
The Carnegie Steel Company offers
10 its employees a certain scale or wages.
The scale offered is refused by the man
ayers of the Amalgamatcd Association,
the great trade union organization to
which the workers belong. and opera
tions of the company are virtually su>-
pended. A fence surrounds the COM
pany's property an in side this placed
a guard of those whom the company re-
lies upon. In addition {" this other
barricadcs have been erected TO resist
the rioters. Meanwhile thousands Of
men, the workers who have rejected
the a.c of wages Offered, have o.cu-
pied the country about the mills and
prevent all access to the property.
Dcfcn>e> at the >tcc! " nrk-.
About six weeks ago, in anticipation
of the coming conflict between the Car
negie interests and the wo.kmen, stout
board fence twelve feet high was built
upon a foundation of Stag three feet high,
completely surrounding the steel works.
This fence is three miles long. On the
! top are strung three strands of barbed
wire. 50 connected that a current of
electricity may be sent through them
from the electric plant by the simple
turning of a switch in the Office. Port
| holes four inches in diameter have been
bored along this fence at tie height OF a
! mans eye. Trenches have been dug
over all parts Of the works to various
! points along the fence where hydrants
! are stationed. Connections have been
made so that either cold or boiling hot
water can be sent through these pipes
| to the hydrants.
An additional fence has been built
about the office. and Il bridge forty feet
high has been strung across the tracks.
connecting the office with building in
side the works. 4 search light has been
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

1t was 2:o7 o'clock when Chairman
Loucks called the convention to order.
but it was after 3 p. III. befor, all the
delegates and visitors had secured seats
and the raps of the Chairman hal re-
suited in beginning Of business. The
immense hall .wat, almost completely
filed. 1t was very sultry and fully Il
third of the delegates were. N shirt
sleeves.
The first business was.thc adoption of
a motion that the Resolutions Commit
tee report. The committee filed on the
stage with ii platform. Thomas '. Gator
of California read the preamble of the
unanimous report of the Resolutions
Committee on the platform adopted.
Gator moved the adoption OF the pream-
Bile, and it was adopted by unanimous
uprising of delegates and tumultuous
applause. At once ON the adoption of
the platform the convention broke
over all restraint and went wild.
The whole convs ntion, audience
| and delegates, rose to their feet with
stirring enthusiasm in a demonstration
lasting twenty minutes. 1t began 10y
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14
at IL o'clock they We're forced to with
draw and return to Pittsbury.
Hosts Gather for defense.

They come. Tie PinkcrtOns are
coming," shouted a horseman riding at
lightning speed as he dashed into Home
stead at o'clock in the morning and
alarmed the leaders of the strikers at
their headquarters. The secret signals,
long ago planned and arranged, were
set working and from both sides of the
Monongahcla River answering responses
came The story of the fall of Warsaw
might be written again. ITO arms to
protect our honest" cried 5000 strikers
and near,y as many men, women and
children. Slowly came the steamer
Little Bill towing two model barges
loaded with $50 Pinkerton coal and iron
police, Winchester rifles and an abun-
dance of ammunition.
The scene en- shore was thrilling.
The thousands Of people w,re assem-
blcd on the bank of the river on the
Homestead side. AS the boat moved up
the crowd followed. 1t arrived opposite
the big Carnegie mills, passed up and
then backed down toward the landing.
Fearless stalwarts, used to hardship,
knew that the vessels were approach
ing shore.
The dock was fenced in to the river S
edge; the invaders must be stopped.
One leader cried. Follow me-, and,
rushing 10 a part of the fence back from
the river, attacked it. In twinkling a
breach was made in Fort Fr.ck' and
$500 people crowded through the prop
erty down to the river and stood wait
ing for the approaching boats. Before
they penetrated the mist several volleys
| were fired, not 'at the vessels, but as a
warning. Presently the dark hulls
showed through the white veil of fog
and swung into the landing. There was
breathless silence. Like ants thousands
of the sons of Vulcan swarmed the bank
to the waters edge. Capt. Heinde, of
tho Pinkertons, raised plank from the
deck of the barge nearest the shore.
One OF his men also grasped the big
| board, and one end was showed ashore.
Then there was shout as Of Spurtans
at the Tiber. One man stepped on the
plank and went ashore. He was
grabbed by the crowd and was seen no
more. Captain Heinde followed. He
had taken one step on the plank when
he fell with a shot in the leg. The men
behind him turned their Winchesters on
the crowd and like a whirring of bees
were the volleys which passed.
Twenfy-threc Shot.
Five Pinkertol men fell, one fatally
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

shot through the head. The strikers
lost six killed and twelve wounded, but
the boats were repulsed and withdrew
into md-stream.
1t was all over SO quickly that not
until the boats returned to the shelter
Of the fog did the strikers realize the
damage done their fellows. Never more
scintillating fire shot from the eyes Of
demNs. Utterly reckless and frenzied
the howitzers were ordered ready, and
barrels of oil were loaded on a barge, to
be fired and sent against the boats.
Slowly the craft returned The firing
was renewed and returned from the
boats. and again numbers Of the strikers
fell. Then came the grand coup Of the
strikers. The gun on the little yacht
Edna was turned against the craft and
one on shore bclched It's fire upon its
human freight. -
blazing OIL Sent Down stream.
Finally oil was liberated from the bar
rcls above 10y the men and was fired.
The. fiery track was not broad enough,
and with a little shifting the blazing
stream passed harmlessly by. This
failure to cause retreat added to the an
ger Of the strikers, and. towing their
sto" Aiie' tAVRSi po7It.Vhs tASy OAohS AS
the heals of the barrels. fired the oil,
and sent the craft down on the boats.
The nen now have complete possession
of the works, and unless Gov. PattisOn
orders out troops they will continue in
possession.
First Victory for Strikers.
The first battle occurred about 4:3o,
when force of about 800 Pinkerton
men attempted to land at the
steel works. The strikers had been ap.
pr sed Of their departure from Pitts
burg, and for two hours before the boats
arrived between 5000 and COCO persone
awaited their coming on the river banks.
The mills have a landing for boata
| within the inclosure of the fence.
and at first it appeared that there
would be no way. to prevent the Pinker-
tons entering the mills Shortly before
| the boats reached Homestead horseman
riding at full gallop spread the alarm that
the pinkertons were coming. As the
boats steamed toward the landing il
was impossible to longer restrain the
crowd. With whoop and a yell of de-
rision an onslaught was made on the
fence and 100 feet of the inclosure was
torn AWAY and 900 men were at the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14
Cold Water as a beverage.

''On the advice of an eminent ply
sician, have tested pure cold water
as a 'bracer' and found 1t is the
greatest thing in the world" said an
old rOundcr at the Lindell. Il heart
ily- commend it to every man who
stays out with the boys late O nights
and dallies with the rosy until his
head. whirls around, his legs get
weak, and his stomach revoltS.
When you wake up the next morning
with throbbing head and excited
nerves | advise you to touch the but
ton and have the boy bring you Il
lemonade glass. full of cold water in
stead of a cocktail. Sip the water
slowly--an hour is not too long to de-
vote to it-and you will bc aston
ished at the wonderful bracing effect
it has upon you. The doctor eX-
planned to me that the cold water,
slipped slowly, tends to contract the
arteries and force rush of blood.to
the head. A vigorous circulation is
thereby set up, and in a little while
the last remnant Of the nights Jag
is driven out of the system. / am
also told that the brain and nerve
stimulating effect ofpurc, cold:water
has for centuries been demonstrated
in India. That scmi-hcathcn coun-
try, you know. is the mother of chess.
The natives of East India are to-day
the greatest chessplayers In the
world. When they start intO-a game
they squat fiat on the earth around
board and never rise until the game
Is finished. Sometimes they play for
out sleep or food, and the only stimC-
liant they use is pure. cold water,
which they continually sip."-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14
No Distinction Now.

store for shop" is an American
ism of natural and reasonable growth
In early colonial days shops were also
of necessity stores or depotS for goods
in bulk, since cargOes came in seldom
and at few ports. MEANWHILE, by the
time the coast region had thickened
in population, and communication
with Europe and between various
parts of the country had become
easier and more frequent, SO that
there were shops which were not also
stores, habit had fixed the word store
upon the speech of the people, and
the distinction between store and
shop has been lost.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

his gun. The shot was answered by the
strikers. and fusilladc cnsucd which
lasted for half an hour.
After the first fu-illade the boats
withdrew from the shoe. and desul'ory
firing was kept up on both sides for sew
eral hours. During this time the strik-
ers secured Il cannon, and, planting 1t
on the opposite side OF the river, placed
the guards between two fires.
About 10 o'clock the men on the
targcs made another attempt to land,
and a desperate battle followed, in
which rifles in the hands of the strikers
and Pinktrton men and th" cannon did
terrible execution. While this fight was
in progress the strikers poured oil into
the river above the barSes and set it on
fire. The boats were soon surrounded
Gy flames, and caught fire in several
places. The guards were unable TO
withstand this new element. and finally
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

FRANCIS i. CLARK. The address OF well
come from Brooklyn's pastors was de-
livercd by Rev. 4. c. Dixon. The re-
spOnse in b. half of the trustees of the
Christian Endavor Society and delegates
was made by DIR. Merrill f.. Gates, AM
herst College, am! Rev. Pratt, pastor Of
Williston Church, wh'ch was the birth
pf,t of the Oh isiian Endcavur Society,
responded. He C included by presenting
Chairman Clark gavcl n adc from the
pulpit and corner s. ne o. Williston
Church.
The annual rcrcrt of General Secre-
tary Baer was presented. 1t stated that
the regularly rccor led societies number
81 .h,l, while those Unrecorded would
bring the total TO 5,r0M. he number
reported at last years Minneapolis con-
vention was 1f.27l. Tn. total m.in-
bership is 1870, goa. New York leads in
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14
The Vile Wccsl.

The Shah of Persia has 4 tobacco
pipe worth 'S40O.0 900.
The better class of the Philippine
Islanders smoke cigars a foot long.
John ID. Rockefeller prefers mild
cigar, costing about 40 cents.
Calvin S. Brice smokes the best
cigars Obtainablc. lie is an incessant
smoker.
Cornelius Vanderbilt smokes very
strong cigars, worth about a quarter
apiece.
Though Jay Gould never smokes,
he is said to be an excellent Judge of
a cigar, and the brands he keeps on
hand to give to his friends are choice
enough for the most captious con-
noisscur.
Last year French smokers consumed
1900, 600 francs worth of cigars, TO-
600. 900 of cigarettes, 29.O0O.0OO Of
snuff, and VI. 900, 900 of pipe tobacco.
The greatest snuff takers are old peas
ants and priests.
The Burmese natives delight i'm
huge. loosely rolled chc!oDts, varying
from six to eighteen inches in length.
Among the Anglo-lEdia the Trich-
inopoly chcroot, with a straw down
the middle, is great favorite. 1t is
made i'm all sizes, from ten inches to
fWO
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

journ alter the nominating speeches un-
til o'clock. and asked that tho nomi-
mating speeches be po stponed 1:ntil tho
evening session. By unani nous consent
the motion to adjourn prevailed.
On the opening of the evening session
the resolutions committee reported
supplement to the platform, after which
the following telegram, which had just
been received from Judge Gresham, was
read:
CHICAGO Ill.,, July 4.
J. 3; Weaver, Icnatius Donneily, Ben Terrell,
John W. Hays
have just returned and find your dispatch
Of the lst. ! must stand by my dispatch to Mr..
rf orr Of the I'd Accept my grateful n acknowl
That settled it. judge Gresham 5
friends nov gave up their efforts. The
roll-call OF States was announced for
the nomination of candidates for Presi-
dent.
The first State, Alabama, was scarcely
called, when J. S. Manning of that State
arose and promptly placed in nomination
man the mention of whose namc
creates such enthusiasm as was never
heard In our State. 1t has been said
he was an old war-horSe, but l say he Is
good for thousand campaigns yet to
come"
"Who is hc?" shouted a voice.
Gen. james b. Weaver of Iowa.
Prolonged cheers.
The place of Colorado was yielded to
Col. S. i. Norton, of Illinois, who
placed Senator Kyle, of South Dakota,
in nomination. 4 Connecticut delegate
presented Gen. Jumes Field, of Virginia.
| lApplause.l A Florida delegate Sec
onded the nomination of Gen. Weaver.
| F. W. Wimbcrey, of Georgia, seconded
| the nomination Of Senator Kyle.
Stephen II. Bashor, Of Illinois, named
Senator Van Wych, of Nebraska. The
mention of Van Wyek's name aroused
some Of the liveliest cheering of the
evening John H. Borgeman, of Indi.
ana, a one-legged soldier. seconded the
/ nomination Of Gen. James B. Weaver,
| Prof. {. Vincent, of Indiana, seconded
| kylc's nomination., and another Indi.
ana delegate jumped to his feet and
/ said one-half of the delegation was fol
Van Wyck.
Candidates Named.
/ At 1890 the roll call was begun on tht
| first ballot.
From the very beginning of the rol
call Weaver led all his competitors, ant
! SO overwhelming was the vote cast fol
him that his nomination was PRACTICAL,
assured before the ballot was half com
pleted. The Weaver infection seemed
to spread and as State after State east
its vote the Weaver people grew wildl,
enthusiastic, elimination coming whcl
the result was announced, the cheering
being loud and continued. The frs
ballot resulted: Weaver, 995; Kyle, ,265
Horton, /; Page, l; Stanford, l.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

THE swapping bugs" Of Cuba furnish
the cheapest light. These insects are
beetles two inches long, and derive their
name from the fact that when one is laid
IN its back it snaps its wings until it is
enabled to bound into the air. On each
side of the insects thorax is luminous
membraenOus spot, and these flash at in
tervals, so that the Cubans put dozen
Of the insects into cage together, and
30 obtain a continuous illumination
bright enough to read by.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

BARRIERS, who have to be silent SO
much of the time, have taken to
writing their jokes, like other witty
people.
"Do YOU think I-aw-shall have a
good beard?" asked an unpromising
candidate for such honors.
I'm afraid not. SIR" answered the
barber, after close inspection.
Jaw, weally. My fawther has aw
VERY fine beard, you know"
-May',c you take after your Mam-
ma. sii:'-Nationl Barber.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

ABERLIN physician has prepared an
apparatus for the convenient inhalation
of ozone by patients for.whom this treat
ment is prescribed. It consists Of an
ebonite tube. in which are. two metallic
points connected with high tension
electric current
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14
Roads.

In France the macadam road, with
out foundation is preferred to the
telcford, binder being used with the
broken stone after the latter has been
compactcd. The national roads cost
more than the department and
country roads, as they are constructed
for stragetic purposes. are wider, and
cross the toughest and most scantily
pOpulated districts.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

HIS NIGHTMARE: First Tramp
Say, Bill. yer look all broke up: yer
must have slept too long. Second
Tramp-Yer see, drcamt l was
workin', and l was afraid to wake ur
for fear it might be true.-Cloak
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

THE Kentucky Building will be typ
cal representation OF q Southern colonial
man lion.
MORE that one thousand men srs nov
at work on the mammoth Manufactures
Building.
The Swiss National Council hls APP
propriatad l2g,GO) francs ,$24. 4.O0l). fer
an exhibit
The eelebsa'ed b'uc grass OF Ken
lucky will DC displayed in the exhibit
which that State will make.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

Over thirty denominations are in this
great army Of young people. The
society has its stanch adhcrents in
every quarter Of the world. DIR. Clark,
the founder, ha, made two trips to the
other side of tho Atlantic for the pur-
pose of putting the organization upon
a firm footing in England and on the
Continent.
Advices have just been received
from Chester, England, which give
glowing reports of the second English
national convention. One church
tended
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

Pittsburs in barges in the light Of the
early morning. The strikers had been
advised, of their coming. and had gath
cred with Their friends TO the number of
5000 on the landing when the barge ar
rived The Pinkertons were trivised
from the shore not to ATTEMPT landing.
They persisted. and as one of their num-
Der started down the gang plank he fired
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14
WON BY GEN. WEAVER
HE HEADS THE PEOPLES
PARTY TICKET.
FIELD IN SECONDPLACE
THE NOMINATIONS ARE MADE
UNANIMOUS.
Work of the Convention In Detail Great
Enthusiasm Displayed Over the Plat
form and at All Stages of the Interesting
prOccctlings.
saturdays Sessions.

omaha SOfClnI:
The National Convention of tho pco-
Pies Independf mt party met in the Col
iseum Building in this city. The ball
in which the convention was held seats
about twelve thousand persons and in
appearance resembles the Minneapolis
hall. AS the hall began to fill notable
feature was the presence of many
women delegates. Chairman Tnuhcn-
eek, Of the National Executive Commit
tee, came upon the platform shortly
after 1890 and entered into consul,a-
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

in Madison Square
Garden, is probably
the largest religious
conference ever held
in this country. Near
iy twenty thousand
delegates are attend
ing. There are many
dc!t gates presc n {
from Europe, Asia,
Africa. Australia and
Canata.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

A STUDENT of Amherst College dis
covers by reading Thucydides that the
grip was more violent and frequently
fatal in Greece 40 years b. c. than
among us to-day. The book describes
the symptoms minutely, and mentions
mental depression rs one OF its most
characteristic features.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

Norton of Illinois moved to make the
nomination unanimous, and it wa, ear
ricd with Il cheer. 4 roll call of States
was at once ordered on vice-presidcnt.
There were but two nominations for
vice president, Ben Terrell of Texas and
Gen. J. q. Field Of Virginia. Gen.
Eield was clio en- on the first ballot
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

The case was one of assault. and
two men were suspected of the deed.
A single hair was found on the cloth.
ing of the victim, and this hair was
duly pictured in the form OF photo
micograph. ct may he as well, per-
haps, to point out here that by this
term Is meant the enlarged image of
a microscopic object, the term micro
photograph being applied to those
tiny specs Of pictures which can only
be seen when magniticd in Il micro
scopc.) A., one Of the suspected men,
had a gray beard, and hair from his
chin was photographed and compared
with the first picture taken. The
difference in structure, tint, and gem
cral appearance was So marked that
the man was at once liberated. The
hair of the other man, H.. was exam
ined, and bore little resemblance to
that found on the victim. The latter
was now more carefully scrutinizel
and compared with the other sreci-
mems. The photograph clearly showed,
for one thing, that the hair was
pointed: it had never been cut. Grad
ually the conclusion was arrived at
that it belonged to a dog. IAN old,
yellow. smooth-hairetl, and c0mpara-
lively short-hai,ed dog" Further in
quirv revealed the fact that r. owned
such dog, a fresh hair from which
agreed in every detail with the origi-
nal photograph, and the man was
convicted. lie subsequently confessed
that he alone committed the crime
Chambers Journal.
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Pinkcrton Men licpuIscd.

Homestead Pa, special
Carncgic's managers attempted to
land PinkertOn men at thc Home 'ad
works on Wednesday morning TIL" at
tempt was resisted by th. lockcd-out
men, and a n tie with guns ensued, in
which thirty eight men are reported 10
have been killed and many more In
jured.
Three hundred inkcr!On men armed
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

the Worlds Fair on
Sundays was agreed
to. Aresolution pass
cd instructing the
Chairman and Secrc-
tary Of the conven-
tiOn to pre- sent the
Senate a memorial
to the effect that the
eleventh annual COM
vention of Christian
End eavors, 90, 900
strong and rpprc-
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

IN Devonshire, England, one day re-
Gently, Il party of young people were
overtaken by a heavy shower OF. hail
stones, which lasted about ten minutes,
and during that time they felt as though
highly charged with electricity. The
ladies of the party, says correspond
ent, felt as though ants were running
among their hair, which was fastened by
steel hairpins. One Of the gentlemen
held his hand to the head of one of the
others, and at once the hair stood on end
This was done several times with the
same result, and for two or three days
afterward their heads felt the effect of
the electrical whipping"
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

number Of societies. Illinois third. Iowa
sixth. The banner for the greatest pro-
portionate societies was awarded Mani
toba.' The banner for the greats st mum.
b r of societies was awarded Ontario.
Illinois was awarded the banner for
having the largest number of junior 80
cietics.
The report Of the committee appoint
ed at Minneapolis last year on CLOSING
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-14

The latest from Minneapolis is a
hired girl famine. This can be very
truthfully termed domestic Trou-
ble."
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A SCENE OF CARNAGE.
DEADLY RIOT AT HOMESTEAD,
PENNSYLVANIA.

Boats Having Pinkcrt :n Men en- Board
lBON,bart1cd with Cannon-Oil Poured ON
the Stream and fargcs Set On Firc-GOv.
Tsttisdn Appealed To for Aid.