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THE HOMESTEAD TROUBLE.
Continuance of the Investigation by
the Congressional Committee.

Continuance of the Investigation by
the Congressional Committee.
PITTsBURG, July 15.-The Congress
sional Committee continued the Home
stead investigation this morning with a
further examination of Frick of the Car
negie Company.
He detailed the arrangements with the
Pinkertons to furnish guards for the
Homestead property, and said that The
arms were consigned to the Union Sup
ply Company, which delivered them 10
Captain Rodgers of the Pinkertons.
Frick was not sure, but he supposed
that he had something to do with the
furnishing of the arms. He could not be
brought TO answer more definitely. He
believed that the Pinkertons were ad-
vised that arms would be needed, but
arms were not stipulated in the employ
ment Of the guards.
Frick said that the wages paid at Home
stead were higher than at any other
place.
Chairman Boatner of the committee de-
clared that the scale of wages paid, as ex-
planned by Frick, was the highest he had
ever heard Of
Captain Rodgers was then called and
told Of the trip to Homestead.
He was accompanied by a Deputy Sher-
if, who went in his official capacity. He
then detailed the story of the fight at
Homestead, and said that the strikers had
fired first.
Sheriff McCleary testified that the Car
negie Company had notified him a week
before that if the men went out there
would be trouble; that the company was
arranging to send 300 men to Homestead
and that it wanted them deputized.
Sheriff McCleary detailed at length his
efforts to secure posse. He was notified
the night the Pinkertons went up. and
he tried to persuade them not to send
them, as he feared trouble. The Sheriff
said he had not authorized Colonel GRAY
to deputize the Pinkertons. He didn't gO
to Homestead on the day of the trouble
because it was useless.
Deputy Sheriff Cluzy then took the
stand and told the story of how the depu-
ties had been driven out by the strikers.
President Weihe was the first witness
on the side Of labor. He reviewed the
sliding scale and the failure to reach an
agreement with the company. Reduc-
tions, he said, were proposed in most de-
partments. The men objected because
they did not think the reductions neces-
sary. The reductions would AVERAGE IS
per cent, as near as he could estimate
The labor cost OF a ton of steel at Home
stead was Sl55. In reply to Judge Taylor
as to why the men thought they had a
right TO take possession of the null
Weihe said there may be some who
think so, but they are not so taught in the
association.
Judge Taylor expressed astonishmeut
and said there seemed to be some dleer
ideas of the rights of property among the
workingmen.
DECLINE TO HOLD A CONFERENCE.
PITTsBURG, July 13.-Loveioy. the Sec
retary OF the Carnegie Company. saws
that the threat of the employees of several
of the company's mills to strike unless
the company grants a conference with the
Homestead men will have no effect on
the company, and that the company will
under no circumstances hold confer
ence, even if every man in every mill
operated by the company goes out.
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.), July 13.-
News was received to-day, per steamship
City of Topeka, Of a fight between white
men and Indians at Chilcat, Alaska, on
July 9Th, resulting in three deaths. A
bitter feeling was engendered recently
when three Indians were discharged
from the cannery. On June Goth thirty
Indians fired from ambush on the fishing
steamer Lillian. Several loads Of buck
shot penetrated the pilot-house without
fatal effect. July 4th, at an Indian dance,
a drunken white fisherman kicked and
assaulted a squaw. Many Indians were
intoxicated, and war was declared.
Joseph Myers Of Astoria, Or, was shot
through the heart. The whites sought
shelter in the cannory. They opened
fire, killing two Indians and wounding
several others. Two white men, names
unknown, were also wounded, one prob
ably fatally. The Indians sought pro-
lection in the woods, and kept up an in
cessant fire several hours. In the after
noon they recovered from the effects of
the whisky, and truce was temporarily
declared. The superintendent of the
cannery started to Sitka to invoke pro-
lection and aid from the Government,
but no Government warship was in port
to lend assistance.
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special 10 the RECORD-UNIOS.
LONDON, July 13.-Considerable de-
preston is caused il the Liberal camp
by the announcement this morning OF
the result OF yesterdays election in Mid
lothian, Gladstones constituency. 1t
was known that Colonel Waucbope,
Gladstone's opponent, had been working
hard to reduce GladStone's majority, and
every means We're adopted by the parties
to get the voters to the polls. Old men
and Invalids were taken in vehicles to
the polling places. AS the day wore on
1t was seen that Gladstone was losing
ground. This led to redoubled efforts on
the part of the Liberal Committee, aud
resulted in q heavier vote than ever be-
fore known in the district, and shows
great change in the political sentiment in
Mlqapthian. Hitherto the district has
been looked upon as belonging to Glad
stone. GladstOne's actual majority this
year is 600. This is pitiable majority
compared with the previous elections. In
1850 Gladstone received q majority of
4,G3l, and at the last general election in
1886 the district was regarded as such
Liberal stronghold that the Unionists
did not run q candidate The Conserya-
glee over the result. They hold the an
nouncement to-day shows that Gladstone
has signally failed in winning supporters
to his home-rule scheme.
At midnight the returns so far received
show that the Conservatives have 232
members, Liberal UuiOnists 30, Liberals
2OS, Laborites ), Anti-ParnelIites AZ, and
Parnellites Z.
The chagrin of the Liberals over
the small majority obtained by
Gladstone is mitigated by the unex-
pected series of successes they have
achieved in the counties. Not since the
beginning Of the elections has the an
nouncement OF day recorded so many
Liberal gains as to-day. Gladstone is
not disheartened by the result OF the poll
ing in Midlothian. Certain Liberals ad-
init that another general election is nigh,
and regard it as inevitable during 1892,
while some forecast dissolution on
home rule as taking place in the spring.
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TIE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
New Pullman Day Coaches Put Into
Service.

New Pullman Day Coaches Put Into
Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-New Pull
man day coaches having the Skarritt
high backed seats were put into service
to-day by the Southern Pacific Company
on its local passenger trains in this part
Of the State. The cars are just from the
Pullman works of Chicago, and are fin
ished and upholstered in an attractive
style. The Skarritt seats they contain
have very high backs, that permit of a
passenger resting his head as we'll as his
back against them. Only trSt-claSS pas
Sengers will have the use of them without
extra charge, and one of the cars that is to
be put on the train between this city and
Oroville will permit passengers TO go
through to and from OrOVille without
changing cars at DaVisville.
The trains that viii contain these cars
are as follows: Train 10, leaving Lathrop
at $40 P. II. for Fresno; train l6, leaving
Fresno at 2:30 p. NJ. for Lathrop: train 35,
leaving this city at P. Nj. for Lodi; train
36, leaving Lodi at $40 A. NJ. for this city:
train Ii, leaving this city at 4:30 p. NJ for
Sacramento; train II, leaving Sacramento
at $50 A. NJ. for this city; trains Is and 40,
leaving this city at 4:30 P. NJ. for Oroville,
and trains 80 and Il, leaving Oroville at
4:20 A. NJ. for this city.
The Del Monte limited between this
city and Monterey will use six of the
cars on Saturdays, and on other days
when travel warrants it, otherwise only
four will be used, which, together with
the new parlor car chair car, containing
revolving seats and sofa and curtains,
that can inclose the sofa and one or more
of the seats near it when in use by inva-
lids, will make the Del Monte train one
of the finest trains in the West, in Mr..
Goodman's opinion.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE.
Max Pepper Elected Chairman and r.
p. Troy, Secretary.

Max Pepper Elected Chairman and K.
p. Troy, Secretary.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-A meeting of
the Democratic State Central Committee
was held at 207 Sutter street, the head
quarters of the Iroquois, this afternoon.
for the purpose Of electing a Chairman
and Secretary for the ensuing campaign
A large number of Democrats not con-
nected with the committee were present
Among these was committee from Sac
ramento consisting of Il. NJ. Clarken,
John Hantzman, Fl. NJ. LaRue, o. S.
Flint, NJ. +. Johnson, J. G.. Kelly, E.
Franks and j. Routier. They were pres
ent to ask for recognition on behalf of a
convention organized in Sacramento to
oppose the party machine. They were
appointed by the convention to attend the
state Central Committees meeting and
lay the condition of affairs in Sacram ento
before it.
The committee was called to order
shortly after o'clock by Russell J. Will
son. The room was then packed with
Democrats and tobacco smoke. Secretary
SPOTS of the retiring committee called
the roll of the new committee. Of the
lis members los were represented, either
personally or by proxy.
Mr.. Wilson then called for nominations
for Chairman, and Barcar of Solano pro-
posed Max Pepper of San Francisco, ex-
Chairman of the Democratic County
Committee.
There being no other nominations, on
motion of Cox of Sacramento, Pepper
was chosen by acclamation. On the ap-
pearance of Pepper he was greeted with
round of war whoops and cheers.
Mr.. Pepper made brief speech, after
which Garret McEnerney offered reso-
luton conferring the thanks of the COM
mittee upon the retiring Chairman, Rus
sell j. Wilson. 1t was unanimously
adopted.
Rogers of Alameda then nominated for
Secretary Z. p. Troy of Marin. He was
chosen by acclamation.
0. NJ. Welborn of Gilroy, James G..
Murphy of Del Norte and Martin G..
Marsh of Los Angeles, were elected First,
Second and Third Vice Chairmen in the
order named.
Barry Baldwin of this city was unani-
mously elected Treasurer.
The Chair was empowered to appoint
an Executive Committee Of thirty-nine
officers to be ex-officio members.
The committee went into executive
session to discuss the local difficulty in
Sacramento. As the Contesting Commit
tee was not prepared to say whether or
not the County Central Committee thew
represent would abide by the decision Of
the State body, they were given until the
18th inst. to find out.
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opeclal 10 the REC0RD-UNION.
SPRINGFIELD Ohio, July IS. - The
most destructive tornado which ever
visited this section of the country struck
the residence portion this morning at IL
O'Clock and completely demolished
about thirty residences and partially
ruined over 100 more. Two persons were
possibly fatally injured. \ conservative
estimate places the loss in property at be-
tween Sl50,000 to 100000.
The tornado struck the fair grounds
and hurled itself along, taking house
here and there until it struck the corner
OF South Limestone street and Euclid
Avenue and literally demolished the en-
tire block, all residences. 1t then passed
over the city in a northeasterly direction,
hurting down a house here and there.
Scarcely half a dozen houses Were left
standing In the demolished block
Everything there is in hopeless ruin.
Lumber, trees and furniture are piled up
Tor square in the most awful confusion.
The terrified spectators who witnessed
the approach of the tornado state that il
was preceded for about five minutes with
verltable cloudburst of water, followed
by most frightfCl and continuous flashes
of lightning. Two clouds then an
preached, both funned-shaped. one from
the west and one from the southwest. and.
clashing over the fair grounds, began the
work Of disaster.
A meeting of citizens was held to de-
wise means to aid the homeless people.
Fully thirty families are absolutely
ruined.
John Leach and family Of five chill
dren, living in the very center of the de-
stroyed district, had miraculous escape.
They were at dinner when the cyclone
came. 1t lifted the house and crashed it
down IN mass of ruins. None Of the
family, wonderful to state, were fatally
injured.
The injured: Jonas Roberts. fatally:
Thomas Thomas, fatally; Mrs. Fishen-
brenner, limbs fractured and frightfulIy
burned; Cooney Leach, Jacob Leach.
Jacob Neftz, Mrs. Jacob Leach and two
daughters, frightfully cut about the face
and shoulders; Jim Hinkle, w. Il. Dea-
ton, Mrs. Olenged, Mrs. Harry Miller.
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Smallpox at Victoria.

VICTORIA (B. o., July 13.-The steamer
City of Nanaimo, from Victoria, was
quarantined by Nanaimo authorities on
account of the prevalence of smallpox at
Victoria. Ninety five passengers from
Nanaimo were on the steamer when
quarantined. Premier Davie has advised
the Nanaimo authorities that their action
is illegal.
a mandamus was granted by Chief
Vancouver authorities not to prevent the
landing of passengers from Victoria, the
quarantine law affecting domestic ports
having been complied with. Should op-
position to the landing of passengers CON
tinue at Vancouver, measures to sup
press mob law will be taken. The disease
here is well in hand, and the scare is vir-
tually over
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ST. GERVAIS DISASTER.
The Work of Searching for the Dead
Continues.

The Work of Searching for the Dead
Continues.
PARIS, July 13.-The work of searching
for the bodies of those who lost their lives
in the disaster at st. Gervais-Ies- -Bains
yesterday was continued to-day. The
bodies of those already recovered were
torn and mangled most horribly. In
many cases heads were torn from bodies,
and others the arms and legs were cut off
by the huge masses of ice that passed
over them. Some were crushed out Of all
semblance of humanity. When the gIa-
cier slid down into the Bonhaut, on
which the mountain stream Of st. Ger
vais-les- bains is situated, the current was
damned and the water rose rapidly be-
hind a huge wall of ice. Finally the
pressure became SO great the dam was
broken, and a roaring, grinding, crush
ing, immense volume of water and tre-
mendous masses of ice started down the
ravine. Many victims were overtaken in
their sleep and instantly swept into the
torrent and drowned and the bodies af-
terward mutilated by the floating debris
or crushed. Or the fifty-seven employees
in the baths only nine were saved alive,
and seven of these We're severely injured.
At the hamlet Of Bionassy, which was
swept out of existence, thirty-five per-
sons were killed.
The latest dispatch from st. Gervaise
says 126 bodies have been recovered.
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was taken to her bed. She had compli-
cation OF ailments. which, with her old
age, has brought her to the point of death.
Hammond has been denied admission 10
his wite's room for several days, and her
condition has made him despondent.
This morning he was sitting in the
yard, where he spends most Of his time,
when he suddenly commenced to rave.
He dashed into the house like mailman,
and before anybody could divine his in
tentlon he seized q razor and with one
mighty effort he severed his jugular vein.
Then he tried TO gain admission to his
wife's sick chamber, with the blood pour
ing down his shirt front, and it required
great deal Of strength to overpower him
until he sank exhausted and expired in
the DOORWAY.
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The Prisoner Freed.

CARSON (Nev.), July 49, Johnson
Sides, the Indian interpreter of the Piute
tribe of Indians, so frequently connected
with the Messiah craze, appeared before
the Board of Pardons to-day, now in ses-
sion, to plead the case of young Indian
who killed witch doctor in Elko County
some years ago. He made long state
ment of the case in good English, and
when almost through was asked by one
of the board why the killing took place
with such little ceremony. He drew him
self up and deliberately replied, For
the same reason that your people used to
kill the Witches" This sharp piece of
repartee took immediate effect, and in a
short time the prisoner was free.
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TRAFFIC AssOCIATIoN.
The Advisory Board Holds Short Ses-
sion In New York.

NEW YORK, July 12.-The members of
the Advisory Board of the Western
Traffic Association assembled for regu-
lar quarterly meeting at the Windsor
Hotel this morning. The entire "Gould
faction" was absent. The board adj
journed after session Of not over an
hour. The statement was made that an
adjournment was taken without any busi-
ness transacted, because of the uncond3-
tional representation Of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, which prevented
the transaction of business.
The Burlington Company sent to the
meeting a resolution of its Board of Di-
rectors demanding that the agreement be
so changed as to provide that decisions Of
the commission should not be binding on
any member unless approved by four
fifths vote of the Advisory Board.
It was ordered that the next regular
meeting of the board be -heldin- October
in New York.
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wooDwARD's BALLOON.
The Aeronaut Starts on His Journs
to New York.

The Aeronaut starts on His Journey
to New York.
SAN DIEGO, July 13.-R. J. Woodward.
the Ventura farmer, who has for several
weeks been preparing to make a balloon
journey to New York, make an ascent at
9:l6 this morning in the presence of sew
eral hundred people. The balloon shot
up like rocket to great hight and first
struck a current of cir that moved it rap
idly toward the ocean. Woodward threw
out his edibles, ballast and everything
else, except the anchor, TO make the
balloon go higher. Finally, he struck a
current of air which bore him rapidly i'm
land. At 1915 he disappeared from view.
A telephone message from FL Caion
saws Woodward has passed over the val
lev. and is travelling rapidly southeast.
The signal observer here says he is in a
current of air having about the velocity
of twenty-five miles an hour, and he
thinks Woodward will never be heard of
again.
Woodward was very pale and nervous
when he went up.
Woodward landed safely twenty-three
miles from San Diego, and will return for
q fresh start.
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Workingmen orga nrzing.

CHICAGO, July 13.-The Secretary of
State has granted license to the Carpen-
ters' Council OF this city to form an indie
pendent military organization. Fifteen
hundred workmen of this city have
already joined the organization which, it
is expected, will reach $500 inside of a
week. The avowed object is to enable
labor to fight any private armed force
which capital may bring to settle labor
6iSDutaS
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LARGE Lumber Sale.

DULUTH, July 13.-The millionaire
firm of Wright, Davis & Co. has disposed
OF one Of the largest tracts of pine land
ever closed out in the West. The firm
owned 1000, 600 feet of standing timber
on the Swan River, tributary of the
Mississippi River. This has all been sold
to the Pine Tree Lumber Company, \.
Weycrhauser's concern, for a sum ap-
DTOXimatinp 81 800 0D0
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EXCITEMENT AT NoGALEs.
Suit Brought Against Large Number
of Settlers.

Tucson (Ariz.), July 13.-Advices from
Nogales say great excitement prevails
on account of all the settlers in the town
being served with summons to quiet title
in suit brought by claimants Of the
Nogales Mexican land grant. The peo-
pie held mass-meeting last night, and
Cameron of the grant claimants was
burned in effigy.
Service was also made on settlers on
the San Rafael and Calibasas land grants.
In all there were $50 services. There are
about seventy-tive settlers on each grant.
1t is said the suit is brought at this
time to save limitations Of law. Ven
geance is threatened against the land
grant claimants
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dealt in in options. Hay represents one
of our largest crops in this country. and
ten bales of hay can represent ten bushels
OF wheat in value. As the law permits
wheat being dealt in on cash basis only,
wheat can be received in payment TO pro-
vide for the maturity of the hay contract.
This method will also be III conformity
with the spirit of reciprocity in trade,
which is now very mach in favor by our
GOYernmentv
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ANTI-OPTION BILL.
Plan of Evasion Should It Become a
Law.

New YORK, July 13.-Henry Clews
has evolved the following ingenious plan
for getting around the anti-option meas
ure: IF the anti-option bill becomes a
law, it will prohibit option dealings in
cotton and wheat. 1t will not interfere.
however, on the Cotton Exchange, with
dealing in options in the case of print
cloths, the same as raw cotton is now
dealt IN, and as each case OF print cloth
Will represent bale of cotton, the cotton
can be received on cash basis at the ma
turity OF contracts in payment therefor.
On the Produce Exchange hsy-can be
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Short In His Accounts

MINIATURES, July 13.-K. August
Lindertelt, custodian of the Public Lii
brary here, and President of the National
Library Association. to-day pleaded
guilty Of shortage OF $1,000. Judge
Sloane discharged him, saying he had
already suffered enough punishment.
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Death Rate In New York

New York, July I3.-For the twenty
four hours ending at noon yesterday
there were reported to the Register of
Vital Statistics 26O deaths This is the
largest number for one day in several
years, and is principally due to the in
creased mortality in children.
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Hanged byx. Mob.

FRANKLIN Ky.), july 13. = Shortly
after midnight a mob took ]. r. Redferin
twhite) from jail and hanged him for kill
ing Fl. B. Dunn, Circuit Court Clerk, who
was shot while trying TO eject Redferin
from one Of his houses. Redferin also
fatally wounded negro accompanying
Dunn.
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LIBERALS GAINING.
Latest Returns Very Favorable to
a Good Majority.
GLADSTONE ELECTED BY A MUCH
DIMINISHED MAJORITY.

Ono Hundred and Twenty-six Bodies
So Far Recovered From the Ruins
at st. Gervais, France, Caused by
the Glacier Slide-The Cholera
scourge Reported to Have Reached
C"imean Ports-Au Argentine WAR
ship Lost at Sea.
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steamer Wilmington Libeled.

PORTLAND orr, July 13.-The United
States District Attorney to-day filed a
libel against the steamship Wilmington,
which was seized at Astoria last Sunday
for having on board 900 five-tael cans of
opium. Warrants have been issued for
the arrest of the vessels Captain, mate
and several subordinates. The amount
OF the libel is $3.50, equal to the value OF
the opium. This afternoon the owners
gave a $4,000 bond for the release OF the
vessel. When she arrives here tonight
she will be released.
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CHOLERA SCOURGE.
England Issues Restrictions Against
Importation of Rags.

Importation of Rags.
LONDON, July 13.-The Government
has issued restrictions on the importa-
ton Of rags from France, owing to the
prevalence of cholera in that country.
ALEXANDRIA, July 13.-The cholera
has appeared at Acre.
ODESSA, July Is. - There are ugly
rumors of cholera at Kertchand and other
Crimean ports.
LONDON, July 13.-Excellent accounts
are received OF the health Of the pilgrims
about to return from Mecca.
PARIS, July 13.-F1ve deaths, attrib-
uted to cholera, have occurred at Auber-
Xilliers to-day.
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Failure to Form a Trust.

CINCINNATI, July 13.-An attempt here
Yesterday to form leaf-tobacco combine,
with capital of s., 500, 600, proved fail
ure. The stumbling-block was the ad-
iustment of values OF the various plants
concerned.
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SUICIDE AT OAKLAND.
An Aged Man Cuts His Throat From
Ear to Ear.

OAKLAND, July 13.-In fit of tempo
rary insanity this morning George Ham
mond, an old man S5 years of age, sui
cided by slashing his throat from ear to
ear. The deed was done at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. j. 7. Moore, just
beyond the Ainsworth place, in Clare
mont.
About two months ago Hammond and
his wife, who is 80 years of age came
down from Petaluma to live with their
daughter. Soon after Mrs. Hammond