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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-07
MIR. FIICK GUARDED.
r,orsrmnn Rode Beside His Carriage on
His Way TO Ills ONCE.

PITTSBURGH. July o. Tho handsome Offices
o, the Carnegie Steel Company on Fifth
sycnue were the scene OF great hustle and
activity to-,iny. Early in tho morning H. C.
Trick. tho Chairman. was driven from his resi-
6oucr to tho Office In carriage. 1t was no.
trrl that two horsemen on each side OF tho
carriage galoped along MS II to prevent any
harm being done to tho occupant. When the
clerks arrived tho work began. In half a dozen
Offices telegraph Instruments hegun to click
md ttlcphone bells to ring. The main offices
Irrr connected by wre with all the mills and
o. ces OF the company in the country.
NJ lrick was husy issuing instructions to
hs various iieutennnts. and the morning was
.ren, IN consultations withcallors. ong them
being the company's lawyers and Vicc-Chair-
man l.eishman. with whom Mr.. Frck would
occasionally go into consultation. Two or
tire, large men. who. IT. they were not special
officers. certainly looked like, them. were seen
aout. They apparently received orders from
Nr Frick.
Chairman Frck did not leave his ofioe. but
sat all day in his armchair. Under tho trying
circuin st inccs he appeared the picture Of cool
ness. hut 1t was to be seen that he was labor
ing under great excitement. When confronted
by visitor. however. It was we'll suppressed.
and as caller after caller came and went Mr..
Ttirk's usual courteous tones did not change
When Mr.. Lovejoy was asked whether any
steps had heon taken to secure the company's
"ll.cia|s from possible violence. he laughed
on said: No. we do not think there is the
slightest. danger OF any Of the company's Of
IUiLIS being mocstod.'
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THE YANKEE DOODLE Disabled.
A Fast steam Launch OverAoes In . Burs
of Speed.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORk ~ 4

Of Speed.
PHILADELPHIA. July 6.-The Mcbride Broth.
sr's steam launch Yankee Doodle. which last
Sunday made such remark able time. met with
her first accident this afternoon. The Messrs.
Mcbride had taken the United States inspeo-
tors Of boilers and hulls. Thompson and Vert.
on little run down the Schuylkill and Della
ware as far as Lincoln Park and return. The
officials were anxious to see the boat running
along the shore and she was headed up the
stream.
The boat steamed up MS far as Race street
and turned to come down. It was the inten.
ton OF Messrs Vert and Thompson TO time the
tiny craft from Chestnut street to South street.
As the Yankee boobies bow pushed under
Chestnut street wharf the salute agreed upon
was sounded by the pilot and Engineer Fisher
gave her full head Of steam.
inc long nose OF the Yankee Doodle was
lifted out of the water and she fairly flew
pier on Walnut street bridge az explosion oc-
Cured which knocked those aboard of their
feet. sending the fireman into the river. Tho
terrible vibration had torn the smoke stack
from the boiler hood The stack fell back
ward. striking tho three-inch steam pipe,
breaking 1t of as II 1t had been clay pipe.
The steam in the boiler escaped with a tro.
mcndnnS rush. soon bringing the boat to q
standstill, None OF those on the boat were in
trifing. The accident was not caused by any
defect OF the machinery. hut in the attempt
to get as little weight in tho boat n 8 possible
IN order to ut her for racing the boiler hood
had been ma dc too light to stand the strain OF
the vibration in the smokestack.
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JOHNSON COUNTY INVADERS.
Tho Prisoners DO Not Seem TO Have
Friend OF synpathixer.

Tho Prisoners DO Not Seem 10 Have /.
Friend OF synpathi.er.
Laramie. Wy. July e-This place ia tho
homo OF DR.. Harris. at whose ranch the John.
son county invaders were besieged. He has
practised medicine hero for twenty years. and
enjoys strong personal popularity. On the
witness stand in the change OF venue matter
to-day. the Doctor was questioned for an hour.
He testified that during and since the John
son county war; he had heard no
less than twenty-five reputable citi.
s sSns declare eel s,,,o that every White Cap
SAID that he had known for years Of deep and
violent local prejudice against the Wyoming
stock growers who formerly directed en-
tirely the range business. Their authority
passe e.. three yn9rs ago to a State Board. but
CAPTAIN told him he had heard no less than
three hundred men insist that the prisoners
deserved execution without any hea ring what
ever Hc had said 30 himself.
Inc testimony OF other witnesses was in
substance, tho Same. SO far as developed tho
Prisoners have not solitary friend or sympa-
TIMER In the neck OF the woods.
1t is now believed that the trial will be held
at Cheyenne or in Evanston. Vintn county
which Is clear out near tho Utah line, whore
coal Is mined and sheep Craze on tho ranges
The prisoners occupy Just half the space In the
little court room here They are in charge OF
Deputy Sheriff Howard Roles Of johnson
county. who has ten deputies.
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ST. PETERSBURG. July 6-The number OF
cases OF cholera ia increasing in this city
Ninety ono deaths from the disease have been
reported Mt Baku. Tho Turkish authorities
have issued stringent orders to have tho Rus
sian frontier guarded against encroachments
oheyPd.
ST; PETERsEuRG. July G-There were sixty
fresh eases OF cholera, and ninety-one deaths
nre reported IN various other places In Trans
Gaucasiat. and two fresh cases are reported In
In SaratoT, Fifteen cases and six deaths have
been recorded: In the city OF Saratoff twenty
nine cases and Six deaths have been recorded
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QUESTIONS PUT T0 M,KISLEE
Tho Que stion Club OF MnsSachusetts Ask,
About tho Homestead Strife,

Tho Question Club OF Mns~achusetts Ask 6
About tho Homestead Strife.
Boston. May ON Wow OF tho situation at
Gov. Mckinley Of Ohio by tho United Oues-
lions Club:
40 tie Hon. William Mckinley. Canton. o.:
The necessity felt by the managers OF the Car
neRle Steel Company lLimited) OF surrounding
their works with loopholed fonces and barled
wires has aroused tho curiosity OF our people,
They arc anxious to know wherein tho
promises Of the advocates OF high pro-
lection have been fulfilled. Tho record OF
250 strikes and reductions of wages since Dec,
4. 1880. as compiled by John Do Witt Warner
OF New York. still further excites their curl
osity. In behalf Of the United Question clubs
OF Massachusetts, beg leave to submit to you
reply to them In the interest OF tho doctrines
you so firmly believe in. A failure to answer
them will cause dangerous differences to be
u. In what way does protection affect
70. A prominent Pittsburgh manufacturer
states that the present reductions In wages
are purely questions. OF business. and that
the iron trade doesn't warrant the payment
OF existing wages in spite OF protection Do
You agree with tho above sentiment?
limited faith in the oft repeated assertions Of
high Irntection that protection raises wages2
"a. Will you. as an offset to the depressing
news Of reductions and strikes In the greatest
wages have been raised us tho result OF your
IS; Who have been the principal benedict
Very truly yours. SAMUEL W. MEYDrM.
chusetts. Woburn. Mass"
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OBITUARY

Prof Walter G. Lyman. the veteran teacher
OF elocution and originator OF the vocal in
struction system bearing his name. died on
Tuesday In Chicago OF Brght's disease. He
WAS born in Geneva. n Y. in 1887. and was
the son OF Presbyterian minister. After the
death OF his father Prof. Lyman left Geneva
for New York city. where he opened a school
Of elocution In 1875 no gave up his school In
New York and went to Chicago. In Columbia
College. New York. and various other institu-
lions Of learning Prof Lyman had held tho
chair OF eocution. Since the death OF Prot.
joseph Lyons he had held the chair OF elocu-
ton and oratory at the University OF Notro
Dame.
Mrs. Diantha Dow Loomis. widow Of Salmon
lately Mrs. Loomiss mind was an encyclopedias
frequently consulted by nntiIuarians. For
many years Mrs Loomis's father was employed
hy H %ho Of sp Nqh Hs
the family life at tho, old Hale homestead at
South Coventry. which WAS as exact as 1t was
valuable and entertaining. She was especially
fond of relating stories about the Hale family.
Paul Hldebrandt city editor OF the Fes
night at 10y Elizateth avenue, He was 81
years old. He had been employed on German
PATERSON He served in the RUSSIAN army Ia
the campaigns against Austria and France.
he WIS Retting monthly income from his
fathers estate In Germany. He has no rela-
tives in America. The Union County Press
Club will take charge OF his burial.
John W. Hobart. who WAS at one time a
succumbed to the panic Of Black Friday died
on Monday night In the Essex county lunatiO
asylum in Newark after a month Of restraint.
In recent years he had been in the coal busi-
ness in East Orange. where he lived during
the height OF his prosperity. He was 81 years
old, and no has left a widow and one daug liter.
John =. Gould died at his home In the
Strathmorc. Broadway and Fifty-second
street. on Tuesday night, at the nge of rs
yearS He was considered an authority on
financial matters. He leaves O wife and two
daughters.
Col John Horny Selman. formerly United
States informal royenne col ector. Chief Judge
Of the Orphans Court. and u defeated candi-
date for Congress on the Republican ticket
died near Annapolis yesterday afternoon. aged
81 years.
BENJAMIN T. Harris. for thirty years the
general dispatcher Of the Central Raj road Of
New Jersey at PhlllipsburG. N. j.. fell dead
from heart failure at EastOn. Pa. yesterday
morning. aged W years.
Roundsman. Michael ]. Burke OF the West
Thlrt, seventh street station died yesterday
afternoon ut o'clock
Lieut.. Col William F. Drum Twelfth Infan-
try; L. :; A. died suddenly on Tuesday niSht
ut Fort Yates,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-07
pINEERTON ON THE RIOT
lie Says Ills Agency's Men were ONLY
Nn.cl,mrn md wer, Unarmed.

Wn'chm-n md yver, Unarmed.
CHICAGO. July Civilian Pinkerton. mana
ger of tho Chicago branch Of the Pnkerton
detective agency. said to-day regarding tho
Hon stead riots: Ours Is always the UNI
popular side. and because we are 80 unfairly
treated by the press have resolved to say alb
folutely nothing. to answer no questions what
ever, and to let the papers print,anything they
please"
Mr.. Pinkerton was asked as to the truth OF
the report that a call had been issued for 500
additional men. and that he was recruiting to
I'LL the order.
You can say that there is no truth in that
story. We are not recruiting men. and don t
expect to. We have enough In service to
answer the calls and are not contemplating
such a move. Another thing the newspapers
have wrong. Mono OF our men was KILLED.
My dispatches are exhaustive. Only Eve OF
our men were injured-some shot In tho thigh.
arm. He.. but none was seriously injured.
Capt. Hind. who has command OF tho men. was
We Will take care ~. arc now In the Presby-
terrain Hos rital in Pittsburgh"
Will you give their namesW
No. sir. 1t is a matter OF little concern to
OF the wounded. Several are Western men.
Let me say that these men were engaged BY
Carnegie AS private night watchmen to protect
the company's property from fire and depre-
'!ut"n At the time they made the attack our
@ hss as way
th"k thoy would have resented tho attack.
There is u strong probability TINT IT, the men
attack again they will find our fellows we'll
armed We held of until the last moment on
Carnegie's work for years. thoy insisted that
We supply the watchmen.
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am tempted to say. in tho light OF what has
occurred, that II people arc to be slowly
starved to death II II better to die heroic
DEATH"
The Homestead trouble was discussed by
tho Board OF Walking DeleRates Yesterday:
John H.. 0'Connell. the Master Workman Of
think this ls the time when all central
bodies should sink their petty differences. and
unite In boycott against the Carnegie pro.
auctions II necessary. This is a very critical
time. 1t looks to me exactly as II the same
combination OF circumstances existed rs ex-
listed during tho disastrous railroad strikes OF
1897. when, $30.o0O.ooo worth OF property
was destroyed"
No one at tho Pinksrton detective agency.
at 80 Exchange place. would talk about the
riot yesterday This sign was posted In the
ofllce:
NO HELL WANTED.
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The Su,,- Gu,de to New York.

Replies 10 questions asked every day bv tho
guests and citizens Of the American metropolis.
Suggestions 10 si0htsens and practical i,,forna-
hon for practical people The Sun ,oilp,lLlish in
time for use al the Columbus Celebration merit o.
toter. complete. unique. and practical guide book
10 this citv II wiu tell risitors phat tie sights
are ho'o 10 reach them. nhers 10 lodge and board
whiie here and the cost. uhere 10 do wholesale
or retail shopping. ho,o 10 amuse Themselves and
get rest uhen Tearv Of sightseeing. II uiH be at
ractipelv printed pleasant 10 read and The sub
feet matter toiH be drided and arranged in ,rav
to insure the best results. The retail price piR be
90 cenfs PER copy. The SUMS Guide aoia also offer
uneQalird and EXCEPTIONAL opportunities 10 adper-
Users Those pho Uish further Information ON
This subject should address The Guide Book Do
parhaen ollie Nrl1 York Sun J.
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LABOR LEADERS HERE DISTURBED
Better DIE Heroes Than Starve. Says Com
psrs-No Help Wanted at Pinkerton's

Better DIE Heroes Than starvs. Says Com
psrs-No Help Wanted at Pinkerton's.
The news OF the riots at Homestead greatly
disturbed the labor unions here. President
| Samuel Gompers Of the American Federation
| OF Labor. who has been out OF town for some
time. returned yesterday afternoon. and was
at once besieged by reporters. The Amaga-
mated Association Of Iron and Steel Workers.
to which the strikers ut the Carnegie Steel
Works belong. Is aiiliated with the American
| Federation OF Labor. and William A. Carney.
the leading spirit in the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. Is member OF the Executive Com
mittee OF the Federation. Mr.. Gompors ap-
reared to be greatly agitated over the news
from Homestead
g received this telegram" no said. hold
Ing out paper. which was the first news
had OF the riot until read the newspapers. 1t
came from tho headquarters Of the Amalga-
mated Association OF Iron and Steel Workers
at Pittsburgh and reads. Bloolshed at Home
stead. caused by Pinkertonism.' As soon rs
read this l foresaw the deplorabe conse-
quences of tho employment OF Pinkerton
men. This conflict has been provoked with
out cause by the emp oycrs- The mon recog-
nized some time ago the importance OF tho
changes in tho methods OF the production Of
iron and steel by the Introduction of new
submit to q reduction In their wages. When
such a sweeping reduction as 40 per cent was
proposed. however. 1t meant starvation. The
strike OF the men was protest against pauner-
ization. Notwithstanding all this. however.
the mon conducted the selves peaceaDly until
the Iinkerton men were introduced. The
Plnkerton men meant o horde Of Hungarlans
and Poles to take tho places OF the strikers.' 1t
must be remembered that many OF the work
ers In Homestead own their own homes. built
by the savings Of years OF faithful labor. The
Sheriff at Homestead must have had the Pink
erton mon engaged when tho workers came
and offered to protect the property. 1 con
slider this advent OF mercenary cutthroats in
the light OF an invasion. Tho Pinkerton men
are rot officials. they not citizens even. hut
are, gathered up from the very scum Of the
earth"
Mr.. Gompers did not think boycott would
be necessary for some time The Amalgamat-
ed Association. he said. was one Of the strong
est organizations In America. 1t had u mem
bership 0! 10000. OF whom $4,000 were In Al
leghany county. and well-nlled treasury.
When assistance was necessary II would be
given. lie had observed for some time back
movpmcnt among certain capitalists TO down
contract.
>. AS to this Homestead Affair."" he concluded,
II nm sorry about it. ] am. AS every one who
knows mo believes. q conservative man. but /
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TALK WITH ATTORNEY BRENNER

He Biames the Company for All the Trou.
bic, and Thinks IL VIII Hnvo to Pay.
PITTSBURGH. July CIV. J. Bronner. the rec
ognized attorney for the men. said: This is n
timo when man would not BIO doing his duty
unless he counselled forbearance and pa
thence. All can say is that this is very
unfortunate affair. and mover should
have happened. I blame the firm,
and think 1t is responsible for tho
result 1 know that tho pinkerton mon wero
not officers of tho law. They were not sworn
In rs deputies. Mr. Frick has taken the law
into his own hands with disastrous conse-
9nencos. The Sheriff OF the county visited
Homestead In day light. He issued proclama-
ton. and found that he hadn't enough deputies.
zee & rs sn nn srm seG
with Winchester rifles. to Homestead at mid
night. These detectives tried to steal into a
ns TIC sn%ust o an fSe th' ns
the riot What right had these men "t to
carry Wholesalers under the law The
n Mtb dssTr1es no sympathy It didn't act
been no trouble at HON estead. but these men
go there to secure property which tho firm
naq rr x rs n%o.sst H. Cetsny
must exhaust oil civil means Before he resorts
a. w seems Is to me the fsht oyer Haymske.
people pe were held responsible and sent to the
institute legal proceedngs?5 S 'f0m tho men TO
No. what could be done under the crcum-
eehtancces: 1t is question whether members Of
iEverything depends on the facts In the case
fhe tlrst thing to be done Is to stop bloodshed.
l cont think the county can be hold for dam
age. This looks like a case whore the firm
Will have to Day.
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~. situation and he must take the RESPONSE

w. l}ISw about the military D.
"'rhc matter OF ling out the militia is also
Ia ~ hands OF tho sheriff. Ho alono can de-
.,i, ut what point tho disorder passes beyond
"a control OF the civil power"
'"Wili you hold any conferences with repre-
sentattyes of the strikers"
matter. as have said; 10 out Of our hands and
,hn supremacy OF tho law is the only question
;nyol ynd. Tho officers OF the law are the prop
a. nnrties to deal with that"
o11ir"sident Weihe OF the Amnlgamated Aeso-
station said at l1;40 A. M. that he had given
IN a il hopes Of getting n conference with the
Tpruceio representatives. He declined to say
What fhe outcome might be. and added that
All his efforts to procure q peaceable solution
Of the difficulty were futile and that he could
90 tI'I; rs the Sheriff had received no word
from Gov Pnttison. and no thinks tho Gov
amor expects to take action In tho matter as
h. and the Adiutant-G General have boon in
rIoss con sultation for two hours. President
WriLp said later that his reasons for believing
flat there would be no conference was duo to
thS answer made By the Carnegies TO the re-
o,cst for meeting: He would not cay what
that answer was, referring oil induirers to Mr..
petty. hut the latter refused to say a word on
H., subject
'ihc widest rumors prevail ut the Sherifrs
oClc.. each new arrival furnishing new tale.
The latest authentic report ia that the boats
eucrccard In getting away from Homestead.
AMI are now on route for Pittsburgh. Ex-
She IN Gray Is closely coseted with Sheriff
NcCrery md it is thought that another at
temut may be made to send a posse to tho
works,
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Tho bIolnioaI Conference.

Tho third annual meeting Of tho Central
Conference OF the Association OF American
Rabbs Was held Inst evening In the Temple
Bethel. Fifth avenue and seventy-sixth
street. About two hundred rabbis were pros
ent Mt the opening Of the Conference, and
Eabbi Isaac N. Wise Of Cincinnati was chosen
to occupy the chair at all the sessions to bo
held during tho remainder OF the week. Assis-
the opening prayer. and Rabbi Silverman OF
the Temple Emanuel delivered tho address OF
Misc as tho permanent Chairman. Nabbi
Wise gave an interesting history OF the asso.
ciation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-07
FORTY PASSENGERS JUMP OFF,
A Remarkable Accident on an Electric
Street Car.

A Remarkable Accident on an Electric
Street Car.
ST. PAUL. July Gan accident occurred on the
Grand avenue electric line at 1920 this evening
which may result in the death OF three persons.
The brakes on a crowded car refused to work,
and the car. with forty-six passengers on
board. shot around the Oakland avenue curve
at lightning speed. running half mile to the
intersection OF Sherman and Seventh streets.
While the car was In motion forty OF the pas
jured. John johnson OF 1872 La Fond street
was internally injured. and is still uncon.
scious. John Peterson. $3.50 Sherhurn avenue,
jured.
The left shoulder Of Henry Hendrickson OF
jures Of those threo are. 1t is feared. fatal.
Charles and John johnson. brothers. OF NO5
Rico street. were badly cut UP. but will re-
Mississippi street ear.
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MIR. S1EVENNON IN CHICAGO.
Io EXPECTS 10 Meet tho Notification Com
mittce In New York On July go.

To Exp"ct. TO Meet Tho NOtIhcnti0n Com.
mitce In New York On July go.
CHICAGO. July G.-Adlai +. Stevenson. Demo-
cratic nominee for Vice-presilent. came to
town from Bloomington this evening. He was
accompanied by his wife end James S. Ewing.
his law partner Of his plans for meeting the
notification committee, II" said:
shall probably 90 to Now York and re-
ceiye the committee there on July 20. imme-
diately after Mr.. Cleveland receives the COM
mittee. would he very much plcnsed to have
the committee come to Bloomington. and |
know the citizens would accord then, royal
reception. but do not feel liSo putting tho
committee + any Inconvenience. Nothing
has been definitely decided III on"
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Seas Breaking Over Her. and She NJ ny G {,
Destruction Mt any TImr.


LONDON. July 6-The final catastrophe
seems to be approaching for tho wrecke ed
steamship City Of Chicago. The foremost is
collapsing. the three fore compartments are
full OF water. and heavy sea is sweeping over
the decks The tugbonts which were sent
from Liverpool to assist In getting the wreck
ed steamship of the rocks have found the out
refuge in Kinsale harbor. All the crew have
left the vessel but the Captain and five ulcers.
lives. rs the vessel may 60 to destruction at
any moment, When tho crew were going to
freshment after their hard labor and tried to
force their way into tho spirit store. The
and Threatened to shoot anybody who dared
to approach. Tho sailors then withdrew
TIE heavy seas as not only add to the danger
the cargo. and that work has been given up
until the weather mod.erates; The steamer Is
Undoubtedly receiving much additional injury
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Murdered for E,:tOO.

COLUMBUS, July n-JacOb Fischer. q German
lnborer. yesterday drew $500 from the bank.
tho savings OF years. and announced that he
movements last night arc not known. nu. his
dead body was found near the Scioto Valley
railroad track In the eastern part Of the city
dered AS his pockets wore tIrnel inside out
and no money was found. lie had been shot
through The heart.
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Gen. Palmer Doesn't Believe That tho Str,k.
ers Have q. a. Il. Musiets.

ALBANY. July Coon mande r- in Chief Of the
Grand Army OF tho Republic John Palmer said
tonight that there must be some mistake in
the despatch telegraphed from Homestead
that the Grand Army Posts had given the
strikers their muskets Capt. Palmer believes
found TINT the Grand Army offered their SER
vices to the Sheriff.