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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
THE WALL FELL.
Crushing rive Men, Two of Them Fatally
The storm at Hamilton, q.

HAMILTON, O., July lG-Crushcd be-
meath the falling wall of Il large brick
building, two men will probably die
from their injuries, and three Others are
badly injured. At $40 o'clock Friday
afternoon a terrific wind-storm swept
over the northern portion of the city,
carrying with it the greatest destruction
that has occurred in this city for sew
cral years.
The storm approached from the west,
and struck the pulp mill of the Louis
Snidcrs Sons Co. on North Second
street. near the Miami river. The en-
tire west end of the building was blown
in. the brick aud timbcrs falling upon
five men who were working in the pulp
room. The roof of the building was
torn to pieces, and carried consid-
cradle distance away, The big iron
smoke-stack was also blown down and
broken.
Those fatally injured are;
Henry w, Skillman, aged 46, right
side and leg mashed, severe cuts in the
head and internal injuries
Arthur Bare, aged 1G years. head ter
ribly cut. leg broken, arm and shoulder
mashed.
Those seriously injured are:
John Gebhart aged so years, badly
"ut about head and shoulders
Charles Miller, aged 20 years, face
and head cut and right arm mashed.
| Another man, whose name could not
be learned, was badly injured, but was
taken away in vehicle before the
physicians and patrol arrived on the
scene
| Skillnan and Bare were partially bur
led in the debris, and when taken out
were unconscious. The patrol and tel
ephonc wires were broken; thus causing
some delay in the arrival of assistance
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
STARTED UP.
Sixty Non-Union Men at Work in tho
Homestead Mills.
At This Rate 1t viii Not BE Very Many
Days Before All Departments In the
Carnegie Mil VIII BE in Operation
With the Non-UniOn Workmen.

PITTsBURGH, July lG-Chairman II.
c. Fricll. of the Carnegie Steel Co.,
Friday started up a portion of the
Homestead mills with non-union men.
Their number was sixty. The strikers,
who still maintain keen watch on all
the approaches to the mills, are ignorant
of the fact that Mr.. Fricli has already
started portion of the mechanism OF
,he huge mill plant with non-union
men Mr.. Frick's agents struggled
these men into the mills. None of the
locked-oVt men discovered their en-.
trance The strikers patrols, despite
their vigilance, have not yet discovered
the fact. Mr. Frick has in fact already
consummatcd in part his determination
to have one or two departments of the
Homestead mills in operation within
twenty-four hours after the adjourn
ment of the ponderous congressional
committee that has kept him so busy
during the past three or four days.
Friday morning saw the smoke curl
ing lazilyupward into the sultry morning
air from the top of one of the tall chin
ney stacks that tower high above the
tall whitcwashed mill fence. From a
pipe that stuck its head above the caves
of the armor-platc mill puffs of white
steam were tossed upward. 1t was the
first evidence of activity ] have seen
about the mills for tendays, and | asked
one of the locked-out mill men, who was
smoking his pipe outside the telegraph
office, if the mills were at work again.
He said: "At work? Nav; there aint
nobody at work but detail of men
from headquarters, who are operating
pump lifting water for the troops to
the top of the hill yonder, where you
see the tents of the soldiers" That is
where he was mistaken. This man has
been on picket duty for the locked-out
men for a fortnight past lie did
not know what | knew and Gen
eral Manager Potter knew that the
puffs of steam and the curling smoke
that lightly wrcathed the chimney
stack of the armor-plate mill were
silent evidence of the fact that Chair
man Frick had made good his dctermin-
alton to start up the works, if only one
department could be put in operation
with non-unon labor, as soon as he
could get the opportunity. The oppor-
tunity came to him Friday. The mill is
in operation. The men at work are
non-union men.
How Mr., Fricl smuggled the men is
not known.
That it is possible to smuggle
sixty men into the works in
one day will )ut the fact becoming
known to them, seems strange to thos,
who are acquainted with the thorough
ness of the watch for non-union mel
maintained in Homestead and at all its
approaches by the locked-out workmen
At this rate of progress, the days viii
not be many before Mr.. Fricll will have
a very considerable portion of the huge
mill plant in operation and manned by
non-union men.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
The Extensive Works of the Western Limo
lcum Co., at Akron.

AKRON o., July lS.--A disastrous fire
broke out at $3.50 Sunday morning in
the drying room of the Western Limo
leum Co. $ works, at Miller avenue and
More street in South Akron, and in an
hour one of Akron's best industries and
the largest linoleum plant in America
was mass of ruins The drying room is
kept at high degree of heat, and it is
presumed that the fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion. The depart
mcnt responded promptly, but on ac-
count of the inadequate water sup
ply and the oil-soaked woodwork,
was unable successfully TO cope with
the flames, which rapidly spread
through the main building and commu-
ncated with the addition TO the origin
al plant. which was nearing compile
ton. The fire was, however, prevented
from totally destroying the addition,
but the main factory is total loss
with its large amount of valuable ma
chinery and stock. The main building
was four hundred feet long and fifty
wide, and the addition the same size.
The company was organized in 1891,
with a capital stock of 5000, 900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
OUR NEW NAVY.
Torty-thrcc Vessels. Carrying 364 Guns
and Manned by II .O94 Officers and Men.

Torty-thrcc Vessels. Carrying 364 Guns
and Manned by II .O94 Officers and Men.
WASHINGTON, July lG.-- Senator Chand-
Ter made statement Friday as to just
what our navy will he completed upon
present plans. The number of vessels
will be forty-three, carrying S64 guns, and
manned by II, 09i officers and men. Divid-
ed into classes they will consist of six
double-turrcted harbor-defensc vessels,
carrying Sc guns: three armored cruisers,
with 46 guns; FIVE armored battle
ships, carrying - guns; three cruisers,
carrying 50 guns; thirteen protected
cruisers, carrying l26 guns; six gun
boats, carrying guns; five of the spec
ial class Including the torpedo and dy'
numitc cruisers) carrying six guns, and
three torpedoes and one ram, which dc
not carry heavy guns.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
POPULATION OF HOMESTEAD,
over haif OF 1t IL of Foreign Birth OF
Parcntage.

hTthtdSP'
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Thc Philadcl.
phla Times stated cditorially that sew.
enty-hve per cent. of the strikers at
homestead were foreigners, many not
naturalizcd, and this has been the gen-
eral understanding. But study of
the census shows that the total popula-
ton of Homestead is 7.0ll. OF this
number ',4?l are native born persons
ana ",490 are persons of foreign birth.
These figures include all ages, both
white and colored. OF the native
born persons 5,2sS are native white.
Inc figures of the census Office
Show that this native white population is
made up Of those who are of native par
ents to the number of $3.50, and those
OF foreign parcntagc to the number of
2,45l. Adding the number of native
white persons of foreign parentage to
the number of foreign born, in arriving
at the number of persons of foreign eX-
traction, there is total of i,9is; that
Is, something more than half of the
population is of foreign birth or of
foreign parentage, while less than one
third of the place are of foreign birth.
The total number of foreign born males
eighteen years of age and over is l,3iI,
while the total number of native born
males eighteen years of age and over is
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
POWDERlYS STAND.
lie Claims That Pinkcrton And Frick
Are Guilty of Treason.

Are Guilty of Treason.
SCRANTON, Pa, July ls.-General
Nj tier Workman Powdcrly has adj
d. ssed letter to President Harrison
ana another to Gov. Pattison calling at
tention to the fact that the laws of the
United States and of Pennsylvania have
been violated by the invasion of the
Pinkertons on July &. He claims that
the Pinkertons fired first. Mr. Pow
1erly says that whoever usurped the
functions of the commander-in-chlet Of
the army of the United States in order
ing these men into Pennsylvania is
guilty of treason, and should be pun
ished accordingly, and he therefore asks
for an investigation.
Mr.. Powderly asserts the constitu-
tional right of the workmen at Home
stead to defend themselves against the
unauthorized invasion of armed men.
Treason to the state, he maintains has
been committed by Mr.. Frick and Robt,
Pinkerton, who are alone responsible
for bringing in the armed men, and he
asked that the punishment fixed by the
law be meted out to the transgressorS.
Another point of Mr., Powderly's is that
as the armed men came altogether from
outside the state, and as such could not
hold office, they could not be sworn in
as deputies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
M'LUCKIE,
The Mayor of Homestead, Locked
Up in a Cell,
where He Will Remain Under the
Charge of Murder.
warrants Ont for Hugh O'Donnell and
others' Who Are Charged With the
same oncnsc-Frick, Lovcjoy and
Potter to Be Proceeded Against.

PITTSBURGH, July 19.-,Iohn Nc
Luckie, Burgess, or, chief municipal
officer of Homestead, slept Monday
night on a cot in one of the cells of the
county Jail
The Carnegie Co. prayed that war
rants might be issued and that the men
to be named might be arrested and held
on the charge of murder When the
warrants had been drawn up Alderman
McMasters suggested that it would be
better to have two informations one
relating to the killing of Connors and
the other to that of Wayne, and Sec
ond paper was accordingly made out.
Secretary Lovejoy then named as the
men accused Hugh ODonnell, John Nc
Luckie, Sylvester Critchtow, Anthony
Flahcrty, Samuel Burke, James Flan-
nigan and Hugh Ross,
No time was lost by Magistrate Nc
| Masters in making out the fourteen
warrants, and shortly before . o'cocl,
they were entrusted to Constables
Joseph Weber, W. j. Morris and Mike
j. Price, who at once left for Home
stead.
On their arrival they made known
their business to Gen. Snowdcn, who
referred them to Col. Green, in com.
mand of the provost guard
The latter detailed two companies OF
soldiers 10 accompany the constables
anu '''e i"''er VISITED 'he houses OF al
tle men wanted put without result
Not one OF them was at nome, and mos'
ol 'he residences We're locKso IN dark
HISS wien lhe ollcers returned t'
'hiH Guy a' toward dusk they were sur
prlSeu 10 ma 'hat burgess McLnckl'
hao gov OUT Oh town Whlle they Wer'
searching LOT MN, ana had al
ready snrrehuereo h''nSe1 TO th'
alucrlhan' he was III the ONCE II
company with Attorney brengan
oi lne AilhaEateo ASSOCIATION, ana sew
erai friends. Inc warrant was formally
served on nm, ana TO the magistrate
ne said that ne haa ALREADY sent wore
to the other men VINO were wanted t.
come INTO town IN the morning ant
surrender.
hcs, put IN one oi these present
'and once the warrants issued we wii
have Carnegie extra nted IN Shor
order Alderman MtMaSterS waite
IN his Office until Soci"oK' and then
none OF the other accused men putlln
IN an appearance ne coinnll''eu IN
burgess to the county Jail without bal
pending preliminary examination o
Friday
a ruihor was at once started una
counter lnlofihauohN are 10 ne mao
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
r;xplodinC Gas Wrecks IA Building.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 1S,-Early Sat
urday morning an explosion, presuma-
ably of gas, occurred in the tinware
mandatory OF Fleming & Hamilton,
at 81 and 63 Third avenue. The build
ing and contents were completely de-
stroyed. The fire originated on the
third floor, in the japanning depart
ment. Within five minutes the flames
had spread throughout the building
Within three months the building has
been on fire three times, each time the
work of an incendiarv. The loss by
Saturday mornings fire is about S45, 600,
and is well insured,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23

PHILADELPHIA, July lS.-Thc seyera'
hundred workmen of the iron and stcc'
mills in Kensington who went on q
strike some weeks ago have now de
cided not to return to work until
the strikers of the Carnegie mills
do so, They acknowledge that they
are not in the troubles at Homestead
and Pittsburgh and state that they
have come to the decision to stay on
for a principle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
WANT AID.
rhe Amalga mated Association issues \
Circular Calling on Organized Labor
of the Country for Financial Aid.


NEW YORK, July 1S.-Sunday the
Central Labor union received an appeal
for financial aid from the Homestead
ron and steel workers. twas referred
TO the affiliated unions for immediate
iction. The Central Labor federation
Sunday appointed n special committee
to collect funds in aid Of the Homestead
iron workers. Following is the text OF
The circular sent to this city by the
Amalgamated Associate II of Steel and
Iron Workers:
ITO the Trades Unions of the United
States:
Fellow -workmen.-We are constrain-
I'd by the force of circumstances to lay
before you matter of vital Importance,
not alone to us, but one which threat
ems, if successful, to undermine every
trade organization in the United States,
and reduce us to Il system of serfdom
which was the lot of our forefathers
in the middle ages. We are engaged
in fight to the death, not only with u
many-time millionaire by the
name Of A. Carnegie, but
also with those blood-thirsty thugs
and hirclings, namely, the Pinkertons,
who have invaded our peaceful homes
and laid low number of our true.
hearted trade unionists, made widows
of their wives and orphans of their
children, and they are left totally un-
provided fo-. We have also a number
| Of unskilled laborers, who barely earn
ed an existence while they had employ
mcnt, and now that is denied them they
are in want. Therefore, we appeal to
our fcllow-unionists in this hour OF
need for assistance, knowing full
well that it will not be denied us.
Help us, therefore, to gain victory
that will rebound to the name of or
gonized labor and wipe out that blot
upon civilization, namely, the Pinkcr
ton murderers Therefore. again we
ask YOU to assist US financially in oul
hour of need, protect the widows ant
orphans and receive their blessings
Send all donations to W. Weihe, presi
dent of the A. A. of / and S. W., No
5l+ Smithfed street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
and notify Thomas j. Crawford, box 1876
Homestead, Pa, and Geo. Rylan, bo,
PSI, Homestead Pa, of all moneys sent
Homestead, Pa, July II, 1892"
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PHYSIOLOGICAL observer says that
Eomen have larger proportion of
'own eyes than men. lie also finds
llal the color Of the eyes in children
oes not become fixed until they have
rrived at about the age of ten. 1t has
eeh pointed out by an investigator
adt when both parents have eyes OF
ne same tint the chances are forty tc
our that the eyes of their children will
e'eiop the same color as they grow
IP and that when the parents have
yes OF different colors the chances arc
'y'hve to forty-five in favor of brown
against blue or gray eyes in their off
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23

HE bullion department of the great
(nk of England is nightly submerged
several feet of water. This depart
fnt is connected with the managers
(eping rooms, and an entrance can
\ be effected without setting off an
frm near the persons head. If a dis.
|nest official during the day or night
(ould take even as much rs one from u
Pc ~ 1000 sovereigns the whole pile
Puld instantly sink and a pool OF
Pter take its place, besides letting
|cry person in the establishment know
the theft
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23

FnE mace Of the house of representa-
Is consists of n bundle of thirteen
)ny rods entwined and bound to-
|hcr with silver bands The thirteen
|ny sticks represents the thirteen
Einal States of the union. They are
mounted by globe of silver, upon
ich the hemispheres are traced, while
Plver eagle with outspread wings is
Fched upon the summit of the globe.
|Nas made in 1884 and weighs twenty
hnds
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23

tATrsvIlLE, Nd, has adopted the
1c tax. 1t has no license tax. Last
hary it abolished the personal prop
|tax, and a few days ago the town
HI of commissioners passed reso'
IN exempting improvements from
Stion and laying the sole burden OF
Ition on the valve of the land.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23

outside the Greek cemetery at Ath-
!, on little hillock, there is simple
litc marble cross erected over the
lve of Dr. Schlicmann, the great
On the cross are the
|rds' in gold, Henry Schliemann, "
\ at present nothing else beyond this
|cription. But there is scaifolding
Pund the tomb, and an imposing mar
cenotaph is to be placed there by
lection of the widow of Dr. Schlic-
pm, who shared so ably in his labors
|reSparch
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23


ROYAL commission and committee
'ne council in London intrusted with
ne duty of providing for the future
s'er supply have been making care
n estimate Of the population of the
s. s..a' city fifty years hence. If the
NV Ivy OF growth between 1881 and 1891
s.V .Vu'd be continued, the number OF in
i:,V''ants !: I" In l0Al would be 17,597,04o.
Nv We only increase should be that OF
~ IA, ,,n oir.h rate the population would be
.,,, .r'n''S'' After weighing all con.'d.
f,S,nhs the committee estimate that
'sooh nifty ycurs from now will have
m population Of i2,boo,o 900 and recon-
~'aa water works accordingly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
Miners Injured by Dynamite.

DAYTON, Tenn, July 1s.-Robcr'
Bigriggs, j. W, Young, Charles Gam
bic, aud a man named Stover were
seriously, and probably fatally. iniurc'
by the unexpected explosion of dyna
mite in the new mines of the Dayton
Coal and Iron Co. They had put som,
dynamite down, and it not eXplodin"
they went down drilling it out again
when there was "a sudden explosion
Bigriggs, who had charge of the work
was holding the drill, and was Tho
most seriously injured of any of th'
lnnnir
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
Hack smnll.rox in Knssin.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 16.-Black
smallpox is epidemic among thctroops
in the great camp at Krasnoe-Szelo,
eighteen miles southeast of st. Peters
burg. An official cholera report issued
shows that on July Sand 0 there were
4q5 new cases of The disease and 130
deaths throughout all the Russian dis
tricts affected The heaviest mortality
at any single place was at Baku where
there were sixty-two deaths While
there were l9l new eases in Astralihan,
there were only thirty-two deaths there.
All the private schools in the Caucasus
will be closed owing to the prevalence
of chnlrrn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23

bHE new Pasadena observatory on
bnt Wilson, peak on the Sierra
|ada range, which is the property OF
yard university, will soon rival the
factions of the famous Lick observ.
fy at Mount Hamilton, on the Coast
be south of San Francisco. Mount
Son is $500 feet high and the observ'
BY itself has a forty-inch telescope
b a considerably larger lens than
h of the Lick instrument.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
Crushed In an Elevator.

CINCINNATI, July lS,-Thos. Rober is
employed in the commission house of j
c. Moore, on Sixth street At moor
Saturday he was loading some goods OF
the elevator at the second floor. After
finishing he stepped on and started th'
machinery. From some cause the ior
cablcd parted and the ear and thr MAJ
shot down down to the cellar. kobcl
was instantly killed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
Gold Cure Death.

AUSTIN, Ten, July lS.--A H. Jones
an aged incbriate, died from the ol'
chloride of gold treatment lie nae
been taking the treatment for seVera
weeks, and he began drinking again
which resulted in his going violently
insane, und dying 20 minutes et'er INC
first a,tael. in the most eHcrNriatini
nnnnV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
Fair Crops In Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, July l6.-A state
mcnt issued by the agricultural depart
ment compiled from the reports OF
400 agents, says that an average har'
vest of winter wheat and rye is cN-
pcctcd, but the corn crop will be under
the average. A good crop of summer
corn is assured. Other summer crops
are above the average, The haT and
fodder crops are good in the black earth
region. Elsewhere they are fair.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
PIRATES WORK.
The Captain and six of the Crew OF Il
Schooner Murdered.


SAN FRANaIsCo, July lS.-News has
been brought to Yokohama of terrible
murder and piracy on the high seas. a
few months ago the schooner Undinc,
of $50 tons owned by Crawford & Co,
of san Francisco, sailed from that port
for the South Sea islands, in command
of Capt, Castella. The vessels crew
consisted of the captain and eight men.
At Honolulu a man who said he was
the mates brother joined the vessel,
and about three days out from Homo
lulu one of the brothers shot the cap
tain and supercargo The crew were
then piled with poisoned liquor, and
made way with, except the steward
who was gi,en a bribe of $1,000. A
one of the islands a new crew of native;
was shipped, and the schooner pro
ceedcd to Ascension island. There th'
steward revealed the crime to the au
thorities, who arrested the murdcrers
and sent them to Manila.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23

AE city of st. Johns Newfoundland,
been warned again by general
bagration that a great collection OF
|den buildings is unsafe. st. Johns
some public structures and church.
y which it was justly proud, but
\ were surrounded by frame dwell
and stores and have suffered as in
|rreat fire Of lS46,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
wen the Assistants StriI

HOMESTEAD, Pa, July l5.-The entire
force of assistants to the civil engineers
in the employ of the Carnegie Steel Co.
struck Friday morning out of sympathy
for the locked-out men. They had no
grievances of their own. This will stop
all outside work until new force can
hc secured
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23

IE largest artificial stone in the
)d forms the base Of the Bartholdl
be Of liberty on Bedloe's Island,
! York harbor. This immense stone
made from broken trap rock, sand
American cement. Five hundred
bads of sand and over 20, 900 barrels
kment were used in manufacturing
monster.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
SUN SPOTS,


CHICAGO. July 1s,--rhc active sun
spot in high southern photographic
latitude, which crossed the suns cen
tral meridian on July -, was the scat
of remarkable phenomenon. A
photograph taken with the spectre
heliograph Of the kcnwood observatory,
at II o'clock, July 10, showed nothing
remarkable in the foculp around the
spot. A photograph taken about
1l:lS central timc) showed, however
an intensely bright hook shaped form
extending across the bridge in the spot.
In twenty-scven minutes later the bril-
liant mass had become very complex in
form and at 1ae4 it had practically dis
appeared This solar phenomenon is
very exceptional one, and possesses con
siderable scientific interest, ccntcrinl
chiefly in the question, What cilec'
will be shown in the daily records of ter
rcstial magnetic disturbances securcC
at various ubservatories throughout th'
,ynrl1
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-23
A Volcano DESTROYS Jtfr.

LONDON, July ls.-Thc steamer Cat
tcrthun, which has arrived at Sidney,
n s. W., reports that when She touched
at the Island of Timor there was a ru'
NOR current that the Island of SangiS
in the Malay Archipelago, had been de
stroycd by a volcanic eruption, and that
the whole population, comprising 1900
souls, had pcrishcd. The Cattcrthur
steamed for miles through volcanic
.l..l.,.,.