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Evening journal., 1892-12-28
THE IRON INDUSTRY.
Washington Hastings Says De-
preston is Due to Uncertainty.
TRADE WILL SOON ADJUST ITSELF.

The Present Condition is Not Worse
Than - Has Been within the Last
Thirty Years-The soldeI and Hastings
Company Has Not Declared Reduce
tion Of Wages.
A new schedule Of wages will 20 into
elect in some Of the rolling mills In VII
mington after January. The manufac-
turers say that there has been no combi.
nation, but that the depressed condition
OF the trade and Pennsylvania competi
tion render a wage reduction Of from 10
to 10 per cent absolutely necessary.
The price paid for pudding iron in
tins city is S3.l5 per ton, which is rs
cents more than the highest price paid
in Pennsylvania.
The average wages Of puddler in
this city are $1S week. Under the
new schedule he win get about SIC. 20
week or about SO 90 ton.
The Diamond State Iron Company and
the johnson Forge Company are now
closed for repairs. When thev beoin
work again IL will be under the new
scale The Marshallton iron workers
will also suffer-
This morning an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter called at the Office OF the Seidel
and Hastings Company, and interviewed
Washington Hastings, the president.
"Mr Hastings has your firm entered
into any agreement TO reduce wages after
the FIRST OF the year2" asked the reporter
I'VE know nothing of any arrange
ment or agreement between iron manu-
facturers Of this vicinity to reduce wages
except what we saw in the Morning
News this morning. was his reply.
rs your firm going to reduce the
wages Of your employes2"
THAT remains for the future to de-
termine," he replied. ut has always
been our custom when any change was
to be made In our wage schedule TO give
our employees two weeks notice This we
have not done; but should it become
necessary our men will receive the Gus
tomary notice. In matters Of that kind
we act regardless Of what others in the
trade may do.
"lo what do you attribute this low
condition of the iron trader
''lhe iron trade has been very much
depressed for year past, but no worse
probably, than we have seen it at other
times curing the past years, and we do
not find the outlook now as gloomy as
some do. Il would be very difficult to
give the reasons for the de-
preston. Probably before the election
the uncertainty as to the outcome re-
tarded many projects which called for
large quantities Of iron and since the
election the uncertainty in regard to the
action OF the incoming administration. in
respect TO tariff, doubtless has
something TO do with it, I'm
certainty and doubt are deadly to
business; but we think that when the
clouds clear away, and the policy Of the
new administration becomes well defined,
that business of all kinds will adjust IT,
self TO that policy This is a great coun-
try and we do not believe that It is going
TO stop operation"
Do puddlers in Pennsylvania receive
lower wages than at your millY"
''We do not employ any puddlers. Our
product is entirely charcoal iron, together
with some steel plates Our mills differ
in this respect from all others in this
vicinity
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
HALF IN ASHES.
Fire in Milwaukee Wipes Out
a Valuable Railroad Plant.
1GNITED BY A MYSTERIOUS BOMB.

The milwaukee Railroad Company's
Stables, Cars and Machine shops
Destroyed by Fire in the Early Morn
ing-The Mysterious Author of Late
Incendiary Connagrations the Probable
Destroyer.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 2e.-At 2
o'clock this morning a bomb was thrown
into the main building of the southside
plant of the Milwaukee street railway
company. There was a tremendous ex.
plosion and in moment the interior of
the building was in blaze. In a few
minutes the fire was beyond control and
in less than an hour the entire plant was
consumed, entailing loss of $5iO. .O00
The street railway companys south
side plant includes the immense storage
stables for electric motors. the machine
shops and the stables. In the barn
We're fifty new electric motors aud
nearly all the summer cars owned by the
company. The cars stored in the build
ing were valued at $3.50. 600, while the
structure itself is worth at least S8O..
600. The machinery is valued at S75..
600, while the stores Of the company
were kept in the building and were
worth S25, 0O0 The insurance carried
was on the building and amounts to
$40, 600.
The man who threw the bomb is sup:
posed TO be the frebug who has started
fully dozen other disastrous fires with
in month. A grand jury will be sum-
moned to investigate.
The Cause Coniectured.
The only person who saw the bomb
thrown was Night Watchman Worden.
lie says that he was standing near the
main doorway of the barn in which the
motor cars were stored. There was a whizz
of something through the air, flash and
a tremendous explosion. A small cottage
next to the plant of the street railway
was also destroyed A woman
residing in the house became paralvzed
and had to be carried out of the house
after it was in flames.
AT $3.50 o'clock this morning the fire
was under control Investigation to-
day shows beyond doubt that the fire
which yesterday destroyed two tanneries.
causing loss of $3.50, 600, and by which
two lives were lost, was incendiary. This
is also the case with the two fires on
Sunday when 1926, 600 worth Of property
was destroyed.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
Murderous Redskins in Custody.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec 2s.-Sixteen
Indians, who were taken prisoners in the
terrible massacre at Tamachio, in the
western part of the state of chihuahua,
two months ago, have been brought
here by detachment of the Eleventh
Mexican battalion. The prisoners will
be shot after they have been closely
questioned by the government authorities
in this city in regard to the uprising in
which they participated and which has
not yet been quelled.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
THINK coRRIeAN WAS sNuBsso.

satolli's Failure to Notify Him of
M'GIynn's Absolution so Regarded.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-There are many
priests in this archdiocese who think the
air Of mystery preserved regarding the
terms on which Dr. McGlynn was alb
solved of accommodation contains an
insult to Archbishop Corrigan.
Manager Satolli did not take the trou-
bic to notify Archbishop Corrigan, it is
said. of the restoration Of Dr. McGlynn
into the fold of the church as was
evinced by the latters statement to the
public on last Saturday The failure to
observe this formality by Mgr Satolli is
said to be looked upon as a snub.
Mgr Satollis action in restoring DR..
McGlynn to his priestly functions and
declaring him "free from ecclesiastical
censure, has certainly made the papal
legate host of enemies in this city.
especially in the ranks Of that portion Of
the Roman Catholic laity which has
always upheld the attitude of the arch
bishop in the McGlynn controversy.
The feeling has been gathering strength
with the days. and it is quite probable
that there will be a meeting before the
week is out of a number of the most
influential Catholic laymen in New York
at which will be considered the advisa-
bility of entering formal protest against
Mgr. Satolli's action in the McGlynn
matter.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
New York Glass workers on Strike.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-A strike among
the stained Mosaic and opalescent glass
workers is in progress in this city in
consequence Of which the work rooms Of
every ecclesiastical and decorative glass
establishment in New York are deserted
The men asked for fifty hours work a
week instead of sixty and requested that
workmen should be divided into two
classes class to receive $50 and the
other $1S a week. This strike has
caused serious inconvenience. Work on
memorial windows, som of which were
to have been in place on New Years Day,
will be DELAYED.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
commItted DO the FerrIs sehooI.

JOSEF h Dugan, a boy of about II years
of age, was committed to.the Ferris In
dustrial School, this morning He was
arraigned in the Municipal Court for
stealing a box of tobacco from the Phila-
delphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad freight house. George Wright,
colored, who bit John Dugan on Christ
mas night. was fined 50 by Judge Ball
William Zligler was drunk last night
and 50 was assigned as his share to con
tribute toward the support Of the
cifv
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
Addick sim After Gas.

BosToN, Mass, Dec. 27-Messrs.
Clark, Ward & Co., have recently raised
in Boston and New York 50. SOC, 900 for q
syndicate, which is negotiating fer the
purchase of all the gas plants in Brook
lyn, eight in number The company will
be known as the Brooklyn United Gas
Company. j. Edward Addicks is the
principal in the undertaking.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
THE DELAWARE BLEOTORsl

They VIII Meet i'm the State House on
Next Monday Week and Vote For
Grover.
The Delaware electors will meet IN the
State House on Monday. January 8, and
cast their votes for Grover Cleveland and
Adlaie Stevenson for President and
Vice President, respectively The three
electors are Hon. Charles b. Lore, Of
New Castle county; Dr. Ezekiel w
Cooper, of Kent county and William II.
COulhOurn, of Sussex county.
After the vote is cast the electors will
appoint a messenger to take one certih-
cate to Washington, where IL will be
opened by the speaker of the Senate in
February; another copy viii be sent
by mail, and, to prevent trouble arising
from their loss in transmission third
copy will be placed in the hands of Judge
Wales of the United States Court.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
Another Bnftlo In EIexico.

LAREDO, Tex, Dec 2S.-News was re-
ceived here last night that Mexican
soldiers, $50 strong. and revolutionists
800 strong, fought on Monday at Lasani-
mas. Mexico Thirteen soldiers and a
score Of revolutionists were killed.
MANY were wounded on both sides.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
WILD HAVOC WROUGHT

Like Thief in the Night Came Death
and DestructiOn-What Caused the
Disaster.
The people living in the vicinity of the
place where the explosion occurred were
startled shortly after o'clock by the
noise of falling timbers and the cracking
of glass. For square around the
ground quivered buildings swayed to
and fro and the terrified people of the
district rushed out Of their houses. fear
ing their homes were about to collapse
In a few moments the usually quiet
neighborhood was thrown into the great
est excitement.
The Mortality List Conjecture.
The houses adjoining the tunnel com
pany's yard caught fire and the entire
fire department of the city was soon
upon the scene. So soon did the flames
burst out after the explosion that's it is
not certain whether all the residents of
the adjoining tenements escaped or are
buried in the debris Those in the
vicinity at the time of the explosion. say
that the shock which followed was like
an earthquake.
Mails Doomed.
The tenements 21 to 20 jackson were
shattered, with the stores and Offices be-
low. The post Office was in No. 81. The
mails are buried beneath tons Of ruins
and they are certain to be ruined by
water if not consumed by the flames.
When the explosion occurred the letter
cases were knocked into strips and che
clerks were hurled into the debris
A wave of flame seemed to sweep through
the tower part of the demolished tene-
ments Immediately after the crash.
At Their Homes When Death Came.
Some of the stunned and bleeding ten
ants managed to crawl to the lower
windows and make their escape in that
way. The three people killed were all
in their homes which were contiguous to
the scene of the explosion.
O'Brien, one of the killed, had his
throat cut from ear to ear and his face
was badly mutilated by flying glass
O'Brien was lying on a sofa when the
explosion took place. A pane Of glass
was smashed directly over his head and
a large piece acted as a guillotine. Some
of the residents of the tenements had to
be carried out by the fremen. Many of
them were too severely injured to help
themselves TO escape while others were
too frightened to move. At st. Johns
Hospital six victims of the explosion
were received. All were badly injured.
How the Disaster Occurred.
The yards of the New York and Long
Island Tunnel Company. of which Will
liam Steinway is president, are bounded
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
POWDERS AWFUL WORK
Death, Debility and Destruction
Attend an Explosion.
HAVOC IN LIVES AND PROPERTY.

'hree People Killed and "A Score Injured
by the Explosion of Dynamite In the
East River Tunnel at Long Island city.
Adjacent Property Badly Damaged.
Lone ISLAND CITY, L. l., Dec. ss.-At
8 o'clock this morning box of dynamite
exploded in the shaft sunk for the new
East River tunnel, near the junction of
jackson and Vernon avenues this city.
The explosion set fire to the four-story
brick building adjoining, and shattered
every pane Of glass in the buildings for
blocks around.
At 11.OO o'clock three bodies were re-
ported to have been taken from the shaft
A score or more of persons were injured by
falling timbers, glass, etc.
The names of the killed are: Mary
Graden, aged 10, Long Island City; Mrs.
Rocer, Long Island City; Henry o'Brien.
aged 33, clerk. Long Island City.
Injured William Krepp, Green Point
John Palmer, Williamsburg; Minnie
Davren, aged 10 years; John Y. Davren,
reporter; Mrs. Maher and John Maher
John Hopkins, internally injured and
horribly cut about head and body: will
probably die; Edward J. Delaney, cut
about head and body, face burned; Mary
Crane, cook, terribly burned; will prob
ably die; unknown Italian employed in
the tunnel, will die; Mrs. Henry, post
Office employe, badly injured; Miss Mary
Ryan, post Office employe, severely cut.
The Dayrens and Mahers belonged in
Long Island City They were injured
about the head by falling timbers and
broken glasss.
The explosion was so terrific that
nearly every building on Jackson Avenue
from Fifth street to Borden Avenue. was
either destroyed or badly damaged. The
structures include the post office and
Sylvester & Company's factory.
fire Immediately started in the debris
and is now burning.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
The UmbrIa stin Invisible.

New YORK, Dec 2s.-Up to II. 80 a. m.
nothing had been seen of the Cnnarder
Umbria by either Fire Island or Atlantic
Highlands signal station. Constant
watch is being kept for the first appear
ance Of smoke upon the horizon.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
Detective svnnott Buried.

DUBLIN, Dec. 2s.-The funeral Of
Detective Synnott, who lost his life in
the explosion here on Saturday, was held
to-day and was very largely attended by
officials and citizens.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
Later.

1890 p. m.-The fire is still raging in
the ruins. The fire department seems to
be inadequate to cope with the flames
The following is a corrected list of the
killed and injured: Killed, Henry O'Brien,
of 20 Jackson avenue; Mrs. Rock, the
wife Of barber on jackson avenue /;
McIntire, an Italian workman.
Injured Mary Greeny, employed in
Hopkins restaurant, 25 jackson avenue,
cannot live John Delaney, IS years old,
fractured skull, and face badly cut (;
Daniel Maher, 297 Jackson avenue. right
eye gouged out and scalp wounds; Bar
Der Rock, left arm smashed, had to be
amputated; bad cut over the iugular vein
and face badly lacerated; John Hopkins.
restaurant keeper, 27 jackson avenue.
face badly cut, left leg torn o Fl and both
eyes gouged out, cannot live Mrs.
Greeny, eyes gouged out, jugular vein
lacerated and generally bruised.
1t is believed that Delaney. Maher.
Rock and Hopkins will d'e. They were
all removed to st. Johns hospital When
the explosion occurred all the workmen
were in the tunnel exceptMcIntirewho was
placed in charge of the dynamite at the
head of the tunnel 1t is believed he was
blown to pieces. None Of the men in the
tunnel we're injured.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
I,Ihnl ITnnll TIrnf-

PARIS, Dec. 2s.-The effort Of NJ.
Andrieux to draw Premier Ribot into a
duel has failed, and it is not considered
likely that Andrieux viii resort to vio.
lence as was at first intimated
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
cbrIstmas and court-Plnster.

Edward Minks, Of 1916 Claymont
street, had a very pleasant Christmas up
to o'clock Monday night, when his
pleasures were brought to a sudden ter
mination. He was in a saloon, beyond
Eleventh street bridge, when a fight
began During the tumult some man.
whose name could not be ascertained.
struck him over the head several times.
causing two ugly scalp wounds. The
injured man was taken TO Manship's
Pharmacy, at Ninth and Pine streets.
where his wounds were dressed. He
as then taken to his home.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
A commercial, Not political {

A Commercial, Not Political Company.
OTTAWA, Ont, Dec 2S-One of the
promoters of the international Naviga-
tion Company was interviewed here yes
terday with reference to kilograms from
Washington, credited to the State De-
partment, to the effect that the United
States authorities were not informed
with regard to the plans of the Interna-
tional Navigation Company. The pro
moter is here negotiating with the
Canadian government for the necessary
charter powers He says that there was
no necessity to take counsel with the
State Department, as the proposition is a
commercial and not a diplomatic one and
has no political function, being designed
solely to provide the cheapest possible
transportation between the people who
produce and those who consume.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
A Surplus in the water Department..

The regular session of the Board Of
Water Commissioners was held last eve
ming. Registrar John S. Grohe presented
a report of the finances of the board for
the year ending December 81, which
showed a surplus Of $41 2O2 25. This
amount viii be turned over to the City
Council on January l.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28
Location Of the school.
Purpose OF EsiabIishment.

The institution was established
through the liberality Of the late John
Ferris, who died on September 2, 1882.
He left an estate valned at over 5000, 600
much of which was devised for benevo.
lent purposes. His benefaction 20 the
Reform School was the residue Of the
estate and was entrusted TO DR.. Caleb
Harlan to be applied at his discretion
ito aid in establishing what is known
mostly as a House of Refuge, or place
for bettering the wayward juveniles, %
and amounted to $S3, s23. DR.. Harlan,
realized the Importance of the trust
which the confidence Of his friend had
placed In his hands. and he wisely
sought and obtained he advice and CO.
operation Of the following citizens 20 aid
him in carrying ont the provisions Of the
request. Lewis Thompson, Samuel n
Pusey. DR.. Lewis p Bush. Allen CAV
throp David W. Harlan, Henry G. Rob
inson and Leonard g. Wales were the
ones chosen. The latter prepared the ex-
cellent charter for the school and the
first meeting of the committee was held
Evening journal., 1892-12-28

Continued OF Third Pages.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28

Many visitors went from this city Ia
the school today. The members Of the
Levy Court Of New Castle county at
tended the exercises in O body.
r. Lewis Armstrong, one Of the new
Eve commissioners, is president Of the
farm committee Of the school. He has a
beautiful farm Of about 200 acres d.
rectly opposite the grounds Of the insti-
tuition.
Evening journal., 1892-12-28

+NAhAhNh % AtNlh NOW AonnNtUs
Forty-fve boys are now in the institu-
tion Those not included in the above
out Of the school room. The routine
which they follow is TO rise at $50
make their beds, pass into the bath
room where they wash and prepare for
breakfast Then they go to-the dining
room to breakfast from to o'clock.
Routine Of Boys Work.
They begin work at the latter hour. in
their various apartments. Dinner at 10
o'clock. supper at 9, and retirement ends
the day s labor at $50.
The Merit system a Success.
In the government of the school the
merit system has been successfully used.
IL has been the means Of appealing to
the better purposes Of the inmates,
whose connection with the school has
been generally beneficial.
A boy receives certain number of
marks each day for good behavior and
when he has 5000 to his credit, he is al
lowed to seek employment other than
that within the bounds of the institution.
but must continue TO remain a subject
Evening journal., 1892-12-28

The Present Condition is Not Worse
Than ~ Has Been within the Last
Thirty Nears-The seideI and Hastings
Company Has Not Declared Reduce
tion OF Wages.
The record-union., 1892-08-31

SUCCESSOR TO CARLE g. CROI,Y. CON.
- tractor and Builder. orders solicited and
promptness guaranteed. Office and shop,
l124 Second street. between X and l..
The record-union., 1892-08-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Add. c. Hinkson has returned from
Santa Cruz.
w. X. Cothrin returned last night from
Santa Cruz
Miss Lily Collins of Chico is on visit
to friends here.
Governor Markham went to San Fran
cisco yesterday.
Colonel j. B. Wright is home again
from Monterey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton L. White are
back from Santa Cruz.
Mrs. Foye and Miss Stephenson are
visiting in San Francisco.
Executive Secretary Johnson is back
from a trip to Los Angeles.
Mrs. James McClatchy is on a visit to
her daughter in San Francisco.
II. Il. Osborne of the Los Angeles Err
press came to the city yesterday.
1t is reported that Mrs. Alice M. Valen
sin is very i'll at her home at Arno.
Rev. ID. II. Jones and family are attend
ing the A. NJ. E. Conference at Stockton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Brown are home
again from the southern part of the State.
Warden Aull and Captain Morris Davis
of the Folsom Prison left last night for
Chicago.
Ex-Attorney-General A. L. Hart and
o.
lumbia, Washington and Oregon.
Hon. J. NJ. Wilkens and wife of Stan
field, Ill, are at the Golden Eagle Hotel.
Mr.. Wilkens is one of the Supreme
Judges of that State.
Colonel Z. +. Crocker, with his children
and their grandmother, Mrs. Easton.
have gone to Castle Crag to spend the
remainder of the summer.
DIR. NJ. H. Woolsey of Berkeley. for
merly connected with the Railroad Hos
pital of this city, is spending a few DAYS
III town before leaving on an extended
trip through the East.
Mrs. Fleissuer-Lewis has resigned her
position as soprano of the First Conpre-
gatlonal Church in San Francisco. and
will hereafter devote herself entirely to
concert singing. Mrs. Lewis has organ
lied female quartet, which includes.
besides herself, Mesdames Bradford.
Story and Wallace.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
Yesterday: Frank Ii. Gift and wife
Peoria, ILL.,; E. c.. Farrell. J. A. Lynch.
Il. j. Malone, NJ. Levin. Il. ii. Adams
and wife, Dave Pasher, j. w. Flynn.
New York; d: b. Dodge, James Cowen,
Chicago; j. w. Wilkins and wife, Dam
vile, H.; w. Lowden, A. Hamburger.
K. w. Rupe, G. L. Jacobus, T. Hayes. f.
L. Shortlett, San Francisco; H. Z. Os-
borne, Los Angeles; Mrs. ID. Knoch. Ike
Knoch, Susanville; w. Garrard. Angels
Camp; H. b. Julian. G. NJ. Small, Elk
Creek; L. Z. Heating, city; A. Chisholm,
Benona; W. B. Pless, Sonoma
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schelmyre of Elk
Grove gave a delightful entertainment
on the evening of the 18th inst, it being
the fifteenth anniversary of their mar
riage. Elk Grove Grange members were
invited, together with few other friends.
About fifty were present. The handsome
The record-union., 1892-08-31
AT THE SWIMMING BATHS.

Race Won by Dolan-PreparationS for
81 Grand Exhibition.
The swimming contest at the Swim
ming Baths last evening between Pro-
fessor Joe Dolan. the instructor at the
baths. and Charles Hogan, well-known
San Francisco swimmer, resulted in a
victory for Dolan, who swan twice the
length of the tank, distance of fully
fifty yards, in forty-five seconds. d. j.
Hartley and James II. Davis were the
judges, and Professor Manning referee.
After the race Professor DoIan enter
tanned the spectators with some fancy
high diving and other feats.
Great preparations are being made by
the Sacramento Swimming Club for the
exhibition and entertainment to be given
the second Tuesday night of the State
Fair. j. III. Davis, Secretary of the club,
stated last evening that it proposes to
give the best exhibition of The kind ever
seen on the coast. A number of expert
swimmers have been engaged, including
some noted lady swimmers, and Pro-
fessors Dolan and Manning, as well as
the members of the club, about 100 in
number, will participate in the exhibit
ton.
A brass band has been engaged to fur
nlsh music for the occasion, and Mr..
Davis is working industriously to max @
1t big success. lie says the club is
rapidly increasing in membership and
that il is already the largest swimming
club In the State.