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New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
GOMPERS ON STEEL STRIKE.
HE SAYS IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN
AVOIDED EXCEPT WITH FATAL
CONSEQUENCES TO UNIONS
AND WAGES

The current number of the official organ of
the American Federation of Labor contains a
statement from President Samuel Gompers re-
garding the steel workers strike, in which he
says, among other things;
The iron and steel workers of America are face
have been the inquiries from the outside public as
to whether our attiliated organizati9n. the Anal
Workers, could not have avoided this conflict.
We answer without hesitation that the present
contest could have been avoided with but one re-
suit and that the dissolution of the organization
Of the workers, and with it the destruction of the
the scale Of prices would be inevitable until the
lowest possible point had been reached.
The facts are that the different branches of the
their individual employers providing for sliding
scale of wages Subsequently a minimum to that
elements and new transitions in the trade, a few
non-unon plants were in operation, but at the
1Irber Of estabiisbrnenfs ItaTe union 0Dera+d "a S
der union scale and union rules. agreed upon in
joint conference between the representatives Of
phase the formation of the trust controlling
union and non-union establishments The Anal
gamated Association decided that negotiations
could not be fairly and satisfactorily conducted
while overt aggressive actions were being resorted
finally broke off was that the trust tried make
non-union mills should refrain from Joining any
union
He goes on TO say that the ultimate object Of
the employers the weakening and probable
destruction OF the steel workers organization
and concludes by saying that the Amalgamated
Association will receive the sympathy and sup
port of ell unions.
A prominent member of the American Fedora
ton of Labor said yesterday that Gompers will
return to this city soon there IL any sign
OF disposition on the part of the officials OF the
United States Steel Corporation to listen to
proposals for arbitration 1t said that
Ralph M Easley, secretary of the National Civic
Federation. who had been here for some time
with view to paving the way to arbitration
If possible, has gone to Pittsburg. He is wait
ing for signs of relenting on the part of the
officials Of the corporation. and is to let Mr.
Gompers know soon there is reason to
think that arbitra tion is possible
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
SROOTING AT CREEDHOOR.

The annual competition for the New-York State
and First and Second Brigade and Naval Militia
matches held at CreedmOor yesterday under
the supervision OF Lieutenant Colonel n. B.
Thurston. ordnance officer n. G.. n. Y. assisted
by Major Kirby. The weather favorable for
shooting. with light O'Clock wind. The 18th
Regiment heavy artillery. being attached to head
quarters. only shot in the State match. These
matches were open to teams Of twelve from each
organization. hve shots az each distance OF POO
800. 800 and 800 yards; positions. standing at 300
yards kneeng or sitting al 800 yards prone at 500
yard and any at 900 yards. Prizes. New York
State match. trophy presented by the State OF
New-York valued at $500: brigade and naval
matches trophy presented by the State of New
YorA value slOo The Tth Regiment won both the
New-York State and the First Brigade prize: the
23d Regment won the Second Brigade prize. and
the I'd Naval Battalion the naval militia prize
Ma1or-General Charles F. Roe was an interested
spectator throughout the day.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
IRON AND STEEL FAMINE NOT LIKELY

It said yesterday at the headquarters Of the
National Metal Trades Association No. s5 Liberty
St, that its members did not consider it necessary
before the strike Of the steel workers took place
TO lay in extra supplies of iron stee, on the
supposition that the strike would cause a scarcity
OF materials. A representative of the association
said:
Our members at no time since the strike talk
first began took the stand that serious interference
with their business would result from the strike.
None of them anticipated an iron steel famine,
and the failure of the strike has justified their
confidence. They did not believe that President
Shaffer OF the Amalgamated Association could tie
up all the mills for such preteXt made
the excuse for the strike order.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
TUNNEL WORKERS GRIEVANCES

The new complaints among the tunnel workers
were ventilated yesterday at meeting between
delegates of :he Rock Drillers', Pipe Caulkers and
Safety Engineers unions and representatives of the
Rapid Transit Contractors Association. which was
held in the Office of John B. Mcdonald the con-
tractor. On investigation, most Of the grievances
were found 10 be sentimental ones. The most
tangible of the grievances which was
pleaded by the delegates of the rock drillers They
said the rock drillers were paid twice a month
without any regard TO the day Of the week whereas
they wanted to be paid every alternate Saturday.
The other unions. IL appeared. had indorsed
this demand. though they did not make II a grev-
ance Of their own AS a change in the system of
payment would be likely to confusion, IL was
agreed that a Of III the unions should be taken
on the question before the demand insisted on.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
AUTOM4TTC BLAST FURNACE
IRON NOT TOUCHED BY HANDS FROM THE
MINES TO THE BUYER

Dover n. j.. Aug 15.--The blast furnace
Port Dram. which has been building for the
last years blown in this morning The
furnace is the most complete in the country to-
day. 1t has a capacity of four hundred tons of
pig iron in twenty-four hours. and from the time
the is shovelled into the skip. thousand
feet under ground, at the Wharton mines. in Hi
bernia until the pig iron reaches the buyer no
raw material is touched by hand The ore is
hauled up the mine slope in the skips. dumped into
a conveyer, which carries il to a crusher and
from there to magnetic separator, where 1t
travels, still on conveyer TO storage bins. From
the bins ii is dumped by chutes into Wharton
steel of fifty tons capacity. and then carried
the Wharton Mine railroad Cthe Norris County
Railroad) twelve miles to the furnace. at Port
Dram.
Here the cars run over storage bins and
dumped. From the storage bins the ore travels
register the amount of dumped into them and
carried to the skip hoist The is dumped into
the skip hoist automa tically, and hauled TO the
top of the furnace, where II emptes itself Coal
coke and limestone are hauled up and dumped in
tae way
The Stag is separated from the iron in the usual
manner and the iron is emptied into 2O-ton ladies'
which travel a standard gauge track TO q east
Ing machine Here the metal is poured into the
moulds, which form continuous chain and carry
pigs OF iron on conVeyer, constantly in motion
which carries the pig iron up incline and dumps
II on the freight cars in which IT goes TO the
Joseph Wharton of philadelphia. who has inst
completed this work. is more than seventy-six
years old.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
rRIBULATIoNS OF YOUNG coyGER
SHERIFF CAME AROUND AND INTERFERED WITH
HIS WEDDING

San Francisco, Aug. Is CSpeciaD.-The sheriff to-
day interfered with the wedding Of Roy W Con-
ger nephew OF the American Minister China.
II seems that young COnger came here last week
from Honolulu. where he had acted as agent for
the Gilbert Publishing Company. a book selling
this week to Miss Grace Fitch daughter OF Colonel
Henry Fitch. and then start for the East on A
wedding trip. II charged in the complaint
that Conger owed $3.50 for books sold and for which
settlement had been made, and that he pro-
posed 10 leave the State to defraud his creditors.
II also charged that a portion OF the money
withheld by Conger from money he had col
lected for the firm. Young Conger. who is a nice
looking fellow. when brought into court dug Up
S2S3 and gave his note for the balance
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
CHICAGO WORKERS TO APPEAL.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE

[Bx TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE-l
Chicago. Aug f5.-South Chicago steel WORK
ers who have been expelled from the Anai-
gamated Association not disposed to ADOPT
President shaffers edict final They say
they will take the matter to the National Board
Of Arbitration of the AmaIgamated Association.
II they are not refnstated by that body they VIII
go TO the national convention next spring, wheIe
a two-thirds majority viii be necessary nnaliy 20
expel them from the association. In case they
are permanently expelled, new Western Steei @
Works Association is talked of possibility
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
POLICE PROMOTION RULES AMENDED

Albany, Aug. 15.-Amendments to the Nauvor,-
City Civil Service rules, the outcome OF the in
vestigation Of the alleged abuses in the manner ~
making promotions in the Police Department OF
that city were to-day approved by the State Ctvtl
Service Commission at meeting held Syracuse
The meeting held Syracuse for the n,,rnos.
OF acting on the regulations. It being the desire of
Ine New-1ork Clty authorties that they be adopted
shortly in the New-York City Police Department
The rules also apply 10 the Fire Department ThaS.
We're adopted by the Municipal Civil Service Corr,
mission on the recommendation of the State Corn
mission. and then submitted the State b0d(y for
approval. $3.50 OOuS LOI
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
MAY BE PART OF WREcK

Atlantic Highlands. Aug 15.-What is supposed
TO be part OF the cargo of a wrecked lumber ship
was washed ashore near Navesink this morning
Between $50 and 200 pine boards. apparently part
Of yessels deck load. have been picked up along
the shore.
The life SAYING station at Sharks River reports
that side or a dory with the name Centipede on
Il. washed ashore there No wreckage except the
boards came ashore here.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
A NEGRO APPEALS FOR PROTECTION
DRIVEN OUT OF AN OHIO TOWN AND CAN GET
NO REDRESS
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Toledo. Ohio. Aug 15-GeOrge Morgan. young
colored man OF ArchbOld. eighteen miles west Of
here, came to Toledo to-day and appealed TO the
United States Marshal for protection He was az
once turned over to Aforementioned Sheets. who
advised him 10 appeal 10 the sheriff of his county
But he had already done so and been advised 70
move out of his town. He could secure no prOnISe
of protection from any authority. He rs tne oLt
cOlored man in ArchbOld. a town that boasts thds
no niger can live there, Saturday they stohe9
him. and Monday night he was rotJen-eegeo anu
subjected other ndignitfes He says he mas OOlIe
nothing wrong, and he proposes to remain desplle
the objection to his race The citizens say ne must
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
WILL TRY To PUT STRIKERS IN JAIL

Paterson, y. J., Aug. Is (SpeciaD.-Because the
striking ribbon weavers at Frank & Dugan's silk
mill have continued 10 picket the mill notwith-
standing the conviction of eight of their number
for contempt OF court. the firm has decided TO try
20 put these eight jail before the court of last
resort has passed upon the case. John w. Harding
counsel Ior the hrn, TO-DAY served notice on Will
Tuesday he will apply 10 Acting Chancellor Emery
at Newark 70 order the clerk of the Court OF Chan
cery 10 issue the commitment papers against those
found guilty OF contempt
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
MTcBAEL DArErr sPEAKs Iv cHLcAG0.

Chicago, Aug 15.-Four thousand Irish-Ameri-
cans gathered at Sunny Side Park this afternoon
az the twenty-sXth annual demonstration of the
United Irish Societies commeraoraJing the s02d
anniversary Of the victory Of Yellow Pass ana the
3O5d anniversary Of Hugh ONeills victory over
the English at Yellow Ford A meeting nearl1,
large as that at Sunny Side Park was he'd al
Oswalds Grove under the auspices of the Irish
Nationalists. Al the former meeting Michael
Dayltt the chief speaker al the latter O'Dono-
van Rosa.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
LEWIS RESoH1yATED FOR ASSEMBLY.

Oswego. n Y. Aug 15.-Thomas D. Lewis ol
Fulton. was renominated for memeer OF AssemoN
by the First OswegO District Republican ConVen
ton here to-day. The Congress delegates Nei0
instructed to vote for State Senator Stranan4a5
unless a candidate agreeable 10 Jefferson anu
Lewis counties should be named.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
STEEL WORKS DEAL CLOSED.
BETHLEHEM IRON COMPANY ABsoRBs
STEEL AND ORDNANCE PLANT-CRAMP-
vICKERs-MAxIM COMBINE MAY GET IT

Bethlehem, Penn. Aug. l5.-The stockholders Of
the Bethlehem Iron Company to-day voted almost
unanimously accept the price Of S,5OO,00 offered
BY the Bethlehem Steel Company for the big steel
and ordnance works here, and an hour later the
directors closed the deal The steel company. II Is
said. has a purchaser for the plant. and it is gem
orally believed that this purchaser is Charles NJ
Schwsb, president of the United States Steel Cor
poration and ii is also believed that he will buy
the property for the Nickers-M kim Company and
the Cramp Shipbuilding Company. The works en-
ploy four thousand skilled mechanics.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16

to rich corporations which are back OF tne
machines Take the list OF almost any board or
directors cf big corpora in this city and you
will ind it l5out evenly divided politically Iae
directors stard together in the council Iooin' ART
as a result they stand together in pohtics
/ think have made very clear case on ths
subject of protection of vice. We have traced tDs
system to the top OF the Police Department.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
AT WORK FOR PEACE.
Continued from first page.

here. throwing out of employment nearly thfee
thousand men Fires were drawn Tonight
The Joliet men had the same contract Win lIe
Illinois Steel Company as the South CnlSaSo
workers who last night refused to listen to the
arguments Of Secretary Tighe. Mr.. Tlghe start
ed for Milwaukee tonight.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16

Company, IN order TO retain a valuable charter
granted 20 a company OF that name which had
been formed for a different purpose These two
companies are OF enormous value TO Fal River
because they employ a small army Of operatives,
and Mr.. Borden insists that they shall be wen
paid, no matter what the state OF the market Is.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
THE FEAST OF ST. RO0UE.
ITALIAN AND srcILIAN COLONY SPENDS A TOT
FOR DECORATIONS

FOR DECORATIONS
The Italian and Sicilian colony on the lower Fast
Side was brilliant with light and color last nigbt
At o'clock the Feast of the Assumption of tbs
Virgin Mary came to close and the Feast Of St
Rogue one of the saints of the fourteenth century
was begun 1t will last throughout TODAY and
mark the climax of the religious celebrations that
started last Tuesday.
All yesterday. and particularly last night.
Bleecker. Mott Elizabeth and other streets near bv
were iammed with Italians hundreds of whom had
come from Harlem and from near bv cities over
Elizabeth and Mott sts. were numerous arches OF
Vari-colored lights. Temporary shrines had been
erected in Mort-st.. near Mulberry-st and in Eliz-
abeth-st. near BrOome-st- COlOred bunting. set or
by gold and silver paper decorated the shrines
which were surmounted by plaster casts OF Santa.
Maria. Hundreds OF dollars were collected from
the crowds that surged around these shrnes.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
IMPROVING SAN FRANCISCO H4RBoR

ARCH ROCK. AN OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION
BLOWN UP
San Francisco. Aug 15.-ShOTtly after noon TO-
day Arch Rock. one OF the greatest menaces 70
navigation in San Francisco Bay was destroyed
Over thirty tons OF nitro-gelattn were employed
to remove the rock. which lay about midway be-
tween Alcatraz Island and Lime Point The rock
was several acres in extent ard all but its summit
was under water The explosion set OF BY
electricity. and so great was the conclusion that
debris was scattered over a great area, and
column OF water and stone over thousand feet
in height rose from the bay, presenting mag1lh-
cent spectacle. The explosion was felt IN many
sections of the city. Great numbers of FISH were
Killed.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
MOSS WANTS A PRACTICAL MAN

NO TIME FOR IDEALISTS AND THEORISTS.
HE SAYS
Frank Moss In commenting yesterday the ap-
preaching mayoralty campaign said:
What is most needed now is practical men, and
there are mighty few OF them. There plenty
OF high minded, noble men In this city, but they
are SO out OF touch with public affairs, and they
have so little knowledge OF actual conditions that
as my friends the police would say. They don't
know they are alive" when IL comes 10 politics
To elect such men 10 Office would mean to have the
CITY governed by a lot OF easy marks" who could
be turned by designing politicians and bosses
This is no time for theorists and idealists in poll
ties We want men OF broad gauge. We don't for
example, want q man who viii make important
issue out OF the question OF selling beer Sunday
That sort OF thing is very wearisome. We can't
have n Puritan city. and no sane man wants II.
There ia another thing TO be considered We
don't want men whose personal interests allied
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
WAR ON sPrTTERs IN CINCINNATI
VIGOROUS MEASURES TAKEN BY THE c1rr
HEALTH OFFICERS
InY TELEGRAPH TO TIE raIsryr.1

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUSE.I
Cincinnati. Aug. 15-Dr- Clark Davis city health
officer has determined TO bring about a vigorous
enforcement Of the ordinance TO prevent splitting
in streetcars and public cOnveyances- The sani-
tary officers have been directed to use the street.
car lines at every opportunity. and arrest any one
caught splitting the floors. stiff workhosss
sentence is IN store for any one caught The
aid OF the police department will also be sought.
and a request be made that officers in citizens
clothes be detailed to make regular trips the
lines where the ordinance is violated the most
These measures have become necessary because Of
the extraordinary spread Of consumption.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
MINISTER'S SIGN PROTOCOL

WILL SIGN WITH CHINESE PLENIPorrx.
TIARIEs NEXT TUESDAY.
Peking. Aug. 16-The ministers Of the now..-
have signed the preliminary draft Of the uro,,
prevent further exchanges SThey expect :.
sign with the Chinese plenipotentiaries nav.
Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
STEAMSHIP SAILING POSTPONED

It is announced that the sailing of the Paeinc
Mail Steamship Company'S steamer CITY OF Re
king from San Francisco. has been postponed to
August II. and that she will not stop Honolulu
but proceed directly to Yokohama
New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
RAID PRISONERS ARRAIGNED.

The prisoners arrested in the alleged pool
room raid at No. 100 West Thirty -seventh-st.
on Wednesday night. were yesterday morning
arraigned before Justice Jerome in the Court
of Special Sessions. They were held in 81 600
hail each for further examination. The pris-
oners were Jacob A. Fish. of No. 119 West
Nineteenth-st.; Henry Mann of No. All West
Forty-sixth-st., and Charles Wilson. of No 100
West Thirty-seventh-st.
After the arraignment of the prisoners Jus
tice Jerome asked If there would be any
immediate developments in the police situation
The Justice looked at the sky. and with smile
replied 1T looks as if there was going to be a
storm"
The witnesses before Justice Jerome yester-
day, besides Neftelberg. were Sergeant Shields
of the Tenderloin precinct. and Sergeant Echu-
lun Of the Fifth-st. precinct
New-York tribune., 1901-05-19
Bv Cer0nse-

ing for the Paris Court of Appeal has for its
subject Justice" at whose feet a woman pleads.
while Truth. with mirror. stands in the
background. and the figure of Liar. with mask
torn from the face. is hurled downward Ga
briel Ferrier has bright ceiling of vast di-
mensons for the Opera COmique at Mines. Ii
represents Provencal Poetry Offering Mireille to
French Poetry.
Chartrans Richeleu, already exhibited in
New York is a canvas far too large to express
historical anecdote. BOuguereau's somewhat ef-
Terminate Cupid grasping the branches of a
tree and holding himself towering over the
water" is in the same vein this masters
previous studies. There is not single effort
of nerve muscle in the boys anatomy and
both would be called into play to support the
entire weight of body hanging from branches
Tony Robert-Fleury exhibits two delicious fe-
male heads in pa'e blues and green's. They are
called Melancholy" and Lucille" Jules I.e-
febvre's portrait of his daughter is rightly pro-
nounced by the French critics to be a master
piece The dark. pale faced young lady is
seated on a plain olive green sofa She wears
dark cloak. a sable boa a sable muff and a
black hat with feathers. The limpidity of the
colorins and the exquisite liEes arc set of
New-York tribune., 1901-05-19

a female hgure-is a strong work, which is
placed near the centre of the Salon BarthOldrs
bust of Lafayette when a youth is light and
graceful =
Miss Louisa BaEg. of Springfield. exhibits a.
good bass-rehef portrait in plaster of Professor
Patrick Geddes- Mrs. Alexander COlebrOOke has
a pleasing bust in marble Fernand Hamar's>
Martchal ROchambeau already reproduced IL
The Tribune. makes good appearance besides
other large military groups in the Salon. Euj
Harvey'S marble group of a lion playing with
dove is Wei executed MarqUeste's Victor
Hugo. in yellow limestone intended for tn
SorbOnne cannot be compared with ROdn
Victor Hugo in the Salon of the National SO
ciety. Moreau- Vauthers four statuertes o
modern Partisan ladies representing the fout1
seasons clever and interesting.
A small bust in bronze of Sada Yacco. The
Japanese Sarah Bernhartt." by Leopold Bern
stamm, young Russian sculptor. attracts
marked attention The brCnZe is polychronne.
That is to say, the face is tinsed so To mat
il appear like flesh. The black eyes and bros
black hair give strange, almost weird. eff
to work regarded dangerous innovatic
but in this instance successful c. l. L
New-York tribune., 1901-05-19

most effectively by dead golden backgrounds
1t is portraiture in absolutely academic ne,,s.
ton
Never has Julien Dupre painted more charm
ing cattle pieces than the "Au Bord do /,
Riviere" and "Au Soeil." Harpignies's O.,
Trees" are more sturdy and truthful than ev.r
Karl Carriers Return of the Flock" is an ex-
quisite piece of open air night work Mile
Helene Dufau exhibits "a decorative panel-,b,ao
nude females in a grove enveloped in a golden
shade. with delightful effects of light and az
mosphere. The large triptyeh of The Three
Ages" by I-avergne. is remarkable for soft har.
nloniouS coIOring.
THE SCULPTURE
In the sculpture the first figure that ;..sets
the visitor is a solid bust of President = kt
by PUech There is a large yellow limestone
statue of Pasteur by Jean Hugues which was
executed for the Sorbonne- Pasteur is seated
and the right hand holds vial 1t is work
which rises above mediOcrity. NacMOnnies's
large statue of the late John r. Woodward
standing erect and holding an eyeglass in ths
right hand has vitality and distinction The
largest block Of marble in the Salon is that OF
George Grey Barnard's "Woodcutter' The
colossal figure is kneeIins and in the raised
right hand is the v,oOdcutter's knife The work
is severe and impressive. but the statue seems
to have been touched up in France in a way
that is scarcely in keeping with Barnards pre-
vious work. GerOnae's equestrian statue OF
Washington has already been described by ca
ble-it is a brilliant work which attracts many
admirers, Near GtrOmes Washington is a
startling gilded bronze statue by Fremiet en-
titled Nor VitUs" Cupid standing on a large
peacOck's tail. is stranshng the bird with his
right hand and beating its head with his bow
BorgIum has some effective statues of Indians
performing the sun Dance BarthOldi's large
terrestrial sphere supported by Labor, PatriOt-
ism and Justice-the latter being personiied by