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INDIANA PROGRESS. THE BAKER BALLOT IAW. Ol-SO JPer- Year. Tfet Latf tst Paper the County PROVISIONS OF THE NEW SYSTEM TEAT DE3CAND ATTENTION. es between workinirnien and employers, involvini; bloodshed and ioss: of life WEDNESDAY, Julv 27.

:892. HFH-SECOND CONGRESS. Sonale df-votcd nif'St session to the Sundry civj! appropriation lull. it The voio of roinmit- Ve of th'' wlioli- on Mr. iTi'i't aniemi- flu'ijt to prohibit the sale of 'iqunrs within tlie prmnxlv the t.Xj'O-;tjon tijt vote it- adoption 24.

Vest's substitute for SunHjiy amendment was 01. li.e table ul 17. Mr. of N'pvacia. frojr.

'lie Oommit- oil ''ontiiiiient Kxpenses. reported arcso tin- apiMjimiuf ol a i i i't committee of seven Seimtois whose ciiily it shall to i YI st i and report the fact's: in re- dtior, to the frnploynieiit armed men iiiown as Pinkertou ine.ii or J'inkerton de- ill 1:0111 with the present dii- err.plov- life at Homestead. Pa. The investigation is to iu- the facts in relation to existence UK: enmluyrneiit of so-called I'inkerton men in tbe i States. exteiul to and fin hrace the reason for the of the 1'inkertou organization, its and use; also, as to where, how Hid by whom its men are employed and tor any services rendered: 'under what jtitbority ol'law (if anvi thev have been so 'inployed wild paid.

committee is also 10 into the merits of the original concerning and terms of the contract be- employers and employed of which the armed COM Hi ft arose which resulted in bloodshed, and to what extent conflict was participated in by persons not nunve nor naturalized citizens of the 1'nited States. Also, whether any private Melioration.company or the of Pennsylvania or otner (States, has employed an armed force against any of the such State or of the I'nited States 11 violation of the Constitution of the Unit- id and if so. whether or not armed rodies of men from other States were, for purpose, taKen into such State without consent of the constituted authorities Tt-c committee is; to consider and by bill or otherwise, what legislation, any, is necessary to prevent the further Jlega! use or employment such men or otoer similar bodies of armed lien for private purposes. Laid aside till to- norrow. Adjourned.

In tht House the legislative report was igreed to without much opposition, as was tlso tbe conference report on the diplomatic wid consular appropriation bill, and the cpn- ereuce report on the naval appropriation The House then adjourned. Senate adopted final Conference reports on the Army, Navy and legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bills, and assented to a House extending exist ing appropriations or objects not yet acted upon until'juiy 30. it also passed the Fortifications bill, "with tmendments. Adjourned. The consideration of the Fnndry Civil oill occupied the attention of the World's Fair approprintion of be- itc the item under discussion.

Mr. Dun- jurrow, Mr. Pendletonand Mr. A Baylor uade brief speeches in support of tlie proposition. Mr.

AloCreary. Air. Little and Mr. Wheeler opposed it. It was agreed that a should betaken on the bill at 12 o'clock Tuesday next.

Adjourned. the Senate Mr. Jones, of Nevada, from the (Committee on Contingent Expenses, reported back a resolution, which was agreed to ins meting the Committee on immigration to inquire into the working of laws oti the subject of immigration from foreign countries, the importation of con- a-act labor, and the laws and prevailing methods af naturalization since the year After routine business the House ad- lourned. The $5,000,000 Joan to the World's Fair management was discussed in the House of Representatives, but no action taken. Representative A.

Hopkins intro- iuced a resolution in the House asking the Attorney General what steps, if any, have been taken to indict and punish the members of the American Sugar Itefiners' Company, or sugar trust, tbe Wholesale Grocers' Association of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, recently organized as an adjunct of the trust, ''and thereby." says the resolution, "forming an illegal combination to raise, control and arbitrarily regulate the price-of an article of Adjourned. A4 i Senate havirg completed the Deficiency last of the appropriation having sent it over to the House for a conference, resolved to take up the Anti-Option bill, hut did not. for after two hours spent in wrangling and filibustering, it adjourned without even permitting the bill to be read. The and means committee of the bouse adopted the resolution providing for a final adjournment of congress on the i2fvth. The resolution will soon lie called up, and in the present temper of the house there ia little dou-bt that it will pass.

The senate equally anxious bring the session to a close, so that nothing short of an emergency is likely to cause nnv extension by the senate of the date fixed in the resolution. senate joint resolution was passed anthoria ing tlie committee on labor to an investigation of the slvims of cities. celebrated -AfcGarrahan bill, which has been a bill and never an act for the- last quartei of a centurv. was at last passed by the boust as it came from the senate, and so goes ta the President for his signature. The bil! refers tne claim to the court of private lane claims.

Senate discussed the resolution offered by Mr. Morgan last week in- etrncting tbe committee on finance To re port a bill with all convenient dispatch giving to all paper monev issued by the government and to standard silver dollars the full legal tender effect that is given by law to gold coins, but no action was taken, and the Senate adjourned. In the House the World's Fair appropriation item was voted down, 122 to 110, and the World's Fair Sunday closing amendment of the Senate waseustained by a vote of 147 to 61. The Sundry Civil bill was then passed as amended, and the Speaker appointed Messrs. Molman, Savers and Bing- bam as the conferees.

In Committee of the whole the House agreed to appropriate $43,400 for 50,000 bronze medals and diplomas. AJ 1 of the Senate amendments increasing, the appropriations for lighthouses and fog signals, or landing stations were nonconcur- red in. The Sundrv Civil Appropriation fail! wan then passed and the House ad journcd. first two hours of senate were occupied to-day in the discussiot of a bill to permit tbe Puyallup Indians in the State of Washington te alienate a por tion of the lands in the neighborhood of Ta coma. The matter was still under discussion when at 2 o'clock the anti-option bill up as unfinished business.

Mr. Vest as the measure as an undue stretpb the Constitution; as an attempt on the pan of congress to exercise police powers within tbe Mates, and as a delusion to the farmen in whose interest, he said, it was masking Mr. Washburn defended Ihe bill from somt ol Mr. Vest's thrusts, and several otbei senators took part in the discussion, whicl was maintained for over three hours. Mr Daniel bad the floor and was arguinj against it on somewhat the same lines as Mr Vest had done, when the hour of aJjonrn merit came.

In the House, a number of measnrw were passed, tne most important of which was a bill increasing the pay of life saving servicemen. The bill granting an Ameri can register to the steamship China was defeated. The commerce commission was au thorized to investigate the Reading combine Mr. Bkrant of Georgia reported to tht House the bill introduced by Mr. Curtis au thorizingtbe President to close the St Mary Falls canal to all Canadian vessel or levy a tax of from to $5 a ton on then if it is'shown that American vessels are dis criminated against in passing through Can adian canals, and in the imposition of du ties.

The House then adjourned. Wheat Figures compiled by the Northwestern Miller show wheat in private elevators in Minneapolis to be 1,011, 000 bushels, a since last Monday of 65,000 bushels. The total stock at Minneapolis and Du- or 632,688 busL- less than last week. The aggregate stock in county elevators of Minneapolis and the two Dakota? is thus made 13,164.403 bushels, a decrease for the week of 803,000 bushels. A year ago the stock was 8,685.700 imthels.

Four Children at a Birth. PHILADELPHIA, July John Bar tins, wife of a Frankford mechanic, living 1833 Pear street, Evrpaased all records to-day by giving birth to four girls within a few hours. The children were tKon at ifee June of friend ctmet, where Mxs. Haxfcina urns Timting. Mother Some of the Important Changes Which I It Irmag-urates How Nominations I Mav Be Heview of the I Law.

tbe to the Baker haliot of the bus Leen jirim-ipaMy towards the wrought in the method by which the ind vid-iai vnier his "will ru ibe ballot box, and the fact that the new law completely revolutionize-the manner in which ihe voters. capacity ns members ipf jioliiir-ftl conduct and tbt preliminary matter? necessary for united party anppear? to have been, by tbe g'enerwl public, at least, in a great measure overlooked. Tbe importance fif these is snsrh. 1bat a brief review of tLeui at this time s-eercs pertinent. WHAT THKSE AKK.

An examination of the law fbo-n-e that innovations relate to the following method of certifying nomina- t'ons to the proper officers bv the law with determining their validitv. and, in turn, certifying them to the other officer? whf'se dutv it is to prepare and issue tbe official ballots to be used at al! elections. Planner of testing and determining their validitv. the somewhat extraordinary powers conferred upon those who are authorized to decide all questions arising, and the apparently irremediable cornplica: ions which may result from an adverse decision. difficulties which may beset these officers, owing to the peculfar provisions of the law, in the prompt and proper preparing of the lists of candidates and certifying them to the subordinate officials, who must prepare and distribute the official ballots.

THF POINTS TO BK CONSIDERED. In 'his discussion attention is onlv called to those nominations required to be certified 1o the Secretary of the Commonwealth by poiiticui organizations recognized by the law us political parties, the proceedings in the case of nominations made by nomination papers for these offices beir.s the same, while in the case of county, jaiinicipal, borough and township officers they are practically the same, the differences being in the officers to whom they are certified and who ehall determine their validity, and in the number of days prior to the "dav of election within which'they must bellied. Section 2 of the'Baker jaw reads, in part, as follows: Any convention of delegates, or primary meeting of electors, or caucus held under the rules of a politicfll party, or any board authorized to certify nominations representing a political party, which, at the election next preceding, polled at least three per centum of the largest entire yotefor any office cast in the State, or in the electorial district or division thereof, for which such primary caucus, convention or board desires to make or certify nominate one candidate for each office which is to be filled in tbe State, or in said district or division, at the next ensuing election, by causing a certificate of nomination to be drawn up filed as hereinafter provided. POLITICAL PASTIES ARE NOAV EECOGNIZED. The striking feature of this clause, and which works a radical change, is that, for practically the first time in our history, the election law recognizes political parties.

Heretofore the policy of the State has been to recognize the unit, the individual acting spontaneously through the instrumentality of the ballot, tlie theory being being that a majority of these political units, or individual voters, acting spontaneously, have chosen our rulers. Of course, this has been but the theory, for since the very organization of our Gove ninent tbe representatives of the individual voters, or of a part of them, have selected the candidates, and their election has been the result, not of spontaneous, but concerted action of individual voters But the election law lias heretofore only recognized the individual. Now it not only recognizes the party, but prescribes the indispensable requisitio'n for that that it shall have, at the election next preceding, polled at least three per centum of the largest entire vote for any office cast in the also lay down the methods by which the preliminary steps necessary for concerted action at the polls shall be'taken. This action also makes another radical departure from previous policy. It practi- ca'Jy incorporates the rules of the political parties into the jurisdiction of the btate.

All nominations made and filed for a place on the official ballot by certificates of nomination must be made and certified by conventions, primary meetings, caucuses or boards "held under the rules "of a political If not so made, or if made in violation of these rules, thev may, as will be shown declared invalid by officials having proper cognizance thereof. WHAT CERTIFICATES MTST SET FORTH. These certificates of nomination, and this year they include Presidential electors. Congressmen, State officers. Judges, State Senators and Assemblymen, shall set forth specifically "the party or policy which such candidate represents; the name of each candidate nominated thereon, his profession, business, or occupation, if any; and his place of residence, with street and uumber thereon, if any; and the office for which such candidate is nominated," and shall be signed by the presiding officer and the se- or secretaries of the body making or certifying the nomination, who shall add thereto their place of residence, and shall oe sworn or affirmed to by them before an officer qualified to administer oaths, to be trne and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief.

They shall then be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth at least 56 days before the day of election. These are the specific requirements of the law as to tbe form, certification and tiling of certificates of nominat'on, and the importance of a strict compliance with every provision becomes very apparent when, as i further perusal of the statute shows, the slightest informality or failure to so comply might re-ult in the nominations being de- lared invalid. HOW OBJECTIONS ARE TO BE MADE. Objections to certificates of nomination, of which there are two classes, must be only made in writing within 30 days afterthe last day for their filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Tne first class are "objections as to form or apparent conformity or non-conformity to law." These must be considered by tbe "Secretory of the Commonwealth," conjointly with tbe Auditor General and Attorney General, and shall be decided finally by majority of these officers." From this it appears that on any failure to comply with any requirements of the law relative to the form of these certificates two of these officers may declare the nomination invalid, and from this decision there is no appeal.

Nor is there any provision for amendment, so that the error may be rectified. Neither is there opportunity for new nominations, for the certificate of nomination must be filed at least 50 days before the day of election, except when a candidate dies or withdraws. Thus the mere failure to give ''the business, profession or occupation" of any candidate or "his place of residence, with tbe street and number thereon," or the place of residence of the presiding officer or secretary of the body nominating him. might, at tiie discretion of two State officers, invalidate in whole or in part the nominations of either or both of the leading parties, and deprive their can- didates of a place upon the official ballot. It is true that the voters should "insert" their names upon the blank space required to be provided on the ballot, either by writing them, or, under the recent decision of the Supreme Court, by the use of stickers but when a half million voters had to do this trouble must necessarily follow.

DISPUTES OVER PABTY KCI.ES. The second class of objections, which, in the case of officers for the State at large, are to be filed and determined in the Court pf Common Pleas of Dauphin county, and in all other cases in the courts in the districts for which such nominations are made, are "as to the validity of certificates of nomination or papers of nomination other than objections as to form or apparent conformity as herein-before described." The questions to be determined by these tribunals will, to a large extent, be those arising from disputes relative to party rules. When the number of parties now existing, that may be formed, is remembered, and the various rules relating to State, congressional, judicial, senatorial and legislative nominations are considerea. the almost infinite variety of disputes that may arise will be plainly apparent. And while it is but reasonable to suppose that the courts will be inclined to construe these rules liberally it is not easy to see, in view of the fact that theii decisions are final, and not subject to review by the Supreme Court how any uniform construction can be had or uniform practice established.

The law seems also faulty in thut it provides no method of officially notifying the Secretary of the Commonwealth of the court's decision in any case in hearing. COKPUCAT1OXB WHICH MAY AB1SK. As objections of either class need not be filed until 30 days after the last day for filing the certificates, and as Section 9 requires the necrietaiy of the Commonwealth to transmit, least 10 days before the day of election, "totheConnty Commissioners and Sheriff of each county, duplicate official Iwte and residenoM of and patties or jxdfticB Mgcaented by all whose certificates June been filed with tira," ttMfflp are thus only 17 dajs in which the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Auditor tieneral and Attorney General, the Dauphin county court and the several county courts shall hear aiid determine all contentions which may arise. There are 67 counties in the State, and tbe certificates of nomination this year embrace Presidential Electors. State nominees, Congressmen, iState Senators, and '204 Assemhlymeii for the two leading parties, and in addition such as may be made by Prohibition and Peoples' parties.

Tbere is yet another provision of the law which nug'it still further complicate ir-at- ttr. 1 7 provides that any candidate inav withdraw by tiling with the Secretary tf the Commonwealth, 15 previous 'b the- e.e:jt!on, a. request in writing, properly iigned and aknowledged. Consequently the duplicate lists to be transmitted to the County Commissioners cannot be closed until this limit has which practically leaves but five duvs u.r their preparation. AS OBSCURE PROVISION OF THE LAW.

Confusion may also arise under the further provisions of Section 9. directing tbe Secretary of the Commonwealth to trans- mit. at least 10 days before the day of election, to the Commissioners and Sheriffs "duplicate official lists stating the names and residences of and parties policies represented by all candidates whose nomination certificates or papers have been tiled wUh him, and have not been found and declared to be invalid, and to have been voted for at each voting place in eachsuch county, respectively, substantially in the form of the ballots to be used therein." This provision seems somewhat obscure. In many of the counties no one list of candidates can be "voted for at each voting place" in the county. Notably is this the case in Philadelphia and Allegheny countiei.

The voters of Allegheny county take part this fall in tbe election of three Congressmen, two Senators and 16 Assemblymen, the latter being chosen from eight districts. Either ihe Secretary of the Commonwealth must transmit lists properly covering oil these sub-divisions, or he must send a mere list of all the candidates, and leave their distribution to the County Commissioners under that provision of Section 13, which says that they "shall ascertain the offices to be filled and shall be responsible for the accurate printing of tbe ballots in accordance with this act." These are some of the features of the Baker law which demand the careful attention of the voters, and especially those who are charged by their respective patties with the very responsible duty of attending to iho--e preliminary proceedings pertaining to tbe notninatioa and certification of candidates in order that their may be properly and legally placed upon the official ballot. While it is probable that many of the complications painted out as possible under tne provisions of the law may not yet prudence would indicate that its every requirement be H.U.L. in Pittsburs Times. BTJEGESS M'LTTCKIE RELEASED.

District Attorney Burleigh and Judge Slag-ee Conclude His Case Is Not One of First Degree Murder ana Accept $10,000 Bail. At Pittsburg Burgess John McLuckie, ot Homestead, charged with murder in connection with the riots of was released on $10.000 bail, Judge Magee holding chat he could not be guilty of a higher eradeof crime than murder in the second degree. At the hearing District Attorney Burleigh faid: "I have gone over the testimony carefully, and am convinced Mr. McLuckie should be released on bail, bur in view ot the grave offense and the results of the riot, 1 am convinced the bail should be commensurate with the gravity of the crime." Judge Magee indorsed this opinion, saying: "My own examination leads me to the conclusion that the defendant could not be held for more than murder in the second degree. Tne law as I read it is that every man who stand idly by at a riot without attempting to suppress it becomes a rioter, and he becomes responsible for the property destroyed and tlie lost, and becomes liable to tlie degree of murder that is done by the rioters.

My idea of the law is that every man is not guilty of the crime of every man who participated in it, but he is responsible to the extent of the crime that was designed by the law." Mr. Cox asked what disposition would be made of the case of the other men for WDoni warrants have been issued. Mr. Burleigb replied: "'VVe cannot and will not dispose of the case of a man, who has evaded arrest and is in hiding." "Well," said Mr. Cox, they will all corne in and surrender if this matter of bail is fixed up." Judge Magee replied: "How can -we do Each case should be disposed of.

Some of these men may be guilty of murder in the first degree, and if so, no bail should be taken. Tbere was a riot there, perhaps unjustifiable, but certainly some one was killed deliberately. 1 understand there were sharpshooters engaged in picking off men from the ba-ges. If so, they were guilty of murder in first degree. Seme of these men may be tbe men who did this if it was done.

These cases must be disposed of through the advice and consent of the proper officer, tlie Ujstrict Attorney, and we can make no disposition of their cases till he has examined the testimony against them and advises tlie Court, in view of the gravity of tbe crime and all the circumstances -I fee' warranted in placing bail at 110,000." BBIDOES BLOWN UP. Tbe Bule of the Military in Idaho Doesn't Stop the Disorder. WALLACE, IDAHO, July railroad Dridges near Mullan were blown up last night, acd with them several telegraph poles. The strikers also cut down a number of poles, thus shutting off communication by that route for a time. The Gem and Granite mines are all right.

The rumor that the Granite mine had been Mown up probably started from the report of the explosion when the bridges were destroyed. The military investment of the towns is complete. No one is allowed to go out without a pass. It is probable that many union miners will be arrested to G. R.

Smith, who was sent to this city by the Executive Committee, of the Wallace Miners' Union to prevent the importation into that section of non-union men, said that while the origin of the present trouble could be indirectly traced to a demand for increase of wages, which was unsuccessful last year, tbe direct cause of trouble was the revolt by the men against a hospital tax of $1 per month levied by the company, which. the miners claimed was not productive of assistance to them when needetl. The unions built a hospital at Wallace and adopted a rule that the $1 per month, instead of being paid to the company, should be paid to the hospital. The Bunker Hill and Sullivan Company refused to recognize the justice of this rule, and the strike resulted in favor of the miners. Smith claims the reduction in wages then followed.

LOOKS LIKE MARTIAL LAW. The Homestead, High Constable Arrested by the Military and Marched to Headquarters at Point of Bayonet. Homestead people are waiting and watching for something that did not come. Rumors and reports from a hundred sources that non-union men were en route to tbe Carnegie mill caused a flutter of excitement, but nothing more, for the town is practically under martial law, and demonstrations of any kind were prevented by the sight of the shining bayonets and the glitter of gold lace. But the steel workers are uneasy.

Though the filling of tbe mill with non-union men seems to be inevitable, the locked-put men are not prepared to bow to it, nor will they until their last hope has been shattered. The first arrest of a civilian by the provost guard in Homestead was made Thursday night. Amos Stewart, the high constable of the borough, came in conflict with the soldiers and was ordered home. Being an officer of the borough he resented the action of the guard. After some warm words he was ordered to be arrested, and at bayonet point was ordered to the Provost Marshal's headquarters, where he was detained for an investigation.

This evidently means that the borough is under martial law. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. THE HOMESTEAD WRANGLE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION Of the Labor Troubles at Homestead, Pa, The Committee in Session at Pittsbure.

TnuRsrAVs Superintendent John A Potter, of the Carnegie company, was the first witness and testified as follows: "I am general superintendent of the Homestead mills; am familiar with the work done there in all departments." state what work is done by different classes pf workmen in the mills at Homestead, beginning with the rollers. work in our mills is different from that done by any other mill. The rollers do not have the hiring or discharging of their assistants. That is all done by the company. Each department has its own superintendent.

The rollers are responsible for the work, and if improperly done, are not paid for it. Here Mr. Po.ter described in detail the process of making armor plate, stating that with the machinery used by the Carnegie company the cost of.production was much less than that of other mills, and the profit to the laborers more. you had experience in other mills? sir, but not in plate mills. I was in the Braddock mills for a long time and have been in my present position for three and one-half years.

do these mills compare with other mills in the matter of production, labor required to produce the output and wages for laborers? have the best mills in the world most complete and automatic. Our products are not made to the same extent by any other mills in the world and we have many appliances that aie not to be found elsewhere. have had a large experience in mills of the kind? sir; since I was 12 years old. I am now past 30. then, are the advantages in the Homestead mills by which a man there can make relatively higher wages than in other mills? perfect machinery in our mills, by which a man can turn out more product than is possible in other mills.

Potter, can you give the committee an approximately correct idea of the cost of production in the different mills? sir. you give us an idea of the labor cost? sir. I do not see the company's books. have in evidence the of wages under which the laborers worked for three years, beginning in 1889 and ending on June 30. Are you familiar with that? sir.

do you know anything about the proposed scale, out of which the present differences between the Amalgamated association and the company arose? sir. you know anything about the changes proposed by that scale? Sir; the company desired to make some changes, the chief of which were the minimum basis, and the time at which the scale should expire. The difference in the minimum basis was between $25 and $23. It was $22 at first, but the company afterward came up to the $23 basis. In the other matter the company desired to have the scale expire at December 31 instead of June 30, as is now the case.

Four departments of the mill were affected by the proposed changes in the scale. many men in the four departments of the mill were affected by this change? 400, as nearly as I can tell. did the company seek these changes? were paying more money than our competitors lor the same work. We had machinery that enabled the men to make the highest wages of any laboring man in the country, and we thought it only fair that they should be content with less. other words, you thought they were getting a little more than their share of the profits of the concern; is that it? cannot say as to that.

it not true that even with this state of affairs the company was making much larger profits than any concern of the kiud in the country? do not know anything about the profits or losses of the firm. may now state what you know of ihe trouble between the company and the Amalgamated Association. trouble began some time before the works closed. When it was learned that the company would not lign the s.ale, murmurs of discontent were heard all around. One morning in the latter part of June Mr.

Frick and mvself went, into the mill yard and found tffigies of our- selvs hanging up. We had them toin down. this trouble about the building of the fence around the works? think not. The fence has been around the works for three years, but the company has recently acquired other property which it has aho fenced in. goon.

After tbe hanging of effigies in the mill yard what happened? a few days I went to the works as usual one morning and found a large number of men standing about the ojfice gate. They had stopped and turned bacic some of the foremen who bad gone tbere to work. This was about June 28, when a part of the mills were closed down. I had to walk around a number of the men to get into the This sort of tning was kept up until July 2. Some of the men said they had been threatened with violence.

I saw no firearms or clubs up to that time, and did not hear any violence threatened. you know anything about the organization and methods of the Amalgamated association? little. I have seen their committees at various times and have talked with the memoerd. you, or did you ever, belong to the organization? sir. Mr.

Potter then went on to to tell how the attempt had been made to land the Pinkertons at the works, as he was on the Little Bill when she towed up the barges. Mr. Gray had a letter stating that he represented the As to the men on the barges he knew nothing about them, except that they were watchmen to guard the works. SOME PEfcTIKEKT FIGURES. The next witness was Oscar Colbflesh an employe of the 119-inch plate mill.

His testimony was important from the fact that be gave the committee some points as to the actual reductions made in the proposed scale. He said he could give some figures, but not the exact percentage. In heating and rolling the reduction amounts to about per cent. The hard work, he said, comes in at the shears and rolls; for instance, the table man under the new scale would have his wages reduced from to 167 on 1,000 tons, a difference of $33. That job, he said, is cut most of all, although the hardest work; it formally paid 10 cents a ton at 126.50.

They propose to pay 8 cents a ton, but reduced to the mini.nj.ura it brings it down to 67-100 cents per ton. Under the old scale, the witness testified that he could make at 1,500 tons, the usual work per month, $145.45. By the new scale he would get $92, a reduction of 149.45. The average amount made last year by men in that work was $130, he stated. As the shearers, under the old scale they received 5 19-100 cents a ton, whereas under the new the rate would be 3 27-100 cents a ton, the witness said.

The labor cost of a ton of steel, said the wi'iuss. is $150. JIH. FRTCK CALLED AGAIN. H.

C. Frick was again sworn, the time taken in hearing his testimony being quite lengthy. Chairman Oates said he had been informed that it was not the.highest priced men wio lu remy to tnat ifr. Frick said tfiat in the 119-Inch plate mill those who received the highest wages would be greatly reduced, though in some circumstances there was no reduction. In one list there are 25 men who each receive $25 per mouth and their wages will not be changed.

In the plate mill there are 300 men employed and only 82 are affected. In the open hearth department No. 2 there are 296 men employed and only 100 men are affected. In the No. 1 department there are 172 men employed, 75 of whom only are reduced, unless they are on the scale and would be affected by the minimum.

In the 32-inch slabbing mill there are 157 men and 106 are not affected. Mr. Frick said that the statement that the works at Duquesne was operated so as to reduce the price of billets was not true. The roll for May at Homestead was $2005, and of this only $80,000 would be affected by the price of billets. At Duquesne 20,000 tons of billets are made each month and each dollar reduction in billets would cost us $20,000, and the corresponding gain lo the firm would be only $3,200 on tie pay roll.

The witness said they had asked for a reduction of because of the reduction In the price of the product. The concern was losing money, he said. The Homestead and Euquesne mills produce 11 per cent of ill the steel billets made in the United States. The Homestead plant is worth about 16,000,000. Now about mortgages that we hold on homes of men.

We do this for their convenience, and.to assist them. If any workmen comes To" us aiid saysTEeTias paid something rn a lot, we advance him all the money he. needs at 6 per cent to build a house, allowing him to pay us as be can afford it. We never foreclosed a mortgage, and we allow our men the same rate of iiite est on deposits that they leave with us. The aggregate amount deposited with us is about The mortgages amount to about 8142,000.

Mr. feel the tariff has no place in this trouble? "No, sir, not in theleast. Had the duties on the goods we manufacture been reduced it would have had a serious effect on wages. The price of the products of our mill has decreased in the past three years. The capital of our company is $25,000,000, of which the plants in question are a part." When Mr.

Gates asked Mr. Frick about the cost at Homestead to produce a ton of steel, he refused to answer, upon the ground that it was going into private business. The lower prices, he said, were the result of over production. Mr. Frick was asked if the firm could have continued under the old scale and still made money.

He said that the firm would eventually go into bankruptcy by such a scale. Among the other witnesses who were called was Captain Kennedy, a watchman on one of the illfated barges, who told about the reception they met with at Homestead. He said that the first shots were fired by the workmen. The Pinkenons were cowards, he said, and they showed it when they ran back into the uarges after attempting to land- Andrew Huff, one of the Little Bill's crew, also testified that the shore men fired first, while L. Danp.hey, a reporter, gave a brief description of the second battle.

President Weihe, upon being recalled in answer to a question of Chairman Gates, whether or not most of the members of the Amalgamated Association did not come from other countries, replied that manv came from Encland, Scotland. Wales and France, but the majority were Americans. He said the order did not countenance any revolutionary or unlawful method? to coerce em- ployes. Their efforts, he said, were to secure lair wages for a day's work. The other witnesses were Charles Mansfield, who said that he saw no weapons upon the workmen, until firing had begun from the boat, and A.

J. Taylor, who testified that he saw firing on both sides. William McQuaide was called next. He said: I want to say something about Frick's statements about improved machinery. Our tonnage has not been so great as on double turn.

No improvements in machinery were made, but the increase is due to the slabs and three turns. Three hours that used to be lost are noV put in and eight hours added on Sunday. This made their tonnage so great. We work consecutively eight hours, hard and steady. Many of the men don't eat at all.

I have been sick and couldn't leave my post. Many men are not paid by tonnage, but all the men in the mill would be compelled to accept the scale. Potter said he would put under every man he could. It will affect all the men in the mill except common laborers. It will affect nine-tenths of the men, according to Potter.

George T. Rylands testified that no improvements had been made at Homestead. I have worked at 119-inch plate mill for four years. In May our tonnage was 5,268. The average is only 3,900 tons, or 300 ton per month for each" turn For the la i 23 months the average of davs worked per month was Tne average per cent of're- duction would be 22.

Chairman committee believes it has finished the investigation so far as this branch of the trouble is concerned, and we will now adjourn. We have the Pinkerton system to investiga'e in this connection, but will have to go to other places. The committee left for Washington, and the report will be submitted to Congress early in the week. Officials of the Amalgamated Association are greatly pleased with the work of the Congressional Committee. They say they were given as fair a show as the Carnegie Steel Company witnesses, and express the opinion that the report of ttie committee will be in their favor in mo ways than one.

ASKED TO RETURN TO ORK. The Homestead iPa.) Men Receive Formal Notica to Take Their Old Places. Saturday was a quiet day in Homestead tor soldiers and civilians alilse. The most event among the mill men was i mass meeting at Duquesne in the after- locn. The expected notices to return to work were received by the men by mail.

They read as follows: THE CAKXEOIZ STEM. COMPANY, LTD. IS, IMC. July DEAR Repairs will be resumed on Monday morning, July is. 189i We invite you to return to ola petition, work to comuieiice at tne usual lime.

Respectfully, J. A. POTTER, General Office. This notice was supplemented in the afternoon by the posting of the following circular on walls and fences: Individual applications for employment at the Homestead Steel be received by the General Superintendent, timer by letter or in person, until 6 p. Thursday, July '21, It is uur desire to retaiu our service all ol our old em- ployes whose record is Ka'isfactory and who aid not take part in the attempn which have been made to Intel-left with our rights to manage our business.

Such of our employes do not apply by the time above named, will be consid red at navlng no desire to re-enter our employment, and the positions which they held will be given to other men, and the first applying will nave the choice of uutilled positions, for which they are suitable. This notice will be the last given to employes of the works, and after non-compliance wita tills, laces be tilled with non-union men. Carnegie Steel LliaJ. H. C.

FRICK, Chairman. To these i otices the men paid slight heed. A large mass meeting of the mechanics and laborers of the Homestead mill was held Sunday moming at Homestead to take action regarding the invitation of the company for them to resume their positions in cbe mill. There were several addresses made, and everybody was allowed a free expression of opinion. It had been rumored and published in some of the newspapers that when the gates opened Monday morning under military protection a large number of the workmen who are not of the Amalgamated Association would go to work.

The sense of this meeting, however, was decidedly to the contrary. A committee drafted and reported a set of resolutions, a ad when a rising vote was called every man stoo i on his feet. It was a unanimous vote in favor of remaining out. The fol.owmg is a copy of the resolutions Whereas, We, the employes of the mecnac'cal department aud day laborers of the earuexie Kteel works of Homestead, In meeting assembled, do otter the following as our views la regard to the labor troubles existing at present: Resolved, That we are in Sympathy with the Amalgamated Association and pledge ourselves to stand with them to the end. Resolved, That we consider it an injustice to the mechanical department and day laboiers and on insult to their manhood tj ask them to work under guard, as we beitve that in this land of the free alt men should be fiee- A copy of these resolutions was forwarded to the advisory committee and another'given to the press.

After the passage of the resolutions a committee of twenty was appcint- ed to take a copy to Superintent fetter and inform him that they would not come back to work until the trouble had been satisfactorily settled. TRAIN ROBBERS' RICH BOOTY. They Sacure From 850,000 to $75,000 From the Express Company's Safe. GUTHBIE, O. T.

July Missouri, Kansas Texas passeng er train No. 2, southbound, was held up by a gang of masked robbers at Adair, I. late last night. The robbers secured the contents of the safe of the Pacific Express, between 000 and $75,000, and made good their escape. The robbery was not accomplished, however, without a hard fight, in which, Captain J.

J. Kinney, chief of detectives of the Missouri, Kansas Texas road; L. A. Flora, a member of the Indian police, and two doctors, passengers on the train a nd residents of Adair, were wounded. None of them, however, are likely to die from the injuries received.

It is definitely learned that it was the Dalton boys who committed the robbery. Before the train arrived they attacked and lobbed the station at Adair, and then waited for the train. During the battle two stray bullets entered a drug store uptown and: seriously injured Drs. Youngblood and W. L.

Goff. who were sitting in the building; at the time. Goff has since died from his wounds, and Youngblood is in a dangerous condition. River Depths. An ingenious apparatus for ascertaining the depth of rivers and smaller streams has recently been successfully tried on the Elbe.

It consists of a curved arm, hinged at its upper extremity, and of a length sufficient for the lower curved portion to trail on the bed of the The greater the depth of the stream, the more willi the arm be inclined, and 'fa, editable recording! TWO STATE FAIRS THIS YEAR. FIXED FOE 8CRA5ION, WHILE OXE MAT BE HELD AT LANCASTER. The representatives of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society at Harrisburg completed arrangements with the Lackawanna Fair Association for holding the State Fair and the contracts were signed. The fair will be held at Scranton, from September 5 to 15, inclusive. A committee was appointed consisting of President McDowell, of the Agricultural Society; J.

Schall Wilhelm and Colonel H. C. Demming, to visit Lancaster and arrange for the holding of a second fail there in October, in view of the fact that next year there will be no opportunity to hold a State fair on account of the World's Fair. Hon. A.

P. Lorgacker has been chosen general superintendent of the Scranton Fair and is now on the ground alloting space and attending to other preliminaries. FATAL RACING ON THE ROADS. Isaac Degarmer, of Roneys Point, W. and Newton Miller, of Claysviile, were horse racing on the country roads on Thursday at the former place, when tne horse ridden by Degarmer plunged over a high bridge, killing it and fatally injuring the rider.

SOMERSET JAIL -DELIVERY James Murphy, John Roberts and William Dougherty, held for trial on a charge of burglary, escaped from the jail at Somerset. They have not as yet been overtaken. This is the fourth general jail delivery here in three years. JACR FROST PAYS A JULY VISIT. A light frost was experienced at Best's station, Lehigh county, on Monday, and some Lehigh Valley paisenger trains had steam heat in the cars.

JOHN NADZIGEN, a Pole, while trying to escape from custody at Calumet, Westmoreland county, was shot and killed by Constable David Blanset, of Assault and battery was the charge against the man. NEAR Shenandoah a gas explosion occurred at Ellangowan coiliery, operated by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, by which Casper Mitchell, a miner, was killed instantly and seven or eight others badly burned. The part of the mine in which the explosion occurred is on fire, A FIRE in the Knapp blo'k, Williamsport, caused losses as follows: Bailey Gleeker. books and stationery, insurance Wills, millinery, insurance Dodd Manufacturing Company, loss $2000, insurance $1,5000. JOHN BLOOM, of Johnstown, was struck by a bolt of lighting the other day and badly mutilated, but he still lives.

THE car-repairing and manufacturing shops of Simon at Hopewel 1 Bedford county, were destroyed by tire, including several mine cars, boilers and other works. Loss, no insurance, ARRANGEMENTS were concluded at Johnstown for a big reception to the old canal boatmen and portage railroad men on August 29, when the annual reunion will be held. AT Reading, Frank, the 9-year-old son of Adam B. Spitler, was gored to death bv a bull. THE large flouring and saw mill of Hough and Bell, in South Huntingdon township, Westmoreland county, were totally destroy, ed by fire.

The tire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. Loss, MICHAEL DIETRICH, an Austrian workman, was drowned while bathing in the Neshannock, at New Castle. An unknown man in a skiff made spoit of the foreigner's struggles, and when urged by people pnt he shore to assist him, answered, "let him drown." The body was recovered under only eight feet of water. MRS. CAROLINE FOSTER, of Peters township, Washington county, has a cow which gave birth a few days ago to three calves, two of which- are now living and growing finely.

WHILE crossing a crowded street in Altoona, John Connor, aged 2, was run ovei by a heavy delivery wagon and fatally injured. AT Derry James Rnffner was driving a colt when the animal ran away, fatally m- iurine him. S. AUSTIN BREW, of Bellefonte, was killed at Cedar Run, Lyeoming county, by some logs rolling upon him, crushing in chest and side. He died almost instantly.

He had just finished building his saw mill pre-, paratory to cutting a large tiact of territory. Though 72 years old he was an active busi ness man. A STRIKE of granite cutters occurred at Harrisburg. About 20 men are involved. Tney are all satisfied with their wages, but want nine hours a day instead of ten.

Superintendent Moore says he will nave no trouble to get all the men he wants, and does not propose to lose a single hour's time. AT Union township, Huntingdon county, Thomas Frew's barn, two horses, wagons, was burned by incendiaries. Loss, several thousand dollars; no insurance. LIGHTNING struck and killed John Rainey. aged 16, of Pardoe, Mercer co-mty, while standing by a stack of hay which was destroyed.

GABRIEL EYTH. while suffering from a temporary fit pf insanity, jumped from a second-story window of the Nixon house, Butler, and ran down street into a barn where he shot himself, dying immediately. THOMAS WHITE, aged 18, was sentenced by Judge Inghram, of Greene county, to five years in the penitentiary for the "killing of John McHenry, in Center township. CHARLES HEIDEGER, aged 50 years, while setting in a swing at Phillipsburg, fell a distance of two feet, breaking his back, which caused paralysis. He is not expected to recover.

WILLIAM D. WALLACE, as guardian for Frederica J. Smith, of New Castle, has sued the Pittsburg Western road for $30,000 damages, alleging that the grow carelessness of the road in August, 1889, was responsible for the death pf Miss Smith's brother and permanent injury to herself. THE citizens of Dunn's sta'ion, Washington county, are greatly excited over the striking of an immense gas well near that place. The well penetrated the sand yesterday evening and immediately began gassing heavily.

A little more drilling developed it into one of the largest gassers in the state, the test showing a pressure of 250 pounds to the minute. The well is owned by the Carnegie company. DKAD rats in a well caused typhoid fever and killed the wife and daughter of Ira White, at Washington, last week. GEOKQE HAMMOND, 21 years of age, and his father, John Hammond, aged 44, were killed at the Wheeler mines, near Uniontown, by a fall of slate. EDWAED ST.

CLAIR GIBBONS, manager of the opera house at Shenandoah, was killed by falling down cellar steps. ERIE boasts of a population of 45,367, according to the directory just published. THIRTY turkeys and 40 chickens were slaughtered by a mink in two nights on John Kline's farm at Tulpehocken. THE following was the prize essay of a little Bethlehem girl: "A sheep has two eyes, two ears, a nose, a mouth, a head, four feet and a tongue. He also has wool, skin, flesh, a tail and bones." THKRE is a peculiar disease among the cattle in some counties in this state, which lias thus far baffled the skill of cattle men.

The first symtoms if the drying up of the milk, and finally the animal becomes blind and dies in great agony. A number of steers also died from this disease. have The Record. The following table shows the standing of the various base ball clubs: Post- Per Philadelphia. Cincinnati JWr" Won.

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In ordering. glTe of TRIAL Belts (13,16, $10, waist measure, full particulars. Aftmtei BCTTB CTTT, 5an. tbe last eighteen months we have taken hfc over for Jadd'a Electric Belts and Trusses, and have never had a single plaint, bnt have had many compliments passed upon them. DR.

C. B. JtTOD, Detrvlt, Mick. M. NEWBRO DKUe CO, LESSONS BY CORRE! THE COMPLETE THEORY OF GOAL AND METAL INCLUDING SICK, IK STUDERTS QUALIFIED TO PASS STATE THE STUDY AT HOMCV JVC TIME ffKOM NO IVEO SAFETY-LAMP.

TUITION CHARGES WITHIM TMK MEANS For Pamphlet containingJuttinformation, THE COLLIERY EMIHEER SCHOOL 01 49- Sample copies of "THE COUUBXV ENSrsrsant," (br which hundreds of miners have yuaUSmi Oumstlua, to became i intendents fertmen), ami cataJogoeof Mining; Bookasenlfi ALL QUiET AT HOMESTEAD WAITER GIRLS ALSO STRIKE. Tbe Company is Firing: up its Kon Union Man Expected Soon. The sight of steam escaping from pipes in three departments of the Homestead (Pa.) Steel works, and smoke issuing from a couple of stacks in another portion of the plant, caused some excitement among the steel workers and waa the only event outside of the military camps that caused any talk in the borough Saturday. The steam came from the armor-plate machine shop, the armor-plate press shop and the electric light plant. These are the places in which work will be resumed first, because in the machine and press shops there ia three or four months' work on hand.

These departments were that much behind the other armor-plate mills when the lock-out occurred. The fires in the open-hearth mills are under the lime furnaces, where the "bottom" of the other furnaces is prepared. It is necessary to keep these warm, the same a blast furnaces, and this is probably why the fires have been lighted, though it would not seem to be necessary after they had been cold the intention is to start mill soon. A NOVEL STRIKE. Tbe guardsmen are still os duty throughout the borough, and particularly about the mill, one company being detailed for duty within the famous fence.

The men of the proviiisional brigade, encamped across the river, will, beginning to-day, take their share of tbe patrol work. Early Friday the Jp at the Carnegie Hotel, near the works, struck against serving any one but the regular boarders. This action was due to the excitement about the of non-union men. The girls did not want to give aid. sustenance or comfort to anyone who would offer protection to the new workmen.

They sympathize with the locked-ont men, as -some of them have fathers, brothers, lovers or something of the sort among the idle General Snowden and staff were caught in the strike breakfast- less, but they soon had a meal prepared for them by Battery B's cook. A number of civilians were also forced to srek other Quarters and pt-ace now reigns. NEWSY GLEANINGS. RAILROAD building is at a low ebb. CHOLKRA is spreading rapidly in Rnasfa.

THKCX are 30,000 colored voters in Ohio. THE "rustler 1 troubles in Wyoming are at an end. THB anti-Christian sentiment in China is breaking out again. I-VDIA'S wheat crop is reported to be 64,000,000 oushels shore. THK Chicago University lacks only flSOL 000 of a needed million.

THESE an increase of about in Boston's taxable valuation. NET earnings of railroads axe inezcesaol those of the same time last year. THK Government majority in Canada's new Parliament is estimated at seventy-one. YJZLLOW is causing fearful havoc on the north coast ot Guatemala Honduras. TJsyoRTCSATEcitizansof Mexico are eating in A vain effort to ward off starvation.

BRAZH, has made reparation to Italy far the recent assaults on Ky suspending or dismissing the guSty WORLD'S FA1E THK World's Pair Directory dollars. THK fiuned "Sir Nations" State will be hi bit at the rntt tins RepabBc'i World be exhibited in Buenos Airest THK Secretary of Fair Commission has i peonle froai coigan Witt THE World's Pair has asked Governmant afl make an eioibit oC country. IT is proposal to- hold wjrtfs hn 1895, and ia Paris ia bnfc action has not vet been taken CH tions concerned. Ix Denmark's exhibit at the will be a fine array of poccatain notable art display, inctaimg of many of the Thoswakbaiit THK work of sands OL Fair buildings hat entered UM will ba pushed to finish tu sible. SKVKRAI.

mey wui probably baseeo, Sixty or seventy tneir manner of living will AN effort is beine made te ton nulls Georgia make- a the vVorU'a Fair. It is baUevodl exhibit would greatly atirnvbtt meat capital ia South. authoriVea of Harranl have applied to Chief parcment of Liberak u. Fair tor 70UO for representative unucatzonali historic inset THK exhibit to ha at 1 Fair by Kruyp, the maker, will rc-preasnS ant ,0. Too largass caanoau weighing 131 1 jas, wut be will ba also several handrail Aluminum In Heir Mexico.

As extensive find of rich deposits of aluscnum was made last week in the San Mateo Mountains, about forty miles wesjb of Albuquerque. Three miners brought -to the latter place samples of a material the; had found, and with the nature of which they were not It assayed in Denver, and found i tain 26 cent of As effort isbeme made' exhibit in the Womwofe tmlAi World's Fair the relies sail and present titeratare; mJustriat and womec. Tha Irish proiiiisas to ba part mterestiug. THE Washinsttoa Wona's Fasr will show to fpresc reaourcei ot dtatn, tion aluae wilt contaia ITt them 130 fees long and diameter at theaaiattendl tore of the heavy tim the grain and structure- of complete exhibit of a CAPTAKI R. PRATT, Indian School atCartisbv.

placa 300 of toe yoang Inda Carlistoseboot in the- civic time ot the dedication of battfingi Captain Pratt haveafaflBHfiteiyb stvetv otthoeo fndfim to make at the-Fair an esottilM the educational Carlisle IT next to certain cation of World's fair chanced from October 12 to 4 latter being realtv the landiue of made- for tha correcting 4 ofwhieaStafttt VtfMkQft the two According to tftfr there are the St of the fourth tt.