St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 5, 1892

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ie 4 és: are . > ae” cu ; Oe ae ; ah: Z - ee te - - e ~ U7 . — Lo} C ix ne ow sge Bh apa ape far outrun, It is Oo @ way to say that 38,500,000 tons had been ship m the mines on Aug. 1 to ail points. The receipts at Cleveland docks last week were about 97,000 tons and the ship- ments to furnaces about 33,000 tons. The sales of ore in this market the past week has been smallones. In pig iron likewise there isalmosta suspension of transactions. It has been the dullest week of the year, sellers say. The river furnaces of Pickands, Mather & Co. will blow out in a week or two, allow- isg the lastof this firm’s furnaces to go on the idle list. Rolling-mills are likely to re- sume within a week or ten days. not far GRANT’S LETTERS. They Were Written toa Friend Who Had Aided the Great Soldier. New York, Aug. 5.—Founder James A. Bradley of Asbury Park gave a banquet last evening to Charles Wood of Lansingburg, N. Y., One of the first to goto Gen. Grant’s aid after the Grant & Ward failure. While other people were expressing regret at the Gen- eral’s downfall, Mr. Wood sent him his check for $500 which was afterward followed by two like donations. As soon as Mr. Bradley learned that Mr. Wood was at Ocean Grove he arranged a banquet and invited the Grand Army Post of the town. After speeches had been made by Congressman Clarke of New Jersey, Mayor Stewart of Philadelphia, Gen. Patterson of New Jersey and others, Mr. Bradley had read some letters from Gen. Grant to Mr. Woods which had not been made public, thanking the latter for histimely aid. These are the letters: NEw Yor« City, May 12, 1884. DEAR StR—Your more than kind letter of Satur- day, inclosing check for $500 and proposing to send alike amounton my note payable in one year with- ou: interest, is received. The money at this time would be of exceeding use to one having not enough to pay one month’s servant hire or room, if I were to leave my house ana nothing comingin until Aug. I therefore accept the check just received and this is my acknowledgment of a debt of $500, one year from this date on the terms of your letter. Very truly yours, U. 8. GRANT. The next letter acknowledges receipt of two checks for $500 each and indicates the straight- ened circumstances to which the ex-Presi- dent bad been reduced. NEW YORK, May 19, 1884. Charles Wood. Esq.: My DEAR Si1k—I am in receipt of your very kind letter of the l7thinst. with twochecks for $500 each. You haveconferred an obligation more tian Ican ever repay. The money, of course, 1 do not doubt but Ican return; but being caught without a hundred dollars in my pocket and nothing coming in till August it becainea serious question what to do. You inthe generosity of your heart have re- lieved that anxiety. Every preparation was at once made to reduce expenses tc a minimum. My house at Long Branch—Mrs. Grant’s—is offered for rent. And the one we wosspy here will be in the fall if prospects are no brighterthan at present. Hoping that emeporny may attend you and yours, ] remain, faithfully yours, U. 8. GRANT. ‘ihe third letter contained the General’s check for $1,000 1n part payment of the loan. This money, the General intimates, was re- ceived from the sale of his book. Here 1s his letter in full: NEW YORK CITY. Jan. 5, 1885. My DEAR Mr. Woop—I take prefound pleasure in Saeening to you the check whieh you will find with this. wish to state to you also how great was the relief afforded by your timely loan. At the time of the failure of Ward & Grant! had nota hundred dollarsia my pocket. I had paid my Dills forthe previous month withchecks on the firm. Most of them were not presented until after the failure. Your checks enabled me to meet the second cal: and gave me something to go upon until another tura could be made. Mrs. ‘:rant was fortunate enough to own several small houses in Washington, one of which she sold for the sum of $6,500, since which we have been comfortable in means to live upon, but with nothing to pay past debts. I return to you with the preetenk eipeense $1,000 of the $1,500 which you so kindly and without solicita- tivn or claim upon you, sent me. It affords me greater pleasure from the fact that I have earned e other ‘ ™m 5 shes to you ana yours, lam, very truly. U. 8. GRANT. This letter was written at Mount McGregor on July 9, 1885, a short time before the Gene- ral’s death: lam very sorry thatlam unable to converse even inawhisper. 1 am reclining in bed aslong as it rests me this morning, because yesterday I hada very trying day. My worst hours, must painful ones, are from 4to7 in the afternoon. Yesterday we had a number of particuiar friends calland stay through these hours. Ihad to converse incessanily with my pencil. About the close the Mexican edi- tors calied in a body and delivered a speechin Spanish thathad to be transiate’d and spoken in English. lreplied. Mv speech was read in En- giish, then translated and — inSpanish. Then there wasa second speech anda reply. By this time Iwas nearly exhausted. Iam badiy off this minute because the doctor has been dressing my mouth and this is always painful. I feel very thankfulto you for the kindness you did me last year. I am giad to wy A that while there is much unblushing wickednessin this world, yet there isa compensating generosity and grandeur of soul. Inmycasel have not found that republics are ungrateful nor are the people. South Dakota Crops. Hurow, 8S. D., Aug. 5.—The crop bulletin, No. 17, published by the United States Weather Bureau for the week ending Aug. 2, based upon reports sent in from thirty- three counties, reads: The rains during the week occurred locally and in some localities were quite heavy. The showers were gen- erally in the form of thunder storms, accom- panied by high winds, which lodged rank grain. Outside of the damage done where hail fell and grain was lodged these rains were highly beneficial toallcrops. The cool nights the greater part of the week were favorable to wheat, which in some counties was ripening most too rapidly. The advancement of corn over most of the State during the last ten days has been phenomenal, and many correspondents think it is now at about the same stage it was this time last year. Barley and rye harvest is well advanced, oats harvest begun and wheat harvesting will commence within the next few days. State considered the week was favorable. Some counties report rain needed for flax, corn, millet and potatoes, aniafew localities for late wheat, but two weeks more of ordinarily fovorable weather will see most of the barley, rye, oats and wheatin shock and stack. The indications are that the yield will be abundant and the quality excellent, but laborers are needed to help harvest the grain. Desth From a Mosquito Bite. New YorK, Aug. 5.—About ten days ago Peter Kenney felt tho bite of a mosquito on his left cheek and he rubbed and scratched the spot vigorously. A little later he found that a hard lump the size of a pea had devel- oped at the spot. On the third day the lump had increased to the size of a filbert, and the pain he suffered was so intense that he went to the Harlem Hospital. The next day Ken- ney went to the hospital with his face much swollen and highly inflamed. The surgeons sent himto Bellevue for treatment. After reacbing Bellevue the patient’s condition rew rapidly worse. Monday the in- ammation spread until it involved the membranes of the brain, producing meningitis, from which the unfortunate man died shortly after midnight. Dr. Van Loan, the hospital surgeon, was inclined to the be- lief that in the case Of Kenney and all cases of a similar characterthe mosquito must, just before biting the man, have been + feeding on some kind of putrid flesh, and b means of its sting inoculated the man wit the isonous tomaines developed in putrid animal matter —_ inducing inflam- mation, pyemia and death. Troiting at Bufialo. BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 5.—In the grand circuit races to-day the unfinished heat of Wednesday 2:21 class was won by Excellence, Kentucky Star, second; Howard H., third. Time, 2:19. This gave Excellence the race. The 2:27 trot was the next called, Addie L., won; H. C, T., second; Neliie Mason, third. Time, 2:19%. , In the 2:20 class stake, $1,000 added, the first heat was won by Virginia Evans, Belle Vara, second; So Long, third. Time, 2:16\%. ; FRICK ON DUTY -— — Berkman’s Victim Back at His Desk Again To-Day. , The Trouble at Duquesne May Cause More Bloodshed. ACTION OF THE MILITIA COMPLAINED OF BY THE STRIKERS. Incidents of Life in the Homestead Plant as Told by thse Steel Workers—Con- flicting Statements of the Number of Men Now Employed—A Roller.Marked for Death—Snowden’s Change of Heart in the Iams Case. PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 6.—H.C. Frick,Chair- man. of the Carnegie company, resumed active control this morning. He was at his office at 10:30 o’clock and engaged with his accustomed energies in his business, and as quietly as if yesterday he had been at his desk, instead of attending the funeral of his infant child. There was great surprise in the office, excepting Secretary Lovejoy, no one knew that he was coming down town for a week at least. There was general rejoicing among the employes, from the elevator boy, David Forney, who first met him, uptothe chief.officials. As soon as Mr. Frick reached the building he went into his private room, lighted a cigar, asked that the heads of the department report to him as usual and then buried himself in his morning mail. Mr. Frick had a pleasant greeting for young Forney, who displayed great courage in seizing Berkman, who was endeavoring to escape after having stabbed Messrs. Frick anda Leishman,and holding Berkman until the arrival of the police. The chairman warmly thanked the young man. Upinthe office he pleasantly greeted euch clerk with a cheery **Good morning,’’ and received their expres- sions of solicitude for his welfare with a smile. When his presence became known, the employes on the other floors came down to pay their respects tothe chairman. CAME UNATTENDED. Mr. Frick came in from his home on Home- wood avenue on a Duquesne electric car, leaving at 8:45 o’clock and reaching Fifth avenue and Wood street at 10:200’clock. For the past week he has displayed an eagerness to be at work again, that pleased the phys- icians, and showed his great strength of pur- pose. Dr. Litchfield reluctantly gave his consent to the chairman resuming his duties this morning and insisted on coming down along to the office. Mr. Frick would not agree to this and came unattended. Mr. Frick has not made any expression ofa desire to see his assailant, Berkman, pun- ished.. Of course, he has sucha wish, but feframen trom VindietTve titterances. It is probable the chairman will return home at 2 o’clock, and there remain until to-morrow. Secretary Lovejoy saidto a Press reporter this morning: ‘‘Duquesne milis will be started on Monday, and those 600 men we employed this week will work them. The riot yesterday wiil not interfere with our plans. *‘*We have now sixty men working on the few repairs necessary, and everything will be ready by Monday. Things are going on without a hitch at Homestead and the City Union mills.’’ Capt. Hinde of Chicago, wholed the Pink- ertons the morning of the Homestead riot, and was the first man among them wounded, may not recover. The physicians at the Homeopathic Hospital, where he has been since July 6, say his condition is alarming, and have heldaconsultation. His leg may have to be amputated. Capt. Hinde is Striker Hugh Ross on Wednesday, but the chances are that he willanswer to a higher coirt before the trial occurs. A FAMOUS BATTLE GROUND. The attempt yesterday ofthe Amalgamated Association members to prevent the old men not organized with them from returning to work inthe Duquesne mills has drawn at- tention away from the other troubles be- tween the strikers and the Carnegie Steel Co. Duquesne has been a famous battle ground, and the victories for labor and capital here- tofore have been even. Inthis instance the company has taken active measures prompt- ly. Late last night Constable Griffeth ac- companied by James E. Morrison, who was beaten badly inthe riot yesterday, came to Pittsburg on the advice of Supt. Morrison and made informations for riot against twelve of the participants, who are mostly Duquesne men, but someof them reside in Homestead. Adorce of constables will serve these warrants to-day, and they expect seri- a trouble and have gone prepared to meet i Wm. Welihe, President of the Amalgamated Association, who has kepta close watch on Homestead sctnaeg | told a press representa- tive this morning that it might be possible the company had 1,200 men in the Homestead mill, but not more than one hundred of them had any skill, and serious accidents were a daily occurrence. ‘‘Yesterday,’’ he said, ‘‘when the furnaces inthe open hearth de- partment had been tapped and the steel run into the ladie, the men, intrying to remove the ladle to the casting pit, upsetit, spilling 25 tons of molten metal. Owing to this the open hearth department is shut down, and the metal is lost.’’ THE OTHER SIDE. The Carnegie officials tella different story. Supt. Potter says he has so many men, over 1,300, that no more applications are being ac- cepted, nor will there be until 200 new houses are completed, and Munhall, if all the Carne- gie plans are carried out, will be a big town in six months. Supt. Dillon asserts that fifteen old men re- turned to work last night inthe Thirty-third street mill. He declares all departments are running single turn and satisfactorily, and the strikers affirm positively that he is tell- ing untruths. A roller there named Teemer, a brother of Oarsman John ‘Teemer, is believed by the police to be marked for death by the strikers for having twice deserted his lodge and worked in non-union mills. The officers have warned Teemer to be on the watch for violence. Teemer, however, leaves the mill at will and says he fears no one. The — fe ‘ : nS : ee ies eee ee a ae. 2 “ag - $ Y, E 3° =e. « hem several ti ne! ete aa ¥° Paige Fos A en ty 3 hay, hand es a 7 hug =