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HOMESTEAD
McCleary Plainly Tells the
Workmen That He Mnst
Obey the law.
BOTH MEN AND WORKS
him to explain his presence here, he said:
"In Pittsbunr, last evening, Dr. Purmain
and ex-Bepresentative John Core, of this
place, handed me a list containing tbe
names .of 20 prominent citizens located in
Homestead. Tbe citizens, I was informed,
represented some of the better known busi
ness men of tfee borough, and each and
every one of them was prepared to be sworn
in and act as deputies under my orders.
They were also to meet me on my arrival in
Homestead, but I found not even one at the
station. "When I reached the Belvidere
Club, instead of 20 citizens there were only
six, and to my solicitations, they positively
refused to act as deputies."
He Wns Itonnd to Do His Duty.
The Sheriff was asked if his deputies were
allowed to enter the works would he protect
the non-union workmen placed there by the
Carnegie Steel Company as well as the mill
Will Be Protected by His Deputies
if He- Takes Charge.
Pertinent Questions Answered by the
County's Peace Officer Hla Attorney
Gives His View of the Situation In a
Nutshell Things Will Remain as
They Are Until Governor Pattlson
Calls Out the Military Force of the
State Crowds Cloeely Watch the
Movements of Their Visitors No Re
inforcements From the Citizens of the
Borough for the Civil Posse.
As the 4:15 o'clock train over the Pitts
burg, Virginia and Charleston Railroad
came to a standstill alongside of the old
fashioned frame depot in Homestead last
evening and deposited its dozen or more
passengers the patrolmen and pickets sta
tioned there did not exercise their usual
vigilance in looking after the newcomers.
Sheriff McCleary, his attorney, Petty, and
Deputy Sheriff Cluley were among the
number that alighted from the cars. The
trio stopped for a moment, glanced around
as if they expected some one would be there
to meet them, and then quietly made their
Carnegie Steel Company as well as the mill
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car of 'the Western New York and Penn
sylvania road. The party was in charge of
Frank Bumsey, General Solicitor of the
road. In the crowd were George T. Quinby,
District Attorney of Erie connty; J. 0.
Jewell, a Buffalo lawyer; C S. Carey,
Olean; J. H. Waring, District Attorney of
Cataraugos county, and several judges
from Buffalo who requested that their
names be withheld. They are not pub
lished for tbe reason that nobody would
give them up.
Mr. Quinby said they were out on a
jaunt for a few days, and he didn't want
business or politics mentioned. He is a
Republican, and thinks Harrison's chances
are yery good. During the day the party
visited Homestead. The workmen refused
to allow their car within the city limits,
and they had to content themselves with
looking at the town from the Baltimore
and Ohio side of the river. Mr. Quinby
thinks the situation is serious, and he looks
for more bloodshed.
They expect to return home to-day by
way of Titusville and Oil City. They came
to Pittsburg over the Allegheny Valley
road and enjoyed the trip very much.
was sufficient to convince the Navy Depart
ment of the. desirability of armoring the
new ships with this metal, and accordingly
all the armor ordered from the Carnegie
firm is to be of nickel steel The Navy
Department supplies the nickel for this
armor in the form of nickel oxide.
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Wtlbcm Bremen Advising the Men.
way through the crowd unnoticed and un
suspected. The visitors hastened across the
railroad tracks and rapidly walked across
the railroad street Here they were not so
fortunate in escaping recognition.
Hardly had they proceeded one-half
square when two men approaching Irom an
opposite direction crossed their path. One
of tbe latter stopped and in audible whisper
exclaimed "There's tbe Sheriff."
This story was taken up by others on the
street, and in a few moments at least, 100
men knew of the Sheriffs presence in the
borough. All of them followed in his wake
as if fascinated by some hidden charm. No
demonstration was made, nor were the three
men interrupted in any way. They were
allowed to proceed to their destination,
which subsequently proved to be the resi
dence of Dr. George Gladden. Inquiries at
the latter's home, however, revealed that he
had gone out, but it was suggested that the
physician could be found at the Belvidere
Club, over the First National Bank build
ing, on the corner of Eighth avenue and
McClure street.
The Crowd Was Inquisitive.
The Sheriff and his companions started at
once for the clubroom. By this time the
crowd on the streets had been swelled to
nearly twice the number, but still there was
bo demonstration and he Sheriff was not
even questioned. At the steps leading into
the bank building the crowd came to a
standstill and the county official and his
friends went up stairs.
After the three men had disappeared from
sight, then for the first time did the crowd
gathered on the outside exhibit their dis
pleasure over the Sherifl's presence. There
were mutterings from all sides, which
finally increased into a clamor, and threats
were freely made. Some of the more cool
beaded of the men, in order to quiet the
feelings of the crowd, announced that the
Sheriff had only come to Homestead with a
view of obtaining a conference and they
advocated that the workmen should not act
hastily. One of the millworkers who stood
on an elevation in the midst of tho throng
exclaimed:
"We know what he came here for. He
has come to place deputies in the works,and
he shall not do it. Boys, we do not need
any Sheriff here. The town is peaceful and
quiet, and, what is more, we won't have anv
funny business, Sheriff or no Sheriff."
"Aye, aye," called out several of the
listeners. Following this the workmen
began a discussion of their wrongs. One
matter in particular, which seemed upper
most in the minds of the men and which
they freely argued, was the action of the
Sheriff in releasing the Pinkerton men
given into his charge early Thursday
norning.
What the Sheriff' Errand Was.
When the crowd had discussed the
irobable movements of the officials, the
locks announced the supper hourand the
rorkmen began breaking away in small
roups until only about 25 or 50 -were left.
hese remained until the Sheriff and his
impanions again made their appearance.
veral business men, besides those who
ere In the rooms of the Belvidere Club be-
rs tbe Sheriff reached Homestead, took
vantage of the temporary lull in the
wd, caused by tbe majority of the men
Ing away, to slip into the bank building
1 take an active part in the conference
n in progress.
"his conference continued for about three
trters of an hour. Then the Sheriff came
and announced that he intended to de
t on the next train. To questions asking
property. The official's answer was as fol
lows: "The law of the Commonwealth would
compel me to do my duty, and that is to
protect the men as well as the mill."
In answer to the query, "What will be
your future action?" he satd: "I have not
yet decided. One thing sure, I will not re
turn to Homestead this evening. What
will be done to-morrow I can't say. I do
not know whether I will come up or not."
"Lawyer R, B. Petty was one of the gen
tlemen who accompanied Sheriff McCleary
and who participated in the conference at
the Belvidere Club. The Sheriff intro
duced Mr. Petty as his legal adviser, and
during his prolonged interview with the re
porters the official; head of Allegheny
county frequently turned to Mr. Petty for
advice. After a deal of persuasion, Mr.
Petty consented to give his own view of the
situation to a reporter for The Dispatch.
"From a legal point of view," said the
Pittsburg lawyer, "the men are in the
wrong, despite the fact that the town is
very quiet and that there is no disturbance
threatened. It is foolish to say that the
company has the entire control of their
plant, and until they are allowed to do what
they please with their property and men
can work in the mills without interference,
Homestead is, from a legal point of view,
in a state of rebellion against the law of the
State."
All His Powers Were thatnted.
"Now, from a lawyer's point of view,
Sheriff McCleary has exhausted every
means in his power to settle the existing
difficulty. He has brought his deputies
here, and they have been forced to go
away. He has called on the reputable citi
zens of Pittsburg to become deputy sheriffs
by due process of law, and to come here and
protect the plant. He has come here to-day
and called upon the business men of Home
stead to perform the duties of deputy
sheriffs and thev have declined to act To
my mind, he can do nothing more, and
things will remain much as they are until-
trovernor Pattlson sees fit to call out the
military force of the State. This is the
situation in a nutshell."
Deputy Sheriff Cluely had little or noth
ing to say. "Unlike his usual tactics, he
showed considerable reticence, and desired
to be left alone. At C:15 o'clock the Sheriff
and his two companions stepped out on the
pavement in front of the bank building
and started for the depot. A large crowd
followed them, which grew larger on the
way, and when the county official reached
the platform outside the railroad station he
formed a seemingly attractive center for
some 200 or 300 men who circled around
him and plied him with numerous ques
tions. To all of their Queries, some of
which were rather abrupt, the Sheriff re
plied pleasantly. Finally growing tired he
elbowed his way across the street and joined
a couple of friends. While talking to them
he was approached by a prominent saloon
keeper of the borough, and asked if it was
by his orders the saloons were cloaed.
AH His Orders Would Be in Writing
The Sheriff said no, that when he had any
orders to give on that score he would do it
in writing. The saloon keeper was told not
to pay any attention to orders from others,
TROOPS MEAN BUSINESS.
Speakers at the Meeting of the Amalgam
ated Association Advise a Settlement
by Peaceful Methods They Say It Will
Not Pay to War Against the Civil
Authorities.
A meeting of the Amalgamated Associa
tion and the locked-out workmen was held
yesterday morning at the rink at Home
stead in answer to a call from President
Weihe. Nearly 200 men were present, to
gether with President Weihe, President
elect Garland, Secretary Kllgannon and
W. J. Brennen, the attorney for the associ
ation. The meeting, which was very
orderly, was called to order shortly after 10
o'clock by President Weihe and then At
torney Brennan said: '
"lbe time is past when efforts to gam
success by appealing to tbe hearts of the
owners of the mill can be made. The owners
know they have the law on their side, and
that the Sheriff must protect theirproperty,
and they have no sympathy for you men.
When the militia comes, and come it will,
if the present condition of affairs continues,
the troops will surround the works, new
men will be put to work under military
guard, and if anyone attempts to interfere
with the civil authorities, then the military
will fire.
Troops Would Act ir Ordered On.
"If anyone imagines that the State troops
will be brought here to stand around like
hitching posts or simply to be placed on
dress parade be is badly mistaken. They
will be brought here to act, and, if given
the command to fire, they will shoot you
down like tfi many sheep. They are sworn
to do their dutv, and they will not fail to
obey orders. The action of tbe militia in
the coke regions within the past year is
proof positive that when troops arc ordered
out they mean business."
No sooner had he finished than one of the
locked-out men rose and said: "As we all
know, the people everywhere are in sympa
thy with us because of the conservative pol
icy we have pursued Bince the terrible
scenes of last Wednesday. But in spite of
menaiy leenng tne sneritt ot this
VIEWING THE SITUATION.
Adjutant General Greenland Comes to the
City la Search of Information No
Orders Sent to the Regiments General
Wiley Has Received No Orders.
Adjutant General Greenland was besieged
all day yesterday by both civil and military
authorities. To all queries as to the course
he intended to pursue, he answered:
"Gentlemen, I am here to view the situa
tion, and I find that I can get more infor
mation from you newspaper men than from
any other source. I have held consulta
tions with both sides and also with disin
terested parties and to my mind there is no
change in the situation during the past 24
hours. There is not much use in notifying
the Governor, as the committee from the
Amalgamated Association is with him now
and I think they will make a thorough ex
planation of the situation."
The entire evening was spent in general
conversation. Among those present were
A. F. Keating, Colonel McKibbin, Colonel
Smith, Colonel Perchment, Captain Lew
Brown and ex-Sheriff Grav, and many of
the local guard called during the evening.
A map or the battle ground was spread on
the table and Colonel Gray gave a graphic
description of the landing and attack of the
strikers upon the Pinkertons.
About 10 o'clock Sheriff McCleary and
O. L. Majree arrived and were closeted with
General Greenland for half an hour. After
the conference the General stated that the
Sheriff had reported to him the result of his
visit to Homestead and that he would do
nothing further for a few days. General
WORKERS REST
ONTREIROARS,
They Anxiously "Wait for
the Next Movements of
the Carnegie Co.
successfully battle with the Pinkertons, but
they" realize that resistance to the troops
would be suicidal, and their only hope now
is to have the troops kept njv.iy.
The bars of the town were open yester
day, but there was no dissipation. It be
gins to look as though the trouble may be
ettled without more bloodshed.
CITIZENS OF HOMESTEAD
Keep Watchful Eyes on all the
Roads for Approaching Foes.
this
Guards Massed Along the Lines of
Bail That Lead Into the Borough
No Recruits Volunteer for tho Sher
iff's Posse, but His Visit, Excites
Suspicion as to His Motives Both
Sides Avoid the Great Steel Plant,
Which Remains &3 Silent as the
Graveyard Leaders Waltingr for
Word From Harrisburgr Where Ef
forts Are Belngr Made to Prevent the
Ordering: Out of the Troops.
THREE' LAID TO REST.
Impressive Services at llio Churches
and the Cemetery Thousands ur the
Friends of the Deceased March With
Monrnfnl Moslc to the Graves.
Long 1 before the appointed hour, 10
o'clock, the church beils yesterday morning
were tolling at Homestead, and the crovls
Were Katherincr to attend the fiiner'
Henry StreigeL In some respects iti.,jO
duplication of the Morris funeral on Thufcy.
One of the Btier Patrol.
connty is bonnd to respect the appeal of
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A Signal Station Hear the Carrie Furnace.
our late employers for protection to their
works. Of course we all know that he will
not be fool enough to brinz men here who
will fire upon us; the Sheriff has too much
good sense to do anything of the kind. The
men he will bring here will be in sympathy
with us, and we will have nothing to fear
from them. The Sheriff must At, but we
can assume that it will not be in a spirit of
animosity, tie win see tnat we are treated
fairly and justly."
Host Win by Peaceful Methods.
Several others of the workmen talked in
the same strain. One said: "The Amalga
mated Association lawyer has told us what
tbe militia will do if called out. If we can
not believe him, who are we to believe?
We know that if tbe Amalgamated Asso
ciation loses this fight in Homestead it will
not hereafter amount to a row of pins. We
must win the fight, but not by violence.
The question now is, will we permit the
Sheriff to take possession of the mill as our
friend, or resist him and make it necessary
for the State authorities to call out the
militia, which will only be of assistance to
the mill owners and result in a sacrifice of
more lives? If tbe Sheriff comes we will
not be asked to hide ourselves in our homes
and give up onr fight Such a step will, I
think, prove advantageous to our cause.
Time will prove that by pursuing such
policy we will gain friends and avert further
resort to violence. The law is against us
and we cannot afford to fight the civil authorities."
Just what decision was made or what ac
tion was taken was not divulged by those
present, but when the adjournment took
place, shortly after noon, the actions of the
men seemed to indicate that a change in the
condition of affairs was expected within the
next few hours. It was hinted by some
that no action was taken simply because
they desired to await the result "of a con
ference with the Sheriff, who was expected
from Pittsburg. Messrs. Weihe, Garland,
Kilgallon and Hocking left Homestead for
Pittsburg immediately upon the adjourn
ment of the meeting.
Greenland stated positively that the Second
Brigade National Guard "of Pennsylvania
had not been ordered under arms and turn
ing to an officer of one of the local regi
ments, said: "Have you received any such
orders?"
The reply was, "No, sir."
"There, you see there i3 absolutely no
foundation for the rumor. I have not sent
the Governor anv Information that would
warrant him issuing such an order."
General Wiley returned at 11:30 from
McKeesport, where he had been on a short
visit to his mother. He said: "I have re
ceived no orders to place my brigade under
arms. If such an order was issued I cer
tainly would be the first one to hear of it."
Shortly before 12 o'clock all the visitors
said good night and departed for their
various homes. General Greenland said
that as long as matters were quiet he could
do nothing but simply await developments.
MODERATION ADVISED. r
New Tork's Society Sands an Imptorlny
Letter to Frick its President Thinks
a hat Tills Is the Time to Settle the
Great Labor Qnestion.
The following letter from Syvanus Lyon,
Vice President of "The Moderation Society,"
on behalf of the organization, dated New
York, July 7, was received yesterday by H.
C Frick and Secretary Lovejoy, of the
Carnegie Steel Company:
Geutlemen We implore, entreat, your
great company now to practice moderation
in tbe high and trno interests of peace, good
will and right, and unity. This is the mighty
grand word of tho future, so filled with po
tential meaning to woikers, employers and
all tbe world. The middle course yields
some. Listen to arbitration; be guided by
reason, Justice, love, etc. Look at this grave
question trem your workmen's standpoint.
Put yourselves in their places. Of course;
they are wrong now strikes, violence, com
pulsion, etc., arc never right. But have they
not some cause of grievance, somo
cause of complaining? Have not the
workers, laborers, delvers, been wronged
much and gained little through all tbe past
ages, and now with this strike there must
"We are resting on our oars," said Bur
gess McLuckie said last night when as&ed
about tbe situation at Homestead. The
Burgess was formerly employed at the
Homestead mill. He was a member of the
dissolved Advisory Committee, and he kept
to the'front in the contest. He refused to
talk further, but to all appearance he had
told the whole story in the one concise re
mark. Yesterday was decidedly quiet. The
presence of Sheriff McCleary with his legal
adviser and his Deputy, Samuel H. Cluley,
convulsed the people for the time being.
The 'locked-out workmen for a time as
sumed a more mysterious air, and they
gathered about in knots to speculate in
whispers on the Sheriff's mission, .while,
under the surface, there was a strong cur
rent of apprehension and concern, like an
enemy watching for a movement on the
part of a once suppressed foe. The Sheriff's
visit was, he said, in response to a request
made to him by John F. Fox, who had
given him a list of 20 citizens of Home
stead, who would act with the officials in
what work he might have to da The re
sult of the visit, however, was not particu
larly satisfactory to either side.
Homestead Furnished Mo Recruits.
The citizens whom Cox had designated
claimed that their names had been used by
Mr. Fox without authority, and, as a result,
the Sheriff was unable to recruit his Pitts
burg posse from Homestead's citizens. The
workmen were not disposed to accept the
Sheriff as being sincere. They regarded
his every movement with suspicion, and
day, for Streigel, boy that he was bad hosts
01 friends and acquaintances, and was one
of the most popular lads in the borough.
More than a thousand men followed the
coffin. from his mother's house, on Sixth
avenue, to the St. Francis German Catholic
against which the men have remonstrated,
is from 11 per cent to 60 per cent, outside of
the proposal to make the minimum basis f 22
a ton on steel billets.
"It affects more than 325 men, but even if
it affected only one man, tbe principal of
our organization is 'One for all and all for
one,' and the 'Greatest good to the greatest
number.' Mr. Frick makes his statement
in pood iaitb. but he has been misinformed.
He has never had any experience in the
manufacture of steeL Even if he had, it
would be no evidence of his competency to
act as a final judge. Homestead mills are
different from any other in the world. They
are arelevationeven to old mill men. The
workisofsuch a character that even with
the perfect machinery it requires handling
by men of skill, gained only by long years
of training in all of its departments. The
machinery used here is most complicated,
the ordinary days' "workof 12 hours leav-
the men exhausted from tbe mental as
s nhvsical strain? As to Mr. Frick's
iOin, ""Qo Cthat when Sheriff McCleary
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Tract cing at a fTarget. I
Church on McClure street, and pushed their
wav through the broad doorway nntil they
had filled the temple to overflowing:. It
was an impressive sight when the cloth cov
ered casket with its silver adornments was
carried up the middle aisle and laid at the
foot of the chancel rail.
The service wus in German and few could
understand a word of what was said and
sung, but they knew that all was in honor
of the dead youth. The pastor of the
church, Father Bouch, preached the funeral
sermon. When the last hymn had been
sung and the throng had gazed for the last
time upon tbe face of the dead, the body
was carried to the hearse and the funeral
procession was formed. The column was
headed by the Southside German Band, of
Pittsburg. Then came the hearse and the
carriages containing the mourners and then
another band leading the way for more than
3,000 men, who marched to the cemetery
and with bowed heads watched tbe priest as
be consigned the body to the grave. Among
the organizations attending the funeral were
the uniformed Turn Verem Society of the
Southside, the Homestead Gesang Verein
and a large delegation of Amalgamated
men.
The funeral of Thomas Weldon, the fifth
victim of tbe battle, was solemnized at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The service was
held in'SL Mary's Catholic Church under
the direction of tbe John Kane Lodge of the
Amalgamated Association. AVben, the cas
ket was about to be closed "Veldon's wifo
almost broke down and she had to be sup
ported to the carriage. Father Bullion was
the officiating priest
Interment was made in the Catholic Cem
etery of Homestead. Morethan a thousand
men participated in the funeral procession.
The funeral of Joseph Solag, the Hungar
ian, was also solemnized during the after
noon. Fight hundred Slavs attended and
paid their last tribute to their comrade.
Qf r In 'he Advisorv Committee-asked
to'ufifa, f, 'members act as depnty
The Prepi- "ere Known for Months.
"The Adylsv, Committee, as its title
sneeests. orflv advised and did all in its
power tofrustrate any excitement or vio
lent acts. It took no action without first
consultta" with three of the best attorneys
before'the bar of Allegheny county. When
the Sheriff came here we asked him to make
the citizens of the town his deputies. Fur
ther than this, we offered to furnish bonds
of 510,000 for every man's faithful dis
charge of his duty if the citizens of Home
stead were sworn in as deputies. One reason
for our desiring the deputies were that we
have knonn for months of the preparations
that were being made to send that Pinker
ton force up here. We hoped to forestall
that by a peaceable move. There is not the
slightest doubt but that the firm has been
havinir these men for months past.
"We know tbe names and addresses ot
every man on those barges and they will
themselves make affidavits to these facts:
The attitude of Mr. Frick toward organized
labor was well known, and from the fact
that he was to assume control at this moment
when the old scale would expire and a new
one was supposed to take effect led the
Amalgamated Association to expect the
worst. For some time they endeavored to
act along the lines foreshadowed by Super
intendent Potter. When the Amalgamated
Association met in convention in Pittsburg
in June they reviewed the scales formulated
by the Homestead lodges and approved
them. It was only necessary to meet with
the firm and agree upon an adjustment of a
iew minor points ot aitreren.ee.
A Design Upon a Labor Organlzitlon.
"Accordingly on Thursday of last week
the Conference Committee' called at the
office of tbe new firm. An informal discus
sion was indulged in for a little while dur
ing which time Mr. Frick exhibited a de
cided inclination to be arbitrary and left tbe
room. The committee thus meeting with
such cold reception, felt that further at
tempts to come to an agreement at this time
would be useless, and arose to leave, when
Mr. Potter begged them to remain a few
moments longer and he would himself pre
vail upon Mr. Frick to give them a further
hearing. The committee had announced
their desire to settle npon the $23 basis, and
Mr. Frick had given bis ultimatum at $22.
When Mr. Patter offered to intercede the
committee authorized him to name a $24
basis. ,
"After an interview with Mr. Frick,(Mr.
Potter brought in bis final and conclusive
ultimatum, that the firm would agree to a
$23 basis upon the condition that agree
ments should terminate on Jannary 1 of
each year instead of July, as at present.
While it was apparent that the committee
could have met the firm with fair conces
sion, as far as the scale was' concerned, this
new condition of a change in the termlna-
IN CONFERENCE
WITJTPATTISON.
Homestead's Chosen leaders
Meet the Chief Executive
at Midnight
BEHIND CLOSED DOOBS.
The Governor Hope3 for Peace How
and Means to Preserve It.
State and Even Federal Troops Will B
Called Upon, if Necessary He Doss
Not Thins: the Occasion Has Yet
Arisen, Though Militia Not Pollce
merl Each Side to Be Protected in
Its Bights A Proposition Made to the
Governor Looking' Toward Arbitra
tion The Boll of Pinkertons and Con
tract With Carnegie Produced by the
Committee Hugh O'Donnell Gives an
Account of the Wage Trouble Attor
ney General Hensel Present.
rSFECTAt, TZLECBAX TO THE DISPATCH.!
Haerisbueo, July a Great interest
was manifested here in the consultation
fixed between the Governor and the Home
stead Committee to-night To the great dis
appointment of many prepared to take down
the remarks, the veil of secrecy was drawn
over the proceedings. The Governor was
importuned to throw open the doors of the
Executive Chamber, but he turned a deaf
ear, notwithstanding he was repeatedly told
that great importance was attached to the
conference in different parts of the country.
Before the arrival of the committee th
Governor and Attorney General Hensel had
Betnforcements on the Road.
who, in order to have their plans carried
out, report that such commands had ema
nated from the Sheriff;
The Sheriff concluded with: "I never make
requests, and have them given them out by
other people. All my business is transacted
with the individual" direct,. and in case I
think it is best to have the saloons closed
in any location I write to the proper parties
in person or issue printed proclamation.
Sheriff McCIearv, his deputy and attorney
boarded the 6:27 o'clock train for Pittsburg
and were soon whirled outside of the limits
of Homestead. When the train disappeared
in the distance many sighs of relief escaped
from the workmen congregated about the
depot.
SHUT OUT OF HOMESTEAD.
A Party of Now Tork Lawyer In a Special
Car Not Allowed in the Town.
A party of Western New York lawyers
out on a pleasure trip has been in the city
for several days. They occupied a special
CBUISEB. CONSTRUCTION DELAYED. .
Many Ships Will Mow Have to Walt for
Their Armor and Steel Plating.
One of the direct results of the trouble at
Homestead will be the delay in the work on
the armored cruiser Maine, the 3,000-ton
cruiser Cincinnati and the doublc-turreted
monitors Puritan and Terror at the navy
yard, together with many other ships now
being built by private firms, for the reason
that the Carnegie Company and the Bethle
hem works have contracts for furnishing
armor and plating. The contract with Car
negie, Phipps '& Co. was entered into on
November 20, 1890, to furnish armor of a
total of 6,043 tons, or, exclusive of bolts and
accessories, about 5,000 tons of plating.
The deliveries upon this contract were to
have been completed on Jnlyl, 1891, but
the time required for tbe necessary exten
sion of the firm's existing plant was found
to be much greater than was anticipated,
hence some delay was unavoidable, under
the contract the company was bound to
furnish and maintain the most improved
and modern plant for the production ot
first-class armor and to conduct it according
to the best methods. The result of the
test of nickel steel plates a few months ago
'' "If I 'if
Guards Off Dutv and' Sleeping.
be some great general cause of complain t
Sleet them often, reason,' conciliate, and '6
moderation now, we implore yon. It is not;
your tinterests alone, bat all corporations
are at stake. It is not these workers alone,
but all who delve and plpd also. It is not a
few" lives, bloodshed and violence, but the
fierce passions, evil inptincts and terrible
feelings of violence and injury to live and
grow on for centuries. I
Again this hated and great question of
"The Elshts of the Laborers and -Capital,
the Worker, tbe Bosses.'! It must be met.
It is time now and the disgrace of our civili
zation is, that it is still unsettled. Still,
strikes, lockouts, and suoh terrible' scenes
or yestM-day. Why cannot your great, rich,
noblo corporation now arise to tho dignity
and greatness of thesfmbrhty problems,
atdhelp solve tho labor questions rightly.
Justly and peacefully? JTou can do these all
good, noble, holy and trie works by modera
tion, v
HO AID FOB HOMESTEAD.
The
Fittibnrc Belief Committee for the
Present VI ill p0 Nothing.
Mayor Gourley was a aked yesterday if the
Pittsburg Belief Come ilttee would likely do
anything for the men injured in the battle
at Homestead or for the families of those
who were killed.
"Not at present," was his reply. "If we
find that those people' are in destitute cir
cumstances and need such assistance it is
possible that the committee may decide to
help them as an act of humanity. But at
present we have n& information that the
men killed were not well enough fixed
that their families should not be able to
care for themselves, add wo don't know hut
the people of Homestead are well able to
take care of them all if, relief is necessary."
they were firm in the belief that the Sheriff
Intended to trick them by organizing an in
efficient force, made up of local people, who
would not be dangerously assaulted in their
efforts to take possession of the works, and
then when failure came, as it unquestion
ably would, to base his demand for the
militia on the ground of such failure.
' The Sheriff denied having any such in
tention, and it should be stated that this
interpretation of his visit was not made by
the locked-out leaders.
Homestead was quiet and orderly yester
day. The muffled musio leading the funeral
' ains through the streets swelled out
.hrough the little city in doleful, almost
painful strains, and the workmen who were
not in the solemn processions stood uncov
ered) and subdued while the dead were
carried by. The untimely ending of their
fellows was just breatcing like a calamity
upon the workmen,sand when the Montooth
band of Pittsburg filled the town with
melancholy musio, the people appeared
more thoughtful, but none the less deter
mined. Nobody in Charge of the Works.
The great Carnegie Works at Homestead
are not in the possession of anybody. The
workmen avoid them as they would a pes
tilence, but the company is not allowed to
enjoy them either, so that the great plant,
estimated to be worth ffi,000,000, is like an
abandoned graveyard. Mr. Frick's inter
view, in which he expressed a determina
tion to stand firm on the position he as
sumed, was not encouraging newt to the
workmen, and few of them were willing to
disenss that particular subject The speech
of W. J. Brennen at the meeting of the men
yesterday did not inspire their confidence
much.
The guards which are now massed along
the railroads are changed every eight hours.
They have been greatly strengthened within
24 hours, and yesterday they seemed con
stantly expecting invaders by way of the
railroads. They all seemed content in their j
belief that no further attempt will be made
by the company to possess the works by
way of the river, and they devoted all their
attention to the railroads. There were
enough of the guards along the river, how
ever, to guarantee an alarm should invaders
approach.
The leaders at Homestead last night
waited anxiously for some word from Hugh
O'Donnell, who is at the head of the com
mittee that went to Harrisburg to confer
with the Governor and prevent, if possible,
the sending ot State troops into the district.
The workmen are confident that they can
HUGH O'DONNELL REPLIES.
He Show Tthfre President Prick's State
ments Were, Not Correct According; to
His Views Workmen Take Many Ex
ceptions to Some of the Official Ut
terances. Every workman in Homestead yesterday
took an unusual Interest in the official ut
terances of President Frick, of tbe Carnegie
Company, as published in the morning pa
pers. Exceptions to his statement were
taken on every side, and there was no one
to argue the other way. Hugh O'Donnell,
although exhausted by his work during the
48 hours previous, dictated' the following in
reply to the statement of Mr. Frick after
having carefully studied it:
"I do not know what I can say about the
wage question, but the statement made by
Mr. Frick, that at the Braddock works the
non-union men are satisfied with their
wages, is better understood when you recall
the strike of 1888. The union men were
offered a 6 per cent reduction. They held
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a long tJMk
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mitteaflin
tion rb
Governor Pattitaru
An Assignment of Cartridges.
tion of the agreement developed the fact
which had been suspected ever since Mr.
Frick came upon the scene, that it was not
so much a question of disagreement as to
wages, but a design npon labor organiza
tion itself that would prevent a settlement.
Mr. Frick peremptorily decided the con
ference at an end."
Ote of the Gutrcls.
out for months and were starved into sub
mission. Still, (his has nothing to do with
the Homestead situation. Now. about the
changes in the expiration of the agreement
from June 30 to December 31, the men will
never yield in this point.
"The company could dictate its own
ternis in midwinter when starvation and
freezing united in forcing the men tn sub
mit to anything the company choose tn de
mand. Mr. Frick savs the scale only ufiects
325 men out ot the' 3,800 at tliee mill'.
This is only partly true. If the scale pro
posed by the Carnegie Steel Company
should be enforced and thenars or these
323 men cut down it is only a matter of a
very short time until there" would be a gen
eral reduction all along the line.
All Affected by tbe Cat la VTnje .
"You must remember that while in the
23-inch, 33-inch, or structural mill, convert
ing ind blooming mills, there are reductions
offered, the company contemplate a reor
ganization of those mills in ai)v the depart
ments in the near future. In consequence
thereof the officials informed thtN men that
their wages should remain. the same until
such time as certain improvements should
be comDleted. It is verv evident what this
WAITING CALMER TIMES.
Coroner .McDowell Still Busy Gathering
Facts for the Homestead Inqnesti An
other Body Recovered From the River
One Drowned From the .Little Dill.
When the Coroner yesterday was asked
how soon he expected to begin the inquests
in the Homestead cases, he replied, "Just
as Boon as things have quieted down so that
I may arrive at the facts in the cases."
Coroner McDowell is looking up all matters
connected with the sad incident.
An unknown man was found In the Mo
nongahela river near the Lake Erie yards
yesterday afternoon. The body was taken
to Ward's undertaking rooms and the Cor
oner notified. There were no marks on the
body or clothing by which he could be iden
tified, save the letter K, on a handkerchief.
He' was about 40 years of age, 5 feet 9
inches tall, and weighed 185 pounds, with
dark sandy hair, wh iskers and mustache
His clothes were a dark gray suit, nearly
new, gingnam suiri, ami lace snoes. There
was SI 75 in his pockets. Some people who
viewed the body suggested that it was a
Pinkerton detective, probably, drowned at
Homestead.
Captain John T. McCurry, watchman on
the Little Bill, told the Coroner yesterday
that npon the arrival of the boats at Home
stead one of the Pinkerton men fell over
board. Skiffs were gotten ready to rescue
him, but just at that time shots were fired,
creating a general confusion and the man
was drowned. Captain McCurry thinks the
body of the man found is that of the man
drowned.
BEADD0CK PEOPLE EXCITED.
It
Citizens Summoned as Deputies Find
Convenient to Irfava Town.
Braddock, July 8. Interest taken by
Braddock in the strike at Homestead was
plainly illustrated there yesterday when it
was rumored, that Sheriff McCleary in
tended to suummon 30 of Braddock's most
prominent citizens to go to Homestead as
deputies. The excitement was intense for
a time. Some took it as a joke, while others
regarded it in a more serious light.
Several of the business men whom it was
said were on the list to-day, were unex
pectedly called away, one going to New
York, while another took a boat for the
upper Monongahela. It was reported lost
night that all the clerks in the employ of
the Carnegie interests would be sworn in
as deputies, but the report is thought to be
on the subject of the prospective
was 1020 o'clock when the com-
ade its appearance in the recep-
i of the ecntiveDepartmentjant
the s--. . xf " were prom
ushered into the p?est. "v of thfioVerm
and his Attorney General. Si consisted c
Hugh O'Donnell, ex-Bepresentative Jol
Cox, J. H. Williams, John PTPurman ar
G. W. Sarver.
The Roster or Pinkertons There.
Burgess McLuckie, of Homestead, wa
expected to be with the party, but owing to
the municipal position he holds it wa3
deemed prudent for him to remain at home
in order that he might exercise his preroga
tives to preserve tbe peace if occasion
should demand his interposition.
Hugh O'Donnell was regarded aa, the
most important member of the committee,
as he had in his possession the roster of the
Pinkerton detectives who were exposed t
the deadly fire of the strikers on Wednes
day and tbe contracts made with these
people.
The purpose of tbe meeting, as stated by
ex-Bepresentative Cox, was to give the
Governor a full explanation of the situation
at Homestead, in order that he might act
intelligently in the exercise of his power as
Chief Magistrate of Pennsylvania. I
Hugh O'Donnell is understood tofr
strongly cautioned the Gayerno' a,
sending the military to Homestead. While
tbe authority of the troops would be re
spected, their presence was calculated to do
more harm than good. In his opinion no
necessity existed for their interference, or
the day of the fight or now. '
The Meeting Lasted Until Midnight. j
The conference with the Governor, lasted j
until midnight, soon after which the Home-
stead committee left for home. On the part
of the committee the principal talking wag '
done by Mr. Cox; But Mr. O'Donnell also
took an important part in the discussion.
The speakers stated the Homestead wrks
were in the possession of their ownirs,
whose watchmen are on guard to'protect
them. ' '
No property hod been destroyed, ana
there was no danger of the destruction of
any. The citizens of Homestead and the
strikers were pledged to see that it was pro
tected. The Sheriff of Allegheny conntT
had at a conference been notified that b
could take possession of the Carnegie pre
erty without molestation.
No writ had yet been attempted to be
ecnted which met with any resist?
Cox said the people of Homestead, '
out regard to party, profession or as
tion, commended the action of the C
nor in declining to send troops, re
quested that he adhere to the positjon
had assumed, at least untifsdme officer
been obstructed in the execution of hist
ciol authority.
Their Idea of Responsibility.
These people greatly regretted the 05
rence of Wednesday and put the respc
bility largely on the Carnegie Comf
because of its employment of armed Pir
ton men, invested with no official auth
and their secret importation into the co
No organized effort had been made to
vent the Pinkerton people from lani
and the collisions were accidental and
premeditated.
Governor Pattlson said he wa g'
hear that order prevailed at Homest
hoped it would continue. Whilr
taken the position that the mllit
should not be invoked nntil t
civil had been exhausted, and '
to it, he wanted It nnderstor
iuce of. the laws of tbVf
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means. Besides the proposed reduction 1 a fake.
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