v'
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should deny their Homestead workmen a
conference, where the thinps"of which the v
complain could be analyzed, andif ioand
unjust, made right.
1'leaa for Fropi-r Aipunent,
The men make no fairer proposition than
this, for the simple reason that none fairer
Is possible. If argument and vhonest
reasoning were substituted for the reserre
and coldness or manner as seen in the com
pany's present attitude, there can be reason
to expect an end ot this deplorable state of
affairs. Does it not seem strange that the
Carnegie Company looks with distrust upon
the organization of its Homestead em
ployes, while seTeral of its large mills
nave for several years encouraged the or
ganization of the men, and at this moment
are getting along satisfactorily together?
Surely it will not be charged that the
men at Homestead are less intelligent or
less entitled to those rights which are the
principles of organized labor, and which
are inseparable from their citizenship.
There are none who regret the lamentable
occurrences of the past few days more
than those whom the Carnegie Com
pany charges with havinc ben instru
mental in bringing them about. "We
are willing to allow the public to judge,
after the evidence is all in, whether these
charges are true. We feel that the erron
eous statements given out relative to our
conduct will be removed by impartial inves
tigation in due time. Until then we prefer
to forget our recent sad experience.
NO MORE PINKERTONS.
A Prominent BrpresentntlYfl of lbs Carne
lo Steel Coqjpany Stj No More Flnk
rrton Guards Will Be Used All In the
Slit-riff's Hands.
The report was circulated throughout the
city last evening that 200 Pinkerton men
were in the city, having come in singly or
in pairs, and being scattered at the various
hotels. The report was investigated by a
reporter for The Dispatch, vho visited
over a dozen of the houses, first and second
class, in the city. The result of the
investigation is that there is in the city no
force of employes of the Pinkerton De
tective Agency. There are undoubtedly
a few captains and lieutenants of the great
Pinkerton force stopping in this city, but
their business here is easily accounted for
by their attendance on the wounded men in
the hospitals. They are here for the pur
pose of seeing that these wounded men re
ceive good care and that as soon as they are
able to travel they are removed to their
homes.
At the Hotel Schlosser there are half a
dozen men who are considered possible
Pinkertons, but no one certainly knows
their business. There are a few suspicious
strangers at the "Merchants' on Wfiter street
At the St. James, on Liberty avenue, near
the depot there are onlv three men who
might be Pinkerton agents. One of them
receives telegrams with great regularity,
and this fact inclines the other boarders to
believe that he may be a Pinkerton man.
The question of the bringing of more
Pinkerton men to Homestead was put last
evening to a prominent representative of
the Carnegie Steel Company, who was will
ing to speak freely under a promise that his
name should not be used. The Dispatch
is able to sav that he is in a position where
his statements carry great weight He
said:
"The company will take no more Pinker
ton men to the works. That is positive. I
see in the papers daily and hourly reports
that Pinkerton men are coming from vari
ous pnint, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cincin
nati, Chicago and so on. These reports are
without any basis of truth, and you may de
pend upon it. The firm tried once to get
Pinkerton men into Homestead and failed;
but on that occasion we took good care
that they were in the charge of
the Sheriff. "We have in our
possession a contract entered Into
between Captain Heine and Sheriff Mc
Cleary that the Sheriff would take charfof
the mills as soon as our force A guards
gained possession. That effort failed. We
will not attempt to put anotlierlpikerton
force into those works foi5I,TluTJ,00w Tire
entire matter is ikstT in the hands of"the
.jhyifl of tjiis county, and we put our
trust "Tn fifm that he will be able by
peaceable or forcible means to give
us the possession of our works.
If we were to take another Pinkerton
force to Homestead we know there would
be a conflict, and we recognize the fact that
such an action on our part would only in
crease the public feeling against us. " All
that the company now asks is justice. "We
ask our rights in our own property, and we
ask the constituted authorities to secure
them for u-."
WATCHING THE MILLS.
At the Hcntiqnarters of Ibe Amalgamated
Association at HomMead.
The headquarters of the Amalgamated
Association at Homestead are not in the old
rink or opera houe, as many infer, but in
the third floor of a new brick building from
which the men can look over the high board
fence into the yards around the silent mills.
The hall is never deserted. Groups
of men can be found there at
any hour of the day or night.
The motto of the Pinkertons, "We never
sleep," might very properly be appro
priated by the men who captured the Pink
ertons' property in the barges.
Just inside the gates of the fence sur
rounding the mill and in full view of the
men in the headquarters ot the
Association sit the watchmen em
ployed by Carnegie, Prick & Co.,
to guard the works. The interior of
the mills are patrolled by half a dozen men,
and the locked-out men are exceedingly
careful not to give these watchmen any
cause lor alarm. It is owing to this state of
affairs which makes the workmen insist
that Mr. Frick has full possession of his
Homestead mills.
"You can possibly imagine our feelings,"
said one of the workers yesterday, "as we
worked in the mills and saw carpenters
putting up that fence and cutting loopholes
in it through which to shoot us down if
they thought it conenient to do so."
BKASSWOSKEES 117 IINE.
Brotherhood No. 4, 1'iusci Resolution! to
Support the Homestead Worker.
Local Brotherhood of Brassworkers Ho. 4
met last night at its rooms, Xo. 17 Federal
street, Allegheny, with an exceptionally
large attendance and unanimously adopted
the following resolutions:
Vhebeas, The Carnegie Company at Home
stead has secured the servlce ot an armed
body of thugs, known as Pinkerton detec
tives, for the purpose of forcing their em
ployes to accept a reduction of wages; and
Whereas, The employment of Bald thugs
lias resulted In scenes or violence and blood
shed unequalled even by the terrible local
events of '77, therefore, be it
Resolved. That Local Brotherhood of
Brass orkers Ko. 4 liereby extends its earn
est sympathy, morally and financially, to
the locked-out workmen at Homestead, and
stands pledged to assist them in every man
ner in its uower.
Dan A. Cnowrrr, President.
Hicbabd Botd, Secretary.
THE SHERIFF'S DEFENSE.
Says lhat Be Bns Done AH That I Keces
varv or That Could Be Done.
Sheriff McCleary yesterday made the fol
lowing statement in defense of his position
- " " reference to the Homestead trouble:
existing laws with reference to the
comitatus were all right when the
ry was only sparsely populated, but
ire crude and imperfect. They date
beyond the blue laws and like the bine
ifre not in any way suitable to the
.sities of to-day. Even if I could
secured CO or more citizens to
as deputies, how ridiculous it would
been for me to have taken them to
.4,000 determined men who contend
they are only battling for their rights
notuing more. , I will not make any
.her move before Monday. TJp to the
sent I consider I have done all I could
AS TOLDBYM'CURRY
Before the Coroner in His
Ingniry Into the Home
stead Deaths.
A DYING MAFS NAEEATIYE
Of the Exciting Events of the Battle
as Seen From the Barges.
HOW HE JOINED THE EXPEDITION
That Met With Defeat at the Hands of the
Carnegie Workers.
THE FIRST OP THE BWOEN' EVIDENCE
Coroner McDowell took the first sworn
evidence on the matter of "Wednesday's en
gagement at Homestead last Friday even
ing. John X McCurry, now a patient in
the Allegheny General Hospital, was the
witness questioned. His gun shot wound in
the groin is of so dangerous a nature, when
the man's age and general physical condi
tion are taken into account, as to make an
ante-mortem statement desirable. For this
reason he was sworn by the Coroner, and his
WITHIN THE MTIL, BACK OF TilE BATTLE GBOTJUD.
IFrora a PhotoeraDh-Talcn for The Dispatch I
testimony in his own words, signed by him
self and witnessed by Marshall H. Eeno,
follows:
John T. McCurry I hoard at Ml James
street. I was formerly connected with the
Allegheny Police Department in the city of
Allegheny for about 17 years. About a t, eek
ago I met Captain William Rodgers on
Smithfield street. He said: "Are you doing
anything, Jonn? '
1 said: "Xotlilnjr, only down at the ball
games; I turn the tables there."
Ofiered McCurry a Job.
"Well," herald, "I have got a good job for
you, and I n ill give you $3 a day and yonr
board; but I am not at liberty to tell you
where I am going." I said, "all right." Sol
saw him again and he told me to get some
men for him if I could, and 1 got one. He
wanted me to go to work on the 1st. I
said, "Captain, I can't do it. I promised
to so don n to the ball game and stay there,
and I am going to stay with Al Srandrett."
I said, "I will be ready to work for yon on
Tuesday." He said "All right," so I got my
satchel and went over to his olUco on Water
street and ho sent me down to the barges.
Q. What day?
A. On Tuesday. Sol went down there and
wen ton the barge, and IJust bid an idea
that the barges were going some place
the way they hid them fixed up beds and
lots of provisions; nndhe came down about
dinner time and he said, "John, I want you
to watch on one of these barges. I am going
to put j on In one of the boats." Put me on
the barges as watchman that night and on
tho boat the next day. I said'All right,Cap
tain. I would rather go on the boat. I am a
river man. I never did anvthingelse but on
the river." He said, "All right," and be
went away and came down about 9 or 10
o'clock and took the boats then.
Thought Thej Were Going to Beavrr.
They hitched on the Little Bill and Tide,
and wo went down to the dam. Some of
them said we wore going to Beaver for
that dam down there. I mean the men on
tho boat. I thou-nt that myself. So wo laid
there till 12 or 1 o'clock.
Q. Did anyone tell you that was where you
were going hen you got on the boat?
A. Oh, no. Just the men talking.
Q. The Captain or none of them told yon?
A. Oh, no; the Captain did not tell me
where we were going.
Q. The men on board talked as If they
were going to Denver, but the Captain or no
one in authority said where, that is the idea?
A. Yes, sir. so wc laid there until 12 or 1
o'clock at night.
Q. How was tho boat loaded that night?
A. The boat was loaded at the dam. The
cars stopped there.
Q. A train of cars came with a lot of men?
A. A lot of men, supposed to be Pinkerton
detectives: I didn't Know; and Just as soon
as thev got on hoai d, as soon as we left, they
had orders to get their uniform, and they
Eroceeded to unifoim themselves. The
Ittle Bill, she took the lead and we went
above to the lock, 1 guess. I staid back on
the barge of the lide, and before we got up
to the lock she broke her helm-yoke. The
Little Bill took one ot the barges and the
Tide the other, and everything proceeded
nicely until wo got below lock Xo. 1, when
this helm-voke broke on the tide, crippling
her, and we whistled, and tho Bill came
back, aiid we landed, and the Bill took our
barge and wo went through. She hitched
on to both of them.
Shot at by Men in a Skiff.
Q. The Bill took hold of the other barge
and proceeded on the Journey?
A. Yes, sir. Then we went on nicely until,
I suppose, pretty near 4 or 5 o'clock. Before
we got up there there were skiffs there, and
they had signals; and there was a skiff with
three or four fellows in it that snot at us.
They shot at us all the way along.
Q. hat kind of weapons could you see?
A. We could not see. It was kind of
foggy.
Q. Where were you?
A. I was out forward on the barge. The
men wc had out there was about 20 men.
The rest was all in the barges.
Q. As vou approached Homestead what
occurred?
A. Well that is when they commenced
firing. Before we landed or got up to the
landing, jou know, there was a whistle
there, a given signal.
Q. Y'ou heard the whistle?
A. They gave that signal. I did not know
what it was; I could not say positively a
little pump and a skiff came down. I did
not know what it was, but I suppose it was a
revolver they shot at us from the skiffs.
Then we got ont.
Q. Was there any firing from the Doat at
that time?
A. Kotaflre. There was not a shot fired
until we landed. I was Just one among the
three men that went out lorward aud helped
to tie her up.
Q Tell about where they went to land?
A. They went to land below the end of the
milL
Q. Did you see any fence?
A. The fence came away up, away above
it.
Q. Were you near the fence?
A. No, sin we were at the lower end of the
mill.
Q. Was there a fence there?
A. There was no fence there. There was a
fence up by the side of the mill. I saw it
coming down toward tho river, bnt the river
front was all open. There Is a big lot of
spiles along there, right along the water's
edge I don't know what it was and then
we got the lines out.
Bow the Shooting Commenced.
Q. Who got off with yon?
A. We did not get off. One of the men
took a lino and threw it over a spile and
hauled it in.
Q. Do yon know who It was threw It over
tho soiled?
THE
A. I could not tell; and In getttnc the last
line out the shooting was commenced then.
I made the line fast and run. This man waa
still out tbere-and then they ooramenoed to
fire, and they went out, so I heard, I did not
see them. I went into the barge myself and
I told some of them I did not go there to
shoot anybody.
Q. Well, Captain, when they attempted to
land, did you see them attempt to put the
plank out!
A. Oh. ves: ves. nut the stare out These
f men wanted to tco ashore in order to get up
into tne mill.
Q. What occurred thenT
A. Oh, why they oame right down to the
water's ed?o to do us with sticks, and some
of the men got hit as they got out.
Q. Did you see any weapons of any kind
outside o'f the stick?
A. I did not. I did not stay there long.
That Captain, he was down on the stage
when he it as "hot.
Q. Captain Hinds?
A. Yes, Mr.
Q Did he have a weapon out, do yon
kont
A. He had his gnu out, or elub, I don't
know which. I think the men were going
out with clubs and bad maces. I do not
know now, but I think the men on the two
barges forward were the ones to cover them
going out. I did not see that. I went In
and I went back.
Q. You are familiar with the river np at
that point, are you not?
A. I am for years. I used to run up there,
but I have not been up there for several
years.
Q. Can you tell at what point the firing
from the skin's commenced on the boat?
A. Well, l think the skiffs-came out above
the mill and rowed down the river before
we cot up to the landing about the bridge,
and tlieu they rowed on up the river again
audgotout ashore. Still, on the other side
side of the rlverit waslmt as bad.
Q. On the Pittsburg side?
A. They told me they had a cannon there.
I did not seo it, though.
Particulars of the Attempt to Land.
Q. You atttempted to land at a point above
the bridge?
A. Bight above the bridge at the lower
end of the spiles. There is a big building
right in front of where we landed; I don't
know what it was electric light or some-
thing building, and they got out there. That
irthe way that man was killed, out through
one of those windows shot him through the
head.
Q. The man that was killed was shot from
the building;
A. Shot from the bnilding. Yes, sir.
Q. You saw him?.
A. I saw him when they carried him in. I
did not see him getting hit. I did not go out
after they commenced firing at all. Well,
then wo laid there until 8 or 9 o'clock, I sup
pose, and got these wounded men, and the
captain saia he would take them to Port
Perry the captain of the steamer.
Q Was that Rogers?
A. Yes, aii. Some of the men wanted to
take thorn to Pitrsbnrg, and the captain said
he could take them to Port Perry quicker
and get them to tho hospital quicker than
he could to take the boat to Pitts
burg, so we carried them there and
cairied them up and waited on the
train; and us boatmen went up and got our
breakfast and come down and started down
tho river; but we did not get near them
barges. Wc put tho colors up, the American
Bag thinking they would not fire It down
and tney fired into us from both sides of the
bridge.
They Flew the American Flag.
Q. What kind or colors?
A. The American flag. The way I got hit,
I was going around on the forecastle of the
boat and I wont back on the starboard side.
Q. That was facing Homestead?
A. Oh. no, I was on the opposite side, and
Just an I got hit there was a fellow laid
down behind the coal box, but I did not fall,
and I could walk, and be caught me, and
they all run back in the engine room on the
Pittsburg side, and I hobbled back and I
laid down by one of the foot boxes in the
engine room, and the rest of the men all
went back. Captain Rodgers and his pilot,
1 believe Alex. McMichaels, was there. They
were all in the pilot house I think. I don't
know.
Q. As I understand it, yon were shot on
the Littlo Bill without any barges?
A. Without any barges as not near the
barges.
Q. And in the river?
A. Right out in the river. Oh, I tell you it
was hot out there for us.
Q. You were shot from the Pittsburg side?
A. No; I was shot from the Homestead
side. I Just come along and just turned
around, ir they had shot me from the Pitts
burg side they would have shot me right
about the back.
Q. Could it be possible for you to be shot
with a shot that came from the barges?
A. Oh, no. So; I think we were right be
low tho barges coming from the town of Port
Perry.
Q. At any time from the time that the men
had boarded the barges at Davis Island Dam
until you arrived at the point at hich you
landed, did j ou hear of any arrangements
made or orders given by anybody to pre
pare to shoot?
A. I did with that captain In charge of the
men. He stood nt the door all the time. He
told tho boys he did not want them to shoot
without they (the strikers) shot first. This
occurred before we landed when going up
from Davis Island Dam and above Lock No.L
Their .Arms Were Beady for TJse.
Q. Was this before there was any shoot
ing from the skiffs?
A. Oh, yes, yes sir. We had Just got in
sight of Homestead and then we 1 ust fetched
that many men out. I do not know whether
thev were all armed inside or not, but their
arms were lying there ready for them.
Q. And then he gave this instruction?
A. Yes, sir. That is what he said, not to
shoot until they were shot at. Some bad
maces and some did not have their guns out
with them the it) nt all.
Q. Was there any shooting from the boats
at the skiff?, do you remember. Captain?
A. There was not a shot fired.
Q. Do yon recolleot when .the first shot
was fired from the boats, from the barges?
A. I suppose Just after we landed. That
was the first shooting that came from the
shore, from the bank.
Q. Have you any idea how many people
weie there from a rough estimate?
A. Oh, my. the river bank was all full; and
then these detectives commenced shooting
after tho strikers commenced shooting at
them. I was back aft on tho barge at the
time, and I did not go back out again.
Q. Wns the stage then in course of being
put out?
A. I think It was, but I would not be sure
whether they hauled it in or not. I don't
know: I don't think they did, and then the
firing commenced. There was firing then
fiom the time we got the wounded on the
boat until n e went away. We did not hear
anymore firing until we came back with
the boat.
Q. Captain, was it possible for the Little
Bill to 1 jnd at the barges again coming back
from Port Perry?
Ilow Thrjr Handled the Boat.
A. No, air, she could not. The pilot was
driven out of the pilot house and the en
gineer had to set down and had to crawl up
to the throttle, and if she was thrown into
the bank he would back ner out and the
.men that were not wounded, the engineer
and deckhand, moved the tiller. When I
was shot I was right forward of the fore
castle. It was getting pretty hot. and I was
about the steps, I guess, and some of them
'hollered at me and I was starting to go
around on the guard, and as I turned around
I got it. v
Q. Was thero still a large crowd on the
tv art?
A. A bigger crowd In the afternoon than
theie was in the morning.
Q What time do you think It was when
ou came hack with the Little Bill from
Port Perrj?
A. Well, 1 believe 11 o'olock I guess.
Q. Were you near enough to the barges en
the return trip to see any firing from the
barges?
A. I did not see arv firing. They mar
I have fired alter 1 wi wounded, yon know.
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Q. Before you were wounded? ' ,
JU I did not see any.
Q. Were you in position to see If there bajl
been any?
A. Yes, sir. Well, we came right on down.
Q. Do vou know who the officers were on
the boat?
A. The captain was Rogers.
O. Who was the pilot?
A. I was not acquainted with him, I heard
his name. I did not know the engineer.
He Was to Be a 'Watchman.
Q. What did you understand yonr position
to be what were you to, do for Captain
Rogers? " x
A. A watchman on one of the towboats.
Q. A position that you are familiar enough
with to fill?
A. Ob, yes.
Q. Were yon given any weapons or arms,
or told to use them at any time?
A. Ko, sir; after the flist shooting in the
morning I went and got a chair and sat
down by the big Ice chest. The deckhands
and the boys sat 'flown there and we said
thv enuld not shoot through there: it was
packed lull of Joe, One of the men I don'tv
know whether he was a captain or a lieu
tenantcame out with the guns then.
A good many of the men bad no trans
end the fellow said to me: "Why don't
you fellows have guns?" I spoke up and said
"I don't have to have guns." And he said:
"You have mo business here then." I said:
"I did not come here to fight, and I don't
want to shoot without I have to protect my
own lire." One of them handed me a re
volver and 1 'put it in my pocket. I never
fired a shot.
Q This was all after yon were attacked
and shot at?
A. This was after the men were wounded,
bnt before I myself was wounded. Before
we started up to Port Perry.
Q. When the gang plank was put out was
theie any firing off the boat by the men
with arms into the crowd gathered on the
hill?
A. I think not.
Q I mean tho people on the boat putting
the gangway out? .
A. They put the gangway out themselves,
and they had no boisterous words among
any of them. As soon as I made the line
fast, I Just ran over the head of one of the
barges and on to the other and in the door.
It was pretty heavy.
Q. Were you in a position from the top of
the barges to see back into the mill proper
the mill yard?
A. Well, no. You could not see into the
mill yard from the barges. It wns a pretty
high bank. You could not see anything.
Q. Could you seo this tower?
A. Yes, sir.
Scattering Shots Were Fired.
Q. Was there any person there apparently?
A. Well, I saw a half dozen or so from the
aft end of the barge. We Just looked ont
occasionally. We could not see steady, and
these detectives stood there, they did not
fire.
Q Were there parties shooting at that
time from the bank?
A. There was a few scattering shots. Not
many shots were fired.
Q. Toward the boat?
A. Toward the boat, yes sir.
Q. Was there any threatening language
you could distinguish at all from the bank?
A. "We will kill you," they said.
Q. Were there that kind of remarks mads?
A. Oh, yes. When we were coming down
from Port Porr they were rolling oil barrels
down fi om the bank, calculating they would
float down and burn the barges.
Steadv frhooting Iron, the Bank.
Q. How long was tho volley or shooting
that you saw and heard?
A. It was half an hour. The heaviest
shooting was when we were coming down.
I do not know whether they were shooting
at the barges.. At that time there was no
body on the boat with guns. We did not
have a gnu on the boat.
Q. There was not a gun on the boat?
A. There was one of the Pinkerton men
with us to help carry the wonnded. but he
did not have any gun. He had a pistol in
his belt then, hut I did not see him using it.
Q. Do vou remember whether there was
an American flag on your boat at that time?
A. Why, I Just stood down on the stairs
the foot of the stairs and Captain Rogers
and some moie were up on the deck and
went and got this flag and put it up.
Q. Coining down with the boat?
A. Coming down, before we got there.
Q. From Port Porry?
A. From Port Perry.
Q. And the volley of shots came on?
A. I was on the lower deck, , and when
they came down they put up a long pole
baok on the stern to put another flag on,
and I made the remark, "We're all right
now with the American flag," and the vol
ley of shooting was still kept up. The first
men that got off on the gang plank had no
muskets or guns.
Q. Did you understand from any conversa
tion that you heaid on the boats that there
was any intended violence going to be done?
A. I heard several of these men talking,
but they would not talk much either. They
said they weie not going there to protest
scab labor. AH they were going for was to
protect property.
PREVALENCE OF ORDER.
Preparations for a Fosslb'e Straggle -The
Quiet of a Country Hamlet Absence
of Drnnkennrss and Biotous Conduct;
Excitement such as is only noticed on the
eve before a thrilling day is felt in Home
stead. There is neither loud nor boisterous
talk; no gesticulating crowd, no heavy look
ing groups of men upon the street corners.
The borough is as subdued and quiet as it
is upon a Sunday. Revelers are nowhere
to be seen. Rowdies are kept away
from the principal street corners
and places of business. A stranger unac
quainted with the situation would believe
the city some peaceful little hamlet where
the only disturbance to be seen or heard
-.Tould be those of the elements. It is the
calm before the storm.
Every Man Is Prepired.
Orders are unnecessary. The men know
their duties, and are prepared at any
moment to transact them. There is no
necessity for public conferences. There is
no necessity for flaring posters, no need of
drilling, in ordering and countermanding.
Everybody understands and is prepared
to da
The men's presence of mind is something
remarkable. They will not allow them
selves nor their equanimity of tempera
ment to be disturbed by wild rumors,
as so many men in the same
condition have allowed themselves to be.
'When a rumor reaches them they turn it
over to some of the advisory committee and
await the moment when the whistle at the
electric light works is blown to announce
the time for action. They take matters
coolly, but the state of excitement they are
in is apparent in countless ways.
The men avoid talking. Neither the
name of Andrew Carnegie nor of E G
Frick is mentioned, except' upon rare occa
sions. Business at a Standstill.
The business houses are all open, but
their aisles are deserted save by some lin
gering child sent upon a hasty
errand. The tradespeople complain
of the temporary stagnation, but their com
plaints are denied in the next remark,
which disabuses the hearers' 'mind of any
thought that the speaker desires the con
dition changed. An occasional woman with
palid face passes up or doTn the street and
disappears in tbe door of her home. Fewer
children are seen about the yard. Strangers
are viewed with suspicion and those
properly authorised closely question any
one looking at all suspicious alter they
are about the village for any length of time.
Other arrivals jp treated with the utmost
consideration "bough there is more or lets
reserve noticable about every citizen of
Homestead:
One highly commendable feature about
the situation, and which shows without the
vestige of a doubt the men's wonderful self
control, is the total absence of drunken
ness. The saloons were open all day, yet there
was not a single instance of intoxication.
The saloons were patronized to some extent,
but it was only by men desirious of refresh
ing themselves on account of the intense
heat Many people coming into Home
stead out of curiosity commented upon this
feature.
8:50 P. M.
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For insertion in the
SUNDAY DISPATCE
On week days the offloe will remain
open until 9 x. u. as usual.
SUNDAY," JULY 10,
TONE OF LOCAL TALK,
Discussion of the Homestead
Situation Predominates
on the Streets.
FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.
Movements of the Great Contesting
Parties Discussed.
NO ABANDONMENT IS INTENDED
Bj the Carnegie Steel Company of Its
Immense Plant
VIEWS OP ALL ASPECTS OF THE AFPA1E
The decisive position assumed by the
workmen at Homestead in repelling any in
fringement of their rights is still the chief
topic of conversation on the streets of Pitts
burg. One of the more important subjects
of discussion is whether or not the militia
will be ordered out to protect the Carnegie
Company's works, and the opinions upon
the necessity oi such an action are widely
divergent.
Adjutant General Greenland, Brigadier
General Wiley and Major Patterson, of the
brigade staff, who have been quartered
at the Seventh Avenue Hotel, are
under 'the impression that the Na
tional Guard is not needed at Homestead.
General Wiley says that when the men set
tle down, after the main trouble is over,
they will quietly give peaceable possession
of the property. When asked if he thought
Governor Pattiscn would make any radical
movement, he answered: "I have no idea
what he will do. He is in possession of all
the facts, and I think he understands the
trne situation."
Notwithstanding the reticence of these
military leaders, It was generally believed
yesterday evening that preparations have
been made to assemble the troops at a mo
ment's notice. Every command in the Sec
ond Brigade had been notified to be in read
iness. It was reported that the Quarter
master, 'Major Logan, is securing transpor
tation so that nothing will delay the mili
tiamen should the order be given them to
proceed to Homestead.
Frick Has Nothing to Say.
The officials of the Carnegie Company re
main as uncommunicative as ever. They
have little information to make public in
reference to their future course.
Chairman Prick said yesterday: "I have
no explanations to offer and no statements
to make concerning the Homestead trouble.
However, I might add that the rumor that
we are to abandon the works and give them
in charge of the State is untrue. The
plant is still in charge of the Sheriff. We
have not taken the property out of the
hands of that official."
Secretary Lovejoy said: "We have not
yet employed any men to take the place of
our former employes at Homestead. One
reason for this Is that we cannot promise
tne new men protection. We have, how
ever, had a great many applications. These
number about 2,000 skilled workmen, ijo
communication has been received from the
Governor by uf."
None of the chief officers of the Carnegie
Company would say anything of yesterday
morning's conference in Mr. Frick's office.
Mayor Gourley, Chief Brown and City At
torney W. CMoreland visited Mr. Frick
and were in private consultation with him
for at least 20 minutes.
Messrs. Hugh O'Donnell, John Coxe, J.
H. Williams, John T. Purman and G. W.
Server, the committee appointed by the
Homestead workmen to confer with Gov
ernor Pattison, on their return from Harris
burg yesterday morning left the Union
depot on the 8:35 o'clock train tor Home
stead. None of the gentlemen cared to
make public the result of their interview
with the Governor. Hugh O'Donnell inti
mated that they had been favorably re
ceived and the militia would not be sent to
Homestead for the present at least.
The reports from the Homeopathic and
Mercy Hospitals yesterday is but a repeti
tion of that of the previous day. The
patients taken to the institutisns from the
Homestead battle are improving rapidly
and some will be able to go to their homes
very shortly.
Pinkertons Who Failed to Corns.
Late yesterday afternoon a flegram was
received from Buffalo stating that three
carloads of Pinkerton men and two cars of
ammunition passed through that city the
night before, bound for Pittsburg. This
telegram was not confirmed. The Pinker
tons have not arrived in this city to-day.
If they came at all they came with nothing
to distinguish them from other travelers.
Sheriff McCleary said he had not
heard of any Pinkerton reinforce
ments arriving. His office was un
usually quiet yesterday. When asked
about William A. Pinkerton's assertion
that he bad a tacit understanding with
Sheriff McCleary that any men he forwarded
from Chicago to Pittsburg should be depu
tized, the Sherift said: "There is no such
agreement between us nor will there be."
When questioned regarding his future
action the Sheriff replied: "I will certainly
take no more steps in securing possession of
the Homestead plant until Monday, and
even then 1 cannot say what my line of ac
tion will be. I am satisfied that even if I
went to Homestead backed by 5,000 well
armed deputies made up of the business
men of the town, we could not accomplish
anything. Some of the men would go there
with the thoughts that they would be
whipped, and would run at
the first fire. One regiment
of well-drilled soldiers could accom
plish a great deal more. During the
afternoon the Sheriff had one visitor from
Homestead. He was Burgess McLuckie.
How the conference between the two men
resulted is not known.
It was stated last evening that Messrs.
Knox and Keed, solicitors for the Carnegie
Company, were in possession of important
correspondence that had passed between the
firm and Sheriff McClearr regarding the en
gagement of Pinkerton detectives to go to
Homestead, sit. iuiox, however, partially
denied any knowledge of the matter.1 He
said further that asattorney for the Carnegie
interests he was not at liberty to give such
information even if he possessed it.
The Sympathy of Kindred Societies.
During the past week all the prominent
labor organizations throughout the countrv
have passed resolutions svmpathizing with
the Homestead men in their present trouble.
Representatives of other organizations say
that they will have resolutions passed in
the near lutnre. The Knights of Labor in
this, the Third district, are now moving to
aid the looked out men. To-day circulars
will be issued calling for a general meeting
of all the 37 Master Workmen in this dis
trict. The meeting will be held in Knights
of Labor Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. The object of the gathering, as
outlined by Master Workman Deripsev, is
to arrange for aiding the Homestead mill
workers.
Last night it was reported that the work
men residing in the Pennsylvania dis
tricts were much exercised over the trouble
of the iron 'and Bteel workers at Home
stead. They have posted notices on
many telegraph poles in the Tsrelfth
and Fifteenth wards that there would be a
combined meeting of the Amalgamated As
sociation lodges Inthose districts some time
to-day. The session was called to formu
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late some plan to help the workmen at
Homestead. No place of meeting bad been
decided upon up to a late hour last night
Following in the wake of the labor organ
izations, the Democratic County Committee
met yesterday morning at their headquar
ters, on Boss and Diamond streets, to trans
act regular business. During the meeting
resolutions were passed of sympathy and
condolence, a copy of which will be for
warded to Homestead.
Mystery About the Arms.
One question that seems vto puzzle a great
many people is where the Homestead men
obtain their arms and ammunution. Efforts
have been made to explain this several
times. A visit yesterday to several of the
large retail gun'stores in the city revealed
the fact that there had been no extraordi
nary increase in the sale ot rifles, guns and
revolvers, or in powder, ball and shot.
The steamer Little Bill, whose crew had
such an exciting experience at Homestead,
is lying near one of the wharfboats at the
foot of Smithfield street Her master, Cap
tain Bogers, said he was ready to make an
other trip to Homestead with barges, just
as soon as be received orders to that effect
The Brooklyn baseball team arrived in
the city yesterday morning, and are stop
ping at the Monongahela Houseand after
a hasty breakfast the entire team boarded a
train for Homestead to see the sights.
SOME SUBSTANTIAL AID.
Amalgamated Engineers and Machinists,
Building; Trades Council, Democratic
County Committee and Trades Coun
cils Pass Besolutlons on Homestead.
The Amalgamated Society of Engineers
and Machinists of Pittsburg, held a meet
ing in Lafayette Hall last night The fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the Amalgamated Sooiety
of Engineers extend to the Homestead
strikers the moral and financial support of
Its 77,000 members, and congratulate them on
their determined and gallant flzht in behalf
of their righteous cause on Wednesday last;
we heartily sympathize with them for the
loss of their co-workers who died fighting,
and those otherwise injured; also,
Resolved, That we do assess our 72,000
members 50 cents each on behalf of the
Homestead strikers.
Pattison Highly Commended.
Resolved, That we do highly commend
Governor Pattison for his wIbo and just de
cision In not ordering military interference
dnring the disgraceful scenes caused by the
appearance of armed men for the Carnegie
Company at Homestead on Wednesday, and
that this society views with great alarm any
interference by the civil or military author
ities between the Carnegie Steel Company
and its employes, and would consider sucn
inteiference a prostitution of those duties
for which these bodies are formed.
Resolved, That we have read with great
satisfaction the remarks of Senator Palmer
on the tragedy at Homestead and wish to
emphasize that same language as correctly
representing the rights and claims of the
workers in all communities.
Tney Do Not Want the Library.
Resolved, That the Society of Amalga
mated Engineers, Machinists, eta, request
Pittsburg Council to return to Andrew Car
negie the monev donated by him for a free
library to Pittsburg, that this organization
looks upon same as blood-stained moneyand
it should be most hnmiliatlns to the people
of Pittsburg to accept this monument of a
vain autocrat
The Building Trades' Council of Alle
gheny county last night adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, That we, the Building Trades'
Council of Allegheny County, do indorse the
action taken by the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Iron and Steel Workers of Home
stead; and
Whereas, Andrew Carnegie and H. C.
Frick. his accomplice, havinc seen fit to em
ploy tho services of the Pinkerton thugs
(the offsconring of the world) to protect and
assist iu operating their plant at Home
stead; and
Whereas, We do most heartily condemn
the action of the Carnegie Steel Company;
belt
Resolved, That we Indorse the action
taken by the Knights of Labor In renudlat
lng the gift of the Carnegie free library in
tho citv of Pittsbmir: and be it further
Resolved, That we indorse the action of
Governor Pattison In refusing to aid said
highly protected capitalists iu carrying out
their designs in dcleating organized labor;
and be it further
Resolved, That we give our moral and
financial support to the oppressed and down
trodden of Homestead.
The Democratic Committee's Action.
The Democratic County Committee yes
terday unanimously adopted these resolu
tions: Resolved, That we sympathize with the
locked-out steel workeis of Homestead in
their efforts to maintain American and re
sist European pauper wages. And we condole
with the irlenus of those shot down by the
hirelings of a ereedy and arbitrary combina
tion of capital which has been one of the
principal beneficiaries ot special class leg-
.In Mnri
Reiolved, That we condemn as undemo- j
cratic and illegal, the leading of bands of
anneu men mio uur owin, rcurui.cu iron
the slnms of cities of sister States, under the
pretense of being used as peace officers,
these men being unknownand irresponsible
to the civil authorities.
Resolved, That we recommend to the par
ties to this controversy a speedy and honor
able settlement in tho interest ot law and
good order.
Resolved, That we indorse the action of
Governor Pattison In refraining from order
ing out the militia until the civil power has
been exhausted.
The Trades Assembly of Western Penn
sylvania held a meeting last night and
Joseph L. Evans, John G. Schlicker and
Levi J. Began were appointed a committee
on the Homestead troubles. They pre
sented the following resolutions:
Trades Assembly Resolves.
WhebeaS, The Trades Assembly of West
ern Pennsylvania learns of the deplorable
condition of affairs ot Homestead, and the
shooting down of onr citizens by hired
Pinkerton assassins. Imported into the
Commonwealth by orders of the Carnegie
Steel Company through their heartless
agent, H. C. Frick; and
Whereas, The late employes of the Car.
nesio Ttorks at Homestead wero, at the
time of this invasion, acting iu an or
derly and peaceable manner; and
Whereas, The said employment of Pink
erton thugs was contracted before the power
of tho law in Allegheny county was in
voked; and
Wheieas, The protective policy of this
Government has made it possible that such
gigantic enterprises as the Homestead Steel
Works can be created and sustained in this
country, employing about 1,000 men; and
Whereas, The employes are encouraged to
form family ties and have dependent on
them wlves.llttle children and aged parents,
making a community of some20 0u0 soul",
relying wholly on their daily labor for the
necessaries ofllfe, which the Carnegie Steel
Company now intends to deprive them of
because of their refusal to work for wages
venting closely on that of the pauper labor
of Europe and desert their labor organiza
tion, thus making this community outcasts
and forcing them to abandon their homos
and firesides in search of work; therefore,
belt
The Firm Denounced.
Resolved, That we denounce the lato ille
gal act of this firm iu importing Pinkerton
thugs, outcasts and criminals for the pur
pose of shooting down our citizens in cold
blood, an act which would not have been
tolerated in the most barbaric country In
past ages.
Resolved. That we demand of the National
and State Governments such legislation as
will effectually prevent the employment of
any other meaus to quell disorder, riots, etc.,
andpiotect tho live and pioperty of onr
citizens, except such as are provided by the
laws of our State and country.
Resolved, That we demand of the Con-
cress of the United States Mich legislation
as will secure to our working people the
benefits intended to be doiivcd irom the
alleged protective policy or this Govern
ment and thereby secure to them reasonable
security for tue meant of livelihood,
ill Organized Labcr Called On.
Resolved, That we call upon members of
organized labor.not only in Pittsburg but in
Allegheny count, to take emphatic action
in calling upon our city officers and members
of Councils and urge them to rescind their
former action In accepting . from Andrew
Carnegie his girt . of a so-called li
brary for the benefit of worklngmen;
that In view of the recent deplorable
events we cannot stultify ourselves Dy ac
cepting, even by proxy, a gilt, which like all
its predecessors, was followed by a reduc
tion of tlie wnges of his oraploj ti; which is
dyed in the blood of his worklngmen: which
has ever been followed by the exodus of the
giver to the crumbling castles of effete and
obsolete monarchies that he might ape the
manners of the titled classes and alsport
himself In a free trade country noon the
despoiled earnings of his alleged protected
workmen.
Their Sympathy Pledged.
Resolved, That we pledge to the loeked
out employes of the Homestead Steel Works
our sympathy an d such assistance as Is In our
power to render.
Itesolved, That we commend the action of
the Executive of this Commonwealth in re
fusing to call out the militia until such time
as It may be absolutely necessary and he
can do so in accordance with law.
Resolved, That copies of these resolutions
be sent under seal to Mayor H. L Gourley
for transmission to Councils: to Senators M.
S. Quay, J. D. Cameron, and Representa
tives John Dalzell, W. A. Stone and A. K.
.Crahr. and to the officers of the Amalga
mated Association.
IES CABREGIE8 IK POSSESSION.
Outsiders Carefully Kept From the Vicinity
or the Works.
The Camegies have possession of the
mills, and after noon yesterday, no one was
permitted to go within the stout firm gates.
During the morning several newspaper men
went about the grim silent plant, but
even they were refused admittance after the
whistle of the busy wire mills across the
river sounded the noon hour.
Without the whitewashed, forbidding
palisades the pickets of the ousted men
patrol up and down keeping a close, strict
watch upon everyone who comes within
their posts. The men on duty are strongand
determined and practical jokers or trouble
inciters are quickly ordered to leave the
premises. No trifling is overlooked and
the men are stern in their commands. The
works are in much the same condition they
have been since the trouble first began.
There are many people coming and going
between Homestead and Munnall station,
where the works are situated.
The Seventh Victim Dead.
William Foy died at Homestead last
night shortly after 10 o'clock. He was the
seventh victim of that fatal battle with the
Pinkertons on Wednesday.
Trusses.
Trusses carefully fitted and satisfaction
guaranteed at 909 Penn avenue, near Ninth
street, Pittsburg, Pa. J. W. Thompson, of
13 years' experience, has charge of the fitting
department
Picturesque Scenery, Comfort and measure
Combined
Will be afforded every person that takes ad
vantage of the Pennsylvania Railroad's sec
ond seashore excursion, which leaves Pltts
Durg Thursday, July 21. at 8 JO A. St., stopping
at East Liberty. Braddock, Irwin, Greens
burg, Latrobe, Blatrsville Int, Johnstown,
etc A train of Pullman parlor cars and day
coaches will leave Union station on above
date, arrivlne in Philadelphia at 7:16 r. K.,
where passengers will remain over night and
proceed to seashore on any train following
date. Tickets will be sold at rate of $10, good
for 12 days and good to stop off at Philadel
phia on return trip within the limit. Tickets
will also be accepted on trains leaving Pitts
burg at 4-80, 7:10 and &I0 r. x. on that date.
Seats in the parlor cars and berths In the
sleeping cars can be secured on application
at the office, 110 Fifth avenue, city.
Pittsburg and lake Erie Railroad.
On July 12, 15 and 16 excursion tickets will
be sold to Lakewood (Lake Chautauqua),
Cambridge, Pa., Saegertown, Pa., and re
turn, at i&. good is days for return passage.
Also on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday of
each week durinz July and August Trains
leave at 8 a. m. and 1:55 p. jr., central time.
Pullman car on afternoon train. xwrsu
AS TJS0AL THE FIRST.
THE DISPATCH with Its nsual enterprise
pres-nta to Its readers to-day, In Its cent-a-word
advertising columns, under For Sale,
Crayons rhotoirrapbs and Material!, re
liable houses in both cities, where from a
small tintype to a. life-size crayon can be
secured at moderate rates. Don't fail to
read our cent-a-word advertisements.
MEN'S S3 HATS, 08 CENTS.
Appraisers Salo at, Sailer's.
90 cases men's stiff hats regnlar $2 and $3
grades will go at 98 cents to-morrow (Mon
day) only. Saixer,
Cor. Smithfield and Diamond streets.
Thornton Bros Allegheny,
Crowded, as usual, every day, and you find
a rush at the Cash Store. No flaming ad
vertisements (such as you see every day by
some houses) needed to crowd this popular
store.
The faot that we cut every price made
elsewhere Is well established in these cities,
and thousands of customers will tell you
hat it pays to trade at the Cash Store.
Out of town visitors If you have a suit to
be cleaned or pressed leave them at Cliai.
Pfelfer', the men's clothing cleaning offices,
443 Smithfield street Pittsburg. 100 Federal
street, Allegheny. Tels. 12U, 3469. TT3U
Bt all means Inspect those lovely hats, re
duced from $5 to 2 50 this week at O'Reilly's,
407 Market street.
FINE STATIONERY,
Wedding Invitations, Calling Cards, Etc
ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
W. V. DERMITT & CO.,
39 Sixth Aveirae.
ap9-TTS9U
HUGUS&HACKE
The Upholstery
Department offers
great inducements dur
ing OUR SUM
MER SALE.
A general mark
down of prices in all
grades of Lace Cur
tains, some extra bar
gain's in odd lots i to
3 pairs of a pattern
AT HALF regular
values.
A few pairs left of
our regular $6.50 Por
tieres, which we are
closing at $4.75 per
pair.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT"
Ladies' Blazers,
black only, to close a
broken assortment we
mark a line that were
$6 to $2.50 EACH.
Black Double
Shawls reduced from
.50 to $5 each.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St.
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I Da. RjM. Haxm. Xye, ear. nose and
treet, Pittsburg, Pa. Bsa
BIBER & EAS0N.
DOWN THEY GO.
INDIA SILKS
-AND-
PARASOLS.
Priktid India Silks from 50c to
25c, These are not ends and bad
styles, but choice printings, and tho
greatest Silk bargain of the season.
India Silks at ZVA C- Polka dots,
scroll and chintz effects.
India Silks from 85c to 50d
India Silks reduced from $x and
1.25 to 75c, Some of the choicest
productions of this season.
PARASOLS.
Why not buy one?
Children's Parasols, 35c and
50c.
Changeable Silk Tarasols and
Solid Satin with ruffles marked down
from $3 to $1.50.
Elegant Black Parasols from
$3.50 down to $1,75,
Chiffon Trimmed Parasols
From $4down to $2.00.
From $6 down to $3.50.
Lace and Embroidery Trimmed
Parasols from $9 down to $5.
BIBER & EAST0N,
605 AND 507 KAEKET STL
JylOrrsaa
ORIENTAL RUGS.
NEW BBPAEHIEST.
Heretofore people wanting special
sizes of Oriental Rugs had to send to
New York City for them. We have
just opened a large line of these
goods in all sizes and S dozen differ
ent makes. They are our own im
portation, and we will continue to
receive new patterns as fast as brought
out in the Orient.. The prices range
from 8 up.
CHINA MATTINGS.
Our Matting Department is brim
ful of the very latest weaves. We
have secured the services of a native
of the.. Celestial Empire, who is sta
tioned in our show window every
day, turning the samples for your in
spection. EDWARD
GROETZINGER,
627 AND 629 PENN AVE.
Jyio-rrssa
MARSHELL,
THE CASH GROCER,
WILL SAVE YOU MONEY.
Hot weather enervates you. Robs
you of your appetite and weakens
your system.
To drink large quantities of cold
water only makes you more uncom
fortable. What you require is something to
strengthen you, and so enable you to
resist the effects of the heat.
A little soup, as the first course of
your meal, gives you an appetite, and
is nourishment and a tonic both at
once.
Canned Soups are expensive; and
ordinary soups require too large fires
to be consistent with comfort in hot
weather.
Kopfs Compressed
Pea Soup
Is easily prepared, and is delicious
and nutritious.
A 10c Package Will-Make Om'
Quart of Soup.
During all this week we will have
a very attractive exhibit of this soup
at our Pittsburg stores. Come and
eat a plate of soup with us.
CAMPING PARTIES
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PICNIC PARTIES
Come and See Us.
We have the best facilities to scire
you and the lowest prices.
Picnic Plates Free
To Sunday School Picnics and other
associations. Tell us how many you
can use ioo or 500, or more. We
will be pleased to give them to you.
Send for our larg Weekly Price
List and order by maiL
MARSHELL,
Corner Ohio and Sandusky Streets,
ALLEGHENY.
34 and 15 Diamond Square,
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