ing at full speed had brought the intelli.
. Fierce and Fatal Battle
Between Strikers and
Detectives
T CARNEGIE STEEL WORKS.
Bombardment of Two Barges
Containing 300 Private
: Detectives,
LONG LIST OF KILLED => “OUNDED
Cannon, Musketry, Dynamite and Fire
® Used With Deadly Effect.
Six strikers and ten Pinkerton detec-
tives are dead, twenty strikers are in-
jured, some fatally, and forty other
amen, distributed among the two sides
mre badly hurt. This is the list of fatalities
and casualties due to the great iron-workers’
strike that caused the battle between Pinker-
‘tons and strikers at Homestead, Pa. .
5 KILLED.
Jonx E. Morris, 23 years old, laborer;
Henry STREIGLE, 20 years old. driver; PETER
Ferris, aged 23 years; Sinas WAIN, aged 25
ars, an Englishman, laborer; Taomas
: iy aged 40, laborer; J. W. KLEIN, of
i , a Pinkerton man; JosgpH So-
TAK, oF Austria, a striker; M. A. CONNORS,
‘aged 40, a Pinkerton man, of New York.
¢ INJURED.
Among twenty-five mill men and sympa-
‘thisers who were wounded during the day
+ Richard Derham, Mart Murray,Joseph
hido, Miles Laughlin, David P. Davis and
Joseph Schutie.
The others wounded are: Capt. Fred W.
Hinde of the Pinkerton detectives, age 41
years, New York; David Lester, aged 40
ears, Chicago Pinkerton detective; Russell
ells, aged 35 years, Chicago; J. G. Hoff-
- man, aged 35 years, a Chicago Pinkerton de-
fective; George W. Rutter, aged 46 years,
Homestead, a mill worker;Charles Snothran,
‘aged 28 years, Chicago Pinkerton detective;
: . R. Speer, aged 40 years, Chicago, lieut-
| enant of Pinkerton detectives; John
- Kisbnell, aged 33 years, New York Pinker
4on detective; Patrick Grow. aged 40 years,
ncago Pinkerton detective; Edward Me-
Govern, aged 32 years, Philadelphia Pinker-
ton detective; Miles Loughran, aged 24,mill-
worker, Homestead; Josephs Zsibo, aged 27,
millworker, Homestead; John Curry, aged
; , was boatman on the steamer
m. Foy. coal digger; Chas.
Tamb, Philadelphia: Patrick McGuire, Bal-
' timore; Wm. A. Regar, Philadelphia; John
Smith, Chicago; H. W. McGregory, Phila-
. delphia; George Hall, Chicago; Fred Asbury,
“Chicago; James Murphy. Brooklyn; D. J.
Ziegler, Philadelphia; James Maloy, Chica-
. go; Charles Northrop, Chicago: E. A. Co-
~ vert, Brooklyn; Patrick MecGoff, Chicago;
Lewis Flager, Chicago; John Lutz, New
York; Anthony Callner, Philadelphia;
George Wright, New York; William Me-
Kinnon, New York: Fred Gerhart, New
“York; James H. Pugh, Brooklyn; Edward
Milstead, Chicago; J. F. Scofield, Chicago;
William Johnson, Chicago; wike Gough,
Chicago; John Gridden, New York.
THE BIG BATTLE.
Bloodshed Follows the Pinkertons’ At.
tempt to Land. -
* At 2:45 o'clock Wednesday morning the
slumbering workers in the Carnegie mills at
. Homestead, Pa., not on picket duty were
awakened to the consciousness of imminent
ger by a long continued blast from the
whistle of the electric light plant.
- the signal for a general alarm.
been received an hour earlier that two boat
loads of Pinkertons were on the way to the
‘wwork. The barges carrying them had been
sighted far up the river and a horseman rid-
It was
acto the headquarters of the workers,
The general alarm was sounded in conse
uence. It was responded to with such
readiness and alacrity as to show that it was
not unexpected.
The visit of the deputy sheriffs the day
before had prepared the men for livelier®
work later on. Before the last discordant
"notes of the whistle had died away hundreds
of the mill men and their sympathizers
were hurrrying to the river front. By 3:30
o'clock 1,000 men were posted at the various
~ approaches to the town from the stream.
It was nearly 4:30 o'clock when the Little
Bill and her tows passed under the Pemickey
bridge. Three hundred Pinkertons were
said to be on board. It took half an
. hour to maneuver the barges intc
. position along the sloping shore. At §
“o'clock a gangplank was thrown out to effect
a landing.
On the banks above 300 mill-men and
. others were silent spectators of the pro
ceedings. They had cleared the decks for
‘action, as it were, by pulling down the
fence, and they stood in a line several deep
awaiting a challenge from the enemy. It
came in this wise. As the plank was placed
in position the leader of the Pinkertons,
Capt. Hinde, stepped on to it and addressed
_ the crowd on the bank.
Gentlemen?’ he said, ‘‘we have been sent
here to occupy and take charge of the works
and we propose to do so in just fifteen
minutes from now.”
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
‘ell, the works are here; come and take
was the answer returned from one
jer. , There was a pause of a few
silence only broken by the low
‘of the workers and the noise of
crew as the barges were
me of the men had crowded
ater’s edge and but a few
| several of them from the
A One of them,
bled and
Hun,
T th Hes for a generai
Word had |
was first shot in campaign.
Ii e i . The.
on the bank broke ranks and soughi
cover behind piles of iron, etc, the Pinker-
tons sending a volley after them. e re-
sponse from the men was immediate, and a
rattling fire from both sides was kept up.
The millmen had bot few rifles, being arm-
ed Hostly with plyers, and they stood
but small chance nst the deadly messen-
gers from the Winchesters of the Pinker-
tons. The men fell back, taking Foy with
them. The wounded man was carried to
Dr. J. Osborne's office on Dixon street, bad-
ly injured. Mart Murray, a rougher on the
beam mill, was shot above the ear, but not
seriously hurt. In this engagement there
were several casualties, but there is much
difficulty in obtaining particulars.
hen the workers fell back under the
heavy fire from the barges the general ex-
[esiasion wis that the Pinkerton force would
landed and the position carried by as-
sault. But this seemed to be very far from
the intention of the invaders, and they evi-
dently preferred to pepper their adversaries
from behind the cast iron sides of the
barges, to taking chances in the open. After
the first general fusillade a desultory fire
from each side was maintained for two
ours.
When the first shots were heard in the
town the trestle carrying the Pemickey
tracks through the mill was thronged wit.
an excited crowd that quickly gathered.
THE SECOND ENGAGEMENT.
The Little Bill had sheered off when the
firing began, but after a time came along-
side the barges again. She remained there
until 7 o'clock, when another sharp engage-
ment took place. The captain of the invad-
.| ing for their wounded, waitin
rely passive. Three times bey ran up
the white flag of truce, but -answe
with derisive cheers'and more offensiveness.
‘The strikers had a cannon, which they tried
to train on the boats, but each shot flew’
ark. LE
bursted, and then they resorted to
Great chunks of it were thown at the boat,
the most of which only splashed in the
water. Occasionally it struck the roof, but
exploded upward and only left a white
breath of smoke. One lucky shot struck
the stern end of one the barges and made a
gaping opening, which served as an objec-
tive point for future throws, but was aiways
missed. Other shots ripped up great sec-
tions of the deck. Then they took a long
i ipe the Car-
section of hose and tried to
negie Company's gas to the boats to blow
up the company’s protectors. Time and
again they tried it, each proving a failure,
while the spectators and strikers awaited the
result with bated breath. All knew that it
meant death to the deputies. "If not blown
up or burned to death they would be shot
down ‘like dogs. For behind improvised
breast-works of abandoned machinery,
buildings, scrap iron, efc., sharp-shooters
were ready to mow them down, while men
with revolvers were ready to take them if it
became a fight at short range. Even the
slight hope of swimming to the other shore
and escaping was lost, as pickets were over
there ready to pick them off.
Meanwhile the Pinkertons were huddled
under deck, dragging in their dead and car-
for what
seemed their certain doom, as all overtures
of surrender had been refused. They dared
not act on the defense, as it would have
brought that wild crowd of men down on
em.
THE STEEL MILL AT HOMESTEAD,
ing force, as the Pinkértons may be stvled,
determined on carrying the position with a
rush. He succeeded in landing half a hun-
dred or so of his men, but the bullets of the
defenders fell so fast and thick in their
midst thal a retreat was ordered, and the
Pinkertons sought shelter in their barges.
This affair cost both sides losses, and a good
many of the Pinkertons were hit hard. and
among them Capt. Hinde. The millmen
suffered serious losses too.
At this time the Little Bill had evidently
had enough of the warfare. she headed up
stream, taking with her four of the Pinker-
tons who had been yjvounded. The steamer
ran up to Port Perry, where the wounded
were placed on board a Baltimore & Ohio
train for Pittsburg.
Asthe bright midsummer sun pursued its
course to the zenith, shedding light and heat
on the battlefield, it became apparent to the
strikers that the Pinkerton forces would nos
make a sortie. This encouraged the men
and preparations were made to fight the
battle to a finish. A ten-pounder belongzing
to a Grand Army of the Republic post was
mounted in position to command the boats,
while another was sent across the river to a
point near the Pemicky bridge. Both pieces
were brought to bearupon the barges. For
a time little execution was done, the scra
iron, old nuts, and pinchin with which
the pieces were charged falling harmlessly
from the iron sides of the barges. The mill
men had not the fight all their own way,how-
ever, as the rifles of the Pinkertons continu-
ed spitting forth bullets every time a man
showed himself. Many of the workers dis-
played the coolness of old soldiers.
Throughout this skirmishing and in the
“They gave no quarter, we will gre
none,” was grimly passed from lip to lip.
Meanwhile the body of an unknown striker
lay on the river bank, his brethren being
afraid to venture near enough to even iden-
tify it, let alone attempt a rescue.
At this juncture the giant form of William
‘Weihe, the president of the Amalgamated
association, loomed in view, He was ac-
companied by President-elect Garland and
Vice-President McErey. Mr. Weihe came
with a truce proposition from Sheriff Mc-
Cleary. He offered to send a boat and tow
the harges away if the men would stop the
firing. For once he failed to influence the
men and they angrily renewed hostilities.
Finally they agreed to accept the proposit on
if the Pinkertons would agree to give up
their guns and ammunition. After a con-
ference with the otner Amalgamated leaders
President Waihe left for Pittsburgh to again
confer with the sheriff. ;
At 5:30, after being penned up like sheep
and undergoing fire since morning, the
Pinkertons again for the fourth time ran up
the white flag. = This time cooler counsel
prevailed. The Pinkertons were marched
off the boat to the rink and locked up. The
strikers then set fire to the barges and burn-
ed them to the water's edge.
THE SURRENDER.
About 5 o’clock in the afternoon a small
white flag was hoisted through the window
of the barge, and this evident : token of sur-
render was received with yell after yell of
delight and howls of derision. The strikers
in turn hoisted a flag of truce. and under
its protection a messenger was sent to the
boat. He passed iuside, whiie the great
army of strikers came from behind the iron
MILL HANDS A
subsequent closer encounters the mill men
fought with a determination and skill, con-
sidering the circumstances and their poor
equipments, that was remarkable.
About 10 o'clock the ten-pounder on the
opposite bank was brought across to the
mill. Ithad, unfortunately, caused the
death of one of the workers, one of the pel-
lets striking and killing Silas Wain, an
Englishman who bad been but twelve
months in the country and employed as a
Jaborer in the mill. He was shot through
the neck and instantly killed. When this
piece had been mounted in position addi-
tional impulse was given to the fight, and as
fast as the cannons were loaded the barge
was bombarded with every variety of mis-
sile that would ‘enter the 23-inch muzzles.
As midday approached the firing on both
sides slackened. The Pinkertons were evi-
dently despairing of gaining a landing. As
the fusillade from the barges grew less the
determination of the men to obtain a: com-
plete victory increased. Since bullets would
not discomtit theenemy other means were
resorted to. A tank of oil was run down to
the water's edge and set fire to in the hope
it would burn the boats. This was unsuccess-
fu'. bh t the old pump-house was fired from
nd made it hotter still for the
bargemen,
after 11 o'clock the Little Bill
came down stream from Braddock. As she
neared the barges she slowed up with the in-
tention of runningin to them. A rapid dis-
charge of musketry from the men, supple-
mented by the practice of a dozen markes-
men from the opposite bank. made the Bill's
skipper change his mind, and'he continued
down stream. As the steamer passed the city
farm a man on the Baltimore & Ohio side of
the river took a pot-shot al the steersman
and he dropped where he stood. It could not
be ascertained how much he was injured.
The fusillade at the Bill continued until she
had passed Homestead. : ’
Soon after this incident a white flag vas
run up at the peak of one of the barges. The
Pinkertons had evidently had enough of it;
but the millmen bad not. They wanted an
unconditional surrender and were bound to
have it. a
“The Pinkertons were very much hors de
bat, and their h
T HOMESTEAD,
bulwark and stood waiting with almost
breathless suspense. After a wait of five
minutes the truce-bearer came from the
boat and quickly running up the bank in-
formed the commandant of the fort that
the Pinkerton naval forces were willing to
surrender provided they would be guarded
to a place of safety.
After a short consultation this was agreed
to, and then shout after shout of ‘They
have surrendered’’ were heard on all sides
and passed along the line and taken up
again and afiain until they had spread
fully two miles away. By this
time a great crowd of women,
young and old, all shouting, laughing
and groaning by turns, lined theiver bank,
intermingled with the strikers, watching and
waiting for the hated ‘‘Pinkertons’” to come
out of their nest. Many women carried
brooms, which they afterwards used with
good effect'in belaboring the backs of the
unfortunate prisoners of war.
In the mean time excited men were run-
ning to and fro in all parts of both boats
dragging forth the occupants and starting
them down the gang-plank forthe shore,
where they were compelied to run a gaunt-
Jet of kicks, curses and cuffs on their way
into the mill yards. The strikers on board
the barges were also busy at work throwing
overboard cooking utensils of various kinds;
together with all the bed-clothing, eatables,
furniture and personal baggage of the late
occupants, which could be found. The
wounded men found on either craft were
removed to the Homestead hospital on
stretchers. Winchester rifles, which were
found by dozens, were ‘‘appropriated’’ as
spoils of war, and so were a large number of
revolvers. The ‘‘Pinks”’ were completely
disarmed before being permitted to land,
and the boats stripped of everything port-
able.
Krom the large yawl being launched and
put in service came the words: ‘Everybody
et ashore; we are going to have a little
ight onthe subject,’’ in a commanding
voice from amidships. All obeyed except
two or three men, who were seen to pass in-
side the outer barge bearing a torch.
A few moments later smoke and flames
were seen curling from the roof of. both
barges. The fire spread rapidly and twi-
¢
about ended, the entire
t up, whilé 2,000 throats
5 {
While the boats were burning a small
army of women visited the shore and claim-
ed as their share of sug trophies of victory
all the bed clothing, caps, Kettles and other
tinware in sight. 3
The Pinkerton men were later escorted to
Pittsburg, and then sent out of the city to
their respective homes.
At this writing all is quiet at Homestead.
The Saloons are closed, and the striking
workmen are guarding the company’s prop-
erty, and i the peace. The I
however, refuse to allow any person to en-
ter the company’s property, and declare that
none but Homestead workers will be per-
mitted to work in the mills. In what man-
ner the plant will be turned over to the
company is not yet determined. Pending
such action both sides are awaitingdevelop-
ments. 2 Poe E
THE COMPANY'S §
A Statement From the Carnegie”
pany in Regard to the Trouble.
The Carnegie: Steel Company, limited,
issued the following statement:
“Qur Homestead steel works were, on July
1, taken possession of by a mob, which was
immediately thereafter organized by the
local representatives of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers, and
all our mechanics, mill men, and even fore-
men and superintendents of departments
were forcibly denied admission thereto. ‘We
were also notified by a self-styled advisory
committee that no fires would be permitted
at the works, lest the men become excited
to further K unlawful acts. This continued
until yesterday, when we called upon the
sheriff of Allegheny county for protection
and assistance in regaining possession of our
property.
“The sheriff went to Homestead, and on
his return sent-deputies to- the works, and
posted a proclanfation ordering the men to
disperse. His deputies were routed and his
proclamation torn down. The sheriff ‘then,
through his chief deputy, attempted to
take 300 of our watchmen, who were sent tv
the works by boat last night. These men
were met more than a mile below the works
by an armed mob of Amalgamated men,
who followed along the river bank and fired
rifles and revolvers at the boats. This shoot-
ing was continuous for twenty-five minutes
before one shot was returned from the beats,
which was not until the boats were tied up
at our landing.
‘On the arrival of the boats the mob tore
down a large portion of the fence about the
works, and filled the bluff above the land-
mg, keeping up a continuous fire, and
wounding three of our watchmen. Then,
and not until then, was the fire returned, re-
sulting, we are advised, in some loss of life.
The mob was so large as to prevent the
landing of the guards, who are at this time
on the boats, awaiting orders from the au-
thorities. + We are not taking any active part
in the matter at present, as we cannot inter-
fere with the sheriff in the discharge of his
duty, snd are now awaiting his further ac-
on.
NO MORE PINKERTONS.
The Carnegie Co. Say They Will Send
No More to Homestead. The Sheriff
Visits the Seat of War and Fails to
Secure Deputies. The Pink=:rtons Were
Under Orders of the Sheriff. Another,
Statemsnt by the Company. = = :
PrrrssureH, Pa., July 11.—During an in.
terview with secretary Lovejoy of the Car-
negie Co., he said: ‘*We do not expect to
bring any more Pinkertons here. I will
repeat the. statement of the company,. that
there was an understanding with the Sheriff
that those 300 nen on the barges were to
have been swort in us deputies, when it be-
came necessary.. The 300 were under the
genaral direction of Captain Hein. The
Chicago contingent
Captain Kline. Had the 5
been shot down by the strikers at the first
fire, the day might have ended differently
at Homestead. 3 ‘ Me
“We acted entirely within the law and
Propriety in taking those watchmen to
omestead. It was our desire to avert
. bloodshed. For thas reason we took the
men up quietly in the night. We expected
to put the men ir the plant without any
disturbance. Those murders of the watch-
men were committed on our own ground.
The barges had been tied up. When they
touched the landing Captain Redgers him-
self jumped on shore, with a rope, and moeor-
ed the craft. Within ten feet of him stood
a striker emptying a revolver at the plucky
riverman. Captain Rodgers escaped un-
hurt. None of the men who took part in
that shooting will ever work in the Home-
stead milis again. We belive that about
about two-thirds of the men had no hand in
the shooting and these will likely be given
their old positions, under the conditions
which the firm thinks proper. At present
we want our works. That is the great con-
sideration now."
Sheriff McCleary was asked what truth
there was in the statement that the Pinker-
tons had been sworn in as deputies and were
under charge of Deputy Sheriff Gray when
they left Pittsburg for Homestead. He
answered emphatically that the story was
absolutely without foundation. . “Of course,”
. he said, *‘I knew that the -Pinkerton men
were coming, and I was notified ‘of their ar-
rival. Then Mr. Gray was sent down to
join'the party and act as a representative of
the Sheriff in maintaining the peace. He
was not instructed to swear in the Pinker-
ton men or to lead them, and he did neither.
He was there simply to accompany the par-
ty in the interest of the county. We were
not asked to make the Pinkerton men deputy
sheriffs, and had not the slightest intention
of doing so.” j i
On Friday, Sheriff McCleary visited.
Homestead to scan the situation of , affairs
and if possible appoint deputies there to
tn protect the company’sinterest. His visit
was without oh and on his return to
Pittsburz he made the f)llowing statement :
“I went .to Homestead to swear in some of
the citizens cf the town ‘as deputies. They
were selected on acgount of their being well-
known to the people of Homestead as re-
sponsible ard respected citizens. who could
have no desire except to keep the peace and
maintain the law. Of the 17 whom I sent
for 4 were out of town, 3 could not be found,
4 refused to come to see me and 6 came and
absolutely refused to serve.”
CONFIDENCE IN HIS MANAGERS.
Mr, Carnegie Says Their Actions Have
" His Full Approval and Sanction.
Andrew Carnegie was interviewed his
hunting cottage in the Scottish Highlands.
The report ol the interview follows:
When Mr. Carnegie entered the room,
your correspondent asked him if he cared to
say anything in regard to the troubles at his
mill, and Mr: Carnegié in a ¢ontemptuous
manner replied: “I have nothing whatever
to say. Ihave given up all'active control of
the business and: I do not care to interfere in
any way with the present management
conduct of this affair.’
the affairs of the company,’ was asked.
*T have nothing whatever to say on that
int. The business management is in the
ands of those who are fully competent
to deal with every question: that may
arise.” & :
“Have you heard from Homestead since
the riot occurred?” ah
*I have’ received several - cables,’ and
among them several asking my interference
with the parties in control.” ~
“Rut you must have some option in the
matter that vou are willing to express?!’
‘No, sir; I am not willing to express any
opinion. The men have chosen their course
and IT am powerless to change it. The hand-
Jing of the case on the part of the company
has my full approval and sanction. Further
hun th is I have no disposition to say any-
ng.
himself” he turned abraptly and-léfe the
room." Taree
was commanded by
two officers not |
“But do you still exercise a superyision of |
‘When Mr. Carnegie had thus delivered
D' TO HOMESTEAD . TO
Preserve the Peace. The Whole Division
is Directed to Move. Itis Com-
posed of 8,500 Men.
Hazrzissura, Pa., July 11.—Governor Pat-
tison at 10 o'clock Saturday ordered the en-
tire National Guard to move to the support
of the Sheriff of Allegheny county in pre
serving peace at Homestead. The following:
made public : :
P. NEA
GEORGE R. SNOWDEN, MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDING
Put the division under arms and move at nee;
with ammunition, to the support of the Sheriff o
Allegheny county at Homestead. Maintain the
peace, pro rsons in und
constitution and laws of the State. ©
with me. ROBERT E. PATTISON, Governor.
, 1892,
WiLLIAM H. MCCLEARY, TE Suis da
Have ordered Major (ieneral George R: Snowden,
‘with the division of the National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania, to‘your sup “at once. ut yourself in
communication with him. Communicate with me
further particulars. o
ROBERT E. PATTISON, Governor,
IMPORTANT CONFERENCES. =
Adjutant General W. W. Grednland re-
turned from Pittsburg Saturday morning,
and shortly afterward Major General Snow-
den came up from Philadelphia. The two
were in conference with Governor Pattison
at frequent intervals throughout the day
and evening. General Greenland gave the
Governor a very full report of the inquiries
he had made at Pittsburg, and expressed
the opinion that the proper course to pursue
was to order out the troops. It was plain,
he said, that Sheriff McCleary conld not hope
to secure order with deputy sheriffs, as the
situation had so changed at Homestead
since the introduction of the Pinkertons
that the usual course of procedure in such
cases would not avail.
The party went over the history of the
Pittsburg riots of 15 years ago and read over
carefally the Supreme Court reports cover-
ing thesuits for damage which followed.
The o inion was that the Governor's duty
was clear in the matter save one point. Up
to Saturday no formal demand had: been
made by Sheriff McCleary for troops. It
was held by the Governor that it would not
be proper for him to do anything until this
demand had been made. his had been in-
timated to the Sheriff before, and he was
also advised of it by telegraph to-day. : The
result was that about 8 o'clock Saturday
evening Sheriff McCleary sent the telegram
printed above. Even then the Governor felt
reluctant to take the step which to him ap:
peared necessary. Flo
Messengers were dispatched for the Ad-
jutant General and the: Major General and
another consultatioff vas had. The first in-
timation of the Governor's intention came
at 9 ¢’clock, when hesent word tothenews-
paper men that he wanted to see them at 10
o'clock. At that hour the correspondents
‘repaired to the ‘Exeentive mansion. The
Governor met them at the foot of the stairs.
He looked worried and nervous, but lost 110
Mime. & & SEE Se 2 gr
“Boys,” he began, “we have ordered thedivision”
to move at once, the telegrams and orders may be
had at the Executive office. That is'all T ‘can say
to-night.” a
| i ORDERS TO
Immediately after
order from the Gover:
Snowden, accompanied artermaste
0. E. McClellan, repaired to the room of,
Private Secretary H. D. Tate and began is-
suing orders to brigade gommanders. To’
General Robert P. Dechert he sent the fol-!
lowing : Le
In compliance with orders from the Commander-
in-Chief, you will concentrate your brigade in cam
at Mt. Gretna by Monday afternoon, battery hap
There await further orders, La
- Take with you three days’ rations, and all the am-
and. First troop, mounted, will nove
on first train available on the Fennsylvanio railroad,
By command of George R. Snowden. | =
EOR: .. Now’
Assistant Adjutant G reneral,
To General]. P, S. Gobin, of the Third
Brigade, General Snowden sent an order di-
recting him to concentrate his command at
Lewistown, moving west. od
General Snowden declined to give the en-
tire order issued to the Second Brigade, but
Genera! Wiley is: instructed to arrange for
the safe and'successfnl moving of hiscom-
mand. here the brigade is fo be con¢en-
trated, the Major General refused to indi-
cate. He said it was desirable to maintain
Secrecy; especially with regard to that bri-
gade.
A REPLY TO ME. FRICK.
The Workmen Issue a Statement
Denying His Allegations. :
Last Saturday evening the locked-out iron |
and steel workers of the Homestead (Pa.)
“mill issued ‘a statement in reply to the one:
made by H, C. Frick concerning the points
in dispute between the company’ and’ the
men. They say they do not want to dictate,
‘what wages they shall receive, but they see.
no reason why they should not engage in a:
‘controversy with their employers over the’
question of wages.
They are prepared to meet the represent-
atives of the company and discuss the scale
with them. It is also held by them that the,
satisfaction pointed to by Mr. Frick as ex-:
isting in the non-union Braddock and Du-'
uesne mills is forced, and not voluntary.
"While all the propositions in dispute do not
affect the men, they claim that few of the
‘workmen escape without being affected to’
some degree.
Press Representatives Badged.
The locked-out men at Homestead, Pa.;
decided to put an end to vexatious mistakes,
and at the same time to protect themselves
against spies, under the guise of newspaper
reporters. There are about 80 correspondents
in Homestead, and several have been sub-
jected to very severe examinations, under
the impression that they were agents of the
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, in dis-
ice.
To avoid this badges were distributed last
evening to all bona fide reporters, which all
the locked-out men are ordered to respect.
These badges consist of white satin ribbons,
on which are written: ‘Official Press Badge,
Homestead,”’ ‘hen the number, and under
it the seal of the Amalgamated ~ Association:
of Iron and Steel Workers:
Action of the Trade Assembly.
The Trades Assembly of Western Penn-
sylvania, at its meeting Saturday-night, at
Pittsburg, denounced in the Strongest possi-
ble terms the importation of the Pinkerton
men who were sent to Homestead, in the
words of the preamble, “by the orders of the
Carnegie Stee. company through their heart-
less agent, O. Frick.” The resolutions
were quite lengthy, and expressed indigna-
tion throughout at the recent action of the
Carnegie sompany toward the iron-workers
at Homestead. i
Fa tet mien ee te rn
THE EXPRESS THIEF DISGORGES.
Return of United States Oompany’s
Money Deposited in Pittsburg.
Edwin J. Ryan, the youth who robbed the
TU. S. Express Co. of $45,000 at Washington,
D.C. two weeks ago, turned over $41,380,
WHAT CAUSED
f The Workmen Wanted ]
Fixed Three ¥.
The trouble now - existing at
Pa., is not the first of the kins
trike at the Homestead works three yea
2 hin was also very exciting for several
AE exal rad
he time Carnegie attempted to
days. Atthe ti Re ie
ut 100 deputies in charge of the mill to
oe on men. The deputies were met
at the depot by men, women and ¢ ildren,.
who drove them out of town. Similar meth--
ods were used at the time, but there was no-
loss of life. After several weeks a settiée—
ment was effected and a three-year sliding:
scale arranged. This scale expired on last.
Thursday, oe 30. It was the pet scheme:
of Andrew Carnegie to introduce a sliding.
scale. The scale agreed upon was readjust—
ed ut the expiration of every three months.
The scale was based on the price of steel bil-
lets, which were taken as a fair indicator of
the state of the market.
were selling at a high price the company
was to share its increased profits with its:
workmen. When steel billets were falling.
in price, the workmen were to share the de-
creased profits of the company. But while
there was no limit fixed as far asthe advance
of steel billets, and the consequent advance:
of wages was concerned, a minimum
was agreed upon. The minimum basis was:
$25 per ton. Thatis to say, where steel
billets fell in price below $25 per ton, the=
workmen were still to be paid at the rate
$25 a ton. !
This scale was advantageous to the work:
men. The past three years demonstrat
this, as for a long period of the latter
of the three years steel billets averaged
much less than $25 a ton. For the past 15
months the price of steel billets has beens
fluctuating between $22.50 and $23.50. Dur-—
ing this time, however, the firm has pa
the Homestead workers at the rate of $25
During the first part of the three years il
lets were considerably above $25 and wages:
were high. :
In the main, the workers demanded that.
the old scale be reaffirmed. They also asked:
for some changes in the pav of the armor-
plate workers. In this direction an increas
was demanded. Some trouble ensued over
this last January, and for some time there:
was danger of a strike. The trouble was.
averted then, but not lost sight of. When the:
firm presented itsscale this year, a redu
tion of the minimum basis from $25 to $23
was demanded. The Carnegie steel company
also stated that they would hold conference
until June 24, but not after that date. Prob.
ably a dozen conferences were held with the
Homestead men, who are organized ass
eight ladges of the Amalgamated association:
of iron wud steel workers. Both sides main
tained their respective positions withou!
deviation. It was a question of $2a ton,
and as the prospects, it was contended, ar
for no betterment in the steel market for
the next six months, it was a very practicali
question for both sides. :
The final rupture came and the Carnegie
steel company refused to confer any more..
This declaration was made publicly, and in
the same way the company, on last Satur
day, declared that the Amalgamated associ-
ation was not to be recognized henceforth
at Homestead by the company. It was fur-
ther declared that the mill would be an open:
mill, where all men could work regardless:
of their affiliation to or separation fromany
labor organization. Each man who works:
in the mill hereafter, the company says,
must sign an individual contract. The com-:
pany will deal with its employes as indi-
viduals only, they say. This is the substance
of the information, given from day to day:
according to the developments in the situa--
ion.
‘While only some hundreds of skilled
workmen would be directly affected by the
cut demanded by the company, the men are
making common cause, believing’ that if a:
hole is once made in their organization, the*
danger of its sinking will be greatly increas—
ed. “it Nia
Early last week it was. given out that:
about 700 millworkers—mechanics and oth--
ers had signed the company’s scale, throughs
foremen who acted as their representatives.
The Amalgamated leaders at Homestead:
said the signing was a farce. The company-
still ¢laims that these 700 men are under:
contract to it, but have been forced to break:
their contracts, having been intimidated by:
threats of violence. :
THE CITY DESTROYED.
A Fire at St. John’s, New Foundland,.
Burns $25,000,000 Worth of Prop-
erty and Causes the Loss of
Some Lives.
St. Jomxs, N. F., July 11.—It is now esx
timated thatthe great tire which has been:
raging here since Friday afternoon has
‘created a loss of property aggregating:
$25,000,000, and has rendered 10,000. persons:
homeless. The ruins are still burning and.
the town is impassable. The Government.
has taken measures to house the destitute:
in such few buildings as remain.
The forest fires still rage. The Catholic:
Chapel at Kilbride suburb was burnt yester-
day together with many furms. The mens
who have been fighting the fire since yester—
day morning are cutting fire breaks through.
the forest. : )
It is known that one man and six chil---
dren have perished, but it is thought that.
when the terrible excitement subsides it.
will be found that the loss of live is much
greater’
The fire started Friday afternoon om
Long's Hill where most of the houses were:
old wooden ones, and they caught fire = andi
burned with ‘great rapidity. Large burning
brands were caught up by the wind and car--
ried to the roofs of other structures, whicht
were soon burning furiously. Buildings sit-
uated some distance from the burning:
structures caught fire from the burning em-:
bers and were destroyed without a hand!
being raised to save them. The firemen andi
the populace were completely paralyzed,and:
the fire did its work of destruction” without:
stay. Men, women and children ran about
in terror, and thieves, taking advantage of
the confusion, entered houses that had‘beens
deserted by their occupants and stole what-
ever they could lay sheir hands on.
CONFIDENCE IN HIS MANAGERS.
Mr. Carnsgie Says Their Actions Have
His Full Approval and Sanction.
Andrew Carnegie was interviewed his
hunting cottage in the Scottish Highlands.
The report ot the interview follows: ’
When Mr. Carnegie entered the room,
your correspondent asked him if he cared to-
say anything in regard to the troubles at his:
mill, and Mr. Carnegie in a contemptuous
manner replied: ‘‘I'have nothing whatever
to say. I haye given up all active control of
the business and I do not care to interfere in:
any way with the present management. :
conduct of this affair.” ~
' “But do you still exercise a supervision of:
«the affairs of the company.’ was asked.
*T have nothing whatever to say on tha#
int.. The business management is in the:
“hands of those who are fully competent:
‘to deal with every question that may
‘arise.’
‘*Have you heard from Homestead since-
the riot occurred?”
+] have received several cables, and:
among them several asking my interference
with the parties in control.”
‘Rut you must have some opinion in the
matter that you are willing to express?”
‘No, sir; I'am not willing to express any-
opinion. The men have chosen their course-
and I am powerless to change it. The hand:
ling of the case on the part of the company*
has my full approval and sanction. Furthes:
San this I have no disposition to say any--
ing.” " /
When Mr. Carnegie had thus delivered: |
“himself he turned abruptly and left the:
room. : 3
A Mother and Three Children Perish,
At New York a lamp exploded in No. 67,
Fast 118th street and set the house on fire,
The smoke increased so fast that Mrg. A
Bi : ‘three children w
When steel billets.
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