The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-12
H0MESTEAD'SLAB0RWAR
THH sTRIKsRs FRIGHrHN AWAY
NON UNION MEN.


None of the Fugitivss Suffer Bodily
Injury-The Outlook SqualIy and
Serious TrOubls Feared-The Firm
Completing Its Preparations for
Resumption Of Work-strikes Else.
whore.
PITTsBURG, PA, July IA party Of
thirty-one non-union men left this city thisa
morning for Homestead to work in the
Carnegie Steele Plant at that place. When
the train arrived at Homestead. it was sur
rounded by an ominOus crowd Of strikers.
which frightened the new men so badly
that only three succeeded in getting inside
the MILL The Others ran away. closely fol-
lowed by the strikers. crying "scah,n but
no stones were thrown or blows struck
and no one was injured. The
aspect of affairs is s.rious and
trouble IS looked for within the next few
days n esident Weihe and Secretary Mar
tin of the ANAL gamated Association have
estab blished headquarters at the scene and
VIII DO all IN their power to prevent disor-
der. The sheriff mas notified the men to
keep away from the companYs property.
unaer penalty of arrest. The firm is max.
ing preparations to start the plant and will
resume operations as soon as enough men
have been secured.
ALL QUIET AT NIGHT.
All was quiet at Homestead tonight. M
attempt having been made to bring non.
union men TO the steel works since morning.
The strikers had pickets out, and every
street lean ng 70 the plant was guarded.
SnerlH HcCandloss posted a proclamation
TINS afternoon warning the strikers
not TO congrogate on the streets or
promises OF the steel company. The Off
clals OF the Amagamated Association had
a conference With the sheriff to ascertain
how far tho strikers could GO ia usuing
moral persuasion TO induce new men to STAY
away.
PROPOSITION REJECTED.
They proposed that q committee be
allowed to board trains and state their
SHE 0f tho case to the non-union
men, and if they still persisted in going to
woik they would not be molest d. The
sheriff refused 70 consider the proposition.
ana said that no Interference with new men
would be permit ed The feeling among
the strikers is very bi ter. An unknown
man who had gone TO work was assaulted
this evening and severely bcsten but the
strikers dlsclaim any knowledge OF it. A
large posse OF deputy sheriffs will be sworn
IN tomorrow aud placed about the COM
panys property to protect the men and
preserve tho peace.
BRAIDwooD's STRIKE ABOUT TO END.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July IA dispatch
from Joliet, ILL.,, says: "The great strike
OF miners in the Br,idwood coal region is
alb ut to be broken. Tho sheriff Of this city
is called upon to protect some seventy
tive miners who have affixed their names
TO an agreement TO resume work at the
Cooley mine Of the Chicago, Wilmington
and Vermilion Coal Company, at
the price set by the operators, SIS
cents per ton. The sheriff summoned
posse Of twenty-five deputies and left for
Cooley last night. Ali were armed with
rifles, which sd been forwarded by the
governor. This is the frt break in the
ranks OF the miners. 1t does not meet with
approval among a mai Jlity Of the Cooley
miners, and trouble is feared when the
signers attempt TO enter the mine.
SHOE LISTERS STRIKE.
WoLTBORo, N. H., July 1.-THE lasters
at the factories OF w. l. 81 L NJ. Monroe,
and j. M. CropleY az Bro, struck Yesterday
and the sttchers are expected TO follow.
Prices have been recently adjusted, to
which tho union obj'cts. The frns refuse
to recognize the union, however. They
ave large orders ahead and employ several
hundred hands
END OF THE CLYDE STRIKE.
GLASGOW, July 1.-THE striki riveters
in the Clrde ship yards have made a COM
promise with their employers aud the lock.
out against them has been withdrawn.