Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-11
AT WAR In EARNEST.
Guards at Every Point Near Home
stead to Stop Invasion,
FOR NON-UNIONISTS ARE COMING.
No Outbreak, out Marked Determination
on Both Sides.
INCIDENTS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE LINE

The pretty town of Homestead was in a
fever of excitement yesterday. Probably
never in its history has 30 much bitterness
been manifested. Yet there was no vio-
lence or open threats; but ON every face one
could read grim determination. The feeling
seems to prevail on every side that strong
fight must now be made-thst the Anal
gamated Asso citation must win. According
to prominent members the workmen are in
an excellent condition to stand siege, and
will accept no halfway concession.
the report yesterday that the manage
ment Of the works had secured some new
workmen from Pittsburg and vicinity
brought out all the latent force of the asso-
citation. Guards were stationed at all de-
pots, at the river bank, at the gates of the
works, and at different points of vantage
along the road, with instructions to meet all
incoming woIkmeu and endeavor to persuade
them to depart Violence or threats were
strongly forbidden, and up to last night the
law had been obeyed to the letter. Only seven
men had arrived up to 10 o'clock last night, and
these were peacefully induced to return to
Pittsburg. Sheriff McCandless accompanied
the party, and is quoted as saying that while
his sympathies were with the workmen, if the
company requested him to see any new men
into the town, he should do 80. at whatever
cost.
A CONFERENCE WAS HELD
late in the afternoon at the company's Home
stead Office. Mr.. Schwab. representing the
company, and Messrs Cush, Jones, Holss and
Thompson the association. The meeting was
an exceedingly pleasant one on both sides, but
nothing of special importance transpired. Mr..
Schwab informed the committee that the COM
pany certainly intended to run the works as
usual, IL not with their assistance, then with
out it. He wished the committee to give him a
guarantee that the foreman and new men
would not be Intcrfered with. This the CON-
m1ttee declined to do, not wishing the RESPONSE
biltty of controlling large body Of men. but
were willing to guarantee their own personal
neutrality.
1t IL reported that only one man beside
the foreman was in the employ of Carnegie,
Phipps Co. last night, over 500 additional
men, employed in repairs, havingle left the works
ment by Superintendent Schwab, that the
sliding scale would go into effect.
A man named Fawcett, who formerly kept a
"black sheep" boarding house in Duquesne,
came to town yesterday morning with the
avowed intention OF starting boarding house
inside the works. He was severely beaten
Wllle attempting TO enter the gates. lie drew
a revolver INIT was preyented from doing anv
ininrr and Iaft toun Of once Tbe sfrikars
dcnu anv connect;on r,th the .Fso;r The
ucny au1 oonneoou VIII tno anaH. Inc
greatest cohnoence IN uiEmate Victory pre-
yails among the workmen, prominent
members claiming that the firm
cannot q any possloiiity OBTAIN sum
SIent sSiIeu iapoI 70 LAKE .nelr places IN the
cate new hands. Italians and Hungarians SO
Th ,n ~ III 49, f. mere;
arrangements are in the hands of committees
4he ,ospt os tha cnra;t, aie sS On
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