The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-03
THE CARNEGIE MILLS.

HOMESTEAD Pa, Aug. 1.-The me
chanics must be kept in line at all haz-
ards" That is the command sent out last
night by the leaders in this struggle, and
as result, there was lively hustling OF
the part of the leaders here to back up the
weakening strikers of the mechanical de-
partmepts and allay the encouragement
A meeting was called for the afternoon at
which the leaders of the Amalgamated
association held out golden promises tc
those who are faithful to the tonnage men.
Manager Potters report this morning of
his acquisitions of men was a very rosy
one for the firms side. He said: 1--WE re-
lceived this morning 1870 men from Balti-
more and Philadelphia and thirty-two
from Cincinnati. In addition seven of our
Old men applied for positions and were ac-
commodated. We refused several applica-
tions by men who had proven too turbu-
lent before and we took this opportunity
of dispensing with their services forever. !"
Reports were circulated that out of
sympathy for the lOcked-out men the
trainmen would refuse to haul freight of
any kind into the yards. This has been
proven untrue by the arrival of several
carloads of lumber switched into the
yards. A committee at Munhall en-
deavored to dissuade the engineer. He re-
piled that while the trainmen are in SYM
pathy with the men. they could not
jeopardize their positions and also render
the railroad company liable to damage
under the common carrier act.
Sheridan troop and part of battery B
were ordered home this morning. Three
regiments remain.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. About one
hundred and fifty men are working in the
upder Union mills of the Carnegies today,
and the eight, ten and twelve-inch mills
and the plate mill are in operation. To-
morrow Superintendent Dillon says the
second plate mill will be Started. The best
of order prevails. a large force of police
i'll guard the plant as precautionary
measure.
= HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 2-The thirty
ninth day of the strike closed tonight,
with both sides claiming the victory. As
g result of the strenuous endeavors on the
part of the Amalgamated association,
the wayering laborers were once again
brought into Tine, and are tonight more
enthusiastic than the steel men,
A monster meeting was held in the
opera house here today, at which all the
day laborers We're induced to be present
lOn the stagaswere President Weihe and
Vice Presidents Pierce and Dougherty of
hhe Amalgamated association, each of
whom addressed the aSsemblage in turn
1n addition to these officials, representa-
ltives from the Carnegie mills aG Beaver
Falls and Duquesne, told how much the
nnen there Were doing for the Homestead
,workmeu, and how they expected that the
verb ito waver" was eradicated from the
Vocabulary of the Homestead men. T. w.
Brown, who presided, told the men that
they could expect very valuable support
hrom The trades unions, not only in this
country, but abroad.
An important feature of the meeting
was the report of a committee which went
Through the mills. A committee of eight
Amalgamated association men called upon
Superintendent Potter and told him of the
meeting, and how they would like TO see if
ahe mills were really being opeI ated as
was claimed by the firm. They stated
that they would report at the meeting.
The committee really did not think that
abe management would entertain its re-
Auest, but Mr.. Potter agreed to take four
1nembeTs through the mil, and he did.
The committee reported that the firm had
"a large number of men working, and a
1ew experienced rollers, who turned out
Two or three plates today. The greater
number OF the msn were, however, un-
skilled and useless. The committee found
no cause for discouragement.
The report was really surprise to the
men, who would not accept the press
statements. The meeting adjourned with
"a unanimous sentiment in favor of pro-
longing the struggle. This is the strikers
side, and, while there is plenty Of en-
thulasm on their side, the Carnegie COM
1any Is rapidly filling its plant with nom
union men- This evening Superintendent
Potter stated that, IN round numbers
three hundred new men came iu today
and fourteen Homestead workmen. In ali.
,be claims 10 have l 200 workmen tonight
many OF whom are skilled steel workers