St. Paul daily globe., 1892-07-16
Carnegie's Managers Score a
Point in Eluding Work.
er'S Guards.
The Latter Outgeneraled With
the Probable Assistance
Of the Militia,
Extensive Preparations Are
Under Way to Keep Men
in the Mills.
Locked-Out Workman Conf
dent Of Securing Ultimate
Victory,

HOMESTEAD, Pa. July 15.-The story
runs in Homestead tonight that there
are already fifty non-union workmen in
Carnegie's mill, and although both the
Carnegie managers and the strike lead
ers deny the statement. it has found
currency and belief among the men, and
is, perhaps, the CHIEF topic discussed
upon the streets tonight.
Fire was started in one of the hearths
today and the sight of the steam very
nearly precipitated conflict between
the troops and the men. AS soon as
the steam rose large body of strikers
who were near the railroad front of the
mills made hasty movement towards
the gate, and the provost patrol hur-
riedly got between them and the main
entrance. The bayonets were brought
to the charge and the men were halted.
1t was probably rather curiosity than
any purpose to enter the works that
made the men come forward, but the
abrupt manner in which they were
turned back caused some feeling and
was taken by many as an indication
that the troops are ready to fight.
fact which many have been disbelieving
on account of the sympathy for the men
expressed by the militia.
Preparing for the Siege.
The Tide came up the river from
Pittsburg this morning and proceeded
direct to the landing place at the works.
A gang of men was waiting for her. and
her freight, consisting of cots, blankets,
tents and camp utensils. was Hnloaded
and placed inside the nill property.
The poor farm property, which is in
SIDE the big fence and is now the prop
erty of the Carne gle company, contains
big level field which will make good
camping ground for workmen, and the
large building which has been used for
the county poor will hold number. 1t
is evidently the intention of the Car
negie people to utilize this portion of
their plant, which is located SO admira-
bly, for the purpose as to suggest the
possibility that the present emergency
was expected and carefully, prepared
for long in advance. ~
watchers OutgeneraIed.
There is no doubt that some non.union
workinen are inside the gates of the
plant. but their number is SO small that
they are practically dead letter in
opening operations of the mills. These
men eptered the works quietly at an
hour when suspicion was stilled and ar
rangements for their comfort until a
larger force comes to join them have
been made. Some of them are be-
lieved to have entered by the.
river front. while others came
by train to Homestead and
mingled with the people without excit-
ing suspicion. Their number cannot be
ascertained, but it is certain that no
great body of men, such as would be re-
Quired to run the works, could have en-
tered the mills without being seen.
Ii these nOn-union men came. last
night or in the early hours, somebody
must have displayed some generaIship
in evading the watchers who sat along
the river banks or near the entrance to
the Carnegie property until daybreak.
49, WOrkmen Encouraged.
A number of incidents tending to en-
courage the locked-out men in their
position have happened today. Allen
Hubbard, the foreman of the arnor plate
shop uf the Carnegie mills, quit work
today. He refused to work under police
protection. and declared that if the
militia were to be used for police duty
in order TO operate The mills he would
net work there, but would seek employ
ment elsewhere. The entire force of
mills also quit work out of sympathy
with the locked-out men today.
The leaders of the strikers wear an air
of supreme confidence. They say that
they have won the fight and that the
Carnegie company realize this, or will
realize it when they have tried the eX-
pertinent of running the works for a
few weeks with green hands. All
interest centers in the probable
introduction of enough non-union
men to start the mills, and the strikers
spend most of their time discussing this
phase of the situation. Some are in
clined to think the Carnegie company
will win. but there does not appear to
be any indication of acquIescence in the
statements of Mr. Lovejoy, secretary to
Mr.. Frick, that fully twO-thirds of the
Homestead workers will 20 back to their
vacant posts when the mills are started.
Relations Becoming Strained.
Since the soldiers have been confined
to the camp there has been a very
marked change in the feeling between
| the town and the hill, the sentiment on
| both sides being decidedly more un-
| friendly than it was at first. Gen.
| Snowden comes in for the most criti-
cism by the workmen, and they are not
particularly sparing in their remarks.
| In this connection the strike of wait
resses at the Frick hotel indicates the
| general feeling. Although Gen. Snow
den was but part of the grievance of the
| young women, the man against whom
the boycott was chiefly directed was
Manager Potter. of the mills, who has
again taken up his permanent residence
in Homestead this morning. A new
force of walters was speedily found, and
at a rather late dinner everybody going
to the hotel, including the distinguished
commander of the forces, was served.
Orders have been issued to the super
intendents and foremen of the different
departments. to report for duty tomor-
row. The strike pickets are still mail-
tanned about the mill and the railroad
stations, hut they have been abandoned
] at other points about the town.