New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-29
COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE MILLS.
A NEW ORDER OF THINGS AT HoMESTEAD-lN.
TFREsT CEASES ON STRIKEllS' MONEY.


TEREsT CEASES on STRIKERS MONEY.
pitt,burg July 2s.-rhe Carnegie Steel Company,
Limited have prepared II scale for the Union mills In
This city and The Beaver Falls plant. which the new
men, or those OF the former employees who return 10
work. will be- required To sign. The scale VIII eA'ehu
until January 1S04 and the wages VIII be The same
a, paid 10 the Amalgamaed worlmen but no assoca-
zion will be recognized Tie nishers. II Is said, will
profit especially by the new agreement. The hres
have been started in the Union mills and work VIII
probably be resumed In u few days. the strikers arc
quiet and trouble is anticipated. There nave Deeh
no attempts made rs yet to resume III Duqueshe or
Beaver Falls. and none will be made undl the Homo
stead and Union plants are in nlll operation. The
trouble with the transportation men Al the Edgar
Thomson works. B1ddocR. was settled by Manager
schwab. and the men have rcturned TO work
At the Homestead plant the force is being STEADILY
Increased nearly lo0 new men we@ sent up on tns
Tide today A reporter went through the works this
morning and found fully 700 men at work. The
men a-e intelligent and not few college gradu-
atc. who, attracted by the reports of high wages In
the steel works prefer learning "a trade to settling
down I, the doubtful expedienoy OF a profession for
livelihood. There ale besides number OF expert.
snccd mechanical engineers, who exhibited their Ger
tifcates and seem to handle the ponderous machinery
easily Three heavy plates were rolled before tas
reporters eyes and seemingly. with as little f1cuon
"A In any rolling mill. Work Is being directed toward
the Naval contracts and Mr.. Potter SAYS tiere VIII
he ltt. or no delay In furnishing the material. I'VE
have all the aborers and yard men We want now,'
be said and we are discriminating In our selections.
II Is astonishing how rapidly some young men arc
LEARNING here 10 do the work which our former en-
poyes confidently bcasted could not possibly b. done.
by even skilled wOTkmen, because they had knowl-
edee of our machinery. We shall have OF the
hest classes OF mill operatives in the country soon."
No further informations were made to-day against
the Homestead men, and there were no more arrests
The eight strikers arrested yesterday for aggravated
riot were all released $1,000 bail each. The
remainder thirtysiX against whom infornatonD
were made, ~ stil at large.
Mr. Frcks condition continues favorable He passed
a comfortable day. lie has good appetite, and his
temperature respiration and pulse IN their normal
state. All Indications point to safe and speedy
recovery.
William J. Brennan, counsel for the Strikers stated
this evening that the proposed suits against Messrs.
Frck. Potter and Lovetoy for conspiracy had not bcen
abandoned, but nothing would be done until Mr. Fftch
had recovered.
The police do not expect to make any more arrests
OF Anarchists at present. Inspector McKelvy said no
did not think that Most would be arrested
now, they had for him. He
believed Emma Goldman's story, that Most Is an
Anarchist for revenue only. He has a number ot
these people who fear him." said the Inspector ana
u viii balmost impossible to connect him With this