Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
BOMBARDING THE BARGES ON WEDNESDAY,

a reduction Of the wages Of 1926 of their number,
eventually the wages Of all the others would be
reduced. The men will, under no consider
ation yield to the expiration Of the scale in De-
cember. The output at that season is much
less and they could i'll afford to lay idle at that
time Of the year. as there would surely be suf-
fering among the poorer classes. No, sir, the
final adjustment must be made now"
Many Of the workingmen Of Pittsburg are at
work to express their sentiment toward Mr..
Carnegie for his connection with the lockout of
the Homestead steel workers. II they win
their cause it means that Mr.. Carnegie will be
given back the 81 900 900 he gave the city of
Pittsburg to erect the free library and Schenley
Park
Last night the Window Glass Workers Union
Of the South Side made an initial move toward
reprOving Carnegie. A resolution was passed
recommending that Mayor Gourley be re-
quested to ask the council to return to
Andrew Carnegie the money he had donated
for a free library, and that a committee
be appointed to accompany President Eber-
hardt in waiting upon the mayor with q copy
Of the resolutions. 1t was also decided to in
struct the delegates Of the association to the
trades council to urge the latter organization
to take the same action.
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCILS.
1t is expected that special meeting Of coun-
ellis will be in session in week or ten days and
the matter will be presented to them at that
time. They place the cost of maintaining the
library at from eco 900 to $4,000 a year. Al
this rate for ten years the city would have
more money in the building than Car
negie, but would get none of the honor
through its existence. The men are in earnest
with the passage Of last nights resolution, but
will urge other organizations to assist in agitat-
ing the matter and cause a multitude of petit
tons to pour into councils asking for the repeal
Of the ordinance.
The action of the window glass workers was
received with much enthusiasm by different labor
organizations last night 1t was a surprise to
them, but they all thought it timely and q
move in the right direction. A prominent
Amalgamated official was the first man seen.
He received the information with evident Joy.
1T is a move that the working people Of
Pittsburg will hail with delight and feel safe in
saving that almost every wage Garner Of the town
will fall in line and do his share toward push
ing the issue toward ultimate victory l cannot
speak for the Amalgamated Association as an
organization, but as for myself 1 will do all in
my power TO help such a paper along. There
Will be numerous lodges of the association in
the two cities that will indorse the glass work
ers resolution.
WILL DO NOTHING TO-DAY.
Sheriff McCleary will do nothing in the Home
stead matter today. He has exhausted all his
uicuAs anu a"ult ucNclOpu1tuB. II now
certain that no posse will be taken there.
The sheriff, in speaking on this subject. said:
at is impossible for me to get posse That
has been fully demonstrated. Even if could
get 800 men to act as deputies they would be
resisted. The strikers say this themselves.
They will only give up possession of the mill
condtionally and l, sheriff, could not take il
that way. just what will do 1 cannot say /
positively will not take men up there to be
killed"
will you again ask the aid Of the governor?''
That do not know. l have asked for as
sistance four times already and it has not come.
l am hoping for the best. however, and will do
nothing until 1 can do something that is
effective"
Much excitement was created in McKeesport
this morning when a detachment of the Home
stead Guards passed through that city about 8
O'Clock. The men were armed with Winches-