New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-14

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this morning about fifty per,srs were present in
cluding Mr.. Frick and Weihe, O'Donuell Carney and
other members Of the Amagamated Association The
room was hot and uncomfortable. The examination
Of Mr. Frick continued. Mr.. Boatner opened
the examination.
Mr. Frck said the consigned to the Union
supply Company and by # delivered 10 CAPTAIN
Rodgers Of the steamer Little Bill. His arrange
mes,ts 10 obtain Pnkerton men were completed
IuIy / so far as he knew, there was no letter
from Pinkerton accepting the offer contained in the
letter of June 20. The negotiations were carried
on by Frck the New-York agent and the Phila
delphia agent
Did YOU have anything ito do with furnishing The
arms ?, asked Mr.. BOatner
Il am not sure, replied the witness g. may
have had but cannot say. likely did have with
our New-York agent Mr.. schoonmaker"
But you should know. Did you or did you
not
Well I have answered that question"
Mr.. Boatner thought not and upon appealing 70
the chair Mr.. oates said the witness could answer
more specifically. Mr. Prick then said he thought he
had
Mr. Boatner then tried to get the witness TO
answer directly whether his firm had advised Pnker
ton that would be needed but all Mr. Prick would
saw was he believed he had.
In the employment OF these men, was II stlpu
lated thai they were to armed ," asked Mr. Boatner
No sir, think not
Well that is all said Mr. BOatner. " He has
evaded this question all through
At Chairman Oates's request. the witness again
made an explanation OF the sliding scale. He also
submitted to the committee copy Of the agree
ment the company had with the Government. Mr.
Frck said the price paid for similar work at Home
stead were higher than any other place. They are at
least per cent higher than paid In Eastern mills
Did you Join In the request for troops -
NO I did not until sunday night, when I wired
the that believed the troops We're necessary
This unknown to the sheriff.
Mr. Boatner asked II the table made Of the amount
paid the for themselves, and when Mr.
Frck said yes. sir Mr.. Boatner said We'll
those are the highest wages ! ever heard of
The witness said the introduction of improved ma
chinery would increase the cost of production 10
per cent and that the men worked about go days
IL the year.
CAPTAIN Rodgers was then called and told Of the
ARRANGEMENTS made with him by Mr.. Frck to
take the barges to Homestead Captain
r, dgers said ne met Deputy Sheriff Gray at
Davis Island Dam who said lie was TO accompany
the party officially The witness then detailed the
story Of the lighting and said the first shot was hred
BIZ the strikers.
sheriff McCleary was next sworn, and testified that
counsel for the Carnegies had notified him Week
before the men that there would be trouble
and that the company mad arranged 10 send "Oo men
70 Homes cad and they wanted them deputlAed lie
WAS informed on July that lie must protect the
propertv of the company. on Tuesday lie Sent
twelve deputies 10 the works and they were driven
away His efforts 10 secure posse were described
at leneth He was informed tile night the 1nker-
tons went up and he tried to persuade the managers
not To send them a. he feared trouble. tie was hhsly
induced 10 send Colonel Gray along 10 try 10 prevent
trouble Sheriff McCleary said the people would
not serve his posse because they were AFRAID "
being killed.
goatner said the war feeling not strong here
This thing has been a mystery 10 me. ! would
Hike TO know why these think they mad the
5ght to iaEe 3{neT Re0p%s eb There SEEMS 10
be some queer IDEAS OF the rights Of property. was
the PinkertOns 10 prevent the mill being worked Dy
=" Well that may have been the object do not
know that il was said Mr.. Weihe.
We'll have little doubt that such was the case
'1 Are these matters Of physical resistance settled
IN your convention :"
bid YOU ever offer to arbitrate this question"
Not until after the trouble .,.. -. .,,,.ra-
Are you willing TO settle tins question oy arO'ra
uoii cannot say for the Association but the Home
Are Won In favor Of an arbitration bill by which
all such matters will be settled asked MI. ,id
Well / hardly know what the association woulu
do "a far as | have known wOrkmen usually get me
Uc-s+ NJ II believe that It will soon come 70 this
Sowever and personally / See little oDlecn0h u
onipion compulsory arbitration would not
~. ncress in this country. II the arbitration was
made compulsory all parties enoh be S fhey under
stand their business better than any one ana t he
they and the manufacturers SHOULD l1ho a. 'eiiu -
own business and agree on sohlcIhs. ,id NOT seeu,
y, want 10 agree till several persons were KILLED..
~ Nv Welhe vas asked Il the association always car
r,ed ont MS contracts, and ne SAID Yes. H.. ,on
f S,hSrnon Oates aid Is that after sign
ing the sc:e certain members Of your association
notified the company that uhs9S TIi an,t wnrh
were done in this controversy they would qn' "'''
and thus break contract
Well, know some such thmg was N dC Tstes said
Now Mr. O'DOnnell while We are ho1 here w aS
sumo anything we wish to say tnC a. "a, -;mnatt
10 any questions we ASK you hiAS ''iU "
YOU may not answer them . o,,u ar
Well. l an not afraid said Mr.. O'DOnneH
sa 0S bv The reduction said the witness. When
tie men went ont. ne SUD, the elstl huEss lcru q,
toi,+ meeting and appointed the ADVISING commit
joa" - when wines chairman. Men were
placed around the fence mo 1ee S@' mem we're in
str1ctcd TO use only moral suasoh mo- Tcie IT,
we're there to try and persuade nohuhioh men 10 re
main out Of tae MIL use only peaceful MEANS said
n. t.rnsS - and no one more regrets the ASSAULT
Than the Advisory Committee does -, .,o h..ia
Tho witness then repeated the story OF tle DStee
". a.,n-+e ~ prevent the firing by the crowd Oh
an an .ho~e The inhuman treatment OF me flnher ,
tons ai'et S mt irresponsible PARTIES Tie wit
D.s said hr averaged @l44 nlOhrl,, ~ hd brilt
under the old scale lie salu te +S oyr,ers we've
the town. About forty per CEN o. NV The proposed
American born The persons a1ectsu ny Vio P'PO'9N
acale yvare almost all Anierfai ooIl ,..od 90 tho
viat is the great cause OF this ha'reo |" "i'
Wei. YOU know the working people are EeD''"'''
opp@iFn 70 WIN nv ~ asked chairman Oates We h are
,lso invest eating the PukertOns. IN" y S'eiH ~
fbov emplov and all about the concern r,rLartons
We'll the labOring people look upon th nhtaction
o. enemies OF tine labOring men, Inc chie 4.5 mem
~ them coming here was that We leareu WIN
would come nOs union men" ,, +o a later
AZ this point the meeting was adjourned u '-'''
hour
THE COMPANY WILL NOT YIELD
SECRETARY LOvEJOY SAYS THAT NO CONT
WILL BE HELD WITH THE HOMESTEAD Mn