Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-30
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The locked-Out Workmen Re-
sort 70 Violence
TO KEEP MEN FROM THE MILLS
Six FoE.m<n Driven From Good Posi-
uons-ThssAtsning Notices Posted.
Affairs az Homestead.

about ons hundred snd twenty -nse-it
Is sAld every man bas received terrible
warnings Of dire punishment II ne does
n0t quiz st once Tne men On going
home have found saadbsgs tied TO
their doors every morning for . week
past. and reqlesls and warnings have
been hung on the front door knobs.
the mails containing Dloodthlrsty
tnTeals OF punishment for deserving
the ranks OF the strikers. In addition
% TINS. committees of the strikers have
approached each man personally and
warned him Of MS peril N remain
ing at work. These threats have
been reported TO the Carnegie
officials, who have promised pro-
tectiOn both inside and outside
the works The strikers have driven
ST loremen out OF the bes, paying de-
partmeEts N the Homestead mill. The
men earned about sl2 a day each.
They were told 20 leave OF work under
pain of being violently dealt with, but
ihey stsid { frs week. Then when one
OF them vas caught outside be WAS
severely beaten, and be and the others
were told that they would be murdered
II they did not leave. The six foremen
left on Monday. and were gwen by the
officials ten days ia which TO return or
thelr tat POSITIONS would be forfeited.
Two returned, but they came day
late aad we're not re-emplOyed.
Notices Posted
has given some OF the hot-headed men
among the wOrkmen an idea tnat they
now have more liberty TO forcIbiy pre-.
vent the coming of non-unIon men TO
the works. The Society for Prevention
OF Cruelty 10 Strangers IS again tran
sscttng business. This morning the
following notice was found inside the
works:
HOMESTEAD, July 20. lS92.-NorIcE:
All non-union men desiring To leave
Carnegie's works without delay will be
provided for by the union men Of
Homestead, but all who stay at work
will seek MS God. All are being
spotted. Bewarel
Two employment agents. supposed
TO DO representing the Carnegie Steel
company, were niobbet by workmen
on south Diamond street last night.
They had collected a crowd of mill
men, idle because The iron scale had
not been signed, aud promised good
wages for work on q new railroad, not
located A rumor sttrted that the
agents we're getting men for Home
stead ana so enraged the men that taey
madiy set upon the solicitors ard gave
them severe punishment. A detail Of
police was called and suppressed the
riot
The Rev. Mrs. Deyo Returns Home.
The Rev. Mrs. Deyo OF Scranton, Pa,
who came here as n representative OF
the Universal Peace union 10 settle the
Homestead strike, returned TO her
home this morning and the strike will
20 on. The attempt OF the pcacemak-
ers WAS futile. She secured from all
the Amalgamated ASSOCIATION leaders,
including President Weihe, . statement
that they were willing to leave to a
tribunal all questions At issue except
the date OF expiration OF scales. which
must remain June 80, but the Carnegie
officials asserted that they had nothing
60 srbltrste. Mrs. Dcyo went To Home
stead again yesterday and talked with
the strikers. They favored SUBMISSION
OF the trouble 90 a tribunal. Mrs Deyo
sald Belva lockwood has written her
offering TO act a. an arbitrator.
Frick Almost we'f
A bulletin issued by surgeon Litch-
field says "Mr. Frick passed com
Portable nigh aud ~ resting easy" But
Mr.. Frick IL dong more than that; he
- now almost we'll. Ill. wounds are
nssrly healed and there is no trace OF
Inflammation, nor has supurstion been
noticed. lie eats heartily. reads vors-
ciously anu sIts propDed mp in bed.
Daily the heads Of departments report
70 him and practically the wounded
Chairman directs the conduct of the
enormous Carnegie business
The gas retorts n the Carnegie city
Union mills were started tins morning
and will be increased IN pressure until
the nil is rvsdy to resume work.
There are snout $50 machimsts aud
Isborers making repairs to both plants.
which are nearly finished. and when
superintendent Dillon gives the word
both mills will be operated. Mean
while the strikers stand IDLY BY and the
company is preparing 10 Gil both mills
with non-union men At short notice.
En0uxh more non-union meu we're sent
to Homestead last night and this morn
ing 70 increase the number there 20
200. THIS morning the tugboat Tide
took seventy fivs men up The river 20
the Homestead mills. There have
been no other departments started but
the entire plsnt, with the exception OF
q couple of slab mills, y dong business
single turn.
o'Wsrs IL S~t afrstd
superintendent of Police Roger
OMsris siil make no further charges
sgslnst AnsrchIst Frank Molhck.
arrested st Long Branch az an accom-
piiee Of Assassin Berkmsn. tie saws
enc charge e sufficient 80 hold hlm.
The superiDleadent raIicules the at
temps IN s-ress him for KIDNAPPING
N0ltck hy wh0m ne calls two ehesp
lswyers." He has the authority OF the
eitv of Pit,sburg. and he say. Moilick
came willingly. Residss this tbe pre-
ouar vas aos IN his custody mil sitter
they crossed the Pennsyivsnis Inc.
being IN charge Of reporter up 20 tast
tlfyse.
NJ further arrests Of anarchists were
mate mere this morning but the pollce
are vtgiisnA A search IN Henry
Rsuefs rooms has rpvesled q pocket
book containing ietters frous August
spies. Nfrs Van Tandt. John Most Ard
other informafion ss % groups snd
names whien siii Ne usssd ~ evidence.
naeer's possessions snow h3f8 - ~ q
nien. her of the nner cifcle of ansreh-
i.ts. The pollee have a Photograph.
4 scovRrsa "a Rsuefs room, ~ see