Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-11
Steward Rayborn and Super
intendent Potter Are
on the Outs.
TROUBLE In THE KITCHEN.
The Commissary and a Majority of
Cooks and Waters Leave.
SEVERAL W0RKMEN ARRESTED.
locked-Gut Men Jubilant Over the Signing
of the Scale.
NO WORK FOR TIE ADVISORY BOARD

There is more trouble at the Homestead
mill Steward John A. Rayborn, who has
all along had the contract for feeding the
non-union men, has had disagreement with
Superintendent Potter. As result of the
quarrel Rayborn and II of his cooks and
walters refused to work yesterday and left
the mill
Rayborn when questioned admitted that
he had disagreement with Superintend-
ent Potter. He said: "a day or two ago
Mr. Potter brought a man by the name of
Powers into the works and announced that
he was to have entire charge of the COM
missary department L objected, but the
objections were overruled and for the last
three days Powers, who halls from
Jersey City, and who is a ho-
tel man by profession, has directed
the task of feeding the men in the mills.
Rayborn ord-redt o Leave.
On Tuesday morning there was a wordy
war between Rayborn and Potter. The re-
suit of this argument was that Rsyborn re-
signed. His men stood by him, and they
notified the company that they in
tended to stop work then and
there. About noon Rayborn happened to be
in the kitchen attached to the dining hall
No. l. He was experimenting the prepa-
rations for dinner, when Captain John A.
Newton, who commands the night watch
men of the works, and four of his men
rushed into the kitchen and ordered Ray
born to leave the building. Another war
of words ensued and then Rayborn was
hustled out of the building and taken to
the main Gffice
Rayborn says after being handled
roughly he was allowed to leave the works.
Some two hours later he made his way to
the Office of Squire Glunt, at Rankin sta
tion, on the opposite side of the river, and
made information against Captain Newton
and his four assistants, charging them with
assault and battery. These warrants were
given to Constable Stewart, of Homestead,
who went to the mills and arrested the
men. They were given q hearing before
Squire Glunt yesterday,
Dividing Their Cash.
In the meantime Rayborn and his men
left the works and went to the Amalga-
mated headquarters on Eighth avenue.
Rayborn received 81, 200 in cash from the
Carnegie Company, and late in the after
noon put in an even hour paving off his
men. This task was performed at the
rooms of the Relief Committee Rayborn
aid his comrades went to Pittsburg on an
evening train. They told the Advisory
Board that 800 men now employed in the
works would leave on Saturday night. This
episode created a deal of talk in Home
stead, but there was little or no excitement
No important business was transacted by
the Advisory Board last night. The mem
bers of that BODY were too busy in discuss
Ing the events and incidents of the day to
handle any labor problems. There is no
doubt but that the Homestead strikers we're
confident of ultimate victory last night.
The news that the Pittsburg manufac-
lures had signed the Amalgamated scale,
coupled with the fact that the cooks and
walters employed by the company had left,
were the direct causes for their jubilant
frame of mind.
The Company's Side.
The representatives of the company affirm
that the knights of the kitchen" had no
grievance. and that they went out without
cause. The companv's people positively
declined to discuss the situation in detail
Captain Newton and three of his four as
sistants, who were arrested on complaint of
Chief Rayborn, went to the Pittsburg
Jail late last night in default of bail
Before he started for the city Captain New
ton simply said that the arrests were ab-
surd, and that Rayborn would find it diff
cult to make out a case if it came to trial.
Hugh O'Donnell did not materialize in
Homestead yesterday, and his absence caused
a deal of unfavorable comment