The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-05
KON.UNION MEN CLUBBED
A REGIMENT SENT TO PRESERVE
ORDER AT DUQCESNE.

The Foreman CT the Mil and Work
man Badly Injured and a Dozen
Others More or Less Seriously Hurt.
Carnegie officials Admitted to Bail at
PIttsburg. .-
DUQUEsEE, PA, Aug. 4.-This morning
a mob Of 300 from Homestead attacked a
party of sixty non-union as they were en- or
ing the steel works to make repairs. The
mob was armed with clubs and stones and
in the fight the foreman Of the mill, Stagle,
and another workman were seriously in
jured and dozen others were more or less
burt. The Sixteenth regiment has arrived
on the ground and no more trouble is appre-
hended. Two companies will remain to
guard the works. 1t is stated that all but
fifty of the old men will return to work.
This evening a large meeting OF strikers
was held, and after adjournment the press
committee gave out a statement that all the
amalgamated members who had agreed to
return to work and many others had de-
cided 10 stand firm and not go back.
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
PITTsBURG. Pa, Aug. A hearing on
the application for the release on bail Of
Dewey, Mcconnell, Corey and Supt. Potter
of the Carnegie Steel Company was held
before Judge Ewing this morning. The
plaintiffs attorney said: AFTER care
full examination of the facts in this
case, have come to the conclusion
after consultation with private counsel that
there will be no objection to the defeuda is
being released on ball.
Judge Ewing then admitted them to bail
in $4,000 each. This disposes Of all the
defendants except the Pinkertons, none OF
whom had been arrested up to noon. The
unfavorsbie remarks Of Judge Ewing
last night had no such de-
pressing effect upon the strikers as
would cause any weakening To-day not
single application for position was sent
in by the old employees and the leaders claim
that there are others TO take their places
and MAINTAIN an unbroken front even if
they should go away. At the same time
the arrests have not frightened the nom
union men in t. works at all. at least none
came out this morning.
DUQUEsNE RIOTERS TO BE ARRESTED.
This evening iuformations were made be-
fore Alderman Reilly of this city against
fifteen participants in the riot at Duquesne
to-day. The riots grew out of attempts on
the part Of mechanics to return to work.
Warrants were issued and constabes will
endeavor to make arrest tomorrow. The
alderman refused to give the names OF the
accused or the namos OF the prosecutor.
Three returning workmen were hurt. The
military will guard Duquesne for seve al
days. Regarding the movement to settle
Tue iron workers scale by arbitration Presi
don't Weihe of the Amalgamatsd Associa-
ticn said this aftarnoon that he could not
Vet state what the opinion of the working
men was. Said he: There are 200 lodges
who must vote on the two propositions placed
before them and, OF course, could not tell
J. .lN
are in. We have heard from about twenty
five of the lodges. Many Of the lodges will
not act on the propositions until the latter
part of the week. Nothing further will be
made public until after the conference"
SIGNED THE SCALE.
The Laughlin Nail Company of Martins
Ferry, O., signed the scale to-day.
President Weihe reports that contribu-
tions To the workingmen's fund at Home
stead are coming in rapidly. He says he
believes that there are 200 workmen in the
Homestead MILL but he has it from good
authority that not over 100 of them are
much encouraged by the progress of events.
The leaders of the strike at the union mill
complain that their men are uqduly tempted
and say that non-uuion mon are tanning
the strikers and trying to provoke trouble.
THE SCRAMBLE FOR PLACES.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. Am amalga-
mated man and locked-out worker, who
was one Of the company who went to Du-
quesne last evening to investigate the truth
of the reported break, returned this morn
ing. To an Associated Press reporter he
said: There is no uss Disgusting the fact
that the men there are all ready to go back.
In fact the poorer paid are scrambling to get
the positions of the fifty or sixty men who
will be victims. The mill is not to start
until Monday, but 100 applications have
been made already. Last evening | saw Elk
men who had joined the amalgamated as
ISOLATION on W ednesday night walk up and
enter the mill yard. They went to the COM
pany's office and entered their names
for positions. l tried to argue with
one, but he replied that he had to protect
himself, and others were f1ocking in he
would not lose his job" Supt. Potter re-
| turned to the mill this morning. He said
that If the men had thought to cripple the
operation of the mill in any way by arres Is
| they we're mistaken, for there WAS no in
terruption Capt. Haines of the Pin&ertons,
who was taken to Pittshurg, is in serious
condition and will probably die.
A BOYCOTT ON CARNEGIE'S OUTPUTS.
AT late hour the following was received
from South Bend, Ind:
To the President # the Union, Homestead Pa !
The Stndebaker wagon works, the largest in
the world, were Obliged TO shut down to day
owing to 5000 men refusing to work 90 account
of q company using material purchased Of
the Carne gie Steel Company. Great excitement
prevails here. Other unions contemplate going
out unless boycott is made all material
made by the Carnegie company.
Miners Strike in Australia.