The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-16
SORELY In NEED OF MONEY
The Amalgamated Association Finds 1t
Difficult TO Support Carnegie Strikers.
Wage Earuers Urged by Dir. Gompsrs to Con-
tribute for Their Relief-Dsc - Designa-
ted as Homestead Day-Workmsn Shot.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 15.-It 10 now 1SS days
since the sympathy atrike lnaugurated by
members of the Amalgamated Association
at the Lawrenceville and Beaver Falls
Carnegie mills began. To-day the Carnegie
Steel Company started the last of its
works-the Beaver Falls plant-ciaiming
that SO far as the Lawrenceyille aud
Homestead wo:ks are concerned, the strike
is over 1t is not denied by any one that
the company has unquestionabIy the better
or the fight. although 1T has been enor-
mously expensive. There are numbers OF
the men in Lawrenceville and Homestead
who are disheartened and ut the same time
there are as many more who are set deter
mined to fight it out. 1t is ques-
ton of finance, which is at present the
most serious problem which the men have
TO deal with. and it was this which led to
the nine hours conference yesterday OF the
advisory committees from Homestead, Law
renceville and Beaver Falls with the off,
cials of the Amalgamated Association.
This conference was not entirely satisfac-
tory. The conference was not for the pur-
no discussion of that. they say. for matters
have gone too far. The problem was to
raise money to prolong the fight. IN the
hope that something may turn up favors'
bly, in the end, for to-day. were the dltfi-
cultes adjusted many strikers would not
be taken back. their positions being hlied:
member of an advisory committee said
to-day there was no use of holding out
false delusions. but the situation must be
confronted as IL Is. There are about one
Thousand persons in Homestead and three
hundred each in Lawrenceville and Beaver
Falls on the relief-roll.' he said. "Of these
one half. or eight hundred. have families.
and the Amaiganated Association con-
tracts TO pay them So q week; the other
eight hundred get s. week. making
total OF $50. 400 o week. This IS O severe
drain on an organization com posed of only
about tw enty-two thousand members The
ontside financial aid, while generous to
large degree at first, has fallen oft until 1T
is hardly q factor. and the question or
finance is indeed serious"
AT present there are between $500 and
5000 men striking at homestead, OF which.
the strikers say. only hfty-nine are old en-
p.oyes At Lawrenceville both sides agree
that the plants are filled, though the
strikers say not by capable men. About
1000 men are working In the two plants.
The Beaver Falls plant was thrown open
yesterday to it's old men. and so far thirty
Amalgamated Association, which IL still
on, is at the Elba iron-works where about
three hundred men are ont. The plant has
been almost entirely filled.
Attorneys Argo and Erwin. or ST. Paul
and Minneapolis, who are retained as coun-
sci for the imprisoned HOmesteaders, ar.
rived this morning tor the Critchlow tlial,
which begins tomorrow. They Will re-
main for all the trials.
IS Non-Unionist Shot by Nop-UnionisG
HOMESTEAD. Pa. Nov. 15.-There were
only five shots discharged in Homestead
to-day. decrease from yesterday. The re-
volver practice was caused. first, by the at
tempt of prisoner to esca pc, and. second
~, by drunken non-unionist. who was
amusing himself trying to shoot the stars
when arrested. Last night. however. one
non unionist shot and almost instantly
KILLED another in bunk.house of
the Carnegie steel-works. The murderer
is Max Newman and the name of the
victim issupposed to be Maynard. About
2 O'clock this morning the occupants OF
the house behind the fence were aroused
by hearing Two shots fired. followed by o
cry of agony. and then deathlike silence.
The police began search. While they
were thus engaged n man walked into the
Matchbox of the mill police with re-
| my self up." he said. II have shot man."
| 1t was Newman. and he conducted the otfi.
! GERS to his lodgIng-house. where the almost
| inanimate form or q man was lying on the
| floor. There be is. think he is striker"
said Newman. a. physician was hastily
| sent for, but when he reached the
mill the unfortunate man was dead.
| On being searched o mill pass and
| check found on his person indicated that
| he had been Inill-worker, but 10 one
knows him. except one nom unionist, Who
| said he had seen the dead man working in
| the yard gang. and thought that his name
was Maynard. Newman came from Now
| York aud has been working in the thirty
twO-inch mill. lie SAYS he vas assaulted
while asleep. and believing that his AS
saIlant was a striker he fired and killed
| him. No one knows the cause of the as
saut. Newman was held to await the
| verc let of the cOroner's jury.
Judge Kennedy to-day appointed j. S.
| Hollingshead burgess of the borough Of
Homestead, vice John McLuckic, resigned.
| Aid Asked for Homestead Strikors.
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