The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-18


and nothing like the amount of financial
aid has ever been offered There has
been little use for funds as yet, the ma
jority OF the men being in comfortable
circumstances. There has not been one
instance OF groceryman or merchant
refusing credit because the applicant
was ont of employment Relief has
been afforded to ten families who have
had illness or some misfortune to con-
tend with. The merchants of the bor-
ough have been notified to send the &C.
counts of all customers who cannot pay
and who are millmen to the relief COM
mittee, and the bills will be paid.
o'DoNNELL's SECRET MISSION
The Strike Leaders Sudden De
parture from Homestead.
PITTsBuRo, July Important de-
velopments in the Homestead troubles
are likely to be brought about. within
the next forty-eight hours. Last night
Hugh O'Donnell, who is looked up to by
the strikers at that place as their abso-
Lutte and only leader, departed eastward
to fulfill a mission which, as he himself
admitted, may have vital effect upon
the present situation. O'Donnell's de-
parture from Homestead was attended
with considerable secrecy. Less than a
half hour before leaving, and in the
hearing Of a number of people on the
street, he told one of the mill men who
wanted to have talk with him that he
would meet him at 8 o'clock.
The regular Sunday evening train
leaves Homestead for Pittsburg at 7:lO,
but owing to the rush of visitors to
Camp Black it was necessary to put on
several extras, and the first of these left
Munhall Station, mile or so above the
mills, at $40. One of the first passen-
gers to get on board was Hugh O'Don-
nell, who, without solitary companion
and burdened with a heavy valise, had
walked up the track so that his depart
ure might not be observed by the big
crowd at the Homestead depot. He took
a seat away from the window in the
forward car, and after the next station
had been passed he found himself visa
Wis with a representative of the United
Press. He was at first disinclined to
say anything concerning the reasons for
his sudden departure from the town,
but finally made the admission that he
was bound on very important mission,
aud did not expect to return until We'd
nesday at the earliest.
II cannot say where am going or
what | am going for" he said. "If /
am successful the facts will be known
very quickly, and if do not meet with
success then the least said about the
matter the better"
''If you gain the point you are after
will it have the effect Of bringing the
strike to an early closer" Mr.. O'Doursll
was asked.
Il certainly believe that it will have
that effect" was the ready response.
When the train reached the Union
depot the leader of the strikers gave his
name to the clerk in the ticket office and
was handed out an envelope containing
railroad and sleeping car transportation,
and which had evidently been ordered
in advance. He then went aboard the
first section of the Pennsylvania fast ex-
press, which pulled out at $50. AS the
train went around the curve a final
effort was made toinduce him to state his
destination, but without result. and the
agent in the ticket Office was equally
on-communicative.
Several prominent mill men from
Homestead who were in town last night
declared themselves as entirely ignorant
regarding what is In the wind. Some
of them were of the opinion that the ad-
visory committee, which had n pro-
louged conference at Homestead yester-
day afternoon, had empowered O'Don-
nell to submit some proposition or other
to Governor Pattison looking to with
drawal of the troops. Others thought.
that he might be Ell ronte to New York
to meet with such members of Inc Re-
publican national committee as may be
still in that city, and to solicit their good
offices in the direction of bringing the
f,.aub1a 10,
man admitted, however, that something
vital lay behiud oDonuells sudden
journey,
Duquesue Workmen Stay In.
Four hundred employees of the Car
negie works at Duquesue and about 200
from other industrial establishments
participated in the meeting at that place
yesterday, and which was specially
called to consider what action should be
taken in behalf of the men at Home.
stead Speeches were delivered by J. J.
Gallagher, of the Upper Union mill;
William Coyle, Of the Homestead mills;
William Carney, of the Amalgamated
Association and Federation of Labor,
End by Burgess McLuckie, of Home
stead. These speakers insisted that it
was the duty of the employees of all of
Carnegie's plant to make common cause
and to stand or fail together. The
Homestead men, it was urged, had taken
the initiative in freeing the workmen all
over the country from slavery, and those
workmen would have it all their own
way next November, for there was
enough of them to change the political
status of the United States. The speak
ers were attentively listened to and at
times heartily applauded, bat the ex-
IRENE sentiments Of the delegates failed
to touch a responsive chord, as was
evidenced in the fact that resolution
submitted by heater and seconded by
q helper simply pledging sympathy and
financial support to the Homestead
strikers was unanimously adopted. This
pacific action, however, did not meet
the approval Of the delegate, and Car
ney, in an impassioned sp eech, said that
1t would be the last opportunity for all
the men in the Carnegie employ to strike
final blow, and that il they did not do
30 their union would in turn come
within two months IL the Homestead
people were defeated.
The Eleventh Homestead Victim.
George w. Rutter, 40 years old, who
was one Of the Homestead strikers shot
during the riot with the Pinkertons, died
ct the Hoepathic hospital Yesterday
from the effects of the wound received.
He leaves widow and family living at
Verona.
Gladstons'a Success Assured, but with a
Small Majority.
LONDON, July l6.-Out Of the twenty.