St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-07
o'DoNNELL IN BOSTON.
His Mission Said to BE One OF
inheritance to Labor

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 6. - Hugh
O'Dcnnell has been located at last. He
is in Boston, where he is registered al
the United States hotel. This informa
ton was given out by Vice-Chairmar
Crawford, of The advisory committee
this evening:
"O'Donnell is in the Hub city on q
mission of great Importance to the
iockedOut men of Homestead" said Mr.
Crawford.
IF he is successful the trouble here
will soon be terminated. His mission
is also of Importance to the laboring
element all over the country"
The action of the advisory committee
in making known O'DonnelPs where
aboutS became necessary today, owing
to the fact that the rank and file of the
strikers wers beginning to lose conf
dence i'll their little leader. The feel
| ing of distruSt was becoming general.
| aud In order to restore confidence and
brace up the backbones of those in.
clined to weaken, it was deemed advisa-
BILE to let the men know something
| about O'Donnell.
Homestead tonight is remarkably
quiet. The strikers content themselves
with sitting around CD empty boxes dis
cussing the situation. To all outward
| appearance they are as firm as they
were a month ago today, when they
routed the Pinkertons at the battle OF
Fort Prick landing; but there are
those in the town who predict that
the mechanics and many laborers will
break away from the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION within the next few days and
return. The conviction is gradually
forcing itself on the minds of many that
the strike is lost. and that the Carnegie
Steel company will be able to operate
its plant independent of the Amalga-
| mated association.
Supt. Potter says tonight that the
success met with in the effort to run
the works with non-union wOrkmen
was greater than he had anticipated.
The advisory committee, at its meeting
tonight. appointed second relief COM
mlttee, the increase in the number of
applications for relief making such a
concert was given in the mill yard this
evening. 1t was enjoyed by the non
union workmen, who for the present
are deprived of their freedom.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Hugh O'Don-
nell, the leader of the Homestead
strikers, passed through New York to-
day on his way to Boston, and was seen
by Tribune reporter. He was accom-
panied by his wife: Il never felt better
than l do now and have quite
recovered my health, which was broken
down after l left Homestead.
l am very well satisfied with the result
of my conference with the labor leaders
here and elsewhere regarding the
Homestead trouble, and l believe !
have accomplished some good work fol-
them"
He declined to give any particulars of
the conferences or the names of the
labor leaders he had talked with.
lit would be premature, and might
do harm to say now" he said. "When
the proper time comes l may give you
all the particulars you want"
Are the Homestead men likely to
win?' he was asked.
They are certain to win. That is nv
belief, and | have good grounds for IT.
What these grounds are L shall say at
some future time. Those best acauaint-
ed with the merits of the case say the
men were absolutely justified in the
stand they took. They only wanted
their Just rights, which were denied
! them. and nothing more"
In reference to the Pinkerton detect.
| ives O'DOnnell said:
sit was great mistake to bring those
| men to Homestead. They were armed
(, hirelings, not legal officials, and their
presence there, menacing the people
! with Winchesters, was an insult to the
| workingmeE."
/ Before Mr.. C'DonneIl goes home he
| Will visit some of the manufacturing
| towns in New England, and will posi-
bly, be in the city by the end of the
week.