The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-18

mill, rumors about the desperate pur-
noses of tho strikers, reports about the
nrcparations of the military to quiet re-
iractories are extant, but the fact re-
mains that it has been a most qniet
Sunday. Up 10 o'clock this evening
no new men had been introduced
through tho Carnegie gates, and A.
though everything has been expected
for tonight nothing has been done for
to-day.
The new mon aro confidently expect
ed before the formal opening OF the
works on Thursday but the strike lead.
ora don't believe that any OF them Will
bo introduced until after it is seen how
many applications for work have been
made by the old men. Some OF these
will DO mado Is quito certain. Some OF
the old employees have already inter-
viewed the military about protection
which will be afforded to men
Soinp to work and while tho num-
ber OF those asking the question has
been small tho Carnegie Company secs
in it q symptom of disinteEration
among the locked out men, which they
hail with genuine relief OF course
these vista to headquarters have been
made secretly, as the great majority oil
tho mon arc still strongly with the
Amalgamated Association. A mass
meeting was held this morning, at
which about 400 Of the employees were
present who represent tho mechanical
department and the day lahorers.
these men are not members Of the
Amalgamated Association, but they
have boon in sympathy with It.
Some half a dozen speeches were
made as to the poster put up by Mr..
Frick inviting the old men back TO
work, and after some consideration the
following resolution was proposed and
passed unanimously:
"WnEREAs, We, tho employees OF the
mechanical departments and day labor
ers Of the Carnegie Steel Works Of
Homestead, in meeting a ssembled, do
offer the following as our views, in re-
gard TO the labor troubles existing at
present.
"Rtsolred, That we are in sympathy
with the Amalgamated Association and
pledge ourselves 10 stand with them to
the end.
"Rsolrcd, That we consider it an in
Justice to the mechanical department
and day laborers and an insult to their
manhood to ask them to work under
guard, Us we believe in this land OF the
free all men should be free"
This means that the repair work,
which was to have been begun to-mor-
row, will not be undertaken by the old
men who will not 90 back to work, and
that the new men will have to be
brought in il the company proposes to
reopen the works on Thursday next, as
all the furnaces arc cold and much re-
building will have tobe done.
FALSE RuMoRs.
tits simply matter of impossibility
to untangle all tho contradictory sto.
ries which arc being told about all
these new men. For instance num-
ber Of negroes are expected from the
West Virginia and Alabama furnaces.
A draft Of eighty men Is said to be COM
ing from Ohio. The advisory commit
teo has heard Of efforts to enroll me-
chanics in: Chicago and 81. Louis, sup
posed TO be for tho Carnegie company,
bnt..aitcr all rulnors are sitted down
there is no truth to be found attho bot
tom OF them, and those correspondents
who are trying to send out tho real
state OF tho case in Homestead arc
forced TO depend upon what they sec
with their own eyes. A case in point
Is furnished by tho rumor
started this morning that three boat
loads Of non.union men had beon dis
barked into tho works. Ono gentleman
saw these mcn going into the mills and
50 reported, and yet tho mon arc not
there and did not 60 in Us stated.
Some OF the pilgrims arc expected to-
night, but the chances seem to be that
they will not come. At any rate, tho
advisory committee is not particularly
vigiant this evening. The patrols arc
Of course continued, but Mr.. Shannon
iiatly stated that he knew that no mon
would DO brought in until Thursday.
lie said:
"We arc not talking wildly when We
say. that we believe that we know eX-
actIy what ia to bo the programme oil
me Carnegie company. Their whole
effort IS to be directed towards bringing
OacE Tho old men, not to getting new
ones; aEd they will exhaust all their
methods Of persuasion before they go
oil ior the black sheep. We know this,
and We know that TO win this fight all
We nave to do Is to keep our lines firm
ana let the company do what 1t will.
Ihcy cannot make nickel steel arnor
plates Ttthoutus, They cannot, except
~ q. greatly increased expense. do any OF
!Ae ordinary work OF the mills. This
= not an idle boast on our part. We
nave In the Amalgamated Association
we v skilled steel workers OF America.
~ sney can import labor they will have
10 ee exceedingly smooth. / don't
!n'ha saying that the advisory commit
! Zee believes that its patrols should be at
tne ". sea board instead oil at Homestead.
VI inc locked out mon now here about
sM VIII 90 TO work. The others will
come to us and we will take all the
EIopeT caro- OF them. II will be wait.
ES EnS l'Sht, but as told you Yesterday, l
SellsVc IN all sincerity wo can stand it
aSs hvo years We arc not paupers, nor
ci.,Ginkards, ci,ilns, nor tramps, but American
C,Hzshs onE and taxpayers. We can pay
W.T. 0eo'a aud have little surplus left.
uMBRItLAs ur.
r,., The rainy day has come, but our
1I'uUTellas InoTllas arc all up. think tho
GnsaLE9m9ted G.s Association will 20
SSiWHuBh this struggle without asking
oiboi oyi,SL from tho outside. A great deal
"V'p has boen sent to US by our