The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-20
Engaged by the Homestead Strikers
to Defend Those Charged With
Murder. .
Great Fight to Be Made to Secure
Their Acquittal Of That
Charge.
Carnsgis's Mea Declare They Will Push
the Prosecution of the Men to
the End.

P1TTsBuRa. July 19.-Ths locked out men
at Homestead propose TO make a great legal
light for the ssquittal Of those OF their num-
Der against whom proceedings are taken.
They have secured the services Of Gen. b.
f. Butler and sx-Gov. Hoadlsy, Of Ohio, to
defend them. Il il now believed that
O'Donnsll's eastern mission was TO confer
with Butler on the subject. Butler 10 sx-
peotsd to reach Pittsburg tonight. The
men are waiting for the advice of their at
tornsys before taking action against Car
nsRie officials.
It was expected that Burgess McLuckie Of
Homestead. would have . hearing this
morning ON his application for bail, but his
lawyer failed to give the requisite notice, 20
he was remanded to Jail till tomorrow
morning. 1t 10 not thought any opposition
will be made TO McLuckie's release. When
this is done it il believed the other men will
surrender and give bail.
The officials of tho Carnegie company
claim they have no fears of arrest on the
complaint of the men. They say the mon
were the aRgrsssors and could not sustain
the prosecution.
Secretary Lovejoy admitted to-day that
the company has the names Of many of tho
men who took part in the attack ON the
Piukertons and will continue to cause their
arrest from day to day. He declares there
is no truth whatever in the reports that the
company is getting men from abroad, and
asserts there 10 NO need for suoh course
because the company can get all the men il
wants in this country. In fact he already
has applications from enough who have
applied in person, not counting those who
have applied by letter. He says tho COM
pany is going slow to give the old men a
chance. bat aftor the 2lst their places will
be filled by non-union men, of whom, he
AYERS. the company will have all it needs.
lie further says non-union men have been
going into the mill every day and night fol
some time, and this will be continued.
Barring surprises. the indications to-
night were that however many crimina
informations against the strikers might bt
cited by Carnegie officials in Pittsburp, Z
truce to arrests was at least temporarily thu
programme to be pursued in Homestead
During the day innumerable rumors o.
warrants, etc., kept the excitement at higt
point. A constable serving subpenas had I
narrow escape from violence in the after
noon, some of the muscular strikers at on,
point thinking they were to be ar
rested. In military camp to-day. de
spite the inspection of tho second
extremely quist. The governor exprssset
himself delighted with The condition of tn.
troops. He declined to discuss tho Home.
stead situation. He would say nothint
about the report that = provisional reei
ment would be formed to stay here all sum
mer, but among soldiers suoh a story il
current; it being said there are 500 volun
teers from among the men now here. Man.
of the soldiers are anxious to get home. no
few being business men whose home in
forests are suffering.