The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-19
TO ARREST STRIKERS.
10 ASsBER cHAReEs or MURDER
For Killing Pinkerton Men-The WORK
men stand Firm and the Miils DO Not
start Up-A Chilly Reception by Friek'

LDMkslEAD. IA, guy Nv "t~ y ~
this morning the watchmen threw open the
main gate in the two miles Of fence that
surround the great steel mills Of the Car
negie Company and waited patiently for
tie appearance OF the five or SIX hundred
mechanics who were notified to report for
duty this morning and begin repairs pre-
liminary to the starting Of the Mills
a United Press reporter also waited pa
tient!y. few minutes before one man
arrived and was admitted without ques-
tion Then came another and another, un-
,. twelve men had passed within the gates.
They were not the mechanics VINO were
summoned. They were not former EN-
y.uyes returning 20 make individual apph-
cation for their old positions.
70 MORE NoN-UNION MN.
They were the watchmen and forsmen
Egho have remained. loyal to the company
and have been on duty since the mills smut
down. And thus I'D the week open. Not
one Of the skilled mechanics reported u the
ONCE. and despite the Official notices Oh
Superintendent Porter work did not COM
pence at the usual time to-day.
Ah night long the strikers plckets
patrolled the river front aud not a man was
smuggled into the works The unanimous
decision of all the employees OF the Carnegie
works who are not members of the Amaiga-
mated Association, and who number sonle
two thousand, at their meeting yesterday
decided 20 stand out with the steel WORKERS
to the end. This has made the entire iorce
Of the Homestead mills unit.
CHILLY REcEPTIoS.
! The committee of twenty-one men ap--
! pointed at the mass meeting yesterday, ana
/ each representing a shop IN the mechanical
| department went to the general ot1ces Oh
/ the Carnegie Company at noon TO report 10
! Superintendent j. A. Potter fthe action or
/ the meeting. They we're halted outside tne
| gate and only one man was admitted. he
| vas q. L. Lamb chairman of the delega-
/ ton. MIR. Potter received him in chilly
manner and there was only short talk
| The committee Immediately went into
| executive session 10 arrange tor conduct
ing tho affairs Of 2 900 men in the mechani-
cal and labor departments which they rep
resent
CLASH OF AUTHORITY AyHRTED.
Governor Pattison will be in Homestead
tomorrow unless he changes his mind. IN
| formation To that effect was received at
! division headquarters to-day.
What might have been serious conflict
| Of authority occurred about clock this
morning al City Farm station on the fltts-
burg. Virginia and Charleston railroad. just
at the time entrance 10 the Carnegie plant,
between a number OF workers. yarlously
estimated at from 100 10 300, and the
troops on guard. This unusual gather
ing Of workmen at SUCH an early
hour is said to have been caused by the re-
peated blowing ia steam whistle from
some vessel of the river. The men gathered
at City Farm Station and were prevented
from going further by the soldiers on
guard. Many hungarians living III a oig
tenement near the station rushed out OF the
house and oined the gathering. The OH
Gers in command OF the pickets became
alarmed and sent for reinforcements.
POUR ARREsTED.
y riqadier General John Immediately
ordered O battalion Of four companies to
the support OF the guard. When the bat
talon, Colonel Ripple Of the Thirteenth
regiment. in command Of the force, ordered
the TOrkmen 10 disperse most Of them dld
30 ouietiv. but some became abusive. and
Colonel Ripple placed four ot them under
arrest. They were detained all night IN the
tent of the provost guard. This morning
Colonel Green. the provost marshAl' gave
them a hearing and after 0dmonishing them
20 be careful in future allowed them TO 90
LEGITIMATE APPEAL.
President Weihe received information
this afternoon from Homestead that the
circular read at yesterdays meeting Of the
! Central Labor Union ia New Ork had been
issued by the advisory COMMITTEES, but that
IL applied only 70 men not members OF the
Amalgamated Association. ms explana-
tion. he said, made the appeal legitimate
one.
TO PROSECUTE STRIKERS.
PursBuRG. Pa. July lS.-The men who
resisted the landing OF the PinkeTtons ana
who participated in their maltreatment al
ter their surrender are 10 DO prosecuted 20
the bitter end. Over two hundred names or
such men are now in possession Of Knox
A. Reed the attorneys Tor the company,
and 10 whom the entire matter has been re-
ferred for action The specific charges u
be made against the men VINO nave oeeh
spotted" is that of accessory TO muToer III
the first degree.
large number of the mechanics ana
laborers of the upper and lower union Gar
uepie mills AT Iawrenceyille. who went
out last week when the members OK the
Amalgamated Association liaugurated their
sympathetic strike, returned 10 Work this
morning. These men are employed III
finishing up the work OF the sklIeu en-
ployes. large quantity OF whlch - Oh
hand. They don't belong 70 tho A7soci"-
tion.
, NOT READY TO START THE MILLS.
Tba limit of time given by the Carnegie
|
Twenty-ninth and -third-street mis-
in the I.awrenceyille district TO return %
work expires to-day. but Judging from th'
indications none of them will avail them
selves of the opportunity 10 undo then
work of last week.
Manager Dillon WAS on hand at an early
hour. I'VE did not start up to-day as We
intended to-" said he. simply because We
are not ready We do not anticipate an,
trouble in starting the works, however DO
spite the failure of the men 10 respond u
the notice by resuming work. We Will naV'
what men We need just az soon as thes'
] mills are ready for them"
THE WARRANTS ISSUED.
Warrants were issued at l o'clock TIM
afternoon for the arrest Of Hugh ODonnel
and several other leaders prominent IN tn'
! riots at Homestead on Wednesday July oth
The warrants were issued by Squire BIC
Masters. at the instance of Secretary Love
Joy, Of the Carnegie Company.
GREAT EACITEMENT FEEFAiLs
| owing to the Arrest of the Leaders
the Workmen-whzt Is said
Uo,~r.-, u. Iutv f8-Neyer sine,