The morning call., 1892-11-16

TROUBLES AT HOMESTEAD.
Heavy Drain on the Funds Of the
Strikers.
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
Many Of the aen Have Become DishearteRed-l
AOntBon Nan Kills a FellOW.LabOFtr
by Mistake.
An APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
Special TO THE MoRNINe CALL.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 15-It is now 13s days
since the sympathy strike, inaugurated by
the members of the Amalgamatcd Associa-
tiOn at the Lawrenceville and Beaver Falls
plants of the Carnegie mills, began. To-day
the Carnegie Company started the Beaver
Falls plants, claiming that. as far as the
Lawrenceville and Homestead works were
concerned, the strike was over. 1t is not
denied by any one that the company has
unQueSti0nably the better of the fight, al
though 1t has been enormously expensive.
A number of the strikers at Lawrenceville
aud Homestead are disheartened, and at the
same time there are as many more who are
determined 10 fight it out il they can be
supported. IL is the question of finance
which IS the most serious problem the men
have 10 deal with. A member of the adj
visory committee said to-day that there was
no use holding out false delusions. There
are about 1000 persons in Homestead and
800 each in Lawrenceyille and Beaver Falls
on the relief rolls. He said: "Of these.
500 have families and the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION contracts TO pay them IS per week.
The other 500 get So per week. making
total of $1,000 a week. That is a severe
drain on the organization, composed of only
$4,000 members. Outside financial aid has
indeed serious.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The officers of the
American Federation of Labor. the Anal
gamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers and the advisory board OF the
Homestead locke out men tonight issued
an address to the American public which
sets forth the situation at Homestead, Pa,
from the strikers standpoint. 1t deslgnates
Tuesday, December Is. as Homestead day,
and calls upon the wagewOrkers. as we'll as
the iiberty-loying citizens of the country, to
make contribution of a portion of their
earnings on that day to aid their struggling
brothers at Homestead in their present con-
test TO defend themselves before the courts.
Their cases must be brought before the
highest tribunal of the country if neces-
sary.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Nov. 15-Max New
man, IA non-union workman at the Carnegie
mill, last night shot and killed man. sup
posed to be named Maynard, in the bunk
house inside the yard. Newman says the
man assaulted him in the bunk, ana believ-
ing him 10 be striker, shot him. Newman
is held to await the action of the CorOner's
jury.
Detective George Wahl was given a war
rant to-day for the arrest Of William Rat
rolf on a charge of aggravated assault and
battery. When Ratrof was found he was
surrounded by a crowd OF friends. The
detective made known his mission and
after struggle. Ratrof started to run
Wahl pursued, firing into the air. RatrOf
was finally captured and nobody was hurt
This evening Charles Biglin, employed in
the mill, while intoxicated gave vent to
several warwhoops that attracted a crowd
and then began firing his revolver, creating
panic. Biglin was finally suppressed by
being put under arrest.
A maSs-meeting OF locked-o out men will
be held tomorrow 10 discuss their finances
aud the strike benefits.