The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-17

further regarding the Beaver rails MILL.
1t has been supposed that the strikes at
Falls mills were not lawful. but a clause In
the constitution of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation gives the necessary authority. as
construed by one of the officials. Section
90 of the bylaws reads that until the scale
as arranged in convention shall have
been signed by all the departments
in every mill the workmen shall
remain idle; and demands that the
section is construed by the Amal0amated
officials as saving the scale must be signed
in every mill owned by one company. Con-
sequently the strikes at Beaver Falls and
Homestead scale has not been signed arc
justifiable. and the men in those mills will
receive tho support OF the general officers.
The section 10 taken to mean that strike
even after work has been resumed Is right.
The peaceful aspects of the streets IN
Lawrenceville would not lead stranger
to suspect that strike at the Carnigie
Union mills, in which several thousand
men are involved, was In prog
q reporter, and they denied emphatically
that any of their brethren had weakened by
wishing themselves back at work, as has
been reported. The strikers claim they
have ample funds to keep them alive for
year If necessary. 1t is understood that
the Carnegie Steel Company had large
contract for steel beams for the worlds
fair buildings at Chicago.
In con affirmation of the story that arrests
soon occur it comes from a reliable source
that on the morning of July and during
the day detectives were secreted In the
mill property armed with kodaks snap
shots of many of the strikers were
were the leaders and those who
bad arms. In reference to this story,
Mr.. Lovejoy yesterday said: There is
foundation for such q story, but cannot
90 into details This was done in view OF
the possible arrest of the strikers as
means of Identification. The finding of
the dynamite there Thursday Is believed
to be due to the fact that some vas left
there by a contractor who was building
three houses. and had to use dynamite to
blast for the cellars. do not believe 1t was
brought there with any design against the
mill property"
few days moro will see the Thirty
seven-foot board fence. The fence is now
COMPLETED along the Allegheny Valley
railroad tracks, and the carpenters are di-
recting their attention to another fence
along Thirty-third street. The fence al
most obstructs the mill from view.
Some of the old workmen con-
slider that the firms intention is to use
the fence as q barrlcade. notice is post
ed up: "All tonnage men will be paid their
wages in full at Thirtythird and Small
is the sequel to the matter. and the men
recognize the fact MANY of the men were
receiving their pay as early as 10 O'Clock
to-day. There 10 sombre ap-
hood. The men are not bothering
the works and the watchmen are only
needed in keeping out strangers who are
inquisitive. The only activity about the
two mills is when the yard hands are re-
moving stock here and there for shipment
Carload after carload Is leaving for diff
ferent points East and West 1t will be
some days ere they can clean mp entirely.
No meeting of the men was held to-day,
although it was understood by the mill-nen
that one bad been called. meeting, how
ever, is announced for tomorrow. A CON-
mittee is reported to be holding frequent
councils and will report at the general
meeting.
the $50 men in Carnegie's steel plant at
that place met O-night and resolved not to
go to work on Monday when the mill was
to have resumed operations. This makes
six thousand men ont in the Carnegie
works In this district. superintendent
Dillon. of the Beaver Falls and Union
mills. says these men will now have to
como back as non-nnion or not at all.
General Superintendent, Dillon was seen
late tonight and stated that the Union
mills and the Beaver Falls plant would be
started as soon as possible. Already" said
he. some of the men who are striking have
signified their Willingness to return to
work. A large number of men outside tho
association are now at work. Everything
has been quiet throughout the day. This
morning all the strikers were paid in full
We are now through with them until they
are ready to return into our employ as indi-
viduals and then only certain of them will
be received
One Of the leaders of the strike said to-
night: Every man has been very careful
of his actions. So far nothing of damag.
ing character to our strike has been caused
the men will start to drinking. So far they
have kept sober, but if q number of them
should become influenced by liquor trout BILE
might follow. Any attempt of the CON-
pany to run non-uni0n men In the mills
will be bitterly fought. We will keep in
lawful bounds at all events. The company
cannot get enough men to fill our places
even II they could get them into the
Orke."