The sun., 1892-08-05
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
Houses for Employees Being Erected inside
tho Homestead Mil Fence.

PITTspuRaH. Aug. 4.-"Fourteen hundred
men arc at work in the Home estead mills to-
day" said Secretary Lovcjoy to-day. and
everything is running satisfactorily. The men
are all doing good work. much better than We
expected Tho reports that some valuable
machinery has been broken by them is not
true: that their work is fully UP to the stand
ard OF the old men is proved by the fact that
the finished armor plates are accepted by the
Government inspector after the rigid tests
that these men make Of all the work done"
Another official OF the company said: we
started up the 33-inch mill on single turn. and
now have large number Of repair and con-
struction mon engaged in placing the new
Bessemer converting mill In readiness to
operate. We cannot get along we'll without it
1t will not take much over week to have it
in order"
The means resorted to By the strikers to get
an approach to the non-union men in tho mill
are numerous and novel; Yesterday thou
sands Of circulars were printed In German
and English. These circulars were addressed
to tho non union men. who were requested to
leave the mill and prove themselves worthy
to be called mon" They we're told not to be-
leve tho statements by their employers
that 1t would be dangerous for them to
come out and mingle among the union
%sa sSspy man ieaynS tRs Mill be heartily
received that no yolenSe would pc 0neTeii wi1i
ana aa sns eavnr the
tn csc circulars q committee boarded a Pom
which runs directly. through the works; s
hs sm Ss asr wndoss s5sv ana hf om hs
with them: The worki%gesSp picked them .Spp .%p
company officials learned Of this movement Of
the strikers they ordereq several Tetenmen to to
coniiscate any and all reading matter thrown
ss S5 9 ysr TSs are G e s srsSsd ss
noon began excavating for foundations for
several substantial houses, west Of the com
sSenue Dn'ss speaking Of % tks tte town Behind
the h, ;, !, high 81; whitewashed fence company
secured houses across the street from the
works. into which they will soon put their
sds is T%s sSe Mill Mill viii hsvs taSs q
buildings will be for their ACCOMMODATION.
s Several families will also be provided for in
There is bitter feeling among the strikers
Ewing pushed tho hearings Of tho cali Of the
the men had an ides That the sess Would
have to go to prison rs did ODonnell. Ross.
and others among the lock d-out men. Some
were disposed to lay the blame on the con-
stables. and say they were not careful In the
performance OF their duties. II they had been.
they would have sought the officials In the
evening after court had adjourned. and then
there would have been no hope OF keeping out
OF lail.
The situation at the Union Mills In Pitts
said this afternoon: THE reports that are
circulating to the effect that we cannot secure
enough workmen is false We have more men
and applications for places than we can ac
commodate. The report Is also false
that says only one or two OF the depart
ments in the mill are in operation. Five
OF tho departments are now running. and
within three days the other two. the lS and
20 inch plate wheels. will be running. 1t Is
not necessary for us to shift one solitary crow
about from one department to another. Each
departm ent is manned with its own crew. and
new crews will be on hand in few days"
Members OF tho Amalgamated Press Com
mittee made tho following statement:
I'VE know for a certainty that tho report
about $50 skilled work kmen being in the mill is
men altogether. tho remainder, being simply
ments claimed to bs n oper,a'ttion are running.
judged from tho action Of the men employed
at the gas producers. Last night they refused
Natural gas is the fuel to be used to-day"