The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-12
STRIKE OVER.
The Ranks OF tho pvqyesne Strikers
Broken.

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They Nearly Pail Over Each other In Their
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Litigation win lie Co.itinued.
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DrQrEssE. Pa, Aug. 9.-Detwccn
500 and 600 men, acting. u.saimously,
as previously agreedeon, effectually
broke the strike IN the Carnegie mill
atthis plasc al q O'clock Monday morn
ing. They returned 20 work in a body,
and thcl soldiers werc not required 70
protect them The repair men had the
mill ready for running, steam was
turned on. and several departments
we're almost full and began tosufn 0pt
finished steel. s... al Al, ,vs
There, were many members of the
new amalgainated lodges formed iiefc
since the strike began among those slso
went back To work and they did At
openly, WITHOUT fear of what their com;
panions would say. There was
no disorder at All. Small crowds
of the = men who had I, not tax
en- advantage of the offer of SUI
pcrfntendent Morrison stood hear the'
mill gateS Just outside of the iiue
guarded by-tife soldfers,- wsschsae ths
men return, but they said never word
The battalion had Been dra wn up 10
marching order and was Kept in line.
fully armed, for two hours, but no word
OF command was given. Some OF the
most skilled among the strikcrs were
in the nurabcr returning 10 work.
One of them said: I'VE have been
watching. the course OF events very
closely, and while we would have dorie
all we could to have helped. the. Home
stead men, we saw il was useless; that
the company meant business, and that
we could mot win without struggle
that would have. been too hard for men
who have families. We talked this
over and we are glad now that we took
such a uuanimous step" stss
The officials are well pleased with the
action of the men, and all is pleasant
The news at Homestead had dcpress-
ing effect ON the strikers there. hut
there was no, sign of wavering in tae
strike.
PIrTsBuReH, Pa, Aug Secretary
Lovejoy, Of the Carnegie Steel Co., was
asked Monday morning by United
Press representative what was the plan
of his Company toward the Homestead
strikers. p fI~saidy 1--WE have startedan
on the conquest Of riot by law. and it
will, be carried to a, finish. There will be
anywhere from fifty TO one hundred and
fify Tmorcs informations on murder
and aggravated riot charges made
against the Homestead strikers be-
fore ne ard through with them. We
are proceeding carefully, and get our
evidence to. certainty before the
charge is nade. We mean 70 make no
mistake, and the best detective skill in
the country has Jbccn engaged We
have OFFICERS of long experience at work
in Homestead, and the informations
make are on evidence gotten by those
men. who will be piodueedin court and
give sworn testimony. There would
have been more informations before
this, but for the fact that many strikers
engaged in tho riot have run away.
Mesntim evidence against them is
being gathered, and. when they return,
information will he made against them
and they viii be arrested. ii they do
not come back they will be followed up
until they are arrested and brought
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