Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-11
CARNEGIE INTERVIEWED.
Nc Says But Little and Apparently Is Not Sure
OF that Little.

KISLocH RANocn, Pcrtbshire, Scot, July
"a correspondent today called at the
magnificent shooting cottage occupied dur
ing the summer by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie,
and requested an interview with that gentle
man.
For three days Mr.. Carnegie has been
coaching from Edinburgh via Bracmar and
Pettochry, coming to this place. He drove
through here at noon today, behind four
superb grays in the most elaborate coach
that Scotland has ever seen upon its roads.
and which has figured in the guide books
and the literature of this DeighborhOod.
This cottage. for which Mr. Carnage has
found Undesirable to reduce the wages of
his workmen, in order that he may pay
$4,000 to occupy it for eight weeks, is
situated 10 miles from the town of KinlOeh,
and at the head of the loch is a beautiful
sheet of water, surrounded by broad grouse
moors and dark green forests, both dark
with game.
It is comfortable rambling two-story
building of gray stone fronting on the lake
and surrounded by stone outbaiidings and
stables. with gardens and lawns running
down to the edge of the water.
Yonr correspondent drove over this after
noon to the lodge, where he was received
by digaiiied English servant in blue livery
with white stripe on his trousers. giving
him in this uniform quite military or even
Pinkerton air.
In response to your correspondents re-
quest to see Mr.. Carnegie, he was ushered
into bare, sportmanlike reception room
whose walls are covered with antlerS, ~
pairs in all being counted, each bearing the
card of the gentleman who had killed the
buck. the absence Of card being presumed
TO indicate that Mr.. Carnegie had been the
victor himself
I'm table in the centre of the room were
two newspapers open and articles on them
marked showing that Mr.. Carnegie was
perfectly au ~ourant with the situation at
Homestead. One of these papers was .
London Times Of Friday last containing the
story of the riot and telling that six strikers
hal been killed and six fatally wounded anil
nine Pinkerton men had fallen in the
struggle Around these figures Mr. Car
negie or some one else hail drawn Il ring
with lead pencil.
The other paper was the Pail Mall Ga
zette, and on its open page was the deadly
parallel column. one side showing Mr..
Carnegie'- pl;lanthropic talk at the open
ing Of the free library in Aberdeen, where
the Earl and the Countess of Aberdeen
were f1nking him, an on the other side
WIS the table of the reduction of wages ut
Homestead.
In this room your correspondent sat for
over an hour without any int.maiion being
given that he was TO he received. Finally
Mr.. Carnegie came through the hall with a
quick, energetic step and entered TIE room.
Your correspondent asked him if he cared
to say anything in regard to the troubles at
h's mills. and Mr.. Carnegie. 10 the most
c,niemptuous and insulting manner re-
piled
II have nothing whatever to say. I have
given up all active control of the business
AMI do not care to interfere at any way
with the present arrangements control Of
this affair.
But DO Won not still exercise a super
vision of the affairs of the company was
asked.
81 have nothing whatever 10 say on that
point. The business management is in the
hands Of those who are fully competent to
deal with every question that may arise
Have you heard from Homestead since
the riot oceurreds~
II have received several cables. and
among them several asking my interior
ence with the parties in control
But you must have sofne opinion in the
matter that you are willing to express,
mo sir, am not willing to express any