Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-13

NuN ht ll'huAl llAA nf i1h no 'hlufAlN-
zion ip give. The officers u the 10 mppDy
ut Pitifbutg would give every facility
To tho committee. The congrt ssmrn
tucn expressed Il desire to view the
scene Of the engagement and quite
large party started towards II. Tho
battle-ground ON the river bank was
pulntci on, and thu posltion Of tho
Pink,TiOn bArg,s Indicated.
Bullet Marks were still on evidence.
They were eNamiucd and good mem
tai knowledge Of the engagements
obtained by each Of The iuQuisitofs.
The committee then returned % Piils.
lurg.
w. u. Bolton, private Of company
q, Fifteenth regiment, wa one OF the
Detail 20 put the mill pumps n work
10 supply the campo with water, aud
the wheel wording above the furnace
In tho pump housc. Bush burning N.
tufal gas Il " into his face, screening
ard burning him seriously II not dan
gpr1ufiy. TIC wna cafrlou 10 camp and
inndu NJ comfortable ~ lOiEihlu. Tho
story put IN circulation that thu sheriff
proposed TO arrsft Hugh O'Donneli
nnd about hulf Dozen other leaders Of
the lockout men IL untrue. There Is
no authority Tor the rumot given aud
friends VI the Sheriff sly Il Ia not true.
Il was also said that early tomorrow
morning movement would he made
Lward manning the mill. Mir. ChlldA
and Manager Porter hnd long con-
ference with the Sheriff this afternoon,
but neither will any anything about
the result Of the delilurn,iOng.
Many Of the wUrhmrn for the first
time since the battle Wednesday arc
drinking heavily.
Two or three fights, some OF them
serious, have occurred, and great
deal Of wild talking h,t, been donc.
Where II became evident TINT the men
were drinking patrol was detailed 10
arrest thea, nnd IN -hor, timo all OF
the militia was back ia camp. The
evening closes more quietly than any
ono had any right to EXPECT.
THE coRosEE's INQUEST.
PilTanuRo, July l2.-Cor,ncr Nc.
Dowcll commenced an Inquest this al.
tvrnOOn ON the eight mon Lilipd AZ
Homestead. Captain A. u. Rogers
detail cd the trip up the river aud the
battle that followed. The witness said
the crowds ON The shore opened lire
first. Captain WOshart, the pilot, and
Engineers Evans nui Marlin co.rO-
boratod itogrfu. Joseph j.. Hoffman,
PinkeitDn msu, was the last witness
called. lie related ~ did the previous
witness the trip 10 Hpmcsteni. Az
RogerB got near the landing they were
iirtd upon. Captain Hines aud his
mon attempted IN put out the gang
plank on 10 shore above the bridge but
a. -. ia.
shower Of stones and the action Of the
strikeu. After short time au til0u
was again made and resulted In plac.
ing tre gang.plank. AS the men
started down thu plank the strikers
fired aud witness fell, having been
shot through the right leg above tho
knee. lie said he had no weapon with
him when shot. The deputies had
given him to under-,and his duty was
to guard the company's property AMI
he was Instructed not to lire unlc.s IN
self.defouse.
The nilihavit Of John -. McCurry,
who is AT Allegheny General Hospital,
was read 10 the jury and the inquest
was continued until July 2J.h at tvs
O'Clock.
FIVfR BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE.
The congressional investigating com.
mit'ec huggu an inquiry thus evening
with Flick on the stand. HO Waa the
only witness examined tonight. Tbs
examination drought out many new
features, notably, the plans by which
the PinkeEtOn mon were employed aud
arrangement Tor their transportation.
The wages paid and the proposed ra.
ductlou were all brought out. Friok
was put under "a severe crOss.pNnmina.
ton. lie said the company was not
corporation, hut formed under tho
Limited Partnership Laws of Penn
sylvauia, He enlI IA re- were $500
men employed ht Homc,lead and the
wages paid were AS follows: Rollers,
$3.50 10 S272 per mouth; hestheIs, slS5
TO 500; hoatheTs' helpers, $3.50; train
men, sD7 to Sll2; Others average $50
per month.
Tho total amount OF wages for May,
5000, aO5.
Alter making the statement as TO the
causes OF The strike, Frick was ques-
TONED regarding tho cost OF produc.
ton. He declined to answer, saying
that II was not n fair question. He
Also said that after the ehsril failed To
control the strikers no employed
Pinkertons. Replying 10 question he
said ne had not appealed TO the gov
urnor as experience mad shown 1t TO bn
useless. Cros-.eXRmineh by Rep
resentatlve boltnvr, Mr.. FrlolS stated
that the arrangements for plnkcrlOus
WINS made before negotiations com.
menced with the Amnlggm ated asaoci.
alton, Frick read letters to the effect
that he hat instructed the captain OF
the Pinkertons under no circum.
stances 20 resort 10 the ute OF firearms
except to project their Hives. An nd.
Journm,nt ~ then taken. Chair.
man Oates Informed Frlok that the
committee held under ndvlsement his
refusal ~ answer questions relative &c
the cost OF production.
10 CONSIDER THE IIoNRsTEAD AFFAIR.
This afternoon 1900 employees of
Carnegie's Upper and Lower Union
Mills In this city and tho plant M
Beaver Falls met In IIawrencevillo TO
oonAider tho Homestead affair. Reso.
lutions were adopted appointing n
committce from three NJ the mills Ia |
ask General Superintendent Dillon IL |
the Carnegie Stuel Company would |
not agree TO confer with the Anal. |
ramhted association In regard 10 tho |
Homestead scale. The committees |
waited on Superintendent Dillon later
and he promised 10 make known their
action 10 MIR. FTiCk,