Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14


Homestead men.
A prominent worker who was at the
meeting said; at has not come to the
point yet when we will strike, but you
can judge for yourself as to the situa-
tion. If we are whipped at Homestead
this year we will be attacked AT their
Union Mills next year"
The Union Mills started to work to-
night as usual. Theyemploy $500 men
ny L0RD C.IRSEGIE.
From the Lodge of his Castle in Scotland
lilo Arrogantly Refuses to Talk About
| the Trouble with His Workmou.
New York World special
| KINLoCH, RASocH, PERTusuIRE,
SCOTLAND, July 9.--lhe World CORE
spondent to-day called at this magnii-
cent shooting cottage, occupied during
the summer by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie,
and requested an interview with that
gentlemen.
For three days Mr.. Carnegie has been
coaching from Edinburgh via Braemar
and Pittochry, coming to this place. lie
drove through here at noon to-day,
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 neighborhOod.
This cottage, for which Mr.. Carnegie
pays 100000 for eight weeks, is situated
10 miles from kinloch and at the head
of the loch, Il beautiful sheet of water
surrounded by broad grouse moors and
dark green forests both fat with game.
II il comfortable, rambling two-Etory
building of gray stone, fronting on the
lake and surrounded by stone outbuild-
ings, with gardens and lawns running
down to the edge of the water.
The World correspondent drove over
this afternoon to the lodge, where he
was received by Il dignified English ser
want i'll blue livery, with white stripes
on his trousers, giving him in this uni.
form quite military or even Pinkerton
air.
In response to the World correspon-
dents request to see MIR. Carnegie he
was ushered into bare, sportsmanlike
recGption-room, whose walls were Gov
cred with anters, 20 pairs in all, each
bearing the card of the gentleman who
had killed the buck, the absence Of a
card being presumed TO indicate that
Mr.. Carnegie had been the victor him
self.
On table in the centre of the room
were two newspapers open and articles
in them marked, showing that Mr..
Carnegie was perfectly au courant 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 had
been killed and six fatally wounded,
| NJ mt nj ~ 1ii1ta Ia, tk
struggle. Around these figures Mr..
Carnegie, or some one else, had drawn
a ring with a lead pencil.
The other paper was the I'NB Mall
Gazette, aad on its open page was the
deadly parallel column, one side show
ing Mr.. Carnegic's philanthropic talk at
the opening of the free library in Aber-
deem, where the Earl and the Countess
Of Aberdeen were thanking him, and on
the other side was the table of the re-
duCtion of wages at Homestead
In this room the World correspondent
sat for over an hour without any init
nation being given that he was to be
received. Finally Mr.. Carnegie came
through the hall with II quick, energetic
step and entered the room. The CORE.
spondent asked him if he cared to say
: anything in regard to the troubles at his
mills, and Mr.. Carnegie replied.
II have nothing whatever to say.
! have given up all active control Of the
,, business and do not care to interfere
in any way with the present manage
mcnt conduct of this affair"
/ 'But do you not still exercise super.
! vision of the affairs OF the company
was asked.
81 have nothing weatever to say or
that point. The business management
is in the hands of those who are fully
, competent to deal with every question
$ that may arise.
3 "Ilave you heard from Homestead
: since the riot occurredi'
81 have received several cables ant
q among them several asking my inter
+ ference with the parties in CONTROL"
/ but you must have some opinion il
: the matter that you are willing to OK
l press"
, "No, sir. am not willing to express
any opinion. The men have chosen
! their course, and | am powerless t
change it. The handling of the case OF
the part of the company has my full
approval and sanction. Further thar
!, this | have no disposition to say any
thing"
!, When Mr. Carnegie had thus deliv
:, cred himself he turned abruptly ant
left the ROOM All that had been sale
was said standing. The World CORES
q ponden. was neither invited to take
seat nor was there any hesitancy on tn
;, part of Mr.. Carnegie to indicate tina
= the visit was all intrusion upon his duca
= lnagniiicenCe, and it is not at all likely
i had he known it was 4 correspondent
. who awaited him, that he would cilhe
have appeared at the end of an hour 0
! spoken when he did appear.
!, As the World correspondent steppe,
- upon the piazza the dignilied and uni
q formed servant, who had so COURTHOUSE
e borne off his card an hour or so earlier
Il assembled the steps and with sauvit
y that any ten of the iron workers a
n Homestead would willingly sacritic
;. their entire wages to have seen said
!. "Alr Carnegie is in the garden. hav
y just found him, and he does not care t
have anything to say 10 you"
n "Thank you," your correspondent re
!; piled, 81 found himself five minutes ago.
~ HOMESTEAD, July u.-"All is quiet 9
Homestead is "a watchword which ha