Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-10
NEARLY 100 DROWNED
Sad End Of a Pleasure Ride on Sun
day.
STEEL MILL OWNERS CLAIM VICTORY
Serious Disaster Caused by Spread.
ing Rails.
EARTHQUAKE IN GERMANY



MILL OWNERS CLAIM VICTORY.
Over the Homestead works.
PrrrsBURo, Pa, Aug. 10.-The Hag raised st
the Upper Union mills at Csrnegie's yesterday,
the superintendent said, was noated Is an
emblem of victory. Every train Of rolls in
that plant is now in operation on single turn
and before the end Of the week Superintendent
Dillon claims the mill will be on double turn.
A dag will be raised 1t Duquesne today and
Homestead mills. About 100 men are at work
ut the Union mills and nearly 400 At Home
stead. Duqueene n in need Of only few more
men to put the mill on double turn.
Preparations to provide permanent houses
for Homestead men are rapidly going on and
work has commenced on IS Of the 100 houses to
be erected for the men. II Is expected that at
least fifty houses will be built before cold weather
and the remainder will be under way by that
time. This new town will be built on the upper
part Of the city on the city farm property pur-
chased by the company. 1t has already been
laid ont into lots and will be model town, With
water, gas, sewerage and electric lights. The
large store has not yet been commenced. but
will be ready by the time the houses are COM
pleted.
The conference between the iron manufactur-
ers and scale committee Of the Amalgamated
morning, the Amalgamated representatives be-
ing the tardy parties. After half an hours dis
cussion of O motion TO admit representatives Of
the press it was decided to exclude them, and
the conference went into secret session.
In Alderman McMaster's mail yesterday was
an anonymous letter, which had been posted in
New York city at II m. on Monday. The letter
was inclosed in q small envelope. II was writ
ten in a cramped and pushed hand, probably
disguised. The letter read:
Alderman McMasters, Pittsburg, Pa.
Dear Sir: Some time this week q party Of
men will leave here and will try to kill you and
Superintendent Frick again
Alderman McMasters has been in Michigan
for two weeks. His mail is opened by his con-
stable, Jos. Weber. The anonymous letter WAS
turned over to the alderman's attorney. The
lawyer read it several times, and, throwing it
aside. said: Il supect that letter was written
here and was sent to New York to be mailed" :"
All the attorneys engaged in prosecuting the
Homestead riot cases have within week re-
ceived several letters of threatening character,
but they have little If any fear Of O threat COM
ing from q man who is afraid to sign his name.
Alderman McMasters is not expected to re-
turn to Pittsburg for ten days.
WORKMAN ASSAULTED.
John Resms, a non-union workman, en-
by two men while on his way to work this morn
ing and badly beaten. His assailants were ar
rested and taken to the station house. where
they we're recognized as Edward thinner,
a striker. and Thomas Connors, former
employe. Ream's injuries are painful, but not
dangerous. This is the first trouble since the
beginning Of the strike at the Union mills
The assault caused considerable excitement.
but Police Superintendent O'Mars does not fear
any more trouble and the usual number OF
officers are on duty about the mill.
THE OUTLOOK AT HOMESTEAD.
Honors were easy in the struggle at Home
stead this morning. The firm secured thirty
five new men to take the places Of
those who deserted the day before and two or
three additional men left The mill seems
to be operating smoothly in a number Of de-
partments, although the strikers claim they have
indisputable evidence that the product is very
costly and poor quality. This. Of course. the
firm ridicules. and states that for several orders
which were filled letters have been filed compli-
menttng them on the excellence of the product.
The question of liquor in the mill has become
factor in the dispute here. The strikers
claim that whisky and beer have been freely
out in state Of intoxication. These charges,
OF course, are denied by the firm, who alleges
that nothing stronger than oat meal and water
Is given the workmen.
HUGH o'DoNNELL's RETURN.
The strikers are looking forward to Hugh
O'Donnelrs return this evening and when he
comes he may be given reception because Of
his efficient work in the east. The leaders
do not believe that the chairman Of
the advisory committee will return
quite so soon - looked forward to several days
ago, as they have advised him that there is no
urgent necessity for his return and his work is
such as to continue to encourage the men better
than his presence could.
The Homestead men are highly indignant
over the allegation that threats were made to
blow up the eighteenth regiment armory. ut
is an Infamous Ne, merely conceived for the
purpose Of injurfng our cause and giving the
impression that We are anarchists. II the
soldiers or anybody else can tell Us Of one
authentic threat made by Homestesder we
shall guarantee to bring the parties to tustice."
30 spoke Acting Chairman Crawford this morn
ing. Continuing, he said that the confidence in
victory u now unbouuded among the men and
that thorough Investigation has failed TO dis
close one man Of the alleged thirty Who, &C
cording to the firm. made application to return
to work yesterday morning.