Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-02
GOING BACK TOW0RK.
Carnegie officials Say u OF
Their Old Employees
Have Returned.
DENIALS FROM THE MEN.
Rumor of Two Smallpox Cases In
side the Homestead Works.
STORY DECLARED TO BE FALSE.
Preparing for an Fairly Resumption Of
Work at Duquesne.
MAKING STEEL AT THE UNION MILLS
DENIALS FROM THE MEN.
STORY DECLARED TO BE FALSE.
Preparing for an Fairly Resumption Of
Work at Duquesne.
MAKING STEEL AT THE UNION MILLS

MAKING STEEL AT TIE UNION MILLS
Twenty-seven locked-out men of Home
stead applied for work yesterday. This is
given on the authority of Treasurer Curry,
of the Carnegie Steel Company. The lead
ers of the locked-out men deny it
Mr.. Curry was found at the mills yester-
day afternoon. This is what he had to say:
''There were q applications made to-day
by the old men for their positions All
but three of these men were accepted by
the company. The rejected ones were re-
fused employment because they were
Objectionable people. The men who
want to come back represent all
departments in the mill Some of
them were Amalgamated men, the
others are mechanics and lsborers. One of
the applications is from man who has for
several years filled one of the most import
ant positions in the mill. He is member
of the Amalgamated Association, but he
has not taken a very active part in the
recent trouble. The workman who had
the night turn on this same position has
sent word to General Manager Potter that
he will call and see him about returning to
work. To-day a great many men have been
calling to lift their deposits. We take it
for granted that when q man lifts this
monevwe have on interest for him that he
means to quit our employ forever. There
are a number of them that will have to-do
that, even though they have not lifted
their deposits, and there are a certain num-
Der of them that will be given work if they
apply Immediately.
Filling Up the Mills.
"we are rapidly filling up our mills
The Tide made two trips this morning. The
first one only brought up the carpenters and
some of the other employees who had gone
down to Pittsburg to stay over Sunday.
The other trip brought 6s men up.
'Of the evictions have little to say, be-
cause think the subject is exhausted. At
the start we notified 3S families to .vacate
our houses. Nearly all of them have done
so. Those who moved on Saturday through
the rain did it OF their own free will. They
could have waited for better day to fit
They have until u o'clock tonight to get
out, according to the papers we issued. Of
those who have not left the houses
two families have sent In physicians
certificate stating that their health will
not permit change. In these two cases
nothing will be done until the houses are
rid of sickness If tomorrow should be
rainy, of course we will not force the peo-
pie out into the wet. We will give them
all the chance in the world to get cut in
dry weather.
''The same mills are now running that
were on Saturday. Tonight we may start
the ten-inch mill on double turn. 1t may
be, though, that instead the 33-inch mill
may be started again. If that is the case
the ten-inch mill will not be put on double
turn for a number of days"
The Other Side of the Story.
Acting Chairman Crawford, of the Advi-
sorry Board said: II know nothing of that
number of men going back to work. All
that have positive information of are two
mechanics. They are Edward Lyon and
Charles Geotel. Lyon is a brother of Walter
A. Lyon, United States District Attorney
at Pittsburg. He is a machinist. Geotel
were
locked out he was given q good position in the
40 inch MILL
The men at the headquarters of the
mechanics and laborers would say scarcely
anything about the men returning to work,
The gentleman who furnishes the press
with information said last night that he
would make a statement to-day. The COM
mittee was then investigating the claims of
the company as regards old men going back.
1t would take until to-day to finish the in
vestigation.
Yesterday peculiar feeling of unrest
was noticed among the locked-out men.
They seemed to be holding long discussions
which at times would grow quite animated.
In groups they would move hurriedly along
the streets talking earnestly. In the after
noon hundreds of men walked out along
Eighth avenue. They all seemed to be
walking as though they had some pressing
business.
Watching the Men at Work.
They would 60 up to Munhall station. At
that point fairly good view of the works
is gained. When this prominence was
reached each group would hastily survey as
much of the inclosure as their point of OBJ
servation would permit. The greater part
of them would come back to town, while
the others continued on up the Monongahela
toward Duqussne. Why they should go
there could not be understood. The lead
ers claimed these men were all from
Duquesne. This was hardly credited, how
ever, when these same men we're seen COM
ing back into town late in the day. They
would not give out any information as to
their whereabouts or business
The whole attitude looks very much as
though there was to be change of some
kind soon. The people about town are
commencing to talk this way now. Many
of them think that this week will see the
great lockout ended in some wav. The
| deputy sheriffs now number about As. Five
recruits were received yesterday. The
deputies deny the story that they had any
thing to do with the people who lived in
company houses vacating them in the rain
Saturday. They say they have not been
given any writs yet, and until then cannot
evict anyone.
More Men Expected This Morning. d.
The chief of the deputies yesterday got
orders to station some of his men at the City
Farm station Cd the Baltimore and Ohio
road. The company expects large num-
Der of men in over that road this morning.
They will be landed there. General Wiley
has also been requested to detail some extra
men to meet the trains as they come in.
The new men are expected about o'clock
this morning. These deputies will be kept