, 1892-07-13
THEIR BIG WAGES.
Astonishment Of the Congress
Sional Committee.
They are Surprised at Homestead
by the Large Wages Paid to the
WOrkmen There The Strikers
Rebuffed by General SnOwden.

WOrkmem There The Strikers
Rebuffed by General SnOwden.
PITTsBURe, July 13.-Sheriff McCleary
has sworn in number of special deputies
to serve bench warrants on the leaders of
the strikers. 1t is said that such steps will
have a greater effect at Homestead than
even the troops. The fact that those ar
rested will be put in Jail and cannot be re-
leased under bail will take the leaders and
their counsel will be dismissed. On the
other hand it is claimed this step NAV
cause the hot-headed to break out as soon
as the cool-headed leaders are removed.
Chris Evans, secretary Of the American
federation of labor, arrived here from New
York to look over the ground with view
to report to the executive council of that
organization.
SHARP TALK TO STRIKERS.
AS soon as General Snowden had estab-
/ lished his headquarters in Homestead he
was waited upon by committee repre-
senting the Amalgamated association and
citizens. The spokesman said for them
that they welcomed the troops and offered
the cooperation of the citizens in preserv-
| ing order. General Snowden said: 81
thank you for your courtesy, but do not
need your cooperation, The only WaY
good citizens can cooperate with us is to
60 peaceably about their business" The
| spokesman said: "The citizens wish to
know at what time they may give you a
public Sception." Gen'l SnoWden replied
81 can accept no reception; it is most inn
proper. l thank you for your courtesy,
but a formal welcome is not needed. 1t
would be an amazing thing if the National
Guard of Pennsylvania was not welcome in
any part of the state" O'Donnell said on
the part of the Amalgamated association: :
After suffering an attack from an illegal
authority, he was glad to have
the legal authority of the state
here" 81 do not recognize your assOcia-
ton" Snowdon replied, II recognize no
one but citizens Of this CITY," "But we
wish TO submit" O'Donnell began, when
the general cut him short, saying "Then
submit TO the gentleman behind you," in
dicating Sheriff McCleary. 81 do submit
to him." said O'DOnnell, 1--WE have never
questioned the sheriff's order" O'Donnell
appealed to the sheriff to say whether or
not they had obeyed his orders. "No, you
have not" said the sheriff, ''yOu refused
to let my deputies enter the works" After
some further desultOry conversation and
an awkward pause, the ecommittee departed.
THE STRIKERS SWEAR VENGEANCE.
The guards have been Withdrawn from
about the mill and their places have been
taken by the provost guard, which patrols
all the streets near the mills. Representa-
tiYes of the Carnegie company quietly took
possession of the mill about 10 am, so
quietly in fact that their presence was not
known till afternoon. The rebuff which
the strikers met with when they called on
General Snowden has made them very Bit
ter against him. They denounce him in
unmeasured terms and now look for a
large importation of Pinkertons today or
tomorrow. and while the majority are in
timidated by the presence of the troops,
they swear they will resist the landing of
the detectives at any cost 1t is believed
the Carnegie company has over 1000 non
union men ready to run into the works as
soon as safety is assured by heavy Pink
erton guard, now supposed to be scattered
about in Pittsburg, ready to becalled to the
Homestead.
THREATS WILL NOT AVAIL.
PITTsBURN, July 13.-Lovejoy, secretary
of the Carnegie company, says the threat
that the employees of the several company's
mill will strike unless the company grants
conference with the Homestead men will
have no effect on the company and that
the company will under no circumstances
hold a conference even if every man in
every mill operated by the company goes
out.
THE INVESTIGATION.
The congressional committee continued
the investigation this morning with fur
ther examination of Mr.. Frick, of the Car
negie compan. He detailed the arrange
mentt with the Pinkertons to furnish
guards for the Homestead property and
said the arms were consigned to the Union
Supply company, which delivered them to
Captain Rogere, of the Pinkcrtons. Frick
was not sure, but he supposed he had
something to do with furnishing the arms.
He could not be brought to answer more
definitely. He believed the Pinkertons ad-
vised that arms would be needed but that
arms were not stipulated in the employ
ment of the guards. Frick said the wages
paid at Homestead were higher than at
any other place. Chairman Boatner, of the
committee, declared the scale of wages paid
as explained by Frick was the highest
wages he ever heard of. Captain Rogers
was then called. He told OF his trip to
Homestead, accompanied by a deputy
sheriff, who went in an official capacity
He then detailed the story of the fight at
Homestead. He said the strikers fired first.
Sheriff McCleary testified that the Car
negie company notified him week before
the men went out that there would be
trouble and that they were arranging to
send 300 men to Homestead and wanted
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