Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-18

OLD EMPLOYEES INVITED TO c ON
hrncE WORKING.
Rumors About Importation Of ..aborers
from EurOpc.-SiN Thousand
Men Idle.
by Telegraph to tho news.
ruE HOMESTEAD AFFAIR.
Ola Employees rnvitcd 10 Return 10
Work by the ComphnJ.


HOMESTEAD, Pa, July lG.-Today
was tho quictest TINT Homestead has
| known since tho declaration oi HOSTILE
ties between thu company aud the
men. IL IL not doubted that new mon
will be introduced into the works, but
the number Ia small and the strikers
are confident many cannot without
great difficulty bo brought In. II the
mcn come they viii undoubtedly have
/ the livuliest time they ever had. Al
though smoke is rleing from two Of the
smokestacks In tho mill visit to the
yards showed nb0ut seventy nou.union
men men busy-not fiity a. originally
stated. Burgess MoLuckio tells u curl.
oJs story about tho manner In which
the fret amor plates were made.
"When the wOrkmen came to tho
mill, lot OF experts both from tho
government and tho Carnegie Com.
pany turned In Thorn to show va how
| nickl0 steel should he made. The re-.
suit was that fully 100000 worth u
material was wasted. We tried and
tried under expert direction to pro,
duco niclSlc Steel armof plate hut
could not 90 80. A. last some
boys got together and looked over
the hliuati0n, and finally asked the
! Carnegie company N Withdraw the
expcgte and let Tho muE see what they
could no ~ themselves. it was done
M We asked. Every one % the Office
force Wac sent away from The furnaces
and Bgsic Lodge OF the Amalsamated
| association turned out the frat com.
pletei nicklo steel armour plates that
| would stand Inspection. The result
wnl that the Carnegie c1mpany so,
the reputation which really belongs %
Bsslu Lodge. We made those platcs
under tremendous diflicultcs, and
after the government officials aud mill
0Wnots were IN despair.N
ISvTrrD 10 90 no woWS.
LETTER. were put Ia the Office today
10 every old UniplOye u The mills with
about forty exceptions recalling rs lol.
lowe:
"Dear SiE--Repairs will be resumed
Monday morning, July 18th. We in-
vito you TO return 10 ysur old position;
wOrkt commence at tbr uiual time.
Respectfully, J. w. POIThR
Gen. 5upi.
Beside The letters poHt-Ts were i'lt
up OIL over town stating that individ.
uAl applications for employment win
be received by the general suptrIn-
tendeut until 8 J.. N. July 2lst. The
poster Hhy the dealre Of tho company IL
10 retain Ia service all old om-
ployes whose past record n satisfactory
and who did not participate In the
eiiorts maize 10 interfere with the com
pauy's right 10 manage it, own bust
ness. OLD employees who do not apply
10y the time mentioned the company
will consider have no desire 10 re.
enter employ again and their petition
will DO given 10 others. Absolutely
no excitement followed the putting up
Of the notices, and members OF the
advisory committee said that neither
they nor this letters would have any
effect ON tho strikers. The men will
20 back readily NJ soon IN Il shall be
settled 10 10 the wages 10 be paid, and
until then they Will not go back. No
violence ~ threatened. A prominon,
striker said:
"The Carnegie mills might restore
all the men in tho world outside OF our
ranks and they could not make nickle
ttocl armour plate that tho United
States inspector would pass. Our peo-
pie know how 70 make II and nobody
else does."
shannon, who made tho above state.
ment, IL one Of the most conservative
OF the strike leaders. lie said further
that the mon had sufficient funds 10
continue for hveyoan.
IMpoRTISa LAnoRERs FROM EUROPE.
PIrTsBURG, July l0.-This evening
President Weiho Of the Amalgamated
Atsociation, received word that the
steamer "Switzsfland," Of the Red
Star line, was Oh its way TO this c0un.
try with shipload OF European iron.
i workers for Homestead. The news
created great excitement In labor cir
cles, and President Weihe Immediately
wired his agents In jersey City aud
New York 10 look out for the steamer.
The replies state that the "Switlet.
land" had not arrived yet, but was
overdue and would probably 10 10
Philadelphia. The Amnlgamnted PEG.
pie la Philadelphia were notified to
keep lookout for the ship, and as soon
as II reaches there efforts will be made
TO prevent the men landing under the
contract labor aud pauper laws.
TIIE STRIKERS HOLD CONSULTATIONS.
PITTsnURu, July lG.--A few DAYS
more will see the Thirty.third street
mill completely enclosed. by seven
foot high board fence. Tho committee
on strikers IL reported 10 BE- holding
frequent councils and win report the
result OF their work at the next meet.
ing. There Ii a possibility Of the arrest
OF the leading men for the riot OF last
Wednesday week. There has been no
movement as yet looking to their ar.
resi-, but they have prepared themselves
and n permitted TO do no In case OF
arrest will give bail In any amount re.
quired.
THREATENING PRICK,
PITIsBURG, July l6.-Ever since the
commencement OF the lsbor troubles
Chairman II, G. Flick has been In
receipt OF many letters from anarchists
and labor men threatening him. The
letters were decorated with skulls and
crossbonea aud contained threats.
Some OF thcm threaten his life with
dynamite and others say they will
shoot him on sight
SIX THOUSAND MEN OUT.
BEAVER FAILS, Pa, July 10. -
Eighty men Of Carnpgiu's Sto,!
Works met today and resolved not 20
70 10 work on Monday when the mill