New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-19
GREAT MILLS REMAIN IDLE.
THE MEN AT BEAVER FALLS REFUSE TO GO
TO WORK.
srR1KING OUT OF SYMPATHY TOR THE LOCKED
OUT HOMESTEAD WoRKMEN-TIlE UNION
MILLS BADLY CRIPPLED-sCENLS
AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
AT HOMESTEAD.


AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
AT HoMEsTEAD.
Pittsburc Jnly 1s-The most important move Oh
the day at Beaver Falls mills WAS the acuon Vi w
machinists. reparInen, yard brakemen anu n,o, ~,
deciding to stand by the strikers. Inc MN - w.
1t was the result OF meeting heid Ses.ei''''
was surprise to the Carnegie ofhclaiS' H' '''
In the departments mentioned had been worhins e'.s
day and when they quit for the week las' oa."'un'
there was no Intmaion Of their in'enuoh l" Io',, Wv
strikers today. The news was reoeNtN ~ -"
oporters ot the strikers with intense sasfacuoh anu
the leaders In a hopeful "ou' INV
Falls mill is In charge OF two watchheh'
There was no change in the situation ~ inc upper
ard lower Union Mills to-day. The foundry, forge
ra mechanical departments still IN oper'uo"
and the vardmen were at work, Dut every tin"e
about the big plants was still. froDaoN oo' !" ~
of the 900 men employed In these iniii' We w
duty None Of the men who quit last "eeh' "o"e'
,csnonded this morning to the compnnys inVta'ion ="
tnrr ~ work ALI was quiet in the vicinity OF inc
mills and lew OF the strikers were lettering ABOUT
Secretary Loveoy Of the Carnegie Company s"u ''.
more men were applying for work thah "eic "0
az this time. He refused, however, 10 'ai" "
the number OF men In the mill. The sIf1her' eo''
tinne 10 claim that the at work Will be forceu 10
anti as soon as the material on mana Is "oiNe" ''
an1 tina. then both mills will be closed down conf
pletey. ,.,o ann,
FLOYD Lodge. OF the Amalgamated Association, com
posed of workmen at the upper ana lower ''
Mills met this morning. and, after oehou"cine '"V
Pnkertons and Carnegie adopted resolutions prom
Using physical as well financial aid 10 the INC" ~
Homestead and also resolved TO stand firm
Homestead is filed with detectives In the employ oi
the Carnegie company. Their mission seems W o' :"
watch the movements OF the leaders and TO b1hs an
influence to bear On the composing the rank ana
file Of the lockedout aborers and mechanics Every
train also brings unprinciped fellows into the place
The majority come for other purpose than TO woh
the strikers FOR s. or so bill and free tcRe's l"
Eastern cities. Homestead is certainly becoming u"
Mecca for tramps, who represent thclnsei'cs q" "o'
union workmen. but nre willing to get OUT VI 'o"i
again II the strikers will give them little cash ana
free tickets. ,
A man who arrived to-day from Pittsburk said
The train came up brought a lot OF non union
men 10 Homestead They were in charge OF carnegie
agent VINO supplied them With tickets JUST Dclp'
reaching Homestead this agent told the men 10 separate
Just as soon they left the train but to meet him
mi. afternoon At place agreed upon In the party
we're several coorcd men,
About dozen Of the strikers leaders not members
OF the Advisory Committee, but selected from inc ol
conservative and best educated men In the AhiaI'
oamated Association, left here for the East Oh the
noon train today Their mission Is secret one ana
none OF thosc who going Will give the i"'h'e'l
inmaton Of what they going for 1t Is understood
that number OF steel workmen, from the great Belgian
steel foundry at serang have bern brought TO Ah'r
hv the Carnegie Company and that these men are u
meet them and urge them not TO take the part OF INC
OF the employers In the fight at Homestead The facl
that adds some color to this rumor is that mos o'
the delegation who left here to-day can speak French
II couId not be discovered whether the seraing men
had already landed or not
There is 4 rumor also that men are coming nv"
England to work in the Homestead steel Norhs' Inv
operatives here point out that there were TWO o'"
II
and came from England, who have disappeared anu
have NOT heen seen for three weeks Many OF the
locked ont men believe the brothers nave gone mo
the steel manufacturing district around eheneu LOT u
upose Of inducing skilled workInen to come ana "o'"
in the Homestead mill. This story has receiver ~
much credit and currency that the Homestead peoPc
arc cr,yely discussing what legal steps be taken
rhon tho FnClishmen arrive. foreman rdlculcd tle
renor1 and said that plenty OF men could be secured
I'm IN, United States that no necessity e1i's lo'
going out Of the country.
The mass-meetng at DuQuesne yesterday afternoon
was az satisfactory as the lochco-o mch mere "a
noc,e1 They say that 1t never thought that lhc
mo, ~ Duouesne would out. They have not
We, recovered from the serious defeat they met when
the mill was made non union. Inc RESOLUTIONS VI
nna,hy were gratefully acknowledged especially the
one plcirng Duquesne steelworkcs not to iea'e 'le
own plant and 60 to Homestead II ORDERED
There was an alarm given 10 the 18th Regiment
lac, night while on It's tour OF duty provost guard
shortly after 80 o'clock crowd OF men gathered
| IN the Pefnlcly tracks the mill ana sceh'u
disposed TO come up TO the soldiers The co'np""'
was at once called out and word sent 10 IN" 'c"ci
which at once put the whole regiment uhn"r arms
then the crowd OF strikers disappeared In the gloom
and everybody began TO try TO lind ont what u WAS
an obout Among the searchers for information was
an aged Hungarian, who became impressed with inc
bepef that the soldery who were looking INTO DICK
| yards and pecrng into alleys purposed 70 Voi"'9
| the sanctity OF his chicken coOps. Inc Ola hlin
| INDUCED In great profanity, and the vigor OF the
performance soon brought ont admiring and cN'
ci,ed audience OF Huns The nuttcring dOvcc0'ts
| were long time In settling down again but peace
| re,gned fnallyand Homestead went 10 sleep agiln
The incident goes TO show the gradually ihcrcas'hg
bitterness Of feeling that is growing up between The
| troops and a certain portion OF the townspeopie
Jecr1nC remarks the soldiers march BY are common
| IN day while when the militia first came there was
nothing ~ compliments The sentres and guards
on the other hand, give their orders harshp auu
! abruptly and me situation be fairly described
| as showing tension than before. This does
not necessarily mean that there viii be collision,
Int rather that the conditions favorable 70 an outbreak
| are becoming manifest They have existed all
| the time
The people OF Homestead practically unit In
| support OF the Amaganacd Association. There Is
large body OF irresponsible and reckless men In the
| town, all Of them passably well armed, and all oi
/ them having easy access I'd u great ndlly s"Voh''
great many Of these cannot speak English, and only
understand that the troops here for the purpose
OF tyrannizlng them they find the more intell
gent classes also objectlng TO the presence OF the
| troops, and n small accident might bring about
grave consequence That the military. while not ex-
pecting making serious preparations for trouble
| can be by most cursory survey OF the stu
| alton in the camp A large additional amount Of
| ammunition has been ordered from the FRANKFORT
Arsenals boxes containing 900 rounds each are
piled all around the inside Of the school house where
| General snOwden has his headquarters. There are
about 100000 rounds OF ball cartridges here and at
| least 10000 more rounds are expected. The 4th
REGIMENT Colonel Case, $50 strong brought over
the river into Homestead this morning, and had the