The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-09
body! Work.
t,n Men and Strikers Engage in
a Terrible Battle at
Homestead.
MllLU HNU WUUNUlU
ttectiYts Sent from PittSburs in
slTsss but Fail TO Make a
Landing.
FENP1S TO BURN THEM
FENPTS TO BURN THEM
| Like Rats in a Trap the Pinker'
ions Refused Mercy but
Finally Allowed to
Surrender.

I71,BuRc. July 6. Pittsburg had
lher experience with labor riots and
nme. as during the fearful scenes
h were witnessed during the rail
riots of 1877, blood has been shed.
eopardized and valuable property
Ied IN danger. This time there was
destruction Of property but the mob
thoroughly well organized, well dis
ned and mad efficient officers at its
to conduct operations. The force
(raced all the men employed in the
nsiye plants Of the Carnegie Iron
Steel company at Homestead, some
miles east of Pittsburg and a bat
firh for blood -thirstiness and for
rs:.of execution has not been ey-
in actual warfare, waged from
&k in the morning until ) o'clock
siernoon and only ceased when the
Of Pinkerton's brought to the
to suppress the strike uncondi
paly surrendered, leaving their arms
be barges in which they had been
fSpOrted to the works.
| be NOT today was the elimination of
troubles which have been brewing at
pestead for the last month. The
negle company submitted scale to
eln their wOrkmen in the steel plants
announced that it was their ulti
um lThe scale made sweeping re-
Fllon in the wages of the chilled men.
was announced that unless the
Ps We're complied with before July
y places of the workmen would be
y by others. This was followed by a
tmplory refusal on the part of the
lpahy to recognize the Amalgamated
'oclallon Of Steel and Ironworkers as
. or to confer with any committee of
"orkmen short of the acceptance of
'9rms offered. The men stated they
'la never submit and showed IA de-
h'hation to resist any effort on the
ol the Carnegie company to start
'helr plants with non-union men. As
Sides were determined both pro-
'eu 10 prepare for the contest, which
minated in such deeds of violence and
pushed that were witnessed today in
laI JIg hive of industry on the Monon-
.L Ie contest was precipitated by the
! amen OF Homestead by hanging II.
;, ach' president of the company. IN
,, !! ahu IN retaliation the company
,,eu an immediate shut down Of the
,SyrSs. W. The employees at once pro
,eu "s 10 organize for the defensive and
NY 'u1oa,npany erected high board fence
al o.d lne entire works, the fence being
oe oeu with port holes. Yesterday the
'.s'e company announced its inten-
j.. " proceed to get ready to make
,s and the officials asked the sheriff
appoint deputies to protect their
ny y They then offered to be
IL II u as deputies and to give bonds
'ae sS faithful performance OF their
81 = IS conservators Of the peace
!, - 'hls offer WAS declined the adj
!, :: cnmmittee, which had been
4. Snlg the action Of the workmen and
E y The turbulent spirits among
a - check, was Immediately dis.
- anu all records of the committee
4puy destroyed.
Only u Ruse.
opments today show that ap
..oos made for assistance Of the
= vas merelr for the purpose OF
"s What was intended to be couI
! i,n On the part of the Carnegie com
e.andeetinely introducing n body
detectives To the mill On
To- The detectives had been rem
So some five or six miles below
! % the Ohio river at which tw,
sfges had been prepared fo'