The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-07-22
AFFAIRS AZ HOMESTEAD.

AFFAIRS At HOMESTEAD.
Preparations Tor the Accommodate n a
-sen-t'ston Men - tho Carnegie MILLS
4 Number ~ ''nisek >h~rp'' Alresd,
1s~id~ The ~fold-sen- xnowd~n and ~,
star tsoycotted by b Walters ~ the
Garpegte Itctei-The First Brigade I'm
ss~r Marching Orders ~ S1ouns Grrtaa,
HOMESTEAD Pa. July l5.-Prpara'
tions for placing nonunion men In the
Carnegie mills are going forward. The
Tide came mp the river from Pittsburgh
this morning and proceeded direct q the
landing place NJ the works. a gang Of
men were waiting for her and her
fright. consisting Of cots. blankets,
tents and camp utensils were un-
loaded and placed inside the mill
property. The poor-farm property.
which is inside the big fence and is now
the property Of the Carnegie company.
contains a big level field which will
make q good camping ground for work.
men. and the large building which has
been used for the county poor will hold
= number. II Is evidently the in
tcntion ~ the Carnegie people % utilize
this portion Of their plant which Is To-
Gated 50 admirably for the purpose n
70 suggest the possibilit that the pres
ent emergency was expected and care
fully prepared for long in advance.
A number ~ incidents tending "a en-
courage the lockedout men in their
position have happened to-day. Allen
Hubbard the foreman Of tn. armor
plate shop Of the Carnegie mill. quit
work to-day. lie refused to work un-
der police protection. and declared that
II the militia were to be used for police
duty in order To operate the mills he
would not work there. hut would seek
employment elsewhere. The entire
force Of the civil engineering depart
mcnt Of the mills also quit work ont Of
sympathy with the lockedout men.
The Son-tnion Men Are There.
HOMESTEAD. Pa. July i5.-Therc is
no doubt thai the n%onunion workmen
are inside the gates Of the Carnegie
plant. but their number Is 50 small
that they are practically a dead letter
in connection with the operation Of the
mills These men entered the works
quietly At an hour when suspicion was
stiiled and arrangements forth cir COM
fort until a larger force comes
20 join them have been made.
Some 81 them are believed to have en-
tered by the river front. while others
came by train To Homestead and min
gled with the people without exciting
suspicion. Their number cannot b. as
but it is certain that no
great body Of men such as would be re
quircd 10 run the works could have en-
the mills without being seen.
IL the n%onunion men came last night
or in the cary hours Of this morning.
they must hare displayed some gener-
in eluding the mani watchers
who sat along the river banks or near
the entrances TO the Carnegie property
until daybrcaix.
The leaders Of the strikers wear an
air Of supreme confidence. They say
they have won the fight and that
n Carnegie company realize this. or
will realize Il when they have tried the
experiment Of running the works for a
weeks with green hands. All i'm
$3.50 sen> - tne probable introdne-
men q $.ars
their time discussing the situation
Some r inclined 70 think the Carnc-
gle company will win. hut the result
- III. 'ppe :" any inn'cs,'on
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n =. - S'"f'e
';~n- den and HI~ Omcers Boyeoss~d.
HOMESTEAD. "a. July r6.-Opposite
the main entrance 20 the steel works
stands Carnecic's hotel. since the A.
Of troops the stan officers have
been taking their meals there. Ycster-
iay the M Of he hotel was IN
bv the head waiter that unle~s
h. refused to entertain Gen. Snowden |
NJ o'nsr DIVISION ana regimentai
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