Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-01
AMONG THE STEEL woRKERs.
Evictions I'm the Rain-scepes I'm and Abou
Homestead.

Evictions I'm the Rsin-scepes I'm and Abous
Homestead.
Sixty families Of the locked-out men haze
moved out Of houses owned by the Carnevie
Steel Company at Homestead. About noon the
drizzling rain increased TO q very severe storm.
The waters rushing down from the hills con-
verted the Munhan road into muddy forrest,
which choked the bitches. overlooked into
cellars and ground floors of stores, then rush
ing through yards and over railroad tracks 20
the lower part Of town, completely flooded
nearly 100 houses. Much furniture in thee
houses Of the evicted families was ruined. The
evicted families are generally quite poor and
the loss on their furniture viii prove . severe
blow.
The evictions and the attendant suffering due
to the storms work had depressing effect
upon the community. number OF the evlctod
men are lond in their denunciation Of the
firm. At the same time they allege that thev
were not given the assistance from the hundreds
OF idle men at Homestead which they expected
and which they say would have prevented
much OF the loss which resulted from damaged
furniture.
An additional number % constables came 20
Homestead Saturday night in hopes that th0r
could easily ind many Of the persons against
whom they have warrants for riot and possibly
murder. The locked-out men by some meaus
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that the men kept out Of the way. There seems
q UNI erSn nesiie on the pafi OF the men v
h'.SroiIu % 49, ano "a rea ins'aa ~
nuhareus oi peopie wandering up ana GOWN Use
main s'rees OF inc borough ~ Is almost d.
Much comment has been aroused by the do
fnand OF number OF persons that the school
board discharge two female school teachers
named Bailey, because their father, who II the
chief engineer at the steel works, returned q
his post. An official OF the school board stated
that o meeting had been called by the board %
take action, but that seven out OF the eight d.
rectors were pledged to overdue any motioh
which would lean TO the dismissal of the
teachers. The personnel of the board is en-
tirely made up OF mil workers. and the feeling
u commended by Homestead merchants
number OF additional men reached the mill
saturday night, the number there now being
over 300.
Religious services were conducted yesterday
morning by the chaplain Of the sixteenth reg1s
ment.
Superintendent Potter announced that Wills
under the rules OF the Amalgamated Associa~
ton il took 500 men to run the mill In full, be
has guaranteed to operate the plant on double
turn of twelve hours each with l. 500 men. Two
of the new menieft SATURDAY, their complains
being that they had 20 scramble for their food
The Carnegie Company expects TO start the
blooming mil OF ats Duquesne plant today with
q number OF old employees, who are weakening.
90 1t Is claimed. There hiss been no furthsw
disorder at that mill
Frank Moslick viii be given hearing tomor-
row at pm, when he probably will be 70
leased, as there , said not 20 be enough sv5-
denoe on which he could be held
Frederick knold and Henry Bauer, the an
archists, were given a bearing before Magistrate
Grip and were committed 10 jail for trial on
the charge Of conspiracy in default Of e2,00o
bail each
riot was narrowly sverted Saturday night