The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-11
THE COOKS WALK OUT
Nom Union Men at Homestead
Works in New Trouble.
OTHER MILLS SIGN THE SCALE.
Strikers Trying to Get Railroad Mon
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In tho
idaho Rioters Case.

HOMESTEAD, Aug. 10.-Charles Rayburn, head
cook at the Carnegie works. struck this after
noon and left, taking with him eeventy-one
cooks and walters. Rayburn made information
for assault and battery against Chief Waterman
Newton and four assistants. They were ar
rested and committed to Jail for hearing tomor-
row. 1t III plainly seen that the wholesale de-
sertlons are . source OF much annoyance to
Manager Potter and assistants. O'Donneu did
not arrive tonight.
P1TTsBURG, Aug 10-The advisory board o
the Amaigamated Association 10 credited with
having scheme on hand to get the aid OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the
switchmen's Association and other railroad Or
ganizationa The plan Is to efectually stop the
shipment OF material from the Carnegie works
by having the railroad organizations refuse to
handle it.
The differences between the iron manufact-
urers and the Amalgamated Association have
been adjusted at q conference which Adjourned
at 1880 tonight After the agreement was
reached the scale was signed. Thus the threat
ened strike Of ironworkers in this city and the
West has been averted. The settlement only AZ
fected the Pittsburg district, but 1t ID thought
the manufacturers of the Shenandoah and Ma
honing valleys and the West will fall into line
and sign the scale. The Pittsburg mills will re-
sumo at once, and the valley and Western mills
will follow in n few days. The settlement does
not affect the Homestead strike directly in any
way.
In Alderman MoMaster's mail yesterday was
an anonymous letter mailed in New York city
az noon on Monday. The letter was written in
. cramped hand, probably disguised. 1t read:
Alderman McMasters, Pittsburg, Pa.-Decr
Str: Some time this week a party OF men Will
leave here and will try to kill you and Superin-
tendent Frick again.
Alderman McMasters has been in Michigan
for two weeks. The anonymous letter was
turned over to the alderman's attorney, who,
after reading it, said:
suspect the letter was written here and was
sent to New York to be mailed. All the attor-
neys engaged in prosecuting the Homestead
riot cases have within week received several
letters of q threatening character, but they have
little If any fear of q threat coming from man
who Is afraid to sign his name.
In this connection it may be said the other Of
fcials of the Carnegie company are still receiv-
ing letters threatening their lives.
John Reams. non-union workman employed
at the Upper Union mill, was assaulted while
on his way to work this morning and badly
beaten. His assailants were arrested and
recognized as Edward thinner,
striker, and Thomas Conuors. q former
employe. Ream's injuries are painful but not
dangerous This is the frst trouble since the
beginning of the strike at the Union mills. The
assault has caused considerable excitement, but
the police superintendent does not fear any
more trouble. and only the usual number of Of
fcers are on duty about the mill.