The National tribune., 1892-10-20
AT HOMESTEAD.
Late News from the Scene of the Recent
RiOting.

RiOting.
| The nom union workmen at Homestead seem
| to be prosecuted ut every step. Last week the
residence OF John Fox, a non-union man, was
set on fire. and the inmates had barely time to
| get out of the reach of the flames Mr.. Fox
noticed severed men lounging around his house
| just before the family retired, and about
o'clock in the morning he was awakened by n
sense of oppression, as though he could not
breathe. He jumped out of he'd and found
that the house was on fire. Quickly arousing
his family they fed from the building in their
night clothes The fire was found to come from
the cellar. aud on investigating barrel of
waste material was found to be Burning. 1t
was quickly extnguished, and the supposition
is that someone threw lighted torch into the
barrel The affair is being Investigated.
On Thursday the military guard that has
been kept over this town for 90 days came to
an end. Almost the entire population of the
town gathered to witness the departure of the
military but there was demonstration of
any kind. At 10 o'clock every vestige Of the
camp was removed. and the men marched to
Munhall station and boarded the special train
which was in waiting. Gen. Wylie said to
reporter that while no further trouble WAS an
ticipated the troops would he held in readiness,
and should they be required they would in
stsntly return to Homestead. Sheriff Nc
Cleary's force of deputies now numbers 80 men.
firms who have contracts for supplying steel
for the construction and armor of new Naval
vessels Representatives from the Carnegie
Steel Company called upon the Secretary Of the
Navy, explaining the cause Of the delay of the
contracts held by that firm. After the confer
ence Secretary Tracy said that it resulted sat-
isfactory to himself. According to the state
ments made to him the Carnegie Company was
in better condition than he thought it was.
He had received assurances that the work
would be pushed and that hereafter the con-
tract requirements would be met. To re-
porter the Carnegie representatives said that
while the armOr- plate and other Government
steel work was behndhand, if strict regard
was had to the terms of the contract the COM
pany had really met all reasonable expecta-
lions. Not single armOr- plate factory in the
world, they said, was to-day fully up with its
contract Obligations, and this statement did not
except the famous French Creusat FORCES and
mills.
The knights of Labor are determined to
harass the workings of the company as much
as possible. They are insisting upon what
mor-plates now being built. The local as
semblies Of Pittsburg, Chicago, and New York
have taken up the fight and propose to de-
mand, if necessary, the removal. on the ground
of alleged incompetency, of the two Govern
ment Inspectors who have passed upon the
plates turned out since the introduction OF
non union workmen in tho great steel plant
1t is asserted that armor-plate which the Gov
eminent has accepted to arm the new Monterey
is Of an inferior grade of STEEL and that it does
not meet the requirements of the Naval De-
partment's contract with the Carnegie Com
pany. Two of the most learned lawyers of the
New York bar have been retained to prosecute
the investigation, and if opposition is offered a
bill will be presented TO Congress at its next
Seecion asking TINT a Congressional Committea
be appointed to make thorough test of the
non union product. with view to having it
condemned and the Carnegie contract an
puled.