The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-21
THE HOMESTEAD STRIKE.
PREPARING TO OPEN THE MILL ON
NEXT SATURDAY.
Strict Discipline Being Enforced by the
Militia Indicate That Some New Move
Is on Providing Rations
for a Long Siege.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July 16.--Notices
were today posted by the Carnegie
Steel company at the Homestead
mill, in the vicinity of the works, and
sent all over the country, stating that
individual applications for employ
ment at the Homestead steel works
would be received by the general
perintendent until p. m. Thurs
day, July 81, 1892, and that such EN-.
ployes as do not apply by that time
will be considered as having no de-
sire to return and their positions will
be given other men. This notice will
be the last given to employees of the
works and on noncompliance their
places will be filled with non-union
men. There are some non.union men
in Homestead and more coming. Mr..
Lovejoy, secretary of the company,
today said there was not the least
doubt that we will have enough men
to work the mill in a satisfactory
manner.
The Homestead mill will be started
July 20, and notices were posted that
today would be the last. The men at
Beaver Falls and Union Mills will be
given until Monday, July Is, to re-
turn to work under the new agree
ment. The Carnegie Steel company
has advertised for bids for furnishing
materials and building mill houses on
the city farm near Munsall Station.
These houses will be erected at once
for the use of men employed in the
mill. The location is inside of the en-
closure and protection will thus be
assured to the men. One of the lead
ing officials of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany was found at the general offices
today asserting over q miscellaneous
collection of mail, among which were
many letters making applications for
positions in the Homestead mills.
Others expressed dissatisfaction with
the strike, and were intended to
square the writers with the company
when the trouble was over. Provis.
ions enough to subsist a couple OF
hundred men have been taken within
the Carnegie fence, and cots and other
evidences of proposed occupation were
stacked near the main gates. The
whole of the Sixteenth regiment were
on patrol duty during the day, and the
men marched about the railroad gate
The lines of troops cover the
tracks and extend all the way
from the river front to Eighth
avenue, a distance of half mile
Crowds of striking men are gathered
some distance away from the troops
but absolutely no talking between
the groups is permitted. Patrols are
all carrying loaded rifles and most Of
them have bayonets fixed and officers
in command. They manifestly ex.
pect something to happen soon fol
discipline is more stringent than ever
before. The magnificent discipline of
Pennsylvania militia has asserted
itself over and above all sympathy
they have on personal grounds. The
troops are obeying orders to the letter
and the stern and resolute manner in
which they are going about their
work made most pious impression
upon Homestead. Each party has an
intelligence department. The strikers
have copies of different orders as soon
as issued and they know as
intimately as though they were
present all that is going
on in the various camps. General
Snowdon, on the other hand, is con.
stantly informed on all movements In
town, and each side is perfectly aware
of the other getting all the informa.
tion it can.
FENCING IN THE MILL.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 16.-A few
days more will see the Thirty-third
street mill completely inclosed by a
seven foot high board fence. The
fence is now completed along the AL
leghany railroad track and carpenters
are directing attention to another
fence along Thirty-third street
The fence almost obstructs
the mill from view. Some
old workmen consider that it is
the FIRMS intention to use the fence
as barricade. Old men have not
been in the works. Watchmen are
only needed to keep out strangers
who are inquisitive. A meeting OF
the men is announced for tomorrow.
Committees are reported to have held
frequent councils and will report re-
suits at the next general meeting.
The possibility of the arrest of the
leaders of the men is still being con-
sidered. There has been no NOV e.
ment looking to their arrest but they
are preparing themselves, and If per-
mitted to do so in case of arrest will
give bail in any sum required.
woRKMEN STILL HAVE MONEY.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 16.-The
town was visited by a severe thunder
storm last night. The lightning struck
in several places, but there were no
fatalities. 1t is impossible to enter
the works without challenge from
guards, and the town is thoroughly
policed by militia. Not the slightest
disorder exists. Several misstate-
ments regarding wages, made by
Fricke in his testimony before the con-
gressional committee, have been cor
rected by the locked-out men. The
story that several families are in want
is without foundation. Storekeepers
generally say that the families of
workmen are paying cash and bust
ness is brisker than formerly.
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