Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-19
DISCUSSING THE ARRESTS.
The Leading Topic Among the Strikers at
Homestead Today.

The Leading Topic Among the Strikers at
Homestead Today.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 19.-The advisory
board for a second time last night took up the
question Of the arrests threatened today. A
telegram from Pittsburg was read announcing
that Burgess MoLuckie of Homestead had gone
to the sheriff's Office and surrendered. The
legal advisor Of the committee, Mr.W. ]. Bren-
| nan, could not be reached. But the chairman
was instructed to see and discover whether Mr..
| Andrew Carnegie, II. C. Frick, the Pinkerton
brothers and Messrs. Lovejoy. Potter, Carey
and Dewey could not be indicted for murder
and treason in bringing an armed body Of men
into the state who wrought the death Of several
people in Homestead
Mr.. Hugh Ross, one Of the men who is under
indictment for the ARRAY with the Pinkertons,
said that he was advised that Carnegie could be
extradited on the charge. The meeting then
| adjourned.
A rumor that wholesale arrests Of strikers
were contemplated today on similar charges to
this on which McLuckie and the other six for
whom warrants were issued Yesterday received
little credence. A scout who had been sent
through the mill reported to the meeting that
the only men at work in any part of the prop
erty outside of the Office were Messrs. Hender-
son, Ratidan, Potter. Dewey, Cuppes. Bob and
John Dixon and Dinkey. All OF these belong
to the administration of the mill.
Sixty cots are arranged in one Of the mills
and stores and tables enough to feed about a
hundred were seen. but the story that there
were any non-union mechanics inside the white
fence was absolutely false. This search was
made very complete on account Of the rumors
In circulation TINT non-union men had been in
PRODUCED and the advisory committee is
now satisfied that there is nothing in these
stories.
1t was reported that the Carnegies had secured
three men from the Black Diamond steel mills
at Pittsburg for the armor plate mill Their
names were given as Robert Baumgartner, a
roller; Robert Solomon, screw-down hand,
and Jack Hood. heater. These all nom
union men. highly skilled, who are well known
in the business. A committee was appointed to
verify the report and. il possible, interview the
men named The story about imported labor
coming in on different ships was taken up, but
little attention was paid to it, Mr. Crawford
stated that the Amalgamnted Association could
rely implicitly on Mr.. Samuel Gompers and the
federation, which would, if necessary, picket
all the ports in the country.
A body of non-union workingmen. about
twenty strong was reported to be gathered at
Little Washington. committee of two was
sent to argue with the men and urge them not
to come into the works. Nobody in Home
stead attached much Importance to this story,
and Col. Case, who is doing the tour of pro-
vost duty, has absolutely no information from
his Pickets which would confirm il. The story
is doubted by the troops and the strikers. al
though thorough investigation is being made
by the pickets, who will report to the advisory
committee today.
TIE FIRST BRIGADE ORDERED HOME.
LEBANON, Pa, July 19.--Thc first brigade
this morning was ordered home The whole
brigade broke camp and is on the way to Phila-
delphia.