The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-18
SIGNS OF A BREAK.
Some of the Carnegie Men Inquire
About Returning to Work.

Some of the Carnegie Men Inquire
About Returning to Work
HOMESTEAD, PA. July 17.-Au is quiet
on the Monongahela to-day. Stories about
mhn having been placed in the mill rumors
about desperate purposes of the strikers. re-
ports about preparations Of the military to
ogiet refractories are extant, but the fact
remains that it has been most
quiet Sunday. Up to 6 o'clock
this evening. no new men have been intro
duced through the Carnegie gates, and al
though everything has been expected for
tonight nothing has been done to-day. No
new men are confidently expected before
the opening of the works Thursday, but
the strike leaders do not believe that any
of them will be introduced until after 1t is
seen how many applications for work have
been made by the old men. That
some of these will be made 10 quite
certain. Some of the old employees have
already interviewed the military about the
protection which will be afforded to the
men going TO work, and while the number
of those asking the question has been very
small, the Carnegie company sees in 1t
symptom of disintegration among the
locked-out men which they hail with genu-
ine relief OF course, their visits TO head
quarters have been made secretly, as a great
majority of the men are strongly with the
amalgamated ASSOCIATION.
MASS MEETING HELD.
A mass meeting was held at the rink this
morning, at which about 400 men we're
present who represent the mechanical de-
partment and day laborers. These men are
not rDembers Of the Amalgamated associa-
| ton, but they have been in sympathy with
| 1t. Some half dozen speeches were made as
to the poster put up by Mr.. Frick, inviting
the old men hack to work, and after some
consideration, the following resolution was
proposed and passed unanimously:
WHEREAS, We, employees OF the mechanica
department. and day laborers OF the Carnegie
steel works in Homestead, in meeting assem-
bled. do offer tine following as our views in
regard to the labor troubles existing at present:
RESOLVED, That we are in sympathy with the
amelgamated association, and pledge ourselves
to stand with them TO the end.
RESOLVED That we consider 1t an injustice TO
| the mechanical department and day laborers,
and an insult to their manhood, to ask them to
work under guard, as we believe in this land
Of the free all men should be free.
This means that the repair work, which
| was to have been begun tomorrow, will
not be undertaken by the old men, who
| will not go back to work, aud that new
men will have to be brought in If the COM
pany proposes to open the works on Thurs
day next, as all the furnaces are cold, and
much rebuilding will have to be done.
TO STRIKE AT LAwRENCEvILLE.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 17.-Affairs in the
| Lawrenceville district, where the upper and
lower union mills of the Carnegie company
are located, are assuming a serious aspect
All day and tonight halls in
the vicinity were thronged with
workiugmen discussing the situa-
ton and speculating on the probable
outcome. The skilled mechanics who struck
Friday were circulating among the labor
| ers and using every argument to induce
them TO join the strike. These men are in
sympathy with the movement, and in
numerous cases they declared that
they would quit work Even if they dc
day from lack of material. A secret confer
ence OF amalgamated workmen and labor
ing men was held in Union hail this after
noon, but every effort to leArn the
result proved fruitless, as all said
they were under pledge Of secrecy. 1t is
safe to say that none OF the men will ac-
| cept the company's invitation and return to
work Monday. They hold that they will
hold firm to the last and moreover that
the mills will never be operated by non
union men.
George W. Rutter, a steel worker
wounded in the riot Of July 6, died at the
Homeopathic hospital to-day. He was AZ
years old and leaves a family. Edward
Speer, q Pinkerton man OF Chicago, who
was at the West Penn hospital, died at mid
night. This makes eleven deaths resulting
from the riot.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
NEW YORK, July 17.-To-day the Cen
trail Labor Union received. an appeal fol
financial aid from.the Homestead iron and
steel workers. IL was referred to the ettili-
ated unions for immedi tie action.
The Central Labor Federation to-day ap
pointed q special committe to collect funds
for the Homestead iron workers.