Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-08-05

their borders, as Indiana, New L Ork anu
some Of the New England states have done.
If we Recommend no bill will undoubt-
edly call the attention of the various Leg
islatures TO the remedy that is within their
power"
On Monday the working forces in the
mill was increased $50 including 81 of the
old men, and during the day about 300
men called at company s..ofiice to withdraw
what savings they had deposited there,
pursuant to notice recently given out by
the company. Payments were made from
the paymaster's window, and as fast as the
men received their amounts they walked
out of the gate. There was on deposit
with the company when the present trouble
first started about $50. 200 belonging to
the workmen. The company paid interest
on these deposits at the rate Of 6 per cent.
Loans were also made to the men upon the
same rates.
The rumored break in the mechanics
and laborers formerly employed IN the
Carnegie works at Homestead, which was
billed to occur yesterday, did not material
ize as extensively as many had predicted:
A prominent worker said last evening tnaI
it had been about decided to remove the
pressure that has been brought to bear on
those classes, and let them do as tney
pleased. With this was an lntimation
that in such contingency the Amalga.
mated Association would consider itself
released from the duty of caring Tor them.
chairman Thomas Crawford Indignantly
denied that there was any intention of let
ting the mechanics go or not caring Tor
them.
Treasurer Curry said last evening: "As
Superintendent Potter puts 1t, to-day
developments have broken the backbone
of the trouble. Those who have come back
today are not all laborers. Among them
is the most important Amalgamated man
here who did not become conspicuous IN
the strike. He applied for his position as
foreman and got it. He is on the day turn.
The one who was foreman on the night
turn on that Job has communicated with US
and he will probable be here tomorrow
Sixty-eight men came to US on the Tide to-
day. including some old men who wanted
the boat ride up from Pittsburg. Prelimi-
nary work was commenced in the beam
mill to- day and Wednesday we expect it
To he in full operation. The 1n-inch and
40 inch mills will be on double turn in a
few hours and the 33-inch will also be
started. a.
Last evening was the expiration of the
time in which tenants of company houses
must yacate. All are out but two OF three
families in which there is sickness, and
these the company will not proceed against
while they are i'll.
At large meeting of Anarchists IN new
York that evening one speaker SAID:
eve do not meet here to condole with
tbo moor workingmen of Homestead, but
to glorify the hero who sold MS lie LOT the
cause"
Joseph Peukert, the leader ofthe Auton-
omist, stood up and yelled a disjointed de-
clamatior. His voice ran from whisper
to a shout, and he screamed to please the
cr,wd. "Berkman's heart" he exclaimed,
"was in the right spot. His example will
be followed by hundred 1t was noble
Then Emma Goldman, the toothless
queen of the reds, got up, dressed IN
cheap blue and white striped gown, wear
ing eyeglasses and her hair awry. She be-
gan: ri hope you will all be quiet now.
There are detectives here and spies OF the
police ready to kill the speakers" She
did not look frightened, however Am
erica is no better than Russia, she went
on. 1T is worse; it is worse; it is choked
with sham republicanism. The report OF
Berkman's shot will be heard around the
world and echo through the ages. His
bullet did not kill, but others are being
nodded and they will fly with surer aim: T"
Miss Goldman spoke in German, and did
better than any of the other orators of the
evening.
DIR. Merlin, an italian Anarchist, who
edits Solidarity, spoke in broken English.
He said il was necessary to combat capital
with crime.
Fritz Oerter, who shares the tiny apart
ment of Miss Goldman in common with
several other reds, stood at the door, hat
in hand, and took all the pennies the frow-
sy hearers had not spent for beer. Alter
all had gone but he and Miss Goldman,
they counted the returns. Ninety eight
cents, including all-bogus. mutilated and
foreign coin-was the result. The col
lection, it had been announced, was for
fund TO defend Berkman.
Thirty of the old employees at the Du-
quense mill went back 20 SarE Monday;
and three of the departments of the 33d.
St. mill were running.
On Tuesday 300 men arrived at the works
and !. 300 men in all were quartered in
side the board fence. The old employees
were also applying for work at the Du-
quense and the Pittsburg mills.
At Washington, Tuesday, the report OF
Judge Oates in the Homestead affair was
iturned down" by his associate Democratic
members of the Committee, who want to
make political capital out OF Inc anar.
The story Of there being small pox pa
tients inside the works was officially de-
MED: the outside workmen held a mass
meeting, Tuesday and declared to hold out;
one section Of Eattery B. left for home
that day and also the 5hsridaa troop.
On Wednesday Hugh koss swore out
warrants .gainst Messrs Frick, Lovejoy,
Leishman, Curry, Corey, Mcconnell, and
Dovey of the Carnegie Steel Company, and
Robt. and William Pinkerton OF the famous
agency.
Frick is not yet in shGpe te be out and
Attorney Knox made himself responsible
for his appearance; Lovejoy. Leishfnan and
Curry surrendered and gave bail. McCon
nell and Dovery could not secure an i'm
mediate hearing, and went to jail for the
night.
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