Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-30
IConttnued from First Puge.]
THE SITUATION.
How Things Appear at Homestead on the First
Day Of the Second Month Of the Lockout
Throwing Messages 10 NOn-Union Men-hugh
0'Donnell Still Away-Ths Mill at Work
With ESQ Men.

HOMESTEAD, PA, July 29.-The Sec
month OF the great Homestead strike
opens rather dlscouragingly so far as
the locked out men are concerned,
though they do not in the slightest ad-
nit 1t, and express as great confidence
in the ultimate victory as ever.
On the Goth OF June 1000 men having
been locked out, 1900 others struck out
of sympathy, and only few watchmen
were left around the plant. To-day
there are about 725 men working in the
mill and the firm claims il has a guam
tity of beams ready for shipment.
The locked-out men have no access
to the non-unionists to endeavor to In
duce. them TO come out. while daily the
firm is filing vacancies and training
new men for the works.
Meanwhile the effects OF the lockout Is
already being felt in the town. To-day
Constable Stewart closed grocery
store, the owner concluding to go out
Of business on account of falling OF In
cash trade and his inability to carry on
an extensive credit business for any
length OF time. Anumber of merchants
while in sympathy with the locked out
men are deciding upon plan, whereby
they will sell at absolute cost to all
locked-out men during the trouble.
The relief committee which has charge
of all the more poorly paid labor now
included in the lockout still meets ell
demands upon il for aid, though daily
the long line Of persons in the great as
sembly room at headquarters lengthen
one by one as the families come in for
assistance.
The non-union men are beginning to
receive an astonishing number Of threat
ening letters. They are dropped from
the railroad treste, slipped through
cracks in the fence, wrapped around
stones and hurled from boats up the
bank and over the steel barricade which
still remains, sole reminder Of the riot,
save a few charred remains OF the barg-
es. The following missiye found under
the Pemicky trestle is fair sample OF
these letters.
"HoMEsTEAD, July %.
"NoTICE-All non-union men desir-
ing to leave Carnegie's works will be
provided for by the union men OF Home
stead. But all who stay at work will
seek his God. All are being spotted.
Beware"
ave have told all the men If any
feel alarmed over the threats and want
to leave they can do So" said Mr.. h. NJ.
Curry, one of the firm, this morning.
None of them are afraid though. The
story Of the men being prisoners here is
rot"
Members OF the advisory committee
denied this morning that the Amalga-
mated Association men have any hand
in the written threats and claim II the
non-unionists would walk around the
borough they would not be molested.
None of the new Carnegie operatives,
1 however, are anxious TO take such
chances, and as result not one has yet
ventured beyond the mill gates.
Messrs. Potter and Curry gave out
the following regarding mill operations
| this morning:
The 23-inch mill started single
! turn this morning and all departments
in operation yesterday are working
steadily In the new cogging and beam
mills the men are famiiarizing them
selves with the work and the machin-
cry will soon be started. A Quantity OF
steel beams are now ready for ship
ment and will be sent at once. The re-
ports of general boycotts of the products
of the mill have proven untrue. When
! customers learned the firm was making
beams they sent letters asking to be IA
vored with first orders and many have
come TO Homestead in person. The
/ firm expects an attempt will
be made in some places to
boycott its products, but does not an
ticipate any material annoyance there
from. Twenty-Five men arrived at
Swissvale from Philadelphia this morn
/ ing, several being skilled steel workers.
Two OF the men were paid and dis
charged as the firm did not like their
appearance. The others were taken
into the mill and will be put at work
Immediately"
Asa result of the stone throwing
from passing trains last night the rail
road company has placed detectives on
the trestle and will arrest any persons
who repeat the offense. Hugh O'Don-
nell yet remains away, but members OF
the Advisory Committee are IN commu-
nication with him and seem to expect
something favorable as Il result Of his
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