The record-union., 1892-07-19

ers for five or ten dollar bill and free
ticket for Eastern cities. Homestead is
certainly becoming the Mecca for tramps,
who represent themselves as nOn-union
Workmen, but are willing to get out of
town again if the strikers give them q
little cash and free tickets. But there is
another class drifting in here. they being
sent by the Carnegie Steel Company, and
IL IS thought the town is gradually filling
up with non-union men.
DEED OF A DRUNKEN MILITIAMAN.
PITTsBURG Pa.), July 1O.-David Les
ter of Company y, Fourteenth Regiment,
\. q. p, stabbed Frank Calhoun with
bayonet on Grant street, near Fifth ave-
nue., Pittsburg, at $3.50 O'clock this morn
ing. The affray was the outcome of a
carousal that Lester and Howard Hook
INDUCED III last night.
They We're still drunk this morning.
They went along Grant street insulting
every person that they met and brandish-
ing bayonets in the faces Of passerS-by.
They entered the rooms OF Undertaken
Bernshauer, singing and very noisy.
Bernshauer ordered them out. This they
complied with, but renewed the noise
outside the building. They defied arrest,
but when Bernshauer teiephoned for an
officer the drunken men started of.
When they reached Devore's undertake
ing establishment, where Calhoun was
employed, the latter advised Lester to be
more careful with his bayonet, which he
was thrusting about in reckless fashion.
Lester, with vile exclamation, plunged
the weapon into Calhouns stomach. Cal
houn fell without a struggle. Lester
rushed upon him again, but was caught
by bystanders.
After hard fight Lester and Hook were
arrested. DR.. McKelvy, who attended
Calhoun, says that there is no hope OF his
4 ,,1H
member of the @. a. r., and has
family.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
LEBANON PENN, July 1S.-Twenty
thousand pounds OF ammunition arrived
in the State camp this morning; also,
two new Phoenix guns to replace the old
Parrot guns. There is a rumor to the
elect that the troops will move Thursday
and the Third Brigade take their place at
Mount Gretna.
o'DONNELL'S MISSION.
New York, July 1S.-The report is cur
rent that Hugh O'DonneIl, leader of the
Homestead workmen, is here for the pur-
pose OF endeavoring to get the Republi-
can National Executive Committee 10 take
some action in the matter Of the Home
stead troubles. The members of the
committee seen declared they had heard
nothing TO such an effect. 1t was pointed
not likely TO appeal to Republicans.
Samuel Gompers, President Of the Fed
Grafton of Labor, said he had been in
formed that O'Donneu was coming TO see
him.
KEPT THEIR WORD.
PITTSBURG, July lS.-The Beaver Falls
employees Of the Carnegie Company kept
their threat and did not go to work this
morning, consequently the mill did not
resume. Everything is quiet about the
mill.
The machinists, repair men. ward
brakemen and laDorers also quit. AL
though the town is quiet, the strikers are
busy. At headquarters members of the
Advisory Committee are kept well in
formed, and a sharp lookout is being
kept for non union men.
THE COST OF THE STRUGGLE.
NEW YORK, July l8.--The Mat and
Express Homestead special says: Both
sides admit there is no immediate pros
pect OF a settlement of the strike, which
already has cost considerable more than
100000. Every day the works are idle
costs the Carnegie Company 5000 1t
The militia has been under arms one
week, at $4,000 day cost to the State OF
pennsylvania. The cost TO the company
and the State is piling up at the rate of
$4,000 day. In addition to all this. the
Workmen lose more in wages. The de-
struction OF property has not been great,
as the barges burned were inexpensive.