The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-09
DUQUEsNE STRIKE BROKEN.
sxbandred Men Return to Work--Non-
Union Men Go Out AZ Homestead

Union Men Go Out at Homestead.
DUQUEsSE. Pa, August s.-Betweeu five
and six hundred men effectually broke the
strike in the Carnegie mill at this place at 6
o'clock this morning by returning TO work in
body. The repairmen had the mill ready
for running, steam was turned on and sew
eral departments were started almost tull
and begun TO turn out finished steel. The
small crowds of the men who had not taken
advantage Of the c0mpanys offers stood
near the mill gates Just outside OF the
line guarded by the soldiers, watching the
mea return without word.
REGARDED As SPY.
PIITmuRG, August s.-Richard Nichols.
night superintendent and puddle boss et
the Thirty -third-street mill. resigned last
evening and to-day made report to the
strikers OF the operations Of the mill since
non-union men went TO work. None Of the
iron made by the non-union men, he
says. has been worth anything, being burned
and sent TO tho scrap pile" he re-
ports the company has really accomplished
nothing. but has spent great deal Of
money in attempting 70 run with the-un-
skilled wOrkmen now employed. Nichols,
the strikers claim. Is a spy Tor tne company
and they say his resignation IL scheme 70
obtain knowledge of their movements. be
wa not received with any violent demon
stations Of delight.
EoN-UNIoN MEN DRsERTIHG.
HOMESTEAD. August s.-The non-union
men are deserting the Carnegie Steel Works
by wholesale. They are coming out gingly,
IN pairs and groups Since Saturday even
ing considerably over a hundred men have
deserted and have been received with
open arms by the looked-out men.
who are in ecstacies OF delight at
the new turn OF affairs. Ia consequence
they arc now more confident than
ever that II will be only short time till the
company will give in and they will be taken
blo1 by their former employers and their
organization recognized. The break NJ
Duquesne this morning had no perceptlble
effect on the looked-out men AZ Homestead
and created no surprise.
BELIEVES THE sTRIKEEs WILL WIZ.
NEw YoRX, August 8-President Samuel
GOmpers., of tho American Federation u
Labor. returned from Homestead to-day.
he said be thought the situation was favor
able 20 The strikers, and he believes they
will win. lie did not think that there are
more than ] 200 men Az work, and OF these
a great many were idle and loating about
lut Nhllo. ADAtllulAEs M hpA4I'to Ht'tN.
that there was very little iIon or steel COM
ing from the mills aud that more stealn was
being made than anything else, and That the
Carnegie Company was losing S5O,O0O day-
WILL BE FOUGHT TO A FINISH.
PuTsBURe. Pa. August 8.-secretary
Lovejoy was asked this morning bY nited
Press reporter what was the plan OF his
company toward the Homestead strikers.
de said
We have started in on this conquest Of
riot by law, and IL will be carried 70 hnish.
There will he anywhere from nifty TO 100
more informations on murder aud aggra-
waited riot charges made against Homestead
strikers before we are through with them.
W. j. Brennan, of the Amalgamated AS
sOcigti0n says the strikers do not intend b.
be behind the company in the matter OF
and the riot charges will be
made early this week against the members
of the frm and the PinksrtOns. The Asso-
citation. he says, IS waiting for certain in
formation. when something else may
turn up.
The DuQuesne rioters had hearing be-
fore Alderman Reilly this afternoon. Dir.
Z. Y. Beck appeared for the Commonwealth
aud Messrs. W. j. Brennan and J. X. Nc
QUAD for the defense. After hearing a
number of witnesses nine OF the men were
held IN l,O00 bail and TWO were released on
parole.