The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-15

VINO ma gone tnere 70 w ~ r,,i,s wnre cioseS
into ;hs ssSf ss is,ns ,h sspf bsS
arms or clubs up to that time. and did not hear
Do SJ you know sny'hng about tho orx.nis.-
tion and methods OF tho Amalsamated As
"A iittie:1 have seen their committees At
various times. and have talked with NOM
'!''SWhat do you know about tho employment
OF the Pinkerton force which went to Home.
s stSsd on July Give your experience OF that
Here the inquiry turned to tho employment
q rnkeEton snd sup e th Tb po %as
,SSt s rem nS s s@bsrs H' snsWsrsd
had me-. Hosns as eSS
the night oijplyb went down the river liver t a.
Gray Gray, Of Che sheriff. ofree, Capt. Rodgers. and
the superintendcnts Of the Various depart.
men were taken down, with us. ]. don't
know Who iS, ss,S on I'll: ssrT r. .c
once was in charge II the Geet when w
river one OF the boats engines broke down.
S.1 wsss ssd ss Essi ws. X
The men in the barces became excited. and
pay no attention to missiles thrown at the
Ss from Ss SHORE eS b.ssn e
vl "i sn and :oId HEN s$sSshs We could
n msn breaE th n iolloWsi closely by
sS ew 1d Se dsp pGz the not tne
they would 90 beyond the city Farm pump
house. which Is near tho linz Of the d mill yard.
trouble. / Indicated the. point at, which. to
moor the barges, and before We attempted to
s" en rs te lana
avolley was fired from the bank. and several Of
the guards were wounded Hp to that time
but after they were driven into the boat the.
mon began unpackins theei. arms. and Pre-.
WEE Gait to fRd By STaS Gray Of
Of the watchmen. II was, decided to leave tho
bargas. and that the boat SHOULD return
in few SI hours s. at most The wstchmen on
1 no v esrss: Sn5 iS os
that point. and was carrying out his instrnc-
tons hearing particularly upon it. lhave tho
'e:'Y' ret turn with the boat deemine my du.
ties ended. had done all that was required
Of me. and could not see how could be OF
NJ Peter looked 5slisve AZ yhs e., he had I'm.
mnili. then testified. He was asked By Nj:
and who it would affect. He, said that n the
eight per cent, In the shearine department
the greatest reductions were proposed. In one
1000 tons. "" under tie ID scae on 1900 tons
st h he Wond sear hsess
would now make s1.9S for eight hours. and
Is hs ssSr etst ID
ton sss sls That H is s Only for skilled
Cart. +. Kennedy Of the steamer Little Bill
kssss the Arrival 1a # the rnksE
HSer e
river patrol. who fired 2 skyrocket to give
Women n.S mingled. hroie down the fence. and
III, Ssa ts Fhs tires
" In answer to III. Boatner Capt. Kennedy
good shots and easily OF the strikers.
The others were arrant skulkers.
a ons hs sse tn T INT
lew S Of t TIC Pinksrtons tried to land. He came
W. L. Danahy. reporter was. the next wit,
O'clock after TIE iIrst Geht: Iie heard some
cams from. He could not get near enough to
William Weihe. President Of the Amnlcamat-
r. Asso :ission.. They we're q different ma.
OF violence on the part Of its members In keep
ing ont non -Hnion E mcn =, ~. cor,oo, No.,
Company was then questioned; He said that
some Of the workmen had testified that the
est work p snered most Under the red n
He selected the wages during the month just
before the trnnh,ei bIt admitted o that those
ploscd in the lla-inch plate mill only sixty
and by tie chanro in tn. seae
then 1876 were affected and 100 were not
Nor wcrc affected ny the sidinf
II liz >: .a I'D iIat Hprr.s. MsIaskis bad stated
bnaEcs' ste" plant 9 u as to Tie price
Of iiile!s and cut down the wages Of the work
This hsur The pay roll at Da
the woFmen were affected ny m he sliding
Se th %c%;i RIFT wet :" sSs.
the Home SteRi MIL. MIR. Flick SAID Mr..
McLuckie was n POOR fnancier.
He WAS as ed why h." proposed a reduction
OF wages. Ilc stated that the. first reason wa s
reduced prices received for the product, and.
second. the increased tonnage by the intro
duction Of improved machinery. which In
creased tho pay Of the men. they being paid
What proportioIi Of steel bil!ets do you pro-
About II nor cent. Of tho total output in
tn" United States. We do not control the mar
kct. by any means"
"Ml you u, fa ;tts, ths approximate cost Of pro-
81 declin ed to answer that question the othe or
night. do so now. ! do not caro- to go into
What + the cost OF tho entire plant at
Homestead
About 5000 600. possibly S8oOOOOO.
Mr.. Frick said ono roller on the 21.lnch mill
earned in twenty-four days $2G5. O5. md an
other In twenty-eight days S247. The six
heaters on the same mill averaged $3.50 per
month. There will be no change in the wages
OF these men. As to the mortgages held on
property oil employees at Homestead. Mr.
Frck said these papers were issued only to
aid the workmen 10 building homes. Never
once hNs a mortgage been foreclosed. The
interest charged is g per cent. The, men
tied with the firm. These sums amount to
Sl4D.OQO. The mortgages amount to $4,000.
Tho witness, refused to answer definitely what