The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-03
HOMESTEAD'SLONG FIGHT
sTREATOR ARRESTED FOR TaE
ASSAULT ON IAMS.

The Colonel Gives Ball for His Appear.
snce-A Committee of the Amalga-
mated Association Permitted to GO
Through the Works at Homestead.
They Make a Report to q Mass
Meeting.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 2-W. J. Brennan,
representing the amAlgomated association,
made application before Judge Ewing TO-
day for the appointment of voluntary
trade tribunal to settle the Homestead
trouble. The petition was signed by sixty
seven former employees OF the Carnegie
company. Judge Ewing made an order for
a provisional license for the tribunal, as
provided for in the act where only employees
request the appointment OF board. II the
Carnegie Steel Company does not sign the
petition in sixty days it will be dismissed.
CARNEGIE MANAGERS TO BE PROSECUTED.
Attorney Cox stated this afternoon that
it had been decided to bring suit against H.
G. Frick, Secretary Lovsjoy and Supt.
Potter at once for conspiracy. The
papers are being prepared. but will not be
ready for filing before tomorrow morning
1t has not yet been decided whether to
make the informations before an alderman
at Pittsburg or at Homestead. The
charges are founded upon the Introduction
of the Pinkertons, which precipitated the
riot on July c.
BLAST FURNACES CURTAILING.
Restriction Of the output of the blast fur
naces has commenced by the shutting down
Of some already and many more will fol-
low. A surplus of stock is the cause, and
there is apprehension that a settlement of
the labor trouble 10 not near at hand.
From present indications the American
works of Jones & Laughlin will not resume
operations until some settlement is definitely
arrived at by the general conference COM
mittee now discussing the scale question.
Several rumors have been going around the
past few days regarding mutual concessions
between the employees and this firm with a
view Of starting up che works. but upon in
vestigation they prove groundless. George
Mclaughlin, q member of the firm, to-day
emphsticallY denied that any scale bad been
formally presented by the firm, Tho
men, however, appear to be anxious
to resume work, and from talk
with some OF them it seems
they are willing to make concessions and
meet the firm half way.
sTREAToR ARRESTED
Lieut.. Col Streator was arrested at his
home in Washington, Pa, this afternoon
on a charge OF aggravated assault and bat
terry and assault and battery preferred by
Private Iams. Col. Streator went before
the justIcs and waived hearing for an ap-
pearAnce at the September term OF court In
Pittsburg He gave bail IN $500 on each
charge and was released. Col. Hawkins
was not arrested, and hs is skill on duty at
Homestead.
WORK N IKE UPPER UNION MILL
About 150 men were working in the up
per Union mill of the Carnegies to-day,
and the eight, ten and l2-inch mills and
nils mill in
Supt Dillon says, the second plate will be
started The best OF order prevailed in the
vicinity of the works. The strikers are not
interfering lu any way with the workmen.
and no trouble 10 epprehended. The strikers
assert that the above assertions are all I'M
true.
Frederick Mollock, who was arrested at
Long Branch as an accessory OF Berkman,
the would-5e assassin Of H. c. Friok, was
given hearing before Judge Gripp this
afternoon and as there WAS no evidence to
hold him he was discharged from custody.
AMAss MEETING AT HOMESTEAD.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. "A mass meet
ing was held here to-day Of looked-out men
under the auspices of the amaigamAtsd
association. Most Of the prominent mem
bers of the association made speeches OF en-
couragement and many letters from abroad
were read offering sympathy aud money In
ABUNDANCE. An Important ledCuT6 OF Uue
meeting WAS the report OF the committee
which went through the mill. The COM
mittee Of eight amalgamated association
men at noon called upon Supt. Potter and
told him OF the meeting and that they
would ike TO see If the mill was really be-
ing operated as was claimed by the firm.
They stated that they would report at the
meeting The committee really did not
thInk tnat the management would enter
tain its request, but Supt. Potter cheerfully
agreed to take four members through the
mill.
WHAT THEY SAW.
The committee reported that the firm had
large number of men working and few
experienced rollers who turned out two or
three armor plates a day. A number of
the men, however, were unskilled and use
less. The committee found no cause for dis
couragement. The report was really
surprise to the men, who would not accept
the press statements. The amalga-
mated officials rallied Immediately, however,
and the meeting adjourned with unani-
nous sentiment in favor OF prolonging the
struggle That is the strikers side, and
while there is plenty OF enthusiasm on their
side, the Carnegie Steel Company limited,
is rapidly filing its plant with non-unlon
men. This evening Supt- Potter said that
in round numbers 300 new men came IN to-
day aud IA Homestead worklnen In all he
claims to have 200 workmen tonight,
many Of whom are skilled steel workers.