The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-25

Work Begun In the Twenty-Ninty-S Street
Works at Pittsburg-Car Blown Up
PITTsBURG, Aug. A.-The Carnegie Twen-
ty-nipt pth-streer mill was put in operation
to-day. The plate mill was the only mill
started. but Superintendent Dillon says
tho other departments Will soon be in
operation. The strikers sro as hopeful as
ever and not one of them has thus far
shown the white feather.
A car loaded with ingots was blown up
with dynamite or some other high ex-
plosive on Q side-track of tho Allegheny
Valley railroad at Thirty-fourth street.
early this morning. The car was con-
third-street mill. Fortunately there was
no ono within one hundred feet Of the car
when it was blown up, and the fragments
which were scattered in every direction
did no injury.
Jerry BenninQhoof, of Company X. Fif-
was accidentally shot ny revolver in the
hands of one of his companions In an ad-
joining tent, at Homestead this morning.
Tho ball entered the right breast and was
Fifteenth Regiment. having passed direct
ly through the side. He died from internal
hemmorrhago about one hour and 9 half
after tho accident
Warned Not to Interfere with Trains.
ALBANY, N. Y. Aug. Ex-Governor Flower
issuea proclamation to-day. in which he
says: 81 direct the attention of the people
of the State to the provision Of thespenal
code relating to interference with the rum
ming of the trains" He then offers re-
ward of 800. to be paid upop the arrest
and conviction OF each person who shall,
during the next thirty days. violate the
provisions of the penal COCO relating TO
steam railroads.
Labor and Strike Items.
The Illinois Steel Company has signed
the Amaigamated scale for their North
works mill.
The plumbers of Memphis are on strike.
They demand that the fOremen do no work.
interfere in no way with the tools. but
merely superintend affairs.
The striking miners at Pocahontas. Va,
are becoming troublesome. and the Cover
nor has been asked to hold troops in readi-
ness A great many of the miners in that I
region are Hungarians.
President Gompers, of the Federation of
Labor, has adjusted the trouble between
the Chicago unions and musicians. AS a
result union horn blowers will be employ cd
for the Labor-day parade.
Homestead strikers deny that they are
boycottlng business men or prosecuting the
wives of non- un ionists. Some of the new
employees of tho Carnegie mills may organ
Ize militia company and apply for q
charter.
The Treasury Department has forbidden
the employment of British Columbia In
diaDs in the hop fields of Washington.
Growers have been in the habit of import
ing tho red men under contract at lower
rates than home whites or Indians would
work.
The Commercial teleRraphers of the
United States will meets in Kansas City
Sept. to form o national brotherhood.
According to one of the organizers the OBJ
ject 10 TO protect themselves against ex-
actions and reductions imposed by the
Western Unf0n company. "a
Attorneys Argo. of st. Panl. and Irwin.
of sioux City. who have volunteered their
services to the Amalgamnted Association
in hoiping the defense of the Homestead
mon against whom charges of murder are
entered. arrived in Plttsburg yesterday.
The workingmen Of st. Paul and Sioux
City have raised a fund Of s25, 900 and
placed 1t at the disposal of the two lawyers
TO cover thelt expepses In the work.