Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-14

The Officials of the Homestead Works Pre-
pairing to Resume.

pairing to Resume.
PIrTsBURG. Pa, July 1.-THE Carnegie
Steel Company il. according to its officials
pursuing determined Plan to start the Home
stead works and have nearly all the arrange
ments made. Secretary Lovejoy was asked
whether the mill Will be operated before the
soldiers are Withdrawn.
''The soldiers will have no effect on our plan
either one wav the other" he answered.
Can you be ready in ten days?"
''Yes; easily"
.'Will YOU be ready within ten days2'
1--WE viii, with all the men we want and all
repairs made.
''Will you start then?"
''H we want to-
Mr.. Lovejoy still declares that most of the
Homestead workmen will return to work just
as soon "a the company wants them. He is
confident there will be no trouble in securing
the remaining men needed in other places.
A telegram is said to have been sent yester-
day to Gen Snowden at headquarters in Home
stead telling him that a number of non union
men had been engaged by II. G. Prick and were
on their way to Homestead. 1t was reported
that Mr.. Prick was the authority for the
message On this report Mr.. Prick declined to
be interviewed.
Secretary Lovejoy said: al will neither affirm
nor deny the story. Al a full meeting of the
work instead OF talk. This. you see. we are
doing Our intention is to run Homestead non-
union. and that we will do"
Six men. who were supposed to be in Home
stead to get work on their own hook, we're sent
back TO Pittsburg yerterday by strikers. No
one knows where they came from.
the men at the Carnegie Union mills, Law
renceville. and the Beaver Falls mill were pre-
pairing last night to quit work today in accord
ance with their resolution to go out if the Car
negie Steel Company would notagree to a con-
ference with the locked-Out men of Homestead.
The firm refuses to agree to a conference.
The men claim they can raise a million dol
lars or more to support them in their present
struggle. They we're confident that the nom
union men at Braddock and Duquesne would
come to their assistance and quit work if neces-
sary.
The workmen of the Keystone Bridge works
did not meet yesterday and the report that they
will quit work with the employees Of the Union
mills is denied.
The manufacturer and iron workers wage
committee spent another four and one-half
hours yesterday in warm discussion. Although
the wage scale was not adopted an ARRANGEMENT
was agreed to that will greatly simplify matters
and possibly lead to a general signing at an
early day. The manufacturers presented their
objections TO the scale In writing and the con-
ference adjourned until Monday next In the
meantime the workers will confer on the manu-
facturers' objections. The opinion now pre-
walls that perfect agreement will be reached
at the next meeting.
The Valley Steel Railroad Company, Belle
vile, Ill, signed the scale yesterday.
Jhirty-seyen master workmen, thirty-fve
senior delegates and many other members met
a. the hall of District No. 3, Knights OF Labor
on Sd avenue, last evening. The represent
atives present pledged the moral and financial
support of their various locals to the Amalga-
mated Association in their present struggle.
Every representative was instructed to advise
its locals to send a committee to the council
men of their respective wards and districts
urging them 10 return the money given for the
Carnegie Free Library.