Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-28
WOMEN ARE WARLIKE.
They Make a Very Lively Little
Demonstration at Homestead.
DISPERSED BY THE POLICE.
The Elba Iron Works to Abandon Its
Pudding Department
NEWS OF THE GREAT LABOR WORLD


Superintendent Newton, of the Coal and
Iron police at Homestead, was suddenly
called to disperse a crowd of women on
Fifth avenue and City Farm Lane yester-
day afternoon. The complaint was made by
Mrs Neal, who had been engaged by the
Carnegie Steel Company to take charge of
the Cox building and use it as boarding
house. The superintendent took three
officers and soon quelled the disturbance.
The trouble started early in the afternoon,
when a number of men went to the house
and began putting it into condition to be
occupied Mrs Neal was overseeing the
work. Soon a large number of women and
children collected in front of the building
and began calling those at work ''scabs"
and "blacksheep." Little sttention was
paid them till they became more bold
in their attacks Mrs Neal tried to
get them to go away but to
no avail. They not only threatened to burn
her out should she move into the house, but
one of the women even threatened to shoot
her. Mrs Neal then called upon the police
for protection. After restoring quiet, q
deputy was stationed at the house.
Another Boarding House Leased.
The Carnegie Steel Company yesterday
leased the Mckee property on Eighth ave-
nue., and will turn it into boarding house.
The property is q large double house and
will furnish accommodations for a large
number of men. 1t is valued at $1,000.
Michael Norton, one of the 167 men
against whom the grand jury found true bills
for aggravated riot and conspiracy, was ar
rested on Eighth avenue last evening and
lodged in the guard house. He will be
brought to Pittsburg this morning.
The Sheriff was on the ground all day
yesterday. He is keeping q sharp watch on
his 25 deputies, and they are performing
their duties satisfactorily. 1t was reported
that Deputy August Heitz had his badge
taken from him yesterday and was dis
charged for not attending to his work.
A number of skilled steel workers were
yesterday reported to have returned to work
in the mills The number was variously
estimated from to 10, and were said to be
prominent men in the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. A number of deserters from the
mill were also reported, while many had
been discharged after receiving their pay
Saturday, and were yesterday spending
their money in the saloons. Since Monday
morning the non-union men leaving the
mill for their meals in the town have not
been accompanied by the coal and iron
police They now come and go as they
please, and no trouble is experienced in
going about the town.
Huns and Slavs Are Uneasy.
There was an unusual number of Huns
and Slavs on the streets yesterday and much
held meeting in their lodge hall at Mum
hall about 4 o'clock, and the meeting was
continued on the street corners all evening.
The deputy sherifs were under the impress
sion that break was contemplated. Sew
eral bodies denied this, though they stated
there was some dissatisfaction, but that it
would be smoothed over The Slavonic dis
turbance agitated every one in town for
several hours. In the evening several
Slavs returned from the strikers head |
quarters to Heisel street. when the Huns |
became satisfied, probably by promises of |
additional financial support. |
The Advisory Committee was jubilant |
last night on learning that John Rattigan,
who deserted the ranks of the strikers two |
weeks ago, had left the mill They said he |
declared it was useless to try and work |
with the men employed therein. Rattigan |
was seen, but he was under a PHYSICIANS |
care and would not be interviewed. 1t is
said he is threatened with typhoid fever. |
All of the brigade officers except Sergeant |
Major Barr went home this afternoon and |
the headquarters is closed. The order to |
close reached Homestead last night and the |
officers lost no time in packing up as they |
ware very glad to get away. The pay roll |
of the Sixteenth Regiment was sent to Har-
risburg at noon and there will be no further |
delay in the money!
Considerable excitement was occasioned |
on Eighth avenue about o'clock yester- |
day afternoon by the assault of Coal and |
Iron policeman upon another who was /
drunk. The latter had been deputized by |
the Sheriff. He entered the mill and had
some alteration with the policeman, who
not only threw him out of the mill, but |
kicked him about the head and then started |
to drag him toward Munhall He has sew
eral severe cuts upon his head. He was
put in the guard house.
Still Hunting for Pinkerton Guns.
Another search for Pinkerton guns was
made at Braddock during the afternoon. a |
Pinkerton, who had secured the confidence
OF a former steel worker, learned from him
that some guns were concealed in the house
Of a striker was living at Braddock The
went there and when the striker
learned who his supposed friend really was
be was possessed with such rage that two
men could hardly restrain him from offer
ing violence to the detective. The house
was searched but some knives identified as
having been on the boat were the only
large plunder found.
Notices have been posted in the mill that
hereafter Is cents week will be charged
for all repasts eaten in the plant This is
intended to induce men to go elsewhere for
food. 1t is reported in town that one of
the furnaces in the open hearth mill was
eaten through and the molten metal ran all
over the department. At the mill Office it
was stated that all departments were oper-
ating smoothly, and that several applications
for positions have been received