Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-07
Their Treatment as Prisoners Most
Brutal and DiSgracefuL
Y.,.olutions Looking TO Investigation of
the Troubic-sccnes at HomesteAd-
The strikers In Control
,nriol.rrnnh 70 tno pl.pn.ch.

fRvtolegrnph 10 tho Dispatch.
PrrerrE9. "a. July C.-Pittsbure has
had another experience with labor riots.
and fhi. time. os during tho fearful scenes
winch were witnessed during the railroad
ua.s 4 1871. blood has been shed. life
,,op.rd.zed. ani valuable property
rhc.I u danger. This time there
v.- no destruction of property, but
t.. mob was thoroughly well ore
fanved. wel disciplined. and had eli
c..at officers m the head 90 con-
,gct me operations. The force embraced
tl tho men employed IN the extensive
rIaatsofthc Carnegie Iron and Steel Com
lary at Homestead. some eight miles east
fIrttsuure. and "a battle, which for blood
t.r.tiurs- and bolluc-s of execution hos
MT been cScclled in actual warfare. wagcd
from O'clock ia the morning until o
o'clock thus afternoon and only ceased
when tho forco of rukcrions brought to
,lepace % suppress the strike uucondl-
tualy surrendered. leaving their arms IN
tl.. b4r-os ~ which they had been trans
ported tu the works.
CAUSE oF TuT TROUBLE.
ul.,t,t today yeas the elimination Of
.f..,.t..b t,,... t,,.., Lr,,r,,,,, M
Homestead for the past month The Car
nc.i, Company submitted a scale to gov
ii,....,,.,..
huh''i'' '' '""' '' W. '"'' a., ''''''' '''
Iho scale made a sweeping reduction IN
.le wages OF skilled men. and u Was Off
cuUy announced that unless tho terms
..... c.,,,,liel with L,forc gulv 1st the
en-,
aces 'i Wv Wv "'i mn" W." ''''''
lF oiuerN lhis was IoioWtl by pereup-
t.r. refusal on the part OF the company TO
..,..... fN. AruaI..afuafri Association Of
.,,.I, ~. .,'.,,
'''.' '''' ''" '' 80 ~
i"f Nlih ANY committee 'i ""'N'nen l"DA-
rr r' auyt tMrg short oi an acceptance oI
f.. terms offered. The men stated that
,....,,.,,tl ,.,.r submit to the propo.ed
.-.,...i .i,,.o,r,1.,.r,,,;,.,
'.'N '''H' A''.' "'''- ''''' ga
i.n fo r'".st anf c1 ~ On 'Ae pAft al inc
t.rr .f.s 20 start up their plants with
..,..urt.r mon As both sides were de-
ID. ,.,....,...l..l g., ,,r,n,ro for
.,.-l.
i.' n''-t. "h.'h cuiiAIIi"', li INV "'' us
.f VIOLENCE aui blood he'd tiat were Wit
r....f t..lty IN tho b,g hive Of industry
..,t...-...,.,o
ou tao M"A'hG"h''H'
AuASoINo ~ ffrGY
Tho contest was preciWtated 10y the
U.rtu.u 4t Homestead by hanging n. &.
Irt,. thc president Of the company, I'D
tl... ANA 300 retaliation the company
ordered uu immediate shutdown of the
lt- v.Ia two dsv, before the time pro
N...i .' l"' A'IHD' uH'''' ",'o" 'uV
l.'" - -, H., 1
. .,.t fE. c.r,,ery erected "A bich
.-I t..'-.. .,..irt fi. ,uttro works oiy-
..,I,.tt. e,.,.,..r.rc. ~ ar tntn'nso
L.I. th. .'l.. I.tnp ,,forc.d with
.... I't.
t..,.rlqr ba Carn,pie Comuauy an
,.......I ti.,,. frf..rt,..r tn procr'1 to rot
,t' r.,..tr All ,t. ,Oi.tSals
."'i, 5" N."N. VA-' """ 3"N Vi"O'a''
ID, hNr''" 'l 'tl'."' '''pu'''' -
...'l NOR pIuprIlN' III, '"v''u seq, u
t.N.i' iu'l "' "'." w 10 t'o WIZ u"'
NV ,,
," ~
N.'I".I WIS iHt'il'.A anu no u'i"-
a." ".u-i "o done u" any pro
l'tN- ih.N '''A .N'Ieu 10 9o sworn
iu - % pune, anu u tlNC iunia Iot mo
l''N. ." '''l I',i""''' ga '"'tt S"' 'i.s "N '.u-
.riNhioi+ ~ 10" peace. Nhcn 'hlS oH't
Was d'. iiiri mo Ao'i-oIY Noiui'ltlee
'' -, ''ut i'15 .t'.,,, .,"lS ~
.-' " .' A'''," "''' '." .,'' il'lI vic 'ui-
'.l' 'i'".. "'I,''- 'o W. iS 1',.u l.I an iu
was ''.' '',', "'i' ~
' '' ''''''''''' pi'"'P'S
.r, .,'.''....,' ..-i',. - .ho.
tl. ,,,lirst,'u made for n.s,slancs frnm
t.. .tl,,e ,,. r.,r.lv f,r tl, rnruose ~ |
,.,.-.... .,l.,t wa. intend a IN H.. a ,,,,, de
..,' 't.,.r.rt -. q C,rDe.,ios in clan. |
...,.,., 81. ,,tr.'..u,,n.,'. l,J, of pi,.kcrt,n |
s.,-.t.ye. In tho lnil enclosure. The de- |
t.,t,.. ml b..a renaezvoused some |
ttc .i SIX miies below the CITY |
d.. the Oho river. ut which point |
tr. model lareos had been prepared !
fr taeu Ile urces were of the best |
l...I .il W,r,u-ed u shipping iron rails |