The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-16
SMOKE FROM THE MILLS.
NON.UNION MEN AREAT THE CAR.
NEGIE WORKS.
Their Arrival and Entrance n Mystery
to the Strikers-Starttng Up
the Machinery.

the Machinery.
BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 16-Therc is
no doubt that non union workmen are
now inside the gate of the Carnegie
plant, but their number is so small that
they are practically dead letter
in connection with the operation Of the
mills. These men entered the works quiet
ly at an hour when suspicion was stilled
and arrangements for their comfort
until a larger force comes to join them
have been made Some of them are be
lieved to have entered by the river front
while others come by train to Homestead
and mingled with the people without ex
citing suspicion. Their number cannot
be ascertained but it is certain that no
great body of men such as would be re-
| quired to run the works could have en-
| tered the mills without being seen If
these non-union men came last night or
in the early hours of this morning they
must have displayed some generalship in
| eluding the many watchers who sat
along the river banks or near the en-
frances to the Carnegie property until
day break. This morning when the
smoke rbegan to issue from the mills,
some workmen who saw it made dash
for one of the'gates and were kept back
at the point of the bayOnets from mill
tary guards.
The leaders of the strikers wear an ali
of supreme confidence. They say tina,
they have won the fight and that tn,
Carnegie company realize this or vii
realize it when they have tried the eXpe
riment of running the works for few
weeks with green hands. All Interest
centres in the probable introduction o
enough non union men to start the mills
and the strikers spend most of their tim,
discussing this phase of the situation
Some are inclined to think the Carnegi,
company will win, but there does not ap
pear to be any indications of acquiesenc
in the statement of Mr.. Love
JOY. secretary to Mr. Frick, that full
two thirds of the workers will go back t
their vacant posts when the mills ar
started. Preparations for placing non
union men in the Carnegie mills is goin
forward. The Tide came up the rive
: from Pittsburg this morning and pro
ceeded direct to the landing place at tn
works. A gang of men were waitin
for her and her freight, consisting c
cots, blankets, canvas and camp utensils
were unloaded and placed inside tn
mill property. The poor farm prol
erty, which is inside the big fence an
is now the property of the Carnegi
4 company, contains a big level field whic
| Ttl In
for workmen and the large building
Il which has been used for the county poo
will hold number. 1t is evidently I'll
u intention of the Carnegie people to unit
/ this proposition of their silver plal
which is located SO admirable for II
purpose as to suggest the possibility tn
the present emergency was expected an
carefully prepared for long in advanc
Il :, The entire force of the civil engineeriu
y department of the mills also quit VOL
- % out of sympathy with the locked o
= men to-day.
70 Non. 4 MON Men Arriving at PIit-bur
a PITTsBURG, Pa, July IA speci
}, to the Leader from Cincinnati says: -
/ is now known to be fact that a loC
~ detective agency has, for several day
~ been gathering men for Homestea
r, Since Sunday ESQ men have been secur
in and every one is now in Pittsburg Ut
\ immediate vicinity. The last lot Il
i, Wednesday night. The men are sto'
m brawny fellows, but are toughs. Scare,
+ any of them know a thing about m
10 work. They were hired at wages rar
lie ing from $3 to S."
Il. r..ExnnAx EylnENCE