Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-01
FRICK WAS SATISFIED
He Visits Homestead and Is Highly
Pleased With What He Saw.
DUQUEsNE RIOTERS ARRESTED.
Forty-Five Skilled Men Brought From
Birmingham, Ala.
THE SOLDIERS RECEIVE 20 DAYS PAY

Chairman Il. c. Frick, of the Carnegie
| Steel Company, was visitor at ms WORKS
yesterday morning for the first time since
the eventful day of July 6. He arrived
early in the morning, going up to Home.
stead on the $3.50 train. He was ATTENDED
by Pittsburg detective The pair LETT the
train at Munhall station and went rlgn'
into the works Few people were met
along the street, and those who did see the
two men did not recognize the one with the
whiskers as the head OF the Carnegie inter-
ests.
On the inside of the mill Mr.. Frick met
Superintendent Potter and Treasurer Cur
rey. Together they started on tour OF
the big plant. Mr.. Frick's visit there yes
terday was for that purpose alone. lie
stayed in the works until noon and then
came out and took dinner at the Carnegie
Hotel. He was seen by DISPATCH man
after dinner. He said: SIT vas only a
desire to see the plant running with the
new men that brought me to Homestead to.
day. L have been daily receiving reports OF
how things were progressing and must
say that the mill is running even better
than 1 have been informed
The Strike Thing of the Past.
"Our new men are doing their duty In
wav that is above criticism, and as to them
having ruined considerable machinery, it is
false. The officials of the Homestead mills
have had big task in starting the plant,
but they have proved themselves equal to
the duty, and their work gives me the high
est satisfaction. I never consider that we
have q strike on hand now. 1t was broken
long ago, and it will be but short time un-
til the Homestead plant is turning out lts
usual production.
Mr.. ,Frick went into the mill again after
dinner and after short consultation with
the officials crossed the river and went down
to Pittsburg on Baltimore and OHIO train.
His visit to Homestead did not become
public property until about the time he leIt
the town. Soon all sorts of stories were
af1oat as to his mission. Some enterprising
fellow tried to make the people believe the
Chairman was in town to declare the strike
off. The majority OF the men did not put
confidence in this tale for they knew such
thing was highly improbable.
Tried to Live on Promised Relief.
McMasters' constables were at work
again yesterday. None of the Homestead
men were arrested, but several are likely to
turn up in Jail this morning or before the
day is over. The constables made an early
morning visit to Duquesne and bagged John
Wyper. He is one of the men who Is
charged with rioting at Duquesne several
weeks ago. Wyper claims to have played
in tough luck. He worked in Duquesne
before the sympathetic strike, and
when he came out he says
the Homestead Advisory Board promised
to give him aid. For the past couple OF
weeks he has been living on diet of prom
ised aid. The other day he had to send his
wife to her home. Since then he has been
hustling for job. Tuesday he secured
employment as hod carrier and was to have
gone to work yesterday morning. He was
lust starting to his new task when the con-
stables arrived.
The same officers also arrested John Mel
son, of Braddock, on charge OF riotlng.
Nelson was a former Duquesne steel worker,
but has been carrying hod lately. At
each of the mems houses Pinkerton mace
was found. This makes the officers think
the fellows had hand in the Homestead
riot. The prisoners were taken to jail.
Advisory Board Members Out of Sight.
No arrests of any kind were made in
Quiet. As on the day before there were
none of the Advisory Board members visi-
BILE. They all kept in the seclusion of their
homes. and only came out to attend the
boards meeting last night, at which nothing
of interest was done.
Adiutant General Greenland did not ar
rive in Homestead yesterday as was ex-
pected. He cent the money to pay the
troops and it is not likely he will come at
this time The warrants called for $40, 600
and wilfbe used in paying the troops for 20
DAYS service. The State still owes % days
pay to the men at Homestead. Lieutenant
Colonel Mechling is at his home in Butler,
and Major Crawford, of the Fifteenth Regi-
ment, is doing provost marshal duty.
Yesterday 45 skilled workers arrived at
the works. They came from Birmingham,
Ala.
There was considerable talk in Home
stead last night over the bearing of the Du-
uuesne rioters held in Pittsburg yesterday.
The testimony Of the Pinkerton spies of
course was the topic. A number OF the
more prominent locked-out men were asked
what they thought of the Pinkertons, who
were members of the Amalgamated Associ-
alton, giving testimony against the prison
ers. The general answer was that they
thought it not remarkable occurrence.
The Pinkertons Sur prised the Strikers.
They of course were greatly surprised
that spies had worked themselves into the
organization, but they cited the Molly Nc
Guire and an Eastern case as like incidents.
One man said it was fair enough since the
present was o time of war.
Hugh Ross LETT Homestead yesterday af-
ternoon to give himself up, but Alderman
McMasters said last night Ross had not
come to his office. He said he had II ad-
ditional indictments against Carnegie Of
ficials which he intends pushing Several
of them are in the United States Courts.
The borough of Homestead yesterday
sold S32 900 bonds at par to the Freehold
Bank of Pittsburg. Twenty thousand dol
lars of the money is to be expended for
water extension and the other S12, 900 will
be equally divided among the four fire COM
panies. Many thought these bonds ought
to have brought more than their face value,
but the sale is considered good in the face
of affairs at Homestead. Last spring S55, 900
worth of bonds were ordered issued tor street
Improvements, but these are Being held
back until the Squirrel Hill Street Railway
enters Homestead. The expense will then
be divided The work on the road will
soon be started. The other day piece of
land, fronting on the river and lying be-
tween Amity and Ann streets, was pur-
chased bv the railway company. The
bridge the road is to enter on will be erected