Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-15
HOMESTEAD UNEASY.
Locked-0ut Men Relieve Their
Feelings With a Demo-
cratic Parade.
RIOTERS HELD FOR COURT.
The Strikers Will Not Accept the
Terms of the Company.
WOMEN ATTACK NON-UNION MEN.
The Result of the Conference Awaited With
Interest.
THE INCIDENTS OF AN EXCITING DAY
RIOTERS HELD FOR COURT.
WOMEN ATTACK NON-UNION MEN,
The Result of the Conference Awaited With
Interest.
THE INCIDENTS OF AN EXCITING DAY

Homestead is yet quivering under the
intense excitement caused by yesterdays s
battle ALI day there seemed need of a
safety valve by which the pent ur feeling
could escape. 1t came last night in the
shape of Democratic parade. There was
no disorder during the day except in the
evening, when the colored men who did the
shooting were being taken from the lookup
to the train on the Monongahela Division
of the Pennsylvania railroad. Then large
crowd assembled and hooted and jeered so
that the deputies thought that an attack
would be made upon the prisoners, but the
latter were permitted to get on the train
without injury.
In the early morning Mike Sullivan, a
striker, was arrested for participation in
the fight Yesterday. As he was taken down
two strikers named Condor and Wall
entered the headquarters and began a Wig
orous protest against the characterization of
many strikes as disorderly. They then left
and three minutes later a woman ran into
the deputies headquarters and said that
two non-unionists were being assaulted on
Dickson street.
Didn't Practice What They Preached.
The deputies ran down and there found
Condor and Wall attacking two mill
workers. The former were instantly
arrested.
Captain Clark reports that three women
tried to quarrel with two colored men on
City Farm lane, hurling all manner of in
sulting epithets at them. The colored men
did not reply.
The hearing of the eight colored men
and four strikers implicated in Sundays
fight came off at o'clock in the lookup.
The names of the colored men were Will
lam Scott, E. Willis, VIM. Carey, Lewis
Thompson, Haines Holmes, Nelson Gaines
H. Wilson and J. E. Williams. The white
men and strikers were James Jones, Peter
McAllister, Mike Barco and Mike Sullivan.
They were all charged with riot Squire
Oeffner conducted the hearing and R. B
Petty, Esq, Assistant District Attorney,
was present. John F. Cox, ESQ.,, appeared
for the strikers He started to defend the
men and offered to introduce witnesses for
the defense, when Mr.. Petty interposed and
instructed Squire Oeffner that he had no
jurisdiction in such an offense as was
charged and could only hear the side of the
Commonwealth.
All the Defendants Held for Court,
At the conclusion of the hearing oil the
defendants we're held for court in $500 bail
each. McAllister aud Jones secured bail,
but the colored men and Sullivan were
taken to Pittsburg and lodged in Jail
During the hearing a large crowd gath
cred outside the Jail, but conducted them
selves in an orderly manner. Mrs. James
Jones in her anxiety for her husband in
terrupted several witnesses and finally the
Squire told her she would have to remain
quiet or leave.
Sheriff McCleary spent the day in Home
stead, and investigated the conduct of his
force here. He expressed himself as highly
satisfied with them, and said he would not
increase the force, as he felt that the depu-
ties here are amply able to cope with any
disorder which may arise.
There is intense feeling over the confer
ences between the Advisory Committees
from here, Lawrenceville and Beaver Falls
in Pittsburg and it is generally thought
that some steps are being taken to bring
about settlement, though nothing authen-
tic is known.
A Conference With the Firm.
1t is reported, however, on apparently
reliable authority, that the Advisory Com
mittee appointed subcommittee to call
upon the Carnegie Steel Company, Linn
tied, and from this arose rumor that the
fight had been called off This called for
energetic denunciation on part of many of
the locked-out men who declared that they
would not consent to accept the terms of
the company. The above report excited
non-union men also, who called upon their
foremen. They were assured that they
would not be discharged
The Democratic iubilation tonight was
headed by the Jacksonian Club, and while
there was no regular parade over ], 900 per-
sons marched through the principal streets,
while red fire was burned at the Demo.
cratic headquarters. Several houses were
decorated with bunting and illuminated.
Colored Homesteaders Have Trouble.
Last night several colored non-uniou men
went to the A. NJ. E. Church ou Tenth
avenue and started a fight, during which
about 80 shots were exchanged but no one
hurt Several white men interfered. As
result two of the colored non-unionists and
two white men were arrested,
The trouble started two weeks ago, when
the church gave an oyster supper Two
colored non-unionists attended, and in a
row that ensued were badly worsted. Last
uight, with several comrades, they went to
the church to obtain revenge. The noise
of the shooting caused great excitement in
Homestead for time, and caused many
wild rumors.