The record-union., 1892-08-02
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

Wage Dispute by Arbitration.
Special to the RECORD UNION.
HOMESTEAD Pa.), Aug. lit is an
nounced that those who particDated in
the brutal attack on the Pinkertons after
their surrender will be prosecuted for
aggravated assault and battery, highway
robbery, larceny, pocket-piclIing and
other crimes and misdemeanors. 1t is
stated that several women were particu-
larry active during the time they run the
gauntlet, and afterward taking their prop
erty and hiding it, They also are to be
! prosecuted. The Amalgamated Associa-
| tion condemned this occurrence, and is
sald to be aiding in gathering evidence
against the offenders. The Pinkerton
Agency will take part in the prosecution
by furnishing evidence of the men who
were assaulted and robbed.
1t is said the Pinkertons will also nre-
fer charges against the men engaged in
the riot on July 9th. 1t is claimed thew
have the names of 300 of the participants
and Will charge them with aggravated
! riot and assault
j. w. Brennan, the attorney Of the
! AmalgamaJed Association, owing to the
! court not being III session, will not pre-
! sent until tomorrow the petition under
! the Trade Tribunal Act of 1888. providing
/ Tor the settlement of wage disputes by
arbitration. The petition is signed by
! over nifty Homestead mill workers. But
the tribunal cannot be appointed unless
/ Inc Carnegie Company also signs the petit
! ton. Brennan said the object was to
| show that these men We're anxious and
wiling to Keep within the law, and abide
by any Judicial settlement of the trouble.
friedman, attorney for the imprisoned
anarchists, Will tomorrow ask for their
release on bail.
General Superintendent Potter claims
there was break in the ranks of the
strikers IN the mechanical department
last night. and that twenty-five of the
best skilled workmen returned to work
this morning. A committee Of the strik-
ers at the gate when the men went in,
assert that but eight of the 1000 men III
the mechanical department. have broken
away. 1t is said there are now several
strikers i'll the mill influencing nom
uEionists TO quit. This plan was adopted
with great success in 1882, when the
whole Of the iron strikers went back to
work ana soon organized all the nom
unlonists, taking them out on another
fight.
The hundred deputies on guard at the
mills now will be increased to five hun
dred shortly. Superintendent Potter
says enough arms are in the mills to arm
The Upper Union Mills started up
with nOn-union men this morning. No
trouble has occurred.
THE DUQUEsNE MILLS STILL IDLE,
PITTsBURG, Aug. 1.-The Duquesne
Mills did not resume operations this
morning with non-union men, mono
being brought in. The company posted
notices giving the old men until Wednes-
day evening to return to work.
The steamer Tide carried 200 non-union
men TO Homestead to-day.
Frick is entirely out of danger, but
cannot go to the office this week
Joseph Driver Charles REYNOLDS.
John Williams and George Kincaid, who
We're brought out to take the places of
strikers at Homestead, this morning
came to this city and called upon Attor-
ney Brennan. They complained of the
treatment received while in the mill.
All say they were brought here by false
representations, and also that there are at
least 100 men in the mill who want tocome
out, but are prevented by the officials,
who will not allow them outside the
high fnce.
SOME DEsERTIoNs OCCUR.
HOMESTEAD, Aug. 1.-The Carnegie
Company announces that twenty-seven
old men applied and had been granted
positions to-day; also, that over 100 men
came in from the East. The influx of
unskilled workmen, SUPERINTENDENT
Potter says, has been so great that he
telegraphed to send no more for the pres
sent. 1--WE have broken the strike" he
! said.
The strikers are apparently undaunted,
! however, and it is a rash and unwarL
ranted conclusion that they will flock at
once to the mill. They admit that some
assertions have occurred, but claim that
in day or so some of those who did go
to the mill will reconsider their action.
BERGMAN STILL IN JAIL.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 1.-There has been
no effoyt as yet to get bail tor BERGMAN
Attorney Friedman takes no stock in the
report that friends in New York are en-
deayoring to raise fund for Bergman's
| defense.
Marcus Albreich, an old shoemaker,
was arrested by the Allegheny police
! this evening, but afterwards released
| The old man was badly frightened and
! denied that he was an anarchist. He said
he was formerly member of the Allie
| gheny group, but resigned several months
ago. Bergman was stranger to him, he
said, and he knew nothing of the in
tended shooting of Prick.
The Thirty-third-str Mill was fairly
started to-day, and tomorrow operations
Will be resumed in the pudding depart
ment. The strikers did not interfere
with the nOnunion men. The firm claims
| to have fifteen skilled men at work in the
! Union Mills, thirty at Duquesne and
| twenty-seven at Homestead. This is de-
MED by the strikers.
THE CONGRESSIONAL. INVESTIGATION.
! WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Representatiye
| Oates, Chairman of the special sub-com-
mittee of the Judiciary Committee that
| Investigated the labor troubles at Home
| stead, has prepared his report and will
! submit it to the subcommittee today.
The report discusses logically the oues-
tons that suggested themselves as a re-
suit of the evidence taken. These cues
tons are substantially as follows: Was
the Carnegie Company justified in reduc-
ing the scale Of wages? Was their treat
ment OF their employees kind and just?
We're the. employees justified in their
conduct during the troubles? Was
the company justified in employing
Plnkerton police to guard the property?
AND mas Congress any jurisdiction in the
matter? These questions are each dis
cussed at greater or less length.
IA1Is INSTITUTES SUIT.
PTTTsBURG, Aug. I.-Informations were
made this afternoon before Alderman
| Reilly by ex-private Iams against Colo
Streator and Assistant Surgeon Grim of
the Tenth Regiment for aggravated as
sault and battery and assault and battery
The warrants were issued. The charge
of aggravated assault was for tying Jams
up by the thumbs and assault and bat
terry for shaving his head
Civil suit will also be brought for
damages, and the attorneys are confident
of convicting the defendants on the
charges made.