Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-14
THE WARR|NG STRIKERS,
No Material Change in the
Carnegie Strike.
Conference of Iron Workers
and Labor Leaders.
They Issue a Statement Of Their
Side of the Case.
A Mass-MeetiDg Braces Up the Courage
of the strikers--yictory Looks
Nearer to Them Than
Ever 1t did.
BY the Associated Press. I

By the Associated Press.l
PIrTsBURG, Aug. 13.-There ia little
change in the strike situation today,
neither side of the controversy display
ing much activity. The Thiity-third
street mill ran as usual, but the locked.
out workmen remained as firm as ever.
The Beaver Falls shut down is 8tlIl
complete, however, and no sign Of ~
sumption can be seen there. W
CONFERENCE ENDED. ~
The conference between the AmaiRa'
mated association and the executive
council Of the American Federation \
Labor ended this evening. The cenfef.
ence issued statement to the Amexf'
can public, reciting the facts of fhe
Homestead strike, and stating that The
men were not receiving the high wages
generally supposed, While there Vere
3421 men employed, there are thirtsen
whose wages averaged about $3.50 per
day forty-six who averaged between -
and "a per day. fifty-four who averaR9I
between $4 and $5 per day, 1177 aver
aged from 1.69 to 81 per day, and 1875
receive IA cents per hour or less.
The statement says there are less than
500 persons in the mills, and not a
dozen skilled workmen who can per-
form the work required. kA-
The situation is such, they say, that
they confidently assert that at no time
during the struggle were the prospects
OF victory as bright as they are now.
The manifesto closes with q request
for contributions to aid the strikers, and
advises workmen not to come to Home
stead or Pittsburg for employment rin-
til the pending dispute is settled, It ie
requested that all contributions be sent
to President Weihe ofthe Amalgamated
association. The document is signed
by Samuel Gompers and others for the
executive council of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of labor; William Weihe and
others on behalf Of the Amalgaui sted
association; Hugh O'Donnell, John Nc
Luckie and others for the advisory COM
mittee.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. /.
HoMEsTEAp, Aug. Is "a mass rseets
ing this gfternoon aroused enthusiasm
among the locked out men, and the
1000 that crowded Themselves into the
rink cheered themselves hoarse over the
encouraging utterances of the leaders,
and tonight confidence in q victory pre-
walls. Addresses were made by Presi-
dent Gompers, Secretary p. J. Mcclure,
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters, and
several other prominent labor leaders.
Frank Chilli, q non-union man, was at
tackled and badly beaten by three
strikers this evening. Afterwards
Squire Offner fined him $5 and costs, in
default of which. he will be confined in
the lookup for forty eight hours.
THEY WILL NOT STRIKE.
HOMESTEAD, Aug. 3.-The efforts Of
forty Amalgamated men to persuade the
men at the Duquesne steel works to
strike this morning proved a complete
failure. Seven hundred men entered
the gates and the strikers were unable
to do anything. The executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
reached Homestead this morning. Af.
ter an investigation the council will pre-
pare statement for the public.
NoN.UNIoN MEN ASSAULTED.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 13.-Two non union
men named Teemer, brothers of the
oarsmah, were assaulted by strikers
while on the way to the Upper Union
mills this morning. The police were
attracted by the noise, and the assail-
ants, six in number, fed. The Teemers
are not badly hurt.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 13.-Anarchist Knold
was released on bail this evening.