St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-20
Nearly Two Hundred Black
Sheep Inside the Works
at Homestead.
No More Warrants Served On
Workers, Who Are Bid
ing Their Time.
The Intention to Arrest a Few
OF the Monopolists Hav-
ing Effect.


tons against strikers might he cited by
the Carnegie officials in Pittsburg,
truce to arrests seems at least tempo
rarlly the programme to be pursued in
Homestead. Few OF the strikers were
disposed to do any premature growing.
but feeling was perceptible that the
threat OF the advisory board to see that
the murder warrants were not confined
to one side of the controversy had not
been without its effect.
During tue day innumerable rumors
OF warrants serving. cOnstableS coming,
mllltaryposses forming and the like kept
the town people and soldiers in town at
high nervous tension. In camp, despite
the inspection of the Second brigade by
Gov Pattison, matters were extremely
quiet. The governor, after the work
was done, expressed himself as
delighted with the condition
and equipment of the troops.
Gov. Pattison has met no committee
from the striking mill men yet, nor
would he discuss the situation in Home
stead at all. His attention was called to
the statement that q provisional regi-
ment would be formed to remain here
during the summer, but he replied that
he had heard nothing of such a PROPOSE
ton and that he could not for two or
three days say what would be done.
Among the militiamen, on the other
hand, it is stated that after the works
have been opened Thursday proclaim
alton will be issued calling for 500 vol
unteers, who will be drafted into pro-
visional regiment and kept here until
all possibility of a riot has passed away.
Ihe men Will be paid by the state.
The Mills Started.
For the first time since the lockout
began. the Carnegie company today
made pretense of starting its mills.
1t was something of surprise to Home
stead people to see smoke issuing from
the aYnOr-plate mill this morning, and
they were still more surprised at noon
when the big whistle was blown for the
dinner hour. The full power of the
whistle was not put in operation. but
the people recognised the old-time
sound, and many of them looked down
toward the entrance to the works, to
see If gangs of workers were not pour
ing out on their several ways to dinner.
But none came.
There were wOrkmen inside the
WORKS, however, and they were purSu-
ing their duties in business-like man
ner, seemingly without thought that an
armed guard was necessary to protect
them. These men were brought into
the works secretly by the company
within the past week. They came a
few at time until yesterday, when the
company succeeded in getting in num-
Der OF workers sufficient to guarantee
the starting UP of the armor plate mill
today. Some of these men were prob
ably landed at the mill between sunset
last evening and daybreak this morning
by the Little Bill under protection of
the military.
Later in the day the Tide brought
number OF men up the Monongahela
from the direction of PittSburg, and
landed them at the works. There were
about thirty in the party, and all went
into the armor plate mill. The company
is believed to now have l75 men In the
armor plate mill. This afternoon some
OF the new wOrkmen made protective
Shield for heavy marine guns in the
presence of number of the militia
officers.
leaders See the Danger.
The starting of the mills today, fol-
| lowing the issuance of warrants for
leaders of the strike. has shown the
members of the advisory committee the
| determination of the Carnegie officials,
but they do not appear to be downcast
| at the presence of non-uniOn men in
| the places of Homestead workmen.
Members of the committee insist that
| non-llnloD men can never run the
f, Homestead mills. because of their
| ignorance in the technical branches of
iron and steel making required to
make successful the manufacture Of
improved product for the plant. The
committee also base hopes of defeating
| the company in the long run on gen
eral boycott Ly freight handlers, rail
| Way men, carpenters. maSons, builders,
and others engaged In construction
work against the company'S product if
nOn-unlon men are allowed to run the
mills. Meanwhile non-union men are
| in the mills ready for another days
work in the morning. They are pro-
vided with sleeping accommodations in
the armor plate mill, and have every
comfort that the company could pro-
| vide. Their meals are cooked inside
the works, and every preparation for a
| long siege has been made. 1t is under
| stood that more non-union men will be
| DrOughtto the mills within the next
few days.
Warrants for the MOguls.
| Members of the amalgamated asSocia-
| ton have practically decided to apply
! for warrants for Mr.. Frick. Andrew
| Carnegie and others. but are still in con-
sultation with counsel as to whether the
| warrants, if sworn out for murder and
treason, are good. They are determined
| to offset the advantage of the cOnipany'S
officers by obtaining these warrants,
| if possible, and the men are confident
that they will succeed. They claim
| their case against officials of the
company is much stronger than that of
| the latter against any of the individuals
who are now wanted by the constables.
They claim that Andrew Carnegie and
Mr.. Frick are responsible for Sending
| all armed body of men into the state
without legal authority, and can be
held for treason on this charge. and
| that they are also responsible as Access
| series before the fact for the man
| slaughter hicll followed. The hope to
secure the eXtradition of Andrew Car
| negie and bring him to Pittsburg for
| trial.
The delay in making the informations
against Carnegie and his superintend-
ents is said to be due to to the hesitancy
| of w. j. Brennan, counsel of the assOci-
alton, in advising such course until
permanent counsel has been secured
| for the coming battle in the courts. It
| was rumored that Gen. Butler and eX-
Governor Hoadley had been retained by
| the men to manage their case, but this
was denied by the men them
| selves. The programme of the men
| now is to engage the best legal talent
Obtainable and to prosecute the Carne-
gle people cIiminally and. as one of
them remarked, put them to the expense
of heavy legal fight.
NO attempt was made today to serve
| warrants OH the five men in Homestead
who with john McLuckie and Hugh
| O'Donnell are charged with murder
committed on the day the Pinkertons
were repulsed.
Biding Their Time
The accused men have decided to
| evade arrest until after the MeLuekie
hearing tomorrow. If the burgess is
| admitted to bail they will Immediately
surrender and ask release under bond
/ on the same grounds as those asked by