The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-02

HOMESTEAD, IA, august 1'-AuVLaei
week Of the Homestead wage struggle
opens with much tirmness on either
side, especially the skilled workmen Of
the locked out army are expressing
great confidence.
s Manager Potter claims break in the
mechanical departments. BE said this
morning: "all night long my house
was besieged by men asking If they
could return, and this morning twenty.
five Of the best workmen IN the depart
ments were returned. We look upon
this as decided break in the mems
ranks"
The men had committee at the mill
gate and they assert positively that but
eight members OF the 200 in the me-
chanieal departments have broken
away and that their desertion will moi
have the slightest effect upon the otEel
men. There was considerable excite
ment among the men nevertheless.
The crowds around corners and a.
headquarters are unusually large and
the sole matter for discussion was the
desertions. The men are greatly in.
censed over those who have weakened
and they would fare badlyif they came
out. Acting Chairman Crawford was
at headquarters all morning receiving
reports. He was inclined to doubt that
any men have gone back to really work
and thought they merely took this way
OF seeing for themselves. The advisory
committee had been preparing for the
break for some time and its members
express themselves as highly satisfied
with the result of their endeavors.
It lis understood that there are now
several strikers in the mill influencing
the non-unionists to quit This plan
was adopted, with signal success in
1882, when, a whole turn OF strikers went
back and Ssoon organized all the non
unionists, taking them out on another
fight.
who had money on deposit with the
Carnegies, went up to the mill office and
! drew It out pursuant to a notice given
by the firnf; A large number Of others
against whom the firm holds mortgages
paid the interest to-day, and as yet the
men claim that there Is not one mort
gage which can be forceclosed. A few
men are working in the new beam mill
this morning. They do not seem to be
doing other than repairing machinery.
Several plates were rolled to-day and
two furnaces charged. Some men came
in from the east. Judging by their ap.
pearance they are laborers. To-day in
anticipation OF possible trouble twenty
five deputies were placed near the mill
fence in Homestead borough. They ex-
pect that when any old men started to
20 back they would be assaulted No
trouble occurred though. The state.
ment that the militia is to be withdrawn
tomorrow lacks confirmation and is
discredited by the officers, They were
ordered to make out pay rolls for the
last ten days and argue If the encamp.
ment was fobe discontinued tomorrow
they would have been held to make out
the roll TOR the entire term OF active
duty. n
A roll cali occurred at the headquar:
ters OF the mechanical and laborers'
departments about noon in consequence
Of the rumored desertions.
Over 400 men, SO it is claimed, ap-
peared and pledged themselves to re.
main out as long as the Amalgamated
Association keeps up the fight. About
600 laborers have gone elsewhere to re-
main while, the fight lasts.
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