The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-10
THE HOMESTEAD LOCKOUT.
Late Particulars About the
Great Labor War.
Strikers Cheer the Departing
Militia Regiments.

Late dispatches from Homestead. Penn,
gave the following particulars concerning
the state Of the labor war between the Car.
negie mill owners and their locked out EN-.
ployes: Hugh O'Donnell and Hugh Ross,
against whom warrants had bsen issued,
went to Pittsburg and held a consultation
with their attorney. W. G.. Brennan. At
the close of their talk with Mr. sren-
nan tho two workmen proceeded to
Alderman McMaster's office and gave them.
selves ND and were by him remanded to
iail. Mr.. Brennan at once entered appllca-
fion for the release Of Messrs. Ross and
.O'Donnell on bail. Mr.. O'Donnell in an ID
tsrview expressed bis confidence in his being
released on bail and his ability to ultimately
prove his innocence Of any crime.
A secret conference, over an hour IN
length. was held between the Governor of
Pennsylvanis, the President Of the Anaiga-
mated Association Of Iron and Steel Work
.ers of America, and the chief legal adviser
of the 5000 striking employees OF the Carnegie
mills From almost every aspect tne
meeting of the trio was remarkable
one. The place OF the meeting was directly
under the battery Of the Gatling guns on
main gateway through thu high board fence
and barb wire barrier enclosing the
marvellous array Of furnaces, rolls,
and smokestacks known as the
Homestesd works. Through the
Stats of the gate could be plainly seen
the SCOT where the workmen and Flnkertons
slaughtered ZACH other. The meeting was
In one of the houses usually occupied oy the
official representatives of the Carnegie Com
nanv in Homestead, but temporarily utilized
as residence for Governor Pattlson.
Neither Governor Pattison, MIR. Welhe nor
Mr., Brennan would consent to be quoted one
SYLLABLE as to the nature of the discussion IL IS
said. however. that the removal OF the troops
from Homestead, and the bearings OF tna1
matter from each possible standpoint were
gone into. 49,. cor
,e,ie management for the striking STEEL
makers and other employees OF the Ho me-
stead mills to apply for reinstatement mas
nassed. OF the $500 out one man left the
ranks. He is John Miller. heater.
Not only did the men refuse to enter tne
fold to which they were invited: ouS 1ney
actually attended picnic at Big Spring
Grove. held on the last day Of grace for the
benefit of the relief fund. r.,
The return Of ODonnell and his hop eful
words had much to do with this e1hlbltion
Of the perfect organization they have. Iney
trust him implicitly, and when he stated
with positlvenesS in the early hourS OF tne
morning that the strike was bound TO oe
settled satisfactorily to the men, they
needed nothing more te conarm 1ne" III
their determination.
Superintendent Porter, Of the Carnegie
works made statement. 1t was that
*h;rtv.seyen men in all had been added to
The forcs in the mill, of which, he said, seven
were former hands. In addition the COM
pany has seventy-three agents on the ROAD
who had engaged quite number OF people.
orfh Ia m
lighted and the noise of the exhaust pipe
could be heard all day long. There seems
no doubt but that the force Inside the mills
has been materially increased from cue
source or another, the arrivals amounting,
according to one conservative estimate, TO
150 men.
The situation at the Upper and Lower
Union mills Of the Carnegie Steel Company
continued unchanged. Ths furnaces went
on burning as usual, but no new men went
to work, and the strikers maintained their
firm attitude. At Beaver Falls the mills are
still closed down. and seemingly no efforts
are being made to start up:
There have been several little clashes be-
tween the soldiers and the strikers. Inc
guari at the works was strengthened, and
many OF the strikers who were in a group on
the opposite side Of the street cursed the
soldiers rouudly. A Corporal and four men
sent these takers scurrying home There
was a large crowd in front OF the st1kers
headquarters in the afternoon. Accompany
of soldiers came marching by and some
one spat from the window Of the strikers
meeting room upon the head of q soldier.
The crowd laughed. The Captain halted
his men and strobe angrily into the
building. He found that ic was purely
accidental occurrence. When he reached the
street he ordered the crowd to dlsperse.
bouito tinn ar first which
the Captain quickly removed by ordering
elk hayoneus."
Governor Partison continued his inspection
OF the regiments and had his picture taken
at sundown sitting on the porch OF Mill
Sup erintendent Potter's house. The Cover
nor refused to say when he was going home
Brigadier-General Dechert was summoned
to Homestead for council OF war with
General Snowden on the future relations or
the National Guard to the strikers. The
officers of the different commands are busily
engaged in preparing the pay rolls for the
services performed by the troops. Section
50 of the Military Code Of the State recites:
''When the NationaliG iGuard shall be in ac-
tual service its commissioned officers shall be
paid the same IS the officers OF like grade in
The regular army Of the United States; its
first sergeants, IS per day; its corporas, 81. IS
per day; its musicians and privates, S1.50per
day, and each enlisted man, after serving a
full term Of enlistment. shall be entitled to
an additional pay Of twenty-five cents per
day for service during the second term, and
further addition of twenty-five cents per
day for service during each subsequent term
Of enlistment"
According to the foregoing tho privates
will receive $1O.50 week each as long as
they stay at Homestead. As there are 5000
:, of them the State will pay over $50, 600 a
week. In tn, present case it may be long
time before payment is made. as the appro-
priation Tor re Guard is $500 600 a year,
and if that is used up ny an emergency, it
will require au additional appropriation by
the Legislature.
Drummed Ont of Camp.