The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-03
rH1RrY.N1N1H DAY
OF tho Great stFlke-rhe Locked Out
workmon In n Cheerful Mood.


HOMESTEAD, PA, August 2.-The
thirty-ninth day of the strike closed
this evening with both sides claiming
victory. AS result Of strenuous en-.
deavors on the part Of the Amalgampt.
Association the waycring laborers were
again brought into line and are tonight
moro enthusiastic than the tonnage
mon. The entire strength Of the Anal.
gamated Association was brought to
bear on the mechanical departments to
achieve that, and tonight it would ap-
pear that the pressure was successful
momentarily at any rate.
The head officials of the iron and steel
workers. organization and representa-
tives from Carnegie mills engaged in
the sympathy strike, exhorted the men,
painting glowing pictures for the future,
and left nothing undone to bind closer
to them the 1900 the day wage earners
who struck to help the tonnage men,.
A monster meeting was held iu the
opera house here, at which all day Ia
borers were induced to be present, On
the stage were President Weihe, Vice
President William a. Carney, Secretary
John q. Killgullion, Trustee John
Pierce and orator j. Daugherty, OF the
Amalgamated Association, each OF
whom addressed the assemblage in
turn. In addition to these officials,
representatives from the Carnegie mills
at-Duauesne aud Beaver Falls told how
much men there were doing for Home-
stead, and how they expected that the
verb ito wavcr" was eradicated from
tho mental vocabulary OF Homestead
workmen.
Il. w. Brown, who presided, told the
men that they could expect very valu-
able support from trades unions not
only in this country, but abroad. In
substantiating this he read letters Of
fering aid, not only from different parts
OF America, but from England and
Scotland. a trades union in Dundee
particularly desired to send money.
An important feature OF the meeting
was the report OF committee which
went through the mill. A committee
of eight Amalgamated Association men
at noon called upon Superintendent
Potter and told him OF the, meet
ing aud how they would like to
see if the mill was really being operated
as was claimed by the firm. They
stated that they would report at the
meeting. Tho committee really did not
think the management would entertain
its request, but Mr.. Potter cheerfully
agreed to take four members through
tho mill. and he did.
The committee reported that the firm
had large number OF men working
and few experienced rollers, who
turned out two or three plates to-day.
The great number OF men, n,showever,
were unskillcd and useless. The COM
mittee found no cause for discourage
ment. The report wns really q surprise
to the men, who wouldnot accept press
statements. The Amalgamated otfi-
cials rallied them Immediately, how
ever, and the meeting adjourned with
unanimous sentiment in favor OF pro-
longing tho struggle. That's the strikers
side, aud while their isplenty OF en-
thusiasnl on their side, tie Carnegie
steel company Is rapidly filling its plant
with non-union men. This evening
Superintendent Potter stated that in
round numbers 800 new men came in
to-day, and fourteen Homestead work.
men. In all he claimed to have 1900
workmen tonight, many Of whom are
skilled steel workers. 8.F