Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-04
STRIKERS STILL STAND FIRM
A Monster aublic Meeting of
the Locked-out Men.
MANY OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE
Release of Mo!lick, the Long
Branch Anarchist.
No Case Against Him and He Was Dis
charEed--Arrest of Colonel StreatOr for
Furnishing Iams-- Successful Move by
Amalgamatcd Association.

| NO Ease Against linn ana He Was Dis
charged ARREST of Colonel Streat0r fol
Furnishing s--Successful Move b,
Amaigamated Association.
HOMESTEAD, Aug. 3.--The 30th day o.
the strike closed last evening. with both
sides claiming victory. As the result Of
strenuous endeavors on the part of the
Amalgamated Association, the wavering
laborers were once again brought into line
and are tonight more enthusiastic than
the tonnage men The entire strength OF
the Amalgamatcd Association was brought
to bear on the mechanical, departments to
achieve that. and last night it appeared
that the pressure was successful; momen-
tarily at any rate. The head officials Of
the iron and steel workers organization
and representatives 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 l 200 day wage earncrs
who struck to help the tonnage men.
A monster meeting was held in the
Opera House here, 1T which all day
laborers We're induced to be present. Oh
the stage were President Weihe, Vice.
president William A. Carney, Secretary
John 9. Killgullin, Trustee John Pierce
and Orator ,Iere. Daugherty of the Anal
gamated Association, each OF whom adj
dressed the assembage in turn In ndd-
ton to these officials, representatives from
the Carnegie mills at Duquesne and Beaver
Falls told how much the men there were
doing for Homestead, and how they ex-
pected that the word "wavern was eradi
Gated from the mental vocabulary of
Homestead workmen.
I, W. Brown, who presided, told the
men that they could expect some very
valuable support from trades unions,
not only in this country, but abroad. In
substantiatinG this he read letters offering
aid, not only from different parts of
America, but from England and Scotland.
A trades union in Dundee particularly de-
sired osend money.
An important feature of the meeting
was the report of committee which went
through the mill. A committee of eight
Amalsamated Association men at noon
called upon Superintendent Potter and told
him of the meeting and 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 The committee really did not
think The management would entertain
the request, but Mr. Potter chcerfully
agreed TO take four members through the
mill, and he did.
The committee reported that the firm
had large number of men working and a
few experienced rollers, who turned out
two or three plates day. The great
number of men, however, were unslilled
and useless. The committee found no
cause for encouragement. The report was
really surprise to the men, who would
not accept press statements. The Amalga-
, mated officials rallied them Immediately,
however. and the meeting adjourned with
q unanimous sentiment i'll favor of pro-
longing the struggle. That is the strikers
"a Ia al Sc ~:
asm on their side, the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, Limited, is rapidly filling its plant
with non-union men. Last evening
superintendent Potter said that, in round
numbers, 800 new men came in during the
day and ID Homestead workers. In all he
claimed TO have 100 workmen, many Of
whom are skilledsteel workers.
srREAToR ARRESTED.
PrTTsBURG, Aug. 3.-I.ieutenant-Co Colonel
Streator was arrested at his horne, in
Washington, Pa, yesterday afternoon on
the charges of aggravated assault and
battery and assault and battery, preferred
by Private Iams.
Colonel Streator went before Squire
Rupte and waived n hearing for appearance
at the September term OF court in pittsburg.
He gave bail in the sum of $500 on each
charge and was released. Colonel Hawkins
was not arrested as he is still on duty at
Homestead.
ConstablesWebbe of Alderman McMas-
ter's Office, left for Homestead last even
lngt to make more arrests on charges of
riot and aggravated assault. or for partic-
patton in the riot with the Pinkertons, II
is stated that the borough solicitor at
Homestead is preparing papers for the
arrest of several soldiers charged with in
ssnlting, women. At the meeting of the
borough council Burgess McLuckie
charged that the soldiers were not particu-
lar whom they accosted, and that the
wives and daughterssof the residents of
Homestead were not safe. 1t was decided
to have the matter thoroughly investi-
gated, and to prosecute the culprits if
McLuckie' 3 assertions are substantiatcd.
MoLLTcK RELEASED.
Frederick Moliick, who was arrested at
Long Branch as an accessory of Bergman,
the would-bc assassin of II. C., Frick, was
given hearing before Judge Grip yestcr-
day afternoon, and as there was no evil
dence to hold him he was discharged from
custody.
Superintendent of Police O'Mara and m
spector Mckelyey were the only witnesses.
U Mara told of the arrest, and said lie had
been unable to find anything to substanti-
ate the charges against the prisoner. In
spectur Mckelvey testified that Niol,ick had
sent Bergman money. The defendant then
sending the ~ by express, but said Berg
man who had befriended him i'll the past,
had requested the loan. He discIaimed all
knowledge of the intended assassination.
and said he was ignorant of Berginan's
whereabouts until lie received the request
for the money.
The statement was accepted by the police
and Mollick was released. He left for
home last night.
Yesterday afternoon Louis Kceieger and
Emil Baschel, two citizens of Allegheny,
presented themselves as bondsmrn for
Batter and knold, but Judge Ewing re-
fused to accept them. as he deemed the
property they owned insufficient.
Warden McAleese says if il WAS not for
ms ravenouS appetite and excessive cigar
elite smoking Bergman would be Il model
prisoner. lie sleeps we'll and gives the
Jail officials rs little trouble as any of the
prisoners. He has received no callers and
no mail since his incarceration. He con-
tinues reticent. and has talked tOno person
OF his past life or his assault upon Mr..
Frick.
ARBITRATION ASKED FOR.
w. j. Bremen, representing the Anal
gamated Association, made application
before Judge Ewing yesterday for the APP
puintment Of voluntary trade tribunal
10 settle the Homestead trouble. The petit
tion was signed by 81 former employees of
the Carnegie Company. Judge Ewing
made an order for provisional license for
the tribunal, AS provided for i'll the act
where only the employees request the APP
ppintment Of the board. If the Carnegie
steel Company does not sign the petition
i'll 80 days it will be dismissed
The strikers deny the statements of the
mill officials that four departments are in
operation and that $50 mGh are at work,
fney assert that no Amalgamated men
have returned, and that while u few men
have gone back, none Of them are skilled.
All the blaeksmiths, several engineers and