The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-22
EVICTIONS COME NEXT,
The Carnegies Will Turn Out Their
Striking Tenants.
HOUSES WANTED FOR NEW MEN.
The Story OF . Coming Coke Strike takes
, More Tangible Form-To-Da Rumor
10 that O'Donnell was Called to New
York by Republican Politicians.


PITTsBURG, Pa, July 22-The story
that the Homestead strikers had sent men
among the coke workers aud miners of
the II. c. Frick Coke Co. to induce them
to n trike has caused widespread interest.
IL is the general impression here this
morning that the agents will not be sue
cessful In their labor.
1t has been known for some time that
the men were dissatisfied to some extent,
and It is thought that the arguments
which tho Homestead sympathizers will
hring to bear will be sufficient to turn
the tide Of opinion In favor OF a strike
This. II successful, would shut OF the
supply of coke from the blast furnaces
and would compel n suspension.
The surrender of Hugh O'Donnell and
Hugh Ross yesterday leaves four of the
accused In the first batch of informations
still at large.
Sam Burkett, the colored teamster, has
fed to the West Virginia mountains.
Flaherty and Flanagan have also disap-
peared. Critchlow's formerly round face,
now elongated to degree which seemed
impossible on the day when he joyfully
to ao, Snn to duck
There Is little probability that O'Don-
nell and Ross will get out of Jail before
Saturday. District Attorney Burleigh
said that IL remained for the court to fix
time for a hearing in the cases, and 1t is
understood that the Carnegie Company
notice before the hearing In this case
the application cannot be condered until
Saturday morning
The time of grace in which the Carnegie
Company gave its old employees to make
up their minds whether they want
IL 30 wo<x 80
pired at 6 O'Clock last night. Seven
men took advantage of the offer. The
striRers themselves say that only one man
returned to work.
The company has received more than a
hundred applications from the strikers
saps Potter said fe' S received so tSaty tSirsy
two men yesterday. We have over 300
men now, including more heaters than
we know what to do with. We have
notified seventy-three of our agents
throughout the country to get all the
iron and stell workers they can. The
truce Is over.
The members of the Amalgamated As
sociation say they will stand firm, no mat
tor IL the mills are in full operation with
non-union men. The armor plate mill is
in full operation to-day. and the strikers
can hear the sounds Of machinery. IL
fifty men were to come out openly and
work there would be stampede The
leaders know this, and are doing all that
they can to keep up the mems spirits.
From the reports of his men on guard
duty In town yesterday Col. Magee of the
Eigth estimates that the numbers OF la
borers and mechanics who would go back
to work but for their vassallike fear OF
| their feudal lords and masters of the AM
| algamated reaches hundreds.
Capitals cruellest mode OF war on labor
began to-day on twenty-five tenants OF
| the company houses back of Superinten-
dents row. on Eighth avenue, opposite
| the works. Eviction notices were
served. The tenants OF these houses are
the poorest paid classes OF steel workers
and the laoorers, and the finding of
house room will fall directly upon the
advisory committee when the ten days
grace of the eviction notices has expired.
The houses are wanted for the families of
the new men.