Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-20
AT WORK In THE MILLS
Repairs Begun Preparatory to
Active Operations.
GOVERNOR PATTIsON ON THE SCENE

On Charges OF treason ana h1uroer--ncT
Luckie to Have a Hearing To-day
O'DonneI Expected to Return Hourly !
! A Report that III" Is Going to Europe.
HOMESTEAD, July 60 - For the first
time since the present lockout began the
Carnegie Company has made pretense
of starting its mills here It was some,
thing of a surprise to Homestead people
to see smoke issuing from the armor plate
mill, but they were still more surprised
when the big whistle was blown for din
ner hour. The full power of the whistle
was not put in operation, but the people
recognized the old-time sound and many
of them looked down toward the entrance
of the works to see if gangs of workmen
were not pouring out on their several
ways to dinner. But none came.
There were workmen inside the works,
however, and they were pursuing their
duties in business like manner, SEEM
ingly without thought that an armed
guard was necessary to protect them.
These men were brought into the works
secretly by the company within the past
week. They came few at time until
yesterday, when the company succeeded
in getting in a number of workers suffi-
Gent to guarantee the starting up of the
armor plate mill.
Some of the men were probably landed
at the mill between sunset and daybreak
by the Little Bill under the protection of
the military. Later in the day the Tide,
a small, stern-wheel tug, brought num-
Der of men up the Monongahela from the
direction of Pittsburg and landed them at
the works. There were about 80 in the
party and all went into the armor-plate
mill. The company is believed to have
about 175 men at work in the armor-plate
mill. Included among these are five
steel workers, believed to have been
brought from the works of the company
| at Braddock.
All the men in the mill are, of course,
| non-union They are engaged in making
repairs preliminary to the commencement
| of work on the contracts with the Federal
Government delayed by the lockout, and
it is probable that the company is making
| every effort to secure the service of men
for the steel working department, so that
work on the contracts may be begun with
| out delay when the repairs are all COM
| pleted.
The starting of the mills, following the
| issuance of warrants for leaders of the
strike, has shown the members of the Ad-
visory Committee the determination of
| the Carnegie Company officials, but they
| ence of non-union men in the places of
| Homestead workmen. Members of the
| committee insist that non-union men can
| never run the Homestead mills because of
their ignorance in the technical branches
of iron and steel making required to make
| successful the manufacture of the i'm
proved product of the plant.
The members of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION have practically decided to ap-
ply for warrants for Mr.. Frick, Andrew
| Carnegie and others, but are still in con-
sultation with counsel as to whether the
warrants if sworn out for murder and
treason will hold good. They are deter
mined to offset the action of the COM
pany's officials by obtaining these war
rants, if possible, and the men are conf
dent that they will succeed.
| They claim that case against the Off
cials of the company is much stronger
than that of the latter against any of the
individuals who are now wanted by the
constables. They claim that Andrew Car
negie and Mr.. Prick are responsible for
sending an armed body of men into the
I State without legal authority, and can be
held for treason on this charge, and
, are also responsible as accessories before
the fact for the granddaughter which fol
lowed.
They hope to secure the extradition OF
Andrew Carnegie and bring him to Pitts
, burg for trial. The delay in making in
formations against Mr.. Carnegie and his
superintendents is said to be due to the
= hesitancy of w. J. Brennan, counsel OF
the Association, in advising such a course
until permanent counsel has been secured
| for the coming battle in the courts.
1t was rumored that General Butler and
exGov. Hoadley had been retained by the
men to manage their case, but this was
denied by the men themselves. The pro
gramme of the men now is to engage the
best legal talent obtainable and to prose
cute the Carnegie people criminally and
It as one of them remarked, put them to tn,
expense of q heavy legal fight
No attempt has yet been made to serv'
, | warrants on the five men in Homestead
- who, with John McLuckie and Hugh
O'Donnell, are charged with murder com
= mitted on the day the Pinkertons were re
IS pulsed. Constable Weber, one of tn
trio sent out by Alderman McMasters o
Pittsburg to arrest the five men wanted
came to Homestead early in the Afternoon
with subpoenas for people whose evidenc
J., is wanted at the hearing Burgess Nc
Luckie will receive in Pittsburg to-day
This duty was accomplished withou
trouble.
When the subpmnas had been serve
Constable Webber went back to Pittsbur
without having attempted to arrest Ross
n Critchlow, Flanagan, Burkett or FlaheI
~ ty. These five men are to be seen abou
re the streets of Homestead apparently indi1
he ferent to the serious charge made agains
81 them.
The accused men have decided to evad
arrest until after the McLuckie hearing tx
day. If the Burgess is admitted to ba
they will Immediately surrender and as
= release under bond on the same grounds q
those asked by McLuckie. They have nc
l made any decision as to what they will d
if bail is refused the Burgess, but it
probable that they will ultimately plas
themselves in custody.
ic- Hugh O'Donnell's friends say they g,
~ pect him back in Homestead to-day. I'll
fact that warrant for his arrest has bee
3d. issued must be known to him by tn
ty time, and his many admirers here col
Iv tend that he is not the kind of a man wi
10 would run away at this critical time.
~ Gov. Pattison inspected all the Secor
~ Brigade that is stationed on this side {