Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-21

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,llion of the Amaigainated Association, and
s,i,on. May Accept Lower Wages to Secure
placed tns o,scomforts or an Actual ;,amnaien
,r --strict Discipline Maintained.
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n VIZ HOMESTEAD, July 13.-A strong i'm
Philadtression prevails here that an effort will
He made tomorrow TO open the Carnegie
under3 FORKS. There have been signs Of activity
empts fhere all the afternoon. Wagons have
cars been going in and out, small parties of
made tnen have arrived at the landing in boats
y, whi and vanished into the abyss of the great
the ndbuildings, and at the company's office
cess. fhere has been considerable telcgraphing
IN and hnd traffic, which is something new
es of tBince the lockout About the same
96inni time this animation started General
ebnowden gave some directions about
tthe battery commanding the works on
THT: tthe hill on that side, and it was manned
team and made ready for action.
Thousands of strikers were seen scat.
dent btered in dark lines along the streets of
, on ttthe town, but the parties arriving on the
G Of tlATiver had been so small that they
xplodf fescaped attention or else the rioters
Iwere not disposed to be so aggressive as
~, when the Pinkerton guards were re-
hellaif pulsed. The Carnegie corporation, or
y sntA Mr. Frick, who is practically the cor
e. Tt tporation in this fight, tell nothing except
ged. perhaps before an investigation commit
=, ftee, so that no explanation of the
Iornirathat aJrangements have been made 10
~ " ~ ~ Introduce about 700 mechanics and ma
chinists, not to operate the mills, but to
make repairs and improvements in the
ID. extensive machinery.
rial o SERIOUS coMPLicATToSs EXIST.
eria,i r1ra That there are many serious complica-
der 1, tons yet existing cannot be overlooked.
There are 500 cars in the works which
care usually hauled out by the compa-
3. c. lny's own engines. No engineer or
istant brakeman of the railroad company
asllry which wants the cars can be induced TO
nc nns ~ move them. 1t is customary to send In
and take list of their numbers and
weights, but no railway,employes will
If thag do that. This is one ofsthe signs crop
rk all ping out that up to a certain point the
heret Amalgamated Association will have the
support of other associations. 1t is as
rison serted that the telegraph operators have
nun been helping them all they can.
u ~ 10 % 1t is positively stated that the men in
: ma o the other mills will go out, but Fricll
lgrs says they can all go and lie will not take
liel, them back. AS to the ability of the
cx, present force to deal with any emergen.
d of cies that may arise, General Snowden
the says it is ample. General Goblin says
sgaI .l that he has in his brigade alone fully
,tiaI 500 qualified sharpshooters, or more
than were in the whole Army of the
~ Potomac during the early part of the war
DISCIPLINE AMONG THE TROOPS.
y, The 5000 soldiers of Pennsylvania
" National Guard encamped at Home.
v stead experienced some of the discom-
forts of real soldering to-day. Because
of the failure of their tents to arrive
10 rit lnst Y,ierht In tbao
air. Their camp equipage came with
the morning, however, and the stiffness
was soon worked out of their joints
This afternoon the camp was drenched
by one of the heaviest rains of the sea
son and tonight the majority of the
boys are trying to dry cut beside theil
camp fires.
There is no disposition to complain
however, and the spirits of nine out ol
every ten men are as high as ii they
were camping out for pleasure. Tho
discipline of the guard was strictly en-
). forced to-day and In consequence thert
% arc no complaints tonight of drunken
" ness on the part of the troops. Thi
n unqualified statement does not apply /,
q the strikers. There was more drlnkin.
i in the town to-day than during an,
r previous IL hours since the inauguration
i, of the strike.
PICKET LINES RETAINED.
The leaders were all in Pittsburg a
witnesses before the Congressional in
1 vestigating committee. Picket line
were relaxed, and there seemed to be
general disposition to have good time
That this did not lead to any disordc
was due more perhaps to the fact tina
such members of the National Guard a
werein the town were sober and that tn
ill-nature which followed the news D
the rebuff administered to the strik
leaders Yesterday by General Snowdel
had largely subsidized. 1t was noticcabl
when the strike leaders returned to
night that the saloons were much les
literally patronzed and that there wa
much more of Il business air about til
strike headquarters.
The strikers are greatly encouraged
by the determination of the employees 0
the Pittsburg and Beaver Falls Carnegi
plants to strike tomorrow If Chairma
Frick does not reopen negotiations ia
settlement OF the strike at Homestead
\ They do not expect him to yield a
once, because they realize that he is c
Il the opinion that the men who hay
4 threatened to strike will not carry thei
III threat into effect, but they are frni
"A convinced that when the Pittsburg an
"A Beaver Falls men lay down their tool
"A Mr.. Frick will see the situation in
n different light and be more reasonable
"a They are also confident that if the moy
of the Pittsburg and Beaver Falls me
does not bring Mr.. Frick to terms tn
u 5000 other Carnegie employees VIII
work at the Edgar Thomson an
Duquesne steel mills will join in tn
N movement. A general strike, they say
will certainly convince Mr.. Frick tbs
4 il will be unwise for him to pcrs
further in fighting the Amalgamate
i. Association,
STRIKERS MAY COMPROMISE.
Victory for their organization seen
- now to be the paramount desire of I'll
r. strikers. 1t is asserted ON good authorit
n that if Mr.. Frick will consent to conft
with representatives Of the Amalg'
\ i mated Association they will accept Il
reduction in wages proposed by hil