Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-30
SEEKING PINkERroN Guns.
hcitement Caused nt Homestead Over the
Latest Event lh.rr

Latest Event There.
There wac much expectancy and Subduol
ecitement in Homestead YESTERDAY morning
Ger a search for he guns Of captured Piskcr-
tins which had been ordered tor last evening.
nch OF the reluctance in giving up the arms
ly In the fact That the possession would fN
non the Homesteaders completely in the riots.
ad that this evidence would be used in
binging suits.
Two months ago Yesterday the great steel
works shut down, aud, 80 far a. the men are
cncernei, there is no weakening. nor do the
minority express any doubt of victory. The
I'm insists that far u j. concerned the strike
iover and points 20 the mill n an evidence.
l. In par; IL successful operation
IL Was learned Yesterday afternoon that the
lnkerton agency some time ago sent forty men
ito the mill a. ror-union workmeu These
nm deserted IN small squads AID Eere taken
| ito the strikers RANKS They gained tl,, CON
fence OF the Amalgamated headers. and have.
il is said. gathered considerable evidence
aainst participants in the riot of July G. against
WON thev viii make information. u j. also
sid that they nave discovered the hiding place
the captured riiles. aud will proceed against
| tose who have possession of them.
Late yesterday afternoon Vim. Ocffn,r aud
y j. Connolly. strikers. were arrested on var
rnts sworn ont BY llnkerton detectives cLarg-
iD them with riot aud aggravated assault.
| lac Pinkertons have sworn ont psrrrnts
sainst fourteen Others ON the same charge.
BIT refuse 10 give names.
Nel-h. the noa-umouist. who was alleged 70
hye been desperately assaulted at Munhal sat
cday night, il working m the mill. IL L. said
Tai his Inconsistencies was more due To- d,ink
! thU TO blows.
| The statements that there is serious cla n be-
t'een the military authorities aud the els il Ht-
ate
tleiiffs. are Indignantly denied by Col. GRAY.
sno states that all the deputies across the Mo-
bngahela are members OF the fourteenth rcgi-
lent aud they would naturally know and re-
poet military authority.
Yesterday architects began plans fer two
lctels Of abont one hundred rooms each 10 be
,rected just inside OF the mill ward nj Mgnhall
Ration for the use Of single employees of the
| Tarnegie Steel Company. The buildings viii
ie ittcd with all possible convenience. An
| 'tidal of the company said TODAY ''Our idea i
y give our men nice rooms. good food and all
,on'enionces possible for small sum a week {"
RIrgess john McLuckie of Homestead. Tho-
| Crawford, acting chairman OF the Homestead
tdysOry committee: John kylaud- anotheI
member of the committee: ". n. Gschrs..
treaure- of the relief fund Of the committed.
and VIM Oeffncr. another member. were ar
| resed yesterday afternoon on warrants sworn
| outDy Secretary lovejoy.
| hey were taken to l1ttsbLrC in the evening
antbefore a magistrate McI.uckie was charged
wit conspiracy aud waived hearing. furnish
| ingsl 900 bail for the September term Of court.
| Crrford was charged with Conspiracy and in
| citlg TO riot. He waived a hearing and gave
bal in $1,000, as did Rylands. Caches and Def
ne@ere charged with conspiracy aud melting
70 not and were each required 10 furnish bad
| fors2 900.
Dim Edwards. Homestead striker. who was
on Inhibition at Ia museum IN Allegheny. l. now
plang In another role. Last night lac was AZ
| ressd and placed in the county jail charged
| wi. aggravated riot.
Cnstables from Alderman McMaster's Office
hay been looking for Edwards for - vcral DAYS.
He as not been visible i'm Homestead for some
| tim. The officers wanted him badly a. he i
saioto be closely identified with the battle Uf
julie. Last night the constables heard iLat
thei man was playing an engagement in Ale
ghey. They went over and the hucc posters
outsde announced that Prof. John Edwards.
the yieted Homestead striker. and his wonder
full musical family OF live children and wife
coul be seen on the inside. This shortly
| befoe IL O'Clock. The officers went IN aud
whe the performance WIS over they arrested
Edwrds in his private dressing room. He could
not scure the $4,000 bail required and was sent
10 ia for hearing September 8.