The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-20
At WORK IN THE MILLS
Repairs Begun Preparatory to
Active Operations.
GOVERNOR pATTrsoN ON THE SCENE

He VIII Remain Several Days and In
spect the Troops-RIore Warrants for
Men Engaged in the Riot--About I75
Non-Union Men working in the Armor
Plate Mill--warrants to BE Pro-
cured for Carnegie, Frick and Others
On Charges of Treason and NIurder--M NC
Luckie to Have Hearing To-day
O'Donnen Expected to Return Hourly
A Report that He Is Going to Europe.
HOMESTEAD, July 90, - For the first
time since the present lockout began the
Carnegie Company has made a pretense
of starting its mills here. 1t 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 a time until
| yesterday, when the company succeeded
in getting in a number of workers suffi-
cient 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,
small, stern wheel tug, brought a num-
ber of men up the Monongahea from the
direction of Pittsburg and landed them at
the works. There were about 30 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 Braddocl1.
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
do not appear to be downcast at the pres
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 inn
proved product of the plant.
The members of the Amalgamated As
sociation 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., Frick are responsible for
sending an armed body of men into the
State without legal authority, and can be
held for treason on this charge, and
are also responsible as accessories before
the fact for the manslaughter 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. ]. Brennan, counsel of
, the Association, in advising such course
until permanent counsel has been secured
for the coming battle in the courts.
1t was rumored that General Butler and
ex-Gov. 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,
as one of them remarked, put them to the
expense of a heavy legal fight.
No attempt has yet been made to serve
warrants on the five men in Homestead
who with John McLuekie and Hugh
O'Donnell, are charged with murder COM
mitted on the day the Pinkertons were re
pulsed Constable Webber, one of the
trio sent out by Alderman McMasters of
= Pittsburg to arrest the five men wanted,
came to Homestead early in the afternoon
with subpenas for people whose evidence
is wanted at the hearing Burgess Nc
Luckie will receive in Pittsburg to-day.
This duty was accomplished without
trouble.
When the subpenas had been served
Constable Webher went back TO Pittsburg
without having attempted to arrest Ross
Critchlow, Flanagan, Burkett or Flaher-
ty. These five men are to be seen about
the streets of Homestead apparently iudif-
ferent to the serious charge made against
them.
The accused men have decided to evade
arrest until after the McLuokie hearing to
day. If the Burgess is admitted to bai
thav will iTn1ua1iatalV surrpudqr and ask