Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-14
HOMESTEAD POSITIVELY DULL.
All Interest Transferred to the Coneres
sicnal Hearing at Pittsburg.
[By telegraph TO the Dispatch.


[By telegraph 70 the Dispatch.l
HOMESTEAD, Pa. July 13.-Nothing has
transpired here to-day worth recording
except that the commissary and quarter
masters departments are IN better shape
and the militia are better provided
for than yesterday. Interest has now
been transferred 10 the hearing IL
progress in Pittsburg before the
congressional committee. The strikers
profess entire confidence that the
mlll-Owners will not be atle 10 man their
works with non-union men. and assert that
they are only blding their time, which VIII
come with the withdrawal of the militia
They announce that for the present they
are financially well provided for.
FRIcK AND THE PIEEERroNs.
PTTrsBURG. Pa, July Superintendent
FricS, of the Carnegie Steel Company. was
again under examination to-day by Nh
Oates's committee. To the question
whether he (frlck) had anything 20 do
with furnishing arms for the P,nkertOn
men Mr., Frick could not be prevailed upon
TO give direct answer, but his replies
amounted to an admission that he had.
Mr.. Oates asked Mr.. Frick; Did you
Join in the request for troops!'
Answer mo. sir, did not Till Sunday
night. when | wired the Governor that |
was unknown 10 the Sheriff."
THE sHERIFF's TESTIMONY.
Sheriff McCleary testified that counsel
for the Carnegies had notified him a week
before the men went cut that there
would be trouble. and that the com
pany had arranged 10 send 800
men to Homestead and they wanted them
deputIzed. He was notified on July ith
that he must protect the property OF the
company. On Tuesday he sent twelve
deputies TO the works and they were
driven away.
His efforts TO secure posse were de-
tailed at length. He was notified the
night the PinkertOns went up, and no
tried TO persuade the company not 10 send
them. as he feared trouble. He was
finally induced 20 send Colonel Gray (his
deputy) along 20 try 10 prevent trouble.
Sheriff McCleary said the people would
not serve on bis posse because they
were afraid Of being killed. This state
meut caused a general laugh, and Mr..
BOatner said the war feeling was not
strong here. The Sheriff said ne had not
authorized Colonel Gray to deputIze the
PnkertOns.
Ex-PREsIDENT wEIBE's VIEWS.
William Weihe, ex-president of the
Amalgamated Association, was also exam
ined. He was asked by Judge Taylor:
WAS il not the object of these men when
mill being worked by non-unlon mem"
well, that may have been the Dlect;
| do not know that II was"
well, | have little doubt that such was
the case,p said Judge Taylor. Are these
matters Of physical resistance settled IN
your cOnventlOnsI
mo. sir: they are purely local"
"Did you ever offer to arbitrate this?'
Not until after the trouble"
Are you willing to settle this question
by al bitration ~
~ cannot answer for the association.
but the Homestead men are"
- Ale Won in favor Of an arbitration bill,
by which all such matters will be settled!"
asked Mr.. Bynum.
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
"Well. hardly know what the assO-
citation would do. SO far as | have
known the workmen usually get the worst
of il. | believe that IL will soon come 20
this. however, and personally can see lit
tie objection TO it. In my opinion compul-
sorv arbitration would not be success IN
this country. If the arbitration Is
made compulsory all parties should
be made 10 exhibit their books. The
workmen believe they understand their
think they and tho manufacturers should
attend to their own business and agree ON
something"
- Yes" said Mr.. Boatner. but you did
not seem to want TO agree till several per-
sons were killed"
Mr. Weihe was asked IL the association
always carried out its contract, aud he said
yes.
Chairman Oates: Is 1t not true that
after signing the scale certain members OF
your association notified the company that
unless certain things were done III this
controversy they would quit work and thus
break their contract!"
"Well, l know some such thing was
done"
THE STRIKERS LEADER.
Hugh O'Donnell was called. and Mr.
Oates said Now, blr. ODonnell, while
we are not here to assume anything, we
wish TO say that if the answers to any
questions we ask would tend TO criminate
you, you may not answer them.
We'll, 1 am not afraid" said Mr.. ODon-
nell. Il am one of tho high-prced men.
and would not be much affected by there
duction,"
SAID the witness = When the men went
out the eight lodges held joint meeting
and appointed the Advisory Committee,
were placed around the fence to
keep out irresponsible people," This
was done July LIST. The men were
instructed TO keep every one out of the
mill. They were there to try and persuade
on-union men to remain out of the mill. :"
I'VE intended TO use only peaceful means"
he said, and no one regrets the assault
more than the Advisory Committee does"
THE BATTLE.
The witness then repeated the story OF
the battle and efforts TO prevent the
firing by the crowd on the shore. The
inhumane treatment of the Pinker-
tons after the surrender, he said.
was not the work Of the strikers.
but Of irresponsible parties. Witness
said he averaged Si44 per month. WORKING
eight hours under the old scale. He said
the works had built the towu. About 40
per cent. of the people were American
born. The persons affected by the. pro-
posed scale were almost ell American born:
What is the great cause OF this hatred
of Pinkertons2"
Well, you know the working people are
generally opposed to the Pinkertonk"