The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-30

gan introduced II the Sen2ps I1e
bill introduced in the House sons
time ago granting c G Moreno
and associates the right 20 lay tel
egraph cables In the Pacific Ocean
between the American and Asiatit
coast.
The Homestead Riot.
Since orr last advices the con-
test Of striking steel workers
against the Carnegie Company al
Homestead, Pennsylvania, has
been very bitterly discussed by
both sides. The sympathetic
strike In another Of the Carnegie
mills in which 1000 union men
walked ont, has only made their
employers more determined to win
the fight. The Carnegie people
now declare that they viii never
recognize the analgamated ASSOC
citation, and that their mills In
which the strikes have occurred
viii benceforfh be non-nnion. The
strikers declare that q sufficient
force cannot be obtained 10 operate
the works, and assert that they
viii defeat the plans Of the CON-
pany.
The civil authorities were finally
compelled, on July 10, 10 call On
the militia for assistance TO pre-
vent further bloodshed, and On
that date the troops were called
ont and Homestead is now under
martial Law. This has taken the
fight ont Of the strikers and The
company now has q small force Of
men On the mills at work under
the prDSsetion Of troops and COM
naon.
The strikers say they are glad
tbs soldiers are there and that
they want no further gun fighting.
By the assistance Of the militia the
civil authorities have succeeded In
arresting about fifty Of those prom
inent In the slaughter Of the Pink
erfon men and they are all ehsrg-
Cd with murder. The leaders have
given bail and assert that they
have no fear Of the result, but
that they viii gue the Carnegie
people for conspiracy.
This strike is the richest poll
tieal capital the Democrats viii
have In this campaign, and they
are twisting the facts II all pos
sibls ways 10 influence union
working men against the Repub-
liean party, on the ground that
the strike and bloodshed are the
result of the Mckinley law.
Congress has investigated the
outbreak, and it Is probable that q
law viii be passed TO prevent Pink
erton or other organizations Of that
class from interfering in strikes OF
troubles between employers and
employees.
II Is the intention TO keep the
soldiers al Homestead for q long
time, aE it Is stated, that &c soon
as they have the non-union men
on the mills viii be attacked again
and driven out.
| Another Appalling Strike.
The example set by the Home.
stead strikers was followed on July
18th by the union miners in The
Occur d. Alene mines near Ward
ner, Idaho. A dispatch of thai
date gives the following account Of
the affair: A terrible battle tool
place this morning at Gem, be
tween the non-union men working
IN the Gem and Frisco mines and
the union men now On strike, II
which five men were killed and be
tween fifteen and eighteen wound
ed. Trouble has been brewing
ever since non-union men were PM
10 work several months ago.
1t is known that for some time Z
plan has been on foot 10 make ar
attack on the Frisco mine, and this
morning about 4 o'clock q largs
number Of men stationed on hill
across the canyon opened fire OF
the Frisco concentrator. The me1
At the Gem mine started 10 the re
lief Of the Frisco miners and i'm
nediately they received a volley
from the union miners on the hill
side, killing J. Bean, Gem miner
From this time till 8 o'clock
four hours, the shooting was keep
up necessarily, killing James Hen.
nessey, non-union man, and Johr
starlick, Gus Carlson and Harr1
Cummings, union men, and wound
ing some fifteen OF twenty othel
men.
| The ferocity and lawlessness o
these union men is shown IN the
fact that after they had surren
dered and in response 10 orders O
their captors were leaving tht
country with their families, tbt
union men pursued them into {
canyon and shot them down lik:
beasts In this outrage twelve
more non-union men were slaugh
tered and many wounded. They
were unarmed and could not de
fend themselves. Many Of thu
teeing men were forced TO stay il
the water Of the lake several hour:
10 escape the bullets OF their pur
suers. Among the killed was tht
foremen of the Gem mine, whc