The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-05
HOMESTEAD MEN MAKE AN
APPEAL TO THE LAW.
LEGAL ARBITRATION ASKED FOR.
Carnegie Oniclals to BE Sued for Con-
splracy for Prccipltating Riot by In
Producing the PInkertOn's Into
Observation-Disclosures Working
to Keep the Strikers In Line
- Troops Leave.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug 3.-W, J. Bren.
nan, representing the Amalgamated
association, made application before
Judge Ewing to-day for the appoint
ment of voluntary trade tribunal to
settle the Homestead trouble. The
petition was signed by six
ty-sevcn former employees of
the Carnegie company. Judge
Ewing made an order for a provisional
license for the tribunal as provided for
in the act where only the employees
request the appointment of board.
If the Carnegie Steel company does
not sign the petition in sixty days it
will be dismissed.
Attorney Cox said this afternoon
that it had been decided to bring suit
against IL. c. Fricx, Secretary Loveioy
and Superintendent Potter at once
for conspiracy. The papers are being
prepared, but will not be ready for
filing before tomorrow morning. 1t
has not yet been decided whether to
make the informations before an
alderman at Pittsburg or at Home
stead, The charges are founded upon
the introduction of the Pinkertons,
which precipitated the riot of July 6.
"The mechanics must be kept
in line at all hazards" was the
command sent out last night by
the leaders in the great Home
stead struggle, and as a result
there was lively hustling on the part
80 1aoJare 20 ho IL mn ,xno lynpiO,r et ri T.
ers of the mechanical departments and
allay Encouragement. A meeting
was held this afternoon at which
the leaders of the steel workers held
out golden promises to those who are
faithful to the tonnage men. The
Amalgamatcd association contends
confidently that, unless there are
| breaks in its own ranks at Homestead,
the firm can never find men who can
operate the machinery.
Manager Potter's report this morning
of his acquisitions of men was very
rosy one for the firms side, He said
1--WE received this morning 1870 men
from Baltimore and Philadelphia and
20 from Cincinnati. OF the former a
number are guaranteed steel worllmen
from Sparrow's Point and Coates 4
Co. S mill. They are prepared to oper
ate machinery at once and have come
to stay. In addition, seven of our old
men applied for their positions anc
were accommodated.
As Potter was speaking two mer
were shown in. They were old EN-
ployes and worked at the cupalo as
tenders They applied for their old
positions and after assuring the man
agement that they took no part in the
riots were turned over to a foreman
who took them into the mill. "Thi'
morning we refused several applica
tions," said the superintendent, 9Th,
men had proven turbulent before anC
we took this opportunity of dispens.
ing with their services forever"
The Sheridan troop and part Of Bat
terry b was ordered home from Home
stead this morning. Three Regiments
still remain.
About 1870 men were working in thu
upper Uuion mills of Carnegie to-day
the eight, ten and twelve inch mills
and the plate mill being in operation
Tomorrow Superintendent Dillon say
the second plate mill will be started
The best of order prevails in the vicin
ity of the works, but a large force o
police still guard the plant as pre-
cautionary measure.
Anarchists Bauer and Knold mad
application for release on bail thi
morning and Judge Ewing fixed tn
bail at Sj, 600 each.