The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-25
PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE
Men at Braddock Not InclIued to join In .
sympathy Strike.

PITTSBURGH. July 24.-There is but little
change in affairs at the Duquesne mills. The
Amalgamated Association. by Offering to make
all the non-union men members for n year
free. have succeeded in capturing all but a
hundred OF them. and the men are now rabid
union men.
There was a row there on Saturday after
noon. Nearly all the Hungarians who quit
work began to drink rather freely and to dis
cuss the shutdown OF the mill Ono word
drew on another until about twenty OF them
became engaged in a free fight
Tho result was that Martin Meiner. who at
tempted to run away. was struck on tho head
by piece Of Stag and felled to the ground. He
was then jumped on by the crowd and badly
beaten. There wero several badly bruised
heads among the beligercnts but Meiner is
the only ono seriously hurt.
The workmen claim that the shutdown
Of tho mill had nothing to do with the trouble.
beer and whiskey. Nevertheless the man
who was beaten was advocating the firm side
dee sssng mo @ mas mem eD' int S the
The strikers there are firm. and arc conf.
tho ATTEMPTED assassination Of Mr.: Frick has
damaged their cause fss;rt,nlly, Every effort
mated Association to induce the men at the
Edgar Thompson works at Braddock to Join
6ne Of the e Byaddocs mem said night to
The exeter ent is NIL on the other side OF
the river. don't believe any action OF the
Homestead and Duquesne men could induce
our men to Join in contest in which we are
cation; Another, important fact is. we have
sGned the sale for three ysars ana can't af
oFS No sTeak 9s nsh
in Jail and Burgess McLucke absent. the
Homestead strikers wore worry restless to-day.
temrt on Nj Frck's lie and the disgrace Of
Private lams.
meetings today and ali the strikers did was
70 talk; u was reported here that Burgess
NcI Luz. I Ind made srSech IN i;o You
not at oil sorry that Mr.. Prick had been cen
shot This created ysSTry desn impression,
| the Burgess. and II h. were to make any such
statement as that here i would probably in
THERE'S very little sympathy hero for Mr..
Friek Those men who dnnlore, the harmon
q" So aa G Flc hk 1t w
striker; have absolutely no personal sympa-
| Four n.union men who have been working
IN the Carnegie mills here threw up their Jobs
They. told members q the Advisory Commit
tee tee on the strkethat they had been deceived
them are John Rookie. an engineer OF German
town: pa.ianI James p, Hurley and James
Elliott Of Philadelphia. The other man did
| not give his name.
| The men were questioned BY members OF
| the Advisory Committee and said they came
| to Homestead expecting to live MS other men,
| They were not told that they wcro to be
| conped IN inside the big fence.
According to these four mon there are only
| hundred non-union workers inside the mills
non-union men will leave tho works to-inor-
| row.
- The following notice will he posted by tho
! Carnegie Steel Company Limited. to- morrow
| morning:
| ITO all me" uhosnhr our emJ'ov .ru'y o5. 1892.
In No case and under no circumstances
will single one Of you be discharged to make
| room Tor another man. You will keep your
resprctiye positions SO long rs you attend to
| your duties.
Positive orders to this effect have reen
given to the Gencrrnl Snrerntcndcnt BY order
| Company. Limited. II. c. FEIcK ChairMun.'