Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-09
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
AssocIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
rhe Homestead Troubles.


place as costly as possible before they
will acknowledge defeat. The report
is that as soon as an armed force APP
pears on the ground, either deputy
sherif1s or the militia, the dynamiters
will be prepared to hurl bombs into the
mill and an effort will be made to de-
stroy the entire plant. That is the sto-
nv talked about but its reliability IS
doubted.
Everything at Homestead is compare
lively quiet, although little furries are
caused at times because Of wild rumors
which are only what must be expected
from a people so badly worked up.
Guards are on duty day and night and
trouble is likely to follow another inva-
sion such as that of the Pinkerton men.
Every labor organization in Allegheny
City is holding meetings and offering
moral and financial aid. The matter of
combined action on the part ofthe labor
organizations is now being discussed.
The men realize that it is fight against
organization and to battle for it they
will unite.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 9.-Hugh
O'Donnell, the strikers leader, when
asked what he had to say regarding the
assertion of Mr.. Prick that only 325 of
the $500 men were directly affected by
the reduction, admitted the truth of
that assertion, but he said: ''If the men
were to concede this point, it would
open the way for general reduction in
all departments. If the men went back
to work and consented to reduction
of the wages of 325 of their number,
eventually the wages of all the others
would be reduced The men will, I'M
der no consideration, yield to the ex-
piration of the scale in December. The
output at that season is much less, and
they could i'll afford to lay idle at that
time of the year, as there would surely |
be suffering among the poorer classes.
No sir, the final adjustment must be
made now"
Last night the window glass workers
union of Pittsburg passed resolution
to ask council to return to Andrew
Carnegie the 81 100000 he had donated
for free library. 1t was also decided
to instruct the delegates of the associa-
ton to the trades council to urge the
latter organization to take the same ac-
ton. A prominent Amalgamated Off
cial said "It is a move that the work
ing people of Pittsburg will hail with
delight and 1 feel safe in saying that al
most every wage Garner of the town
will fall III line to do his share toward
pushing the issue toward ultimate vic
tory. There will be numerous lodges
of the association in the two cities that
will indorse the glass workers resolu-
ton"
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 9.-The third
since the conflict opened very
quiet and with no excitement. There
is no disorder in Homestead. When an
attempt is made to change the order Of
things which has prevailed for the past |
three days the trouble may come, but {
until the nature of the change is APP l
parent, no prediction can be made as to t
what will happen. Many, however, {
Ire still apprehensive of further trouble. t
The men at present are simply lying on 8
heir oars ready to make move when /
new makes it necessary. The i
Danger lies in the fact that beneath the
surface there is a smouldering feel
ing, which spark may ignite unfor- s
and it may be at even the
most unopportune time for the strikers
This danger is increased
by the fact that the men seem to be
drifting away from their leaders. This
was shown by the failure of yesterdays
mass meeting to adopt the suggestion
Of the leaders that the sheriff be per- a
nitted to bring his deputies in, and by l
he action of some strikers who consti- l
uted themselves committee to bounce
men. The control of the S
eaders has been greatly loosened by a
heir absence from town on many mis-
lions of Importance. The result of the
conference of the leaders with Gov. i
'attison is very satisfactory to the men t
Who have secured all that they could i
AVE expected. AT 2o'clock this morn a
ng number Of men were noticed b
offering along the shore across the
liver. They could give no satisfactory
of their presence and were
taken to Braddock and put on
train. No injury to them was at y
empted.
PTTsBURG, Pa, July 9.-sheriff Nc it
,leary will do nothing in the Home
tead matter to-day. He has exhaust g
d all his means and will await devel- It
pments. 1t is now certain that no
'osse will be taken there. The sheriff r
avs: SIT is impossible for me to get