The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-11
HOMESTEAD COOKS STRIKE,
SETENIr MEN OF THE CATERERS
STAFF LEAVE THE MILLS.

sEvzN1r MEN OF THE CATERERS
STAFF LEAVE THE MILLS.
| The Desertion Made tho Strikers Jubi-
liant and They Paid the New Strikers
| D,.t,nru,shed Honors-Caused by Quar-
re, between Caterers-Tho New AnnI-
gamnted scale signed Aner Delay.
HOMESTEAD Aug. 1O-Sevcnty.two cooks
and walters came out OF tho Carnegie Steel
Works this evening. As they marched down
Eighth avenue tho desertcrs were cheered by
the strikers, their wives and children. The
trouble began in the mill this morning when
J. A. Rayborn who entered into contract
with the company several weeks ago to iur-
nish m calls for 200 men. became involved In
dispute with another contractor in the same
line of business.
Superintendept Potter was called upon to
net as arbitrator Ho decided against Ray
horn. whereupon the latter decided to throw
I'm his contract. lie went to the dining hall
over which he had supervision. and began
making up his accounts. fixing UP tho time OF
the men in his employ. &c.
While thus engaged Rayborn was waited
upon by five m en- bers OF the Carnegie special
police force. under command OF Capt Newton.
The latter ordered Rayborn to leave the place.
but he refused to comply. The officers then
placed him under arrest and conducted him
to a little brick building on the river bank.
whore they locked him up.
He was kept prisoner for over two hours.
In the mean time the seventy-two walters and
cooks employed by Rayborn. learning what had
taken place. quit work. They packed thcir
yalises and when their employer was released
from tho companys prison his men fell In line
and followed Rayborn to the office. where he
drew S1.224.
This was given to him mostly in bills OF
large denomination. making it impossible for
him to pay off his men on account Of lack OF
Eaytorn led the blacks and whites down
@s rfa to then dsns W ESn
women. and boys. who looked upon the de-
serters rs heroes.
companied by Constable stewart. went TO Tan
kin. where he preferred charles before
Powers. smith. and two others for assault and
battery and false arrest Constnbes stewart
md GinEher soon had the five specials under
One Of them was permitted to depart after
promising TO- appear for hearing tomorrow
morning The other four were take before
SQUIRE Glunt. and in dcfanltt OF bail. were com
mitted to the Pittsburgh Jail
under the impression that The departure Of 50
many cooks and walters Will he g serious eric blow
the the Hs the
places OF tho men who left to-day can be MI ed
inside Of twenty-tour hours: and that the
will have no mnteri al effect or subject the
company to Inconvenience.
Nearly one hundred men. the greater part OF
them being mnchinists and practical steel
workers. came, to the works to-day. Inside
the min eeSy 1T s to tie Ss
statement that the work being done by the
non unionists is satisfactory. and 80 far as the
firm is concerned the strike is thing OF the
The Western iron scale Of the Amalgamated
agreed upon this, evening. and fixed for the
coming year by the conference committees
represen,inG the iron mar and the
The base OF the scale agreed upon remains
at $3.50 per ton for boiling iron. but in the TN
was agreed upon. The settlement was arrived
at by concessions on sboth sides. The manu-
1aGStrrSrs conGeIea tne s22 rate pudding
The Amalgamated committee conceded to
the manufacturers the reduction asked in the
The mills that have already signed the
scale. EXCEPT the sheet and wire rod mills.
Tonight. as they had all signed the scale sub
ali about. 1900 men are affected ~ the
settled except in the Ma honins and shensnso
ness Of forty, one days. .To-dav's meeting was
the sixteenth session Of the conference com.
mittee on the %nFe question and lasted until
The Post ONCE authorities here are husying
themselves with the senders Ct threatening
and others connected with the labor troubles.
Squire McMasters is the latest recipient Of
on Monday. and it informs him that some
time this week party OF men will leave here
again l Ali the attorneys Tor the prosecution
have received similar letters. but say they
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
has decided to investigate the report TINT
beer is being sold to nor, ,uniol men in, the
the report is found to be true. will lie ask ed to
stop II; and II they refuse an Indignation meet
ing will ho held
strike at tho Union mills occurred early this
morning, when John llcams n non -union man.
w" On" Of the n was Striker wv" and Tho
other was an outsider. Both were promptly
arrested hy the police.
took near cut from his home to the mill. He
was followed. and when near Thirty-:hir!
street and the Allegheny Valley Eailrcad he
Ono Hn s Ti "rw wSo and pInnea his
the hrpl"ss workman terrific llow Just
nbovs the left eye. Disrcgarlng the warning
not t. ca" !GT HER, Inms SHOUTED "MHr"
The appeal Of the injured man was heard by
GERS have he"n on duty around the mill they
We're called into active service. Capt. Br0phy,
followed by Li"uts. richards and Ortiz and
Patrolman MERGERS. snrrounhe ed III" fighters.
who We're too much surprised to offer any re-
sistancf.
Tho prisoners were recognized rs Edward
thinner and Thomas Conncrs. Before tho
strike thinner was employed in the 4O-inch
mill whore Rrams has been working since.
but Corners was not one Of tho locked-ou
men.
leans is an old man. and he was badly used
up. II IL likely that the Carnegie Company
vii enter Interruptions against thinner, and
Conners to-day \ number 81 tho locked-out
men We're on the street when tho men were mr.
rested. but thore was no interference with tho
police.
DID NOT ACCEPT HER RESIGNATION.