The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-16
FIGHT OF THE CARNEGIES
OTHER MILLS TO BE MADE NON
UNION 1T THE MEN STRIKE.

siona1 Investigation.
PIrTsBURa, July 15.-Secretary LoveJoy
OF the Carnegie Steel Company Is authority
for the statement that when the Union
mills are reopened it will be as nOn-union
establishment. He says the men broke
their agreement in striking, and now the
company will name the time and terms for
resumiug work.
Mr. Frick sent the following telegram 10
Supt. Wrigley OF the Beaver Falls mills this
afternoon:
I am just in receipt of the following telegram
1--WE, the amalgamated association of
Beaver Falls, the rod mill, wire mill and
nail mill, have come TO the conclusion
that we will refuse to work until such time as
Mr.. Frick, chairman OF the Carnegie Steel Com
pany Qimited), is willing to confer with the
amalsamated association in order to settle the
Homestead affair ARTHUR THORNTON,
chairman OF the Committee"
You will prease say to Mr.. Thornton, chair
| man of the committee, and ask him 20 SO notify
the men, that il the men composing the amal-
gamated association at the Beaver Falls mills,
and who signed an agreement with us for one
year, do not 90 to work on Monday next when
you are ready to start, we will consider their re-
| fusal to do so as cancellation Of the agreement
existing between us, and when these works
| do resume 1t will be nonunton and former
| employees satisfactory to us who desire to work
| there will have to apply as individuals. You
can say that under no circumstances VIII we
| confer with the men at Homestead as members
Of the amaISamated association.
| THE CARNEGIE STEEL AND IRON Co., LIMITED.
By II. c. FRICK, Chairman.
THE SEIZED RIFLES.
HARRISBURG, PA, July 16.-To-day At
torney General Hsnsel sent to Hugh O'Don-
| nell the following reply to the latter's
| inquiry concerning the disposition OF the
! arms taken from the Pinkerton detectives
| by the strikers: II DO not think it is with
| in the scope of my official duties to advise
| you upon the subject of your inquiry. If
| you have In your possession property as to
! whose ownership you are informed you
| should be guided by the advice Of private
| counsel as to how to dispose of it. Ii you
have reason to believe it will be needed In
any legal inquiry or for the purpose of
| evidence in prosecutions to be brought, lay
| the facts before the district attorney Of your
| county and consult with him.
HELP NEEDED BY THE HUNS.
HOMESTEAD, PA, July 15.-The question
| OF relief, especially among the locked-out
| Hungariaus, Is assuming serious proper
| tions. Many Of them are said to be with
| out the neoessaries OF life, and the mass
meeting of locsed-out steel workers called
this morning was called to provide for
these people. The treasury of the smalga-
| mated association Is full of money, not a
dollar having been up 70 the present ex-
| pended on the strike, and none of its mem
bers will need help Tor q month. The
trouble is among workmen who are not
members of.sRsthe association who
are out of employment. just what mess-
ures will be taken for their subsistence
is not known yet, but it is believed that the
amalgamated association will charge
itself with its support. "The non-union
| men" scare is always present and the men
are constantly active in investigating the
successive rumors. So far nothing has
been learned to verify any of these stories.
| Many mechanics in the Homestead mills
are leaving for other points where work has
| been promised them.
One of the curious incidents is the boycott
which the servant girls at the Club house
have put upon Gen. Snowden and the
officers Of the militia The Club house. also
called the Frick hotel, is just opposite the
| main gate of the mill property. II has been
doing a large office business since the militia
arrived, but this morning the cooks and
| servant girls declined to minister to the
wants OF the militia. and the camp commits
sary had to be called upon TO provide for
the needs Of the headquarters.
MEN SAID TO BE IN THE MILL.
A story runs in Homestead tonight that
there are already fifty non-union workmen
in the Carnegie mill. and, although both
the Carnegie managers and the strike lead
ers deny the statement, ID has found cur
rency and belief among the mon, and is
| perhaps the chief topic OF discussion upon
the streets tonight. Fire was started
in one Of the heaters to-day, and the sight
OF the steam very nearly precpitated
O conflict between the troops and the men,
AS soon as the steam rose large body Of
strikers, who were near the railroad front
of the mills, made hasty movement to-
ward the gate, and the picket patrol hur-
riedly got between the men and the main
entrance. Bayonets were brought to the
charge, and the men were halted. 1t was
probably rather curiosity more than
any purpose to enter the works that made
the men come forward, but the abrupt
manner in which they were turned back
caused some feeling, and was taken by
many as an indication that the troops are
ready to fight, fact which many have
heretofore disbelieved, on account of the
sympathy for the men expressed by the
militia. Since the soldiers have been con
fined to camp, there has been very
marked change in the feeling between the
town and hill, the sentiment on both sides
being decidedly more unfriendly than it
was at first. Among the other symptoms
of renewed activity at the mills to-day was
the unloading OF q boatload OF stores in
Guiding q large number Of cots and camp
supplies, groceries and boxes, supposed to
| contain food The things were carried
into the mills aud stored il one of the
warehouses. Besides these preparations,
orders have been issued to the superintend~
ent and foremen Of the different depart
ments to report for duty Tomorrow. This
order has brought out a resgna-
ton from Allen Hubbard, foreman OF
the armor plate department., who has
refused to work with noa-union men and
who has thrown up his place to cast his lot
with the strikers. Strike pickets are still
maintained about the mill and at the rail
road station, but they have been abandoned
at other points about town.
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
| WASHINGTON, July 15-The special COM
mittee of the House which has been investi-
eating the steel and iron workers strike at
Homestead returned here this morning.
Chairman Oates, in speaking OF the investi-
cation, said that the committee had
not found matters there SO bad
as they had feared aud expected.
The differences between the strikers and the
Carnegie people had not however, been
adjusted and so far as the settlements was
concerned. the two parties were as far apart
now as ever. Mr.. Oates inclined to the
opinion that both parties TO the difficulty
we're at fault. II Mr.. Frick had been more
patient and had taken pains to ex-
plain to the men the exact
situation as to prices and profits the trouble
might have teen aVerted. So il the ANAL
gamated association had been less conten-