Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-11
MORE TROUBLE AT HOMESTEAD.
Over Seventy Cooks and Walters Walk
Out of the Mills.


Out OF the MILLS.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. I.-Seventy-two
cooks and walters came out of the Carne-
gle steel works last evening. AS they
marched down Eighth avenue the desert
ers were rcheered by the strikers, their
wives, and children. The trouble began
in the mill yesterday morning when j. A
Rayborn, who entered into contract with
the company several weeks ago to furnish
meals for $50 men, became involved in a
dispute with another contractor in the
same line of business. Superintendent
Potter was called upon to act as arbitrator.
He decided against Rayborn, whereupon
the latter decided to throw up his contract
He went to the dining hall over which ne
had supervision and began making out his
accounts, fixing up the time of the men in
his employ, etc.
Euther Hish-Handed Arrest.
While thus engaged Rayborn was wait
ed upon by five members of the Carnegie
special police force under command of
Captain Newton. The latter ordered Ray
born to leave the place, but he refused TO
comply. The officers then placed him I'M
der arrest conducted him to "A little brick
building on the river bank, where they
locked him up. He was Kept
prisoner for over two hours.
In the meantime the seyenty-two
walters and cooks employed by Rayborn
learning what had taken place quit work
They packed their valises and when their
employer was released from the mpany's
prison his men fell in line and followed
Ray born to the office, where he drew
81 ,224.
Marched to Strikers Headquarters.
This was given to him mostly iii bills OF
large denominations, making 1T impossible
for him to pay off his men, on account OF
a lack of change. Rayborn then led the
walters down into Homestead to the
strikers headquarters where he paid
them, after which they were accompanied
to the station by fully 500 men, women
and boys, who looked upon the deserters
as real flesh and blood heroes After get
ting rid of his men Rayborn, accompanied
by Constable Stewart went to Rankin,
where he preferred charges before Squire
Glunt, against Special Officers Newton,
Powers, Smith and two others for assault
and battery and false arrest. Constables
Stewart and Gingher soon had the five
specials under arrest.
Two Views of the Incident.
Last night the strikers We're iubilant, be-
ing under the impression that the depar-
ture of so many cooks and walters will he
a serious blow to the company, but Su-
perintendent Potter looks ut the matter in
q different light. He says the places of
the men who left yesterday can be filled
ssyInpathetic" strike of walters and cooks
will have no material effect or bject the
company TO Inconvenience. Nearly 100
new men, the greater part of them being
machinists and practical steel workers,
came to the works yesterday. Inside the
mill last night everything seemed to be
running smoothly, and Superintendent
Potter reiterated the statement that the
work being done by the non-unionists is
perfectly satisfactory and that so far as
the firm is concerned the strike is a thing
of the past.
Other Desertions Reported.
A non union man who left the mill last
evening said: - do not think there are
over $50 mer. now at work for the Carnegie
Steel company" He further said that
over 400 men have deserted since last Sat
urday, exclusive of the cooks and walters
who went out yesterday afternoon. At
last nights meeting of the advisory COM
mite the treasurer reported that the men
who came from the works yesterday had
contributed $40 10 the relief fund.
Threatening Letters Received.
PITTsRURG, Aug. 11.-Letters have been