New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-30
COST OF HOMESTEAUS STRIKE.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS AND A HALF
SCORE OF LIVES.

A PRETTY BILL OF EXPENSES FOR PENNsYI~
vANIA-LOssEs OF THE CARNEGIEs AND
THE weRKMEN- EN-DIsCoURAGING OUT.
LOOK FOR THE MEN.
Pittsburg July 2s.-The great lockout at Home
stead is just month old and has ALREADY cost
IL 600 besides the sacrifice Of n half-score OF
human lives and serious Injuries to many times that
number. OF the loss In cash, the military has cost
In round figures $500, 900, the worlmen have lost
in wages $3.50 600 and the Carnegies have spent and
lost as much more In getting new worlmen. The
workmen at Beaver Falls. Duquesne and the Union
mills In Pttsburg have lost about 100000 In wages
By their sympathy strike, and the firm Is out
100000 by the fdleness Of these plants. Added
to this viii be the county expenses for deputy
shenfs and murder trials the expense TO the city
for hunting Anarchists and to the Nation for the
Congressional investigation. Another item Of no
mean significance is the loss TO workmen and manu-
fscturcrs IN plants Indirectly affected, which have
been forced TO close down for want OF matcIia
The locked out worlmcn have not yet been de-
prtvcd OF OF the necessares OF life. and if the
fight should last several weeks Longer, there Is
danger OF tho workmcn's families coming actual
want subscriptions have been coming Ia libcrllly
and the relief work has been carried judiciously
and well Every day people come to the Amalgamatcd
headquarters and receive orders for groceries and pro
visions. The funds already collected Will hold ont
for some time. The people who are receiving aid
are principally those who received 81 40 q day the
cheap aborers, who left their places out Of sympathy
for the members OF the Anacamated Association.
Alexander Berlman. the Anarchist who attempted to
nSsasrinac H. {. Frck had a hearing I'm the private
Office Of The jail this ancrpoon and held for trial
the september session in 24 900 bail. The only wit
nesscs were Vice Chairman Leishman. who was with
Mr.. Frick AT the time, and David Forncy the elevator
boy. Bcrhman said 1t not that lie tried to
shoot Mr.. Dcishman. "I did not want 70 touch any
one but Frick. I meant 10 XII him.
During the hearing Ber}nan remarkably cool
and smoked constantly ccyrettc.
The strikers at Duquesne paid OF this after
noon, and Il fight between John Bourl and a watch
named Foley almost precipatod n riot Foley's
struck Bourh in the face. The crowd threatened
to mob Foley. and the deputy sheriff tclcg-phed u
Homestead for assistance The prompt arrival Of the
sheridan Troop prevented scIiols trouble.
The most significant thing found among the cncctS
Of Bauer, the Anarchist, red card in the shape
of book that apparently the "open sesame"
to Anarchist meetings, and held only by those
In the inner circle. over the top Of the inner side
was the legend ALARM Club" the next line
certificate Of membership for Henry Bauer." 1t
was signed by T.. K"estnre. secretary On TIE
lower page four Of squares marked by
dotted lines. There thirteen each line. which
gave one for every week In the year. Apparently
whenever the card was presented IL WAS stamped
with rubber stamp alarm Club In OF the
squares. The book also contained letters from August
SPIES Nina Van Zandt. Most and other Anarchists
Among the pictures which Identified a.
that OF the man seen with Berhmnn saturday.
The police looking for this man. but so far have
been unable to find OF him.
The second month OF the great Homestead strlko
opens rather dseouIagingiy, far as the locked
out men are concerned, though they do not In the
slightest admit 1t. and express rs great confidence In
ultimate victory as ever. ON June % 1000 men
having been locked out I.sOO others struck Of
sympathy, and only few watohmcn were left around
the plant. To-day there about 725 men In The
MILL and the firm It has a quantity Of beams
ready for shipment. The locked ont men hive no
access 10 th~ non nunionis> 10 endeavOr induce
them 10 come out, while daily the firm is filling
vacancies and training for the work. Mean
while the elects OF the lockout ARE being felt In the
town. To-day constable closed grocery store the
owner deciding 10 60 op Of business, owing to bis
inability 10 carry extensive credit business. 4
number Of merchants, while In sympathy with the
ocked ont men, deciding upon II plan whereby
they wall not give credit hut will sell N absolute
cost 70 an locked-out men. THE relief committee
which has charge Of all poorer paid labor meets all
demands upon It, though daily the long line Of persons
as!1ng assistance grows larger. The non-uuion men
are beginning to receive astonishing number Of
threatening letters The following IS sample:
NOTICE
Homestead July 29.-An nonunion men dc.iring %
leave LaIegies works Will be provided for
men q Homestead. But all who stay Will seek
their God All being spottd. Beware!
AS result Of the stone thriving from passing trains
last night the railroad company has placed detectives
on the t.esue, and will person who repeats
the offence. Hugh OD0nnell yet remains away but
members Of the Advisory Committee are In cornmunl
cation with him. and 10 expect something favor
able as the result Of his mission.
The Anarchists will make an effort 10 get the
bailcd who In Jail Paul Eckcrt said they
could easily raise S1O 900 10 bail the imprisoned An
archists There 800 Anarchists In Allegheny,
many OF them small property holders. he saId and
they would take Of their fIiends Eckert stated
further that Mr. Frick had done more TO help their
cause along than all the circulars and tracts they
could have published. Most, hc said, q brave
man, and the day would come when he would be hon
oIed by all the workingnen OF the country.
Frederick MOllck the arrested at Long Branch,
is In the Ccnral s,ntion. He has secured Henry
Meyer, an attorney here us counsel.
All Is quiet to-day about Carncge's city mills, anl
at Duquesne and leaver Falls
Mr. Frick continues the road to recovery. lie
eats we'll Is In good spirits, aud his general condition
Il satisfactory
Eight skilled non-uniOn wOrkmen arrived from 81.
Louis this morning, and during the temporary absence
OF the agent having them charge two members o,
the alton under promise Of better places When the
| agent returned the men had disappeared.
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