Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-23
THE HOMESTEAD SITUATION.
1t Is Mo re Favorable for tho Company
Work Being Resumed.
rBy telegraph to tho Dispatch

PrrrsBuRe. Pa, July "a high Official
of the Carnegie Steel Company, when
asked this afternoon bv an Associated
Press reporter as to the condition OF af-
fairs at Homestead. replied that it was
very encouraging for the firm. a number
of new men have gone TO Work. Some
strikers went back to-day. and the COM
pany has more workmen than IT can easily
handle. Applications for employment are
being received rapidly, but only good men
are being engaged.
plate mill and 32-inch slab department are
running full this afternoon, while all the
other branches of the large steel-works are
beinp gotten in readiness for resumption
at once.
The steamer Tide arrived at Homestead
about noon with fifty-two men, carpen-
ters. and mill-workers on board. Their
landing was without incident.
At Carnegie's upper and lower union
mills to-day there is no change in the
situation. None Of the strikers have re-
turned to work and no non-union men
are at WORK.
At Beaver Falls the shutdown is CON-
plete.
UNEXPLAINED PINKERroN PROCEEDINGS.
PIrrsBURo, Pa. July 22.-This afternoon
eight men, supposed TO be flnkertons
who were at Homestead on the 9Th in
slant. the day of the not, called at the
county Jail to identity Hugh ODonnell.
The latter was brought into corridor
with a dozen others confined in the jail
and was identified by each OF the eight
men. The purpose OF this move on the
mart of the PipkertOns could not be
learned, but il Is surmised to be connect
ed with possible objection TO O'Don.
neips being released on bail. To prevent
| his release a charge Of tirst-degree murder
must be made, and the visit OF the sup.
posed Pinkertons is thought 10 have been
made with view to substantiating such q
| charge against O'Donnell.
ANOTHER SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
PIrTsBUaG, July 22.-The skilled work.
men at the Duquesne Steel-MIlls Of the
| Carnegie Steel Company to the number OF
800 went out on strike tonight IN sympathy
with the Homestead men.
THE WOLF OF WANT.
HOMESTEAD. Pa, July 22.-At the
strikers headquarters the mems ranks
were reported TO be as solid as q stone
wall. but the line of strikers waiting fol-
admission to the room OF the Relief Com.
mittee was stretched out to nearly double
the length of that of any day yet.
Sheriff McCleary departed for PittsburR
ON the same train with Governor Pattison,
EVICTION NOTICES.
Swiftly on the heels of the Governors
| departure the serving of eviction notices
commenced on Shanty Hill. As q rule the
notices were received IN grim silence
without the exhibition of feeling by ths
recipients. Chief scboom, of the Csrne
ole conpany's police foroe, with one as
sistant. accompanied the Carnegie agent
who made the distribution IN person
| Willingness to pay rent cut no figure, I
| clause in the lease of all OF the houses
| giving the company peremptory right o.
| Possession on ten days notice. No dis
| fressing scenes OF forcible removal were
| to be witnessed. the ten days postponinl
such occurrences.
TIE 0oyEaSoE LSAyEs.
HoxEsgEkp. Pa, July n. -Govsrno
Pattison left for Harrisburg about noon
Just before leaving h> stated emphstieall,