The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-14

give q direct answer, but his replies
amounted 10 an admission that he did. Mr..
Oates asked Mr.. Friok, did you join in the
request for troopsr
Answsr-No, did not, till Sunday night,
when wired the governor that believe
| troops were necessary, this was unknown
| TO the sheriff
Sheriff McCleary testified that the coun-
sci for the Carhegies had notified him a week
| before the men went out that there would
be trouble and that the company had
arranged 10 send 300 men TO Homestead and
they wanted them deputized. He was mott
| fed on July 4, that he must protect the
property OF the company, On Tuesday
he sent twelve deputies to the works and
they were driven away. His attempts TO
secure posse were detailed at length He
was notified the night the Pinkertons went
up. and he tried to persuade the company
not to send them, as be feared trouble
He was finally induced TO send Col.
Gray. his assistant deputy, along to
try to prevent trouble. Sheriff
McCleary said the people would not fra ON
his posse because they were afraid OF being
killed. This statements caused a general
laugh, and Mr.. Boatner said the feeling was
not strong here. The sheriff said ne had
not authorized Col Gray to dsputize the
Pihkertons.
wEIHK on THE STAND.
William Weihe, ex-president OF the ANAL
gamated association, was also examined.
BE was asked by Judge Taylor: WAS it
not the object OF these men when they
fought the Pinkertons to prevent the mill
being worked by non-union menlr
well, that may have been the object; /
do not know that ID was"
well, have little doubt that such was
the case. said Judge Taylor. "Are these
matters Of physical resistance settled in
your conventionsp
mo, sir; they are purely local"
did you ever offer to arbitrate thisT'
mot until after the trouble"
Are you willing to settle this question
by arbitration"
II cannot say for the association, but the
Homestead men are.n
"Are you IN favor of an arbitration bill
by which all such meters will be settled p'
asked Mr. Bynum.
"Well, l hardly know what the associa-
ton would do. So far as have known the
workmen usually get the worst OF 1t. be,
leve that it will soon come to this, however,
and personally l can see little objection TO
1t. In my opinion compulsory arbitration
would not be a success In this country. II
arbitration was made compulsory all parties
should be made to exhibit their books. The
workmen believe they understand their
business better than any one else and think
own business and agree on something"
"Yes," added Mr.. Boatner, but you did
not seem to agree till several persons were
killed"
Mr.. Welhe was asked II the association
always carried out its contracts, and he said
"Yesn
Chairman Oates said: ISIS 1t not true that
after signing the scale, certain members of
your association notified the company that
unless certain things were done In this con-
troversy they would quit work, and thus
break their contracts7"
"Well, l know some such thing was
done"
o'DoNNELL TAKES THE STAND.
Hugh ODonnell was called and Mr..
Oates said Now, Mr.. O'DonneIl wa ara
aot here to assume anYthing we wish 20
say that II tho answers TO any questions we
may ask you may tend TO criminate you
yos may not answer them"
wen, am not afraid, " said Mr.. O'Don-
nell. Il am one OF the high priced men and
would NOT DO much affected by the reduc-
tlon," said the witness When the men
went out the eight lodges held Joint meet
ing and appointed an advisory COMMITTEES,
OF which the witness was chairman
Men were placed around the fence to keep
out irresponsible persons" This was done
July l. The men were instructed TO keen
TO try and persuade non-union men to re-
main out Of the MILL I'VE intended to use
only poacsable means" said the witness
land no one more regrets the assaults than
the advisory committee" The witness then
went over tbs battle and his efforts to
prevent the firing by the crowd on
shore. The inhuman treatment of the
Pinkertons after the surrender, he said was
not the work OF the strikers but Of
irresponsible parties. The witness said he
averaged sl44 per month, eight hours per
day, under the old scale He said the works
had built the town. About 40 per cant
were American born. The persons affected
BY the proposed scale were almost all
American born.
What Is the cause OF the hatred to the
Pinkertonsi"
"Well, know the working people are
generally opposed TO the Pinkertons"
well, whyp asked Chairman Oates.
I'VE are also Investigating the Pinkertons,
the system which they employ and all about
the concern"
"Well, the laboring people look upon the
Pinkertons as enemies Of the laboring men
The chief objection to them coming here was
THAI we feared that with them would como
non-union men,"
MLUoKIR on THE STAND.
AZ the afternoon session of the Oates oom-
mittee Burgess McLuckie OF Homestead was
an interesting witness. He said there was
a gigantic conspiracy somewhere, aided
and abetted by legislation, to deprive the
workingmen of their rights under the con-
stitution of this government, that Of life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
lMr. Taylor asked why he had formed
such an opinion.
The witness Daid: "Well, after going to
work fully assured that we had safe basis
upon which we could depend the Mckinley
bill came in and reduced the tariff upon
that identical article upon which our com.
pensation was based and raised the tariff on
others"
Mr.. Boatner-You speak of a conspiracy.
Is it your idea that the company, after
having your wages based on the price of
billets, had the tariff reduced on the
artiolel
"That's the idea"
Mr.. Taylor-You think the less tariff the
less wagesl
~ think So"
II infer from what you say that Messrs.
Carnegie and Mckinley were parties to this
conspiracy"
by reducing the price of billets wages
were reduced"
"Who do you think were In the con-
spiraoyl"
THE Union Pacific and the Carnegies,
and H. @. Frick was at the head"
Then majority Of congress must have
been in 1t tool"