The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-16
Fire Started in the Hearths Yesterday and
Superintendents of Departments Notified
to be Ready for Duty To-Day.
Evidence That the Militia and the Ex-
Employees Are Not on Good Terms.
Two thousand Rifles and Guns in Possession of
the Sirikers-Beaver Fal. IS Workmen Warn
Mr.. Frick They WillNot Return to the Mill.
"BLACK SHEEP" III THE MILL.
Work to Be Resumed at Homestead-Coi
and Tents for New Mon.

Work to Be Resumed at Homestead-Cots
and Tents for New Men.
erecial 10 tie Indianapolis Journal.
HOMESTEAD, Pa. July 15.-PreparatIons
for placing non.union men in the Carnegie
mills are going forward. The superi n tend
ents of departments were to-day notified
to report for duty to- morrow. The steamer
Tide came up the river from Pittsburg this
morning, and proceeded directly to the
landing place at the works A gang of
men were waiting for her and her freight,
consisting of cots, blankets. tents and
camp eauipage were unloaded and
placed in the mill property. The poor
farm property, which is inside the
big fence. and is now the property Of
the Carnegie company, contains a big level
field which Will make good camping
ground for workmen. and the large build
ing which has been used for the county
poor will hold number. 1t is evidently
the intention of the Carnegie people TO
utilize this portion of their plant. which is
located so admirably for the purpose. as TO
suggest the possibility that the present
emergency was expected and carefully
prepared for long in advance.
There is no doubt that some non-union
workmen are already inside the gates. but
their number is small. Some of thcm are
believed to have entered by the river front,
while others came by train to Homestead
and mingled with the people without ex-
citing suspicion. Their number cannot be
ascertalned. but 1t is certain that no great
body of men, such as would be required to
run the works, could have entered the
lie wx-sk hatV rhAa
union men came last night OF In the early
hours of this morning they must have dis
played some generalship in eiudlng the
many watchers who sat along the river
banks or near the entrances to the Carne-
gle property until day break.
The leaders of the strikers wear an air of
supreme confidence. They say that they
have won the fight, and that the Carnegie
company realize this or will realize it W bon
they have tried the experiment OF running
hands. All interest centers in the probable
introduction of enough non-univn
men to start the mills and
the strikers spend most of their
Some are inclined to think the Carnegie
Company will win, but there does not ap.
pear to be any indications of acquiescence.
In the statement of Mr.. Lovejcy, secretary,
Homestead workmen will go back to their,
vacant posts when the mills ore started.
A number of incidents tending to encour-
age the locked.out men IN their position
have happened to-day. Allen Hubbard,
the foreman of the armor.plate shop of the
Carnegie mills. quit work to-day. He had
been ordered to report for duty tomorrow,
but refused to work under police proteC-
tion. and declared that If the militia were
to be used for police duty In order to op-
crate the mills he would not work there.
but would seek employ ment elsewhere.
The entire force of the civil engineering
department. of the mills also quit work, to-
day. out of sympathy with the locked-out
men.
At q mass-meetiug of the strikers this
morning at 10 o'clock, held at the opera
house. for the purpose of devlsing the best
method of distributing the relief proffered
by some 655 labor organizations. relief
committee was appointed to establish
headquarters, whore the strikers may So
cure assistance when required. The ad-
of the country again that they are n OF
asking for help, and that any one who asks
for money in the name of the Amalgamated
Association Is o swindler.
Thirty five ck-layers who are en-
ployed by the CarneGie company, but are
not members of the Amalgamated Associa.
tion. appeared before the advisory COM
mittee this evening and stated that they
would not do any work for the comp any
until the trouble with the steel-wOrkers RS is
settled. The committee claims to have
similar pledges from the machinists, car
penters and Other mechanics. who will be
needed to repair the furnaces and ma
chinery before work Is resumed. The
lOcked-out men declare it imposslb BILE to
start the mills without the assistance Of
these men, and they are iubilant