St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-07

sheriff. but his attempts to bring about
a peaceful climax were unnecessary.
AT $50. after being peuned up like
sheep, and undergoing fire since MORN
ing, the Pinkertons again, for the
fourth time, ran up the white flag. This
time cooler counsel prevailed, the sur
render was accepted, and the Pinkertons
were marched off the boat to the rink
and locked up. The strikers, in their
angry frenzy. apparently unsatisfied by
the surrender, set fire to the barges and
burned them to the waters edge.
No Property Destroyed.
PITTsBURG, Pa. July 6.-Pittsburg's
present experience with labor riots, as
during the fearful scenes which were
witnessed during the railroad riots of
1877, has been a record of bloodshed.
life Jeopardzed and valuable property
placed i'll danger. This time there was
no destruction of property, but the mob
was thoroughly well organized, well
disciplined, and had efficient officers at
the head to conduct operations. The force
einOraced~all the men employed in the
extensive plants Of the Carnegie Iron
ana Steel company at Homestead, some
eight miles east of Pittsbnrg, and a
battle, which for bloodthirstiness and
boldness of execution has not been ex-
celled III actual warfare, waged from
O'Clock in the morning until O'clock
this afternoon. and only ceased when
the force of Pinkertons brought to the
place to suppress the strike uncondi-
tionaily surrendered, leaving their arms
in the barge in which they had been
transported to the works.
The Germ of Dfscord.
The riot today was the elimination of
the troubles which have been brewing
at Homestead for the past month. The
Carnegie company submitted scale to
| govern their wOrkmen in the steel
| plants. and announced that it was their
| ulflmatuln. The scale made sweeping
reduction in the wages of skilled men.
and 1t was officially announced that un-
less the terms were complied with be-
fore July the places of the workmen
| would be filled by others.
This was followed by peremptory re-
fusal on the part OF the company to
recognize the Amalgamated Association
of Steel and Iron Workers as such. or 10
confer with any committee of the work
men for any purpose short of an accept
| ance OF the terms offered. The men stated
that they would never submit to the
proposed reduction, and announced
their determination to resist any effort
on the part of the Carnegie company to
start up their plants with non-union
men. AS both sides were determined,
both proceeded to prepare for the CON
test which eliminated In the deeds of
violence and bloodshed that were wit
messed today in the big hive of in
duStry on the Monongahela.
FrIck Was Stung.
| The contest was precipitated by the
| workmen at Homestead hanging II, G..
J Frick, president of the company, in
effigy, and in retaliation the company
ordered an immediate shutdown of the
big works two days before the time pro-
vided by the contract under which the
men were working. The employers at
at once proceeded to organize for the
defensive, and the company erected
high board fence around the entire
works, giving them the appearance of
an immense stockade, the fences being
pierced with portfolios.
Yesterday the Carnegie company an
nounced its intention to proceed to get
ready to make repairs, and the officials
asked the sheriff to appoint deputies to
protect its property. Tie Sheriff sent
small squad Of men up to the works,
.J,Gt the strikers assembled in force and
notified them to get out of town. as no
disturbance was intended and no dam
age done to property. They then offered
to be sworn in as deputies and to give