Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-25
ing notice will be posted in and about the

ing notice will be posted in and about the
Homestead steel works Monday morning
J The Carnegie Steel Co., Limited.
Notice-To all men who enter our EN-.
ploy after July 1, 1892:
In no case and under no circumstances
will a single one of you be discharged to
make room for another man. You will
keep your respective positions as long as
you attend to your duties. Positive orders
to this effect have been given to the gen.
eral superintendent.
By order of the board of managers,
(Signed)
THE CARNEGIE STEEL Co., Linn,
81. G. FRIcK, Chairman,
It is expected that this notice will have
an immediate and important effect on the
situation in Homestead. Among the lock-
ed-out workingmen one reason for hest
fancy is said to be the fear that If the
Amalgamated wins they would suffer.
Secretary Lovejoy expects that the notifi-
cation will cause break in the ranks of
the strikers.
TRAINMEN MAY STRIKE.
PITTsBURG, July 24-The trainmen of
the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charlestown
railroad, which runs through Homestead,
are now holding meeting to decide wheth-
or to refuse to run the trains If Carnegie's
product is carried by the company or to
continue work and take the risk of bodily
injury from the strikers.
The trainmen's meeting lasted until
nearly 1 o'clock. No conclusion was
reached and another meeting will be neces-
sary. Superintendent Watlin informed
the men who called upon him that the
company would insist upon the hauling of
freight.
THREE CHEERS FOR THE ASSASSIN.
Private James of Company K, Tenth In
fantry, stationed at Homestead, shouted
yesterday, when the report of the attempt
ed assassination of Mr.. Frick reached the
provisional brigade, for three cheers for
the assassin. At Colonel Streeter's orders
he was hung by the thumbs for thirty
minutes. When released James was limp
and apparently unconscious. The surgeons
| remained with him for an hour, when he was
| taken to his quarters. The severity of
James punishment was due to his refusal
to take back or apologize for the express
| sion. To-day one side of his head was
| shaved, and the buttons were cut from his
! uniform, of which he was then stripped
He was given a suit of csstoff plain cloth
| ing, part being pair of overalls and was
| ceedings were approved by General Snow
den. James lives at Waynesburg.
THE o'DoNNELL AND ROSS HEARING.
PrTTsBURG, July 24.-In the hearing
yesterday afternoon in the case of the
Homestead strike leaders, O'Donnell and
Ross, after several witnesses had been ex>
amined for the commonwealth without
much that was new being adduced, the
commonwealth rested. The defense,
through their attorneys, said according to
law they had no right to offer any testi-
mony and therefore would not do So
Judge Magee asked Mr.. Robb If he had
anything to say, as he did not think 1t was
very clear that O'Donnell had participated
in the shooting. "There can be no doubt"
said Robb THAT this man O'Donnell was
leading those people who were on the river
bank when the men on the barges tried to
land do sincerely believe that this man
should be held for murder In the first de-
gree"
Judge Magee said: 81 recognize the out
RACES of this mob and the duty of the
court, but am moved by IN opinion of
Judge Roberts in the Kensington riots
This opinion is an excellent one. will
not pass upon the question until read
the testimony In this case" This seemed
to fall like lead upon the feelings of the
prisoner. 1t meant at least that he would
not get ont of jail until Monday at the
shortest. After the arguments Judge
Magee ad journed court until Monday and
the prisoners were remanded to jail.
NEW SENSATION.
HOMESTEAD, July "a. - Last night
Homestead had u new sensation. Meas.
ures were taken to prevent here a parallel |
to the Pittsburg horror. The precautions |
In this case were in behalf of Major Gen.
eral Snowden. Guards last night about
Camp Black, on Sharty hill, were doubled
and at some points trebled. All outsiders,
no matter what their prestige or excuse,
were vigorously excluded from within the
lines. Certain visitors who were expecting
to enjoy an experience of camp life were
among the number.
The bitter feeling against General Snow
den heaped up day by day, beginning with
his repulse of the strikers committee when
the troops were first brought to Home
stead, was the reason assigned for the new
movement, which was claimed by those on
charge to be fully justified by the attempt
to assassinate Mr.. Prick. 1t was argued
that without such precautions 1t would
not be at all out of the line of possibility
for any one 30 disposed to hurl a bomb
and blow up the school house in which the
headquarters of General Snowden are
located.
THE FEELING AGAINST sNowDEN.
General Snowden's breaking up of the
procession in honor of Burgess McLuckie
and his determined unbending stand gem
orally have made him many enemies
among the workmen, some of whom have
denounced him as having accepted from
the first the interest of the Carnegies and
done everything in his power to provoke
the people into a conflict with the troops
The Frick affair led to marked increase
in the number of deputy sheriffs in Home
stead. 1t also caused the abandonment of
all meetings except that of the advisory
board. The effect of the Frick affair upon
the outcome of the strike is generally re-
garded by the militia and the townspeople
as damaging. A member of the town
council who is in sympathy with the men
says he considers 1t deathblow to their
cause.
The number of men in the mills was
further increased yesterday. The best es-
innate of the total is now 700. No break
in the ranks of the Amalgamated associa
ton has yet been made.
A $1,000 INCENDIARY BLAZE.
The Congregational church Mt Hunt
inSton Center Burned TO the Ground
Early This m Orning.
DERBY, July 25.-[Special. The Hunt
ington Center Congregational church WAS
| burned to the ground between one and
two o'clock this morning. 1t was
wooden structure and there was no fire
department in the place. The loss to the
church will be $4,000. Great excite
ment prevailed and gigantic efforts were
made to save adjoining property. The
house of H. I. Bronson was partly burned
with loss of 81 900.
The fire was of an incsndiary origin.
MRS. RYDER ARRESTED.
Charged with Completely In Her