Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
ALL EYES ON BRADDOCK,
Homestead WOrkmen Hopeful Of . Strike
From Sympathy.

Homestead workmen Hopeful OF . Strike
From sympathy.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 23.-"On to Brad
dock,' was the war cry today. II was whispered
in every dwelling, mooted at every street cor
ner, talked over at different meetings until the
trains roaring past to Braddock carrying hun
dreds Of the locked out men seem to carry also
a refrain which is music to the hopes Of the
rs-"Braddock will close down"
With the bringing out of the Duquesne
workers the people here expect that public
sentiment at home, assisted by pressure from
here and Duquesne, will compel the Edgar
Thompson plant operatives to quit almost i'm
mediately. The men here propose making
vigorous effort to that end. and the ANAL
gamated Association il willing to promise
almost everything to the Braddock men il they
join in the sympathy strike movement
Despite gloomy reports from the coke region
the men here do not intend to abandon that
region, and it is proposed. if the Braddock men
strike, to make personal appeal to the coke
workers, send up Slav orators and agitators
and also to scatter broadcast pamphlets bear
ing on the strike and appealing to the men to
take advantage Of this time and organize. It
was to be dinned in the ears Of coke workers
that the militia is now at Homestead and they
need have no fear Of q repetition Of the Loar
incident.
A darker and more threatening story ID in
circulation here. which causes much adverse
comment, though denied by the advisory COM
mittee. Several engineers on freight trains
over the Monongahela division Of the Pittsburg,
Mckeesport and Youghiogheny railroad have
been approached and warned by parties un-
known that If tho carried pound Of steel out
Of the Munhan yards they would be shot The
engineers have been requested to furnish de-
prompt arrests will be made.
A few more deputy sherifs with huge glisten-
ing shields are wandering nervously up and
down the streets today. What with borough
officers, special watchmcn Of the Amalgnmated
Association. coal and iron police, Carnegie
watchmen. deputy sherifRs and militia this is
certainly the most policed town in the world.
There are far more conservators Of the peace
than possible law breakers.
It was reported this morning that two carr
from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad about daybreak entered the steel works
yard and . large number Of men got on. This
was denied at the company Offices, but 1t ID GER
tain that there is more activity about the works
today and the workers say they notice many
strange faces.
The chief danger Of physical force collision
IN Homestead was generally expected TO follow
turn home II that should take place. In the
event Of bail being accepted for him by the
court his friends here have determined
to give him q rousing reception and the author-
ines were equally positive that no such demon
stration should be permitted. II q welcome
with 9 procession should be attempted the
outlook was that q serious encounter
would certainly occur. Provost Marshal
Greene said the sheriff had decided
to prevent any public assembly OF the kind and
clearly stated that q parade would be stepped.
The steel workers, on the other hand, said the
proposed prohibition was wholly illegal and
they would not submit. The story sent out
from here last night that . non-union carpenter
was beaten by the strikers 10 without founda-
ton
Station at Afhol. Msss., Burned.
ATHoL, MAes., July 2s.-The depot Of the
Fitchburg railresd here, one Of the finest ON the
road, was gutted by nre that caught in the
kitchen last night. The loss to the company
viii be heavy and the fire viii cause much in
convenience, - the building was used ss q
union depot for both the Fitchburg and Boston
and Albany roads.