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ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. . WHEELING, \V. YA., FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1892. VOLUME XL-NUMBER 275.
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A GREAT CALM 1
Aftor tbo Awful Storm of Wednesday
at Homeatoad.
BUI IT MY BURST ONCE MORE,
.-j rxrjfh rirefttar Furv- if there
i\L.U ?? ? ? ?. , ?
is Any Attempt to
MMllOHIZE THE IRON MILL
Only Ono Flurry of Exoitement
Occurred Last Night.
THE WORKMEN RESTORE TO ORPEP
Evorytbing that was Dismantled
and Are Guarding tho Property.
THE ENTIRE TOWN IS PICKETTEt
And So Ono Suspectcd of Being Op.
posed to tho Strikers Permitted tc
JJwter?Jf Troops Attempt to Tn&(
" Piirniian nt In.
l'U!i?US9>uu aw? >hw - 4
.stalling Non-Union Men Anotlioi
Woody Battle Is Inevitable, anil tbc
End of Clio Trouble Is Not Vet in
Sijjht?Tho "Workmen Stern and
Defiant--Their Beliofthut the Pink
ertons' Coming Was Intended to
Precipitate a Itiot?Tho Brutal Assault
on the Defenseless Dotcetivci
After tliolr Burrcndcr Deplored-The
Strikers Indignant at tho Ap<
pcarnnco of Anarchist CircularsThey
Want it Understood They Dosiro
No Violence and Will Protcci
Property?If tho Plnkortons Had
Not Come No l*roublo Would Have
Occurred?A Remarkable. Funera
Sermon*
Homestead, Pa., July 7.?After the
carnage of yesterday and last night the
town of Homestead to-day was almost
as quiet as a sloepy country villago, anc
the sad duty of a decent intormont t(
three of the five striking workmon tvIk
r.crc instantly killed In the battle thai
H?cd fiorcoly uloug tne ooftuuiu
banks of tho Monouijahola was tho cliiol
evideuco of tho storm of yesterday.
I'p to S o'clock to-night absolutely
cotliinj? has occurred to mar the poaci
which was profound.
The strikers aro masters of tho sltua
lion to-day, and the best evidence thai
they could possibly produce of tholr in
lention to protect property and noi
turn tho town into aholl whereanarchy
sail destruction rule lies at tho scene o
last night's battle, whero tho immonsi
plant of tho firm of Carnegie, Phipps <!
Co..stands practically uninjured and a
> distance showing no signs of t{i<
fearful work of tho preceding twenty
four hours.
Tlio ruin that was incident to yester
day's preparation for wnrfuro has boot
repaired, tho dismantled fenco arounc
the works has boon rebuilt, the yarc
has been clearod of all debris and innidi
the works the old watchmen of the flrn
peacefully perform their customan
patrol. This statement is the bost tha
can bo said in behalf of the striking
men and thev p.an honestly assert thai
except in delenso of what thoy claim t<
bo tliolr right?thnt is to prevent tin
introduction and p'rotoctiou. of nan
uniou workmoti. who will dispossosi
tliom of their homes and woana o:
livlihood, the;- are orderly and carofu
conservators of tlio peace. No proportj
iiai boon destroyed, no pillago oxcep
that attending tlio disgraceful sconoi
enacted after the surrender last night
has been ai tempted, no disorder has oc
currod, and nil tiioao econos familiar t<
labor outbreaks lit Europo aro alisont
The kecpingof the lawful owners, an<
tliosa whom tiiey chooso to plaeo oi
tliiMr own property out of it, in anotlio
matter, on which outsido sentiment wil
(liilor, though in this boronzh, whori
every man is a mill worker) his rola
tivo. or a tradesuiaii, only one opinio!
is expressed.
TltP. DARKEST STOIIV.
Tlio darkost story of tlio whole nfl'ni
is that of the running of th? gauutle
after the surrenderand the brutality in
ilictcd upon ths defenseless I'inkertons
Csrefill inquiry among oye-witnesso
show that reports of it were not exas
nerated and nil that men can say canito
estcnuoto it.
The women wore the most virulen
and savage after tlio eurrender, and i
was due Vargoly to tliolr acts and tothei
goading of tho mon that tho leader
wero unable to restrnin tho mob. Talo;
in numbers are told of tlio sconos aloni
tho line of tho gauntlet. Tho Madam
Dufarge of the movement/was a woinni
who stood near headquarters ..and out
did ail the men. That tho moro-intel
ligent and eonservativo men roaliz'
that tho mobing ot tho defoaseloss met
cannot but injure their cause ia showi
b.v their sensitiveness to tlio publico
Hons on this subjoct. Whllo poaci
reigns to-day is an nrmod ponce?;
truce forced, by the fact'thoro is nohod;
1? fight ratlior than a permanent cessa
tion oi hostilities, no rensonablo mm
J'ho is hero doubts for d moment thn
nghting would be resumed at onco i
another attempt wore made to introduoi
t mkerton men into the town.
A SLUMBERING FIRE.
Homestead, so far as tho introductioi
oi iliese men coca, is in a stato of siog(
The town is picketed, and no man cai
enter without his oreaoneo being noted
A cordon of watchful and inlensely stu
wcions workmen are around tlio entir
. '' very road is guarded. Alon
,riVcr. abovoand below, on this ban!
' J1'on tho ooposlto bank, a coasolos
'" maintained. No boot, no part
J mon can como along without Coin
2*1. if it la thought wort
_ , questioned. Railroads ar
a.cliej. Two lines of road, tho IVnr
J ,1 '1' ?nd tho Pittsburgh, Vi.-;ini:i<
fi>n I. ,'.8n,er "10 place, and .13 dti...'
_ '?J,r alo?g l-'w tucks showed thn
""''y ovory street c?ossing wcr
a hall dt**f ?c twc score of tnoi
\
and up and down tho track others were
going and coming.
. Tho men intona that the works shall
not be taken by surprise. They are
stronger now in numbors and death
dealing equipments. Besides this tho)
are reinforcod by the prostlgo of last
night's sacceso, and the arrival of a
number of fellow workmen from ont
eido towns bringing with them assurance
of sympathy on tho part ol
their co-laborers, and of assistance,
physically and financially, if needed. A
Iarjie number of men, estimated as
high as eight hundred, arrived late in
tho fight from Pittsburgh, and to-day
small numbers camo from various
plucel
DELEGATION FBOSI WIIKELIKU.
Wheeling, W. Va., sent twenty mill
mou from the Ohio Valley iron region
woll supplied with money as an advincc
guard. They said that they were a deli
cgation from one thousand iron work*
ore, who would lond financial aid, and
would come here to fight if their preB'
L ence ware desired. They pay their own
expenses. What will happen if an attompt
bo made to tecuro possession ol
tho works for the firm with othor than
I'inkorton men is a question to which
, an nnstvor cannot be made, as It will
dopond on tho conditions surrounding
the attempt and tho disposition of thr
' men.' An intelligent man here who
, sympathises with the workmen, and
believes in the resistance toPinkertons,
' but fondomns the after tragedy, said
this evoning: "I don't bolleve that if
. militia were to come there and act as
militia should act, and not corao here
' fighting, that any resistance would be
i ottered to their taking possession of the
! "Whatwouldbe theoffeot if the mill'
' tia camo and the firm attempted to put
, in non-union mon?"
"I guess,"'said this gentleman, "that
' the soldlors would have to be strong
i enough to marcii tho men in hero and
keep tbem. They whuld not be allowed
to go to tho works if tho mon
could prevent it."
"But, how long can this last? The
firm will want to got tho works going
' sometime, and if both sides can't come
L to terms, what then?"
[ "I don't know," was tho response in
a candid tone. "I hopo it won't last
1 long, and I believe that if the inattei
I had been gone at right, they could have
settled the diliiculty. There are many
who think tho firm did not caro very
much if trouble did como. Tho meii
i must have a 'slue' of ammunition
They had onough last night and now
1 have lota moro they took from tho Pink
' ortons."
' A UKMAItKAIII.E SEHMON.
> This last sentence is staling mildly
> what some of tho strikers state bluntly,
' and is tho key to the workmen's opin<
I ion of tho reason tho I'inkortons were
sent Hero and oxpiains uie eiuuuuruuus!
of tho light they made. They say thai
it has been f or lone time tho purpose
of tho linn to make tho mills lion>
union establishment and to break down
tho workmen's organization. They
. chargo that tho Finkortons, notoriously
regarded with the most bittor enmity
' by organized labor throughout tho Un
ited .Slates, were purposely sont here in
t tho expectation that there would bo ?
fight and for tho purpose of killing 11
f need bo in order to carry a point.
) Tho expression of the men found
i backing from the agnd pastor of one ol
t the Mothodist churches here, who, in ?
> -very remarkable aormon preached ovoi
. the body of John Morris, the besl
kfiown and most popular of tho killed
. workmen, said in unmiatakeable words
i that in his opinion tho Plnkortons had
I boon sent hero for blood, if that wore
I necessary to tho non-unionization ol
j the mills. He gave commendation tc
i tho workmen, and ovidently firm in his
j belief that to Mr. Frick Is attributable
t tho trouble betwoep the employers and
; employed, spoke of him in scathing
> torms as a man with no more sensibllii
tv than a toad. This speech, aside from
?li,? nnvntlvrt fpaturo of the almost un
. natural quiot and hush of tho town,
i waa tho avont of the day.
f There woro thrco funerals during the
1 afternoon, and it was not unnaturally
f eScpectod that they might culminate in
t 9omc sort of disturbanco, but tho)
i passed off with all the decorousnoss thai
should attend such a solemn celobra
I tlon. They woro attended in one inj
stance by over a thousand porsons, most
. ly fellow workmen of the dead men
j The looks of aomo of those nieu were
i stern and hard, as of persons whose
r thoughts wore bitter and into whom
1 iron has groundod, bat they said noth3
inc. and it wag with difficulty that the)
p could bo induced to apeak of the occur
! rence. Morris, whose funeral was the
mo9t largely attended of all tho men
was a Welshman, and tho race traits oi
these people woro noticeable in mnnj
r of those at tho grave. One of those
t men, middle-aged, sober, and prospor.
ous looking, would say nothing but thai
tho end was not yot.
Up to a lato hour there aro no death!
3 in addition to thosomontioned. Throe
J men are in a vory dangerous :onditlon
and it is doubtful whothor or not tlioj
. will recovor. Those men are Willian
f Foy, George Rotter, aud Richard Dnr
ham. Foy was one of tho first, if nol
r' tho first, man hit in tlio light Abulle:
* struck him in tho loft breast and weni
9 above his lung nnd lodged in Ills shoul8
dor. He foil in his tracks and was re
D? ported dead in many of tho papers, bui
1 was still nlivo this aftornoon, though
" very low. Ho is a man ol flno physicn
' Health, and this may pull him through
, Ills mother is a womnn of Spartoi
mould. Sho had fonr sons in tho firs1
1 fight, and to-day oxprossod herself ie
' exultant tonot when she declared tha
1 Bho conld h?VB lost thorn all ond felt a
a ease, for thoy had all behaved liki
f heroes.
. So RAt.OOJtf ornx.
t * Ono reason for tho poacofulnoss o
f affairs is found in tho fact that unit
- evening, when tho burgess lmd left thi
town, nono of tho saloons were open
aud tho sido doors woro kopt so tlghtb
n shut that a first class pull was necesenr;
. lo get a drink.
A groat deal of relief was oxporloncee
" by tho workmen at tho nows that Gov
! P'attison had rcfusod to order thi
i- militia hero and the intelligence of thi
0 ridiculous result'of tho efforts of tin
g shoriff to obtain a strong poise loft tin
I: workmen In complete possession of thi
s place. Tho governor's action has modi
y him very popular with thejiien. Am
g this morning contributions woro takei
ii up for the appointment of a comraittci
e ot three to visit tho govomor and la;
i- tho cuto of tho men bofuro him. Tin
1 fcurtrcss of tho place, Mr. McLuckie, go
K the niatscr up, and soon had the mono;
it raised. Tho committeo left the oil;
o this nfternt,on. Hugh O'Donucll, win
i, is ime of thu real loadors of the men
and David Lynch,It la understood, we
McLuckio'g two assistants.
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN*.
1 It is not posalblo to say with math
matlcal certainty just what would (c
low should tho governor order tl
troops lioro. If they were to con
simply to protect the property, there
' no occasion for their prosonce. The
' would probably bo unmolested, savii
for the possibility of some unautho
. hod act. cauaing troublo. But ahoul
i they attempt to act as an oscort and i
a menus whereby non-union men wei
' to be introduced, troublo would resu
i almost inevitably, unless tho mlliti
made such a strong demonstration as'
ovorawe tho mon, who are as n clai
more intelligent than tho avora;
worklngmen, of a determined natui
1 and of English, Scotch and Well
i stock to a large extent And thai
might thou arise a row if, after tho noi
unionists had been put to work, tl
aoldiors should bo removed.
It was rather lata in tho morning b
i foro the vlilago waa atirring aftor tl
, light oi tno previous any anu nvcnui
1 Tho mon wore up late,and tlio light lit
mndo thorn tlrod. Jloro strangers til a
rosidonts were' on tho streets at ]
; o'clock when the morning trains had a
. rived. Thoy enmo to ?oo tho scenes
I tho fighting. At that hour tho villa;
i was as quiet and peaceful iu n New En;
Inland village.. Everything seemed i
sleep, were it not for the fact that hci
and (hero small groups of men, ?ayk
little and looking much at each now a
rival. The storekeepers seemed to ha\
nothing to do. Their stores wcro on!
, hall opened.
AT nEADWAKTEIIS.
At the Amalgamated hoadquarters,
largo tlireo story brick building, on
corner about two stones throw from an
; in full sight of tho mills, a dozen <
: more men wore gathered. On tho doo
of tho ground entrance throe postod n
tices gavo those who entered inform
tion of funerals of members of til
order. There was nothing much I
i learn Irom tho mon here, tho leadei
: being absent.
i Tho newspaper men could got bt
little news. Each one was suspected i
being othor than what he was. Sore
. of thorn took tho precaution of ostal
' Mailing their identity una secure cr
I (lentiala in tho shape of u stamp of tt
order. Those were very useful doci
1 monts to those who had eecurod thoi
i before last night's fight, for it way ne
easary tlion to show what right you lin
' on the premises, or to "git-"
Over at tho mills at this hour evor,
thing was orderly. Tho strikers, I
prove that thoy had offered in goo
, faith to protect tho works, hunted u
tho former watchmen of tho works an
again put them .in charge. They wei
soon going thoir rounds. Tho'fcnc
i which had boon torn town, was fixe
i up and rebuilt, tha .yard was cleanei
; things put in place and as far as pose
. bio made to look as thoy had alwa;
. looked. Understanding, it is siiid, o:
i ists between the men and the w'aichmc
that tho latter aro to protect properl
but there will not bo any trouble b
tween them. The watchmen will relii
. if any sroublo should nriao. A trl
along tho river Bhowed signs of tho coi
i flict in bullet holes, dents, splintors an
f craoks. Tho two bargos woro invlsibl
Thoy had floated down stream nft(
[ burning to tho water's edgo and fllU
i up complotoly. During tho day the)
i wore numorous stories of tho' oven
; nlloat.
now IIE DIED.
John Morris, it is said, mot his deal
j in his oagorness to soo how a shot i
) fired bad resultod. He thought ho hi
i a drop on a Finkorton man and whe
> ho looked ou( to see what tho flllc
i > - :~i?l ~nr
I XIUU UUUIl 110 "WUO piuncu Utl. VIIO noil
i paper man, of tho Pittsburgh D'apatc
bore a big black bruise, where a b
; picce ol lead had crashed into tho sma
of Ilia back. A fow minutes later 1
i attempted to get away from that 1
cality and was brought to a holt by
big muscular fellow with a gun, wi
ordered him to go back aiul fight,
i took tho newspaper man some time i
convince his captor that it was not h
place to do the fighting.
Soon aftor noon arrangements bogt
; to be aetlvoly made for the funeral at
o'clock over tho bodtf ol J. E. Morri
ono of tho workmen killed, lie wi
twenty-eight yoars of ago and marrie
. but with no children. Undertaker
i H. Gillon had carefully patched up tl
i body go as to show a# little I19 posaib
1 tho ell'ecta of tho bnllot which killc
Morris, bat it was impossible to who!
' hide it, as tho bail ontered the fori
head. Morris fell forty feet after hoin
1 hit and his noso looked as if it had bee
, broken in tho fall, whilo the chin bt
! been crushed.
' The three funerals took place in clo:
1 succession and they were sad proce
sions which moved out through tl
t slill lanos of uppor Homestead into tl
two little cemeteries facing each othi
1 on opposite sides of tho road about
> half-mile out of town.
, Tho follow workmen of the men aid(
' in giving tho buried n decent funurt
1 and sadly oscortod the bodies of Morri
- Wain and l'orros, the Hungarian,
t their resting places. Tho procossioi
of tho first and last followed each oth
t up the hill, an'd debauching to tl
right and left, two services wero goii
on in opposite comotorics at tho san
t time. I
| stomas'/! funeimu
Tho funeral of Morris was morelarg
I ly attendod than thoso of cither of tl
t others. Morris was a member of tl
J Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythi
ami also very popular personally." Tl
' neat, comfortable, two-atory houso
3 which I10 llvod was filled to ovorllowit
with his relatives, of whom ho hi
many, and hi> intimate associates. 1
f services wore hold tliero.
] Tha funeral party movod to tl
Homestead M. K. church, a sma
pretty little church, which was n
> largo enough to accommodate tl
I throng that sought admission. Tl
F services wore simple and perform
amid tha most solemn hush. Tho si
1 mon of the pastor, tho Hov. Dr. .1.
Mcllyar, an aged minister, with
3 wholesome, rosy open faro th
3 showed he meant all ho said, was uud
9 all tho circumstances sensational in tl
9 plainness and frankness with which tl
3 minister delivered his opinions of t
1 affair. Tito widow was presont, seat
1 on a bench in tlio second row support
1 by her brother. Tho services wo
5 nponod by a hymn from tho bund ni
y then tho nnator read a selection fro
0 tho scriptures.
j tub Kr.nitov. .
.. 1 lie Rev. Mcllyar began his serin
1 by saying that there were a number
, roportcrj present, all lie had to oik n
ro that they would report him properly.
Ilo said:
"X havo officiated nt funerals of almost
the highest of |?rcat military officors
during tlio war down to the lowest
'* soidior. 1 have attended a Rreat many
10 funerals from diflorent ranks in society,
10 aud all aijesdurinf! tliotiiooeof miliaria,
is cholera and smallpox, and I am
ly hora to say that I lmvo novor
iK been called upon to attend, or
r- officiated at the funeral, or to look upon
Id a number of corpses whoro It lias
is soomcd to bo so unnecessary, so unre
called ior, that human life should be
It taken away under all these circumia
stances than have taken place in this
to prosperous and peaceful town. There
is was a dlllbronco between the employer
;o and tho einployod in tlio plant located
:e near this borough as to wanes and termill
ination of scalo. .Several conferences
o wore held between the committees upon
i- tho part of tho workmen and those of
to tho firm. They did not sooin to agree
as to wanes, and moro especially as to
3- the termination of tho scale. Tho
m wnrkmnn caino down to S25 n ton. and
g. nftor considerable ollorU tlio firm came
id up from $22 to $23, and this was condln
tionnl that tho scale should expire on
[1 tho 30th day of .December, and not on
r- tho first of July as in former years."
of Ho then reviewed the history of the
;e trouble and denounced tho mill compaj
ny and tho I'inkortons in tho manner
u rcforrod to previously in this dispatch.
1? A 6MQI1T PI.URRY.
I? Homestead was given a nervous Bliock
about midnight, it being reportod that
!y a spocial train was on its way from
Pittsburgh filled with men coming to
tdke tho place of tho strikers. Tlio
? rumor could not bo voriSed.
Tho guards had been takon offhalf
I an hour before and only half tho usual
u force of watchinon wore on duty. A
>r A railway man said that ho had no
rs knowledge of any SDeclnl train
o- coming. Tho report grow and
a- soon itwa3 said that two trains wero
e coming?one oast and one west Tho
,o electric light whistle blew' sharply,
rs That was tho signal for tho people. An
inquiry was made at tho works as to
it who ordered tlio whistle blown. Tho
if engineer said that a man. ruslifd in nil
io out of breath and shouted "tho blackb
sheep are coming, blow tlio whistlo."
o- Tho superintendent blow it and then
ic got his gun and skipped out. Thecll'ect
a- of tho blowing of tho whistlo was soon
in seen in a crowd of men, who rushod
c- from ovory houso and every streot corid
nor. Halloas wore given and shots
fired at the ground to attract attention.
> - Many of tho men wore armed with
:o revolvers and billies, und about ono in
nl ton carried a gun. Nobody scorned to
p know anything definite about the affair
id unci more persons woro bookibh iniorro
mation than securing it.
e, Thu men woro tolled off by their
id loaders to watch various points and all
J, strangers woro closely scanhed. 1'oodI?
ii- were nervous and oxcitcd. It was some
;s timo boforo tlio crowd calmed down
t- and many roinainod on deck.
in Ono mlddlo a;;od iVon worker ox\y
pressed tho hopo that Governor I'attis
son would ordur tho militia here.
ro "They are workmen," liu said, "and
p would not do anvtning dirty. 1 wish
i- for no bloodshed.
d A COMMENDABLE ACT.
e.
>r Tho Strikers liun Anarchists Out of (ho
id Town?They Will Stop All 32ovomonts of
ro tho Itc?H to Tako Advantage of tho Silts
uation.
Homestead, Pa., July 7.?Nothing occurred
to disturb tho peace, or quiot
h until about nine o,clock, when tho men
io woro aroused to indignation by tho oft??/
i - I
.1 loris ui tiuuiu uiou ?,u wiwumiu <?*? ? wmr
tic circulars. Tho men donounced tho
111 appoaranca o? tho circular as gotten up
ct for tho purposo ot injuring their cauao,
and creating tho belief that tiiov were
!'< anarchists or other persons believing in
W destruction. Thoy point to tho big mill
" works which stand in their midst unin10
jured alter a day in which thoy wore in
complete command of tho situation.
u This is the best possible of thoir pacific
\? intentions, and thoy say that they will
" at once stop all inovoraonts of tho auto
archists. Who tho men are that started
's tho paper is unknown, but the mon are
in no humor to stnnd injurious work on
tho part of intcr-moddlera. Four raon,
- who wero beliovod to have boon guilty
s> of distributing thuso circulars, wore
18 caught. Two of thein were promptly
'} put in the lockup, and to avert titiypossibio
danger from tho workmen, tho
!? four nion suspoctcd woro promptly
placed aboard a train and sent out of
!" town with directions to stay out. Tho
'.v evont was the only thing that caused
3" tho loast excitement up to 11 o'clock.
in FJUCK KXPLAIXS
Tito CauHO of tho Strike?The Points of
UltToronco.
^ PiTTSnuKOit, July 7.?II. C. Frick,
lo chairman of tho Carnegie Stoel Com>o
pany, this ovoning was interviewed bv
er Ooorgo McCnin, the correspondent of
a the Philadelphia Prut:
"What was tho basis of tho differences
)d existing at present between the Carnetli
gio Company and theirmen, Mr. Frick ?"
s, "There wero threo points npon which
to wo differed. Tho skilled workmon
is the Amalgamated Association work tutor
dor what is known as a sliding
to scalo. As tho prico of stool
ig advances tho earnings of the inon
io advanqo. As tho prices fall-thoir earnings
decroaso in proportion. While
thoro is no limit to an advancoof
earnings on tho scalo, thoro is a point
at which tho doclino stops. It
10 is known as tho minimum nnd tho figto
uro horotoforo lias been $25 per ton lor
ns 4x4 bessontor billots. Wo beltovo that if
i0 earnings based on the scllintr prico of steel
in can advance without limit tho workmen
12 should bo willing to follow tho soiling
id prico down to a roasonablo minimum,
J0 and so this figure was finally fixod by
tho Carnogio Company at tho rato of
!,o $23 instead of $25.
Ht "Tho reason for asking this tfpon our
ot part was that tho Carnogio company
i0 lias spoilt largo sums of inone'v
;l0 in tho introduction of now ma9(1
chinery in ita Homestead plant, by
,r. means of which the workmon woro onj,
abled to inereaso tho daily output,
a thereby increasing tho amount of their
at own earnings.
or "Wo had originally nskod a roduction
|le to $22, but subsequently agreed
tio 10 compromise tho rato at $23.
I,e Tho Amalgamated Association was
od unwilling to consider n reduction below
l> j ?24 on stcol billots, notwithstanding tho
ro fact that tho improved machinery would
j,l onublo their motnbors oven at'$2:1 to
earn more than is paid in other Amalgamated
mills. This wai the first point
at tssuo."
"Upon tho present Amalgamated
Dn system the datoof tho oxoiration of the
of sitdina scale ii Juno 30. Wo asked
as tliat this date bo changed to December
31, (same as at Edgar Thompson) for the
reason that the change would permit
us to take our estlmato on the wages
that wo must pay during the
year beginning January 1, so that 1
we would be able to make contracts for
tho year accordingly. This point the
Amalgamatod Association refusod to
accede and demanded the old dale. r
"The third preposition was tho reduc- f
tion of tonnago rates in those departments
-in tho mills where the ,
improvements I have spoken of
have been made and which - enable
the workingmen .to iucrease
tho output and consequently their earnings.
whore no such improvement*
had been made, there was no roauest
upon our part for a reduction in 'tonnage
rates. .
"Finding that it was impossible to
arrivo at any agreement with tno-j?
Amalgamated officials wo decided to
close our works at Homestead."
"Why did tho Carnegie company
call on tho Plnkortons for" watchmen to r
protocttholr property?" '
"Wo did not eeo how clio we would
have protection. Wo only wantod thom' "
for watchmon to protect-our property." I
didn't show ul>. f,
tli* sheriff** tnrdy huiamoni ifnored. 1
l'mi mud itelpoudad. r
PiTTsnoaair, pa., July 7.?SliorlB mc- j
Clc-ary, in addition to his proclamation b
of last night calling On all good citizens
to appear armed at his office this morn- a
ing, sent out a number of personal som- a
inons to tho same effect early to-day. P
Notwithstanding this, however, when a
tho'sheriff was ready at 9 o'clock to ro- t'
ceive volunteers, there were very few on
hand. But one man not personally c
summoned was on tho ground and no R
others have yet reinforced this one. Of ?
tho one hundred and ffvo men legally "
callod upon but twelvo responded. As ri
it was apparent that a force largo enough 31
for any practical purpose could not bo P
gathoroa in this manner to-day. Sheriff ?'
ilcCloary decided to postpone his trip j
to llomostoad until to-morrow. In an- 1
nounclng tills decision he said: "Wo "
will not go to Homeitoad to-day. as it is a
impossible for us to get a posse. Wo ?
will tako the names and addresses of all t
who have como here and will bo ready
to call on them to-morrow. We will j'
issue more summons to-day and I ex- '
pect to liave a largo force to-morrow." ?
There in much reluctance on tho part "
of many horo to no to llomestoad whore cj
a fight would bo expected by every c
deputy. In tbo cities of Pittsburgh }>
nud Allegheny, there aro thousands of I1
members of tbo emno Unions as tho
locked out workmen and tlieso have 110 a,
wish to boar arms against their com- ?
rades. In accordance with an ordor Jl
issued by the Superintendent of Police ?
O'Mara, a double forco of officers reported
for duty at central station at 8 ?
o'clock this morning. Tho ordor was a ri
precautionary ono and was made for ?
tho purpose of being in readiness in *
easo of emergency. The superintend- si
ent said that tho streets wero liable to c'
be crowded with idle men and boys ']
many of them strangers in tho city, '
drawn bore by tho unsettled condition "
of tho labor strike. These, Jio said. 0
would not bo allowed to congregate on ll
tho streets at nny.-placo and if it is v
nnnPannrv to nan forno it will bo dono. flfl 11
order must bo preserved. The massing u
of tho men at central station is to hove ?|
them in readiness in case the crowds 11
became stubborn. Tho superintendent ?
did not think, however, that any Iron- 11
ble would occur as ho was of tho opinion n
that tho presence of the'police would n
bo sufficient to keep any crowds moving.
An Unfounded Report. T
Tho report from Pittsburgh that
twenty men from Wheeling bad arrived ,
at Homestead was nows to everybody h
here. Ono man was said to have gono "
up yesterday morning. Iron workers !]
denounced tho reforenco to Wheoling -J
as sensational and untrue. A few "
Amalgamated men from this district n.
wont to Pittsburgh to consult about tho 11
scale, but that any "vanguard" arrivoil v
at Iloinootend is possible only in a vory a
fertile imagination.^
THE STATE TEACHERS si
Close a Sucocasful Three l)nf? Session nt ^
Gniftou?Tim l'rogruuima. ^
Sptcial DltptUch to the li\UUlqenxr. Q
Gjiafton. W. Va., July 7.?Tho West p
Virginin titnto Teach era Association G;
oloaed this afternoon aftor a most snccoasful
aossiun, to meet next year nt ],
Huntington. Tho follpwing ollicera j,
wero olectod: Proaident, B. 8. Morgan; r
vice-presidents, Prof. B. t Planpied, of <[
Bothnny Coliogo, Prof. W. 1\ Wllley, ol jj
Moreantown, JJr. B. W. Hutchinson, of
Buckh[innon,indHuporintondont James s
M. 1-ee, of Huntington; corresponding c
secretary, Superintendent Wm. Straus, Sl
of Purlierabprg; recording aocretary, tl
Piof. Wilkinson, ot Grafton: Treasurer, n
T. C. Miller, of Fairmont. X
Itesolutions wore passed recommending
legislation that will Increase tho ofli- tl
oioncy of county supervision, increaao n
the state school tax, increase the mini- g
inuin of tho school term in ungraded
schools and furnish to graduates of the
Peabody Normal school the samo ox- T
emption from teachers' examinations
now enjoyed by graduato of State Normal
schoola.
During tho past two days papers were
read by J. 0. Quinn on Natural Moth- 0
ods; W. H. Andorson on b'chool Disci- 8
piino; R.A. Armstrong on Pedagogy; ?
Changing tho writ for school taxoa, By r.
Dr. 0. M. Turner: Tho Purpose of Ex- ?
amlnation, by Supt. J. M. I^oo; Voice "
Training in tho Publio Schoola, by Prof. c
Hammond, of Wheeling; Teachers' r
Reading Circles, by Dr. Cbnrlos J. ,
Wavory, of Now Jersey; What Should
tho'l'ubiic School do for tho Child, by ?
Dr. John A. Myers; of the University, "
and on tho Necessity of Organization V
by Tonchers to Protect Teachers, as woll J
ns to Advance tho Work of Teaching,
by Superintendent W. M. Straus, of .
Parkersburg.
The papor by Dr. Turner was strongly *
discussed, there being quite a difference ?
of opinion as to what should constitute
tho rato of taxation. During tho discussion
of the paper hy Suporintondent s
Straus, Dr. Boone, of Indiana, delivered
a short address showing what had been f
accompl'shwl in Indiana by the organi- f
nation of teachers. State Kuperln'-n- .
dent Morgan, Dr. Myers, Prof. A. U V
Wade, Prof. Thomas E. Ilodgo". H A. .
Armstrong, T. 0. Miller, J. N. David, W j;
M. Htrans, Dr. Turner and Superintend- j
cnt Lee took active part in the discussions,
showing that while there is some
diversity of opinion as to details, that
educators of the statu ere practically ?'
unanimous In demanding fncrcat-d *
compensation for oounty superintend- t,
cuts and moro efficient men, a longer d
term than lotir months for country
schools, tho organization of teachers
for their own protection and a decided
change in the prciont method of determining
tho amount of school taxes, l
BEFORE GQNGRES3.
'ho Homeotoad Affair Receives
Attention in Both Houses.
TON DEBATE IN THE SENATE,
ii Which Senator Voorhccs Succeeds
tu Proving Himself a Demagogue
of tho First Water?Senator Pal.
mcr Mure DIgnliled and Senator
Uale Vindicates tlio Kepubilcau
Party from the Responsibility for
the Mntter?The Plnlcerton Resolution
Reporteil Favorably,
WAsni.varox, D. C., July 7.?Senate
oport: Tho snooch of Mr. l'nlmcr in
lie senate to-duy on the resolutions {or
nquiry.lnto tho battle at Homestead,
'<l, between the Plnkorlon forces and
he striking workmo ?, itim romurkable
ar the advanced position taken by the
llinols senator in maintaining' tho
ight o< factory and railroad omployes
o.continuous employment at reasonaly
fair rates of compensation.
Mr. Voorbecs's speech on tho eamo
ubject was made up principally of au
ttack on tbo Kopubiican party and its
olicy of high protection, to which ha
scribed tho crop of labor riots all over
be country.
Ho was replicd to by Sir. Hale, who
riticised him for converting such a
ravo matter as tho Homestead conflict
ito a question of partisan politics; deindod
the Republican party from all
aiponsibiiity for that conflict, and aeimed
for that party and Its policy of
rotection the credit of building up
Bch great industrial establishments as
nose at Homestead and Bothlehem,
a. The resolutions were referred to
ie committee on contingent expenses
nd aro sure to bo reported back for
dlon and perhaps for iurthor debate
o-morrow.
Tlioro was one thing which tho Eoubllcan
party was not responsible, Mr.
[ale said, and that was the employment
f the Pinkortons. The mercenaries
ad no lodging in tho hoart of Amerl:in
people exccpt in detestation. He
liaractorlzed the attack mado on tlio
.opublican party by tho senator from
.I, ji?_?r? ?i' i...
[1U1U11U US inupj'uriuuu auu uuiuaitu.
After some routine business the eonto
took up the sundry civil appropriaou
bill and disposod of about half oi
. Then after a short executive session
. adjourned.
In tho house tho day was consumed
i tho consideration of a resolution, diacting
the committee on judiciary (uljady
authorized to investigate the
inkerton system in its relation to intertate
commerce) to investigate the reunt
occurrences at Uojnoitoad. Thounh
:iero was no objoction to the investigaon,
thoro was some jealousy among
>10 members of the committee on'judilary
and the committoo on labor as
> which body should conduct tho inestigation,
and some bad blood was
lamfested. Tho labor committee,
nder tho load of Mr. Tarsney, of Missuri,
won the first victory bv securing,
30 referonco of tho resolution to ths'
jmmitteo. But tho victory was shortvedand
by a gallant tight tho judiciary
ten regained tboir lout ground, aud 11ally
routed the enemy.
TO INVESTIGATE
he Preienoa of tho lnokarton Dlrallogi
nc the Homestead 911)1.
WAsnixmoy, D. 0., July 7.?Tho
otiBQ judiciary committee to-<lny lmd
ndorxonaiderrttlon lh' resolution inroduccd
yesterdav by Mr. WilliomB, of
fassachnsetta, calllnp tor an investieaion
by the committeo into the troubles
t Homestead, i'n., and promptly aulorized
Mr. Oatea to report upon it faorably
to tho house. The resolution ia
9 follows:
"Whkbkas, The Pinkerton detective
r private police forco to the number of
n\f?rn1 hnnrlrnrl la nmv rtflrflO'nfl In nn
rmed conflict at Iloniostead, Pa.-, with
lio Into omployea of the Carncgio iron
rorks, at tho samo place, and uront loss
f human lifo and destruction of private
roparty aro likely to result from tuo
iino;ahd
"Whereas, The judiciary committoe
as been directed by a resolution of the
ouie to investigaio the nature and
iiaractor of employment of I'inkorton
otectives by corporations engaged in
nter-stnto commerce; therefore bo it
"Jletolved, Tliut the said committee
liall investigate and report on the
haracter of the employment of tho
nid forces in tile present instance and
lie causes and condition of thosangulnry
conflict now going on at Homestead,
'a."
Mr. Oatcs was authorized to amend
no resolution bo as to allow the comlittoo
to sit during tbo recess of Conroes.
IlKrilULICAN MANAGKRS.
he Executive Committee Appointed by
ChAlrmnn Andrews.
New Yohk, .Tuly 7.?\V. J. Campbell,
hairman, and 'J'. P. Carter, scerotary,
f the liopublican national committue
avo out at tho Imperial hole!, this
ity, to-night tho names of tho national
xecutlve committeo in whose charge
lie fortune ot tho Republican party
ave boon placed during tho present
ampaign. They aro as follows:
J. S. Clarkson, of Iowa; Garrott A.
lobart, of Now Jorsoy: Sainuol Fossonen,
of Connecticut; Ilonry C. Payno,
f Wisconsin; Richnrd C. iioorins, of
lissourij William 0. Bradley, of Konnckyj
William A. Sutherland, of Now
rork; Josoph H. Manloy, of Maino, and
ohn K. Tauper; of Illinois.
A conference of the members present
1 the city, consisting of Clarkson, Kesondon,
Campbell and Secretary Carter,
ras held during tho afternoon at tho
mpcrial hotol.
Charter Ornmed.
Jvrfol Dlrjialfh to Wtf JnitUlgenm.
Ciiahi.e5t0s*, W. Va., July .7.?The
'oal Run and Fayettevlile IUilroad
lompany was chartered to-day. The
rincipal office is at Fayettevlile, W.
ra. The capital is ?150,000. The inorporntors
aro G. \V. Jiecvey, J. M.
ticnards. J. H. Gaines, C. II. Settle and
n G. Gaines, all of Fnyottovillo.
Wnnthitr I'Orrn iitt for Tn>(lar.
FnrWcit Virginia and Ohio, fair, fol'otred by
liownra daring tho afternoon or nigh two
in1<;.sHgbtly coolcr. **
For Western Pennsylvania* fair Prldnr, fol)\vod
by light hrm'ori by Friday night or satur*
ay; cooler In south portion: e.st wind*.
Tr.MIT..1ATt nK YETKHDaV.
a fnmixhrxl br C. finisr.er. drajfffit, cornsr
larkot and Fourteenth streets.
7 ft. m ..... ....M | 3 p. ?... M
9 a. in ..72 7 p in SI
2 ta W I Weather?Fair.