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1: , """ I 0 I i VOL. V. SALISBURY. N. C, THURSDAY. JULY 14. 1892. i NO. '.!. .... V : ftim Al FIELD - i lOTAUIATED BY THE THIRD PARTY COIlVEItTIOIi Tut Ment ai Yice-Presiiejit nf the United States. Proceeding's of People's Party Convention at Omaha, The nstionsl convention of the peoples' party was convened in Omaha, Nebraska, t 10 o'clock Saturday morning, July "2d. Long before the hour of gathering the vest convention hall was crowded with visitors. The scenes presented characteristics of the great national con vention. There was one significant dif ference between the gathering of the na tional conclaves of the democratic and republican parties held a few days ago. , In this convention the politician was con spiculously absent. Tactics and subter fuge gare place to open declarations and all that there was of politics, and this . contention was on the surface and plain ly manifested in every demonstration. There was a slight lull as Chairmin -Taubeneck, of the national committee, -announced that the first national conven tion of the people's party was now con vened in regular session. There waa a burst of app!ause. After prayer Mayor Barnes welcomed the convention to -Omaha, to which Mr. Terrell, of Texas, responded. Chairman Taubeneck then announced the, list of temporary officers elected by the national committee and these officers were elected by acclama tion. O. H. Ellington, of Georgia, waa Introduced as temporary chairman. On taking the chair he thanked the Conven tion for the honor. He paid a fitting tribute to the late Col. Polk. His refer ence to the deceased president of the great farmers' organization was received 'with cheers, and when a picture of Pres ident Polk was handed to him by Chair man Wilson, of the Nortb Carolina dele gation, and hoisted into view, the vast convention with one accord, arose and the scene was one of befitting reverence to the memory of their great leader. At the conclusion of the chairman's speech Mrs. Todd, of Michigan, stepped to the front of the platform to present Chair man Ellington with a gavel to which, ahe explained in words of fervor, a his tory was attached. The gavel was carved ahe naid, by the wife of Ben Terrell. It was carved from a tree planted by Wash ington at Mt. Vernon, an announce ment which was received with enthusi astic cheers.- Chairman Ellington appro priately replied. After the ptetlminary exercises, the convention adjourned on til Z o'clock. r AFTERNOON SESSION. j At the opening of the afternoon eca aion messages of congratulation were read .from various party leaders. The com mittees were slow in reporting, but time did not hang heavy, because may orators kept enthusiasm at a high pitch. A reso lution was adopted to the effect that when the convention at the close of the afternoon session adjourned, it to be meet again at 2:30 o'clock: Sunday afternoon to participate in a memorial- service for the late Colonel L. L. Polk, of North Carolina, and the late Rev. Gilbert Dels ma ter, of Cincinnati, and that the doors be thrown open to the general public. The members of the committee on resolu tions were finally announced with Branch, of Georgia, chairman. The committee on credentials presented iti report, show ing that there were no contests, and that there were 1,866 delegates present. The report was adopted amid applause, -and the sitting delegates declared entitled to their seats. More waiting and more peaking followed. Finally a motion was adopted that when the convention adjourned it would be till 8 o'clock Mon day morning. At half past 6 o'clock the convention adjourned with a whoop till 8 o'clock Monday morning. A reunion of the blue and the gray took place Saturday night. moxdat's session. . At 8 o'clock, the "'early hour set for the opening of the convention, the delega tions were scattered around among the eats within the rail enclosure, and as many spect.or j were in the audience seats. Temporary Chairman Ellington, how ever, pursued the directions to the letter, and sharply on the minute called the convention to order. After prayer, owing to much confusion in the hall, a motion was carried that each state appoint a sergeant-at-arms to keep quiet in its own state. Aft', brief delay the chairman , jf the. .redentials committee reported that the committee had found no contests. The committee on permanent 'organiza tion then made its report as follows: "Your committee on permanent organi zation bigs leave to submit the following report: For permanent chairman, II. L. Loucks, of South Dakota prolonged ap plause ; for permanent secretary, J. W. Hayces, of New Jersey applause; for assistant secretaries, S. S. King, ot Kan sas; George Wilson, of Michigan; G. W. Denmark, of South Carolina, and D. W. Monroe." Following this was a long list of vice presidents, each state being represented in the distribution of this honor. The report was unanimously adopted amid applause, and Temporary Chairman Ellington at once introduced his successor. It was a picturesque spec tacle when Permanent CW airman Loucks, standing firmly on his one leg, aai swing ing a crutch at arm's length, waived the great assemblage to order. Chairman Louck's speech, as it progressed was a mrprise and a disagreeable one per i haps to a majority of the convention, bat its impetuosity and fire. if not its bit for and against the candidates, elicited cheers at every few words. The new gavel, announced as coming by.pesmis sion of the owner fronj tinlJer on the first Lomestead entry, in tbe united btates. was at this moment presented to the chairman. . He' rapped it vigorously on the desk amid laughter caused by thede- Tlaration that this cavel, unlike the CUC used at the recen vepubiicaa national convention, had not been stolen and that an independent party did not require, to steal either iti thunder or its noise. The time waiting for reports from the committee t as again filled in with speeches,. The committee on rules made their report. Vociferous signs of disap proval greeted the reading of the para graph governing the proposed new sys tem of balloting. The paragraph was as follows; Eacbrate delegation shall appoint its own tellers at ; collectors and count its own balioto, and its kirman shall announce the result to tbe cooi ation. In case no nominee shall re- oiie a iwiioritT on the first ballot, a second hall be at encc taken wnerem.eacn delegate mast write on his ballot the name orbit tint bo ce and his recond choice, placing the names in the order of his choice. First choice, first, second choice, second, the first choice being counted as one vote and tbe second choice as half a vote- The two receiving; the ' largest number oi votes shall be voted on a third bal lot, the votes for other persons not being counted. It was moved that the report of the committee be received.and its recommen dations be adopted, but so( much objec tion was raised to the above paragraph that it was finally amended, by an over whelming majority, so as to make . the rules for balloting in accordance with customary rules in national conventions on this matter. - ' r A recess of twenty minutes was then taken to witness the fourth of July par ade. There was some protest from dele gates who wished1 to rush business, but the motion for a recess waa carried, when it was stated that courtesy due thes citi zens of Omaha required it. 1 There was a good deal of disorder in the re-assembling of the convention after the parade intermission, and j , the twenty: minutes recess proved nearly an hour long.- .The convention finally got to work,, and the roll of states was called for. ; A storm was precipitated by Chairman Branch, of the resections committee, offering a resolution calling attention , to the fact that "probably through some oversight the ticket agents on the line of the Union Pacific railway did not receive instructions to allow delegates to the convention the! usual reduction in fares, and appointing a committee of three to communicate with the railway officials to have the mistake rectified."" A delegate moved that tbe Northern Pacific and Great Northern roads be included in the resolution. Instantly Marion Cannon, of California, rose to protest against the resolution as exhibiting a want of inde pendent spirit in the convention. His vehement denunciation of the roads brought the audience to its feet several times, and led to the liveliest scene of the day. In the course of his speech he swung his hat the air and declared in tones that rang from end to end of the hall that We can tell those railroad companies that the people will own and Operate those road yet." The enthusiasm and passion of the speaker extended to the audience. Every member rose and cheers rent the air, handkerchiefs were waved and it was several moments before the speaker could conclude. Amotion was made that the resolution be brought before the interstate commission to see whether the law permitted the railroads. to discriminate in favor of one national political convention against another. The motion to make complaint to the cemmis don was 1 carried. " - ; As the committee on resolutions was still at work with the platform, and on the statement that it would be two hours before it could report, a recess was taken until 3 o'clock p. m. VOJTDAY AFTERNOON'S SESSION. Some lively songs and music greeted the delegates as they re-assembled for the afternoon session. These songs served the double purpose of keeping the audi ence in a good humor and in the sem blance of order. It was 2 o'clock when Chairman Loucks called the convention to order, but it was after 3 o'clock p. m. before all the delegates and visitors had secured seats and the raps of the chairman had resulted in even the beginning of business. A motion was carried that the resolu tion committee report such parts of the platform as were ready, acd that these be considered while other parts of the platform were being prepared. The motion was carried, but the committee reported that it was not prepared just yet to make a partial report. Then an effort was made to proceed at once to nominations, and another to adopt the St. Louis platform without further delay. These moyerients becoming known to the resolution committee, they soon filed upon the stag with a platform hastily concluded, a;.d it was read as follows: THirtlTTOBJC , Assembled upon the 116'h anniversary of the declaration of independence, the people s party of America, in their first national convention, invoking upon their action the blessing of the Aliuicbtv God. puts forth, in the name and on behalf of the people of this country, the follow- in? preamble and declaration or principles : The conditions which surround us best Justify our co-operation; we meet in the midst of a na tion brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot box. legialatnrea, congress, ana toacftes even the ermine of the bench. Tbe people are demoralized; moat of tbe states have been compelled to isolate voters at polling places to prevent universal intimidation or bribery. Newspapers are largely subsidized or muzzlrd: public opinion irileuccd; business pros trated; our nomes covered wit mortgages; is bor impoverished; amd the land concentrating in the hands of capitalists. The urban work man are denied the right of organization for self-protection ; imported pauperized labor beats down their wages; a hireling standing army, un recognized by onr laws, is established to shoot them down, and ther are rapidly degenerating into European conditions. The fruit of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build op co lossal fortunes for a rew, unprecedented in tne history of mankind; and the possessors of ihwe in tarn deepise the republic and endanger ,IIber- ty. From fhe ame prolific womb of govern mental injustice, wc breed two great classes Uramps and millionaires. National power to create money is appropriated to ranch bond holders; a vat pnbiic debt payable in legal ten der eurrey has bn funded into gold bearing bonds, thereby adding- millions to the burdens of the people. Silver, which has been accepted as coin since the dawn of history, haa been de monetized f add tb the purchasing power ol gold bydecaeasing the value of all forms of property as. well a humta labor, and the supp'j of currency is purposely abridged to fttun tourers, bankrupt em rpri'se and enslave indus try. Avast ot'Kpiracra5aingt;aiavikind hsatun organized cn the tnro con Uncut and it Li rtp idlv takins possesion-of the world. If not ltk and overt nrown at once it forebodes terrible se eia! convulsion, the destruction of civilization or the t MaMishmt'nt of an absolute tie pi i;.oi We havewitniaed for more Jhaja a qua-ti ill a century rna etragjyea of great pouu eji.1 parties for power and kinder, while ccev oms wTonR8have been inflicted pon tha irffler io's Pp! charge thit the aontroJirg zafinrnce dominating both the- parties hai permitted tbe existing dreadful conditions- to develop without serious effort to prevent or re strain them. Neither do they now promise us any substantial reform. They have . agreed to gether to ignore in the coming campaign every issue but one. They propose to drown out the cries of the plundered p. ople with the uproar of a sham battle over the tariff, so that capi talists, corporations, national banks, I rings, trusts, watered stock, demonetization of silver and the oppression of the usurers may all be lost sight of. They propose to sacrifioe our homes, lives and children on the alter of mam mon ; to destroy the multitude in order to se cure corruption funds from millionaires. Assembled on the anniversary of the birthday of tbe nation and filled with tha spirit of the grand general-in-cidef who established our in dependence, we seek to re tore the government of the republic to the hands of "the plain peo ple.1 with whose class it originated. We assert our purposes to be identical with the purposes of the national constitution to form a more perfect union and establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote tne general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty for our selves and our posterity. We declare that this republic can only endure as a free government while built upon the love of tho whole people for each other, and for the nation; that it cannot be pinned together by bayonets ; bnt the civil war is over ana that every passion and re sentment which grew out of it must die with fit and that we must be in fact, as we are in name, one united brotherhood. Our country finds itself confronted by condi 'iona for which there are no precedents in the History of the world. Unr annual agricultural productions amount to billions of dollars in value, which must, within a few weeks or months, be exchanged for billions of dollars of the commodities consumed in their production. ' The currency supply is wholly inadequate to make the exchange. The results are falling prices; formations of combines and rings; and the impoverishment of the producing class. ' We pledge ourselves that if given power wo will labor to correct these evils by wise and rea sonable legislation in accordance with the terms of our platform. We believe that the powers of government in other words of the people, should be expanded, as in the case of tha postal service, as rapidly and as far as the good sense of an intelligent people and the teachings of ex pense shall Justify, to the end that oppression, injustice and poverty shall eventually cease in the land. .While our sympathies, as a party of reform, are naturally upon the side of every proposition which will tend to make men intelli gent, virtuous acd temperate, we nevertheless regard these questions, important as they are, as secondary to the great issues now pressing for solution and upon which not only oar individual property but the very existence of free institu tions depend, and we ask all men to first help us to determine whether we are to have a re public to administer, before we differ as to -the conditions upon which it is to be administered, believing that the forces of reform this day or ganized will never cease to move forward until I every wrong is righted and equal rights and equal privileges securely established for all tbe men and women of this country. We declare, therefore: ' - ' ' 1. That the union of the labor forces of the United States this day consummated shall be permanent and perpetual. May its spirit enter into all hearts tot the salvation of the republic and the uplifting of mankind. " ; 2. Wealth belongs to him who creates It, and every dollar taken from industry without an equivalent is robbery. "If any will not work, neither sball he eat." .: The interests of rural and civic labor are the same ; their enemies are identical. :,' ' ' " ' ' 3. We believe that the time has come when railroad corporations will either own the people or the people must own the ' railroads; and should the government enter upon the work of owning and managing all railroads, we should favor an amendment to the constitution by which ail persons engaged in the government service shall be placed under a civil service regulation of the most rigid character, so as to prevent an increase of the power of the national adminis tration by the use of such additional govern ment mployea ? : - We demand a national currency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by the general government only; a full legal tender for all debts, public and private, andthat without tbe use of banking corporations; a just, equitable and efficient means of distribution direct to the people at a tax not to exceed 2 per cent per annum to bo provided as set forth in the sub-treasury plan of the Farmers' Alliance, or a better system; also by payment in discharge of its obligations for public improvement. - - (a.) We demand the free and unlimited coin age of silver and gold at the present legal ration of 16 to 1. (b.,) We demand that the amount of circulat ing medium he speedily increased to not less than $50 per capita. (c.) We demand a graduated income tax. (d.) We believe that the monty of the country should be kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all state and national revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of tbe government, econ omically and honestly administered. (e.) We demand that postal savings banks be established by the government for the safe de posit of the earnings of the people and to facili tate exchange. Transportation being a means of exchange and a publio necessity, the government should own and operate railroads in the interest of tbe people. (a.) The telegraph, telephone, like the post oflace system, being a necessity for the trans mission of news, should be owned and operated by the government in the interest of the peo ple. Land, including all natural sources of wealth, is the heritage of the people and should not be monopolized for speculative purposes, and alien ownership of land should be prohibited. All land now held by the railroads and other cor porations, is excess of their actual needs, and all lands sow owned by aliens should be reclaim ed by the government and held for actual set tlers only. Mr. Branch.' of Georgia, read the plat form proposed. The strong sentences, picturing graphically the rain of the country unless there was reform, were wed received and met approbation, but when the sentences relating to the gov ernment ownership of transportation in the people's interest was, reached there was a demonstration 'which interrupted progress. The reading of nearly every plank of the platform proper met with some applause. The free silver plank was enthusiastically greeted with cheers and the waving of hats, and the govern ment ownership of railroads plank again got tumultuous greeting, in which it was noticeable that Nebraska; Georgia, Kansas and Texas led. The applause and cries of "amen" from all parts of the house was tho reception accorded the paragraph favoring government con trol of telephone and telegraph lines. A regular hallelujah chorus gre-ted the land plank. The conclusion of the read ing of the platform was waarnly greeted. Its adoption was instantly moved, it was put through by unanimous consent, the whole convention rising in sdvance of the chair and adopting the platform si most before he could put the -motion for its adoption. xierrr session. By unanimous consent the rules were suspended and a motion to adjourn til .8 o'clock p. m. prevailed. Delegates were prompt in'arriving for the night ses sion and ther were all nervous and ex pectant owing to a lack of positive and final jo formation as to the possibility of cn acceptance of thenomiaction of Judge Creshara. Tbe audience was a large ore. The first actual businejB was the readins. by Chairman Branch, of the rssolutions committee ojt a supplement tc tie nlitform.as follows: - 1 Whfeaa, Other qaestjpDS have beem pte saoted fer onr awnsidcratioa,.w aereby snk nut tne following, not as a part of the platform of the people's party, bnt ae resolutions expres sive of the sentiment of thk convention : Thai we demand a free Ballot and a fail count in all elections and pledge ourselves tc secure it to every legal voter without federal intervention through the adoption bv the states of the nnperverted Australian secret 'ballot sys tem. 1 That the revenue derived from the grad uated income tax should be applied to the re duction of the burden of taxation now levied upon the domestic industries of this country. S. That we pledge our support to fair and liberal pensions to ex-union soldiers and sailors, 4 That we condemn th fallacy of protect ing American labor under the present system which opens our ports to the pauper and crimi nal classes of the world and crowds out our wage earners, and we denounce the present in effective laws against contract labor and de mand further the restriction of undesirable immigration. "5. That we cordially sympathize with tbe effort of organized workingmen to shorten the hours of labor and demand a rigid enforcement of the existing eight hour law on the govern ment work and ask that a penalty clause be added to said law. - "6. That we regard the maintenance of a large standing army of mercenaries, known as tbe Pinkerton system', as a menance to our lib erties and we demand its abolition and we con demn the recent invasion of the territory of Wyoming by the hired assassins of plutocracy, assisted by federal officers. "7. That we commend to the thoughtful consideration of the people and reform press the legislative'system known as initiative and referendum. '8- We favor a constitutions 1 provision lim iting the office of president and vice president to one term, and providing for the election of the senators by the direct vote of the people. "9. That we oppose any subsidy or national aid to any private corporation for any pur pose." The immigration plank and anti Pinkerton plank were loudly cheered. When the first paragraph that alluding to the force bill and Australian ballot was read, a delegate moved to lay it on the table, nearly the whole convention voting nay. The immigration plank and anti-Pinkerton plank were applauded loudly. Mr. Branch introduced Hugh Cavanaugh, of Ohio, who read the fol lowing resolution, which was unani mously adopted by the committee : "Resolved, That this convention sympathizes with the Knights of Labor, with their right' ous contest with the tyrannical combine of clothing manufacturers of Rochester, and declares it to be the duty of all wholiate tyranny and oppres sion to refuse to purchase goods made by said manufacturers or to patronize any branch who sells such goods." i . Mr. Perth, of Texas, moved to tible the resolution, and Mr. Dean, of New York, to divide it. The first part, ex pressing sympathy, he wanted to vote for, but not for the boycott. 'Cyclone" Davis, of Texas, was for the boycott. Ignatius Donnelly declared that the reso lution was in keeping with the spirit of the principles of the platform adopted with so much unanimity earlier in the day. A Kansas delegate moved the pre vious question, and on a rising vote the motion to strike out the boycott was overwhelmingly defeated. The resolu tion was then adopted by acclamation. WEAVER NOMINATED. Then came the roll of states for the presentation of candidates for president. The first state Alabama was scarcely shouted by the secretary when J. H. Manning arose and placed in nomina tion General James B. "Weaver, of Iowa, amid prolonged applause. An enhusias tic delegate from California said his state was divided on the presidency, but that he would vote for Weaver. The place of Colorado, was yielded to S. E. iNortheu, of Illinois, who placed Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, in nomination. A Con necticut delegate said he would present one who came from tho state which gave us Washington and Jefferson General Field, of Virginia. Stepren H. Bach elor, of Illinois, pastor of the Progressive church, said that the People's party was founded on principle, not men, and it demanded as leaders the biggest, brain iest and squarest men in tbe party fold. That was Senator VanWyck, of Nebras ka. (Cheers. The principal speech for Weater was made by Morris L. Wheat, oi Iowa. Mrs. Lease, of Kansas seconded Weaver's nomination. Delegate Brown, of Massa chusetts, nominated Mann Page, of Vir giaia. At this juncture, Indiana, which had asked to be passed on the first call, declared for Weaver. The Virginia dele gation also withdrew the name of its favorite son and declared unanimously is fwror of General Weaver. From the very beginning of the roll call, Weaver led all of his competitors aqd so overwhelmingly was the vote cast for him that his nomination was practi cally assured before the ballot was half completed., The Weaver infection teemed to spread as state after state cast its vote unanimously for the Iowan. The Weaver people grew wildly enthusiastic, the cul mination coming when the result was an nounced, the cheering being loud and long continued. The first ballot for president resulted as follows, only one ballot necessary, Weaver being successful beyond cavil: Alabama Weaver, 43. Arkansas Weaver, 12; Kyle, 20. California Weaver, 25. Colorado Weaver, 6 ; Kyle, 10. Connecticut Weaver, 8; Kyle, 12; Delaware Weaver, 1. Florida Weav er, 18. Georgia Weaver, 13; Kyle, 89. , Idaho Weaver, 12. Illinois Weaver, 41; Kyle, 42. Indiana Weav er, 64; Kyle, 5; Norton, 1. Iowa Weaver, 52. Kansas "jVeaver, 40. Kentucky Weaver, 40; Kyle, 2. Louisiana Weavtr, 32; Maine Weaver, 6. Massachusetts Wcver, 9; Kyle, 18; Page, 1. Michigan Weaver, 56. Minne sota Weaver, 27; Kyle, 9. Mississippi Weaver, 27. Missouri Weaver, 61; Kyle, 7. Montsna Kyle, 12. Nebraska Weaver, 23; Kyle, 8. Nevada Kyle, T. New jersey Weaver, 4. New York Weaver, 59. North Carolina Weaver, 20; Kyle, 5. North Dakota Weaver, 11; Kyle, 1; Ohio Weaver, 30; Kyle, 22. Oregon Weaver, 16. Pennsylvania Weaver, 29; Stanford, 1. South Da kotaWeaver, 1 ; Kyle, 15. Tennessee Weaver, 43. Texas Weaver, 0. Vir ginia Weaver, 48. Washington Weaver, 16. West Virginia Weaver, 19. Wisconsin Weaver, 7; Kyle, 4L Wjoming Weaver, 9. District of Co lumbia Weaver, 8. It was after midnight when the vote was announced. After some changes Che total vote steod: Weaver, 995; Kyle, 275; Page, 1; and Norton, 1. FIELD FOB TICK PBESIBEST. In the j race for the vice presidential nomination. Ben Terrell, of Texa, re ceived 554, and General James Field he oae-legged confederate veteran of Virginia, received 573 yetes, gijisg tilt nemiaatibn to General Field. The cen veation then adjourned. . SCEIIE OF CARNAGE VJORkTlEN AND PINKERTOfl DETECTIVES Heet and Eiiaie in a Fearful and Blosdy Conflict ' - The Pinkertons Whipped and Surrender in Humiliation. ELEVEN WORKMEN AND NINE PINK ERTON DEPUTIES KILLED. Carnegie's Home Plant at Pittsburg, Pa., the Scene of Trouble. ffORRIBLE TREATMENT OF THE PRISON ERS A. DAT LONG TO EE REMEM BERED. Pittsburg, Pa., had another experience with labor riots, and this time, as during the fearful scenes which were witnessed during the railroad riots of 1877, blood has been shed, life jeopardized and valu able property placed in danger. This time there was na destruction of prop erty, but the mob was thoroughly well organized, well disciplined and had effi cient officers at their head to conduct operations. The force embraced all the men employed in the extensive plant of the Carnegie Iron and Steel companv, at Homestead, some eisht mile$rIeast of Pittsburg. And a battle, whuEh, for bloodthirstiness and boldness of execu tion, has not been excelled in actual war fare, was waged from 4 o'clock in the morning of Tuesday until' '5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and only ceased when the force of Pinkertons brought to the place to suppress the strike uncondi tionally surrendered, leaving their arms in the barges in which they had been transported to the works. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. The riot was the culmination of troubles which have been brewing at Homestead for the past month. The Carnegie company submitted a scale to govern their workmen in the steel plants and announced that it was their ultima tum. The scale made a sweeping re duction in the wages of skilled men and it was officially announced that unless the terms were complied with before July 1st the places of the workmen would be filled by others. This was followed by the peremptory refusal on the part cf the company to recognize the Amalga mated Association of Steel and Iron Workers as such, or to confer with any committee of workmen short of an ac ceptance 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 Carnegies to start up their. plant with nonr union men. As both sides were determined, both pro ceeded to prepare for the contest which culminated in the deeds of violence and bloodshed that were witnessed Wednes day in that big hive of industry on the Monongahela. 1 LOCKOUT OF THE MEN. The contest was precipitated by the workmen at Homestead by hanging in effigy, H. C. Frick, president of the company, and in retaliation the company ordered an immediate shut-down of the big works two days' before the time pro vided by the contract under which the men were working. The employes at once proceeded to organize for defense, and the company erected a high board fence around the entire works, giving them the appearance of an immense stockade, the sides being pierced with portholes, and the top protected with? three strands of barbed wire ready to be charged with a deadly current of elec tricity. Tuesday morning the Carnegie com pany announted their intention to pro leed to get ready to make repa.rs and fie officials asked the sheriff to appoint leputies to protect their property. The heriff sent a small so.ua d of men up to he works but the strikers assembled in orce and notified them to get out of town, as no disorder was intended and that no damsge would be done to7 any property. They even offered to be sworn in as deputies and to give bonds for the faithful performance of their duties as conservators of the peace.5 When this offer was declin ed the advisory committee which bad been directing the action of the workmen, and which had held turbulent spirits among tbe workmen in check, was immediately dissolved and all records f the committee promptly destroyed. The developments of Wednesnay showed that the application made for the assist ance of the sheriff was merely for the purpose of coverirg what was intended! woes coup ae main on tbe part of the Carnegie company in clandestinely in troducing a body of Pinkerton detectives into the mill enclosure. The detectives, too, had been in rendezvous some five or six miles below the city on the Ohio river, at which point two model barges had been prepared for them. These barges were of the best build, and were used in shipping iron rails down the river from the Carnegie mills at Brad dock. The holds were fit ted up "wi i bunksj cooking arrange ments and other accommodations and as an extra precaution, as in preparation for the siege which was expected, were lined with heavy steel plates on the in side, while the whole back deck was protected in a similar manner. It was the intention that the pen should reach the works about 3 o'.ock Wednesday morning, but the guards who were 6n duty along the river gitf word of , the threatened invaeipn of tbe hated Pin av ert on men and prepared to receive them. The barges were towedaip the river by a tow-boat, but long befpae the Pinker ton mea reached Homestead thousands of strikers had gathered on the bank of the river ready to give them a warm welcome. - THE FTEST BATTLE. , When the boats attempted to land the voakmen broke through the fence sur rounding the mill, and entrenching them selves behind piles of steel billets, pre- farea to resist ine isnamg or tne detect -ves. By 4 o'clock in the morning an ef fort was made to land the detectives, but the strikers met them and a fierce battle was precipitated, both sides exchanging a heavy volley of shots. The detectives were all armed with Winchester rifies, but at the point where the attempt to land was made was a steep embankment and they were compelled to go in single fie and were soon driven back to thevbeats by the steady fire from the shore The noise of the battle spread about the bor ough like wild fire, and thousands of men, women and children tbiongea iy the river bank to witness the fight in pro gress. The Pinkerton men were deter mined to land and fired volley after volley into tne ranks of the strikers, many of whom were stricken down by bullets, some of them being fatally injured and others killed outright. BKHLSD THE BREASTWORKS. As the battle progressed tbe strikers took up a position behind the breast worKs uaamy construct of steel raws and billets and from this place of safe refuge wre able to pick off the detec tives as soon as they appeared on the decks of the boats. Meanwhile Captain Hyndand Superintendent Kline, of the Pinkerton men. were disabled and the fire was so fierce that the crew of the towboat hastily cut loose from the barge and steamed up the river, earning as many of the wounded as they could reach to Braddock, from which point they were sent down to hospitals for treatment at Pittsburg. Seven of the force were ihu cared for, while the strikers that fell wounded were carried to their homes at Homestead, the dead being taken to the morgue and undertaking rooms in town. When it was found that little impres sion could be made by cannon on the boats, an effort was made to fire the barges, and thus compel the detectives to leave the vessels or suffer the terrible fate of being burned alive. Kose was procured and oil wih spouted on the sides and decks of the barges, and while this was being done barrel after borrel of It was be ing emptied into the river above the moor ing place, the "object being to allow it to float against the boats and ignite it. This terrible deed was attempted several times, but the Boats did not burp, and then te mob became infuriated and hurled dyniv mite bombs at the vessels with croft effects h", a flag cr The situation of t rr.rcE. uetectives such as to appall t! Lest heart men ha I been kit t barges h it' the mei j mob. , lie towboat 1 they wcr eo en come: 1 up in the tho infuriated left them, and I by the mad- aenea ar.ny or strikers tL-t no succor could reai tothem, TLree times they rsn up a flag v truce, but as many times it was stricken down by. bullets fired by the strikers. Then it became evident that the ammunition, jof the besieged detec tives was either exhausted or they were too much worn out to continue the fight, and for nearly two hours before the end of the struggle was reached not a shot was fired from the barges. Toward dusk efforts . were again made to burn the boats with their living freight, and they would doubtless have succeeded had it not been for the interposition of leading officers of the Amalgamated Asociation, who went to the scene of war in tbe afternoon.. Through their i fforts it was agreed to al low the detectives to surrender, but this was not secured without the greatest ob jection on trie part ot the men, cciny of whom had lost friends and acquaintan ces during the day. ie . REINFORCEMENT FOR THE ME2I. News of the riot reached Pittsburg as eariy as 6 o'clock in the morning end thousands of mill hands, 411 of whom are now idle, pending conference on tho scale, congregated in the streets, while hundreds of others, armed with guns and revolvers and well supplied with ammu nition, took up the line of mtrch to rein force the strikers. As soon as dsy broke the strikers secured a smalt brass ten pounder' cannon and planted it within the steel billet embrasure so as to com mand tbe barge, which were moor ed at the bank of the river. At the same time a force of more than a thousand men took up a position on the opposite side of the river and also planted a can non, whicli they protected with a breast work of railroad iron. A fire from both sides was kept up, the brges . having been pit reed alongsides. Shortly before 9 o'clock the cannon was trained on the boats and for several hours an awful b m bard men t was ke; t up. The stout oaken timbers forming the side of the boat were splintered, but steel plates'on tbe inside prevented balls from penetrating the interior. Many of tbe strikers, how ever, were expert marksmen and they sent shot after shot lot" portholes in the bows and inflicted terrible injury to tbe imprisoned men. SURRENDER OF THE PI5KERT0NS. V At 6 o'clock in the afternoon tbe Pink erton men hung out another white flag, and this time it was respected end s com mittee of the strikers went aboard to pro pose terms of capitulation. They guar anteed safe conduct for the PinkertOBf provided they lejft their arms and ammu nition behind and agreed to leave the place under guard. The detectives bad no alternative and promptly accepted the terms, some of men saying that it was the first time that they had ever submitted to such a bu milisirng surrender. When an inspec tion of the boats was made it was found tW seven of the Pinkerton men had been killed and twenty or thirty wound ed, many of them so badly that they will die. As they were brought from the boat they presented a terrible appearance. Many were besmeared with blood, while all of them showed signs of exhaustion from the long confinement in dose quar ters between the deck. 3 m-- . BEATING THE PRISONERS.; While the prisoners were befog! escort' ed through the streets by the escWt of guards appoiated by the strikers snWogry mob lined the streets on both sides. As the men passed by, each in charge ofwo deputies, tbe mill men and their 'rie- WrV thum and threw um nt ;I I carry ged for mercy. Some of them had t . . . . . . w wa m war, v m 1 anoc wouous in ueir neaas ana were seen that had their eyes shot Several were shot in tl srms and lees and ccv Ijr limp along. Blood v. running-' loj streams down their tzi fairly yelled with pain. : , IV.ly thir injured men "arere taken to the town ha! One of them had his ' eye punched oi by an Aimberella in the tans of a womai saua were inrowo intott r evp a? they were struck with cluls and oth mtsiles. Many v were knocked do with clubs and trampled cpon, and so wtrc too weak to walk when they started for the town hall. Tlyj mill used the stocks of their xZ: and tr wie ueictuvea over tee cesa caa s ders, inflicting fcerious, and ia some perhaps, fatal Injuries. As the procession reached the A ma?ed Association buildicsr the det had to remove their hats and a! flag. When they removed their h and women hit them with umbrtff sticks and abused them in eve imaginable. There seemed to O termination to ki 1 the prisoner. ' was with the greatest difficulty u crowd could be restrained. The were finally lodged in the orera boJ&e, where they were to te kct f nsjht. Thousands,' however, g.a around the building and the wounded raca were Kept in a constant atate of terror, and it rwas long before their won. J j ccma dressed. ..---, : After the prisoners Aisd b cn removed from the barges . the rioters tad their revenge. ' . They carried oil into v the holds, poured it aver the bcJding , sod furniture and then set it on re. 'first se curing the barges so that they could not float dowt. Vie river and cause dar , tge at points below. When the t xrar broke through the r decks ; th cheers whicb. rent. ? the, air4 wire deafen ing; and the noise could to tcatd roiles away The hills on tie other sUe-of the river were literally crowded with people who could witnesi -frou tlJ? L'li point all that was transpiring t:i t' ; lattltSeld, and be out of range of tLa deadly l".! " lets. ; - .. , . THIS KILLED AJCD 'WOCSCnt. f' The list of killed and'injured - J, near as could be ascertained at t rjidnight ? Wednesday ti;Lt is as fd,lowa Killed, ufartic Foy, John Morria, JuJeA H-ukes key, Henry Etrciel, Peter Ilj'e, Divid Davis, Hobcrt Fi tter, William! johnsioa, J. II. Klein, two unknown flungarians and nine Tinkertown depu' jes, "whoso names have net beer lesrnedij a most of them Were known by number!, ? ' WoundedDavid Lester, f't" detective. oot m the heac -Td ii. j ;,a r ;tt 0t " lis, a ictective; J. O. Ilousman, '1 Butter, Horn ' gerously wouc' steel worker; ) the knee, unc i : John ircCurry, .' L George " V. 'J worker, dan f yJfce Laujrblin, av "1uwa Pole, ebot in; Ufrom loss of blood; ; .hrnan of the steamer Little EilL.shot ' the groi.: dangerous. - h Joseph Zoido; Wall- ly; Andrew But! to j Michael Mur drew Bcujler. , ay, lonn uauo " I . - ".'i " ' "' d Pinkertons say seven re killed outright and :. TW believe several re thrown off the Lilt . j yvv. mimWr C-l The imprison or their men w eleven wounde of ttreir men w Bell into ithe zrioKertons 11 1 is 234. 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Salisbury Globe (Salisbury, N.C.)
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July 14, 1892, edition 1
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