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Show HARD ON HOMESTEAD Financially Embarrassed Owing1 to Failure to Collect Taxes. THE RUSH FOR WORK CONTINUES One of the Strikers Charged with Harder In the Late JLabor Riots There Takes the Stand in His Own Behalf, Kin Defense Being an Alibi Supported by His Wife. Pittsbtjkg, Nov. 23. The strikers applying apply-ing for work at Homestead are required to sign an agreement to refrain from belonging belong-ing to any labor organization and be governed gov-erned entirely by the regulations of the company. The rush for employment continues, con-tinues, many of those who took the strikers' places leaving; some are discharged, but the most leave of their own accord. The borough of Homestead is in financial embarrassment, em-barrassment, owing to the failure to colleet taxes. Measures will be taken to relieve the stringency. HOMESTEAD TRIALS. One of the Men Accused of Mnrd.r Taati. fle in His Own Behalf. Pittsburg, Nov. 22. Sylvester Critchlow's trial was resumed this morning. Critchlow, in his own behalf, testified that he was not on the company's grounds and did not fire a shot during the certain specified hours on the day of the Homestead riot. Mrs. Critchlow Critch-low testified that when she reached home she found her husband asleep. The defense then rested and the prosecution called several sev-eral unimportant witnesses in rebuttal. The arguments then commenced. |