The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-18

PITmBURd, July 10, Plnlorton detee-
tlyes arc now ON duty at Homestead,
One hundred arrived from tho east In
two special cars. They had q special
baggage car, and this was almost filed
with their paraphernaliN, guns, royol'
yera etc. They all carry Winchester 70,
peatlng rifles and arc fully equipped In
every way 10 do battle II necessary,
They are In charge OF Capt Linden, the
superintendent Of tho Pinkeuon branch
IN Philadelphia, AZ 10 In tho morning
Shorlfi McCandeas left for Homestead
with 100 deputies llo has no oonnec'
tlon with tho PinkertOn men, The lat
tor were employed by Carnegie, Phlppi
g. CO.
AZ noon l9i deputies arrived NJ Nun,
hall station under tho charge Of OK
Sheriff Gray and Deputy Sheriff Newell,
Several hundred strllgcr greeted them
with jeom as they dobmked from The
train and formed In q double iile NJ one
side Of tho railroad, The crowd was
constantly increasing by tho hundred,
Col, Gray had his column divided, and q
squad was then placed on each side Of
tho track
President welhe Addresses tho Men,
Az this iunctme William Woho was
seen making his way through tho now
thoroughly infurlRted crowd Of yelling
mon, women and boys Ills presence
was the signal for all attempted or antlo'
ipated hOatlitles 30 tease llO said
"Men, you must be- quiet and leave the
deputies alone, They are deputy shcr,
ilrs whose business ~ right here, They
ara sent here 10 protect the property,
and We must not Interfere with them "
His speech was greeted with prolonged
cheers from the multitude, which now
numbered nearly 1000,
President Welho had scarcely ceased
speaking before NJ j, King, one OF the
deputies, threw OF his blue cont aud
straw hat, that being the uniform worn,
and declared his intention Of going
home. lie was followed by twenty-five
others Immediately amid the widest en-
thuHasm, Hugh Mcdonald, Of the
Amalgamatcd conference committee,
had u hard time getting u few Of the
strikers 10 leave one Of tho deputies pro.
coed homeward unmololtcl,
The Number Increases
About 1910 tho crowd had been In,
creased 10 nearly $500, William WeihO
atill held the mon In check, although
some Of the deputy rhorlnR luht thcii
COuta, hats and badgci nt the hands OF
the angry mob. No blows were slrucl,
at any time, but the deputies, thinking
they might meet with serious bodily In.
Jury, broke ranks and llod down the
railway tracks, About eighty Of the
deputies stood their ground but the
situation was becoming ono Of the most
serious In tho history OF strikes In this
vicinity, Hundreds Of women wore on
the acCn0, who lourlahcd coupling pins,
clubs, rocks and everything they could
get their hands ON, A crowd Of them
attacked about llfty deputies, who could
not Withstand tho tongue loshIng they
gave thom, Another break In the ranks
was thon made, aud nondy half the
deputies deserted; twuniysllyu of them
started for the city on tho o'clock train,
and many Of them who wanted 10 got
on were unable 10 do 80,
A dismal Outlook
In the meantime the GtrIhciR Gtondily
barred the progress OF the deputies, who
were trying 10 get within the enclosure,
The presence Of President Wcihp surely
prevented ono Of tho most serious riot
that would ever have beOn prpript0tcl
In labor troubles, II Ia fully beloved hy
many Homestead Citlzong that u large
number Of the strikers are going armed,
10 looked very much us though q rcgi,
mcnt Of the militia could do very httlc
with the crowd which 10 quickly gather.
cd NJ the mill cato aud fence, A number
Of strikers were overheard % romgrlS
that tho sheriff could send Ns many
deputies out aa he plcascd that there
were enough men on strike 20 do thcm
up II they came, A large forccof clerks
who refused 10 wear badges were dis.
charged from the office Of Carnegie,
Phipps & Co, II was u remarkable cir
cumslancc, that through all the excite.
mcnt not one drop Of blood was shed,
although they were worked up 10 the
Highest pitch, Tho men will find out,
however, that their riotous proceedings
will not bo tolerated
About 0 o'clock Last night u report
wna started that boat lilcd with
Htrikors was coming down The river, and
would attempt 10 mako u landing nt the
waters odg0 Of tho works, This caused
the widest excitement for while This
Is the point on which the strikers Oro tho
weakest Tho fcncn surrounding the
works Is built down 10 tho river, and a
boat could run up inside, aud the strikols
would bo unable 10 oppose them, the
only way Of reaching lhcm would hO 10y
nllili5, with which th0y are not supplied,
Tho immense dimonHions which the
strike may ngsumo do not seem 10 bc
thoroughly appreciated by tho general
public, This IL no common everyday
affair, but one Of tho most formidable
that has taken place for yOnrg
Every day Illustrates tho remarkable
organization Of the Amalgamation The
strikers arO, for tho most part, under
perfect control, Orders from aupcriors
meet, in most cpscs, with prompt obcdi-
oncc-notObly In regard 20 non.dlsops-
sion OF the mill affairs on tho street or In
saloons II Ia only whom one takes In
consideration how great IN the tompta.
ton, and how little actual violence has
taken place. that ho begins 10 appreciate
the perfection of the syetom which con-
trolls the strike
Tho Mcn In Earnest
The mon are In doadly earnest, 10
them the result means everything, The
impression has gained ground that the
strilyo will do much 10 regulate the
worl,ingman's position In tho future,
There are mon In Homestead who firmly
believe that success means happiness for
life, aud dofoat the loss Of home, family,
suifering, etc, II II is within tho power
Of these mon 10 prevent II, no non.Gnlon
workmen viii ever gain admittanco 10
tho mill
Since yesterdays developments at
Homestead 10 hes been intimntcd from
quarters not tp ho doubted, that there