Telegram-herald., 1889-07-14
IN FULL CONTROL.
Tho Town of Homestead, Pa, Held
by Carnegie Strikers.
THE ENTIRE REGION TERRORIzED.
Deputy sherins, Awed by the ucb. Dis
oArd Their Badges Of Authority
Compromise WI Prob
ably 40 Made
N A MoB's HANDS.

PITTSBURGH Pa. July Is. The strikers at
Carnegie's steel plant have had fuu charge
OF The town of Homestead since noon
Friday aud no one dares 10 inter
fere. Had not the deputy sherihs
calmly and meekly surrendered upon
their arrival at noon they would have
been mobbed They were surrounded by
q mob Of 81 900 and their badges and clothes
were almost torn from their bodies
riot was only prevented by the deputies
Offering no resistance. At night the strlE-
ers pn,Tolled the streets and every stranger
was Compelled TO give good account OF
himself or leave The town
When The train which brought ehe dep
uty sheriffs from Pittsburgh reached Home
stead station about 100 strikers boarded the
train md gave the signal al along the line
tor the strikers who were lettering around
the corners 10 come 10 Marshall station
.By tho time the train was ready 10
apull out after unloading the depu-
ties not less than 600 men. women and
children had gathered 10 greet tie depu-
ties some of the deputies were told 10
get OF on the left-band side 0f tho cars,
while others got oil on the right. 20 that
while the train pulled out the crowd suTged
in between the two lines o: officers Part
OF the officers took charge OF the
steel cOmpany's gates and refused to let
them be opened At this moment Pfesi-
dent Woihe pushed his way into the crowd
"Gentlemen. said he, "be calm, The sue
cess OF our struggle depends In lsTge
measure on how you conduct
Yourselves to-day These men did
not como here to work anc
have right 70 20 into the mill" BY
WeIhc's speech was broken OF by vocifer-
ons chcers When the noise subsided be
smoke again. bat what he said coaid
not be learned The men then be-
gan TO talk % the deputies and asked
them 20 resign their positions Not more
than ten minutes had elapsed when
fourteen Of the deputies deserted the
ranks ! King took OF his blue coat,
badge and all AID threw them into tAe air.
amid the cheers CT tbs multitude. In
short. the ranks OF the deputies
were so domoralzsd Ia q few minutes
that The men weTe assured Of
dav's victory The women nov joined Ia
the endeavors - persuade the deputies TO
retire and did-theI work 50 vel that less
than fifteen of the "a o9icers re-
msineG to protect any man who might
arrive to take the places of the
strikers The reason given vss that thev
could not Withstand tie pathetic sppeass
az women and children sbo calm that The
wages oaersa are not Sufficient for their
hnsbenGs and fathers 70 i've and keep their
families on and 81 the same TINE e0 TIE
hs,d work expected q them
HowEsrEaD. Ia. July is All "a quiet
here in anticipation of tns settlement 81
tie .trike President Wei6c, - TIE Anal
gsraated Association. arrived here sna noti
fed fhe strikers that coaierracs would b
held refth Carnegis. FhiPps p 20 st once.
The c7nfsrenee - he'd a. t1e s7Esestson ~
Sheriff NcCsnf 50. sUd coB1lsTs ~sfe 81
once sent through the tow 70 notify tas
serfkers fo ssssrr ni@ for tns puTPos- - a.
,-.s.fr.s tae rropostion to bs lad before
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