Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
TROOPS MAY RETURN.
The Governor Has Been Asked to
Again Call Out the State Militia.
A STAFF OFFICER IN THE TOWN
Investigating the Condition Of Affairs
Up There.
A CONFERENCE OF SOME IMPORTANCE

The unsettled condition of affairs al
Homestead is just now demanding the at.
tention of the military authorities of the
State, and there is considerable talk oi
again concentrating the militia at that
point 1t was reported yesterday that the
Governors attention had been called to
the many assaults that have been made on
non-union workmen there since the troops
were removed. DIR. Foster, whose son was
Governor that the troops are necessary, and
as a result the Governor referred the
matter to the proper military authori.
ties for investigation. As result
Major Hartranft, of Major General Snow
den's staff, is now in Homestead, quietly
watching the progress of affairs there. He
arrived there on Sunday afternoon and he
has been there ever since. Major General
Snowden is himself in Pittsburg. He at
tended the Iams trial yesterday, but it is
generally believed that he, too, is here in re-
gard to the Homestead disturbances.
Commanding Officers Confer.
General Snowden, General Wylie, Colonel
McKibbin and Colonel Hawkins held con-
ference at the Duquesne Club yesterday.
They refused to say what they were con-
sidering. General Snowden said he had
come to Pittsburg to witness the trial of
Colonel Streator and others charged with
assaulting Private Iams
Major Hartranft, however, said to DIS
PATCH reporter that he was going to Home
stead to investigate the conditions there.
He also said the military authorities were
fearful that it would yet be necessary to
again order the troops there.
Major Hartranft's report will be made to
General Snowden probably to-day and will
then be transmitted to the Governor for
action.
Hill, the boss blacksmith of the Home
stead mill returned to work yesterday; also
four men who were formerly shearmen.
They were told that their places had been
filled but were offered positions as laborers,
which they refused. At the same time they
were told to return to-day for further con-
sultation. A member of the firm in offering
them laborers, positions stated that the
chief difficulty in operating the plant is the
absence of yard laborers The Hebrew
workmen proved too lazy and the average
Yankee would not remain at the job for
more than three weeks. Savs alone seem
fitted for the heavy work OF handling metal
IN yard. Those workmen is harder to get
than Is supposed
Another Assault YESTERDAY.
There was ono assault rsStardor o,d a.,
assaiiants had a Ienrth1, rr, - 'u nv IL sno
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hnrc baker namad Grist isft .ho 80; US
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m the nike whan sndJon so,prD;a pUieeoeI e.
feet caused him to turn around. AS he did
SO 'onr men oaSneu by him, closely pur-
sueu ~ three o'hers. Inc pursuer caught
up 70 MN anu stopped. One angrilv re-
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He struck at Snowden Who iumned b,c,,
and then two comnanions Of iha mon ,;th'
held him. At the same time two denntv
sheriffs appeared ON a rnn and the three
men fled.
There was considerable excitement in
Homestead Yesterday over the annearance
of a gentleman who registered at the Hotel
Amity as s'H. Sando, London. Eng" Mr.
Sands hunted up A. +. Colgan. j Scbnltz
Miller Colgan, Joseph Skewis. r W
Brown, E. j. Atwood and DR.. GLADDEN.. He
that he was an advance agent
tor a party of capitalists in London, PRila-
delphia Washington and Baltimore who