St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-22
TALKED TO PkTTIS0N
President Weihe and Lawyer
Brennan Confer With the
Governor.
Parties to the Conference Re-
fuse to Disclose or Dis
cuss Its Object.
Troops Not Likely to Be Re-
moved Altogether Under
a Week or More.
O'Donnell's Mission Still a
Observation-Disclosures
Fretting.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 21.-A secret
conference over an hour in length was
held this evening between the governor
OF Pennsylvania, the president OF the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers of America, and
the chief legal adviser of the 5000 strik
ing employees of the Carnegie mills.
From almost every aspect the meeting
OF the trio was remarkable one, the
results of which, it is believed, will
long form landmark in the industrial
military and political affairs of the
state.
The place of meeting was directly
under the battery of Calling guns
planted On Santa Hill and immediately
in front of the main gateway through
the high board fence and barb wire bar
rier incloslng the marvellous array
of furnaces, rolls and smokestackS
known as the Homestead works
Through the gate could be
plainly seen the spot where the
workmen and Pinkertons slaughtered
each other. 1t was one of the houses
usually occupied by the official repre-
sentaiiyes OF the Carnegie company in
Homestead, but temporarily utilized as
residence for Gov. Pattison.
Long Wait for Pattison.
For fully two restless hours President
Weihe, of the Amalgamated association,
who is giant in stature. and Attorney
W. J. Brennan. pigmy physically,
compared to Neihe, were peer
ing uneasily from the porch
through the big gate down the
street made by the huge shops, the
PinkertOn battle-ground. the muddy
Monongahela river and the hills beyond,
where Gov. Pattison was meanwhile
lelsureiy completing inspection of the
militia camped on the heights. 1t was
not until the sunset gun doomed over
the valley and the patience of the pair
OF watchers was we'll nigh exhausted
that the tall, spare frame and dark feat
| ures of the governor were discerned
| coming through the mill yard, where be
had landed by the same transport that,
under far different circumstances,
| brought up the Pinkerton barges, the
! historic steamer Little Bill.
Gov. Pattison did not betray any sur
| prise on. catching sight of his two Wis
itors. and with impressive countenance
and his usual swinging gait he came
forward under the sllken white and yell
low standard tapping near the door,
and threw himself into camp
chair with nod and hand
| shake to each of the pair in wait
ing. Then ensued minute of
painful silence. Much to the relief of
| everybody, including score or more of
/! spectators, A. j. Barr, proprietor of the
PIttSburg Post, who was standing at
some distance also waiting for the gov
ernor to put all end to the embarraSS-
ment on both sides by asking audience
with the governor.
HIonaentous Conference.
When it was over Messrs. Weihe and
| Brennan were invited to the governors
| room, the door was closed, and no in
| terruptlon of any sort was permitted
Neither Gov. Pattison. Mr.. Weihe or
brennan would consent TO be quoted
| one syllable as TO the nature
| of the discussion. 1t is said,
| however, that the removal of the
troops from Homestead. and the bear
| lngS of the matter from each possible
| standpoint, were gone into. The polti-
| cal effect of such action or its refusal is
| said to have been touched upon, as we'll
| as the contingency. III the latter case, of
renewal OF strikes in the coke region,
with the bloodshed that seems inevi-
table In such an emergency.
Workers, Ranks UnbrOXen.
Tonight the workmen were claiming,
and apparently with good reason, that,
Notwithstanding the presence of the
| militia or now many outsiders may
nave been taken INTO the mills, the ranks
OF the Homestead men were unbrOken
Not a single deSertion had occurred.
they asserted, though this was annoaic-
ed to be the last day OH which applica-
tons to return TO work could be made.
This amounted to triumph, which they
had scarcely yentured to expect. On
the other hand. there seems no doubt
but that the force inside the mills was
increased today from one source or an
other, the arrivals amounting, accord
ing to one conservative estimate, to $50
men.
The storm center today was at the
headquarters of the advisory COM
mittee, block below the Carnegie mill.
Early in the afternoon. Que of the
cojOred members OF the Eighteenth
regiment made up his mind that he
was tired Of Homestead. He was
picked up by patrol just as he was
going to the train and as there was a
good deal of alcohol in him,
He Resisted Arrest
and made every effort to get away. OF
course quite a crowd gathered 10 see the
fun, and Capt. Rusk, of Company G. of
the Eighteenth, regiment. was ordered
to dlsperse the crowd, which was done,
to put it mildly, in very brisk fashion
The men were formed in lire and
walked up and down. hustling every one
Off the street. The strike leaders were
promptly on hand trying to preserve
the peace. and it was, they assert, main
Iy through their efforts that no assault
Oh the military was committed. The
feeling was extremely bitter among the
men; more so, in fact, than at anv time
since the troops came. ana as some of the
men had been drinking, and all were
armed, there was every possibility of
tirst-c1ass riot. Fortunately, the crowd
was called Off. and the wOrkmep went
to their headquarters in the third story
of the building where the advisory COM
mittee meets. Here some OF those who
had been hustled, and who were still
feeling sore over their treatment. are
said to have spit upon the guards sta
toned i'll front of the house.
a Startling Message.
This is denied by the men, but assert
ed by the military. At any rate a mes
senger with Il loaded rifle and fixed
bayOnet was sent by Provost Marshal
Greene 10 the advisory committee head
quarters. wiio delivered himself of this
remarkable communication:
.Geptlemen. Col. Greene sends his compli
mcDts- and SAYS thai II any more spit is spa. |
ont Of any of these windows UPON aurbhd1. |
the whole building VIII be shut up
Tie soldier saluted and Withdrew |
i,.. 1,ecIllf of his visit n