Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-16
HOMESTEAD AND ITS PEOPLE.
What Il Seen and Heard of the Strikers and
the Soldiers.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, July Is, 1892
Great work has been done by the militia
officers during the past four days In getting
their men under control. On Monday after
noon and evening there was drunkenness and
disorder Of the mos. annoying types and on
Tuesday morning it seemed as though there
was going to be a good deal more of the same
trouble, but the establishment of a strong pro-
vOst guard put stop to every public excess.
Since then have not seen an intoxicated SOL
der either in town or in the camp. some of
the officers still feel warm over publication CT
the news 20 the behavior Of saloon fire.
quenters. but their comments today are COM
parstively mild and inno1ious. There is per-
haps no reason why any one should attempt to
excuse q man who deliberately gets drunk, but
there's disposition here TO look leniently on
the failing which was so apparent on Monday.
The men had been shut up in close and crowded
cars for many hours; hundreds OF them
were practically without food for nearly a day.
Thsn when they got here the strikers took them
right into their arms and filed them
u2, In fact, there seemed 90 be a
Strenuous effort 10 make every man a. drunk
4. possible. Beneath this combination Of cir
eumstanoes and temptation an unfortunately
large number Of men fell. II would be diff
cult 30 blame any one for the calamity-for It is
syrsced-and in justice TO the military author
tiles Il should be stated that they believed the
provisional arrangements made TO keep order
on Monday were sufficient. That they were
not was som made plain and the condition was
speedily and satisfactorily met. Today the
discipline at Camp Black is as good as any rea-
sonable soldier would desire.
Two cid ladies were conversing across the
fence which separates their respective beck
yards.
''Thsy do till me- remarked the best in
formed Of the two that tn burgess (the
mayor have lost his job
is that SOP" queried her friend "An' who
has il now that MoLUckie is out the waay?''
.'Some chap named Law" was the response
ST oald mon was out this afternoon and he
hem In wid tn news that Marshal Law was run
hin h, place"
Two days ago especial" policeman without
reason arrested and otherwise insulted per-
fecuy innocent man-Mr Holiday q Pittsburg
Press representative As asalve To Nh. Holaday's
feelings the so-caIed local authorities took
away the officers badge and billy. He has
them again
One of the mill workers who witnessed that
terrible scene which took place last Wednesday
week-the running Ct the gHuntlet-and who.
BIZ The way, was badly bruised while endeavor-
Ing TO prevent the infection of further damage
upou the surrendered Pinkertons. told me how
that gauntlet Business started. "Of course you
knew" ssid he. that the prisoners were bare
headed; their hats were off so there would be no
opportunity for them to mingie With the crowd.
Eserything went very nicely until there came
along one elderly fellow whose head was per-
fect.y halc- Now, most people feel tempted to
pat bald head. and il was not strange that a
man should reach orf and touch the one going
past him. 1t was done in fun, but hardly had
the old man moved On three or four feet before
somebody struck him with 4 clab and feiled him
to the ground, where he lay while people fought
with each other for the privilege of kicking him.
Then ensued fearful scene-s stain upon our
town that viii not be wiped out during nv life.
Perhaps it would all have been avoided had one
man restrained himself when the impulse came
TO him to pat that very bald head
II the cu-io seekers continue to be as indus
frions during the next few DAYS as they have
been this week there will be nothing left Of the
burned aud wrecked barges in which the PInker-
tons came to Homestead. The rush for relics
Is continuous, and there is hardly an hour in
the day when from ten to twenty men-most of
them soldIers-cannot befound poking through
t. half-burned rubbish IN search of something
SAich Is deemed q satisfactory memento of a
decidedly unpleasant affair. Until the river
goes down two or three feet there Is nothing
more to be bad than few rusty nails or a
fragment Of charred timber. One man went
away gcstoxohN rtlOlCu& IN pos
session of q dozen pieces of smashed-up and
twiee-burned crockery.
Hugh ODonnen, who has sprung into national
prominence as the leader Of this great strike is
the owner Of two dogs. One Of them is little
black and tan terrier, which the newspaper boys
have christeaed Prick" the other is big
lady dog that answers to the name Of shell"
Frfcks favorite place is on the front porch.
Nell makes her home In the rear of the house.
When Mr.. ODonnell goes home he requests
frsck to tell Nell 70 open the gate. Prick car
ries the message a:d Nell runs to obey. She
opens the gate easly. :.
One o: the correspondents who has Just gone
away from Homestead, never, he hopes. to re-
turn, loves children sincerely, but occasionally
he delights in teasing them. Passing a half
grown boy on the street he would say, .'Heno,
Pinkertor, and, Of course. the boy would OBJ
ject- The evening before this particular man
LETT Tor the east he was out in company with a
most modest and refined lady. Down near the
POST Office and almost in their path was one of
the sieekest, meekest-appearing boys he had
ever seen. who looked a. though he would be
entirely out of place elsewhere than In the
most prominent position in a Sunday school
class
Lets see what this fellow will say re-
marked the scribe to his lady friend. "Hello.
Pinkertonrs
There WIS a moment Of silence and then the
fountains Of the great deep Of profanity were
opened up. Every known form of oath and
variety Of obturgation was Turned loose. with a
smooth volubility that astounded every listener
and shocked even an old quarternaster who
had been putting lurid streaks in the atmos-
phere for more than an hour while endesv oring
to get carload OF supplies into an ordinary
wagon
Bright youngsters are common in Homestead.
One Of the keen-wi:ted juveniles, whom nature
bad favored with painfully shrill voice, sang
"Cornrades" Immediately beneath the window
OF q room IN which q correspondent was wrest-
Ing with a review of the situation. He sang
for half an hour before the almost frantic
writer pokec his head over the sill and shouted:
SAW boy! What would you take to be
Iuietf'
Morphine" was the instantaneous reply,
and the journalist was crushed. He gave the
razor-edSed kid quarter and thus started him
out on the awful career of n professional
Aumorist. GEo. H. HAREIEs
Nominations by the President.
The President yesterday sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
George L. Townsend Of Delaware. TO be col
jector of customs for the district Of Delaware
Oliver D. Green, assistant adjntant general
to be colonel and assistant adjutant general
Mater Nfch.al "