River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-14
RIFLES AND BAYONEIS.

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| VIII Not Resist.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 1.-The en-
tire division of the national guard of
Pennsylvania, about 5000 men, hes
been ordered to Homestead to support
Sheriff McCleary in suppressing the
riots at that place. This action of the
governor was taken on receipt of the
following dispatch:
"PITTsBURGH. Pa, July 10-To ROBERT r.
! PArrisoN, GovERScR HARRISBURG, PA: The
| situation at Homestead has not improved.
While all is quiet there, the strikers are in con-
1 troll and openly express TO me and to the public
their determination that the works
shall not be operated unless by
themselves After making ali efforts
In my power 1 have failed 10 secure a
posse respectable enough in numbers TO accom-
| pllSh anything. and / am satisfied that no
posse raised by the civil authorities can do
| anything 10 change the condition OF affairs, and
that any attempt by an inadequate force to re-
store the right OF law viii only result in further
armed resistance and consequent loss OF life.
Only large military force will enable to
control matters. believe If such force is sent
the disordery element will be overawed and
| order will be restored. i therefore call upon
you TO furnish me such assistance.
civilian H MCCLEARY, Sheriff.
Gov. Pattison, as commander in chief
of the national guard, at once issued
the following order:
GEORGE X. SNowDEN. MAJOR GENERAL,
| COMMANDING NATIONAL GUARD OF PENNsYI-
| vANIA: Put the division under arms and move
At once, with ammunition, to support the sheriff
| Of Allegheny county at Homes ead. Maintain
the peace. Protect all persons in their rights
lnder the constitution and laws Of the state
| Communicate with me
"RoBERT f. PArTIsoN Governor"
Gen. Snowden, with the adjutant
general and quartermaster general, at
once proceeded to formulate the orders
for the mobilization of the guard. Some
troops will be under way early this
morning.
Late Sunday night Maj. Gen. Snow
den issued the following order:
"To BRIG GEN ROBERT p. DEcHERT. Phil.
ADELPHIA, COMMANDING FIRST BRIGADE: In
compliance with orders from the commander in
! shief you will concentrate your command in
camp at Mount Gretna by tomorrow Monday
afternoon and there await further orders.
| Battery horsed. Take with you your three
lays rations and all ammunition on hand.
First troop mounted will move on first train
available on Pennsylvania railway bound west"
An order was issued to the second
brigade TO concentrate at a point Gen.
Snowden declined to make public (pre-
sumably Homestead) and await orders.
The third brigade was ordered to con-
sentrate at Lewistown and move west.
kilograms were sent TO all the regi-
mental commanders.
The national guard of Pennsylvania
consists of one division of three brig
AIDES, numbering about $500 men. The
irst bri gade is commanded by Brig.
Gen. Dechert and the headquarters are
IN this city. The First brigade musters
about 1000 men and is the
smallest in numerical strength
Of the three. The Second brigade is
the strongest in the division-about o.
500 men. 1t is commanded by Brig.
Franklin. The Third brigade musters
about 2.1OO men and is commanded by
Brig. Gen. Goblin, with headquarters at
Lebanon.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 1.-The news
that the governor had ordered out the
state troops created great excitement
here Sunday night. 1t was not re.
ceived until IL o'clock and most of the
strikers had gone home. Those
who remained on the streets
hastily gathered together and dis
cussed the meaning of the new
move. "Wiu the soldiers protect the
black sheep if Carnegie tries to start
up with non-union men?" was the chief
question. Many of the men who
| fingered on the streets refused to be-
lieve that the troops had been called
put and said that it was like all of the
wild rumors that had been circulated
every night.
| The hot-headed strikers were at first
| disposed to be a little defiant, and there
were occasional declarations that even
the militia would be opposed, but
when it was learned that the di-
vision ordered out mum bered 5000
men, these declarations promptly gave
way to: ''0h, well, we have beat the
Pinkertons anyway; they did not dare
70 come and thus consolation is found
In the reflection that the most hated
enemy of organized labor-the Pinker-
Ion guards-had been obliged to con-
less defeat and give up the battle.
The leaders of the strikers were I'M
usually uucommunicative. eve can
not talk" was the response TO all in
terrog atoms. Later the opinion was
freely expressed by the rank and file
that the militia would be received by
no hostile demonstration and that an
armistice would be declared until after
their departure. But they will
have to go away some time, said the
leader of little group near the depot,
land when they do we would like to
see them run the mill non-union."
The most important announcement
made by the local committee Sunday
was that the men here do not wish to
submit their cause to arbitration now
that the Carnegie company has taken
such a decided stand against the Anal
gamated association. The communica-
ton from the Universal Peace union
offering to provide an impartial court
of arbitration does not meet with favor.
They have been receiving hundreds
of letters and kilograms from labor
unions all over the country urging them
to stand firm in the fight against Car
negie. Pledges of money and provisions
have come from almost every state in
the union. Campaign clubs have for
warded kilograms denouncing the pro-
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