Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-13

a Gay. How long will the taxpayer
stand that, and when the troops g
away, as eventually they must, how vii
the situation be changed"
THE STRIKERS GUARDS WITHDRAWN.
The strikers guards have been with
drawn from about the mills. Thei
places have been taken by provost
(, guard which patrols all the streets neal
| the mills.
Representatives of the Carnegie com
psn,y quietly took possession of the mill
about 10 q. m.--so quietly, in fact, that
their presence was not known till this
afternoon.
The rebuff which the strikers met
when they called on General Snowden
has made them very bitter against him.
| They denounce him in unmeasured
terms and now look for large importa-
ton OF Pinkertons today or tomorrow,
and while the majority are decidedly in
timidated by the presence of the troops,
some swear they will resist the landing
OF detectives at any cost.
1t is believed the Carnegie company
| has over one thousand non union men
ready to run into the works as soon as
their safety is assured by heavy Pin
tered about in Pittsburg, ready to 5e
called to Homestead.
| O'Donnell and other members of the
advisory committee are of the opinion
| that the works will be at once filled with
non-union men, but they decline to dis
cuss how they will meet and solve the
| problem. "We will not be beaten" !"
| they say. "We will take much needed
rest and wait for the next chapter in the
story.
SOLDIERS AND STRIKERS DRINKING.
No rations having been provided for
the soldiers, they were permitted to go
into town and get their meals. The re-
suit was that every body, soldiers and
strikers, did q great deal too much
drinking. Every saloon was filled to its
fullest capacity. In consequence more
drunken men were to be seen on the
streets than were visible altogether the
past week. Some soldiers loudly de-
clared they would stack their arms If
called upon to protect Pinkerton's or
non union men, and this spirit is by no
means confined to a few sporadic cases.
This talk is common on the streets, and
in consequence there is great increase
of friendliness between the troops and
strikers. E
1t appears that the 5000 or 1000 troops
now at Homestead are all that will be
ordered directly to the scene of
the labor trouble. The remainder of
the National guard will camp at Mount
Gretna and various other points, and
from time to time will relieve by detach-
ments the military now stationed at
Homestead. In this way the health of
the 5000 troops will be preserved by half
the time being spent IN the mountain
atmosphere, much more salubrious than
the air " Horsestead.
The militia will be no disturber of the
peace, and the only reason for ordering
out the entire national guard is believed
| to be intended to combine the annual
| encampment with the preservation of
the public peace at Homestead. The
impression is therefore prevalent that
the militia are here to stay three or four
weeks at least, and the battle between
| the strikers and mill owners is one of
endurance. It is evident that feeling
of detection has taken possession of the
men since the appearance OF the militia.
| THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
The congressional committee arrived
in the middle Of the excitement over
| the reception of the troops. As soon as
it was known that the party were in the
| city, delegation from the locked-out
men visited them and rendered the hos
pitalities of the city. The committee
| had an informal talk with O'Donnell,
who was specially requested to be pres
ent at the investigation in Pitteburg
| Several other strikers were questioned,
| and in rough way the case OF the men,
| particularly in regard to the battle with
the Pinkertons, was blocked out. Mr.,
Childs also had an informal talk with
the congressman, but he pleads that he
had no information to give, and said the
officers of the company at Pittsburg
would give every facility to the COM
mittee.
The congressman then expressed de.
sire to view the scene of the engage.
ment, and quite large party started to
the works. The battle ground on the
river bank was pointed out, and the
position of the Pfnkerton barges indi'
Gated. The bullet marks still in evil
dence were examined, and good mental
knowledge of the engagement secured
by each of the inquisitors. The com
mittee then returned to Pittsburg.
-, ONE OF THE SOLDIERS WOUNDED.
W. D. Bolton, private OF Company
6, Fifteenth regiment, was one of de
tail to put the mill pumps to work tt
supply the camps with water, and while
working above the furnace in the puml
house, rush of burning natural ga'
flew into his face, scorching and burn
ing him seriously, if not dangerously
He was carried to the camp and made
as comfortable as possible.
DIsQUIETlNG RUMoRs.
A story is in circulation that thu
sheriff proposes to arrest Hugh O'Don
} nell and half dozen other leaders o
the locked out men. No authority TO
the rumor is given, and the friends o
the sheriff say it is not true.
1t is also said that early tomorrow
morning movement will be made to
ward manning the mill. Mr.. Child
. and Manager Potter had long confer
ence with the sheriff this afternoon. bu
neither of the three will say anything
about the subject of their deliberations
1t is believed, however, that a vigorous
line of action was determined upon.
The salsons have done driving busl
nesg all day, many workingmen for tn
first time since the battle of Wednesda,
drinking heavily. There we're two o
three fights, some of them serious, ant
a great deal of wild talk. When it be
| cama evident that the soldiers Wer