The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-09


ord as being opposed to arbitration asit Is
generally understood. We believe that we
are better able to settle our own disputes
than outsiders"
SITUATION AT HOMESTEAD.
Tho workmcn Refuse to Permit Deputy
Sheriffs to Enter the Mil.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July S.-The situation
In Homestead has moved one day more,
one step nearer the next point Beyond
this there is absolutely no change. In the
words of one OF the press committee of the
labor men. There is nothing tonight in
dicating what the next step will be. All
there IS to do is to watch aud wait"
What this step will be no one here can
tell. 1t may be that the troops will be or
dered here, but no one can say that such
will be the case. The sheriff has taken one
more step and made one moro effort to OBJ
tain admission for deputy sheritis to the
works. and one more effort. this time In the
town of Homestead itself, to obtain q
posse. He has failed in these efforts
as he has failed III all his other
efforts. and now the question arises: what
that all persons are unable to answer.
The legal adviser Of the sheriff, Mr.. Petty,
says that the firm is not in law. or In fact
in possession of its works, and that it must
be put in possession of them. To the strikers
q proposition has been submitted, that
they permit deputy sheriffs to peaeefully
enter the works and assume charge. The
men> have held q meeting. at which
the proposition was considered. Ii
adjourned without reaching O conclu-
sion, though, 90 far as there was an ex-
preston of opinion. 1t was generally in
favor of the acceptance of the proposition,
and of submission to the law of the land,
and q recognition of regularly constituted
authority.
The men are intensely suspicious. and are
afraid that the proposition of the sheriff
has behind 1t some sinister motive, and
that the introduction of deputy sheriffs is
but q cloak for more important action.
They fear that Pinkertons will follow the
deputies and that non- union men will fol-
low the Pinkertons. Both these latter
they will resist with all their force. The
cooler men are advising the strikers to per-
init the deputies to como in peaceably and
take possession of the works. but if it be
granted the strikers insist. as q condition
precedent, that the deputies. shall be
neither numerous nor well armed, and that
they shall not make move to protect men
whom the firm may wish to introduce. 1t
will thus be seen that the move is really
but a continuation Of the strike. and of the
forcible preventing of continuance of mill
work, with possibly some ground for q
legal contention In the suit which 10 almost
certain to follow. that the county turned
the works over to the firm of Carnegie,
Phipps & Co., and is not liable for dam
ages.
SHERIFF M'CLEARY DIsTRUsTED.
The unwillingness Of the men to turn
the works over 10 the sheriff and his depu-
ties is increased by their distrust, openly
expressed. of Sheriff McCleary. His course
does not seem to have met the approval Of
the firm, and the strikers openly accuse
him of being in with the company, and of
acting double part, but the spectsr of the
appearance of q long line of soldiers, with
they may receive. Is behind the sheriff's
failure, and some of the men realize this
No disorder of any sort had occurred up to
ii o'clock tonight. but false alarms of a
stirring kind have gained wide currency.
Three more funerals. making the inter-
ments of the last of the victims among the
strikers, have taken o lace, q fruitless mass
meeting of the locked-out men has been
held. and the shcriff came here and held a
brief conference and departed. Such. In
hrie of ha nf ho Aor
Another twenty-four hours has passed
and Homestead continues In the possessio on
of the lockcd-Out mon. They are the auto
Gratis of the town, and many of them. be-
meath their slouch hats. bear the dignity
of sovereignty. The town 10 under what is
known as tho borough system of govern
ment and the chief representative of the
State is burgess. His name Is McLuckle,
but from him can be obtained no news of
an official character, nor does he give or
ders. All inquiries he refers to headquar-
ters. large room in the third story of the
brick structure owned by the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel-w orkers,
where around q table laid In shavings and
sawdust. orders are given by the ad:
visory or some other committee of
the workmen of what shall be done.
Many of the men, however with no special
leadership, undertake to assert their right
to question the proceedings of the people in
the town, to ask of them the object of their
presence and TO insist on an explanation.
These explanations are usually accepted,
but the fact remains that this is probably
the only place to-day where an American
citizen Is not free to 90 and come as he
pleascs. Order has been strictly main tsined,
however, and, to the credit of the locke ed
out men. it can be said that they have not
committed any act of violence or Of plum
der. and that. beyond taking exceptional
precautions against Pinkerron men gaming
an entrance or obtaining valuable knOwl-
edge, they have not done anything peacea-
BILE men should not do The men are very
reticent, and they are. moreover. lntelli-
gent and we'll i-behaved. They are not of q
1ismboyant, lond-mouth, ignorant class.
situation.
SCOUTS AND PICKETs.
The peace which has prevailed oil day
has been profound. Few workingmen have
been found OH the streets. and as general
thing they have kept close to their homes.
None of them has been seen drunk. AT
regular intervals the scouts and pickets
are relieved. and the guard is maintained
constantly.
The ma ss-meeting and the visit of the
sheriff were the principal events of the
day. The former was called at the sugges-
tion of the sheriff and of some of the busi-
ness men, who are anxious to soc q termi-
nation OF the present state Of affairs, which
is injurious to trade and is likely to perma-
nently injure tho town. Tonight Hugh
O'Donnell and others returned from Har-
risburg. bearing with them Q proposition
from Sheriff McCleary. asking that the