The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-06
sTHHCARNEGIE STRIKE
AHE LOCkED-OUT MEN CO>rp~,
TO HOLD THE FORT.
E""rt To Start Up Yesterday I'm.
>"ccessful-OstensibI I'm the Poo,
ofthe Workin-men.

by Telegraph To the State Chronicla
. HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 5-Tbe fir.
aggressive move in an attempt on N
part OF the Carnegie Steel Companv =,
start their mills in operation to N
wishes of the locked out men was mad
To-Day but was unsuccessful. The mil
workers came off victorious AT eyer,
point. This morning the Carnegie Com
pany applied to sheriff McCleary, of Al
leghany county, for help in guardin.
their Homestead property and protec,,o,
LOT those men whom, they claim. ar,
"hAious 10 go to work. Sheriff McClesrv
accompanied by deputies, arrived =,
noon and repaired to the strikcr,
headquarters, announcing that they will
assume control of the Carneo,;.
steel company's property, and would
sehd guards to the works. The sber;r
inspected the works and returned =.
headquarters, where committee was
awaiting him. The chairman of tbe
advisory committee addressed the sheriff
saying, the homestead people had ex.
pressed their intention of not only .,n,rd
Il 8 thelr own property, but the property
oi their employers, the Carnegie steel
company, as well. The property was
not endangered but the bringing into
homestead of deputies ostensibly for the
purpose of guarding property was nm.
necessary, and offered to place from fifty
10 hve hundred of the best citizens
inside of the mill to guard i,
II the firm thought it was in
larger, and further that bond :
slo,0oO would be given for the faithful
ViSiiance each man posted. We don't
want deputy sheriffs here. concluded
the chairman. rs it will precipitate trou
bic and therefore make this Offer y
oherin McCleary said that he was unable
10 accept the offer, although he acknowI
edged the sensibility and fairness of the
proposition and stated that he had been
instructed to bring fifty deputy sheriTs
TO Homestead during the afternoon and
would do 50. ITO bring them at vour
own risk, we lcrcby dissolve the adv,s-
ory committee, and we will not be re.
sponsible for any trouble that NAV accrue
from their coming" said the Chairman
ne sheriff then left for Pittsburo h,t
before he got out of town, the foliowipn
petition, signed by many of the most
residents of Miffin township
was fylng over the wires to Pittsburg.
W. >. Brennan, Esq, Pittsburg. The
'ltizens OF Miffin township ask for tenn
oorary injunction to restrain the sheriff
d Aiieghany county from sending depu-
les to the Homestead works. We L,.
leVe IL is move calculated to cause nm
necessary disturbance" At o,clock
Cluly with eleven deputies ar
!rrlved at Munhal station The
ieputies headed by Cluly. started
oward the miu gate, against which stood
eVerai hundred brawny mill men. Ex
herlif Cluly in clear voice, said: seNcn
We command you to- fall back and give
IS entrance to the property of the CaIne.
lie Steel Company, which we have henn
e'aiieo 10 guard. There was silenc,
or moment, when one of the workers
topped forward and said: "Wc cannot
ermlt you to enter the mill. The mill
roperty is not in danger. nor
oes 1t require your guardianship
no we think that should we adj
III you to this mill, it wold
e against our interests, SO we will NOT
low you to enter" 'sShould YOU wish
return to Pittsburg, we will see that
ou get safely out of town" Acting
lerlft Cluly, after few moments CON,
iltatlon with his aides, said. "We will
back to Pittsburg, and will depend
you for safe escort out of town. A
rye guard of workmen formed about
le deputies and started towards the
nalgamated headquarters, where the
en- were to be kept until the little
Gamer Edna could be summoned TO
ansport the deputies to Gledwood
here was but little demonstration. The
wn at IL o'clock tonight is suggest
e1y quiet, though every guard was
lde-awake and at his post.