The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-09
HOMESTEAD TRUCE,
Both Sides Armed and a
New Collision Always
Imminent.
TALK OF DYNAMITE
Carnegie's Pontius Plate Act
Sheriff MeCleary's
..Vileness.
BOB PINKERTON'S PERIL.
If He Is In Homestead His Life
Is Not Worth Much-Patti-
sons Position.
BOB PINKERToN'S PERIL.

A0Mno4EAD, 1d3 July % .-Auio
morning saw the lines OF defence about
the Carnegie steel works drawn as close
as ever. Inside were the company's
watchmen and outside were the armed
pickets, guarding the river front and
every point at which the foes of the
locked out workmen could make an at
tack.
THE MEN CONFIDENT.
The general feeling this morning
among the men was one of confidence.
The events of yesterday had done much
to bring this about. In the first place,
Sheriff McCleary had failed utterly, and
openly confessed his failure, to get to-
gether Il posse of citizens. and his want
of success seemed to the men to indicate
pubic sympathy with them at Pittsburg
in their fight with capital.
Then, too, the mass meeting of yester-
day afternoon justified the advocates of
no surrender, by far the strongest section
in the place. At that meeting. although
Brennan and President Weihe of Tue
Amalgamated Association urged moder-
alton. the warnings fell fiat, and the pro-
posals were not adopted.
ANOTHER CONSULTATION.
1t was decided at IL late hour last night,
by the Amalgamated officers to have an
other meeting at headquarters today.
President Weihe, Vice President Gar
land and other officials were to be pres
ent. and it was thought that they would
advise that the sheriff be allowed to
place deputies in charge of the WORKS.
PINKERToN REPORTED IN HOMESTEAD.
Last night a rnmor gained currency
that Captain Bob Pinkerton was in Home
stead. Conservative men did not believe
that Pinkerton would take his life in his
life in his own hands without reason, tor
he would do so by coming to Homestead.
he feeling against him is SO strong that
the coolest heads would hardly have in
f1uence enough with the excited people to
keep him from bodily harm.
JEALOUS OF INTERFERENCE.
Little interest appeared this morning to
be manifested in the expected arrival of
Il. V. Powderly, j. w. hbyes and other
- prominent labor men. The people believe
that Weihe, Garland and O'DonnelI and
others Of their own leaders are capable OF
managing their own troubles in the best
interests of the workingmen.
W. j. Brennan, attorney for the Anal
gamated Association. said today con-
corning the Homestead troubles
Il think it just as likely that II. G.
Frick will be charged with murder as any
one. It is a debaLable question whether
Mr.. Frick had any right to bring those
Pinkerlons in. The protection of human
life is the first consideration of the law.
The protection of property is secondary
consideration. Is it usual to guard a
works like that at Homestead with 300
men armed with Winchester riflesP Did
they 60 there with the intention of tax
ing human life? These, / think. are
pertinent question:.
WHERE THE ARMS CAME FROM
The possession by so many strikers of
Winchester rifles early in the strife,
was disclosed by workman. There are
in Homestead three gun clups, the
United Stltes, the Whitaker and the
Bull Run. Each of these organizations was
well supplied with arms. The members
In most instances. are steel workers, or if
not. are ardent sympathizers. These
weapons were appropriated by the
strikers with the consent of the other
members.
The SAL oops of Homestead, which had
beeu closed yesterday, were opened last
night, but, contrary to natural expecta-
tion, they did not do thriving business.
The discipline was so perfect that
men did not seem to care to congre.
gate in saloons. They We're guarded in
their demeanor, acting ON the advice of
the leaders. and each locked out man had
he interest Of the cause SO much at heart
that everything that would tend to harass
it was avoided.
PICKETs HOLD UP STRANGERS.
But tonight some of the overzealous
carried matters to an extreme. Pickets
paradel the town in little squads and
held up all who were not known to
Them. Some of these unknowns were
practically arrested. and would have
been compelled to leave town If sober
htaded leaders had not admonished the
patrols " no made the arrests that they
were going too far. AS rule, strangers
who could give good account of them
selves were treated courteously after ex-
plantations had been made