The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-23

and Was q Surprtse.sGenernl snow
den Denies That There Has Been
Any Friction, Though tho Military
Authority is Restricted-Ihe Em-
ploycs of tho Duquesne afnl Go
Out in Sympathy for the Homo
steadcrs..scycn Hundred and Fifty
Men Invelycd-Hush o'Donncll In
tcrvicwed In His Cell In the jail.
HoMEsrEAp, PA, July 22.-The Penn
sylyania militia were tonight taught
their proper place. 1t was stern les
son, administered by Governor Patti
son personally
AT the governors suggestion body
Of police officers in persons Of deputy
shoriGs were this evening placed
throughout the borough Of Homestead
to supplant the unlimited military con-
troll that had been gradually establish
ed. The soldiers are now to aid the
civil authority, and not to be its super
iors. A street procession headed
by tho town council in honor OF the
chief magistrate OF the borough
is not to be dispersed. The sheriff OF
the county, or his representatives, are
to be the ones to say when tho danger
point has been reached by assemblages
OF citizens, the men in uniform with
guns in their hands being no longer to
constitute themselves at will judge,
Jury and executioners. The deputy
sheriffs installed this evening number
sixteen in all, and in Sheriff McCleary's
absence are directed by Chief Deputy
Bradley, who is authorized to call in the
assistance OF the militia to the fullest
extent to preserve order and maintain
peace.
Tho deputies on their arrival from
Pittsburgh were introduced 10 the mil
itia officers on guard duty throughout
the town by major from Gen. Snow
den's headquarters, who had been as
signed the task OF introduction by the
provost marshal, Colonel Greene. The
guards, both officers and men. were in
structed to respect the authority OF the
deputy sheriff, to whom they were to
be subordinated The guardsnen were
also given to understand that the task
Of policing the town Of Homestead had
been relinauished into the hands
OF tho deputy sheriffs, and
to tho borough officers,
the latterof whom make atotal OF sixty.
Except on call OF the sher:li's repre-
sentatives, the militia in Homestead
are to restrict their operations to look
ing after their own members, such, for
instance, as apprehendipg absconders
from the ranks, If any, and enforcing an
order Issued tonight prohibiting the
national guard from entering saloons.
General Snowden admitted tonight
that he was aware the installation OF
the sheriff's representatives was Gov
ernor Pattison's own suggestion. The
general declined to attempt to define
where the respective limits OF authority
of the militia and the deputy shcrifis
ended, and refused to discuss the rea-
sons for the change in the situation.
He denied emphatically that any diff
ferences existed between himself and
Governor Pattison.
The new arrangements, 1t should be
explained, does not materially alter the
conditions that have existed in Miftln
township, which adJoins the borough of
Homestead. Miffin township contains
the military encampment ground, all
the Carnegie Homestead mills, and the
fifty or more houses belonging to the
Carnegie company. Homestead bor-
ough is entirely distinct and is where
the $500 strikers chiefly reside.
Tho complete change in the attitude
OF the town towards the camp was
more plainly shown to-day than here
tofore. No attempt to speak to any Of
the soldiers was made by any OF the
citizens. On the contrary the militia
were regarded with gloomy silence or
with suppressed oaths.
In the camp the hostile feeling was
cordially returned, and some of the men
oven expressed anxiety II there was to
be trouble in Homestead, it begin and
be finished. Tho prospect for an in
definite stay ut camp Sam Black is not
an inviting one.
General snowden says the whole COM
mand will be held here until it is per.
fectly evident that the civil authorities
can maintain law and order.