The Indianapolis journal., 1892-07-11

portuity to make angements for trans-
portation. The news of the ordering out OF
the guard did not spread rapidly owing 10
the lateness Of the hour at W hich the order
was issued and to the fact that'many OF
the men were out of the city over Sunday.
ON THE EVE OF TROUBLE.
Quiet and Pence Reigned Yesterday, but it
Was the LuII That Precedes the Storm.
SPECIAL TO the Indianapolis Journal
HOMESTEAD. Pa, July 10.-Peace and
quiet apparently reign to-day, but it is
only the peace and quiet that precede q
storm. The stiffness 10 forced and BODIES
trouble. People remain indoors. If they
meet on the streets they converse in
whispers No one doubts that we are on
the eve of trouble, and those who under
stand the situation look for more serious
trouble even than that of last week. The
sheriff is powerless. The Governor does
not act. And yet this borongh of 1900
inhabitants is IN the hands of q set OF de-
termined men, who propose to settle their
dispute with Carnegie without outslde in
reference. They make their own laws and
regulations, and recognize no authority
higher than themselves. The town is under
martial law, and that not the law of the
land.
Armed guards patrol the streets night
and day. Every approach to either the
town OF the works of the Carnegie Steel
Company is guarded. Every stranger Is
compelled to give a satisfactory explana-
tion of himself and his business. and il
there is any doubt as to his identity he 10
escorted to the next outgoing train and
warned that it will be dangerous to return.
The strikers are drilled, aud equipped
with Winchesters, revolvers and shotguna
Guns are carried openly in the streets. The
organization of the four thousand or moro
members of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel-workers is remarkable.
Every man is determined and the word has
been passed that they are In for the tight
of their lives. They are desperate and
another force of Pinkertons need expectno
quarter. The mill men Will DIE or win X
indication heIsIthat there will be one, and
soon.
The success of the men in capturing the
Pinkertons last Wednesday. and in hold
ing their ground since, has given them an
OvergrOwn idea Of their own Importance.
The local authorities are powerless TO re-
strain the men, even were they SO uls-
posed: AS matter of fact they are With
the mill men. The burgess of the town,
who is the highest officer, is in sympathy
with the mon. The regular police. CON-
posed of q chief and two patrolmen. are
hove been swore in. They are not only
with the mill men. but many of them are
mill men thrown out of work by the lock-
out. Some members of the Town Council
are leaders of the strikers.
AMMUNITION SERVED OUT.
Men who have served on important COM
mittees in the trouble distributed ammuni-
tion last night when the -Pinkertons were
expected. One of these men, who is q
prominent citizen of Homestead, and who
for obvious reasons requested that his
ne-ie be suppressed. said: I'VE took cnre
of the Pinkertons the other day pretty
we'll, but that will not be circumstance
to the reception the next lot will receive.
We were taken by surprise then, but We
are ready now ana we cannot be surprieed.
Our men ere well armed and they know
how to use their arms. We have plenty or
ammunition and our men are desperate.
Some of them are aching for an encounter.
There are plenty OF relatives and friends or
the boys who fell last Wednesday who are
thrsting for revenge. If the PinkertoDs
come or .scabs ere put In the works they
will get it"
The headquarters of the strikers is in .
new three-story brick building on high
ground, overlooking the Carnegie works,
and within pistolshot of the celebrated
fence that surrounds the mills. from tho
council-rOom on the third floor the move
ments of the watchmen within the Car
negie grounds can be observed. AT present
the strikers permit the few clerks and
other EN- mployes at the mill TO pass In aud
out unmolested. But the works are sur
rounded and practically in the possession
of strikers. BY refraining from placing
guards within the works the strikers claim
that there 10 no excuse TOR Intervention Dy
State troops, and if the militia put IN an
suit will be- The strikers have sent their
committee TO see Governor Pattison. and
to protest against the presence OF troops.
Should their protest be ignored and tho
troops be sent escort for Don-union
men, there 10 little doubt but tnat the 70.
suls Will be q battle.
The mon know that it is o fight of life for
their organization and that defeat means
the loss of their homes and the starvation
of their families. They are prepared for
any emergency. They have now repeating
rifles cannon and dynamite. The latter 10
in the hands of men experienced in its use.
If they decide to blow mp the Carnegie
bridge that leads to tho works from tho
other side of the Mouongahela they will
do It even If q train load OF Pinkerton men
should happen to be crossing at the time.
! If they should decide 10 destroy the works
they will do il. but there are too many sen.
sibie men among the strikers, and they
have too much interest IN the preservation
of the works for any such step.
The situation tonight is that the town
of Homestead and the great mills OF Car
negie, Phipps d. Co. are in the absolute
power of n body of strikers held in check
10y the uncertain authority of q COMMITTEES
of leaders. Andrew Carnegie, from hia
safe place in Scotland declines to interfere,
and Superintendent Frick the man of steel,
refuses to recede from his position. To
MAINTAIN his position means more blood
shed, and IL may come at any moment
The army of strikers are resting on their
arms, flushed with the success of one vic-
tory and eagerly awaiting chance to score
another.
THE MIDNIGHT ALARM.