Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-05
THEY ARE TO CONFER.
Generals Greenland and Wiley May
To-Day Withdraw
THE TROOPS FROM HOMESTEAD
McLuckie Says He Will Not Come Back
to Pennsylvania Now.
THE MILL FENCE is BEING TORN DOWN

Brigadier General Wiley and Adjutant
| General Greenland will 60 to Homestead
this evening or tomorrow morning to care
fully examine the condition of affairs there
with view to Withdrawing the troops
General Wiley arrived in Pittsburg
last night Shortly after his arrival
he was taken sick and confined
to his room at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
He was much improved at midnight and
said he would be all right this morning.
General Greenland Will arrive from Harris
burg to-day.
Colonel Kreps, of the Fifteenth Regi-
ment, is now in charge of the Sheriff's dep
uties at Homestead. Among the deputies
are several privates and four or five
officers in the National Guard, form
erly connected with the commands
already recalled. 1t is believed by the
officials of the National Guard that the
deputies under their present arrangement
are strong enough to prevent any outbreak
or suppress any uprising that might occur.
The responsibility for keeping the troops
at Homestead has been placed by Governor
Pattison upon General Wiley who will be
allowed to act upon his own responsibility
in regard to recalling the soldiers.
There are at present but 40 soldiers on
duty at Homestead. The. brigade head
quarters have been abandoned and the ex-
pense to the State has been reduced to the
minimum
Tearing Down the Mill Fence.
Two hundred and fifty feet of the mill
fence was torn down yesterday afternoon by
workmen of the firm, and last night the
outer mill yard from the restaurant to the
company stores was open.
The remainder of the fence along Eighth
avenue will be removed by to-day, and the
company houses inside the yard will be
opened on to the road. The company off,
cials say the reason for tearing down the
fence is that so far as they are concerned
the strike is practically over, and they de-
sire operations to continue just as they did
in May. There was considerable interest
among the lockout men over this new move.
Several hundred men gathered to watch
the operation. At first they heard that the
strike was to be declared off, and when the
real object was learned much disappoint-
ment ensued.
Forty-two new men we're brought up on
the Tide last night and will be put at work
to-day. 1t is claimed the majority are
skilled workers and will prove valuable to
the firm when they are familiarized with
the workings of the plant. Last night the
occupation of the Tide ended, the company
feeling it was no longer necessary to trans
port men and provisions by river.
McLuckie May Be Brought Back.
It is currently reported the Carnegie
Steel Company proposes to take immediate
steps to extradite John McLuckie, who is
in Youngstown. A dispatch from Youngs-
town last night said: Burgess McLuckie,
of Homestead, who has been here with
friends for ten days past, at last admits that
he will not go back to Homestead right
away. After consultation with his attor-
ney he announces that he will remain on
this side of the State line.
The reason he persists in giving is that if
he goes back to Homestead be. will have to
60 to jail, probably, and remain there
weeks awaiting trial. He declares when
ever date is fixed for rrial OF the cases
against him he will go into court with his
counsel and cheerfully abide the verdict of
jury. He will leave this city for time,
but says be will be within call of his friends
at any time. This is complete change of
front from his professed purposes of few
days ago.