The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-09
HOMESTEAD QUIET.
The Strikers Still in Possession Of
the Mill.
ON THE WATCH FOR p1NKERroNs.

A Committee Visits the Governor
at Harrisburg-The Result of the
Meeting.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 9.-Yesterday
was a day Of quiet, marked by no un.
usual Incidents to disturb its peace, but
the troubles which caused the tragedy
of Wednesday are seemingly as far from
adjustment as evtS. Under the excel
iient leadership of their prominent asso-
ciates the locked out workmen have
maintained Q quiet attitude, but be-
meath the surface of their calm de-
meanor q rigid determination exists,
and the men are ready to meet any
emergency that confronts them. The
highways to and from Homestead, and
the banks Of the Monongahela river are
patrolled by squads Of men. Strangers
are stopped and questioned and made to
give good accounts of themselves.
An unusual feature Of the trouble is
fhat the town of Homestead is more
rqutet and orderly than it is when moth
ing OF an exciting nature is in the wind.
Taking the advice OF their leaders the
men have kept indoors all day. No un-
usual gatherings are seen except at the
railway station and the crossings at
times. No loud talking is heard on the
streets, no rabid utterances are indulged
fni all is quiet as Sunday calm.
Funerals Of three of the men killed in
The battle on Wednesday were held yes
terday, but they were attended only by
that reyerential character that prevails
at ceremonies in times Of peace. This is
the situation In nutshell
Conference With sheriff McCIeary.
The most important event of the day
Of uncertainty, other than the meeting
NJ the rink, was the conference held
yesterday afternoon between Sheriff
0cCleary, of Allegheny county, and a
committee of citizens of Homestead,
The sheriff has been invited to meet this
committee and endeavor to prevent fur
ther trouble. He arrived in Homestead
late In the afternoon and met the COM
mittee: Twenty men had promised to
bs at the meeting place, but less than
half this number were present when the
sheriff put In an appearance.
Dr. Stadden, @ prominent citizen,
acted. as spokesman. He told the eheriff
that he would agree to put a sufficient
punber Of reputable citizens in the
carnegie works as guarantee for their
protection from violence If Mr.. Frick
Ind other persons interested would also
10 there. The sheriff gave no promises
and went back to Pittsburg.
On his way to the station he was
stopped by saloon keeper and asked
why 1t was necessary to keep all the
saloons closed. The argument between
McCleary and the saloon keepers at
tracted quite q crowd, which grew SO
loud that q policeman was obliged to
eisperse it.
The meagre attendance at the con-
ference with the sheriff was due, it is
believed. to suspicion that has grown
70 almost general proportions in Home
htead, that MoCleary 10 not disposed to
DEAL fairly with the locked out men. It
was openly stated tonight BY some Of
the workingRen that they believed Nc
Ueary wac batting his opportunity of
creating fktt6 trouble in order to turn
We trend q popular sympathy from the
strikers. The harsh feeling against him
is intensified. however, by the suspicion
that the sheriff knew the intention Of
The Pinkertons to take possession of the
Carnegie plant. The name Pinkerton
10 the locked out workmen is like the
waving Of u red flag in front of bull,
and in their eyes greater sin than to
have connection with that hated named.
Pinkerton Reported at Pittsburg.
Last night rumor gained currency
that Captain Bob Pinkerton was in
Homestead. Yesterday he was reported
70 be In Pittsburg, and man to whom
his name was applied created some ex-
t1tement By drawing revolver on
newspaper reporter. Conservative men
do not believe that Pinkerton would
take his life in his own hands without
reason, for he would do SO by coming to
Homestead. The feeling against him
here is 80 strong that the coolest heads
would hardly have influence enough
with the excited people to keep him
from bodily harm.
The statement made yesterday by
Secretary Loyejoy, Of the Honest .ad
works, that he, with two other officials
was prevented from entering the Car
negie property yesterday, is denied by
several OF the men prominently con-
neoted with the strike. That is to say
their denial extends to statement that
NO orders were issued TO prevent any of
those connected with the works from
entering the property, and they hardly
think 1t would have been applied to Mr..
Loyejoy if he had made himself known.
The Precautions Taken.
A United Press reporter had an excel
lent opportunity yesterday of seeing how
well the picketing Of the river has been
arranged. With two companions he
went up the Monongahela in rowboat
TO the site OF the battle on Wednesday.
ALI along each bank of the river were
groups Of scouts in threes and fours,
who hailed each boat going in the direc-
tion OF the Carnegie works and asked
the business OF its occupants. When
nearly to the fence dividing off the Car
.negie property the reporter was asked
2, 20 give an account of himself. The an
swer was seemingly satisfactory and the
boat was allowed to proceed on its way
But the men along tho banks watched it
closely. Some of them were lying un-
dor trees while others were ensconsed in
little lean-tos built TO suit the occasion.
Farther up the river opposite the site of
the attack on the Pinkerton men, some
of the pickets were sheltered by small
tents.
As the boat came opposite the Car
negie property two of the watchmen on
duty there kept pace with it along
the bank Of the river to the end of the
Journey. At the big railway trestle
soiniag the Carnegie property with the
opposite shore two men seated in a boat
were engaged in dragging the river with
thick lines. They were near the spot
where the barGes were burned, and their
movements gave rise to the suspicion
that they were attempting to bring to
the surface the bodies of the Pinkerton
men who were seen to fall into the river.
There is mystery surrounding the dis
appearance of some of the Pinkertons.
Opinion 10 about evenly divided that
some of them escaped from the barges
and that they fell victims to the fire
from the shore and sank to the bottom
Of the river,
On the return journey the boat was
frequently hailed, but the answers were
satisfactory and 1t was allowed to pro-
ceed. A young boy who had padded
up the river In canoe, was called upon
to halt by the pickets ON shore He paid
no attention to the halls and word was
passed from group to group to stop his
progress; He managed to escape, how