The Indianapolis journal., 1892-07-11
Correspondents Treated as Suspects"
and Bundles of Newspapers Burned.
Advisory Committee ReOrganized for the Pur-
pose OF Maintaining Order"-Scenes and
Incidents of "Quiet Sunday
SOLDIERS FOR HOMESTEAD.

Eight Thousand PennsylvaDia Militiamen
Ordered to tho Scene of Trouble.
HOMESTEAD, Pa. July 10.-Intense ex-
citement was created late tonight by the
announcement that the PenEsylvania
militia, eight thousand strong. had been
ordered out and would arrive in Home
stead tomorrow. The news f1sshe ed over the
wires to this city az 11:0l P. NJ, and q few
minutes later it had come to the ears of the
strikers. At first the report was received
with incredulity. but few inquiries
anon the press representatives convinced
them that it was right. Little groups
gathered at the street-corners. and the sit
uation was discussed in low but earnest
tones The hot-headed strikers were at
first disposed to be little defiant and
there were occasional declarations that
even the militia would be opposed, but
when 1t was learned that the division or
dered out numbered eight thousand men
their declarations promptly gave way to.
"Oh. we'll, we have beat the Pinkertons
any way. They did not care to come"
And thus consolation is found in the re-.
flection that the most hated enemy of OF.
ganized labor-the Pinkerton guards-had
been obliged to confess defeat and give up
the battle.
The leaders of the strikers were un-
usually uncommunicative. "We cannot
talk" was the response to oil interroga-
tions. Later the opinion was freely ex-
pressed by the rank and file that the mill
tia would be received by no hostile demon
stration. and that on armistice would be
declared until after their departure. But
they will have to 60 away some time," said
the leader of little group near the depot,
land when they do we would like to see
them run the mill non-union."
WHEN THE MILITIA LEAVES, THEN
This little sentence expresses as fully as
could volumes the situation that will be
ushered In by the advent of the militia.
AS long as this army of militiamen 10 on
the ground there will be no opposition
from the strikers, no lawlessness and no
violent demonstrations. But when the
militia Is Withdrawn the strikers will
swoop down like birds of prey upon the
non. unionists that the com pany will at
tempt to install in their places and they
will be rent TO pieces by their enemies.
This is undoubtedly tho plan Of the strik-
ers. and the chief fenr of their leaders now
is that the Carnegie company will hasten
to install the on-union workmcn In the
mills Immediately upon the arrival of the
militia. If this be done great advantage
would be gained by the company in the
possession aud occupancy of the mill. and
an opportunity would also doubtless be
afforded them to bring in arms for the de-
fense of their workmen the strikers would
be at o great disadvantage on the retire
ment of the militia.
At midnight the horrible fear took pos
session Of the strikers that the company
might even sneak in Pinkerton men in dis
Ruise az workmen, while the militia held
possession. and as such q move would mean
o practical triumph over the strikers. the
suspicion has caused great perturbation.
Altogether the strikers are In very un-