St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-18
WHAT'S IN THE WIND
Hugh O'DonnelI Suddenly Starts
on a Trip.


on a Trip.
PITTsBURG, July 17.-Important de-
velopments in the Homestead trouble
are likely to be brought about within
the next forty-eight hours. Hugh
ODonnell, who is looked up to by the
strikers at that place as their alb
sOlute and only leader. is en- route east
ward to fulfill a mission which. as he
himself admitted. may have a vital
erect upon the present situation. O'Don-
nelPs departure from Homestead was
attended with considerable secrecy.
Less than half hour before leaving,
and in the hearing OF number of peo-
pie on the street, he told one of the mill
men who wanted to have talk with
him that he would meet him at O. clock.
The regular Sunday evening train
leaves Homestead for Pittsburg at 7:I0.
but, owing to the rush of visitors at
Camp Black. it was necessary to put on
several extras. and the first of these
left Munhall street, mile or so
above the mills, at 6:20. One of the
first passengers to get on board was
Hugh O'DOnnell, who, without Il Soi-
tary companion and burdened with a
heavy valiSe. had walked up the track
so that his departure might not be Oh
served by the big crowd at the Home
stead depot. He took seat near the
window in the forward car and at the
next station had been passed he found
himself vis-a-vis with reporter of the
United Press. He was Mt first disin-
clined to say anything concerning the
reasons for his sudden departure from
the town, but finally made the admis-
sion that he was bound OH a very i'm
portant mission and did not expect to
return until Wednesday at the earliest.
u cannot say where l am going or
what / am going for" he said. IF
am successful, the facts will be known
very quickly, and if do not meet with
success, then the least said about the
matter the better.''
IF you gain the point you are after,
will it have the effect of bringing the
Strike to an early clOse?' MIR. O'DonneH
was asked.
Il certainly believe it will have that
effect" was the ready response. -
When the train reached the union de-
name to the clerk at the ticket Office,
and was handed out an envelope con
tanning railroad and sleeping car trans
portaticn. and which had evidently
been ordered in advance. He then
went aboard the first section of the
pennsylvania express, which pulled
out at $40. AS the train went round
the curve a final effort was made to In
duce him to. state his destination, but
without result, and the agent at the
ticket Office was equally non-coa-
munlcative: Several prominent mill
men from Homestead declared them
selves as entirely ignorant regarding
what is in the wind. Some of them are
la. Gn olx
tee, which had prolonged conferences
at Homestead this afternoon, had ena-
powered O'DOnnell to snbmit some
proposition or other to Gov. Pattison
looking to the withdrawal of the troops.
Others thought that he might be en-
route to New York to meet with such
members of the Republican national
committee as may be still in that city
and solicit their good offices in the direc-
tl0n of bringing the trouble to an ami
cable ending. Every man admitted,
however. that something beyond or
dlnary caused the sudden Journey
The failure of the milIworkers at
Dnquesne to order sympathetic strike
at their meeting this afternoon had
depressing effect upon the sympathetic
strikers of the Carnegie union mills at
LaWrenceville, and who had confidently
expected that the men at Duquesne
would follow their lead and quit work
In the morning instead of contentlng
themselves with passing resolutions OF
sympathy. A crisis in the situation at
Lawrenceville is likely to be reached
when the limit of time given by the
Carnegie company would expire. The
leaders of the men say that the men
have plenty OF backbone. and will stay
out until the Homestead matter is set
tied. but many OF the men do not talk
SO detiantlY.