The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-09
NO MORE PiNKERTON MEN.
Leaders Of the Strikers Favor Turn
ing Property Over to the Sheriff.
No Demand Yet Made for Militia
County Authorities Likely to Bc
Permitted to Take Charge-One OF
the Carnegie Mills Signs tho Scale.

tue next step VIII De. Iernaps troops VIII
be ordered here, but no one can say. The
sheriff has made another Intellectual effort
to obtain admission for deputy sherifFs 70
the works and to raise posse in Home
stead. The proposition has been made to
the strikers that they shall permit deputy
sheritis 10 peacefully enter the works and
assume charge. The proposition was con-
sidered at 4 meeting, but no conclusion
reached, though there was n general ex-
preston in favor of accepting the PROPOSE
ton and of submission to the law and
recognition of the regular constituted
authority. The men are very suspicious,
and fear that the introduction of
deputies is but cloak for more important
action; that PInkertons will follow the
deputies and non-union men the Pinker-
tons. Both these latter they will resist TO
the utmost. The cooler men are advising
the strikers to permit deputies to come in
peaceabiy, but if permission is granted
the strikers will insist that the deputies
shall be neither numerous nor well armed,
and shall not make any move to protect
men whom the firm may introduce. This
move would really be bur a continuation
OF forclbiy preventing continuance of mill
work, with grounds tor legal contention in
the suit which Is certain to follow, that
the county turned the works over to the
firm and is not liable for damages.
The unwiilingness of the men to turn
the works over to the sheriff is increased
by their openly expressed distrust of
Sheriff McCleary, but the specter of the
appearance of long line of soldiers with
no purpose but to sternly obey the orders
they may receive is behind the sheriff1s
failure. Some realize this. No disorder
occurred up to O'Clock tonight, and no
false alarms gained currency. Three
hore funerals of the last of the victims
among the strikers took place. A fruitless
mass-meeting of the locked-out men and
the sheriff's coming, conference and de-
parture are in brief the story of the day.
Another twenty-four hours has passed
and Homestead continues in possession of
the locked-out men. They are the auto
Gratis OF the town. and many, beneath the
slouched hats, wear the dignity and know
ledge of sovereignty. Order is strictly
maintained ana, to the credit of the
lockedrout men, 1t can be said that they
have not committed any act of violence or
plunder beyond taking exceptional pre-
cautions against Pinkerton men gaining
entrance or obtaining valuable knowledge
The men are very reticent. They are in
teiilgent and not of the loud-mouthed. iy-
norant class. This factor is an important
element III the situation. There are few
workingmen In the streets and no drunk
enness is seen. At regular intervals scouts
and pickets are relieved and guards are
maintained constantly.
1t is understood the men propose. if pos
slble, to have the question legally decided
whether the PlnkertonS have a right to
bring armed deputies here. Another at
tempt by Pinkertou is apprehended, and
there is nervous dread OF what is to
come. Against such an attempt the strik-
ers Will array ali the power they have.
The railroad men at heart are in sympathy
with the men, and for this reason it would
be hard TO surprise the strikers They
have plenty of money and the best legal
counsel. Guards are on duty against a
surprise at every point. and dynamite has
been stored along the trestle to cut COM
munication between the shores of the
river If necessary.
Tonight Hugh O'Donnell and Others re-
turned from Harrisburg, bearing with
them proposition from Sheriff McCleary
asking that the works be turned over to
deputies whom he would appoint to take
charge and hold them for the firm. The
officers of the Amalgamated Association
are strongly in favor ofthe men giving the
deputies admission, and SO were the adj
visory committee.
At mass-meeting this afternoon Presi-
dent Weihe presided. He urged that the
firm must be given possession of the
works, if not, a resort must be taken to
a of ha
next addressed the meeting and advised
to the same effect. Adjournment
was taken after a committee had
been appointed to go to Pittsburg
to confer with Sheriff McCIeary to learn
his purpose if control were given to him,
and also to see the adjutant general of the
state. 1t is understood another meeting
will be held, but il has not taken place
and probably will not until the committee
is ready to report. The leaders and the
conservative element favor giving way,
but great number of the younger and
hot-headed element oppose any yielding.
This afternoons mass-meeting was fol-
lowed by visit from Sheriff McCleary.
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Cluety
and Legal Adviser Petty. They came for
the purpose of raising posse. Ex-Rep-
resentative Fox furnished him a list of
abo ut 10 persons willing to be sworn in
as deputies. The sheriff came to swear them
in. About twenty persons were summoned
and seven responded. They refused, how
ever, to aid or assist the sheriff. The sher-
III would not say what his next move
would be, but Mr.. Petty said the firm in-
sisted that they were not in possession of
their property, and he agreed with them.
''They will have TO be put in possession"
said Petty, ''that IS the county's duty"
A rumor which stirred up the strikers
considerably this afternoon was to the
effect that Boo PlnkertOn was in town,
but no foundation was found for il.
1t IS said some of the men have planned
to guard against the entrance Of hostile
force by train over the railroad bridge into
the works. The scheme cOntemplates
destruction by blowing up part of the
works when news is received that men are
on the way. There IS dynamite in the
wards in quantities. and it is for the pur-
pose named that il IS said 20 he held.
Newspaper reporters are not pleasing To
all the strikers, and proposition has been
made 10 force them to leave town.
The locked-out men say they have re-
ceived a large number of offers of assist
ance from various parts OF the country,
and express confidence that they will sue
ceed in the end. They are still willing to