Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14

New York World special.
HOMESTEAD, Pa. July 12.-I am we'll
satisfied with the outlook tonight The
borough is in the hands of the state all-
thoritIeS and it is in safe hands. The citi-
zens of Homestead have gone to their beds
feeling secure from any invasion by
Illegally constituted bodies of armed men.
The Congressional committee has visited
our town and has positive evidence that
the company Is III possession of the mill
plant, and that it has been all along.
feel confident that their investigation
will only give greater publicity to the real
situation here. Investigation and publicity
are what we court.
As IA member of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation feel encouraged by the events of
to-day. | believe that our case has grown
stronger every day and that public senti-
lnent, it nothing else, is going to compel
the company to give the mil-workers fair
treatment and Il fair scale Of wages I see
no reason why We should not win. | do
not see how we can lose.
JohN McLucKrE, Burgess.
QUIET AT MIDNIGHT
HOMESTEAD, July 12-Homestesd is quiet
at midnight, but the day has been one of
great hustle. The main body of the Ma
tional Guard, under command of Major
general Snowden. appeared at Munhnll
station shortly after breakfast time, and
troops have been coming all day. Carnegie
hill, overlooking Andrew Carneges steel
mill, is occupied by the soldiers and named
Camp Col. Samuel Black. Across the river
another body of soldiers is encamped.
Cavalry and artillery have clattered and
thumped over the streets of the town.
Uniformed men have crowded the side
walks and pre-empted all the shady Spots
The trades-people have done a rushing
business and there has been no disorder
and no tumult.
Homestead extended welcome to the
troops and they have awaited themselves of
ii in reality. The formal welcome and the
demonstration which the citizens wanted
to make to express their obedience to
law and loyalty to the commonwealth was
frowned upon by General Snowden, and
the committee that tried to offer it was
| snubbed.
sheriff McCleary has spent great por-
ton of the day in town, but never very far
away from the military commander, and
he has more than ever shown his Shift
ness. It was impossible to get anything
approaching definite statement out of
him all day.
The Congressional committee has been
here and the members of Congress have
been shown that Andrew Carnegie is in
full possession of his steel plant, 1t was
Andrew Carnegies watchmen who kept
the congressman waiting 10 minutes at tile
mil gate before they were admitted ON an
order from Secretary Lovejoy.
The local police force preserved fair
semblance of order on the streets, but the
militia, who were ont for holiday, have
been a sore trial to them.
The soldiers are having hard time
that is the privates. The officers are we'll
| cared for, but most of the men are sleep-
ing in the open air, with mother earth for
pillow. owing to the non-arriyal of tents
and bedding.
The advisory committee met twice to-
day, but its work came to naught. The
spirit of friendliness which the workmen
tried to show in formal way was not in
accord with General Snowden's ideas, and
he told the members of the Amalgamated
Association and Homestead citizens in
general that he was running the whole
show himself, though, of course, not in
| that exact language.
This afternoon there was another Pink
erton scare and small parties of men were
cautiously sent out over the hills to see if
the reports were true: Happily they turned
out false and one of the returning scouts
said disgustingly:
~ guess this town is going color-bind,
We're seeing Pinks behind every tree"
Two of the soldiers were injured to-day
by explosions of natural gas. The work
men, who know the terrible power of the
gas, often suffer by its misuse. and il is
small wonder that some of the militiamen
We're made victims. One man was badly
burned in sight of the Congressional COM
mittee. Another was injured while try
ing to make connection OF pipes for tie
camp on the hillside.
No one seems to know how long the
| troops are to stay. Members of the Pitts
burg regiments have declared boldly TINT
they will desert the camp if "black Sheep
workmen are brought to the mill, and il is
reported that IL. q. Frick has agreed not to
import any Hnkerton detectives while the
militia is here. If this be true the diiii-
Guilty between the mill'workers and the
Carnegies may be as far frcm settlement
as ever. General Snowden says his men
are here only to suppress rioting. Their
task is easy. Homestead is no; rioting
town and never will be until an attempt is
made to operate the mills by strangers,