The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-16
THE GOVERNOR ACTS.
PennsylvHnia's National Guard ORDERED
Out TO Suppress Riot.

fennsylyania's National Guard Ordered
Out 10 Suppress Riot.
HARRISEu re-, Pa, July ln.-Ihe entire
entire division of the National Guard OF
Pennsylvania, about 5000 men, has been
ordered to Homestead to support Sher-
lift McCleary in the riots at that place.
This action of the governor was taken
on receipt of the following dispatch:
PITTsBURG. Pa. July 10. 10 R"Lert
f. Pottis0n, GprCrEnr. HGtri~b}ifq. Pa.
The situation at Homestead has not I'M
proved. While all is quiet there. the
strikers are III control and openly express
10 me ana TO the public their determination
| that the works shall not lie operated ul-
less by themselves. After making a ct
forts IN my power have failed to secure 4
posse respectable enough in number to ac-
| complSh anything. and | a0l satisfied
that no posse raised 10y civil au-
thority can do anything To change
the condition of affairs, and that any at
tempt by an inadequate forcc to restore the
right of law will only result in further
armed resistance and consequent loss of
life. Only a large military force Will ena-
bic me TO control matters. | believe If
such force is sent the diStldcriy element
Will he overaWed and order will hc re
stored. | therefore call upon you to fur
niSh me such assistance.
WILLIAM II. MtCLEAEY. Sheriff.
Gov. pattison, as communicative chief
of the National Guard, at once issued
the following order:
GEO. II. SHGirdcn. NGjnt-GCier,rt. EGiH-
| mdndiHq NdtjuHd Gudtd Of pciauNWtt-
mia: Put the division under arms and
move at ones with ammunition to the slip
port OF the sheriff OF Allegheny County ~
Homestead Maintain the peace protect
all persons III their rights uuGcr The com
Stitution and laws of the Staip. Commuui-
| cate with me. RoEEET Il. pATII,oN,
Governor.
To Sheriff McClcary the following tel
egram was sent:
Vm. H. NcCIeurU, ShCrjf of Tile
Ghcng CpuntH, PHisbUri: Have ordered
Mai.-Gen. George l.. Sn0Wdcn with the
division of National Guard or PcInsvlya-
MIA to your support at once. Put yourSclt
in communication with him. Commune
cation with him. Communicate with me
| further pqqtrltIculars, ,,-,,v. ,rrnrrnot.
Gen. Snowden, with the adjutant-
general and quartermnster-gener III
once proceeded 20 formulate the orders
for the mobilization of the guard.
Some troops Will be under way early IN
the morning.
Late tonight Ma. Gen. SnoWden is
sued the following order to Brig. ten
| Robt. 7. Dechert, Philadelphia, com
manding the first brigade:
In compliance with orders of the com
| mander-in-chief you will concentrate youl
command i'll camp at Mt. Gretna by to
| morrow Monday afternoon, and there
| await further orders. Battery hOrScd
| Take with YOU three days ratlons and al
| ammunition on hand. FIrs' troop mount
| ed will move on tirSi train available Oh
| Pennsylvania Railroad bound west.
An order was issued to the second
| Brigade to concentrate ut point Gen
| Snowden declined to make public pre-
sumably Homestead) to await orders
The Third Brigade was ordered to con
Centrate at Lewistown and move west
| Telegrams We're sent to all the regi
| mental commanders