The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-14
PEACE AT HOMESTEAD.
THE MILITIA WILL BE RECEIVED WITH
OPEN ARMS.
A Monster Mass Meeting Held and it Was
Resolved to Treat the Soldiers Kindly
and Punish Any Insult offered
Them-Troops En- Route.

Then-Troops En- Route.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 11.-At $3.50
this morning the Central armory was
scene of activity. From the number
of men already gathered at.this hour
it argues well for full complement.
Some time afterwards official instruc-
tions were received from Col. Perch
ment, who temporarily commands.
They read:
Assemble your command at once
at Central armory with three days
cooked rations and full supply of
ammunition 1t is not thought the
troops will be ready to move before 2
O'Clock this afternoon or perhaps as
late as tomorrow morning.
QUIET REIGNs AT HOMESTEAD.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 1.-THE law
has resumed its sway, and todoy peo
pie can move about without being
stopped by seif-constituted inquisit-
ors. Gov. Pattison's order calling cut
the troops has radically changed the
situation here during the past six
hours. Personal freedom is practical
ly unrestrained. A meeting of the
advisory committee was held this
morning, and the subject discusse
was the coming of the militia. Chair
man O'Donnell is reported as saying:
"We cannot fight the state of Penn
sylvania. If we could, we cannot
fight the United States government,
as we would have to do if we beat
Pennsylvania. The work before us is
to hold the men steady and prevent
them from running against stone
wall. This work will be enough"
O'Donnell's views were echoed by
several men in the meeting, notably
by Burgess McLuckie, who strongly
advised tht every possible courtesy be
extended the troops. 1t Is expected
that the troops will confine themselves
to putting the Carnegie company in
full possession of their property under
the direction of the sheriff and then
withdraw from the city. The great
mass of troops numbering 10000 COM
ing here has overawed all except a
few hotheads who fight with their
mouths. Prominent strikers said:
"Those of us who mean business are
not fools enough to buck against the
state of Pennsylvania, but the troops
can't stay here forever and we can
work by means of q succession of
riots whenever che men get hold of a
black sheep or the Pinkertons. In
stead of ending the fight at Homestead
the militia will just end the nrst chap.
ter of it.n
A MONSTER MASS MEETING.
HOMESTEAD, July 1.-THE white
wings of Ieace are lowering over
Homestead tonight and there is not
an unpleasant indication to mar the
severity of the iron region. The mil
tia are to be received with open arms
by the mill workers, and special po-
lice hundred strong have been Sc
lected fron the ranks of the strikers
themselves to see that no indignity is
offered the troops by any hotheaded
workmen. The efficacy of this policy
was demonstrated within half an hour
after adjournment of the mass meet
ing by prompt action and escort to the
Lookup of an Incorporate striker who
questioned the wisdom of receiving |
the militia as friends and brothers
and killing the fatted calf in their
honor.
The power of organization was never
better exemplified than in the graceful
unanimity with which the iron work
ers this afternoon accepted the sug-
gestions of leaders and accept the
militia as their friends and not their
foes. To all but a pessimist the con-
clusion Is irresistible that the crisis is
passed and that Homestead will know
hostilities no more so long as the
of the state lie on the ground.
Most people have concluded that the
Pinkertons have satisfied their war
like spirit, and are not likely to pro-
woke further bloodshed by attempting
to occupy the works. The strikers
regard the advent of troops as the
surest indication that the private mill
ia of capital will invade Homestead [
40 more and much of the success of I
joday's meeting was due to the belief 8
hat the state militia were ordered to 1
Homestead as much to prevent the
)loodshed another visit of Pinkerton's ,
would provoke as to quiet the present !
disorder in the iron region.
There was a mass meeting this
afternoon Of 500 people. The meeting
vas called to order by O'Donnell, who G
Ifter stating that Burgess McLuckie 7
would preside, invited the represen- 1