Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-16

the men, and which cannot, save in the
case OF actual hOstilitieS be taken away
from them.
Besides these, are the captured Pink
erton guns and a great many revolvers
of all patterns. Ammunition is much
more scarce, it Is believed, than wea-
pOns. There is a difference in calibre
between the Pinkerton guns aud the
others, which makes many OF the car
tridges unavailable. An amazing fact
! is that much of the ammunition is man
ifestly the property OF the United States
government. The boXas of cartridges
bear the labelsof the Frankford arsenal
and nobody seems 20 be able to explain
whether these are part OF the Pinker-
ton equipments or whether they are
differently acquired. The Franktord
cartridges
ARE ALL FIFTY CALIRRE.
Much speculation is INDUCED in by
the people on both sides Of Eighth ave-
nue. as 10 how the work OF disarma-
ment will be accomplished. Nothing
but house TO house visitation search
can recover the guns, and how that can
be done in America is a question that
nobody proposes solution for.
The strikers good humoredly discuss
the situation. One of them, James Il.
Boyce, said:
Until Mr. Carnegie secures two or
three additional amendments to the Con-
stitution, our right to keep and bear
arms will not be infringed. We are not
children in Homestead. We know our
rights aud we will maintain them. There
are men here prepared to lay down
their lives in defense OF what is,
or they think is right, and surely we
have the right to drive away an illegal
force OF hired aSsaSsins brought here
for the sole purpose OF intimidating US.
When the military Of Pennsylvania
came we were prepared TO give them a
hearty welcome, aud General Snowden
saw it to refuse cOntemptuOusly our
advances. Well, we can get along with
the troops or without them.
WE ARE AMERICANS,
who are not so fond OF life that we will
not "stack it up" and "call" anybody,
we care not who, that attempts oppreS-
sion.
The people outside do not under
stand this Homestead position. Most
Of them expecting continuous en-
ployment here, have put their
savings into homes, which will be
lost il we are to be driven away from
this town. The Carnegie mills were
built up by US; the great profits Of the
concern were made by US. Our labor
was expended for Scotch castles and
library advertising. We do not say
that Carnegie, Phipps & Co. do not
own the mill property, but we do say
that we have some rights ir it our
selves. We have been constantly led TO
believe that the Amalgamated Associa-
tion would be permitted TO control and
direct our interests, we have bought Mr..
] Carnegie's laud on that theory, and we
are now in such a position that we must
lost lose all we have or win this fight.
l think we will win 1t.
The meeting Of,
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
this evening was secret, bat as soon as
the leaders adjourned it was understood
that the meeting had been called by the
thirty-fve bricklayers OF the mill,
who asked for advice as to what
they should do under all the cir
umstances. These men have no con-
nection with the Amalgamated Associa-
ton. They are members OF the Brick
LAYERS National Union. After a confer
ence, it was stated that the bricklayers
would leave the mills and that the
Amalgamated Association would re-
Quest their National body that work
should be provided for them.