Evening journal., 1892-07-11

Plattsburg has offered 70 open o tempuiar,
hospital here for any emergency that may
arise. The committee admit having re-
ceived the offer, but decline tostate whether
any action has been taken upon it.
Serious Trouble Ahead.
Peace and quiet apparently reign, but il
Is only the peace aud quiet that precedes a
storm. The stiffness is forced and bodies
trouble. People remain in doors. If they
meet upon the streets they converse in
whispers No one doubts that we are on
the eve of trouble, and those who under.
stand the situation look for more serious
trouble even than that Of last week
Armed guards patrol the streets night and
day Every approach to either the town on
to the works OF the Carnegie Steel company
is guarded. Every stranger is compelled 60
give a satisfactory explanation of himself
and his business, and if there is any doubt
as to his identity he Is escorted 70 the next
outgoing train and warned that it will be
dangerous to return. The strikers are
drilled and equipped with Winchesters re-
volvers and shotguns. Guns are carried
openly in the streets.
The organization Of the 1900 or more
members of the Amalgamated Association
Of Iron and Steel Workers is remarkable
Every man is determined, and word has
been passed that they are in for the hght Of
their life They are desperate, and another
force of Pinkertons need expect no quarter
The millmen win die or win If there is an
other battle, and there is every indication
here that there will be one and soon.
The success Of the men ia capturing the
Pinkertons last Wednesday and in holding
their ground since has given them an over
flat.
local authorities are powerless TO restrain
the men, even were they so disposed. As a
matter Of fact, they are with the millmen
The burgess Of the town, who is the highest
officer here, is in sympathy with the men,
The regular police, composed OF chief and
two patrolmen, are with them. Twenty
additional policemen have been sworn in
They are not only with the millmen. but
many Of them are millmen themselves.
thrown out Of work by the lockout.
Tbirsting for Revenge.
Some members Of the town council are
leaders of the strikers-men who have
served on important committees on the
trouble and distributed ammunition when
the Pinkertons were expected One OF
these men, who Is a prominent citizen OF
Homestead and who for obvious reasons re-
quested that his name be suppressed, said:
1--WE took care of the Pinkertons the
other day pretty wen, but that win not be
a circumstance to the reception the next lot
will receive. We were taken by surprise
then, but we are ready now and we cannot
be surprised. Our men are well armed and
they know how to use their arms. We have
plenty Of ammunition and our men are
desperate. Some Of them are aching for an
encounter There are plenty OF relatives
! and friends of the boys who fell last Wednes-
/ day who are thirsting for revenge. II the
| Pinkertons come or scabs are put ia the
works they will get it,"
The headquarters of the strikers is in O
new three story brick building ON higl
/ ground overlooking the Carnegie works
and within pistol shot Of the celebrated
/ fence that surrounds the mills. From Ia,
council room on the third floor the move
menfs Of watchmen within the Camogi,
grounds can be observed AT presentith,
strikers permit the few clerks and otherem
ployees at the mills TO pass in and ont un
molested. But the works are surrounds,
and are practically ia the possession OF tn,
strikers. BY refraining from placing guards
within the works the strikers clnim tha
there is no excuse for Intervention by stat,
] frooue