The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-12

the insufreotfonists; nay. rather. they will be
greeted with boisterous welcome By the very
men who less than week ago waged an
atsosious war Of determination against armed
guards who we're sent here on the
same syrand - that Of the militia.
II will b forced welcome 10 be sure. and II
would BE- sullsn one II the full mission OF
the soldiers were underwood. The strikers do
not know that within twsnty-four hours after
the troops take possession Of the Carnegie
works the owner Of the plant will put nom
union men into the mills and FIRE tho great
furnaces, which now arc cold. Tomorrow will
probably be like military holiday in Homo
stead. Wednesday may see on larger scale
the carnage OF tho Same fatal day last week.
The aspect. the very air Of the city. has
changed since yesterday. The streets are still
thronsed. but every gun. every weapon OF any
sort has disappeared. The universal feeling
Of unrest IL still apparent but the arrogant
assumption Of authority. which every striker
who was 90 disposed has assumed toward
strangers. IL much modified. It has not Alto
esthsr disappeared. A Bun reporter who has
NOT before visited Homestead stopped from .
train this morning. and was instantly aocosted
By . respectful but firm workingman. who
asked quietly:
"who are you. sirf Have you . badger"
and Q OBTAINING hand was laid on the re-
portePs arm.
"No. I'm Just going TO get one" was tho
reply.
xviii you vouoh for this man 2" inquired tho
mob rule policeman. turning to . newspaper
man who wore the evidence OF the mob's au-
thority on his coat lapel.
Tho required Identification was given. and
then the newcomer was permitted to 20 In the
custody Of one OF his confreres to the head-
quarters. where another oficor OF the mob
conferred upon him the right to walk the streets
while the mob's authority remained supreme.
A passenger who left the train just behind
TIE SUN man caught his coat on the car railing.
and the butt of pistol was disclosed sticking
from his hip pocket. Another Of the mob's
officers confronted him. He could not satis-
faotorily explain his business In town The
representative OF "mobocracy" turned the
mans face toward Pittsburgh. and pointing
down the track said: I'VE want mono OF your
sort here. Well give you Ave minutes to get
out OF town" There was no protest The
man promptly began counting the tics on his
eight-mile walk.
It IL not learned that there have been any
direct threats Of violence in connection with
tho supervision Of strangers which the mob
4 has exercised to-day. and the absence OF
weapons has robbed the process OF Its most
CALLING feature. The attitude Of the strikers
toward the newspaper correspondents. OF
whom Iu0E6 ore Al"Ost 1OO III tOWus huo oibo
been somewhat modified. They no longer at
tempt to enforce q strict press censorship.
They do. however. manage to know the con-
tents of every despatch about which they are
curious A Sun reporter fled a private mes
sage to New York in tho telegraph office near
the mob's headquarters about noon. few
moments later he noticed one OF the strikers
committeeman. as they styled themselves.
reading tho message over the shoulder OF the
operator who was sending It. To test tho
matter tho sender OF the message said to the
operator: is It customary to allow outsiders
to read private kilograms" Il don't know
- It's CUSTOMARY" was tho operators reply.
but It goes here" The telegraph censor
paid NO attention to the protest. but ooolly
proceeded to inspect other comm unications as
they came In. Such incidents 40 these were
tho only CALLING intrusions Of the mob's power
which remained to-day.
In moving about tho streets no one was
molested. not even on the line Of the Carnegie
plant The unsrmed piokets. who remained
ON duty. challenged no one. and there was
mono of the insolence which strangers enooun-
tered In the previous few days In one way.
tho strict policy Of exclusion which tho strik-
ers have followed has been . good thing II
has kept out OF the town hundreds and thous-
ands trough characters. who otherwise would
have swsrmed here from Pittsburgh and other
places whore there are just now multitudes Of
idle men. On the whole. the news of the COM
ing Of the National Guard has thoroughly
discouraged the strikers from tho leaders
down. 1t was confidently believed that the
Governor would keep his hands OF unless a
fresh outbreak occurred Tho spirit OF suc-
eessful rebellion. which was rapidly develop
Ing the most hlgh-handed assumption OF law
less powers. has given way to feelings of dis
couragement and desperation. Tho whole
town shows It A sultry atmosphere both
moisture and dust laden, emphasized the dis
pirited condition Of the people. The stua-
ton was discouraging In every feature. The
condition Of the people and their homes Is in
itself q sad picture. Homestead has been rep
resented as q town above the average In
its equipment and resources. II this be true.
then heaven help the wretches who inhabit IL
mill town OF the poorer class. In making r.
circuit OF tho mill boundaries one passes
through streets impossible except on q board
walk. and In the centre Of which an irregular
gully three or four feet deep has been washed
out This Is an open drain for the abuttng
houses. and the air Is sickening with the foul
odors that arise therefrom. The houses afford
adequate shelter. though small. and they
are evidently crowded. Half-clad children
and women. some of them barefooted. were
swarming in them all day. To the credit OF
Homestead and Of the strikers be 1t said that
most OF them have kept sober throughout the
outbreak thus far. The saloons were all open
to-day. but there were no drunken men to be
seen. despite the dlscouragng news which
threatened their hopes
1t is easy to define the average view OF the
situation taken BY the strikers to-day. A vet
Gran ironworksr stopped SUN reporter on
the street this afternoon and asked for the Int
est news about the coming Of the troops.
He WAS told that they would probably not
arrive until morning. "Woll. Wen DO glad to
see the soldier boys" no said. They're men.
and they're welcome. but II they bring any
scabs with them then tho whole country will
4 DO on their backs" And that Just tolls the
story as tho strikers view it. They believe the
soldiers are coming to take possession OF and
guard the works. On that mission they will he
welcome. The mon do not believe the Gov.
sruor will allow the militia to DO used for the