The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-19

there was nothing but compliments.
The sentries and guards on the other
hand give their orders harshly and abb
ruptly and tho situation can be very
fairly described as showing moro ten
sion than before.
TIE FEELING GROWING.
This does not necessarily mean that
there will be a collision, but rather that
the conditions favorable to an outbreak
are becoming moro manifest. They
have existed all the time. The people
OF Homestead are practically unit in
support OF the Amalgamated Associa-
tion. There Is large body OF irresponl::
sible and reckless mon in the town.. all
OF them possibly well armed, and all OF
them having easyaccess toa great many
saloons where inspiration for deeds OF
daring Is to be had quito cheaply. A
great many Of these cannot speak Eng
lish, and only understand that the
troops arc here for the purpose OF tyran-
isInc over them. They find the more
intelligent classes also obiecting to the
presence OF the troops; and a very
amall accident might bring about a very
grave consequence.
That the military, while not expect
ing, arc making serious preparations
for trouble, can be seen by most cur
sorry survey OF the situation in the
camp. A largo additional amount OF
ammunition has been ordered from the
Frankford rsenal, and boxes contain.
ing 10000 rounds each are piled all
around the inside OF the school house
where Gen. Snowden has his headquar..
tors. There are about 250,0 900 rounds OF
ball cartridges here, aud at least 80, 600
moro rounds are expected. The Fourth
regiment, Col. Case, $50 strong was
brought over the river into Homestead
this morning aud given the days tour
OF provost duty. This makes 4, 100 men
on duty on this side today, and it is un-
derstood that three other OF the north
bank regiments will be brought over
day by day until the mills have opened
for work.
The big torch-like natural gas lights
burning here and there only added to
the dismal appearance Of the place. at
the gates every one seeking admittance
and not known to tho watchmer met
MAtA suS HNVA1 ~ JSA WSAN %SASA
a LONE SEEKER.
Only one man who looked us though
he might be intent on securing employ
ment put in an appearance. Others
who approached tho officers were news
paper mon and sight-seers. Tie usual
question, "Do you want work here?"
rather Disconnected the newcomer and
when he disjointedly replied that he did
not, but wished to see about work, he
was eyed suspiciously and finally turned
away as a probable spy. Although
cavalier treatment was accorded the
only outsider on hand to-day who pre-.
sented the remotess resemblance to q
non.union workman, the statement was
put forth by one OF the militia officers
that ,whileit is true no progress had
been made since dawn, there had been
during the night and yesterday some
thing substantial accomplished. Ac-
cording to the officer who had been one
OF those on duty inside Of the mill
fence between fifteen and twenty work.
mon had been smuggled in by ono and
-twos. Most of the number, he said,
wore bricklayers, or professed to be. II
the assertion be true, the prospect OF
something being done In the repair
line would not seem so very remote, as
the regular force OF bricklayers who re-
build exhausted furnaces in the mills is
only about thirty in number. Doubt as
to the correctness OF the statement,
however, is emphasized blythe reticence
OF the local Carnegie officials whose
Guinness seemed to intensity as the day
wore on,
A COMMITTEES VISIT.
Interest chiefly centered for the time
being in tho projected visitto superin-
tendent Potter by a committee from the
locked out men OF the mechanical de-
partment. The committee was to num-
ber twenty-five aud, coming from tho
same employees who yesterday upset
the company,s calculations by unani-
mously resolving to keep away from the
repair shops to-day. were not expected
to receive any too cordial a Welcome.
The committee were not received with
open arms by Superintendent Potter.
In fact, all but one OF the committee
were invited to stay outside the COM
pUItyb OulCes 4h6 CuulELlhA VI ViO
committee, a machinist named g. 7.
Lamb, was the only one Of the two
score or more workmen who was &C.
corded an audience.
Chairman Lamb did not emerge from
the Carnegie office for nearly an hour.
Contrary to expectations, he reported
that he had held pleasant conference
with the hesuperintendent. What its na-
ture was he declined to say. Tho COM
mittee Immediately afterward sent
work to the local advisory board Of the
Amalgamated Association to have rep
resentatives on hand to hear what had
been done at tho meeting with tho
superintendent The committee then
went into private session and after a
considerable time sent out messengers
to summon all the men employed in the
Carnegio mechanical department to a
general meeting to be held at 4 p. m.
The committeeman declined to say
whether Superintendent Porter had
submitted any proposition to them, or
whether overtures looking toward peace
had como from either stdo.