Evening journal., 1892-07-09
CALM FTER THE STORM
Peace Reigns in Homestead, but
the Strikers Are Vigilant.
SHERIFF M0LEARY IS DIsTRUsTBD.

Consults with she Committee.
HOMESTEAD Pa, July 9-After it had
been ascertained that the rumored coming
Of another force of Pinkertons had no
foundation in fact the excited populaoe
calmed down as quickly as it had flared up
and sprang to arms, and day of quiet
reigned, marked by no unusual incidents to
disturb its peace.
But the troubles which caused the tragedy
are as far from adjustment as ever. Under
the excellent leadership OF their prominent
associates the locked out worxmen have
maintained a quiet attitude, but beneath
the surface Of their calm demeanor rigid
determination exists and the men are ready
TO meet any emergency that confronts
them. The highways to and from Home
stead and the banks Of the Monongahela
river are patrolled by squads Of men.
Strangers are stopped and questioned and
made to give good accounts Of themselves.
Fruitless Conference
An unusual feature Of the trouble is that
the town Of Homestead is more quiet and
orderly than it is when nothing Of an excit-
ing nature is in the wind. Taking the adj
vice Of their leaders the men kept indoors.
No unusual gatherings are seen except at
the railway station and the crossings at
train time. No loud talking is heard on
the streets, and no rabid utterances are in
dulged in.
The most important event Of this day OF
uncertainty, other than a meeting at the
rink, was the conference held between
Sheriff McCleary, of Allegheny county, and
,r.,fff of ME ,.FT
sheriff had been invited to meet this com
mittee and endeavor TO effect some arrange
ment for the prevention Of further trouble
He arrived in Homestead and met the COM
mittee. Twenty men had promised TO be vt
the meeting place, but less than half this
number Were present when the sheriff put
IN an appearance.
DR.. Stadden, prominent citizen, acted as
spokesman, He told the sheriff that b,
would agree to put a sufficient number OF
reputable citizens in the Carnegie works as
guarantee for their protection from vio-
lence if Mr.. Frick and other persons inter
ested would go there. The sheriff gave no
promises and went back to Pittsburg.
Suspicious Of NIcCleary.
On his way to the station he was stopped
by a saloon keeper and asked why it was
necessary to keep all the saloons closed The
argument between McCleary and the saloon
keeper attracted quite a crowd, which grew
so large that policeman was obliged to
dsperse it.
The meager attendance at the conference
with the sheriff was due, it is believed, to a
suspicion that has grown to almost general
proportions in Homestead that McCleary
is not disposed to deal fairlF with the
locked out men, 1t was openly stated by
some of the workingmen that they be-
lleved McClenry was awaiting his oppor-
tunity of creating more trouble in order to
turn the trend Of popular sympathy from
the strikers. The harsh feeling against
him is intensified, however, by the suspi-
cion that the sheriff knew of the intention
Of the Pinkarton men to take possession Of
the Carnegie plant.
The name Pinkerton to the locked out
workers is like the waving Of q red flag in
front of bull, and in their eyes a man can
not commit greater sin than have con-
nection with the hated name. A rumor
gained currency that Captain Bob Pinller-
ton was in Homestead. Previously he was
reported TO be in Pittsburg, and the man to
whom his name was applied created some
excitement by drawing a revolver on q
newspaper reporter. Conservative men do
not believe that Pinkerton would take his
life in his own hands without reason. for he
would do so by coming to Homestead. The
feeling against him here is so strong that
the coolest heads would hardly have influ-
ence enough with the excited people to keep
him from bodily harm.
Their Own Lenders Capable.
The statement made by Secretary Love
Joy, Of the Homestead works, that he with
two other officials was prevented from en-
tering the Carnegie property, is denied by
several of the men prominently connected
with the strike; that is to say, their denial
extends to a statement that no orders We're
issued to prevent any of those connected
with the works from entering the property.
and they hardly think it would have been
applied TO Mr.. Lovejoy if he had made him
self known,
Little interest appears to be manifested
in the expected arrival here of T. V. Pow
derly, J. W. Hayes and other prominent
labor men. The people believe that Weihe,
Garland, O'Donnell and others Of their own
leaders are capable of managing the troubles
in the best interests of the workingmen
O'Donnell, with three of the local leaders,
went TO Harrisburg to confer with Gov
ernor Pattison as to the troubles. They
viii importune him not to call out the state
troops until every other means to prevent
violence is exhausted
AAt DouAto VI NIltH Nl Tue Nllllllh OF
Wednesdays bloody affray were inferred
quietly and with little ostentation in the
little Homestead cemetery. Dirges were
the only musical selections heard on the
streets. People of the town stopped and
stood by respectfully as each grim cortege
passed, but the looks of grim determination
on the faces Of those who had lost friends
or relatives at the hands of the Pnkertons
boded no good for those who might make
another attempt TO take possession of the
Carnegie works under the authority OF the
great detective agency.
The Funerals.
The body Of Henry striegel a lad of nine
teen years, was the first Of these to be in
terred. He was a mere boy, who had gon,
to the scene of the battle to carry food L
some Of the workmen there. A stray bullet
cut short his life. A delegation Of the Tur
nerbund, Of which he was a member, at
tended the funeral headed by a brass band
Services were held at the German Catholi,
church and the body was then inferred
The other funerals were those of Joseph SO