The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-13

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Munball station. One company was at
once detached to act as pickets and a
line was Immediately thrown out
around the mill yards. Then the main
body OF the troops marched down the
streets headed by the regiment band
and along what is known as "slab
Hill" Thisis an eminence overlooking
| the mills and the scene OF last weeks 8
hostilitios, and the bluff was covered
with spectators, mostly women. There
was not the slightest manifestation OF
hostility and although the troops had
arrived SO suddenly, that all the leaders
Of the strikers were absent, it did not
require their presence to maintain
proper respect. from the rank and file:
The carefully prepared reception OF
course was frustrated by the sudden
arrival OF the militia, and it was mani:
fest that the officers in command did
not desire to be made the objects OF q
ceremonial reception from the people
whose lawlessness they had been sum
moned to suppress.
HOW THE TROOPS DEPLoYED.
In twenty minutes the works werc
entirely surrounded and the Carnegie
mills were once moro in the hands OF
their owners. All the surrounding
streets were patrolled by pickets, and a
guard at every street intersection kept
The crowd at a respectful distance and
prevented the assembling OF groups OF
strikers. 1t is duo TO the workmen,
however. to say that no militiaman was
called upon to exercise his authority:
The strikers were uniformly good
natlred and the peaceful programme OF
their leaders was observed to the letter.
Thera was much speculation US to
whether tho troops would occupy the
town,or merely confine themselves to
the mills, but the doubt on this point
was not Of long duration.
Immediately after the deploy had
surrounded the works and tho picket
lines had been established, several COM
panies suddenly formed at the com,
mand OF their officers and marched!
directly to the heart OF the little town OF
Homestead. One company halted near
to the strikers' headquarters, another
| marched 10 the vicinity OF the depot
and third occupied slight eminence
overlooking and commanding the COM
merclal center of the town. Home
! stead was in the hands OF the military
aud martiallaw had succeeded tho arbl-
trary reign OF the advisory committee.
| Tho greatest order was maintained by
the troops in all these movements and
tho young militiamen showed the ben
efts Of careful training. The citizens
Of Homestead were deeply disappointed
that the militia should have deemed 1t
necessary to occupy the whole town in
stead of merely confning themselves to
the mills, but there was not hoot, nor
a cry, nor 4 single manifestation OF dis
respect 10 show their displeasure. 1t
was complete acquiesence to- the power
| OF the state, and as gracefully as they
could the strikers philosophically ac-
cepted the inevitable.
When tho troops were first seen leav'
ing the cars above the works the strik-
ers' picket located at Munhall fell back
and sent a messenger into tho Anal
gamated headquarters with the news
/ which. had already been received
through the newspaper. men. gtner t,ad
pickets fcll in from the hill top and the
woods beyond and for little time did
nothing but watch the soldiers. Two
Of tho strike leaders, Cummings and
another man, were sent outtrom head
quarters to call those men back to their
posts and circuit OF all the stations
was madc to hold the mon on watch.
"You had no business to leave your
places" said Cummings to one OF the
pickets. "You have been off yonr posts
long enough TO let a hundred Pinkertons
come in. Go back and do exactly as
you have been doing. Do not let any
non-union men or detective through
your line. These troops will not inter.
iere with you. They are here to support
the sheriff. not to settle the strike.
Similar instructions werc given otheI
watchnen and the whole OF the picket
line-was reformed outside the station oi
the troops upon tho hills.
A BAcKsIr FOR TIE COMMITTEE.
As soon as General snowden had es
tablished his headquarters in the
school house on the hill over the iron
works he was waited on by u COMMITTEES
consisting OF 0'Donnell, Coon, Craw'
| ford, schuekman and Clifford, repre-
senting tho Amalgamated Association
tho advisory committee and the citi,
zens. Coon was the spokesman, and
coming to General Snowden he stated
that he represented the association and
the citizens. On their part he wei
coined the troops to tho town, and he
offered the cooperation OF the citizens
in preserving order. General snowden
said:
a thank you for your welcome, but
do not necd your cooperation. The
only way that good citizens can CO
operate with us is to go peaceably
about their business"
Coon said: "The citizens wish tc
knowat what time they may give yor
a public reception"
Snowden said: ~ cannot accept any
reception, sir; it would be most i'm
proper, / thank you for your courtesy
but formal welcome is not needed. Il
would be an amazing thing il tho ma
tional guard OF Pennsylvania was moi
welcome in any part OF Pannsylvania.'
Mr.. O'Donnel took up the converse
ton and began: "0n the part OF the
Amalganated Association wish to say
that aftor suffering an attack from ar
| illegal authority We are glad to have
the legal authority Of tho state here"
~ do not recognize your association
sir" Gen. Snowdeu replied. II recog
nize no one but the citizens OF this city
We have come here to restore law ano
order; and they are already restored"
MBut we wish to submit" O'DonnelI
began, whom the general cut him shor'
saying:
"Tben sir, submit to tho gentleman
behind you"