The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-22
WORE HIS WELCOME OUT,
The Bluecoat at Homestead Is no
Longer Persona Grata to
the Striker.
His Very Natural Objection tx
Serving AS an Object Of
Expectoration.
Ex- Em mployes Ordered to spit on til.
Floor and Not on the Soldiers
Small Riot.

HOMESTEAD. July 2l.-A secret conference
OF over an hours duration was held to-
night between Gov. Pattison. President
Weihe, of the Amalgamated association,
and WI. Brennan, legal adviser OF the
strikers. At its conclusion neither Of them
would say a word a. to the nature of the
discussion. II is said, however, the re-
moval of the troops from Homestead and the
bearings Of that matter from each possible
standpoint. was gone into. Weihe and
Brennan denied that threats Of any kind
were made. and are reported to have stated
privately to friends that II the conference
proved as satisfactory a. they hoped the
whole trouble would soon be at an end.
The best information obtainable as to the
governors view, however, is that no such
roseate view is justified. and that the troops
will not be moved till workmen can enter
and leave tho mills at will, unarmed and
unharmed. t
There was q little friction between the
people and soldiers to-day. Early in the
day one of the colored cooks OF the Eigh-
teenth regiment, getting little too much
beer into his SYSTEM became tired Of camp
life and concluded to go home. He was
u
lively scene ensued. large crowd gath
cred and company G, of the Eighteenth.
was ordered to disperse the people.
This was done, to put it mildly, in a very
brisk manner. The strike leaders we're
promptly on hand and had hard time to
prevent some of the mon. who had been
drinking, from attacking the soldiers. The
strikers went to their headquarters and
some, still feeling sore about the matter.
are said to have spit upon soldiers stationed
in front Of the building. This ia asserted
by the military and denied by the strikers.
At any rate a soldier suddenly appeared IN
! the advisory committee rooms and de-
| livered himself of this remarkable COM
municatiou.
"Gentleman-Col. Green presents his
spat out of the windows onto anybody the
| whole building will be shut W"
| The soldier saluted and withdrew, and
then ensued a complicated discussion on
| the question of exp 'ctoration. 1t finally
ended bv posting notice calling upon the
| mon to expectorate on the floor and not on
| the street. ~1. %' ~ ..'
Some Hungarian workmen later came in
and asserted that whom on tho wav to a
picnio they were rudely dispersed and sent
back BY militiamen. Provost Marshal
Green claims to have heard nothing Of
this.
All sorts Of rumors arc still rife about
O'Donnel's trip to New York, the latest
being that he hid a conference with ex-
President Cleveland and the democratic
national committee.
Hugh ODonnell. leader of the Home
stead mill men, and six others against
whom warrants were ont went to Pittsburg
this morning and surrendered and were
locked up. Application has been made for
bail.
This was the last day allowed by the Car
negie company for the old men to apply as
non-union mon for reinstatement Ihev
did not do 80. but many unskilled workmen
have hired out to railroad contractors to
build new road. There ls no change in
| the situation at the Carnegie Union mills.
At Beaver Falls tho mills are still shut
down. At Homestead there il no change.