The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-14

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anything and am satisfied no posse o
the civil authorities can do anything
to change the condition of affairs anC
any attempt by an inadequate force tt
restore the right of law will only
result in further armed resistance
and consequent loss of life
Only a large military force will enable
me to control matters. If such force
is sent the disorderly element will be
overawed and order will be restored
I therefore call upon you to furnish me
such assistance.
(Signed) VIM. H. MCCLEARY,
Sheriff.
Governor Pattison, commander-in'
chief of the national guards, at once
sent the following order:
George r. snowden Major General Command
ing the National Guard of Pennsylvania:
Put the division under arms and
move at once with ammunition to
support the sheriff of Allegheny
county at Homestead. Maintain the
peace and protect all persons in their
rights under the constitution and
laws of the state. Communicate with
me. (Signed) ROBT. f.. PATTIsoN.
To Sheriff McCleary the following
telegram was sent:
Mr. VIM. McCleary Sheriff, Allegheny County,
Pittsburg, Pa:
Have ordered Major-General
Snowden's division of the
National Guard to your sup
port at once. Put yourself in commu'
nication with him. Communicate
with me, further particulars.
RoBT. f.. PATTIsoN, G0vERooR.
The Major-general with the Adju-
tant.general and Quartermaster-gen-
eral at once proceeded to formulate
orders for the mobilization of the
Guards. The troops will be under
way early in the morning.
RECEIPT OF THE NEWS.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July lO.-lntense
excitement was created late tonight
by the announcement that the Penn
sylvania militia, 5000 strong, had been
ordered out and would arrive tomor-
row. The news was flashed over the
wires to this city. At first the report
was received with incredulity, but a
few inquiries of press representatives
convinced them that it was right
Little groups gathered at the street
corners and the situation was discussed
in earnest tones. The hot headed
strikers were at first disposed to be a
little Indifferent, and there were oc'
casional declarations that even the
militia would be opposed, but when it
was learned that the division ordered
out numbered 5000 men these declar-
ations promptly gave way to "Oh,
we'll, we have beat the Pinkertons
away. They did not dare to come, y
and thus consolation was found in the
reflection that the most hated enemy
to organized labor, the Pinkerton
guards, were compelled to confess de-
feat and give up the battle. The
leaders of the strikers were unusually
uncommunicative.
ave can not talk" was the re-
spouse to all interrogations. Later
the opinion was freely expressed by
the rank and file that the militia
would be received by no hostile
demonstration and an armistice
would be declared until after theil
departure, but "They will have to &C
away sometime" said the leader O.
a little group near the depot, "and
when they do, we would like to see
them run the mill with non-unior
men, This little sentence expressed
as easily as could volumes the situa
ton that will be ushered in by the
advent of the militia. AS long as this
army of militia is on the ground there
will be no opposition from the strik
ers, no lawlessness and no violent de
monstrations, but when the militia
are withdrawn the strikers will
swoop down like birds of prey upor
the non-unionists that it is attempted
to install in their places, and they viii
be rent to pieces by their enemies
This is undoubtedly the plan of the
strikers, and the chief fear of their
leaders now is that the Carnegie com