Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-09
THE DEPUTY SHERIFFS
ara Looked Upon By the Leaders Of
the Strike.
WITH MORE FAVOR THAN EITHER
The Pinksrtons or the Militia and They Accordingly
Counsel the Turning Over Of the Works to
Them-Ssnsibls Talk by Attorney
Brsnnan-The Harrisburg
Committee.

BEYOND this there is absolutely no
change. In the words of one OF the
Press Committee of the labor men:
There is nothing tonight indicating
what the next step will be. All there
is 10 do. is TO watch and wait" What
this step will be no one here can tell.
1t may be that the troops
will be ordered here, but no
one can say that such Will
be the case. The Sheriff has taken one
more step and made one more effort TO
obtain admission for deputy Sherlhs TO
the works. and one more effort, this
time in the town Of Homestead ITSELF
to obtain a posse. He has failed in
these efforts aS he has failed In all his
other efforts, and now the question
arises. what will be done next?' and
n ia this question that all persons are
unable to answer. The legal adviser OF
the Sheriff, Mr.. Petty, says that the
firm Is not in law, or In fact, In pos
session of its works and 10 must be put
I'm possessiOn OF them. To the strikers
a proposition has been submitted that
they permit deputy sherifs to peace
fully enter the works and assume
charge.
THE MEN HAVE HELD A MEETING,
Al which the proposition was cOnsid-
cred II adjourned without reaching a
conclusion, though so far IS there was an
expression of opinion it was generally
In favor Of the acceptance OF the propo-
sition and Of a submission 10 the law OF
the land and recognition OF regularly
constituted authority. The men are
intensely suspicious and are afraid that
the proDosition Of the sheriff has behind
il some sinister motive, and that the in
PRODUCTION Of deputy Sheritfs is but a
cloak for more important action.
They fear that HinkertOns will
follow the deputies, and that
Don-upion men will follow the
Pinkertons. Both these latter moves
they will resist with all their force.
The cooler men are advising the
strikers to permit the deputies to come
in peaceably aud take possession Of the
works, but n il be granted the strikers
insist as conditions precedent that the
deputies shall be neither numerous nor
we'll armed, and that they shall not
rsslSc a move co protect men whom the
firm may wish 10 introduce. 1t will
thus be seen that the move iSTeally
but a continuation OF the strike and Of
the forcible preventing OF the cOntinu-
ance of mill work with possibly some
ground for legal contention In the suit
that Is almost certain 20 follow that the
county turned the works over to the
firm Of Carnegie, Phipps & Co., and is
not liable for damages.
THE UNwILLINGNESS
of the men to turn the works over 20
the Sheriff and his deputies is increased
by their distrust, openly expressed OF
Sheriff McCleary. His course does not
seem TO have met the approval Of the
firm and the strikers openly accuse him
of being in with the company and Of
acting a double part, but the spectre Of
the appearance of long lines OF soldiers
with no purpose but 20 sternly obey any
orders they may receive is behind the
-SLerif's failure and some OF the men
realize this. No disorder of any sort
had occurred up 70 II
o'clock tonight. Three more
funerals making the inter
ment OF the last Of the victims among
the strikers, have taken place, fruit
less mass meeting Of the locked-Out men
has been held, and the Sheriff came
here and held a brief conference and
departed. Such in brief is the history
Of the day. Another 2f hours has
passed and Homestead continues 10
possession Of the lOcked-Out men.
The town is under what is known as
the Borough system of government and
the chief representative of the State Is a
Burgess. His name is McLuckie, but
from him can be obtained no news
official, nor does he give order 70 pro-
CeedingS: all inquiries, he refers TO
Headquarters, a large room In the third
story Of the brick structure owned by
THE ANfAIGAMATED ASSOCIATION
of Iron and Steel Workers, where
around a table laid in ShavingS and saw
dust orders are given by the advisory,
or some other committee OF the work
men Of what shall be done. Many OF
the men, however, with no special lead
ership Of the locked out wOrkmen Un-
dertake to assert their right TO QueS-
tion the proceeding of people in the
town and, to ask them the object OF their
presence, and to insist on an eXplana-
tion. These explanations are usually
accepted, but the fact remains
that this is probably the
one place where to-day an American
citizen is not free 10 go and come as he
pleases. Order has been strictly main
tained, however, and to the credit Of
the locked out men 10 can be Said-that
they have not. committed any act of
violence, or of plunder aud that beyond
taking exceptional precautions against
PinkertOn men gaining a entrance, or
obtaining valuable knowledge they
have not done anything. The men are
very reticent, and they are more over
intelligent and well behaved. None OF
them have been drunk, al regular inter-
walls, the soUtS and pickets are re-
lieved aud the guard is maintained con-
stantly.
THE MASS MEETING AND THE VISIT
OF the Sheriff were the principal events
OF the day. The former was called at
the suggestion Of the Sheriff and some
OF the business men who are anxious to.
see a termination of the present state Of
affairs, which Is injurious to trade and
is deemed likely TO permanently injure
the town. Tonight Hugh ODOnnell
and Others returned from Harrisburg,
bearing with them proposition from
Sheriff McCleary asking that the
works be turned over to deputy
sheriffs, whom be would appoint to take
charge Of them and hold them for the
firm. Retiring President Weihe, PreSi-
dent-elect Gskland, Secretary kilgan-
non, Of the A. /. and S. W. and 6. w.
Brennan, at ney for the workmen, ar