Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-09
ALL QUIET AT HOMESTEAD.
The Situation Remains Abso-
lutely Unchanged.
Strikers Still in Possession of
the Carnegie Works.
Another Intellectual Attempt to Put
Deputy Sheriffs in Charge.
The Men Suspicious of the sherif's De-
signs-The Leaders in Favor of
Letting the Deputies In.
No Disorder.
BY the Associated Press.l

BY the Associated Press.l
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 8.-The situa-
ton at Homestead is absolutely un-
changed. There is nothing tonight in
dicating what the next step will be.
Perhaps the troops will be ordered here,
but no one can say. The sheriff made
another Intellectual effort to obtain ad-
mission for deputy sheriffs to the works
and to raise posse in Homestead. The
proposition has been made to the strik-
ers that they permit deputy eheriffs
peacefully to enter the works and as
sumo charge. The proposition has been
considered at meetings but no. conclu-
sion reached, though there was a gem
eral expression in favor Of accepting the
proposition, and of sub mission to the
law and recognition of the regular con-
stituted authority. The men are in
tenssly suspicious, and fear the
introduction of deputies ia but
a cloak for more important
action; that Pinkertons will follow the
deputies and non-union men the Pink
ertons. Both these latter they viii re-
sist to the utmost. The cooler men are
advising the strikers to permit deputies
to come in peacefully, but if it be grant.
ed, the strikers insist that the deputies
shall be neither numerous nor well-
armed, and shall not make move to
protect men whom the firm may intro
duce. The move is really but contfn-
uation of the forcible preventing of the
continuance of mill work, with ground
for legal contention in the suit which ID
certain to follow, that the county turned
the works over to the firm and is not
liable for damages.
The unwilllngness of the men to turn
the works over to the sheriff is increased
by their openly expressed distruat of
Sheriff McCleary, but the appearance Of
long line of soldiers, with no purpose
but to sternly obey the orders they may
I receive, is behind the sheriff's faiiure,
and some realize this.
No disorder occurred today, and up TO
IL O'Clock tonight no false alarms had
gained currency.
Three more funerals of victims among
the strikers; fruitless mass meeting of
the locked.out men, ard the sheriff's
coming, his conference with the labor
leaders and his departure are, in brief,
the story OF the day.
Another twenty-four hours has passed
and Homestead continues in possession
of the locked-out men. They are the
autocrats of the town, and many be-
meath slouched hats wear the dignity
and knowledge of sovereignty. Order
is strictly maintained, and to the credit
of the locked-out men, it can be said
that they have not committed any act
of violence or plunder, and beyond TAX
ing exceptional precautions against
Pinkerton men gaining entrance or OBJ
tanning valuable knowledge, they have
done nothing. The men were very reti-
cent, intelligent and not of the loud
mouthed, ignorant class. This factor is
an important element in the situation.
Few workingmen are on the streets; no
drunks are seen. At regular intervals
the scouts and pickets are relieved and
guards are maintained constantly.
Tonight Hugh O'Donnell and others
returned from Harrisburg, bearing with
them a proposition from Sheriff Nc
Cleary asking that the works be turned
over to deputies whom he would appoint
to take charge and hold them for the
firm. The officers of the Amalgamated
association were strongly in favor of the
men giving the deputies admission, and
80 were the advisory committee. At a
mass meeting President Weihe presided.
He urged that the firm must be given
possession of the works. II not, resort
must be taken to troops. The attorney
of the association addressed the meeting
and gave advice to the same effect.
An adjournment was taken after COM
mittee was appointed to go to Pittsburg
to confer with Sheriff McCleary, learn his
purposes if control be given him, and
also to see the acknowledgement of the
state. 1t is understood another meet
ing was to be held, but it has not taken
place, and probably will not till the
committee is ready to report. The
leaders and conservative element favor
giving way, but great number of the
younger and hot-headed element oppose
any yielding.
The mass meeting was followed by
visit from Sheriff McCleary, accom-.
panied by Deputy Sheriff Cluly and
Legal adviser Petty. They came for the
purpose of raising a posse. Ex- Repre-
sentative Fox, the sheriff said, furnished
him with list of about one hundred
persons willing to be sworn in as depu-
ties. The sheriff came to swear them in.
Among twenty persons summoned
seven responded. They refused, how
ever, to aid or assist the sheriff. The
sheriff would not say what his next
move would be, but Mr.. Petty said the
firm insisted that they should be put in
possession of their property, and he
agreed with them. "They will have to
be put in possession" said Mr.. Petty;
"that is the country's duty"
/ A rumor which stirred up the strikers
considerably this afternoon was to the
effect that Bob Pinkerton was in town,
but no foundation could be found for the
report.
1t is said some of the men have
planned against the entrance Of any hos
tile force by train over the railroad
bridge into the works. The scheme
contemplates the destruction by blowing
up party of the WORKS when the news is
received that the men are on the way.
Dynamite is in the yard in quantities,
and it is said to be held for the purpose
named.
The newspaper reporters are not