The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-08
An ARMED TRUCE.
Fighting Stops Only for
Lack Of Foes,
War FEVER STILL HIGH
New Men Or Guards Would
Be Fired On.
COUNTING UP THE DEAD.
Slight Changes Since the
First Reports.
An ALARM At NIGHT.
Strikers Seize Their Guns On a
False Report
orIvxEN nu MN nnNJDIlTV
Strikers Seize Their Guns On a
False Report
CLAIMS OF THE COMPANY.
Carnegie Managers Make State
ment.

Thsy Assert That the Pinkerton Men
We're Brought Only to Protect the
Property - The Trouble over the
Sliding Scale Set Forth-Gov. Patti
son Determined to Call Out Troops
Only as a Last Resort-The Sheriffs
z Call for Deputies Fails to Bring Out
Many Men-The Captured Pinkerton
Mon Taken to Pittsburg and Sent
Home.
PITIsBURG, Pa, July 7.-Plnkerton de-
tectives from Homestead arrived in this
city at 7:40 o'clock this morning. Twenty
seven OF their number were wounded and
were sent to the West Pennsylvania hospi-
tai. They one aud all refused to make any
statement or to be interviewed.
The course of Gov. Pattison in declining
to order the National Guard to Homestead
until Sheriff McCleary had exhausted all
means in bis power to preserve order is gen.
orally commended. The prevailing opin-
ion here is that had the militia appeared on
the scene the bloodshed would have been
much greater. The advent OF the armed and
uniformed men Of the state troops to guard
the Carnegie works to act as protectors of
non-union men would have excited the
strikers to all possible resistance. These
men at Homestead are 80 well organized,
are under such perfect control, and are so
grea: in numbers that a conflict between
them aud the militia might be long, and
would certainly be bloody one, Under
these circumstances the governors careful
survey Of the state of affairs and his con-
servative action call for unqualified ap-
proval from all sides.
HOMESTEAD STRANGELY SILENT.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July Z, 11:45 A. M
Homestead is strangely silent this morning.
Iis the quiet Of sober after-thought The
leaders are wondering what will be the next
step. Men are bathing their wounds, or
making preparations TO bury their dead
Except for the large crowds OF sightseers
e 1ne town would be more than normally still.
me leaders of the men propose at once to
nave the fence on the Carnegie property re-
Quilt, and also TO repair all other damage
caused by yesterdays riot. This will be
9ohe 30 as to prevent any suits for damages
nom the company. The old guards were
secured by the men and placed on duty to
"0k after the company's interests.
Ihere was much surprise here over the re-
ported release by the sheriff Of the Pinkerton
guards. When the men agreed not to kill
.ue guards it was with the understanding
mat the guards should be placed in jail
uuul lnformations for murder could be
sSGrn out against them. The report Of
Saelr release excited much angry discussion
a. nrst, but this was quieted when it was
tehemoered that If the men appeared as
witnesses they would themselves be liable to
prosecution for riot. Several of the leaders
y, ,Apressed relief over the release and be-
arise.
THE sHERIFF'S CALL LAUGHED AT.
O-, me call of the sheriff for posse was re-
TSTI4Neu here with good natured derision.
AHe men are confident that the sympathy
% the citizens is so much with them that no
soou men would volunteer They declare
% LOT 1ad the guards not come here there
" toela wa nave been no Violence. AS evidence
Y-oT aneT sincerity a committee of three
,T9 through the works at an early hour
tIai -I morning, coiled up the ropes and hose,
~ oHA On uo~n all the barricades and removed
Gj.t Lar as as possible all evidences of she con
sas.., ss, The mill yard was absolutely de-
leo when an Associated Press representa-
"'s visited it. A few hattened bullets,