St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-23
MILITIA Put DOWN.
Sow. Pattison Takes a Reef
in Brigadier Snowden's
Ambition
The Soldiers Will Hereafter
Be Subordinate to Civil
Authorities.
Deputy Sheriffs Installed as
Preservers of the Peace
in Homestead.
Ua,oL LY,,oy. OF nunnoCyon WOLF
Workmen at Duquesne Walk
Out and Braddock Men
Will Quit.

HOMESTEAD. Pa, July 22-The Penn
Eylvania militia were tonight taught
their proper place. 1t was a stern les
son, administered by Gov. Pattison per-
sonally. At the governors suggestion,
body of police officers, in the person
of deputy sherffs, was this evening
placed throughout the borough of
Homestead to supplant the unlimited
military control that had been gradually
established.
The soldiers are now to aid the civil
authority. and not to be its superior. A
street procession, headed by the town
council, in honor of the chief magistrate
of the borough, is not to be dispersed.
The sheriff of the county or his repre-
sentativeS are to he the ones to say
when the danger point has been reached
by assemblages of citizens, the men in
Uniform, with guns in their hands,
being no longer to constitute them
selves, at will, judge, jury and execu-
honers.
The deputy sheriffS installed this even
ing number sixteen in all, and, in Sheriff
McCleary's absence, are directed by
Chief Deputy Brady, who is authorized
to call in the assistance of the militia to
the fullest extent to preserve order and
maintain the peace.
Installing the Deputies.
The deputies, on their arrival from
PittSburg, were introduced to the militia
officers on guard duty throughout the
town by major from Gen. Smowden's
headquarters. The guards, both Off
GERS and men, were instructed to respect
the authority of the deputy sheriff, to
whom they were subOrdinated.
The guardSmen were also given to
understand that the task of policing
the town of Homestead had been rein-
QuShed into the hands of the deputy
sheritfS and to the borough officers, the
latter of whom make total of sixty.
Except on cali OF the shertf'S repre-
sentativeS, the militia in Homestead are
to restrict their operations to looking
after their own members, such, for in
stance. as apprehending absconders
from the ranks, if any, and enforcing
an order issued tonight prohibiting the
national guard from entering saloons.
SDONden Holding His Tongue.
Gen. Snowden admitted tonight that
he was aware the installation of the
sheriif'S representatives was Gov. Pat
tisOn's suggestion. The general de-
clned to attempt to define where the
respective limits of authority of the
militia and deputy ShertfS were to be
drawn. and refused to discuss the rea-
sons for the change in the situation.
He denied emphatically that any diff
ferenceS existed between himself and
GOv. PattsOn
The new arrangement. it should be
explained, does not materially alter the
conditions that have existed in Miffiin
township, which adjoins the borough of
Homestead. Mlffiin township contains
the military encampment ground, all
the Carnegie Homestead mills and the
fifty or more houses belonging to the
Carnegie company.
Homestead borough is entirely dis
tlnct. and is where the 5000 workmen
reside. The friction in the borough be-
tween the military and the people was
getting uncomfortably warm when the
OppOrIune arrival of the Sheriff'S ap-
pointees made perfect order.
RuIIied the Citizens.
The soldiers were more vigorous today
than usual in clearing the streets.
crowds were not permitted to gather
anywhere, and in some cases loltererS
on the sidewalk were rather roughly
crowded away, and consequently some
bitter feeling was developed among the
striking men. Indeed, the complete
change i'll the attitude of the town
towards the camp was more plainly
shown today than heretofore. No at
tempt to speak 10 any of the soldiers was
made by any of the citizens. On the
contrary, the militia were regarded with
gloomy silence or with suppressed
OathS. The women were even more bit
ter than the men in their language
about the troops. and Il practical boycott
was established in some quarters among
the more radical of the workmen.
In the camp the hostile feeling was
cordially returned, and some of the men
even expressed anxiety, if there were to
be trouble in Homestead, that 1t begin,
and be finished. The prospect for an
indefinite stay is not an inviting one
and the militia are eagerly looking for
the orders which will permit them to
return home.
At the meeting of the advisory CON-
mittee this evening it was reported that
$50 had been received from sympathiZ-
ing friends during the day. A COM
mittee. which was looking into the
housing of the fifty-four families that
were today served with NOTICES of
eviction from the Carnegie property,
repo ted that forty-eight of these
families would probably receive help
from the association. and twenty-five
houses for their accommodation had
been found. rent free.
a committee which had been sent to
Braddock reported that the men would
strike tomorrow. A lodge of the
association was formed of the operators
i'll the mills at that place.