Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-21

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not permitted. The situation is. to some
extent, critical, because the strict discipline
Of the troops is very apt to clash with the
utterly fearless and determined purpose OF
the strikers.
The latter claim that they are law-abid-
ing citizens, who are entitled, and who
propose to vindicate their rights to
speak to anyone they please, so long AS
they do so in a peaceful manner, and ON
the other hand ii is believed that no one
will be permitted to interfere III any
manner with the non-union men when
they are brought in. 5.
Thus the two sides of the controversy
present every element of possible flght
which is not exactly expected, but which
is certainly feared in Homestead tonight,
if the new men should push in by either
railroad or river. 1t is serious mistake
to suppose that the strikers are in any way
cowed by the presence of the troops, so
far as insisting upon what they believe to
be their legal rights, and the leaders, even
including such extremely conservative
men as O'Donnell, will undoubtedly de-
mand, and if they can i'll any way secure
it, they will get across to the new comers
and argue with them before they are en-
tered in the works.
Just why the militia and the strikers
should both be so confident that the new
dent to the newspaper men. Neither party
will give any authority but that both sides
are preparing for their coming is the most
manifest thing in Homestead.
uARD or THE NEWSPAPER MEN.
For seven days this has been an uncom-
Portable place for the man who insisted on
telling the truth, and it seems now as
though the appearance of the military
would not bring about any material
change in the veracious correspondents
situation.
Last week the strikers growled and
threatened at the publication of facts. and
to upset this cOndition-to establish con-
stitutional rights--the militia was ordered
to Homestead. Just now the strikers are
behaving quite decently toward reporters,
while the military authorities are taking II
turn in the other direction.
OF course, they have not endeayored to
force anyone out of town, but their in
activity in the matter is not virtue. 1t
would be highly agreeable to several
somewhat excited and prominent officers
could some legitimate means of exile be
put in operation against those who tele-
graphed to the country news as to the
soldierly drunkenness which was such a
conspicuous feature on Monday.
10 be popular here man needs only to
shut his eyes when disorder is rampant.
Such course would please all parties.
When strikers transgressed their transgres-
sions were made manifest; when soldiers
overstep the bounds of decency and violate
laws they have sworn to uphold, it would
be more than strange If such conduct went
by unnoticed. AT this time it would be
hard to tell which is the more intolerant-
the soldier or the striker.
Since Monday the discipline among the
troops has improved considerably and to.
day it is really good. The provost mar
shal has battalion on the street and is
doing his utmost to keep soldiers out OF
saloons. At no time has there been any
thing like friction between the troops and
the residents. One or two individual
differences of minor Importance have been
promptly settled without attracting much
attention.
HOMESTEAD, July 15.-ln Homestead to
day the citizens all are unit in one senti
| ment. They want no more violence and
declare that under no circumstances, save
a reintroduction of Pinkertonisni, will
| they resort to arms. This is wonderful
change in week, and whether or not the
| presence Of the militia has TO do with this
pacific attitude, the men believe them
selves thoroughly in earnest as they re-
| iterate the statement and to-day declare
that even the presence of non-union men
would not provoke them to q breach oi
the peace, although they admit that they
| would use all moral suasion possible to in.
duce such persons to leave town.
As an evidence of this sentiment, the
telegram of Hugh o. Donnell to Attorney.
general W. U. Hensel may be referred to
In the offer to return the WinchesterS
taken from the Pinkertons to the proper
parties, Mr.. ODonnell merely demon
strated the general desire of the mill
workers to conduct the wages conflict oil
lines other than those which led SO many
possessors of the captured guns to say las
week, with significant emphasis, ito the
victors belong the spoils.n The member
of the old advisory board to-day will re
peat that he is perfectly willing that thu
sheriff should send deputies into the mill
or that he assume direction of the Carnegie
watchmen. and that the lockcd-out mcr
will not attempt to pass the gates undel
any proyocation.
HoN-UNIoN MAN coAXED AWAY.
Last evening man came into town anc
said he was going to work. The mer
argued with him for two hours, and finally
he returned to Pittsburg. In all the time
however, not one personal threat wa!
made against him.
A SCARE FOR THE TROOPS.
About l.30 o'clock this morning ther,
was hurried beating to arms Throughout
the Second Brigade and a securing of Off
GERS which was very war!ikc. Information
had been received that the camp was TO b.
attacked from the rear by the locked GU
men before daylight. Where the rumo
came from no one knows, but it was sutfi
cient to arouse the entire brigade, to hay
the guards doubled everywhere, and T.
keep the Sixteenth Regiment under arm
all night Meanwhile the locked-out mel
slept peacefully in bed, totally unaware o
the alarm they were causing i'll camp.
STRENGTHENING THE GUARDS.
at an early hour this morning tn
guards around the mill fence were triplet
and later around the entire mill, so tina
now the guardsmen are only few fee
apart around the entire plant.
The Eighth Regiment relieved the Fiji
tecnth from provost guard duty this morn
ing, The rcgimental orders of the Eight
are stricter than those of the Fifteenth re
ceived yesterday, and military lines ar
being drawn closer. 1t is believed the in
tention is to gradually place the borougl
under thorough military control.
WAVE OF EXCITEMENT.
The town was thrown into the wildes
excitement last night by the sudden al
pearance of skirmish line from til
camp, which, on a double-quick, SUI
rounded the mill. The men We're certai
about to be brought in under proteC
ton of the soldiers, and notwith
standing the perfect assurance of tn
leaders, a clash was narrowly averted
The feeling is not friendly towards til
troops since strict military enforcement
Tie soldiers are attending strictly to thel
duties and il called upon to act will d
credit to the good name already estat
lished by the national guard of the Key
stone state.
FINANCIAL AID TESDERED.
To-day few more offers of financial al
were received by the leaders, making j
all 652 such proffers. The men believ
that in week they could collect $1,000
from various labor organizations, to b