Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-07

small blanks and addressed to citizens The
second call read exactly like the
first, except that it began with s'You
are hereby summoned" instead of
GAIL good citizens are hereby summoned. !"
These were sent to various responsible male
residents of the county. The list of the
| lucky or unlucsy men could not be obtained
but it is estimated that from 1000 to 1000
| individual calls were sent out.
Rush to the shsrift's Office.
When Sheriff McCleary reached his Office
in the Court House yesterday morning and
learned of the engagement between the
Pinkerton detectives and the workmen at
Homestead, he was for a moment COM
pletely overwhelmed. He had been
in the office scarcely ten minutes
either to offer advice or learn
what move the Sheriff would make. Among
the first to call on Sheriff McCleary were
Judge W. D. Porter, Senators William
Finn and John Neeb, c. L. Magee, W. A.
Magee, District Attorney Burleigh, Samuel
Wakeknight and Lawyers P. G. Knox and
r. B. Petty, and hon. James II. Reed.
Most all of Sheriff McCleary's callers
made long stay and in less time
than it takes to tell it the room
was crowded with a throng of men
who seemed intent upon discussing
the various phases of the Homestead
situation. About 10 o'clock President
William Weihe, of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation, entered. Mr.. Weihe's appearance
changed the aspect of affairs hat, for
! when he approached the Sheriff the latter
Immediately conducted him to a private
| room, to which II on. James 81. Reed, P. G.
Knox, R. B. Petty, the Sheriff's attorney,
c. 4. Magee and several others were ad-
mitted. This was the first conference in the
| Skeriff's Office, but all through the day SUBJ
sequently conference after conference was
held.
| Fruitless Conference With the Carnegies.
It was decided at the first meeting in the
| Sheriff's Office to send to the officials of the
Carnegie Steel Company and see if some
| sort OF settlement could not be effected
from that source. Mr.. Petty, who
was delegated to 60 to the Of
flee of the Carnegie Steel Company,
| returned from consultation with General
| Manager Frick aud Lawyers Knox and
Reed, however, and when asked about the
result of the discussion intimated that it
had been fruitless
Sheriff McCleary. after consultation with
Judge Ewing and his counsel, r. B. Petty,
| decided to wire Governor Pattison. The
following telegram was sent:
Governor Robert E. Pattison:
Situation at Homestead is very grave. My
deputies were driven from the ground and
watchmen sent by mill owners attacked.
and wounded. Unless prompt measures are
taken to prevent 1t, further bloodshed and
great destruction of property may be ex-
pected.
on the ground number at least 5000, and the
civil authorities are utterly unable to cope
with them Wish you would send instruc-
tions at once. W. H. MCCLEARY.
After sending this message the Sheriff
turned to his friends and said: 81 believe
it would be suicide for me to take my men
to Homestead. We could not begin to
cope with those 5000 workmen, and will
do nothing till I hear from the Gov
ernor. l expect reply soon
and will then know what to do"
If the Sheriff was entirely in the dark,
however, he was much worse off when the
Governors reply was received. 1t stated
that Governor Pattison would not interfere
until the Sheriff had exhausted all means IN
his power.
President Weihe Visits HON estead.
About this time President William
Weihe, of the Amalgamated Association,
learning that the conference with the Car
negie Steel company, had resulted in moth
ing, declared his intention OF going to
Homestead on the 10 o'clock train to see if
he could not do something to pacify tho
locked out men. In this determination he
was seconded by Sheriff McCleary.
The next telegram sent to the Governor
from Sheriff McCleary read as follows:
Governor Robert E. Pattison. Harrisburg:
Tba " orks at Homes tea Il q re in y,oc eoeeion
of an armed mob. They number thousands.
The mill owners this morning attempted to
and q number Of watchmen, when an at
ack was made on the boats, AND six me n