The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-16

OF tho troubles when IL comes on. In
the meantime, however, Gen. Snowden
and the headquarters staff have been
making quiet Investigation into tho
actual armament OF the strikers. 1t IS
believed that there are in Homestead
about 1000 stand OF arms OF all sorts,
including shot guns, old army muskets,
sporting rifles and WinCleSters, which
belong to the men, and which cannot,
save in the case OF actual hostilitiCs, be
taken away from them.
Besides these arc the captured Pink.
erton guns and a great many revolvcrs
OF all patterns. Ammunition is much
mort scarce. it is believed, than weap-
ons There is n difference in calibro be-
tween the Pinkerton guns and the 9TH
Grs, which makes many OF the car
tridees unavailable An amazing fact
is that much OF tho ammunition is man
iiestty the property Of the United States
government Tie boxes Of cartridges
bear the label OF tho Frankford arsenal,
and nobody seems to be able to explain
whether these are part OF the Pinkerton
equipments, or whether they wcro diff
ierontly acquired. Tho Frankford car
tridgcs are all tiity-calibre.
Much speculation is INDUCED in by
the people on both sides OF Eighth ave-
nue. as to how the work OF disarmament
will be accomplished. Nothing but a
house.to.house visitation search can re-
cover tho guns, md how that can bo
done in America is a question that no.
body proposes solution for.
NOT rERRoRIZED.
The strikers good humorcdly discuss
the situation. Ono of them, James &.
Boycc, said: "Until Mr.. Carnegie Sc
cures two or three additional amend
ments to the constitution our right to
keep and bear arms will not be in
fringed. We arc not children in Home.
stead. We know our rights and we will
maintain them. There are men here
prepared to lay down their lives in de-
fense OF what is, or they think Is, right,
and surely we have the right to drive
away an illegal force OF hired assassins
brought here for tho solo purpose OF
intimidating us. When the militia Of
Pennsylvania came we were prepared
to give them hearty welcome, and
General Snowdcn saw fit TO refuse con-
tenptuously our advances. We'll, we
can get along with the troops or with
out them. We are Americans, who are
not SO fond OF life that we will not
stack it up. and call anybody wo care
not who, that Ntt2mpts oppression"
"The people outside do not under
stand this Homestead position. Most
of US. expecting continuous. employ
mont hero, have put our savings into
homes, which will be lost ii wo are to
be driven away from this town. Tho
Carnegie mills were built up by us, the
great profits OF the concern were
made by us. Our labor was ex--
pended for Scotch castles, and
library advertising, We do not say
that Carnegie, Phipps \ Co. does not
own the mill property, but we do say
that we have some rights in 1t our
selves. We have been constantly led
to believe that the Amalgamated Asso:;
citation would be permitted TO control
and direct our interests. We have,
bought Mr.. Carnegie's land on that
theory, andwe are now in such posi-
ton that We must lose all that we have
or win this fight, l think we will win
i The meeting Of tho advisory commit
tee this evening was secret one, but
as soon as the leaders adjourned 1t was
understood that the meeting had been
called upon by tho thtrty.tive bricklay-
ers Of the mill, who asked for advice as
to what they should do under all the
circumstances. These men have no
connection with the Amalgamated AS
sociation. They are members OF the
Bricklayers' National Union. After n
conference it was stated that the brick
layers would leave the mills, and that
the Amalgamated Association would re-
quest their national body that work
should be provided for them.