The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-15
UNDER MARTIAL rAw.

General Snowden's Troops in Prac.
ticai Control ut Homestead.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 10. - Major
General Snowden took practical control
Of the town yesterday by issuing an Or
der directing the provost marshal to ar.
rest any town policemen or other per.
sons supposed to be in authority for in
terference with strangers. His decision
in this regard was based on the unpre-
cedented acts Of the special policemen
on Wednesday. While martial law was
not declared the town is practically un.
der lts provisions. The streets are
picketAd py squads ofRrmed militiamen,
and the state troops Have succeeded the
town authorities in maintaining order
aud dispensing justice except In cases of
RctuG transgression against the borough
Aws and th6 criminal code OF the state.
Two reports circulated caused the
9niy uneasineas felt during the day.
One Of these proved 10 be true; the other
WAS eTroneods. The rumor that 400
non-union workmen were to be brought
10 town In the afternoon caused quite q
gsthering around the railway station
4nd along the tIRcks, but the expected
"black sheep" did not appear. The
other report, and the true one, was that
Hugh o'Qopnell had wired Attorney
General Hensel at Harrisburg asking
what disposition should be made of such
Winoheeters osptured from the Pinker-
tons as might be recovered.
This action on Mr.. O'Donnell's part
was very pleasing to General Snowden,
who anticipated some trouble in this
eonnsetion. Many Of the workmen who
participated in the battle with the Pink
srton men have already expressed will
ingness to turn over captured weapons
to the proper authorities. This willing
pess is significant In showing that there
- little disposition toward another con-
aiot at arms on the part OF the mill
worhmen. They do not fear another in
vasion OF Pinkertop men, and it Ia al
most wholly against the Pinkertons that
their sangdinafy instincts are directed.
The congressional Investigation is be-
heved here to have settled forever the
power OF the great detective agency as
an armed band, and the workmen feel
assured th4t no further attempt to use
the agepcy's employees will be made by
the Carnegie company. This know1-
edge has given the workmen chance to
show their real feelings concerning con-
fliots at arms to settle their troubles,
sld the fact that 90 many are willing to
ave up the weapons In their possession
is looked on as evidence of their desire
for peace;
The advisory committee is daily in
Feceipt of kilograms and letters from
all parts o. the union expressing SYM
men. Only few Of the cofnmunica-
tions received have been the reverse of
complimentary and sympathic. Yester-
day brought many more of these mes
sages. Among those from whom such
communications were received were the
Omitted Brewers of New York, the Sac
famento lFederalists, the Nationalist
Oitizens' Industrial Alliance of Wichita,
Kan, the Alma and Park Free Coinage
club of Alma, Colo; the Cigarmakers'
union of Reading, Pa; the Elk City
kan Peoples party organization and
she Musicians union of Cincinnati.
Francis Tracy Tobin, a lawyer of
philadelphia, rendered his professional
services to the Amalgamated Associa-
non, and suggest the selection of ex-
Governor Mckinley and two men from
the Amalgamated Association to act as
trbitratofs i'll the settlement of the wage
question.
A POINT FOR THE WORKERS.
Heads OF Depsftme win Refuse
TO Work Under an Armed Guard.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July ia meeting
Of foremen, superintendents of depart
ments and boss mechanics of the Car
negie mill was held yesterday and ac-
8 tion was taken which will have an inn
portant bearing on the situation. These
men are not on strike, and they have not
until now taken any action favorable to
the workers. Yesterday they resolved
shat they would not operate the works
under an armed guard. This decision
practically means that the mills will not
be run with non-union labor, and the
carnegie company must settle with its
Homestead men before resuming opera
lions.
Several members of the advisory COM
mittee confirmed the report of the action
lby the heads of departments. One
prominent leader said that It would be
utterly impossible for work to be re-
Isumed without the cooperation Of the
t2oremen, as no men can be found to
take their place even If non-union steel
workers are obtained. He also said that
there is little probability of any number
of the latter being induced to come to
Homestead. He said that not board
sng house or hotel in the town will feed
0as of these men. aud skilled mechanics
cannot be INDUCED to liye in tents or
saanass ipsiae OF the mill. His oonc1u.
Sion is that the only alternative left to
sne Carnegie people is a settlement with
lfns old men.
The leaders. Of the strikers are very In.
liguaut over Ae publication of an al
neged interview with one OF their mum.
Per, which stated that the Homestead
hnsn did not want the employees Of Car
SASir position is just the reverse of this,