Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-14
TINE FOR FUN IS PAST.
A Marked Change in the Bearing Of Sol
diers 1t Homestead.

A Marked Change in the Bearing Of Sol
diers 1t Homestead.
HoMEsrEAD, Pa, July 14-There was
marked change in the bearing of the soldiers OF
duty in the town today. They talked very
little with the strikers and wore seriou:
look that indicated an appreciation of thu
work ahead Of them. There was no mort
q the playfulness and the skylarking Of the
past two days. Everything was in earnest and
that the men mean business is plain
Camp Jumpers were treated without cere
mony and several had narrow escapes
from being impaled upon the fixed bayonets o,
Wagons containing ammunition, when driver
through the town, were guarded by soldiers
with loaded muskets.
With one regiment inside Of the Carnegie
mills and another on duty in the town the mill.
tary are ready for any emergency that may
arise here.
BELIEVED TO BE DYNAMITE.
A package believed to contain dynamite
was brought into the Carnegie works to-
day under authority of the company's CHIEF
engineer. 1t ia supposed that the box was
one OF those In the possession of the workers
before the troops came, the contents of which
were to be used presumably to destroy the Car
negie works bridge to prevent the entrance Of
Pinkerton men.
SUFFERING FOR FOOD.
The suffering from want of food has SO in.
creased among the Hungarian workers in
Homestead that the advisory committee of the
Amaigamated Association has decided to
use for their relief part Of the fund con.
tributed by outside organizations for the
support of the cause. Many Of the Huns have
been compelled by their miserable condition to
seek work outside Homestead while those who
remain here are suffering severely.
The advisory committee has sufficient
amount on hand to give sustenance to the Hun
garians for some time to come.
THE rINKERToNs' RIFLES.
The leaders of the locked-out men have de-
cided to turn oyer to the proper authorities al
the rifles taken from the Pinkerton men tina,
they can recover. Acting on this decision
Hugh O'Donnell, who suggested the idea, sen,
the following dispatch this afte noon:
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July a.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HENsEL, Harrisburg. Pa
What disposition do you advise shall be made
OF such Winchester rifles taken from the Pink
ertons as We can recover
(Signed) HUaH O'DoNNELL.
Mr.. O'Donnell directed the word be passed
among the workmen to collect any Pinkertor
ri1es they may have preparatory to making
restitution OF them. He was in the dark as tC
whom the weapons should be delivered. and in
order to get legal opinion on the subject from
the highest legal authority sent the message
given.
A committee was appointed to superintend
the collection and one Of its members says he
thinks about $50 can be recovered. The cool.
headed men among the strikers have come tC
the conclusion that this measure is necessary to
remove any possibility of further trouble.
They say that there will be no more conflicts
and that the lockout must be adjusted without
recourse to force. Hugh ODonnell is going
among his men counseling obedience, and has
taken upon himself the responsibility Of pre-.
venting further interference with strangers b,
hot-headed zealots. His course is commended
everywhere.
There was some talk among Gen. Snowder
and his officers concerning the recovery of tho
rifles, but Mr.. O'Donnell's action has taker
this matter out Of their hands, much
to their relief. In order to recover
the weapons they would be obliged to re
sort to process of civil law, and il i.
probable that this would not accomplish the end
desired because a separate warrant of authority
for the search of each house would be necessary
Many Of the men who possess Pinkerton Win.
chesters have expressed a willingness to sur.
render and it is probable that the great bulk OF
of those taken will be returned.