Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

nity-hired boat and started for the vicinity
Of the works
Before we had proceeded hundred wards we
were hailed from ehore, and because we refused
to make plain every twig aud branch Of our
genealogical trees and were not overcommuni-
catiye as to other matters which we considered
somewhat impertinent we were commanded to
pull ashore. I had the oars. and was the motive
power, and as the Language Of the guards was
decidedly profane, I pulled away up stream as
rapidly as was consistent with the dignity Of
the press. Never were three unobtrusive men
the objects Of such insinuations and mandatory
curiosity. As the boat proceeded toward the
bridge watchmen appeared within and without
the fence, and not for one moment was there
cessation in the surveillance. Did the boat 8
bow happen through carelessness or by the
action Of q current to point shoreward. there
was rapid descent on the part Of an alert and
active Cerberus. Was there pause in the row.
ing, the vigilance was redoubled and the action
increased. Did point camera in the direc-
ton Of the works. the training of gatling gun
or the unexpected appearance Of another band
OF Pinkerton hirelings could hardly cause more
CONSERVATION.
steamer came up from Pittsburg and
touched just below the mill to land provisions
for the poor farm. an institution which is within
the Carnegie.Company's fence Half dozen of
the patrol raced up the bank at top speed to
see that nothing like military stores were
dropped on the property. Ipresume they were
disappointed at their failure to discover any
thing contraband, perhaps they were angry be-
cause the captain had not made formal appli-
cation for permission TO run his craft past
Homestead, but whatever the cause was they
did their best to scare young Pittsburger out
Of his wits. That they failed was due rather TO
his nerve and muscles than to any weak spots in
their endeavor.
SCARED cANoErsr.
The boy might have been as much as seven
teen years Of age and he had padded up to
Homestead in little canoe. Like ourselves
and at the same time he surveyed the battle
ground, and when he had seen enough he turned
around and started homeward. II he kept up
the gait he had when he got beyond the reach
OF our vision he broke all known canoe records.
He was in no hurry when he commenced TO
move down stream, but when two or three of
the guards hailed him and insisted upon his
coming ashore 10 give an account of himself he
gave the best imitation of a man padding his
own canoe it has ever been my fortune to see.
In vain did the guards storm and swear and
stamp; in vain did they signal their comrades
across the river to head him of. He bent to
bis work in earnest and was out Of range with
wonderful celebrity. never saw any one 40
truly anxious to go 10 Pittsburg as was that
youngster. He evidently thinks good deal of
hal rsf a y,la 1f l..
boy. Respect for the readers Of THE STAR pre-
vents my repeating the horrible and threaten
ing language used while the canoeist was escap-
ing. The most barbarous performance Of the
red man could hardly have exceeded the vim
dictive promises that rang out over the smooth
river.
GUARANTEE OF GOOD PATH.
Before We were permitted to land we were
catechized- We had no desire to go to Pitts
burg. The bin for boat hire would have been
enormous and the personal Inconvenience con-
adorable, so I informed the oficiously inquisi-
tive quartet Of strikers who I was, and then in
troduced Mr.. Charles Merillat Of the Washing
ton Office Of the Associated Press and Mr..
Richard v. Oulahan Of the Washington Office of
the United Press. At the mention of Mr..
Oulahan's name one Of the sentinels, who was a
physical map Of County Kerry, said he guessed
we we're all right National cIannishness is a
good thing sometimes.
As rule the average community assists the
news gatherer. There are q few people at Home
stead who would render such aid as is in their
power. but the great majority of the strikers
seem to have arrived at the CONCLUSION that the
sooner Homestead gets rid of all the newspaper
men now in it's midst the better it will be for
Homestead and the cause Of those who are
fighting the Carnegie Steel Company.
OPPOSED TO WAR CORRESPONDENTS.
OF course the leaders are not in accord with
this idea, but the leaders are few. and while
they may control the movements of the multi
tude they cannot give the many the powers of
understanding which they evidently need. Print
ing the truth is just as likely to make man un-
popular as printing a lie, and as there are
several writer's here who would rather be truth
full than popular you can figure out the situation
without much difficulty. Discussion has not
allayed the feeling which had its origin in some
narrow minds, and there is now a well-de-
veloped sentiment favorable for deporting the
war correspondents to Pittsburg.
In my dispatches yesterday / touched upon
this matter. The situation is much more tick
hsh than it was then. Even q member Of the
Amalgamation's press committees said last night
that members had suggested the exile scheme
as best calculated to bring about ACCURACY in
the press reports- By accuracy" was meant
the story from the strikers standpoint
One Of the clearest headed of the more prom
inent mill workers told me last night that one
Of his associates had cursed the management of
q Pittsburg paper because il had printed an in
terview with Chairman Prick of the Carnegie
Company. The excited striker had declared
that no honest union man should buy o paper
that would give Mr.. Frick hearing, and he at
once stopped his subscription.
''Such action was intensely foolish" re-
marked my informant, ''but none Of us could
persuade the man that both sides Of the oues-
ton had to be made plain. II is such as he
who talk Of compelling you newspaper men to
migrate. There have been some things printed
which were annoying, but We cannot attempt
to control the matter which 10 written for pub
hcstion. Differences Of opinion are inevitable
and the man who does not recognize that fact
does our organization more than little harm"
Some Of the most active promoters of the
reporter emigration idea have been chagrined
st the GOODNESS with which their proposition
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