The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-19
The Governor of Pennsyl-
Vania Doubtful as to
When the Troops
Will Go.
O'DoNNELL'S SECRET MOVE.
Rumor Has 1t He Has Gone te
See Carnegie-Those Arrests
for Murder.

at Munhall Station, the second station
east of Homestead, the exit to which is by
way Of road through the Carnegie
works.
The party consisted of the Governor
and twenty-four officers resplendent in
brilliant uniforms. They walked from
the station up to the Carnegie Hotel, the
hotel where newspaper men are disap-
proved of and denied admission.
They reached the hotel unobserved.
disposed OF their luggage and then under
escort OF the three troops of cavalry as
cended the steep slope to the division
headquarters of Major General Snowden
to the music of Governors salute of
seventeen guns fired by Battery B.
MILITARY HoNoRs.
The troops cneered The Commander-in-
Chief enthusiastically, though rain
choked their voices
The Governor went Immediately into
consultation with General SnoWden in the
upper rooms OF the ramshackle Carnegie
School Building, while the people of
Homestead, alarmed by the lombard
ment of wadding and noise rushed out of
their homes and fiocked to the mills.
MORE TROOPS.
The salute began at fourteen minutes
past nine O'Clock, and when it was over
there was precious little plaster left on
the walls OF the school room, where mil
iGary trappings are piled on the desks of
the children of Homestead, and the black
board, still bearing the crude cypherings
of the little ones intent on learning the
Rule of Three and the three Rs. was bad
ly shattered By the rattle of the guns.
The Governor has issued orders to the
First Brigade, composed of troops from
,Phiiadelpnla and vicinity, directing
them to break camp at Mount Gretna and
return home.
1t has not yet been decided by Cover
nor Pattison whether he will address the
men at Homestead. He will remain
here two days. during which time he will
carefully study the situation. He will
review the two brigades in camp here
and there will be dress parade.
Can you state how long the troops will
remain at Homestead" asked reporter
The Governor looked thoughtful for a
moment and then replied evasively:-
II cannot. may, however, say that l
fear the troops will be here for some time
yet"
NO APPLICANTS FOR WORK.
Today opened like yesterday. Superin-
tendent Potter with the foremen received
no applications for work. and the shops
were practically deserted.
Little groups OF strikers gathered in the
village this morning: their talk was in
tone of yesterday. They looked upon
every body with suspicion, but they mo-
lested no one.
They did not know at what moment
they might themselves be the object of
the search Of the peace officers, backed by
the militia.
Little by litsle, too, the action of that
three hour secret mass meeting of me-
chanic5 aud laborers came out. Last night
the leaders declined to say what was its
purport, but it now appears that the men
were very conservative, and that they
s.decided TO maintain their neutral posi-
tion," which is the most conciliatory
phrase yet used by the men.
THOSE ARRESTS.
The consignment of the Burgess of this
borough to cell in murderers' row in
the Pittsburg Jail, and the fact that war
rants were out for six other Home
steaders. and that the town was filed
with officers who secured 1t all yesterday
afternoon in search for the men wanted,
has put a new aspect on the situation
here.
1t startled the men into nervousness
they had not before felt when they
learned. late last night, that they had
been under special watch; that whole
regiment Of troops had been brought
down to the front ready for prompt and
summary action; that two Gatling guns
had been placed where they might do
greatest execution against them, and
that there had been two companies of
soldiers. three troops of cavalry and a
half dozen peace officers mixed in among
them nearly half the day without their
knowledge.
It taught them how much at the mercy
OF the authoritios they were. The guard
of soldiers that had been usual in the
town proper, consisting of an occa-
sfonal little group of soldiers
with bayonets set, had been removed
and the men had begun to resume
the old tactics of questioning strangers
aud making themselves generally dis
agreeable. TO discern then that what
they took for relaxation of Vigilance
was really only cover for redoubled ac-
tivity on the part of General Snowden's
men gave them an uncomfortable sensa-
tion.
BUTLER FOR THE DEFENCE.
Ex-State Representative John Fl. Cox,
attorney for the Amalgamated Assoca-
tion. was among the passengers who
boarded the morning train for Pittsburg.
In reply to question of reporter he
said:-
81 don't know exactly what we will do.
am now going to Pittsburg with men of
Homestead representing $6O000 worth of
property. shall move for the admission
of bail for McLuckie, and the argument
will probably be heard today.
Beyond that-well, have advised the
enga cement of Gen. Butler and ex-Gov.
George Hoadley as counsel to defend the
Homestead men; and / see that Gen.
Butler has consented TO appear and will
be in Pittsburg tonight"
Neither of the six men against whom
warrants were issued are to be found in
Homestead today. Despite the story sent
out last night that the six had gone to
Pittsburg to surrender, the men were to
be seen in Homestead up to midnight.
Il is reported that Colonel Gray, Sheriff
McCleary's special chief deputy, is in the
borough directing the movements of sew
eral deputies in search for these men.
AS for the Amalgamated, Craw-
ford, who succeeded to the
leadership when O'Donnell went away.
says that no warrants have yet
been applied for for the Carnegie man.
Z Mgers and the Pinkertons, but that the
necessary preliminary steps are being
taken by Attorney Brennan.
On the hill preparations are making to
raise tents for the accommodation of
Governor Pattison and his staff. who will
soldier it inside the picket lines of Gen-
eral Snowden's headquarters during their
stay in camp.
0'D0NNELL'S MISSION.
| Some Think He Has Gone to Scotland to
| Intercede With Carnegie.
| PITTsBURG, Pa, July 10, 1892 Has
| Hugh O'Donnell started for Scotland to