The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-07-14
TRICKS FORT FORTIFIED.
Troops Placed Behind the BreaStWOrkS
Of the Mandatory Castle.

OF Tue ManuldCt0fy -CdSt0.
They Marched Gaily into Homestead
Monday They Surround Both
Mills and Villiage-About 8, 900 OF
Them-The Strikers do Not Re.
sist-Every Thing Serene at Home.
stead-What Will the Harvest be ?
HOMESTEAD. Pa, July 12.-At 6
o'clock this morning with bands
| playing, drums beating and flags
flying the Pennsylvania National
i Guard marched into Homestead.
They presented fine appearance as
they marched into the town, watched
| by immense but entirely undemon-
strative crowds of iron workers,
men, women and children.
The troops were The advance guard
led by Major General Wylie. The
rest of the troops came in soon after
with the exception of several require
ments stationed at Pittsburg to be
utilized as reserves, if necessary.
HOMESTEAD SURROUNDED.
The troops entered the place and
surrounded the mills at once.
Guards have been placed at all
points.
The entire State force has now
surrounded the city. All is quiet
this morning. There was not the
slightest resistance on the part of
the strikers.
THE GOVERNORS LETTER.
HARRISBURG, July 12.-This is the
order Gov. Pattison issued in regard
to sending out the troops:
To Gen. George r. Snowden:
Put the division under arms, and
move at once with ammunition to
the support of the Sheriff of Allegheny
county at Homestead. Maintain the
peace, protect all persons in their
rights under the Constitution and
laws of the State.
This means that 800 men will be
on their way to Homestead within
the next thirty six hours. Gov Pat
tison received the following for the
Sheriff of Allegheny:
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 10.
Governor Pattison: The situation
at Homestead has not improved.
While all is quiet there, the strikers
are in control, and openly express to
me and to the public their determin-
alton that the works shall not be
operated unless by themselves After
making all efforts in my power have
ia lied to secure a posse respectable
enough in numbers to accomplish
anything, and am satisfied that no
posse raised by civil authorities can
do anything to change the condition
of affairs, and that any attempt by
an inadequate force to restore the
right of law will only result in further
armed resistance and consequent loss
of life. Only a large military force
will enable me to control matters. l
believe if such force is sent the disor-
derby element will be overawed and
order will be restored. l therefore
call upon you to furnish me such as
sistance.
WILLIAM H. MCCLEARY, Sheriff.
The Governor replied az follows:
To William II. McCleary, Sheriff of
Allegheny county, Pittsburg:
Have ordered Major-Gen. George
r. Snow den, with the division of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania, to
your support at once. Put yourself
in communication with him. Com
municate with me further particulars.
ROBERT E. PATTIsoN, Governor.
GATLING GUNS.
General Snowden's attention was
called to the fact that the strikers
are armed with the celebrated Win
chester rifles and the suggestion was
made that they were liable to do eff.
fectiye work with them. He replied
that the Springfield muskets cf the
National Guard were more servicea-
BILE than the Winchester, as more
steady aim could be taken. The
fact that the Winchester rifles were
repeaters did not make them more
effective than the arms of the Ma
tional Guard. Among the imple-
ments of destruction that will go
with the militia on the Western
tramp will be six Calling guns, each
Of the three batteries being supplied
with two in addition to the smooth
bore cannons.
EXCITEMENT AT HOMESTEAD.
HOMESTEAD, July 12.-Intense ex-
citement was created here by the
announcement that the Pennsylva-
MIA militia, 5000 strong, had been
ordered out and would arrive in
HOMESTEAD tomorrow.
The news flashed over the wires to
this city at 11:01 p. M, and in few
minutes later it had come to the
ears of the strikers. At first the re-
port was received with incredulity,
but few inquiries among the press
convinced them that
it was right.
Little groups gathered at the
street corners and the situation was
discussed IN low, but earnest tones.
The bot-headed strikers were at
first disposed to be a little defiant
and there were occasional declara
tions that even the militia would be
but when it was learned
that the division ordered out num-
berep 5000 men, these declarations
gave way to, "Oh, well,
we have beat the Pinkertons, any
way. They did not dare to come"
and thus consolation Is found In the
reflection that the most hated enemy
of organized labor-the Plnkerton
guards-had been obliged to confess