Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-08
CANNOT OBTAIN DEPUTIEs.


backbonos can DO depended upon. G. H. IL.
CANNOT OBTAIN DEPUTIES.
Out of 800 Summoned by sheriff McCleary
Only Twenty-Three Responded.
PIr1sBURG. Pa. July s.-This morning at 9
O'Clock was the hour set by Sheriff W. II. Nc
Cleary for the assembling of the 500 men sum-
mOned BIZ him to act deputies at Home
stead. At that time not more than thirty had
appeared. The majority OF these came with ex-
cuses of various kinds. Some had a doctor
certificate setting forth that they were physi-
cally unable TO go. One after another was ex-
cused until a stack of excuses had been filed
showing the sheriff that he not going to
have a very large force to take to Homestead.
shortly after 8 o'clock he took up the long list
to whom summonses had been issued to appear
and began calling the roll in a slow, deliberate
voice, a though reading a list OF vice presi-
dents at a political meeting. Page after page
was called of and no responses until the name
of X. VI. Holland was reached, when he an
nounced .'Herer'
The next to respond was Thos. G. Mcclure
and then W. J. Nache and F. NJ. MoElfoy an
ewered TO being present Altogether there
were twenty-three names responded out OF a
list of 500. After consultation with his deputies
the sheriff made the following statement:
after calling the list of summonses sent out
and waiting considerable time for responses
only twenty-three have signifed their willing
ness to go to Homestead. Ii would be useless
to go there with this small number of men. 1
thank you all for coming here and ask you to
hold yourselves in readiness to answer any call
may make on you for assistance. am going
myself. None of those who appeared here are
armed and have no arms to give you. will
therefore not ask you to go along, and excuse
you for this morning"
The twenty-three men who were ready to go
to Homestead as deputies all prominent
business and professional men.
A CONFERENCE WITH THE GOVERNOR.
A committee of the strikers started for Har-
risburg last night to advise Gov. Pattison not
TO call out the militia. They returned at mid
night. The committee had a conference with
Sheriff McCleary in Pittsburg. after which they
returned TO Homestead without going to Har-
risburg- The Homestead committee offered
the sheriff Deputies from their ranks to guard
the Carnegie Steel Company property. This
the sheriff would not accept. The sheriff asked
that he be allowed to bring deputies into Home
Stead tomorrow to guard the Carnegie works
This the committee could not agree to. They
said they would call mass meeting Of the men
20 take action on the sheriff proposition.
Gov. Pattison was sent this telegram this
morning:
Could you meet committee Of Homestead cit
liens on arrival Of mail express at 10 o'clock to-
(Signed) JOHN PURMAy,
j. ii. WILLIAMS.
HUGH ODoSSELL,
GEo. SARRAE,
Committee.
The governor replied that he would be at the
executive department at 10 o'clock tonight
THE CoROSERs INQUIRY.
Coroner Mcdowell has commenced the pre-
liminsry work of his inquisition, which is TO
take place as soon as peace can be sufficiently
restored at Homestead TO enable him TO arrive
at the facts that led to the sacrifice OF the lives
Of the men who died in the Homestead engage
ment Wednesday morning. He is determined
that efforts shall be lost sight Of that may in
shy way lead to the detection of any one that
may furnish evidence leading to the cause of
the trouble The district attorney has been
consulted concerning the most effective method
Of conducting the inquests. and, when the time
arrives for taking evidence, he will be present
to assist A Jury has already been drawn and
the coroner says he has endeavored TO exercise
special care tina, men OF unquestioned honesty
shall be secured Men representing the orGi-
nary spheres Of business life had been selected
With a view TO satisfying the extremes Of capt.
tai and labor.
The names of the jurors drawn are as follows:
Rev. c. Asbury. coiored, foreman, resides on
Burk, ex-justice of the peace: Robert Morehead,
8. d. White, II. Grant Miller, coroners clerk.
GEN. GREENLAND ARRIVES.
Adjitant Gen W. W. Greenland arrived in
CHS city at O'Clock this morning. When in
formed that the Homestead workmen had re-
placed the Carnegie Steel Company's watchmen
IN possession Of the mills and asked for his
: views or the present phases Of the situation he
said:
Il THAT ought to settle the matter. The Ma
tional Guard Of Pennsylvania was not organized
and does not exist simply TO perform police
duty. To compel IL 10 do such work four or
:. five weeks every year would demoralize IT.
There Is no danger that IL will be called out at
present and tine governor Is not coming 70
Pittsburg OF Homestead. These people a,
( Homestead not the kind that ran rampan.
IN the coke region a little over a year ago when
{ the troops were called ont. Over 50 per cen!
: of the Homestead workers are intelligent Amer
leans who own their own homes and are good
citizens, except under great provocation. IN
> the coke region 10 odd per cent of the workers
were ignorant foreigners and the troops
were not sent among them until the
sheriff Of the county had made a strenuous ef
fort to preserve the peace and had been uasuc-
eeasful He deputized the members of the
militia companies. to which am opposed; but
Ipresume q sheriff might compel them to servs
It'll they should be called upon by the gov
srnor II is q notable TACT that not judge o.
the county has sent q message either for OF
against calling out the National Guard This il
abig county, with population Of over half
million people, and It viii be q curious thing Il
10 cannot handle a disturbance like the presen
one. 1t has not become . riot like that o
1877"
DO Won intend to visit HomesteadY'
81 may go up tomorrow afternoon My visi
70 Pittsburg is strictly on private business ans
has no connection whatever with the presen
trouble. was in Harrisburg all Of last week
a. believed there might be some trouble an,
wanted to be near headquarters. saturday
came to Pittsburg and looked over the ground
Tbs talk about Philadelphia troops being hkei