Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-13

The Soldiers Keep Away From the Saloons
and the Strikers Do Nothing.

The Soldiers Keep Away From the saloon,
and the Strikers Do Nothing.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 13-The provost guard
Of the militia maintained order in Homestead
last night After 10 O'Clock the .militiamen be
gan to disappear from the street but the towns
people, as q rule, did not go indoors until mid
night. Upon the big hill where the camp is 10
Gated fires cleaned brightly and their ray,
showed silhouette pictures on the white tents
All night long trains Of cars filed with bag
gage and camp accouterments were arriving II
Homestead, and the corps of men to assist the
quarsermasters in unloading and transferring
had plenty TO do. These squads worked al
night. As fast as tents were received they
would be sent to the camp 70 give by their pres
ence what comfort they could to the militiamen
who had no canopy to cover them except the
blue sky.
up to shutdown yesterday and the great bulk Of
the men consequently did not sleep under can.
vas Some Of them suffered severely from the
chill night air, particularly as daybreak came
near. Squads Of men busted themselves in put
ting the tents in position, an in few hour
the camp was complete.
There are not SO many soldiers on the streets
today as there were last night The proves,
guard ia doing its work well. The saloons tina,
did such q thriving business yesterday are open
again today, but the absence Of the great num-
Der Of militiamen from the borough limits is
detrimental to good business by the saloon
keepers. While there was some drunkenness
on the streets yesterday afternoon there was
little disorder. The troops and the towns
people kept apart and no conflicts occurred be-
tween them.
GEN. sNowDENs STAND.
Maj. Gen. Snowden has practically refused to
recognize the authorities Of the borough. He
told the acting burgess yesterday that if the
town would take care Of its people he
would take care Of his soldiers. This was
in answer to statement by the acting
burgess that drunken and disorderly soldiers
were liable to arrest by the borough police.
Gen. Snowden showed by his manner and ad-
dress that he considered himself in charge OF
Homestead and recognized the authority Of no
one except Gov. Pattison and incidentally
Sheriff McCleary.
The townspeople are not talking much about
the presence Of the soldiers. They show no re-
are not likely to occur. The friction between
the military and the citizens, caused by the re-
fusal of Gen. 6nowden yesterday to cooperate
with the townspeople in maintaining order
and in declining . reception by them, viii prob
ably amount to nothing. although the leaders
are very sore over their treatment.
SHERRY M'cLEARY's PLANS.
Sheriff McCleary has limited that he will ar
rest several Of the leaders in the battle against
the Pinkertons. In such action as this lies the
greatest danger Of bloodshed. With thePcool
heads Of the leaders Withdrawn from the peo-
pie authority among the workmen will cease.
and infamed talk will incite the hot-blooded
strikers to something reckless. A con-
fict with the troops would result disastrously
to the town and those engaged against the side
of law and order. The bulk Of the workmen
realize this, but there is no telling how radical
will be the changes Of feeling if half dozen
leaders are placed in dnance.
Matters have quoted down today and the
spirit of peace seems to be in the air. No fear
of trouble is entertained unless Mr.. II. c.
Frick places non-union men in his works. The
whirring Of the machinery and the clanking Of
the hammers will be as gall and NORWOOD to
the locked-out workmen, but 1t is not believed
that their passions will carry them to such an
extent that an attempt will be made to prevent
the non-union men from going to the mill.
1t is the general belief here that Mr.. Frick
will man the mill with new workmen as soon as
possible. He has practically admitted that
such was his intention.
OTHER STRIKES IN PROSPECT.
The news that the men employed in Carnegie'l
upper and lower union mills at Pittsburg had
met and notified the management that unless
negotiations looking to a settlement Of the
trouble at Homestead were opened by Thursday
the men in all departments would walk out al
the conclusion Of that days work caused much
rejoicing among the locked-out Carnegie men
here
One Of the leaders said that he had expected
such action some days ago and was glad tina,
the Pittsburg men had come to realize that the
defeat Of the Homestead men meant the defeat
Of organized labor in the steel industry and
particularly in all of the Carnegie mills.
When asked if the Carnegie men at Braddocl
and Duquesne will also go out the leader re.
piled: "The men at both these establishment
have notified Of their willingness to go out il
We think it will aid usin any way and they have
put it in a way that we must ask them to stoI
work. We will not do that. We want no helI
through sympathy. If these men see that it il
their fight as well as ours and go out of Their
along without them"
Maj. Gen. Snowden has located his head
quarters in the Carnegie school house, q two
story frame building on the brow of the hill. A
line of pickets was established around the build.
ing. and when reporter attempted to visit the
startled by hearing, Halt! Who goes there;
Stand back ten feet"
musket with fixed bayonet thrust under the
reporters nose induced him to fall back. One
Of the guard then escorted him to guard No. l.
where an officer was found, who examined his
pass ana admltteO MIN Wltnln the lines. Inc
passes are issued to newspaper men having
credentials from the papers and press associa-
tions which they represent and admit within al
lines from am. to 10 pm. They are signed
by Maj. Gen. Snowden and Maj. Evans, aid dc
camp.
The expense Of the sojourn Of the troops al
Homestead will be paid out of an appropriation
for suppressing riots, and there will be no sum.
mer camp this year. Already there is o scheme
on foot to use the money which is appropriated
for the summer encampment to give the militia
men a trip to the worlds fair next year. Nc
less person than a staff officer expressed HIM
self as favoring the project.
RUMoRs OF NoN-UNIoN MEN COMING.
A telegram was received at Gen. Snowden't
headquarters just before noon stating that
number Of non-union men had been engaged BY
Mr.. Prick and were on their way to Homestead
Amessage was sent asking for further particulars
but no satisfactory reply was obtained. The
fact that any messages on the subject had beer
received was kept very quiet. The officers
at headquarters said in reply to ali
| inquiries that they had no informa
ton to impart on the subject. Word WA
passed to the officers in command of the differ
emit regiments to be in readiness for orders anc
preparations were made for 9 detail Of guards
| to queu any disturbance in Homestead or vi
cinity.
Rumors Of the coming Of non-union, OF
%'black sheep" as they are called, were curren
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