The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-13

ana he offered the cooperation OF citi-
zens In preserving order.
Gen. Snowden said: II thank you for
your welcome, but do not need your
cooperation. The only way that good
citizens can cooperate with US Is to go
peaceably about their business"
Coon said: THE citizens wish to know
at what time they may give you pub
lie rece ption."
Snowden replied: 81 can accept no re-.
ception, sir; it would be improper.
thank you for your courtesy, but for
NAL welcome is not needed. 1t would
be an amazing thing if the national
guard, of Pennsylvania, was not well
come to any part of Pennsylvania"
O'Donnell here took up the CONVEX
sation and began: ION the part OF the
Amalgamated Association 1 wish to say
that after suffering an attack from lille
gal authority we are glad to have the
legal authority of the State here"
81 do not recognize your association.
sir" Snowden replied, 81 recognize no
have come here to restore law and order;
and they are already restored"
"But we wish to submit" O'Donnell
began, when the general cut him short,
saying: Then, sir, submit to the gen.
tleman behind YOU"
O'Donnell whirled around and saw
Sheriff McCleary standing in the group
81 do submit to him." he said. "We
have never questioned the sheriff's
order"
General smiled rather sarcastically
and said: 81 am glad to hear it, but you
must understand our position. We are
here to preserve peace. We represent
the executive arm Of the State of Penn
sylvania. and l have nothing to say to
you further than that the sheriff must
be obeyed."
but we have obeyed the sheriff f"
O'Donnell said, Haven't we Mr..
Cleary."
mo, you have not" said the sheriff,
"You refused to let my deputies enter
the works"
There was some further talk of this
sort in which Snowden took no part and
the conference ended in an awkward al
lence, which was finally broken by O'Don.
nell, who said: "Well, believe that we
have nothing further to say
The general bowed in silence and the
committee departed for headquarters
where very stormy discussion followed
on the ground taken by tie authori-
ties.
General Snowden said after the com.
AltIeS udu lolC CndC Cnoro was TO De no
such thing as formal possession oil
the works or town.
'As soon as we came into the town
we were in possession and law and order
is restored. That is all there is of it.
L am not going to have any reception OF
any ceremonies of any sort. The mill
property is already in the hands of the
Carnegie Company. I understand that
| Mr.. ChildS is now in the works, but
with all that we have nothing to do
We are here to support the sheriff in the
| execution of his duties and the presence
OF the troops was enough to settle the
whole question. We will be here foi
several days and will take advantage Of
the occasion to have our annual Ia.
spection."
"How many troops have you here?"
Five thousand two hundred and fifty
at the present time We will have some
more here before night, but we have
plenty as it Is"
The strikers guards have been with
drawn from about the mill and theil
places are being taken by provost pa
troll, which guards all the streets lead
ing to the mill and about it. The rep
resentatives of the company, led by Mr.
Otis Childs, took possession about II
o'clock. but SO quietly was this done
that their presence was not suspected
until after noon.