Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-07-13

Inc issuance OF the proclamation call
ing for a citizens meeting Tomorrow
| morning caused a good deal of comment
on the streets, and the opinion was
frequently advanced that the move
ment was tardy one. 1t was claimed
that the meeting should have been
called early in the day.
Many kilograms have been sent the
Governor, some urging him to prompt
| action and others advising him that the
local authorities had not exhausted
their resources to preserve the peace
| Gov. Pattison said tonight he did not
contemplate any further action at pres
ent, and the sheriff had not vet done
all he could to maintain order. Adit.-
Gen. Greenland, who is now here, is in
communication with Gen. Wiley, of the
First Brigade, which will be concen-
trated here quickly, if troops should be
called for.
Gov. Pattison said, at 1880 tonight,
| that his latest advices from Homestead
indicated that all was quiet. A private
telegram from Col. W. c. Connolly at
| P1ttsburg stated that a peaceful solu-
ton of the difficulty was now prob
able.
Secretary Foster, ofthe Carnegie Com
pany, said tonight, that the officers
had been more anxious about the loss
of life than that OF property. and greatly
regretted the loss Of life. "The ques-
| ton is now one for the sheriff to set
| tle," he said, land we look to him to
do his duty" NO property has yet
been destroyed, except the barges.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July THE list of
| the killed and injured of the Home
stead workers is at last complete In
all ten were killed and 200 wounded.
There were four killed outright by the
| Pinkerton bullets, and others died in
| the evening. Eleven strikers were in
iured. six of whom may die from the
effects of their injuries.
P1TTsBURG, Pa, July 8.-This morning
at 9 o'clock was the hour set by Sheriff
W. FL. McCleary for the assembling of
| the 500 men summoned by him to act as
| deputy sheriffs at Homestead. At that
time not more than thirty had ap-
peared. The majority of these came
with excuses of various kinds. Some
had doctors certificate, setting forth
that they were physically unable to 60.
| One after another was excused until
stack of excuses had been filed that
showed the sheriff that he was not
going to have very large force to take
to Homestead.
| Shortly after 8 o'clock he took up the
long list TO whom summons had been
Issued to appear and began calling the
roll IN slow, deliberate tone, as
| though reading list of vice-presidents
at political meeting. Page after
page was called off and no responses
until the name of r. M. Holland
was reached, when he announced
"Here." The next to respond was
Thomas G. Mcclure, and then W. J..
Maize and F. NJ. McElroy answered to
being present. Altogether there were
% names responded out of list of 500.
After consultation with his deputies
the sheriff made the following state
mont: "After callingthe list of summons
sent out and waiting considerable time
Tor responses, only twenty-three have
| slgnlhed their willingness to go to Home
stead. 1t would be useless to go there
with this small number of men. I
thank you all for coming here and ask
you to hold yourselves in readiness to
ansMerany call may make on YOU for
assistance. I am going myself None
OF those who appeared here are armed,
and have no arms to give you. I will
therefore not ask you to 20 along and
excuse you for this morning"
The twenty-three men who were
ready to 60 to Homestead as deputies
are all prominent business and profess
sional men.