Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-07

abandoned by the steamer which towed
them there. The civil authorities here are
powerless to meet the situation. An armed
and disciplined force is needed at once to
prevent further loss of life. Therefore urge
immediate action on your part.
The Governor replied as follows:
Your telegram indicates that you have not
made any attempt to execute the law to en-
force order, and 1 must insist you calling
npon the citizens for an adequate number
Of deputies.
Besides the kilograms from the Sheriff
numerous private kilograms were also re-
ceived BY the Governor, some advising him
to call out troops and others counseling a
more conservative course. Two or three
prominent citizens of Pittsburg intimated
in confidential messages to the Governor
that the local authorities had not exhausted
their resources to preserve the peace
and that before extreme measures are taken
it would be we'll for him to visit Home
stead. Governor Pattison said last evening
that he did not contemplate any further
action at present. In his opinion Sheriff
McCleary has not done all that it was pos
sible to do to maintain good order and he
was not disposed to interfere with the
military until every civil means had been
exhausted.
At 4:30 o'clock, when Governor Pattison's
last message was received, Sheriff McCleary
determined to follow the Governors advice
and exhaust every means in his power. 1t
was then he concluded to make the indi-
vidual call, and he detailed several men to
address envelopes to private citizens con-
tanning the following summons:
Mr.: You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear at Sheritf's office tomorrow Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock, with arms and sub
sistence, to aid the Sheriff in suppressing
riot now in progress at Homestead.
WIN. II. McCLEARY, Sheriff.
PTrrsBURG, July g. 1892.
Calling Upon Prominent Men.
Chief Clerk Marshall. of the Sheriffs of
fee, use used no particular system in secur-
ing the names of citizens to which the above
call was addressed. He simply utilized
city directory, but the names beginning
with A. B and G were the ones that suffered
most. The summonses were filled in with
the names of persons known to the Sheriff,
including some of the most prominent citi-
zens, business men, attorneys and others.
They were given to four deputies to serve.
The Sheriff has the power to commit
to Jail any one refusing to serve
Among those called upon to serve were o.
P. Scaife and Senator William Finn.
Shortly before o'clock President Weihe
returned from Homestead and reported to
the Sheriff that his visit had been practic-
ally useless and it was impossible to
quell the spirit of the work.
men. President Weihe, together with
other members of the Amalgamated
Association, were then invited into con-
ference with the Sheriff with view Of find
ing some method for releasing the Pinker-
ton men from their confinement at Home
stead. The Sheriff's office was as much OF
reception room in the evening as
it was in the morning. Among those
to call after o'clock were ex-Sheriff
Cluley, ex-Sheriff Hunter, ex-Sheriff Grey,
Vincent Stevens, E. J. Randolph and w. j.
Bremen, ESQ.,, attorney for the Amalga-
mated Association.
At 8 o'clock the Sheriff left on a special
train for Homestead to bring back the
Pinkerton men.