Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-12
A NOW PHASE
jim Connection With the Strike
at Homestead.
The Entire National Guard of the
State Ordered Out.
The Strikers viii Be Completely
Surrounded
BY OVER EIGHT THOUSAND WELL
ARMED SOLDIERS
WHO WILL ASSIST IN SURPRISING
THE RIOTS.

The Striking Steel Workers Greatly Ex-
ernor's Action, But They Get Some
Satisfaction Out of the Thought That
the Pinkertons Were Not Permitted to
Triumph Over Them-Probable That
No Resistance VIII BE Ofered the
Militia-A Peculiar Point Raised by
the Steel Workers.
HARRISBURG, July 12.-Sunday the
entire division of the national guard OF
Pennsylvania, over 5000 men, was or
dered to Homestead to support Sheriff
McCleary in suppressing the riots at
that place.
This action on the part of the governor
was taken after receipt OF the following
dispatch from Sheriff McCleary:
PTTTsBURG, Pa, July 10.
To Robert Il. Pattison, Governor, Harris
burg, Pa:
The situation at Homestead has not inn
proved While all is quiet there, the strik
ers are in control and openly express to me
and to the public their determination that
the works shall not be operated unless by
themselves. After making all efforts in
my power / have failed to secure posse
respectable enough in numbers to accom-
plsh anything, and | am satisfied that
no posse raised by civil authorities can do
anything to change the condition Of affairs
and that any attempt by an inadequate
force to restore the right of law viii only
result in further armed resistance and con
sequent loss of life. Only large military
force will enable me to control matters |
believe if such force is sent the disorderly
element will be overawed and order will be
restored. ] therefore call upon you to
furnish me such assistance,
WILLIAM II. MCLEARY, Sheriff
AS soon as the governor read this dis
patch he dictated the following order:
HARRISBURG, Pa, July TO-
George r. Snowden, Major General Com
handing National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania
Put the division under arms and move
at once with all munitions to the support
of the sheriff of Allegheny county at
Homestead. Maintain the pcnce-protect
all persons in their rights under the con
stitution and laws of the state. Com
municate with me.
ROBERT II. PATTIsON, Governor
The governor also wired the sheriff,
advising that official of the issuance of
the order.
General Snowden issued orders to
Generals j. p. S. Goblin and John A.
Wiley to move their commands at the
earliest moment.
He instructed that the men take three
days rations with them, as well Us all
fba ammunition on hand
Almost Veterans.
The division of the state guard which
Governor Pattison has ordered to march
on Homestead is considered by military
experts to be one of the best drilled and
best equipped among the militia organi-
cations of the country.
The division consists of three brigades.
They muster $500 men. Major General
George r. Snowden, of Philadelphia
commands the division. General Snow
dens three brigadier generals are all
veteran officers of the late war; and
have won their stars in the militia
service since the war by arduous work
The troops will mobilize at Pittsburg
They win be landed SO as to surround
tho position held by the strikers from
both sides of the river.
Monday morning the troops from
Philadelphia left that city for Homo.
stead,