, 1892-07-12
THE TROOPS ARRIVE.
Carnegie's Mills and Homestead
Captured.
1t is Done PeaceablY by the Penn
syIvanIa Militia, bnt the Strik-
ers Still Have Their PIckets out
LookLng for Non.mnion men.


HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 12.-The nigh
passed quietly. All Homestead was il
holiday attire early this morning in antioi
patton Of the militia. 1t was expected the
troops would arrive by daybreak and the
people turned out in anticipation of that
event, ready to welcome the blue-coated
representatives of the state with process
sion of brass bands, school children and
flowers, but the situation became somewhat
ludicrous as the hours passed and the mil
itia did not appear. The bands did their
best to keep up the spirits of the multi
tude with indifferent success. 1t was after
9 O'Clock when the cry went up the Troops
are Coming" They arrived by train from
the rendezvous at Greensburg and consist
ed of two and three brigades numbering
5000 men under the command Of General
Snowden, together with two gatling guns
and three field pieces. The sudden arrival
in the absence of the leaders of the strikers
disconnected the program for the re-
ceptiOn and the soldiers evidently
did not desire such treatment from men
whom they sent to keep in order. They
and there an attempt at a cheer was set up
by the On-looking populace. The troops de-
scended from the train, formed silently,
marched in perfect order, took possession
Of the mills, deployed the artillery in access
to the MonOngahela opposite the mills,
set pickets all about the works and settled
the question of taking possession of the
town by marching one company direct to
the strikers headquarters and another to
tine vicinity of the depot, and a third to a
slight eminence overlooking and COM
manding the commercial center of the
town. Then Homestead was in the hands
of the military, and martial law had sue
ceeded the arbitrary reign Of an advisory
committee. The citizens Of Homestead
are desperately disappointed that the
militia thought it necessary to occupy the
whole town instead of confining them
selves to the mills, but gave no open evil
dence of the fact. 1t was a complete acqui-
sition in the power of the state and as
gracefully as they could the strikers ac-
cepted the inevitable. The batteries across
the river command the whole town as well
as the Carnegie works.
When the troops arrived the strikers
pickets, located in the neighborhood, left
their posts and congregated to watch the
soldiers. The strike leaders at once sent
them back to their stations telling them
they had no business to leave their posts
uuiOn men or detectives through the lines
The leaders told them the troops would
not interfere with them in this. Similar
instructions were given to other watchmen
and the whole strike line of pickets was re-
formed outside the picket of troops.
TO START UP AGAIN.
II. G. Frick, chairman Of the Carnegie
company, said IN an interview today it was
the Intention of the company to resume
work at the Homestead mills as soon
as possible. There were many of the
locked-out men who were willing to accept
the terms of the company and return to
work if they could be protected in doing
so. 1t would be necessary, however, to Sc
cure additional outside non-union help
He thought it would not be long before the
entire plant would be in operation.
HUNTING NoN-UNIoN MEN.
New YORK, July PA Philadelphia
dispatch says: A representative of Car
negie arrived here this morning to engage
nOn-nniOn men for the mills at Home
stead. They say an attempt will be made
to resume work at once.
PITTsBURG, July 12.-President Weihe, of
the Amalgamated association, substan-
TALLY admitted this morning that the work
men in all the Carnegie planss, to the ag-
gregate of 10000 will be called out if the
company attempts to start up the Home
stead mills with non-union men.
The congressional investigation commit
tee arrived at noon and held a preliminary
conference with Carnegie's attorney and
others. The attorney said the company
would like the fullest Investigation and
that Mr., Frick would appear before the
committee and testify. The committee
went to Homestead this afternoon and will
begin taking evidence at pm.