New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-09
WATCHING AND WAITING.
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION AT HOMES
TEAD

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A MEETING OF LoCKED-oUT MEN DiscUssE? THE
QUESTION OF ADMITTING THE SHERIFF TO
POSSESSION OF THE woRKs-No DECI.
SION REACHED-DETERMINED TO
RESIST THE INTRODUCTION OF
NON-UNIoN MEN.
| Homestead. July s-The situation in Homestead
is absolutely unchanged. In the words OF one OF
the press committee of the labor men, there Is
nothing tonight indicating what the next step VIII
be All there is TO do Is to watch and wait.
What this next step will he. no ono here can
tell. II NAY he that the troops will be ordered
borc brt no one can say that such will be the
casc The sheriff has taken one more step ana
made one more effort 10 obtain admission LOT
dcputvshcrifs To the works ard one more ehor''
this timc in the town Of Homestead itself, 10
obtain n posse III has failed in these ehor's aS
he has failed in all others, and now the queSuVh
arises. What will be done next ana IL Is thio
question that all persons are unable 10 answer
The legal adviser Of the Sheriff, Mr.. Petty, s'S'
that p firm is not in law, nor in fact, III pos
session Of it's works. and that il must DE put l'
| posse sion Of them. 49,,
To the strikers, proposition has been s'oi'''0"
tba, tbc, rorn,it dcputy-sherifrs peacefully 10
enter the works and assume charge Inc men
have held a meeting at which the proposition
WAS considered. II adjourned without reaching
. copclusior though so far as there was an cN-
nrcssion Of opinion. it vas generally in favor OF
thc acccptance Of the proposition and ot suphi'-
sion 10 tie law Of the land, and recognition oi
regularly constituted authority
The men are intensely suspicious ana are alra'u
that tho proposition of the Sheriff has pehhu IL
some sinister motive, and that the introduction oi
donutvsberine is only cloak for more I'M
portant action. They fear that flnkef'ohs VIII
| follow the deputies, and that non-uhloh heh VIII
follow the Pnkertons Both these steps 'heS
would resist with all their force. Inc cooi''
heads are advising the men TO permit the ueP"O'o'
70 come in peaccaby and take possession pu, Il
! = be Granted the strikers nsis, condition
prcoedcnt that the deputies shall be neithrr
numerous nor well-ar3ned and that they shall
NOT max. n move 10 protect men whom the firm
may wish 10 introduce. 1t will thus be seen thit
the moyc is rally a continuation Of the strike
and M the forcbc preventing Of milwork, WIN
possibly some ground for n legal contention IN
tbc suit which is almost certain TO follow tlae
tho county turnrl the work, over to th' hT'h III
(arueeir. rhipps Il Co., and Is not liable Tor Jam
a-cA
prsTRrSr or THE SHERIFF.
The nnwillingncss Of the men to turn over ''r
works 70 the Sheriff and his deputies Is incr'a'eI
by their distrust, openly expressed oi 9heri.
NcClcarr His course. does not seem to nave meS
rho ,nnroval of the fru and the strikers openly
! ,ccrse him of being in with the company, ana OF
ACTING a double part; but the prospect OF long
| line Of soldiers with no purpose but stcrnH %
ob,v any orders they may receive Is behind the
Shcrihs failure, and some OF the men realize 'h's
! No disorder Of any sort hal occurred mp 70
| , late hour tonight no false alarms of striking
kind have gained wide currency. Three more
! funerals marking the burial OF the last OF the
victims among the strikers, have taken place
| fruitlrss s+mcctng OF the locNrd-out men mas
been hcld, and the Sheriff came here ana heid
brief conference and departed
Snch in brief i the story. Another twenty
four hours has passed and Homestead continues
in po.-c.-ion Of the loclcd-out men. The town
i. under what i, known as the borough system
Of qovcrnmcrt The burgess j. Mr. McI-ucIle ;
I'm, from him can he obtained no news of an
osciol. nature, nor docs hc give orders. MI
ner.ors making inquiries he refers To head
nunrtcrs q large room in th" third story Of the
hrick structure owncl hy the Amalgamatcd "
.o.i,,ior of Iron and Steel Workers, whcr',
around a table laid in shavingS and saw'u'
orders are given by the advisory or some othcr
committee Of the workmen Of what shall he d'h'.
Many Of the men. however with no special
lcadcrship'o Of the loclcl-out workmen' undertook
10 assert their right to question the people OF
thc town concerning the object OF their presence,
and TO insist on an explanation These eNpiha-
ti,ns are usually accepted. but The fact remains
that thi, is probably the only place to-day
where an American citizen Is not free TO 20 ana
como "a hc pcas"S. Order has been Strictly
maintained however, and 10 the credit OF the
| lockcd-out men, il can be sad that thcy nave
No, committed any act of violence or of plum
der. and that beyond taking special precautions
AGAINST Pinkcrton men gaining an entrance, or
obtaining valuable knowledge they have not done
ANYTHING. The men arc rctccnt and they are.
| narrower intelligent and we'll behaved. They are
not Of the hamboyant, loud-mouthcd, ignorant
class and this fact is an important element III
the situation.
QUIET THE WHOLE DAY.
Tho pcocc which has prevailed all day has
been proround Few working-mcn have been
found on the streets, and, general thing. they
have kept close to their homes. None of them
h, bccn seen drunk Al regular intervals The
| scouta and picScts were relieved. and the guards
| orc maintained constantly. The masS-mcetlns
and thc visit OF the Sheriff were the principal
| incidents Of the day. The former was called 40
the suggestion Of the Sheriff and of some OF the
business men, who are anxious to see tcrmlna-
ton of the present state of affairs, which Is IN
| urons to trade and is deemed likely permanently
| 10 injurc the town.
Tonight Hugh O'Donncll and Others returhei
from Harrisburg, bearing with them PROPOSE
ton from Sheriff Mct'lcary asking that the WORKS
be turned over to deputy shcrlls whom he Woulu
appoint to take charge Of the mills ana hold tnerh
| for the firm The retiring president, Welhc' lres-
Gent-ecct Gar and, Secretary kIlgannon, OF 'ie
Amalgama,e Association, ana W. D. breh'i,''