The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-15
STRIKERS and MILITIA.
First Collision between Homestead's
Civil and Military Authorities.
WILL CARNEGIE GOTO CHICAG02 2
A Rumor that the Allegheny valley VIII
Lose the Great Plant Altogcther-The
oengressional Committee Said To Be
Unanimous against the Strikers.
ESPECIAL TO THE SEwsi

ESPECIAL TO THE SEwsI
HoMEsTEAD. Pa, July 15-Double lines
Of pickets were quietly placed by the
troops about the river front early this
morning, and the patrols In the town
were materially strengthened Rumors
from Pittsburg were afloat that boats
were loading there with non union men,
and that an entrance might be made at
any hour
Matters are becoming more strained
here every hour. There Is to-day almost
an open warfare between the strikers and
tho militia. The soldiers are inclined to
be too important, the mill men think, and
they let no opportunity pass to insult the
guards.
The soldiers are under orders not
to talk to the workmen but this only
tends TO aggravate the trouble. This
morning many or the tro ops were repri-
manded and disciplined for not being able
to show two rounds OF cartridges.
The feeling entertained by che work
men toward the militia was shown last
night. palmer than at any time since the
State brigade was sent here.
The first actual collision between the
military and civil authorities occurred
last night and resulted in the arrest of
Amos stewart, the high constable of the
town.
He was under the influence Of liquor
and dared the soldiers To arrest him. He
was placed in the guard house and con-
fined there until o'clock this IN orning.
No Strikes at Braddock.
BRADDoCKs, Pa, July 15-There will
be no sympathy strike here. Although
$500 men are employed in the Edgar
Thompson steel works, owned by the Car
negie Company, not one Of them would
quit work.
So far as the Homestead fight is con-
will be Hands off,"
The Edgar Thomson mill was bought
by Carnegie Brothers more than twelve
years ago. There was big strike in
1t did not last very long, the company
was beaten. Carnegie brothers signed a
scale OF prices that was satisfactory o the
Amalgainated Association. In 1883 there
was another strike but the men were
beaten and the Amalgamated Association
has not since been reorganized.
Neither will there be sympathy strike
In the Duquesnes steel works The men
sympathize with the strikers, but they
have no union to support them in idle
ness.
THE INVESTIGATIONS UNANIMOUS.
They Favor Anti-rinkerton Laws and
Arbitration for Labor Disputes.
PITrsBURG, July l5.-The Congress-
committee finished its investigation of
the Homestead riots yesterday and left
the city last evening. One Of the COM
mittee said that the work done would
greatly assist the passage of compulsory
arbitration law aud also an anti Pinker-
ton law.
Bills for both of these objects have been
introduced into Congress. Chairman
Oates said that the Investigation only
finished part Of the work the committee
'The Plnkerton system is yet to be in
vestigated," he said, and we shall 90
either to Chicago or New York to do that.
It will probably begin in Chicago"
Won't Take the strikers Back.
PITTsBURG. Pa, july 15.-The Carnegie
Company says the men who went out
yesterday at the mills in this city cannot
go back unless a new agreement is made.
The Homestead Company says 5000
men can be had in a week to work in the
iron mills, and that IL will hold no con-
week
MARTIAL LAW POSTPONED.
General snowden VIII Defer Proceedings
at Homestead.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 15.-After the
various unauthorized arrests made by the
special policemen, Gen. Snowden made .
strict investigation into the circum-
stances and 1t is said that he had deter
mined to take rigorous measures today
even to the length Of declaring martial
law. Upon the request OF q committee
practically all the newspa-
per correspondents in Homestead who
were unwilling that martial law should
follow the assault upon one of their num-
Der, IL ID understood that Gen. Snow
den decided to defer for the present for
NAL proceedings. But the informal work |
was quite az effective.
The 18th regiment was early drafted |
down the hill, taking upspositions about |
he provost marshal's tent fronting |
Eighth avenue. Two companies OF about |
30 men were sent into the city under the
were placed In front of the advisory COM
mittee's rooms at the railroad station
and at eight other places about the town |
where heretofore the men have been in |
the habit OF congregating. Their orders
were explicit.
In the event of any arrest being made
by the special police for q manifest
breach of the peace, drunkenness or any
other like offence, the provost patrol will
not Interfere, but in any arrest not for |
such cause the the patrol will at once
Take Charge OF Both
The arrested person and the man arrest
Ing him and bring them before the pro-
vost marshal or his representative. II
the arrest Is an illegal one the policeman
will be properly punished. The patrol is
armed with bayonets on their rifles and
with 20 rounds of ball cartridges each
and an officer with each squad.
Gen. Snowden was seen shortly after
The new order of things went into effect. |
He said: There has been no change
whatever In the position save that the
provost patrols have been somewhat in
creased in strength and tho preservation Of
peace can now be somewhat more certain
y assured. Yes, the patrol will prevent
my further Illegal arrests. They will CO.
operate with the civil authorities to that
md. but further than that nothing will
De done. .'..s.-s
Col. Green, the provost marshal, had
title to add to what Gen. Snowden had
aid. This town is most distinctly not
,nder martial law" he said, "but there
las been so much generalization that IL
las become necessary for us to co.opsr- |