The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-15

HOMESTEAD, Pa, July ls.-A full
dress parade OF Gen. Gobin's command,
consisting of the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth,
Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, and
Eighteenth regiments, Battery G, and
the Sheridan cavalry, was held this
evening, to the rather manifest aston
ishment Of tho town OF Homestead,
which had hardly seemed to under
stand what multitude OF angels it was
entertaining unawares. The troops
were drilled up and down tho diff
cult, steep, PERCEPTIONS hill which Mr..
Carnegie is now cutting into q new ad::
dition to the town OF Homestead, and
they were chiefly effective whom they
countermarched in q column OF fours
around the scrap OF the hill, back to
the meadow beyond its crest, where
the soldiers were out Of sight OF the
thousands who had gathered to see the
show. For all that the show was an eff
fective one, and had the 5000 troops
who participated in the parade been
thrown along the hillside milne OF bat
tle.the moral lesson OF their presence
in Homestead would kayo been even
more unmistakable than it was.
AN AGREEABLE DISAPPOINTMENT.
All day long everybody in Home.
stead has been expecting the arrival OF
q train load OF 400 non-union who have
persistently refused to materialize, al
though both the military and tho
strikers committee have been on the
lookout for them.
Major Crawford expected the train
load in at about half past three and
some time before thath he doubled the
patrols all tho way between the rail-
road station and tho Carnegie mills.
Hour after hour strikers and militiamen
lined the approaches to the mill prop.
erty, YEARLY waiting for the "black
sheep" but the "black sheep" kept out
OF the Carnegie fold. That the alarm
was justified by the dispatches re-
ceived from Pitttsburg and other points
is beyond question, but the fact re-
mains that no efforts was made to run
non union men. into the works, despite
all the waiting and watching on both
sides Of tho controversy.
sHREwD TACTICS.
at q special meeting of the advisory
committee, called late this evening, it
was believed that the men, would be
brought in by river and patrols were
strengthened on the banks OF the Mo-
nongahela to meet and argue with the
incomers 1t was urged by every one
OF tho leaders that any resort to vio-
lence would bo practically treason.
The piciets were advised to ask
the incomers il they were taxi
ing the places OF straight workmen
because they needed food for themselves
and their families, and ii they replied
in tho affirmative to promise them help
until they couldget work in some other
places. Further than this the patrols
were advised that they must not go.
No man may be threatened, nor will
any intimidation bo resorted to. The
case OF the committee is to be one OF ar
Cument entirely and they believe that
the troops will not prevent them from
having access to the newcomers outside
of the Carnegie works.
II is hero that the only danger OF q
collision at the present time exists, be-
cause the strikers will certainly en-
deavor to talk to the non-union men rs
they are brought in. Patrols to stay
up all night have been established for
this sole purpose and il the soldiers do
not permit argument, there may be an
effort tohaye arguments whether or not,
CRITICAL SITUATION.
The situation is to some extent crit
ical, because the strict discipline Of the
troops is very apt to clash with the ut
terly fearless and determined purpose
Of tho strikers. The latter claim that
they are law-abiding citizens, who are
entitled, and who propose to vindicate
their rights to speak to any one they
please, SO long as they do so in a peace
ful manner. and on the other hand it is
believed that no one will be permitted
to interfere in any manner with the
non.union men when they are brought
in. Thus the two sides OF the contro'
versy present every element Of posi-
bic fight, which is not exactly expected
but which is certainly feared in Home
stead tonight il the now mon should be
pushed in by either railroad or river.
1t is n serious mistake to suppose
that thestrikers are in any way cowed
by tho presence Of tho troops. so far al
insisting upon what they believe to bC
their legal rights; aud the leaders, ever
including such extremely conservative
men as O'Donnell, will undoubtedly dc
mand, and il they can in any way SC
cure it they will get access to the new
comers and argue with them beior,
they arc entered in tho works.