The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-09
ARMED MEN ARE STILL ON GUARD,


Citations Hold an Open Air Meeting and
Denounce the Action of the Carnegie
Company -Homestead's Trouble May
Cause a General Strike in New York.
Colorado Wants No More Pinkertons.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 9.-This has
been day Of quiet, marked by no un-
usual incidents to disturb its peace, but
the troubles which caused the tragedy Of
Wednesday are seemingly as far from
adjustment as ever.
Under the excellent leadership Of
their prominent associates, the locked
out workmen have maintained a quiet
attitude, but beneath the surface of
their calm demeanor rigid determina-
tion exists and the men are ready to
meet any emergency that confronts
them.
The highways to and from Home
stead and the banks of the Mononga-
hela river are patrolled by squads of
men.
Strangers are stopped and questioned
and made to give good accounts of them
selves.
An unusual feature of the trouble is
that the town of Homestead is mora
quiet and orderly than it is when,
nothing of an exciting nat ure is in the
wind.
Taking the advice of their leaders the
men have kept indoors all day.
No unusual gatherings are seen ex-
cept at the railway station and the cross
L., . NJ lit, l..
heard on the streets; no rabid utterances
are indulged in; all is quiet as a Sunday
calm.
This is the situation in nutshell.
The most important event of this day
Of uncertainty, other than the meeting
at the rink, was the conference held be-
tween Sheriff McClsary Of Allegheny
county and com mittes of citizens OF
| Homestead.
The sheriff had been invited to meet
this committee and endeavOr to affect
some arrangement for the prevention of
| further trouble Ho arrived in Home
stead late in the evening and met the
committee.
Twenty men had promised to be at
the meeting place, but less than half
this number were present when the
sheriff arrived.
DIR. Stadden, prominent citizen, act
ed as spokesman. He told the sheriff
that he would agree to put a sufficient
number of reputable citizens in the Car
negie works as a guarantee for their
protection from violence If Mr.. Frick
and other persons interested would also
go there.
The sheriff gave no promises, and went
back to Pittsburg.
xuou tn he ~ t;op he
stopped by saloon keeper and asked
why it was necessary to keep all the sa-
looms closed.
The argument between McCleary and
the saloon keeper attracted quite q
crowd, which grew so large that po-
liceman was obliged to disperse it.
The meagre attendance at the confer
epce with the sheriff WAS due, it is be-
lieved, to a suspicion that has grown to
almost general proportions in Home
stead, that McCleary is not disposed to
deal fairly with the locked-out men.
1t is openly stated by some of the
workingmen that they believed Mo-
Cleary was awaiting his opportunity of
creating more trouble in order to turn
the trend of popular sympathy from the
strikers.
The harsh feeling against him is in
tensiied, however, by the suspicion that
the sheriff knew Of the intention of the
Pinkerton men to bGke possession
Of the Carnegie plant.
The name Pinkerton to the locked
out workers is like the waving of red
flag in front of bull, and in their eyes
man cannot commit a greater sin than
have connection with the hated name.
A rumor has gained currency that
Capt. Bob Pinkerton was in Homestead
for few hours.
He is reported to be in Pittsburg, and
the man to whom his name was ap'
piled created some excitement by draw
ing revolver on a newspaper reporter
Conservative men do not believe that
Pinkerton would take his life in his
own hands without reason, for he
would do so by coming to Homestead.
The feeling against him here is sc
strong that the coolest heads would
j hardly have influence enough with thu
] excited people to keep him from bodily
, harm.
The statement made by Secretary
! Loyejoy of the Homestead Works tina
! he with TWO other officials was prevent
ed from entering the Carnegie property
is denied by several OF the men promin
! emily connected with the strike: that il
10 say Inolr uenlal eAJenuS 1o btate
msnt that no orders were issued to pre-
Vent any of those connected with the
works from entering the property, anC
they hardly think il would have bee
r applied to Mr.. Lovejoy if he had mad
a himself known.
During the night O'Donnell, wit
) three of the local leaders, were in Han
z risburR comforting with Gov. Pattiso
= ! as to the troubles. 1t Is understood this
a they importuned him not to call OF
! the State troops until every other mean
to prevent violence is exhausted. "a,