Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-21

noon, nut he declined 10 state where the |
mon Were to come from.
The mass meeting at Duqucsne, yes
terday afternoon, was as satisfactory as
the lockcd-out men here expected. They
say that II was never expected that the
men of Duquesne would come out.
They have not yet recovered from the
very serious defeat they met when the
mill was made non-union. The reso-
lutions of sympathy were gratefully re-
ceived, especially the one pledging the
Duquesne steel workers not to leave
their own plant and so to Homestead if
ordered to do so.
AN ENTIRE REGIMENT SCARED.
There was very interesting alarm
| given to the 14th regiment while on its
tour OF duty as provost guard. Shortly
| after $50 o'clock a. IN. a crowd of men
gathered on the Pemicky tracks near
the mill and seemed disposed to come
up to the soldiers. The guard company
was at once called out and word was
sent to the relief, which at once put the
whole regiment under arms. Then the
crowd OF strikers disappeared in the
gloom and everybody began to try
to find out what it was all about.
Among the searchers for information
was an aged Hungarian gentleman, who
became impressed with the belief that
the soldiery who were looking into back
yards and peering into alleys proposed
to violate the sanctity of his chicken
coops. Those who heard the old gen
tleman declare that he gave one of the
prettiest exhibitions of profanity they
ever heard. Every word seemed to have
trimming on it, and the yigor OF the
performance soon brought an admiring
and excited audience of Huns. The
floating dove cotes were along time
settling down again; but peace reigned
finally, and Homestead went to sleep
again.
On the whole the incident goes to
show the gradual increasing bitterness
of feeling that is growing up between
the troops and certain portion of the
townspeople. Jeering remarks as the
soldiers marched by are common to-day,
while when the militia tirst came there
was nothing but compliments. The
sentries and guards, on the other hand,
, give their orders harshly and abruptly,
, and the situation can be very fairly de-
scribed as showing more tension than
before This does not necessarily mean
that there will be collision, but rather
, break are becoming more manifest than
/ they have existed all the time.
The people of Homestead are prac-
tically unit in support of the Anal
/ gamated Association. There is large
7 body Of irresponsible and reckless men
in the town, all OF them passably well
armed, and all of them having easy
+ access TO Ii great many saloons where
= inspiration for deeds of daring do" is
i TO be heard quite frequently, A great
G many of these men cannot speak
d English and only understand that the
!. troops are here for the purpose 81
tyrranizing over them. They find the
II most intelligent classes also Directing Il
e the presence of the troops, and very
u small accident might bring about grave
Il consequence.
A That the military, while not expect
!. ing a riot, are making serious prepare
e tions for trouble can be seen by a mos
il cursory survey of the situation in til,
II camp. The Fourth regiment, Colone
!. Case, 45O strong, was brought over thu
= river into Homestead this morning anC
"a given the days tour of provost duty
!, This makes a, 100 men on duty on thi
sc side to-day, and it is understood tina
IL three more of the north bank regiment
s. will be brought over to-day, unless til,
y mills have opened for work.
- No NEW MEN AT THE WORKS
Y A careful watch as early as 4 Il. m
4 and lasting throughout the mornin,
showed that except soldiers, guards anl
IS bosses, not soul entered the steel work
y this morning. Long after the hou
% when repair force would, under ordin
d airy circumstances, have been at work
a information as to the progress made wa
IS sought at the company's office. Inquire
r were directed to the Carnegie oilicia
s. highest in authority at Homestead, S
al that an accurate statement, derived o.
the ground from an unquestioned source
could be made public.
ii. The questions asked were designed I
r elicit any details favorable to the CON
az pany, but nothing ensuring could b
al extracted from Superintendent Potte'
to whom the heterogeneous were pu
~ u have nothing to say, was his onl
reply, and appearances about the Office
to and mills fully bear him out. III
ts stoppage Of the establishment is seen
Of ingly more pronounced than ever. NJ
sign of smoke arose from any of I'll
1h smokestacks, and except for passage
i'll tho Fourth Regiment through the mi
II, grounds from across the MOnongnhel
q. river to do guard duty in town, not
Sn sigh Of life was visible anywhere bcyon
If. the offices. The big torch-likc natur;
i'll gas lights, burning here and there, onl
Of added to the dismal appearance Of ii
N, place,
-" WAS LOOKED UPON As 4 SPY.
he Only one man who looked rs thong
he might be intent ON securing emplO,