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Under the Ample Protection
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NO DEMONSTRATION MADE
"When the Troops Entered Because
Their Arrival Was Unheralded.
Uncertainty as to Time Kept the Bands
of Music at Home The Advance Line
of Eighteenth Regiment" Skirmishers
Quickly Scattered a Group of Curious
Strikers The Civilian Watchmen Re
placed by Military Sentries The Sud
den Change of Scene General Snow
den at the Head of His Command
Features of the Occupation.
Homestead, the great Carnegie steel work
and the situation in that recently belliger
ent village, are all in possession of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania. The
guardsmen entered the town without inter
ference, without bloodshed, without even
firing a shot. To-day the place will wear as
warlike an appearance as it did just one
week ago, but great is the change in condi
tions between then and now.
The entry of the troops into Homestead
yesterday was as skillfully arranged and
executed as the time tables of two railroads
would permit. The troops bad an un
pleasant time of it during the preceding
night. When they left Pittsburg Monday
afternoon they went out, not under orders
of their superior officers, but under secret
orders issued to Superintendent Pitcairn,
of the Pennsylvania Bailroad, by General
Snowden. The fact that the orders were
unknown to them, and, as subsequent events
proved, practically countermanded those
given to the colonels and other subordinate
officers just before they left Pittsburg,
disturbed them considerably.
The First Knowledge of the Soldiers.
They expected to go to Blalrsvllle. "When
their cars were switched into the side tracks
at Badebaugh junction, they supposed it
was only to be a brief detention while the
tracks were being cleared ahead; but when
the Sheridan troopers came in from Tyrone
it became apparent that Badebaugh was to
be the concentrating point.
When General Snowden'sprivate car came,
shortly before midnight, the word was soon
'li!l along the lire that the trains would-
u suit so inn nomesieaa wouia oe reached
just after daybreak. This was the first in
timation the boys had that their trains might
not poll out at any moment, and a general
feeling of ease soon prevaded the army.
Many of the militia had not provided
themselves with rations, supposing they
would have been in camp at midnight and
that foraging expeditions would be started
out. A potato patch nearby furnished a
meal for many a hungry soldier, and, roasted
in a wood fire with the "jackets" on, they
made a palatable meal for a hungry man.
The Actual Movement on Homestead.
At 3 o'clock in the morning the word was
sent out that the trip to Homestead would
begin in half an hour. After that
the boys hugged the cars closely, fear
ing to go far away lest 'the train
should leave them. "With little or
no -sleep, many of them hungry and ont of
sorts generally, the men were kept in a
state of suspense until about 7 o'clock, when
the Tenth and 'Fourteenth Regiments
started with Battery C t or Swissvale, with
orders to take a position on the high hill
overlooking the Monongahela river oppo
site Homestead.
Soon afterward the gallant Eighteenth of
this city pulled out for the objective
point, having been given the honor of be
ing the first regiment to enter upon the re
cent scene of war. The trip was slow and
tedious, and after numerous long waits the
train pulled in on the Port Perry branch at
Brinton station. About this time bulletins
were posted in Homestead stating that the
troops had been detained at Badebaugh
junction, so completely misleading the
people there that when, 15 minutes later,
the train bearing the Eighteenth Begiment
crossed the Port Ferrybridge, following out
the programme indicated by The Dis
patch a few hours previously, there was
only a small crowd on hand at Munhall sta
tion to receive them. General Snowden's
car, containing himself and staff, with Gen
erals Wiley and Greenland, Sheriff Mc
Cieary and ex-Sheriff Gray, pulled in ahead
"' me x.ignieemn ueiore junnbau was
reached. They alighted and stepp.ed out
on the track in front of the crowd.
rittsbnrg Troop In the Tan.
Immediately on the arrival of the car of
the Eighteenth Begiment, Company F,
under command of Captain Awl, was
ordered out and started down the north
track next to the company's property in
quick marching step. When directly op
posite the crowd, which had gathered and
moved uneasily to the left and were watch
ing closely, Company E was halted, and
a skirmish line was formed facing
toward the crowd. The order, for
ward march, was given, and the line ad
vanced quickly across the rails. The people
did not seem to realize their position at
first They shifted, with evident reluctance,
a step or two at a time away from the ap
proaching line of bine coats and flashing
bayonets; but finally, seeing there was no
other way out of it, they broke and ran out
of the way clear over the embankment on
the south side of the track.
The tract being clear, the remaining
companies of the Eighteenth, led by that of
Captain W. H. Davis, were advanced down
the track, posting pickets as it passed along
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toward Homestead. There was not a hu
man being to be seen about the steel works,
not a striker on guard around it, and it was
not deemed necessary to put a military
picket there at one. The Eighteenth
marched down Eighth avenue, with colors
flying, drums playing a lively tune
and the men deporting themselves
like veterans, notwithstanding the blazing
sua tint-poured upon them.- The ueople
began "Jto.jiock to the place from down town,"
surprised that the troops had entered the
borough limits without their knowledge.
2ot an ugly word was said, no demonstra
tion of any kind was made. When the road
leading up to the old City Farm was
reached, the Eighteenth turned and
marched clear to the top of the grassy hill.
Here they found a battle front looking
down on the town and came to a parade
rest.
Hrlslllng Bayonets Predominate.
In a few moments the Fifteenth Begi
ment, closely followed by the Fifth, with
drums and colors, executed the same maneu
ver, taking their alignment from the Eigh
teenth. The regiments thus drawn into a
column formed an almost unbroken line of
bristling bayonets clear across the top
of the old farm. From their
elevated position the soldiers presented a
formidable appearance and attracted the
people of the village by thousands to view
them from the streets below. Subsequently
the Eighteenth withdrew from the farm and
went swinging down into the heart pf the
boroueh, placing guards at all-cross streets
as "it advanced, and gradually going'throngh
the process of changing the borough from
an apparently quiet and peaceful civil gov
ernment to one of martial law.
While all this was going on a somewhat
similar change had been effected on. the
opposite side of the river. A party of gen
tlemen who had gone out early yesterday
morning to view the descent of the troops
into Homestead from the hilltop at Swiss
vale, were met by a score of regularly .sta
tioned civilians, who, with a very apparent
show of authority, demanded to know the
destination of the visitors and the object of
their presence. After satisfying themselves
the visitors were non-combatantB the work-'
era pickets, for such they acknowledged
they were, permitted the gentlemen 'to pro
ceed. The Chance or an Hour.
The visitors left the place under .guard
for an hour or two and when they returned
were astonished at the change thai had been
effected. The civilian pickets were no
where to be seen. In the grove along the
road there were instead three regiments of in
fantry, the Tenth, Fourteenth and Fourth
and full completement of artillery. The
soldiers, tired out by their night's exper
ience on the cars, were nearly all lying
stretched out full length under .the grateful
shade of the trees enjoying a much needed
rest.
There were guards on duty but it was not
such a strict guard as that of an hour before
and pedestrians not attempting to enter the
line were not interfered with. Colonel
Hawkins was asked what had.become of the
original picket. He said he had noticed
some men hanging around the place when
he came, but they had fled at the approach
of the militia. This Incident clearly illns
trades the change along the banks of the
Mononeahela.
THIS YOUSO MAK DIDH'I WOBK.
Grievous Mistake of Three Militiamen and
How It TVas Eesented.
A yonng college man decided to go ont to
Swissvale yesterday morning to view the
entry of the troops into Homestead. , In his
desire to get an early start he dispensed
with his usual morning shave, but thought
he would make up for this omission in his
toilet by donning his swagger neglige suit,
which consisted of a jaunty cap, silk shirt,
coat, tan shoes, and to emphasize all, white
duck trousers. On his way to the point of
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observation he was stopped by three militia
men who said rather apologetically: "We
don'twant to do yon fellows any harm; we
sympathize with yon, my friend, for we,
too, are workingmen like yourself."
The young man wbs "all broke up." But
he recovered himself shortly, and collecting
all the disdain he had in stock replied: "I
don't work; I go to college."
And the militiamen turned and walked
away, realizing that they had made a griev
ous mistake. For a long time the young
man stood still, wondering when Pittsburg
ers would be able to appreciate a really
stylish outfit when they saw It. Then he
strode back toward the city.
liO CO-OPERATION WANTED.
General Snowdrn Tells a Committee of the
Workmen That the State' Soldiers Need
No Help A Dramatic Scone at the
Headqaarters of the Militia.
On the crest of a grass-carpeted hill just
south of the plant and overlooking the
borough, stands a small, gray-tinted build
ing, known as the Mifflin township school
house. It is here that General Snowden has
raised the white silk banner of the division.
There is nothing fanoy or ornamental about
the general headquarters, end, save the
silken pennant fluttering before the main
entrance, there are no visible indications of
tne presence of the Commander in Chief and
his aides.
it was beneath this fluttering banner and
within the sabred confines of what the mili
tary gentlemen term official ground, that
General Snowden received a committee ot
the mill men yesterday afternoon. Hugh
O'Donnell was the Chairman of this com
mittee, but Captain Kuhn, of the Amalga
mated Association, was the spokesman.
After the customary military courtesies had
been exchanged, Captain Kuhn said to the
General; j
"We have come to offer assistance, sir, in
maintaining order."
He Needed No Assistance.
For a moment the General toyed with the
ends of bis luxnriant mustache, and then in
a cold, clear voice made this reply:
"Gentlemen, I need no assistance, and I
shall preserve order myself at all hazards."
"But General," said Captain Kuhn, "we
have preserved perfect order here, and in
spite ot the'fact that thousands of strangers
have visited Homestead during the past
week, there has been perfect order main
tained in th? borough."
Then It was that the General, with a wave
of his hand toward the deserted mills which
stood silent in the valley below, indulged
in this bit qf sarcasm:
"I have heard that yon have, but in the
opinion of the State of Pennsylvania, you
have made a lamentable failure, and that is
whv these troops are now gathered here."
''But," protested Captain Ivuhn, "we are
members of the Amalgamated Association,
and we are here, representing that organiza
tion." "I do not recognize' the Amalgamated As
sociation," retorted the General.
"Well, then," responded Captain Kuhn,
"we are here as members of the Advisory
Committee of Fifty."
Would Co-Opsrate Only With the Sheriff,
"Gentlemen." quickly answered General
Snowden, "I do not know such a committee.
I thank yon for your offer to aid in main
taining the public peace, but duty compels
me to tell you that I only recognize yon as
citizens. I am here by the order of the
Governor to co-operate with the Shenffin
the malntainance of order and the protec
tion of the Carnegie Steel Company in the
possession of its property. I wish you a
very good morning."
This curt dismissal was an evident sur
prise to Captain Kuhn and his associate.
However, thev bowed politely to the Gen
eral and made their way across the fields
to the headquarters of the Amalgamated
Association.
Late in the afternoon the same-committee,
reinforced by a number of prominent
mill men, paid another visit to the Division
Headquarters. This time, according to the
words of the spokesman, the committee
desired to make a complete and absolute
surrender of the town, but the diplomatic
commander politely declined to accent the
offer.
This second Interview between the mill
men and General Snowden terminated the
diplomatic skirmish.
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THEY WILL QUIT
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Workers in Three More Car-
negie Mills Back Up the
Homestead Men.
ANULTIMATUlf DELIVERED
The Carnegie Company Mnst Recog
nize Their Organization.
As the Chairman Refuses to Do This
a Great Strike Seoms Inevitable
The Men at a Meeting: 1,600 Strong:
Take the Action Almost Unanimously
Amalgamated Officials Beticent
The Breaking: of the Contract Not
Considered - in the Step The 'Mill
Officials Say They Have Quit Talk
ing: and Will Saw Wood Hereafter
Efforts to Get the Edgar Thompson
Men to Stop Work Reception of the
Workers' Committee at the Company
Offices.
The contest between the Carnegie Steel
Company, Lim., and its workmen at Home
stead yesterday afternoon assumed a new
and portentous phase. The workmen at
the Upper and Lower Union mills in Law
renceville and at the Beaver Falls mill de
cided to strike to-morrow afternoon unless
the management shall, before that iime,
agree to enter into conference or arbitration
with the workmen at Homestead.
This strike may lead to others, and there
are hints that not only the Keystone Bridge
Works but the great Edgar Thomson mills
at Bessemer may become involved in the
struggle. The end may not be even there.
Last Sunday separate meetings of the
workmen in the two Union mills were held,
and fhe duty ot the workmen there toward
their locked-out brethren at Homestead was
discussed at length. The result of this
meeting was that a general meeting was
held yesterday forenoon in St. John's Hall
in Lawrenceville, and word was sent to
Beaver Falls to send representatives to a
second meeting to be held in the afternoon.
A Committee Requesting Recognition.
i
The morning meeting appointed a com
mittee, which waited upon the Chairman
of the Carnegie interests and presented to
him a request from the Lawrenceville work
men that he enter into conference with the.
Homestead men, with a view to securing a
peaceful settlement of the differences. The
Chairman declined to agree to such a prop
osition, and the committee retired.
The meeting in St. John's Hell yesterday
afternoon was a large one. There were 1,500
men present, representing the two Union
mills and the Carnegie mill at Beaver Falls.
In these 'three mills there are employed
about 3,600 workmen, of whom about one
third are members of the Amalgamated As
sociation. The meeting was in the nature
of a mass assemblage and was not confined
to the association. There were representa
tives of the machinists, bricklayers, carpen
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the scene of recent
ters, laborers and other classes of employes
who are not included in the Amalgamated
Association. The meeting was in session
from 2:30 until 4:30 o'clock.
The Question of the Contract.
The situation was very fully discussed
and the temper of the men was plainly
.hown in favor of interference. It was rep
resented that work being done at iiome-
stend before the"lock-out occurred had been
transferred to the Union mills and that the
wort men In this city were therefore being
usedlto defeat their brethren at Homestead.
The question ot the violation of contract
was discussed at some length. The Carnegie
Steel Company had signed the scale with
the Amalgamated Association for the three
mills represented in the meeting, and the
association had therefore made a contract
to operate the mills for one year from July
1. It was maintained, however, by several
speakers that the company would forfeit its
claims on the association if it declined to
confer with the authorized representatives
qt the association concerning a scale in some
other mill
The report of the committee which waited
on the Chairman of the company was pre
sented, and several motions were made.
They all gave way finally to a motion that a
committee of two from each mill be ap
pointed to present an ultimatum to the com
pany, to the effect that the three mills would
close, after the finish of the day turn to
morrow afternoon, unless the company
should at oncej consent to confer with the
scale committees concerning the wage dif
ferences in the Homestead mills.
The Tote Ws Almiit Unanimous.
This motion Prevailed by an almost
unanimous vote, Vhe committee was named
by the' Chalrmtn, and the meeting ad-
journed. The
ommittee, in working
clothes, at once vi
ited the office of Patrick
superintendent of the
B. Dillon, generi
three mills, in fori
ed him of the ultimatum
of the workmen, :
d asked him to convev
the information t
the general offices of the
company. , Sir. Dillon expressed the opinion
that the men -nele making a mistake, but
he promised to i
rm the company of the
conclusion reache
Within 15 min
es advices of the action
had reached the CI
irman and his subordi-
nate officers. At
o'clock a repdrter for
The Dispatch a
d at the general offices
to learn what actionjwould be taken. The
Chairman had departed for his residence in
Homewood. Secretary Lovejoy was found
in his office. In atswer to a question he
said: "The Chairman will not talk on this
new issue. We hav decided now to do no
talking, but a lot of Jwork for the next few
days."
The news of thy action taken by the
meeting soon spresil throughout Lawrence
ville, and groups oimlll men and citizens
stood about the strJfets discussing the action.
Mill workers who Cere spoken to were of
the unanimous opinion that the right course
had been pursued, aid that the meeting had
performed somethi
fg in the nature of a
coup tl etat. It
. plain tnat tne men
d, and there is a strong
were very determi
feeling ot synipat!
men.
with the Homestead
VI hat A mal
ited Offlcla s Say.
The news of the
lion of the men at St.
Johns Hall reac
:d Amalgamated head-
auarters at an earl-, hour alter the event
A reporter who cal :d there at 7 o'clock met
Secretary Madden ind Assistant Secretary
Kilgallon, who wei not willing to say any
thing more than hat they had been in
formed in an unofik al way of the action of
tne Lawrenceville torkmen, ana coma not
t-avunvthingon th
ubject
President Weihe
.iring the evening at
of the CongresMor.al
tended the sessio
Committee, and con
until the session of
not be interviewed
,he committee was con-
eluded. He was t
i after that and asked
en in the three mills
what authority-
thel
under Mr. Dill!
charge had to order a
direct orders of the
strike without t
Executive Board.
Mr. Weihe said:
no official Information
"I have receiv
in regard to the!
.ctlon at Lawrenceville. J
strife.
All I know is what yon now tell me. On
such information I cannot express an opin
ion. I must wait until I receive an official
report from the Vice President for the dis
trict. Mr. Sheehan."
"Have the mill committees of the Union
mills received any authority from the Ex
ecutive Board in advance to take such ac
tion?" "Not to my knowledge."
No Question on kdle Flxnlng;.
"Will there be a violation of contract by
them if they strike, after the scale has been
signed."
'The scale was signed for those mills, but
there. is no qnestion ot scale in this con
troversy." Further than this President Weihe de
clined to go, and although he was willing to
discuss, with the reporter for The Dis
patch, the complications of the situation
by the action of the St. John's Hall meet
ing, he was not in a position to say what
action the Executive Board would take.
It was learned last evening from some of
the iron and steel workers in the citv that
agents of the Amalgamated Association
have been for three or four days working
with the leading men in the various de
partments of the Edgar Thomson Steel
Works at Braddock, endeavoring
to persuade the men in that
great establishment to declare a
sympathetic strike, for the sake of the
Homestead men. There is an evident ex
pectation among association men that the
Braddock men will come out, but they are
unable to give any substantial grounds for
their expectation. A Braddock man who
was in the city last evening said the diffi
culty was that the men in the Edgar Thom
son works remembered that the Amalgam
ated Association refused to turn a band for
them, when a private appeal wa made for
assistance during their big contest five years
ago.
THE LITTLE BILL AGAIN.
This Time the Famous Boat Is In State Em
ployWill Be Used to Carry Messages
for the Troops General Snowdon Found
Homestead Boats Too Slow.
The tug, Little Bill, famous for the part
she played in the Pinkerton excursion into
Homestead a few days ago, is now In the
service of the National Guard of Pennsyl
vania, and will ply back and forward be
tween the two military camps until the
Gnard is called away.
Last 'Wednesday morning the Little Bill
steamed through the muddy Monongahela
waters, towing the two Iron-clad barges that
bore the 200 odd pinkerton detectives with
their weapons and ammunition. The barges
were towed to the spot that subsequently
proved of such fatal interest, and when hos
tilities were commenced was steamed to a
place of safety by her discreet commander,
Captain Rogers. During the hottest part
of the fight, when bullets were flying
tnrough the air ot early morning, the Little
Bill, with a full head of steam on, escaped
and, beyond a few desultory bullets, came
out unharmed.
I General Snowden chartered the famous
little tug this afternoon, and henceforth
her duties will simply be to carry messen
gers from the two brigades which lie on
opposite sides of the river. General Snow
den said there was no significance nor any
thing out of the ordinary in chartering the
tug. "Nothing in fact," he continued,
"but a mere coincidence. A vessel of some
kind is needed, as there must be rapid com
munication between the two brigade head
quarters. The was nothing here bat an
erratic ferry, so the Little Bill, being the
onlv boat obtainable, was chartered."
There was some anticipation that the boat
would be fired upon by the strikers on sus
picion that she was conveying more Pinker
tons to the scene, but no trouble occurred.
The crew was rather nervous as the boat
steamed out of Pittsburg in the afternoon.
The Little Bill has kept up steam almost
constantly for the past week, and the Cap
tain evidently expected to be called on at
any time.
Sympathy for Homestead.
The Furniture and Carpet Salesmen's As
sembly No. 3857. and the Warehousemen's
Assembly No. 7190 held separate meetings
in Knights of Labor Hall last evening.
Both assemblies passed resolutions sympa
thizing with the Homestead workers and
denouncing the action of the Carnegie Steel I
company in employing Pinkerton
during tne trouble,
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INNER SECRETS
OF PIERTONS'
FATAL1SSI0N
Laid Bare by the Members
of the Congressional In
quiry Committee.
POLICY OF THE SHEBIFF.
Chairman E. C. Frick the One Wit
ness So Far Examined.
Correspondence With the Detective
Agency Produced The Explana-
' tlon of the Hiring: of the Guards
A Disposition on the Part of Demo
cratic Statesmen to Touch Upon the
Tariff The Witness Declines to Give
the Cost of a Ton of Steel or Iron
The Details of the Wage Difficulty
and the Dispute Which Culminated So
Sensationally The Plnkertons Were
to Be Deputized by McCleary The
Committee's Visit to Homestead.
The Congressional Investigating Commit
tee put in an arduous day's work yesterday.
They visited Homestead in the afternoon,
and in the evening commenced the exami
nation of Chairman H. C Frick, of the Car
negie Company. Chairman Oates is a
terrific worker, and there is not much
fun for the men who labor with him. The
end of the session is so near at hand that he
is anxious to return to Washington as soon
as possible. Ex-State Chairman James
Kerr proved a great help to the committee,
and he arranged most of the details.
When the committee arrived in the city
in the morning two hours behind time,
owing to a freight wreck near Greensburg,
they found the Btreet car lines blockaded
with the Orangemen's parade, and not an
omnibns or carriage in sight at the depot.
Not Mnch of a Reception.
After waiting awhile for something to
turn up, Chairman Oates with the members
started on foot for the Monongahela House.
This wa3 Democratic enough to suit any
body. The morning was hot, and all but
big Bynum soon relinquished their heavy
grips to colored boys and newsiet In In
dian fashion the party trailed along to the
hotel, mopping their brows and roasting
their tough luck in not particularly elegant
language.
Colonel Oates is very economical with
the Government's funds, and believes in
walking to save carriage hire. Bynum and
Boatner mildly protested, and said if it
was a Senate investigating committee, the
members would not only travel in style
but h,i7e a commissary.
At the hotel Judge Buffiugton, United
States District Attorner Lyon, Marshal
Harrah and Winfield Colville called to of
fer the use of the courtroom and their as
sistance. Colonel Oates, as soon as he saw
the hall in the Monongahela House, decided
to take it. He thanked the Government
officers and appointed Ed Kearns as ser
geant at arms to notify the witnesses, etc.
The Carnegie lawyer In Conference.
P. C Knox, the attornevfor the Camesrie
j firm, was on hand early and held a short
conference with Mr. Oates. He promised
that Mr. Frick would be present to testify
at any time fixed by the committee. President
Wm. Weihe, Burgess McLuckie and other
labor leaders soon arrived, and offered their
services and any assistance they could give.
Chairman Oates thanked them in his polite
Southern way, and said he would certainly
need them before the committee finished its
work.
After breakfast the committee held a
short conference and decided to visit Home
stead first. Their object was to look
over , the ground and note the
physical condition, so that they
could more readily understand the
stimony. Superintendent Pitcaim
furnished the committee a private car for
its use. The party went to the Fourth ave
nue station, and the train crew waited pa
tiently an hour for them at the Union depot.
Finally, when the start was made, the train
was delayed along the road and in Home
stead by the movement ot the troops. Bur
gess McLuckie accompanied the party, and
took great pleasure in describing the battle
In detail to Mrs. Upton, the only lady on
the train, and her husband. Mrs. Upton is
the daughter of Judge Taylor.
The Survey of trie Battl'fJe'd.
In Homestead all was bustle. The com
mittee watched Battery B unloading the
gatling guns, and Judge Broderick remarked
that it looked like business. While wait
ing for a special engine to take the car to
Munhall, Bynum and Boatner amused the
balance of the party by telling hard luck
stories and some of their funny experiences
in campaigning.
Hugh O'Donnell was among the first call
ers, and he furnished Chairman Oates with
a list ot witnesses to be called. He was in
troduced to all the lawmakers, and had a
pleasant chat with each one. Chris Evans,
National Secretary of the American Federa
tion of Labor, was on the car. He is here
to look into the trouble, and report to his
organization. A number of the citizens
and workmen visited the car, and for a
time the committee held on informal recep
tion. At Munhall the coal and iron police
stopped the party and closed the gates. A
short parley ensuad, and then Otis Childs,
a member of the firm, appeared. He was
introduced all around, and looking over the
small crowd, augmented by reporters and
visitors, he asked Colonel Oates if all were
to enter. The Chairman replied that the
majority were newspaper men, that he
did not know them personally, bat he
wonld vouch for their good behavior. This
was satisfactory, and then the view of the
recent bloody battle ground was com
menced. ,
Questions as to the Conflict.
The committee walked down to the
water's edge where the Congressmen asked
a nnmber of questions about.the location of
'no guaras ana
trenched. There
how the men were in
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