New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
THE NONONGAHELA RIOTS.
STRIKERS MARCH ABOUT THE VALLEY.
SEEKING our The WORKING MINERS AT THEIR
HOMEs-TnREATENED WITH COLD AND HUNGER.
fnY IELEGRAru T!IE TNIHuNE.l

SEEKING OUT The WORKING MINERS AT THEIR
HOMEs-TnREATENFD WITH COLD AND HUNGER.
tnY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRBUNEl
PITTSBURG, Dee. 12.-The week just ended
was one Of tic ruost stirring among the Monongahea
River miners known. Riots and rumors OF riot,
created an excitement which has reused every man
along the river 10 state Of uncasess little short OF
terror Tie coal men are afraid that the rioters Will
burn down tIeir coal ppes destroy their property
People who connected In any with the coal men
FEAR that may BE- wreakod upon them. Many
s-Irckeepcr5, who have trusted the strikers WIN
goods, find at the end Of thTty-tvc weeks, that
their stock Is down and their debtors are
unable to Many Of them are bankrupt The pros
poets for the coming week by no means bright
Though there hIs been violence since the Pine Kun
riot yet there Is feeling OF uncertainty. The strikers
desperate. Back of oil ths trouble is one OF
great incentive to such deeds OF lawlessness. Tho
unions had been able in tue early months Of the
spring AM summer lay by somrthing or rainy day
The strike crel jus, the time when the miners
were the worst prepared for 1t. For
twenty-five weeks many OF them have
not earned a dollar. The cold weather has come aud
th,iriamiiic' starving. Incy cndeayored to keep
the knowieIg OF this OF affairs themselves bat
that dId not satisfy their wants. Determined and rcso-
Utc, the lived the hope that with the coming
Of cold weather there would be yielding OF the OPP
orators. but there Rouse 90 fury the strikers
attacked tho miners Of the fourth pool who han been
working AMI Supplying coal to the operators in the pool
below. The sccDni pool mIhrr, Who went into the
mime, were attJcNri in the same way. ON
keeping these men ont dcp'nIel tho success Of
the h. and al persuasion falling. violence was EN-
ploycd
We have talked and done all wo could District
Master Workman Walton il reported 10 have shd at
martut OK miner. Eli3 eth few weeks Hso "1nl We
have IA cI. We viii now adopt another plan or "c uon
rAc operators say that the plan adopted was that
which caused the riot at IIrc Eun a FEW nights ago.
fnc k1i-ats % LABOR LAY tiat they are In 10 way re
spon,lbe Thcy have informed the STATE
Grand Master OF the condition ot Affairs On
tie river III there knslts cn"a-ed Ia
the stu.'," sNt official to-day, " II
In drcc, opposition to Of ou- tc1chin-s. W" VIII
my'-t-t'c the matter wn"n the grand master comes
AMI tur blame will f..i where II l. uu.. . .,,.
There go. open whence last night The strikers
visited WORKING MI their homes and sought
hy arg mruts fo convince them t"Ht thcy were IN the
WrouE. lh' aicnurul' NAleI no hh- ana INC Hl'h
back to Wors tl iuprnII With a low exceptions.
Lynn thi, .norn'n. g., 81 v. h,,e ,vjy IA to-day"
.h' Miners tr A,Ii'lIr e.. arc ns,ip,, nry
ai.ik L,.t nisht tho strikers we're seen travelling
abott over thc us. 1ri 10" and trn shot were olIu
AID .t ONE ~ lEh'- miners uaiurd b'any, VINO y
,u r-cd "a having participated u the riot az Noots
r',' e" '" & ~ J'' A., ho| yor t,r u.r,,r An.
jcr.rr. auI Do. was NOT Looked mp. Tn" constable
p'S.An ck tIi. afternoon. Hi arr.,i gi'oi con 'Ml,
arrr.t- mod. tor tie in" M riot though ia" oHcrrs
have f' ur- Of uu1' e. Ui mon wHD th'\ tln' were
eu.t-cd iu lt -nmc arrest, VIII U" Wadr at tI" hr-h
uIl u' u..t Reports from the !ourih pull t"lAy
arr That 0t the miners tucr' have gone 20 W. h
ia, re- has Gathering of the rioters f"r some d'N@
Ja-i ud 70 - believed tlt al danger from tAt strikers
~ that po'. j. past
l. D R,.,ahurq. q cod operator, whose minors are
Krf sins - r..u. Iu. called - the Ollie, o th" Miners
A--u,IatlI - day aud htd long conNrf-all"h WIN
President to-t"o and -e'rcttr} fhIurfN. le "utIcl
the miners officials free p-ctipu -. hlr nop'S ana cor
lr- u cus.. IA orl.r convince th'u u't lhr ol.r
Rt"r- ",-" bot Iu-i.h.i ia .r"' ~ i-' l''' i', ,
.iI cu u.ria O. Wo.ll un confer Ga to hu Mt "I
G,Io- 49, . body. uuj u Grand Master workman '0N-
der, cl.r. ItIc .c Will lr 'tcd'ct - gentleman j."
nutr.or.iuaI. almost g. man hcputrd % the Miners
A-.u,iutipr. -iUcr thc pr'-cut -r~" began great
lu d. .rr- ave 'orcl t4o lght- or Il'nr
4 d-patch from NluuHsaArla tiy says mat me etlhEH
o. Rnf t ~ Labor miner hrli In Ntri"h. lhtl-
ni he ry tonight. which shovel strong sent mcht
fr favor of r.t' Hui 70 " r. i"ri'l to warn IT,"
,x.rItiSr committee - t1.- district TIA. 70 would Pc
ckpcIc To make ga Immediate move Ia tHlt "r,cloH'
TXrELLED BY KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
CNciNNATI, Dee. -. In consequence oi thc
rcfu- ~ the strkn- shoe cutter. OF tins city torr-uue
wor. when ordered IL by the National Executive
Committee ~ the kui-, ot Labor th"y declared 10
b., u rob lion a-au-' that body and ar" oNpe.l from
,... .rrr The other -pr assemblies of th. city and
tAc Gisc. assembly s,Irauc protection {" noe cIt-
i..- WIu are d'sirpu, nt coming hrr" u WORK IGl-