Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-01-28
THE STRIKERS.
The Conflict Between the Off
GERS and Miners.
Convention Of the Disconnected Attend.
cd by One Thousand
Delegates.

A dispatch from Mt Pleasant Pa, OF the
s1st says. Another conflict between the OIL
GERS and Hungarlans occurred about midnight
In which one Of the latter was fatally injured.
A detachment Of Detective Brophy's Plttsburg
police anda number Of deputy sheriffs We're
patrolling the Hungarian settlement near the
scene Of the Moorewood trouble, when they
attempted TO arrest several drunken Hungarl-
ans who were making terrific racket when
$50 OF the latter's countrymen came 10 their
assistance At least tifty shots were exchanged.
Joseph Janeowski was shot through the body
and then the rioters dispersed.
Detective Brophy arrested the ring
leader who was fourishing an axe, and an
agitator who was concealed under the house,
and has taken them to the Westmoreland
county jail. They claim that the most Of the
arrested were on their own property and en-
gagged in the peaceful pursuits due solely to
the desire on the part OF the company TO In
tlmidate the strikers so that they would be
frightened and go back to work again at the
old prices. Max Scamberg, the Austro-H Hun
garlan Consul at Pittsburg, has been notified
of the proceedings In this vicinity and II Ia
probable that an investigation win be made,
A Pittsburg dispatch says; The miners at
the works about Uniontown joined the strikers
swelling the total number of men 70 over five
thousand. They are hocking into the town
and getting drunk. Company O." tenth reg
iment, are ready to march at q moments mo-
tice. The rout OF the miners had very salts
factory effect, as no trouble occurred at any
point. Their services may not be needed.
A Connellsvllle special says: In anticipa-
ton Of the present strike, tho coke operators
had secured several car loads Of fresh Hunga-
rians from New York but they stopped them
at Confluence, on the Baltimore IL Ohio rail-
road through fear Of trouble. The citizens Of
Confluence would not allow them to alight
from the cars there and they were taken lack
to lockwood and quarantined. II the opera
tors bring them into this region 10 take the
place of the men now on strike, II Ia feared
there VIII be an outbreak that win surpass In
magnitude and character any yet happened
The sheriff captured five more Hungarians and
left for the Dunbar convention TO be ready In
case Of an outbreak. Twenty additional uni
form police left Pittburg for Mt Pleasant,
The convention OF striking miners and coke
drawers at Dunbar was attended by over 200
delegates from all parts of the coke region.
Everybody was enthusiastic but orderly, and
the sentiment was unanimous in favor OF the
continuance of the struggle. The delegates
reported all the works but three, and commit.
tees were appointed to visit these and prevail
upon the men to Join In the strike. The stu.
alton Is hopeful SO far as further rlotous dem
onstratlons are concerned. Quiet reigned at
all points, and 1t is thought that the sheriff with
his present force Of deputies and uniformed
police will be sufficient TO quell and disturb
ance. Max scamberg, Hungarian Consul In
this city, In speaking of the riots, said /;
''These men are very different from American
workmen, because they do not understand the
American laws and cannot speak the language
OF the country. They have been wronged,
without doubt. They have asked for check
weighman and the abolition Of the store sys.
tenn, Both requests have been refused, al
though the laws compel the companies to do
Just what was asked Of them. ] know some
men who were told they would get
SLIGO per day. They worked three weeks and
received "a after their lodging had been de-
Quoted by the company. Unless something Is
done to prevent further imposition upon the
men. there will be further trouble.