Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-12


hundred under contract, and they
will be shipped to the Moro"o'd
and Standard works just aa soon
as it can be done with safety.
Tue strike bclfays no Signs OF
settlement, yet there has been a
gradual weakening Of tine slu~e,
however, all the week, and sever
al furnaces ale in full blast. 4
number OF the cyicted miner, have
entered suit for heavy damages
against the Frie6 Company. EN-
Senator Schnalterly has underiak-
en- their cases.
Furnaces Nos. and - OF tic
Cambria Iron Company, situated
at llollidaysburg. were ba1ocd
down Yesterday ON account oi %
scarcity Of coke, caused by the pfo-
longed strike IN the ConnciisNiiie
region. The suspension throws
800 men out employment.
P1rTsBUEG. PA, Feb. SIS cIi-
Gus ARRAY took place this morning
at the Henry Clay Coke Works Of
Frlck Il CO., near BroadloTd. About
300 strikers from Le.,ehrms marya
ed this morning TO thc Henry Clay
Works. where a fcw men were al
work. When the strikers appear
ed on the hill above the ovens they
began fring on the wOramcn. They
kept up this firing for some hiiie
time. but nobody Was hunt. As
they came nearer, and their aim
was bettcr.scvcral men we're Slight
" injured. one OF them, Wyatt.
tho coke.chargc, who WAS beaten
by the strikers for refusing io quit
work a day or two ago. returned
the fire. He shot several timcs1nd
hit one of the men, who fell ami
was carried OIL by his cominhcs,
He was an Italian named oaggy,
and is thought to be fatally wound
ed. This infatuated Cine strikers
who attacked William Scissor. Ae
foreman Of the men, and gave him
severe beating. The strikers
then made am attack upon the iip-
ple house, drove the mca In charge
ont Of it. and upset the Office stove.
which caused the building 30 be
set ON fire. The employees Of the
company made piucat attempt
to pnt ont the fire, bat were driven
away by the strikers, uho surround
ed the tipple until 1t was consumed.
They allowed the company S cm-
ployes to attempt TO save the ho.i-
crs after the tlpple was destroyed.
About - men were iH tlr slope
when the tipplc was fred, aud a
number OF them were badly scorch-
ed in getting out. ScycIal cnss'and
ing Oh the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad under the upp'c Wric
partly burned.
The loss 10 Friek IS CO.. by the
burning OF the tipple sill bciiom
5000 to $1,000
The strikers next went to iar
Sterling works, where they did
some little damage aua injured %
couple Of men.
A couple of deputy ShcriHs were
at the Henry Clal ovens, bat w,lo
powcrlcss to do moic than identify
some Of the leaders.
At Sterling Sheriff Stewart mct
the strikers. lie had about doz-
on deputies with him. lie made q
speech to the strikers, ANA they
seemed disposed % listen 10 him at
first, but when ne counsclcd them
to avoid further violence, they
booted him and became worry viO
lent. No arrests c0nld bc made
against such odds. The mob thea
lett for Scot,dalc, where they were
to met 500 strikers and hold "a mass
meeting. The maSs-mcetng was
largely attended. over $500 had
been donated to the striker, by the
merchants Of Scottda.c.
The merchants OF Scottdalc
showed great sympathy with the
strikers, and IN a short time they
had contributed $500 for their re-.
lief.
lnformatiOns for riot, arson and
assault will be- made against the
strikers engaged in the outbreak
and wholesale arrests will take
place at once. lnck & Co. deny
the report that they intended re-
placing the IIungarians with ltal-
lans.
Reports showed that bat few
men IN the region are working at
the advance. II was decided TO
continue the struggle. About 800
strikers then went to the Jimlown
works. where a meeting was called,
and the men at work came out and
promised to Join the strike IN the
morning. Fred. Kaise, the man
who fred the first shot from the
Henry Clay Works, Is tonight I'M
der guard IN the c0mpany's store.
VIM. Trimpath was arrested this
| evening, charged with being TIE
leader Of the outbreak today. He
was taken to The UniOntOwn Jail.
Contributions are coming in liberal.
| 4 commissary store will b copencd
at Connellsvillc tomorrow.
The meeting at Scottdale was so
large that it had to be held in the
open air. Great enthusiasm WAS
displayed, and 1t was resolved TO
stand Solidly for the advance. Faith
er Lamping made "A speech, IN
which he denied having worked IN
the interest of the companies and
reprOved the strikers for their
violence. Further trouble is cX-
pectcd, as the strikers arc full OF
fight.
CONNELLSVlLLE, PA, February
9.-Tnere WAS 40 outbreak report
ed from any pointin the coke re-
gions to-day. Sheriff Sterling Is
here, swearing in one hundred men
to act az Deputies for the purpose
Of attempting TO arrest all OF those
who were engaged in the depIcda-
tions a; BroadlordD Yesterday. The
erowd that yisited JimSaWn from