Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-21
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Alarming AspCtt.
.TBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
PITTSBURGH. January 20.-A spe-
cial from Mount Pleasant, Pa, says
The situation has assumed an alarming
phase IN the coke regions. This morn
ing three hundred strikers, armed with
bars, coke-forks, and reyolyers, started
on a march. and drove the men from
work at the Alice mines and charged
upon Warden S coke-yard at this place.
The Mayiield and Connell mines, mile
west Of here, were next visited, and a
boy named Mentzer was terribly
beaten and yard-boss named McCabe
chased and assaulted. Every oven-front
was crushed in. The rioters hove gone
across the country toward the Rising
sun works. Great trouble Is yet 10
come. Saturday is payday and Oh
Monday the ten days will have expired
since the notice 10 quit the company's
houses was given the strikers. There
viii likely be serious trouble when
eiectments are attempted. A report
that aid had been asked for from the
Governor is not true. Sheriff Stewart
says be viii not call upon the militia
until be finds himself unable TO cope
with the disturbed elements.
a Connellsyille dispatch says Both
the Dexter Clinton and Franklin works
are idle to-day, the workmen having
Joined the strikers. At Fort Hill the
advance has been granted and the men
are al work. over 1000 men are now
out. and the strike Is spreading
throughout the region. At Stoveryille
employees were attacked this morning
and FIVE Of them severely beaten.
Trouble is also reported at the Red
stone works. Officers have started Tor
that place. The action Of the OPERATOR
IN sending uniformed police from Pitts
burgh has aggravated the situation.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH THE
STRIKERS.
PITTsBUEGH. January 2O.-A dis
patch from Mount Pleasant tonight
states that Sheriff Stewart and forty
deputies and Detective Brophy and
twenty armed police from Pittsburgh
had desperate coniiictwith 2jO strikers
this afternoon. and succeeded IN arrest
ing thirteen OF them. After attacking
the men at the Alice work in tn
morning the rioters rested for dinner.
They then msSsed az the Mutual works
near Stoyeryille. At this point a negro,
without provOcatiOn, fired al the Hun
earians with a shotgun, bat failed to
hit any OF them. They surrounded
his house, dragged the negro out, beat
him fearfully, and left him dying, with
his skull fractured. At 9 O'Clock the
strikers passed up towards MoorewoOd
Aourishing every manner OF weapons,
from rsvolyers 10 case-scrapers. They
were headed by Stefen StAnnix, the
main sgitstor IN the strike. When
they reached Shaft . OF the Moorewood
mines they encountered the sixty
two deputy sherifis and policemen
drawn up for battle. Detective
Bropby talked TO the foreigners, telling
them that it was useless to resist, and
that they would arrest the rIng-leaders.
Brophy arrested one striker, which
opened the ball. The combat was
hand 70 hand, but the officers won,
arresting thirteen men and one woman.
AL were sent 70 jail at Greenburg.
The other rioters retreated. over 100
rounds were fired. Several HungarIans
were injured, how badly IS not known,
a. they were caraied away by their
companions. Only one officer was
slightly hurt. The authorities, 1t Is
stated, have telegrsphed 70 Pitts
burgh for more officers The strike Is
only begun, and more blOodshed Is
feared. The strike is undoubtedly the
most dangerous In the history Of the
coke industry. 4 feeling Of insecurity
prevails. and citizens near tn various
threatened districts are arrnIng them
selves and otherwise preparing TO defend
their homes.
TROOPS GETTING READY.
PITTSBURGH, January 20.-Ths
members Of the Fourteenth and Eigh-
ieenth regiments, National Guard Of
Pennsylvania, II this city have been or
dered by Their commanding Othcers 10
hold themselves IN readiness 70 20 to
the coke regions at short notice. No
orders have been received from the
Governor.
A not is also reported al the Don
nelly and Diamond works, about three
miles east Of Mount Pleasant. Five Hun
garians and three Americans were fatal
" injured. The condition Of Affairs at
midnight is good. A special tram has
lust arrived at standard with the police.
cotton Warehouse Burned
[By Telegraph 20 the Dlspatch.l
NEW YORK. January 20.-A fire
broke out tonight in the cotton ware