Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-09
EASTERN NEWS.
Serious ARRAY at the Coke works
Near Bradford.
STRIKERS FIRE ON THE WORK
INGMEN AT TIE OVENS.
The Foreman of the WORKS
Gets a Severe Beating.
NERO, THE coLoaED EVANGELIST,
UNDER ARREST.
No Wines to be Used at the
Presidents State Dinners.
LATEST INSTANCE or usG0DLlNEsS IN THE
eAIvATlnN ARMY.
LATEST INSTANCE or usGoDLlNEss IN THE
SALVATION ARMY.
An ARRAY at the Coke Works
ESPECIAL TO THE sENT1NEa.l

WIN Jaw saAo
cake works of Frick & Co., near Bradford
About 800 strikers from Leizneing marched
this morning to the Henry Clay works
where a few men were at work. When the
strikers appeared on the hill above the
ovens they began firing on the workmen
They kept up this firing for some little
time. but nobody was hurt. As they came
near, aud their aim was better, some men
were slightly injured. One OF the men
who was beaten by the strikers for refusing
TO quit work a day or two ago ruturned
the fire. He shot several times and hit one
OF the men, who fell aud was carried OFT
by his companions, not knowing how
badly he was injured. bis returning Of
the fire Infatuated the strikers, who set
upon William Sisson, foreman OF the men,
and gave him q severe beating. The msn
was left lying on the ground unable to
walk or defend himself from stray kicks
which the rioters gave him as they passed
to and fro. The rioters then made an at
tack upon the Triple House, and drove
the men in charge out OF it and upset the
office stove, which caused the building to
be set on fire. The employees of the COM
pany made a plucky attempt to put out the
fire and save the Triple House. but
were driven away by the strikers, who
surrounded the Triple House and guarded
it until II was consumed They al
lowed the oompany's employees to at
tempt to save the boilers after the Triple
House was destroyed. The strikers did
not attempt to burn anything else, but
after remaining at the works a short time
longer they went to the Sterling works,
where they did some little damage and in
jured q couple Of men. A couple of Dep
uty Sheriffs were at the Henry Clay ovens,
but we're powerless to do more than iden-
tify some of the leaders. At the Sterling
works Sheriff Stewart met the strikers.
He had about a dozen deputies with him.
He made q speech to the strikers and they
seemed disposed to listen to him at first,
but when he counseled them to avoid fur
ther violence they hooted him and became
very violent. OF course there was no use
to try to make arrests against such odds.
The men then left for Scottdale, where
they were to meet 500 strikers and hold
mass meetings this afternoon. The loss to
Frick & Co. by the burning Of the Triple
House will be from S. 5000 to $4,000.
Wyatt, the coke charge, who shot at the
strikers, is said to have slightly wounded
himself by a pistol ball, and to have been
badly beaten. Later information says that
q charge for riot, arson and assault will be
made against the strikers engaged in the
outbreak, and wholesale arrests will take
place ut once.
Movements of the Coke Strikers.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8.-A Mt. Pleasant,
Pa. special says: The strikers held meet
ings in different places throughout the
coke regions to-day, and decided to march
in a body to Scottdale tomorrow to attend
a mass meeting. The week closed on Sat.
urday with several occurrences of the
character, and shows the determination
and desperation OF the strikers. A mum.
Der of men who have been working in the
pits received letters bearing the insignia
of death, with collins and daggers ram.
pant, while an inscription warned them to
stop work Immediately under penalty oil
death. The missives were spotted witt
blood, and presented a very s%anguinary ap,
p%earance. At noon yesterday 40 strikers
discovered three men at work loading coke
at Boyle's Bridgeport works. The work
men started to rum, when the strikers gave
chase. firing at the fugitives and abandon
ing the pursuit when they were satisfied
that the men would not attempt to work
The night previous, when the cars were
run into Boyle's works, q band of strikers
armed with guns and revolvers. lay behind
the ovens nearly the entire night, to pre-
vent any attempt at resumption of work
The miners are thoroughly posted on ever,
movement, the operatives being in con
slant communication with friends in Pitts
burgh.
Nero. the C0IOred Evangelist.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. S.-H. E. Thomas
. well known business man Of Kansas City
in an interview to-day said that Nero, tn
colored Evangelist now under arrest II
Glasgow, Scotland, was compelled to leav,
Kansas City in consequence OF exposures
made by the press of that city. Nero wa,
a teacher in the public schools there, an(
rumors being rife OF unbecoming conduct
the Times investigated the matter and de
nounced the colored teacher. alleging tina
he had corrupted Young women under hi,
charge and associated with women OF bad
repute. The Board OF Education indin,
the charges were true at once expelled
Nero, and ne left the country soon after.
Local Option fn the District of Co
lumbia.
WASHINGTON. Feb. S~.-Senator Coiqui
of Georgia will introduce in the senst,
this week a bill establishing local option
in the District of Columbia. The bill pro
vides for a vote by the people upon m,
question, and is extremely rigorous
Under its provisions no intoxicatipt
liquors can be manufactured within IN
limits OF tho District OF Columbia or i'm,
ported therein, and if II becomes a law, ne
wines can be used at the State dinners o.
the Presidents. The bill has been sub
mitted to several Senators and Renresant
stives. and 1t is said the main feature,
have been approved by many of them
senator Blair aud Hoar are quoted a. saw
ing they will favor il.