Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-07
THE READING STRIKE.
A Recurrence OF tue Riat Feared at the
William Penn and Suffolk Galleries.
The Police Determined
Under tho Influence of Liquor Oongre-
gate in the Streets.
THERE WILL BE SOME DEAD MEN.


READING, Pa, Feb. 6.-Not a colliery
either belo ging to the Reading Company
or to the individual is running in the
Shenandoah district to-day, except the
William Penn. The miners who wanted
to go to work Kelley Run to-day con-
Guided not to venture from home for fear
Of their lives. The colliery was ready to
start, but no workmen put in an appear
ance. The riotous element seen to be in
complete control. The Knights OF
Labor leaders, while claiming to
be agsinet these riots, have the
satisfaction Of knowing that at
the CollIery there were three-fourths of
the regular number OF men at work.
When the Poles were told that William
Penn was the only cOlliery running, they
became Jubilant and noisy and again took
to drinking. All are reported to be
heavily armed, having bought up all the
fire arms in town. The rioters claim they
will stop William Penn by tomorrow, but
IS very few of their element are employed
in that colliery, they may decide not to
attempt any disturbance there. II they
do there will be some dead men left be-
hind, as the coal and iron police are de-
| termined to do no more firing over the
heads of the rioters.
BEYOND THE REACH OF REASONING.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb. fluctuations
point to q recurrence Of the riot this
evening at the William Penn and Suffolk
! collieries. The Poles and Hungsrians are
congregated in the streets everywhere
| through the town and their expressions
in CO
much under the influence of liquor that
reasoning is thrown away UPON them and
they only answer advice with sullen looks
and derisive laughter. The advisory
! board OF the strikers had several thou
sand circulars printed to-day in the
Greek, Polish and Russian language op-
peaiing to them as Knights OF
Labor to abstain from any further
violence and remsin at their home. Greek
and Polish priests have been among them
all day using their strongest arguments
in behalf of good order, but seemingly
without effect.
Captain Christians coal and iron force
were strengthened to-day by sixty-three
more men.
Sheriff Duffy says q proclamation was
posted up through the town to-day call
ing upon ali citizens to remain at home
unless called for by business, avoiding
any public assemblsges and threatening
the srrest OF all who attempt any breach
of the law. The Sheriff has fifty coal and
iron men armed with Winchesters, who
arrived here this morning from PottsVille.
ANOTHER COLLISION FEARED.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 6.-There has
been no further trouble at the. Solar iron
works, the scene OF the serious outbreak
on Saturday. The mill wss closed yes
terday, but started up this morning with
an increased force of non-union men.
Over 100 men, all colored, are now at
work, and the firm expect to see every
department in operation within the next
few days. The mills and yards are closely
guarded by sentinels and policemen, and
no person, not even boy, is allowed
upon the premises unless he can prove he
has business there. The strikers are
very bitter and another collision is feared
when the non-union men leave the mill
this evening.