Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-10
MATTERS ARE MIXED.
Trouble in the Coke Regions Caused
By a Misunderstanding.
THE SITUATION AT JOHNST0WN.
Governor Beaver Will Withdraw Nearly
ALI of the State Employees.
ILLICIT WHISKY IN WEsTMORELAND

ESPECIAL TELKGRAA TO THE pIsPATcH.1
ScorTDALE, August 9.-The Hungarians
at Morewood refused to 60 to work this
morning because they did not understand
that the strike was settled. Hearing that
the Alice and Bessemer works were
running, they formed a bowling mob of
about 500 and started for these plants. The
men at the Alice mines were warned in
time and fed. Upon reaching the tipple
the mob tore boards of, and started coal
wagons down the slope to wreck them and
block the entrance so that no coal could be
hoisted. They then went to Bessemer, and
on the way met John NJ. Dayton, who was
riding in a buggy. He tried to persuade
them to return TO work. The infuriated
mob overturned his buggy and beat and cut
him so badly that his life is despaired of.
The Huns reached Bessemer and went to the
house of an old man named Gilhooley to look
for the mine boss. Failing to find him there
the old man was beaten and the windows of
his house broken. A man named Love was
also caught at the pit mouth and treated in the
same manner.
USELESS DESTRUCTION.
They next made a descent upon the store,
and after breaking the windows and doors in
carried off all the bread and bologna they could
find on the premises. By this time Secretary
Watchorn arrived in company with James
Kecgan another of the leaders. Watehorn
addressed them and finally succeeded in making
them understand that the strike was over and
in their favor.
The Huns then retired to their homes. The
operators and disinterested persons say that,
but for the opportune arrival of Mr.. Watchorn,
the mob would not have left a vestige of the
company's property standing and much blood
would have doubtless been shed. The whole
affair was caused by a misunderstanding.
Tonight the scale, as signed, is being printed,
and will be sent through the region. No fur
ther trouble is likely to occur. The English
speaking miners are all satisfied with the set
Lement
AN UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE.
The leaders deeply deplore the unfortunate
outbreak, and will use every precaution to pre-
vent a recurrence of the same. Some new sig
natures were received to-day, and kilograms
were received from others that they would
sign as soon as they could get here to do SO.
A dispatch from Uniontown says: The set
tlement of the coke strike has not yet made
any change in affairs in this end of the region.
Although word of the settlement reached
Schoonmaker's Redstone Works last night
only seven men went into the mines this morn
ing, and they came out again and joined the
rest of the men, who professed to be waiting
confirmation of the news. Some will not go to
work until the scale is posted, and they see
the Leith or Beeson either.
The men who have been working at Fair
chance and Kyle came out this morning while
a few at Oiiphant who were working to keen
the furnace going, will work on. None of the
operators here have signed the scale, and they
say ytheY cannot start their works until they get
orders for coke at a figure high enough to
justify the wages the men demand.
Adispatch from Connel!syille says: Although
the strikers were granted an advance they do
not seem to be satisfied in this locality. David
sons, one Of the Frick works, is the only mine
IN this immediate vicinity which started to-
Qay. Between here and Uniontown, Youngs-
town is the only works which started this
morning Leisenring Nos. l and 3, south of
here, also resumed, but at No, 2 the men did
not 60 to work.
NOT ANXIOUS TO WORK.
The only reason that can be ascertained is
th2t they just didn't want to. There is also
considerable dissatisfaction among the miners
One of them said this afternoon that the men /
wanted to strike again on September to Sc
cure cents more per busheL This may have |
Iron Company, Wheeler Morrell, Mahoning |
and others have not started, but preparatlons
are being made to resume on Monday
The superintendent states that he has re-
celVed no advice from the company's office at |
Johnstown, but thinks the scale will be signed. |
ne smaller operators have intimated that they
VIII sign the agreement Some of them stated |
that they would sign any scale formulated at |
the conference last night but as far as can he |
learned none have done SO vet
however, no trouble is anticipated in that |
quarter When the news of the signing |
OF the scale reached here last night the |
men at Davidson would not believe it Two |
courlers on horseback were sent to Scottdale
and even when they returned with the news
confirmed II was scarcely credited and this
morning only about half the men went to work