Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-13

The Cokers Omit Their Fooling and
All Remain Peaceable.
MORE DEPUTY sHERIFFs GO OUT,
But They Find the Hungarian Women Most
threatening Now.
OTHER INDUSTRIAL NEWS OF THE DAY

The following telegram on the coke situa-
ton was received from Scottdale last even
ing:
The Morewood Coke Works resumed this
morning. Master Workman Kerfoot went
there on Saturday. hearing that the strikers
were about to 60 to the Pleasant Unity dis
trict to intimidate the men working where the
scale was reported signed. A large number
had congregated when Kerfoot arrived at
Morewood, and the Master Workman's first
action was to get an interpreter and learn what
they wanted. They stated they wanted Super
tendent Ramsey to meet them and sign the
scale and post 1t up and they would go to work.
Ramsey was sent for. and in the presence of
the large assemblage, signed the scale. After
it had been explained to all. the men agreed to
60 to work, which they did this morning.. and
everything is running smoothly there. After
this an application. signed by about 300 men,
asking to be organized as an assembly of the
subdivision of No. 4 Knights of Labor. The
money for the charter fee and initiation fee
accompanied the application. and as they re-
sumed work this morning they will be organ
lied as an assembly to night
Raineys Meyer Works. where the trouble
occurred on Friday, Is being guarded by a
force of about 30 armed deputies
At meeting of Brown and Cochran's men at
the Clar1ssa mines near Vanderbilt, yesterday
they decided that as they had been working
day, and they told Master Workman Kerfoot
they would not work after to-day unless the
scale was signed. Messrs. Watchorn and
Costello arrived here again this evening. Mr..
Watchorn will proceed to the Sewickley
branch where he will endeavor to pacify the
Huns who have been causing the trouble.
From the latest advices received from the
seems highly probable that Mr.. Watchorn will
be successful in his mission as the agreement
is getting to be understood.
What follows comes from Connellsville:
Quietness has been restored at Meyer. Dep
uties are still guarding the works, a repetition
OF the outbreak being feared. The scale has
not been signed yet at these works. The pro-
prietor, W. ]. Rainsy, though willing. refuses
TO do so until the Huns become paciied. No
Cambria Iron Company, saying that the scale
will be signed and the work resumed in few
days. The Avondale- Works owed, by Reid
Bros, Will start tomorrow.
The Hungarian strikers wives, mothers
and daughters are now reported to be the
only threatening element in The coke region,
as per the following special telegram from
Greensburg last evening:
No demonstration was attempted by the
Hungarians at Hecla to-day. However, their
movements this afternoon were regarded sus-
piciously. Twenty additional armed men were
sent to the works at 5,o'clock this evening by
Sheriff Byers. They are now stationed in front
of the works doing guard duty, and it is thought
no outbreak will occur, at least until work is
resumed. and that may not be for several days,
as the damage done has not yet been repaired.
fight occurred between the Hungarians at
Mammoth this afternoon, and one Of them re-
ceived probably fatal injuries. They are
lounging about their homes tonight, and there
Is no sign of a disturbance, the only dangerous
element, seemingly being the women, who are
making all kinds of threats and are quarrellng
among themselves.