Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-09

wood COKE WORKS. where luesday 1atal
riot occurred, and It was supposed that an
other sanguinary outbreak had begun. In
vestigation showed, however. that the fir
ing had been done by sentinels, and there
was no sign of trouble.
Only about ten men will go to work at
Norwood in the morning and they will
have three companies of militia to protect
them.
Tonight the houses of Superintendent
Ramsey and sub-Boss Pariitt are under
guard, as both the men and their houses
are thought to be in danger pending the
resumption of work.
The leaders in charge Of the coke strike
have no thought Of yielding. Last night
they received Il check for $4,000 from the
national headquarters of the United Nine
Workers of America, This is for the relief
of the strikers, and will be distributed to-
morrow. Vice-president Penna says that
from now out the strike is against the pro-
posed 10 per cent reduction and for the
eight-hour day.
This was the agreement reached at CON
ference in Scottdale to-day between the ma
tional and local leaders of the miners 6r-
ganization. Mr.. Penna says all the power
of the Miners National body Is now bacl.
of the coke strikers and they are bound
to win. More money will be sent here,
and several carloads of provisions will ar
rive tomorrow for distribution through
the region.
PREPARING TO RESUME WORK.
Simultaneously with this announcement
comes the statement that the Prick and
Mcclure companies will light the iirefat
several of their plants at O'Clock on
Monday morning. They say they have
enough applications for work to warrant
this. The work will be attempted under the
guard of the militia. What the result will
be is uncertain, as all day and up to .
o'clock tonight there has been strange
calm over the entire region. Several mass
meetings of the strikers were held in re-
mote sections, but there was nothing
startling at any of them
TURNING THE TABLES ON FRIcK.
Robert Watchorn, ex-secretary of the
United Mine Workers, who was severely
scored by ii. q. Prick, the coke king, in
an interview published on Saturday, to-
day made a statement in reply. In answer
to Mr. Tricks claim that neither he, his
company, nor any OF his employees i'm
ported labor, Mr.. Watchorn produces Il
number of atfidayits going to disprove Mr..
Frlck's sweeping claims. One is from
Daniel Collins who says he was APP
preached in England in 1886 to come to
Scottdalc to work for the IL. e. Fricl Coke
Company, but refused. His brother James
and nine others tempted by the guarantee
OF Sl.l5 to 81 per day wages, came on.
LABOR HIRED IN ENGLAND.
James Collins also makes an affidavit.
lie says: q signed an agreement at Wild
dings, Lancashire, England, to come to
America to work for the IL. @. Frick Coke
Company, wages 10 be 81 to 81 per day.
They also stated IN their agreement that
there was no strike in the Connellsville
region, nor was there any anticipated. On
my arrival at SCottdale, to my surprise, the
whole region was on strike. This was in
the month of January, 1856. OF course, |
refused to work, and ] travelled to Pitts
burg and was there met by the British
consul, who conducted me to I'll. @. Frick's
office. Mr.. Frick said he did not know
anything about me coming to this country
to work for him. The agent in England
gave us a letter addressed to General Super
intendent Lynch, and when we presented
the letter to that gentleman he would not
return it to us. We remained in Pittsbnrg
four weeks, until the end of the strike,
and IL. G. Frick settled the hotel bill for
all of us. He also furnished lis with
tickets from Pttsburg to Scottdale and
other points in the Connelsville region.
Prick also paid our bill at Mnlligans Hotel
in Seottdale before we went to Pittsburg.n
HAD ENOUGH HUNS.
Mr.. Watchorn also produced the state
ment of a Hungarian who was hired in
Castle Garden for III. G. Frick, and shipped
free in an inferior car from Castle Garden
to Scottdale. The statement not only
proves that these men were hired in
Castle Garden, but that .there is a line of
communication between H. G. Tricks
general office and the Huns at home, and
that Tricks manager, Thomas Lynch,
finds it necessary to write in answer to
European applicants for work that he has
Huns enough, and to spare.
FORCING MEN TO WORK.
The statement of Watchorn concludes
with several aqidavits tending to prove
that the Friek Company has tried to com
pei its men to resume work. Despite Mr..
tricks denial of that charge one man
swears that one of the bosses ordered him
to go to work or move out of the house he
occupied. He moved. Several others say
the superintendent called on them per-
sonally, and his manner Enthusiastically
showed his intentions.
Careful inquiry through the region fails
to disclose more than twelve wounded in
last Thursdays ARRAY. None of these will
die. All are Hungarians, and not one was
employed at Morewood, where the collision
occurred.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, April g.
Quiet prevails in the coke regions to-
day. There has been actually no dis
turbance of any kind. The first real
effort to start the works since the riot
was made this morning By actual
count there were 40 men at work and it
was evident that the majority of them
were old employees, as they drew out
good coke and did it in elegant shape.
The men were not interfered with in
any way while going to work.
MT. PLEASANT, Pa, April 7.--Morewood
presented lively appearance to-day.
Fifty new men went to work this morn
ing, making the total number at the ovens
about 100. There was not the timidity
among the workers that there has been
heretofore. The soldiers are still on
guard, but no attempt was made to
modest the men who want to
work even when they are out of
the reach of the soldiers. The arrests of
yesterday were followed by several more
to-day and it is expected by tonight at
least SO of the rioters will be behind the
bars. Sheriff Clawson evidently fears
trouble where there are no soldiers as he
has stationed deputies at the different
works. Something important is believed to
be on foot to-day but The nature of it isl not
known. Master Workman Kerfoot, who
speaks the different languages, is hard at
work this morning. He went down to
Spring Garden and called on every striker
personally. The Huns are keeping exceed
ingly quiet as they fear they will all be ar
rested.
The Physicians Monthly Feast.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Wilmington Medical Association was held
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