The record-union., 1891-04-24
Special to the REcoRp.uS1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
UNIoNTowN pa, April 23.-This was
a day OF excitement in the coke region
A serious riot occurred at Monarch this
| morning, and another with seven killed
was reported late this afternoon. Fortu-
nately, however, the latter report proved
to be without foundation.
This morning Sheriff Mccormick and
his deputies, who had fight at Adelaide
yesterday went to Leisinring No. 3 to eyict
ten families of striking Huns. A com
pany OF militia accompanied them, bu;
remained some distance away from the
houses. When the writ of eviction was
read to Thomas Tarr, that man declined
to get out, and seizing an axe, defied the
Sheriff.
n crowd of three or four hundred men
| and women collected at once, and berated
the Sheriff and deputies in the strongest
language they could command. Then
Mrs. Andy Blashko rushed out, with
pistol in hand, and made a dive for the
Sheriff. Just as she was about to fire al
ms breast, he struck the revolver down
with his left hand and at the same time
fired at her. He received a painful
wound in the left ankle, while the woman
was shot in the fieshy part of the leg.
Her husband then made dash at Nc
Cormick with club, but the Sheriff.
taking deliberate aim, shot him in the
| left ankle.
McCormick's blood was now up. and
with big revolver in each hand he stood
with his back against the house, and in
| formed the people that the first one who
moved toward him would be shot. Mar
tin Scroupka rushed at the Sheriff with a
| big club, but quickly retreated with a
bullet in his mouth, which knocked out
several teeth. Tarr then rushed at the
Sheriff with an axe, but retreated again
| before the revolvers
Then the militia came upon the scene
in double quick time, and the rioters
were dispersed and the evictions were
soon completed. The work will be re-
sumed tomorrow by the Sheriff, with
every prospect of more trouble.
Martin Scroupka is in critical condi-
ton, but the other wounded will recover.
DETROIT sTREET-CAR FIGHT.
DETROIT, April 23-The street roads
were all tied up this morning. Last
night the rails were torn up in places on
most of the lines ofthe city and barricades
| blocks in length Were put on the rails.
The Police Department was totally unable
| TO cope with the trouble, as the men dis
persed in crowds all over the city.
! The company insists that it could run
| cars II proper protection is afforded it, as
1t has more than enough applications tC
] I'LL all the vacant places. The employees
| Of the Michigan and Detroit Stove Works
| to the number of about ,00O who yester-
! day gave notice they would not work
| to-day, are mingling with the strikers
and encouraging the men in every way
! While the Street-car Company and It's
employees are thus trying to settle then
| differences, the public suffers greatly, as
| there is no mode of conveyance.
The strikers have the sympathy of the
| people. who, in many instances when the
| cars have been run since the beginning
| OF the trouble, have refused to ride ir
! them. 1t is expected there will be con-
! siderable trouble during the night. as
| the excitement is running very high
among the men.
At a conference this evening it was de-
| cided to give the street car company the
| support of the entire police department.
as well as the Sheriff force, 10 enable
! them to run their cars.
| This evening ten cars started on Wood
ward avenue. The first one, manned by
| police, went along all right. The next
| one was not guarded, and was quickly
| thrown on its side in the gutter. Nc
more cars were run then, but the first
| one out continued up the street When
| II SbStI bCl W IcIuih tIOul Iil6 emu OIL The
| route, a man in a heavy cart blocked the
! track unJil the police arrested him. The
! car was followed by showers OF stones as
| it drove off.
Then an attempt was made to bring III
the car which had been lying at the
| Jetferson-avenue ferry all day. A great
mob collected, and all sorts of obstruc-
/ tlonS were placed across the track The
| police could not keep the way clear
! Finally, Treasurer Hendrie of the street
| car company went on the front platform
| with the driver, and drawing a revolver
pointed it at the mob. Immediately q
| shout of Kill him. went up, and fusil-
! lade of stones and everything that could
! be picked up was leveled at the car
! Hendrie gave up, and the car started
! back to the river. The strikers followed
and, unhitching the horses, tried to run
| the car into the river. The police made q
| bold stand here, however, and charged
! the mob with vigor. For time it looked
| like serious riot, but the police effected
number of arrests, and a heavy rain
coming up, thinned out the crowd.
As no more attempts were made to run
! the cars, all is now quiet.
Tonight small groups of strikers are
| congregated in various parts OF the city
! The street-car tracks are being torn up in
| places and barricades built in others
| The police are on a continued move, but
|
| promises to be quiet, as the company has
| decided, upon the advice of the Mayor
not to attempt to run cars.
LABOR TROUBLES IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, April 23.-The organized
| Italian stone-masons to-day caused 9
| good deal of trouble in the upper end o.
the city. They struck work to-day on g
! demand of eight hours time with nine
| hours pay. President Gompers of the
Federated Trades announced to them that
! they could easily accomplish their de-
mand. This morning they went to sew
eral houses and induced some of the non.
unionists to quit work, Finally, how.
! ever, they struck building on One Hun
| dred and Thirty-fifth street, where a large
number of Italian non-union masons
were employed, and they refused to quit
! The strikers drew stilettos and picked ur
stones, and were about to raid the place
when the non-union men drew revolvers
! The strikers then contented themselves
with firing volleys of stones. A danger
/ Gus riot was imminent, when a force OF
| police came up and arrested a dozen OF
| the men. Another small riot was started
few blocks away, and more arrests were
made there.