The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-23
THEY UNFURL THE RED FLAG.
Leader Of the Strikers in a Speech Insults
the Stars and Stripes.
MORE RIOTING IN THE COKE REGION.
DEPUTY sherifs Routed by an InfurIated
Mob while Ejecting the Strikers
Young Girl Killed.

ScorTDALE, PA. April 2L-Over $500 strik-
ers marched here this afternoon and listened
to addresses by their leaders. The meeting
was held at the lower end of the town, and
the civil authorities offered no resistance
Red ribbons were worn by many, and con-
trary to expectation the red fag was to be
seen.
Alexander Jonas. the noted Socialist. was
the first speaker. He said if the newspapers
wanted 10 be- backed their mission was % in
woke riot and blood-hed He spoke az length
in German and English. Pointing 10
the Stars and Stripes he said " Under
that flag John Brown was hung, Parsons
and others Ia Chicago assassinated and your
brothers at Morewood murdered. choose
the red flag, because II represents the pure
blood that fows IN the veins of honest work
ingmen il represents purity yandhonor. nder
the stars aud stripes. black slavery was abol-
ished. and the red ilaC simply means that
while slavery must be abolished
Delaber the Socialist leader, next spoke,
and admOnlshed tlc men 10 stay out till May
lst. when the great cicht-hour movement
would he nauguIted. lie said instead o.. the
five hundred Italians arriving IN the coke re-
giOn to-day. much money had arrived.
Many other labor leaders also spoke. A
blschleg who was found i'll the crowd narrow
ly escaped with his life.
sgcoSD RIOT OCCURS.
UxIoNrowN. Pa. April 22.--A second riot
occurred at Adelaide at O'clock this after
noon. Hungarian girl was shot during the
riot by her lover by mistake and Is reported
dead. During the second eviction of Hun
garian family which had gone back III Their
house the sheriff and deputies were attacked
by amob One Hungarian drew revolver and
threatened to shoot the sheriff when Deputy
Crawford started 10 take the revolver from
the man. In the mele, two shots We're fired,
one Of which hit the Hungarians sweetheart.
who had gotten between tie deputy and the
Hungarian, IN the breast. Another shot cut
the sherihs thumb. The girl was carried into
An adjoining house and shortly alter was re-
ported dead. Company c arrived about this
time and the mob dispersed.
The strikers afterwards swOre out a warrant
for Deputy Crawfords arrest, but he waived
the arrest TO take the three prisoners 10 jail.
The deputy says the hungarian tried TO shoot
Sheriff Mccormick.
Ii is stated at a late hour tonight that in the
fight between the sherih's deputies and the
mob two women We're fatally shot. one Of
whom died in few minutes and the other
cannot live. The sheriff used every precau-
ton to prevent conflict. but his labor was
III vain.
THE EyICTOBs ROUTED.
ScoTTDALH. Pa. April 22.-1his morning
Deputy SneflH tIeWIpIu anu idlso p"Noe "
deputies went to Adelaide 10 serve wTlts of
ejectment, and We're met with determined re-
sistence. After eyicting a couple of families
they we're attacked from all sides by an infu-
rated mob of strikers and women. A riot
followed, in which both sides put up game
battle The deputies were routed, however,
and Sheriff Crawford and few assistants
badly injured.
The affair caused much excitement in town
and the strikers are becoming bold. COMPANY
c has been summoned to the scene to aid in
the eyictlOns.
Another car load Of imported labor arrived
in the coke region this morning.