The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-04
UGLY THREATS OF VENGEANCE.
Three More Of the Victims of the
Morew00d Shooting Are Dead.
Seven Corpses With Bullets In Them
viii BE Laid I'm . Single Trench-The
Sight Of Their Comrades May In
fame the Other Savages.

Deen prepared to receive them. The Strlk-
ers are gathering here already in such
numbers that by tomorrow fully 10000
men will be here. A special train has Just
brought in 100 armed militia from Mount
Pleasant, and other companies will be here
IN the morning, as trouble is feared from
the great body of strikers when they see
their fellow-strikers buried, who they say
were simply murdered. Mayor Fetts, of
Scottdale, has ordered all the saloons
closed tomorrow.
1t is reported from Mount Pleasant that
this afternoon number Of militiamen en-
tered store belonging to cripple named
Daniel Somers and made demands which
he refused, wheEeupon they broke the
windows and splintered the door in frag-
ments with bayonets. One of the guards
became so hilarious that q striker named
Kelly struck him over the head with
pick-handle, inhicting an ugly cash. The
different captains have been apprised Of
their actions, and they promise to take
steps to discipline the unruly members.
The arrest of deputies on charges of
labor officials for felonious shooting con-
tinues.
It is reported here tonight that striker
who died at Tarr's today is supposed to
have been victim of the Morewood riot.
Colonel Hawkins, in command of the
Tenth regiment, says that so far as inves-
tigation goes, Captain Loas was perfectly
justified in firing on the strikers at More
wood, and that he should strongly advise
that the militia be kept in the region until
the strike is over and quiet restored. To-
night Rev. Father Lambing, of the Scott
dale Catholic church, who is greatly be-
loved and respected, and who has strong
influence over the strikers, issued an ap-
peal to the region. He says: 1T is time
for all parties to reflect. The men cannot
be replaced or displaced, and vast ma
jority must remain in the region" He adj
vises q peaceful, amicable settlement be-
fore the trouble goes further and perhaps
both parties fare worse.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, April 3.-Quiet
reigns throughout the coke regions this
morning, and no outbreak has occurred
since the fatal raid yesterday morning.
While the situation is still grave, the pres
ence of the militia had reassuring effect.
The uncertainty and fear last night proved
an awful strain on both strikers and citi-
zens. No sleeping was done in the entire
region, but crowds paraded the streets or
gathered in knots at corners, or disap-
pcared in punches Oyer the dark hills.
leaving doubt as to their destination. The
foreigners arc quiet, but always in crowds.
The momentary fear of an outbreak which
an entire regiment could not quell, was
only dissipated by the first streaks of
dawn.
So far ten deaths have occurred, and sew
eral moro are in critical condition. The
funerals will take place Saturday. Peter
Wise, master workman of the Knights of
Labor, says the entire coke country will
turn out, and about that time the people
must take care. The inquest over the
bodies was resumed this morning. Neither
the sheriff nor the coke company was rep
resented, but the labor leaders were pres
cnt in full force. Albert HALEY swore
that the only shooting he heard came
from the guards. George Kyler, watch
man, testified to hearing two or three pis-
tol shots before the regular firing of
the guards. The witness was deputy,
and carried gun. He had not known
whether all the guards carried revolvers or
not. This doubt, created as to whether
the pistol shots were fired first by the
guards or strikers, was received with q
cheer by the crowd. Most of the testi-
mony this morning was favorable to the
strikers, except DR.. Plotner, who testified
that the company's gates had been broken
down. The inquest then adjourned till the
afternoon.
Fears are entertained for the safety of
Captain Loaf, whose men did the shoot
ing yesterday. Threats against him are
loud, and he is going around with a body
guard. Trouble is looked for in Fayette
county, and it is probable regiment Of
militia will be sent there.
The following was received this morning
from Alex Jordan, the Italian consul at
Philadelphia: ..Impossible for me to
come. Denounce the killing to the proper
authorities"
PrrrsBuRG, April 3.-A most important
conference will be held today in this city
of all the miners and officials, with the
other national officers of labor organiza-
tions, and the future course of organized
labor of this country will be decided upon.
The working population OF the Connelisviile
coke region is a mixture of nationalties-En-
rlish, scotch. Irish, Hungarians, Germans, Poles.
Bohemians Italians, with just sprinkling OF
native Americans. The largest single elements
the Huns, who are not of the pure Hungarian
raee but are members of the Slayonic race
die ages. The Huns OF the coke region come
mostly from the southeastern part of Hungary
and are an ignorant, degraded race, utterly
nuisiye to the native Americans from their
habits.
The outrages committed by the Huns are in
the nature OF a poetic administration OF justice
On the coke operators Previous TO 1883 the
workrnen of the coke region were all English
sreaking people. In that year the workmen
struck against many grievances, and the oper-
ators-H c. Frick, the man whose works have
suffered most In the re- ent riots, al their head
act 10 work to uproot the union. They drove
ont their Engiish-speaking workmen, except
the mos. submissive OF them, and imported IN
their places a herd OF Hungarians, Poles and
Ro. .enaians whom they hired from foreign en-
nIoyment sgents in New York. The worsuien
were hopelessly beaten, and iof several Years
then unien WAS almost extinct.
Tines d d not iayor renewal OF the struggle,
for prices were 20 low that several works we're
closed hut III the winter OF iSso-,s the iron trade
isnnfoyed and the price Of coke rose sort OF
oryar;zasfor, had been formed among the work
msu. an Austrian socialist aud German being
among the leaders who were trusted to work up
~. movement among the foreigners, the chief
direction being with English-speaking men, A
conyeution held on Christmas day. lss5, de-
nauffe6 an advance 10 be given on New Year 8
day. No answer came and another convention
on the Latter date ordered strike.
Then came q surprise for the operators Tho
seeminxiy submissive serfs they had imported
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