Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-13
IN COkEDON.
Yoke Workers Decide to Con-
tinue the Struggle
Until the Operators Are Forced
to Surrender.

Urged to That Course by the Officers Of
the Mine-Workcrs' Organization-Part
of the Militia in the Coke Region Or
dercd Home Captain Loar and His
Deputies Released on Bail.
SCoTTDALE, Pa, April 13.--It is now
! absolutely certain that the coke strike
will be fought out to the bitter end.
! This was the unanimous decision of
! Fridays strikers convention. Seldom
before has su II interest been taken in
convention Crowds of strikers and
cookers surrounded the Knights of Labor
! hall all afternoon to learn the outcome
The convention was of special charac-
ter and when business was commenced
fully eighty delegates answered to the
| roll-call On account of its varied inn
portance, every plant in the region had
representatives. 1t was learned early in
the day by the delegates that the feel
ing of the masses was for the continue
tion of the struggle, and subsequent
events only carried itsoat
Operators Criticised.
Secretary Parker delivered his report,
reviewing the situation at length and
criticising the operators severely for
their actions in the midnight attempt to
destroy their organization by posting up
the sliding scale. At this juncture of
the meeting the National officers-Pres-
ident Rae. Secretary Mcbride, John Nu-
gent, John IL. Jones, state president of
the Ohio miners, and NJ G. Goering,
president of the Illinois miners were
admitted. They We're received in cor
dial manner " the delegates, who ex-
planned to them the situation.
The afternoon was spent in executive
session. and the proceedings were careful
ly gua ded. he reports from the various
points We're heard, which were a unity
of sentiment to remain out until the
operators seek n settlement with them.
Following this, the convention was
add essed by several prominent foreign
leaders National President Rea touched
ON the eight-hour day, and said all the
other miners in the United States
would be with the coke region strikers
on the list of May in this move ment,
and then it would be regarde Ma
tional fight, instead of a local one. He
also assured them all possible financial
support
Resolutions.
The following resolution was unani-
mously Tassed;
RESOLVED, That we, The delegates Of
the workmen OF the Connell sy lie coke re-
gion, in convention assembled, stand
firm until satisfactory settlement be
made.
RESOLVED That we consider OUR officers
and scale committee perfectly able to han
die the question intrusted to them, ard
the interest Of the whole region demand
that the employers representatives. meet
our representation to eiItcs n settlement
Later on in the Sc sion the following
resolution was passed:
RESOLVED, That oar scale committee
hold themselves in readiness for confer
ence with operators.
After transacting some secret bust
ness the convention ad journed to recon-
vene Saturday.
Situation at Various Places.
The Frick company reports accessions
to their woTkisg force all along the line,
bat the Morewood force has diminished
Labor bodies held an'important confer
ence at the Scottdale house Friday
night. AT mass-meeting at Morgan's,
resolutions were passed demanding o
legislative investigation of the More
wood works It is stated that strong
efforts will g made TO start the Calumet
coke plant on the Sewickly branch with
non-unionist5. Pinkerton detectives
equipped with Winchesters will be put
on guard there.
Militia Withdrawn.
Late Fri lay night the strikers were
holding iubilation meetings over the an
nouncement that Governor Pattison had
orJa a iern
The Tenth regiment will remain but for
few days, it is stated, The with
drawal of the troops is n pleasing omen
to the strikers that peace reigns here for
good, and tn state is disposed to look
rather on their side OF the Morewood
killing than 10 believe the first reports Of
rio,ers' oGtrages preceding the shoot
ing.
Released Bail.
Capt. Loar and his deputies, who are
charged with the murder of the Huns,
were taken to Greensburg where they
were released in So 600 bail each,
A Raid of Women and Children.
At Whitneys works, near Latrobe, at
4 o'clock, Friday afternoon, POO strikers,
accompanied by the wives aud children,
made raid on the forty-five men at
work The WON n and children le | the
raid. The clerks and Office employees
came out of the Offices with Winchesters
in their hands and drove the raiders
away. No one was hurt An armed
force of deputies was placed at the
works and work proceeded with the
workingmen under guard.
Says the strikers Are Defeated.
General Manager Lynch, Of the
Frick company, says that the strikers
are virtually defeated, and reports Jim
town Adelaide and other plants operat-
ing in full The company, he says,
have all the ovens in operation they de
sire at present.
Help for the Destitute.
About $500 of the defense fund was