Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
STRIKERS SHOW FIGHT.
Battle Between the Men and the
Deputies.

Deputies.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, April 22.-Threats
nave been turned to violence, and vio-
lence has again caused death in the coke
regions, with the result that Company c
has been called to the scene of the
tragedy and all is in a ferment. The
Fayette County officers went to
Adelaide this morning, where they
made two evictions, after great deal
of trouble and opposition. They were
then overpowered by the strikers and
driven away. Reinforced by She rif M
Cormick and large force, the deputies
returned, when a pitched battle took
place between the sheritf's posse and
about 300 Hungarian men and women,
in which Hungarian girl was killed
and others injured, among whom
are several deputies. The Battle oc-
Cured about 3 O'Clock this fternoon,
while the members of Company G were
lunching down at the boiler house.
The deputies were trying to keep the
Huns from carrying back the house
hold goods which had been thrown out
of the houses IN the forenoon. A big,
strong Hun was fighting with the dep
uties when Sheriff Mccormick started
to assist them. The Hun saw him COM
ing and tried to shoot. The girl who was
killed was lover of the big Hun, and
was fighting for the man with the fe
rOcity Of a young lioness. The deputies
say the pistol went off in the hands of
the Hun, and killed his sweetheart. If
it had not been for the arrival of Com
pany G at that moment every deputy
would have doubtless been injured if
not killed. Sheriff Mccormick was shot
hr hn hill LOT hot
killed the girl
Evictions will take place at Leith to-
morrow and trouble is feared One hun
dred and eight Pinkertons are stationed
at Leisenring where eighty-fve men
are at work in the pit. Company G will
remain at Adelaide tonight. Deputies
Crawford and Kyle arrived here this
evening with three prisoners, captured
during the riots.
At Scottdale about 1000 strikers were
massed on the commons this evening to
listen to addresses of Alexander Jones,
the Socialist leader, and August Delaber,
the international secretary of the Ger
man Bakers and Contectioners' Union.
The strikers all had flags, and marched
behind brass bands. Alexander Jones,
the first speaker. said: "Black slavery
has been abolished under the American
lldS-GlIc SdDl0 LAY uuucI WHICH, JOHu
Brown was hanged, the Anarchists in
Chicago assassinated, and your brothers
at Norwood murdered. | prefer the
red flag" After several speeches an
Hungarian voted to return to work, and
was thrown cut and afterwards beaten
There are no special features in the
strike situation. The fight is being
waged bitterly with no prospects of a
settlement. The Frick company claim
larger forces everywhere to-day, and
their claims seem to be justifable. The
Mcclure company also report heavier
forces. Labor officials state that large
number of the Jimtown workmen,
principally Germans, re-entered their
ranks tonight. Several thousand strik-
ers will hold mass meeting at Con-
nellsville tomorrow.
1t was learned tonight that in the
fight between the sheriff's deputies and
the mob two women were fatally shot,
one of whom died in few minutes and
the other cannot live.