Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-02
The Strikers and Deputy Sher
ifs Have a Row,
The BLAINE And FAVA LETTERS.
Our Minister InsuIted, The Price
Of Sugar at Portland, UmatiIIa,
Lands, The President is Come
ing, Latest on Italian Question,
Etc., Etc.
CONFLICT IN COKE DISTRICT.

ers and the armed guards at Moore
wood this morning. At 3 O'Clock
800 or 400 strikers approached the
works of H. 9. Frick's coke COM
pany and began to batter down the
gates. When ordered to desist they
fired on the deputy sheriffs slightly
wounding several of them. The
latter replied with Remington rifles
and killed seven rioters instantly
while many are wounded, The
rieters have cut the telegraph and
telephone wires.
THE NUMBER KILLED.
PITTsBURG, April IA private
dispatch from Greensburg says:
Eleven men were killed and twenty
seven wounded in the Moorewood
riot this morning. The dead miners
are all foreigners.
MORE DETAILS.
MOUNT PLEASANT, April 2.-At
2:45 this morning a mob Of 500 men
began rioting ut the Standard works
and destroyed some of the company's
property, they also cut telegraph
lines 80 no warning could be sent to
the people at Moorewood. About
3 o'clock the party marched to
Moorewood. In the meanwhile the
wires were hurriedly repaired, and
word sent to Moorewood that strikers
would attack the works in three
places and had a well laid plan TO
destroy them. The sheriff was soon
I'm readiness to receive the attack.
His men were divided into three
parties, Captain Lauer having
charge of one party placed behind
the big gate Of the barn and stable
enclosure. AS the rioters passed the
company's store they raided it and
then marched TO the barn and at
tempted to break down the gate,
They succeeded in doing so, and as
they entered Captain Lauer called
out to them TO halt or he would fire.
There answer was, "fire." A rat.
tling volley was fired in the direc-
ton of the deputies, some of whom
were seriously wounded. Captain
Lauer then gave the word to fire.
Two volleys were fired before the
mob broke and ran. Eleven men fell
dead in the road and the wounded
are estimated as high as twenty
seven. None of the dead were
naturalized.
The deputies who took part in
the riot are all experienced men
armed to the teeth. Last night
Superintendent Pickard told them n
raid was contemplated on the works
and presented each man Winches-
ter. ~ have promised protec-
tion," he said, "to our men and /
must give II to them. When the
raiders come obey me. Fire first
shots in the air. If they do not re-
treat, then fire second shot, and
keep firing while you have ammu-
milton, Protect property, protect
the men at work and protect your
lives, Any man in the employ who
runs, will shoot dead, any man
who is not willing to accept my
terms will please drop into the rear
and l will send him home under
guard.n "Is everybody satisfied" I"
asked the superintendent. "Hes,
yes" rang out all along the line.
Each man was supplied with twenty
bullets. Some strikers say today
that there was no intention OF doing
any damage, but they marched TO
the works to inumidate the men at
work, The dead this morning were
carried into the company's store at
Moorewood. Strikers demanded the
bodies, but were refused, and the
place Is now surrounded by an
armed mob, 1000 men, who say they
will burn everything on the preml
ses unless the dead bodies are given
up. The feeling il very bitter among
workmen who denounce the action
of the deputies, In no uncertain
terms.
Slavs and Huns are wild all over
the region aud the most intense
excitement prevails, Great crowds
are coming in on every tain and
the highway is thlekly peopled. II
Is openly declared by strikers that
they will have revenge for their
companions. Warrants have been
issued for the arrests Of all the depu-
lies. including Cant. I.aueF who