St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
evict the strikers. and trouble VIII fol-

evict the strikers, and trouble Will fol-
low. as hundreds are to be turned out.
To-day Secretary Parker, of the labor
organization, ordered lot of 1000
tents, which will be used for sheltering
the evicted persons. Many of them
will be pitched at Morewood, where the
first evictions are to occur. Others will
be set up at Summit, Trotter and Lei
senring. At this writing the men Ger
tainly have the best of it, although they
fear the effects OF evictions, and
imported labor next week. Out of TO-
12S ovens in the region it is estimated
that 12,451 are extinct and 3,677 active
Only One-seventh of the active ovens
are working under the terms of the new
sliding scale. A special from Union
town, Pa, says: The outbreaks of the
rioters at Leisenring, Kyle and Leeth
to-day, in which was demonstrated the
weakness of the civil authority in the
face of such mobs as committed the
depredations at these places, have
forced Sheriff Mccormick to do what
he has done his best to avoid-that is,
to call on Gov. Pattison for military
aid. Early this afternoon he tele-
graphed the governor brief statement
OF the facts of the riots, stated that he
was unable to maintain order, and asked
that the state troops be sent to his as
sistance. The governor replied asking
If the civil power had been exhausted,
and requesting fuller details. The fol-
lowing is the text of Sheriff McCor-
mick'S reply to the governors telegram:
I'm reply to your telegram, say that
the power of the county is exhausted.
Owing to the dangerous and turbulent
character of the rioters, and lawleSS
men, am unable to secure posse ade-
quate to the eXigencies of the moment.
In defiance of all my powers, mobs
release offenders in the Gus
tody of the law, aud disregard
all admonitions in my power to
give. am absolutely powerless to give
the security the parties in danger and
who are threatened are entitled to and
desire. The peace of the common
wealth is sOrely threatened" The
message then gives full details of the
rioting. Adjutant General McClelland
this evening telegraphed to Captain
Frasher, of Company G, asking for full
Information of the situation. Excite
ment is at a high pitch over the pros
pective ordering out of the militia, but
it is the universal sentiment that it is
the only safe thing to do. No additional
details have been secured of the blow
ing up of the water tank at the Kyle
works by dynamite this morn
ing. None of the perpetrators
of the outrage have been discovered.
One OF the most daring and lawless acts
of this lawleSS strike took place at
Leith this afternoon. In order to dis
perse the threatening mob there, Depu-
ties Smith and Rice arrested one of
them. a young man named John Shat
fer, and started to bring him to Jail.
His companions attacked the deputies.
beat them with clubs and stones, and
rescued Shatfer. Deputy Smith was
severely injured. He received number
CT ugly bruises ON his body and
deep cash in the head with a knife.
1t is also feared that Deputy Sanner,
who was injured in the riot at Lesen-
ring No. 2 this morning, will not re-
cover. The Ii. c. Frick Coke company
secured preliminary injunction
against John McSloy and thlrty-two
others engaged in the riotous proceed
ings at Leisenring No. 2 last night and
this morning. They set forth that these
men marched up and down where the
men were working, brandishing revolv-
ers, and intimidated and drove the men
from the works, then assaulted the dep
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