Evening journal., 1891-04-21
THE COKE FIELD CRISIS.
The Troops Were Called Out
Again Last Evening.
BUT THERE WAS NO BLOoDsHED.

Fears That Today's Evictions VIII Surely
Cause Serious TroubIe--The Fury of the
Wives OF the strikers-They Threat
ened a sheriff with Hatchets.
ScoTTDALE, Pa, April 2l.-The verdict
Of the coroner's jury on the Morewood
riot victims is not pleasing to the labor
leaders in the coke region. The general
opinion seems to be that the coroner's jury
should have placed the blame on Deputy
Loar and his squad of assistants. 1t
simply finds that the Hungarians were
killed by deputy sheriffs, but says nothing
about the justifability Of the action
The Women Had Hatchets.
Two outbreaks occurred in Fayette
county last evening, one oSwhich resulted
in the calling to arms of Company @.
Their appearance in battle array was, how
ever, sufficient to restore order The cause
OF the trouble was an attempt by Sheriff
Mccormick to evict two Slavs, named Joe
Hartman and Andrew Dunchko, at Leith
works. The sheriff was met by mob of
women armed with hatehets and other
weapons, their husbands being in the
background. The mob kept the sheriff at
bay for nearly an hour. The sheriff mar
rowly escaped the fury of the mob, and
was forced to back up against the house
and face the angry crowd. The men offered
no assault, but the women were furious.
Finally the sheriff sent for the militia.
The crowd observing this quietly dispersed.
Far from Being Broken.
One Of the strikers was so angry at his
wife for assisting in the assault that he
kicked her violently and then assisted the
sheriff in carrying the goods from the
house. Quiet was restored before the
troops reached the scene It is reported
that the few men working at Leith have
been persuaded to quit. The general opin-
ion at Uniontown is that the strike is far
from being broken.
Twenty-six strikers Arrested.
Deputy Chick arrested twenty-six strike
leaders at West Leisenring for conspiracy.
When he got them on the train to take
them TO Uniontown Jail their wives and
friends to the number Of fifty also boarded
the train. They refused to pay their fares
TO the conductor The deputy offered to
pay for those under arrest, but for no
others. The conductor finally ordered the
train TO be sidetracked and cut the engine
loose The conductor with a few others
boarded the engine and proceeded to Union
town, leaving the crowd to vaeate the train
Oh the side track at their leisure. The
Pennsylvania railroad is now expected to
take a hand in the fight.
Tents for the Victims.
The tents to shelter the victims have not
yet arrived, but labor officials say that
John Nugent, of the national executive
board, has about completed arrangements
with Governor Campbell, of Ohio, for Sc
curing LOCO tents. Worthy Foreman Nc
Sloy has made information against Super
intendent Esser of the Leisenring plant;
Isaac Huffman, II. Kurtz and M Carroll,
three deputies, charging them with con
spiracy, assault and felonious shooting.
They were placed under 1900 bail. 1t is
reported that Pinkerton detectives are to
be brought into the region to guard the
works A large force of deputy sheriffs
left for Leisenring No. 2 last evening.
The Great Eight Hour Battle.
PITTsBuRG, April 2l.-There is as YET
no sign Of yielding on the part Of tn,
bituminous coal operators to the demand
Of the miners for the eight hour day from
May l. Unless the situation changes en-
tireiy within the next ten days "a, 900 skilled
miners will lay down their picks and as
many more mine laborers will 60 into idle
ness.
OF the miners who are going to max,
this stand % 200 are located in Pennsyl
vania and twice that number in the great
coal fields of Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana
and Illinois Back of the movement is tn,
American Federation Of Labor.
The miners are united in making the de
mand, but already several of the western
individual mine owners have agreed to thu
short day. Several in the Pennsylvani,
fields will make the concessions also, nota
bly, W. p. Rend, of Chicago, who has ex
tensiye mines near Pittsburg.
Coal win Go Up.
In the Clearfield district Of this state thl
i $1,000 miners are very strong in their de
termination to go out, while the operators
headed by the Berwynd- White compan
are as determined to oppose the innova
ton. The immediate effect OF the strik
will be an advance in prices for Goa
Operators and miners unite in declarin
that the strike will have a widespread
effect upon all manufacturing concern
outside the gas belt.
The two months suspension in the COX
region has already materially crippled tn
iron business, but shutting off of the Goa
supply will 90 still further and interfer
with every branch Of trade. Il is elaine
by the miners that they will have the activ
aid of union railway employees, who wi
refuse to handle cars loaded by non-unio
hands should the operators attempt {
produce coal in defiance Of the Unite
Mine Workers.
IL win BE Terrible.
As il the contemplated miners striS
the idleness Of 1900 coke workers and Il
suspension of 1000 iron workers in the Sh
mango valley were not enough for wester
Pennsylvania it is entirely possible thi
the building trades of Pittsburg and All
gheny will be paralyzed next week ais
Already the 5000 carpenters have formal
decided TO strike for eight hours a day
an increased figure per hour Of from thirt
two to thirty-five cents. This has BET
met by threat from the Builders e
change Of general lockout to the bull
ing trades. Such a proceeding would i
volve 1900 skilled workmen.
Attacked by Young roughs.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, April 2l.-whi