Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-08
NORWOOD LIVELY.
More Men Get 60 work-rroubIe sim
Feared, However.
az telegrnnh 10 lho nlrnn,ch

lby telegraph 70 tho Dspatch.l
MT. PLEAsANT, PA, April 7.-Morewood
presented slively appearance to-day. Fifty
new mon went 20 Work this morning, making the
total number at the ovens about 100. There wac
not the umtdity among tho workers that thnre
mas been heretofore. The soldiers are still on d.
guard but no attempt was made 20 modest the
men who went 10 work, even when they were out
81 reach 81 tho soldiers. The arrests Of yester.
day were followed by several more to-day, and Il
IL expected that by ths evening at least thirty
Eve q the rioters will be behind the bars. sheriff
CiaWson evidently fears trouble whore there arc
no soldiers, ~ he has stationed deputies AZ the
different works. Something important Is believed
70 DO on foot to-day, but the nature Of Il IL not
known.
NAsTER-wORKNAS BUsY.
Mhs'cr-Workman KerfoOt, who speaks df-
tercnt languages, f. hard ~ work this morning
He went down TO Spring Garden and called on
every striker personally. The Huns are keep
ing exceedingly quiet, "a they fear they will be
arrested. good deal Of ill-feoling has been on
fcndered against Superintendent Ramsay over
I tho report that Frick was going % import men.
| Threats were made against Mr.. Ramsay aud
this morning a number Of strikers gathered
outside bis residence. THOR actions aroused
suspsl9n ana tho mliiiia was called out and the
men driven away Several shots we're fred, but
no one WAS hurt.
THE TROOPS TO NJ wITTDRAwg soon.
Adiuiant-Gencral Mcclellan and General
Wiley held a consultation this morning as 20
how long tho troops would remain here. Cen
crHi Wiley seems to DO under tho impression
that tho il-iccling has about died out, md Il IL
thought tho militia viii bc Withdrawn In a few
/ days. Tho report that the strikers were threat
cung 20 use dynamite on tho soldiers does not
seem 20 have any foundation In fact.
Dispatches from tho various sections Of the re-
gion Indicate partial resumption at the differ
cut works The operators are encouraged md
claim they viii soon have their plants in fun
operation.
THE SITUATION MORE SERIOUS.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April IA Nj. Pleasant
Ill r-Fsv, 4
| this afternoon. Al $50 o'clock tho Southwest
! Coke Company notified Captain Lind that tho
strikers were assembling Ia tho vicinity Of tho
works, Ostcnsihly for parade II IA believed. how
over, that a raid on the plant wns contemplated.
Colonel Hawkins, Of the Tenth regiment, sCnt
additional fcinfOrc0meuts 20 the scene, with
/ IRE upon any one entering the lines. The opc-
| rotors and soldiers are approhcuslve Of trouble.
| Reports from different sections Of tho coke
/ country show slight gain for the operators on
/ mis- tho second day 81 resumption after tho pa
] ralysis that followed the MOrewOOd fatality.
| COST oF TIE STRIKE.
! The citizens Of tho region arc preparing 20
! hold meetings, and demand some sort o. settle
/ mcnt, AS the business Of this region Il ruined.
/ Tables have been prepared showing that the
miners have lost In wages during the eight
| weeks strike, &l,2O0,0 600, while tho operators
loss by diversion Of business 20 other regions and
/ continued idleuess and neglect Is incalcuabc.
II g. fact also that before tho strike some 5000
cars Of coke per week wcro shipped from the
! COnuellsvilIs coke disttict, while during the
] trouble they have averaged between 200 and
I 800 cars per week Stlll the operators seemed
| determined 90 resume utthcir terms, while the
! miners Say they will not 90 back unless starved
| ont, ana that Then they will break their agree
Incnt al the first opportunity.
THE SITUATION At NORWOOD.
PITTSBURGH, PA, April IA special from NJ.
| Pleasant says: At Norwood tho strikers will
either stand or fall, smaller operators are
waiting the issue there before starting. At More
wood to-day ~ men were al work out Of O2O In
the mines, and 81 were drawing coke. About
100 ovens arc now burning out Of a total Of go.
No more arrests Of strikers were made to-day,
although large number Of warrants were In the
hands Of the constable. Tho llttle connection
caused by tho circulation Of petition for the re-
call Of the militia now turns out 20 be a lz2le.
Tho petition was circulated by n citizen who Is
greatly prcjudiccd against the soldiers on aC-
count Of personal encounter with the boys.
THE sEYFRRTs SHUT DOWN.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April IA special % tho
Times from Reading says: Seyfcrt's rong-mill
shut down to-day because Of the refusal Of the
employees 20 accepts reduction In wages. Tho
men received 81 per ton, and the firm wanted
them TO accept n reduction to s3GJ per ton.
The mill employs several hundred hands.