The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-04-08
STRIKERS FORM A MOB.
COKE PLANTS IN PENNSYL-
WANNA DEMOLISHED.
A Bomb Thrown Into Nom Union Work.
man's House-Armed Deputies Power
less-The sheriff Asks Gov. PattIson for
Weapons, but the Request Is Refused.

man's House-Armed Deputies Power
less-The sheriff Asks Gov. Pattison for
Weapons. but the Request Is Refused.
Pittsburg dispatch says: The most
eventful day in the coke strike was IA
vorable 10 the men. The labor leaders
say no preconcerted attack was made,
but In view of the fact that three OF the
principal works in the region were raid
ed, and that in the morning the opera
tors had decided 10 resume all plants,
the talk of accidental raids does not go
very far. At two o'clock in the morn
ing the strains OF band woke all strik-
ers on the road from Scottdale to Brad
ford, and I'm short time 1900 men
followed the musicians path, which was
directed to the Jimtown plant of the IL
G. Frick Company.
This place was reached at a. m,
when the works were captnted without
struggle, except the incidental disarm-
ing OF superintendent Rosser, whose re-
volver was flourished in vain. A few
workers were struck with stones, but the
body OF strikers dispersed without Sc
rious damage.
Some time later terrific report in the
direction of the Lesenring works gave
warning of trouble there and thousands
| grathered 10 witness the work of the first
| bomb exploded by the strikers. The
| shock was felt for several miles but it's
| only visible effect was the tearing of a
| great hole in the front of non-union
workers house and the throwing up of
| considerable dirt in the vicinity. IL is
| feared that such work is not over with,
| however, as the effect upon the unruly
| but thoroughly organized Hungarians
was ominous. After this the workmen
at Leisenring Nos. and were chased
out OF the yards and few only returned
when the excited crowd had departed.
The few men at the Leith works were
| also driven out, though nobody is re-
/ ported badly injured Trouble Is also
talked Of at the Trotter plant, but this
| is denied by the operators. The big
| Norwood plant Of the Frick Company
also contributed more than its quota TO
| the exciting events of the day. This
| plant has been in partial operation, and
has been carefully guarded by deputies.
Some 5000 strikers gathered about the
| place, however, and swept the armed
| deputies aside as If they had been chaff.
Not blow was struck, not shot fired,
| as such a move would have been fatal to
! both guards and workers in the face Of
| the 5000 determined strikers.
After the abandonment OF the works
| by the guard an hour of wrecking fol-
| lowed. Tracks, doors, and in fact ev-
crything movable were torn and wrench
| ed aside by the maddened crowd, who
only left after the plant had been mutt
| lated beyond immediate repair
The central board of the federation
meets i'm Pittsburgh, when the strike
will be brought up up for Endorsement.
| At Unioutown Judge Ewing granted a
| preliminary injunction against all men
assembling at the Frck works not en-
| ployed by that company.
Sheriff Mccormick, with a number OF
armed deputies, left UniontOwn on a
special train TO arrest the leaders in the
several raids. Probably the ugliest
feature OF the several raids was the
number of women participating, the
most seriously injured man being Pit
Boss Cooper, who was struck again and
| again with an iron bar in the hands Of
an Infatuated woman. Secret meetings
were held by the strikers, who will GER
tainly prevent the intended resumption.
There has been much Geographic cor
respondence between Gov. PattiSon and
Sheriff Clawson of WeStmoreland County
! regarding the strike of the cokewOrkers
and the attack upon the works of Erick
| q Co. of Morehead. The Sheriff asked
permission 20 use the arms OF two COM
panies of the national guard to prseect
property, but Gov. Pattison responded
that "the civil power 20 maintain the
peace must be exhausted and powerless
before the military power can be in
volted." TO this Sheriff Clawson re-
| piled that he did not want the troops,
but only their arms. Gov Pattison,
! however, in another dispatch declined
| TO issue the desired order.