Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-02
GLOOMY OUTLOOK
Stares the Determined Coke Region
Strikers 10 the Facd.
HoRDEs OF IMPORTED ITALIANS
Filling the Former Homes Of the Eyictsd
Workingmen, Who
STILL KEEP UP Tue BITTER STRUGGLE

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Frick Coke Company took place this after
noon when the goods of ~ families were set
out on theroad by Sheriff Clawson and his
| deputies, who are becoming experts in this
unpleasant duty. The Sheriff believes In
| running no risk of riot, and has Company
y in close support Everything passed off
| quietly, except when one HUNS stove was
slightly damaged through an accident the
| owner got very angry, but bis passions
| quickly subsidized when the cold steel of the
Sheriff's bracelets encircled his wrists. He
was released upon promise Of good behavior.
At Morewood te-day there were 1856 men at
work, and $50 ovens blazing to- night. The
Southwest Company's shipment of coke to-
day was ten 22-ton cars.
More men continue to arrive in the region
to take the places of the strikers. At
o'clock this evening a carload OF go Italians
landed at Butte station, on the Pittsburg
Virginia and Charleston Railroad, to go to
work at Leisenring No. in the morning,
and at o'clock another carload arrived at
Adelaide, on the Pemickey road, with fan,i-
lies. As soon as arriving they were con-
veyed.to the houses vacated by evicted fapi-
lies to-day, and the men will be put to work
In the morning. Three carloads more are
expected in the region tonight.
Evictions Also In Fayette County.
This was great day for eviction, also, ia
Fayette county. Sheriff Mccormick and
posse were at Adelaide this morning and
evicted ten families, while Deputy George
Miller evicted ten at Leisenring No. 2.
Seventeen are on the list for Leith to-mor-
row, two at Brownfeld and 70 at Broadford
and Leisenring No. 1. Men are pouring
inf ha II
they must have houses.
Several more ovens were fred at Summlt
to-day, making the plant almost tnli with
the force now at work. All the 142 ovens
will be in blast by Monday morning. The
Mcclure people fired II more ovens at their
Painter plant to-day, making 173 ovens now
In blast. Ten new men were added to the
working force there to-day, seven of them,
it is claimed, from the ranks of the old
men.
The labor leaders are jubilant to-day.
They claim to have positive information
that there was a large break in the men
working at jamestown. Messengers came
to the office and insisted that more than half
OF the $50 men quit soon after going to work
this morning. A mass meeting was called
for O'Clock, to be held in close proximity
to the works, and couriers were sent. ahead
to induce The men to attend the meeting.
Mcbride. Dismen, Mcclure and McGloy.
four of the most active and energetic lead
ers, were dispatched to the meeting to do
the talking. They will do everything pos
sible but violate the law to keep the men
out. Such break as this means great
setback to the operators in their fight for
victory. Inquiry was made at the Office of
the company as to the truth Of the report.
but no'de6nite information could be gained.
o1r ka1
to work yesterday on account of the usual
drinking after payday, but that the plant
would make its usual shipment of coke to-
day, about 40 cars.
Strikers Missionary Meetings.
Meetings are being held at Adelaide and
Fairchance tonight for the purpose of in
duclDg the men at Adelaide and KYLE to
come ont. Theelabor people claim to have
promises from the men at both plants to at
tend.
A large canvas tent, 40x1o0 feet. was
ordered to-day and is expected here to-mor-
row, to shelter the people evcted at
Standard. 1t will be supported in the GEN.
ter by 40 loot pole, and will have a large
American flag floating over it day and
night. Secretary Parker says the strike
must be won ii they have to purchase 1000 i
such tents, and in the event of such an
American flag will float over every one.
William Hay telegraphed from Houtz-
dale :o-day that he would return on Monday
with s., 900, the donation of the Check
Weighm3n Association of that place. The |
indications now are that money will come
in more rapidly than of late With suf |
feient help the labor leaders claim they can
win an easy victory YET Considerable |
money was received yesterday by the locals |
in good standing from the defense fund. |
The national officers say the fund is growing |
daily.
The Situation Yesterday.
As the situation is to-day. the operators
have, somewhat shattered the ranks of the |
men by their importations, and others have
gone back to work, but the labor leaders are
Inducing many OF the imported men to
either leave the region or join with them.
OF the men who dropped their tools on Feb
ruarv 8, about 700 have gone back to work.
and the remainder of the men now working
are Italians and others brought into the
region. The strike is now nearly 12 weeks
old, and both sides seem as firm in their
stand as ever. Labor officials are looking
keenly to their interests in keeping men
out, yet every time an eviction is made
there is family Of foreigners ON hand ready
to-enter the house. There is one prominent
labor leader 10 PIttsburg reading the riot
act to the Italian emigrant agents there,
while other points are being watched.