Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-04
TROOPS KEEP ORDER
Another Outbreak in the Coke Re-
gion Thus Far Prevented.
SEVERE STORM IN new ENGLAND.
Representatives Of Canada Will
Meet Secretary Blaine Monday.
PROPOSED DOCTORS CONGRESS
MORE BLOODSHED EXPECTED,

MORE BLOODSHED EXPECTED.
Another Fight in the Coke Region Before
Monday Apprehended.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa April 4.-The situation
in the coke region has not materially changed
within the last twenty-four hours. The troops
have charge of the coke companies' property
and the feeling prevails that as
long a. the militia remains there
will be no more lawlessness. The
soldiers cannot stay always, however, and it is
feared that unless the strike is settled before
they are called home the depredations will be
renewed just as soon as their backs are
turned. The feeling among the strikers is in
tensely bitter, but they are careful to commit
no overt act and content themselves with scowl-
ing at the militia and muttering in uninteli-
gible tongues.
AN OUTBREAK At THE FUNERAL FEARxD.
Some apprehensions are felt that an out
break viii occur at the funeral Of the victims
this afternoon. Strikers are massing at Scott
dale and the largest demonstration ever held in
the coke country is expected. The funeral
will start from Mt. Pleasant at $50 o'clock and
the cortege will reach Scottdale about an
to the Catholic ha eems meter h H 6sn
be taken up and not less than ten thousand
coke workers will follow the bodies to the grave.
Rev.F Fathers Landing and Smiegel will conduct
the services The bodies will be buried in
long trench, which was dug this morning.
Every precoution has been taken to prevent
trouble. The saloons have been closed for the
day and five companies Of the eighteenth regi-
ment, under command Of Col. Smith, are now
on the ground.
VIEWING THE VICTIMS.
Yesterday and this morning thousands Of
people viewed the bodies Of the men who were
shot at Norwood. They lay in the carriage
house Of Zimmerman's undertaking establish
ment. They we're stretched out side by side
on long platform, around which the
crowd crowd; furged in its easerness to get a
the dead was dressed in robe Of
brown marerial, with white collar, necktie,
and shirt front showing under the chin. They
are all young men and, with the exception Of
Cressango Binero. the Italian, and Valentine
Zindle, they will be buried at Scottdale tomor-
row by the county in the Catholic cemetery at
that place. With the exception of Binero and
Rist all Of the dead wore CHASTITY grins
that seeTaed to awe the spectators. The nat
ural yellow compilations of the dead did not
seeci to fall away with the ebb of their life
blood. and as they lay upon the slab it was hard
to realize that they were the victims of the sw-
full tragedy at Norwood The faces Of the
dead were clearly shaven, and on the breast of
each was placed a symbol Of the Roman Cath
were entwined the beads upon which they had
been accustomed to repeat their prayers.
FLISo BY THE BIER.
From o'clock yesterday morning until 10
O'Clock today an unbroken line Of foreigners,
about one in ten Of whom could speak English,
fled around the bier upon which the dead lay.
Sobs and grosns were heard on every side and
crowds collected about the clothing which the
victims had last worn. and, judging from their
actions, they will prove vipers to the men who
did the shooting.
witnessed. Of the thousands who viewed the
remains scarcely man came in whose counte-
nance was not drawn and scowling as he gaZed
on the work Of the rifles, and hundreds of
women vented their anger and anguish in terms
that could not be mistaken. They were miners
cokers and their wives. The latter are more
rsvengeful, if anything, than their liege lords
and are considered more dangerous antago-
nists.
The physical characteristics Of all were short.
stout statures, square faces, firm jaws. small
eyes, heavy foreheads, high cheek bones and
forbidding countenances.
1t Is well known among the citizens that the
lives Of Capt. Lear and his deputies would be in
jeopardy should the militia be withdrawn. The
foreigners are excited to a degree bordering on
frenzy, and, although they are keeping all
demonstrations within the pale of the law, there
Is no doubt that they are determined to wreak
vengeance eventually on the people who are
responsible for the death Of their countrymeu.
Mr.. PRICK DENIES IMPORTING LABOR.
PTrTsBURa, April I'll. C. Prick made q
statement today in reply to an interview pub
lished with the miners ex-secretary, Watchorn,
in which the latter charged Prick with having
imported thousands Of foreigners, promising
them a sort of Utopia. Mr.. Prick says:
81 am ready and willing to state that neither
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behalf, directly or indirectly assisted, procured
or requested any man to emigrate to this coun-
try, and il Mr.. Watchorn or any Of his asso-
cistes challenge this statement in any
particular we are prepared for the fullest
examination.
although the violence committed in the vi
cinity of our works has been mainly by foreign
ers, the public knows that these people are
simply the tools working out the plans of
others The plan now adopted Of using these
men to accomplish their work Of violence is
but repetition Of former acts. In every strike
in the coke region these are the men who have
been used and found to be plant tools when
ever violence is to be done. The public
should not allow itself to be blinded
to the real authors of the present
trouble. The controversy is not now
one between our company and its employee
but is between the lawful authority Of our COM
monwealth and q mob Of irresponsible men in
the hands Of cunning demagogues. This break
OF the peacedDle vlOiatlOn OF the law OF our
land is not the result Of q sudden gush of un-
comfortable passion, but is the result of deep
laid scheme and well-plsnned attempt to over
rule the authority of our state.
''Not the foreigners who are advised that
their living depends upon their resort to vio-
lence are to blame for this but those who give
that advice are culpable. They have called
meetings Of these foreigners and have in
cited them by incendiary speech, well
| knowing that when excited they will re-
| sort to violence, and then try to ex-
onerate themselves by saying that this foreign
element has gotten beyond their control 1t
needs no argument to show that this violence
is the result Of such acts, and the public press
and the lawful authority Of our state should
fix on them the responsibility rather than upon
the deluded foreigners"
A BLOODY BATTLE EXPECTED.
A Scottdale, Pa, special says: A bloody
battle between the troops aud the strikers is
expected within the next two days. On Thurs
day night Private Kellar Of company D, eigh-
teenth regiment, was detailed to act az inter-
prefer to Gen. Wiley. Private Kellar speaks
seven languages and among them he CLASSES
the Hungarian, Austrian, German, Polish, Slav
| and italian. Yesterday Gen. Wiley directed