Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-02
RIOToUS STRIKERS.
They Attack the Non Union Coke
Workers and Put Them to Flight.

A most eventual day in the coke
strike in Pennsylvania, was March
30th, and was favorable TO the men,
although three OF the works were
no preconcertcd attack was made.
Early that morning the strains OF
their favorite band woke all the strik-
ers on the road from Scottdale to
Bradford, and in short while 1900
men followed their path which was
directed to the Jimtown plant OF ii. c.
Fricke & Co. Tho works were cap
tured without struggle u few work
ers were struck with stones, but the
strikers dispersed without serious
damage. A short time after terrific
explosion in the direction of the Leis-
hiring works gave notice OF trouble
there, and a thousand men quickly
gathered to witness the effect OF the
first bomb thrown by the strikes.
The shock was telt for several miles,
but its only visible effect was the tear
ing Of a great hole in the front OF n
non union workers house. After
this the workmen at Leisinring Nos.
and were chased off the yards. A
few men ut the Leith works were also
driven out though no one was report.
cd badly injured. Trouble was also
talked OF al the Taolter plant, but this
was denied by the operator. The big
Morewook plant OF Frick Il Co. con-
tributed more than its quota to the
exciting events OF the day. About
5000 strikers gathered about the
place and swept the armed deputies
aside. Not blow was struck, nor n
shot fired, as such move would have
been fatal to both guards and work ers
in the face of 5000 determined strik-
ers. After the abandonment of the
works'by the guard an hour OF mad
wrecking followed. The tracks,
doors, and in fact everything movable
was torn and wrenched aside by the
maddened crowd, who only left after
the plant had been mutiiated beyond
immediate repair. AT Uniontown
Judge Ewing granted prelimi-
nary Injunction against all men as
| sembling at the Frlck works not en-
ployed by that company, and set Sat
urday for a hearing on the permanent
injunction. Sheriff Mccormick with
a number OF armed deputies left Union
town TO arrest the leaders in several
raids. Probably the ugliest feature
vas the number OF women participa-
ting, the most seriously injured being
| pit boss Cooper, who was struck again
and again by an iron bar in the hands
Of an Infatuated woman. A score,
meeting was held by the strikers, who
will most certainly prevent the intend
ed resumption.
The Connellsville coke strikers will
receive aid from an unexpected quar-.
| ter. Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation OF Labor,
will be there within two weeks and
writes that his organization will back
the cookers to the last in their demand
for eight hours Gompers' visit, how.
| ever. more directly concerns the com
ing struggle of the building trades in
this vicinity for eigbt hours, to be de-
manded May4 Pittsburg was chosen
as the nucleus OF the eight houf move
ment In the building trades TO extend
all over the country.
A riot is reported from Homestead,
In which number Of Hungarians,
| Italians and others were engaged.
| The trouble occurred in the upper
portion OF the town, and seven or
eight were seriously wounded. Some
OF the participants were arrested.