Telegram-herald., 1891-04-04
SOLDIERS ON GUARD
The Regiments Of Militia Hold N
Check the Coke Makers
ALL QUIET AFTER TIE BATTLE.
BAT 10 Feared Thss Trouble Will Break
oat Afrssh " hsa the Victims are
Baried-fhs Whole Aanassr Of the
Killed 10 Not Greater Than Ten.

MOUNT PLEASANT. Pa. April s.
Quiet rslgns throughout the coke re-
gion- No outbreak has occurred since
the fatal raid Thursday morning and,
while the situation is still grave, the
presence Of the militia has had a re-
assuring effect upon the people. Two
regiments are now upon the ground
fully equipped and prepared for
action The Eighteenth regiment with
over 500 men reached here shortly after
midnight and the Tenth regiment
with nearly as many more men arrived
upon the scene little later. Adjutant
General McClelland and Brigadier GEN
eral Wiley are in command and will re-
main Is long as there Is any danger of
another raid
The uncertainty and fear has proved
an awful strain on both the strikers
and citizens No sleeping was done in
the entire region, but crowds paraded
the streets or gathered ia knots
at the corners or disappeared in
punches over the dark hills, leav-
ing doubt as to their destination
and intentions The foreigners were
quiet, but always in crowds, and the
momentary fear of an outbreak from
the thousands which an entire regiment
could not quell was only dissipated by
the first streaks of early dawn.
So far ten deaths have occurred. Sew
eral persons are now in critical condi-
ton. The funeral of the victims will
take place Saturday Peter Wise, mas
ter workman OF the Knights of Labor,
says the entire coke country will turn
out and that about that time the people
must take care. He says the burial of
the dead will furnish renewed incentive
for the activity of the living.
A prominent leader of the Slav ele-
ment stated that a majority of the
crowd out on Thursday morning was
there under protest; that the American,
English and Irish leaders went TO
Standard and forced the Slavs to join
them under threats of punishment.
Notwithstanding the prevailing quiet,
wise ones say the trouble is not ended.
1t is the calm before the storm. The
leaders are fighting for position and
power; the men are fighting to main
tain them in their positions and for
what they claim is principle The
leaders of the district are all
busy at the inquest They and their
attorney, James S. Beacon, are watch
ing the proceedings with unceasing
vigil. They believe they see in the tao
ties of prosecuting the deputies and
managers great coup and they will
pursue it to the end. This work, how
ever, will claim only portion of their
attention; there is other work to be
done.
While the troops in this neighborhood
will command peace, other places are
unprotected. With the strikers knowl-
edge of the by-ways and short cuts of
the country they can reach a point and
complete raid even before the cum
bersome militia could move.
The dead foreigners will be buried
Saturday with much pomp and cere-
mony. They are called martyrs. Ten
thousand men will follow the collins to
their graves. Secretary Parker has is
sued notices to every worker in the re-
gion to attend the obsequies at Scott
dale. The bodies, followed by work
men from the Mount Pleasant
branch railroad. will go to Scott
dale by special train. Eighteen
cars have been ordered for this pur-
pose. At Scottdale the workmen will
be joined by others from every plant in
the region. The funeral will call to-
gcther larger number of men than
ever gathered together in this region.