The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-20
SERIOUS SITUATION
OF Affairs in the conneIIsviIIe
Coke Region.
PROSPECTS OF MORE TROUBLE
When the EvictiOns Begin To-day.
Troops Ready to NrOve-.Fami-
lies May Resist the Officers.
The Strikers Firm.

SCoTTDALR, Pa, April l9.-Thts wa
another lively day in the coke region
Numerous mass.mestings were held and
preceding the wholesale eyictions " hich
will occur tomorrow, they are taken
with significance. With brass band to
stir up their spirits, q mass.meeting oi
several hundred strikers was held this
afternoon at the Summit plant, where
the imported foreigners have been at
work. re,y "a 4at
Every effort was~put forth to get the
Italians to attend, but without avail.
They are quartered in what is known as
the "soup House." which is situated
near Summit plant, and are heavily
guarded by deputy sherifs to prevent
interference from the strikers. Twenty
four Of these Italians were at work at the
mine yesterday. The strikers held their
meeting on the public road, and exar-
cised grest precsution to keep of the
company's premises. After addresses
by Parker and others they passed reso.
iuticus TO remain firm. Another en-.
thusiaslic mass meeting was held at
Whitney and addressed by Master Work.
man Wise, William Hay and Albert
Berren, an interpreter, Italians are also
at work there, and the meeting was
called for the purpose Of getting them
out on a strike.
WANT THE GOVERNOR TO COME.
Tonight the labor leaders say they
hope Governor Pattison will come 10
the region as intended and make rigid
and searching investigation Of affairs.
They claim that the strikers are accused
OF many occurrences, and that
nothing barring an investigation will
bring out these facts. This evening
there ia great activity all along the line.
The Coke company will make persistent
efforts TO resume moro oil their plants to.
morrow morning and the labor leaders
are out 10 man in the hope OF defeat.
ing the movements. The Cambria Iron
Company will make an attempt to re-
kindle the fires Of some OF their plants,
which have been idle tenyweeks.
The eviction movement will he fully
and it is expected that some
OF the distressing ECenes Of 81 and 'S6
will be re.enacted. That many families
will resist seems to be tho general i'm.
preston. Several hundred eviction
notices were served by the coke COM
panies on strikers between this place and
Broadford last night. AT Summit and
Morgan's q couple OF hundred papers
were served. They will all expire this
week, and the labor officials think that
their tents will arrive in time TO afford
shelter to all the families. The More
wood notices expired to-day and evic-
tions will take place tomorrow.
A DANGEROUS PROCEEDING.
From source believed to be trust
worthy it was learned to-day that colored
workmen would be shipped into the re-
gion during the coming week. tits said
that II the strikers at Summit and Broad
ford obatinately refuse to return to work,
their places will be filed with negroes.
One hundred and ten Of them will be
given employment at Rist Slope, Broad
lord, and about 100 ut Summit and ad.
Joining plants. Imported Italians and
negroes will likely be the weapons OF the
different companies to break the strike,
and carloads OF them are expected.
Agents are known to have been in search
Of such material for some time. The
importation OF new men may tend TO
arouse the passions OF the Htrikera.