The record-union., 1891-03-31
LABOR TROUBLES.

Strikers Attack Coke Works In Penn
sylvania and Destroy the Ovens.
PITTsBURG, March 30.-Nearly one
thousand strikers attacked the Fricke
Coke Works at Morewood at o'clock
this morning, destroyed the coke ovens
and the railway track and broke the win
dows of several houses. Several of the
raiders were arrested. A riot is also re-
ported at Leisenring and Leith, where
considerable property was destroyed
There is great excitement throughout the
coke country and more trouble is appre-
hended. The troubles, which have as
sumed a new phase, now threaten to de-
velop into war between the operators
and labor organizations. Fricke stated
to-day that heretofore he had not antago-
nized labor, but in the future he did not
propose to stand idly by and see his prop
erty destroyed.
LATER ACCOUNTS.
PTTTSBURG, March 30.-The most event
full day in the coke strike, closing with
this evening, was favorable to the men.
Although three of the principal works
were raided, the labor leaders claim that
no preconcerted attack was made. Early
this morning strains of their fayorite
band woke all the strikers on the road
from Scottdale to Bradford. and in a short
while fifteen hundred men followed their
path, which was directed to the Jimtown
plant of H. c. Frick- u Co. The works
were captured without struggle. A few
workers were struck with stones, but the
strikers dispersed without serious dam
age.
Some time later a terrific report in the
direction of the Leisenring works gave
warning of trouble there and thousands
gathered to witness the work of the first
bomb exploded by the strikers The
hl. falt n.a1, 1,,t l.
visible effect was the tearing of great
hole in front of the non-union workers
house.
After this the workmen at Leisenring
No. and were chased out of the yards
a few men at the Leith works were also
driven out, though nobody is reported as
badly injured. Trouble is also talked of
at the Trotter plant, but this is denied by
the operators.
The big Morewood plant of Frick & Co.
also contributed 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
n blow was struck and not shot was
fired, as such a move would have been
fatal to both guards and workers in the
face of 5000 determined strikers. After
the abandonment of the works by the
guards, an hour of mad wrecking fol-
lowed. Tracks, doors, and, in fact, every
aside by the maddened crowd, who only
left after the plant had been mutilated
beyond immediate repair.
At UniontoWn, tonight, Judge Ewing
granted preliminary injunction against
all men assembling at the Frick works,
not employed by that company, and set
Saturday for the hearing of permanent
injunction.
Sheriff Mccormick, with a number of
armed deputies, left Uniontown tonight
to arrest the leaders in the several raids.
Probably the ugliest feature was the
number of women participating, the most
seriously injured man being Pit, boss
cooper. who was struck again and again
by an iron bar in the hands of an infuri-
ated woman.
\ secret meeting will be held tonight
by the strikers, who will certainly pre-
vent the intended resumption tomorrow
APPEAL FOR ARMS.
HARRISBURG (Pa.), March 30-There
has been much telegraphic correspond
ence between Governor Pattison and
Sheriff ClawSon, of Westmoreland
County, this afternoon, regarding the
strike of coke workers and the attack
upon the works of Fricke IL Co., at More
head, this morning. The Sheriff asked
permission to use the arms of the two
companies of the National Guard to pro-
tect property, but Governor Pattison re-
sponded that 1.-The civil power to main
tain peace must be exhausted and power
less before the military power can be
successfully invoked