The record-union., 1891-04-19
Matters Again Growing Serious in
the Coke Regions.
OUTBREAKS OCCUR AT SEVERAL OF
THE WORKS.
A Deputy Sheriff Seriously injured
The Civil Authorities Call Upon the
Governor for Aid-Governor Patti
tary Until the Police are Powerless
to Prevent Disturbances.
Special to the SUNDAY UNION.

OpSSloti w lilS cONlJA1 ONIONs
ScoTTDALE pa. }, April IS.-Hardly had
the soldiers left this region before the
fears of citizens were realized, and gangs
of striking cokers again turned loose their
lawless passions of hate and revenge
throughout the region. All last night the
earth fairly trembled with succession
of shocks, following the explosion of dy-
Mantle bombs at Leisinring No. 8, of the
Frick works. a crowd Of strikers gath
cred on the hill, and at one time thirty
bombs were exploded simultaneously,
tearing great holes in the earth, breaking
windows in many houses and frightening
the people for miles aroundi by the ter
rife roar.
No one was injured, however, and but
little actual damage was done, the strik-
ers contenting themselves with this warn
ing to the workers below.
The companies will post notices that
unless the men return to work by Tues
day they will be no longer looked upon
as employees. This means that cheap
labor will be imported, as several hun
dred eviction notices will expire. The
strikers had heard a week before, at
Lelslnring, that Deputy Sheriff Crawford
and posse were serving writs of eject
ment, when they We're captured by an
angry mob and harshly treated. One
deputy was fatally injured. An effort
Will be made next week with large
force to evict the strikers, and trouble
will follow.
To-day Secretary Parker of the labor
organization ordered one thousand tents
Tor the sheltering of the evicted persons.
ANOTHER RIOT.
UNIoNTowN Pa.), April 1S.-There
were outbreaks of rioters at Leisinring,
Kyle and Leith to-day, in which was
demonstrated the weakness of the civil
authorities in the face of such mobs, and
committed depredations at the places.
which forced Sheriff Mccormack to do
what he had done his best TO avoid-call
on Governor Pattison for military aid.
The Adjutant-General is now investigat-
ing. Excitement is at high pitch over
the prospect of ordering the militia, but
1t is the universal sentiment that it is the
only safe thing to do.
One OF the most daring and lawless acts
Of the strike took place at Leith this after
noon. In order to disperse the threaten
ing mob there deputies Smith and Rice
arrested one of them, young man
named John Shaefer, and started to bring
him to Jail. His companions attacked
the deputies, beat them with clubs and
stones, and rescued Schaefer. Deputy
Smith was probably fatally injured.
THE MILITARY ORDERED OUT.
HARRISBURG, April 1S.-Governor
Pattison wired Sheriff Mccormick to-
night to the effect that it is not the duty
of the military to do police duty, and the
soldiers would not be ordered out un-
til the civil power is exhausted. There
appears to be feeling in official circles
here that the coke operators are Begin
ming to regard the National Guard of
Pennsylvania as an organized police
force.
THREATS OF STRIKERS.
LONDON, April 1S.-The Mayor of
Bradford to-day received a letter which
said that several men had been detailed
to kill him, the Chairman of the Watch
Committee and the Chief Constable, and
that this action was to be taken to prove
that the authorities could not interfere
with impunity with the rights of the
public. Placards are posted by the
strikers for a mass meeting tomorrow.
The authorities are taking every precau-
ton to prevent the gathering.