The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-04
RIOTOUS FOREIGNERS
Striking Huns Again on the War
path in Pennsylvania,
Ordering Workmen to Quit and Making
Threats-The District Guarded by
Many Deputy Sherifis.

UNIONTOWN, Pa, April 3.-The situa-
ton throughout the entire region at the
close of the second day of the big strike
of coal miners and coke workers is very
alarming, and it looks as If bloodshed and
destruction of property will only be avert
ed by resort to the military power of the
State. AS in 1891, the strikers have been
receiving food supplies from the company
stores, which was cut off from them to-day.
Tonight the great horde of foreigners re-
quire food, and have not the means to OBJ
tain it, The only way it can be secured is
by sacking the companys stores, but to do
this they must overpower deputy sheriffs
VINO are standing guard with Winchesters.
Tonight the operators in the region are
very apprehensive, and fear that the strik-
ers will destroy property in every section
of the region.
over one thousand men gathered at the
Oliver works, here, to-day, armed
with revolvers clubs and stones and at
tempted to force the English-speaking men
into line, but failed. Several Hungarians
refused to go, and took shelter in the
company's store, under the protection Of
the deputies sworn in yesterday. The riot
ers made rush on the store, but were
kept back at the point of bayonets. The
Huns were induced to go to prevent
trouble. The strikers then started for
Laith and Brownfeld. headed by martial
band, determined TO force the men out at
those points. The workmen had guards es-
tablished, and were notified of the ap-
proach OF the rioters so that when the
one thousand armed men swept down on
the plants there was not a man at work,
except the colored men in the pits. About
twenty-five deputies are now in charge.
The strikers camped in a woods near Leith,
and an attack on the workmen is expected
when they attempt TO go TO work. The
| rioters are nearly all Hungarians, that ele-
ment forming the backbone OF the strike.
About three hundred strikers visited the
| Fort Hill, GRANGE and Paul works last
night and drove the men away, notifying
| them that If found at work to-day they
would kill every American workman in the
| field and burn the plants. Sheriff Wilhelm
| was at Vanderbilt to-day, and swore in
| fifty deputies, armed them with Winchesters
| and stationed them around the plants They
| der all circumstances. w. j. Raney says
| he will swear in all the Americans in that
section before allowing the Huns to run
| his business. This afternoon the strikers
notified the miners at Leith and Brownfield
| that if they were not out within a few
hours the air supply would be cut off, A
| threat was also made to smoke them out
| of the mines. The strikers marched on,
| visiting all the works in that section.
The Scottdale convention this afternoon
was attended by at least five thousand
| men, and was very enthusiastic 1t was a
general day of jubilation in the ranks of the
| strikers, and the leaders say that Thursday
| morning will see one of the most wide
| spread and determined strikes ever inau-
| gurated in the coke regions. After the
| meeting this afternoon the strikers marched
| to all the works between Broadford and
Mount Pleasant TO force the men out.
Eleven thousand strikers are bivouacing
| tonight at different places between here
and Scottdale and il is generally believed
| numerous raids will be made on the COM
| pany's stores before day. If outbreak
| among the strikers takes place anywhere
tonight in the region, the inevitable re-
suit will be loss of life. The strikers real
| ize the danger of an encounter with the
| deputies, but their condition Is desperate
and may attempt to overthrow the guards
| About three hundred deputies are standing
euard at the different works