The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-01
BLOOD FLOWING.
The Pennsylvania Coke Region the
Scene Of Another Bloody
Riot.
Five Men Are Known to Be Killed
and Eight WOunded-All
Strikers.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, May ga riot &C.
Cured at Stockle Hollow, in the coke
region, this morning, Shortly before
midnight 1900 rioters assembled at the
Stockle Hollow plants OF the Washing
ton company. Some were armed but the
majority were not. They went into
camp near the plant and at 3 o'clock ad-
journed to the public road, over which
the workmen would have to pass. They
stopped the first delegation of miners,
who otter a little persuasion, turned
back. At that point the deputies we're
ordered to- shoot at a range Of fifty yards,
and at the first yolley the strikers ran
in every direction. Tho deputies fred
two mor volleys and we're still shooting
when the last striker disappeared.
Officials Of the company say four
strikers were picked up dead and about
a half dozen wounded were carried away
by their comrades. Other reports say
six were killed and sixteen wounded,
The company officials state that the
strikers served notice on them that they
expected to assault the works, and depu-
ties considered their interference with
the workmen as the beginning OF the
assault today.
The situation at the Hill Farm mines
where tho company has been running
full force, is decidedly alarming. At 9
o'clock 500 strikers from the southern
end of the region marched to the Hill
Farm and are said to be planning an at.
tack on the works. The plants are
guarded by fifty deputies end a conflict
would result seriously. The strikers are
determined to force all plants to shut
down regardless OF the loss Of life. Supt
Kimbale of the Hill Farm mines is get
ting out an injunction to restrain thu
strikers from camping near the works.
Later--The shooting was not all or
n side. The workmen were about t.
comply with the command "Go Home
when the deputies rushed into the mids
of the strikers, got possession OF thu
workmen and marched them to the pit
A deputy sheriff fired the shot which
opened the battle. VOlley after vOlley
was fred by each side at close range
The strikers ammunition gave out ant
they we're forced to flee. 1t is said tn
strikers we're advancing on the deputie
when the latter fired the first shot.
largo number OF strikers we're arrested
today, who had guns and ammunition
Five are known to be killed and eigh
wounded. The killed are all strikers
Three deputies are among the wounded
Rainey has ordeIed four Gattling gun
for the plants.
UNIoNTowN, Pa. May 25.-At tn
Washington Run plants, where the bat
tie occurred yesterday, all is quiet to
day. The workmen there have struck
The night was ono of terror owing to tn
report that 5000 mon from the river dis
trict were marching to Sickle Hollow t.
avenge the death Of their comrades
This march was abandoned when Presi
dent Cairnes Of tho Pittsburg distric
arrived last night. The river miner
have been counseled by their leaders I
keep within the law.
The inquest on the four dead striker
exonerated the deputies. Coroner Batter
however, says the inquest was unauthoI
lied and ordered his deputy to hold an
other today. -.
CoNNELsvILLE, May ga cold raj
last night dispersed several mobs an
averted bloodshed. the first mob forme
near Pennsville and marched to Moye
over the muddy roads. preceded b
bands. When neal the plant they wer
met by a delegation who told them tina
seventy-tive men were guarding tn
plant with two Calling guns. The strih
ers turned toward Summit but becam
exhausted and dispersed.
Another mob of 1000 marched to jim
town to make an attack, but rain bt
numbed them and they sought shelte
A large mob assembled at Dunbar bu
dispersed uron learning that the con
pany had secured an injunction.