The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-06

PrTrsBURG. June 5.-Un6er guard Of dep
uty sheriffs train load of men, gathered
from different sections of the country, will
leave the Piitsburg & Lake Erie depot to-
night TO go to work at various points along
the Youghiogheny river, and a number of
operators, who have combined for the pur
pose, will make the first attempt TO day to
break the miners strike Anticipating
conflict, the operators arranged with Sheriff
Richards yesterday TO have a sufficient force
of armed deputies accompany the train and
remain at the mines to protect the imported
men,
In anticipation of coaa CT between the
strikers and the non-uniOn men and depu-
ties the commanders Of several regiments Of
the Second brigade have been given secret
orders By Adjt.-Gen Greenland to be in read
iness 10 move to the scene of trouble with
the greatest possible speed. The unusual
activity at the state arsenal indicates that
there can be no doubt of this. SJpt ONeill
ofthe state arsenal has hundreds of tents
packed In boxes ready Cor shipment and in
side Of six hours could have them on cars.
In the event OF a conflict in Clearfield
county the Fifth regiment and the Sheridan
troops of Tyrone will be ordered there. GOV
/ Pattison believes there will be trouble as
soon as the operators make determined
effort 10 resume operations.
| So0TTDALE, Pa, Jane4.-The striking coke
workers have shown an entire disregard for
/ the Governors proclamation TO day. This
morning nearly 500 strikers assembled in Mi
Pleasant and marched here. They expected
to meet a large reinforcement from the south
end here, and the combined forces were to
perade the entire north end OF the region.
The contingent from the south end failed to
materialize, and the crowd dispersed and re-
turned TO their homes. They gave notice,
however, that the marching would be taken
up again.
Sheriff MeCann posted proclamation all
through the district, warning the strikers
against marching The notices are all being
torn down as fast as the sheriff puts them
up.
BELLAIRE, O., June 4.-To-day several
/ hundred coal miners camped at Franklin,
O., stopped all the coal trains on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, that were carrying
coal west. This practically blockades the
Cleveland, Lorain d Wheeling road, the
Baltimore & Ohio and the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad, from hauling any coal west.
Hundreds Of cars of coal are in the yards
here.
MONTGOMERY, w. Va, June As the
miners at Powellton were leaving the mines
tonight several shots were fired at them
from the surrounding timber, resulting in
four men being killed. None Of the men
who did the shooting were discovered.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. June 4.-Trouble is
threatened in the Cumberland region to-
night The young strikers are becoming
restless and the old miners who were led
into the trouble through sympathy and
anxious to return to work. The continu-
snce of work in the Consolidation mines are
the refusal of the operators to attend coz
ference in Cumberland to day had depress-
ing effect on the strikers. An effort is being
made to get together all the men of the Mary
land, American and Georges Creek compa-
nies, who are willing to go to work and start
them tomorrow. This start will not be
made unless either company succeeds in
getting at least % men