The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-06
mo FURTHER RTOTTNG.
Lawlessness Checked in the Con-
nellsville Coke Region.
NO GALL MADE FOR STATE TROOPS.

Reports of the Finding Of Eight Dead
Bodies in tho Woods Not Verified.
Strikers Not Permitted to Trespass Be
yond the Public Rosds.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, April 6-Unless there
Is radical change in the situation in the
Pennsylvania coke region today the strike
of the miners and cokers Is about broken.
The authorities have taken a stand and
are determined to put down the rioters at
any cost now This policy has thrown the
law breakers into state of demoraliza-
tion. After the aheriffs posse concluded
the engagement with the mob which muir
dered Chief Engineer Paddock on We'd
nesday afternoon and landed the leaders
and over 100 strikers in the county Jail,
everything quieted down Immediately, and
the reports from every point in the region
at the close Of the day showed that the
lawless horde has been generally subju-
gated
Small outbreaks occurred at several
| places yesterday, but as the day advanced
the strikers lost courage, and the mobs
which camped out Wednesday night, in
tending to make raids at every working
plant at daybreak, commenced to dimin-
ish in size and by the time that half the
route Of each mob was covered the forces
were almost completely disbanded. Thus
commenced the beginning of the end Of
what was intended to be the greatest
strike OF miners and coke workers in the
history Of the country.
The strikers elected a new leader at a
delegate convention at Scottdale yester-
day. He is Alex. Markey, who takes the
place of President i. r. Davis, who is
now behind the bars here under the charge
of murder. The strikers are still making
threats of breaking into Jail here and
setting those imprisoned free.
The reports that Sheriff Wilhelm had
given up and applied to Governor Patti
son for troops to preserve the peace and
protect tho lives and property of the work
men who want to work and the coke COM
panies who want to give them employ
ment is untrue.
Sheriff Wilhelm was on the point Of call
ing on the state authorities for military
aid when the mob killed Engineer Pad
dock at Davidson, but concluded not to do
so after consulting with his attorney The
turning point came after the battle be
tween the posse and the mob at Broad
ford. and the sheriff found it unnecessary
then to apply for military support.
The community was startled by a report
Yesterday afternoon that the dead bodies
!, of eight Huns had been found in the woods
near Dawson. This report has not as YET
been verified, and Coroner Baton says
, that the reports he has received from his
deputies do not indicate the truth of the
report. Work at the coke plants yester
y day was confined to the same number run
q ming on Wednesday, Very few attempts
: were made by the strikers to drive tn,
p workmen out. Additional reinforcement
were sent by Sheriff Wilhelm to Wander
r bilt and other plants working, aud tn
5 raving crowd were not permitted to tres
e pass beyond the public roads On tn
g previous day Sheriff Wilhelm made littl
T. attempt to keep the strikers off the prop
# ertv of the coke workers, but yesterday h
a said the strikers would not be allowed t
enter upon private property, but the
e would be compelled to remain upon tn
IS public roads.
"a A meeting Of strikers was held at Dun
Ie bar last evening and great weakness wa
IS shown They were addressed by an Ell
D. glish speaking coke drawer named Feeny
n He told the foreigners that unless the
le stopped marching through the countr
er and forcing men into their ranks the goo
e. people of the community would take u
n arms against them and wipe them off I'll
le face of the earth.
pc Reports received today show the striker
I'd to be disbanding at every point, and Il
Of men appear completely subdued, Theal
thorities will not take any chances, an
will take every precaution to prevent
recurrence of Wednesday doings. Armt
guards are on the inside and outside oftl
o. county Jail, and the citizens in every tow
III in the region are walking around wit
c- guns and rifles in anticipation of troub
Mt at any moment Should the strikers
ne come demonstrative they will be sh
le down,
Is The people have concluded to take Il
OF law in their own hands, and peace will
preserved if it costs every foreigners Ii
in the region. Secretary Darby, who W
included with the other officials in t
be general charge of murder appeared at t
zee jail here yesterday and wanted to talk
W. President Davis. He was placed und
~ arrest and marched into the prison, b
VI was not permitted to talk to Davis.
're Arrested at His WIfes Funeral.