The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-06-09
THE LAW, DEFIED.
Tube Works at McKe esport, Pa,
Captured by Strikers.
Non Union Men Beaten In an InhumAn
Misunderstanding Miners In. Indians
Burn q Train-The Situation
Elsewhere.
IN A MoB.s POWER.


Elsewhere.
IN A MoB's POWER
MCKEEsPORT, Pa, June 8.-Never has
this city witnessed such scenes of de-
fiance of law and the inability of the
authorities to cope with the law. break
ers as are in progress here. At this
hour the strikers are practically in
command of the situation. The trouble
grew out of the strike at the National
tube works, and the strikers have out
witted the police, broken into the mill
yards and are making systematic tours
of the works and their surroundings.
The plant resumed in two depart
ments Tuesday and about twenty five
men went to work. The news quickly
spread and by noon a mob of nearly
10, 900 had assembled outside the gates
awaiting the appearance of the work
men. Most of the men remained in
side, but few attempted to go to their
homes and were caught by the mob
and terribly beaten. They were final
ly rescued, however, by the police and
taken back into the Enclosure.
No One Killed.
So far as the authorities are able to
learn nobody has been killed outright,
but some of the victims of the mob's
fury will probably die. Up to this
hour the strikers have refrained from
destroying the machinery in the mills.
AS midnight approached the crowd de-
creased and comparative quiet now
reigns All the laval iding people
are in doors, with the exception of the
curious few who are willing to take
the risks of watching the mob's work.
For the rest the strikere are virtually
In possession of the town.
A Train Burned.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June e.-Early
Tuesday morning the militia in the
Sullivan county mining district learned
they had been outwitted and that
five cars of coal had been stolen
from them by strategy. The miners
had placed a decoy of twenty-five
men on the track and, lured to that
apparent scene of trouble, the mill
itiamen massed their forces. Then
the striking miners captured the five
cars of coal. Early in'the morning the
captured coal was burned on branch
road to the Alum Cave coal mine. The
militia had an accession of 500 to thei1:
ranks by daylight and at 10 o'clock
they started on special train down
the Alum Cave branch. The militia
spent the day in the ravines and ar
rested perhaps dozen men, some OF
whom were strikers and some of whom
were not. The miners laughed at the
militia: The five cars of coal were
burned by the time the troops arrived.
There were no strikers in sight for the
militia to arrest. Then the soldiers
formed circle to scour, the country.
They brought in few men, but none
were the ones they hoped for.
No One Was Killed.
SULLIVAN, Ind, June 8.-The report
of night attack by strikers upon the
militia at Shelburn, in which four
strikers were said to have been killed,
is denied.
Superseded the Sheriff.
FARMERsBURa, Ind, June 6.-Sherif
Mills is no longer in charge. Judge
Briggs has placed the sheriffs affairs
in the hands of George Briggs and a
deputy named Willis. This was done
because Sheriff Mills was lukewarm in
enforcing his authority and had in
CURED the displeasure of the militia
officers.
Sheriff Demands Troops.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 6.--Gov. Alt
geld has received a Telegram from
Sheriff Dowell, at Marion, Williamson
county, saying: "Miners fred on the
regular train this morning at b:27 as it
passed the switch at Carterville.
hereby make demand for the state
militia for protection"
At l o'clock p m. the governor or
dered out three companies from Belle
vile, Carbonate and Marion. Col.
Riley M. Smith, commander of the
Fourth regiment, was directed to take
command and report to the sheriff of
Williamson county.
Trains Tied Up in Ohio.
MAss1LLoN, O., June 6.-An armed
peace has been maintained on the
southern end of the Cleveland, Lorraine
& Wheeling railroad. General Man
ager Woodford has made no attempt
to move the loaded coal trains
and the strikers maintained a guard
around the 200 cars. They are even
suspicious of box cars and inspect their
contents before permitting them to 60
through. The inability of the Cleve-
land, Lorraine & Wheeling railroad to
continue the daily supplies of coal to
the Lake Shore at Elyria has reduced
that road to desperate straits and local
trains are being taken off.
Row In West Virginia.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, juno Cat
Powellton Monday seven men were
shot. One died. Three others were
probably fatally hurt. Three of the
men who did the shooting were ar
rested by the sheriff and posse on Arm
strong creek. Croker Gibson, q miner,
was ambushed and his throat cut.
Michigan Miners Strike,
SEBEwAJNe, Mich, June 6.-All the
miners employed by the Saginaw Bay
Coal company have walked out, de-
one dollar a ton. They are
now getting eiphtv-fivo cents. Seven