Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-04-06
STRIKERS DISBANDING:
The Backbone of the Great Coke
Strike About Broken.
JAILs FILLED UP WITH RIOTERS.
The Determined Stand Taken by the Sher.
IFS and Citizens Discouraged the Law1ess
Huns, and They Lost Their Courage-One
Hundred Arrests Have Been Made.


Hundred Arrests Have Been Made.
UNIoNTowN. Pa, April CT Mess there
is a radical change in the situation in the
Pennsylvania coke region tn" strike of the
miners and cookers is about broken The
authorities have taken a stand and are de-
termined to put down the rioters at any
cost now. This policy has thrown the
law breakers into state of decentralization.
After the sheriff 5 posse concluded the ell
gagement with the mob which murdered
Chief Engineer Paddock and landed the
leaders and over 100 strikers in the county
Jail everything quieted down, and the re-
ports from every point in the region show
that the lawless horde has been generally
subjugated.
Small outbreaks occurred at several
places early in the morning, but as the day
advanced the strikers lost courage. and the
mobs which camped out intending to make
raids at every working plant at day break
commenced to diminish i'll size and by the
time half the route Of each mob was COW
cred the forces were almost completely
'disbanded
Strikers Elect II New Leader.
Thus commenced the beginning of the
end of what was intended to be the great
est strike of coal miners and coke workers
in the history of the country. The strikers
elected new leader alta delegate conven-
ton at Scottdale named Alexander Mar
key, who takes the place of President L..
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 report that Sheriff
Wilhelm had given up and applied to Gov
Dat .+l,y
peace and protect the dives and property of
the workmen who want to work and the
coke operators who want to give them en-
ployment is untrue. Sheriff Wilhelm was
on the point of calling on the state uthori-
ties for military aid When the mob killed
Engineer Paddock at Davidson, but CON
cluded not to do so after consulting with
his attorney.
The turning point came after the battle
between 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 u report
that the dead bodies of eight Huns had
been found in the woods near Dawson
This report has not yet been verified and
Coroner Baton says that the reports he
has received from his deputies do not indi-
cate the truth of the report
Work at the coke plants WAS confined to
the same number as We're running on
Wednesday. Very feW attempts We're
made by the strikers TO drive the workmen
out. Additional re-eniorc>n nt- were sent
by Sheriff Wilhelm to the Vanderbilt and
other plants working. The ruving crowd
was not permitted to trespaeS beyond the
public roads On the previous day Sheriff
Wilhelm made little attempt to keep the
strikers off the property of the coke work
ers, but today he said the strikers would
not be allowed to enter upon private prop
erty, but would be compelled to remain
upon the public roads.
strikers Completely Subdued.
y meeting of strikers was held at Dun
bar, and great weakness was shown. They
were addressed by an English speaking
coke drawer named Feeney. He told the
foreigners that unless they stopped march
ing through the country and forcing men
into their ranks the good people of the
community would take up arms against
them and would put them off the face of
the earth. About 500 strikers around Dun
bar disbanded and did not meet again all
last night. Reports show the strikers to
be disbanding at every point. and the men
appear completely subdued
The authorities will not take any chances
Il recurrence of Wednesdays doings.
Armed guards are on the inside and out
side of the county Jail, and the citizens in
every town in the region are walking
around with guns and rifles in anticipa-
ton of trouble at any moment. Should
the strikers become demonstrative, they
will be shot down. The people have CON
cluded to take the law in their own hands,
and peace will be preserved if it costs every
foreigners life in the region.
Secretary Darby, who was included with
the other officials in the general charge of
Murder, appeared at the Jail here and
wanted to talk to President Davis. He
was placed under arrest by Deputy Mat
thew Allen and marched into the prison,
but was not permitted to talk to Davis.
\ mass meeting of all the strikers of the
region will be held at Scottdale on Satur-
day. 1t is said that the purpose is to con-
slider the advisabiIity of calling the strike
off. The men believe they cannot win I'M
less the Frick men strike, but as the latter
are satisfied that the wages and working
conditions are the best that can be obtained
in the region they will not support the
strike if sufficient protection is afforded
More Trouble Brewing.
GALLiBEN, Pa, April s. - The mining
trou BILE in the belt along the Pennsylvania
railroad stretching eastward from this
place has developed more slowly than in
the Connellsville fields, but there is now a
serious outlook, with trouble brGwint, at
different points in the field. -
Two Children Burned to Death.
BRISTOL, Tenn, April 6.-Two children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, who reside near
Glade Springs, Va, were burned to death
during the temporary absence of their par