Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

UNIoSrowN, PA, April 5.-The sit
uation throughout the entire region at
the close Of the second day Of the big
strike Of coal miners and coke workers
is very alarming and it looks as If blood
shed and destruction of property will
only be averted by resort TO the military
power of the State. As in 1891, the
strikers have been receiving food sup
plies from the company stores, which
was cut of from them to-day.
Tonight the great horde Of foreign
ers REQUIRE food and have not the means
to obtain it. The only way to secure it
| is by sacking the company's store, but
/ 10 DO this they must oVerpower deputy
/ sheriffs who are standing guard with
! Winchesters Tonight the operators
in the region are very apprehensive and
| fear that the strikers will destroy prop
| erty in every section of the region.
Eleven thousand strikers are bivou-
I acxing tonight at different places be-
/ tween here and Scottdale and it is gen
orally believed that numerous raids will
be made
on THE COMPANY's STORES
before daybreak.
! II an outbreak among the strikers
/ takes place anywhere tonight In the
| region, the inevitable result will be loss
J OF life The strikers realize the danger
/ OF an encounter with the deputies, but
their condition. is desperate, and may
attempt 10 overpower the guards.
About 300 deputies are standing
guard at the different works. Their
| forces are scattered, and should an at
tack be made by one OF the big mo6s, it
would be- certain death TO offer resist
ance.
THE WEATHER is PLEASANT,
and with the fires that are blazing in
| every camp, the strikers will not feel
/ the effects OF the cold. They intend TO
camp near the shaft openings until the
| shifts are made. When the miners come
up they will be asked to join the strike
and if they refuse, it is likely from
the action OF the mobs to-day they will
be roughly treated. Terror reigns from
one extremity Of the region TO the other
and every hour brings the possibility OF
a deadly conflict between the mobs and
the authorities and the destruction Of
property by Ere aud dynamite.
In the houses of the strikers, IL is
| said, a large number of shot.guns and
rifles are stored, which will probably
| be brought into use as soon as the situ-
alton changes.
THE TROUBLE ABOUT CoNNELLsvILLE.
CoNNELLsvLLE, PA, March 3.-The
situation in the coke region is now at
the most critical stage. At first it was
| thought the Frick men would remain at
work but this impression was disPelled
/ to-day wren the men at Trotter came
out. The company has made no at
! tempt TO resume and will probably not
until the strikers cease their hostile
! demonstrations. a crowd OF strikers
/ assembled in the vicinity early in the
day, and although they are peaceable,
| their actions are such as 10 indicate an
outbreak the moment the company at
/ temDts TO start up. It is said body OF
| strikers intend TO march TO Frick'S Da-
/ wilson works this afternoon aud force
| the men there to stop work. In the
Scottsdale district all the plants are still
In operation. The feeling among the
foreigners throughout the entire region
| is very bitter, they are said to be well
supplied with dynamite and will not
hesitate to use il il the occasion presents
itself.
THE TROUBLE ABOUT UNIoNTowN.
CNIoNTowN, PA, April 3.-Over 1000
men st the Deliver works near here, to-
day with revolvers, clubs and stones at
tempted to force the English speaking
workmen into line but failed. Several
Hungarisns refused to go and took shell
ter in the company'S store, under the
protection of the deputies sworn in yes
terday. The rioters made rush Gu the
store but were kept back at the point
OF bayonets. The strikers then started
| for Leith and Browntield. headed by
martial band, determined to force the
men out at those plants. The worSmen
! had guards established and were notl-
/ fed of the approach OF the rioters so
that wen the 1000 armed men swept
| down on the plants there was not man
| az work except the cOlored men in the
pits. About p deputies are now In
| charge. The strikers csmped in
woods near Leith and an attack on the
workmen is expected the moment they
attempt TO 90 TO work.
The rioters are nearly all Hungarians,
the element forming the backbone OF
the strike. About 800 strikers visited
the Fort Hill, Grace and Paul works
| last night and drove the men away,
notifying them that if found at work
to-day they would
KILL EVERY AMERICAN WORKMAN
in the field and burn the plants
Sheriff Wilhelm was at Vanderbilt to-
day and swore in Fifty deputies, armed
them with WinOhesters and stationed
| them around the plants. The were in
structed 10 protect :he property under
all circumstances. The man are ex-
pected 10 make an attack a. any time.
| w. J. Rainey says be will swear in
all the Americans 10 that section OF the
country before allowing the Huns to
run his business.
This afternoon the strikers notified
| the miners at Leith and Brownfeld
that II they were not out within few
hours the air supply would be cut of.
This means suffocation aud death. A
threat was also made to smoke them
out OF the mines.
The strikers marched on south visit
ing all the works in that section The
Scottdale convention this afternoon was
attended by 5000 men and was verY en-
thusiastlc. IL was general day OF