Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-07
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Prospects of More Trouble in the
Coke Regions.
.IEIKIRS WILL KEEP ON FIGHTING
Operators Believe That the Worst
is Over.
AUTHORITIES ARE PREPARED

CoNNELLSvILLB. Pa, April There
was IzoTe sse:svtty in al parts OF the region
today than at any time since the collapse of
the strike on Thursday. The strikers, how
ever. have not given up the contest. As they
recover from the CONSERVATION into which
they were thrown by the arrest of their
leaders their hope Of final success is revived.
Meetings were held at different points last
night, and in every case the Huns voted to
hold out to the end and compel the opera
tors to accede to their demands. The
speeches indicated that the foreigners are
becoming tired Of being led by men of other
nationalities and evinced an intention to
conduct the strike from now on to suit
themselves
The operators have no fears of further
Violence They believe the strike is settled
and that in few days the region will be
as active as before the strike The Rainey
Company, it is said: will not employ any
slav, Hungarian or Polish people in the fu-
ture.
Jno. McSloy, the vice president of the
Miners District Union, was captured by
County Detective Frank Campbell at the
house of Barney Corners of the Leisering
road. between Connellsville and Uniontown.
He was found in bed sound asleep and was
Weakened and brought to Uniontown.
NJ,
Charged with the murder of Jos. y. Pad
dock.
When the officers having in charge Nc
Sloy came to Connellsville last night the
funeral party Of Paddock were just leaving
the Baltimore and Ohio station and at
least 500 people were there as spectators
There was great excitement and talk Of
lynching was heard on every hand.
A meeting was held at what is known as
the Old College. and was attended by about
BOO strikers. 1t was decided to meet at
night at Oliver, a short distance north of
Jniontown, and at midnight start for
Tricks Brownfield works, where it was in
tended to attempt a start this morning.
The authorities are prepared for them.
AT the court house guards swarmed in the
sheri1s office, loading guns and rifles for
the expected encounter. A fight will likely
occur, as the sheriff will not allow the
strikers to trespass on the company's prop
erty.
Assaulted by Hungarian Women.
The plants in the southern end OF the re-
gion are resuming operations today under
the protection of deputies. No interference
has been attempted at any but the Lemont
works. where the drawers started to go to
work shortly after daylight The Hungar-
ian women saw the move and soon assem-
bled in the yards. They made an assault
upon the men with clubs and stones and
succeeded in driving them from the yards.
The men were afraid to return and the
plant Is still shut down.
Here the feeling among the strikers is
very bitter, and last night they visited the
homes of workmen who are ready to go
back to work and forced them to &C
company them to a mass meeting held at
Percy. After the meeting was over they
stayed with them all night and forced
them to go to the meeting at Scottdale
today.
The strikers visited the houses of the
workmen at Mt. Braddoek today and re-
fused to allow them to go to work.
There are hundreds of men ready to re-
turn to work. If they were not afraid. The
strikers at the Oliver plant are today
threatening to stop the pumps and flood
the mine. Trouble is expected when the
company resumes operations.