Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-05
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Fight.
UNIoNTowN, PA, April 4.-The war
between the strikers and the Workmen
is now on in earnest and a number OF
serious outbreaks are reported. The
worst of them was a murderous assault
on Andy Militia, Hungarian, near
Trotter, shortly before midnight. He
was attacked by fifty rioters and being
taken for a workman. was horribly
beaten with clubs and stones. He was
released only vhen thought to be dead.
He will not live. Trotter was the scene
of the widest disorder, nearly 1000
Hungarians having camped there for
the night. They took possession OF the
cOmpany's grounds and carried on In
most disagree3ble manner. The Lei
sing and TrOtter works OF the ii. Z.
Frick Company have been running ex-
cept when forced out by the rioters.
Shortly before midnight squad OF htty
men came across Andrew Miller on his
way from Trotter. He is striker from
the Trotter works, but lives at Meyer,
from which place he was coming when
attacked The strikers took hill for a
workman and
WITHOUT ASKING ANY QUESTIONS
assaulted him and beat him into insen-
sibility with clubs and stones, leaving
him covered with blood and uncon-
scious lying on the road. The mob
that camped at Trotter moved to
New Haven, where they were joined
by strikers from the southern end
of the region. They numbered
nearly 1000 men and all are armed
With guns, iron bars, picks and
shovels. This afternoon they started
northward for the purpose of visiting
all the works between Connellsville and
Mt. Pleasant, where the strike has never
been recognized. In this section there
are about 4, 600 men at work under the
protection of armed deputies and II
forms a wedge between the extreme
southern and northern end OF the coke
field. II the strikers do not succeed In
driving the men from these plants the
movement will be lost. They will force
the men out at point OF guns rather
than see them work. The southern
end of the region was the sceae Of
numerous raids to-day, but no lives
were lost.
ABOUT THREE HUNDRED MEN
from the works north of here marched
to the Leith and Brownfeld works OF
the Frick Company, to the Fairchance
works OF the Fairchance Furnace Com
pany, aud drove the men from the
yards. Very little resistance was Of
ferad, and now all the plants south OF
Connellsville are shut down. The men
were found going to work, but returned
without making fight The workmen
at the Mt. Braddock works OF the w.
]. Rainey Co. werc driven from the
Yards this morning by rioters, and the
plant is now shut down, as are all the
Llants of the Rainey Co. A delegation
OF rioters also visited the Wheeler &
Morrell works of the Mcclure Com
pany and compelled those working TO
Law down their tools and vacate the
grounds. 1t was later DEVELOPED that
the women from Leisenring took a
hand In the beating OF Andy Militia, last
night, and the news has just reached
here that workman from the painter
plant of the Mcclure Company was as
sauited by the wives Of the strikers las.
night and dubbed.
INTO INSENSIBILITY.
He was carried home and has not been
able to move himself since. The
Mayfield and Donnelly plants OF the
Mcclure Coke Company on the Mt.
Pleasant branch, was the scene OF the
first pitched battle about 1920 to-day.
The rioters had assem- bled in large num-
bers and were parsding about the
works with coors flying. The men
we're working both on the yard and in
the pit, and the strikers asked them to
come out. No response was given.
Superintendent Boyle and fifteen armed
deputies were in charge OF the works
and warned the strikers not 10 trespaSs.
The rioters paid no attention 20 IL and
made q rush on the works. The first
move called forth volley of shots from
the guard and one Hungarian fell, NOR
tally wounded.
Supt. Bremen, OF the Mcclure Com
pany, has telegraphed Sheriff Wilhelm
TO send on the next train so armed dep
mites for the Maytield and Donnelly
plants. The Sheriff is now swearing
the deputies and they go this afternoon
for the scene of the conflict.
SHERIFF M'CANN, OF wEsTMoRELAND,
was also telegraphed this morning and
arrived on the grounds shortly before
noon with posse OF deputies. As soon
as the deputies from here arrive they
will be stationed al the three works
Painter, Donnelly and Mayfeld-snd
any attempt on the part OF the strikers
to interfere with the plants or to intim-
idate the workmen will result in bat
tie and the deputies have been in
strueted to shoot TO kill.
SERIOUS ABOUT MT. PLEASANT.
Strikers Assume q Threatening Attitude
and Deputies are sworn In.
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