Evening star., 1894-04-05
Armed Deputies Face the Coke
Strikers.
EFFECT OF PRESIDENT DAVIS ARREST
The MenWere Greatly BewiIdered
by 1t.
NO TROUBLE AY


and the destruction Of property are en-
tertained. From all points come reports
Of armed bodies Of strikers assembling for
the purpose of marching on works still in
operation. In this section all the plants
are running but the Painter works OF Nc
Clure & Co. The strikers visited the works
last night and remained with the men Until
daylight. The workmen, with few excep-
tions, are willing to work, but are afraid
Sheriff Wilhelm is stin busy arresting
strikers who participated in yesterdays
riot, in which Chief Engineer Paddock was
killed. He now has lbs men safely be-
hind the bars at Connellsville.
About thirty Of the mob were surrounded
In house at Vanderbilt today, but they
refused 10 surrender. The house is now
In state of siege. While making the ar
rests the deputies were compelled TO fire
on the mob several times. II is reported
that the bodies of six men were found on
the road to Adelaide. the direction in which
the mob fled.
Four hundred strikers camped here last
night, and at O'Clock started for Mount
Pleasant to visit the works along the line.
Sheriff Mccain has from 25 to LIS depu-
ties at each OF the plants, and serious
trouble may be expected. The deputies are
well armed, and have orders to arrest or
shoot any one guilty of a misdemeanor.
Many of the workmen are also armed. so
that the mob will be certain to receive a
warm reception.
A crowd of 600 is marching on Mount
Braddock. and another mob Of nearly 1.ooo
is on the way TO Lemont and Oliver. After
stopping work at Hill Farm and the Ade-
laide they will cross the river to attack
Bradford. There is talk of a posse Of Con-
nelsville citizens forming to prevent them
getting across the river.
The arrest of President L. 2. Davis Of the
Uniontown Mine Workers Association and
his lodgment in the Jail there today has
placed the strikers in a state Of bewilder-
| 10 Nd tha han
donment OF the strike within the next
| twelve hours is being predicted. President
Davis is charged with murder, and there
| fore cannot be released on bail A mob OF
| 1.20o strikers. out OF which Davis was taken,
camped last night in the woods near Scott
| dale and did not make a move during the
night They had planned an attack on the
Meyer works of A. J. Rainey Of Wander
| bilt, but the absence OF a leader caused
them to abandon the idea.
They will not move today until a meeting
| Of delegates from all over the region can be
held They fully expected Davis to return
to them and map out a plan OF operation,
but now a new leader must be chosen, or
| the movement will fall fat.
There is general CONSERVATION in the
ranks Of the strikers and many are In fa-
| vor OF giving up the fight. There are now
ninety-hve rioters in jail here, and these
are the leaders In the movement. The only
place depredations are being committed Is
at the Mount Braddock plant Of W. J.
Rady, near Dunbar, where about 500 Of the
marauders are assembled.
They have destroyed some property about
the plant but no encounter is feared since
the workmen will not attempt to enter the
| mine until the mob is dispersed
The ovens were charged last night and
are burning. AT Hill Farm the men re-
turned and are being guarded by fifty dep
uties. In other parts the situation is un-
changed. The murder of J. II. Paddock has
turned public sentiment against the strik-
| ers.
Eight Dead Bungarians.
UNIONTOWN, Pa. April Sat 10
o'clock today the bodies Of eight Hunga-
rians were found in a wood near Dawson
by some boys who We're going across the
| fields to school The men were found lying
| In different sections of the wood. and all
| had bullet holes through their bodies and
were more or less beaten up. Where they
came from or by whom they were Killed
| is yet a question, and the discovery IL the
| sensation OF the day in the coke region.
1t is supposed these Hungarians were
| shot yesterday evening by deputies during
the attack on the Broad Ford works al d
craw1ed out into the woods to die. In the
| conflict at these works there were voIleys
| of shots fired and one Hungarian was
killed outright during the attack. The bed
| les found have been identified as members
| OF the mob. They are still lying in the
woods. and the authorities refuse to care
for them.
The Hill Farm mines were overrun by q
I
men driven from the grounds, despite the
| fact that deputies were on guard. The
works are now closed down.
| The mob of men who camped last night
| near Scottdale moved up the Mt Pleasant
| branch and will attempt 20 force the men
out at all the works from Dawson to Mt
| Pleasant This includes the Meyer plant.
| where a fight has been scheduled for the
past two days. with $50 deputies standing
guard there.
| They stopped at West Overton near the
Bessemer mines and about half dozen
| speeches were made. Near there they were
met by Sheriff McCsnn and 100 armed depu-
l ties. who warned them not TO trespass on
the company's grounds or interfere with
the work Of the men. All the roads leading
| to the Moorewood and Alice mines are
guarded by deputies and the strikers cannot
reach them except by way of the Mt. Pleas
ant road, on which the famous battle OF 81
was fought and I'm which seven strikers
| were killed.
The mob is marching TO Mt Pleasant
The Fight at Moyer Postponed.
| CONNELI.SVILLE, Pa, April 5.-Ths
expected riot at Meyer did not take place.
About half the miners and drawers have
returned to work. and the plant is In partial
operation. The Others either sympathize
with the strikers or are afraid Of the mob.
! The company are evidently expecting an
outbreak, and are prepared for IT, The
| strikers who camped near the plant were
| terfere with the men when they went In.
1t is believed that the attack has been de-
! layed until the strikers from other parts
reach here when the depattes will be over
powered by the large force.
The attack is not looked for before night
| All the works Of Frick have been closed
down until after the funeral Of Paddock on
I THURSDAY. This enables the ctrikers to
turn their attention TO Rainy, and Meyer
has been chosen the first point OF attack
The fight here Will be decisive, and will
| largely determine the outcome OF the strike
Both the strikers and the civil authorities
are preparing to come out victorious In the
conflict
Deputies Appear I'm Force.
SCOTTDALE, Pa, April 5.-The crowd
of strikers which left here passed the plant
OF A c. Overholt & Co. and Bessemer
plant Of the Mcclure Company without at
tempting TO even speak 10 the men at
work. Strong forces OF deputies were dis
played at both places.
Meetings will be held at the Standard
plant Of the Frick Company and Moore
wood plant OF the Southwest Coal and
Coke Company late this afternoon.
The speedy arrest of President Davis and
so many of those engaged in yesterdays
riot and the glistening Winchesters in the
hands OF deputies at every plant seem 70
have curbed their riotous disposition.
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