The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-04

ers VIII Get Even ny Locking out
the Rest-The Outlook Not En-
cOUraEing.
UNIONTOwN, Pa. April 2.-The
storm has broken, and the scenes Of
1891 are being repeated throughout the
poke region tonight. The big coke strike,
with all of its attendant rioting and des-
truction of property. is now in full force.
This morning the call of the Scottdale
convention was obeyed by more than
half the works in the coke field. and it
took fully 5000 men from their work.
The situation is now one of great
peril throughout the coke section, and
more destructive outbreaks are expected
at any time. The Scottdale convention,
according TO official reports, did not de-
clare for making the fight general until
after noon Yet the announcement of
the order has swept over this region
like fire. and there are few if any works.
however isolated or remote, at which
the news is not now known.
The sum and substance Of the opinions
Of both operators and employees tonight
IS that there will be no ovens burning
by tomorrow night in all the coke region,
and as It has been said. "Wednesday
will see the air as clear in this country
as it was before any coke was burned
here"
The ranks of the strikers have beer
the lowest estimates give them 10000
men. From the outset the strike has
been turbulent. with a tendency to open
defiance of law. There was rioting in
several quarters last night. 1t has
grown steadily worse, and today there
were more serious outbreaks in this end
of the field. The men of the Oliver
works left 1,5OO tons Of coke burning up
in the ovens. The company. to save the
property, attempted TO put some men to
work drawing the coks, when the strik-
ers made a ferocious attack on them
with stones and clubs. driving them
from the grounds. In the melee several
men were badly hurt. The Oliver peo-
deputies
the works will be guarded after tonight.
The coke will be drawn under protec-
tiOn of the sheriff. The greatest out
break was at the famous Hill Farm
mines near here.
This morning about four hundred for
elgners from MorreIl and Wheeler Of
the Cambria iron company armed them
selves with guns. revolvers and clubs
and started out to drive the men from
the neighboring plants. They first Wis
t5ed the Humphrey works, and finding
the men at work, drove them away un-
der the muzzles Of pistols. One work.
man chose to stand at his post. He was
given one minute to leave by Hungar-
tan, who covered him with a revolver.
After driving the workmen away they
continued their march to Anchor. where
the workmen offered no opposition and
Immediately left the works.
The next engagement was at Hill
Farm The men were quietly at work
when the mob of infuriated Huns
pOunced down upon them ordering them
TO leave at once. Some alterations fol-
lowed, when the rioters enforced their
demands by an attack. in which half a
dozen workmen We're seriously injured
During the conflict twenty shots were
fired A negro was nearly Drained by a
stone and very badly hurt. After all
the men had been driven away the riot
ers began firing the shanties, but de-
sisted at the frantic entreaties Of the
women and children. SUPERINTENDENT
Long Of the Hill Farm had some Of the
Hungarians arrested for attempting to
burn the property.
Wild Foreign Element Rules.
At IL o'clock it was reported to labor
leaders here that the movement now
embraces the entire coke region, and
not plant will be allowed to operate
without struggle. The strikers openly
threaten to burn the plants rather than
see them operated at present prices for
labor. and If they attempt this loss OF
life will certainly follow. BY tomorrow
the strikers will muster 1900 to 1900
ment and in their present state of desti-
tuition they are reckless. The civil au-
thorities admit tonight that they will
not be able 10 cope with the trouble
There was a big meeting held here to-
night which has just closed. The widest
OF the wild foreign element is in virtual
command. They openly declared it the
purpose Of the strikers, as the sense OF
the meeting, to drive out every man
who may want to work.
The strikers have been greatly disap-
pointed because Of the failure Of the
national organization TO send them aid
and encOur0g 0gement today. There .as
not been a national representative in
the region for several days. and IL is
said that organization has Withdrawn it's
support