The record-union., 1894-04-06
Special to the RECoRp-UNION.


SCOTTDALE (Pa.). April 5.-The entire
coke region is greatly excited, and fears
of more bloodshed and destruction of
property are entertained. Armed bodies
of strikers are assembling to march on
the works still in operation. The work
men wish to continue, but are afraid.
Sheriff Wilhelm is busy arresting the
Engineer Paddock was killed, and over
ten men have been jailed.
1t is reported that the bodies of six
men have been found on the road over
which the mob fled.
About 400 strikers started to Mount
Pleasant this morning, but the region is
well guarded. A mob of 600 men is
marching to Braddock. and another of
1000 is going to Lemonte and Oliver.
QUIET DOWN AT UNIoNTowN.
UNIoNTOWN Pa.), April 81 Mess
there is radical change in the situation
in the Pennsylvania coke regions to-
night, the strike of the miners and the
cokers is about broken. The authorities
have taken stand and are determined
to put down the rioters at any cost The
police has thrown the leaders into state
of decentralization. After the Sheritf's
posse concluded the engagement with the
mob which murdered Chief Engineer
Paddock yesterday afternoon and landed
the leaders and over 100 strikers in the
County Jail, everything quieted down
| Immediately and the reports from every
point in the region at the close to-day
shows that lawless hordes have generally
| been subjugated. The strikers are still
making threats of breaking into the Jail
and setting those imprisoned free.
Work at the coke plants to-day were
| confined to the same number running
yesterday. Very few attempts were made
by the strikers to drive the workmen out.
Yesterdays tragic events had sober
| ing effect on the strikers, and a repetition
of the blooding-letting is improbable.
The rioters at ScottCale were subdued
by the arrest of President Davis.
At 1890 to-day District Attorney jeff
ries laid information against Secretary
Darby of the association on charge of
murder. Darby was at the time attempt
ing to get bail for Davis.
The bodies of eight Hungarians were
found in the woods near Dawson by boys
going to school. All had bullet holes
through their bodies. 1t is supposed they
were shot yesterday afternoon by depu-
| ties during the attack on the Bradford
works.
Later the bodies of Two more strikers
were found in the woods, making ten in
all.
The Hill Farm mines are overrun by
strikers to-day, and the workmen were
driven from the grounds. The works are
now closed down.
All the roads leading to Morewood and
| the Alice mines are guarded, and the
strikers cannot reach them except by the
way of the Mount Pleasant road, on
which the famous battle of 1891 was
fought and seven strikers were killed.
The mob is marching to Mount Pleasant.
| The arrest of President Davis has bewil-
dered the strikers throughout the region
and the abandonment OF the strike within
| twelve hours is predicted. The mob from
which he was taken made no move
through the night.
ANOTHER BLOODY BATTLE.
CoNNELLsvILLE, April 5.-A battle be-
tween strikers and deputies is reported at
the Valley works. Twelve men were
killed and many injured.
ALL PLANTS CLOSED.
PITTsBURG, April 5.-The riot in the
coke regions is causing much excitement
at the local offices of the II. G. Frick and
Mcclure Coke Companies. Reports re-
ceived at their offices indicate that all the
! plants are closed. \ o call for militia will
! be made by either company unless there
! is an attempt to destroy the coke ovens
or to wreck the mines. The GiIkinson
Detective Agency is arranging with men
here to go to the coke regions and act as
Deputy Sheriffs. About fifty men have
been secured. The coke producers de-
clare they will not pay the scale rates de-
manded by the new coke-workers' or
ganization; that they cannot afford to do
so while coke is selling at 81 per ton.
NO NEED FOR TROOPS.
| HARRISBURG, April 5.-Governor Pat
| tison's advices tonight from the Con-
nellsville coke region indicate that quiet
| has been restored, and that there is no
need of calling out the troops to assist the
! local authorities in maintaining order.
! The Governor says there is not a word OF
truth in the story sent out to-day from
| Connellsville, Uniontown and Pittsbnrg
that Sheriff Wilson has called on him for
assistance. He is convinced the Sheriff
will be able to MAINTAIN the peace with
out the aid of the State authorities, and
declares that the troops will not be called
out until he is satisfied the county author
tiles have exhausted their means. The
Acknowledgement will not go to the scene
of the trouble unless absolutely neces-
sary.