The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-07
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
Slavs and Huns Claim to Have
Been Tricked by Other Miners.
They Say There Is Plot to Drive
Them Out of the Coke RegiOn-2,000
Pounds of Dynamite Stolen.

UNIONTOWN, Pa. April cit has just
been discovered that the strikers have
stolen two thousand pounds of dynamite
from the new reservoir being constructed
on the mountain east of Dunbar, and great
destruction of property is expected. The
dynamite was stolen while the workmen
on the reservoir were absent the rioters
breaking open the storage house The rob-
berry has caused great excitement in the
coke regions. and many believe prepara-
tions are being made for renewal of hos
tilities. President Davis, who is In jail,
said to-day he would not withdraw his call
for a convention on Saturday, and urged
the board to report at the meeting and ar
range for continuance OF the strike. He,
however condemns the rioting, and says
that it must be stopped. This afternoon an
ugly feeling developed and there are indi-
cations that trouble will break out anew
after, IL not before, the Scottdale conven-
ton tomorrow. Detective Campbell left
for Bradford to-day to trace down a rumor
which, If substantiated, will make the Da-
wilson rioters liable to conviction Of murder
in the first degree. 1t is said that before
the mob left Bradford to march to David
son they were addressed by one of their
leaders, who told them to close down the
Davidson works if every man employed
there killed in accomplishing that end.
This is important testimony if true. If the
men went to Davidson bent on murder If
they were opposed, they are guilty of muir
der in the first degree. No one knows the
name of the leader who counseled them to
this act of bloodshed.
The leaders of the Savs and Huns are
claiming that the strike was the result of
a conspiracy of the Irish and German ele-
ments of the region to get The Huns
PEELED from the coke region, and they are
diligently spreading the news to all points
in the region The means by which this is
to be done is the present strike. The Slavs
and Huns were brought to this country
under contract twelve years ago to break
a strike, and since that time. the other
nationalities allege, the wages of the miners
and cokers have speedily declined. The
only means. the other nationalities believe.
of restoring the former prosperous times
is by expelling the Huns and Slavs. One
very marked feature Of the strike Is that
all the leaders of the strike and the off,
GERS OF the organization are irish, while
the Irish employees of the region, number
ing ing sPoHt 3rI SS1 refuse to take any MA part IN
The Hungarians now allege that they have
been led into this strike. melted to riot
and bloodShed In order to work up preju-
dice against them and cause the people to
rise uD and either annihilate them or ex-
pei them from the region: It is hard to
In any other way than that The Huns have
got the impression that they are being i'm
posed upon and have given up the contest
1t Is remarkable that a movement of such
magnitude as this strike had assumed to
yesterday morning should suddenly col
lapse
In conversation with julius Detatroy
president Of a large Slavish political club.
and editor of a Slavish paper. he posi-
lively asserts that his countrymen were
victims of a conspiracy, and that they
were incensed at the leaders He thought
their reach. He also expressed the fear
that ]. S. McCaleb, the banker who failed
last September, many Huns losing their
sassination. as threats had been made upon
his life. There is no doubt he said,
that our people have been deceived in this
matter. The Irish and Germans are anxious
TO get the Slavs out of the coke regions so
they will have all the work themselves.
They have melted them to acts of violence.
knowing that this would incense the Amer
lean citizens and work up such hatred
for our people that they would be finally
led to believe that this is free country,
and they are privileged to use violence, If
necessary. in fighting the operators. Be
fore the strike 1 told our people, through
my paper, not to strike until the English
speaking people went out first. / explained
to them that they were not citizens and
should not go out first. l also advised
them to abstain from violence in case the
strike was declared
banker McCdleD is Stlll In town ana says
he does not fear any trouble His creditors,
he says. understand that his failure was
not brought about for the purpose of de-
frauding them, but simply the result
of the hard times and they will do him no
personal harm. The news of the threats on
his life have created a sensation here. He
is very popular, and every one believes
him to be thoroughly honest. In case of a
riot he will not be deserted by his friends.
John McSloy, vice president of the Miners
District Union, was captured tonight by
county detective Frank Campbell, at the
house of Barney Conners, on the Lesenring
road, between Connellsville and Uniontown.
He was found In bed sound asleep and was
wakened and brought to Uniontown. where
he was placed in the county jail charged
with the murder of Joseph Paddock