Evening journal., 1894-01-29


Alive with Armed shsrIn's Posses-A
Victim Dead.
PiTrsnURo, Jan. ga temporary quiet
prevails throughout the Mansfield coal re-
glon, the scene Of Saturdays rioting But
few strikers are seen out Of their houses,
and the deputy sherifls on guard at the
various mines in the district had little to
occupy their attention. BY many, how
ever, the calm was regarded as preceding
the storm. There are well grounded fears
OF another outbreak, and the law abiding
citizens are preparing to meet IT, Trusted
foreigners who We're supposed 20 be in
sympathy with the rioters were sent ont
by the coal operators. They circulated
freely with the strikers and returned with
the information that preparations were be
ing made to attack the works at Bridge
Vile, Rosevale and lleadling
The feeling among the rioters Is very
bitter against the Beadlinf brothers for
the killing of Frank StepitiL aud they as
sert that they will have revenge
II another attack Is made on the Bead
ling works, the foreigners will meet with
a still warmer reception than that accord
ed them before There are ~ men In the
Beading family, and every one OF them Is
as determined and brave as the three who
put TO flight a mob OF several hundred.
Thomas Beading says he and his two
brothers fired at least 100 shots, and he *
satisfied that II search Of the strikers
houses is made at least a score OF wounded
men would be found. Frank Stepitz, who
was shot through the body, died.
Arming For Defense.
Squire c. T.. Mayer, whose general store
was attacked by the mob. laid information
against i6 men whom he recognized among
the rioters. Posses will 10 after them to-
day. At present there are over 100 armed
deputies ON guard throughout the region,
aud this number will be doubled II posi-
bic. There are strong reasons for believing
] that the anarchists hereabout are respon-
sible for Saturdays disorder
IL is known that the bulk of the insur-
gents came from Bower Hin, and upon the
authority of Rev. Father Jacob Worth,
pastor Of ST. Joseph's German Catholic
church at Mansfield, there are at least 100
families on Bower Hill who openly avow
anarchism Their bible is a radical anarch-
list sheet printed In Wisconsin aud appro-
| priately named Luciier, and the confession
of faith Is set forth In the specious sophis-
| try Of It's publication. This sheet is writ
ten by an unfrocked priest named Michael
Biron-a man Of good education who fell
away from the church when in Mainz,
| Germany. He is now publishing this sheet
in Madison, Wis, and Il has q considerable
number Of subscribers In this section and
In the coke regions.
A dispatch from Mansfield says there il
considerable excitement there, and prepa.
rations are being made for trouble today
Twenty members OF Company II
Fourteenth regiment, n. G., Pa, stationed
at Mansfield, were sworn in as deputies
and fully as many more citizens qualified
as such.
Sheriff Richards Of Allegheny county Il
IN command, aud reenforcements are be
ing dispatched to threatened points as fast
as possible The sheriff has his forces vel
in hand, and IL is thought he will be abl,
TO cope with any disturbance that may oc
cur a meeting of strikers is said 70 have
been held somewhere in Mansfield, bui
where or what was done could not b
learned.