The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-06
PEACE IN THE COKE REGIONS.
Labor Leaders. However, Say the
strike Is Not Ended.


CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, April 6, 1894. =
Peace once more reigns throughout the coke
regions, but no one can tell how
long this condition of affairs
will continue. The operators say
the backbone of the strike has been broken
and the end is only few days ahead, The
Frick officials at Scottdale report every
thing quiet at all their plants, and
they do not fear any trouble. SINH
lar reports come from Rainey's
general office at Vanderbilt None of the
Frick plants are in operation owing to the
death of j. H Paddock, but they will be
fired up tomorrow or Monday Many of
their plants were charged with coke
when Paddock was killed, and this coke
is being drawn as soon as it is burned No
Of the Rainey works; Mount Braddock
and Elm Grove are idle Meyer, Rainey,
Paul and Fort Hill are working, the
latter two having been fired up this morn
ing. Lemont Nos and 2 are the only
plants of the MClure Coke Company now
idle that where in operation before the strike
began. Cochran & Sons fired up their
though the operators say the strike
is ended they are preparing for possible out
breaks at any time. The Hainey officials
ordered large body of deputies from their
Meyer works to the Vanderbilt region.
Others will be stationed at Elm Grove
and near the Paul and Fort Hill
works ready to suppress any violence that
may occur Cochrans Clarissa and Nellie
works are guarded by 25 Pinkerton men who
arrived from Pittsburg last night on the
midnight train.
The strikers do not think the strike is
broken. Their leaders say the men are grad
ually recovering from the confusion into
xul1i f1ax hrr
of the officers of the organization and
the 100 Davidson rioters. As soon as the men
recover from their fright, the leaders say,
the strike will be renewed with more vigor
than ever. One of the Slavish leaders came
to town this morning from the vicinity
OF Trotter works. He expressed great
confidence in the outcome of the contest.
He said I've entered into this strike for
the purpose of betteriug the condition of the
miners and coke drawers in the region and
believe we will be successful. Reports from
different sections of the region give assur-
ance that our men are standing firm
We know that this contest must settle
finally and forever the labor question in the
coke region. If we lose the fight, it will kill
the labor organization and put the men at
the mercy of the operators. Our demands
are reasonable, and we intend to stand out
to the last moment
MO OhtUA nchOE6 tu0 ShOFfhls
MOUNT PLEASANT, April 6, 1894 There
was no trouble in this section of the coke
region during last night or this morning.
Sheriff McCann returned here at nine
o'clock this morning after completing tour
of the district and reports quiet restor-
ed at every point. The 400 or more armed
deputies scattered throughout the county
continue to keep a close watch. Sheriff
McCann will not permit any mass meetings
to be held in any part of the county.
The Sheriff left for Greensburg at 1890
o'clock, but will return here at a later hour.
There is still a feeling of unrest, and
many believe that it is only calm
before another storm. Special precautions
are exercised at Frick's Uniontown plant,
the Standard, where it is understood
strong pressure has been brought to bear on
the men at work to induce them to cease.
The foreign element are greatly incensed
because Sheriff McCann prevented their
holding mass meeting last evening and de-.
clare that such meeting will be held today
in spite of the officials.
Many men are at work this morning at
plants located between Mount Pleasant and
Scottdale Junction, but all are under the
protection of deputies All sorts of rumors
are afoat, but cannot be verified At this
writing Mount Pleasant district is singularly
nl1iat