The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-29

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PlrrspuRou, Pa. Jan. 2s.-Tho quiet
Of Sunday prevailed to-day throughout
the Mansfield coal region, the acene Of
yesterdays rioting.
But fcw strikers wcre seen out Of
their houses. and the deputy shoritls on
guard at the various mines in tho dis
trlct had llttlo to occupy their attention.
BY many, however, the calm was re-
. gardcd as preceding the storm. There
arc well grounded fears OF another out.
break tomorrow, and tho law.abidlng
citizens Incorporating to meet it.
Trusted foreigners, whowere supposed
to be in sympathy with the rioters,
were sent out this morning by the coal
! operators. They circulated freely with
! the strikers. and this evening returned
with the information that preparations
were being made to attack the works as
Bridgeville, Rosevale and Beading.
Z Tho feeling among the rioters is very
bitter against tho Beading brothers for
the killing OF Frank Stepitz, and they
assert that they will have revenge.
Fl II another attack is mado upon tho
Beading works the foreigners will meet
with still warmer reception than that
accorded them yesterday. There are
twelve men in the Beading family and
every one is as determined and brave as
the three who yesterday put to flight
mob OF several hundred.
Thomas BeadIin says H. I'd his two
brothers fired just ono luuAred shots
yesterday. and ho is satisfied that if tho
search OF the strikers was made. at
I least score Of wounded ,men-would- be
found. Frank StepitZ. who was shot
through the body. died at 10 o'clock this
& morning. He was member Of the
Sons OF st. George, and his family will
receive death, benefit OF 81, 800.
This afternoon Squire G. ?. Mayer,
whose general store was attacked by the
Snob, made information against sixteen
men, whom he recognized among the
rioters. Posses will 90 after them in
the morning. i:
At present there are over ono hun
dred deputies on guard throughout tho
region and this number will be doubled
tomorrow, II possible.
AN ANARCHIST PLOT.
( There arc strong reasons for believ-
ing that the Anarchists hereabouts are
responsible for yesterdays disorder. It
is known that the bulk OF the insurgents
came from Bower Hill and upon the
. authority OF Rev. Father Jacob Wertz,
/ pastor OF ST.. Joseph's German Catholic,
! church at Mansfield, there are at least
Conc hundred families on Bower Hill
Swho openly avow anarchism. .f
Their bible Is a radically anarchist
sheet printed in Wisconsin and appro-
!! z!priately named Lucifer, and the con.
fession OF faith is set forth in the spa.
i clous sophistry OF its publication. This
sheet Is written by an unfrocked priest
named Mictihel Biron, man Of good
education, Who fell away from tho
church when in Mayence, Germany.
He is now publishing this sheet in
& Madison, Wis, and it has considera-
Z BILE. number,of Subscribers in this sec
tion and in the coke regions.
(, In conversation to-day Father Wer.z
said ri
II have been unwilling to speak on
this subject. but now feel that I should
no longer remain silent. 1t is my firm
Z conviction that the movement yester-
day was OF Anarchistic inception and
design. Not less than ono hundred
fnmilies in this region avow teachings
J. nd Al 10 n
it l had hoped to bring back these
people into the church, but 1t now
J. seeme n hopeless task. There is really.
no religion among them. To reform
Z them is almost impossible. They have
E no regard for law, as they are too ig-
norant to understand its meaning and
y arc ripe seed for the agitator and leader,
4 who has bis own ends to gain.
s u took the Wisconsin publication for
q year. Tor tho purpose aud object OF
trying to Influence these people against
flta teachings, but l was unsuccessful.
Father Wertz said further that they
< had a secret organization opposed to
+ American law, but none but mcmbers
could secure admittance, or, learn any.
thing Of tho proceedings.
II q TROUBLE EXPECTED TODAY.
A dispatch from Mansfield says there
is considerable excitement thcro to-
] night and preparations arc being made
for trouble tomorrow. This afternoon
twenty-five members OF Company X,
Fourteenth regiment, n. G. r, Sta
4 toned at Mansfield, were sworn in us
I deputies aud fully as many moro ci,i-
! zens qualified as such.
AZ Sheriff, Richards, ofAllegheny county,
is in command aud reiniorcemen,s arc
4 being dispatched TO threatened points
as fast as possible. The sheriff has his
forces well in hand aud it ia thought
will be able to cope with any disturb.
4 ,lance3that may occur. a (
Si,!y a meeting of strikers Is ssid,to have
been hold somewhere in Mansfield to-
.g,iay, but whore or what.wns done could
not be learned. .,.5
s5 After midnight, last night, q number
$oiitaliansia Frenchmen, q sprinkling
4 $of Hungarians and Slays, appeared on
Sthe, ,hillsSabove the btitnt tipple OF tho
sSpau. Handle Coal Company and made
Threats Of burning tho company houses
The deputies on guard fired several