The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-03
RIOTS AT THE OUTSET.
The Big Coke Strike Begins with
Great Disorder.
NON-sTRIKERs PUT TO FLIGHT

Al Hin Farm the Rioters Started to Burn
the Homes of the Workers, but the
Frantic Entreaties of Women and Chill
dren Prevented.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, April 9.-The storm
has broken and the scenes of 1891 are be-
ing repeated throughout the coke regions.
The big coke strike, with all its attendant
rioting and destruction of property, is now
on in full force. The call of the Scottdale
convention was obeyed by more than half
the works in the coke field. and it took
fully 5000 men from their work. Ever
since the close Of the mass meetings Sun
day afternoon there has been more or less
rioting and destruction of property, es-
pecially in this end of the region, and sew
eral calls have been made on the sheriff
for protection. The situation is now one
of great peril throughout the coke sec
tion, and more destruc tive outbreaks are
expected at any time.
The convention, according to official re-
ports, did not declare for making the fight
general until yesterday afternoon. Yet
the announcement of the order has swept
over this region like fire, and there are
few works, if any, however isolated or re-
mote, at which the news is not now known.
The sum and substance of both operators
and employees is that there will be no ovens
burning by tonight, and in all the coke
making regions, as il has been said, WED
nesday will see the air as clear in this
country as it was before ever any coke was
burned here"
The rank of the strikers has been so re-
! inforced that this morning the lowest es-
Inmates give them $1,000 men. From the
outset the strike has been turbulent, with
tendency to open defiance of law. There
was rioting in several quarters Sunday
night. 1t has grown steadily worse, and
yesterday there were more serious out
breaks in this end of the field. The men
of the Oliver works went out, leaving
! 500 tons of coke burning up in the ovens.
The company, to save the property, at
tempted to put some men to work draw
! ing the coke, when the strikers made a
| ferocious attack on them with stones and
clubs, driving them from the grounds. In
the melee several men were badly hurt.
| The Oliver people telegraphed the depu-
| ties, and the works are now guarded The
coke will be drawn under protection of
the sheriff
The greatest outbreak was at the famous
| lllAl II al III AlllllN1 ANtl ANANs 1Ab''e ANN
foreigners from Morrell and Wheeler of
the Cambria Iron company, armed them
selves with guns, revolvers and clubs and
started out so drive the men from the
neighborug plants. They first visited the
Humphrey works and finding the men al
work drove them away under the muzzles
of pistols One workman chose to stand
at his post He was given one minute tC
leave by Hungarian who covered him
with "a revolver. After driving the work
men away they continued their march tC
Anchor, where the wOrkmen offered nj
opposition and Immediately left the works
The next engagement was at Hill Farm
The workmen were quietly at work wher
the mob of inturiated Huns pOunceC
down upon them, ordering them to leav,
at once. Some alterations followed, wheI
the rioters enforced their demands by al
attack, and half dozen workmen wer
seriously injured. During the confiic
twenty shots were fired. A negro wa
nearly Drained by a stone and very badl.
hurt After all the men had been driver
away the rioters began firing the shanties
but desisted at the frantic entreaties o
the women and children Superintendent
3 Long, of the Hill Farm, had some of tn
Hungarians arrested for attempting t
burn the property,
The Stewart Iron company's works her
closed down on Saturday, but the me
drew the coke yesterday, Superintendent
Van Dusen said the plant closed down o
account Of no market for coke, and not o
account Of the strike. Everything is quiC
y at these works, and no trouble ia antic
pated. The operator who will perhaT
fight the strike as bitterly as any other
= w. j. Rainey. He is determined not
: recognize the mems organization, and wi
= fight to finish, He took the first bol
. step in this direction yesterday when Sc
n enty-fve of the foreign workmen at Moy'
:, went out. He at once engaged the san
y number of nOn-union Americans and pl
:, them TO work He says he will hereaft
4 employ only Americans and non-unic
men.
Il A Juvenile Heroine.
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