St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-29
RIOTERS SEEK REVENGE
FCR THE KILLING or Y0UNG FRANK
STEPITZ.
People GREATLv EXCITED

All Over the Mansfield Coal Re
gion-Fears That There VIII
Be Rioting Again Monday
the Rioters-An n Interview With
Father WertZ.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 2S.-The quiet OF
Sunday prevailed today throughout the
Mansfield coal region. the scene of yes
terday's rioting. But few strikers were
seen out of their houses, and the deputy
sheritfs on guard at the various mines
in the district had little to occupy their
attention. BY many, however, the calm
was regarded as preceding the storm.
There are weli-grounded fears of
another outbreak tomorrow, and the
laW-abiding citizens are preparing to
meet it. Trusted foreigners, who were
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 even
ing returned with the information that
preparations were being made to attack
the works at Bridgeville, Rosevale and
Beading. The feeling among the riot
els IS very bitter against the Beading
brothers for the killing of Frank Step
itz. aud they assert that they will have
revenge. Ii another attack is made on
the Beading works the foreigners will
meet with still warmer reception than
that accorded them yesterday. There
are twelve men III the Beading family,
and every one is as determined and
brave as the three who yesterday
PUT TO FLIGHT A MOB
of several hundred. Thomas Beading.
of Beading, says he and his two b,otherS
fired at least 100 shots yesterday, and ne
is satisfied that if a search of the
strikers houses was made, at least
score of wounded men would be found.
Frank Slepitz, who was shot through
the body, died at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. He was member of the Sons of
st. George, and his family will receive a
death benefit of 81, 800. This afternoon
Squire G. P. Mayer, whose general store
was attacked by the mob, made in-
formation against sixteen men whom he
recognized among the rioters. Posses
Will go after them i'll the morning. At
present there are over 100 armed depu--
ties Oil guard throughout the region,
and this number will be doubled tomur-
row If possible. There are strong reasons
for believing that the anarchists here-
abouts are responsible for Yesterdays
disorder. 1t 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 100 families on Bower
Hill who openly ayow anarchism.
Their bible is radically
ANARCHIST SHEET
printed in Wisconsin and appropriately
named "Lucifer," and the confession
of faith is set forth in the specious
sophistry OF its publication. This sheet
is written by an unfroc5ed priest named
Michael Biron, man of good education,
who fell away from the church when in
Mayence, Germany. He is now pub
fishing this sheet in Madison Wis, and
it has considerable number OF SUBJ
scribers in this section and in the coks
regions. In conversation today, Father
WertZ said:
Il have been unwilling to speak on
this subject, but now feel that lshoud
no longer remain silent. 1t is my firm
conviction that the movement YESTERDAY.
was Of anarchistic inception and design.
Not less than 100 families in this region
avow teachings of anarchy and TO not
seek to disguise it. had hoped to bring
these people into the church, but it now
seems a hopeless task. There is really
no religion among them. TO reform
them is almost impossible. They have
10 regard for law, as they are too g-
nOrant to understand its meaning. and
are ripe seed for the agitator and leader
who has his own ends to gain. took
the Wisconsin publication for year for
the purpose and object of trying 10 in
tluence these people against its teach
lngS, but was unsuccessful. ::
Father WertZ said further that they.
had secret organization. opposed to
American law, but none but members
could secure admittance or learn any
thing OF the proceedings.
TROUBLE FEARED.
A dispatch from Mansfield says there
is considerable excitement there tonight
and preparations are being made for
trouble tomorrow. This afternoon
twenty-five members of Company X.
Fourteenth regiment, n. H., stationed
at Mansfield, were sworn in as deputies
and fully as many more citizens Quail.
fed as such. Sheriff Richards, of Al
legheny county, is in command aud re-!
Inducements are being dispatched to
these points as fast as possible. The
sheriff has HISTORIES well in hand, and
it is thought will be able to cope with
any disturbance that may occur. A
meeting of strikers is said to have been
held somewhere in Mansfield TODAY. but
where or what was done could not be
learned. After midnight last night a.
number Of Italians aud Frenchmen
with sprinkling of Huns and Slavs ap-
peared on the hills above the burnt tip
pie of the Pan Handle Coal company,
and made threats of burning the COM
pany houses. The deputies on guard
fired several shots in the air and fright
ened them off. They returned several
times between that and daybreak, but
did not carry their threats into execu-
ton. Once they returned the shots of
the deputies. but no one was Injured.
PRISONER WITH A KNIFE.
Tries to Kill Himself Before a!
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