The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-04-05
PITCHED BATTLE.
Etrikers Attempt to Drive Out Work.
men at the Mt. Pleasant Coke
Works
And Are Net by o Volley From Armed
Deputies-0ne Hungarian
Killed.
Another Fight Of Greater Magnitude
and With More Serious Results
Is Anticipated.

Is Anticipated.
i UNIoNTowN, Pa. April 6.-The war
between the strikers and workmen is
now on and number of serious out
freaks are reported. The worst of
these was q murderous assault on Andy
Miller, q Hungarian, near Trotter,
shortly before midnight. He was at
tackled by 80 rioters and being taken for
workman, was horribly beaten with
clubs and stones. He was released only
when thought to be dead. He will not
live. ..t..a
Trotter was the scene of the widest
disorder. Nearly 1000 Hungarians,
having camped there for the night, took
possession of the companys grounds and
carried ON in most disgraceful man
ner. The Leisenring and Trotter works
of the 81. G. Frick company have been
running except when forced out by the
rioters. ..s.
The mob that camped at Trotter
moved to New Haven, where they were
Joined by strikers from the southern
end of the regions. They number
nearly 1000 men, and all are armed
with guns, iron bars, picks and shovels,
They started northward for the purpose
of visiting all the works between Com
nellsville and Mount Pleasant where
the strike has never been recognized. In
this section there are about 1000 men
at work under the protection of armed
deputies, and it forms the wedge be
tween the extreme north and south sec
lions of the coke field. If the strikers
do not succeed in driving the men from
these plants the movement will be lost.
They will force the men out at the
point of guns rather than see them
work.
Numerous Raids.
The southern region was the scene OF
numerous raids during the day, but no
lives were lost. About 800 men at the
works north of here marched to the
Leith and Brownfeld works of the
Prick company, to the Fairchance
works of the Fairchance Furnace COM
pany, and drove the men from the
yards. Very little resistance was
Connellsville are shut down.
The men were found going to work,
but returned without making fight.
The workmen at the Mount Braddock
works of the w. j. Rainey company
were driven from the yards by rioters,
and the plant is now shut down. A
delegation of rioters also visited the
Wheeler and Morrell works of the Nc
Clure company and compelled the men
working to lay down their tools and
vacate the grounds.
News has just reached here that a
workman from the Painter plant Of the
Mcclure company was assaulted by the
wives of the strikers and dubbed into
insensibility. He was carried home
and has not been able to move himself
since.
First Pitched Battle.
At the Mayfeld & Donnelly plants of
the Mcclure Coke company, on the Mt.
Pleasant branch was the scene of the
first pitched battle about 1890 a. m.
The rioters had assembled in large num-
bers, and were parading about the
works with colors flying. The men were
working both in the yards and in the
pits, and the strikers asked them to come
out. No response was given. Superin-
tendent Boyle and fifteen armed depu-
ties were in charge Of the works and
warned the strikers not to trespass. The
strikers paid no attention to this and
made rush on the works. The first
move called forth volley of shot from
the guards, and one Hungarian fell,
mortally wounded. The invaders turned
and fed, carrying their wounded COM
panion with them,. and leaving the
plant still in operation. About $50 shots
were fred. It is said some were fired
by the strikers, but they deny it, and
say it was an unprovoked assault upon
them by the guards. The rioters re-
turned to their place of rendezvous, and
are rapidly massing men for another
attack.
Look For q Greater Battle.
The greatest excitement prevails, and
pitched battle of greater magnitude
and with more serious results is ex-
pected.
The Mcclure company is determined
and Superintendent Brennan has tele-
graphed Sheriff Wilhelm here to send
on the next train 81 armed deputies
with all the ammunition available. The
sheriff is now swearing the deputies and
they will go at once to the scene of the
conflict. Sheriff Mccain of Westmore-
land was also telegraphed and arrived
on the grounds at noon with a posse of
deputies. As soon as the deputies from
here arrive they will be stationed at the
three works, Painter, Donnelly and
Mayfield and any attempt on the part of
the strikers to interfere with the plants
or intimidate the workmen will result
in battle and the deputies have been
instructed to shoot to kill. The coke
region is now in more critical condi-
ton than at any time since the famous
riots of 1891.