The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-03
MILITIA KEPT BUSY.
Called Out to Suppress Rio
ters in Ohio and
Minnesota.
TROUBLE IN THE COKE REGION.
Men at Work Intimidated by the
strikers-Coxeyites Still
About.
TROUBLE IN THE COKE REGION,

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 5, 1894. City Hall
looked more like military barracks this
morning than municipal build
| ing. There were soldiers in
blue everywhere and on every hand
preparations were making for a conflict.
Few believed that there would be
| further trouble, but all were OF the
| opinion that it was very essence OF
common sense to be prepared for It, and
| that accounted for the military. Colone
Kennan, Major Whitney and several
officers, were stationed in Director
MeKnnie's office on the second floor,
while the Mayor had been on hand
| ready for business since daylight. Col Ken
nan said that four companies of the Fifth
belonging to the battery and two other com
panies Of infantry we're where they could be
reached readily.
Chief Of Police Boehn had military camp
of his own, too. Stationed in his
office were at least forty special
policemen and it was proposed
regulars. Chief Hoern said:-"I do not
anticipate any trouble today. I am ready
for 1t If it come If we do have
trouble, it will be big. Yesterday
the rioters did not know what to
expect, but today if they start out, they will
go prepared for fight"
Electric trains were held in readiness
in the public square to rush soldiers
and police to any point where trouble
should break out. Chief Hoehn sent thirty
policemen TO Newburg, and said that he pro
posed TO place his men where they
would be available in numbers He
others within call. In case Of need he could
have $50 bluecoats in the iron ward inside of
thirty minutes.
The public square was well policed this
morning, and there was plenty OF work.
Four policemen took possession OF the
monument But the work has to be repeat
ed Time and time. again. The crowd
would not go, but walked from
place to place. The little knots of
men formed and were broken by the police,
only to form again in some other place.
order keep moving" was enforced.
As on Wednesday the loiterers
were all foreigners. They showed little
or no respect for the officers. but
evidently did not like the. appearance
of long clubs that were kept swing
ing siggestiyely A lot OF unem-
ployed gathered In front of the old court
house, but were not molested. The
sheriff drove to Brooklyn early this
morning to see If the county could
render any service to the men employed,
who have been menaced several times IN the
past two or three days by lawless gangs OF.
men.
Trouble In the Coke Region.
sCoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, May 8, 1894 The
| indications today are that violence will
soon be resorted to in the coke
come nervous over the indifference
of the operators announce their intention to
make a clean sweep of all the works now in
operation. Should the operators fail to
meet the strikers in conference on Saturday
none of the plants will be permitted to run
I.next week.
The Fort Hill plant was closed this morn
| ing by the strikers and will not be permitted
| to resume until the strike is settled. The
strikers met in the vicinity Of the works
| yesterday evening and pitched their tent Tor
the night.
| plant and ordered the men out Fearful or
the results of refusal the men laid down their
tools and went home, promising to remain
there until the strike is over. The mob then
dispersed.
The strikers will pursue tht same tactics at
another of the Rainey works in that vicinity
tonight, and continue until all are closed. lt
is also hoped to complete the shut down in
the vicinity of Vanderbilt by attacking the
works one at a time.
Rainev will concentrate his deputies at
PAUL and Rainey works, hoping to keep
them in operation. If the Fort Hill mines
continue idle. all of Ralney's coke plants
will have to close down.
At the Davidson works tbs morning a
| mob of forty came down upon a man who
was working on the yards. Although they
threatened him, he hold his ground and the
women became disgusted with their failure
and went home
,to hIlcU
eviction notices on the strikers. These are
the forerunners of lively scenes, as the strik-
ers are sure to resist the attempt to put
them out Of their houses.
The report that the Illinois Steel Company
would close their plant for year is consid-
cred by the strikers as ruse to frighten
them. 1t will have no effect There are to-
day only about 1000 men at work in the en-
tire coke region
The militia Called Ont.
DULUTH, Mimi, May 8, 1S94-Last evening
some of the people on the Mesaba Range be-
came apprehensive of violence on the part
of the striking miners and applied to the
Sheriff for assistance. The Sheriff at
once communicated with the governor
and the latter caused word to be
sent to Company A of this city
to hold itself in readiness to respond to call
to arms. At half past six A. M, one Of the
elevators whistled ss52" and Com
pany A and part of Company
6 at once assembled at the armory at
police Headquarters. At ten o'clock they re-
ceived orders to march to the Union Depot,
where d special train on the Duluth,
| Mesaba and Northern road was
| in waiting. There are two other
companies in West Duluth which expect to
be called out at any minute. Gen. Muehl-
berg. of St. Paul, arrived this morning
and will be in command. Many
Of the striking miners at Mountain
Iron and Virginia are vicious Finne and
Austrians, and they seem to be bent on MAX
ing trouble. The strikers 4nber nearly