Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-04-12
THE COOKERS STRIKE.

| The March Of the Strikers to Mount
| Pleasant Failed to Produce Good Results
The Leaders Discouraged and Facing
| Inevitable Defeat-"Prudence the Bet
ter Part of Valor'-Moving In Squads to
Attend q Meeting.
| SCoTTDALE, Pa, April 6.-The march
of the strikers from Gonnellsville to
Mount Pleasant and their stop here
Wednesday night, proved only blank
cartridge, and the "solid NORTH" as
the strike leaders are pleased to call
it, remains unbroken. That the strike
is failure is not questioned now, and
it is only matter of a few days until
the shortest and most destructive Ia
Dor trouble in the history OF the coke
region will be but deplorable thing
of the past.
SERIOUS BLOW TO THE STRIKERS.
| The Painter works of the Mcclure
Coke Co.. which closed down yester-
day, started to-day. These works are
located on the borders of Fayette
county, and the strikers who encamped
here Thursday night visited the
houses of the worLmen and remained
about the works until morning. The
arrest of President Davis here late
Wednesday night was serious blow
and for time the strikers were de-
moralized. Alexander Markey was
selected as the new leader and the
1900 idle men who slept around
camp fires in the muddy park, took up
the march for Mount Pleasant at 10
o'clock. When they reached Bessemer
they were met by Sheriff Mccain of
Westmoreland county and 100 deputies,
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back to the county line.
| McCann displayed considerable cour-
age and no doubt the prompt and de-
termined position he took prevented
the destruction of property and life, as
the Huns were in a very ugly mood
over the arrest of Davis and they made
open threats of violence when they
left this place. They reached here on
their way home about o'clock, the
| LEADERS SHOWING EVIDENT SIGNS OF
| DISAPPOINTMENT
and encouragement. One of them
said that they had met with but little
success, and that they would go to
their homes and remain there, as he
was satisfied that it was an utter inn
possibility to make the strike gen.
era1. All along the line the Frick en-
ployes remained at work, and boldly
declared that they would not come out,
as they were receiving more wages and
| better treatment than the miners and
| drillers at other works.
QUIET ALL ALONG THE LINE.
| Last night everything was quiet
| along the line, but it may be the calm
| before a storm. The works are all
| heavily guarded, and if the meetings
We're adjourned yesterday to throw the
officers off, as many believe, and it
| they visited the works in this neigh
| bornood in squads, there would be
| bloodshed.
A report reached here last night that
| 400 Huns were marching from Alverton
| to the Norwood and Alice mines. Fifty
| special officers have left here to assist
| in protecting the works.
The Strikers Demonstrate that prudence
is the Better Part of VaIor."
Mt. PLEASANT. Pa, April 5.-The
| Connellsville gang of strikers, 600
strong is now within half mile of
this place. Sheriff Mccain has gone
out to meet them. He says they must
get out of the county or stand the
consequences. He has with him an
armed posse. The sheriff says also
| that the strikers under Martin and
Jarvis must also get out and that he
| will not allow them to hold a meeting
this afternoon.
The strikers from the Connellsville
district, while en- route to this place
| this morning, stopped at McClure's
| works, at Painters station, and COM
PEELED the men at work to join them.
The same programme was carried out
at the West Overton plant.
Word of the coming of the mob was
sent to Norwood, where a shrill whis-
tie notified the deputies of the approach
of the strikers.
GRAsPING THEIR RIFLES,
the men on guard at that place has
tened to Bessemer, arriving there just,
in time to assist the deputies stationed
at that point. The combined forces
went out into the public road and
drove the strikers over the hill No
shots were fired and no damage was
done. 1t was the intention of the mob
to attack the men at work at Besse-
mer.
Everything is quiet at Norwood,
where the trouble was expected to-
day. No attempt has been made to in
terfere with the men who were at work
there. One hundred and nineteen dep
uties are guarding the ovens
Moving In Squads to Attend Big
Meeting.
CONNELLsvILLE, Pa, April 5.-The
mob of 1000 strikers that closed down
the Hill Farm mine at noon has dis
persed into squads numbering from
five to twenty-five and are heading for
the bridge across the Youghiogheny.
They received information that they
would not be permitted to
cross the river in body and have
dispersed in order tospread the impress
sion that the march into the northern
section of the region has been aban-
doned. A few of them who arrived in
town early said the ranks would be re-
formed on the north side again and
the march be continued.
A big meeting was held at Standard
this morning at which the leaders
made addresses. The strikers then
formed in line and began the march
south.
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