The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-14
Alarming Demonstrations Made in the South
eTn Section Of The Fields.
A LARGE Band OF ARMED RIOTERS
One Thousand Desperate Men Plan
ming Raids on the Operators Plants
Deputies Sent to the Scene-The
Southern District in Fever Of APP
prehension-The Governor Will Be
Called Upon for Troops.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, April 49,
GPHE southern section of the coke
fields has been the headquarters
of the strikers today, and be,

of the strikers today, and be.
u tween 400 and 500 armed men
have been marching through the re-
gion surrounding the town since day
light.
The excitement has been at high
wster mark. and an outbreak has been
hourly expected.
Shortly after daylight the mob
started 400 strong and marched to
Lemont. No. l, where Deputy Sheriff
Richards and posse of men are in
charge. The deputies made charge on
them with drawn guns, and chased
them away. The men went to work
while the deputies kept the mob back
with drawn guns. Tue strikers then
marched back to Cold Springs and held
another meeting.
Delegations joined thSm all along the
line, and when the mob passed east of
here there we're 1000 men in line.
They had banners flying and marching
to martial music. Nearly all were
armed with clubs, picks and guns. On
the march south they had no plants,
but kept on toward Fair Chance,
where they are to begin the raiding of
all plants in the section coming from
that point north.
DEPUTIES ARE BEING SECURED.
The mob is now composed of men
from all plants in the lower regions,
and are determined to make a stand.
Sheriff Wilhelm got word of the pro
posed raid and is swearing in deputies
and sending them out a dozen at a
| time.
PITTsBURG, April IS. The dispatches
from the coke country today are con.
hieting The situation in the southern
end of the region is said to be critical
while in the northern districts the
works are generally in operation.
Nothing ia known here of the call
from Dunbar for troops. Chairman
Frick and Secretary Lovejoy, of the
Frick Coke company, have received nc
information that would indicate the
necessity of calling on the troops.
A dispatch from Harrisburg woult
indicate that the call was not from the
sheriff. 1t says THE situation in thu
Connellsville coke region is becoming
more serious daily, and unless the hos
tilities of the strikers toward the
workingmen cease the state su
thoritiss will take a hand in the
Suppression of the belligerents A mes
sage received at the executive depart
ment late last night from L. and R
Wister 81 Co., of Dunbar, owners o
the Dunbar furnace. states that thu
situation justifiss the governor in call
ing out the troops The firm complains
that thei- men arc willing to work
but they are intimidated and obstr uete(
by the strikers
The message was received by Privat,
Secretary Tate, and he refuses to MAKE
it public He would give no furthe
information when seen than the bart
facts just given,
PREPARING FOR A CONFLICT.
New CASTLE. April 13.-Governoi
Pattison was seen at the residence OF
r. w. Clendennin today. In snswe
to the question as to whether or no
troops are to be sent to the coke regions
he said that no request had been mad,
for them. While the correspondent
was there Adjutsnt General Green
land came in and handed the governo
a 200-word message bearing on th
strike, but the general said as yet ther
was no request made for the militia.
"You may rest assured" he said
that none will be sent until they ar
asked for"
General Wylis, who was here, lOf
suddenly for Pittsburg this afternoon