New-York tribune., 1894-04-07
QCIET ~ THE COKE REGIONS.

GENERAL RESUMPTION or wORK-THE PLANTS
Still HEAVILY GUARDED by DEPUTIES.
Connelsville, Penn. April 6-Peace more
reisns throughout the coke regions but no ono
tell how long this condition OF affairs will con
time. TEo operators say the backbone Of the
strike has been broken and the end Is only fcw
days ahead Tho Frick officials AT Scottdae. re-
port everything quiet at all their plants and th"y
30 not fear any more trouble Similar reports
come from Iiancy's general office. at Vanderbilt
None Of the Frick plants are in operation. OWNS
To- jhe death Of J. II. Paddock nut they will be
fred up tomorrow or Monday. Many Of their
plants were charged with coke when Paddock was
killed and this coke is being drawn soon II
is burned. 80 miners are wording at any OF the
plants OF The Raincy works. Mount Braddock and
Elm Grove are idle. Meyer. Rancy Paul and Fort
Iiill working. the latter two having been fired
up this morning. Lemout. No. I and .. are tho
only plants Of the Mcclure Coke Company now idle
that were in operation before the strike began.
Cochran x Sons fired up their Clarssa and Nellie
works to-day.
Although the operators say the strike IS ended
they are preparing FOR possible outbreaks at any
time. The Kaincy officials ordered large body
Of deputies from their Meyer works to the Wander
bilt region. Others viii Doe stationed at Elm Grove
and near tho Paul and Fort I'M works ready TO-
suppress any violence that may occur. Cochran's
Clarsfa and Nellie works are guarded by twenty
five Tinkcrton men who arrived from Pttsburg
last night on the midnight train. The strikers 30
not think tn strike Is broken Their leaders say
the gradually recovering from the confu-
sion into which they were thrown by the arrest Of
the officers OF the organization and the 100 Davidson
rioters As soon as the men recover from thc
fright the leaders say the strike Will be renewed
win more Nigor than ever
one hundred and MY more ovens were fred TO
day at the MorcwoDi ami Alice works Of the south
west Conncl.sville COX. Company. The have
been liIc since July ltst ana the company olnclhis
this morning informed the men that they would not
have % pay any back rents. The rents were also
reduced IN the cOmpnny's houses. Superintendent
Ramsey said this morning that the works would
continue 10 be operated under the protection Of
County Detective Campbell left here for Eroadforl
this morning 10 trace down rumOr which. II sub
stantiatci, wll make the Davidson rioters liable 20
conviction Of murder In the first degree. II ~ said
that before the mob left BrOadfOrd 10 march o.
Davidson they were addressed by one OF their lead
works II every employed there had 20 be killed
t. accoInpish that .nd 80 one knows the nangs
boodshcl. Mcsioy tho fugitive agliltor. who g.
wanted FOR the murder OF Paddock is siill IN hid
ing. several other members OF the mob cannot BE-
The sudden collapse of the strike IS the sole topic
theories offered IN explanation. one advanced Dos
the better class Of Huns and Slavs T. tnai then
pc1p:. have boon led into The s'rkc by the IRIS
ana GerW1n elements. VINO wanted to r1 IN" coke
region OF them. The Huns ana Saws were brought
T. this country twelve years ago. under contract -
break sirke. and since then times have been
getting harder f. is now certain that none Of a.,
strikers wl De taken back az any of the works. an
Noun, Pleasant Penn Aprl G-There was ~
trouble IN this section u the coke region during
las, night or thi- morn.nr Sheriff McCann returned
tour OF the district. and reports qule restored
every point. Tho 80 or more armed deputies scat
close watch. Sheriff Mccain will not permit any
to be- held In any part OF the COUNTY.
ev,ncid mar the delcrate conyontlon AZ se"t,i,i
viii declare the coke strike OF.