The morning call., 1894-05-10
RESCUED BY THE OFFICERS.
Harburger's Assailants Could
Not Stand Fire.
MEN IN VERY UGLY HUMoR.
1t Is Expected That There Will Be
Further Trouble at Hill
Farm.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, May 9.-At the Hill
Farm Works north of here, at daylight. as
Richard HarDurger and three compan-
ions were going to work. they were met
by forty strikers, who notified them that
an attempt to go farther would be fatal
The strikers beat them brutally with
clubs. Harburger was beaten into insen-
sibility, and would have been killed had
not deputies arrived with Winchesters.
The strikers would not move and the
deputies opened fire on them from the
yards. When the bullets began whistling
by their heads they fled toward Dunbar.
At least twenty-five shots were fired, none
of which took effect, owing to distance.
Several shots we're returned by the strlk-
ers, but they were not we'll enough armed
TO stand their ground hamburger is in a
critical condition. Others were badly cut
and bruised.
DUNBAR, Pa, May 9.-Since the fight
this morning the Hill Farm plants have
been the storm center in this end of the
region. Despite the raid the plant has in-
creased Its working force, and the works
will certainly be operated. Tonight the
nelghborhood is intensely excited. as there
are preparations of some sort being made
by the strikers and anotheI fight is feared.
ScoTTDALE, Pa. May 9.-Rainey's bold
move in leasing the camping grounds Of
the strikers in front of the Meyer plant
has disconnected the leaders. Shortly
after o'clock 5000 strikers started for
Meyer from here and there is misc hief
afOot
SrAUNToN, ILL.,. May 9.-Twelve thou
sand striking coal-miners gathered here
to-day, the intention being to stop work on
shafts 6 and of the Consolidated Coal
Company. Last night the Sheriff tele-
graphed the Cover or for military aid, and
to-day Adjutant-General Hugh Boyle is
looking over the situation. Up to noon no
move had been made by the strikers.
SPRINGFIELD, III. May AT 10:30
O'clock tonight Aijutant-General Boyle
telegraphed Governor Altgeld that the
miners would 60 to work tomorrow morn
ing under protection of the Sheriff.
Late tonight, after prolonged talk, it
was agreed that all visiting miners were to
be sent home tomorrow. A secret ballot
is to be taken among the Stanton miners to
decide whether or not they shall strike.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May 9.-After re-
ceiving three formal notices to quit work,
which they refused to do, the negro
miners at Milldale. Tuscaloosa County.
went out to-day and joined forces
with the strikers. The cause of their
yielding to the pressure was an anon
ymous notice posted about the mine last
night which read: "You have been given
three notices to quit WORK. If you do not
obey tomorrow you will not live to dis
obey longer"
ALTOONA, Pa, May 9.-An order, taking
effect at once. has been issued to the en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroads hops
at this place to work only four days week
and nine hours on each of these days. 1t
affects 1000 men and paralyzes business to
great extent in this city. The depression
is attributed to the present coal strike.
PITTsBURG, May 9.-BeginniDg to-
morrow the South Fork, the Unity, the
Hempfield and the Suwickley branches of
the Pennsylvania Railway will be shut
down indefinitely on account OF the coal
strike.
HUNTINGTON. W. Va, May g. - The
miners along the Norfolk and the Western
for about 100 miles have been given an ad-
vance in wages and re use to strike.