The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-07
A DYNAMITE SCARE.
Two Thousand Pounds Stolen by
the Coke Strikers.
RENEWAL OF RosTILITIEs FEARED
The Editor of q Slavlsh Paper Declares
That His People Wore Led Into the
Strike by the Irish and Germans, Who
Want to Drive Them Out.

| UNIoSTowN, Pa, April TT has just
| been discovered that the strikers have
stolen 1900 pounds of dynamite from the
new reservoir being constructed on the
mountain east of Dunbar, and great de-
struction of property is expected. The
dynamite was stolen while the workmen
on the reservoir were absent, the rioters
breaking open the storage house. The rob-
berry has caused great excitement in the
coke regions, and many believe prepara-
tions are being made for a renewal Of the
hostilites
President Davis, who Is in Jail, said last
night he would not withdraw his call for
today's convention, and requests the board
to report at the meeting and arrange for
continuance of the strike. He, however,
condemns the rioting, and says it must be
/ stopped. An ugly feeling is developing,
and there are indications that trouble will
break out anew after, il not before the
| Scottdale convention today.
CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, April 7.-The lead
ers of the Slavs and Huns in this section
are asserting that the strike was the result
| OF n conspiracy of the Irish and German
elements of the region to get the Huns ex-
PEELED from the coke country, and they are
| diligently spreading the news to all their
people in the region. The means by which
this is to be done is the present strike The
Slavs and Huns were brought to this coun-
| try under contract twelve years ago to
break strike, and since that time, the
other nationalittes allege the wages of the
miners aud cookers have speedily declined.
Julius Detatroy, president of large
| Slavish political club and editor of Slay-
ish paper, said i'll an interview:
'There is no doubt our people have been
deceived in this matter. The Irish and
Germans are anxious to get the Slavish
people out of the coke regions, so they
will have all the work themselves. They
have melted them to acts of violence,
| knowing that this would incense the
American citizens and work such hatred
| for our people that they will be finally
driven back to Hungary Our people are
led to believe that this Is free country,
| and they are privileged to use violence if
necessary in fighting the operators. Be-
| fore the strike | told our people, through
: my paper not to strike until the English
speaking people went out first. | ex-
planned to them that they were not cti-
zens, and should not go out first l also
advised them to abstain from violence in
case the strike was declared"
Mr. Detatroy further expressed the fear
that j. S. McCaleb, the banker who failed
last September, many Huns losing their
sayings at the time, was in danger of as
| sasslnation as threats have been made on
his life. Banker McCaleb is still In town
and says he does net fear any trouble. His
creditors, he says, understand that his
failure was not brought about for the pur-
pose Of defrauding them, but was simply
the result of the hard times, and they will
do him no personal harm, The news of
the threats on McCaleb's life has created
sensation here. He is very popular and
every one believes him to be thoroughly
honest In case Of riot he will not be
deserted by his friends.
County Detective Campbell left for
Broadford to trace down a rumor, which,
If substantiated, will throw the Davidson
rioters liable 10 conviction of murder in
the first degree. 1t is said that before the
mob left Broadf3rd to march to Davidson
they were addressed by one of their lead
ers, who told them to close down the
Davidson works if every man employed
there had to be killed to accomplish that
end. No one knows the name Of the leader
who counseled them to this net of blood
shed. McSloy, the fugitive agttator, who,is
wanted for the murder of Paddock, is
| still in hiding.