New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-03
IN THE COKE FIELDS
1T BEGINS WITH VIOLENCE AND IN
TIMIDATION.
ppopuRTy DESTROYED by DYNAMITE AND
LABoRERS DRIVEN FROM WORk-Mo"E
TROt-RIE FEARED.

TROUBLE FEARED
rnIontown. Penn. April 2-The coke strikers VINO
qnit work this morning are recruiting hour'Y anu
railing and rIotng has begun. The entire region
was in a fever OF excitement throughout the hlsh'
and there Is every Indication Of serious Uouple
The Sheriff of Favcttc County mas been called upon
to preserve pcact. prevent destruction Oh property
and protect the who desire 70 WORK lhere are
a good many men AZ work al some OF the plii'S
who say that they do not want 20 strike nut the
strikers say they will bring them all out by to-hor-
row There also good many men AT t'e
dl, p,ants who wan; 10 work. but are prevented by
the stri,.ers \; the Oliver Works. one mile from
this place the strikers have been preventing those
from working VINO so desire. At this plant there
are 800 tons OF coke in the ovens burning up the
owners were told by the Sheriff that deputies would
be furnished II the company would pay.
At Wheeler and Morrell. the Cambria Iron COM
nanvs plants the strikers destroyed portion OF the
works by exploding dynamite. They were shooting
firearms and in,imidatng citizens all night long.
A; Tricks works. Lesenrng. there was rnuch
trouble this morning All the men are ont. and
lO English speaking workmen were IrYeh aMhS
from work bv the foreign element. some Work
men we're badly hurt with clubs and stones.
At Iiill Farm mines this morning me strikers al
tackled the workmen \ colored worker was MT on
the head with stone and probably fatally In
tured. The strikers were armed with guns CLUBS
Philiipsburg. Penn. April 2-The situation IN the
coal fields in this part of the state today Is as
follows: complete suspension in the iloutzlale
and Osceola districts with $500 men on strike
against the reduction \ mass-n meeting Is being
held tonight in Phpsourg. with delegates present
from Ioutzdale and Osceola. and IT Is almost
certainty that "a vote 10 suspend work in the Beech
Creek district will carry. and 300 more men VIII
be- added 10 the number now on strike. Delegates
from the Clearfleld region at Duboise ar" arrang-
ing for a mass-rneetng. In orler - bring out the
men in the Dubois. Rcynoldsville and Punxsutaw-
ney districts. In which 30" miners are Employed.
There IL a partial suspension OF mining In the
Cambria County coal fields. and those at work are
awaiting the action OF the Beech Creek and Dubolse
districts To this suspension IN" district and Ma
tonal officers Of the miners organiZation are en-
rhatically opposed. the desire being that the men
should continue at work until the meeting or the
National convention AZ Columbus on April 10 when.
II the reports Of the delegate from southern ana
Western coal fields are favorable. a general sus,
pension OF soft-coal mining throughoui the Inlted
price OF coal To such extent that the operators
can afford 10 pay better wages to the miners
The operators in the CleartielG ana Becch Creek
ton but that they cannot afford 70 pay a higher
price for mining than their competitors TIL" POSI-
lion OF the miners is that at 10 cents n gross Tor
digging low coal II Is impossible for them TO make
a living The assertion Is also made that. II TINS
last 10 Der cent reduction is accepted. the compeu-
ton between the operators ior orders VIII lead them
Ia make another cut IN wages
Pitisburg. April a dispatch 10 THE Times ,
from Scottialc Penn. says. The convention held
here today unanimously iniorsel the action OF pre-
,ious conventions and declared In favor OF the
STRIKE which started this mornng. ana strenuous
Efforts viii b" made tomorrow "hI W 90
of m. 900 men employed IN tn" region on strike
today and President Davis said This evening the
other 7cD were only waiting the acton oI thc con
vcntlon to-day. Nearly every works In the region
were represented. and while there was dlTerrnce
81 opinion on what was the best TO b" done, the
vot. 10 strike for 90 cents per lp bushels FOR mining
all - t.r cent above the Fr!ck scale all other
labor vas unanimous The Huns ana Saws com
posed the bulk ~ thos" who stopped work this
,nnruinr The sheriffs 81 WrstWorclan1 and Fay
e,ts counties have been appealed to for aid. as
Operators fear trouble to-morro".