St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-06
ITS BACKBONE is BR ]KEA.
THE GREAT PENNSYLVANIA COKE
STR KE AExR an END.
BOLD STAND oFTHE OFFICIALS

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Had Quieting Efect-No
Truth i'm the Reporte d Findin &
Of Fight Dead Bodies-Labor
Leaders Interviewed.
UNJoNTowN. Pa, April 5.-Unless
there is radical change in the situa-
ton in the Pennsylvania coke region
tonight, the strike of the miners and
cJkerS is abont broken. The authori-
ties have taken a stand, and are deter
mined to put down the rioters at any
cost. This policy has thrown the law
breakers into state of decentralization.
After the sheriff's posse concluded the
engagement with the mob which mur-
dered Chief Engineer Paddock yester-
day afternoon anu landed the leaders
and over 100 strikers in the county jail,
everything quieted down Immediately.
and the reports from every point in
the region at the co Sc OF the day
show that the Iawless set have
been generally subjugated. Small
outbreaks occurred at several places
early this morning, but as the day
advanced the strikers lost courage. and
the mobs which camped out last night
intending to make raids at every, work
ing plant at daybreak. commenced to
diminish in size, and by the time half
the route of each mob was covered, the
forces were almost completely dis
banded. Tins commenced the BEGIN
ming OF the end of what was intended to
be the greatest strike of coal miners and
coke workers in the history OF the
country. The strikers elected new
leader at a delegate convention at
Scnttdale today. named Alex Markey.
who is now behind the bars here under
the charge of murder. The strikers are
still making threats of breaking into the
Jail here and setting those imprisoned
free. The reports that Sheriff Wilhelm
has given up and applied tn Gov.
PattlsOn for troDpS to preserve the
peace and protect the lives and
property of the workmen who WANT
to work and the coke operators who
want to give thsm employment is un-
true. Sheriff Wilhelm was OH the point
of calling on the state authorities for
military aid when the mob killed En-
gineer Paddock at Davidson. but con-
cluded not to do so after consulting
with his attorney. The turning point
came after the battle b.tw1 EN- the posse
aud the mob 1T Broadford, and the
sheriff found it unnecessary then TO ap-
ply for military support. The conf
muEity was startled by a report this
afternoon that the dead bodies of eight
Huns had been found in the woods near
Dawson. This report has not as yet
b zen verified. and Coroner Baton says
that the reports he has received from
his deputies do not indicate the truth of
the report. Work at the coke plants
today was confined to the same number
running Oh Wednesday. Very few at
temptS were made by the strikers to
drive the workmen out.
STRIkERS DISKAND.
UNIoNTowN, Pa. April 5.-A meet
ing OF strikers was held at Dunbar this
evening at which great weakness was
shown, and at 10o'clock they disDanded
and will not meet again during the
night. Reports received at late hour
snow that the strikers are disbanding at
every point. and appear completely sub
Dued. The authorities, however, will
take no chances and armed guards are
everywhere while citizens i'll every town
in the region are walking around with
guns and rifles in anticipation of trouble
at any moment. A mass meeting of
strikers will be held at ScOttdale Sat
urday for tile purpose of deciding
whether or not TO declare the strike off.
Notwithstanding the fact that President
Davis and Secretary Darby, of the mine
workers union, are behind the bars, the
newly elected president, Marley, and
other leaders claim that the strike is not
broken. They say that while the strikers
VIII do no more marching or ralding,
organization is still going on and the
men now out will remain out. Satur-
DAYS meeting, however, will decide the
matter.
PRESIDENT FRYE TALKS.
PTrTsBURG, Pa, April 5.-R. B. Frye,
president of the United Mine Workers,
was seen today, and asked for his views
Oh the coke strike. He said:
II am opposed to bloodshed and MUIR
der, and regret that it has happened. 1
think the miners in the coke regions are
little premature. 1t was arranged
that the miners of the United States
would strike some time this spling, but
the day was not set. If the men in
the Connellsville region had waited
little longer before striking it would
in my judgment h ave been better. The
working people of this country
want to give the operators a
dose of what they got in England.
The miners are the worst treated men
i'll the country. Their employers die
tate where they shall deal, where they
snail rent and the hours they shall
work. For years they have done little
more than keep body and soul together.
and for this pittance they are made
slaves of. The day has come when the
miners must must take stand against
oppression