The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
RIOT In PROSPECT.
Troops Have Been Sent 10 Intimidaie
Strikers at Crotou, N. Y.
ITALIANS THREATEN VIOLENCE.
Say They Will Arm Themselves and
Resist the Soldiers.
IF OTHER MEN ARE PUT TO WORK
The Contractors viii Be Sorry When the
Troops Are Moved Away"
EFFORTS ARE MAKING At A SETTLEMENT
Italian Consul aud the state Arbi-
traitor Arc In Conference, but sit
untioD Is Not Easy to Handle.

New York. April l5.--Gencral Roe an
nouncod tonight that he had formal
written demand from sheriff Malloy OF
Westminster county this morning To call
out 500 troops to so Immediately to the
scene of the Italian laborers strike at
the Crpton Dam.
General Roc has decided to order out
early tomorrow morning the fourth sepa
rate company OF Workers. tho eleventh
separate company OF Mount Vernon,
squadron A OF New York, and troop c OF
Brooklyn.
General Roe gave as his reason for
ordering so many cavalry and so few in
fantry, that there are more than six miles
Of territory TO cover, and that IL Is neces-
sary TO have troops which could move
quickly and be scattered He said also
that topography Of the country is exceed
iny hilly. General Roe thinks that tho
500 men Will be sufficient to quol the
strike.
The troops viii number 100 Infantry and
$50 cavalry.
Squadron A will furnish 200 men and
troop & Will have $50.
Croton Landing \ Y, April ia re-
port reached here at 10 o'clock tonight
that the conference In New York was q,
failure, so far as bringing about the set
tlenent of the stNke. and that troops mad
been ordered TO come here tomorrow. Tho
news was quickly passed 10 tho strikers,
VINO hastily gathered on the bowery to
discuss the situation
The strikers were much excited Angelo
Rotella. the leader, when informed of lflo
TACT that The troops had been ordered ont.
was much perturbed and downcast. HI
talu' Only some OF our men are armed
out they viii all be armed in the morning.
We viii resist every attempt hy the can-
tractors to renew the work tomorrow with
strange men, and We will fight Il neces-
sary until the troops get here They can
Keep the troops here for two iuonths. but
we can afford 10 await six months and the
contractors VIII be sorry when the troops
30 away"
While everything is quiet and peaceful
IN the neighborhood of the Cornell dam
tonight, nearly 800 armed deputies are
guarding tho works and each one of them
Is guessing as to what tomorrow may
bring forth.
The striking Italian laborers. whose
homes are in the vicinity Of the works
are behaving themselves excellently. But
underneath their quiet their is stubborn
resolve not 10 go hack 10 work nor let any
outsiders take their places until tho con-
tractors agree to pay the increase OF wages
demanded
The strikers say they will fight the new
men and II necessary. the soldiers. siren
nous efforts are being made by Italian
Consul Branehl and state Arbitrator Dele
hanty TO bring about settlement OF tho
difficulty. Much depends on the outcome
Of conference which Is to be held In
New York between the two contractors
and General Roe and Sheriff Melloy this
evening"
The strikers are well armed with guns
and pistols and In this regard they have
: decided advantage over the shorifs
deputies. who have only long sticks and
y -caliber reYolvers. The deputies are in
/ valley. while the strikers command the
adjoining hill. with the guns the Italians
'ould riddle the sherih's men. who IN
'evolvers half way up the hillside in case
fight should take place. Most Of the
lepties are being fed az nearby boarding
rouse and many OF them complained to-
lay Of being lnsuffciently supplied with
ood
In addition 10 this they claim they are
made TO work overtime and threats OF
itrike among them were yife today
The feature OF the day WAS the mingling 4
" the strikers and the deputies at the /
castor services In the little Roman Cstho-
&c church In the valley. The best OF !
ceiling prevailed