The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-10

Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one; and of the Commonwealth
the ninety-fifth. JOHN W. GEARY.
Attest F. JORDAN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
/ The Military OF the District Notified
to be I'm Readiness.
PITTSBURGH, April S.-General A. L
Pearson, Commander-in-Chief OF the
Eighteenth Division National Guards OF
Pennsylvania, received dispatch from
Governor Geary, telling him to have his
division in readiness to 60 to Scranton
upon a moments notice. This dispatch
was private and the contents were to be
kept secret until further notice.
Not so Bad as Reported.
New YORK, April S.-The Tribune S
special correspondent telegraphed from
Scranton at midnight last night; The
reports of the riot are greatly exagger-
ated. So far there has been no blood
shed and but one or two cases Of arson.
The immediate cause OF the outbreak Is
the persistence of a small body OF
miners to continue work when the
main body OF the Workingmen's Benev-
olent Association had ordered general
suspension. Some time ago II was
agreed that the mines should run to sup
ply the home demand but not for gen
eral traffic. This agreement the miners
imagined broken, and Thursday after
lnl
bers, demanding instant withdrawal
from the mines, as the operators had
broken the agreement No mischief
was done, however, and in the morning
the workmen resumed their places in
the mines. At eight o'clock a large
number of miners visited all the coal
mines and peremptorily demanded a
cessation OF work. tthe Tripp works
a tumultuous throng assembled, and for
time threatened bloodshed, but ! have
been unable to find that any one was
seriously injured. There are wild sto-
ries Of pistols and muskets, but no one
can substantiate one case OF firing
Stones were thrown promiscuously y and
there was some tisticutfing, but nothing
like ferocious or riotous purpose was
indicated 1t seems, however, that the
gangs carried the day, and all the works
in town were hastily evacuated by mas
ters and men. At the works Of Morris
n Weeks considerable destruction is
said to have been effected.
The Mayor, when informed Of the
tumult, proceeded at once to the spot,
and endeavored to pacify the crowd.
lie could not make himself heard, how
ever, and at once telegraphed 10 Gov
ernor Geary for troops. In the mean
time local machinery for keeping order
was set in motion and the Marshal 5
forces quickly thrown upon the scene.
The miners having stopped the different
establishments and meeting no opposi
,;c", marched through the nam streets
carrying the American flag and molest-
ing no ore. At 6 P. NJ. the first in
stalment of Governor Geary reinforce
ments 1.-TWO companies) arrived, and in
the morning there will be 2OOO troops
on hand
Serious trouble is expected tomorrow
Saturday by the citizens, though the
miners declare no intention OF taking
any further steps. They are determined
the operators shall not resume work
with outside miners before the present
trouble has been permanently and sat
isiactorily adjusted. The city is strongly
guarded by soldiers Sentinels are placed
on all the street corners, and strong
guard about the houses of operators.
The leaders Of the Workingmen g
Benevolent Association, who have
been in Harrisburg during the legisla-
tive examination, are expected here to-
morrow to assume direction of the
present struggle. 1t is evident the
movement was wholly unprecedented
and without leaders. The general i'm
preston is, however, that these men
imagine that legislative action was
against them, and in their disappolnt-
ment and chargin assailed the opera
tors. Wild rumors Of wholesale destruc-
ton of mines and bloodshed throughout
the country are rife, but cannot be
regarded as trustworthy.
Another Account.
The Suns correspondent says The
most horrible outrages have been perpe-
trated, murder committed and a reign OF
terror begun. Upwards of 2OOO miners
are banded together to prevent miners
not in the Union-blacklegs, so called
from working, and in their fury they
have murdered innocent men, torn down
dwellings, applied the torch
The dispatch adds The whole az
fair evidently was well understood,
deliberately planned and successfully
carried out. The plan was to permit
no miners or anyone else to cut
pound of coal for any price for any one
or for any purpose.
AIIQ quiet.
SCRANTON, April S.--All quiet on the
Lackawanna this morning. Matters
have been, greatly exaggerated. 1t Is
now asserted that no person was killed
and but few hurt. The only trouble
since Yesterday was burning the house
oS a p,;ror n, ono o'clock this morn