Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-09
COAL RIOT.
A Rsiga OF Terror at Scranton, Pa.
Northern Ku-KIux in the
Ascendant.
MURDER and 0utrsgs-Ths Miners
Banded TOgethsF-A Movement
Wholly Unprecedented.
Work for Grants TrOOps-R9 EYll
That Demands instantaneous
Legislation.

SCRANTON. April 7,-Midnight.-
General OsbOf'ue, in command Of the
State troops here, has taken up his
beadOusrters at Washington Hall. A
small detachment Of plckets are post
ed about the city and every precau'
fion To preserve order has been taken.
An order Of forty thousand rounds o.
ammunition was expected on the l:ZU
train from Harrisburg.
NEW YORK, April 8.-The Tribune
special correspondent telegraphs rom
Scranton, at midnight, that the
not is grLatly exaggerated. 20 IaT
there has been no blO0dshen, ana Dut
one or two cases Of arson.
The immediate cause OF the out
break was the persistence OF small
body of miners in continuing work
when the main body Of the Work
inpman's Benevolent Association
had ordered q suspension. Some time
400 il was agreed that the mines
should run to supply the home de-
mand but not for general traffic. 'Inls
agreement the miners imagined was
broken. and on Thursday 8iternOOn
assembled in a threatening attitude
and demanded an instant withdraw
al from the mines, as the operators had
broken the agreement. No mischief
was done, however, and IN the morn
ing the WOrkmen resumed their places
in the mine.
at eight o'clock a large number Of
miners visited all the coal mines and
peremptOrily demanded a cessation
Of work. At the Tripp works tu-
mulu0us tnrOng assembled ana for a
time threatened blOOdshed, but have
been unable to find any seriously in
5ured. There are wild stories Of pis-
UOls and muskets, but no one can sub
stautiate one case OF firing. Stones
were thrown prOmi5cuOusly ana some
ESticufs ensUed, but nothing like q
fer. .aiOus and riOtOus purpose was iu-
dicafaf' 1t seems, however, that
the Gang carried the day. Ali work
in t6wn wee hastily evacuated by
the magters anI men. At the works
4of Morris d Weeks considerable de-
structi0D is said 10 have been effected.
The Mayor. when informed OF the tu-
muIt. prOceeded at once 10 the spot,
and endeavOred to pacify the crowds.
He couId not make himself heard
however, and at once telegraphed 70
Gov. Geary for troops. In the mean
time the local machinery for keeping
order was set in motion and the Mar
sbaPs forces quickly thrown upon the
scene. The miners having stopped at
tbed diherent establishments, and meet
iBg no opposition, marched through
the main streets, carrying the United
state flag, and mOlesting no one.
Ate pm. the first in5tallment Of
Governor Geary's reinf0rcements,
two companies, arrived, ana IN the
morning there will be 700 troops on
hand. Serious trouble IS expected
tomorrow by the citizens although
the miners declare that they have no
intention Of taking any further steps.
They are determined that the opera
tors shall not resume work with out
side miners before the present trouble
has been permanently and satistactO-
~ adjusted. The city is strongly
guarded by soldiers. Sentinei5 have
bpen placed at all street corners, and
strong guards about the houses OF the
operat0rs. The leaders Of the W. b, A.,
VINO have been Ia. Harrisburg during
the legislative examination, are eX-
uected here tomorrow, 20 assume the
direction iu the present struggle. 1t
is evident that the movement was
wholly unprecedented and without
leaders. The general impression is,
however, that the men imagined the
legislative action was against them,
and in their disappointment and cha
grin assalled the operators. There
are wild rumOrs of a wholesale de-
sructiOn of mines and blOOdshed
throughout the country rife, but they
cannot be regarded as trustworthy
The same correspondent says the
ruost horrible Outrages have been per-
.gafrated. murder committed, and a
r.sgn of terror begun. Upward Of
106i miners are banded together to
-,ravent miners not unlOn-Dlack-legs
= called from working, ana IN their
fTvv they have murdered the lnnO-
eent torn down dwellings, applied
forcRes The dispatch adds that the
TVhoie affair Sss evidently well under
stood. deliberately planned and sue
cessfuIIv carried out. The plan was 70
permit no miner or any one else 70 cut
8 pound Of coal for any one OF iof any
purpose.
HARRIsBURG, Pa, April Sine
Governor has obtained Writs aud TWO
va svrauts against the Philadelphia
and Reading, Lackawanna and
bloomsbury, Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, Delaware and Hudson
snd Iehigh Valley Railroad Com
Dsnias. 10 answer in the Supreme
Gourt the charge Of violating their
obsrters by OVeTeharging f0r trans
portatiOn Of coal.