New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-11
THE COAL TROUBLES.
). r. G. II.

RIOT FlCTIONS-TOw THE OUTRAGES ARE MAN
UFACTURED IN THE COAL COUNTRY.
SCRANTON, Pa, May 10-Midnight-The new
difficulty among the miners here is like those heretofore
cOnured up by the operators and monopolsts to elicit
sympathy from outside, and damage the Miners Union
The so-called riot OF yesterday but ordinary
drunken sCrimmage OF men and women, brought on by
people who have no more control OF the miners
organizations than they have OF the railroads. The
people engaged in the fracas were simply the
lowest class Of laborers beset by few viragoes
and so far, no one is known to have suffered
any serious mischief. The authorities, the coal
men. and the press here determined however, to
asperate public feeling against the Miners Union and
destroy forever barrier against uncontrolled
monopoly. For this they have refused all attempts at
recOncation FOR this they have melted war of races
and eligions; for this they have Dsgated OBJECTIONS
from the ranks OF the Union, and for this end they hold
mp bloody front Of riot and murder to the people
OF the coal regions into alliance with them.
The women who found themselves embroiled in this
melee were half crazy either with whisky rage and
flew at the labOrers tooth and nail but made demon
stration laughahle than alarming The encounter,
however epgendered il-feelng, and for time 1t was
feared that the thousands divided up into clans, might
be drawn into reprSals against the aborers for Their
recent surrepttous Overtures to the operators. The
military forces were called out to que the braw and
ostentatious precautions at taken TO impress tho
town Of the serious dangers apprehended. FIghttul
stories Of cruelty and robbery are flying about but not
one has been can be authenticated.
Last night body Of men styling themselves We, the
Irish Citizens" met and resolved that they would have
no intercourse In future with the Miners UniOn-nade
up OF Weshmen-and that they "pledge themselves to
go heart and hand with the laborers." They further
more resolved work as the operators
would receive them The people who incte and make
up the riots here have flooded the telegraph wires TINS
afternoon with stories OF dead bodies found in outofhe-
way places There is not word of truth in such tales
No men have been killed and very few hurt aud those
but slightly
All the mines that started work recently IN opera
tion and their complete freedom from molesta0n is the
best evidence of the pacific and awabding spirit OF the
miners. The great Companies still delay definite ar
rangements with the miners and simply waiting I'M
I'll they shall have been finally crushed Should
the pending proposition fail the only method remaining
TO the for temporary settlement OF the ques-
ton will be by general vote, which, 1t is asserted,
would be immensely in favor of early resumption Dis
cOuraged by the prospect nearly 1900 miners and labor
ers left here within the week for the Wyoming region
and elsewhere where the power OF the corporations Is
not strong Reports IN from all sides indicating
general desire for arbitration. Pottsvllc votes almost
unanimously for this method and resumption will begin
at once,