New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-02
MINERS OUTRAGES.
THE SITUATION IN THE LEHIGH REGION.

THE SITUATION In THE LEHIGH REGION.
BUSINESS AT A STAND TILL IN HAzLEroN-ANxH'r,
OF THE OPERATORS THE PLAN OF THE MINERS
THE GOVERNOR CALLED ON FOR AID.
| [FRoM A SPECIAL coRREspo vDEsr OF THE TRrBUsEl
HAzLEToN, Penn, April 1.-The whole OF the
Lehgh coal regions is in state OF feversh excitement
threatening demonstrations OF the striking
miners This town, which is the chief center OF the
trade OF the region, resembles place time, ex'
pectine RAID from a flying column Of the enemy.
Business Is ut standst. The streets thronged
all day by restless crowds AT the doors OF the
houses women aud children stand looking
up and down the streets IL some great
event about to happen, and listening
eagerly catch talk Of the throngs upon tho side
walks The coal operators alarmed for the sate'y OF
their property constantly teegraphing to their en-
pOyes st the outlying mines and receiving answers
sometimes reassuring but not seldom announcing the
movements OF rading parties and appealing for more
force 10 defend The works. At nearly all the mines ID
this vicinity small squads Of special policemen are sta
toned. The belong what Is known as the Coal
and Iron Police, body paid and organized by the oper
ators Until lately they have succeeced Ia
guarding the property committed to their care and
have kept the pumps at work, so as TO prevent the
water from filing the mines. Within the past week.
however the strikers have become holder, and, chang
ing their policy from OF peaceabe ideness to one OF
active aggression they have several cases attacked
their raids In the night, but Monday they began
Of daylight operations audscious and 80 for
midable that they terrorzed the orderly portion
OF the community. The crowd which marched
through Hazleton that day was about 4oo
strong, and was headed by dissipated squad OF
so armed with muskets and shot-guns, and march
ing with flag at the head Of the column
Behind this a motley rabble carrying pistols
clubs other weapons Tho raid since then at Jeans
ville Jeddo, Beaver Meadow. Audenried. and Eckley
were made by forces ranging from 90 TO 500 men
Whether these movements directed by some author
iy in the secret order 10 which all the miners belong or
are spontaneous ebultions Of anger and bad whisky
no one appears to have determined The nucleus OF q
marauding party generally formed among the miners
inhabiting single village. There the destination Is
agreed upon and party stopping ali the
villages in the neighborhood and gathering up by per-
suasion threats all the miners they find The pur-
pose OF the expedition is to threaten the policemen
guarding the mines visited, and frighten on
such men as may be sinking slopes or air
shafts picking coal out OF the heaps OF refuse 10 get
fuel enough to run the engines empoyed In pnmPihs
they threaten burn the breakers the large
buildings containing The machinery for crushing coal
ha they carried their threats. Ap
parenty their plan to ntndate the coal operators Oy
the OF fire and water-1re without, desrONlng
the machinery, and water within drowning the milne
aud thus force them to pay the wages demanded as the
only way Of saving their property.
THE sCHUYLKILL SPECIAL POLICE FORCE INsUFFI-
CIENT-STRIKERs IN OTHER MINES.
PoTTsvnLE, Penn, April Hearing trouble
from the mob at Ashland and other points. the Phila
ephia and Reading Railroad train hands known as
the Backlog" sent to protect the property Of
the Company and guard the tracks and bridges Many
OF hem fearing attack have not returned here, but
have left for other parts of the SchuYlk region. All
was quiet at Ashland this morning. but affairs are very
unsettled. Application made last night 10
the Railroad authorities for transportation for
the special police who desired to return
70 Philadelphia and Reading as It was not deemed safe
for them TO remain their number being insufficient for
effective service instances they had been
stoned and fired upon. The transpor alton was supplied
By special train. This morning number OF freight
ears standing ON siding at Excelsior were set on fire.
One car was burned and another damaged by being
run down a grade The railroad authorities deem IL use
less to have special police and that their property
and employees only be protected by military force
The impression that the military Will soon be called
out Tie volunteers here are holding themselves IN
readiness. The miners of the Sham0kn. Buck Noun
tain Henry Clay and BnghamtOn cOlleres have turued
out entire for the basis OF 1874.