The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-05-13
Fresh outraees in Luzerne-An Immense
alantitf Of cfal On Hand.

Fresh outrafes IN Luzerne-An Immense
Quantity Of ceal On Hand.
Wilkcsbarre, May 7,-Yesterday af-
teruoon Alderman Ziegler, of Kiogston,
which is across the river from here.
issued several warrants for the arrest oil
party of meu tor threatening and beat
ing some miners who had been working
without the consent of the union, They
threatened them with certain death in
case they persisted in "blacklegging,"
aud not contentod with giving them
good beating, they went SO fer as to
smash their windows and destroy their
furniture. Some Of the men were
seriously injured by the mob. A few
of them have been arrested aud lodged
in .ail. But this seems to have had no
effect upon them inasmuch as to-day a
crowd numbering about one hundred
men marched up and down in front OF
the houses occupied by those who are
to work, exhibiting an efgy of black
leg placed on a pole, and fired shot after
snot at it, stopping occasionally to warn
the men that such would be the fate OF
all who went to work after to- Law. Mr..
Parish has carried out his threat of TAX
ing away the pumps to the very letter,
and the mines are now left to fill up
with water as they will. Still there
seems 20 disposition on the part Of the
operators or the men to hasten the end
of the suspension. The best miuers are
lelving the region in considerable num-
berc, some going to other coal fields.
others striking out for the Pacific coast,
while not few are returning to the old
country. There will be a meeting of
the different delegates in this city to
morrow to determine what action they
shall take. At is Obvious that the mum.
Der of men nov on strike is SO large as
to preclude the possibility of their re-
msiuing idle much longer. Consid-
cradle parade is made of sums of money
which has been forwarded to their as
sistance. But the amounts are quite
insignificant when placed il compa ison
with the number to be supported here
from. 1t is reliably reported that the
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
have had full force of men on this
last month, and rut in full rime, and
have mined 100000 tons during tha;
period, while the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Company have got
out 30S,090 tons. The former CON.
pany have also 100000 tons at Homes
dale all ready to ship whon navigation
opens. The Pennsylvania Company
have also large amount on hand, and
those three companies claim that in
sixty days they will be able to fill the
market up, and then the miners may
whistle for the increase Of pay which
they demand. Waterman l. Beaver are
determined to carry out their threat Of
ejectino the tenants from their houses
as soon as the notified time for leaving
expires. This will DO doubt cause con.
siderable trouble, and no doubt, the
military will have to be summoned to
their aid to carry out the plan of eject,
ment.
ASSOCIATED PRESS ACCOUNT OF KING
sTON OUTRAGES
Wikesbarrc, Pa, May last
night was an exciting one in the min
ing regions around Kingston. A pro-
eession Of from fifty to one hundred
miners, with torches, and armed with
guns, revovers and clubs, marched TO
the dwellings, OF the mcn who are work
ing in Hutchinson's and Payne's mines
and gave them notice to quit work or
the penalty would be death. The gang
were very noisy and threatening, but
did not damage any buildings or NAL
treat any person. They carried with
them an efigy Of "blacklcg," which
they took to grove, whereit was hanged
by the neck to tree, and the crowd
emptied their firearms at it. The re-
suit has been that Payne's men refused
TO return 10 work this morning. Three
of Hutchnson's men, while on their
way to the shaft, were followed by
gang OF women and children, and pelted
with stones until they were forced to
seek safety in fight. The constable
into Those hands the warrants for the
arrest of the persons who beat McDade
were placed, was unable to serve them
to. day.
Tomorrow a posse will accompany
him, and serious trouble is expected.
A miner in that section named Thomas,
who had been a ringleader in the in
timidatious, was arrested to-day and is
now in jail. Mr.. Parrish is carrying
out his word in regard to the Sugar
Notch mines. The pumps and machiu-
cry from numbers 8 aud 10 were re-
moved to-day. 1t has no effect upon
the men. They laugh at the idea of be-
ing forced to yield as long as assistance
comes as easily as it has So far. TIE
men at the Upper Wyoming region are
anxious to have the strike continue here
for two reasons-it makes more work
there, and if the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Companies are compelled to dd-
vance prices all the others viii also
The works of the Delaware and Hudson,
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern and the Pennsylvania Coal Com
panies are now run at their full capac-
ity. The mines of this section will hold |
4 meeting tomorrow to consider the
situation.