The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-29
VOL XLllI.-N0. p.
THE STRIKES At TIE MINES


p,-r,ct Attorney Ficlding's History Of the
rofIlcry Rio.--iiow the Italians were
Trrrfncd- Acfion TINT Mr. Sincy Viewed
n. IIlcsnl under his Associations Rules.
CfEARrtrLp. Pa, Sept. 2s.-The trial OF
einey and Parks, the principal officers OF the
Miners 4tiunsl Association. was procee ded
vfn thi. morning. The indictment In the so
n the one q. SEED upon By the Grand Jury at the
Juns sessions, when some thirty persons associ
.tsd with Messrs. Siney and Parks were tried
.nd convicted. an exception being made Of the
lstter two on account Of their inAbiity ut thnt
time to he represented by counsel Their bail
wa Increased TOM 500 to $500, and their case
eontinucl til the present term.
In opening the case District Attorney Frank
Welding said that ths miuius Oper ions oi the
country were confined t. one corner In when
we're usually employed from tweve to hfteen
hundred men During last fall and winter the
miners were getting nity cents per ton for min
Ing, and though the wage. were not as good s
they had been aotiin-. yet At this rate an indus
trious man could gain a fair compensation
About March tue - lssl NuigO Parks appeared
in the ncilAharh1cd, and remained from tnN
time Sho. after his arrival, aud at his In
stance. a pr .pu.tou to strike was agitAted.
hiner. noe .tus. were beid at different mines,
anG the proposition discussed, Parks urging tho
men that the, were u1t receiving fair com pen-
,,,ion for their ltbor. but that no strike should
take III ,ce nutii they were tlr ushly organic ID.
On March q and - meetln:s were held at Houts-
d.o ami MoshAnuoa mines. After this time
meetings were hc.j more secretly. On April
Tuion was formed at Moshannon, 2 rks being
present and maxim speech. IN which he urged
the miners to unite In gen iral strik3 through
out the region. ga Aprd5 ,Doetiuss were held
all the coNieries IN the rets IN, and delegates
we're chosen 90 \ general meettug At HoutsdaIe
.irh A strike Wa agrps 1 Ipuu.
ON Monday. Aptil l., a general suspension Of
work took ulace throughout the region. A few
e,,s. ,,.,, ,iy ,o,,si,I,, AZ ,,a ,xorss #, soms
' ...'''.... ',....., -. =,
Of the mi'e-' Notice was served uOon some OF
H.. nter r.. .r. IN 4 an IN .retsc II ten rents per
ton f,r M nm, should be- raid. md odtside labor
ur,,rY rti.tl trlv From this tine until at out
Npri q thous.r to. were almost t.tally pow
r.nfr,.f. ,,.r. ,.fli .. fo purchase coal al cum.
bcr8,nd. Ve. ami ,tner places II a loss II ON
nfteen to- tirty cen per ton. line, under.Ook
,o ,lrpl, t..c nj ce- IT tue 1, .riktrs and on the
g. IA ~ Anri. "A nurlb-r 90 l.pn Ne-e brought
into ther.. 3 by F.-nrr Bros. ON their arrival
Al ID Dsr,ulI fha-a mon were met %, arudt two
flndr.t -,ri,inr miners, with p rks al thtir
t.,d. wn, t~no,irrri me new cu0ler. -
-" MI. r AKA rer,atan.,i i.,, tn4y Nnult le
IN d. .r-e-if thr, wentt' Vorh. D. Mss tul TIE
4. ter.t tell .nr then. th4t tntr ALPS would nos
be- eecur. if fh.. Arft g.. vDf,. a. tha tv.'i.y-
rine ,n,ui ~ 4.nt b, F..ncr Iir,-.. tnr -t.l.tr,
s4,s.e,l.l b.. H. r.f. il. tNrn 4t. lul iUt nldA-
ION in f'i.ii.. v., m .it rinr. In TN. ,nd
u,ahy s,ni,,F M in-t an'e' 'ne =" ,i.rS 20
ne ~ nm n,aI. ny ,1e 'r.ior. tn brn- IN
men fr,''u other r,l,,,s var, r'ns,te, f-.a,-n,
I. mi th'.s Ia aim II adj n-t AZ. ..s. f,-nl ed In
,ne kna awa' ~ ,ne infn %. ,hs ., i1riSgrs. r
s,,ntiv ,t-aI,ed In tr,yei'ift unon the cars To
Tyrone ami back ami In bo rding trans for the
p,rp'-e = ioierceetios the new nana', nd oy
ns tnen, rom coming into III. rcsIno. MANY Of
the tt.'r we're Iuliy w.re II the SITUATION and
80. efr.res nut. t"ro,ish the el3rts Of the
.tri.sr. very few of them reached the rnines
N.o.t Nav : threatening letters were sent 20
syCty man il ercgi m VINO con nfinued t. work.
nsuiyrl, them that this was the last notice
thev would rec i've. and tuat II they dll not
comply with the req1-st ant cease to work.
their lives ou.d he iakeu. no tn-y would not
I've O. witness against their assAilAnt'.
M,tter. , ntinued In THIS way until Nav 10.
vNen sre o Tin from fhile uhta arrived,
ltt0rsi. N.utup the rad o. Sterlns. where TART
cfflrr r we're unlDadetl. and tuen nntl Hout--
cal-. Nurre inc ral.uce gpt on In the mean
time "a cr0 yd 4 seven or elsht hunured miners
flulwrt up tue s.rIuEet-. sni nnallt thcr
eflun4 t.c.l "a marrued them back oos.eoll.
Iueretl. obtained a special tralu. and hV force
Of nam. o.. .rd thre - comp lied The " black
legs" IS they termed then,t' 20 hackto Tyrone,
where tn4y were ,ifn pprL. aud - --arr tran
ra0r.ati,u rrins given them. they lay thtr' in 4
IA dty ~inoy arritei mine region
on the lltr, d Irin. a uettiu- II the striking
miner, al Hout.dair. and wnie Siuey was IN *
coming up the rod loiocl wiih "hl c.l"l-.'
The crowd dispersed 4 once ~ meet the run.
, a..YMpanilng tncin. Aufln- 80 Gps-
j. rftu,. shortly after the arrival 81 the tr iil.
the. n-r. met O., the operator, and special
poi-e..-.. s..p forbid them 10 enter upon the
work 4 l...-r being sent ~ tho strikers u
confer vi l I'D, newly arrived men returned and
rrpor'cl f..t the latter would nOt leave.
Anothrr ,. .uuittee for the same purpose met
wllhnn nnIttter s.ceess. Inc uAer. iher with
df~o -..urf distance. evidently for consulti-
tln. In ,n1ft time they rusned forward.
brandi.uius cluts. reyoivefs sc. and The small
forr- of tOI'rulrn Giving wa tLry continued
on To- tne mines. entered them md compelled
th- few 49, W.rc 10 work 10 me out. They
then cNfefa the boarding uses ana threw the
bagg cc nt these men out ~ the windows, and
dn4iiy -iriuuudlns the strln-ers marched them
u Ho is tale. crowded tueu IN aha l. guarded
then f1r time. and then marched them cut of
til c.Irty. ueauNuie u.uf.lug mem that N
anyone cri rpod or OF the line he would be shot.
After taking tu N come tuifty % lies away ho
LETT them with tue statement that any one who
came o .ch would be sent an ay 10 pine boxes.
a. work in qnt the mines. ire principal tar-
ui'1' r. lr ne, y 80 VIZ ,vss t,2 5ttSts2
E ,iii' 80 80. -, Ill -r-r.o, 80. az,