The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-06-12
The Raiderstn our Midst-Cellicries
Stopped-The sheriff Shot ut.


With tadne.s we have to chronic what we
hoped won d never take place in this ,hlstrict
ret and disoruer tpiinl1ng from the conduct OF
the men on riSe. We have Always defended
them the court Of the RECORD has ever been
uniform in its advocacy Of their clalus TO last
years wages, ana we yei Deneve that their ne-
mands ate not NJ just,and that the course Of the
meal III the exiIeme. We can fiud no excuse
toi their acts; they. In fact, aie the first cause
OF all our ttOuulesi but whilst throwing the
blame where II originally telongs we cannot
Tor u nom MT give our euGo seinent to the do.
ings OF iust Thui SHAY. They were twrong, the
rand on the colleres hau I6 ended peacefully.
was ll.advised and un aw1ul, and whoever the
parties were that originated 1t tley have proved
themselves Tho wtrsJ Toes 10 the cause OF work.
lpgmen Which that cause has TO contend with.
We have eau nh along ana gay 1t AGAIN that If
the rights OF 'he miners and laoorers cannoG be
secu eJ w,thout lesOIting TO unlawful acts.
tney cannot lie secured ut hli. Bot TO the
events VI hui sday last
Thursday mOIlnug early word came into
town that about s D men from tho Lenigh re
Rion were at the Gnlteries, up on the Lenigh
road that hao commencel anu that they had
suspeuUeu them. and presently as a cDrrubora-
t,On vi the ropt ri Uhe breaker boys began CON-
ing into town fIom the minvs anu confirmed the
matter by saying thut the coliie'ies had oeen
surrounded qud Jus WORKS suspended The
suspeuulng party were very civil sending o
commit tee to the meu requesting them TO stop
son OF prupe ty. TIE nt Vat WORK, OF rourse.
lald down their toos ahd' stopped work and
haviDg succeeded in their % ject tile raiders
city wandering about the streets peaceably end
quiet interfering with nobody on tne Streets
nor anyone lnleItering with lneln. tn one of
their part, who had eoU drunk was arrested
and taken to tne lock up. between IL and IL
o'clock dispa cb tronl shenandoah reroi ted
that anopt ovU men with music PLAYING anu flag
ing hau eft Shenandoah for this place anu at
~ % O'Clock, p. NJ they arrived IN town AMI
paraded the streets tr awhile after which they
lion Of the man tTCJp The Lehigh who nad been
arrested, For awhi e their demani was Iesis.
ted by the police but at last Mr.. hIchael Landy
paid the fine and the man was set at liberty.
The Iowd then fell into line aean aid march.
ed out oftUwn, down pas the foundry TOWARDS
Sc. ;, icho as, and IL Was hooed that was their
goodbye to our city. but the hope was destined
10 disnppolnl for they returned again;
passed np 1atAw,ssa, up 70 spruce and from
where they made request that the men should
cease TO wOrx. They met Mr.. King and inler-
Iogated HIM as 10 the prces he was paying,
wnen he INFORMED them tnat they paid the
basis of 1874, but referred them to the men for
conhrluatiOn OF his statement Mr King SAID
tnat they were very courtt ols and civil with
him with The expecton of one or two Of them
VINO seemed mcllned to lie a little Tough Be-
fore leaving the cOliery sheriff Werner army.
ed III town and with n lew polcemen and citi.
zens, repair ed 20 the scene OF acJion aud order
gu them to dsperse ana wnle dong SO some OF
This was no sooner done than the sheiif and
his friends were attacked by stones and rush
was made for them which they resented by
tirine into The crowd and presently pop, pop.
pop weLt of the revo vers ii ut least iifiy
shots had been tIei Of. and hunters OF
tue r, iders turned and ran Gown towards
S. ruce Street, where In hort time they form.
ed IN ranks and ln9rched out Of 10 vn b. tue
way Of st. N,choIas, the Sheriff and party ran
prz,ng that 80 many shuts beng fired so lew
were hurt. Tine cousaliiies cOusist' d in some
OF the Sherirs pary beng strncS with stones
aud officer Lachman beng shOt'on the leg; the
ball enteiinI in one ank'e and passing down un-
4,r the foot and up towards the other ankle
The wound Is not u seriOus one. 1t Is reported
IA 4
struck ana that one is DEAD, however, 1t II hard
to ascertain the full truth AS to how many Were
nurt as they were gO6 off the Held by their
Trends. MS quietly as pos'lb.e. Immediately af !
ler tl|'p tUi qLa5c r- MS ctlcn a number OF
or tSe ow srsS ana " bey protesting
the lower end OF Centre street son having
rev0lyers, sole rides some muskets, and some
B. guns,and op. brave old veteran OF a Du OF. |
IN N looked war.ike with m Isset AMI CLEAN.
ing bayonet, OUT the men who caused the
Trouble were zone and they returned up TO
and drum announced that the cumpPnIes of |
mil iprY expected from Poitsville had arrived, |
marched down TO The City Ha i,where they are.
at pI esent, quli tered All tnrOugh raursday |
night tqu Us of polio, man and military paraded |
The street AID stood guard ON the corners A |
number OF the raiders, it was SAID, laid in the |
bush on the mountain, Things are quiet at |
present lu6 rumais prevail that the RAIDERS IN.
Tend TO return In q few days with accumulated |
numbers and such reports fill the nervous with |
faar anu anxiety Several names Of parties |
crowd, We are informed, have hepn got aud |
they WIN be arrested.
This Is the worst thing that could possibly
have happened to the men, as 1t estranged hun.
dreds Of those v h0 haYe. UP to his time, SYM
patLlzsd with tn m But We are lappy to say
tnit tue mei of this district he'd themselves a.
loof IRON the movement and stood by as more
passive spectators, Ana numOeIs that we talk.
ed to both IRISH anQ al other classes conGemn
the affair as wrong. We can testify tlat sever.
vi OF our Irish worGlngmeu Were ns anxious that
the raiders shOu q leave the town as any otner
class OF our citizens were.-A ahapoy Valley
RECORD, June
Some Of the colieries in the Mahanoy dis.
trict OF Schuylkill county resumed operations |
Monday. The troops sent from Harrisburg to
Shamokin have returned home. their presence
being considered no longer necessary. Al Ash
land, MOnaaf. ten miners were arrested on
complaint OF John Deguant, of Donaldson's
Patch, f0r having made no GUS Recommendations
al ound hi, premises, DegDant having been
"worSing at a co hery on terms to suit himself
but not the NJ and L. ID. A" 1t Is stated that
the men at work in the ShamOkin colhe1es
have been supplied, by the operators, with arms
to defend themselves against RAIDERS.
AT Clearheld, Monday. John Siney, Xingo
Park and other leaders in the stilke. were III,
dlcated by the Grand Jury ior riot and con.
spiracy. Siney says he IS not ready for trial but
his prosecutors are urging his trial at this ses.