New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-04
THE COAL MINES,
A Promise OF Peace.

| poTTsvILLE, June 3.-There is no longer
| any doubt that the back bone Of the long
strike is broken: unless something unfOre-
| seen occurs. the present week will see a
general resumption of mining throughout
| the Schuylkill region. After holding out
for five months. maintaining bold front to
| the last, the men have concluded there is no
possibility of success for them, and are
| coming to operators all over the region and
otferiag to work on any terms.
| The Miners Union has suddenly dissolved;
| its members are coming, not as branches
| nor in any official capacity, but as individ-
| ual miners, seeking work The collieries
| have either started or arranged for starting
at Malone City, Miibertson, Ashland, She
| nandoah and in the western part of this
| county, and moro will follow today. Ia
| every case the 1879 basis, as proposed by
| the Coal Exchange, is made the standard
| of wages and is accepted by the men. No
| attempts have been made to interfere with
workmen about the reopened mines.
The Promise is Not Kept-The strikers
Moving on POttsvillr-TrOops Under
Arms.
The situation is becoming more critical.
The citizens of Shenandoah have applied for
military aid as they have adyices of large
bodies of miners marching toward the town,
to compel suspension OF work there, and
that Deputy Sheriff Hesler is now stationed
there with a posse OF fifty men, but he will
be unable to protect the working miners.
Governor Hartranft has telegraphed from
WIlliamsport TO General Siegiriend here
directing him TO call out the military in
case the sheriff is unable to disperse the
mObs. Troops in other localities have been
ordered to hold themselves in readiness
Pottsville troops are assembling in their
respective armories awaiting orders to
march.
Rescue-The Mob IncrensinR-Th
SheriH's Posse Fired Upon-the NIiiiiiu
Advancing to the Attack.
An arrested raider was rescued. The mob
is rapidly increasing. The militia are IN
uniform and ready for action.
Later.-The sherif's posse was fired upon
and three wounded.
The militia are leaving for the scene.
Ehe Particulars of the Fight.
MAHONEY CITY, june Sat three o'clock
this evening Sheriff Werner telegraphed
that his posse had been fired upon and asked
for military assistance. The Pottsville Light
Infantry and the Gowan Guards, who had
been awaiting orders since twelve o'clock,
were immediately ordered out and left by
a special train for this place, arriving here
at five O'Clock. They found the mob gen
orally had skunk away on the outskirts of
the town. The citizens were very much ex-
cited, and all places of business had been
closed since noon.
The first disturbance occurred at King,
Tyler q Co.'S colliery, below the town.
When the sheriff with a posse ordered the
rioters to disperse and 90 to their homes,
one Of the chiefs replied they could not
drive them away, and at the same time
fired upon the sheriff. The firing then be
came general, the rioters pouring vOlley
of fire on the citizens who were greatly
outnumbered, the miners also having the
advantage of being on the hillside. Two
hundred shots were fired by both parties.
The sheriff, finding himself overpowered,
retreated to the town and reorganized his
force generally, the citizens volunteering,
and every iirearm to be found was brought |
into requisition. He also telegraphed for
military aid
OF the wounded on the citizens side.
Henry Lutenberger, a policeman, is now in
a critical condition; Henry Lochman. also |
policeman, wounded in the leg; William
Encke, wounded IN the head, and another
man, name unknown, wounded in the
shoulder. Eight of the raiders were
wounded and carried away, and one of
them was killed.
After the firing had ceased tho raiders
formed in line and marched defauty
through the towt headed By music OF
the 200 men in line who went down the val
ley, 100 men returned here; then, forming
into small squads, they went in different
directions. About 600sof the raiders came
from Hazieton and vicinity, having marched
the greater part of the night, compelling
every man they met to accompany lhein
The balance OF them came from Shenan-
doah, Girardvlle, Mahoney Plane and
places in that vicinity.
Colonel Huntzinger has established bis
headquarters at the mansion house, and the
troops are quartered in the City Hall.
Several companies were also ordered TO
Shenandoah, arriving there at seven o'clock
this evening. The streets at Shenandoah