The New York herald., 1877-09-08
Reception Of President Sloan's Ulti-
matum at Scranton.
STRIKERS GLOOMY, BUT STUBBORN
Five Thousand Workmen Reported Under
Arms at Hyde Park.
INTIMIDATION AT WILkESBARRE,
SIGNAL Fires Lighting. Up the
Mountain Sides.
rnx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
scRASroy, Sept 7, 1871
The ultimatum Of the Delaware, Lackawanna ana
Western Railroad Company contained In the answer
Of President sloau to the Executive Committee oil
miners and mine engineers that waited on him yester'
dav has intensified the gloom which has hung over
his community for moro than six weeks. The depu-
,aton charged to wait on Mr. Sloan reported the re-
suit Of their interview to q joint executive COM
mi.tee to-day and 1t received with disappoint.
ment vcrg,ng on despair. The HERALD correspon dent
met the committee at their headquarters this evening
and learned from tho chairman. John Il. Powell, that
their mission TO New York was not directly author
ized by the OF the miners, but was undertaken
purpose of ascertanng If the company had any
communication to make to the men or any terms TO
offer. At former interview with Mr.. John Brisbin
the company's legal adviser, the men were informed
that any time they could have access to the Pres-
dent and Board Of Directors. The matter made
public and pressure brought 10 bear by business
and others committee to avail themselves Of
the offer and confer directly with tho President The
company approved OF the idea and treated 1t with
, courtesy amounting TO an invitation Passes
were furnished 10 the men over the road and for-
the General Coal Agent who went with them to New
York. not at their request however, they say but vol
unfairly.
EXPECTING A COMPROMISE.
1t was generally thought compromise would be
effected, and when 1t became known that the CON-
pany would make no concession as long as the men
Rre strike, the feeling among all classes became
one OF general dependency.
There will be no mass meeting OF the miners TO
consider the question for tho present. having been
decided AT the outset OF the struggle that no mass
meetings would be held until the company had some
terms 10 offer. The prospect never SO cherries
before as IL Is now Despite the drenchins rain to-day
met IN groups on the street corners, and, with anxious
faces, discussed the situation. They are becoming
moross and wonderfully secret in their movements
and II is difficult 10 obtain Information IRON them
While was inquiring for the rooms OF the Executive
Committee, poor old woman asked pathetically:-
'ls there really no newsf VIII the company give
When answered in the negative she went away. muir.
muring 'Dear, dear, what Will become OF u.s."
The Executive Committee state that miners
as determined to-day ever aud lar more united. One
OF them sad TO me-
"Henceforth sink national differences and only
recognize an honorable manhood"
Al Pittston, Carbonate ana Wikesbarre the
equally res0lute and there Is no knowing how long
strike will last The wafer is twelve feet deep IN No
shaft OF the Delaw aud Hudson Company at Carbon
dale, and the difficulty adjusted TO- morrow IT
would lake weeks before the NINE would be ready
work. The great secrecy with which the men conduct
quarters that the Communstic element is securing
q foothod among them. This however, is not the
they have always iaiied the past the
panes were aware OF their every movement and they
propose to guard against such method OF inviting
disaster IN the Iuture.
MILITARY SENT HOME.
Tn0 Nineteenth regiment OF FlttSDurg, which mas
pecn stationed mere some tlnle was relieved to-day
and left Tor home considerably elated They will be
replaced by the recently organized regiments formed
for three months duty AZ the call OF the Governor and
under command Of Colonel Howard
Rocket signals are sent up nightly from the neigh
boring hills. winch are supposed 10 be system OF
comm cation the miners have with each other,
In toe city tonight II is feared some trouble brew
ing. though what shape IL will take nobody knows
POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS TROUBLES IN THE
LUzERNE COAL REGIoN-sTRIKERs ARMED
AND READY FOR VIOLENCE.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept Z, 1877.
confidential agent Of the workingmen's so-
ceties Of the coal regions in this city to-day
to confer with the trade unions of this city. He
comes from the Miners and Laborers' Union of
Scranton and represents the Molly Mcguire element.
Becret meetings OF the strikers held all over tho
Lehigh region last night at which 1t was resolved
to have general uprising in any
OF the strikers arrested by the mil
iary. 1t was also decided to seud agents the large
cities OF the State to money help from the
trade Unions This action OF the strikers results from
report that the Governor has is about to
order The arrest OF the leaders OF the for viola
tion OF the conspiracy laws, which DO construed
make II n crime for worknen quit to incite
others thereto Scranton the headquarters OF tho
desperate men who are leading the worKlngmen. In
ana about Scranton there are only 500 State militia and
600 regulars, while band OF armed strikers out.
numbers them three to one.
STRIKERS ARMED DRILLING.
In Hyde Park suburb of Scranton, there are de-
clared TO be 900 members of the orders with
weapons drilling and practising military exercises
The strikers claim that the private operators VINO
were wiling to give their men work at nvlng wages
were prevented from doing by the increase
pf railroad freghts The say that the STORE
keepers and tradesmen and others outside the
ranks OF the miners themselves will JOIN with them,
aud resort TO force any attempt made to ar
rest the strikers rs long as they peaceabe 1t
stated by this agent from Scranton If arrests are
made for conspiracy there Will be terrible uprising
In which case the small number OF the military must
be utterly pVweriess
EFFORTS TO START ANOTHER
The Molly Maguires are making an ciiorL to induce
rrul strike the 18th, to be simultaneously begun
Al the princpa railroads In the state. Tho local
thorities OF tho Engincers brotherhood favor
OF this action. but President Arthur aud the Executive
Committee OF the national body opposed. Careful
inquiry among the railroad nauds In this city
that Is extremely improbable that another strike
will take place The railroad men have had enough
TIE BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGr-
NEERs-A RUPTURE THAT May LEAD TO ITS
DISSOLUTION.
SrSBrRr, Pa, Sept. T. 1877.
The dissatisfaction among the members OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers relative TO the
management OF the organization becoming general
The engineers and flremen employed upon the locomo
lives OF tho Pcnnsyvan, Northern Central Phila.
the OF tho intended general railroad
strike the 10th inst and considering the advisable
iy Of joining In the war that is contemplated against