The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-13
MORE STRIKES IN PROSPECT,
A Large Number of Dissatisded Work.
men.

A Large Number of Dissatisfied Work
New YORK, Aug. IAN Ashland, Pa, des-
patch 81 avs the engineers on the Northern Cen
tral, Philadelphia & Erie, Shamokn & Hazel
tcp, Wilkesbarre and Danville roads have been
holding secret meetings at Sunbury since Fri
day night and enough has been learned to war
rant the belief that they are arranging for a
strike, to begin next Wednesday and Sunday.
A Cleveland despatch says there are signs of
trouble on the Toledo division of the Lake
Shore road.
Pittston, Pa, despatch says that the mi n
ers OF Butte colliary, with those of several Es-
sex mines. held meetings yesterday and de
manded 70 per cent. advance, aud league was
formed not to work until the advance was Civ
en-. Those attempting to work are served with
'Mollie Mageire" death notices, and many
who would go to work dare not
Another Ashland despatch says the miners
in the whole Shamokin valley have struck thus
throwing $4,000 to $4,000 miners and laborers
out of work.
The trouble has resulted in the Inauguration
OF much lawlessness and so great are the fears
OF a saDguinary usurping that four companies
OF vlgllantes patrol the streets of the disturbed
towns day and night Riotous demonstrations
nave nave already commenced and Friday night an
attack was made upon the vigilants of Shamo-
Kin by masked men. The fight continued for
some time. Several vigilautes were wounded
and three or four of the assailants hurt, the in
lured men being carried fl by their comrades.
Inc fourth militia regiment, which fire d into
the mob, returned to Reading yesterday and
were coldly received by the crowds in the street.
They are under orders to hold themselves in
readiness for service at moments notice thew
being esteemed as reliable and as effective as
regulars.
A Knoxville despatch says that the miners
OF Coal Creek, East Tennessee, have armed
and will drill regularly in anticipation of the
necessity of driving out the convicts from the
penltentlary who are to be employed in their
places in the Mines
A Fatile Attempt TO Wreck Train.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Ang. 12-An ATTEMPT
was made today to wreck the early through
passenger train at PackertoD, three miles from
here. Some one unlocked and turned the switch
but fortunately the engineer saw the danger In
time to check the speed of the train and al.
though every car but one ran off the track
none OF the PASSENGERS were injured. A SINH
lar attempt to wreck the same train was made
near Wilkesbarre Friday.
More Trouble Among the Pennsyvania
Miners.
SCRANTON, Aug. 12.-Saturday afternoon
Carbondale was thrown into state of wild ex-
element owing to the fact that about O5O min
ers praceeded against pump men of the several
mines In and about Carbondae and ordered
them to abandon their posts, which request was
complied with.
The res were drawn and the mines are be-
ing flooded. The crowd then visited the ward
OF the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. and de-
tanned the train of loaded coal cars about to be
sent to Ninevah. No resistance was offered.
The Erie colliery above Carbondale was visited
and the pumps stopped. This is the Fl rst trou.
BILE at that point.