The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-31
THE STRIKE.
The Situation Con-
stantly Improving.
The Trains General
Iy Running.
Some Trouble Still in the
Coal Regions.
PENNSYLVANIA.
All Work Suspended i'm the Wyoming and

HGNNS AAvAEAA.
All Work Suspended i'm the Wyoming and
Lackawanna Valleys.
NEW YORK, July 30.-A Pittston, Pa, des-
patch says fifty disguised men burned an en-
CINE house near Dunmere yesterday, and set
fire to several other places. They then fled.
This determined the operators to stop work, and
all work is now suspended in mines and shops
meeting of strikers will be held today in the
Oregon woods, which will be attended by thous-
ands of miners.
A Scranton despatch referring to the above
affair, says it cuts off all means of shipment Of
coal by the Pennsylvania road. Shippers were
sending 10000 tons week to market The act
was that of outside miners. The company s
workmen, too designed to strike.
The mine engineers, hremen and pumpmen
of the Delaware & Hudson Company struck
Sunday, and the mines, like those of the Lack
awanna Company, are rapidly flooding.
No coal has been sent from the Lackawanna
region this week. 1t generally sends 100000
tons weekly
Accounts from Scranton are very gloomy.
Not letter or paper from Philadelphia las
reached there for several days. The Mayor de-
clined proffered military aid from Gov. Hart
rant because he feared to take the responsibili.
ty. There is great excitement there over the
rumors that regulars were coming to protect the
men in preventing the miners from flooding the
mines, but they did not appear. A company of
old soldiers has been formed to protect life and
property in the city, and they slept on their
muskets Saturday and Sunday nights.
The Strike at Pittsburg Ended.
PITTsBURG, July 30.-All is quiet. The
strike has apparently ended Freight and
passenger trains on the Pittsburg division of
the Baltimore & Ohio road are running on
schedule time. The stock trains on the Penn
syvalnia road are moving rapidly. The compa-
ny are not yet receiving freight for shipment,
as the tracks over the burned portion are not
| yet complete which will delay local freights a
| day or two. On the Fort WAYNE road the eff.
| forts are mainly to clear the tracks of rolling
| stock accumulated for Is miles below the city.
| All the workmen in the shops of this road have
| returned to work. The engineers of the Fort
| titled they will have their old engines if they
| report for duty at once. The opening of the
| Fort Wayne road will then open the Cleveland
| & Pittsburg and Pittsburg & Erie roads to bus
| mess. Passenger trains on the Allegheny Val.
ley road are running on time, and it is expected
the treights will start today. The Pan Handle
route are running trains as usual. The home
| military are still under arms and the forces I'M
der Gov. Hartranft maintain their position al
| 18th street. The United States troops are en-.
camped at the arsenal. The arrests of the
rioters of Sunday week continue.
The Delaware & Lackawana Strikers 20
to WOrk-The Miners Still Rampant
ScRANTRN, July 3O.-The strikers of the Del
aware, Lackawana & Western Co., by unan-
imous vote today, decided to return to work al
| the rednced rate of wages. The trains COM
| menced running in all directions this afternoon
| without any disturbance.
The strike of miners and iron workers, who
number several thousands, continues, with nc
| no prospect eff termination, and destruction o.
property IS greatly feared. There is much dis
tress among the poor.