The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-11
THE MINING TROUBLES.
The Spirit Of Communism and LawIess-
ness Spreading.
IChicago Times. ]

[Ohicago Times
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 6.--All hope
Of an early resumption in the Wyoming
region died out to-day. The offer made
by Mr.. Parish on yesterday was indig-
nantly refused, and the loudest demon
STATIONS against a return to work un-
less the rs per cent. advance was con-
ceeded were made. 1t is certain that
the companies will make no further
compromises, and the lookout is, there
fore, ffrmer than ever, and no one can
prophecy when 1t will end. In the mean
time the spirit of communism and law
lessness is active, and the disposition to
theft, intimidation and riot is increas-
ing rather than dying out. From all
over the country the farmers loudly
complain Of the raids made upon their
crops and live stock. Having obtained by
solicitation all that the farmers were able
to spare them, the men who started out
to ask provisions as a favor soon de-
scended into footpads and demanded
property Of various kinds. Oftentimes
the farmers were powerless to resist and
complied with the demands; but when
q determined resistance was made the
ure se By e'o Waiting until Inet darkness eass
covered their deeds the fields, out
houses, and pastures were robbed of
their crops, cattle and anything else
portable. Violence, too, Is growing
more frequent, and almost daily come
reports of engineers and pumpmen who
have been visited, sometimes in the
night, by masked bands. and at other
times in broad day, and not only com
PEELED to desist from work by threats,
backed by pistols and clubs, but
they have also been cruelty beaten.
The stoning of trains has passed into
a chronic amusement. The latest de-
monstration which shows the necessity
Of troops occurred day or two since at
the Briggs shaft, in Kayset valley, about
half mile back of Hyde Park. An
other occurred on yesterday at Carbon
dale. At the former place the two
pumpmen were returning from their |
work when they were assaulted by a
large crowd Of armed men and outrage
ously beaten. Troops were sent over
mob collected about the shaft. who were
armed and drilling in regular military |
form. Supporting these were the I'm
mense throng OF women, men and bows, |
who hooted and derided the soldiers. |
to capture them If they
made any movement. The captain !
in command seized eight of the |
and brought them to Scran-
ton, where they had a nearing. one be-
ing held in $1,000 bail and the others in
$500 each. At Carbonate the mob,
about one hundred men, pro-
ceeded yesterday morning about 2
o'clock to Forest City, and visited each
Of the men employed by the Erie Com
pany, and with threats forbade them
from going to work again. Not satisfied
with this outrage upon the personal lib
critics Of men who desire to work, they
next turned their attention to the wan
;on destruction Of property, by opening
he switch at the Erie breaker and run
hing all the cars on the siding down the
ncline into Carbonate. The greatest
sppehensions exist concerning the
uture, for wholesale arrests are soon to
De attempted by the military, when
oloodshed will certainly follow.
Magunat Ali Mirsakhan, a nephew OF