The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-06
7IIE cor MINERS STRTkE
A Picket Line of soldiers stationed Along
Forty Miles of Railroad.

SCRANTON, Aug. 5-Thcrc IL no break to-
day in the monotony Of peace here Owing to
the large details made. fcwcr soldiers Of Gen.
liuidckopcrs command reached here than wcre
expected. pickct line Is now established all
along the Iarkawanna and Bloomshurg Rail
road from h've to Nnnticokc. distance "
nearly forty miles. Every cut. curve. and
swit'h is guarded The major portion Of the
troops hcrc are mas-cd in the Immediate vicin-
iiy Of the Inckawanna Iron and Coal Company's
storchousN. A rumor is ailOat among the
miners that the Delaware. Lnckawanna
and Western Railroad Company pro-
poses this week to pay of all iis
employees up to the date Of striking. and
will require each 10 say individually whether he
viii 20 To work at on 'r at the old rates or be
forever di-r charged from the company s service.
II enough men can in this wly be bulldozcd INTO
resumiug work ON any shaft. the troops will be
used to protect them. The company's officers
who can 70. found say they know nothing Of
su n project. hut it may BE- the llnn in Wow
among their superors. who are undsrovcrablo
here tonight
The miners secm to @ MS 4 d'tcrmincd "a ever.
\ good prospect exists that wI-' counscls " II
prcvan among tho strikers to prevent any in
i"rfcrrn 'c with t'lr PENNSYLVANIA Coal Compa-
nv's men, II thoy chor-r resume work.
I.rndrr- hn,r said to-dny. Wrwill if nr,,s-
-nrV orlUui1n "a for ours Tvs ~ prevent nN A
u Siu-rt y 'rsOnS int rirrlnE with thuS' men.
IT." company they wnrk for hns been sluH re-
with them. hus given tN'm regular work, and If
th"y Hr" sat -leI 90 work. "" prr not dogs in
twr o. nnt'f in my thry snhll not
Tho Roy. :. &. Logan. pr,sh,t ran. In whose
cunArr iou ar'' most of tho rich coal and ron
mu-i"is OF tii's city, preached sermon justify
lnc ami even gluriiVing the a ton ot the
MaVnr'S posse. ~ which his son was member.
in shooting the striking iron workers. He at
fH1 4 llf 90 itttff
munn. born OF hrll-a thing Of violence nwlr lrss-
moss. aul crime W district IN the land is. IN
-trit truth. less affected by communism than
this. THE miners are wonderfully patient. or
d'riv. gentle. and all they ask L. n"lrn enough
Nv tn'ir lAl"r, however lir J.. ip llNe ul 10. in'
III" r'N'wud scnilrman's sermon pleased his
congregation.
II is anirm"d that the Delaware nnl Hudson
railroad shops at Cirbon'iidc VIII r. sumo work
E,~roN. Pa. Aug. 5.-Evrrythin. Is quiet in
lasion nnd lhtllushur-. an ine further irouil,
j. looked FOR. A committee ~ the dis hnrg'd
mon of the Iehigh Valley knnroul VIII wait
up1n ihe officials of that road tomorrow. and
nsk 60 Poe r"iu~tatrd. Tn United States tru 'l-
morrow. Tho BODY of rriVlt. G'e. Of N
fIih Nv lrr,rv. who WIS drowned on Friday
NuKf~uNrtf. Aut. , This la- boon quiz
dHN among IA" strikers. fhNre hriu: NJ demon
s'rton ~ any kIul. and hut few strikers soon
r.VNd hero fl forenoon lu Nlwmuui ui Grn
Wilson. Tines" are pHrt- of tl' Tnri sonth am,
ar. On 'ami'd IN the MHrt,t Nnu~n 'hcrru
ir'l tHri of hrciy LoI B9nnniani. with HNt
"r.'n resinlrnt FROST lauairiilA. irr lnip,
near th" Wi y d.rHi. GOV " rtunr .'ii a
moor t,.las for pi'-Hursh w'h hl- -tan G.n
J., r. 90 : h"n ipuaitrf are at Is n..iNu. q 'u
F llu 4 hooper has command NJ rHufnu. Tie
n.fNi ~iu'- frN rs have Hnmr O. stay until th'
/ trouble I-n'rr. I'M minors are Il %, ruiurI g.
! stan for un ia rra~n Of tw nN ilN' urr -Nnt
/ Ihrr lr' unpr -pe.is ti..ttA WILL eisc IA iol
! d long tim 90 come.
BEnIrHtM. Aug 5-An trains on the I.chiel
! Valley road viii start tp-inorruw.
! The Central Railroad of Nrw Ier-ey have il
~ % "a cir iilur tu thslr employees stating u 70
al la~~ NIGER and freight ir'urs viii be- start D.,
! oui t'-morrow. amt run hoth wlv- over the IN
tr" ROAD. AN tilnf 'pll triinr WIll l 20 rtol a
soon a. ronl is iurni-h',i iur iran-p -pnrtation.
Iun u tilrhrm Iron t"np1gy works. wii'l
hatf ht. 10 id." -'u '' ti.' rNfNI % 'fnrni ni tI
| Tu. sluv.
Tarn hur'ral soldiers (r rp'ir-l prn st j
/ slAi.-n.l ~ y lNnl.r-l WI m-lr j l,-lA.