The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
COMMUNIsTIC COMBINATIONS
PENNSYLVANIA COIL AND IRON DISTRICTS
THREATENED BY SECRET ORGANIZATIONS IN
DECLARED HOSTILITY ToscAPlTAL

PENNSYLVANIA COIL AND IRON DISTRICTS
THREATENED BY SECRET ORGANIZATIONS IN
DECLARED HOSTILITY TO CAPITAL.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD
Pirrsros, Pa. May s. 1878.
When few weeks siLco Mr. Scranton. President OF
tho Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company stated to
q committee OF tho New York Legislature
that tho Wyoming and Lackawanus coal ro-
gions wero threatened with q new organization
OF men OF SO formidable a characters IN
members ana having for ~ object tho perpctuation
ana execution OF the vilanous schemes VIGOROUSLY
fathorcd and perpetratsd durtpg the past ten or a
dozcn years by the molly Maguires there those
who doubted the crsdibiiity Of tho information
upon which tho startling statement was
made Recent DEVELOPMENTS confirm Mr. scran.
toms fears. There GRO In Luzcrne county
OF these Unlawful and criminal combinations
The OF the organisation for length OF time
in any community induces the members 10 Mt
organization by adopting peculiar names.
Some OF them are quite signincant--ior
instance. one OF our county members OF tho State
Legislature who elected by this dangerous elc-
men. ia President OF tho Luzcrne Coonty Game Cock
ASSOCIATION ana had snc eTonsery Few Says sno; 20
ciluse giving the society $10 600.
STRENGTH or THE NEW SOCIETY.
The organization In Scranton ~ very largo ana Is
being closely watched by detectives under REGULAR
pay in The service Of tho largo coal corporations.
rncro two branches. wit headquarters IN tho
suburbs Of Ptston, while Wilkcsbarrc and Plymouth
are also infested. and almost every ''patch"
has It's branch, which holds regular meetings. Tho
remarkable CELEBRITY manifested bv the leaders In cx
tending IFS influence and increasing It's Nom bership
has emboldsned Its followers to throw on TO GER
tain dcgrce tho thin gauzc OF prudence usually ex-
ercised by such combinations
THKY COMMUNISTS.
They are frce TO aver the principles OF tho Com
munlsts. and promise wage relentless war upon
CT pul until they OBJECT equal distribution OF
the goods OF this world Tho nationality most lareoy
represented Is lrsh though hero o few struggling
Germans among tho members.
oUrgAGEs ATrEmPrED.
The railroad companies are taking extra precau.
tionary measures along thor lines when they are ad-
cent occasions track walkers have found tics fastened
the beds OF tho road IN such position TO throw
sign frustrated by discovery by tho companies
agents.
UNDER PRIEsrLY BANS.
The leading characters arc recognized as the most
reckless members Of tho once 0ourishtpg Ancient
Ordor OF Htbernlans, and who have been Cxcommuni-
Gated IRON the Church.
NIKE OPERATORS ALARMED
A mine superintendent remarked to your reporter
to-day that Tor some waoks past be has noticed
nm unusual and mysterious activity among sJmo
factions Of his employees. and that strangers
his somo secret mission. Another employing
miner unhcsitatingy stated that he had become
Quantcd with such facts az TO alarm him and that he
had been impressed with tho necessity OF taking I'm
potism OF lbe Commuuisttc tyrants.
THE NEW POLITICAL PARTY
So far asl can learn this new society must not be
confounded with what 10 known as tho national or
green buck party, although the mcmbcrship 10 mndo
up principally OF people Of that financial faith. Tho
national party 10 very powerful In this county, and
to their ticket they poll more votes than tho
democracy and republicans combined.