Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-13

s poor, weak minded ! man of 81 1nry
broke into The house at Must Farice VII re
he was staying, aud would have taken him
cut aud hung him, ii is universally said, had
IL not been Tor Gen. Stephen Thomas, a gen.
tleman well known by many Of our readers.
Gen. Thomas, happening to lie in the viii
lage, fastened to the scene of action, and
taking up favorable position iu doorway,
by voice and action turned the mob back.
But as general thing the crowd appears 10
have been the mildest, poiiiest, suavest gaug
that ever iynched man.
A visit to Vershire discl ses several causes
which together account for the trouble. 10
the first place, the town authorities temporiz-
cd with the mob. They began it last year
and they continued 1t on the present Occa-
sion. Now, you cant successfully tenporize
with mob. To attempt it is the widest
folly. Yet it Is what the town authorities
have been ding right along. Then again
those authorities manifested the gr0ssest in
competency ia every way. >, far as could
be learned on careful inquiry they had not
doncone single thing to quell the disturbance.
They had supply talked and dalitd aud tenn
porized. The townspcople, to-, are divided
into factions, and there seems to be little
doubt that some of the prominent citizens
encouraged the mob instead of trying to
restrain ii.
VIC ~ not lIuuSluC that the WISH VI tut
troops will put an end 10 the trouble. But
outbreaks as that Of last week. The men
have gained too vivid an idea of the power
of the State and the iapidily with which it
| can be called into action aud the ringleadcrs
| are in Jail. The bradford company remained
Mt the mines until Sunday. but they might
just as well have gone home Saturday. We
are inclined to believe that portion Of the
men will resume work and that Gov. Farm
ham will succeed in pulling the company
through its difficulties.
This we believe, covers MI important
points in the history of the "Vcrshire war;"
and 50 We pass it down to history,
| sunday at the Mines.
HANOVER, N. H., July s.-Pcacc prevails
at the Ely mines. The Bradford guard, the
last company of militia, left this morning
Twenty special policemen have been sworn
in and the sheriff with some deputies will re-
main a few days longer. No further trouble
is apprehended. Ex-Supcrntendcn Cain
returned this morning, without causing ex.
citcment among the workmen, a large por-
ton of whom are law-ibilng. They say
the demonstration was iustigatcd by few
hot-headcd ones who forced the unwilling
men into the ranks. The cash now in pos
session of the company, $500 will be paid
the workmen in few days. Some thinl,
this will probably be all of the 100000 due
that they will ever receive as the cnmpauy's
affairs are in very poor condition. Work will
not be resumed at present. The arrested
men will probably lie arraigncd Monday.
! Destitute families are being provided for by
! the town.
New York Labor UnIonI,ts Condemn
the Use of Militia.
New YoRk, July Sat meeting Of the
Central Labor Union this afternoon rtspIu-
tons were adopted condemning the action of
the governor Of Vermont in sending militia
to Ely, and denouncing the Vermont Copper
Mining Company for their failure TO pay the
miners.