The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-30
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by Associated Labor Press.t
Plz1ssuRe. Penn, August q, 1884. :.
There have bean lively times an,ona q 8
tie river miners the psi week, and the, a !,
vill continue too for some time to come
unless something sudden happens to
bring matters to crisis. The boat in
which the striking minors vent to the
pool was burned to the waters edge.
Howit caught fire has not been explained.
4 The miners, however. went into camp
and brought all the men at work out,
at Neefs pits This operator, by trumped
up charges, succeeded in landing 43 OF
the leading men in jail, where they are
as l write this He had half dozen
constables 60 among them and call upon
those present. including President Cos
tello, to help him make imaginary ar
rests. They expressed willingness to
assist him, but he had no warrants to
serve. l noticed the next day he had
warrants for every man in, camp, upon,
the trumped up charge of refusing to
assist an officer to make an arrest, also
for conspiracy Forty-three were ar,
rested, and taken over road twenty
three miles long in rough wagons to Jail.
When the wagons started to Jail fully 500
people, the wives, sisters and sweethearts
OF the men arrested, gave them affec-
tionate adieu, waving hats and handker-
chiefs, and giving cheers after cheers.
The wives of many were there with
their babies in their arms, and bade
their husbands Godspeed without tear,
A gray-headed mother, whose son, her
only support, was among the prisoners,
raised her weak voice and cried:
There's land ahead. God bless You and |
crown your hopes with success Other
affecting scenes were witnessed. The
prisoners gave no trouble. President
Costello did not 90 to jail, He demanded
a hearing, and was held in S, 300 bail
for trial at court. He will fight his cases
to the bitter end. He is not a tool and
will show the tyrannical operators and
shyster lawyers, as well as cowardly con-
stables they have employed, that he is a
man who cannot be cowed under thef
shadow Of unjust conspiracy laws The
operators however, did not succeed in II
breaking up the miners camp. as forl
every one arrested half a dozen came
to take his place. The camp is fuller to- !
day than eyer, and what is better, every
mine along the river is idle,i except this
one of NeePs. where the fight is being /
made. The river coal exchange, as
bluff, announce reduction of cent r
,ushel in the pools. The 5000 miners
Who struck June 10th for living wages
Will all starre' before they accept. The
itizens of Pittsburg and elsewhere are
living them proper financial support.
Painters Assembly No. 1897 has begun
vigorous boyeotting of the Pittsburg
pera house for employing scab paint :,
I n
rs ]. w. Breen, editor of the Sunday
ilobe, heretofore powerful Democratic :
rgan, has boldly come out for Butler =
t created sensation Butler has many =
Importers here. The window glass
have got over their bluff =
anne, and will start up generally next >
'eek. Two thousand men are idle in p
be oil country, owing to universal =
toppage of drilling until January, caused :
y speculation. The molders' troubles "
re still live issue. Organization has =
seeived glorious boom here through -
utler's letter, and thousands are having =
leir eyes opened. t "
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