The sun., 1888-02-10
WORKING MINERS ARMED
THEY GO TO AND FROM JyORk UJTp
RIFLES ON THEIR SHOULDERS.
Freident Corbin vii, Refuse to Trent ,y,,,
the Executive Hoard UntI the Rn,lro.a
nnd Mlners' StriEes nre sennrnieh

Pre.,s.rt to,n,u III,
the Executive hoard ifrt,, IN. w',,, WIN
nad Miner. Strike. nre separated.
READING. Feb "a con, ocon, ,,h.
Just returned from tour of tho Schuylkiu
regions says: 1t is strange sigh, to sn.
peaceablo and lawabidng miners going and md
returning rom work with muskets and guns
on their shoulders. About Donaldson. FRA,
nv, mon.; ", anu Miuule 'fsek this is the rule, and
not ,he exception Miners to whom further
credit has beon refused at the stores to say,
M -, .l.,',s '.''. ms "ie going 10 work.
10 protect themselves they carry not only guns
ond tho latt.r fo, hroolar ha,n ,''"sNvu men
.aa.ha, ,,,,,,, ,,',r,as 100. Do's' VINO 'onow tho
schos WIN mulhed drums, shouting ont all
children ioin the rabble. old and vo,,,,,
oss,ot In Tho ehontina TLa ,ouns women
these men are insulted and abused is ,,,,A tmrn'
inc nuhlic sontimcnt AGAINST ,In s,.n n"i"'
Cav, Ian,horson J,snans"h ,, WV s.ri"ers
screnaders with torchlights, muilled drums
horns tin pans, old coal scuttles, &c. Thn.s
panus lonoWcu hNe men lor three miles, shout.
ing out scab' &C.. until they reached home
The constablos, who are candidates f,r ~
a,no,,oU ro@'so =, VIM in,,sto,o '"na,1s lor re-
election' refuse 10 interfere. AT Middle Creek
an infuriated crowd Of 200 men attacked Surnr.
intendent Mcguire and his boys on their ,va,
nome ana threw them into the IreczinG waters
OF the creek close to the depot Arrests will
follow. II this terrorizing continues II =,
Pr4Daple l1at MiuuWle oreek Collerv Wil have
con 10 70 a , ny % sma train Of
II eais p1ss Up anu deWn ti,e road hundreds
VIII stone h the train ana ye,l M ut the hands"
d,.t,' nc hooSe aie some Oh .ne more Important
alsturpanGes s IN inc coai regions ior the pur.
pose o. irightening the men away from the
ihn ihhemdinG Gomn,nnys d,adM c4aI mines: l Otherwise
gnlhE goilhhE anehu IN ,he Work on solul,Sing tho
snn,,ihng ss,rlkihg IN, nhSrS ,n, ~ thG heaInI SYmnany
ar5sn.l9n t6 70 any renatess oi labor
M rotlate ~ Iho .Wo strihes Lfeh II lhe strikes
ar9 10 pe separatey cohs,iuereG, me miners
s.rike s' 70 nave p[e,erence tne miners must lirst
Eo ~ work. J0nh Lee mhue strong address
az , is s',is ~. i @ HrIihS lne COM
y pany ~ imers r 10 Teain our nrnl. ne VIII con.
IInae us Wofh soiiuiiyinG me wcak Tolnts,no
a AZ ~, ,iai mw @ s,i hnc STRIKE
i. .hy uy % s "i.m 'nc various
oI o1 one nW DAYS past The
indiyiduai l colierles are running smoothly, hut
kehlsy Run is still closed The lseading Com
y paay seoiiiefies hiaue very h'tie IL any progress
toSSuay: U., n M, ,,.,,.
cinhhhSaMpoAh .,a rep amlne nraper coiliery at
same terms as William Penn colliery. Prepa-
fatIohs TAU are are also peihg maze l4r mo resHmp-
ion OF VOTE at heniex nun c1lliery on NJ On
aay SupertfnSStnaent ~ iLans w mas notified the
a sufficient number of them desire to begin
WORK m again the company VIII guarantee them
posed persons II work is not resumed hy
mines and Tie eolIieriss vii be allowed lie to lay lay
the mules belonging to Parker collieres Nos. 3
and 3 OF the !.ehigh Valley Coal Company have
peen bropSht back to the mines. This leads to
more ehs sus is about to make
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. alt is learned tonight