New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-03
THE STRIKERS VIOLENT.
FOREIGNERS ATTACKED AND BEATEN.
AFRUIrLESs EFFORT TO STOP WORK IN THE INDI
yiDUAL COLLIERIEs-READfNG MINING
SOME CoAL-INCIDENTs or
THE STRUGGLE
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READISo Fob. 2.-The first serious outbreak since
tho beginning Of the troubles in tho Schuylki mining
regions occurred to-day The starting up Of tho Will
lam Penn Colllery with a partial force OF non-unon
hands has exasperated tho strikers They that
the operators Of this collery had almost gained the
tho day They had all the men at work they wanted
at the advance A meeting Of strikers was called
last night In that lonely mining region and nearly 500
mon were present. Among them were a number Of
minors who had worked at the william Pom Colery
during the day In accordance with the orders Of the
Joint Committee that they could go to work bee
tho william Penn individual colliery. John
Lee leader Of the railroad strikers present at tho
meeting with Messrs. Duffy and Brennan representa-
tives Of the miners on tho Joint Committee. Leo
urged tho miners to continue to stand by the dis
charged raroaders. Duffy and Brennan opposed
Lee They favored calling of tho strike as far ss tho
individual collIeries were concerned. Tho speakers
made charges against each other Of dealing and
treachery. Loo finally got the meeting to pass q
resolution to continue the strike oven at tho mines
operated by individuals long the cOleries shipped
over the Reading Railroad. This caused division
in tho ranks Of the strikers and this morning loss
number Of mon went to work than yesterday, In all
about 600
Tho operators had received warning OF coming
trouble and had force Of Coal and Iron police on
hand at the William Penn. There the services Of the
officers were not needed But while twenty Hunga-
rians and Polanders their way to work before
daylight, about the same number Of men In ambush
attached them and beat Thorn with clubs. The for
elgners were totally unpreparcd for the attack Tho
strikers seized their dinner kettles. throw away tho
contents and drove the Hungarans and Poles back to
their shantles They were threatened with death Il
thoy ever attempted to go to work again The opera
tors have trebed their police forco, the members Of
which arc all armed with carbnes. Many Of tho
miners were conducted homo tonight under the pro-
lection Of these police and will be escorted back to the
mines in the Same way The police succeeded In
capturing one Of tho attacking party, John Burns,
and he was held In $500 bail this afternoon.
The Strike Committee received $500 to-day from
Connecticut, West Virginia, New-York City, Phlladel
phia and Chicago, and 81 200 was distributed to the
idle men at Branchdale The leaders say that the
General Executive Board will officially indorse the
strike Monday. Tonight 1t was said that all en-.
gneers employed at the Reading coieres will be called
out II the Reading company does not cease its efforts to
resume work The company claim that twelve OF its
coeres In operation but the fact that only 29o
Of coal pped from the regions to day shows
that little coal Is being mined