The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-13

HlOHluuN- UNIV. y. 49,.
The pthers stood their ground and tho shooting
1t n more than likely. the friends OF Sheriff
Martha and his deputies say, that the bullets
intended Tor those who stood their. ground were
the ones that hit the fleeing mon IN the back, II
amy mon were hit in tho back. with indignn.
ton running as high as 1t ; and eStggeratiion
get accurate testimony IRON, cyrwttncsscs.
There were eyewitnesseS 10 tho shooting be.
aide, those pcrsons who wore IN !hr mob. but
thor stories diner 20 the extent that ihey arc
nll untruslwOrthy.
printed in New York Yesterday He was an eye.
Witness. lie told how the mob was led 10y two
e epss' " "nd how later ticy we're found dead
ciaspcd in each 9th RS arms. For n sympathy.
M small boys such ns were described were
Killed. Now 10 get back to the riot Itself and to
the cause that led up tot
THE REAL STORY OF TiIE TROUBLE.
Tonndcrstand the events OF the past few days
In aazlcton, it Is necessary that the reader
should no acquainted with the chief feature OF
sentcd all the facts in the case gathered withtho
utmost care from both sides in the controversy.
facts can form his own Judgment. They arc
presented here to New York readers for thc first
tine, or only one side of the story has b en- told
in Row York. and that has been cmhellishcd to
suit the tastes OF The rabid sensationalists OF the
omuciatcd women and children, Of men who
have worked fifteen years and in al tina, time
have been painted BY the mile, and tho strike
has been called a strike of the hungry for bread,
atsrike against injustice in the shape of stnrvn-
tina wages, a strike to save the women and tho
bntics from the agonics OF starvation.
he fact is that the strike is II case of Homo.
stead and of Chicago over again. The body OF
thu strikers had no grievance when they struck.
Hrre are tho iactsltrom the start. Early in the
muath OF August Conner Jones. the Suporintend-
cnt OF the Ichich and .Wilkesharrc, Coal Com
pary properties at McIA6uo, decided 10 make a
GLANCE in the stable system Of tho company.
Etub mine had ut that time its own stable. For
To Iiave all the mules and horses stationed in one
stable ana he sued the order.
Jones has never oeeH a popu1ar man a" at d Inc
who was popular, and Tor that reason a great
many persons had a ETMdSe E." against int him o ne
economy was necessary. That added to his un-
Popularity, snd but n G6oy S, ais ne not ha iksa n'H WIFI sn 6e
has been a fair man. and while he has done
many favors, there is that about his manner
that repCls the men under him.
In view OF these things. it will easily be I'M
dcrstood how a little thing like a change in the
Tor trouble on the part of the mcn. The horses
aud mules are attended to All are driven by
1t necessary for them TO start work an hour
earlier in the morning and work an hour later
this time. 1t was refused. .
After grrm6ling a week or SO half dozen OF
morning OF Aug. 10. Instead OF quitting work
and going about their business these boys
gathered at the stable and d manded that the
Toys who had not 5 ruck sh uld quit. The
other boys refused. and were pelted with stones
and assaulted with bars OF ir n. At this juno
The strikers assert that he carried a club. He
says that he did not and that n $ object in ap'
their work. Jones caught hold OF one of the
strikers who was throwing stones and struck
Jones, knocked him down, and kicked and beat
him.
his assistance. Walsh was hit on the head with
stone when he was twenty feet away and his
This was the origin of the strike. 1t began
them. and that DAY the strike in the Lehigh and
striIins the miners had no complaint to MAKE. at It
least they hat made no demands on the CON-
days later they made up their minds that they
had grievances ana they, mot and formulated
demands. They demanded that the old scale of
higher.
They demanded that Conner Jones be removed
from his place as superintendent Of the
COMPANY, first, because OF his partiality to
t a1smis:ea it men bsi ioss f in iSs com ;RaS he service ene
TO make places for his friends, and second. be-
cause Of his tyra ,,Gad m 1Eil cd ,S Of mar ma=n oG
without exception. be reinstatcd Immediately;
These demands were presented TO the
officials OF the company and a promise was
made that they would be acted upon promptly.
The NEWSPAPERS Of Hazleton watched the
matter closely and were enthusiastically in
favor of the strikers, declaring everything that
they did lust and denounSins The employers as
the striking miners to other mines and Of the
treatment OF men vino did not want to strike.
They noted that Frank Bruna, AN Italian
accused of COLLISION with Superintendent Jon a
TO induce men who were at work to continue
was attacked and threatened with death. Later
200 infatuated stI ikers searched for him all day,
He succeeded in escaping and went before a
Justice. and made affidavit that he hadn't any
interest in thu matter. that the men were down
trodden and he hoped they would win thei!
fight. This affidavit was sem I the men. and
they were appeased to the extern that they
stopped hunting Bruna. Again it IS recorded
that a grievance committee was appointed and
an Italian who was wanted as a member OF the
mmitt refused to act. He was waylaid
kOn Aug. 90 the company agreed to yield tc
the demands OF the miners with the exception
returned to work on Aug. II. They continue
The company did not act quick enough to sui
and another strike followed. This seconC
s mInss, Of Tbs 9 news A%G; % in faies 5af c fo Il,
str kers record that before the massin.
Of the forces at the Coleraine mines il was foun'
against the miners were roughly handled. on
Italian was beaten numerically because h.
showed no inclination to strike.
The English driver boys were compelled U
quit on penalty OF being mobbcd. On the marc
TO leave the ranks OF the marchers and The,
The strikers next detected an indication o
work going on in No: 2 slope, and their atten
arrived there they commanded the men to quit
1utEt was MI hlIi MI cl u
the act of descending " two cars in the mine
He was admonished to halt in his work. but re
fused TO comply and pulled a knife in defence O
the men IN the car with him. Despit
the fact that no displayed the knife Il
q threatening manner he was soon surrounde
by a frenzied mob and was beaten ruthlesslS
He begged and pleaded for the salvation OF hi
life and after being beaten severely he was force
to take an active part in the interest OF tn
strikers cause.
Satisfied that they had succeeded in stoppInl
work at Number 2 slope. the determined stril
ers decided 10 mako an onslaught on the Evan
collicry a mile away.
All lined up in marching order and the process
sion moved to the next point OF attack. On thei
way the strikers noticed several painters en-
gegei in painting the company's houses.
Inc painters were requested to cease worl
1t was evident that It was no idle threat tina
the strikers made and they quit at once.
The painters awed, the march was resumed
Every individual was armed with a weapon
Some carried pick handles. Others had clubs an
stones, while those In their shifting clothes la
shOofng-ifons.
The latter struck terror TO the hearts OF De,
pie by their reckless shooting as they wen
bowling along their Journey.
While crossing Cross Creek Collicry man
strikers made "a raid on the company scrap iro