The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09
LAWALL DEFAULTED.
Another Serious Turn in the Luzerne
Strike Situation.

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Strike situation.
Special to EVENING HERALD.
! HAzLEToN, Sept. 9, 3 p. m.-The strike
situation is more critical than it was befor,
the oycrtures for a settlement were made
and the turn in affairs has been occasioned
by the failure of Superintendent E. H
laval, Of the Lehigh & Wikesbarre Goa
Company, to keep his engagement with th,
grievance committee this morning Tn,
strikers are quiet although bad feeling ex
lists and an outbreak is momentarily expected
Shortly after six o'clock last evening the
Grievance Committee were summoned to the
telegraph office by Supt. laval, through
Mr. Hokins who was the only one close by at
the time. The proposition was to grant the
stripping laborers ten cents of an increase
and settle the other grievances through the
committee. Mr.. Hopkins called some Of the
workmen to the phone to vouch for the
proposition. The Grievance Committee were
soon gathered together and forwarded the
following message by wire:
L. H. LAVAL, Wilkesbarre:
What concessions are you prepared to
grant to the Employer The committee is
here waiting for a reply.
THOMAS DUFFY.
The following was the answer:
THOMAS DUFFY Secretary.
McAdoo 7.26 p. m.
Telegram received. l requested Hopkins
TO state case. Kindly advise If same is
satisfactory. E. H. LAwALL.
The appended telegram was next for
warded
E. II. LAVAL. Wilkesbarre, 7:5O D. m:
The committee would prefer to have con-
cessiOns by mail or wire to lay before the
employees as verbal statements are mislead-
ing. The committee awaits an immediate
reply. THOMAS DUFFY.
The following was the reply:
THOs. DUFFY, WilkesbaTre, S15 D. m.
Kindly advise me what verbal statements
are made and If they are correct l will i'm
mediately confirm them by wire.
ELMER H. LAwALL.
Appended was the next telegram.
+. H. LAwALL:
Hopkins is absent Are the rest of the
committee desirous to know what concessions
are by wire or mail2 Too many statements
ahoat. Wire Immediately.
Following was the answer:
THos. DUFFY:
Telegram received. Please send for Hop
kins and have him with you and then we
will see whether his statements are correct
viii have operator wait for your advice,
e. II. LAVAL.
The following was next wired:
E. H. LAVAL,
Did you not say that stripping laborers
would be paid S1.10, and you would come
and confer with the committee on the other
grievances. WIN. HOPKINS.
This was received
WM. HOPKINS, 9:19 P. NJ.
Yes, sir-Your message is correct.
E. II. LAVAL.
The committee has arranged to meet you at
McAdoo at p. m. tomorrow in Attorney
Gallagher's Office. Answer at once.
THOMAS DUFFY.
THos. DUFFY, 9:52 p. IN.
Telegram received. Prefer to meet you at
ii a. m. instead of p. m. Is this satisfac-
tory Ell. LAVAL.
E. III. LAVAL, 1857 p. m.
Telegram received, Yes sir, time salts
factory, Good night THos. DUFFY.
In view of the above arrangement the
strikers abandoned the march they proposed
TO make to-day and assembled at the place of
meeting agreed upon with Superintendent
Lawall, but the latter failed to put in an ap-
pearance. Instead telegram was received
informing the men that Superintendent
laval was unavOidably detained and he
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able to meet the men.
This has had a very irritating effect upon
the strikers, who are in no mood to be trifed
with further.
In the meantime, number Of men who
were not informed during the night as to the
proposed meeting to-day marched on to the
Crystal Ridge and Cranberry collieries and
drove OFF the workmen. Another gang went
to the Coke colliery at Beaver Meadow and
drove away the wOrkmen at about the time
the SherifTs deputies arrived. A number of
shots were exchanged, but nobody was in
jured.
Sheriff Martin, of Luzerne county, is now
at Beaver Meadow and Sheriff Setter of
Carbon county, is at Audenried at the pre-
sent writing, Affairs are critical and an out
break may occur at any moment.