Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-17
STRIKE MOVES EAST.
First Outbreak Among the Miners
OF the lehigh and Wilkes.
barre Galleries.
NINE BOSS HAS TO HAVE A GUARD.

AAcFhinie anu 1ncenulafy TAX Gong
On-some More Of the Same and Worse
At Corinth, w. ya.-Judges Hear the
Pittsburg Injunction Case and Reserve
Their Decision for Time-Deputy Kills
Deputy-Strikers' Crusade in Illinois.
Hazelton. Pa. Aug. 17.-Twenty-five
hundred miners Of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre collieries in the Honey
brook district went on strike yesterday
morning and at meeting last night re-
solved in body to stand together This
is the first detection among the miners
OF eastern Pennsylvania. Apart from
the wage question the men demand the
discharge or transfer of Superintendent
Jones. and the feeling against him is 50
strong that he moves about with an
armed escort and his house is guarded
day and night. At the meeting last night
Joseph keshilla was elected president
OF the meeting. keshilla represents the
Hungarians. Mile Duse was elected
vice president to represent the Italian
element and Alex Mullen represented
the Erglish-speaking miners. Resolu-
tons were adopted declaring that the
men would stand together If an attempt
was made to discharge them for partic-
lpating in the strike movement.
Original Cause of the Trouble,
Thirty-five drivers went out ON Satur-
day for an increase in wages Yester-
day morning $500 miners Joined them.
The men had no organization, but a
branch of the United Mine Workers as
ISOLATION was started yesterday morning
and 600 men at once signified their will
ingness to join. Chief Organizer Fahey,
OF louisville, was sent for. The men
he'd meeting Sunday night in Mapl-
chik's hall and there decided to make
the strike general. The entire force of
coal and iron police, carrying Winchester
rifles was on hand to guard the collie
ries. The strikers assembled on the hill
abcvet the works at Audenreid and a crowd
or 800 men marched past the deputies
to the breaker. At a given signal the
men at work left their places. Those
who were hesitating were guarded by
strikers and taken past the deputies.
who did not attempt to modest the men.
Had u Wild Time at Herminie.
Greensburg, Pa, Aug. 17-Wild dis
order prevailed in the vicinity of Her.
mimic and the Ocean Coal company's
works last night. The 200 miners who
came from the river district yesterday
were successful in bringing the miners
at Herminie out. About IFS men quit
work about p. m. They all marched
over to the Aroma and Madison works
and proceeded to fill up with "Polinki."
Iney threatened the miners at Aroma
ana Madison, who number about $50
men, intimating that if they did not quit
work they would be burned out, The
lncendiary language created much ex-
element. and it is likely that deputy
sheriffs will be sent to the scene. The
Madison and Aroma miners are not IA
vorable to striking. but last night con-
sented to attend the meeting of the
strikers to night at Madison. It is ex-
pected that a few of the miners at these
works will join the strikers, but a great
majority will not heed the appeals of the
strikers. Mrs. Jones addressed the even
ing meeting.
Strikers Resort to Violence.
Cumberland, Nd, Aug. 17.-From in.
formation received here last night most
serious trouble is likely to occur among
the miners near Corinth, w. Va, caused
by the release Of three Italians who were
arrested charged with threatening to
blow UP the mine and brick plant of the
Oakland Coal company. The release Of
the men tended to encourage the other
strikers. who, armed with guns, went
to the house of six men who had been
at work, broke into it and destroyed
their property. Ex-Deputy United
States Marshal Wheeler was guarding
the miners and was shot at, but made
his escape to Oakland and reported the
facts to Superintendent Anderson, who
resides there. Since the rioting has
commenced there is no telling where it
will end.