The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-10-18
HOT LEAD
IS FLYING
Fatal Clash in Mining
Region.
ONE KILLED, TWO HURT
A Miners Convention Will Consids,
the Compromise Preferred
by the Operators.

the Compromise Preferred
by the Operators.
HAzELrON. Ps.. Oct. 10.-The second
fatal clash between tho striking mine.
workers and the non-unlon men occurred
today at Oneida coIliery In schuyikill
county. twelve miles from here. when n
eeai and iron policeman was shot and
Instantly killed. and another policeman
and striker seriously injured. In addi-
tion n band OF employees OF the corliery
we're badly injured by being stoned by
the strikers. The dead man is Ralph
Mills OF Beaver Meadow. George Keller
OF Heavier Meadow is In the hospital here
with q bullet In his head. The striker In
nred is Joseph Lipko. who was shot
through the groin.
The shooting was the result of two sep
arate riots- The first began at . o'clock
his morning and reached a climax at
IL o'clock. when the marching strikers.
mostly Hungarfans. attacked the men on
their way to work In the Oneida coiiiery.
(Which ~ operated by Coke brothers a Co.
'lThe marchers numbered about 300 men.
wcmen ana boys. Stones were thrown
and the coal and Iron policemen who en-
ldssvored TO protect those on the way to
work were forced to seek shelter. No
shots were fired az this time and the
rnarchers then dispersed
The second clash was the result Of an
attempt on the part Of the company to
have a train Of coal cars from the slope
moved 20 the breaker. The engine which
Twas attached 20 the ears was surrounded
10y men and women. who threw stones.
scperintsndent Kudiick OF Drifton re-
mcn-trated with the crowd but TO no pr-
lpcpe.
III The policemen In this institution were
eu pioyes who had been sworn In to pro-
Itect the company's collierics. Rev. Carl
/. iouser. q Lutheran clergyman, appealed
, IN vain TO the mob 10 disperse, Persist
lenf attempts were made to run the train
and the men made rush upon the
lizards. who are said to 9ave run In the
lduection OF the engine hotse. The strik-
lsrS gave chase and the firing followed. ].
Probably a dozen shots were fired. but
not In n voiiey. II is not known from
which side the first shot was fred. After
the shooting. Mills and Keller were found
lying on the ground and Lipko was stag
gsring about with his hands pressed over
his breast
ANOTHER CoLLIERY CLOSED.
HARRISBURG. Ia. Oct. 1o.-The wii-
liiamstown coiiiery has closed down. a
Ibrsnch Of the union has been organized
over co. and the men say they win not
lro % work until the strike n declared on
This ends mining In the Lykens Valley
a Tor the present. About 100 men are now
q Idle In that territory.
MINERS CONVENTION.
sHAMOKIN. Pa, Oct. io-Five dele
! gates rcft here for Scranton this morning
. TO participate I'm the miners convention
lThey are Instructed 10 vote for reduc
: ton In the price Of powder TO $50 per keg
semi-monthiy pay. and to accept the
/ per cent increase providing the operator
!. lguarsntee TO keep wages up to that stand
ard for al least one year.
Il A GREAT PARADE.
"a SCRANTON. Pa. Oct 1o.-Interest q
>. the strike Of mlne-workers In the Lack
,. law anna region today centers upon tn
{. lRreat parade and mass meeting arrange
Il for this afternoon. President Jon
"a Mitchell and his party arrived this morn
y ne from shamokin and were received b
q la committee and escorted TO their hote
The parade this afternoon was made "a
= o. six divisions and u was estimated tha
= 0o0 men and boys were IN line. many Q
- whom walked long distances 10 get hers
The mass meeting was held late In IN
- afternoon and many thousands we, wer
lprenent National Organizer Fred
70 Dilcher and President Mitchell were J
:, the party.
A. TWILL STAND BY INSTRUCTIONS
rOTTsvILLE. Pa. Oct. 1o.-The sher
- andoah delegates 20 the miners conver
ltlon have received their final instruction
!, Not one of them viii vote contrary
I. these instructions. At the meeting
two of the local unions OF the Unite
Mine workers AZ Shenandoah, u was do
lcided 20 demand that the sliding scale.
ou 1.-The $50 basis. should be abolished befoI
or the strike r. declared at an end. IN
IN ldeterates 10 the Scranton convention wei
~ ls, instructed. Many Of the delegate
y. from schuyfkiii declare that before
W complete agreement IL reached betwee
tho operators and the miners JON, ,,,,, soI
scale dockaee. ssmi-monthly pay ar
N lother grievances must be adjusted. IL
not bslIeved that the operators VIII 30 II
Ito such a conference. President Mitchs
IA and the other labor leaders are strong az
al i've Gates of annual wage scale erranE
= rnent similar 20 that In force IN 'ns n'.' y
urinous coal Held The operators In the
lreeiona meet their employees each ye
~ ard M the ware scale. 1f this propo'
pa. ltion ard that relating TO the abolition
W me aiding scale are brought before !,
cenvention and negotiations with y
- mine owners are opened. u r1ay ca"
lccrsiderabie delay In the setuement
me str,ke. The convention may be
ne session several days. and II - haru
h.. lrrohabls thst any coal uiIi be 1Spco ne
~e.k some Of the national d8cers
70 oraninous IN their declarations Tor 80 80
ten tlerent. ard viii exercise their In w. |.
In with Delegates TO accept the oner OIL
To- xt ,ni. linn. the men are divided on !
Ir,oroaltion as % whether or not " ~
lver,orv The aiding scale. ana the ~
49, - coal sf tide water have been an sn.
'e,, r.. ,o more enlightened minds thar tno
Ton lof the miners W the past. sna .ne :,