Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-10-18
BIG DEMONSTRATION.
Thousands Of Striking Mine Work.
ers March at Scranton, Pa.
OFFICERS and STRIKERS CLASH.


of this city yesterday and showed
their loyalty to the cause for which
they have been battling for the past
three weeks. Not only did the strik-
ers manifest loyalty to their princi-
pies, but showed the confidence they
had in their leader, John Mitchell,
who came here to participate in the
parade and to address the men in
mass meeting. The demonstration
began with the arrival of President
Mitchell from Shamokin shortly be-
fore two O'Clock. He was met at the
station by local reception commit
tee and crowd of several thousand
persons. Owing to Mr.. Mtchell's late
arrival the parade was not started un-
til 2:30 o'clock. The strike leader,
with James Moir, the mayor of Scran-
ton, rode in carriage at the head of
the line. Then came a solid column of
workingmen so long that it took an
hour and Is minutes to pass a given
point. There were innumerable ban
ners carried by the men bearing mot
toes and other inscriptions setting
forth their grievances. The parade
was dismissed at the circus grounds
on the outskirts of the city, where
the big mass meeting was held.
It is estimated that more than 1O,-
900 persons were gathered around the
speakers stand. Fred Dilcher, of
Ohio, member of the executive board
of the United Mine Workers, who
acted as presiding officer, introduced
the national president Of the Mine
Workers union. When Mr.. Mitchell,
In his speech, told the miners that the
proposition of the operators to ad-
vance wages ten per cent. was not
enough, the sponianeity of the cheer
ing was surprising and almost star
Ting, lie followed this up by declar-
ing that the mine officers ought to
abolish the company stores and the
sliding scale and that they should pay
the men their wages semi-monthly,
as the Pennsylvania laws direct. With
the mention Of each grievance there
would be an outburst of applause from
the men, He gave the non-union men
now on strike in the anthracite field
great credit for suspending work
along with the union mine workers,
lie said there were only $4,000 men in
the anthracite region on the day
when the strike began. but 10000
men have obeyed the order to strike.
Onicsr' amt Wen Clash.
Hazleion, Pa, Oct. 11.-A special po-
liceman was instantly killed, another
was wounded in the head, a striker
was probably fatally shot and ten
non-llnion men were more or less Sc
riously wounded at the Oneida col
licry of Coke brothers, in clash be-
tween the officers and 500 strikers
yesterday morning. As the non-union
men went to work they were asked
by strikers to remain at home. Some
turned back, others did not. The
strikers remained at the colliery all
morning. As the small mine loco
motive used in hauling coal from No.
2 and No, 3 collieries to the Oneida
breaker pulled up on the road near
the latter colliery q crowd of women
blocked the track. The women were
told by General Superintendent Kud-
lick to 60 home. He assured them
that their husbands would get an in
crease in wages and that their other |
grievances would be properly ad-
iusted, The women refused to listen
and stoned the superintendent, who |
was wounded in the head. Then the
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toward the colliery. A force of about
50 special policemen who had been
brought down from Beaver Meadow to
prevent trouble attempted to inter-
cept the mob but they were power
less to do anything and retired to the
engine house. just as the officers
got close to shelter a shot was fired |
This was followed by another and in
n few seconds many shots rang
through the air. Policeman Mills was
the first to fall. Then Joseph Leske,
n striker, staggered to the ground |
No one knows who shot first, but it is
believed that both the strikers and
The officers used weapons. After the
shooting the strikers dispersed.
Galleries Shut Down
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 11.-Notices were
posted last night by Coke Bros g. Co.
at their Oneida, Derringer, Gowen and
Beaver Meadow eollieres that there
would be a suspension of work until
the strike is settled. Not one colliery
is now in full operation in the Halle.
ton district. Coke Bros. & Co. have
guards at every approach to the
Oneida and Barringer collieries.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 12.-The con-
vention of the anthracite miners now
on strike throughout the entire hard
coal fields in Pennsylvania will con-
vene in this city to-day for the pur-
pose of considering the ten per cent.
net increase in wages preferred them
by nearly all the mine operators in
the region. What the outcome of the
convention will be is all a matter of
speculation and the opinions ex-
pressed last night by labor leaders
were widely divergent. The delegates
to the convention, who began arriv-
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