Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-21

ShdmOkin, Pa, sept Gl.-ENdu Davis
Waterman at Hickory Ridge coiliery,
was shot and probably fatally wounded
this morning boy an unknown person as
he was patrolling the beat lie fred
six shots at his fleeing assailant but
none OF the bullets apparently took cf-
feet The colllcry Is 10 AN Isolated place
and Davis was compelled 10 crawl one
mile on his hands and knees 10 procure
aid. The strike situation is unchanged
here Everything Is Quiet and the col
lierIes stlll remain closed down. The
strikers were encouraged by the large
number of SChuyKll county miners GO
iag out this morning.
DRIVEN AWAY by STRIKERS.
Pottsyile. Pa, Sept. 2l--West shen-
3gdOah Shenandoah, Indian Ridge,
K0hino0I and Turkey Run collieries, Dee
longing TO the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron company, an iu the
Shenandoah districts. are shut down
tight today. The men at the Kohinoor
and keheley Run works were driven
away by striking Lithunians 5nd Poles
armed with clubs and stones. They
smashed windows ana other mine prop
erty 10 was with difficulty that Supt
Baird and a posse of men prevented
strikers from entering The slope no the
kaheley Run After the WOrlmen quit
the strikers returned.
A trolley car was held up and eleven
men were roughly handled Some ~
them, who We're on their way TO work
Were thr0n out of On. door, Chief Bur
goss Brown, OF Shenandoah. iu rescuing
his son from the hands of the strikers,
was himself beaten.
The strikers polacd every path and
road 90 the cOllery and oy threats In
undated woTkmgn thus inducing them
90 return 20 their homes. Much eX-
cittment exists. Daniel Christian chief
Of the coal and iron police. stated this
morning that his force ls unequal 90
the task of guarding the colIleries. ana
that sheriff To0le of Schuyik.l. county
has been appealed 20 tor assistance.
READING DOES NOT RAISE WAGES
Philadelphia, Sept gl.-An absolute
denial was made today by General Hen-
derson that the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron company had In
creased its wages to the mine employees
10 per cent he report said be- was
evidently due 90 the company iucreas-
ing its working hours from seven and q
half per day % nine
This means said M Henderson
that the men are making really about
20 per cent more money but the rate
of wages remains the same
Cen Supt, Luther az POttsvllle. today
telegraphed President Harris, of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company that five more colieries
Of the company were affected by the
strike this morning From 5000 to TO-
600 men Joined the strike this morning,
as the result OF "a meeting held last
night at Shenandoah Twenty
colleries OF the Reading company are
still working. The collieries closed to-
day are punched IN the MahanJy valley
and are as follows Maple Hill knicker-
booker Ellangowan. Shenandoah ST.
Nicholas. Suffolk Indian Ridge Kohl
moor West Shenandoah and Turkey
Run. These mines are located iu and
about Shenandoah. Mahan0y city Ma
hanoy Plains 81. Nicholas and Ash
land. all mining towns In schuylhl
county.
Archbishop Ryan today confirmed
the report that President r.. NJ Olym-
plant. Of the Delaware and Hudson
company. and President w. u, Irucs-
dale OF the Delaware. LackaWauna and
Western company had consented 10
confer with him on the mine-W0rkers
strike. he said the time and place of
the conference would De determined
some time today
Recardng the visit las, night OF the
Rev Father Phillips. 0f ST. Gabriel's