The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-06-14

ed the man who had been to see Mr..
Winter twice that afternoon. He had
a terrible cash in his head and lived
only q few minutes after he was dis
covered. To the half dozen men who
stood over him in the saloon, where he
had been carried, he had murmured
the name of Mr.. Winter" and had
then expired.
A very little adds fuel to the brain of
men already heated with rum and ha-
tired. The rumor spread like lightning
that the wealthy mill owner had killed
one Of the employees who had gone to
see him peaceably and arrange matters
for the men. He had thrown him out
Of the ONCE into one of the new mill
excavations and left him there to die
like dog In ditch. So the story ran
all through the tenement district, and
In an incredibly swift time the worst
elements In Milton We're surging to-
ward Mr. Winters house with murder
In their hearts and the means of accom-
plishing II in their hands.
I.
the office and gone home to sit down to
n late lunch, as his custom was. when
he was interrupted by the mob. The
rest of the incident is connected with
what has been told. The crowd seized
him with little ceremony, and 1t was
only Philips timely arrival and his
saving OF minutes until the police ar
rived that prevented a lynching in
Milton that night. AS it was Mr.. Win
ter received scare from which 1t
took long time to recover. He dread
ed to 20 out alone at night. He kept
on guard special Waterman and lived
In more or less terror even then. 1t
was satisfactorily proved in a few
days that the man who had gone to
see Mr.. Winter had never reached the
Office door: but, coming around the
corner Of the building where the new
work was being done. he had fallen Off
the stoncwork. striking on rock in
such way as To produce fatal
wound. This tempered the feeling Of
the workmcn toward Mr.. Winter. but
widespread unrest and discomfort
had seized on every man employed in
the mills, and as the winter drew on
affairs reached crisis.
The difference between the mills and
the men over the scale of wages cOnld
not be settled. The men began to talk
about a strike. Philip heard of it and
at once, with his usual frankncss and
boldness. spoke with downright plain
ness to the men against ii. That was
at the little hall n week after the at
tempt on Mr.. Winters life. Philips
part in that nights event had added to
his reputation and his popularity with
the men. They admired his courage
and his grit. Most of them We're
ashamed of the whole affair, especially
after they had sobcred down and it
had been proved that Mr.. Winter had
not touched the man. SO Philip was
welcomed with applause as he came
out on the little platform and looked
over the crowded room, seeing many
faces there that had glared at him in
the mob a week before. And yet his
heart told him he loved these men, and
his reason told him that it was the
sinner and the unconverted that God
loved. 1t was terrible responsibility
to have such men count him popular,
and he prayed that wisdom might be
given him in the approaching crisis, cs-
pecially rs he seemed to have some
real influence.
He had not spoken ten words when
some one by the door cried: Come out
side! Big crowd out here want to get
in" 1t was moonlight and not very
cold 80 every one moved out OF the
hall. and Philip mounted the steps of n
storehOuse near by and spoke to Il
crowd that filled up the street in front
and for a long distance right and left.
His speech was very brief, but it was
fortified with telling figures and at the
close he stood and answered n perfect
torrent OF questions. His main counsel
was against strike In the present sit
uation. He had made himself familiar
with the facts on both sides. Strikes,
ne argued, cAccpt III very Ihlc 'hS'H'
were acknowledgement unhealthy, dis
astrous method Of getting justice done.
"Why. just look at that strike in
Preston. England, among the cotton
splnners. There were only 6GO opera
tives. but that strike. before it ended
threw out of employment over I,SOi
wcavers and other workmcn who had
nothing whatever to do with the quar-
| rel Of the GGo men. In the recent strik,
| In the cotton trade in Lancashire al
| the end of the first - weeks the opera
tives had lost in wages alone Si,IODOOo
Four strikes that occurred in England
between 1870 and 1850 involved loss
| in wages of more than S2J.OOO,OO0. II
$1,000 strikes investigated lately 10y
the national bureau of labor it is csti
mated that the employees lost abou
sol 100000. while the employers los
only $50. 100000. Out of 3J3 strikes il
England between 1870 and 1850 10
were lost by the strikers, II wer,
gained and 81 compromised, but in th'
strikes that were successful ii took scy
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