New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-23
BITTER FEELING AROUSED
SHENANDOAH TRAGEDY Anglers MIN
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Scranton. Penn, Sept. 22-Throughout the en-
tire anthracite district to-day the feeling toward
Sheriff Tooie for the part he took in the riot
81 Shenandoah and the calling out Of the troops
Is intense especially among the miners. The
disturbance. however. has had the effect Of
rousing the Sheriff action, and deputies are
now being in by the hundred. President
Mitchell Of the United Mine Workers said this
morning that while the Shenandoah shooting
Was unfortunate and deeply deplored by him. 1t
would have the effect OF strengthening the
strikers ranks 1t exposition of the
methods employed by the companies TO coerce
the strikers. he said. We have constantly adj
vised against violence" added Mr. Mitchell
''and have made special effort TO avoid clash
there. The victims of the shooting are evidence
that the strikers did no shooting. We gain
ing steadily. Everything is promising to-day"
MORE COLLIERIEs CLOSED.
The disturbance had the effect of adding TO
the list Of idle colieries. for those who in
clined TO work were afraid that further trouble
would result At Pottsville the Packer No. }
and Girard Manor and Hammond collieries were
closed down after starting by representatives Of
the strikers appealing 70 the men at work. Fiji
teen hundred men vent out. Five more of the
Philadelphia and Reading mines shut down this
morning affecting between $500 and 5000 men.
The riot at Shenandoah last night
pected TO precipitate trouble here this morning.
hut it did not, because the miners did not ap
pear for work. Every colliery in and around
Nahanoy City is closed tight drum. The
few men who started for the coeres were
met by strikers and advised not TO go. The
closing Of the collieries here adds about fifteen
thousand 10 the ranks of the strikers. The sit
uation elsewhere in the Ninth District is about
the same. About twenty collieries in Schuylkn
County in operation. but all are crippled
All was quiet in and around Shamokin to-day
Treverton is stin running full. A weak point
for the strikers is in Panther Creek. where about
Eeven thousand men are employed and all unor-
ganized. These coilieries are operated by the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company.
In the La ckawanna and Wyoming districts the
day passed off with the same tranquility that
has prevailed in the last five days The West
End Company felt greatly encouraged to-day by
reason Of the fact that large number Of men
who struck returned TO work this morning.
This afternoon parade Of the driver and
breaker boys and miners of the district between
olEphant and Duryea was held in Scranton.
Fully ten thousand were in line. Sheriff Pryor
of this county this morning in another
hatch Of watchmen and other Lackawanna en-
ployes as deputies. The Sheriff does not ex-
pect any serious trouble in this county, but he
Is naming deputies as requested, and in COM
Tho delegat ties assembled here representing the
Carpenters and Joiners Of the United States
this forenoon passed resolution denonncfnc
Sheriff Tooe Tor firing on the strikers and ex-
pressing disapproval Of the action of the Gov
FrnoT in sending troops in answer to the Sheriff 8
call
STATEMENT FOR THE STRIKERS
President Thomas d. Nichols of District No
]. to-day issued the following statement
To the miners Of District No. l greeting:
- heresS certain reports being crcUlat nv
calculated to discourage all who are on strike nv
eefttlg forth that a larger force men are sfii1
working than there really are. also Claiming that
Ne must nave all the miners in order TO he
victorious, and 81 the time saving thar we
nave Only S4g0 men out when in have
soo't 1%1eJl according TO the reports. We have
sready enough men out to win, and the only eject
those who continue work will have is 70 projong
the night, and make il Of longer duration than II
All quit together The condition Of the mines of
our district will allow the coal companies n
having men at work repairing and timberng tbe
mines These men we will allow them The
miners have been too careful and sylnpathetic for
me interest Of the mine owners past Strikes and
nave helped TO defeat themselves The opera TORS
are nghting US without mercy justice and IN Is
our duty 10 use all lawful means to make them
recognize the law of Pennsylvania and the iustice
OF our demands However, you to keen
yourselves law abiding, you at present Do
not oe agitated by emissaries Of the company sent
among 70 tncite o ~
Do this and remain idle and victory v,,1I cor
tsinly be ours, and the power Of Organization will
10 what the law OF Pennsylvania failed 10 do M
your duty In all ways TO your fellow workmen and
pray that the great God OF justice and mercy will
hnslly give us the victory, and have right recog.
nized instead Of might. FraternaIly yours
T. d. NICHOLS. District President