The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-21

.,,e an overwhelming majority carried
~. day to submit the entire affair to
the law.
Instantly every man In the band
...nd came down. Stuart and the doc.
~, assisted in bearing Eric back to the
Soctor's buggy. Eric revived a little
=. ne was being carried and asked to
=. taken to his own house. The doctor
.houeht that would be wiser than to
,,te him back to Stuart's, and Stuart
,.luctantly consented to the transfer.
No went himself with Eric. saw him
comfortable and then returned to the
square.
The decision Of the union was being
faithfully carried out. The troops and
,heir officers were placed under guard
IN the engine house. and the police Of
champion were assisted by the miners.
who claimed that the firing Of the
troops had been without excuse and
that the placing Of them under arrest
vas called for by every dictate Of jus.
tice and fair play.
As we pass this incident in the course
of this narrative which Is connected
With the story of our lives In Cham.
n,ou II is sufficient to say that next
day the troops were taken back to De
Mott by the authorities, and in the
trial which came off afterward the
case was dismissed on the ground Of
insufficient evidence to convict. AS u
matter of fact, there had been great
proyocaton on both sides. but the fir.
inc OF the troops was always consld.
cred by the miners as not warranted
by the facts. They always spoke OF
the killing Of the two men as "mur'
der" and looked upon the acquttal OF
the officer who gave the command tC
fire as an outrage and a clear miscar.
riage Of justice.
So ended that memorable night
Stuart went home at last. feeling tina,
the problem was no nearer solution. sc
far as the strike was concerned. ant
agitated rs never before by the grea,
rising within him Of emotions and
thoughts heretofore entirely unknown
to him. The sight of the conflict these
men were making for a few cents NOR,
a day for labor, which meant the risl
Of life every "a hours, was sight tina
grew more and more significant to hin
a. he watched the struggle unfold
He could not see the end. He daret
not anticipate the final result.
As the days went by the situation re
mained practically the same. The Of
feet Of sending troops down the rang,
had so far shown the mine owners tha
they had really very ugly chance t.
take In forcing new labor into tn,
mines. The few men who had gone OF
from Champion to De Mott had gradu
ally been persuaded to go back. or the!
drifted away in search Of work else
where, Us the owners put off gettin.
more men. In reality the owner!
dreaded more than anything else th'
flooding and running of the mines il
case the attempt to put new men IL
was successful. Besides all this. tn,
price Of ore was rapidly rising. ant
many Of the owners had great quaint
ties Of ore In the stock piles, and 1t wa
believed by many that there was n,
great desire on the part Of the owner
to start In again so long as such larg
quantities Of ore were already at th
top. 1t was thought that even II III,
strike continued until spring the own
ers would be able to realize large prof
Its on lapsed contracts and on this aC
count would really be the gamers b.
not operating the mines. Meanwhil
miners were finding 1t more and NOR
difficult to get credit at the stores
Many Of the merchants refused to trls
the men any longer. There was 1
prospect Of some ugly scenes Of suffer
Ing In Champion unless matters chang
ed decidedly In fortnight.
1t was at this time that Stuart frs
really thought Of his great wealth will
reference to Its use In improving th
condition Of affairs In Champion. II,
had gone down to see Eric, who wa
able to be about the house now, ant
while there Andrew had come in. TIL,
three had drifted into discussion o
ways and means to relieve the distress
that was apparent already among th'
families Of the miners.
II cannot help feeling that this strik'
Is all wrong, Eric" said Stuart. con
tlnulng the conversation rs 1t hat
started from the standpoint Of the min
"rs Il an IN receipt Of letters ever.
day rroN my agents in Cleveland BE-
seechlng me to come In with the Othe
oWnr:s On their refusal to graat Ill,
men their dcWand of So n day. They
say In every letter they do not see II
case Of Il break in the union how | an
going to manage affairs If the men hole
me to my original decision Of giving 5:
day"
What will you do?" asked Eric.
Time enough when that time comes
Does the union show signs Of weaken
ing"
Not yet. But there is no telling,
Eric sighed. II am changing my opin
Ion Of the strike and all. Somehow
have seen a different vision Of the fu