New-York tribune., 1902-10-01
LOOK ron END SOON.
STRIKE LEADERS CALM IN CONFIDENT
ANTICIPATION-FE DISTURBANCES
IN COAL REGION
InY rEIEGRArH 10 rHE TRIrrNrl

IBY TELEGRArH TIE TWPUNrl
Wikesbarre, Penn, sept 3o.-Neither Presi- /
cent Mitchell any of the three district presi- |
dents would divulge tonight anything 10 throw |
light upon the mysterious visit 10 the Hotel /
Walton in Philadelphia yesterday. They re- /
mained in town all day and had two confer |
ences. but made the same answer 10 all in |
quiries. Il have nothing 10 say" President |
Mitchell. usually willing 10 say what meeting /
was about 10 announce the name of the man /
who sees him. is quite silent and uncommunioa-
tive. but the meeting has given 10 him such con-
ndence that ne is in excellent spirits.
on the authority OF a prominent member Of
the Peoples Alliance il is stated tonight that
there is now under way plan which viii de-
velop within a week and which promises 10 end
the strike speedily. This is not 10 make overt
ures 10 either the strikers the operators, but
10 so beyond and above them, take the matter
quite out of their hands and settle IL by the
great force Of law. directed either by the state
or by the national administration. In what man
ner this is 10 be done he would not say, but in
timated that when public necessity the lack
~ which viii cause hunger, loss of work and
general industrial depression becomes unpro-
duoible through private parties hghting for GER
tain conditions. the governmen, has the power
10 assume control and give 10 the public what
in q measure, belongs 10 the public.
Tonight at Hazleton a meeting Of the Peo-
pies Alliance delegates from various towns in
the coal held was held, and other projects look
ing 20 settlement Of the strike we~s discussed,
but they have nothing particular TO say Of the
plan upon which so much hope is based one
OF the projects is the proposed hin Of d. J. Nc
Carthy giving the State the right 10 seize the
mines. the ground that the companies, 10y
violating the state constitution, have forfeited
their charters
Comparative peace reigned over the entire re-
gion to-day, there being rioting IN only one
place tonight, Locustdale, IN Columbia County.
There the strikers are marching and attacking
non-union mems houses, and in the early even
ing there was great excitement A rain which
began falling about O'Clock. however. dis
persed most Of the strikers
Six companies OF the 4th Regiment newly /
ordered into the held and the last Of the Third /
Brigade 10 begin service reached Mount Car /
mel this morning, under command Of Colonel /
O'Neill, and accompanied by General Goblin. /
who looked over the ground marked by the riot /
ing Of yesterday and sunday night Companies /
were stationed al the Richards collieries and are
now guard. while a main camp was made /
near Mount Carmel. The coming OF the troops |
ouenched the riot spirit
An instance uf The effectiveness Of the union 1
strikers guards was shown al the Righter /
colliery. When the rioting OF Monday rnoTninF /
occurred and Sheriff Detrick was about 10 order /
troops, the strikers begged him wait, declar- |
maintain order lie told Them thar he had fire. /
Quenty heard them SAY 80. and that ne was 4
willing 10 give them trial. Thirteen were 4
sworn IN as deputies ana stationed al the i
Rightcr mine. Al I'm the afternoon a crowd 4
OF strikers made an attack. The union depu-
Ties were hrlplrSS, ana, despite their Weap0nS. 4
made no effort 90 disIelsc The crowd OF prevent /
them from taking possession of the Colue;y /
After that the Sherin asked for troops
Some cases of violence occurred. AT Girard-
willie three non-uui0n Workmcn. Joscuh t;oddard I
George Woifgang and Thomas Gillespie ,ycre 1
Il hs mid a.
town ANA severely beaten, and a number of /
non-union men were attacked ON their way 10 /
work. In the Wyoming and i.ackaWanua dis 4
tict however an was quiet and no disturbances I
were reported
General Goblin returned 10 Shenandoah this 4
evening, having left the 4th with orders 10 an /
low no insults and 10 prevent interference with
workers. Tie practically repeated his shoot 4
20 kll order in the event of resistance against 1
the soldiers
In this city to-day Colonel C. b Dourherty
OF the 9Th, and Colonel Hoffman. Of the Sth 1
had long conference with Sherin Jacobs re. /
garding the plans Tor protecting Workmen an the /
colieries now operating and In anticipation OF |
new collierles starting up. What these plans are
they would not state.
No new workings opened to-day. but the VIII |
lam A. colliery az Duryea - expected 10 start |
work within couple Of days
The Temple Coal and Iron Company TO-DAY
took one hundred men into the mine and they |
are busy clearing up. The strikers report TO- |
night that a number of workers have left the
collieries and Joined the strikers and give the |
numbers. They say gains were made also IN |
the lower end, and that they have received word
tonight from the engineers. pumprnen and are
men IN the Delaware and Hudson Colieries in
the Wyoming region that they viii go on strike
II visited by a committee and requested 10 90
80. The committee viii them Tomorrow
Most of the coal shipped Yesterday and to-day
went toward New-Nork. hut IL was inpossible
70 md from The operators al this end where il
Is consigned The SchuAlkin region also sent q
l0t 20 Philadelphia. Vice President Ioornis of
the Delaware Lacka wanna and Western to-day
met several miners of the strike now on and
had a long conference with them he hnallv
SAID 10 them that just as soon as one hundred ]
applications were received Coiliery would he
opened and soon as one hundred more appli-
rations were received other ColeTies would
start m He told them that The company could
secure the assistance 81 q company ~ soldiers
fo guard the newly opened cOllieries. and that
there would De- no need ~ the miners fearing
ne interference and attacks n The strikers.
John Nulhollaud 81 Toledo. ohio Internal ional
President ~ Tho Allied Metal Mechanics. ~ hich
has a membership 81 about FORTY Thousand.
is In town and had an interview with President
Mitchell
ANTHRACITE FROM SCOTLAND.