New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-29
MINERS DEFY SHERIFF,
REOTOUS MOB SHOOTS A MINE
SUPERINTENDENT.
TROOPS WILL BE CALLED FOR-DIS-
TRIBUTION OF STRIKE FUND BEGINS.
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Laudenan, of the Philadelphia and Reading COM
pany's Kohinoor and West Shenandoah collier
les, and the defiance of the police and the Sheriff
by crowds of strikers at Lansford. In several
other places men were driven from work or
prevented from going TO the washeries that
we're TO resume operations
A force of armed strikers. carrying guns, re-
Folvers and other weapons, raided the Kohinoor
and West Shenandoah collieries at = O'Clock this
morning. bursting into the steamrooms and
driving out the men who were keeping up steam
for the pumps. Some who resisted were beaten.
Assistant Superintendent Albert Laudenan, who
had charge of the work, bravely tried to rally
his men, but fired upon by the strikers.
His father Superintendent Daniel Laudenan. and
a mine foreman named Kraul ran to his aid,
and fired couple of shots from their revolvers
at the strikers The fire returned, and Mr..
Laudenan fell with a severe wound in his neck
The strikers then fed.
The wound was caused by a load of bird shot.
Tonight Mr.. Laudenan is resting comfortably,
and the company is making efforts to find the
shooters. No arrest has been made.
a few hours after this attack workmen on
their way to the GiIberton colery of the same
company Were fired at, but the shots fell short
and they reached the colliery in safety. Attacks
were also made upon workers at nearby coll
lieries. and some of them turned back
A big mass meeting was to be held in Gill
berton this afternoon, but. owing to the danger
of an outbreak. il postponed. The region is
greatly excited tonight, and il is feared there
will be more outbreaks in the morning. The
company is increasing the guards at the mines
where attacks have been made.
At Lansford the headquarters of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company's mines in Car
bon County, the strikers virtually have posses
sion of the town and set at defiance the local
authorities and the Sheriff and his deputies, so
that call for troops is expected. the Citizens
Alliance and other citizens joining the Sheriff
In asking Governor Stone for protection. When
this was asked for three weeks ago. the Gov
ernor refused, saying that the soldiers were not
for police protection.
The rioting OF Saturday was followed this
morning by a gathering of large crowds of the
strikers in the streets of Lansford, to prevent
men from going to work the No. II colery
of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company,
and they turned back all the men they caught,
some of them being beaten and dubbed. They
refused to dispense. The company's guards had
to be kept at the colliery to protect the works
and the men there, and the Sheriff's force was
too small to cope with them. Later in the day
the situation was somewhat relieved, but this
evening they again lined the streets and pre-
say that the town is in constant turmoil and
state of riot, and that there is attempt to
preserve law and order. None of the thirty
five strikers who broke out of Jail on Saturday
night have been captured. and if any should be
it is feared that there will be trouble. Blood
shed is expected at any time
SCATTER FROM DEPUTIES.
Outbreaks occurred at other places. At Dur
aaffor. do
the warneke washery, and a crowd OF strikers
gathered. An appeal for aid made to
Sheriff Jacobs, in this city, and deputies
sent, but the strikers had prevented the men
from going to work, and dispersed before the
deputies arrived
At Carbonate a crowd OF the strikers sWooped
down upon the Rocketbrook coIliery of the
delaware and Hudson and compelled the
thirty-five workers there to quit work, hustling
them away from their places, crowding them
along the road and forcing them to return to
their homes under threats Of violence If they
tried TO resume work The Washery was idle
all day.
An effort to resume operations at the North
west washery Of the Temple Coal and Iron Com
pany was also made The strikers gathered
along the road and prevented the men from
returning to work. The same plan was sue
eessfully followed by the strikers at the Coal
brook colliery Of the Delaware and Hudson.
At Nanticoke, where the rioting occurred on
Saturday, when James Young a breaker for
eigner, severely injured. seven strikers were
arrested this afternoon on the charge of attack
ing him. and held under $500 bail for trial
James f. Mullaky State secretary of the sta
tionary firemen, and one of the strike leaders
was arrested here this afternoon, charged with
libel by twenty-five prosecutors They said that
he had posted handbills in a number of places
declaring that they were unfair. He was COM
PEELED to furnish So 500 bail; $500 in each case
The district officers and the locals were to-
day busy with the distribution of the strike
funds. some of them buying provisions for the
strikers others giving orders on stores and
few giving out money. A large portion of the
strike fund is expected about the middle of the
week. One million dollars will be due then.
MEN LEAVING DISTRICT.
To-day $50 men left this section of the coal
region and about 100 other districts for the soft
coal fields of Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
and another crowd will go tomorrow. 1t is ex-
pected that about 200 men will be sent each
week from the entire region and that work will
be found for them. President Mitchell said this
afternoon that he expected that places would be
found for thirty thousand in addition to those
who have already obtained work. and that they
would be sent to fill the places as rapidly as
possible. They will then not only not need strike
benefits. but they will be able to contribute to
the support of their families and send money
home. He is confident that this plan will sue
coed In winning the strike.
Warrants were issued tonight at the instiga-
ton of the Citizens Alliance, of this city, by
which IL is hoped to have the commissions of
Justlce James j. boyle ana Constable William
.Laurin, Of Pittston revoked and TO punish
them for serious charges. The charges are made
by William u Scott coal and iron policeman
at the Seneca colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company, at Pittston. He guard there
last Friday night, when. he says. Constable
Laurin and an unknown man stole I'D behind
him and felled him before he could protect him
self They kicked and beat him, and then
hustled him away before Justice Bovie I'D
without allowing him to defend himself hurried
him to jail under 81 900 bail on the charge of in
Gliding TO riot and CARRYING Concealed Sean ~ m
He was SO badly injured that the prison phv