New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-05

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trouble but the who left the ONCE went
right into the districts where trouble arose m
mediately. This was especially the case IN tiie
strike at Hazleton in 1900. and yet the men VINO
fomented all the troubles there rushed right
from Mr.. Mitchell's office to the scene. where
disorder began almost Immediately. At that
time Mr. Mitchell said that no trouble disorder
or intimidation of any kind had been reported
to his office. OF course not He forhldS any re-
ports of the kind to come in. His mYrmldonS 90
his work but must not tell him anything
about it
Sheriff Albert H. Jacobs Of Luzerne County
admitted today that almost every coal company
in the county had asked for aid Among the
first were the Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh and
Wikesbarre companies. Of this city. whose
mines have been attacked He said this even
ing that he did not occasion now for
swearing in deputies. but would do all that the
Law required ", the event Of violence He said
he had sworn in active deputies and placed
one ar each Of the coleries in the Hazleron dis
trict with the power to read the riot act in the
event Of trouble being threatened. but to do
nothing further This was done because he is in
this city so much Of the time, and desired to he
in closer touch with the strikers at Hazleton-
The operators are annoyed because the Sheriff
is not more active. They say he should have
sworn in deputies some days ago. when there
were the first signs of violence, and they point
10 a long list of them to-day evidence that II
is time for the county authorities to interfere
and give aid in protecting their workers and
property
There have been two distinct attacks on prop
ertv. the burning Of the fence and watchman's
sharty at the Stanton colliery. in this city. last
night and the destruction IF part Of the fence
Of the Yorktown coiery Of the Lehigh Valley,
near Hazleton. this morning OF assaults upon
workers there are many instances Thomas
Thomas. an engineer at the Prospect colliery
Of the Lehigh Valley company. this morning
was dragged from a streetcar by number of
men and women. and his clothes torn TO shreds-
After being beaten with fists and clubs, he was
thrown into Mill Creek, and told he would be
killed if he worked again. Samuel Scott. a fire
man at the Pine Ridge coery of the Delaware
and Hudson was attacked last night on his
way from work, and so badly beaten that ne
is now in the City Hospital his head and body
covered with cuts and bruises. a score of other
cases are reported where workers on their way
10 and from the mine were attacked and stoned
Some of them were bruised some driven back,
but none were badly injured These crowds
were led by women and boys and the efforts of
coal and iron police TO protect the men were
in vain.
Women are taking an active part in the strike.
4 number Of them boarded three streetcars at
Parsons this morning and captured three non
union men They pulled them into the road,
induced them 70 join the strikers During the
process OF persuasion OF the men was
roughly handled This morning the girls en-
ployed at the Wilkesbarre lace mills waited on
Superintendent Doran and refused TO work un-
less fifteen girls whose fathers have not joined
the strikers were suspended Doran laid off the
| fifteen and the mill continued 70 work Al
many of the places where assaults occurred this
morning the women were foremost with the
small boys in hooting and throwing stones.
termined that they will not send back to Phila-
! delphia and New-York at the expense of their
| treasury union men brought there by the
| operators. They returned eleven to Phil2-
| delphia this morning, at a cost of about SD.
| Hereafter they will capture them and escort
them the limits Of the district, and there give
| them forcible and direct warning never to re-
| turn non-union workers. One hundred and
| fifty more non-union men arrived at Hazeton
to-day, and. protected from interference. were
distributed in the various colllereS Of the Le-
| high and Wilkesbarre and Lehigh Valley com
panies where they needed. A few more
| non-unon men were placed at the collieries in
| the Wyoming district but not many No effort
| has yet been made to interfere with them.
TRANSFERS REFUSE TO HANDLE COAL.
all members of the union in this city refusing
| haul any coal or culm during the strike.
| The watchers at many collieries also gave no
| tice, some Of only few hours and others
twenty-four hours, that unless they get an eight
hour day for the present pay they. too, will
| strike In no instance mas the demand been
granted To-day, despite the disapproval of
President Mitchell. seven efigies We're hoisted
at Forty Fort and remained hanging during the
day.
Sheriff Jacobs tonight swcre in the first
deputies Of the present strike, to guard the
Beaver Brook colliery Of the DodsOn Coal Com
pany in the Hazleton region. There a demon
stration was threatened by a crowd of strikers,
and the company officials telephoned to Jacobs
for aid. He went the scene at once, and
there swore in the four deputies. who armed
and ready stay all night on guard.
President John Mitchell. CT the United Mine
Workers and Frank p. Sargent, chief of the
Locomotive Firemens Brotherhood, were in con-
ference Scranton last night from 10 o'clock
TO l o'clock this morning. President Mitchell
says. lightly: 1T merely a social visit.
but there was a deep significance in the meeting.
Ii is understood that Mitchell was especially de-
sirous Of seeing Sargent to ascertain the prob
able action on the rairoaders in the event OF a
soft coal strike If tn IN the railroaders stood by
the miners and refused TO haul coal from any
region where the soft coal men refused TO obey
the strike order the entire coal industry would
he tied up. all other industries dependent upon
il crippled and the success OF the miners almost
| assured. Sargent. however. does not take the
view of the situation, II is said. that
| Mitchell desired him to take. and, while he ap-
| proves of the miners strike here, and hopes
| that they viii win. he is not at ali in favor
OF the rairoaders giving such acti'e cooperation
| as sympathy strike. IL is understood that ne
| took the stand that soft coal strike could not
| be successful. and that with the majority OF
| the union miners in the bituminous district
| opposing II the railroaderS could not consist
| emily agree ia adle soft coal II Few ais
tricts declared a strike and the others failed 10
respond. AS TO what the raiiroaders would do
| in the event of a soft coal strike becoming
general, he would not say definitely, as he could
| speak for the brotherhoods. but he dis
| approved general strike
DISORDER At LEHBERG CONTfNL Els.
/ 1-ieppa T,re Tho rioto,ts strikers AT Lem