Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-23
MOBBED BY STRIKERS.
Lehigh Valley Galleries Near Shenan.
dOah StOrmed and Damaged.
NONUNION MEN BADLY HURT,
President Mitchell Issues state
rlent For Publication Wherein
lie Claims the Miners Have
Been lnJustly Treated

Wilkesbarrc, Pa, June 23.-The an
tlracite mine workers strike has Ell
tered on its seventh week without Incl
dent. The strike of 1900, when the
men won 10 per cent increase, lasted
exactly six weeks. In that struggle the
lives Of several persons were sacri-
feed but in this strike the worst that
has happened was the shooting OF II
boy two weeks ago, who is now slowly
recovering.
President Mitchell has held IA confer
ence with District Presidents Nichols
Duffy ana Fahy. District matters We're
discussed Among the business consid-
cred was the public statement which
Mr.. Mitchell has just issued for publ
cation.
The national presidents statement
is Il reply to the operators letters pub
lisheu ten days ago. 1t is ii complete
review of the miners side of the CON
trOvcrSy.
MitchcII's Statement.
The statement is intended to show
the alleged relationship between tac
hard coal carry ing railroads and the
large coal companies and endeayorS to
show that while coal has been adj
vanccd the rate OF wages paid to the
miners has not kept pace with the in
crease. II also calls attention to the
prosperous c"nGitinn of the cOuuir!
and con1"in:: a lI." that the nine
workers should cilJoy Il share OF it.
Nothil- lew developed at strike
headquarters bearing on the question
Of involving the bituninous men in the
anthracite strike.
Daniel j. Krcfe of Detroit, national
president of the LongShoremen'S UNI
ion, has arrived here and called on
President Mitchell. Both said it was
social call. Mr.. keefe said the min
erS' strike had made work slack among
the 1000 lun4Shorcmen who handle an
thracite coal
When asked what his organization
would do in ease the miners asked for
aid, he said: NEARLY all our men are
working under agreements, and they
never have broken one. | do not know
what our organization would do if the
miners asked us for aid. but l do not
think they would break agreements in
order to help out another organiza.
ton"
Mob Violence Near Shenandoah.
A dispatch from Shenandoah says
There has been an exciting demon
stlation in the vicinity of the Lehigll
Valley Coal compnny's four collcrics
ut Lost Creek, two miles from this
place, a mob of about 800 men and
boys gathered at the place, threw
stones. roughly handled several non
union men and dubbed coal and iron
policeman, The sheriff of Schuylkill
county finally dispersed the crowd
without further violence.
'Seven of the injured nonunon men
were taken to IA hospital where ii was
found that three We're probably fatally
hurt. The colliery buildings were CON
damaged by the mob.
THE crowd was attracted to Pack
pr Nos. > and 3 cOllieries by the i'm
pOrtatiun of new men to take the places
Of old Workmen. There are no fences
N ould these properties. and the crowd
>wniIned over the company's ground
Deputy sheriffs were hurried to the
place from louisville. and after the
riot act had been read the crowd was
persuaded to dispense. Shortly after &
O'Clock the mob gathered at Packer
No. colliery. There is a high fence
around this mine. and several work |
men were attacked as they came out |
Of the place. They were badly used |
up. A coal and iron policeman who |
came to their rescue was badly hurt, |
being stoned and dubbed. The super |
ntendent Of the coIiery would not al |
low his mrl to make any move or to |
use their reviewers, and in a short time |
this crowd also scattered" |
Gilman Estate Settled.
New York .'une Mrs. Caroline |