The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-25
USING
HIS GOOD
OFFICES
General Goblin EndeaVorIng to
Bring About a Settlement
Of the Coal Strike.

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 3.-Much i'm
portanca Is attached TO the calls General
Goblin receives from coal mine operators.
who spend hours with the general In going
over the strike situation After having
met a number Of operators General Goblin
said today that he did not see any signs
OF a settlement.
In fact, he says that all indications
point more definitely TO a prolonsation
of the strike now than they did when he
first reached here. He keeps in touch
with the strikers. as well as the opera
tors, and may be seen daily riding over
the hills with members OF his staff.
Along the road he frequently holds
conversations with miners, oil OF whom
display friendly feeling toward him per-
sonslly.
There Is no immediate feeling here
against the soldiers and the military has
become so popular that a movement has
been set afoot to start n company In this
town.
Individual operators are beginning TO
display evidence OF Willingness to end
the strike II method could be shown
them how they could make concessions
TO the men without stultifying them
selves.
In speaking with members OF the stan
at Brigade headquarters some have with
In the last few days said that II way
could be suggested whereby they could
give In without placing themselves In a
bad light they would favor a settlement.
Gen. Goblin is using his good offices to-
ward a settlement. and he allows no op-
portunity TO pass. when In conference
with operators. to mako a conservative
plea for the men on strike.
STABBED WHILE AIDING SON.
Hazleton, Pa, Aug 25-Ausust sheuch.
aged 6 years, a special policeman In the
service In the Lehigh Valley Coal CON-
pany was assaulted and stabbed on the
outskirts Of the oity today while attempt
Ing to rescue his son, William Sheuch.
q non-unaon workman employed at the
company's No. 10 colliery. from q mob OF
about 5000 strikers who had gathered from
all parts of the Haxleton region on the
roads leading to the mine to frustrate the
plans OF the company for partial re-
sumption OF operations with a non-union
force Of $50 hands.
A majority OF the non union men were
taken TO the workings in a special train,
with which the strikers did not attsSnpt
to interfere. William 6heuch, who lives
IN this city, walked from his home to-
ward the colliery and thus fell into the
hands of the pickets.
Most OF the clothing was torn from his
back In the struggle which followed.
When Sheuch's father rushed to his aid
the mob set upon tho elder Sheuch. who
was finally rescued by a mine foreman
and removed to the miners hospital.
sheuch was stabbed IN the breast and
on each hip, kicked In the abdomen and
struck on the head with stone.
His injuries are not very serious. The
knife which sunk into his breast struck
rib and that fact probably saved his
life. The effort to prevent work at the
mine was successful.
The report OF a resumption at the Gram
berry colliery of A. Pardee & Co, caused
about 500 men 70 gather near the mine
today, but no attempt was made TO start
work
UNDER $1,000 BAIL.
Pottsville, Pa. Aug. 5.-George Wheat
ley, an outside foreman at the Brook
side collierey OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Co., is under
| 81, 900 bail, charged with shooting George
Searas, aged 10 years. of Tower City.
wheatley says he was followed through
| the streets by n crowd Of strikers and
their sympathisers, who teered and
| hooted him.
Becoming enraged he drew revolver
| and fired into the crowd. The bullet
| took effect In Searas' leg. Wheatley has
| been a mine boss for q number OF years.