Evening star., 1902-08-25
ASSAULT ON GUARD
August Sheuch Roughly
Handled at Hazleton.
TRIED TO DEFEND SON
STRIKERS PREVENT THE START
ING OF CoLLIERY.
Gen. Goblin Says There is Little Pros
pect of Settlement at
Present.
TRIED TO DEFEND SON


HAZLETON. Pa. August o5.-August
Sheuch. aged fifty-six years. a special po-
Hceman in the service of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company, was assaulted and stabbed
on the outskirts of the city today while
attempting to rescue his son. William
Sheuch, nOn-uniOn workman employed
at the companys No. 40 colliery, from a
mob of about 5000 strikers who had gath
cred from all parts of the Hazleton region
on the roads leading to the mine to frus-
trate the plans of the company for a par
tial resumption of operations with a nom
union force of 80 hands.
majority of the non-union men were
taken TO the workings in a special train,
with which the strikers did not attempt to
interfere. William Sheuch, who lives in
this city, walked from his home toward the
colliery and thus fell into the hands of the
pickets.
His Clothing Torn Off.
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 the elder Sheueh, who was finally
rescued by a mine foreman and removed
to the Miners Hospital.
Sheuch was stabbed in the breast and
each hip, kicked in the abdomen and
struck on the head with a stone. His in
juries are not very serious. The knife
which was sunk into his breast struck a rib
and that fact probably saved his life. The
effort TO prevent work at the mine was sue
cessful
The report of a resumption at the Gran
berry colliery of A. Pardee & Co. caused
about $40 men 10 gather near the mine to-
day, but no attempt was made to start
work.
Goblin Sees No Sign of Settlement.
SHENANDOAH Pa, August 2J.-Much
Importance is attached to the calls Gen.
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 Gen Goblin said
today that he does not see any signs of
settlement. In fact he states that all in
dicationS point more definitely to a pro-
Iongation of the strike now than they did
when he first reached here He keeps in
touch with the strikers, well as the op
orators. and may be seen daily riding over
the hills with members of his staff Along
the road he frequently holds conversations
with miners. all OF whom display friendly
feeling toward him personally.
There is no ill-feeling here against the
soldiers, and the military has become
popular that a movement has been set
afoot to start company in this town.
individual operators are beginning to dis
play evidence of a Willingness to end the
strike if method could be shown them
how they could maxi concessions to the
men without stultifyInS themselves. In
speaking with members of the staff at
brigade headquarters some have within the
past few days stated that if a way could
be suggested whereby they could give in
without placing themselves in a bad lignt
they would favor settlement. Gen. Goblin
is using his good offices toward a settle
ment, and he allows no opportunity 10 pass,
when in conference with operators, TO make
a
Situation at Sharon Better
SHARON, Pa, August 2j.-The coke sit
uation in this valley has been relieved to
such an extent that it is not likely that
any of the blast furnaces here or at Sharps-
Vile Will be obliged to close down for sev-
eraI days. \ prominent furnace operator
said today that the trouble is not with the
railroads but with the coke manufacturers
who are sending their product to the east
to relieve the shortage caused by the
thrarite strike.
Sufficient coke was received here yester-
day 70 keep all the stacks in operation for
seveoty-two hours at least. and the opera
tors are hopeful that before the supply is
exhausted the conditions Will have changed
for the better.
Pickets at TamaGua.
TAMAQUA. Pa. August 25-Not since
the Inauguration of the anthracite coal
ers had so many picilets patrolIing the
Panther Creek valley as was the case today
Every road and path leading to the COL
Neries was guarded in an effort TO persuade
the nOn-union men not 10 go to work. No
new recruits were added to the working
force and quite a number Were turned back.
The extra vigilance due the rUmor
that u is the intention OF the Lehigh Coal
ana Navigation Company to cut coal as soon
as sufficient men can be secured An Off
clai OF the company admitted today that
practical miners are hard To procure. and
that none Of the coal companies is able to
operate any Of the mines for this reason.
Shooting at Tower City.
POTTSVILLE Pa. August 25-George
Nheatley. outside foreman at the
Brookside Collery OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company. is under
SlCdO bail charged with shooting George
Searer. aged nineteen years, of Tower City
Wheatley says he was followed through the
streets bV crowd of strikers and their
sympathizers. who jeered and hooted him.
Becoming enraged he drew a revolver and
fired into the crowd. The bullet took effect
In SfaIers leg. Wheatiey had been a
mine boss for q number Of years.
HUNTINGTON. W. Va. August %
NoFk has been suspended indefinitely on
Local No =. Big Sandy river Six hundred
men are made idle. Cement supply has
become exhausted ny reason Of the an:fra-
cite coal strike. which has caused yrcc- 80
the cement plants to close.