Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-08-25
SCRIMMACE AT
NO. 40 Mine
Special Officer Attacked at
Hazleton Today.
Reports That the Colliery
Would Resume Drew a
Large Crowd and a Guard
Is Roughly Handled.

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For nearly a week past 1t has been
heralded through the region that No.
operations this morning 1t was as
serted by agents Of the company that
large force OF men had been gathered
inside the stockade during the past few
weeks, that a considerable amount OF
coal had been mined and that this coal
would be hoisted and prepared for mar
ket this week, commencing today.
At an early hour this morning the
congregatng near the stockade, and at
$40 O'Clock every road leading to the
mine was filled with hundreds OF pickets.
1t is estimated that fully 1000 men were
on the scene at o'clock
At the latter hour William Scheuch
young man, made an attempt to break
through the strikers ranks and reach
| No. 40. Friends tried to induce him to
return home and help them win the
strike, but he persisted In his efforts to
gain the protection OF the special police
inside the coliery fence.
His father, August Scheuch, is
special officer at No. 40 colliery. He
saw the position of his son and rushed
to aid him. A dispute arose, no one
knows just how or who is to blame, but
In short while Scheuch, Sr., was at
tackled.
During the melee the young man
escaped without injury, but his father
was stabbed three times with a pen
knife, received several kicks and was
struck on the head by stone. He was
taken to the Miners hospital, where
the wounds were found to be very slight.
The incident created created tremen-
dous excitement for awhile and many
alarming rumors were sent out regard
ing the affair.
Those who expected to see the COM
pany make good their predictions to
resume operations and prepare coal for
market were disappointed. No effort
was made to work the mine, nor was
resumption attempted at any other
colliery In this region.
| CONCESSIONS AGREED UPON.
Today began tho sixteenth week of
the great strike and the contending
forces still face each other with deter
mination. On the part Of the strikers
the feeling that they will win has in
fused new hope In their ranks and it
can be truthfully said that they are as
strong in spirit today as at any time
since the contest began.
With their opponents, the operators,
there is on the surface nothing visible
but that same persistence which has
marked their demeanor since the strike
was inaugurated. A change in tone in
their talk has, however, taken place,
and for nearly week the public has
not been regaled with bombastic In
terview from their mouth piece, Pres-
dent Baer, OF the Reading Company.
The daily ultimatum of the coal presi
dents that only an unconditional sur
render on the part Of the miners will
end the strike is no longer read In the
metropolitan press. Truesdale, Fowler
and Baer, the trio who went out of their
way daily to impress the operators posi-
tion on reporters, have had nothing to
say lately, and their organs In the large
cities have taken the cue and are also
veering around from their former posi-
tion.
Tho avowed intention of those to
whom the management of the strike
was intrusted by the operators was to
break the union before work would be
resumed. The time asked by them and
given to them to accomplish this is
about to expire and the much-desired
result, from Baer's point Of view, has
not been attained nor can the general
body Of operators see any symptoms of
a breaking up.
The individual operators and the
smaller coal roads have found out at
heavy cost that Mr.. Baer does not pos
sess the ability to perform all that he
promised and discord has followed this
discovery. The operators have learned
that Baer's uncompromising attitude
has steadily strengthened the workers,
and that his ultimatums and manifes-
toes have done nothing more serious
than to amuse the strikers.
Such is the condition OF affairs In the
ranks OF the operators and the Tribune
is speaking authorltlvely when it says
SO. President Baer is ON the verge of
being deposed as leader OF the operators