New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE.
THE HOUSES OF TWO NoN-UNION WORK
Frs BLOWN UP-OPERATORS WATT
ING FOR TROOPS.
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"AKesoarre, Penn Oct. 1-NotWlthstdhui"s
that Shenandoah is the headquarters or ueheraA
Goblin. and that many troops are there. two
bold dynamite outrages were committed this
morning. The fronts of the houses of John bui-
ravitz, and Antony Sovolosky. non-union WORK
ers, were DESTROYED The dynamite was placed
on the front window sills and under the porches'
ana the houses were badly wrecked ana torh-
NJ Sovolosky's house no one was inJureu' ou'
at the BulravItz house, where Mrs- buiraNpA
and her three children were alone the expiosloh
was severe that they were thrown about ana
an oil lamp. which was shaken from the table,
fell into the baby's crib setting fre 10 the ht-
tie ones clothing and severely burning him.
He may die A provost guard sent by General
Goblin to investigate arrested Michael MagaSle'
who is now held pending an investigation.
Anthony Colsen, a non-unlon worker at the
Henry Clay Colliery. was attacked by large
crowd this morning while on the way to work
and so badly beaten that tonight he is reported
70 be dying His skull was fractured and he was
injured internally. The crowd got away before
the deputies reached the scene The family OF
-!ohn Keimonewski. of Edwardsville. wife and
three children applied 10 the United Charities
for aid to-day and were taken in.
On Sunday night. while Keimonewsh was at
work. a gang attacked the house. broke in the
front door and windows and smashed all the
household furniture and cooking utensils. When
the young son attempted to interfere to protect
his mother and little sister. he was assaulted
and hole cut in the back of his head He was
later found senseless. Mrs. Keimonewski was
knocked down and kicked and dragged round
by the hair and driven from the house, followed
by little Tessie. sobbing with fear The family
sought refuge at the house Of a Mrs. Gray,
where the boy Leon, was attended by physi-
cian Last night the Grays felt IL was not safe
TO harbor them any longer. so they were taken
20 the United Charities until such time a
house could be secured
To-day the operators made no effort TO resume
work They will wait until the soldiers are dis
tributed and the collieriss and the men thor
oughly guarded before they make the attempt.
They report. however, that a number Of new
men applfed for work to-day. The strikers deny
this saving that on the contrary, there were a
number Of desertions from the workers. AS far
as can be seen there is really no change IN the
situation. nor is there likely 20 be until the
arrival OF the troops.
To-day efforts were made TO distribute some
10000 copies of a new paper. The Interna-
tfonaI Reform Labor Leader containing at |
tacks in several languages on President Mitchell |
and the union. The papers were printed In New
York and sent here to be distributed during the
night but they did not reach the towns until
late this morning. when the employees OF the
distributing agencies refused TO handle them.
President Mitchell had previously warned the |
strikers that they were coming. He said that
they were inspired by the operators.
About five hundred miners left here this morn
ing over the Lehigh Valley Railroad for Niagara
Falls where they have secured work the new /
electrical works being built there
Several Italians made attack upon a Il
Wfkesbarre and Eastern Railroad freight crew
last night While the train passing through Il
Jenkins station. near Pittston, the foreigners
opened fire it. Four bullets crashed through
the cab The fireman dropped TO the floor
" hile the shooting was going on, and the en-
rfneer got behind the boiler. An Investigation
showed that the Italians hailed from the Bos-
ton settlement near Pittston