Evening journal., 1902-07-30
OMNIBUS UNREST
AMONG STRIKERS
Riot and BIOOdShed Likely al
ANY Moment
Mitchell Denies Report That Strikers
Will Receive No More Relief
for Two Weeks

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 30-Prcsldeai
Mitchell will start this weok 70 hll
some engagement he has 20 deliver adj
dresses before United Mine Workers
assemblies In different parts OF the
anthracite region. Ever since Mr.
Mitchell made his headquarters In
Wilkesbarre he has been besiege1 by
committees from various locals, who
wanted him to name a date on which
he could deliver an address. Il is said
he will visit the Schuylkill region first
and deliver addresses at Shenandoah
and Mahanoy City. Mr.. Mitchell says
there is no truth in the report that he
stated to a committee of merchants
who waited on him that there would be
no more money to distribute among
the strikers until August 10. He claims
contributions viii be received right
along from miners organizations and
other labor unions.
Seven striking miners from Nanti
coke we're arraigned before Magis
trate Brown of this city. yesterday af
ternoon, charged with committing an
assault on William Young, an engi
neer employed at one of the collieries
of the Susquehanna Coal Company.
While on his way TO work Young
claimed he was held up and two OF the
defendants threw stones at him, one
OF the stones striking him on the head
and inhicting a deep cut The strix
.ers were held in bail for trial at court
The Susquehanna Coal Company has
given notice that it will protect its
employees at all hazards.
A crowd of 500 men and boys pre-
vented the resumption of work at the
Wanke washery at Duryea yesterday
morning. number OF men came
down from Scranton to work at the
washery. They were at once surround
ed by a threatening crowd. Sheriff
Jacobs sent four deputies to the scene
but when they arrived the mob had
dispersed The men who had been
hired to work at the washery were
badly frightened, and when the train
for Scranton came along they jumped
aboard without much ado A volley OF
stones followed them The operator of
the washery says he viii not make
another attempt TO resume operations.
viii Ask For Troops.
Shamozin. July S0.-One thousand
men, women and children assembled
at the Mineral Company's Cameron coll
lery last evening and hooted and cursed
non-union men as they ,iuit work A
delegation of boys stoned several sub
bosses as they entered town. Chief
Burgess Thomas and TIE police charged
the crowd and put them to flight The
coal company officials say they will
ask for troops il there is a continuance
OF the attempts to annoy the worlSmen.
Non-Union Men Stoned.
Mount Carmel, Pa, July 30-Two
crowds of strikers numbering fully
three thousand men, women and chill
dren, collected at all the Reading and
Union Company operations between
here and Shamokin last evening and
hurled stones and sticks at the nom
union men. Six of the latter were cap
tured by the mob near Richards col
liery and were badly pummeled. On
promising TO remain away from the
colliery until the strike ends they were
liberated. Several scores of non-union
men remained az a couple Of the mines
last night afraid 10 face the strikers
who are picketed along roads leading
into town.