New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-18
TROOPS WE'RE CALLED OCI.
THEY HAVE TO DISPERSE RloIEN"-
FEARS OF SERIOUS OUTBREAK
IN NAHANOY VALLEY.


z,uasbarre. Penn Sept. l7.-Riot reigned this
morning throughout Mahanoy Valley ana peIo'e
the unrsliy crowds were dispersed the CITY Troop
Of Foriladelphia and the sth Regiment hao 10 pe
cent 20 the scene from Shenandoah Tonight 1uI-
Their trouble is expected, and General 'ooiIi W..
in the morning send the City Troop again u 'Ae
scene. -,,o,. ool
1iar- Of the Philadelphia and Reading CoaI Noiii-
many There work been going on ioI 9o-tte
DAYS and the strikers have daily grown Hioie e
cited about 1t Yesterday they stopped liu'iIOs
~ workers and turned them homeWaro ana 'o-1@s'
hearing that coal was to be shipped they saln-
os g., . crowd p thousand strong along the road
leading TO the colliery
Instead Of coal leaving the mine a uali c<' Us
II r,ro,,isious for the workers approached IL ilie
strikers blocked the tracks and brought the Tram
10 a standstin but when they attempted 10 ooaro
a. armed IDENTITIES were on the platforms, and they
were forced back With the leaders OF the striAeIs
covered with rifles the train made It's way INTO 'e
stockade.
TO General Goblin at Shenandoah Meanwhile the
strikers besieged the colliery, and the tram re-
rnaired in the yard until the arrival OF the Cl'E
Troop. which dispersed the crowd ard cleared the
read. situation being considered serious zen
eral Goblin over the sth Regiment. the men
making the march in hour. and this display OF
force had the effect Of restoring quiet The regi-
rnet remained the ground until the evening, and
then marched back again
The temper Of the strikers remains IN such state
that an outbreak is expected at any time. The
company has expressed its intention OF moving a
number OF cars Of coal from the mine tomorrow
and the strikers have threatened TO shoot the men
bring them out This was reported to General
Goblin tonight and will send the City Troop to
the scene again in the morning Tonight the
strikers have roads heavily picketed and will do
all they can in the morning to turn back all work
ers who approach of the coliieries.
MAY BE A CONFLICT.
The outlook tonight is that there will be a
nict between the strikers and the troops unless
the officials Of the union. who among them,
manage to prevent crowds from gathering. Thomas
Duffy president district. has hurried to the
scene and will take charge Of the situation. If
necessary the sth Regiment Will again be sent to
the scene tomorrow and will remain there. The
Philadelphia and Reading has chain of collieries
in the valley. and there preparations being
made at each for resumption OF work. the strikers
are greatly excited, and have 10 prevent IT.
Efforts to stop work the ST Clair washery
Mahanoy Valley. were made in the morning. The
sixty~five workers there in the road by
a large force of men and turned back. Some who
tried to force q way through the lines were badly
treated. Three were thrown in creek and six
were severely injured. while others were kicked
and bruised. For time all were turned back, but
later in the day some reached the washery and
work proceeded with a small force. Guards are be-
ing obtained and Will be the scene tomorrow
morning and IL there is much violence troops will
be requested
John Falk striker OF Weston, returned TO work
yesterday because his family needed food, and
early this morning his house attacked by an
angry crowd Of a hundred or more. Windows were
smashed by stones and the doors battered In while
the inmates terrified, crouched corners 10 avoid
the missiles which were hurled through the win
cows. This morning sixteen OF those accused of
rioting were arrested and were he'd under $500 hail
on the charge OF riot Among the number arrested
was William Detrey. executive board member
who wiz have hearing in the morning the
charge of rioting.
To-day the Exeter coiery of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company resumed work with a small force
and coal was run through the breaker. II
hsd been mined previously 10 the strike Efforts
10 resume work TO be made IN a couple of days
e. the No. 10 and the No. II coleries Of the Erie
Coal Company. where now clearing up
The Sharp Mountain colliery, individual con-
Germ, resumed work to-day washery and the
Greenwood. another colliery of an individual con-
Germ Increased its satisfactorily that the
owners believe they Will have full force Oh hand
by the end Of the week.
At Shamokin q local OF eight hundred men passed
resolutions to-day agreeing TO remain out until
spring.
GoMPERs LOOKS FOR SETTLEMENT
This morning President Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor started for Washington
and before going he stated:
strike will terminate but careful inquiry
into the situation al the mines, am convinced that
the struggle Will end by agreement The wage
earners and the general public generously con-
tributing the AID Of The miners II Is essential
that this aid he extended and continued. IL the
manhood OF the miners IS 10 be maintained they
must least have bread their wives and little
ones q 6 well themselves.
The declared attitude of-the presidents OF the
anthracite loads has not apparently changed De-
spite this fact fully convinced that the strike
will end through agreement. with improved eond-
ton OF the miners and the union maintained.
President Mitchell tonight said the condition Is
unchanged and that the outlook is bright for sue
cess Referring, the statement OF John Markle
made after the operators meeting in New-York
yesterday he said that it mas well known that the
operators msrepresentlnG things and that they
are not mining the coal they declare they are get
ting out
The Citizens Alliance is inquiring into of
apparent persecution. In June. William Weaver.
aged sisty-five a guard al the Pettebone mine.
arrested by Conste bic Barney O Boyle for
carrying concealed weapons. lie says that o Boyle
threatened him To crowd and say
he w lie pai