Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06
IN THE STRIKE REGION
MORE REPORTS OF VIOLENCE BY
THE STRIKERS.
Operators to Make Another Strong Eff
fort to Resume Mining
Coal This Week.

squad of 18th Regiment men, stationed
| near the Grassy Island colliery, came across
| an Italian striker named Giuseppe Papriel-
| 10 proWling about the outpost with shot
| gun. He fired In the direction in which
| the soldiers were approaching, afterward
alleging he was shooting at a bird. Col.
Watres had received information that Pa
priello was receiving arms and ammunition,
and this evening a detachment Of two COM
panies was sent to his house. The soldiers
found there 1900 rounds of cartridges for
shotguns. No arms, however, were found.
Papriello was turned over to Sheriff Schadt.
Twice during last night sentries about the
camp of the 18th Regiment were stoned, and
early in the evening a train bearing troops
from Olyphant to Brdseye encountered a
pile of rocks and a felled tree across the
tracks.
The strikers feel that Fridays conference
at the White House will dishearten many of
their members and that it will be necessary
to do the most energetic kind of picketing
to prevent additions to the working forces
at the collieries. The soldiers also are an
ticipating this, and some serious clashes are
not unlikely.
There Is strong feeling prevalent, espe-
| cially among the business men, that there
should be a convention of the strikers called
to pass upon the Baer proposition to refer
to the district courts any dispute that can
not be satisfactorily adjusted between the
miner and his employer. The operators de-
clare that If such a convention was held
and secret ballot taken the vote in favor
of going back to work on these terms would
be almost unanimous.
Mine Workers leaders say the proposition
Is sham, intended to deceive the public.
1t Is wholly impra cticable, they say, and
before the week is over locals throughout
the whole region will pass resolutions COM
mending President Mitchell for taking it
upon himself to ignore the proposal.
The beginning of the sixth month of the
n n ma al ia oh ", ho cit
alton. The operators told President Roose-
welt on Friday that 1900 men are art work
ana that 10 per cent of the normal coal
production is being mined President
Mitchell tonight denied that such a number
of men are mining coal. He said the opera
tors are including in the 1900 all the en-
gineers, firemen and pump runners (of
whom there are about 5000, fire bosses,
foremen, carpenters, clerks and all other
employees He also denied that Is per cent
OF the normal production is being sent to
market, and said If the statement were true
the operators owe 1t to the public to sell
the coal at the normal prices instead Of
charging dealers SIS to $40 tom
While the superintendent hereabouts will
not talk OF future plans. there is an impress
sion among citizens generally that a strong
effort will be made this week by the coal
companies to resume operations The of
f1cials of these companies have all along
maintained that men are ready to return to
work. but fear personal violence. Mr..
Mitchell says he has no apprehension of
the strikers breaking away. He claims the
companies are keeping a constant pressure
on the workers to return, but without sue
cess
At Drifton, he said, the coal company Of
ficials had made canvass of that commu-
nifty, and found only one boy the son of a
nonunion man, who was willing to return.
Mr.. Mitchell said he received this report
from there today National Board Member
cavage vice president of District No 1,
went to Freeland, which is near Drifton, to-
day and addressed meeting there.
telegram was received at strike head
quarters today announcing that the strike
Of the employees of the Kanawha and Hook
ing Valley Coal Company, numbering be-
tween 5000 and 5000 men, in West Vir-
ginia, has ended satisfactorily to both sides
The men, it was announced at strike head
quarters, will receive their pay monthly
have been granted a nine-hour day will be
paid by the weight of 1000 pounds to the
ton. will have the right to employ their
own check weighman and will not be COM
PEELED to deal in company stores
Rain fell continuously today making
rather unpleasant. Excepting little trou-
BILE at Kingston. across the Susquehanna
river from this city, tonight there has been
no disorder in this territory The report
received at the sheriffs office was to the eff
rect that while christening was in prog
ress at the home of non-union man in
Kingston party of men attempted to
break up the celebration. In the mix-up
that followed lamp was overturned and
the house set on fire The flames we're
quickly extinguished. without serious dam
age During the melee the son of the non
union man fired several shots. one of the
bullets striking a union man who lives
next door to the non-union mans house
His injuries are not serious. The son
who fired the shot was badly used IN
When the sheriff heard of the trouble he
notified Col. c. Bow Dougherty Of the 9th
Regiment. who took a battalion to Kings
ton. He found the town quiet and returned
to camp with his men.
1t has been decided by the authorities to
Keep battalion of the 9th at Plymouth,
and the troops were sent there tonight
A dispatch from Shenandoah says: Gen.
Goblin, In command of the state troops in
the strike region, said that he would not
transfer brigade headquarters to Wilkes
barre unless the situation should warrant
such change, which is not the case at
present. Questioned concerning the report
that additional soldiers were to be sent to
Lackawanna- county, Gen. Goblin said that
II there should be a repetition of the recent
riotous demonstrations more troops would
be sent to the region to preserve order.
Peter MacofSky, a nOn-union workman
was severely beaten here by a mob on
West Center street. He escaped and sought
refuge In the house of a friend. The crowd
surrounded the house, but were dispersed
by crowd of soldiers, who escorted Ma
cofsky to his home.
A dispatch from Tamaqua Pa yesterday
says: At an early hour this morning a sec
ton of track on the Silver Creek branch of
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad was
blown up with dynamite The explosion
shook the houses in New Philadelphia and
Silver Creek. When the workmen's train
reached the scene of the explosion this
morning a force of fifty deputies was on
hand to escort them to the coliery.
Last night the officials of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company learned that a
plot was on foot to tear up the New Jer-
sey Central railroad tracks at point be-
tween the No. and the No. ~ collieries
Two companies Of the 18th Regiment were
called out. They guarded the tracks all
night.
dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday
says: The Avenue Theater was crowded
this afternoon with an audience composed
mostly of organized workmen, who had as
sembled to listen to President John Mitchell
and Secretary w. B. Wilson of the miners
union present the anthracite strikers cause
Mr.. Mitchell was unable to be present, ew-
ing to matters of Importance engaging his
attention in the strike region. Secretary
Wilson. however, was present and made a
rousing address, Several other speeches
were made by local people, and the senti-
ment that predominated all of the talks
was arbitration"
Strong resolutions were adopted condemn
ing the stubborn stand taken by the oper-
atorS and their treatment Of President