The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-29

HaZelton. Pa, August -Augu
Sheuch, aged Sc years, a special police
man in the service of The Lehish Valley
coal company, was assaulted and stab
bcd on the outskirts Of the city today
while attempting to rescue his son, Will
liam Sheuch, a workman en-
ployed by the company's No. 40 colliery,
from a mob of about 5000 strikers who
had gathered from all parts Of the Haz-
elton region on the roads leading to the
mine to Illustrate the plans of the COM
pany for a partial resumption of opera
tons with a %on-unio force of $50
hands.
A majority Of the n~on-union men were
taken to the works IN a special train
with which the strikers did not attempt
to interfere. William Sheuch, who ives
in this city, walked from his home to-
ward the colliery and thus fell into the
hands of the strikers.
Most of the clothing was torn from
his back in the struggle which follow
ed. When Sheuch's father rushed to
ms aid. the mob set upon the older
Sheuch who was finally rescued by a
mine foreman and removed to the min
ers' hospital.
Sheuch was stabbed in the breast and
on each hip. kicked in the abdomen and
struck on the head with a stone His
Injuries are not very serious. The
knife which was sunk into mis- breast
struck a rib and hat fact probably
saved his life. The effort to prevent
work at the works was successful.
The repor OF a resumption at the
Cranberry colliery of a. Pardee and
Company. caused about five hundred
men to gather'near the mine today but
no attempt was made tc start work.
Gail ON Mr.. Morgan.
New York, August 25.-Shortly before
moor today n committee of three young
men from the mine regions, called at
the office of j. =. Morgan q Co, but
Mr.. Morgan had not arrived at his of
flee at that time and the committee left
without seeing any member Of the firm.
Neither of the young men would speak
of himself or the r OF his visit
but it is understood that they conSti-
tute the committee of the Peoples Alli-
ance of Hazelton, Pa, which is said
to lave a plan for the settlement of the
strike.
There was no appreciate change in
the coal situation mere today. Hard
coal continues to be sold by the retail
dealers to their customers at the rate
of SO a ton which Is the highest gen.
eral prices so far. Exceptional cases
show, however, tina coal, has been sold
wholesale as high as Sl1.50 a ton, and
that the retail top price had reached
$3.50.
Arrested ON Serious Charge.
Scranton, Pa, August 25.-Frank
Decker, n of the guards employed by
the Temple Iron Company at the Edger-
ton colliery, was today placed under
So, 900 bond on the charge OF shooting
Foreman Connolly and Forest Cross
IT, T0-~r -t~If tn ~ thr
present time the belief has been general
that the shooting was done by the
strikers and General Manager Thorne
had offered 81, 900 reward for the arrest
of the perpetrator of the deed. The evil
dence which led to Decker'S arrest came
from Crossman who said he saw Decker
shoot.
Teachers Dismissed.
Shenandoah, Pa, August 25.-The
school board of Mahanoy township to-
day removed six of the oldest teacher!
in the township. The reason given wa:
that members of the families of teach
ers were non-union mine workers
Among those affected is one named Be
dell, sister of Joseph Bedeli. who wa:
killed during the rio of July Seth.
The board unanimously decided tina
applicants in any way connected VIII
non-union workmen should not receiv'
! appointments.
Charged With Shooting.
Pottsville. Pa, August 25.-Georg
Wheatley an outside foreman at tn,
Brookside colliery of Ine Philadelphia;
and Reading Coal and hon company 1
under 81. 600 bail charged with shooting
George Searer, aged 10 years, of Towe
City. Wheatley says he was followe'
through the streets by Il crowd Of strik
RS and their sympathizers who jeere
and hooted him. Becoming erraged h
drew a revolver and fired into tn
crowd. The bullet took effect in Scar
RS leg. Wheatley has been a min
4 boss for a number of years.