Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-01
ARRAICNS GENERAL GOBLIN
Philadelphia 0eDtral Labor Union Proposes
Action Against the General,
CHARGE IS THREATENING CITIZENS
Governor l. Asked Also to Remove
Him for order to ~shoOt-Non-
~unionists Cornered I'm n
Church.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S1.-The Central
Labor union Of Philadelphia. at it's regular
meeting today, unanimously adopted a res
olution denouncing Brigadier General J.
p. 8. Goblin, In command Of troops now In
the anthracite fields. for issuing an order
calling on his men to shoot strikers II
they resist the authority of the militia.
The resolution asserts that It lis illegal
to kill citizens Of Pennsylvania, who are
guaranteed a trial by Jury for any Of
Tense they may commit"
tn resolution requests Governor Stone
to revoke this commission of General Goblin
and the civil authorities are asked to have
the general indicted and tried FOR threat
ening the lives of citizens Of the state Of
Pennsylvania"
The secretary Of the union was in
structed by the union to send a letter Of
protest to Governor Stone for the alleged
breaking Of a promise that he is said To
have made to the three anthracite district
presidents to the effect that he would not
permit the state troops to escort nonunion
men to and from the mines. 1t Is claimed
that the governor made this promise to
Presidents Nichols. Duffy and Fahy on the
occasion Of their visit to Harrisburg in
May.
COrnered in "a Church.
TAMAQUA. Pa, Aug. 31.-only one dis
aurbance was reported in the Panther creek
valley today. While John and Albert
Kutzek, nonunion men, were leaving the
st. Michael's Hungarian church at Lans-
ford they were attacked by a number OF
foreigners and were compelled to return to
the church for safety. After remaining
there for some time they succeeded in maxi
ing their escape.
nhfo oetor,no, ou.t.I. - ~. c-tt.kh..ar
railroad notified Major Gearheart that strik-
ers were interfering with their passengers
at Summit Hill. Company e of the Twelfth
regiment was sent to the scene and sue
ceeded in restoring order.
Tomorrow morning a large force Of SOL
oilers will patrol the valley and protect
nonunion men while on their way to work.
WILKESBARRE. Pa, Aug. 31.-Jacob
Smith. a policeman in the employ Of the
Kingston Coal company, was held up by
two men today while on his way to a col
liery to see one Of the officers. His assail-
ants took his revolver away from him and
gave him a severe beating.
Hundreds Hungry ana Homeless.
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Aug. s1.-An un-
expected situation has resulted from the or
dering out Of the National guard to preserve
order In the coal fields. The soldiers whose
sympathy was all with the strlkers f-cne ths
first have used their influence with the
men VIII are at work and have persuaded
80 many Of them to Join in the strike that
the detachment stationed at Rush Run had
TO be recalled and sent to another point
to keep It from emptying the mine.
Hundreds CT families are sleeping tonight
under the skies. 1t is estimated that over
q thousand families have been evicted in the
New River Valley and most Of them had
mo place to go. Some Of them had friends
and secured shelter, but the majority are
homeless without SO much as even a tent to
shelter them. and there is talk Of a sub
scription to buy tents for them. Food is
scarce with them and the condition of the
men is pitiable in the extreme. Some Of the
soldiers have even shared their food pro-
vided by the states with some of the hun
cry families.
Blow Up Pump House.
SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. S1.-The pump
house OF the National washery at Minooka
was blown to pieces early today by dyna-
mite. Manager sharkey says no damage
was done to the coliery and work will pro-
coed. It is not known who put the dyna-
mite under the building.
The oxford colliery in West Scranton has
added a powerful searchlight to It's weapons
of defense. The oxford is now turning out
800 tons OF coal daily.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug, S1.-President
Mitchell Of the mine workers spent the day
at Atlantic City, returning to this city late
tonight. Mr.. Mitchell denied that he went
TO the seashore to see Senator's Quay or
Penrose, and says he did not see either
of them, or any person on the settlement
of the strike. While he will not admit 1t,
there is a belief that he saw several per-
sons on the subject of donating relief to
the strikers.
President Mitchell will be the central
figure in the Labor day celebration here to-
morrow. He is to make two addresses at
the labor picnic to be held at Washington
park. on the New Jersey side Of the Della
ware river. a few miles below this city.
The entire proceeds OF the picnic will be
given to the miners relief fund.