The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-29

10 Ills WOTR VI
about the breaker, which Is in process
| of construction, Butler was again set
upon and was forced to hobble back to
| his home as quickly as his disabled
| condition would allow.
After the morning attack, Constable
Edward Neary was summoned to The
| scene of disorder. Butler, in the mean
time, went before Squire Williams, OF
No. 4, and had warrants sworn out for
the women whom he recognized among
his angry pursuers. Those whom he
accused were Mrs. Andrew Moran, her
daughter, Ella Moran; Mrs. Mary Yen
dow, Mary Gilmore, Mrs. John Nc
Coole, Mrs. Ignatz Morinski, Mrs.
Lewis Thomas.
All of the parties are from Simpson,
where Butler also lives. The charge
against each is aggravated assault and
battery, and the calling of approbrious
names. Butler swears that the wO-
men shouted "scab" at him while they
chased him.
AS Squire Williams is quite dis
tance from the home Of the accused
women, Constable Neary allowed them
to remain at home on their promise to
enter bail before Squire Holmes, at
Simpson. If this condition is not full
filled this morning, the constable will
take them before Squire Williams. Ad-
ditional warrants for others of the
crowd will be served, probably today.
Butler, though cripple and with
several dependent on him, has been
held in contempt and derision ever
since the strike, because he chose to
remain at work. A few weeks ago, he
was hung in effigy from one of the
poles in the village Of Simpson.
SHERIFF TO BE PRESENT.
Sheriff Schadt will go to Carbondale
with number of deputies this morning
at o'clock, to prevent a repetition Of
yesterdays disorder.
The following open letter, calling on
the board of trade to father a monster
petition to the operators to agree to
arbitration, was, yesterday, sent to The
Tribune by Rev. Thomas B. Payne,
pastor Of All Souls UniverSalist church.:
An Open Letter to the Board of Trade.
Gentlemen: It is now about three
months since the so-called Anthracite
strike" of the mines of these valleys was
upon as a last resort, after the miners
had exhausted every honorable means,
without success in their endeavOr to Sc
cure, at the hands of the coal opera
tors" a redress of "grevances.' Before
calling for a cessation of labor, they
made their last appeal to importial arbi-
tration. To each and all appeals, the
coal operators reply has been ''uncon-
ditional surrender"
Gentlemen, the board of trade of the
city of Scranton we all know to he COM
posed of wise, experienced, impartial
Christian men. Men who are interested in
the welfare of the city. Did ever situa-
tion affecting the interests of the city
call for your boards utmost endeavors
more loudly than the present strike sit
uation? 1t would seem to me. your an
swer must be "never." Is there not
something it can do? I believe there Is.
1t is true. the Operators have sent
out word that no outside influence will
be tolerated They will settle it their own
way. Well, that need scare no one. l be-
lieve the greatest empire the world has
ever seen during the last two years. sew
eral times said something similar to that,
and at last was glad to take back a great
deal of it, and found it to it's advantage
to do so. 1t is at least possible the coal
operators may ultimately do a similar
thing.
Now, in view of the fact that the
rights of the millions of this common
wealth are paramount to the rights of the
operators" the rights of the miners"
the rights of both combined; and in view
of the further fact that the miners are
willing to abide by the decision of an i'm
partial board of arbitration, and to which
suggestion the Operators have turned a
deaf ear; therefore. I would respectfully
suggest that the board of trade of the
city of Scranton, the largest city of the
anthracite region, inaugurate at once, a
monster petition of not less than two
million names, and present it to the "op-
orators" praying them to accept the
of impartial arbitration. to the
end that the present lamentabe condition
of things in these regions may come to a
quiet and peaceable ending. Such a pe-
titon can be completed in ten days and
must needs be listened to.
Sincerely. and respectfully yours.
Thomas b. Payne.
Pastor All Souls Universalist Church.
WOMAN ARRESTED.
Mrs Kate Remmet, of Olyphant. had |
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