Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-06-06
BAD feeling
STIRRED UP
The Shooting Of a Thirteen Year Old Boy by
Coal and Iron Police Causes Ugly
Blood at WiIkesbarrs.
IMPORTED MEN GO HOME
They disposed Of Their Rsyuyss In Order to Raise the
Money 10 Go Back to Philadelphia Blast Furnace
workers At Youngstown Have Won Their
Strike for Higher Wages

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June Ga shooting
affray at the Stanton colliery last night
in which a 13-year-old boy was SER
iously wounded by the coal and iron
policemen, has stirred up this commun-
ity more than any other happening
since the strike began Although the
region is quiet today, there was an ug--
ly feeling among the thousands of idle
men. The strikers have the utmost
contempt for the deputies and coal and
iron police and trouble can be started
at the least provacation. The condi-
ton Of the boy remains critical.
All the local unions sent request to
President Mitchell today to have APP
pointed guard" committees. whose
duty it would be during the period of
the strike to prevent persons from de-
stroying property and more especially
to keep children away from the collier
les. President Mitchell In speaking of
the committee, said: 'It is unsafe for
children or anyone else to walk along
the streets or roads bordering the col
lieries and for that reason particularly,
we have decided to have committees to
keep persons away from the mines.
The irresponsible men, who have been
employed by the companies to do po-
lice duty are not to be trusted"
STRIKERS WIN
Youngstown, Ohio, June 6.-The
strike of the blast furnace workers was
settled last night, the men receiving an
increase Of ten per cent for twelve
hours work.
IMPORTED MEN GO HOME.
Hazleton, Pa, June 6.-Some import
ed men, who left the service of the Le-
high Valley Coal Company at York
town last night, are reported by the
strikers today, to have disposed of their
revolvers for very trivial sums, in order
to raise the money to go back to Phila-
delphia. One of the Delaware, Schuy-
kill and Susquehanna railroad crews,
which has been hauling special officers
from one town to another, refused to-
day to do this work.
public road leading to the drift colliery
Of Cox Brothers, stopped the non-uniun
firemen and pumpmen from going to
work today. No display OF violence
was made by the strikers.
Scranton Pa, June 6.-The shutting
down of the small screens and washer-
les erected at some of the refuse piles
If the long abandoned drifts ana tun-
nels are now engaging the attention OF
4he coal strikers in the Lackawanna
valley. Perhaps score of these are
working with to 10 men each, ana
their trade Is chiefly to the farmers ana
some of the small industries. In every
section wher these exist, several local
unions thereabouts begun their closing.
Luzerne, small screen nortn OF
Scranton, was closed yesterday, but the
owners put on new force OF worKmen
today and are equipping them WITH
.o,,ns and told them to work the place
at all hazards. The strikers plan IS to
march on the place this afternoon
Some persons look for trouble.
A SERIOUS SITUATION.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 6.-Ine sHua'
.tion in the Lykens valley region is pc
coming serious. Sheriff Reiff has deci'
ded to Increase the force of deputies.
ROOSEVELT CANNOT INTERFERE
New York, June e.-The@ Board q
Trade and Transportation received
telegram from President Roosevelt TO-
day. apprising them he would be glae
to receive the committee appointed ps
the board to ask the president to ap'
noint commission to investigate ane
take steps looking towards the settle
ment Of the Anthracite coal miners
strike. i
N A telegram which was signed 3!
George B. Cortelyou, secretary to tn
president, pointed out that the Law
empowering the president to act IN In
stances similar to the anthracite min
.ers strike, was repealed in 1898. but ad
,ded that the president would be glaf
,to see the committee If 1t was decide'
TO visit him. After considering tn
fact that the law has been repealed
the committee decided not to visit th
president.