Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
MOB ATTACKS A POLICEMAN
Attempts to Rescue His Son Who is q
Nonunion Nan.
GENERAL GOBLIN ACTS AS pEAcEMAEER
Talks with Both side and is Able Go
Make Suggestions for n Com
promise OF the Long
Struggle.

promise OF the Long
Struggle.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Aug. 25.-August
Sheuch, aged IS years, a special police
man in the service OF the Jehigh Valley
Coal company, was assaulted and stabbed
on the outskirts OF the city today while
attempting to rescue his son. william
sheuch, a nonunion workman, employed at
the company's No. 40 c~olliery, from a mob
OF about 5000 strikers, who had gathered
from all parts Of the Hazleton region on
the roads leading from the mine, to trus-
trate the plans Of the company for a
partial resumption Of operations with a
nonunion force Of $50 hands.
A majority Of the nonunion men were
taken to the workings in a special train.
with which the strikers did not attempt
to interfere. William Shedch, who lives
In this city, walked from his home toward
the colliery n thus fell into the hands
Of the pickets. Most Of the clothing was
torn from his back in the struggle which
Followed. When Sheuch's father rushed
to his aid the mob set upon the elder
Sheuch, who was finally rescued by a mine
foreman and removed to the miners hos
pital.
Sheuch was stabbed in the breast and
on each hip, kicked in the abdomen and
struck on the head with a stone. His in
turies are not very serious. The knife
which was sunk into his breast struck a
rib and that fact probably saved his life.
The effort to prevent work at the mine
was successful.
The report OF a resumption at the Gran
berry colliery Of A. Pardee & Co. caused
about 500 men to gather near the mine
today, but no attempt was made to start
work.
General Goblin "a PeRcemaker.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. 25.-Much i'm
portance is attached to the calls Cen
eral Goblin receives from coal mine opera
tors, who spend hours with the general
In going over the strike situation.
AFTER having met a number of opera-
tors, General Goblin said today that he
does not see any signs of a settlement.
In TACT, he states that all Indications point
more definitely to a ~prolongation of the
strike now than they did when he frs,
reached here. He keeps in touch with
the strikers as well as the operators and
may be seen daily riding over the hills
with members Of his staff.
Along the road he frequently holds ron.
versations with miners, all of whom dis
AOSiAub lOWdTQ MIN per-
sonally. There is no ill-feeling here against
the soldiers, and the military has became
20 popular that a movement has been So,
aroot to start a company in this town.
Individual operators are beginning to dis
Play evidence OF = willingness 70 end III,
strike II a method could be shown them
now they could make concessions TO the
men without stultifying themselves. In
speaking with members of the STAFF AZ
brigade headquarters, some have within the
past few days stated that If a way could
be suggested whereby they could give in
without placing themselves in a bad light
they would favor a settlement.
General Goblin is using his good offices
toward a settlement, and he allows no OBJ
portunity to pass when in conference with
operators to make a conservative plea for
the men on strike.
Foreman Charged with Shooting.
louisville, Pa, Aug. 25.-George
Wheatley, an outside foreman at the Brook
side colliery of the Philadelphia G. Reading
Coal and Iron company, is under 81, 200 bail.
charged with shooting George Searer, aged
10 years, Of Tower City. Wheatley saws he
was followed through the streets by a crowd
of strikers and sympathizers, who jeered
and hooted him. Becoming enraeed he
drew a revolver and fired into the crowd.
The bullet took effect in Searer's lee.
Wheatley has been a mine boss for q num-
Der of years.
TAMAQUA, Pa, Aug. 25.-Not since the
Inauguration of the anthracite coal miners
strike have the United Mine Workers had
SO many pickets patrolling the Panther
Creek valley as today.
Every road and path leading to the col
lieries were engaged in an effort to per
suade the nonunion men not to 20 to work.
No new recruits were added to the work.
ing force and quite a number were turned
back. The extra vigilance was due to the
rumor that 1t is the intention Of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation company to cut
coal as soon as sufficient men can be Sc
cured.
An official of the company admitted TODAY
that practical miners are hard to procure
and that none Of. the coal companies are
able to operate any Of the mines for this
reason.
Blast VIII Not Close.
SHARON. Pa, Aug. 25.-The strike sit
uation in this valley has been relieved TO
such an extent that it is not likely that any
of the blast furnaces here or at sharpsville
will be obliged to close down for several
days. A prominent furnace operator said
today that the trouble is not with the rail-
roads, but with the coke manufacturers, who
are sending their product to the east to
relieve the shortage caused by the anthra-
cite strike.
suficient coke was received here yesterday
to keep all the stacks in operation for
seventy-two hours at least and the oper-
ators are hopeful that berore the supply is
exhausted the conditions will have changed
for the better.
HUNTINGTON. W. Va. Aug. 25.-work
has been suspended indefinitely on lock No.
2, Big Sandy river. Six hundred men are
made idle. The cement supply has become
exhausted by reason OF the anthracite coal
strike, which has caused most OF the cement
plants to close.
Guard Placed Under Bonds.
SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 25.-Frank Decker.
one OF the guards employed by the Temple
Iron company at the Edgerton ~eolliery. was
today placed under $4,000 bonds on the
charge Of shooting Foreman Connolly and
Forest Crossman last Monday night.
UP to the present time the belief has been