New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-09
NO STRIKE SETTLEMENT.
MITCHELL DENIES BASIS FOR RUMoRs-
FRESH OUTBREAK OF NIOLENCE-
ONE ITALIAN KILLED.
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Wnkesbarre. Penn. Sept. S.-The peace rurnors
that came out of New-York and other poil,S
To-day did not disturb the serenity OF FEeS-
dent Mitchell who smiled at each fresh ol'e
and renated. Il know nothing about 1t, nor
when the last was in tonight was the situallol1
clearer. He declared that he knew Of no pI0''
for A settlement and that he had heard OF 40
concessions to be offered by the operators AS
10 the statement that he was TO issue procld
NATION tonight declaring the stike off, he SAID
There is absolutely no foundation for such
report.
IT am nrenaring no statement whatever To-
day and the last one could possibly be prepaI-
ing under the existing conditions would be one
terminating the strike That is so RIDICULOUS
that I cannot account for its credence pS any
one who is familiar with the situation lo-uHS'
The ranks of our men are as solid as Oh 'iie u"'
the convention declared for suspension OF opei
atoms There are no assertions, as Tar as 'iie
strikers are concerned; they are well prepared
to continue the struggle to a successful emu
The coal operators, 1 am willing to beleFe' a1e
using untrue methods to try and induce dis
content among the strikers. They seem 10 lH1iiA
that by constantly Matching false runors ana
circulating them broadcast over the county
through 1heir paid agents they can cause ols-
auietude among the strikers. Though they are
successful In getting these runlors in the puohc
prints l can give assurance that they VIII hoI
break the strike by such means. we hho" oui
pwn ground and stand firm
Serious rioting occurred to-day at Maltpy'
near here. and il is believed troops VIII be re-
uuested tomorrow if there is further disturb
ance The company is determined 10 oPeId'e
the mine and has received word to-hlghi 'iiS1H
there will be further and more vigorous ef1orls
10 stop it. This afternoon Sheriff JACOBS anu
his attorney, A c. Campbell, went quietly 10
Harrisburg TO consult with Governor stone re-
garding the troops
The rioting to-day resulted in the killing OF
an italian. Cisinnani Castelli. and the serious
v7ounding of another Michel Kihillat. The mon
rnistook them for deputies and attacked tneii
before they learned their mistake.
On Saturday last, SO the Lehlgh Naliey Coai
Company officials state, the locals IN the Neisli-
borhood Of the Maltby mine held meetings dI
which it was decided that the men should ASSEM-
BILE in force this morning and prevent the run
ming Of a Maltby colliery this morning Inc
company also informed Sheriff Jacobs ana ms
morning six deputy sheriffs went out on the
first car When the posse arrived they 1ouno
TWO hundred and fifty men assembled opposite
the home of John Keeler. the outside foreman
If the mine These men were armed with clubs
and stones With great effort the Sherln ana
his deputies were able TO get the Worhlneh INTO
Keeler's house. In the mean ulIie alio 80
mob equally strong and armed IN the same
manner had assembled on the Delaware Lacha-
wanna and Western Railroad tracks, IN the rear
of Keeier's house .
At e O'Clock the fog was so thick that only a
short distance away could any one be olstln-
guished and The crowd caught glimpse
through it Of two men coming along, one VI
whom had a shotgun rush was mace at
the two men and the gun was taken ana dis
charged into the body of Castelh. He fen. and
he ,oro heat
he lifeless
Another portion of the mob set upon his COM
panion Kibillati, and stabbed him in several
places. besides beating him with clubs ana
stones He is badly wounded and is now In the
hospital -
The injured man stated that he and Castelli
were going out on 2 hunting trip, thus account
ing for the presence OF the gun 1t is evident
that the mob mistook them in the fog for the
wcrknen going to the colliery. of whom they
had turned back number before .
This morning, after he had been besieged all
night in the station house at Edwardsyille,
Hiram Fisher, the guard who last night shot a
Polish woman. was taken TO the hospital There
was no attack upon the lookup. but all night a
number Of men watched il, and this morning,
when they learned that an effort would be made
TO take the man TO the hospital they again
gathered several hundred strong and watched
il Previously DR. Edwards had dressed his
wounds, and while it being done District
Organizer Schlosser and several other union Of
fcials Were busy addressing the crowd and
begging the men TO disperse apd make no dis
turbance Finally they got the crowd so well
in hand that Fisher carried out and placed
in the ambulance. and ii drove off. The crowd
hooted and yelled and there We're derisive
shouts, but no stones were thrown and no at
tack was made No further excitement is ex-
pected.
Near NesquehoEing to-day the house OF Mrs.
William McElroy, whose son is accused of kill
ing Patrick Sharpe, a strike leader. set
fire a crowd was attacking il and stone few
through the window. knocking lamp off the
table Mrs McElroy, while trying to put out
the flames. SO severely burned that she may
die Neighbors saved the house