Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-30
The Mining Troubles.

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Wilkes Barre, Pa, April 30--Inti-
nations are heard today that President
R ,oseyelt will intervene at the lat
moment and prevent the bitter hard coal
strike which impends because two sides
have been unable to agree as the method
and application OF arbitration to the
question of differences aud for increased
wages. President Roosevelt has been
kept informed of every move made in the
negotiations, and when 1t is seen that
strike is inevitable, it is said be will in
terfere and in a joint note to the opera
tors and miners point the way by which
both sides may meet on common basis
of understanding as to how arbitration
shall be applied to the question oil
wages. Because of the strike conditions
existing under the suspension order,
thousands of foreign mine workers have
left the region and the exodus TO Europe
end to other parts of this country still
continues without cessation. Many
small mining towns have become de-
serted villages, and even the large cities
show the effects of the depOpulstion.
ShamokiD, Pa, April 30 No col
leries or washeres were operated around
here today, the men remaining away
from work. The meu are determined as
ever to stick by John Mitchell
Mount Carmel, Pa, April SO.-A
crowd stoned number OF men hire last
night who persisted in driving tunnels
at the Sayre cOliery. A barber named
Patrick, going to the rescue Of a brother
in law in the midst OF the non-union
men, was Kissed and stoned. he drew
a revolver, and fired a number of shots
at the crowd. which fed.
A troop of state cOnstabulary arrived
here from Reading today in response
to call from the sheriff of Northumber-
land county, to stop foreign miners from
stOniug nOn-uniOn men.
Mount Carmel, Pa, April 80 Troop
4, of The State cOnstabulary, 10 COM
mand OF Lieutenant Smith, aud mob
of hundred mine workers, engaged 10
battle in front of the Commercial Hotel
on the main street of the town, at 1880
this morning. Michael Glugon had his
skull fractured with billy, a trooper,
had his head cut open with rock, and
many Others were bruised with flying
missiles. GIugOn will likely die Two
of the mob we're captured and placed in
the lookup. The troopers tiled to get
breakfast AT three leading hotels, bat
the Mattresses refused to serve them. As
they emerged. yet hungry from the
Commercial Hotel, a mob attacked
them. Lieutenant Smith ordered the
troopers to charge with drawn billies,
and the mob was driven across the
street. The men and boys seized more
clubs and stones and made another rush
at the officers. The situation WAS criti-
cal, when Chief Burgess Mungo Hin
man, himself a mine worker appeared
on the hotel balcony, aud implored the
whole mob to return to their homes,
promising that the troopers would then
leave town. The crowd dispersed, aud
the troopers marched to the Lehigh
Valleys Sayre colliery in the suburbs
where they had been called to protect
wOrkmen who had been stoned.
The troops after battling with billies
in the streets here with frengied mob,
had collision on Hickory street, short.
ly after noon, vixen stones were hurled
at the troops. Lieut.. Smith having re-
ceved orders to further mOlested, di-
reclIy them to open fire on the mob.
The detail discharged yOlley Of
shols, and many were hurt. A man
named Wilson was fatally wounded.
The fight occurred in front Of the
house of James b. Keefer and the in
mates narrowly escaped being hit by
the bullets which flew through the win
dows The volIey stopped the stone
throwing
Lieut.. Smith was arrested for assault
aud battery with intent to kill aud held
ia $500 bail.