The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-06
COAL STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE
BLOW UP STEAM PIPE AT A LE-
~ HIGH VALLEY COLLIERY.
Torch Employed At DuFyea-State Police
Surround Village and Round Up Seven
Italian RiOters-Women In Mob which
Attacks Workers in Scranton City.

w%ILKsBARRE, April 5.-The first dyna-
hitting in the strike occurred on the out
skirts Of this city this morning. There
was an explosion which shook this city
and was heard for miles UP the valley.
A large quantity OF dynamite. had been
placed under a four inch steam pipe supply
ing power to the fans at the Franklin col
liery Of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company
AND fifty feet Of this was blown to pieces.
Thomas Green, a workman at the Drifton
colliery Of the same company, was severely
beaten on his way home from work In the
night. An old building owned by the
company and close to tine Babylon breaker
at Duryea was burned to the ground.
The State police to-day arrested seven
Of the rioters who yesterday drove of
the worhmen at the West End Coal Com
pany washery at Mocanaqua.
Sergt. Garwood and ten troopers reached
Mocanaqua at 8 o'clock, Reinforced by
the local officers and special police, they
marched upon the Italian village below
the colliery, surrounded it and searched
each Of the sixteen houses for men who
were in the mob yesterday.
Six of them were captured without any
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number of the Italians on top Of the culm
bank where yesterday they had unfurled a
red flag. When they saw the troopers
they fled up the mountain. Three others
coming up the road were not warned until
the troopers ordered them to halt. The
troopers at this time were on top Of the
culm bank. The three men fed, and fifteen
shots were fired at them. Two OF them
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in the mountain and was captured half an
hour later. He was Carlo Cache, the leader
Of yesterdays mob.
On each Of the prisoners was founde either
a stiletto or a revolver. The seven prisoners
were brought to this city and committed
to Jail by Alderman Pollock. They were
charged with rio and carrying concealed
Before the troopers departed Supt. Fill
more Of the colliery stationed six OF his
men armed with riot guns about the prop
erty. He worked the washery all day
without interruption.
Despite the threat to burn the Italian
village of Fast Boston, made yesterday by
the troopers. unless violence there ceased,
an electric light pole carrying a current
to the Fernwood colliery was cut down
in the night and the lights shut of. This
morning four shots we're fired at the wash
cry. The company officials then decided to
serve quit notices upon every resident of
the village. -Four troopers were sent over
to see thai no violence occurred. but the
formal notices did not arrive, The troopers
are now awaiting further orders
VIOLENCE IN SCRANTON CITY.
SCRANTON. April 5.-The outbreaks OF
violence that are being reported from the
different parts of the anthracite field are
leading to a reign Of terror such as swept
over the region three years ago. 1t has
even extended to this city. Three Italian
workmen at the Bellevue washery were
set upon while returning to their homes
early this morning.
The Italians were compelled to pass
along Luzerne street. At a culvert about
half a mile from the washery they were
attacked by a crowd Of men, women and
BOYS. who pelted them with sticks and
stones and decayed vegetables. The
Italians we're badly bruised when they
were rescued by Supt. Smith and a party
of workmen from the breaker. The part
of the city in which the assault occurred Is
very thinly pollced.
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PENSION has on the industries in this city.
and PARTICULAR y the coal trade. was shown
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and western
Railroad to-day, when about fifty engineers
were put back to firing and about as many
conductors we're placed temporarily in
brakemen's places. This means that about
one hundred fremen were placed on the
extra list, and that about fifty brakemen
were temporarily placed out OF the service
Of the company.
Additional suspensions are being made
among the coal crews on the entire road.
This Is being lone by all the coal carrying
railroads. On the Erie a number Of coal
crews were laid of this morning, All the
railroaders, except in the freight and pas
senger service, are practically on a va
cation.
The local powder company yesterday re-
oeived notice from the coal companies to
remove all powder remaining in the powder
houses at the collieries. This step is taken
to mean that no attempt will be made at
coal rsining, at least for the present.
Italian mine workers residing near the
Boston colliery at iatesville appealed to
the headquarters OF District No. l OF the
United Mine Workers in this city this morn
ing in protest against the conduct Of the
mounted State constabulary., Two officials
of the union will investigate the complaints.
The residents declare that the mounted
police, under the command Of Sergt. Dimon,
have practically placed the settlement
under martial law, The most g~rievous
objection is against the action of tie police
in breaking into the homes to search for
firearms. The Italians insist that such treat
ment is altogether unwarranted. Already
a large number of revolvers and knives
have been confiscated in the raids on the
homesteads.
In South Scranton to-day a committee Of
| miners vent to the Quinn 4 Ruddy col
liery at Mountain Lake and asked that
operations be suspended. The operators
OF the colliery refused on the ground that
they had secured permission from the
union officers to continue. The collery is
a small one and most Of the output Of fifty
tons a day is sold direct TO the consumers.
Only a few men, about half a dozen,
are employed. 1t is understood that upon
finding that no coal is being shipped the
miners were satisfied that work should
continue.
READING PREPARES TO BREAK STRIKE.
PorTsvILLE. April 5.-That the coal
companies intend to stand pat on their
reply to the mineNworkers' demands is
evident from the preparations which they
have been making to operate certain col
lieries and washeries and to provide them
with all necessary protection. Cars have
been equipped for transporting especial
policemen and providing places for them