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Show Mnst Have Bread. Scranton, 17. Serious trouble in apprehended with tho striking miners. There is much excitement in town. A delegation waited on the mayor last evening cud their leader addressed ad-dressed him as folio wa: "We represent repre-sent the starving workingmen of Scranton. I have a family of eight children, who have lived on bread and water for two weeks. Now we have water, but Lord only knows where the bread is coming from. We havo come to demand bread and unless un-less we have it within forty-eight hours we shall take it by fair means if possible, but by foul if necessary." The situation is certainly critical, notwithstanding reports to the contrary con-trary circulated by merchants and others who fear their credit will be aflccted. |