Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
I'd EDITION.
RIOTlNG IN ENGLAND.
Military Called Out to Subdue the
Miners.
TRYING THE CRUISER C0LU MBIA.
Failure to Agree in the Westing-
house Case.
'RYING THE CRUISER COLU MBIA.
MILLS RESUMING OPERATIONS.

Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LONDON, Sept. 9.-Fhe reinforceTnents
Of troops and police sent to the coal strike
districts yesterday appear for the moment
to have intimidated the rioters, but the
danger is not yet passed. Reports arrived
this morning of ugly mobs gathering at
several places. The South Yorkshire strik-
ers have shown great determination.
The Pon,efract riots were deliberately
planned to take place while the police We're
engaged at the Doncaster races The
Wakefield magistrates met the West Riding
magistrates yesterday. and forwarded a
joint resolution to the home "ifice for an
additional thousand troops and police. In
response to this demand go troops from
Aldershot. mostly mounted, and 20 London
police, were dispatched last night. Troops
are on the way to the distributed districts
from the Norwich and Colchester garri-
sons. The Sheffield coal owners. alarmed
at the destruction of property. sent Il 1epu-
tation to MIR Asquith. the nome secretary.
to urge rigorous measures The Leeds col
lierS have arranged Il monster demOnstra-
ton for today. Houses and shops are lar
ricaded for fear of riots, and a large force
of mounted police has been drafted to the
down.
The GOLFERS strike at Whitehaven has
lasted five weeks, and many strikers, in
view of thei. exhausted funds. are becom-
ing desperate. A mob last night wrecked
the William Colliery buildings. Disappoint-
ed in failing to find blacklegs as expected
and the police appearing, the rioters di-
rected their attention to the dwellings OF
blacklegs and smashed everything
available and exacted promises from the
occupants not to work again.
Numbers of troops were drafted to the
Pontefract district yesterday and through
out the evening after the disturbances. In
the afternoon Dragons secured the country
and constantly attacked and dispersed small
riotous bands. Lord Masham's colliery was
the scene of the worst riots, where three
strikers died of bullet wounds and five 9TH
ers, IL Is feared, are dying, was garrisoned
and the military and police We're
alert all night long, the men picketing
around wood fires lighted in the colliery
yard, with rifles stacked beside them, ready
to repel any assault on the COL
liery.
These precautions cowed the rioters and
up to this hour no serious disorder has
broken out. This colliery is one of the best
managed and equipped in the norm OF Eng
land. Mr. Masham has expended enormous
sums in improving the works and intro
ducing electricity, the outlay exceeding any
possible profit for long time to come
In the Derbyshire eolliery districts the
farm yards are being rihed. highway rob-
berries are frequent and orchards and gar
dens are stripped.
Late yesterday afternoon the authorities
of York, Alfreton and Litchfield received
urgent requests for the military to proceed
to the coilieries at Morgreen, Nottingham
shire, which had been attacked by a body
of strikers armed with bludgeOnS of iron
and steel bars. The offices. weighing room
and other buildings were burned and the
telegraph and telephone wires cut. The
small force % police present was overpow-
cred ard beaten.
The riot act was finally read, and the
miners were kept at bay till troops arrived.
Several colIiery managers have received
letters threatening them with death. A
dozen pits are going to ruin the workings
being flooded, owing to the rioters prevent
ing the ensin men and repairerS from
working.
In Wales the outlook is better, though far
from satisfactory.
Ninety thousand Golfers were working
Yesterday, but 10000 are still striking.
I,aborers protected by the military began
today repairing the 800 dwellings, formerly
occupied by ''blackless" at Tumble, near
Lianeliy. which We're partially wrecked by
strikers.