The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-18
MILITIA ARE IN CONTROL
EVERY INCH OF GROUND AT GRO
TON is PATROLLED BY SEN
TINELS OF SOLDIERS
WORK IS TO BE RESUMED
Strikers Lose sympathy by the Kill
Ing of Sergeant DOugIass--NO
Incident of the Day
Was Sensational.

| CROTON LANDING, N. Y, April Il
The strike Of the Italian laborers on the
new Cornell dam in the Croton valley Is
| still on, but the contractors claim that It
will soon be over Everything points to
either speedy settlement of the diff
Guilty, with majority of the strikers GO
Ing back to work, or else a prolonged
session of wearisome and fitful days, if
not worse.
| The shooting of Sergeant Douglass lasr
night has changed the aspect of affair;
| very much to the disadvantage Of the la
borers, who are clamoring for an IN
creased scale Of wages. The contractors
as far as reliable information pointed to-
night, have decided to put new men to
work in the morning, and the whistle will
blow at o'clock as it has done for years
past, as signal for work to begin. So
confident ere the contractors that they
can successfully do this, with military ala
| and protection of Sheriff Moller of West
| chester, that the latter dismissed over 200
extra deputies tonight, leaving his regu-
| lar assistants, about forty strong, to help
the soldiers.
The Italians were not much in evidence
In the forenoon and early afternoon, there
being a steady downpour of rain. When
the weather cleared somewhat, later, the
denizens of Little Italy and the Bowery
came out of doors, but made no partic.
ular attempt or demonstration Upon the
hills, near where the Mount Vernon sol
der was shot down, several Italians gath
cred late in the afternoon, but they spoke
quietly and earnestly, and refused to re-
peat what had been the topic of CONVEX
sation.
Outside of the arrival OF the additional
troops, the only interesting episodes of
the day were the holding of the inquest
on the body Of Sergeant Douglass and the
removal of his remains from camp to his
late home at Mount Vernon for inter-
ment. A good deal of interest will follow
the outcome of tomorrow's attempt to re-
sumo work on the DAM but the contract
ors will have the advantage of any body
Of men who may try to interfere.
MILITARY IN CONTROL.
Gen. Roe, commander of the New York
state troops, with his staff, established
headquarters on the north side of the
Croton valley this afternoon, directly OPP
posite the shot where Sergeant Douglass
was killed last night. the Yonkers and
Mount Vernon infantry are camped in the
valley close b ythe works, about 400 feet
south Of the dam. The company from
Brooklyn is encamped in commanding
position a few hundred yards up the hill,
beyond the generals quarters, and on
the north side up the river from the big
stone structure.
The works from which the laborers
walked out on a demand for higher wages
are now in charge of the military, and, if
the contractors wish to put new men to
work, every inch of the ground on which
they will work fs under the direct super
vision of the military. Four miles higher
up several companies of the Seventh regi-
ment are encamped, half a mile below the
old Croton dam, from which New York
receives It's supply of water
The big water works are closely guard
ed by sentinels from the regiment Every
approach to the dam is patrolled by sem
tinels, who challenge every person who
comes near them, and, so far as close
watching can protect the reservoir from
possible destruction, nothing has been
left undone.
The other companies Of the Seventh reg
iment were to have been upon the ground
today but the train on which they were
coming was stalled behind a wrecked
freight train on the New York & Put
nam railway, and they probably will not
arrive until tomorrow morning.