The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-09-04
Real Stuff, Played with Winches.
tiers and Ball Cartridge
Across q River.
NON-UNIoN MEN ARE FIRED UPON
Guards Reply ard Governor Sends
Troops to the Scene.
-Sheriff's Deputies Are Also Made
Targets Warm Day in the
Panther Creek Valley,
Pennsylvania.

w. Na.. aug -J."1ON-
ernor White has ordered the Second
regiment of the West Virginia Nation
al guard TO the New River district,
not-as he says-tO settle the strike.
tut to protect life and property. Col
onel Morrison, at Parkersburg, was
given orders early yesterday morning
to call out his regiment and proceed
by special train to Thurmond, which
will be the headquarters. The cause
for this action by the governor is the
appeal of Sheriff Daniel, of Fayette
county, for assistance, on the ground
that many citizens refuse to respond
to his summons to act as deputies to
enable him TO execute the orders of
the court, and his declaration that lie
is pOwerless to protect life and prop
erty. His deputies were fired on
Wednesday in the vicinity of Red Ash,
where they were evicting miners who
are strikers and who are in arrears
for rent.
State of Guerrilla Warfare.
Thurmond, W. Va, Aug. 29.-Every-
thing was quiet in the New River coal
field yesterday, save little skirmish
at CapertOn in which twenty or more
shots were fired, but no one injured
Theentire Second regiment, state troops
was distributed about various coal op-
erations where on Wednesday trouble
resulted. Three companies of militia
are stationed at Rush Run, two miles
west. where Wednesday probably SOC
shots were fired across the New Riv-
er between the strikers and the guards
The strikers opened fire on nOn-uniOr
men going to work and the guards re
turned the fire.
More Serious Trouble Expected.
None of the guards was injured
and so far as known no strikers were
seriously hurt. The strikers gathered
in the wood lands and rocky cliffs OF
the opposite side of the New River
from Rush Run mines, and kept up d
continual fire throughout the day This
led to the militia being ordered out
Sheriff Daniel thinks that more seri
Gus trouble will soon follow. He SAYS
the strikers are becoming more deter
mined and that it was absolutely i'm
possible for him to cope with the sit
uatiOn.
Miners Striking, 5000; at Work, 1000.
Almost every mine on the Kanawhs
small scale. In these fields probably
1900 miners are at work and 6.00t
or 5000 idle. Considerable property
has already been destroyed, and it i:
believed that the sending of troops will
tend to enrage the strikers more thar
ever. and blOodshed may soon result
The operators are determined, ant
state emphatically that they have n,
intention of cOnceding single de
mand made by the strikers.
One Man Meets His Death.
Roanoke. Va, Aug. pa specia
to The Times from Bluefield, W. Va.
says: There is considerable excitemen
on Crane creek and Simmons creel
over the recent shOOtings. Yesterda.
morning John Ruble, a blacksmith EN-
plOyed by the Sycamore Coal and Cox
company, was shot by striking miner
and killed. Ruble. In company witt
Barney Shumate. of this city. who ha,
been employed asa guard, left the com
pany store to go to a point on the work
to stand guard. as the company feare,
visit from a mob. En- route the,
were fired on and Ruble fell Shumat
was armed with a Winchester an,
opened fire on the miners, who afte
their first volley ran. None of then
has been arrested. The nOn-uniOn me-
who took the strikers places are tel
rorized and a good many of them ar
leaving. w. H. McQuail, president o
the Turkey Gap Coal company, wa
fired at through window, but was no
hurt