Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-08-29
Attack is Made on Miners and TipplsmSn
at Crane Orsek Works.
SOLDIERS HAVE TO USE BAYoNETs
Crowd of Strikers Appear Too Demon
strativs for Safety.
SMALL RIOTS FREQUENT THROUGH DAY
I'm FennsyIvania and Across the Line
An West virginia Guards, Soldiers
and Striking Miners Clash
necessarily.

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IncessantIy.
TAMAQUA, Pa, Aug. 2s.-After day Of
intense excitement the situation In the
Panther Creek valley has quieted down and
tonight the troops are enjoying a we'll
earned rest.
This evening Company X Of the Twelfth
regiment, under the command Of Captain
Helm, escorted the nonunion men to their
homes in Lansford and Coaldale. While
large crowds Of strikers gathered on the
streets, there was no hostile demonstra-
fion
The officers of the Twelfth regiment de-
clared that the second battalion of that
regiment. now stationed at Shenandoah,
would be ordered here tomorrow, unless
the situation is greatly improved. The
battalion will be stationed at Summit Hill.
This afternoon Colonel Clement, in COM
mand Of the National guard in the field.
issued an order to the troops on duty in
the Panther Creek valley, calling atten-
sion to a recent act Of the legislature pro-
viding q penalty for the calling of obscene
names. He directed that 10 officers in
command rigidly enforce the provisions of
the act.
James Martens, four of the men arrested
by the troops this morning. were released.
John McCann. the fifth prisoner, was taken
to Lansford under a heavy guard, where
he was arraigned before Squire Lewis on
q charge Of assault and battery, breach
OF the peace and melting riot He was
held in $500 bail.
when the Trouble Began.
This morning a report gained currency
that the striking men we're gathering In
force to make a march on the No. colliery,
where the Lehigh Coal ana Navigation COM
pany is mining and cleaning coal. The col
iiery is at the west end of the Panther
creek valley and the Governors troop was
ordered to that point Companies and X
of the Twelfth regiment were placed on
trolley cars and run thraugh the valley
When the cars reached Summit Hill they
were surrounded by q mob OF strikers. who
hurled rocks at the soldiers and called them
hard names. While Jimmy Marteen. an
italian, was In the act Of hnrling stone at
car several soldiers jumped off and made
resistance and the soldiers we're compelled
20 FIX their bayonets In the riot which fol-
lowed Marteen was slightly wounded in the
side.
The troopers started back to the camp,
and as the cars rounded a curve just out
side Of Summit Hill, at a point where the
tracks take an abrupt dip the motorman
on the first car made the discovery that the
rails had been creased. The cars were
stopped apd soldiers were sent ahead to
place sand upon the rails. When this had
been done 1t was possible by moving the
cars slowly TO reach Lansford in safety.
mob had gathered there and for a time
II looked like a riot. AS the first car was
passing through the mob Captain Gearhart
was struck on the right shoulder by stone.
Several soldiers jumped from the car in
pursuit Of the stone thrower After an ex-
citing scufne they captured Joseph McCann,
a young miner.
They proceeded again, but had not gone
far when another crowd was encountered
and the soldiers we're again taunted and
stoned. Half a dozen soldiers jumped on
and captured three men who. Il is alleged.
were urging the crowd to attack the
troopers. The men gave their names as
John King, Timothy King and John Kelly.
They we're taken TO camp at Manila park,
where, together with McCann and Marteen,
they were placed under heavy guard
The ofhcers of the Twelfth regiment all
agree that the situation is serious. TheI
say the feeling against the soldiers is very
intense IN Coaldale. Lansford and Summit
Hill.
SHENANDOAH, Pa. Aug 2s.-After an
uneventful Journey from Philadelphia the
second city troop, numbering about sixty
men, arrived at the Philadelphia a Reading
railway station at 1850 o'clock this morn
ing. The disembarkment was quickly made
and at $3.50 o'clock the troopers were march
ing toward camp at Indian Ridge. where
they are now occupying the site vacated by
the governors troop last night.
West virginia Troops Called Ont.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Aug, 2s.-Major
D. Verlander OF the Second battalion, West
Virginia National guard, has received orders
from Governor White to proceed at once
with the three companies OF state militia
here and one company at Milton to New
River coal held where trouble is imminent.
The companies have been assembled and
will leave at once on a special train.
Serious trouble is predicted.
PARKERsBURG. W. Va. Aug. 2s.-colo-
psl G. E Morrison OF this city, command
ing the Second regiment. West Virginia Ma
tional guard. received orders this morning
from Governor White. calling his regiment
TO the New River coal fields. The ofneers
refuse to state what is their destination
but II Is supposed to be Red Ash, where
the deputies were fired upon yesterday
The regiment is composed Of nearly 1000
men and the companies are scattered at
several places IN the state.
Huntington has three. Psrkersburg two.
Charleston. Milton. Ansted and Bluehelds
each one company. A special train has
been ordered out and the companies are as
sembled at their armories here awaiting
further orders TO move.
why Troops Are sent.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. Aug. 2s-oov-
ernor White ordered the Second regiment Of
troops 70 Thurmond, New River strike dis
trict. today. The troops are from Parkers-
burg. Huntington. Milton. Charleston and
Ronoeverte. They will arrive there during
the afternoon. establishing headquarters at
Thurmond
Regarding his action In sending militia 10
the New Rover coal mining district, Gov
CONTINUED on Second PaSel