Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-01
A MILD SENSATION
Men Arrested in New Haven for Carrying Concealed Weapons.
SAID TO BE TRICK OF STRIKERS

The Men Were Non-U -Unionists and the Strikers, it is Said, Expected They Were Armed-Taken to Headquar- ters and Searched No Arms Were round Upon Them-Brigadier Gen
 erai Compliments Men for Quick
 Response at Shenandoah Yesterdav President Mitchell Issues Another Statement.
 New Haven, August 1.-Pickets at the Sargent factory caused much ex- citement in the vicinity of the shop ahd ln the police headquarters this morning. Several of the non-union men Were en their way to work when they were stopped by the pickets who trled to prevail upon them to remain away from the factory. There seemed 10 be no indication of trouble when one of the men in the group summon ca a policeman and pointing out three men told the officer that they were carrying concealed weapons. The officer placed the three under arrest and took them. to police headquarters followed by big crowd When searched at headuuarteH no weapons were found. In the meantime Super lntendent Shaw of the factory had been summoned and when he arrived at the station he was surIEised to find that the three men uTHler arrest were non-union men. The police 8t once dismissed them as there was no eYi- dence of any crime against them. 1t is claimed by the officials of the company that the strikers adopted this scheme in order to catch some of the men, who are taking their places, with weapons upon them and thus bring them into disrepute and create sympathy for the strikers cause.
 Willkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 1.-President Mitchell, of the miners union started to work early today upon reply to the open letter addressed to him yester- day by the citizens alliance of Wilkes harre, an organization made up Of buss mess and professional men and others. Tn an address at the convention of miners of the first district of the United Mine workers. held at Nanticolze some weeks ago, MT Mitchell criticised the alliance because. he claimed. it was not consistent. It wanted to prosecute all miners who violated the law. but over looked the many violations of the law committed every day by the coal com bination. The alliance replied in an open letter in which they enumerated many outrages said to have been com mitted by strikers and others in the coal regions since the strike began. Mir Mitchell was called upon to define his position and to issue a proclamation to his followers warning them to, lxeee on the side of law and order. He made no reply to the letter Yesterday the alliance issued another letter to the labor chief and after consulting with his advisers, MT Mitchell decided to answer it. In reply he takes the ground that he had always been a staunch de- fender of law and order and that his followers know -.
 MT Mitchell had nothing to say with reference to the suit in equity brought against him and other national afficers of the United Mine workers by coal company in West Virginia.
 Shenandoah August IA general order was issued from the National Guard headquarters today in which the brigadier general commanding. comments the officers and men now in camp at Shenandoah for their prompt response to the call for duty. their rapid concentration at the point where their services were required
 Harrisburg, Pa, August 1.-Gover- nor Stones general order placing troops on duty at Shenandoah was made public to-day by Adjutant Gen eral Stewart Orders were also is- sued to-day by Major General Miller formally placing General Gobin In command of the troops in the field. The governors advices from the strike region are that everything is quiet and that there are no signs of further trouble.
 Philadelphia, Pa, August 1.-No men have been sent to the anthracite coal regions from this city to act as mine guards for more than two weeks past. The reason assigned is that the big operators by whom they were ein- ployed had found the expense tco heavy and that moreover they came to the conclusion that the .arge force which had been engaged i'll this city, New York, Balti noia and Tne south was not required. It was, therefore. determined to drop at least 20 per cent of the total number engaged, es~ timated to be about 5000 and after that reduction occurred to ill the places with men who could be secured for the work at lower wages. All of these who were secured in PhiladeI- phia received $2.5O per day About 1000 were thus contracted for. pr these it is believed that 800 to 30U have returned home. Their places were filled with men who could be got in the coal country for g per day.