The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-23
Violence Renewed in the
Anthracite Region.
FIVE HOMES ARE DYNAMlTED.
Train Wrecking Tried and
Non-Union Men Beaten.
u,litary Authorities Say the situation 10
More Serious Than at Any Time In
the Strike-A soldier Shot in . Bar.
room Brawi-thief OF Police Accused
Of Firing the shot-Day Of Terror for
the Non.Union Men Begins-Loss OF
Jobs Responsible for tho Outbreaks.


the Non.In,on Men BeEins-Loss OF
Jobs Responsible for tho Outbreaks.
WILxHs-BARRr. Pa, Oct. 22.-1he order
r,esldeut Mitchell issued las, nj ght for the
uen 10 return to work to-day. instead Of
c.dlrS all violence. was apparently the
,ause for a fresh outburst in an endeavor
FOB drive the non-union men out and to take
re,enge upon the companies which keep
hem here.
Five houses were dynamited by concerted
artion ard a soldier was shot and severely
vounded A man suspected Of being a
,on-union worker was horribly disfgured,
AID two attempts we're made 10 wreck
'lhs party Of non-union men return
{ from work in Scranton were beaten
and three Of them hurt seriously. A hotel
lceper in Trevorton. who was attacked
or shielding a non-union man. shot at his
i,sailanrs. wounding one.
Tonight the knowledge that all are not
80 get their places is fully realized and in
t'tIl-'' .tlNe lIOle NIb'l'o ~ VAP'NN'i'
IN every part Of the region the vigilance
81 the soldiers is increased. and those who
asked II the troops would not lie with
drawn as soon as the strike ended have the
orolrieuces Of the day as reply.
Joseph Kern and John Reed Of Gram
berry saw Emil Elck upon the street, and.
urcvirg him to be II non-union worker,
i-u'ally attacked him to-day. Part OF
..- lower lip was tom of and he was se-
Nrrely bruised. II became known that he
a striker returning from Pittsburg to
~ work Reed was sent 10 Jail in this
.rv Kern got bail.
Two Efforts we're made 10 wreck Della
n.rc, Lackawanna and Western trains
N.'Wren this city and West Pittston last
.ht. but the vigilance of the trackwalkers
H.I the trainmcn prevented an accident.
D.. one case a heavy wooden wedge vas
.rrwei into a frog in such a manner that
. rain would have been thrown from the
.racr Til. was cleared away and warn
. sent along the road. Two hours later
. iro pie Of stones was found in lonely
rt.' OF the road, some of them being fitted
..r''v in frog Tonight the track
E.k"rs along the division were doubled.
HOUSES IN PORT CARBON DYSAMITEp.
rOllsytL'F, Pa. OCT. % Three dyna-
.r'r explosions following in rapid success
IN IN different paris of Port Carbon to-day
hook the town. The homes of three we'll
upvn residents were injured by the eI-
'.Jsions, and in each case the families had
narrow escapes from serious in Jury.
The frs' explosion occurred at the resi-
I'1ce az Mrs. Harry Schrodding on Coal
.e't. 4 few minutes afterward the
~'cond explosion occurred at the home Of
harles Shirley. on Spruce street. Tho
'0ird occurred at the home Of Peter Weaver,
-Quare distant. shortly afterward.
Mrs, Schrodding is a widow with a large
!lnily, and one of her sons IL a deputy.
Weaver and Shirley are both non-union men.
Shortly before the explosion at the Schrod-
ding house Mrs. Schrodding noticed sew
clal men standing In front of her resi-
dence. When she lifted the window they
ran away and she then saw the sizzling Of a
squib on the front porch and the rising
# the smoke.
The alarm was given. and all the mem
hers OF the family hastened TO a place of
safety Mrs, Schroddlng was notified by
unknown men three weeks ago that her
home would be dynamited II her son did
not stop work at the mines. The Shirey
and Weaver houses were damaged slightly.
DYNAMITE AT aILBERroN
SHENANDOAH, Pa. Oct. 22.-The homes
of two non-union men at Gilberton were
partly wrecked by dynamite last nigh !,
and the whole town was shaken by the ex :
plosions. The families were badly shaken
up and scared but no one was seriously
Injured
hn,tsae utf -i~-I
occupied by Asby Balliott and Malachi
Hollihan. both non-union men. The ex-
rloston At Hollhan's house was light and
'he damage slight Some weatherboards
wore torn of and the plastering dam
aged Al the Ballot house the ey-
rIosion was heavy, and the front Of the
louise was completely wrecked. Ballot
has been a striker and only returned to
work on Sunday last when II was evident
NAT the strike was TO be ended
MOB ATTACKS SoN-UNroN MEN.
SCRANTON, Pa. Oct 22-The peace that
.a7 prevailed in the Scranton region since
20" strike ending was reached was broken
'"'" at O'Clock this evening when an
"'hck was made upon party Of non-union
nen At tho Dodge coll!ery. Hitherto the
pan has been for tho Lackawanna COM
I@ny TO take these men to and from tho
''''ry IN street cars In view OF the end
q" VI" strike tho company this evening
.Hrn"d all the non.union mon out Of the
works. with instruct ions TO walk hereafter
i'nr Of the number were set upon by n
'.'"d ~ 100 people in the Dodgctown part
'I 'h" city, and three Of the number were
.-"'"r badly before Lieut.. Frcnev reached
' soon" with squad Of police The
''l ran carly in tho chase and was more
.'''I Tan hurt. Two 81 the others.
-'ru L'cknor and Mike Cobra. were so
."F burt that they were taken to Lacka-
I.'d Hospital, when" their wounds were
.'''i Adam stock escaped uunIurod
SOLDIER SHOT ~ SALOON.
iA,itprA, Pa, OCT. % Late last night
.''h ,crGt. Reilly of Company ID, Sixth
''n'NS tocoa!nr Soothes the irrtatcd scalp
'l'N dandrur gives rich uStte 10 the Hair