Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-09-04

TO q point ON the works to stand
guard, a. the company feared visit
from mob. En- route they were
fred on and Ruble fell. Shumats
was armed with . Winchester ani
opened fire on the miners, who
after their first volley, ran. None
Of them have been arrested. The
non-union men who took the strik
ers' places are terrorized and . good
many Of them are leaving.
Troops Likely to Enrsss striksrG
Thurmond, W. Va, Aug. 90
Everything was quiet in the New
River coal field last night and
throughout the day, save little Skin
mish at Capterton, in which 20 OF
more shots were fred, but no one
injured. The entire Second regiment
Of state troops arrived here yester'
day evening and last night were dis.
tributed about various coal opera
lions where trouble has resulted.
Sheriff Daniel thinks that more
serious trouble will soon follow. He
says the strikers are becoming more
determined and that 1t was absolute.
~ impossible for him to cope with
the situation. Almost every mine on
The Kanawha and New River Is be.
ing operated on a small scale. In
these fields probably 1000 miners
are at work and 5000 or 5000 idle
Considerable. property has already
been destroyed and it is believed that
the sending Of troops will tend to
, enrage the strikers more than ever
and bloodshed may soon result The
operators are determined and state
emphatically that they have no in.
tention of conceding single demand
made by the strikers.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3O.-Having ex-
hausted every other means for pre-
serving peace and in protecting the
non-union men from violence on their
way to and from the mines, Brig.
Gen. Goblin, in command Of the troops
now in the coal fields, last night is
sued an order that the soldiers shall
shoot any persons detected in throw
ing stones or other missiles, and that
II any mob resist the authority Of
the troops that they shall freely
use their bayonets and butts. The
Panther Creek valley has been in al
most continual turmoil this week
and the troops stationed there have
had . difficult time in protecting the
lives Of workmen. Last night the
situation in the valley had improved
considerably and 1t is hoped by the
military authorities that the lawless-
ness and abusive language directed
towards the soldiers will now cease.
The other sections Of the coal re-
gions are comparatively quiet.
A mob gathered at the Dorrance
colliery, near Wilkesbarre, early in
the day, because it was rumored the
colliery was about to start work.
The crowd soon scattered, however,
when it was found that the rumor
was incorrect.
The general strike situation re-
mains unchanged. There is some
coal being shipped, but the quantity
is so small, compared with the nor
NAL shipment, that it has little or no
effect on the market. The fuel now
coming to market is principally
washery and loose coal.
An Appeal to President Roosevelt
Wilkesbarre, Pa Aug. 3O.-The
Public alliance, of this city, which
has been endeavoring to bring about
q settlement of the coal strike in be-
half of the business men in the an
thracite region, has sent the follow
ing appeal to President Roosevelt:
Since the inception of the barbarous and
senseless struggle In the anthracite Coal
region, we, the non-combatants, who
stand upon neutral ground, have suffered
the inevitable fate Of such unfortunates.
The tide Of battle GIBBS and flows over
and about us. We have endured pa
tiently. We have pettioned humbly.