The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
BULLETS FLYING
THICK AND FAST
Deputies and Strikers Have Battle
at Scranton, but 1t Is
BIoodIess.

Ao-s~AAr O4N, L ot.1 aug. ia lively
battle occurred tonight between depu-
ties and strikers at Throop, mining
village, six miles north of here. Scores
OF shots were exchanged, but as far as
is known no one was hit.
The one colliery in the village is op-
Grated by the Pancoast Coal company.
Last Tuesday the washery was started
under the protection of armed depu-
ties. There has been some stone
throwing at the deputies and clubbing
or Workmen. On several occasions the
deputies discharged their guns to
brighten away the boys, who pelted the
Washery with slingshots.
Today four deputies guarding the
eompany's pumping station, located on
the river bank, We're driven to cover
ny volley of shots from the other
shore. They returned the fire and ST.
fenced the attack. Tonight when dark
ness fell the attack on the pump house
was renewed. The company antici-
pated 1T and had big force Of depu-
ties on hand. For an hour bullets flew
thick and fast. The attacking party
seemed to concentrate it's fire on the
pump house, for 1t was fairly rfddled
with bullets. The deputies shot into
the bushes on the opposite shore. max
ing target of the spot where the
flashes of the assailants' guns were
seen.
The strikers evidently quit because
OF their ammunition being exhausted
and this put an end to hostilities. Sew
eral houses in the village were struck
by bullets from the deputies rifles.
Sheriff Schadt went to the scene hut
on account of the darkness was unahIa
to do anything. He will take stems
tomorrow, he says, to prevent a rene
tition of the scene.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. 11-Com-
plant was made to brigade head
quarters today that strikers are for
aging In the rich agricultural district
or the CataWissa valley. The life M
one farmer has been Threatened he
cause he attempted to protect his
property and the raids have reached
such serious proportion that the farm
erS are preparing to take some con-
certed action to stop further depreda-
tlon. The complaints reached head
quarters today, and it is not unlikely
that cavalry will be sent into the dis
trlct tomorrow. The farmers are
drawing up petition asking for pro-
lection.
The soldiers in camp are daily feed
ing several hundred women and chill
dren. They come there, saving thev
are hungry, and as there is more than
enough food in the camp to supply the
wants of the men the officers permit
the soldiers to give something to the
needy applicants. Some of the women
and all of the children come to the
camp in their bare feet. 1t is a COM
mon sight to see some of the women
and children take scraps from the
leavings of the soldiers.
The officials of the Mine Workers
union Geny there is any actual want.
They maintain the local unions are
well able to take care of all cases Of
distress.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE
strike of coal miners along the West
Penn railway, which began April 16.
may soon be ended. Vice President
Bellingham, of the district miners or
ganization, said today that a settle
ment is expected in a short time and
that both sides will make concessions.
He declined to discuss the probable
terms of settlement. The district ex-
ecutive board will meet at headquar-
tiers on Wednesday, at which it is
likely arrangements will be perfected
for terminating the long strike.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Presfdent
Roosevelt has in his hands plan sub
mftted by Martin Dolphin, former
president of the International Order of
Railroad and Commercial Teleg-
raphers, by which, Mr.. Dolphin thinks,
the strike in the anthracite coal fields
could be ended. President Roosevelt
referred the proposition to the attor-
ney generals department, and it is now
being considered by H. Nj. Hoyt, act
ing attorney general. This plan is to
have the government exercise the right
of eminent domain and seize a certain
number of the mines and operate them
for the purpose of taking out all the
hard coal required by the government
in It's various buildings, on the ships of
the navy department and for all other
governmental purposes. Intervention
of the kind he advocates, Mr.. Dolphin
says, would break the backbone of the
strike by forcing the operators to re-
sumo work in all the mines.