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The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-18

NEW YORK, June 1s--A meeting
of striking dyers was held at Patter-
son, n. j., today. and was followed by
a riot in which one policeman and one
OF the rioters were shot
The wounded men were carried away
and quiet was soon restored by the
police.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
AFTER INDIAN LANDS
Complaints to indian Commits.
sioner Jones Uneasths
Great Conspiracy.

Washington, Aug. S30.--It is estimated
$4,000, 900 worth OF Indian lands IN the
west are now a2preys to designing oper-8
ators; Complaints to Commissioned
Jones are SO numerous*h he will take inn
mediate steps to stop acquisition@o OF
lands in this way. Jones says:
'tIf 1t Is not stopped we shall have
the biggest scandal onyzour hands that
this office ever had to deal with
The disposition of deceased allot-R
eminent as guardian for the heirs un-
der the law, authorizing the heirs to
sell their Inheritance with; provisions
thai the sale be approved by he ecre-s
tary Of the interior. This scheme Is
used to secure Indian lands below their
actual value. II is said numbeISSof
Indian agents have been cooperating
with the land sharks, striving to- pre-
vent competition, and to cloak their
transactions with the secretary.
Attorneys Immediately discovered an
venue of profit and dishonest off1clals
Sof the Indian department had only to
5connive with designing purchasers to5
enhance their income.
81 Jones says the government Is the
guardian OF the Indian under the law
and he viii. recommend advertising and
competitive bids. The Indian Rights
association in Philadelphia has been
making an investigation and two
months ago sent an agent. west to-
quietly get the facts. He reports whole
sale plans on foot to defraud Indians.
1t Is probable Jones will set on foo an
investigation III various quarters.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
PUBLIC IIAHG
RLA6lEs MORGAN
Wiilkesbarre Organization Pro-
tests Against His Auto
cratic Position.
ARE TO LOAD WITH BALL
General Goblin Issues Order Directing
Troops to Fire on Disturbers
Without Waiting for
Orders.

Wllkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 1.-The Pub
lie Alliance, of this city, which has
been &endeavoring to bring about a set
clement of the coal strike in the inter-
'ests of the business men of the anthra-
cite region has sent the following APP
peal to President Roosevelt: @e
TO the President of the United
States: Since the inception of the bar
barous and senseless struggle in the
anthracite coal region, we, the nom
-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 patiently. We
have. petitioned humbly. We had
hoped for much upon j. p, Morgan's
return. But now, after a struggle Of
four months duration, a period Of suf-
ferlnS and progressive BUSINESS
paralysis, when it seemed to us that
the time was propitious for a settle
ment of some kind, if not as a matter
tof concession to public opinion, yet as
"a plain business proposition, Mr.. Nor
a has met with his henchmen and
his edict has gone forth: =
will be no settlement, no ar
bltration, no Cancellation, no mediation,
no concessions. The fight must go on
Mr.. Morgan has placed a ban upon
HuS Whlch means universal ruln, deSti-
tuition, riot and bloodshed. o.
is j. p. Morgan greater than the
people? Is he mightier than the gov
,aernment? Will he be permitted to re-
tain this menacing power? - !
1t is time the people should speak.
At Is time that their voice should be
heard. ~ go.
Representing the interests and SEN
5timent Of nine-tenths of people, we
appeal to you to use your influence to
stay the juggernaut which brushes US.
Encouraged by your recent utterances,
relying upon your judgment and pat
riotism, confident Of YOU moral cour-
age, we appeal from the king Of the
trusts to the president of the people,"
President Mitchell said last evening
that there We're no. negotiations on
foot for a settlement of the strike, SO
far as he knew,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
A DARING CONVICT.
Sends Letter to Butte Paper Declaring
He Escaped to Kill Witness Who
Made Him tnn.s4

Butte, Mont. Aug. 3o..-sNith officers
of the state penitentiary upon his trail.
assisted by bloodhounds. Convict Tom
2O'Brien, who last Friday made a dar-
ing escape from the state prison,ahaa
sent communication to the Miner,
pleading for a public statement OF his
alleged crime and yoWing the death of
Under Sheriff Morgan, whose alleged
tperjured testimony,@Sthe conJict &
.clares, sent him to prison and wrecked
his home. 8#sS58
The document received by the Miner
bears the postmark of Ailaconda.@T Thu:
writer dates his communication from
q mountain in the surrounding hills OF
Anaconda and says that he wrote his
story behind a. rock,Ediyiding his time
between his winchester and his pen.
The communication Is literary
freak and there Is no question as, to.
its authenticity, as the handwriting
has been fully identified by the warden
of the penitentiary@and others &
quainted with the criminal.
O'Brfen declares his sole objectsin es-=
Gaping from the prison is to- kill Dep
uty Sheriff Morgan. q ,Brien was sent
up for robberyGin 1901. G.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
SOLDIERS
Militia Has Sharp Brush With Strikers


Tanlauua, Pa, Aug. 30.-After a-day
of intense, excitement the situation in,
the Panther creek valley quieted down,
and last night the troops enjoyed a
well earned rest. ..+a .a.-~
Last 5night the, officers of the
Twelfth regiment stated that the Sec
ond battalion of that command now
stationed at Shenandoah will be or
dered here today unless the situation is
greatly improved.
Colonel Clement, in temporary COM
mand of the detachment OF the national
guard in the field, has issued an order
to the troops on duty in the Panther
creek valley calling attention to a re-
cent act Of the legislature providing a.
penalty for the calling of obscene
names. He directed thai the officers in
command rigidly enforce the provision
of The act, stating there was a limit
to endurance of soldiers, who had been
subjected for some time past to most
filthy and violent abuse.
Four Of the men captured by the
troops in the morning We're released
last night. The fifth prisoner, Mccain.
was taken to Lansford and held in 5000
bail on a charge of melting riot. ]
The First Clash.
Tamaqua, Pa; Aug. 30.-The first
clash between the striking miners and
the troops occurred this morning, and
as a result five prisoners are in the
guard house at the Twelfth regiment
camp, and Captain J.. Beaver Gearhart
OF Company r. Twelfth regiment, is
suffering from a wound on the shoul-
der made by a stone thrown by a
striker.
This morning the report gained cur
reney that the strikers were gathering
IN force to make a march on No. q col
liery, where the Lehigh Coal and Nayi-
cation company is mining and cleaning
coal: The5colliery is at the west end
of the Panther Creek valley and the
governors troop was ordered tt that
point. S
Companies = ind K of he Twelfth
regiment were placed on trolley cars
and run through 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.
Striker Receives Bayonct Wound.
While Jimmy Marteen, an Italian,
was in h act of hurting a stone at a
car several soldiers jumped off and
made antatten=pt.to capture him. Mar
teen offered resistance, and the SOL.
diers were compelled to fix bayonets5
In the inelee@which Observation-Disclosures
Was slightly wounded in the left side.
The troopers started to their camp,
and as the#car rounded a curve Just
outside Summit Hill, at a point where
the tracks take an abrupt dip, the
ftlotorrIla1i on the first car made the
discovery that the rails were creased.
ihsa cars We're stopped andtthe soldiers
sent ahead to place sand upon the
.atls. When this was done 1t was pos
sible,E bS. moving the cars slowly, to
reach iansford in safety.
Gearhart Struck by Stone.
mob Was gathered there, and Tor a
time it looked like agrioa. As he 3Grst
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
A MINE BLACKSMITH
KILLED BY STRIKERS
Is Much Excitement in the
West Virginia Coal
District.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT
Non-Union Men Arc Tcrrorized and
Many Are Leaving the Country
The Governors Ex- ~:
plantation. '.=

Bluefield, w. Va. Aug. 3O.--There is
considerable excitement on Crane creek
n Simmons creek owe the recent
shootings. John Ruble, a min black
smith, was yesterday shot by strikers
and killed. Reports We're current dur
ing the day that a nunber of guards
had been killed and wounded by the
strikers, but investigation proves that
Ruble was h only man killed.
The ~nOn-uniOn men are terrorlZed,
n a great many of them are leaving.
A. H. McQuail, manager of the Turkey
Gap Coal company, was fired at
through a window, but was not hurt.
Thurmond, w. Va, Aug. 29.-Every-
thing was quiet in the New River coal
field last night, say a little skirmish
at Hyperion, in which twenty or more
shots were fred, but no n was in
jured.
The entire Second regiment of state
troops arrived here last evening and
are being distributed about at varl-
terday. -
At Rush Run yesterday 5000 shots
We're fired across the New river be-
tween strikers and guards.
Fire on Non-Unionists.
The strikers opened fire on non-union
men going to work, n the guards re-
turned the fire. So far as known no
one was seriously hurt.
The strikers gathered in the wood
lands and rocky cliffs on the opposite
side of the New river from the Rush
u mines n kept up a continual
fire throughout the day. This led to
the militia being ordered out. Sheriff
Daniels thinks that more serious trou-
BILE will soon follow. He says the
strikers are becoming more determined,
and that it was absolutely impossible
for him to cope with the situation.
Almost every mine. or the Kanawha
and New rivers is being 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 eX-
pected the sight of troops will tend
to enrage the strikers more han ever,
and ~bloodshed may soon result. .
The operators are determined, and
state emphatically that they have no
intention of conceding to a single de-
mand made by the strikers.
j Why Troops Were Sent.
Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 30.-Regard-
ing his action in sending militia to the
New river district, Governor White
said .-a-
Il ordered the troops sent because
the sheriff of Fayette county stated
hat he was poWerless with O posse
comitatus to control the situation; be-
cause repeated attempts at assassina-
ton had been made, and conditions
exist, owing to the topography Of the
country, which make it impossible for
him to effectively repress disorder.
Il have instructed my private Sec
rotary, who accompanies the troops to
the New river coal fields, to explicitly
state to all concerned that the militia
is sent only to suppress laWlessness and
to protect life and property, and not
for the purpose of breaking the strike,
nor to act in any sense as guards or
policemen for any coal operator. My
purpose is to enforce the laws Of the
State."-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
BATTLE AT RED ASH.

constabIes Gust Strikers Families
From Company Houess.
Hinton, w. Va, Aug. S0.-Great ex-
element in the vicinity of Red Ash
n Beury yesterday was caused by
the constables moving the striking
miners from the company's houses.
forty families, who were noti-
fled to leave the houses Of the Red Ash
company, refused to vacare, and when
the Iconstables began to remove their
household goods a volley Of shots was
fired at the officers from the opposite
side Of the river. They returned the
fire with rifles. 1t is estimated that 500
shots were fired. The shooting was all
at long range and no one on the Red
Ash side is hurt.
About forty deputies who have been
stationed at Thurmond and other
points in the striking district were
rushed to the seen Of the shooting,
and a late report now states that the
men who opened the fire are now sur
rounded. The officers are removing
the household goods and the houses
will be occupied by other miners who
are willing to work.
The coal output is steadily increas-
ing. Yesterday 40 cars of coal and
twenty-three cars of coke were loaded.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
HAVE TEXAS FEVER.
Federal Agricultural Depart.
ment Prohibits Moving
Of Cattle.

Guthrie, Q. T., Aug. so.--The Okla
homa Live Stock Sanitary commission
has made public regulations received
from the United States department of
agriculture, prohibiting moving Of cat
tie from that portion OF the otoe and
Ponca reservations lying west 9 the
Santa Fe railroad. on account Of the.
existence Of Texas fever there. No x
ceptions will be made to the rule ex-
cept as provided for cattle forsirnme-5
date slaughter. and all cattle moving
must be accompanied by permit
signed by the department inspector:
tory for which the cattle&sis 8 destined.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05

Latlsfara the soldiers We're hooted but
as no stop was made the. strikers did
not make any violent demonstrations
at Summit Hill, about double the usual
number of men awaited themselves OF
protection of the soldiers and Went
to work. The pickets of the strikers
made efforts to stop them, but warnings
tof6the soldiers held them at bay.
When h workmen had been loade
onto the cars the return trip through
the valley commenced.
Word that more men thar usual were
reporting for work spread through the
lower part Of the valley like wildtire,
and in a short time the streets were al
most blocked with people.
h the corner of Center and East
Bertsch streets was reached the cars
were stopped to allow several
union men to get off. AS the men
stepped to the ground the mob made a
rush for them, and a half dozen SOL
,dlers sprang off the car and with lew
elled guns forced the strikers back and
made a ~passageWay for the non-union
men. 2 l..
Wnen the soldiers returned after es-
corting their charges to a place of
safety the mob commenced to close in
around the cars. The strikers We're in
an ugly mood, and when ordered to
disperse merely yelled louder and
pressed closer.
AS Captain Helm of Company K was
about to jump from the car he was
seized around the legs and thrown to
the ground. A half dozen privates who
followed him were roughly handled. One
man had a portion of his shirt torn 'off
and a number Of blows We're struck.
Major Gearhart, who was in command
Of The two companies, then or
dered his men to disembark.
With dubbed guns and fixed bayonets
the soldiers forced the crowd back.
Many strikers stood their ground and
would not move until the soldiers
jabbed them with their %bayonets. Some
of the strikers, fearing the troops would
fire, rushed into the opera house on the
corner n for a time wild confusion
reigned.
Several Strikers Wounded.
In about five minutes the crowd had
been pushed back to the curb line. In
the melee several strikers were knocked
down, while others suffered slight bay
onet Wounds. Captain Helm was Sc
verely bruised by his fail.
e Last night a carload of timber which
was standing on the Lehigh Coal &
Navigation company's tracks at Sum-
nit Hill was started down the steep
stretch of road which leads to Lans-
ford. The car leaped the track at a
sharp curve n was hurled to the bot
tom Of the mine breach. At midnight
the Governors. troop and Captain
Weaver, Ia sent to Summit Hill to
protect the home Of William Henry, a
n%on-union 1t was reported the
strikers were firing on the house. Part
of the troops remained on guard there
all night.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
ROOSEVELT AT THE WEiRs.
Visits State Enoampment Of New
Hampshire G.. a. r.

The Weirs, N. H, Aug. 30.-Fully
1000 people Joined in welcoming Presi-
dent Roosevelt on his visit to the en-
campments of hetNew Hampshire G. a.
r. here today. The train arrived a few
minutes after noon. Governor Chester
B. Jordan and Congressman Frank d.
Clrrier, who boardedithe train at Con-
cord were with the presidents party.
The Manchester battery signalled ar
rival Of the train with the presidential
salute. The escort was made up Of two
companies of the national guard, to-
gether with a large NUMBER of civil
war veterans drawn VI at the station.
The column escorted the president to
the Hotel Weirs, from the steps Of
which the president held a review. At
ter luncheon the president was escorted
to the camp grounds, where the speak
ing took place. AT the conclusion Of
his address the president returned to.
his train and started back to Concord.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05

car was passing through the mob.
Captain Gearhart was. struck IN the
right shoulder by q stone, Several SOL
diers jumped from the car&in pursuit
OF the stone-thrower. After an excit-
ing scuffle they captured Joseph Nc
Cam, g young miner.
They proceeded again, blu had not
gone far when another crowd was en-
eountered and the soldier rs We're again
tainted stoned. Half a dozen SOL
diers jumped off and captured three
men, who, it is alleged, were urging the
crowd to attack h troops. The men
gave their names as O King, Tim
othy King and John Kelly. They We're
taken to the camp at Manila park,
where. together with Mccain and
Marteen, they We're placed under a
heavy guard. 49, a
Officers of the Twelfth regiment all
agree the situation is serious. They
say the feeling against the soldiers is
very intense in CoalGale. Lansssrd and
Summit Hill.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
ORDER TO THE TROOPS.
Goblin Outlines Course for the
Soldiers.

ys-GsE-5g |FaE=E. F.-' SCIdISfSs d.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept, General
returned to headquarters from
Panther Creek region last nighgt.
zHeSreceived the report Of Major Gear
hart and made a personal investigation
Sof things there, and issued an order in
which he says in part: -
4 is very evident from the recent
conduct Of the riotous element in this
section that the conservative attitude
with which the troops have heretofore
lborne insul has been misunderstood
and has encouraged this element to
repeated assaults upon the. men in the
performance of their military duty.
This. can no longer continue, and I
have personally informed the chief
burgess of Lansford and Tamaqua, and
directed that Information be furnished
the authorities of Summit Hill and
<Coaldale that the troops will no longer
submit to insults or violence from any
source. You are therefore directed to
arrest any person using insulting Ian
.guage, epithets or violence towards the
troops while in the, performance, Of
duty, Have such parties arrested
n dtaken to your guard house for fur
-ther disposition. In moving troops
place reliable, competent and skilled
marksmen on the TANKS of the COM
mand,& and arm your file closers with
loaded guns and instruct them that in
case ofs%attack upon the column by
stones or missiles where the attacking
party cannot be reached the men thus
selected shall carefully note the man
e the column, and being Ger
his man, fire upon him with
g any further orders. For the exc
s~cutionSof this duty select none but alb
4solutely reliable men, who will make
no mistake. On a general mob, if re-
SISTED, use o bayonets and butts
vigorously, If at all possible, before
..resGrting to volley firing, e&S :.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
COAL is BEING SHIPPED.
Washeries in Schuyikili Region Being
Operated Night and Day.


Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. l--While
both mine operators and officials of
the United Mine Workers state the
strike situation in the anthracite field
remains unchanged, it is evident there
is greater activity at present in the
coal region than at any time since the
Inauguration Of the strike.
Coal is daily being shipped from var
ious sections. OF the field and several!
washeries are known to be in opera
ton. It does not follow, however, that
n companies are cutting coal. When
the strike was declared a large quanti-
ty of cut 0 was left beneath the sur
face ready for the breaker. According
to miners union officials, it is this coal
that is now being brought to the sur-
face by the special deputies, forenlen
and others employed about the collier
les during the progress of the strike.
Drawing on Reserve Supply.
It is also said the big coal carrying
companies are now drawing on their
reserve supply to satisfy the more
pressing demands. The Pennsylvania
railroad, through it's selling agents, has
been selling and shipping small guam
titles of coal almost daily since the
strike began, securing it's supplies from
some 600, 900 tons in storage. This has
been exhausted, however, and what lit
tie. coal the company is now sending out
comes from the mines of the Suseue-
hanna Goa company at Nanticoke,
where small = quantities are being
brought to the surface and sent to mar
ket daily. IT,. ++ Il.
The Reading company, according to
its sales agents, has not sold any coal
since the strike was inaugurated ex.
|cept in a few exceptional cases where
coal taken from stocks on hand was
let go to help out certain manufactur-
ing interests on the line, and to supply
one or two charitable institutions. On
the Gtherhand reportsfrom the Schuyl-
kill region, where the Reading COM
pany's mines are located, state ship
ments Of anthracite from that section
are daily increasing. Within the past
few days 500 cars of hard coal have
passed through Reading. 1t came from
washeries and storage yards at Land
ingyille and St. Clair. sa
TIE Washeries established along the
Schuylkill river in northern Berks and
lower Schuylkill counties are in oper-
alton night and day, and as high as
100 cars are shippedsin a day.
What is considered a significant
move on the part Of the operators is
the return of many mules from pasture
to the mines. Hundreds Of mine mules
We're taken to Lancaster and Chester
counties soon after the strike began
and put out to Craze. These are now
being Shipped back to the Goa regions.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
NEGROES NOT WANTED.
North Carolina Republicans Are Not
Friendly With Their coiored

Charlotte, N. G., Aug. SO.4-,The re-
publican state convention met at
Greensboro yesterday and indorsed the
candidacy Of Thomas H. Hill Of Ha1i-a
fax, Independent, forS@chief jnsticeSsoi
the supreme court, and left blank the
positions of associate Justices
The convention adopted a resolution
accepting the constitutional amend
ment on ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and binding
the party not to contest the amend
ments constitutionality.
The convention was composed almost
entirely Of white men. Gontesting dele
cations Of negroes. were in every in-
stance defeated. Chairman Charles
Price, of Salisbury, made la speech
congratulating the republican, party or
the elimination of the negro from poli-
tics in North Carolina, saying that At
is now released from the body OF
DEATH
A number OF former democrats were
among the delegates.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-05
CLAIM IS DENIED.
Suit of Edward Gleason g. Sons for
$154,ooo Thrown Out by tho
Illinois Board. Y

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. SO.-The state
claims commission today denied the
claim Of Edward Gleason & Sons Of
Chicago against the state for $154, 900.
The commission hold the claimants
indebted to the state. for a greater
amount than is due them for work.
Gleason & Sons We're given a contract
for building h insane asylum at
South Bartonville. The contract was
declared forfeited by the commission
ers, as the work was not finished within
a, specified time. The contractors then
filed a claim against the state to re-
V the amount named, Which was
for the unfinished part of the contract,