The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-06
TO PRESERVE ORDER.
Troops Are Sent to Crane Creek
District, w. Va.
Striking Miners Grow Very Trouble
some-A Nonunion Man IL KILLED
SERIOUS Situation In
Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 29.-The OH
cials at strike headquarters have set
tied down to the belief that there Il
no immediate prospect of an earl.
settlement Of the strike. While Pres
ident Mitchell would not say any
thing himself, some of his subordi
mates have been of the opinion thai
the return of j. p. Morgan to thil
country would bring about changs
in the situation favorable to the
miners. The developments of the
last few days, however, have entire
ly dispelled this view, and now all
that i, heard is: 1T is a fight to
the finish" At the Offices OF the local
coal companies the information Is
given cut that the output OF coal
in the Wyoming region is increasing
daily This is stoutly denied at strike
headquarters.
The First Clash.
Tamaaua, Pa, Aug. 29.-The first
clash between the striking miners and
the troops occurred Thursday morning
and as result five prisoners are in the
guard house at the Twelfth regiment
camp and Capt. j. Beaver Gearhart, OF
company +, Twelfth regiment, is suf-
fering from a wound on his shoulder.
made by stone thrown by striker.
The officers of the Twelfth regiment
all agree that the situation is serious.
They say the feeling against the SOL
diers is very intense in Coaldale, Lans-
ford and Summit Hill.
After n day of intense excitement
the situation in the Panther Creek val
ley has quoted down and the troops
are enjoying a well earned rest.
Thursday evening company x. Of the
Twelfth regiment, under the command
of Capt. Helm. escorted the nonunion
men to their homes in Lansford, Sum-
nit Hill and Coaldale. While large
crowds of strikers gathered on the
ton.
Col. Clement, in temporary command
of the detachment Of the national
guard in the field, issued an order to
the troops on duty in the Panther
Creek valley calling attention to re-
cent act of the legislature providing
penalty for the calling of obscene
names. He directed that the officers
in command rigidly enforce the pro-
visions of the act.
Many shots Fired.
Thurmond, w. Va, Aug. 29.-Every-
thing was quiet in the New River coal
field throughout the day, save little
skirmish at Caperton, in which 20 or
more shots were fred, but no enc in
jureG. The entire Second regiment
state troops have arrived here aud are
being distributed about various coal
operations where on Wednesday
trouble resulted. Three companies of
militia will be stationed at Rush Run,
two miles west, where IN Wednesday
probably 500 shots were fired across
the New River between strikers and
guards. The strikers opened fire ON
nonunion men going IL work and the
guards returned the fire. None of the
guards were injured, and so far AZ
known no strikers were seriously hurt.
The strikers gathered in the wood
lands and rocky cliffs on the opposite
side of the New River from Rush Run
mines and kept up continual fire
throughout the day. This led to the
militia being ordered oJt.
Expects More Trouble.
Sheriff Daniel thinks that more Sc
rious trouble will soon follow. He says
the strikers are becoming more deter
mined and that ii was absolutely i'm
possible for him to cope with the stu
alton. Almost every mine on the
Kanawha and New River is being oper-
ated on a small scale. In these fields
probably 1000 miners are at work and
5000 or 5000 idle. Considerable prop
erty 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 re-
suit. The operators are determined
and state emphatically that they have
no intention of conceding to single
demand made by the strikers.
One Man Killed.
Roanoke, Va, Aug. ga special to
the Times from Bluefield, w. Va,
says: There is considerable excite
ment on Crane creek and Simmons
creek over recent shootings. Thurs
day morning John Ruble. black
smith employed by the Sycamore
Coal and Coke company, was shot by
striking miners and killed. Reports
were current during the day that q
number of guards had been killed
and wounded by the strikers, but in
vestigation proved that Ruble was
the only man killed. Ruble, In com
pany With Barney Shumate, of this
city, who had been employed as
guard, left the company store to go
TO a point on the works to stand
guard, as the company feared visit
from o mob. En- route they were
fired ON, and Ruble fell. Shumnte
was armed with a Winchester, and
opened fire on the miners, who after
.heir first volley ran.
Death Of Ada Gray.
New York, Aug. 29.-Ada Gray, who
~. ,.ars ,,Iayad tho LEADING role In