The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-08-21
TROOPS CALLED OUT 1oEHfoRcs ORDER
Waterman Who Attempts to Aid
Fleeing Man Is Thrown into the
Creck-Qulet Restored by the Soil
diers-Price Of Coal May Reach
Fourteen Dollars In New York.

II
ern part of the town. There were so OF
60 men in the mob. AS they chased the
man up the railroad, throwing stones
at him, the night Waterman of the
washery, named Anthony Finn, tried
to rescue the man. The watchmar
was promptly thrown into the creek
running parallel with the railroad by
some of those leading in the chase
The crowd kept after the workman
and he ran to the Reading railroad sta
ton, where company of infantry was
on provost duty. The company was
Immediately called into formation and
attempted to hold the crowd bach
The captain of the company exercised
great patience with the crowd and
prevented any serious trouble. The
mob caused large crowd to gather
from all directions and word was i'm
mediately sent to camp for reinforce
ments. In nine minutes the entire
Twelfth regiment and battalion OF
the Eighth were on the scene. The
crowd quickly scattered and three
| men, John Howe, Frederick thinner
man and Matthew -Bronz, who are al
legged to have been participants in the
assault on the Waterman and the
| workman were arrested and taken to
he town lookup. The troops were
Kept in the streets until late hour.
The affair created intense excitement
in the town, but all is NOW quiet. The
three men who were arrested were
1n{o loo ~, ,,I 1a1I ~,
bail each for trial.
Town Quiets Down Again.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 1s.-This
town, aftersa night of excitement, is
again as quiet as it has been for the
last two weeks. After midnight the
streets were clear of all persons ex-
cept the sentries. The quickness with
which the troops were marched into
the foreign quarter, where the dis
turbance occurred, opened the eyes
of the people of the town. They
feel that no matter what occurs, the
troops will be able to promptly
quell any disturbance.
The raiding of farms in the Cata-
wissa valley by strikers continues.
The sheriff has been appealed to by
the farmers, and as result the brig
adler general Saturday sent the gov
ernor's troop on march through
that region. Gen. Goblin Saturday
officially inspected the Twelfth regi-
ment.
None Reported for Work.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 18.-It was
expected that the Warnke washery
at Duryea would resume operations
Saturday, and crowd collected an
ticipating trouble. Sheriff Jacobs
and large number of deputies were
present, but none of the former en-
ployes of the washery reported for
work, and no attempt was made to
resume.
A Victory for the Strikers.
Clarksburg, w. Va, Aug. 1s.-Witll
the signing of the scale by the Mer-
chants Coal company, of Tunnelton,
It is thought that the miners strike in
this district has come to an end. The
miners gained all they asked for. All
the mines where the strike was insti-
tuted will probably resume work on
Monday.
Price of Coal Still Soaring.
New York.. Aug. 1s.-Anthracite at
$14 a ton is in; prospect here, accord
ing to one firm of miners and deal
ers. This is, of course, contingent on
a continuation of the strike for a
few weeks more. While anthracite,
which has been bought at $3.50 ton
wholesale, is expected to be put on
the market in a week or so at $11
and $11.50 a ton retail, some of the
dealers have raised the present re-
tail price to ten dollars ton. A
member of the firm mentioned said:
Cali the coal that has been hoard
ed up is practically cleaned up, and
those who happen to have small
stocks on hand are not parting with
it except to favored customers. 1t
is impossible to fix now. price. An
thracite sells simply for what it will
bring. 1t is a luxury, and is only
bought by people who must have it,
and who have the money to pay for it. !"
The representative of another
large firm said: 81 went along the
line of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western railroad between Jersey
City and Boonton. and found all the
yards empty. There was not even
coal dust in them. At other places
found barges laden with anthracite.
What they carried might seem a
large quantity to laymen, but it
would be only a drop in the bucket
as far as the needs of New York
are concerned"
Presidents of the coal carrying
companies. will notsundertake to>pre-
dict when the strike will be over.
They are inclined to extend the prob
able time when it will end from
September to October I.
Death OF Luther II. Marsh.
Middletown, N. Y, Aug. 1s.-Luther