Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-20
TWO WORKMEN SHOT.
Wounded by Unknown Person
at a Washery, Near Seran-
tor, Pa.
A DYNAMITE OUTRAGE OCCURS.
Front Door of House Wrecked and
Inmates Frightened--Had Been
Warned-Troops Sent to Panther
Creek Valley.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 2o-At the
Edgerten washery of the Temple iron
company, at Edgerton. Is miles north
Of this place, at late hour Monday
night, James Connolly, foreman Of
the washery, and Forest Crossman, a
7rorkman. were shot and seriously
wounded by some unknown person.
Connolly will lose the sight of one
eye and Crossman had to have his
eft leg amputated above the knee
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 20.--War.
rants were sworn out yesterday after
noon for the arrest of Charles THAN
end John r. Mullery, editor and bust
ness manager respectively of the
Courier Herald, of this city the off
cial organ of the striking miners Of
the Wyoming region. The prosecu
tors are men employed by the Della
ware, Lae!sawanna and Western com
pany, who allege tha4 the Courier
Herald called them unfair workmen
and held them up to ridieule THAN
and Mullery had already been under
$1,000 bail on the same charge,
THAN and Mulery were taken be-
fore Magistrate Pollock yesterday at
ternoon and held in $500 bail for
a further hearing on Friday. The
bail was furnished by County Com
missioner Finn and others.
A Dynamite Outrage
Unknown parties exploded a stick
Of dynamite under the front door Of
John Works house, in Pfttston town.
ship early yesterday morning. The
door was wrecked and the inmates OF
The house were badly frightened. Six
men were lodged in the dwelling, and
two of them are working in the mines.
1t is said that the two men. who con,
tnue to work, were warned that ii
they did not remain at home harm
would come to them.
Tamaqua. Pa, Aug. 20.-General
Goblin, who is in command of the bat
talon of the Twelfth regiment, ma
tional guard of Pennsylvania, sent
from Shenandoah to the Panther
Creek valley yesterday morning,
opened temporary headquarters in the
town last night.
The funeral of Patrick Sharpe, the
strike leader who was shot and killed
at Nesquehoning Monday night by q
deputy, will take place Thursday All
the miners local unions in the region
are making arrangements to march
to Lansford and attend the funeral,
and General Goblin viii probably sta
ton troops along the route TO be,
taken by the funeral
Yesterday afternoon Thomas Duffy
president of district No. 7, and Peter
Gallagher, member of the executive
board, went to Mauch Chunk to en-.
gage counsel and to make arrange.
ments to push the prosecution of the
ceputy charged with the shooting OF
Sharpe.
Protests Against Presence of Troops.
Hazleton, Pa. Aug, 20-PresidentI
Thomas Duffy. of District No. Z,
United Mine Workers, has sent al
formal protest against the presence
Of the Twelfth regiment at Mantle
park, near Coaldale. The note to
GONSIuOf oIOu6 hectares lUdt the SIT
uation does not require the troops and
that an investigation by the governor
would confirm the truth of the state
rlent
New York, Aug. 20.-The presidents
III the anthracite coal roads had their
usual weekly conference here yester
cay. Before going to the meeting
Mr. Truesdale, president of the Lack
awanna Railroad company, said
There is no foundation in fact for
the rumor that the anthracite COAL
operators will make concessions I'M
order to end the strike | think work
viii be resumed in time to produce
plenty of coal for the fall demand
The operators are ready, as they al
ways have been ready, to adjust with
their men any grievances that they
may have and they have never dis
eliminated against any of their men
because they have belonged to the
union What the operators will mott
80 is to discuss their business affairsI
with outsiders"
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