Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-13
Union Men Block Four Street Oars and
Exciting skirmish Occurs.
NUMBER on BOTH SIDES ARE HURT
oficsn Pour Vollsy of Shots Into the Mob
Of Traction Men.
SMALL BOY FALLS VICTIM TO A BULLET
Child is but Slightly Injured, but In
eident sObers the Combatants and
~ Results in suppressing
Disorder.

PAwTUCKET. R. l., June 12-The city
officials having declined to increase the
police force to meet the unusual condi-
tions resulting from the strike Of the Union
Traction companys men here and in Provi-
dence by order of Governor Kimball. eight
companies OF infantry and two troops OF
cavalry are patrolling the streets today.
From the time the strike was declared
on June there has been frequent trouble
In this city. Appeals were made to Mayor
Fitzgerald to increase the number of po-
lice, but ne declined to act, declaring that
the city's financial condition would not
permit him to employ additional men,
Finally the governor was appealed to, with
the result that the militia was ordered
out this morning.
The action OF the governor was precpi-
tated by serious disturbance which took
place last evening when a detachment OF
sixteen special deputy sherifs were at
tackled by a crowd which had held up and
demolished street car. The officers were
stoned and a number OF persons were in
1ured. There was no semblance OF trouble
this forenoon. The soldiers were stationed
at short spaces and maintained practically
q solid line, while cars we're run, each with
a guard of deputy sherifs the schedule
being maintained with some show of regu-
larity. There were few passengers
Boy Dangerously wounded.
The quiet which prevailed when the
troops arrived was broken just before noon
when four cars became stalled in a crowd
on Pawtueket avenue. The cars were each
guarded by four deputy sherihs and a de-
tachment Of special officers. troop Of
cavalry was hurried TO the locality and
company OF infantry followed.
As the soldiers neared the crowd they
were cheered at first. Then there were
signs Of hostilities. The soldiers made
their way to the center Of the multitude
and part formed ahead of the car and the
remainder in the rear. Just then a bonn
bardment Of stones began. A number Of
the officers and men were struck and
slightly injured.
firing volley from their pistols, aimed
high. This caused the crowd to draw back
and the car proceeded. The incident seemed
TO awaken the disturbing element
\ Chief OF Police Rice advised the people
TO clear the streets and avoid the possi-
bility OF a fght but the crowds were dis
posed to be insolent.
Just before l o'clock a car, escorted by
a squad and filled with deputy sheriffs. was
stalled on Main street by a mob. Stones
crashed through windows and a tumult
by the deputies rang ont Tanner Peter
son. ~ years old. who was in the crowd,
fell, having been hit by a bullet. APP
parently he was the only one injured, but
the incident staggered the crowd. The
car passed on. II was badly damaged, all
the windows were broken.
A doctor who was near at hand examined
the Peterson boy and said that he was
critically injured.
Attempt 10 XIII Superintendent.
WILKESBARRE. Pa. June 12.-President
Mitchell had nothing 10 say today, either
on the anthracite or soft coal strike in
West Virginia
1t will be four weeks tomorrow since the
three anthracite districts requested the call
OF a special convention to consider the ad-
Visibility Of including all the soft coal
miners in the United States in the anthra-
cite strike. Mr. Mitchell was asked today
BY the Associated Press correspondent
whether he had the consent of the Ave dis
tricts necessary to call a national conven-
tton He said he could not talk about the
matter.
II was learned at the ONCE Of the Lehigh
Valley Coal company today that an attempt
was made last night on the life Of Superin-
tendent Thomas of the Lehigh Valley COM
pany at Old Forge, north Of this city For
the last four days crowds have been gath
ering each morning and evening on a hill
which overlooks the collIery and throwing
stones at the men AT work within the en-
closure
The day and night superfntendents do
not i've In the eolliery as do many Of the
other employees and they are taken to and
from the eolliery a locomotive. Last
night the night superintendent reached the
eolliery safely. few minutes later su-
perintendent Thomas came out and when
about 800 yards from the colliery a number
OF men who were in ambush opened IRE on
the locomotive.
Fortunately the engine was travelling rap
IDLY and It was soon out OF range OF hre.
The ofncials say about ten shots were nred.
The Miners union is doing everything pos
sioie 10 have Its idle men at that point
keep the peace.
This was pay day at all the Lehigh VAL
ley eollieriss in the Wyoming valley for
the engineers, nremen and pumpmen. fre
bosses clerks and other company employees
Tor tbs last two weeks OF May. Most of
the engineers hTemen and pumpmen are
now on strike. The pay cars are we'll
guardsi ov coal and iron police.
FRANKLIN, Pa, June lk.-As a result OF
the street car boycott growing out Of the
trouble between the venango Power com.
anu 10 ehpioyesi the street car en-
P'oyes both In this city and in Oil City
have been sworn in as deputies by sherin
MeCoilum. Very few people are riding ON
the cars.
Up TO late hour last night several hun
ored men lined the tracks on the principal
streets. hooting at the motormen and con-
ouetors' endeavoring 10 persuade people
= from patroniIing the line. Torpedoes were
placed on the tracks IN many places. but
no serious trouble arose from the demon.
stratioa.