The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-09-04
MINERS FACING GUNS
Soldiers Literally Swarm Over
Affected Strike Regions.
MORE CLASHES HAVE OCCURRED
West Virginia Governor Orders Out
Troops to Suppress Disorder,
But Not to Break Strike.
Hot Times Expected.

A special from Tamaqua, Pa, saysa
The first clash between the striking
miners and the troops occurred Thurs
day morning and five prisoners are In
the guard house at the Twelfth regi-
ment camp, and Captain ]. B. Gear.
hart of company F, Twelfth regiment,
is suffering from a wound on his
shoulder, made by a stone thrown BY
a striker.
Man Killed by Strikers.
Advices from Bluefeld, w. Va, state
that there is considerable excitement
on Crane creek and Simmons creek
over Thursdays shooting by strikers.
John Ruble, a blacksmith employed
by the Sycamore Coal and Coke Com
pany, was shot by striking miners and
killed. Reports were current during
the day that number of guards had
been killed and wounded by the strfk-
ers but investigation proves that Ru-
BILE was the only man killed.
Sheriff Appeals to Governor.
Governor White, of West virgsniab
has ordered the Second regiment Of
the West Virginia national guard to;
the New River district, not, as he says,
to settle the strike, but to protect LIE;
and property. Colonel Morrison, at
Parkersburg, was given orders early
Thursday morning to call out his regi-
ment and proceed by special train to
Thurmond, which will be the head
quarters. The cause for this action
by the governor is the appeal OF Sher-
If Daniel, of Fayette county, for as
sistance on the ground that the cttt-
zens refuse to respond to his sum
mons to act as deputies to enable him
to execute the orders Of the court, and
on his declaration that he Is power
less to protect life and property. He
communicated with the governor We'd:
nesday when his deputies were fired
on in the vicinity Of Red Ash, where
they were evicting miners who are
strikers and who are in arrears for.
rent.
Statement by Governor.
REGARDING his action in sending mil
itia to the New river district, Cover
nor White gave out the following
statement:
81 ordered the troops sent because
the sheriff of Fayette county made 9
formal demand in writing upon me
and came In person to see me, stat
ing that he was powerless, with .
posse comitatus, to control the situar
ton and keep the peace and preserve
persons and property in Fayeee
county from violence and destruction; ~
because repeated attempts at asses.
sination had been made, several men
had been assaulted and wounded ana
conditions exist, owing to the topo-
sraphy of the county and the numer-;
GUS operations, which made 1t mposs
sible for him to effectively repress dis
order. He demanded aid to keep tne
peace and order, and from inVestiga.
ton made by me and the outoreaA
Yesterday at Red Ash, felt 1t my duty
to respond to the call
I have instructed my private secre-
tary, who accompanies the troops 0
the New river coal fields, to explicitly
state to all concerned that the militia
,s sent only to suppress 'lawlessness
and to protect life and property ana
not for the purpose OF breaking the
etr,ke nor to act in any sense as
guards or policemen for any coal ops
orator. My purpose is to enforce ing
laws Of the state"