Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07
Watchman for Anthracite
Coal Company Killed.
HIS SKULL WAS CRUSHED
Temper of the Men at Shenandoah,
Where the Militia is Stationed, is
Such that Trouble May Break Out
Any Moment.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 6.-Lying in
a pool of blood on lonesome road in
Nanticoke, the body of Daniel Sweeney,
Waterman employed by the Dele
ware, Lackawanna & Western Coal
Co., was found early today. Across the
top of the head were two wounds and
the skull was crushed at the base. He
quit work at midnight and was follow
ed by score of men who, it is believ-
ed, waylaid and killed him.
Situation Desperate.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug 6.-All that is
lacking here to precipitate an encoun-
ter between troops and strikers is
determined and desperate man to head
the idle anarchists Shenandoah and
the surrounding region are surcharged
like thunder cloud with dangerous
elements, and the troops are now in
the heart of the town ready for the
outbreak that may come at any min
ute.
Strike Leaders Miles Dougherty, ma
tional organizer, and Fahey, chairman
OF the district organization, who were
here last week trying to maintain or
der and who asked Governor Stone
to withdraw the soldiers, have fed be-
fore situation that they were unable
to control. The civil authorities have
confessed their powerlassness to cope
with the lawless element.
Approaching q, Crisis.
Hostility OF the strikers toward the
troops is becoming every hour more
open and defiant. Non-union workers
are being mobbed whenever they can
be found in unfrequented places. The
names of many of them are in a pro-
scribed list, and bands of men are con-
stantly lying in wait for them with
the avowed intention of killing them.
| Women are not safe from insult and
attack.
| Although the final step of declaring
martial law has not yet been taken
I General Goblin he's ordered two com
panies to be brought over from camp
and detailed to maintain order in the
town.
Important Ruling Promised.
Clarksburg, w. Va, Aug Ga spe-
cial session Of the United States cir
cult court was held here with Judge
Nathan Golf on the bench for the pur-
pose of hearing habeas corpus pro
ceedings in cases of six agitators sent
to Jail by Judge Jackson Of the United
/ States district court for violating the
| injunction. The imprisoned agitators
are Thomas Haggerty of Reynolds
vile, Pa; William Morgan of Massil-
on, Ohio; George Baron of Wilkes
barre, William Blakely of Linton, Ind !;
Peter Wilson OF Westville, Pa, and
Andrew Raskawac of Plymouth, Pa.
Before proceeding with the hearing
the Judge stated that he was not own.
er or stakeholder in any coal works
| but that he owned coal land and if the
petitioners or counsel for other side
objected to his hearing the case he
would have another judge hear it, The
counsel for defendants agreed to the
4 return and the respondents made a
motion to quash the writ as matter
of precaution, and asked that all feat
ures of the case be included in the ar
gument.
May Decide Whole Case.
Attorneys for the petitioners argued
that the Clarksburg Fuel Co. was 6
party to the proceedings, as it was
the real owner of the works and nam
ed in the court for the injunctions tc
be issued on behalf of the Guaranty
Trust Co. of New York. Attorneys fol
the government argued that the com
!, pany was not necessarily party t.
the suit, that the proceedings of Judge
!, Jackson were regular and that Judg,
Jackson had jurisdiction in grantins
) the injunctions. Judge COTS decision
!, will virtually mean decision of the
5 whole case.
All Idle Men to Be Aided.
:. Shamokin, Pa, Aug. 6.-From tht
Ninth United Mine Workers distric
headquarters it is announced tha
hereafter all miners, whether they be
long to the union of not, will receive
financial aid. Idle non-union men hay,
the last week threatened to go to worl
unless they were aided
! Scranton Mine Is Reopened.
q Scranton, Pa, Aug. 6.-The Della
: ware and Hudson Canal company ha.
i resumed operations at its Dickson
! mines within the limits of this city
The officials last night gave out tn
statement that they have a full com
.plement of men employed. They wen
further and stated that the mining o
s coal az this colliery has been goin:
on quietly for the last several weeks
!. but it was not thought advisable t
& start up the breaker until today. TIL
q Cayuga mine did not work. Striker
e say that the men employed there hav
deserted.
Must Serve Term.
Clarkesburg, w. Va, Aug. 6.-Judg
Golf this afternoon decided the habea
\ corpus case against the miners an
agitators and remanded them to tn
e custody OF the officers. They will b
d removed to Petersburg to serve tn
e balance of their sentences. The dec
$ sion is great disappointment to tn
miners.