Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-08-21
BOTH SIDES GIVE IN A LITTLE
WASHINGTON DEALERS TOLD TO
PREPARE FOR SHIPMENTS
OF COAL.
RIOT UNDER NOSE or TROOPS
RESULT OF A MOB CHASING AN
ALLEGED UNFAIR WORK
MAN.

Pitssburg, Pa, Aug. 17.-Indications
point TO the settlement of the anthracite
+ coal strike On or before Sept. !.
Maj. John Biddle. engineer and COM
missioner, District of Columbia, is au-
thority for this statement. In passing
through here last night en- route TO De-
troit, Maj. Biddle said an agent OF the
anthracite operators in Washington
quietly told dealers there to prepare LOT
Ehipments of anthracite coal after Sept.
!, adding that the mines will be In OPP
Grafton. The understanding Is that the
operators will max concessions and the
miners will also max a sacrifice.
Outbreak in Shenandoah.
Shenandoah, Pa. Aug. 17.-There was
an outbreak last hight right undo the
nose of the troops in camp, and for a
time 1T looked as though serious trouble
would occur. The disorder was the re-
suit of a mob chasing an alleged unfair
workman near the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron comranys
" ashery In the southeastern part of the
town There were fifty or sixty men In
the mob. AS they chased the man up
the railroad throwing stones at hlm'
the night Waterman of h washery'
named Anthony Flynn, tried to rescue
the man. The Waterman was promptly
thrown into the creek running parallel
with the railroad by Some of those lead
ing in the chase. The crowd p al
ter the workman and he ran to the
Reading ,ailroad station, where a COM
any of infantry was on provost duty.
The company was Immediately called
into formation and attempted to
Hold the Crowd Back.
The csotain Of the exercised
great patience with the crowd and pre-
vented any serious trouble. The mon
caused a large crowd to gather from
ali directions, and ward was immediate
" sent to camp for achievements. In
nine minutes the entire Twelfth regi-
ment and a battalion of h Eight
were on the scene. The crowd quickly
scattered and 'hree men, John Howe
Frederick Zimmerman n Matthew
Bronz, who were alleged to have been
participants in the assault on the
Waterman ans the workman were ar
rested and taken to the town lookup.
The troops were kept in the streets IN
iii a late holr last night. The anair
caused intense excitement in the town.
but all is now quiet.
The three nen who were arrested
were later given a hearing and held u
$500 bail each for trial.
Deputies I'm Court.
wIikesbarre, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE TWEEN
ty-hve deputies on guard at the
/ Warnke washery, Duryea, when the
riot took place Thursday, and who
were arrested and jailed by the author
tiles on the charge of melting a riot
and felonious wounding, were brougn'
down from the prison at noon yesterday
end given a hearing before Judge
Halsey. 1t was shown that the two
men SHOT were not seriously hurt. Judge
Halsey then released the prisoners In
the sum Of $1o,o OO for a further hearing
on Monday. The bail was promptly
furnished and the men released.
All was quiet at the Warnke washery
Yesterday, but the owners say If they
| can get the machinery In shape they
viii start up the works to-day again
Sheriff Jacobs is afraid that If Ehe
yashery is started there viii be trouble