New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-20
TROUBLE At SHENANDOAH
Mob of Sixty Men Chase and Throw
Stones at an Alleged IN
fair Workman.
TROOPS CALLED OUT TO ENFORCE ORDER
Fleeing Man Is Thrown into the
Creek-Quiet Restored by the Sol
diers-Price of Coal May Reach
Fourteen Dollars in New York.

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 1s.-There
was an outbreak Friday night right
under the nose of the troops in camp
and for time it looked as though Sc
rious trouble would occur. The dis
order was the result of a mob chasing
an alleged unfair workman near the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
company's washery in the southeast
ern part of the town. There were so or
60 men in the mob. AS they chased the
man up the railroad, throwing stones
at him, the night Waterman of the
washery, named Anthony Finn, tried
to rescue the man. The Waterman
was promptly thrown into the creek
running parallel with the railroad by
some of those leading in the chase.
The crowd kept after the workman
and he ran to the Reading railroad sta
ton, where a company of infantry was
on provost duty. The company was
Immediately called into formation and
attempted to hold the crowd bach.
The captain of the company exercised
great patience with the crowd and
prevented any serious trouble. The
mob caused large crowd to gather
from all directions and word was i'm
mediately sent to camp for reinforce
ments. In nine minutes the entire
Twelfth regiment and battalion of
the Eighth were on the scene. The
crowd quickly scattered and three
men, John Howe, Frederick thinner
man and Matthew Bronz, who are al
legged to have been participants in the
assault on the Waterman and the
workman were arrested and taken to
kept in the streets until a late hour.
The affair created intense excitement
in the town, but all is now quiet. The
three men who were arrested were
later given a hearing and held in $500
bail each for trial.
Town Outlets Down Again.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 1S.-This
town, after night of excitement, is
again as quiet as it has been for the
last two weeks. After midnight the
streets were clear of all persons ex-
cept the sentries. The quickness with
| which the troops were marched into
the foreign quarter, where the dis
turbance occurred, opened the eyes
of the people of the town. They
feel that no matter what occurs, the
troops will be able to promptly
quell any disturbance.
The raiding Of farms in the Gaia
| wissa valley by strikers continues
The sheriff has been appealed to by
the farmers, and as a result the brig
adler general Saturday sent the gov.
ernor's troop on a march through
that region. Gen. Goblin Saturday
| officially inspected the Twelfth regi.
ment.
None Reported for Work.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 1s.-It was
expected that the Warnke washery
| at Duryea would resume operations
Saturday, and crowd collected an.
! ticipa ting trouble. Sheriff Jacobs
| and a large number of deputies were
| ployes of the washery reported fol
work, and no attempt was made tc
| resume.
A Victory for the Strikers.
Clarksburg, w. Va, Aug. 18.-Wit1
the signing Of the scale by the Mer'
| chants Coal company, of Tunnelton
| it is thought that the miners strike ir
| this district has come to an end. The
| miners gained all they asked for. All
| the mines where the strike was insti
tuted will probably resume work on
Monday.
Price of Coal Still Soaring.
New York, Aug. 1S.-Anthracite at
$14 ton is in prospect here, accord
ing to one firm of miners and deal
ers. This is, of course, contingent on
continuation of the strike for a
few weeks more. While anthracite
which has been bought at $3.50 tor
| wholesale, is expected to be put on
the market in a week or so at $11
and $11.50 a ton retail, some of the
dealers have raised the present re-
tail price to ten dollars ton. A
member of the firm mentioned said:
ALI Cuc coal CndC HAS Dcon lOdrQ-
ed up is practically cleaned up, and
those who happen to have small
stocks on hand are not parting with
it except to favored customers. It
is impossible to fix now price. An
thracite sells simply for what it will
bring. It is a luxury, and is only
bought by people who must have it,
and who have the money to pay for it,
The representative of another
large firm said: II went along the
line of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western railroad between Jersey
City and Boonton, and found all the
yards empty. There was not even
coal dust in them. At other places
found barges laden with anthracite
| What they carried might seem a
large quantity to 1aymen, but ii
| would be only a drop in the bucket
as far as the needs of New York
are concerned"
Presidents of the coal carrying
companies will not undertake to pre-.
dict when the strike will be over