The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-02
RIOT CLOUD HANGS
over COAL REGION
Indications That Foreigners
May Max : Desperate Move.
HAVE NO LOVE FOR TROOPS
Fears That EfcIts to Start ColIieries
Early Next Week VIII Result IN Gen
eraI RiOting, Although Everything Is
Now Apparently Quiet.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. From .
state of normal quiet this town and. re-
ports received here indicate. the whole
anthracite region has passed into state
of unrest The word unrest is extreme
ly conservative in this connection.
Priests have advised General Goblin that
the Russians and Lithuanians here. all
bound by the oath Of some secret order,
contemplate some desperate move. Pc
sponsible authorities announce that
three coIlieries in Scranton viii begin
operations on Tuesday, under military
guard if necessary. and throughout the
region locals Of the United Mine Work
ers of America are considering plans for
.resuming work in body
Cannot Be Held in Check.
The outbreaks reported from hour to
hour. no one Of which amounts TO any
thing serious. show that the lawless ele-
ment cannot be held in check much lon
ger The movement Of troops TO Scran-
ton will follow the march of the miners
said to be scheduled for Monday night
The feeling OF the people OF Shenan-
doah toward the troops is well Illus
tTated by the fact that no plumber in
the county can be induced 10 lay the
water pipes at the camp, and the SOL
diers are compelled 10 walk three miles
for water in any considerable supply.
Opposed by Organized Labor.
The hostility of organized labor toward
the National Guard IS proved by the
fact that there are enough plumbers IN
the regiments encamped here to lay the
water pipes. but not a man among them
VIII even touch the pipes, each one ex-
planning that he belongs 70 the Plumb
ers' Union. and that he has sw5rn not
to put his hands on unfair pipe or 70
work on a Job declined by members OF .
local foreign to the one to which the
solicited workman belongs. The water
pipes may go down tomorrow with work
men under guard. Provost Marshal Far
quhar had q conference With local
aIl.nbeES tonight, and advised them thai
something must be done before noon to-
morrow for the safety Of the troops, -arId
that General Goblin viii take the matter
In hand and secure water By Gre
method or another whatever that
means
No Demonstration Against Troops.
Outside OF q few soldiers being hooted
at. and an occasional stone hurled at
them By unknown persons, there has
been no active demonstration directe ed
against the troops as yet Owing to
threats OF foreigners that they would
Ike to blow up the troops with dyna-
mite, General Gobin's stringent order for
his men to remain In camp after sunset
was rigidly observed. Protestant and
Catholic cIergymen say they Will preach
sermons tomorrow advising peace, and
that under all circumstances no striker
should interfere IN anyway with the
troops. The cause OF the recent riOt- &C
cording TO Rev Father Cornelius LauTi-
son, u the Greek Catholic Church, was
the speech OF Collins. a Chicago Social
list, last Tuesday night on Socialism
and Talonism The listeners were
principally iIIiterate Lithuanians and
Poles
Said Government Should Own Mines.
Collins said the Government should
own the mines and railroads. His lis
teners on the morning after the address
started q scheme for collecting money
throughout the country in order to buy
colIieries from their present owners and
operate them on the cooperate plan
The Lithunians, imbued with the idea
they were to become masters OF their
own plants. grew very independent. and
/ toward evening assaulted non-unionists
on their way from work. The mine lead
ers were not here in force large enough
| TO check the demonstration. which cuI-
minated in the riot