New-York tribune., 1902-09-22
A SERIOUS CLASH FEARED
SOLDIERS LOOK FOR RLOODSHED IN
CONFLICT WITH STRIKERS.
SCENE OF RIoTING sHIFTED-DEPUTY sHER-
IFS KEPT BUSY ALL NIGHT IN
WLKESBARRE DISTRICT.

Wikesharre. Penn. Sept. 2L-Contfnued vio-
lence marked to-day. the fourth since the seri-
Gus outbreaks and the use of dynamite started
in the Schuylkn region. The scene of the riot
ing was. however. transferred to this district.
Four houses were bombarded and badly dam
aged. coal guards We're fired on. an attack
made on a breaker. repair shop was burned
down. and there were many small assau ults.
Sheriff Jacobss deputies We're kept busy all
last night and tonight expect recurrence of
the trouble
The day passed quietly in the Schuylkill re
gion but the lawless element is still in state
of unrest. according 70 reports from the civil
and military authorities. and more trouble is
feared in the morning General Ciobin's staff is
much afraid that there will be a serious clash.
resulting in bloodshed, between the strikers and
the soldiers or the strikers and the deputy
sheriffs The opinion is freely expressed that
when the disorderly crowds use dynamite il is
no longer time for the coal guards and deputies
10 shoot in the air. Guards employed by the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western company
who were last night in the scrimnnage with the
mob which wrecked the house then fired over
the strikers heads. To-day the significant order
was given that there must be no more fooling
in such cases
Tomorrow morning troops are to be sent into
| the Panther Greek and Mahanoy valleys to pro
tect the men on their way to work. If there is
trouble in the Wyoming and the Lackawanna
districts such as is threatened. it is not improb
able that troops will be sent there, Sherifs
Jacobs and Schadt have each said that If there
is repetition Of the violence which occurred
week go they will ask for troops without de-
lay. having already made arrangements TO get
them without the usual red tape. AS things
are in the schuylkiIl region it is hardly likely
| that General Goblin Will feel that he can spare
any of the troops now there. and il Is expected
that in the event of call the 9th and 18th regi-
ments will be ordered out.
AS efforts 10 start a number of mines are to be
made before the end of the week. 1t is believed
that this will further incite trouble. This morn
ing's attack made after much preliminary
warning. The Delaware Lackawanna and
Western company officials heard yesterday
afternoon that the house Of James MCGUIRE a
miner at their Woodward colliery, was TO be
wrecked last night. and they informed the
Sheriff. He said that his deputies could not do
police duty. The company then sent several
guards from the mine to protect the house. but
they were too few. They fired their revolvers,
but the mob returned the fire and continued the
assault on the houses, The mob was armed
with revOlverS clubs and stones -Four houses
were in the group. and, not knowing which be
longed 70 Mcguire, they imparually attacked
all, smashing in the doors and windows ana
doing all the damage they could before the ar
rival Of the deputy sheriffs and reinforcement
of the guards from the Woodward mine
Then the mob disperSed. and one large party.
knowing that the force at the mine had been
reduced. attacked 1t. Several got inside the
stockade, but were driven back. and three Of
them we're captured. These three. John Sher-
genack George Sterikes and Mike Memo, were
sent jail
About 3 O'Clock this morning the repair shop
at the Empire Mine. of the Lehgh and Wilkes
barre company was burned TO the ground.
There is clew 70 the lncendlarleS- Io-nlsht
an Increased force OF deputies is hand. as
more trouble is expected. Efforts will he made
this week TO start several collieries though the
ot ma public the fear
ing the strikers will try TO stop them In the
Schuylkin region the Natalie of the shame
delrbia and Reading Company. are TO be
started. a number of men have been engaged,
and if there is no serious interference work VIII
continue.
The Iehigh Coal and Navigation Company Of
eciaIs renort that they will increase their out
600 go q da1- before the end of the week. All
the other companies report that they expect to
make su antial gains.