The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-08-07
[R[Fy ] TIE REQUEST
Gov. Stone Believes It Would Be
Unwise to Recall Troops
at Shenandoah.
so NOTIFIES NINE WORKERS OFFICIALS
.District siPresident Fahy IszAlal<fnsi
Every Effort to sMaintain Peace
Aalong Striking Miners-Every.5
thing Quiet at Headauarters at
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Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 4.-Gov. Stone
made the following reply Saturday to
the request of the officials of District
No. 9, of the United Mine Workers,
asking for the recall Of the troops at
'.'aarr,sSa.s. Pa. Aossa 1sos-n,l..|
Doughertys etSal.: Yours Of the 3lst ultimo!
requesting the recalling of the troopswias
dulvgreceiYed. Upon tub considerationsof
tho letter.I am Of the opinion that it would
at present.
.(signed) .'w. A. STONE"
The, governor left Saturday after
noon for Atlantic. Gtygto spend Sum
day. He said he believed there would
be no further trouble in the strike
region. He will return to Harrisburg
on Monday.
" I.s& y AT Shenandoah.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. President
John Fahy, District No. 9, United
Mine Workers, who arrived here Fri
day night, held conferences Saturday
with the officers of the local miners
unions. Mr.. Fahy, following out in
lstructions from President Mitchell, is
making every effort to have the strik-
ing mine workers maintain peace. In
this connection he said that all per-
sons in or out of the organization
who in any way violated the law are
enemies of the union and that the or
ganization will do all in it's power to
place such persons in Jail. Local
union 1909 held special meeting
Saturday and will probably appoint
committee to maintain the peace.
Brig. Gen. Goblin had no informa-
ton from the surrounding region of
any trouble Saturday, everything be-
ing reported extremely quiet. The
general is maintaining rigid disc;p-
line in the camp. No soldier is per-
mitted outside the line after taps.
Provost Marshal Farquhar has q
large force of men on duty and as
far as possible he is preventing
the troops from mingling with the
strikers. This precaution is being
taken so that the militia cannot be
held responsible for any outbreak
that may occur. Additional soldiers
who were not at home when the
troops were called out have arrived.
Altogether there are little over
1,4OO men in the camp.
All Quiet at Headquarters.
Willzesbarre, Pa, Aug. Ain the
absence of President Mitchell in
Scranton, things were usually quiet
at strike headquarters Saturday.
A letter has been received from
Grand Chief p. H. Morrisey, Of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, in
which he says it is the intention of
all the brotherhoods to give the
striking miners practical assistance
at once, 1t is said this is the first
time in the history of the strike that
an executive officer of the railroad
brotherhoods has defined the position
of the railway employees Of the coun-
try. vs.x *.
The following official statement has
been issued from strike headquar-
ters: Es
''The anthracite region finds strikers,irm
and unyielding. SEN
West Virginia men are stillfirn Judge
Jackson and Keller have enjoinedI the
strikers from doing anything save swim
ming. flying and sleeping.
mo signs of settlement in Michigan.
West Pennsylvania strike still on. with
the strikers firm and confident.
Money Still Coming In.
7 shamokin, Pa, Aug. 4.-Nineteen
thousand dollars was received from
indianapolis at local headquarters Of
District No. Q, of the United Mine
Workers Saturday. The money will
be distributed amongEthe miners. of
the district asEsoon as President
Mitchell notifies Secretary George
Hartlein. VI
S Il U strike Ordered.
Ironton, o., Aug. Am order has
been issued for strike of all the
employees of the Camden Interstate
railway Sunday on accountSof the re-
fusal of the management to recog-
nize the union and TO ireinstate dis
charged men. One hundred and fifty
men are affected The strike will
close the line from Guyandotte, w.
Va. to Hanging Rock, @. Esgf#
~ Reid Arrives at New York.
New York, Aug. 4.-Whitelaw Reid,
special ambassador of the United
States to the coronation of King Ed
ward, and Mrs. Reid were among the
passengers on the steamships Philadel-
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