New-York tribune., 1902-10-23
VIOLENCE RENEWED.
DYNAMITING AND SHOOTING IN COAL
REGION.
TRAIN wRECKING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ENRAGED BECAUSE NON-UNION MEN
ARE NOT DISCHARGED.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

! Wilkesbarre. Penn. oct. 22.-To-day the feel
( ing against nOn-union men occupying posl'lohs
which strikers want caused several attacks on
! them and their property and series OF out
bursts such as the region has not known Tor
! weeks. In the lower field a soldier was fatally
wounded five houses were dynamited and TO-
night at Tamaqua a riot was threatened. In
. the middle district a dishgured Tor
/ life, and in the upper field two attempts were
made to wreck Delaware, Lackawanna ana
+ Western trains
The conditions are such that General Schall'
| commanding the First Brigade. said: The
troops will never be withdrawn from the strike
region as long the strikers as disorderly
as they have been in the last twenty-four
hours
The knowledge last night that the non-unlon
men were not to be displaced caused the rage
which led 10 the outbreaks. Tonight the stu
alton is even more critical. Men who applied
for work to-day were turned away These
We're engineers chiefly. in whose places reliable
non-union men are working. and will remain
! This aroused a more bitter feeling Tonight
! the celebrations are leading to much drinking
many of the saloons holding open house Gen
era Schall, whose district is the most dangerous,
has increased the guards, taken military charge
of Lansford and instructed his to exercise
! the utmost vigilance.
FIVE HOUSES DYNAMITED.
The dynamitngs occurred between midnight
/ and morning, three at Port Carbon and two
at GiIberton. They were carefully planned and
| skilfully executed The houses at Port Carbon
were those belonging to Charles Schrode and
! Peter Weaver. non-unon workers, and Mrs.
| Harry Schrode, the mother of a deputy.
Though in differen: quarters of the town. they
were blown up within five minutes of each other,
nd bo fbrea
separate parties acting with a full knowledge of
what the others were doing.
! The same condition obtaneu at Gilberton.
| where the houses of Malachi Hunger and
Abbot Rallett. in opposite ends Of the town.
| were blown up within a couple of minutes of
| each other. In each of the five cases the fronts
Of the houses were badly damaged. some were
| torn out and the walls and plaster were cracked
and broken. The inmates suffered only slight
injuries Houses in the vicinity lost glass. pict-
ures and chinaware. There is no clew to any
| Of the perpetrators
The attack on the Balliett house was partcu-
/ larly distressing. Balliett. who had been away
at the mines for a month called home
/ by the serious illness Of his wife. An hour after
/ he reached the house Il was blown up, and Mrs
| Balliett was so overcome that she is in pre-
| carious condition. In each Of these towns to-
| night General Schall has heavy force OF sol
| uleiS. ana IN towns nearby, Nnerc many non
union men live their houses are guarded
closely possible and the streets are patrolIed
The victim Of another shooting at I.ansfor7
where many nave occurred. Is sergeant William
y. Riley. Of u Company. 9th Regiment. He
lies i'm the hospital with a bullet wound In
his neck. from which he has little chance OF re-
covery a number of soldiers in saloon got
into trouble with some strikers. When Sergeant
Riley reached the scene fight was on. While
he trying to get his men away Police Chief
William Whden rushed in. BY that time there
was general fight on and much excitement
In the midst of it a shot was heard and Riley
fell The other soldiers then drew their revol-
vers and, forcing a way through the crowd. car
red Riley away.
WILL ARREST CHIEF OF POLICE
Tonight Assistant Adjutant General Gilmore.
Of General Schalrs staff said that whiIden
would be arrested in the morning for attempted
murder and held to await the result of Riley's
injuries AS soon he heard Of the shooting
General Schall sent heavy guard into the
town and tonight there are four companies
about the streets The residents deeply !
aroused The feeling has spread all through the
Panther Creek Valley.
A further outbreak occurred at Tamaqua to-
night. Edward Straub. striker arrested !
by the soldiers for calling man "scab." On !
his way 10 the station he drew a revolver and
tried 10 shoot the non-union He was |
ovcrpowered by the soldiers after a struggle |
which occasioned such excitement that for
time riot feared The crowd surrounded !
the soldiers and probably would have tried TO
rescue Straub had the soldiers not formed hol- |
low square and held the people back while the |
prisoner was being subdued.
The guards in Tamaqua we're increased to- !
night owing to the great feeling there against /.
tho non union men. This is so intense that as /
sertions are made that COlleres in the dis |
trct will start tomorrow. the men refusing 10 !
work while the soldiers guard the non-union /
RETURNED cTRIKER BEATEN.
At Hazleton Emil Eck. a striker, who had |
inst returned from Pittsburg to get work was !
mistaken for a non-union man by Joseph Kern /
and John Reed, and so frghtfully beaten /
,bat he will be disigured for life. The lower /
,,ortion Of his lip was torn away
,r,rice within four hours last night attempts /
- made 10 wreck trains the Delaware. /
,,o,tanna and Western Railroad. Fortunate /
u, both were prevented by the discovery OF the /
Sobetrlctions. 4 heavy wooden wedge was /
,a,rr1ed into the frog on the southbound track
pOsition easily TO throw a train !
~, fl he track. The wedge removed by (
,,,ioves of the road. Later. some boys who /
nra walking along the track found another /
y, .,ction in the frog. The second time stones /
u.s. a nsed instead of wood. several good sized !
",sloetones being fitted tightly In the frog.
RECEIVES were on the scene this morning con- /
l,o,irg an investigation, and found suspicious !
uuI i one of the yards of the foreigners living
u an -. 4 pile of chips said TO resemble those ,
oloS . sroro the wedge were found In the yard. |
-. ,-ben the detectives attempted 10 enter the !
nrtv Duo for a further investigation they were |
driven away
-,o,.,V ACT TO PROTECT N0N-UNION MEN /
,..,., STRIKERS REFUSE TO SIGN PAPER
--.rn--rED RY COAL, COMPANY