Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-01
TRIKES INAUGURATED
Longshoremen's Walk-0ut the Most
Extensive.
MINERS SITUATION IMPROVED
Very Few Disorders Reported-Mt.
Carmel Under Control-Minor
Breaks in New England.

MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, May 1.-Absoluto
quiet prevails here this morning following
the shooting of q number OF foreign United
Mine Workers by a detachment of state
constabulary yesterday. None of the vic
tins is dead, but four are thought 30 DO
fatally injured. Lieut.. Smith and his
troopers are at the Sayre coIliery. and
Sheriff Joseph Sharpless telephoned the
lieutenant from Shamokin cary today not
to enter here with his men, as their APP
pearanee would likely cause another OUT
break Burgess Penman and his subordi-
mates patrol the streets, and the foreigners.
who are keeping within their homes, prom
ise the burgess as well their mine lead
ers. to keep away from the troopers. even
If they should enter the borough The
sheriff Is confident there will be 10 further
trouble. He denies that he ordered the
troopers to keep on firing during the Sec
ond fight until the streets were cleared OF
foreigners. He stated that he was doing
his duty according 10 law, and would II
more serious riOting occurred, lose no time
in asking Gov. Pennypacker To send state
guardsmen here. Lieut. Smith says he, too,
will follow strictly the line Of duty. lie
maintains that his men were not RESPONSE
bic for the starting of the fight and that he
could not stand by and see his troopers bait
tered with bricks and clubs.
Sheriff Sharpless is indignant at the Le---
high Valley Coal Company for what he states
is the high-handed manner in which they
work to guard their Sayrc colliery work.
men" The sheriff alleges that when he was
first notified 10 appear at the mine with
deputies there was no necessity for It, and
finally, when he appeared here he had no
success IN swearing in men, as no one would
take the oath. Feeling there would be no
serious conflict the sheriff did not compel
citizens TO become deputies He said that
If he had anticipated any trouble he would
have called for state gUardsmeu as their
appearance would not have been SO obtec-
tionable TO the miners, especially TO the
foreign element. He was asked repeatedly
by Lieut.. Smith to swear in the troopers as
deputies. but he refused.
How long Lieut.. Smiths command viii
remain at the eolliery Is unknown. Presi-
dent John Fahy and other union leaders
of the ninth district here last night held
extended conference and bitterly criticised
the action of the lieutenant and his men in
shooting the people. The mine leaders Will
leave nothing undone to try and place the
lieutenant and some of his men in jail. Fol-
lowing the return to camp of Lieut. Smiths
command, following the two battles, three :
of his men who had been badly dubbed
about the body became seriously Ill and
were removed TO the Pottsvile hospital
Incident Regretted by Mitchell.
WILKESBARRE. Pa. May 1.-Presldent
Mitchell said today that the disturbance at
Mount Carmel yesterday was TO be re-
gretted. and that the state constabulary
were probably a source of irritation to the
foreign people OF that place Beyond this
he would not discuss the matter
A number of members of the miners scale
committee arrived here today and will ac-
company Mitchell to Scrant, tomorrow.
President Mitchell said he WIS well pleased
with the situation as 1t exists at present,
but declined to give any inkling TO what
course the miners convention was likely &c
pursue. That is for the delegates 20 say
he stated. Nevertheless 1t is a fact thIt the
delegates are looking to their leader To say
just what shall be done.
Quiet in Clearfield Region.
DUBOIS. Pa. May 1.--Quiet prevailed IN
all parts of the Clearfeld region today
During the night carload of men passed
through here on the Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg road. on the way, 1t is said, 10
Ernest and Iselin, In Indiana county, where
the Rochester & Pittsburg Coal and Iron
Company have their newest operations. and
where the miners union is believed TO bo
the weakest. Efforts TO resume will un-
doubtedly be made at these two places first.
The general manager of the Buffalo and
Susquehanna company says his company is
not ready to start operations today, BIT are
getting the names OF men willing to work
and expect to begin shortly. II necess ary.
he said. the company would put on guards.
Volier mine, which was reported to be
running with about half the regular force,
is tied up completely. Not a man is at
work
Railway Employees Suspended.
SHAMOKIN. Pa, May Ia large num-
ber of shippers and clerks on the Shamokin
division of the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad were suspended until the collieries
resume. Another carload of deputies ar
rived here today. seventy-Hve men being
stationed at the Burnside. Bear Valley ana
Henry Clay shaft collieries Of the Reading
company.
Confined to Building Trades.
BOSTON, May May day was marked
by numerous minor strikes in New Eng
land. The majority OF the difficulties were
confined to the building trades. Strikes OF
carpenters occurred in Lawrence and vi
cinity and in other places. The Lawrence
men, about !, 900 in number demand an
eight-hour day at wage of 81. In Lynn
about 300 machinists. who desire a nine
hour day. with half holiday Saturday
the idle, and number of carpenters
painters and plumbers also out. Condi-
tons unsettled in the Cape Ann Gran
te district In the Blackstone valley and
Fail River building trades, and In several
branches of the building trades In otte4s
places. In Boston, while there was no gen.
eral disturbance. several small strikes &C.
CURED. but the number OF men idle here
on account of labor disputes is not great
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