Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-02
THERE WAS NO TROUBLE
Hundreds Of People, Including Many
Foreigners, Galed in AStORlsh-
ment al The COnSlabulaTy.
A PATROL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED
Squads VIII Penetrate Towns
and Villages Within a RAJ
dlus OF Fifteen Miles.
THEY WILL PREVENT RAIDS BY NOES,
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Ne. Carmel, Pa, May 2.-Q,f6t COM
tinuos here, but trouble may break out
at any time. owing TO the intense bitter
ness of a majority of the residents TO tho
State constabulary All the people who
were shot last Monday are yet living, but
physicians look for tho death of several
at any time.
Despite the predictions by residents
that another battle would result il any Of
the troopers entered town, four squads of
Capt. Pages men made their appearance
on the streets at s o'clock this morning.
They were all mounted and had their car
bines unsung as they rode slowly through
the place. Hundreds of people, include
ing many foreigners, gazod ON in astonish-
ment, as no one dreamed that the con-
stables would venture into town In such
small force as l6 men. Burgess PEN
man and other local authorities who saw
the troopers appear quickly passed word
along for everybody TO remain orderly
and not insult the troopers, who kept a
keen watch on persons so as TO cover
them with guns II anyone attempted to
| display firearms. No one threw a rock
or made any kind of demonstration while
the troopers remained in town. They
were here about 10 minutes, after which
/ they proceeded TO Locust Gap TO make
themselves acquainted with the surround
| ings.
Capt. Page, at camp early today, 10
ported everything in good shape. Last
night the territory surrounding tho Sayro
coliery was visited by stmggles and
angry miners The captain arranged
during the night a system Of patrol such
as obtains in the regular army, and the
first men ont of the stockade TO begin the
investigation of adjoining territory were
the squads passing through this place.
Squads viii penetrate towns and villages
within n radius Of IS square miles. Par-
ticular attention Is TO be paid 20 the topog-
mphy of ground surrounding coal break
ers, SO that the troopers can procure good
positions 90 repel attacks by mohs in case
the later should try to raid non-union
men, who will be put TO work, coal oili-
oials say, as soon as possible after the
Scranton convention, tomorrow, in case
that body declares for q strike.
The constabulary arc greatly en-
! cOuraged by Governor Pcnnypacker8
declaration that they acted perfectly
right in defending themselves hero In tho
two fights with mOba, and they declare
that they will not stand showers Of stones
no them from any persons, especially on
]
Page and detail would come from camp
this morning and mako prisoners Of men
who hurled rocks at Lieut.. Smiths
troopers last Monday, no attempts have
yet been made. Tho principal officials
of the United Mine Workers, who were
busy the last 40 hours, influencing the
foreign element Of the union TO be orderly,
left today for the Scranton convention,
after making a final plea 20 the men not
10 provoke the constabulary In any way
that would lead to another fight.
Sheriff Sharpless, at Shamokin, Is
keeping close tab on the situation and
will lose no time in asking the governor
for State troops If more serious trouble
occurs. He thinks that the constabu-
larry cause more danger Of conflicts than
anything else, judging from the talk Of
the United Mine Workers.
A few nOn-union men continue work.
ing at the Sayre colliery, which Is in
course of construction. These men arc
the same who we're stoned by strike SYM
pathzers last week Since the con-
stabulary arrived the workmen have not
been interiered with by anyone.