The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08

FOUND QUIET

G and X, of the Eighth regiment un-
der command of Col C. r. Weybrecht,
fell the honor of being the vanguard
of the troops at the seat of trouble at
the Bradley mines.
Dillonvale was reached by 6 a. m.
and early in the morning the two
companies from Canton and Alliance
were joined by the Fourth regiment
from Columbus with battery of four
gatling guns, all under the direct
charge of Brigadier General John c.
Speaks, who came down from Ma
varre with the two advance companies.
DEPLOYED ABOUT THE MINE.
After preliminary investigation of
the situation the entire force was de-
ployed about the Bradley mine tipple
with the Canton and Alliance compa-
nies in charge of the tipple proper
and the telegraph Office.
The Fourth regiment of about 800
men placed their gatling guns in posi-.
tion to command the situation and the
troops were soon busily at work
mounting guard while breakfast was
being prepared. Major Fisher in
charge of the commissary had every.
thing in readiness and rations were
rapidly issued.
The Bradley mines are at Grow Hol-
low, Pine Valley, and pleasantly sit
mated. They are operated by the Uni
ted States Coal company of Cleveland
with a capacity of 450 fiat cars of coal
per day. There are ten mines that
reach the tipple and the latest improv-
ed electric mining machinery is used.
At the time of the strike 800 men were
employed and the force could be in
creased to 1000. Many of the miners
are foreigners and the company's an
nouncement of resumption of work is
given publicity by bills printed in four
different languages.
EVERYTHING QUIET.
Everything was as quiet as New
England Sunday The miners and
their wives. dressed in their Sunday
best, gathered at the top of one of
the hills near the Office and viewed the
busy military scene in the valley be-
low. More venturesome of the miners |
came down and conversed with the !
troopers. Wherever the foreigners |
found a man who could talk their Ian
guage they became very loquacious.
Prior to the troop train reaching |
Dillonvale the officers instructed the
men not to make any remarks or
signs to the spectators and to pay no
attention to insults or slurs Either
the local inhabitants are exceedingly
quiet or intimidated, for not a single
case of insulting actions or remarks |
was reported. Those who watched the
troops appeared to be sullen but care
full to not give any excuse for retaIia-
tion on the part of the militia.
The Bradley mines were in charge
of company police when the troops ar
rived. Each guard was armed with a
rifle and wicked looking revolver. AS
they had not even police power the
miners made light of them. The ex-
marshal of Dillonvale was present and
In charge of the guards. The deputy
sheriff of Jefferson county was also
present They stated that had sin
gle officer with police power been
present at the time of the Sunday
night attack the same would not have
occurred
STORY OF THE ATTACK.
The representative of the News OBJ
tanned the story af the attack from one
Of the guards who was present and
fred upon. He stated that the Amer
lean miners had urged the foreigners
TO make the attack. The ambuscade
took place in a deep ravine well suited
for the purpose. At a signal given by
4 whistle over a thousand shots were
fred. Only four of the % guards were
hit, and with buckshot, SO that none
of the wounds were fatal. The shots
were returned and the miners claim
that three of their number will die
from wounds received, but no substan-
tiation of this report can be secured
The guards saved themselves by fall
Ing fiat on the ground and making for
shield of some character immediate
ly after the first shots.
In speaking of the local situation,
the ex-marshal of Dillonyale, who was
in charge of the company forces, gave
the following description:
EXMARSHAL'S STORY.
"The portion of Jefferson county in
which the Bradley mines are located is
the bad lands of this locality. 1t Is
remote from the rest of the county
and is settled by a turbulent element
Many have been killed by promiscuous
shooting INDUCED in by drink-crazed
miners who are prone to adopt wild
west methods of shooting at random.
The union is supreme and above the
law. The men who did the shooting
Sunday night are known but it is USE
less to arrest them for the local au-
thorities are sympathetic. They