Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-01
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Associated rreai Disnatches BY Special wirot
Nc. Carmel, Pa, May i-Ahaoluts
quiet prevailed here this morning, follow
ing the shooting of a number OF foreign
mime workers by "a detachment Of State
constahulary yesterday None of the
victims have al yet died, but four are
expected To- die. Lieut. g. =. Smith and
hia troopers are a. the Sayro colliery, and
Sheriff Joseph Shnrplcss telephoned to
tho commander from Shamokin early
this morning not TO come here with hia
men today, as their appearance would
likely cause another outbreak. Burgess
Mmgo pcnniman and his suhordiuatcs
patrol the streets and the foreigners, who
are mainly staying at home, promise the
burgess. us we'll as their mine leaders,
Go Keep away from the troopers, even
should they enter the borough. Tho
sheriff Is confident of peace He denies
an Olt-wpcated story, that he ordered
the troopers 90 keep on firing during tho
second tight until the streets were cleared
of foreigners lie says he was doing his
duty according TO law. and would, II
more serious rioting ensued lose no time
| In asking Governor Pcnnypacker Go send
State guardsmen here. Lieut.. Smith
saws he too will follow strictly in tho
performance OF his duty He stoutly
maintains that his force was not re-
sponsible for the starting of the fights
and says he could not stand by and see
his troopers battered with bricks and
clubs
Sheriff Sharpess Is indignant at tho
Iehigh Valley Conl Co. for what he states
Is the high-handed manner IN which it
attempted to order him to put the State
constabulary at work TO guard the Sayro
coliery workmen. He alleges that
when the company first notified him 90
appear at the mine with deputies there
was no necessity for il and finally when
be went there, he had no success in swear
ing IN deputies, as no one would take the
oath Feeling there would be no serious
conflict, he did not use his power IN COM
pelling citizens 10 become deputies. Ito
says he should have called for State
gliardsmen in the first place, as their
appearance would not be so distasteiul
to the miners, especially the foreign elo-
| ment. He was asked repeatedly by
Lieut.. Smith TO swear in the troopers as
deputies. but he refused. How long
| Lieut.. Smiths command will remain at
the colliery is unknown. President John
| Fahv and other leaders OF the Ninth
/ IMINNiI NIAAN NNihNAN AANNiAAN ANtN A 'IAt
ference here last night and bitterly criti-
cised the action Of Lieut.. Smith and bis
men in shooting the people The mine
leaders will leave nothing undone TO Try
10 land Lieut. Smith and some Of his men
\ in inil ON the charge Of murder II any
victim of the shooting expires. Follow
ing the return Of Lieut.. Smiths COM
mand to camp three of his men, who had
been clubbed about the body, becamo
IN and late last night were removed to
the Pottsville Hospital.
shamolin, Pa, May la large num-
her Of shippers and clerks on the Shamo-
Kim division Of the Philadelphia 4 Road
ing Railroad were suspended today until
the collicics resume.
Another carload of deputies arrived
here today, IS men being stationed AZ
the Burnside. Bear Valley and Henry
Clay shaft collieries of the Reading Co.