The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-04
DYNAMITE UNDER
 BRIGHTON HOUSE
Sharpshooters Brought In to
 Act As Deputies
MORE MEN ARE IMPORTED
Deputy Investigates and Disproves the Charge That Men Were Being Worked Against Their Will
 In Mines at Banner.

A house dynamted, the arrival of sev- eral Texas Ranger sharpshooters" to be used as special deputies, large num- Der of imported men placed at various mines, and a few minor disturbances caused the strike situation to assume more serious aspect last night.
 The dynamiting took place at Brighton, the house of a negro non-union miner named Findlay Fuller being partly de- molished, though none of the occupants was hurt Fuller is an employe of the Woodward Iron company and works at Dolomite, about two miles below Bright on. This particular section has been free from disorder since the strike began, this being the first trouble reported from the Woodward mines. rSa
 Fullers house is what is commonly known as a "gunbarrel" house, consist ing of three rooms and a back porch Fuller has a wife and three children, the latter being asleep at the time of the explosion, which occurred about 1030 o'clock. Fuller and his wife were sit ting in the front room at the time. The dynamite was thrown or placed on the back porch completely destroying it and the last room, which was used as kitchen.
 Deputy Sheriff George Jones of Besse- mer was notified and went to the scene with. number of other deputies. A pack of bloodhounds were taken along and a trail struck easily. At the last report the dogs were running this trail splendidly. The Woodward Iron com pany has offered s25O for the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties
 The number of sharpshooters being brought to the Birmingham district from the western states is about 60, about half of whom have arrived in Birmingham The 50 men were taken in a bunch to New Orleans, from which place they have been struggling to Birmingham in small groups and quietly placed at the differ ent mining camps
 Additional Men To Pratt.
 A detail of 19 soldiers was dispatched to Pratt City last night to join the troops stationed at No. 1 mine, under Capt. George Todd of Montgomery. This par ticuar captain and men have been hav- ing the time of their lives at Pratt City during the last few nights Every night either a mob would assemble near the camp or innumerabe persons would try to slip through the lines.
 His command was weakened somewhat during the early part of last week by some of the men being transferred to other points. and for the past several nights he has been like the Macedonian who called "come over and help us.' His plea was at last acceded to last night and the additional men sent to Pratt City.
 Two carloads of imported men were taken to Mary Lee mines yesterday morning, the men arriving over the Lou isville and Nashville and being switched at Boyles to the Mary Lee tracks. A squad of soldiers and deputy sheriffs es- corted the men to the mines No trouble was experienced.
 Imported men in small groups were carried to number of other mines, but nothing in the shape of violence was at tempted by the strikers. In most of the places the strikers tried by moral suasion to get the men to join their ranks, the slogan of '$5 week and rations" win- ming few over to their side.
 Reports From Banner Mines.
 Kicks are said to have been made by
  were being forced to work against their will in the Banner mines. Under in structions from Sheriff Higdon, Deputy Sheriff A. s. Cowan went to Banner to investigate this, while the union officials were requested to send man along. J. R. Kennemar, president of local No. 20, was named by the union men to act in this case.
 Sheriff Higdon received a telephone re- port from Deputy Cowan last night to the effect that he had been to Banner, and that the men working in the mines had been asked If any of them were being detained against their will. He stated that none of them replied that they were, though 15 decided to leave; 72 men remained at the mines
 Reports from tSe various military com panies stationed Tn the strike district in- dicate that the men are getting along splendidly. The two Birmingham compa- nies-Troop D. at Johns, and Battery A, at Linns Crossing--are said to be in ex- ceptional good shape. These two com panies are also being complimented for their good work