The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-20
PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY
 ARE THOROUGHLY AROUSED
Say They Will Adopt Tactics of
 the Lawless 0nes.
I've Young Women Are Victims of Dastsrdly Attack on the Life es contractor who Refused to
 auaii Before Threats os
 Thugs.

Birmingham, Aug. 1s-Anarchy reigned supreme in the mining field to- day. two houses being blown up ct Pratt City. two young women being sn- jured in the first place. a bloody nght between deputy sheriff and union miner on fast train taking place. ana other incidents being reported to the sheriff hefore noon.
 Indications point to considerable un- rest again and Sheriff Htgdon is not aS- together satts1ed that the ncxt few days are going to pass without tnci- dents that may or may not be serious.
 The home of Thomas Duggsn was blown up with dynamite at o'clock this morning. Duggan has lived at Pratt City for twenty years and lon- ger. He owns his home and is con- tractor in No. mine of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company at that place. Several days ago he receiy- cd threats sent him through his son to the erect that if he did not quit work he would be fixed. He feared no at- rack ana for that reason slept near the window to the front porch his shot gun near at hand
 Al the hour named, he beard the stick of dynamite thrown to the front porch of his house. Before he could set out side to fire on the men who had tnrown
  and the house began shattering in sew srai places.
 Young Women Hart
 rhers were nine persons asleep in the building at the time. The dynamite ex- ploded near the rooms occupied tOg Misses Monica and Mary Duegan, ssss. rssa le and 90 years. respectively. Iney were thrown violently from their beds into halI and were picked up in an un- conscious condition.
 Thev were not seriously hurt though for "a while fears were held thst they might have been dangerouNlx wound~ nd' chiAf of Police HaxtBnela 1e@Assd nther rnemhers of the Pratt City police aepartraent and deputies and guards from Shaft No. 1. in the near vicinity responded but not until . second house. occupied by Anthony Davis, negro miner. had also been blown up with dynamite Fortunately neither Davis nor his wife were hurt
 The officers who responded shortly after the first explosion sought some clue and in a little while decided to take in charge two negro miners who are not working and the wife of one of them.
 Tired of Bashwhaelking.
 T)uRgan came to Birmingham and made full report to Sheriff Higdon Of the outrage perpetrated on him. He said that he had never belonged to a union, was well known throughout tns Pratt City district and would himself take a hand in the dynamitins ana bush hwhacking if he was not let alone. He was very indignant over the out" rage of this morning. Davis and his wife were also in and gave the sheriff some idea as to who might be suspected of the dynaniting and steps will be taken to get soma clue
 .Aif Jones and Walter Findley. me- aroes were arrested, in connection with the dynamitlng. The wife of one or the negroes was afterwards taken In charKs The two men are members or the union. They were silent during hard questioning.
 Reports received in the city ~were not SO reassuring today and further trouble is looked for at the mines.
 A big free barbecue is to be given a short distance from Lewisburg Satur- day and all miners have been invit- ed thereto What will be said there in speech remains to be seen and heard.
 A report from columbiana, Shelby county is to the effect that of the seventeen men arrested in connection with the dynamiting of four houses at Acton a couple of weeks back In which a negro boy was killed. two
  out bond by the magistrate trying the case. Two white men are among the number held, Ed. Harrington and R. D. Stracener, secretary and treasurer of the miners local at Acton.
 Fight On Train.
 A desperate fight took place on a train of the Frisco Railroad entering Birmingham this morning between A D. Rollins, special deputy sheriff com ing from Bessie Mines, and J. W. Dobbs, a union miner who Is said to have gotten on the train at Palos.
 The fght is said to have started over remark made by Dobbs as to what he thought of man who was doing work like Rollins was. The two men in the scuffle smashed through a glass window and they were cut somewhat and blood flowed profusely. Deputy Sheriff L. P. Vaught was on the train with prisoner John Elliott, I who had been arrested on a warrant charging him with murder, and the two scrappers were separated and placed under bond, Elliott was brought to the county jail here. warrant was sworn out by Dan Hurley and he is charged with the killing of John Hur- ley at Coal Creek in a soft drink stand. The two men who fought on the train will answer trial in few days. While the fight was on there was great ex- citement in the coach. many people ex- pecting some shooting.
 At military headquarters in the city 1t was announced this morning that Lieutenant Colonel Hubbard was out and the supposition was arrived at that he was making tour of the district.
 The statement given out by the op- orators association to the effect that there would be no arbitration, that there was nothing to arbitrate and that there would never be any more deal inRs with the United Mine Workers eff America, the mines to be operated DOS. itively on the open shop plan. las had wide circulation throughout the coun- fry. It Is believed that it will bring out some comment from the miners though at the miners headquarters there was nothing to give out today. National Vice-President John P. White. when Asked in regards to the rard of ahe oElkators' association said that he