The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-21
WHITE MAN HELD
 FOR DYNAM|T|NG Ugly Mutterings Heard in Dis-
 trict Yesterday CAMP NAMED EVA COMER' Difficulty Experienced at AdamsviIle When Non-Union Man Is Taken To Mines-Deputies Kept
 On Move.
CAMP NAMED EVA COMER'

 in connection with the dynamiting Wednesday morning of the house oc- cupied by Tn omas Duggan, mine boss, at Pratt City. The man arrested was white union miner. Peter Wallace, who lives near Duggan's home. Dam- aging evidence is said to have been ob- tained against him.
 The $250 reward offered by Sheriff Higdon together with other rewards, caused a good deal of interest to be taken in the locating of the guilty parties. The arrest of Wallace was ef- fected by Chief of Police J. c. Harts- field of Pratt City, who was on the scene of the dynamiting shortly after it occurred.
 While no reports of violence had been received up to midnight there were ugly mutterings yesterday throughout the entire district and matters seemed as though they might break loose at any time. Crowds again began to assemble around the railroad stations and 1t was only after hard persuasive work on the part of soldiers and deputies that they were dispersed. Several instances of small groups of non-union men being sur rounded by crowds were reported. In none of these instances. however was violence attempted.
 At several points last night deputies reported that things were looking ugly and details were sent to reinforce them. Several apparently substantial reports. and which Seriff Higdon con sidered serious enough to take into consideration, were received by him yesterday afternoon and last night and efforts were made to forestall any vio- lence which might be attempted While no imported men were sent to points in the district under military escort yesterday, several groups of two and three men each were sent out in charge of deputies. Some little trou- ble was experienced at Adamsville when an imported man arrived there in charge of two deputies. The crowd surged around and, according to re- ports, was extremely hard to handle.
 Yesterday found Lieut.. Col. Hub bard's new field headquarters at Nor
 wood in good condition. The men had
 finished arranging things and every
 thing looked spick and span. The camp
 was also named yesterday, the men | unanimously deciding on naming 1t in
 honor of Miss Eva Conner, and order 1 No. 1O5 issued from headquarters made
 1t official. This order reads:
 "Headouarters First Infantry, Alabama l National Guard. Order No. 1O5.
 .In appreciation of the thoughtful kind
 ness and sympathy shown the sick and
 wounded. and in recognition of the nu-
 merous courtesies extended by her to
 both officers and men of this commano'
 this camp shall be known as Camp Eva l Conner.
 "Ry order of Lieutenant Colonel Hub- | bard +. M. MADDoA'
 "Captain, First Infantry, Alabama Ma 1 tional Guard
 The First infantry has been on strike duty two weeks today, having arrived in
 Birmingham from Chickamauga Friday
 night of week before last. This regiment
 was encamped at Chickamauga for about two weeks prior to arrival in the Bir- mingham district, thus giving them near ly a full month during which they have | been under arms
 It appears that two separate organiza- | tions will be living in tents as the result | of the strike. At most of the military | camps the soldiers are housed in tents, while announcement comes from the head
 quarters of the United Mine Workers that
 persons dispossessed from their homes by
 the coal companies will be kept in tents
 supplied by the union These tents will | be pitched on property secured by the | union and it is believed the families of | the strikers can live for several months, i if necessary, in these tents. Several thou | sand tents are said to have been pur-
 chased by the union for this purpose. | Tomorrow, according to plans, will wit 1 ness a great rally and barbecue of the | striking miners, merchants and farmers | around Lewisburg, at which Vice Presi-
 dent John P. White and National Com | mitteeman w. R. Fairley will address
 the gathering. The affair is said to have l been gotten up by the farmers and mer- | chants of Lewisburg.
 l At o'clock today the Alabama Coal l Operators association will hold meet ing at the Hotel Hillman, the affair be- | ing in the nature of luncheon. This
 will be the first formal meeting since | the organization was effected.
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