The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
NEGROES HOME IS DYNAMITED Arrests Are Expected to
 Follow. MINERS STRIKE SITUATION
 ---s--- Much Excitement in District, But No New Disorders.
  Governor Conner Says that the situa- tion ie stin Interesting and He wIn Remain in the
 District.
MINERS STRIKE SITUATION

while there was c0ns5neFanie e&cite~ ment throughout the mining strike zone. there was nothing of real ims portance to happen during the day
 shortly after midnight last night the home of George Banks, a negro miner, living in the city limits of Ensiey. wac dynamiteds The explosive was placed under the edge of that part of the house which was not occupied The negro, his wife and mother-in@laW were in the little house and were rude Ny awakened but not injured. Furnt- ture in the house was damaged some. The havoc wrought to the house. which belongs to prominent citizen os Ems. ley. is not extensive. Banks stated to Chief of Police Merriman, of Ens-s ley. that he had recently received some threats and he gave the names of men writing him. Arrests may follow.
 report reached the Shariff's ofnce about noon that gathering Of men had been seen near the Sayreton Mines and several deputies in an automobile were rushed to the scene. number of miners were located but they were not doing anything. They reported to the deputies however. that non- union man had been seen walking down the road with gun. ana sne oepuaes ss.N. soon located him and informed him that though he was carrying the weapon for self protection. that It was agatnst the law
 A military company was rushed to Dora, in Walker County, on an early morning train reports having been rs- ceived here over private telepnone line that there was 6 gathering thai did not look good. The military found everything quiet at that place though last night 800 men made demonstra" ton by marching up and down the - Sseo eonpany of military was sent to yvvlau this Afternoon but nothing hap pened td mar the quietness or the place. .s the furnaces in blast in this district have as yet been embarrassed by the inuy prodncfion of coal A record run vas made at the four furnaces Of the Tsnueesae Company st EnAieys Een- nessee Coal Iron and Railroad cona~ pany. on yesterday and that the Fur. ilacs master has reported that he ex- pects to keep the output up to high
 " R. Farley, Alabama member of fha National Board of the United Mine Workers of America, who Is in charge of the miners side of the strike AtateQ ssl today that every satisfaction was Lelr Tn the progress that is being made on fha miners side. He said that the coal nroduction was down to low marx and that the disorders that are being announced daily could not be charged n fhA striking miners 11c 1ato sAuA ther that it was very strange that or inc many dynamite cases reported In tha last few days there had been no great damage done to the houses att lacked and that in almost every in- stance the explosive had been placed under the house when in some cases he knew positively that to have gotten under the house the person doing the work must have gotten first into the house.
 Food For strfkebreaIers.
 Provisions were sent by the car load again to the striking miners. Governor Conner is quoted as saying that the situation is still Interesting and that his presence is still demand ed in this section, that there was no need just yet to declare martial law in effect in the mining district.
 Twenty-two arrests have been made fin the killing of the non-union negro, Lige Nelns, at Pratt City, Wednesday afternon and the coroner and jury are not vet finished with the investigation which started immediately after the killing, The negro, Ed Miller, in the jail here with a pistol ball wound in the jaw, is unable as yet to go before the fury. He has announced his inten- tions of telling everything he knows about the shooting.
 Some of the troops at Pratt City have been brought to the city and placed in the camp established in the West City Park as the reserve forces. The men at this point are in good con- dition and await orders sent from the commanding officers Headquarters. coming from the sheriff.
 The sheriff's office again perfected number of arrests today but bonds were made promptly by all and the r en were released.
 Announcements were made that the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company had been successful in 1z2 etectment suits In Tuscaloosa county and that a number more of suits were now on trial. The suits were brought to get the miners out of company houses. The Republic Iron and Steel Company has instituted number of ejectment suits also for the purpose of getting possession of houses.
 Because of the dynamiting of the Banks home at Ensley last night. the real estate dealers in the Steel City have advised miners who are tenants that they desire them to move out for fear there may be further trouble in the place. Chief of Police Merriman has placed two mounted men to work in the department at EnsIey while the regular force will be increased also. large number of miners live in Ems ley and work in mines in the district.
 GOPefuOF to Hemahns
 Birmingham, July 31 .--(SpeciaI.) )-'I expect to remain in the Birmingham district until the miners strike is a thing of the past. Reports this morn ing are most encouraging and am pleased to note no further trouble at Mary Lee. With the situation as it is at present. do do not deem 1t neces- sary for martial law"
 Thus spoke Governor Conner in dis- cussing the strike situation. He held his usual conference with Sheriff Hig- don Friday morning and seemed emil nently satisfied to know there had been no trouble anywhere so far as the sher- fir had been advised.
 The only incident of the night was the blowing up of the house of George Banks, a negro miner. at Ensley. The axnlosive did not injure any of the occupants of the house, although one corner was blown away It Is said Kanks has refused to quit work and