The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
Information As to Extent of Trouble Could Not Be
 Obtained Yesterday !
MINERS DISPERSED BY
 OFFICERS NEAR WILLIAM
Two Special Trains Bearing Men Were Sent Out Into the District Yes. terday Under Military Es-
 cort Without Incident.

Dynamite again proved to be factor In the strike situation late Saturday night when a trestle on spur track of the Louisville and Nashville. running from Morris to 1ndio, was blown up. Before the bridge was dynamited telephone and telegraph wires were cut and a report of the affair was not received in Blr- mingham until noon yesterday.
 This report came in the nature of a short telegram which simply told that the trestle had been blown up and that a report would follow later. This re- port has not as yet been received. Per sons at Morris were communicated with yesterday afternoon and last night and they stated that the only information of the affair at Morris was that several crossties and one rail had been blown off by the explosion.
 The mines at Indio are operated by the DeSoto Coal Co.,, and large force of deputies is on duty there. It Is but few miles from Morris, being connected with that place by spur track. Morris is on the main line of the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 But little trouble has been experienced at Indio since the strike began, this oc- currence being the second one to be re- ported Several days ago the striking miners were compelled to vacate the company houses and moved into tents just across the line being but few yards from the place guarded by the deputies. night or two after the strikers moved into the tents stick of dynamite was exploded about midway between their camp and the deputies place.
 Rally Dispersed at Wylam.
 A rally of strikers was planned for yesterday morning at Wylam, the pro- gramme as arranged being for the strik- CTS to gather at Wylam and march to No. 8 mines. The holding of the meet ing at Wylam was all right, according to the sheriff and military authorities, but the marching was considered as com ing under the head of intimidation and preparations were made to prevent the strikers from parading.
 Accordingly a detachment of 50 sol diers from Camp Eva Conner, under com mand of Captain Maddox and squad of deputies in charge of Deputy SheriH Sid Cowan, were detailed to Wylam to arrest any parties who should be march, ing about
 Membership in the Wylam local num- bers about TOO and practically every member was assembled in Vivian by 9 o'clock yesterday morning. They were ready to start their march toward No. mines when the soldiers and deputies | arrived. Captain Maddox and Deputy | Cowan advised the officers of the union that they would be compelled to arrest | any of the men should they start march | ing, and after a good deal of consulta- | ton among themselves the strikers de- cided to call off this part of the pro- gramme They dispersed shortly after ward.
 Two Special Trains. Two special trains bearing imported miners were sent into the district yes- terday afternoon in charge of detach- ments of the National Guard. One train was sent to Blossburg, this train leav- ing from the Pratt 'Y" and going to Blossburg via the Southern railway. Tie,,tenant Ohney was in command of the military escort on this train | Another train was sent to Searles, a l detachment of soldiers in command Of l cantain Patterson guarding the train. Roth trips were made without incident, | there being but few remarks or Jeers hurled at the imported men, soldiers and deputies by the people passed on the way. At most of the stations fair-szed crowds were congregated but the worst tbev did was to cast curious glances at | the new arrivals.
 There was also quite an amount oi skirmishing and patrolling on the part of the National Guardsmen yesterday
 which appeared to have good effect. Al most of the camps detachments Of sol diers made detours of several miles, the
 men having a genuine warlike appearance at the finish of their marches, the dust having settled upon their uniforms anc
 neraphernalia in thick coat.
 few slight changes were made ir
 inc military lineup yesterday Capt
 F. c. Horton of Company A. First in i fantry. was detailed to headquarters tt
 assist State Examiner H. Y. Brooke
 while Lieut. T. C. Scott of the Second
 ,,fantrv. went to Littleton to talk
 charge of a detachment of Company B Second infantry, at that place. No further reports of disorder had beer
 received up to midnight Meetings wer held in many of the locals yesterday aft
 ernoon. but from all accounts they wer
 very peaceful.
 BIount Court Adjourns.