The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
STOP JEERING,
 SAYS HIGD0N Jefferson Sheriff Issues
 An Order. NO SLURs FOR NoN-UNION MEN Deputies Told to Watch All Assem-
 plies of Miners. Coal Miners strike Resuits in the Fil- ing of Many Damage suits.
 Close Watch Is Kept on
 Pratt City.
NO SLURS FOR NoN-UNION MEN

Birmingham, Aug. 20-tSpecial.l l- The gathering of large numbers of men at the railway stations on the arrival or passenger and special trains and the hooting and jeering of non-unton men who are brought inJo the mining towns. must cease at once, or the leaders or the crowd and the men who do the hooting will be locked up in the county tail. This is the order sent out this morning to all deputies by Sheriff P. L. Higdon.
 Many complaints had been made and much trouble has been experieHced in the last few days because of the hoQt- ing by the men collecting around the railway stations.
 This morning a single non-nnion man. accompanied by two deputies, got of the train at Adamsville in the western part of the county. and the party was greeted by a number of noin- ars. who began hooting. The military in the vicinity turned out but there was no need for presenting bayonets and the incident passed over
 The sheriff. upon being notineds sent word to every one of his deputies that there must be no further assembling around inc railway stations and tlat hooting and jeering of the new men must be stopped.
 To Hear Strike Cases-
 Announcement was made toaay pS Judge L H. Renners, Of the 1nleiioE Court in Birmingham that commence ing tomorrow. he would give np the next seven days, morning and after noon to nearing the cases brought about by the strike in the mining oiar trict. There are all kinds Of cases to he dealt with, ranging from trsspass sStar warming to assault with inten- 70 murder and a few on the cnaree eA murder in the first degree. me Iaus ss will be kept busy. having as many as i've and six cases set for eaen aay
 The reports which we @ received st the ofsce of Sheriff Higdon and at tns military headquarters. indleatso tnas Avervthing was quiet today in the nlla' ing fields though consideraoie uhsaat- ness was felt on all ,ides- .
 Two carloads of non union men Wets distributed aEatn today ihs stlie shii'''-@ sections .,. courts here to-day by men who claim taeS .S ,,gaya drought to the Birmingham olS trict to be given work and were tolu before hand that there was nc tt9u t'.,n ble of any kind. These plaintins' st n or six in number. ask n,aa TOT s,sa sdiVOO
 Several other suits for damages were fied to-day by miners alleging false accusation and arrest. IL timated that the aggregate or sules M for damages filed against eorpoIatloiis since the strike began will loot up total of no less than yloo'ooo;s o.bsr understood that a number or other damage suits are pending, awaiting results of charges made before JUS
 Quiet at Pratt City.
 Everything was quiet at Pratt City to-day The entire citizenship ap- pears to regard the blowing up of the home of Thomas Duggan and inJuring his two daughters as being dastardly. There was some apprehension that an eefort at assassination would be made during Wednesday night and also 10 demolish homes with dynamite. As consequence of this apprehension men In plain clothes and secret men were retained to watch through the night but nothing seemed out of the
 The two negro men and women fin the county jail in connection with the dynamiting of the home of Duggan and also the house of Anthony Davis. negro Tuesday night, deny positively That they had anything to do with it. They are to be given trial. how ever.
 sheriff Hisdon has started an inves- tf1ation into the selling of dynamite. While it is known that a number of miners have considerable of the ex- pIoslve left over from the tune oetcte they quit work, it Is claimed by the officers that dealers in the explosive can be held when the stun Is disposed of for illegal purposes.
 Inasmuch as the grand jury will con vene the first week in September, there will be no special session of the in- ouisitorial body called to investigate some of the outrages in the mining district, though such a course has been discussed.
 A number of deputies have been added to the force already in the field. This was pay day among the deputies and quite a large sum was distributed among the men. When they came to the office of the sheriff for their pay they were informed not to permit any at the railway stations and not to permit any hooting or jeering.
 What will follow the free barbecue at Fulton Springs Saturday when 6 number of speeches will be delivered to the miners, remains to be seen. All kinds of conjectures are made. There will be representatives of the sheriff present at this meeting.