Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-08
Riolous Scenes Follow Attempt to
Work Cape: Breton Mines h
Spite Of Unlonsls
READING OF RIOT ACT usElEs;
Rioters In Charge Of One coIIiery and
Two Others Forced to Remain idle
General Manager Of Company Heads
Police Charge and is injured
Troops Ready to Move.
(By Associated press.)

(By Associated Press.)
GLACE BAY, c. b.. July 7.--Riotous
scenes ut the colEeries, an assault on
General Manager Duggan, the; reading
of the riot act. the injurying Of sever-
al workmen. two arrests and the re-
fusal Of the mayer OF Glace Bay TO
call out the troops at the request OF
the companies were the special fea-
lures that marked the second day or
the strike OF the United Mine Work
ers Of America In the employ OF the
Dominion Coal Company.
The strike assumed violent form
at number two and number thre
mines early in the day as soon as tina
first men appeared for work. An enor-
nous crowd assembled at the. former
waiting for the men who were ex-
pocted to go to work. When the frat
man appeared a riot started.
General Manager Duggan and
posse OF police charged the crowd-
Mr.. Duggan was slightly wounded ana
several women and children wer7
knocked down and q number we're IN
iIred.
The entrance 70 the colliery finally
was cleared and the rest Of the work
men loyal to the company We're allow
ed to go to work. Twelve persona
were placed under arrest. charged
with a breach OF the peace and the
riot act.
Mob Takes Charge.
At. colliery No. tonight the strik-
ers are In charge Of the situation.
There. mob. assisted by women ana
children attacked the men who want
cd to work and prevented all bus .
few from entering the mine.
At the Californian coIliery about 800
strikers assembled In front Of the
main gate and al who came through
the CROWD to go'to work were teereo,
stoned and chased.
During the day 200 strikers sur
rounded the jail in which the pris-
oners arrested this morning are con-
fined. and IL was thought an attempt
would be made to release the men.
This, however, did not occur.
Troops aesdy to Move.
General Manager Duegan has aP-
pesled to the town OF Glace Bay and
Dominion and the municipality OF
Cape Breton for protection for his men
and property and each Of the towns
have sworn In special constsbies-
The royal Canadian regiment. sta
toned at Halifax. is ready TO leave
for Glace Bay at a moments notice
Today coliieries Nos. 2. and s and
the Hub mine were idle
Troops start Today
HALIFAX. ". s.. July ss-Befo<c
daylight tomorrow morning a train
load Of troops win be on the way to
Cape Breton to qusi, the disturbances
In the mining d:stricts Col Hum
phrey acting commander Of she troops
in the Halifax garrison. received .
telegram late tonight from the military
Headquarters at Ottawa ordering him
TO despatch trocDc 20 Cape Breton -
quickly as possible
Traps and provisions were placed
on 4 special train Under the CON-
mand OF Col. Wademore the troops
win entrain at three O'Clock touor-
row
Three batteries Of artillery with
four machine guns and 500 men from
the Royal Canadian regiment procee5-
ed A large quantity Of D1il cartridges
was placed on the train
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