New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-09
state TROOPERS CHECK
RIOTS OF COAL MINERS
Feared, However, That More
Serious Outbreaks May Occur
To-day or Tomorrow.
THREE FOREIGNERS SHOT
Riot Proclamation Issued at Min
ersville-United Mine Work
ers' Leaders Trying to Pre-
vent Further Bloodshed.

Philadelphia May S.-The situation In
the anthracite coal regions is believed to
be growing more serious hourly.
days shooting OF three foreign
miners and David Davis, an onlooker. at
Minersvile by state troopers has had
the effect of embittering the foreigners.
1t is said tonight that two Of the men
have absolutely no chance of recovery
A pathetic incident of the shooting or
Davis is that his wife is seriously I'll.
When she learned of the shooting or heE
husband. who was merely an onlooker.
she had a relapse. Neither is expected
to survive the night. Davis was shot
through the body. the bullet passing
through both lungs.
At meeting held tonight In Miners
willie. at which all Americans were
barred. threats were made against IN"
, troopers. and the miners assembled say
that they are determined to prevent
work being done at any Of the collierles
in the Minersvillc section tomorrow.
! 1t is feared that If tn troopers at
! tempt 10 carry ont their avowed in'eh-
ton 10 search the foreigners homes tor
firearms tomorrow II will mean ua'
of bloodshed for Minersville.
| A riot proclamation has been issue"
| nv Sheriff Murphy warning AL Cl'iHehs
not TO assemble in crowds IN the s'ree's
o. commit overt acts.
| 4 petition was circulated to-day by the
|
dents demanding that the authorizes re-
call the state police, but il received rev
signatures.
There is great excitement in Miners
Vile Tonight because of to-day'S riot
ous demonstrations and shooting but
the troopers say that they do not an
| ticipate further trouble.
| The leaders of tho United Mine Work
ers are doing all in their power TO pre-
vent bloodshed. and are cautioning the
| foreigners against making any demon
stration against the troopers.
At Shenandoah the state troopers were
called out tonight 10 disperse crowd
of several thousand which had assem-
/ hled on the main street because Of some
trivial incident, but there was no vio-
! lenCe.
! Sheriff Glass said tonight that all
was quiet at Mount Carmel.
| Tracks Of the Natalie branch Of the
Reading Railroad near Shamokin were
dynamited late to-day, several rails
being torn from the ties The road
leads to the Natalie colliery. which,
| however has been idle since the suspcn
sion of work, on April |.
There is an increasing feeling Of UNI
rest IN the Scranton district Eighteen
state police Of Troop 4. from Greens
burg. arrived to-day for patrol duty in
the region north of Scranton where vio-
! Ience occurred yesterday, and was con-
| tinued to-day.
Two arrests for assault were made IN
| Scranton tonight, the victim being a
crippled fireman returning from work
at the Marine colliery.
Women are the chief disturbers in the
| Scranton region. About five hundred OF
them gathered to-day near the Dickson
and Won Storch collieries, but there was
no violence.
! In Pcckville a crowd Of women and a
! fnw men marched to the Ontario wash
cry and demanded that operations cease,
but union officials persuaded them to
return TO their homes.
Captain Groome, OF Philadelphia. is in
| charge OF the state police, and he has
warned his men TO avoid a conflict with
the trouble making element Of the min
! ers AS long as possible