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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
3
Ohio National Guard units arrive from Columbus and other towns to Bradley and Dilltonvale to quell unrest amid a miners strike. Major General John C. Speaks commands while Sheriff Vorhees and Prosecutor Alban oversee local peace, with 1902 scale talks ongoing and quiet promised as troops patrol Plum Run and surrounding mines.
Operators in the Plum tin and Dillonvale districts plan to reopen mines using non union labor with Ohio National Guard support. Officials say 12 hundred muskets stand ready to quell obstruction as Bradley, Crow Hollow, and Dillonvale mines are slated to start within days. Reports claim Hanna Coal Co. Connorsville mines may also restart non union production aided by workers from the Hocking Valley. The Eighth Regiment remains near Dillonvale amid the anticipated strikes.
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Sheriff Vorhes and Prosecuting Attorney Alban returned from the mining regions Tuesday evening reporting calm and no trouble expected. They say militia troops reduced tensions, with more troops than requested and broader mobilization. Guards disarmed, miners gain privileges, Bradley Mine to operate non union with most troops at work there.
Twenty four strikebreakers who quit work sued the company for 428 dollars with 93.60 costs. The cases were heard before Justice of the Peace D P Sutherland at Smithfield. Ralph Cohen represented the miners Oscar Naylor for the company. Judgment was entered for the full amount. appeals were filed. The matter stirred locals as troops arrived and a settlement was discussed between the company and plaintiffs in Steubenville. Non union men.
James E Priggs of Sub District No 5 at Dillonvale says strike breakers at Plum Run and Bradley are held as prisoners on company premises. He notes guards fired on strikers, predicts the fight may shift to other fields, and questions state troop involvement while urging authorities to handle the miners situation.
Persistent reports claim three guards were killed Monday and their bodies dumped in a reservoir. Ten or more guards have been missing since the riot. Wounded guards William Reusch and John Rothan are hospitalized, with Reusch the most seriously injured. Officials eyed troop deployment as U S Coal Company workers removed a barbed wire fence around a foreign miner’s property. a court suit is anticipated though the afternoon quieted.
Joseph Hepesch, a foreigner, owns Topesch lot where a private road runs through. After Topesch blocked the road with a wire fence, guards hauling goods cut the fence and forced him into his home. Within minutes a crowd of about 100 foreigners gathered, threatening action against the guards.
Last evening at Plum Run Ohio National Guardsmen on strike duty were injured when touched by a live electric wire from mine transportation gear. James Williams of Columbus in the Fourth regiment signal corps was unconscious for fifteen minutes and taken to the camp hospital with serious but hopeful prospects for recovery.
Adjutant General Hughes ordered an inquiry into whether coal miners strike unrest warranted keeping guards in the county. Reports say miners and soldiers were fraternizing on good terms while six companies of the Seventh Infantry were withdrawn from duty. General Speaks requested wall tents after abandoning overnight guard in cars, hauling gear on the Panhandle line.
Sarah R. E. Cusick has filed suit against Wilford K. Cussick seeking temporary and permanent alimony and an injunction to stop him disposing of or encumbering property to defeat support. She alleges abuse, neglect, and abandonment since 1905, with misappropriation of household goods and concealment of assets, citing property in Mingo Junction and Mansfield as referenced.
A detachment of twelve Ohio National Guard members from Company M Washington Court House Ohio led by Sergeant Allen arrived in the city Tuesday afternoon. They spent the night at the Court House on blankets and left this morning for Bradley to report at headquarters.
County commissioners confirm annexation of territory to Brilliant as per council ordinance passed on March 6. The action formalizes incorporation into Brilliant's jurisdiction and expands municipal boundaries.
W. S. Rainey was released from the Canton work house by the county commissioners after serving time for embezzlement. The decision comes as the inmate leaves custody under county action.
G. W. Adams of Wellsville came to the city on business Tuesday. James Ferguson of Pittsburgh spent the evening with friends here. Frank H. Crispens and Caroline J. Sager were married by Justice Love. Robert Donaldson of Cleveland is in the city visiting friends and patrons.
Michael Lukisz a 40 year old Slavish employee at the Carnegie works in Mingo Junction was instantly killed Wednesday morning when a flying piece of metal weighing about 60 feet struck him as he sat on a doorstep near the continuous mill. The fatal fragment knocked a chunk from a piece of metal and flew through the air striking Lukisz on the head. His body was taken to Ferry Sharp's morgue for interment. he leaves a wife and four children in the old country.
A bar tender was robbed of $20 from his pockets while asleep and another worker, William Ferguson, faced a similar loss at the Royal. Alice Washington found $7 missing from her trunk on Church Street. A warrant issued for Mary Gaffney over fish theft from Lew Melching, while Mike Bekarovich and Mike Nallae face charges in a separate beating case with a hearing pending.
The Commencement of Scio College will occur Thursday June 21 1906 on the college grounds with an all day program. Nationally known speakers including a bishop of the M B church will address the crowd. The graduating class will be among the largest, reflecting the college’s growth. The event marks a shift to three college terms and ends the year, followed by a six week summer term starting July 2. Citizens urged to attend with baskets for a great day.
William Leech closed a deal in New Castle Monday with Daniel Ray to purchase the Ray property on North Fourth Street, a valuable location. Leech is now occupying the property and has made the home there for many years.
Mrs Momeilivich who has run the Wells street saloon since her husband fled to evade arrest for carving up a Slav was badly beaten last night by an unidentified assailant who fled before police arrived. A brick shattered a saloon window during the attack and one Slav was arrested on suspicion and detained for a hearing.
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