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Show US WMW NESIEN ; American und (irvck .Miner Come Very Xmr lllg Tight. THOMI'HONS, July 17 -A fight be-INVecn be-INVecn two Amerlcuns und two (1 reeks ut Neslen came near causing n general fight between all the American nnd foreigners In the coal camp the first of the week, and bloodnhcd iu only narrowly averted. Tho trouble atari-cd atari-cd when the tun Kenned) engaged In a fight with n couple or a reeks, following fol-lowing u quarrel. This Incensed the entire (Ircck colony, and u general hund-to-hnnd fight ensued, In which a number of men were badly beaten I "I'- The sheriff's offlco In Moub received receiv-ed word that serious trouble wna brewing, and Deputy Clurk left for Nefclen. When he reached the coal camp the foreigner wero arming themselves and wero probubly nwult-Ing nwult-Ing nightfall to commence shooting The American wet nlso nrmed and kept within their house. Tho trouble was peacefully settled when tho leaders lead-ers In the fight were required to lave the count". A iuiiiiKt of the (1 reeks nnd reverol Amerlcuns left the camp In view of the fact that there Is no justice couit at Neslen or Thompsons, no nrretU were made, ur the county would huve been pluccd to a heuvj expense by taking the men to Moub for trial. |