The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-04
PENNSYLVANIA.
More Trouble In the Mining Dis
IrICt.sTrOODS Called For.

tFIctssIFOOpS CNIIcu FOF'
PorrsvILLE, June 3.-Early this morn
ing dispatch was received from Maho-
ney City that large crowds Of men from
IIN1lcton had arrived in MahOney and
were compelling all miners to go with
them to stop work in the mines that had
resumed work since Monday last. There
are about u thousand men now march.
ing from colliery to Colliery, compelling
all miners to suspend work. Troops have
been applied for.
At0:3O to-day il was reported that only
part Of Bowen Il Lent1'S men had
stopped work. The mob then were OH
their way to the Hartford colliery.
The situation is becoming more crit
ical. The citizens Of Shenandoah have
applied for military, as large bodies Of
miners arc marching on the town to COM
pei the suspension Of work.
Governor IIartranft has telCgraphed tC
General Sigiried, directing him to call
out the military in case the Sheriff |:
unable to dispcrsc the mob4. The troops
In other localities have been ordered tC
hold themselves in readiness.
LEBANON, June 3.-The Eighth Rcgi
ment has orders to hold itself In readiness
to march into the troubled mining dis
tricts.
A sHERiFF'S POSSE FIRED OS-TROOps
CONE TO THE SCENE OF TROUBLE.
MAnoNEY Cry, Pa, June 3.-At ;
o'clock thiS afternoon Sheriff Werner tel
cgraphcd that his posse had been fired
upon and asked for military assistance
The Pottsvillc Light Infantry and GOwar
Guards, who had been awaiting orders
Immediately left by special train for this
place. Arriving here they found that the
mob had generally skunk away on the
outskirts Of the town. The citizens were
much excited, and all places OF business
were closed at noon. The first tlistnrlr
ancc occurred at King, Tyler& Co.'S col
licry below the tower. When the sheriff
and his posse ordered the rioters to dis
pcrse, one Of their chiefs replied that they
could not drive them away; at the same
time n man fired upon the sheriff, Tho
firing then became general, the riOter'
firing vollcy on the citizens, who wcrC
greatly outnumbered, the miners alsC
having the advantage Of being on the
hillside. Two hundred shots were fired
by both parties, and the sheriff fndinl
his posse Outnumbcrcd, ssretrcatcd ant
rcorganiacd his force, the citizens vOlun
teering, and every lircarm to be fOunC
was brought into requisition. The sher
iil' telCgrnphed for military aid. Of the
wounded on the citizens side Henry Lei
tGrbcrget, n policeman, il IN n critical
condition. Henry LOChsman, also n pO
licCman was wounded in the leg. VIM
Enckc was shot in the head, and another
man, name unknown, In the shoulder
Eight Of the raiders were wounded nnC
carried away, and one Of them killed
After the firing ceased the raiders formed
In line and marched leliantly through
the town, headed by music. Of the tive
thousand men who went down the valley
one thousand returned, and then forming
into small squads dispersed in different
directions. About six hundred of the
raiders came from llaalctOn and vicinity
having marched the greater part Of the
night, compelling every man they met tc
accompany them. The remainder Of them
came from Shenandoah, Hirardvillc, Ma
honey Plains, and places in that vicinity
Colonel Ilnntlingcr hns established hi.
headquarters in the Morrison House, and
the troops are Qnartcred In the City Hall
several companies nrriving there this
evening.
The streets are crowded at Shenandoah
and much excitement prevails.
tGrEn-lO r.M.-AIlis quiet here and
nt Shnanlonl. The Sheriff. went to the
latter place this evening. Tomorrow
the miners will again resume work at the
collieriea where they were al work when
they were intcricred with by the mob
The military Ia expected Ia remain here
and nt Shenandoah Tor several days Ut
longer II deemed necessary. The raiders
have publicly threatened 10 burn the town
and compel the men to stop work II they
made another attempt To reaumc. Guards
have been placed on duty for nights. Nd.
vices from Shenandoah, up to lO;'lO, state
that mn attempt was made 10 throw the
evening passenger train of the track he.
tween that place and Mahoncy City. A
largo number oimincrs are parnliMg the
streets At st. ClnirsvillC in sympathy with
the miners. \ special train has been
placed nj the disposal Of the military
should II be found necessary to move the
troops during thCnight.
MOuNr CARMEL, June William
SchmCnck n Co.'S collicry ncnr Mount
Carmel was nearly destroyed by fire this
morning. II was fired by a mob Of nearly
100 men. Tho miners had worked two
days nj reduced prices.