Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-04
MATTERS AT THE MINES.
A Riot At Snake Hollow Early Sun
day Morning.
One Guard Killed and Two Others
Wounded---Telegrap Communi-
cation cut off.

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Wounded---TeIegrap Communi-
cation cut of.
COLUMBUS, September Reports
come from the Hooking Valley that the
miners at Snake Hollow made an at
tack on the guards at . o'clock Sunday
morning and one of the guards was
killed and two wounded. The report is
that there are about 1000 miners in the
attacking party, they having come in
| from the surrounding country. The
telegraph lines are all cut and the Sher-
ifs who are in the vicinity are thus pre-
vented from having communication
with the Governor so they could call
out the militia. One Of the hoppers
was burned during the night entailing
a loss of about $1,000. No definite in
formation has been received here yet
for the reason that communication is
cut off. AS soon as the lines are re-
paired communication will be had with
the Governor direct. The Columbus Il
Hooking Valley officials and the coal
companies ran down special early in
the morning, and expected further
trouble later in the day.
A TELEGRAM TO HoADLY.
Sheriff McCarty, of Athens county,
sends the following telegram to Gov
ernor Hoadly from Buchtel, which is in
the neighborhood where the riot oc-
Cured Saturday night:
| shooting was commenced by the
rioters about 2 a. m., and was con-
tinued until about4. | am not able to
Judge the number of men nor say how
many shots were fired. The firing was
general and great number of shots
were fired-not less than six or seven
hundred. There were one hundred or
more men that were rioting around
with shotguns, rifles, and revolvers.
One guard was shot dead without provo
cation, and pleading for mercy, and two
others were wounded. The guard re-
turned the fire, but cannot say whether
any person was killed or wounded
The Sheriff is unable to say how soon
another attack will be made. No troops
can be forwarded except on an order
from the Sheriff. The Governor is in
readiness to receive an order.
The State Journals Nelsonville spec
ial, received Sunday afternoon, says:
AT 3. a. m. the guards on duty at No. 7
mine were suddenly surrounded by a
lot of armed men, and in the meantime
the coal hoppers were discovered on
fire. The men had their faces blacked.
The telegraph wires were also cut in
several places through the valley, cut
ting Off communication. The State
Journal representative was surrounded
and ordered to leave town or suffer the
consequences.
FIRING RESUMED.
Riote3s are firing on the guards at
Sand Run and Longstreth mines. Both
places have called for help and the
militia at Lancaster and New LeXing-
ton have been ordered to be in readi-
ness for marching orders. Owing to
the cutting of the wires particulars are
obtained with difficulty. Governor
Hoadly telegraphed to the sheriffs of
Athens, Hooking and Perry counties:
"All means in your power should be
exhausted to suppress riotous proceed
ings and protect life and property before
the aid of the state is called forn
The name of the man killed during
the firing at Snake Hollow is William
Hare, an elderly man and guard, who
resided at Logan. Jacob Lift, also of
LoSdh3 '" 40 olloU III GllIOUlltE
guard was hit in the head. The striking
miners are concentrating tonight at
Murray City, and the deputy sheriff in
charge there has asked the sheriff for
aid. 1t is thought the troops will be
called out before morning. Ats other
points in the valley everything is re-
ported quiet. Murray City is about five
miles from Snake Hollow, and not so
well guarded.
ALL QUIET AT COAL CENTER.
COAL CENTER, Pa, August 31.-To-
morrow Sheriff Chambers will read the
riot act to the striking miners and Or
der them to break camp and return to
their homes. The men are not dis
posed to obey the command and trouble
is expected. Nothing of importance
transpired to-day.
FROM JACKSONVILLE.
NELLsoNvILLE, OHIO, Sept. 1.-Gov.
Hoadly has arrived at the scene of the
miners riot. The State troops are quar-
tered at Logan, Lancaster and Column
bus ready to march here at moments
notice. One company is guarding the
Jail at Logan, where one rioter named
Moody is confined. When captured,
; Moody's hat was found shot full of
holes.
CINCINNATI, o., Sept. "A special
to the Evening Post from Jacksonville
says: "Governor Hoadlys speech here
yesterday had q good outward effect,
but the town is asleep over a magazine.
Last night word came to w. b. Brooks,
Vice President of the Columbus Coal
Exchange, that a false alarm of fire
would be turned in during the night
and the men about the building were
warned not to follow it up. Ten min
utes later man rushed around the
corner near Brooks office crying "Fire"
There was great rush of villagers, but
operators and employees remained hous-
ed. Shortly word was passed that it
was false alarm. 1t turns out, how
ever, this morning, that the house of
John Morfield caught fire in the base
ment, which was eXtinguished by
neighbors. Morfield is weighmaster
at johnson Bros. mine and is Obnox-
ious to the miners. The fire is alleged
to have been started to get out the op-
orators and 'do them up" Three
more companies of militia arrived last
night.
GOV. HoADLY TORPEDOED.
LOGAN, o., Sept. last evening a
torpedo was thrown from the hill above
Sand Run station at Gov. Hoadly's
special train. 1t exploded without
harm.