Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-01
sTRIgINa MrNERs ATTACK rnE
GUARDS.

STBTgING MINERS ATTACK TnE
GUARDS.
CoLUMmus, ONO, Aug. 3l.-- Reports
come from the Hooking valley that
the miners nj Snake Hollow made an
attacl, on Che guards at o'clock this
morning aud that one of the guards
was killed aud two wounded. The
report is that there are about four
thousand miners who made the
attack, they having come IN FROM
the surrounding country. The tale.
prRph lines are All cut aud the sherifls
who are in the vicinity are thus pre-
vented from having communication
with the governor SO they could call
the militia. One Of the hoppera wns
burned during the night at loss Of
about four thousand dollars. No def
mite information has been II ceived here
vet for the reason that communication
II cut OF. As soon ms the lines are re-
paired communication will be had
with the governor direct. The Coz
lumhus ~ Hooking Valley officials
and the coal companies sent down
special train early this morning, aud
they expect further trouble later In
the day or tonight.
ONE GUARD KILLED, TwO WOUNDED.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Aug. 81. --Sherin
McCarty OF Athens county sends the
following telegram 10 Gov. HOAdly
from Buchtol which Is Ina the neigh
borhoOd of where the riot occurred
last night;
"ShOoting was commenced by the
rioters abOut2 "a. m. and continued
about an hour. ! am not able TO
Judge of the number OF
men firing. II was general
and Il great number Of shots were fired :,
not less than seven or eight hundred.
There were one hundred or more men
that were rioting around with shot
guns, rin and revolYera One guard
was shot dead without provoCAtion
and pleading for mercy, and two others
were wounded, The guard returned
the lire, but ] cannot say whether any
person was killed or Wounded
The sheriff IL unable 10 say how
soon another attack Will be male.
THE MINERS CONCENTRATING.
No troops eau be forwarded except
on an order from the governor. lie IL
Ia readiness 20 give AN order. The
name OF the man killed ut Snake
Hollow ~ VIM. Hare, an elderly
I man and guard. He resided at Logan.
jacob Lift, also Of Logan, WAS shot in
the leg, and anptherRuard Ia the head.
/ I'he striking miners are concentrating
tonight at Murray City, aud the
there has asked the sheriff
for aid IL Is thought that troops
will be called out before morning. At
j Ill al ID aFullsaty
/ thing Is reported quiet Murray City
Is about five miles from Snake Hollow
and not 80 well guarded.
THE PRIMO RENENED.
/ COLUMBUS, ONO, Aug. 81 The
rioters are fihng on the guardsat sand
/ Run and Longstreet'B mines. Both
( places have called for help aud militia
I at Lancaster and New Lexington have
been ordered 10 be In readiness foi
matching orders. Owing u
the cutting Of wires tbs
| particulars are obtained with difficulty.
! Gov. Hoadly telegraphtd the sberifls
I Of Athens, Hooking and Perry coun.
/ tier:
All means In your control should be
4 exhausted 10 suppress the I.otous pro
ceedings and protect life and property
before the aid Of the state IL called for
THE APPEAL 10 THE uOVkllsoR.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Aug - r On Gov
Hoadly's arriving at his Office at mid
night be received tho following;
To Gov. George lfoakly.
An means In my power arc
entirely exhausted 10 repress tins
disorder and 10 protect lils
aud property. The strikers are cut
ting all telegraph wires. l am worr
out and have been going II day ant
night for two months. Please send
the mill Ia a. once and save furthei
bIoodshed. The Jail IL Threatened.
lSignedl J r. MctARTY,
Sheriff Hooking county
TO THE HEscrE.
The governor az once ordered out al
OF the Fourteenth regiment, th'
Duffy and the governors guards, th'
Lancaster, Circltyille aud Sew Lex