Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-02
The Ohio Mining Troubles,

The situation in The Hooking Valley is
dangerous if the miners once organize for
offensive measures. Perhaps 10000 men
are idle, aud have been so for months, he.
CAUSE of disagreement between them and
the mineowners about the price TO be paid
for mining. The owners have adopted the
plan Of employing miners from elsewhere.
Italians and others, willing 10 accept lower
rates, and also of using machinery where
practicable. THUS these men in idleness,
with their families drpcndeni see their
places to-day filled with foreigners, and The
last hope Of employment aL any price cut
oil. The introduction Of "hl::rk legs" "a
The men are called who work at lower rates
than the miners claim is just, has been at
tended with some disturbance. The mine
owners have been compelled TO hire guards
To protect the men from violence, and the
"black legs have been virtually Imprisoned
i'm the miueS There has been talk for some
time that the miners would concentrate and
drive the ''blacklegs" from the mines. The
work Of Saturday night was The first indica-
ton of carrying out such purpose. y full
Ter account of that disturbance says hat it
Gu minated ut half past enc O'Clock Sunday
morning by al attack OF armed strikers Va.
rlously estimated at from 10 TO 100 result
ing in the instant killing of one guard and
the wounding Of two others. Ii is known
that quite Number of the attacking party
were shot, but it is impossible to ascertain
their names. Un,il recently, "Snake Hol-
low" has been guarded hy 30 Plnkerlon
guards, but q few days ago they were trans
terred TO other points, and their places filled
by guards from Logan and that neighbJr
hood. twenty-five in number, armed with
breech-l ouding shotguns and Il brace of re-
volvers apiece. AT the time Of the attack
but seven guards We're on duty. They gave
the alarm and opened fire. The resi- of the
guards rallied and for ten minutes continu-
Gus fire was kept up. More than 900 shots
were exchanged, and The strikers were at
last driven back. William O'Hara, of Lo
gan, an old veteran fthe late war, was do
ing guard duty at the lime. The strikers
no doubt knew his position, as he was taken
by surprise He was heard TO say 'For Gods
sake, men, have mercy" and was instantly
shot dead, more than forty buckshoL enter.
ing his body and literally tearing away his
shoulder. He leaves a wife. Jacob Lift, an
ex police officer Of Logan, was shot through
the calf Of the leg by buckshot, but not dan
gerousy. Adam Baurer, Il German and un
married, aged about twenty-five years, was
shot in the head by buckshot, receiving a
scalp wound, which is not dangerous. Bar
ney Donnelly, Albert Riggs and William
Humphrey, track layers, were asleep in
barn just outside the picket line. Tho barn
was surrounded by the strikers and all three
captured. DonnelIy was Knocked down and
badly beaten, but the others escaped. Don
nelly said there were about seventy-iive in
the party, all masked Some had their
faces backened, others had handkerchieIs
tied over their faces, and all were armed
with shotguns, pistols and rifles. He says
that while with them one Of them was shot
down and fell into the arms of another and
was carried off. He thinks several were
badly wounded