The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-02
THE MAD MINERS.
A Little War in Hacking Valley

COlAO 41OLA 4AoChhiE6 0AANJ
miners of Snake Hollow made an az
tack on the guards at 2 O'Clock this
morning and enc OF tho guards was
killed and two wounded. The Ie-
port is that there ara about three
thousand miners in the band VINO
made the attack, they having
come in from the surrounding coun>
try. The telegraph lines are all cut
ana the sheriffs who are IN the
vicinity were thus prevented from
having communication with the
governor go they could call out the
militia. One Of the hoppers were
burned during the night, eptaillng
loss Of about $4,000. No definite In
formation has been received here
yet for the reason that communities
tion Is cut off. AS soon as the lines
are repaired communication Will be
had with the Governor direct at
Columbus and the Kicking Valley
officials and coal panles have
run down a sp, cial early this mornr
ing and expect further trouble later
in The day or tonight.
The name of the man killed dur
ing the firing at Snake Hollow is
William Hare, an elderly man and
a guard residing in Logan. Jacob
Lift, also of Logan, was shot IN the
leg and anothec guard in the head.
The striking miners are c0neentrat-
ing Tonight at Murray City, ana
the deputy sheriff in charge there
has asked the sheriff for aid. 1t is
thought troops will bs called out be-
fore morning. At all other points
in the valley everything is reported
quiet. Murray City is about five
miles from Snake Hollow and not SO
well guarded.
The rioters are firing on the
guards at Sand RIM and Longstreth
mines. Both places have called for
help and the militia at Lancaster
and New Lexington have been Or.
dered 90 be In readiness for march~
ing orders. Owing to the cutting
of the wires particulars are OBJ
tanned with difficulty. Governor
Hoadley has telegFaphed the Sheriffs
of Athens, Hooking and Perry
counties: "All means in your con
troll should be exhausted to suppress
the riotous proceedings and protect
life and property before the aid OF
the State is called for"
The Sheriff of Hooking county hss
just sent a telegram asking for
troops. The governor arrived 81
midnight and the Columbus batal-
lion of the Fourteenth regimsnt has
been called to headquarters and will
leave an special train for the min
ing district as soon as the train can
be secured. Continued firing is re-
ported at Longstreth and commun-
ication by telegra b with that point
hiss been cut of for the past hour.
Frank Woody, in jail here, arrested
for participating in the riot on
Saturday night and for shooting
William Hart, one of the guards,
made full con fession this morning,
In which he has given the names of
five or six leaders in tue attack of
Saturday night. Sheriff Mccarthy
will furnish the names Of those
implicated as soon as arrests can be
made. Woody is in jail here, and
at present the militia ABOUT the Jail
seems to have had the effect TO
weaken the rioters.
On Governor Hoadley's arriving
at his Office at midnight he received
the following:
To Geo. HoudleY, Gooernor:
Logan, Ohio.
All means il my power are entirely
exhausted to repress the disorder spd 10
protect life and property. The strikers
are cutting all telegraph wires. I am
worn out; have been going day and
night for two m.Rths. Please send the
militia immediately, and save further
bloodfhed. The Jail is threatened
(Signed) j. T. MCCARTY,
Sheriff Hooking County.
The governor at once ordered ont
all of the 14th regiment, and Duffy
and Governors Guards, the Lancas-
ter, Circleville and New Lexington
companies. and replied 30 Sheriff
McCarty that troops were on the
way, and asked il more were needed.
The Lancaster compsny, being only
twenty miles from Logan, was sent
TO that place to guard the Jail. One
of the leaders in the riot at Snake
Hollow last night, and the |
one believed to have killed !
Clara, was arrested and brought
to Jail at Logan. The mob wac
coming into the town to release |
him and special trains have been
put Oh the railroads at the Govern
Or's dispatch and at late hour last |
night the wire was cut so that there |
is no communication with points be
low Logan, eXcept.as cauriers reach |
southern points and send to the city |
by circular route. This does no, |
enable the authorities 10 know what |
is going On till two or three hours
have elapsed and it is believed that |
a riot has prevailed since midnight |
at certain places. Bank bosses at |
New Straitsville report that no man |
are to be found in that town and the
women refuse to tell their where
about. They are believed TO be- out
in the riot according to general
and preconcerted plan. Advices
are meagre and unsatisfactory.
At 100 Sheriff Mccarthy, of
Kicking County, telegraped from
Logan that he has FIVE points IN bis
county where the riot is beyond con-
troll and is unable 20 get at them SO
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