Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-11
WAR In THE COAL FIELDS
MASKED MINERS ATTACK NOM
UNIONISTS BY NIGHT.

The Mob OF 200 PIucIily Faced by am
Opponents who are at Last Dispersed
Rifles and Ammunition Sent 20 tho
Scene In Anticipation of Further On
slaughts.
BEvIER, Mo-, Dec. t0.-The warlika
preparations being made at the mines
here during the past week still continue.
There are two regular companies com~
posed OF white men who drill daily with
Winchester rifles. 1t has been discovered
that an organized attack upon the stock
ade Is 70 be made on Saturday night if
Mr.. Loomis does not dIsarm his men, and
this the latter positively refuses to do. He
says that he has discharged all the rOugha
and dlsreputable characters from the
mines, and that those who remain VIII
participate In no quarrel unless In self
defense. In anticipation of the contest
several prominent families have removed
from here TO Macon. Great alarm and
anxiety is felt among peacably inclined
citizens. and they fear serious trouble Will
follow Mr.. Loomis' refusal TO disarm his
men.
RIOT AT PINE RUN.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 10.-Pine Rum.
about a mile below Elizabeth, Pa, wa4
the scene Of another riot this morning be-
tween striking coal miners and men who
nave been working for the past two weeks
at reduction. This morning about $500
O'Clock when % miners were on their way'
to work In Lynn's mines, a squad OF 200
masked men met them and demanded
that they return to their homes. This
was refused and the mob then made am
attack on them with clubs and stones.
The riot lasted two hours. Ten men were
injured.
BEATEN TO INsENsIBILITY.
One named Newton Campbell, driver.
was set upon by six strikers, and beaten
TO toinsensibility. His injuries are believed
fatal. Richard Hall and Samuel Myford
were also seriously injured. The others
got away with slight cuts and bruises1
After standing their ground nearly two
hours. the nOn-unionists were driven off,
and fed to places of safety. The strikers
then staId in the vicinity of the mines
until alter daybreak, waiting for more
miners to come TO work, but none made
their appearance. The mob then wedged
the switch OF the private railroad running
TO the mine, and disappeared over the
hills. The train coming along a short
time later, was thrown from the track
and the engine upturned, but no one was
hurt, Word was Immediately telegraphed
to this city for assistance, and at III
the scene. The mob is believed TO be, one
organized to visit the mines to-day where
men are working at reduction.
STILL IN SUSPENSE,
A dispatch received late tonight says
that there was no further trouble at Pine,
Run to-day, but another outbreak is
looked for tomorrow morning. Sheriff
Gray returned TO this city this afternoon
and reported everything quiet, He is
holding himself in readiness, however,
and will start for the mines IL there ara
any indications OF another assault. The
strikers are. camped in the woods some
distance from the mines, and will not
allow any one TO approach them. People
living In the vicinity are greatly alarmed,
and anticipate a general raid along the
river.
ANOTHER ATTACK FEARED.
Superintendent Neil, of the Pine Run
mines, says he believes the mob will at
tack the mines again tonight, and that
an effort will be made TO burn the tipplea
and engine house. The movement seems
TO have been a thoroughly organized one,
as secret meetings OF the strikers have
been held daily for over a week. II is
believed the Allequippa mines will be the
next point Of attack, as spicious-lookS
ing men have been hanging around all
day. This evening fifty repeating rifea
were shipped TO the Allequippa mines 70
be distributed among nOn-union miners.
BLOOD TO BE SHED.
They Will also be supplied with 6fty
rounds Of ammunition each, and bloOd-
shed is quite probable IL the strikers at
tempt 10 disturb them on their way to and
from the mines. IL was learned tonight
tnat the rioters paid visit to Walton's
mines, near Elizabeth, this morning dur
ing the absence OF the Workmen and de-
strOyed their tools. They also broke up
the end gates OF the coal wagons which
were standing on the tipple loaded, ana
dumped the coal out.
IRON WORKS RESUME.
HARRISBURG, PA, Dec. 10.-The Lo>
chel Iron Works In this city resumed
operations to-day after being idle over q
year. One hundred men were put 20
work in the manufacture OF skelp iron.
In time 400 men will be employed.
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