The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-05
SHOOTING AT SHENANDOAH.
Two Of1cers Badly Wounded-The
Mob in an Ugly Mood.


Mob in an Ugly Mood.
SHENANDOAH, PA, Feb. 4.-As antici-
pated the riot of last night was renewed this
evening, and the manner in which it was
gone about leaves no further room for
doubt that it is part of an organized plan to
compel all the miners to lay idle until
general resumption of work takes place. An
immense crowd of strikers gathered near
the Kelley Run colliery when the time APP
preached for the mines to quit work. The
front ranks We're composed of Poles prlncl-
pally, all apparently armed with pistols,
BREAKER BOYS BEATEN.
The breaker boys were the first 10 leave
the colliery and they were set upon and
beaten as sayagely as if they had been men.
! The coal and iron police formed in close
order and marched through the streets,
clearing passage for the miners TO go
| home. While thus engaged they were fired
upon by number of Poles, who were con
cealed in the shadow Of bank of earth, and
two officers We're badly wounded, one prob
ably fatally.
NONE OF THE MOB SHOT.
The officers fired over the heads of The
mob, but they did not scare but gave way
slowly, keeping up steady fire upon the
officers TIE latter finally reached their
barracks without further harm. whore they
now are. Part of the mob followed and te-
sieged them there, but made no attack. The
officers have their carbines and the Poles
seem to have n wholesome fear Of the 10
shooters. After the shooting had been done
Chief Burgess, with few specials and the
! members of the Strikers Advisory Board,
appeared on the scene and succeeded in
getting the major portion of the crowd, the
non-cOmbative part though to disperse to
| their homes, and temporary peace was OBJ
tanned.
BENT ON BLOODSHED.
The worst element Of the Poles, however,
remained near the Indian Ridge mine wait
ing for a chance to get at the officers, who
remained inside attending to their wounded
brothers as best they could. About $50
o'clock four carloads Of men came to town
over the Reading road from the Mahanoy
Plane and other points, and the train was
run past the depot into the coal shutes of
the Indian Ridge breaker, where they re-
manned.
BELIEVED TO BE OFFICERS.
They are believed to be coal and iron Off
GERS, massed here for the purpose of CON
trolling the mob. Capt Christian foresaw
what was coming to-day and told an ASso-
ciated Press representative that by evening
he would have enough men here to take
care of themselves and protect property. 1t
is believed that these are the men, although
no one is allowed to approach near enough
to ascertain positively.
There are about 200 of the coal and iron
police in and around Shenandoah, and they
did all the fighting that was doue to protect
the miners who had been working. The
city police apparently had no intention Of
resisting the riotous strikers.
POTTsvILLE EXCITED.
/ POTTSVILLE, PA, Feb 4-The report Of
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noon again raised excitement in this city to
| fever heat. Chairman Lee and
other strike leaders here profess
to condemn the violence resorted to by the
rioters, but the fact does not escape the
notice and comment of outside observers
that they persisted in holding a strike meet
ing at Shenandoah last night on the very
heels of the riot, and that they condemn
and denounce the coal and iron police as
| the provokers of the disturbance.