The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-04
RIOTING
BLOODSHED IN THE PENNSYL'
/ VANIA MINING REGIONS.
The Reading Miners Have Skir-
mishing With the Police.
Shenandoah in the Hands Of an
UngOVernable Mob.
Men Mad With Passion, Cry fOl
the Lives Of the Police.
COnstabIes Sworn in and Trouble
Expected To-day.

READISa Pa, Feb. 3.-Another skirm-
ish with pistols Ia reported from the coal
regions this morning. The miners OF the
William Penn colllety were stopped by a
party Of twenty men when fight ensued.
Strikers also mat tho men at RoCkbsnk at
the Turkey run switch and stoned some
Polsndera. The attacking party are on a
strike at the Philadelphia Goal Compauy's
works. The coal and iron compsny's po-
lice In disguise were with the Poles, and
made rush for the RssRilants, and ThomRa
Ryan was captured and taken to the Potts.
vile jail. Tne others were chased by the
police 10 No. school house, where they
were met by large force who fired two
shota OF the officers. The latter did not
return the ate with their Carbines, for
fear OF killing come innocent people, but
they went back and escorted the Poles to
q place OF safety.
A dispatch from Shenandoah says: The
striking miners here have at last over
stepped all bounds and have been rioting
up and down the streets in full possession
oil the town. AT 5o'CloCk, when the non
union men left their work in the SheuGn-
doah City and West, Shenandoah collierieV,
a lot Of striking Polanders attacked the
Polanders with stones. A squad Of hall
dozen coal and iron police went at once to
their assistance. They caught one Of the
rioters and were hustling him of when
the strikers rallied and rescued
him and began to handle the
officers roughly. The latter, however,
suCCEeded in breaking away and started
for the Shenandoah City mine, followed
by the crowd Of riotous strikers who now
numbered about thousand, and who
continued their attacks on the men and
boys coming from the mine. The six
policemen accepted the long odds against
them and returned to the attack. They
made sharp fight and took q couple CT
prfsoners, one OF whom they landed In
magistrate ahosmRkeI's office, but the
crowd rushed for the two policemen with
the other prisoner and began to club and
butt them. Finding thsmselveeSdown and
THEIR LIvRs IN DANGER,
they Grew their revolvers and fred
into the crowd, which scattered in sli
directions. Mike Hefton, young man,
received q ball in the mouth and ia badly
injured. John Gather, an iron founder,
Whs shot In the arm, and PolAnder was
shot behind the ear. A shot was also
fred by Polander but with what effect
| Ia not known. A borough officer then ar
rested both policemen for shooting in the
borough. They were taken before Squire
MonsRhar. While there warrant was
sworn out by q Polander charging them
with assault and battery with intent to kill.
They pleaded guilty under advice Of Capt.
Christian, and were awaiting Committal to
the Pottsyille all when things took up
another turn. The magistrate offices are
on East Centre street, q square and half
part. That whole space was densely
packed with people, large portion Of
which were Polish, who were wild with
passion. They surrounded both offices,
yelling Tor the officers and saying, "Lyncn
Them h"kill them," etc. Suddenly stone
was thrown at Squire Shoenaker's win
dow. In minute the froRts Of both Off.
ces we're riddled with stones, and their
inmates had tough scramble for safety.
Some bruised bodies resulted, but no ser
ious damage was done, except to the
offices, which are wrecked. The town is
still in an uproar. Men are
MAD WITH PASSION
and drink, and no one appears to have
any power to quell them. The borough
authorities are powsrleSs and no one
can say how the mob's fury may vent it.
self. Capt. Christian will masS his whole
force Of coal and iron men here tonight,
together with Capt. Linden's Pinkerton
men. Sheriff Duff sWore in tonight
tho three FIRE companies Of the
town as q posse commitStus, preparatory
for trouble tomorrow. The borough Coun-
oil also held q special session and have