Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-07
THE RIOTING POLES
oUgLLED BY THE PREPARATIONS TO PRP.
SERVE ORDER.
Anxious Day at the Shenandoah COllisriss-fhs
Strikers Supreme in the TOwn-But the Z
Proclamation Of the Sheriff Has
the Desired Effect

READING, Pa, February 6.-Not col
liery either belonging 10 the Reading COM
pauy or to individuals is running IN the
Shenandoah district, except the William
Penn. The miners who wanted to 60 TO
work at Kelley Run to-day concluded not
to venture from home for fear OF their
lives. The colliery was ready to start,
but no workmen put in an appearance.
The riotous element seem 10 be In com
plete control. The labor leaders, while
claiming to be against these riots, have
the satisfaction Of knowing that all the
collieries exsept the William Penn are
shut down. At that colliery there are
about three -fourths of the regular number
of men at work. -
When the Poles were told that the
william Penn was the only collery runnlng .,
they became jubilant and noisy and again
took to drinking. All are reported to be
heavily armed, having bought up all the
firearms tn the town. The rioters clam
that they will stop the William Penn by
tomorrow. Bat rs very few of their ele-
ment are employed in that colliery, they
NAV decide not to attempt any disturbance
there. Ifthey do there will be some dead
men behind, as the coal and iron police are
determined to do no firing over the heads
of the rioters.
A Shenandoah special says: The Poles
and Hungarians are congratulated on the
streets everywhere through the town, and
their actions are ugly in the extreme. They
are 80 much under the influence OF liquor
that reasoning is thrown away upon them
and they only answer advice with sullen
looks and derisiye laughter.
The advisory board of the strikers had
several thousand circulars printed to-day
in the Greek, Polish and Russian Ian
guages, appealing to them as knights OF
Labor to abstain from any further violence
and remain at their homes. The Greek
snd Polish priests have been among them
all day using their strongest arguments in
behalf of good order, but seemingly with
out effect.
Capt. Christians coal and iron force
was strengthened to-day by sixty three
more men. Sheriff Duffy's proclamation
was posted mp through town to-day, call
ing upon all citizens to remain at home un-
less called forth by business, fOrbidding
any public assemblages and threatening
the arrest of all who attempt any breach
Of the law.
The Sheriff has fifty coal and iron men
armed with Winchesters, who arrived here
this morning from Pottsyille. They are
under the immediate command of ex-
Sheriff Warner who quelled the riots of
1875
Chief Burgess Boehme has also pro-
claimed the town and ordered his police to
disperse all gatherings and arrest any one
who refused to obey his proclamation. 1t
looks as though the riot, if it occurs, will
be disposed in short and sharp order,
though its casualties may he serious.
The Keehley Run mine did not work to-
day, owing TO the prevailing excitement.
William Penn and Suffolk collieries are
working, the latter very lightly, though
William Penn is in full operation.
The proclamation of the Sheriff and
burgess had the desired effect to day. Al
though the Poles made threatening dem
onstratiOns, no attack Was made on the
non uniOn wOrkmpn