Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
STRIKERS FALL TO RIOTING.

They are in Full Possession of the Town and
Defy the Officers-Special Officers to be
Sworn in to Hold Them in Check.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb. 4.-The striking
miners have at last overstepped all
bounds and are riotiDg up and down the
streets in full possession of the town. At
O'Clock when the non-union miners left
their work in Shenandoah City and the
West Shenandoah collieries a lot of strik-
ing Polanders attacked them with stones.
A squad of half dozen coal and iron
police went at once to their assist
ance. They caught one of the rioters
and were hustling him off when the
strikers rallied and rescued him and be-
gan to handle the officers roughly. The
latter, however, succeeded i'll breaking
away aud started for the Shenandoah City
mine, followed by crowd of rioters and
strikers, who now numbered about one
thousand, and who continued their at
tacks on the men and boys coming from
the mine. Six policemen accepted
long odds against them and returned
the attack. They made a sharp fight.
and took couple of prisoners, one of
whom they landed in Magistrate Shoe
makers office, but the crowd rushed for
the two policemen with the other prison
err, and began to club and beat them.
Finding themselves down and their lives
in danger, they
DREW THEIR REvOLvERS AND FIRED
into the crowd, which scattered in all di-
rections. Mike Hebron, young man,
received a ball in the mouth and is
badly injured. John Carther, an irop
founder, was shot in the arm, and
Polander was shot behind the ear. The
borough officer then arrested both police
men for shooting in the borough. They
were taken before Squire Monaghan;
while there warrant was sworn out by
Polander charging them with assault with
intent to kill. They pleaded guilty aud
were awaiting committai to the Pottsvjlle
Jail when affairs took a new turn. The
two magistrates offices are on Center
street square and half a mile apart. That
whole space was densely packed with
people, large portion being Polish, who
were wild with passion, they surroun ded
both offices yelling for the policemen
to be Iynched. Suddenly stone was
thrown at esquire Shoemaker's window.
In a minute the fronts of both
Offices were r1ddled with. stones
and the inmates had a tough scramble
IOr InelE 5dIoby. OOlu6 DEuloSu DOuloS
resulted. The town is in perfect up
roar. The men are mad with passion
and drink and no one seems to have
any power to quell them. The borough
authorities are powerless, and no one
can say how the mob fury may
yet vent itself. Captain Christian will
mass his whole force of coal and iron
men here tomorrow together with the
Pinkerton man. The sheriff tonight
swore in the three fire companies of the
town and posse comitatus preparatory
for trouble tomorrow. The borough coun-
Gil have instructed Chief Burgess to swear
in special officers for an emergency John
Durkin, assistant foreman at the Kohl
moor colliery, was shot at this evening,
but escaped 1ainry. His assailant was
arrested.
Later-At midnight the mob dispersed
and everything is quiet. No further
trouble is apprehended for the present.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 5.-As was feared
q collision occurred this evening between
the non-unioD men at the Solar Iron
Works and the strikers, in which three
persons were injured. One 16year-old
lad named Joseph Kenna was fatally shot.
The shooting was done oy colored
Iaborers.