Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-02-18
PENNSYLVANIA RIOTS.

PENNSYLVANIA RIOTS.
Another Collision Between strikers
and Policemen at Shenandoah.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb. 6.-Rioting was re-
newed Saturday evening, and the manner In
which il was gone about leaves no room for
doubt that it is part of an organized Pill TO
compel all miners to lie idle until a general
resumption Of work takes place. Open con
demnation OF the coal and iron officers de-
Tense OF themselves is INDUCED in by many
from whom 1t was not expected. The mere
nrctense OF the authorities OF preparing TO
prevent any further violence only encouraged
the rloting Poles and Hungarians and whct-
ted their appetitcs for more turmoil. IL wac
generally known during the afternoon that
the Poles were buying all the r~evolvers that
could be had in town, and that they were
holding meetings at central points for the
purpose OF agreeing on concerto! action; Vet
beyond the swearing in Of twenty special po-
liccmen, ali Of whom were in sympathy II not
actively engaged in the strike, the chief hur.
CESS did nothing to avert the storm that was
l. h'lAi-' " hiAN 49, NNF $40 - - 'N
county seat the Poles were open IN expressing
their intention to stop the Kchley Run collcry
from doing any work after today, and warn
irg that they would suffer from the coal and
iron police had no effect on them, their replies
being: I'VE empty hands last night; pistols
nov, XIII; business And 50 it proved
Toward 3 O'Clock they. began to gather on The
small circus grounds south Of Kelley Run
collicry, on the surrounding hillside, and 10
all the streets, alleys and yards OF the yiciu-
ity.
A CROWD OF THREE THOUSAND.
By 4 O'Clock, when the Gap bell rang The
signal TO quit work, fully 5000 men, women
and children congregated in waiting for The
worhmcn. Not all Of these were Poles, but
those IN the front ranks were, and arred
with reyolycrs, clubs and stones, they i'm
patiently waited the coming Of the ichlcy
run employees. They regarded tt other
thousands who stood behind them as p~as-iycly
endorsing their work, if not actively engaged
In il. The breaker ! oys wcr the first Ia quit
work and start for home. II was not Thought
hy the mine managers that tac moi would
modest these mere boys; but they Kicked.
stoned and beat them n though ihey had
been responsible adults. A IL" men who
oraved the mob also met TIA" same iate, and
and it soon became evident that if the rioters
we're 10 ." checked at all it must be by the
authority OF the coal ana iron police and cold
lead. The borough Specials we're non est, aud
"h'ie the riot was going on the chief burgess
WAS running around frIiutr to hunt thpm m.
Suddenly the coal and iron men, to The mum
Der ot t"enly-t"o, formed ON The fat ~ q
distance q about NIFTY yards below the breaker
IN the very front 81 the hoSlirg mob, who
continued 70 pclt them with stones. As hey
ortilcd company mont with Drawn rcyolyers,
heaFy anu StIfro"klnG Noai on~, "a" in"h re-
coIlc' an! stoodat bay, IT. trnIrr temporarily
cooled hy the knowledge that
THEY WERE FACING DEATH.
~. o,so,,.at,- ,ar+ ~, . ,,.
Witch uos ,ni, tbo,. ,,+..,. a.., ,o
ia safo di.toroo Tbo ,,t. h,,.,.or San
.ouoinod =, ,to fr ,., ,i,t,o
noyo IN IN. ,,o,t of,h. ,oi.r M I~+,..
j, u,n,l tr, ...
wheel to the left and marched OF along the
Pihc Io"u l'aulhE 10 INC east anu lo"atu inc
red bridge "hlch spans the LcilEh valley
ra!lr"ad Whcre me hcadlnE crosses 1t ana
connects inc gap colicfN VAN ihdlan ridge.
Inc foics Slowly followed Tor a While IN the
rear uhUcr inc i,ad'fSAlp OF Il bg, nraWny
lhulNlouaI' VINO nouflshed a large revolver
anu seemed determined To use 1t. The platoon
ol oiil'ers Iharcned slowly ~ me slight eleya-
uol Oh thc ROAD, when, as IL rose, formed an
embahhlncnt Tor the Lthlgh ' alley road. A.
they neared thc top OF the road they were sud
denly ircd upon 10y a few Poles, who had
cr'pt along under the shadow or the bank.
Onc OF the officers, Oscar Wiiman, fell with
an ugly wound IN the inner part Of the left
.hlgh. Inc physicians have not been able TO
tnd the bullet. The police then turned and
ired repeatedly IN the direction OF the mob,
but without hitting any one so far as known.
The mob returned the fire with yigor, hut
drew back at the same time. The officers
marched of again along the railroad, through
the bridge and down TO Indian Ridge breaker,
where they are 4uartcred in the offices. Part