Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-05
RENEWED RIOTING.
Desperate Melee in the
Shenandoah District.
AN AMBUSCADE PREPARED.
Revolvers Freely Used and Sew
eral of the COmbatants Sc
riously Wounded.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

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Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SHENANDOAH, February 4.-The riot
of last night was renewed this even
ing. The Polanders during the day
bought all the revolvers to be had in
the town and despite the warnings oi
the coal and iron police made threats
of killing. Towards o'clock they be-
gan gathering on the small circus
grounds south of the Kelley run col
liery and in the vicinity. By the
time the bell rang to quit work fully
5000 men, women and children were
waiting for the workmen. A number
of boys were the first to appear. Some
were kicked and stoned and a few
men who brayed the mob were badly
handled. In the meantime Chief
Burgess was trying to gather the spe-
cial police. Suddenly the coal and
iron police to the number of twenty
two formed on the fiat alta distance
of about fifty yards below.
THE HowLING MOB
Continued to pelt them with stones,
but as they formrd "a company front
with drawn revolvers, and self-cocking
weapons, the mob recoiled and stood
at bay. The conservative part Of the
mob drew back, and the officers, at
the command of their leader, made a
wheel to the left, and marched of
along the Pike road leading to the
east and toward Red bridge, which
spans the Lehigh Valley railroad
where the Reading crosses it and con-
meets the Gap colliery with Indian
Ridge. The Poles slowly followed for
awhile in the rear, under the leader
ship of a big brawny individual, who
followed, flourished a large revolver
and seemed determined to nse it. The
platoon of officers marched slowly on
up slight elevation of the road, which
as it rose formed an embankment for
the Lehigh Valley road. AS they
neared the top Of the road they were
* ! SUDDENLY FIRED ON
By a few Poles, who crept along under
| the shadow Of the bank. One of the
officers, Oscar William, fell, with an
ugly wound on the inner part Of the
left thigh. The police turned and
fired repeatedly in the direction of the
mob, but without hitting any one as
far as is known. The mo- y retired and
shot back. The officers marched of
again along the railroad, through the
bridge and down to Indian ridge
breaker, where they quartered in the
offices. Part of the mob followed and
besieged them there, but made nc
attack. The officers had their car.
bines there, and after some shooting
had been done, Chief Burgess, with
few specials and members of the
strikers Advisory Board, appeared or
the-scene and succeeded in getting the
| majority, who were not combatiye, to
disperse to their homes.
THE WORST ELEMENT
OF the Poles, however, remained near
Indian Ridge Main, waiting for a
chance to get at the officers, who re-
mained inside. About $50 p. NJ,
four carloads of coal and iron
police came to town over the
Reading road from Mahoney and other
points. A visit to the quarters of the
coal and iron police at Indian ridge
this evening showed that there were
from 15O to 200 officers in quarters
in cars fitted up with sleeping
accommodations, while two freight
cars were used as eating rooms. Cap
tains Christian and Williams are in
command. They have guards sta
toned at short distances along all the
roads leading to the Indian Ridge and
Kelley Run collieries, and no one is
permitted to approach unless known.
1t is rumored that the mob intend
visiting the houses OF the men work.
ing at Kelley Run during the night
and terrorizing them there. The most
serious trouble is feared on Monday,
when the Kelley Run and William
Penn will attempt to resume opera
tions. Bloody work may then be
looked for if the strikers threats
threats are fair gauges ol
their intentions. Sheriff Duffy il
in town to night, but is doing nothing
towards meeting any trouble that
may arise. Both sides remain quiet
and he considers that there is nc
necessity for doing anything in the
line of precautionary measures. In
the meantime the Poles are drinking
all the liquor they can get and prim'
ing themselves for any conceivable
mischief.
| ANOTHER AFFRAY.
PITTsBURG. February 4.-As was
feared, collision occurred this even.
ing between non.union men at the
Solar Iron Works and strikers, in
which three persons were injured
one, a 16-year-old lad named Joseph
Kehna, being fatally shot. The works,
which have been idle for the past two
months on account of the strike, re.
sumed operations with eighty colored
men, formerly members OF the Anal
gamated Association. These non.
unlonists were escorted to and from
their homes by the police. This after.
noon a large number of strikers gath.
cred about the mill, and when the
non-union men came out sur.
rounded by officers the strik
ers followed, applying many
offensive epithets to the negroes
After a couple of blocks had been
thus passed, the strikers began throw.
ing rocks, when without warning sever
al Of the negroes drew revolvers anC
fired upon the crowd. The mob broke
and ran in all directions whilst the
officers rushed amongst the excited
colored men and endeavored to stoI
the shooting. Between thirty anC
forty shots were fired however before
they were gotten under control. Be
sides young Kenna, three men arr
known to have been shot, bu
their names or the extent of their in
juries cannot be ascertained as the.
we're taken away by their friends. l