Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-04
Shenandoah, Pa, The Scene Of a
Most Exciting Collision Between
Miners and Police.
The Officers Uss Their Weapons With
Enecf, But are Carried Before q
Magistrate for So Dolpgs
Several Rioters youndsd In the ARRAY
The Town Is in a Perfect Uproar-nad
With Passion and Drink.
ovERsrKPPED ALL BOUNDS.

ing miners here have st last overstepped
all bounds, and have been rIoting up and
down the streets in full possession Of the
town. At 3 O'Clock when the non union
miners left their work in the city and
West Shenandoah collieries q lot of strik
ing Polnnders attacked the N with stones.
A squad OF hall & dozen police went
st once to theft 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 fed for Shenandoah
City.
The mob of riotlug strikers, who num-
Der 1000, were continuing their attacks on
men and boys coming from the mine,
when six police accept,d big odds against
them and returned the attack. They made
sharp fight and took two prisoners
one of whom they landed in jsil, but the
crowd rushed for the two policemen with
the other prisoner, and began to club and
beat them. Finding themselves down
and their lives in danger they dew re-
yolyers and fred into the crowd, which
scattered in all directions. Mike H5hron.
8 young man, received
BALL IN THR MOUTH,
and was badly injured. John Gather, an
iron founder, was shot in the arm, and 3
Polsnder was shot behind the ear. A
shot was also fired by q Polsnder, but
with whSt effect it Is not known.
A Burrouga officer then arrested
both policemen for shooting in
Blrough. They were taken be-
/ fore Squire n3uham. While there,
warrsrs YES sworn 0us 10y P0lander
charging them with assault snd battery
with intent to kill. Tne7 pleaded guilty
under the advice OF Capp.z.u Unristisn,
and were awaiting committal to the Potts
vile j4il when things took another pad
| turn. The two magistrates offices were
on Ess5 Centre street 8 square and half
apart. The whole space WAS densely
packed with people, large number Of
whom were Poles, who were wild with
passion. They surrounded both OF
| fees, yelling for the officers and
saying: "LynCh them!" "Rill themI"etc.
Suddenly d stone WAS thrown at Squire
Shoemaker's window. In q minute the
fronts of both offices were riddled with
stones, sad then The inmates had tough
scramble for safety. Some bruised bodies
resulted but no serious damage was done
except to the offices, which are wrecked.
The town is IN perfect uprosr. The
men are mad with
PASSION AND DRINK,
and no one appears to have any power
to quell them. The Borough authorities
are powerless, snd no one can ssy how the
mob's fury may ye. vent itself. Captain
Christian will mass MS whole force OF
coal and iron men here tomorrow, to-
gether with Captain Ltndnes Pinkerton
men.
Sheriff Duffy swore in to night three
! fire companies OF the town as posse
preparatory for trouble tomorrow.
| John Darkin, assistant fireman at the
Kohinor colliery, was shot st this evening
| by Polsnder, but escaped injury. His
assailant WAS arrested.
Thomas Ryan of William, Penn, Ia also
under arrest for participating In the riot.
He WAS sent to jail.
ANOTHER sKTRMIsH.
READING, Pa, Feb. 3-AnoIher
skirmish with pistol shots is reported
from the coEl region. This morning the
miners at the William Penn colliery were
stopped by party of twenty-five men
from No. and fight ensued. The
strikers also met men at the rock bank at
| Turkey Run switch and stoned some
Polenders. The attacking party are on
strike st the Pailadel phil Coal CompanY's
works. Cosl and Iron CompSny's police
in disguise we're with the Poles and msde
s rush for the ASSISTANTS and Thomas
Ryan Was captured and taken to Potts
vile jail. Others were chased by the
police to No. 8 school where they
were met by large force who fred two
shots at the officers. The latter did not
return the fire with their c6rbines for fear
OF killing some iunocent people, but went
back and escorted the Poles to place of
safety.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb. 4, Anal
midnight the mob had dispersed, and
everything WAS quiet. No further trouble
is spprehended for the present.
K. OF L CONVENTION.
| WILKEsAARRE, Pa, Feb. 3.-The con-
Yention of District Assembly No. IG re-
manned in session at Pittston until 2
O'Clock this morning, with closed doors.
II has leaked out this morning that the
session was stormy one, and that the
question of asking sn advance in wages
was thoroughly discussed. Before ad-
| jourping it was resolved by 8 unanimous
vote TO made demand upon the operat-
ors in the Mahoney and Lsckawanna re-
gions for an increase OF 10 per cent. This
action was placed in the hands Of the ex-
ecutive board, who are to confer with the
| operators sud make demand without
further delay. John L. Lee arrived in
Pittston at O'Clock last night and at
tended the closing Of the session. His
arrival at thi5 late hour was unexpected,
and il ccnuot be learned what part he
took, though it Is claimed he urged the
demand for the advance in wages.
DEMAND AN INCREASE.
WlLKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 3-District
Assembly No. 1e, which closed its three
days. session at Pittston this forenoon,
officially announced this afternoon that 1t
was resolved to demand an advance OF
( 10 pei cent. Of ali mine operators in the
Lsckawsnna and Mshoning valleys.
They clsim their ability to enforce their
demand.