Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-06
Another Riot a, Shenandoah.
BREAKER BOYS ATTACKED AND BEATEN-MoRE DIS
OkpEKS FEARED TO-DAY.

BREAKER BOYS ATTACKED AND BEATEN-MORE DIS
ORDERS FEARED TO-DAY.
There was more r1oting at Shenandoah, Pa Sat
urday night. Towards three O'Clock In the after
noon they began 10 gather near the Kelley Run
Coiliery and when the bell rang the signal quit
work there Were fully 5000 men, women and
children In waiting for the worknen. The most
prominent OF the strikers We're Poles, and they
were armed with reyOlverS and clubs The breaker
boys were he nrst 10 quit work and start for home
The mob kicked, stoned aud beat them. few
men VINO oraved the mob also met the same fate
suddenly the coal and iron men, to the number Of
- formed on the nat at a distance OF about fifty
yards b low the breaker, in the very front of tine
bowling mob, who continued 10 pelU them with
stones. AS they formed company front with drawn
revolvers, heavy and self-cOcking weapons the
moo recVIled and stood at bay. The conservative
part OF the crowd that which was only there as
spectators. drew back 10 safe distance Oh Coal
and Lime streets. The Poles, however still re-
manned In tie foreground, waiting Tor a move on
the part OF tine officers. The latter, at command
from their leader, IN de a wheel 10 the left and
marched OF along the pike road leading TO the
east and toward the ..Red Bridge" whicn spans
the LehigI Valley Railroad where the Reading
crosses, and connects Tine Gap Colliery with the
Indian Ridge As they neared the top OF the road
tney were hired upon by a few Poles one OF the
oncers. Oscar Whitman, OF fOttsvtlie, was shot In
the thigh. The officer, returned the fire without
elect. the mob fired again, but drew back at the
same time, when the oIncerS marched off 10 Indian
Ridge breakers, where they were chartered m the
Offices. Part Oi the mob followed but made no
The Poles yesterday gathered In the saloons.
when lhey make Their headquarters, and DIS
cussed their plans for the day Ii Is currently I'M
That thy do not propose TO allow any,
body 70 work at either the ke4dlng or Individual
co!ieries. They believe too, that they have the
power 10 prevent It,
A Reading dispatch says: The shutting down OF
so many turn ceS Tor want OF coal ha, caused
misery IN an unexpected quarter. There being no
demand for ore many OF the iron-ore mines along
the East Penn Railroad have closed down. The
Miners, who nave Large families, received but 10
10 10 cents per day; and consequently even when
n Tf4 TTt( 81 ks..u,t
thirty OF them, with their families have been com
PEELED TO seek Ambulance 10 Tue Berks and Lehlgh
poOrhOuSe until work is resumed
Delegates from tine striking Reading coal miners
were present at sundays meeting OF District As
seInb.y 40 in New York. and aIter the meeting a
reporter chaJted with one OF them. The delep AZ,
SAID tIat the strikers mad men In Baltimore, Pnila-
delphia and Canadian cities collecting funds
These men had been very successful. and ex-
pected by TueSday morning TO send SIJ, 900 10 the
strikers
SoN-USToS MEN UNEXPECTEDLY USE REvoLvERs.
A collision occurred Saturday evening between
the nUn-uDi0n men at the solar Iron Works, Pitts
burg, and the strikers, In which three persons
were shot. The works, which have been idle for
the past two months ON accCUnt OF "a strike re-
suIned operate Friday with eighty cOlOr,d men
members OF the Carried Lodge OF the Amilga-
mated Association, which surrendered lis Charter
last Thursday. Snorta after o'clock Saturd AZ
evening the non-unlon men came out OF the mill
They were surrounded by Officers and Tn. process
sion Started down the Tracks 10 SD street, the
strikers following ana shouting 'scab" and sblck
| sheep while occasionally a stOUe was hurled az
the workIpen. Without any warning whatever
several OF the colOred men reached Tor Their
pockets. md, drawing revolvers, opened ire upon
the dense moo around tnem which broke and ran
In all directions The hiring lasted six or eight
minutes, and between thirty and Ioroy shots mad
been fired before the officers succeeded In stopping
II and hustling the colored men up 2sth street,
where they crossed the bridge and scattered 20
taeir homes on the hill. number OF the strikers
pursued them, threatening summary vengeance
uaII they were stopped at Penn avenue by the
police. three persons were certainly shot, but
their names, OF how seriously they had been in-
Jured. Could not Dc aScertaned. they were taken
away by their f.iends. dxteen-year-old lad
named Joseph kenna, standing on the top OF a car
was shot In the face. He Is ia a serious condition
and may die. The strikers were completely taken
by surprise, not know ny that the negroes were
armed. The excitement among the men is still
intense, and frequent threats OF vengeance are
heard