New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05
RIOTING AT SHENANDOAH.
rHREE STRIKERS AND TWO POLICE SHOT.
sIoNEs. CLUBS AND REvOLvERs USED FREELY
THE DISTURBANCE MADE BY FOREIGNERS
BINEs FOR THE COAL AND IRON POLICE.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

BlNEs FOR THE COAL AND IRON POLICE.
tBr TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.
READING, Penn, Feb. 4.-The rioting in Shen-
andoah was renewed this afternoon Three Poles
and two Coal and Iron policemen shot.
Shortly after o'clock 1000 Poles left Shenan-
doah on the way to Kelley Run Colliery. This
mine is on the outskirts Of the town. When the
mob arrived at Fowlers lumber yard it halted
and awaited the sounding of the whistle at Kch-
ley Run. The wOrkmen came from the mine In
q body. The strikers made a rush for them and
a hand-to-hand struggle followed. Stones Jumps
OF COAL clubs and bottles were hurled at the non
union men. Captain Christian, of the Coal and
Iron police, with a force of twenty-seven men,
made an effort to subdue the mob, but he and his
men were overpowered and compelled to flee for
their lives. Officers Peter Kreiger and John
Bleeclser were badly wounded, and were carried
into the city on stretchcrs. Three men in the
mob were shot. but they taken away by
their friends The officers are seriously hurt,
but their injuries are not likely to prove fatal.
1t is feared that these riots may continue from
day to day until more severe measures are
adopted by the officials It is reported that
two-thirds Of the foreigners under the in
fuence of liquor. and that their leaders were all
drunk.
The Shenandoah City Colliery, which was the
scene Of yesterdays riot, did not work to-day,
and it is the intention of the Reading officials
not to start up any Of their breakers in that dis
trict until further notice. A number Of special
police have been sent to the region from all
points along the Reading road, but it is said
they Will only be used in guarding the Reading
coGercs Michael Hefrron, who was shot in
the mouth last night, is not expected to recover.
All the others are doing we'll
The labor leaders say that the special officers
faunted their revolvers unnecessarily and thus
cxaspcrated the Poles The chairman, John
Lee, said the labor leaders deprecated the trouble
ut Shenandoah.
"When We heard Of the trouble last evening"
said Lee we got our head men together, went
through the crowd and pacifed the excited peo-
ple 1t was unanimously agreed at our meeting
that any attempting violence must be
handed over to the proper authorities. The
police have brought on this trouble, believe IN
my heart, to raise public sentiment against us.
This trouble will not change matters any with
u.s.
L" How about the William Penn and other indi-
vidual colleres?'
"All colcres signing the advance can work
il their men want to. The JOINT Board gives
this permission. William Penn, Kelley hun,
Lawrence and Brown and Big Mine Run have
either signed the advance or said they would sign
IT, When men refuse to work at the advance
it. is their own individual act. Only few of the
Reading Companys coieries were in operation
to-day, and the shipments of coal did not exceed
over 200 cars"
The Coal and Iron Company shipped large
number OF carbines and ammunition from TINS
city to Shenandoah to-day. There is general
belief among Reading officials that break VIII
occur in the ranks of the strikers next week.
and that they will have no trouble III eet'he
all the men they want.