The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-31
INFATUATED AMAZONS.
MINERS ATTACKED BY HOOSIER
WOMEN.
They Ferocionsly Pelt Train of "B1ack-
legs with Clubs ana Stones--Quiet Re-
stored by Squad of Police Officers
Many Miners Are I'm Want.
Trouble Int the Coal Fields.

A mob of women. half craZed from
hunger and want, made furious attack
on the "blackleg" train when 1t stopped
at syndicate mine No. the other morn
ing. says Bra il Nnd.) cOrresI ondent
With curses and screams of rage they
pelted the train witt stones, and when
1t came to stanGstll they made d rush
Tor the ears in which the "blacklegs"
were, declaring that not one OF them
81 I'D escape alive fortunately for
tie men. they were we'll armed and soon
1roNe their savage aSSaliantS back
several OF the miners were severely
bruised with blows from the clubs the
women carried, though none were scri-
Dusty in urcd. There were several
hand to-hand conflicts, but the women
were weak from want of food and were
easily ovcrpowercd The fight was
over in less than ten minutes, but Tor
nearly an hour the women luiterrd
around the mine, screaming like a / and
Of Indians at ii ghost dance and swear
ing vengeance against the "b'ackleg>."
Having vented their spleen. they
Joined their husbands, who had been
highly interested spectators on the top
Of a high bluff overlooking the mine, aud
then returned to (aseyNiilc
IL was II compute SUE TiSt 10 titS
operators They had recei cd no init
nation of tie trouble. and for the first
time since the mine resumed operation
General Manager McCicland did not go
out with the Il ain. Tho wrmen were
concealed behind long row OF coal
ears. and did not show themselves until
the train was within few rods
If the st@ppiig pa e, when tley
made a rush from their ambush, show
cring stones On the train as they
came ebert Wa lace, the mine super
| tcndcnt, and August Va! kais, the y t
boss, attempted to intercept them, 1T
they might as well have attempted to
stop a torrent Mrs ThOma : hor; car
RE / a pick handle, and with The fury Of
bear robbed of her WI ell She II AIDE at
Narkais He dodg d the blow aud
quick as flash sci ed her about til"
waist and attempt to wrCSt the C. uh
from her gra p. He was not equal t
the task. y it'll the strength given by
rage and despcrut on she threw him oil
and second time rushc upon him.
screaming W tn her might that she
| would kill him Again he lodged the
blow, and this time he eiZ'd her b the
throat and threw her tacK .cyeral
| PAGES In her cffnrS to Keep from fall
| ing She let go the hub and the lii b IS
got it.
Mrs Sandy Jenkins. Mr.. Ia kncr
, and Mrs McDona d. who in their et. ort
| to reach the "blacklrgs," had MT before
| noticed the fight between Mrs. short
| and the pit boss, now came to the re- =
| cue a d he fed with ii e Won in no.
pursuit Superintendent Wallace ed
| to stop them, VIII n he became invoiv d
| IN hand-t"-hand conflict with Mr..
Jenkins The other women >et upon
him with such fury that he had to gi {
| it up by this time the "hr.chlcgs" had
left the train and by POINTING theil
weapons at the women kept them a i
| safe distance.
As soon As the women left the mine
| the train was sent back to Brazil. ami il
the afternoon it returned with a : uao
| of police 0 iccr- and General Manager
| McC clland. Word was then sent t. Ia
SEVILLE that if the women came t. til,
mine in the e.cning they would b. ar
| rested and taken to Jail. II Lad the de
ired ef:e, t, and none of them appeared
when the train pulled out.
| The women and men of "a eyvi IL
persist that they are not in want, bu
| they condemn the State and nationa
officers in bitter terms for not scndine
| the aid that was lromiscd when thu
strike was declared. When talking a
| home they are frank in expressing them
| selves as wishing to go back 70 wOrl
| without being o>trari.ed aS "bla kegs
when the trouble is over.
Syndicate Mine No. is the only
| place in the Brazil coa!-!ieldS where th'
| "black ,egs" hav' been mo tested \
| other mines three times as many "b acM
legs" are at work. and none Of then
have been molestcd. In the communitic
away from Perth and tascyvi.te III
str kcrs agree that a man is justified il
"blacklcgging to prevent his famil,
| from starving
The State officers of the nited Min
| Workers OF America deny that the me
are returning to work at the di 'ercn
parts of the districts. In spite Of thi
assertion the number Of "hlacklegs"
| daily increasing. Not around Perth at,
| Caseyvilte. to be sure but in the mine
| around Brazil and south it is so.