The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-03
SEVEN RIOTERS KILLED.
4 MOB or STRIKING MINERS FIRED
INTO BY OFFICERs.

The stable in the rear of undertaken thinner
man store was used for a morgue and the
streets and alleys near it were crowded with
anxious Hungarans and natives As fast as the
bodies were recognized friends took them and
the mourning and wailing Of relatives was
heart-rending.
At aboui 2:3l o'clock this morning doubtless
| thousand men gathered around MOrewoOd. The
| deputies were keeping sharp lookout. Their
attacked. or when an advancing enemy failed 20
halt at the command Finally. at almost 3
! O'Clock, about five hundred strikers arrived on
! the MorewOOd road from STANDARD,
EACH Man ARMED.
Each man in the crowd of 1000 or. perhaps,
| more was armed. Some carried sticks, some
/ fence rails some club. that looked like small
/ batterng rams 4, the Standard men and their
allies drew upon the road leading past the COM
pany store the other forces on the hills gradu-
| ally drew nearer the 'B' shaft AZ that time
| strikers were stationed beside the above named
| places on the hill west Of tho works called Old
| Fort Defiance and Immediately ia front OF the
/ store.
4 United Press representative followed the
/ Standard crowd and halted on hlll 20 the east
/ Of the store. from there q far view could DE
/ obtained. The moon. which had been hiding
/ behind the clouds. suddenly appeared ana threw
| rs rays across the scene of the connict- Inc
column all, anced toward the MorcwoOd store.
! The guards were IN charge of Deputy sheriff
| Mcdonnell and Captain Loar. The latter hal
! been sworn IN as deputy.
There were also some twenty men from Com
! pany l. They were stationed az the west side
] Of the company store. The deputies under
! Met tonnell We're al the east side a. the linn
garIaus advanced. making but little noise. the
deputies remained silent. Then the Hungarian,
passed, but they were bent on mischief Inc
cOumn had not all passed whom those IN frohi
made dash for the company fence captain
! LOar cried halt lui not Hungarian stopped
FIHE To AZ ORDER HALT.
In answer to the captain command their re.
trf.Itr. hot II IgN mg
| past Captain Loars head and two men standing
near him each felt the hot lead pass their
bodies. The deputy sheriff then came 70 the
relief Of the soldier deputies. The Hungarans
dashed down the road and broke Tor the COM
panies stables Another command 10 halt. an
| other answer 10 the call hy pistol shots. lhe
infuriated men kept their course to-
ward the stables he command wa gwen 10
fire and the deputies came 20 ana captain Loar.
The strikers repiod. but there were too many
shots from the repeating rifles ne ar was
alive with bullets. How many shots were hred
Viii probably never he known. but "hrll the
smoke cleared AVA ana the men veninIed near
the dead. 1t was found seven men had fallen,
and one is now dying from the effects ot bull
let The surviving strikers fled with remark
able rapdity.
THE DEPUTIES DID SoBIY
Some physicians aud undertakers arrived, and
the bodies were examined and those wounded
were given all possible aid The exact number
of the wounded cannot bee given, but llr Marsh
said al least fifteen were disabled Inc Hun
garians were careful enough 70 help those away
Who were able 10 travel No deputy or guard
was hurt in the least. These men did nohiy L
isuot thought thar they are 10 blame, alinough
prominent labor leader. telcgraphed 10 one OF
The national leagues that seven Hungarians
were killed without cause
Messrs Wise and Mcbride, labor leaders, are
here but viii not say much.
Major Patterson. of the Tenth regiment. ar
rived this morning but declares that his visit Is
not a, all official He has wired General Wiley
REFUSED TO IssUK WARRANTS.
Peter Wise and Nike Barrett asked Justice
NcNIlllams this afternoon 20 issue warrants Tor
the arrest of me deputies on guard at More,
wood on q charge OF murder. The justice said
he was not clear in the matter and refused 70
issue the warrants Wise applied to another
iusflcc and he also refused
Vice President Penna. OF the United Vine
Workers, has been around all day securing evil
dence in the fight OF tins morning he chaI4c-
tcrIles % as an outrage. lie SAYS none OF the
men killed were found on the company prop
crtv. Every one WAS found lying on the country
road. Legal action will he taken squire We,
Cabb has consented 20 issue warrants prayed
for. charging the deputies with murder. and the
warrants VIII Dee issued
FoRTY MEN WOUNDED.
Physicians say that fully forty men were
wounded IN the fight THIS morning some OF
them mortally Mcbride secretary of the dis
trct, ami Robert WaGdeN, OF the strikers gen
eral committee. today sWore out warrants
against he following: For murder. Capt ). \
loar, klchard Burns. j. \. Secundla l. ;.
Davis. Harry Wilson. Lon Brown, Harry Gilbert
Berger Edward Sieman, George Carbangh,
Miles Hamm. Elmer Nlchol-
As accessories. Thomas Lynch. general man
agcr Of the Frick Company. and Morris Rams ey,
suuerlntendent Several warrant, have been
served and each man arrested has given bail for
a hearing Tomorrow. 4 constable viii serve
the warrants on General Manager Lynch and
Superintendent Ramsey tonight. Miles Hamm
denies that he was IN the fight, and has wit
nesses 10 prove tins.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The list Of wounded so far as can be learned
now is: Albert Brolik Casper Sema, Joseph
Shultz, Albert Cidyic, Joseph Napan and Steve
The killed are A. follows: James Brohle shot
through breast: Paul Dohanns. shot IN head;
Johu luder shot IN the left eye Valentine
Zedel. shot ~ neck Anton list, shot IN head'
Jacob Shucosky. shot in head; Crczo Biuero,
Shot in breast. Al we're Poles or Siays except
Einero, who was an Italian. ONLY one was
known married Only one was naturall1ed.
MAY CAUSE WAR WITH AUSTRIA
The Morewood massacre may precipitate
trouble between the United States and Austria.
The murdered men were not citizens; and mad
not taken the oath OF allegiance TO the United
States Government
ers. telegraphed Max Shamburg. Austrian con
sui as follows: Seven Slav workmun were shot
in cold blood on the public road passing the
MoreWOOl mines about 3.9 A. VI. None have
been Identified. but they are not supposed 10 be
THE MILITARY ORDERED oUr.
PIrrsBURG. PA. April 2.-Goyernor Pa;tison,
issued orders through Adjutant-Genera Nc
Celland. Of the National Guard. instructing the
Tenth Regiment. Colonel Hawkins Of Washing
ton Pa to proceed To the scat Of the trouble at
once. Orders ", r. also sent 10 Colonel Norman
smith, Of The Eighteenth Regiment. this city,
to call the members of that regiment together
AT once and have them ready 10 march toward
Mount Pleasant at a moments notice. In pur-
suancc of these orders. the members Of the reg
imcnts are now assembling az their armOries.
The Thirteenth regiment has received orders
from Governor Paftison 20 proceed az once 20
the scene of the trouble and assist the sheriff OF
Mcsfmorcland county. IL IL not yet known what
time the regiment will get started.
WHETHER MOB OK LAW WILL RUIZ.
Mr. H. c. Frick, the coke operator. in an in
torview to-day. said: We placed our men and
propcrty in the hands Of lawful authorities for
projection The sheriff IN the Morewood case
ha. done his duty. the Governor i doing his.
This is nOi a quarrel about wages but only
whether our men working are 10 he shot down
AT midnight and our property DESTROYED 10y
rioters The authorIties must settle this, and
we will know whether mobs or law is 10 rule"
TIE MILITARY orr FoR THE SCENE.
Four companies Of the Tenth regiment. \. G.:
al. unbar / &c faloufl