Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-24
SHOTS FIRED.
Strikers at Weir City. Kan, Chase
q Negro.
HE BEATS THEM At RUNNING.
Walters Makes an Effort to Prevent Mea
Working ~ Frontenao-A Dispo-
sitioD to sign the Dew
lin Contract.

VEIN CITY, Kan, Aug. 0S.--Consider-
able excitement was caused Just at
noon yesterday by an exchange Of shots
between n crowd Of strikers and
negro employed at one Of the Central
Coal & Coke Co. e shafts
The negro had come TO town on some
errand and the crowd Of strikers, some
900 or 300 In number began guying him.
Soon some Of them cav revolver un-
der his coat Thh ehraged them and
they started for him. He retreated,
warning them off, and finally drew his
revolver and fred In the air. He then
ran, but, as they followed, he turned
and fred nj the crowd. They thon
shot twice at him as he ran. He fred
a third time and was again fred on by
the crowd.
He beat them to the company's stock
ade and got inside as fast as possible.
Nobody was hurt.
ARMED DRPurRs.
PrTTsBURe, Kan, Aug. &c. - Forty
armed deputies stood of Presidents
Walters and largo body OF strikers al
the Santa Pc Coai Co.'S mine Of From
tenac. Mr.. Walters attempted a nice
little bluff TO prevent the miners who
had signed the agreement from return
ing to work, but It did not provo as
satisfactory as he had expected
Early in the morning about 400 strilt-
ers, headed by President Walters, as
sembled at shaft No. 2 at Frontenao
and attempted 10 prevent miners who
had signed tho contract with Devlin
from going to work. Deputy shesif
Adsit was present with posse Of forty
deputies armed with Winehesters
The presence Of the deputies made II
possible for a small number Of men TO
60 to work, and in spite Of all that
President Walters and his mob Of stpik-
ers could do thirty Ave men went down
into the shaft.
Tho deputies were prominent bust
ness men Of Pittsburg. who volunteered
their services for the purpose of pro-
tecting the miners who were willing 70
go to work They had done all in their
power TO bring about a settlement be-
tween Mr.. Devlin and his men and they
did not propose to have Walters inter
fere with their labors.
The strikers with Walters were most
ly from Litchfeld, Midway and Pitts
burg After being called down on
their bluff they marched TO the village
school house, whore they held a meet
ing. II had been announced that Mr..
Devlin would be in Frontenac during
the afternoon and the strikers ap-
pointed u committee to wait on him
and request him to modify some OF the
Objectionable features Of the contract.
Before noon the crowd had dispersed,
and at that time about sixty men had
gone TO work In the shaft Over 200
men have signed Mr.. Devlin's contract,
and II Is likely they will all go to work
to-day II they are not interfered with
by Walters.
Mr.. Devlin was at Frontenac yestsr-
day afternoon and held a long confer
ence with Superintendent Wilson and
others. II ia probable he will not pay
any attention TO the demands made by
Walters for n modification of his con-
tract
During the excitement of the morn.
ing hours the women took hand, and
the wives OF the workmen and the
strikers fought with each other. Sew,
eral women called upon the officers Va
protect their husbands at work in the
/ mine, and told story of distress and
privation. They said they were out Of
money and had absolutely nothing in
the house TO eat Their husbands
q. wanted to work, but Walters and hi
/ gang would not let them.
Walters is making stong effort Il
prevent the men from signing the Dew
5 lin proposition and an equally strong
effort to induce those who have signed
TO break the contract. The proposition
e II accepted when frst made, would hav,
a been victory for the strikers. Sine,
l the majority Of the miners have by thai
I votes refused to accept the proposition
this break in their ranks is regarded ~
9 but the forerunner of general collaps,
s OF the strike. Walters will do all II
n his power to bring the men back int.
line, but IL is thought he cannot sue
coed.