The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-25
SHOOTING At STRIKERS.
Several Fatalities Follow an En-
counter In the Coal Min
ing Region.
Strikers Furnish AL the Victims
Not an Officer Having Been
Killed.
Prospect OfA bloody Battle Between Dep
utios aud strikers In the cripple
Creek Country.

UMoSyuLE. Pa. May 2i.-A riot oo-
eurIed Al Sickle Hollow In the coke region
this morning. number were killed and
wounded. Shortly before midnight 1000
rioters assembled ut the biickls Hollow
plants Of the Washington company. Some
we're armed bot the majority were not.
They went Into camp near ths plant and 81
three o'clock adjourned TO the public road
over which the workmen would have 10
pass. They stopped tho d al delegation OF
mineis who. after little persuasion,
turned back. Al that moment the dsputle,
we;e ordered 10 shoot al a range Of abou,
tifty ysrds. Al the frat yollsy the strikers
ran in every direction. The deputies fired
two more volleys and we're still shooting
when the last striker di,np. cared.
onicials OF the company say four strikers
were picked up dead and about half
dozen wounded we're carrisI away by their
comrades. Other reports say siI were
killed aud sixteen wounded. The company
officials say tho strikers served notice on
them that thsy expec.sd 10 assault the
wo,ks. aud the deputies considered their
interference with the vorkmen as the be-
ginning of the sssaut TIE strikers had
made demonstrations oil night, even threat-
enine TO visi, the houses OF the workmen
and give thom the choice TO quit work or
die.
Tho shooting was not oil on one side.
The workmea we're about TO comply with
tho command go home," when ths depu-
ties rushed into the midst Of the strikers,
got posfessisn Of the workmen and marched
thsm TO the pit. A deputy sheriff fred the
shot which opened the bsttle. Volley after
vo.ley was fred BY each side at close range.
Il he sssikefs ammunition gave out and
they we're forced 10 foe. 10 10 said the
strIksb were advancing on ths Deputies
when the latter fred the frst shot.
large number of strikers were arrested to-
day who had guns and ammunition. Five
are known TO be killed and eight Wounded.
The killed ave all strikers. Thres deputies
are among ths wounded. Rsiney has or
dsrsd feur GstlinR guns for his plants,
A battle was narrowly ave. ted AZ Fall
Chsncs last night. When five deputies got
on she train the strike Q, who thought they
we're new workmen. took them 10 camp,
They were held p isonsrs until other depu-
tics put the strikers to flight 81. a..
To-day the situation at the Hill farm
mines. where the company has been run
ming full force. was decidedly alsI m ing.
Al two o'clock 800 strikers from the south
sIn end OF the region marched TO the Hill
farm and are said to be planning an attack
on the vofks. The plants are qua del by
fifty dsputies and a confiics would result
seriously. The strikes are determined to
force all ulants W shut down. regat dlsss OF
loss Of life. Superintsnde kimball. OF
the Hill farm mines. 10 getting out an in-
junction TO restrain the strikers from camp
ing neaf the worka.
CExrRALiA, ILL.,, Nav 24-Five hundred
striking miners fiom DuQusn and ST. johns
mines arrived here to-day on q freight
train. and nj the Big Four mine. operated
by Potengsr a Davis. demolished tho
machinery, hlled the shaft with about
fifteen feet OF debris and smashed the
glass and sash. The total damage 10 sssi-
mated al 5000. The Big Four mines have
been running with about thirty men. who
yesterday refused TO come out al the re-
quest OF the local com mittee.
The strikers left the oity on foot for
OIin. eight milss rotth. to shut down q
mine thsre. The sheriff svors In nfty
deputies, who We Q equipped with Win
chestss from the armory here, and left for
Odin on q special train. Ths miners NJ q
armed with tistols aud plenty Of hmmuni-
tiou.