The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-29
A MOB AT LARGE.
Property Destroyed, One Man
Fatally and Other Sc
verely Hurt.
Fear. Are Entertained of Widespread
Trouble In the Coal Regions Of
Pennsylvania.

PITTsBURG. Jan. pa wave OF anar-
chy, in whose trail followed bloodshed
arson and destruction OF property. pass
ed over the Mansfield coal region today
1t began at dawn. and at dusk il was
estimated that s2UO.OOO worthy Of prop
erty had been destroyed. Maddened by
fancied grievances and liquor a mob Of
several hundred foreigners. Hungarians
Slavs and Italians, swept over the coun
try surrounding Mansfield and through
the valleys of Teens and Painters Run
attacked mine owners. miners and the
few scattered deputy sheriifs, wrecked
ears. and destroyed railroad property
Until noon the mob met hardly any re
sistaucc 1t reached the mines Of Bead
ling BrpIhcrs. near the town of Federal
on the Pittsburg. Charters II, luughi-
ogheny railroad
Here the rioters met determined re-
sistancc aud were checked. With re-
pcatiug Winchester rifles. Thomas +.
" ll4ltilA~ anu istN'AlAti SUM- A4A'll
ground aud opened ire upon the mob.
They fired four vollcys in quick success
siun. fatally wuundIng one aBd iuJuring
uaf dozen others. The man fatally
injured was Frank Stable. Frenchman.
aud he was shot through the body Az
ter the fourth voIicy the rioters fed pre-
cipita ely down the hill. At this mo
ment train, bearing Sheriff Richards
and forty deputies, pulled into Beading,
and the officers started in pursuit Of the
rioters firing as they ran. The chase
teen were overtaken and captured.
They were marched to Mansfield jail at
the point ~ royolyers. As matter Il
prccautiou the prisoners we're brought
10 this clty. and are now an the county
Jail They will be held upon charges of
riot and arson.
Tonight everything is quiet \ force
uf deputies is on guard at every mine in
the district and no more trouble is ap-
pretended Unit. Monday Another out
outbreak is aprrchended then. as it was
learned that at yesterdays meeting at
Mansfield it was decided that If the men
at work refused TO Join the strike by
Monday all tipples Ia operation will be
burned Nearly 2OOO miners all for
eiguers. attended the meeting. and in
speeches il was declared that all miners
in the district will be compelled to quit
work
Sheriff Richards now has seventy five
deputies sworn in. and is swearing in
others as rapidly as he can secure them.
by tomorrow night heexpects To have at
least 200 men armed and equipped for
any emergency. Citizens Of Mansfield.
Bridgeyilc and Woodvllc are also arm
ing. and If another outbreak occurs.
there is little doubt the mob vii. be
quickly dispersed.
Trouble is feared in the Washington
district. \ dispatch tonight says the
outbreak in the Mansfield district has
excited the foreign element among the
miners in the McDermott and Ridgeway
sections. and violent demonstrations are
feared. The energetic measures that
quoted the lawless class in the uprising
today have had their effect on imitators
in the districts named Had there been
any temporizing today there is no ques.
ton but the trouble would have spread
throughout all the section.
4 Mcdonald. Pa. dispatch says that
as precautionar. measure at the Rob.
bins mine the sheriff has been called on
to send deputies to protect the mine
There is feeling of insecurity, fully
warranted by the situation.
Striking miners. particularly foreign
born classes. are restless and ugly. and q
spark in the shape OF an accidental col
lision between individuals may result in
an explosion that will involve multi
tude. The fact is, the men are in 4
dreadful plight owing to low wages ant
uncertain work, aud lacking the respect
for the law that governs the native ele
! ment. the pinch Of poverty has mad,
them desperate. There is apprehension
OF serious times coming.
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