Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-02
BLOODSHED AND ARSON FOL-
Low IN IT'S WAKE.
MOB OF FOREIGN MINERS RE
SORTS TO NOTING.
Made Mad by Fancied Grievances the
Pennsylvania Coal Regions, De
stroylng Valuable Property-Met
with Folleys from Winchesters.

! Pttsburg, Pa, Jan. PA wave of
anarchy i'll the train of which followed
bloodshed, arson and destruction of
property, passed over the Mansfield
coal region today. 1t began at dawn
and at dusk it is estimated that 500
| 900 worth of property has been de-
suoyed.
Made mad by fancied grievances
and liquor, Il mob of several hundred
foreigners swept over the country sur
rounding MANSFIELD They attacked
mine owners, and n few scattered
deputies of the sheriff, wrecked cars
and destroyed property.
, Until noon the mob met hardly any
! resistance. Here the rioters met with
determined resistance and were
: checked.
With repea ting Winchester rifles in
their hands, Thomas E., William and
Harry BEADING stood their ground
and opened fire upon the mob as it ad-
yanccd. They fired four volleys in
quick succession, fatally wounding one
and inju1ing half dozen others. One
man, Frank Stahl, Frenchman, was
fatally wounded.
After the fourth volley the rioters
turned and fed. At this moment a train
bearing Sheriff Richards and forty
deputies pulled into R.,tiding and the
officers quickly alishting started
in pursuit Of the rioters. firing as they
ran.
The chase was long and hot ono,
but finally SiXte.n Of the rioters ware
ovcrtaken ard captured. They ware
marched TO the Mansfield Jail at the
point of reviewers. After the rioters
had been locked UP, "ltn.ors Of an at
tempted rescue We're rife. and as q
matter of prCHautiOn the prisoners
were brought to this city and are now
safely lodged in the county Jail
The foreign clement of the mines
has been incenscd at the fact that
some of the English diggerS together
with Il number of their brethren have
been working for fifty and sixty cents
per ton when they themselves want
the former rate Of 8 cents to prevail.
Woodville Friday evening and was
the outcome of meeting held at
Mansfield. 1t grew in fury and after
marching over the country and in
terfcring with working miners at
various places, throwing half q dozen
cars from the track ut Triple, they
marched in the direction of Federal.
They arrived there 1T 10 o'clock this
morning and Immediately attacked the
mines of the Charles Block Coal
company They drove the men from
work, and attacked the weighman He
was badly injured by stones as he ran.
From there the mob went to the
Witks mines, driving the workmen off
and destroying everything that came
in their way. The mines of A. J.
Shutter & Co, ON Painters run, was
the next place attacked. On the way
the mob stopped at Mayher's general
store, smashed in the windows and
took several bundles of pick handles,
which they used as weapons.
When they reached the Shutter
works they forced their way into the
office and overturning the stove, set
tire to the building and to the works
A large force of deputies is on guard
at every mine in the district and no
more trouble is apprehended before
Monday. The miners in other locali-
ties are restless and trouble is antici-
pated in several other districts.