St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-22
MINERS READY FOR WAR.
Gov PATIfS0y CALLS OUT TWO OF
HIS REGIMENTS.
1000 FURIOUS FonEIGNERs
In Possession Of q Pennsylvania
Town-American Miners and
Families Driven From Their
Homes by the Huns and Itai-
fans-A Reign of Terror Exists
and Riot Expected.

dOmeS Dy the FfunS ana Itaf-
fans-A Reign of Terror Exists
and Riot Expected.
HARRISBURG. Pa. June 81. - Gov.
Fifth and Sixteenth regiments of the
national guard and the Sheridan troop
to assist Sheriff Gourley, Of jefferson
county, to suppress the disorder of the
strikers and rioters.
kilograms are being sent out by the
adjutant general and the governor to
Gen. John A. Wiley, brigadier general
Of the Second brigade.
Sheriff GOurley telegraphs that TOO
Italians. together with LOCO sympatiliz-
ers. are within three miles or Punxsu-
tawney. and the situation grows more
alarming every hour. 1t is said that
the citizens will submit to arrest before
going
TO CERTAI DEATH.
The mob is in possession of the min.
ing properties at Wolston. and the sher-
iif cannot control the situation. Camp
equipage Is being prepared and will be
sent to the scene of disorder OIL two
special cars this afternoon.
PUXSUTAWNEY, Pa, June 21.-Wais-
ton tonight contains 1000 foreigners.
who are in an attitude far from being
peaceabe The mine officials are in
tonight. and the Italians and Huns are
running things at the mines to suit
themselves.
purchased today, and oIr hardware
merchants could have sold hundred
Winchesters il they had had them.
Very few English-speaking miners are
now in Walslon. Those that are there
are compelled by the foreigners to stay.
as their lives are threatened if they
attempt to leave.
The citizens Of Punxsautawney and
ClayviIle are much alarmed at thespres-
ent critical situation, and are holding a
Joint mass meeting tonight to take
some action in regard to bringing in
guards and undesirable men.
The Italians claim that they have a
Frenchnan among them who is an
adept at
MAKING BOMBS,
and that they have plenty of good ones
made.
The bumpers are compelled to leave
the pumps and the mines are rapidly
filling with water. John Schneider,
mine superintendent at Waliston, was
compelled TO leave. and has been stay
Ing i'll town. He resigned his position
today and left for his farm in Ohio.
A company of militia are expected
tonight from Ridgeway and the balance
will arrive tomorrow. The foreigners
understand that the troops are coming,
and the railroads and highways leading
from this place into WaIlstun are
swarming with hordes of Italians and
Huugarians wrought up to the highest
pitch Of excitement. The great fear
now Is that there will be All attack upon
the Engiish-speaking miners and their
families. Fhey have been driven
from their houses. and in the
darkness fathers and husbands have
been separated from their wives and
children, aud the children are running
around crying and calling aloud for pro-
lection. Word has just COME to town
that the more daring OF the foreigners
want to come to this place and search
for the missing English-speakiug men,
aud should they come it is feared there
will be bad work done. Our citizens
are greatly excited. and the more timid
are in terror least an awful riot take
place tonight, should the foreigners
come to town. Tho troops will arrive
about O'clock tomorrow morning.