Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-08
DEPUTIES WERE IN PERIL
Only the Prompt Arrival of the Military
Saved Them.
An Exciting Early Morning Fight at
La Sale, ILL.,, While Attempting
to Arrest a Miner.

LA SALE, H., August SIN attempt
ing to arrest Polish miner named Joseph
Schurman, a desperate character, this
morning, Schurman was fatally shot and
two deputy sheriffs were wounded with
saber thrusts.
Deputy Sheriffs Thomas Hanley, A. A.
Colley. Michael Brennan and Thomas Bren-
nan went to the home Of Joseph Schurman,
who, with his wife, occupies rooms in his
mothers house. The she-iTs surrounded
the house to prevent an escape, Schurman
having twice before got away from the of
ficers. He is notoriously vicious and des-
perate character, and was wanted for the
prominent part he played In the riots IN the
Union shaft six weeks ago, when the COM
pany's men at work were so brutally beaten
as they came from the shaft.
Deputy Sheriff Hanley went to the door of
the house and knocked Receiving no reply,
ne went to the window and heard the rattle
of something that afterward proved to be
cavalry sabers. which the inmates had kept
stored under the beds Hanley opened the
blinds and was met by Anton Schurman.
Josephs father. who brandished a long
saber and trie1 to cut Hanley.
Ihen an entrance was forced into the
house by breaking in the door, and the
sherifrs were confronted with the older and
younger SchurmanS and their wives all
armed with cavalry sabers.
A determined effort was made by the
sherifs to disarm their opponents, and 1t
was not until one of their number A. A
Colley, had been dangerously wounded that
they resorted to the use of firearms The
shots were fired, and young Schurman fell
To the floor, mortally wounded.
The miners living in the neighborhood
hearing the shots, rushed from their homes
to the scene of the disturbance and an eff
fCrt was made to mob the sheriffs. A tele-
phone message was sent into the militia
DarraEks' and their prompt response
fvac Of fha
sheriffs. who were by this time surrounded
by an angry ard determined crowd of des-
perate foreigners. many of whom were
armed.
The militiamen used their bayonets and
dispersed the mob. rsscuing the deputies
from their perilous position.
The incident has aroused the anarchistic
element. who are vowing vengeance against
the deputies, and the soldiers are now on
guard around the hotel where the wounded
sheriff is lying. state of great excite
ment pr prevails, and it Is feared there will be
more bloodshed before the day is over.
Pay for IndiaAa's Militia.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, August S.-Gov
Matthews has decided 20 pay off with bor-
Iowed money the militia who were in serv-
Ice curing the strike. In order to secure
IL ne must give his own note, and he has
decided to raise 1t in thistway, trusting to
the legislature to reimburse him The
amount required is about $4,000 He as
sumes the responsibility, he says because
many OF the soldiers lost their work or are
out of work, end II they are not paid they
Will be made the victims of the money
lenders, who will cut their claims in two
Miners VIII Return.
TACOMA, Wash, August S.-A special to
the Ledger from Roslyn says: At a meet
ing of late miners and drivers of the North
ern Pacific Coal Company, after thor
ough consideration of the situation ii was
decided by an almost unanimous vote to
go to work.
Labor Orders at Odds.
PITTSBURG, Pa, August S-The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor is waging a war
fare against the X, of l.. The Brewery
Workmen's Union has issued a circular de-
nouncing the local K of l.. officials for
adopting a scale lower than that Of the
union, and alleging that they are in collu-
sion with the brewery proprietors to destroy
unions affiliated with the A. F. L. Dis
trict Master Workman Vincent denies the
charges and asserts, that the X. of l.. scale
Is as good, If not better, than that of the
A. F. l..
Miners Obtained No COncessfOns.
ALTOONA, Pa, August S.-Before the
end of the present week all of the noun
tain miners will be at work at 81 cents rer
ton. without any concessions or agreements
The operators who were paying 40 cents
will hereafter only pay 35 cents The min
ers will have to collect the money them
selves to pay check weighmen.