The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-20
TWO RIOTS.
One In Oakland, Cal, and tho Other
In Birmingham, Ala
MEN ROUGHLY HANDLED.
Three Negroes Shot Down One by One ~
They Came Out OF the Mines-A
Fierce Battle Between Deputies
and Strikers.

and Strikers.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE South
ern Pacific Railway Co., backed by the
combined military forces of the federal
and state governments, continued to
maintain fairly satisfactory passen-
ger service in northern California, but
notwithstanding this formidable mill
tary array the railroad officials have
been unable to retrieve the lost man
agement of their freight business. The
passenger service, too, is by no means
restored, for trains are still sidetracked
at night time as precautionary meas
ure against train wreckers.
In Oakland yesterday morning the
strikers formed into several riotous
mobs of 200 or 300 men each. All in
coming and outgoing passenger trains
were SO strongly guarded that they
were not interfered with, but the fury
of these mobs fell upon such luckless
non-union men as the strikers were
able to waylay going to and from their
work. Several times the troops were
called out to disperse the rioters and
rescue the non-union men. Shortly
after noon a freight train was started
from the yards on the mole. At the
Seventh street crossing the non-union
men in charge of the train found them
selves at the mercy of mob of strikers.
A striker had managed to climb aboard
and cut the air brake. The train was
stalled and the rioters, who soon
swarmed about, had drawn all the
coupling pins.
Then troop of cavalry and COM
pany of infantry came down upon the
mob. The cavalrymen used their
sabers and dubbed the rioters, and
foot soldiers prodded freely with their
bayonets. In the struggle two shots
were fired by the soldiers, though no
one was hit. The strikers were finally
put to flight. A number of the rioters
sought refuge in the cottage of a
striker. The soldiers afterward raided
men. Several of the rioters were Sc
verely cut and bruised. The freight
train was run. to a side-track and aban-
doned. After this occurrence the SOL
diers going on trains as guards were
given positive orders to shoot any one
who attempted to interfere with any
train. Finally freight train was
sent guarded by about 600 militia.
BATTLE WITH MOB.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July IA fierce
battle occurred this afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at No. mine at Pratts between
mobs of striking miners and deputies,
in which six men were killed and nearly
a score wounded. The full list of dead
and MANNED could not be secured last
night, as the bodies were carried off
quickly after the fight occurred.
Yesterday morning a mass meeting
of striking miners was held on the
creek near Pratt mines, and it was de-
cided that the law be taken into their
own hands, and that they would kill
or be killed. About 4:30 o'clock, the
time when the employees of the mines
quit work and come out of the mines. a
mob of men was secreted in the woods
near by. As the negroes would come
out one by one a shot would be sent at
them, and they would drop to the
ground either fatally wounded or dead.
After the third negro had fal,,:a the
deputies opened fire on the mob and a
fierce battle took place. B. w. Tierce.
the commander of the deputies, fell to
the ground. A Winchester ball had
pierced his body just above the heart.
Almost at the same instant one of the
strikers was seen to fall, but he arose
again to his knees and taking aim with
his Winchester fired four shots at the
deputies. The deputies kept reloading
their guns and firing and the mob be-
gan dispensing. The deputies then
made tour around the wounded
striker who was still firing and after a
time they succeeded in silencing his
gun. He proved to be a Frsnchman.
Another section of the mob made an
attack on train which was carrying
the negroes from mine No. to their
homes. There were several guards on
the engine, and the attack was an
swered with a fusilade of bullets. The
first shot from the strikers went
through the cab window of the engine
and just missed killing the engineer
and J. ]. Moore, the superintendent at
the mines.
kilograms were sent to the town in
haste for help and Sheriff Morrow
summoned twenty-five deputies. Gov.
Jones, who is still in the city, has sum-
moned the Birmingham battalion of
state troops.
At noon yesterday the Second regi-
ment was relieved from duty. The
East Lake company was still in camp
guarding the tents, and they were
marched to a train and hastily carried
to Pratts with the deputies. The gov
ernor ordered the Second regiment
into camp and closed all the saloons in
the county. Out at Pratts posses were
hastily formed and the woods were
secured for miles and miles. but the
miners had made good their escape.
The work of hunting up the dead and
wounded then began.
Ten men were picked up and six
are dead. The names of the negroes
are not known. The Frenchman's
name was Juan Jafer. George Camp
bell. colored. had his leg. broken and
bullet went through his chin. He says
that the strikers came on him after he
vas down and kicked him and fired
another shot into his nose. The ne
yroes are terror-stricken and are run
ling wild. The streets about town are
crowded with people and all sorts of
-umors are flying about.
Railway Shops In Memphis Burned.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 1.-THE Illi-
lois Central shops in Fort Pickering
we're burned. Railroad officials said it