Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-06-16
MORE BLooDsHED.
Another Battle Between officers
and Coke Strikers.
1t Occurs ut Lemont, Pa.-Tbree Men Are
Killed and Another Is Fatally Wound-
ed-Strikers Burn Bridges
IN Ohio,
SHOT DOWN.

SHOT DOWN.
UN1oNTowN, Pa, June 1.-THE
bloody and riotous scenes of a few
weeks ago are being repeated through
out the coke region and terror reigns
on every hand. A fierce battle
occurred about 9:3O Sunday fore
noon between deputies and strikers
at the Lemont mines of the
Mcclure Coke company, located 8
miles north of here, in which one man
was shot dead and three others fatally
injured, two of whom have died since
and another will die within the next
twenty-four hours. All are Slavs and
strikers from the LIE mont plant, where
the conflict occurred vi
The battle was one of the fercest in
the history of the strike, about fifty
volleys being fired. The strikers had
assembled, nearly 400 in number, and
had in their possession four workmen
from the Valley plant of the III. c.
Fricke Coke company, whom they had
captured Saturday afternoon and were
holding prisoners at the company
houses. A posse of deputy sheritfs
under Matt Allen attempted to rescue
the worlSmen and were fred on by the
strikers, who were well armed with re-
volvers, clubs and stones. This pre-
cipitated the battle, which lasted fif
teen minutes. Volley after volley was
fired at range of only rs feet, and the
shots were fired to kill. The deputies
were all armed with Winchesters and
revolvers, while the strikers were
equipped with nearly fifty revolvers.
In addition to those killed and
wounded by bullets from the Winches-
ters the clothes of the deputies were
shot full of holes and several of them
were badly injured with stones and
clubs.
The dead are still lying in the road
where they fell Hundreds of persons
were there all day looking at the bodies
and the scene of the battle. Twenty
five deputies are now in possession of
the grounds and are making wholesale
arrests of the strikers who participated
in the trouble.
Ma AssILLoN, o., June 11.-There are
indications that the lawlessness
stamped out by the military on the
southern division of the Cleveland,
Lorain & Wheeling railroad is about
to crop out at this point, 92 miles
from the seat of the original diff
Guilty. The miners are assembling
here very rapidly, 600 now being
present. They have out piclzets and
warn off all outsiders. Infammatory
speeches are being made. They have
adopted resolution calling upon rail-
road operatives to refuse to handle
non-union coal and another denounc-
ing Gov. Mckinley for having called
out the militia
Early Sunday morning an attempt
was made to blow Up a bridge 1 mile
| north of town. Two dynamite cart
| ridges were used, and the report shook
the city. The work was clumsily
performed and little damage was
| done. One cartridge was found un-
exploded. The charge was sufficient to
have accomplished the object twice
over. distinctions We're placed in
| switches and on crossings. Near Mid
vale a bridge was burned by 800 strik-
ers Sunday morning. Traffic was sus-
| pended four hours in consequence.
| The miners captured the bridge guards
and did their work methodically. One
of the guards escaped and they shot at
| him. et
OsKALoosA, Ia, June Fifteen
coal companies met the Iowa mine
| workers here Saturday and reached an
agreement which restores rates in the
Centerville and Des Moines districts so
far as this meeting can do it. No Des
Moines nor Centerville operators We're
| present. The scale is to be the same
as in 1898 and is to stand to April L,
! 1895. No men were to be blaclzlisted
for having struck.
| 1t is ordered that all miners in the
| state shall return to work commenc-
| ing Wednesday, June 13, at all mines
willing to resume on the agreed basis.
| The Paul Whitebrea Fuel company
was leading factor in bringing bout
| the result. Fifteen coal companies,
headed by the Whitebreast company,
| are found on the list.