The Portland daily press., 1894-06-11
Shot to Kill.

Uniontown, Pa, June 10-A battle
between seven armed deputies and mob
of 300 strikers occurred Ethis morning at
9 O'Clock at Lamont No. 3 works, of the
Mcclure Coke company. One striker,
Slav, was killed instantly and two 9TH
er Slav strikers are fatally wounded.
The deputies were surrounded and fired
upon by the strikers before they shot.
Last evening mob of several hund-
red strikers mostly from the Trotter
at the Pennsylvania depot at New,.Haven
and took as prisoners four workmen en-
ployed at the Valley works of the Frick
company, who were on their way home
to LeisebEing The men were marched
through the streets between the compa-
ny's houses. The strikers jeered them
and the women spit upon them and hit
Wilhelm dispatched Deputy Sheriff AL
len with seven deputies to rescue the
workmen. Allen arrived at 6 O'Clock.
Allen learned that the men were being
passed from mob to mob It was found
that four men had been taken to Morrill,,
Youngstown and Lamont. Early this
morning Allen placed deputies to pre-
elsewhere. He later found two deputies
retreating before bowling mob of
Slavs. As Allen rode up a Slav fred
a revolver at him. The bullet passed
over his head. Several of the mob began
firing at the officers. Aliens revolver
was defective and only two shots were
fred by him. Five of his assistants came
up and began firing with Winchsters
and about fifty shots were exchanged,
the mob slowly advancing and the dep
uties retreating until reinforced by the
other deputies, when stand was made.
The mob then began to disperse. Sher-
iff Wilhelm sent thirteen more deputies
and an hour later twelve of the mob
were arrested and brought to Jail At
a special train brought ten more dep
uties to Lemont. None of the deputies
were injured. At 5, twenty-five depu-
ties in charge of Field Deputies Allen,
Although aud Richards, armed with
search warrants left for Cool Spring
Hollow, after searching Lamont houses.
It is believed the four workmen taken
during the trouble are hidden away in
the mountains. The posse will rescue
the four men at all hazards.
At 2 O'Clock the Governor was adj
vised that the situation was growing
more grave. Over 300 men thronged the
yards which extends practically from
Benwood to Wheeling over three miles.
The dispatch stated party of $50 strik-
ers had crossed the mountain to inter-
cept the west bound trains hauling sol
diers and coa1.
Trouble Expected Today.
Pana ILL.,, June 1.-The mining situa-
tion here still remains in an unsettled
condition. Mounted patrols were placed
around the city last night and number
of guards were stationed at each coal
shaft. Five hundred members of the
First Regiment of Chicago with Gatling
gun arrived this morning, followed by
companies from Cliuton and Blooming
ton 1t is variously estimated that from
1900 to 1000 foreign strikers are in close
proximity to the city. Trouble is expect
ed tomorrow.
The Coal Blockade Broken.
Massilon, Ohio, June 10.-In spite of
the efforts to burn bridges and destroy
trains the Cleveland, Lorraine and
Wheeling, railroad is still transacting
business and the coal blockade is broken.
Blood Was Shed.
Hasleton, Penn, June 10.-In a conflict
between strikers and the coal and iron
police force of Silver Brook this morning,
three strikers were shetland several. officers
were injured with stones and clubs. The
strikers, to avoid arrest carried their wound
ed comrades to the hills and their names
and the nature of their injuries cannot be
learned. One man was shot through the
shoulder and another in the head. One
hundred men were engaged in the skirmish.