New-York tribune., 1894-06-05
FOUR MINERS KILLED.
FIRED UPON FROM AMBUSH AS THEY
WERE LEAVING THEIR WORK.
LAwLEss ACTS IN WEST vIRGIN1A-sTRIKERs
BURNING RAILROAD BRIDGES-A STRONG
FORCE GUARDING THE NORFOLK
AND WESTERNS BRIDGE OVER
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Powe.lton. ". Va, June 4-As the Powellton men
were coming from work at p. m. to-day they were
fired upon from ambush by strikers. and four OF
their number killed The excitement is intense.
The persons who did the work are unknown. The
Sheriff is on the way to the scene with posse
Belaire. Ohio, June speclaD-Presdent Wood
ford and Superintendent Bruner. Of the Cleveland
Ioraln and Wheeling Railroad. came down 10
Bridgeport to-day and gave orders that no more
attempts to take out coal be made to-day. They
said II could not be done without the aid Of soldiers
The miners are still defiant and are guarding the
track at No. bridge. and Will let no west VIZ
glnla coal so through. The yards here and al
Bridgeport are full of COAL and no more can be
received till It Is taken out. This morning wooden
bridges at Flushing and Holloway were burned by
strikers but they were replaced In four hours, the
company having them in duplicate at LOrain ready
for erection. The strikers still sober and or
derly except their determination to let no coal
through. President Mcbride has sent several tee-
grams begging the men TO desist but they pay no
attention 10 them.
General Manager Woodford said the company
could not be frightened by the men, and that posi-
lively coal trains would be started by tomorrow
and they would go through one way or anotner'
Asked II 1t was true that United States troops would
be called out, he declined to answer direct.
Five hundred miners from Barton and Maynard
ioined the men at Creek Works this afternoon.
In defiance Of Sheriff scotts orders saloons are
open Watchmen have chased men away from
bridges which 1t was intended to destroy Passen-
ger trains and freight trains without coal are al
lowed TO run unmOlested.
Charleston W. Va June (SpeclaD.-Last night
striking miners burned thedrumhouse and all surface
buildings at NJ F. Davis's mines on Morris CreeH
0ip
burned the trestle over Mann's Creek. on the Ches~
apeake and Ohio. at Sewell big charge or dyna-
mite was exploded under the bridge over horriS
Creek but the damage was not great 1t Is reported
they are moving in a body on Wnifrede. and Sner-
III Silman and force of deputies have gone there
This morning the strikers attacked the miners OF
the Riverside Coal Company on the Kanawha ana
Michigan road and drove them away Ihey theh
blew up the mine mouth with dynamite, closing II
efectuay.
The Splint Coal OPERATOR Association met mere
to-day and passed a resolution to pay 2's cents
n husbel the rnte in force before the cut last
January This will settle the strike in the Splnt
mines The steam and gas coal operators VIII proo-
ably take similar action this week
Toilet Ill. June i.-Strlking miners from VIII
and Grundy counties have burned bridge on the
Flgln. Joliet and Eastern Railroad. near Carbon
as warning to the company to stop transferring
coal from Virginia to the Rock Island Northwest
ern and other Chicago roads
INDIANAPOLIS June (SpeciaD.-Governor MAT
,hevs tonight ordered out the reserve OF Battery
4 under Captain Curtis. with eating gun, 10
nroceed az once 10 she.ourn. The artillery eft mere
on a special train at midnight Ine cause VI VI.
sudden turn in affairs was the report OF speclai
ressnnrar 10 the Governor from General Mchee'
who said that miners were collecting In great num-
hers and seemed in bad temper Contemplating sor1
outbreak that may precpSate ca,IinT Gun would
have better moral effect than mercy ne AN i Z,
whom the miners do not seem 70 iear Many he
Of dynamite deviry are current O"' N'
traced TO authentic basis
Jackson. Ohio. June Another large dehons'i"-
ton on the part Of the miners was hela NJ "e'isoi
today. Fully 5000 miners were present 'heF oD!e0'
holng 10 determine what course shall be pursued -
t, the TRANSFORMATION OF non-unlon coal into ONO
Tho miners pafaded the streets with American HasS
and q half-dozen bands OF music Al the meeting
messages and communications from the various ran
roads were read. many OF when were 20 'he e"e0
that the railroads will not haul any moro noh-uho
coal Tho Norfolk and Western Railroad Was me
onIv one refusing listen to the miners cotniII.,
Tee and II is stated that the miners. acting upon
The decision reached by the mass-meetlng to-Iay
.Iu ottsrnpt to stop their trains by force. Inis
morning 800 Jackson miners had secret ConsuieA-
Hon concerning the Pocahontas mine, the operators
having broken their agreement 70 close the mine
one Of the leaders among the miners was Renra, 10 10
rk that the miners declared II tnen h.sntJ, s IL
- con,nel this mine 70 shut down. ana II tha1 II
not done soon the miners VIII destroy H. Ater the ne
morning session the miners AZ ms neeuns ,,,eS
To the Ohio Southern depot where 6ney c'h
free Transportation 10 Weston by the OhI9 SouteI !
y abroad Miners from Coalton and Glen Roy Jolneu
them. and the train pulled into Weilston with ~
miners aboard. The same road turnlsned a ram n 10
briny theu back this evening The miners are very
ciose-mouthed and little can be learned OF their
plans
Terre Haute Ind. June 4.-The miners at Shell
burne stopped two freight trains early this morn
ing and searched the cars for coal The militia
who had secured the release Of the coal cars yes
terdav had returned TO Sullivan. where they are
vet in camp After the strikers had learned that
there was no coal In the freight trains they per;
mitted the trains 10 proceed. Their policy now IS
80 80 bold nm the trains whenever the militia is not
present
Brazil Ind June 4-SheriN Ringo accompanied
bv a Vandalia train crew to-day succeeded IN NOV
ing ten cars OF slack. which the miners nave
haor ho,d,rg for some time The Sheriff says he
IA able 10 quiet all disturbances in this locaIlty'
and that the militia Is not needed
Hillsboro Ill. June A large proportion OF the
cool miners have returned work to-day. Every
thing is peaceable.