Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-16

ed to raise money for their prosccli.-
ton. The bitter feeling against the
officers has been Intensified by the
knowledge that all except. five OF the
dead and wounded men, were shot in
the backawhile running away from9thes
deputies -
r Only two men can be found who
will say there was" provocation for the
slaughter. One of these is Sheriff Mar
tin, who is fitting between here and
Wilkesbarre under guard of troops and
policemen, and the other is Deputy a.
r. Hess ST. -. ~ e'.%. ~ ~Hg y~@ n
/ Men&~~who Witnessed the terrible
slaughter declare that sharpshooting
deputies picked of the poor wretchcs
as. theyFwere ,scrambling over a rail-
road embankment and running through
a field. A dozen men who were near
tho scene Of the shooting all declare
that at beast $50 shots were fred while
the miners were running away. st 49,
A reporter who saw the bodies in
the morgue2 says that ylofS the III dead
only two had been shot in front, and
in, the head @of one of theseFwere. six
bullets! In! theshospital, where 40 men
are suffering torture, he. found only
three who had woundsathat were re.
ceived while facing the deputies. They
had stood in the. front rank of the
miners when Sheriff Martin read the
riot act, which. because they did not
understand English. they supposed Was
"a warrant, and against Which theypro-
sE7sry one Of the yictimsneaa Or tn
jured, was searched for weapons after:
the, shooting. One---nobody knows
who he$was- had, asreyolver:s auother
had tiny knife. This was all.
Z The survivors declare that on ~ the
march from HARDWOOD some of The men
picked up stones and sticks, but that
the leaders easily induced themto drop
these weapons. ~
,v A big mass meeting was held here,
fully 5000 persons being present It
was called to arrange for raising funds
for the. prosecution Of the sheriff and
III deputies, and a committee was ap-
pointed for that purpose amid en-
thusiasticS cheering. 9 fSS$ T.: !
Excitement and a desperate desire for
revenge finds expression all oversHazle-
tor, &Freeland, Audenreid and Harwood,
but.martial law prevails and riot would
beEfolly.. - q TTgg bra
Under orders from Gov. Hastings five
regiments, Of the Pennsylvania nation
al guard are here and at .Lattimer and
MacAdoo. Battery B, of Phoenixville,
is here, also,yand in it's equipments are
two" Calling guns In all there are
nearly 1000 men.
p Harrisburg Pa, Sept. ac7
count of the slaughter at Lattimer
jim the Goa. region the governor issued
ia proclamation in witch he said: - &&
II. Daniel Hastings. governor of the COM
monwealth, do hereby admonish all good
citizens and all persons within the eye and
under the jurisdiction Of the common
wealth against aiding or abetting any such
unlawful proceedings, and i ydo hereby mos
tify them that the lives and property 81
all citizens of the commonwealth will be
protected; that the law will be enforced :;
|thatSthe humblest citizen will be protected
In his right to earn. a livelihood and IN the
enjoyment OF his home and family: and
that the safety, sof life and proper will
be guaranteed to all occasions at what
ever cost and lido. hereby command" all
persons engaged IN riotoussde1n constructions
and unlawful conduct threatening the
peace and dignity Of the 4commenwealth tn;
of Pennsylvania to dispense Forthwith to
their respective places Of abode, warning
them that persistence in violence or un-
+ lawful sassemblage Wills compel such use
Of the military arm of the commonwealth
as; may be necessary to enforce obedience
order"
4 Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 13.-SheriR
Martin insists that he was justified in
lis aGstions at the b shooting at Lattimer.
e. l.., ssia; . /, T.
I hinety nine men ourof one hundfedwould
have done just as did. But now that the
crisis has been reached do not propose to
sshirks my Some say my. sactionowas
premature-that should have 'jollied' with
the hooking mob tell you that I had
and it did no good. They were gradually
getting the best of the situation, and 7
think in "a hours more things would have
been worse" - ,sse,,rs, - !.
The coal operators In this vicinity
are inclined to stand by the sheriff.
They say they. have confidence in him
and think he only did his duty. 'i3iss
PANIC q cssAT THEA leaf ~
Many Arc at Niles, MI CHI, ana
Nj sLynchi ns e Threatencd.
Niles, Mich. Sep. "a During asper-
formance Of the Manhattan Amuse-
ment syndicate here 1900 people be-
came panic-stricken, caused by actors
fighting and the cry of fire. Women
tainted, children screamed and the fire
department turned out. Stanley Walls
and Charles Wells are in charge Of the
police. Wells, it is said, was threaten
! ing to shoot Miss Vesta, and he struck
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