The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
FATAL CLASH
OF STRIKERS
And OFFICERS.
officer Killed and More Wounded In
Riot Caused by Attempting to
Force Non-union Men
TO join IN THE STRIKE.
Mob Faded Away as Quickly as Or
ganized-Mines In That Section
Shut Down at Present. Z.

HAZLETON. Pa, Oct. 1o.-A special
policeman was Instantly killed. another
was injured in the head, q striker was
probably fatally shot and ten non. union
men were more or less seriously wound-
ed at the Oneida colliery of Coke Bros,
in clash between the officers and 500
strikers this morning. The victims are:
Killed: Ralph Mills. aged fifty years,
OF Beaver Meadow, one OF the officers
conveyed In special train early this
morning from that place to Oneida. He
was shot through the back.
Wounded: George Isellner, aged 3S
years, of Beaver Meadow, also n special
officer. He received shot wounds In the
head, but will recover. Ii'
Joseph Leske. aged sS years. OF shepp-
ton, a striker. He was shot In the groin
and will probably die.
Ten non-union men were stoned, but
only two of them were seriously in
Jured. They arc:
John Van Blargin and James Tosh, OF
Sheppton. Tht former sustained scalp
wounds and the latter had four ribs
broken. g
Just Decided to Close.
The Oneida colliery has been in opera
ton since the Inauguration of the
strike, the union men at Oneida and
Sheppton. where many OF the employees
OF the Oneida and Derringer colllerles
OF Coke Bros & Company, live. deciding
early this morning TO close down the
mine Thsy gathered In groups on the
streets us early at 8 o'clock AS the
non-unien men went to work they were
asked by the strikers to remain at home.
Some turned back, others did not. These
who went to the colliery were stoned.
Van Blargin, one OF the non-union en-
ployes. attempted to pull q revolver, but
the weapon was taken from him, and
In the beating he received he had sew
eral ribs broken, This occurred JUST
before the starting time at the mine.
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all morning. AS the small mine loco
motive used In hauling coal from the
No. 2 and No. 3 collieries to the Oneida
breaker pulled up on the road near the
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and the officers used their weapons.
The Strikers Displeased. "a
A shotgun killed Mills nnd small abot
struc,, Policeman KeI,ner I.rsko rho
striker was struck bv n bal, from !, re-
yolyer. with which all the officers were
nrned.
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persed. Sheriff TooIe nj scbuv,k,,l
county. is whose Tertiary rho clash oc.
currcd was In pb,,,sn,nb,o ,nI cou,d
render no assistance His cb,r, ,,anr,v
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