Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Troops Ordered to Scene Of Yester-
days Strike Riots
MINERS BEGIN TO GROW UGLY
Presence Of the Troops Resented
by Mass Meeting.
ALL QU EFT TO D A \
ALL QUIET TO D A Y

PHILADELPHIA, September 22.-All Is
quiet in the strike region. The outbreak at
Shenandoah late yesterday afternoon 1oi-
lowed by the sending Of nearly 5000 troops
there put an effectual stop to rioting, ana
the peace and stiffness of Sunday prevails
in the entire anthracite field How long
this condition will last Is a problem. Ihe
presence of soldiers in the field has un-
doubtedly had SOLDERING effect on the tur-
hulent spirits Of those strikers who be-
lieve In violence means of accomplish
ing their purpose. In addition to the troops
in the field thousands more in and around
Scranton, Wilkesbarre and Philadelphia
stand ready to start for the scene of trou-
Bile the instant orders are received.
There are signs of wavering in the strik-
ers' ranks, especially in the Scranton re-
gion, and it is believed that unless there is
an early settlement Of the strike the men
will begin returning to work.
The Shooting at Shenandoah.
A sheriff's posse fired on crowd of men.
including striking miners, near Shenandoah
yesterday afternoon, killing one person and
wounding eight others. Three members OF
the posse were wounded.
Following is list Of the killed:
Michael YuckavaSe, shot in the eye
Tie wounded, SO far as can be learned,
are:
Annie Rogers. little girl, shot in the
back of the neck.
Edward Coyle aged about fifty years.
bullet wound near the heart. He was sit
ting on his doorstep
Michael Scanlan, shot In the arm.
Anthony SkarnaZicZ, shot in left wrist by
22-caiiber bullet.
John Wusdickey. aged forty years, mar
ried, shot in the hand.
Peter Stalmocovich, twenty-eight years,
shot in the shoulder at the back
Michael SaZitska, shot in left shoulder.
Anthony Axalavage, shot in left side,
Among those whe We're injured by the
rioters were the following:
George Bedding of Ringtown, ugly cash
on right forehead, caused by a brick
Robert Edwards aged sixty-four years,
injured seriously by being hit with stones.
Charles Rawland. aged thrty-five in
jured on the neck and head by stones.
Shenandoah is in Schuylkill county, about
ten miles north of Pottsville and fifteen
miles southwest of Hazleton which is in
Luzerne county.
Sheriff Toole and Deputies o Donnell and
Brenneman were called to Shenandoah to
dtsperse crowds said to be threatening mine
workers and colliery property. AT quit
ting time a small posse that the sheriff
had summoned on the ground Went to the
Indian Ridge colliery of the Reading COM
pany to escort the workingmen to their
homes. The colliery is short distance east
of Shenandoah.
The workmen left for home shortly after
o'clock. They walked up the middle of
East Center street TO the Lehigh Valley
railroad station. Here had gathered a large
crowd of Poles. Slavs and Hunga rians
men, women and children. who lined both
sides of the street A shot was fired from
a saloon and was followed by a shower of
stones. Many of the crowd had picked up
sticks and stones and were acting in q
threatening manner.
Seeing this, the sheriff. who had previous
ly cautioned his men to keep cool and not
to use their firearms, commanded them to
fire The order obeyed with terrible
results. The crowd then pursued the sher-
in and his posse to the Ferguson House
where they took refuge.
Sheriff Toole later telephoned to Harris
burg and asked that detachment of troops
be sent here. 1t was asCertained that Ad-
tutant General Stewart was In Philadel-
phia and a telegram was sent to him there