The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-09-28
THE FIRST BLOODSHED
Sheriff's Posse Fires on a Crowd,
Kills Two and Wounds Seven.
Reports Received From the schuyl-
kiII Region by President Mitchell
Indicate That 1000 workers
Joined the strikers Monday.

Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. ga sher-
IFS posse fired on a crowd of riotous
men near here Friday afternoon, kill
ing two persons and wounding seven
others.
Sheriff Toole- and Deputies O'Don-
nell and Brenneman were called to
shenandoah Friday TO suppress the
mobs that threatened the mine work
ers and colliery property. At quit
ting time the three sheriffs and n
small posse whom the sheriff had
summoned on the ground went to
the Indian Ridge colliery of the Read
ing Co. to escort the working men
10 their homes. The colliery is To-
Gated a short distance east of Shen-
andoah.
The workmen left for home shortly
after 4 o'clock. They walked up the
middle of the east Center street and
reached the Lehigh Valley railroad
crowd of Poles, Slavs and Hungari-
ans, men, women and children, who
lined both sides of the street.
"a shot rang out from a saloon.
This was followed by a shower OF
stones. Many of the crowd had pick
ed up sticks and stones and were act
ing i'm a threatening manner. Seeing
this the sheriff. who had previously
cautioned his men to keep cool, and
not to use their firearms, called them
TO fire. The order was obeyed with
terrible results. The crowd pursued
the sheriff and his posse to the Fer
guson house, where they took refuge.
Sheriff Toole shortly afterward tele-
phoned TO Harrisburg and asked that
a detachment of troops be. sent here.
IL was learned that Adjt. Gen. Stew
art was in Philadelphia and a tele-
gram was sent to him there.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 25.-Contrary
10 the expectations of both the oper-
ators and the striking coal miners
there were no developments in the
strike situation in the Lehigh region
Monday.
1t was thought that in some quar-
tiers that owing TO the presence of
troops in the anthracite field a break
would occur in the ranks of the strik-
ers or that a large number of addi-
tional men would refrain from going
to work. The operators. as a rule.
predicted a break in the strikers
ranks and the labor leaders were
equally sure they would tie up this
region tighter than ever.
Monday night both sides elaim the,
had made good gains. 1t seems, how
ever, from the most reliable reports
received here Monday from the en-
tire region that the strikers made Z
net gain in point of numbers. The
NJ. 5. Kemmerer colliery at Sandy
Run, on the north side. was tied uI
Monday. but the operation is not a
large one.
When Mr.. Mitchell was asked il
the striking miners had received any
benefits frem the United Mine Work
ers' of America since the strike was
inaugurated, he simply said: "No."
MIR. Mitchell was a busy man at
the United Mine Workers headquar-
ters Monday. He held numerous con-
ferences with organizers and others
in regard to the carrying out of plans
for continuing the fight against the
operators.
There is not the slightest change in
the situation in regard to a settle
ment of the labor war. Neither side
has approached the other and there
is nothing in view which would in
dictate that anything will soon be
done i'm that direction.
The Markle firm has an agreement
with its men that If satisfactory
answer is not made then the whole
matter is TO be left to two men. one
TO be selected by each side to arbi-
trate the difference. If they fail to
agree the two arbitrators are to Sc
lect third person.
The entire Hazleton region was ex-
tremely quiet throughout the day;
not a single case of violence was re-
ported from any town. \ better feel
ing now prevails, and the fear OF
trouble seems 10 be disappearing.
The battalion of the sth regiment
which arrived at McAdoo, five mile.
from here Monday. and which made
demonstration in that town and
surrounding country, returned to
Shenandoah at o'clock Monday aft.
ernoon.
President Mitchell. i'm discussing
the situation in the entire strike re
gion Monday night, said: Reports
received by me Monday from tn,
lower anthracite (SchuylkilD region
indicate that at least 1000 niue work
ers Joined the strikers Monday. 4
large number of these came from tn,
Reading Co.'S mines. In the Lehigf
region we made large gains. l have
not received definite figures, but
should Judge that the number of mel
heretofore working. and who did not
go into the mines in this district OF
Monday. numbered between GOO ant
500"