The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-09-25
COAL Miners riot.
Sheriff's Posse Fires on a Crowd,
Kills Two and Wounds Seven.
Mine Owners and Gen. Goblin Are
Arranging for the Protection
of WOrkmen on the Way
to the Galleries.

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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 4
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
to their homes. The colliery is To-
Gated short distance east of Shen-
andoah.
The worBmen left for home shortly
after 4 o'clock. They walked up the
middle of the east Center street and
reached the Lehigh Valley railroad
station. Here had gathered large
crowd of Poles, Slavs and Hungari-
ans, men, women and children, who
lined both sides of the street.
A shot rang out from saloon.
This was followed by shower of
stones. Many of the crowd had pick
ed up sticks and stones and were act
ing in 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
detachment of troops. be sent here.
1t was learned that Adjt. Gen. Stew
art was in Philadelphia and tele-
gram was sent to him there.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 22.-Three
regiments of infantry, a battery and
troop of cavalry were ordered out
at midnight by Gov. Stone to assist
Sheriff Toole in maintaining order in
the Schuylkill mining region. This
action was taken after a conference
between the governor, Adjt. Gen.
Stewart and Gen. Goblin on the urg-
ent solicitation of the sheriff, bor-
ough council of Shenandoah and
many prominent residents of that To-
cality. Gen. Goblin has been placed in
command of the provisional brigades
and started from here Friday with
his staff on a special train for Shen-
andoah. He will establish headquar-
tiers there and expects to be on the
ground with $500 troops by o'clock
Saturday morning.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 24.-An air
of expectancy was noticeable among
the people here Sunday and, although
it would be difficult to find a more
peaceful community, the opinion is
generally expressed that Monday will
witness a renewal of the riotous
scenes of Friday. The superintend-
ents of all the mines in the vicinity
of this city and Shamollin Sunday re-
iterated their intention of resunling
operations. The strikers, however,
declare they viii not succeed, at least
in the Shenandoah mines.
1t was not until afternoon that
the streets. In the morning churches
of all denominations were crowded
and the sermons were invariably the
subject of the mine troubles.
During the afternoon demonstra-
tions were made by the governors
troop and Battery c, which marched
through the streets of the city and
along the roads leading to the mines.
Representatives of the seven collier
les about this city visited Gen. Goblin
in body Sunday afternoon to ar
range for the protection of their
workmen on their way to the collier.
les. District Superintendent Boyd, of
the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and
Iron Co.'s workings, informed Gen.
Goblin that he had assurances that
many of his employees remained away
from the collieries only through fear
of violence.
Gen. Goblin early in the day drove
through the district which will be
the scene of the miIitia's operations
Monday, and after his conference
with the mine superintendent, he
completed his plan of action. At 6
o'clock Monday morning five battal-
ions of infantry, the governors troop
and Battery left their camps ana
marched out on the roads leading to
the collieries. The troops continued
on the move during the time the
workmen were going to the
mines
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 24.-No dis
turbanees occurred throughout the
anthracite mining districts on Sun
day. All was quiet everywhere.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 24.-It now be-
gins 20 look as if the strike would
extend to the railroaders, at least in
this region. The switchmen had an
other conference Sunday with their
national officers, Grand Master Trunk
T. Hawley and Grand Secretary John
+. Upton, of Buffalo.
Firemen Injured By Falling Walls.
ST Louis Sent p "A fire NJ ono m