Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-09-26
DEPUTIES SHOOT TO KILL.
Bloody Battle Between Striking
Miners and a Sherif's Posse.
the Sheriff Orders His Dep
uties to Shoot.

Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 22.-One man
is dead and eleven are injured as the re-
suit Of collision between riotous strik-
ers and a sheriff's posse. or the twelve
who fell nine were hit by bullets fired
by the states officers. A spirit Of turbu-
lencc which prevailed in and around the
town, which eliminated in the evening in
a series of riots between striking mObs of
miners and mine bosses and men on their
way home from the mines. The killed:
MIKE YUCKAVAGE, shot in the eye.
Wounded:
Edward Clark aged about 80 years bullet
wound near the heart; he was sitting on
his stoop.
Michael Seaman. shot in the arm.
Anthony SkarnaZlcz, shot In left WrlSt by
% caliber bullet.
John Wusdickey. aged 40 years; shot in
the hand: married
Peter StalmOcOvich, % years; shot IN the
shoulder at the back.
Mike Sazitska, shot in left shoulder.
Anthony AXaa suge. shot in left side, seri-
GUS by a 4O-caliber bullet: removed.
Annie Rogers, shot in back or the neck
Injured by rioters:
George Bedding OF Ringtown: ugly cash
right forehead caused by a brick.
Robert Edwards aged "a years; injured
seriously by being hit with stones.
neck and head by stones.
Sheriff Sum III oned to a Colliery.
Sheriff Toole and Deputies ODonnell
and Brenneman were called to Shenan-
doah to suppress the mobs that threat
ened mineworkers and colliery property.
At quitting time the three sheIlHs and a
small posse whom the sheriff had sum-
moned on the ground went to the Indian
Ridge colliery of the Reading company
10 escort the workingmen to their homes.
The coliery is located Il short distance
east of Shenandoah. The workmen left
for home shortly after 4 o'clock. They
walked up the middle of East Center
railroad station. Here had gathered a
large crowd of Poles, Slavs and Hunga-
rans. men, women and children, who
lined both sides of the street.
Fire with Awful Effect.
a shot rang out from a saloon. This
was followed by a shower of stones.
Many of the crowd had picked up stick.
and stones and were acting in Il threat
ening manner Seeing this, the sheriff,
who had previously cautioned his men to
keep cool and not to use their firearms,
commanded them to fire. The order
was obeyed. with terrible results. The
crowd pursued the sheriff and his posse
to the Ferguson house, where they took
refuge Sheriff Toole shortly afterward
tclephoned to Harrisburg and asked that
Il detachment of troops be sent here 1t
was learned that Adjt.-Gen. Stewart
was in Philadelphia, and a telegram was
sent to him there.
Strikers Become Active.
Owing to the fact that the miners here
are imperfectly organized they failed to
respond promptly to the strike order is
sued from Indianapolis on Saturday last.
Since then the labor agitators have been
holding, nightly meetings in the town.
which have been attended by immense
crowds of miners. The strike sentiment,
which had been strongly resisted yester-
day by the operators, was augmented by
300 additional strikers.
There are ten collieries within a radius
of one mile from the town. Some of
them are within the borough limits
These employ about 5000 men and boys,
80 per cent. of whom are foreigners
They actually control the situation in the
town. They are made up of Poles,
Lithuanians, Greeks and Slavonians and
are entrely uncomfortable when excited.
At daylight this morning hundreds of
them were out and took possession of the
approaches to the various collieries for
the purpose of intercepting such men as
appeared for duty. Less than 1000 of
the 5000 men employed appeared for
work and these were halted by the strik-
erS before they reached the collieries. In
several instances the men going to work
refused to turn and fights between them
and the strikers occurred, the men going
to work in every instance being beaten
and driven back.
Preparing for Trouble.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 22-Sheriff
Harvey telegraphed from Hazleton to
the sheriff's office in this city at II
clock this morning requesting that a
number of armed deputies be sent to the
Hazleton region at once. Up to II
O'Clock a number had been sworn in and
fifty were sent to HaZleton on the 1
o'clock train.
There is no outbreak as yet but Sheriff
Harvey says he wants an ample guard
should trouble occur For several DAYS
past deputies have been sent to the Ha-
zleton region on the quiet, but now no
attempt is made to do the work under
cover.
No Disturbances at Hazleton.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 22-Calmness
prevailed throughout the Lehigh region
this morning. No disturbances OF any
moment were reported in any part of the
district. There is still tense feeling in
the public mind, but the sending OF
troops TO Shenandoah, twenty-five miles
from here, is generally regarded as
bringing matters to a crisis. Armed dep
uties are distributed near most of the
collieries and along several of the public
roads leading to mining propeft.. Inefe
was the usual number Of strikers out
early this morning trying to persuade
workers not to go into the mines, but
they did not meet with as much success
as on the previous days of this week.
The Markle mines AT .Jeddo and Oak
dale are working with an increased force
and the company is making every effort
to get all it's men back to work. There
is a considerable number Of watchmen
on the company's property and the sher-
ifs deputies are within easy reach. Mr.
Markle says he is determined to give ali
the men in his employ who desire to
work a chance to do so, and adds that he
will protect them if it takes the entire
military force of Pennsylvania to accom-
plish it.
Troops Ordered Out.
Pottsville, Pa, Sept. 22.-The Eighth
regiment, Pennsylvania National guard,
Col. Theodore f. Hoffman, commanding.
with headquarters at Pottsville, received
orders early this morning from Harris
burg to mobilize his regiment at Mahanoy
plane at o'clock a. m. The five COM
panies, together with CO. T, Fourth regi-
ment, went to Shenandoah before day
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