El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-22
MILITIA
REGIMENT
Ordered Out To QueII the
Disturbances In the
Coal Regions.
SITUATION QUIET
And the Trouble Was More
Ola Race Riot On Gener-
al Principles Than a
Strike Riot.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept. 22.-Whiie
mine workers were going to their
homes through the streets here yestsr-
day afternoon they were threatened
and attacked by strikers. The sherln's Q
posse, after repeated warnings opened
fire on the crowd of striking mirers
with terrible results. One man was
killed and several others injured.
The mob was composed almost eE-
tirely of foreigners with their wives
and children, and as the sherih's posse
passed them near the Lehigh Valley
railway station a shot rang out from
saloon and then she msddened strikers
began to throw stones and clubs and
in fact anything that they could lay
their hands on.
Sheriff Toole ordered his men TO fire.
The crowd followed the posse to tae
Ferguson House where they took re-
fuee and In few minutes sheriff Toole
telephoned to Harrisburg aud asked
for some troops to be sent to him at
once as he feared very serious trouble.
His request was granted and by mid
night ths Fourth, Eighth, aud Twelfth
regiments, the governors troop and
Battery c had been called out
There was no girl killed during the
riots as reported In morning papers.
There are persistent rumors that seve-
raj men were killed, but the police say
that's so nobody will ever know. as
they have been removed in the night,
being hidden until Q chance comes to
bury them.
All quiet this afternoon. There
will probably be nc more excitemens
until Monday morning when efforts
will be made to open the mines At
that time there will be 5000 trocps
here.
At noon a second special train Of II
coaches with 600 men OF the 18th regi-
ment arrived; they were encampsd on
q hill commanding the town, opposite
to the hill occupied By the sth regiment.
When all the troops are here the hills
on every side Of the town will be cover
ed with soldiers.
SHENANDOAH, Penns., Sept. 22.-
Shenandoah is in q state of siege this
morning. After the exciting events Of
yesterday, there has come q calm.
The saloons were sll closed last night
and no effort-.were made TO clear the
streets, but the restless tarong surRed
back and forth until long after mid
night.
No attempt WAS made to open any OF
the collieries in this vicinity this
morninR. Sheriff John Toole urged
the operators not to try to work the
mines until the militia arrived and his
advice has been needed.
Shenandoah has . population OF 20,-
600, crowded into q small area and
surrounded by mines, breakers, and
coal banks. One half the population
is composed OF Hungarians. Poles, end
Lithuauiaus. Many OF these cannot
speak a word of English.
They do not know what it 10 eli
about, but they riot on general princi-
pies. After the battle which was
waeed on sbe main street Of the town
many of these people swore they
would wipe out all the English speak.
ing people In town.
The Fourth regiment, N. G. P.,
which was ordered here At l o'clock
this morning to queli the strikers, lefs
Allentown at and arrived at noon The
regiment comes in full strength.
At $50 an autopsy was held upon
John Choynski, the only man killed In
last nights riot. The victim was q
Pole aged 35. He had wife and several
small children.
A formal inquest will be held Tuesday.
The dead man has two gaping bullet
holes 10 his head.
HAZELToN, Pa. Sept. 22.-"Mother"
Mary Jones went to Mscadoo last
night to rouse the women TO action.
When men came TO the meeting she
told them to go home aud get their
wives. They did so.
Mother" Jones made a special plea