The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-08-26

ny SHefliIS round Two unex-
ploded bombs which had been
thrown during the disorder.
tx Two state troopers were dy-
~ Ing In q hospital. It was first
believed their wounds were not
* serious. Trooper Williams, \
who was killed, Joined the CON
stabulary from Monterey, Cal,
= He was a scout under General =
Lawton. i
IS With the exception Of a =
clubbing of a physician who =
" loltered longer than the state \
troopers thought wise. there was \
Z no violence OF sort today. =
P~ittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2s.-FolIowins
one OF the nost fatal and desperate
FOR more than a score Of years, a quiet
but tense situation prevails this morn
ing at Mckees Rocks, the scene last
night OF q terrorixing conflict between
state, county and special police and
employees Of h Pressed Steel Car
company.
Although the riot is IL hours old, an
accurate list Of the casualties is still
understandable. UnofficialIy. however,
six are Known to have been shot to
DEATH. and two others are believed to
have been killed, but carried away in
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ers and police, are in hospitals, fatally
injured, while at least two score men,
women and children are suffering from
bullet wounds and injuries inflicted
with clubs and stones.
Heavy Property Loss.
Aside from the human sacrifice, prop
erty was damaged to the extent OF
were wrecked, many vehicles smashed,
the streets Uttered with window glass;
effort will be made to BNate the owners
to the company's office. Every possible
close to a hundred doors Of houses were
broken, and a half a dozen horses shot
to death.
Daylight changed conditions from a
scene of absolute lawlessness to one of
fearful anxiety. Foreign women, who
had fought with a ferocity unequalled
by their husbands, pathetically Inn
plored information Of the authorities
either shot to death or mortally wound
| ed. Such requests were given careful
attention by the state constabulary.
who had q few hours before been fight
ing for their lives against the mob.
Shooting Kept Up.
Shooting continued from various sec
tons of the strike zone after the main
battle had been fought last night. but
did moi reach serious proportions, and
the troopers remained close to the
plant.
Just as dawn was breaking the con-
stabulary, mounted and heavily armed,
rode to the scene Of last nights car
mage, and gathered every particle of
evidence. Hats, collars, coats n other
wearing apparel were found and taken
OF these articles with a view Of arrest
Ing them in connection with the deaths
Of officers.
Special editions of the newspapers
having notified all greater Pittsburg
at an early hour this morning the
crowds Of curious made their way to
McKees Rocks today. Their curiosity,
however, was unsatisfed, as the au-
thortties kept them at a distance.
Everybody Is Searched.
Everyone within the strike zone to-
day is stopped by the police and thor
oughly searched. The possession Of a
revolver caused detention in the box
car jails, while those carrying large
sized pen knives are relieved of them
and escorted outside Of the strike zone.
Whlle matters are quiet early today,
everyone is on the alert. Orders have
been Issued to the co%nstahulary, deputy
sheriffs and special police to shoot at
the first sign Of trouble. The practice
of h last several weeks of firing into
the air has been abolished, and from
now on shoot to kill is the order.
Cause Of Rioting.
An investigation by the Associated
Press shows that last nights battle
resulted from the fact that three mem
bers of the state c~onstabulary refused
to obey the commands of the strikers
when ordered from a car. These troop
ers. on their way from Gr~eensburg, Pa,
to the plant, were in citizens clothes.
For weeks the strikers have been
holding up street cars and ordering
the occupants of them put. Heretofore,
oil ha Sya nhnHyo1 L r n - -l-l%
the three troopers and a deputy sheriff
were passengers and refused to obey
the strikers. They resisted and for 20
minutes a battle ensued. 1t is apparent
today that all the dead and a majority
Of the injured fell in this battle. Later
more were dubbed INK shot, but the
first battle waged by only four men
! against a mob was the fatal one.
1t is said that the three troopers had
mo- yet Joined the con%stabulary sta
toned at the plant.
The force of state police located at
Punxsutowatny, Pa, which recently
took charge OF the strike situation at
the Standard Steel Car works. Butler.
Pa, has been ordered here and is ex-
pected to arrive during the day. The
question of ordering out the militia
ence Is held by the authorities today.
Rough Work by Officers.
Leniency heretofore displayed by the
constabulary towards the strikers lis
absent today. Stringent measures are
being used, and the least overt act
committed by the strikers is met with
q riot stick or the hoof's Of a police
mans horse.
Attempts are being made this morn
Ing to prevent the holding Of q mass
meeting at the historic Indian mound
where up to this time the meetings OF
the idle men have been held daily.
Thousands of strikers began their jour
ney to the mound early today, but
many of them We're forcibly and
abruptly halted n started in an op-
posite direction.
Owing to the sullen demeanor of the
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