Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-11
Squad of Officers Charges Mob Amid
Firing of Revolvers.
FOREIGN MINERS ARE LEADERS
Crowd of Two Thousand Men and
Boys Takes Part.
SEVERAL MEN BADLY BEATEN
State Troopers Charge Crowd And
Two Men Are shot-Two Men
and six Women Are
Arrested.

SCRANTON, Pa. May ylo-The cayuga
breaker Of the Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western company in North Scranton
formed the background of a rlotous dem
onstration today.
Foreign workers were leaders among
the crowd Of 1900 men and boys that as
sembled near the breaker TO keep away
men who were going to the necessary
work. They were wild in their outcries and
defied the squad OF local police who an
hour before had been hurried from every
city station on notice from the mine Off
cials that trouble was threatened
The idle workers broke through the po.
. lice lines rushed the fire rooms and
dragged out men. turning them over, 70
others who beat them and threw them
aside.
Officers Are Attacked.
State police on duty all night at the
Leggetts Creek mine. a mile away. hur-
ried over. and their coming rallied the
local police. and together the officers
charged the mob. There we're shots from
the rioters. Bricks, stones and clubs were
thrown and the officers drew their guns
and began TO force the crowd back. sorie
shots were fired by the police as Police.
men Peter Marker and Louis Davis fell
both with battered heads from cobble-
stones. The state troopers then rode
into the crowd. firing their revoNers
Mike Fiacka and another foreigner
dropped. the former shot through the ab.
domen. the latter In the leg. The crowd
then broke and ran and the police COM
bined to drive them on toward the houses.
Two men and half dozen women were
arrested.
William Littlejohn, going 10 fire duty
at the Leggetts Crock mine. was badly
beaten by women. 49,
Battle Among Illinois Miners.
ST. LOUIS. May lo.-one man was IA
tally wounded and three others seriously
hurt In a revolver fight participated In by
100 miners at Benld. Ill, today. according
10 long distance telephone message.
The trouble occurred at the Superior Coal
company's mine and was due 10 dis
agreement as TO whether the men should
go to work.
the clash. As 40 miners from Gillespie.
who worked In mine No. Q. were about 70
enter the mine like number OF miners.
who live in Bend and work in Mine No.
2. threatened them " they entered the
mine. First shots we're fired into the air
and later into the crowds OF miners.
The miner who is expected to die was
shot in the stomach and was taken to a
hospital at Ltchfield. The four others In
3ured were shot in the neck. ankle and
shoulder. The same forces fought yes
terday with clubs and one miner suf-
fered a broken arm. All In the fight are
foreigners.
Another Riot In Newark.
NEWARK, N. j., May lo.-Two police
men and several strikers were wounded
this afternoon in a clash. Several Of the
laborers also sustained injuries. The
wounded policeman. Gran. was shot in
the abdomen.
Two thousand members Of the Diggers
and Laborers' Protective association have
been on strike for several days here. They
asked an increase in wages.
This afternoon the strikers marched
through the Italian section and when
policemen ordered them to cease their
noise they attacked the blue coats. Be-
fore reserves could arrive there was
general riot Twenty arrests we're made.