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VOL. Vni.-NO.147.
SHENANDOAIL PA.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 22. 1893.
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A large consignment of Misses' and Children's Qn
Fancy Ribbed Hose, s'Swortk 124 and 15) at
116-118 North Main Street, - Shenandoah, Pa.
Now to make Room
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I have concluded to sell off all the Russet Sh0et'H 1
I have at a Big Reduction. p
Children's Shoes, formerly $1.00, now 65 cents'
Children's Shoes, formerly $1.25. now 75 cent.
All kinds of Women's Russet and
Oxford Shoes at and below cost.
JOSEPH MMJmIu
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People's Store !
.Ladies' Blick Oxford Tiea, patent tip, 05c, elsewhere $1.00.
Ladies' Russet Oxford Ties 75c, iormerly $1.26.
Cbllds' Black Oxford Ties 60c, cheap at 7Co. m
Ladies' Foxed Gaiters 90o, reduced from $1.36. '
Jleu's Teuuis Shoes.. only 40a.
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BY TUB DOZEN.
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Terrible Riot at
Gilberton Late
Last Night
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Two Men Killed and Four
Badly Wounded. '
BRISKS TERRIBLE TEM PER
HQ FIRED THE FIRST SHOT
FROM A WINCHESTER.
A Mood Thirsty War lictweon tlio Scliuji
Kill Tmctloii Compiiny'it Itepiesont Ulves
mill Citizen of the lloroiigh of GUburton
Comity Detective Amour Dangerously
"Wounded "William Holland imtl .Innics
1'iirfoot, of Gilberton, Died From tlio
Injuries They Itccclvcil.
r-rlHERE was aniosthoart
renting affair on tbo
streets of tlio borough
of Ullbcrtoh lust night.
The primary causo of
tbo troublo was a dlsa-
grcemeut between tbo
Councilman of tbat
borough nud the Schuylkill Traction Com
pany over the continuanco of operations by
tho company over a part of Main strcot.
For about live minutes tliero was ono of tho
most bloody conflicts at close rango over wit
nessed on tho Btrect in any town of this state.
Tho sceno was absolutely boyoud description,
and It is surprising that tho list of killed and
wounded is not a more lengthy one.
As it is, two mon havo passed beyond all
scenes of strife and discord on this earth,
another is almost at the point of doath and
throo othors are seriously Injured.
It was a case of Winchester rifles against
revolver! and the formor playod havoc
against the men who hold tho latter.
TWO DEAP.
William Holland expired about twenty
minutes aftor tlio light started with a fright
ful wound in his loft breast.
Richard Amour,, formerly Chief of
Police of Shenandoah, and now
County Detective and special officer
In tho employ of tho Schuylkill Trac
tion Company, lies at tho homo of his mother,
on South West street, this town, with a pistol
shot wound in his right breast which tho
doctors foar may have a fatal effect.
Jamos Parfoot died at -1 o'clock this morn
ing. THE CAUSK.
Information was received in town at about
half past seven o'clock last evening that tho
Borough Council of Gilberton had put a largo
forco of men at work teariug up the road of
tho Schuylkill Traction Company. A reporter
was sent to tho 6cone at onco by tho Hebald.
DISl'LACINCI BAILS.
Wheu tho reporter reached tho scene ho
found a forco of men busy tearing up tho
rails of tho electrio road under tho dlroctiou
of Councilmen Stone, Gorley, Middleton and
Johu F. Reynolds. The workers whacked
away at tho rail spikes with heavy slodges
and as each rail was released It was pickod up
and thrown to the side of the road with a cry
of "There's another I'' which brought out the
Injunction from the overseers to "Now, take
the next 1"
" There was no excitement on the grounds
and very little loud talking. The sounds of
tho striking wedges rang out clear in tho air
and could bo heard several spuaros away.
When asked the cause of tho work the by
standers said, "Tho company did not live up
to its agreement" and when Couucilmen
Stone and Gorley wore spoken to on the Bub-
Ject by tho ro)orttir they said, We. are doing
this b:ruus they
IH)Nl T PAY ATTBNTfOK
J(p nli.t i. il t.'uiu ,iad ha$ji0j Bfod 'up
mill ' i.i ' u i uuliii.i'ico. Wahava uotiflad
lfc. ... i iiv h , i., ,1.1 so,butth)rgWfo4as."
, t n ,i iu -M.mu .-aid the wwk itartod at
iS0 in !.". i cuius aud the CoifuailprOposod
toripnp two hundred yards of tho tuck
ba'oro it stopped.
CALM llKfonK TUB STOItM.
t about half past nine o'clock tho gang of
wcrlrmon woro ordorod to desist, tho amount
of i track laid out for destruction having been
toyi up. Many of tho men who had quietly
'watched the operations then walked away,
but a number remained on tho grounds and
siiijattcd themselves bosido tho ralltfay lino
aud along tho curbs of tho street.
i E.i'ECTi:n Tnouni.n.
Tho men who remained said thoy had
heird tho Traction Company had dcclarod
that It would scud a forco of men to relay
thd rails beforo morning ami tho borough
wat determined that tho track should not go
down until tho company fulfilled tho condi
tions of tho ordinance.
i THANfri:i!ui.N(i i'ABENni:ns.
Meanwhile tho cars of tho Traction com
pany were arrivlug from tho cast and west
and, understanding tlio situation, tho comluc
tors established a transfer system. Tlio cars
from Mahanoy City stopped at tho Philadelphia-
nnd Heading Itailroad crossing, whore
tho traek runs up to tho Gilberton colliery,
and tho cars from Malzovlllo stepped at
Church street, opposl'o Foloy's hotol. Tho
passengers had about COO feet to walk to
mako tho transfer.
TllOl'lILK BltEWINCl.
At about fifteen minutes aftor 11 o'clock tho
headlight of a car approaching from tho west
was seen by a crowd standing at tho corner of
Main and Church streets and Immediately
arosu tho cries of "Hero thoy como I", "Now
look outl" "Damn tho rail will go down 1'
A moment later construction car No. 1, one
of tho "dlnkles," pulled up to tho Church
street crossing. Tho most conspicuous llguro
on tho platform was County Detective
Amour, standing to tho right of tho motor
man, with a Winchester rifle standing up
right besido him aud hold by his right hand.
QUOWINU SKI1IOUB.
In tho car wero half a dozen navvies with
picks and shovels and about the samo number
of men with Winchester rifles. A great crowd
assembled in front of tho car as it stopped and
tho navvies alighted.
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Main
Street.
a, Electric railway; b, Heading railway; be
tween tho points o to o track torn up; d, sceno
ot tho riot,
AMOUIt'8 COMMAND.
Finding that tho navvies wero unablo to
find aiplac'o to start work on account of tho
crowd Detective Amour singled out what
appeared to him to be tho most promiuout of
the obstructionists and said, "Councilman
Stono,iand you, Councilman Roynolds, I com
ma'nd you in tho name of tlio Commonwealth
to disperse this mob and allow these men to
go to work."
Then observing Chief Burgosa Hohlihan
standing in tho middle- of tho track Amour
added, you, Chief Burgess, I call upon
to uphold tho laws of tho Commonwealth."
At tlis moment Amour raised his Win
Chester! aud as, tho muzzle pointed to tho
crowd Itho members of it shouted deflauco.
" Shoot, you , but you won't lay
this track to-night." "Pull tho
off tho par." "Pull all them off." "Throw
tho oar from tho track." "Where is tho
Chiof Burgess?" "Chief BurgeM arrest
those iiieu for carrying flroarms." "Arrest
them aU, wo have ten to one to do It." Woro
the erius that arose from all sides.
, SIGNS OP TEACE.
Amour lowered his Winchester and In
qulottono cntored Into conversation with
Councilman Stone, Gorley and Reynolds. Ho
said tha't ho was Blmply carrying out a matter
of form junder Instructions of the Traction
Company and that representatives of the
company had expected to meet William Wil
helm, Eiq., counsel for tho borough, on the
Bcene to amicably arrange the trouble.
A RESTLESS CROWD.
Amour's statement had a pacifying effect
on Bomdi, but tho majority continued to
upbraid liim for coming to tho town with
Winchesters aud for presenting bis rifle at
the erowll. Garrott Heating's stalwart form
appoaredlbofpro the crowd and ho shouted,
"I was Hgalust this work of the Borough
Counall, Itqsluoe you people oome here to
terrify ui wilh your WtnobetteN,,! stand by
the berough."
' DESPERATE AOAI.V.
K eating's remarks woro reeeived with
mingled cheers aud applause, followed by
cries of "Pull them off tho car," "Arrest
them," "Throw tho car from tho track,"
"Drivo thorn homo," "To hell with thorn,"
"Not a damn rail will go down horo ngaln,"
"Take tho Winchesters from them." Among
tho spectators wero a numborof qulot cltlnens
who declared in conversation that tho Win
chesters had changed their sentiments in
favor of tho borough.
THE CRISIS.
Tho nilRALD reporter stood within ten
feet of Amour at tho timo tho bloody out
break occurred and his vorsion of tho dis
tressing affair can bo taken as absolutely cor
rect. Amour stood on tho front platform of
tho car, leaning forward and talking with
somo of tho councilmen and citizens. A few
men wero still restless and shouting urgouco
to violence, un tlio whole tlio crowd was
protty quiet and Amour seemed to havo tho
men about tho car on a basis of reasoning
when a man on tho distant outskirts of tho
crowd shouted, "Where aro your
Glrardvlllo guards now?" ' This
was tlio cry that broMght out
THE FIRST SHOT.
Tho cry had hardly been uttered when
John Briggs, a laid .off motor man of tho
electric line, rushod out of tho oar to tho
platform, took a position to tho right of
Aiuour and shouting as ho raised his
Winchester to his shoulder, "Hero thoy aro,
what in hell do you want with them?"
fired directly into tho crowd.
A RLOODY CONFLICT.
Briggs continued pulling tho triggor of his
Winchester until ho discharged three or four
shots, but tho first called forth a volley from
all parts of tho oxcitcd gathering.
A TERRIBLE SCENE.
Tlio scene that followed was heart-rending,
but, fortunately, It was of short duration.
The hottest conflict lasted about half a min
ute, but for about throo minutes after stray
shots could bo heard on Church street, north
aud south of Main, and tho groans of tlio
wounded woro heard betweon tho shots nnd
aftor. Two men stood at tho crossing of Main
and Church streets with revolvers in hand,
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looking to tho right nnd to tho left, and evi
dently waiting for a shot, but thoy did not
fire. They wero Gilberton men.
CARINO FOR THE WOUNDED.
When It became apparent that tho heat of
bittlo was ovor tho crowd ro-assombled.
William Holland was picked up and carried
to tho homo of his parents on Main street,
betweon Church and Jailbert, mortally
wounded. Ho expired Ju about fifteen
minutes. t
Amour was found lying on his back on tho
floor of tho car. 'HU head pointed to tho
east, where' tho crowd was when tho shootiug
started. Ho was partly unconscious, but was
able to say that ho was shot in tho right
breast aud asked that tho Chief Burgess be
sent for so that ho could tell him that ho
(Amour) did not lire tho first shot and that it
was fired without orders.
HEARTLESS MEN.
At tlio time it jookcu as If Amour was
dying, but somo excited men outside tlio car
shouted, "Hang him." Whon told tho man
was uyiug iiiey rotortoa, "mat luakos no
difference, hang tho ."
VOLLEY OF ROCKS.
While Landlord Foley, tho Herald report
or and othors wero trying to place Amour in
a comfortable position a volley of
rocKS woro nrou tnrougu tuo oar
winaows aim tnose inside wero
obliged to flee for safoty, leaving tho injured
man lying on tho floor of the ear. But a mo
mont later assistance was again given tho
injured men, tho crowd ouUido having
promised to desist.
Amour was loft in the car and n motor man
with the aid of a wrench, the motor lover
.having been stolen, ran the car to Glrardville.
Amour reached Shenandoah at about 2 a. m.
Tho oar was stopped at Oak street and the
injured man was transferred to one of
Franey's furniture wagons, which was pulled
to Amour's home on West street by a number
of men. Drs. Hamilton aud Stein woro
summoned and they found two pistol shot
wounds, one in the right breast close to tho
nipple and another in the right thigh. The
wound in the broast was pronounced
dangerous.
William Holland, tho young man who died
shortly after the riot, was 81 years of age and
a sou of lid Ward and Bridget Holland. The
ball he received from a Wiuehetter rill
and it made a horrible wound . It passed clean
through his body and is uppMd to have
piereed the heart.
Evn Davu, sou of Tboanaj Davis, uf
Gilberton reoeived a bad wound in the back
nut ot to ngnt taut n. xie wm uding on
lOOHTltlDBD ON rOtTMTU VAOB.
ffOFATALACODHnS
Ulysses Loucks"7 Killed by a
Mine Car.
THE KAR LEFT THE TRMK'
An AbciI lliinlmmt anil Wro Struck liy n
Train lit Ixint Crt'elc The J'oniicr Hint
III Skull Vrarturctl Tho Latter Slightly
Injured. '
FATAL accident os
currod at tho Turkny
Run colliery to day, nud
JUlyssoB S. Loucks was
tho victim. Loucks was
engaged in repairing
pulloys In tlioslopo and
whon u car was ascoud
ing ho sat bcaido tho
rail. As tho car approached tho man it
jumped tho track and an end of It struck him
on tho head, causing n fracture of tho skull at
tho baso. Loucks died shortly after boinz
taken to his iiomo on Mayborry alley.
Tho deceased was 29 years of ago and left a
wifo and four children. Ho was a plasterer
by trado and belonged to a Philadelphia
plasterer's union.
CAUOHT ON THE RAIL.
James Garrott and his wife, an aged couple
residing at Lost Creek, woro picking coal
along tho Lehigh Valley Railroad yesterday
afternoon when a train suddenly npproachod
them around a curve.
Tho couplo became oxcitcd and instead of
leaving the truck ran ahead of the train. Be
foro tho engineer could reduce tho speed of
his engine tho couplo woro struck. Mr. Bar
rett received a fracture of tho skull and in
ternal Injuries. His wifo had a miraculous
escape She was thrown from tho track, but
only sustained slight injuries. It was re
ported to day that tho husband had died.
Barrett was 57 yean of ago and his wifo
about two years younger.
USE DANA'S SAKSAPAEILLA, its
"THE KIND THAT CUKES."
I'JSKSONAI..
James Klcesc, of Iicadlng, Is visiting
friends hero.
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Harry Murphy, of Centralla, is tho guost of
town friends.
Patrick Dowling, of Philadelphia, Is visit
ing his parents on East Chorry street.
Miss Hanuali Griffiths and William Jones
and family loft yesterday for Wilkes-Barro.
Miss Kato McIIale, of Pottsvlllo, is tho
guest of tho Bradigan family of Jardiu street.
Miss M'Lyss Higgins left town this morn
ing for Shaniokln to visit her brother, Q. J.
Higgins.
Kov. Cornelius Laurism, of tho Greek Cath
olic church, and his family left for tho World's
Fair yesterday.
Arnica & Oil Liniment is very healing and
soothing, aud doos wonders when appliod to
old Bores. im
, ' A Track Wulkor Killed.
Joseph Feathers, aged 03, a P. & R. track
walker liilng in Tamaqua, who had been in
tho coJRgby's employ tho past fifteen years,
was CT5p8 in tho yards at the above place
Sunday evening. Mr. Feathors was in tho
performance of his dutlos when ho met with
tho mishap whioh cost him his life. Ho had
siepped out of tho way of an approaching
passenger train when he was run down by a
freight traiu. Ono of the sad features about
tho accident was that a sou of tho deoeased
wae tho first to roach him, and assisted in
couvoylng him to his homo.
All forms of Rheumatic diseases and
kindred pains aud aches, quickly disappear
under Its magioal influence. Try it. Havo
you any form of Kheumatio disease? If so,
you will find the genuiue imported Anchor
Pain Expellte your beet friend. Price $0 and.
86 conU a bottle, at C, H. HagenbuoU's, P. P.
D. Kirliu's.J. M. Ulllan's.and other druggists!
Lavollo Tntr.
The Lavelle Fair will be held on August
32, 83, ! and 85. Large exhibit of live
stock, poultry, farm, art aud manufacturing
products. Large purses for trotting, pacing
aud running horses and valuable prizes for
bioyole contest. There will be great attrao-
tlons every day. A special attraction will be
the Prof. A. L. Tolbcrt & Co. runnlne com.
blnatlon, porformlng dally between races,
giving great loats or horsemanship, Eoman,
standing and chariot races. Excursion rates
on all railroads. . a d
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