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Show TROOPS FIRE VOLLEY AT " STRIKING COAL MINERS Eight Men Are Stricken Down by Representatives of the Law, Who Evidently Shot to Kill. Indiana, Pn. Tho now mining town ot Ernest, on tho llttffnlo, Rochester & Pittsburg rnllrnnd, flvo miles from here, was tho sccno enrly Friday of a conflict between n detail of state constabulary con-stabulary nnd striking coal miners, In which eight strikers wcro wounded, threo of them fatally. Shortly after daylight a body ot strikers, headed by n brass band, marched from Anita mines, In Jefferson Jeffer-son county, to recclvo one of tho mlno odlcinls expected from Ptnxsutnwnoy. On tho way to tho stntlon tho marchers march-ers encountered n detail of twclvo members of the stato constabulary. Aa thoy passed n member of tho band fired his revolver nt the troops. No ono was struck, but tho constabulary Immediately rotiillutcd with a volley from their carbines. When tho pmolio cleared eight strikers strik-ers wcro lying on tho ground nnd tho others hnd fled precipitately down tho hill. After tho excitement had subsided tho wounded miners were removed to Adrlnn hospltnl. As tho result of tho shooting a mass meeting nrrnnged ror tho nftcrnoon wns canceled. |
