, 1866-03-10

RIOT In IASALLE COUNTY.
"A Gang OF Rud1aus Organizln. Heisn
Of Terror At Coal Shaft.

OF Terror at \ Coal Shaft.
Correspondence oi the Chicago Tribunc,l
LASALLE, March s, 1868,
On the south side Of the Illinois River, be-
tween one and two miles from this city, the
Illinois Valley Coal Company are putting
down shaft ueAr the track OF the Central
Railroad. Their work has been brought to, a
temporary stand still by sezies Of the moat
outrageous proceedings On the part Of ruf1ians,
who emboldened by the comparative Isolation
OF the premises from the reach OF civil author
ity, hare assumed control of the country
thercabouts, and organized reign Of terror,
threatening to murder any man who dares to
do any work on tho shaft except at prices
1xed by themselves.
The facts are substantially these: The
company, has been paying lis common la
borers one dollar and seventy-flve cents pcr
day, which Is rather above than below the
current rate Of wages at Lasalle, Last
Wednesday the laborers came to Mr.. Jonas,
the Superintendent. and demanded two lot-
lars and hfty cents per day. Mr. Jones told
them that he was not authorized to pny more,
and requested them 10 give hin time TO con-
suit with his employers. They refused, how
ever, to 60 to work until their wages vera
increased, and left on being refused. The
regular miners engaged IN sinking the shatl
o'un JON IN inc st1kc, aud Mr. Jones Dsde
up party to handle the material so as to
keep the work goirg on In the day time. On
s.aa, nlsu' .. 'as' "eek one oi this party
W., va. Eo'us 9'',ee's nonc aoon5 oark "hen he
Slu'u " eaus % '"ent! 10 tnis1Y
80, 80 ~ AuosAcu n'.a oo"n' Alckeo nm
u ~ sneu a,' ~ e,u ~, n,n ~ "olAea any
o, .Ao.o W. LUG .,s. suA'e ~ eIen oenanos were
sonpusu MIL ~. usnef "ag@' lnn
veIui ienee '1'Sntenoo ao"o Of Inc
=. Wv n "k 20 WORK
-. Suses puiu tnsn a'a tne "olk was
uasu ts " tuc nt'"e ns1. aaJ VII ne"
ua4'oo eoo1a US 0eeasoo' FL" "ooioenea oy tnelr
~ -. 49,. eaes, tue eano gang u fa'nans
u. ~, ~ NC uoa4 a4ooh Hoase u ine company
- ~ sno "oseoes " luz sapcfan'enaeat' on
eatu'ua5 ugne. IoAns ooI one OF the most
41.' ao .1"N ,noueus4'e y, lhe ,nen' anoes some
i..1s,.ea r, ,x.r Ky % suaprsa l'sWs III ms ,aee'
~" hno.Aso "As unn oo"n anu eon'aenceo k1ck1ng
..,...". -. -. ~ " eeo y eome o, Inc
~ % S,..a,o,.a,, ~. -. Anu lucy .asu ie''' "rnss
" l'is.os 1na u'ah.oe savage tnfeaes against
as a. one "Ao uAiea " "osh a. tae saait I'LL al
e9t NC 'ueu "e1. taheu oacA " Inc price asked.
W. . "une"' tae iaaS oi tne mouse, "as 80 ter
l'as l'aee 'nat sne oss mol risen from hsr bed
enve' I.,
~ - W. Jast " est lnas majority OF Inc
.l..,,: nuu y. .nese ptoeeeo1hes, and are
s..a'e ~ "otA a. 'ne4s ON wages, out aAfe
Nv ~, .s"' u iS'sonsl injury Aost oi me
.mp'oss - ol 'oe company are peaceable,
.su:p.a au "s4 anposeo' ons thcg arc
eaeo "Ilu uc.slu ~ 1nes 'aooF LOT 1tif
Wy, " sang o. faanans ana Vagaoonds
wy euooss w "o,A na., 'as lime iof h1sh
'T1 sp.na ~ lss. o. 'aeH time on
81 iue soWpauy wlsnes 70 paS alt IL san
aao'u ~ aus , 20 ucn1 justly oy 'ts men IL
u,en uues " uos oS,ee' 10 any man leaSing It's en-
ploy ne eau 90 better elsewhere. But 1t
c1a!las tne lenl 10 employ sneh men as II
,ecs Nt' anu a. sucn wages as may DC mutual
y agreed upon' ana tnas raent 1t WILL maan-
TAN ~ every naHaru. but II Is not merely
question between the company and Its en-
Ployes. II involves stai more the rights
ana interests OF tae lanorar himself:
IL Involves lae question whcther the Ameri-
eau laoosel n freeman VINO may sell his H.
oot q. sven tu,e ana pace anu price that he
,n,,s4 tH nn1n a,. st 4oa nunse' o. save VINO
..n,sa ss oy III "aeu Aao "ne1e ana ~
la.so .ta eta'ta " ni" ~ othels' IL Is Time
.as "no'c somtnun1ly, ana especially the
- "sn' oeeAIte a"af' o1 Inc real ma
s anu ee'oenes .! sucn proceedings IL Is
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