The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-30
THE ILLINOIS MINERS STRIKE.
THE TROUBLES CULMINATE IN 4
RESORT TO ARMS.
Fight Between the State Military and the
Riotons strikers-scveral Fatal Casual
ties-Three Hundred Frantic Women Join
In the Demonstration.

ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Thc strike OF the
Illinois miners, Which eliminated yester-
day in rioting and bloodshed, has been I'm
progress for fully two weeks. The most
remarkable feature in its latter stages was
The active part which the wives and daugh-
tiers OF the miners took IN preventing the
new men from working the mines. These
Amazons, numbering fully 800, marching
in battle array, and supported by about $50
miners, took possession OF the mines yes
terday, and work was entirely suspended
throughout the district.
The militia which Governor Hamilton or
dcred out on Thursday, consisting OF COM
panies from Taylorsvillc, Edwardsville, and
Nerden, had been concentrated at East ST.
Louis, so rs TO be in readiness 10 proceed
TO any point threatened. They were placed
under the command OF Colonel Barley, OF
SprinfCld, who received instructions from
the Governor 10 take his orders from the
sheriff OF the county in which the troops
were stationed
THE CIVIL. Authorities POwERLEss.
Yesterday morning Barley was notified
that the mob had taken possession OF the
mines around BeIleville. and the civil au-
thorities were pOwerless. lie Immediately
started with his three companies on board
the train, and arrived ut Bcleyille late in
the afternoon. when he learned that the
mob had taken possession OF Mine No. l.,
at Rinicke, a small railroad station in St.
CLAIR county, three and half miles west
OF Bclleville. The militia started fer that
point and reached it about $3.50 =. NJ.
From the car-windows they saw n mob Of
500 strikers and about 100 frantic women
-. ct f,a t,,fna 4
Just come FROM Rosebill. and, wild with
rage. were very much more demonstrative
than the men.
THE MILITARY AT THE SCENE.
The train stopped in n raylne between
two high hills, and both bluls were covered
with strikers, the women having taken po-
sitiOn on the summit. DCputy-Sherif An
thony. OF st. Clair county, mounted box
on the depot platform, and, addressing the
strikers. said he did not desire TO have
trouble. but he wanted the laws complied
with, and urged the mob to dispense peace
ably. Before he concluded The report OF n
pistol rang out on the air. followed by two
more shots from the summit Of the hill.
The Deputy felt the bullet whistle past his
ear, and noticed where the smoke came
from in the mob, and drew his pistol and
fired in that direction. This was the sig
nal for a general fusilade from the mob,
and one OF the soldiers who was just get
ting out OF the ears fell with bullet
through his knee. Two thirds OF the mill.
tia were still i'm the cars when Deputy
Sheriff Anthony ordered Colonel Barley
to give word TO fire, and the Colonel shouted
out the command to his men.
THE MOB FIRED UPON WITH DEADLY EFFECT.
The troops filed rapidly out OF the ears
and poured yOlley into the strikers with
deadly effect. The latter rctreated, but re-
turned the fire, whereupop second yolley
was given by the militia. The mob, men
and women alike, scattered and ran heller
SHELTER through the gulleyS and ravineS.
After the smoke had cleared away it was
found that one OF the strikers had been in
stantly killed and another shot through the
head so that he cannot recover. a third
was shot through the hips. Several made
their escaDe, leaving bloody tracks behind
them. The exact number OF wounded j:
not yet learned.
TwENTY-sIX PRISONERS TAKEN.
Twenty-six OF the mob were made pri.
soners and are now held by the soldiers in
their camp. Company +, Of Edwards
vile. numbering forty-five men, will re-
main at Rinicke with the prisoners. The
Taylorsville and Nerden companies left
late last night for home, but under orders
to hold themselves in readiness TO move on
Collinsvillc, where trouble is anticipated
to-day. At late hour last night every
thing was quiet i'm BeleyIllc district.
TIE SITUATION At BELLEvILLE YESTERDAY.
ST. LOUIS. May 29.-Dispatches from
Bclleyille, H., state that everything is
quiet there this morning. The inquest on
the dead striker begins at II O'Clock. RI
nicke's mine. where the riot occurred last
evening, i working this morning under
the protection Of the militia. This is a
machine mine which does not employ
regular miners, and was working yeSter-
dav under an agreement made with the
miners some DAYS ago. II any further
trouble occurs it will be ut mines some dis
lance from Bellevile. which at this writing
have not been heard from. The sheriff re-
ports all quiet at the pits in the immediate
vicinity OF Belleyile. The streets Of that
city are crowded with miners and citizens
discussing the events Of yesterday. The
firing'by the militia is not generally viewed
in a favorable light.
Fred. Iloilmaster, the glass-blower who
was killed in yesterdays encounter, came
from Pittsburgh. He had been in Belle
vile two weeks. The glass-blowers at
Belleyille are on 4 strike, and some OF them
were with the striking miners yesterday,
which accounts for Hoifmaster's presence
at Rinicke mine. There seems to be no
doubt that Deputy-Sheriif ordered
the troops to fire on the mob, bu. not until
several pistol-shots had been fred by the
strikers, two OF them aimed directly at An
thOny and General Reese, who were stand
ING by the side OF the train consulting Is
to what should be done.
ALL QUIET AT THE ABBEY MINES.
COIIINsvILLE, LII, May 29.-The
Abbey mines, Nos. 3 and 4, are working
with n full complement OF men. and no
trouble is ANTICIPATED. The men at work,
MANY Of whom have been in the employ Of
the company for a number OF years, are
satisfied and willing TO work. They are
paid by the day at wages that were fixed
when the miners were receiving three cents
per bushe, at other mines, and the wages
are entirely satisfactory. While the wages
Of other miners have been reduced from
SO TO 80 per cent, the pay OF the men en-
ploved has not been reduced at all. The
attempt to stop these mines was merely an
effort to stop the supply of coal for ST..
Louis. and there were no demands for in
crease OF pay.
A special grand jury has been convened
at Edwardsville by Judge Snyder for the
purpose OF indicting those who composed
the mob which took possession Of Mine No.
4 and maltreated the men employed there.
There are no indications OF mob-law in
this vicinity to-day. and from the express
sions OF citizens OF this locality heard on
all sides it would not be well for a mob OF
anv kind to assemble with the idea Of yio-
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