The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-27
Telegraphic.
THE RIOTING STRIKERS,
0verawed and Dispersed by
the Presence Of the
Military.
Fears that the Trouble Is not Over
"A Reward Offered for the +
Bridge Burners Other
News.
News.

CoLLNsyILLE, H., May 26.-Tbis
morning al the usual hour, $3.50 a. m.
tue whistles blew for the men 10 descend
Into the pitt, aud the nlnety-fiye laborers
brought out from East ST. Louis on spe-
cial train, together with the forty resident
operators OF machines, the engineers, fire.
men, carmen, ETC., went down the shafts
OF Abbey mines three and four,
and at O'Clock resumed
work NJ though nothing had happened.
AT six O'Clock last evening every coal mine
on the Vandalla Line between East 81.
Louis and Troy, was closed and practically
In possession OF a drunken mob OF armed
men. ready 10 proceed to deeds OF de-
struction aud Violence, II one among them
dared TO assume the leadership. At six
O'Clock this morning steam was up in the
mines from East st. Louis to Troy. The
drunken, bowling, armed mob which had
he'd sway for three days, WAS not
visible to the naked eye. The presence
Two COMPANIES OF MILITIA,
amere handful, only nihety-six OF them,
altogether, had wrought the change. The
sentry PAGES his beat where. yesterday, the
little crowd gathered around the keg OF
beer, purchased upon the subscription
plan. II has been decided after consulta-
lion between all the parties In interest, the
mob excepted, that the best manner In
which 10 proceed 10 to issue warrants
against twenty five or thirty of the men
who were conspicuous in the
raids OF Thursday morning, and
prosecute them for conspiracy.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock the striking min.
ers began 10 appear upon the streets, but
IL was plain TO be seen that there Is but
small percentage Of the number whose rule
- l.gt t,Lt b. k.s
the others had departed for the White Oak
mine, which Ia located on the Cairo Short
Line railroad, thirty mine miles from st.
Louis Is confirmed. Secretary Price, Of
the Abbey Company, while here this
morning said that he was not at all sanguine
that the trouble was all over. The
quiet retreat OF last night he considers
suspicious. Vigilance will not be relaxed
for weeks 10 come. The militia viii to-
night occupy the new boarding house on
the bluff above mine No. 3. The work Of
urrcsting ringleaders in the recent attack
on mine No. IL going on, 4. j. Crandall
accompanying the sheriff around and point
ing out the men who were conspicuous in
the trouble Of the 23d inst. Word has been
received that the mincrsat Confidence have
gone into the pit. Troy will no1open until
Monday.
The vandalia management IL determined
TO prosecute the war upon the strikers to
the bitter end NJ would seem to be indi-
Gated by the following circular issued to-
| day by the sheriff Of st. Louis county:
$1,000 REWARD!
am authorized nv George W. Parker,
| Vice President and General Manager OF the
| ST. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad
| company, to offer reward OF 81 900 for
| the arrest and conviction OF the party or
| parties who set fire and attempted TO burn
| The trestle on the Cairo Short Line divis-
| ion OF toe above road near this city on the
| night Of May %, 1888.
| FRED RoPIQUET,
Sheriff.