Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-30
WAR IN THE COAL MINES.
The Mob Fired On by the Troops.


ing their work at Roseh:ll, across tn
rivsr, in Illinois, yesterday, and leaving
a guard there to see that their mandate
WAS carried ont, the women marched t
Reinek's mine No. l. three miles from
Beliville, on the L. & N. Railroad, and
being reinforced by large number o
strikers, drove ont the men workin:
there. It is reported that they tore NJ
the railroad switch and threatened t.
burn the surface works OF the mine,
| but Of this nothing is definitely known
The mob at this point increased rapid
y, and snrn iere-sl hARareds, includ.
| ing about han tsed EssEsB, ~1,o wess
the most unmansgs uis os the crowd
aud were beyond the control of the
civil authorities. The Sheriff tele-
craphed Governor Ea,nllt N for aid,
and come of the miltia at st. Louis
were seut ont as soon as spscla! train
could be made up.
4. Marissa, some fiitaen oajlss beyond
Beileyillp, a crowd OF miners appeared
in the morning and demanded that
work shonld cease. deputy Sheriff
Ragland, who was present with civil
posse. t i'd them that auy interference
or their part with ths working OF .ha
mine woui, simply result in bringing
cut the milit .ry force. who would arrest
all distufbrrs, and advised taem I'D ra.
tire. This they considered good advice
and withdrew, leaving the mine in the
peaceabie possession OF the men who
were working i.
4 reporter ;rcn the 2 santks mine
2ivss the FLOWING p.rsicalass: Sheriff
Roplanet having satisfied Governor
Haml III that the L1cb st the Roanoke
mine vas beyond -ks control OF any
posse tiat couli be raised II the vicin-
Ity, the Executive teiegr& phec 10 Col.
Harkiey, who was Bt E sst 81. Louis
wish the Edsardsaii.e, Tayiolsrille and
Vuden companies & u.ii;tia, awaiting
order, to proceed II osce t, tie scene
af t., trontl-. a. 5:45 p, II. the
train bearing tas troops arrived at the
mine. The wemeu we're on tha b!ut1s
here ti,s con-pauy's buildings are To-
CT d. The men, about $50 in number.
were on the soutl SIDE If the reilroad
track, They al carried canes ef vary
iog thickness. Dopu.y Sheritfs An
tnony and RyIsni were on the ground,
Anthony III charge. As ths train
ha:t-d, Colonel Haikiey appeared on
the platform Of the c.rs. Anthony
Jumped on the platform, AMI. with out
s;rst.hsd arms, &c shouted to the strik-
ers. some Of wncm Lso startea t. run
when tiev saw tie soldiers: Halt;
arres. you all III the name of the law
The answer was pistol sh.t from the
-far ks - .i.es-es. ,.stIs { ~ - as ss,s
the head OF Captain Fahsnssoek OF tls
Eiuardsv.lis Company. aud struck
c.r, breaking e wiudow. BarAley All.
swersd, it is reported, with his revolver.
No command Was giysu to fire, but, as
il the Colone's sLot was the slgus',
the breach-!oaders Of the troops rang
ont again and again. The mob fed
down the railroad embankment and
through the woods, and took ditch
ten feet wide Ike so many deer. One
man was seen to stagger, fall and lay
with his arms out tretched on the fur.
,her bsnk of the ditch. He was shot
through the head. He had not been
identified when the reporter left the
ground, but be is known to bs from
Caseyvllle, and one Of the party taat
had been securing the district for
week.
The militia started in pursuit and
found man named Spry in the woods.
wounded in the leg. Eighteen strikers
we're captured and sent iutO Belseville
under guard They vii! be prosecuted
under the statuts against riotous con.
duct. During the engagement put ono
militiaman wasinjured-Henry Theurer,
of the Edwaldsvile company-he re.
ceiying q very slight Aesh wound in the
shoul Ter from pist,l shot. Only two
revolvers were found on the prisoners.
One had two shells exploded, the other
only one. At ! O'Clock Colonel Bark ley
ordered the Virden and Taylorviiie
troops back to East St. Louie, leaving
the Edwardsville company on guard.
The women became very turbulent after
the engagement. and were removed by
m escort of militia without trouble.
The greatest excitement prevails in
Bel,eville, and afte. parading the street,
t, the tap of drum, tonight a mass
meeting Of nearly two hundred miners
was he IL at the Courthouse, at which
speakers denounced the action Of the
militia in firing on the miners.
BELLkvILLE. IL, May 29-Every'
thing IS quiet this morning. TIE in
quest on the dead striker begins at ii
o'clock. Reinecke's mine, where last
evenings unto, tuna;e affair occurred. is
working this morning under the protec.
t;or of the militia. This is . machine
mine ard does NIT empty regular
miners. and was working yesterday
under an agreement made with the
miners some days ago. 1t any
further trouble "ccnrs it will be
as miues gone distance from here
which, a. this writing, have nst bsen
heard iso,n. The Sheriff reports all
auir. at the pits ia t;lis vicinity. The
streets OF .hi. city are crowded with
miners discassing the evsi t. o! yesser-
day. The firiug of the militia Is not
generally viewed il a isvorishte light.
The man killed at Il iccAe'e mina last
easily measured by the public exigeocies.
evening t...s bstn identified AZ Fred
Hoffin IL y, gisss-blower from f,tt-
stnrg. He had beEn in Bc!aevliie but