The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-26
Telographic.
LABOR LORE.
The Worst Feared from the
Rioters at CoIIinsviIIe, III.
The Military Out-The UusuaI Lis
OF Crimes and Criminals.
Other News.

ColLINsviLIH, H., MAY q. An ouiet
III iLls place and at the mines to-dal hui
no miners are working. Four hundred
miners from Belleyile and other places are
IN tne CITY, The sheriff and his deputies
are mere TO Keep things quiet. The mayor
mas sworn IN hfty special police officers.
As precautionary measure he closed all
the bar. rooms last night. The operators
are willing TO pay the price asked Tor dig
cling, but they will not be dictated TO by
the miners union. The miners are be-.
coming desperate, and II IL feared that the
worst 10 yet TO come.
AZ midnight the ST. Clair county depu-
ties went back TO East st. Louis, Sheriff
Holse OF Madison county, after looking
over the field, sent two kilograms 10 Gov.
Hamilton, In which he stated that such are
the social and business complications in
this district that he does not believe civil
posse could be raised strong enough 10
quel the mob, should II resort 10 extreme
measures. lie received word from Ed
wardsvlllo that the Adjutant. General al
that point to
HOLD THEMSELVES IN READINESS
10 march The sheriff received no direct
reply from the Governor, and IL in a
qllshnary as 10 how to proceed. At 9
O'Clock this morning miners assembled 10
the number Of 800 at point
midway between Abbey mines Nos. 3 and
Z, and were harangued by their leaders.
The fence about No. had been completed
In the meanwhile. and they did moi enter
me premises. At $3.50 they learned from
the butcher who supplies the Hotel Gran.
dali with meat that none had been ordered
for breakfast, which satisfied them that tina
laborers driven of Thursday had not re.
turned. They then detailed fifty men TO
remain and see that no attempt was made
to start up, and $50 Of them. by actual
count, started east on the railroad track.
marching two by two. A picket was left
at Mine No. 3. When the ColIinsyile
mine was reached, they were told
that no attempt to work would be
maue' Ihey contented them
selves with threat 10 clean out the
Doai alng-house on their return. Word
was then given to 20 forward 10 the Con-
fdence and Troy mines. A conspicuous
feature OF the procession was bali dozen
men carrying kegs OF beer upon their
shoulders. ] have Just talked with a man
who walked in from the Confidence mine.
lie says that no work was contemplated
at the mine to-day. The strikers seem
suspicious, however, and upwards OF
hundred stopped there, remaining outside
Of the enclosure.
THE BEER WAS TAPPED
and scenes OF disorder followed, the
men yelling and hooting, throwing stones
a. the fence and discharging pistols
In the air. MIR. Weisenburg, super
intendcnt Of the mine, has teiegrapbed
to Deputy Sheriff Lsnham that his
property Is surrounded by a mob, and
that II Is In danger, and that he calls for
assistance. The Bellevile and Caseyyille
men were Joined between this point and
the Confidence Mine by strong delegation
from the miners on the o. &M. r. r
Those who did not remain at Confidence,
pushed on TO Troy, seven miles from here,
and surrounded the Brookside mine,
which II the last on the Vandalia track. IL
Was In operation, but on the appearance Of
the mob this morning, the men struck
work. The Brookside superintendent also
teleRraphs that disorder prevails, and in
vokes the aid Of the law.
Mr. Crandall stated that sufficient force
would arrive this evening to protect his
mines and that be would start both OF them
Tomorrow morning. The men In East st,
Louis have all sgnifed their willingness to
go Into the PITS II guaranteed protection.
In that event collision il inevitable.
Such has been the conduct OF the miner.
IN Confidence and Troy that the Governor
has at last awakened 10 the situation, and
ordered the military companies
IT Tayloryille and Edwardsyille 10 20
at once TO Carlinville. Arrangements have
been made TO care for them during their
stay. The Tayloryille military company
comes on railroad The Edwardsyllle SOL
diers come afoot. The miners are begin
ming to come In from Confidence and Troy.