Telegram-herald., 1889-05-29
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
Ths Mining Town Of Braiewood,
IL, Under Martial Law.
TIE STRIKERS THREATEN TROUBLE
Thes are Armed Sne 1nsir Aettsas Are
HeIligersnt - NscessisAts
S-lsias Cut ths state -
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N ooDsnsp FEAkEn

go11Ff III Asy - Grave trouble a
feared st HfAlcwoo keud9s morning "a
miners went ~ work NOTa sas at oace
sent 10 Ioal Oity and IL shori tins over
ooC Italian strikers. armed With az kinds
81 weapons from spade -
ritchfors formed IN hne snd sci
out fg BEndwood Al the crossing
of the Tail saa fTeua Ain0oka
te Goa Clty one ~ the strikers cllm1.sa
telegraph pole and with . pair 81 nippers
neatly severed every wire OF The poles a
TIE fOst&. Telegraph Company which run
along the hEe Of tie CsAl C1ty branch
Tie Italians then prooeedea OF their Nay.
constantly augmented by strikers, until
they reached the y" shaft nj tl.s Chi-
cage a Wilmington Coal Company Here
they found sheriff Huston ana fOuT
deputies IL charge. f'hey formed IN iine
sboat The mine EnG called upon the sheriff
- leave. threatening that 81 tie men IL TIE
mine did not guit woit ana leave they
would set the shaft OIL IRE The sheriff,
fearing for the safety Of Tie men IN the
mine. ordered them 10 quit work and lie al
once telegTSphed the Governor.
In the meantime tie strikers gathered up
oorcwo ood, props. coal carts. and every
thing else they could lay theiT hands b. and
threw IL down the shsft even nliing up tie
ssr-shatt with dirt and debris. 30 that ft Ia
feared the mules which haul tie coal cars
are smouhered
Sheriff Huston made bis way 90 the
Brsidwooo telegraph office and called Oh
The Governor for the State militia 10 aid
hun In dispensing the rioters and preserving
the peace. Governor flfer answered him IL
the effect that be had ordered Aclutant-
General Vance 10 proceed 60 Braid wood and
report TO the sheriff and act under his
orders In suppressing violence, protecting
the property Of the mine and en-
ecuung the law, aud that General Vance
had full authority 10 call out the necessary
force from the State militia Ter tAat
purpose The Italians are well armed and
even have the hsrdihood ~ assemble Ia the
prairie and drill like company OF we'll
trained soldiers il is unnistxkEble that
they are a neTvy lot and thai the citizens Of
Braidwood are generally in sympathy with
them. II is feared THAI the Italians VIII
come from Grundy County and their strong
holds in Coal City and Grape Greek and
after filing up with whisky. attempt 10 dis
perse the militia
BRAlDwooD. IL. MAY 2s.-Adtutant-Gen.
erai Vance arrived here 1T O'Clock Mon
day afternoon Shortly before midnight
Company II from Kankakee. Company ID
from Ottawa and Company @ from Bloom
ington reached here on special trains and
were formed in line and marched 10 thu
mines three miles from this city
The two companies OF Chicago militia
which left that city Monday night had .
close call al gardner The conductor OF the
train had received orders TO run slowly
between Gardner and Braidwood Ii
was well that this warning was given,
otherwise there would have been q terrible
disaster On reaching Gardner IT VIA
found that some Iniscreants had wedgeG
stones in the switches so firmly that
wreck would surely have followed had not
the obstructions been discovered
CHICAGO, Nay 2S-Advices from Braid.
wood say that the militia are holding
peaceable possession OF the mines, tbs
Italians Keeping at safe distance Great
excitement prevails and business is about
al a standstill
Twenty miners have been arrested
On their persons were found knives
and revolvcrS 1t is asserted that
the Italians are rallying at Cooley,
Coal City, Clark City, Gardner and Brake
Vile for al attack The plan Of Colonel
Bennett is 10 attack the Italian settle
ments in detail before they can rally. Great
activity is noted IN the Italian quarters and
crowds are seen gathering together 20 res
cue their arrested brothers The residents
say the Italians mean hyht and DO not care
for their lives