The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14

reprcsenting the miners. The COM
mi,.ce promised obedience to the law
in The future and deplored the injury
don 10 railroad property. which they
sad was brought about by persons
having no authority. There were
over 80 miner. hanging around the
station and switch all day, the tele-
gram stated. Upon receiving the in
formation that the troops were coming
the ma ority of them left and the re-
mairdcr di persed after the arrival of
the militia.
The sheriff and a detachment of the
militia started to hunt down the ring
leaders, and the compan 5 train crew
began repairing the tracks. The few
striker, who remained were behaving
sNcadidlv, the Adjutant stated. Two
hundred and thirty militiamen march
el from sullivan to Shelburn. All is
| reported quiet there. Fourteen COM
panic, are now III the mining region.
Al Washington the State troops
ma!ched into t.ark's station 500 strong
with q Calling gun, to find that only
fifty miners had stayed to face the mu-
Sic. The militia was drawn up in
lie along the edge Of the woods
and Sheriff Leming then rad
the warrant against the miners
Tor rlotous conspiracy and placed
three OF the leaders. Squire Summers,
Dick Gate, and John Flynn, under ar
pest. As soon as the troops were in
linz the railroad men at once repaired
The track and the loaded ears were
ttken ca west. The 1000 miners who
were reported en- route to Clark's sta
ton did not m~aterialize, neither had
tncy collected at any point along the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern.
HE certainty that the officers intend
ca 70 enforce the law seemed to quell
lhe lebellious feeling among the men.
Inc miners say that as soon as the
'o'Qs are withdrawn they will again
stop al coal cars, but anticipating this
Two companies will be stationed at
,4arks until all fear of trouble is past.
Il /, apparent tonight that the back
bone OF the strike has been broken.
lie militia have done the WORK. The
Washington miners deserted their col
!eagi e. mere and the Cannelburg min
81, are too few to do anything
nat submit tonight. The militia met
no resistance.
Miners Sullenly See Cars Move.
SuI.lyan-The State militia arrived
Al sullivan from the southern part of
lLe state, IN all numbering 500. They
POPPED over here and waited until the
.iaiiiAcn could get an engine to take
Tue etal out of Shelburn, then as soon
la ne trainmen came they boarded
.Helr special train, bound for the Shell
p-Fn district. Sheriff Mills, in COM
AaAd' stopped the train south of the
seP,o', got his soldiers all ready, then
,,aaqe a march and surrounded the
Ia.l' No demonstrations were made
~ me few miners who were pres.
T a4 One old lady with a pistol
~.-eF her apron, who marched out
10y ior action with the militia, was
@S@ia,7At and scuthed with by Sheriff
..' until he secured the gun. The
~4era had each car branded "scab
,o@" The miners made threats that
uid not mean much to them and
.1"l The Evansville and Terre Haute
outG not ship coal unless they kept a
Jung army at Shelburn all the
sH~e and claimed that no more coal
n.o0Io pass through there until this
s ~ settled. Several hundred people
\ G,i'ered to see the battle between the
T. ~."i;.?s and the militia. After the
lila mad finished their work they
c"mue back to Sullivan and went into
or1 I at the fair grounds, with only
@V nan IN the hospital.
"i'ters Attempt to Wreck Cars.
10 "IallI,- a desperate effort was made
ro.o "rtck freight train No. q, sup
er.' 10 be hauling coal, just east of
lirr Il Nandalia found two coup
lnc5, pms wedged in switch frog, but
and the train was running slow,
~as stopped quickly after striking
be F pis, The engineer claims that if
"4o been running at the usual rate