Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-27

luca that the leaders 1alleQ CO get tnelr at- tention. At II o'clock last night Com night at the big Sandy.
 The order for march was give at 1 o'clock this morning. The pro gramme of the army when they arrive at Toluca is to call mass meeting immediately and try to use moral suasion upon the Toluca miners to quit work and help the cause. Many of the marchers are old men and there are some women among them.
 The Stat From Spring Valley.
 SPRING VALLEY, Ills, April 27.-Intense excitement prevails here over the coal miners strike, and strong fears are eX pressed that a conflict betwe en the strikers and the men who refused to leave their work will result in riot and bloodshed. The center of the conflict will be Toluca, where the miners refuse to quit their work.
 A committee went from La Salle to per suade them to join the strikers, but it re- turned with report that the men in the mines there absolutely refused to lay down their tools or to help the strikers in any way.
 A meeting of the strikers was imme- diately held, at which this report was pre- sented, and it was determined that from 2,000 to 5000 men from La Sale, Peru, Oglesby, Spring Valley, Seaton, Ladd and Laceyville should organize and march in body to Toluca and compel the men at work there to desist.
 The mine owners have provided them selves with arms and ammunition in abundance, and it is feared that when this army of strikers reaches Toluca there will be bloodshed and death. Feeling is run ming very high here against the men who have refused to quit work, and should they fall into the hands of the strikers lit tie mercy would be shown them.
 A wing of an army of miners has left this city for Toluca, Charles J. Devlin's new mining town, where 800 men are work ing in the mines Nearly 2, ,0o0 men moved from this city, and others were simultane ously marching in from the ighborina mining camps. Ladd sent delegation of 400 miners.
 Five commissary wagons were filled with food the contribution of business men. Frederick Knowles is commander-in-c chief of the forces. He issued an order to the effect that no one would be allowed to carry arms. The sheriff Of Marshall county. with lot of deputies, is at Toluca await ing the Spring Valley army.
 LA SALLE, Ills, April 27.-The miners of this city and surrounding towns are gath ing preparatory to march on Toluca to force the men there to quit work. They expect to reach Toluca, which is 2S miles distant, today.
 PERU, Ills, April 27.-Fully 600 miners left here for Toluca. They will be joined a few miles south by miners from Spring Valley, Laceyville. Ladd, Seaton, and will march to Toluca 5000 strong.
 Request Made For Troops.
 SPRINGFIELD, Ills, April 27.-The state miners conference adjourned after a two days session. Resolutions were passed pledging all delegates to work for the suc- cess of the miners strike, to prevent if possible any miners from going to work and to protect the lives and property of all during the progress of the strike. After the adoption of lengthy political plat form the convention adjourned. State President Crawford left here for Toluca, as he received a telegram from Streator that 800 coal miners, mostly Hungarians and Italians, were ready to proceed to Toluca and drive the miners there from the mines
 Acting Governor Gill received the fol lowing telegram from Sheriff Lenz of Mar shall county, sent from Toluca:
 Three hundred armed strikers from Spring Valley, La Salle and Peru are here. anticipate trouble and possible bloodshed. Feeling unable to meet them, respectfully call upon you for five or six full companies of militia. Send them from Chicago Joliet. Santa Ee road will have special train waiting for them at either point. Try to get them here by o'clock if pos sible. Answer quick. - Governor Gill telegraphed at once that he did not think he was warranted in call ing out the militia from facts set forth in the telegra m, as he had no proof that the strikers were armed, or have yet, or are likely to become riotous, but that he would leave for the scene of the anticipated trou- ble and personally investigate the matter.
 Governor Gill left on the midnight train, accompanied by Assistant Adjutant Gen General Boyle, for Toluca. Adiutant Gen eral Orendo orff was notified at Kansas City.
 The Great Northern Strike.
 ST. PAUL, April 27.-All overtares for peaceful settlement of the Great Northern railroad strike have been declared off, and the company, and the American Railway union have begun test of strength that may cause considerable bloodshed before it ends. x
 The Great Northern railroad extends from this city to the coast, with many branches in this state and the Dakotas, and its 4, ,495 miles of track goes through considerable comparatively new country. where no other means of traffic are to be had and where the conditions of society allow a somew hat reugher element to con- trol affairs The result is that insuch sec tions, when the road begins to run its trains with new men, there will be war to the knife. -
 It is believed to have been this fact al most as much as the desire to give his men every chance to make known their grievances that induced President Hill to wait two weeks without an attempt to get out any other than mail trains, but he has started the first freight in two weeks, and the battle may be said to have begun. The officials of the road secured the issuance by the United States court in this state and Dakota and also iE Montana restrain ing orders ordering the men not to inter fere in any way with the handling. of the road. Under this order deputies were sent out in all mail trains and on the freight trains as we'll.
 During the time that the strikers have been preventing the running of the road committee of B members of the Ameri- can Railway union employees of the road assembled in this city in accordance with a reply favorable to their request for a con- ference with the officials of the road.
 The men sent brief communication to President Hfll unconditionally rejecting his proposition for arbitration, renewing their demand for the old schedules and giving him to understand that this Is their ultimatum. Mir. Hill sent a reply to the