Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-06-09
CHECKED eY TROOPS.
Indinnn Sriiitinyuen Put Stop to the Acts
of Riotous Miners.


1876 men, marched into Jwn at
| 11:15 o'clock Sunday morning and
guarded train crew while they hooked
on to the cars and hauled them
away. There was no overt act of re-
sistance, but few men indulged in
more or less reckless talk. A woman
drew pistol at one stage of the pro-
ceedings. but she was promptly dis
armed by Sheriff Mills, of Sullivan
| county.
When the strikers were being cleared
from about the cars Jack Buckley, a
young miner and the son of promi-
| inent citizen, is said to have been slow
| to obey Gen. McKee's order to get Off
| the fence where he was sitting. Gen.
Mckee struck him with the fat side Of
| his sword. For a time it looked
| as If this incident would cause trouble
| The miners insisted that Sheriff
| Mills should arrest the general and
said they would make it warm for the
soldiers unless this was done. The
general was not arrested, however,
and the troops got away without firing
shot. Every man was provided with
forty rounds of ammunition and re-
|
would have meant appalling results.
| The militia, under command of Brig.
Gen. Mckee, reached here at 11:15 a.
m. Upon leaving the train slirmish
line was thrown across the railroad
track, while a line of soldiers was
formed on either flank. Then the
whole regiment was ordered to
march, its arms at trail. 1t did
SO with rapid STEP The town
was crowded with men, women and
children. All the open space about the
depot was crowded. Upon these peo-
| pie the soldiers bore straight down.
The throng fell away hurriedly and
without reluctance. Within ten or
fifteen minutes the militia was
in complete possession. No striker
or other citizen was anywhere
near the side track or coal cars
whic stand near the depot. The
left flank of the advancing troops
had deployed and formed long bayo-
neted line beside the coal cars. The
engine backed in, hooked up the over
due train and pulled it away.
| The militia proceeded straight away
to Alum Cove another mining camp in
this county, and took out several cars
of coal and coke from that place. A
fight was narrowly averted. The SOL
diers were on the verge of clash sew
eral times. The militia are now camped
6 miles south of here.
One or two freight trains were held
up Sunday night and searched for coal
They We're stopped by ties on the track
1t is reported that all the miners in
this district will be here to-day to re-
sist the soldiers in plotting north bound
coal through. There is some very sem
sational talk and even the coolest men
are greatly agitated. 1t seems at this
hour absolutely out of the question
that the Evansville & Terre Haute
company can move any coal through
this place to-day without trouble.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 4. - Gov.
Matthews and Col. Thomas NJ. Defrees
received word Sunday from Camel
burg and Shelburn, where the troops
We're mobilized, that all was peaceable
and quiet, and that the strikers had
made no further attempt to inter-
fere with the moving of trains
1t is the intention. however,
to keep the militia in the
field until order is completely restored.
| The total number of men under arms
is ESQ., and 400 of them are at Camel
burg under command of Col. James II.
Ross. Brig. Gen. Mckee is in command
at Shelburn. There are sixteen COM
panies in all in action, but Adjt. Gen.
Robbins wired his assistant, Col. De-
frees, Sunday afternoon that no more
would be needed.
WASHINGTON, Ind, June 4.-The sol.
diers are masters of the strike situa-
tion at Cannelburg. Where mob OF
hungry men armed with cudgels and
firearms held forth Saturday and Satur-
day night is body of troops. Col. Ross
is in command of nine companies,
although Gen. Robbins is present and
has his headquarters in camp. The
soldiers arrived at the scene of the dis,
turbance about 8 o'clock Sunday morn,
ing and the miners seem to have
been swallowed up by the earth.
Not over twenty-five witnessed the
coming of the troops, and they
made no resistance. The Others
dispersed. but it is claimed they intend
to continue to hold up trains as soon
as the armed forces are removed. The
miners in this city are sullen and
keenly feel the humility of being
worsted.
CAIRO, ILL.,, June 4.-The scarcity o1
coal and the consequent high prices is
causing much anxiety in this city
Last week the Iron Mountain local be,
tween Cairo and Poplar Bluff, Mo-.
was reduced to half time
running only on alternate days
and the Delta Electric company
and several manufacturing establish
ments have been burning wood for ter
days. To-day the local freight between
Cairo and St. Louis on the Mobile
Ohio road and all day passenger trains
between Cairo and ST. Louis and Cairo
and Jackson, Tenn, will be taken of
temporarily on account of lack of coal
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