The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-25
MINERS STILL RIOT
Strikers Again Attack the
Deputies at Odin and
Are Repulsed.
TWO DEPUTIES KILLED At LA SALE
Coal Shafts Set Afire and the Jail
Torn Down-Quiet at Sickle
Hollow.
FWO DEPUTIES KILLED AT La SALLE

CENTRALIA, ILL.,, May 25, 1884. .--Notwlth-
standing their defeat and the capture Of a
quarter of their number yesterday IN
Odin, the Duquoin striking miners made
another attack on the Centralia miners be-
morning about fifty of the strikers crept
stealthily to the mines, which had been left
lightly guarded in the belief that
any attack, if made, would be on the armory,
where the arrested men were confined under
heavy guard. The first intimation Of the
strikers approach was tremendous fusilade
of bullets against the mining conpany's
office. Fortunately no guards were
there, but they were q short dis
tance away and returned the fire with
their Winchesters, and the attackers took
to their heels So far as known no one was
hurt. Assistance soon came to the guards
and no further trouble occurred. A little
after nine o'clock this morning the troops
ordered here under Colonel R. NJ. Smith ar
rived, and the town was Immediately put
under military guard.
News reached here from Duquoin that 500
more strikers are endeayoring to steal
train and come here, while from Breese
comes word that the strikers there are pre-
pairing to march. The troops, however, are
in strong force and will resist any mob that
may come Sheriff Helms also has large
force of deputies now on duty, all picked
men.
The arrested Duquoin men had hard
night of it on the Armory floor without bed
ding and all feeling very bitter, Jimmy,
one of the leaders, asserts that none OF the
Duquoin men committed any overt act, but
that his force is suffering from the acts of
others. 1t is not yet known whether they
will be prosecuted for the damage done in
Centralia, or for stealing the Illinois train,
or both Anton Anderson, who was shot
yesterday in the riot, will recover
REotIng At La Sale.
JOLIET, ILL.,, May %, 1894. "A report has
reached here that the striking miners which
left Spring Valley at two o'clock this morn
ing have arrived at La Sale and begun their
work of destruction. Coal shafts have been
set on fire and it is reported that one or two
deputy sheriffs have been killed and the Jail
torn down. Companies of militia started
from this city and Streator for La Sale at
five o'clock this morning.
Mischief Brewing at Nickie Hollow
FULLER, Pa, May 25. 1s94-That there
Mine was apparent last night, but where the
strikers make their headquarters no one
| seems to know or else will not tell Many
! things confirmed the suspicion that Fayette
| City was the base of operations by the strik-
ers Throughout the night there was light
| in nearly every residence, and the male
members of the village were up and dressed.
Those of the men who were spoken to
were in a surly mood. They would not an
swer questions regarding the movements of
organized bodies of strikers, while one de-
;1I all fcdn Of
the correspondent that if there had been any
it was all over, and they had better go back
to Pittsburg anyway. The conditions lnd1-
Gated clearly that some mischief was on
foot The men seemed to be awaiting a sig
nal of some kind, or else to hear from par
ties already on the warpath.
At the Washington Run mine, the cores
pondent was met by half dozen determined
looking deputy sheriffs, armed with Win
chesters Attorney Cochran of Uniontown
had forbidden the men to talk. An attack
upon the mines today. from present iudica-
tions, is not improbable. Ii assailants come,
there will be bloodshed.
Attorney Cochran is busy analyzing re-
ports brought in from all parts of the region.
He is attorney for. Sheriff Wilhelm and he
said this morning as soon as it was clear to
him when the strikers would likely return
he would advise the calling for troops. He
was SO near the deciding point that cali for
troops can be expected at any moment. Ii a
regiment should arrive here today there will
be further bloodshed.
The bodies of the four men who were shot
at the battle near the saw-mill have been re-
moved to an undertaking establishment at
Perryopolis, one mile from here. Two Of
them are still unidentified Committees
from miners lodges all over the coal
region have been coming into view the
bodies to see if any Of their members are
among them Many Of them old Washing
ton Run miners live at Perryopolis, and
everybody that enters the town is viewed
with suspicion Metaphorically speaking
these men are s'red hot, and q number Of
them assured the correspondent that the
affair was not over vet