The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-27
COAL MINERS UGLY.
Three thousand Strikers March
to Toluca, I'LL
TO MAKE GOLFERS STOP WORK.
The Sheriff Calls far IYooPs The Ceks
1sgiea In . Cendistsa -
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srgTssrIELp. H.. April S.-Acting Gov.
Gill at 10 o'clock tonight received the fol-
lowing message from Sheriff Jensen, st
Toluca:
Three thousand strikers from Spring
Valley, la Sale and Peru are here. /
anticipate trouble and possibly bloodshed.
Feeling unable TO meet the demand
] respectfully call on you for i've or six
full companies OF militia Send them
viii have . special train waiting for them.
Try TO get them here by O'Clock u possi-
bic. Answsr quick"
Acting Gov. Gill autographed at once
that he did not think he was warranted in
calling out the militia, As he understood
the miners were not armed and not likely
to become riotous. but he would leave to-
nieht tor there and personally look into
the matter. He iefs on the midnight
train. accom- panied BY Assistant AdiI Gen.
Boyle. Adit Gen. orsndorf was notified
~ Kansas City.
State President Crawford also left 1t
midnight for Toluca He had received .
telegram from Streator late tonight TO pro-
coed to Toluca and drive the miners there
from the mines. The state miners con-
ference adjourned today after passing
resolutions pledging all delegates to work
for the success 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 present
strike.
SPRING VALLEY. ILL.,, April GA big
army of miners left here this afternoon for
Toluca. Charles Deviin's new mining town,
where 500 men are working in the mines.
Nearly 2oo0 men moved from this city and
other mining towns simultaneously,
marching in neighboring mining compan-
les.
Ladd sent . delegation of 500 Several
wagons were filled with food, the cohtri-
buttons of business men. Fred Knowles
is commandsr-in-chief of the forces. He
issued an order to the effect that no one
would DO allowed to carry arms. The
sheriff Of Marshal county, with fifty dep
uties, is At Toiuca awaiting the Spring
Valley army. Fully go miners left Peru
this afternoon for Toluca.
A consignment of guns and cartridges
has been received At Toluca by mining op-
orators. There are believed to DO not less
than DO guns and 1900 or 5000 cartridges.
This equipment vas placed in the hands
of deputies sworn in by the sheriff.
BRAZIL, Ind, April 26.-It is apparent
now that the miners Of the block coal fields
Of Indiana will join the general strike in
the other coal producing states. The BIZ
luminous miners have formed mobs to in
Crawford mines Nos. and closed today
and the men inNos. 3 and of the block
company went out tonight.
N ~
Bride, OF the United Mine Workers, re-
ceived today from the general mas
ter workman Of tho Knights of
Labor fraternal greetings and .
guarantee of the fullest possible aid
IN the struggle for justice and equity.
The West Virginia miners ut Beechwood
telegraphed Mcbride that twenty-one
mines, employing 100 men. are idle. Nc
Bride today received by mail from Penn
syIvanis q suspicious-iooking package,
which he gave to the police. There was
evidence of powder, and underneath was
pasted paper with some substance sup
posed to be an explosive. The police
threw the package into the river without
examining it.
CosSELIsviLLR, Pa, April 36-Mors
than two-ihirds of the plants In the coke
region are closed. The mob which surged
through Mount Pleasant yesterday and
last night accomplished their object
in forcing the men to quit
There was no violence, but the
workmen were so badly frightened that
many lied. Women and children were
terrorized. and scores spent the night on
the hills above the works. Several oper-
ators are preparing 90 resume with non
union men and have asked the sheriff for
protection.
WKrR Cry. Kan, April as.-L W. Johns,
general superintendent OF the Tennessee
Coal. Iron & Railway Company, OF Bir-
mingbam. Ala. has secured 200 negro
miners TO so into tho Birmingham mines
in place of she strikers.
RICHMOND. No., April ~ - In mass
meeting 1 eco miners employed in this Sec
ton decided To obey the order of the
Mine Workers Association and strike.