The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-12
Coal and Mail Trains Stopped on the
Cleveland, Losain & Wheeling
and Other Railways.
MUCH DAMAGE IN ALABAMA
Six Bridges Burned CT Wrecked
Wy the Use of Dynamite.
Soldiers Sent in Pursuit Of the Perpe-
traitors of the characterization in
Pennsylvania and Other States.

COLUMBUS, o., June 1.-THE striking
miners of Ohio have begun to use the torch
and dynamite in their efforts to prevent
the shipment OF coal, and as a result the
sheriffs of Tuscarawas and Starke counties
this afternoon made formal demand on
Governor Mckinley for troops 10 protect
the property of the Cleveland, Lorain a
Wheeling Railroad Company. The Four
teenth Regiment was sent this evening 10
Uhrichsville, in Tuscarawas county, and
eight companies of the Fifth Regiment
were ordered to Massillon. In Starke coun-
ty. Advices from Medvale, on the Cieye-
land, Lorain & Wheeling road, say that
the miners set fire to a wooden bridge. The
structure was saturated with coal oil
and was burning fiercely when discovered
by the railroad people. The flames were
finally subdued, but not until the bridge
had been partly destroyed. The Massillon
miners held big meeting In an open field
last night, at which IL was decided that
coal trains should be held up and every
thing possible done to prevent fuel being
sent into Cleveland. A spy in the employ
of the railway company was discovered by
the strikers to be present at the meet ting
listening to what was said. The miners at
tackled the man, and he only escaped after
receiving some very rough handling.
An attempt was made last night 10 blow
up the Cleveland Canton & Southern rail-
road bridge over the Tuscarawas river at
Navarro A terrific explosion occurred at
O'Clock, and soon after railway employees
discovered that the bridge was on fire.
The flames were extinguished-
During the day and evening the following
dispatches were received firm the regions
where the strikers have been committing
unlawful acts:
Wheeling Creek-Efforts We're made early
Lorain & Wheeling road, at Midvale snd
Canal Dover. At the latter place the names
were extnggished by , the S,ni wntchman; man Ths h
shooting at him. The sheriff was notified
and put deputies on guard The Second,
Fourteenth and Sixteenth regiments are
here. Coal trains are running as usual. AT
noon to-day two men were observed actng
in a very suspicious manner at the Wheei-
ing creek bridge. On the approach or TWO
soldiers, belonging to the Second ONO regl-
ment the men fed. An examination or the
bridge disclosed the fact that a dynamite
ing would have exploded the bomb. de-
stroyed the bridge and wrecked the train
MsssllonoEarly Jsasl,nx so1esgl shSls hske Erie Erie
road, located at East Greenville hve miles
northwest OF Massillon, was blown up with
ffhe Wheeling & Lake Erie ceased TO ham
die West Virginia coal over Week ago.
The road is now blocked, ana cannot De
opened for many hours
Nidyale-Shortly before noon a crowd OF
from three hundred TO four hundred strik-
ers held up a north bound coal train on
the cleveland Lorain g. Wheeling road
at this place. The conductor, engineer ana
brakemen of the train were told they would
be given five minutes TO sidetrack the coal
and leave The miners were armed and In
an ugly mood. The crew did not stop 10
argue the question with the strikers, ri6s n pnt
coupled the engine and went back down
the road. .
of Midvale to-day and stopped a mail troln,
but permitted IL 70 pass after Deiiig TOTO
that i carried the tb ma trese hey The she
liz has wired that he is powerless TO pro-
tect property. -,
TuscaraWas rne S1ssrgf river south Of Midvaie was
burned The bridge was fired by miners
on rumor that the ead militia ,tS Sa5 yeSoHers
coal oil was then used. The bridge was
burning only one hour Passseppgsdr s pyd Train rain
after the fire 1t backed TO Uhrichsville.
Most of the miners are foreigners.
rails of the Cleveland, Lorain & Pitts
burg railroad at Flushing and badly de-
iayed trains Ten or fifteen shots, were
at once returned The soldiers placed a
Gatling gun in position. but did not nre IL.
Anarchy Near MassiIIon.
of a prospective settlement of the wage
question at Columbus the aspect OF the
miners strike and its attendant difficult
ties along the line of the Cleveland.
I,orain & Wheeling railroad. particularly
in this county. grows steadily worse. and
what was three days ago local outbreak
at the southern terminus has now spread
over a distance Of one hundred miles.
every foot OF which seems 10 be threat
ened by the all pervading spirit OF law
lessness. At / o'clock this afternoon
Sheriff Doll sent long dispatch TO Gov
ernor Mckinley asking that troops be
sent here at once 10 assist in maintaining
order At Midvale the strikers seized
coal train this afternoon, held IL for some
time and then deliberately burned the
bridge ahead Of It over the Tuscarawas
river The bridge was a huge old-fash-
Toned wooden structure leo feet long.
and was entirely destroyed The
strikers swarmed over IL while
the fires were being started and
showed themselves very intelligent and ef-
fective incendiarIes. 1t will be impossible
TO replace this even temporarily inside OF
three or four days, and in the interval traf-
fc over that portion OF the line will have
to be abandoned. Freight cannot be run
over It, but passengers nave peeh trahs-
ferred to-day in boats The strike sentiment
is SO bitter in this region that men cannot
be hired to risk their lives as track walkers.
and the road Is at this hour practically un-
guarded north OF Uhrichsviile. Governor
Mckinley has notified Sheriff Doll that his
request for the transfer of military TO the
storm center OF .he county will be grant
ed and that a Sufficient force Will be or
dered TO this city at once. In spite OF all